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Here are my five highlights from the week:
1. We broke out the kiddie pool for the first time. I wasn't sure how James would like it since he didn't like it last year. But he loved it! He actually stayed in it for over an hour playing. I think that might be the longest he's stayed in one place playing at a single stretch. I think they'll be "swimming" a lot this summer! ;)
2. It was just the 3 of us most of the week. My husband rarely has business trips, but he did this week. Geez, does this make me grateful that he is in town for work most of the time. We sure missed him. We're so glad to have him home now!
3. We started potty training Josie. Again. But I think she's actually starting to get it! Whew. I'm very proud of her! I hope she keeps it up!
4. I just realized on Wednesday that Father's Day is this Sunday and not next Sunday. (We're nearly halfway through June! How did that happen?!) So we've been scrambling a little getting something around for Jim, our dads, and grandpas! Thank goodness for Pinterest.
5. The rose bushes in our yard are looking so beautiful. Nothing like a pretty flower in the summertime to perk you right up!
What are your favorites for the week?
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GrantSpace Resources
One thing I always take the opportunity to tell FDO users about - whether I'm at the Foundation Center booth at a conference, talking to a subscriber on the phone, or anywhere - is GrantSpace, the Foundation Center's site dedicated to training and free resources for nonprofit grantseekers. We call it a "learning community for the social sector," and here's a look at some of what that entails.
The Classroom area of GrantSpace includes a full list of the Foundation Center's training offerings. These are free and fee-based, live online or in-person at various locations around the country. There's also a calendar view so you can find trainings by date and location. Training is divided into four categories: Finding Funders, Fundraising Planning, Developing Proposals, and Managing Nonprofits.
Knowledge Base
The Knowledge Base (in the Tools section) is basically a very large FAQ covering nonprofit grantseeking topics large and small. Need information on finding government grants? Wondering how to approach foundations that don't accept unsolicited applications? Curious about crowdfunding or online fundraising? The Knowledge Base has write-ups and links to resources on all those topics and many more.
GrantSpace is the Foundation Center's home for a wealth of multimedia content, like "Meet the Grantmaker" videos, our Philanthropy Chat podcast series, and training webinar recordings.
All the resources on GrantSpace are free except for the full- and multi-day training classes, and what's described above only scratches the surface. It makes a terrific complement to Foundation Directory Online as a knowledge resource to go along with your funding searches.

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I was so honored to make these photographs a few weeks ago for this very special couple. Seeing them together reminded me so very much of myself and my husband ten years ago. A world of possibilities at our feet. Looking ahead to a lifetime together.
The light was absolute perfection - a gorgeous Minnesota fall night (and for this reason alone I will forgive the NDSU apparel on Gopher territory).
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"The whole of the life -- even the hard -- is made up of the minute parts, and if I miss the infinitesimals, I miss the whole. These are new language lessons, and I live them out. There is a way to live the big of giving thanks in all things. It is this: to give thanks in this one small thing.
The moments will add up."
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Twitter Faces Backlash Over Censorship Plan
Twitter on Thursday announced that it is now able to block tweets that run afoul of certain countries' restrictions on speech, but that has prompted backlash from users who fear the micro-blogging service will honor takedown requests from repressive regimes.
In explaining the move, Twitter mentioned France and Germany, which ban pro-Nazi speech. But many users questioned how this might play out in the Middle East, for example, where social networks like Twitter and Facebook played a key role as organizational tools during last year's Arab Spring uprisings.
As a result, the term #TwitterCensored is now a trending topic in the United Arab Emirates. Many angry users have also pledged not to use Twitter on Saturday, Jan. 28 in protest of the move, much like the anti-SOPA/PIPA Internet blackouts here in the United States.
"Dear @Twitter, You're going to censor your own site and assist with oppression around the globe? #TwitterCensored #BloodOnHands," tweeted one user.
"ERROR 404 - Freedom not found #TwitterCensored #StopCensorship," a Twitter feed associated with hacker collective Anonymous wrote.
Reporters Without Borders penned a letter to Twitter executive chairman Jack Dorsey today, urging him to ditch the idea.
"We urge you to reverse this decision, which restricts freedom of expression and runs counter to the movements opposed to censorship that have been linked to the Arab Spring, in which Twitter served as a sounding board," director Olivier Basille wrote. "By finally choosing to align itself with the censors, Twitter is depriving cyberdissidents in repressive countries of a crucial tool for information and organization."
Another Anonymous feed, meanwhile, suggested that the move had something to do with Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Tala's $300 million investment in Twitter.
"What did ya'll think was going to happen when Saudi invested $300,000,000 in Twitter? Saudi's are NOT big on free speech!! #TwitterCensored," the group tweeted.
Alwaleed, however, is a frequent tech investor. He owns stock in or has poured money into Apple, Hewlett Packard, and more, and was active in the dot-com boom, investing in Web companies such as Priceline.
Another Twitter user pointed out that Alwaleed only owns 3 percent of Twitter, which he said was "hardly decision-making" status.
Twitter did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the backlash, but in explaining the new policy yesterday, the company said that if "we receive a valid and properly scoped request from an authorized entity, it may be necessary to reactively withhold access to certain content in a particular country from time to time," Twitter said.
It did not define what a "valid and properly scoped" request would entail, but stressed that "we strongly believe that the open and free exchange of information has a positive global impact."
Like other Web companies, Twitter has long encountered Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA) takedown notices over questionable material. As part of yesterday's announcement, Twitter said it has expanded its partnership with Chilling Effects for a new page, chillingeffects.org/twitter, which shows Twitter-related cease-and-desist notices.
"One of our core values as a company is to defend and respect each user's voice," Twitter concluded. "We try to keep content up wherever and whenever we can, and we will be transparent with users when we can't. The Tweets must continue to flow."
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I have described myself before as an 'equal opportunity reader.' On my goodreads profile. In person. It was usually my response to an inquiry of what kind of books I read / what genres I read in.
I feel I have a fairly eclectic taste. I read in children's, YA, and adult. Although my preference is for prose, I will read graphic novels and books in verse. Genre-wise, I read literary, mainstream, chick-lit, thriller, and various subgenres of speculative fiction. What I care about is a good story, good storytelling (two slightly different things), compelling characters, and decent-enough prose.
Equal opportunity was the term I decided to use to answer that question, in order to say, "I'll read anything, despite form or genre labels, as long as it's worth reading."
Now, I definitely have my preferences and I definitely do not read in all genres equally or even in all genres, but I like the idea that I have the potential to.
Recently, however, I've been reevaluating my use of 'equal opportunity' in this context, especially in the wake of We Need Diverse books campaign.
I'm most familiar with the term 'equal opportunity' from the phrase 'equal opportunity employer' from all the job descriptions I read in the years of applications and resumes post my undergraduate gradation with a BA.
For those of you unfamiliar with the term, or those like me that need a refresher, let me reference Wikipedia's definition: "Equal opportunity is a stipulation that all people should be treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences, except when particular distinctions can be explicitly justified. The aim according to this often complex and contested concept is that important jobs should go to those "most qualified" – persons most likely to perform ably in a given task – and not go to persons for arbitrary or irrelevant reasons, such as circumstances of birth, upbringing, having well-connected relatives or friends, religion, sex, ethnicity, race, caste, or involuntary personal attributes such as disability, age, gender identity , or sexual orientation."
My big error of using 'equal opportunity reader' in my definition, is that I made it about books in terms of genre and form, as opposed to book in terms of people.
A book may be an inanimate object, but it so not an inanimate object in the way, say, a stapler is. (1) Books are works of art, so that makes what they an intimate reflection of the artist, in this case, the author. (2) Books contain stories, stories about people. Even if the story is about something other than people, say rabbits, the story still contains human themes and messages and metaphors.
One can be an equal opportunity reader, I think, but that's not what I was. I just had an eclectic taste in books.
To be an Equal Opportunity Reader, one has to read widely when it comes to diverse set of authors (in all genres and forms) and a diverse set of characters (fiction) or subject manners (nonfiction).
So when we say 'we need diverse books' it should not just be a call to publishers to publish them or writers to write them. It is a call to us as readers to reader them. We, the readers, need to read diverse books.
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GM, Fam! Not sure what time it is where you are, but here's it's 5:30 in the morning. That's pretty damn early for me, but I can't sleep, because my mind is still racing from my final edit session with Rachel.
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There aren't that many questions left about J.J. Abrams' next Star Trek movie. We know that the project is in active development and that Abrams is once again attached to direct. We know that the script is being written by Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. We know that the entire cast will be returning, from Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk to Simon Pegg as Scotty. There is, however, one major mystery still out there that will determine the direction of the sequel: who is the villain going to be? We still don't have that answer, but today we learn who might be the man to play him.
According to inside sources over at Variety, J.J. Abrams has decided that he wants Benicio Del Toro to play the central antagonist in the still untitled Star Trek: The Second. While no offer has been made as of yet, the filmmaker has met with the actor about the part and negotiations could begin as early as this weekend. What's also interesting is that even Del Toro doesn't know what the role is, as Abrams wants to continue keeping it a secret. Should he take the part, the Oscar winner would be succeeding Eric Bana, who played the tragic Romulan villain Nero in 2009's Star Trek. Production on the movie is scheduled to begin early next year.
As much as I really like this idea - Del Toro is a phenomenal actor and it would be great to see him as an antagonist - the only thing that gives me pause is that he is hard enough to understand as it is and it won't get any easier if his face is covered in prosthetic makeup. So now the big question: who do you think Del Toro could play? Could he be a Klingon? Khan? A Tribble? Leave your guesses in the comments section below.


