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Facebook Inc. FB 1.73% is making progress squeezing more money from advertisers on mobile devices—but not enough to shake the burden of Wall Street expectations.
The world's biggest social network on Wednesday posted a 40% fourth-quarter revenue jump to $1.59 billion and reported its strongest quarterly advertising growth for all of 2012, as it ramped up its mobile business and offered new tools to advertisers to better target consumers.
Facebook's profit fell 79%, weighed down by spending on new initiatives and charges related to employee stock. The results were roughly in line with Wall Street projections.
Facebook's mobile advertising results particularly stood out. Over the quarter, Facebook's overall ad revenue rose 41% to $1.33 billion from a year ago, with mobile ads making up 23% of the total.
In the prior quarter, mobile revenue was $153 million, or 14% of total advertising revenue.
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For some analysts, Facebook's growth on mobile was a bit underwhelming. Richard Greenfield, a BTIG Research analyst, noted that Facebook was making about $3 million per day on mobile ads at the end of the third quarter, and made a little bit more than that in the fourth quarter. "Despite the fact that they significantly increased the ad load in the mobile news feed, the growth rate seemed to slow," Mr. Greenfield said. On the earnings call, the company noted that it's mobile business was still in the early innings.
"It didn't show upside to the most bullish expectations," said Jordan Rohan, a Stifel Nicolaus analyst. However, Mr. Rohan added that he was encouraged by Facebook's progress thus far.
Since its rocky initial public offering last May, Facebook has been on a mad dash to improve its presence on mobile—long seen as a weakness for the company—and to sell more ads on smartphones and tablets.
The Menlo Park, Calif., company has unleashed a flurry of new products, including messenger applications for smartphones and several ad formats. Earlier this month, Facebook unveiled a social search engine called Graph Search, which it has described as a key pillar for the business.
Facebook said that as of late December, 680 million users were actively accessing the social app on smartphones every month, up 57% from a year earlier.
"Two quarters ago we didn't really have any mobile revenue. We're just getting started," said David Ebersman, Facebook's chief financial officer, in an interview.
Overall, the mobile advertising business nearly tripled last year to $4 billion and is expected to exceed $7 billion in 2013, according to research firm eMarketer,
Ad executives said they have seen Facebook's mobile advertising efforts pick up. "There has definitely been a change in momentum on the positive side," said Colin Kinsella, CEO of ad agency Digitas North America.
On Wednesday's conference call, Facebook also disclosed how its efforts to better connect advertisers to relevant customers are faring. The company said Facebook Exchange, which debuted in September and helps marketers target customers in real time by matching browser activity to the ads they see on Facebook, serves about one billion ad impressions each day from more than 1,300 advertisers.
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Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's Chief Operating Officer, on the call also discussed Custom Audiences, which is a way for advertisers to target customers they already have a relationship with on Facebook. The program provides "some of the best targeting available on or offline today," said Ms. Sandberg.
Facebook continues to face challenges, including whether its aggressive push to make money from so many angles will eventually turn off consumers. Users may tire of advertisements, particularly on their pocket-size smartphones where screen real estate is limited. "One question is how far can they go without hurting user experiences," said Mr. Kinsella.
On the earnings call, Mr. Zuckerberg cautioned investors to temper expectations on some of Facebook's new businesses, like its Gifts e-commerce store. He said the company will continue to invest "aggressively," particularly in increasing its head count this year. Over the fourth quarter, costs and expenses rose 82% from a year ago to $1.06 billion.
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|Warmwater flyfishing Bass, pike and even muskies in your backyard
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|I'm glad someone mentioned wooly buggers. Great subsurface lure! Works great for bluegills and crappies as well!
|Dble Haul
Thanks for the detail. In place of mylar tubing, I might try this with a simple wire loop guard to keep the tail from wrapping around the hook bend.
Again, thanks.
Unfortunately I lack the technology to post photos, but the flies aren't that complicated. I use a heavy streamer hook (steelhead hooks work well) usually a #2 or 1/0. I tie it so the rabbit strip hangs about three inches past the hook bend, and hold the rabbit strip along the top of the fly by ribbing it with wire or heavy thread. For a body, chenille works as well as anything, but you can get fancy and use dubbing. Don't make the deer hair head too big, or you won't get it to fish under the surface. One final tip--figure a way to have the rabbit strip come off the hook bend encased in a 1" piece of EZ body or mylar tubing. This minimizes the rabbit strip wrapping around the hook bend.
Writing this makes me want to tie some. I think the temp outside is around 5 degrees. It will be a while before I get to use them!
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Chris, if you have any pictures of the rabbit strip muddlers I'd love to see them either here or in the warmwater archives. I'm pretty sure what they are, but a picture would confirm.
If possible, thanks.
I do a lot of flyrodding for largemouth and smallmouth. For a "popper" the fly I use for both is the same; a cork one that I make with a 9/16" face, tied about 3 1/2- 4" long. The color doesn't matter much, but I often use one with an orange head and a black tail. When largemouth are in heavy cover (pads) I like a version of a Dahlberg diver that I tie upside down on a 4/0 Daiichi 2481. The collar on the fly acts as a great weed guard. I usually use a long, wide rabbit strip for the tail on this fly. For high riding subsurface, I use Deceivers (mostly natural colors) and rabbit strip muddlers in natural or black. Tie both about 4" long. For bottom bouncing, I have a couple of things with lead eyes that I use. One is a lead eye zonker (white or brown), and the other is a "clousery" thing tied with extra select craft hair instead of bucktail.
I made a couple of DVDs on Largemouth fishing and tying last year. They are titled "Flyfishing for Largemouth Bass, Vol. 1" and "Fly Tying for Largemouth Bass". The tying DVD shows how to make cork poppers and inverted divers. The distribution on them isn't great, but if you look hard you can find them.
