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You can see why telecom companies love to snap up their rivals: Bigger companies make better stocks.
At least, that has been the case among key players in Canada and the United States in recent years, which has coincided with a very interesting time for the telecommunications sector.
Not only have companies had to navigate a terrible recession and financial crisis, they have also had to deal with tremendous changes in how we communicate. Land-line phones are being unplugged and cable TV is being threatened by streaming videos.
Five years ago, Apple Inc. had just introduced its first iPhone and Netflix Inc. was still several months away from introducing an unlimited streaming service for online movie and TV show viewing.
Through these changes, big telecom companies have served investors remarkably well. BCE Inc., Telus Corp. and Rogers Communications Inc. – which have market capitalizations ranging from $20-billion to more than $34-billion – have returned an average of 85 per cent over the past five years, after factoring in dividends.
That's more than double the average return for smaller players such as Cogeco Cable Inc., Astral Media Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc., whose market caps are a fraction the size of the behemoths.
In the United States, big players have similarly dominated the smaller ones in the stock market.
AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. have risen an average of 33 per cent over the past five years, after factoring in dividends.
Much smaller players, such as Sprint Nextel Corp., CenturyLink Inc., Windstream Corp. and Frontier Communications Corp., have fallen an average of 22 per cent.
For sure, there are some specific factors at work here beyond a company's size – management competence, for example.
And yes, there are exceptions to the general observation that bigger companies have better-performing stocks. Rogers' share price hasn't done anything over the past five years, despite being roughly the same size as Telus.
But the averages suggest that mergers and acquisitions, along with diverse income streams, mean something in this day and age for the telecommunications sector – where streamlined operations and a national footprint are among the keys to success.
You can criticize big companies for being slow at adapting to change and for growing their earnings and revenues at a sluggish pace.
For telecom companies, though, the benefits of size outweigh these drawbacks.
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I would ask for a refund if you bought the demo
I would ask for a refund if you bought the demo
How do you stop fucking running? My guy is running 24/7 at game start and I can't do anything about it so I just get exhausted all day.
Hurr I mean I bought the thing on desura or whatever
Bullets+Frying Pan on a stove.
It's a glitch when you choose Athletic as a perk.
You dont pick atheletic, its bugged.
Don't use the athletic perk/Use your mouse to move.
Edit: NINJAD
I like the butter knife.
Partly because using the weakest weapon in the game in order to cause a huge amount of damage is funny, annnnd partly because the term "butter knife nuke" has a great ring to it. :P
Required materials
Car battery - Microwave - Butter Knife.
I'm getting really hyped for this update haha, they did confirm it should come out today, right?
What about a nail bomb? Set off some loud device inside a house which attracts zombies whilst the microwave turns, time it right and the zombies will be nailed.
Shotgun shells Soup
I heard about some kind of dev map in the latest beta version, but I still haven't found a way to activate it. Anyone have any tips?
not much point, fragmentation (nails) wouldn't do anything to zombies
also, tried to put a sheet on the drive-thru window, crashed :(
Tab, and it works in c,d,e afaik, not in f
I bought it, and while I agree it's shaping up nicely, I still think alpha pre-orders are a stupid trend.
I believe it is coming out tomorrow now. Issues with corruption of saves for unknown reasons.
This game wouldn't exist at all if it wasn't for preorders. We'd have a 9-5 job and would never have dreamed of making something so ambitious since it would probably take us a decade done in our spare time with the kind of hours you have to work in commercial game dev. Long before that we'd likely have given up on it without it ever seeing the light of day. No indie dev would ever make a game that takes years to develop without some way of making money during development, it's just not viable. Our indie game we were working on prior to Zomboid was a modest cartoon platformer fighting game on Xbox Live Indie Games and even that was an uphill struggle when getting in at 9pm after slogging at a shitty commercial game studio all day. That's why prior to this funding model (the occasional particularly successful donationware like DF aside, which even so is not that different a model to alphafunding) indie games were almost purely modest platformers, puzzlers and the like since it would be possible to save up enough money to live off during a shorter development period... count how many substantial deep sandbox indie games existed prior to this development model, in all the years indie game development has been about. Is it not a creatively richer world where indie devs can tackle game concepts that commercial devs may even shy away from as being too much of a financial risk?
Sure alphafunded dev model has its flaws, but even before we got involved with it personally we saw it as potentially what could make the indie dev industry truly great and think the idea of crowd funding is perhaps the best thing ever to happen to games. I say that as a gamer not a developer and think anyone who doesn't appreciate the effect it's had on the type of games that are now fair game for indie devs to produce is being remarkably short sighted.
I agree, but the way I see it, even if they abandon it right now, all bugs aside, it's still worth 5 pounds, for me at least.
Indeed. Here's the full post.
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Hi there lemmy!
While I'm at it, do you plan on having something like getsatisfaction or you're gonna keep using mantis for features? I'm sure there are a lot of features that you guys haven't thought of + people would see what is already known and how many people want some feature.
Well, naturally it's a great deal for developers. And it certainly allows for the exploration of ideas that would probably never otherwise be funded.
But other developers (see: Notch) just sort of used the community and ran. OK, so Minecraft hit 1.0. Except that was nothing but a title. The game's not done. A ton of features are missing. But he's not even working on it any more, and as soon as the tide of pre-orders really picked up, he basically stopped updating with any regularity. Is it a good game? Yeah, sure, it's fun and innovative. But it's incomplete and broken in so many ways. When modders are able to do more and better work than the actual developers, something's fundamentally wrong.
The idea of alpha pre-ordering ought to be a way for developers to get a kick-start, not a way for developers to bank on a good idea and fail to fulfill that. I'm not saying you guys are at fault, as it seems you're handling development quite well, but on the whole I think the idea needs work.
Oh, and I'm not convinced indie games need this sort of funding in order to be games other than platformers and puzzlers. I can name several indie games that required no such crutch.
Ha, watched that film Red? Bruce Willis does it. Would be a clever way to attract zombies to one place. For what ever reason you would need.
Lemmy you are encouraging me more and more to get back into learning programming.
Ive had a dream of developing my very own indie game.
the main problem with alpha pre-orders is, as postman said, the possibility of devs basically taking the money and running. I trust that the zomboid dudes wont do that (especially how they've picked it up after the previous bad luck) but I can also see why people are wary of the idea in general.
You can't get something worthwhile without risking something. It's just how most stuff works.
I can to but can you name a couple that did not take for fucking ever to complete?
And your point is? This game's taking its good time. (Which is for the best, by the way, just saying.)
The idea is only as flawed as the developers are. Notch was not very professional when he was working on it. It was a personal individual project where once he got the money, he had no use to keep working on it. No comraderie to help drive eachother further into development.
