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A Saturday night in Harlem, I wasn't going too far, so I settled with comfy burgundy wedges, a black flirty skirt, animal print top, and electric blue blazer. I realize this morning this is the last time this year, I will be able to wear a short skirt without stockings or leggings. Although the temperature has dropped dramatically, there are still some things that keep me excited for the upcoming weeks! It's the season for charitable events. I've been to an amazing one hosted by PPAF last week. I was able to meet the Consulate General of Haiti, and chat with some reputable Haitian people who are making a difference in the Haitian community in the US and in Haiti.
This week, I am invited to Fresh Water Pop Up Shop's event at Greenhouse, NYC. The event is to benefit a new Haiti initiative that is working to bring fresh water to Haiti.
When I lived in Haiti, water was not available all day like it is in the US. There would be designated hours that the water would come on, and people who had the means, had their own water pipes, and would fill buckets and drums to preserve water for daily use. Other people, who didn't have that luxury, used to go to a public fountain to fill giant containers. Since so many people needed the water, and the water was only one for a number of hours, they would fight each other just to get in front of the line. I would hear screams and shouts, and often, there would be reports of someone getting seriously injured, or stabbed. All of that commotion was so people would be able to go home with a bucket full of water on their heads. Small kids would bring gallons to carry, while their moms managed to walk with two buckets full of water on their heads. So, I know that water is extremely important to Haiti. Not only am I attending this event, I have one free ticket to give away! Come to enjoy the arts, and shop to support Haiti.
In two weeks, on Thursday, October 25, 2012, I am collaborating with rena Reborn,a thrift store in the East Village for a fashion/mingling event. A large percentage of my wardrobe comes from second-hand stores, and I thought it would be fun to invite some friends to one of my favorites in the East Village. All items in the store will be discounted at 15! You're invited to come, meet, sip, and shop. %. There will also be some giveaways!
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Awwwhhh, I wish I could go! Coming to Ohio anytime soon?
those shoes are beautiful
What a gorgeous outfit. Love the shoes.
Thank you so much! I bought them a while ago at Forever21. While I do not condone buying shoes there since they're pretty much a two-time wear, I just couldn't let them down. I love burgundy in the fall!
I definitely agree with you about their shoes (and clothes for that matter). In this case though, yours look AMAZING.
Ohhhhh I am LOVING that skirt!!! Great post.
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NOOOOOOOO I got class on those days.
Thursdays are just generally bad days for you, I noticed!


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Google's X phone: Plan to Unseat Apple
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Motorola Mobility's engineers are working intensively on a sophisticated device, known internally as the "X Phone", but the subsidiary of Google Inc. has encountered some obstacles in trying to produce a more potent competitor to Apple Inc., people familiar said.
Seven months after being acquired by Internet giant U.S. $ 12,500 million, Motorola is designing a flagship phone with cutting-edge features that differs from existing devices when it launches next year, these sources added.
But while Google is known to be very efficient in the execution of projects on the web, its new hardware division has suffered setbacks in the production and management of the supply chain. This has led her to rethink some initial plans for the X phone, and whether to include a folding screen, the sources added.
The initiative, whose existence was unknown until now, is a key part of Google's strategy to increase market share tiny pioneer cellular basis of improved quality and reduced the number of products under the brand Motorola.
Google must deal with complex relationships with manufacturers of smartphones using its Android mobile operating system, particularly Samsung Electronics Co.,Motorola rival that has become the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world with the help of Google.
Dennis Woodside, a former Google sales executive and current CEO of Motorola, declined to talk about developing products. But he said in an interview that the company is "investing in equipment and technology that will do something very differently."
Woodside said that while Motorola "is in trouble", has "now support a shareholder in Google, which has the resources to do great things." He added that only 1,000 million 7,000 million people worldwide use smartphones, what qualifies as an "amazing opportunity".
For X phone, an initiative led by Lior Ron, a former Google product manager who worked on the Google Maps team, Motorola wanted features and photo software first, as the ability to take panoramic images, said two people familiar . But they realized that these functions absorb much battery or have already been incorporated into new devices like the iPhone 5, added these people.
The sources said that obstacles are a "normal" part of the research and development processes. Despite the challenges, the device is expected to be released in 2013.
Motorola, which dominated within 3% of Android phone shipments in the third quarter, according to research firm IDC, advances to improve its deteriorating financial position.
Google bought Motorola to, in part, to acquire patents that could be used against their rivals. Since then, the company has highlighted the benefits of making their own devices, although the market share of Motorola has weakened.
The agreement complicates the mission of expanding Google Android. Typically software makers install an operating system version that incorporates the services that generate revenue for Google, as Google Search, Google Maps and the Chrome browser.
Samsung, with its popular line of Galaxy devices, is the largest partner of its kind and has rapidly gained market share. The South Korean company made 40.3% of all shipments of phones with the Android system in the third quarter, according to IDC.Google was co-developed with Samsung devices and has provided early access to new versions of its mobile software.
Some Google executives fear that the relationship could deteriorate if Samsung decides to use a version "adapted" to Android, according to four people familiar with the situation. This means that Samsung would create devices with a version of Android that would not come with pre-installed Google applications.
Motorola is seen as a kind of insurance policy in case you change your strategy Samsung, the sources added, although there is little evidence that it will do something similar. A Samsung spokesman declined to comment on the matter.

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I was looking at some old published maps, specifically the map included in the 1983 World of Greyhawk Boxed set. Does anyone know, perchance, what kind of typeface they used for the stuff like region areas and city names?
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Oh, the EMM-barrassment: EMM Group Sued Again
This time, by an investor.
Last year, EMM Group's Mark Birnbaum was hit with a sexual-harassment lawsuit, then Abe & Arthur's got saddled with wage-violation claims. Now, the suit du jour comes from an investor who's claiming the group misappropriated funds intended for Abe & Arthur's into their newest project, Catch. Eater has it that former real estate agent Gregory Struck invested a million bucks in Abe & Arthur's in exchange for thirteen shares in EMM, but found that his checks began to trickle off around the time the group opened Catch.
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Very interesting story.....It could be an interesting 3 or so weeks if all we hear is no comment. If we do talk to him though and we offer him the contract he might as well break his contract there and announce it....who knows though
Good read, thanks for posting!
I don't blame him for wanting to leave San Diego with his boss sexually molesting him in plain view of everyone. :)
A three legged dog walks into a bar and says, "I'm lookin' for the man who shot my paw."
They couldn't spell "football" right in the headline?
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Not in CO anymore but I'm not changing my name :)
Interesting paragraph from the article:
A quality coach like Jim Harbaugh is going to get informal feelers from major colleges and universities, said Harbaugh's agent, Jack Bechta. He got several last year, including some interviews. Don't be surprised if Jim gets several interviews this year. But a lot of people thought he was going to move on last year, and he stayed. And there's a good chance he'll be there in '07.
Does that mean the schools didn't want him or maybe he didn't want the schools?
I am skeptical about Coach Harbaugh interests in ISU.... even more so after reading this.
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IMO the most interesting point to the whole story is Harbaugh's agent. Bechta has ties to Iowa and Green Bay. His clients include Tim Dwight, Matt Bowen and Eric Steinbach, as well as Al Harris of the Packers. I don't know if Tim Dobbins has an agent, but it appears Bechta is tied with some of the SD players as well. It would be interesting to find out who JP's agent is (if he has one), and if there are any agents that have ties to Wisconsin that represent any of the coaches JP is reportedly looking at.
