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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 , 9:44 PM GMT on August 31, 2010
Hurricane watches are now posted for coastal North Carolina, as Hurricane Earl continues towards the west-northwest at 13 mph with little change in strength. Currently, the outer reaches of the storm are affecting the Turks and Caicos Islands, and NOAA's Wavewatch III model is predicting 15 - 20 foot waves are affecting these islands. Early this morning, waves at buoy 41043 offshore of Puerto Rico reached 31 feet. Winds at Providenciales in the Turks were only 20 - 25 mph this afternoon, though Cockburn Town and Balfour Town in the extreme eastern Turks may be seeing winds near tropical storm force--40 mph.
Figure 1. Afternoon satellite image of Earl.
Intensity forecast for Earl
Recent visible satellite loops show that the southwest side of Earl is getting eaten into by wind shear and dry air. The storm is no longer as symmetrical as 24 hours ago, and the spiral band on Earl's west side has been destroyed by dry air. Wind shear as diagnosed by the latest SHIPS model forecast shows a moderate 10 - 20 knots of wind shear, due to upper level winds out of the southwest from a trough of low pressure to Earl's west. This moderate shear is predicted to continue through Friday. Water vapor satellite loops show some moderately dry air to Earl's southwest, and very dry air to the northwest. Once Earl works its way farther to the northwest, it is possible that the persistent moderate wind shear will be able to drive this dry air deep enough into Earl's west side to significantly disrupt it. However, none of the models is predicting this, and Earl is probably large and strong enough to fend off this sort of assault. I give a 30% chance that a major dry air intrusion will significantly disrupt Earl between now and Thursday, weakening it to a Category 2 hurricane. Ocean temperatures are a near-record 29.5 - 30°C, and very warm waters extend to great depth, resulting in a total ocean heat content favorable for intensification. Earl is undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle, which may diminish its winds by 10 - 20 mph for a day or so. There is no evidence that Earl has weakened, though, based on the latest pressure of 940 mb from the Hurricane Hunters. It is likely Earl will be a major Category 3 or 4 hurricane at its closest approach to North Carolina Thursday night and Friday morning. By Friday night, when Earl will be making its closest approach to New England, wind shear will rise to a high 20 - 30 knots and ocean temperatures will plunge to 20°C, resulting in considerable weakening. Earl will still probably be a Category 2 hurricane on Friday night, when it could potentially make landfall in Massachusetts. Earl is more likely to be a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday morning, when it could potentially make landfall in Maine or Nova Scotia, Canada.
Track forecast for Earl
The latest set of computer models runs from 8am EDT (12Z) are pretty unified in taking Earl 100 - 200 miles off the coast of North Carolina, then 150 - 300 miles off the coast of Southeast Massachusetts, then into Nova Scotia. The high degree of model unity gives confidence that this is the correct solution, but it is good to keep in mind that the average error in a 48-hour NHC forecast is about 125 miles. It is likely that Earl will bring a 15-hour period of heavy rain and tropical storm force winds of 39+ mph to North Carolina's Outer Banks, beginning on Thursday evening. NHC is giving Cape Hatteras a 15% chance of receiving hurricane force winds. By Friday evening, Southeast Massachusetts can expect a 6 - 8 hour period of heavy rain and tropical storm force winds of 39+ mph. NHC is giving Nantucket a 13% chance of receiving hurricane force winds. These odds are 5% for Boston, 6% for Providence, 8% for Eastport, Maine, and 14% for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The main determinant of whether Earl hits the U.S. or not is a strong trough of low pressure predicted to move off the U.S. East Coast Friday. This trough, if it develops as predicted, should be strong enough to recurve Earl out to sea. Keep in mind that the average error in position for a 3-day NHC forecast is 185 miles.
Regardless of Earl's exact track, the U.S. East Coast can expect a long period of high waves beginning on Thursday. Significant beach erosion and dangerous rip currents will be the rule, due to waves that will reach 10 - 15 feet in offshore waters. Waves from Hurricane Danielle killed two swimmers in the U.S. over the weekend and forced hundreds of water rescues along the U.S. East Coast. Earl's waves will be worse, and will likely cause millions of dollars in beach erosion damage.
Next update
Dr. Rob Carver is planning an update late tonight, and I'll have a full update in the morning.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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The Pork Pie Charity Run has special significance for one participant, writes Paul Charman
With 50-plus Minis driving almost the length of the country this Easter, the Pork Pie Charity Run recalls a much-loved comedic Kiwi driving movie. But it also has a serious side.
This year's run, the third one held, will raise funds for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ, after an extraordinary cancer recovery touching the family of co-organisers Murray and Annie Hemsley.
Following their daughter, Naomi McRae's, diagnosis with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2010, and thankful for the support and care provided, the couple decided to support the organisation that helped them so much.
Back in early 2010, newlywed Naomi McRae was settling back into a new life in New Zealand after an exciting OE.
Surrounded by friends and family, a new husband and colleagues and getting stuck into work once more, everything was going so well.
Yet, a feeling of fatigue was not going away and other symptoms were starting to cause her concern.
Starting with itchy feet and extreme fatigue, Naomi checked in with her GP for blood tests.
While waiting on the results of a test, Naomi collapsed in a shopping mall a week before her 30th birthday and was rushed to hospital for a 10-day stay.
A chest x-ray, a surgical biopsy to the chest and a bone marrow biopsy confirmed Hodgkin's lymphoma and the presence of a 12cm tumour in her chest.
Naomi began a fortnightly six-month course of chemotherapy, just before Christmas 2010, to fight against the cancer.
She says the support she and her family received from Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand (LBC) at this time was crucial in giving her hope and getting her through.
"LBC is simply an amazing charity that made the biggest difference to me and my family in absorbing the shock of having such life-changing news," she says.
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Following chemotherapy, and halfway through her course of radiotherapy, on August 1, 2011, Naomi received the incredible news she was in remission.
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At a routine follow-up radiotherapy oncology appointment, shortly after learning she was in remission, Naomi was astonished to learn she was pregnant.
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A healthy baby boy named Lauchlan was born last May and his mum and dad couldn't have been happier.
*Naomi's story, indicative of the comprehensive care extended to cancer patients and their families by Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand, touched us at Driven. BMW New Zealand has kindly supplied us a car to take part in the run, which will be driven by Paul Charman and his wife, Debra-Rose.
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I finally got around to watching ESB and ROTJ on Blu-Ray. I didn't really notice any changes to ESB that haven't been there since 2004, but the changes to ROTJ were actually less offensive than I expected them to be. Even Darth Vader's "Nooooo!" didn't bother me as much as I thought it would. Of course, it pulled me right out of the movie, but that's because I know it's not supposed to be there. If I wasn't used to seeing it the other way, then I'm not sure if I would even notice anything out of place.