As a counterpoint to the idea being bad, let me direct you to Unknown Worlds. These guys did the "preorder for alpha" thing too. And without that strategy, the game Natural Selection 2 would never have even gotten to where it is now. They were running on fumes. Once they used the preorder strategy, they were able to hire more programmers and contract people overseas to work on content for their game.
They recently released their 200th build. Here is some gameplay by a now new employee of the group. (His 386th video of the game.)
While being a relatively small team of people, they still maintain a sense of professionality and endurance. A lot of these traits I see in Indie Stone. The fact that they managed to persevere in the face of adversity is commendable, but to go back and restart what they already spent months of work on takes great strength and drive. I do see rough waters ahead in their journey, but I feel the blunt of the storm has passed, and if they plan it right, can arrive at where they want their game to be.
His point returns to lemmy's point. The longer the development, the more expensive it is to develop the game. They wouldn't get anywhere if a game this size was self funded. And if they were making progress, it would take exponentially longer due to time commitments.
I think Indie Stone want to also play their own work and see how the community gets on. Since they've dared to do something gamers have wanted for a while. Not really to my genre but I will get into it.
I'm mostly looking forward to multiplayer when they start making servers I can't imagine leaving this game alone.
I haven't managed to play the new update yet since I'm using the Desura Client.
Newsflash: Games take a while to complete, especially for small teams.
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I posted the download link to 0.2.0g, but lemmy told me to take it down.
Edit history. I disagree.
Why do you ruin everything Seiteki gosh
Is the update supposed to be released today ? I havent played any of the other versions because i wanted to have the most fun with it without all the starting bugs.
Lemmy said it wouldn't be released today. Tomorrow is likely though.
That was what I was thinking of, I looked for a clip of it on the internet, but couldn't find one
I personally think alpha funding is a great idea, it just suffers from being dangerous to do depending on how saturated "alpha-funded" games are out there at the moment, what kind of game you are making, a dev's work ethic, etc.
I think Zomboid is a great game for alpha funding, and it seems like you guys are definatly reaping the benefits which is awesome. A game that's rather sandboxy or open ended, requires a lot of development time to fully complete and can very much benefit from feature creeping is great for this. Which is why Zomboid, Minecraft, Overgrowth, and to a lesser extent King Arthur's Gold have all seen successes with alpha funding. Especially when coupled with good indie "marketing" such as an active dev blog, transparent development, etc.
Personally it's just not for me though. I love most of the alpha-funding projects out there right now, but I prefer to experience my games as complete experiences, and savor it in its best state. I wouldn't want to spoil an experience by playing early alphas and such. I could pre-order but I'd rather wait until the game is released, even if it costs me more. Means more money I send to you guys anyways ;)
Since I'm so nice I went through the effort.
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Mdf is the best substrate for veneer but ply will do fine for door panels. You will not need to plane it down as it isn't actually 1/4" thick. With the veneer it will most likely fit nice and snug in a 1/4" groove. Use the smoothest ply you can find as any irregularities may telegraph through to the surface. I prefer to leave 1/8" of play in the groove along with a 1/4" spaceballs. -- Doubt kills more dreams than failure. |
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If you have a real lumberyard nearby that sells to cabinetmakers, you will probably be able to find 1/4" MDF core ply in many species. -- Adversity doesn't build character...................it reveals it. |
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MDF or baltic birch for the substrate. Don't cut the dado's in the rails and stiles until your panels are complete. This way, you can size the dado to fit the panel perfectly. Also make you panel about 1/4" narrower and shorter then your dados in the rails and stiles. Like rhett says, you will want to put space balls in the dados to keep the panels from rattling around in the door frame (very annoying). YOu will want to make sure that you glue veneer to each side of the substrate to stabilize it. As far as glueups go, you can either use a vacuum bag to clamp the panel between the two pieces of veneer or you can build some 1 3/8" thick clamping boards from 3/4" laminated MDF. You will want to put 2 or 3 coats of paste wax on the side of the clamping boards that will touch the veneer so you don't accidentally glue the veneered panel to the clamping boards. Another option is to put wax paper between the clamping boards and the veneer. I use plastic resin glue (DAP Wood Weld) because of its long open working time. You can also use white glue as it dries clear. I don't use yellow glue because if there is any glue squeeze through the veneer (happens all the time) it will look really bad. White glue will be clear. I would highly suggest practicing on some scrap before you work with expensive veneer. MDF is cheap and any mistakes can be learned from before you tackle the real thing. -- Don, Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks - http://www.dlwoodworks.com - "If you make something idiot proof, all they do is make a better idiot" |
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Many thanks all for the help. I guess because the veneer will expand/contract at a different rate than ply is the reason you have to veneer both sides? Kind of a drag – twice the product for a side of the panel that will only be seen when the door is open. I was originally planning on veneering only the outside. FYI – I'm planning on using a veneer product that is an ultra-thin (1/42") 'slice' of hardwood, not the type that is paper-backed and comes rolled-up, if that makes any difference in technique… |
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You will need to veneer both sides. Otherwise the panel will change shape and cause you problems. The way to do it is to put your nice veneer on the outside3 face and a less costly veneer (soft maple or something like that) on the inside. This way you achieve the goal of stabilization at a reduced price. You other option is to do what I did for some of my shop cabinets. I found some 1/2" plywood at the local big box store that had some incredible curly maple patterns to it. Out of 20 sheets I had 6 sheets that are absolutely amazing. I applied Arm-R-Seal finish and the grain really popped out. Also in the Cherry credenza and A/V cabinet I posted here I found some highly figured 1/4" cherry plywood that I used for panels. Theses sheets of plywood had incredible rope pattern figure. When finished the figure and color really popped out. -- Don, Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks - http://www.dlwoodworks.com - "If you make something idiot proof, all they do is make a better idiot" |
#6 posted 05-18-2011 07:40 PM |
I don't bother to veneer both sides of a panel if it will be captured inside a door frame. Between the rail and stile holding the panel flat and how thin veneer is, I don't see how it could distort enough to be of concern. I have never had an issue or a callback. I should make note that on wide doors I always add a center mullion and do veneer both sides of flat panel doors or any piece that is not contained within a frame. -- Doubt kills more dreams than failure. |
#7 posted 05-18-2011 07:51 PM |
You are right. For MDF it would be overkill to veneer both sides if going in to a frame. You just have to be willing to see the MDF on the inside of the door. Personally, if I you use a plywood substrate (baltic birch or appleply) I would veneer both sides. But that's just me. :-) -- Don, Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks - http://www.dlwoodworks.com - "If you make something idiot proof, all they do is make a better idiot" |
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Medulloblastoma, a tumor of the central nervous system, is a common and frequently lethal tumor of childhood. Abnormalities in Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) and Wingless signaling contribute to genetics, however these pathways are represented in a minority of tumors. The proto-oncogene Mycn is the major factor driving proliferation in the developing cerebellum, and is expressed at high levels in SHH-associated medulloblastoma. A role for Mycn in the pathogenesis of medulloblastoma in the absence of SHH aberrations is supported by three independent studies showing a majority of human medulloblastomas express Mycn, whereas Mycn is not expressed in normal cerebellum after fetal stages. We hypothesize that aberrant expression of Mycn contributes to the pathogenesis of medulloblastoma, and that targeted therapies against Mycn will show efficacy in this disease. Our long term objectives are to clarify the role of Mycn in the initiation and progression of medulloblastoma, and to determine the impact of therapies directed against Mycn in murine and human medulloblastoma. We will characterize a genetically engineered mouse (GEM) model for medulloblastoma developed in our laboratory that co-expresses both Mycn and luciferase in the CNS, and that differs from existing GEM models for medulloblastoma in that p53 mutation (which is uncommon in human tumors) is not required to achieve high penetrance. Mycn is stabilized through activation of the lipid kinase PI3K. We have shown that small molecule inhibitors of PI3K lead to degradation of this oncoprotein in-vitro and in-vivo. We will therefore test the role of Mycn in maintaining tumors and in supporting tumor vasculature by treating MYCN-driven medulloblastomas using doxycyline to turn off MYCN transcriptionally, or using small molecule PI3K) inhibitors to degrade Mycn. We will compare genetic and epigenetic abnormalities between murine and human tumors, including microRNA profiling, and we will treat cultured and xenotransplated tumorspheres derived from primary human medulloblastomas to assess the importance of Mycn as a therapeutic target in human medulloblastoma.
