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With tiny, high pixel count chips noise is always going to be an issue, and to a large degree this is more a test of the effectiveness (both measurable and visible) of a camera's noise reduction system. Designers have to balance the desire to produce smooth, clean results with the need to retain as much detail as possible (if you blur away the noise, you blur away image detail too). Although Canon still uses a much more light handed approach to noise reduction in the middle of the ISO range than its competitors, the SD870, like other recent Powershots, shows obvious NR artefacts at ISO 400 and up, and at ISO 1600 the combination of noise and NR smearing makes the output all but unusable.
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Noise graph
Indicated ISO sensitivity is on the horizontal axis of this graph, standard deviation of luminosity is on the vertical axis.
As you would expect, the SD870's overall noise levels are a little higher than its less pixel-dense predecessor. The graphs bear out the conclusions suggested by the crops - that noise is essentially fairly benign up to ISO 200, at which point noise reduction is applied (Chroma noise actually drops below ISO 200 and 400). The noise levels at ISO 1600 are literally off the scale and, as can be seen from the crops, much of the detail has disappeared from the images too.
Low contrast detail
What the crops and graph don't show is the effect of noise reduction on low contrast fine detail such as hair, fur or foliage. An inevitable side effect of noise removal is that this kind of detail is also blurred or smeared, resulting in a loss of 'texture'. In this test the crops below show the effect of the noise reduction on such texture (fur) as you move up the ISO range.
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As the crops above show, at ISO 80-100 the loss of fine detail is restricted to the very finest low contrast areas (Middle right of these crops), while at ISO 200 and 400, indistinct, blurry regions are starting to appear. ISO 800 and 1600 maintain a little - but not a lot - of the luminance detail, but the results look noisy and by the time you get to ISO 1600 are devoid of all but the broadest brushstrokes. Like the SD800 IS before it, the SD870 IS should be locked on its lowest ISO setting when shooting landscapes as the loss of the finest low contrast detail (distant foliage for example) due to noise reduction is visible at ISO 200, and in some cases even at ISO 100. If you want big prints with lots of detail, it's got to be ISO 80.
Optical image stabilization
The SD870 IS offers three IS modes: Continuous (IS on all the time), 'Shoot only' (IS is activated at the moment the exposure is made) and Panning (IS only compensates for vertical movement for when panning horizontally). The first option makes framing easier - the IS system steadies the preview image - but the second is easier on the batteries and, in theory more effective (though our tests don't appear to bear this out). With its 28-150mm equivalent lens you would reasonably expect to be able to get steady shots at 1/30th of a second at the wide end of the lens and 1/120th at the long end without the aid of IS.
At the 105mm equivalent end, we tested the IS system at a shutter speed of 1/60th of a second (One stop slower than ideal for consistently steady shooting), and could only really detect camera shake in the IS-off shots by scrutinizing fine detail on our resolution chart. The shots with IS in either continuous or shoot-only mode were consistently excellent, though, suggesting some benefit. At 1/30th of a second (two stops slower than ideal), only one in three shots was sharp with IS turned off while all were sharp with IS in continuous mode. IS in 'shoot only' mode, however, yielded a similar success rate to leaving it turned off.
At three stops down, working with a shutter speed of 1/15th, the IS system made no appreciable difference to the number of acceptably sharp images recorded. Regardless of mode, we were only able to record sharp images one third of the time.
At the wide angle end of the lens, 1/15th is only one stop better than you'd normally expect to handhold and, regardless of mode, we found no real difference between the shots with IS on and off, with all the shots acceptably sharp. Moving down another stop to 1/8th of a second, all shots showed similar levels of camera shake suggesting that IS is only of particular use at the longer zoom lengths.
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Hacking into my Aunts Computer
Fiction, Bestiality, Blowjob, Consensual Sex, Incest, Romance, Teen Male / Female
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Gender: male Age: N/A Location: N/A
Posted Sat 28th of May 2011
"Hacking into My Aunts Computer"
…..I'm Ken. For years I fantasized about fucking my beautiful aunt Mindy. She was so sexy to me, and was always 'extra' friendly. We were only 4 years apart in age. When we were younger, she would always put her arm around me, hug me tight, pushing her tits into me, and fondle my butt. She loved to tickle me, and she liked it when I ticked her back and copped a few free feels. She was sexy, built hot and had a killer body and face. We both had one strange trait, we would start talking at the same time always. Just as one would start to say something the other one would start to speak…Mom said we were on the same wave length…we laughed about it.
…..Now we were older.
…..She was going to be gone for a week camping with her girlfriends. She ask me to stay at her apt. and water plants and bring in the mail and things.
….. I arrived as she got ready to leave. She said quietly that there was porn in her computer if I wanted to look at it. I got a big grin on my face. She stepped close to me and said: "Why Ken…you naughty boy, your blushing!" I was, as I looked right down her top at those beautiful tits of hers. Then I got a shock.
….. She pulled me to her. I was now hugging her with her two big tits in my chest. She whispered: ("..now don't you bring any hot girls up here…ok?") My dick got hard fast, and it was tenting right between her legs. She felt it and pushed her pussy right into it. She held me tighter and both our breathing began to increase. This was not just tickling and me getting a few feels, her arms were rubbing me all different now. We were the same height now and her cheek against mine was warm and she smelled wonderful. We just stood there letting our hands wander all over us. She gently held my butt cheeks and pushed them into her pussy as we started bumping my dick into her pussy. I had to try it…I slipped my hand under her T-shirt and felt all around.
.....My fingers traced her bra and felt those wonderful tits of hers. She started running her fingers through my hair. She didn't say anything, but I heard tiny moans from her. Her breath was right in my ear, and it kept getting deeper and deeper. I took one hand and let my fingers trace the waist band and panty elastic in the back. Deeper and deeper my fingers went down on her bare butt. Her hips rocked against my erection, a little firmer and deeper each time. Her eyes were closed as I started kissing around her face. Her skin was so soft and I wanted to kiss those lips. I traced them with my tongue.
