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Week 4, Day 6 – Biggest Loser Resort Niagara
December 12, 2013
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I went to stretch for the second day in a row today and I am really enjoying it. The trainer I have had is Mary Beth and it is a very relaxed atmosphere and the stretch also takes away any stress you woke up with. It really helped me out because all of the pool classes from the day before really tired me out and I was very sore.
I was really proud of myself that I finished the hike in the first group of people today (not the fastest hiking group here, but we beat that group back.) The hike was very difficult for me because of soreness from the pool and my quadriceps are very weak from all of the spin classes I took on Wednesday.
It felt good to get to another Friday and know that I really have given it my all this week. This week I started doing real push ups and a few other modifications have come out of exercises. I have also noticed that this week my upper body is more sore than my lower body which is a first at the resort. I have had sore shoulders, back and arms all week and I think it is all the extra core work and basketball. It is nice to know there are still some extra levels I can kick it up here!
Today we did the Letchworth hike and as I mentioned above I did it pretty much nonstop. I cannot say that the steps were any easier since my legs are so blown out from spinning, but I did make it up them nonstop! After lunch I played around in the pool for about 30 minutes and then it was on to spinning class. I once again did back to back spinning classes today to give my back and shoulders a rest since the other option was strength circuit. It is amazing how completely soaked my shirt is in sweat after two spinning classes. I added in some basketball time in the pool in the evening too which was probably ill advised.
For breakfast today I once again has the protein shake and bacon since it is my energy go to food. Lunch was white bean kale soup and a chicken pesto pizza. The soup was decent, but the pizza was outstanding. It is definitely going to be one I make at home. For dinner we had shrimp stir fry with noodles which is always good (though it needs sriracha hot sauce!) Dessert was strawberries with balsamic syrup, and I really enjoy the sweet plus the vinegar. I wish we could have some more, but it is a great dessert regardless.
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Superstorm Research Lab has released the first in-depth report that examines a wide cross-section of post-Sandy perspectives, including policymakers in New York City Hall, individuals whose lives were acutely affected, established NGOs, and community-based organizations like Occupy Sandy. Drawing on over 70 extensive interviews, they have found that two divergent concepts of disaster have led to different types of response, definitions of recovery, and attention to justice following Hurricane Sandy's landfall in New York City in 2012.
Superstorm Research Lab's report, A Tale of Two Sandys, describes these competing views that emerged in initial experiences of the storm as well as subsequent relief efforts, and uses this framework to analyze the main debates in recovery taking place in New York City today. SRL research finds that on one hand, the crisis was seen as an extreme weather event that created physical and economic damage, and temporarily moved New York City away from its status quo. On the other hand, Hurricane Sandy exacerbated crises which existed before the storm, including poverty, lack of affordable housing, precarious or low employment, and unequal access to resources generally. Each view has acutely affected what kind of aid, attention to justice, and plans for recovery have been prioritized, demanded, and enacted.
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West Palm Beach FL, March 2019 - Great Gulf, an internationally award-winning Canadian real estate developer held a groundbreaking event for LA CLARA located in one of Florida's most dynamic cities. Designed by world-renowned architect Siamak Hariri, LA CLARA is an elegant luxury 83 unit, 25-story high-rise residential building on South Flagler Drive.
Special guests attending the ceremony included West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio; Margaret Cullen, Trade Commissioner Consulate General of Canada; Niall Collins, Great Gulf President Residential; co-developer Frank Trabold, Managing Member Terrace Mountain; Colleen Trabold, Shareholder Terrace Mountain; John Tonti, Shareholder Terrace Mountain; and world-renowned architect Siamak Hariri, partner at Hariri Pontarini Architects.
"We're excited to begin construction on LA CLARA with co-developer Terrace Mountainin one of Florida's most dynamic cities," said Niall Collins, Great Gulf President Residential. "Every detail has been carefully planned using innovative design to maximize space and natural light using the latest construction technology and craftsmanship. This will be a spectacular addition that will compliment West Palm Beach development by the waterfront."
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La Clara, a 25-storey residential tower overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, will stand as a secluded and refined oasis in one of South Florida's most prestigious communities. With spaces created for peaceful living and perfect luxury, La Clara will feature one to three-bedroom residences that range from 1,500 to over 3,000 square feet and with three luxurious penthouse floors at the top. Most residences will have a south-east facing private terrace with panoramic ocean views that allows for plenty of natural light but still offers an ideal privacy. The masterfully imagined design for La Clara offers residents the sense of comfort that comes with a warm and welcoming home while evoking feelings of luxury and indulgent extravagance. The solid elements of the tower will be clad in white stucco while the podium levels feature Roman travertine, coral stone, and granite with bronze accents. Amenities will include a spa, an outdoor swimming pool, fitness room, club room, indoor/outdoor private dining, a bar and lounge, as well as a private tasting room.
The interiors of La Clara elegantly reflect the coastal landscape with light finishes that give the space an airy, yet sophisticated simplicity. Each carefully curated detail has its purpose and every design choice has been thoughtfully planned t propose a fresh take on contemporary Floridian modernism and high-rise coastal living. With private terraces featuring panoramic unobstructed views, comfortable living spaces designed to bring people together, and unparalleled amenities, La Clara will offer residents the perfect balance between privacy and community.
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Siamak Hariri is a founding Partner of Hariri Pontarini Architects, a 130 person practice based in Toronto. His portfolio of work has won over 85 awards, including several Governor General's Medals in Architecture, many American Institute of Architecture Awards, and the 2013 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Architectural Firm Award. In 2016, Siamak was celebrated as one of Canada's Artists who mattered most by The Globe and Mail, and his TED Talk has over 1.3 million views.
One of Siamak's earliest projects, the Canadian headquarters of McKinsey & Company, is the youngest building to ever receive City of Toronto heritage land-mark designation. Since then he has established a career in creating institutional and cultural projects of international acclaim, including the Governor General's medal winning Schulich School of Business for York University and the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University that has been recognized with the 2016 Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award, the American Institute of Architects' Educational Facility Design Award of Excellence, and the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario's Award for Design Excellence in Architecture. In the fall of 2017, Siamak completed Casey House in Toronto. This project has since received the Governor General's Medal, the Lieutenant Governor Award, and the OAA Design Excellence Award.
