Old Yankee Stadium in shadow of new park, sits out first Yankee WS since ?23

As the No. 4 elevated train pulls into the 161st Street station in the Bronx, it passes by the original Yankee Stadium. Hardly a rider notices. The home to exactly 100 World Series games and nine clinchers for the Yankees stands ignored, just across the street from its glitzy, new US$1.5 billion replacement. "I did the first few times I came. I thought about then," former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said in an interview with The Associated Press before Game 1 of the Series. "Once I'm here, I don't anymore. Destined to be taken down piece by piece, the 86-year-old Yankee Stadium is a shell of itself, wrapped in scaffolding, construction netting and a blue plywood wall at street level. Take a sliver of a peek into the park from the 4 train, peer through a hole in the fence on River Avenue or look inside from the plaza across 161st Street and you'll see the place has been stripped of its memories. The nearly 56,000 blue seats are gone, leaving tiers of exposed concrete. The padding that covered the right-field wall where little Jeffrey Maier reached over and coaxed a flyball into a home run for Derek Jeter in the 1996 American League championship series is gone, too. The mound where Mariano Rivera saved 15 playoff games. Flattened. The perfectly manicured lawn has been cut up. All that's left is a mound of dirt piled high near the visiting dugout, weeds growing wildly. The batter's eye black area in centre field where Reggie Jackson sent one of his three home runs bouncing in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series, is faded and greying. And the soaring yellow foul poles have been toppled. "It is sad when you think about everything that's gone on over there, but this is everything we had hoped for," Yankees veteran Andy Pettitte said. "When we built this new stadium we hoped to be able to bring a World Series here."

1st Year Anniversary

One year and counting. It has been a year when we got married and things are doing great. We are a very happy couple and expectant parents to a baby girl soon. I am very grateful to have a husband like Forest Wayne. He is everything to me and I couldn't ask for more. Our love has grown and becomes stronger and stronger everyday. We get closer as the day passes by and I am loving it. I love you so much baby ko and Happy Anniversary!

Holiday Cards

Since holiday is coming, holiday cards as well is just around the corner. Yes it's that time of the year once again that most people will buy as many holiday cards could get for their friends and family on this occasion. You can find some at Carlson Craft. They are the the world's largest print services and continues to be the nation's leading wholesale printing company marketing our products through a nationwide network of dealers. They offers an extensive selection of products and services sure to fit your needs. Check it out!

Microsoft Strikes Search Deals With Twitter, Facebook

Microsoft has reached collaboration agreements with Twitter and Facebook to get their members' public status updates and messages indexed and presented in useful ways on the Bing search engine. Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of Microsoft's Online Audience Business, made the announcement on stage at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. The partnership with Twitter has it working with Microsoft to optimize how Bing crawls and indexes "tweets." Microsoft in turn will apply search algorithms to the Twitter messages, so that Bing users will not only be able to see a real-time feed of "tweets" but also rank them by how relevant they are to their query, Mehdi said. "This is a big deal we've been working on for a long time," Mehdi said. To rank "tweets" by relevance, a feature Microsoft calls "Best Match," Bing will take into consideration a number of factors, such as who are the authors of the messages based on a "social relevance" score Bing will assign to them, Mehdi said. Bing will also evaluate the message's quality, noticing, for example, if it contains a link to an online article or Web page. It will also take into consideration how popular the message is by calculating how many times it has been "re-tweeted" by others. In addition to providing links to Twitter messages, Bing will extract the URLs of the pages that the messages are making reference to, so that users can go directly to that source of the information. When providing links to "tweets" that contain a shortened URL, Bing will put in parenthesis the main Web domain of the link, so that users know, before clicking, whether it's a reputable site and thus avoid landing in a malicious phishing or malware-laden site. Bing will also display a tag cloud of the most popular Twitter topics, so that users can click on and dive deeper into them. The Twitter deal is nonexclusive, so Twitter can strike similar agreements with other search engines. However, for now, Bing is ahead of Google with an optimized search experience for Twitter that is already live. Although Google remains by far the most popular search engine, Microsoft is making a big push to improve its position in this market, starting with Bing's launch in May and the broad search deal with Yahoo, which is awaiting regulatory approval. In addition to its core microblogging and social networking features, Twitter has emerged as a repository of real-time testimonies on whatever is on people's minds, such as news stories of global importance, celebrity gossip and hot-button issues. As such, being able to capture, analyze and make sense of Twitter's stream of posts is seen as an important new area in the world of search engines. "We're super happy with the Twitter partnership," said Qi Lu, president of Microsoft's Online Services Division, who was also on stage being interviewed by conference moderator Tim O'Reilly. Lu declined to disclose financial details of the deal. He also said he wasn't sure on its duration. Neither Mehdi nor Lu said much about the Facebook arrangement, other than to indicate that it will be similar in nature to Twitter's but that it will be implemented at a later date. It will be interesting to see what shape the Facebook agreement takes, considering that Facebook allows individual members to make only basic profile information available via search engine results. Facebook has indicated it may let members make their profiles open to anyone on the Web, including their status updates, but that hasn't happened yet. Twitter, on the other hand, is a much more open service and most of its users make public their "tweets," messages that can't be longer than 140 characters. Microsoft and Facebook have an existing partnership through which Microsoft provides Web search and search ads to Facebook.