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The Best Bike Brands for Kids
What to Look For
The best bikes for children are determined by age-appropriateness and safety features. Children need age-appropriate bikes that will help their motor skills development and provide the proper support for safety. Typically, the older the child the larger the bike is, so the best brand bikes are more lightweight, making it easier for children to maneuver.The wheels should also be the appropriate size for the bike for better steering, which is important for safety. The best brands of bikes for kids have pedal brakes that allow the child to stop with his foot instead of applying pressure to the handles. In any case, brakes should be in easy reach of the rider.
Training wheels are another important feature. Find a bike that has removable training wheels that can be removed once the child no longer needs them. The best brands are also colorful and gender-themed.
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§ Helen Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to announce his conclusions based on the responses received to "Fit For The Future?"; and if he will make a statement. [132064]
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I am today announcing the conclusions the Government have reached in relation to the physical standards in residential and nursing homes based on the responses to the consultation process on "Fit for the Future?". These are:
- the standard for single rooms in existing care homes will be 10 sq m from 2007;
- the standard for single rooms in new care homes will be 12 sq m from 2002;
- wheelchair users should have rooms of 12 sq m and door widths of 800 mm for their own accommodation and communal rooms;
- each resident should, in addition to the above, have a minimum of 4.1 sq m of communal day space within the care home;
- shared rooms in existing homes may constitute no more than 20 per cent. of overall resident places from 2002.
To ensure flexibility for existing provision that does not meet all of these standards but is otherwise of good quality, specific criteria will be set out over the standard relating to room sizes to allow some rooms which do not currently meet the 10 sq m standard to remain in use. These criteria will include:288Wan expectation that no room should fall below 9.3 sq m (equivalent to 100 sq ft) provided compensatory space either in the form of en-suite facilities or additional communal day space which residents can use individually if they wish, is made available;homes which provide spacious individual rooms, but do not currently meet the standard of 4.1 sq m communal space per resident will be allowed to meet a lower minimum of 3.7 sq m.The net result should be that a total space of 14.1 sq m per resident is provided, with some flexibility about how it is deployed.
The standards for nine out of the 11 topic areas that we consulted upon in "Fit for the Future?" received overwhelming support and these will form the basis for the full set of national minimum standards which the Government will publish later this year.
I have today written to hon. and right hon. Members, as well as to the residential and nursing home organisations and other relevant bodies who have made representations on these issues.


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Commencement Facts
What is the podium that is used at Commencement?
The podium used at Commencement is known as the "Old Pine Lectern." It is named in honor of Dartmouth's Lone Pine, which was originally called "the Old Pine."
Although the podium is rumored to have been made from the Lone Pine itself, it is not. According to retired College Archivist Kenneth Cramer, the "lectern used by the President at commencement is not made from the Old Pine. The lectern is fashioned from pine and pine bark and has been rebuilt, refurbished or enlarged as needed."
The Lone Pine lives on at Rauner Special Collections Library, however. The College Archives contain a chunk of the tree itself in as well as many objects made from its wood, including picture frames, a letter opener, and a length of chain carved from a single piece.


