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Why Is Ziva Leaving "NCIS"?
October 1, 2013
Mr. Inman: I'm writing about one of my favorite TV shows. What is happening with the cast of "NCIS"? First a female agent is killed by a sniper, then Gibbs's mentor is murdered and now Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) is being dropped. Do you have any insight regarding Ms. de Pablo? – H.M., Franklin, TN
Dear H.M.: De Pablo is leaving "NCIS" by her choice. She will appear on a few episodes to wrap up her character's storyline.
The "Quantum Leap" Story
October 1, 2013
Dear David Inman: I remember a show that starred Patrick Swayze as a character who would go back in time but he would take the form of another person, sometimes even a woman. Can you tell me the title of the show and when it ran? – Kyle, Milton, FL
Dear Kyle: Sounds like "Quantum Leap," which ran on NBC from 1989-93. Swayze wasn't in the show; our hero was Scott Bakula. He played a physicist named Sam Beckett who became lost in time as a result of an experiment gone wrong. Sam's sidekick was a hologram named Al, played by Dean Stockwell. Sam's travels were mostly during the 20th century, giving the producers a chance to make lots of references to the pop culture and music of the time.
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Was Paul Harvey in the Movies?
July 23, 2012
Hello Mr. Inman: I've been watching a lot of Turner Classic Movies lately (the most recent one was "The Petrified Forest" with Bette Davis), and I occasionally see the name "Paul Harvey" listed in the credits. I'm wondering if this is the Paul Harvey of radio fame. I say yes; my brother disagrees. A round of golf hangs in the balance. Can you tell us if the famous Mr. Harvey ever appeared in a movie? – Troy, Berlin, MD
Dear Troy: Oh, so you want to hear the rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrest of the story, eh?
Allow me to introduce you to Roy Paul Harvey, born in Sandwich, Illinois in 1882. He died in 1955 at age 73, and among his many film credits are "Spellbound," "Father of the Bride" and, yes, "The Petrified Forest."
As you have no doubt surmised, he is not the same person as radio Paul Harvey, who passed away in 2009. Radio Paul Harvey played an announcer in two movies – 1998's "Everything That Rises" and 1986's "The Right of the People."
Who's Left on "Grey's Anatomy"?
July 5, 2012
Dear David Inman: My wife and I and half of our bingo buddies believe all the actors on "Grey's Anatomy," who were shown in the airplane crash on the season finale, died. However, the other half of our bingo friends say NO WAY, most of them lived. Believe me, it's a heated problem. PLEASE HELP. – Ernie and Pat, via e-mail
Dear Ernie and Pat: Well, no one associated with "Grey's Anatomy" is saying for sure, but the prevailing wisdom seems to be that only one doctor – Lexie Gray, played by Chyler Leigh — was killed and that everyone else will be back. Again, nothing is set in stone, but most observers feel that the rest of the cast will be back, so please return to bingo just as if nothing had happened.
An "Animal House" TV Series? Yes
June 22, 2012
Dear David: We were recently watching "Animal House" and I remarked that it was also made into a TV series. No one believed me! Please tell them my memory is still functioning. – R.W., Rochester, NY
Dear R.W.: Kids, pull your chairs up reeeal close to the simulated pot-bellied stove with the virtual fire burning inside while the olllllld storyteller tells you the tale about the three "Animal House" sitcoms that came and went waaaay back in the winter of '79.
We used to light our candles and sit around the TV in those days, and on January 18, 1979 we saw the "authorized" sitcom version of "Animal House," called "Delta House." It had several actors from the movie, including John Vernon as Dean Wormer, Stephen Furst as Flounder and Bruce McGill as D-Day. Also in the cast was a young starlet named – Michelle Pfeiffer!
"Delta House" ran until that April on ABC. The CBS entry into the ripoff sweepstakes was "Co-Ed Fever," which began and ended on February 4, 1979, since nobody watched it. And the NBC entry was called "Brothers and Sisters," which featured Chris Lemmon and Mary Crosby, and went away in the spring of 1979 as well.
See how learning can be fun, kids?
All About "Here Come the Brides"
June 20, 2012
Dear Mr. Inman: As a young man I loved the TV show "Here Come the Brides." But all I remember now is that it had Bobby Sherman and an awesome theme song. Can you fill in the details? – G.W.N., via e-mail
Dear G.W.N.: "Here Come the Brides" ran on ABC from 1968-70, and its theme song, "In Seattle," was a hit for Perry Como in the late 1960s.
The show was set in 1880s Seattle, where the Bolt brothers – Jason (Robert Brown), Joshua (David Soul) and Jeremy (Bobby Sherman) – were running a timber company. But the local lumberjacks desired female company, so the Bolts sailed to New Bedford, Massachusetts and came back with a bunch of prospective brides for the men. The Bolts were in hock to lumber tycoon Aaron Stempel, who financed the expedition, and if any of the women decided to return to the east, the Bolt boys would forfeit their company to Stempel.
Before you could say "knothole," Jeremy fell in love with Candy Pruitt (Bridget Hanley), adding to the romantic drama. And local bar owner Lottie (Joan Blondell) kept a close eye on everything. The supporting cast also included Candy's best friend Biddie (Susan Tolsky) and Clancy (Henry Beckman), the
captain of a ship that never seemed to go anywhere.
A Robot Cop Was in "Holmes and Yoyo"
June 19, 2012
David: I recall a television show from the early to mid-1970s about a pair of detectives, one of which was a robot. Is my memory playing tricks on me or am I actually recalling a real show from the '70s? – Mark, via e-mail
Dear Mark: It was real, all right – whether it was any good is another story.
It was "Holmes and Yoyo," and it ran on ABC in 1976. Richard B. Shull played police Det. Holmes, whose new partner was a robot called Yoyo, played by John Schuck. The partnership lasted about three weeks, when the boys were stopped in their tracks by a criminal force known as "low ratings."
All About "Jason of Star Command"
June 18, 2012
Dear Inman: As a kid in the late 1970s I remember a Saturday morning show that was live action (real people, not cartoons) and set in space. Seems like one of the guys from "Star Trek" was on it. Name and details, please? – Excellent Ted, via e-mail
Dear E.T.: Methinks you mean "Jason of Star Command," a little cheeseball of a show that ran on CBS from 1978-80. Jason was played by Craig Littler and the man in charge was Commander Canarvin, played by James Doohan, aka Scotty on "Star Trek." For the second season, he was replaced by John Russell as Commander Stone. The female interests were Capt. Nicole Davidoff (Susan Pratt O'Hanlon) in season one and Samantha (Tamara Dobson) in season two. Apparently there was high turnover at Star Command.
The enemy, in both seasons, was the evil Drago, played by veteran B-movie bad guy Sid Haig.
Orphans Out West? "The Monroes"
June 15, 2012
Dear Dave: I was wondering if you could help me with an old TV show I used to watch either in the late 1960s or early '70s. It was about a wilderness family living out west somewhere without their parents and they had a lot of kids. I had a coloring book about them. Please tell me there was such a show! – L.A.,
New York
Dear L.A.: Sure there was such a show! You don't think they just go around making coloring books willy-nilly, do you?
That was "The Monroes," which ran on ABC from 1966-67. Michael Anderson Jr. played the head of the clan, Clayt, and assorted siblings were played by Barbara Hershey, Keith and Kevin Schultz, Tammy Locke, and Jerry Mathers as the Beaver. (Just kidding.)
Here's the opening from the show's pilot:
Before Her "Housewives" Days, Kim Richards Was on "Hello, Larry"
June 14, 2012
Dear Inman: Every time I see Kim Richards on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" I think about a sitcom she was on in the 1970s. It's not "Nanny and the Professor" – it was later than that and she played a smart-aleck kid. Can you tell me the title and when it ran? – H.F., via e-mail
Dear H.F.: That would be "Hello, Larry," which ran on NBC from 1979-80. McLean Stevenson played Larry Alder, a radio talkshow host and a single dad of two daughters – Diane (played by Donna Wilkes and then Krista Errickson) and Ruthie, played by Richards.
