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不知你们那儿的 HOA 管不管 Sep 5, 2014

Ying Wang wrote:

明年春天就尝试做新农民。:)

有些地方管得很严,很多事情都得事先申请。请看这个:
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_5191d7610100pcvx.html


 
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It's out of the question for better neighborhoods Sep 6, 2014

Vegetable gardening in the front yard is typically a no-no, unless you really live out in the sticks. Most subdivisions have bylaws that require homeowners maintain their grounds, and that means maintain their lawns, shrubs, trees and flower gardens.

If a backyard is fully enclosed by a privacy fence, maybe one could build a small raised bed and plant some tomatoes or such. Nobody's really going to stick their neck over a privacy fence to inspect someone else's backyard.
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Vegetable gardening in the front yard is typically a no-no, unless you really live out in the sticks. Most subdivisions have bylaws that require homeowners maintain their grounds, and that means maintain their lawns, shrubs, trees and flower gardens.

If a backyard is fully enclosed by a privacy fence, maybe one could build a small raised bed and plant some tomatoes or such. Nobody's really going to stick their neck over a privacy fence to inspect someone else's backyard.

http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/my-hoa-will-not-allow-me-to-plant-a-small-garden---999978.html
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As they say Sep 6, 2014

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

 
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Some articles on the legality of front-yard vegetable gardens Sep 6, 2014

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/19/3764503/couple-sues-miami-shores-for-ordering.html (Florida)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/20/illegal-kitchen-garden_n_1687558.html (Quebec)

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http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/19/3764503/couple-sues-miami-shores-for-ordering.html (Florida)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/20/illegal-kitchen-garden_n_1687558.html (Quebec)

http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/illegal-front-yard-vegetable-gardens-zb01302zrob.aspx#axzz3CUcatHbp (Iowa)

http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/personal-gardening-and-farming-are-becoming-illegal (Michigan)



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http://modernfarmer.com/2013/06/dear-modern-farmer-can-i-legally-grow-food-in-my-front-yard/



Homeowners association regulations

If you live in a relatively newer residential subdivision or neighborhood, it is possible that your home or condominium is part of a homeowners association (HOA). The HOA will have its own set of rules about what you can and cannot do in your front yard. Many of these regulations are notoriously restrictive, even down to the color of paint that can be used on your front door. However, whether the HOA actively enforces the rules does vary among communities; some HOA’s are laid back while others are quite aggressive in making sure everyone follows the rules. Even if front yard gardens are prohibited by your HOA regulations, you might be able to request waiver from the HOA, or seek to amend the rules altogether, but those outcomes still ultimately depend on the acceptance of an aesthetic that might not fit in with the overall neighborhood scheme.




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北海 Sep 6, 2014

北海宮苑即現在的北海公園

用风水为北京号脉
http://www.dili360.com/cng/article/p5350c3d9de09558.htm

北海公园作为园林营建始于辽代,金在辽的基础上建造太宁宫,且挖湖称西华潭,堆山称琼华岛。元世祖忽必烈建元大都时以太宁宫为中心,扩建琼华岛并赐名为“万岁山”,将其所在的湖泊称“太液池”...

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作为皇家园林风水实践的典型例证,北海公园兼有北方园林的宏阔和江南园林的婉约,并融帝王宫苑的富丽和宗教寺院的庄严为一体。

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北海公園
http://www.beihaipark.com.cn/en/History.html
http://www.beihaipark.com.cn/

让我们荡起双桨
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1-AFoY11xU

北海公园 最熟悉的陌生人
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M9xG1yn3Lk


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北海公园 Sep 6, 2014

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Image: 北海 China.org.cn



北海白塔 is truly one of the famous landmarks of Beijing.

BTW, I remember the top of the monument was partially damaged due to the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake - people were saying a chunk of material fell off. I would think the repair was a lot easier than repairing the Washington Monument due to it being a solid structure.


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白塔故事 Sep 6, 2014

http://www.beijing.cn/rcpage/yzy/page/100011.shtml

::北海公园 白塔概况::

  白塔位于琼岛之巅,它始建于1651年,后因地震破坏而重建。塔高35.9米,下承折角式须弥座,座上为覆钵式塔身,正面有壶门式眼光门,门内刻藏文咒语。塔顶置双层铜制伞盖,其边缘悬14只铜�... See more
http://www.beijing.cn/rcpage/yzy/page/100011.shtml

::北海公园 白塔概况::

  白塔位于琼岛之巅,它始建于1651年,后因地震破坏而重建。塔高35.9米,下承折角式须弥座,座上为覆钵式塔身,正面有壶门式眼光门,门内刻藏文咒语。塔顶置双层铜制伞盖,其边缘悬14只铜钟,最上为鎏金火焰宝珠塔刹。整个永安寺从山门至白塔,层层递高,上下串连,构成琼岛景区的中轴线,给人以层出不穷,壮丽宏阔之感。