.....She kinda shivered when I did that. I did it again and kept running the tip of my tongue over her lips. He mouth began to open. I let my tongue go inside her mouth a little. Soon her tongue met mine and we just let them touch and play all around. She spread her legs wider and my erection went in to rub the underside of her pussy. We rocked.
….My feelings for Mindy had gone way beyond just wanting to have sex with her…..
….I was in love with my own aunt….
She was so perfect in every way. Her hands were more that just feeling me also. Could she be in love with me too?….I waited for her to say….'stop Ken', 'we can't do this Ken', and a million other thoughts that would kill the feeling I had for her. She said nothing. Her hands felt my skin, my hair, my arms and gently touched my face. Her kisses were soft and gentle, along with her tongue tracing my lips and mouth. We both were getting a little dizzy and had to steady ourselves. Time seem to stop as we just stood there loving each other for a long time….
….Still no verbal from her or me, except little moans and heavy breathing…..
….Finally I was going to flat tell her I was in love with her…the words were hard to bring out, and I waited to get up the courage to say it…that's when she spoke in a whisper…..
……("…ken...have you ever fantasized about me?…I've always liked you a lot for a long time… and I always wondered how you felt about me, deep down inside. I think I'm in love with you Ken. Does that scare you, the fact that I'm your aunt….you don't have to answer if you don't want to…..we can just let it go and….
…..That's when I kissed her like never before…
….She was not like an aunt anymore, but the greatest girlfriend ever….I managed to speak…"Mindy…I'm so in love with you I can't stand it. I've had dreams about you every since I was little. I'm not little anymore and I want you all the time now. You're the sexist woman alive to me. I've had wet dreams and wanked about you for years now. Don't go camping, stay here with me and let's be together."….
She said: "Oh god Ken, you've made me the happiest girl in the world, I've want us to make love for oh…so long and now we will….
….I have to go camping now…but when I get back, we will have a very long talk about this and our family.
…. I was so hot for her all I could do was whisper. ("…you better hurry back!"). She stepped back and fanned herself with her hand. She said: "I gotta go….talk later Ken, " She kissed me like never before as she drug her hand over my big erection…she grabbed her bag and out the door she went.
….I had been turned on before by Mindy, but nothing like this. I could close my eyes and still feel her tits in my chest and her pussy pushing against my erection. Her whispering in my ear buzzed my whole body. Now I knew what she felt and was thinking….she was more excited than I had ever seen her…god I wanted to fuck her so bad.
…. I fired up her computer. I knew computers real well and I wanted to snoop in hers real bad. I hoped I would find a picture of her….naked?…I wished…
…..I daydreamed riding in Laura's brother Johnny's car with my friends….
"Mindy!"…my friend said. "Your lost in thought, what's his name???" Everyone laughed at my day dream look. I said: "If I told you that, you'd all try and steal him away." "Oooooo"...they all said. Laura's brother laughed, the only guy in the group.
…..The sign said: 'Collage Nature Studies.Org.' We called it 'camp orgasm', it was not….as it appeared. Laura's brother unlocked the gate and put up our tents. That night I camped with my friend Laura. We two always teamed together in a 2 person tent because (we liked to wank ourselves as we knew the others did too.). Late that night we whispered about guys. I told her all about Ken and how hot he made me. ("Your nephew Mindy?….oh jeez…that sounds hot and kinky.
.....Tell me how this all got started. "). We laid back with fingers in our panties and I described in detail, everything from day one. "Laura", I said… "I couldn't keep my hands off of him, never could…. but I resisted going 'to far' with him. I felt and tickled him all the time. He tickled me back and groped a feel of my tits and slit every time is was safe. His hands got me so horny. This has been going on for a long time, and now I'm going for it. I've wanted to have sex with him for so long, I'm tired of waiting, were gonna fuck when I get back, I love Ken, and that's it"…..Laura said: "Jeez Mindy, your sister will go crazy if she finds out." I told her: ("… no fucking way, I know something about sis, and believe me, she won't say a word.").
…. I should have never said that,….
…. now Laura bugged me to tell her what the 'something' was. After much begging a pleading I said: ("..ok Laura, I'll tell you this much 'only'.. My sister, her dog Buster…that's all I'm telling.") Laura lay stunned. She began to smile and started to giggle….("…your shitting me!") We both began to giggle quietly. We went back to talking about guys and right back to my wanting Ken. Laura had seen Ken several times and proceed to tell me how 'she' would 'do' him. Her description was so hot, be both got turned on real good.
….Our fingers are really getting us wet now. I described in detail how I would suck Ken's erection that I felt, when I left my apartment. I reached down and took Laura free hand and covered my mouth with it. ("…don't let me moan loud Laura…I've got a big orgasm coming..") She took my free hand and put it in her panties. ("..feel how wet you've made me Mindy..") She muffled my moan as we both orgasmed together hard.
…..This was not the first time we had did things like this. Laura had a little fetish. She liked to finger fuck other girls. I had always let her 'do me' since we were young. She was cleaver, and knew just how to get me aroused by talking about guys. When I was real hot, she knew I would let her pull my panties down so she could finger me. It was nice to let her do it while I fantasized about some guy and I fucking….now it was all Ken.
(back to Ken…)
….. I found girls and women's junk in Mindy's computer. I kept going as I knew she has to have some private stuff. I found the porn in a file, within a file. It was just about guys. Where is the good stuff? I found nothing. I got up and went looking for any 'discs' with maybe her private stuff on them. I searched her apartment.
….. Well well, what do we have here in this little box, inside a shoe box. Four discs. Just labeled…1,2,3,4.
….My heart was thumping in anticipation of what I was about to see. I had to pull down my boxers as I already had a big boner going. Ahhh…my dick was free now to expand. I put in disk #1 as I held my boner…..
…. I clicked on 'open'.
(Mindy…) I lay there in the dark letting Laura keep fingering me….we listened to other moans from other tents. I was again getting mega aroused.
