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The garden of legendary Coach Vince Dooley in Georgia has a threshold that not only changes your perspective once you have passed under his natural arbor of a trained weeping katsura, but it also makes you want to stop within to simply enjoy being there.
New beginnings are easily born on thresholds. Whether it's in the garden or in life, this point of transition symbolizes a new beginning. For brides, being carried across the threshold of a new home marks the start of a new phase of life. For my own wedding in 1988, my husband and I were married on the banks of the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth, Va., on a dock that served as the threshold of our new life together.
A threshold is where one moves from one space to the next – an arbor, a bridge, a gate, a break in the hedge, a set of dramatic steps leading to a level change or even a pair of columns – made of either shrubs or trees, or hardscape materials. They punctuate a space, alerting visitors they are about to experience a change in scenery.
In the garden, thresholds serve the role of guiding friends and visitors towards a gathering place. Whether it's one or two people moving from one area to another, or a group strolling through a garden, thresholds are a cue that something different lies ahead. It is not uncommon to reach a threshold and intuitively know to stop and observe.
Asian garden design often incorporates thresholds. Slowing the walk by adding this portal makes it almost impossible to rush through the garden. This portal slows visitors, encouraging them to fully take in their surroundings.
I have one particular spot in my garden, Helen's Haven, where I can count on hearing a visitor's gasp upon seeing that particular garden for the first time. I've often wondered if the gardens they see are really that dramatic, or if it's because I placed the threshold just right, creating the perfect view for maximum impact. In either case, it demonstrates the power of a threshold.
Thresholds can make a small garden feel bigger by subtly separating areas that serve different functions. They can also frame a view. Take a look around your property to see where you can take advantage of transitional spaces, and then decide what type of threshold would work best for that area.
Any garden, large or small, has room for at least one arbor. Take a stroll around your property and look for areas you can divide and make more of the space. This is an idea known as multiplication by division — expanding the space by dividing the area into smaller sections. Magically, the garden appears larger by breaking it up into smaller, distinct areas.
Your arbor can serve as the "doorway" to a garden room by adding a low fence or hedge to create walls. Arbors also direct traffic through the garden, enticing visitors to come in. Adding paths and walls creates transitional points for different rooms.
Left: A simple arbor, softened by Clematis armandii, leads to a secret garden beyond. Middle: A garden gate serves as a portal from one garden area to the next. When passing through a garden gate, we naturally want to stop and pause to take in the view. Right: A wide, bold arbor, painted to match the home's trim, visually connects the house to the garden. It also serves as a threshold to the garden beyond.
Garden gates make a major statement about who you are as a gardener. Whether created from man-made materials, plants or just an opening in a hedgerow, they are much more than utilitarian entryways. Passing through a garden gate surrounded by plants can make you feel like you're entering a different world.
In a way, garden gates complete a garden. They serve different functions depending on whether or not they are open or closed. When open, they're a warm welcome and invitation to the garden beyond. When closed, gates can create a feeling of privacy for those within the garden.
A level change can serve as the threshold for the garden above.
Steps and Stairs
Creating changes in elevation in an otherwise flat garden offers the eyes different spots to pause and enjoy, rather than taking in the whole flat area at a glance. If you are adding a sunken garden or any other design element that results in elevation change, you can use the excavated soil to build raised beds surrounding the newly created garden or elsewhere in the landscape.
In any case, level changes should be part of the journey, not just a way to facilitate movement from one part of the garden to another. Evaluate your needs and the contour of your land to ensure you are gardening your level best.
Once you've created your threshold, it's time to make it part of the garden. Plant a trailing clematis or climbing rose on your arbor to bring it to life in the summer months. Entice people to walk through your garden gate by installing a pathway to it with stepping-stones interplanted with soft green moss. Make the few stairs leading to your sunken garden even more inviting by planting sweet-smelling herbs to satisfy the sense of smell as you enter this new part of the landscape.
A version of this article appeared in Carolina Gardener Volume 25 Number 6.
Photography courtesy of Helen Yoest.


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World stocks down, Nikkei falls as yen slide halts
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's benchmark stock index toppled off a 32-month high Wednesday after the yen's slide went into reverse. Other benchmarks were lower as investors began focusing on the political impasse in Washington over the U.S. government's borrowing limit.
The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo tumbled 2.6 percent to close at 10,600.44 after government minister Akira Amari aired concerns about the recent rapid weakening of the yen, which can hurt consumers by raising the cost of imported goods, Kyodo News Agency reported.
European benchmarks fell in early trading. Britain's FTSE 100 lost 0.3 percent to 6,098.92. Germany's DAX shed 0.1 percent to 7,665.90 and France's CAC-40 lost less than 0.1 percent to 3,695.01.
Wall Street also appeared headed for losses, with Dow Jones industrial futures losing 0.2 percent to 13,437 and S&P 500 futures retreating 0.2 percent to 1,462.50.
The day's lukewarm trading started in Asia. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.1 percent to 23,356.99. South Korea's Kospi fell 0.3 percent to 1,977.45. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was one of the few advancers, up 0.5 percent to 4,73840. Benchmarks in Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines also fell, while Singapore rose.
Traders are increasingly nervous about a brewing fight in Washington over raising the U.S. debt ceiling so that the government can keep borrowing money to pay its bills. The U.S. Treasury says it will run out of money to pay all the government's obligations sometime in February or March if Congress doesn't raise the current $16.4 trillion limit on borrowing.
Republicans lawmakers say they will demand major spending cuts in exchange for any agreement to raise the debt limit. But President Barack Obama has said he won't negotiate on the debt limit.