In the fall of 2016, Siamak completed a project he began in 2003, the Bahá'í Temple of South America, located in Santiago, Chile, the last of the Bahá'í continental temples. Won through an international call and a rigorous design competition (185 entries from 80 countries) the Temple has quickly become a continental landmark and attractor at the foothill of the Andes. It has won many of the top architecture awards including the AIA Honors Award, the OAA Design Excellence Award, the RAIC Innovation Award, the World Architecture News Best Building of the Year (selected by ninety-seven judges around the world); Architect Magazine's Progressive Architecture Award (architecture's top unbuilt projects award); the Canadian Architect's Award of Excellence; the International Property Awards, and was profiled by National Geographic Magazine. The Temple has welcomed 1.2 million visitors since the opening and sees upwards of 36,000 people on some weekends.
More recent public and private projects include the international competition winning Jackman Law Building, Faculty of Law for the University of Toronto, the Weston Family Education Wing at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Welcome Project for the Royal Ontario Museum, and the Tom Patterson Theatre for the internationally renowned Stratford Festival that is currently under construction.
Born in Bonn, Germany, Siamak was educated at the University of Waterloo and Yale University where he completed a Master of Architecture. He has taught at the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto, as well as been a lecturer and guest critic for numerous organizations across North America. Siamak is an active board member for several organizations including: the Toronto Community Foundation, Royal Ontario Museum Contemporary Culture (formerly the Institute of Contemporary Culture), Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts, and the Design Exchange. He has also been a juror for a variety of award competitions, including: the 2016 OAA Awards, 2012 Governor General Awards; 2008 Canadian Architect Awards; AIBC Awards for 2007; and the 2004 RAIC Awards for Contract Documentation.
Siamak was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Architecture from Ryerson University for his contribution to architecture in Canada and abroad. The University of Toronto also honored him with an Arbor Award for his contribution to the University experience as a lecturer and adjunct professor. Siamak lives in Toronto with his artist wife Sasha Rogers, and their three children; Lua, Yasmin, and David.
Project Team:
Architects: Hariri Pontarini Architects
Mechanical: Stantec
Electrical: Stantec
Structural: Thorton Tomasetti
Landscape: Savino Miller
Hariri Pontarini Architects Profile
Hariri Pontarini Architects is a full-service Canadian firm devoted to producing work of lasting value for their clients. Siamak Hariri and David Pontarini founded the Toronto office in 1994 motivated by a shared commitment to design quality. Today their 130-person practice offers its clients in-depth partner involvement through all stages of design and the breadth of building experience and technical expertise to rigorously oversee construction. HPA believes solid relationships result in strong projects. They take pride in forging lasting collaborations with all involved in the design, development and construction process: clients, consultants, fabricators, policy-makers, construction workers, colleagues. With each commission, HPA assumes full responsibility to materialize a design vision inspiring to its occupants, attuned to its setting and respectful of stake-holder needs, client budget and timeline. Every project in their diversely scaled, award-winning portfolio reflects the HPA mission to craft architectural and urban solutions that exceed expectations, without excess.
Great Gulf Profile
Established in 1975, the Great Gulf Group of companies including Great Gulf Homes an international award-winning, low-rise and landmark high-rise residential developer providing over 70,000 families with places to call home; Ashton Woods Homes, the 3rd largest private builder and 18th largest in the U.S.; First Gulf, an innovative market leader in sustainable, accessible and transit-oriented commercial developments and large scale design-build industrial facilities; Tucker HiRise, a leading construction management company, specializing in the construction of high-density, mixed-used projects; H+ME Technology, a precision engineering panelization manufacturing facility; and Taboo Muskoka, one of Canada's top-ranked golf courses, is one of North America's premier real estate organizations. With major projects in Canada and the United States, the company's fully-integrated activities span the entire real estate spectrum. www.greatgulf.com
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I took my magic yarn ball to my local S'n'B group last night. How could I not? I had to show off, 'cos it is just so beautiful. Of course, my knitting compatriots had much fun poking at the ball, trying to make prizes fall out. This was intended to tease me, they are aware of my determination to knit to the end. They did not succeed (so nyaa!), nothing fell out prematurely and I really did not yell much at all. 🙂 The irony is that it was completely unnecessary, I was un-knitting trinkets left right and centre. See for yourself…
Matching embroidery scissors earings and stitch markers. Such sweet vintage style.
Polymer clay, knit themed stitch markers. I love these, they are adorable. I must try to find more of these beads.
Silver hoop earings in two sizes. Another heart patch and matching green stone bracelet and earings. That bracelet is going to work well next to my jade bangle. Also, I am thinking I may try wearing the smaller hoops with stitch markers dangling from them. Only my fellow knitters will notice. Well, and maybe any blog readers I happen to bump into on the street (not likely).
Lastly, a comb sporting li'l pencil buttons, too cute. A fabric headband, which of course matches my skirt today (by design this time). See those two little packets with beads and findings; yup, they are DIY earing kits. How very appropriate for a swap where you need to craft to get at the goods!
Now this is a truck load of stuff, especially when you recall just how much I received with the ball earlier (see page 20 of the Craftster thread if ya don't remember, link in earlier post). But wait! There's more… I took the bus to work this morning, for more crafting time than ones can get on the train… and I received a whole lot more. Like I said this ball is spitting out trinkets left rigt and centre. Today's post to the Magic Yarn Ball Gallery thread on Craftster will show these, I promise.
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Hmmmm... might possibly be a new female friend at work that is putting ideas in her head, or listening to her complaints and helping her to blame you.Originally Posted by TxMidLifeDad
Hmmmm... might possibly be a new female friend at work that is putting ideas in her head, or listening to her complaints and helping her to blame you.Originally Posted by TxMidLifeDad
That is all good except number 1 or it could be nothing at all.Originally Posted by TxMidLifeDad
Did her attitude towards you change not long after the new job?
The key to most of these situations is to not and try to overtly convince the other person to stay or work on the relationship but to make an environment where they WANT to stay or work on the marriage.
If she will not come right out and say what is going on with her then you have to fall back on what you have control over and that is you.
Here are some common mistakes men make at times like these:
Act weak
Kiss butt
Buy flowers
Think a few date nights will fix it
Act clingy and needy
Show fear
All those things are incredibly unattractive.
Doing the 180 works and has worked. Just remember it took time to get here so it will take time to work your way back. If you get that time is the big question...
She had the new job since begging of June, all this happened in the past 2 weeks.Originally Posted by lostandhurt
I have never heard about the 180 before. I just read about it and plan to implement it starting now. I know the hardest part is controlling my emotions (which are all over the place), but it is time to concentrate on improving myself for me and my son.