….Laura's fingers were causing me to build another, even bigger orgasm. I held one of my hands over my own mouth as I reached over and put in my fingers, along with hers, in her wet pussy…she squirmed and moaned continuously bucking her pussy and pushing her pussy up to deepen our fingers….Her fingers in my pussy found my G spot and she massaged it fast. I took my hand from my mouth and speed rubbed my clit as I started to moan loud and peak….
….that's when Laura's brother Johnny came bursting in our tent entrance with a flashlight on. …..Laura and I yelped and quick pulled out our fingers and grabbed the sheet and pulled it over us. Laura said: "Get out of here little horny boy!, there's nothing in here for you! Johnny turned off the light and said: "I heard noises and wondered if you guys were ok."
"Bullshit Johnny, you were trying to get a free peek, now beat it." Johnny began to giggle and jumped on his sister. Laura giggled and tried to push him off. He whispered: ("..you're the horny one, you were playing with your pussy again, weren't you."
("..none of your business horny boy, now get off me and get your hands off my pussy.")
("…your pussy is all wet sis, were you thinking about me?")
I heard in the almost all dark tent…."stop it Johnny…..not now….Mindy wants to go to sleep, not listen to us…..mmm…no Johnny….no….mmmm …stop it..mmm…Mindy is right beside us…stop…mmmmm..Johnny…mmmmm.
….I could see her naked legs come up at the knees. They started fucking just 6 inches from me. It was making me so hot. There was no way to ignore them….so ….in my fingers went to my own pussy. I might as well enjoy it with them. I had never in my life done this. My pussy, already ready to orgasm anyway when he came in, it started going crazy with pulses of joy. He heard me try to muffle my moans and next thing I knew I felt his hand on my tits. That send me over the edge and I moaned out my orgasm with Laura joining me. Johnny shook as he came in his sister. I could smell his cum instantly in the small tent. His hand dropped down to feel my fingers in my sopping wet pussy. He slowly rubbed my clit. He got up and left. I heard Laura mutter….'damn him'…then giggle. A towel came flying in the door flap and landed on me. I said to myself….wow…that was exciting…and kept playing with my pussy……thinking about Ken…
(Ken…) I waited. A file appeared. PRIVATE it said. I clicked on it. PASSWORD. Shit. Now I had to figure it out. I sighed and started in. I cleared the field and was ready to use all the tricks I knew to hack in. As I started, I tried to think of all the things that Mindy might use for a password. I tried and tried and got deep in her computer and looked and tried everything I knew. It had been 3 hours now, and nothing. I thought and thought. She had the hots for me for a long time, just maybe…she using 'Ken' in the password. I knew it had to have at least 8 letters or numbers in it. I started in playing around. Nothing so far. I tried: "ILOVEKEN"….
….. Bingo! That was it!…a video list appeared. I clicked on the first one. I held my dick as the video started…
….My eyes snapped wide open and my dick jumped and slammed up to maximum hard!….
"Moth - er Fucker!!!"…..came out of my mouth!
….There was my MOM and her dog Buster. She was on her bed and Buster was trying to fuck her! You could tell the camera was hidden in her closet door. Buster would try and fuck her, then get down and lick her pussy. Then I saw Mindy helping Buster get his dick in her.
…..She got it in and Buster started fucking my mom fast. The video had low sound but you could hear my mom moan and she was liking it. End.
…..Video disk #2 was more of the same. Disk #3 was Mindy's friend Laura. Now Buster was fucking her, with Mindy's help….
…. Disk #4 was the shocker.
…..Laura had Buster lying down and was jacking him. Slowly Busters long red dick came out with a large bulge at the base. I was shocked to see Laura start sucking on Busters dick. She was giving a dog a blowjob. I sat stunned as Buster shot cum in her mouth. She would let the cum flow out of her mouth and suck some more and he would shoot some more….
…I had seen dog videos before, but not with someone I knew like Laura and my own mom!
….No pictures of Mindy naked….yet
She had a old boyfriend named Aaron. I checked and found some pictures of them together, and her in a hot bathing suit….that was all.
….I had many days yet to keep looking, but now I want to go wank about Mindy. I lay in bed thinking and slowly stroking my cock / I lay in bed fingering my pussy thinking about Ken..
(they thought about each other at the same time)
Ken: I thought about all the thing I wanted to do with Mindy. Slowly undress her as I kissed her and then suck on those beautiful tits…
Mindy: I loved Ken's smooth body. I wanted to feel every inch of him and kiss every spot. I had for years felt him, now I wanted it bare skin. His cock was big and It excited me. I wanted to take my time sucking it and feeling all of it on my wet lips… Laura was asleep and now I could have my own orgasm thinking about Ken.
Ken: I wanted to get Mindy's legs up and sink my cock in her sweet pussy. I had wanked about this for a long time…now it was going to be for real. I pictured myself kissing her while feeling her tits and fucking her deep…..
…It was one of the best wanks ever as I fell asleep imagining my cock was still in her….
Mindy: I now had 3 fingers in my pussy feeling like it was Ken's cock fucking me hard.
…It was one of the best orgasms ever as I fell asleep imagining his cock still in me….
….It was Friday and Mindy was due back any minute. My cock was hot in my shorts and I could feel it pulsating…./ ….I rode back thinking how I would grab Ken and hold him…feeling him…and undressing him on the spot. I watched Laura and her brother grab feels as I was the last one to drop off. They giggled as I knew where their hands were. It was hot to watch them. I saw her head go down in the seat and him make pleasure faces as he drove. I could hear the wet noises she made while sucking him. I found myself rubbing my pussy as I thought about me doing that to Ken.