"It seems that buyers are getting a bit cautious about pushing things higher before clarification on the debt ceiling," said Ric Spooner, chief market analyst at CMC Markets in Sydney.
The U.S. fiscal crisis is the biggest single individual risk facing investors, with 37 percent of investors naming it as the biggest worry, according to a survey of fund managers published by Bank of America Merrill Lynch on Tuesday. The European debt crisis was cited as the biggest concern by 23 percent of those polled and a "hard landing" for the Chinese economy was third on the list with 12 percent.
The Nikkei index finished at 10,879.08 on Tuesday, its highest close in nearly three years, after Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa pledged to take action to combat the country's deflationary slump.
The yen has slid against the U.S. dollar and euro since the Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in national elections last month. Its leader, Shinzo Abe, has been lobbying the central bank for aggressive action to end Japan's years of deflation and has announced a 20 trillion yen ($225 billion) economic stimulus package.
On Tuesday, Germany's main stock index, the DAX, fell after the government said the economy grew only 0.7 percent in 2012, indicating activity dropped in the last three months of the year by as much as 0.5 percent. The figures show the European financial crisis is weighing down even the strongest economies on the continent.
Analysts at DBS Bank Ltd. in Hong Kong said Germany's slowdown was bad news for struggling euro countries since Germany "is the country that is supposed to be the economic engine and banker to Europe all rolled into one."
Benchmark oil for February delivery was up 7 cents to $93.36 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract dropped 86 cents to finish at $93.28 a barrel in New York on Tuesday.
In currencies, the euro fell to $1.3267 from $1.3299 late Tuesday in New York. The dollar fell to 87.95 yen from 88.83 yen.
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Plus One Lap used to be all about cyclocross, now it's my dumping grounds for anything cycling.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Custom Cross #4: Frank's RockLobster
The 4th bike to hit the customs gallery and the 2nd RockLobster is my friend, Frank's, Orange Rocklobster. For a size 60c bike in steel this is a really nice weight cross bike. Good job mate.
Here, finally are the pics (attached) and specs of my cross bike. I can't wait to see it up on your page.
Frame: Rock Lobster custom, 60cm, 853 main tubes
Fork: Easton EC90X full carbon, 260mm steerer
Headset: Chris King
Crankset: FSA Energy compact, 48-34 rings
Bottom Bracket: KCNC Ti ISIS 68x108 (thanks jeremyb)
Brakes: Paul Neo-Retro front, Touring rear, aluminum pivot bolts
Top Mount Levers: Empella
STI Levers: Shimano Ultegra
Front Derailleur: Ultegra
Rear Derailleur: Ultegra
Cassette: Shimano Dura Ace 12-23 9 speed
Chain: SRAM 970
Seatpost: Performance Forte Precision carbon (I know, sketchy)
Seatpost Clamp: DKG with Ti bolt
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR XP
Handlebars: TTT Prima 199 44cm
Stem: Syntace F99 120mm, Ti bolts
Bar Tape: Cinelli cork
Cables & Housing: Shimano
Pedals: Time ATAC XS
Front - Sun Mistral tubie on ?? hub, 14/15/14 spokes radial (will be rebuilt)
Rear - Sun M19A-II tubie on Dura Ace hub, 14/15/14 spokes radial / 3x
Tires: TUFO Prestige 30mm
Skewers: USE Spin Stix
Other: aluminum bottle cage bolts, carbon spacers, trick Ebay straddle cable hangers, StayWrap chainstay protector, Vetta V-100 wireless computer
Current weight on my el-cheapo digital scale = 19.04 pounds. It WILL get under 19 very soon, I'll send you an update.
I have a pair of Mavic GL330 rims to build onto the existing hubs, should save a little weight there although I'll go to a 3x front lacing for durability. Feedback and comments appreciated!
Again, the bike looks great Frank, and the weight is very respectable for the size and material of the frame.
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Food Adventures: A Suburban Chicago Farm
Chicago residents can skip the hustle and bustle, and meander out to La Pryor Farms for a simpler way of life. By: Julia Kramer
Last year, just as Cleetus Friedman's biodiesel bus full of urbanites pulled into La Pryor Farms, 80 miles southwest of Chicago, a cow went into labor. The unscheduled bovine birthing was just the type of convergence of farm and city that Friedman, a comedian turned chef, lives for—one that lets busy city slickers know that they are way out of The Loop.
Each summer, Friedman leads a one-of-a-kind, daylong guided tour of a suburban Chicago farm. His dedication to a good time is clear from the outset, when snacks and local beers start flowing on the bus.
Once you arrive, Friedman cooks a bounteous meal, with sides like squash and rainbow chard salad. Each course is paired with local beer, and after dinner, he builds a campfire and a bluegrass trio strikes up. Throughout the evening, you connect not just with the land but also with one another: "I tell people we're gonna be home by 11," says Friedman, "but they always want to stay."
Can't make it to the farm? Friedman will host dinners at the Chicago Botanic Garden all summer. For more info on both experiences, visit fountainheadchicago.com.


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What is the difference between algae and Chara and how should I treat them?
Veronica – Savannah, GA
To an entomologist, the differences between a cockroach and a termite may be a subject of profound fascination. However, to a homeowner, they're both insect problems. If you have them, you sure as heck want to get rid of them – and the sooner the better.
Likewise, when the seasoned water biologist sees filamentous algae floating on the surface of a pond, he can probably identify the strain — Spirogyra, Oscillatoria, Pithophora, Anabaena or perhaps some combination thereof. Just beneath the surface, he might point out the gray-green, cylindrical branches of Chara, another form of algae that is often mistaken for a submerged flowering plant, except it has no flower and no defined root system.
