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On 3/19/12 11:02 PM, "Konstantin Shvachko" <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: ><Doug> >> to prevent such situations in the future might be that if you backport >> something from branch n to n-2 then you ought to also be required to >> backport it to branch n-1 and in general to all intervening branches. > >This is imo the most important topic in the discussion. >I support Doug's proposal, because it provides forward-moving >evolution of the project, >with releases being driven by the necessity to introduce new features, >so that we could avoid back- and forward-porting overhead, which >exhausts the community resources. I believe this is untenable. You cannot guarantee that Hadoop 11.x will have all the features as Hadoop 3.x. As such, a backport from 11.x to 2.x for some reason should not imply porting all the way down the chain. One cannot foresee which of those intermediate versions are still active or live in advance. When a major version number changes, all bets are off. The release may completely overhaul an API, or it may not. Assumptions of linear progress break down. Perhaps such a rule for branches within a major release line make sense where one can reasonably expect to be able to maintain some expectation of linear progress. However not all major versions will have such an assumption, and the same issues will apply. The more difficult you make it for an organization to share its work with the community (i.e. create a branch) the more likely they will work on it on the side and not in the community. > ><Arun> >> This is against the Apache Hadoop release policy on major releases i.e. >> only features deprecated for at least one release can be removed. > >Not sure if this is the Apache Hadoop release policy, but >we as PMC were inconsistent in allowing decisions to implement new >features in old releases, namely the 0.20 series, instead of creating >new releases with those new features. This is the reason why security >and other good features are not in 0.22. >Feature freeze has been broken so many times for the .20 branch, so >that it became a norm for the entire project rather than an exception, >which we had in the past. > >I don't understand this constant segregation against Hadoop .22. It is >a perfectly usable version of Hadoop. It would be waste not to have it >released. Very glad that universities adopted it. If somebody needs >security there is a number of choices, Hadoop-1 being the first. But >if you cannot afford stand-alone HBase clusters or need to combine >general Hadoop and HBase loads there is nothing else but Hadoop 0.22 >at this point. > >When .23 is stable I will be glad to use it. But the steady stream of >feature ports makes it hard to decide how stable it is and to predict >when it is ready. >I am advocating to stop porting features and start releasing them. >If .23 is Federation + Yarn, then 0.23 + HA is 0.24; plus PB - going >to 0.25, etc. > >Thought I should clarify what I mean by forward-going progress. >Hope it makes sense. > >Thanks, >--Konstantin > > >On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Doug Cutting <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >> On 03/19/2012 02:47 PM, Arun C Murthy wrote: >>> This is against the Apache Hadoop release policy on major releases >>>i.e. only features deprecated for at least one release can be removed. >> >> In many case the reason this happened was that features were backported >> from trunk to 0.20 but not to 0.22. In other words, its no fault of the >> folks who were working on branch 0.22. So a related policy we might add >> to prevent such situations in the future might be that if you backport >> something from branch n to n-2 then you ought to also be required to >> backport it to branch n-1 and in general to all intervening branches. >> Does that seem sensible? >> >> Doug
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- The animation is too "clean"
Working in a realistic style (or, ideally, a slightly exaggerated "hyper-reality" in order to make your animation more exciting, dynamic, and memorable) means that you will need to have a higher level of detail and complexity in the movements.
This style of animation is an art in and of itself, and requires a slightly different mindset as you approach the work. You will still be using all of the principles of animation that you are used to, but in a more integrated and, often, a more "messy" way.
Adding some dirt to specific curves in just the right way, overlapping the actions while making sure they affect (and are affected by) each other, and being willing to have a slightly less perfect pose or arc at carefully chosen moments can make a huge difference in making your creature work feel real.
Keep in mind that this "messiness" needs to be very subtle. Readable silhouettes are just as important (if not more so) than ever and your arcs still need to feel organic, etc. Subtlety is key with creature work. In the Creature Animation classes, we work with the students to strive for "simplified complexity," which I know sounds like words that shouldn't go together, but mastering this concept is a huge part of bringing to life a realistic creature
2.Action, pause, action, pause, action
Creature rigs tend to be more complicated and detailed than the average animation rig. Whether it's a cat or an ogre or a giant robot covered in moving parts or a dragon with complex wing controls, you can bet your bottom dollar that at first glance, the rig will probably look intimidating.
There's a reason for this, and it's because we need to achieve that high level of "simplified complexity" mentioned above, and you just can't do that with limited controls.
Unfortunately, that means that we often see animation on demo reels that have some interesting animal behavior or creature ideas, but those movements tend to be too broken up.
Instead of a gorilla running into frame and picking up a ball and throwing it, we see a gorilla run into frame and come to a stop. Then pick up the ball and stop. Then lift the ball and stop. Then he throws the ball.
Worse, often even those actions themselves can be full of discrete body movements that feel disconnected. Arms moving that aren't driven by the shoulders, shoulders that don't react to arms pounding onto the ground, big chest movements that have no effect on the body.
3. speed doesn't match the size.
Few things can kill a shot quicker than having something that is meant to be large zipping around the screen too fast. Often, animators are more used to animating humans, and we get into a routine of timings that we are used to. When you're thrown into a situation where it's time to animate a gorilla or a huge dragon, it can be difficult to wrap our brains around the timing and spacing that this character will need to be using in its movements.
