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Friday 10th November Thank you
Thank you to our wonderful Garforth & District Lions that make Garforth that extra bit special. What a great fireworks display we had last Friday, super and spectacular, and of course, as always great organisation and all for free - I hope you dug deep in your pockets and gave what pennies you had .
A lot of our Garforth and District Lions have been volunteering for many, many years and they could always do with some, 'new blood' so if you can spare a little time, please get in touch with them through their Facebook page. As I suspect when the older generation of Lions have come to a time when they need to step down, we'll be minus a fair few.
After we had 'Ooo'd and Ahhh'd at the fireworks, I invited friends and kids back to our house for a, Bonfire Supper of slow cooked Chilli with slow braised beef from Willow Park Farm with Jacket Potatoes from The Green grocers and then lots of gin and sweets.... I think we should celebrate all the fun things in life and this is one of them. It's one of my Hygge (hu-gah) moments. Getting ready for winter, dark nights and cosying up.....drinking Gin has just hopped on Board.
Talking of Gin, I hope Rebecca from The Gin Shack enjoyed her first year Anniversary at Quirky's last Friday too - it's always so good to hear and celebrate a first year in business and Rebecca has worked extremely hard to get this business where it is. Congratulations you lovely supplier of Artisan Gin you.
Today is a random 'Day of the Year', its Area Code day!
In the beginning of the world with telephones, things were easy. You didn't even call a number, you just called your operator and asked them to hook you up with someone in your town. Need the Doctor, you could not only ask the operator to connect you with one but ask which one she'd suggest. Eventually, the phone system expanded beyond just local networks and started connecting towns, counties, states, and nations. The first step was putting in a number system so that each person could dial another directly, but then there weren't enough numbers. Area Code Day celebrates the solution that has become a part of our everyday existence ever since.
Our love Guest Blogger, Linda will be back next week – Linda has had a few balls to juggle this week. But she's looking forward to being back next week
Next week is Anti Bullying week – Be kind to the people you know and smile at the people you don't. Don't make judgement on what you don't know or understand about someone.
I have had bulling in this job and as much as I can brush some of it off, I'm still a human being. As an adult you have to rise above it before it eats you up, I'm also a great believer in what goes around comes around; and to be honest someone not being very nice about you, just makes me be even kinder to every individual I meet as I would never want anyone to feel unnecessarily sad.
Bully/* use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone) The behaviour is often repeated and habitual.
What's On
Polska Fest this Saturday at Garforth Library
Remembrance Sunday
On Sunday, St Mary's Church will hold a remembrance service, starting at 3pm should you wish to attend
And on Sunday at 12 noon Garforth in Bloom will dedicate 2 mins silence for the world and peace along with WPF candles for everyone at the Garforth in Bloom's Diamond Jubilee Garden, World Peace Flame. We would be delighted if you could join us, thank you, bless you.
May all beings be at peace.
Well done Garforth in Bloom for the beautiful knitted poppies, sometimes things don't need too many words
Looking forward to seeing the proposed changes to Enhance Dental's Exterior work – there plan is to make it look more aesthetically pleasing.
BE KIND, it's easier than being mean
Until next week........
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With the trade deadline approaching tonight at 9pm GMT there are all sorts of rumours flying around the NFL about a number of players and who they will be playing for at the end of the day.
Wide receivers will be hot property today with a number of teams in the NFL needing some help in that area. There should be some available talent but it is a question of what teams can give up to get the players they want.
Here are a few trades that I think would make sense and a few that, despite being unlikely, would be great to see.
These could happen:
Josh Gordon WR, Cleveland Browns – possible destinations 49ers, Colts, Lions
The Cleveland Browns have been open to many trades this year as they look to build through the draft starting next year.
After trading Trent Richardson earlier in the season, Gordon is their one big offensive star and trading him away would see them receive at least a 2nd round pick in the 2014 draft.
If he is to go then a number of teams would be willing to take him, the 49ers, Colts and Lions are all in need of a wide receiver.
In my opinion he will end up at the Colts, who have just suffered the loss of Reggie Wayne. But as a Jets fan I would love to see them pick him up, but that is highly unlikely.
Destination: Indianapolis Colts
Hakeem Nicks WR, New York Giants – possible destinations 49ers, Colts, Lions, Falcons, Ravens
Nicks has been a big part of the Giants successes over the last few seasons but after a difficult start to this season New York could be willing to let Nicks go.
With their record it is likely that they could have a high drat pick next spring so they may only let Nicks go if they can get another first round pick. This would mean they could really strengthen their roster next year by sacrificing Hakeen Nicks this year.
Similar to Josh Gordon, Nicks could be chased by the same group of teams needing a wide receiver. I think Nicks could end up in Atlanta who are currently struggling with no legitimate receiving options, the 49ers will be keeping tabs on this but with Mario Manningham and Michael Crabtree coming back from injury they are unlikely to make a move.
Destination: Atlanta Falcons
I thought I'd put in some unlikely trades at this point but ones to keep an eye out for during the offseason.
Jared Allen DE, Minnesota Vikings
Allen is an elite pass rusher and despite his advancing years he is still the top talent on the Vikings defense. With Minnesota struggling this season they may be willing to let him go for a big price in order to become another team planning to build through the draft.
Larry Fitzgerald WR Arizona Cardinals
There has been various rumours swirling around about Fitzgerald leaving the Cardinals and a number of NFL journalists have reported that the Arizona management would be open to trading if the right offer came in.
You would think that the Cardinals would be mad to trade a player of Fitzgerald's quality but in today's NFL every player has a price.
Wouldn't it be great if Larry Fitzgerald was lining up in the green and white of the Jets next season?
Some other players to look out for tonight:
Jairus Byrd – Buffalo Bills
Fred Davis – Washington Redskins
Jason Babin – Jacksonville Jaguars
Greg Little – Cleveland Browns
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the reliability of pcs is slipping. pcworld has an annual reliability survey, and the most current information reveals that the number of new pcs with problems is rising substantially. this is partially due to the fact that people are connecting their pcs to more and more gadgets, and compatibility problems are growing. but more importantly, computer component makers, operating with razor-thin margins, are reducing their warranties. even worse, tech support for many computer companies is almost non-existent. computer companies have slashed their tech support budgets across the board, and as a result there has been a decline in both the number of available tech people and the training of technical support staff. telephone hold times have increased, and companies are becoming increasingly stingy about replacing defective components. dell's reputation, which for many years was the gold standard for computer reliability and service and support, has declined precipitously. most companies now outsource their technical support to foreign countries like india, and as a result many of the tech support reps speak english poorly. it now appears that only apple computer has high scores across the board, with first rate reliability and support for virtually all of its products.
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|reliability (12:56pm est thu nov 14 2002)
dell's reputation is safe. each time i call i get unexpectedly good service. every time. and macintoshes are not trouble free. i've seen where an automatic update trashed a machine.
but i think that part of the gap is due to microsoft constantly pushing the idea that the latest version of their os is trouble free, while it has just as many (if not more) problems than the last version. (don't get me started about windows xp!) – by f. theilig
|doesn't that sound… (12:56pm est thu nov 14 2002)
completely reasonable. the more options you have the more it can be screwed up. welcome to the future, a million connections, and million things that can go wrong. i mean why test stuff properly, just get it to work. who cares about making it better, just make it work……
why did my pc crash, must be this new version of windows?!?!?!?!
how many of you know people like this?
– by kafka
|check your memory!!! (1:09pm est thu nov 14 2002)
i had terrible experience with my new computer. i tracked it down to my memory. after a few months of flawless performance, my memory was at fault. do yourself a favor and buy brand name memory? if you think there is a memory problem, get a free linux memory checker program that fits on a floppy. – by i had bad memory
|india english (1:09pm est thu nov 14 2002)
it's a surprisingly little known fact (around america) that the first language of india _is_ english, today. in fact, many well educated india citizens don't speak any other language, just like americans. however, the india-english accent is a particularly *strong* one to american ears, and they have inherited a host of other dialect issues from british english. these are confusing to the ne'er-do-well american consumer trying to get tech support, making them think their dealing with a non-fluent speaker.
next time you think you're talking to a non-fluent english speaker from india, ask him to spell chrysanthemum. you will be surprised. :) – by freezebrothers
|exactly (1:10pm est thu nov 14 2002)
like when people upgrade to today's hardware and o/s, and they experience problems. they always compare it to how problem-free their 486 was.
that's because you couldn't do anything on your 486 and there wasn't such a variety of hardware for pc manufacturers to choose from. – by mrx
|their –> they're (1:11pm est thu nov 14 2002)
gramatical mistake. doh! – by freezebrothers
|re: india english (1:14pm est thu nov 14 2002)
i agree. i have a co-worker who moved here from india a year ago and he has a better understanding and pronounciation (sp?) than most born canadians i know.