My votes would be:
1) A large clouser in chartreuse/white
2) A large olive/black woolly bugger
3) My bass special, which is tied like a black/olive woolly bugger (black hackle, olive/black mixed color chenille), but instead of marabou for the tail I use a 4" strip of rabbit fur.
4) A deer hair frog with white belly (the top doesn't matter since the fish can't see it!)
5) A large brown clouser (to simulate a crayfish or bottom feeding minnow)
6) A really big Hornberg streamer (the best streamer, actually the best thing period, I've ever used for pond/lake fishing)
Hi I live in Portland Oregon and fish for bass all the time, especially smallmouths. for them i like brown and white clousers along with chartruese and white, crayfish pattern, fox nymph, decievers, and yellow or green poppers.
the john day is unreal. and if you live close to portland the mouth of the mollala river is almost as good.
my six cents [pun intended]
'i see dead ppl' if u need help.......
6 flies in no particluar order:
1) hare jig/barry's pike fly or anything with a rabbit strip tail and some weight on the front to be fished slow with sinking line in colder weather
colors: if i had to pick one color it would be black with some estaz or sparkle near the head
2) a deciever: size 1/0 or so....black or a baby bass color (top to bottom--peacock herl, olive bucktail, black bucktail, pearl flash. white bucktail) are my favs
3) bendback same colors as decievers but its just WEEDLESS(sidebar being that this is the most effective fly i have EVER fished for dodging nasties w/o losing hookup)
4) clouser or 1/2 &1/2 version having hackle tips for added length any color pretty much works black, chart & wht, red & wht, grey & wht, pink & pink
5) DEER HAIR bass bug-- something with a white belly. I dont care too much about the part out of the water
6) the ubiquitous wooly bugger. I like to tie them with about 2x the length of marabou as the more traditional trout versions. Black, chart, redbody black hackle marabou, pink/bubblegum
Great tip
Thanks for the pattern location info and the great tip on installing the rubber legs. I'll have to make one of those custom installation tools
"FLIES FOR BASS AND PANFISH" by Allen is one of several that have the recipes. Whitlock's book on bass is another one, as is the Cris Helm video on spinning deer hair. There are several good books on bass fishing with flies that have pattern recipes.
Pusher hackle refers to opposing pairs of neck hackle tied as a tail. The are tied in with the shiny side against each other so the hackle feathers flair outward a bit away from each other. Use one hackle feather of each color, stack them one on top of the other until all the colors are in the stack, place the two sets back to back (shiny sides together), and tied them in all at the same time. Then you add a collar of hackle or guinea (dyed or natural) the cover this rather bulky tie in area, followed by spinning and packing the deer hair.
The easiest way to add the rubber legs to a deer hair bug is after the body is trimmed. Take a large needle, heat the end you put the thread through with a cigarette lighter the open up the thread "eye" with a nail or a large bodkin (it needs to be opened up or the rubber leg material will not fit through it) to make what I call a "rubber leg installer tool".
To use the tool and add rubber legs to a deer hair bug, 1) push the needge through the clipped body until it is about 1/4" out the other side of the body;2) place a strand of rubber legs material into the eye of the tool (needle); 3) push and pull the needle until the rubber leg material strand starts to go into the clipped deer hair; 4) add some Flexament to the rubber leg strand just before it touches the body (this is too hold the rubber leg in place after it is positioned); 5) pull the rubber through the clipped body until it is centered in the body; and 6) trim (after they have all been installed) all the rubber legs so they dangle below the hood point 1/8" to 1/4". This is a far easier method for adding rubber legs to a deer hair bug than tying the rubber legs in as you spin the body because you don't have to worry about cutting the legs off as the body is being trimmed.
Thanks Mark!
Hey thanks for the info! I'll set myself up to tie a few of each when I get some time..........
|Dble Haul
For largemouth, I would have the following six fly types:
1. Clouser minnow for fishing deeper waters
2. A big featherwing streamer such as a deceiver or big eye baitfish
3. A deer hair popper
4. A hard bodied slider
5. A weedless snake fly or V-worm to fish like a plastic worm
6. A Dahlberg Diver type
Rather than give you several color combos of the same pattern and have them individually count as flies, I've given you fly types that will cover a broad range of fishing conditions when tied to match the local forage. For example, if crayfish are present a brown over orange clouser minnow is tough to beat. And if frogs aren't in a particular body of water, divers/sliders/poppers tied in bright or dark colors will cover daytime and low light conditions, respectively.
Have fun.
I'll have to get out the map.
I'll have to get out the map. Though I've heard a lot about the John Day, I don't know where it is. Not much of a traveler. YET.
Would you know where I could get recipes and maybe a picture for these patterns?
I'm pretty good at figuring things out, but not without at least seeing the flies. I don't know what hackle pushers are.
Any help would be appreciated. I can do searchs if your unsure, so don't go to a lot of trouble, but if you know.......
Thanks guys...Trez
Trez ,
By looking at your home waters you have one of the best smallmouth rivers in the country close by, the John Day.
|These are the six bass flies I would use anywhere in the country for largemouth bass: 1) deer hair frog; 2) yellow and black deer hair popper with yellow and black hackle pushers and collar/skirt that includes yellow rubber legs in the body; 3) red, black, and white deer hair popper with red, black, and white hackle pushers, guinea collar/skirt and red, black, and white rubber legs in the body; 4) a black or chartreuse Dahlberg Diver with a rabbit strip tail; 5) a chartreuse or purple Whitlock Serpent (chartreuse or purple dyed long and thin grizzly saddle hackle tail, body to match the tail, palmered with the same color hackle); and 6) bunny leech in black with a chartruese marabou undertail or purple bunny leech with a red or cerise marabou undertail.
