text: « Return to Search 2013 Columbus Day holiday traffic advisory October 11, 2013 Please be aware of the following road closures on Monday, Oct. 14 which may impact traffic patterns in our area. If you ride the T, also be aware that there will be busing on the red line and the T will be running on a Saturday Schedule. The following information can help you determine how these factors may impact your commute. Please allow extra time and plan accordingly. Road closures for ANNUAL TUFTS 10K WHEN: Monday, October 14 11AM to 2:30PM WHERE: The following roads will be closed on Monday, October 14th from approximately 11:00 a.m. through 2:30 p.m. for the Columbus Day / Tufts 10K road race: • Mass Ave. Bridge • Memorial Drive. between First Street and Reid Overpass • Reid Overpass • Arlington Street between Storrow Drive and Beacon Street • Arlington Street exit from the Storrow Drive Tunnel The following parking restrictions will also be in place on Monday October 14th from 1:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Memorial Drive west and eastbound from # 1 to # 450. http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/ Beacon Street will be closed at the start of the race between the Boston Common and Mass Ave. It will reopen after the runners reach the bridge. Red Line: Just a reminder to Red Line users. Columbus Day is considered by the MBTA as part of the weekend. Two important things to remember: they will be busing Between JFK and Ashmont as well as running on a Saturday schedule. On Saturday schedules the trains during rush hour are 14 minutes apart instead of the normal 9 minutes apart. http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/transit_updates/?ttype=subway&advistory=true&route=Red+Line#advise


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Here is the song lyric of Kaskade : and you can also sing and watch music video
I wanted to bring it back
To just words and to melody
But I still need to pay the bills
So I want you to want what I give
I'm not going to lie to you
I've not always been true
But I'm hoping you'll find the good
'Cause I'm letting go of the green
I want you to know what I mean
As I ready to board the plane
Forget where I'm going
Could you just try with me?
Wanting to be who we are
We might be going far
Waiting for this flight
I'm sure we won't get sleep tonight
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Is your blog getting bogged down?
Does it seem not be running quite as well or loading as quickly as it used to?
When was the last time you really looked at the inner workings of your website and did a little housekeeping? While you're doing the rest of your fall cleaning, why not do a little blog cleaning at the same time.
Here are four ways you can clean up your blog, making it more secure and maybe even a little speedier.
Get Rid of the Spam
Are you deleting spam comments on a regular basis? If your blog gets any amount of traffic, spam can build up at an incredible rate. My blog is pretty small and I get upwards of 200 spam comments per day (thank goodness for Akismet). Ignoring your spam queue can suck up resources better used elsewhere and, in rare cases, even crash your site. In addition to using a spam blocker, like Akismet, there are a few other things you can do to keep the spam at bay. You can find my suggestions here.
Make Sure Everything is Up to Date
Make sure that WordPress, your theme and all of your plugins are running the most current version. WordPress is the most critical. In my experience a good portion of WordPress updates are to correct potential security vulnerabilities. As soon as the WordPress team learns about a possible vulnerability, they block it and update WordPress.
Review Your Themes and PlugIns
Do you have unnecessary plugins on your blog? Deactivating and removing unnecessary plugins can free up space and help your site load faster. In addition, removing unnecessary plugins can reduce your security risks. Sometimes plugins are a great idea at the time, but rendered less useful either by WordPress updates or by changing to a theme that has that functionality built in.
Speaking of themes, this is a good time to check those, too. Do you have several unused themes installed? I recommend removing all of your unused themes and leaving only your current theme and a backup, default theme like WordPress 2010, 2011, 2012 or 2013. Some WordPress themes (from questionable free sources) can harbor security vulnerabilities as well as coding that can slow your site or even be malicious. I am NOT saying all free themes are bad (There are a few I actually recommend to clients), but if you're not using a theme, why let it clutter up the back end of your site?
Clean Up and Optimize Your Databases
Updates, upgrades, post revisions and similar activities tend to leave behind "debris" on your website. Removing these unneeded and unwanted files from your site can speed it up and make it less vulnerable to hackers. There are many ways to optimize your site and remove these files. You can use a plugin like Optimize DB by Yoast or WP Database Optimizer.
If you are a more advanced user, you can check and optimize tables through your phpMyAdmin function found in the cPanel of your site. You can find a very clear tutorial at wpmu.org
How do you keep your blog from getting clogged and cluttered? Please share in the comment section below.


text: I am going to move from a windows based server to ispconfig3. I have am looking for some suggestions. I have a static IP with a router. My current windows server which I am going to replace has an ip address of 192.168.2.x and I am doing a pass through of all traffic. I want to be able to use joomla as well. I saw the 10 easy steps to setup joomla, so that should help. Here are my questions: 1. What version of Linux would you suggest. I have tried to research it, but everyone thinks a different one is the best. I am looking for ease of installation and ease of use with ispconfig3. 2. Are there any configuration things I should worry about with how my network is configured? 3. Are there any configuration issues that I should consider with my linux install or my ispconfig3 install with regard to joomla? Thanks in advance for any suggestions, I really appreciate it.


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Hi fellow kiteboarders,
Just a few words to warn you all about some safety systems, recently in France (La Palmyre) a severe kite accident happened (details on flysurf.com), on 5 guys NO one could release their safety (the wind suddently increased from 15 to 35 knots) , 3 of them had safety systems using pins (similar as Takoon, Wipika...) and two others had snap shakle (wichard type).
It means that these systems DO NOT WORK UNDER HEAVY LOAD (or work BUT with a lot of strengh, 4 people were needed to release the safety!!!). These kiteboarders are taking the manufacturers to court but meanwhile no results are known about these systems.
My advice is to check if your safety works under load, for example hanging yourself in your harness and try to release it, and you will see for yourself if it works... Be aware that if you feel that it feels more difficult to release under a small load (like your own weight) imagine the power necessary to released in an extreme situation (wind gust from 15 to 35knots...)
Ride safe,
ps: if everyone who does this little test can tell the results it can be interesting. The Naish X2 release system seems to work perfectly, But the snap shakle with the opening pin on the side DOES NOT under heavy load!!


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Bad calls happen in sports all the time.
As long as there is a human element involved with officiating the games we watch, there are going to be mistakes made that will ultimately have an impact on who wins and who loses.
However, some fans apparently can't take the bad breaks as well as others.
According to the Baltimore Sun, Daniel L. Spuck of Mercer, Pa. has filed a motion seeking "a temporary emergency injunction" against the NFL in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The motion claims that the San Diego Chargers should not be in the playoffs because of the missed illegal formation call by Bill Leavy's crew in the Chargers' season-ending victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Chargers had too many players on one side of the center and should have been flagged on the play. Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop missed a would-be game-winning field goal and the Chargers managed to earn the victory in overtime and a postseason berth. The Chiefs should have been allowed another attempt at the field goal after the would-be penalty.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were left as the odd team out. After losses by the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens, a loss from San Diego would have put the Steelers in the postseason.
Spuck – presumably an aggrieved Steelers fan – filed the lawsuit via inmate mail from the Pennsylvania corrections department.
In the lawsuit that was filed prior to the start of the postseason, Spuck suggested the league could suspend the playoffs to allow Succop to re-kick the field goal or forced the Chargers and Steelers to play on a neutral field to determine who made the playoffs as the final team in the AFC.
The lawsuit is completely asinine. The Steelers have been the beneficiary of bad calls in the past. Leavy was the head referee for Super Bowl XL, which the Steelers won 21-10 over the Seattle Seahawks. Leavy admitted he "kicked two calls in the fourth quarter" of that game that helped the Steelers emerge victorious.
The Chargers have also been on the wrong end of officiating errors in the past as well In 2008, Ed Hochuli ruled a Jay Cutler fumble an incomplete pass. The Chargers had recovered the loose ball but the call allowed the Denver Broncos to keep possession and earn a win over the Chargers.
Bottom line is every team finds themselves on the wrong end of a questionable call at some time or another. Spuck is going to have to live with this call going against the Steelers.


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I've mentioned before how my church, Fellowship Church, has leveraged their position directly in the landing path zone near DFW Airport to promote themselves through the use of a huge logo painted directly on their roof — a form of 'Roofvertising', as it were. They've now done yet another type of "Skyvertising" by painting a huge chalk portrait of Jesus on the church parking lot:
While this is clearly more of a novelty and a PR ploy to remind people that this is Easter weekend (many people only attend church twice per year — Easter Weekend and Christmas services), roofvertising and skyvertising are actually serious forms of marketing that can often reach a great many people who are exposed to the promotions when they fly over them or see them when browsing through satellite imagery and aerial photos in Google Maps, Bing Maps, Mapquest, and other mapping applications. KFC's "Space Ad" — an image of their iconic "Colonel" mascot/logo built at large scale out in the desert of Nevada — was probably the most famous example of this type of marketing.