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Bravo - we need more of this here.
This is a well deserved honor for Dave Swanson and the entire staff. Honored, as well, are the people who supply the fine food that go into the preparation of the dishes.
If James Beard was still around, as the great cook and critic that he was, Walker's Point would be at the top of his dining list. I give them more than five stars. I give the wait staff seven or eleven stars. To all, save your money and enjoy a night out; treat yourself, you work hard. Remember this is 2012 and the standard average tip is now at least 25%, please factor that in before you decide to dine. Enjoy! It is great. My wife and I have had the good fortune of being able to dine in places around the world. I am not a critic but I do know good food.Hide replies
At least 25%, when did this happen? I have tipped 25% for great service, but that's about my cap.
I have not heard that the "standard average tip" is now "at least" 25%. So if you get really good service, the tip goes up to 50%? In Europe, "service" is included in the total bill in many countries, at least it was when we were over there last month.
I also hadn't heard that this restaurant was a "save your money" type place, which implies to me the bill for two of us will be at least $ 300 .
The "standard, average" tip is 25%? No way. You must be a waiter thats trying to scam us into that by making "other" people feel guilty. Sounds like someone needs to get a real job.
25%? Someone forgot to tell this to the general public.
"The 15-to-20-percent range is where most Americans feel comfortable tipping a restaurant server (32% answered that they tip 15% and 32% said they tip 20%), while 8% say they tip more than 20%. Eighteen percent say they tip only 10% while 3% say they tip under 10% and 1% of those polled say they don't tip at all."
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- Times Square Pizza and Atomic Chocolate move to Mineral Point
- Rare Steakhouse downtown aims to make a splash when it opens in June
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O'Rourke stalls at semi-final hurdle
There will be no medal for Derval O'Rourke in Istanbul but Ben Reynolds did progress for Ireland at the World Indoor Athletic Championships.
Competing in her first World Indoor Championships since she claimed gold in the 60m hurdles back in 2006 the Cork woman bowed out at the semi-final stage today in Turkey. O'Rourke clocked 8.13, her fastest time this season, but it was only good enough for sixth in her semi-final and she won't be running in the final later today. Her heat was won by the flying Aussie world champ Sally Pearson in 7.92.
However, North Down's Ben Reynolds, competing in the men's 60m hurdles, progressed through his heat to make tomorrow's semi-final. Reynolds ran 7.82 to claim his place for the race that will go off at 12.45 tomorrow.
The third and final member of the small Irish team sent to Turkey was 1500m runner Ciaran O' Lionaird. He was 10th in the World Outdoor Championships last year but he failed to make it out of his heat yesterday.
So all hopes of glory for Ireland rest on Reynolds now but this meet is just learning curve for the male hurdler and just making the semi is a step forward for him at his first senior championships.
The real deal is on in London this summer so don't be too hard on them.
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You may not even have to pick Rajai Davis to own him, certainly not until the nether regions of your draft but as of Monday afternoon, he is a player you'll want to have on your radar in case you find yourself desperate for stolen bases. With news that slated platoon partner Andy Dirks is going to miss the next three months, or more, Davis is due for an increase in playing time. He may not play every day, but certainly more than he would have as the platoon partner who hits well against left handed pitchers. Currently going outside the top 300, per FantasyPros ADP, that number is likely to come down over the coming weeks but he'll still be widely available late in drafts.
As part of our free 2014 fantasy baseball draft guide we discussed the importance of allowing category deficiency to guide your decisions late in drafts. At all stages, you've got to have a best player available mindset but on a team that is heavy in power and light on legs the player with the greater likelihood to steal bases is the more suitable target and Davis could be just such a player for owners at the back end of drafts.
Again, with a handful of names that can fill in in Detroit's outfield he may not see 25 at bats a week but Davis stole 45 bases last year – the third most across the Major Leagues – in just 108 games (360 plate appearances). The Tigers don't run a great deal mind you, but a player with Davis' speed generally gets the green light in most situations. Davis offers little in terms of batting average, pop numbers, and even runs scored but he can steal a bag. With two different teams since 2009 he has stolen 216 bases (43 per season), never finishing with fewer than 34.
For owners that simply cannot find players with stolen base potential and more balanced stats across the board in the draft room, Davis becomes a reasonable fall back option. Again, maybe he won't play every day but a prudent owner will keep an eye on starting lineups, use Davis when appropriate, and perhaps even deal him to a similarly speed deficient owner if it appears that Dirks' return is imminent and Davis' playing time will thus be limited.
There is very little about Rajai Davis that is sexy, but there is very little that has kept him from stealing an average of 1.65 bases per week over the last six years regardless of his playing time. The increase in opportunity, at least for a few months, puts him on the radar in redraft leagues. If you need those steals to compete in 10% of your standard leagues scoring, then maybe he is an item of interest after all.


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Lori Montroy, 52, of Elk Rapids, got another eviction notice last month at the apartment where she has lived since 2008, reports Patrick Sullivan at Northern Express.
"It's just draining the life out of me, these people," Montroy said. "Why can't they just leave me be?"
Montroy thought she was safe in her apartment after the last attempted eviction around Christmas 2009. The company that at that time managed the apartment complex called off the eviction in early 2010 after a storm of bad publicity and a plea from attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union. The attorneys argued that under federal law, landlords are not required to evict tenants for drug use under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act.
But a different property management company has since taken over the complex where Montroy lives -- and the new landlord, Steve Wright, said he plans to go ahead with the eviction.
Wright said he would "like to" help Montroy find another place to live, "if she's willing to accept it."
But as for his apartment complex, Wright said the "does not allow" medical marijuana patients, no exceptions. Don't you dare get cancer if you live in this asshole's place, you hear?
Montroy suffers from an aggressive and fatal form of brain tumor called bioblastoma multiform. Marijuana provides some relief from the symptoms of the terminal disease, but it may now also mean she's homeless during her last months of life.
It didn't take long for the new property managers to learn about her medical marijuana use and to start eviction proceedings against her, Montroy said.
When a property manager visited her place in February -- not long after Montroy had smoked some cannabis -- the manager could detect the smell and left the apartment suddenly.
Days later, Montroy received a "notice of lease violation" and on March 24 she received an eviction notice.
"They have an option, it's written right in the law, that they do not have to kick me out," Montroy said. "I'm not hurting anyone, so I don't know why they would want to kick me out."
Montroy said she always pays her rent on time, and never causes any trouble. She said she also fully complies with Michigan's medical marijuana law, never possessing more than is allowed and always keeping her supply under lock and key.
She said her use of medicinal cannabis has helped her through an incredibly painful and difficult ordeal. She even credits the drug with helping to restore her health; according to Montroy, a recent MRI showed the tumor was gone; she will know more in six months when she gets another MRI.
Wright, owner of Elk Rapids Apartments and their Shelby Township-based management company, Prime Properties Management, LLC, said he has for two years been following a policy to evict medical marijuana patients and he "cannot make an exception" in this case.
"If I start making special rules for her, I'd have to make special rules for everyone," the asshole said.
He said he "didn't know how many" medical marijuana patients he'd already evicted, but it "has never stirred controversy." His company owns apartment buildings throughout the state, mostly in rural areas.