The Dug walking through Jabba's Palace was cut away from so quickly that I almost missed it. Either way, the Dug is one of my favorite Prequel alien designs and I actually think they look cooler than a majority of OT alien designs. So, it wasn't something that bothered me at all. Yuzzum is still the most annoying CG character inserted into the film.
Wicket's eyes felt like a real improvement. It's amazing how much more lifelike it made the character. No longer do I just see a midget looking through plastic lenses when they do a close-up of Wicket's face. Although it seems like they made his eyes huge compared to what they used to be.
It also seems like they added a bunch of extra background noise to the Sarlacc scene just before the Skiff Battle. There was a lot more cheering and jeering going on, when they were preparing to throw Luke into the Sarlacc, than I ever remember hearing. It blended with the action about as well as a laugh-track on a 1980s sitcom. However, this is the first time I've ever watched these movies in anything resembling surround sound, so it's possible those sounds have always been there and I just never noticed them before.
What was probably the most surprising was that neither film really held my interest all the way through. I kept drifting off and finding something else to do while the movies played in the background. It's been probably 3-4 years since I've sat down and watched ROTJ all the way through, at least 6 years since my last full viewing of ESB. I thought maybe all the years away combined with the new format, would freshen these films up for me a bit, but that didn't really happen.
After all these years, it might finally be time to admit that I think I'm getting sick of Star Wars.


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Description Most animals are rust or tan-colored, with white rump patch and belly; winter pelage is darker and the spots are often indiscernible. The white spots on the back merge into a white line near the rump and there is a black or tan line on the back. Melanistic, very dark, and very light morphs are also known, and may predominate in domesticated herds.
Dimensions 1.4-2.0m, 15-23cm, 79-102kg; / 36-41kg
Habitat Meadows & fields, Scrub, shrub & brushlands
Range Plains, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Texas, California, Western Canada
Discussion An exotic spotted deer with palmate antlers. Originally from the Mediterranean, escapes and releases from game farms have started free-ranging populations in at least seven states and provinces (California, Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Kentucky, New Mexico, and New Brunswick) and islands off British Columbia; many less successful introductions have also occurred. Prefers mixed habitats with open areas for feeding and covered areas for winter food and shelter.


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We'd planned for a day trip to Paraguay the next day, which as strange as it sounds, did actually happen, and is a common thing for Brazilians to do as the cost of electrical goods and most clothes is so cheap over the border. Once we got through the rather strict border control, and actually walked across a bridge into Cuidad del Este, we were met with hundreds of street stalls selling everything from socks to Play stations...one of them was even selling a blood pressure monitor complete with stethoscope! Anyway, Eoin picked up a bargain on a laptop which I'm having the pleasure of writing this on
Having spent the day there and bargaining with the different shops over the price, we got caught up in time and missed the bus to the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls, which is the main reason we came here. The next day, however, we got to cross yet another border, this time into Argentina. In doing so, we had visited three countries in two days! The bus trip over was a story all on it's own, the bus looked like a portacabin on wheels with plastic windows and park benches for seats, so it was far from comfortable!
Once there however, we were met with some amazing views and sounds. I know I've attached a good few photos and a video but it still doesn't do them justice. We decided on getting a speed boat into the middle of one of the waterfalls and it was definitely worth it. The boat didn't just take us there to get some nice photos, but it actually stopped right underneath the fall of the water, and more amazingly, it was was warm water. To say we got soaked would be an understatement. After the trip we had to sit on rocks for half an hour to dry off, much to the delight of everyone else!!
Towards the end of the day we walked the 1100 feet to get to the part of the falls known as The Devil's Throat, which is where the video was taken from
As this was our ;last night in Iguazu, we decided against seeing the Brazilian side, but we were both happy with what we'd seen, so the next day we would be moving onto Argentina, and our first port of call was Rosario, the 2nd city of the country and the birth place of the famous Ernesto "Che" Guevara. I really enjoyed Brazil, however the language barrier from Spanish to Portuguese was a bigger gap than I thought, especially when spoken as opposed to written. We saw and did a lot here and I would definitely love to return to the country one day, maybe if Ireland qualify for the 2010 World Cup it'd make the perfect excuse!
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Snowflake Fingerprints
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Is it true that snowflakes are as unique as our fingerprints?
One of the more unique forms that water can take on, the snowflake, has always captured people's fascination. What do you think? Can two snowflakes be identical?
Caltech's Professor Kenneth G. Libbrecht has done a lot of research on this topic: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/alike/alike.htm
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- In order to make a more informed conclusion, learn a little more about the formation and various shapes of snowflakes with this interactive site: http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_snowflakes/ Try to answer the following questions as you go:
- Are snowflakes frozen raindrops?
- What two variables affect the shape of the snowflake?
- Why is the statement, "No two snowflakes are alike" difficult to answer?
- Sketch three different types of snowflakes and list two unique characteristics for each.
- Want to grow your own snowflake? Here is a suggested set-up: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/project/project.htm
- Sometimes scientists don't see eye to eye! One of the critical steps in the scientific method is sharing and communicating with the scientific community. Here are a few examples that Professor Kenneth Libbrecht points out: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/myths/myths.htm What do you think of these three examples? Do you agree with him? Are these simply myths or do they have a solid scientific foundation?
- What do Martian snowflakes look like? Recently MIT researchers collected data on this! Check it out: http://news.discovery.com/space/the-foggy-carbon-dioxide-snow-of-mars-120619.html What do you think snowflakes on other planets might look like?
Resources Cited
Wilson Bentley. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASnowflakesWilsonBentley.jpg
Kenneth G. Libbrecht. Caltech. http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/alike/alike.htm
Teacher's Domain. http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_snowflakes/
Discovery News. http://news.discovery.com/space/the-foggy-carbon-dioxide-snow-of-mars-120619.html


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It is always a good idea to stop and reflect on what just happened while its fresh in the mind. This last weekend our Troop participated in our Districts Webelos Woods Camp out. Cause for much reflection.
I know that I say it a lot, and its not to sound like I have the best and brightest, but I am so proud of my Troop and the way our program is running. After 6 years it is well on the path to everything that I think is important in Scouting. First and foremost the Scouts do the leading, the planning, and much of the decision making.
That was evident this weekend when our Troop arrived at Webelos Woods and jumped right into preparation for the event they would be hosting. They picked an event called "Good Camp, Bad Camp" a demonstration of Leave No Trace and camping as a "Backpacking" style troop.
