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2006 Royal Winter Fair

August 30th, 2010

How to make comments links DoFollow default in WordPress

August 8th, 2010

You know all those plugins and stuff that you try to install to make the comments author’s links dofollow? I think they’re very good and sometimes you should just use them, it depends on what you want.
But there’s another way of making you comments author’s links dofollow, directly from WP platform.

This post it’s not about wether is good or not to have dofollow on the comments but just How To and that’s all.

(I beg for your mercy regarding my English skills, as you can see, they’re not so great…)

Go to public_html/wp-includes/comment-template.php

Around line you should have this, or something like this:

http://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-make-comments-links-dofollow-default-in-wordpress

Windsor Hills Resort

August 8th, 2010

windsor hills resort pool and water slide

Ferry Farm

August 8th, 2010

Ferry Farm, also known as George Washington Boyhood Home Site or Ferry Farm Site, is the name of the farm and home at which George Washington spent much of his childhood. In July 2008, archeologists announced that they had found remains of the boyhood home, which had burnt in a fire, including artifacts such as pieces of a tea set probably belonging to George’s mother, Mary Ball Washington.[4][5][6]
The site is located in Stafford County, Virginia, along the northern bank of the Rappahannock River, across from the city of Fredericksburg. The farm was named after the Washington family had left the property. Its namesake was a free ferry that crossed the Rappahannock River on Washington land—the family did not own or operate it. It is unclear what the farm was called during the Washington occupancy. Sometime in the late 19th century the farm became known as Pine Grove, as well as The Ferry Farm. The farm rose to national prominence during the Washington Birth Bicentennial of 1932—during the years surrounding this celebration some authors cited both the names Ferry Farm and Pine Grove.

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

George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.

August 8th, 2010

George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. (February 14, 1859 – November 22, 1896) was an American engineer. He is most famous for having created the original Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Gale_Ferris,_Jr.

Kiosk

August 8th, 2010

In the Mediterranean Basin and the Near East, a kiosk (Persian: کوشک kušk; Arabic: كشك‎ košk; Turkish: köşk; Tagalog: kyos; Urdu: کھوک khoka; French: kiosque; Greek: κιόσκι; German: Kiosk; Polish: kiosk; Czech: kiosek; Portuguese: quiosque; Romanian: chioşc; Bulgarian: кьошк kyoshk; Croatian: kiosk Serbian: киоск or kiosk; Russian: киоск kiosk; and Spanish: quiosco or kiosco) is a small, separated garden pavilion open on some or all sides. Kiosks were common in Persia, India, Pakistan, and in the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century onward. Today, there are many kiosks in and around the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, and they are still a relatively common sight in Greece.
The word, which is of Persian origin, refers to an object that acts as a shadow or shade-maker.
The word “köşk” is currently used to refer to an old Ottoman style building, made of wood and clad with stone, with multiple storeys, built for a wealthy person, set in a garden, and mainly used for recreation. During the 18th century, Turkish influences in Europe established the kiosk (gazebo) as an important feature in European gardens. origin the word kiosk originally came from the Swahili language in the east African coast, (Swahili was as a result of Arabic and Bantu speaking cultures coming together) it meant a small miniature shop that had everything in small sizes. In English-speaking countries, a kiosk is a booth with an open window on one side. Some vendors operate from kiosks (see mall kiosk), selling small, inexpensive consumables such as newspapers, magazines, lighters, street maps, cigarettes, and confections.
An information kiosk (or information booth) dispenses free information in the form of maps, pamphlets, and other literature, and/or advice offered by an attendant.
An electronic kiosk (or computer kiosk or interactive kiosk) houses a computer terminal that often employs custom kiosk software designed to function flawlessly while preventing users from accessing system functions. Indeed, kiosk mode describes such a mode of software operation. Computerized kiosks may store data locally, or retrieve it from a computer network. Some computer kiosks provide a free, informational public service, while others serve a commercial purpose (see mall kiosk). Touchscreens, trackballs, computer keyboards, and pushbuttons are all typical input devices for interactive computer kiosk.

Nonbuilding structure

August 8th, 2010

Nonbuilding structures, also referred to simply as structures, are those not designed for continuous human occupancy. The term is used by architects and structural engineers to distinctly identify structures that are not buildings.

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

Ferris wheel

August 8th, 2010

A Ferris wheel (also known as an observation wheel or big wheel) is a nonbuilding structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with passenger cars (sometimes referred to as gondolas or capsules) attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, the cars are kept upright, usually by gravity.
Some of the largest and most modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on the outside of the rim, and electric motors to independently rotate each car to keep it upright. These wheels are sometimes referred to as observation wheels, and their cars referred to as capsules, however these alternative names are also sometimes used for wheels with conventional gravity-oriented cars.
The original Ferris Wheel was designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. as a landmark for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The term Ferris wheel later came to be used generically for all such structures.
Since the original Ferris Wheel of 1893, there have been eight subsequent world’s tallest-ever Ferris wheels. The current record holder is the 165-metre (541 ft) Singapore Flyer, which opened to the public in March 2008. The 208 m (682 ft) Beijing Great Wheel, under construction since 2007 and originally planned to open in 2008,[1] has been delayed until 2010.[2]

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

Amusement Park rides

August 8th, 2010

An amusement ride is any number of devices found at carnivals, fairs/funfairs, or amusement parks meant to appeal to various senses of the rider.

Water ride

August 8th, 2010

Water rides are amusement rides that are set over water. For instance, a log flume travels through a channel of water to move along its course. Water rides are not only made popular at amusement parks, but have also been introduced to the larger fairs.