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Shares of BlackBerry (BBRY) are up 28 cents, or 2%, at $14.38, as bears grudgingly concede this morning that Friday's fiscal Q1 report, expected before the opening bell, may top consensus, albeit with multiple caveats.
The Street is modeling $3.38 billion in revenue and a 5-cent profit, but many predict that sales of recently introduced BB10-based smartphones, the Z10 and the Q10, may produce upside to that, as I noted yesterday.
The estimates for BB10 units have wide variance, and several analysts are calling attention to the high, high short interest on the stock.
Mark Sue of RBC Capital Markets reiterates a Sector Perform rating on the shares, and an $18 price target, writing that the report "may have something for both longs and shorts as positive sell-in data offsets diminishing scale and declining services revenues."
Sue is modeling $3.5 billion in revenue and 9 cents profit on sales of perhaps 3 million BB10 units.
Sue outlines some things to look for:
It comes down to whether or not BB10 is the important turn in the corner or whether near-term units are based on initial sell-in to the channel. Key metrics remain gross margins (is BlackBerry cutting deals?); operating margins (is BlackBerry spending to push each incremental unit?) and channel inventories. Other important metrics: smartphone ASPs, subscribers and inventories. Looking forward, investors may focus on Q5 rollout timing, BB10 holiday promotional carrier spend commitments, enterprise BB10 deployments and sustainability of BB10 pricing/margins.
Sue asks "Why are so many hedge funds short?":
Short-Interest 171.3M shares, Float of 494M), SI-ratio 9.4 days. Samsung [Electronics (005930KS) and Apple (AAPL), who have significantly more resources, are having a tough time growing their units, so it may be even more difficult for BlackBerry, which is much smaller and still playing catch up. BB10 shipment trends are not sustainable without a meaningful increase in end-user demand and BB10 sell-through is soft in the crucial U.S. market. Enterprise demand appears tepid at the moment with many moving to BYOD to reduce device costs. Device ASP and margins likely to decline over next several quarters on the mid-range Q5 and price discounting.
National Bank Financial's Kris Thompson reiterates an Underperform rating and a $10 price target, projecting $3.9 billion in revenue and a one-cent profit, on sales of perhaps 8.2 million smartphones, with 4 million BB10 units.
Writes Thompson, "We are modeling a $349 ASP vs. ~$265 q/q driven by the higher Z10 and Q10 ASP (consensus $311). We are modelling BB10 ASP at $525 vs. consensus at ~$485. We expect sub churn of 3.8 mln, ending Q1 with ~72 mlm subs."
Thompson expects a "bullish tone on the conference call with the Q10 hitting the USA next quarter," and noting the all-time high in short interest, he advises "expect volatility."
Things to watch for on the call include:
Speed of legacy sub base and services revenue decline, how are BB7 shipments and ASP holding/declining, Z10 & Q10 shipments & Q2 guidance given the install base may be eagerly awaiting the Q5, ASP for BB10 devices, gross margin, inventory build and cash burn.
And Citigroup's Jim Suva reiterates a Sell rating and a $10 price target, projecting $3.31 billion and break-even on the profit line, though he writes that "Given the channel drawdown over the past few quarters, we note potential for sell in ahead of global Z10 availability & Q10 launch (in UK, Canada, Germany and Australia during late April/early May and in US, India and Africa in late May to mid June) could result in a positive surprise to units that were sold into the channel."
Suva is modeling 7.25 million smartphone units and a "blended" ASP of $320, including 3.25 million BB10 units.
Adds Suva, "Given the high level of short interest (shares shorted up 25-30%), we could see a short squeeze on upside surprise to sell in units."
Suva has a cautious take on the outlook for this quarter:
We remain skeptical as to whether management will provide detailed units & revenues guidance for the August quarter. For August quarter, Street estimates for $0.11 in EPS compare with Citi at $0.03 and appear optimistic on gross margins and operating expense reduction especially given competitive intensity is likely to heighten in back to school season. Note management guided for a 50% q/q increase in marketing spend in the May quarter for the BB10 launch (could spend less on late US launch) & we anticipate elevated marketing related activities to continue during the back to school & summer sales months.
On a more skeptical note, Cowen & Co's Matthew Hoffman reiterates an Underperform rating and a $9 price target, projecting $3.3 billion in revenue and a 3-cent loss per share, below the company's own projection for a break-even quarter, writing "e will be closely watching the report for signs the BB10 product launch is negatively impacting BBRY's Service revenue – the company has guided BB10 service ASPs below BB7 and prior versions of BlackBerry OS."
Hoffman thinks the issue going forward is sell-through of devices, as opposed to sell-in:
Our concern with BBRY for F2Q14 is the positioning and consumer sell-through of BB10 products (product-specific demand), not the overall channel's strength. Our latest checks indicate Z10 wholesale pricing has dropped ~$100 in secondary distribution since launch, a bit more than expected, and is now selling in the low $400 wholesale range. Our ASP assumptions for F1Q14 are tweaked lower (on higher sell-in volume) as a result. We believe the Q10, which is priced at the same level in the low-mid $500 range wholesale range where Samsung Galaxy and mid-range iPhone models are priced, is likely to get discounted to the Z10 price points in relatively short order. We forecast that dip because: 1) we do not see the Q10 standing up to tough Samsung and Apple smartphone competition after the initial QWERTY demand is sated and 2) we are hearing low levels of channel buzz for the Q10.
Hoffman opines the way the BB10 operating system has been implemented on the recently introduced Q10, which has a hardware QWERTY keyboard, may be proving an issue for uptake:
Our checks show there have been two issues with the BB10 OS that we believe could gate sell-through and lead to lower than consensus August results. We have spoken with multiple industry participants over the past month about BB10 and we have two primary take-aways: 1) BB10′s limited app support (no Instagram or Netflix, to cite a few) is creating a higher percentage of consumers that are not satisfied with the BB10 experience than some dealers are seeing with Android or iOS and 2) the BB10 OS as adapted on the Q10 is confusing. The Q10′s UI apparently requires a lot of horizontal scrolling – and to perform that scrolling, an on-screen slide bar has replaced the track-ball and touchpad that existing (or prior) BB users were accustomed to. We note it is not unusual for consumers to complain about changes to a UI, but for a brand that is re-building we see this as a demand risk.