Fellowship's chalk portrait of Jesus certainly allowed them to abruptly stand out from the crowd of other churches all vying for attendees this weekend. Many churches do little more to promote themselves at Easter than to hang a large banner outside. (more…)


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Jay Z, rapper-turned-sports agent? That could be the case very soon as Jay Z is venturing into the boxing world and has his sights set on turning unknown fighters into celebrities.
The hip-hop mogul and his Roc Nation Sports agency recently obtained a license to promote bouts in his hometown of New York City and Boston, Massachusetts, according to ESPN.com.
Veteran boxing executive Dave Itskowitch has been hired to run the new division, and tells the sports website they are positive the company can create a celebrity status for boxers in the U.S., reaching a similar level to that of professionals in other popular sports, including football and basketball.
Itskowitch says, "We're looking to make an immediate and dramatic impact on the sport… We're going to brand Roc Nation Sports fighters, and we're confident that branding will lead to financial opportunities both in and out of the ring that will be available nowhere else."
Jay Z's Roc Nation Sports already represents the likes of basketball star Kevin Durant and New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia, but the agency has yet to sign any boxers to its roster.
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Go PLAY after Labor Day
By Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
Published: August 26, 2010
The end of summer doesn't have to mean the end of fun in the great outdoors. As Labor Day approaches, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages families to get outdoors over the holiday weekend and continue enjoying outdoor activities into the fall.
"The amount of time that the average child spends outside today is half of what it was 20 years ago," said DNR Commissioner Chris Clark. "As summer draws to a close and kids head back to school, it's important for families to plan fun outdoor activities that keep them moving."
The DNR provides numerous ways to keep families active, from ranger programs to historic reenactments, and from wildlife management areas to fishing piers. Below are suggestions for getting outside this autumn:
State Parks Offer Labor Day Activities:
Labor Day Festival: Saturday, Sep 4 until Monday, Sep 6, 10 AM to 3 PM; Florence Marina State Park - Omaha, GA; Family celebration including games, boat rides, and crafts. $4 plus $5 parking. 229-838-4706.
Labor Day at Fort McAllister: Saturday, Sep 4, 10 AM to 4 PM; Fort McAllister Historic Park - Richmond Hill, GA; Civil War labor was much like ours is today. From blacksmith to wood worker, all trades were needed to keep this fort in operation. Come see how it was done. $3.50 - $5. 912-727-2339.
Labor Day Fort Morris Commemoration: Saturday, Sep 4, 11 AM to 3 PM; Fort Morris Historic Site - Midway, GA; Commemorate Labor Day holiday with hourly soldier talks and musket and cannon firings at this scenic coastal fort. $2.75-$4. 912-884-5999.
Swim the Warm Springs - Dip In to The Past: Saturday, Sep 4 until Monday, Sep 6, 10 AM to 4 PM; Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA; Swim in the historic pools built by President F.D. Roosevelt as a place for therapy. Space is limited to 80 participants per session. Reservations are suggested. All remaining tickets will be sold first-come, first-served, based on availability. $20 adults; $12.50 ages 6 to 17; Family Package-$75. 706-655-5870.
Labor Day Weekend: Saturday & Sunday Sep 4 until Sep 5; Skidaway Island State Park - Savannah, GA; Take the day off and watch a reptile show and awaken your senses with a night hike. Join in a volleyball game, family games, hayrides, a campfire and hoppin' frog hike. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.
Holiday Gorge Floor Hike: Saturday, Sep 4, 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM; Sunday, Sep 5, 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM; Monday, Sep 6, 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM; Tallulah Gorge State Park - Tallulah Falls, GA; This guided hike will take you from rim to river while learning about the gorge's unique environments. Be sure to wear proper footwear (no flip-flops or crocs). This hike is strenuous and will involve rock hopping and getting wet. Bring a lunch and lots of water. For ages 10 and older. Register in advance. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981.
Grits & Cornmeal: Sunday, Sep 5, 1 PM to 3 PM; Hamburg State Park - Mitchell, GA; Watch how cornmeal and grits were once made at Hamburg's historic gristmill. Before leaving, purchase a bag to take home and use. $5 parking. (478) 552-2393.
The Fun Continues after Labor Day
Dove Season Opens September 4th; Dove hunters are preparing to hit the fields in Georgia on Opening Day, Sat. Sept. 4, 2010 at 12 Noon. Dove season dates for the year are Sept. 4-19, 2010; Oct. 9-17, 2010 and Nov. 25, 2010-Jan. 8, 2011.
Outdoor Adventure Days: National Hunting and Fishing Day on Sept. 25, 2010, is an annual event celebrating the contributions made to conservation by hunters and anglers and brings opportunity to all to participate in exciting Outdoor Adventure Days. These events, held throughout the State, offer activities like archery ranges, kids fishing events, wildlife activities, air gun/BB gun ranges and much more.
Leaf Watch 2010: The online Leaf Watch, found at http://www.GeorgiaStateParks.org throughout October and November, provides updates on fall color, safe hiking tips, and reservation details for campsites, cottages and lodge rooms offered at Georgia's state parks.
"Go Play After Labor Day, Georgia" is the latest in a series of outdoor adventure tips from DNR Commissioner Clark that highlight affordable getaways, outdoor activities close to home, and creative ways to support conservation in Georgia. The series is part of DNR's "Get Outdoors, Georgia" initiative, which encourages citizens to lead healthy, active lifestyles in the great outdoors and includes hiking, biking and paddling clubs, as well as outdoor events.
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Editor's Notes: Key Web Addresses: http://www.georgiawildlife.com and http://www.GeorgiaStateParks.org
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text: INFORMATION RELEASE Charges have been authorized against the 15yr old driver related to the hit and run accident on Linden Rd. on 4-22-08. The Winnebago County State's Attorney's Office authorized two counts of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and driving without a license. The 15yr old male will be lodged in Juvenile Detention. The charges against the subject are merely accusations. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. At this point a photo is not available.


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When driving, seeing less seems like the opposite of what you would want.
But researchers from Keio University aren't increasing the size of your blind spot, they're trying to make car interiors invisible to give drivers an unobstructed view of what's behind the car.
With the device in place, it would feel like the driver was in a glass car — with a transparent back — and would provide a better view even than video dashboards display.
The optical-camouflage technology is the same as that used in the Harry Potter-like invisibility cloak invented years ago by the same group of researchers. The garment captures footage from behind an object, and then projects it onto itself, creating an illusion of invisibility, according to CNET.
The technology is going to be showcased in a Prius at 2012 Digital Content Expo in Tokyo at the end of this month.
"Sir Arthur C. Clarke said, 'Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,'" one of the researchers said, according to CNET. "I want to develop technology like magic that general people can use easily in the future."


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By Sekou Smith, NBA.com
VIDEO: The Czar explains the Hibbert Effect on the telestrator
HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — Look who's back in the crosshairs.
Guess who's back in the mix.
That's right, it's Big Roy Hibbert.
The Indiana Pacers' center of attention, in every way imaginable, is front and center today in Game 1 of the long-awaited Eastern Conference finals rematch against the Miami Heat.
I don't care about the analytics, the history or anything else.
I need to see Hibbert dominate in this series. The Pacers have to demand it if they're going to make the home-court advantage they worked for all season mean anything.
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade will do what they do. Chris Bosh, too. Paul George, David West and Lance Stephenson will have their say. But these eyes are locked in on Hibbert. I need to know early if he's going to be the game changer he's supposed to be in this series.
(And while I hated to see Mark Jackson ousted the way he was at Golden State, I'm not complaining about having him back on the ABC broadcasting team for this series with Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Breen.)
Go Hibbert Pacers or go home …
24 — There's no denying Hibbert's presence on the floor against the small-ball Heat. He's established post position twice on Bosh and been a factor on that end early on. No matter how poorly he's played in recent weeks, this was the series he was made for.
23 — The Pacers are in all-or-nothing mode early.
The Heat came in focused and determined not to look beyond these first 48 (or more) minutes.
22 — From the Miami Heat Matchup Nightmare Department …
21 — Best first quarter for the Pacers in these playoffs. Plenty of Hibbert. George aggressive and attacking on both ends. George Hill in rhythm.