I am wondering if fully and truly the switch happened because the 5 year old is now in school - that would be the big change in the house that happened in the past 2 weeks depending on what part of the country you are in. If your routine has not changed because of that (you are still finishing up the class just like you did when the kid was home 24-7) and nothing new on your end as far as networking in your new field or picking up hours to help out, then i can understand she might be hearing other women, or even men at her work have opinions to feed her with.Originally Posted by TxMidLifeDad
I also think part of it may be atitude -- yours -- instead of being excited by the prospect of switching careers and looking optimistically at it, you are very limiting, you say you are too old for firefighter, EMT doesn't pay well, and your new career pays peanuts, too and you might not make anything in it. So why did you choose it? Networking and and attitude goes a long way. Everything is computers so you can't tell me the future is bleak. If she has carried the family all this time, only to find out her husband thinks he picked the wrong thing to get into......i would be frustrated, too.
Our son did start school a few weeks ago, around the same time he started a couple of evening activities that take up 3 or 4 evenings a week. I was aware that might cause a little stress. Since he started school I have been actively looking for a job in the computer field. I have not at any point been sitting on my butt watching tv, not having dinner ready, or letting her come home to a dirty house.Originally Posted by abitbroken
Im not sure if you read my post wrong or it got interpreted wrong. I am excited about starting a career in the computer field, never said otherwise. I did say in the beginning for the first couple years it wouldn't pay that well. After a couple years experience the pay off would be huge, and that was the end goal. The decision to go into the computer field was partly based off the fact that they arent going anywhere and the field will only continue to grow exponentially.
Controlling your emotions and not reacting when she tries to provoke a response is not easy but it can be done if you see it coming. You know her pretty well so you should be able to see through her. If you are ever caught off guard and don't know how to respond simply tell her "That is a good question, let me think about it and get back to you" or something along those lines.
If you stop trying to change her mind and only focus on you then just about anything she says shouldn't have a lasting effect. I am not saying to be a robot, it is okay to have feelings or even get upset but once the initial shock has passed and you can step back and think it through you should be able to realize if it is important or just more of the same and then decide if you are going to allow it to control your behavior and ruin your game plan.
Be strong and confident and somewhat aloof about what is going on with you. She may ask "So you think if you dress nicer and get in better shape I will change my mind?" You will need an answer to that. what will it be? Perhaps "No, I am doing this for me and our son, this whole thing has been a wake up call for me that I have put myself last to often" Then walk away.
What ever you say it should be true and not some game to put her in her place. Give it some thought so you will be prepared. Remember, what ever the cause of this she has a big head start on you emotionally so you need to play catch up.
Thanks everyone for the advice. I ended up calling a good friend and unloaded on him. He listened and let me vent, and I broke down. As embarrassing as I find that to be, breaking down like that was what I needed. It helped me clear my head some and think a little more clearly.
Me and the wife sat down and talked after we put our son to bed last night. We calmly talked and listened to each other as we got our grievances out, 6 hours worth. In the end I told her I was sorry we let it get to this point no matter which way it went from here. I am working on improving myself and I'm not going to ask for her forgiveness, but I hope that I would earn it in time. We both admitted our faults. We figured out our communication sucks and that lead to resentment continually building up over time, couple that with the stress of life. We have a long road ahead of us, but for now we both agreed to work it out. Today is still rough for my emotions but they are little better today.
Hey that is awesome news!!!
Of course that is just the start of a very long road. I know money is kind of an issue with your family at the moment but I would strongly suggest that you and your wife do not try and do this alone. Do you attend church? If not you should look for a family counselor or marriage counselor you can afford. Someone to guide you both towards a better relationship and communication.
If you believe she is being genuine then don't take your foot off the gas and keep going with your plan to improve yourself like your marriage depended on it.
There are times in our lives when things just blow up, unfortunately many times people get second chances and don't take full advantage of them. Don't be that guy, this may have all been a blessing in disguise.
Keep posting, we love good news and happy endings on here, we just don't see enough of them...


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Two recent projects should indicate in broad terms the scope of my current interests and methodology. Just out (2012) in Neophilologus is "Heroic Subject and Cultural Substance in The Wanderer." In this essay, I try to think the relationship between the literary formulation of Anglo-Saxon heroic identity and its cultural correlate by borrowing terms from Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit and Science of Logic. My analysis allows me to propose a "topological" model for field of Anglo-Saxon literary production, a model that attempts to refine understandings of Anglo-Saxon vernacular literature as cultural artifacts that mediate dialogically between a Germanic-heroic past and a Christian-Latin contemporaneity.
The willingness to deploy philosophical considerations of change and becoming, whether drawn from German Idealism or contemporary French thought, animates my current project. In preparation is an essay on the limitations of the formulaic analysis of Old English literature, particularly its insistence on the bare repetition of discrete, isolable units. I move, therefore, from Bergsonian vitalism to Deleuze's Difference and Repetition in order to propose an alternative theoretical model more attuned to novelty, invention, and affective modulation that can contest scholarly definitions of the OE literary corpus as "traditional" and "nostalgic."
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Middle English literature and culture
Chaucer Studies
Literary Theory
Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Philosophy
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Old English Literature and the Old Testament, co-edited with Michael Fox. Toronto Old English Series: U of Toronto Press, 2012.
"The Economy of the Word in the Old English Exodus," Fox and Sharma, 172-94.
"Heroic Subject and Cultural Substance in The Wanderer," Neophilologus 96 (2012): 611-29.
"The Reburial of the Cross in the Old English Elene," New Readings in the Vercelli Book, ed. Orchard and Zacher. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009, 280-97. "Hiding the Harm: Revisionism and Marvel in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," Papers on Language and Literature 44 (2008): 168-93.
"Beowulf and Poststructuralist Theory," Literature Compass 5 (2008) [online]


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Side swept bangs, middle parted bangs, full bangs, brushed up bangs–I never thought my bangs would make such a big deal. LOL! Whenever I style my bangs or fringe differently than my usual full bangs, there's always a debate that ensues. It's confusing me as well. I no longer know what I want to do with my bangs. But at least, I can play around with my fringe every now and then.
For this look, team no bangs won over team bangs so I swept my fringe to the side and showed the world, once again, that I do have a set of eyebrows. And my forehead does exist. LOL!
I figured full bangs might make me look a bit like an anime-inspired superhero. What with this Phillip Lim-inspired comic book skirt. Someone might mistake me for Chun Li or something and expect me to do multiple high kicks. Pow! Kaboom!