he explained that in india they learn english by the book without all the slang. so when they hear us they think we are making grammatical errors and using words incorrectly. – by mrx
|hp & m$ media center (1:20pm est thu nov 14 2002)
don't worry with a product like hp pcs & m$ os, i'm sure you won't have any problems. – by tech
|m$ tablet. (1:25pm est thu nov 14 2002)
"this product will release with fewer problems than any other in history." "how many times can i repeat the same stuff," whispers to ballmer. – by bill gates
|its called quality control…. (1:29pm est thu nov 14 2002)
and its something the pc world lacks.
i use both pcs and macs, plug'n play really only works right on the mac. never had a hardware problem i couldnt figure out.
the profit margins are a lot smaller now so heh what the heck! screw the customers….
apple rules!!! – by :p
|via and amd (1:30pm est thu nov 14 2002)
eliminate these and maybe the pc reliabilty level with improve. – by qwerty
|ignorance and age. (2:01pm est thu nov 14 2002)
alot more "less than pc savy" people are buying pc's too. alot more of those people that have been holding off to buy a pc now have one, and break it. in my area the majority of in home fixes and training that is done by friends and coworkers is done for 60+ folks with there first computer (pc and some macs), or mid 40's, from the sticks and "wantz me one of them puters to play the online".
my 2 cents. – by doc_stihl
|the rule is… (2:09pm est thu nov 14 2002)
the more advanced the technology, the more fragile it becomes. technology requires massive amounts of support, hardware, software, regardless of manufacturer. this is not limited to just computers.
companies that choose to cut back on support are definately headed in the wrong direction.
– by whattimeisit?
|someone (2:19pm est thu nov 14 2002)
loan me $3,000.
i need to by an apple. – by gg
|dust and memory (2:30pm est thu nov 14 2002)
if your computer starts locking up, or bsod'ing all of a sudden, check your memory chips for excessive dust. my machine is typically rock solid, but every few months it locks up, i open it up, dust of the ram, and no more problems. about 6 months ago i put screen filters on all my fans, and haven't had a problem since. (now i just need to clean the filters). – by etcetera
|mrx…. (2:31pm est thu nov 14 2002)
…then why do indian immigrants speak english so poorly? i will concede that they speak english much better than most russians or chinese i've met (the chinese are by far the worst english speakers), but not as good as most european or latin american immigrants. in fact, most european immigrants i know are from eastern europe (bosnia, serbia, etc) and don't have the contact with the uk that the french or italians might have. also, i've worked with many indian immigrants and they're piss poor writers…much worse than their american engineering-degreed counterparts. fortunately, we laid them all off when the economy crashed. it wasn't racism, it was efficiency. our american engineers could write better code and document without help. the indian engineers wrote as little as possible to conceal their lack of understanding of english and when we forced them to document their work, we had to send it back to them 3 times for them to rewrite it in understandable grammar.
– by sb
|re: sb (3:09pm est thu nov 14 2002)
i believe that the younger ones with opportunity for decent schooling are the ones with good command of the english language (co-worker is only 28).
the older ones fit right into your statement. good point! – by mrx
|re: qwerty (3:23pm est thu nov 14 2002)
"eliminate these and maybe the pc reliabilty level with improve."
yeah right! ever experience the "stability" of the i820?
we need amd and via to keep intel pricing within reason.
– by mrx
|memory (3:38pm est thu nov 14 2002)
all the comments about memory are right on! this must be the biggest problem with all machines pc or mac. we have been upgrading our macs to jaguar this week and about half (10 machines) couldn't complete the install. two others wouldn't run for more than a few minutes with out going to black screen. it all boiled down to cheap ram. we replaced it all w/ samsung chip sdram, and now we have no problems.
i've had the same problem when we started getting ddr xp boxes and adding ram.
what's amazing is that you usually only save about $10-$30 when you go to a low grade chip. it's just not the part that you want to save money on.
last, i think that if you compare equally priced mac and pc's the reliability is about the same. the problem w/ the pc is that you can actually get on for $500. if apple buuilt a $500 mac it would run like sh*t too.
you get what you pay for – by clause
|hmmm, does this mean (4:41pm est thu nov 14 2002)
that packard bell is making a comeback?
boy, do i miss those machines!
– by the scavenger
|dell accounting practices. (4:42pm est thu nov 14 2002)
i got a bill from dell for a computer that i never ordered. yes, i have dealt with them in the past with relatively good results, but not this time. i tried to resolve their accounting glitch by calling customer service, after waiting for 10 minutes on hold, the tech told that they could not help me, and gave me a number for accounting services. after trying to figure out how to navigate their cryptic automated call routing program. i got another person that told me to call the same number that i had just called, this after waiting for about 15 minutes on hold. i got her to reroute me to the correct person, or so she said. the rerouted call put me on hold for 15 minutes and hung-up on me. i promptly called back and told the next person that i talked to that i was going to throw their invoice in the trash. i got a call three weeks later from a dell rep. asking about my payment. i think i lost my mind for a few minutes, yelling at the guy. the mistake got resolved, but i am very leery dealing with dell these days. i ordered a computer a few weeks ago and they sent me two. no wonder they are loosing money and getting poorer service ratings. i also have a couple of macs. i don�t know what apples tech-support is like because i have never had to call them. i guess that is a good thing. – by trantor
|yes!!!! (5:04pm est thu nov 14 2002)
thats good news to hear as i just bought a
1.25ghz dp…first time mac user…woo hoo
:-) – by newbie
|it's time to switch! (5:23pm est thu nov 14 2002)
apple's "switchers" advertising camaign couldn't come at a better time. all the pieces are now in place for apple to start winning back market share. apple now has an elegant, stable operating system that makes windoze xp look like a throwback to the last century as well as innovative and elegant hardware that is far more reliable than any in the windoze world. people have become so disenchanted with windoze crashing over the years as well as windoze hardware and software conflicts that they are ready to take their computing to a higher level with a mac. as an owner of two windoze computers as well as, most recently, an apple power mac g4, i can safely say that the mac is not only my machine of choice but the favorite of my wife and my two children as well! – by chris k.
|macs (5:23pm est thu nov 14 2002)
i have always had excellent luck with a variety of macs , going back to 1989 and continuing today. they aren't perfect, by any means, but with heavy daily use over more than a decade, i think i've spent fewer that 10 hours dealing with telephone tech support and 90% of that was application rather than hardware or os related.
i have also used a lot of dells. i am unimpressed, thought, i confess, they were all running windows 95 through 2000– nothing useful, like linux or bsd. – by tom b.
|sohar incorporated (5:31pm est thu nov 14 2002)
if you have ever wondered what the pc industry is doing to improve hardware reliability, check out:
these guys are amazing! i use their software (ram commander) and can say that they improve product reliability better than any other hardware firm i've deal with. – by reliablegeek
|mr.x: indians speaking/writing english (5:43pm est thu nov 14 2002)
there are a few things that any reasonable person would agree, given the facts:
(1) except a negligible few, for almost all indians, english is a second language. most of them speak at least two languages.
(2) the native indian languages are not of latin/romanic origin. they are entirely different. having a strong accent is just part of a non-native speaker speaking english. french speak english with a notable french accent, so do germans, etc. the accent is just different and understandably foreign, having an entirely different origin.
(3) individual ability of indian programmers to write good code and documentation. just as in any other work environment, those who write clean, good code and those who do not. those who write good code command a higher premium/salary. if the company that you worked for went to india just to save costs by importing foriegn workers for too low a price, then they probably got what they paid for. as simple as that. there are extremely good programmers in india and so is the case elsewhere. making blanket statements about their coding/documenting ability makes no sense. have the common sense, to distinguish the greed of your employers and making generic cultural statements. a good employer will/can find good talent anywhere independent of the nationality.
blanket statements and generalizations do not contribute to any meaningful discussions. diversity is not just a nice thing to have, but is actually a necessity.
|mac is back! (5:47pm est thu nov 14 2002)
see how x and xp stack up when compared. – by webmastermac
|interesting (5:51pm est thu nov 14 2002)
let's see, i can crash any mac, os x or no, in about ten minutes by just staring at it, yet my dell piii 550 running win98se doesn't crash…
i bet it has something to do with pheromones… – by js
|products aren't finished when shipped (5:52pm est thu nov 14 2002)
the push to get products out the door, either to get the revenue stream going or to preempt another manufacturers offering, is getting stronger and stronger. almost all software and much hardware on the market is what we would have called "beta" quality in the 80's. now, if you have great support you can work around that – but no one can afford great support anymore! the reality is, the sub – $1500 computer is a myth. with the cheaper ones you just spend the same a little bit at a time… – by scotts13
|my g4 450 is crashless so far. (6:25pm est thu nov 14 2002)
i bought it the day after they were announced. i can't remember it ever crashing even once. sure apps have died unexpectedly, it's froze and i've had to use macsbug to quit the finder. but all that was in 0s 9. even in the early betas of x its never crashed.