This stands out especially in moments where a character is changing direction, starting an action, or coming to a stop. Often, I will see a large creature doing some cool action and then he comes to a stop that is far too abrupt to accommodate for his weight or to give time for his momentum to naturally dissipate. This kills the feeling of weight and ruins the illusion of size.
Remember – there is no single "correct timing that will work for all characters." They are all unique. They have different sizes, emotions, shapes, and actions – all of which will radically affect the speed that they will move.(http://blog.animationmentor.com/the-6-most-common-mistakes-with-creature-animation-demo-reels/)


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My story
It was the summer of 69 when I turned 18, the age where I had attained the
freedom to do things on my own .For the first time I was traveling to the de-
stination that I always dreamt of, one of my many dreams was coming true .
I had faked to be delicate soft spoken and timid until now I thought that was
me sometimes it really takes a long time to know yourself…..deep within I was
craving for an adventure that would give reason to my existence. They say that
your life has the biggest interest for you so here I am going with my life unknown
of where it is taking me. I told god about my plans I m sure he must have mocked
me for it. The sun shone brightly and the purple wisteria in front ofmy window
danced lazily to the tunes of slow passing breeze the day had finally arrived I hesitated
and for a while I spoke to myself then I started out with what life had planned for me,
a journey to a mystical place from where my ancestors came 100 of miles away.
It would take 2 nights and three days to reach KATHMANDUby bus .On my way I met
Maureen. She was a Canadian girl in her mid twenties who was insanely weird and
carried a huge hollow guitar. I suppose that was her prized possessions I could
completely connect with her we had two things in common our weirdness must have
matched and also we were traveling by the same bus.
It was cold and dark outside I was almost asleep when Maureen started fidgeting beside
me trying to find something. she was puffing a cigarette. She said it would keep the
lungs warm (was a fool to believe it did) I tried it, it not only keep my lungs warm
instead forced me to hallucinate. I saw myself standing in the middle of nowhere,
surrounded by multicolored flowers. Above me the sky was clear. Just as I raised
my hand to feel the wind I started to fly it [D1] was the best feeling I ever had.
We reached in the morning as unorganized as I am I was also clueless as to what to
do next so I followed Maureen….she took me to a placewhich she referred to as the
rainbow family the people here seemed happy as they had embraced peace, love
and a whole lot of tripping out ……………I I stayed with Maureen and her friends for
few days it made me feel like I was part of the family. It had become a ritual to
start our morning with trans music it purified my soul and cleared my mind of all
the worldly affairs I guessed it had the same effect on the others as well ……….most
of the afternoon we prepared hash , rolled it in a paper and smoked up .
There was a guy named luka he was from Nice , somewhere in France I suppose …he
became a great source of inspiration for me he was always high on marijuana but then
he preached beautifully about god and life…I thought I could listen to him all day long
we also sang to the tunes of Beatles and Elvis Presley Maureen would play her guitar
to the songs we sang though the cords went hay wire we still enjoyed it.
Almost half a year had passed and my addiction to drugs had become very intense it was
impossible for me not to do drugs it ran in my veins it made me feel alive I never wrote
letters or worried what was happening at home my addiction made me forget that
I had left behind my family .I had chosen my way of life I had made up my mind
of never returning back this was where I belonged this was my family now. I had dusty
hair we often roamed in the freak street the name was given by us as this street was
filled with notorious freaks like us there were cheap hotels and restaurants and marijuana
was easily available in any corner of this street …..after the 1st six month life became a
lot harder the money was over I did odd jobs here and there . My family now became
ripples in the stream of my memories I missed them sometimes though ………..
One day almost after a year I saw a familiar face though I was very high I recognized
that face in the crowd it made me cry it was my elder brother a part of me wanted to
go and hug him but there was a stronger force telling me not to go not to show myself
to him I quickly hid ……later that night I met Maureen she told me about a guy searching
for me and that he carried my photograph as well I just broke down and told her the truth …
There was a tradition or I rather call it rules in the rainbow family that if any stranger whether
it be the original member of the family ask about the missing person the members of the
rainbow family would not open their mouth instead they were to avoid the situation by
telling that they didn't know or they hadn't seen.
It had been the same case for me. I saw him again after a week or so he looked tired and
frustrated I could see the dark circles around his eyes he had lost hope that he would ever
find me … I had a strong feeling that he would not give up until his questions would be
answered for that I had to come up with a plan …..Luka would help me as he could influence
people to believe in his stories he would tell my brother that I had fallen in love with a fellow
hippie and had been travelling abroad with him……I don no how far Luka could convince my
brother with the story I went into hiding later my friends told me they saw him for another
month searching for me …………………….
After I heard he was nowhere to be seen I started roaming freely in the freak street It was
very difficult now more dusty haired freaks starting pouring in and cocaine was frequently
used instead of marijuana by now I had become a hardcore addict … Life was not the same
again smoking was out injecting was in.