Most of you would probably find this at least mildly interesting, unless, of course, the biologist is talking about your pond. Where he sees variations of filamentous algae, you see 'pond scum':what he identifies as Chara, you know as 'skunkweed' or 'muskgrass.' Suddenly, what it is, matters a whole lot less to you than how to get rid of it.
Well, fortunately, we've got some great options for you. One gallon of Algae Defense®, mixed with water and Treatment Booster™ PLUS , can treat up to 8,000 square feet of pond surface. It's best applied with an pond sprayer. It should come as no surprise that the sooner you address an algae issue with Algae Defense®, the quicker and more effective the results. Algae Defense® is best used to eliminate algae on or just below the surface of your pond. For bottom forming algae, like Chara, we suggest Cutrine®-Plus Granular – 12 pounds can treat 8,700 square feet.
If you find that the algae in your pond has graduated from 'issue' to 'problem,' you may find that multiple applications of Algae Defense® and Cutrine®-Plus Granular are necessary. Make sure you treat your pond in small sections waiting a week between treatments, and have sufficient aeration when treating during the hot summer months. We also recommend following up treatments with the use of PondLogic® PondClear™ and PondLogic® MuckAway™, which use environmentally friendly bacteria to break down the dead algae.
When it comes to the health of your pond, knowing what goes on is important, but knowing how to deal with it is essential.
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The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) did a deep dive into the 2007 Survey of Business Owner data released by the U.S. Census Bureau and found minority-owned firms are more likely to export compared to non-minority-owned businesses. Export activity of minority-owned firms spanned 41 countries, with Mexico, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic dominating the list. Across the oceans, minority-owned firms are also selling their products and services to countries that include Turkey, India, China and the Philippines according to data from the U.S. Export Import bank.
The Obama Administration has set a goal of doubling the nation's exports in five years and minority-owned firms are playing a crucial role in meeting this goal. Further analysis of the Census Bureau data revealed that minority-owned firms were three times more likely to own firms that generate 100% of their revenue through exports than those of non-minority-owned firms. In addition to being more likely to export, minority-owned firms were twice as likely to have operations abroad when compared to non-minority-owned firms and publicly held firms.
These facts showcase the competitive asset minority-owned firms are to the U.S. economy.
What is the competitive advantage? Minority business owners in the United States look, act, and speak like the rest of the world. In fact, minority-owned firms are five times more likely to conduct business in languages other than English compared to non-minority-owned firms conducting business in a language other than English.[i] Multilingualism opens the door for new markets, new customers and new business partnerships. This attribute, combined with cultural knowledge and business acumen, allow minority-owned firms to go global with greater efficiency and, in turn, realize a bigger economic impact.
That is why MBDA is taking a lead, in concert with the International Trade Administration (ITA) and other federal agencies, to encourage greater export activity with the Nation's 5.8 million minority-owned and managed firms. Through MBDA's network of business centers and ITA's export assistance centers, minority-owned firms have access to financing, market analysis, technical assistance and other services to help them expand their reach.
So, don't delay. Grow your business, find new customers, and create new jobs by tapping into the global export market worth $1.8 trillion dollars. Find the nearest MBDA Business Center.
[i] Data on language use for business transactions may be overestimated. Minority-owned and non-minority-owned firms could select multiple languages, other than English, to reflect the languages used to conduct business. Source: MBDA analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data from the 2007 Survey of Business Owners.
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GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The U.N. Security Council voted Tuesday to nearly double the peacekeeping force in South Sudan to nearly 14,000 troops.
The authorization came as three mass graves were discovered in the country and its former vice president said he is organizing a delegation to meet with President Salva Kiir in a bid to end several days of violence that officials said they believe killed at least 1,000 people.
The meeting between Kiir and Riek Machar could take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Radio France Internationale reported.
Machar's announcement came as U.N. human rights commissioner Navi Pillay called on both sides to protect civilians and stop instigating ethnic violence.
In a statement issued from her office in Geneva, Switzerland,Pillay said evidence had been found of mass killings.
"Mass extrajudicial killings, the targeting of individuals on the basis of their ethnicity and arbitrary detentions have been documented in recent days," she said. "We have discovered a mass grave in Bentiu, in Unity state, and there are reportedly at least two other mass graves in Juba."
More than 40,000 people forced from their homes by the violence had sought refuge in the past several days in compounds housing the U.N. Mission in South Sudan, she said. She called on both sides to end arbitrary detentions and to reveal the locations of those already detained.
Pillay said people of Dinka and Nuer backgrounds had "palpable fear" of being killed. She urged authorities to make "clear statements" that human rights violations would not tolerated.
A contingent of 150 U.S. Marines was moved to a military base in Djibouti in case they are needed to help evacuate Americans and provide security for the U.S. Embassy, military officials said.
A senior administration officials said the United States is trying to determine how many more are still in the country.
"Based on registration, there are American citizens in other towns and areas throughout South Sudan," the official told CNN. "We are trying to track down how many may still be there. Many may have gotten out on their own. We are trying to track that down."
About 380 U.S. citizens and another 300 people from other countries have been evacuated in recent days, U.S. defense officials said.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon requested the surge in U.N. peacekeepers, saying the troops would be used to help protect tens of thousands of civilians under siege in the landlocked 2-year-old Middle Africa nation.
The United Nations said in a release the 15-member Security Council unanimously approved temporarily increasing the force in South Sudan to a maximum of 12,500 military and 1,323 police, from a current combined strength of about 7,000. The surge would be accomplished by transferring units from U.N. forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Darfur, Abyei, Ivory Coast and Liberia.
