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Oh, I have done. Friedrich. I have done. That is not what I meant. It is not the dismal dictatorship of the Soviet proletariat that still engages my mind, it is the birth of the international communitariat that is rescuing me from deathly despair. You too must have been astounded, not so much by what has happened, but by how Zuckerberg has made it happen.
As ever Karl, you are a pace or two ahead of me. And what pleasure you seem to be taking in those strides. A Jewish philosopher with a convivial turn of mind? I'm happy to leave my cups to hear more of him.
Friedrich, you and I embraced the dialectic only to know her as a mistress with too many quarrelsome lovers. Well, I believe there is a new dialectic in town. And people like us are wooing her, leading her on. Actually, not like us. In fact, not like us at all. Social engineers by chance not by philosophising. And so young, Friedrich, so young. If the world had noticed me before I became a headstone in Highbury, much would have changed. History would have changed, Friedrich. No one listened till we were gone, did they? Zuckerberg, you must know of him. Thoughtless thinker besides you and me, but boundless achiever.
I am warmed by your tone. You speak as though there is romance in your soul. There was precious little of it in your life so I raise my flute to this Zuckerberg if he can affect you so. I thought romance was my province. He expounds a new dialectic, you say? Hegelian or anti-Hegelian?
Expounds? No that is not the word, Friedrich. He is a casual classicist but, I think, an involuntary philosopher. He is parent to the cyberspatial dialectic yet I doubt he would recognise his child. From the sound of things, neither do you. Is your mind now an empty corral - there used to be so many horned beasts buffeting around in it when we shared our thoughts? Zuckerberg thinks but mostly he does. What he's done is to alter my view on materialism. Friedrich, what if thought is matter?
That would either be nonsense, since matter is an objective reality existing outside the mind, or proof of the first principle of the dialectic, the law of the unity and conflict of opposites. Matter precedes thought. That was the core of all our ideas. "The ideal is nothing else than the material world reflected by the human mind, and translated into forms of thought," you said that. Matter is the philosophical superstructure of any society. Is Zuckerberg saying that thought is matter?
Definitely not. He'd never use the word 'matter' in that context. 'Stuff' is his word. All he's ever wanted is to 'get stuff done'.
'Thought is stuff 'doesn't have quite the right philosophical ring, Karl. Are you sure about him?
About him, perhaps not. About what he's done, very, very sure. You're not part of his movement, you've not showed your face? You don't have to have a body to have an identity, you know. I have, along with nearly six hundred million others. Admittedly most of them are alive. Six hundred million, that's a big share of the world to join in a revolution. It's happened in Colombia. In Iran. In Egypt.
Made any connections?
If you can link the past to the present, we'd love to hear from you.
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Harsh praise for Zuckerberg
If individualism is abolishing the present state of things then it is pure communism. Perhaps because much of it is mindless it is all the more dangerous to those in power. What are they stopping? The return of the individual to the infant at the breast state when it was the centre of the universe?
You want my help writing about this, don't you. Karl? Knowing you, you have a title already.
I will dedicate it to Mark Zuckerberg and I will call it Das Cybernipple.
Predictably brilliant. Call me again when you've written the first line. You're good at those.
Karl Marx's opinion was interpreted by Will Coe, Jan 2011
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Friedrich Engels
Karl, I'm sorry. I'm with you now. Das Gesichtbuch. Facebook. He's the man behind that, of course. It is a revolution of a kind, I suppose. Not like the one I joined in Prussia. A lot less bloody. Where's the struggle in it? In fact, where's the class in it?
Zuckerberg has passed authority to the individual, so our mantra of class struggle begins to sound hollow. I'm prepared to give it up. If I am surely you are, Friedrich? No one was more passionate about the individual.
I can't believe what I'm hearing. Are you abandoning communism? To something you have said you find mindless?
Karl Marx assesses Mark Zuckerberg in conversation with Friedrich Engels
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Karl Marx
Friedrich, old friend, it is so long since we discussed matters of moment. Did I ever thank you for completing Das Kapital for me? Unforgivable, even if I did not agree with everything you added. You will forgive my ungraciousness nevertheless, as you always did. Enough of wittering. To my point. For too long, I have been horribly depressed by what has happened in my name. Yours too. Stalin abused you. With your capacity for pleasure, I am sure you have not brooded on it as much as I. Have you been keeping up with the new social movements or have you been lost in a champagne corner of the afterlife? No, you would never abandon reason totally to the pursuit of pleasure. You will have kept up, I know. You are a very social animal. You of all people must have been drawn to the - I would call it mindless - conviviality of Zuckerberg's creation. We could not have foreseen it, could we, dear Friedrich?
Friedrich Engels
It is pure joy to hear from you again, Karl. You are right. I keep my reason but I have not abandoned jollity simply because I have left life behind. There is no tear too wet that a smile cannot dry, even here. Thank you for thinking of the honour of my name. I am no more the ideological father of Stalin than Jesus was the apostle of the devil. It does not weigh on my soul that some people think otherwise. We were makers of destiny but not its masters. No, we could not have known how many would piss on our legacy. I urge you to leave the thought behind.
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Hello, I am not getting to post update as oftened as liked, but we have been staying pretty busy. We are still getting reservations in pretty steady. Going to have a couple of new states this year. Hoping to have 200 cub and cub cadets in this year. We are going to have a sit down dinner for everyone on Saturday evening (like last year) with IH trivia and will have a big screen TV in the banquet room showing Old IH movies. Also I have been getting a few calls from folks that are wanting to come for the first time and wondering how many of their favorite people from this board will be there, I knew of a few But those of you that are coming if you don't mind let me know or post a responce (even if you have not got your reservation in yet) Again anyone that would want to put on a demo of some sort please contact me, some one new or someone that did one last year. A quick reminder for those still sending in registrations One last thing for today, how about a couple of suggustions for some additional FUN trophies?
