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Microsoft "unlawfully infringed" on a patent that describes how programs go about "manipulating a document's content and architecture separately."The ruling is absurd for a number of reasons.
First of all, it's a clear case of judicial tourism. The plaintiff sought out this court specifically because they are friendly to plaintiffs.
Second of all, as a commenter suggests, this court's friendliness to plaintiffs has been attracting many cases, and is probably motivated by a desire to bring revenue to the town (since the legal teams must travel there and spend money while there).
Third of all, it makes one wonder why one should even be having patents on software to begin with. The plaintiff, i4i, Inc., is suing over a technique of writing documents using xml format. The company didn't invent xml (which is non-proprietary) nor did Microsoft steal it's method of actually writing xml documents. It just stole the idea of simultaneously editing the content and architecture of a document. Such a patent should never have even been given, and almost certainly will be thrown out by a higher court. Yet, it's a fairly typical example of a software patent.
I'm not too sympathetic to patents in general, but at least a case can be made for patents in certain areas, like pharmaceuticals and chemistry, where a lot of real research and innovation goes into developing patentable technologies. But patents on software is absurd. Software is already protected by copyright. Adding patent protection in addition is intellectual-property overkill. Patenting software is like patenting literature or fine art. It'd be like if someone took out a patent on the flashback, or the first-person narrative, or ending a chapter with a cliff-hanger. Imagine if authors had to pay a percentage of their royalties every time they ended a chapter with a cliff-hanger because some non-writer had nabbed the patent on it.
In addition, so much software is produced, that it's impossible to determine prior art. And unfortunately many software patents are granted for techniques that add very little new to existing techniques, even if they don't violate prior art.
Software patenting should be scrapped.

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Along with the cheap Malbecs that I picked up at Sprouts last week, I purchased a $6 Portuguese wine - 2007 Portuga, Vinho Regional Estremadura, imported by HGC importers, San Jose CA. It wasn't bad, for $6. My last encounter with Portuguese wine was with a group of Spanish clients, at a business dinner, where they elected to go to a Brazilian Steak House (all you can eat protein). NEVER offer a Portuguese wine to a group of Spanish customers - really, really, bad idea.
It was only the 2nd time I was threatened with a knife at dinner. The other was a Frenchman from Alsace who was FIERCELY patriotic & "Anti-Allemagne" when I mis-spoke to say that Belfort was "both German & French".
It's not easy to find good, drinkable $5 and $6 bottles of wine in the US, but I am going to keep trying.
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I love being a nanny and helping the child grow develop and become an intelligent confidant person. I love helping them grow intellectually and the pure joy when they do a task correctly, such as a science experiment, or a puzzle or just playing peak-a-boo.
Blythe nanny Gender:Female Age:28 Preferred Wage ($/Wk): 400 - 800+ Ref ID:779016
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My past childcare experience: I have been babysitting since I was twelve years old, and a nanny since I was 18. I have a passion for children and helping them learn and grow. I enjoy doing age appropriate crafts and games that not only are fun but engage the child and help them grow intellectually. I have cared for a wide variety of ages of children from newborn to 14 years old. I do prefer long term jobs as opposed to short term, as it is hard for the child as well as myself to get attached then broken apart. I love being outside with the children and interacting with other children in the neighborhood or having other nanny friends get together with the children they watch. I view being a nanny as becoming a part of the family. Everyone needs to be on the same page to make everything run smoothly. I also have experience with special needs children and love pets!
Additional Comments: I am a certified EMT as well as a firefighter. I do have my medical assistant certification. I enjoy teaching in a fun way and helping the child learn new and exciting things.


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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 214679
Fedora 6 won't qurey correctly, FC5 will.
Last modified: 2008-01-29 06:20:45 EST
Description of problem:
I've upgraded a computer on my lan from Fedora 5 to Fedora 6 and it now will not
validate users against the open ldap server. Fedora 5 clients are still working
ok, as is postfix. Ldap is used to supply user information and kerberos is
being used for authenticaiton. Both of these clients were set up with
system-config-authentication, and right now neither is useing SELinux or a
firewall. (That will change after this is fixed)
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
openldap-2.3.27-4 on the client
openldap-2.2.29-1.FC4 on the server
openldap-2.3.19-4 on the working client
How reproducible:
Every time
Steps to Reproduce:
1. su [username] or login in as a non root user
Actual results:
su: user [username] does not exist
Expected results:
login prompt
Additional info:
Attached are two logs generated by slapd. One is the recording of a user that
logs in on a working client (named goodscript.txt) the other is a failed login
from the new FC6 client (named badscript.txt)
Created attachment 140712 [details]
failed login attempt
Created attachment 140713 [details]
successful login
I know it's a bit late, but could you please try latest
openldap-clients-2.3.30-2.fc6 on your FC-6 box and let me know the results (with
logs and tcpdump from working client and from 'buggy' FC-6)? Thanks in advance.
I cannot reproduce the bug and the reporter did not provide requested
information. Please reopen the bug if the bug persists and you are able to
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Saturday, July 13, 2013
Pacific Rim (2012)
Runtime: 132 minutes
Rating: 4/5
Description: Giant robots (Jaegers) fight alien sea monsters (Kaiju) to save humanity.
Review: This is a fun, special effects laden, action movie. It has moments of drama, moments of humor, and moments of sadness. If this is what your looking for, you probably won't be disappointed. (If you do go, stay for some of the credits. There's an extra scene not too far in.)
Thats not to say it couldn't be better.
Most of the characters aren't particularly fleshed out, or are just names and faces with a few lines of dialogue. This makes it harder to care about their fate when they're inevitably placed in peril.
The main characters are better developed, but what we know about them feels a bit cookie cutter. While the trauma of dead family members makes sense for the setting, it would have been nice if they could have found something new to do with it.
I also was a bit disappointed that all the big fight scenes took place in dark, rainy environments or underwater. I'm not sure if this was done to give a more ominous background or just cover up special effects issues. (Note: I saw it in glorious 2D, so I have no idea how good the 3D effects are.)
I also wish it hadn't failed the Bechdel test. With two sets of Jaeger pilots, two scientist, and a former pilot who now heads the Jaeger program, as the major roles, and a handful of people in more minor speaking roles, we only get two female characters. While its nice they're both Jaeger pilots, they never talk to one another.
I did enjoy the movie, and don't regret seeing it, but the director has done better action films (Hellboy and Hellboy 2), as well as just better films (El laberinto del fauno(Pan's Labyrinth)). I think this project may have been a bit too normal to play to his strengths.
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BOSTON -- It was a two-strike pitch, the third changeup in a row thrown by New York Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle. And after sitting on the bench for the previous three hours, Mitch Moreland wasn't about to let it pass.
That was the preamble to the swing that might have won the AL East.
Let's stop here and say that the Yankees have come too far and done too much in what was supposed to be a rebuilding season to be counted out after one tough-to-swallow series-opening defeat on a mid-August Friday night in Fenway Park.
But there was just something about this 9-6 Boston Red Sox comeback -- and Yankees squander -- that felt more damaging than all the others.
Maybe it was that the Sox had rallied to beat the Yanks in 10 innings only five nights before in the Bronx. Or that Boston is making a habit of these late-game dramatics, winning for the 12th time when trailing after six innings. More likely, though, it was that Red Sox ace Chris Sale is scheduled to start Saturday night with the Yankees at risk of falling a season-high six games out of first place.
Regardless, after Moreland banged a pinch single up the middle to drive in the tying and go-ahead runs, and the Red Sox tacked on two runs in the eighth against embattled Aroldis Chapman, and Addison Reed and Craig Kimbrel combined to record the final eight outs (six by strikeout), well, you could almost hear the air come out the Yankees' balloon.
"With them being the next-closest team, to get that win and kind of separate ourselves a little bit more and start the series off on the right note, yeah, it's a big one," Moreland said. "Any time you can gain ground on somebody that's right there behind you, it's always nice."
But it's more than one game that has the AL East title trending in Boston's direction. Consider this:
• The Red Sox won for the 13th time in 15 games; the Yankees are merely 15-10 in their past 25.
• Once again, the Sox's offense resembled an assembly line, with nine batters coming to the plate in the decisive four-run seventh inning; the Yankees left 14 runners on base, with Aaron Judge stranding seven.
• Five days after stomping off the mound at Yankee Stadium, Reed bailed out the Red Sox's bullpen from a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning, then threw a scoreless eighth; Chapman looked utterly lost again, the Yankees' closer giving up two runs in a non-save situation and bringing his total to seven runs allowed in his past four appearances.
Add it all up, and the Yankees might soon turn their attention to locking up a wild-card berth and not worrying about the Red Sox until the postseason.
"There's been a number of wild-card teams that have either won it all or advanced very deep," Red Sox manager John Farrell said before the game. "I think there's a lot to be said for winning your division, though.
"But I can tell you right now: We still have, what, two months to go, eight weeks to go? Whatever it is. There's not been any conversation on what the end result of 2017 will be."
In other words, the Red Sox aren't counting any chickens. Not with lefty David Price sidelined indefinitely because of an elbow injury and hardly assured of pitching again this season. And certainly not after Drew Pomeranz trudged from the mound with one out in the fourth inning Friday night, back spasms short-circuiting his start.
But when the Yankees are nine outs from a victory and unable to protect a 6-3 lead, when they let another game come off the schedule with only six head-to-head matchups remaining between the teams, when they're staring down the barrel of facing the AL Cy Young favorite who has dominated them throughout his career, it makes it easier for the Red Sox to relax -- or at least take a breath.
"We're trying to control what we can, and right now, they're the ones that are following us," Moreland said. "So it's nice to gain some ground there."
By doing what they did Friday night, the Red Sox can accomplish something more this weekend.
They can step on the Yankees' throats.