20 — Pacers shooting the cover off the ball (6-for-7 from deep right now). But what goes up, always comes down …
19 — You wonder what happens in the Eastern Conference finals when the best player from each team is on the bench for an extended stretch … then Dwyane Wade and Lance Stephenson break out and play one-on-one!
18 — Pacers putting on an absolute showcase of shooting, inside and out!
17 — Gary Payton had a point. This is not the NBA some of us grew up on.
16 — Lance playing "bully ball" with LeBron on him. You know he'll be talking about that one later, win or lose. #BornReady
15 — Pacers in control through the first two quarters. Executing on offense. Grinding on defense. Playing like the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference (finally) …
14 — #motivation #stylesmakefights
13 — Woulda, coulda, shoulda!
VIDEO: LeBron James sits down with Rachel Nichols
12 — One of the things I love about Erik Spoelstra is his flexible nature. He's never been afraid to try something (or someone) different when a change is clearly needed.
And with the way the Heat are defending, he needs to try something or someone new.
11 — I didn't realize PGeorge's defensive prowess was in question …
10 — We who? The best of the best will make The Finals. #noexcuses
9 — There is a first time for everything, as the Pacers have shown us repeatedly throughout this postseason.
8 — First it was Andrew Bynum starring in the role of the Brady Bunch tiki idol. Now it's Evan Turner …
7 — It doesn't take the bandwagon long to empty …
6 — Hockey goon move earns Chalmers a well-deserved Flagrant 1 for his shove of C.J. Watson, a frustration foul that warranted the extra penalty but not an ejection. Huge play with 9:22 to play. Pacers get three free throws and the possession and now lead 89-74 with 9:22 to play … until the Heat cut the lead back to 11 less than a minute later. #CodeRedPacers
5 — Cover your eyes Timberwolves fans, Kevin Love might break your hearts this summer …
4 — It's a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately league, Mr. Bosh!
3 — Pacers played the best game of possum I've seen in years. On the ropes after Game 1 in both of their opening round series of the playoffs. The Heat show up and they revert back to the 33-8 juggernaut we saw at the regular season's midway point. Would the real Pacers please #StandUp!
2 — PGeorge doing the job defensively on LeBron. Best I've seen anyone guard him since … PGeorge in the EC finals last season. LeBron's first points in the 4th come with 4:05 to play. Crazy!
But every game has its scapegoat. And his name is Chris Bosh.
1 — Heat facing an interesting dilemma now. The Big 3 history of resilience versus the reality that this Indiana team is built to beat them and, after one game, looked like they will do exactly that with home court on their side. Big Roy Hibbert played like BRH! (19 points, nine rebounds, three assists and one block and a factor all day long.) Sure, all they did was hold on to home court, for once. But first impressions, even if it is the third time around during this postseason, matter … (Pacers starters outscore Heat counterparts 94-70, btw).
VIDEO: CJ Watson and the Pacers took the Heat's best shot and came out on top in Game 1 of the EC finals


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Exciting news for us all is that the very talented Teresa is joining us for six months and i know you will all support her and loooove her work its very inspirational.The random picky thing has done its job and TaDah!
The winner of last weeks challenge and two sheets of digis is Patty please e mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com with your choice of sheets
Now then on to this weeks challenge Lets get all Cute a fav subject of mine lol.
The DT have really produced some stunning samples sooooo "Lets get Crafting".


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Having trouble managing color in your workflow? This article presents an overview of color management and introduces the solutions and techniques you can use to optimize your output.
Color management is very important in the screen-printing marketplace. The key is getting each color right based on the substrate in use, whether the job involves spot colors or separated colors. Predicting exactly how specific inks will print—given the transparency of the ink, the color and physical characteristics of the material being printed on, and the chemistry of the pigments being used—is a big part of the challenge. Color management has become more and more a scientific process in recent years, but it still is not a simple one. The essential problem is that screen printers work with such diverse materials, inks, and processes that it's difficult to do the testing and evaluation necessary to manage all of the variables involved. But help is definitely available.
The Pantone guide
The Pantone Solid Color Guide is one tool that every screen shop should have. It contains more than 1100 Pantone Solid colors. The guide is printed on white paper, but it still serves screen-printing operations as a starting point for achieving the correct color. At the very least, it's a reference that indicates the color the customer expects to get in the finished product. However, the guide won't tell you how to get there when fabric bleed, ink transparency, and other factors are working against you.
In many cases, the screen-printing process is so different from printing on white paper that other means, such as white overprints, changing the color print order, and so on, are the only effec- tive answers. To help with the special needs of screen printers, Pantone also makes special swatch books for printing on plastics and textiles.
Tricks for visualizing color
You have plenty of options for visualizing how a color will actually look on a finished product. Software, such as Adobe Photoshop, can allow print providers to simulate a colored background and can even allow the user to simulate transparency. The process can be hit or miss until you determine which transparency setting will approximate the actual look of the inksets you are using, but it can get you reasonably close. Best of all, once you are satisfied that you can create a file that will consistently simulate the final printed piece, you can use those settings to create inkjet proofs or soft proofs so your customer can approve the job before a single screen is created.
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Although few folks know it now, Davy Crockett—in his day—was famous for a whole lot more than fighting Indians and getting himself killed at the Alamo. He served as both a magistrate and representative in the Tennessee Legislature before being elected to three terms as a U.S. Congressman in the late 1820's and early 1830's. And Crockett generally won those elections because of his frontiersman's ability to take a known fact—say, Franklin's experiments with electricity -- and then embellish it into a droll, yet highly imaginative, tale peppered with mispronunciations and coined words that more than likely he made up as he went along ... as reported in this 1846 reprint of one of his stories:
Thar war a feller in Washington that put the thunder and litening into glass bottles, and when a feller had the roomatiz, or the Saint Vitals dance, he would put the axletressity into his corpse fist like pouring whiskey into a powder horn, and it cured him as clean as a barked tree. So I seed how 'twas done and intarmined whenever ennything aled me to try it, only I didn't keer about the bottles, for I thort I could fist as well take the litening in the raw state as it cum from the clouds. I had been used to drink out of the Massissippy without a cup, and so I could take the litening without the bottles and whirligigs that belongs to an axletressityfying macheen.
It fell out that sum two yeers arter I had ben to see this axletrissity, I got a leetle in lope with a pesky smart gal in our cleering, and I knowed it war not rite, seeing I war a married man. So I combobbolated on the subject and at last I resisted that I would explunctificate my passions by axletrissity, so it must be done by bringing it rite on the hart and driving the love out of it.
So I went out into the forrest one arternoon when thar war a pestiferous thunder gust, and I opened my mouth so that the axletressity might run down and hit my hart, to cure it of love. I stood so for an hour, and then I seed a thunderbolt a cummin, and I dodged my mouth rite under it, and plump it went into my throte.
My eyes! It war as if seven buffaloes war kicking i n my bowels. My hart spun round amongst my insides like a grind stone going by steem, but the litening went clean through me and tore the trowsers cleen off as it cum out. I had a sore gizzard for two weeks afterward, and my inwards war so hot that I use to eat raw vittals for a month afterward and it would be cooked befour it got farely down my throte.
I have never felt love since.
If you think there's been a lack of rain this year, you just weren't farming in the mid-50's when we had four or five summers back to back so dry that we had to prime the grasshoppers before they could spit. Interestingly enough, though, along about the last year of that little drought, an underground spring bubbled up in the middle of one of ole Clarence Smither's cornfields. And the drier the rest of the county got, the wetter that field became. Finally the neighbors began to notice and, when one of them asked him about it, Clarence—who was a mournful cuss—just looked sad and said, "Yep. I'm afraid that if it don't rain soon ... that field's gonna wash clean away."
And, in case you've forgotten who Clarence Smithers was, he was the fellow who lived so far back up in the woods that the sun used to set between his house and the main road. Clarence never had much to do with anybody, especially know-it-all city folks who put on airs.
Once he was standing by the side of the old dirt trail that used to run up past Punk Craw's place when a fancy big car come driving by and stopped right on the edge of a bodacious; big mudhole that reached from one side of that glorified cow path to the other. A rather distasteful lookin' fellow-dressed to the teeth and with a big cigar in his mouth leaned out of the vehicle, smirked a little, and said, "Tell me, hayseed, can I get across that mudhole with this car? "
"Reckon so," said Clarence, just as cool as a north breeze.