"The government pays for her rent," Wright said.k "I'd like her to stay here, and I feel for her story, but there's nothing I can do."
"Federal law trumps state law," said Wright, a scumbag attorney. "It's still a violation of federal law if you have drugs in your apartment. If I make an exception now, I have no policy."
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But Daniel Korobkin, an attorney with the ACLU in Detroit who is helping Montroy, said medical marijuana patients should have a right to be free of housing discrimination.
"The people of this state said overwhelmingly with their vote that they supported the right to use medical marijuana, just like other citizens use other medications to treat their illnesses," Korobkin said. "What this really amounts to is discrimination against medical marijuana patients who are doing their best to treat their medical conditions the way their doctor has approved."
Korobkin said federal policies -- from an era when there was concern about street-corner crack dealers and violent drug users in housing projects -- were not intended to impact a cancer-striken, law-abiding woman in her 50s who poses no threat to her neighbors.
Federal law prohibits landlords of federally subsidized housing from accepting new tenants who violate drug laws, so evicting Montroy could effectively prevent her from ever getting into any other federal housing, according to Korobkin.
"I do know that she faces a serious risk of not being able to get additional housing" should she be evicted, Korobkin said.
"If I had the money to go, I'd get the heck out of here," said Montroy, who said she had both good and bad neighbors at Elk Rapids and would prefer to live in a house. But she can't afford to move: "I don't have the money."
As for Wright's claim that he offered to help her find a place to live?
"He hasn't offered me anything," Montroy said.
Steve Wright's business email address at his law practice, Steven A. Wright P.C., is firstname.lastname@example.com. His business telephone is (586) 532-8560 and his business address is 13854 Simone Drive, Shelby Township, MI 48315.
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when a coach is with an NBA team for five years or so, and the team goes stale, or the coach loses control of happens on the floor, it's time for a coaching change. period. does that mean fire Doc? absolutely. does it mean Doc's not a good coach? not necessarily.
"Stale?" When Rondo went down in late January, could anyone have predicted we'd still be in playoff contention at this point of the season? Doc's done a hell of a job in my opinion.


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The Triumph of Process: Computer Business Systems As Universal Technologies
The first of three lectures by Simon Head on the theme "Towards a New Industrial State: A Contrarian View of the U.S. Economy in the Information Age."
Simon Head is a senior fellow at the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU and the director of programs for the New York Review of Books Foundation.
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friend to Friend
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Go to where you store your photos on your computer. Go to the SIXTH folder and pick the SIXTH photo. Post that photo on your blog along with a SHORT story about it. Tag SIX people and leave a comment on their blog or email them letting them know you chose them.
Just a random picture of Cody taken with my new camera. He's a ham, so it's not hard to get him to pose. I just end up having to coach him for a while to get a good smile. Still adorable with those front teeth missing.
Lisa also tagged me.
I've seen these everywhere, so if you want either of these tags, they're yours.
Thanks so much for thinking of me, I truly appreciate being included in all the fun!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Soft Sympathy
I am thankful it's Friday, I'm so ready for the weekend. Nothing planned, but it sure will be glad to just be at home and do nothing.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Another Origami Box
I used the latest sketch from Beary Box for the top. Check out the Beary Box blog for all the designers cards. If you decide to make a card for the sketch, there's a great prize.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Be sure to go to Danni's blog to find out who is joining us on the Flutterby Wednesday Featured Stampers for February as well as to find out who won the blog candy! As always, if you decide to participate and upload to PCP or SCS, please use the keyword FBW42 so we can find them all together.
Cody got bit by a dog on Monday night. He was at the sitter's house and her DH absentmindedly let the dog inside and it went straight for Cody. Poor baby's left *cheek* is completely bruised and has a small puncture in it. He told me he didn't want his booty to be black & blue, unfortunately it was already too late.
Also, please pray for my nephew Dakota. He is going in for surgery this morning to have a tumor removed from his jawline. The doctors aren't sure what it is, we are all just praying with all we have that it's not cancer. He's 11 and he's absolutely scared to death.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Jumbo Clip Bookmarks
I finished the final book in the series, Breaking Dawn, on Sunday night. I read for nine solid hours, only taking small breaks for laundry and other duties. I am so glad to have read them and I love the core of the story, such a sucker for love, I suppose. Now, I have to wait until the movie comes out on video since I didn't have the chance to see it while it was still in theaters. Becky and I are going to have a girls movie night, and will be swooning over Edward the whole time. LOL
Monday, January 26, 2009
Arms Open Wide
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Cuppa Love
Tons of laundry, other housework that has gone ignored while I have had my nose in books. I finished Eclipse and have started Breaking Dawn. I enjoyed Eclipse more than New Moon obviously because Edward was in it more. Hope I can drag this one out for a bit, not sure when Midnight Sun comes out.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Lovely Thanks
Friday, January 23, 2009
Care to Join Me?
I was tagged by Laura yesterday, thanks Laura! And, I know that I have been tagged recently by a few of you, unfortunately, I can't remember who and I didn't 'star' the post. If you have tagged me, please let me know and I'll respond. Forgive me, but I have just been wrapped up in books.
Here are the rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you (as I did above).
2. Mention the rules.
3. Tell 6 things about yourself.
4. Tag 6 other bloggers by linking to them.
5. Go to each person's blog and leave them a comment to let them know they've been tagged.
1. I am the only left-handed person in my family, even my extended family.
2. I hate to wear coats and jackets, it feels like I'm suffocating.
3. I have an addiction to pens, buy some every time I go to the store...it's sick! LOL
4. I spend too much time worrying- about everything.
5. I have few friends, but the ones I have are precious to me.
6. I am hoping for a long weekend away soon.
I am to choose 6 people to give this to, here we go:
Jenn D
I used Mercy Kerin's sketch, MTSC27 to be exact. I had been wanting to try one, and since I had a snow day earlier in the week, I did. It was a fun sketch that I am sure I will use again. It's pretty self-explanatory, except maybe you can't tell that I added Crystal Effects to the coffee cups.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Friends Forever
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I'm trying to play catch up at work, lots of stuff got behind because of the snow day. But, I will admit that work is cutting into my reading time. I have finished the first two books in the Twilight series and will be picking up the other two later today. They are highly addictive and I can't seem to put them down. In fact, I am making one of the girls at work read them so that I can talk to someone about it. LOL Edward is dreamy!
The snow is all but gone, leaving behind just small areas where the sun doesn't shine much. I don't really care for the snow and cold and am thankful that it doesn't last long here. Cody is out of school again today, which leaves him only going to school tomorrow...maybe. He's loving it up until he gets bored. He's be honing his MarioKart skills, getting ready to race me. I do so poorly on it these days....I haven't had much practice time. LOL
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Hello Flutterby Friend
I used Lauren's mytimess20 sketch for this card, super fun! The image was a RAK from Danni, thanks girlie!!
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Cody and I ended up with a snow day yesterday, we got about 4 inches at home. The road I take to the main road is always treacherous, but we can usually make it out. My biggest fear is going down our driveway and then getting back up the thing. We have a steep grade and most times it's just not worth the risk to leave the house.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Oh Happy Day
This card uses the SFYTT for this week, you can find it on Jen's blog. It's a really fun sketch and it was just perfect for this adorable image. The dp is some found in the Target Dollar Spot.