Nutrition

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Microsoft bets on Windows success

Speaking at the official launch of Windows 7 in London, Microsoft executives said they had listened to consumers and delivered a more streamlined, feature-packed system. It follows widespread criticism of predecessor Vista. Windows 7 faces stiff competition from rival operating systems and new ways of storing applications. In the UK, the software giant will tie up with Sky to offer its on-demand Sky Player service. It will allow consumers to watch a range of live and on-demand TV programmes via the Windows Media Center, which is included in most editions of Windows 7. Microsoft's UK managing director Ashley Highfield said Windows 7 marked a "new dawn in Microsoft's relationship with the consumer". "Windows 7 is much more than a collection of new features. We have listened to what consumers want and they want something that makes their lives easier," said Mr Highfield. The operating system has already been in beta testing among eight million official users, and a farther seven million unofficial testers have also used it. The software giant used one billion data sessions to find out how people navigate with Windows; information such as how many times people visit the start menu - around 12 times per session - and how many windows they have open at any one time - between two and seven is the average. So far Windows 7 seems to have had a good reception. According to electrical retailer DSGi, which includes UK high street brands PC World and Currys, there have been more people buying pre-ordered copies of Windows 7 in the last three weeks than for the whole first year of Vista sales. "It hasn't taken Microsoft to hype it up, the blogosphere is saying it is a good product," said Jeremy Fennel, a director at DSGi. Some 60% of consumers surveyed by DSGi said they were holding off buying a new PC or laptop until Windows 7 was launched. Often-used applications can be dragged into the taskbar and users can view a thumbnail shot of all the windows they have open. Microsoft has acknowledged that the Windows pop-ups that interrupt users are "rude". With Windows 7 users can customise how and when they view such pop-ups. There is also a feature that allows users to "snap" two windows together to make reading and comparing easier and a facility that allows all open windows to be minimised at the shake of a mouse. The software giant has decreased the amount of time the system takes to boot up and has improved battery life and reduced memory - an acknowledgment that many people will want to use Windows on laptops rather than desktops. For Internet Explorer 8, which is installed in the new operating system, there are improved security features including Smart Screen Filtering, which intercepts suspicious downloads and warns users that they are unsafe. There are also offered improved services in add-ons such as Windows Live Photo Gallery and Movie Maker. Windows still runs on 90% of the world's computers but it is a internet-dominated landscape that Windows 7 enters. It has led commentators to suggest that Windows is becoming an irrelevance. More and more applications are being written for so-called cloud computing - which supports popular apps such as web-based email and social networks in data centres rather than on individual computers. It is an area Microsoft is keen to exploit and last year it unveiled its own cloud computing service called Azure, dubbed "Windows for the cloud". Windows also faces stiff competition from free operating systems, such as the Linux-based Ubunto system which launches its newest version next week and arch-rival Google's Chrome OS. Many though remain loyal to the Microsoft universe and for those wishing to upgrade from Vista, the software giant has promised a "seamless" experience. It acknowledged that upgrades from older operating systems might be "more difficult." "XP has been on the market for ten years so we recommend that people wait until they are ready to purchase a new PC or do a clean install," said Julie Larson-Green, Microsoft's vice president of user experience. Some experts cautioned against rushing out and buying it. John Bogue, from Which? Computing, said: "Software bugs are par the course for newly released programs, and operating systems are no exception. Unless you like downloading patches and updates, we recommend waiting a year." The home edition of Windows 7 is available in the UK for £79.99 until 1 January. After that it will cost £99.99.