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Thursday, March 2, 2017
What Are You Reading: March 2017
Due to an email mistake, this month is a special edition, "What Would Barb Like to Read?"
My Educator List:
Mindfulness by Ellen J. Langer - Amazon is kind enough to tell me I bought this on November 16, 2015. I still haven't read it. I'm hoping to better understand ideas that compliment some of my favorite ideas (like those from Dweck and Peter Johnston).
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique W. Morris - Colleagues were talking about this on social media, and I realized I've studied very little about young African American women.
Reading Students' Lives: Literacy Learning across Time by Catherine Compton-Lilly - Cathy does longitudinal research about the literacies of students and their families (particularly students and families who are marginalized. This book, the fourth in the series, follows young people into high school.
We Must Say No to the Status Quo: Educators as Allies in the Battle for Social Justice by Veronica McDermott - Jennifer Abrams just mentioned this in her monthly newsletter.
My YA List:
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas - I ordered this one after seeing it talked about on Facebook.
March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Illustrator) - I didn't realize this graphic novel about the civil rights movement was a thing until its third installment won some recent awards.
Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina - My book club's choice for March, lauded by my trustworthy friends at the CCBC. Only $2.99 for Kindle and iBooks right now.
October Mourning by Leslea Newman - Published in 2012, this one has been on my bookshelf for awhile. Written in verse, it is a biography of a gay man murdered in Wyoming in 1998.
My Adult List:
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders - This one is very new. Reviewers are talking about it positively in multiple places, which caught my eye.
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant - I added this to my "To Read" shelf on Goodreads on July 1, 2008; it's the first thing I added to that list. It's my best friend's favorite book. I need to get to it at some point.
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - I bought this one on some vacation in 2014. I still haven't gotten to it. I hope I will find it light and entertaining.
Cities I've Never Lived In by Sara Majka - This short story collection about distance includes some pieces narrated by a young woman getting divorced. I'm intrigued (and only now willing to read about divorce - four years after).
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Thanks for sharing your reading list, Barb.ReplyDelete
Here's what I've been reading. I consider all of my read professional but by YA reading is my passionate reading:)
American Street, Ibi Zoboi --Just me, 82% done
The Fourteenth Goldfish, Jennifer Holm-- Family read, flew through it
Unanticipated Gains: Origins of Network Inequality in Everyday Life, Mario Luis Small --learned about it at Title I Innovation, Implementation, and Sustainability Conference
Born a Crime, Trevor Noah-- He writes like he hosts The Daily Show
Thanks for letting me share!Replies
I think I'm going to download the Trevor Noah as an audio book, Laura!Delete
And, I'm intrigued by Unanticipated Gains. Will have to check that out.
Barb, I would be happy to read Ellen Langer's Mindfulness with you! I have it and am dying to dig into it!ReplyDelete