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Oh, and I won a Scor-Mat from Cammie's blog candy yesterday!! I can hardly believe it. I am super excited, it's been on my wish list for a while. Thanks Cammie!!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Bella Celebrates
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Oh, and I picked up the Twilight book. Just through the first handful of chapters so far. I usually can't put them down once I start reading, so we'll see how it goes.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Love Angel
Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Inside Origami
Happy Birthday To Me
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I will be taking this to work and using it to store my little binder clips I use infrequently. It's much prettier than the original packaging they came in.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Angels Among Us
Here is the close-up: Well, I have some news. I will be the July Guest Designer for Bombshell Stamps. They have really great, fun, retro images and I can hardly wait to get my hands on them. Be sure to check them out!!
I'm trying the Origami Box posted at SCS on Monday, what a nifty little project. Just waiting for the glue to dry and figure out how I want to decorate it. You'll get to see it tomorrow.
My friend, Barb, from work will be taking me to lunch today at Johnny Carino's. I can hardly wait! They are entirely too good to me there.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Monkey Love
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Flutterby Wednesday
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I made some chicken fried rice last night, it's really good. Duke has taken it upon himself to learn to use the food processor. Let me tell you, it's great to have all the veggies chopped up and waiting. We're trying another chicken recipe over the weekend. Of course, he and Cody will be taking me out to eat for my birthday on Saturday.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Hi Friend
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I have been trying to do a little extra math work with Cody so that he doesn't have to be in intervention for it any more. They re-tested him in Math and Reading by himself and his reading score more than doubled, so he's not having issues there. Math, however, he struggles with. He has to work with double and triple digits with no regrouping (carry over), as well as recognition of how the number should be spelled. That is where he is struggling.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Let's Get Together
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Have you seen the massive blog candy at I Heart 2 Stamp? I am sending a few cards this week and therefore entering the contest, wouldn't winning be the BEST?! Be sure to go here to see what to do and enter yourself.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Cute As Can Bee
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Cody enjoyed the birthday party Saturday night, it was held at a bowling alley. He got to see some of his t-ball team members again, it was a sort of reunion. We haven't seen most of them since July, so it was nice to catch up. I have to remember to sign him up again in March.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Fairy Lily
Well, I am headed to Target and then to the grocery store. I'll have Cody with me, so say a prayer for me....it's always an adventure.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Thinking of You, New Stamps
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All That Scraps, it's from the Lelo Line of Stampavie. Love it! I also got a few others, it needed some company. LOL
Cody has a birthday party to go to later today, gonna try to get out of work early. Also, going to head to Knoxville tomorrow to take a look at Target and Michael's.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
An Apple for Your Birthday
The weather here has been yucky for over a week, lots of rain. There is massive flooding and trees are being blown over. While we need the rain, we seem to be getting it all at once. Go figure. Maybe this means that the rafting companies will have a great year, they sure need it.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Sophia Takes Flight
I was so excited to use this image, I have been admiring it for some time. Thanks Danni for stamping it for me. If you choose to play and upload to SCS or PCP, please use FBW39. Also, be sure to check Danni's blog, she has some awesome blog candy for those that decide to participate.
I used the MoJo Monday sketch #67.
Sure hope you decide to incorporate a butterfly into your projects...maybe it'll bring on the spring! LOL Can you believe I finally got that MS punch, I love it. Hopefully, I wasn't the last one on the planet to purchase it.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Hello Friend
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CEO of Ask.com moves to Microsoft
By Charlene Li
Just in - Steve Berkowitz, CEO of Ask.com (acquired by InterActiveCorp last year) is moving to Microsoft to head up their MSN.com, search monetization, and new Live.com platform. Below is a copy of the email I received from Microsoft confirming the rumors that had been circulating around the Web.
Steve will specifically heading up MSN.com, MSNTV, MSN Internet Access, and most importantly, the business side of the new Live.com platform. Most of the reactions to the announcement have been "Wow". I thought I'd extend the discussion with a couple of quick thoughts:
- This is not necessarily a loss for Ask.com. It's recent gains in traffic (thanks to some nice interface innovation and neato technology in search refinement) shows that Steve is leaving on a high note. I don't think Ask.com is going to be at a loss without him, primarily because he's done such a good job there in building a team.
- This is a logical move for Steve, especially now that Ask.com is moving into a new role at IAC. He's built a solid team at Ask.com, but it is going to become more of a platform and technology base for IAC, in addition to its role as a search destination. What he did well at Ask.com is exactly what he needs to do at Microsoft -- come from behind and take on the big guys at Google and Yahoo. The big difference -- he'll have a MUCH bigger budget and talent pool at his disposal!
- This is a high visibility move for Microsoft, showing that it's investing in leadership for its search and portal products. MSN.com has languished for years, especially in its branding and positioning of the portal against Yahoo.com and AOL.com. Bringing in a high profile outside hire like Steve is going to further bolster MSN.com and Live.com's status within the Microsoft organization. It's a smart move -- it was expected that someone would be named soon since David Cole (who runs MSN.com) had announced that he was leaving for a year-long sabbatical. But by hiring someone with Steve's experience and status, rather than promoting from within, Microsoft is showing that it wants to do things differently.
- Most importantly, Microsoft is taking a very important step in putting ALL of the hot consumer products under one team. Live.com is at the core of Microsoft's turnaround -- it represents fast development cycles and a totally new approach to addressing the marketplace. At the same time, Microsoft can't turn its back on the advertising juggernaut of MSN.com. In the past year, there's been uncertainty about how MSN.com and Live.com will work together. Having them all come together under Steve will be a first step in addressing the concerns of the MSN.com group while maintaining Live.com's momentum.
So, what do you think? Was this a good move on Microsoft's part and will it make any difference to have Steve leading the charge?
Email from Microsoft's PR firm, Waggner Edstrom:
I am so sorry for the Friday afternoon fire-drill, but rumors are circulating about a new MSN hire and I wanted to get you accurate information as soon as possible. Microsoft has hired Steve Berkowitz as SVP of the Online Business Group. He will be responsible for running the Online Business group, which includes include MSN.com, MSNTV and MSN Internet Access programming, advertising sales, business development, and marketing for Live Platforms, MSN and Windows Live. This team's mission is to deliver world-class go to market leadership, that wins customers to our services and builds a world leading advertising business. The responsibility for the monetization of our Live Platform, MSN and Windows Live assets is owned by this team, and includes end-to-end management of the online P&L.
As you know, Steve is an accomplished senior executive with a rich skill set, including brand building, marketing operations, people management, finance and tech. Please know that PressPass will be updated shortly with additional information, so please check back shortly. Feel free to call if you have any questions.
I am pleased to announce that Steve Berkowitz will be joining the Platforms and Services Division (PSD) as Senior Vice President, Online Business Group, reporting to me. Steve succeeds David Cole, who will begin his leave of absence in May.
Most recently, Steve was the CEO of Ask.com, a division of IAC/InterActiveCorp. At Ask, Steve is credited with building the management team that orchestrated the turnaround of Ask.com, grew their user base, increased customer satisfaction, and gained share in the search market over the last year.
Steve is an accomplished senior executive with a rich skill set, including consumer brand building, media, marketing, operations, people management, finance, and technology. He also brings a great blend of start-up and high growth business experiences. Prior to joining Ask, Steve was the President and COO of IDG Books, where he successfully built a consumer brand by expanding the "Dummies" series of books to cover topics ranging from C++ to pet care.