Ruthie was the wisecracking daughter, playing a role very similar to that of Arnold (Gary Coleman) on "Diff'rent Strokes." In fact, there was even a "Hello, Larry/Diff'rent Strokes" crossover episode. I even watched it. And because I cannot forget it, I will now kill myself.
Here are the "Hello, Larry" opening credits:


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Last season, the Forest Lake Hockey Association had 35 first-time hockey players, about half of the previous year. The board decided to create an advertising and recruiting effort, which resulted in that number exploding to 120 kids involved in the intro-to-hockey program, in addition to another 30 or so kids registered for Mites, totaling more than 150 first-time hockey players.
This success story of growth at the entry and Mite levels is similar to what many associations are experiencing across the state. With a little creativeness and utilizing the marketing and advertising campaigns available from USA Hockey, getting young skaters into the rink is anything but a monumental task. And as any successful association will attest to, building a large "base of the pyramid" will only make the association stronger in the long run.
Each of the past five years there has been a steady increase of Mite-level players in Minnesota, and the nearly 17,000 players last year accounted for roughly 30 percent of all youth players in the state. The next consideration after recruitment is retention, and how to keep kids involved in the sport. Minnesota head coach Don Lucia commented about U8 hockey after a recent season. While each association runs their programs slightly differently, there are some common denominators pointed out by Lucia:
- Players under 8 years old should not be playing 5-on-5 hockey, they should not be taught positional play and should be playing small-ice games, 4-on-4 or 3-on-3.
- The best kids dominate full-ice Mite games. Most kids give up because they're 50 feet from the puck and have no chance to get it. In cross-ice games, kids are always going to be around the puck and will always have a chance to be involved in
the play.
- We should have more kids on the ice at all levels. How can a youth coach possibly run a good practice with 13 or 14 players? I can't do it. By having more kids on the ice, we give players more opportunities to be on the ice and reduce the cost.
- Associations need to set aside rink rat hockey time and just let the kids play.


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Cool in Catalan
Review by Fiona Duncan, published 24th April 2006.
The Hottest
If you book a room at the seriously cool, recently opened Grand Hotel Central (Via Laietana 30; 0034 93 295 79 00; www.grandhotelcentral.com; doubles from £130 per night including breakfast) you needn't bother to bring a guide book: owner Pau Gaudens has written an excellent one himself, just for his guests, filled with an insider's tips on where to eat, shop and stroll. He should know. If you have a swim in the hotel's stunning rooftop infinity pool you'll spy a private villa and elegant Italianate garden perched incongruously on the very top of this former office block: Pau's family home since the early 20th century, when his grandfather pioneered the expansion of Barcelona beyond its medieval boundaries, putting up the first office block in Via Laietana, and showing the way by choosing to live there too. Now incense burns in the supercool ground floor lobby, the restaurant is run by top Spanish chef Ramon Freixa, and the offices have been transformed into soundproofed havens of calm in the muted, minimalist style beloved of Barcelona's hotel designers. There's a gym and a library stocked with books on the city, and staff are helpful. Excellent breakfast. Once the hotel has settled into its stride (it was almost too new to judge properly) this should become a sought-after address.
Even newer (opened on February 6th) is the glittering Richard Rogers' designed Hesperia Tower (1 Mare de Déu de Bellvitge; 0034 93 413 5000; www.hesperia-tower.com; doubles from £285 per night including breakfast). A purpose-built skyscraper, in the same mould as the famous Arts Hotel, it's in the city's financial district, and has a glass bauble of a world-class restaurant, Evo, perched on top.
The Wow Factor
For glamour, and an unforgettable view, head for the hills; or rather for Mount Tibidabo, which looms above the city. A charming funfair has been here since 1921, as has the Gran Hotel La Florida, illustrious before the Civil War, abandoned after it, and resurrected two years ago after a daring and virtuoso four-year rebuild (0034 93 259 30 00; www.hotellaflorida.com; doubles from £220 per night including breakfast). Now it's an urban resort, with two new floors dug into the mountainside, a scintillating 121-ft stainless steel indoor/outdoor pool, tumbling terraces dotted with hammocks, bold fibre-optic, granite and steel sculptures and eight specially commissioned Designer Suites amongst its 74 rooms. And that view, with the city flung out below, and the sea beyond.
After a quiet start, Casa Fuster (Passeig de Gracia 132; 0034 93 255 3000; www.hotelescenter.es; doubles from £280 per night including breakfast) is beginning to make big waves (Kate Moss and Salman Rushdie are two recent guests). When you arrive, take the lift to the expansive roof terrace (with small pool) for a dazzling view along the whole length of Passeig de Gracia, then descend to the Viennese Café, once the smokey haunt of intellectuals, now dramatic and decadent with its run of red velvet double-sided sofas curling like serpents around the pillared, gold-ceilinged room. The fun doesn't stop there: Casa Fuster, built in 1908 as a lavish private home and one of the city's most emblematic Art Nouveau buildings, has been restored throughout with panache, style and amazing attention to detail by a young Catalan interior designer. Service is exemplary.
Manana manana
Two romantic hotels, perfect for dawdling indoors, are the Neri and the Banys Orientals (calle Argenteria 37; 0034 93 268 84 60; www.hotelbanysorientals.com; doubles £76 per night including breakfast). The latter, a pretty old house in the heart of the Born district, remains terrific value for money despite its popularity since it opened in 2002. Rooms are fairly small but cool and calm, with spare four-poster beds and elegant contemporary furniture, and fluttering white muslin curtains. Best of all, its reception opens on to Senor Parellada, one of the city's most appealing new restaurants, decorated in sunny yellows and blues (don't miss the razor clams in lemon and oil).
The Neri (calle Sant Sever 5; 0034 93 304 06 55 ; www.hotelneri.com; doubles from £190 per night including breakfast) is gorgeous: an austere 17th century Barri Gotic palace that mixes the old with the avant-garde to great effect. Sensuality is the theme (there's even a definition of the word on the glass walls of the lift); crushed velvets, vibrant silks, silver and gold-leaf are teamed with rustic furniture, power showers and plasma-screen Tvs. You can indulge in a massage in your bedroom (part of the 'beauty menu'), sunbathe in the solarium or watch life drift by from the charming roof terrace.
City slickers
Many of Barcelona's new hotels have adopted a similar decorative theme: moody, masculine and minimalist in neutral colours, and few decorative flourishes. Most are too clinical; only some succeed in being places one would want to relax after a tiring day. I liked the Hotel Jazz (Calle Pelai 3; 0034 93 552 96 96; www.nnhoteles.es; from £110 per night including breakfast), close to Plaça Catalunya, with its precise, uncomplicated bedrooms fitted with well-made desks and pinstripe chairs, handsome grey-black bathrooms, and extras such as three telephones (though who needs three phones?), music at the touch of a wall switch and free wifi internet access. Public spaces, especially the bar, have a feeling of warmth, with splashes of burnt orange and subtle lighting, and there's a spacious roof terrace and pool, and parking in the basement.
If you are on a budget, then look no further than Hostal Gat Xino (Calle Hospital 155; 0034 93 324 88 33; www. gataccommodation.com; doubles from £54 per night including breakfast). It's amazing
what can be achieved with a few pots of paint, in this case lime green paint, which have transformed otherwise dull, boxy bedrooms into fun places to be. Add matching curtains, black floors, snow white bed linen, stylish shower rooms, flat screen Tvs and internet access and guests, at these prices, have got a bargain. "Cool, clean rooms", says the hotel's brochure, and that's right. Some have the merest suspicion of a terrace; they all require a climb up several flights of stairs.
Slickest of all is Hotel Omm (Calle Rossello 265; 0034 93 445 40 00; www.hotelomm.es; doubles from £170 including breakfast), as feng-shui hip as its resonant name implies, with a great bar for people-watching, a restaurant called Moo, a vast open-plan lobby, and acres of white and oak on the walls, tempered by sudden bursts of colour. More style than practicality here, some would say, especially in the gadget-heavy bedrooms with their complex lighting system, and the bathrooms which are irritatingly split in two – bath and basin in one, loo and bidet in the other.