Yahoo 3Q profit soars despite 12 pct revenue drop

Yahoo Inc. may finally be pulling out of a three-year slump that cast aside two CEOs and spurred a cost-costing spree that laid off about 2,000 workers. The purge is the main reason Yahoo's third-quarter profit more than tripled from last year to soar past analysts' relatively low expectations for the troubled Internet company. But the results released Tuesday also showed Yahoo's revenue fell by at least 12 percent for the third consecutive quarter. The revenue rut means Yahoo still has a long way to go on its comeback trail. Analysts, though, believe Yahoo should be able to boost its ad sales - the main source of its revenue - as long as the U.S. economy continues to heal and marketers funnel more of their budgets to the Web. Carol Bartz, Yahoo's third chief executive since June 2007, indicated she believes the worst is over in a prepared statement. "We had a solid third quarter that signals our major businesses have stabilized," she said. The Sunnyvale-based earned $186 million, or 13 cents a share, in the July-September quarter, compared with $54 million, or 4 cents a share, at the same time last year. The average analyst estimate among analysts polled by Thomson Reuters was 7 cents per share. Revenue for the period fell 12 percent $1.58 billion, barely an improvement from the first six months of the year when revenue dropped by 13 percent. The earnings improvement was primarily driven by a series of layoffs that has whittled Yahoo's payroll from 15,200 employees in September 2008 year to 13,200 at the end of last month. Yahoo shares gained 38 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $17.55 in extended trading. In regular trading earlier, shares fell 5 cents to close at $17.17.

Boy feared floating away in homemade balloon found

This was the headline tonight. About a child trap on a flying balloon.

A 6-year-old boy was found hiding in a cardboard box in his family's garage Thursday after being feared aboard a homemade helium balloon that hurtled 50 miles through the sky on live television.

The discovery marked a bizarre end to a saga that started when the giant silvery balloon floated away from the family's yard Thursday morning, sparking a frantic rescue operation that involved military helicopters and briefly halted some departures from Denver International Airport.

Then, more than two hours after the balloon gently touched down in a field with no sign of the boy, Sheriff Jim Alderden turned to reporters during a news conference, gave a thumbs up and said 6-year-old Falcon Heene was at his house.

"Apparently he's been there the whole time," he said.

The confusion over whether the boy was in the balloon arose as the family tinkered with the craft Thursday and Falcon's father scolded him for getting inside a compartment. He said Falcon's brother saw him inside the compartment and that's why they mistakenly thought he was aboard the balloon when it launched.

But the boy had fled to the garage, climbing a pole into the rafters and hiding in a cardboard box, at some point after the scolding and was never in the balloon during its two-hour, 50-mile journey through two counties. "I yelled at him. I'm really sorry I yelled at him," Richard Heene said, choking up and hugging Falcon to him during a news conference.

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Rainy

The rain strikes again. It is so chilly outside which makes so lazy. I just force myself to work on something and help dad in the baby's room. We were doing sanding a while ago and later on he will be madding the walls again..Wheewwww!..My left arm is a little sore but manageable..Wheewww..It's a good day to take a nap though..hehehehe..Well have a great day everyone.

New Torrents Search Engine

Search engines are very powerful tool when it comes to searching a particular thing. Before search engines was made, our reference would be books and paper materials to finish our research. But today, search engines are very helpful when it comes to looking for a thing via world wide web. One of this search engines is new torrents. A powerful website where you search all categories such as movies, music, pictures, software and many more. The result is upfront. All you have to do is typed in the category you were looking and the results will be there right away. Try it.

Appointment

I went to my WIC appointment today. The nutritionist tackled about the fiber that we get in every food we eat. It was an interesting class though. They gave us some pamphlets for us to read and in there you can see the required fiber in take by a person everyday. After my appointment, we went to WIC office to pick up my groceries. This month they started giving some canned fruits and vegetables as well as bread and rice. Well, that's all the happenings today guys and tomorrow I have another appointment again for my flu shots.

Search Engine For Special Deals

Nowadays when you search for something, all you have to do is go online and start searching. With the help of search engines, it is a lot more easier for us to locate something especially great deals. Yes I am a big fan of that and I found a Search Engine for Special Deals when I was browsing the web. Check it out and get the best deals you can get.

Sunday

We had a great service today. Our pastor tackled about revival and we will be having a Fall revival this coming November. I am getting curious what's in it because I have not tried joining a revival yet but I know it would be interesting. It was also tackled about marriage, husband and wife and I just love the sermon this morning. I wish my baby was there but I understand though. He still at work right now will be home next week.. Yiippeeee!!!!

