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Friday, June 1, 2012
CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #55 - Bling it up!
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so totally perfect, Julie! I love the colours you went with - and that sentiment. Happy sigh!ReplyDelete
Woops...hope you won't have glitter everywhere in your house :) I love these gorgeous glitter stripes!ReplyDelete
LOVE! But I can never buy these stamps because all of you Americans don't know how to spell COLOUR! lol!ReplyDelete
lovely card Julie! I love that glitter! Have a nice day :)ReplyDelete
I love the glitter strips Julie, so fabulous!ReplyDelete
Such a great idea with the two sided tape lines. At least you know some day your daughter will probably have a clean house.ReplyDelete
Love that you made your glitter strips out of glitter! What a fantastic mess!! So CAS beautiful, Julie!ReplyDelete
Awesome job! I thought for sure your strips were glittery paper until I read how you did it and how you annoyed your daughter (LOL)!ReplyDelete
Love this card, Julie! The glitter strips are soooo creative with that sentiment!ReplyDelete
This is fantastic, Julie! I love the graphic but girly design and all the fabby white space.ReplyDelete
Wow..that card is simplicity at it's finest.. sparkling colorful and strong. I don't know why I have to make everything harder then it has to be. So much to learn.ReplyDelete
Sparkly goodness!ReplyDelete
Very nice!
Love your sparkly rainbow design. Lots of fun. xReplyDelete


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Date Posted : 2015-08-19
Category : Room Share Wanted
Hello Everyone,
My name is Chris, I'm in my early 30s and decided living alone is not for me, I need some conversation after work! I am looking to move in with 2+ other guys/gals in a higher end place in the fitler square/graduate hospital area with my own bedroom/bathroom. I've lived in Philadelphia for 7 years and have never had a roommate that had issues with me I am proud to say. I am an active guy, I like hitting the gym, cooking here and there, playing guitar, watching football (I used to play), traveling around the world (I leave the US once a year) and generally staying active when my job doesn't have me into overdrive. During the week I am in bed by 9pm and am up by 6am so if you are the partying/music blasting night owl type I am not interested. On the weekends I do tend to go out and hit the bar either friday or saturday to have some fun.
In general I am looking for roommates who are clean in communal areas, roommates that enjoy sports both watching and playing. I'd love to find the type of roommate that I can hopefully become great friends with honestly, just like the last two I've had. I am starting off willing to pay around $1000 a month but will gladly go up to $1400 if there is a good fit.
Last but not least, my lease ends in late September so I am looking for somewhere I can move during that time frame. Please email me with link/locationand ill reply promptly.

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Monday, March 24, 2014
Some initial shooting for the NIB P-07 Duty.
Monday, March 17, 2014
The CZ75 P-07 Duty service pistol was introduced in 2009. The holster body is made of black leather and all of their holsters are 100% American made. Then you have the kydex holster shell and the kevlar stitching. My P-07 Duty (they offer holsters for other CZ models like the P-01 and newer P-09 as well) holster came with the black metal clips (installed) as shown here. Various instructions and two set of nylon loops, one black and one in brown, along with a very detailed invoice that dictated the Ace-1 , and the "LOK LOOPS" as requested. These are made of a synthectic mesh material and seem to be very durable in the half or so year that i've used them on my LCR and LCP w/CT ACE-1 holsters. These holsters do have a generous back side as well. Good for distributing the gun's weight and is very comfortable to wear as it breaks in easily. You can see that it has 3 positions for the clips or loops, along with your preference of rake. No retention straps or levers to get in the way if you need your P-07 or other pistol/revolver in a hurry! My own preference for the loops and also adjusting the height of the loops offers me forward rake (or cant) of my P-07 Duty that allows a full grip. A few trips to Wal-mart and Costco, among other places around town, and I really have to assure myself that I'm carrying/concealing a service sized 9mm pistol. My LCP with Crimson Trace laserguard slides into the SHTF Holster, and I really have no indication that I'm carrying a gun, other than the slight bulge in my waistband. A light shirt or windbreaker does the trick to conceal it. That's something I can't pull off with a larger pistol like my RAMI, and or revolver unless my LCR in an ACE-1. Do other hybrid IWBs cost less than the SHTF ACE-1 holsters? Sure they do. My hope is that Clay and his crew expand the CZ line to include the RAMI, and also the CZ97B and 97BD. With the advent of offering holsters for the new Glock 42, they pretty much have Glocks covered. I know that when the Glock 42 .380 models come into my Dealer, I'll be looking at buying an ACE-1 for my wife, and one for my Gen 4 Glock 26 when I finally buy another Baby Glock. You can find SHTF GEAR in the Links:
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San Francisco 49ers 32, Chicago Bears 7
After watching this game, it's obvious that Jay Cutler is the straw that stirs the drink. Chicago was manhandled by San Francisco in all three phases of the game, and if you've ever read my column you've never seen these three words – "I've got nothing."
The 49ers have a serious problem as backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick (243 yards, two touchdowns) may be better suited to lead this team than starter Alex Smith. Kaepernick was other-worldly, eating up the top-rated Chicago defense like grandma's Thanksgiving Jello mold. The second-year quarterback played like a seasoned veteran calling audibles at the line of scrimmage, looking off defenders with his eyes, throwing accurately into tight windows and dropping dimes to multiple players. Most impressive was Kaepernick staying in the pocket and throwing the football, rather than relying on his superior athleticism like so many young quarterbacks. I cannot say enough about how impressive this game was for a player making his first NFL start. Unreal.
Apparently, all Vernon Davis needed was a change at the quarterback position. Averaging 2.5 fantasy points per game over the past four weeks, Davis hauled in six balls for 83 yards and one touchdown. All the credit belongs to the quarterback for finding his tight end on numerous routes hitting Davis in stride. In fact, his night could have been better as Kaepernick barely overthrew an open Davis down the seam in what would have been a huge gain. Davis owners will lament the impending return of Alex Smith.
Tuesday Morning Quick Hits
• Willis McGahee has torn his MCL and suffered a broken leg. He can safely be dropped while Ronnie Hillman is shooting up the waiver wire with Lance Ball the new handcuff.
• Byron Leftwich suffered two broken ribs on his end zone celebration. Charlie Batch is the likely starter in Week 12. Expect a run-heavy game plan.
• Rob Gronkowski underwent surgery for a broken left forearm Monday morning. He is expected to miss 4-8 weeks making his projected return Week 16, at the earliest (ouch).
• Jalen Parmele and Chad Henne will start for Jacksonville in Week 12. Henne brings life to Justin Blackmon and Cecil Shorts, while Parmele should be picked up in every league with Maurice Jones-Drew likely out until Week 14.
• Fred Jackson is still not medically cleared after a Week 10 concussion. Even if he plays, he'll likely be limited. Keep C.J. Spiller in your lineups.
• Projecting forward, there is a good bet LeSean McCoy will be absent next week. Bryce Brown is a low-end RB2 if that happens.
• Chris 'Beanie' Wells will be activated from Injured Reserve this week. Expect a timeshare in Arizona.
Finally, Thanksgiving is the ultimate man holiday. Eat, drink and football. Enjoy!


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- cieldequimper said...
All good things must end...
- 08 March, 2010 08:20
- Tinsie said...
It's pretty scary when you think of it like that!
- 08 March, 2010 11:59
- Bernt Seipl said...
I think these "swords" will do the trick very well, thank you....
I'll make sure to stay as far away from them as possible, even though I actually was in the vicinity this weekend.
- 08 March, 2010 12:57
- Halcyon said...
It does look rather dangerous!
- 08 March, 2010 16:00
- Lena Johansson said...
When I was a child we ate them as ice-creams and thouht it was funny.
- 08 March, 2010 16:32
- Per Stromsjo said...
Looks like this pile of snow defies gravitation but it's mostly ice really. It can develop into amazing lethal hanging "curtains".
cieldequimper: Father Frost will strike back again before capitulating.
Tinsie: There have been quite a few incidents already with people becoming hospitalized not to mention cars wrecked by falling ice.
Bernt Seipl: Hard to know where to walk these days. I'd take the tube whenever possible. It won't take me to Hemmesta though.
Halcyon: It is. As long as it's peacefully dripping we'll be fine but you never know when large chunks will come tumbling down.
Lena Johansson: I remember that practice as well.
Mind your heads, folks!
- 08 March, 2010 17:22
- Andreea said...
:) This looks very familiar. For almost two months now it's become an adventure to walk on the sidewalks in Bucharest with all the hanging snow and icicles.
- 08 March, 2010 18:51
- Jacob said...
Great photo! But those darn icicles can be very dangerous!
Re your comment on Ocala DP...no one's objected to my photographing houses as yet. Of course I don't hang around long once I snap the shutter!
- 08 March, 2010 21:09
- arabesque said...
the icicles looks spiky! yikes! ^0^
gr8n shot!
- 09 March, 2010 15:42
- Per Stromsjo said...
One should consider wearing a helmet.
Andreea: The local tourist board might want to promote a "city of adventures"...?
Jacob: People, trolleys, cars, whatever's underneath is in danger.
arabesque: Too spiky for comfort...
Thanks everyone.
- 13 March, 2010 22:40