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Funeral services for Jeanet Higgins, 53 of Giddings, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Giddings with Rev. Keith Aschenbeck and Rev. Robert Tiner officiating. Burial will follow in the Giddings City Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, February 20, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Tuesday, February 21, 2012 from 7:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Giddings. The family will be present for visitation Monday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Jeanet Carolyn Hoffman Higgins was born on March 23, 1958 in Tooele, Utah to Franklin D. & Lorene (Albrecht) Hoffman. She was baptized on May 18, 1958 and was confirmed on March 26, 1972. Her confirmation verse was Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Jeanet enjoyed tending her roses, housekeeping, cooking and playing scrabble with her family and friends.
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Jason Whittle and Kawika Mitchell are questionable.
What is with all the injuries here the past few years? Poor training staff? Light preseason workouts and practices? Dumb luck? Last year, we only lost a few starters to injuries but this season it's starter after starter going down. That stinks.
Now we see that our lack of depth is really hurting us. If Mitchell doesn't play, who does? Blake Costanzo, Marcus Buggs, or Jon Corto? Oh God.
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The importance of breakfast to your metabolism
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Are you like me and you hop out of bed each morning ravenous and ready for breakfast? Or do you get through the morning with just a hot cup of coffee and absolutely no interest in that first meal of the day? It always surprises me when I hear from clients who skip breakfast in an effort to cut calories and lose weight, or because they're convinced that they are not hungry and "couldn't possibly eat anything in the morning." The way I see it, breakfast is another opportunity in the day to eat delicious food!, and it's also a meal where you can fill up on necessary nutrients. But one point that always seems to appeal to people is breakfast's ability to get your metabolism moving – that's your body's calorie-burning mechanism.
But how does breakfast boost metabolism?
Think back to last night's dinner. Maybe you ate around 7pm, and then your body digested and metabolized the food. Overnight while you were sleeping, your metabolism slowed down to an even hum, constantly working but at a more resting pace. Your metabolism won't kick into high gear again – burning fuel (calories) at a faster rate – until you wake up and feed it in the morning. Think of it like fueling a car by putting gasoline into an empty tank or throwing a log on a dying fire for an added spark to get it burning again. However, if you skip breakfast and hold off eating until lunch, that's an extra five or so hours of your morning when you're letting your metabolism cruise along at a sluggish pace. Why not use it at its peak calorie burning capacity!? Breakfast is the jump start your body needs and the energy boost to power your day.
You don't need to have a huge sit down breakfast buffet. Even a half of a granola bar, handful of nuts, a few bites of leftovers from dinner, or snack bag of fresh fruit on the go will do the trick if you eat within an hour or so of waking up. You may find eating in the AM actually makes you hungrier. This is a good thing! It's your body's way of telling you it's rearing to go, and that your metabolism is revving. Keep listening to your body by feeding it with healthful foods when it's hungry, and stopping when it's full. But always remember the benefits of breakfast.
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Before anyone goes there I will do it for you.
I just could find where I create a fanshot at....
So before I reveal my draft I will give you the league scoring set up.
This leagues scoring offers bonus for kick and punt return, 2 pts for every 25 yds kickoff return, 2 pts for every 10yds punt return. Return TD are worth 6pts of course.
6pts for sacks, 5 pts for int's.
.5pts for every rushing attempt,
.5pts for every catch.
Passing tds are worth 4pts plus a piont given for every completion and -.5pts for an incompletion.
rushing and recieving tds are worth 6pts.
Other than that scoring is standard. 1pt for every 10yds rushing receiving etc.
So this league seems to be pretty RB, returner, and sack/int centered…..
I drafted in the 4th and 7th slots in alternating rounds (snake draft)
QB- Matt Ryan RD 8
RB1 Lesean McCoy RD 1
RB2 DeMarco Murray RD 2
WR1 Julio Jones RD 4
WR2 Percy Harvin RD 5
TE Brent Celeck RD 14
FLEX Darren Sproles RD 3
DEF/ST- Dallas RD 21
K- Dan Bailey RD 20
DL Justin Tuck RD 7
LB Patrick Willis RD 11
DB Patrick Peterson RD 10
DP D'Qwell Jacks on RD 9
DP Trent Cole RD 12
Reggie Bush RD 6
Jay Cutler RD 13
D, Heward-Bey RD 15
Mikel LeShoure RD 18
Devone Bess RD 19
Mario Williams RD 16
Colin McCarthy RD 17
I added the round in which each player was drafted to the right of their name so you could assess value of the pick.
The only pick I think I didn't get good value on was Justin Tuck in round 7, I got a little trigger happy because someone took JPP and D Ware the 2 picks ahead of mine. I was going to take JPP but when he went I had to scramble and was debating between Jared Allen, Tuck, Super Mario, and Cole. So I ended up with players 3, 4, and 5 in my rankings instead of 1 or 2 which was JPP and Allen. Although I was a bit scared off by Vikings coached saying they want to limit Allens' snaps this year.
I also might have been able to take Peterson a round later, but He is by far my leagues #1 projected DB because of his return ability. If I would have done that then I would have taken Doug Martin from TB in the 11th round and Peterson in the 12th.
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The contrast between the White House welcome this month for the Irish and British Prime Ministers could not have been greater. Brian Cowen, the Taoiseach of Ireland, is hardly a world figure, but he received the kind of red carpet treatment in Washington that would normally be reserved for royalty.
The Irish PM has no influence whatsoever over the policies of the United States. Yet he was greeted for a 40-minute meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday by not only the president but also Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and National Security Adviser Jim Jones. In addition, Obama hosted a lavish dinner party for 400 guests in Cowen's honour to mark St. Patrick's Day, where both the U.S. and Irish leaders spoke (teleprompter fiasco aside). At Michelle Obama's request, the White House fountain was even turned green to mark the event.
When Gordon Brown was received at the White House at the start of March he was denied a press conference as well as an official dinner and was treated in a humiliating, demeaning fashion. Brown may well be a lame duck at home, but he is still the representative of 60 million Britons and a nation that has sacrificed blood and treasure alongside America time after time. The whole affair was hugely insulting to the British people.