In the course of planning it was decided that the "older" Scouts wanted no part of Webelos Woods in general and would rather take a short Backpacking trip instead. This left left the First Year Scouts to test their backpacking set up skills and knowledge of Leave No Trace at the Webelos Woods event. With about a half a month to prepare they did a fantastic job. I was impressed with the way they showed leadership, teamwork, and excitement as the Webelos Scouts from around the district paid a visit to our camp. Everything a Scoutmaster could want as I sat in a camp chair by the fire and watched as they taught the Outdoor code and leave no trace to the soon to be Boy Scouts. In six hours those young Scouts did more to promote what Boy Scouting is all about and what our Troops flavor is than all the recruiting efforts I have done in the last three years.
All the while the "older" guys were on an adventure of their own. Literally putting their finger on the map and going there. They ended up hiking to the top of a bluff over looking Butte Creek Scout ranch, making camp and then just hanging out. It was reported to me by the group that it was the most amazing sun set they ever seen, and that the fog that filled the valley below them looked amazing. They wandered back to the Troop some time after breakfast Sunday morning and helped some of the younger guys pack up.
Sunday morning after we took down the flag and as I was finishing up my cup of coffee the guys formed a circle and began to talk about the weekend. I joined the circle along with the ASMs and we went around and everyone shared one thing they liked about the weekend. It was to my surprise to hear praise for each other and how impressed everyone in the troop was for the first year scouts. I was happy to hear that the young fellas were excited to teach the Webelos and they had a good experience. It was nice to hear that they all learned something about camping and themselves this weekend.
In the life of a Scoutmaster, we all hope that we reach the Scouts in our Troops, we all hope that what we teach is being practiced, we all hope that the Scout Oath and Law are truly the guide that our Scouts embrace and live daily. We see snap shots of these young men during our weekend camp outs and our weekly meetings and it is our hope that we see growth and that they are developing into fine young men. This past weekend gave me that snap shot. From First year Scouts coming into their own to "Older" Scouts venturing off to test their skills away from it all. We saw just how effective the Patrol method is and when used right it produces great results. Confidence, self reliance, and Leadership tested before our eyes.
I am proud of the Scouts of our Troop, they learn and grow and what more can we ask of them?
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| Morocco's most buzzed-about beauty export may be argan oil, but another endemic ingredient has equally impressive benefits. Rhassoul—a brown clay found only beneath the Atlas mountain range—has been used for more than 1,500 years to maintain the supple, blemish-free complexions of local women. Like all clays, it works by drawing out impurities as it dries, but thanks to unusually high levels of silica, calcium and potassium, rhassoul actually replenishes and nourishes the skin after it's rinsed off.
Cultural practice: After mining the clay from local quarries, locals let rhassoul sun-dry before it's pulverized into a fine powder that will be used as a body cleanser, facial mask and scalp treatment. Many hammams (traditional Moroccan bathhouses) incorporate rhassoul into their treatments.
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| Seaweed may be most associated with Japanese cuisine and culture, but the Irish have a long, deep tradition of soaking in seaweed-infused baths to cure dermatological ailments. For the treatment, seawater is pumped directly from the ocean into large cast iron tubs (chosen for their heat retention), and then piles of locally harvested seaweed are added in. Within a few minutes, the plants release alginic acid, a silky compound of essential oils that nourishes and heals the skin.
Cultural practice: In the Edwardian era, dedicated seaweed bathhouses dotted the coastline in County Sligo and County Kerry, with people of all ages using the baths medicinally and recreationally, enjoying a pint or cocktail while they bathed and strolling along the seafront post-soak. After a drop off in popularity, the tradition has recently experienced a resurgence, as psoriasis sufferers rediscover the treatment's healing benefits.
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| Often a postscript to an intense Balinese massage, boreh is a healing paste made from various combinations of herbs, roots, spices and tree barks (cardamom, cinnamon, chilies, shredded coconut, ginger and galangal usually make an appearance, but specific recipes are often kept secret.) The ingredients are ground in a mortar and pestle, then smeared all over the body and allowed to dry.
Cultural practice: Boreh is intended as a warming, circulation-enhancing treatment, with the added benefit of softened, toned skin. Traditional occasions for boreh include weddings and seasonal shifts, but young Balinese (and tourists) may partake at local spas whenever the mood strikes.
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| Due to the plant's high levels of formic acid, touching a stinging nettle in the wild will make your skin burn. But once the leaves are dried and boiled, nettles become an effective—and perfectly safe—treatment for oily hair. Modern Czech women, who likely remember their grandmothers making homemade foraged nettle hair rinses, now rely on store-bought nettle-based shampoo to keep their tresses grease-free for as long as 36 hours.
Cultural practice: The older generation may still make a home-brewed nettle rinse by boiling chopped leaves in water, while younger devotees pick up astringent nettle hair care products at the supermarket.
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| In South African traditional medicine, a daily cup of rooibos—a low-tannin, caffeine-free red tea indigenous to the country's small Cedarberg mountain region—is said to keep eczema, psoriasis and rashes at bay. And Western science has lent its support to the practice, showing in recent studies that aspalathin, a flavanoid unique to the tea, helps protect cells from inflammation and age-related skin damage.
Cultural practice: South Africans have brewed rooibos for generations, enjoying both the vibrant red version we're familiar with in the U.S., as well as a younger, green rooibos. Locals also use soaps and lotions infused with the tea and, for severe skin conditions, hospitals offer rooibos baths as a topical treatment.
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| The island nations of Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti and Vanuatu revere the oil of the tamanu nut, found in the region's ati trees, for its ability to promote the formation of new skin tissue and heal wounds, scars and burns (the oil was even used in the 1920s to treat leprosy and wounds.) Scientists aren't sure how the oil works, but research is underway to unlock its unique chemical qualities.
Cultural practice: Tamanu kernels require several weeks of drying to release their oil, which is thick and fast-absorbing. The end product is applied topically to Polynesians and Melanesians of all ages, including infants, and relied upon by Tahiti's tough-as-nails athletes, who compete in the country's traditional outrigger races and Ironman-style contests.
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It's been a long couple weeks in Washington as Congress and the White House seek a solution that would fully end the government shutdown. In the meantime, the House of Representatives has worked in a bipartisan manner to pass legislation that would fund and reopen key priorities and agencies in the interim.