So the fellow drove his car on across the sinkhole until, about halfway to the other side, the whole machine kinda oozed down out of sight in all that mud. And pretty soon, the smart guy—with the cigar still in his mouth—come floatin' up to the top and he pulled himself out of the slime and he spit and he sputtered and finally he walked over to Clarence and shook his fist in the old man's face and hollered, "I thought you said I could drive right across that mudhole!"
"That's funny," said Clarence, as lie made a mark on his pants leg. "I just watched a duck go across and it only come up to here on him."
Old Man Smithers always did seem to get into trouble with machines and city people. Then again, lie was just as good gettin' out again. I recollect the time another dude obviously impressed with himself-was toolin' through Lick Skillet in an expensive limousine when ole Clarence come shootin' out of a side street in that beat up pickup of his and crammed the stranger broadside.
Why are you this, that, and those," screamed the out-of-owner in words which strongly suggested that Clarence both suffered from an overpowering Oedipus complex and had some animals of the canine persuasion in his immediate family tree, "just look at what you've done!".
Well, Clarence kinda blinked a couple of times, pulled out a jug, of his best corn liquor and said, "Calm down. The accident's over and there ain't a blessed thing we can do about it now. But we're both growed men, so let's discuss this whole affair peaceable. Here. Have a drink. It'll settle your nerves."
So the stranger took a long pull on the jug and handed it back to Clarence ... who capped it and set the gallon container in the back seat of the outof-towner's car.
"Wait a minute," said the other fellow. "Aren't you gonna have a drink too?"
"Naw," said Clarence. "I think I'll jest wait until after the sheriff's been here afore I have my drink.
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The Big Hellsing: The Forks Affair.
There is a war being fought, in the gloomiest night and in the darkest shadows. From the forests of Washington to the streets of London, lives and unlives are ended as the war continues. From the Vatican's splendor to Volterra's darkened halls, the machine of war grinds on. There is a war raging between the beautiful, glittering Unstet and the savage, voracious Nosferatu. Between agents of church and the masters of immortal life. As the mightiest of the vampire hunters, the Hellsing Organization intends to be standing when the dust clears and the heads roll. Welcome to the Forks affair.
The following story is a crossover between Twilight and a manga series called Hellsing. While it is not completely nescessary, I would reccomend that you familiarize yourself with Hellsing. Just go onto youtube and look up Hellsing OVA. Beyond that, I do not own Hellsing or Twilight, or any other copywrited work that may appear in this story. This story is purely a non-profit endevor and is not meant to infringe on copyright law. And just go in and enjoy yourselves. I've got the first twenty chapters typed up. After chapter twenty, I'm open to suggestions and requests. Have fun :) Ta Master of teh Boot
1. Arrival in Forks.
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"I don't mean to sound rude Sir Integra", began the fledgling vampire Seras Victoria, "But I'm a bit foggy about this whole affair".
Integra, the master of Seras master attempted to clarify for Seras, "Well Seras, there's really nothing overly complex about this. Someone stole money which belonged to the Hellsing Organization and we are going out to return it".
Seras looked to Integra, "I know what we're doing, Sir Integra, but I'm still not clear how all of this started".
Integra began to explain as she peered into the rental car's rear view mirror, "Well Seras, you are aware that our organization uses up large amounts of silver during the course of defending Britain from Vampires"?
"Yes, I'd never given it much pause though".
Integra chewed on her cigar and picked up speed in the vehicle, "Well Seras, since I assumed the mantle of Hellsing director, her Majesty has made several cuts to the monarchy's support of the Hellsing Organization. I believe it is her way of reminding me to settle down and produce an heir".
"I see", affirmed Seras.
"You see, Seras, since the monarchy greatly reduced the Hellsing Organization's supply of blessed silver ammunition, we have been forced to turn to other sources in order to acquire the silver we need".
"You mentioned something that happened in Italy"?
"In a moment Police Girl, in a moment", Integra continued with her story, "Most of our silver comes from the Mafia. Specifically, we receive large volumes of silver from a branch of the Soprano family in Rome. Normally, large amounts of money and silver change hands right under the nose of the Vatican. However, this time there was an error. The transaction was ambushed by unknown assailants who were apparently human. Their exact identity or who employed them is currently unknown. The money to pay for the silver was being stored some distance away from the actual transaction in a rather flashy yellow Porsche. Through diligent searching, the vehicle was eventually found in the cit of Volterra sans the actual money".
Seras stood wide eyed in the wake of Integra's fantastic tale, "Wow, so how did you trace the money to the town of F-f-f. Sorry, what was the town called again"?
"Forks, Police Girl, that's the name of the town. But to answer your question, we found a valuable piece of evidence in the stolen vehicle. We found a piece of homework belonging to one Isabella Swan. This was the beginning; we were finally able to narrow the search through a great deal of trial and error with the aid of MI6". Integra turned up the windshield wipers, taking note of the pouring rain which seemed to characterize so well this part of the United States. Just ahead was the giant sign which signaled to all who cared, "Welcome to Forks, Washington". Integra extinguished her cigar in the car's ash tray and turned to Seras, "Now Seras, when we go in, just behave as I coached you to act. If you do that and do not contradict me, then this will all turn out perfectly".
"Why did you choose me to come along"? This question really seemed to catch Integra's attention.
"Whatever do you mean Officer Victoria"?
"I mean sir, that why didn't you bring along Alucard on this mission. Surely he would be a far more effective mind reader"?
"Officer Victoria, I brought you because bringing Alucard would be like using a sledge hammer to crack a walnut and besides", her tone softened, "If you are to develop as a vampire then you need to be able to handle yourself without your Master's aid". As the car slowed she informed Seras, "We're approaching the house, be ready".
Seras and Integra approached the home of person they intended to interrogate, the rain finally ending as they arrived. Integra was dressed in her usual masculine suit and Seras in conservative business wear complete with a skirt. For Seras, it was a welcome change from the miniskirts she was forced to wear as part of her uniform. Integra carried a briefcase containing the evidence and hidden underneath her jacket was a nine millimeter handgun loaded with blessed silver ammunition. Forged from silver stolen by the Sopranos of course. And with a knock on the door, the games began.
"Officer Victoria, take note of that vehicle", Integra pointed to the expensive looking jeep in front of the house, "I think that the little slut may have spent some of the money already". A moment later, a middle aged man opened the door.
Chief Charlie Swan blinked when he opened the door. In front of him were two bizarre women who he did not recognize. Both of the two women were blond. The first was short and chesty with the shorter hair of the two and a somewhat naive expression on her face. The second was tall and masculine with waist length hair. Her facial expression clearly read , "Don't piss me off". Looking at the two strange women, Charlie asked them, "Can I help you two"?
Seras attempted to answer before she was cut off by Integra, "Chief Swan, my name is Lucy Murray and this is my partner Mina Westenra. We'd like to speak to your daughter Isabella about some business which took place in Volterra". To prove her point, Integra and Seras flashed a couple of fake police badges. Charlie was confused, his daughter had never visited France and the only place she'd travelled to recently was Los Angeles to talk to that damn boyfriend of hers. However, in Charlie's mind the seeds of doubt had been sown.
"Bella"! Charlie yelled for his daughter. There she came down the stairs, pale, mildly pretty and not showing her chronic clumsiness for once.
"Hey Charlie", she greeted, "What's going on"?
Both Seras and Integra looked at each other. Integra gave the order to commence, "Now Police girl". With that Seras looked Charlie in the eyes, her own glowing an unearthly red. Thoroughly under the control of vampire hypnosis, Charlie collapsed on the floor in enchanted sleep. He hit the floor like a ton of bricks and began to snore loudly.
Bella Screamed and moved to help her father but Integra shoved her onto the sofa. "Sit down", the tone of her voice permitted no dissention. At this point, fear was coursing through Bella's veins. Her father was fast asleep and she was trapped in the house with a crazy lady and a vampire. Bella squirmed under the gaze of the masculine woman's icy blue eyes. She had not faced such an intense glare since she first met her boyfriend Edward. The difference was that this lady didn't want to kiss her, she wanted to kill her and Bella was certain of it.
Integra looked at Bella, "Look me in the eye like a proper woman when I speak to you".
"Y-yes", Bella managed to choke out.
Integra permitted herself a cold smile, "Good, now please look my companion in the eye". Seras gave Bella the same glowing vampire hypnosis which she had wrought on Bella's father. , Seras frowned when she found that she could not read Bella's mind. It was as though the girl's mind was transparent to her own vampire power.
"I can't read her mind".
"What", came Integra's blunt response.
"I just can't, I don't know why".
Integra frowned, "Well, this will not stop us". Once more her intense glare, almost equal to that of a vampire's glare, turned to Bella. "Do you know why we are here Bella"? The girl shook her head. Integra savored the girl's fear and continued, "Is that your jeep out front Bella"?
