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Published on 9th November 2014
Provisional results attached below.
Published on 8th November 2014
Word has reached the AAC.com news desk of an incursion of Athenry AC athletes down into deepest West Cork and have taken away some valuable booty in the process.
Published on 8th November 2014
Result from Connacht XC Day 1 @ Bushfield in Loughrea are attached. Congrats to all Athenry AC athletes who finished, let alone placed well, but especially Jane Ann Meehan who was second in the women's ace and Mary Kealy who had her first outing in Athenry AC colours there.
Conditions had much deteriorated from the Galways at the same location a month before. Colder; much wetter; much, much slippier.
The organisation was top class from the local club & county, from the logistics, to the clubhouse, to the man with the computer cranking out results ;-).
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Published on 4th November 2014
Official Result now attached!
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After a DCM 2013 that brought huge success for the club many members were turning up for this year's edition of the Dublin City Marathon with lofty ambitions. But on a day that brought soaring temperatures (for October) & strong gusts, coupled with a new route that most people found taxing, those lofty ambitions were lowered for many on a tough day out in the capital. That's no slight on our members as it was clear that this year's race became a war of attrition for many entrants as PB targets were shelved with many people happy just to finish this year.
Published on 29th October 2014
Apologies for the delay in this as I had web connection issues yesterday. A full report to follow but for now I've enclosed some reports from our members on this years Dublin City Marathon.
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Published on 19th October 2014
** Final Result posted **
The wind was strong, the rain was sometimes heavy, but the inclement conditions did not stop 65 hardy runners turning out for the Martin Egan Memorial 10KM in Beagh/Shanaglish today, Sunday 19 October 2014, the 5th running of the event south of Gort.
The field included many fantastic athletes including Gerry Ryan, Gerry Carty, Conor Dolan, Mick Rice and Kieran Diviney, to name but a few. The recreational runners and walkers were missed by the organisers; all who togged out today were serious about their running and it showed.


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Methods and systems are described for computing page rankings more efficiently. Using an interconnectivity matrix describing the interconnection of web pages, a new matrix is computed. The new matrix is used to compute the average of values associated with each web page's neighboring web pages. The secondary eigenvector of this new matrix is computed, and indices for web pages are relabeled according to the eigenvector. The data structure storing the interconnectivity information is preferably also physically sorted according to the eigenvector. By reorganizing the matrix used in the web page ranking computations, caching is performed more efficiently, resulting in faster page ranking techniques. Methods for efficiently allocating the distribution of resources are also described.
1. A computer-implemented method of ordering objects from a collection of interconnected objects, the interconnection of objects represented by a first matrix, the method comprising:
computing a second matrix relative to the first matrix;
approximating a secondary eigenvector of the second matrix by selecting initial values for a first vector, and repeating the steps of:
multiplying the second matrix by the first vector to obtain a second vector;
centering the second vector, wherein centering the second vector comprises adding a fixed amount to each entry in the second vector till the average of the second vector's entries is zero; and
replacing the values of the first vector by the values of the second vector;
until a termination condition is satisfied;
ordering the objects relative to the values in the approximation to the secondary eigenvector; and
storing the objects according to the ordering relative to the values in file approximation to the secondary eigenvector.
2. A computer-readable storage medium including computer-executable instructions facilitating the ordering of objects in a collection of interconnected objects, the interconnection of objects represented by a first matrix, the computer-executable instructions performing the steps of:
computing a second matrix relative to the first matrix;
approximating a secondary eigenvector of the second matrix by performing the steps of:
selecting initial values for a first vector, and repeating the steps of:
multiplying the second matrix by the first vector to obtain a second vector;
centering the second vector, wherein centering the second vector comprises adding a fixed amount to each entry in the second vector till the average of the second vector's entries is zero; and
replacing the values of the first vector by the values of the second vector;
until a termination condition is satisfied;
ordering the objects relative to the values in the approximation to the secondary eigenvector; and
storing the objects according to the ordering relative to the values in the approximation to the secondary eigenvector.
This invention pertains generally to the field of Internet searching and more particularly ranking web pages via matrix computations.
The Internet presently comprises billions of web pages interconnected via hyperlinks. Users of the Internet typically use web browsing applications (�browsers�) to navigate among these pages by either selecting and clicking hyperlinks, or by manually entering a �Uniform Resource Locator� (�URL�) which allows the browser to access a particular web page directly. Often times, however, a user wishes to search the Internet for pages containing particular items of information. Because of the size of the Internet, it is impractical for a user to manually browse the Internet searching for relevant pages. Instead, users typically invoke search engines, which are computer applications developed for the purpose of searching the Internet. Search engines typically reside on server computing devices and accept queries from client users. A search engine is usually associated with an index of web pages, and, in response to a user query, returns a list of pages satisfying the query.
Some modern search engines rank web pages in order to provide users with more relevant results. Many search engines represent the interconnection of web pages via a matrix, and finding a page ranking equates to finding the principal eigenvector of the matrix. Such a search engine is described by Page et al. in �The PageRank citation ranking: Bringing order to the web,� Stanford Digital Libraries Working Paper, January 1998, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all that it teaches without exclusion of any part thereof. Generally, an iteration takes a ranking of the web pages and propagates it across the interconnection matrix, to obtain an updated ranking for the pages. Eventually, the rankings for all pages converge to fixed values, which are the entries of the principal eigenvector. This is equivalent to calculating the stationary distribution of a Markov chain. Due to the size of the matrices, computing the eigenvector�and thus the page ranks�is a computationally intensive task in existing systems, requiring several iterations of matrix manipulation before values for all pages converge to the eigenvector. In order to compute the page rank more efficiently, researchers have attempted to exploit particular mathematical properties of the interconnection matrix in order to find methods of computing or approximating page rankings more quickly.
