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There's nothing better than sitting outside on a cool fall evening, swinging on your porch swing…unless of course you are sitting on your beautiful bench in your flower garden!
Porch swings and garden benches are becoming more and more popular in landscaping designs because they allow a place for homeowners to "get away" for little while.
When you need to escape the hustle and bustle of busy city life, just take a seat on your swing or bench and relax. You can find swings and benches at nearly any home improvement store, or if you are feeling creative, you can even build your own swing or build a garden bench.
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Tire swings are an American tradition. They have been a fun addition to yards for decades and kids still love them. They are also one of the easiest ways to add another fun dimension to the yard. However, there is more to building a tire swing than tying your spare to a tree limb with a rope. Of course, it all starts with locating an appropriately sized and sufficiently strong tree limb. Now, let's look at what you will need to do after finding that perfect branch in order to construct a great tire swing.
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You've put together a wonderful garden. Your hard work has paid off. The flowers are in bloom and the vegetables are growing. It's a perfect compliment to your attractive yard. After all of those hours of hard work, you can finally enjoy the fruits of your labors. Unfortunately, you have to stand in order to do so. You don't have a bench.
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Dinner and a Show: Flamenco in Cordoba
When you travel to Spain the one cultural recommendation to see is Flamenco. There are loads of options ranging from expensive dinner shows to mediocre tourist performances. To be truthful, I really didn't know what to look for, I just knew I wanted to see one and since our 11 year old daughter was with us, it couldn't last all night long.
If you walk around any city in Spain long enough, you will be handed flier or see a billboard advertising flamenco which is exactly what happened to us. We walked past a billboard and decided, pretty much on the spot, with no researching, that we would kill two birds with one stone and go for the dinner/show option.
We arrived for dinner at Tablao Flameco Cardenal about an hour before the show began. Dinner wasn't anything spectacular, a variety of tapas really, but the show...wow! I am not a fan of flamenco singing, but the dancing was fantastic! The speed with which these dancers move their feet is incredible. The whole team, dancers, singer and guitarist worked together in a rhythmic fashion so impressive and inspiring they had the crowd standing by the end.
Technically, you're not supposed to photograph the dancers (which is why the photos are so poor), so I waited until they struck a pose before clicking. If you find yourself in Spain, do not miss taking in a flamenco show and if you are in Cordoba, check out Tablao Flamenco Cardenal--come to find out, they are #1 on Trip Advisor.

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I've had interesting responses to my column seeking suggestions for projects to build with money from the 6 percent hotel tax.
I've had interesting responses to my column seeking suggestions for projects to build with money from the 6 percent hotel tax. I'll list a few here and post more on my blog, Sweeny Report, at rrstar.com. Others can be found in online comments to Tuesday's column.
Brian Wieting says Rockford should build on one of its strengths, youth sports: "A multisports facility that contains eight basketball courts, eight volleyball courts and an indoor baseball field dome would sure to draw teams in year round. If designed correctly, it could double as perhaps a reception hall. Having it right off I-90 near the hotels and restaurants would make it all the better. The key to any facility is to make it fan and easy to use. Have adequate bathrooms, sideline seating and a bright atmosphere. With Rockford's central location between Chicago, Dubuque, Madison, Rockford and Springfield we are in an awesome spot for hosting youth sports events."
Beverly Ashley Broyles, executive director of Tinker Swiss Cottage, writes that "our bricks and mortar project is to raise funds for the acquisition of the derelict Nelson Knitting Mill that sits on property once owned by Robert Tinker. Our intent is to demolish half of the building in order to restore the historic Catalpa tree lined entrance to Tinker's Cottage and recreate the circle drive to the Cottage and Tinker's beautiful gardens. Plans also include the building of a Gazebo for outdoor concerts and a Croquet Court for Victorian recreation. The remaining half of the Nelson Knitting Mill will be restored and refurbished to become the Nelson Textile Museum, complete with historic information about the Nelson Knitting Mill and other textile industries in Rockford in addition to having a permanent Sock Monkey exhibition. The Mill will also have a Gift Shop, Banquet Room and a restaurant of some sort, perhaps a Victorian Tea Room. The water tower will be repaired, painted and lighted to serve as a beacon to Tinker and Southwest Rockford."
Beverly Beebe wasn't fond of those metal monoliths at the I-90-U.S. Business 20 exit: "The first thing I would do to improve Rockford's image would be to redo or even eliminate the metal sculptures on the north side of East State as you exit I-90. Unless you're an art enthusiast they say nothing. For the Gardens competition someone painted the largest one, but left the others blank. It looks like an unfinished job, which may be appropriate for entry into Rockford. I can think of numerous things that could be painted on them to represent the city, (a sign that says) WELCOME if nothing else."
Roger Benedict agreed with my plan to develop "East Bank Rockford," an entertainment/fitness/garden destination along the Rock River from East State Street to the Auburn Street bridge: "I sure agree the east side river walk is better. As usual I feel helpless about the whole old town whenever I drive around. At one time I use to take visitors through the down town with pride. Today I am embarrassed with the closed stores, windswept decay, and lifeless men standing around or crossing the street. Sorry to admit that the Coronado and MetroCentre are the only interest to bring myself, friends and family downtown."
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There are so many people looking for information that an entire new industry has sprung into action these last few years. It is now possible to build a profitable online business creating and selling information products.
So what are information products?
Very briefly for this article, information products are delivered in different formats such as:
Ebooks – Usually PDF files formatted to look like a real book, but with fewer pages. A typical eBook is between 70 and 100 pages, but can be a lot less, or a lot more. Ebooks can sell for anything from a few dollars to hundreds. A price point of $67 or $97 is not unusual.
Special Reports – As with ebooks, special reports are normally supplied as PDF files, but they tend to be much shorter. typically 5-10 pages. Special reports are usually focused on answering a single problem or teaching a specific method for something and have a lot less fluff and filler than ebooks often do.
White papers – Sometimes the answer to a question can be contained in a page or two – a list of resources, for example.
Videos – with the ease of use of hand held video cameras such as the Flip, and screen capture programs it is very easy now to produce short videos to answer people's questions. Buyers seem to like video products and are often willing to pay a premium price for them.
Audio – spoken word information products – often called podcasts – are popular with people who regularly use MP3 players and Smartphones as they allow folks to learn while on the move. Sometimes it is quite easy to simply read out an article or short report into a program like Audacity to make an audio info product that will sell well.
Membership sites – When information can be delivered over time, in installments, it can be very profitable to do so from within a membership site. This gives the vendor an ongoing income from subscription fees as well as a frequent opportunity to offer members other offers.
For someone who might never have written more than a casual letter or a high school report, writing information products does not sound like something to be considered as a business! But when we get down to the basics of what constitutes information, and avoid any online marketing jargon, it's not so scary! Let's just think of 'Googling' which is simply people searching online for some kind of information!