Recommended Best Auto Insurance

Most drivers does know the importance of having an auto insurance. Along with this, it is also important to look for a recommended auto insurance that has the best coverage just in case something happen to you or to your vehicle. Making an effort to find the right one is worth a million times than driving your vehicle without the necessary coverage that will protect you and your family in the long run.

For so many advertisements around the corner, how will you know that you have found the right one? It is easy, just know the coverage that they have such as bodily injury liability, property damage liability, medical coverage, uninsured / under-insured coverage, comprehensive, collision, towing services and car rental services. These are the most important coverage to look for an insurance company to make your life more secure and in good hands.

To get this benefits, Online Auto Insurance has all this to offer. A truly recommended company with an excellent service to their customers that offers a very convenient way when it comes to purchasing through the use of the internet. Yes, you have heard it right, you do not need to go somewhere else or drive downtown just to look for the best auto insurance because with online auto insurance, all you need is a computer and an internet connection to do your purchase. Amazing! They even offer a free online quote to know the coverage you must pay. With them, the prices are very affordable, the coverage are great and it insures your life as well as your property when accident occur.

Wordless Thursday

Ellen G Show

I am watching Ellen's television show right and she is really funny. I always find her show amazing because of how she manage her show. She is such a brilliant and host. She is also replacing Paula Abdul on American Idol. For sure the sure will be so lively just like her television show.

Herbalife

Based on my experienced, I was once got a call from Herbalife International. A representative spoke to me about their product and services as well as asking me if I am interested to earn an extra money. I say to myself I won't lose anything anyway if I give it a try. They sent me some detailed information on what to do and a coach was assisting me over the phone too to get started.

I tried it for how many days but quit because I was busy already and hard to manage my time. But if given another chance to work from home again, I will definitely go back to Herbalife. What amazes me with their services was, they will help you build your confidence to sell with an experienced coach to assist you all the time. Herbalife is dealing with Herbal Nutrition pills for those who wanted lose weight and get slim. You can also join them as a distirbutor to earn an extra buck.

For as low as $9.95 a month you can have your own retail website to start. They will assist you and will help you build up your own website as a distributor. You will be compensated in every sale you make and armed with a powerful training to promote a proven product on your retail website. Aside from that, you can also recommend Herbalife product to your friends and family especially for those who wishes to achieve a slim body. This is very safe and highly recommended by most consumers. Try it now!

God is good all the time

Psalms 46:1 "God is my refuge and strength and a very present help in trouble"

The word of God is very powerful in many ways. He always let us know that he is always there for us whenever we need him. God had never abandoned any of his child and will always help his child in times of need.

God has proven a lot in everyone's lives. He is our King, we sanctify him, he is a friend, A father, our redeemer and most especially he loves us.

Have faith in God and put him at the center of your life.

Treat

Last night I had so much fun. My parents in law surprised me to a Halloween treat..Lol. I know it's quite early yet but hey, October is Halloween month. All I knew is were gonna eat out and that's it. When we were at Olive Garden, They pulled this picture out and showed it to me. Oh my God it's a Halloween treat that requires screaming and being scared by those not so good looking creatures..Hehehehe..I got scared though and to think I am pregnant to do this things but I really had fun. Thanks Mom and Dad.

Top Most Web Hosting Provider

In today's world, people are hooked to the internet and I am one of those. Blogging, emailing, chatting, and surfing are most done in front of the computer. I spend most of my day on the computer doing some things like my blog. I always update it everyday and make interesting contents for for my readers. One day, I have read about web hosting. I got interested with it. Web hosting is something I could do to expand my knowledge in the world of computers. Just a brief information, web hosting is a type of internet hosting services that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website which I would love to have and get accessible via the world wide web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own or lease for use by their clients as well as providing internet connectivity, typically in a data center. Web hosts can also provide data center space and connectivity to the Internet for servers they do not own to be located in their data center. Awesome! With this kind of service, I can explore more on the world wide web and get more knowledge and more opportunities for a beginner like me. One recommended website to purchase your own website is Web Hosting Geek. They review a lot of web hosting services as well as rate them based on it's performance and based on the service they provide to their subscribers. On their website, you see the top 10 web hosting providers that are trusted and been patronized by so many users. I find it so advantage on my part because I already have an overview of a particular web hosting provider.