Hoffman cut his outlook for the full year to $11.93 billion and a 25-cent loss per share from a prior $12.11 billion and 36 cents to reflect inclusion of the lower-priced Q5, expected out later this summer, and a sharper drop-off in sales of older BB7 models.


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Apparently you don't know shite. So you have a tool that will prevent someone from taking shortcuts.
And you are even a bigger fricktard for thinking you know what SEMS is.
He has a tool that prevents people from having their head up their ass?
But you keep thinking that you have a magic tool that could have prevented this accident. Do you have magic beans that you sell too?
Or maybe I am your husbands boss. You sound like just the dumb count that would be married to one of my employees.
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I'm sure "your" employees would be thrilled to know what you think of their wives.
I know this tool. It's called a cold cut casing saw or travel saw. Used to operate this and other tools similar when I was on the 24hr call out side of the business. It straps with chains around the diameter of the pipe and additionally it bevels the cut. Very slow, very cumbersome tool but works though not 100% guaranteed to prevent anything. We ain't gonna know till the investigation is complete. Isolation with a plumbers plug is the only other thing I can think of when you speak isolation of work area segment.
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Won't waste a perfectly good evening listening to anything the Chump in chief has to say.
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Are you willing to write a blank check to the IRS for the next war when we have to go back because we didn't finish the job this time?
Dave, if you are performing surgery and you have dinner plans with your wife at 6, what do you do when something unexpected happens? Do you leave at the time that you had originally planned to leave or do you stay until you complete the surgery, regardless of how late it makes you?
Speaking of exit strategy, how are we going to make that work again? It seems as though there are some important details that have been left out...
Why all the theatrics? Why did this have to be a formal POTUS speech? Not even talking about the fact that it took him this long to even come to a conclusion while troops continue to die and the enemy continues to strengthen, why wait the additional week or whatever we've been waiting for this stupid speech? Dude just do your ******* job and get things done! I always thought Clinton was bad about doing things according to poll numbers but this guy takes it to a whole new level.
Please like me, please like me, please like me...
"The thing I admire about the rat tail is that it takes commitment. It's not like one day you just decide you want one, you have to grow out that bad boy and you have to repeatedly convince the hairdresser to trust you because it's a great idea."
It seems to me that it is idiotic for a country such as our to ever provide another country with an open ended commitment of our military resources. This is particularly true when the government of that country has marginal legitimacy and competence and needs to change itself and undertake major political reforms to become viable. By promising open ended support in such circumstances, we encourage long term dependency and stake our own reputations on leaders whose reputations are questionable at best.
I believe that one of the factors that helped immensely in Iraq was when the Bush administration began setting its own deadlines for US engagement rather than continuing to reject the notion of deadlines and milestones. Ultimately, what we do in Afghanistan needs to be informed by the situation on the ground -- both the military situation and the political situation. However, it is good to make it clear from the beginning that our role in the future is finite and that our support is dependent on progress made by the Afghan government in implementing political reforms.
Jeff Goodwin
FDR never imposed time limits on the liberation of Europe during WWII, nor did Wilson in the Great War.
Bob Gutermuth
Canvasback Chesapeakes
Last night was a rambling incoherent double butt smooch.
Politicallly driven, not driven by the right thing to do at all.
What a disgrace for the noble history of West Point, the finest colleg on the face of the earth!!
Stan b & Elvis
Gotta love the unenthusiastic and falling asleep cadets. Even they didnt buy his talk coming from both ends.
We are talking about a state of mind and lets face it, most in that entire region hate us. So, we would have to kill millions of them. Then, they would raise several more generations that will want us dead. This is the same reason I don't think all the blood and money we spent in Iraq will bring about what we want in Iraq after we leave.
We can't let Al Queda off the hook for what they did on 9/11/01. I think we find out who and where they are via CIA operatives and surgically bomb them no matter which hell-hole country they are hiding in. Pakistan would not be off-limits! Boots on the ground is not a road to victory.
I also agree that Obama is in way over his head.
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Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Kim Myers said Matthew F. Taylor has been charged with violation of a protective order, second-degree battery and cruelty to the infirmed.
"On Feb. 12, deputies were dispatched to a home on Kingham Street in Lake Charles in reference to a disturbance," Myers said Friday in a news release. "Deputies discovered Taylor struck the family member numerous times, which caused severe bruising. The investigation also revealed the elderly victim had an active protective order against Taylor. The victim has a fractured collar bone, two sprained wrists and multiple contusions to the head, upper arms and hands."
Myers said Taylor who has a lengthy criminal history which includes six arrests for simple battery against the same female family member since 2005, was arrested on Friday.
Judge Wilford Carter set Taylor's bond at $75,000.
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(A portion of the proceeds from The Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter's GRAMMY Block Party benefitted PATH, a Los Angeles-based organization dedicated to ending homelessness for individuals, families and communities.)
Rickey Minor, music director for "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," recently participated in an installment of The Recording Academy's 5 Questions With … series. Hosted during The Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter's GRAMMY Block Party at The Academy's headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., Minor discussed the music director profession, his career highlights, advice for aspiring artists, and favorite GRAMMY moments, among other topics.