When we do a Google search we are almost always trying to find an answer to a question. Some of those questions can be answered very easily, but sometimes we have a problem that is too complicated for a simple answer
Some people might take the time to pursue some more extensive research but there are apparently more people who prefer to buy a ready-made solution
The more urgent the problem, the more they are willing to pay for an answer.
The difference between online and offline information products is that offline everyone has a view as to how much a 'book' or a 'magazine' is worth and will rarely pay more than the accepted norm. Online, however, it is the information that is valued, and not so much the delivery vehicle. So people will often pay a lot more for an answer to a pressing need online that they will offline.
Creating your own information products has one very big advantage. When you sell it, you determine the price and you keep all the profits. And as the cost of creating, producing and supplying digitally downloadable info products is virtually nil,the potential profits can be enormous. You can literally start a real business but with no overheads.
In addition to sales you make yourself, you also have the chance to attract and recruit other people to sell on your behalf. In internet marketing these people are called affiliates. They will promote your product to their lists, and be responsible for any advertising costs they incur. You simply pay them a commission for each sale they make.
Typically, you will pay them 50% – 75% of the sales price, which sounds like a lot, but consider the sale one you wouldn't have otherwise had, and it has cost you nothing. You may 'only' make 25%, but that 25% is 100% profit. It is a great deal!
Some product writers prefer to offer their product as a free gift in exchange for an email address because building an email list is a very important part of internet marketing… if you already have a list of a few hundred people to announce a new product to, you don't have to start a new launch from scratch every time you have a new information product to sell!
It should be a part of all marketers' routine to actually create free information products to attract subscribers.
An online marketer who creates information products is providing a valuable service because although most any information can be found for free on the internet it takes time and dedication to find it, compile it and present it in a clear and understandable manner.
While it's true that affiliate marketers can earn as much as 50 to 75% commissions selling information products, creating and selling your own products is the best way to secure personal success into the future.


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Through this site, you'll be able to access every single vacancy that the Atkins and Faithful+Gould businesses are recruiting for, at all levels of seniority. This not only includes roles for experienced professionals, but also our graduate, placement and apprentice opportunities too.
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Tragically two direct harvesting fatalities occurred on October 24th when a float plane crashed into an island near Port McNeill. The pilot of the plane was also fatally injured in the crash.
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Teen charged in death of 15-year-old; 'Heartbroken' Lafayette copes with student's shooting
Lexington police charged a 16-year-old boy Thursday with murder and robbery in connection with the shooting death of a 15-year-old Lafayette High School student.
Robert "Bobby" Durrum, 15, died just after midnight at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, according to the Fayette County coroner's office. He was found about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the road on Belmont Drive near Preakness Drive in the North Point subdivision. He had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators were able to identify the suspect through information given to them by witnesses and Bobby, according to police. Bobby and the suspect were acquaintances. A fight broke out during a meeting between the two before the shooting occurred.
Lafayette High School students and staff were hit hard Thursday by Bobby's death. He was a well-liked, "caring, sweet" freshman and the second 15-year-old from the high school in three months to be shot to death.
"We are just absolutely heartbroken over this news," principal Bryne Jacobs said. "We've been in correspondence with his family to see how our school can provide support."
"Our school has also been subjected to violence ongoing this year in various facets of our community, so we have students still struggling and grieving with those losses," Jacobs said. Trinity Gay, the daughter of Olympian Tyson Gay, was shot to death in October in the parking lot of Cook Out restaurant on South Broadway during an exchange of gunfire between two groups of men.
"One of the most difficult things to do as a classroom teacher is to walk into a classroom where there is one empty seat and address that class," Jacobs said.
Some students were taken home by parents, and the absences were excused, the principal said. Counselors worked with classmates as needed.
Students were really struggling, counselor Julie Bennington said.
"You know we've had a lot of grief and just senseless violence," Bennington said. "And the kids, it just is not only scary for them, but it's heartbreaking. I know that they feel a sense of powerlessness, and it's just tragic and shocking when something like this happens to someone so young. And to have it happen more than once, the kids are just having a really hard time, and so are some of the teachers."
Bennington said Bobby had a great sense of humor and respect for others, and he was "truly well liked by his peers here and his teachers here."
"He was very funny, always cracking jokes. He loved shoes, he loved basketball and he was just the kind of kid that if somebody was down, he'd say something to try to pick them up," she said.
"He was respectful of everyone." He liked everyone, it didn't matter who you were. He was just a very caring, sweet kid, and he's going to be greatly missed here at our school."
Because of recent violence, some Lafayette students have formed a group called WAVES (We Against Violence Encourage Strength.)
"These students want to do something active in our community to educate younger kids about violence prevention, specifically targeting middle schools," Bennington said.
The students prepared a 30-minute presentation for younger kids in the community. The first presentation is scheduled for Wednesday.
"We stand behind our students 100 percent," said Jacobs, the principal. "Whatever ideas they have to create positive change in our community, I want to cultivate that and provide them support. It's been so inspiring to see all the resources in our community come together and support students in those efforts, whether it be our local police department or the fire department or members of Mayor Gray's office. Just so many people want to support our kids, and that's been inspiring to me."
Bobby's death is the second fatal shooting in Lexington in 2017.
Of the 24 murder victims in 2016, seven were 18 or younger.
Chrystal Forney works for Critter Sitters of Lexington and walks dogs several times a week past the intersection near where Bobby was found. Forney, who is in the neighborhood regularly, acknowledged being a little nervous Thursday while she was out.
"It's always really quiet over here," she said. "Everyone here is just quiet and friendly. So this is startling."
She said violence seems to be getting out of hand in Lexington.
"It seems like every time you turn around, there's news of a kid getting killed."
Bobby's cousin, Samantha Rhorer, said he was "good-hearted and cared for people more than anyone else I know."
She said Bobby had asked his mother several times Wednesday night if he could go out to be with a friend who was having a hard time, telling her he'd be gone just 10 minutes.
"Ten minutes passed, and then an hour passed," and Bobby didn't return, she said.
At that point, his mother and grandmother went looking for him, only to learn he had been shot after being picked up by his friend.
Rhorer and her mother, Stephanie Williams, who is Bobby's aunt, said they think Bobby was shot while trying to stand up for his friend, who was being threatened by someone else.
Friends planned to hold a vigil at 6 p.m. Friday at Triangle Park, they said.
A GoFundMe page has been set up at Gofundme.com/bobby-durrum.
Anyone with information related to this case is asked to call police at 859-258-3600.
Anonymous tips, including photos and videos, can be submitted by texting LEXPD plus the tip to 274637. Information can also be sent anonymously through Bluegrass Crime Stoppers at 859-253-2020 or Bluegrasscrimestoppers.com.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has personally inspected an array of new armored vehicles designed for the country's special forces.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the president was presented with the hardware after it was inspected by a Federal Security Service panel.