With an estimated 30 million Americans claiming Irish ancestry it is understandable that the Irish PM should get a generous reception from a U.S. president. It doesn't explain though why the British leader couldn't be treated with at least the same level of decorum. After all, there are significantly more Americans of British descent, and Great Britain is without doubt America's most important ally. Britain has nearly 9,000 soldiers fighting on the battlefields of Afghanistan alongside the United States. Ireland has sent a grand total of just seven soldiers to serve with the NATO-led mission there, and did not contribute at all to the war in Iraq.
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News spreads fast. Bloomberg is reporting Adelson isn't planning on floating Gingrich anymore which leaves him high and dry and scrambling for cash.
Five losing contests later, Gingrich and Winning Our Future, an outside political action committee supporting him, are almost silent on television airwaves, offering free water and coffee at events, and revamping a fundraising strategy based largely on the support of a single wealthy backer, Sheldon Adelson, and the Las Vegas casino owner's family.
In the past seven days, Winning Our Future has spent $61,290 on broadcast television advertisements, compared with $636,920 spent by Mitt Romney and a super-PAC backing him, Restore Our Future, according to data compiled by New York-based Kantar Media's CMAG, a company that tracks advertising.
For now, the Adelsons don't plan to deliver another big check to float Gingrich's campaign, according to a person familiar with their deliberations.
So, have you checked out that video up there yet? (I rec, it's funny) Gee, what can I say? Does America deserve a president named Santorum? Wrong question. Do I think he'll win? No. Do I think he'll win the GOP nomination? At this point, maybe. I've been saying all along you can't win the GOP nomination if the fundies don't love ya, and fundies don't like Mormons, something about hell….it's hard keeping all those extremists sorted out. I wish we could send them to an island far far away, together. Anyway, enough of my ramblings.
But Rick Santorum's wins in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado have instead coalesced support around his campaign, with Gingrich now looking for another miraculous come-from-behind.
Meanwhile, a super-PAC supporting Santorum's campaign told Bloomberg the money has been "rolling in" since the former senator's upset wins, including a $1 million donation earlier this week.
Googled Santorum lately? Yep, that site is still holding strong and remains in the #1 position, after the Santorum campaign's paid spot. But it doesn't end there, it's not just a gag site, something I realized tonight when I clicked on "Click to continue":
Rick Santorum is Good at Winning Caucuses
Caucuses by nature are built around people who are the most politically passionate. In Democratic caucuses, this benefits a candidate who is a bit further to the left, and his success in caucuses was a big key towards President Obama's run to the Democratic nomination four years ago. But, as being too far to the left is considered completely unacceptable in our political climate, a socialist group is unable to highjack the proceedings. Things are different in the Republican, where you have two groups of complete whack jobs who are viewed as being a part of the conservative mainstream: the Ron Paul Libertarians and the extreme Religious Right. These people are more passionate than your average conservative, and are more willing to spend their time attending a caucus.
Think of it this way: following the Florida Primary, won by Mitt Romney, a fair amount of attention was paid to the low turnout rate. About 8.5% of Florida's population showed up to vote in the Republican primary. Compare that to Colorado, where just over 1% of the state population participated in the caucus, and Minnesota, where less than 1% participated. And while Santorum had a strong showing in Missouri's primary, that primary was merely symbolic and awarded no delegates. As a result, Missouri's Republican Primary only drew from 4% of the state's population.
What's the conclusion to draw from this? Santorum does have a following. In Midwest states, he is the social conservative candidate of choice. But we won't know if he's become the social conservative candidate of the south until March. More importantly, we have no evidence to this point that Santorum can win anything that a significant portion of a state's population actually shows up to. Until he does that, Santorum is merely the King of Contests Nobody Gives a Shit About. And while that may parlay a better contract for him with Fox News this fall, it will not get him the Republican nomination and certainly would not allow him to even put up a competitive race against President Obama in the General Election.
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Sawicki received the funding for his project, "Novel platform for rapid exploration of robotic ankle exoskeleton control strategies to augment healthy or restore post-stroke locomotion." He will collaborate with fellow principal investigator Steven Collins, a mechanical engineering professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Quality Assuranceby Christopher Butler | January, 2010
Quality Assurance (QA), according to the online Project Management glossary, is defined as "a planned and systematic pattern of all actions necessary to provide adequate confidence that the item or product conforms to established technical requirements." In other words, QA is a standardized method that ensures that everything works as it was intended to work and looks as it was intended to look. QA for the web should include an initial site-specific test plan, a round of browser testing, and a generous integration phase during which the client can evaluate functionality while entering content.
Quality Assurance Test Plans
Every website built around a content management system (CMS) will have a significant amount of common functionality that will require testing. This kind of general evaluation might include anything from testing the CMS login to exporting website form data, but is not primarily concerned with how things appear visually. Of course, if something is radically out of place visually, it should be noted. However long the testing list, this first step should be to identify any flaws in the standard operation of the site and CMS and can probably be performed once the whitescreen is complete and before design application has occurred.
The second step is to evaluate functionality specific to the website. Again, this stage is less concerned with how things appear visually than with how things operate. For example, an e-commerce website's store should be thoroughly tested with every relevant combination of products, accessories, and discount codes to make sure that even the most minor variable isn't overlooked. A site with a large content database that relies heavily upon an advanced search tool should be tested by running a large number of various search queries. A site with complex form options should have many test form submissions sent covering all options and combination of options, and so on. While the test plan should be drawn up by the team--naturally, those most familiar with how the site is intended to function--the person performing the test plan should be someone familiar with the technology, process, and purpose of QA, but new to the particular project being tested. Even if you don't have a dedicated QA role, you should endeavor to have fresh eyes on the site for this stage of QA.
For a more in-depth look at what the QA role should look like, read Nolan Caudill's blog post on The Most Important Person on the Team.
Browser Testing
Realistically, there is going to be some overlap between the test plan and browser testing. Common site functions, like form submissions, for example, can have unpredictable issues in different browsers. But once the site functionality has been thoroughly vetted, the site needs to be tested, page by page, in every browser you officially support.