We started losing few of the family members due to overdose of drugs but that would not teach
us any lesson A day came in my life where I sold myself for money as I needed my daily dose
After I spent all the money I became sober for few days I started working as a waitress in one
of the restaurants for money it was there I came across a magazine which one of the customers
had left I just opened to read though I was not sure I could but then I came across an article
which my mother had written hoping one day her daughter would come back home and she
would be waiting for her with her arms wide open ……all of a sudden I started sobbing uncontrollable
at that moment I wanted to go home…………
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You may think that title as a joke but actually it isn't. There's a game called Not Not by Altshift and it is a puzzle game. Well, not so puzzle-y actually since it mostly involves quick thinking to finish the levels. Maybe I can consider it more into an action game despite the genre in Google Play being puzzle. To be honest, a lot of things can happen in a minute or less which is the time limit per level in this game. Rush, stress, temporary brain numbness maybe, these stuffs, can happen.
What In God's Name Is A Game Called 'Not Not'?
Well, despite being a really simple and minimalist game, Not Not is a fascinating and immersive game nevertheless.
There! That's your playground right there which is a solid black cube with instructions on it. Rule is pretty simple, just follow the instruction and swipe to the right directions. The shown example is 'not left' which means you can swipe up, down, or right. That one is just a simple instruction and to make it worst, the time is limited only about 3 seconds top. You need to clear every instructions (which varied between 20 – 40 steps) consecutively without a single error to gain complete gold score.
Now, there are 2 modes in this game. One is the classic mode,
First is classic mode and this mode is like an exhibition or arcade mode in other games. You complete a level to unlock another levels but with different handicaps per level. For personal satisfaction you can complete every levels with gold score. The handicaps could be really 'annoying and frustrating' like 'not not not up' or 'not not up' or even 'nothing'. The ultimate clue here is the phrase 'not not' regardless of the levels.
The second one being endless mode
The endless mode is more or less a survival game. This level let you battle unlimited level and test your mental endurance since you're going to experience lot of stuffs in your head. You might feel a deep rush stress for around 1 or 2 minutes while playing a level. You need to think quickly and respond to the instruction correctly or else, you lose.
And To Conclude Not Not..
To be fair, since this game have only one simple gameplay, I think it's pretty damn good. You'll die out of boredom regardless of the gameplay instead you might 'die' due to curiosity in completing 100%. Your incomplete feeling on how you failed to finish the game might hunt you down (at least that's for me). It's easy and unexpectedly hard at the same time. And finally even the developer jokingly made an 'apology'..
I'm not even sure if they're really sorry at all, lol..
Anyway I think I'm going to end this post here, visit this blog for daily foodie and gaming reviews, leave me comment at comment section below, follow my IG @bitethefood, and see you next time.
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I always love a walk through of New York City, you can go anywhere, do anything, buy anything, eat anything, and sit and relax at Bryant Park. My first stop was around that area but the mini cafe upstairs at Kinokunniya Japanese bookstore.
After rummaging through cute knickknacks, idol magazines, and photography books, a girl needs some Calpico and cream bun.
Then after a brief stop at Bookoff the other Japanese bookstore, went down to Soho. Hence my happiness, Soho is like a home away from home.
My Alexander Wang Angela Pochette Bag was my bag of the day, turned in into a crossbody to make things easier for trekking with my ripped denim and military green anorak. Blurry photo.
Then finished off things in Chinatown and came home to catch the fight of the century, which after all of the build up, was a little let down but it was fun to see. Look at how stern Roy Jones JR. looks LOL.
Built him up in the course of 2 days with tons of breaks. Magic Mickey figurine. I shall buy more of them and set them up in a display case as a decorative feature of my room. Can be really cool!
And of course ending with my Bookstore loot. Got the Boo photojournal from Kinokunniya, and other dvds and healthy eating book from BookOff. 8th &Ocean classic MTV modelling reality series from like 2006-2007, then the first season of my guilty pleasure Jersey Shore, uncensored, and of course an exercise DVD, the ever evasive Pop Physique Original Butt Dvd. Barre at its best.
This is why I love NYC, shopping and much to do.
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Jewish NYC 'wing-woman' makes love connections the old-fashioned way
After capturing the attention of comedy clubs and TV producers, matchmaker-turned-comic Erin Davis brings her Jewish dating shtick to new stages
NEW YORK — Whether she's playing matchmaker during fine-tuned Shabbat gatherings, or telling Jewish-flavored jokes at New York City's famed Gotham Comedy Club, 32-year-old Erin Davis places "modern Jewish love" at the heart of her career.
Originally from John's Creek, Georgia, Davis is a self-described "southern Jewish girl" living out her dreams in the Big Apple. As a sought-after dating coach, the Georgetown University alum connects singles to each other the old-fashioned way — in person, without the use of dating apps. She's also helped invigorate the city's Shabbat scene for singles by organizing more than two-dozen "Shabbatness" dinners, a highly coveted but invite-only experience.
Four months ago, the Millennial matchmaker took a "leap of faith" by performing a 6-minute set at Manhattan's Gotham Comedy Club. During that fateful evening, Davis met sit-com legend Jerry Seinfeld, who also performed. After appearing in several more shows at Gotham, Davis had the honor of Seinfeld "opening" for her during a March performance.