Computing page rankings can be a computationally intensive task for several reasons. One reason is simply the magnitude of the amount of information: with billions of web pages, performing the necessary computations can require significant amounts of time, even on fast processors, and even if all the data was immediately available to the processor. Another reason, however, is that generally not all the data is immediately available to the processor, necessitating retrievals of data from a storage area such as RAM, or a secondary storage such as a hard drive. Accessing RAM typically costs about 100 nanoseconds per access; accessing a hard drive typically costs about 5-10 milliseconds per access. This acts as a bottleneck for an otherwise fast processor�a processor capable of performing a billion operations a second is limited to reading the data in at a rate of about 10 million entries per second, or roughly one percent of its capability.
Furthermore, many matrix operations performed by existing page ranking techniques use arbitrary index labels for the web pages. As a result, there is no relationship between the rows (or the columns) of the corresponding interconnectivity matrix. For example, if Page #1 contains links to Pages #226, #4,250,221 and #1,000,000,152, then the corresponding row #1 of an interconnectivity matrix would have entries in columns #226, #4,250,221 and #1,000,000,152. In order to retrieve those pages, three accesses must be made from three likely very remote areas of memory.
Researchers have also investigated caching systems. Generally, a �cache� is a small area of fast memory that temporarily holds data or instructions retrieved from slower, less expensive memory. By temporarily storing often-used data or instructions in a cache, a processor does not need to retrieve those data or instructions from the slower memory. Effective use of caches thus increases the speed with which many operations are performed on a computing device.
Methods and systems are provided for computing page rankings more efficiently. Using an interconnectivity matrix describing the interconnection of web pages, a new matrix is computed. The new matrix is used to compute the average of values associated with each web page's neighboring web pages. The secondary eigenvector of this new matrix is computed, and indices for web pages are relabeled according to the eigenvector. The data structure storing the interconnectivity information is preferably also physically sorted according to the eigenvector. By reorganizing the matrix used in the web page ranking computations, caching is performed more efficiently, resulting in faster page ranking techniques.
In one aspect, a method of ranking objects in a collection of objects is provided, one or more of the objects in the collection having links to other objects in the collection, the method comprising: ordering the objects according to their proximity to other objects in the collection with respect to the links, and storing the links between objects in a memory according to the ordering of the objects.
In another aspect, a computer-readable medium is provided, including computer-executable instructions facilitating the ranking of objects in a collection of objects, one or more of the objects in the collection having links to other objects in the collection, the computer-executable instructions performing the steps of: ordering the objects according to their proximity to other objects in the collection with respect to the links, and storing the links between objects in a memory according to the ordering of the objects.
In still another aspect, a method of ordering objects from a collection of interconnected objects is provided, the interconnection of objects represented by a first matrix, the method comprising: computing a second matrix relative to the first matrix, approximating a secondary eigenvector of the second matrix, and ordering the objects relative to the values in the approximation to the secondary eigenvector.
In yet another aspect, a computer-readable medium is provided, including computer-executable instructions facilitating the ordering of objects in a collection of interconnected objects, the interconnection of objects represented by a first matrix, the computer-executable instructions performing the steps of: computing a second matrix relative to the first matrix, approximating a secondary eigenvector of the second matrix, and ordering the objects relative to the values in the approximation to the secondary eigenvector.
In still another aspect, a computer-readable medium is provided, including computer-executable instructions facilitating the ranking of objects in a collection of interconnected objects, a description of the interconnection stored in a memory according to a first ordering of the objects, the computer-executable instructions performing the step of re-ordering the objects relative to their proximity to the other objects via the interconnection.
While the appended claims set forth the features of the present invention with particularity, the invention and its advantages are best understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, of which:
The methods and systems to efficiently compute page rankings will now be described with respect to preferred embodiments; however, the methods and systems of the present invention are not limited to computing page rankings of web pages. Moreover, the skilled artisan will readily appreciate that the methods and systems described herein are merely exemplary and that variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
The present invention will be more completely understood through the following detailed description, which should be read in conjunction with the attached drawings. In this description, like numbers refer to similar elements within various embodiments of the present invention. The invention is illustrated as being implemented in a suitable computing environment. Although not required, the invention will be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as procedures, being executed by a personal computer. Generally, procedures include program modules, routines, functions, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention may be practiced with other computer system configurations, including hand-held devices, multi-processor systems, microprocessor based or programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, and the like. The invention may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices. The term computer system may be used to refer to a system of computers such as may be found in a distributed computing environment.
With reference to
The computer 110 typically includes a variety of computer readable media. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by the computer 110 and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, and removable and non-removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer readable media may comprise computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can be accessed by the computer 110. Communication media typically embodies computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and includes any information delivery media. The term �modulated data signal� means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. Combinations of the any of the above should also be included within the scope of computer readable media.