Browser testing can be done in a variety of ways, including running multiple physical machines, running virtual machines locally, running a centralized virtual machine server, or using a third-party testing service. We've been experimenting with using CrossBrowserTesting.com, which can test browser performance and some interactive functionality for any URL you submit. It can even generate screenshots of any URL in every current browser simultaneously (I ran this test on my blog page, which you can see in the image above). Plans range from as low as $19.95 per month to as high as $199.95 per month, but the value of being able to quickly check against the particularities of multiple browsers is well worth the cost.
By the way, despite being nine years old and out of compliance with today's web standards, Internet Explorer 6 is still being used by a considerable portion of the population. While tools like CrossBrowserTesting.com make it easy to check out how a website looks in IE 6, they don't change the fact that it often requires a lot of extra effort to make a current site look and function correctly in it. At this point, it doesn't make much sense to do more than ensure that websites degrade well to IE 6; guaranteeing perfect performance in it is a losing battle. Even our site isn't perfect in IE 6!
These screenshots of my blog page (click image to enlarge) were automatically generated by CrossBrowserTesting.com. At first glance, they look pretty close, but there are some slight spacing differences in the page as viewed by Internet Explorer 6.0.
Integration is QA
Once the test plan is complete, the site is probably ready for content entry (we'll cover this a bit more in next month's article). Remember, this often happens before the design has been applied, so it's important that the client is prepared to see and use a work in progress. Though it's not officially considered a QA method, I believe that content entry, or integration, is one of the most effective and important QA efforts for any project.
Typically, integration is the point in a project when a client is able to fully experience the reality of their site for the first time. While they have worked closely with the team on prototyping and design, the process of using the CMS to create and enter content is when all the "dots" are connected and made real, and often the first point at which expectations are clarified. With that in mind, here's some straight talk:
No matter how thorough the prototype is, sometimes there are concepts or needs that cannot be communicated until you are immersed in an actual working and producing environment. This is similar to the "blank-slate-shopper" phenomenon: Have you ever seen a review of a book and thought that you'd like to purchase it, only to find that the next time you are actually in a bookstore you have no idea what you want or where to start? This is because we tend towards reactive rather than proactive thinking. We hear about a book and react to it with, "Yes, I'd like to read that," yet when we get to the store and are surrounded by thousands of books, we react to them all by drawing a blank. In web development, things are reversed a bit. Prototyping can be like the store, offering lots of attractive options unrefined by the future reality of how a site will be used. "Yes, I'd like my site to do that!" But integration will always catch the flaws in a site, be they many or few, because users will quickly react when they can't do what they expected to be able to. "Sure, the slideshow is nice, but I need to change the address in the footer!"
Finally, QA does not ensure that a project will be 100% bug free. While some bugs are due to sloppiness or haste and can be quickly identified by QA, others are the result of unforeseen functionality conflicts that may not become evident until a site has been used for a while--despite the best intentions and foresight of the team. As with any development project, bugs like these should be expected and encountered with patience. (Need I remind you of how buggy some expensive operating systems are when they launch?) While we hope that the various steps of QA will mitigate the frequency of any bugs occurring, we are definitely not surprised when they show up.
Coming Up in Part 2...
It's not done yet! Next month, we'll look at the last two steps of a web project, content entry and going live. Once a site is live, it begins its real life, so we'll also cover content strategy and nurturing for the future of a website.
Wonderful article.! Looks like mood boards breaks down the process into small bites for any design project. Thanks!
Interesting idea, I like the concept of a more specific way of profiling users instead of just borrowing the traditional marketing plan approach to forming target profiles.
Great article. I love seeing the process from a large shop; gives some perspective to what we're doing here; ways to improve and validating what we're getting right. Thanks!
Wow! I skimmed over many of your articles and plan to read them in depth. Great writing and content. By the time I'm done, I'll have a UI degree (of sorts).
I primarily focus on visual design for smaller businesses. These businesses generally don't have large budgets. However, I believe that best practices should be the rule and I ask lots of questions to help my clients think beyond "We need a cool web site with such and such bells and whistles".
I would appreciate any advice on how to implement and maintain good UI principles when the budget is under 10K (way under 10K).
Great work and much continued success to your firm.
Chuck, That's a good article you linked to- thanks. Our process always includes mood boards. We don't break out the price and allow clients to choose a path. The only time we wouldn't do mood boards is if we decided to not include them in the process for some reason- perhaps to keep the scope narrow and work within a lower budget. But in that case, we would have very specific contractual language to keep the scope of the design phase as limited as necessary.
I read something good in another article about website mood boards from WebDesignerDepot - "Words fail miserably when trying to translate design concepts... Visuals communicate things words cannot." It's true. Why try to pitch a visual concept in a written form to get your client to buy into the design you haven't created yet? So mood boards are great at getting to the point faster. But I like how you emphasize that the strategy happens with mood boards and the production happens with the layout iterations after. Most desigers try to do both in layouts and end up redoing their work over and over again. In the WebDesignerDepot article they talk about when clients don't want to pay for mood boards. How do you handle that? Do you breakout the costs and let them choose?
Robert: Thanks for the feedback! In rebuilding the new site, we drastically reduced our use of images *and* tables. The result is a must faster load and rendering time. In the case of the main navigation though, I chose to stick with a simple table/image structure for a couple of reasons.
Since the menu system is dynamic, I wanted to utilize a little bit more control of how the columns appeared if the ordering or placement changed at all, particularly in older browsers. As for using graphics, since the menu actually serves as one of the main visual elements, I wanted it to be as consistent and attractive as possible, particularly in cases where no browser/os induced anti-aliasing was taking place. You are correct in that the same structure could have been built using only CSS, but I made the call to take the minor trade-off in performance to ensure consistent design. We are also using ALT tags in the image itself to avoid any SEO issues.
