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Q: How to save a figure in matplotlib by its variable name? In matplotlib, matplotlib.pyplot.savefig saves the current figure. If I have multiple figures as variables in my workspace, e.g. fig1, fig2, and fig3, is it possible to save any of these figures based on their variable name, without first bringing them up as the current figure? E.g., I'd like to do something like:
save('fig2', 'fig2_file.png')

A: You should be able to use Figure.savefig(). It would look something like this:
fig1.savefig('fig1.png')
fig2.savefig('fig2.png')
fig3.savefig('fig3.png')

A: You can save individual figures by:

figX.savefig('figX_file.png')

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Modern Gardens and Landscape Architects
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Gilles Brusset creates ephemeral or perennial artistic projects through public or institutional commissions. He works in Paris in the Belleville district and, in conjunction with his artistic activity, conducts master works in gardens and public spaces. Graduated from the Schools of Architecture of Paris Belleville and Lanscape of Versailles, he creates works that articulate differentiated fields (landscapes, architectures, town planning, engineering).
Art in the landscape: The physical world is envisaged as a vast sculpture. The gaze of observers is engaged, placed at the center of a sensitive world revealed and interpreted from the angle of specific view of the artist. Each place is a potential work of art in dormancy, awaiting revelation. Works are not objects in themselves, but rather instruments of optics that give the framework of the physical world to be read.
Works in situ : The works deployed in the landscapes are specific to the situation, the history and the symbolism of the places. The use of metal profiles for "open sculpture" in social housing in Gennevilliers, the crude stone crust by the sculpture "Las piedras del cielo" for the artistic 1% of the Pablo Neruda school group in Poitiers, Asphalt and grass for the landscape sculpture "Enfance du pli" on a public square in Meyrin, Switzerland, each time reflects the specificities of the context for in situ projects.
Art in urban planning : Integrated in the pre-operational phase, works of art anticipate and prefigure. In the manner of a model scale 01, they carry out constructions of architectural and landscape intentions, elements of programs or principles of development.
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The Landscape Architect That Has Inspired You The Most?
Gilles Vexlard, Latitude Nord
The Garden That Has Changed Your Life?
Jardin du Potager du Roy, Versailles
Pierres Gravitaires
The "flying stones" are suspended in a private maquis garden, on the west coast of Corsica. 33 elements for a sculpture-landscape on the Mediterranean horizon. The pebbles, rolled by the sea, have gone up the coast and rise towards the sky. Arranged on the sky like musical notes, they punctuate the space with their rounded densities. During strong winds, they move insubstantially and collide in music. The oscillation of the stones makes this work a hypnotic instrument. It offers long hours of contemplation, listening to conversations: the stones discuss day and night. The Work is an optical instrument that give the framework of the physical world to be read. From stone to stone, the gaze is led from the interior of the garden to the horizons of the Mediterranean sea.
L'enfance du pli
The Fold's childhood is a sculpture-landscape, monumental and elongated in the land of the place called Boudines. It takes part to a surface of soil of 2600m². Its forms are an interpretation of the force that spawned landscapes of the Jura massif (Jura folds). The principle of the sculpture-landscape of the fold's childhood is that of the inscription of one landscape in another. On the one hand, the site is involved in its physical dimension, and on the other hand in its geographical dimension at the territorial scale. Existing site features (straight lines) are exacerbated by the contrasting effect of the inscription of the sculpture-landscape (curves).There are games of space and time: from the heights, one can see the Fold's childhood as a picture evocative of the folded and undulating landscapes of the Jura, a model imaginary site of the mountains lying. It is a set of shapes that can also be traveled, paced. The spatiality of the fold offers the children a physical experience of the curve and a variety of situation differentiated in the space of the pleated floor. The fold's childhood is a work of art carved in the field of Meyrin-park. Located between the park and the buildings, between architecture and landscape, it questions the status of art in public space and landscape as a work of art. Designed with the tools of the landscaper, the work implicitly poses the question of the part of creation that can involve the profession of landscaper. Is the landscape architect an artist?
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Le Troisième Train
The Armistice glade, in the Forest of Compiègne, is one of the most significant site of World War One. The Armistice was signed there, on the 11th of november 1918, in a rail coach, today worldwide known. Impacted by the brutality of the 20's century wars, the region Hauts de France chose to celebrate tomorrow's heritage and affirm its resilience in landscape art by creating an itinerary on the sites of memory of the Great War : the gardens of peace | Hauts-de-France. The garden of the third train, designed by the landscaper Marc Blume, the artist Gilles Brusset and the architect Francesca Liggieri, is a Franco-German project taking place around the allee joining the parking to the glade, making it a memorable walk before discovering the location of the Armistice. Inside the undergrowth, the three designers thought about a symbolic and plastic parallel between the trails of the trenches of the Great War and the shapes drawed by the filaments of the mycelian network. Following this pattern, the paths of the garden make their way windingly through the foliage, creating rounded and planted areas where different essences of the forest can be seen. Adding itself to this maze leading to the discovery of the undergrowth, an elongated bench crosses the garden and invites contemplation. The garden of the third train is an undergrowth garden which embraces the vastness of humus. It takes on the perception of the visitors through their movement in space and encourage the discovery of a peacefull place by offering new, wringely and random paths. He takes place like a third component between the trees and the people : a link that associates contemplation, meditation and celebration of life.
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thanks for the feedback regarding Derrida and Milton (very helpful).