Steve's management experience, deep functional knowledge of the search and Internet space, and understanding of both the offline and online publishing worlds make him a great choice to lead the Online Business Group. He is a proven leader, and is excited by the opportunity to take the assets we've built in MSN and drive our software + services vision forward.
Steve will start this assignment on May 8th. David Cole and I will work together to ensure a smooth transition to Steve.
Please join me in welcoming Steve to Microsoft, and thanking David for his contribution to the company and to MSN.


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Good account management requires a good understanding of the relationship between the clickthrough rate (CTR) for a given ad and that ad's average position. Since the CTR for an ad in top position (i.e., position 1) tends to be the highest and tends to be some fraction of that maximum value in lower positions, modeling CTR can be thought of as just determining the value of that fraction (f) at any position, with the clickthrough rate at any position being simply the CTR in position 1 times f. Figure 1 shows this graphically.
There are few restrictions placed on the form of the f-function, but in general, it should decline as the position drops. (Average position can be a perverse metric [1], so for this post I have only chosen examples where this effect is minimal.)
Both in SEM industry practice and in academic investigations, two general theories have been proposed for the form of the f-function: the 'separability' approach and the 'cascade' approach.
The hypothesis behind the separability model is that there are two or more independent factors that govern the probability that an individual web surfer will click on a given ad. To get clicked, the ad must first be noticed, and eye-tracking studies such as those by Enquiro have shown that web surfers tend to look more at the top and left-side of a webpage. Therefore it is reasonable to assume that ads in those positions are more likely to be noticed than ads in lower positions. Additionally, under the separability hypothesis, there exists another position-dependent probabilistic factor: that once an ad has already been noticed, the chance it will be clicked depends on its position in the ad listings. The rationale is that users might place greater trust in an ad that has a higher position over an essentially identical one in a lower position. So, the combination of being placed higher not only makes an ad more likely to get noticed, but, when it is noticed, it is also given a greater level of trust than ads in lower positions.
One way of expressing the separability relationship is in a form like:
where pos_max represents the position below which each of these components is essentially zero and is approximately equal to the number of ads that appear on a given SERP (i.e., about 6-10). The brackets indicate selecting the minimum of the ratio contain in them and the number 1. The value of F is selectable and depends on the number of independent factors and their linearity. (In practice, the value of F is often seen to be about 3.)
The other predominant hypothesis concerning the dependence of CTR on position is the cascade model. This relationship assumes that users sequentially examine ads from the highest position to the lowest, choosing at each step whether to click on the ad or not before proceeding to the next ad. (Some versions of this model also assume that the user has a chance at each ad of dropping out of the process entirely.)
Mathematically, this hypothesis can be expressed in several forms, one of which is:
where Q is some number greater than 1. When Q is 2, this equation is identical to Zipf's Law [2], though in continuous form. Examination of real-world click data indicates that Q varies by keyword, but is typically in the range of 1.2-1.9, with values around 1.4 being seen commonly. (In 'A Formal Analysis of Search Auctions Including Predictions on Click Fraud and Bidding Tactics', Kitts et al. propose an exponential form of this relationship. This is effectively a cascade model, not a third type of hypothesis for the dependence of CTR on average position.)
Though the two models appear radically different, they are actually very similar in their general behavior. Under both hypotheses, CTR declines monotonically with position (that is, it never experiences an increase as position drops). Neither accounts for any discontinuity that might be present in the CTR when going from an ad in the top promoted positions to the right-hand rail. Also, both models have adjustable parameters that give enormous flexibility in ability to match performance data, but at the expense of having to perform a fitting process.
Where these two models differ most, for the range of realistic parameter values, is in their estimation of the clickthrough rate at positions lower than about position 4. Unlike the separability model, which assumes that the CTR reaches zero at pos_max, in the cascade model the CTR never reaches zero.
Comparisons to experimental data might help determine which of these categories of models is more realistic. For organic listings (not paid search ads), Craswell et al. (in An Experimental Comparison of Click Position-Bias Models [3]) found the cascade model to be more appropriate. For paid search ads, the Bid Simulator, a new feature that Google has developed for AdWords, is proving to be enormously useful.
For those who are unfamiliar with the Google Bid Simulator (GBS), for each word that gets sufficient traffic, the GBS provides estimates, for 4-7 various possible bids, of the cost, number of impressions and number of clicks each word could have gotten based on the actual data from the past 7 days. In the previous AdWords interface, the GBS also provided estimates of the average position at various bid levels, so, by dividing the estimated clicks and estimated impressions column and comparing to estimated average position, we can get the GBS's estimate of the clickthrough rate (CTR) vs. the average position.
One thing that's important to realize about how the GBS works is that the estimates it provides are 'model free'. That is, the numbers aren't really Google's estimates, because Google engineers haven't told the Bid Simulator their beliefs about the relationship between say, position and impressions or position and clicks. Instead, the GBS just gathers data from auctions that have already occurred and reports a condensed version of that data to you. So, when we study the estimates from the Bid Simulator, we are actually studying the behavior of the participants in the auction (the advertisers and the search engine users), not Google's guesses (for better or worse) about those behaviors.
In Figure 2, I've shown the Bid Simulator's estimates of CTR vs. average position for two keywords in the same account from early August 2009, the actual performance for the 7-day period which the simulator examined (plus a couple of days before that period and a couple of days after), and the best-fit separability and cascade model (the equations for which were provided above).
The top figure shows a broad-match keyword related to finding a company that provides Internet service. We can see that both the separability and cascade models give very similar estimates for the CTR down to an average position of about 4. The separability model more-closely approximates both the actual performance for this word and also the Google Bid Simulator's estimates of the CTR at lower average positions. The cascade model can be adjusted to better fit the actual data and GBS estimates at low positions, but only by making the closeness of the fit to the GBS estimates at positions 1-5 much worse.
The lower graph is for an exact-match keyword which is also related providing Internet service, from the same account (but different campaigns, adgroups and matchtypes as the broad-match term just described). In this case, we can see that the best-fit cascade model seems to better describe the CTR. (The separability model can be made to fit somewhat better at low position, but as with the cascade model previously, doing so make the fit at high position much worse.)
Over the past weeks I've looked at simulations for hundreds of high-traffic words in accounts from a wide variety of industries and can find that in some cases the separability model works better, in some the cascade model seems to work better and in some neither seem to work well. Of course, when the average positions are all above about 4.0, both approaches seem to be reasonable, provided that their parameters are chosen well. Below position 4.0, which model works better seems to depend on the keyword, but Google's Bid Simulator is proving to extremely useful in helping to differentiate between them.
Related Articles:
- About the Author [6]
- Latest Posts [7]
- AdWords Position Preference is Dying. Good Riddance. [11] - April 7, 2011
- Is Google Exploiting Neuromarketing in Reporting Quality Scores? [12] - March 21, 2011
- Does Google Reward High Quality Scores with More Impressions? [13] - February 14, 2011
- Like a Rock: The 'Bid-CPC' Relationship [14] - January 19, 2011
- From Business Intelligence to Bathtub Insights [15] - December 30, 2010
- Google's New "Automated Rules" [16] - December 9, 2010
- Braking the Rules [17] - December 6, 2010
- Google Rich Snippets for Shopping Sites: A New Dilemma [18] - November 4, 2010
- Quality Score Never Shined My Shoes [19] - October 19, 2010
- Ad Auctions are Not Auctions [20] - August 24, 2010


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Great article.