Aim 1. Evaluation of mice transgenic for Glt1-tTA:TRE-MYCN/Luc as a model for human medulloblastoma.
Aim 2. Preclinical testing of isoform-selective PI3K inhibitors in mice transgenic for Glt1-tTA:TREMYCN/Luc, and in human medulloblastoma tumorspheres.
Aim 3. Use of PI3K inhibitors to address a role for Mycn and microRNA targets regulated by Mycn, in maintaining medulloblastoma angiogenesis in vivo.
Medulloblastoma is a common and frequently lethal tumor of children, for which current therapies are often ineffective. The transcription factor Mycn is expressed in the majority of these tumors, an event we hypothesize is linked to tumor formation. The long term objective of this application is to characterize a mouse model for medulloblastoma developed in our laboratory and driven by MYCN, to clarify the importance of Mycn as a therapeutic target in this disease. We have also identified a small molecule inhibitor of MYCN, that will be tested in this and derivative models. This study will clarify the importance of Mycn as a therapeutic target in medulloblastoma, and will evaluate a Mycn inhibitor that could potentially be translated to children with this important tumor. (
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Huang, Miller; Weiss, William A (2013) G34, another connection between MYCN and a pediatric tumor. Cancer Discov 3:484-6 |
Jahangiri, Arman; Weiss, William A (2013) It takes two to tango: Dual inhibition of PI3K and MAPK in rhabdomyosarcoma. Clin Cancer Res 19:5811-3 |
Lau, Jasmine; Schmidt, Christin; Markant, Shirley L et al. (2012) Matching mice to malignancy: molecular subgroups and models of medulloblastoma. Childs Nerv Syst 28:521-32 |
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Netezza External Tables
You can use Netezza's external table to view data from an external file and use it like a database table. When you create an external table, the actual data still sits in that physical external file, but you can query it from Netezza like you can query a normal database table.
You can also use external tables to export data out of a Netezza table into a file.
From Netezza's Data Loading Manual - An external table allows Netezza to treat an external file as a database table. An external table has a definition (a table schema), but the actual data exists outside of the Netezza appliance database. External tables can be used to access files which are stored on the Netezza host server or, in the case of a remote external table, Netezza can treat a file on a client system as an external table (see REMOTESOURCE option).
Below are 2 examples to show you how to do both data export and "import".
I am using Aginity Workbench for Netezza on my windows machine (which comes with a netezza odbc driver), and I have a text file stored in my local drive C:\temp\testfile.txt which has the following column header and 3 rows:
1,'John Lee',100000
2,'Marty Short', 120000
3,'Jane Mars', 150000
CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE ext_tbl_employees(
employee_id integer,
employee_name character varying(100),
salary decimal (10,2))
remotesource 'odbc'
delimiter ','
skiprows 1);
Then in your Aginity workbench object browser, expand the folder External Tables, and you will your new external table listed there.
You can then query the table just like a normal database table:
select *
from ext_tbl_employees
You can also create a transient external table, in which it only exists for the duration of your query, which means the external table definition does not persist in the system catalog.
--transient external table
FROM EXTERNAL 'c:\temp\testfile.txt'
employee_id integer,
employee_name character varying(100),
salary decimal (10,2))
remotesource 'odbc'
delimiter ','
skiprows 1);
Transient external table is also a very useful way to export data from a netezza database out to a text file. You can export not just an entire table, but the output of any sql statement. The beauty of it is you don't have to specify the schema definition of the data, which can save you a lot of typing:
create table mytesttable (
studentid integer,
studentname character varying(100)
insert into mytesttable
select 1, 'Jane Doe'
select 2, 'John Smith';
CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE 'c:\Temp\ExportDataTest.csv' USING (remotesource 'ODBC' DELIM ',') AS
from mytesttable;
drop table mytesttable;
Note: if the file already exists, any existing data will be deleted by Netezza before it inserts data.
If there's comma in your data, and you want to export to csv, use escapeChar option:
CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE 'c:\Temp\OfferAttributesNightlyFeed.csv' USING (remotesource 'ODBC' DELIM ',' ESCAPECHAR '\') AS
from COUPONATTRIBUTESTEST;
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Thanks for the efforts on gathering useful content and sharing here. You can find more question and answers on Netezza database in the following forum.
Netezza database question and answers- AnonymousNovember 12, 2013 at 1:50 PM
Just for all those that didn't know it, Netezza will typically output with unix line terminators and not windows version. This means, when you open it in word pad or anything, it will show up as one huge line, however, save as a .csv and excel will see the line wraps. My recommendation would be to use powershell which is very quick once you export it to change them to a full CR-LF.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousFebruary 9, 2017 at 12:58 PM
How do you give DataObject on unix to create on remote location?


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Meaning/Pronunciation: Pronunciation: Pew (as in the church seat) Meaning: a shortened, modernized form of Ap Hugh, meaning son of Hugh.