The Security Council resolution demanded an immediate end of hostilities and the immediate commencement of talks between the rival factions. The Security Council condemned the fighting, as well as the targeting of civilians and ethnic communities, and attacks and threats against U.N. peacekeepers.
Ban said Kiir and opposition political leaders must "come to the table and find a political way out of this crisis."
"Whatever the differences, nothing can justify the violence that has engulfed their young nation," the U.N. leader said, adding the conflict can't be solved militarily. "Attacks on civilians and the U.N. peacekeepers must cease immediately. The United Nations will investigate reports of these incidents and of grave human rights violations and crimes against humanity. Those responsible will be held personally accountable. They should know the world is watching."
Ban said it will take time to get the additional U.N. forces in place and added "even with additional capabilities, we will not be able to protect every civilian in need in South Sudan."
"This is a political crisis which requires a peaceful, political solution," Ban said. "In this season of peace, I urge the leaders of South Sudan to act for peace.
"Stop the violence. Start the dialogue. Save your proud and newly independent country. There is no time to lose."
The 150 Marines, along with four V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and two C-130 Hercules transport planes, are being sent from Spain to the Horn of Africa country of Djibouti, where an emergency force was created after the deadly Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, the U.S. Africa Command said.
"By positioning these forces forward, we are able to more quickly respond to crisis in the region, if required," an Africa Command statement said.
It cited the Benghazi attack, which killed four people, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, and injured 10 others.
"One of the lessons learned from the tragic events in Benghazi was that we needed to be better postured, in order to respond to developing or crisis situations, if needed. These precautionary movements will allow us to do just that," the command statement said.
Washington was considering cutting off U.S. aid to South Sudan, the Wall Street Journal said.


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Professor of Mathematics: R P Scott Lang, appointed 1879.
Professor of Natural Philosophy: Arthur S Butler, appointed 1880.
The Examiners: The Professors and, in addition for Mathematics, Professor Stuart, M.A., LL.D., Cambridge, appointed 1882.
This Professorship is coeval with the foundation of the Colleges. The Professor is appointed by the University Court.
Natural Philosophy is usually studied in the Fourth Session.
The subjects of lecture are: 1. Properties of Matter and of Force, including Inertia, Gravitation, Molecular Forces, Laws of Motion. Conservation of Energy, etc.; 2. Dynamics or Mechanics, including Hydrostatics and Pneumatics; 3. Sound; 4. Heat; 5. Light; 6. Electricity; 7. Astronomy; 8. Meteorology.
The Class meets at the following hours
10 to 11 o'clock on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
12 to 1 o'clock on five days a week.
2 to 3 o'clock on Wednesdays every fortnight.
Examinations.- The class is examined every fortnight in writing, on Wednesdays, from 2 to 3 o'clock.
The subjects of examination, which are given to the class in writing, consist generally of propositions in the lectures or textbooks, with the addition of a few problems.
The places in the Honour and Prize List are determined by the results of the examinations.
Home Exercises.- Problems are prescribed once a month for work at home.
Private Reading.- The works prescribed for reading during the summer, for Students who enter the class the ensuing Session, will be found among the announcements for next Session, in another part of the Calendar.
The examination takes place early in November, and a prize is awarded to the best competitor.
Text-Books.- Thomson and Tait's Elements of Natural Philosophy; Blaikie's Elementary Dynamics; Deschanel's Natural Philosophy, Ganot's Physics by Atkinson, or Miller's Chemistry, vol. i.; Herschel's Astronomy.
The following books are also recommended for study:- Todhunter's Statics. Tait and Steele's Dynamics. Routh's Rigid Dynamics. Besant's Treatises on Hydrostatics. Newton's Principia, Evans's edition. Parkinson's Optics. Lloyd's Lectures on the Wave Theory of Light. Airy's Tract on Light. Balfour Stewart on Heat. Clerk Maxwell's Theory of Heat. Jamin, Cours de Physique.
Neil Arnott Fund.
This fund consists of a sum of £1000, presented to the University by Mrs Arnott, in memory of her husband, Dr Neil Arnott, to be termed the Neil Arnott Fund, and to be devoted to the promotion of the Experimental Study of Natural Philosophy.
In terms of the deed of foundation, the free annual income of the fund is expended in the purchase of Apparatus for the Natural Philosophy Class.
This Professorship was founded in 1668. The Professor is appointed by the Crown.
There are three Mathematical classes.
The First or Junior Class meets one hour daily for five days in the week. The subjects are - Euclid, Books I. II. III. IV. V. VI. and XI., Elements of Modern Geometry, Geometrical Conic Sections, Plane Trigonometry, Theory of Arithmetic and Elementary Algebra.
The Class meets from 10 to 11 on Thursdays for Theory of Arithmetic, use of Logarithm Tables, &c. A Tutorial Class free to members of the class meets three times a week for the benefit of those who are backward, and attendance on it is required from all who make less than 50 per cent in the examinations.
Text-Books.- Todhunter's Euclid, Hamblin Smith's Algebra, and Walmsley's Trigonometry.
The Second Class meets one hour daily for five days in the week.
The subjects are:- Algebra, Trigonometry, Elements of Quaternions, and the Elements of Plane Co-ordinate Geometry. A Tutorial Class, free to every member of this class, meets twice a week for working examples.
Text-Books.- Todhunter's Algebra and Walmsley's Trigonometry, large edition.
The Third or Senior Class meets one hour daily for three days in the week.
The subjects are:- Co-ordinate Geometry, Differential and Integral Calculus. The course thus indicated may be varied from time to time to meet the requirements of the majority of the class.
Text-Book's.- Todhunter's Differential Calculus, and Williamson's Integral Calculus.