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Thirty six hours on the Rideau: Marathon paddling competition won by Chelsea couple
The National Capital region is the marathon mecca of Canada. There's no scientific data to prove it, but it certainly feels that way.
For almost 50 years, ordinary citizens of the region have transformed themselves into long-distance athletes for the Canadian Ski Marathon and Gatineau Loppet in cross-country skiing, the Ottawa Marathon in road racing, the Canadian Sculling Marathon in rowing and the Rideau Lakes Bike Tour in cycling.
And now you can add another athletic adventure to the list.
The K2O (Kingston to Ottawa) canoeing marathon recently celebrated its second anniversary as a non-stop race of paddling and portaging through the 22 locks of the 202-kilometre Rideau Canal. Paddlers had 36 hours to complete the task, starting at 6 a.m. on Aug. 8 at the Cataraqui Canoe club. The finish deadline was 6 p.m. on Aug. 9 at the Corktown Footbridge near the University of Ottawa.
How often do you get to compete on a real-life UNESCO World Heritage site?
That's the question Gaetan Plourde asked himself five years ago. Why not stage a race on the Rideau Canal? So he did. In 2014, Plourde and Ian Mockett organized the first K2O.
"I had been racing marathon canoe races for several years," Plourde said. "I was training one day on the Rideau Canal with a friend and thought: 'Why not have a race out here?'"
The idea bounced around in his head for a couple of years but after returning from Australia in 2013, he got together with some friends and worked with Parks Canada to hold the first K2O. But it was more like K2OH NO as strong winds, large waves and heavy rain on the Big Rideau Lake forced Plourde and Mockett to cancel the race for safety reasons near the halfway point. That inaugural race had attracted 22 teams and 29 paddlers (singles and tandem).
Despite the disappointment, they learned plenty from their inaugural race. At this year's race, which featured a record 37 teams and 51 paddlers, the racers were given tracking devices and packed more safety features.
Twenty-five paddlers entered the full marathon with 13 completing it under the 36-hour time limit. A K2O half marathon from Kingston to Smiths Falls saw nine of the 12 entries complete the challenge.
When Dr. Christoph Weber of Chelsea heard about the K2O, he just had to do it. It took him back to his childhood, when he was part of a group which paddled through all 22 locks in a week.
"All these years, I wondered if they would ever do a race on the canal," Weber, 60, said. "Lo and behold, they came up with a race. I said to Bonnie (Pankiw, his wife) we have to do it. It's one of the items on my bucket list."
Lo and behold, Weber and Pankiw were the fastest entry and the only boat to finish the Rideau Canal challenge in under 24 hours, which included no rest or sleep time. The mixed C2 team needed only 23 hours, seven minutes, 34 seconds.
They were followed by kayakers Michael Thomas in 24:29:01, and Robert Ross in 24:29:15. The top three finishers received prize money of $1,500, $700 and $300.
The half marathon was won by the relay team of Jim Lorimer and Dave Linton in 13:45:00.
Weber and Pankiw, 54, entered K2O with no expectations, other than to have fun, use efficient strokes and meet interesting people. Their busy full-time jobs limited their time on the water this season.
Instead of putting in the mileage on the water, they improved their stroke technique by recruiting coach Ryan Stepka. This allowed them to paddle more efficiently and faster.
"Twenty four hours goes by fast and every stroke must be a perfect stroke," said Weber, a former Canadian junior cross-country ski team member and national senior 50-kilometre champion.
Weber and Pankiw also had an on-shore assistant in Dr. Joanna Falloon, a veteran marathon canoeist, who met them at various lock stations to provide water, which was flavoured with honey from their own beekeeping hobby farm. In their sleek, carbon-fibre canoe, they had all their necessary supplies, including food as well as GPS and head lamps for night travel.
Falloon also assisted Weber, a family and sport medicine physician, early in the marathon, when he developed tendinitis in his right wrist, the result of polishing the canoe the previous day. By having his wrist taped, Weber was able to regain enough power in his stroke.
Navigating at night proved to be as interesting as it was frustrating. When they weren't discovering the weed beds near Burritts Rapids and Long Island, they were seeing beavers, running into sleeping seagulls and encountering dancing loons surrounded by a circle of their peers.
"You try to not get upset and deal with it. It can be very frustrating to get back on course," Pankiw said.
When it was over, they climbed out of their boat and their legs felt like jelly for the next two hours.
"We were tired and sleepy, but we used our energy over a long period. It's not the same as doing a three-hour race," she said. "I wasn't sore. Our goal was to paddle efficiently."
Weber was confident they could race the canal in under a day, but Pankiw had full respect for the challenge adding there are "so many variables like the weather, wind and your health.
"You challenge yourself mentally and physically," emphasized Pankiw, who has done marathon canoeing for 20 years. They have been racing together for six years.
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• Middle-distance running sensation Melissa Bishop of Eganville had the time of her life recently at her first Ontario Athletics awards banquet and Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Not only was she named the province's senior women's track athlete of the year, but also the 2015 Pan Am Games gold medallist, Canadian record-holder and world championship silver medallist in the 800 metres was named Fan Favourite female athlete of the year. One of a record 17 members from the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club nominated for provincial year-end awards, the former University of Windsor student-athlete also presented her former intercollegiate coach Dennis Fairall with his award for entering the Ontario Athletics Hall of Fame and was the dinner's guest speaker. Four other Lions were recognized with athlete-of-the-year honours: Lauren Gale, midget girls, sprints/hurdles; Shona McCulloch, youth girls, distance; Sultana Frizell, senior women, throws; and Tim Nedow, senior men, throws.
• Shona McCulloch of Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School added a significant achievement to her resume Saturday, winning the varsity girls' AAA three-mile race at the 51st McQuaid invitational cross-country running meet in Rochester, New York. McCulloch won by four-tenths of a second over Abbey Wheeler of Elmira, New York, and destroyed the record of 16 minutes, 43.3 seconds with a clocking of 16:36.1. Mei Mei Weston was second in the varsity girls' AA race in 17:25.3 and helped Glebe Collegiate Institute to second overall in the team standings.
• Ottawa's Gerard Mach, who made a lasting impact on many Canadian track and field coaches with his productive sprint drills, constant encouragement, and calm, genuine manner, has died at age 89. Recognized by his trademark bushy sideburns, Mach was one of the first four professional coaches in Canadian track and field, head coach of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games team and inducted into the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame in 2011. His funeral will be Saturday at the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, 385 Sussex Dr., at 9:30 a.m.
• Dwight Reinhart of Eagle Creek was the class A men's winner during the Ottawa Valley Golf Association's Tour of Champions on the GreyHawk course. Reinhart tore apart the Talon course with one eagle, five birdies and one bogey for a six-under-par 66 and a nine-stroke victory. Lise Jubinville of Carleton birdied the final hole for a three-over-par 75 on the Predator course and a one-stroke women's class A win over Kristin Ranieri of Rideau View.