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Culture Night 2013 | Friday, 20 September 2013 | Open late until 9.30pm, last admission 9.15pm
Exhibitions • The World of Performance: Dance, Theatre and Song (room 1)• Shades of Grey: Painting without Colour (room 13)• From Galway to Leenane: Perceptions of Landscape (Print Gallery)
Permanent Collection • Irish Masterpieces (rooms 2–5)• Jack B. Yeats (long gallery, rooms 2-4) • European Masterpieces (rooms 6–10)
Family Culture Trail (5pm to 9.30pm)
In association with Temple Bar Cultural TrustIt's the end of the world! Come and hear the fascinating story behind The Opening of the Sixth Seal, by Irish painter, Francis Danby. Pick up a Family Culture Trail leaflet during your visit. Mediators will be in attendance throughout the evening, or discover the story of the painting for yourself with Audio Guides for children and adults, free to borrow from the Information Desk in the Millennium Wing.
Gallery Tours (5pm to 9pm)Free guided tours of the Gallery's permanent collection, exhibitions, and research facilities will take place throughout the evening. Max 15 per group unless otherwise stated.On arrival, please collect your free ticket at the Gallery's Information Desk in the Millennium Wing. Advance booking is advised for tours of the research facilities, email firstname.lastname@example.com
5.00pm Irish Masterpieces. Guide: Kate O'Donoghue 5.00pm Highlights of the Library & Archive Collections. Guide: Andrew Moore (max 12, pre-booking essential, email@example.com)5.15pm European Masterpieces. Guide: Sarah Wilson5.30pm Shades of Grey. Guide: Janet McLean, Curator5.45pm From Galway to Leenane. Guide: Anne Hodge, Curator6.00pm World of Performance. Guide: Niamh MacNally, Curator6.30pm Irish Masterpieces. Guide: Kate O'Donoghue 6.45pm World of Performance. Guide: Niamh MacNally, Curator7.00pm Shades of Grey. Guide: Janet McLean, Curator7.15pm From Galway to Leenane. Guide: Anne Hodge, Curator7.30pm European Masterpieces. Guide: Niamh Donnellan7.45pm Irish Masterpieces. Guide: Siobhán Power8.00pm World of Performance. Guide: Niamh MacNally, Curator8.15pm Shades of Grey. Guide: Kate O'Donoghue8.30pm From Galway to Leenane. Guide: Anne Hodge, Curator8.45pm Irish Masterpieces. Guide: Siobhán Power9.00pm European Masterpieces. Guide: Niamh Donnellan
'Put Yourself in the Picture' (5.30pm to 8.30pm)Would you like to see yourself as the 'Queen of Naples', an 'Irish Earl' or a 'Scottish Baronet'? Come to the Wintergarden Ballroom and have your picture taken in a life-size replica of one of our master paintings from the National Gallery's collection.
'Paintings Come to Life!' (6pm to 8pm) Throughout the evening, characters from some of the Gallery's best-known paintings on display, by William Leech, William Orpen, Joshua Reynolds, Gabriel Metsu and Francisco de Goya, will come to life. See if you can spot them! Pick up an information leaflet on arrival at the Gallery, and enter our competition draw for a fabulous prize.
Entertainment - Music Acts (6pm to 9.15pm) A variety of top-class solo performers and vocal acts will entertain visitors in the Wintergarden Café, featuring: singer-songwriters, Nigel Place, Stephen Cummins and Gerry Gormley; early music virtuoso Caitriona O'Leary; the Cappella Choir; and upcoming Dublin band Kid Coy. Find out more about the musical acts here.
6.00pm Nigel Place Singer-Songwriter6.30pm Stephen Cummins Ukelele, comedy songs7.00pm Caitríona O'Leary Solo Voice7.30pm Gerry Gormley Singer-Songwriter8.00pm Vincent Whelan & Capella Choir8.40pm Thomas Doyle and Kid Coy Acoustic Rock
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On Oct. 23 and 24, EFF will join privacy commissioners from throughout the world in Punta del Este, Uruguay, for the 34th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, the premier global event on privacy issues. A tagline on the event website, "Privacy and Technology: The Debate Is Now," could not be more apt.
This international meeting brings together commissioners working on privacy regulation and personal data protection with experts, nongovernmental organizations, and academics focused on these crucial issues. The conference is held to foster exchanges and promote knowledge sharing. Discussions will cover data protection and e-Government, the role of technology in open government, issues surrounding geo-location, security of health records, online behavioral advertising, biometrics and more.
EFF welcomes a strong voice in the fight against data retention mandates: on Wednesday, a group of Slovak MPs filed a complaint challenging the constitutionality of Slovakia's mandatory data retention law. The law compels telcos and ISPs to monitor the communications of all citizens including those not suspected or convicted of any crime, and in case law enforcement officials demand them for any reason.
EFF is deeply concerned to hear of the arrest of Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sánchez, along with her husband, journalist Reinaldo Escobar, and blogger Agustín Díaz. According to reports, the trio was arrested in the eastern province of Bayamo, where they had traveled to attend the trial of a Spanish political activist facing vehicular homicide charges in the crash that killed democracy activists Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero. The purpose of Carromero's visit to Cuba was to meet with human rights activists.
The official reason for their arrest is currently unknown. Global Voices has compiled reactions to the arrests from Cuban bloggers.
The government of the Philippines today has passed the troubling Cybercrime Prevention Act. The Act covers a range of offenses, but—as we wrote last month—is particularly problematic because of a libel provision that criminalizes anonymous online criticism.
In addition to criminalizing online libel, Section 19 of the Act would also allow the country's Department of Justice to block access to "computer data" that is in violation of the Act; in other words, a website hosting criminally libelous speech could be shut down without a court order.
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Kids can keep their minds and bodies active during spring break with two Tupelo programs.
North Mississippi Medical Center Wellness Center will offer a Spring Break Fitness Camp for ages 9-12 on 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. March 12 at the Wellness Center in Tupelo. Participants will enjoy games, relays, exercise classes and swimming. The cost is $15 per child.