Robert: We went live with our redesign on January 12. You can read all about the process in a blog post I published that morning called How We Redesigned Newfangled.com. As for your question about why the navigation is programmed the way it is, I'm going to let the developer who built it, Dave Mello, answer. From my point of view, the new site is significantly faster than the old one, which makes me happy!
Jason: You raise a good point. I neglected to mention developer code reviews in the QA part of the article. I can only fit so much in, but it is definitely a critical piece of the QA process. Right now, our developers have a code review prior to the site going live with our Lead Software Engineer, who evaluates their work from the perspectives you listed out. We were actually discussing this just the other day, and are going to move to a new model of having developer code reviews every two weeks- on a schedule independent of specific projects- to make it more of a developer department culture thing, rather than just a step in the project process.
I see the value of having the project managers create and implement test plans. Being the most familiar with the spec makes them the most qualified to assess whether the project measures up. But what about the code itself? Who does a QA review of the code for security issues, leanness, web standards, etc.? I'm not a big shop like you all, so the biggest problem I've had has been with working with freelancers in the past and not having a way to ensure code quality, so even if a site looks great when it's first launched, it degrades fast. I've learned a ton as a result about how little I really know about code ;-) So now I depend upon other programmers to check the work in addition my own review.
Nice post, and when did you guys do the redesign? Looks great! Just curious though on the choice for navigation, use of images and a table? Seems odd, surely that could have been achieved with plain text and css. Just curious if there was a good reason for it.
Joanne: Definitely. In fact, I was speaking with one of our project managers just this morning about planning for persona development for a client that has been using their site actively for almost two years now. Specifically, this client does a lot of television advertising but has not yet focused their website on a particular segment. As a result, they don't really have any content strategy at all and are assuming that the same people that respond to a television ad are their web audience too. Our hunch is that assumptions is incorrect. The value of identifying personas is there, really no matter when you do it. It's always going to provide some insight that wasn't available beforehand.
Jeri: That's a good point, which is why the persona stuff is so critical. If you don't identify who you are speaking to with a site, you won't have any significant or accurate model for content. I'll be covering content strategy in the second part, not because it's secondary, but just because I wanted to deal with the fundamental/mechanical stuff first.
Great post, and I would love to see the same post with the addition of content strategy - gathering, analyzing, and planning for content today and into the future - at the very beginning during the planning phase. Planning, designing and developing in the absence or "real" content can result in content that simply doesn't "fit" the site, or fails to convey the message - not to mention frustrated customers. :-)
I watched your webinar on Personas and found it very instructive. Is there an application for this process if you're already way down the road on your web site development?
Justin, Shhh! Don't let that secret get out. Otherwise, what would I write about every month? ;-)
Chris, Great post! Nice to see our process so well articulated. Perhaps this will help dispel the myth that we have an extra button on our keyboards that simply says, "Make Website."


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THE language of a historic Hampshire shipyard that built Henry VIII's ships is to be revived for one night.
Millbrook Local History Society, which meets at the Holy Trinity Church Hall, in Millbrook Road, will be delving into the sayings of Bucklers Hard on Thursday, February 6, from 7.15pm.
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DODGEVILLE, Wisconsin (WXOW) - Upland's cheesemaker, Andy Hatch, is releasing his special seasonal cheese and it's creating a buzz in the cheese world.
In this segment of Wisconsin Dairy News see why consumers are rushing to get their hands on Rush Creek Reserve.
While known for its award-winning Alpine style Pleasant Ridge Reserve, Uplands Cheese, in Dodgeville is expanding its achievements with a seasonal soft, fresh cheese.
Andy Hatch, Cheesemaker at Uplands Cheese says, "Rush Creek Reserve is unique for us in that you've only made one cheese here at Uplands Cheese for the last ten years, we make it just in the autumn once the cows start eating hay."
It's just another way that Uplands Cheese is diversifying and building its award-winning reputation.
Andy: "The seasonal model for making different cheeses is centuries old. And so in that sense it's an old world tradition to make a hard aged cheese with the summer pasture-fed milk, and then a soft cheese in the winter."
Rush Creek is different from Pleasant Ridge Reserve in that it's really the other end of the spectrum.
Adam: "It's a soft creamy cheese ripened by mold that grows on the outside."
Modeled after Andy's favorite French cheese-Mont d'Or. Rush Creek Reserve is wrapped in spruce tree cambium bark to help the cheese hold its shape. The bark also imparts added flavor to the cheese.
Adam: "The best way to eat a Rush Creek is to take a knife and slice around the outside of the top rind, and then fold that rind back and that'll expose the creamy paste inside which you can then scoop out with bread or with a spoon!"
This seasonal gem is perfect for this time of year.
Adam: "We think of it as a holiday cheese. It's great cheese for sharing. Once you start eating one of these cheeses, you should eat the whole thing. So it's perfect around the holiday table. It's a special occasion type cheese!"
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Murphy on Dennis Drue
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This young man should never be allowed to drive again. When he speeds, it's well over the limit, and he doesn't seem to learn from his mistakes. He needs serious psychological counseling to determine why he feels he has the right to grievously ignore the driving rules.
yes this boy has problems,however,this political lynch mob needs a tall glass of water,
How did he even get two licenses? From the driving record alone, this is someone who shouldn't be behind the wheel of even a golf cart.
Dennis the Menace.
They need to move this trial, with the T.U and every other local news outlet declaring this kid guilty since the accident he'll never get a fair trial here. I'm not saying he did no wrong in this, but until we actually have the facts and not just media speculation you can't label him guilty.
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I recently started getting into trad and now long for long multiple pitches. However, I live in Utah and these are not entirely abundant by any means. I would like to get some beta on big wall things, especially aide climbing and hauling, so that I can practice them close to home, before venturing off into the beautiful abyss. Any suggestions?