I'm absolutely passionate about Milton.  I'm planning on applying for graduate school in the near future,  and am considering approcahing Milton studies from the angle of Derrida/Heidegger.  as it relates to the interaction of Derrida's Other, or Heidegger's Dasein.  Alice Berghof has been kind enough to point me in the direction of Marc Geisler at WWU,  however,  if anyone can also help point me in the direction of Heidegger/Milton donnections I would greatly appreciate the help.


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Goodreads: Harper Lee Wilcox has been marking time in her hometown of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina since her husband, Noah Wilcox's death, nearly five years earlier. With her son Ben turning five and living at home with her mother, Harper fights a growing restlessness, worried that moving on means leaving the memory of her husband behind.
Kritters Thoughts: A book that intrigued me from the minute I was pitched it to review. I am a wife of a police officer and I always wonder how close and far apart the life of a wife of a military personnel was compared to a police officer. I am not sure that I have had my eyes open and looking, but I was unaware of any other book that solely looks at life through the lens of a military wife.
The main narrator is Harper Lee Wilcox and her husband died serving in Afghanistan and she is still trying to put her life in order after his death. The story has two time lines, the current moment where she is doing the single mom life and then the past where it tells of the story of her meeting her future husband and their relationship. I liked getting that viewpoint of the past coming to meet the present.
The thing that I loved most about this book was the honesty. This book gave a few viewpoints of different military wives with husbands with different reactions to the war and the honesty of each of these women just felt so real and raw. I loved getting to know each of them and it felt as though I could be friends in the trenches with these ladies.
I loved this book and would love to read more books like this that expand my worldview and giving me a honest perspective of a life of another person.


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As much to unlearn as to learn
12Aug15
Or why we should pay more heed to Miss Nin than to Mr Gibson
The quotes scattered throughout this post are by Anaïs Nin..
"Had I not created my whole world, I would certainly have died in other people's."
I am learning my kings and queens. I have always wanted to know them from William The Conqueror 1066 right up until today. The thing is there is rather a lot of them and to remember you need to have a little context or all of the Richards, Henry's, Edward's and George's get muddled up.
But before you learn the order of who went where and why you have to get rid of the myths that you thought you knew, the bits and bobs you got from half listened to history lessons, films and dubious historical novels.
Edward the first for example, was way cooler than I thought. He was the one who clashed with William Wallace (immortalised by Mr Gibson in the film Braveheart). He seemed like a terrible man for setting off happy go lucky farmer Mr Gibson (in the days when Mel's rage was still a secret). The film shows Wallace as a peace loving farmer whose lover was raped and killed the evil English forcing Wallace to bring forth noble rage and duff up the English. That is almost totally true- except Wallace was arguably a descendent of a minor Welsh nobleman who had been given some land in Scotland in return for an oath of allegiance to the English king. What caused him to join or start an uprising was not the rape and murder of his wife was most likely was a dispute over something like logging rights or taxation- very valid disputes for a minor nobleman to engage in but not quite the romantic picture portrayed by MG. There are no records of him having a wife.
(To clarify, if there are any Scottish people reading, I totally agree that Scotland should have been self-governing and in charge of its own taxes and well done to Robert the Bruce- who is known as Braveheart, not William Wallace. And I think that in the film Robert was shown as taking sides with the English against Wallace, not true either. I am writing in favour of a good understanding of history rather than in favour of Scottish oppression.)
History is like that. You do your best to pick up details from here there and everywhere and before you know it your head is full of nonsense. It makes things very difficult to understand because all your false assertions get in the way of what may be true. Another example, Richard the Third may have done quite a long sighted and helpful thing by seizing the throne and mislaying the Princes bringing an increased chance of stability to a throne and kingdom that had been in dispute for generations. Tens or possibly hundreds of thousands had died in the disputes so far and handing the kingdom over to a 12-year-old may well have led to many more deaths.
We can't understand history until we unlearn what we thought we knew before.
And all of life is like that, especially when you turn it on its head and try to live a life where one of you gets spanked and the other one does not.
There is an awful lot that has to be unlearned.
For example, fairness needs to be re-understood. I had thought fairness was vital in a relationship and, although I knew it did not mean treating everyone the same, I had thought it meant things should be roughly equitable. I think it still does mean that but I am not sure I think it is that important anymore. If he does something I think is wrong or irritating I do get to tell him but that is it. If the situation is reversed he can spank me. That is not fair, not equitable and I am not sure I care. Or is it that it is unfair that he has to be in charge while I can dip into his arms and not worry about it? I must review what fairness means.
I have to unlearn what I think I am. This is perhaps the hardest of all. We build up our own image from experience, from how family and friends treat us and the words they use. This is very deep learning that is ingrained into the core of us. It is hard to separate what is true from what we believe; it is as though we are all in our very own film set, a false history with a cast of writers and directors. I think many of us are harmed by this false history and held back from what we could be.
"What we call our destiny is truly our character and that character can be altered. The knowledge that we are responsible for our actions and attitudes does not need to be discouraging, because it also means that we are free to change this destiny. One is not in bondage to the past, which has shaped our feelings, to race, inheritance, background. All this can be altered if we have the courage to examine how it formed us. We can alter the chemistry provided we have the courage to dissect the elements."
I have found in a relationship where I question everything and where I allow myself to be open to questioning. I discover that I am not who I thought I was. I can check DJ's assessment of me and compare it to my own conclusions by checking for evidence on both sides. I do so and am constantly surprised by what I learn. It is ironic that in my (attempts to follow a path of) submission I am finding myself to be a better person than I had previously thought.
