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I will have to pick up a couple....I have done some experimenting with a studio set up and some light and I had lots of fun!! I guess I will want to eliminate shadows on someones face without fill flash if I am in that position...so I'll try reflectors.
IMHO, it is important in being a good photographer to not to apply a "blanket" technique to your shooting. Think about why or why not you would want to eliminate shadows on someones face in each situation, before just deciding that this is what you are going to do all the time. Everything you do to take the picture and make the print is going to affect what the print does emotionally, conceptually, and what have you. That is your starting point, not "I use fill for portraits." Light is your only seriously important tool. Use it to manipulate the image in order to achieve the desired effect, not just to make use of your tools for sake of making use of them. You must free yourself from predefined boxes to be a good photographer. You must go into each image fresh, and consider each image individually. Instead of worrying about gear and what situations you will use it for, think about light and what it does for the image...then think about what you can do to manipulate it to get the intended effect. I suggest that you quit getting so much into gear in your thinking, and really get into learning and thinking about light and how to use it. One thing I would do is to get some basic shapes. Sphere, cylinder, and cube. Get three hot lamps, a table, and a backdrop or two. Get some bounce cards and some black cards. Get some diffusion. Get some barn door material (black foil - A.K.A. cinefoil - works well). Then spend your time lighting those stupid objects in every way imaginable until you understand light and can control it to get what you want. Spending your time doing that will help your goals far more than worrying about what camera to use or what other people do with reflectors.
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Amazing cumshot. Im going to try this with my bf this weekend. If he cums like this, he will be getting handjobs every day! I love to watch him cum like this.
She needs that fat spurting cock between her soft thighs
che bella sega e che cazzo enorme
I wish she wanked my cock so good
Tried that technique on my BF. He loved it and went of like a rocket!!!
i want to jack that cock next
Now, that's what I call a great handjob.
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wish that was my dick
You got a good wife
That technique works really well. Women should try it with their men and men should try it themselves.Much better than just up and down. but your hands have to be really wet to slide over the head, otherwise it would hurt him.And he has to wait for her to build up his excitement as he might not get that hard straight away.
I just had sex with a girl with tits like hers. She was as good as this one. Amazing.
Wow what a sexy handjob, that would have made me explode
She got MY vote. I never jacked to a hand job video. ALL women need to be like her.
After that, he must have fallen into a very contented sleep
absoultly 100% perfect handjob that technique the 1 potato 2 potato as i call it lol is the best handjob technique i love how she keep doing it right before the climax followed by a perfect timed rub of the shaft and back down then 2 pumps and sweeet bliss man that is a handjob!
much too gentle for my tastes. though he obviously liked it
MAN love to see him fucking her with that massive cock. love seeing big girls getting drilled with big cock! What a great hj wholly shit, big load, big cock, and perfect skills!
Who needs perky tits when she can milk you so incredibly? Can I have a turn now, please?
All tits and belly this wifey is sexy. She knows how to pleasure a throbbing cock. No wonder the dude unloaded so much jizzum.
Da würde ich mich auch gerne einer Behandlung unterziehen.......
nice. if i had a cock like that in front of me it would be in my mouth when it shoots off ..or on my face
wow! absoultly incredible!! perfect technique take note ladies this is how we like it!

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Thank you to all those who have taken the trouble to read the article and share their thoughts. Out of the arguments made here, there are two that perhaps need answering. So here they go.
1. The first part of the article compares outcomes (relative percentages of population of the religions concerned) irrespective of the process that led to those outcomes - whether immigration, relatively faster population growth or conversions. This was for two reasons. One, to put the figure of 2.3 per cent in "numerical perspective", as the article itself explained. The second reason was that outcomes are ultimately what the crux of debate is about. The rest of the article in any case dealt with process - or conversions in this case, from both a contemporary and historical perspective.
2. Some commenters have tried to cast doubts on the reliability of Census 2001. Those who do this should bear in mind that Census 2001 was conducted by a BJP government. Considering the extreme importance that BJP gives to this issue, it would be reasonable to expect that IF it had perceived a problem with the methodology that was distorting the numbers, it would have fixed it. As the article mentioned, BJP or BJP-supported governments have been in power for 10 of the last 40 years, or about a quarter of the time, and the only reasonable conclusion one can arrive at is that any misreporting of numbers, real or perceived, would be marginal and hence, not of importance.
To all other arguments made, my answer is the following: Please read the article again, with particular focus on the quotations of Vivekananda and Monier Williams, and the history of the missionary efforts in Bengal and their outcome.
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It appears, that the Kursk proved that nothing is contaminated, deep undersea. What does the U. S. team, that salvaged the Kursk, because I assume so, perhaps wrongly, say in their findings? The Indian nuclear establishment must be knowing.
Mrs. Pallava Bagla,
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Mr B's hasn't made many improvements over the past half decade and the rooms certainly are beginning to feel well-used. The wooden and bamboo structures on the water command sensational sunset views, however, and are worth every cent. The cheapest rooms share cold water bathrooms and the most expensive have private cold water bathrooms with bucket flush Western toilets. If you can get a river view, this is a top spot.
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Monday night UNC beat Duke in a women's basketball game, and Edward G. Robinson III (apparently his real name) of the RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER (via FANHOUSE) reports on an ensuing celebration that almost led to the arrest of North Carolina women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell.
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Excerpt: "After her third-ranked Tar Heels defeated 11th-ranked Duke on Monday night, Hatchell instructed the team bus driver to head down Franklin Street so she and a few players could throw toilet paper on a tree in front of Sutton's Drug Store.
"Tossing paper over two trees, with a few fans coming out of bars to watch, the Tar Heels were in full celebration mode until a local police car pulled up — bright lights blinking — to stop the festivities."
The police then issued Hatchell a "verbal warning for littering and asked that she and her players pick up the paper."
The coach wasn't exactly thrilled at the police response, considering the "excessive celebration that occurs after the men's team wins at Duke." Hatchell mocked the officers after they were gone, as "she put her hands behind her back, pretending she had been arrested."
Hatchell: "We've got a great women's team. That was a big win for us over Duke. Let them do a little bit of celebrating. …It was worth it."
We've seen our share of college town postgame celebrations that got out of hand (especially when we were in the middle of them at the University of Georgia). But there's one small detail Ms. Hatchell is missing: Those celebrations were about games that the majority of the student population cared about.