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"I got in and I got lucky," said Davis in an interview with The Times of Israel. Having performed a dozen sets in New York and Las Vegas since January, the blossoming comedienne cannot get enough of the spotlight, she said.
"I'm addicted," said Davis of performing. "I'm one of those freaks who gets an endorphin rush from this. I want to push myself to try new material and to improve, to push myself to be uncomfortable," she said.
In making hay of her personal life, Davis takes audiences back to her childhood in Georgia, where her parents met and courted at a Denny's restaurant. As a teenager growing up outside Atlanta, Davis willed herself to lose 60 pounds and forge a new self-image, and the last laugh is on her audiences.
'Even worse than being fat and Jewish in Georgia is being hairy'
"Even worse than being fat and Jewish in Georgia is being hairy," Davis told the crowd at a recent Gotham show. After explaining the perils of being attracted to men who range in age from 22 to 62, Davis revealed that one of her eyebrows was accidentally — but permanently — waxed off by her unibrow-fearing mother.
"After many years I just got sick of penciling it in every day," said Davis. "So I got it tattooed on, and now I'm a Jew with a tattoo," said the petite comic.
As the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, the "Jew with a tattoo" line is the closest Davis would go to joking about the Shoah, she said.
"It's never okay to joke about it. I think the Holocaust should always be off-limits," said Davis, who has visited several former Nazi camps with American Jewish Committee delegations.
Davis's survivor grandparents — Roza and Kissel Goldberg — have long been her inspiration, she said. The couple met while hiding from the Nazis in occupied Poland, each having lost many family members. Their love story, noted Davis, underpins her most cherished matchmaking project: the staging of "Shabbatness" dinners for single Jews on the prowl, always held in private homes and "with lots of booze," she said.
During the weeks before each gathering, Davis carefully selects who will fill the 12 seats. Having paid $72 to attend a Friday evening, participants come with expectations. Last year, two couples who met during "Shabbatness" dinners got married, and many others are still dating, said Davis.
To kick off 2017 with something new, Davis organized her first all-male gay dinner in December — "a big brisket dinner with a 'Jew Year's Eve' theme and of course a rainbow challah," said the Spanish-speaking socialite.
"I am a slave to these dinners," said Davis, known for a trademark mini-skirt and high-heels. "I don't sit at the table or eat. I run ice-breakers and deal with people who are coming in nervous," she said. With some dinners lasting several hours past midnight, all kinds of relationships can form around the table.
"We have business deals come out of these dinners, and we have bromances. When people come together for a shared experience, anything can happen," said Davis, who is "happily seeing" a man she set herself up with one year ago.
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As a sought-after dating coach, Davis encounters clients who are unable to break into the dating scene.
"'Can you get me out of my apartment and to an event you think I would like?' is the most common request I get," said the animal-loving Davis. She said many young adults are "overwhelmed" by the city's Jewish community. To cater to this demographic, Davis became a "wing-woman," taking her clients to bars and events where she can connect them to potential mates herself.
"I am the ice-breaker, I am the wing woman, I do it," said Davis. "I am the flirt and I run over and connect people. I want them to meet in an organic and wholesome way," said the effusive coach, who also helps clients avoid common dating mistakes.
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Whether on stage with Seinfeld or leading a "Shabbat Shvitz" work-out, Davis said that one theme connects her endeavors to each other.
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New Mexico State University researchers brought in more than $125 million in grants and contracts last year alone. These funds not only provide a robust research environment for the university but also support jobs in the community.
Managing these large grants requires NMSU professors to spend time away from their laboratories and classrooms to perform a variety of administrative tasks.
The competition for external research funding is fierce, said Jeffrey Arterburn, Regents professor in chemistry and biochemistry. Arterburn oversees a number of research grants and serves as director of the New Mexico IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence, which received renewed funding of more than $18 million over the next five years. It is critical to improve the efficiency of managing these hard-won grants and contracts so that we can continue to build high quality research programs at NMSU."
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Researchers in this college generate more than $20 million a year in external funding, said Christa Slaton, College of Arts and Sciences dean. We want our faculty to make the best use of their time in teaching and research. It is our goal to improve the support they need in advancing their research.
NMSU Executive Vice President and Provost Dan Howard created the Research Processes Task Force in 2013 to find new ways to improve support for researchers in administering grant funding. The Shared Service Center was one of a number of ideas that came from that task force.
The center staff will work closely with faculty who serve as principal investigators on grants, developing budget reports that inform them of account balances and reminding them about deadlines for the expenditure of funds. Among other functions the center also will help with hiring staff and purchasing supplies and equipment.
A faculty member can go to offices in one location here to discuss grant-related hiring needs, to discuss grant budgets and submission, and to discuss administration of the grant after it is awarded, said Jeffrey Brown, College of Arts and Sciences associate dean who also served on a task force that researched the concept for NMSU. Staff members can readily interact to answer any grant questions and to speed the process of setting up grant indexes, to streamline approvals for grant expenditures, and to streamline the process of sending invoices to agencies and closing awards that have ended.
Brown and the other members of that group spent months preparing the basis for the first Shared Service Center. After examining a number of operations at other universities, the committee decided on a handful of college-based centers rather than one centralized unit for the entire university.