This does emphasise the importance of finding a Top/ lover/whatever who is not only wise but also kind and selfless. I can see how a person could be terribly harmed by an unkind Top.
"It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene, and, as if by magic, we see a new meaning in it."
I think this confusion about who we are may be true of lots of us. I think people with a tendency to be submissive allow themselves to be very open to other people's assertions and we can internalise even unintended messages about who we are and how important we are. We live in a film set that we have built from a million interactions, taking directions and cues from events long past.
Mr Gibson, he was an angry man who wrote an untruth for his own ends. The story he told was stirring and big – but believing it would not be helpful. These unhelpful and true stories are all around us and within us.
We have a lot to unlearn. And this history, your history can be begun now, today in the way that you wish it to be.
"There is not one big cosmic meaning for all; there is only the meaning we each give to our life, an individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person."
Let us find our own meanings, and our own truth. We deserve nothing less.
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10 Responses to "As much to unlearn as to learn"
1 Blackbird on August 12, 2015 said:
Oh FABULOUS post, Indigo…!!
D/s did more to get to my core being than decades of therapy. Boy did I learn to differentiate my angry self when getting a spanking. I learned how not to take out the early hurts I suffered on the man I love. I learned to let go and be cherished (very painful and hard) and find out that, I, too, am a much lovelier person than anyone led me to believe.
I was watching 3-day Nanny last night and there was a moment when a mother got through to her child that biting is wrong. Nanny said, "You can tell, because of the bowed head…" Crumbs!!
BBxx
2 Mark on August 12, 2015 said:
Indigo as usual has wonderful insight and finds a key point.
In my experience, from a very young age we all have a finely honed sense of injustice, and feel deeply about it. That is not the same as equal.
Fairness seems more based on perceived legitimacy, and is learned early. A parent has a legitimate right to set rules. A young daughter does not have an equal right to set rules. A parent has a legitimate right to punish violations, and a young daughter has no equal right. This is learned with the word "no" and tantrums around age 2. Children are resentful of any violation of that by parents, and resentful of other children who "get away with" things. I was startled how resentful my kids were of my spoiled niece.
However, to be seen as legitimate, even parent's rules have limits, and those rules must be consistent. A deep resentment can be felt for going beyond limits, as harming the child, and for being inconsistent (but you said . . .).
A top must respect limits. Those must be agreed, and will be different for different people. A top must be consistent. With those two things, it will be fair but not at all equal. If you want equal, you do not want a top, and you have very different personal limits.
Personal boundaries, limits, are essential to a sane life. It is not at all essential that they be identical for both sides of a relationship, just known and agreed.
3 scarlet on August 12, 2015 said:
I think this is the beginning of true maturity, when we begin to question beliefs we were taught and took for granted. Many of them do not make sense at all, particularly, for me, the ones that for years separated me from my true nature. I am happiest when playful and feminine, content and willing, and yet, for years I pretended to be harder and more ambitious than I am. I fooled a lot of people. Myself included. But it's never too late to be who we want to be.
4 Ricleeherndon on August 12, 2015 said:
Braveheart a welshmen that makes a mush sense as being scotsh irish which my fathers father… Was i claim they settled these ozark hills fleeing opresion or hunger depending on who you beleive Another lost to facts thats the way life goes better truth than a lie
5 DJ on August 16, 2015 said:
sorry your comment is not clear. Scots Irish is a name given to Scots settled in Ireland during the 16th century – much the same as the Welsh being settled in Scotland some centuries earlier- as you say?
6 MrJ on August 12, 2015 said:
Einstein once noted that "common sense is a set o prejudices, collected by (wo)man before maturity." So I see scarlet's point. In fact, I think there is a D counterpart.
There has been a time, when I woud have felt utterly offended when someone would have descrived me a dominant to my beloved one. Now I know, accept, appreciate that I am, in a particular realm of our life together, that this is not at all juxtaposed to appreciaiting – needing- her being a very autonomous, gifted lady as well..
Of – and I do apprecated your empathy to the Scottish. Love them as much as the English. 😉
Why am I still being moderated? What was it I said….?
Hi Blackbird – no idea -nothing you said – it is just an automatic filter – sometimes too many links – sometimes it could be a trigger word – or just a long comment. Sometimes something gets held for no reason 😦
I usually allow any comment by anyone who has commented before – shrugs – just bad luck when I am away and can't release it.
Phew! I love commenting here….
10 deborahgifford288 on August 13, 2015 said:
I agree with all three responses so far and love the pictures too.
DeborahGifford


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It seems I've gotten a bit side-tracked here. I often find that, as I think back on these times that I'm laying down here, my mind tends to wander from one past event to the next, and so it is with this story. I hope you'll forgive these little side-steps, for I believe that the full picture can't be seen without exploring the background, along with the subject. Let's press on, then, shall we?
I mentioned that Adin was where I experienced a lot of the "firsts" that we all go through in life. Everyone has at least a few things in their lives that they look back on, some fondly, others with less pleasant emotional response, and I'm no different.
I don't remember the exact year, though I think it was the family's first or second Christmas in the new house. Grandma had come down to visit us from Washington, as Grandpa Harrold had passed on earlier in the year, and she didn't want to be alone over the holidays. She had brought us all presents, of course, but while my brothers and sisters all got either new toys or clothes from her, I got something entirely different.