The system memory 130 includes computer storage media in the form of volatile and/or nonvolatile memory such as read only memory (ROM) 131 and random access memory (RAM) 132. A basic input/output system 133 (BIOS), containing the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within computer 110, such as during start-up, is typically stored in ROM 131. RAM 132 typically contains data and/or program modules that are immediately accessible to and/or presently being operated on by processing unit 120. By way of example, and not limitation,
The computer 110 may also include other removable/non-removable, volatile/nonvolatile computer storage media. By way of example only,
The drives and their associated computer storage media, discussed above and illustrated in
The computer 110 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 180. The remote computer 180 may be a personal computer, a server, a router, a network PC, a peer device or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described above relative to the computer 110, although only a memory storage device 181 has been illustrated in
When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 110 is connected to the LAN 171 through a network interface or adapter 170. When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 110 typically includes a modem 172 or other means for establishing communications over the WAN 173, such as the Internet. The modem 172, which may be internal or external, may be connected to the system bus 121 via the user input interface 160 or other appropriate mechanism. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the computer 110, or portions thereof, may be stored in the remote memory storage device. By way of example, and not limitation,
Turning to
The user of the computer 200, as a result of the supported network medium, is able to access the Internet 202. For example, the computer 200 accesses resources on the LAN 206 directly via physical connection to the LAN 206. The LAN 206 in the illustrative example is assumed to include network access and proxy servers that enable a properly authenticated user of the computer 200 to access resources of the Internet 202.
The Internet 202 is presented to the user of the computer 200 in the form of web pages. A web page contains content and instructions to be processed and displayed by a web browser application 208 residing on the computer 200. Alternatively, the web browser application 208 resides on a networked computer 210, and is graphically displayed on the computer 200 via a remote display program. Web pages also contain hyperlinks to other web pages, allowing a user to easily navigate from a displayed page to related pages by selecting a presented hyperlink. In this way, the hyperlinks on pages create a �web� of interconnected pages, whereby a user can navigate from one page to any of millions or billions of pages by a series of hyperlink selections. Although there may be several billion interconnected web pages accessible over the Internet 202, it is useful for purposes of the present invention to consider the pages as an ordered set of pages 212 numbered 1 to n, where n is the total number of pages accessible on the interconnected network of web pages. To aid users in keeping track of interesting web pages, web browser applications, can contain a �Favorites� or �Bookmarks� feature 214, whereby the user is able to store a list of web pages he is likely to access frequently, enabling easy navigation to those pages in the future.
Although a user is able to navigate to web pages merely by selecting hyperlinks, tools such as search engines exist to aid the user in finding particular information contained in web pages. In a typical scenario, the search engine 220 is housed in a server 222 connected to the Internet 202, and is also connected to a database 224 containing indices and information 226 about web pages on the Internet. In a typical search engine, the user is presented with a web page on which he enters search parameters, usually in the form of search terms. The search engine 220 uses its database 224 to process the user request and in turn present the user with a new web page containing links to other pages that satisfied the parameters of the user's request.
When a large number of pages satisfy the search parameters, presenting the search results to the user in an organized manner may be problematic. A list of thousands of web pages in no particular order forces the user to painstakingly manually sort through the entire list to find relevant pages. Therefore, modern search engines often grade or �rank� pages based on presumed relevance to the user by using, for example, an incorporated page ranking engine 228. The web pages satisfying the search can then be sorted by presumed relevance, so that the user is presented with the most relevant results at the top of the result list.
Determining the relevance of any particular web page, however, is not a trivial task. One approach to determining relevance looks at the structure of interconnectivity amongst pages on the Internet, to discover which pages are �popular� in that many other web pages contain hyperlinks leading to that page. The structure of interconnectivity can be stored on the database connected to the search engine in the form of an �connectivity matrix�, where entry [i.j] in the matrix indicates the presence of a hyperlink from page j to page i. An example of a connectivity matrix used to describe the interconnectivity among web pages, as used in an embodiment of the present invention, is now described with reference to
Given that the Internet currently comprises billions of pages, and the vast majority of these pages do not contain hyperlinks between them, matrix A as used in practice outside this example will be a sparse matrix containing mostly zero-entries. The sparseness property is useful because it allows for compression techniques to store the matrix efficiently. In addition to sparseness, another important matrix concept is the �rank� of a matrix, a mathematical term unrelated to a web page's �pagerank� or �rank� of an individual web page. The rank of a matrix is the number of linearly independent columns (or rows) of the matrix. For practical purposes, matrices of lower rank can be stored more efficiently than matrices of higher rank�a n�n matrix of rank-k contains information requiring on the order of kn storage, rather than the order of n2 storage potentially required by a matrix of rank-n.
Alternatively, the connectivity among the pages may be considered in the form of a graph containing vertices and directed edges. In this manner, each vertex represents a web page, and each directed edge represents a hyperlink between pages. By assigning weights to the edges, a probability distribution among a page's hyperlinks can be represented. An example of a graph corresponding to the interconnection of web pages shown in
Turning to
Several existing methods for ranking web pages utilize the notion of a theoretical �random walk� among the web pages of the Internet. Generally, a random walk can be thought of as starting at some web page k and then selecting a hyperlink to page j with some probability A[j, k]. The walk continues from page j by selecting a hyperlink to another page i, with some probability A[i, j], or by randomly �teleporting� to another page to avoid dead-ends. The theoretical random walk continues indefinitely. By performing mathematical manipulations on the random walk transition matrix A, a search engine can rank a page based on the probability or arriving at the page at a step of the random walk. Existing page ranking algorithms compute the page rank of a page by computing the stationary distribution of a Markov chain represented by A or a related transition matrix. This may correspond to finding the principal eigenvector of a transition matrix (i.e., the eigenvector whose corresponding eigenvalue is maximal). Several techniques are known for computing page rankings in this manner.
