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I finally broke down on got a Chase Sapphire Preferred card.
My first reaction when I received the card was that it's downright beautiful. It's heavy, heavier than a standard credit card. And it doesn't have numbers on the front, there's nothing embossed there, the numbers are displayed on the back. That gives it a really sleek and surprising look. I want to pull that card out of my wallet. Lucky calls it the poor man's Centurion card.
The card comes with a 40,000 point signup bonus after $3000 in spending within 3 months. The points are pretty darned useful, transferring to United/Continental, British Airways, Hyatt, Marriott, Priority Club, Amtrak, and Korean.
You can use the points to straight up buy travel at 1.25 cents apiece, but I'm unlikely to ever do that. It has no foreign currency conversion fees, just like my Hyatt Visa.
Here's how I'm thinking about the card and how it relates to the others in my wallet. It's my go-to card for restaurant spend and also hotel spend where I don't have their co-branded card, since it earns double points on both spend categories (that means Priority Club and Marriott, I do carry the Hilton Surpass Amex for Diamond status after $40,000 in spend annually, the Starwood card for the value and flexibility of their points, and the Hyatt Visa for Hyatt spend).
For airline tickets (triple points) and gas and groceries (double points) my go-to card remains the American Express Premier Rewards Gold card.
Chase has several cards which offer no foreign currency transaction fees. Others I've focused on in the past have been the BA and Hyatt cards. The British Airways Visa is still a better card if you are looking for BA miles (1.25 miles per dollar, rather than 1.07) or if you can make good use of the companion award ticket you'll receive after spending $30,000 on the card in a year. The Hyatt Visa does have an annual free night, but that's not an incentive for spend, I'll likely only be using the card for spent at Hyatt since the Chase Sapphire Preferred card is actually better at earning Hyatt points (1.07 vs. 1) than the Hyatt card is on all other spend. This is going to be my primary card for international spend, though I'll use the Hyatt card when staying at international Hyatt properties (I have upcoming reservations in Singapore and the Maldives, for instance) and I'll still use the Hilton Surpass American Express at Hilton properties even though I pay a conversion fees, the 9 points per dollar are marginally worthwhile to me (I have 3 upcoming Conrad stays).
I need to look into whether Chase Sapphire Preferred's rental car collision damage coverage is primary or secondary. I've long used my Diners Club card for car rentals, since their coverage is primary. The Continental Onepass Plus Mastercard has had that for awhile, and now the United Explorer Card does as well. So it wouldn't surprise me if Sapphire did as well, it would be interesting if I was able to put the Diners Club away for awhile.
For most spend, though — outside of travel, restaurants, gas, groceries — my card of choice is still the Starwood American Express.
I do have a United Visa, it is my oldest card account and I'm not getting rid of that, I hate that I still pay an annual fee on it but can't bring myself to dump it and I do value its contribution to the high average age of my accounts. I also have a Continental Mastercard which is now superfluous, I'm not getting rid of it though because I want to keep it for 'horse trading' purposes, the next time there's a good Chase signup bonus that I want to take advantage of I'll probably get declined for too many cards and too much credit, I'll ring up the reconsideration line and offer to trade this Mastercard for whatever new bonus they're offering… and my 'reason' for wanting the new card of course won't be because I want the bonus, but because I now have two virtually identical cards (United and Continental) and there's no reason for that. All will make good sense, and I'll probably be approved for the bonus I want.
And of course there are other cards that make sense for folks to carry, or to put spend on, depending on their particular circumstance.
I love the Asiana American Express from Bank of America, it earns 2 miles per dollar spent and even though they add fuel surcharges to awards their award chart is favorable for shorter trips. Business class on Star Alliance carriers of less than 10,000 miles flown costs 80,000 miles. So an award from the East Coast of the US to much of Europe will be earned after just $40,000 in spend, and they allow two stopovers in each direction as well.
Another Bank of America card, the Alaska Airlines Visa, offers an outstanding value proposition in its $99 companion ticket, which is valid on any seat, any class of service, any Alaska Airlines flights. Buy one first class ticket to Hawaii, for instance, and the second is $99+tax. The companion books into the same fare class with the same fare rules as the paid ticket (so a first class fare is changeable without fee), and earns miles and even bonuses based on that fare.
And of course if you are trying to achieve elite status with your preferred loyalty program, you may want that progam's credit card to the extent it offers elite qualifying miles, stays, or nights towards status based on spend. You're even likely willing to give up some measure of value that other cards might offer in order to get that.
But to sum, for me, my primary credit cards are currently:
- Starwood Preferred Guest American Express. Most generic spending.
- American Express Premier Rewards Gold. Airfare, gas, groceries.
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa. Restaurants, hotels (where I don't have the hotel's own co-branded card), international spending, merchants who don't take American Express.
Your own situation may suggest a different combination of go-to cards, but I thought sharing my own current thinking would be worthwhile.
As they say, what's in your wallet?


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In prime, Rose says now is time to win majors
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Justin Rose believes the time to win majors is now. Players can qualify their 20s as a learning curve, Rose said. But after that, there's no excuse.
"I said when I was 30, the next 10 years, I'm either going to do it or I'm not," Rose said.
A victory at the U.S. Open last summer kicked off the monkey for Rose, who turns 34 on July 30. Winning the first major took longer than expected, especially given that he finished fourth at the 1998 Open Championship as a 17-year-old amateur. Nevertheless, the Englishman enters his ninth Masters in what he's calling the prime of his career.
"Certainly winning at Merion was amazing and there's been a period of time where you adjust to that and you've got to figure, what's next," Rose said. "I feel like I'm at that place now and I feel very energized for this year and beyond."
Rose has a history of starting strong at Augusta. Three times he has finished Round 1 in first place. And while he has figured out how to close on Sundays in recent years, Rose has yet to break 70 in the second and third rounds.
"In the past I've always tried to get ready for Thursday and now I try to get ready for Saturday and Sunday," Rose said. "I try to assume my game will put me in contention and I try to get ready for that."
Rose was forced to take off two months at the start of the year to rehab tendinitis in his shoulder. He can't pinpoint exactly when he hurt it – perhaps tossing a ball to his caddie at the Barclays – but he believes it was an overuse injury.
He's pain-free now, and while nothing in his record indicates he's on a hot streak, Rose said his game feels close.
"That's ultimately the most important thing," Rose said, "how you feel internally about things."
Rose counts himself among about 15 players in the field who separate themselves as favorites. The course suits Rose, but, as he said, it suits Rory, Phil, Dustin, Keegan and Adam just as well.
First-timers have a hard time winning here, Rose said, because the place is so awe-inspiring. It's easy to get distracted.
Players such as Fred Couples don't have to come in playing great.
"He just knows where he can't miss it," said Rose, "and therefore, he's going to contain his round and he's going to shoot between 69 and 74 pretty much every day."
Couples has missed the cut only twice in 29 appearances. He has 18 top-25 finishes and an Augusta scoring average of 71.88.
Rose said he learned the hard way in 2004. Leading the tournament after two rounds, Rose said he went out and tried to "chase the course." He'd seen all the birdies and eagles made over the years on the back nine and tried to find that magic on a Saturday afternoon.
"For me, you can't chase the course," Rose said. "You've got to let it unravel."
Rose skipped the last two tournaments and came to Augusta a couple of weeks ago to get in some practice. He likened his preparation to that prior to Merion last summer. Rose only turned up at tournament week on Tuesday morning, missing out on the weather issues that closed the course Monday.
"I think I'm in a great place coming into this tournament," Rose said. "I'm coming in as a major champion, but I'm coming in with no hype, no expectation, a little under the radar and I feel good with where my game is at."
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Translation of off-peak in Spanish:
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- Whenever possible, travel during an off-peak season to save even more.
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saren getting his... "upgrades"...
ok, no more Mass Effect fanarts : x
ok, no more Mass Effect fanarts : x
That brings so many feels
Oh, now doesn't that look fun?
Saren was an ass but in the last few minutes I almost shed a tear. But then his skeletal corpse got up and tried to kill me. Still Saren died a hero in my opinion, an ass but still a hero. Like renegade Shepard! Lol
awesome )
freaking amazing!
Saren was a hell of a character even if he was a psychotic, delusional bastard ^_^
Great image, thanks for sharing
Great image, thanks for sharing
It's Amazing ! Very nice
wow.. AMAZING!!
LOVE it!
I love it. Saren is one of my favourite characters <3
... I'm speechless. It's THAT amazing.
Creepy! I like it.
saren is robotizeing
Cool. His expression is creepy in an awesome kind of way.
.....this is soooo....tentacle-ish....so hentai.....
oO wtf did I just think ?
oO wtf did I just think ?
Oh wow! Excellent work!
The birth of Marauder Shields, sounds more fitting! B]
what a cute cybord over here
ARGH!! More MASS Effect Fanarts!!! lol. ..
Only the words "pure epicness!" can describe this drawing ... O.O
It's totally gorgeous. Colours and brush strokes.
I felt really bad for poor thing at that moment...
And this silent scream... impressive.
I felt really bad for poor thing at that moment...
And this silent scream... impressive.
Tentacle rape upgrades...;D
Interesting portratyal of Saren's "upgrading".
Saren is one of the most epic, tragic and interesting vilains in video game history.
Your artwork is amazing!
Your artwork is amazing!
hehe... this is soo cool. Very nice job indeed.
Upgrade time always hurts like a bitch. xD
This... is... AMAZING! Beyond awesome! You did a superb job on this!
Saren is my favorite character from ME even more after the redemption I just wish he could have survived ME1
Kind of makes me think of Evangelion.
This is an amazing piece, and well represents the series
*is two years late* Okay... HOW ABOUT ME2 FAN ART? OR ME3!? Seriously, though, I really like your style. It's great! Awesome job!
looks very painful...makes you feel sad for the poor bastard. he only wanted to help.
awesome work!
awesome work!
i feel sad for saren ;A;
No more, NO MORE I SAY--MORE!
sad for no more mass effect fan arts!! this is amazing. <3 Saren
beautiful, beautiful picture <3
Gotta love the Mass Effect!!! Too bad this was the last one... You are awesome friend, keep it up!
This is incredible.
This is a wonderful piece of art! You did a great job~!
*Is speachless*
SAAAAAAARRREEEEEENNN!!!! These games are love
This is simply amazing! Well done!
This is simply amazing! Well done!
i think ehs enjoying it o.0


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September 12, 2012 Online reviews of restaurants, travel deals, apps and just about anything you want to buy have become a powerful driver of consumer behavior. Unsurprisingly, they have also created a powerful incentive to cheat.
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Jan 2013 has been the worst year of my life! I need some help ladies in deciding what I should do.
I am currently 10 weeks pregnant and have had 3 ultrasounds now and the fetus is growing really slow and there is no heartbeat ( which we should hear by now). This is my first pregnancy .. It took us about 9 months to get pregnant with the help of follistim and IUI...,So this is a very sad time for me.
The doctor says as of yesterday I'm not showing any signs of miscarrying. My levels are remaining very high. On jan 17 my HCG was at 90,000. The sac is securely attached to the uterine wall. My RE is recommending I do a d&c. Says I have to be careful and not get blood clots. I wish I would miscarry naturally, but doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon. So for 22 days now I have all symptoms of pregnancy with a fetus who's not developing right due to chromosomal defects. And feeling pregnant knowing things aren't right is a sad sad feeling.., not sure how much longer I can handle it.
So my question is what should I do? Are there risk with D&c? If we do the d&c do we have to wait longer before trying again? If we wait and miscarry naturally can we conceive again sooner..,less risk?
These are all questions running through my head... Or is it better to just let your body do things naturally?
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Premier League - Controversy as Bolton beat QPR
Ivan Klasnic struck a crucial late winner for Bolton as they defeated relegation rivals QPR 2-1, but the home side benefitted from a terrible piece of officiating as Clint Hill was denied a clear goal at the Reebok Stadium.
A week after the International Football Association Board approved the use of goal-line technology in principle, opening the way for its formal use in the Premier League as early as next season, a reminder of the need to embrace innovation arrived after 20 minutes when the match officials failed to spot that Hill's header had crossed the line by a yard before being clawed out by Adam Bogdan.
The FA almost immediately issued a statement calling for the speedy introduction of technology, while QPR captain Joey Barton claimed on Twitter that the referee had told him: "Don't blame us blame, the FA for not having goal line technology!"
The incident brought to mind a famous non-goal from Bolton defender Gerry Taggart against Everton in 1997 at the same stadium, with the Trotters eventually being relegated on goal difference that season, and QPR's frustration deepened when Darren Pratley was then left unmarked to head Bolton in front on 37 minutes.
However, any searing sense of injustice on QPR's part should have abated three minutes into the second half as Djibril Cisse was clearly offside when he collected a pass from Shaun Wright-Phillips and converted the equaliser.
With Bolton having lost four games in succession to start the game in 19th place, two points behind QPR, defeat was unthinkable. Although the visitors enjoyed the greater number of chances as Mark Hughes looked for only a third win in 10 games - with Nedum Onuoha denied a late penalty - it was the Trotters who snatched a vital victory when Klasnic stroked the ball home with four minutes remaining.
The result takes Bolton out of the relegation zone and into 16th place, with QPR dropping down a place to 17th.
Bolton had won only two of their past 15 home league games approaching this fixture, losing 11, but enjoyed a spell of sustained pressure from the start against QPR, with David Ngog looking lively when he produced a superb first touch from a square pass from Ryo Miyaichi, only to then drag his shot wide.
However, QPR held firm under a barrage of early set-pieces and soon responded when Bobby Zamora struck the woodwork. A well-constructed passing move concluded when Cisse chipped a nice pass out to the left of the box to find his strike partner, who delayed a second before thumping a firm left-footed volley against the bar from a tight angle.
Rangers had lost five of their previous six league meetings with Bolton but on 20 minutes were denied the chance to take a potentially decisive lead by a dismal piece of officiating.
Hill got a firm head to a corner from Joey Barton and saw the ball cross the line by around a foot before Bogdan was able to divert it onto the underside of the bar and away with his wrist. However, neither referee Martin Atkinson nor his assistant Bob Pollock spotted as much, leaving QPR angered as play continued.
By now well on top, QPR went close minutes later when Zamora knocked the ball down for Shaun Wright-Phillips, who met a bouncing ball well with a volley that flew just wide of the post. Bolton by contrast were limited to a lamentable attempt from Ngog to win a penalty when throwing himself to ground under little contact.
However, that changed on 37 minutes when Bolton took the lead. In a rare moment of quality from the home side, Miyaichi took a free kick square and Mark Davies and Martin Petrov were both involved before Tim Ream, bombing forward on the left, picked out the unmarked Pratley, who headed home from six yards out.
A rather quirky stat held that Bolton had dropped fewer points from winning positions than any other team this season, no doubt a reflection of their inability to get ahead rather than their ability to hold onto a lead, and their vulnerability was demonstrated just before the break when Zamora and Cisse combined well to release Onuoha in the box, only for the QPR defender to have his low effort saved by Bogdan.
The wronged Hill left the pitch shaking his head at half time but just three minutes after the restart it was Bolton left in a state of disbelief. When Wright-Phillips poked a pass through to Cisse that took a deflection off Pratley the striker was clearly in an offside position, yet he was allowed to take the ball on and finish smartly past Bogdan for the equaliser.
It was the Frenchman's second goal in three games for QPR following his £4 million move from Lazio in January and well deserved given his excellent contribution to the game as a whole. Impressive in his link-up play, the striker then threatened again on 60 minutes when he collected a clever pass from Samba Diakite and tested Bodgan with a low effort.
Cisse also attempted an overhead kick but failed to get the execution right before QPR continued to push for a winner as Diakite saw two efforts blocked and substitute Jamie Mackie then fired in a shot that David Wheater deflected over the bar with a touch of his head.
Though QPR remained the better side, Bolton benefitted from a touch of class from Miyiachi as they stole in front with four minutes remaining. The Japanese winger brought the ball down in the centre of the pitch, took a touch and then played a lovely pass through for Klasnic, who steadied himself and then found the corner of the net.
To compound QPR's misery, Onuoha was denied a late penalty when Nigel Reo-Coker clumsily challenged him in the box, leaving the visiting players and their manager furious as they trudged off the pitch following the final whistle.


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Today we'll be getting a look at another AMD motherboard with the 890FX chipset, the ASRock 890FX Delxue5, which features 3-Way CrossFireX support, USB 3.0, SATA6, onboard power/reset buttons, Dr. Debug, and many others. This motherboard has some of the old, some of the new, and some of the yet to come integrated into it. Read on further to find out what all they are.
Special thanks to ASRock for providing us with the 890FX Deluxe5 Motherboard to review.
The ASRock 890FX Deluxe5 comes packaged in a large box which looks like it has a brushed aluminum finish to it. A handle on the top makes an ease for portability. On the front of the box you'll find the motherboard name and some product information. The back of the package has an image of the motherboard with descriptions pointing to where you can find the features for this motherboard.
The front of the box actually opens up to reveal a clear panel that shows the actual motherboard. The lid also goes into some more details about the motherboard. Inside the box you'll find plenty of reading material, the I/O plate, PATA cables, SATA cables, bracket, front USB 3.0 panel, SATA to Molex power adapters, and a fan which can be installed on the northbridge heatsink.
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we've been 'featured' in the guardian !
see link below :-)
happy days! :-)
|Farm on the Hill
Wed, May 20, 2015
woke up this morning to a google alert telling me our website address. had been found somewhere. i clicked the link expecting to be taken to a camping review site only to find.........
we've been 'featured' in the guardian !
see link below :-)
happy days! :-)
The last couple of months has seen us busy in the fields again but this time with a new, and very exciting, project.
This year we are not planting a new woodland, or an orchard, this year we are planting vegetables..and lots of them :)
As some of you may know about ten years ago i grew and delivered organic vegetables on quite a large scale, i think our busiest week saw us delivering to over 130 houses, well we're back!
Back growing for sale, and loving every busy, windswept, sunny and rainy moment of it!
We are planting every day, salads, peas, beans, potatoes, onions, carrots, parsnips, tomatoes, squashes..and that's just so far.
We've bought a little caravan and we are in the process of painting it and turning it into a mobile veggie shop. Our little caravan (bertha to those in the know :))will soon be found in local villages filled with delicious, fresh home-grown organic produce :)
As well as fresh veggies we will also be selling bunches of beautiful farm grown cut flowers, well if you're going to grow veg you need to grow flowers! The bees are going to be loving our hillside this summer.
It makes me smile just thinking about it! ....i'm so excited! :)
The tea room is being moved to the field, we thought you may like to enjoy your cream teas while surrounded by all our veg and flowers..we're building you the most wonderful garden to sit in while we work :)
additional news ... (although its hard to keep my mind on anything other than veggies at the moment!!) We (our campsite, meadow and tearoom) have been included in Tania Pascoes new book; 'Wild Garden Weekends'
here's a link to the book on Amazon :)
An article about Tania's book has recently appeared in the telegraph and we were one of the places she mentioned to visit (!!!!...still slightly in shock about this!!!!!)
below is a link to the article for anyone that wants to see :)
so all good here... :)
lettuce will soon be ready, we've decided to give away lettuce bags from this first sowing as a little hello to anyone interesting in our veggies.. ( we can't really fill bertha with lettuce bags and nothing else and it would be a shame to let any of it go to waste)
Please drop us a line if you are local and interested in buying organic veggies from us and we'll drop you a bag of mixed salad leaves round...and please spread the word there's enough to go round :)
the above are a few pictures of the veggie field...many more to follow :)
best wishes from everyone on the farm :)
oh and we now have a solar heated shower and wood fired sauna on the campsite...all mod cons! :)
A January walk with my camera...
Today I went for a walk with my camera, the pictures say far more than any words :-)
much love to you all and happy January x
A New Year ...
Happy New Year to you all from everyone here on the hill :-)
Life here on the farm is really exciting at the moment, i absolutely love this time of year! January always feels so full of promise, filling my head with ideas of what we can do and achieve on the farm ..quite often far more than is actually possible...!
So...some of this year's main plans... start planting the living garden centre, plant the first section of the willow for fuel, campsite improvements to include a covered wash area...luxury on the hill! :-) , nut trees, fruit bushes and a polytunnel! ...and that's just to start! :-)
i love it! :-)
and maybe somewhere in there i'll make a little time for sitting on benches in meadows....
and writing regular blog posts! :-)
much love from us all, and from the new addition to the farm folk...little Rowan, our new three month old son...
It's been such a beautiful and exciting week here at Farm on the Hill!
The sun has been shining down on us as we planted the new traditional orchard comprising of 97 different varieties of heritage trees from a selection of quinces, pears, perry pears, plums, damsons, apples, cooking apples and cider apples!
Like every job, it took slightly longer than i anticipated...but nowhere near as long as it took to plant the 5,400 trees in the woodland!!!....no job will ever seem big after that one! :-)
The trees are now all happily in the ground, tree guarded from any potential rabbit attack, and to top it all off, have been watered in nicely by today's gentle rain :-)....i love it when it all works out perfectly, which to be honest it always does! :-)
So....project one of the new year completed, now to move on to to projects number 2 and 3; the opening of the craft shop in less than a month (!!!) and the fencing of the 'living garden centre'.
wishing you all a wonderful week from everyone here at Farm on the Hill :-) xxx
Hi everyone :-)
the last couple of weeks have been all go on the farm!
It can seem like you have forever to do winter jobs but all of a sudden time starts to fly and the new spring season fast approaches!
(Not that i mind at all, i'll be really glad of some warmth!! :-); This winter has been so cold in the house, I'm seemingly getting a bit old for no heating!, and i'll be glad for the time when i can take my coat off when i'm inside again! :-)...)
We've been busy weeding the veg plot, (this is one job that you may find i continue to mention every time i write an update as, as every gardener knows, it is never completed! :-))
...and cutting down some of the willow ready for the first deliveries of willow cuttings that are going out to as far away as Orkney to start their new lifes.
It's amazing when you stop and think about the life of the willow plants. Originally they were bought in as cuttings from Yorkshire (where they would have originally been bought in as cuttings from somewhere else!) they then are planted here, get cut down, re grow and are cut again and again, and each time the rods are cut into foot long cuttings which then travel to their new homes, in order to grow, and be cut down, and passed on again! :-) The willow family tree would be a great one to trace! :-) x
You can see some photos of the different willows wegrow we on the slideshow above. Much of the willow we cut this year will either be replanted on the farm as we are extending ourwillow areas, or dried and used for weaving. We'll be holding a willow weaving course during the summer months were you will be able to make your own basket :-)
last week saw me sowing the first seeds of the season, I've sown early lettuces for the veg plot as well as a variety of flower seeds for the new 'living garden centre'.
This will be open to the public for viewing and sales. The idea is that, a bit like in times prior to the plastic pot, the plants will be growing in the ground rather than in pots and will be available to buy, with plants being dug up during the dormant season.
This is a much more 'eco' way of having a garden centre/nursery as the plants will not need daily watering which is the case when they are kept in pots in garden centres. They will not need artificial feeding and can be grown totally organically (most composts used for pots run out of nutrients within a few weeks leading to garden centres either having to feed them with plant foods or discard them as a waste product.)
And in addition to the above, the plants, unhindered by the confines of a plastic pot, will be able to grow into big healthy and happy plants! :-) win win win! :-) xxxx! x....so excited about this project! :-)
This week i have come across two requests to help out with crowd funding community projects whic i would love to share with you. For those of you that haven't come across crowd funding before it is when community groups/projects ask for financial backing to help them to set their dreams in motion. Both projects are very different, very similar and literally miles apart (!!!)
The first one is to help save the old lock up studio in Cromford, watch the video below to hear all about this wonderful project and how you can help...for as little as £10!...and you get a tshirt!, and if you pledge £20 you get a free art course for a child - brilliant :-):-)
to support this fantastic project please visit:
and the second extremely worthy cause is not quite as local, in fact its in Palestine ,where a friend of mine is busy helping bring the opportunity for a voice through film to people within the Jenin Refugee Camp :-) Please take a look! :-) xx
to donate and support this project please visit:
and I think that's it! :-)
now to sow some seeds; tomatoes, peppers and broad beans....it's a fruit day on the biodynamic planting calender :-) xxxx
my very best wishes and have a wonderful week :-)
Lee xxxxx
Until February 1st: Snow, Sun, some Goats, a painting and loads and loads of Artists :-)
Hello from Farm on the Hill :-)
And Happy February!
This last week has brought with very type of weather; snow, winds, thunder and lightening (which i have never ever seen when when the ground is covered in snow..i'm still not quite sure how that happened!), rain, and today..beautiful February sunshine. It brings it all back when you find yourself uploading photos of the farm covered in snow at the same time of pictures of grassy fields and sunshine!
It's not surprising that as a nation we spend so much time talking about the weather..there is always so much of it to talk about!
Thephots above tell this weeks story much better than my words ever can but here's a quick summary....
goats in the garden!!!
I went outside to get the post and found 2 beautiful, friendly.....and extremely smelly (really they smell so much..you don't even have to be that close!) unexpected visitors! They had decided to leave the neighbours field in search of greener more pleasant lands and ended up in our garden! They must have found something they liked becuase even though the snow has all now gone..the goats haven't!!
Due to the weather (yes i mentioned it again but...!) ,over the past couple of weeks i have found myself spending long hours in front of the computer improving and expanding the website and learning how to use twitter! The brilliant consequence of this is that we now have many more local artists showcasing their work on the site. I'm stunned by the varied and immense talent that surrounds us, and you never even see it...but now you can!
Please visit our online craft pages to have a look at their work, find out all about them and what they do...and then visit their sites to buy wonderful pieces of art , craft and jewellery! :-)
...and then tell everyone you know about it! :-)
You can see some examples of their work on the slideshow above :-)
Also if any one wishes to add their work to the site, or knows of anyone that would, please get in touch, the more of us the merrier :-)
My snow painting :-) ....
At the end of the last blog i mentioned that i was about to start a painting, and I did! :-)
There is a picture of it above, i loved doing it, my first painting on a canvas for 20 years :-)...totally inspired by all the wonderful creative people i am now in touch with (thank you all so much! ) :-)
....i'm now working on some upcycled pendants for the craft shop made from old magazines....pictures next week :-)
and today i took a sunny walk around the farm with my camera and captured some beautiful things; stunning February skies, delicate seed heads, a huge badger hole ....and an ever faithful hound :-)
Have a wonderful week everyone, and thank you all so much for reading :-)
my very best wishes xxx
Alethea x
January 18th - Snow! :-)
A big snowy hello from everyone at Farm on the Hill! :-)
The last few of days have been so beautiful on the hill,
I've taken lots of photos...all of them snow themed!
we have dogs in snow, snowy fields, a snow covered fairy....it made me laugh while writing the captions!! snow snow snow!! :-)
The very first day it 'snowed' ;-), Ben and I took to the hill with a snow board and made a little video - set to a snow themed tune of course! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q0tvas3NpU
click the above link to watch ben going down the hill, falling over at the bottom, then going down again, and again...and maybe even again!! :-)
now i'm off to make a snow themed picture...feeling inspired :-)
my very best wishes to you all xxx
January 12th and 13th 2013 -a winter walk in the valley and working in the veg patch
the last couple of days have mainly been spent updating the website (!!!) - (we now have an about us page, a woodland activities page and a walks page... and also doing that much needed task of learning about social media - i now have a twitter page!!)
... but you can't keep me away from the outside for too long so come yesterday afternoon it all become too much and me, ben, and dylan, (our trusty, oversized, labrador companion), decided to go for a walk around the farm and then down into the valley.
The first half of the pictures in the slideshow above tell the story! :-)
- a windturbine, a raggedy flag, one very friendly pig, the cherry tree in flower and misty views across the valley floor.
...and of course, very cold photographing fingertips!! :-)
Today when we woke the sun was shining, frost was on the ground and the world beckoned to me to come and play....so I did! :-)
- a day spent digging in the veg plot, rooting out the nettle roots, docks, and old sweetcorn stalks and replacing them with freshly tilled soil all ready for the new season :-) - it's so exciting!! :-) :-)
the garlic we planted are growing and growing, the new buds on the fruit trees are opening, there is signs of the new season everywhere :-) spring here we come!!! :-) xxxxx!
oh and a gardening tip...an allotmenteer told me yesterday that seed is in short supply this year due to last year's weather so order early! :-) x
my very best wishes
hello and happy new year :-) xxxxx
New Years resolution no.1: to make regular blog updates!!!!! :-) xxxx
The past couple of months on the farm just seem to have flown by; the two main highlights are perhaps that we now have a wind turbine!! (:-))(yey!!!!!!!) (although it has temporarily decided not to work!) and Anna has a beautiful baby girl called Zara, (see photos)...oh and of course there was christmas! :-)
There is nothing like the feel of a new year! I love new year! :-), each new year brings with it such possibilities, and today and yesterday up in the veg plot it felt like a new year...i'm pretty sure it actually smelt a new year, if that's even possible! :-)
This year:
1.The year the veg plot is magnificent...and the nettles stay quite happily in their allocated spaces!
2.The year we open the craft shop and start the craft courses
3.The year we plant the orchard
4.The year we open the tea garden
5.The year we plant the living plant nursery....
and much more!!!!! :-) :-) :-)
the last two days of dry weather and sunshine have meant that Ben and I have been weeding in the veg plot (we're on our way to realising prediction number one!) with the trusty help of Dylan and the chickens of course..dylan flattening down newly dug ground and the chicken eating any soil life that moves!
Have a look at the pictures above to see a little of what we've been doing, and what we've seen!
It's so good to be back out with camera!
Farm on the Hill -
May 2015
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- 3 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
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- 1. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Dip curved ends of candy canes in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper.
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India on Tuesday was suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) failure to host its elections in an independent fashion.
The elections, however, will go ahead as scheduled on Wednesday. The decision to suspend the IOA was taken by the IOC in its executive board meeting at its headquarters in Switzerland.
IOA president Vijay Kumar Malhotra said the position is such that they will be not be able to go against the government, the court or the IOC.
"We can only now hope to create an atmosphere where all three come on the same page to find a solution," he said.
Abhay Chautala, who is the only candidate for the post of IOA president in Wednesday's election, said the election will take place. He said the decision was not only harsh but one-sided.
"The suspension is an ex-parte. Th two member committee wanted time to meet IOC. But they haven't given time till now. This decision has been thrusted on us. I am still wondering why IOC took the decision. The elections are taking place according to the IOC charter, IOA consitution and the court's order. We are still trying to meet the IOC and present our side," he said.
The Chautala camp laid the blame squarely on secretary-general Randhir Singh, who is the sole IOC member from India.
Narinder Batra, president of Hockey India (HI), said it was Randhir, who motivated the IOC to take a harsh step.
Batra was a part of the two-member committee along with R.K.Anand to apprise the IOC on IOA's stand. But the IOC refused to meet them.
"Vinod Tiwari, who is the international relations director of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) updated about India's position in today's executive committee meeting of IOC. He was appointed by Randhir in the OCA. Now it is clear why India got suspended," said Batra.
Randhir, however, said that he had earlier warned the IOA.
"I have been warning the IOA. I repeatedly told them that we should carry the discussion with the government and the IOC. But people were not interested since they had their own agenda. For years I have been warning them," said Randhir, who last week pulled out from the election from the post of president.
"High time that the IOA is cleaned of some jokers. Then we can carry on. We have already amended our constitution two or three times and that has got us into trouble. The IOC has been watching uis closely. We didn't adhere to their guidelines," he said.
"When the IOC was saying don't conduct the elections, we still didn't abide by them. What would you expect the IOC to do. The Indian government also wanted to sit down with IOA and the IOC to sort out the problems," he said.
Sports minister Jitendra Singh asked the IOA to stop the blame game.
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Oats are used in food (oatmeal or flour), drinks (British beer, a Latin American sweet drink), to feed horses and cattle, and to soothe skin conditions.
What it is: A species of cereal grain grown for its seed.
Where it comes from: Once considered a weed that grew with barley and wheat, oats are now the third leading cereal crop produced in the United States. Long ago considered a grain for the poor, oats and oatmeal have become more popular in recent years for their health properties.
Properties: Oat grains grow on plants similar to other grain plants, and the seeds have hard outer hulls. The hull must be removed for human consumption, but other parts of the plant are used to make medicine and beauty products.
What it's good for: Oats are used in food (oatmeal or flour), drinks (British beer, a Latin American sweet drink), to feed horses and cattle, and to soothe skin conditions. Its rough texture makes it a natural exfoliant. It is absorptive, hypoallergenic, and helps to soften skin. Oats also help heal dry, itchy skin, making it a popular treatment for sunburns, eczema, psoriasis, and chicken pox itching.
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This was produced in the 15th century by Andrei Rublev's icon of the Trinity, a highly regarded Russian orthodox artist:
It interprets the three men of Genesis 18 as being physical visitations of the Godhead.
How is this interpretation of Genesis 18 received by the Roman Catholic Church, modern Eastern Orthodox, the CoE, and the Free churches?
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BRUSSELS (Feb. 2, 2012) -- NATO defense ministers meeting here all agreed on a clear message: as the transition to Afghan security lead proceeds, the process "reflects what Lisbon was all about," Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said today.
Panetta was referring to the way forward in Afghanistan as agreed upon by President Barack Obama and NATO's other heads of state and government at the alliance's November 2010 summit in Lisbon, Portugal.
"As an alliance, obviously, we are all fully committed to the Lisbon framework -- in together, out together -- [and] we're committed to a transition to Afghan control," Panetta said. "As the president has said, by 2014 this process of transition will be complete, and the Afghan people will be responsible for their own security."
Consultations are evolving among the NATO and non-NATO nations contributing to the International Security Assistance Force effort -- 50 in all -- about how best to continue transferring parts of Afghanistan to Afghan security force-led operations, the secretary added, with announcements of more transfers likely at the May 20-21 NATO summit in Chicago.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced in November 2009 his wish to see Afghan army and police forces take lead security responsibility across Afghanistan by the end of 2014. The Joint Afghan-NATO Inteqal [Dari and Pashtu for "transition"] Board, or JANIB, was established at the July 2010 Kabul conference to assess districts and provinces for transition.
Afghan and NATO leaders agreed to the proposed transition process in Lisbon. Karzai announced the first round, or "tranche," of transition areas in March, and the second in November.
The pace of transition remains conditions-based, Panetta said. "When you're in war, when you're in combat, every step is conditions-based," he added.
Officials have stressed since the process was announced that transition must be sustainable and irreversible. The secretary said yesterday that when the current, second tranche is complete, more than half of the Afghan people will live under their nation's governance and security lead.
"We hope that the [Afghan] forces will be ready to take the combat lead in all of Afghanistan sometime in 2013," Panetta said. "Obviously, we will have to continue consultation with our allies and our Afghan partners about the best way to accomplish that goal."
The secretary noted these discussions demonstrate the strategy is working and progress is happening. Clearly, however, ISAF forces will remain combat-ready and engage in combat operations as necessary throughout the transition, he said.
As Afghan forces take over operational control in more areas -- leading patrols, setting tactics, and identifying enemy targets -- ISAF troops will be at their side to support and advise them on those efforts, and continue to train and build their capabilities, Panetta said.
Defense ministers today agreed the coalition is "headed in the right direction" in Afghanistan, Panetta said. Talks will continue, he added, on the right level of funding for and size of Afghan forces to sustain their nation's security long-term.
"There's much hard fighting ahead here," the secretary said. "We need to keep the momentum up, and we need to keep the enemy on its heels."
A strong partnership with NATO is a pillar of U.S. defense strategy, Panetta said. More defense consultations will take place tomorrow, framing discussion for decisions to be taken at the Chicago summit, he added.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said today Afghanistan is NATO's top operational priority. After today's session, he told reporters, "Transition is a road that ISAF and the Afghan forces will walk together -- every step of the way."
Afghanistan is a serious issue for NATO and the entire international community, Rasmussen said, "because we all have an interest in making sure Afghanistan is stable and secure."


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19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
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Just under a minute to play in this weekend's Western Derby. West Coast's impressive first-year forward, Jack Darling, having marked strong 35m out, takes aims from a slight angle with the Eagles trailing by five points.
Darling's shot looks goal-bound but starts to hook at the last moment and bounces off the inside of the goal-post.
The goal umpire, however, signals a goal. His field and boundary counterparts run in from all angles to confer and, with none able to able to definitively say whether the ball has hit the post, the goal stands.
West Coast hangs on to win by a point. Eagles supporters rejoice. Dockers fans fight the urge to form a lynch-mob. And the AFL still refuses to address the seemingly never-ending issue of goal-umpiring errors.
Rewind back to the weekend just gone and you can see a real-life version of Darling's goal that shouldn't have been.
In the second quarter of Saturday night's win over Brisbane, Gold Coast midfielder Matt Shaw launched a set shot from 50m that clearly hit the post.
Everyone who watched the game on TV knew it hit the post. Shaw knew it too, initially turning away to curse his ill luck, before celebrating with his teammates once they had realised the goal umpire (after consultation with field and boundary umpires) was preparing to give the two-gun salute.
The simple – actually the simplistic - answer to the obvious error is to look at the Gold Coast's eventual eight-point winning margin and say the decision had no bearing on the final result.
That same argument was wheeled out the week before when Carlton goalled after an incorrect final quarter interchange penalty infringement by Sydney. The Blues won that match by 16 points.
Well, what happens when a mistake like these actually decides the outcome of a game?
What if one of the contentious decisions seen at Subiaco already this season had directly affected a result?
Remember Brian Lake's blatant out-of-bounds that wasn't called and led to a Western Bulldogs a goal against the Dockers?
Or North Melbourne's Brent Harvey being awarded a goal only after a far-away field umpire and a most likely unsighted boundary umpire overruled the goal umpire's original decision that the ball was touched (OK, so the decision was ultimately right but the process seemed pretty bizarre)?
On TV last night, former St Kilda defender and ex-Richmond coach Danny Frawley argued that umpires were human and that their errors were a just natural part of the game.
Spare me that line of thinking. Yes, they are humans but also pretty well-paid humans entrusted to be experts in their specific field. And no more human than the likewise well-paid players whose decision-making is very much open to public scrutiny.
Frawley's colleague, ABC commentator Gerard Whateley, makes a far stronger case for two goal umpires at each end.
Put one on each goalpost and you would think it would be pretty hard to get too many decisions wrong. Certainly the Gold Coast blunder from the weekend would have been avoided.
The AFL has sidestepped previous calls for extra goal umpires and it's hard to work out why. It can't be because they cannot afford to pay them, not after the league just signed a TV rights deal worth $1.25 billion between 2012 and 2016.
The debate about the potential for technology to assist umpires is more convoluted but no less valid.
On one hand there is the issue of technological intervention interrupting the flow of play. The AFL clearly favours a fast-paced game, partly for the spectacle it creates and partly because more tired players means less velocity in bone-jarring collisions and less resultant injuries.
But in the time it took a gaggle of umpires to rule on the Gold Coast "goal" from the weekend a third umpire (well, technically a 10th) could have radioed through the correct result from the stands and still had time to brew a cup of tea.
Some might argue there is already a precedent to the use of technology in umpiring decision making. Anyone else have a suspicion a boundary and field umpire consulted the big screen before deciding Melbourne's James Frawley had soccered the ball out-on-the-full at Subiaco against West Coast a couple of weeks back?
Even if the technology is a bridge too far, there's a seemingly simple solution to at least some of the umpiring errors that drive fans (and presumably coaches and players) nuts.
And if the AFL is really dinkum about getting decisions right, four goal umpires should be in place at each game for the start of next season.


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To rescue, rehabilitate and rehome cocker spaniels and spaniel mixes of all ages, while educating and providing a positive experience for our community of adopters, volunteers and supporters.
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Here to update my review as its nature has evolved.
Previously, I wrote: "I adopted a puppy from OBG in early 2008. The organization proved to facilitate the process in an exemplary fashion. I was in frequent contact with the foster human keeping my pup and his siblings from the time of his birth to the adoption, and have continued to witness OBG's tireless efforts on behalf of dogs in dire need of rescue throughout the eastern half of the country, continually organizing transportation and fosters for countless dogs. I look forward to dealing with OBG for any future adoptions."
A while back, having seen OBG take on a couple of SIGNIFICANT rescue situations in the past year (one alone included 52 dogs), I felt strongly I should see if I could at least foster a dog for them, and I did. They found a dog whose disposition meshed well with my household. It's been fairly rewarding so far.
As a volunteer, foster, adopter and Board Member, I love OBG! In a world of the "next big thing", I think it's a testament to OBG that they are quickly approaching their 20th year in rescue (2016). They do the basics right and are a great group.
As yet another one of our foster dogs went off to her forever home this afternoon, I was yet again reminded of what an excellent group this is. This particular foster, Darla, was only 1 yr old and was a stray, taken to a local shelter. OBG swooped in, got her vaccinated, spayed and treated her infected ears. Today, this little pup trotted off with her new family and gave us a quick look back, as if to let us know "I'll be just fine!". And she was able to do this because she was saved by OBG.