• Karol-Ann Canuel of Gatineau was busy and productive at the recent world cycling championships in Richmond, VA, repeating as gold medallist in the women's elite team time trial with Velocio-SRAM teammates Trixi Worrack of Germany, Alena Amialiusik of Belarus, Barbara Guarischi of Italy, Lisa Brennauer of Germany and Mieke Kroger of Germany, as well as placing 13th for Canada in the elite road race and 15th in the individual time trial. Katherine Maine of the Ottawa Bicycle Club was 13th in the women's junior road race.
• It was daughter against father at the $35,000 Caledon Cup Phase Two competition during the Canadian showing jumping tournament. And Amy Millar of Perth was a big time winner over her Olympic icon father Ian. After two clean rounds, Amy won a 10-horse jump-off with Heroes, defeating three entries by Ian _ runner-up Teddy du Bosquetiau, Baranus, sixth; and Dixson, 10th.
• Alaine Chartrand of Prescott and the Nepean Skating Club was second in the short program and fourth overall at the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition in Obertsdorf, Germany. . . . Issac Finkelstein of the Rideau Canoe Club represented Canada at the Olympic Hopes regatta in Bydgoszcz, Poland, winning gold in the boys' under-16 C2 500 metres and bronze over 1,000 metres with Lucas Turnbull of Toronto Balmy Beach. Rideau's Scott Braddon was fourth in the men's under-17 K4 200 metres, while Jewelia Orlick of Cascades Canoe Club also recorded a fourth in the women's under-17 K2 200 metres. Canada was fifth in team points. . . . Jean-Michel Menard of Gatineau, the 2010 champion, lost to Glenn Howard of Penetanguishene, Ont., 7-2 in the semifinals of the AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Curling Classic in Cornwall. . . . Kanata's Craig Savill, the former lead for the Howard rink, now plays second for Shawn Adams of Upper Tantallon, NS. The Adams rink reached the final of the Sobey's Classic on Sunday in New Glasgow, N.S., losing to Jamie Murphy of Halifax 5-4. . . . Sam Zakutney of the National Capital Boys' Competitive Gymnastics Club won a bronze medal on men's high bar at a recent international artistic gymnastics meet in Yokohama, Japan. . . . Ottawa Fury's Mauro Eustaquio is playing for Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF Olympic qualifier in the United States. He started against the host team and had a shot of goal in a 3-1 loss, and entered as a sub in a 3-1 victory over Panama. . . . Jenna Mayhew won the women's individual dressage silver medal at the Canadian interprovincial equestrian championships at Wesley Clover Parks, while Devlin Abergel-Preston of Ottawa was fourth in the junior class.


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Does Microsoft's Bing have Google running scared?
There was some interesting commentary from some of my Microsoft buddies (names removed for anonymity) about this article and Bing vs. Google.
This article would be true in only one case – if Live Search team somehow managed to beat Google on NDCG (normalized discounted cumulative gain – a measure of relevance). Historically they could not, particularly on longer queries. If they pulled this off, that would be quite an achievement, since LS algorithms are purely machine learned, and Google reportedly relies on hand tweaked algorithms. This could mean that GOOG is running out of relevance headroom with their approach, whereas Live could take full advantage of the Moore's law and deploy more sophisticated ML algorithms over time.
That said, I doubt this is the case. Historically, Google has been cranking relevance up a notch every time YHOO or MSFT would deploy improved algorithms, just enough to beat them both by a narrow margin. 🙂
Looks like a slow news day at CNet.
Relevance is important and i'm sure the bing guys will keep making it better. but the "blue ocean strategy" microsoft adopted was to come at it from other interesting angles as well that google was oblivious about.. the user experience is SO much better with bing..
IMO the only big win that I can see is snippet expansion (this is why Bing is currently my default search engine). This, however, is something that would take Google maybe a couple of weeks to replicate if they wanted to.
Here's why this is a great feature. The fundamental problem in search is that data labelers (i.e. the guys who label training / evaluation data) make a determination about relevance based on the content of the document, but customer satisfaction will mostly depend on the quality of the snippets, since that's what the user perceives as the main relevance characteristic. Good snippets are hard to generate, since you don't really want to go into the hairy (and AI complete, if you want to do it well) topic of document summarization. So what you end up having is good relevance and shitty customer sat, since the users can not determine if the page is relevant or not by looking at search results.
Bing's new UI sidesteps the problem by providing more snippet text on hover, which is very smart. Of course, I'd prefer to have an intelligently generated snippet, but at this point I'll take whatever I can get.
D: if you can be converted, then half the battle has been won already 🙂 the others will be much easier to convert..
I'm actually fairly easy to "convert", since I've seen it all, from Windows all the way to Linux and everywhere in between and oftentimes know it for a fact that the grass is _not_ greener on the other side of the fence.
Just don't be worse than the competition, and I'll use the product every time I can. Win 7, Office 2007, SQL 2008 (including Analysis Services), Exchange, Bing, Visual Studio, .NET Runtime and Framework – those are just a few Microsoft products that have my complete approval.
That said, I always was very much anti-Koolaid, and while I will be the first to praise folks for a superior product, Koolaid by itself has no effect on me whatsoever.
So don't expect me to become a fan of Zune, WinMo or MSN (outside of Bing) anytime soon. A lot of work needs to be done there.
Outside of Microsoft this applies to Apple TV, Amazon Kindle and all other eBook readers, single-button mouse (though not to single or zero-button trackpad – those are convenient), iPod Shuffle, Java (and 90%+ of open-source Java frameworks), plastic MacBook, all smartphones other than iPhone and Pre, etc., etc.


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As some background, when our software goes from development to QA, we follow a rigorous testing process. Currently, our teams specs come in the form of wire-frame mockups (where applicable), a requirements document and detailed specifications written in the form of tests. As with most teams, defects or changes found during QA are entered into a defect log where our QA team needs to explain the defect with sufficient detail to reproduce the bug and includes:
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But before arriving at the famous Twelve Apostles, we had something different on our travel schedule: Koala bears! At Kennet River you will find a lot of Koalas in the trees. You just have to walk or drive up the little Grey River Road. First it's hard to see the Koalas in the trees, but once you spotted one you will see the bears all over! It is also a good place to see canaries. They were not shy at all and were coming down on us to be feeded.
We had a fun time there. But sadly it started to rain, so we jumped back in the car to go to Port Campbell and the Twelve Apostles. When we arrived at the first apostles we were already very excited. Those huge rocks in the sea look very impressive. After a quick stop at the beach we went on to the look-out from where you could all the twelve of the apostles.
