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Do Deer Eat Hibiscus?
It's cute in the movie when Bambi eats flowers, but gardeners' hearts often harden if the blossoms in question came from their garden. Perennial hibiscus (Hibiscus spp.) is a garden standard, planted once and enjoyed season after season in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 though 10. The large, lovely leaves are also delicious to deer, and the plant makes most lists of deer-browsing favorites.
Annual Varieties
The hibiscus genus is a large one, including both annuals and perennials. Annuals are summer friends, joining the party for one season and then heading to parts unknown. Many hibiscus varieties grown as annuals in cooler locations are hardy in temperate climates, such as flower-of-an-hour (Hibiscus trionum), which is hardy in USDA zones 10 through 11. Its white, pink and red flowers live one day only but are swiftly replaced by others. Annuals are less subject to deer browse given their summer appearance; the mammals have many more choices of plants to nibble in summer than at other times of the year.
Perennial Hibiscus
Perennial hibiscus plants include those that die back in autumn, such as the "Kopper King" cultivar (Hibiscus "Kopper King") that thrives in USDA zones 4 though 9, offering copper-colored foliage that contrasts nicely with the large, pale flowers. Some hibiscus varieties are evergreen in the warmest climates, and the foliage graces the garden all winter. Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) grows to 12 feet and flowers year-round in USDA zones 9 through 11. Both examples are subject to deer browse.
When much of the country was forested and undeveloped, deer roamed freely, eating tender grass and foliage wherever they found it. The deer population was kept in check by predators such as wolves. In modern times, cities and suburbs replace much former deer-graze areas, and human presence has pushed many predator species far from urban centers. The deer population continues to forage for food wherever it can find it, and backyards and gardens are not exempt. Hibiscus plants are among those shrubs preferred by deer, but there is no point in removing them to prevent deer visits; if you have deer in your area, almost any plant attracts the hungry mammals to your garden.
Garden Protection
Some gardeners swear by deer repellents, others by noise devices intended to frighten wild animals. However, according to University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program experts, the only control measure that is consistently effective in protecting your garden, orchard and ornamental plantings from deer is physical exclusion. A fence must be at least 6 feet high and low enough to the ground to prevent deer from wiggling under it. A well-built fence provides good deer protection for your hibiscus flowers and all other plants.
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KAKU has a deep passion for music that translates directly into his sets making his performance both unique and electrifying. When he steps onstage, his presence is definitely felt while he fuses genres to make the crowd bounce.
Starting his career in San Francisco, California, KAKU later reestablished himself in Asia and quickly built a reputation as one of the most sought after DJs in Asia. Some of his recent highlights include, Ultra Music Festival Japan 2014, Ultra Music Festival Korea 2015, Road to Ultra Macau 2015 and guest feature sets at premier clubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Miami, Beijing, Taipei, Tokyo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Sydney, Barcelona, and Antwerp.
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Amazing Stories… The Loch Ness Monster…
November 29, 2010 by GuyHeilenman
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Today we begin a series of "Amazing Stories" found within original newspapers. We've always stated, and newspaper collectors agree, "History is never more fascinating than when it is read from the day it was 1st reported". Over the course of the next several months we are going to highlight some of the more interesting and/or amazing stories/reports to be found within historic newspapers. Today's installment: the printing of the photograph and the corresponding report of… The Loch Ness Monster (see below). The article and photograph shown appeared in The New York Times dated April 22, 1934. Additional images are available at: Loch Ness Monster. Enjoy.
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Unfortunately, Doctor Wilson admitted years later that this photograph of "Nessie" was faked – he built a "monster" with a clockwork motor inside, launched it on Loch Ness and photographed it.
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Although unfortunate in terms of "lore", perhaps not so unfortunate for those who live nearby. 🙂 Thanks for the additional information.
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The hard drive of our main file server at work died last night around 2 a.m., sending about 80GB of precious work-in-process data into the ether.
Did I freak?
No. Because I keep backups. Twenty-one days worth, with a full backup every ten and incrementals in between. Yeah, it took several hours to acquire a new HD and load all the data back into it, but it was all there.
Why am I writing this? I'm sure you've all read "All my file are gonerz man!" articles and posts elsewhere, which then proceed to admonish you to have a backup system in place. This is the other side of the coin. Success. Everything's fine. Nothing's gone.
1. Have a backup system.
2. Check on it every now and then to make sure that it's actually making backups.
3. When you check to make sure, do a little test restore to make sure that it's working from end to end.
That's what I did, and why I'm not thinking about walking in front of a bus today.