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I've read this very nice article calling for a console distribution few while ago, so I decided to followup on my blog. I think I have some things to say, using the Linux console (virtual terminal, virtual console, Linux terminal, call it how you like - just the thing your system scribbles its startup messages to; I'll further call it just "console") almost exclusively on my home desktop and exclusively on my notebook. Some popular console applications also originate from my software stable, namely ELinks, which I've originally created (read as forked from Links) and been maintaining until this autumn. So much for the self-advertisement. ;-)
I manage a Debian installation on my notebook and I simply refused to install X there. And sometimes it was pretty challenging to edge my way through the dependencies forest so that nothing I really want and is in fact for console doesn't depend on X too. It's basically impossible for SDL applications with both X and fb backends (unless I compile them myself). Eventually I gave up and let it install the xlibs. I still don't have any X server or so there, but so many things were linked to xlibs even though they had framebuffer frontend too, that I decided the disk space is worth it. The situation is generally getting better though - i.e. gnuplot-nox depended for some reason on gnuplot-x11, now it only suggests it. Of course it is more complicated with games, since even SDL-based ones which should work fine in framebuffer often depend on xlib (I'm sorry that I'm unable to come up with a specific example now since I have my notebook at work right now).
On my "desktop" home machine the situation is of course better just because I have a LFS-based own distribution there. So I get to decide what goes there and what does not and what links against what. As I said in my previous blog entry, I'm migrating to Gentoo which also has this sane dependencies advantage, so it seems things will go fine there, too.
So, how is life on the console for me? Well, I'm a programmer, not typical office computer user. So I never really needed any office suite for console since I simply doesn't use any. If I need to write something pretty-looking, I usually do it in TeX, and wvWare mangles most .doc files to some usable format successfully. Otherwise, I indeed can live fine with vim, Mutt, ELinks, irssi, mpg123 and ADOM ;-). I've been doing some TeX work lately and got some specs in PDF, but fbi (comes with fbgs so that I can watch .ps and .pdf files, too) and dvifb handle it all excellently. (Well, fbi still has a long way to come, because it is pretty much unusable for viewing i.e. photos since it does not support rotation well; I will start producing patches soon, I think.) Note that without a framebuffer (that is, if you have a video device w/o accelerated framebuffer), you can alternatively use dvisvga and zgv for these tasks.
So, am I ever using X? I don't have an X server on the notebook, so not there (and never needed it yet). On the desktop machine, I have to spawn Mozilla for some webpages - but much more rarely than you would say. (I usually went the ELinks-Links2-Mozilla path in the past but websites not working in ELinks didn't work in Links2 more often than not and since I got a faster machine this intermediate step really wasn't worth it anymore.)
Otherwise, long time ago (before I got a graphics card supporting framebuffer and VIDIX) I had to use X for movie playing movies, but CVIDIX is simply excellent so I don't need X for that anymore. X can be useful for debugging SDL applications (i.e. OpenTTD) - even though they run fine in framebuffer, it's difficult to gdb them there :-). And the only other thing I run X for is XMMS, since has a nice alarm plugin with fadein. I used to use mpg123 + at before, but this is more convenient; I could live without it, though. I also used XMMS for doing some transcripts lately. I patched mp3blaster's splay utility so that it does some seeking too, but it is not fine-grained enough for transcripts and I was just lazy to touch the patch ;-).
So, I live on the console and I'm happy. I don't mind using X when necessary, but it really isn't needed but very rarely. The writer of the original article wondered why an office suite isn't an itch for any console developers. I guess that if you are already "hardcore" enough to live exclusively on the console, you just won't need to do office stuff in office application, since you can usually mine the contents from the office formats and write own office-like documents in some markup. And regular users are scared of the console anyway. >:)


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Recipease - Notting Hill
Hats off Jamie for having the **lls to try a new venture but what is this place Recipease in Notting Hill Gate? Is it a restaurant, cookery school, garden centre (sells potted herbs); deli; cafe; bookshop or none of these?
You walk in this place and need a guide to take ten minutes to explain what the proposition is. It's a muddle and a mess and to me a case of the lovely Jamie being spread too thin. I hope it works but I'm glad it's not my risk capital.
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I havejust seen this and to me Recipese , I called at the recipese Notting Hill a few weeks ago.
To me , primarily it is a place to learn , you can take various classes to learn a particular skill or how to cook a particular dish.
There is a large teaching kitchen downstairs and another one up stairs .
On both levels there were things to look at and buy ,vintage Kitchenalia, vintage and rare cookery books, new cookery books , delicatesant items , preserves , fresh potted hehrbs, bread ,as well as kew kitchen equiptment .
Also there is a seating area upstairs where you can order a drink or something to eat.
OK there is a lot going on , I will agree , but imagine that you went along with someone who was doing a class, there would be plenty enough for you to see and occupy yourself whilst you are waiting for the class to finish. You would be welcome and would happily spend time in the store rather than feeling the need wander off to neighbouring shops.
Its a lovely store and one I plan to make full use of when I am visiting my family in London.
I called in to the store to see what it was all about , not really knowing what to expect , I knew , because Danny had mentioned in the past on the forum that he had been for breakfast at Recipese so I thought I would give it a go and see what was there .
I was really pleasently suprised ,upstairs there was a seating area at the back of the store , there were also tables and chairs set around the outer edge of the store.
I decided to sit in the area at the back of the store where I could see all sorts happening , it was comfortable and I was very happy.
I was even happier when I saw the fruit salad that I had ordered.
Expecting a little dish of chpped fresh fruit I was delighted when a large plate was placed in front of me, it was a feast !
There were 3 very thin slices of pineapple in the center of the plate, half a banana that had beed sliced and fanned on the edge of the pineapple, half a Kiwi fruit , mango, a few of each of ....strawberres, rich deep coloured cherries, blueberries , blackberries all arranged happily around or on the slices of pineapple . there was half a lime to squeeze over the fruit ( I love lime squeexed over banana so I was delighted to see that , but it did not stop there, there was a quinelle of citrus ricotta and a scattering of chpped and sugared mint and basil leaves. Simply a delicious breakfast and one that well and truly set me up for the day and my journey back to Wales.
What is also good about the store is that is so acessible , a couple of stops up on the underground from Paddington station and honestly just a few moments walk away from the Nottinghill underground station stop. So very easy to find.
Downstairs as well as the deli area , selling the herbs etc, you can also get takeout coffee , I met a lady outside the store whilst we were both crossing the road, we started talking as we both recognised we had been to the recipese store, she was very excited about the quality of the coffee, she uys coffee every morning on her way to work and plans now to but it each day from recipese.
I gave her my leaflet that explained the classes as she had forgotten to pick one up , (as I plan to o back to the store soon I thought I would collect another one then.).
Unlike Osito , I did not think the store was a mess, the central area on each floor is dedicated to learning and has a kitchen area for the classes, This area is safe as if you are having a class you walk into the area , it is open so that all can see but enclosed by countertops so that people who are not haviing classes can view but not walk into it.
There were shelves and tables along the walls of the store , these were either to sit at , for display of for selling products.
Like all the restaurants that Jamie Oliver has , the staff are lovely , they are very helpful and I had a delightful visit.It is not so much a rush-in/rush-out-of store, but more one that you would like to spend a little time in , there is quite a lot to see and it has a lovely atmosphere.