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Milwaukee Fashion Week is excited to announce their 5th annual event. The week of October 6 through October 12 will feature a variety of industry events throughout the Milwaukee area, including fashion shows at the newest Black Swan venue offering, Plant No. 4 (October 9 &10), as well as a Fundraiser Gala at the Harley Davidson Museum (October 11).
Each year Milwaukee Fashion Week partners with a local nonprofit organization. This year, we are partnering with The Charles E. Kubly Foundation. Their work is helping those suffering from depression get the support and resources they need.
"What's new and exciting this year is the variety of events focused on educating, collaborating, and networking," says Brittany Peterson, Director of Marketing and Communications. "Milwaukee is full of creatives and artists; we want to foster those relationships and provide a look into the city's thriving fashion scene."
This year's talent includes a mixture of 29 designers, stylists, and boutiques. Each evening will feature a diverse range of fashion, including last year's Designer of the Year: Andre Purdy of Purdywear, the Pfister's former Artist in Residence: Silversark, a collaboration between Alex Hart of Build-A-Bow LLC and NL Suits, as well as a showcase by Elena Velez.
Tickets for Milwaukee Fashion Week go on sale July 10th, 2019 and will range in price from $30.00 – $125.00
For more information on the Charles E. Kubly Foundation, please visit https://charlesekublyfoundation.org.
For more information about Milwaukee Fashion Week, please visit https://milwaukeefashionweek.com.


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Foundation for Economic Education (New York)
FEE's mission is to inspire, educate and connect future leaders with the economic, ethical and legal principles of a free society.
For young minds interested in an introduction to free market economics and its foundations in the broader philosophy of individual liberty, FEE is the best source for inspiring content, programs and community. FEE is not an academic or political organization; instead our focus is making the economic, ethical and legal principles of a free society widely accessible, easily understood and energizing to young minds. We do this by delivering content that is substantive and thoughtful in forms most convenient to our customers, including in-person seminars and lectures, web-delivered content, printed material in book and magazine form, and networking opportunities. At FEE, young people—and educators who work with them—will find an exciting and optimistic introduction to the Austrian and classical liberal traditions in free market economics as well as opportunities to connect with other young people and free-market organizations around the world.
The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), one of the oldest free-market organizations in the United States, was founded in 1946 by Leonard E. Read to study and advance the freedom philosophy. During its long and illustrious history, FEE has published or hosted lectures by some of the finest minds of the modern age, including Ludwig von Mises, F.A. Hayek, Henry Hazlitt, Milton Friedman, James Buchanan, Vernon Smith, Israel Kirzner, Walter Williams, George Stigler, Frank Chodorov, John Chamberlain, F.A. "Baldy" Harper, William F. Buckley Jr., among many others. You can learn more about the history of FEE through this wonderful collection of remarks by Henry Hazlitt.
Through our website, our magazine The Freeman, and our summer seminars and a constant stream of online resources and activities, FEE is constantly focused on providing high school and college students with the inspiration, education, and networking they need to become effective advocates for liberty and the free-market system. We hope you will explore our website in depth and find what you need. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Foundation for Economic Education is a non-political, non-profit, tax-exempt educational foundation and accepts no taxpayer money. FEE is supported solely by contributions from private individuals, foundations, and businesses and by the sales of its publications.


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What is Vanderbilt KidTalk?
Vanderbilt KidTalk is a research group affiliated with the Kennedy Center for Developmental Disabilities and the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University. Our research is focused on language interventions for young children with disabilities. Many of our studies also include a component of parent training where we teach parents ways they can support their child's language development.
The Vanderbilt Kidtalk intervention is based on Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT; Kaiser & Roberts, 2013) intervention strategies. EMT has been studied in over 50 research projects and shown to be effective in promoting children's language development (Kaiser & Trent, 2007).
We have conducted EMT studies with children with a range of disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Down syndrome, cleft lip/palate, cerebral palsy, and specific language impairment. EMT strategies are naturalistic and easy to incorporate into a family's daily routines. We use EMT strategies in play and children's daily routines such as meal time, putting on shoes, book reading, and personal care.
Click here to read an article highlighting the use of EMT and iPads in the KidTalk studies.
Three current KidTalk research projects are investigating a blended intervention approach to social communication that incorporates Joint Attention Symbolic Play Engagement and Regulation (JASPER; Kasari, Freeman, & Paparella, 2006) with EMT (Kaiser & Roberts, 2013). The Vanderbilt KidTalk AIM-ASD project also is investigating the use of Discrete Trial Teaching (Smith, 2001) in addition to the blended naturalistic teaching approach.
Please see the research page for selected research articles and presentations, and for more information about the Vanderbilt KidTalk interventions.
How can my child/family get involved in KidTalk?
Vanderbilt KidTalk is currently recruiting children for three projects. Please see projects page to see if your child might qualify for a current project. You can also follow us on Facebook @ "Vanderbilt KidTalk" to stay up to date on our latest research findings, opportunities to participate in research projects, training opportunities, and upcoming presentations.
Kaiser, A.P., & Roberts, M.Y. (2013). Parent-implemented enhanced milieu teaching with preschool children with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 56, 295-309.
Kaiser, A.P., & Trent, J. A. (2007). Communication intervention for young children with disabilities: Naturalistic approaches to promoting development. In S. Odom, R. Horner, M. Snell & J. Blacher (Eds.), Handbook of Developmental Disabilities, (pp. 224-246). New York: Guilford Press.
Kasari, C., Freeman, S., & Paparella, T. (2006). Joint attention and symbolic play in young children with autism: A randomized controlled intervention study. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 47, 611-620.
Smith, T. (2001). Discrete Trial Training in the Treatment of Autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 16, 86-92.


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New research shows drinking the equivalent of a bottle of red wine a day reduces the risk of getting cancer.
The latest study published in The FASEB journal reports that rats received various doses of polyphenol compounds, which are contained in red wine, over a period of two weeks.
Results showed that in very high quantities, polyphenols could prevent the growth of cancerous tumours by inhibiting the formation of new blood vessels.
While the medical profession is unlikely to suggest that people drink a bottle of red wine every day, it is possible that these polyphenols could be extracted for use in the form of a safe and relatively cheap pill. Polyphenols can also be found in fruit, vegetables and green tea


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Apple Profits, Revenue Grow From 2008
Apple recorded net income of $1.67 billion on revenue of $9.87 billion, a 46 percent increase in profits and a 25 percent increase in revenue.
Apple sold 3.05 million Macintosh computers for the quarter, a 17 percent unit increase. The iPhone also continued selling strongly, with a 7 percent unit increase to 7.4 million iPhones. Apple sold 10.2 million iPods, an 8 percent decline, however.
Next up? China, where Apple will begin selling iPhones during the fourth quarter.
"We're extremely pleased to report Apple's most profitable quarter ever, and sales of more Macs and iPhones than in any quarter ever," said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's chief financial officer, during a conference call Monday afternoon. "We're thrilled with these record-breaking results, particularly with the economic environment around us."
Grwoth was particularly strong in Western Europe, where Apple's sales in Spain were over 40 percent higher than a year ago, and German and France was about 40 percent. Overall, however, Apple chief operating officer Timothy Cook referred to the third calendar quarter as the "the quarter of the portable."
"We are thrilled to have sold more Macs and iPhones than in any previous quarter," said Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, in a statement. "We've got a very strong lineup for the holiday season and some really great new products in the pipeline for 2010."
For the full year, Apple grew revenue by 12 percent and net income by 18 percent, Oppenheimer added.
Apple expects revenues in the first fiscal quarter of 2010 (corresponding to the fourth calendar quarter of 2009) to be between $11.3 billion and $11.6 billion, Oppenheimer said.
Apple executives declined to comment on the general macroeconomic environment, leaving those comments to economists, Apple executives said.
If Apple were allowed to publish its earnings while discarding the subscription method of accounting, the company would have reported $2.85 billion of net income and $12.25 billion of sales, the company said.
Editor's Note: This story was updated at 5:17 PM with comments from Apple's conference call.