yet, every pc i've used exstensively has crashed at least once. i've built and setup 6 pcs for friends and family, and every single one of them was a painful experience. i am always doing pc support for the people in my life, including the ones who bought from hp and dell and sony.
my macs just keep running. sure i fuzzed up my system once with automatic update, but that doesn't even compare to how many times i've watched a pc crash and burn after a critical update.
i use a mac because i don't have to screw with it, it never breaks. – by sean
|what? (6:33pm est thu nov 14 2002)
"french speak english with a notable french accent, so do germans, etc."
germans speak english with a notable french accent?
news to me. :)
whenever someone champions a preference, you immediately get people witnessing. 'i have 300 mac and they all work perfectly – none of them ever crash while all our pcs bsod all the time' and 'i have 300 pcs and they all work perfectly – none of them ever crash while all our macs crash all the time' and so on.
none of this is really indicitive of anything other than specific instances. what's needed is a real, objective, scientifically done survey. don't quote the gartner group analysis that was done – it had some serious flaws – for one thing, it didn't compare homogenous environments.
as for whiteboxes, there's a growing indication that in many cases, whiteboxes are actually more reliable than some lower cost brand name systems simply because the maker of the whitebox relies on repeat business to stay alive and so cannot afford to alienate customers. a recent analysis in pc world showed that as much as 40% of the entire pc market is whiteboxes now. – by jeff lewis
|they all break (7:33pm est thu nov 14 2002)
i've had plenty of experience with plenty of different systems at my university, work, and my personal life. macs, intel-based pcs, amd-based pcs – they all have problems, which varies from system to system. i believe that macs currently have the upper hand on reliability only because they have nowhere as near the variety of hardware to work with as pcs, so reliability testing is easier to do. however, i've seen plenty of macs die horribly over the years, just as i've seen pcs. no particular systems "just work" all the time unless you happen to be lucky.
i'm certain that the current cutthroat slow-economy business model is a big factor in the decline of some of these companies, as they're trying to get by with a lot less money coming in.
as computers do more with more software, more hardware attached, etc., the problems of guaranteeing it all works together flawlessly grow exponentially. i think the current initiatives towards eliminating old standards will help here, as that will eliminate some of the types of hardware that currently need to be dealt with. rather than having to test ps2 and usb keyboards and mice, they'll all only be usb, etc. once again, macs have the edge here, as they constantly phase out old tech and replace it with new but there's the double-edged sword that it means replacing a lot of your peripherals/add-ons if you do upgrade the system.
it's a tough call – alienate consumers with older stuff to get more reliability on new systems or try to provide good compatibility for everything and realize there's no way it can be done. apple chooses the former, while pcs have generally been doing the latter. – by belandrew
|winblows (7:39pm est thu nov 14 2002)
m$ and winblows suck!
i have xp pro, never ever crashed.. none of these blue screens of death or unexpected problems! osx crashes too. i can crash anything if i want to. simple know how. i hate bill gates and windows really sucks, but i think the geek was right when he said that 99% of errors are the users fault!! people that don't know anything about computers should be touching them. there's not really a need for tech support. it's like me trying to fix my car, of course i'll need support, since i don't know wtf i'm doing. i don't konw shijat about cars and therefore should stay away from trying to fix them. same goes with computer users. – by give m$ your $
|stuff (7:41pm est thu nov 14 2002)
that should should be a shouldn't. get it? good.
as for the tech support that there is… yes none of them speak english clearly and are basically middle-eastern peoples. they know the english language, but their accent makes it impossible to understand what they're saying! – by m$ wants your wallet
|everybody (7:42pm est thu nov 14 2002)
everybody just needs to learn how to make his or her own computer. why? if they know how to make one (it is just about research and plugging in stuff–ok, the software install can be a real pain for the unawares), then they have a good idea what is wrong with the machine when it breaks–and you will probably be a tad smarter than the computer guy on the other end of the tech support line! [long sentence] if you build your own airplane, then you get to be your own mechanic–otherwise, the faa won't let you get near the engine of the plane you just paid huge cash for. [logic flaw?] – by roboghost
|mac troubles seem less severe (7:46pm est thu nov 14 2002)
in my experience the problems on pcs seem more severe. when a problem happens on a mac it seems we can noodle it out fairly quickly. on the other hand, i have seen people working for me spend days trying to recover operation of their pcs. i cringe at the cost to me in lost time.
in another case we had a pc with a service contract. it had a new add on usb cd writer. after a couple months it stopped working. the cd writer worked on other pcs but not that one. the warranty people came in, reinstalled everything several times and did their other magic. their final solution was to recommend that we buy a different usb cd writer. unbelievable.
as one pc support guy said. in the windows world you are always one mouse click away from hurting yourself. – by john konopka
|mac on the way up (9:09pm est thu nov 14 2002)
i finally put os x on my system in august, the new os x 10.2 release being the first version of the new operating system that had what i needed. crashes are now a thing of the past, the built-in firewall is great, the provided disk utility works very well, and on the rare occasions i have needed technical support my hold times have ranged from zero to five minutes. so i've got a system which, despite a mere 466 processor, can simultaneously juggle heavy photoshop work, a background mp3, a print job, and the web without a hiccup (something the previous os 9 could not do) — and knowledgeable techs. multitasking, in short, is better than any windows desktop system i've seen.
but i do think apple is also sourcing tech support abroad. since i moved to chicago, at the support center i get patched to there's a definite hint of canadian they all say "ewht" rather than "out".
as a general point, whether you have mac or pc, memory makes a big difference. both mac os x and windows xp seem to be quite intolerant of cheap ram. lucky i loaded up on top drawer brand name memory last november when it was dirt cheap. – by photoeditor
|the real indians and english (9:17pm est thu nov 14 2002)
most indians, including those older than 28 yrs, can write excellent english.
all those who become engineers, doctors, and scientists learn to read and write english from 1st grade (~5 to 6 yrs of age) onwards. by the time they graduate out of high-school (14 to 15 yrs), they would have read quite a few books of english literature and would have written quite few essays on the contents of those books. this is in addition to learning mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology etc. from books written in english. since english is a second language and speaking english is not a requirement to lead the daily life, most of them don't converse in english until they get to a professional school (engineering, medical etc.), usually at the age of sixteen. this results in imprinting the unique accent of their mother tongue (there are more than 16 recognized languages in india) on their spoken english.
further, indian english is an officially recognized branch of the english language just as the american, australian and british branches are.
regarding americans and their english language skills, the current debates in us on us high-school education very eloquently comment on the sorry state of american education and people who have been educated in the american educational system. – by viswakarma
|tech support is all the same. (9:19pm est thu nov 14 2002)
a company down the street from my college is hired out to perform tech support for many companies. some are very nice, high end, name brand pc makers. because some friends work there, i can't mention any names. however, some of them have very good reputations, and some have very bad reputations. some make consoles, some make periferals, some make pcs (some of which won't run windows) and most make a health combination of products. the one thing all of their customers have in common, is that their customers receive excelent service. the people i know are intelegent, trained, native english speakers, here in the us, very close to redmond, wa in fact. my point is that you don't know what company the person on the other end of the line works for. so that doesn't matter, product quality does. i have owned many macs, and many pcs over the years, so i know that apple always has, and always will polish their products better than any other pc maker ever will. i did call apple's tech-support number once, in 1998, i wanted to about some features in a 3rd party app. the guy on the other end was nice and helpful, just like the many times i've called microsoft's number. – by brent
|microsoft rocks (10:05pm est thu nov 14 2002)
microsoft has it's problems, but so does everything else. pc's are here to stay, they won't go anywhere anytime soon. dell, is the best computer company and there tech support may have slipped since the early 90's when they had 1000's of customers till now where there is millions. that's understandable. plus tech support isn't as necessary most of the time, with more and more people knowing more about computers daily.
steve jobs is a physco
– by josh b mcsa
|english (10:23pm est thu nov 14 2002)
i find it funny that americans should judge others' use of english, when american english is itself a strange dialect of the original english, from the uk you know. – by charles
|to photoeditor (11:11pm est thu nov 14 2002)
big deal, on my win98se machine i'll have after effects rendering in the background while working on a large photoshop image, listening to mp3s, and running an ftp server while stopping occasionally to check my e-mail with outlook and it works just fine. i've been taking multitasking for granted for three years now. – by js
|i love these threads! (12:37am est fri nov 15 2002)
i have never used a pc, i have never had the need for a mac call center. i have had macs do some crazy things and some that have made me crazy, i have encouraged may friends and family to migrate to mac [ 12 so far ] because i can support them and "my" experience on the whole has been very good. most of these people started with a second hand mac and most have now bought a new mac
[ some have not, and own a pc ]
at the end of the day all systems breakdown, its just a matter of time!