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New Look denim top
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Balenciaga bag
Femmex skirt
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Jeff Klarin was born and raised in Los Angeles. Exploring and pushing the boundaries of conventional fabrication and visual representation is what drives his creations. Many of his mixed-media pieces utilize photography, painting, illustration and transfer techniques that create organic 'accidents' that unexpectedly alter and transform the creative process. Jeff has shown in both solo and group exhibitions in Japan and the U.S. and has received extensive coverage in British and European publications. He is in the collections of numerous film and music industry professionals.
"The collective iconography of our modern culture can be used in visual representation to unite people to question how we interrelate and thus create commonality and compassion."
Rebecca Johnson was born and raised in Los Angeles. Her medium is chosen by what is most appropriate for the subject and mood, ranging from painting to mixed media to photography. Her subject matter often has a dark, comedic sensibility.
Her political illustrations have appeared in the publications "The Design of Dissent", "Yo! What Happened to Peace" , "Reproduce and Revolt", exist in the permanent collection of the Center for Study of Political Graphics and have been exhibited in Europe and Japan as part of a traveling exhibition. As a designer, her work has been featured in the Los Angeles Times.


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Penny/Ohlmann/Neiman Advertising, Inc., Saturday announced three new executive assignments, staff additions and expansion of its facilities.
Bob Penny moves from president to chairman of the board and Walter Ohlmann moves from executive vice president to president of the agency.
Dwight Mitchell, who joined the agency as an account executive in 1970, moves into the newly created position of director of public relations.
Mitchell said the agency now has taken over the entire building at 1605 N. Main St. where the agency has been located since 1968. He said the added space will accommodate new graphic arts equipment that will give the agency "one of the most comprehensively self-sufficient graphic arts departments in the advertising and promotion industry."
James Beeba and James Rupp have joined the agency's creative art department – Beeba as art director and Rupp as designer.
Beeba's experience includes seven years with General Electric Co. in Winston-Salem, N.C., and two years as group art director with the E.F. MacDonald Co. Rupp was with L.M. Berry and Co. eight years and the E.F. MacDonald Co. three years.
Founded as Penny & Penny Advertising in 1949 by Bob and Jean Penny, the agency changed to Penny/Ohlmann in 1964 when Walter Ohlmann joined Bob Penny as a partner. It was renamed again in 1969 when Ralph Neiman joined as a partner.


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Jews hate opera more than all other white religious groups: Below I list the percent of whites from various religions who really dislike opera, according to the General Social Survey. I was surprised to see that a high-status group--Jews--hate it more than anyone, even more than the much less intelligent Southern Baptists:
Percent who dislike opera very much
Jews 34.4
Southern Baptists 32.8
Baptists--unspecified 32.1
Catholics 17.5
United Methodist 13.6
Episcopalian 9.7
No religion 7.8
To be more precise, fewer Jews are neutral on opera since they are also overrepresented among those who really like it (15.6% versus 4.8% for all Americans).
One would expect an elite group to have a particular fondness for this type of music (in a previous post, I showed that the mean IQ of opera fans was higher than for any other genre) so why are Jews so polarized? Would more folks like it, but visions of Hitler enraptured while listening to Ride of the Valkyries ruin it for them?
This reminds me of the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm where Larry gets into an argument with another Jew because Larry likes Wagner, but the other guy thinks only a self-hating Jew would listen to that stuff.


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|04 Nov 2011
Control Panel Does Not Show "Indexing Options"
Did a search for "Indexing service" and was shown one result to see what was being indexed. After clicking the link, nothing happened. Tried it again, same result. Also, "Indexing Options" is not listed under control panel.
What's the problem here ??? Would appreciate HELP !!!!!!!!!!
Windows 7 HP
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|04 Nov 2011
Hello Bej,
Double check in Windows Features to make sure that you have Windows Search checked. If you turn it off, this would remove Indexing Options in the Control Panel.
Hope this helps,
|My System Specs
|04 Nov 2011
It does and you are right on. "Windows Search" was unchecked in "Windows Features."
1. Even though "Indexing" is checked when I right click C:\ (Properties)are files being indexed with "Windows Search being unchecked ?
2. Should I turn on "Windows Search" in "Features" ? I don't seem to have any problem with "Searching" per se.
Appreciate your time and trouble !!!!!!!
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|04 Nov 2011
Yes, you would need to check "Windows Search", click on OK, and restart the computer to apply and have "Indexing Options" back in the Control Panel. Windows Search is for being able to do a index search. If turned off, you will still be able to do a slower non-indexed search though. :)
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You're most welcome Bej. :)
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Sure, it was only Week 1, but it was nice to see the Birds come out with a victory, especially snapping that losing streak to Washington. As I figured, this would be a big game for Carson Wentz with a depleted Washington secondary and one where Zach Ertz would roam around almost effortlessly. Along those same lines, Torrey Smith broke free a few times and Alshon Jeffery was only average at best. What is your feeling going into a hostile environment in Week 2 against a top notch defense? Are there any good fantasy plays at all? Here's my report!
Trending Up (Last week: 2/3):
• Darren Sproles
Sproles didn't have an exciting week on the ground, but filled the stat sheet up with his typical amount of receptions. He was targeted five times in the passing game and only carried the rock twice for 2 yards. This looks to be one of those games where the script could be flipped and Sproles becomes more of a focal point on offense. The Chiefs lost their main in sniper in Eric Berry, which could open up more space. I am looking for Doug to switch visors this week and call on #43 for some excitement.
Projection: 8 rushes, 50 yds; 5 recs, 69 nice yards; 1 TD
• Nelson Agholor
Okay, you all have spoke and now I am listening. I am jumping on the Agholor bandwagon. I understand it was only one week, but watching him move around with the same speed we seen in the highlights on draft night is why he was a 1st round pick. He looks to have a new energy about him and, if used the right way could be a constant performer who plays all over the field. I am predicting 1 end around the Nelson to go the distance this week.
Projection: 6 recs, 78 yds; 1 rush, 34 yds; 1 TD
• Zach Ertz
Zach Ertz was there on every play and will continue to be Carson's main target. He is becoming a fantastic route runner and now has learned to come back to the ball with conviction. You can see him consistently finding the open space when he knows his guy is in trouble. Instincts like this will lead to constant targets and a permanent spot on the Trending Up report!
Projection: 9 recs, 110 yds; 1 TD
Trending Down (Last week: 2/2):
• Alshon Jeffery
I hate to keep seeing our Million Dollar man on the downward report, but he gets tossed into another matchup with a premier CB, this week being Marcus Peters. He only managed 3 catches last week and this week will be much of the same. I hope no one used a high round pick on Alshon, as his production will be sporadic at best.