Origin: Wales
Variations: Ap Hugh, obviously. Hughes as well, as an alternate modern form of the name.
Relation to me: This is my matralinial direct line—my mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's maiden name
i: Pugh, Ellen, ? – ?, Wales?; Hugh Roberts, 1 daughter known
Looking for:
Before a few months ago, this would have been entitled Griffiths (2), as I'd always had her listed as Ellen Griffiths due to what my grandmother told me. However, in looking up Ellen's daughter's death certificate, I found that she was listed as Ellen Pugh. So Pugh it is, until I learn better.
While the surname is Welsh, I can only assume that she was born in Wales, as I have no information beyond the fact that she married Hugh Roberts, and that they had one daughter, Selina Roberts nee Howells, in 1845.
I'm hoping to find more soon, but as of this moment, that's all I have on this line, so any help would be appreciated. :)
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There are over 70 historic cemeteries scattered throughout the countryside of Westerly. Brenda and I have been trying to track them all down before some of them become overgrown and lost to history. When we went looking for the Hall Ground we had to get the help of 91 year old Florence Madison to show us where it was located. She remembered playing amongst the stones as a young girl. Years ago the stones were removed and a shed built over part of the cemetery.
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JamesHarmon McQuilkin gave props (14 Nov 2009):
To me: Hallow Ground
Karen Foto Fiddler (Deleted) gave props (14 Nov 2009):
What a shame the stones were removed and no markers left of any kind. That just doesn't seem right. At least you have memorialized the place with your search. Nice find and story!
Donald Garrett gave props (14 Nov 2009):
Good find!
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catharine amato gave props (14 Nov 2009):
excellent for theme, really lost and forgotten!
Kaan UÄŸurlu said (14 Nov 2009):
Very good capture my friend..
Richard Knight (Deleted) gave props (14 Nov 2009):
John, I wish you and Brenda continued success. The Eagle Scout-candidates here have restored some old cemeteries. The government will step up and replace stones for vets. This is a good looking shot, the kind I would try to capture.
Dawn Duffield (Deleted) gave props (14 Nov 2009):
This is really sad, John; the fact that these individuals final resting place receives so little respect. Much research and time must be involved in order to track these cemetaries down; my hat is off to you! This is the perfect entry
Gail Anderson gave props (14 Nov 2009):
wonderful project! a shame the stones are all gone... great shot of a truly forgotten spot!
Litz Go gave props (14 Nov 2009):
Nobody would think that this used to be a cemetery. Wonderful capture and story. Perfect theme entry!
JOE FAILK gave props (14 Nov 2009):
Perfect for the theme!
Martin E. Morris (Deleted) gave props (14 Nov 2009):
I find it very difficult to believe that people can be forgotten like this.What a crying shame.Something should certainly be done to mark this as a cemetary and to remember these people.A worthy entry to the theme and an image of great importance too!!!
elfriede fulda gave props (14 Nov 2009):
Interesting and excellent entry for this theme...
Michael Ball gave props (15 Nov 2009):
Sad that is has been forgotten and a shed built on it! Great shot and entry!
Minno RamÃrez Terrón gave props (15 Nov 2009):
love this shot, good entry!!!
Regenia Brabham (Deleted) gave props (15 Nov 2009):
How very sad that a lot of these places are being negleted and abused. They are trying to build an interstate system over our Indian Mounds!! I am glad you were able to find her to help you find it. It won't be long and she will be gone. You should do a book John. I bet people will try to help clean them up then.
Hector Ortiz gave props (17 Nov 2009):
gOOD JOB
Judy Wanamaker (Deleted) gave props (17 Nov 2009):
This somehow seems like a desecration of hallowed ground. It is a perfect entry for the theme.


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Please see our forth coming events
Spring Show, 19th April in the Chalfont St Peter Church Hall from 8 pm please click this link to see the show Schedule.
The club has held a Summer Show since soon after World War Two. Formerly in September, it has for many years now been held on the Saturday before the late August Bank Holiday, in 2017 it will on is 19th August, between 1:30 and 4:00 pm.
The Venue is the Chalfont St Peter Community Centre, situated beside the A413 just north of the Greyhound roundabout. Google Map for the Chalfont St Peter Community Centre
The Show Schedule will be published as soon as possible
We attract over Sixty exhibitors who between them show about 500 exhibits. We offer cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd places and have a large range of cups to reward excellence either in a particular class, or over a specified range of classes.
Last years entry fees were 35p per class. Our current biggest exhibitor exhibited in 56 classes last year. Our show is an OPEN show, that is, anyone can enter: you don't have to be a member although we naturally welcome new members! In recent years, we have attracted some very experienced exhibitors from outside, given that sadly, some other Garden Clubs are no longer running their shows.
Our seven Judges are all very experienced experts in their respective fields and appropriately qualified.
Standards are high, but that should not inhibit newcomers to showing. Our most prolific exhibitor started by entering the Novice classes not too many years ago. Our best exhibitors are very willing to give encouraging advice to those less experienced in showing. We have experienced stewards who job includes offering advice to exhibitors to prevent a small error from causing a disappointing failure.
Visitors are welcome from 2pm on the day, for a modest entry fee of £1.00. There is free car parking at the Centre. As well as the exhibits, we have cream teas and a raffle with attractive prizes. This year we shall have an exhibition by local Bee keepers, with honey for sale.
We produce a schedule that gives full details of all the classes, together with the Rules that govern the Show which is run to Royal Horticultural Society procedures.
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Monday, 17 January 2011
stylish blogger award
It came as a surprise when 'behrmark' from 'Behr Blather' sent me an email telling me that I won the 'stylish blogger award'. Maybe it was the naughty pictures I sent him through an email a while back. He had asked me politely so I couldn't really refuse. OK, the pictures weren't that naughty but they did show body parts not normally shown when I go to work… Anyway, thank you berhrmark for that. I do enjoy the collection of pictures you upload and the casual Behr Blather when that appears.
I am now supposed to link back to whomever gave this award to me, which I've already done.
List seven things about myself:
1. My family's been always close. I have lots of relatives and we do our traditional big family gatherings during Christmas or Easter, but just the four of us (my parents and brother) always made a good team. I didn't have grandparents or brothers and sisters of my parents living close by to be part of this team. We became even closer because my parents were taking us with them when they were going travelling. I am lucky enough to have experiences with my parents visiting parts of Greece, Rome or Paris from a very young age. I'll always be grateful for my childhood even if there were some normal hiccups during the years.