Old-fashioned charm
It doesn't look much from the outside, and it's internal grandeur – which is considerable – is most definitely on the wane, but the Hotel Gran Via (Gran Via 642; 0034 93 318 19 00; www.nnhotels.es; double from £90 including breakfast) does provide an antidote, at modest prices, to all those spanking new Barcelona hotels. An impressive staircase sweeps up to the mezzanine, with its palatial dining room, while the salon has lovely antique furniture, a stucco ceiling – and a huge television plonked in the middle of the room. There's also a gorgeous roof terrace. Rooms are small and tired, (but spotless), breakfast is mediocre, staff are creaky, but the Gran Via does have old-school character, and a great location in the heart of town.
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Though the city's shoreline has undergone a major transformation in the last 15 years and is now a continuous strip of modern construction, it's still a schlep to get to Barcelona's beaches. Yet the weather is beach-worthy almost all year round, so a cooling pool at your hotel is highly recommended. The Grand Central, Gran Hotel La Florida, Casa Fuster, Jazz and Omm all have great pools, plus the following:
Hotel Arts (0034 93 221 10 00; www.ritzcarlton.com)
Majestic (0034 93 488 17 17; www.hotelmajestic.es)
Podium (0034 93 265 02 02; www.nh-hotels.com)
Ambassador (0034 93 342 61 80; www.rivolihotels.com)
Duquesa de Cardona (0034 93 268 90 90; www.hduquesadecardona.com)
Condes de Barcelona (0034 93 445 00 00; www.condesdebarcelona.com)
British Airways fly daily to Barcelona. Return fares from London cost from £69. To book call 0870 850 9850 or visit ba.com


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Purchase prediction is an important application of machine learning. This tutorial provides a guide for you to submit your first prediction, that will directly work with our dataset.
This tutorial requires the following tools:
- Python 2.7.8
- Scikit-learn 0.15 (current stable version)
- NumPy 1.9.2
- SciPy 0.14.0
Preprocessing (Feature and Target Extraction)
First, we generate features to be given to a classifier. A basic feature extraction approach is to count one or more events represented in the data. Therefore, in the code below, we calculate the number of purchase actions for each user and each item in a given log file. Suppose the log file
log-0331-0406.tsv is located at your current directory.
from csv import DictReader user = {} # Dictionary to store user's feature item = {} # Dictionary to store item's feature with open('log-0331-0406.tsv', 'r') as f: for i, row in enumerate(DictReader(f, delimiter='\t')): if i%10000 == 0: print('Finished {} rows'.format(i)) # Process indicator if row['layer'] != 'order': continue uid = row['user_id'] iid = row['item_id'] # Count user's event if uid not in user: user[uid] = 1 else: user[uid] += 1 # Count item's event for ordered_iid in row['order_item_ids'].split('/')[1:]: # Exclude empty ID ordered_iid = '/' + ordered_iid if ordered_iid not in item: item[ordered_iid] = 1 else: item[ordered_iid] += 1 print('Total {} rows'.format(i+1))
Next, we generate a feature vector corresponding to each target pair in the test data by simply joining the frequencies counted above. We then save these vectors at in the
test.tsv file.
of = open('test.tsv', 'w') with open('target.tsv') as f: for i, line in enumerate(f): if i%10000 == 0: print('Finished {} rows'.format(i)) # Process indigator row = line.rstrip().split('\t') uid = row[0] iid = row[1] feature = [] # Combine counters ## User feature if uid in user: feature.append(user[uid]) else: feature.append(0) ## Item feature if iid in item: feature.append(item[iid]) else: feature.append(0) of.write('\t'.join(map(str, feature)) + '\n') print('Total {} rows'.format(i+1)) of.close()
Next, we prepare the data to train a classifier. As we have no target labels to be predicted in the training step, the first step here is to extract the target labels from the log data. We divide the seven day log file into two subsets for feature and target extraction, for example, the first five days for features and the last two days for target labels. The features are obtained in the same manner as that of the test data. Here, we suppose that the target pairs of users and items, which are to be predicted whether the user purchased the item during the last two days or not, are all possible pairs of users that purchased at least one item and items purchased by at least one user. In the code below, we extract features and targets from the seven day log file.
user = {} item = {} uids = set() iids = set() positive_example = set() target_date = set(['2015-04-05', '2015-04-06']) with open('log-0331-0406.tsv', 'r') as f: for i, row in enumerate(DictReader(f, delimiter='\t')): if i%10000 == 0: print('Finished {} rows'.format(i)) # Process indicator if row['layer'] != 'order': continue uid = row['user_id'] uids.add(uid) iid = row['item_id'] # Target extraction if row['date'].split()[0] in target_date: for ordered_iid in row['order_item_ids'].split('/')[1:]: ordered_iid = '/' + ordered_iid positive_example.add((uid, ordered_iid)) iids.add(ordered_iid) continue # Feature Extraction ## Count user's event if uid not in user: user[uid] = 1 else: user[uid] += 1 # Count item's event for ordered_iid in row['order_item_ids'].split('/')[1:]: ordered_iid = '/' + ordered_iid if ordered_iid not in item: item[ordered_iid] = 1 else: item[ordered_iid] += 1 iids.add(ordered_iid) print('Total {} rows'.format(i+1))
Finally, we generate feature vectors that correspond to each of the target pairs. We write the feature vectors and binary target labels (which indicate if the user purchased the item or not) together to the
train.tsv file.
of = open('train.tsv', 'w') i = 0 for uid in uids: for iid in iids: if i%10000 == 0: print('Finished {} rows'.format(i)) # Process indigator feature = [] # Combine counters ## User feature if uid in user: feature.append(user[uid]) else: feature.append(0) ## Item feature if iid in item: feature.append(item[iid]) else: feature.append(0) label = 0 if (uid, iid) in positive_example: label = 1 of.write('\t'.join(map(str, feature + [label,])) + '\n') i += 1 print('Total {} rows'.format(i+1)) of.close()
Loading Features and Labels
Now that we have feature vectors and target labels, with the training data stored in
train.tsv and the test data stored in
test.tsv, you can load the dataset via the code below.
import numpy as np DATA_TRAIN_PATH = 'train.tsv' train = np.genfromtxt(DATA_TRAIN_PATH)
Next, we split the data into training data (80%) and validation data (20%), as shown in the code below.
from sklearn.cross_validation import train_test_split X = train[:, :-1] y = train[:, -1] TEST_SIZE = 0.2 RANDOM_STATE = 0 X_train, X_val, y_train, y_val = train_test_split(X, y, test_size=TEST_SIZE, random_state=RANDOM_STATE)
The following script outputs the data sizes:
print(X.shape, y.shape) print(X_train.shape, y_train.shape) print(X_val.shape, y_val.shape)
Out: ((647264, 2), (647264,)) ((517811, 2), (517811,)) ((129453, 2), (129453,))
Training and Evaluation
We train a Logistic Regression classifier based on the loaded features and labels from the training data. The Logistic Regression classifier yields estimated probabilities of purchase. Here, we use
sklearn.linear_model.LogisticRegression. The code below trains the classifier.
from sklearn.linear_model import LogisticRegression clf = LogisticRegression(random_state=RANDOM_STATE)
Here, the classifier parameter is set as default.
We then evaluate the classifier based on the validation data. We first make a prediction on the validation data, as shown in the code below.
clf.fit(X_train, y_train) y_pred = clf.predict_proba(X_val)[:, 1]
Here, we follow the competition's requirements, and the classifier yields the probability that the label is 1, which indicates purchase.