Which reminds me, I need to get my home backup server running too.
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on 09 Mar 2009 at 4:36 pm1D. Waschow
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on 18 Mar 2009 at 4:14 pm2Peter Atkinson
Yeah, i have an external hard drive which has my only copy on it. When i start major projects that take more than 3 hours, that'll be the time when i make me 6th copy of everything. Doesn't it feel satisfying when you beat the computers evil nature?
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My Home Is Far Away: An Autobiographical Novel
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My Home is Far Away is the most precisely autobiographical of Powells fifteen novels. In this family chronicle set in early twentieth century Ohio, young Marcia Willard s family struggles to keep up with the rapidly changing times, and Marcia endures disillusionment, cruelty, and betrayal to forge a survivors sense of independence. John Updike has compared Powell with Theodore Dreiser, Willa Cather, Sherwood Anderson, and those other Midwestern writers who felt something epic in the national shift from rural to urban, from provincial sequestration to metropolitan liberation. By 1941, when Powell set to work on My Home Is Far Away, she was better known for the smart, boozy, bawdy, hilarious send-ups of Manhattan high and low life. She had begun to attain a reputation for high sophistication and nothing could be less sophisticated in the glittering, all-knowing, furiously present-tense, big-city manner Powell had perfected than My Home Is Far Away.
This was the month of cherries and peaches, of green apples beyond the grape arbor, of little dandelion ghosts in the grass, of sour grass and four-leaf clovers, of still dry heat holding the smell of nasturtiums and dying lilacs. This was the best month of all and the best day. It was not birthday, Easter, Christmas, or picnic, but all these things and something else, something wonderful, something utterly unknown. The two little girls in embroidered white Sunday dresses knew no way to express their secret joy but by whirling each other dizzily over the lawn crying, Were moving, were moving! Were moving to London Junction!
My Home Is Far Away is one of the very few examples of a book written for adults, with an adult command of the language, that maintains the vantage point of a hungry, serious child throughout. It might be likened to a memoir that has been penned not with the usual tranquility of distance but rather with the sense that everything happening to the characters is happening right now, without any promise of eventual escape, without any assurance that childhood, too, shall pass away.
My Home is Far Away had been out of print for sixty years when Steerforth reissued it in 1995. It received immediate widespread acclaim, and was featured on the cover of the New York Times Book Review.


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The 50th anniversary of the founding of historical sociology in Iran
A special seminar held in Tehran on January 10, 2018, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Historical Sociology in Iran, was devoted to a celebration and discussion of the works of Dr. Ahmad Ashraf, the former Managing Editor of the Encyclopædia Iranica.
We are pleased to announce that several of Dr. Ashraf's key contributions to the social history of Iran were first published in the Encyclopædia Iranica (e.g., Alqāb va ʿAnāwīn i, ii, iii; Bazar iii; Class System iv, v, vi [with A. Banuazizi); Conspiracy Theories; Education vii; Islam in Iran xiii; and Iranian Identity i, iii, iv).
We wish him continued success in the field of his endeavors.
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One of my favorite financial bloggers is a cool guy named J. Money, a guy with a mohawk who runs Budgets are $exy. I've been following his blog for more than four years, where he both gives out advice and tells us about his life. We readers have followed his family dynamic through his wife's grad school, Baby Nickel and Baby Penny (their nicknames for their sons), and personal and business changes with their own finances. J. Money is open and honest with a kick of humor.
Two ventures he began a few years ago were Rockstar Finance, where he compiles great articles from a multitude of other bloggers, and Rockstar Community Fund. In April, I joined the #GivingCards Project, a project where they send out $20 Visa cards every month. The Rockstar Community Fund gives this money to their readers to give away to various missions attached to the gift card. From December 2016–March 2017, the Project has given away $6,867 across 35 states and six countries. I live in Indiana, but work in Kentucky, so I hoped that I could take Kentucky off their missing list. These small cards have been used to knit quilts for cancer patients, buy little plants for officemates to remind them of spring, and to purchase food for a kids' after-school program.
April's mission was different: "Use me to create unexpected joy for someone in your life."