As I tore open the brightly colored paper that covered my gifts from my Grandma, I found a motley looking collection of rusty metal boxes and ancient fishing gear, all of which were once among my late Grandpa's most prized posessions. Seeing these things again took me back to a visit our family made a couple of years before.
You see, Grandpa Harrold was an avid fisherman in life, and he took great joy and delight in what my Grandma had described as his "favorite harmless vice". I remember when, on a much earlier visit to Tacoma to visit my grandparents, I had wandered into their garage, I discovered that the walls there were covered top to bottom with racks and racks of fishing poles, nets, and other types of fishing gear of all sorts. There were also several sets of shelves, all devoted to tackle boxes, creels, waders and fishing vests. It was an inquisitive child's dream come true, and I explored it in minute detail, heedless of any consequence.
The first box I opened had all manner of odd looking bits of wood, painted and varnished in a plethora of patterns, all mimicking the shape and coloring of fish, or frogs, or other things I couldn't identify. They were all armed with a legion of barbed hooks, spinners, and other indecipherable bits of metal or plastic that fascinated me to the very core of my being. I poked my fingers several times on those hooks as I inspected each item, and I'm sure I made a thorough mess of the order my Grandpa had imposed on that collection of lures.
Once I had sated my curiosity with the contents of that tackle box, I turned my attention to a second. What wonder I had found, in that this one was filled with all sorts of jars of colorful, if seemingly gooey, things, with labels like "Dough Bait", or "White Roe", or "Salmon Eggs". I was enraptured anew, with each item I pulled from that box.
In other boxes, I found collections of hooks, or odd looking tools, or knives, or other things; most of which I had never seen before, which was just fine with me. I knew that Grandpa was easy to ask questions to, and I would get my answers.
One other thing I found confused me, too, but for a very different reason. It was a paper package, white, with red and brown trim and logos, wrapped in cellophane. It was emblazoned with the words "Lucky Strike", and I knew what the contents held. These were CIGARETTES! It was like watching a cobra with it's hood extended, as it danced inches from your face. I was frightened and entranced at the same time. I knew that Grandpa had had a "Heart Attack" a while earlier, and had quit smoking as a result, though I didn't know what a heart attack was at the time, but I had reasoned that, if he had to give up smoking because of it, then smoking must be bad.
But I also had seen all the movies of the time, and all the tobacco ads that made people seem so neat, and thus the battle ensued, and I eventually succumbed to stupidity. I extracted a single paper-wrapped tube of tobacco from the pack, put it between my lips, and hurried over to look at myself in the side mirror of Grandpa's car. How dashing and grown up I looked! How cool! But the picture was incomplete. Something was missing! Quickly, I dashed back to the tackle box, and I rummaged around, searching for what I had seen earlier. there it was! A box of kitchen matches lay in my hands, ready for action! I fumbled open the box, and several long wooden matches spilled upon the floor.
Taking one of the dropped matches from the concrete, I struck it against the side of the box, anticipating the flare of newly born fire. It was not to come, as the matches had been water-logged at some point. Ignorant of that fact, I grabbed up another, and repeated the action, only to have the results repeated, as well. I sighed in frustration.
After several attempts, and as many failures, I dove into the tackle box again, thinking that where there was one box of matches, there may be more. I must have been making a bit too much noise, or had been gone too long from my parents' sight, for it was at that time that my Mom found me, madly fumbling through that tackle box, cigarette dangling from my mouth, suddenly looking into my mother's eyes and seeing shock, fear and dissapointment there. I was doomed!
Suddenly, I was in the midst of several angry adults, all focus of their ire directed fully upon me. How could I have done this?! How many times had I been told about not getting into things that weren't mine?! What was I thinking? Tears brimmed in my eyes, and my lip quavered in remorse, as I was verbally pummelled by my parents and my Grandmother. Grandpa just sat there, seemingly lost in thought, as I squirmed under this merciless onslaught. After what seemed like three forevers, Grandpa spoke.
"I think he's had enough, you three," he said in his calm, unperterbable voice. "It's my things he got into. Don't you think I should have a say as to what to do here?" Suddenly all eyes were on my Grandpa, and he gave me a quick, almost imperceptible wink. He turned to me and said, "Why don't we take a walk," as he held out his hand to me.
I don't remember everything my Grandpa and I talked about, but I do remember him handing me that cigarette and making me smoke it. It was dry, stale and tasted horrible, and I was very ill after it was done. What had started as a wonderful adventure, filled with discovery had become a terrible lesson that I still remember after nearly four decades.
I think that there had been some collusion that year between my parents and Grandma that year, for the gift I got from Mom and Dad was a huge book about fishing. It covered all sorts of things, like how to use different fishing techniques, describing all sorts of lures, and their use, and what species of fish could be caught in different regions of the U.S. and more. That book instantly became one of my most treasured tomes, and I've read it's thousand and more pages from cover to cover many times over the years.
With winter still in full force, and everyone still focused on ice skating and sledding, I left the fishing gear alone for the most part, only occasionally going through the tackle boxes to "inspect" and "organize" their contents, or disassembling and cleaning the fishing reels, just like I learned how to in my new "fishing bible".
As the days gradually got warmer, the snow slowly melted away, and the creeks in town returned to safer levels, I began to yearn with anticipation for the day when I could finally go out and pit my newly learned skills against the various denizens of Ash Creek. I constantly nagged my Mom to let me go, but her response was always "no", stating that the creek was still too high, or that the ground was still too damp, or that it was raining, and I wasn't going out in all that rain. My frustration ran apace of my anticipation, and the days trudged slowly by.