Projection: 4 recs, 37 yds
• Carson Wentz:
The Eagles came out swinging last week and Carson made some spectacular plays. However, this week will be very different and looks to push Carson back from Fantasy Elite to a midtier performer.
Projection: 236 yds, 1TD/1 INT
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LeGarrette Blount wasn't a huge bright spot in the game, but didn't have a negative impact either. He simply wasn't used enough. In Doug's wacky world of over thought play calls, Blount spent more time on the sidelines trying to stay loose than piling through the trenches. This could be a week where Doug finally sees the light and makes the running game a focal point of the offense. This could lead to a few nice plays in the RZ.
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Just curious how you project Agholor, Ertz, Sproles, and Jeffery to combine for just shy of 300 receiving yards, and this doesn't include Torrey Smith or any other receiver, yet you project Wentz for 236 yards passing?
I don't quite understand that.


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Of the nine satellite-tagged Ospreys that we're following as part of this year's World Osprey Week, three of them have already set-off on their spring migration. Earlier today Kayleigh reported on the steady progress of 30 across the Sahara and we now have an update on two of the American birds from Iain MacLeod. He takes up the story…
Donovan has arrived on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba…exactly where he went last year. This is a little unusual for our Ospreys. Most make the short hop over to Florida from further east in Cuba, but last year Donovan spent a few days around Havana and then made a 490 overwater flight over the eastern side of the Gulf of Mexico and nearly missed Florida all together. Why? . . . we don't know. We'll see if Donovan does the same again this year.
Belle, meanwhile, is now just a day away from the northern coast of Venezuela having already covered 1400 miles from her wintering site in Brazil.
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Hakenkreuz, Different Status from the Rising Sun Flag
Hakenkreuz is the logo of Nazi.
Recently, a Korean girl group "Pritz" wore the Hakenkreuz as an armband.
Since Korean music is global, the Wall Street Journal in the U.S. also reported this.
It is their fault.
It is their fault for wearing an armband that reminds of the Nazi logo,
not for wearing the Nazi logo itself.
Then what about the Rising Sun?
It is wrong.
It is wrong that all patterns reminding of the Rising Sun Flag is officially used.
The Japanese national soccer team revealed their uniforms
that remind of the Rising Sun Flag.
Global SPA brands ZARA and Moschino sell clothes that
remind of the Rising Sun Flag.
Why do western countries use the Rising Sun pattern as a type of fashion
despite it is the symbol of Japanese imperialism that committed horried atrocities
while they do not permit the use of Hakenkreuz?
I want to inform the western countries.
If you want to inform the eastern countries that you hate Hakenkreuz,
know that we hate the Rising Sun Flag, and abstain from using it.
I also want to tell everyone who uses the patterns of Hakenkreuz and the Rising Sun Flag.
Ignorance is also violence. Just because your parents were not victimized by them
and because you didn't know about them, do not the beautify historical sadness.
Not interpreting them in the same way is selfish ignorance and violence.


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Published by Spiked on 22/09/16 When it comes to student politics, race is all the rage. Last week, NUS president … More
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Published by The Telegraph on 19/09/16 In an attempt to surpass the absurdity of its Prevent strategy, which pre-emptively removes … More
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On September 14, Prime Minister Theresa May lashed at out at university 'safe spaces' for restricting free speech. She's right, … More
We shouldn't lock up Brits who fight ISIS – we should celebrate them
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Why even Brexiteer MPs are scared of Brexit
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[Editor's note: Leave Michael Pachter alone! -- CTZ]
I am always surprised at the amount of hate and venom that is directed at Michael Pachter. He generally seems like a nice friendly guy and he has on many occasions spoken on behalf of gamers despite the fact that his responsibilities are first and foremost to his business and investor clients.
Until today, I have generally just attributed the Pachter hate to Internet trolls. However, after reading neveranything's blog post "A message to Michael Pachter - STFU" yesterday, I felt compelled to defend Pachter because it is clear to me that many of the people who hate him either have no idea what his job is or are completely without any sense of simple business concepts.
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VIEWdigital held a successful launch yesterday in Belfast for its print edition of its latest magazine of VIEW which examined housing issues in Northern Ireland, the Republic and Britain.]
The event was held at Connswater Homes headquarters in City Link Business Park.
Among those who attended were Jennifer Hawthorne and Michelle Canning from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Professor Paddy Gray who was the guest editor for the housing issue.
Cameron Watt from the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations and Justin Cartwright from the Chartered Institute of Housing Northern Ireland were also at the event.
VIEWdigital would like to thank all those who contributed to and supported the magazine.
The support from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive was invaluable.
To read the full online version of the magazine, go to http://viewdigital.org/2016/02/10/why-housing-issues-matter-read-our-latest-issue-of-view/
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Student Affairs Program Review Resources
Student Affairs Program Review Schedule
If you need help or advice with a specific program review you're working on, please contact Kevin Meaney at email@example.com.
Why We Do Program Reviews (in order of importance):
- Help improve the department's contribution to the university's mission.
- Help improve departmental performance in support of the unit's mission, vision, and values.
- Help improve our service to our constituents.
- In compliance with university policy.
- In compliance with SACSCOC mandates for continuous performance improvement.
Program Review Phases
Phase 1: Self-Study Phase
Phase 1 of each program review consists of a self-study led by the director that will occur over a 90-day timeframe. This self-study will include:
- A review and update (if appropriate) of departmental mission, vision, values, and organizational chart.
- An analysis of the department's performance against national standards. Often these are the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) standards. However, the director, working with the AVP and committee co-chairs, will select the national standards to be referenced prior to the beginning of the review. This discussion will be held at the opening program review meeting. (Accreditation standards are applicable.)
- A departmental SWOT analysis
- An update of relevant policies or procedures
- A review of recommendations established during the department's previous program review
The product of Phase 1 will be a "self-study binder" that will include, at least, the following content.
- Updated mission, vision, and values statements
- Organization chart
- Updated written key departmental policies and procedures
- Results of most recent student learning assessment activities, if applicable
- Results of most recent constituent/customer surveys/focus groups
- Narrative of the results of the analysis of the department's performance against the national standards chosen, including relevant data.
- Report on recommendations established during the previous program review
- Key short- and long-term objectives/initiatives
- Department SWOT analysis results
- Other information as appropriate for department being studied
Phase 2: Committee Phase
In Phase 2 of each review, the assigned co-chairs will assemble and lead a committee that will review the self-study, conduct its own research, and present a program review report. In this phase, key campus stakeholders must be given the opportunity to evaluate the department's programs and services. Additionally, the departmental director and AVP may identify one or two targeted topics of interest or concern for study by the program review committee. The size and make-up of the program review committee are at the discretion of the departmental director, AVP, and co-chairs. While staff members from Institutional Research are available to assist with any step in the program review process, it is generally most effective to include someone from IR on each program review committee.