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Whitehouse, New Jersey
|Whitehouse, New Jersey
|Unincorporated community
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Whitehouse is an unincorporated community located within Readington Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The community lies along the Jersey Turnpike, just west of Mechanicsville.
In 1722, Abraham Van Horne purchased 490 acres (2.0 km2) in Readington along the Rockaway Creek. There, he built a grist mill and saw mill. Around 1750, he built a white plastered wall tavern on the creek where the Jersey Turnpike crossed (this is now the corner of Washington Street and U.S. Route 22). The tavern began to be referred to as the "White House" by travellers. The village, which sprang up to the east of the tavern also carried this name. Stones from the original tavern can be seen along the retaining wall of the Daughters of the American Revolution cemetery, where the tavern once stood.[2] The community of White House stretched along the Jersey Turnpike (now Route 22 and Old Route 28), which was the main street. The settlement included taverns, stores, grist mills, an academy, a Dutch Reformed Church and numerous houses.[3]
Nearby Whitehouse Station, which also indirectly took the name from the tavern, was not built up until 1848 when an extension of the Somerville and Easton Railroad was built.
- ^ "Whitehouse". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ Van Horn, Paul E. "Abraham Van Horn, Owner, White House Tavern" Accessed December 10, 2009.
- ^ Barber, John Warner and Henry Howe. "Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: containing a general collection of the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc. relating to its history and antiquities, with geographical descriptions of every township in the state". Indiana University Press, 1868.


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JONESBORO — It has been like a "dream come true" the last three weeks for Jonesboro sophomore Zerrick Cooper.
To start the month, the sophomore was a top reserve on the Cardinals basketball team, which won the Class AAAA title with a win over Columbia at the Macon Coliseum.
This past week, he received four college football scholarship offers. The first to offer was Miami, which was followed by North Carolina State, Kentucky and Ole Miss.
"It has been pretty crazy, but exciting," Cooper said. "It has been like a dream come true for me this week."
Cooper, a Miami native, was back in South Florida when the Hurricanes offered him a scholarship.
"I grew up a big Miami fan," Cooper said. "It was real special with them being the first to offer. I was a Hurricane fan when they were winning all those national championships."
This past season, Cooper split time at quarterback with senior Mario Atkinson. They helped lead the Cardinals into the state playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Westover. He threw for 1,200 yards on 83 of 156 passing with six touchdowns.
Cooper was also a starting safety for the Cardinals, but has been offered as a quarterback.
"We knew it was just a matter of time before the offers would come," Jonesboro offensive coordinator Nate Wardlaw said. "We thought it would be around spring practice when the schools come out. We are definitely not surprised at the caliber of offers he has. Coop is a good athlete."
Cooper said that he expects an offer from Georgia in the coming weeks, and has hopes that LSU, Alabama, Florida, Louisville and Florida State will extend an offer.
Wardlaw said Cooper is part of a talented 2016 class at the school. With the offers, Cooper said that it will now bring some added pressure to perform.
But he said he is ready to take on the challenge.
"It is pressure, but I have to play through it," Cooper said. "I know there is some high expectation. I'm ready for it."
Wardlaw agreed.
"Naturally we are happy for him," Wardlaw said. "He has a lot of work to do, but there are some high expectations placed on his shoulders. I know he is ready to work, and lead this team."
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I just read that we are not supposed to eat mozzarella? I live on the string cheese mozzarella part-skim sticks. They have always been a great source of quick protein on the go for me & our pre-schooler.
This is my 2nd time around, never had issues w/ our now 4yr old daughter.
I know about the soft cheese, pasteurization, etc w/ blue, gorgonzola, goat, etc.
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The printout I got says at the top that it was approved 2/20/82 and reaffirmed 5/12/98. Secreteriat: Photographic & Imaging Manufacturers Association, Inc.
It is part of a series of chemicals used for processing photographic materials. None of the grades of borax that I have seen specs for have even mentioned Potassium, and I have seen a lot of them in the past few weeks, including pharmaceutical grade. Did you really get a guarantee of no Potassium? How would we know where to get the "best stuff"? I see your point about specifications. I have not seen how you know you have satisfied your needs. Do you know for a fact that your borax has been tested for Potassium?
The ANSI Standard claims only to imply a consensus of those substantially concerned with its scope and provisions. It further states "Although the ultimate criterion for suitability of a photographic grade chemical is its successful use in an appropriate photographic use test, the shorter, more economical tests described herein are generally adequate.
It would be a good thing if instead of saying that what would keep one from using the technical grade as specified by the manufacturers must necessarilly keep one from using it for any photographic purpose, to tell us what we more mundane uses we might put it to in the darkroom, especially since that grade has passed the use test over many years in many different developers.


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In response to: CloudBurst: New IBM Cloud Computing offering for improved Service ManagementThis is a very exciting announcement. I really like the customer-centric approach--single product, single delivery, single installation, single invoice, single support structure.
Cloud & Service Management blog
Re: CloudBurst: New IBM Cloud Computing offering for improved Service Management
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Re: Will the real Seamus McManus please stand up?
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In response to: Will the real Seamus McManus please stand up?FYI, the recent IBM Service Management Jam on Cloud Computing, "Cloud Computing: Innovation that drives IT and operations efficiencies" is the #1 most popular of the 41 Jams aired to date. Cloud Computing Jam link: http://bit.ly/9mt8N Jams page link: http://bit.ly/ultmC
Four-Jam Analyst Series: Cost Reduction in an Uncertain Economy
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Service Management in an Uncertain Economy
with Gartner VP and ex-IBMer David Williams and Tivoli GM Al Zollar.
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET; 16:00 - 17:00 GMT
Audience: service management and asset management practitioners
Sign up by 11 a.m. ET: http://bit.ly/m5Uot
Upcoming Jams in the Series:
Note: Replays available within 24 hours and for one year.
Smarter Rail: New IBM Global Rail Innovation Center
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Re: Growing up z - 2nd Installment
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In response to: Growing up z - 2nd InstallmentOutside-in-Design teams gotta love you: "Until we learn to manage the applications in the same way they are used, that is from the customer's perspective, we will continue to struggle with the reputation of IT as being a stumbling block to business instead of a driver of business." So, how about Cloud computing? This is top of mind lately as I've been working on the launch of the new Cloud computing community https://www.ibm.com/communities/service/html/communityview?communityUuid=fa3a3fd5-6d7b-48b9-b13b-ba25f3325dda What role does something as historically old school as System z have to play in this big, bright new world?