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Our perception and appreciation of the environment may depend not only on some dominant elements but also on the background of them. However ambient visual information in environmental perception has rarely been taken into account as a environmental variable. This study attempted to develop a personal computer program to provide a visual representation and statistical analysis of the ambient visual information at a given point in a proposed environment. Some empirical studies examined relevance of these measures obtained by the program to the human feelings of a place.In the first year, the program was examined by applying to nine simulated landscapes of housing neighborhood. The numerical relations between some measures obtained by the program and human responses, such as the relation between the judgment of "naturalartificial" and the visible area of greenery, and the judgment of "oppressed - open" and the visible spatial volume, were clarified.In the second year, the program was applied to measure the degree of perceptual complexity in visual scenes. Two numerical measures were extracted from the result : one is visual complexity of a scene when the perceiver looks around a view point, and the other is a sequential variation when the perceiver moves through the environment. The result generally supports the validity of the measures obtained by the program for explaining visual complexity, although the correlation coefficient of the latter was, lower, which is believed to result from the simulation method, i. e., the slides were inadequate to elicit sequential perception. Thus other simulation methods should be tried in the future study.
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Statistics published by top game developer Tose show that with 42 million the total number of PS3s sold globally have exceeded the Xbox 360 by a million units.
The statistics coe by way of a presentation by Tose (a prolific Kyoto-based game developer best known for not being known, as their games as usually credited exclusively to the company outsourcing the work to them, most often Nintendo) at the Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2010, published by Famitsu.
This is getting boring. Watching x360 fans defend kinetic is alot more fun.
Well, it's nothing really new. That's how it tends to be in Japan.
[edit] Oh never mind. They're talking worldwide numbers.
It really is amazing when you look back to how we got here:
* Microsoft rushed the Xbox 360 hardware out a year before this gen started in 2005. And a year and a half before the PS3 launched in Europe to try to pad out their installed base like a runner jumping the gun hoping they can beat two faster competitors.
* Sony and Nintendo switched to reporting only actual sales numbers in 2006. Microsoft remains the only company that still tries to pass off shipped numbers as real sales
* Towards the end of the first year of the Xbox 360 a 20 something year old Xbox fan gets banned from the neogaf forums for posting fake sales numbers. He runs off an creates the fake sales numbers site vgchartz. He is able to easily inflate 360 sales numbers thanks to Microsoft's reporting of shipped numbers instead of actual sales. The kid gleefully reports Microsoft and their infamous '10 million' 'sold' number when the actual sales numbers was somewhere in the 7-8 million range. Microsoft floods the retail channel with so many extra 360s to make their PR announcement they end up shipping 0 new 360s for the entire next quarter due to stores have so many unsold units still sitting on the shelves.
* The PS3 ships as the most expensive console in history in 2006. 200 dollars more expensive than the 360.
* The PS3 quickly dumps the 360 into last place in Japan
* The PS3 then dumps the 360 into last place in Europe. Microsoft can't even get their fake sales numbers right for Europe in trying to claim they weren't in last place. Microsoft ends up reporting they 'hit 10 million' two different times months apart
* PS3 software sales top 360 software sales
* PS3 worldwide quarterly sales numbers start outselling the 360 by a huge amount and worldwide installed base of the PS3 is almost past the 360. Major Nelson accidentally uses actual sales numbers. Alan Greenburg scrambles a day later with 360 shipments numbers in attempt at damage control. And the 360 worldwide installed base numbers include the millions and millions of duplicate 360s bought due the RRoD and other hardware defects.
All this while the PS3 is still the launch price of the PS2, 300 dollars. Crazy to think what the PS3 sales will be like when it hits the 200 price where the PS2 exploded in sales. The PS3 probably has another 7 years of sales left. It can easily end up in the 120 to 140 million worldwide installed base range just by selling 15 million consoles a year as it drops through the 200, 150, and finally 100 prices.
Btw Hitomi Tanaka's bewbs>Ps3>wii>360
MS having a 1mil ban console sales eminating so give it
another month and ps3 will pass xbox globaly not just
NA that count.
I've got this sudden urge to google the word hentai
On topic: Once GT5 hits, it gonna get crazy!
if the numbers are not accurate it doesn't matter, if it's not now then it will happen in a few months
Great post minsky. bubs up for interesting.
living on a country where the PS2 and the 360 games sold are 100% pirated I can tell you that there's a bigt piracy factor is sales that most people are counting on
the PS2 sold millions and millions of units to people who never bought a game, just like the 360
had the PS3 been hacked soon after hitting the market and for real(jailbreak is very limited) the sales number would've past the 360 at least 2 years ago
there's literally millions of PS2 owners who opted for the 360 only because it's 100% hacked and they never bought a game, and those people are much more than the ones who bought a PS3 just to play blu rays
if you take that into account plus the millions of 360 that were damaged and thrown away, the PS3 userbase is much bigger than 360s
With the RROD/E74 and YLOD variables plus the banned yearly 360 numbers what we really need to know is how many actual working PS360s there are in the wild. I've always thought the number of each actually in circulation must be closer than sales indicated and if this is accurate(which, like all sales data, it won't be) then the difference could be big in PS3's favour-but who knows?
@"Let me ask you a question. How do movies studios keep up with how much money their movies make from ticket sales?"
HAH. they don't. They do the same thing that microsoft and sony do. They call 5 large retailers/theaters and estimate the total sales.
There's still a buttload of theatres that don't even have computers for their tickets.
I'm pretty sure the xbox360 still has a 800K + Lead on the PS3.
Under 1mil is practically a tie.
From 8 mil to 800k, that's one hell of a fast selling PS3, considering it's launch price and all that.
And even if 360 really was at 45mil, Sony needed to have sold 5mil more PS3s than 360 within a shorter amount of time, to cut the gap from 8mil to 3mil.
According to the official Quarterly statements,
Sony has sold 41.6million ps3s, while
MS has sold 44.6m 360s.
Both MS and Sony have officially stated that they report "recorded sales".
This is the truth.
Even if the ps3 fanboys disagree, it is still the truth.
If you don't believe me, then ask me for links.
Better still, do your own homework.
2 months from now xbox gonna be 3rd place.
I won't make fun of it for being 3rd cause I don't care for sales.
It doesn't make a difference. Gran Turismo 5's coming up. That alone will sell a million+ consoles within a month.
PS3 will surpass the 360 in sales by April 2011. Bookmark my words.
them quarterly statements by MS are numbers shipped (sold to retailers) not numbers sold. We already know they are devious for it.. It clearly say it on the statement.. Sonys numbers however are consoles sold to customers..
Sony's numbers are not sold to consumers they are consoles sold. How many people have misinterpreted that 2006 statement by Sony!? They don't report 'sell-through' which would be numbers to consumers but 'sold' which is what they have sold to retailers (the retailers are the ones that buy off Sony!). Before 2006 Sony reported numbers produced. Nothing wrong with that, thats just how they did it. So they reported that they changed from shipped to sold. Simple.
Nintendo have never made any such statement of changing, despite many claims on here, that helps certain posters with their stories. Nintendo have always reported sold to retailers.
Same with MS. Their numbers are not sold to consumer but sold to retailers. The 45 million that Greenburg claimed was not to consumers, as if he would report lower numbers, he always talks about numbers sold to retailers.
looooool look at all the ps3 fans agreeing with that article just a site with a number on it... and all those figures FAIL..
ps2 did 140 million plus... FACT. not 120mil
ps3 is about 41 now.
xbox360 is 45mil..
so some anime porn site post numbers and all of a sudden is more credible that major game site and u all rush to agree.. that is sad.!
PS2 is over 150 million according to the latest numbers.
It really is amazing to see just how far vgchartz has been lying about sales numbers.
You boys are sad, clinging on to that year. The PS3 has outsold the 360 fact!
Years at market 360 vs PS3
2005 vs Not out yet
2006 vs 2006
2007 vs 2007
2008 vs 2008
2009 vs 2009
2010 vs 2010
Now what are them totals again?
There are those that make claims with NO FACTS to comment their "opinion"...and then there are those who make statements that are verifiable WITH FACTS to uphold their comments. Here is my proof from the Sony internal reports/documents ~
"Beginning with Q1 FY07, the method or reporting hardware and software unit sales has been changed ***from shipments to recorded sales***"
Page 4 ~ http://www.sony.net/SonyInf...
Page 1 ~ http://www.sony.net/SonyInf...
Nintendo & Sony for YEARS have counted SELL THROUGH (to consumers) for their consoles. While MS has NEVER changed from using SELL IN (to retailers).
This has been PROVEN ad nauseam time and time again. But there are still a few who hold on to misinformed BS because of a biased agenda.
Hello Oner.
THe mistake your making is the fact that you think that report means they have changed to sold to consumer. 'Recorded sales' is what they changed to. Who buys off Sony - the retailers! That is where their recorded sales are. Sony used to announce units produced, but now rocorded sales. Not that hard.
OH and please find a link to where Nintendo supposedly changed the way they report in 2006. They have always reported sold to retailers.
MS too report sold to retailers so your right there.
Also Oner you mention sellthrough as being used by Sony. That is sometimes true for little upda but never on these quarterly reports.
Its not a biased agenda if its right :) No doubt I'l be labelled a MS fan even though I don't like the company.
Anyways regards Oner, even though you won't listen to anything I've had to say :)
My comment below @ #2.1.7 (the last 5 links) already disproves your opinion...again. Plus I still see no "proof" that supports your comments ANYWHERE at all.
I don' think it does end the argument. At 2.1.7 you spend most of it proving that MS reports sold to retailer which everyone agrees with....
Also Major Nelsonhas changed his numbers now but people seem to ignore that... But even so, MS probably had sold around 42 million to consumers as of Septmeber 30th.
However you have not provided any evidence from sony that they changed to consumer on their financial reports so NO you haven't proved anything. Actually read what Sony said they had changed to - recorded sales - NOT to consumers! Sony and any other company for that matter may use sell through but not in the financial reports. You haven't proved that they sell to consumer on these reports because you can't. And please leave sites that also have go tthe wrong end of the stick out of this.
This is all pointless anyway because the 2 consoles have sold in a virtual tie - if you want to see domination that actually matters look at the ps2 or wii.
Also do you want people to find proof of sony saying actually they dont report to consumers? This is a non-subject to them or their rivals because they actually know the truth, they don't have to come out to disprove fanboy misconceptions.
Quote, FROM MICROSOFT: "We **shipped** (emphasis added) 2.8 million Xbox 360 consoles during the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, compared with 2.1 million Xbox 360 consoles during the first quarter of fiscal year 2010."
Fiscal year 2011 is through this past September. If you look at their numbers, that "2.8 million SHIPPED" is what they put on their sales chart, that also reflects the 44.5 million total. Translation: Microsoft numbers are SHIPPED, and that applies to the 44.5 million as well...unless they are putting numbers from completely different contexts on the same charts (obviously, they are not).
Further, Sony has explicitly stated that they report SOLD instead of SHIPPED.
@"mint royale", your entire claim assumes that when Sony reported "shipped", they were actually reporting "manufactured". This is of course complete nonsense. A company cannot ship that which has not been ordered by a retailer, thus "shipped" IS retailer purchases. Thus, when Sony made the switch, they indeed were talking about consumer sales.
As of the end of September Sony had SOLD 41.6 million units to CONSUMERS.
In summary, as of the end of September, we know the following:
PS3s sold TO CONSUMERS: 41.6 million
360s sold TO RETAILERS: 44.5 million
This is from their own literature, and the sold vs. shipped reporting methods are demonstrable and demonstrated fact, so please people, stop throwing up that strawman. The stockholders sure as hell know it.
How close the systems truly are in terms of consumer sales is entirely dependent on how much Microsoft is stuffing the channels.
And even then, odds are that the PS3 actually has the bigger INSTALL BASE, given the likely number of 360s that were replacements.
None of this matters from a gaming perspective, of course. It's only interesting as a comparison of how two companies distribute financial information and the means by which they leverage them to compete.
Well I like 360 more than PS3. Lets see how many disagrees I get.
Where did you get that from? SHIPPED to sony was units produced - the untils produced were SHIPPED to their warehouses. When retailers made the order they SOLD them to them. Companies produce what they expect to sell to retailers - thats why we see company projections of future sales etc so they know how much to produce.
Your misunderstanding comes from a different idea of what shipped and sold is. To us shipped = retailers, sold = consumers. However to compamnies - shipped = units produced for their warehouses, sold = their sales to retailers - unit sales.
Sony have never said they mean consumer sales in their financial reports. Simple.
I agree that MS figures are retailers thoguh.
Its not 3..2..1.. FIGHT!
Its 3..2..1.. FINISHED!
mint royal is right.
Seriously, how would any company track 40+million units sold to consumers? They'd have to gather information from hundreds of thousands of retailers internationally to get an accurate number. A good number of retailers don't even have a good way to report their inventory. They'd have to employ a team of people just to compile all that data, which is useless to their investors, and then have a team of lawyers to figure out how to collect that data for each region.
Nobody tracks sales to consumers because it's just stupidly difficult and doesn't provide any useful information to anyone except internet trolls. Both use estimates (similar to what NPD does but internal) by using an algorithm that calculates based off of several large retailers.