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Can't Linux and Android Just Get Along? - page 2
Geekfights and Kernels
The idea of providing non-mainline Linux kernel features in a Linux distribution is not an idea that is unique to Google. Garrett noted that Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) itself doesn't ship a mainline Linux kernel. Instead, the Red Hat Linux kernel has multiple Red Hat patches, not all of which are in the main Linux kernel.
"In the real world, if you're shipping large volumes, then mainline will never satisfy you and you'll always need patches," Garrett said. "I would prefer the world is not that way. But it is."
Google kernel developer Ted Ts'o echoed those comments while addressing the Android kernel issue during a separate roundtable discussion with kernel developers.
"One of the things that is important for people to remember is that I can't think of any shipping Linux distro that doesn't have some out-of-tree packages," Ts'o said. "There has been a certain amount of misunderstanding about how open source works."
Ts'o added that open source has always allowed for distributions to include non-mainline bits, and in his view, the WakeLocks code falls into that category.
"The problem is that Android has been successful, and that has inspired many hardware vendors to write device drivers for Android," Ts'o said. "WakeLock calls in device drivers become problematic when people want to submit code upstream."
Ts'o noted that as a result, chip vendors like Qualcomm and Texas Instruments now have to maintain versions of Linux with and without WakeLock calls, which can be a challenge.
"At the high level, that's the main cause of concern," Ts'o said. "It's at the level of hardware vendors that have to deal with this issue."
Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com, the news service of Internet.com, the network for technology professionals.
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Today is the perfect
day for bakers to celebrate both pi (the mathematical constant) and
pie (the tasty food with endless variants both savory and sweet)
because of the natural synergy between the two. Bakers use pi when
scaling pie and cake recipes to determine the proper pan size, and
of course bakers love to make pies, whether filled with fruit,
custard, meat, or vegetables. Pie is universally appealing to
everyone from carnivores to vegans, for those with a sweet tooth or
not, and even to those on gluten-free diets.
Officially, Pie Day
(at least in the U.S.) is January 23, but that doesn't stop people
from celebrating on March 14. (For the folks across the
International Date Line, it's okay to celebrate a day late.) We'd
probably celebrate a third pie day if the right opportunity
presented itself. While the mathematical constant is, well,
constant, the definition of pie is less constrained; people
celebrate with tarts, quiche, and pasties, too.
Our friends at
Cooking Light are celebrating today and Taste of Home
magazine offers us their top 10 pie recipes. Saveur ups the
ante with their 15 favorite savory pies. Fine Cooking
features a pie slideshow to inspire your baking, but
Leite's Culinaria endorses one particular pie (which would also be
perfect for St. Patrick's Day). Epicurious offers three tips for making a better pi(e)
Use these sweet and savory pies from the EYB library as your
inspiration for Pi Day:
Caramel-apple pie
Dahlia triple coconut cream pie
Lattice-top peach pie
Three-berry pie with vanilla cream
Rhubarb (pie plant) pie
Four & Twenty Blackbirds' green chili chocolate
The best chicken and sweet leek pie with flaky
Tomato tarte Tatin
Kate & Wills's wedding pie, beef & beer
Wendy's cauliflower & mushroom pie
Bacon and egg pie
What pi(e) you are
making today?
LOL! However, pedant that I am,us folks on the far side of the International Date Line from the USA, can actually celebrate the day before the USA! ;)
On the other hand, if you choose today as pie day, then I guess we are a day late! It is already the 15th here! oooops!
Before or after, it doesn't matter, just eat pie! (We on the near side of the date line are jealous because you're always ahead of us.)
Chocolate chiffon so my poor boy's gums (removed wisdom teeth) would be compatible.
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Yesterday peer pressure forced me to go see "Mad Max: Fury Road" instead of entertaining myself with yet another movie about the Great Patriotic War. After the movie it was evident that my decadent western friends had quite a different interpretation of what we saw. So I decided to write down how a true Russian patriot sees this movie. Fair warning, spoilers ahead.
The movie starts with Mad Max being captured by the good folks in local militia. He is taken to a utopian society ruled by a great leader called Immortan Joe. Joe is a pious man who likes cars and is guided by good ol' family values. He wants nothing more than to have many healthy children with his many wives. Now, I know what you're thinking: Isn't polygamy against Russian tradition? Well, in general it is. But the important exception is, that if you're a warlord, you can have as many wives as you like, even if they're underaged.
Immortan Joe provides food and water for his people. Yes, the distribution system of water is inefficient, but I'm sure they're working on it. While the movie doesn't tell if Joe was the one who built the water pumps or if he rightfully took them from some greedy oligarch, it should be clear to anyone that those pumps won't work without him. Joe also provides religious guidance to his loving followers as any good leader should. I cannot say I fully support the choice of religion here, as Joe is not a follower of the one true faith, but he's not a godless atheist either, and I can respect that. Besides, there are many similarities. In Russia, we also have priests blessing our cars and rifles.
Either way Immortan Joe seems to be a good leader for his people combining Brezhnev's aura of wisdom and the staying power of Putin.
The reason for Mad Max's captivity soon becomes apparent as he rejects his role in providing for the common good through donating his blood to the militia and tries to escape. Thankfully this self centered liberal scum is soon captured.
Immortan Joe has made trade agreements with nearby nations that provide his utopia with the two things every sovereign nation needs: guns and fuel. Unfortunately Joe is betrayed by his warleader Furiosa. She commits a double treason by stealing Joe's supply truck and his wives. At this point one has to wonder what Joe was thinking when he gave such a high rank to a woman and cripple. Joe and his army start a chase. The army is eager for a fight, but are unable to capture the traitors. Perhaps Joe didn't have the wisdom of Putin to increase his military budget and have military exercises in every direction possible. And of course the whole military plan for the chase was ill-advised. First of all, you should never lead all of your troops outside your territory as US and NWO are constantly plotting to overthrow you. And second, you never allow your generals to command the army from the front, that's not the Russian way to do it. Generals should stay back where it is easier to see the big picture and send your troops to make the ultimate sacrifice for their motherland. Not only did Joe disobey this simple rule, he also brought the whole politburo with him. And that was the plan of the traitors the whole time, so that when some of the politburo is killed and the rest is trapped in the canyon, they can take over.
Mad Max: Fury Road is a sad tale about an end of utopia. But it provides us with a very important lesson: You should always crackdown on the opposition, no matter how harmless they might seem at the time.


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Childrenswear designer Ashley Donald has an exciting new fashion exhibition called Adventuress in the APDL Design Lounge over the summer holidays. Find out more about this young emerging designer whose innovative designs contain an ethical message. Can you give me a run down on your background and how you became interested in fashion design? I went … Read more
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Tom Emmett wins public artwork design competition
QUT design graduate and regular Design Online contributor Tom Emmett will design the façade for Lendlease's new multi-level Kings Co-op car park at Brisbane Showgrounds. Design students from QUT and Griffith University were invited to participate in the design competition by Lendlease, The Buchan Group and RNA. Tom's work was chosen from four shortlisted entries after an initial judging … Read more
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Please welcome Adam Jefford who starts as the new Manager Asia Pacific Design Library (APDL) in January 2017. A colleague recently asked me what I'm about. I had no easy answers as I realised I've spent a significant amount of my career asking the questions. While I try to take some solace in the often … Read more
2016 Karl Langer Award Winner
Congratulations to Taneile Nixon who won the prestigious 2016 Karl Langer Award. The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects present the award to a fourth-year QUT Bachelor of Design in Landscape Architecture student who demonstrates the aptitude to make significant contributions to the profession in the future. Nixon's winning concept focused on her particular interest of coastal disaster management … Read more
APDL summer reading 2016
Summer holidays are on the horizon which means the APDL summer reading guide is out! We loved curating this list of our favourite design books to help you while away those free hours during the holidays. See what made this year's list… Chenoa's picks Program Coordinator, Chenoa is heading to a secluded beach and has a swag of … Read more
Design Finds Visual Communication exhibition
Designers can seek their inspiration from anywhere – be it nature, the built environment or, in the case of APDL Design Finds, State Library of Queensland's immense collection of books and other ephemera. We invited Brisbane-based visual communicators, Jennifer Marchant and Nicole Phillips, to delve into the John Oxley Library and Australian Library of Art … Read more
QUT Design Lab Social Lightscapes panel discussion
The role of lighting and community engagement in the development of liveable, social and safe cities will be on the agenda at QUT Design Lab Social Lightscapes panel discussion. The free event will be moderated by architect, urbanist and Director of Archipelago, Peter Edwards. Panellists will include Dr Elettra Bordonaro, founder of Light Follows Behaviour, Dr Joanne … Read more