"No, it belongs to a friend".
"Really", Integra drawled, not entirely convinced. Without breathing another word, Integra opened her brief case and pulled out a piece of paper in a sealed plastic bag. Integra smiled, sure that the girl would crack easily, "Is this your homework Bella"? Bella didn't respond immediately, "Is this your homework"?
"Yes". And she thought to herself, "Stupid Alice, making us go posing as students".
"Where is the money"?
"I don't know, I don't know what money you're talking about".
Seras jumped in, "Don't try and play coy you, we know that you stole the money in Volterra".
"Wait, there was never any money in Volterra, I went there to keep my boyfriend from killing himself".
"Bella, neither I nor the police girl swallow your lies for a moment. Have you read the novel Dracula? Because if you have you'd know that you're entering a world of pain. We know that you stole the yellow Porsche and the money". Integra put down the homework and held open her coat to reveal her handgun, "Depending on your level of honesty, we'll resort to whatever tactics we need".
"Yes that's right", Seras clumsily interjected, "We'll do to you that thing from Reservoir dogs. We'll cut off your ear". Integra just looked at Seras like she had two heads. "I'm sorry, I'll be quiet".
"Bella, this is your last chance. Where is that bloody money"? One more time Bella shook her head. Integra just shrugged, "Very well, this is pointless. It's time to enact plan B".
Seras was ever enthusiastic, "That's right Bella, plan . . . wait, what's plan B"?
Ignoring Seras, Integra packed up her briefcase and made as though to leave the house. First though she turned to Bella, "You might want to watch out that front window Bella". Integra tensed up for a moment, "Young lady, this is what happens when you FUCK A HELLSING IN THE ARSE"!
BAM! Integra kicked the front door open and stormed towards the rental car, "If that little cunt thinks that she can play me for a fool then she's in for a world of pain".
"Integra, Sir Integra. What's going on", Seras ran after Integra just as Integra began tore off her jacket and reached into the trunk of the car. "What are you doing"?
At that moment, Integra found what she was looking for. Holding her crow bar proudly she headed for the expensive jeep, "Here you go Bella, do you see what happens, do you see what happens Bella"! SMASH! Integra took out the jeep's rear window with a single hit. The jeep's car alarm was silenced when Integra fired her clip into the dashboard. "Do you see what happens Bella; do you see what happens when you fuck a Hellsing in the arse"? CRASH! There went the side windows.
"This is what happens Bella; this is what happens when you fuck a Hellsing in the arse"!
"Do you see what happens Bella, DO YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS BELLA WHEN YOU FUCK A HELLSING IN THE ARSE"!
In the meanwhile Bella ran for the phone, tripping and nearly killing herself in the process. She dialed the number of the only person who could help, "Edward, come quickly, there's a crazy lady smashing up Jasper's car. She has a vampire with her, yes a vampire, I think".
Integra had just smashed both headlights on the jeep and was now working on the hood of the vehicle, "Do you see what happens Bella, do you see what happens when you-
"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING LADY"! A large vampire had appeared out of nowhere, probably to check up on his very expensive jeep. "STOP IT". Seeing the tremendous damage that this human woman had done to his vehicle, the vampire flew into a rage. He shoved Integra to the ground and raised the crowbar over his head, ready to kill Integra. In a blur, Seras flew at the vampire and knocked him away from Integra.
Seras's eyes flashed red and she growled at the vampire, "Don't you dare harm her you freak". With this, Integra leapt to her feet and scanned around for her pistol.
The vampire at first growled back at Integra until Bella ran out of the house yelling, "Jasper, don't kill her. It's just a car"!
Jasper screamed back at Bella, "That fucking car was a gift from my wife". He turned and made a bee line towards the rental car, "I'll kill her fucking car"!
Now Seras screamed, "No you can't do that, it's just a rental-. She was cut off as Jasper began to rip apart the rental car like it was made of cardboard. "You like that" SCREECH!
"Fuck you" CRUSH! "I'LL KILL YOUR FUCKING CAR, I'LL KILL YOUR. . ."
15 Minutes later . . .
They were all driving away from Forks in a Volvo. The Volvo in question belonged to Bella's boyfriend Edward. Edward drove while Bella set next to him. In the back rode Seras and Integra. Integra was nibbling on a cheese burger without any zeal while Seras carried what was left of the rental car in a black garbage bag. Every couple of moments, Bella and Integra would exchange an awkward stare, or Edward would fleetingly glance at the two women who had the audacity to threaten the love of his life.
At this point, Integra didn't even bother trying to look intimidating. What she had done out there was make a total ass of herself and the Police Girl. That was something that would not be forgotten easily. The fact that the little whore was dating a vampire that was driving them to the airport in Seattle because their idiocy had killed the car only rubbed salt into the wounds of Integra's ego.
As they pulled away from the godforsaken rainy town of Forks and into Seattle, Integra vowed that for as long as she lived, Alucard would never find out about this.
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45-year old Jo Anne Hettich and 34-year old passenger Brande Black were in the van with five young children when they were stopped. A search of the van turned up marijuana, methamphetamine, psilocybin and hash.
Hettich and Black both face three charges of possession of a controlled substance, which carries a maximum penalty of ten years on each count. Hettich also faces three counts of child abuse or cruelty to a child which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years on each count.
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Got room in here for, according to my kids, a really really old person? (I'm 38.)
Back in the good ol' college days I had the occasional striped hair and as much alt couture as I could muster and was even an award-winning Ninja Turtle thankyewverymuch. Then came love, then came marriage, next you know there was the baby carriage. As an elementary teacher, I just couldn't show up for class in fangs. Go figure. So for a long time I've done the bland mom/school marm look, even though I "retired" from teaching when our second child was born.
I hate bland.
Hubby and I adore exotica, mid-century modern, and tiki. Our family are into Sci Fi, computers, music (alt, techno, darkwave, classical, metal, etc), and general off-kilter fun. I collect lunchboxes and other interesting pop culture ephemera. My husband and son are more analytical/computational/techno; my daughter shares my love of things dark and that go bump in the night. For her birthday I surprised her with a new goth bedroom.
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An Empire of Paranoia
November 23, 2012
"I'm worried about the soul of our own country from the effects of what we do. That's certainly on my mind." – James Hillman, American psychologist (R.I.P.), from the video, James Hillman on Archetypal Psychotherapy & the Soulless Society.
Mythically speaking, America is both the Shire and Mordor. America is the land of both childhood innocence and supernatural evil. America's spiritual predicament is truly special and unique because its superpower status is in conflict with its historic legacy as a free country with a revolutionary political system.
But, a nation can't be both a global empire and revolutionary at the same time. So America sacrificed its revolutionary character to become a global empire.
And the effects have been disastrous. As Ron Paul said in his farewell speech to Congress, the "constitution has failed." The Constitution lost its power and meaning when the private Federal Reserve banking system was established in secrecy in 1913. This bank from hell has been used to bring about the destruction of the United States of America as a sovereign national entity and the creation of a world government.
Since the false flag September 11 events, America has been able to wage aggressive and illegal wars that are not in its national interest because the Federal Reserve has the magical power to print all the money that is needed to fund these apocalyptic wars. As a result of the giant 9/11 lie everything has been turned upside down.
The other major turning point in 20th century American history that also proved that the Constitution is meaningless was the CIA's assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
The murder of JFK was the symbolic mid-way point that saw the hardening of the bankster-hijacked American Empire and the breaking away of the American republic from its constitutional roots.
But there is also a deeper esoteric interpretation of JFK's death and what it points to in the spiritual life of America and the world. The assassination of JFK was a ritual sacrifice of the highest order, in the same vein as the 9/11 ritual.
Film critic and author John David Ebert addressed this deeper dimension in his two-part video on the assassination. He examined the ancient conflict between the Oak King and the Holly King, which symbolizes a larger struggle between light and dark, and connected this process to the ritualistic death of JFK. Read a transcript of his talk here.
Robert Livingstone lays out the esoteric aspects at the scene of JFK's murder in Dallas in his article, "The Killing of The King Rite – The JFK Assassination." Here is an excerpt:
"Kennedy was killed at 12:22 p.m on the 11th month and 22nd day at the moment when the sun is 'most high' under an oak tree in an outdoor Temple of the Sun called Dealey Plaza. If you've seen the 'Lion King' animated indoctrination film you'll notice the King is killed under an oak tree. Dealey Plaza is the site of the first masonic temple in Texas. 'Dea' means 'Goddess' and ley refers to the ley lines of harmonic convergence. Dealey Plaza is shaped like the symbol of the Illuminati, a truncated pyramid with the capstone missing. The top of the pyramid is truncated by the Triple Overpass. Elm Street was known as 'Bloody Elm Street', the site of much violence and horrific murders.