Indeed, Shareef is only one of many cases where the JTTFs have employed dubious means to reach even more dubious ends. In Buffalo, the FBI spent eighteen months tracking the "Lackawanna Six" —a half-dozen men from the city's large Muslim population who had been recruited by an Al Qaeda operative in early 2001 to undergo training in Afghanistan. Only two lasted the six-week course; the rest pretended to be hurt or left early. Despite extensive surveillance, the FBI found no evidence that the men ever discussed, let alone planned, an attack —but that didn't stop federal agents from arresting the suspects with great fanfare and accusing them of operating an "Al Qaeda-trained terrorist cell on American soil." Fearing they would be designated as "enemy combatants" and disappeared into the legal void created by the Patriot Act, all six pleaded guilty to aiding Al Qaeda and were sentenced to at least seven years in prison.
In other cases, the use of informants has led the government to flirt with outright entrapment. In Brooklyn, a Guyanese immigrant and former cargo handler named Russell Defreitas was arrested last spring for plotting to blow up fuel tanks at JFK International Airport. In fact, before he encountered the might of the JTTF, Defreitas was a vagrant who sold incense on the streets of Queens and spent his spare time checking pay phones for quarters. He had no hope of instigating a terrorist plot of the magnitude of the alleged attack on JFK —until he received the help of a federal informant known only as "Source," a convicted drug dealer who was cooperating with federal agents to get his sentence reduced. Backed by the JTTF, Defreitas suddenly obtained the means to travel to the Caribbean, conduct Google Earth searches of JFK's grounds and build a complex, multifaceted, international terror conspiracy —albeit one that was impossible to actually pull off. After Defreitas was arrested, U.S. Attorney Roslynn Mauskopf called it "one of the most chilling plots imaginable."
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Super Chuck Norris Bros. Is Action Packed
This is a video of Super Chuck Norris Bros. Allegedly it's a real game somebody has been working on. Basically you roundhouse kick the shit out of a bunch of goombas, grab a chainsaw or shotgun, destroy the tree and hills in the background, and all around kick ass. What surprised me was that Chuck Norris was caught playing in a video game. Chuck Norris doesn't play video games, he bangs my girlfriend while I do. Then he beats my high score while she's making him a sandwich.
Hit the jump for another video of the game with some kid talking over it complaining about how it's stupid Chuck can't die or lose in the game. Ha, like Chuck Norris could ever die. You moron.
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President Lieberman to Deliver Keynote Address at Mt. SAC Commencement
President Devorah Lieberman will be the keynote speaker at Mt. San Antonio College's 68th Commencement ceremony on Friday, June 13, 2014. Lieberman, who began her higher education trek as a student at Mt. SAC before earning her bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, will speak on how she walked a similar academic and professional path the Mt. SAC graduating class is on and how that led to her reaching higher goals. The theme of her talk will be on "listening to your head and your heart."
Prior to delivering her keynote address, Lieberman will visit with one of her former Mt. SAC professors.
This is the first time Lieberman will give the commencement address at Mt. SAC. In 2000, Lieberman was named the Mt. SAC Alumna of the Year.
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AMD decided to use a new North Bridge with the AMD 780G chipset, the 780G. This is AMD's first DirectX 10 integrated graphics platform and they take many of the features of the bigger brothers the HD2900XT and port them to the integrated side of the graphics core. The 3200 series supports Microsoft's DirectX 10.0 features including Pixel Shader 4.0 and Vertex Shader 4.0. DirectX 10 games have reached the marketplace, with beautiful graphics like Crysis and others.
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HyperTransport 3.0 is the latest iteration of the HyperTransport standard. HT is the protocol used by AMD on their R780G chipset to provide memory bandwith between the The third iteration of the HT protocol offers up to 41.6GB/second of aggregate memory bandwith between the chipset and the memory.
PCI Express 2.0 is the replacement for the PCI Express 1.1 standard. This standard offers up to 5 Gigabits of bandwidth to an add-on device from the chipset per lane. Each PCI Express slot can have up to 32 lanes, meaning that an x32 slot can transfer up to 16GB/second in each direction. Intel released the first PCI Express 2.0 chipset last year with the X38 and AMD followed with the 790FX chipset as their first one to support the standard.
The 780G series chipset is the first motherboard chipset to support up to 4 independent displays at the same time with the installation of a discrete graphics card. ATI calls this feature Multiple Display Display Cache. The ability to run four monitors is one first introduced into modern video cards by Matrox with their MMS card, but few cards today can do so.
The 780G chipset uses the SB700 South Bridge. This is the replacement for the SB 600 that has been around it seems like forever. One key new feature of the SB700 is the ability to support up to 12 USB 2.0 ports and 2 USB 1.1 ports. USB devices are prevalent especially with the introduction of 480Mbps USB 2.0 which increased the bandwidth available to USB.
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Thule's Hullavator is an elevator for your kayak. Instead of wrestling to get your kayak above your head or just sitting on the couch eating potato chips when you can't get the neighbors to put your boat on the car, the Hullavator does the work for you. All you have to do is hoist your kayak up to about waist height, and the gas-strut lifter provides the extra muscles to make loading and unloading a breeze. It can be attached to any Thule rack system and takes up 28in of load bar, so you'll still have plenty of room for your bikes and luggage. Now if you could just get the neighbors to help with the bikes, you'd be all set.
- Load bars must extend equally between 4" and 8" beyond the foot pack. In rare instances, longer load bars may be required.
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Thule Hullavator 897 XT
This video is for the XT variant only
Great rack!!!
Love this rack, makes loading the kayak so EASY, you just pull it down to the side then push it back up once the boat is tied down. It was so sturdy and easy. A must have.
in use
You can see more videos of the Thule Hullavator in action at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmgi_-qrhQc&feature=BFa&list=UUUWUeWKhqZNraLK6zuUh56A&lf=plcp
Great concept...falls a bit short
I purchased 2 of these from Backcountry to use for my 16' touring kayaks. I previously had Yakima Landsharks with 1/4" closed-cell foam glued to the cradles. I guess the glue only lasts 3 or 4 years because 3 of the foam pieces came off within a few days of each other. The Hullavators looked like the perfect replacement. I have a few sets of Thule crossbars in different lengths that I played around with for the perfect fit on my SUV with the Hullavators installed. I spent about 6 hours installing, testing, tweaking & so on before I had to pack them back in their boxes and return them.
I'm used to a rock-solid mount with my kayaks. That means that the straps attach to the bars and grip the top 1/2 of each kayak. With the Hullavators, I found 2 glaring problems I simply couldn't work around. For one, the straps attach to the curved cradles & not to the load bars. That wouldn't be so bad, except that the longest curved cradle is well above my kayak, and the shortest cradle is about even with it. With the straps in place, 1/4 or less of the kayak was actually held down by the straps. This resulted in a very loose (dangerous) fit. My only option would be raise the kayaks & hullavators to the travel position & then attach more straps that would attach to the bars. The other problem I had is when the kayaks & hullavators were in the travel position, there was excessive play, wobble, or whatever one would call it. These things lock into place, but they do not firmly lock into place, thus the excessive wobble. Again, the only solution I had would involve strapping the Hullavator to the load bar so that it won't move. All in all, far too much work & far too many straps involved for a safe travel load. Since typical highway/freeway driving exceeds 80mph, along with a number of bumpy dirt roads for lake access, having a safe & secure mount is absolutely my top priority. All they (Thule) would need to do is provide a few solid strap locations on the Hullavator that would accomodate various sizes of kayaks, along with a much better closed position locking mechanism and/or some way to firmly secure the Hullavator to the load bar.