….We were here and I grabbed my stuff and ran into my apartment. I dropped my stuff and Ken and I were at last in each others arms. He picked me up and stood me up at the foot of my bed. The greatest feel fest ever, begun. Inside the panties, inside the boxers. Under the shirts and blouse. Inside my bra. We now felt bare skin with the feels we had wanted for a very long time. We were like a couple of panting animals in heat. Off…. piece by piece our clothes dropped to the floor. Our hands went crazy feeling our bodies. We kissed and kissed, our tongues were released and flying. I was having the greatest event of my life/ I was having the greatest event of my life. Mindy's body unrestricted by clothes. It's indescribable the feelings I was having. Now not just rubbing my arm on her big tits, but sucking on them all I wanted.
..... Every curve I every felt, now was bare smooth skin. The feel of her pubic hair…smooth and soft. Her feeling my cock so beautiful and she did it perfect. We slowly sank in the bed and I put her hot legs up and looked at her body. She guided my cock in he wet warm pussy. We began to moan together and let it happen. I felt her arms and legs against me trembling with excitement…/ I felt his cock slip into my waiting pussy. Finally I had the man I wanted and he had me. It must have sound like we were killing each other with our loud and strange moans. I got new feelings I had never had before. His cock was a perfect fit and began pumping my pussy so wonderfully deep. I felt his breath on my face as he moaned in his pleasure….I joined him for the fuck of a lifetime. I pulled him in me tight and dug my fingers in his skin…I want him so bad and now I had him. I began to feel it coming/ I began to feel it coming. My balls pulling up and up as I sunk my tongue deep in her mouth. She felt so hot under me and alive with excitement. Our bodies became a blur of fast deep fucking. My whole body and hers began to shake out of control and I felt the cum starting to come out.
Two screams of pleasure filled the room, our bodies jerked, twitched, locked up together as I felt a bomb go off in her tight pussy. Cum squirted everywhere. Shoot out the sides of her pussy as she fucked and squeezed her pussy at the same time. We held each other so tight I thought we would hurt each other. I felt black out in my brain…I begged for air…she moaned for it too…our bodies now took over and fucked and fucked us until ……darkness set in our minds…..Our bodies bucked and jumped on and on as we both passed out…….
…..It was dark and quiet as I felt my cock make little pulses….I felt a weak squeeze from her pussy……she kissed me….and we went out again….
….Ken works where I do now. We pass each other and smile real big. They don't know were related. Our family thinks we just live next door to each other in a duplex. Ken removed a panel so we can pass through.
…..It a quiet neighborhood…except for one couple that gets quiet noisy late at night…….
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The constant use of ..... is so damned distracting. Just do a paragraph and get that shit outta the way. Concentrate on the story and not the punctuation, and you'll do a hell of a lot better.
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Image above: Besides being somewhat minimal, I like to keep things low and wide and mix hits of bright colour in with the white and wood. My favourite pieces are the logs that I've managed to collect over the years. Each one came from friends or family, and I think they're super beautiful.
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Image above: I ended up hanging nothing on the walls in the bedroom. It's different for me, and strangely refreshing.
Amanda's full home tour continues after the jump…
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Image above: Although I don't have a lot of knick-knacks, I adore this squirrel and acorn salt & pepper set that I picked up at Sweet Lorain in Cleveland. The large plant on the floor came home with me as a tiny Ikea plant about seven years ago. I have no idea what it is.
Image above: This low, nine-drawer dresser is vintage Canadian maple. I found it in a shop in Kensington Market in Toronto. My favourite part is the bent-wood handles. The lower-case "t" is an old sign letter that has been retrofitted with LED lights by a Danish company. It doesn't really produce enough light to fill the room, but it has a cool teal glow. My iPod dock is by Vers.
Image above: I decided to take a risk with the pocket door of the bedroom, especially since it remains tucked away into the wall most of the time. I thought it would be fun to have this graphic surprise when you roll it out. No regrets!
Image above: I live on the main floor of a late-Victorian detached 2.5 story house that has two other apartments in it.
This brings a whole new meaning to a "log cabin!" I absolutely love the pink and yellow pocket door–so unexpected and fun.
The color surprise on the pocket door is beautiful! I also love the graffiti photographs in the living room, quite rugged and industrial compared to the general feel of the house, so it's a nice contrast. We like these industrial scapes too…
Love it! Although I'm a collector at heart, I surely appreciate white walls and general unclutteredness. Might encourage me to decrease our belongings. You're only borrowing (in life) anyway :)
your bed! it's gorgeous. can you share the source? i'm on the lookout for a replacement for my handmade particleboard platform and yours is just stunning. i love the stories of your stumps and logs–it's like having old friends in every room.
Wow that is inspiring. The logs in the living room are hard to imagine, but they look lovely there. The graphic roll out door is a fun whimsy they've added.
Really cute! I love the piece of art she has hanging in the first photo!
love the dresser, but i think it's her handwriting i love the most! minimalist + whimsy, kind of perfect.
Hi Nora, the bed frame is IKEA, believe it or not. The model is called OPPDAL, and they still carry it. It has 4 built-in drawers in the base (amazing!). One word of caution: it is a nightmare to assemble!
really like those fiberglass chairs. i have one in teal.
i lived in parkdale for a number of years… 10 years ago. there's a fabulous fabric store close by. i miss the whole wacked-out neighbourhood!
Love the pared back approach to this home. Gorgeous work Amanda!!!
simple and lovely.
wow!! I love the first pic!!
Mmmm that first painting is amazing! Love her work!
Wow, what a completely original home! I really love the tree stumps, and that they each have a story – talk about a unique collection. And that pocket door is so awesome. Thanks for the tour.
i love that you painted the pocket door!
such a clean and simple and inspirational space…well done!
I can't believe I haven't seen a door painted like that before! How great would that be in a kid's room!! Very creative & inspiring!!
I knew the minute that I saw that sideboard in the 1st photo that I would love this Sneak Peak! Amanda, you have The Most Amazing furniture and I love that painted door!
Hi! I love the logs and have tried to collect them from beaches before – but how do you deal with the bugs that live in them? how do you dry them out? or am i just choosing logs from the wrong tree?