Masonic assassins traditionally come in threes and are called 'unworthy craftsmen'. This refers to the killers of Hiram Abif, the builder of the Temple of Solomon. Hiram was killed with a blow to the back, neck and head. Kennedy was killed with a blow to the back, neck and head. Minutes after the assassination, three 'hobos' were trotted out ceremonially with no police record of who they were being kept – the three anonymous unworthy craftsmen of masonic murder."
The death of JFK depressed America and the national feeling of pain and loss was not handled with spiritual and political maturity by American leaders. Justice was not done. Since Oswald, the claimed assassin of JFK, was himself murdered shortly after the event, there was no feeling of closure. Killing a scapegoat is not justice. It is barbarism.
Former CIA officer John Stockwell said the following about the JFK assassination and cover-up in 1989 on the Austin-based news show Alternative Views:
"If you have such cynicism, that they can kill the president and stuff it down the public's throat, the cover-up, and go on about their lives, then we need to tear the society apart from top to bottom and shake it apart, and get some sense of law and order. What reality of order can there be in a society that is that cynical."
The discovery of Oswald's innocence has undermined the collective psyche of the American people and broken their faith in the government. This discovery has created a state of affairs in which the current rulers of the country are not seen as legitimate, patriotic, and just.
Almost half a century after the event, America is schizophrenic about its past and its identity. But this is not all bad because there are new possibilities for spiritual growth, cultural rebirth, and evolutionary political changes.
The whole story about JFK's assassination and the false flag 9/11 events will eventually come out because the totalitarian suppression of thought is no longer possible in the new global media environment.


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The results show opens with Witney and four of the male troupe members doing a Latin number. This is a tremendous showcase for her. And you better believe the camera, and camera man, are loving her.
Brooke has a dress that looks like her left bosom is covered by a spill-proof bib. It's part of the overall color blocking of the dress, but it's unfortunate nonetheless.
Highlight clip package from last night with no new footage of note. Just go read my recap if you missed last night. It's more informative and even has some attempts at jokes.
Michael Buble is on hand to perform, while several of the female pro and troupe dances slink around him in blue dresses. They're joined by male partners in tuxedos, and this is exactly the kind of old fogey ballroom dancing I want to see on this show. I'm not even being sarcastic.
The encore dance is Aly & Mark's salsa. At least he's lowering his Metcalfe Number for those neon green spats. (My mathematician friend, whose surname is Metcalfe, decided the cost-per-wear number should be called after her. You want it to be as low as possible. Except for your wedding dress -- it's not applicable there.)
When Zendaya finishes her routine last night, Jacoby turns to the camera and says, "She is a BEAST." As Jacoby is waiting to start his routine his mom yells from the crowd, "Shake what your mama gave ya." In an interview, Jacoby admits HE'S scared of his mama.
Zendaya & Val are safe. Jacoby & Karina are in jeopardy! NO! What!?! How did that happen? His mama is going to go apenuts.
After Bruno lost his paddle for a moment, Len says, "I wish you'd lose your tongue sometimes." He teases because he loves. Aly liked all her shimmying. Shimmy away, gal.
Aly & Mark are safe. Ingo & Kym are in jeopardy.
Tawanda Jones was born and raised in Camden, New Jersey. The police chief interviews that their per capita murder rate is worse than Honduras, which is one of the least safe countries in the world. Yikes. The Camden Tourism Board just drank bleach en masse.
Jones has created an outreach program to get kids involved in dancing as a way to give them a sense of self-worth. The kids they're interviewing have certainly bought into the program.
The Camden Sophisticated Sisters are in the ballroom to dance to Beyonce. And you know what, it's not earth-shattering dance, but it's great fun because these girls are clearly so happy and so proud to be dancing for this audience. I want to give a RuPaul-style "Snaps up" to all these young women. Brooke and Tom tell Jones that they're going to get her the mirrors their practice space lacks. Well done, show.
And then Tom Bergeron does something that turns my cold black heart into a glowing orange lava flow of joy. He hands over the microphone to the smallest girl and has her read his next bit on the teleprompter. And she's GREAT! Hire her! I'd rather see her in cute dresses every week than Brooke.
Apparently during rehearsal this week, Ingo, Kym, Jacoby, and Karina were all in the same studio at some point. Ingo "went long" and when Jacoby tossed the football at him, well, not only is it obvious he's not a quarterback, he also hit Kym on the head. But afterwards, he went over and kissed her head to make it better. I'd take that trade.
Adrianne Haslet-Davis (her name according the Boston Herald, even though DWTS is only identifying her as "Haslet") is a professional ballroom dancer and instructor, having been a dancer all her life. In a voiceover, she tells us she can't say how much she loves dancing. She and her husband, recently returned from Afghanistan, were watching the Boston marathon when one of the bombs went off about four feet away from them. She hit the ground and at first didn't feel any hurt, but then realized that she couldn't feel her leg. Her mom had to tell her when she came out of surgery that she'd lost her left foot. She says this has been the longest she's gone without dancing in her entire life. She's wiping away tears as she says this, but she's holding it together. What a remarkably poised woman. She plants to get a prosthetic, but is not at that point in recovery yet.
Tom says that the show will be following her recovery over the next few months and eventually she will get a chance to perform a routine on the show when the time is right and she's ready. Brooke is clearly wiping away tears as the camera comes back to her and Tom. Brooke says you can go to the ABC website for more information on how to donate to victims of the Boston marathon bombings. I give Brooke a hard time, but she handled the tears like a pro there.
Allison Holker and Stephen "Twitch" Boss are there to perform to Lindsey Stirling, who is apparently an "internet sensation." Both Allison and Twitch are standout stars from the Fox series "So You Think You Can Dance." The music is an odd blend of violin, drums, and electronica with a little dubstep thrown in. The dancing is an interesting combination of Allison's lyrical contemporary style and Twitch's hip hop style. And man, this violinist is dancing all over the ballroom floor as she plays. That's cool, too.
For reasons I don't understand, the female dancers are straddling plastic IKEA chairs while wearing giant white afro wigs. I once saw a drag queen who was over 6' tall flat-flooted and performed wearing a giant white afro wig like these while on roller skates. Her stage name was, of course, "Mighty Afro Whitey." All this is to say, this routine is giving me weird drag associations. Have we ever had a drag queen on "Dancing with the Stars"? Not counting Wynonna Judd earlier this season, I mean.
Sean & Peta are safe. Andy & Sharna are in jeopardy.
Jacoby & Karina are revealed as safe. I wonder if they really were that far down the leader board or if they liked the drama of putting Jacoby in jeopardy.
Andy & Sharna are eliminated, which is not unexpected. They cut to his daughter (and her brother? friend?) who are both shaking their heads "no" in a very funny way. Andy's crying his way through his farewell. I have to say, Andy not sober wasn't a very likeable human being. But Andy sober seems like a sweet and funny guy. I hope the sobriety sticks for him.
Meanwhile, can we talk about how Ingo apparently has less fan support than Sean? Are there really that many more people invested in a dopey reality TV star than a guy that's been a soap star/sex symbol for nearly 20 years? AMERICA, YOU DISAPPOINT ME.


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Shrubs & Hedges
The Complete Guide to Shrubs and Hedges
Many factors play into designing the landscape of your home. From climate to lot size to Home Owners' Association restrictions, designing a beautiful garden can seem overwhelming. To make the challenge less daunting, look at your space and assess its strengths and weaknesses. Does your garden slope? Is it shady or sunny? How's the soil? Is drainage an issue? By first looking at the site, you can select plants that will thrive in your garden.
Whatever your needs, our vast collection of shrubs can help solve your garden challenges and create a lovely, peaceful oasis that adds curb appeal and value to your home.
The Top Shrub Varieties
Your choice of shrubs depends on your garden's characteristics and needs. Are you looking to create a privacy hedge to block the view of your neighbor's garage? Are you seeking a little aromatherapy next to your deck? Do you need a burst of bright spring color, or does your landscape lack winter interest? Whether you crave roses for bouquets or reminisce about the lilacs in your grandmother's garden, we offer perfect plant specimens to complete your landscape.