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Is your kitchen cold or your remodeling your kitchen and this time you said we are going heat it and we going to do it right, heating your kitchen can be very tough room to heat, the reason is because there is not a lot of space left for heating equipment, with appliance, maybe a net center island and kitchen cabinets a breakfast nook. How does one heater their kitchen ? most common is either a hydronic or electric kickspace heater.
A Hydronic Kick space is great because it gives you more heat than an electric space heater. It taps into your existing boiler systems hot water system when the boiler turns on the kick space produces heat. The next kitchen heater and the most common type of heater in a toe kick or kickspace heater, its powered by electricity and will heat a space between 100 and 200 sq ft. What is great about an electric kick space heater is its zone controlled meaning it can be turned on an off with out having to worry about heating any other rooms in the house at the same time, which is something you can't do with central air or boiler systems.
The next option if you have the space is a wall heater. There are two types of electric wall heater convection no noise wall heaters and fan forced wall heaters. If have any wall space left in your kitchen this is an excellent options because it will heat your kitchen faster than toe kick space heater. The next type of kitchen heater is a hydronic wall heater, again you use hot water piping that comes from your boiler system, and it has its advantages and disadvantages vs an electric wall heater. Where its better it will produce more heat and is able to heat a larger room. The down side is only works when your boiler is running so if you want your kitchen to be 72 degrees your whole house has to be 72 degrees


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|WARM-UP MATCH … a Reserve League player (all red), is being tackled by an unidentified KDMM FC player during their friendly encounter at the Penampang Stadium on Sunday.
There are a few areas that we still need to look into, and we will be using the remaining days to sort that out," he added, while revealing he has already identified his first-11 players. "I've already have an idea who will be in my first eleven but overall the team are still lacking in various aspects of their game. In other words, there is certainly room for improvement.
"Fitness wise I'm happy with the players because most who were substituted (against KDMM FC) replied positively that they could still go on and play. "It was also good to see that the players translated what they learned in training in their matches. "However, they need to inject urgency into their game because they are still slow in their movement.
"Overall there is progress but as I said earlier the team could still improve further…we will work harder," Justin said. Asked on the team's finishing, which has been their main problem the last few seasons, Justin said the team looked much better in that department this time around. "We have been working on the defensive aspect of our game in training previously and only now we are moving into the attacking set-up.
" For the record, the state juniors finished eighth out of 10 teams in Group B of the 2015 campaign with only three wins and six draws while losing in the remaining nine matches. This time around, there will be 20 teams competing in the Under-21 competition where these teams will be drawn into two groups of 10 teams with the top four teams making it into the quarter-finals.
The participating teams are Armed Forces, Felda United FC, Johor Darul Ta'zim III, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, PDRM, Perak, Perlis, PKNS FC, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu, T-Team and UiTM FC.
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Ata Rangi's Pinot Noir is considered a 'Grand Cru' of New Zealand. The winery's flagship wine typically shows lifted perfume, bright red fruit, savoury bramble notes underpinned by vibrant acidity and fine silky tannins. A wine of subtle power, with superb depth, complexity, structure and longevity it is a benchmark Pinot Noir for both Martinborough and New Zealand.
Vintage conditions dictate the use of stems and whole bunches in the ferment. The fruit is meticulously hand sorted at the winery with individual blocks kept separate. All barrels are tasted and typically the best plots from the best clones including the famous 'Gumboot clone' make the final cut for this flagship wine.
'Full, very dark, deep, ruby-red colour with youthful purple hues, a little lighter on the rim. The nose is elegantly concentrated with a deep, dense core of well-ripened dark-red cherry and berry fruit seamlessly melded with subtle dark-red florals, dark herbs, spices and oak elements, unfolding black-berried fruits. The aromatics are exceptionally harmonious and integrated, and the nose is quite complete. Medium-full bodied, the palate features rich and succulently sweet flavours of dark-red cherry and berry fruits along with black fruits lifted by dark-red and violet florals and subtle notes of dark herbs. Suggestions of spice and oak emerge. The flavours are beautifully precise, detailed and harmoniously balanced, and the mouthfeel very supple and fine-textured with flowery tannin extraction. The acidity is integrated and provides vitality for the refined core and line. The wine flows seamlessly to a long and sustained, complete finish. This is a beautifully rich and multi layered and detailed Pinot Noir of precision and harmony, with succulently sweet fruit and refined structure, enabling accessibility, and showing completeness. It will develop fine complexities over the next 7-10 years. Serve with poultry, pork, lamb and venison dishes. 40% Abel clone, the remainder 5, Dijon clones and 10/5 from the company's oldest vines, indigenous yeast fermented with 35% whole bunches to 13.5% alc., the wine spending 20-26 days on skins and 11 months in35% new French oak.'
19.5/20 points, Raymond Chan (NZ).
'Very seductive pinot noir combining a sensual, silken texture with layers of complex fruit and savoury flavours. The wine has structure but it is deeply buried within a core of sweet fruit. Dark-fleshed plum, violet, cherry, spice and very subtle fresh herbs are among the more obvious flavours in this supremely complex wine. Outstanding!'
99 points Bob Campbell MW
'Rosy, dark cherry, ripe and fleshy, a slip of vanilla oak. Medium bodied, smattering of orange peel and blood orange juice, silky tannin, gentle warmth, and a bold and sappy finish. Personality plus.'
94+ points, Gary Walsh, WineFront.
MartinboroughMartinborough is located on the North Island of New Zealand and is the island's driest area, due to the rain shadow created by the Tararua and Rimutaka Ranges. The district is prone to spring frosts, with wind machines employed throughout the area to protect young vines from frost damage. Martinborough's climate is cool with some maritime influence and the region enjoys one of the longest growing seasons in New Zealand. There is significant diurnal variation, excellent for preserving aromatics and acidity and the naturally breezy conditions help to curb vine vigour, resulting in low yields of grapes with great intensity and flavor concentration. Over time, the river which runs through the region, has carved out cliffs and escarpments to expose stony sub-soils, helping to create the premium vineyard site of 'Martinborough Terrace' built over layers of alluvial river terraces. Martinborough has significant plantings of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Riesling but is best known for producing outstanding Pinot Noir sought the world over.


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After blogging everyday for a while you might have noticed I have been silent. The reason is not that I ran out of items to blog about, or just didn't like it any more. The reason for it is just psychical, I'm afraid.
Saturday, 3 June 2017
Sound of Silence
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Rest, my friend.....and join us when you can. Hugs abbyReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Abby, I will.Delete
Han, I have wondered. Get well - sending prayers and hope.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Leigh, that is so kind of you.Delete
I completely understand, Han. I decided to take over two weeks of vacation because I needed to break from work. I haven't been blogging much, either. Come back when you are refreshed and recharged. We'll be here. Take care!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you girl with the naughty name, I will be back.Delete
We are here.ReplyDelete
We Will wait, Han.
Take care about you, please.
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Thank you Mona Lisa, you are so kind.Delete
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Metal-head, you're not going to believe me when I tell you this but you're playing too hard. I used to get blisters too when I was younger. A more experienced drummer told me to lighten up. I did... and the blisters went away.
Metal-head, you're not going to believe me when I tell you this but you're playing too hard. I used to get blisters too when I was younger. A more experienced drummer told me to lighten up. I did... and the blisters went away.
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I agree with drummer, but also your technique is also off, you can still play hard with little to no blisters, just by changing the way you grip your sticks, remember the stick and your fingers are supposed to do most your work, not your hands, try loosing your grip, and relax while you are playing.
Most gloves like the Evans gloves will actually increase your grip, but with just simply changing your grip, this should greatly decrease your blisters.
okay thanks, i appreciate the advise
Hey, Metal-head, listen to drummer and ddrumbum...I'm willin' to bet when you're gett'n the blisters, you're probably also gett'n tense arms and shoulders, too...
Relax, bro'...sounds like you're try'n too hard...again, check your position and your stick grips...
and have fun...
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
Yea, Id probably say relax, and also, your gonna get mad blisters, just let them, wear away and youll get a calouse, then itll be all good
Seriously, i have calouses here
A long thinner one on my middle finger, between the two tip knuckles, one on the side of my index finger, and on the side of my thumb, on both hands, and im develouping new ones on my left because of the traditional
You just gotta play through it, youll get calouses and be all right
Just to confirm other people have said, I had TONS of blisters all over my hand, i actually have a scar on my right hand they were so bad. but as ddrumbum said, I i changed my grip to the correct "matched" grip style and I have nothing on my hands
I have blisters only for when I play a REALLY LONG TIME!!
Like a few hours long..
I have a fat callus (I hope I spelled it right) on my right hand. And a smaller one on my left hand....
I haven't got any blisters in a while.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer."
- Henry David Thoreau
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From the time he was a child in Peru, the Mormon Church instilled in Jose A. Loayza the conviction that he and millions of other Native Americans were descended from a lost tribe of Israel that reached the New World more than 2,000 years ago.
"We were taught all the blessings of that Hebrew lineage belonged to us and that we were special people," said Loayza, now a Salt Lake City attorney. "It not only made me feel special, but it gave me a sense of transcendental identity, an identity with God."
A few years ago, Loayza said, his faith was shaken and his identity stripped away by DNA evidence showing that the ancestors of American natives came from Asia, not the Middle East.
"I've gone through stages," he said. "Absolutely denial. Utter amazement and surprise. Anger and bitterness."
For Mormons, the lack of discernible Hebrew blood in Native Americans is no minor collision between faith and science. It burrows into the historical foundations of the Book of Mormon, a 175-year-old transcription that the church regards as literal and without error.