  清顺治八年(1651年)清世祖福临应西藏喇嘛(后赐号恼木汗)之请,在元代广寒殿的旧址上修建。因属于永安寺范围,故亦称永安寺白塔。此塔居于全园之制高点,且形制特殊,不仅是北海公园的标志性景观,且长期被作为北京的象征图景,名著中外。这组建筑占地面积1650平方米,建筑面积587.07平方米。白塔下有两层平台,下层平台有四个上下口,正南面往下有七十二级砖砌台阶与普安殿相通,北面为条石垂带踏跺(台阶)与揽翠轩相对,东西两面为青山石台阶与两侧山道相通。


::北海公园 白塔故事::

  白塔-藏传喇嘛塔位于北京北海公园琼华岛上建于清初顺治八年(1651),是一座藏式喇嘛塔。据建塔石碑记载,当时“有西域喇嘛者,欲以佛教阴赞皇猷,请立塔寺,寿国佑民”,得到皇帝的恩准,于是修建了永安寺和白塔。塔高35.9米,上圆下方,富有变化,为须弥山座式,塔顶设有宝盖、宝顶,并装饰有日、月及火焰花纹,以表示“佛法”象日、月那样光芒四射,永照大地。

  塔身正面有一盾形小龛,内塑红底黄字的藏文图案,含“吉祥如意”之意。

  此龛俗称“眼光门”,又叫“时轮金刚门”。1679年该塔被地震所毁,次年重建。1976年唐山地震波及北京,塔顶被损。在修复时,发现塔内主心木中藏有一个二寸见方的金漆盒子,盒盖绘有太极图,盒内藏有两“舍利”,证明此塔是一座舍利塔。该塔矗立于琼岛顶峰,绿荫拥簇,巍峨壮美,引人瞩目。这种象征神权的建筑物--白塔和永安寺,设置于琼岛的重要位置上,具有主宰全园的气势,以体现"君权神授"的封建思想,此是帝王宫苑的一大特色。


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舍利塔 Sep 6, 2014

Thanks, QHE.

我还以为 塔都是用来镇妖的呢. ... You learn something new every day.


 
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好玩儿 Sep 6, 2014

I was googling the Chinese saying "入乡随俗" this morning, and this little cartoon popped up in the results.



 
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北京城里的著名古塔 Sep 6, 2014

白塔寺,又名妙应寺



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miaoying_Temple

北京城里的著名古塔... See more
白塔寺,又名妙应寺



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miaoying_Temple

北京城里的著名古塔
http://www.360doc.com/content/14/0510/16/16588383_376416058.shtml
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Propofol ... Sep 7, 2014

http://www.examiner.com/article/joan-rivers-propofol-involved-joan-rivers-untimely-death

... This is the same anesthetic that killed Michael Jackson.

When I had my dental implant, this was the drug my oral surgeon used to sedate me. I was very reluctant to be put under, and wanted to stay awake and just be given Novacain.
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http://www.examiner.com/article/joan-rivers-propofol-involved-joan-rivers-untimely-death

... This is the same anesthetic that killed Michael Jackson.

When I had my dental implant, this was the drug my oral surgeon used to sedate me. I was very reluctant to be put under, and wanted to stay awake and just be given Novacain. But the doctor convinced me that I would only be half asleep. Throughout the surgical procedure, I also had an oxygen mask on at full blast. The drug worked instantaneously; I felt a cold tingle course through my vein, and I was out.

My knowledge in medicine is limited, but I do know that anesthesia is not a joking matter.

This was around the 2006, 2007 timeframe, way before Michael Jackson's death. Now we learn that Propofol was also involved in Joan Rivers' death. What a shame.


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Amnesia Sep 7, 2014

wherestip wrote:

The drug worked instantaneously; I felt a cold tingle course up my vein, and I was out.



... At this point, the doc was reassured that you could not have" the episodic memory".

http://www.rxlist.com/diprivan-drug/warnings-precautions.htm

The average dose to induce anesthesia in patients up to 54 years of age was 1.99 mg/kg and in patients above 54 it was 1.66 mg/kg. Subsequent clinical studies have demonstrated lower dosing requirements for subjects greater than 60 years of age.

A lower induction dose and a slower maintenance rate of administration of DIPRIVAN Injectable Emulsion should be used in elderly patients. In this group of patients, rapid (single or repeated) bolus administration should not be used in order to minimize undesirable cardiorespiratory depression including hypotension, apnea, airway obstruction, and/or oxygen desaturation.



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Two Deer Stop Traffic On Golden Gate Bridge Sep 7, 2014

http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/w... See more
http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/weird/2014/09/06/two-deer-stop-traffic-on-golden-gate-bridge/15189743/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/09/06/deer-traffic-san-francisco-golden-gate-bridge/15182721/
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“Song to the Moon” Sep 8, 2014


xinhuanet.com


Dvořák: Rusalka “Song to the Moon” - Yvonne Kenny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag3UKxfTLmc

The Moon Represents My Heart - Kenny G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM3oixDF3tc


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节日的祝福 Sep 8, 2014

QHE wrote:

今年的中秋节好像来得早,我才知道9月8日就是中秋节了。

提早祝福大家
快乐,吉祥,如意,健康,平安!


Image: 北海 China.org.cn

Claire de Lune - Claude Debussy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcpamvLB2JU


[Edited at 2014-09-02 16:27 GMT]


迟到的中秋祝福送给新老同仁:节日快乐,阖家团圆,身体健康,万事如意!


 
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