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RVTraderOnline.com, the website of RV Trader magazine and a division of Dominion Enterprises, now offers dealer advertisers the option to directly publish their online classified listings in participating RV Trader magazines throughout the country, according to a news release.
RV dealers simply log on to their RV Trader Inventory Management Tool, provided free of charge to all RVTraderOnline.com dealer advertisers, and click on the Add Magazines tab. After selecting which RVs from their online inventory they wish to publish in RV Trader magazine, they select the magazines they wish to publish in by market. Dealers also have options to advertise all their inventory in print or advertise in all RV Trader magazines with just one click.
"We are giving dealers a turnkey option to increase their reach and market penetration with media other than the Internet," explained Tim Custer, RV Trader general manager. "Our research shows that print advertising is a great way to supplement online advertising. On average, dealers who advertise in our print magazines and on RVTraderOnline.com receive 57% more leads than dealers who advertise online only."
RVTraderOnline.com contains the largest database of recreational vehicles for sale online. Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., it is part of the TraderOnline.com family of online vehicle classified advertising sites that includes BoatTrader.com, CycleTrader.com, AeroTrader.com, EquipmentTraderOnline.com and CommercialTruckTrader.com.


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Gartner's enterprise app store prediction is powerful, but why wait four years?
We have to give the Gartner gurus a bit of good-natured grief: Their prediction from the beginning of this year that 25 percent of enterprises will have an enterprise app store in the next four years might be the safest bet in the short history of of mobile IT prognostication.
Really, guys? There's a good chance that one of the most disruptive technologies in business might be picked up by a quarter of all companies in time for Super Bowl 51? Bold call.
But seriously, we absolutely do agree with Gartner's call, we just think (and we're banking on the fact) that it's going to happen sooner — a lot sooner.
Our reason for doubling down on greater acceleration for app store adoption? It's pretty simple: Based on current client trends, we're convinced that enterprise decision-makers are seeing the need to look at MAM vendors for pre-built enterprise app stores; it means big savings in time and budget for sure, but it also enables much easier app deployment, as well as more reliable app performance monitoring and management.
Those kinds of benefits are why, by our measurements, MAM adoption is going to outpace MDM adoption.
This assertion does run contrary to Gartner's claim that "App stores should be part of an MDM bundle of features and should be purchased along with a full mobile management solution." We've said repeatedly that MAM and enterprise app stores are not a "bolt on" MDM feature.
They are distinctly different offerings, and if you buy an app store from an MDM vendor, you're missing out on true management of the complete mobile app lifecycle afforded by MAM. It's pretty straightforward: Leave the management of devices to MDM platforms. Trust the management of Apps to MAM solutions.
The logic is definitely catching on. From where we stand, app stores aren't slowly being stood up; they're being built with boomtown frenzy.
The enterprise is recognising that mobile apps, with their infinite, applicable precision, can serve any number of specialised objectives.
Name any enterprise need in any area — R&D, production, client relations, sales, marketing, shipping, human resources — and there are hundreds of mobile apps that can help get the job done better.
And while the apps are awesome, the means to that awesomeness is — drumroll — the app store. If you're realizing the advantages of enterprise mobile apps, you have to then recognize that enterprise app stores are the delivery mechanism. And it's never been easier to deploy your own enterprise app store; don't burn budget and resources creating one from the ground up – we have a rock-solid platform that's turnkey ready!
That's why we hope you forgive us for being more than a bit sarcastic. We really appreciate Gartner's prediction and the attention focused on enterprise app stores. As noted in their study:
"An app store can be a natural way to share new applications within the enterprise, recognize great applications, provide feedback to development teams and even create a bit of competition between them — all to drive the development of better solutions. A dramatic increase in the app options available to internal stakeholders is a precondition of any successful enterprise app store."
We can certainly attest, thanks to our own customer growth, that the enterprise isn't waiting. It's thrown its arms around mobility big-time, and now it sees that enterprise app stores are the way to ensuring a lasting relationship.
So why wait any longer to build YOUR enterprise app store? This summer is the perfect opportunity. Check out our FREE 30-day trial. It just takes one click to get started. And just think, you'll be part of the Gartner 25%!
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Hurricane Sandy relief efforts are failing to reach many areas of New York, leaving residents stranded without power and growing increasingly frustrated at agencies not able to help.
As CNN reported, Rockaway Peninsula residents are still in the dark 11 days after Hurricane Sandy made landfall. Many of these resident have sought emergency shelter and waited in long lines for gas.
Rockaway Peninsula is one of many areas yet to see full relief efforts from Hurricane Sandy and the nor'easter that his this week. In Long Island, residents of Oceanside reportedly booed local and federal offiicials who visited to update them on power restoration.
At supply depots in Far Rockaway, Queens, fistfights reportedly broke out at relief supply depots as the snow began to fall.
The failure of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts had led to a rise of grassroots activism. Occupy Sandy, an offshoot of last year's Occupy Wall Street movement, have organized several relief drives using social media.
While most people affected by Hurricane Sandy have regained power, organizations are still grappling with the sheer size of the relief efforts. As The Associated Press reported, Hurricane Sandy relief efforts are expected to be the largest since Hurricane Katrina. The Red Cross reported that it had raised $117 million in donations and pledges, while the Salvation Army raised $5 million.
Power is expected to be restored to the remaining residents within the near future, but longer-term Hurricane Sandy relief could stretch on for years. As the Star-Ledger reported, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said recovery in the hardest-hit areas, including the Jersey Shore, could take years.