I plan to visit again later this month.
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Eddie Glaude Jr., associate professor of religion at Princeton, will moderate the forum. Panelists will include: Devon Carbado, professor of law at the University of California-Los Angeles; Michael Eric Dyson, who earned a Ph.D. in religion from Princeton in 1993 and is the Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities and professor of African-American and religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania; Diane McWhorter, journalist and author of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize winning book, "Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama -- The Climatic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution"; and Zoharah Simmons, assistant professor of religion at the University of Florida, who worked on voter registration and desegregation activities in the South during the 1960s.
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Ruth Pegram Davis
RIPLEY – Ruth Pegram Davis, 88, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at Tippah County Hospital in Ripley. She was born Sept. 2, 1924, to Walter Winchester Pegram and Viola Childers Pegram.
Before retiring, she worked as a dental assistant for 25 years and later at North Mississippi Savings and Loan. She was a Girl Scout in Mrs. Elizabeth Smith's troop and became a Girl Scout leader for her daughters. She was pianist for Shady Grove Baptist Church for more than 40 years. She also served as church treasurer. She was a member of Ripley Century Civic Club, the sewing club, Tippah County Hospital Auxiliary, Young at Heart and West Ripley Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir.
Ruth's father died when she was only 3, but her mother and three grown brothers spoiled her by making sure she had everything she needed. She and her mother often lived with her brothers in Akron, Ohio, and Los Angeles, Calif., providing wonderful adventures in her life. She married the love of her life, Vernon Davis. Their marriage was one of true love and adoring devotion that lasted 61 years until his death in 2008. They enjoyed traveling, often in caravans of campers with friends and family. Together, they created a home filled with love and happiness.
She enjoyed crossword puzzles, playing the piano, crocheting and painting. She was well-known for her sense of humor and was often the instigator of a humorous prank. She loved to travel at any opportunity.
She is survived by three daughters, Sally Bennett (Mike) of Terry, Jane Gair (Tyson) of Starkville and Carol Davis Mauney of Ripley; her grandchildren, Jenny Jones (David) of Tupelo, Spencer Holley of Madisonville, Ky., Alex Mauney of Chicago, Ill., Taylor Gair of Starkville, Molly Mauney of Ripley and Bentley Mauney of Ripley; and six great-grandchildren, Brooks Holley, Tanner Jones, Gwen Holley, Kate Ward, Mia Ward and Allie Bennett.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Y. Davis; her parents; one sister, Martha Pegram; three brothers, Walter Ray Pegram, Cap Pegram and James Pegram; one son-in-law, Phillip Mauney; and one grandson, Samuel Davis Mauney.
Funeral services will be today at 10 a.m. at Ripley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Tippah Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Alex Mauney, Bentley Mauney, Taylor Gair, Spencer Holley, David Jones, Mike Bennett, Tyson Gair, Kelly Ward and Eddie Joe McMillin.
Memorials may be made to West Ripley Baptist Church or Girl Scouts Heart of the South.
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NEW SITE – Billy Joe Johnson, 83, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept. 7, 1929, to William Joel Sr. and Lillie Mae Johnson. He was a member of Mt. Nebo Methodist Church. He was a Korean War veteran and a retired carpenter.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at McMillan Funeral Home with Bro. Glenn Jones officiating. Burial will be in the Little Brown Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
Survivors are his wife, Betty Joe Johnson of New Site; one daughter, Marilyn (Max) Wilson of Booneville; one son, Ricky (Robbin) Johnson of Booneville; four grandchildren, Marca (Danny) Williams of Guntown, Nikki (Kevin) Oaks of Blackland, Marlee Wilson of Booneville and Brett Johnson of Booneville; four great-grandchildren, Kirk Williams, Joey Williams of Guntown, Avery Grace Oaks of Blackland and Ellie Louise Williams of Guntown; and one brother, William Joel Jr. (Mary Ellen) Johnson of Booneville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Donna Cunningham, Clara White and Mary Lou Johnson; and three brothers, W.C. Jack, J.C. and George Johnson.
Visitation will be until service time today.
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Bobby Joe Jones
PLANTERSVILLE – Bobby Joe "Shack" Jones. 64. died Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born March 27, 1948, in Lee County to Henry Lee Jones and Ernie B. Shumpert Jones. He was an employee of Super Sagless for more than 20 years and of Hoener Box for 19 years, where he retired.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Tupelo with the Rev. Lowell Walker officiating. Burial will be in Porter's Memorial Garden in Tupelo. Agnew & Sons Funeral Home of Verona is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Karen Jones; eight sons, Allen Rogers, Rodney Jones, Tkoyo Jones, Rodrequis Green, Anthony Ruff, Denarius (Christine) Ruff, Andrea (Tosha) Ruff and Rana Owens; four daughters, Gloria Garth, Linda Garth, Marie Penro and Shaytra (Tommie) Frazier: one brother, Billy Joe (Maxine) Rosebud; one sister, Kim Jones; 25 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Steven Jones; and one sister, Sandra Jones.
Visitation is from 2 to 5 p.m. today with the family hour from 5 to 6 p.m. today. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service.
Family and friends may sign the guest registry at www.agnewandsons.com.
Kenneth Vaughn
TUPELO – Kenneth Ohara Vaughn, 59, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at his residence in Tupelo. A native of Lee County, he was the son of James Everette Vaughn I and Lillie Mae Vaughn. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Tupelo. He was a retired captain for the City of Tupelo Police Department with 28 years of service. He also worked at North Mississippi Medical Center as a security guard, a third shift foreman at Penn Tire and a journeyman wireman for I.B.E.W. Local Union 852 of Corinth. He loved to fish, watch football and grill.
Services will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at St. Paul United Methodist Church Family Life Center. The Rev. Gloria McKinney will officiate. Burial will be in Porter Memorial Park. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Toni Vaughn of Tupelo; one daughter, Kelly Vaughn of Tupelo; one son, Kevin Vaughn of Memphis; two sisters, Ramona Vaughn and Priscilla Sloan, both of Tupelo; one brother, Thomas Paine of Tupelo; three grandchildren; one aunt, Pearl Dooley of Tupelo; three sisters-in-law, Ethel Moore, Willie (Robert) Glover and Clytee (Nathaniel) Stone, all of Tupelo.
Visitation is from noon to 3 p.m. today at the funeral home and from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Tupelo.
Patsy Rooker
FULTON – Patsy Idwilda Rooker, 48, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at her daughter's home in Fulton following an extended illness. She was born in Houston on April 4, 1964, to George David Forrester and Patsy Jeanette Wise Whitehead. She worked as a seamstress at Seminole Furniture Mfg. before becoming disabled. She always put her family first and enjoyed staying in touch with friends on Facebook. She was a very giving person who thought of others before herself. She was of the Baptist faith and was a member of Egypt Baptist Church.