Do something beautiful for someone you know, or even someone you know of. Opening the envelope and seeing the $20 gift card, I began racking my brain on what I could do that would make someone smile. Pay it forward at the grocery store? Buy snacks for my son's 5th grade class as a special treat? Give it to someone for bus fare? Then I opened my email…
My son's principal emailed that the mother of two fourth-grade students died unexpectedly. These kids are nine or ten and now must sustain life without their mother. I lost my father at 15; I know that they will be on a difficult road. While the school is taking care of having counselors visiting the classes to explain situations of death and grieving to the students, the school created a fund to collect donations to help support these girls.
There it was. $20 isn't much to a lot of people, but knowing that there are people out there who care about you, even if they don't know you, is worth substantially more. Within a day, I sent the card to the school for the girls. It was the kindest and most selfless thing I did last week.
Thank you, Rockstar Community Fund, for picking me for the April challenge. The mission came at the best time to hopefully create a little joy in these girls' lives, even if just for a moment.
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When it comes to lovely Chinese restaurants in Las Vegas, Flock and Fowl is the darling that keeps people coming back. They do Hainan chicken and roasted Cantonese-inspired poultry, served over savory rice.
Opened in 2015, they've already acquired quite a cult following. The tables are consistently packed with diners. Seated with the husband-and-wife owners Jenny Wong and Sheridan Su over lunch, they share a story of a customer rolling in on neutral right before his car ran out of gas, just so he could order chicken before the restaurant closed.
"Our chef had to drive him to the gas station!" Wong exclaims in delight.
"I have my priorities straight," the customer, who happens to be there that day, says sheepishly.
Wong and Su are both originally from Los Angeles and grew up immersed in a diverse Chinese food scene. Su is the chef of the operation; he was classically trained the Culinary Institute of America before eventually moving to Las Vegas to open for Joel Robuchon.
"After that, I think I really wanted to do Asian food. I grew up in Monterey Park but never really cooked [Asian food]," he says.
To learn, he stepped out of the fine-dining scene and started working at Asian restaurants around the Sunset Strip.
Today, he and his wife are a tour de force in the Chinese restaurant scene in Sin City. Besides Flock and Fowl, they're also behind Fat Choy—a Chinese diner inside the Eureka Casino. They opened Flock and Fowl two years ago, in part inspired by the Hainan chicken from their childhood. Su and Wong grew up eating at Savoy, a popular Chinese poultry diner in the Greater Los Angeles area and credit the mom-and-pop shop as their inspiration.
"Savoy is the same age as Sheridan," Wong says, noting that Flock and Fowl probably would not have as great of a following if Savoy had not first carved out the market segment for them in Los Angeles.
What sets them apart from the countless other Chinese restaurants in Vegas is their dedication to sourcing the birds. The chickens come from Pitman Family Farms in California, where they are free-range and organic. Their hope with Flock and Fowl is to do away with the stereotype that Chinese food is cheap.
"In most people's mind, Chinese food has to be cheap. It sucks. We make our own sauces completely from scratch, and we still have people telling us that we're expensive," Wong says. "The dish is 10 bucks!"
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Wong and Su's roasted chicken is perfectly crisp on the outside and wonderfully tender on the inside. It's a must if you're in Vegas and, if not, they've kindly have provided us with a recipe:
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This is a brief outline of a conference call with Joseph M. Foster, Portfolio Manager for Van Eck International. The topic of the call was "Gold and its impact on Gold Mining Companies". The conference call was facilitated by AIG Global Asset Management Company (India) Pvt. Ltd. on January 20, 2011.
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Mr. Joseph Foster said that many of these drivers which were in place in 2010 appear in 2011 as well. He continues to believe that the sovereign debt crisis is not going away and there seems to be no resolution. Countries like Greece and Ireland need to default on their debts and if they default it will result in a banking crisis. The sovereign debt issue will remain with us unless they reach a permanent resolution, which looks difficult.
The US economy is still in a difficult shape; the housing market in the US is still in depression and it looks difficult for the US economy to get back on track until there is a turnaround in the Housing market. Another issue in the US is the finances among state government and municipalities; they are having a difficult time servicing their pension and healthcare mandate. Many states are essentially bankrupt. They owe more than they take in and this will create more stress on the economy.
In Emerging markets, two countries like India and China are taking steps to curb food inflation but it remains to be seen whether those efforts will turn out to be successful. Crude oil is over $90/ barrel and some grains are at record high prices, so overall there remains immense stress in the financial market coupled with a lot of imbalances in the global economy. He adds that it is a tricky situation where on one hand you have countries like Japan, US and Europe fighting deflationary pressures and emerging market countries on the other hand fighting inflationary pressures. So there is a lot of friction and stress and this will continue to drive industries to gold as an alternative currency and as a safe haven asset.