We wanted the personnel in the center to be embedded within colleges so that they could identify more closely with the faculty members of the college and their needs, thus enhancing service, explained Howard.
The College of Arts and Sciences Shared Services Center is located inside Breland Hall and houses a staff of nine people representing the Office of Grants and Contracts, Sponsored Projects Accounting and Human Resources as well as the college.
Questions often arise concerning the budgets, hiring, reporting, and issues that require contacting the funding agencies, and now this can all be addressed efficiently and consistently from within a single entity, said Nancy Chanover, astronomy associate professor, who recently received a grant from the Jet Propulsion Lab. As the principal investigator of several federally funded grants that range in size and complexity, I expect that the Shared Services Center in the College of Arts and Sciences will drastically improve my ability to administer those grants. Having the staff who helped me with the grant proposals and the post-award staff located in the same place and able to talk to each other just makes sense.
Ultimately, the goal of center staff is make the process less of a burden for faculty members who serve as principal investigators responsible for grants ranging from thousands to millions of dollars.
Im pleased to see the people I normally interact with for grant administration, human resources and the Office of Grants and Contracts are all in the same place, said Stephen Pate, physics professor.
It really helps us to be more readily available for researchers, said Michelle Duttle, an administrator from the Office of Grants and Contracts, who now works in the center. It makes it a lot easier to see us, and theres a personal aspect for the PIs (principal investigators) to see who they are dealing with.
More than 100 grants in the College of Arts and Sciences are now being administered through the Shared Service Center.
"I think that the new working environment for the staff is more conducive to communication with PIs, and I have been impressed with the positive attitudes of those involved in looking at the various research administration processes to find ways for them to function more efficiently and better serve the needs of researchers, Arterburn said. I have already had very helpful interactions addressing personnel hiring issues and appreciate the access to informative and productive back-and-forth discussions to work through complicated situations.
The next centers are planned for NMSUs Colleges of Engineering and Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
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NHS dental services will be stopped in two villages, sparking concerns about patients' access to alternative services.
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A book, say Deleuze and Guattari, can be attributed neither subject nor object. Historically, writers have tended to disavow this truth. The disavowal gives rise to the arborescent type of book. Now according to DG's botanical typology, there are two types of arborescent books: the root-book and the fascicular book. One could say that the difference between the two is that with the former the disavowal of a book's unattributability appears at the empirical level of the work while with the latter the disavowal shifts from the empirical to the transcendental level.
DG's typology quite purposefully echoes the typology Foucault set forth perfunctorily in the essay "What is an Author?" As one knows, Foucault asserts that Roland Barthes' proclamation of the death of the author was actually premature. Mission not accomplished. The author was merely routed from the empirical level of the work. Setting up shop in the transcendental as a ghost, the author grew all the more enormous and euchring. And this is "modernism." So when DG talk about the "fascicular" book, they mean the "modernist" book. Hence their examples include Joyce, Burroughs, etc.
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Dec 3, 2013 8:37 PM CST
|I came across Nicole's website. Didn't know if this had been posted yet, but ... WOW!!!!
Her tets and dips are really lovely! Are these photoshopped or really that perfect?
I am surprised at how many daylily growers/hybridizers are in Florida. Now I really don't understand why the standard plain yellow daylilies are the only ones I ever see around my area? I guess these nurseries ship all the "other" better daylilies out of state?
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.
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Dec 4, 2013 4:24 AM CST
|Nicole's daylily photos are pretty close to what you see and grow really well for us.
The reason you do not see a lot of their daylilies, is there not used for landscapeing because of the expense, those yellow daylilies are less than $5 each compared to $100-$300 each.
Name: Mike
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Dec 4, 2013 8:00 AM CST
|I agree with Fred. It is more economical to have fifty Stella's (or her look alike) than fifty "Jewel Of Jewels" unless you "got it like that".
Of course the little ones also bloom for a long time and that's what make them so popular. I have a lot of the long bloomers in my front border. The only yellow ones are "Yellow Lollipop, Going Bananas and "Black Eyed Stella".
I don't have any of Nichole's yet, but, I am coveting a few.
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Dec 4, 2013 11:03 AM CST
|I ordered her fabulous BITES LIKE A THOUSAND TEETH, and I think Michele and Dot (Ladylovingdove) ordered at least that one and maybe more back when we got her brochure of introductions included with our Fall Daylily Journal.
Oh yes, and in the fall I purchased her new fall intro CODE OF HONOR, and I can't wait to see it in bloom!
She also sells on the Lily Auction (Ndl), and she sends huge plants with wonderful bonuses! Nicole is one of my favorites to purchase from.
Dec 4, 2013 12:46 PM CST
|I ordered "Bites Like a Thousand Teeth" and "Razor Sharp".
Dec 4, 2013 1:36 PM CST
|My parents live on the intercoastal just off the melbourne causway, I have taken them many a daylily and they dont last more than a year or two, they just keep getting smaller and smaller. I dont know if its the heat or salt or what, but the plain yellow ones are really just about all ive gotten to grow down there.
Dec 4, 2013 1:46 PM CST
|You aren't giving them dormants, are you? Because that's what happens to dormants here. The evergreens and most of the semi-evergreens do well here, though.