In the first and second classes oral examinations are held daily, written examinations every fortnight. Exercises to be done at home are given out every week. The honour and prize list is founded on the class examinations and the home exercises. Extra prizes are given for work done during the summer following the first or second class.
The Duncan Prize is open for competition to Students who have attended at least the Second and Third Mathematical Classes of the United College, and who present themselves for examination at the commencement of the Session immediately following that of their attendance on the Third Class.
Here are some examination questions set at St Andrews University in Mathematics and in Natural Philosophy.


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In my time spent researching cemeteries, I've noticed that there is an either/or reaction once people realize what I do. Either they find it incredibly fascinating or they look at me as if I've suddenly sprouted two heads. Why is it that cemeteries can draw in some people, yet repel others? After mulling this for a bit, I've concluded a few possible answers.
Cemeteries used to be an integral part of community life. Now, this is no longer the case as people scatter farther away from their original roots than their parents or grandparents could have ever imagined (Millennials notwithstanding). Carriage ways, or even walking paths and benches at particularly peaceful spots, were part of many cemetery designs. The Tikhvin Cemetery, located in St. Petersburg, Russia, is one such example.
Today, except for places such as Arlington National Cemetery, or Pere Lachaise, cemeteries are the outcasts in a culture obsessed with perpetual youth.
Another deterrent would be Hollywood, where the more gruesome a film, the better – especially if a decent return is to be had at the box office. Horror films successfully tap into our collective subconscious fears of death, what lies beyond (or even beneath, for that matter). Just consider The Omen, Halloween, Bram Stoker's Dracula or even, The Addams Family. For some, there is too direct a tie between horror films and cemeteries.
Although in all fairness, Hollywood shouldn't be held completely responsible, considering what a well-written book can do to one's sleep patterns. I still believe that Stephen King pales in comparison to that battered copy of Sleepy Hollow in the downstairs bookcase. And it's kind of ironic what a curse vivid imagination can be once the lights are turned out. That scratching at the window? If you're lucky, it's just a burglar. If not, it may be something rising from the Blair Witch Project.
Primal fears do have that tendency to emerge where unexplained bumps in the night are concerned.
Sometimes though, not even the warm light of day can chase away uneasy feelings, and I do believe there are cemeteries too eerie to visit at any time. The spookiest I've ever visited, was the Cementiri del Sud-Ouest in Barcelona, Spain. A wander in the old section caused me to stop researching cemeteries altogether for several months until I could finally shake off my case of the heebie-jeebies. Vandalism, blazing-eyed feral cats, and gloomy statues all combined into a feeling of sullen unwelcome for anyone disturbing the malignant pall.
Yet laying aside the primeval for the pragmatic, lack of visitor interest also occurs because a cemetery is abandoned, even though these can be the most fascinating. Perhaps the caretakers moved away. Perhaps the maintenance funds ceased. Or perhaps the community involved, quite literally, died out. Whatever the reason, abandoned cemeteries do tend to attract their own kind of guests ranging from overgrown weeds to wild animals (both the four- and two-legged kind), naturally leading to personal safety concerns.
One of my earlier blog posts on Highgate Cemetery in London, noted a significant problem with clogged overgrowth and tombstone defacings during the 1960s and 1970s. More recently, the BBC ran a piece about a Romanian Jewish cemetery belonging to a diminishing elderly community. Unfortunately, it too, had been vandalized.
These factors may seem to support not meandering through one's local graveyard – yet there is a resurging interest in doing just that. Dr. Marilyn Yalom's, The American Resting Place: Four Hundred Years of History Through Our Cemeteries and Burial Grounds, is a recent publication detailing over four hundred cemeteries, memorial parks and graveyards throughout the U.S. Some readers have even recommended using it as a kind of travel guide into the American past.
For me, an historical cemetery's appeal is the unique opportunity of seeing a snapshot of time, complete with all the trappings of historical and social customs, before it disappears through neglect or destruction.


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|Orchestral Game Concert 4
|Catalog Number: SRCL-2736
|Released On: November 21, 1994
|Composed By: Kouhei Tanaka, Shinobu Amayake, Koji Kondo, Kenji Yamamoto & Minako Hamano, Kyohei Tsutsumi, Kouichi Sugiyama, Yoko Kanno, Tsuneta Kato, Yasujiro Nakajima, Naoki Kodaka, Nobuo Uematsu
|Arranged By: Kouhei Tanaka, Nobuo Kurita, Toshihiko Sato, Keiichi Oku, Kouichi Sugiyama, Yoko Kanno, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Kosuke Onozaki
|Published By: Sony Records
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|Format: 1 CD
01 - To the God's Imperial Throne~The Final Dungeon (Lennus II)
02 - Special Trax (Wild Trax)
03 - Medley (Super Mario Brothers)
04 - Theme~Space Warrior Samus Aran's Theme~Big Boss BGM~Ending (Super Metroid)
05 - Sofie's Cavern (Itadaki Street 2)
06 - Pastorale~Catastrophe (Dragon Quest II)
07 - Visiting the Harbors of the World (Uncharted Waters II)
08 - Sequence (Night of the Kamaitachi)
09 - Two People Return Alive (Night of the Kamaitachi)
10 - Together in the Light of the Legend (Albert Odyssey II)
11 - The Dream Oath~Maria and Draku (Final Fantasy VI)
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The Orchestra Game Music Concert was an annual event in Japan from 1991 through 1995 in which orchestral arrangements of special music from Nintendo games released each year were performed. Of the five concerts, this installment is the least afflicted by their perennial problems of under-rehearsal and mundane orchestrations. And with the best selection of music, OGC4 is definitely the strongest of the series.