The Committee Phase may also include review by an external source. In the initial program review meeting, (involving the AVP, director, and review co-chairs) it may be determined that an external reviewer would be helpful in conducting the review. This is something that should be strongly considered. The external reviewer is an off-campus expert in the department's work. This may be a paid external consultant or a peer at another Commonwealth institution. (For instance, the Director of Institutional Research at George Mason might be invited to conduct a review of JMU's Office of Institutional Research during its program review.) Costs associated with any payment related to external review will come from the department's budget.
The Program Review Report
The program review co-chairs draft the report with the assistance of the committee members and in consultation with the AVP and director.
View/Download the Program Review Final Report Guide (PDF file)
Sample Program Review Report (PDF file)
Sample Program Review Subcommittee Report 1 (PDF file)
Sample Program Review Subcommittee Report 2 (PDF file)
Sample Program Review Subcommittee Report 3 (PDF file)
- Initial Meeting with AVP, Director, and Program Review Committee Co-Chairs
This meeting is led by the AVP of the unit being studied. The key participants review divisional program review requirements together, create the master schedule, determine national standards to be used, come to an agreement on the content of the study binder, discuss likely committee members, determine any use of an external reviewer, etc. In essence, this meeting ensures that all of the review leaders are on the same page. It must be held by the scheduled date.
- Self-Study Begins
The director begins the work of conducting the unit self-study according to divisional guidelines. This self-study may take up to 100 days and must be completed by the scheduled date.
- Second Meeting Between AVP, Director, and Program Review Committee Co-Chairs
This meeting ensures that they key leaders are abreast of all of the activities related to the review. They also discuss any adjustments to be made to the plan. This is primarily an information sharing and update meeting and it must be held by the scheduled date.
- The Committee Phase Begins
The co-chairs have selected and invited the committee members and the committee's work begins. The committee phase may take up to 100 days and must be completed (in the form of the report being finalized) by the scheduled date.
- Draft Report to AVP and Director
After the first draft of the report is created, it should be sent to the AVP and director for review. The AVP and director review the report carefully and provide feedback to the committee co-chairs for the improvement of the report. The co-chairs may make improvements to the report based on the AVP/director feedback and/or may include the AVP and/or director responses to certain elements of the report verbatim as added narrative in the report. The AVP, director and co-chairs work together to determine how to incorporate AVP/director feedback into the final version of the report.
- Final Report Sent to the Senior VP and Program Review Coordinator
Once finalized, the co-chairs email the final version of the report to Mark, copying Brian and Tina for the divisional program review archives. This must be submitted by the scheduled date.
- Final Meeting with the Senior Vice President, AVP, Director, and Unit Co-Chairs
At this final meeting, Mark, the AVP, and the director decide which of the program review recommendations will be made departmental objectives. Following the meeting, the AVP and director ensure the recommendations (as objectives) are entered into the department's planning database.
- Debriefing with Director and Department
Following the approval of the recommendations, the director meets with the members of the department to review the program review process and report, with a particular emphasis on discussing the recommendations that became objectives and the implication of those objectives both for individual members of the department and the department as a whole.
Key Roles
Senior Vice President for Student Affairs and University Planning
- Establish and monitor the division's program review policy and procedure
- Read and analyze program review reports
- At the conclusion of each review, meet with the unit AVP, director, and committee co-chairs to establish the list of resulting recommendations that the department will track using the university's planning database.
AVP (ultimately responsible for the effective review of relevant departments)
- Oversee unit program reviews
- Ensure deadlines are met
- Meet with the unit director and committee chairs at stages throughout the process
- Ensure that the review analyzes the entire unit performance (rather than just individual elements)
- Review the draft report generated by the co-chairs and offer advice and feedback
- Meet with the Senior Vice President, director, and co-chairs at the conclusion of the review
- Conduct/oversee the program review self-study
- Generate the self-study binder for submission to the co-chairs and committee members
- Coordinate the program review along with the co-chairs
- Lead and/or participate in relevant meetings throughout the process
- Assist the director and AVP as needed
- Ensure deadlines are met
- Assemble and lead the program review committee
- Lead the analysis of the self-study binder
- Lead the committee's research efforts
- Write the program review report
- Meet with the Senior Vice President, AVP, and director at the conclusion of the review
Committee members
- Review and analyze the self-study binder
- Assist in the research process (standards analysis, focus groups, surveys, etc.)
- Assist with the drafting of the program review report
Program Review Intended Outcomes
- To provide the department being reviewed with the opportunity to evaluate its operation and identify ways in which the department is functioning well and to identify areas in which functions may be improved.
- To compare the department's status and performance with national standards (i.e., CAS),
- To seek perspectives on the department's performance from campus constituents (staff, faculty, and students).
- To provide the senior vice president and the department's AVP with evaluative feedback about the department, suggestions for improvement, and a plan of action.


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I truly believe that in order to have a successful marriage, a husband & wife must be the closest of friends. Well after a 10 year friendship, Cindy & Robert decided to hang out, except this time it was different. They both felt something more than just a friendship & a beautiful relationship began. Two months later they were engaged & now they are planning a Spring wedding in Georgetown, Texas!
I loved working with Cindy & Robert. They are such a wonderful couple! I seriously could have spent hours talking to Cindy & photographing the two of them. If it wasn't for the sun going down, I probably would have! I've always found cloudy, overcast skies to be incredibly romantic. The air was fresh, the sky was gray and for a moment it almost didn't feel like Texas. Towards the end of our session we were blessed with sunshine & we had the most gorgeous sunset for their photos.
Take a look at their beautiful engagement portraits, I think you'll love them as much as I do!
This tree is one of my favorites. I just love how whimsy it looks!
Sweet kisses are the best 🙂
Loving this black & white…
As you can see, Robert was really getting into the photos! Lol! Loving that smile though, especially with Cindy by his side! 😀
Something about this one…
An open field all to ourselves, yes please!
Another fave of mine. I was totally hiding in the grass during this photo. Haha!
Work it Cindy 😉
Loving these! Every couple should have this much fun during their portraits!!
The Nature Center was so lonely, really enjoyed that!
Seriously, love this one!
This light, you can tell the sun is wanting to say hello during these …
Another fave of mine!
So pretty!
Hello sunshine!
This sunset though. Swoon.