Well, in the first place, 16' touring kayaks probably exceed the rated load for the Hullavator, secondly, if installed properly on acceptable load bars, there should be no wobble, and lastly, mounting an eyebolt on the downside of the Hullavator to attach one end of your tie-down strap to, then pass through the loop of the tall bar and fastened to the lower bar should solve your fastening problem. but it sounds like you aren't very handy, and would rather lift those suckers up on the vehicle roof and fool around up there with tie-downs... good luck!!
Same exact problem here. Jun105613815 doesn't know what they are talking about. Installed correctly, under load limit, if the cradles are taller than the back deck of your boat, it doesn't work. No discussion. Thule should list minimum specs for the Hullavator so more people dont experience these problems.
So glad I got these. What a difference in loading boats! I've spent decades loading boats the hard way. Thank goodness they came up with these so I can keep loading boats for decades more - the easy way.
works on 3/4ton truck with high rise canopy
After mounting a high rise canopy on our GM crewcab, we could no longer walk our 17', rotomould kayaks up the box and onto the roof. Just mounted our new Thule Hullavators and kayaks clear the canopy with room to spare. Very nice that you can remove the hydraulic section from the rack because otherwise, they are very heavy when you are trying to lift them onto your roof. If you have to leave the hydraulics when attaching your racks, especially on a high clearance vehicle, use two people and slide one end across the roof on a folded blanket or chunk of carpet, etc. The kayaks are easy to load and the hydraulics have no problem lifting their 65lbs on to the roof.
Easy to load by yourself. The rack is a lot cheaper than back surgery....that's what I tell my patients. Nice that you can remove the main portion of the rack and save a few bucks on gas as well. Easily adjusts to your kayak and it's a lot easier to strap since it's at lower height. Great design.
Hullavator! Buy it!
Must admit I was not initially excited by this product once I got it put together and installed: big and heavy. But I decided to try it out, and it is outstanding. Made loading my 17.5 foot composite by myself a snap with no damage to either boat or van. Especially like the fact you can lash the kayak down while the hullavator is down at chest level, then rotate to top of van and not have to climb up on car to accomplish. Great rack system. As others noted, took a time or two operating to get the hang, but it is outstanding. Backcounty had best price plus free shipping, great service, will shop them in the future. Excellent all the way round.
Hullivator down
Here's the hullavator in the down position. No problems loading up with this.
Ford with Hullivator
This is iit installed. What a backsaver loading my kayak on after hours of paddling and fishing. Recommend it to anyone. It's way cheaper than pulling your back and paying for dr visits
It's Kept Me Kayaking!!!
I am 5'2", 120 lbs, 52 year old female who started kayaking a few years ago as good exercise for very bad arthritis, and fell in love with it. In the beginning I could, with great effort, lean my 48 lb kayak against the back of my suv and then push it up on top of factory rack, and then climb up on step ladder to tie it down. But this year I could no longer even manage that, and since I am single with no strong guy around, kayaking would have come to an end for me. I went to my outfitter and they showed me a new kayak just out by Swift - the Kiwassa 12.6. It was only 31 lbs, but at 12'6" even though lighter, still unmanageable for me to load on top of suv. They had solution for that too. The Thule Hullavator! They had a demonstrator set up. I would only have to lift the 31 lb kayak as high as my waist, lay it on the cushioned arms at front and back, wrap the straps around and cinch them up, squeeze the two handles and she lifts up and then lays over on top of the suv rack all by herself. I just guide her up. I can load the entire kayak by myself no matter where I am within 10 minutes tops!!! It has saved kayaking for me. Without it I would have had to quit just because I couldn't load and unload the boat anymore. I've read reviews where many people accuse those who have the hullavator of being lazy! I'll bet they are all tall, young and healthy and predominantly male folks making such comments who live in a bubble where they think everyone is as fortunate as they are and were all born healthy and strong and tall. Well there are many, many kayakers out there who are short, lightweight, older folks, handicapped folks, female and without the requisite upper body strength that men have, especially when they get into their fifties and sixties. But we are out there, and we love kayaking too. We aren't lazy. We would not be able to kayak if not for a rack like the hullavator. I can't say enough for it. And it looks and operates like it is very expensive. I had one guy remark that my rack probably cost more than his car. Wrong!!! It was very inexpensive. The largest part of the cost for me was that I had to have my outfitter install it for me, but the rack itself was not expensive. It just seems like it should be. I had to have it installed because if I could get up there to install it myself, I wouldn't have needed such a rack. I've already been kayaking more times in the past month than I did for the entire summer last year. That's what it did for me. I can't say enough to promote this rack!!!
Buy it! Wish I had done it last summer...
I love the hullavator. It would not attach to my vehicle's factory rack, but with this website that was no problem. Even with the Thule website down, the gearhead pros on this site looked it all up and actually emailed back to me everything I needed. That's perfect! The hullavator works so perfectly for me ----at 5'2", loading an 11 ft. boat on top of an SUV alone was challenging at best. I have been able to paddle more this summer already than I could before---because no one has to be around to help. The install of the hullavator was simple with the directions and it works smoothly. My advice---- if loading your boat gets in the way of you getting on the water---buy it! I feel it is worth the investment. I used the Thule Aero bar package---perfect match! To do this you need: Thule Rapid Aero Bar package, Thule TK1 tracker kit and the Thule Rapid tracker. Of course, check it out for your car 1st. Get the hullavator and hit the water! Thanks you guys------best experience buying gear ever!
I finally feel like i can go kayaking and load it without having my husband do it for me, i have only used it a couple times so far, it has worked great i hooked it up to my ford explorer myself, my one concern was if i had to keep it on all the time but it easily comes on and off with a pin on each one, my kayak is heavy so it does need an extra boost to get it started, and i researched the price and the product and got the best price and advice from this site.
It's a thing of beauty.
I finally got to use my new hullavator. I was able to put it together and install it on my Honda Pilot without difficulty. I have a 75 lb. Tandem kayak, so you can see why I would need a product like the Hullavator. It works great. The first run was a little tricky to put it up.
I needed a little extra push. I was very easy to lower. I gave it a few more spins, each time was easier, as I got the rhythm. I still require a little push to get it started up, but this is a very large, heavy kayak. Overall, I am very pleased. It performs as promised. I got a great price from this store.
Hullavator is all it's advertised to be
I do a lot of solo kayaking. The challenge has been getting a 16.5' kayak on the roof of my minivan. After watching another paddler use the Hullavator, I rushed out and ordered my own (Backcountry's great sale price was another incentive). The Hullavator has been a great addition for my aching back and my peace of mind. It takes a little bit of caution the first time using it. Follow the instructons in the enclosed DVD. The two parts of the Hullavator need to be coordinated, but after my first time or two it has become a natural process. For anyone who has struggled to safely get a kayak on top of a tall vehicle, this is the answer.