For most fans, the big-ticket item will most likely be the arrangement of the entire opera scene from Final Fantasy VI. It's an impressive and certainly ambitious feat, though not without a few glitches, such as convincing linking material, performance, direction issues, and less than stellar vocalists. For me, the finest track in the program is Yoko Kanno's stirring, arranged medley of themes from Daikoukaijidai II (Uncharted Waters II). Beginning with a sweeping arrangement of Mast in the Mist, the piece goes on to incorporate the main themes from Moslem Dance, The Mahout, and Land of Luxury, and closes with Close to Home. Kanno's exceptional versatility is once more on display as her recreations of these originally very exotic, ethnically oriented pieces in the orchestral realm are wonderfully successful.
After that, I found the music form the lesser-known games more impressive than the ostensibly "popular" ones, such as a phoned in Dragon Quest medley and the inflated and rather tedious Super Metroid suite. But Kouhei Tanaka's selection from Lennus II is a great opening; martial, dramatic and memorable, and the music from Itadaki Street 2, a board game of all things, is quite surprisingly grandiose and romantic.
Overall, Orchestra Game Concert 4 is an excellent disc that any game music fan would be wise to pick up.
Reviewed by: James McCawley
The fourth CD of the Orchestral Game Concert series is without a doubt the most popular and hardest to find in the collection. One of the reason is probably the over 22 minutes Final Fantasy VI Opera song that can be found on that CD. However, having listened to all 5 CDs in the collection, I can personally say that the 4th one is my favorite and I can certainly understand why nobody wants to sell it when they get their hands on it. Following the format that Ramza started on his reviews of some of the other CDs in this collection, I will make brief comments on every tracks on this CD.
The CD starts off with a bang with a song from Lennus II (Lennus is Paladin's Quest in the US). When I originally heard this CD, I had absolutely no idea what Lennus was but that didn't bother me one bit because the song kicked ass and as long as it is good music, that's all I care about. This track definitely has a powerful feel to it and you can see what I mean by listening to the sample.
The following 2 tracks are from 2 Nintendo-made games. One from Stunt Race FX and the other from Mario. The Stunt Race FX song is without a doubt the most forgetable song on the CD. It's not bad but it's way too childish sounding for my taste. The Mario song is the exact same one that is on the first CD of the collection (see Ramza's review of OGC 1).
Track 4 is one that most people will recognize and is a rather magnificent song. It's from the Nintendo adventure game Super Metroid on the Snes and it really feels like an adventure/action movie soundtrack. Great stuff.
From there comes another surprise by the name of Itadaki Street 2. Once again, I have never heard of this game but this is great stuff and doesn't affect my enjoyment of the song one bit. This is mostly a slower, more melodious song but it builds up towards the end for a great climax.
Track no.6 is the obligatory Dragon Quest song. However, there is only one DQ song on this CD and I liked their choice for that one because it's the song from the intro of Dragon Quest II and brings back memories of the old NES days.
The next track is a classic Yoko Kanno song from Uncharted Waters II. Actually, it's a medley of several UW2 songs and it's definitely a great track. Although I'm not too big on the percussions part and the clapping part near the middle, it gets better near the end when it switches to my favorite song (Close to Home) which I think is just a beautiful song. The Close to Home part is the one that you can hear in the sample below.
The next 2 tracks are from a game called Night of the Kamai and boy is this CD a big surprise. Once again, great music comes from a game that I've never even heard of. Both tracks are great in my opinion and you probably won't want to skip those when you play the CD (I know I don't).
The second to last track is a great one for me as I am a big fan of the Albert Odyssey music on the Saturn game that was released in America by Working Designs. This track features very similar music to what can be found in the Saturn game and some themes are somewhat repeated a little. It's one of the best songs on the CD.
Now, the last track is the one that most people are interested in (since there are so many Squareheads out there). This track is the ENTIRE Opera sequence from Final Fantasy VI interpreted by a full orchestra and 2 opera singers. I'm not a big fan of Opera music and I'm not really a fan of the Final Fantasy VI music (yes, I must be one of the only ones out there) but I thought this song was great. It feels like you're listening to an entire movie on a CD. You can just picture the entire opera sequence from the game while it plays. Personally, my favorite part of the track is the instrumental part of Aria Di Mezzo Carattere that can be heard in the first minute or so of my sample available below. This track is definitely a piece of musical art and at 23 minutes, ranks as probably the longest track in videogame soundtrack history (at least as far as I know) - (Note from Ramza: There is at least one; Secret of Mana + is a one-track CD and it's almost 50 minutes long).
All in all, this CD is definitely one of the top orchestral videogame soundtracks you can find out there and ranks as one of my personal favorites. Good luck if you want to find it though, because it is supposedly one of the hardest CD to find (at least that's what our soundtrack freak Ramza says) :P.
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A new bill in the Texas Legislature would force sex offenders to identify themselves on social networking sites.
Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, said he is pushing House Bill 23 in part because social media sites such as Facebook aren't doing their jobs.
"When you become a member of Facebook, you agree to the terms and conditions, and one of the terms and conditions now is that you cannot be a sex offender, a convicted sex offender," he said. "Now, of course, it's not enforced and so now this is being left up to other states to make sure we have enforcement mechanisms."
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If passed, the measure would make certain sex offenders who still have Internet access privileges put specific information in their profile. The information would include identifying themselves as a sex offender, the type of offense and where the offense took place, as well as the offenders' full name, date of birth, sex, race, height, weight, eye color and hair color. The offender's current address or where they hope to live would also have to be included.