That day finally dawned sunny and warm, and I was ready. It was a Saturday, and Mom had finally relented from her constant refusal to let me go out by myself. I let out an enthusiastic yell, and charged up the stairs to my room, taking them two at a time. I gathered up my well maintained fishing gear, donned my "new" waders (I'm certain that they were probably older than I was, but they were new to me), and fairly burst from the house, headed for the swimming hole in town.
My first stop was Adin Supply, the local general store. I needed a fresh supply of bait and some fish hooks, and had just enough of my allowance left to buy myself a soda.


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Castroville Regional Park, located in the southwest part of Castroville, consists of 126 wooded acres on the Medina River.
It was originally part of the "McMullen Grant, a parcel of land granted by the Governor of Spain in 1766 to the Indians of Mission San Jose and by them conveyed to John McMullen." It was later deeded to Henri Castro and the Society of the Colonization of Texas. In the late 1800's, the land came into the possession of the Ihnken Family, where it remained through the 1940's. It was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hoog in 1950.
In 1968 they sold the land to the City of Castroville, at a fraction of its worth, with the stipulation that it be turned into a park for everyone to enjoy. A grant from the government, an allocation of city funds, plus the support of the Castroville Chamber of Commerce, made Mr. and Mrs. Hoog's dream a reality. The park was dedicated and opened in 1974.
In 1997, it became home to the "Jardin des Racines", or "Garden of Roots", established as a gesture of friendship by the people of Alsace. Mr. and Mrs. Hoog had no children of their own, but generations of children now benefit from their generosity and community spirit. This unique gift has enhanced the natural beauty of our tranquil park, as well as added even more meaning to its historical significance!
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## PROBLEM

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The NHL playoffs are often argued to be the best playoffs in sports. The playoffs bring the fastest, hardest hitting, and overall best version of the game of hockey, all in a quest for the greatest trophy. There are storylines on top of storylines this year, and these playoffs are lining up to be phenomenal.
After zero Canadian teams made the playoffs last year, five teams from the land up north managed to make the tournament this season. While that obviously limits the number of American markets, hockey is Canada's game and the playoffs are exponentially better with Canadian teams and their fans involved.
Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers (Montreal leads 2-1): Montreal had control of game three from start to finish to take a 2-1 series lead over the Rangers. New York goalie Henrik Lundqvist has been playing great so far, but the team in front of him needs to step it up if they want to retake control.
Boston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators (Series tied 1-1): This matchup may not pair two of the most exciting rosters, but the games so far would make you believe otherwise. In game one, the Bruins were down 1-0 until they scored two in the third and never looked back. In game two, it was Ottawa who potted two goals in the third period, as well as an overtime winner to even the series at one apiece as both teams head to Boston.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (Pittsburgh leads 3-0): In what was supposed to be on of the more compelling 1st round matchup, the Penguins have taken a 3-0 lead after an overtime victory in Columbus. The Penguins easily won both home games and rallied from behind in game three. It would be shocking if the defending champs didn't move on to the second round.
Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (Series tied 1-1): While the Capitals were the best team all season, the first two games of this series have been as strenuous as it gets. After a game one overtime win, the Capitals fell in game two in double overtime. As the series shifts to Toronto, it is set up to be one of the most exciting and intriguing first round series' this year.
Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues (St. Louis leads 3-0): Blues goalie Jake Allen has been standing on his head this entire series. With 114 shots against and only three goals allowed, Allen is the reason the Blues took the first three games and are just a win away from the second round.
Edmonton Oilers vs. San Jose Sharks (Edmonton leads 2-1): After a 3-2 loss in game one, the Oilers bounced back for a 2-0 win in game two to even the series. The speed of Edmonton, specifically Connor McDavid, was overpowering for the Sharks in game two. San Jose got Joe Thornton back from injury sooner rather than later, but the Sharks were not able to escape the 1-0 loss in game three.
Anaheim Ducks vs. Calgary Flames (Anaheim leads 2-0): The experience of the Ducks has been too much for the Flames early on. With 3-2 victories in both games, the Ducks appear to be in control of this series.
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators (Nashville leads 2-0): This series has been as one sided as it gets. The Blackhawks have yet to score a single goal in either of their home games. With games three and four in Nashville, if the Blackhawks don't figure out what is wrong, this will be an easy four game sweep.
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Sydney-Excursion to Bathurst-Aspect of the Woods-Party of NativesGradual extinction of the Aborigines-Infection generated by associated men in health-Blue Mountains-View of the grand gulf-like ValleysTheir origin and formation-Bathurst, general civility of the lower orders -State of society-Van Diemen's Land-Hobart Town-Aborigines all banished—Mount Wellington-King George's Sound-Cheerless aspect of the Country-Bald Head, calcareous casts of branches of trees-Party of Natives-Leave Australia.
January 12th, 1836.-EARLY in the morning a light air carried us towards the entrance of Port Jackson. Instead of beholding a verdant country, interspersed with fine houses, a straight line of yellowish cliff brought to our minds the coast of Patagonia. A solitary lighthouse, built of white stone, alone told us that we were near a great and populous city. Having entered the harbour, it appears fine and spacious, with cliff-formed shores of horizontally stratified sandstone. The nearly level country is covered with thin scrubby trees, bespeaking the curse of sterility. Proceeding further inland, the country improves: beautiful villas and nice cottages are here and there scattered along the beach. In the distance stone houses, two and three stories high, and windmills standing on the edge of a bank, pointed out to us the neighbourhood of the capital of Australia.