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Lynn Mantay began her dance training at the age of four and danced at various schools throughout Miami. At age 14 she continued her ballet training with Elizabeth Acuna Nuevo and Lissette Salgado Lucas at Artistic Dance Center. She had the opportunity to perform many classical and contemporary works in competitions such as Youth America Grand Prix and the American Dance Competition. In these competitions she acquired scholarships to several summer intensive programs, such as the Rock School and Lexington Ballet as well as getting the chance to compete in the New York City finals of Youth America Grand Prix. At age 15, she began assisting in ballet classes for pre-ballet through level 2 and soon continued to teach on her own at Artistic Dance Center. After graduating high school at age 17, she decided to continue her training at Miami City Ballet School's Pre-Professional division, where she had the opportunity to dance with the company as Chinese Tea in George Balanchine's the Nutcracker. She entered FIU a year later to pursue a career in education while teaching classes at artistic dance center. She graduated on the Dean's list and is now working as an elementary teacher while continuing to be involved in the dance community.
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One of my favorite paradoxes of parenting my two girls is the "Pink Piggy." Both of my daughters are obsessed with princesses, Cinderella, fancy dresses, stockings, anything lacey and frilly. They wear their velvet and little-bo-peep dresses for everyday. They love pink and purple.
On the other hand, they love a mess. They love to paint their faces with bright, exotic designs and cover paper with colors, glue, sequins, jewels, pom-poms or whatever they find. But, they were in their glory last summer in mud. They dug a hole, filled it with water from the garden hose, got naked, and covered themselves neck to toe with mud. They were happy as pigs in -----!
The other day, my beautiful girls were outside in swimming suits for the first time this season. It wasn't long before they were ready to make another mud puddle --and I knew where that was going. I asked them to stop long enough for me to think about getting muddy. I asked my inner wisdom and understood that the greater value was to let kids be kids.
So, they got muddy from head to toe again. I did not lecture or fuss at them when it came time to clean up. In an even tone of voice, I merely insisted that they had to clean the mud off before going into the house. The gentle but firm scrubbing and cold water from the hose made a deeper impression than any lecturing on my part would have. They had forgotten from last summer how long the clean-up took. We'll see if they remember the clean-up effort next time the mood strikes or whether they will choose to get muddy and get scrubbed again.


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Bang With Friends, an app that lets you find Facebook friends who are equally interested in having sexual relations, has returned to Apple's App Store under a new moniker: "Down."
This comes after Apple removed the app from its store three months ago because of clause 16.1, which does not allow for apps with "excessively objectionable or crude content."
Now, however, iOS users can bang all they want with Down, which is essentially an identical app to BWF but with less provocative language and an "updated concept" — though the premise largely remains the same.
In Bang With Friends for Android and the web — which are unchanged — users are given photos of Facebook buddies with a "Down to Bang" button attached to each one (The Android version offers a "Up To Hang" button for the cautionary folk). You simply make your picks, and if they happen to pick you, too, you'll both receive a notification.
From there, it's up to the users to figure out what's next. The app essentially gets rid of awkward dates, conversations and the like, matching those who just want to get under the covers ASAP.
There are slight changes with "Down." As you cycle through your Facebook friends, you're given two options now: "Up to Hang," or "I'm Down," and the latter choice being a G-rated replacement for "Down To Bang," we assume.
Founders Colin Hodge and Omri Mor, a University of Washington graduate who grew up in Seattle and spoke at the the launch of StartupSeattle, dealt with another problem late last month when Zynga filed a trademark suit over the "With Friends," moniker.
Even though the app is now called "Down" in the App Store, the "Bang With Friends" name still exists on Android and the web. And in Apple's App Store, "Down" is still developed by "Bang With Friends LLC," so it looks like the company still has rights to its name.


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The vast expanse of debris – in effect the world's largest rubbish dump – is held in place by swirling underwater currents. This drifting "soup" stretches from about 500 nautical miles off the Californian coast, across the northern Pacific, past Hawaii and almost as far as Japan. (LINK)


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Veronica is an android , build by Archie, after his own Veronica dies.
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Iran has said it is ready for "serious talks" with six world powers over its nuclear programme.
The Iranian press has been debating the country's response to the package of incentives proposed by the UN Security Council's five permanent members plus Germany to suspend uranium enrichment.
One paper argues that US hostility towards Iran is not limited to the nuclear programme. Another urges Iran to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
In its response, Iran has left all the doors open for talks. If the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] and the Security Council do not want to step through these doors, that is their problem... When [supreme leader] Ayatollah Khamenei said that Iran will continue its course with strength on the nuclear energy issue, he was in fact speaking on behalf of 70 million Iranians.
The past three years' experience has not left the slightest doubt that America and its allies are trying to use extortion against Iran to deprive our country of peaceful nuclear technology. The only option is to withdraw from the effectively annulled NPT and to end this ridiculous game.
The duration of suspending uranium enrichment is an important consideration. If this duration had been specified in the package, then it could have positively influenced the decision of expert committees.
It would seem that eliminating the suspension precondition for starting the talks in exchange for accepting to discuss suspension in the talks can prove helpful and create a new opportunity. This would also rob America of a pretext for seeking to make up for its defeat in Lebanon.
Some people may say that the resolution of this problem and preventing the fulfilment of America's fierce threats can be realised through the acceptance of suspension. The answer to this suspicion is clear. Tehran earlier succumbed to voluntary acceptance [of the suspension of its nuclear activities] for two and a half years with the aim of neutralising any pretexts, but what did it gain and how was it rewarded for this confidence-building?
The Iranian answer, which is based on legal and technical studies, is positive. American hostility [towards Iran] goes far beyond the nuclear issue.
If Iran and the West arrive at the impression that the other side is not prepared to show any flexibility, the technical and political tug-of-war over the Iranian nuclear issue will turn into a tug-of-war over pride... then everyone loses control over the situation.
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In the Empyrean the early phase of the Incarnation is discussed in its deeper implications and Moses asks a question about the possibility of the Son marrying while in the flesh.
MOSES: Father has not revealed his objectives for the Incarnation in terms of specific events, Sire, but we have received a general plan in three main phases:
(1) your early life and walk with Him,
(2) the public mission on His behalf to Israel, and
(3) the supreme objective: dispensation of His saving grace to the world.
THE SON: That first piece remains to me the most mysterious and wonderful of the three.
MOSES: That's because you have no idea, Sire. Trust me, the early walk is no walk in the park.
THE SON: But you know that in your own case, Moses, our Father's spirit walked the walk with you, and was also afflicted in all your afflictions.
MOSES: Except I didn't know it at the time, Sire. I was over 30 before I had a clue what God wanted for me. And I had already killed a man by then. It can get complicated.
THE SON: It was not necessary for you to sin to know your need of God or his will for you; but that fugitive thing did play into Father's hand pretty well.
MOSES: It wasn't until I was raised to the Empyrean (blessed be God) that I realized that a man could be tested in all things and yet remain without sin.
THE SON: Human insight doesn't easily grasp that message hidden in the Book of Job, that temptation alone – rightly encountered and defeated – renders the experience of actual sin unnecessary.
MOSES: But even granted that your own victory, Sire, will require all of your efforts and most holy desires, it will not be possible without God's help.