"In this day of the Internet, we are doing so much more online, and we need to make sure we're being pretty vigilant about who we're communicating with," Fischer said.
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Here's the thing about Robin Givhan, the WaPo's fashion journalist. She frequently writes about fashion in contexts that should make for fascinating readings: the images portrayed by women in power, and how their stylistic choices reflect (or, often, deflect) our expectations of femininity. Sounds right up our alley, no? But here's the other thing about Givhan: she's bad at it. To be more precise (and more fair), she's not bad at writing, and she's not bad at fashion; she's just bad at feminism. Sure, I don't need all reporters in the world to be feminist (but, oh, what a world that would be!), but if your beat consists of analyzing fashion and gender, and you're not doing it through a feminist lens, you may as well work for Cosmo.
Givhan made herself infamous in the feminist blogosphere by dedicating an entire article to Hillary Clinton's cleavage and how "unnerving" it supposedly was, during campaign season, natch. (Choice quote: The cleavage, however, is an exceptional kind of flourish. After all, it's not a matter of what she's wearing but rather what's being revealed. It's tempting to say that the cleavage stirs the same kind of discomfort that might be churned up after spotting Rudy Giuliani with his shirt unbuttoned just a smidge too far. No one wants to see that. But really, it was more like catching a man with his fly unzipped. Just look away!) Now she's weighing in on Sonia Sotomayor, claiming that for her hearings, Sotomayor chose to eschew femininity altogether. In maddening but typical fashion, she fails to even remotely discuss why Sotomayor might make such a choice, instead dissing her for being stuck in the '80s — which is so hot right now, unless you're a lady judge, of course. (See Jezebel for a great comparison of Sotomayor's look to the "1980s lady power broker" that Givhan claims she's channeling. Maybe Givhan isn't that good at fashion after all.)
Whether or not you agree with Givhan's premise that Sotomayor "embraced that period in fashion when femininity had no place in the executive suite" (for the record, I don't), you'd think Givhan might at least mention the fact that Sotomayor's status as a Vagina American has actually been a point of contention and debate in the past few weeks. Givhan sidles up to a gender-based analysis, but then she gets distracted by shiny things or something and doesn't follow through:
In recent years, it's been men in Sotomayor's position, with their hands raised as they promise to tell the truth. In matters of aesthetics they've had it easy. They needed only to wear a tidy dark suit with an unstained tie and a crisp dress shirt. A fresh haircut was always a wise move. Meeting these meager requirements has sometimes been a struggle. Still, both Samuel Alito and John Roberts were mostly unremarkable when they appeared before the Judiciary Committee.
Sonia Sotomayor didn't try to imitate the boys by assembling androgynous ensembles. That would not have gone over at all. Too dark a palette or too sleek a silhouette would have looked too urbane. Too unapproachable. Too minimal. Too suspiciously New York liberal.
Sotomayor avoided wearing clothes so bland that they faded into the background and left her looking dowdy and retiring and like she was trying to remake herself into something she is not. Based on her résumé and her life story, "flat" and "dull" are not adjectives that could accurately be applied to the "wise Latina." So she was not a blur in beige.
Gosh, why do you think men wouldn't bother doing more than getting a haircut and a dry cleaning before appearing before the Senate (and the nation)? It's almost like they are evaluated on their accomplishments and qualifications instead of on their color palettes. I guess they're just lucky!
I can't believe that Givhan has the nerve to refer to the "wise Latina" comment — which has been widely mocked by white men (who, of course, are Neutral Humans) as a sign of being uppity — in the context of how neutral Sotomayor decided to dress, without even a hint of irony. It's as though she has no idea that Sotomayor might have a vested interest in appearing nonthreatening to the white men who have been trying to get her to admit she's some kind of pity nominee. Givhan writes that Sotomayor's fashion projects the following statement: "I am palatable. I am familiar. And in addition to my ethnicity, I also know how to leave my gender at the door." AND THEN THE ARTICLE ENDS. Because, I guess, there's nothing interesting to say about being required to "leave" your ethnicity and gender at the door to the Supreme Court.
For a journalist who writes about fashion in politics, Givhan seems to miss the main point of her own work: fashion is political. Can you imagine the uproar if Sotomayor, a fat (or at least not thin)*, middle-aged Latina, actually showed up at the confirmation hearings in the sheath dresses and bare legs** that Givhan recommends? The powers that be in fashion may have announced that "Strength, femininity and fashion can coexist in the boardroom as well as on Capitol Hill," but I'm pretty sure that these guys didn't get the fucking memo.
*ETA: I am actually not sure at all if Sotomayor is fat or "Hollywood fat," but her body shape is still not one we would see in a lot of the fashion magazines that apparently should dictate her every move.
**IIRC, the Bush White House required women to wear pantyhose to work (though I can't find a link for that at the moment).


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I know I had left this travel for too long, but here I come back with it. As I said in the previous post, one possibility is to stay in Asheville to see the Biltmore Estate, but if you don't feel like it this itinerary I am going to talk about would be a good plan. After a good breakfast in Asheville you can a bit of the town before getting yourselves on the road. There are beautiful houses of the wealthy families who came to the area to improve their health and the town itself is also interesting.
Then, we go back to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Just driving and stopping from time to time at the countless viewpoints you will have pictures like this:
You may do your first stop at Craggy Gardens but if you do not have much time and want to enjoy each thing without looking at your watch I recommend driving directly to Mount Mitchell State Park.