good news for sony xD
and as for the 360 having sold 45+ million.. those numbers are based on 'shipped to' i do belive..last i heard anyway
these numbers are probably more accurate, im not saying there exact but yeah
@bigtwitchy, in a perfect world, where quality, value, variety, inovation are the key, you'll probably have 99% disagree.
For those that keep saying stupid things like "How can Sony know how many PS3 have been sold to people?" let me tell you about little things called COMPUTERS. Each item in a store has a particular bar code on it that is just for that product and it identifies what it is and how much it cost. They also have these "computer" things that keep tally of what is sold and what is not, this data gives the retailers such as Walmart an idea of what is selling and what is not to know what they need to order more of and what they dont, what they need to push more and what they dont, where they need to place the items that sell well and so on. Now, in the old days they had to take inventory by simply going thru the whole store and counting what they had and what they didnt, but now days the "computers" mostly keep up with that data. Most stores (like Walmart) can even tell you if you bought a larger item (PS3) at their store or not.
They share this info with manufacturers (Sony) so they know how well a particular product (PS3) is doing. Come on guys, is 2010.. get with the tech, its really very simple (computers do all the work and all you have to do is READ the data)
(oh and most ALL retailers have computer systems now days, and if they dont, you can be sure they are not selling things like PS3's.)
MS has a 4 million unit lead on the PS3. Where did these bogus numbers come from even?
Youre incorrect. Both companies use units shipped, not sold. Not even Sony. Sony's Move numbers were also shipped to retailer numbers. They got caught up in that lie just 2 weeks ago, remember?
you didn't read my post. There are computers, but not every company has it's inventory on a network, let alone a network connected to the internet that they're willing to share with another company.
There are thousands of small retailers that sell millions of systems that would just be a waste of time for sony to track down.
For sony to accurately track sales to consumers they would have to get a hold of the information for every single retailer. It would take them months just to work through the paperwork to get the inventory for walmart or best buy and that's assuming walmart and best buy track the lifetime sales of products rather than their current inventory and the rate at which they are selling.
To have sold 5 million more than 360 within the same amount of time in order to cut the gap from 8mil to 3mil (or 1mil according to this article) proves so.
Oh ok.. So they can get Sony the "How many PS3's we need for stock" info, but not the "How many PS3's we sold" info? .... oh.. ok. That makes.. perfect.. sen... ok no thats bad logic. I disagree. Give me the names of some "small" retailers that actually sell PS3's, cause I cant think of a one. Also, Sony doesnt necessarily have to get the info directly from the store (although I am sure they do, reported to Sony probably when ordering more) but Sony could estimate how many sold by how many more a store orders, Say Walmart can stock 50 PS3's and sells 25 so they order 25 more. Sony would know this and could assume they sold 25. But like I said, The stores report it to Sony. And what kind of mom and pop store actually sells a $300 or more computer gaming system but doesnt have a way to report it to the place they ordered them from? Come on, really?
I have never seen someone contradict themselves so many times in one thread. So, by your statement, when MS and Sony are reporting units 'shipped', its is to their warehouse? Then you go on to write 'I agree that MS figures are retailers thoguh.' So which is it, shipped to retailers or shipped to their warehouse?! So when Sony says 'sold' they mean 'shipped' to retailers and when they say 'shipped' they mean to a warehouse. However, when MS says 'shipped' it's to retailers?! Give your head a shake dude, you are running in circles.
when ps3 came out it was what .. 5mill behind ? ( just guessing)
iono how much its behind now really dnt care
but my point is its selling faster than the xbox 360
I dont see whats the point of this news!!! Even if xbox has 2 Million over Sony, they have over 10 Million in the garbage! does people even buy xbox anymore, they are ether replacement units or being used as heaters in Alaska!!!
I disagree. I think it's more like 810K lead on the PS3. I was downtown and found 10K 360s just sitting there in a wearhouse collecting dust and a M$ truck driving off into the darkness.
@Patrick: where I used to live (menomonie WI) there was a video game store that sold new and used games that was a mom and pop store that doesn't even have a website. Where I live now there are a bunch within 20 miles. Gametech, Record Head, King and Son's Video Games, Disc Go Round, Play N Trade, and a couple Mega Media Exchanges.
Believe it or not there are more stores than walmart, bestbuy, and target in existence.
Ok so I found 4 out of the 6 stores you named that had websites, just google searching their names. I bet they all have one but the other two are not as straight forward adding a .com to their names. I also bet they all have a way to report their PS3 sales to Sony just like they have a way to ORDER PS3's from Sony.. give it up.. its the age of information. Your out of excuses, you know, unless their cash register dings and plastic numbers pop up into a window on the top...
@patrick: and who's going to compile the information from these thousands of retailers? How are you going to collect it? You think every retailer is going to give sony access to it's inventory? What's the motivation for the companies to report anything? Is sony going to give them a discount for reporting their sales? Who's going to verify the numbers? What happens if one of the retailers reports more or less sold than are actually sold? What happens if a retailer accidentally hits an extra 0 or two? Why does sony even want to know how many it's selling to consumers? You think their investors care about money sony never sees?
Believe what you want for all I care, but no company reports that way because it's useless information that would cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars to compile accurately. Not to mention many large retailers won't even disclose their product sales (Walmart for example).
Until you answer the questions above, I will assume you admit defeat whether or not you want to accept it.
The Lazy One, DMason and mint royale know what they are talking about. Anybody disagreeing with them is simply ignorant. All 3 console makers report the number of consoles sold to retail. They do not have the means or motive to uncover how many have been sold to individual customers.
You act like this info is so hard to keep up with but companies do it EVERYDAY, they keep up with info from thousands of people with accounts, like credit card companies and banks do, how do they do it, oh my gosh it must not be possible, its all a sham, the banks and credit card companies must just make it up, we are all being screwed... ahhhhhh...lol
Let me ask you a question. How do movies studios keep up with how much money their movies make from ticket sales? who's going to compile the information from these thousands of theaters? How are you going to collect it? You think every theater is going to give studios access to it's ticket sales? What's the motivation for theaters to report anything? Are the studios going to give them a discount for reporting their ticket sales? Who's going to verify the numbers? What happens if one of the theaters reports more or less sold than are actually sold? What happens if a theater accidentally hits an extra 0 or two?
Now your just pulling stupid questions out of your backside. Fact is this info isnt hard to keep up with being a BIG business like Sony, retailers arent as stupid as you try to make them out, and this day and age computers .. well, compute alot of info for us.
Oh and give up on this, "You must answer all my questions or your WRONG" crap. Im too old to play games with a little kid." grow up and get a job and youll see that the worlds a big amazing place where all kind of info can be found. I'm out.
Whats really sad is all the Playstation kiddies clapping their hands in glee because of a number. Good to hear that sales are oh so important. Hypocrates much? The bottom line is that it never mattered how much either console sold. As long as everyone gets to play their console of choice, everyone should be happy.
Food for thought: Xbox 360 has routinely outsold the PS3 since the release of the Xbox 360 S worldwide. The launch of Kinect will surely keep it in the lead.
As already mentioned, the numbers are incorrect anyway. Its funny that now that the PS3 is close numbers wise the most rabid fanboys are claiming the x360 is doomed. This is faulty logic in so many ways. As long as people are buying the console in the millions and games in the tens of millions AND MS is making a profit, its not a fail. Is the PS2 still a successful console "today" even though most publishers discontinued to make games for it? Yes. When the next generation of consoles come out, they will be vastly dwarfed by the current gen; will they be a failure until they're superceded? No.
How about this tidbit: Call of Duty: Black Ops on the xbox 360 will sell 50% more than the PS3 version. Is the PS3 full of fail also?
" Xbox 360 has routinely outsold the PS3 since the release of the Xbox 360 S worldwide"
Yet the gap has shrunk...Might want to taste your thought food, it seems a bit stale.
Granturismo 5?
And the rest of ps3 exclusives coming before and after gears of war 3?
I mean... ps3 owners (the way I see it) will for the most part, be playing new games, exclusive games at that in..say...
Littlebigplanet 2
Infamous 2
Motorstorm apocolypse
Killzone 3
Twisted metal
Resistance 3
Ratchet and clank all 4 one
Socom 4 special forces
Mlb 2011
The agency
Dc universe
And many more.. Also i am sure a few psn updates are coming as well so yeah..
"And many more.."
The Last Guardian
ICO/Shadow of the Colossus Remaster
Disgaea 4
Ar Tonelico Quoga
White Knight Chronicles
The sad part is PS3 has the sales and the games now, so the 360 only has cross game chat, awesome.
Honestly the 360 really needs to release more games for the system, it's really just hanging on console content
Edit: oh yeah you forgot Sly Cooper HD collection
50% more you think so? LOL and the PC will sell more than the 360 ;) anything to help absorb the damage of your beloved console being outsold..
Xbox 360 has routinely outsold the PS3 since the release of the Xbox 360 S worldwide.
Do you have numbers on that? Let's say Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan...
Start with those ~400 million people, and then break it down a little further...
I don't really care which system is at where, frankly, and agree with your basic point that both of them are doing fine regardless which is a little ahead (and people get a bit silly pretending that isn't the case) - but i find this claim you've made in the quoted bit above, which i see repeated consistently (by various people) in these type of discussions, quite strange.
Is the sole source of this disinformation (so it seems..) that awful VGChartz, or - with the exception of the odd bit of good news in Australia or the UK (these are the only two i've ever seen anyone 'try' to provide information on - outside the US) - do you have something substantial to back up this presumption; this 'routine outselling of the PS3 worldwide since the Xbox360 S' that's being declaimed as fact...?
Because, i mean it quite earnestly, i've never actually seen anything to back up that claim (regardless how boldly it's always stated). And virtually all the reports on these countries outside the US individually show the opposite (both hardware and software - in some cases XBox360 struggles to get one or two games on many of these population large countries top 20 games lists). And the quarterlies - even presuming they both do announce shipped (i have no idea and have no interest in getting into that debate) - show the PS3 selling an extra 800k last quarter...
I'm just not sure where this presumption of the Xbox360 S outselling the PS3 'worldwide' (as opposed to in the US, or in bits of the UK or Oceania or something) comes from...
Ps3 games will donimated in 2011 like resistance 3, killzone 3 , uncharted 3, gran turismo 5, infamous 2, twisted metal 2, Agent, and mass effect 2. Oh yeah mass effect 2 steal 360 exclusive. So now ps3 take mass effect 2. And halo reach is struggly compared to halo 3. I think resistance 3, gran turismo 5 and uncharted 2 will ousold halo reach.
HALO REACH IS STRUGGLY? lol what are you dumb?
Funny to see how many Ps3 fanboys bashed Mass effect when it was exclusive but as soon as they can get their greasy number counting fingers on it they smear it in 360 owners faces.
if the ps3 was so far back in sales and was still able to make it...even if god forbid *gasp* playstation does sell 100k more than the 360...who FUCKING CARES? M$ is not going out of business because ps3 got the lead.
oh hey btw why don't ps3 owners buy games? the store I work at has over 700 pre orders for COD:black ops on the 360 and less than 400 for ps3...way to widen the gap blu ray owners.
I own both systems and will enjoy whatever games come my way for them. This petty I sold more than you did shit is soooooo played out. is M$ or sony gonna come give you a handjob if you fight harder for em? no? didn't think so.
Your use of CoD:BO preorders as an analogy fails as it is subjective and unverifiable, nor is it even remotely global. Besides, the majority of PS3 owners I know, including myself, don't want to buy CoD. Your argument would be less frail if you had posted official console-game attachment numbers -- whichever way they may be.
you come off sounding as a fanboy for xbox talking about sales and then bitch about it later in your post. I dont have to buy brand new games every single release as I have the option to rent/buy used due to my blu ray discs not scratching and having the option of multiple games to choose from.
How many copies of xbox/old ps2 games did people have to purchase due to wear and tear, scratches, etc... I know I had to repurchase a few copies of socom last gen due to scratches.
as far as cod pre-orders being less on the ps3 could contribute to the fact that there are more than 2 games (halo/gears) besides multiplats to choose from rather than on the other console, or perhaps the fact that activision shows a bit too much favoritism to one console and treat their customers like crap. Why the hell would anybody with a clue support bad customer treatment.
How about interpreting this:
"Beginning w/ Q1 FYO&, the method of reporting hardware and software unit sales has been changed from production shipments to recorded sales". Bottom of page 6 (link above). (under unit sell).
So does it say sell to actual customers or just renaming production shipments (which are shipment to retailers) to just sales?
Where do people get the sales to actual customers from?
"Besides, the majority of PS3 owners I know, including myself, don't want to buy CoD. That is true for you, but the Majority of PS3 owners (not you or people that you know, which i doubt isn't that many) think otherwise (Just look at the numbers of CoD sold on Ps3 compare to other games right now).
...it couldn't be farther from the truth. It's completely inconceivable if you mind that last week the XBox 360 was 4 million ahead.
that's why they were ahead now sony is deal with it lmao
i am sorry just kidding funny thing is how xbox360/ps3 fans argue yet wii has the lead why are we fighting for 2nd position lol