At last we anchored within Sydney Cove. We found the little basin occupied by many large ships, and surrounded by warehouses. In the evening I walked through the town, and returned full of admiration at the whole scene. It is a most magnificent testimony to the power of the British nation. Here, in a less promising country, scores of years have done many times more than an equal number of centuries have effected in South America. My first feeling was to congratulate myself that I was born an Englishman. Upon seeing more of the town after wards, perhaps my admiration fell a little; but yet it is a fine
town. The streets are regular, broad, clean, and kept in excellent order; the houses are of a good size, and the shops well furnished. It may be faithfully compared to the large suburbs which stretch out from London and a few other great towns in England; but not even near London or Birmingham is there an appearance of such rapid growth. The number of large houses and other buildings just finished was truly surprising; nevertheless, every one complained of the high rents and difficulty in procuring a house. Coming from South America, where in the towns every man of property is known, no one thing surprised me more than not being able to ascertain at once to whom this or that carriage belonged.
I hired a man and two horses to take me to Bathurst, a village about one hundred and twenty miles in the interior, and the centre of a great pastoral district. By this means I hoped to gain a general idea of the appearance of the country. On the morning of the 16th (January) I set out on my excursion. The first stage took us to Paramatta, a small country town, next to Sydney in importance. The roads were excellent, and made upon the MacAdam principle, whinstone having been brought for the purpose from the distance of several miles. In all respects there was a close resemblance to England: perhaps the alehouses here were more numerous. The iron gangs, or parties of convicts who have committed here some offence, appeared the least like England: they were working in chains, under the charge of sentries with loaded arms. The power which the Government possesses, by means of forced labour, of at once opening good roads throughout the country, has been, I believe, one main cause of the early prosperity of this colony. I slept at night at a very comfortable inn at Emu ferry, thirty-five miles from Sydney, and near the ascent of the Blue Mountains. This line of road is the most frequented, and has been the longest inhabited of any in the colony. The whole land is enclosed with high railings, for the farmers have not succeeded in rearing hedges. There are many substantial houses and good cottages scattered about; but although considerable pieces of land are under cultivation, the greater part yet remains as when first discovered.
The extreme uniformity of the vegetation is the most remarkable feature in the landscape of the greater part of New South
APPEARANCE OF THE FORESTS.
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Wales. Everywhere we have an open woodland, the ground being partially covered with a very thin pasture, with little appearance of verdure. The trees nearly all belong to one family, and mostly have their leaves placed in a vertical, instead of, as in Europe, in a nearly horizontal position: the foliage is scanty, and of a peculiar pale green tint, without any gloss. Hence the woods appear light and shadowless: this, although a loss of comfort to the traveller under the scorching rays of summer, is of importance to the farmer, as it allows grass to grow where it otherwise would not. The leaves are not shed periodically this character appears common to the entire southern hemisphere, namely, South America, Australia, and the Cape of Good Hope. The inhabitants of this hemisphere, and of the intertropical regions, thus lose perhaps one of the most glorious, though to our eyes common, spectacles in the world the first bursting into full foliage of the leafless tree. They may, however, say that we pay dearly for this by having the land covered with mere naked skeletons for so many months. This is too true; but our senses thus acquire a keen relish for the exquisite green of the spring, which the eyes of those living within the tropics, sated during the long year with the gorgeous productions of those glowing climates, can never experience. The greater number of the trees, with the exception of some of the Blue-gums, do not attain a large size; but they grow tall and tolerably straight, and stand well apart. The bark of some of the Eucalypti falls annually, or hangs dead in long shreds which swing about with the wind, and give to the woods a desolate and untidy appearance. I cannot imagine a more complete contrast, in every respect, than between the forests of Valdivia or Chiloe, and the woods of Australia.
At sunset, a party of a score of the black aborigines passed by, each carrying, in their accustomed manner, a bundle of spears and other weapons. By giving a leading young man a shilling, they were easily detained, and threw their spears for my amusement. They were all partly clothed, and several could speak a little English: their countenances were good-humoured and pleasant, and they appeared far from being such utterly degraded beings as they have usually been represented. In their own arts they are admirable. A cap being fixed at thirty yards distance,
they transfixed it with a spear, delivered by the throwing-stick with the rapidity of an arrow from the bow of a practised archer. In tracking animals or men they show most wonderful sagacity; and I heard of several of their remarks which manifested considerable acuteness. They will not, however, cultivate the ground, or build houses and remain stationary, or even take the trouble of tending a flock of sheep when given to them. On the whole they appear to me to stand some few degrees higher in the scale of civilization than the Fuegians.
It is very curious thus to see in the midst of a civilized people, a set of harmless savages wandering about without knowing where they shall sleep at night, and gaining their livelihood by hunting in the woods. As the white man has travelled onwards, he has spread over the country belonging to several tribes. These, although thus enclosed by one common people, keep up their ancient distinctions, and sometimes go to war with each other. In an engagement which took place lately, the two parties most singularly chose the centre of the village of Bathurst for the field of battle. This was of service to the defeated side, for the runaway warriors took refuge in the barracks.