Call (662) 377-4147 or (800) 843-3375 to register, as space is limited.
Throughout the week, HealthWorks! Children's Education Center in Tupelo will offer fun, spring break-themed activities for children and their grown ups during regular hours at the center. Activities are included in the price of admission; $5 for 2 and up, free to members.
Visit www.healthworkskidsms.org.
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Invite your mother, your daughter and your friends and join North Mississippi Medical Center for the Pretty in Pink Luncheon on March 19, to focus attention on breast cancer.
The free event is sponsored by NMMC's Spirit of Women through a grant from the Komen North Mississippi Race for the Cure. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Summit Center in Tupelo.
Guest speaker will be Lillie D. Shockney, a registered nurse, author and breast cancer survivor, who has served as administrative director of the Johns Hopkins Breast Center in Baltimore since 1997.
All Pink Dress Luncheon participants are encouraged to wear their favorite pink attire for the Pink Dress Luncheon, and a prize will be awarded for the "Prettiest in Pink." Breast cancer survivors will be recognized. Door prizes will be awarded, and each participant will receive a free gift.
To register for the free luncheon, call (800) 843-3375 by March 13.
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North Mississippi Medical Center and the Lions Club of Tupelo will continue to collect eyewear for the needy through March 22.
Collection boxes have been placed throughout NMMC facilities for used eyeglasses, sunglasses, reading glasses and low vision aids.
The Lions Club will distribute the eyewear to those in need in the United States and third world countries worldwide.
For more information, call Cheri Nipp at (662) 365-7840 or (800) 843-3375.
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As our friends and family know, I am a family genealogist. I have researched my Louisiana Creole roots back to 1727 in French Colonial Louisiana. My research has uncovered numerous ancestors from Africa, Germany and yes, France. Several years ago, while researching a specific French family line, I posted an anonymous query on a genealogy website requesting information about a French ancestor of mine. Also on another website called African American Lives II, I shared the story of my discovery my 4th generation great grandmother . A response came from a gentleman in France, Jean Gignoux, who indicated that he too had a connection to the same family that I was researching. He had also seen the posting on African American Lives II and was curious as to whether I had any additional information with regards to that story, but of course, he had no idea that I was the person who had posted the story.
Over several years, we have exchanged information via email about our research. As it turns out, he had been searching for the brother of one of his ancestors, who had left France for America in the latter part of the 18th century. Similarly, I had been searching for the family of one of my ancestors who had left France around the same time. As it turns out, our two ancestors were brothers -- the one bound for America, Francois Charles Peytevan DuRiblon, is my 4th generation great grandfather; his brother, Paul Felician Peytevan, is Jean's ancestor.
For so long I have wanted to visit the land where my ancestors came from, whether Africa, Germany or France. So, as Anita and I toiled over where our next trip should be, I suggested the South of France (Marseille and Provence) thinking that perhaps I could locate some additional information or other documents about my French ancestors. She quickly agreed and stated that this would be her first trip to France, actually her first visit to the continent of Europe.
With that, I sent a few emails to Jean. When I mentioned to him that I was planning to visit his country, he responded enthusiastically and invited Anita and me to stay with him and his wife Dominique during our visit. We gratefully accepted the invitation. Since then, Jean and I have communicated via email often, both relying on Babblefish.com or other online language translators to effectively communicate. It will be interesting to see how we manage to understand each other once we meet in France, seeing that his English and my French are limited.
Through our communications, I have discovered that my "cousin" and I share a few things in common: 1) we have both had careers in the maritime service -- Jean as Manager of a French shipping company and I having served in the U.S. Navy; 2) we have the same birthday. In one email I mentioned to Jean that our trip would be partly to celebrate my birthday. He responded that his birthday is April 11th. When I saw that, I was in shock. I didn't want to tell him that my birthday is also April 11th because I was sure he wouldn't believe it. So, we've decided to save that surprise until we meet Jean.
In addition to our usual pre-trip preparations, I have been continuing my family history research. Due to some of my recent discoveries, I have been interviewed by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and was featured in the e-newsletter for the San Diego African American Genealogical Research Group, as well as the Algiers Historical Society newsletters, The Algerine and Bayou Talk, a Creole and Cajun community newspaper in California.
Algiers Historical Society, quite appropot considering that I grew up in Algiers, a smal neighborhood directly across the river from the city of New Orleans Louisiana. Another of my recently discovered "cousins,"Kevin Herridge is the immediate past president of the Algiers Historical Society, and asked me to share some of my discoveries with the group. So, I gladly agreed. On the first day of spring I spoke to the group about my experiences growing up in Algiers and the discoveries I have have made with regard to the unique history of this small community. The talk was well received by all who attended.
Just to show you the hospitality of the Algiers community, Anita and I were invited to a crawfish boil the following day. Now, that was a great time! About 60 people enjoyed about 100 pounds of fresh crawfish and all the fixins, plus a lively band that kept the party going well into the night.
Delgado Community College. Their history professor, Sal Anselmo, had attended my presentation to the historic society and invited me to share the same information with the students in his history class. I was honored at the invitation.
So now with less than a week prior to our departure, Anita and I are feeling that feeling again -- the excitement of another trip, the mystery of what we will discover, the thrill of the unknown. No doubt this will be a trip to remember, and we hope you enjoy coming along with us on this remarkable journey.
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Suraiya Baluch, a psychologist who most recently served as associate director of counseling services at Barnard College, has been appointed director of Princeton's Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education (SHARE) office.
The SHARE office, which is part of University Health Services, serves students, faculty and staff who have experienced verbal and physical sexual harassment, relationship violence, sexual assault or harassment based on sexual orientation. Its services include individual and group therapy, confidential consultation on disciplinary and legal options, educational programming and referrals to on- and off-campus support services.