I usually wouldn't make a black & white so moody like this, but this really speaks to me. I love this one so much!
You two are beautiful together.
Thank you Cindy & Robert for a beautiful photo session. I had the greatest time working with the two of you. I wish you a lifetime of happiness & love.


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My Book is Out Now!
Digital Culture Industry:
A History of Digital Distribution
I'm very happy to announce that my book is finally out with Palgrave Macmillan.
If you're interested in the history of peer-to-peer piracy and how it shaped digital media today this is the book for you. Covering MP3.com, Napster, GNUtella, Kazaa, Streamcast, Grokster, BitTorrent and The Pirate Bay this comprehensive history is a great read for anyone interested in the field of digital media.
….if I do say so myself.
For a more comprehensive overview of the book head over to the book page where you can see reviews and chapter summaries.
There was a lot of research that went into the book, and a lot of resources to boot. If you'd like to see some of the things I made related to the book head over to this blog post and also take a look at the resources.
Available now from…
'Instant Pop': Give the Kids What they Want
Grabbed from The Guardian
Ten years after piracy first began to ravage the music industry, Britain's two biggest record labels will finally try to play their part in stopping it, by making new singles available for sale on the day they first hit the airwaves.
Now this, is a good thing.
The further I've read into the technicalities of retailing digital media the more sympathetic I've become to the difficulties of digital retail. This softening of my opinion has primarily come via reading a healthy dose of intellectual property law and the various EULAs attached to services like iTunes, Steam and Amazon's digital arm, those things none of us read but sign our souls away to, quite literally in some cases. I'll post something regarding my adventures in EULAland in the near future; for now we'll stick to the recent 'Instant Pop' announcement.
As much as I have softened in some regards, there are still areas where I'm fairly critical regarding industry practice. Digital retail at first seems to be about manufacturing scarcity in an inherently bountiful product, something that is profoundly difficult. However rather than apply old scarcity economics to digital media, the successful retailers have realised that it is not the product that gains them the custom, but the service surrounding it. The latest pop hit is the latest pop hit, whether you buy it from Amazon, iTunes or pull it down off of some P2P network. What differs is the process surrounding that acquisition. P2P is a pretty good service if you ignore the legality issue; contrary to industry opinion the files are of high quality, speeds are solid and if you are competent enough to operate some P2P client you'll probably be street wise enough to not get a trojan of some sort.
With a service like iTunes however, because of their nice walled little empire they have something that P2P doesn't; that nice little button, default on all iPods and iPhones that says 'iTunes Store'. As long as you've got connectivity you can hit that button, search for a track and purchase within about 30 seconds. Then it's there ready for you to own it at the moment you decided you wanted to own it. Put this hand in hand with radio and you've got a brilliant system; song comes on the radio, listener hears it, likes it, wants it. Listener goes to device in pocket and a few taps later they have it. The price is higher than P2P, but P2P couldn't give it to them right then and there. The customer paid to have the song NOW.
People are walking around with miniature record shops in their pocket all day, at any moment they have the potential to purchase a small something that takes their fancy or even go on a media bender when looking to kill some time. Having a gap between radio promotion and single release, to deny the individual the option to purchase it at that moment when they are primed to be consumer, to tell them to wait and buy it in a few weeks, a few days, even a few hours, is a strategy that will lose you that customer. They've had the marketing plugged straight into them, they've got the shop out of their pocket and are ready to go, but due to a perception that you can still maintain media scarcity, there's no single in the shop and the customer will look elsewhere because they know they can get it somehow, it'll just take a bit more work.
This instant pop strategy is a good one, it plays to new behaviours of consumption and takes advantage of the fact that a grand majority of people are hooked up to media retail wherever and whenever. It won't be a panacea for piracy, there's more factors in people's decisions to pirate than simply speed and convenience, sometimes p2p offer a service or a product that the legit spaces don't. However for those people who previously would have taken the costlier but quicker option if only they had one, this move will bring them back in to the shop.
Guardian Article: Universal and Sony Music plan 'instant pop' to beat piracy
Props to @tegularius00 for sending me the article.
Real Culture is Bought Culture
I should be writing my thesis at this moment, however a small jaunt over to the Open Rights Group blog left me with a small thought (just a small one mind) about the perhaps less obvious disruptions that digital media have caused. One of the commenters on the most recent post stated…
You ORG people are pathetic. I'd like to see your point of view if it was you who produced a film or wrote a book in the course of your work (your way of life, how you get paid), and little slimy leeches like the operators of the Pirate Bay/Oink/etc made a crapload of money in ad revenue/subscription fees for enabling the piracy of your work, giving you nothing in return. The majority of your spotty live-in- parents-basement members should get out more, get a girlfriend, just get out and please join the real world where people need to get paid for their work. I hope you're not ever actually taken seriously at the government level, your counter-arguments are too poor to be taken seriously.
As you'd expect from a blog comments section this elicited a fair amount of responses, many (though inevitably not all) of which I'm happy to say were much more polite and much less aggressive than the above. Now this may be a case where one should pull out the 'Don't Feed the Trolls' sign, however it does illustrate a larger issue.
The countless discussions that we have about copyright these days always seem to be chipping away at an assumption of what creative work is that we have had for a long time. If you wanted to bring in some classic critical theory and invoke Adorno and Horkheimer's writings on mass culture (which I do because I'm a geeky obsessive), you would hark back to their considerations of how mass culture has impacted our understanding of what the value of culture is. When they were criticising the idea that culture could be commodified and sold as a product they were also concerned that only culture which was commodified would be classified as 'real' culture, with the rest being confined to the derogatory category of 'amateur', creativity without profit. What seemed to define real culture from amateur culture was the involvement of some economic value. Therefore only people that make money from their cultural production are 'real' artists and culture is best judged on its economic merits. Now this of course is a gross simplification; as anyone that has a passion for any sphere of culture will rabidly argue, just because something sells a lot doesn't mean it's any good. However this conflation of economic value with cultural value seems to have stuck in areas.
For example last year when Lily Allen made her little snafu and pissed off the entire internet (hyperbole noted), I recall she stated that she would prefer people go out and buy bootleg copies of her albums from street vendors than pirate it online, because at least that way it had some value. To Lily it seemed her music was worthless unless someone was willing to pay her for it. Likewise from the comments much was made about the commenter's assumption that 'ORG People' could not be creative people because they did not support copyright (In fact as Jim Killock corrected them, ORG do support copyright but not the infringement of our human rights in the name of its protection). Many others replied that in fact many creative people, both 'professional' and 'amateur' were members of ORG and that it was a rather simplified perception of the organisation. One commenter especially, Prof. Andres Guadamuz of The University of Edinburgh, highlighted the issue very well saying…
There is this remarkably short-sighted idea that only those who profit from copyright industries have the right to make any arguments… the vast majority of people are engaged in creative processes, be it taking photographs, writing poems, writing a blog, etc. Only because some people are lucky enough to get rewarded for their creations does not de-legitimise everyone else.
