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Dec 10
2009
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The Snow Finally ArrivedPosted by camptoninn in Untagged |
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It came late this year, but when it decided to come, it came! 11 lovely inches of snow perfect for skiing! All 11 inches came in about 6 to 7 hours with snow falling at a rate of 1.5 inches or more per hour! Needless to say, yesterday was a very busy day, shovelling, snowblowing and keeping the fires burning. Now, on to the Christmas decorations!
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Dec 09
2009
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Find and Follow on TwitterPosted by John in Twitter , tweet , advertising |
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Submitted Nov 06, 2008 in Getting Started
Twitter is more fun with friends. Now that you're twittering, find new friends or follow people you already know to get their twitter updates too. You can find your friends using people search, Twitter search, address book import, or URL look up.
Note: Did you know that you can navigate directly to a user's profile if you know their username? Simply enter the URL http://twitter.com/username in your browser, replacing 'username' with the username of the account you would like to visit.
Use Twitter's people search to find people who currently use Twitter. Search for a first, last, or user name as a starting point, and see what comes up. We use the full name as well as the user name fields to give you as many relevant results as possible.
To use people search, click on the 'Find People' link in the top navigation bar, and select the 'Find on Twitter' tab. If you don't find who you're looking for, dig deeper using some of the options suggested in the sidebar.
Find people using keywords, location, interests, and more!
A tiny, hidden gem lies in Twitter's footer navigation bar: Twitter Search! Twitter search is an incredible tool that allows you to find virtually anything and anyone by adding the ability to search for key words, locations, phrases, and more! Type in any word and you're guaranteed to get real time results.
The results you get from Twitter show what people are saying and doing right now!
You can translate foreign language updates into English, filter by language, post a Twitter update linking to interesting search results, and even subscribe to search results (this is like tracking keywords, but on the web!)
We also keep track of the most popular topics, called "trending topics" so you'll always know what people are excited about.
But that's not all: check out Advanced Search to do some truly amazing things, like find people within 15 miles of a given location, find updates by positive or negative connotation, find updates to a certain person or from a certain person, or even updates within a specified time period. For more information about advanced search operators, click here.
We can check a list of your contacts to see if any of them are currently using Twitter. You can check address books from Gmail, Yahoo, and AOL. (We'll support more networks in the future!) We'll show you who is on Twitter and you can choose to follow them if you want to get their Twitter updates.
To import an address book, visit the Find People link. The tab is already selected for you, just type in your email address and password. Note: Twitter doesn't save your email log in information, we only use it once to get permission to view your contacts list.
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Dec 09
2009
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Hampshire Cities, towns, and villagesPosted by John in Hampshire , Attractions |
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Hampshire's county town is Winchester, a historic city that was once the capital of the ancient kingdom of Wessex and of England until the Norman conquest of England. The port cities of Southampton and Portsmouth were split off as independent unitary authorities in 1997, although they are still included in Hampshire for ceremonial purposes. Fareham, Gosport and Havant have grown into a conurbation that stretches along the coast between the two main cities. The three cities are all university cities, Southampton being home to the University of Southampton and Southampton Solent University (formerly Southampton Institute), Portsmouth to the University of Portsmouth, and Winchester to the University of Winchester (formerly known as University College Winchester; King Alfred's College).The northeast of the county houses the Blackwater Valley conurbation which includes the towns of Farnborough, Aldershot, Blackwater and Yateley and borders both Berkshire and Surrey.
Hampshire lies outside the green belt area of restricted development around London, but has good railway and motorway links to the capital, and in common with the rest of the south-east has seen the growth of dormitory towns since the 1960s. Basingstoke, in the north of the county, has grown from a country town into a business and finance centre. Aldershot, Portsmouth, and Farnborough have strong military associations with the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force respectively. The county also includes several market towns: Alton, Andover, Bishop's Waltham, Lymington, New Milton, Petersfield, Ringwood, Romsey, and Whitchurch.
Towns by population size: (2001 census)
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Dec 09
2009
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Gecko Villa is a spacious country holiday home in the heart of rural Northeast Thailand, out of Udon Thani. Surrounded by rice paddies, woodlands, sugarcane and cassava plantations, and with its own organic herb, fruit and vegetable gardens, this Thai vacation villa offers a unique opportunity to experience authentic Thai village life far from the tourist throngs.
Gecko Villa sits on extensive grounds and has a large private swimming pool, spacious living and dining rooms, private gardens, fully equipped Thai and Western kichens, and three bedrooms, sleeping 2-6.
Rather than a typical vacation rental simply offering self-catering accommodation, guests at Gecko Villa are welcomed at Udon Thani by a local Thai family who look after you throughout your stay. They will cook fresh Thai meals for you daily at no additional cost, show you how to make Thai food, and either leave you to enjoy the Thai villa and its pool in utter privacy, or immerse you in local village life. Let them show you local temples, markets, schools, farms and villages, or visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ban Chiang. Discover places of natural beauty, or learn to plough the rice paddies with a water buffalo, harvest the rice with the villagers, drive a tuk-tuk, explore the area on our bicycles, visit the local lotus lake on our traditional wooden boat, or simply relax with a traditional Thai massage...
If you want to get off the beaten path to experience the real Thailand, yet in comfort and style, Gecko Villa promises you a unique and memorable experience of the kingdom of Thailand.
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Dec 08
2009
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Where is SantaPosted by John in Untagged |
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All the preparations for this year are in place! Come back each day to receive updates from the North Pole and to discover new surprises in the Kids' Countdown Village.
Santa's elves have been busier than usual this year preparing for Christmas Eve. Visit Santa's Village to see what's been going on, and join in on the fun!
@hamthehamster Forget the walking Cumbrian Felt Artist Debra runs felting courses this weekend
@hamthehamster Its as good as it gets.
Going to the Lakes this weekend to walk my legs off.
Check out Store at http://t.co/SlINha4m Start a Bed and Breakfast
Check out the new public Community , find a b and b at http://t.co/BceTUX5m
Check out Accommodation at http://t.co/9MDM99r0
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