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Comments about qualityThere are 100 comments about "quality"
Paul Davies: I completed a 4 year apprenticeship in electronic engineering between
1973 and 1977 at Aquila. Just the fact that I gained my 'deeds' stood me
in good stead when it came to getting work later. Aquila was...... Spesh: I don't know about the rap, but I do agree that that cheese shop is the best in the whole of Ontario, which is saying a lot, if you consider the Leslieville Cheese Market and...... Nikki: Is it that they are overpriced or better quality? We buy designer clothes because of the quality and care that goes into it - no matter what the cost. :) You only get...... thesouthernapple: Hey everyone,
I'm sad to see the neighborhood in such decline. But I'm glad to see so many memories here, about the Ave.
I graduated Valerdictorian from St. Marks in 1985, and I know that...... pieter: Hi, I am from Holland, and I once had a Buddybike side by side tandem given to me, and had lots of fun with it. It was the funniest thing I ever had. It is...... diverdan363: Thank you jacksonville for lieing to us about the quality of air, its poluted, look at the rise in lung cancer in florida the diesel death zone, jaxport may offer jobs but did they mention...... Lou Romero: Amazing !! I didn't realize the quality of life and safety had began to decline as early as 1962.
I know that the "white flight" was in full swing from 1965 onward, many neighboorhoods still had...... Andrew Smith: Hi Terry, sounds an interesting book.
The photo was taken by my friend Dom Smith. I'm sure copyright would not be a problem. If you give me your email address I'll pass it onto him. If...... jack: luna there is a movie i love it is called,'the little fugitive', my younger brother and i were the same ages of the boys in the movie and we lived pretty close to where the...... Matt T: For all the Sao Paolo doubters - I've had the incredible luck to have been to most of the top ten cities and none of them is as staggeringly impressive from the air as Sao...... Rob Tynan: My dad was trained in the Tool Shop by Jimmy Iddon at Royles. When my mum and dad were married in 1962 he made them a fire poker and stand in the workshop from...... sandy: my opinion is that Kensington was designated to be a dumping ground for section 8 .It is an abused program to say the least.slumlords are even getting sick of fixing up the houses that these...... serlingrod: ah, well we have two rivers, the delaware and the schuylkill. unfortunately I wouldn't categorize the water quality as "fresh" :/... EvilGentleman: BostonVisitor, I honestly have no clue about the costs of prostitutes in the city, nor where to go for the best deals. But like any other commodity, the sex market will provide better quality for...... Jeff: I went to Super Sexe a few times around 2002-2004, had a great time. Gorgeous women and good price, very entertaining overall. I have done nothing but spread the good word since, telling...... Candlejack: This is just an amazing sight to see, and even more amazing is that you actually went down there, took so many high quality photographs, came back and put it all here to share with...... M.Scott: We have raised our family in Belleville, and have happily enjoyed all the benefits of this small town for nearly 50 yrs. I have lived in the cities..and wouldn't trade the security,peace and friendliness for...... Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot!
A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo.
[[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]]
by Adam Enright
I was thrilled to read about...... upfromflames: More to the point, you are confusing problem with solution, and memory with history
The cameras by Maria Hernandez park are part of the [[6459:Bushwick Initiative]], the latest in a long line of projects to fight...... Mitch: The reason we have giant pot holes and roads in such terrible shape has to do with the Quebec government's cutting corners. They use lower quality asphalt and put down only a very thin layer...... Kevin: I currently own a couple of decent mountain bikes and haven't owned a lock in 10 years after having had 3 bikes (of all varying quality and price range) stolen. This year I had planned...... You are an idiot.: Of course you would show the picture of the crappiest hotel in the city to try and prove your point. "Passing through" does not give you enough taste of a city, especially one as interesting...... Cyril B: Hi Alan,
Wilf Hesford was my main supplier for many years. His farm was the first farm you came to at the top of Fiddlers lane, and was ideal for me to pick up all the...... Picky Lurker: Is someone reloading their posts over and over to get them into the top-ranked "Popular Articles" list? I just reloaded this post and the view count jumped over 100 views in a few moments. I...... Peter: 4 years later, i saw a program about this crash on the history channel (sorry for the low-quality pics, but theyre cameraphone snaps of the tv screen, heh):
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... Travis: Just a personal opinion for all you "better than everyone else" city types. I grew up in Belleville. Had a lot of fun and learned a hell of a lot in the 18 of my...... Jack: 9th Mar 2008 11:05 : I was wondering what they were but no one could tell me. We need more things that will help improve the water quality.... Peter: its {smug} and {osker}. i was holding my breath trying to not be the first to mention it and out myself as the resident graf nerd fanboy, for what its worth.