I have a 2007 Nissan Armada with factory cross bars. I would like to mount 2 sets of hullavators on the cross bars (for 2 kayaks). Can it be done? Or do I have to install a thule rack. If so, what is the best, cheapest, and easiest thule rack to add?
I have a 2015 Subaru Forester with factory rack and factory cross-bars. I purchased the Hullavator a few weeks ago because the salesman said it would fit with no other accessories needed. It arrived quickly and sat in my garage for a week. I plan on installing it this week. Just to make sure I had everything before beginning, I called Thule and asked once again if there was anything else I needed before the install. This is when they informed me that this product does not show as being compatible with my vehicle. Called the company I purchased it from, they said "it is, in fact, compatible". Before I open the box, I would really appreciate knowing if I am wasting my time. I am considering buying the Feelfree Moken 14 or the Feelfree moken 12.5.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Dazed and Confused.
Will the hullivator work on a 07 F Cruiser? Will I need to buy another part to make it work?
Hey Edie,
You will need to have Thule Crossbars for the Hullavator to work which means you will probably have to get a few additional parts.
Unfortunately for this product factory installed crossbar wont cut it.
If you click the Car Rack configurator on the left panel of this page it will help guide you to the parts you will need otherwise give us a call and we get get it put together for you.
Can I put my kayaks hull side UP with the...
Can I put my kayaks hull side UP with the hullavator??? I have been using mine for four years now but hate having my kayaks filled with water during a sudden rainstorm. I tried cowl covers but they just come off when the water pools in them.
If the kayaks are mounted hull side up (ie upside down), will they still be secure and not slide front to rear or rear to front???
I have seen several people mount their boats upside down to reduce drag. You should be good to go.
Will the hullivator work with Yakima round...
Will the hullivator work with Yakima round bars?
Hey Sallie,
This does work with Yakima round bars.
Can the Hullivator handle a plastic tandem...
Can the Hullivator handle a plastic tandem kayak? I have a Necky Looksha T.
While the Thule Hullavator can handle the length and width of the Necky Looksha T (Length: 5.5 m, Width: 76.2 cm) the weight of that kayak is unfortunately pretty far over the Hullavator's recommended limit of 75lbs (Necky Looksha T weight: 96lbs).
I have a jeep grand cherokee 2013 with...
I have a jeep grand cherokee 2013 with factory rack how would the hullavtor work on that
The Hullavator will work very well on a Jeep Gran Cherokee 2013 although the Hullavator will not fit on the factory rack and will require the installation of Thule square bars, round bars and Thule Rapid Aero bars.
Has anyone ever put this rack on a Toyota...
Has anyone ever put this rack on a Toyota Rav4, Subaru Baja (2006) or a BMW X3 (2011)? Appreciate your help...
Looking for rack for my F150 pickup. I...
Looking for rack for my F150 pickup. I am considering the Hullivator. Right now I load onto ladder rack from tailgate. Will Hullivator work mounted to roof or are pickups too tall and I'll need to lift kayak to head height to place in hullivator cradles? Also if Hullivator will work do i order the bars recommended on Thule site or get longer bars to allow for the Hullivator mechanism
Interested in the answer to this question too! You ever find out?
Does it come in pieces or assembled and...
Does it come in pieces or assembled and ready to put on. Also is it easy to get off and on the rack?
It does come with some small assembly required but it is not very difficult to install and easy to put on and take off.
Anyone have Hullavators on a Jeep Wrangler?...
Anyone have Hullavators on a Jeep Wrangler? I have a 2010 Jeep Wrangler with a removeable fiberglass top,......and 2 Ocean Kayak Scrambler XT (12' x29" 51 lbs. each)........Will a Hullavator work????????Help.....and Thanks, Lorraine
Check www.Thule.com and utilize their "Fit My Car" option to see if the Hullavator is compatible with your Jeep.
I'm close to pulling the trigger on a...
I'm close to pulling the trigger on a couple of these, but I did have 1 question regarding use. I realize the kayak gets strapped only to the cradles, and that's what makes me nervous. All my prior cradles allowed me to strap to the cross bars, which are firmly attached to the car. With the Hullavator, I would be at the mercy of whatever latch mechanism is used to hold the cradles to the rack. Is this a non-issue, or do some of you also strap to the load bars?
I'm looking for a new hullavator because my original one has rusted from years of use - and never a single problem about the locking mechanism and strapping the kayaks to the cradles.
Does Thule have any plans for added pads...
Does Thule have any plans for added pads or arms to accomidate the wider Hobie outbacks with the tri hull? I have had the Hullivator for 3 years now and it has been very good but last year I got a Hobie Outback and had to add pads to the existing pads so that it would touch the rack. Thule needs to make some arms to replace the existing ones so the Hobies will fit.
Thule does not have different after market pads for the Hullavator but from speaking with our Thule rep it looks like they are in the process of creating some interchangeable pads for different hull shapes.
I have a 2004 Toyota 4 Runner that came...
I have a 2004 Toyota 4 Runner that came with a factory installed roof rack. I want a Hullavator and was told that I need to buy the Thule 450 Crossroad rack to be able to install it. Is this true?
Yes, the Hullavator requires an installed Thule primary rack to function on top of.
I've had my Hullavator for 3 years and...
I've had my Hullavator for 3 years and love it...I now have 2 kayaks and 2 Hullavators...what to do?
I have a 2007 Subaru Forester with the 440 rails supported by the SR1 railing rack kit.
I know I cannot use the 440 rails with 2 Hullavators and must use a 58" rail. Can you tell me what rails and supports (with part numbers) I will need now?
The 440 sr1 kit should have come with 47" load bars. So you should be able to swap them out for the LB58 found here:
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Thanks Tim, one of the posts below said...
Thanks Tim, one of the posts below said you need at least 58" bars for two hullavators, would you agree or possibly go to 60". I do have the factory rails, but not the factory bars so I would have to order from Thule. Thanks for the advice
You are welcome. Essentially Phil is correct. However, I prefer a clean looking vehicle. So unless you really want to carry 2 boats plus a skybox or something, I would suggest sticking with the shortest setup that works. Which, in this case I guess are the 58" load bars. The next jump is 65", unless you get the Aero bars (which do have a 60") or just take the 65" regular load bar to the chop saw... But I digress.
Has anybody installed two hullivators on...
Has anybody installed two hullivators on a SUV, specifically a 2008-10 Toyota Highlander with factory rails? Thanks
I haven't seen anyone with a double setup myself, but I am pretty sure it would require aftermarket rails (like Thule or Yakima) to do. The reason is the size of the carrier, you would need the aftermarket rails to hang slightly over the sides of the vehicle in order to fit two of these guys on there sort of like you can see in the picture above with the ford. Or about 3/4 of the way down this page: http://www.backcountryracks.com/suvsvans.html
You will find a series of pictures of a red Toyota which kind of help illustrate how wide this unit is. I hope this helps!
Found this picture of a highlander with 2 hullavators installed on an aftermarket rack. As you can see, the factory bars are not wide enough for two:
Can Hullivator fit the Thule 421 Xsportster...
Can Hullivator fit the Thule 421 Xsportster rack? or is additional hardware required?
Just buying a 2010 lexus RX350 4 door,...
Just buying a 2010 lexus RX350 4 door, what do I need to go withthe Hullavator?
Your best bet it is to go through the awesome rack configurator that we have provided. Here is the link for that.


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