When deciding which shrubs to add to your garden, you'll find both deciduous and evergreen shrubs. Most gardens need a marriage of the two, with a hedge of evergreen boxwoods surrounding blooming rose bushes, for instance. Each type of shrub also comes in a wide array of varieties, sizes, and bloom colors. Before you buy, examine your space in the garden. Also, look carefully at the plant information. Some families of shrubs contain multiple cultivars that are evergreen or deciduous, such as barberries.
With thousands of shrubs available, the options can overwhelm. Here are a few of the best performers and top sellers:
Evergreen Shrubs
Encore® Azaleas offer a full year of interest, with a fantastic burst of blooms both in spring and fall. While the flowers offer spectacular color, the foliage provides seasonal interest, adding color and texture to the garden throughout the year. The Autumn' series is a best seller: Autumn Royalty,' Autumn Angel,' Autumn Bells,' and Autumn Debutante.' 4-5' height, 4-5' width, zone 6-10.
Who doesn't love the scent of old-fashioned gardenias? Now, breeders have introduced new varieties that tolerate those late spring frosts that can kill buds. Frost Proof gardenia is unaffected by cold snaps and thrives on neglect. It's highly adaptable to all types of soil, performs well in sun or partial shade, resists insects and disease, and even is deer-proof. It's such a fabulous performer that it won the Garden Writers Award for Best Plant in 2007. Its compact size works well as a short hedge or as a specimen in the garden. 3-4' height, 3-4' width, zones 7-10. Kleim's Hardy' gardenia is the most cold tolerant variety on the market, ensuring you'll have many blooms to enjoy regardless of frost. Plant these beauties near a porch or entranceway to enjoy the delicious fragrance. 2-3' height, 2-3' width, zones 7-11.
Just as the garden winds down for the season and blooms fade, camellias save the day with brilliant blooms and lush foliage. Yuletide' bursts into bloom in September and provides four months of flowers to add color to drab fall days. 8-10' height, 6-8' width, zone 7-9. Kramers' Supreme' waits until winter to put on a show of spectacular, fragrant 5-inch blooms. Perfect as a flowering hedge or shaped into a topiary, the camellia also adds elegance to indoor floral arrangements, with its rose-like flower and glossy foliage. 6-8' height, 6-8' width, zone 7-10.
For the tea lover, Camellia sinesis allows you to grow your own black or green tea. Not only is it a lovely plant with small white flowers in winter, it serves a dual benefit of beauty and practicalitywith a few snips, tea leaves are harvested and ready for the kettle. 10-15' height, 10-15' width, zone 4-11 (potted), 7-11 (in ground).
Fabulous spring blooms of rhododendrons bring your garden to life. We offer specimens in lavender, red, and white, with sizes ranging from 3' to 8'. Zone 3-8.
Tea Olive
The fragrance of Tea Olives belongs in your garden. The evergreen foliage offers practical use in hedges, but the scent is sublime. One of the most popular shrubs in the southern garden. 10' height, 6-8' width, zone 7-9.
The classic evergreen hedge for gardens. Used both in formal landscapes to highlight features, such as sculptures or fountains, or as individual plantings in perennial beds to add texture and color. Dwarf English' boxwood is slow growing, with the added benefit of being pest and deer resistant. It's perfect for formal knot gardens. 2-3' height, 2-3' width, zone 5-8. Wintergreen' boxwood is ideal for borders and hedges. 2-4' height, 3-5' width, zone 5-8. Green Velvet' offers fragrant spring blooms, a rarity in boxwoods. Excellent foundation planting, as well as practical for hedges and borders. 4-6' height, 3-5' width, zone 4-9.
Barberry (evergreen in southern zones)
For easy, no maintenance plantings, barberry is the ideal shrub. Crimson Pygmy' offers dark red foliage with yellow flowers in spring, followed by purple berries that turn red in winter. Pest, disease, and drought resistant, the shrub provides food and shelter for birds. 2-3' height, 2-3' width, zone 4-8.
Deciduous (some shrubs remain evergreen in southern zones):
A perfect multipurpose plant in the garden, hydrangeas offer architectural interest, beautiful blooms, and fabulous foliage. Endless Summer' changed the game with hydrangeas. No longer is frost a concern. These plants are cold hardy, while performing well in extreme heat. Their 8-10-inch blooms last six months, changing color depending on the soil's pH, and blooming on new growth. Because the plant blooms on new growth, a late spring freeze no longer means a summer without blooms. 3-4' height, 3-4' width, zone 4-9. Vanilla Strawberry,' with its white, cone-shaped blooms that mature to blush then age to strawberry red, was selected as the top plant in 2010 by the American Nursery and Landscape Association. The flowers make excellent additions to bouquets. 4-6' height, 4-6' width, zone 4-8.
The fragrance of lilacs adds old-world charm to the garden. Now, southerners can enjoy lilacs with Miss Kim,' a heat-tolerant variety. 6-8' height, 5-7' width, zone 3-8.
Butterfly Bush
If you want to attract pollinators to your garden, add a butterfly bush. The bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds will thank you as they provide hours of entertainment, enjoying their nectar and pollen. Black Knight' is the hardiest, most fragrant butterfly bush, sporting deep purple blooms from June through Septemberor longer in the south. 4-6' height, 4-6' width, zone 5-9.
For a show stopping display of color in the garden, Goldmound' spirea is the solution. Muted red foliage changes to yellow-green in spring, then to lime green as summer arrives. Light pink blooms appear in spring and remain through the summer. 3-4' height, 3-4' width, zone 4-9.
Goldflame' provides another option for outstanding color, with leaves changing from red-bronze to yellow-green, and then to orange-copper in the fall. Pink flowers accent the foliage, adding extra dimension to the landscape. 3-4' height, 3-4' width, zone 4-8.
The Queen of the garden roses add elegance and fragrance to the landscape. In the past, roses intimidated new gardeners with their finicky nature: diseases and pests ran rampant, and only dedicated gardeners planted these beauties. Now, however, everyone can enjoy roses with the Knock-Out® series. Single blooms, doubles, and roses trees in a wide variety of colors are also disease and pest resistanceeven against black spot. Their easy care and drought tolerance make them a perfect bloom for the garden.
The compact size of Drift roses add blankets of blooms to the garden. This repeat bloomer in a wide range of colors is low maintenance and highly disease resistant. 1-2' height, 1-3' width, zone 4-11.
For gardeners desiring a classic rose to accent the garden and use in floral arrangements, Peace' is one of the few fragrant hybrid tea roses. Its lovely blooms of yellow tinged with orange, pink, and white make it perfect for bouquets. Peace' was inducted into the World Federation of Rose Society's Hall of Fame in 1976.
Rose of Sharon
With a wide variety of foliage and bloom options, Rose of Sharon is a garden classic. Our pink variety is the most cold hardy, blooming all summer until frost. From hedges to small trees in the landscape, Rose of Sharon is the perfect low maintenance plant for your garden. 6-10' height, 5' width, zones 5-9.
Viburnum (evergreen in south)
With so many viburnums to choose from, a classic shrub like Snowball' belongs in the garden. Perfect for privacy, its enormous blooms add brightness to the garden and create perfect bouquets inside. 10-20' height, 10-20' width, zone 4-8.
Weigela (evergreen in south)
Boost curb appeal with the fabulous flowers and foliage of the variegated weigela. The arching branches add elegance to the garden, while the blooms provide a sweet citrus fragrance. The low maintenance shrub is highly desirable for butterflies and hummingbirds. 3-4' height, 3-4' width, zone 5-9.
Abelia (evergreen in south)
For an incredibly colorful shrub in your garden, Kaleidoscope' lives up to its name. From yellow to pink to red, the foliage changes colors throughout the seasons, contrasting with the plant's pink flowers. 2-3' height, 3-4' width, zone 6-9. Little Richard' offers fragrant blooms that last 9 months in a nice, compact shrub. 3' height, 3' width, zone 6-9.
Background Information on Shrubs and Hedges
Shrubs and hedges are integral design features in the garden, offering privacy, defining property lines, and enhancing beauty of the landscape. With hundreds of options available, including evergreens with lush foliage or highly florific shrubs that provide color and fragrance, the choices can be overwhelming.
Shrubs provide year-long interest in the garden. Most shrubs are low-maintenance, as well as disease and pest-resistant. Plus, shrubs can turn your garden into a Backyard Wildlife Habitat, as many provide food and shelter for birds and other wildlife.
How to Select the Right Shrubs
Before you purchase your shrubs, look carefully at your site and decide how you want the plant to perform. Do you intend to grow a privacy screen along your property? Need a wind screen to reduce your energy costs? Are you looking to make a statement at the entrance of your home or along the driveway? Also, what is your hardiness zone? Many shrubs tolerate a wide range of climates, but check the growing information carefully prior to purchase.