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Hey! I am all set to present my Spring Summer 2015 Crush List. I have so many products that I was really hard for me to pick best of all. Well, all of these products are super fab and I am currently loving them all. This list includes my current favorite perfume, lip balm, compact and of course, my Asus Zenfone 5.
Miss Dior Cherie:
Miss Dior Cherie is a luxurious and elegant perfume. I love it and I really believe its a must-have for all perfume lovers. I love start my day with this one. It's more like an addiction now.
Price: 8500 INR on Flipkart
MAC Pro-Preferred White SPF15 Matte Compact:
MAC products are truly amazing. Once you start using these products, it is really hard to go for any other brand. And when it's this Matte finish compact, you can't resist buying it again and again.
Price: 1999 INR
Fogg Elegance Woment Deo Perfume:
It's my first time. Shopkeeper tried really hard to convince me to buy this product. And now, when I have tried it, I can say it's really a nice one. The best thing about Fogg is it is a deo perfume spray, means you can apply it on your body as well as your clothes. It does not leaves yellow marks on clothes like other deos. And yes, its long-lasting and has an amazing fragrance.
Price: 220 INR on Flipkart
ChapStick Classic Strawberry:
It feels great to have USA's No.1 lip balm in your collection. And after using it, I can say that it totally deserves to be on No.1. Its long lasting and prevents lip chapping.
Price: 149 INR
City Color Cheek Stain:
I got this in my Fabbag last year Nov edition. At first, I resisted using it because I don't like using cheek stains and all that. But when I used it… I can say its good use to highlight contours of your cheeks. Though, you can't wear it everyday but its good for parties and when you go clubbing!
Price: 300 INR
Lakme 9to5 Candy Power Nail Paint:
This is light pink nail paint that makes me feel girly girl kinda. All I can say is, Its cute!
Price: 200 INR
Lotus Pure Color Red Lipstick:
If you like using herbal products that this is good for you. Its a long lasting lipstick that is red in color, which is good to go with every dress, every occasion and every climate!
Price: 275 INR
Vega Blush Brush:
I am pretty sure, this doesn't needs any description. Its the best!
Price: 250 INR
Ring & Ear-Cuff from Myntra.com
Price: 800 INR (both)
Asus Zenfone 5:
And here comes a stunner. Asus Zenfone5 is a super cool smart phone with 5inch screen size, long battery life, rear camera of 8 mp with flash, front camera of 2 mp, 2 GB RAM, 1.6 GHz + Intel Atom dual core processor, Android v4.3 jelly bean (upgradable) and everything that is required in a smart phone. #MyAsusZenfone is super cool.
Price: 9999 INR on Flipkart
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Burnout Revenge
Rating: E. $49.99 list. Electronic Arts Inc.,
Burnout continues to be the fastest, most destructive road-racing series available. For a new challenge, try the traffic--attack mode, where you must battle the clock while racing through rush hour traffic. For PS2 and Xbox.MDS
NBA Live 06
Rating: E. $49.99 list. EA Sports,
Hit the court as an NBA superstar, with dazzling dunks, paralyzing picks, and bludgeoning blocks. A new graphics engine increases the resolution on player models; on the Xbox 360, you can see them sweat. For GameCube, PC, PS2, Xbox, and Xbox 360.MDS
Rating: E. $29.99 list. EA Sports,
After last year's season-canceling hockey strike, the game on the ice has changed a bit, and some of those changes are making their way to your hands. Look for new skill-stick and decking controls, so your star players will be able to make the incredible shots. For GameCube, PC, PS2, and Xbox.PS
Putt Nutz
Rating: RP. $29.99 list. Black Mountain Games,
If you thought your family was strange, check out the gang in Putt Nutz. Select from a variety of golf balls endowed with special powers (like the ability to stop on a dime, jump obstacles, and set off explosives) and watch your character do a victory dance as you sink a hole-in-one. For PC and PS2.Nicole Price Fasig
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
Rating: E. $39.99 list. EA Sports,
Do you want to roar like Tiger, or play a round with the likes of legendary golfers Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer? With 19 licensed golfers and 12 authentically recreated PGA courses, you'll feel like a pro yourself. For GameCube, PC, PSP, PS2, Xbox, and Xbox 360.PS
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Rating: T. $49.99 list. Activision,
Get ready for unlimited skating and BMX biking in that vast wilderness known as Los Angeles. With no distinct levels and no load times, you can glide through the story or just ride forever, making this a whole new game. For GBA, GameCube, Nintendo DS, PS2, Xbox, and Xbox 360.MDS
Virtua Tennis: World Tour
Play as one of 14 internationally ranked tennis pros on hard clay and grass courts. Prove you're the ace as you take on up to 15 of your friends over Wi-Fi. This game looks and plays really well. For PSP.MDS


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Access Agriculture Awards 2015 – Media Partner
There is strength in numbers, this is a popular adage upon which the Biovision Africa Trust is premised. In line with these words of wisdom, BvAT strives to work with other organisations in order to amplify its outreach and double the benefits of her target populace – the smallholder farmers. One of BvAT's collaborators is Access Agriculture. This is an international NGO that produces and translates agricultural training videos into different local languages to rich a wider audience with sustainable farming practices. This, is in line with BvAT core mandate as such, making Access Agriculture a strategic partner. Under one of its programmes – the Biovision Farmer Communication Programme, the Biovision Africa Trust, produces information in print, digital, audio formats with information on organic agriculture. It has been using videos from Access Agriculture to generate content for the TOF magazine, TOF Radio, Training manuals and training videos. Its efforts finally paid off when it was recently recognised for its efforts. BvAT was feted during the Access Agriculture Awards for the best media partner.


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Bryan Versteeg of Spacehabs.com
Bryan Versteeg is a conceptual design contractor with 20 years of experience in the architectural and engineering industries. Over the past decade, he has turned his focus to the visualization of concepts in space exploration, settlement and industrialization. Bryan is the originator of the powerful visualizations that communicate the Deep Space Industries roadmap for seeking and harvesting space resources. He is also the creative mind behind all the visualizations of the Mars One mission. The images and design work from his studio Spacehabs.com are regularly featured in publications around the world in support of space exploration and settlement projects.
The "what" and the "why" of where we live
One of my most memorable and influential summers was at the age of 12. I spent days after days sitting at my dad's drafting table drawing up elevations, plans and perspectives of homes I was designing. I've always loved drawing and have been fascinated with the "what" and the "why" of where we live, but that summer began a very specific direction for me.
Wherever people have lived, caves, tents, castles, the interface between themselves and their environments become uniquely evolved in response to the interaction between both the people, and their environments.
Where people live, and what will we do when we get there is what interests me.
The "how"...
Dreams become plans when you understand and are motivated to follow through on what needs to be done to realize them. The exploration of our dreams is predicated on the access of the required resources, specifically where we need them.
All of the resources we could ever require off of the planet are already off of this planet. Understanding how to utilize them and building the infrastructure necessary for this industry is a formidable and worthy challenge to myself and my colleagues at Deep Space Industries.