– by corey
|indians and english (12:46am est fri nov 15 2002)
don't worry english speaking indians if americans here your accent then even if you can out spell them, write better than them score higher in toefl and get better grades in college than them they will still think your stupid , ignorant and don't even speak english well enough to make change for a 5 dollar bill.
it's called ingrained racism. institutionalized. when your own students are among the most poorly educated students in the world because all they do all day is sit around and wish they were rock stars and rappers and models and they wont crack a book to save their lives. then you have to use something like ingrained interbreeded racism to equal the tables.
yeah i'm on top, but at least i don't pretend i don't know how i got here..[stay down and learn to pronounce english better]..
–the ugly american– – by the ugly american
|english speaking in india (12:53am est fri nov 15 2002)
blanket statements and generalizations do not contribute to any meaningful discussions. diversity is not just a nice thing to have, but is actually a necessity.
thanks raja for reminding us that generalization is certainly a very poor way to judge the cultural level of the english speaking population of india or for that matter of any other culture in the world. having said so, i hope no one outside of the usa is going to think poorly of us manhandling the english language just because of the way the current occupant of the white house is handling his own native language. i would not even dare quote what a european friend of mine said of gw bush but it has something to do with what kind of language can that guy (ce mec la) speak correctly. apparently he thinks that our president's spanish stinks and his english is not that much better. – by vw
|wow (4:51am est fri nov 15 2002)
this is a long one.
like the side line in speach/diction etc. interesting. living in the uk the use of english is on the move constantly. our multiculturalism is a top thing when it comes to increasing our lexicon. there are problems however. in some groups language is a real barrier. the more strict muslims in some cities have their own schools and teach outside the curriculum which in turn separates people and causes very obvious barriers between cultures. this is further compounded by the "last" generation of imigrants that still don't wish or cannot speak english, another lost sector of our community. there is an upside however, modern british asians are making their mark in their counrty and are making britain a great place to be.
and, i have met very few slacker asians, but many slacker americans. i think the thing is, these are people who want to prove something and will do anything to achieve where as many yanks beleive that the world owes them something because they sit on top table.
on the pc mac debate. it is obvious to both camps that the mac is much more stable and easier to fix if something goes wrong (which in years of mac use is almost never) where as the pc is a bifficult animal to tame even for the best of us.
generaly, people would get more form using a computer that didn't require them to constantly attend to it's needs. the mac is a great machine with many merits, none so compelling as it's simplicity. computers were hailed as making our lives better, how can this be achieved when they go wrong so often?
i prpose the notion that if more people used macs more people wouldn't be so scared of computers and enjoy their experiences more.
– by spacca
|switched to mac (8:40am est fri nov 15 2002)
i switched to macs in 1989. i was a throughly pc guy before then, the one everyone called for tech support. my boss bought it for me, to go along with my pc. i thought, ok, cool, but i'll never use it for anything important. boy, was i wrong. within about a year, i had no use for the pc.
as soon as i switched, everyone using a pcs who didn't already know me well enough though that i was a complete novice because of my mac use. i still get that attitude, but that's ok.
mac users went through some tough times in the 90's. m$ has tried over and over to keep us down. anytime we have had a major speed advantage m$ will find a way to negate that. pc users deride us. mass market superstores ignore us (their teenage staff can fake pc knowledge, and can also deride macs easily enough when all they really know is their prejudice against anything mac (and their denial that practically all major technological advances have come through the mac platform, and not the copycat pc one.
i think bill gates is wise enough to realize how much he has benefitted from the mac. and, i think he never lost his adulation for steve jobs. so, this has something to do with m$ continued support for macs. (that and their mac support was their only saving grace during the joke of a monopoly trial.)
i have never looked back. everytime i use a pc it feels like taking a major step backwards. even reading a pc magazine i can't help but chuckle at the inane things you have to deal with to use one. things that are totally a non-issue on the mac, usually for many years running.
get a mac, you will never regret it. – by brian
|ignorant users, period. (10:24am est fri nov 15 2002)
pc's have dropped significantly in price, and are being used by more tech ignorant users (sorry, but it's true). look at the message parlour and you will quickly see how rediculous some of these "complaints" and "reliability" issues are.
as a knowledgable pc user and professional developer, i have actually found the pc to become more stable and reliable. my up time at work has increased steadily with each new successive generation of windows os, and currently, with windows xp, i have a computer i can develop on it, abuse it with some real doozer programming bugs, and it runs for weeks without a hitch.
but, ignorant pc users do more to cause their computer to fail, my own father pulled out and installed a pci modem without turning on the computer, and he wondered why the card didn't work!!!!!
as for mac's, yes, they are neat computers, and i have no argument concerning their reliability.
apple has hit the nail dead on with their latest "switch" campaign. by stating that if your too dumb to use a pc, then buy a mac (i.e. ellen feiss!). unfortunatly, the same people that want to buy a $500 pc are not the same people that will buy a mac. – by topher
|oops (10:26am est fri nov 15 2002)
my father didn't turn off his computer when installing the pci modem, otherwise, that would make sense. i can't even make a mistake on a pc by talking about other people's. – by topher
|cheap prices equal cheap quality (10:35am est fri nov 15 2002)
listen, i like a good deal as much as the next person. those $499 dell ads are tempting to me, too.
but michael dell isn't a magician. he's just a smart businessman who buys the cheapest components he can and assembles them in the lowest-cost way possible. and we aren't talking just any old components. we are talking complex electronic components. "cheap" and "complex" are two words you don't really want in a sentence if the topic is "reliability."
apple's high prices are annoying, but you do tend to get something in return, namely quality, long-lasting components. although i have more experience with macs, the same seems true of pcs � spend more to get more reliability.
unfortunately, the dell model rules the roost. even apple, if the company is to survive, will have to cut quality to lower prices.
as for the "pcs crash"-"macs crash" debate, it's boring. all computers crash. here's the maxim: the more user interaction, and the more diverse that interaction, the more a computer will crash.
it must be said, however, that both windows xp and mac os x are impressive pieces of software that rarely require forced reboots of the computer (my definition of a "crash").
as for older versions of these oses (classic mac, windowsme and win9x), i have found that reliability is a case-by-case, user-by-user issue. some people almost never crash the classic macos some crash it repeatedly on a daily basis. same for classic windows. – by jim
|re: photoeditor (11:12am est fri nov 15 2002)
where do you get this "ewht" and "out" crap from? you've been watching southpark too much. i've never spoken like that, and i don't know any other canadian who talks like that.
well that aboot all i have to say. – by oover and ewht!
|re: brian (1:24pm est fri nov 15 2002)
"(and their denial that practically all major technological advances have come through the mac platform, and not the copycat pc one."
i am not a savy mac user, but i do know a lil history. the only thing i can think of that apple has supplied to the computer advances that i can think of is the gui. the mouse was first introduced on the mac, but was created by xerox. if you can think of other things that the mac has introduced please tell. – by rpgman
|re: the ugly american (1:28pm est fri nov 15 2002)
i have several middle-eastern/asian college professors. they know their material well, but they can't teach it worth crap, and the things they do teach you cant understand. i do have one middle-eastern teacher who can, but it is very hard to understand him. these teachers aren't dumb, they just didn't grow up with english and do not know how to communicate ideas to students well. – by rpgman
|reliability (12:01pm est sat nov 16 2002)
my pc hasn't crashed or had to be rebooted since…well you know, since i stopped using microsoft software (slackware now, still boot to windows every now and again, but it crashes after doing anything related to taking advantage of hardware, like directx). i'd say on average i use about 250-300% more software title (cause they're all free), and they don't crash, even the beta stuff, of course my pc is kind of old, an amd 1ghz, via based mobo, geforce ddr and generic memory. – by linux dude
|pioneers? yeah… (12:10pm est sat nov 16 2002)
apple are pioneers alright, right now they're pioneering piss poor specifications at ridiculous prices. all the dells i have ever been involved with to date have had nothing but perfect reliability, excellent price, and absolutely no hassels, with prompt and courteous service and support.
apple's customer traetment has been anything but as they refuse or delay in repairing obvious manufacturing faults. paint issues, drive mis-alignments, and the most glaring of all, dead pixels. i have seen apple on more than one occassion flatly refuse to replace displays with 3-5 dead/stuck pixels. while the industry used to find this acceptable, that is no longer the case. i've had clients get dell panels replaced with only one dead pixel. formac's new gallery monitors guarantee that they will not have more than 2 dead pixels anywhere on the whole display, apple won't replace your display with as many as ten dead pixels (unless they're in the same spot), and i have seen more than enough ibooks, imacs and powerbooks afflicted with dead/stuck pixels to make me question both the quality of apple's components and their commitment to customer satisfaction.