that photo is a great...... Peter: i gotta second it as {rems}... the new stuff on that wall is much more intricate and better; its generally ok to go over a simple piece with something of higher quality, which definitely seems...... Rob Tynan:
Sorry about the quality, but here are some pics I took of the destruction of an Irlam landmark, the Irlam Endowed School.
Utter waste!
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... Park Slope Windows and Glass: As a long-standing member of the Brooklyn community and a company that has recently gone under new management, we would like to take this opportunity to invite any current or past customers with outstanding issues...... Lara Cay: I had a window replaced over a year ago and there have only been problems. The installation was not done properly and we had leaks for months. Then in the winter we actually had ice...... Proletariat: It's my duty to care about others. You're right, I've never lived in kensington, however I've lived in worse places. I've lived in the poorest country in South America, where more than 50 % of...... EvilGentleman: Could someone please translate the above comment? The best I can make out is:
Oh what a change, the days of the princesses at the Super are over. Some still remain, but they are quiet, polite,...... EvilGentleman: I still come back and look over this article every once in a while. This time, I followed a link on Wikipedia leading here.
The memories have begun to fade, yet that last shot, the one...... BelievelandBikes: The grate adds such a wonderful grittiness to the old car frames in the first shot. I can't wait to shoot NYC in January. The gray of winter adds a certain quality of...... Robert Patten: Just realised I could have worded that better, chances are that when the first picture was taken the railway was still in use.
This picture is taken from a bridge which crosses the now dismantled railway...... Rose Garrison: What a sad statement the author of this article has made about small town living, he, who obviously has never experienced small town living. It is truly where the best begins and some of...... John Dereszewski: Crystal, as I'm sure you know, the block on Covert that you lived on went through some very difficult times in the 1970's and 80's due to the many buildings that were lost through numerous...... Limmpy: I tell you want, just go to walmart and see the quality of the Hutchinson People.
Also, I just read the Hutchnews about the housing market! I cannot believe what I was reading. Hutchinson is...... Bass Girl: LOL @ all of the comments made since I last stopped by. I can't help but shake my head when I see people hanging on to the "but we have the Cosmosphere, the free...... John Dereszewski: In talking of Bushwick portals, you might wish to take a few pictures of the now vanishing number of awnings placed above the entrances of houses - both wood frame and masonry - in...... Shelley at Buddy Bike: I represent the Buddy Bike. www.buddybike.com It used to be called the "Love Bike" and was invented by Robert Gardner in Willits, CA over 10 years ago. It is a unique tandem bicycle that places...... EvilGentleman: A very belated reply for doc cunningham, who posted on New Year's 2007. Sorry for the late reply, but I just noticed your comment now. I have so many posts that I do not see...... EvilGentleman: 48 pics in one post? Holy shit, glad I have a fast connection.
The night shots are awesome.
Pictures #2, 15 and 17 need explaining.
#4 makes me dizzy, but I love it.