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Are you dealing with sexual harassment at work? If you are faced with unwanted sexual conduct, including dirty jokes, sexual banter or exposure to pornography, you could have a legal basis to file a claim. However, not every sexual remark can lead to a strong sexual harassment lawsuit. Learn more about how sexual harassment in the workplace is defined so that you can take appropriate action.
Quid pro quo
The first type of sexual harassment happens when a supervisor requires you to comply with sexual advances with threats of adverse action. If your supervisor has ever required a sexual favor by threatening demotion or termination, you may be dealing with sexual harassment. This form of sexual harassment involves managers or others in higher positions who can take employment action against you.
Hostile work environment
Supervisors are not the only people capable of committing sexual harassment. In fact, any employer is capable of creating a hostile work environment. This form of harassment is characterized by unwelcome sexual conduct that creates an offensive or intimidating work environment.
Unwelcome conduct
In order for behavior to be classified as sexual harassment, you must prove that it was not welcomed by you. Certain circumstances are easier to prove than others. For example, being threatened with assault or physically groped is almost indisputably unwelcome conduct in many cases. In other situations, such as telling dirty jokes, the perpetrator would likely claim he or she was not aware you did not find the conduct unwelcome. That is why it is important to clearly state when you don't welcome behavior and keep track of further actions taken against you.
Severe and pervasive
The law determines behavior as sexual harass ment when it is so pervasive or severe that it causes an abusive work environment. This can occur due to one severe act like physical assault. It can also be several acts over time, like daily offensive jokes that are pervasive and affect the workplace.
Sexual harassment can come from a supervisor, coworker, company owner, vendor or customer. The gender of perpetrators and victims doesn't matter. Experiencing unwelcome and hostile sexual conduct from anyone in your workplace can be disheartening, frustrating and demoralizing. You can put a stop to it and find a resolution. If you feel like you are the victim of sexual harassment at your workplace, consult with an employment attorney. Enlisting the help of a legal professional can help you navigate through your company's complaint system, investigations and court case if necessary.


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High Resolution in Reception
The Reception area for one of Electrosonic's clients, a London-based bank, now features two high resolution LED displays which show corporate and event related information. Each display is a massive 5.76m × 3.24m (18.9ft × 10.6ft) of 1.5mm fine pitch LED to achieve QHD (3840 × 2160) resolution. The display system, based on SiliconCore LED technology, was engineered and installed by Electrosonic in close co-operation with the client's Corporate Communications and Corporate Real Estate Services teams.
A Fast Track Project
Practical and business considerations meant that the project needed to be completed quickly. The client approached Electrosonic in early December 2016 and the project specification was developed during that month. From the client's point of view an ideal completion date was to have been towards the end of February 2017. Reality meant that the system specification was completed, and an order placed, in early January 2017, and the project was completed on 8 March 2017, in the remarkably short time of eight weeks.
Electrosonic's partnership with the client's internal facilities teams was crucial to the success of the project. Given the timeframe, VIP involvement and high visibility nature of the project, there were many critical and supporting enabling works that had to be carried out before and during Electrosonic's work on-site. This would never have been possible in such a short period were it not for the excellent program and project management by the client and the associated Corporate Communications and Corporate Real Estate Services (CRES) teams.
Also critical to the success of the project was Electrosonic's partnership with SiliconCore, the manufacturer of the LED displays. The physical installation was completed outside working hours over six days, which required immense effort (and many late nights!) from both SiliconCore and Electrosonic.
A unique benefit that Electrosonic brings to this type of project is the provision of a project team with experience of deploying large, technically demanding, AV videowall systems. The project itself was delivered by the delivery team based at the Electrosonic Newquay (UK) office. This team provides complete end to end AV integration solutions and possesses a wealth of experience of engineering and deploying AV systems for the client. The close knit project management and engineering team offered the client an exceptionally high standard of engineering, CAD and project management expertise which proved vital in ensuring smooth delivery of the project.
The Display Technology
The main reception displays are two SiliconCore "Magnolia" displays with 1.5mm pixel pitch, meaning that the practical minimum viewing distance is only 1.5m (5ft). The displays are 5.76m × 3.24m (18.9ft × 10.6ft) providing a 16:9 aspect ratio image with QHD (3840 × 2160) resolution. This means that conventional media production processes can be applied and that the whole display can be made compatible with the client's global digital signage standard (OneLAN).
SiliconCore displays have some significant advantages for continuous running displays. Their LED architecture is based on the "common cathode" principle which means in practical terms they can run brighter, and use less power than alternatives. The displays could run at an eye-blistering 1700 Nits (Candelas per square meter) if required.
QHD stands for "Quad HD," so it is no surprise that the simplest method of sourcing the displays is a processor which can deliver four simultaneous 1080p HD streams. Datapath FX4 processors are used to convert incoming QHD to the required format. A Crestron DM-MD16×16 DigitalMedia matrix with redundant power supply is used to select the incoming sources and provide the QHD feeds. Inputs include a house "Presentation" channel, IPTV, a studio feed, three OneLAN 4K digital signage players, two codecs, and three computer inputs. Sources providing 1080p HD signals are routed to a maximum size of one quarter of the display.
To provide information for the separate Events Reception desk, an existing 2×2 Planar LCD videowall has been re-deployed. It is fed from another FX4 processor receiving a QHD input from the matrix.
Audio and Control
The display system is supported by a stereo audio system which provides high quality program audio in close proximity to the displays. The audio system is based on a BiAmp Tesira DSP.
Control of the complete audio-video system is by a Crestron control system. This has two touchscreen user interfaces. One is portable but normally sited in a docking station at Reception, and the other is fixed in the Corporate Communications office.
The control concept is that of display "scenes" which consist of pre-programmed display layouts and source allocations which can be assigned to appropriate events or times. Only authorized users can create scenes. Other users have conditional access to scene selection only.
Pixel Pitch Perfect
The main story on these pages is a demonstration of how far direct view LED display technology has come in recent years. Initially such displays were associated with sports events, advertising and arena shows, but the arrival of fine pitch variants has opened up new opportunities where previously tiled LCDs or projection might have been used. Now they are to be found in corporate installations where the highest quality is demanded. Electrosonic is involved with several such projects, being installed in cities around the world. This has required the development of new skills, and a commitment to the factory training of project engineering staff. Recent developments include improved color and contrast, the ability to display HDR (High Dynamic Range) content and ever finer pixel pitches.
The big advantage of LED is that in theory displays of any size can be constructed. An obvious question is "What pixel pitch do I need?" given that the range now offered varies from less than 1mm to 100mm or more. A good way to start is to understand visual acuity – the ability of the human eye to resolve small detail. This is generally accepted to be our ability to resolve detail down to one minute of arc (one sixtieth of a degree). Clearly the aim should be that, at the intended viewing distance, it should not be possible to see individual pixels.