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// Rally FAQs
- What is performance rally racing?
- How do I get started in rallying?
- Can I build my own rally car?
- What does it mean to volunteer at a rally?
- How do you attend a rally and how much are tickets?
- How do I apply for media credentials?
- What is a National and Regional Championship?
- Is there a prize fund?
- What kinds of cars compete in rally racing?
- What are car classes?
// What is performance rally racing?
Rally car racing is modified street-legal production cars racing as fast as possible on underdeveloped roads (stages) in any weather conditions against the clock. Cars will slip, slide, and jump through miles of roads trying not to hit rocks and trees. A navigator accompanies the driver verbally issuing instructions on what turns are coming. The car with the fastest stage time wins the stage. The car with the lowest combined stage time wins the rally event.
Here is a brief explanation and example of rally car performance racing: WHAT IS RALLY?
// How do I get started in rallying?
Becoming a driver is a big commitment that takes time, money and hard work. First, you should check out a rally in person, either as a spectator or volunteer worker. Being a volunteer at a rally will enable you to meet with teams, drivers and rally officials, ask them questions, and get a general sense of what it really takes to be involved at any given level. Next step would be to read the rule book - there are some very specific restrictions outlined in the Rally America rule book that you should be aware of before purchasing or building a rally car.
This is a very basic overview. For more information please visit the HOW TO GET STARTED IN RALLY page.
// Can I build my own rally car?
Certainly, but if it's your first time, expect more headaches and higher costs than if you were to buy a quality used rally car. (Check online at www.rallyclassified.com).
Before you do anything, read the Rally America rule book from front to back and make sure you note the rules regarding safety requirements for all rally cars. Also, new drivers (with little or no previous rally or race experience) must start in a two wheel or all wheel drive, non-turbo rally car. Refer to the rule book for details by CLICKING HERE.
// What does it mean to volunteer at a rally?
Rallies are only possible with the help of hundreds of volunteers that do everything from spectator control to help with timing and scoring. As a volunteer you will have the chance to watch the rally from the best locations – spectator control volunteers get to stand in the best spots, closest to the action. You'll also get to meet teams, drivers and rally officials for a true insider experience. Every rally could always use more volunteers, so don't hesitate to sign up. (Click here to become an official Rally America volunteer).
// How do you attend a rally and how much are tickets?
Rallies are usually free to the public! You may need to pay for a spectator guide, which will give you all the details on the designated spectator areas. You may only watch a rally from these designated areas. However many rallies offer these spectator guides free of charge at events, and even if you do have to pay, the guides are usually under $10! Most events keep the rally route a secret until just before the event begins, therefore you usually cannot get detailed spectator info in advance of the rally weekend. It is best to use this website and the event's website to find lodging, schedule and spectator info.
// How do I apply for media credentials?
Media credentials are offered for each Rally America National Championship event and reserved for media members on assignment. Please visit rally-america.com/credentials.php for media guidelines and application forms. The Rally America Regional Championship events may or may not offer media credentials. Please direct all inquiries to firstname.lastname@example.com.
// What is a National and Regional Championship?
Rally America organizes a six event National Championship (Click here for the calendar: http://rally-america.com/events/2012/) where teams compete nationally for the overall Championship or car class championship. National events are typically cover two days of competition to determine the winner.
Regional Rally Championships are a collection of events in a given geographic area to reduce costs for the grassroots competitor. Rally America typically sanctions over 20 regional events and organized into four regional championships (See http://rally-america.com/events/2012/#regionals). Regional events can take place at a National event or be a "stand-alone" event.
// Is there a prize fund?
Rally America does not offer a prize fund. Competitors race for bragging rights and for the passion of the sport.
// What kinds of cars compete in rally racing?
Rally racing consists of a variety of 4 Wheel-Drive (4WD) and 2 Wheel-Drive (2WD) vehicles modified to tackle the tough terrain and unpredictable weather conditions. At the high-powered range competitors will choose turbocharged 4WD and proven models, such as the Subaru WRX STI and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.
2WD is a popular drivetrain and offers the most variety and competitive vehicles in the sport. Fans can expect to see a sampling of Volkswagens, Fords, Mazdas and Hondas in the production classes and more powerful Group 5 classes.
// What are car classes?
Rally America organizes seven car classes based on a set of rules to provide different levels of competition.
Rally America National Championship Car Classes
Open Class – This very broad class allows for a tremendous amount of technical innovation. As with all performance rally classes, the cars must retain their production based appearance, but under the hood, virtually anything goes, turbo charging and all wheel drive are absolutely essential.
Super Production Class – For modern, high performance all wheel drive vehicles with very limited modifications. Only a small step down in speed from Open Class, but a large step down in competitor cost. The primary difference is the allowance for brake modifications in Super Production enabling modern cars with large brakes to fit smaller brake systems to fit 15" gravel rally wheels and tires.
2 Wheel Drive Class - "Spectacular" describes a class where power is effectively restricted only by the limitations of 2 wheel drive. Big turbos, big engines, and big "rooster tails" of dirt rule this class.
Rally America Regional Championship Car Classes
Open Class- See above.
Super Production Class – See above.
Open Light Class - A class for normally aspirated all wheel drive cars under 2.65 liters.
Production GT Class - Following the showroom stock foundation of Production Class, GT cars are more powerful and often are turbocharged. These all wheel drive cars are allowed adjusted engine displacements over 2.65 liters.
Production Class - Performance Rally's version of "Showroom Stock", this class features primarily small displacement 2WD cars that are virtually unaltered, except for the safety requirements, with respect to manufacturer's production specifications.
Group 5 Class - The same rules as national 2 wheel drive.
Group 2 Class - A normally aspirated, small displacement, two-wheel drive class that otherwise follows the "anything goes" format of the Open and Group 5 classes, but provides excellent competition opportunities for cost sensitive competitors and manufacturers.