My suggestions: 1. Spend time going through old posts in the Big Wall/Aid forums here on Mountain Project and Rockclimbing.com. 2. Do the same at John Middendorf's Bigwalls.com website (an aid climbing-specific site which, while not posted on as often as the other climbing sites, has a shit-ton of useful information from guys who actually do a lot of aid/bigwall climbing). 3. Pick up the following books: -Climbing Big Walls by Mike Strassman -Big Walls by John Long and John Middendorf -Big Wall Climbing: Elite Technique by Jared Ogden 4. Find an experienced aid climber in your area and see if s/he will take you under their wing and show you the ropes (pun intended). Payment in the form of beer, hauling loads, beer, belay slavery and/or beer will probably get you pretty far. ;-) I've done #1 through #3 and have figured out a ton of stuff (that I now need to go practice ad infinitum at my local crag). Still working on #4, though... ;-)
Another good resource: www.supertopo.com/a/How-To-Big-Wall-Climb-Table-of-Contents/>>> McNamara does an excellent job here. It is very important to master the low angle and easy aid before attempting to progress.
Have Fun!! Is the Internet cool, or what?
I second Jason's comment. Also google Mark Hudon, he is a big wall magician and has some great write ups online.
Thanks, El Cap Route Panoramas and Big Wall Tips
Thanks guys, I greatly appreciate the help, it is much needed! Cheers!
I think this guy may have contracted full blown aides.
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A Broward sheriffs deputy was critically injured after crashing during his morning commute.
He remains hospitalized Thursday after brain surgery as investigators look into the crash.
Daniel Rivera, 32, veered off the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Copans Road and crashed into a tree sometime before 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Broward Sheriffs Office.
Rivera, who was assigned to the Pompano Beach district and was on his way to work, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transferred to Broward health North hospital, authorities said.
The wreckage was spotted by another Broward Sheriffs Office employee who reported it to authorities.
Its unclear at this point what caused the crash, BSO spokeswoman Dani Moschella told Miami Herald news partner CBS4. The deputy went off the highway in his marked patrol unit, hit a palm tree. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue transported him to Broward Health North, his injuries are serious.
The accident happened near Gray Taxidermy, a business in Pompano Beach.
The tree was basically center-line of the car if not on the drivers seat and it was impacted on the passenger side so that was a very extreme hit, manager Bill Dobbelear told CBS4.
Friends describe Rivera as a good man and dedicated officer who enjoyed working out and staying fit.
Everybody at the gym is numb. We dont know how to react, one of Riveras gym trainers Cham Pierre told the station. Daniel Rivera is a gentleman. He fits the definition of a martial artist, a very strong individual but super humble.


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Sara Evans Shares Sweet Mother's Day Picture
Country star Sara Evans sure looks like she's having a happy Mother's Day in this sweet picture. The 'A Little Bit Stronger' singer shared the photo via Twitter and Instagram on Sunday morning (May 12).
Country star Sara Evans sure looks like she's having a happy Mother's Day in this sweet picture. The 'A Little Bit Stronger' singer shared the photo via Twitter and Instagram on Sunday morning (May 12).
We received lots of Mommy Madness stories for Mother's Day, but here's our favorite! T=Thanks to her story, this mom won a a Mother's Ring from Reed & Sons Jewelers worth $400.
Boys have the reputation of being a little ornery and barbaric at times, but what did Stretch Armstong ever do these kids?
Here's our second place winner of our Mommy Madness contest. The mother who sent this story is the winner of a 60 minute massage and the all new O2 Lift Facial from Bodyworks Day Spa.
It is not uncommon for kids to put things in their nose. This story is definitely one-of-a-kind though. We have heard of marbles, coins, food and more, but never this.
Mother's Day is coming soon, and I always like to write a poem for my late mother to help me through the sadness of not having her here anymore. Knowing how giving mom always was, I know she would want to share the poem with all the other mothers out there.
Mother's Day is almost here, so we're sharing our absolute favorite Mommy Madness stories. The mom who sent us this story is the winner of a $50.00 gift certificate from Susan at Fringe Hair Salon.
Toddlers are notorious for having a mind of their own and doing what they want. This mommy was is for one crazy night when she woke up to a car horn and a missing 3-year-old.
Kids are definitely known for saying whatever comes to their mind. I'm sure every mother has thought to herself at some point, "Who taught you that?" This mother is no different.
Get ready for Mommy Madness! It is no lie that kids learn quickly. It is also not uncommon for kids to mistake words that sound alike. Here is a funny story about what happen when kids misunderstand what you are telling them.
Everyone's mother has an embarrassing story to tell, even Doug's mom. Watch where you stick your head, Dougie.
Here's a great listener-submitted Mommy Madness story to help celebrate Mother's Day. A lot of babies put up a fight when they are being changed, but this 5-month-old refuses to go "number 2."
Kids have a funny way of being able to escape and find trouble in even the safest homes. What happens when you find your 2-year-old in the middle of the street on your way home?


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It's that time of year again. It's an annual tradition here at RR to reach out to the community to give you a chance to preview the teams we'll be playing against this year. Since I'm lazy, here's the guidelines I put up last year, copied and pasted for your convenience.
The premise here is simple. Throughout the course of 3 weeks in March, every weekday will see another team preview written by a RR poster. As for the format, it's very flexible. Each post needs to answer the following questions (same as other years):
- What is the team's overall outlook for the 2011 season?
- Who are the key losses/additions to the team?
- What pitchers/hitters do the Reds not want to see?
- Who are the pitchers/hitters the Reds are looking forward to facing?
- Any rookies/prospects of interest we can expect to see this season?
- Any history of note between the two teams?
- Any former Reds?
You can feel free to add whatever you want to these as well, and answer these as creatively or non-creatively as you want. Previous examples include adding extra categories, hilarious headlines, and even examples of pigs flying in a frozen hell. You can write it from your own perspective, use song lyrics, or even allow special guests. It doesn't even have to be jokey. Whatever you want, as long there's good information in it.
Here's what we're looking at. Since we're starting this later than usual, you're signing up for both the team and the date.