THE SON: May it be his will. My Father views the inner struggle with human nature in partnership with his spirit as a challenge worthy in full of his own Son.
MOSES: I must say that all the saints know they have been honored beyond words in that one principle of the Incarnation.
THE SON: I understand they even view my first 30 years as the centerpiece of my commission.
MOSES: The commission to bear humanity's imperfections, yes. Your handling of the day-to-day things, Sire, will be huge from the perspective of the saints. They've been through it.
THE SON: And I have not. Am I not secure in the love of the saints, Moses?
MOSES: Sire you know they love you. But your lock on their heavenly hearts will be absolutely supreme if your sovereignty is proved at Nazareth – in the heroism of an obscure life of love and duty. The stuff that makes for steady increase in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and man.
THE SON: That squares with Father's view as well. He has never referred to the early walk as a "pre-mission" period.
MOSES: Same with my experience – however mixed. All my changes were before my return to Egypt – it makes my role in the Exodus seem a little over-rated.
THE SON: And to be honest, Mo, wasn't it in Midian, after your marriage to Zipporah, that you found the right path and whom to seek, and how?
MOSES: She'll be pleased you remembered, Sire. Which makes me wonder – you know Father has prohibited your leaving any progeny, and this would seem to rule out marriage and family – advantage or disadvantage?
THE SON: In some ways a disadvantage, of course. But Father's "No thrones" rule clearly stipulates "No dynasties."
MOSES: I saw that too. Father has again shown his sublime wisdom in forestalling by this measure the chance of theocracy and hereditary priesthoods. But I'm thinking, with the inevitable female attention – and with you only flesh and blood – how's that going to work for you?
(to be continued)
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Sunday, May 05, 2013
Warm, Sunny but Very Windy
Looking into Coire an t Sneachda
Recent avalanche debris due to cornice collapse below cliffs
diminishing snowpack
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Francesca Capone is a visual artist and poet. Her book Writing in Threads (2015) focuses on textile poetics and is available through Printed Matter. She has exhibited at Whitechapel Gallery in London, LUMA/Westbau in Switzerland, Textile Arts Center in NYC, and 99¢ Plus Gallery in Brooklyn. She has been an artist in residence at the Anni and Josef Albers Foundation and the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. More of her published work can be found at SFMoma Open Space, Gauss PDF, Tunica Magazine, Poor Claudia, Petrella's Imports, and in The New Concrete from Hayward Press. Her academic work includes lectures and workshops at Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design, Reed College, University of Washington, and Alberta College of Art and Design, among others.
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SG Edited images land agent in trouble
Property Here - Friday, June 14, 2013
By Andrew Batt:
A Manhattan real estate agent is in trouble after editing photographs of a US$7 million property he was marketing to make it look more attractive.
Luis Ortiz was shown altering the images on an episode of the top television programme Million Dollar Listing New York. The 26-year-old is now facing a New York Department of State investigation.
Ortiz was shown adding a new oven, wooden flooring and bookshelves into the images to promote the West Village property (pictured).
During the reality show he said: "If I put the real photos out there, nobody would come inside. A little white lie isn't going to kill anybody!"
He has subsequently apologised and said: "I fell short of my own beliefs. I have to admit, this was not the best of my moments."
The New York Post reported that the home was sold last month, but that the new owner never saw the doctored images.
Andrew Batt, International Group Editor of PropertyGuru, wrote this story. To contact him about this or other stories email firstname.lastname@example.com


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Amelia Lily Mentions Robert with Entertainment Wise
The 18-year-old singer has admitted that she 'couldn't stop staring at him' when she came face-to-face with him at the 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn: Part Two' premiere in London last year.
When asked by OK! magazine who her dream date would be, Amelia replied: "Robert Pattinson. At the 'Twilight' premiere he was inches away from me".
"I was getting interviewed and all these journalists were laughing at me because I couldn't stop staring at him. He was getting interviewed and I didn't want to distract him, but he was beautiful."
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8:00 a.m. A clear June morning. We start out into the forest.
A day of detoxification. A day to forget multi-tasking.
We leave cell phones and watches behind. I give them each, in case they get anxious, an emergency whistle instead.
Temple Grandin, points out how words overshadow visual acuity, and lead to schemas or models in our minds that we then apply to the world, rather than experiencing thru our senses and then organizing them. SO VERY VERY LITTLE TALK on this first day.
So today we'll try to do as little naming as possible. We're going to take a long walk so that the chatter and distractions of our every day world get worn away, and we can become open to other subtler patterns and rhythms.
All along this trail there are signs and tracks left by beings. I don't expect you to know this, and I don't expect you to know how to recognize the signs they've left. I just want you to be open to recognizing something that may appear to you from time to time today and tomorrow.
As we walk, let's talk as little as possible. I may stop along the way to point something out, but that will be about all. As we walk listen to your breath, your foot fall, your heart rate, the air on your skin. Don't linger on thoughts, don't hold onto them. Just let them come and go - like a fly bothering you.
What I want you to do is to be open to patterns and rhythms (both inside and outside). Don't look for them. Relax into the rhythm of your walking and gazing, touching and smelling and sensing and feeling.
Why patterns and rhythms? Because they are not "things." They don't have names. They are relationships. And relationship is what communication is grounded in and springs from and depends upon. No relationship - no communication.
The "trick" will be to look for them inside at the same time you are looking outside. This can be confusing and unmooring. All I can tell you is that with time and practice, it becomes easier, more comfortable, and even relaxing and freeing from all the "ought too's" in our lives.
Some poems to read along the way on this first day:
Lost, by David Wagoner
"Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you
Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,
And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,
Must ask permission to know it and be known.
The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,
I have made this place around you,
If you leave it you may come back again, saying Here.
No two trees are the same to Raven.
No two branches are the same to Wren.
If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you,
You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows
Where you are. You must let it find you. "
Take off all
your clothed and
clammy thoughts.
Sit awhile.
Make nothing up
between the intervals of silence,
but listen to them.
Between each breath
is a song you've forgotten,
is always calling us
to gather to this wild
and shocking world.
This music happens to us
before we can ever think about it
this song happens in us
before we can ever say it's impossible
to listen before we speak
of nothing or everything.
©Laurence Holden, 2010
- for Rob
All things show their faces when we do.
All things speak when we do.
All things appear when we do.
The first face, the first word,
they blossom into all the others.
They all are true.
©Laurence Holden, 2010
We stop in the forest where there seems to be a sense of place here.
Layers of Attention:
Go to a place that attracts you. sit. Ask permission to be there, to know and be known.
With soft eyes, gaze around the whole place to see its boundaries. Now close your eyes and in your mind's eye gaze around this space, noting what you see. Now open your eyes and confirm what you saw. Now look around again with eyes open and take in more or different aspects. Close your eyes again and see that in your mind's eye. Repeat several times. Notice how the patterns change each time.
At the end thank this place for letting you know it and be known.