Dec 6, 2013 4:30 PM CST
|Pam, salt doesn't hurt daylilies. I live a block from the beach and a block from the intercoastal. Even cars inside the garage get a coating of salt! Daylilies don't care!
My best guess?
(1) If they are planted near queen palms, palm roots will come to the surface to feed off any fertilizer used on the daylilies.
(2) If they are grown in the sand, no amount of fertilizer will work to make them thrive. That's why I grow in raised boxes.
(3) I agree with Betty, it sounds like those plants may have dormancy in them. Dormants will not live on the barrier island in Daytona nor will they live further south. They may not be classified as dormants--they may be classified as semi-evergreens. Even SEV's have too much dormancy for me--that's why I concentrate on researching parentage. If parent plants aren't provided (Salters usually don't) then you have no information to make a good decision.
Take your pick. I've got through it all and now have lovely plants. You might pot up those daylilies and let them live in pots. That usually works unless they have dormancy!
Dec 8, 2013 7:12 AM CST
|Can anyone that grows DeVito cultivars chime in and give some info on which was their best performers. Thanks!
Dec 8, 2013 8:17 PM CST
|I grow NICOLE'S AFTERGLOW. It has done alright for me. I think it would like me to move it to an area that got a bit more sun/rain but otherwise it has handled the weather here with ease.
Dec 9, 2013 7:08 AM CST
|Thank's for asking that question Teresa because right now I don't have any of hers and I would also wonder how they do in the north.
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Dec 9, 2013 4:55 PM CST
|I have a few that I added in the fall so I will try and remember to update in the spring.
Dec 9, 2013 7:04 PM CST
|I just recently started collecting some of Nicole's daylilies, and the two that have bloomed for me so far are ALL HOOKED UP and SUN SCREAM -- and both are doing very well for me and I love 'em. I also have a few others that haven't bloomed for me yet.
Edit: I think SUN SCREAM is incredible -- and that's an untouched photo!
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Dec 9, 2013 7:43 PM CST
|SUN SCREAM is one that I planted this fall. Doesn't seem too bothered by the winter yet. And it's been in the 20s or lower with no snow cover for about 5 days now.
Dec 9, 2013 8:00 PM CST
|Betty, in my trawling I remember you saying some where about a very big orange with good substance you had. I meant to write it down but never found it again. Could it have been SUN SCREAM?
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Dec 10, 2013 12:22 AM CST
|It could have been, or it could have been PORT ORANGE too. I love both of those -- and ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL is another bright orange that I love. Can't think of any others at the moment. But SUN SCREAM is definitely a brilliant orange with great substance.
Dec 10, 2013 1:37 AM CST
|Thanks Betty.
Dec 10, 2013 6:00 AM CST
|I can't recall an orange that hasn't done well in my garden. Maybe I will have to try that one.
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Dec 10, 2013 6:16 AM CST
|I am not a big orange fan but I do love a good daylily with thick substance. I guess I never got past the ditch lily orange ones. My MIL gifted me my first ones and I always associate orange with them. I need to try a few new ones! My garden would be more rounded out, now I have a obsession with purples/lavenders!
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Dec 10, 2013 8:15 AM CST
|Planted Apps-Blew, latest intro, Centerton One this summer. it is suppose to be a long blooming orange, dormant. We shall see. Also added Orange Clown and Ponkan Orange. PO didn't look good during the late fall. Hope it survive the winter.
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Munksjo, a Swedish private equity firm gained EU regulatory approval on Monday to acquire the specialty paper unit of ArjoWiggins, owned by French group Sequana, to form one of the largest decor paper firms. Munksjo, owned by Swedish private equity firm EQT's Fund No. III, said in December last year that the acquisition would boost its activities in the sector ahead of a planned listing this year.
ING Real Estate Investment Management has acquired Tyreso Centrum on behalf of its European Shopping Centre Fund (ESCF) for €82 million. The investment reflects an initial yield of 6.2%. ESCF is targeting up to €1.5 billion of investments in dominant shopping centers across continental Europe.
CB Richard Ellis Group is to purchase majority of ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM) business. The investment is to be undertaken in two separate transactions and will cost CB Richard Ellis a combined price of around US$1 billion. Further to that, as part of the overall transactions, ING has also agreed to sell up to roughly US$100 million of its equity interest in existing ING REIM funds.
The European Union has told the U.K. to amend two pieces of tax legislation on the transfer of assets to non-U.K. resident companies or risk further action to force compliance. The European Commission warned the UK that if steps are not taken to amend the legislation it termed "discriminatory," then the commission will be forced to take it to the European Court of Justice.
In an interview Wednesday, Assicurazioni Generali chairman Cesare Geronzi said the firm is mulling an investment in Italian banks as it seeks to raise capital. Assicurazioni Generali is Italy's biggest insurer. Speaking to the Financial Times, Geronzi said the firm would however not be a consolidator in the Italian system through its web of cross-shareholdings.
Fiat SpA is to spend €20 billion in revamping its domestic Italian operations, said its Chief executive. Sergio Marchionne, Fiat SpA chief executive announced the firm's plans after a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Italian Industry Minister Paolo Romani said Fiat is keen on expanding its international operations but will maintain its thriving Italian presence as well.