Whether you love the beauty of roses, want to attract bees and butterflies to the garden, or hope to hide your neighbor's unsightly chain-link fence, there's a wide variety of shrub options for your garden. Shrubs range in size from small trees to short, compact ground covers. Consider foliage color, texture, and blooms when selecting shrubs. Read the plant's information, paying particular attention to the plant's mature height. While most shrubs are typically low-maintenance, you may need to groom hedges to maintain their shape. Also, look up. Ensure that the area is free from power lines and roof overhangs, and plan the site so that the width of the mature shrub does not encroach on pathways.
As always, if you need assistance selecting the shrub that is right for your garden, we're happy to help. Just give us a call at 800-399-9514.
How to Plant Shrubs and Hedges
As soon as you receive your shrub, give it a good drink, particularly if you plan to wait a day or two to plant it.
Proper site selection and preparation will help grow a happy plant. Check the plant's specifications for sun and soil needs. Full to partial sun, good drainage, and adequate airflow are all ingredients for a healthy shrub or hedge. Remember to check your site for overhead power lines or structures that might become a problem for larger shrubs. If you spot obstacles, choose another location.
Most shrubs can tolerate a wide variety of sites and soils. However, amending heavy, compact clay soils with compost will improve the health of your shrub, allowing water to drain adequately so it won't rot the plant's roots.
Late fall or early spring are ideal times to plant shrubs, allowing the plants to settle in without severe heat stress or impending freezes before roots establish in their new home.
Dig a hole approximately twice as large as the plant's root ball. A well-dug hole gives you the opportunity to breakup any compacted soil, add amendments, and give your plant a good start without overcrowding its roots. Your plant will thank you.
Loosen the plant in the container, carefully removing it, and massaging the root ball. Place in the center of the hole, making certain the soil lines of both the root ball and the hole align. You want to ensure that you don't plant the trunk too deep in the hole. Back fill the hole, pressing the soil into place. Water well. Add a layer of mulch over the site, but avoid the "volcano" effectsimply spread mulch over the site to conserve moisture. Never mound mulch around the plant's trunk, which can promote disease. If planting as a privacy screen, align plants along the border and space accordingly to the plant's recommendations. Remember to consider the mature width of the shrubs when planting to ensure they don't encroach on your neighbor's property.
Each spring, add a layer of compost over the planting site, as well as a good, organic fertilizer. However, do not over-fertilize flowering shrubs, as too much fertilizer will provide lush foliageand few blooms.
Keep the shrub or hedge well watered through the first growing season, approximately one inch per week. As it becomes established in your garden, normal rains should suffice. Most shrubs are fairly drought tolerant once established.
While most shrubs we offer are pest and disease resistant, some pests can sneak into a garden. Aphids and powdery mildew can easily be eliminated with organic controls as needed. Deer can be trickier, but selecting deer resistant varieties of shrubs can help.
Most shrubs we carry require little pruning when planted in the correct space and location. New spring growth can be clipped to keep plants tidy, but flowering shrubs require care. Prune inappropriately, and you risk losing next year's blooms. A good rule for pruning flowering shrubs is to snip and shape just after the plant finishes blooming for the season. Some plants, like butterfly bushes, benefit from deadheading after blooms are spent to encourage a second flush of blooms. To keep your shrubs healthy, remove dead, sick, and injured stems, as well as any stray stems, to maintain a clean shape. Check the plant's growing guide for additional information about pruning.
The largest hedge in the world is the Meikleour Beech Hedge, planted in autumn of 1745 by Jean Mercer and her husband, Robert Murray Nairne, on the estate of the Marquess of Lansdowne. The hedge is the tallest and the longest in the world, reaching 100 feet in height and 1/3 mile in length. It's cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest hedge.
The largest hedge maze is found at Longleat in Warminster, England. Planted in 1975, the maze contains 16,000 English yews, covers 1.48 acres, and contains 1.69 miles of pathways.
The first gardenia in America was planted in 1762 in the Charleston garden of Dr. Alexander Garden, a Scottish physician and naturalistand the gardenia's namesake. Although he did not discover the gardenia, his friend, English merchant John Ellis, who found the plant growing in a garden outside London, convinced the famous Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus, to name the plant for Dr. Garden. Blossoms are used as a yellow dye for fabric and food in China and Japan. Fruits of gardenia are used in traditional Chinese medicine for their clearing, calming, and cooling properties.
In France, gardenias are traditionally worn as a boutonnière in men's evening dress.
Tea Olives are found in Chinese mythology. According to legend, sweet osmanthus grows on the moon, with Wu Gang endlessly cutting the shrub. Some versions of the story say he was forced to cut it every 1,000 years so that its growth wouldn't overshadow the moon. Other versions say he cut it constantly, only to have it regrow an equal amount each day.
Camellia sinesis is native to southeast China. The first tea plant was discovered, recorded, and used to produce tea more than 3,000 years ago. The leaves are used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat asthma and coronary artery disease. Buddhist priests who studied in China brought tea back with them to Japan in 600 AD. Britain residents consume 165 million cups of tea each day.
Lilacs were introduced into the American colonies in the 18th century. Their blooms mean "youthful innocence and confidence." According to mythology, Pan, god of the forest, became enthralled with the nymph, Syringa. She was frightened by Pan's pursuit of her through the forest, so she turned herself into a fragrant flowering bush to escape his advances.
Hydrangeas denote friendship, devotion, and understanding. According to folklore, hydrangeas could be used to break a witch's spell. The Native Americans used the roots as a diuretic and detoxifier, while the bark was used to ease muscle sprains and burns.


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This week, Gary Smith profiled the Phillies starting rotation in SI's Baseball Preview issue.
And in the latest edition of the New York Times Magazine, Pat Jordan takes on Philadelphia's four aces:
Mike Schmidt was standing behind a batting cage, still as trim as during his playing days. A handsome, middle-aged man with swept-back, silvery hair and a thick mustache. I asked him what he thought of the four Phillies pitchers.
"Well," he said, "now when the Phillies come to town, the other team knows they're being challenged by four No. 1 pitchers. They have to amp up their mental game. I used to see my at-bats the night before a game when I laid my head down on the pillow. Gibson, Seaver, Ryan. I had to have a plan. When I went to Houston, they had three good pitchers. The fourth was Nolan Ryan. I could go to sleep with the other three, but Ryan kept me awake. Ryan! Ryan! Ryan! My plan was, don't miss his fastball if he threw it over the plate. If he got two strikes on me, I'd have to face his curveball." He turned and looked at me with his small blue eyes, which had fear in them. "Ryan was scary!" he said. He shook his head, as if seeing Ryan on the mound. Ryan began his motion and fired the ball at his head. Schmidt had a split second to make a decision. Was it a 100 m.p.h. fastball that could kill him if it hit him in the head, or was it that wicked curveball? If he dove away from the plate and the pitch was a curveball that broke over the plate, he'd look like a fool and a coward. But if it wasn't a curveball, if it was that 100 m.p.h. fastball, and he didn't dive away from the plate . . . well, he didn't even want to think about that.
"Ryan, Gibson, Seaver, they made you defensive," he said. "Does that make sense? You were afraid of the ball. There's no fear of the ball today with cutters, splitters and changeups."
"What about the Phillies' four pitchers?" I said.
"They're not scary," he said. "Even if they all win 20 games, the Phillies don't have a pitcher who strikes fear in a hitter."
Two very different takes on "the best rotation in baseball" from two very different writers.
And while we are talking pitching, here's Steve Rushin's piece on the Braves' five aces from the 1993 SI Baseball Preview.


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This lesson plan is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file, "Mount Auburn Cemetery" (photographs), and other documents related to the cemetery. It was produced in collaboration with the National Park Service Historic Landscape Initiative. Janet Heywood, Director of Interpretive Programs at Mount Auburn Cemetery, and Cathleen Lambert Breitkreutz, formerly Assistant Director of Interpretive Programs, wrote Mount Auburn Cemetery: A New American Landscape. Jean West, education consultant, and the Teaching with Historic Places staff edited the lesson. TwHP is sponsored, in part, by the Cultural Resources Training Initiative and Parks as Classrooms programs of the National Park Service. This lesson is one in a series that brings the important stories of historic places into classrooms across the country.
This lesson looks at cemeteries and attitudes towards death and burial. Teachers are advised to judge the emotional state and maturity level of their students before using these materials.
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