Nature as Guide:
Go to a place that attracts you. Sit. Ask respectful permission to be there, to know and be known by this place. Now look around you with soft eyes. Go to the first thing that attracts you. Say hello - not silently but out loud. Touch it for one full minute. Pull on it gently, but not enough to hurt or disturb it. Note what thoughts and feelings come to mind during the time you are in this relationship. Thank it for allowing you to touch it and to be with it. Gaze around you and go to the next object that immediately attracts you. Do the same thing, touch it, pull on it gently. Thank it. Note again what thoughts and feelings you have. Then go to the next thing that attracts you.
Sensory Guided Nature Walk:
find a place. Ask permission to be there, to know and be known.
We are trained to be conscious of the world thru
1. sight
2. language
3. reason
we miss a lot this way. Divide into pairs. One person will be the sighted guide who will hold your hand and introduce you gently and safely to this place, the other will be blind. For 5 minutes be led carefully by the guide to sense, touch, feel, taste, hear, smell, roll in, crawl thru, hug things the guide finds attracts them. Occasionally the guide can focus your closed eyes on natural attractions she sees. She can signal you to open your eyes only for a second by squeezing your shoulder and then releasing it to signal you to close your eyes again.
After five minutes, switch roles. Afterwards we discuss the different experiences of leading, and being led, and what you were each drawn to.
When finished thank this place and the things you were granted to see.
We stop for lunch atop Rainy Mountain. We rest, lay on our backs and watch the tree tops sway in the afternoon wind, and then we discuss the patterns and rhythms that have attracted each of us along the way. We have all followed the same path, but it has been a different path of experience for each of us. We discuss why this might be.
We retrace our path, and see everything from the "other side" going back down the path.
We stop in a place that attracts us beside a gurgling branch.
Seeing Through Words:
The natural world, including our own inner nature, contains attractions that hold it together and sustain it in balance. We are drawn to these meanings.
We are not lost here:
"Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you
Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,
And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,
Must ask permission to know it and be known.
The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,
I have made this place around you,
If you leave it you may come back again, saying Here.
No two trees are the same to Raven.
No two branches are the same to Wren.
If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you,
You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows
Where you are. You must let it find you. "
"Lost," by David Waggoner
Find a place that attracts you. Sit awhile. let your eyes scan the surroundings with soft eyes. look carefully around for signals of danger (bees, poison ivy, thorns, etc.). imagine you are meeting some one for the first time. say hello in a respectful manner. ask "how are you?" "It's nice to meet you." Ask it's permission to be with it. remember Wagoner's poem "Lost" "you must treat it as a powerful stranger. must task permission to know it and be known - the forest breathes. listen. it answers.
jot down two or three of your immediate experiences/impressions of sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste: look for the strongest verbs you can find. write large and leave space between your lines. Your first thoughts are usually the most direct - so try to catch them before you think about them. Your thoughts afterwards are usually fraught with your thoughts about your thoughts.
"Go to pine if you want to learn from pine.
Go to bamboo if you want to learn about bamboo.
And in doing so, leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself.
Otherwise you impose yourself on the object and do not learn.
Your poetry issues of its own accord when you and the object have become one
when you have plunged deep enough into the object to see something hidden, glimmering there.
However well phrased your poetry may be, your feeling is not natural - if the object and yourself are separate - then your poetry is not true poetry but merely your subjective counterfeit."
Every one gathers together again and we look over our phrases and sentences.
We edit it so that:
-all the verbs are action verbs
- we make the phrases specific, change "I think" to what it IS you think.
- we make the phrases in the present tense: "I am touching now" "the bird sings"
Have each participant pick out the strongest, most direct phrase from each sense (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) and draw a circle around it.
We gather in a circle standing, and read in a "round" one of our statements in this order:
First person:- sight
second person: - sound
third person - smell
fourth person--touch
fifth person- taste.
sixth person - imagine
seventh person - sight
seventh - sound
and so on, around and round.
And this way we make a group poem celebrating this place now and our being here.
We finish by gazing about this place and giving thanks for knowing it and being known by it.


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Browsing through thrift shops can lead to some interesting finds, including unique and even unusual pictures and artwork.
Several clever artists are revamping old finds into new treasures by adding their own touch. Though some may consider this as ruining the paintings and other pieces, others feel that reusing unwanted materials is one way to cut down on excess.
An abundance of resources waiting to be found probably makes thrift store shopping fun with the following creative individuals, whose work has been popping up all over the blogosphere. By taking paintings of scenes like landscapes, water areas and nature scenes, the following 2 artists use paints and work with the existing textures to add in unexpected creatures and objects.
Chris McMahon, an artist with an apparent penchant for fairly nonthreatening monsters, likes to purchase pictures from thrift outlets and revamp them with his signature creatures. His paintings and drawings are definitely imaginative.
Another inventive upcycler is Thyrza Segal, whose collection of thrift store art contains several visual marvels. Using old portraits, pictures and postcards, she paints special effects onto the prints. The added in odd features completely alter the look of the original.
For example, check out this before and after:
Here are other works from Segal that display some whimsical additions.
Definitely neat to look at, these quirky upcycled crafts are an interesting way to reuse.
Want to change up your own old find?
If you are not confident enough to paint in items and are worried about messing up a picture, this project uses paint, stickers or stencils to reuse an old canvas. Also, purchasing discounted framed artwork at thrift stores or garage sales and reusing the frames is a frugal trick. Picture frames are expensive and often vintage finds are better made than low quality plastic ones.
Adding a little creativity and imagination not only makes old items look differently and last longer, but it can also liven up a mood.
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Lita speaks first:
My strongest memory of Bye Bye Birdie comes from seeing the film version on television many, many times. I have also seen the latest TV version as well.
Like most girls who were teens as the time, my favorite character is Kim McAfee who was played by Ann-Margaret in the
I was growing up in the 1960's - the time period of the original musical - and I hope to bring that feeling to the
But mostly it's a light hearted look at a more secure time, and watching it makes me wish we could go back
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Saturday, April 2, 2011
Sew Along Updates...
I have been busy. Not so much sewing, but busy none-the-less. My parents came to visit for two weeks and left for the cold Northeast last Saturday. It was great to have them visit, but it left me no time for anything else. We did a lot of traveling; a southern Italy trip: Pompeii, Herculaneum, Positano (on the Amalfi Coast), Ravello and a northern trip: Sienna, Florence, Orvieto. Phew. No wonder I was exhausted when they left! I had a great time and even got to show my mother the fabric store, and of course we didn't come out empty-handed ;)
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A new bunny just bit me in the arse…
And seriously, it's all PG Holyfield's fault. If you want to know why, go check out the Balticon pictures on Flickr.
Starting count: 0
Ending count: 2082
New words: +2082
Opening line:
We lost three the first night.
Ending line:
Warm fingers interlaced with mine, distracting me.