All arrangements are private at the request of the family. Holland Funeral Directors Okolona Chapel is entrusted with arrangements.
Survivors include her daughter, Linda Patterson (Matthew) of Fulton; two sons, Buddy Rooker of Ripley and Jimmy Rooker of Okolona; two grandchildren, Amber Mae Patterson and Natalee June Rooker.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Condolences may be emailed to email@example.com.
Mackey South
CORINTH – A gathering of remembrance for Mackey Ray South of Corinth are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Rowland Mills Baptist Church in Burnsville with Bro. Warren Jones officiating. Memorial Funeral Home of Corinth is in charge of the arrangements.
He died on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on Jan. 3, 1941, in Iuka to Estes and Audie Belue South. He worked for Little's Construction. He loved to fish and ride four-wheelers, enjoyed spending time outdoors and above all he loved to spoil his grandchildren.
He is survived by three sons, Mackey Dwayne South of Jackson, Tenn., Terry Scott (Kristy) of Corinth and Robert Sherial Scott (Barbara) of Blue Mountain; two daughters, Kim King (Ricky) of Corinth and Angela Morgan (Jerry) of Rienzi; three brothers, Charles South (Barbara) of Rienzi, Truman South (Betty) of Burnsville and Noel "Red" South (Janice) of Iuka; one sister, Earnistine Trimble of Burnsville; seven grandchildren, Bradley, Mallory, Justin, Austin, Matthew, Tara and Megan; three great-grandchildren, Jada, Chandler and Haley; one brother-in-law, Garvin Walker; one sister-in-law, Faye South; several nieces and nephews.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Arneta; three brothers, Wallace, Ted and Bobby South; one sister, Meb Walker; and two infant siblings.
The family will receive friends beginning at noon Friday at the church.
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests that memorials be made to the American Diabetes Association or the American Lung Association.
Condolences for the family may be left at www.memorialcorinth.com.
Maggie Burkes
CORINTH – Maggie Mullins Burkes died in Greer, S.C. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors of Corinth.
Frances Childs
RIPLEY – Frances Wall Childs, 69, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at her home. She was born March 15, 1943, to Frank and Lovie Cagle Wall in Blue Mountain. She was a teacher at Pine Grove Elementary School with 36 years of service. She was a member of Peoples Baptist Church.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at McBride Funeral Home Chapel in Ripley with Bro. Randy Isbell officiating. Burial will be in Lowry Methodist Church Cemetery in Ripley. McBride Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include her husband, Ben Childs of Ripley; two sons, Heath Childs (Amanda) of Tupelo and Todd Childs of Birmingham, Ala.; one sister, Totsy James of Starkville; two grandsons, Cooper and Carter Childs of Tupelo; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Pallbearers will be Stan Childs, Marty Fuller, Greg Fuller, Chad Newby, Craig Rowell and Cole Childs.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 7 a.m. to service time Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th Fl., New York, NY 10001.
To view and sign the online guestbook, visit www.mcbridefuneral home.com.
Elizabeth Wilson
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. – Elizabeth Ann Wilson, 71, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at her residence in Collierville, Tenn. She was born Feb. 17, 1941, to Gifford Sigh and Marie Young Conwill in Hamilton. She was a graduate of Aberdeen High School. She lived the past eight years in Collierville, Tenn. She retired as owner of Wren Body Works.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Tisdale-Lann Memorial Chapel in Aberdeen with Bro. Robert Earl Fowlkes officiating. Burial will be in Oddfellows Rest Cemetery.
Survivors include one sister, Helen Sigh of Collierville, Tenn.; an adopted sister, Oradean Ringold of Memphis; one niece, Weezie Horn; one nephew, Billy Ray Sigh; and five great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Marie Conwill.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time Friday at the Tisdale-Lann Memorial Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
You can sign the register book and send condolences online at www.tisdalelannmemorial.com.
Tom Griffis
HOUSTON – Thomas Cleo "Tom" Griffis, 69, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at his home.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Union Temple M.B. Church in Houston with Elder Terry Baber officiating. Burial will be in Houston City Cemetery. Montgomery Mortuary of Houston is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Dolly Mae Griffis; his children, Milton Keith Griffis, Janice Thomas and Lora Ann Griffis, all of Houston, and Michael Griffis of Una; stepson, Andrew Williams of Nashville, Tenn.; six sisters and two brothers; 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and from 10 a.m. to service time Friday at the church.
Lou Ella Milam
BRUCE – Lou Ella Neal Milam, 90, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at Calhoun Health Services in Calhoun City. She was born May 16, 1922, in Calhoun County. She was a retired employee of Kellwood Manufacturing and a member of Westside Baptist Church.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memory Memorial Garden with Bro. Robert Earl Alexander officiating. Parker Memorial Funeral Home of Bruce is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include one daughter, Billie Lou Neal Brand (Reginald) of Calhoun City; granddaughter, Beth Brand Harrington (Ryan) of Southaven; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John Norman Neal and Hattie Griffin Neal; her husband, Verlie Milam; four sisters, Loie Jones, Odess Roane, Earline Ward and Faye Boyd; and three brothers, Johnnie Neal, Bruce Neal and Boyce Neal.
Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be made at www.parkermemorialfuneralhomes.com.
Page Huffman
STEWART – Page McMullen Huffman, 24, passed away Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Tomnolen Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Pheba Cemetery at Pheba. Wise Funeral Home of Eupora is in charge of the arrangements.
Robbie Morton
WEST POINT – Robbie Mary Morton, 87, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, at the West Point Community Living Center.
Services will be at noon Friday at Towncreek M.B. Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Carter's Mortuary Services in West Point is in charge of the arrangements.
Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Betty Brown
HOUSTON – Betty J. Brown, 52, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Serenity-Autry Funeral Home of Pontotoc.
Mildred Crutcher
BYHALIA – Mildred Richmond Crutcher, 81, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville in Collierville, Tenn.
Services will be at noon Friday at St. Matthews M.B. Church in Byhalia. Burial will be in the church cemetery. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home of Holly Springs is in charge of the arrangements.
Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. today with family hour from 6 to 7 p.m. today. The body will lie in repose at the church from 11 to 11:55 a.m. Friday.
Jeanette Huebschman
RIPLEY – Jeanette Huebschman, 84, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at her home in Ripley. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Ripley Funeral Home.
Charles Mills
NETTLETON – Charles Mills died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Tisdale-Lann Memorial Funeral Home in Nettleton.
Shirley Moore
NEW ALBANY – Shirley Ann Moore, 59, passed away Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013.