#11 seems so lifelike, feels like...... Shon B.: Nice views. Haven't spent real quality time in BK; maybe I'll start exploring it the next time I visit NYC. You should check out the neighborhoods and architecture here in Chicago.... CartLegger: Amazing. My main thought is: why don't we have something like this going on in NYC? We have neither the quantity nor quality of bike racks that other cities--Philly, Pittsburgh, others---have. This is a gap...... elaine: is it really true we have better phones than you? mine, the nokia n80 http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n80-1347.php fyi, has TWO yes TWO cameras on it! the secondary camera is designed with teenagers in mind i think and...... Bass Girl: I moved here from a town of 2500 people about 7 years ago, and I've watched this town die around me. Many businesses have come and gone, major industrial places for large employment have...... realworldgirl9: You know, the reason our entire country is in a shit hole right now is because of the lousy attitudes of people today. I have lived in many places in my life, for instance:...... Tehoke: This picture seems to be taken about 5 blocks west of The Sun Life building, from an upper floor of what is now the Quality Inn on Crescent Street or More likely the building that...... CATCH A BIKE THIEF!: We bought brand new bikes from these nice guys at CycOmotive on Bathurst. We paid $3,500 for the two mountain bikes. One was higher end Giant and the other one was Giant Pistol 2 16...... Ross Archer: Yup, "Whistler", Internet Radio, and Google. Because it takes extra quality to go farther. ;)
... kobie: well tenements in scotland vary in quality, think it depends on the building materials used. from what i know the grey sandstone ones tend to suffer from more problems than the red or blond...... EvilGentleman: Postcard quality, quite impressive.... kobie: well a lot of these tenements probably arent even housing association or council owned anymore cos a lot of the people who live in these better quality tenements usually buy them then sell them and...... CartLegger: Word to EvilGentlman's suggestions. Why let thugs take over this site, by virtue of quantity, when there is so much quality going on?... kuh: Hawaii has some amazing talent!!! unfortunate that a lot of that quality stuff gets written over by crap.. lack of respect for true art.... Laura : Thanks for the comments, everyone. Joe- I hear you. I have only been around in the world for 25 years, but the quality of life in this neighborhood in just that short amount of...... my visit: I travel from a small community north of Toronto to New Brunswick 2 times a year and on average i spend a month in your beautiful province and at about a week each time in...... jack: your phone picks up good quality touches, did any of you noiser's ever park off the belt parkway in brooklyn and listen to cousin brucie and watch the submarine races in the verazano channel.... jack: the tree! has a bookmakers quality, like children's black outline playing on a dark blue background.... jack: once upon a time, an aging man, was left home, alone, his wife had gone off to work, his children all at their places and with their families, and this old man, well older gentleman,...... sirhcbre: I agree with a lot of what has already been said. Here are my two cents:
-Profiles would be nice but shouldn't be mandatory. If someone wants one, they should be able to create...... foxy: yeeah da ikea underpass is clean get graffin i wanna see some sick shit down there like last time i sar ''real'' wich was quality and a ''jesus lives'' stencil wich is still there...... upfromflames: yep, it sure is. A ghost of a past that few are aware of.
No SP classes (presuming that means top track smart kids), they were replaced by the class number system, as in 631...... jay : having moved to the usa from england 3 years ago, i just hate the food in america...almost every "restaurant" (they even call fast food places restaurants here!) serves the same food, steaks, chicken, pasta....and in...... Tamara: I really do love the artwork above. It has a very serene quality to it. Thank you.... danohorgan: real quality artwork,good shit!... procyon: weird and cool--i also like the second one best. the playground (or what i assume is the playground) looks like the lunar lander. are these from a camera phone, or was it just the fog...... jack's daughter: I'd have to agree with you, Little Ukraine, that the Bobst Library at NYU is quite remarkable. The floor of the atrium is based on an Escher design, so if you spent some time...... Beadle and Tatum: I always brag that Cleveland has the Rock hall, but you realize what a coup it was after comparing the musical displays there about Tennesse, Detroit, London and New York to the display of medium...... Marc: When I visited Sussex, probably twice this summer while on a Farm Apprenticeship, I couldn't help but notice the small-town quality there is here. The mural campaign should be good enough to revive Sussex....... PsychoFreud: most of the pictures above are actually taken within a couple of blocks. The rest of the city doesnt have
quite the same quality when it comes to grafitti. The majority of people are...... JNJ: Again. The problem isn't your, "whiteness". Human phenotypes don't necessarily always reflect the genotypes. "White", just like Black, Brown, Red, Yellow, is just a generic term used to separate people for the...... i: ja iz quality he can get up anywhere... New Face in Bushwick: To Pariah.