Mr. Joseph Foster was of the view that, we are in the middle of a bit of correction in the gold market. We have not witnessed a good start to the year 2011, gold is off about $70 from its highs and the gold stocks are down 10% so far this year. We are in the midst of a correction mainly for two reasons.
Mr. Foster did not seem to agree with the outlook but at the same time added that investors have started taking profits out of gold and are investing in other places; so that remains the current source of correction in the gold market. He continues to believe that there are many risks and as we move forward these risks will come to the forefront and drive the investors back to gold market thereby raising the prices again. Once we get through this current consolidation we will see gold reaching new highs again.
Falcon Gold Equity Fund – the feeder fund for AIG World Gold FundThe fund is fully invested in gold and silver stocks. The main drivers of the fund's performance in 2010 were the following:
In this year, as far as the gold companies are concerned Mr. Joseph expects a good performance across the larger producers. These companies like Kinross Gold Corp and New Mart have not been performing given the record high gold prices. However at these gold prices these companies are expected to generate tremendous cash flows. Their bottom line profitability, their return on equity and other investments, etc., should make this industry look very attractive. So he believes that at some point this industry should become very profitable and hopefully that should get reflected in the share prices of these producers.
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Here's the deal: For two and a half months, you show up for work. You don a long, single-color robe in either red or blue–or, more recently, white. You take a seat in the lobby of the most famous modern art museum in the world. A stranger sits in the seat directly facing you.
And you sit.
No words, no movement, just sitting and staring into the eyes of this stranger for as long as she or he wishes. Eight hours or more a day, seven days a week, over the course of several months.
This is the task that legendary performance artist Marina Abramovic has given herself in "The Artist is Present." She's set up shop in the lobby of MOMA since March 14 and will continue until the end of May. Not only is she visible and on display under the harsh lights of the white lobby, she is being watched live by netizens around the world via streaming video. It's a Herculean task of self-control, public scrutiny, and, strangely, a feeling by viewers of a spectacle we are not supposed to be privy.
MOMA has also posted a photostream of both artist and visitors, and the images are fascinating. I've included a couple of the photos above: "Day 45, Portrait 14," and "Day 45, Portrait 13," respectively. These participants, whose length of visit with Abramovic is chronicled in the caption (throughout the exhibition, visitors have sat with the artist, silently, anywhere from one minute to hours on end).
"Day 45, Portrait 12," of a dark-haired man focused intently at the artist, seemingly lost to the people both in the lobby and watching him live over the Internet: Why is he crying? How have this man's 67 minutes, seated across from the artist–silent and impassive as a statue–moved him to tears?
Casey Schwartz blogs about her fascination with the Flickr stream in today's Daily Beast, and her insights are acute: "Abramovic's photos tap into the basic fascination we have with other human beings—the desire to stare, compare, assess, decode, and assume."
We can tell nothing about the identities of these strangers, yet we're compelled nonetheless to imagine our own narratives.
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The race is today!! I know there are a lot of people looking forward to this race as I am as well. Lets make it a good one. Don't forget to check out the race procedure post as it is important.
Reminder too that anyone who is new is welcome to join us and race, my only requirements are that everyone who has raced with us before gets a spot (should not be an issue, dont let it deter you) and that you race cleanly.
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You'll always need to make improvements to your home, including projects that add new features for your family. You could always pay a contractor to help improve your home, but there is no reason why you cannot take on a lot of these projects and complete them yourself. The tips you will read here can help you with your home improvement project.
Replace old flooring. Though the cost may be a factor for flooring, the benefit is worth it. Ripping out old carpets or worn out linoleum and installing tile or hardwood flooring is a lasting investment that will give you satisfaction for years to come.
Consider starting your projects in the kitchen. Get started by cleaning the walls off. You will wipe away grease, but possibly some paint as well. When you re-paint, pick a neutral color. This will look fantastic, and allow for many styling options in the future.
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When finally deciding to locate a contractor, take the time to interview all of the potential company members in your local area and find a professional sharing similar ideals as your own. Ask if they have any experience with homes similar to yours. Have they worked on homes similar to yours? Carefully consider their qualifications for your project by looking at their portfolio of completed jobs.
If you have lost water pressure, it may be an easy problem to diagnose. Begin by making inquiries with the neighbors to see if they are also affected. If they are not, then the water pressure problem is exclusive to your residence. Next, you want to check every faucet throughout your home in order to determine if the problem is with one faucet or one that affects your entire home. Some water pressure problems can be repaired with a quick fix such as cleaning out a faucet aerator that is dirty and is slowing water flow.