Hi Patti, I know, it's harder than it seems it should be… I've been fortunate that I haven't received many that have come with a population of bugs. Most have come from trees that were recently cut down, so they haven't been laying around outside, getting wet, rotting, or acquiring bugs. I think this may be key. It allows them to dry out (and therefore, not rot) in your home.
My general approach is: 1. After moving any bugs you find outside, spray the log for bugs. 2. Keep it up off the floor slightly for the first year—this can be done with thick felt feet or small blocks. 3. If mould appears, rub that spot with bleach.
It's slow but low effort. If you don't want wood to split as it dries, you can buy waxes to seal the ends. I don't mind this, so I just let them do as they will over time.
I think that the beach, with the moisture, etc, might be a tough place to find low-maintenance logs, especially if you don't know how long they've been laying around. -
All I can think about is the Log Lady from twin peaks, and it makes me so happy!
i think this sneak peek just cured my hangover.
my favorite sneak peak in a looong time. Truly refreshing. Lucky you for having the inspirational view of the world, you do.
Represent Toronto! Love all the local sources. I lived right around the corner from you two years ago but had no idea that house had such cute flats in it! Great find :)
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everything is so neat and clean; it's perfect! minimalism at its finest.
There are a few Sneak Peeks that I keep coming back to for inspiration (Yumiko Sekine of Fog Linen is #1) and I know this one is going to right up there. Thank you for the instructions about the logs. There are tines of the year when they are plentiful in my neighborhood, freshly cut and looking like little stools. I just never knew what to do with them and was afraid they might get sap on my hardwood floors while drying out.
love the dresser. Just curious – did you, by chance, find your dresser at bungalow in kensington market? Last time I was in Toronto I noticed they had a good selection of mid-century/danish furniture in good condition for reasonable prices.
i really love the effective simplicity of your space. and the stories that go with it :)
Hi Galbraith, sorry for being SO slow to respond… I didn't realize there were new comments. I got the dresser at a junkier thrift store down the street from Bungalow—it's at 206 Augusta Ave but I can't remember the name. It was about 1/5 of what you'd pay at Bungalow, but has some minor water damage on the top. Hope that helps!
Every single room has a story to tell…Very interesting & inspiring. I'm going to take a look at my place and see what I can do :) So many ideas just came through. Thank you Amanda.
Hi Amanda!
I love the way you painted your pocket door and would *love* to know the two colors of pink and yellow that you used.


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If you can't find celery root, you can substitute turnips, rutabagas or potatoes. Just be sure to adjust your cooking times—potatoes cook faster than celery root. Save time in the prep work by prepping the onions and mushrooms while the beef is browning.
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 2-3 pounds beef chuck, cut into chunks
- Salt
- 3 cups chopped onions
- 1 pound button or cremini mushrooms, quartered if small or 1/4-inch sliced
- 1 quart beef or chicken broth
- 3 cups water
- 2 teaspoons dried marjoram
- 1 cup pearl barley
- 1 cup roughly chopped carrot
- 3 cups celery root, peeled and chopped into 3/4-inch to 1-inch chunks
- Black pepper
- About 1/2 cup sour cream (around 1 Tbsp sour cream per serving)
- Dill for garnish
1 Sear the beef: In a large, thick-bottomed pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add enough pieces of the beef to sear in the pot without crowding. You will need to brown the meat in several batches. Salt the beef as it cooks, and set aside browned pieces in a bowl.
2 Sauté the onions: When all the beef has browned, add the onions. As the onions release some of their water, use a wooden spoon to scrape any browned bits off the bottom of the pot. Sprinkle a little salt over the onions as they cook. Lower the heat to medium and cook the onions until they begin to brown, 5-6 minutes.
3 Add the mushrooms: When the onions have lightly browned, mix in the mushrooms and increase the heat to high. Cook the mushrooms until they release their water, about 2-3 minutes.
3 Add back beef, add marjoram, stock, water, then simmer: Add the beef back to the pot and sprinkle with marjoram. Add 1 cup of the stock and use the wooden spoon to scrape any browned bits off the bottom of the pot. Add the rest of the stock and water and bring to a simmer. Cover the pot, lower the heat to low and simmer very gently for 1 hour.
4 Add barley, celery root, carrots, continue to simmer: Add the barley, celery root and carrots, stir well and recover the pot. Simmer gently until the barley and celery root are tender, between 40 minutes and an hour.
5 Serve with sour cream and dill: Ladle servings into bowls, then top with a dollop of sour cream and a few sprigs of dill. Grind a little black pepper over right before you serve. To eat, stir in the sour cream.


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Goossen Tutor Promotions held a press conference today at Sisley's Italian Kitchen to announce the fight between the WBC # 1 Heavyweight contender Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola (34-2, 30 KOs) and the # 2 heavyweight contender Bemane Stiverne (22-1-1, 20 Ks), in a fight scheduled for 12 rounds. Stiverne was unable to attend the conference, but up front with Arreola were Josesito Lopez, Dan Goossen, and Andre Ward.
Dan first introduced Lopez, who said, "I'm glad to see Chris is back. You'll be seeing me soon, but first comes Chris."
Goossen described Andre as a great family man and great person, but said that when Ward gets in the ring he becomes someone different. He then called on Ward to say a few words.
Andre felt as did Josesito. "Today's not about me, it's about Chris. I know what it takes to perform at this level, and I'm here for Chris."
Goossen made reference to the problems that Arreola has had with his dedication and his weight. "The only thing that stopped Chris from bringing home a world championship was his not being in shape. Now he is in tip-top shape. He hasn't fought since last February (for a variety of reasons) but he kept himself in great shape. You can see that here.
"Fans have always cherished bad-ass heavyweights like Ali, Frazier, Forman, and Tyson," Dan said. "I always felt that Chris was the next big fighter. Klitschko is fast, smart, cautious, and fit. Chris is going to challenge that. It's my feeling that he's gonna be the toughest man on the planet."