Next, we compute the performance using area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), which is a metric used in the competition. In the code below, we use
roc_auc_score, and obtain the AUC value.
from sklearn.metrics import roc_auc_score print(roc_auc_score(y_val, y_pred))
Out: 0.922303182959
The results from the above code indicate that the current Logistic Regression classifier achieves a good score on the given dataset. Next, in the code below, we define a new model with a different parameter.
clf_new = LogisticRegression(fit_intercept=False,random_state=RANDOM_STATE) clf_new.fit(X_train, y_train) y_pred_new = clf_new.predict_proba(X_val)[:, 1] print(roc_auc_score(y_val, y_pred_new))
Out: 0.92388724538
The new model with
fit_intercept=False seems better than the previous model. This parameter specifies if a constant (bias term) is added the decision function.
Finally, we submit a prediction generated by the model with
fit_intercept=False that achieved a good score in the validation set. We train the model using all the training data (
y), as shown in the code below.
clf_submit = LogisticRegression(fit_intercept=False,random_state=RANDOM_STATE) clf_submit.fit(X, y)
Next, we load the test data to generate a prediction based on the test data.
DATA_TEST_PATH = 'test.tsv' X_test = np.genfromtxt(DATA_TEST_PATH)
As a last step, as shown in the code below, we save the final prediction for the test data to the
sample-submission-basic.dat file.
SUBMIT_PATH = 'sample-submission-basic.tsv' y_submit = clf_submit.predict_proba(X_test)[:, 1] np.savetxt(SUBMIT_PATH, y_submit, fmt='%.5f')
Congratulations! We finished the entire prediction process. Submit your first prediction file
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Utthan – Uttarakhand
The Government of Uttarakhand is implementing the EST&P (Employment Linked skills training Programme) component of Central and State Government sponsored National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) with the name of 'Utthan' through a transformed strategy.
The Utthan programme aims to provide gainful employment opportunities to urban unemployed or underemployed poor in regional perspective by imparting them three to six months skill development training, free of cost, through reputed Government, Non Government and Private Organizations in potential employment generating trades. Training includes mandatory 30 hours session on computer education, soft skills and entrepreneurship each.
Mount Talent Consulting Pvt. Ltd. bound to ensure mandatory placement to 70% trained beneficiaries on wages not less than that of the State Government norms fixed for skilled labour. Mount Talent Consulting Pvt. Ltd. also follow-up for the sustenance of placement for six months. The eligible beneficiaries would be selected jointly by Mount Talent Consulting Pvt. Ltd. and concerned State organization through a transparent procedure. The State Government has planned to cover 6,00,000 youth under the mission in next 5 years.
Objectives of SUDA
- To identify the urban poor in the state
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- To implement schemes for the benefit of the Urban poor either directly or through other agencies engaged in this direction, whether private, public or cooperative.
- To review the progress of the execution of these activities as well as effectiveness of the benefits directed towards the urban poor.
- To set up or establish any specific service such as training facilities, infrastructural ect. In furtherance of the economic interest of the urban poor
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Tilda Swinton, Chris Evans Board Bong Joon-ho Film
Along with Jamie Bell.
Unearthly Oscar winner Tilda Swinton and chesty superhero Chris Evans are teaming up! Variety reports that both will star in Snow Piercer, the next movie by acclaimed Korean director Bong Joon-ho (The Host), and they'll play two people in conflict on a train making its way through a world covered in ice. Also in talks to costar is Jamie Bell, who recently provided the title character's voice in The Adventures of Tintin; do you suppose he'll accuse Swinton of stealing his computer-generated look?


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TENS of thousands of spectators packed Southsea today to roar Sir Ben Ainslie and his Land Rover BAR team to two America's Cup victories in the Solent.
And it was great news for sports fans and Sir Ben's British challengers as the Met Office has confirmed it was set to be a scorcher in the south-east - and better still when, after a disappointing showing in the first race, Land Rover BAR came first in the next two.
The cup programme started with a grand ceremony where the America's Cup trophy arrived via a Royal Marine landing craft at Southsea Castle.
Spectators flock to Southsea
The Blades Aerobatic Display Team thrilled spectators with a performance above the skies of the Solent from midday.
But cheers turned to disappointment as Sir Ben Ainslie's Land Rover BAR team trailed in fifth in the first of three races this afternoon.
There was better news in the second race though as Land Rover BAR grabbed victory.
And the crowd were in raptures as Sir Ben and his team raced to victory in the third and last race of the afternoon.
The ticketed Race Village arena was open from 11am, while Southsea Common remained open to all for free, with families able to bring picnics to enjoy while watching the day's entertainment.
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Maxis launches iPhone 4 in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 SEPTEMBER 2010 -- In the past 12 months, Malaysian communications provider Maxis says it has doubled its data-carrying capacity in preparation for its launch of the Apple iPhone 4 in Malaysia.
Maxis subscribers of the new iPhone 4, which is available in Malaysia from 24 September, can take advantage of the telecommunications firm's upgraded mobile network, according to Maxis chief operating officer, Jean-Pascal van Overbeke. "This should allow optimised speed and coverage for iPhone 4 users."
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The Five Ten Anasazi Moccasym (MSRP $115) is a soft, flat-lasted slipper that is great for gym climbing, sport climbing and bouldering—but really shines as a crack climbing shoe. A long-time favorite among climbers, the Moccasym is one of the most comfortable climbing shoes on the market. It has a symmetrical shape, is easy on, easy off, and is suitable to a wide range of climbing applications and will fit most climbers' feet well.
However, it stretches a lot and the heel could be lower volume (with less rubber) for a more comfortable fit.
There's a reason the Five Ten Anasazi Moccasym has lasted over two decades on the competitive climbing-shoe market. This Spartan red slipper has withstood the test of time, grades and changing climbing styles thanks to its core devoted following of gym climbers, sport climbers and crack climbers who prefer a basic, soft slipper for everything they do.
My favorite application for the Moccs is crack climbing in Indian Creek. Once they break in, after a couple weeks of wear, these slippers attain a certain harmony with vertical desert splitters. Like key to lock, they seem made to fit in cracks. The lack of Velcro and laces is preferable in these situations, too: nothing to collect sand, and nothing to interfere with twisting your foot into the vertical crack.
Size these shoes small, and plan on spending two painful weeks stretching them out. These slippers will stretch up to a size and a half!
The Moccasyms are too flat-lasted and soft to be exceptional at edging, though they can get the job done on finger-sized edges. Their softness and sticky Stealth C4 rubber provide a sense of security while smearing on even the sandiest footholds.
These shoes are not designed for really extreme heel hooks. The heel may slip off your foot, in fact, if you try pulling too hard or your slipper isn't sized appropriately. That said, the softness of the shoe allows you to bend your toes up and hook rock features.
Except for the first two weeks of stretching your shoes out, the Moccasyms are one of the most comfortable slippers on the market.
Bottom line, this shoe is a great deal for any climber, especially as you can find these for well under $100 online. They last a really long time, especially if you're just using them as a crack-climbing shoe and not wearing down the edges. Even still, they will hold up to a resoling or two.


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Organizing Tips – Organized Bathroom
Organizing tips help you to get organized and stay organized. To get organized the basic steps are:
- LABEL (if needed)
Organize by room and priority. One of the rooms used most often is the bathroom. If you want to keep your bathroom organized commit to getting organized first and then using these organizing tips to maintain your system:
• Use it up! Use items up completely before opening or purchasing replacements. Donate unopened items that you don't intend to use. Limit how much you stock up on extras.
• Use it all! Just a little bit left in the container? Put that item in your travel bag instead of packing a full container and then leave the empty behind.
• Less is more! Do you have a stockpile of hotel toiletries or samples? Stop saving them and use them. Save space, waste and money.
• Keep current. Check expiration dates on items, especially medications and supplements, regularly. Dispose of contents and containers correctly (don't flush medications).
• Your system. Consider grouping items that you use regularly in the morning in one container and use another for the evening items.
• Go vertical! Don't stack, use vertical space to keep things visible and accessible. Wire racks inside cupboards are helpful for storing taller items on the top and shorter ones underneath.