Use two-liter empty bottles as containers for kitchen storage. You can see what's inside, be it salt or beans. They are easily stored anywhere, like your fridge, freezer or pantry. Just open and pour when you need to use the contents.
Take inventory of your water usage before deciding on your home improvement project. You can add shower heads, water heaters and toilets that are low flow. These fixtures will help you cash in on the green craze and also save you quite a bit of money on water.
Choose a white tile or any other light colored substance when re-doing your roof. This will reflect a lot of the heat and will keep your attic cooler. You can save a substantial amount on your monthly heating and cooling bill.
It is not necessary to change your kitchen cabinets, nor is it necessary to spend a fortune to help freshen up the look of your kitchen. With a little paint, you can make a great impact! A number of interesting finishes can be applied to your cabinets. Read about the various techniques online, and choose what will work best for you.
It need not be impossible to add the features that you want to your home. Although you can pay a contractor to complete a project that you want done, it is possible for you to do many projects yourself, even if your experience is limited. Use the suggestions from this article to tackle your own project.


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Overhead Storage
There are so many ways to provide overhead storage these days – from mezzanines to ceiling and wall kit storage.
Mezzanines provide an excellent way to take advantage of unused space by turning the air overhead into storage, office or production space. Freestanding mezzanines are self supported, providing use on multiple levels with stairway options. Structural mezzanines can be installed using the walls and posts for support.
The advantages of mezzanine overhead storage and shelving include:
- Heavy duty columns provide strength and heavy loading capacity
- Stairs and handrails are available for easy access
- Rated for specific seismic code regulations
Ceiling and wall solutions from provide easy and secure access to garments, bikes, big screen TVs, Tires and more.
There is no need to lease more space when you can more effectively use the open space overhead.
- Save Money Frees up valuable floor space with overhead storage
- Storage is Safer Locking mechanisms eliminate injuries from falling product.
- Easy Installation Installs easily in existing buildings with Standard hardware and tools.
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Mezzanine Solutions
- Double or triple the floorspace, storage and shelving
- Warehouses and manufacturing facilities
- Rated for specific seismic code regulations
Ceiling /Wall Storage
- Motorized storage lifts move your product quickly.
- Frees up valuable floor space with overhead storage.
- Rafter storage prevents theft and product damage.
- Load and unload right at ground level, no more falling from ladders.
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Far-right blogger and Church at the Gate pastor Steve Hickey is claiming credit for leading the outrage over the ratings-grab sexism of reinvented South Dakota blog Middle Border Sun:
The left half of the South Dakota blogosphere, and now the right, is fully caught up in an outrage that I was first to decry… liberal blogger/attorney Todd Epp's sexism with his new "Babe of the Day" feature [Pastor Steve Hickey, "Babe of the Day—Gianna," Voices Carry, 2009.06.09].
Indeed, Hickey was on the watch to defend women's rights... although decry might be a little strong. Hickey's original feminist stand was more of a glancing rhetorical swipe in the midst of a much longer screed building the case that MBS blogger Todd Epp had misrepresented, libeled, and endangered Pastor Hickey.
But the core of Pastor Hickey's claim is true. He was this week's original feminist.
You can read the outrage here and here. I couldn't agree more, human beings are valuable even if they are undesirable to some. Our worth is not in anyway related to how perfect we are. We can't keep treating people as objects to be used and discarded [Hickey, 2009.06.09].
Hickey can't avoid putting the argument in abortion terms... but then I've been known to hammer my own issues with crossover language from other arguments (I could easily turn this argument to decry private insurers who use people for profits then discard them the moment they actually need health coverage).
Meanwhile, good Catholic and dad Pat Powers says Pastor Hickey is wrong, that this little kerfuffle is silly, and that it's o.k. to be a pig. After all, "finding the opposite sex attractive is hardwired into our systems, and does help in keeping the species going." Powers then proceeds to set an example for his daughters by posting pictures of women he calls hot.
Powers stunningly misses the point. Pastor Hickey, Prairie Progressive, Flying Tomato, Anna, That Girl, Angie, and I aren't talking about referring to women as pretty. We're talking about referring to women as hot.
Hot. As in in heat. As in inviting sex. As in I'm going to project my desire to have sex with that woman who is probably not my wife and never will be onto her so that it feels in my brain as if its her fault that I'm a pig thinking about screwing her.