As is typical with existing page ranking methods, embodiments of the invention store data regarding the interconnection of web pages in a memory with a particular data structure. An exemplary data structure is described with reference to
Typically, a page ranking method will access data structures such as the example in
As previously mentioned, one contributing factor to the amount of time necessary to perform page ranking is the number of memory accesses required by the processor. Each access to memory adds an amount of time (about 100 nanoseconds) that is very large relative to the processor's speed. A processor cache, however, requires significantly less time to be accessed. Embodiments of the invention use caches and either or both of two related but independent techniques to reduce the number of accesses required of memory. First, nodes (web pages) are relabeled in accordance with an optimized ordering. Although the edges may not be physically rearranged in memory, changing the identifiers of the pages' associated nodes changes the pattern of access to an array of page ranking information. For example, if the nodes corresponding to two pages that are frequently both linked-to by other pages are relabeled to have adjacent indices, then many accesses to the page ranking information array element for the second page will be preceded by an access to the element for the first page. Because caches store chunks of contiguous memory (and store recently accessed data), an access for the first page may bring the ranking data associated with both pages into the cache. Without relabelling, the access to the two pages are to distinct regions of memory and may occur at very different times, so the cache may not be able to service the second access more efficiently. By relabeling the nodes, it becomes more likely that page ranking data corresponding to adjacent nodes are in the cache at the same time, reducing the likelihood of having to retrieve that data from memory. This advantage is particularly seen when performing indexed accesses to the data structure storing the page ranking information.
In the second technique, page link data is sorted in an optimized order for the particular web graph represented. That is, if a first block of memory contains array elements corresponding to outgoing edges from a first node (web page), then a contiguous second block of elements in the array corresponds to outgoing edges from a second node, and the first and second nodes are �near� each other in the web graph. Arranging the array elements by the proximity of nodes in this manner increases the efficiency of reading links sequentially from a data structure such as that shown in
Results of applying the two techniques described above are illustrated in
Turning to
In more detail,
Turning to
Once the secondary eigenvector has been computed by methods such as those described above, web pages are relabeled and/or sorted in physical memory according to the eigenvector. In the example above, the fifth value of the secondary eigenvector is largest, so Page5 is relabeled as Page1′, and the indices of the connectivity matrix are relabeled accordingly. Similarly, Page3 is relabeled as Page2′, Page4 is relabeled as Page3′, etc., following the ordering of the values in the secondary eigenvector. A page ranking technique is then used to rank the web pages, using the new labels for the pages. Matrices with such relabeled pages effectively shift rows of the original matrix and columns of the original matrix, so that rows near each other and columns near each other represent web pages that are near each other in the web graph. Since many page ranking techniques perform matrix operations by progressing through the rows and/or columns of a matrix in labeled order, the relabeling performed by embodiments of the invention results in increased efficiency of the page ranking techniques. The methods described above for relabeling and sorting the indices of web pages can thus be performed as a pre-processing step, applicable to any number of page ranking techniques.
The application of the present invention is not confined to ranking web pages. The invention is equally applicable to any set of interconnected objects where a matrix is used to represent the interconnections. For example, the invention could be applied in ranking individuals within a social network, or in identifying important resources on an electrical grid or telecommunications network.
Additionally, the invention could be applied to finding an efficient distribution of resources across a distributed network. One particular example of such a distribution of resources is a virtual messaging service comprising many users. A user typically logs on to one of the distributed servers hosting the service and is notified of which of his previously set list of associated users (�friends� or �buddies�) is currently also logged into the service. Other users who have included him in their lists are similarly notified of his logging in. The users may then engage in direct communication sessions between each other. In such a system, it would be beneficial if users who are on each other's lists were served by the same one of the distributed servers, thus reducing communication costs between servers on the distributed network. Applying the invention to such a system would thus reduce overall communications costs of the system by helping ensure that users who communicate with each other are generally served by the same server, or by one that is nearby.
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So, we were leaving yummy old England to live somewhere which the only foods we knew people ate were rice, one of the most boring foods known to man, and 'Kimchi'- something which we had never heard of and had only seen described as 'fermented cabbage'… um, yum?
Some Korean interpretations on international foods are perfectly fine, especially in recent years. The number of burger joints is increasing, and with it, the quality. In this part of the peninsula (in Gimhae, a short lightrail journey back in Busan, the second largest city in South Korea), I can be sitting in front of a hot, delicious plate of fish & chips in about an hour.
Growing up, Thanksgiving was always my favorite holiday. There is no pressure about gifts, the family is way less stressed, and it is all about gratitude, family, and good food. My kind of holiday. The day really embodies Fall, with it's smells and sweaters, colors, and football (or nap time for me).
In Korea, Chuseok is compared to Thanksgiving because it is also a harvest festival (minus the genocide and kum ba yah stories of sharing some turkey), but it is as big as Christmas is in the States. Being that it's one of the two biggest holidays in Korea, we usually get 4 or 5 days off! Hooray!