– by apple's slow demise
|apple reliability (12:57am est sun nov 17 2002)
my uncle bought an apple (g3 600)imac for a price which would have been sufficient to buy four pcs of the same capability.it amused me to listen to him bragging about his imac's performance even when all he does with it is to use word processor and an occassional cd write.
|methinks sander….. (10:45am est sun nov 17 2002)
…must be choosing his topics for the intent of making flame wars.
anyhoo, i found it kind of amazin' that i pulled two ancient macs out of the scrap pile at the latest surplus auction and lo and behold they ran. on the other hand so did the sun workstation that had been sitting in the pile outside in the morning dew and the pc with a chunk out of the motherboard.
point is it's another apples-n-oranges debate. compare an apple to the latest walmart no-name and the apple is going to be more reliable. one is manufactured to the lowest common denominator, the other is manufactured with smooth and curvy lines. compare more two *types* of machines, specialized production on limited hardware such as alienware and the apple, and i'd say they're about even.
my personal bugaboo is those little purple and yellow lithium batteries on macs, every mac over two years old seems to need a new one. and when friggy things do start happening on the motherboard it's a comfort to be able to go into the bios on a pc and at least *try* to change something, as opposed to the mac where you just zap the pram and cross your fingers. – by ziwiwiwiwiwiwiwiwiwi
|ziwiwiwiwiwiwiwiwiwi (2:24pm est tue nov 19 2002)
"my personal bugaboo is those little purple and yellow lithium batteries on macs, every mac over two years old seems to need a new one"
well let's see… april 2000 –> november 2002 = 2.5 years
plenty of reboots, thousands of pram zaps later… still going strong. it'd be smart of me to go and replace the thing preemptively i suppose… it all comes down to the amount of time the things' spent 'off the grid'.
"and when friggy things do start happening on the motherboard it's a comfort to be able to go into the bios on a pc and at least *try* to change something, as opposed to the mac where you just zap the pram and cross your fingers."
experienced mac technicians/hobbyists know how to access the firmware config interface… motherboard glitches happen so infrequently on any given mac (barring the odd firmware update poo-poo – or odd agp card) that it's generally unnecessary for apple to supply the end-user with an easily accessible firmware configuration interface – but with enough research the end-user can indeed gain access to such functionality.
in any event, "command-option-p-r" isn't the only available option as you would lead us to believe.
|nonesense (11:58am est thu nov 21 2002)
every dell machine i have ever used has been perfectly reliable, easily the equal of any mac. we still use both platforms here and like it. one thing i do see is a very vocal mac community skewing any such customer satisfaction reports. mac marketr share has become so small, that many of the people still using the platform are true fanatics. these people will give macs much higher recommendations just because it's some inane source of pride for mac users to gloat about their superiority, even where it doesn't exist.
dell on-site service is, frankly, amazing. they come, they fix, no hassle, no trouble. they're so good, they've even replaced new displays with as few as just one dead pixel. good luck getting apple to give you the time of day unless you have a half dozen, at least.
don't get your panties in a bunch because a bunch of fan-boys positively skewed a survey result. apple has a long way to go before they reach number one in customer service. – by digital arts guru
|this is simple (4:39pm est thu nov 21 2002)
it is just a rule of thumb, the more pc's that are on the market, the more problems there will be. if the mac was as large of a market share as the pc, the mac would be plauged with a bad rap as well.
"although apple sales typically represent less than 5 percent of the overall u.s. personal computer market…"
this rule follows with anything done in quantity. for instance the more shots i take in a basketball game, the more chances i have to make it, the same for computers, the more that are made, the more that can be found at fault. – by it
|mac ownz (12:24am est mon nov 25 2002)
personal computers are the most unrealiable machines in common households.
my mac is more reliable than my toaster…and my pc…well…it'll be reliable as soon as it stops burning my toast. – by tool
|which is right. (3:12pm est tue dec 03 2002)
get a mac and jaguar.
and if you need to run linux, windows run it on your mac.
apple makes the best stuff ..like a rock.
what are these guys smoking…ie
|hmm (3:30pm est thu may 26 2005)
i've been using macs for 20+ years with virtually no problems *ever*, mostly just rare software-related crashes. i've never called their tech support for anything.
i got a pc recently for gaming. it has processing power far beyond my current imac at a much lower cost. that's good. however, i've had random crashes which i am now tracing to some memory problem. i've been dealing with the company "cyberpower" and their tech support was just telling me that i needed to install a floppy disk drive into my computer to proceed with a particular memory test! i asked if there is another possible solution, and i was told firmly that i must install a floppy drive! well, after 20 minutes on the internet i find out that all i really needed was to create a bootable cdr and could run a memory test program from that. and it worked, no floppy drive needed. some tech support…
also, about the new pc, as i am learning how to solve this problem i'm discovering all sorts of odd things. i have to admit, there is a bunch of stuff i find very non-intuitive about pcs, e.g., all the "magic word" commands in the run menu…either you know these or have to look them up, no way you can just "poke around" and guess them! on a mac, functions aren't hidden like this. oh well, i'll be gaming soon i hope. after 20 years and many good mac-only games like marathon, i'm giving up on mac gaming. too many terrible ports, which are all released two years too late. not to mention that bang-for-buck problem where apple loses, even if pcs have a different set of problems. – by jmitch


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We are in rehearsals for a play I wrote a dozen years ago. Pretty wild. I am hearing actors unfamiliar with Soiree Dada or the original production discussing things never considered the first time around. In the play, there's is a scene where the dadas are debating - more like lamenting - about whether or not to take an offer to go to The New York. They are eventually swayed by their mutual hatred for futurism embodied by an ass of a man named Haliday played in the original production wonderfully by Lori McClain(!).
Last night we talked about Futurism and why they should care about what this guy thinks.
Furturism started in Italy about a decade ahead of dada. It was art in all classic forms with a disdain for the past and an embrace of the modern, especially in architecture and technology. In the 1920's, they were strongly linked with fascism and Mussolini.
There was a natural antagonism between Dada and Futurism not unlike Oscar Madison (Messy Dada) and Felix Unger (Anal Futurism). Futurism also glorified war where Dadaism was born, in part, out of distaste for such nasty things. Dada, being newer, also might be accused of stealing Futurism's thunder of being the hot, new thing. Both forms wrote passionate manifestos about their art, but only the Futurists took them seriously. Dada manifestos would even call out Futurism.
futurism wants to mount in an artistic lyricism-elevator WHAT DOES DADA DO?The Futurist is dead. Of What? Of DADA
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My cousin Nate's exhibition runs through July 13th. I mistakenly thought it was June 13th. Go see it. He is prominently featured at the Jack Gallery and images on the web don't do his artwork justice. It is all hand painted and very vibrant. His latest work is right in the main window at the entrance.
It was great getting caught up with Nate, his girlfriend and his parents. And I was proud to hear that Nate was stirring up some controversy in my home town by being outspoken about the long overdue change to the name of the high schools sports teams - The Redskins. When you grow up with it, it's hard to see it. Even I have been late in thinking that Port Clinton High School should consider another name. But, seriously, the redskins? It really is as offensive as calling them The Chinks or The Coloreds. There's concern that the alternative is the most obvious choice for the region and not necessarily a good one, The Walleyes. The Fighting Walleyes. I can see the point. Sounds like the team is made up of special needs students. Go Walleyes!
Michael Brownlee and Karyn Morris (now Brownlee) tied the knot this last Saturday during rain and tornado sirens in the humid jungles of south central Wisconsin. Regardless of the weather, everyone was in good spirits and it was a touching ceremony. Even if the minister looked like Snidely Whiplash. Julie and I got a hotel room about an hour away and, even though we dealt with some torrential rain, didn't have any difficulty getting there or leaving. Unlike Don, who played trumpet for them.
On Friday, I asked...
40% said "gradation"
"Graduates of Westlake High School in Ohio got a surprise when they noticed which misspelled word on their diplomas?"
- What they really meant was de-gradation.
10% said "diphloma"
- Fortunately, they have a vaccine for that.
10% said "satisfartorily"
- Nope. That's just me trying to work the word "fart" into my blog.
40% got it right with "educaiton"
According to The Associated Press,Westlake High School officials misspelled "education" on the diplomas distributed two weekends ago. Principal Timothy Freeman says he sent back the diplomas once to correct another error. When the diplomas came back, no one bothered to check things they thought were right the first time. The publisher has reprinted the diplomas a second time and sent them to the 330 graduates. All a part of George W. Bush's "No Chid Left Behind" program.
FYI - The name of Westlake High School's sports teams? The Demons. Or is it, the Demins? Go evil!


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There was a flurry of fur at Peterhead Scottish Week's cat and dog shows this year, as pampered pets battled it out to be named top dog or cat.
The cats got their chance to shine last Wednesday at the Rescue Hall when a number of categories were contested.
As usual, it was no easy task for the judges, and the winners were as follows:
Kitten - 1 Maxine Anderson (Kovu, British Shorthair), 2 Gillian McGregor (Phebe, Tortoiseshell), 3 Erin Elder (Alfie, Ragamuffin).