2. What I find amazing weird now is that my first ever crush with a movie actor was Arnold Schwarzenegger at 'Conan the Barbarian' (I had to google of course the correct spelling of his name). I don't remember when I first saw it, since I was only one year old when it was released, but I must have been really young. I was amazed by his body, the lack of clothing and the hints of sex throughout the movie. If you ask me now though, the answer is no. I don't have a thing for bodybuilders…
3. I think I first realised I was in love with 'JJ' one Saturday morning after making love when I was preparing coffee and I heard him singing in the shower. No, his voice is not great but it put a smile on my face and warmth in my heart.
4. One of my greatest desires in life is to travel the world and visit as many cultures as possible. I still haven't been to Africa, South America or Australia. In Asia I've only visited a city of Turkey which I didn't really like. You can check that visit here. I'm happy at least I've managed to see most of Europe. It's cheaper and you don't really need many days off work to go to places around here. However, I would really love to visit Japan, go for a safari in Kenya or go to Patagonia. Fortunately, flight tickets are not that expensive from London and I hope to manage to visit the places I want (at some point). I want near the end of my life to be able to open a global map and put pins to many places I've seen.
5. I am generally a bookworm. Since I was a child, I've been reading a lot. My parents never allowed a TV in my bedroom so I'm used to read myself to sleep which is a habit I have till now. When I was old enough to pick my own books I started with authors like Agatha Christie, Jules Verne and Enid Blyton (I loved the 'The Secret 7'). I then evolved to Stephen King, Victor Hugo and George Orwell. Unfortunately since I have the memory of a goldfish I don't remember most of them. I can recall the general concept but don't ask me about character names and other particular things. Also, I wish I had read more Greek writers. I lack some general Greek classical author knowledge which I am trying to catch up with now.
6. I can't generally watch horror movies. It must be extremely shameful to admit it, but I do get very tense while watching them. I am a total wuss when it comes to that. I love movies like 'se7en' or even the old 'Omen' trilogy but I do struggle a bit to watch things like 'the sixth sense' or the recent 'The Devil'. I am able to watch them in the end but I have to look away a couple of times during the 'bad' scenes. Because you can't easily look away in a movie theatre I don't go to watch horror movies there. One of the last ones I remember watching in a theatre was the 'The Blair Witch Project'. Lot's of people found it funny and not scary at all. I remember that in the dark movie theatre I only wished for it to end. Unfortunately JJ is a big fan.
7. I am generally a morning person. I don't mind waking up early to enjoy the day. I prefer doing stuff when the sun's up. It makes me feel that I've experienced my day to the fullest. I enjoy going for walks and coffee breaks with friends, window shopping or dinner with close ones. Of course I don't mind the occasional partying till the early hours, but I can really live without it for a long time without a problem. If you ask me now, I think the last time I went clubbing was in late October or early November. I'd always prefer a nice restaurant with good wine and some friends or a drink or two in a nice pub or bar. This probably makes me a dull person and not fitting in with some of my gay friends but I don't really mind.
Finally, I have to nominate, pass the honour to 5 other bloggers:
(that's definitely not an easy one)
1. I got something to say. AJohnP is living the life through his marriage, the music stage and the softball court. Sharing his everyday adventures he does really have something to say.
2. My Big Fat Greek Gay Blog. It's a blog from a Greek American living his life in the States so there are some things I can relate to. Browsing through his posts, you'll realise that Bobby loves writing his blog.
3. Patently Queer. Cubby is one of the most active bloggers I think I follow. He's trying as much as he can to make a change through participating in Gay Rights activities and he does post his ideas and opinions frequently giving us food for thought. Nevertheless, I have kept a precious voucher offering unnamed things, not to be discussed outside closed doors…
4. The life of a wozzel. You simply have to go through his posts to discover this person. Wozzel has an amazing sense of humour. He is very sensitive, genuine and loves his friends. I could say more nice things about this exceptional person, but I think I've already earned a nice glass of wine on my next visit to Durban. Right?
5. Gosh… If I pick another one I'm going to leave lots of people out… Can I really do that? I enjoy so much receiving your comments and I don't really want to make anyone upset with me… For Number 5, please go through the list on the right of blogs I follow and pick one. Yes, I am cheating but I can't select between Mike, MiS, Steve, Gauss, Juz or Suf and the rest…
Lately, I've started unofficially following some more blogs that I still haven't added to the official list. I'll need to update that at some point.
So, here it is. A list of some random things about me and my nominations.
Have a nice Monday which is according to research (?) the most depressing day of the year! I hope it passes quickly.
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Hi all: I was wondering if any knowledgeable folk could help me with the mechanics and technique of proper jive basic. When are you on the ball of the foot, and when are you on your heel? (I know you put your heel down on the rock step, but what about at the end of each triple step?) How much weight transfer do you do on the triple step? (I feel like I just lightly tap my toes on the floor, instead of actually putting weight on the ball like I'm supposed to. But how do I transfer weight during the triple step without slowing down?) What do you do with your hips? (Isn't there supposed to be a swinging action?) How do you reverse momentum going left to right without fighting momentum? When are your knees straight and when are they bent, and when you do bend them how much bend is there? I have no problem with jive kicks (I can keep them up forever), but as soon as I start doing basics, I get tired out, which tells me that I'm doing something wrong. If someone could break it down for me step by step, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
The weight movement you are finding difficult to generate comes from the hip/rib cage action that happens when you change direction to start the chasse. Difficult to answer many question in a post (consider separating them into individual topics), perhaps these videos will help. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCWPDCj_M3M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdUMQGqim6Q
Agree with xx... but if you're getting that tired; consider that your triple-step basics are too LARGE. If so, see if you can shorten them up. Second to that there could indeed be a problem with your hip/rib cage action as stated already. Think of your hips as swinging "underneath" your upper body (rib cage) which is not really moving from side to side, but leading each direction respectively requiring a bit of rotation of the upper body.
Good points from xxtupikxx and BasicsFirst. Maybe this will get you going: - on your chasse take your first step very close under your body. So instead of "side-together-side", make it "under the body - together - side". If your first step is actually to the side then you will not have enough time to close on your next step and then drive to the next side step, as you will have only 1/4 of a beat to do so. - The hips and ribs will work very much like they do for a side step in rumba or cha-cha, namely, that the ribs will lead the motion and the hips will follow. So during the side triple to the right, for example, the left hip will remain left without settling, and will settle on the last step of the triple, and vice-versa to the left. So don't let the hips go back-and-forth on every step of the triple, just let the hip move on the last step of the triple. Without this delayed hip settling and ribcage action, your chasse will feel utterly stiff and you will wonder how it's possible for anyone to do it with rhythm and in time with the music.