This I think is the crux of the copyright debates along with the progression made in 'amateurism' and creativity. That people outside of the established cultural industries are able to produce and distribute work of comparable quality has brought the debates about copyright out of a corporatised context and down to an individual level. Where copyright was once the domain of the industry and viewed in a purely economic context, now it has seeped into the domain of the individual, and its more restrictive elements are visible. People that produce creative work without an economic focus are joining the debate. Again this is not to say it should be abolished, as much of copyright law is about protecting the consumer as well as the producer, it just needs updating for this de-corporatised context. As for the original commenter, they should not be dismissed as just ignorant, but should be engaged with. Not only is the view espoused real, but it is also deeply rooted from decades of commodified creativity. If we are going to reach an equilibrium between industrial and 'amateur' creativity, it will need to be addressed.
Then again, maybe I just fed the troll….
Losing British Airwaves to Hollywood
The BBC is moving to encrypt public broadcast signals with lovely lovely DRM.
In early september the BBC submitted a petition to OFCOM to be allowed to encrypt the public airwaves. If it is allowed to go through manufacturers of receiving devices will have to apply for a licence if they want their products to be able to store or output the content it receives to another box as the content will have to be encrypted. This means that every box you have in your home media set-up will have to be compliant with the encryption or none of it will work together. Who has determined these licences? The same people that created the 'Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator Agreement'; the US studios.
As it stands our current public airwaves are just that, public. Broadcasters are free to use them but in return we are allowed to do what we like with the content, as long as it doesn't violate copyright laws. We can record it for later viewing, move it around to different devices or cut it up and play with it. If the content is encrypted we can't do this and suddenly our public airwaves are just another proprietary conduit for US media that hate to see a distribution network that they don't control.When I saw the Doctorow article that informed me of the BBC encryption it reminded me of a story from April this year.
After getting fed up with poor internet service from Time Warner Cable, the residents of Wilson in North Carolina set up a city run broadband network. It was high-speed and low cost and everyone loved it, Apart from Time Warner. Rather than improving their service and lowering their extortionate prices – like the city requested of them before they went ahead with an alternative – they instead thought the best option was to lobby for the outlaw of community ISP services; their argument being 'we can't make a profit'. The issue is still as yet not resolved, but the fact that it could even be considered an issue worth debating is rather unnerving.
As I have mentioned multiple times before, my firm belief is that the attacks on so-called 'illegal pirate networks' are not about copyright but about control of publicly produced systems of distribution. The media industries have had dominance over the conduits of media delivery and they don't like the competition. This has become even more prominent when the industries move to close down legitimate public distribution systems as well as the supposed illegitimate.
The very awesome Open Rights Group has already set to work opposing the encryption scheme, head over and support them if you can.
Engadget – Time Warner and Embarq can't compete with city-owned ISP
Daily Tech – Time Warner, Embarq Fight to Outlaw 100 Mbps Community Broadband
The Guardian – The BBC is encrypting its HD signal by the back door
If Mandelson is Telling the Truth…
The Digital Britain team recently posted up some rebuttals to the accusations directed at the government, one of them being that Lord Mandelson did a u-turn on policy after having a hearty meal with David Geffen. According to team DB…
No discussion took place with David Geffen about Digital Britain. Peter Mandelson has said he doesn't even think the issue is on Geffen's radar.
Suppose then that this is indeed true. If we do accept that the dinner with Geffen and the policy change announcement are completely coincidental, does that dissipate the issue? According to The Independent…
Lord Mandelson, the Business Secretary, is said to be persuaded by the argument for tough laws to curb illegal file-sharing after an intensive lobbying campaign by influential people in the music and film industry.
Stating that their decision to enact some very controversial policies is based on intensive lobbying from the media industry to me is not an absolution but equally damning. Considering that the Digital Britain report was produced based on taking the opinions of many different groups and developing a middle ground. From these recent developments I can only assume that the media industry were not content with a balanced solution and instead continue to demand preferential treatment. At least the British citizenry now know where they stand.
Licensing The Pirate Bay
I was caught off guard today by the announcement that Global Gaming Factory's shareholders voted to continue their motions to purchase The Pirate Bay. Despite the loss of investors scared away by the less than smooth months GGF has had, those that remain have decided to continue on with the venture.
Torrent Freak mentions that as of yet GGF have still not secured any licensing deals, the crucial element required for the business to even start operations. The question is will they secure them at all?
When Napster took a nose dive in court and were forced to close shop until they could operate legally one of their biggest hurdles was the fact that none of the major labels would licence to them. They distrusted not only the brand but also the executives that ran the company and eventually the original Napster liquidated. It was eventually resurrected by Roxio as a sub-par subscription site using MP3.com tech after Vivendi ruthlessly bought them out.
There are some parallels with TPB buyout in that the success of the business model is dependant on licensing, which they have yet to acquire. The brand is certainly one that has caused a lot of sleepless nights to the industry and I imagine many would love to see the venture fail just because it has 'that' name. Finally with the freeze placed on their stock due to an ongoing investigation, a sudden loss of key company executives and a run on the investors is it the case that the industry will trust GGF anymore than they trusted our loveable foursome?
There is perhaps a bigger question here as well that I believe has been present throughout the media industry's relations with 'illegal' file-sharing: is it about the content or is it about the system? Is it the fact that their products are being shared across p2p networks that worries them, or is it the networks themselves? It's more than likely that the industry realise that the real threat these networks pose is that they make much of their business redundant. It used to be that if you were a musician and wanted to get heard your main conduit to an audience was a label, who would promote you and distribute your work. Now for many artists the possibility of going it alone is more tangible.
It's not necessarily the case that the industry has failed to distinguish between the technology of file-sharing – which is perfectly legal – and the distribution of copyrighted content – which we have to admit is technically not – due to ignorance. They hark back to the old days where they controlled the entire supply chain and the profit margins were great. Now they have pesky middlemen from the computer industry disrupting their perfectly tuned ecosystem. The more they can convince people that the 'networks' are illegal, the safer their dominance.
So, will the Pirate Bay MKII receive their licensing? It'll be interesting to find out.