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Friday, June 09, 2006
Carnival of the Blogging Chicks
I thought this was obvious but I guess not, you have to be a member of the Blogging Chicks Blogroll to participate in the Carnival of the Blogging Chicks. This is one of the incentives to join. We are promoting those blogs on the blogroll not chick blogs in general (though I love supporting an promoting chick blogs, so join the blogroll).


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When I came into Colchester school of arts University a few years ago for a third years final fashion exhibition I was really inspired by the amount of work and the quality as well as the beautiful garment collections which is what inspired me to apply for Colchester school of arts University as a first choice and the fact we got the chance to study both fashion and textiles . When I came to the exhibition a few years ago I picked up some business /post cards -both being women's wear collections including print designs by Laura Douglas and Jade-Marie Marchant . I found it really interesting that I decided to pick up just them two cards as one collection is very bright with graphic prints and motifs where the other collection was more subtle and elegant with sheer fabrics , lazar cutting with a monochrome colour palette. I found it inspirational looking back at the business /post cards as my pre-collection final line up is looking like a mixture of theses two collections with bright motifs and prints inspired by coral reefs and then more subtle , monochrome fabrics mixing structure and elegance in my collection using leather and sheer fabrics like Laura Douglas .
Theses business cards have also inspired design ideas for my own card for the next semester of the final major project (FMP) -to be professional and to get my self noticed in the fashion industry as well as being able to swap and gain contacts . Your business card gives off a first impression of your brand , style and your work so you need to make it memorable so that it will make people pick up your card like I did with Laura Douglas and Jade-Marie Marchant . My goal is to make an memorable collection for the pre-collection and Final Major project . Putting mu all into it with everything I have learnt in the last few years and to give a professional , creative and hard working first impression at new designers.


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Mid-tier phone in Canvas family!
Micromax has launched another smartphone from Canvas family Micromax Canvas Magnus which is not officially launched on website but is available on ecommerce website Snapdeal for Rs. 14,999.
Micromax Canvas Magnus is a mid-tier phablet with 5-inch IPS display having 720×1280 pixel resolution; it's heartbeat is 1.5GHz Quad core processor. It has 4GB internal memory which is expandable up to 32GB and runs on 1GB RAM. Micromax Canvas Magnus runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and has rear camera of 12-megapixel which support full HD video recording, 2-megapixel front facing camera. For connectivity Micromax has provided 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS/A-GPS with dual SIM and Dual standby.
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Saturday, June 5, 2010
Navy Open House 2010
20 comments:
- dblchin said...
omg! The letter ur little boy wrote is soooooo cute! It melted my heart!
- June 08, 2010
- Jus said...
Wow! I think how you and the hubby encouraged him to write the letter was fantastic! And so nice that they wrote back!
- June 08, 2010
- Anonymous said...
Thanks for sailing onboard our minecounter warship :) im one of the crew onboard the minecounter ship. I saw the post on ur boy's letter, it touched my heart. Im inspired by his courage :)
Im sure he will definitely become a Captain of a Navy warship !
- June 08, 2010
- Domesticgoddess said...
Thanks dblchin and Jus. We are especially appreciative of the fact that we got a reply. It is just a really nice gesture on their part to take the time to reply to a 5 years old.
- June 08, 2010
- kelvin said...
Thank u for sailing onboard the Minecounter warship with us :)
I'm one of the Naval sailor onboard. Ur post on the letter frm ur boy is so inspiring.
Im sure he will definitely become a Captain of a Navy ship in future ! Tkcare. oh ! and the fotos u took on Navy Open Hse are awesome !
- June 08, 2010
- Domesticgoddess said...
Thanks anonymous and Kelvin! We had a great time onboard and are looking forward to returning soon!
- June 08, 2010
- Anonymous said...
Even though I was not there with your boy at the navy open house, but as a Naval Combat Officer, Marcus's courage and enthusiasm was truly inspiring. It showed that no task was too big or too silly to accomplish and that no dream was too absurd to chase.
Even if he doesn't join the navy, he'll leave his mark somewhere in society. I can only hope to work with him in the future.
- June 09, 2010
- Crazpielee said...
Marcus is sooooooooooo cute!!!he even drew a baby aircraft!i could cry!
- June 09, 2010
- Anonymous said...
Hi, your blog post is most encouraging!
I'm hoping to interview you and your boys for a heartwarming news article about their experience on board the ship -- and of course, writing that letter.
Will that be possible? Please drop me an e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Thank you!
~ Ling Kai
- June 09, 2010
- Winnie said...
What a great story, and I love Marcus' letter. I'm the editor of a local children's mag, ASIAN Geographic JUNIOR, and for me, it's always a pleasure to get handwritten letters from kids...especially the younger ones!
I just stumbled on your blog through someone's twitter; I noticed that you're interested in education matters and thought I'd try and make a connection. My email is winnie @ asiangeo . com...if anything, I'd like to introduce you and your boys to my magazine.
- June 09, 2010
- Razlan said...
Saw a link to this post on Twitter. So heartwarming! Little touches like this made our days better.
- June 09, 2010
- Daphne (motherinc) said...
Well done Navy! And what a fantastic moment for you guys. Amazing!
- June 09, 2010
- JJ said...
hi, this is such a heartwarming story! thanks for sharing! makes me proud to be a Singaporean knowing that our Navy is actually human!!!
Navy's letter and kind gesture to your little boy is such such a contrast to Boeing's response to an 8-year old boy. See this story in New York Times http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/boeings-social-media-lesson/
rgds - joh ju
- June 10, 2010
- Domesticgoddess said...
Thank you so much everyone for your lovely, encouraging comments. I have shown them to my boy Marcus and he said thank you! I can tell he is very touched, just like his parents. :)
Anonymous, thank you for your encouraging comments. I especially like what you said 'no task was too big or too silly to accomplish and that no dream was too absurd to chase'. Our sentiments exactly!
Crazpielee, thanks! I am glad you like his drawing as much as we do. :>
Ling Kai, thanks so much for your offer. I will be in touch shortly.
Winnie, thanks a lot! I will be in touch shortly.
Razlan, Daphne and Joh Ju, thanks!
- June 10, 2010
- Alvin said...
I had read TODAY newspaper about Marcus.
He was so cute in his writing.
Rear Adm Chew is very busy and he must have found Marcus very cute and replied to him.
Aircraft Carrier is not for Singapore navy whose aim is to defend our terriorital water against foreign invasion.
Aircraft carrier is used by powerful country , eg. USA for power projection beyond its territory.
When he grows up, he will understand.:)
- June 12, 2010
- Domesticgoddess said...
Thanks Jing! :>
Alvin, thanks. He was kind of disapppointed in the beginning to know that it is unlikely for Singapore to get aircraft carriers but now he has decided he will be quite happy to be the Captain of a submarine or warship too! Haha
- June 12, 2010
- Ryuusei said...
As a young child who has dreams and aspirations, I can see the passion Marcus harbours for his dream. It is impressive that the lad has such noble ambitions of taking up the duty of defending our land. I can only wish that some of my cadets possess such fire that your son embodies.
Keep it up, Marcus! Work hard, and never give up! The journey may be painful and tedious, but at the end of it all, the future that awaits you is the one you seek! =)
I look forward to working with your son in the defence of Singapore in the near future!
- June 12, 2010
- Anonymous said...
hi Goddess..
"Daddy" did great to suggest that Marcus wrote to the Admiral. And the Admiral did the admirable thing. And thanks to "mom" for sharing the story here and for the pictures!
Great story! Great kids!
It' making the rounds on the Net liao...
- June 13, 2010
- Domesticgoddess said...
Wow Ryuusei, thank you for your encouragement! As parents, we also like to guide our boys to believe in the power of dreams and to have the passion to chase our dreams. :>
So it is really heartening to hear from young people like yourself who are working hard and following your chosen path! Good job to you too!
- June 13, 2010
- Domesticgoddess said...
Hi Anonymous, you are most welcome! And thanks for the link on theonlinecitizen! I would not have known. :>
- June 13, 2010


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I have about two more weeks of a crazy writing schedule trying to meet a major deadline -- I'm the author of an upcoming book on green building and remodeling -- and I'm trying hard to peek in and write to all of you. I swear I'll be back by the beginning of June on a regular basis!
Hope you are all doing well enough and thanks for the emails asking me if I'm okay. Much appreciated!
Until next time, remember you might be young, but you're not alone!