An organized bathroom will be easier to keep clean and healthier to use. A few last organizing tips:
- Limit the number of decorative items on the counter tops.
- Keep items that need to breathe out of drawers and cupboards.
- Wash your hair and makeup brushes with warm soapy water on a regular basis.
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|A Monet Day, 24" x 24", oil on panel
I learned how important it is to talk about a work. Prospective buyers like to hear the story of the work, the place, the process. You just never know how the story will resonate and make a connection.
|A Monet Day, 24" x 24", oil on panel
So true....sometimes the painting appeals simply because it triggers all the other senses back to a wonderful memory. We feel that way when we paint...thanks for the reminder to share and share and share.ReplyDelete
What a lucky brother...That is a wonderful painting.
Good point on telling the story of your painting I think people really connect when they know your story.
Cindy, I am usually shy when it comes to talking about my work. Blogging has helped me get to think about it more, and this experience really brought it home.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Sue. It wasn't even quite finished but Priscilla and Gail encouraged me to bring it to the show. Sure glad I did!ReplyDelete


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Team Lakay stalwarts Eduard "Landslide" Folayang and Geje "Gravity" Eustaquio gained convincing wins, while fellow Baguio native Eric Kelly falls in featherweight eliminator against Ev Ting.
TEAM LAKAY mixed martial arts veterans Eduard "Landslide" Folayang and Geje "Gravity" Eustaquio picked up respective victories, while Eric "The Natural" Kelly fell to a determined Ev "ET" Ting in the main event of ONE Championship "Clash of Heroes" at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Folayang, who took a year off from fighting after a devastating knockout loss to Timofey Nastyukhin, picked up a unanimous decision victory over Japanese foe Tetsuya Yamada in a three-round encounter in the undercard.
On the other hand, Eustaquio – whose scheduled fight against Yang Jian Bing last December was cancelled due to his opponent's untimely death – crushed Malaysian opponent Saiful Mercan in a quick first round stoppage.
Eustaquio, still smarting from a tough fight against Anatpong Bunrad that ended in controversial split decision loss, made sure that the result will be decided on his terms by landing a crushing blow to Mercan and then delivering a swift soccer kick to force Joey Lepiten to halt the bout at the 1:21 mark of the round.
Folayang moved up to 15-5 (won-lost), while Eustaquio improved to 7-4.
However, the Filipinos' dominance in the 10-match fight card was halted in the main event, as Ev "ET" Ting forced Eric Kelly to tap out on a guillotine choke at the 1:58 mark in the third and final round to gain the number one contender tag in the featherweight division.
Here are the complete results from ONE Championship: Clash of Heroes in Malaysia:
Ev Ting def. Eric Kelly via submission (guillotine choke), 1:58 of 3rd round
Eduard Folayang def. Tetsuya Yamada via unanimous decision
Jake Butler def. Tatsuya Mizuno via TKO (elbows), 4:30 of 1st round
Geje Eustaquio def. Saiful Merican via KO (Punch and Soccer Kick), 1:21 of 1st round
Samir Mrabet def. Sami Amin via submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), 1:31 of 2nd round
Keanu Subba def. Rayner Kinsiong via TKO (Punches and Elbows), 2:01 of 1st round
Christian Lee def. Mahmoud Mohamed via submission (Kimura), 2:20 of 1st round
Agilan Thani def. James Kouame via submission (Rear-Naked Choke), 1:12 of 2nd round
Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev def. Mishal Alfad via TKO (Punches), 0:32 of 1st round
Jenny Huang def. Amira Badr via submission (Triangle Choke), 3:09 of 2nd round
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I love making my own holiday decor! There's just something about playing Christmas music and drinking hot chocolate while crafting that warms my heart.
I've been crafting like crazy and have shared a few of my projects so far, and have even more to share! For today, I wanted to show some inspiration for your own holiday crafting and decorating- some of my own past projects as well as some from other talented bloggers!
I love this simple holiday bunting. This is the third year I've used it and it still looks great! This was where it hung originally, but you will see it make an appearance in a different place this year.
These DIY mercury jars are classic. I can just imagine how lovely votives would look in them!
Last of my own craftiness is this fun ornament I made (after Christmas) earlier this year. You can do so much to personalize it!
I love rustic decor. And so I love this Wood Slice Christmas Tree by KariAnne at Thistlewood Farms.
One of my favorite things to do is use vintage pieces for decor. Kitchen pieces such as serving ware can be a great way to display greenery or ornaments! Miss Mustard Seed, as always, does a fabulous job decorating with ironstone.
I love how simple this tray is from Liz Marie Blog! I am all about gold this year.
I want to make a sign like this one from A Beautiful Mess so bad! Maybe next year.
Love to doodle on your chalkboard like me? How about some holiday doodle inspiration from Going Home to Roost?
I have been doodling on our mantle chalkboard and can't wait to show you!
There is so much great inspiration out there! Make sure to follow my Holiday Pinterest board for more inspiration! Feel free to Pin away these images- from the original source for easy reference!
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B.C. high schools are on March break, but there's no such thing as mat leave for wrestler Aaron Badovinac.
After a gold-medal performance at the provincial tournament in Salmon Arm, the Grade 11 student at Alberni District Secondary School has a different kind of down time. Like any other week, the grappler slips on his singlet, assumes the position and works on his alligator moves against training partners.
"I just keep going," the B.C. title holder at 74 kilos explains. "I'm practising all week. Next week, I'm off to a wrestling camp at SFU (Simon Fraser). Ten of us are going to the nationals in April."
Alberni has had a supercharged competition in recent years with St. Thomas More, the Burnaby private school which racked up its fifth consecutive aggregate title at the 2017 provincials.
Still, ADSS finished where it usually does — in the thick of things. The Armada had 11 athletes finish in the top six in their respective weight classes, and 50 per cent of the team scored points to end up second behind STM. Aggregate scores combine the totals of boys and girls divisions.
"We always set the bar high for these kids," explains Alberni head coach John McDonald. "We always think we have a shot at the provincial title. Tell Doug Corbett (the head coach at STM) we're coming after them next year. This group figures to be quite a bit stronger in 2018."
More than a West Coast mill town, situated in tsunami alley, Port Alberni is considered by its residents to be the epicentre of high school Wrestlemania in the province. ADSS has won five boys titles, three for girls, and won four aggregate titles since the 1980s.
In the past 37 years, the Armada's male wrestlers have finished in the top 10 36 times.
"After 40 years, the culture of the program is incredibly strong and incredibly imbedded," says Tom McEvay.
"What we hear from parents and young people is that they want to be a part of it, and not just because of 75 provincial (individual) titles, an Olympian in Travis Cross (Beijing, 2008) and 49 national (high school age) champions. If sport is handled properly, it can be this incredibly powerful vehicle for the growth and development of a young person."
To parlay with McEvay, the president and founder of the Alberni Valley Wrestling Club, you'd best settle into your seat for a long earful, because the man is so consumed by his passion. Indeed, he has written and published 300 copies of a hardcover, 256-page tome on the history of Alberni wrestling that covers the sweep of the past 40 years.
"We keep track of our history," he says.
The AVWC is an umbrella organization that coordinates the elementary and high-school wrestling programs in a blue-collar town seemingly suited for a grinding sport that doesn't come easily.
The rich tradition began in 1976, when Walter Taylor, a math teacher who wrestled on Vancouver's North Shore as a high schooler, introduced a small wrestling program at A.W. Neill, now an elementary school but a junior high at the time. Taylor left to pursue a law degree, but the seed was planted.
McEvay, a phys-ed teacher, arrived a year later and picked up the torch. He saw an opportunity to engage unmotivated kids whose involvement with wrestling has as much to do with character-building as the transitory joys of winning.
Every elementary school in the area now has a program for boys and girls that feeds into ADSS and produces wrestlers such as Travis Cross and Simon Fraser grappler Nolan Badovinac, Aaron's older brother and a two-time provincial high school champion. They're magna cum laude graduates from the high school where wrestling was introduced in 1982. Three years later, Alberni won its first provincial title. (Wrestling for girls was introduced province-wide in the 1990s).