The list took me up to 7A, where we had two more cases of the wasting illness that had checked in the night before. One lovely blond who barely cracked open her eyes when I slipped my needle into the line in her arm – she'd be dead before morning, if I read her right. Her skin was translucent, nearly transparent in the soft grey light, and her breathing was so light that her chest barely moved. Twenty-two, according to her chart, and single. A diamond ring glinted on the third finger of her left hand – she was engaged. Poor kid. Never be a bride now.
The other one, though, she was a fighter. She woke up as I came in, sitting upright, her bright eyes searching frantically in the semi-darkness for something. No, someone. When she saw me, she sagged back down, desolate. "I thought he was coming back," she said, her voice hoarse and yet somehow sexy, even though I don't swing that way. It was a voice full of whiskey and promises, as my grandfather used to say.
I THINK it's horror. I know it's creepy. Now you know as much as I do.
Oh, it's got a title, too. Life Thief.
- Word Count Metrics
- Attn: My Yahoo Account got hacked!
One thought on "A new bunny just bit me in the arse…"
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Here I am with my glitter yet again. So I've had these plain brown Target "Uggs" since 2007, and they were looking a little ratty and stained. I usually don these boots for late night grocery store outings when the weather gets nippy. I've been seeing the new sequin Ugg boots lately, which gave me the idea to paint my poor boots happy by "glitterizing." It was super easy, especially since I have some experience in "gliltterizing" shoes (click here for my glitter wedge tutorial).
1. Mix glitter and Mod Podge Gloss in a bowl. Just eyeball it. You want the glitter to be dense enough to cover the shoe.
2. Paint it on. I used three different colors of glitter and painted three panels each boot. It will apply hazy, but the Podge dries clear.
3. Let it dry.
4. Touch up any spots that need more glitter.
I didn't really take any pics of the process just because I have done a few tutorials using Mod Podge and glitter already. Here are some links to previous glitter & podge posts:
DIY Glitter shoes (wedge)
DIY Glitter Keys
DIY Glitter Bib Necklace


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National Chocolate Week
I've had such a fun day. First making some chocolate goodies, then distributing them around town and seeing the delight on people's faces and finally trying them out myself. Well, it is Chocolate Week and I couldn't let it pass without doing something! So, I thought I'd make some cupcakes for the good burghers of Liskeard and brighten up their day. It certainly brightened up my day.
Finally, The Loft, the best cafe in Liskeard where I was meeting a friend for lunch. Great homemade food, reasonable prices – it's always difficult to make a choice from the rather tasty menu and even harder to resist the excellent almond tarts. My friend also managed to snaffle one of the cupcakes at this point.
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Chele16th October 2009 at 8:44 pm
Wow you've been busy! So nice to see the happy faces of the cupcake getters too ;0)
Giles20th October 2009 at 3:06 pm
Sounds like you had a great time 🙂
Choclette22nd October 2009 at 6:36 pm
Well Chele, I hold you entirely responsible as it was you who egged me on to do something for Chocolate Week (no pun intended).
I did Giles, I did.
peasepudding28th October 2009 at 5:20 am
beautiful combination of cardamon & orange! Re your comment about pastry, the key is knead it together as little as possible with the egg (mine is a higher fat pastry so comes together quicker) let it rest before rolling and you will be fine! Happy to offer more tips if you have a go!
Choclette28th October 2009 at 7:55 pm
Thanks Peacepudding, will let you know how it goes when I pluck up the courage to have a go!
Agness of Run Agness Run15th February 2017 at 10:55 pm
Great recipe for cupcakes, there is such a nice combination of ingredients. Cardamom & orange could give such an amazing flavour to the cupcakes!


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1850, and Europe's most feared terrorist is hiding in Dean Street, Soho. Broke, restless and horny, the thirty-two-year-old revolutionary is a frothing combination of intellectual brilliance, invective, satiric wit, and child-like emotional illiteracy.
Creditors, spies, rival revolutionary factions and prospective seducers of his beautiful wife all circle like vultures. His writing blocked, his marriage dying, his friend Engels in despair at his wasted genius, his only hope is a job on the railway. But there's still no one in the capital who can show you a better night on the piss than Karl Heinrich Marx.
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Hello car friend's!
Today we are going to cover a very over looked service on your vehicle that plays a huge role In tire wear, life of tires, ride quality, handling of vehicle, and probably the least know fact fuel economy.
Since I'm trying to make this blog easy for people to understand the basics of vehicles (hence the 101) we are not going to go super deep into all complexity of the angles of alignments. We will just touch base on the 3 main angles that we look at during an alignment.
(Alignment rack & computer Tuffys Appleton
After years of driving the suspension parts start to weaken and get old, the springs lose tension over time, and the car begins to sag this action changes the alignment angles. There are 3 main angles we are looking at when we check an alignment toe, caster, and camber.
Toe is the angle that your tires point in (toe in) or outward (toe out) in relation to the tire center line if viewed from above the car.
Toe is a very important angle for tire wear. A toe setting just a little bit out of specs can make a huge difference in tire wear. The tire being out just 1/16th of an inch will scrub each tire that is out sideways 7 feet for every mile you drive!
It can also cause driveability issues especially in heavy rain. Due to heavy trucks on the highway they put ruts in the highway over time. When it rains these area's pool up with water. If your toe angles are way out of spec this means your tires will not be traveling straight down the road and since the tires are not traveling straight when you hit the puddle they will lose grip causing the car to feel unsettled or "nervous."
Toe is a very critical angle. This is by far the most adjusted angle on alignments as a tech I would say close to 90% of vehicles I roll on the alignment rack the toe is out of specifications.
The next angle we are going to talk about is camber.
The camber is how far the tire slants away from the vehicle when viewed from the direct front or back of vehicle. Camber is also measured in degrees.
Camber plays a direct role in the handling of the vehicle and is taken into consideration when the vehicle is manufactured. Incorrect camber can cause a number of issues including tire wear, vehicle pulls, and how the vehicle handles.
Negative camber is when the top of the tire points inward towards the center of the vehicle. Positive camber is when the top of the tire leans away from the center of the vehicle (as seen in the picture above.)
Camber angle is always checked during a vechile alignment although camber may not be adjustable on some vehicles.
The last angle we will discuss is caster. This angle is a little harder to understand by deffenition.
Caster is the foward or backward slope of a line drawn through the upper and lower pivot points of your steering when viewed directly from the side of the vehicle.
This does seem complicated so think as it as looking at a motorcycle. The forks of the motorcycle are at a long extended angle this helps the motorcycle have more stability than say they forks were at true vertical.
This holds true with your vehicle. Caster is what keeps your car going straight down the road it also helps to return your steering wheel back to straight.
I hope this sheds some light on a very overlooked service that can cost you lots of headaches and money if not taken care of.
So if you feel a pull or have never have an alignment done call Tuffys Appleton today or visit our website and we will be happy to get you rolling straight down the road and put money back in your pocket!
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