Which part of Bushwick are you talking about?
Bushwick is a pretty large area though.
My saying Bushwick, I do not hear any unwelcome noises. C-town suparmarket is a pretty clean, and quality is not bad...... Sirhcbre: I did a Google search on Tulsa and was surprised by the skyline.
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This is the best quality picture I could find from this angle for some reason.
But this skyline has obviously come at a great...... geoff capes: i have one heck of a time getting my recessive pieds to stop biting me. they seem to have no respect for my authority or standing as an athlete/strongman.
WHEN I had the opportunity to acquire...... EvilGentleman: Perhaps this would be an appropriate moment to mention how much I loathe the damage caused by Christian fundamentalists in North America. Let me be clear that I am not referring to **all** the members...... Jim QV: Tony, I read your posting and wanted to respond to it. I was born in Queens, but my Moms whole family is from Bushwick. Her grandfather (my great grand dad) was the original owner of...... jeeff: our ability to increase recycling % is limited by provincial legislation on the quality levels required in compost materials. ontario's standards are higher than some other provinces. (former mayor) mel lastman released a...... colavitos ghost: well, euclid avenue's not in wonderful shape right now. however, things are looking significantly better than they were five years ago.
good stuff:
1)the rta is redesigning the roadway itself to improve public...... little ukraine: nice pics, nice pics. i particularly like the first one, and the lift bridge in the third one. i love the faded color prints - i get a really similar quality on my...... aer suzuki: jesus christ the quality of the work is amazing, great shots.... Cosmo: It is one of the more satisfying things in life. (let that be an indication of the quality of my life :-).... Jamie: totally. the overall quality of a photo lies more in the person pressing the shutter release than it does in the quality of the equipment used. certainly a nice shiny lens helps a lot but...... a.: people- that's considered CHEAP for shark fin. probably not very good quality.... jfilip: That looks like a really nice place to spend some quality time.... EvilGentleman: I never said this movie was bad, I just responded to someone else's opinion. One of these days, I will go see it, or I will rent it when the video comes out, and then...... benji: yeah bam, i wish i could say i saved for mine but i put it on credit (eeep... i better not lose my job...) but for anyone looking for a new cam, i'd definitly reccomend...... EvilGentleman: phill - There's graffiti here in Montreal that says KILL KOPS, but nobody takes it all that seriously. The best way to deal with those that hate is to ignore them, and to be a...... EvilGentleman: phill - enough already. We get it. You are white, and cannot understand why there is anti-white racism. Racism is wrong, we all understand that, but it is a reality in a land where the...... EvilGentleman: Sounds like the typical Canadian and/or Quebec films of the 80's come back to life. "Profits? What are profits? We were thinking grants and tax deductions, eh?"
Canadian films are generally indy films that absorb government...... rams: yeah it may be a banksy imitation but its the point that the image gets across that counts. im sure if banksy himself saw it hed probs be glad people are seeing hsi work and...... Pauly: It is a sad fact, that, this stuff is needed because thieves will climb on anything in order to break in to a property.
Unfortunatly, the hedious signs are needed because said thieves will sue the...... aer suzuki: beware of cafe press, unless things have changed in the past year or two, the print quality on their shirts really sucks. cool shirt though.... chiamattt: Canadian-Canadian makes a good point. With the bullshit way they make houses these days, I am sure in 30 years they will look like shit. Perhaps the government should use taxpayer money to built high-quality...... Chris Erb: I agree, it's always nice to be able to get great shots with not so great equipment, I just find that too much of what I photograph could have been enhanced with a better camera....... Genaro: During the late 1940's and 50's, many of The Manhattan Elite thought it proper in calling the less popular working or the poor social White under class, WHITE TRASH! This would also include Whites who......
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