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Saturday, August 14, 2010
Boot Camp Replay
OK, that's enough of the boo-hoo stuff for a second. Time to get to boot camp. It's a pretty short replay this week, because my lazy behind only went to one night of camp. Monday and Wednesday I was with family - so I didn't go to boot camp. I think I would of much rather been at boot camp, but it's OK I now know not to make that mistake again.
Before I left for school yesterday morning, I told Hubby that I really didn't feel up to going to boot camp. My mind was heavy, and I just really thought about giving myself a couple more days to recover from the stress. While in my meeting, I just felt so tired, felt like I had no energy and it wasn't even noon! It was then that it hit me - I had been without my boot camp for too long!! I called Hubby as soon as I was done with my meeting and told him that I had changed my mind. Boot camp doesn't just help me get fit and stronger, it has become my outlet to release stress. I know that after a bad day (or few days in this case) that going to boot camp pushes my mental state as well as physical, in turn releasing any stresses that is clogging my brain. Not just that, but the people at boot camp have a way of making all the bad feelings disappear. They are supportive, funny - and my friends. They know how to push me to my limits - and that's what I needed last night.
I started the night out doing some pull-ups, push-ups, and sit-ups. My mind wasn't really in the game yet, so I didn't push myself as hard as I should of. During cals, I started feeling why it is I should never take a week off...my body loses some muscle. Thanks to good ol' Jillian, though, anytime my feet hit the ground to rest, she was there to pick them right back up. After cals, it was time for the obstacle course. Miami sorted us into formation and off we went. Running the obstacles the first time was JUST what I needed. Miami was there the whole time providing words of encouragement and pushing me when I needed a little mental nudge. After a single run-through, we went through the course again two times in a row. By the third time, I really had to walk a bit but I kept on pushing myself....the stress wasn't completely gone, I needed to really hurt, feel the pain, and feel my hard work to get me to that place where I feel like I've given 110%. I didn't get there. During the last stretch of the course during the last run, one of my team mates (who is only 15 - and such a motivated kid) had hurt himself while trying to jump the wall. I had to stop and help him finish. I wouldn't let him give up, I made him push himself to finish and run to the end of the course with me. It was while running together to the end that the spark I had been waiting all night to feel kicked in.
It was a short lived feeling, unfortunately, because as we crossed the finish line I noticed a small crowd had gathered around the front of the gym. Another of my team mates was having a seizure. I saw her two little kids standing there, and my "mommy instinct" kicked in. I immediately rushed over and pulled them away from the scene. Once order, and EMT's had been called, Miami had everyone move on to some running. I was asked to run inside with a team mate that has been having a hard time running outside in the heat. Due to the injury my other team mate had sustained on the course, I took him with me too. Inside on the track, I pushed them both to run. A big part of me really wanted to help push them, make them run hard. A small part of me was telling me that I was pushing them to push myself - because I needed to run. I needed to run hard - but I wasn't going to leave them behind. We finished the run session with both of them running harder and longer than they ever had before - and I walked back outside feeling completely refreshed, stress free, and like my life was back to normal.
Wow, aren't you glad I only went to camp one night? Think how long this post would of been if I had gone all three nights...LOL OK, so that's the boot camp replay for the week. If you live close to me, Monday night boot camp is having "buddy night". I can take people with me (or meet them there) and they can work out with us TOTALLY FREE!! So, if you've read my blog and wondered what it would be like to try it - here's your chance!! Just write a comment here or visit me on my Facebook Page if you're interested.
Till next time. ;)
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- AnonymousAugust 14, 2010 at 11:33 AM
THANK YOU JOANN I LOVE YOU FOR THAT...................ReplyDelete
One thing I have to congratulate you on is the fact that you can do "Boot Camp." I cannot wait for the day that I am up to that. :-)ReplyDelete
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Grill the Perfect Steak
A buddy of mine is a chef at a nice local restaurant. Some friends and I ate at the restaurant one night, and one of our group ordered a steak. She went on and on about how wonderful it was and offered me a bite. Never one to turn down good food, I accepted. She was right – the steak was awesome! I ran into the chef a couple of weeks later and asked his secret. How does he grill the perfect steak?
He informed me that their steaks were great because of several factors. Some of these I already knew from my own BBQ cooking experience, but some of the tips were new to me. I'll happily share them with you so that you can grill the perfect steak, too!
- Before grilling a steak, allow it to come to or near 70 degrees.
- Never salt a steak before cooking, unless you're using the salt-cure method.
- The steak should not have any water-based moisture on it, so any marinade should be wiped away with paper towels. A light coating of oil, however, is good.
- Don't use a fork to turn a steak. Use tongs, instead.
- A little sugar will help a steak form a brown crust.
- Never cook a steak that's less than an inch thick on the grill.
- When grilling a steak, turn it only once.
- Lots of top restaurants bake their steaks at 300 degrees in the oven after searing them at high heat on the grill. Some restaurants do it the other way around – they bake them at a low temperature and then sear them.
- Remember that steaks, like other meats, will continue to cook after they've been removed from the grill. If you want a medium-rare steak, for example, take it off the grill while it's still rare.
Do I agree with all these "steak secrets"? I'm not sure. I definitely agree with most of them. About the only one I question is never using a fork because it will pierce the meat. For cheap, tough cuts of meat, I sometimes pierce them with a fork before cooking, along with using a commercial meat tenderizer. Now I'll have to compare my method with my chef-buddy's method! I'll let you know how that turns out.


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Here is another delicious recipe that people have been asking me to share. I got this one from Amanda at Our Oklahoma Nest. Check out her page for pictures and the full recipe. I have picky eaters so I left out the parts for the mushrooms and artichokes.
Chicken Pasta
whole wheat penne
chicken breasts
herb and garlic marinade
sour cream
shredded parmesan
salt & pepper
1. Cook the pasta according to package.
2. Add the marinade to a large skillet, add chicken and turn to medium heat. Add salt and pepper and garlic to taste. Cook until chicken is done. Set aside.
3. When pasta is finished add butter, sour cream, and parmesan to taste. Mix with pasta until melted.
4. Top the pasta with sliced up chicken and top with extra parmesan.
So Gooooood! I served mine with garlic bread sticks and salad. I thought my kitchen had been turned into an Olive Garden. The picky husband LOOOOOOOOOOVED it too! That is always a plus!!


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Went to watch "Kick Ass" with Jit, Chong and Tommy at Tropicana City Mall, a nice mall with less crowds, unlike 1U or Midvalley. Next was having a visit to Ikano and The Curve, with Dylan, GGming and his HM. We had a drink at the Theobroma Chocolate Lounge @ The Curve. Another nice place to enjoy great drink and snacks while chit-chatting :P
Here's what we ordered:
Snow White Frappe
Strawberry Waffles
Here's an interesting unique ideas from Ggming, the original strawberry waffles were... less strawberries., something like this: drab, dull and lifeless.. so far away from the photos in the menu.
Haha.. so, my friend went out to get a boxes of strawberry to add the oomphh.. Here's what happen? Isnt it look much more delicious?
* Sorry about the white balance though.. i got problem getting the one i like, tweaking also failed me :(


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It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.
Plubilius Syrius
Make a plan
Work the plan
Watch the plan unfold
Test the plan
Critique the plan
Listen to what you're told
Make a plan
To change the plan
Make the changes bold
Make a plan
Work the (new) plan
Watch the plan unfold
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Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
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One of the saddest things about the recent downsizing in the automotive industry is that a lot of core people who knew a tremendous amount about the company for which they worked are now either working somewhere else, retired, or on the unemployment line.
Over the years, I've had the pleasure of meeting a number of great folks who spent decades working behind the scenes at various manufacturers, only to find themselves out of a job, despite the fact that they still hold the keys to a treasure trove of information about their former employers.
It's called "institutional memory," and losing it is no different than the CEO throwing a match over his shoulder and burning his collection of vintage cars to the ground.
If you think institutional memory doesn't matter, have a gander at these press releases from Ford:
A couple of nice little pieces on the use of soy products in Ford's new 2011 Explorer. No harm in that, right?
Had anybody who spent any time with Ford written them, though, they might have made note of the fact that Henry Ford was THE pioneer in using soy products in the automotive industry. A decade before our entry into the second World War, Henry Ford was using a soy-based enamel paint, and packing 60 pounds worth of soy products into every single car Ford built.
People laughed at him. There were editorial cartoons devoted to making fun of him. It didn't matter. In this article from Modern Mechanix in 1934, Ford goes on at length to explain his commitment to the lowly bean:
And it turns out that ol' Hank was right on the money. He not only laid the groundwork for the use of soy in everything from milk to car seats, he was instrumental in lifting America's impoverished farmers out of the Great Depression. Soy made Ford an industrial powerhouse.
You'd think that somebody would've made note of that fact somewhere in this release. But it reads as if Ford's commitment to soy products is something new, instead of being part and parcel of its history as an industrial giant.