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The earth and heaven, so little known,
Are measured outwards from my breast.
I am the midst of every zone
And justify the East and West;
The unchanging register of change
My all-accepting fixed eye,
While all things else may stir and range
All else may whirl or dive or fly.
The swallow, favourite of the gale,
Will on the moulding strike and cling,
Unvalve or shut his vaned tail
And sheathe at once his leger wing.
He drops upon the wing again;
His little pennon is unfurled.
In motion is no weight or pain,
Nor permanence in the solid world.
There is a vapour stands in the wind;
It shapes itself in taper skeins:
You look again and cannot find,
Save in the body of the rains.
And these are spent and ended quite;
The sky is blue, and the winds pull
Their clouds with breathing edges white
Beyond the world; the streams are full
And millbrook-slips with pretty pace
Gallop along the meadow grass. —
O lovely ease in change of place!
I have desired, desired to pass...
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One theory is that these investments help prepare for the coming wave of urbanization. This is a myth.
Pumping Up China's G.D.P.
Yasheng Huang is professor of international management at Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of "Capitalism With Chinese Characteristics."
Updated July 27, 2012, 6:19 PM
Many Western economists heralded China's massive stimulus program as proactive and decisive. They had no idea just how proactive and decisive the Chinese government was. The local governments have piled on their own programs. One estimate is that these local investment platforms have accumulated massive debts in the neighborhood of 7 to 9 trillion renminbi (equivalent to about 1 to 1.39 trillion dollars).
But few analysts stopped and asked: Why should China, a country credited for having a vibrant middle class, a huge internal market and a rapid pace of wealth-creating urbanization, undertake a stimulus program larger both in relative and absolute terms than the stimulus program in the United States, which was at the epicenter of the financial crisis?
The answer is that China's middle class is far less vibrant than commonly assumed; its internal market (relative to its G.D.P.) is actually modest, and its urbanization is rapid but not wealth-creating. In the face of a precipitous collapse of the demand for exports, the country resorted to the only thing it knew how to do -- embark on a government-organized, debt-financed investment binge to raise the G.D.P.
One theory is that all of these investments are made to prepare for the coming wave of urbanization. This is a myth. The Chinese cities do not lack buildings, which they have in surplus. The cities lack people. Beijing and Shanghai have some of the lowest population densities among the world's big metropolises. The current infrastructure is more than adequate to accommodate China's urbanization.
It is likely that a sizable portion of this investment binge is sheer waste and will surely end up as non-performing loans on the banks' balance sheets. The Chinese term for crisis comprises of two words: danger and opportunity. The corrupt local officials saw abundant opportunities to amass wealth for themselves, and the central government completely lost sight of the inherent danger. The structural distortions of the Chinese economy grew worse and the government did exactly what it should not have done: It wasted a perfectly good crisis.
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Developing an Anesthesiology Residency in Haiti
Daniel Saddawi-Konefka, MD Anesthesia Residency Program Director, received an MGH Global Health Travel Award to go to Haiti in an effort to determine opportunities for collaboration and development of the anesthesiology residency at and l'Hopital de l'Universite d'Ētat d'Haiti (HUEH).
The 2010 earthquake that hit Haiti was of magnitude 7.0. It caused major damage to the capital Port-au-Prince and other cities in the area. A global response at the time helped Haiti rebuild and provided substantial aide and healthcare to the population. That aide has slowly receded, and in its place the Haitian people have a need to become more self-sufficient. This includes robust training of anesthesiology residents who will provide care in Haiti. We went to Haiti to determine opportunities for collaboration and development of the anesthesiology residency at and l'Hopital de l'Universite d'Ētat d'Haiti (HUEH).
There are two residency programs in Haiti, and HUEH's is the larger of the two. Training comprises three years for dedicated anesthesia training. (This occurs after high school, 6 years of medical school, and one year of general practice [similar to an intern year]). The HUEH hospital currently has a total 21 residents over three years of training. There are 8 operating rooms in their hospital (4 general OR, 2 labor and delivery, 1 ophthalmology, 1 ENT), which run elective cases from 8 am to 4 pm.
Our trip comprised one weekend in March, during which we met with Program Leadership and residents to discuss needs and opportunities for growing their program. We also toured a new hospital facility that is being constructed (as the result of a partnership between the United States, France and the Haitian government). In our conversations with them, we discovered several areas where we could work with them to improve their physician training.
The first was ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia. Pain control is a key component of the practice of anesthesia, and regional anesthesia has a significant role in analgesia for many surgical procedures, in particular for extremity operations that are common at HUEH. The Anesthesia department has expressed an interest in developing the capacity to perform ultrasound guided regional anesthesia. To that end, we plan a future collaboration where we will send faculty and residents down for a week-long regional training session with them (currently scheduled for October 2018).
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Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:06:00 GMT
In this issue of Limited Edition our heroes return well rested after the holidays.
John has been getting in to Guitar Hero World Tour & Matt's been reading 'proper books' none of this childish comic book reading for him until he returns to Hell and gets in contact with his dealer!
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Episode 10 Discussion Thread
'Good work, lads.' by xBevisx
Submitted on 2009-01-14 11:06:19 CST
My my! Weren't we all sweary this week? Have you been hanging around with a rough crowd, you potty mouths? haha Just kidding. Really good show, shame about Matt's sound quality.
I can kind of see where Brent is coming from with about the art. I hadn't been a big comic fan for long when I bought V for Vendetta and Watchmen and the art was kinda jarring at first. I found the more I read, though, the less it bothered me as I would just get sucked into the worlds that had been created in these books. I guess you could liken it to watching a great 80s movie. The story and characters are great but the asthetics are just kinda wierd.
Im with Shutty on The Spirit. No previous knowledge of the character but I really enjoyed the film. The best word for it was fun. It was just silly, over the top and cheeky fun. I think it was definately worth the cinema admission.
Really odd you mentioned Order of the Stick though. About a week ago I noticed that my local gaming store (D&D, wargames, boardgames style gaming store) had volume 2. So I picked that up and asked if they could get the others in. Little did I know that I would end up spending just of Ł50 on the whole collection! lol Loads of reading to do though :D Hopefully I'll be picking up the trades of another web comic I like, Achewood, soon.
'Lots of fun' by shuttler
Submitted on 2009-01-14 11:42:03 CST
We had a lots of fun this show, i hope it notices. It was actually nice to get away from the guest shows.