"It's our culture," says head coach McDonald, a former B.C. high school wrestling champion. "Our program is based on a very strong set of principles. Developing people is not the end goal. It's part of the process."
Wrestling really has a grip on the Valley, a place where it's easy to rustle up support if you're good enough. A community fundraising effort totalled $60,000 and allowed Cross, a native son and Port Alberni firefighter, to train and realize his Olympic dream in 2008. The Alberni Valley Wrestling Club organized a trip for 65 people to watch the local hero grapple in Beijing.
"I watched his (Cross) matches on TV," says Aaron Badovinac. "It looked awesome. I didn't understand what was going on, but I thought I'd give it a try."
Nine years later, as he points toward more two-point takedowns and another provincial title in his graduating year, Badovinac will again be upholding the Alberni tradition opponents have come to expect.
That is, adhering to a discipline which eschews dramatic, heave-ho takedowns in favour of quickness and a reliance on technique.
But while technical perfection may be an elusive quarry, there is one thing you can rely on from any Alberni wrestler, when he/she assumes the squared stance.
"We're all fit and we're all tough," Badovinac says. "Very tough. That's what defines us."
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This is a RUSH transcript from "The O'Reilly Factor," March 17, 2015. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
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O'REILLY: Thanks for staying with us, I'm Bill O'Reilly in the "Personal Story" segment tonight, brand new book called "Frank: A Life in Politics From The Great Society To Same Sex Marriage." It is of course written by former Congressman Barney Frank from Massachusetts. And here he is.
All right. I want to talk about liberal policies we have six years of them under President Obama. Let's put aside ObamaCare. Because it's still undefined whether that's going to really help the majority of people and put aside the economy because some people are benefiting now that wages are still down. What is the biggest accomplishment of President Obama domestically in your opinion?
BARNEY FRANK (D), FORMER MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSMAN: Well, I don't agree to put aside the economy. I think that has been a very important accomplishment for which he deserves credit. And it's been controversial. I think from the time he took office until now, there has been an enormous turn around, not nearly fast enough and it hasn't been widely --
O'REILLY: Wages are still down. The wages are still down. That's the key indicator.
FRANK: No, it is not the only indicator. Unemployment is also an indicator. I agree wages are still down that's probably because of resistance to some of the policies liberals would like to see.
O'REILLY: Okay. Let me give you -- I'm interested in what else?
FRANK: You know, I was just watching you interrupt your preview guests all the time. No one ever gets a chance to talk on your show.
O'REILLY: Because it's a five minute segment I get a lot to get to.
FRANK: Then you get four of them.
O'REILLY: We will give you the economy. All right? Anything else that he has done?
FRANK: Oh, yes. I think financial reform. I think we have in fact made it much less likely that we will see undoing by irresponsibility on the part of all parties and get the same kind of crisis. I think repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was very helpful. And he has been very very forceful in helping us diminish prejudice based on sexual orientation and gender identity both in the area of marriage where he took the leading role finally and in doing away with.
O'REILLY: So, he brought the economy back in your opinion. Financial regulations are stricter so the banks can't make bad loans. And "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," gay marriage he has got behind. Anything else?
FRANK: Yes. We got a very important bill through in 2010, called the Lily Ledbetter Act which made it much easier for women to sue when they've been unfairly --
O'REILLY: Race relations better or worse under him?
FRANK: Oh, I think they are better. I think --
O'REILLY: Really?
FRANK: -- under both presidents. Yes. I think under all presidents, democratic and republican, we have made steady progress since the end of World War II but we still have some serious problems.
O'REILLY: I know because black Americans don't feel race relations are better. Overwhelmingly they think they are worse under President Obama. Overseas, what's the big accomplishment?
FRANK: What you disagree with, I think cutting back on the excessive involvement of the United States in other countries, where we should not spend our money and get involved and not do much. I understand, I saw the last segment, people were critical, people actually pulled out of Iraq. Well, we accomplished what I thought was a mistake in the first place with Iraq.
O'REILLY: The Middle East is in absolute chaos right now, wouldn't you say that? In everywhere you look?
FRANK: Yes, it is. And it's not America's fault and it's not America's --
O'REILLY: Do you think he is leading, President Obama is a world leader? Do you think Putin is fearful of him? Do you think that our problems overseas are being --
FRANK: -- can I answer any of the seven questions you just asked me? I hope so.
O'REILLY: It's an overall arch that President Obama's leadership has caused a lot of problems.
FRANK: Oh, nonsense. No, here is the problem.
O'REILLY: Not nonsense.
FRANK: He's a problem. May I finish? Bill, I know you are ready to interrupt again --
O'REILLY: You are so sensitive.
FRANK: You are not hurting my feelings, you are hurting the discussion. Here's the deal. You take this false position that everything that goes bad in the world is America's fault that America should have stopped it. I don't think it's America's fault that you cannot in Iraq have people that get along with each other. We gave the Afghans a chance. It's not America's fault. And I am not for indefinite posting of tens and tens of thousands of American troops to try and run the country where they can't get along with each other.
O'REILLY: No. I wouldn't reoccupy any country either.
FRANK: You did. You wanted with Iraq. You wanted 10, 000 more troops there indefinitely.
O'REILLY: You keep them in there because they were there in the first place.
FRANK: You keep them there forever. How long would you keep them there, Bill?
O'REILLY: One country, South Korea.
FRANK: How many years?
O'REILLY: People are still free, are they not?
FRANK: Would do you that in Iraq?
O'REILLY: I would keep a residual force in Iraq.
FRANK: Sixty years.
O'REILLY: I don't know a time.
FRANK: I think that's important question.
O'REILLY: Putin obviously running wild, right? Invading a country he shouldn't be. Ukraine.
FRANK: Right. And that's not --
O'REILLY: Should Obama do anything more than he is doing?
FRANK: No. You want to go to war against --
O'REILLY: I don't want to go to war with any of the peace guy.
FRANK: I will tell you what Obama -- you want more troops in Iraq and more troops here.
O'REILLY: For stability and peace-keeping purposes.
FRANK: But peace keeping services means shooting bad guys. Sometimes you do that, that's what peace keeping means.
O'REILLY: Sometimes you have to keep the peace.
FRANK: Yes. Secondly though with regard to Putin. No. Yes, what Obama has done more than any other government in the world by agreeing to sanctions. The only other thing you could do is to have invasion. I think is he a terrible guy but I don't think we should be invading. And America has --
O'REILLY: You think Putin fears him?
FRANK: I don't think he fears anybody.
O'REILLY: What if he continues a little march into the Baltic States and all that?
FRANK: I think we should put some troops in there but we also --
O'REILLY: Peace keeping troops, right?
FRANK: No. But troops that are ready to fight a war. I don't use -- you were right when you said we should be asking the other countries to do it. And part of the problem is that we have, these European nations who backed down because they think America --
O'REILLY: Would you do one thing though, you were right, would you just say that again?
FRANK: Yes, I would say you were right.
O'REILLY: Okay. There you go, Barney Frank, everybody.
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There was hardly a human being alive in the '90s -- and at least vaguely literate -- who didn't have a soft spot for the goosebump-inducing tales of Mr. R.L. Stine. His iconic Y.A. series taught us all valuable warnings like "be careful what you wish for" and "piano lessons can be murder," warnings that won't be soon forgotten.
Even as our literary canons expanded in the decades to follow, to include classics of a more respectable variety, "Goosebumps" continued to hold a special place in our nightmares. Just ask Sara Lautman, an illustrator who recreated choice moments of the iconic series entirely from memory.
Lautman's drawings are sure to reawaken your childhood fears of bees, cuckoo clocks, egg monsters from Mars and whatever is dwelling in your basement. "In my memory I was too sophisticated for 'Goosebumps' when they were in their golden age, which must have been something like 1994 to 1996," Lautman confessed to The Huffington Post. "Maybe I only recall the books' hokiest details because they brought me up for air. Yeah, I was into it. First exposure was '94 for sure, in a Lucky Dip from a fourth grade holiday grab bag."