Chris took the microphone. "First let me say its great to be on HBO. I'm working my butt off to be the heavyweight champion. Now I want it – I believe I'm gonna be champion. Stiverne thinks he knows me, but he doesn't. When he hits me and I keep coming he's gonna be in trouble.
"Stiverne throws a lot of combinations, kind of amateurish but with pop. He also does that Mayweather shoulder roll. March 9 I'm gonna take care of business.
"I don't worry about Klitschko, I really don't. I don't care who I fight. I don't worry about it. I'm not walking through the door; I'm kicking in the door!"
With regard to his training, Arreola had this to say. "For every fight, the end result is what I think of. I respect every fighter who steps in there, but it doesn't matter what I have to do, I gotta win. But I have to respect Pavlik too, if he doesn't have it in him to train anymore, it was better that he quit."
Does "Nightmare" have a prediction? "I'll tell you one thing, it's gonna be an exciting fight. This man has a goal, too. I have to bring my A-game. I'm gonna win by KO in seven or eight rounds."
He then mentioned the changes that he has made. "The criticisms didn't bother me, and that was part of the problem. But my changes didn't just happen. This is a whole life change. I did things, man," he said, shaking his head. "But I've been dying to get back on HBO!"
And while Arreola did not express the colorful language that most have come to expect in many circumstances, he did show his sense of humor.
"I love my name, but people just butcher it. Just don't call me Crystal Ball! Chris is fine – call me Chris!"
And when someone joked with him, asking him if he had his green card, he quipped back, "Yeah, I have my green card, that's why I married that white chick over there!"
Expect a great fight from Arreola in March. His head is in the right place, and he looked great. This WBC heavyweight championship elimination bout will take place at The Hanger in Costa Mesa. Also on the card are Juan Carlos Salgado (26-1-1, 16 KOs) against Argenis Mendez (20-2, 10 KOs) in an IBF junior lightweight championship fight scheduled for 12 rounds. Tickets will go on sale Friday, January 25.


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Xerox researchers have discovered a way to print plastic transistors using a semiconductive ink at room temperature, paving the way for flexible displays and low-cost RFID (radio frequency identification) chips.
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The Officer
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Whoo-Hoo. An efficient ask-no-questions problem solver. Very much like the original Alien. With just the right amount of IQ missing to not worry and have a good time. Read more
The Quantum Computer
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The Elite
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Nearly 50 years after being sworn in as president of the United States in the wake of John F. Kennedy's assassination, Lyndon Baines Johnson remains a largely misunderstood figure. His force of personality, mastery of power and the political process, and boundless appetite for social reform made him one of the towering figures of his time. But he was one of the most protean and paradoxical of presidents as well. Because of his flawed nature and inherent contradictions, some claimed there were as many LBJs as there were people who knew him.
Intent on fulfilling the promise of America, Johnson launched a revolution in civil rights, federal aid to education, and health care for the elderly and indigent, and expanded immigration and environmental protection. A flurry of landmark laws—he would sign an unparalleled 207 during his five years in office, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Head Start, and Medicare—are testaments to the strength of his will. His War on Poverty alone brought the US poverty rate down from 20 percent to 12 percent, the biggest one-time drop in American history. As president, he was known for getting things done.
At the same time, Johnson's presidency—and the fulfillment of its own promise—was blighted by his escalation of an ill-fated war in Vietnam that tore at the fabric of America and saw the loss of 36,000 US troops by the end of his term.
Presidential historian Mark K. Updegrove offers an intimate portrait of the endlessly fascinating LBJ, his extraordinarily eventful presidency, and the turbulent times in which he served.
©2012 Mark Updegrove (P)2012 Random House
"A readable, endlessly interesting look at the LBJ years." (Kirkus)
"Updegrove's valiant and interesting effort to reappraise the man and his presidency is both valuable and necessary." (Booklist)
"This book throbs with voices from an era that proved to be a hinge of American history. Their recollections become a chorus of insight into Lyndon B. Johnson, the colossus of his time, whose personality, politics, and policies are getting a much deserved second look. No one should be more eager to hear these voices than Barack Obama, whose path to the White House was cleared by LBJ's indomitable will." (Bill Moyers)
"LBJ's presidency was far more than the war"
This book looks primarily at LBJ's presidency. My view of him is tainted by the Viet Nam War but from this book I learned that he left a great legacy. During his presidency Congress passed landmark legislation: the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Open Housing Act of 1968. Lots of other major legislation was also enacted, as you'll find out.
The author is (or perhaps was) the director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. His view of Johnson may or may not be biased. Rather than a straightforward narrative of the presidency, he uses quotes from people who knew LBJ and sometimes has passages from the actual recordings made in the White House. A range of people who knew and worked for LBJ are quoted, but little criticism is offered.
The audio book is one of the unusual I've listened to. Instead of only reading quotes from LBJ and those he called or met with, we get the actual sound recordings from the White House tapes. Some of these, unfortunately, are not the best. LBJ comes through loud and clear, but the other party's words are often mushy. In the conversation between MLK and LBJ, I had to really crank up the volume to understand what MLK was saying; and then, of course, LBJ came back on waaaaay too loud. The other narrators do a fine job.
My reading and listening tastes are eclectic.
"Completely Redefines the LBJ Presidency"
I was a child when LBJ was president, and I didn't know the historic period in which I was living would be a strong influence on the politics of today. After listening to this book, I found that I had a greater understanding of the The Great Society, the social turmoil at the time of the Johnson presidency, the consequences of the romanticizing of Camelot with Kennedy, and gained a greater perspective of what Johnson's legacy is to my own and other following generations. I learned a lot, and I think before anyone starts talking abut current social programs and their impact on the federal budget and the growth of government, they should read or listen to this book. It is extremely informative and I am thrilled to have listened to it.
"Exceptional Book - I learned so much"
I always blamed LBJ for Viet Nam. I still see that he made a lot of mistakes, but I now better understand the times.
The work he did for human and civil rights is like no other person. But he was such an odd fellow, it is hard to make sense of it all.
Very well done!