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North Vancouver's own political BLOG dedicated to North Vancouver's political players and the decisions that shape our community.
Monday, February 07, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff Campaigning in North Vancouver
8 comments:
- Barry Rueger said...
"We're here to ensure that people have ground beneath their feet".
Oh yeah! That'll rouse the electorate from their slumber!
Hmmm... I don't even know what the heck it means.
I'll consider Iggy when the day comes that I see him actually stand up for something and not acquiesce to whatever Harper wants.
Thus far he has backed down every single time anything of consequence had to be dealt with. If he had any credibility - or backbone - he would have brought down the Harper empire a long time ago.
- Monday, February 07, 2011 5:14:00 pm
- John Sharpe said...
"We're here to ensure that people have ground beneath their feet".
I think I know what he means; He's suggesting that we should not take for granted many of the social benefits that Canadians enjoy. Benefits that fall strongly within Liberal values.
- Monday, February 07, 2011 7:51:00 pm
"Liberal values?"
The Liberals are the biggest bunch of hypocrites to come down the pipe.
Jean Chretien, Canada's Liberal Prime Minister from 1993 to 2003, prorogued government four times during his time in office while Harper has prorogued Parliament three times since he came into power in 2006.
Somehow, when the Libs prorogue it's just how it is but if the Cons prorogue it's the end of the world.
The Libs have stuffed the Senate with their cronies for decades to ensure that opposition legislation is confounded in the event of their defeat.
Turnabout being fair play Harper has finally balanced that house and it now has a Con majority.
Recently the Senate threatened to block legislation and the Libs cried that it was undemocractic!
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
Let's stop this game and elect a Senate and put an end to this piece of political nonsense.
Liberal values?
In 2000, then PM Jean Chretien admitted that he lobbied the Business Development Bank of Canada for a $2 million business loan to his friend Yvon Duhaime, to whom he had sold a resort.
Steady hand on the tiller, Steven.
- Tuesday, February 08, 2011 8:33:00 am
I think the fact that the people understood Liberal values all too well is why Harper was elected
- Tuesday, February 08, 2011 12:08:00 pm
Iggy is the best thing to happen to the Conservatives, so I wish him a long and happy tenure in Stornoway. Although he's probably a brainiac, the guy does not ooze charisma or sincerity and Canadians have not warmed to him. So yeah, Iggy, enjoy your life as the leader of the Official Opposition for a long, long time. The last thing we need managing the country is another Tax and Spend Liberal government headed by a man who has absolutely no idea how to do the job.
And my sentiments are the same about an NDP government, although I like Jack Layton a bit more -- at least he's a little more down to earth, and you could probably have a decent conversation with him over a beer ...!
Iggy = Ikky!
- Friday, February 11, 2011 12:22:00 am
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- Monday, February 14, 2011 11:21:00 am
- Colin said...
Working for the feds, I would have to leave the building when our Liberal ministers came to town, because I didn't trust myself not to rip a strip off of them for a complete lack of ethics they continually displayed, doing stuff that all of us minions could easily understand was not ethical. Not to mention the Liberal habitat of announcing a new initiative or program with great fanfare and then quietly removing the majority of funding from it, but never actually killing the program, they would shuffle the money to the next new program and repeat as required. If the poop hit the fan, they would dump money back into the shell, till the problem disappeared and repeat.
The current government is not perfect, but can tell you that the West finally gets represented far more than it ever did under the Liberals. Despite my utter disgust with the party I would invite Iggy over for dinner and listen to him. I would not invite Jack and the NDP ever (With the exception of Nathan Cullen) and this is coming from someone who grew up in a hardcore CCF/NDP family.
citrix was mucking up my posts, sorry
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I used the adorable Dragon Hugs from Mo's digital pencil.
All the other products are from Noor Design UK shop.
Wowsers Sharon, this is an really glorious creation, dare not begin to imagine how long it took you.
B x
This is gorgeous Sharon. I love the image he's adorable, and beautifully embellished as always
Lorraine x
Love, love it! Super image, beautifully coloured and the shape of the design goes perfectly!
Oh Sharon this is fab it's so different I love the textures and flowers not forgetting the great stamp and sentiment it's perfect love and hugs Carole x
Oh Wow! this is awesome Sharon! what a fab shield shape… just perfect for this very sweet image. LOVE the gorgeous papers and the flowers and leaves give a lovely natural woodland fresh feel… it's a stunning creation… I can see this was lots of fun to make!!! :-)
Hope you have a good evening!
Big hugs, Sue B xx
Gorgeous project Sharon and that image is just so sweet - perfect colours for the season too. Hope you are keeping well x Susan x
A brilliant project Sharon, such a fabulous image and gorgeous design.
Such a fabulous creation Sharon! Love everything about it!
Gina xx
Another wonderful creation, Sharon, so detailed! I love the shield, it suits the fab image down to the ground!
love Mags B x
Wow, this is so gorgeous! Really elegant palette! Love the shield design, that fab image, all the details, and your wonderful coloring! :^)
Hugs, Penny
What a Great Image. Coloured to perfection nice to see a Boy Card!


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After trying to live on one income we have realised that while not impossible, it's very, very hard. I'm not going to share our financial woes here but Mechanic's aren't well paid, and when you have car loans, credit cards, and ever mounting living costs, our dream of owning our own home and having another baby will not come to fruition. Like ever.
So I'm going back to work. Part-time. For four hours a day.
On the other hand, I am looking forward to not having to decide what to wear everyday, talk to other actual adults during the day, and, of course, the money. My hair needs doing again, and my eyebrows, well, let's not even go there. When you don't have room in your budget to get a $12 eyebrow wax, it's time to go back to work.
I have one week of freedom left. I am going to make it count.
Hopefully everything will be alright. I will find some decent care for the two days I'm left stranded and I won't hate myself for leaving my little one for 4 hours a day.
So I was going to spend an exciting fun filled morning with my son today but instead he's been doing this:
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A Case for Creating a Social Recruiting CultureDecember 04, 2015 by Mike Roberts
Social recruiting is much easier said than done. But when its done right, it can make life easier for talent acquisition teams. Although sites like Twitter and LinkedIn may be far down on the source of hire list in 2015, more and more companies seem to be interested in and experimenting with social recruiting than ever before. An Aberdeen study found…Read More


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a playlist for creating and driving and living and crying
i was doing some scribbling/journaling this afternoon and these were the tunes i gravitated to. the kind of music that makes you feel wrapped up in this inspired and emotion-rich warm fuzzy cloud of notes and lyrics.
currently, my room is as messy as my head (very) and i've gotten back into the habit of drinking too much coffee, but, i'm inspired and creating.
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"The sustainability contest was conceived by Ever Manifesto with the aim of supporting and promoting initiatives inspired by "green vision" within the fashion, design and architecture industries."
Young designers from Institut Francais de la Mode were asked to take inspiration from Gucci's famous bamboo bag and applying the principle of minimum environmental impact in their creations. The result, well you see it above. Very cool, wouldn't you say?


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Creag Meggan is 3 Star Bed & Breakfast accommodation at its finest! In a quiet, rural location, guests can relax with superb views of the Dee Valley from every room. All rooms are en-suite with television and Tea & Coffee facilities. Guests may enjoy home-made marmalade and jam with a continental or full Scottish breakfast with locally produced venison sausages.
Bridge of Gairn
Royal Deeside
013397 55767
Ballater lies 42 miles west of Aberdeen amidst beautiful countryside in the Cairngorms National Park. Ballater is ideally situated for outdoor activities such as walking, cycling, fishing, golfing, riding and skiing. We have a good selection of bars, restaurants and coffee shops and an interesting array of shops.
Fairdene is situated in a quiet location in the village centre with off street parking and all amenities are within walking distance. The rooms are modern double rooms which can also accommodate a child with a pull out bed. The room has tea and coffee making facilities, wifi, tv/dvd player and a hairdryer.
School Lane
Royal Deeside
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Inchgeal Lodge is a spacious, elegant and historical house located within walking distance of shops and restaurants. The house was built in the 1890s and was at one time the residence of the Doctor to the Royal Family. En-suite rooms. Views across River Dee. Private parking. Complimentary tea and coffee trays in each room. A warm Scottish welcome awaits you! See our NEW website for further details.
Tullich Road
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013397 53849
Elegant accommodation in this tranquil art nouveau styled house amid attractive garden. Private parking off quiet single track lane near village centre. Rooms with en-suite shower rooms, complimentary tea and coffee facilities, homemade bread and preserves in Victorian Style dining room. King size beds and use of garden. Heather and Neil Allan welcome you to Ballater! German and Spanish spoken.
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013397 55320
Since opening 4 years ago, Schoolhouse has established itself as an enchanting place to stay. Guests from all over the world have been delighted to discover this refreshingly stylish base in Royal Deeside. The spacious family and double rooms have super king size beds and beautiful bed linen. Twin rooms are also available and all have en suite shower rooms.
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Ballater has Self-Catering cottages, Bed & Breakfast, Guest Houses, and Hotels to suit every budget. The names of all the accommodation businesses in the Ballater & Crathie area are listed here with a telephone number. Further information on accommodation businesses that are members of the Ballater Business Association can also be found at www.visitballater.com/Places_to_Stay .
Ballater Business Association Members will have a full listing here as part of their membership. This includes a photograph, text and links. All businesses that we know of are listed here. Go to the BBA Contacts Page and we will send you the latest information about the benefits of membership in the BBA.