The illustrations depict the terrifying potential outcomes of different activities perpetuated to infinity. "I was listing all the inane 'Goosebumps' trials I could remember," Lautman explained. "A lot of them were 'Pleasure Island' scenarios -- gluttons' punishment. Trampoline forever, trick-or-treat forever, super-slide forever, parents gone forever, eat all the donuts in the world forever, and so on." Why, you ask, did she choose to draw solely from her memory of the series? Simply put, "illustrating from memory is the funniest way to do it."
The memory of Stine's elementary school horrors is as terrifying as ever, even if Lautman's version isn't 100% accurate. "I'm taking liberties up the wazoo with these drawings," she said. "Those pumpkin-head people, for example, spoke only in loud hissing tones." We never would have remembered that. Mostly, Lautman's visions remind us of how no book series since has captivated our hearts and turned our stomach quite like "Goosebumps." We have to agree with Lautman's answer when asked if she had a favorite book: "Nnnnn… Well, maybe th... eh. No. Nope. I guess not."
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As my Facebook friends know, I host a series called A Writer In the City. In thinking about what to focus on for my Thursday 13 responses, I decided to give my readers a glimpse into the books in my library – for, as I've been told, I have rather a lot of books.
Today I'd like to focus on one of the sections of my library, my craft books. I have several sections within it, including knitting, crochet, weaving, pysanky, woodworking, candlemaking, needlecraft (which includes Bargello, needlepoint, counted cross-stich, etc.), beads and jewelry making, polymer clay, PMC (precious metal clay), and more. (I'm startled to see how much more, as I am preparing for this Thursday 13.) Join me as I discuss thirteen of my craft anthologies.
One word on methodology. I've been keeping a bibliography of my library for more than a decade now, partly because I have so many books I need some simple way to keep track. A while back, I mentioned this to a writing friend of mine, someone who is already published. She gave me the assignment to write down the publisher for each of my books, because the library of books we like will be a window into the publishers who publish works we want to write. I decided that makes a lot of sense. Here are the categories I use in my Excel spreadsheet:
Label? (This tells me if I need to put a book plate in the book. I designed my own custom plates using Avery labels; you can use a regular one from the store or a fancy embosser, your choice.)
Location (i.e. what shelf or, sadly, box. I need a bigger house!)
City (If it's New York and a bunch of others, I just write, New York et al)
Format (Hardback, Trade, MM for Mass Market)
Checked-Out? (I don't loan my books. Ever. This column is for when I do.)
Thirteen Books from the "Crafts: Anthologies" section:
1. Family Creative Workshop, Ed.; Family Creative Workshop, 23 Vol. & Index; Plenary Publications International, Inc.; New York & Amsterdam; 1976.
These are awesome. Hands down, one of the best anthologies for crafts I have ever seen. If you're lucky, you can even find the volumes library bound – if you do, buy it. They'll last even longer. They cover truly the largest spectrum of crafts I've seen in any anthology – and note, it's 23 VOLUMES – as in, 23 separate, big, lovely books with color pictures. An orgasm on the bookshelf.
And do you know what? These books are so popular, crafters keep them alive. There's even, I kid you not, a Facebook page!
2. Nine volumes of the Singer Reference Library:
Creative Sewing Ideas
Decorative Machine Stitching
Quick & Easy Decorating Projects
Quick & Easy Sewing Projects
Sewing for Style
Sewing Projects for the Home
More Sewing Projects for the Home
Timesaving Sewing
Published by Cy DeCosse Incorporated; Minnetonka, MN; various years from 1985 to 1995.
These are very, very good sewing instruction books. As you can see, they cover a myriad of subjects, and are thin enough to not overwhelm but thorough enough to give you a good grounding in the topic. The "Quick & Easy" ones are excellent for beginners, and the others are good once you've got the basics down. Singer does a great job of filling their books with lovely glossy photographs that are a visual feast.
3. Greystone's Creative Hands; The Complete Knitting, Dressmaking and Needlecraft Guide, Vol. 1-3; Greystone Press; New York, Toronto, London; 1975
I should say, at this point, that I like older craft books. Prior to about 1975 or maybe 1980, craft books actually had in-depth chapters and articles that weren't driven by pictures and short-attention-span-theater. I have an EXCELLENT sewing book, for example, published in the 60's that tells how to alter clothing for a full-figured woman. Since the average American is size 14 or higher, this is a useful skill – particularly when most off-the-rack stuff is 14 or smaller.
Greystone's books are interesting in that they cover a lot of ground. I only found 3 volumes at a used book sale, but according to Library Thing, there are a total of 22. I like them because they cover all the basics and advance from there, and are targeted toward someone who is interested in doing most of the work themselves on clothing and home furnishings.
4. I'm not a huge fan of Time-Life books, at least not where anyone can hear me. (Which is a shame, because they're really quite something.) I have two sets of books, the first of which is The Art of Sewing. They were published in 1975. They are incredible. The covers are different colors, depending on the topic at hand, and are inspiring from that alone – but the range of topics is even more awesome. Sadly, a search of the Time Life website today yielded no match; however, a look on Google for the art of sewing yielded many raves for the "vintage" collection of books.
The Art of Sewing: Boutique Attire
The Art of Sewing: Classic Techniques
The Art of Sewing: Decorative Techniques
The Art of Sewing: Exotic Styling
The Art of Sewing: Making Home Furnishings
The Art of Sewing: Novel Materials
The Art of Sewing: Personal Touch
The Art of Sewing: Restyling Your Wardrobe
The Art of Sewing: Separates That Travel
The Art of Sewing: Shortcuts to Elegance
The Art of Sewing: Sporting Scene
The Art of Sewing: Traditional Favorites
In particular, my two favorites are Personal Touch and Restyling Your Wardrobe. While the pictures are out-of-date because they're from 1975, they are classic enough that with modern fabrics and a modern eye one can use them with current fashions. Restyling discusses how to, for example, make a skirt from a pair of suit pants – what a novel idea and a great way to use expensive suiting fabric! Pretty cool if you're into the modern D-I-Y movement, too.
5. Oddly, my second set of Time Life was published in Alexandria, VA, and the first in New York. Weird, no? Anyway, this next antholody is Home Repair and Improvement. I actually remember seeing adds for this series, though the version I have is from 1997 and I won't admit to watching TV in that year. ~smirk~
Home Repair and Improvement: Adding On
Home Repair and Improvement: Basic Wiring
Home Repair and Improvement: Energy Alternatives
Home Repair and Improvement: Fireplaces and Wood Stoves
Home Repair and Improvement: Kitchens and Bathrooms
Home Repair and Improvement: New Living Spaces
Home Repair and Improvement: Plumbing
Home Repair and Improvement: Porches and Patios
Home Repair and Improvement: Weatherproofing
These are fun for me, even though I don't yet own my own home, because they give me ideas and information on how to do things when I do. Also, New Living Spaces helped me figure out ways to more efficiently use the space I do have now, even though it's a rental.
6. The next several are single volumes. Better Homes and Gardens; Creative Crafts and Stitchery; Better Homes and Gardens Books; United States; 1976.
This has been published in multiple versions and I've wanted a copy since I was about 14 and saw it at my friend's house who was a crafting goddess. (She had some seriously cool stuff at her place, and her mom owned the local knitting shop, so I was in serious adoration of these ladies.) This book is fun and feels like a textbook – same size and weight as my college calculus book, actually. (More fun though.) (Yes, I know I like math. But I like textile arts more. Hush, now, I'm'a talkin' here!)
The section on knitting is fun to look at, because I never know what techniques I might want to borrow. I always browse the patterns in older books too, because the constructions are remarkably similar to current garments and sometimes the older explanations are easier to understand.