We also got some pretty great Chuseok gifts this year, and if you're interested in seeing what kind of quirky things we got check out the video!
Tom Gates of The Red Dragon Diaries and I are joined in our second food video collaboration (check out the first one, LIVE OCTOPUS, here) by our good friend, the lovely and talented Jookyeong, for a lovely meal of Haejang Guk, also known as "Hangover Soup." It's definitely not just for eating after a night of hard drinking!
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Of all the endless eating opportunities, I ended up wanting to try the chicken feet! They are served up in Korea a few different ways, but the kind I wanted were the hot ones.
The ones I tried are called 불닭발 (bul dak bal) or "Fire Chicken Feet". Anytime I see the word 불 in front of a dish here I wonder if I can hack it or not. I mean, I handled the 불낙 볶음면 which is literally translated "super-crazy spicy hot ramyeon noodles to fry off your face". Yeah, it's funny how these names pan out. Truth be told, they weren't the hottest noodles I've ever had.
So I figured these chicken feet can't be all that bad.
They were. I'm convinced they are marinated with jet fuel or something because after just one tiny piece I was sweating profusely.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but July 13th marked 4 years in Korea for us! We're a little bit late on celebrating this, but with our Youtube milestones and summer vacation, we didn't want to overwhelm you guys with too much of the same thing (that thing being awesomeness hehe)!
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Here's my list of 4 of them. Happy dining!
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Pop over to Tom Gates' "The Red Dragon Diaries" where he has posted the video of our first (and last?) taste of "San-nak-ji," or live octopus, a popular raw seafood treat for soju-swilling diners in Busan, South Korea.
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i would love to plant some roses in my peony bed. i beleive the roses are floribunda or something similiar. they ramble and only get about 4-5' high and spread all over. they would get intrusive in my regular garden but would the peonies thwart their spikey wrath?
I did have peonies and roses in the same bed. They grew fine and seemed compatible with each other. I moved the peonies into their own bed because to me they were not an attractive combination. Neither roses or peonies require any fertilizer or spraying here and are largely pest free, so it was only they did not look good together in my opinion. Al
If I was mixing the two plants I would either use climbers at the back or group one type of plant at each end and the other in the middle. My preference is for the roses in the middle so you can place other plants at their roots.
If you have a peony grower in your area or can travel to one please look at the foliage along with the flower. You will have the foliage to look at longer than the flower. Some of the foliages can look really interesting. The ones with macrophyllia have hugh leaves. But there are many different types out there.


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Chattanooga, TN 37421
Rustic Village
- Studio, 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments
- Pool, Tennis and Basketball Courts
- Clubhouse with Full Kitchen
- Conveniently Located New Laundry Facility
- Balconies for Each Unit
- Water Included in Each Unit
Rustic Village features studio, 1 & 2 bedroom apartments for rent in Chattanooga, TN! Lighted Tennis & basketball courts, a large crystal clear swimming pool and more. Washer & Dryer connections, balconies and a professional Management Team awaits you.
Chattanooga, TN 37416
Rustic Village North
- Effeciency, 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments
- Well Landscaped Grounds
- Lighted Tennis Court
- Volleyball & Basketball Courts
- Swimming Pool w/Deck
- Clubhouse w/Woodburning Fireplace
Rustic Village North features effeciency, 1 & 2 bedroom Apartments for rent in Chattanooga, TN. Large and well landscaped grounds, swimming pool, clubhouse, fireplace and full kitchens are only a few of the amenities found at Rustic Village North. Call us today!
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Bridgeway At Chattanooga
- Cook Friendly Kitchens with Island Sinks
- Wood-Style flooring in Select Homes
- Spacious Patio or Balcony with 8' Glass Door
- Spa-Inspired Bathrooms with Oversized Garden Tubs
- Laundry Room with Washer and Dryers in Every Home
- Interior Climate Controlled Storage in Select Apts
- Resort Style Swimming Pool
- Community Indoor and Outdoor Areas
Each one, two or three bedroom apartment has generous closets and extra storage is available in some apartments. We also have garages available. The open floorplans have fully equipped kitchens with washer and dryers in a separate laundry room. We have a 24 hour fitness center, swimming pool, pond with fountain and walking trail. We are also pet friendly, no weight limit but with some breed restrictions. Close to Amazon, Volkswagon and the Chattanooga Airport.
Crossville, TN 38555
Birchwood Apartments
- 2 and 3 bedroom apartments
- Dishwaher in the Kitchen
- Pet Friendly
- Large Floorplans-Plenty of room
- Swimming Pool
- Ample Parking
We offer 2 and 3 Bedroom Apartments, electric cental air and heat and electric hot water heater. The floorplans are very big, over 1000 square feet in the 2 bedroom and 1350 square feet in the 3 bedroom apartment. We are pet friendly. Our kitchens feature a dishwasher.
Canton, GA 30114
River Ridge at Canton
- Dog Park!
- Swimming Pool with Waterfall
- Fitness Center
- Nature Trail / Picnic Areas
- Car Wash
- Tanning Bed
River Ridge at Canton is a brand new & affordable Canton apartment community conveniently located in Cherokee County. River Ridge at Canton offers 1, 2 & 3 bedroom rental apartments loaded with amenities such as Walk-In Closets, Huge Kitchens, Spacious Balconies, Fitness Center, Swimming Pool and are Garages Available.This spectacular community offers 356 spacious apartment homes nestled on the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and spread amongst 12 three and four story buildings.