Re: Asset Classes and Smarter Planet
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In response to: Asset Classes and Smarter PlanetThanks for your follow-up on my earlier question. Your response really helps me understand the areas of importance to the Transportation industry. What differentiates IBM in the marketplace here?
Re: What is the Transportation Industry?
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In response to: What is the Transportation Industry?Thanks, Ken. Your insight on the framing of discussions around Transportation, Travel, and Asset Management is very helpful. What type of "assets" do these groups usually manage? And what are their biggest challenges today?
Need Smart People for Smarter Cities, Dynamic Infrastructure, and Service Management
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Recent IBM news on "Smarter Cities" is invoking fond memories of one of my favorite courses at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Politics of design taught by Professor Langdon Winner. Some of my favorite discussions during this course focused on urban theory and planning and environmentally and ethically responsible innovations. A few of my favorite personal readings included:
The concrete connection between
While innovations and technologies always fascinate me, personally I'm most interested in the political, socio-cultural aspects of Palmisano's statement below:
"All the ways in which the world works come together in our cities. They are the proverbial melting pot -- not only for immigrants, but for systems, blending them together to engender new forms of commerce, of culture, of science, of life and of society. Which is why cities -- more than states, provinces or even nations -- are likely to be the crucible for human progress and evolution in the coming century."
Smart cities require smart people and deliberate thinking. How will
Service Management at Rational Software Conference 2009
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Two great IBM
conferences were held in
You can follow much of the online excitement of the conference via RSC2009 on Twitter and a Twitter search on #rsc2009. I'm really looking forward to the great software development reality TV drama series I mentioned on a previous blog.
General Manager sessions
Al Zollar, General Manager of IBM Tivoli Software, will participate in three executive sessions:
Software Lifecycle Track Presentation
"Enhancing The Application Life Cycle with Tivoli Composite Application Manger (ITCAM)"-- Todd Kindsfather
Abstract: Discover how IBM Rational and
"Bridging the chasm between build, deployment and production"--Rich Johnston
Abstract: Today's IT departments have more systems to manage, more locations to support and more mission-critical applications to build, deploy and maintain than ever before. In many organizations, the processes employed to move applications from build, to deploy, to production phase can be manual, time-consuming and error-prone. The data, tools, and workflows are not well integrated or automated resulting in inefficient processes which inevitably lead to slower time to market, long resolution cycles and even loss of revenue. This session offers a chance for attendees to discuss issues, challenges and solutions for bridging development and IT operations across different aspects of the application and service lifecycle.
Service Management pedestals
Ped 1: "Service Management with CCMDB, TSRM, and RAM: Total Application Lifecycle management"--Rich Johnston
Abstract: The inability to quickly identify application performance bottlenecks can lead to system downtime and unnecessary cycles spent firefighting defects. See how ITCAM can provide monitoring data from operations needed to better understand performance characteristics prior to relase and speed correction of defects.
Ped 2: "Integrating the Service Management Lifecycle across Development & Operations: Optimize Application Performance in Production"--Todd Kindsfather
Abstract: Integration across application development and configuration management tools is critical for complete component life-cycle managmenet. With a Tivoli/Rational integrated solution, customers can experience total application management from development to deploymentt to operation.
For those who can't
attend the conference in
What's this Tour of Tivoli thing anyway?
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Highlights at Impact 2009
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The IBM Impact 2009 conference wrapped up last week and was a huge success. It has set the bar for all future IBM and IT events yet to come! While lots of great events and activities took place at the conference, of notable attention was the use of social media around the conference. See the Impact communities page for a list of social media tools such as blogs, Twitter, Flickr, widgets used.
James Taylor and Andy Piper won the Impact social media game for being the most active in the social media environments.
The Impact team displayed Twitter conversation on the #ibmimpact hashtag in various places throughout the event and the tag made it into the top Twitter trends on Day 1 of the conference.
Social bookmarks tagged with impact09: This list of bookmarks gives a good sense of what the public was talking about at Impact. Use these instructions to add your own favorite bookmarks to the list. Just make sure to tag your bookmark with "impact09".
Also, Mary Hall provides a summary of key IBM Business Partner activities at the event.
As a Tivoli-er, I was keen on following the Service Management conversations around IBM Impact.
WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
A big focus was on the WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance, a new IBM SOA appliance for deploying and managing SOA in a private cloud. It integrates with Tivoli data center management software and Rational development tools. It also ensures security of data and environments via an encrypted vault concept.
Al Zollar on Service Management, SOA, and a Smarter Planet
I really enjoyed watching the tweets during Day 2 of the conference when the Twitter crowd gave Al Zollar, General Manager of IBM Tivoli Software, a warm welcome during his keynote on Service Management, SOA, and a Smarter Planet. A few of the tweets included:
Fabian Marquez: "Al Zollar from Tivoli did a great job explaining Dynamic Infrastructure and Service Management."
James Governor: "Al Zollar from Tivoli talking about Vertical industry service management ie new IBM Service Management Solution for Healthcare."
Matthew Perrins: "Al Zollar is looking cool !! And got the crowd back already."
Al will be giving an encore of his talk as he keynotes at the Pulse Comes to You Event on May 19 in New York. Pulse Comes to You (PCTY) is a worldwide tour. Check the PCTY Website for a free event near you.
Globe with SO@titude at Impact 2009--by Andy Piper
Impact, SOA, and Service Management
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This week IBM kicked off the Impact conference from May 3 - 8 in
Two key announcements:
-New IBM Appliance Delivers Enterprise Cloud Services
Social media: Live buzz, broadcasting, and games
Twitter is filled with excitement on the conference. Follow @smartsoa and @sandycarter and use the #ibmimpact tag to track all the great activity. You can also follow broadcasting of the keynote and some of our most popular sessions.
The Impact conference is using social media in some of the most creative ways I've seen at IBM yet! They have a cool social media game where you can earn points for participating in Twitter, blogs, videos, etc. Hmm, I wonder how many points I can earn? Check out these links to learn more:
IBM Service Management activities at Impact
IBM Service Management is a big theme at the conference since Smart SOA makes business processes easy to change, but those changes create the demand for a Dynamic Infrastructure to be adaptive and support those business processes. IBM Service Management anticipates how business processes shift their pressures on the infrastructure, enabling the infrastructure to adapt quickly while enabling smart choices for a smarter world.
As Robert LeBlanc said at Pulse 2008, you can have Service Management without SOA, but you can't have SOA without Service Management. Al Zollar, IBM General Manager of Tivoli Software, will give a keynote on May 5 during the Impact general session, discussing how a smarter planet requires a dynamic infrastructure based on IBM Service Management capabilities. Expect to hear announcements on
IBM Service Management has the following activities at Impact:
18 IBM Service Management experts and executives will be available for one-on-one meetings with clients.
Smart SOA Service Management in the
Two pedestals in the Expo:
-Service Management (ITCAM for Transactions | OMEGAMON XE for Messaging, TBSM | ITCAM for SOA Platform, TUAM, ITCAM for WebSphere)
-Security Management (TSPM/TFIM)
Service Management speaking sessions include:
May 4
TSM - Managing the Virtual
Rob Goodling, IBM
Venetian - Murano 3305
TSM - SOA Management on IBM System z®,
Divyesh Vaidya, IBM
Venetian - Murano 3203
BIA - The Last Mile to SOA Success: Service Management,
Casey Plunkett, IBM
Venetian - Galileo 1003
BID - Transforming Your Business Through BPM - Four Primary Use-Cases ,
Janelle Hill, Gartner, Inc , Kramer Reeves, IBM
Venetian - Galileo 904
May 5
TMC - Managing your IBM WebSphere MQ and IBM WebSphere Message Broker Environment
Jim Palistrant, IBM
Venetian - Delfino 4105
TSM - Lab: Monitoring Transactions in SOA Infrastructure,
Pradeep Nambiar, IBM, Jim Palistrant, IBM
Venetian - Marcello 4403
TMC - Meet the Experts and Demo for WebSphere MQ and Message Broker management
Divyesh Vaidya, IBM
Venetian - Tech Zone – Messaging
May 6
TSM - Manage your SOA Environment with IBM Tivoli
Todd Kindsfather, IBM and Jim Palistrant, IBM
Venetian - Palazzo D
BIS - Extending SOA Principles to the Infrastructure for Greater Flexibility and Cost Effectiveness
Kristin Hansen, IBM and Bruce Otte, IBM
Venetian - Galileo 907
BIS - Creating Secure and Compliant SOA Environments
Casey Plunkett, IBM and
Venetian - Galileo 906
TSM - Service Automation: Key To Exploiting and Managing the Virtual
Robin Hernandez, IBM
Venetian - Palazzo C
May 7
TSM - Managing the Virtual
Rob Goodling, IBM
Venetian - Palazzo D
TSM - Security Policy Management with WSRR, DataPower & Tivoli Security Policy Manager
Sridhar Muppidi, IBM and
Venetian - Murano 3203
BID - Dynamic Infrastructure Made Smarter with Business Event Processing and Business Service Management
Tina Groves, IBM and James D. Moore III, IBM
Venetian - Galileo 904
IBM kicks Dynamic Infrastructure into Action!
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When IBM first kicked off the Dynamic Infrastructure announcement at Pulse 2009 conference, we heard some rumblings on whether Dynamic Infrastructure was just another executive buzzword or if there was real meat behind "the concept."
Welcome Dave Bartlett to Twitter!
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We have a great new IBM addition to the Twittersphere this week: Dave Bartlett, IBM Vice President of Solutions for Industry Transformation. Dave has been blogging for awhile, but only recently joined Twitter under the handle @davebart.
I'm excited to see Dave on Twitter since he and Gaston Sandoval lit up the Pulse Twittersphere when they championed the launch of IBM Service Management for Industy Solutions at Pulse 2009.
Redmonk analyst Michael Cote filmed a video with these two on this very topic at Pulse.
Greenmonk analyst Tom Raftery captured Dave on video discussing IBM green solutions.
Please welcome Dave to Twitter with a tweet on your favorite industry topic.
IBM Security Business Partners: We need you to secure a smarter planet!
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This post is dedicated specifically to IBM Business Partners, but we encourage all security professionals to help make our world a better place to live. So read on.
If you haven't heard by now, IBM will be talking security at the place where "the world talks security" next week—the RSA 2009 conference. On April 23, Brian Truskowski, GM of Internet Security Systems (ISS), will provide an RSA keynote on "Securing the Smarter Planet." His talk will address how security professionals are in a key position to enable effective change to create a smarter planet as our world and systems become more instrumented, interconnected, and intelligent.
Listen to the RSA podcast to learn more.
As an IBM Business Partner, you are critical to the success of using innovative security solutions to enable a smarter planet. We'd like you to join us in shaping this conversation and activity in new IBM Security social media channels on ibm.com, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
Use this presentation to get a quick overview of these new channels and how you can help.
Move over American Idol: Here comes RSC2009!
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Personally, I never really got hooked on American Idol, but next month IBM is releasing a Software Development reality TV series at the 2009 Rational Software Conference that I'd love to watch! Yup, I'm a nerd. :) This stuff fascinates me. I'm looking forward to the drama, laughs and intrigue. Get an overview of the new reality TV series and view a trailer with the videos below:
Overview: IBM Rational's Walker Royce discusses the Reality TV series as he fills you in on some of what you can expect to see at RSC 2009.
Reality show teaser: "As Real as it Gets" software reality show teaser
Commentary: Steve Robinson, IBM Rational VP
Save $300!
Register for RSC 2009 by April 30, 2009 to take $300 off registration
Learn more!
Also congratulations to Rational for making the finalist list for SC Magazine Awards in the following two categories:
IBM is a finalist for Best Security Company!: Join us at the SC Magazine Awards Presentation and Dinner
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IBM customers: Join IBM on April 21 for the exciting SC Magazine awards presentation and dinner! RSVP to Karen Krieger at firstname.lastname@example.com if you would like to attend.
Time: 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Where: Hilton
We are very excited since IBM is a finalist in several categories:
As part of the IT security industry's leading global awards program, the SC Awards U.S. was organized to honor the professionals, companies and products that help fend off the myriad security threats confronted in today's corporate world.
SC Awards hones in on the achievements of the guys and gals in the trenches, the innovations happening in the vendor and service provider communities, and the passionate work of government, commercial and nonprofits working to help the industry.
Join in the awards excitement and cheer us on!
Can't make it? Stay up to date with real-time announcements on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ibmsecurity
IBM made the Top 50 social brands with forbidden cities, spring fever, Pulse and more
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It's Good Friday, and it not only has been a good, but a GREAT week. Did you hear? IBM made the list of Top 50 social brands for March 2009: "The Social Radar Top 50 measures the most social brands by the number of unique topics of conversation. These brands are top of mind for consumers and bloggers today."
If you haven't noticed by now. IBM's presence is growing more and more in the social media arena. Below are some of the hot topics lighting up this space this month.
Pulse comes to Japan and India
The IBM Service Management global conference--Pulse 2009--that was in Vegas this year is hitting the road and starting off in Tokyo, Japan on April 15 and then India on April 24-26. Many more locations are yet to come. To learn more, check out the Pulse blog on adding more Pulse to your life .
RSA conference
IBM is a platinum sponsor of RSA 2009—the conference where the world talks security—and has a host of activities demonstrating how IBM is "Securing the Smarter Planet through a Dynamic Infrastructure." We've launched new IBM Security social networking venues on Twitter and LinkedIn in honor of the conference and are hosting a pre-conference online jam on April 14. You can also learn more from an RSA podcast with Brian Truskowski, General Manager of IBM Internet Security Systems.
Virtual Forbidden City
Ewwww, that almost sounds as decadent as eating chocolate. If you're into networking with SOA strategists and architects, learning about real-life examples and benefits of SOA in action, then this event is for you. Dressed in character as an Imperial Servant, an IBM virtual guide will lead a tour of Virtual Worlds and share how SOA can solve architectural challenges, adding immediate value and business flexibility.
You can register for the April 28 or 29 event, but you have to do so by April 17. And hurry, they only have a select number of seats!
IBM Cognos Forum
Some good news if you were planning on attending the IBM Cognos Forum from May 12-15. Early conference registration was extended to
RSC 2009 has Spring Fever
If you plan on going to the 2009 Rational Software Conference from May 31-June 4, you can get a $300 discount off registration during the month of April by using the code APRIL.
If I've missed something, please feel free to comment and add to the list!
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IBM at RSA: Securing the Smarter Planet through a Dynamic Infrastructure
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In conjunction with IBM's platinum sponsorship of the RSA 2009 conference--"Where the World Talks Security"--this month, I'm happy to announce some new IBM Security networking venues:
What Service Management Hot Topics would you like to hear more about from your peers?
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Going to Pulse? Here's your chance to ensure you get the information you want and need!
IBM is hosting a one hour panel, "Tales from the Cutting Edge of Service Management," with IBM customer panelists at Pulse. Tell us which of the questions below would you like us to ask the panel the most? Are there any topics we missed?
· What are you doing to have a more energy efficient data center?
· How have you determined your energy usage and what your energy management goals should be?
Virtualization / Cloud
· How are you managing the different business services and IT environments across a virtualized environment?
· How do you monitor all the different business services and IT components across a virtualized environment?
· How do you think Cloud Computing will affect your business?
Service-oriented architecture (SOA)
· How have you set up a SOA environment?
· Sixty-three percent of clients expect SOA application to impact their service management investment.
· What is your company doing to extend into that environment?
· How have you set up a SOA environment?
· Sixty-three percent of clients expect SOA application to impact their service management investment.
· What is your company doing to extend into that environment?
· How have you set up a SOA environment?
· Sixty-three percent of clients expect SOA application to impact their service management investment.
· What is your company doing to extend into that environment?
· What benefits have you experienced in applying the ITIL framework in your organization?
· What steps are you taking to manage and store the proliferation of data?
· How do you ensure that the data your business runs on is where you need it and properly archived for accessibility and compliance?
· What steps are you taking to manage and store the proliferation of data?
· How do you ensure that the data your business runs on is where you need it and properly archived for accessibility and compliance?
· How are you managing access control and security of your business critical systems?
· What are you doing to address data security?
Implementation of Service Management
· What has been your company's key challenge in implementing Service Management and how did you overcome it?
· Once I'm ready to make that leap and say, okay, let's start down the path to Service Management, what should I plan to spend to do that?
· Do you see more value for implementing Service Management in any specific area of the business or is it consistent across the board?
· How did you develop your implementation strategy for Service Management?
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· Could you talk about why a company might be inclined to start a Service Management initiative now rather than later?
Future of Service Management
· What changes do you see ahead for Service Management? If so, how?
· What are the top key performance indicators against which you measure IT Operations success? for example: service uptime, improvement in MTTR, reduction in customer calls/incidents, SLAs with lines of business, internal SLAs, customer experience, etc
· What Service Level Management Metrics help to enable corporate governance?
Business Value of IT
· Do do you track IT costs per service? Is this information used for service planning/justification and/or chargeback of related costs to the lines of business?
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Asset Management
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Benefits of Service Management
· How does Service management help your company achieve and maintain significant distinction in an ultra-competitive marketplace?
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· What benefits have you seen from using Service Management?
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Centered on Community
Starting in Fall 2015, Albion College will annually offer four-year tuition, room, and board to as many as 10 first-year students who are Albion residents and attended Albion Public Schools in grades 6-8. Read more
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At Albion, education means much more than simply checking courses off a list. Here, beginning with The First-Year Experience, you'll quickly find that we're into real, live learning.
The liberal arts is all about using your brain to make things happen. A geology lecture sparks an idea for a film project. The film project leads to an internship with the New York Arts Program. And that internship opens the door to a great job at Random House. Once you're open to the connectedness of the liberal arts, there are no limits.
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The webcomponent.js polyfills enable Web Components in (evergreen) browsers that lack native support.
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Polymer is a new type of library for the web, built on top of Web Components, and designed to leverage the evolving web platform on modern browsers.
Bosonic is a set of tools that enable you to build Web Components as the spec currently describes, and supporting not-so-modern browsers like IE9.
Custom Elements
This specification describes the method for enabling the author to define and use new types of DOM elements in a document.
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HTML Imports are a way to include and reuse HTML documents in other HTML documents.
This specification describes a method for declaring inert DOM subtrees in HTML and manipulating them to instantiate document fragments with identical contents.
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This specification describes a method of establishing and maintaining functional boundaries between DOM trees and how these trees interact with each other within a document, thus enabling better functional encapsulation within the DOM.
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Web Components have been an controversial subject that surfaced the Front end world over the last years that I'm still pretty skeptical about its usage on existing and greenfield projects due the lack of good examples on how they can be rolled out to production, but there is sure a way to get started with them without buying in all the hype.Read More >
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All other back issues may be purchased in sets of six, each bundle covering each of the five key stages of the evolution of The Chap, from its humble beginnings in 1999. There is a flat cost of £15 per set of six, regardless of era or size, which effectively results in you receiving one copy entirely free.
Issue 82 Aug-Sept2015
We met Toast of London Matt Berry, and celebrated the life and work of Patrick Macnee, who played John Steed in the Avengers. The most chappish shoe of all, the Brogue, was given a thorough inspection, as well as the Chap's own Brogues being showcased. Chap Kit: belts; the new King of Chaps accolade, awarded to Matthew MacPherson; a report on the history of tweed; Tom Cutler on Bachelor Pads; Vic Darkwood on the Etiquette of not jogging; a report on the abomination that is the new England cricket "jumper"; plus Patricia Hammond on sassy sirens of the 30s.
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We met 1990s britpop dandy Menswear frontman Johnny Dean, on Dean Street in Soho, to discuss his hussar grandfather, modism and polka dots. Neil Ridley reported on the opening up of Havana's rum industry to the rest of the world, while Patricia Hammond reported on the most eccentric pianists ever. Our sartorial section included the Breton sweater and a visit to the Spencers Trousers factory in Halifax. Vic Darkwood offered his second installment of his brand-new etiquette column, since rejoining the chap from issue 80, this time on the etiquette of handling newly-acquired wealth. Laszlo Krass sent us an insightful report from a gentlemen's spa in Berlin, and we learned about the sartorially splendid criminals of 1930s Sydney.
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Issue 80 Apr-May2015
This was an epoch-making edition which saw the return of Vic Darkwood, The Chap's co-founder who disappeared in mysterious circumstances in 2007. His triumphant return was marked by a sterling piece on the Etiquette of Involuntary Bodily Spasms. Elsewhere we met John Mew, an eccentric racing driver now in his 80s, who built his own racing car in the 1940s, took it to Brands Hatch and won. Tom Cutler looked at the joy of uniforms, Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer looked at well-dressed rappers, Patricia Hammond sang songs of the Great War and Laszlo Krass penned his first column from beyond the Berlin Wall, on Danziger Goldwasser. Also: gloves, Harrington Jackets, Broughton Boots, demob suits and Sherlock Holmes.
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Issue 79 Feb-Mar2015
This issue took a welcome revisit to the ghost of Oscar Wilde, by interviewing his only living heir, grandson Merlin Holland, in the Grill Room of the Cafe Royal, where Wilde himself used to frolic with Bosie. Also inside: a comprehensive look at braces; the Arts of the Gentleman: clubs; Patricia Hammond on glee clubs; How to blend one's own cocktail bitters; shaving brushes from beehive to milk churn; the art and weaponry required to perform Le Sabrage – beheading champagne bottles with a sabre; the Penny Loafer, Oscar Wilde V Graham Norton, and the butler's advice on boating blazers and racing attire.
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This issue finally secured an interview with cinematic legend Terence Stamp, who settled the question as to whether he and Julie Christie really were "Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station, every Friday night." We looked at ghost stories, both in home seances and in the films of MR James's ghost stories; why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle helped propagate the legend of the Mary Celeste; how to track down a whangee bumbershoot of the very finest quality; scents for gents; The Church organ; the most chappish walking boots; a new column called My new Chap; as well as superstitious cricketers and moustachioed buffoons from around the globe.
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The food and drink edition, showcasing The Chap's cookbook by printing three tasty recipes from Cooking for Chaps, plus some words of culinary wisdom from the authors, Gustav Temple and Clare Gabbett-Mulhallen. The gastronomy theme continued by showing you how to bake a loaf of bread the old fashioned way, a look at champagne and the noble art of sabrage, Tom Cutler on Fanny Cradock and Philip Harben. Our interview was with louche party host Edward Davenport, who regaled us with tales of doing porridge in a three-piece suit. Patricia Hammond on songs about food that are actually about sex, advice on gentlemanly portmanteaux and the coveted Trench Coat.
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Like you, I had always considered that Reliant had the upper-hand due to the damage inflicted upon the Enterprise. However, you raise a valid point. As you say, her engines appear to be the same size as those of the Enterprise, so she may have the same amount of power, but with a smaller structure. That may leave more power for weapons and the like. Food for thought.
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If you've been running for more than a year, you surely know that minimalism was all the rage a few years back. Today? Not so much. In fact, the pendulum seems to have swung pretty far back the other way if you take a good look around. Hokas are everywhere. Brooks has a new "maximalist" shoe coming out called the Transcend. And even Altra … [Read more...]
Altra Zero Drop Intuition 1.5 (review)
I am admittedly a bit of a hoarder when it comes to minimalist shoes. I've tried most of them now, from the New Balance Minimalist (both road and trail versions), to the Merrell barefoot line, to Skora, and everything in between. Some have worked for me, some have not. When I spent my weekend in Bethlehem, PA, for the Runner's World half … [Read more...]
Runner's World Half Marathon–my surreal weekend
The Runner's World Half Marathon weekend--how to fit it all in to one post? I'm not a fan of long, wordy posts. Or of posts meted out over three and four different days for one event. But honestly, this is one time that I've got to break some of my own rules. This was a weekend that exceeded expectations. Thursday night involved … [Read more...]
Not too hard, not too soft, but just right
Sometimes I feel like Goldilocks, except that instead of porridge or a chair, I'm on a quest to find the perfect shoes. As you all know, I strive for natural running form, which is a constant work in progress. I mix in a bit of barefoot running with my overall mileage because I think it is always the best form teacher. But I still wear … [Read more...]
The art of the recovery run (and a winner)
When I first started running, I'd always end my week with my long run, then take the next day off. This worked fine, but a few years back I started experimenting with a shorter, very easy run the day after my long runs. This has been routine ever since because I find I get much more out of it than pure rest. Making a run into a good … [Read more...]


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Wooohooo for Wednesday! what are you up to? 8/22
So what's everyone up to today?
It'll be cleaning & cooking breakfast in the AM...Afternoon we might go outside so the kid's can play, then lunch and nap time...After that who knows
Lets see. I cleaned the chair and sofa and scrubbed the carpet, and some other cleaning. The rest of the week is for play-I think. I'd like to do some baking.
Cleaning, and cleaning and more cleaning.
I had lunch with one one my good friends and are kids all got to play together :)
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The Decorate Workshop Blog Tour
I'm so excited to announce the blog tour for Holly Becker's Decorate Workshop. We have an all-star lineup of design and home décor bloggers taking part in the tour, starting Monday on Poppytalk. Here's the full schedule:
Monday, November 26 – Poppytalk
Tuesday, November 27 – Sacramento Street & A Creative Mint
Wednesday, November 28 – Hooray & Design For Mankind
Thursday, November 29 – Decorology & Bloesem
Friday, November 30 – The Curated House & Design Muse & The City Sage
Monday, December 3 – Simply Grove & In Honor of Design
Tuesday, December 4 – In My Own Style & This is Love Forever
Wednesday, December 5 – Knack Studios & This is Glamorous & Mom, Inc. Daily
Thursday, December 6 – Justina Blakeney & Mint
Friday, December 7 – The TomKat Studio & Down and Out Chic
In the book, Holly says that when you tap into your creative side "everything is enhanced and decorating is really just that—being creative in your home in a very personal way." I hope you'll follow along as these amazing bloggers get personal and share their thoughts and opinions about design, home décor, and Decorate Workshop!
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Mod*mom November 26, 2012 at 12:16 pm
YaY a fun decorating blog party with design fans like me motivates + inspires me :)
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Perth Things to Do
Scone Palace
Pronounced "Scoon"!This is probably the top attraction in Perth. People talk about castles lurking round every corner in Scotland (true) but its the same with palaces.This one was the coronation place for Scottish kings (before the union of the crowns with England, of course). Macbeth, Robert the Bruce and Charles II were crowned there. It was the...more
Scone Palace
Bruce's position was desperate; he had killed another claimant to the throne. He acted quickly. Borrowed robes and a substitute circlet of plain gold as a crown he had himself crowned at the Abby of Scone on 25 March 1306 in defiance of Edward I of England who claimed feudal rights over Scotland. Superstitious unease abounded at the absence of the...more
Balvaird Castle
This is a castle dating from the 1500s. The tower part is intact, but the surrounding buildings are ruined.It's located about 10 miles south of the city, on top of a hill. Great views.You have to pre-book if you want to see the interior - check Historic Scotland's website. Otherwise, you're free to walk up from the car park and wander about at...more
Branklyn Gardens
Small gardens run by the National Trust of Scotland.Quite a variety in its small space, it was originally the private gardens of a couple, who kept extending it, to around two acres, and bequeathed it to the NTS.Worth a look, though entry is, I feel, very expensive at £5 (£4 concs), especially in Autumn where there is not so much of immediate...more
Kinross House
Kinross house lies on the banks of Lochleven and was built by Sir William Bruce of Balcaskie in 1690.This involved the relocation of parts of the town still on the headland, and significant development immediately outside the gates on the west side of the estate. Kinross House is now accessed from a side street in Kinross and through its gates the...more
whisky tasting
A guided tour of the Blair Athol Distillery, followed by a taste of the real thing!The distillery is part of the Diageo multinational, so don't go thinking this is some cute cottage industry. 98% of its production goes into the Bell's brand blended whisky and the rest is bottled and sold as a single malt (all these technicalities will be explained...more
Perth Hotels
Ballathie House Hotel
When we stayed here it was due to no rooms available in Perth. This was a lovely luxurious country...more
Royal George Hotel
My notes on the Royal George Hotel return me to March 1973, on a trip with my parents, when I was...more
Holiday Inn Express Perth
As you'd expect from a chain, clean & comfortable accommodation. Quiet (sometimes these places are...more
Perth Restaurants
best avoided
We stopped off here for lunch on our way from Inverness to Fife, and having left it a bit late (forgetting that many places stop serving at 2) we were a bit desperate!I had haggis, neeps and tatties, which was just as you'd expect (hard to go wrong, I suppose). But my friend ordered a "dressed salmon salad". We managed to negotiate "no mayonnaise",...more
yummee lunch
Very good lunch spot. Its a hotel restaurant (usually bad news in Scotland) but service was good, food excellent, surroundings pleasant and comfortable, and the atmosphere just right.I wasn't paying, so I can't comment on the prices!Menu was good and I could have chosen just about anything from it. My companion was happy with his food too. I had...more
If you like your meals in a Bothy
All food is served in the Bothy Bar. Very relaxing & friendly atmosphere sitting next to a blazing fire, although my friend found out it was a gas fire not coal as she expected when she threw her tissues into it. You check your table number & order & pay for your food at the bar. We saw the ducks before going into the restaurant - I love ducks but...more
Perth Nightlife
Traditional Scottish Music - Perthshire
Venues in Perthshire keep being voted the best places for live music. And with the largest music festival each year, T-in-the-Park, its getting a really good area to go for real scottish music culture. Check out the Twa Tams, Bein Inn and Taybank Bar - all 3 winners, and Glenfarg Hotel.Also check out Bar Code and Greyfriars for young bands and...more
The Ice Bucket
The Ice Factory locally known as the Bucket, what can i say, well it attracts quite big name DJ's, last I went along to being Trevor Nelson.The place has just undergone a rather massive refit and is certainly looking good, it certainly needed it because the decor was looking a tad tatty and dated.The Ice Factory is owned by the same guy who owns a...more
Perth Nightclub - The Ice Factory
Down by the harbour, this ice store has been converted into one of the "coolest" nightclubs in Scotland, with big names being attracted from London and USA to play.Be prepared for young girls in nearly no clothes freezing outside as they queue to get in.Ummm, I've not been inside yet.more
Perth Transportation
Be prepared to cover a lot of miles
Perthshire covers a large area with many attractions & villages. The scenery is stunning but a car is always needed. While travelling the roads be prepared for dual carriageways suddenly becoming 2 lanes. There are parking places if you want to get out of the car for a photo stop.more
Senic Train Jouney
If you don't want to drive the alternative would be the train. It is a good method of transport for long journeys or in winter when the snow gates close.more
Perth Railway Station - Hotel
This is the site that greets you at Perth Railway Station - the Station Hotel.To get to the coach station, into town and the Tourist Information Office, walk to the right hand side of this hotel and follow the road. (Coach station on right hand side, 200m; town 5 minutes walk, straight ahead!)Note: If walking from the train station to the Tourist...more
Perth Shopping
High Street Names - No Crowds!: Perth Shops Easy - All Within 5 minutes...
Perth is the sort of place that is big enough to have shops but small enough to avoid congestion.
For a man, atleast, that makes shopping a whole new experience!
What to buy: Perth is also blessed with lots of good quality Charity / Thrift Shops, due to its fairly well off and aged citizens.
So for those budget travellers - spend a day saving money!Related to:
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Perth Local Customs
Lest we Forget
We arrived in Blair Atholl just before mid day & spotted this band taking a salute outside Blair Castle's Gates. It was a Remembrance Service Parade held on the nearest Sunday to 11th. November. Blair Atholl is a very small place so we felt privilaged to walk with the parade to the war memorial & pay our own silent tribute.more
Tourist Signs & Derelict Church -...
Perth is a funny place. The High street is dominated by this old church - St Pauls - which has been empty and neglected all the time I've been here (7 years now). It is often referred to as The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, because of the plants and trees that have self seeded in its gutters. And see the mould growing on its walls!I am amused by the...more
Perth City Hall - Any Suggestions?
The threat of being demolished hangs over this beautiful building, as the locals and the council cannot agree on what to use it for.Inside it is used for modest concerts, public meetings and low key events, but is often empty. Its locked within pedestrian streets and the lack of parking seem to inhibit other users. What do you suggest??? Please...more
Perth Warnings and Dangers
House of Bruar
Leave your credit card in the car or hotel.The items in the shops can be bought locally in all parts of Scotlland for a lot less!Enough said described in local info as Harrod's of the north.Worth a look if it's raining!more
Don't be caught here
Perth railway station must be one of the worst places to be forced to spend a few hours.We missed the direct London -Inverness train by a minute - confusing Euston and KIng's Cross; stupid thing to do, I know.So, we took the train to Glasgow, then Perth where we had to wait for the connecting train to Inverness.First, it is so drab and gloomy, in...more
First Impressions - Modern Houses Sprout...
Your Arrival in any UK town, and certainly Perth, will sadly be spoiled by the first things you see.Most likely this will be a non-descript modern housing estate, or a supermarket, both springing up like mushrooms to support the growing population of workers.If you are an architect or sensitive soul, I am sorry for inflicting this picture on you.more
Perth Tourist Traps
Tourist Information Centre - City Mill...
You know you have to go there - the Tourist Info Centre - known as TIC (spelt out ... t,i,c) and the staff are very helpful and keen.
Also, the City Mill is kind of interesting. However, putting the two together is a bit pushy.
A general criticism of mine, regarding these TICs, all over Scotland, is that they are all the same. There is little regional identity or character. The staff wear uniforms, the endless trinkets for sale (to fund the place) are uniformly dull and only reinforce old stereotypes of "tartan tat". Little gimicky items, which you may well have been tempted to buy in Edinburgh - and your whole trip must now run the gauntlet of this repetition, ... the Colin Baxter photographs, the tins of Shortbread, cassette tapes and CDs of folk music, woolen scarfs in obligatory reds and green tartans. Oh god, I'm falling asleep.
Unique Suggestions: Check out the Mill, get all the maps and info you want, crack a few jokes to liven up the staff (they'll look confused at this!), then get out of there - you're wasting time if you're browsing!!!!!Related to:
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Perth Off The Beaten Path
Loch Earn
We stopped of briefly at Loch Earn on our way from Dunfermline to thw west coast. Enjoying a coffee in a secluded layby, we were treaed to the gentle sound of lapping water, and nice views with snow capped hills in the background. We were quite impressed and regarded it more highly than our experiences with Loch Lomond.The deepest part (87m) is...more
Magical Grandeur at Fingask Castle
In November 2005 I attended a weekend wedding celebration at the 16th Century Fingask Castle, a place that must come under the off the beaten path tip banner as even i was not aware of it's existence and it's only 10 miles from my house!!We were accomadated in self catering cottages in the grounds of the castle, very cosy indeed with real wood...more
Meikleour Beech Hedge
Often not quoted in guidebooks to the area is the Meikleour Beech Hedge, pretty well known locally though.Well its basically a big muckle hedge, infact the tallest in the world. And thats about that, but heres a bit about it anyway:It was planted around 1745 by Robert Murray Nairne and his wife Jean Mercer of Meikleour, shortly after this he was...more
Perth Sports & Outdoors
The Super J's
When you are in the Fair City of Perth do try and get along to a St.Johnstone match. Struggling in the Scottish Division 1 at present but surely destined to return to the big league soon. :-/more
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Perth & Perthshire for stunning scenery
Perth offers a wealth of outdoor activities. Walks through beautiful woodlands, hill walking, spectacular lochs & rivers & some great waterfalls. Perth is known as the Heart of Scotland, great for seeing the Scottish countrysides special lochs & mountains & hills & glens.more
Ever changing Vistas
From bright blue skies to broodng clouds = this place is beautiful in all weathers. The mountains can be shrouded in cloud or snow capped with wpnderful blue skies. Perthshire is breathtakingly beaufitfulmore
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- Caitness Glass Factory
- Favorites
- Abernethy Museum
- Things to Do
- Abernethy Round Tower
- Things to Do
- Balvaird Castle
- Things to Do
- Burleigh Castle
- Things to Do
- River Tay
- Things to Do
- Lochleven
- Things to Do
- Lochleven Castle
- Things to Do
- Elcho Castle
- Things to Do
- Huntingtower Castle
- Things to Do
- Wildlife
- Things to Do
- Take the senic route up to Aviemore
- Things to Do
- Grounds at Dunkeld House Estate
- Things to Do
- Huntingtower Castle Perth
- Things to Do
- Ancient Archaeology - all over Perthshire.
- Things to Do
- Elcho Castle - Near Perth - Historic Scotland
- Things to Do
- The Countryside Around Perth - Perthshire
- Things to Do
- River Tay
- Things to Do
- Highland Perthshire - Getting Wild Quickly
- Things to Do
- Gardens - Perth is Scotlands Garden Capital!
- Things to Do
- Kinnoull Hill - Ancient Woodland and Views
- Things to Do
- Perth Museum & Art Gallery
- Things to Do
- Ancient Route Way - certainly a beaten path, once
- Off The Beaten Path
- Black Watch Museum Perth - Big Tree Country
- Things to Do
- The Biggest Hedge in the World
- Favorites
- Across the River - Rodney Gardens and Sculptures
- Off The Beaten Path
- Perth Cobbled Street in Detail
- Off The Beaten Path
- Road Signs - Some Help
- Local Customs
- Car Parking in Perth - Pay or else ...
- Warnings and Dangers
- The Best Houses by the River Tay
- Local Customs
- New Hotels - No character - Over priced
- Warnings and Dangers