I stand by the fact The Spirit was a great movie I want Stephen and Matt to watch it and then report back.
Sorry about Matt;s audio due to his gmaing pc blowing up hes borrowing a laptop and his skype setup was not his own. Tried to tweak the volume but it just gave tons of background noise.
We'll be back on full steam next time!
Wonder what Brent thinks of Watchmen now?
'Apologies' by Teppo
Submitted on 2009-01-14 12:25:33 CST
I know shuttie said as much but yeah, apologies for the sound quality XD
A combination of random setup and being in a relatively small lead-lined room with alot of electronics humming away. Oh and being at the arse-end of nowhere :P
I can has moar funz plzkthkx?! hehehe
'I'm disappointed..' by Beauturkey
Submitted on 2009-01-14 13:50:20 CST
...curse words? Why the f$%k would you curse? It's called a f*&^%&n CLEAN show.
Now, as far as Guitar Player, or whatever you guys call it. It is INDEED crack.
Is it not sad that with all of our technological advancements, we enjoy dots on the screen more than a 3-d representation of our selves, placed into a massive fantasy world? I think it speaks to the fact that adults are never adults..just children pretending to be adults.
Comic Books? I am mad at them. Their prices have made me laugh, being that half of the comics are crap. And printing, while better now, has only become cheaper. I will listen to you for some recommendin's, but I can't part with 12 for a glossy, floppy crappy comic. I'll just read them in the store.
And oh yeh: I f^*&N hate Superman. He is like the show Friends, and like my theory on ease in character creation: you take that dumbass show Friends, and notice that money is never an issue with them. Never. They have great places to live, and cool jobs. All this in NYC.
Take Superman. What can he do? Everything. What's his weakness? One thing that is REALLY f&*^%&n rare. No one has Kryptonite in their pocket, 'cept that dude Gene Hackman.
You give a character everything and, although you CAN have good character development, you have skipped over some of the most interesting yet hardest to write about stuff: the boring, everyday stuff.
But hey, what do I know.
Anyway, back to lissenin'.
Your accent sounds good, but to be honest it's obvious now that you live in New Jersey. Quit faking.
'cursing!' by shuttler
Submitted on 2009-01-14 14:44:18 CST
Ya know I really beat myself up over the swearing and wether we should not swear at all or leave it in and bleep it? still undecided what do you think?
It wasn't planned it was just natural emotion, editing it out and redo's make it false. I dunno, I'm interested on listener feedback on that one?
@beau Your thoughts on superman are exactly why this New Krypton book is good, basically 100's of kryptonians loose on Earth puts the single super wonderfullness of superman into perspective.
Print costs are an issue but I guess we arent paying for the printing of it we are paying for the art and the crafted story so the price reflects that? maybe?
I loved gene hackmans wig issues in that movie!
'cursing!' by shuttler
Submitted on 2009-01-14 14:49:18 CST
Ya know I really beat myself up over the swearing and wether we should not swear at all or leave it in and bleep it? still undecided what do you think?
It wasn't planned it was just natural emotion, editing it out and redo's make it false. I dunno, I'm interested on listener feedback on that one?
@beau Your thoughts on superman are exactly why this New Krypton book is good, basically 100's of kryptonians loose on Earth puts the single super wonderfullness of superman into perspective.
Print costs are an issue but I guess we arent paying for the printing of it we are paying for the art and the crafted story so the price reflects that? maybe?
I loved gene hackmans wig issues in that movie!
'The swearing is fine.' by Beauturkey
Submitted on 2009-01-14 14:51:49 CST
I was keeding. The quality of the show makes up for my bruised morals. I will take the hits. After all, me and Leala NEVER curse.
I liked the idea at the end of your show for the achievement system. I will have to re-listen and write everything down.
And yeh, I would pay for the books, but I just can't get over the sting of having to pay literally 75 cents for a book back when x-men was GOOD compared to paying 2.25 for a basic book now.
Oh well, I'll check out that book, if I am lucky Superman will finally die. (For the 5th time.)
No, dammit one last point: I used to do comics, like print up 300 or so a month and trade em, and my heroes were pretty ordinary people, but some were pretty powerful. Maybe I just want better characters? I dunno', I need to read a few more or dig up some of my old ones.
'Achievement points link' by shuttler
Submitted on 2009-01-14 15:01:21 CST
still work in progress I want to make it relivant and flexible.
@beau would be interested to see some of your comic work? anything digital?
'Yeh man I'll dig some up..' by Beauturkey
Submitted on 2009-01-15 01:17:26 CST
..and throw em on a blog er sumthin sometime.
I am going to go check out the achievement points.
Do I get bonuses/crits for jumping?
'Great show!' by JoeH
Submitted on 2009-01-15 18:28:51 CST
I agree with you guys about Spirman Noir, loved issue one. Unfortunately my local store, and the net, is out of Xmen Noir #1.
Just wondering, are you guys keeping up with Final Crisis? I'm reading it in a vain attempt to get into the DCU, so far I'm just being thoroughly confused :P.
Also you guys mentioned how the Marvel events are getting bigger and bigger and bigger. well i think it's just the opposite, well not exactly. I think they're doing Skrull Invasion/Dark Reign to get the Marvel U back to normal. Since Hawkeye is back, Mockingbird is back, bucky is back, the new avengers has a cap again. And the Hank Pym, the main architect of the Initiative, turned out to be a skrull. And thankfully Tony stark isn't omnipotent anymore. So I think this is Marvel's way of hitting the reset button, getting rid of deaths and effects that reach all the way back to House of M.
Just my thoughts ;)
'More Heroes....' by shuttler
Submitted on 2009-01-15 19:36:47 CST
doesnt more heroes alive mean a bigger universe though? in the sense of a hero based U that is?
'Spirit gets thumbs up from my bro's' by FarSpace
Submitted on 2009-01-16 08:17:16 CST
I liked the Spirit movie, I thought it had great art direction and it was allot like a comic. All my brothers liked it too for different reasons,
my oldest brother liked the humor the most & how it made light of it's self and how it included visuals.
another brother liked the story and how it interesting in a fun way.
And my youngest brother liked Spirits personality and how he was funny in a lost but confident way.
Maybe I should ask them to send me an e-mail telling me what they thought about Spirit and then I could just copy and paste.


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Over at Slate this week, science editor Susan Matthews takes New York Times daily podcast host Michael Barbaro to task for choking up during an interview segment with a retired coal miner from Kentucky. Coal country is back in the news with feeling this week after Trump signed an executive order to dismantle much of the EPA's Clean Power Plan. Although this new order affects environmental standards nation-wide, much of the focus both from the White House and national media has been on Appalachia's coal industry. I discussed this development with WNYC's On the Media program here. With a similar intent, the New York Times selected a voice from Appalachia for its segment and included a former coal miner from Harlan, Kentucky, on their program. During the interview, Barbaro's voice breaks several times with emotion after questions turn from environmental regulations and politics to the realities of coal mining and life in coal communities. For Matthews, this is irresponsible and unethical journalism. I'm certainly interested in Barbaro's reaction, but it's Matthews' reflection on this segment that troubles me.
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