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"Tag, Chapter Four": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.
Appearing in "Tag, Chapter Four"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jackson Georges (Flashback and main story) (Appears only as a corpse)
- Rick Bradbury
- Father Zee
- Commissioner Angotti
- Agent Warren
- Suzanne Padilla
Other Characters:
- Connie Georges (Flashback only)
- Todd Wylie
- New York City
- Gracie Mansion
- Rocket backpack
Synopsis for "Tag, Chapter Four"
- Synopsis not yet written.
- This book was first published on March 16, 2005.
- No special notes.
- No trivia.
See Also
- Write your own review of this comic!
- Discuss Ex Machina Vol 1 9 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Ex Machina series
Recommended Reading
- None.
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If you're looking for an excellent physician to manage your care, look to The Oregon Clinic and the newly expanded Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) practice. We are adding four board-certified physicians and a nurse practitioner from Everywoman's Health, a progressive female physician group originally founded in northeast Portland in 1992:
• Deborah Dillon, MD
• Philippa Ribbink, MD
• Kimberly Suriano, MD
• Lara Williams, MD
• Alice Abrams, NP
Earlier this year we also added Nurse-Midwife Services to give patients a choice in how they manage their pregnancy and childbirth, and we incorporated the physicians and staff of Women's Health Today into the OB/GYN practice.
Philippa Ribbink, MD, with Everywoman's Health, shared her enthusiasm about joining: "We are excited to be part of The Oregon Clinic's acclaimed OB/GYN team. Throughout the years we have specialized in offering culturally sensitive, personalized care to women and look forward to continuing to do so. We have always held The Oregon Clinic in high regard and by joining the clinic we can focus on what we do best—delivering patients the highest level of obstetrics and gynecologic care."
The Oregon Clinic's expanded OB/GYN group now includes a total of twelve board-certified physicians, several family nurse practitioners, and three certified nurse-midwives.
Patients and referring physicians may requests appointments and make referrals to The Oregon Clinic - Everywoman's Health at 503-284-5220 or go online at www.oregonclinic.com.


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An organization's human resources division is almost always under pressure to hire the best talent in the industry and deliver results consistently.
HR Managers also play an important role in strategic planning, contributing to the overall development of the organization. HR Coaching, therefore, can help the professionals and the team as a whole to maximize their potential for achieving their individual, as well as organizational goals.
Let's-Live Coaching HR Coaches are qualified professionals with experience in delivering programs that cover a wide range of aspects related to human resources management. We OFFER personal one to one Coaching and Corporate Coaching too.
HR Coaching also enables skilled Managers to comprehend how their personality and behaviour can impact the personnel and how they can bring about a change by influencing the staff positively.


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Comments on Visual Decision Making
26 Reader CommentsBack to the Article
I think by viewing Jakob's site (http://www.useit.com/) we can see what happens to a design when it's controlled by a usability expert and not a web designer. The site looks horrible and does nothing to make me want to read it further. It also looks untrustworthy, like some geocities site thrown together.
This article reminded me of a psychology textbook I had in college. The textbook actually explained the psychology behind its layout, specifically why they incorporated a lot of images with the text. They found that people would associate the image with text they read, and they would be more likely to recall the information they learned if they could picture the layout of the page and the image.
I think the same theory can apply to web design, and most people with content on the web want it to be remembered. Obviously, loads of extraneous images will have a negative effect, but a few well-placed and meaningful images can make a site more memorable.
Patrick - awesome article.
Target audience can have a hue impact on this. But I believe this is why the homepage of a site can be different than the primary content pages. If you have 'milliseconds' to engage the reader and communicate the essence of the site a large graphic representation can be most important. Once you've engaged the visitor and drawn them in the content areas can be less reliant on the visual impression. Apple is great at this. Their homepage has minimal content information but it makes a huge visual impact on the user. Once in the site the content takes over.
I've thought a lot about this in the past couple of months because it's difficult to convey to clients. The research results are very similar to trade show booth design. You have to grab attendees attention immediately (graphically), but once there its the products and people (content) that hold them there.
It seems to me that to say that the visual design of a website is a waste of time is to say that there is no communication factor in images. I believe that the study done in Canada that says that a person can tell whether they like a website in less time than it takes to blink an eye demonstrates the communication factor of images.
Great article! It reminded me of a discussion I once had regarding the evolution of the human smile, and how "flight vs. fight" instincts in humans were often based on visual body language cues. While I don't recall the exact reason for human beings smiling, I definitely feel the premise applies to your article. While it might take a visitor at the edge of the cave several minutes to explain the reason for the surprise visit with gestures, drawings or other forms of communication, a smile has somehow become the human visual indicator for "friend" not "foe". Our facial expressions communicate at that visceral level, thus leading me to believe that visual cues play a critical role in how we interpret the world around us. After all, we were relying on visual cues before we had the benefits of the written word. Just think about the cave paintings of Lascaux, France.
Here is a reference on the origins of the human smile:
Explaining the various psychological responses and how they play a part in design is a terrific topic for discussion! I often lecture on similar topics to my Web II class when discussing structured design and usability, but you beautifully argued for something I've always felt was lacking in many of the "studies" done today on tracking user's behaviors - affective reactions in relation to data. Bravo!
@ Neal G
I just went to Nielsen's site. Wow! That's a '90s Geocities / university bulletin board nightmare.
This article is a great example of the scientific approach to evaluating web design that has been developing in the past few years. From research done in the past, I have gathered that users initially pay most attention to whatever is in the top left hand corner of a website, whether it is visually appealing or not. Although I agree that visual appeal does play a part in a user's overall opinion of a site, popular websites like Craigslist prove that an organized, aesthetically pleasing website is not necessary for it to be popular.
I couldn't agree more with the idea of Prima Facie, and also the whole 50ms mindset. I focus only on those attributes when developing UI. Tendencies to follow trends are always futile. The best web designs existed before the time of Shakespeare. Think about it. The way a person's mind doesn't change, and the trends that surround us don't improve our ability to lead good lives. The thing that does, and the same thing that allows a better user experience is the basic underlying science.
It all starts and ends with visuals. In today's world the difference between a very successful site and an average one could be a few lines of CSS..
Thanks. That's all I can really say.
As a creative / designer I find myself increasingly put up against the wall by all these "experts" who seem to be infesting our industry, all of them trying to back up their claims with reams of data, and none of them having the first clue about aesthetics.
In short, design adds value, it adds relevance, and it is integral to the successful communication of your message.
People like Jakob Neilsen would probably like to force us all to read text only webpages. Personally, I think engineers should keep their views on aesthetics to themselves.
Thank you thank you thank you; I LOVE this article. As someone with education and experience in both engineering and artistic areas, I see plenty of "fail" designs on both sides. Ones put together logically according to the engineer's mental model and not that of the intended user and ones which are beautiful to look at and a nightmare to use. The failure in both cases is often a lack of "classical aesthetics." The engineers/usability experts offer data-driven insights into what the users NEED for understanding; the artists/designers offer aesthetic insight into what the users WANT for their happiness. (Of course it's really not that black & white, but hopefully you get the point…)
Also, ugly obviously doesn't always mean "fail," as demonstrated by Craigslist, because you have to take into account user expectations. What is Craigslist replacing? Newspaper classifieds, which are really ugly, but Craigslist wins because it offers far more than the hardcopy version.
You make a good argument about the value of an aesthetically pleasing web-site and I agree with your premise. I think many designers have dealt with people who underestimate the value of a well designed site. But, my experience in HCI has verified your point rather than exemplified the dichotomy that your article implies. My background is in both design ( art and graphic design) and development (programming and HCI). In my HCI classes the professors have stressed the importance of a visually pleasing site and so have many papers in the field of HCI ( as your citation of Fogg and Tseng at Stanford shows). I think one difference between HCI and design is the definition of what a well designed site is. I think designers have a much higher professional standard of aesthetics than developers do, but shouldn't we expect that.
Last year a colleague went to a Marketing Pros conference. He came back impressed by a speaker from a company called Eight by Eight, who uses extensive eye tracking studies to track visitor behavior. The findings suggested that all visitors reacted the best to 3-column layouts. The colleague made the case that all web designs we did from here on out should be 3-column layouts. I was skeptical, but willing to keep an open mind.
I then looked at the company's website and horrified. The design was the visual equivalent of nails on a blackboard. All credibility instantly out the window for me.
Great article. I'll be passing it along.
I read the article carefully and enjoyed it. It's valuable and I'm recommending it.
Also, I recalled other article I read many years ago.
An article thath changed my vision about the usability stuff in general: an epiphany.
As of then I was looking for the usability touchstone in the graphics layer of the web UI and Dick Berry taught me, with an iceberg analogy, that a great deal of the sense of usability is under the water.
The article is still there, and I recommend it, even after so many years. IMO it is to be read together with Patrick's:
"The user experience - The iceberg analogy of usability":http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/w-berry/ , by Dick Berry
A correlation between design and usability appears to be completely valid.
From the site's standpoint, careful design of the visuals usually comes together with good interaction design (in skort: the functionality of the site with CSS turned off) because of the target quality level of the site.
From the user's standpoint the same is valid: "Hmmm ... if the graphics are good then everything will be designed that well!"
After having opened thousands of sites, users recognize the good ones as fast as Patrick says.
The sense of _betterness_ that the good visuals convey influences the user's general perception of the whole UI.
Fantastic article. I will definitely keep this one handy for refuting some of the Nielson die-hards out there.
@mediacontour re: Craigslist - there is definitely something to be said for being first to market in that kind of situation as well. I can only imagine how much more I would use that site if it was well designed.
Creating world-class web sites requires mastery of many elements. Good web design isn't easy, and articles like this are important reminders that as web designers and developers we need to continually educate our clients about what it takes to do it right.
Visual design matters. Thanks for making the point so eloquently.
Don Norman's book "Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things", referenced in your article, has a wonderful story about automatic teller machine design and usability. The study cited has an awesome conclusion, which is (as I recall) that aesthetically designed interfaces make people feel good, and that the positive emotion gives them the will to work through minor problems they may encounter, ultimately resulting in a more users completing tasks successfully. Very interesting. A highly recommended read. (Even though it largely addresses the design of physical objects, the majority of concepts discussed by Mr. Norman can be applied to web and user interface design.)
A truly great article. I also agree with the first comment posted regarding Jacob's site.
Thanks very much!
Nielsen's Site is very boring. Viewers will never take interest visiting his website, surely content is king but you have to make it viewer friendly like adding some images and videos.
Based on Patrick's article, people visit a site like Craigslist to do a specific task. Because of this, looks are not so important.
If you look at "Warren Buffet":http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/ 's website, it certainly follows the text is king strategy. Looks primitive, but loads up fast, and simply and clearly presents its data.
Due to the lack of visual masking in the short presentations, the results from the two studies that claim impressions are made in tens of milliseconds are highly dubious.
The visual system has a dedicated buffer and it's guaranteed that users responses were influenced by processing which occurred across 100s of milliseconds. The only way to reduce the impact of this buffer is to display a masking stimulus following the stimulus of interest.
Sidenote: Early psychology experiments used a complicated physical contraption called a Tachistoscope to control very short duration timing. Modern psychology experimentation software use low level display parameters to synch screen updates with the hardware refresh rates.
This doesn't jeopardize the general message of the article, but I hate to see research used to improperly promote a sensationalist headline.
More at http://surfmind.com/muzings/?p=81
Great post! Definitely worth sharing.
Despite what one might think from reading other comments, the debate is not graphics vs. text. Skilled typesetting can render text-only pages both beautiful and graphical. (Clearly not Nielsen's approach.)
Our challenge as designers is to weigh and successfully balance the emotional reaction we seek to elicit against the information that needs to be conveyed. An accurate understanding of context (user, content, market, etc.) is what guides skilled designers to the sweet spot on the classical <-> expressive continuum.
BTW, it's important to note that the prinicples Lynch discusses are relevant and applicable to a wide array of design projects, not just web design.
Good article, but for those web designers that choose to ignore visual elements, you have to ask yourselves a couple of questions. If people are just interested in data, why do the majority of people have hi-speed internet connections? Why are people getting bigger and higher resolution monitors? It isn't to see more text data. If that is all they wanted they could use an old 14400 dial up modem and a dusty 600x480 monitor.
People are buying bigger HD monitors and using hi-speed internet connections because people want visuals and they respond to them.
Now, more than ever, a web site has to have compelling, rich, visuals in order to be successful. It is just as important as the copy.
This article ultimately presents a really well thought out and supported picture of two sides of aesthetics in web design - design for impact (expressive) and design for understanding (classical). I love that it pushes against Nielsen's dismissal of graphics. We've talked to test participants who say that they don't see or pay attention to imagery on an informational site, but we take those answers with a grain of salt. We never believe that people are trying to tell us they want the information stripped of all design or that they want old school web non-design, like Alertbox. Good design enhances the readability of text-heavy content on the web. Nice to have a well-thought out paper that supports what we know in our gut.
I'm currently doing a computer science education and we had the same topic about low level vision. In that class they said the time the brain can group proximity/closure/similarity/continuity was 0.2 seconds or 200 milliseconds. But that was in a crowded screen where suddenly an image appeared and disappeared. I love this kind of magic a website can create in the human brain. It was a hard article for me because i had to look-up some words. But i managed.
... and spies two ladies chatting, sipping their cocktails. One is very attractive (as in HOT!) and her friend, somewhat plain. Guess which one our man goes for? Even if "plain jane" is more interesting, with more context and personality? Why Eve picked the shiney red apple? Maybe it's the same reason my clients, when asked to show me web sites they like, will pick the ones with the pretty picture and otherwise horrible design (aesthetically and from a usability standpoint).
That's why its called "eye candy".
Now, I'll study Mr Lynch's web style guide to learn how to better apply makeup to an otherwise "plain Jane" (or, as they say, "put lipstick on this pig and sell it!")
Eat first- ask questions later.