Footwork: TH TH, T T TH, T T TH. Lift your knee before 1, before 3, before 5. Try to have a pendelum swing the whole time in the hips. Don't be afraid to get the hips further than your feet. To stop a sideways pedulum movement you must place your foot a little further out and actually go a little out of balance. Make sure to straighten your knee on 2, 4, 6.
Am in dogged pursuit of decent jive...thanks for the helpful technical descriptions in this thread. I used to use the steps as training to strengthen my feet, now I'm using them as training to get my knees up high and fast...feel like I need that sensation to be 2nd nature and to feel good and natural rather than exhausting and forced. Those hip flexors are getting an unprecedented workout...
Be careful, though...you were more correct the first time. Even though the current style of exaggerated high knee lifting seems to be accepted, it still doesn't look as nice (and isn't as authentic) as the 'up' action of real jitterbug/jive. The up action was always initiated in the feet and ankles. Today's high knee lifts are actually a result of not understanding how to properly achieve the up action, and faking it. The correct exercize...practice lifting the feet when stepping rather than pressing into or down onto the floor. Earlier posts regarding the hip/rib cage connection are also correct.
Angel, can you elaborate a bit on this? I can't visualize the exercise. As for my exercise, it's to develop strength & energy where I do not have it, and to begin to make lifting the knees easier & more natural, as if springing up is what they most naturally want to do. Are you saying that's not desirable in jive?
Also, in reading my previous post, I realize I was ambiguous...when I said "steps", didn't mean the steps of jive in general or the triple-step specifically. I meant the *stairs*, in my home...going up them, doing springy knee lifts. Have focused much of the last year on using the stairs for increasing foot strength, as well as changing alignment through my feet/ankles/knees. Very handy tool...
Indeed. Good Jive is kind of difficult, and becoming more rare, unfortunately. Also unfortunate is that the technique is practically impossible to simply describe. Hmmm...job security... To try to answer your question, lifting the knees is not what you want. A natural springing up from the ankles will result in a more natural flexing of the knees. What I was referring to was to practice a lifting of the feet (kind of as if stepping on hot coals). The technique of swing is to pull from the inside edges of the feet, thus causing the weight to be placed down...heavier...onto the floor. This results in the swinging action of the body that is indicative of the dance, hence the name. The technique of Jitterbug Jive is to lift from the inside edges of the feet, thus causing the weight to be held higher in the body...lighter...off of the floor. This results in the up action of the body that is where it got its name (Jitterbug...remember that Jive is the successively termed Euro name for the dance). Though I have no proofs of this, I imagine that the currently popular high lifting of the knees came from euro dancers (who typically dance with a more uprighted posture and style in all dances than amers) trying to acheive this up action. Of course, having said that, I am aware of the high lifting of the knees in the original slave dance that is what we call today a one-step swing. The Jive is most wonderfully danced, and better to watch when the up action is kept in the feet and ankles; thus, still allowing the body to have a latin movement or cuban motion look and feel, rather than lifting the knees abnormally high, and stomping the floor. Though we all like her dancing, if you have a vid of Yamaguchi's final Jive you can actually see how hard she is stomping the floor and lacking a proper Jive action (not as a criticism, but just so that you can better see what we are talking of here). Lastly, as you practice, try to get both feet off the floor at the same time while maintaining the spring and speed in the feet, as well as the latin movement. Another great thing to do...get a skipping rope, and learn the boxer's drill.
Oh yeah, I agree, stairs are a "wonderful" exercize for developing good foot/ankle strength, and latin movement. I often make the students use the stairs of the studio as a part of class.
Thanks, angel...that's a mouthful. Exceeds my understanding for the moment but I'll see what I can make of it as I continue this journey. I appreciate your taking the time to share in detail. I know these things are difficult to describe. One thing I can say is that I'm definitely not being taught the "stomping" approach, and I *am* being taught that the motion is driven by the hip/body action and the use of the inside edges of the feet & the ankles. As for knees coming up, that seems to have a particular connotation for you that I have a feeling is beyond where I'm at, in that as a beginning latin dancer I simply need to train myself to feel that lifting them is natural and easy...it's a form of remediation or learning a sensation & developing a capacity that is foreign to me. High stomping is definitely not the objective. My instructor's jive seems so delicate and sensitive, it looks to me like he almost caresses the floor with the inside edges of his feet when he's creating the spring up through his ankles and then into his hips. That's ultimately what I hope to find, myself, but lordy, the mileage I'm gonna hafta put on to acquire it... He has recommended doing jive an hour at a time, just to find the feel for it in my body. Am endeavoring to make room for that in my schedule -- it's definitely a top goal to work on throughout this summer. I really want to feel that beautiful lightness in my body...
All very positive thoughts and practices for Jitterbug/Jive. Sorry to have abandoned you...life happened...ugh...getting better now. Good journey.
I have two small questions on the jive basic. I'm a beginner, so forgive me any amateuristic explanations 1. When you do the rock step, how much does your foot go the side when going backward? I've seen a lot of different ways. Some people tend to go sideways quite a lot when rocking backward, others keep it small. 2. Let's say you rock backwards with your left foot (first count). Do you actually lift your right foot on the second count when returning or does it remain in contact with the floor? Thanks for your help
Reviving this thread because I have been dancing for some years now but this Jive still baffles me. I have no problem at all with the steps and stuffs, except my 'heaviness'. No matter what I do I still can't seem to be able to dance lightly. My instructor dances it so light he still has time to lift the other foot before he lands. I don't get it. I have the bounce, I have the inside edge, I have the swing, I have the hip. It seems like I have everything BUT the lightness! It's not only affecting my chasses, it's also affecting my flicks and kicks. When I land after doing the kicks/flicks, I ALWAYS create a 'thud' sound, and a loud one too. Not from the heel, but from the ball of my feet. Help me please?
Perhaps, it's a style thing, my partner and I always have minor disagreements in making our styles match, especially with jive. Her Jive is very upright and bouncy, especially in her basics, which I fondly call "pogo steps" . My jive is probably closer to swing jive, with less exaggerated bounce and a nice snap through the chasse. Whenever I dance to match her, I feel much heavier - maybe it's the exaggeration? But in any case, keeping loose knees and springy ankles I find helps minimise the thumping on chasses/flicks/kicks. Are you dancing upright or with a slight bend forwards at the waist? Too upright and I find it much easier to get all thumpy on landings. Without seeing you dance however, only those two things spring (hehehe) to mind. Do you do quickstep and are your hops heavy too?
I agree with ttfo, check to make sure you are in the correct position over the balls of your feet and make sure you are using your ankles/knees correctly - on top of those two, make sure you are articulating and using your feet in addition to your ankles to cushion your landings, and use your core muscles to keep your body together (you will thud if the core of your body is not controlled and your weight collapses when you hit the floor).