If time for lunch is getting close you will have to eat at the restaurant next to the summit, since you have nothing more for many miles around. In any case, and forgetting about the waiting time for a table, it was not bad, it was very similar in quality and price of all that we saw in the area so I can not say it was the sort of place with terrible food and the highest price that takes advantage of being the only one in the area. And the views, great of course (you are going to say I'm obsessed with views ... :))


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This is the week when we celebrate the birthday of America, July 4th. Wow! What an awesome opportunity to think about how great our nation is - and how blessed we have been as a nation.
I wanted to consider some of the things that make America great. As I thought about this, it occurred to me that many of the things that make America a great nation start with the word "freedom." This is not a word to take lightly. Many people have fought and even given their very lives to preserve, maintain, and continue to allow our country that privilege. Here are just a few of the freedoms we have that make us unique in the world:
1. We are free to have an opinion - and voice it. No matter if people like it or not.
2. We are free to invent, create, and build a business in the hope that we have something to offer that others will be able to use and enjoy.
3. We are free to better ourselves. A person who starts off as a fast-food restaurant employee does not have to remain that way. They can choose to be better, work to improve, and, if they want, find a better place in life.
4. We are free to choose. We have the freedom to choose what we do, what we want, and how we act and react to those choices.
5. We are free to find fault with our leaders. No matter your political persuasion, that's a big one because no man or group of people is perfect. Being able to shine light on the wrongdoings of leadership without fear of being sent to prison - or worse - has helped to keep those that would be tyrants at bay.
6. We have freedom to build a future. Our course is not set. We can make ourselves better, make our nation better, and build families, companies, gardens, and lives that are marked by a continued movement toward greatness.
Mister Landscaper invents, develops, and manufactures quality products in America - instead of the alternative - because we believe that by providing Americans with the opportunity to work we are not just making better products. We are improving ourselves and giving others the opportunity to better themselves.
Our products are of the highest quality. We oversee production from start to finish, and we check them consistently. We can guarantee they work because we made them here - in America. We know what went into them, and we know the quality our customers expect to get out of them.
Thank you to our customers for allowing us to continue to make the highest-quality Micro and Drip Irrigation products on the market today.
Happy Birthday, America. Have a wonderful 4th of July!


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Apple iOS 8 to offer health and home features, work more closely with mac
- Snapchat on notice as Apple announces self-destructing messages
- Apple slowly turning Macs into iPhones
Apple has introduced new health and connected-home features for the software powering the iPhone and iPad, laying the groundwork for a busy second half of the year as the company seeks to rev up its growth.
The company announced the new mobile software, iOS 8, at its annual developer conference in San Francisco. The update, which Apple expects to release between September and November this year, includes HealthKit, which lets people monitor their health and acts as a data hub for fitness apps, and HomeKit, which includes home-automation elements so people can control locks, garage doors and lights from their devices.
Apple also showed new mobile search features that give direct links to relevant web pages if users are making certain common queries, letting people avoid Google. The company added new text messaging features, including a predictive typing tool, and a new feature to help people store more photos on their iPhones.
Apple's rivalry with Google was evident. Chief executive officer Tim Cook made several digs at Google's Android mobile software, including criticising it for having weak security.
The event was also used to announce the new version of Apple's home operating system for Macs, dubbed Yosemite, which includes a streamlined toolbar for using the calendar, clock and calculator. Apple also includes redesigned icons for apps included in the system - even the trash bin for holding unwanted files.
Apple also expanded its online cloud service, iCloud, with a new feature called iCloud Drive. It allows users to store files online and access them across different devices, similar to the service offered by Dropbox.
Many of the announcements also focused on making iPhones, iPads and Macs work more seamlessly together -- be they text messages, constructing documents or making phone calls. The new Mac software has a feature called Handoff, which simplifies working on documents between Macs, iPhones and iPads. It also includes ways to receive and make calls from the Mac if an iPhone is charging or isn't available.
"Our operating system, devices and services work together in harmony," Cook said at the event. "Together they provide an integrated and continuous experience across all of our products."
Helping mobile developers
HomeKit will allow developers to create more apps to help consumers use their mobile devices as a sort of remote control for their homes. Apple said it worked with a dozen or so home-automation companies on the underlying technology for HomeKit.
Apple, which has faced criticism from developers who said their apps are hard to find in the company's crowded App Store, also displayed new search tools, testing features, and previews so developers can make short videos to showcase their apps.
The company added ways for apps to work more closely with each other -- for example, a photo edited in one app can be quickly added to another one. The programs are currently isolated so data can't be shared with another tool.
To ease development of applications for the iPhone, iPad and Mac, Apple also introduced an entirely new programming language called Swift, which was greeted enthusiastically by the audience.
Calling Dre
To show off the new ways to make a phone call using a Mac, Apple's vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi called Dr. Dre using the computer with updated software.
"I can't wait to get to work for the team at Apple," Dr. Dre said during the call. "What time should I get in to work?"
With its new storage and sending products, called iCloud Drive and Maildrop, Apple is set to compete more with Dropbox. and other similar services. Using iCloud Drive, Apple will save a person's files on its servers so they can be accessed from any device. The mail service Maildrop makes it easier to send large files.
"You now have a great way to work across applications," Federighi said.
Bloomberg, New York Times


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This product is a printer driver for Canon IJ printers.
-The problem that, depending on the print data size, printing cannot be properly cancelled even after the Cancel Printing button is clicked has been rectified.
Download / Installation Procedures
1. Click the link, select [ Save ], specify "Save As", then click [ Save ] to download the file.
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If you select [ Run ] ( or [ Open ] ) instead of [ Save ], the file will be automatically installed after it is saved.
2. The downloaded file will be saved in the specified place in the self-extracting form ( .exe format ).
3. Double-click the downloaded EXE file to decompress it, then installation will start automatically.


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