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Because I know you want to know:
They checked his position at 10:00am, only to realized he had gone head-down again. As I'd said before, they really didn't want to try a vaginal birth with him head down for fear he'd be stillborn because of the trauma. So I agreed to another external version - with a shot of pethadine and a muscle relaxer (but believe me, that pethadine wore off before the contractions even got interesting). So he turned quickly, easily, and stayed put the rest of labor.
They almost immediately broke my waters. That was difficult because I was only 25% effaced and about 1 cm dilated. AT 41 WEEKS? ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? Then the Dr put me straight onto a syntosin drip (pitocin, artificial oxytocin) because they didn't want to give him time to flip back around. They kept upping the ml/hr and by about 2:30 or 3:00 I was feeling pretty miserable.
They took the drip off, hoping that I was far enough into labor to continue on my own. But after I started falling asleep and the contractions petered down to 15-20 seconds long and only ::decent::, back on the drip I went. That was 4:30pm, and at that point I was 80% effaced and 4cm dilated. I was getting the "WOW, that's a lot of dilating and effacing since your contractions weren't "good" until 1:30pm!" Haha.
Our extended family decided to go get something to eat, since we'd been told we were most likely looking at a 9pm delivery, and Matt and my midwife Pat stayed with me. I got in the shower because I was starting to have trouble through the contractions. While I was in the shower I started feeling a lot of pressure. Dinner arrived around 5:30 or 6:00 and I decided to get out and eat something while I was still "feeling ok". Wow, one smell of food was all I could take.
As I went to get back on the bed, I looked down at my legs which were now covered in meconium. I told my midwife and she sort of went, "Oh...". She decided to check my dilation because she said that was a sign he was decending a bit. So she checked me and I had dilated 6cm in 1.5 hours! I was at 10cm, with a slight anterior lip. WHOA! So Pat turned around and said, "Matt, text your family to get back here now!". My poor family were sitting down to eat dinner and get this text that says, COME BACK NOW. Haha. They took off running, and when they got back to the hospital (10 mins drive) I was in the delivery unit starting to push.
The doctor and midwife had said that I should be prepared to push for a long time because he was breech. But after 3 or 4 contractions and pushing through them, he was just.... there! He tried to cry, but he was a bit congested, so they cleared him out. He turned pink right away and had a good, strong heartbeat.
I was feeling pretty good, but not wanting to stay at the hospital, so 4 hours later we jumped in the car (ok, waddled slowly to the car) and came home to sleep in our own beds.
The whole family got a chance to hold him in the delivery room - man my 16 yr old brother is a trooper, I think he's seen more than he EVER wanted to see of me! We took endless pictures and a lot of video.
Oceana is doing great, and likes to talk about him - "Baby!" but doesn't seem to like holding him. That's fine, she's 21 months and that's just nervewracking!
Please pray that Joshua stays with us, as long as it is best for him. We don't want him to be in pain. Thank you for all your prayers yesterday while we were in labor.