I find myself either too upright or too bent in front at any given time. Are there any ways/tips to get yourself to be in the correct position at all times? And no, I don't do Standard. I only do Latin so I can't say for the quickstep.
How do I control it? Sorry, but despite dancing for years I am still totally clueless about this Jive.
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That is to funny, I was talking about the reason for the dust and smoke that came out of the lower floors windows as the top collapsed down, that relmor thinks is a telltale sign of explosives though.
That is to funny, I was talking about the reason for the dust and smoke that came out of the lower floors windows as the top collapsed down, that relmor thinks is a telltale sign of explosives though.
You should have shut your mouth.
Hows China doing? Pretty good from where I look. Hows the USA doing? Heres proof of all we discussed about these issues months ago, what I said would happen is already happened, or is done happening. I said Russia and China would lower their holdings of dollars. Done. I said what happens when China stops lending to us. Done. They already are finding other people to loan money too, and countries.
USA is a paper economy. China is a production economy. AMD is practically owned by Dubai now. One small example of our last great asset(other than agriculture, oil reserves(untapped), butlooking only at our current economy, our technology isnt a monopoly anymore. Japan innovates, Germany, even China now. Sure we still have the most "value" in our country, on paper. But we all know what paper gets ya. Nothing. China makes, we consume. A monkey could consume. Just a matter of teaching it.
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How about the actual fireman? Would they know? Video of them talking about how they heard explosions. All the way down, but what would they know, they are only fireman right? Debunk that. Mr. debunker. If you understand physics, then explain how a head react opposite the impact of the bullet. Geez, even a hack like Oliver Stone I think addressed that one is his shitty movie. They cant disprove physics. Comission investigating JFK proving a conspiracy was shelved by the new president at the time. They had prove. This is all common knowledge. Im surprised your not more educated John.
Your nuts they are still buying dollars. China has it's own problems as the IMF said that they are finding it difficult to maintain the GDP they had predicted because of the exports have fallen off so much. All that with trying to bring 1.5 billion people into the 20th century, yea thats right I said 20th century, lets get most of them there first then we can talk about the 21st century. They have no choice but to buy dollars they depend on the US more then we do them and they know it. Their whole economy depends on selling their labor if there are no buyers then there is no economy for them.
It is obvious you are to young to remember your history. You cant recall all that was said about Japan in the 70s and 80s when every one was worried about them actually buying up America. Hummmmm I wonder what happen to them, ho thats right they went into a deep recession that some say they are still not out of. Not to mention who started to buy up who after that. Heres a clue the companies mostly were American.
Yes China makes that is what they can do with 1.5 billion people they should and I told you that should be no surprise and why you cant base a economy on manufacturing (which by the way, was the original arguement). It all gos back to what I have always said there is no excuse for buying a Toyota just because they have a factory or two here, because the profits all go back to the homeland. Now ask yourself who are the companies that China builds for. relmor if you cant get that concept you are a bigger idiot then I thought.
By the way you also said the US economy was the worst economy out yet example after example of countries have been shown to be way worse. England was the latest.
Were printing money john to pay our debt. Not create. To pay our debt. China is utilizing the money to grow, and modernize, we are using it to fix a fake balance sheet, with ficticious numbers on them. THEN Obama is spending to help what? HEALTHCARE. OMG. How does that help us stay competitive with evils cultures. Id doesnt, thats how. You need to get dirty to stay ahead these days. Weve never wanted to as a country. Now, soon, after one more attempt maybe at keeping the bubble up, we might have to make some serious sacrificies in standard of living. Those Xboxs will ship to china first. Their currency isnt drawing huge inflation concers, ours is. How much more? (depending on who you listen to, I trust shadowstats) not the government numbers on inflation. How long is the FED going to keep zero percent interest rates? China lowering their growth figures might hurt their markets, but not their actual thriving business's. They are shifting markets, finding consumers around the world to replace the recession hurting US consumer. You make good points. At least I will admit to you when you do.
And yes, they are still buying SOME of our debt. The key is less percentage of it than they used to. They are lowering their holdings overall.
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I have said the samething about hyper inflation being a concern, that you cant keep just barrowing, that there is a cost. The difference between you and I is, I also said there is a chance that hyper inflation is avoided and that is if most of the loans they made to companies are paid back. As for the health care portion of this that was not even talked about at the time. I dont beleieve it will get through congress to many moderate democrats are up for election in 2010 and will have a hard enough time without this issue being slamed down their thoats. With all the other money already still owed, people are not willing to barrow to much more. Obama may get some of his health care through but nowhere close to even half.
Now you most likely already heard banks are starting to pay back the money they barrowed to the tune of 65 million. Many banks are starting to pay back the money and are doing it earlyer then was expected.
finally I already told you many of the companies that use Chinas labor are American, Those products China is finding buyers for are not Chinas, it is the companies that are doing it. Those companies basically employ China. Those companies are not dumb they not only get cheap labor but they get their foot in the door to the 1.5 billion consumers China may have in the future. How many times does it have to be said the labor is not where the money is, it is the company that makes the big money, all that money comes back to the county where they are from. Here is a clear example of what I am talking about, remember all the those toys that where found to have lead paint in them? Well what company was blamed for it and had to take the blame in the end!!!!!!!! Matel, last I checked Matel was still American.
That is easy, first I well not even get into what an explosion is, a fart is considerd "a explosion of gas from the anas". Second there are gas lines, fuel tanks (for generators), ect., ect., ect., that could have caused any number of explosions. You have to remember unlike a demolition demolishment all these things were not cleared out of the building before it fell. I dont think I have to get into what kind of sound a steel reinforced concrete column makes as it reaches and surpasses its breaking stress point in a fraction of a second.
building 7 was pre-wired for explosives. All the evidence was housed in that building. They had to bring it down. The building came down on it's own footprint. They won't even show the footage on t.v. again. When it first happened, Dan Rather was on record as saying " didn't that building look like it came down due to explosives?"
Firing surrounding Dan Rather was over the truth too. He had a story, with more facts in it than any Fox news story ever did, and CBS killed it. Sorry any little fact is news worthy when electing a president. Even rumors. But this was no wild "rumor" Dan was running with. Hope everyone watched his Larry King interview. Almost made me want to cry. You should have seen his face when asked his reaction to the Wallace comments. He didnt look mad. He look betrayed. Defeated in a way. He trusted him, and Wallace screwed him over.
ha, yeah, im sure one of the tallest buildings in the world should come down quietly, no banging or popping sounds...
that #7 was weird i have to admit, but they had to structurally inspect all of the local buildings afterward, just because it seemed calm on tv you really don't know what shape 7 was in from up close, it may not have had a first floor from the millions of tons of debris that slammed into it.