Adult - 1 John Fraser (Binx, Black), 2= Katlyn Mortimer (Cleo, British Shorthair), Kaitlyn Murray (Brandy).
Prettiest eyes - 1 Megan Jamieson (Sven, Domestic shorthair), 2 Angela Oakes (Rain, moggy), 3 Samantha Duthie (Daisy, Maine Coon).
Unusual markings - 1 Diane (Shadow, shorthair), 2 Megan Jamieson (Sven), 3 Denise Donaldson (Jock, Mixed).
Judges' choice - 1 Megan Jamieson (Sven), 2 Maxine Anderson (Kovu), 3 John Fraser (Binx).
It was the turn of the dogs on Thursday evening, as they competed at the community centre in nine categories in total.
The winners were:
Fancy dress - 1 Carly O'Brien (Barney, King Charles), 2 Kimberley Kaminski (Yoshi, Shibu Inu), 3 Patrician West (Chasse, Shihtzu).
Junior handling - 1 Michaela Ritchie (Milo, Border Collie), 2 Jordan Wilson (Oska, Samoyed), 3 Lily Campbell (Buddy, Basset Fauve de Bretagne).
Puppy - 1 Amanda (Mazi, Golden Doodle), 2 Dior Robertson (Fluffy, Multi Pom), 3 Skye Strachan (Roxy, Cocker Spaniel).
Veteran - 1 Cameron Kinnear (Harris, Scottie), 2 Ritchie Lemon (Oliver, Bichon Frise), 3 Michelle Simpson (Cooper, Cocker Spaniel).
Pedigree large - 1 Sandra McLeod (Phoebe, Labrador Retriever), 2 Michaela Ritchie (Milo, Border Collie), 3 Heather Strachan (Bailey, Golden Retriever).
Non-pedigree - 1 Seamus (Enso, mixed), 2= Alba Bennett (Teddy, Jackadoodle), Ellie Gillanders (Lola, Chihuahua), 3 Audrey Park (Heidi, crossbread).
Waggiest tail - 1 Savannah Reid (Nina, Cocker Spaniel), 2= Lilly (Tiggy, Yorkie), Carly O'Brien (Barney, King Charles), Jenna Milne (Louie, Cavachon).
Most entertaining - 1 Jordan Wilson (Oska), 2 Anna Holloway (Penny, Pug), 3 Samantha Cowie (Bailey).
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WHEN: Saturday 19th March
TIME: 11:00 am
WHERE: Parliament House Steps
Animal Justice Party
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Tammy Franks MLC
Tammy and others will be available for media comment.
Greens animal welfare spokesperson Tammy Franks MLC will join Animal Justice Party to rally to Ban Duck Hunting in SA.
With Saturday the 19th of March marking the beginning of the 2016 Open Season, Tammy Franks MLC will speak at the really, to encourage the State Government to outlaw Duck Hunting.
Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales have already banned the practice, Western Australia having done so as far back as 1990.
"It seems clear to me that duck shooting contravenes South Australian law, with wounded ducks suffering lingering, painful deaths" Ms Franks said.
Under section 13 of Animal Welfare Act (1985) it is illegal to ill-treat an animal.
A person ill-treats an animal if the person "kills the animal in a manner that causes the animal unnecessary pain" or "unless the animal is unconscious, kills the animal by a method that does not cause death to occur as rapidly as possible."
Although accurate statistics are rare, as hunters have no duty to report injured birds, it is believed that significant amount of ducks are left to die of their wounds every year.


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The ability to digitally transform, and to continue to do so, has become a requirement for an organisation to capitalise on market opportunities ahead of competitors.
Despite this, research is revealing that the majority of organisations are ill-equipped with the knowledge and skills to carry out successful digital transformation. For instance, a recent survey conducted by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, revealed that only 20% of organisations had successfully transformed their business, placing them in a niche category of Digital Leaders.
If an organisation is to succeed in today's rapidly evolving, competitive business landscape we need to start breaking down the barriers that prevent digital transformation. In this article we identify the common factors that prevent change and how you can overcome them.
Barriers to success
There are four stand-out factors that contribute to a failed digital transformation program.
1. Lack of digital leadership
For digital change to be effective it needs to be driven from the top down; a transformation will not get far if the main stakeholders don't understand it. Yet according to a study conducted by CIO.co.uk and CSC, 39% of CIOs surveyed reported that there is a lack of "board level" understanding of the digital agenda (and how it impacts the business). Harvard Business Review (HBR) confirms this, their study found 57% of organisations in the Laggard category reported lack of leadership understanding was a key barrier to successful change.
2. Cultural resistance to change
Research released by Capgemini and MIT cited that people and culture are the biggest barriers to digital transformation. As reported by Fast Company, study co-author Andrew McAfee states, "you should never underestimate the fondness of people and organisations for the status quo." HBR's findings support this notion; they found that 44% of Laggards reported cultural resistance to change compared to 30% of Leaders.
3. Legacy processes
Overcoming the status quo also extends to the processes already in place. The HBR study also found that ingrained legacy processes were one of the top blockers for Digital Leaders – 43% said that they struggled to change the way people performed familiar tasks.
4. Lack of strategy
MIT Sloan Management Review and Deloitte's 2015 global study of digital business found that only 15% of organisations in the early stages of digital maturity had a clear and concise digital strategy; whereas 80% of digitally mature organisations did, indicating that this is a key measure of success.
How to breach the barriers
1. Set your strategy
First things first; you need to set up a strategy. The most successful strategies demonstrate how technology will support the entire organisation to deliver on the transformation vision.
MIT and Deloitte's research project noted that companies in the early stages of digital maturity tended to focus more on individual technologies, thus taking a siloed focus. Whereas digital strategies in mature organisations think of technology in the context of transforming the entire business.
When you're mapping out your technology strategy, look for solutions that traverse multiple departments. Focus on solutions that foster widespread integration, ultimately helping disparate departments work towards the same vision and goals. That way you can focus on transforming the entire business, unifying departments in the process and replacing outdated legacy systems.
You should also outline to your executives any additional resources that will help the business minimise operational disruption. These should include staff training, and if in budget, external consultants that can implement the technology itself.
2. Embrace cultural change and new ways of thinking
To shift cultural resistance you need to change people's perspectives. Time-poor, busy individuals are likely to see digital transformation as a friction point, and the less tech savvy are often fearful of the change. Pushing your organisation towards a "digital mindset" involves tactics such as finding digital champions to lead uptake and support their peers, or providing monthly incentives to top users of the digital platform. Circulating success stories that clearly describe the benefits of using the new technologies is also hugely influential in encouraging company-wide acceptance.
3. Educate
We've saved the most important for last – education is one of the key drivers of digital transformation. The role of the CIO and CTO is changing; for a tech implementation to be successful there has to be an increased focus on mentoring in order to bridge the gap between departments and their view on technology. In doing so you can foster increased digital leadership and take another step toward breaking down cultural resistance to change.
Education can be split between three parties;
- Your senior executives: Leadership must understand the ways in which new technologies will support the transformation of the business. So invest time in bringing them up to speed. Demonstrate the new solution and discuss the expected impacts its introduction will have on staff and operations. Explain how the provision of sufficient educational resources and tools for employees will minimise any negative impacts. Remember to show them the cost of doing nothing, and the predicted gains of the change.
- Your employees: Ensuring that staff have the skills to use the digital tools you're adopting is essential to transformation success. This will speed up adoption and give your less tech-savvy employees greater confidence. Educational resources can take many forms: from face-to-face training and peer mentoring to on-demand training resources, or even better, a blend of all. However you do it, providing access to skills will help your staff to embrace the change.
- And last but not least yourself: Business landscapes and technology are constantly changing so keep your ear to the ground. They best way to do this is consult news, tech sources and digital transformation experts to stay on top of the latest trends and breaking innovations. This way your solutions won't date and you can tweak them wherever necessary – ensuring your company can continually move forward.


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Welcome to beautiful Northeast Oregon!
Over 2,000 people live within the city limits of Union and there is room to
grow without disrupting the natural beauty of the landscape or the quality
of life. Union is 15 miles southeast of La Grande via Highway 203, 15 miles
southeast of North Powder via Highway 237 and 35 miles north of Baker City
via Highway 237. Union enjoys a scenic location on the banks of Catherine
Creek. The valley is considered the largest circular mountain valley in North
Union enjoys a moderate climate with average temperatures ranging from a
24 degree low (January) to a 84 degree high (July). The frost free growing
season is 117 days, average annual precipitation is 26 inches, average
snowfall up to 28 inches. The altitude is a pleasant 2,769 feet.
The City has a local Chamber of Commerce.
The following are a few of our local and surrounding assets.