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My laptop makes HORRIBLE noise within five minutes of booting it up. It needs a new fan. I just put in a new fan. It pisses me off. Any online activities that can't be done from my iPhone, don't get done - including blogging, email responses requiring more than a sentence, or anything more than reading my Facebook stream.
Our fridge died putting me out a stocked freezer full of summer Farmers' Market produce. Jars of pesto, trays of green enchiladas, dried tomatoes, strawberries, and even zucchini breads have now been tossed in the trash. What we couldn't eat in the five - yes, five - days it took the repairman to come fix our fridge, then it had to be chucked. Coolers full of ice can only hold so much. Oh, and did I mention it died again, after my restocking trip to the Farmers' Market. Yes, it did. This time an ajar door was to blame. We'll start all over again this Saturday.
Linus started preschool. It was really nothing - like he had always attended. He LOVES it and does not hesitate to say good-bye. It's a really great preschool. It met our #1 requirement - diversity, and then some. We're happy for him and for us.
Linus had another big first. He traveled to Kansas to visit his Gram and Grump without his parents. Grump visited and then flew with him to Kansas and Gram brought him back 5 days later. He didn't even miss us enough to chat on the phone for more than two minutes. We had a much harder time than him despite needing and enjoying the child-free break.
While Linus was gone I painted my two Craigslist finds. The armoire is now mulberry and the credenza is bright pink. They're fun. I'll post pictures someday.
Also while he was gone, our house threatened to explode. One MAJOR gas leak, one 911 operator telling us to get farther away - like down the block, two trucks full of fully outfitted firefighters, and one fire chief saying, "Full suits, guys, and oxygen. I don't know what the conditions are in there," is definitely enough to freak me out. Everything came out okay, and a new meter was successfully installed despite it being Labor Day. We definitely plan to renew our donation to the department's charity since we're regulars.
So those are the major points of the past month. Here's hoping our luck improves a bit. I threw salt over my shoulder after sprinkling my popcorn this evening -- you know, just in case.
So, what have I missed in your lives?
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Bits and Pieces
My laptop makes HORRIBLE noise within five minutes of booting it up. It needs a new fan. I just put in a new fan. It pisses me off. Any online activities that can't be done from my iPhone, don't get done - including blogging, email responses requiring more than a sentence, or anything more than reading my Facebook stream.
Posted by @sweetbabboo at 10:29 PM
6 comments:
- marty said...
Holy crappoly. You have been through it, Abbs. I'm so sorry about your freezer. It hurt me to hear it the first time - but TWICE? I'm aching for you.
Cannot wait to see the new furniture though - and will be emailing you for furniture painting tips right after I post this.
- Green Girl in Wisconsin said...
what is it with appliances dying in batches? SO weird! Glad Linus is doing well with preschool. where did the time go? And he went solo to visit the grandparents! How cool!
- Convertible Girl said...
Gas leaks terrify me. How/when/where did you notice it?
But on a happier note, hooray for trustworthy grandparents!
I am so glad you are blogging again. Have missed you! But wish you had much better news to talk about. Gas leaks? What is up with that? So glad Linus had a great time with gram & grump. He is growing up so fast! And it sounds like preschool is a winner! Yea! for all of you! See you soon! Terry
- Jessica said...
man what craziness. My computer makes a horrible noise too, hubs says my hard drive is dying. :( He's gonna replace it next week. So scary.
- suzanne @ pretty*swell said...
You've had quite the month, lady! Hope things are calming down now. For the record, the gas leak would have scared the crap out of me. Impressed that you stayed sane enough to hear what the firemen were saying to each other. Also: can't wait to see your refurbished Craig's List pieces!


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A recently reported case features an unusual application for a stay issued, after the conclusion of the trial, but before judgment. The applicant sought a stay based on a parallel proceedings in Georgia in which his counterparts were requesting that the Georgian courts also suspend proceedings pending the English decision.
The English court refused the application. It found the existence of parallel proceedings to be of the Defendant's own making and took a dim view of the Defendant's "pirouetting between jurisdictions".
Background Facts
The factual background to this action was complex. In short, the Claimants were two BVI companies, holding assets in Georgia. The Claimants asserted that these assets should pass to the family heirs of a deceased Georgian billioinaire, known as "Badri". The Defendant ("Vano"), a Georgian businessman, asserted beneficial ownership in the relevant assets. The Claimants argued that the Defendant had been involved in illegitimate transfers of the assets shortly after the death of Badri. All the assets in question were Georgian, the claim arose under Georgian law and the participants were Georgian (save, technically, the BVI companies).
Procedural history
Proceedings were commenced in England in February 2013, by service on the Defendant when he was domiciled in this jurisdiction. The Defendant brought challenges to the English jurisdiction, but these failed. He then commenced proceedings in Georgia on largely the same issues. Parallel (and effectively co-extensive) proceedings subsequently ran in England and Georgia.
On 22 July 2014, Vano won at first instance in Georgia. However, the Claimants in the English action (together with other members of Badri's family) appealed and won on appeal in the Tbilisi Court on 15 January 2015. Vano appealed to the Georgian Supreme Court.
In May 2015, the English Court conducted its trial of the matter.
In October 2015, before any judgment had been issued by the English court, the Georgian Supreme Court allowed Vano's appeal in part and remitted the matter to the Georgian Court of Appeal for re-hearing. The Claimants in the English proceedings requested that the Georgian Court of Appeal either dismiss Vano's claim or suspend the hearing pending the English judgment.
Meanwhile, in England, Vano applied to either formally stay the English proceedings, or requesting that Peter Smith J informally refrain from delivering judgment until the Georgian Court of Appeal had ruled.
Both sides accepted that the situation was highly unusual and that the English court had discretion as to how to proceed. Peter Smith J refused to grant a stay, finding that he should proceed to judgment. Peter Smith J considered that the problem of the parallel proceedings was entirely of the Defendant's own making. The English proceedings had been commenced first in time, and the Defendant's jurisdictional challenges there had failed. There was no guarantee that the Georgian Court of Appeal decision would be reached in the near future, nor any clarity as to when Georgian proceedings would ultimately be exhausted. The English court was not prepared to simply "down tools" and await developments in Georgia. To do so would mean that there would have been significant waste of time and costs in England. The judicial duty was to deliver a judgment as expeditiously as possible. No stay would therefore be granted.
The English court took a dim view of the Defendant's "pirouetting between jurisdictions". Parties considering parallel proceedings need to consider whether they will ultimately gain the desired tactical advantages.


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Cute pig, from angry bird character. I found it on Toy R us
Spegatti Bolognese . Not so good but it eatable , haha due to sour from tomato puri and over cheese taste. ate it at Cozy Corner
Found it at the Great Eastern Mall parking lot. Wonder if this is wifi AP or cellular extender
Mcdonals Mc fload. Coke + vanilla ice cream. seems nice combination but expensive –_-
sex xnxx
Traffic Jam at Cheras. Taken during Hari Haray Haji
My dad, and 3 foreign people visit my village
Qurban (:
Bad bad bad sector recovery in progress haih…..
Cute free gift from Garnier,haha


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What a day ! I headed out at just on 10:00hrs and went straight to north beach. The tide was rising and quite close in. I got settled out on a sand bar that I knew would not be covered by the tide with todays height. I sat at one end and the birds began to arrive, they came in to the furthest end of the sand bar but I knew by staying-put and waiting that the tide would eventually push them in my direction. Today provided me the opportunity to get some of my better juvenile Lesser Sandplover photos and I have got to admit these are a nice juvenile wader. Just take a look at these photos for yourself these were taken just after the tide began to retreat and the birds began to forage for a while before going in to the post high tide roost. I remained on site through until 15:40 hours, it was another hot sizzling day when the I could feel the sun burning me alive, however today was a blinding day and produced a good quality record see todays totals list.
I really like the bird above and this has a really nice buffy wash and gives it an almost bronze over-all coloration also note that the legs look quite pale compared to some of the other juvenile LSP's.
Seeing as I concentrated mainly on photographing the juvenile LSP's today I had to spend some time on the adults. The bird in this sequence was an obliging individual, you have got to admit that Sandplovers are a cracking group.
Ok, now for todays totals:
Lesser Sandplover c800 including at least 20 juveniles
Greater Sandplover c200 including at least 4 juveniles
Great Knot 2 1st summers
Malaysian Plover 2 - high tide roost only
Greenshank 11 all adults rising tide only
Redshank 0 on site but 5 seen in flight low over the water half way between Mersing and the Island during the return trip.
Ruddy Turnstone 5 all adults
Common Sandpiper 7
Pacific Golden Plover 12
Terek Sandpiper c340+ with a colour flag ringed bird ! at last a flagged Terek- I have been looking and waiting for this one - details to follow soon.
Great Crested Tern 138 including 2 juveniles
Lesser Crested Tern 1 adult first personal record for Mersing (been waiting for this one)
Common Tern 4
Little Tern 2
WBS-Eagle 1 annoyingly disturbing the waders during the rising tide.
Collared Kingfisher 2