Find the list after the jump (updating on the fly)
NL East
3/14 - New York Mets - andromache
3/15 - Philadelphia Phillies
3/16 - Atlanta Braves - ZJiff30
3/19 - Florida Marlins - Cy Schourek
3/20 - Washington Nationals - DerekH91
NL West
3/21 - Arizona Diamondbacks - Brendanukkah
3/22 - Los Angeles Dodgers
3/23 - Colorado Rockies - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
3/26 - San Diego Padres - kcgard2
3/27 - San Francisco Giants - pack_fan
NL Central
3/28 - Chicago Cubs - Farneyismycopilot
3/29 - St. Louis Cardinals - RoastBeefKazenzakis
3/30 - Pittsburgh Pirates - Corky's Stache
4/2 - Houston Astros - Eastwindquinn
4/3 - Milwaukee Brewers - ken
One thing I can't stress enough is that if you don't think you can do the preview, let us know so someone can take your place Geki. We want to make sure that all of these get accounted for. When it's your day, post it in a FanPost. Sign up happens in the comments below, first come, first served. If you sign up for one and life gets in the way (it happens), let me know and we can make arrangements.
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Two Polk County teenagers just got the go-ahead from the school district to start a Gay-Straight student alliance at Kathleen High School in Lakeland -- which floored them.
"I think our county is really judgmental about being different. If you're not religious, and don't practice certain things, you're kind of an outcast," said Brenna Pelland, one of the co-founders of the new GSA.
The group says its mission is to stop bullying of all sorts -- not just sexual harassment.
"I have been bullied anywhere from my weight, to the way I look, to the way I dress. Bullying is constantly everywhere," said the group's other founder, Rory Teal.
Kathleen's GSA got off to a slow start. The teens e-mailed the paperwork to school officials back in November. When they didn't get an immediate response, they thought the district was dragging its feet because of the nature of the club.
The district says the application was sent to the wrong place and was missing information.
The law is on the side of the GSAs: if a school offers non-curricular clubs, and students want a GSA, the school is legally obligated to let them have one.
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Attention, pundits: You WILL acknowledge the Cardinals' inherent greatness, or suffer the consequences. The Best Fans in Baseball will not be ignored.
#mustnotbeabletoread RT @JoshuaLBall: Wow @keithlaw cannot find one spot for a cardinal on his all star team? #fail #mustnotwatchthegames— keithlaw (@keithlaw) June 27, 2013
Clearly you didn't read it. RT @aaron_thornton: why I even read your articles is a great question.. But posey over Molina?? Not this year!— keithlaw (@keithlaw) June 28, 2013
Why do I even read you if you're going to say good stuff about other teams? Why can't you be more like Al Hrabosky?
@joe_sheehan Your right, all of Holliday's GIDP's have killed the Cardinals this year. God forbid you mention @Yadimolina04 's great season!— Joe Stafford (@JStaffordMB) June 28, 2013
Hey, a baseball writer is taking questions! If he doesn't say something good about the Cards in the next two minutes, I'm going to lose my $#*!
@Buster_ESPN why are the Cardinals so good?— Scott Mcilvain (@1BScottie) May 28, 2013
@joe_sheehan why are the Cardinals so good?— Scott Mcilvain (@1BScottie) May 28, 2013
AARRGH! Just say "winning mentality" or something about us being the best fans and I'll leave you alone!
@Plesac19 cards have the best record in baseball and dont have a single leading vote getter for the all star game SMH!— Scott Mcilvain (@1BScottie) June 4, 2013
@MLB @AllStarGame Molina should be ahead of posy people— Scott Mcilvain (@1BScottie) June 17, 2013
@Plesac19 molina or posey?— Scott Mcilvain (@1BScottie) June 27, 2013
Say Yadi you piece of $#*!
Yadi. RT @1BScottie yadi or posey?— Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) June 28, 2013
Finally. I'll just submit a thousand more all-Cardinals* All-Star ballots and then go to bed.
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Last time, and its condition as we head into the summer recreation season. Next up for consideration is , located on Lavista Road, just west of Tucker High School.
, as it is commonly known, is located in an old school building, and it certainly feels like one as you walk the narrow, low-ceilinged hallways. Spaces that were once classrooms are now activity rooms. You can sign up for Tae Kwon Do, Pilates, Zumba, and other classes. Costs vary by activity. Various clubs also hold meetings at the center, including a Scrabble club that meets on Saturdays.
Pottery classes are sometimes held at the rec center, but based on a recent Tucker Patch , it seems the classes are not currently being offered. That's a shame. There are two kilns on site going to waste.
Having never visited Tucker Rec before, I expected to see a basketball court, but was surprised to see a gym set up for gymnastics instead. The recreation center is the home of the Tucker Tucks gymnastics team (though I can't find any current information about them online; are they still in existence?). Gymnastics classes are offered for beginners too, with age restrictions.
Outside, in front of the building, stands the Browning Courthouse. This wooden structure dates to 1860 and was moved from its original location to the Tucker Recreation Center grounds in 1985. The Tucker Historical Society occasionally exhibits historical items inside the courthouse. Tucker's 120th Celebration will kick off there on June 25.
In front of the courthouse is a lovely little butterfly garden. After enjoying the flowers, you might like to take a self-guided tour of the trees found on the grounds. There are handy "Trees of Tucker" guides in a box by the courthouse. These will help you identify the numerous specimens around the rec center.
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Ok, now with the recent upsets from the thursday/friday matches in the NCAAT, I think a rematch between UK and UofL is possible. Oh boy what a match that would be. Even though the rematch would be awesome, (I personally think we are playing like one of the best teams in the nation, if not the best) it will also be scary. We all know UK is tough (I threw up a bit typing that), but neutral court and Siva in stride, we could pull an upset. So leading up to this matchup and during the game, I can picture most of Louisville and parts outside of it to basically shut down. I wouldn't be surprised if the city looked almost post-apocalyptic. I want to know from my fellow Chronicloids, how do you imagine the mass publicity and tension in the city? Oh yea,
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FBI arrest man suspected in 4 Ariz. bank robberies
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Originally published: Feb 7, 2013 - 5:54 pm
Originally published: Feb 7, 2013 - 5:54 pm
PHOENIX -- A Phoenix man is in custody for allegedly robbing or trying to rob four banks around Arizona since last summer.