Services were Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Hughes Funeral Home in Daphne, Ala.
To sign the online guestbook, visit www.hughesfh.com.


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Grace Elsie Luke
Grace Luke, age 95 of Madison, Wisconsin, formerly of Lake Delton, Wisconsin passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at the Karmenta Center Nursing Home in Madison.
Funeral services will be held Monday, February 11, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at the Dells Delton United Methodist Church in Wisconsin Dells with Reverend Steven A. Miller officiating. Burial will be at the Lake Delton Village Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday from 10 A.M. until the time of service at 11 A.M.
Grace was born May 17, 1917 in Oak Park, Illinois the daughter of George and Luella Hemingway. She grew up in Oak Park, later moved to Lyons, Wisconsin and she met Vernett "Het" Luke. They married in 1940 and moved to Lake Delton where they farmed. Het preceded her in death in 1977. Grace worked as a cook and waitress in the Dells area for many years. She was a hard working woman and was able to make clothing for herself and family, she loved gardening and raised flowers and vegetables, enjoyed craftwork, and she was an excellent cook. In the Dells she belonged to the Women's Club and was a former president, and was a member of the Senior Citizens Club.
Grace is survived by a son, Steven Luke of Lake Delton; a daughter, Arleen Luke of Madison; a grandson, Jeff (Gina) Beck of Waunakee, Wisconsin; great grandchildren, Ryan and Thomas Beck; and special nieces, Beverly (Wayne), Donna and Barb. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, "Het"; a brother, Reed; and sisters, Betty, Luella and Georgette.


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Adsense Revenue for the Beginning of Plenty of Fish
J Thoendell stashed this in Apps
Source: http://plentyoffish.wordpress.com/2014/0...
Its coming up on 8 years ago in a few weeks now since I posted a cheque for 900k for 2 months of adsense revenue. I'm going to post the history of adsense from the day I added adsense to the site so that there is some context to how POF went from 1 pageview to billions. Keep in mind by the time 2006 rolled around this was one revenue stream of many. After I posted that cheque the site really exploded, 3 years later in May 2009 when I hired my first developer the site was doing 2.2 Billion pageviews a month and we are over 10 billion a month today.
Thinking back now I am amazed I was able to do what I did. I spent at least 2 to 3 months of every year traveling, and during this time there where insane scaling issues. But somehow I still managed to create the largest dating site in the world without a single employee and travel the world!
I constantly hear from people that the cheque i posted back in 2006 inspired them to start a company, I hope that this will continue to inspire people and for people to see success is not instant, it does take a little while and when you have a extremely successful company this is what the month by month looks like in the early days.
Stashed in: Monetization, startup, Active Users
That is freaking phenomenal. I wonder if his AdSense rates are anything near that now.
Probably not but he does note multiple revenue streams now and 10 billion pageviews a month.


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While you might be enjoying eating various confections of bunny this weekend, IBM's CEO, Virginia Rometty, has to wear casual business attire and mix with men for whom she is an unwelcome species.
For Rometty's company, you see, sponsors the U.S. Masters. The U.S. Masters tournament is played at the charming Augusta National Golf Club. And the Augusta National Golf Club hasn't -- as far as we know-- invited Rometty to join.
It's not that Augusta has anything against IBM's fine CEOs. The last four have all been offered club membership. It's just that Rometty is, well, a girl. And girls would somehow skew the pitch of the green-jacketed men for whom a side parting is a source of pride and a golf skirt is a source of odd shivering.
The Augusta National Chairman, Billy Payne, refused to answer any questions during this week's Masters press conference on the subject of Augusta's lack of female membership. Indeed, his sense of privacy should be a fine template for Facebook to admire.
He did, though, seem to see little irony in declaring that golf was going through difficult times and needed to attract a broader audience to the game. Well, perhaps he kept his irony private.
Still, while it seems barely enjoyable to wonder just what goes through minds that appear more closed than a spammer's heart, surely Augusta's attitude isn't entirely removed from, say, that of the tech world.
It's not as if the hoodied masses have opened their arms to women leading the way toward tech's future. The women in tech want more women in tech. Indeed, they sat together to discuss this very desire at CES.
Yet, in general, the tech club membership offered to women often has its own clubhouse called the PR department.
Mightn't someone find it slightly remarkably that IBM -- of all sweetly traditional companies -- has a female CEO and that, say, Apple does not? It's not as if the majority of IBM's products are feminine in style. Apple's products, on the other hand, bathe in their very fashion consciousness, their grace, and the sleek effortlessness of Sophia Loren.
Can you ever remember a woman presenting an Apple product on stage? No, Feist's little ditties don't count. I mean a real live woman staring down the fanboys (notice the gender) and offering them one more thing? And we know how much those boys enjoy one more thing.
Just as at Augusta, it isn't merely that the tech world's culture is male. It's that the men are concerned what will become of them once women are around and, perish the galaxy, making decisions.
They might not be able to make the same jokes. Out loud, at least. They might not be able to loudly discuss their latest find in online little-people porn.
Somehow, one can't help thinking that those who exclude women to this degree might have had a little trouble, um, relating to the female gender in their lives.
One can hope that Rometty -- who, if you look at the video I have embedded, puts the FORE! into formidable -- has a very nice time at the Masters. One can also hope that she manages to break another little barrier along the way.
Even President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney are oddly united in being on her side.
How amusing it would be if Rometty was offered club membership and then turned it down, unless 40 more women were offered membership too.


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Plane crash traps pilot
Illinois man walks away with no injuries after rescue
WONEWOC, Wis. - An Illinois man walked away with no injuries after crashing his plane into a swamp Monday afternoon.
According to a Juneau County Sheriff's Office statement, Seth Pripps of Rockford, Ill., crashed his single-engine Cessna plane in a swamp near Wonewoc Township.
Pripps called the Juneau County Communication Center and said he was not injured, but he was unable to leave the plane because of the level of water, according to the statement.
The Wonewoc Fire Department arrived with a rowboat and rescued Pripps from the plane, the statement said.
The Juneau County Sheriff's Office, the National Transportation Safety Board and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are investigating the crash.


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By Tiernan Ray
Following a fiscal Q2 report by Apple (AAPL) that saw the stock first halted, then hoisted 5%, and then give back all of those gains, CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer held a conference call with analysts.
The quarter's results exceeded Apple's revenue forecast and Street revenue and profit expectations, but this quarter's revenue outlook was well below consensus. Apple also said it would more than double its planned three-year capital return program, instituted a year ago, from $45 billion through 2015 to $100 billion, including a 15% increase in the dividend and a total of $60 billion in stock buybacks.