Baluch's appointment was effective July 11.
"Under Suraiya's leadership, the SHARE office will become an even more valuable resource to students, faculty and staff at a time when the University is committed to enhancing the health and well-being of all members of the campus community," said Daniel Silverman, chief medical officer. "Suraiya's work will support the work of 'Healthier Princeton,' a campuswide program to create a healthier environment in the broadest sense at Princeton."
At Barnard, the women's college affiliated with Columbia University, Baluch joined the counseling center in September 1999 as a staff psychologist and was named associate director in February 2004. She also served as a clinical supervisor for Columbia and Barnard's Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Center and as an adviser to Columbia's Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Program.
Before joining the Barnard staff, Baluch was a staff psychologist and coordinator of disability services at Pace University's counseling center. She also was an instructor in Brooklyn College's graduate program in guidance and counseling.
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Gregg Allman's Enduring Blues
Low Country Blues is part of Gregg Allman's life's work. The well-earned, glowing press the album has been receiving calls attention to the length that's passed since Allman's last solo outing (14 years), the health scare the Allman Brothers Band leader endured (a 2010 liver transplant) and the role of star producer T Bone Burnett.
Burnett has had a powerful impact on a number of artists, but what's striking here is how he's kept Allman heading down a well-trod road, adding subtle tweaks to add color without getting all splashy. Yes, Burnett has brought his own core of sidemen (plus old Allman buddy Dr. John on keyboards), but connections to past triumphs run through the collection.
The first Allman Brothers band album from 1969 featured a Muddy Waters cover. Low Country Blues offers Allman's take on some more Muddy Waters music. The gravel-voiced singer has always been suited to brooding, late-night R&B and here he and his B3 bring a drink-up-and-go-home vibe to selections from the B.B. King and Bobby Blue Bland songbooks, just as the Allman Brothers did to T-Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday."
Speaking of King, Robert Gordon's liner notes include a wonderful story about Gregg and his 11-year-old big brother, Duane, sneaking into a segregated B.B. show in 1959 that concludes with Duane telling Gregg: "We gotta get into some of this."
Of course, they did. Duane, for my money as great a guitarist as has ever come along, formed the Allman Brothers Band and made Gregg lead vocalist. After Duane's tragic death in a 1971 motorcycle accident (just months after their modal-blues touchstone At Fillmore brought the band widespread acclaim), the group surged and faltered for a time, but is now recognized as one of the great performance outfits in the land.
The story of Gregg Allman and the blues is long and tangled, and perhaps it felt like a closed book. It's good to have another chapter – and a great one at that.
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Typical Street Having Minor Damage... some had aggravation and some had no visible problems as evidenced by the home immediately across from the camera.
No flooding here, but a block away, major flooding... two blocks away, traffic lights on the ground and a gas station with a waiting line two hours+ long, but Houston is recovering; not so with Galveston... not many panos there only ruined homes and lots and lots of sand and trash.
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 7:58 AM GMT on August 27, 2011
As of 300AM EDT, Hurricane Irene was located at 33.7N, 76.5W, 60 miles south of Cape Lookout. It was moving north-northeast at 14 mph with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph, making it a Category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Irene has a minimum central pressure of 952 mb.
Hurricane warnings are in effect for the US Atlantic coast from the Little River inlet in North Carolina to Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts. Tornado watches are also in effect for the North Carolina/Virginia/Maryland coast. Figure 1 shows the hurricane, tropical storm, and tornado watches and warnings for Irene. Remember, a hurricane warning means hurricane conditions are expected, and tropical storm force winds (greater than 34 mph) will occur within 36 hours. Tropical storm warning means that tropical storm force winds are expected in the next 36 hours, but hurricane conditions are not. A tropical storm watch means tropical storm force winds are possible within 48 hours.
To find out if you need to evacuate, please contact your local emergency management office. They will have the latest information. People living in New York City can find their evacuation zone here or use this map. FEMA has information on preparing for hurricanes. FEMA also has a blog describing their response to Irene.
Figure 1 Map of watches and warnings taken at 225AM EDT, August 27, 2011
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Figure 2 shows that Irene is a large storm, with outflow reaching from South Carolina to Long Island, NY. Irene's eye is not visible.
Figure 2 IR satellite view of Irene taken at 226AM EDT, August 27, 2011
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Irene is forecast to make landfall on the North Carolina coast Saturday morning as a category 1 storm with sustained winds around 90 mph. I believe that Irene's center of circulation will make landfall somewhere between Cape Lookout and Okracoke on the Outer Banks around 9-10 am. Irene should then move roughly north, along the mid-Atlantic coastline before making landfall in western Long Island. However, it is important to not focus solely on the track forecast. Irene is a large storm with a large windfield and equally large areas of storms and showers. It's impact will be felt over a wide swath of the northeastern US.
Figure 3 Official track forecast of Irene at 11PM EDT, Aug. 26.
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Six to ten inches of rain are possible along Irene's track from North Carolina north into New England, with 15 inches possible in isolated areas. Radar estimates indicate at least 5 inches have already fallen near Morehead City, NC. As a result, flooding is very likely. The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC) has issued their Significant River Flood Outlook for the next five days shown in figure 4. HPC thinks that river flooding from the Delmarva peninsula to northwestern Maine is likely, while river flooding in much of the rest of the northeastern US is possible.
Figure 4 Significant River Flood Outlook issued by HPC.
Tropical storm forces winds are occuring at Cape Lookout now, with hurricane force winds expected on the North Carolina coast later today. Use this Wundermap to keep track of how the winds are behaving around the North Carolina coastline. Within the hurricane warning area in North Carolina, storm surge is expected to be 6-11 feet above ground. This is our storm surge forecast map. To see how high the tides are running, NOAA has an excellent page collecting all of the relevant tide gauges.