FBI officials announced Thursday that 48-year-old Alan Jeffery Farber is being held on suspicion of armed robbery, attempted armed robbery and use of a firearm in a crime of violence.
They say Farber is suspected of being the so-called "Dynomite Bandit." He was arrested Wednesday.
FBI officials say the "Dynomite Bandit" was at a Chase Bank in Peoria on July 3, a Wells Fargo Bank in Anthem on Dec. 21, another Chase branch in Scottsdale on Jan. 2 and a Bank of the West branch in Black Canyon City on Jan. 4.
The FBI gave the robber the misspelled "Dynomite" nickname because the explosive devices he used were fake.
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Baseball commissioner Bud Selig showed up. Some former Cubs greats were there. Even a few Bears legends appeared.
The players wore 1914 throwback uniforms. Scorecards were made to look old. Fans received replica jerseys.
The Cubs and owner Tom Ricketts outdid themselves.
And what birthday celebration would be complete without a birthday cake?
So, the Cake Boss himself, chef Buddy Valastro of TLC fame, was commissioned to bake a cake. And bake he did! Working with his team over several days, the Cake Boss whipped up a 25-square-foot, 400-pound "Edible Confines" Wrigley Field replica cake, complete with chocolate, vanilla and fudge.
The birthday cake was to be enjoyed by fans and then shipped to the Field Museum on Wednesday night for a Cubs charity party.
Well, it seems everyone liked marveling at the cake, but few actually ate it.
Reports surfaced Thursday morning of the "Edible Confines" sitting on a utility cart waiting to be tossed out. From the looks of it, most of the cake was intact, except for a missing scoreboard and some downed light standards.
Then came reports and pictures on social media of the cake in the dumpster at Wrigley Field, the same one where other things Cub have been found. When the Sun-Times checked, it turned up nothing, except that the Cubs have replaced that smaller bin with a larger one with higher walls making it tough to see the contents.
The Cubs issue a statement on the cake-troversy, via RedEye: "The Chicago Cubs are disappointed in how our Wrigley Field display cake was disposed by the Field Museum following our successful charity event.
"The team made a decision not to serve the edible portion after the cake was on display outside Wrigley Field for most of the day. Though the cake was mostly made up of non-edible material, it certainly does not excuse how a celebratory cake artfully created by Buddy Valastro and Carlo's Bakery was handled."
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Piera Barcaccia, Maurizio A. Bonuccelli, Miriam Di Ianni, "Complexity of Minimum Length Scheduling for Precedence Constrained Messages in Distributed Systems," IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, vol. 11, no. 10, pp. 1090-1102, October, 2000.
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Abstract—Switching networks are the core of many communication and multiprocessor systems. In these systems, a set of entities (communication equipment or processors) communicate through the switching network by exchanging messages. Simultaneous transmission or reception of two or more different messages through an input or output port results in the corruption of the messages (also called collision), which are useless and must be retransmitted later. This causes a performance degradation. Collisions can be avoided only by a proper scheduling of the messages. The same problem also arises in single-hop purely optical WDM systems, where simultaneous reception or transmission over the same wavelength channel results in a collision. In this paper, we study the problem of minimum length scheduling of a set of messages subject to precedence constraints. We show that the decision version of the problem is NP-complete even in very restricted cases. This means that the optimization problem cannot be solved in polynomial time, unless P=NP. Since the problem cannot be optimally solved by fast algorithms, we then investigate the existence of polynomial time approximation algorithms, by first proving that approximation algorithms cannot exist with performance ratio bounded by
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Chanute, Kansas-based PopUp Towing Products has introduced its new RV Goose Coupler for towing fifth-wheel trailers with a gooseneck hitch.
RV Gooseneck Coupler (RVGC) allows use of the tow vehicle's bed space while towing.
Simply unbolt the existing king pin box from the fifth-wheel and bolt the RVGC in its place. A patented self-latching coupler makes for an "easy hitch and unhitch," according to a company news release
The RVGC is a product that will allow you to pull your fifth wheel camper with a Gooseneck ball without having to bolt on an adapter. This is a one piece product that bolts onto your existing bolt holes where your king pin box is mounted. Simply unbolt your existing king pin box and install the RVGC in the same bolt holes.
The RVGC-A is the adjustable version which gives you 4 inches of adjustment down by the coupler and most trailer manufacturers have adjustable whole patterns to allow you an extra 3 inches of adjustment. Which makes the total about 7 inches of adjustment.
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American Far North, Alaska - Black Diamond is a fantasic summer Resort located in the heart of Alaska near Denali National Park. We offer a great restaurant, Alaskan Unique Golfing, an ATV Adventure, and a Back Country Covered Wagon Ride with a gourmet Camp Meal! Fun for all!
Indian Mauritius - Family guest house with ample car park for patrons & only 2 miles to belle-mare public beach
Middle Eastern Disney & Orlando, Florida - Wonder fresh food, great romantic night, tons of wine. Lamb skewers, garlic chicken, tabouli and hummus all made fresh. Large vegan and veg. menu as well as gluten free and diabetic option. Family owned and operated. Come see the best kept secret!
Theme Australia - Ochre is Cairns's leading Australian dining experience. Specialising in Australian Game meats such as kangaroo, wallaby, emu & crocodile, as well as fresh local seafoods. This award winning restaurant is a must.
Seafood Nepal - We are a group of passionate and experienced trekking, mountaineering and expedition professionals specialising in tours, treks and expeditions in the Himalayas of Nepal, Tibet, India and Bhutan.
Irish Ireland - Modern 4* Approved Guest House 500mts to Castlebridge Village, Food/Pubs. Power showers,flatscreenTv, Wifi, Parking/Garden Close toBlue Flag beaces, Forest Walks, Golf, Fishing, Island Trips& Tourist attractions. Room €59.00 Bfast €7.50pp Recomm