Cook started off the conference call acknowledging that despite selling 85 million iPhones and 42 million iPads in the first half of the fiscal year, "we know they didn't meet everyone's expectations."
Though we've achieved incredible scale and financial success, we acknowledge that our growth rate has slowed, and our margins have decreased from the exceptionally high level we experienced in 2012. Our revenues grew about $13 billion in the first half of this fiscal year. Even though that's like adding the total first-half revenue of five Fortune 500 companies, our average weekly growth slowed to 19%. And our gross margins are closer to the levels of a few years ago.
Cook called the decline in Apple's share price since a high of $705.07 on September 21st "very frustrating to all of us," and said the company couldn't completely control some factors such as cost pressures and world economies, and that there would be difficult comparisons for profit margins until the company passed the anniversary of the lower-margins iPad mini (debuted in October of last year).
But, he said, Apple would remain focused on "creating innovative products," which he said was by contrast "directly within our control." He said Apple is "hard at work" on "amazing new software and services" that would come out this fall and into 2014, which will be a disappointment to some on the Street who have been modeling new iPhone and iPod models as soon as this summer.
Cook called the company's step-up of its capital allocation plans "aggressive," remarking that
As the board and management team deliberated among the various alternatives in returning cash, we concluded that investing in Apple was the best. In addition to share repurchases, we are increasing our current dividend by 15% to further appeal to investors seeking yield. And as part of our updated program, we will access the debt markets.
Oppenheimer also gave detail on iPhone and iPad inventory, saying the iPhone increased by one million units from the prior quarter, to 11.6 million units, and that the iPad had risen by 1.4 million units to 4.8 million in channel inventory. He said the increase in both cases gave Apple its customary channel inventory of four to six weeks' supply. Oppenheimer didn't break out the split of iPad between the regular model and the mini, but said the company was able to sell more mini units than in the December quarter, and that the mini was the bulk of channel inventory build in the quarter.
Apple's 401 retail stores saw revenue rise by 19%, year over year, with average store revenue rising by 7.4% to $13.1 million. Apple is opening a total of 30 new stores this fiscal year.
Said Oppenheimer, the increase in the buyback was the largest buyback program of any company in history. He noted the $30 billion or so in payouts to shareholders annually would eat into annual cash flow:
To put this in perspective, the $30 billion would have represented substantially all of our fiscal year 2012 fully tax-free cash flow had we repatriated our foreign earnings. Between now and the end of calendar year 2015, we would expect both our foreign cash and our domestic borrowing to grow. We will continue to review each element of our capital return program on an annual basis. In conclusion, our capital return program is designed to facilitate our objective of delivering attractive returns to our shareholders on an efficient basis, while maintaining the flexibility to invest in the incredible opportunities that we continue to see for our business.
During the Q&A, the first question out of the chute was about the decline in gross margin, and the projection for lower margin still this quarter. Oppenheimer said last quarter's decline was mostly due to a larger mix of iPads, and especially the mini, than the company had expected. This quarter would be affected by "less leverage" as a result of the quarter-to-quarter decline in sales, and "a different mix" of product, without elaborating.
Cook was asked why growth seemed to slow in China in the quarter. He noted the $8.8 billion in total sales in the country was a company record, and that select products had seen especially strong growth, including iPad sales, up 138%. He said the company would be doubling its 11 stores in China in coming years.
Cook was asked about factors contributing to slowing growth and margin compression in the quarter. He responded by boasting of Apple's capabilities relative to Samsung Electronics (005930KS) and Google (GOOG):
I think the smartphone market has always been competitive. The names have changed … Of course today, our top competitor from a hardware point of view would be Samsung. And Google on the operating system side. They're obviously tough competitors but we feel that we have the best products, by far. And we are continuing to invest in innovative products and feel really, really confident about our product pipeline in both hardware, software and also services. We have the best ecosystem by far. And we're just going to keep augmenting it and making it better and better. And that shows up in both our loyalty ratings and our customer sat. So I feel very good about our competitive position.
UBS's Steve Milunovich pressed Cook on whether there really will not be any new product until the fall, and the following exchange took place:
Tim, you alluded to fall announcement of products. Is that indicating that there may not be substantial new products until literally fall? Late September, which means the September quarter, could look a lot like the June quarter? Is that part of what you're implying or were you being more general?
I don't want to be more specific. But I'm just saying we've got some really great stuff coming in the fall. And across all of 2014.
Toni Sacconaghi of Bernstein Research pressed Cook about whether the company was losing market share, given research firms such as IDC suggested overall smartphone volume was up 30% in the quarter, but, adjusting for inventory, Apple sales rose only "in the very low single digits." Cook seemed to concede as much:
I take your point, if the market did grow by 30% we still after that, normalization, we grew less than that and so I think the question or the point is not lost. And we do want to grow faster. We don't view it, however, as the only measure of our health. The things that are very important to us in addition to market share and unit volumes include things like customer sat, which were the highest by far [...] Now, that said, we see an enormous number of first-time smartphone buyers coming to market particularly in certain countries around the world. And so what we've done with that — and we started last quarter — is we've made the iPhone 4 even more affordable, which has made it more attractive to first-time buyers. And we caught up on the — our supply demand toward the late in the quarter last quarter and we're continuing to do that in other markets. And we believe that the phone for the price point we're offering is an incredible value for people that allows them to get into the ecosystem where with a really, really phenomenal product.
When Barclays Capital's Ben Reitzes challenged Cook on the company not having an iPhone model with a larger screen, Cook defended Apple's choice of product attributes and quality:
That's a good question. My view continues to be that i Phone 5 has the absolute best display in the industry. And we always strive to create the very best display for our c ustomers. Some customers value large screen size. Others value also other factors, such as resolution, color quality, white balance, brightness, reflectivity, screen longevity, power consumption, portability, compatibility with apps, many things. Our competitors have made some significant trade-offs in many of these areas. In order to ship a larger display. We would not ship a larger display iPhone while these trade-offs exist. Does that answer your question?
Gene Munster with Piper Jaffray asked Cook to clarify whether the company was contemplating "new product categories," and Cook confirmed the company was contemplating "potential new categories" and that "we're very excited about those."
When Munster pressed Cook on whether the market for mobile payments was served by current product, Cook replied "I think it's in its infancy, Gene. I think it's just getting started. And just out of the starting block."
Asked about the personal computer market, where Apple outperformed the market in the quarter despite seeing a 2% sales decline, Cook said "I don't think this market is a dead market" and that there's "a lot of life left" in personal computers. "We've got some more great stuff planned," he said. "So, this is an area we're continuing to invest in."
When Cook was asked about the iPad in the enterprise, he referred to a statistic from mobile device management company Good Technology, which had said that 77% of its device activates are for iOS-based devices.