Marchionne was speaking after attending a meeting with members of Berlusconi's administration. Fiat CEO and Chairman John Elkann was at the meeting as well.
European mid-market firm Cognetas has put three German businesses for sale as it seeks to close a €1 billion fund raised almost a decade ago, Reuters said. The firm is looking to sell aluminium auto parts maker KSM Castings, pond equipment firm Oase, and advertising and communications agency Commarco, the three remaining investments in its 2001 vintage fund.
European Union regulators have warned Spain against its tax subsidies for Spanish firm's involved in stake acquisitions outside of the EU. The EU regulators said the subsidies amount to unfair advantage. According to an EU communiqué, the tax provision amounts to a clear and unjustified advantage to the Spanish-based companies. Spain must recover aid granted through the tax measure since December 2007, the EU regulator said.
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the Dutch cable manufacturer Draka Holding by Italy's Prysmian SpA, another cable manufacturer. The Commission's investigation has shown that the merged entity will continue to face effective competition in the production of optical fibre cables and general wiring despite becoming the European leader in the markets concerned.
The European Commission rejected a proposed merger between two Greek Airlines arguing the merger would create a quasi-monopoly. Greek air carriers Aegean Airlines SA and Olympic Air had proposed a tie-up that would have seen them merger their operations.
However, the EU blocked the merger, saying it would have created a quasi-monopoly in parts of the country's air-transport market.
Deutsche Boerse is mulling a merger with the NYSE, a move expected to create the world's largest trading exchange. The revelations came only hours after similar merger plans were announced between the London Stock Exchange and Canada's stock market operator TMX. The deals sent shares in other exchanges soaring on speculation that further match-ups would follow.
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited is to acquire 75% stake of the Polyester Staple Fiber, Specialty Filament business of Trevira GmbH. Trevira GmbH runs operations in Germany and Poland. The remaining 25% stake will be held by Sinterama S.p.A., Italy, the Joint Venture Partner. The acquisition of the 100% shares in Trevira GmbH will be done through a new Joint Venture Company, Indorama said in a press release.
The European Commission has proposed a Strategy for the Danube Region, covering eight EU member States and six other European countries. This Strategy will focus on concrete priority action areas, such as the improvement of navigability, water quality, security cooperation and the opportunities for tourism. The strategy, according to the EU Commission, is to develop the huge economic potential of the Danube River.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Hamburger Hochbahn AG signed a €160 million framework loan agreement for the acquisition of new trains and buses for the Hamburg transport operator. Hamburger Hochbahn AG will use the funding to renew and expand its fleet of trains and buses.
Under the framework, the funding will include plans in the medium term for investment in new rolling stock for the metro and in standard and articulated buses for Hamburg's local transport network.
During its recent summit, the EU outlined plans aimed at curbing the region's dependency on Middle East oil and Russian gas. In a report carried by the AFP, European leaders Friday last week launched a trillion-euro effort, primarily targeted at reducing the EU's overreliance on Oil from the Middle East and Russian gas imports.
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You've become a master grabber. You make it pretty clear that you want something by just reaching out, and you won't give up even if it means leaning all the way over. It's a dangerous habit you have, but you're determined to get what you want! (Wonder who you get that from...)
This month you increased the arsenal of foods you've tried: salmon, mozzarella, kiwi, orange wedges, potato, pancakes, pineapple, pear, cauliflower, oatmeal, cucumber, mum-mum rice crackers, and puffs all made the cut. You love solids and are not willing to be left out of any meal if we're eating in front of you.
Overnight, it seems, you became a big kid. You're vocal about what you want- with loud eh's and ah's if you're not getting proper attention, whines if you need something, reaching out to get us to move you over, and big smiles when you get what you want.
You're the happiest baby we know. You flirt with any stranger that will give you the time of day, and get so so excited at hanging objects- all four of your limbs shake with delight. Let's not forget the welcome you give us when we come to get you from a nap- that smile could make the hardest heart melt a thousand times over.
Speaking of sleep, you're still not a fan of the nap, but you seem to love your new bedroom. You're the best-est, smiley-est, funnest baby we know and we hope you stay like that forever!


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I was going to review this episodically but in the end, I decided to wait for the whole of BBC2 five part series, London Spy to air before reviewing it in one complete blog. Here goes nothing.
Written by Tom Robb Smith
Directed by Jakob Verbruggen
Love stories are always interesting to watch, even if you're not the most romantic of people such as myself and the love story between hedonistic Danny Holt (Ben Whishaw) and mysterious Alex/Alistair Turner (Edward Holcroft) becomes the very backbone of this whole saga. It's an interesting one in which the two of them meet up, fall in love, challenge each other's perceptions on certain things and then one of them goes and mysteriously dies. That would be Alex/Alistair in this case and his death became the very thing to throw Danny into a life and death saga into trying to find out what exactly happened to his lover over the course of the series.
At every opportunity, it seems that Danny is having everything thrown against him - his distant, unsupporting family, his reputation and even a moment in the middle of the series where it's discovered he's HIV positive. Not to mention the fact that Alex/Alistair was actually a child prodigy/spy and the people he worked for along with a controlling mother (played excellently by Charlotte Rampling for two episodes) go to various lengths to stop Danny from uncovering what actually happened to his lover until the last episode revealed everything in a somewhat frustrating manner.