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Great video.
Till now, what is the most performant android phone you've tested and that you'd recommend.
Hi and thanks :-)
I think all the new MT6575 phones perform pretty much the same. It doesn't make much of difference if it's a Zopo ZP100, an IHTC One X or a Lenovo A750 phone. Those are the three MT6575 phones I had so far.
Well, the A750 seems to score SLIGHTLY higer in some benchmark tests, that's because it has a lower screen resolution than the other two phones.
I'm very interested in these phones but can't find any information on things that are important for use as a phone e.g.
Ringer volume
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Hi :-) Not really?!?
The ringer volume is quite loud
Vibration I would say "normal"
Standby is tough to say. I charged it last night, about 18 hours later the battery is at 88% but I haven't done much with the phone in that time.
I don't know how well the RE sensitivity really is, my 3G network is very weak where I live but the GSM reception is very good. I don't know how it is in weaker areas, I live right in a city :-)
I am between the ZOPO 100 and the IHTC One x. What about build quality? Which one would you recommend?
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ReplyDeleteHello ColonelZap, Could you please post some photos taken at night with the ZP100?
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I've been watching some phones MTK6575 processor, this is one of them.
Recently I met another terminal: Jiayu G2, but I have not found much information or reviews to talk about their performance, as their technical specifications are interesting.
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That model MTK6575 recommend???
there is a chance for you to make a review on this phone (Jiayu G2)?, could check the WCDMA 3G support at frequencies 850/1900 Mhz?
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I have a question after checked blog and google. How I could load recovery (and what) in Zopo 100 pilot in ICS?
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Hi Colonel,
First of all, thank you for helpful blog. I have been following this from last few months. My Zopo Pilot (ZP100) came with ICS so I decided to downgrade it to Gingerbread. But when I did that, my touch screen stop working. Display is ok but the touch screen Digitizer) is not working...any idea. I think it is not a hardware issue???? What do you think?? Any solution???
Thanks a ton in ADV.
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If your touchscreen stopped working right after you flashed the new firmware than I am pretty sure it's a firware problem, not a hardware problem.
Solution? Try to find a firmware that works for your phone, maybe you can find one there?
Sorry, that's the best I can tell you.
Thanks Colonel for quick reply, I appreciate it.
I'll look around for some suitable firmware. By the way the firmware I used for downgrading, was downloaded from above mentioned site.
Anyways, I'll Google it and post the updates (Hope I'll found one)....
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PENNSYLVANIA parents' complaints shut down Muslim author's planned 4-day lecture to public school children
CONVERT TO ISLAM, Lisa Abdelsalam, said she feels "like she swallowed poison" in the days since the threat of parental protests caused the Muslim mother and author to cancel a talk with students at A.M. Kulp Elementary School in Hatfield.
Give those parents a gold star. They apparently are readers of Bare Naked Islam.
PHILLY BURBS "I have a such a sick feeling in my stomach," said Abdelsalam, 48, who lives in Colmar with her Muslim husband and children, all of whom were or are North Penn students. Born in Lansdale, the 1981 North Penn High School graduate converted to Islam at 19, when she married her husband, who is from Egypt.
As she has many times at many North Penn schools, she was scheduled to meet with several Kulp classes over four days earlier this month to discuss how she wrote and published her book, "A Song for Me, A Muslim Holiday Story," based on her son Yoseph's experiences at York Avenue Elementary in the 1990s. "A Song for Me, A Muslim Holiday Story," has illustrations based on pictures of the York Avenue school and details a Muslim boy's efforts to fit into the holiday spirit at Christmastime. (Especially when there is no such thing as a muslim holiday song, or any other song for that matter)
A few days before her appearance at Kulp was to take place, Principal Erik Huebner called her. The principal, according to Abdelsalam, told her parents had complained about the program and threatened to bring in an outside group to protest if the classes went forward. "They did not want a Muslim or a Muslim book read in their classrooms," she was told. Huebner could not be reached for comment.
Abdelsalam, a longtime volunteer at Kulp where she previously served as president of the Home and School Association, and a current member of the district's diversity committee, was taken aback. "I was serving pizza with these people last year," she said. (And they were probably choking on every bite, wondering if they were secretly eating halal cheese)
Huebner was supportive, said the author, and said she was welcome to come regardless of the protests. However, both she and the principal decided it was best to cancel, for the sake of the young students. (No, for the sake of her own Muslim butt)
"I didn't feel it would be right; it wasn't one day, it was four days over two weeks," she explained. "It's not a battle that should be fought in an elementary school parking lot." (4 days to talk about one book? No doubt, Islamic indoctrination would have taken up 3 of those days. Who is she kidding?)
Christine Liberaski, a spokeswoman for the North Penn School District, said she hopes the program can be rescheduled in the spring. "I can't speak to why some people objected," said Liberaski. (Idiot)
The idea for the book came when a music teacher approached Abdelsalam years ago when Yoseph, now 21, was in elementary school. She was asked if she could find a Muslim holiday song for the school's annual concert. Finding none, she wrote one herself and also wrote the story. She now has two CDs of music she sells online with her book.
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This was a cram packed week. A weekend trip to Nashville, the Opryland Hotel, ICE, Santa, a boat ride, Shrektacular, and the Wildhorse Saloon. Then Wilder and I were sick on Tuesday, and Thursday was Thanksgiving and Friday we went to get our tree. Whew, I'm worn out just typing it all out. Next week will be slower. I've got to do another insert with tickets and more journaling from our trip, but that will have to wait. Maybe I will get it done this week in my spare time. Haha.
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I LOVE your Project life layouts! I'm planning on starting PL in 2013 & you're very inspiring for me! I found you via instagram. Love your work!
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ReplyDeleteThat picture of you and your children on the right side is gorgeous! Hope that one is getting enlarged and put in a frame! :-) I would love to make it down to Nashville for a weekend, my husband and I talk a lot about it, but never pull the trigger on it. It's about an 8 hour drive, I think that's what is discouraging us.
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On the rare occassions I hear the radio, I realize how much the world has progressed. Yesterday was one such day. Sparrowmark holidays (not sure if I got it right), screamed the advertisement, presents the tour of Sri Lanka and hold your breath - with the theme, Ramayana circuit or something on those lines.
And I wondered, Ramayana as a lure for Indian travellers to Sri Lanka - that's pretty cool. But then there is no such Ramayana trail in India itself is there?
Actually, this can be quite a big circuit if you include Ayodhya, Dandakaranya, Kanyakumari, Ayuthayya and Lanka as well. Nice marketing...if only our tourism guys learnt from you...
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