Huntsville, AL 35806
The Reserve at Research Park
- Four Lighted Tennis Courts
- Six Swimming Pools with Sundeck
- 24 Hour State of the Art Fitness Center
- Newly Remodeled 1 & 2 bedrooms available 08/15/10
- Accepts Online Credit Card Payments
- On Site Card Opertated Laundry Facility
Welcome to The Reserve at Research Park located in Huntsville, Alabama. Our spacious 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments make deciding on us to be your next home easy. No tours after dark.
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Bristol Park at Oak Ridge
- 1. 2 & 3 BR apartments in Oak Ridge, TN
- Swimming Pool with Sundeck
- Business Center with Coffee Bar
- Private Patio or Balcony with Extra Storage
- Pet Friendly
- Detached Garages
We offer 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments for rent in Oak Ridge, Tennessee near West Knoxville, Great Smoky Mountains and Big Ridge State Park/Norris Lake.
Austell, GA 30106
Eagle Pointe Apartments
- Spacious 2 and 3 Bedroom Floor Plans
- Huge Closets
- On-Site Laundry Facility
- Total Electric with Water Included
- Washer and Dryer Connections
- Fully Equipped Kitchen
Located in a beautiful residential and secluded area, Eagle Pointe Apartments in Austell, GA offers affordable apartment living at its finest! Choose from one of our spacious 1, 2 and 3 Bedroom floor plans complete with huge wclosets, washer and dryer connections, beautiful new laminate flooring and on-site laundry facility. At Eagle Pointe Apartments in Austell, GA, you are never far away from the good life and just 15 minutes from Downtown Atlanta, minutes to I-20 and I-285.
Norcross, GA 30092
Valencia Park
- Huge Interiors up to 1600 sq ft
- Large Pool & Sun Deck w/Grill
- Washer/Dryer * select homes
- Wood Burnng Fireplaces *select homes
- Ceiling Fans & Vaulted Ceiling *select homes
- 3 Lighted Tennis Courts & Rollerhockey
- Playground & Trails
- Beautiful Upgraded Interiors * Select homes
Valencia Park is located in Peachtree corners just moments away from Interstate 285. Nothing beats living within walking distance from restaurants, shopping and entertainment! If you just feel like staying home, you would have a fitness center, swimming pool with sun deck, business center and laundry. Also, 3 tennis court facility.Valencia Park is sure to meet your home needs with a large patio, fireplaces in selected apartments, spacious walk in closets & much more that you must come see.
Knoxville, TN 37912
Willow Creek Apartments
- Ceiling Fans In Bedrooms
- Central Heat and Air Conditioning
- Washer/Dryer Hookup
- Newly Renovated Interiors
- Ceramic Tile and Custom Kitchens
- Dishwasher
Willow Creek Apartments offers newly renovated 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments for rent in Knoxville, Tennessee. Amenities include air conditioning, broadband internet access, cable, carpet, ceiling fans in bedrooms, dishwashers, garbage disposal, microwaves, freeway access, internet access, laundry facility, playground, window coverings, and free parking. Public transportation is nearby.
Knoxville, TN 37920
Woodlands of Knoxville
- 2, 3 & 4 Bedroom Apartments & Townhomes
- 8000 Sq Ft Clubhouse Open 24 Hours
- 5 Resort-Style Swimming Pools/Outdoor Fireplace
- State-of-the-Art Fitness Center
- Tennis, Basketball & Volleyball Courts
- Controlled Access/Gated Entry
As Knoxville's premier student housing, The Woodlands is a gated community with an 8,000 sq. ft. clubhouse open 24 hours, 5 resort-style swimming pools, stadium seating movie theater, state-of-the-art fitness center with a cardio and weightlifting studio, tennis, volleyball and basketball courts, practice putting green, computer business center with wi-fi, copying, scanning and more upscale amenities. Knoxville apartments and student condos offer luxury rental properties for affordable price.
Atlanta, GA 30341
Montage Embry Hills
- Spacious floor plans
- Onsite Storage Units
- Private balconies and/or sunrooms*
- Spacious kitchens with tile back-splash & pantries
- Black Whirlpool appliance package
- 42" espresso cabinetry with nickel hardware
- Valet dry cleaning available
- Valet Trash available
- Full size Whirlpool Washer and Dryer available
- Garden tubs in master bath
- Vanity with lighted mirror
- Tile surrounding tub with unique tile border
Now offering spacious, well equipped, luxury 1,2, and 3 bedroom apartments homes for rent in the beautiful Embry Hills area. Convenient to MARTA, I- 85, I-285, and Chamblee Dunwoody Rd. Excellent area shopping, dining, entertainment, schools, universities, and outdoor recreational parks and facilities.
Atlanta, GA 30318
The Reserve Collier Hills
- Ten distinctive floor plans
- French doors leading to balconies / patios*
- In home energy star washer / dryer
- Children's playground
- Bluetooth distributed audio sound systems
- Spacious walk-in closets
The Reserve Collier Hills offers 10 floor plans featuring Studio, One, Two, and Three bedroom homes. You will find everything you need right outside your door, from the cyber cafe, fitness center and resort-style swimming pool, and within walking distance to shopping, dining and entertainment in the heart of Atlanta. Each home features decorator design packages, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. We are a Green construction community (LEED certified/Meets energy star standard).
Atlanta, GA 30324
2115 Piedmont
- Barbecue Grills
- Open and Stylish Clubroom with Kitchen Area
- Billiard and Shuffle Puck Tables
- Computer Station with Printer
- Lush Landscaped Spaces, including A Dog Run Park
- Clothes Care Center
- Pet Friendly*
Located in the Midtown and Buckhead area, our wonderful apartment community offers spaciously designed 1 and 2 bedroom units for rent. These gorgeous apartments features spacious walk in closets, fully equipped kitchens with beautiful granite countertops, 10ft vaulted ceilings, and so much more. Enjoy living close to fully accredited schools and colleges. Contact our property today!
Knoxville, TN 37915
811 East Apartments
- Downtown Knoxville, TN
- Saltwater Pool
- Fitness Center w/ Yoga Room
- Business Center
- Smoke Free Options
- Short Lease Options
Coming Soon: One, two and three bedroom luxury apartment community within walking distance of Downtown Knoxville. Conveniences include ample parking, fitness & business center, media/gaming room, saltwater pool and rooftop bar!!
Knoxville, TN 37912
Maple Sunset Apartments
- 1 & 2 BR Apartments in Knoxville, TN
- Pet Friendly
- Salt Water Swimming Pool with Pavilion
- 24 Hour Fitness Center
- Tanning Center
- Free Wi-Fi in Common Areas
One and two Bedroom Apartments in Knoxville, Tennessee. Ten minutes from downtown.
Buford, GA 30519
Preston Hills at Mill Creek
- Valet Trash included
- BBQ/Picnic Area
- Parking
- Sports Courts
- Business Center with WiFi
- Lighted tennis court
- Scenic views available
- Volleyball court
2910 Buford Drive NE
Nashville, TN 37217
Chase Cove Apartments
- 1, 2 and 3 Bedroom Apartment Homes
- Sparkling Swimming Pool
- Playground
- Laundry Facility
- Fitness Center
- Washer/Dryer Connections
Welcome to Chase Cove Apartments! We are delighted that you are considering Chase Cove for your new apartment home. We have made lots of exciting changes and would love for you all to come by our community for a tour.
Atlanta, GA 30307
West Inman Lofts
- Pet Friendly Apartment Community
- City Views
- Largest 1 & 2 Bedroom Floorplan Apartments
- Luxury in every aspect
- Courtyard with Resort Style Pool
- Full Size Washer & Dryer Connections in All Homes
Our luxury Atlanta apartment homes, near Inman Park, give you the elegant and refined lifestyle you desire. Welcome home to West Inman Lofts- more than a location: a lifestyle. Area attractions include Inman Park, Old Fourth Ward, Virginia Highlands, Candler Park, Reynoldstown, and Edgewood to name a few. In addition, quick access to Atlanta, excellent schools, shopping, dining, night life, and interstates provide access to anything and everything one could hope for in a location.
Knoxville, TN 37914
Sunset Rill Apartments
- 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts in Knoxville, TN
- Comcast High Speed Internet Available
- Beautiful Swimming Pool
- Pet Friendly-Small Non-Aggressive Breeds
- 8 Spacious Floor Plans
- Dishwasher, Frost Free Refrigerator with Icemaker
Sunset Rill Apartments in Knoxville, TN has fully equipped kitchens, 8 spacious floor plans, frost free refrigerator with icemaker, self-cleaning ovens, and dishwasher. Swimming pool and clubhouse with full kitchen and fireplace. We also have a wonderful clubhouse with fully equipped kitchen and fireplace.
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Nova Amarillo 2 Wall Sconce
Nova Amarillo 2 Wall Sconce
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|Product Type: Flush Mount
|Style: Contemporary
|Finish: Brushed Nickel
|Fixture Material: Stainless Steel; Wood
|Number of Items Included: 2
|Non-Toxic: Yes
|Stain Resistant: Yes
|Rust Resistant: Yes
|Mildew Resistant: Yes
|Fade Resistant: Yes
|Back Plate Finish: Brushed nickel
|Back Plate Material: Stainless Steel
|Shade Included: Yes
|Bulb Type: Incandescent
|Bulb Wattage: 60 Watts (W)
|Bulb Voltage: 120 Volts (V)
|Bulb Cover Required: No
|Bulb Cover Included: No
|Bulb Included: No
|Diffuser Included: No
|Canopy Included: No
|Cord Included: Yes
|Lens Included: No
|Light Direction: Multiple Directions
|Number of Lights: 1
|Switch Type: On/Off Switch
|Height Adjustable: No
|Power Source: Hardwired
|Mounting Direction: Horizontally
|Transformer Required: No
|Transformer Included: No
|Commercial Use: Yes
|Eco-Friendly: No
|Product Care: Wipe clean with a dry cloth
|Country of Manufacture: Imported
|Assembly Required: No
|UL Listed: Yes
|cUL Listed: Yes
|Energy Star Rated: No
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I'm using KDE 3.5 but would like it to use gnome keyring.
In the documentation (http://pypi.python.org/pypi/keyring) it says you can change the backend in a config file. However, I don't know what I should put in the config file to make it use gnome-keyring: I placed "default-backend=keyring.backend.GnomeKeyring" in it, but then I got an error that the backend had to be a class of a certain type.
I'm using this for mercurial (with mercurial_keyring).
Apart from the problem above (that I'm unable to create a working config file that lets it use gnome), I also have another problem: Sometimes in mercurial, it asks for a password, then says to type the password again for the keyring, and then does the action. But then at a next command, it asks the password twice again, and so on forever. So it doesn't store the password at all, without giving any error or explanation why. In fact, I got this during another attempt at forcing it to use gnome-keyring.
So basically, what I'm asking is:
How can I let keyring and mercurial_keyring, use gnome-keyring, while on a KDE system, and what things do I have to type exactly, in which files exactly (exact path!). I don't want to use kwallet.
Martin v. Löwis
This is the bug tracker for the Python Package Index (PyPI), not for any individual package. Please contact the authors of the package for bugs in the package.
Martin v. Löwis


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Round up your scallywags and treat them to an "aargghhh!"-worthy affair. Creative touches like skull-and-crossbones water bottles and a watermelon pirate ship will make your table irresistibly naughty.
As the little ones arrive, hand out eye patches, clip-on gold hoop earrings, big belts, and red bandannas—if you can find some with skulls on them, even better. Walk around with a black eyeliner to give kids crazy curly mustaches, and give kids temporary tattoos on their arms to add to the bravado.
Use a rustic table if you can—it'll look like the base of a pirate ship—and place a wooden plank down the middle, the long way. Mix brown rice with raw sugar, and pour it into mounds on either end to look like sand, then scatter plastic gems, bones, and skulls (you can find these at party supply stores) along with gold coins in the "sand." Write "fish bait" on a silver pail with permanent marker or paint and fill with gummy worms and other slithery creatures. For place settings, use black bandannas as place mats topped with canvas napkins that you draw on (think dashes and palm trees and spiders) to look like an X-marks-the-spot treasure map. Plastic swords serve as utensils, which the little pirates can use to spear pieces of fruit (sword kebabs, anyone?).
I'm not into serving kids soda or even juice—I'd rather give 'em some healthy pirate grog (in this case, good old-fashioned water). You can customize the labels of these mini bottles at cherylstyle.com/book. We put a white skull and crossbones on a black background and wrote "Poison"—but you could also write "Jack's Brew" or something similar.
When pirates eat, they do it in excess, so bake up some big turkey legs that are even bigger than some of the kids' heads. A watermelon ship, filled with fruit and complete with a Jolly Roger flag, is a great way to prevent scurvy. But of course, all little swashbucklers need something sweet: Skull sugar cookies (recipe available in Najafi's book) are sure to satisfy their lily-livers!
Find Najafi's recipes for turkey legs and barbecue sauce, as well as a watermelon pirate ship, here.
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How to Throw a Birthday Party for a Child with Special Needs
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Do you like your composite deck?
My husband and I are planning on having a new deck put on our house. The deck will be approximately 20' x 20' and will be on an upper level. We are in southern Oregon, and it can get quite hot in the summer. So far this year we have had nine 100+ degree days. It will be uncovered, but will be completely shaded in the late afternoon. I know that composites can get hot and also fade. I'm looking for some real life experiences.
Check out my post at the end of the Trex/Fiberon battle...Steel Frame w/ Natural stone(I chose Granite)...But it can be Travertine, marble, flagstone,etc...Fireproof too...
I only have experience installing, not owning a Composite deck.
Composites like you mentioned do absorb and hold more heat than a natural wood and Composites have had issues with mold / mildew varying from brand to brand. The mold / mildew usually isn't an unhealthy amount but is an eye sore. The fading is a given, when choosing the color you want try to envision it a tad lighter. As far as longevity goes most Composite Manufacturers can only estimate longevity.
As the response above mine proves most Contractors will try to convince you of other options. Me, I would recommend a Natural Hardwood like Ipe, Massaranduba, Garapa, etc. Hardwoods like the above mentioned have been proven to last 20-30 + years untreated. That and your friends won't tease you about your "Lego" Deck. I know most Retailers like www.efloor.com or www.eastteak.com offer free samples, it is a solid option.
If you search the forum I think you'll find several previous discussions re: composite decking.
I'm one that loves my composite deck but I can't tell you the brand since I unable to find the info at the moment. Really not sure if the company is still in business.
The deck is roughly 30 x 60' and is covered. Some small dark flecks have shown up near the edges that get over-spray from the sprinklers but other than that I've had no problems..........going on 11+ years now.
Check out brands offered by your local decking companies and my suggestion would be to check an end cut and look for solid composite construction vs one that has a wood/plastic composite center wrapped in another material.
My previous homes all had redwood decking, and even though it was gorgeous to look at, I do not miss the upkeep it required.
I love my composite deck. It is Correct Deck CX. I have had 3 other houses with wooden decks. The composite is so much better. It is easier to maintain. If the deck gets dirty I wipe spots up with baby wipes or use a micro fiber mop. It always looks so fresh and clean.
It can get gouges if you drop something sharp on it. But they don't show up.
I love it. We installed one 13 years ago, when they were just starting out (Trex) and it is in great shape, though there has been fading. About six years ago, we added a front porch and used a composite product that looks like painted wood and it looks terrific. It gets some late afternoon sun and doesn't appear to have faded (it is a light grey color).
I know my husband is not big on home maintenance, so it's nice to have a product we don't have to worry about.