For five episodes, this show certainly moved at a polarising pace. There were times when I'd find myself begging for actual action to take place (my hopes of Danny being an actual kickass spy never materialised) while other times, the slow and intimately revealing conversation between Danny and various characters were just a testament to the writing and acting being on top form. I don't know if this is a controversial opinion (and neither do I care if it is) but the more the show progressed, the less interesting Danny's relationship with Alex/Alistair became and the more gripping his budding friendship with retired agent, Scottie (a knockout performance by Jim Broadbent) instead became.
I do love that following the likes of Cucumber/Banana/Tofu on Channel 4 that BBC2 did give us this interesting series and while I would've preferred a bit more gadgets and stunts at times, I can appreciate the depth that writer Tom Robb Smith went for with Danny's characterisation and the people he interacted with throughout the series. There were some notable performances from the likes of Samantha Spiro, Lorraine Asbourne, Harriet Walter, Mark Gatiss and Adrian Lester.
The ending though was undeniably unsatisfying, though perhaps hinted at a potential promise of seconds and if that happened, then maybe I might get my wish of Danny becoming a kick ass spy after all. Hopefully with him living to tell the tale and moving on from Alex/Alistair's death as well.
London Spy aired on BBC2 and will air on BBCAmerica in 2016.


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Bible Study
Nehemiah 8:1-12
Introduction: For the next few weeks I will be speaking about spiritual revival or renewal. I will mostly be studying from Nehemiah chapter 8 to the end, but I have another couple of passages I want to study, also. I believe this church needs spiritual revival; and this revival must begin with God's Word. Ezra and Nehemiah had worked for years to restore the material things of Jerusalem. With that done, they began focusing on spiritual restoration. In Churches of Christ we have prided ourselves on being a restoration movement. But somewhere along the way we decided that we have arrived and no more needs to be done. Therefore, we have gone sour. We need revival!
I. Reading the Word vs. 1-8
A. The people asked for the Word vs. 1
B. Everyone came who was old enough to understand vs. 2
C. When Ezra opened the book, the people stood vs. 5
1. Respect
2. Body language indicated they wanted to hear with understanding
3. I Thessalonians 2:13
D. Worship vs. 6
1. When God speaks, worship naturally follows
2. Worship involved action, called out, "Amen"; lifted hands; bowed
E. Ezra read from daybreak to noon vs. 2
1. Why were the people able to listen for half a day? First, their oral culture (before television and printing presses) nourished well-developed listening skills. Second, they obviously hungered to know the Law of God, which had been ignored for so long.[1]
2. We like short sermons because our days are so full that we don't have time for the Word
F. The people listened attentively vs. 3
1. Literally, "While the ears of all the people were towards. …"[2]
2. All the people listened closely to the Book of the Law. NLB
3. All the people were eager to hear the book of the law. NET
G. The Levites instructed, made clear, translated vs. 7-8
The Bible is not a "magic book" that changes people or circumstances because somebody reads it or recites it. God's Word must be understood before it can enter the heart and release its life-changing power.[3]
II. The effect of the Word on the people vs. 9-12
A. Weeping vs. 9
1. For joy (This was probably the first time many of them had heard the Law read.)
2. From grief over their sins and disobedience of the Law
B. Commanded to celebrate vs. 10-12
1. Repentance and confession will come in chapter 9
2. Jeremiah 15:16
3. Psalm 19:8
4. The secret of Christian joy is to believe what God says in His Word and act upon it.[4]
5. Vs. 10
a. The joy of the Lord is your strength. NIV, KJV
b. The joy of the Lord makes you strong. New International Readers Version
c. Your strength ⌊comes from⌋ rejoicing in the Lord. Holman Christian Standard Bible
d. He will make you happy and strong." Contemporary English Version
Conclusion: When God's people get away from loving, reading, and obeying the Word of God, they lose the blessing of God.[5] Nehemiah 8 challenges our complacent approach to the Bible and our tendency to associate God's Law with grudging obedience.[6] If you want real revival, turn to the Scriptures; learn them and love them.
[1]Roberts, M., & Ogilvie, L. J. (1993). Vol. 11: The Preacher's Commentary Series, Volume 11 : Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. Formerly The Communicator's Commentary. (234). Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson.
[2]Willamson, H. G. M. (2002). Vol. 16: Word Biblical Commentary : Ezra-Nehemiah. (278). Dallas: Word.
[3]Wiersbe, W. W. (1996, c1992). Be determined. On cover: An Old Testament study--Nehemiah. (Ne 8:1). Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books.
[4]Wiersbe, W. W. (1996, c1992). Be determined. On cover: An Old Testament study--Nehemiah. (Ne 8:9). Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books.
[5]Wiersbe, W. W. (1996, c1992). Be determined. On cover: An Old Testament study--Nehemiah. (Ne 8:1). Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books.
[6]Roberts, M., & Ogilvie, L. J. (1993). Vol. 11: The Preacher's Commentary Series, Volume 11 : Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. Formerly The Communicator's Commentary. (232). Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson.