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Botnets ovetake DDoS attacks as ISP fear, says Arbor Networks
Arbor Networks' Third Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report highlights botnets and the increased size of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks as a growing threat to ISPs.
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For the first time, botnets surpassed DDoS attacks as the top threat identified by service providers.
Arbor Networks says it has security customer relationships with more than 70% of the global service provider community, which enabled it to gather input from 70 tier-1, tier-2 and hybrid IP network operators in North America, Europe and Asia for the report.
The report covers the 12-month period from July 2006 through to June 2007.
This year, a much larger percentage of the respondent pool believed bots and botnets to be a larger threat than DDoS attacks. Bots are PCs remotely taken over by hackers without the knowledge of their owners and are usually linked together to form botnets to spread malware and spam.
The threat of DDoS attacks still looms large for ISPs though. Although mid-level DDoS attacks have plagued the internet since 2000, survey respondents reported a widening gap between common mid-level "amateur"
attacks and multi-gigabit "professional" efforts involving tens of thousands of bot hosts.
Most surveyed ISPs reported significant improvements in the sophistication and coordination of DDoS attacks.
In addition, says the report, voice over IP services are vulnerable with a lack of security protection across ISPs. The report found that only 20% of ISPs currently have specific tools or mechanisms to monitor and detect threats against VoIP services.
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Differing sharply from the approach gaining favor in this country during the national emergency, British wartime trade control has not prevented the upward march of prices and costs in Great Britain, according to a study just completed by the American Retail Federation.
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Located in Downtown Albuquerque, Rodeway Inn & Suites is within a few miles (5 km) of sights such as Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and Maxwell Museum of Anthropology. This 83-room motel welcomes guests with conveniences like an indoor pool, free in-room WiFi, and free self parking. It's also close to New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science and Old Town Plaza.
All 83 air-conditioned rooms provide free local calls and safes. Guests can expect to find free WiFi and cable TV. Bathrooms have hair dryers and free toiletries.
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Rodeway Inn & Suites offers 83 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Televisions come with premium cable channels and pay movies. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.
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Roids wants Nap Lajoie and Joe Mauer.
Back to you, Ron.
Roids wants Nap Lajoie and Joe Mauer.
Back to you, Ron.
"Allen Sutton Sothoron pitched his initials off today."--1920s article
Oh boy. There are several all time great position players still out there. There are also several all time great pitchers remaining. What to do? What to do? I think great pitching is slightly scarcer. Okay, which one? I'll take a right hander to balance out Grove. I'll take
Roger Clemens.
By the way, I never liked Clemens, but he was a great great pitcher.
Warren Spahn for me.
"Allen Sutton Sothoron pitched his initials off today."--1920s article
And with the Yankees- 4 have been picked so far and we only can have 7 picked. That means that out of DiMaggio, Dickey, Berra, Ford and Mariano Rivera, 2 of these players will NOT be in this league.
Come on, RMB! I'm itching to make a pick! I've been waiting all day!
I'm done with Army stuff for today. I'll be going to dinner in a bit, and may do a little bit of stuff with Army buddies, but should be able to check in every once in a while for the rest of the evening.
Tyrus said RMB needs to pick by 5:52 EST, but actually I think that was his start time. I think he's got until some time tomorrow morning to make his pick.
Mythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
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Its kinda interesting- when you look at the players who've been drafted so far, the Red Sox COULD be closed out depending on how our owners end up using the 'swing" players picked so far.
Clemens, P Martinez and T Williams are Red Sox only and Cy Young, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove and Tris Speaker all could be used as Red Sox picks.
On the flip side, we have 10 franchises that havent had a played picked for them yet, except for one swing player.
Sheesh, I wait around all day, then when I finally get tired of sitting in front of the computer my turn comes up.
All righty then. I have so many needs on this team, but there's one player I really want who probably won't last much longer. Therefore I select:
Bob Gibson
Continuing my theme of blocking myself from the the deepest teams who often have multiple players at shallower positions, I'll take Hank Aaron (which prevents me from two of the top 3bmen).
Course, with my lineup so far looking like
1. Ty Cobb
2. Aaron
3. Mantle
4. Hornsby
I can't complain too much.
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Brad's up- he's got about an hour left on the clock. Anybody hear from him? Sometimes he's not around on the weekends....
Should we hold off a while as a courtesy?
I'll give him another two hours because he really should PM picks if he's going to miss.
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Parkallen, Edmonton
|Coordinates: 53°30′11″N 113°30′58″W / 53.503°N 113.516°W
|Mature area
|• Administrative body
|Edmonton City Council
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|Michael Walters
|• Total
|0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
|668 m (2,192 ft)
|Population (2014)[6]
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|• Density
|2,709.4/km2 (7,017/sq mi)
|• Change (2012–14)
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Parkallen is a residential neighbourhood in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada located just to the east of the University of Alberta farm and the Neil Crawford Centre. Most of the neighbourhood development occurred after the end of World War II with eight out of ten residences constructed by 1960 according to the 2005 municipal census.[7]
In the City of Edmonton's 2014 municipal census, Parkallen had a population of [6] With a land area of 0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,709.4 people/km2 in 2014.[5][6]2,303 living in 1,171 dwellings, a 4.0% increase from its 2012 population of 2,215.
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Most of the residences in the neighbourhood are single-family dwellings (81%). A further 15% are apartments in low rise buildings with fewer than five stories. There are also a few duplexes[8] (3%) and row houses (1%). Approximately two out of three residences are owner occupied, with the remainder being rented. The average household size is 2.2 people, with close to eight out of every ten households having only one or two persons.[9]
The population of Parkallen is comparatively mobile with just under half (49.2%) of the population having lived at the same address for more than five years according to the 2005 municipal census. Just under one in five residents (17.6%) have been at the same address for under a year, and another one in five (22.1.9%) have been at the same address for one to three years.[10]
The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 71 Avenue, to the west by 113 Street, to the south by 61 Avenue, and on the east by 109 Street.
Residents have good access to the University of Alberta main campus by travelling north along 113 Street.[11] Travel north along 109 Street takes residents into the Old Strathcona area, and beyond into the downtown core. A short distance south of the neighbourhood is Southgate Centre. There is one school in the neighbourhood, Parkallen School. Also located in the neighbourhood is Violet Archer Park.
Commencing in 2008, residents were connected to the LRT system when the South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park station opened just west of the Neil Crawford Centre. In June 2009, the neighbourhood partook in an "eco-mobility" challenge to determine how well individuals could function without the automobile. Many residents succeeded in changing their travel modes as a result of the challenge.[12][13]
Parkallen Stonehenge[edit]
Parkallen Stonehenge is a historical landmark located in central Parkallen. The two foot tall concrete cylinder's origins have confounded local anthropologists for many years. Carbon dating technologies estimate the monument at approximately 60 years old. It appears not to have load bearing capacity or to have been a part of any load bearing structures. In 2017, scientific crews attempted to determine the depth of the monument but were unsuccessful. Folk legend states that Parkallen Stonehenge reaches the upper mantle. In recent years, the monument has become a popular tourist destination.
Surrounding neighbourhoods[edit]
|Queen Alexandra
|University of Alberta farm
|University of Alberta farm
|Lendrum Place
- ^ a b "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ History of Annexations (Map). City of Edmonton, Planning and Development Department.
- ^ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ a b "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2014 Census". City of Edmonton. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/PARKALLEN.pdf
- ^ Includes triplexes and quadruplexes.
- ^ [1] and [2]
- ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05022B/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/PARKALLEN.pdf
- ^ North of 71 Avenue, 113 Street turns into 114 Street.
- ^ City of Edmonton, Series of videos outlining the EcoMobility challenge for Parkallen, 2009
- ^ City of Edmonton, LocalMotion Updates
External links[edit]
- Parkallen Neighbourhood Profile
- www.parkallen.ca


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Bankers Slow Down on Buying Fast Cars
For the past several years January has been Christmas for many luxury car dealers. That's when investment bankers, flush, with their hefty bonuses, used to begin prowling through their local Mercedes and Maserati dealerships.
But not this year. Sales of all cars and trucks have been falling off a cliff since the stock and credit markets began their collapse last fall and accelerated in January. And while luxury cars typically hold up better in a recession than Fords (F), Chevys, and Toyotas (TM), the pain is being felt in every category this time.
Luxury brand vehicles were off 36% in 2008, compared with the year before. If there is any good news for executives in charge of sales for Mercedes-Benz (DAI), Cadillac, and Lexus, it's that luxury brands overall took a bigger share of the overall market in January, 6.7%, than a year earlier, when it was 6.2%.
High-End Leasing
Why? In part, it is because there has been a high percentage of leasing in luxury cars sales the past few years. Around 60% of BMW (BMWG) and Mercedes sales have been leases. That forces customers back to the dealerships, though executives and dealers report that there is a surge in customers either looking to buy the car they have been leasing as a certified used car, or trading down a bit to get a lower monthly payment—say from a Mercedes S-Class to an E-Class, or from an E-Class to a C-Class.
While leasing represented 12% of all new-car revenues in January, it ran much higher for luxury brands. BMW sold 47% of its cars as leases in January, while Mercedes' leasing level was 29%, according to Edmunds.com. Bentley's overall sales were down 75% in January.
In recent years several automakers have broadened their luxury lines to include more "entry level," models, a strategy that is looking smarter all the time. "Once people drive a luxury brand, they have a hard time giving it up, so companies that have a wide bandwidth of products under a single brand should do well in this downturn," says Jesse Toprak, executive director of industry analysis for Edmunds.
Meanwhile, as the traditional customers for some of the leading luxury vehicles—i-bankers, bond traders, hedge funders, and other former masters of the universe feel the pinch or get the boot all together, some of the hottest road candy of the last five years is looking more like vehicular wall flowers at a dance with way too few suitors.
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Members of the Jewish community of Sochi and Israeli delegates to the Olympics held a memorial for the 11 Israelis killed by terrorists in Munich at the Summer Games in 1972.
About 200 people took part in Sunday's memorial at a hotel near the Games' venue in Russia, Reuters reported.
A Sochi youth group sang "Hava Nagila" and tenor Telman Guzhevsky performed the Israeli song "Jerusalem of Gold" and "O Sole Mio."
"I am honored and grateful to be greeted like this and to be part of this community," said Israeli pairs skater Andrea Davidovich, a Vermont native who trains in New Jersey, according to Reuters.
The families of the slain athletes and coaches failed in their bid for a minute of silence during the opening ceremonies at the 2012 London Olympics to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the terror attack.
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If i tell you that a 1000lb weight has been lifted from my shoulders by the exceptional effort, commitment, and support of Wade Scott, it is not an exaggeration. If anything, it understates what he has accomplished for my family and me, because it is so difficult to adequately describe the sheer volume and the difficulty of the work that he has done for us in the last 15 days.
I first met Mr. Scott several months ago, when he and I, along with my financial adviser, met to discuss estate planning and trusts. I felt very comfortable with his experience and expertise in the area, as well as his knowledgeable but easy communication style, and his willingness to coordinate efforts with my financial adviser. I retained him to work with me, and looked forward to his counsel. Neither of us ever expected what would happen next.
On March 15, at 3:30pm, my doctor, a trusted clinician and friend of 28 years, called me only hours after he had ordered a scan in response to health symptoms I had been experiencing. I don't know what hurt more...the words he spoke, or the heartbreak I heard in his voice. The scan showed very significant and widespread disease. It was a Friday, and he wanted me in the hospital by Sunday afternoon.
Incredibly shocked and scared, my mind went to the living trust, the estate planning, and the protection of my family that wasn't yet done, and I had no idea how much time I now had available. The first two calls were not to relatives or friends, they were to Wade Scott and my financial adviser, asking if they could possibly accommodate a meeting with me the next day, Saturday. I was completely devastated by the idea of not being able to protect my family in time. Wade graciously agreed to change his schedule, abandon his weekend, and work with me. He and my equally dedicated financial adviser spent 3+ hours with me Saturday. He left and immediately started drafting documents that were essential for me to have at the hospital. He returned at 9am Sunday morning, reviewed the drafts, then finalized and returned with them, and executed them before noon. No one could have done more, and yet that was just the start.
As I was undergoing many tests for the next few days, Mr. Scott continued to work on drafting my trust and estate planning documents, which were certainly not 'boilerplate' or basic in any way. I had a number of goals which added to the complexity of the effort, and I felt I was on a very limited time frame. I let him know that I was gravely anxious to get the plans completed and executed prior to March 31. Many attorneys would have ended the conversation there, or insisted that I modify my expectations. Wade Scott simply became more compassionate and more dedicated to my cause than any client could have ever expected.
He drafted, emailed, revised documents almost daily, and offered to make the 90min trip to the hospital to review them with me and my trustees. When a sudden snowstorm interrupted, a teleconference was arranged to keep the efforts moving forward. As I prepared for treatment, Wade kept working to my deadline without complaint.
I returned home late on March 27. My financial adviser met me that evening, and directed final questions, requests and changes to Wade by email and phone conferences. Wade was at my home by noon on Friday, then returned to his office to work on the drafts, again, and was back at my home at 8pm with final drafts for our review.
Wade Scott left my home today, March 30, just after 2pm. My living trust, my will, and all the ancillary documents necessary to meet my estate planning goals and protect my family have been completed and executed. I am relieved of an unbearable weight, thanks to his unending efforts, commitment, and compassion. It was a herculean effort. There are no words to thank him for what he has given me and my family. I hope he will continue to be their trusted adviser for many years
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As a member of the so-called sandwich generation, I have an elderly, widowed mother and children nearing adulthood.
Wade Scott set up a trust for my mother that protected her money. He came to her house initially, and she later went to his office.
It meant a lot to her to have a trusted attorney who listened and crafted a document that filled her needs. As her daughter, I know that Wade Scott provided a solid foundation for her future.
For myself and my husband, Wade Scott provided the living documents we all tend to forget - living wils, powers of attorney - and helped us avoid pitfalls in drawing up what we thought was a "simple will."
For example, he made us aware that our wish to leave a sum of money to a family member on Medicaid - while well-intentioned - would have had the effect of endangering this person's continuing eligibility for aid. Wade averted that disaster.
He also went over things that may take a while to understand. It is okay to change your mind during the process of designing a will - Wade Scott told us that at the beginning - and yes, we did change our ideas more than once.
His office is lovely, with some of the best views you will ever see from the third story of a building. I feel much more secure about the future of my children and my mother than I did before starting this process with Wade. Experience, character, and knowledge mean something, and Wade Scott has them in abundance.
And he put a smile on my mother's face - an elder law attorney can get no higher recommendation than that! Thank you, Wade.


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Carolyn McCarthy has declared victory this morning after a hard-fought contest against Fran Becker.
Becker, a county legislator, made this race surprisingly close. Eric Cantor even came into the district to campaign for him. McCarthy flirted with running for the Senate against Kirsten Gillibrand because of what she saw as Gillibrand's lax position on gun control, but ultimately decided against it. The McCarthy campaign tried as much as possible to tie Becker to top-of-the-ticket mate Carl Paladino.
Says McCarthy:
"Yesterday, the voters of the 4th Congressional District sent a clear message. They said 'no' to the Party of No, to the distortion of facts and to the politics of division. They said 'yes' to reason and to government taking aggressive measures to protect consumers, small businesses, taxpayers, and the working class.
"I'm proud to have helped thousands of constituents in my district office and millions of Americans with the legislation that I've written and helped pass. I'm grateful for all the support I've gotten over the years and during this race. Now, I look forward to continuing that work and the challenges ahead: making sure that our economy continues to bounce back and continuing the tradition of bipartisanship that has allowed me to be successful under both Democratic and Republican leadership."


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/// How Celebrity Star Power Makes Subscription Commerce Click At Quarterly
Claire magazine and "Project Runway" judge, as the latest tastemaker to curate products for the company's subscription service.
Many subscription box businesses, such as the hugely successful Birchbox, rely on the expertise of an in-house editorial team to cull their assortments. Others such as Shoedazzle require members to take a style quiz so the site's algorithms can tailor selections based on personal preference –with a nudge from celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe.
Quarterly's concept since its launch in 2011 is for popular personages of all stripes from bloggers to bestselling cookbook authors to dig deep into their milieus and draw out a selection of items (foodstuffs, videos, even a rare –but not dangerous– fungus) to be shipped to subscribers. Members select the personality of their choice (love Four Hour Workweek? Sign up for Tim Ferriss' health and fitness assortment) and pay between $25 – $100 to receive these collections every three months.
CEO Mitch Lowe maintains that Quarterly's star contributors are not simply adding their names (and their avid following) to the effort, they are truly involved in the process of curation — a core tenet of the business model. Lowe tells FORBES, "Our team of CTM's (Contributor Talent Managers) start by learning from the contributor what theme they would like to explore and what items they want to include that tells their story. Our team does, at that point, find vendors and specifications for each item and runs those by the contributor before purchasing. The contributor then writes a letter to the subscriber which explains their theme and how the curated items tell their story."
The bit about finding vendors is a key piece of the business. If they can't produce the desired number of items, subscribers are going to be disappointed. It's something that nearly pushed Quarterly into extinction. That is, until Lowe, a co-founder of Netflix and former Redbox executive took the helm as CEO last year. He was responsible for deploying several strategies including using the same third-party fulfillment company as Redbox to keep those boxes arriving on time.
Lowe demurred when FORBES asked if the privately-held Quarterly was cash flow positive, but Pandodaily reported that the company had more than 8,000 subscribers in June, each plunking down up to $100 for the deliveries.
Says Lowe: "Each package is worth more than what the subscriber has paid and additionally represents the thought and creativity of the contributor they have subscribed to."
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For his follow-up to House, David Shore is bringing to US broadcast television another popular British comedy actor-comedian-writer to play the lead of a drama project. Steve Coogan (Tropic Thunder) is set to topline Shore's ABC legal drama pilot Doubt. The project, from Sony TV, centers on Vincent (Coogan), a former cop who's now a cunning but charming low-rent lawyer who uses his street smarts to work the system for his clients while battling his own demons and wooing his ex-wife. Doubt would mark the US series debut for Coogan, a popular TV actor in his native Britain, the way fellow UK comedy star Hugh Laurie was introduced to American television as the lead of Shore's Fox drama House. This is Coogan's second US pilot; in 2010, he teamed with Tropic Thunder cohorts Justin Theroux and Ben Stiller for HBO comedy pilot Documental. I hear Coogan, repped by 3 Arts, UK's Independent and Rick Genow, had no interest in doing US broadcast TV but responded to Shore's script.
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Thank God these irascible white guys are coming to give us funky justice.
Okay, but seriously? But okay, but seriously? The best balance of charming, wry and concise with just a hint of cynicism I've read about anything having to do with anything on the otherwise frequently depressing threads seen on this site.
I have no stake in your game, but I like you.
I love Steve Coogan – his Alan Partridge character was pre-The Office and nailed the insecure blowhard persona! He is very talented and I loved Tristam Shandy and The Trip.I wish him well with this project, but it sounds rather dull. Coogan is great at playing "characters" – but I just can't see him as an ex-cop.
Coogan has done enough awesome stuff to coast for a little while if he sees fit. If the show is decent, I wish him well with a big payday. If it turns out really great, all the better. I know I'll be tuning in because Coogan is in it.
This is the pilot with Greg Grunberg in it I think. Coogan and Grunberg playing brothers? Yes please.
Hamlet 3!
I'm sick of Brits and Aussies stealing jobs from American actors when the opportunity for Americans to work in England and Australia and Canada is not reciprocated. That's it, I protest. I refuse to watch shows with foreign actors until they change the laws and Americans can work in Canada, England, Australia and where ever else is black listing American actors, writers and directors. Call me a patriot but the line needs to be drawn.
Stealing jobs? They don't burst into Hollywood studios with guns demanding to be cast you know.
Why do you only mention England though? Don't you know that England is part of the UK? Ignorance like yours is a common trait in patriots though, so keep avoiding those evil books.


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And of course you have the Tswana are now capable of fighting back.Exactly! And I feel like that's one of the exciting things about introducing dragons into this world. This was a time period in which the world very rapidly shrank, because of sailing ship technology. So what aerial dragons mean is that a society that has an aerial force has some hope of withstanding a society that had guns, and because dragons were not easy to transport over the ocean so that actually makes for a leveling effect that I think changes the world in all sorts of interesting ways and forces societies like the British that, their mental attitude is very imperialistic, and it kind of forces them to grapple without actually having that superiority.
In fan fiction, do more people want to have a dragon or be a dragon?Most fanfic is character based, using characters that are already in the work. Role-playing kind of scenario probably... I've heard from people, there were gamers who were introducing the Aerial Corps idea into their tabletop games, but that's more large scale. I know that I would certainly dream of having a dragon. Who doesn't dream of having a dragon?
I had the pleasure of meeting your husband at the Backspace conference. He's Charles Ardai of Hard Case Crime and he's an author as well, very different genre, very different style of writing.We are complete opposites!
Do you read each other's work and can you critique each other's work?I try to make Charles read my work much more often than he wants to because I like feedback on a page-by-page basis. If I write something, I love it but I have a lot of beta readers. I love to be edited. I love to revise. I'll throw out 10 chapters and rewrite them, and Charles hates to revise. He doesn't like to be edited. He likes that pulp writer thing of banging away. I tend to be kind of a wimp. I'm very much an optimist and I think that comes through in the Temeraire series. I think that the world is a positive place, and his writing comes from that place where the world is dark and terrible and bad things are going to happen to good people and bad things are going to happen to bad people. A Cornell Woolrich vision of the universe. So I tend not to read his stuff as often. I obviously enjoy reading his things, but I don't tend to critique his work.
Well, that's about all the questions I have and I've gone over the time I requested, so thank you very much!Thank you!
(A few minutes later, I call back to ask the obvious:How did Peter Jackson read your books before they were published?They were sent to him by my agent on the West Coast.)
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I looked into a mirror and the face I saw was an alcoholic I grew up with. I'd sworn I would never be an alcoholic like dear old dad and now his face is looking back at me.
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Corey Simms Rubs His New GF In Leah Messer's Face Before Christmas
Will Leah get revenge on Corey by changing her name? Plus, tons of adorable Christmas pics of Leah and Corey's twins.
Teen Mom 2 star Corey Simms wasted no time in finding himself a new girlfriend and flaunting her to his ex-wife Leah Messer just before Christmas.
"@SummerTavarez that would be the day that you stole my heart :) 12/15/11," Corey excitedly tweeted at his new gf, Summer Tavarez, on Dec. 24. "S/O to @SummerTavarez #mostamazinggirlintheworld #followher [sic]"
Corey and Summer are already getting quite intimate. "Going to bed with@SummerTavarez #cuddletime" he shared on the same day.
Is Corey trying to get even with his ex-wife Leah, who started dating her new boyfriend Jeremy Calvert only a month after their divorce was finalized in June?
Well Leah seems to planning her revenge on Corey. While she already lives with Jeremy after only dating for five months, Leah admitted that she may be changing her last name when the time is right.
"I'm not going through what it takes to change it," Leah wrote on Dec. 26. "My girls last name is Simms, My last name will change eventually."
Leah and Corey in the meantime split the time with their 2-year-old twin daughters Aliannah and Aleeah for Christmas.
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When you are looking to enter into a payout Fantasy Football league it is very important to understand how your entry money is going to be paid out at years end. One of the most important things that I make sure to do is ask the commishner, what amount of payouts go to playoffs and also do you have any in season payout options? The reason why this is so important is becasue nowadays anyone can be a commishner of a league and that means ALOT of commishners do not have a clue on how to run a good league or set one up for that matter. One payout set up that has been very successful for some of my leagues is as follows:
50%- League Champion = right-fully-so the playoff winnning team, took home half of the leagues pot.
20% Second Place = Second place stinks but money back plus next years entry you cant complain.
10% Division Winner = Division winners get their entry money back for being the best in their division regular season. I specifically like this payout option because it rewards the best team through 12-13 weeks of the season. Anyone can get lucky in the playoffs but this option ensures that top teams get something for creating a quality squad.
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10% Weekly payouts or Season High Point Getter. This percentage payout for fantasy football is great because it hopefully keeps everyone interested all season long. NOTHING is more annoying than a league member who gives up after his team goes 1-5 to start the year. See previous blog Payout Options for more details.
*another modification of this payout scale is to take out the division winners and have the 20% go to the best record or high total points for the year. I am all about rewarding regular season play. Anyone can get lucky in the playoffs but creating a solid squad year after year is worth something to me.
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- In a large bowl, whisk together oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Add mushrooms; toss to coat. Chill for at least 1 hour. Just before serving, stir in tomatoes and chives; sprinkle with sesame seeds. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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A head on collision between two trucks ripped the cab from a light refrigerated truck delivering fruit and vegetables, killing the driver instantly and closing State Highway 1 for seven hours.
The driver of the heavier truck had his son in the cab and while they both suffered serious injuries they were not life threatening and after initial hospital treatment were recuperating at home.
Police were hoping to release the dead man's name today after a few more family members had been contacted.
Whangarei Sergeant Chris Goodall was one of the officers called to the scene on State Highway 1 at Mata about 7.30am on Saturday.
He described the mangled wreck of the light truck as "horrendous".
Mr Goodall said the light refrigerated truck had come from Auckland and was heading north when it veered across the centre line on a gentle left hand bend between Flyger and Cotton Roads.
Initial investigations indicated the driver of the light truck may have fallen asleep causing him to veer across the road.
Shortly after the crash diversions were put in place and State Highway 1 was closed for seven hours.
Now and again the road was opened for heavy vehicles so they didn't have to take the very rural diversions.
Forensic examinations of the scene and the vehicles was done before both trucks were removed. A police serious crash investigator was also called to map the scene before it was opened about 2.30pm on Saturday. The serious crash investigator was called again about 4.14pm yesterday after a 5-year-old child was reported to have been struck by a car on Western Hills Dr. The child was taken to hospital in an ambulance.


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Sistema Seeks to Emulate Blackstone, KKR to Boost StockIlya Khrennikov
AFK Sistema, Russia's largest publicly traded investment company, is seeking to emulate Blackstone Group and KKR & Co. and narrow the gap between its value and the sum of its holdings.
Sistema is modeling itself on the global investment funds to boost returns to shareholders, moving away from long-term investments to buy and sell assets in industries ranging from logistics to fertilizers, President Mikhail Shamolin said in an interview in Moscow.
Sistema has lost 3.7 percent in London trading this year through yesterday, while gaining 6.6 percent in Moscow. Blackstone has surged 42 percent this year and KKR has climbed 35 percent in New York, extending last year's gains.
Billionaire Vladimir Evtushenkov's Sistema has a market value of $9.6 billion, about half of the sum of its largest assets. Moscow-based Sistema's 51 percent of Russia's largest mobile operator OAO Mobile TeleSystems is worth about $10.4 billion and the value of 73 percent of oil producer OAO Bashneft is about $9 billion.
Sistema's discount to those assets should narrow to a "fair" level of "no more than 20 percent" after it boosted dividends and promised shareholders to generate about $500 million every year from asset sales, said Shamolin, who previously served as chief executive officer of the mobile operator known as MTS.
Sistema is set to pay a dividend of 0.96 rubles a share for 2012, tripling the payout from 2011 to about $300 million.
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Shamolin was promoted to head Sistema two years ago, seeking to transform it into an Western-style investment fund after five years of net losses from electronics maker OAO Sitronics and selling real-estate developer Sistema Hals after a credit squeeze in 2009. Sitronics was delisted in London last year.
Since Shamolin's appointment in March 2011, Sistema has lost 14 percent, compared with a 24 percent drop in Russia's benchmark Micex Index. In that time, Sistema has bought rail cargo carrier SG-Trans for more than $730 million, set up an agriculture venture with the Louis-Dreyfus family and sold the Bashkirenergo power generator for $360 million.
The stock gained for a sixth consecutive day today in London, rising 2.9 percent $20.01 at 1:46 p.m. local time. Sistema is rated buy by 14 out of 16 analysts, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Sistema is seeking to expand in industries where it has assets and enter areas such as warehouses, seaports and chemicals, Shamolin said. The company may buy assets on the market and from the state during planned privatization, he said.
"I prefer so called brick-and-mortar businesses where it's clear how and why you'll make profit under certain macroeconomic conditions," Shamolin said. "Agriculture is one example. Land is set to increase in value as global population is growing and needs more food."
Sistema is also interested in real estate in European countries hit by the financial crisis, and MTS will look at bidding for Telekom Srbija when the government sets terms for a sale, Shamolin said.


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In Our Site specialists opinion , looking at our statisticians and statistics results. We found that there is a significant relationship between oil and football.
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Bubby has been acting really weird this week. A few days ago she is growling when i touch around her face and when i pick her up. She also isnt eating. I left her alone and the next day she was fine. A few days later she acting the same way. I dont really know what to think of this hole thing, My boyfriend said that his cat use to act weird every now ans then and that her behavior is normal. If this gets any worse I will take her to the vet. But for right now i'd like anyone's opinion on why she is acting like this. what it could be. and how it could be fixed.
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No, this is not "normal". Bubby needs to go to the vet. It sounds like she has a bad tooth or something else wrong in her mouth. This doesn't cure itself, it only gets worse, and if the infection spreads, it could kill her. My Hope was a Katrina rescue and she had an infection in her mouth from being on her own for so long that it was too late to treat it. The fact that Bubby isn't eating is a good indication that something in her mouth is bothering her. If she's that touchy, I wouldn't try to look to see what it is. You or your BF could get bitten. Let the vet do the exam.
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Could go far To a certain extent, this progressive willingness to regard Healey as sincere and well-meaning is a backhanded insult. Everyone knew Weld was a major political talent. Ditto for Romney, whether you love him or loathe him. But because Healey gets dismissed as a lightweight — wrongly, in this reporter's opinion — no one thinks she'll use the governor's job as a springboard to higher office. So no one asks if her Weldian professions are part of a grand plan: tell Massachusetts voters what they want to hear, then undergo a conservative conversion experience when the time is right.
Put differently, people don't think Healey's planning to pull a Romney because they don't think she's capable of pulling a Romney. The truth, though, is that if Healey wins this fall, she'll be a contender for a US House or Senate seat down the road.
So maybe a little more suspicion is warranted. As the campaign progresses, Healey's opponents — and Massachusetts voters, for that matter — would do well to dig a little deeper where social issues are concerned. For example, the LG's stance on civil unions might please some socially moderate voters. But the way she articulates it — "I have always supported domestic-partnership rights, and when the Lees compromise was suggested [by state senator Brian Lees], which banned gay marriage but supported and institutionalized civil unions, I agreed that that was an appropriate and moderate approach" — is so clinical that liberals and conservatives alike, for whom this issue is emotionally fraught, might find it off-putting.
Also, Healey still seems unsure of where she stands on environmental matters. Asked if she, like Romney, would have backed out of the proposed regional compact limiting greenhouse-gas emissions, Healey dodges the question: "I can't say, because I believe that a number of states had serious concerns about it, and in fact Rhode Island pulled out of the compact at the last minute.... I would need to examine all of the facts much more closely before telling you whether or not I would have done the same thing that Rhode Island did."
As the soon-to-be Republican nominee for governor, Healey should have an answer to that question. The Massachusetts electorate, meanwhile, should carefully scrutinize Healey's positions on social and cultural matters between now and November. Bill Weld ran and governed as a moderate, but got bored and left early; his recent metamorphosis in New York only reinforces the perception that he betrayed the state's voters. Mitt Romney ran as a moderate, then spent the better part of his tenure remaking himself in a conservative mold for a national audience. Massachusetts voters have been fooled before. If Healey wins as a moderate because voters haven't done their due diligence, and then veers to the right, they'll have no one to blame but themselves.
On the Web:
Adam Reilly's Talking Politics blog: http://www.thephoenix.com/talkingpolitics/
Kerry Healey: http://www.healeycommittee.com/
Kerry Healty (Massachusetts Office of the Governor): http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov2terminal&L=2&L0=Home&L1=RomneyTeam&sid=Agov2&f=gov_kerryhealeybio_homepage&csid=Agov2&b=terminalcontent
Deval Patrick: http://www.devalpatrick.com
Tom Reilly: http://www.tomreilly.org/
Christy Mihos: http://www.christy2006.com/
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I had a young "whipper snapper" call me recently about doing a 65 Nova,, cutting the floorboards out etc,,, and putting it on some cobbled up frame, kinda like this guy,,, I went and looked at the car, ( it was a pile of rust looking for a place to crumble)
I listened to all his ideas, custon art Morrison chassis,$$$$$ blown 572 BBC etc,$$$$$,,so right away figured out he was a dreamer,, ( he detailed cars for 8$ a hr)
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I am extremely worried about my cat. During the past month she growls(like a dog) at sounds or peopl she doesn't know. She also growls when she hears one of my dogs bark, and rushes to the window.But today, we were moving my christmas tree outside, and she attacked my dog who was near it. It got worse, and now she is growling at almost every sound she hears. She also growls and lunges at anyone who comes near me. I am extremely afraid that if she goes after my dogs, they will attack, and possibly kill her. I have not brought her to a vet yet. Please help!
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Get her checked out by your vet as soon as possible. Huge swings in mood are not normal and though they can be behavioral they can also be medical. Please clear her of medical causes before you try any other methods of fixing the situation. She could be in pain which could be the source of the "don't come near me" attitude. Good luck!
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We can't help you if you won't help yourself or your cat. You need to take the cat to a vet ASAP. Anything could be going on. Whenever there is a change in behavior it needs to be checked by a vet. You don't state how old your cat is. She could be sick, scared, or even losing her vision. That could be why she is displaying a fearful and aggressive behavior. Keep her away from the dogs and get her checked out NOW! I hope she's okay.
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Amelia Posada was born and raised in Pasadena, CA by her hardworking, chef mother, who specialized in developing menus accommodating food allergies, like gluten intolerance. She moved to Santa Barbara to complete her high school education and found that she had a passion for journalism and floral design. As Amelia began to publish her work, she became more and more interested in the socio-political injustices around her.Amelia gradually became more involved in community outreach programs and eventually moved to Brooklyn, NY to complete her degree in journalism. Amelia and Erika met soon after and developed a romantic relationship revolving around the New York City dining scene. Amelia was still a vegetarian at the time.As Erika pursued her culinary interests, Amelia worked as a floral designer at some of New York City's finest luxury hotels. Over the years, she became an adventurous eater and, after 14 years of vegetarianism, developed a taste for bacon.Amelia's curiosity and enthusiasm for the culinary arts eventually led the couple to move to the Hudson Valley for an apprenticeship at Fleisher's Meats. It was not long after, that Amelia's eyes were open to the many injustices in the American "industry" of factory farming. As a journalist and an academic, Amelia dug deep into the facts, and saw the value of community education. She is a true activist, and has a special commitment to teaching America how to eat.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky quarterback Mike Hartline has pleaded not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and alcohol intoxication charges after being arrested early Friday morning.
Attorney Jim Lowry submitted a not guilty plea on behalf of Hartline and Ashley Carnes in Fayette County District Court on Friday afternoon.
The two were arrested outside of a residence on Friday morning following an argument with another woman, Samatha Sheeran. A pretrial court date has been set for Jan. 24.
Carnes, 20, was also charged with disorderly conduct and alcohol intoxication as well as being 18 to 20 years old and using or attempting to use false identification to obtain alcohol.
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Sheeran told police she was assaulted by both Hartline and Carnes, a Kentucky cheerleader. Lexington police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts said police are unlikely to pursue the assault claim unless Sheeran files a complaint or decides to press charges.
The police report said there was no visible injury to Sheeran.
Kentucky spokesman Tony Neely said coach Joker Phillips is aware of the situation and will make a comment "at the appropriate time."
The Wildcats (6-6) return to practice Saturday in preparation for the BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Ala., on Jan. 8 against Pittsburgh.
Phillips had said Monday the plan was to start Hartline against the Panthers. Sophomore Morgan Newton and redshirt freshman Ryan Mossakowski were not expected to play.
Hartline's arrest outside a rental property near the Kentucky campus was the result of an altercation, Roberts said. Police had been called to the scene and one other arrest had been made, she said.
The 22-year-old senior was released from the Fayette County Correctional Center shortly after his arrest about 3 a.m. ET, Roberts said.
Last month, Hartline became part of an exclusive club of signal callers with 5,000 or more passing yards during the Wildcats' 49-21 win over Charleston Southern.
Hartline completed 15 of 24 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns to surpass the 5,000 mark at 5,176 yards.
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Just like imitating a deer's grunt or recreating the rattling of antlers, the sound of a whitetail feeding on acorns can cause a positive reaction. While grunting and rattling can generate emotions of anger and aggression, The Kruncher has the opposite effect. It calms spooked deer. The sound of crunching acorns actually stimulates deer to feed and puts them into a relaxed state.
Just as the rut vocalizations (bleat, grunt, snort wheeze) have meaning and are recognized sounds, so does the sound of chewing and grinding. The difference is that it is linked to the most frequent sound a whitetail experiences (feeding sounds) and can be used aggressively the entire season.
Through testing in the woods, hunters were repeatedly amazed that whitetails of all sizes and varieties had the same calm and relaxed reaction to The Kruncher. Even deer that had been spooked by other sights and sounds would relax in just seconds upon hearing The Kruncher. They would return to the source of the sound again and again.
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A former high-flying property guru, author and housing investment advocate has turned his back on an Auckland life, joined tent protesters in Dunedin and now is selling a board game he invented.
Kieran Trass, who wrote books on how to get rich in real estate, is quitting the entire stock of 1200 games for a minimum $5900.
The educational real estate game is advertised as designed to teach property investors the progression of the traditional market cycle. Trass says the game is equivalent to 20 years' property investment experience in a box. It is advertised as offering what Trass learned from analysing thousands of property investors' portfolios over the last 20 years.
"The game is primarily driven by Trass' trademarked Property Clock, which reflects the traditional property cycle. In just a few hours, players experience how the property cycle typically impacts over the long term on their ability to build a property portfolio. Experience learned in the game can be applied in real life," the ad says.
Trass told why he was selling the game and explained how his life had changed dramatically since he lived in Mt Eden and how he was involved in the movement attempting to clear the name of the late Allan Hubbard, South Canterbury Finance's former chairman.
"These days I am more focused on community-based efforts and efforts to expose the corruption we found as a result of trying to support Allan Hubbard whilst everyone else was sabotaging his wealth and reputation.
"I'm sure you know what I mean, as many people in the business world know that he was targeted for his wealth but, of course, no mainstream media want to start talking about that story; it runs too deep and too far into the corridors of power.
"My life is now set upon seeking truth and exposing it. I am also heavily involved with the Occupy movement here in Dunedin where I live.
"Change is certainly afoot," Trass said.
He has worked for more than 20 years in banking and lending, first at the Bank of NSW, including a two-year stint in Australia, then a Lion Nathan-owned finance company and Citibank.
Then he established the Hybrid business which had a number of arms, selling advice to investors, collecting market information and statistics, holding seminars and workshops and offering education to landlords.
He wrote Grow Rich from the Property Cycle but was sceptical about the sector's fortunes, drawing criticism last decade, including from the Real Estate Institute, when he predicted a big price downturn.
In 2005, he said prices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch would have fallen 5 per cent by 2007 because those cities had not had big value rises. By 2009, he was running a seminar in Remuera, advising people on how to take advantage of the crash.


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UPDATE: Kyle Fallon has been located in the Bay Area and is alive and well.
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I tried interviewing him about 5 months ago and his wife said he was in a nursing home, not well enough to interview. Last week, he passed away at 87.
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TYLER, Texas: John Robert "Red" Murff, the New York Mets scout who discovered Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, died Friday in a Tyler nursing home. He was 87.
Bill McMillion, a spokesman for Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Directors, confirmed the death. McMillion said he had no additional information.
Ryan, now president of the Texas Rangers, noted his friendship with Murff in his 1999 Hall of Fame induction speech.
"He thought when he saw me at 6-foot-2 and 140 pounds, he wasn't discouraged by my build and by the way I threw the baseball as many other scouts were," he said. "And I appreciate the fact that Red spent so much time with me and worked to help me become a better pitcher. Thank you, Red."
Murff played for the Milwaukee Braves from 1956-1957, going 2-2 with three saves and a 4.65 ERA in 26 games.
Murff was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Texas Scouts Association Hall of Fame in 1999. He helped start the baseball program at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, and in 1994 the school's ballpark was named Red Murff Field.


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When I was in the military a long time ago, I had a big block Chevelle. I used to work on it all the time at the base shop. The nice thing was that there was plenty of experience there to help me. I also didn't have much money but was able to get parts for it reasonably priced by going to local machine shops. For instance, I was able to get a used but good crank reground, for a hundred bucks but like I said that was a long time ago. Yes, parts are a bit more money for the big block but not that much more. The nice thing is that you don't have to spend alot of money building up the big block for good street power. Build it with a little over 9 to one compression and 2 1/2" exhaust and a moderate cam that thing will securally put you back into your seat from 2000 rpm on up to 5000! There is something special about the torque of a big block. 250 bucks is a good price for a good rebuildable big block. You'll pay that and more for a good small block core. Plus, if you get a later model small block, the heads will be junk and will require alot of work read money and still might crack. So, the choise is yours my friend but in the final outcome, you certainly won't get stung going with either engine...Good luck
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My mom requested a black shawl (so she can throw it over a dress when she goes out at night) so, pending her approval, I'll be knitting the Seraphim Shawl (Ravelry). [COLOR="Red"]ETA[/COLOR]: She prefers the Traveling Woman (Ravelry) shawl... so I'll be knitting that. She requested something light so I'll be using a fingering weight yarn. I'm going to buy yarn from Knit Picks for this project... but I can't decide between Gloss (70% Merino Wool, 30% Silk) and Palette (100% Peruvian Highland Wool). I'd pay $19.95 for 5 hanks of the Gloss and $9.95 for 5 hanks of the Palette. The price difference is not significant enough for me to base my decision solely on the cost of the yarn.
I've never knit a shawl before (and definitely nothing so lacy) so I don't know whether it's better to go for 100% wool or the wool/silk blend. Will the shawl be affected? Will the shawl block differently based on the yarn content? Am I overthinking it?
If you have used these yarns, what is your preference?
I've used palette and while I haven't used a wool/silk blend, I have used alpaca silk and there's really no difference in blocking. I'd like to try the Gloss though, the Shimmer was really nice with the silk in it - palette is a little rougher.
I haven't yet used KP yarn as yet, but I can say I <3 Peruvian highland yarn...I knitted a shawl with it and it was awesome to knit with and I don't find it scratchy in the least...
I think either yarn will be perfect for Traveling Woman. It's a great pattern, it's pretty small but easy to make bigger.
I love the pattern you posted. I have the gloss that I am going to make up into a shawl and it's just beautiful. Haven't started it yet so I can't tell you how it works up but it's so pretty I think it's probably going to turn out quite nicely.
I don't think it would matter...
I have used Palette before...and it is OK...
Because the Gloss is mostly the same, either should work equally well...
I would go with the silk one just on principal. It sounds yummier...
All said and done though...I would go with a super wash, just because it will hold up to the wear longer...and will be more forgiving if it ever hits the washing machine.
Plus, I find their superwash sock yarns SOOOOOOOO much nicer to work with than palette....
Thanks, everyone! I've decided to go with the Gloss yarn. Crycket's mentality of going with the silk one "just on principal" won me over. (I was leaning toward Gloss for the same reason. I now feel I was justified in my reasoning )
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I definitely would recommend the gloss. I've made lots of socks with it and it is SO YUMMY, both to work with and to wear next to skin!
Let us know how the project goes for you!
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Good Choice. I love Gloss.
Glad to hear that you went with the gloss yarn. I have used them both and the gloss drapes much better. I made a scarf with the gloss and it is wonderful to wear plus keeps me warm too. I know your mom will love the shawl, have you picked a color yet? They are just all so pretty.
She requested a black shawl... so I had to get black. If it were up to me, I'd have picked something more colorful. Oh, well...
Thanks! Based on what everyone here has said, it definitely seems like I made the right choice.


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Eye boogers are the dry, crumbly or sticky gobs that can be found around the corner of the eye or one the lashes after a night's sleep. Some people get eye boogers even when they haven't slept. While a fairly common phenomenon in humans, dogs and even cats, the field of ophthalmology hasn't been able to come up with a scientific name for it. In fact, the only technical term that is used by eye doctors to describe what we call "sleep dust", "eye goop" or "eye boogers" in everyday life is "mattering".
Ophthalmologists are divided over what exactly causes eye boogers but most of them generally agree that it is the leftover substances from the drying out of tears overnight. Tears are made up of oils, protein, water and a mucous layer called mucin that coats the surface of the eyeball to keep it moist and to prevent bacteria and viruses from attacking the organ. These substances keep wiping the debris that accumulates into the eyes through the blinking process. Usually, everyone gets a little eye gunk though the day and one generally gets rid of it as soon as it comes into notice. At night, however, this gunk just builds up untouched and dries out.
Most people experience dry eye boogers that line the corner of their eyes or lashes after waking up from a night's sleep while other experience wet and sticky eye boogers through the day. The texture of the eye booger depends on how dry or moistened a person's eyes tend to be on a daily basis. Eye crud gets a gunkier, wetter quality to it when a person has allergies acting up and their eyes are tearing up more often. Eye gunk is basically harmless and it is perfectly OK to remove it using the tips of one's fingers.
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