"The many sides of Lyndon Johnson"
Yes, in a couple years. It was exceptional. Including audio tapes of phone conversations was very interesting and insightful, something that couldn't come off in print.
Obviously LBJ. He was brilliant and insecure and dominating and empathetic, all in one. His achievements as a president are astounding. Sadly, Johnson is mainly remembered for escalating the Viet Nam War, when we should be remembering him for what he achieved for minorities and the poor, the environment, and NASA. He didn't have charisma, though, and that was his downfall. America remembers JFK more for his charisma and good looks than for what he actually accomplished — far less than LBJ.
He wasn't performing, just doing a great job telling the story. He has a slight newscaster feel, which worked well in this book.
He lost the war but won the battles.
This was a perfect biography, in that my perception of Johnson before hearing it was very different from the perception I now have of the man. The author did a great job of stepping aside and letting the events tell the story. Events both monumental and ridiculous.
"Historical Perspective"
Having lived through the troubled times, it was powerful to hear the behind-the-scenes account of the the White House and LBJ. As a supporter and beneficiary of the Great Society and conflicted about the war, it was enlightening to know this perspective.
The multiple interviews with actual voices I can clearly recall.
The calm voices yet emotional at the appropriate moments.
It made me want to stop driving and listen so I wouldn't be distracted.
"not what I expected"
I had hoped for a deeper insight into LBJ. What I recieved was a biography of quotes from people around the man. In my opinion , the author missed a chance to peel the onion thet is LBJ, and reveal where the Congressional powerhouse for so many years , met his final undoing.
I dont know, given the format
Not really.
"A Struggle!"
Yes- the story is fine and worthy of a read, but as explianed below, the sound volume on my Kindle is not sufficient.
The volume on my (new!) Kindle does not make the listening easy- primarily when there is any peripheral noise. I tried the audio out in the quite and solitude of my home where there is relatively no noise, and it was fine. But, outside- where there was traffic, or in the car on a trip while I was the passenger, there was no way I could follow the story. Amazon recommended external speakers, which were awkward and cumbersome- and not easy to find, without trying several different types. I hope they will be addressing this issue with an appropriate after market sound amplifier or improvement with the Kindle sound. I might mention that there is nothing wrong with my hearing!
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The state Supreme Court Monday found that judges challenging Pennsylvania's mandatory retirement age had no legitimate claim and instead said that the proper way to change it is through constitutional amendment.
The lawsuit, filed by four judges in November 2012 against Gov. Tom Corbett and other state officials, sought to have Pennsylvania's mandatory retirement age of 70 for judges declared unconstitutional.
However, in a 29-page opinion, written by Justice Thomas Saylor, the court found in a 6-0 decision that the judges failed to cite a claim on which relief could be granted.
"Although certain societal circumstances may have changed since 1968, when the challenged provision was added to the Constitution -- and, indeed, some of the original justifications for mandatory retirement may not have reflected the most fair or even the most beneficial public policy -- the proper approach of conforming the Constitution more closely with petitioners' vision of how experiential changes should be taken into account is to pursue further amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution," Justice Saylor wrote.
The case was remanded to a lower court to be dismissed with prejudice.
A similar case is pending in U.S. District Court but was put on hold while the state Supreme Court case was to be decided.
The mandatory retirement age was written into Pennsylvania law as part of the 1967-68 constitutional convention, and under the law can only be changed with legislation being passed in two consecutive sessions to be followed by a statewide referendum.
Bruce Ledewitz, a constitutional law professor at Duquesne University, said this was the expected outcome. The judges had argued that the "inherent rights of mankind" prohibits that state from telling them when to retire, Mr. Ledewitz said, adding:
"Nobody disputes natural law is part of our constitution, but if the people amend their own constitution, that's the ultimate standard of sovereignty and that cannot be trumped by the inherent rights of mankind."
The judges, who include Westmoreland County Common Pleas Senior Judge John Driscoll, initially filed their complaint with Commonwealth Court, alleging that the mandatory retirement age forced them to leave office prior to the expiration of their 10-year elected terms.
Among their arguments, the judges claimed that societal and demographic changes have increased longevity and lessened cognitive impairment in older people and that by allowing judges to work longer there would be less financial constraint on the state by having to pay out pensions for many years.
The petitioners also argued the mandatory retirement provision violates their right to equal protection under the law.
They were seeking a declaration that the mandatory retirement age was unenforceable, as well as a permanent injunction keeping the state from enforcing it.
But state officials argued that there is a remedy available if the people of Pennsylvania don't agree with the mandatory retirement age -- a constitutional amendment.
"A judge has no more right to serve beyond the time set by the Constitution than a governor has a right to seek a third term," commonwealth attorneys wrote in a brief.
The state Supreme Court agreed to take jurisdiction of the case and had oral argument last month.
In its opinion, the court acknowledged the potential for a conflict of interest in the case.
"As a preliminary matter, we acknowledge a degree of discomfort in presiding over the present matter, as, obviously, members of this court might benefit from a ruling favorable to petitioners," Justice Saylor wrote.
However, he went on to say that the court took on the matter because of the "long-standing rule of necessity."
As to the argument that there is less mental decline now at age 70, the court wrote that it doesn't matter to the case.
"Petitioners overlook that the wisdom of the policy behind legislative enactments is generally not the concern of the court," Justice Saylor wrote. "As for any demographic changes that have taken place since the amendment was adopted in 1968, moreover, they are irrelevant."
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Swing by Town Center's Olympus Caffé this month and you'll likely notice something new: An easel and canvas set up in the south corner of the coffee shop and, if you're lucky enough, Fair Oaks-based artist Ana Rincon hard at work on one of her brilliantly colored renditions.
The oil on canvas painter has been using the independently owned shop as her studio for the past month and will continue to paint live on location throughout December, displaying her works as she completes them.
Rincon paints exclusively with oils. But her subjects vary from landscapes to portraits, both human and animal, and scenes of dance and music. Her liberal use of brilliant colors blur the lines between abstract, impressionism and realism.