The number of aborigines is rapidly decreasing. In my whole ride, with the exception of some boys brought up by Englishmen, I saw only one other party. This decrease, no doubt, must be partly owing to the introduction of spirits, to European diseases (even the milder ones of which, such as the measles,* prove very destructive), and to the gradual extinction of the wild animals. It is said that numbers of their children invariably perish in very early infancy from the effects of their wandering life; and as the difficulty of procuring food increases, so must their wandering habits increase; and hence the population, without any apparent deaths from famine, is repressed in a manner extremely sudden compared to what happens in civilized countries, where the father, though in adding to his labour he may injure himself, does not destroy his offspring.
It is remarkable how the same disease is modified in different climates. At the little island of St. Helena, the introduction of scarlet-fever is dreaded as a plague. In some countries, foreigners and natives are as differently affected by certain contagious disorders, as if they had been different animals; of which fact some instances have occurred in Chile; and, according to Humboldt, in Mexico. (Polit. Essay, New Spain, vol. iv.)
DECREASE OF THE ABORIGINES.
Besides these several evident causes of destruction, there appears to be some more mysterious agency generally at work. Wherever the European has trod, death seems to pursue the aboriginal. We may look to the wide extent of the Americas, Polynesia, the Cape of Good Hope, and Australia, and we find the same result. Nor Nor is it the white man alone that thus acts the destroyer; the Polynesian of Malay extraction has in parts of the East Indian archipelago, thus driven before him the darkcoloured native. The varieties of man seem to act on each other in the same way as different species of animals—the stronger always extirpating the weaker. It was melancholy at New Zealand to hear the fine energetic natives saying, that they knew the land was doomed to pass from their children. Every one has heard of the inexplicable reduction of the population in the beautiful and healthy island of Tahiti since the date of Captain Cook's voyages: although in that case we might have expected that it would have been increased; for infanticide, which formerly prevailed to so extraordinary a degree, has ceased, profligacy has greatly diminished, and the murderous wars become less frequent.
The Rev. J. Williams, in his interesting work,* says, that the first intercourse between natives and Europeans, "is invariably attended with the introduction of fever, dysentery, or some other disease, which carries off numbers of the people." Again he affirms, "It is certainly a fact, which cannot be controverted, that most of the diseases which have raged in the islands during my residence there, have been introduced by ships;† and what
* Narrative of Missionary Enterprise, p. 282.
† Captain Beechey (chap. iv., vol. i.) states that the inhabitants of Pitcairn Island are firmly convinced that after the arrival of every ship they suffer cutaneous and other disorders. Captain Beechey attributes this to the change of diet during the time of the visit. Dr. Macculloch (Western Isles, vol. ii., p. 32) says, "It is asserted, that on the arrival of a stranger (at St. Kilda) all the inhabitants, in the common phraseology, catch a cold." Dr. Macculloch considers the whole case, although often previously affirmed, as ludicrous. He adds, however, that "the question was put by us to the inhabitants who unanimously agreed in the story." In Vancouver's Voyage, there is a somewhat similar statement with respect to Otaheite. Dr. Dieffenbach, in a note to his translation of this Journal, states that the same fact is universally believed by the inhabitants of the Chatham Islands, and in parts of New Zealand. It is impossible that such a belief should have become universal in the northern hemisphere, at the Antipodes, and in the Pacific, without some good foundation. Humboldt (Polit. Essay on King of New


Many people think why take a baby to Disneyland? It's not possible! You won't have fun. I say hush to the naysayers. When you are prepared, it's an awesome experience to have with you & your little one! I've listed below our families two day itinerary, as well as tips & must-haves for a successful trip at the happiest place on earth!
First things first! Download the Disneyland App on your phone. It's great for wait times, dining reservations, purchasing park tickets, storing photos the cast members take of you, and countless other things!
Next, I think having a schedule always works best with kids. Holler if ya hear me, mamas? Especially, at a place like Disneyland it's nice to have a game plan prior to entering the park. Our first trip with kids we had two under two and opted to stay walking distance to the park, which I loved! It was super convenient, plus the hotel served breakfast and offered a shuttle to the parks. Below is a map to give you an idea of what is all near by. Stay tuned for a post on accommodation details!
Listed below is an itinerary I made for our family's two days at the parks. We did both California Adventure & Disneyland. All of the attractions listed below, our whole family was able to ride/enjoy, with the exception of only 2 or 3 rides.
*NOTE- Naps are not in the itinerary, as my kids napped sporadically in their stroller throughout the day.
Next, head straight over to Fantasyland!
Meet Mickey & Minnie & take a picture!
Stop to get a Churro funnel cake @ Hungry Bear Restaurant! Soooo good!
6:30 pm Head to set up blanket to watch parade near Main street round about entrance.
Continue to ride rides and see the parade the following day.
Frozen show at Hyperion Theater, 12pm, 3pm or 5pm, grab lunch while waiting in line.
World of Color- make sure you get fast pass earlier in day for show!
Tip #1: Know where the Baby Care Centers are Located.
Both parks offer the Baby Care Centers & they are equipped with changing tables, areas to nurse, a sink, microwave to heat up food and lounge areas. You are able to buy baby necessities here as well. Location details below.
Disneyland: At the end of Main Street, next to First Aid.
California Adventure: Next to the Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop and across from the Bakery Tour in Pacific Wharf.
Jackets are a must. Once the sun goes down the temperature drops significantly. You are going to want an extra layer regardless of the season. Trust me! I've experienced Disney in all seasons, and I ALWAYS need a jacket.