7. Guild, Vera P.; Good Housekeeping: New Complete Guide to Needlecraft; Good Housekeeping Books; New York; 1971
Similar to number 6, but from a different home company. I like both Good Housekeeping and Better Homes and Gardens; I think they're both thorough and fun to read. I like this one because it presents a lot of needle crafts in ways that are easy to follow. I find the older pictures as inspiring as today's glossy magazine photos, though I could wish more of them were in color.
8. McCall's; Needlework Treasury; Random House; New York; 1964
Something I only learned in recent years, McCall's, Vogue, and Butterick are all the same company. They each have a slightly different 'feel' from each other, and I'm not sure if it's a recent development or they've always been part of the same group. This treasury is fun because it's got, like 6 and 7, a lot of different options for exploring needlearts.
Sometimes, the older books cover things like tatting, bobbin lace, and other forms of knitting that aren't looked at by the more modern books.
9. Crafter's Choice; Complete Illustrated Stitch Encyclopedia; Crafter's Choice; New York; 2001
I accidentally got roped into Crafter's Choice a couple years ago. They're like Columbia House, but for craft books. If you have any impulse control issues around books, which the fact that I'm doing a TT on books might clue you into the fact that I do, I do not recommend getting involved with any club that sends you stuff you have to send back in order to not buy. Once it's in your hot little hands, you're not gonna want to let it go.
Jus' sayin'…
This isn't a bad book, by any means. It's big, and glossy, and modern, and has lots of good ideas. I kept it when I did a purge of my library, so obviously something in it calls to me. It's just not one I'd say "thou must run thee out and buyest thee this book" or something.
10. Michael's; Michael's Book of Needlecrafts: Knitting, Crochet and Embroidery; Lark Books; New York; 2005
Okay, okay. It's silly, I admit it. I mean, it's a craft store, what could they POSSIBLY offer me in a book that I can't get by a better publisher like the ones already listed above?
d00d. You walk by something for long enough, and pretty soon that puppy will be talkin' to ya and seducin' ya and then poof, it's in ya'll's shoppin' cart… (I admit, the backpack design had me at hello, and the needlepoint on modern projects just clinched it. I fought buying the stupid thing for months, walking past it at Michael's stores from here to the coasts and back. I bought it though, ~mumbles~ ahem, Crafter's Choice…selection of the month…~mumbles~)
11. Better Homes and Gardens; Decorating Book; Meredith Corporation; United States; 1976
Better Homes and Gardens publishing offices in the 70's must have been friggin' Mecca.
This.book.is.awesome. It's full of ideas and, even better, it's full of how to do stuff. LOFF! And it's set up like their cookbook, the one that's in the binder and has extra little pages and stuff…
12. Better Homes and Gardens; Handyman's Book; Better Homes and Gardens Books; Des Moines, New York; 1970
Same thing, but for Handyman people. (Handypeople probably didn't scan well in the early 70's.) (Besides, one doesn't really hear of "handypeople jobs.") (ANYWAY…) This one is useful for all sorts of things that go bump-crunch-bang in the middle of the night. Even if you have to hire someone to fix something, this book will tell you everything you need to know to evaluate what sort of, ahem, person you need to hire.
13. Rupp, Diana; Sew Everything Workshop; Workman Publishing; New York; 2007
I've seen a LOT of sewing books. (Really. I once spent four hours in a circus tent full of books at a used book sale, drowning in the home ec section.) This is the single best sewing book I have ever seen in my life, trumping even the sewing bible, the Vogue Sewing Book. If you can only afford two books, get this and the Vogue one. If you can only get one, buy this one.
The one and only time I've WANTED to visit New York City was when I found out that the author has her own shop there. Make Workshop.
d00d. I wonder if she wants a love slave?
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Day 142: Graffiti For God? Really?
Had a little road trip with Chandra today. We made a little day trip to Carbondale/ Marion Illinois for a little shopping and a little eating. On the way we stopped at a gas station off of I-24 at the Vienna exit. Today's picture is of the restroom door with "Jesus is ready when you are" emblazoned in black Sharpie.
Now I am not 100% sure, but I do not believe that is an accurate quote from the bible. I can't really recall the chapter and verse they were trying to quote there. And on the inside of a bathroom door? Really? That is after all destruction of private property, which I do not think would be a sin free act here. So there are multiple issues with doing something like this.
Issue 1) It is not a biblical statement
Issue 2) It was written on a bathroom door
Issue 3) It takes something that a person possibly meant to help someone (albeit not a very smart attempt) and reduced it to the same level as the other things scrawled across the door and walls.
I did do a little touch up and cover up of some "unneeded" elements of graffiti. I will not even describe what was on the door right next to this marking. I just can't see the reasoning someone went through to write this out across the door. This would probably go in the same category as the Westboro folks in my book (if I had a book).
This is what modern day "Christianity" has been reduced to as of late. Just more proof that the holiness of God is trivial to a lot of people that claim to be Christians. If someone could please enlighten me to how someone could think this is beneficial. Leave a reply here or on my facebook post or this blog posting.
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For anyone keeping track of their heart health, the word "triglycerides" has probably come up. Triglycerides are necessary to maintain an adequate level of health, but having too much is not good. When this happens, you can lower triglycerides naturally with vegetarian Omega 3 and Microalgae oil. This can help prevent the hardening of your arteries and helps boost your 'good' cholesterol for increased energy.
The Role Of Triglycerides
Triglycerides are one of the most common types of fat found in your body and blood plasma. These components combine with cholesterol to create plasma lipids. Your body absorbs and uses all of the energy in your food and coverts anything it can't use into triglycerides. Then, it stores them in your fat deposits.
When your body needs an energy boost, your body uses certain hormones to release energy from the fat cells. This is where the problem comes in for many members of the general population. When you intake more food and calories than your body can use on a repeated basis, your body continues to store triglycerides and these continue to build up in your system.
To test your triglycerides and cholesterol, ask your doctor for a lipid profile. If the results have a level of 150 mg/dL or more, you will need to consider lowering your triglycerides. This can be done naturally with Microalgae oil that contains vegetarian Omega 3s.
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A high level of triglycerides in your blood, called hypertriglyceridemia, can have drastic effects on your overall health. One of the most common side effects is heart disease and other related heart complications. Weight problems, high blood pressure, hypothyroidism, and diabetes can occur as well.
Certain medications such as water pills, diuretics, steroids, birth control medication, and even cancer drugs can further complicate matters. High triglycerides can also indicate the presence of health problems such as liver problems, poor kidney health, metabolism problems, and genetic issues.
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To prevent future health problems, consider lowering triglycerides naturally. Lowering your weight by lowering your calorie intake is a great place to start. To do this, eliminate unhealthy foods such as those high in cholesterol like egg yolks, trans fats such as baked goods, sugar and refined foods like white bread, and food items high in calories. This doesn't mean that you are on a strict diet of vegetables, only that you need to make healthier choices.
Foods such as whole grains, olive oil, nuts, and fish make great substitutes. Fatty acids are an important part of lowering triglycerides naturally. Because Omega-3s only traditionally came from a few sources, like from flax and fish. This poses a major health problem for those who do not eat those foods regularly. Microalgae oil supplements fill this need for vegetarian Omega 3s.
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Baton Rouge Blues Festival
March 24, 2017
Baton Rouge Blues Fest!! April 8th & 9th Come see us at our table in the art market! We will have great prints of local and national musicians available! This festival...Read the Full Post »
CONGRATS to Dave Roberts: Businessperson of the Year
March 17, 2017
CONGRATS to BusinessReport's "Businessperson of the Year" Dave Roberts We are so proud of this JOP client and his family! It has been a pleasure photographing this...Read the Full Post »
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In The Grove Dress, Red-White-Navy
Item #: 21860
Seriously, could this dress be any cuter?? We love the diagonal stripes, and the navy waist tie. This one is also lined, so no need to worry about a slip! Fits true to size. Mckenzie is wearing the small.
AttributesAdjustable: No
Main Color: Red
Accent Colors: Navy, White
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