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Eliminate the things that you don't need, the things that are ineffective, the things that hinder your growth. If it doesn't help you, don't mess with it. We do a lot of things in the 24 hours we have each day. Cutting out all the unnecessary things makes our day THAT much more productive. If you're just dawdling around on the computer all day, that's not productive and it doesn't help you with achieving your goal. Cut that out. If you're sleeping for 12 hours each day... that's going overboard. Cut that out. There are things we need, and things we don't need. By eliminating the things that we don't need, we can utilize the time that we have and focus towards the important things that we can do with our lives.
Eliminating different things allow us to manage time more efficiently, making every moment count. Combining this with focusing on your goal... you can become unstoppable.
As for me and running, there are days when I just don't utilize my time and end up wasting it. I could have gone out for a run today, but didn't because I wasted a lot of my time. Tomorrow, I'll have to make sure that I eliminate the things that would waste my time and focus on having a day filled with productiveness.
(that doesn't mean that you don't have a life. It means that you have days where you can take a break because taking a break is productive. We need that. Don't eliminate the rest time you have. You need it!)


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"As Obama comforted families at a tragic moment, he also had to contemplate a tragic dimension of his own presidency: It's nice to talk about change, but you can't wipe away yesterday." - Maureen Dowd.
This is a sad but important and insightful observation. I share her worries.
Obama was left a mess of incredible proportions by people who take no responsibility for their deadly mistakes. But I think the President has his eye on the ball, and I continue to hope this dark past won't swallow up our chance for a better future.


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Where you whiz past the Irritating Voice Response (IVR)
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Sigh, if only my brain came up with such brilliant product ideas. Can you imagine a company who deal with removing frustrations caused by phone calls from our lives? Yes, I would pay to get rid of that. Shai Berger has successfully identified a niche where no competition exists, not because others didn't find it sensible, but because others just didn't think of it.
Fonolo dials you deep into your call, skipping all the annoying IVR messages and taking you right to where you want to be. This makes you think how thoughtful a company Fonolo is because they care to tend to our impatience. On a positive note, they care for our time.
This product can only get slowly relevant in developing countries like India where a large number of people are just learning to use such systems. But soon, the system is sure to pluck their brains out and then we can see Fonolo-India.
*Occupied* and all that jazz…
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No, that is not an excuse. It is a pretty lame one at that.
Maintaining a blog helps you understand how good, bad or ugly you are at keeping in touch. With people, commitments and yourself. I think I just realized that I am not as good as I can be, at this. But guess what, I just got better with this post 🙂
So for all those of you who want to genuinely get better at being useful, start a blog. And nurture it.
Does interest necessarily precede commitment? Of course, and for any commitment to last, it should be followed by interest. It is one of those not-so-vicious circles.
When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.
So guess who's back, back again… Can someone complete Mr. Shady's song for me?
Brand amnesia – Bites you in the backside
August 1, 2008 § 1 Comment
am·ne·sia (m-nzh) n. – Partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock, psychological disturbance, brain injury, or illness.
Also, if our friendly, neighbourhood Spiderman decides to wear his undies outside his pants "for the ladies", I would like to call that Brand Amnesia. Because he isn't so friendly anymore. If they make Zara (in Madras) a three-storey night club with trance playing all the time, brand amnesia again. If Rolex decides to come out with a low-cost model, that could be brand amnesia and an unnecessary foray into a new strategy, thereby losing identity for their elite line of watches.
Brand amnesia is a phenomenon when you forget what you or your identity represents.
When you do something out of character in your life, that's brand amnesia. Because I believe every individual is a brand, co-created by themselves and their network. And when you supress your instincts and "go with the flow", you are killing your brand.
So whether it is a company, an individual or a country, one needs to watch out and take every step in order to ensure that you retain the sanity of your brand.


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I know you aren't supposed to laugh at your own jokes but that's a good 'un!
It's a sad day on the balcony as I have just hacked down my pea plants :( I loved my peas - they came from Poundland and they were so easy to grow and to look after. Look how they started - this was only 2 months ago.
I had absolutly no problems germinating them and they grew so quickly.
Best of all they are self pollinators, so they didn't suffer with my bee shortage.


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Gourmet Carbonara Pizza
As you might recall, I am a lover of the pasta dish Spaghetti alla Carbonara, so one day while I was watching Rachael Ray, she shared her recipe for Carbonara Pizza. I quickly took notes and gave the recipe a try the following weekend. And not surprisingly, Rachael had impressed my tastebuds again. Delicious! Not only does the recipe take very little time, but in a matter of 30-45 minutes, you will have a gourmet cheese pizza begging to be enjoyed.
Carbonara Pizza (adapted from a Rachael Ray recipe)
*pizza dough
*extra virgin olive oil
*1/4 lb pancetta
*1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
*1/4 cup grated Romano or Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
*1 large clove garlic, grated
*black pepper
*2 large egg yolks, beaten
*1 1/2- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
*handful of flat leaf parsley
1. Preheat 450 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Roll out dough into a large, thin round or rectangular shape. Scatter cornmeal on pizza pan or pizza stone.
3. Drizzle dough with extra virgin olive oil and prick it with a fork in a few places.
4. Place in oven and partially bake for 7-8 minutes.
5. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil in a large skillet and heat on medium high heat. Cook pancetta until crisp – about 4-5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and cool. Brush the baked pizza crust with some of the grease from the pancetta to add a little bit of extra flavor.
6. Add beaten egg yolks, ricotta, Romano, grated garlic and black pepper to a bowl and stir to combine.
7. Spread the ricotta cheese mixture out over the pizza crust, then top with mozzarella cheese.
8. Scatter the reserved pancetta all over and bake 10-12 minutes or until crust is crisp and the cheese is evenly golden on top. Scatter parsley over the cooked pizza, cut into wedges and serve.
Before going into the oven:
Things To Keep In Mind:
*To save time and still produce an amazing pizza, buy your dough. I pick mine up at Papa Murphy's and just ask them to hold the sauce and top with mozzarella (that way one ingredient is all ready to go).
*You can exchange bacon for pancetta.
*The fresher the ingredients, the better regarding the parmesan and mozzarella cheese.
*Feel free to top with freshly sliced tomatoes when you add the parsley.
*Just as tasty for a quick breakfast in the morning!
*For fantastic crispy crust, try using a pizza stone.
Images: (1-3) Simply Luxurious
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Most of the standard tools that deal with Telephony are generally focused on telling users who is calling them and while there are plenty of such programs on Windows, a few among them are as reliable and popular as TrueCaller.
TrueCaller is a really impressive solution that will allow you to know who is calling you so that you can have all the information about them before you decide to answer or not. This makes TrueCaller a good way to avoid numerous spam calls and various irritating telemarketers that you may not want to deal with. TrueCaller will really allow you to control your phone in any way you want and with this tool you can even block certain numbers that you just don't want to deal with, which makes the free TrueCaller a great tool to combat various spam callers.
TrueCaller is similar in some aspects to Call Blocker, call control or Call Screening - Call Blocker but at the same time this program works with a lot less trouble and you won't have to setup all the options for it manually like some similar tools usually require from you to do. All this makes TrueCaller a great tool and one that you should really try out if you want to identify people calling you.
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I recently received a copy of Mátyás Seiber's Yugoslav, Hungarian and Nonsense Songs for choir. This has been released on the SOMM label. It awaits review. However, I immediately noticed the Three Hungarian Folksongs (1950) on the track listing. This took me back a long way to my time as a bass in the Stepps and District Choral Society. Stepps is a village on the outskirts of Glasgow. At one concert we performed these songs. I guess that the society along with many of the members is no more. However, like all amateur ensembles it had its place in the music making of the area. I still have my copy of the Seiber songs, which I must have forgotten to return to the choirmaster!
MátyásSeiber was born in Hungary in 1905. He studied with Kodaly at the Budapest Music Academy. However, after the Great War he moved to Germany where he worked as an orchestral player, a conductor and a teacher of composition and jazz at the Hoch Conservatory, Frankfurt. In 1935 he moved to the United Kingdom as a refugee and continued to write music. He taught privately and at Morley College. Seiber's musical style is wide-ranging – it embraces serialism, Bartokian influences and film music. His most important works include the Third String Quartet and the cantata Ulysses which is a setting of words derived from James Joyce's novel. Mátyás Seiber died in Kruger National Park on 24 September 1960.
The Three Hungarian Folksongs were written in 1950. There are all based on melodies collected 'in the field' by Bela Bartok. The three tunes are 'The Handsome Butcher', 'Apple, apple' and The 'Old Women'.
There are a number of excellent versions of these folksongs on YouTube. I link to the one by The GiltspurSingers. I look forward presenting my review of the Somm CD release in these pages in due course.