South County Health District
Primary medical care is a definite asset in our rural area. South County
Health District (SCHD) has hired medical professionals to staff the Union
Family Heath Clinic five days a week. Currently our staff has a family
practice physician and a nurse practitioner full time, 2 part time dentists
and support staff. On a regular schedule cardiology and counseling services
come to the clinic. We have a fully equipped mobile clinic that will go into
surrounding cities during most of the year. Community minded we also offer
wellness services. For more information call 1.541.562.6180 or go to our
web page: http://southcountyhealthdistrict.com
Buffalo Peak Golf Course
Challenging 18 hole links style course with fantastic views of creatively sculpted land forms. www.buffalopeakgolf.com 1-866-202-5950
The Historic Union Hotel
The Union Hotel was built in 1921, this imposing three story brick building is the largest commercial structure on Union's main street. The Union Hotel is renowned for it's beautiful theme rooms and excellent food. 326 N. Main St. Union Oregon 541-562-1200.http://www.thehistoricunionhotel.com
Union Victorian Cemetery:
Oldest monument cemetery in Northeastern Oregon, est. 1862
770 E. Fulton, Union. 541-562-5212
Union County Museum:
Featured exhibits include Cowboys Then and Now; the General Store; the Livery Station; Agriculture, Timber & Transportation; Period rooms, WWII, and the Pioneer Cabin. The season traditionally opens on Mother's Day and continues through October, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Visitors in recent years have pronounced it to be one of the outstanding small museums in the Pacific Northwest region. The museum is operated by the volunteers of the Union County Museum Society, a non-profit organization. The "Little White Church" across the street from the museum also belongs to the museum and is available for events.
333 S. Main Street, Union. www.ucmuseumoregon.com or 541.562.6003.
Eastern Oregon Livestock Show:
The oldest Show in the northwest, first full week in June. This rodeo started
in 1908 and features both PRCA sanctioned rodeo completion and livestock
judging for FFA and 4-H members. There is also an established track for
parimutuel racing.
Catherine Creek:
Catherine Creek run right through the middle of Union. Picnickers and
campers relax at Catherine Creek State Park a few miles southeast of town,
where beautiful campsites located along the creek welcome everyone. After
the creek passes under the Main Street bridge and behind the library, it
bounds the beautiful city park where visitors enjoy a variety of activities
from tennis to basketball, horseshoes to volleyball, music events to puppet
theater to picnicking.
Churches in Union:
Union Baptist Church 541-562-5531 or www.unionbaptistoregon.org
LDS Church (latter Day Saints) 541-562-1105
United Methodist Church 541-562-5848
Sacred Heart Catholic Church 541-562-5486
Some residents also worship at a variety of sects around the valley.
Eastern Oregon Experiment Station:
Maintained by Oregon State University, the station specializes in research
on range and livestock. Grains, grasses and alfalfa are among the principal
crops cultivated. Mission: to develop agricultural and natural resource
strategies that maintain or enhance intermountain forest and shrub steppe
ecosystems for the benefit of present and future generations
Union County Tourism:
A guide to Union County Tourism
800-848-9969 or http://visitlagrande.com/
Cove Warm Springs Pool:
Naturally heated pool in picturesque Cove.
Ski Anthony Lakes
Base elevation 7100', highest in Oregon. Downhill, Cross Country & Cat skiing, rentals and lesions. Summer facilities available. 541-856-3277 or www.anthonylakes.com
Eagles Hot Lake RV Park
Just 5 miles from Union and 10 miles to La Grande. Open year round. www.eagleshotlakerv.com or 1-800-994-5253
Hot Lake Springs and David Manual Bronze Factory:
Experience the history, live in the present and look to the future.
Tours daily. 541-963-4684
Gilstrap Brothers Vineyard & Winery:
Wine tasting and tours with a view of the beautiful Grande Ronde Valley.
69789 Antles Lane, Cove. www.gilstrapbrothers.com or 1-866-568-4200
Elkhorn Wildlife Area:
Horse-drawn elk viewing excursions. Narrated story of Rocky Mountain Elk
and come within 10 feet of the elk.
Eagle Cap Excursion Train:
Ride the train through Northeast Oregon's most beautiful scenery,
www.eaglecaptrain.com or 800-848-9969
Union County:
800-848-9969 or 541-963-8588. http://visitlagrande.com/
Baker County:
Hub of five scenic byways.
888-523-5855 or 541-523-5855. http://www.visitbaker.com/visitor/
Wallowa County:
The adventure you'll never forget.
www.wallowacountychamber.com or 800-585-4121
Union County Economic Development
102 Depot Street
P.O. Box 1208
La Grande, OR 97850
Office hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday
Phone: (541) 963-0926
Fax: (541) 963-0689
Chamber of Commerce
Union County Tourism
City La Grande
Local newspaper Observer
Union County School District
Please Note: Our Web site contains links to third-party web sites. The linked sites are not
under the control of the City of Union, and we are not responsible for the contents of any
linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The City of Union provides these links only
as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the linked site
by our organization.
What is Union?
"Union is the town time forgot!" https://www.cityofunion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/A180519.jpg
~Nancy O'Conner, Union resident
"Union is like Brigadoon, a wonderful place where average people are
leaders and children are heroes."
~Dr. Willard Bertrand, Union resident


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For Randal's birthday dinner last week he chose to go to Pappas Brothers Steakhouse. Neither of us had been before but on the recommendation of a co-worker we decided to go. One of the first things we saw on the menu were these lobster devilled eggs with chili oil and topped with honey black pepper bacon. They serve theirs with the yolk mixture in a little jar and you assemble the eggs yourself. We both loved them so much that while still eating them we were talking about making them at home for Easter. If you like devilled eggs then give this version a try, it is addicting!
4- oz Lobster tail, steamed
Salt and pepper
Chili oil
This is a simple recipe for such an impressive looking appetizer and obviously the ratio of ingredients will change depending on how many eggs you boil. We made 6 eggs and had lobster and bacon leftover.
Place the eggs in a pan of cold water. Bring to a boil, cover and remove from heat and leave for 10 minutes, then place eggs directly in a bowl filled with ice water, leave to cool.
While the eggs are cooling, preheat the oven to 400. Place as much bacon as you need for the amount of eggs you boiled (I made 4 slices) on a baking tray. Melt 1/4 cup of honey in a small pan and brush half of it over the bacon and season with back pepper. Bake for 10 minutes, then flip over bacon brush on remaining honey and season with more black pepper. Bake for an additional 5-10 minutes.
To prepare the lobster, crack
the shell of the lobster tail so that you can pull the meat out on top
and rest it on the shell (still attached at the base of the tail). Put
about 1 cup of water in a small shallow pan and bring to a boil.
Add the lobster tail, about 2 tbs of butter, and pour about 1 ounce
of lemon juice (fresh or bottled) over the tail. Cover with a lid and
let boil for about 3 or 4 minutes, until meat is a solid white.
Lobster cooks very, very quickly, especially a 4oz
tail. Remove from the pan and cover with a little more butter (some
people also like a sprinkle of paprika or cayenne on top), let it cool.
Once it is cool enough to handle, pull the meat completely from the
shell and cut into small pieces for topping
the eggs.
Slice the eggs in half and remove the yolks. Mash the yolks with mayo and mustard to taste and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle the egg whites with chili oil and fill with the yolk mixture. Top with the lobster and the honeyed bacon.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Lobster Devilled Eggs
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Menu Plan Monday
Monday: Basil pesto pasta
Tuesday: Chicken tikka
Wednesday: Baked spaghetti squash
Thursday: Dirty rice stuffed bell peppers
Friday: Eating out
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Menu Plan Monday
Monday: Fish sandwiches, fries
Tuesday: Pot roast
Wednesday: Spicy chicken sandwiches
Thursday: Taco salad
Friday: Eating out
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Menu Plan Monday
Monday: Baked gnocchi
Tuesday: Coconut chicken curry
Wednesday: Mango chicken stir fry
Thursday: Pepsi pot roast
Friday: Eating out
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Hello lovely friends!
Today I have a super uber treat for all you ice cream-holics. I thank my dear friend and fellow blogger Patricia for the recipe. She made chocolate, strawberry and cashew ice cream. You can find her recipes here. I absolutely love bananas with peanut butter so I decided to whisk it up (with of course) some chocolate! Wow the flavors knock me out.
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Technical Paper
Development of the MTU Automatic Shifting Manual Six Speed Transmission
The purpose of this report is to describe the process for the development of the automatically shifting manual transmission control system hardware and software to be used in the MTU Challenge X Equinox, a through-the-road parallel hybrid electric vehicle. The automatically shifting manual transmission was chosen for development, as it combines the ease of use of an automatic transmission with the fuel efficiency of a manual, while eliminating the parasitic losses in the torque converter and the transmission hydraulic pump. This report illustrates the process used to develop the software-in-the loop modeling that was developed for the initial proof of concept. In addition, it describes the development of the control strategy and hardware build for the prototype transmission. To begin the design process research was preformed on existing automatically shifting manuals and manual transmissions in general. From there vehicle subsystems were assembled using Simulink block diagrams.