To any of you who still don't get it, I propose the daughter test. If you don't have daughters available, try it with a friend's family. The test works best with other people, especially your wife, in the room.
- Turn to one daughter and say, "You are very pretty."
- Turn to another daughter and say, "You are very hot."
Pretty and hot are not the same thing. Neither are admiration and objectification.


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Chronicles of Darkness Events Edit
- February 13-February 21: Parentalia in Rome. All temples are closed and no business is conducted, for fear of retribution from the dead.[1]
Classic World of Darkness Events Edit
- 1945
- Alan Turing sends a letter to Roger Thackery regarding Turing's cracking of the Enigma code. He realizes he'll be asked to demonstrate how he did it once the war's over, so he's asked the Sons of Ether to construct a primitive version of one of their computers to use, knowing it will be dissected and copied. Turing also contemplates Virtual Reality and the potential of intelligent machines, which he realizes may anger the other Conventions, so urges the idea be kept secret for as long as possible.[2]
Trinity Universe Events Edit
- 2113
- Repeating their findings of November 4, 2110 and July 12, 2112, Neptune Division announces that Triton Division still doesn't know the identity of the psions' mysterious benefactors, although the proxies' simultaneous "gestation" indicates some sort of trigger event.[3]
- 2120
- The Æon Trinity's Extraterrestrial Office's Deputy Office Director, Giorgios Alekandros Gamemenos sends a briefing to a group of Æon operatives regarding the string of mysterious events transpiring on Luna.[4]
References Edit
- ↑ RFR: Requiem for Rome Rulebook, p. 173
- ↑ MTAs: Virtual Adepts Tradition Book, p. 19
- ↑ Trinity: Shattered Europe: Psi Order Æsculapian and Europe Sourcebook, p. 22
- ↑ Trinity: Darkness Revealed 1: Descent into Darkness, p. 2
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The Maltese blood orange has earned a reputation of excellence at a time when the fruit was considered as a luxury in Europe, and its trade in the Mediterranean was rather restricted. Celebrated for its eating quality and fragrance, the sense of anticipation for the Maltese orange among the royal courts and the aristocracy of Europe is well documented. On Thursday, 22 November, Heritage Malta is inviting the public to indulge in the exploration of these exquisite narratives, and to discover how an orange conserve was prepared in 1748.
Inquisitor Fabio Chigi loved the smell and taste of the Maltese oranges so much that he included orange trees in the newly refurbished garden of the Inquisitor's Palace in Birgu. In 1635, he mentions the regular use of oranges in his report to the Holy Office in Rome about his Lenten consumption patterns. His writings reveal that he enjoyed his cold orange squash with some sugar to refresh himself during the hot summer months.
The remarkable quality of the fruit also caught the attention of several travellers. Reminiscing about his experiences in 1770 Malta, Patrick Brydon was quite eloquent about Maltese oranges, defining the blood orange as the best in the world.
The enticing pleasure of expectation among the royal courts of Europe, particularly in Paris, is well noted. In 1780, the sisters to the king of France invested in an orange garden in Malta to ensure their annual supply. Similarly, tradesmen competed for the individually paper-wrapped oranges to be diligently packed into boxes intended to reach a sophisticated market in Europe.
The exclusive nature of the Maltese orange was also celebrated in its print form. Renowned period cookbooks started to specifically refer to the Maltese orange. Eventually, the French Sauce Maltaise became a speciality on the tables of Europe's leading aristocracy. Preserved and processed in different shapes and forms, from rose water to marmalade, the orange or any of its by-products, would continue to enjoy special attention as science emphasized its nutritional value.
Oranges in 17th and 18th-century Malta is another Inquisitor's historic cookalong session wherein historian Dr Noel Buttigieg will help participants to explore the subject, while chef Josef Baldacchino will be conducting a historic cookalong session of 'composta di bergamotte' – an orange conserve from 1748.
This is an exclusive sensory experience for a limited number of participants. Proceeds from this event will help Heritage Malta to restore the Inquisitor's kitchen back to its busy days. Those who attend will be entitled to one complimentary copy of Ta' Bistra Catacombs project book.
The event is being held at the Inquisitor's Palace in Birgu at 19:30hrs.
TICKETS: €12 per person (€10 for Heritage Malta members), are available from all Heritage Malta museums and sites, & ONLINE
For more information one can call 2166 3731.