"I can paint anything," the Mexican-American artist said in an interview with Village Life. "The subject doesn't matter as much to me because I focus mostly on colors."
The nearly completed painting sitting near her easel as a testament to her affinity for colors. The subject is the keys of a piano, based on a photograph she discovered (most of her ideas for paintings come from photos she's taken or found). But instead of bearing the basic ebony and ivory contrast that comes to mind, shadows cast on the keys and other parts of the piano are varying shades of blue. The entire piece evokes a sense of longing. She explains that her boyfriend is a talented piano player, but he recently traveled out of state on an extended trip to spend time with family. Even though she stops short of pointing out the connection herself, it's hard not to see.
Rincon is a true nomad. She was born and raised in Mexico City and immigrated to the United States in the early '90s, settling in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area of Texas. There she studied hard to become a fluent English speaker while working odd jobs to support herself. She went on to study art at Austin's University of Texas, earning her bachelor's degree. She worked abroad in Paris, studied dance in San Francisco, attended graduate school in Tucson, Ariz. where she studied digital media and established and ran a groundbreaking gallery in nearby Tubac.
In addition to her art business pursuits, Rincon helped start a dance troop to augment the famed Tucson samba group, Batucaxé. The group continues to perform its brand of Brazilian samba with the accompanying dancers.
Rincon has since moved back to Northern California where she's spent the past year traveling and creating art wherever she can. She currently lives in Fair Oaks and shows her work at Roseville's Blue Line Gallery in addition to Olympus.
Rincon owned and operated a gallery in Arizona for two years before succumbing to a down economy. Named "Rinconart," the gallery was housed in a large, adobe-themed shopping center alongside other art galleries (which she says sold mostly "wild west" themed art), independent retail shops and restaurants. The shopping center, called "La Entrada de Tubac," bears a striking resemblance to Town Center.
"Many of us (artists) are intimidated by the art business," Rincon said. "I wanted to de-mistify it. What we did was very unique for that community," Rincon said. "Tubac was a very spiritual place with a lot of Native American and Hispanic energy. I wanted to capture some of that in my gallery."
Rinconart featured works by herself and several other artists working in photography, painting, drawing and mixed media.
"We made a lot of noise … I was very proud of that," she said, with a smile. "But galleries were suffering because of the economy. And when the oldest gallery in town closed after being opened 17 years, I knew it wasn't going to last. If I could have stayed there, I would have. I really loved the desert with its wide-open spaces."
Rincon began painting live in restaurants and retail locations while living in Tucson, and has continued the practice since returning to California. Being "on display," so to speak, might not seem like ideal conditions to foster creativity. But Rincon says it forces her to be more disciplined, in addition to giving her the opportunity to interact with people — which she does openly and enthusiastically.
While she doesn't have set hours at Olympus, Rincon welcomes curious visitors to chat with her while she paints. She can be found at the coffee shop, located at 4364 Town Center Blvd., Suite No. 110, during both daylight and evening hours. She will soon have a small number of paintings on display, but to check out the extent of her painting, drawing and photography visit Rinconart.com.
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Good morning, and happy Saturday! Two weekends ago I took my air conditioners out of the windows because I don't recall ever needing them after Labor Day Weekend. We may have had some hot days before, but the nights have always been cool so I've never worried too much. Being able to open both windows in the bedroom usually provided enough air flow to keep the room comfortable. This past Wednesday was an anomaly, and I knew as soon as I got home from work that we were going to need them so back in they went. Now it's nice and seasonably cool again, and I want to take them back out, but I'm a little hesitant. I should be safe, but I'll take a look at the long range forecast later and see what might be in store for us.
A few weeks ago I loaned my Bliss wheel to my friend Kurt for him to try out. I was in the middle of spinning the rainbow colored Rideau Arcott on one of the bobbins. I wanted him to be able to use all three bobbins if he needed to during the time he was using the wheel, so I moved what I was spinning over to one of my Lendrum bobbins.
During that transfer I remembered that the order of the colors was a little mixed up. Purple was in between the red and orange instead of immediately after the blue. I'm not sure if that was done intentionally by the dyer, but I knew I wanted to put it back in its proper place in the order of the colors of the rainbow. It was a pretty easy process. The blue, green, yellow, and orange that I had already spun was transferred onto a second bobbin and then the purple was transferred onto a third bobbin. I reattached the orange to the end of the red, and transferred the orange, yellow, green, and blue back onto the first bobbin in their proper order, then added the purple at the end where it should be.
That left the remainder of the un-spun fiber with the purple still in the wrong spot. That was a much easier fix. I simply separated the purple section from between the red and the orange. I wasn't sure how much of the red and orange would end up on the ends of the purple section, or how much purple would end up on the ends of the red and orange sections. Luckily it wasn't much, and shouldn't be noticeable at all once it's spun.
Now I can continue to spin this project on my Bliss. The remaining half of the rainbow colored fiber onto one bobbin, and then half of the black on each of the remaining Bliss bobbins. Plying will likely be done on the jumbo head on my Lendrum.
On my Lendrum right now is the domestic wool in the Maine Woods colorway that I started last weekend. It was Saturday evening before I started spinning, and I managed to breeze through one third of it onto the first bobbin pretty quickly. The second bobbin has been much slower going. There wasn't much spinning time for me after Saturday night, and I took Wednesday and Thursday nights this week for knitting, so this morning I'm going to see if I can get through the second bobbin this morning.
Later this morning I'm heading to Trumpet Hill for Celeste's book launch party and to hang out and knit for a bit. It should be a fun time, so stop by and check it out.
This afternoon I'll be at our monthly Italian Greyhound Adoption clinic at Pet Supplies Plus on Western Ave, (near the SUNY campus). If you've ever considered adopting an Italian Greyhound or just want to learn more about the breed, please stop by and see us. We're there from noon to 3PM.
As usual, it's a busy day for me so let's get to it. Enjoy your weekend!


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