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Most blogs on Tumblr have a single author or a small group of approved writers, but some thrive on user submissions, aggregating writing, photos and other content from loyal fans. Not every blog that takes submissions accepts every type of media, and there's no guarantee the blog owner will post your submission, but both the Tumblr app and Tumblr website provide an avenue for sending your pictures.
Tumblr App
Visit the blog you want to submit to, tap the mail icon and choose Submit. If you don't see the Submit option, or if there's no mail icon, the blog does not take submissions.
Tap Photo. If Photo is grayed out and doesn't work, the blog doesn't accept picture submissions.
Video of the Day
Tap each picture you want to submit, in order, or tap Camera to take a new photo. Press Next after selecting all the images you want to use.
Enter a caption for your photos if you want, and then tap Submit.
Tumblr Website
Visit the Tumblr blog you want to contribute to and click the Submit link.
Open the Text drop-down menu and choose Photo to switch post types. If Photo isn't in the list, the blog doesn't take image submissions.
Click Choose a Photo and pick an image file on your computer, or drag the file from your computer onto the page.
Type a caption if you want one, check the box to accept the terms of submission and click Submit.


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Everyday Icon: Harper Poe Of Proud Mary
We have long admired the work of Harper Poe, the woman behind global textiles line
. So when we recently
read a feature highlighting her inspiring partnerships
and unique approach to business (not to mention her gorgeous products) by our friends at
, we knew we had to meet the woman ourselves - luckily they were gracious enough to make an introduction! Today Harper shares the story of her unconventional career path, the benefits of shopping with intention and how we can all contribute to a cultural shift in the retail market.
Your story is remarkable! Can you tell us about your professional journey: what inspired you to start Proud Mary? How did your previous experience (both professional and personal) assist with the beginnings and evolution of the company?
I studied Construction Management in school wanting to build houses for a living...so very different than what I currently do. My affinity for textiles began while working for an interior designer in L.A. in my mid-20's; I was much more interested in the materials than the overall project. I moved to New York and began working for furniture companies and a general contractor where I finally put my degree into practice, and that experience reaffirmed that this was not what I wanted to do professionally. I started taking some courses in global affairs at NYU that sparked my interest in international development. Shortly after I quit my job, I traveled to South America (I hadn't been out of the country in years so I was itching for an adventure) to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, discovered traditional craft, specifically handwoven textiles, and returned to New York with a head full of ideas and inspiration for a design business that incorporated economic development, design, and craft preservation. It was a slow process but Proud Mary evolved out of that trip and experience.
You state that your approach to working with disadvantaged communities and indigenous talent is one of "pride, not pity", why do you think this important and how does it best serve the crafters and their work?
I think "pride, not pity" is important because it sets the tone for our business and how we see this industry. I believe there is a fine line between telling a story and exploiting the artisans that are creating a product for sales. Our artisan partners are our business partners. We are on the same level and hold an equal amount of responsibility in creating and maintaining a successful business. I don't see our partners as below us in any way regardless of their economic standing...they are amazing artists and creators and we're honored to collaborate with them!
Can you tell us about the different areas you work with, the products they produce and why you chose these specific locations and communities?
Textiles are my first love in regard to traditional craft. I think they tell the story of a culture better than any other medium. My goal for Proud Mary is to be a global exploration of textiles, meaning I choose locations based on whether they have strong textiles traditions. Different countries or regions have use different methods of production and materials, so I think it's important for Proud Mary's mission to spread out and incorporate those different elements. We're currently working in
Guatemala, Peru, Mexico, Morocco, Mali and Lesotho
with hopes to start working somewhere in South East Asia in the next year. We are working with wool in Peru, Mexico and Lesotho, cotton in Guatemala, Mali and Mexico, and natural fibers in Lesotho and Morocco. We have started to add in some leather goods to accompany the textiles.
How have retailers like Accompany helped your business and supported your mission? Do you see a cultural shift in the way consumers are shopping?
I think
has a strong and unique point of view. They keep the conversation positive and really focus on design which is the best way to sell goods and support the artisan movement. I definitely see a cultural shift in the way consumers are shopping. I think there is still a way to go in terms of educating the general consumer as to what these products are, their original design intention, and how sustainable impact is created and maintained but the interest is there...consumers are craving handmade and authentic goods, which is wonderful.
For individuals who may be accustomed to "fast fashion", will you share some of the benefits to supporting global artisans and purchasing with intention versus impulsively buying the latest trends?
I think this shift is difficult mostly because of cost. A lot of handmade goods, produced by global artisans are a lot more expensive than fast fashion pieces. I don't necessarily think this should always be the case and that artisan made goods should always be coined as "luxury" items but it will ALWAYS cost more to purchase a handmade caftan from Mali as opposed to one at a discount, trendy retailer. There is the fair wage labor, transportation costs, and product development costs that go into these products that will always have to be worked in a margin. The benefit of supporting global artisans is that you support paying a fair wage for quality work, healthy work environments (versus the horrible factory-like environments in places like Bangaldesh), and you're helping carry on centuries old craft techniques.
Can you share a few of your favorite items from this season's collection and tell us what you love about each one?
I love the
from Mali. Mali is my most favorite country I've visited. The energy, music, culture, colors, and textiles blow my mind. And the
Fuschia Crochet Raffia d'orsays
, handwoven shoes from Morocco, are my Summer go to's!
You have been in this business for 7 + years, what are a few of the greatest work/life lessons you have gleaned?
The "key" to staying in business is to keep at it. Ask for help. And, specifically with my industry (especially now that it's growing tremendously) is for my particular mission to be as clear as possible, and be as transparent as possible!
Clementine Daily's mission is to create a space for women to live their hectic and sometimes frenzied lives while still taking account of the simpler pleasures in life. What are some everyday moments you consciously embrace?
Morning bike rides to get coffee, being stuck in an airport with no wifi forced to write in my notebook, afternoon bike rides or walks around the Charleston battery to clear my head, and ocean swims whenever possible!


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Greenland Minerals and Energy Limited (ASX:GGG) has received encouraging test results from its Kvanefjeld Rare Earth Project in Greenland.
The concentrate grade has been boosted by 64% to more than 23% rare earth oxide (REO).
The increased grade will reduce processing capital and operating costs.
It also provides the company with the option to stage development of the project.
Kvanefjeld is one of the world's most significant emerging rare earth projects.
Project has initial mine-life of 37 years
Based on an ore reserve of 108 million tonnes, the project has an initial mine life of 37 years.
Notably, this ore reserve only represents circa 10% of the 1 billion tonne-plus resource estimate.
It is projected to be one of the largest producers globally of key magnet metals including neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium, along with by‐production of uranium and zinc.
READ: Greenland Minerals and Energy bags $10.25 million for rare earth project
The optimisation is being carried out in conjunction with major shareholder Shenghe Resources Holding Co Ltd.
This work aims to improve metallurgical performance, simplify processing and improve the cost structure of the project.
The latest results represent a significant improvement on previous test work that generated concentrates of 15% REO.
A project feasibility study is based on a concentrate grade of 14%.
The 23% grade will result in substantial reductions in the size of equipment, reducing capital and operating costs of the processing circuit.
Direct sales of concentrates now possible
The higher mineral concentrate grades allow for consideration of direct sales of mineral concentrates from Kvanefjeld.
Greenland Minerals and Shenghe are investigating a phased development strategy to further reduce initial development capital requirements.
READ: Greenland Minerals & Energy receives a Speculative Buy broker rating as key permitting progresses
Dr John Mair, managing director, said: "The metallurgical improvements achieved by Shenghe are extremely significant.
"They set the scene for an exciting 2018 as we roll‐out the integration of Shenghe's leading rare earth technology and sector experience with the world's most significant emerging rare earth project.
"The concentrator circuit is one of a number of focus areas, but increases in the order of 60% in concentrate grade will have a positive impact on the project's efficiency and cost‐structure."
Greenland Minerals is well-funded to continue its optimisation work, update project cost structure, feasibility studies and enhance its development strategy.


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Sunday, January 4, 2009
Andruw Jones for the HOF???
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Mr. Bitker,
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Last week I was representing Bromium at the Hacker News London event, and there was an excellent talk by Philip Su from Facebook's London office. It was about the engineering culture at Facebook and how they have kept it working up to their current 1000 engineers. Whatever you think of Facebook this is a great window into how they have kept the engineering culture thriving and fully operational despite the issues of engineer numbers and the scale of their operations.
Also, Philip Su is a really great speaker.
Philip Su: Site Lead at Facebook - Engineering process and philosophy at Facebook from HN London on Vimeo.