People living on the the east coast of the US from the Carolinas to Cape Cod should continue monitoring Irene and be in the process of finishing their hurricane preparations. If you have not started preparing for this storm, start immediately. If an evacuation order is given, please follow it, unless it is unsafe to do so. Irene will be a large storm, impacting areas far from the storm center track.
If you're curious about power outages, here are some maps: Dominion Power Outage Map (NC/VA), Progress Energy Outage Map (NC/SC), and NOVEC Outage Map (Northern Virginia).
Dr. Masters will have a new blog entry this morning, and there will be another blog this afternoon. I'll be back with another blog entry late tonight.
Stay safe,
Dr. Rob Carver
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James L. King, a national HIV/STD prevention activist and educator will discuss sex, sexuality and health in the Black community at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 6, in Lecture Hall 14 on the Binghamton University campus. The presentation is free and open to the public.
King specializes in the analysis of the behavior and lifestyles of African American men who have sex with men, but do not consider themselves gay, bisexual or homosexual—men on the "Down Low." He has been featured and quoted in national publications, including Newsweek, The New York Times, USA Today, and The New York Post.
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In his book, On the Down Low: A Journey Into the Lives of Straight Black Men Who Sleep With Men, King investigates a trend of same-sex partners in the black community, one that is causing health problems for the wives and girlfriends of bisexual men. King's educational video, No More Secrets, No More Lies, has been critically acclaimed by HIV prevention professionals, and women across the nation.
King's visit to the Binghamton University campus is sponsored by the Phi Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The event is being held as part of the sorority's "May Week" celebration, which features activities and events demonstrating Delta Sigma Theta's Five Point Thrust Program. The program focuses on Delta Sigma Theta's commitment to economic and educational development, physical and mental health programming, and political involvement and awareness.
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I'm a former Kentuckian (Louisville) transplanted to Florida - single quilt blocks can quickly become pillows! I'm not a sampler quilt fan for myself I like to look at others' sampler quilts but I don't want to make one so after
I do individual blocks from a block of the month I make pillow covers out of them. It's an inexpensive way to Change up a room!
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I will be attending because I enjoyed the Denver Con.
I am going because I've never been to a Star Wars Con.
I will be attending mostly to get the exclusive figure.
I'm not going because I was disappointed with the Denver Con.
I won't go because I'm concerned with airline safety.
I can't go because traveling costs too much for me.
I will go for another reason.
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What are your plans for the Star Wars Celebration in Indianapolis?
Let's discuss our options!
Hooray!! I'm the first one to vote!! I can't make it because I'm leaving the Army in March and I might not be able to afford travelling all the way to Indiana. I'd like to go but I don't see it happening, unless unemployment pays much more than I've been told.
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I have to cover the show... so I picked other. I did attend the Denver con and it was very unorganized and wet.
I feel a great disturbance in the Force.
I'm going because I've never been! I missed out on Colorado (but from what everyone tells me that was a good thing ) so I don't want to miss out on this one. I've already got my passes and am registered at a cheap motel on the outskirts! Now's all I have to do is get a shirt printed up that says
That way all you chuckleheads'll know it's me!
I won't be going because I can't imagine it being worth the cost. Now, if they were having it in February in Hawaii...
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I'll probably be going. I might have to use it as a B-Day gift from my parents or something.
I had a great time at the Denver Convention. The weather could have been better, but it was fun traveling with friends from San Diego, meeting my internet friends - many for the first time, and making new friends - all through Star Wars. That was the best part.
That and viewing all the new products in person! This time around, we will already have the Episode II toys for about 2 weeks BEFORE the convention (April 22 versus May 3), but I still love talking with Hasbro and seeing products like the Episode One cup-toppers from KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut which I first saw in Denver before they were released - then made up my mind I was going to buy until I was sick of salsa and pizza!
I don't think the exclusive figure will be anything that great. If it's important, Hasbro would release it in the main line of figures for general retail, or a Fan Club mail-away exclusive. If it's convenient, and I'm not missing anything else to do, see, or eat, I will try and get a figure. I don't care about that so much, really.
I also think it's generally safe to fly. I'm not really worried about any great airlines disasters - even after September 11. I drive on California's freeways every day, and that's taking your chances!
Costs are prohibitive, but I am going to economize and I'm not going there for shopping. That's not so much the point, though I'm sure there will be some cool things to buy - but mostly at outrageous prices. I mean if the Eopiee is $45 typically at Frank and Son's, how much do you think a dealer feels he could get when he's working with only Star Wars fans EXCLUSIVELY. I bet the thing will be marked up to $60 - and I won't buy it unless each is $20 or less (I want 4 total) So like I said, I'm not planning to get anything...
I think the Star Wars Celebration has so much more to offer! I'll be lost at all the free Star Wars video game demos! They'll even have the pinball machines!
See you there!
I am very interested in attending the Indy Show. What are the dates and admission fees? What do you know about the exclusive figure??
I chose the "because Denver one sucked", but I didn't actually GO to Denver, I just covered it in the SSG news from home gathering e-mails and news clips till Steve got back online.
Actually, the real reason I'm not going is because Indianapolis has no appeal for me as a venue - if it were held somewhere more interesting or historic, I'd be tempted, but I've got zero interest in Indianapolis, none at all. Plus, it's far for me, which doubles up the issue.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
I live in Indianapolis. I will be going with my wife and my father-in-law (who will be coming from Virginia). I would have liked to go to Denver, but did not have the money. This will be great for me!! I am looking forward to the exclusive figure and more than likely will buy it. Although, I don't have high expectations for the figure (it will probably be a normal figure with different packaging like the theatre edition Luke). But I do have high expectations for the whole event. I know the venue is top notch! Did I read free video games? Excellent!!
I believe that speak for everyone here when I say HUH?.