A blanket and or towel is perfect for parade seating. I recommend claiming your spot about an hour prior to the start of the parade. The best viewing ( less congested) is near the restrooms next to Alice In Wonderland.
This was an essential for me & my babes. After the initial excitement Savannah was ready to catch a ride on the stroller. It was perfect for nap time too. Not to mention it served as our portable house, carrying all our junk!
Tip #4: Right outside the entrance of the park is a area to rent strollers in case you don't pack your own. They also offer an air dispenser to fill up your stroller tires. It was a lifesaver our last trip, as the tires were completely flat when we arrived to the park.
Tip #5: Tie a scarf, ribbon, bandanna or ballon around handle of your stroller. It helps with identifying your crews stuff in the sea of strollers parked outside each ride.
Since you are required to park strollers outside each ride, I would suggest bringing a baby carrier for your non walkers. An hour in you are going to be glad you have this hands free option. Most rides that do NOT have a height requirement allow for you to have your baby on your chest during the ride.
Waiting in line can get tiring for anyone, but especially for little ones. I made sure to have snacks on deck & gave Savannah one bite at a time to keep her occupied. Sounds silly, but it's all about strategy. For a "treat" we bought her bubbles which she LOVED! Other kids around her in line got a kick out of them as well.
Tip#8: Disney allows for outside food and beverages to be brought in! Keep that in mind if you're looking to save money. I love me some churros and Mickey pretzels, BUT $5 bottles of water adds up quick!
We've made it a habit to keep our valuables (camera, keys, cellphone and wallet) in a backpack that we keep with us at all times. Simpler items we just keep in the stroller when we are riding the rides.
Things get messy with kids even on a regular day at home and when your on the go these babies come in handy!
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Suspended for 3 months for testing positive for pot. Little harsh in my opinion. A warning should have been sufficient for the first offense.
Each to there own I guess but smoking that rubbish at 41?! Come on man, grow up!
I'm 66 and thinking about taking it up. It was rubbish in the 60's, I've heard it's pretty **** good nowadays!
I'm 66 and thinking about taking it up.
Haha, I have an image of the grandpa in Road Trip suddenly popping into my head although I appreciate that the reference might not be one you are familiar with.
I have a very good friend, who is a wonderful player, mini tour player, shot his age at 70, and he enjoys a little Hounda, as he calls it. Probably a bit safer than whiskey.
Are you sure about that? Would you rather hang around sloppy drunks? Plenty of those on the course.
It will be legal everywhere soon anyway.
Suspension is stupid given That it certainly doesn't enhance anyone's golfing ability.
If it's not "performance enhancing" and hurting the field, who cares?
Not the first offense, plus Robert has admitted for years that use caused him problems in past.
What a joke, to be suspended for this is archaic.
Plenty of pot heads in golf....maybe not professional golf, but I run into decent players all the time lighting up on the course.
And what the **** happened to the reply and quote capabilites? This is BS!
I'm sure a few pro's could use a little dube.. it will help them chill..
Seriously though, for cannabis? was he stopping at the turn for munchies or something?
Dumb rule. Its legal in a lot of states and what players do in their personal time shouldnt be up to the USGA and their regime to interrupt.
The problem with pot is that it stays in your system too long. IDK if there is anyway to measure the amount of THC like alcohol breathalyzer for people driving or not. What amount is permissible and what amount is not.?? That is going to be the problem with drug legalization . Will employers put up with a positive blood test?? You come to work with alcohol in your system and most places fire you. You get pulled over driving..you get arrested . Will be interesting how it pans out. I'm ok with legalization and I personally can't stand a THC buzz...but doesn't bother me if others smoke or eat it around me.
Lmao, post of the day!
^ I need to find HD versions of "up in smoke"..
The problem is that it should not be illegal. Silly for someone to be suspended for consuming a plant.
Nothing to do with the USGA. I believe it is part of the golf in the Olympics testing with wada.
Alcohol is legal...but you can still be arrested for driving under the influence....and employers set their own threshold for what they will tolerate. People take legal substances and abuse them all the time. I could see where sports would quit testing for it. Maybe??
He's never going to make it to world number one smoking pot. He's going to have to switch to cocaine or prescription painkillers if he wants to get better.
Are those guys allowed to drink or are they just testing for drugs?
Also vaporizing or smoking cannabis has many health benefits which should be recognized as alternatives to Big Pharma... Cannabis over Opioids all day, everyday..
In canada, many drug plans are recognizing the use of cannabis as an alternative to harmful pharma meds.
Wait, they didn't call it a "voluntary leave of absence" like the Tour did with DJ? The PGA Tour only penalizes the players who aren't stars.
Yikes no... not even close. DUIs while high have surpassed DUIs because of alcohol. Also marijuana today has anywhere from 30 to 300 times the THC of marijuana from the late 70s early 80s. Have been linked to extreme depression and various forms of psychosis /schizophrenia.
Actually you're not even close. DUI's for impaired while high, have no accuracy. Canadian police dept's have adopted screenings that are proven failures. Cannabis from the 70's had about 15% THC, todays cannabis at max is about 27%. It also means people aren't smoking "Bob Marley" joints.. Further, there is proof that cannabis actually helps to alleviate various forms of psychosis, including schizophrenia, depression as well as various forms of neurological conditions such as epilepsy in that they can reduce or eliminate seizures.
does anyone think if any star player....lets say top 20 ...... tested positive the pga would suspend?
not to suggest any of these guys use it...but fowler, JT, tiger, koepka, rory....not a chance pga suspends, right?


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