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7 most important things to learn about integration in Germany
von Carmen Beck
- When in Germany, do as the Germans do.
Since we are a pretty developed and diverse country, there is no such thing as one German culture. Because of this, take a closer look at your German neighbours, colleagues and new friends around you. Nobody expects you to be more German than us, so you can relax. Rest assured, you don't have to drink beer and wear any Lederhosen. Besides, the latter is totally uncommon outside of Bavaria...which is another good thing to remember: if you have questions or doubts, ask the people in your daily life. Most of them will appreciate your showing interest in their culture and habits, and they will be happy to explain and share their perspective.
- Make the first step:
Not everybody in Germany has experience living abroad or has moved around a lot in his or her lifetime. Many of the Germans you meet might have spent their entire lives in the region where you meet them. This means they might not see the need to make new friends, because they are surrounded by friends and family they've had since they were kids.
That's why it's good to make the first step and see who is willing to open up. Accept that they might take quite some time to welcome a newcomer – unless they are already part of the international crowd themselves. So, take it easy!
3. Plan your weekends
You might find it hard to adapt to the weather if you come from a warmer place than Germany. To make the most out of it, many Germans have clear priorities about how to spend their weekends. If the weather is good, be sure to explore the natural sights in your area. Rather than shopping on Saturday, you might go hiking, skiing, etc., and remember to check the weather forecast so you can enjoy the sun when it's there. In this way, the weather won't seem so bad, after all…however shopping might be an issue since all shops are closed on Sunday. You will figure out what the perfect balance is for you!
- How not to get off on the wrong foot with your neighbours
If you want your German neighbours either to ignore you completely or alternatively ring at your bell in anger (depends on their temperament), then you should mow the lawn on Sunday, play the piano after lunch, throw your recyclable bottles in the regular garbage and wash your car directly in front of your garage. Ask your landlord if you are at all uncertain about what is allowed in your apartment building. You will be provided with the "Hausordnung" which are the rules of the building.
- Find out what festivities take place in your new home.
For example, you might want to see traditional festivities like a Maibaumaufstellen, as well as the Carnival or the many beloved Christmas markets. There you will often find locally organized food stands, and they would probably be happy to get some help for their next event. Maybe you could bake a cake or even do something simple such as helping to set up tables and benches. You will become integrated sooner than you think by simply offering to help.
- Kill two birds with one stone – to better integrate, join a club or go to the VHS (Volkshochschule)!
Many sports activities and other social activities are organized in clubs. To meet locals, as well as to learn or improve your German, you might join one of the numerous clubs. There is an impressive variety of clubs all over. For your other interests, check the local VHS. They have all kinds of courses from cooking, photography, arts – and of course German courses!
7. Enjoy the differences and learn the language
You certainly don't have to give up all of your habits and routines, but you should definitely be ready for new experiences. As much as you love the food from your homeland, be sure to try the many cuisines that Germany has to offer. Not only local specialties, but also Turkish, Greek, Croatian and all sorts of Asian food. Do something you never did before: ride a bike to the next town and come back by train. Book a roller blading course and ask your colleagues about the best places to go. Rent cross-country skis and go on a tour. Listen to a free concert at your kids' school or visit one of your city's nearby churches. Ask your new friends to join you and let them know the specialties of your home country. The key to it all, though, is the language. The earlier you start speaking your first words in German, the sooner you will feel more in contact with your new surroundings. Germany could even become your second home – you never know!
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subtler jewelry dynamics
Gray has a photo-file archive of all the pieces in her shop. I've become the chief manager of these archives, which involves processing and labeling new pieces and adding them to the live inventory files. It also involves periodically cross-checking our sales books (Quick Books in this case) in order to relabel and transfer images of pieces sold to the sold books.
I enjoy the process. It's one that can be quickly mastered, honed to a zipping mechanical perfection, like cooking or banjo. Like the Halal guys in the carts on the corners in midtown do, whipping lamb meat in pita up in a handful of perfectly-efficient seconds of prep, men simultaneously flurries of action and centers of zen peace. Look at their hands and you see a storm and a dance: blink and you'll miss it. But look at their faces and you see perfect calm, comfortable confidence. Disinterest, even. Masters of their repetition.
Narration. A critical point of learning occurs this morning. This morning I am labeling a dozen new mounts and incomplete rings to be sorted into our production systems. The first several steps of our process are mine. Well, Gray makes the initial decision and purchase, makes the interaction with the vendor or hawker, agents both private and commercial. In the case where decision depends more on stones then on antiquity, she will confer with Ali. After that, I take over. It's a somewhat tedious and mundane process to explain, but this epiphany came as a result of a new understanding of ring form and function. A realization on the dynamic of design and purpose.
Our rings get separated into wedding bands and engagement rings or mounts. This distinction is most apparent by examining a sampling of either group. As probably all women already know, and some more custom-savvy men, most engagement rings are designed to be a spectacle, to create a wow-factor. In terms of design this can mean an odd number of stones to create symmetry, or a single 'solitare' stone of great size or quality, or any other ring that demonstrates real impression or emphasis. Obviously, this is because of the role of the engagement ring, to provoke a strong positive emotional response, both in the immediate sense and in the longer-sighted logical decision sense: holy shit! look at that stone!' and then 'wow, he really loves me and wants to commit to US this much". Shock, and awe. Kinda brings Milton Friedman or Niomi Klein to mind, but that may just be cynical residual from learning recently about De Beers coup of the ritual. Another story.
Alternatively, a wedding band is typically uniform, symmetrical while creating a subtler message: Commitment. Intent. Conscious long-sightedness (or so we hope). In structure, this is demonstrated by either a plain or simple hoop of gold or platinum (some heavy and precious metal, which carries it's own obvious messages), a half hoop of uniform stones mounted on the upper side of a simple base, or what's called an 'infinity band' which is a full circle of stones.
It's this newfound, multidisciplinary distinction involving philosophy, design, and psychology. Craftsmen, lovers and culture.


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Lover has been working very hard on the front yard! After much sweat and work, he has finally finished!! Check out his masterpiece:
So what ya think?
Super nice!
very nice!! likes it a lot ;)
do you have to call him Lover? LOL =P
Very nice job!!!
I like it!
maria you should check that out,it looks like the pot fell over and the rocks inside of it fell out...


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In Japan, Crooked Teeth Enhancement for Girls is Hot Trend
The East and the West don't always see eye to eye on trends, and this isn't New York and Los Angeles we are talking about. It's Japan and the United States, where many women apparently have a different concept of what constitutes good beauty enhancement.
In America, people spend thousands of dollars to have straight teeth through orthodontics. In Japan, however, a trend has been underway for a couple of years in which crooked teeth through purposeful dental cosmetic surgery have become the rage. In Japan, the crooked teeth trend is called yaeba, or double tooth.
Japanese men are said to find the crooked teeth attractive so many women in Japan are paying dentists to create snaggleteeth or fangs for the popular look but placing plastic fronts on their teeth. A story in the New York Times on October 21 detailed the fad in A Little Imperfection for That Smile.
It's not like here, where perfect, straight, picket-fence teeth are considered beautiful, said Michelle Phan, a Vietnamese-American based in Los Angeles, who wrote about the phenomenon on her beauty blog, according to The New York Times. In Japan, in fact, crooked teeth are actually endearing, and it shows that a girl is not perfect. And, in a way, men find that more approachable than someone who is too overly perfect.
Phan wrote on her blog earlier this month that, The crooked, fang-like yaeba teeth are said to make girls seem more approachable; the imperfection is considered desirable because it makes a girl appear more endearing and cute.
The trend has become so popular that there is a dental salon in the Ginza district of Tokyo called Plasir Dental Salon where dental procedures are practiced including glueing artificial teeth to real teeth with a special adhesive to create vampire fangs which give them the popular feline look.
Dr. Emilie Zalow, an assistant professor of communication studies at Pace University in Manhattan asid that the trend illustrates a fixation on youth in Japan.
The gapped tooth is sort of preorthodontic or early development, and the naturally occurring yaeba is because of delayed baby teeth, or a mouth that's too small, she told the Times. It's this kind of emphasis on youth and the sexualization of young girls.


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Welcome to this Baka's blog on his fave Japanese Pop Culture interests.
Welcome to my humble site....
Hajimemashite minna san....welcome to my site on my fave Japanese Pop Culture likes such as dramas, movies, magazine scans, promo events etc. Mainly concentrate on my faves...Keyakizaka46... Erina Mano... Nogizaka46!.... C-ute.... Lee Yeon-Hee!.... if you're a fan at all of any of them then you've come to the right place(!) but many others are featured here besides them. Do mainly quick reviews on things I've watched, try to make the reviews brief, quick to read through with not too many spoilers, just whether they're good or bad and why I thought so plus whether you may find them enjoyable. Many, many screenshots are included from everything I've watched plus any video trailers if they're available. Hope you find something that interests you, don't hesitate to comment, arigato gozaimasu!
Also these days(mid-2017) have many posts for Korean actresses, dramas and films that are worth checking out as over the years have become a much bigger fan of Korean dramas versus the ones from Japan.
Few tidbits.... have no idea why the background color constantly changes, think Blogger keeps doing it.
New item on the right is the 'Featured Post of the Day', will be putting some fabulous oldie posts which some of you may have missed the first time around, all will be at least one year old.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Juice=Juice: 'The Akari Uemura post' #3- more H!P Digital Book scans and "Dream Road" PV
Last year was a quiet one for the group as they only released two singles, above are some covers from their last one which came out in October "Dream Road". It did okay sales wise selling about 35,000 copies and reaching #3 on the charts. But their previous single which came out in February "Next Is You" sold close to 50,000 copies, can't think of a good reason for the drop in sales. "Next Is You" was the theme song for their fine "Budokan" drama so that could be one reason the sales were much higher.
Want to get through the members before I start posting more about the group, really hoping they're planning on having another single very soon which will be their twelfth. However will do a post soon on their first Budokan concert which took place in November. That was the plot of the drama as the group's goal was to play there and it did happen in real life. That was a very enjoyable series and recommend it if you're looking for something different, much more serious than you would expect.
This will probably be Akari's last solo post for a while unless there's some new happenings for her. Akari is the youngest member of the group as she's just 18 and can't go too far back because of that. Will have more member posts coming up soon, still two I haven't begun to post about yet. Akari's first two posts had some pics from the H!P Digital Book for December but have plenty more here, they're outtakes from her last photobook "Akari II". With pics like these would think(hope) Akari's third book will be released this year. Was talking about the group's last single "Dream Road" above so have the PV after these fabulous pics and it's the subbed version.
EDIT: Actually this won't be her last post for a while as she's also the H!P Digital Book member for January and will have those pics coming up tomorrow.
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