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As the President of OBG (yes, I'm obviously a little biased!), I have an inside look at the selfless volunteers, loving adopters, generous donors and innocent dogs that make up this incredible organization -- and I am often in awe of them! The fact that so many wonderful things are made possible by this all-volunteer organization continues to make me proud and want to work even harder to keep saving dogs' lives. On a personal note, my life wouldn't be the same without my wonderful fur kids, Dasher and Millie, and I have OBG to thank for that!
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I have been volunteering with OBG and it has been a wonderful experience. There is constant communication between the OBG board and the membership. As a relatively new foster for the group, I had many questions and it was great to get such speedy and helpful responses. The volunteers in this group, truly have the right perspective- Finding good homes for the dogs. That is the goal and I have not seen our group steer away from that.
I am also an adopter from OBG and must say the process was thorough, but simple. To me, communication is the most important aspect to making sure volunteers as well as potential adopters understand the process. OBG does a great job with this, be it from emailing members, to publishing newsletters, or ensuring the web site it up to date. I am really impressed with this group and am so happy to have found a rescue group to be a part of.
OBG is extremely proactive in saving dogs and finding them good homes. The people in this rescue group truly care for the animals they are saving. It's refreshing to be part of an organization that puts the needs of the animals before anything else.
My wife and I have adopted 3 cockers through OBG over the years. We have so much respect for this truly wonderful organization that we have fostered 6 dogs finding them forever homes to enjoy the life they deserve. All members of OBG are devoted to helping to nurture these dogs and find them deserving homes. This is a totally volunteer organization. We also help out with fund raising to raise the money needed for vet treatments to save these mistreated dogs. I also do home checks for future fosters to make sure they are aware of the responsibility involved in fostering a dog to help prepare them for adoption. Home checks for those interested in adopting are also extremely important to ensure the adoptive family is the right fit for the dogs needs. Kudos to the group who rescued the Freedom 46! We are so proud to be associated with such a dedicated group of individuals working together for a single cause!
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I have volunteered with OBG for the past year and a half, and have fostered four dogs through them who have gone on to loving homes. They are a wonderful organization to work with. Everyone I have encountered is responsive, friendly, helpful, and obviously enthusiastic about the mission of the organization. In addition to fostering, we also added to our family by adopting an OBG dog last fall. We couldn't imagine our lives without him! I would highly recommend OBG to anyone looking for a Cocker of their own, or a group to become more actively involved with. They are all around a great group of people who most importantly save the lives of countless Cockers!
My family has adopted two dogs from OBG and they are a wonderful organization. A great group of volunteers that always work so hard and been such a blessing to our OBG alums and our family.
I have adopted two cocker spaniels from OBG Cocker Spaniel Rescue and they have been the joys of my life. OBG is such a wonderful organization and I would highly recommend this organization.
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We adopted two senior cockers from OBG after finding this group online and checking out the doggie biographies - one was rather quiet at first and the other had lost an eye to glaucoma, and both adjusted quickly and were delights. I was impressed that OBG had welcomed even the one-eyed wonder when other groups would not have, and impressed with the volunteers we met during the adoption process. I decided to volunteer and see what I could help with, and have done lots of different things, and continue to be impressed with the unflagging enthusiasm and dedication and love that underlies all that we all do locally and regionally and even reaching halfway across the country if there is a cocker or mix who needs us, and other rescues and volunteers to work with. We will take the tough cases that cause others to hesitate, as well as the easier ones, and all completely change canine and human lives. I'd give OBG more stars, but I cannot, so imagine a few more stars added to the five here.
I have adopted six cockers from OBG over the years and find the organization is just terrific to work with.
Over the past years, I have adopted six cockers from OBG The volunteers have been wonderful about ensuring that I understand the specific needs of the dogs and been available for questions after the adoptions took place
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I have, over the years, adopted six cockers from OGB. Each time the volunteers have been honest about the dogs and extremely helpful in getting them settled with me. It is a wonderful organization.
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I have had the privilege of adopting three pairs of cocker spaniels from OBG over the last 15 years and have found the volunteers to be just terrific at honestly explaining the quirks of the dogs I have adopted, giving advice on how to help them adjust to new homes and keeping in touch after the adoptions occurred. I never worry about whether my donations to OBG are being used appropriately. It is a wonderful organization.
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I have fostered eight dogs for OBG. I like helping people get a dog to love. Everyone associated with OBG that I have met, either in person or by email, has been wonderful. It is great to see the transformation these dogs go through to make them more adoptable.
I'm a new volunteer with OBG and I cannot say enough for the folks I have talked/emailed with and personally met. They are an amazing group of dedicated volunteers, working together to create life saving opportunities, EVERY WAY they can, all for the love of dogs! Amazing group and I'm proud to be a part of OBG!
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Kentucky has the better record, but Vanderbilt has the line. Which SEC team comes out on top?
The Gators get a much easier game after taking on Georgia the previous week.
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Will Vanderbilt be able to capitalize on South Carolina's distraction?
Chad Kelly and the Ole Miss Rebels should have no problem moving to 4-0 on the season.
Nick Chubb will make a statement when the Georgia Bulldogs take on the Vanderbilt Commodores in Week 2.
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The Vanderbilt Commodores suffered through a miserable 2014 season.
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If you normally use a third-party client to access and update your Twitter feed, you have a reason to go to Twitter.com in the next few days: LISTS! At the beginning of the month, Twitter announced that it was testing Lists and now it looks like they're beginning to roll out the beta to users. This is what I happily saw when I visited Twitter.com today:
Let's walk through the steps of making and viewing lists. I decided to make a list of funny people.
Create a new list by clicking the button in the announcement – or in the new Lists section under the search box on the sidebar:
A box will pop up. Name your list and decide whether you want it to be public or private.
To add people to a list, you search for them – or go directly to their Twitter page, click on the List icon and select the list you wish to add them to:
Once you have your list going, you can view the list by clicking the link to the list in the List of Lists under the search sidebar (see pic above). Still with me?
When you do, you'll see a stream of Tweets posted by Tweeple on the list.
If you want to get a list of Tweeple on the List, look for the "following link" at the top of the stream:
Here's the Tweeple so far in my Funny People List: