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* LunchBunch
Start: 12:11:00
vicky: heyy alt!
alt: hi vicky.. how you today?
vicky: doing good!
alt: okay
vicky: brb coffee time
alt: okay
vicky: ok
Seventies Soulchild: good afternoon alt and vicky Vicky went to grab a cup of coffee?
alt: yeah, I'm here was filling a scrip for some meds
vicky: ok back heyyy Missy
Seventies Soulchild: Hey ms vicky ah ok
vicky: do you get yours by meds via mail alt?
alt: Oh yeah vicky,, have to ... 90 day supply from BC/BS thru the FEPHB plan
Seventies Soulchild: hello vkn
vicky: morning vkn!
vkn: greetings Seventies, Vicky, Alt
vicky: rather noon vkn
alt: HI vkn... I need to have a post deleted from the Gen Tech Forum on AfriGeneas.
vkn: okies tell me which alt
vicky: seventies are you still doing the line by line search
Seventies Soulchild: Hi Ingrid_Doweary
alt: I posted to the wrong Forum (boo!!!!) wanted to post to just the Gen & Hist and not the Technology Forum... don't want to be wasting space LOL
vicky: hello Ingrid
Seventies Soulchild: No I stopped that a couple days ago. Couldn't find anything
Ingrid_Doweary: Hey Alt, Seventies, Vicky and Vkn
vicky: ok
Seventies Soulchild: I will have to wait until I get to Mississippi to find out more.
vkn: not a prob alt looks also like a good one to also dual post to military
Seventies Soulchild: I think that with this particular ancestor, the census is a dead end for me.
alt: okay vkn thanks
Seventies Soulchild: But my most challenging family are the Moores/Owens/Barnes. . . so many name changes
alt: hello Ingrid_Doweary
vkn: where are your BARNES Seventies?
vicky: as in maiden names seventies
Seventies Soulchild: maiden names, children with different fathers, etc marriage changes Good thing for an excellent oral history!
Ingrid_Doweary: Hey Selma.
vkn: Howdy Selma
Seventies Soulchild: My Barnes are in Mississippi, Wilkinson and Adams county vkn
3rdthawkins: hello Everyone
Selma: Good Thursday afternoon everyone..it is Thursday isn't it
Ingrid_Doweary: Hey 3rd
alt: Hello Selma & 3rdthawkins
Ingrid_Doweary: yes
alt: it is in Ohio LOL
Ingrid_Doweary: in DC lol
vicky: when a woman marries more than once, do you generally see them use their maiden name or the old married name on the application
Seventies Soulchild: yes Selma lol
vicky: hello Selma and 3rd
3rdthawkins: some go back to maiden name, and some use previous married name
Seventies Soulchild: I've seen both.
Ingrid_Doweary: me also
alt: looking at a trip to south Africa 28 Jan- 5 Feb 2011 with the Alpha's only $3,400 per person
Seventies Soulchild: Say what?!!!!
Ingrid_Doweary: Only?
Seventies Soulchild: exactly Ingrid lol
Selma: It will be a trip to remember
Ingrid_Doweary: For sure Alt and Selma
Seventies Soulchild: I'm sure you can get it cheaper than that though, accomodations included
alt: that's 9 days and all inclusive for that price
Selma: Air Fair alone can be over a grand
vkn: Oh okay Seventies. I have BARNES originating in NC and into GA>Florida about 1845. Connected with Blackshear, Long, Gammons, May Hunter, Bowers and Leslie. Also King.
Selma: Where does it go...
alt: this is with a group of fraternity bros. & spouses Seventies Soulchild
Ingrid_Doweary: What's the occasion, Alt?
Seventies Soulchild: ok alt
vicky: is your Leslie anywhere near NY vkn?
alt: nothing special Ingrid_Doweary, just thought it might be sumpin' anita & I would like to do.
vkn: Not to my knowledge, Vicky.
Seventies Soulchild: The Barnes' I have are in MS by 1870 originating in MS or LA well alt by all means if you got it, go for it.
Ingrid_Doweary: That's nice Alt.
Seventies Soulchild: you only live once.
Ingrid_Doweary: I closed a Wash, DC history mystery for myself this week. Hey Parkin
Seventies Soulchild: hi parkin24
3rdthawkins: hello parkin24
vkn: Sounds like a great trip is in the making, Alt. Many congrats.
parkin24: Howdy, everyone
vkn: Howdy Ingrid and Parkin24
3rdthawkins: oh, vkn, I need that address again you gave me yesterday, it seems that I wrote it down differently? didn't go through
alt: gotta rob a bank or hit big .. the lotto or Casino LOL
vicky: hello there parkin24
vkn: What address was that 3rd?
vicky: Take some swabs alt, and if you see anyone that looks like you, tell them to say ahhhhh! lol
alt: Hello parkin24
Selma: Does it include going to a Game Park
3rdthawkins: firstname.lastname@example.com is that right?
Ingrid_Doweary: Hello there Vkn
3rdthawkins: oops, left off the S email@example.com is that how it is written?
vicky: Beat ole Skip to the punch
Ingrid_Doweary: there you go Alt.
vkn: Hmmm I think so Have to double check
vicky: is that the mail list
3rdthawkins: yes vicky
vkn: yes vicky
vicky: looks right
3rdthawkins: I'll try again, then alt, looks like you have to put up a lemonade stand or something
alt: I reckon so 3rdthawkins
vicky: Is that price for one or for two alt?
3rdthawkins: Sit out on the corner, put on some sunglasses and start playing the guitar or something lol
alt: your mystery Ingrid? and the solution?
Ingrid_Doweary: Visited the A-Am Heritage Trails Database review historic landmarks. I noticed the address for the Dr. Alain L. Locke residence and realized the address looked familiar. A Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity chapter had possession of the bldg. when I last vistited there. I located a 1930 Wash., DC census record to discover Dr. Alain Locke was listed as the head of the house at that address-1326 R Street, NW. I have visited this address about 3Xs. I was inducted into the Sigma Sweetheart Court a former residence of Dr. Alain L. Locke, Rhodes Scholar, Editor of The New Negro, Professor of History and Philosophy, inspiration for the Black Renaissance, Harlem and nationally.
alt: ah,,, so you have a personal connection to the address/bldg.... wonderful
Ingrid_Doweary: The thing that gets me is I did not know at the time it was a historic bldg. A local university Sigma arrived where I work and I asked him if he was familiar with the address and if one of the grad chapters still has possession. When I realized he didn't know of the historic significance , I printed a copy of the census record, showed him and gave it to him as a souvenir.
vicky: interesting Ingrid. Are you going to get a copy of the deed for your records
alt: Good move Ingrid_Doweary
Ingrid_Doweary: sovenir=souvenir. That's enough from me. I'll look for the deed, property transfer record and city directory.
parkin24: That is so weird. Why would the historic significance of that bldg not be shared with the public? Is there a historic designation plaque on the outside of the bldg?
Selma: A good teachable moment..
Ingrid_Doweary: Indeed, Selma
alt: for sure Selma.... Was Dr. Locke a Sigma Ingrid_Doweary, or do you know?
Ingrid_Doweary: Yes I know, Alt. I'm now a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. I'm going to take a personal trip to get a photo of the historic marker.
alt: okay Ingrid
Ingrid_Doweary: Sorry, alt I misinterpreted your question. Yes, Dr. Locke was a distinguished Sigma member.
alt: wonderful connections Ingrid_Doweary
Ingrid_Doweary: Yes, I've come down off of Cloud 9 now. lol
parkin24: Have a nice trip to get your photo, Ingrid_Doweary
Selma: I gotta run too folks...have a great day
alt: people aren't staying in chat very long these days
Ingrid_Doweary: I guess the tourist season is kicking up, Alt.
alt: I guess Ingrid_Doweary
Ingrid_Doweary: I'm home from work early because the carpet is being shampooed at work and I have multichemical sensitivities. What's new with you, 3rd?
Seventies Soulchild: hey! What happened to the chatters?
3rdthawkins: through some researching, I was able to find my grgrgr grandmother Hannah Williamson's mother
alt: folks be splittin' early 3rdthawkins Oops Seventies Soulchild
Seventies Soulchild: lol I see that. I was gone for like 20 mins!
alt: ah, Ms vicky's back
Ingrid_Doweary: How did you succeed in accomplishing that 3rd? WB Ms. Vicky.
3rdthawkins: Well Ingrid................
Seventies Soulchild: ms vicky
vicky: frozen puter again..I had to reboot
Seventies Soulchild: It is incredibly hot here today... can't get enough to drink
Ingrid_Doweary: lol Hehehehe Yea, It's 88 degrees here in DC.
3rdthawkins: Previously I had seen a Cilla Cash in 1930 census, living with some Jones relatives and a Lawrence Master
Seventies Soulchild: And our air conditioning is non existent
3rdthawkins: Ingrid, and also Cilla was living with a Sally Fontaine in 1920, but Sally was living with a Susie Jones in 1900 and 1910.........and a few doors down from Hannah and Alex Isley in 1880
Ingrid_Doweary: Casj. Jones and Master are the surnames? I feel you, 70s.
Seventies Soulchild: I shouldn't complain I'll probably lose some weight... lol
Ingrid_Doweary: lol, Seventies.
Seventies Soulchild: I'm on my third Vitamin Water. . .
3rdthawkins: So I decided just this past week to look more into that census, I searched for Susie Jones' marriage Rec (AR), and discovered her maiden name was Isely, her name as transcribed as Islil but on the rec it was Islie...........so I realized she was the same as Hannah and Alex's oldest daugher Sousan
vicky: Cilla may be short for Pricilla also 3rd
3rdthawkins: yes vicky, it is, Priscilla had married John Cash in TX but apparently after their Divorce, she moved back to AR
vicky: ok
3rdthawkins: there's two Priscilla's and both go by Cilla/Silla but anways Ingrid_Doweary............Sally was listed as grandmother of Susie and Cilla, so I realized, susie and cilla being sisters, that Sally was the mother of Hannah Williamson
Ingrid_Doweary: What an adverture those various spellings will take you.
3rdthawkins: And that my mother's uncle (grandmother's half-brother) was living in two different places in 1930 he was Lawerence Johnson when living with his mother and stepfather.....and Lawrence Master (his real last name) when he was living with Priscilla/Cilla
Seventies Soulchild: They sure do Ingrid_Doweary brb going to get another drink...
3rdthawkins: I've always seen that record, but wasn't sure, she he was already located
Ingrid_Doweary: Wow, Good detective work 3rd.
3rdthawkins: since
Ingrid_Doweary: You are definitely on the hunt.
vicky: quick question alt and others..There is a pop up mailware that came up on my granddaughters laptop. I cant figure out how to get it of. any suggestions (easy)
3rdthawkins: I'm thinking, perhaps, Hannah may have been the daughter of a Williamson slave owner.....I'm still suggesting Thomas Williamson, he was born in South Carolina and was a SO in Alabama before relocating to AR........Sally Fontaine was listed as born in S.C in some census and Ala in others
alt: scared of mailware vicky
3rdthawkins: SO-slave owner
vicky: I know.
3rdthawkins: yeah, don't know about that, seem like a virus,
Seventies Soulchild: Do you have anti-virus, anti-malware software? Also if you have a firewall, turn it on
vicky: I know she has anti virus and I ran that last night but its still there
3rdthawkins: I think anti virus on detects it, I don't know if it takes it off once it's on there
alt: can't help you there vicky, sorry
3rdthawkins: on-only
Seventies Soulchild: Go to the website for your anti-virus software provider.
vicky: thanks alt
Seventies Soulchild: it should be able to quarantine it.
vicky: thx 7
Seventies Soulchild: darn hackers!
vicky: they should be down there cleaning up oil doing good instead of harm
3rdthawkins: yeah, you're right Seventies
Ingrid_Doweary: Yes, this is the season viruses are activated on mas.
vicky: grand just started her online classes and here it comes. tees me off
Seventies Soulchild: I hope it didn't come from the university's systems But I wouldn't be surprised.
vicky: no, it just came up about a day before she signed on oh well
Ingrid_Doweary: Oh I forget to tell you Alt. I did buy and dwnld the RootsMagic app. Created 3dBs already.
alt: how is it going so far Ingrid_Doweary?
Professordru: ya'll still here. lol
vicky: hi Dru!
3rdthawkins: hello Pro Dru
Seventies Soulchild: yah!
Ingrid_Doweary: It's good Alt. Hey ProfDru
3rdthawkins: my problem is the website, you would have to already have one to really make it work
Professordru: I'll just be in for a few. Just finished writing today's blog article.
vicky: I do have to run now.cya later peeps
Ingrid_Doweary: Glad to hear it , ProfDru.
Seventies Soulchild: ok I'm off. gotta get back to working Have a good day y'all
3rdthawkins: I reckon it's time to go lol
Ingrid_Doweary: Well 3rd, the end of a chat is here. Take care.
3rdthawkins: ok you to Ingrid
Ingrid_Doweary: Thanks


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The day after two new opinion polls revealed overwhelming public support for "significant action on tackling climate change"—and several days ahead of a planned climate rally in Washington billed as the "largest in US history"—two Senators on Thursday announced their plans for new legislation that would, among other provisions, include a carbon fee and dividend component designed to incentivize a move away from fossil fuels and towards a more sustainable energy system in the United States.
A press conference held by Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and attended by leaders from environmental and consumer advocacy groups, was held on Capitol Hill to explain the contents of the two bills drafted and the thinking driving the proposals.
"I fear very much that our children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren are going to look back on this period in history and ask a very simple question: Where were they?" said Sanders to gathered reporters. "Why didn't the United States of America, the most powerful nation on earth, lead the international community in cutting greenhouse gas emissions and preventing the devastating damage that the scientific community was sure would come?"
"I fear very much that our children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren are going to look back on this period in history and ask a very simple question: Where were they?" – Sen. Bernie Sanders
During her comments, Boxer said that though few think quality legislation can get through the highly dysfunctional current Congress, the "planetary emergency" presented by climate change compelled she and her colleagues to try.
Joining Sanders and Boxer at the news conference were environmental and consumer leaders including Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org; Mike Brune, executive director of Sierra Club; Tara McGuiness, executive director of the Center for American Progress Action Fund; Tyson Slocum, Public Citizen's energy director; and Meg Power of the National Community Action Foundation.
"Sens. Sanders and Boxer actually understand the depth of the climate problem we face. We are awfully grateful to them for starting us down the legislative path that could reverse our disastrous course. We hope and trust that they won't have to be a lone voice," said McKibben, who on Wednesday, along with Brune and others, was arrested outside the White House protesting the Keystone XL pipeline.
Growing political shifts surrounding public opinion on climate change were evidence as well on Wednesday, as two new polls showed that US public is ready for climate action from Congress.
As The Guardian reports:
A poll for the League of Conservation Voters showed that 65% of Americans want Obama to take "significant steps" to prevent climate change. Pollster Joel Benenson said public support – which cut across race and age – gave Obama extra leverage on his central promise to make climate change a central component of his second-term agenda. "This is across a broad spectrum of Americans," Benenson told a conference call.
Among Republicans, however, only 38% wanted action on climate change.
Another poll, conducted for the Natural Resources Defense Council, found that 65% of Americans consider climate change a serious problem. Nearly as many, 62%, agreed with Obama's call to act "for the sake of our children".
The central component of the Sanders and Boxer proposal—contained in two separate bills, the Climate Protection Act (pdf) and the Sustainable Energy Act (pdf)—is the so-called 'fee and dividend' program, which will impose a fee on processed carbon (ie. at the oil refinery, coal processing plant, etc.) by levying a per tonnage tax and returning three-fifths of the revenue generated to the public in the form of a rebate. The model is based on the current one used by Alaska's oil dividend program in which all legal residents are given a monthly share of money generated by state fees on the oil industry.
According to the summary of the legislation, the dividend program "is the most progressive way to ensure that if fossil fuel companies jack up prices, consumers and families can offset cost increases on fuel and electricty." In other words, as oil, coal, and gas companies try to pass the cost of the carbon fee onto consumers, the rebate program recoups those costs and helps incentivize overall less use of fossil fuels.
As The San Francisco Chronicle explains:
The fee-and-dividend idea offers a way around the political and distributional obstacles of a carbon tax. A price on carbon is widely considered essential to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and is much simpler and more transparent than the cap-and-trade legislation Boxer sponsored in 2009. A carbon tax has potential appeal to conservatives, at least conservative economists, as a market based approach to reducing climate pollution, as well as to tax reform. A carbon tax is a consumption tax, which economists generally prefer to taxes on work, savings and investment.
"Pricing carbon is an important tool to address climate change, and this legislation ensures that working families aren't penalized by dedicating 3/5 of revenues to a per-capita family refund. This will protect families at the same time we seek to protect the climate," said Slocum, Public Citizen's energy program director.
A portion of the remaining two-fifths of the revenue generated by the carbon fee will be used to make investments in energy efficiency, said Boxer and Sanders, including funding for new technologies, home and business weatherization, research and development, and job creation in the clean energy sector.
"To transform our energy system, this legislation makes the boldest ever investment in energy efficiency and sustainable energy," said Sanders.
Read the summary of the legislation here (pdf).


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Commodities dropped to a four-month low, paced by declines in crude oil (NYMEX:CLZ13) and gold (COMEX:GCZ13), on signs of climbing supplies of raw materials at a time when the prospect of reduced Federal Reserve stimulus may cut demand.
The Standard & Poor's GSCI Spot Index of 24 raw materials lost 1.7% to 611.72 at 3:03 p.m. in New York, after touching 611.65, the lowest since July 1. West Texas Intermediate fell below $95 a barrel for the first time since June. Gold reached a two-week low. Hog futures capped the longest slump in three months, and cotton fell to the lowest since January.
Production is poised to top demand for everything from coffee (NYBOT:KCZ13) to zinc as ample rains this year boosted global crops and demand waned for metals, grains and energy. U.S. crude inventories climbed to the highest since June, data from the Energy Information Administration showed Oct. 30. Commodity returns will be "mostly flat" in the next 12 months, and there are "significant downside opportunities" in gold, copper and soybeans (CBOT:SX13)(CBOT:SX13), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Oct. 18.
"You just don't see that much enthusiasm for commodities among the big-money players," Bill O'Neill, a partner at Logic Advisors in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, said in a telephone interview. "There are ample supplies for energy products, and U.S. production continues at near-record levels. The expectations for Fed tapering have also knocked down prices."
The Fed signaled diminishing concern over higher borrowing costs and cited "underlying strength" in the economy, even as it maintained $85 billion in monthly bond purchases on Oct. 30. The central bank's statement opens the possibility of reduced debt buying as soon as December, Citigroup Inc. and Barclays Plc has said.
Oil Supplies
WTI for December dropped to as low as $94.41, the cheapest since June 26. Gold futures for December delivery fell as much as 1.4% to $1,305.60, the lowest since Oct. 17.
Lower refinery-crude processing and rising oil production have contributed to a 6.6% gain in total inventories this year. The refinery utilization rate was 87.3% last week, compared with as much as 92.8% in July. Crude production rose to 7.90 million barrels a day in the week ended Oct. 18, the most since 1989.
The combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has unlocked supplies trapped in shale formations in the central U.S.
Natural gas futures capped a third weekly loss as the outlook for a mild start to November signaled reduced heating- fuel demand. Forecasters including MDA Weather Services in Gaithersburg, Maryland, predicted seasonal or above-normal temperatures in the eastern U.S. through Nov. 15. About 49% of U.S. households use gas for heating, according to the EIA.
Corn Tumbles
Corn tumbled to a three-year low in Chicago after increased rain aided planting in Argentina, while global supplies are set to gain amid record production in the U.S., the world's biggest grower.
Copper stockpiles tracked by the London Metal Exchange, which have risen 49% this year, gained for a second straight day. Glencore Xstrata Plc, the metals producer and commodity trader, said yesterday that quarterly copper output surged by 34% as African mines added to volumes. Prices have declined 9.7% this year.


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Given any two polynomials in a single variable it is always possible to eliminate the variable and obtain a formula showing the relationship between the two polynomials. Try this one.
Take a complicated fraction with the product of five quartics top and bottom and reduce this to a whole number. This is a numerical example involving some clever algebra.
To find the integral of a polynomial, evaluate it at some special points and add multiples of these values.
Janine noticed, while studying some cube numbers, that if you take three consecutive whole numbers and multiply them together and then add the middle number of the three, you get the middle number. . . .
Find relationships between the polynomials a, b and c which are polynomials in n giving the sums of the first n natural numbers, squares and cubes respectively.
Find the largest integer which divides every member of the following sequence: 1^5-1, 2^5-2, 3^5-3, ... n^5-n.
Find the polynomial p(x) with integer coefficients such that one solution of the equation p(x)=0 is $1+\sqrt 2+\sqrt 3$.
Given a set of points (x,y) with distinct x values, find a polynomial that goes through all of them, then prove some results about the existence and uniqueness of these polynomials.
A sequence of polynomials starts 0, 1 and each poly is given by combining the two polys in the sequence just before it. Investigate and prove results about the roots of the polys.
Two cubes, each with integral side lengths, have a combined volume equal to the total of the lengths of their edges. How big are the cubes? [If you find a result by 'trial and error' you'll need to. . . .
In y = ax +b when are a, -b/a, b in arithmetic progression. The polynomial y = ax^2 + bx + c has roots r1 and r2. Can a, r1, b, r2 and c be in arithmetic progression?
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Microsoft has finally released their Xbox Music service in iOS form, with the new app now available to download for iPhone and iPod touch. Microsoft had promised Xbox Music would be coming to iOS some time ago, and it's been a bit of a wait – we've seen a web client release in the meantime – but fans of the service can now rock out using their iOS devices. It comes alongside a simultaneous launch on Android, too.
As our friends over at Windows Phone Central point out, these new apps aren't exactly on feature parity yet with the Windows Phone client, the most significant missing feature being offline mode. The iOS app seems to at least have artist based radio, where the Android app does not, so features are even differing between the two non-Windows versions of Xbox Music.
There isn't a dedicated iPad app either it seems at this point, so you'll need to run the enlarged iPhone app for some tablet based music. An Xbox Music account is also required. We're going to take a much more detailed look at Xbox Music for iOS in the next couple of days, so stay tuned for a full review. In the meantime, if you want to check it out then grab the free download from the App Store at the link below.
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The False Narrative of the New British Culture War
HSBC bank throws in its lot.
Rumblings in Westminster are starting to get louder, and more public, as the UK House of Commons tries to find a path forward with the Brexit deadline bearing down on them. As Will pointed out on Monday, the Labour MPs stepping off their party at this point in time delivers quite the message. Now, one more Labour MP and three Tories have joined the independent section of the back benches.
Three lawmakers walked out of UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party on Wednesday, joining a new group in Parliament that has blown up the British political landscape in less than three days.
The trio's decision to join a group of eight independent MPs, who split from the opposition Labour Party on Monday, caused consternation at Westminster. They denounced May's "disastrous" handling of Brexit, and warned the Conservative Party was in danger of being taken over by extremists.
Their announcement was timed for maximum impact, dropping just before the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions. In a move freighted with symbolism, the three ex-Conservative MPs joined the eight former Labour lawmakers on the opposition benches in Parliament on Wednesday.
The move could mark the start of a reshaping of British politics as the clock continues to tick down to March 29, when the UK is due to leave the European Union. With 37 days to go, Parliament has still not approved a Brexit deal.
The new @TheIndGroup seem to be enjoying their new seats in @HouseofCommons #allchange #selfietime pic.twitter.com/n9UtE3iVB7
— John Lamont MP ????????? (@John2Win) February 20, 2019
There are a lot of moving parts here. PM Theresa May, already having agreed to step aside after Brexit is finished to stave off a no-confidence vote, has if anything lost ground on trying to shepherd a Brexit deal through the House. Opposition Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn hasn't exactly set the world on fire either in past months, and his own party is starting to fracture under the prospect of the controversial Corbyn not just being in opposition but possibly Prime Minster himself soon. Then there are the myriad interest in UK politics from Scottish independence, economic uncertainty, the much discussed backstop and what to do with Ireland/Northern Ireland, custom's unions, and on and on the list goes. And besides, shouldn't the party rebels be standing for by-elections since they stood for a party they no longer are sitting with? Questions and the unknowns are far more plentiful than answers for our UK friends.
All of which is being pressurized by the looming Brexit deadline of March 29th, which is coming regardless. Personal, political, and all other interest are bound to get even more interesting and tense as it comes closer.Comment → -
Feel the Bern, Part Deux? Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced he will once again seek the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, whose idiosyncratic 2016 presidential campaign earned him a national following and made him a leading figure in the modern progressive movement, announced Tuesday morning that he will seek the White House again in 2020.
"I am writing to let you know I have decided to run for president of the United States," Sanders wrote in an e-mail blast to supporters officially announcing his candidacy, "I am asking you to join me today as part of an unprecedented and historic grassroots campaign that will begin with at least a million people from across the country."
Sanders enters a growing Democratic primary field, which now includes five of his colleagues in the U.S. Senate, with a substantial advantage over his competitors in both name recognition and grassroots organizing strength, but will likely face difficulties in winning over some in the party following an at-times tense 2016 race against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Sanders also made the announcement on Vermont Public Radio Tuesday morning, saying he wanted to give his constituents a heads up about his plans.
"I wanted to let the people of the state of Vermont know about this first," Sanders said. "And what I promise to do is, as I go around the country, is to take the values that all of us in Vermont are proud of — a belief in justice, in community, in grassroots politics, in town meetings — that's what I'm going to carry all over this country."
A self-described Democratic socialist and a political Independent, Sanders' campaign brings with it a vast organizing network built during his 2016 campaign that saw him notch wins in key primary states like New Hampshire, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Unlike 2016, where Bernie Sanders became the de facto rallying point for anyone not satisfied with the carefully coordinated coronation of Hillary Rodham Clinton, he enters a wide-opened race with no clear frontrunner. With much of his "Democratic socialist" message having been co-opted to one degree or another by much of the party, including many of his fellow candidates, recapturing the 'magic' of a distant second place finish in 2016 might be a tall order, let alone winning the nomination.Comment → -
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Seven MPs have resigned from the Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism.
They are: Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey.
Ms Berger said Labour had become institutionally anti-Semitic and she was "embarrassed and ashamed" to stay.
Mr Corbyn said he was "disappointed" the MPs had felt unable to continue working for the policies that "inspired millions" at the 2017 election.
Rumors had been swirling – not for the first time – and I had asked just the other day about the latest round. I had assumed it fizzled out.
This is a pretty bold move. One might even say hasty if this hadn't been discussed for so long. But they left without the formation of a new party or any sort of deal with the LibDems. Maybe they'll put something together and maybe they won't, but right now they have no easy future. And they found that preferable to being in Jeremy Corbyn's party.
Where to from here? The most recent polling I've seen has suggested that it breaks down into even thirds: One third would leave the party with Corbyn if he were displaced and left, one third would leave with a breakaway-from-Corbyn faction, and one third will stick with whichever party is under the Labour tent. That has, more than anything, kept the party together.
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Who you going to believe, that fresh face or your lyin' eyes?
"ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com uses AI to generate endless fake faces," By James Vincent over at The Verge shows how that question is only going to get more complicated.
The ability of AI to generate fake visuals is not yet mainstream knowledge, but a new website — ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com — offers a quick and persuasive education.
The site is the creation of Philip Wang, a software engineer at Uber, and uses research released last year by chip designer Nvidia to create an endless stream of fake portraits. The algorithm behind it is trained on a huge dataset of real images, then uses a type of neural network known as a generative adversarial network (or GAN) to fabricate new examples.
"Each time you refresh the site, the network will generate a new facial image from scratch," wrote Wang in a Facebook post. He added in a statement to Motherboard: "Most people do not understand how good AIs will be at synthesizing images in the future."
The underlying AI framework powering the site was originally invented by a researcher named Ian Goodfellow. Nvidia's take on the algorithm, named StyleGAN, was made open source recently and has proven to be incredibly flexible. Although this version of the model is trained to generate human faces, it can, in theory, mimic any source. Researchers are already experimenting with other targets. including anime characters, fonts, and graffiti.
The key is all in the algorithms, and opens up almost endless creative possibilities. It also opens Pandora's Box for folks with nefarious intentions:
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Then there are the downsides. As we've seen in discussions about deepfakes (which use GANs to paste people's faces onto target videos, often in order to create non-consensual pornography), the ability to manipulate and generate realistic imagery at scale is going to have a huge effect on how modern societies think about evidence and trust. Such software could also be extremely useful for creating political propaganda and influence campaigns.
In other words, ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com is just the polite introduction to this new technology. The rude awakening comes later.
As expected, President Trump took to the podium in the Rose Garden to declare a National Emergency for "virtual invasion purposes" at the southern border.
President Trump said he'll sign the final paper work to declare a national emergency to fund his wall as soon as he gets back to his office — and he's already anticipating a legal challenge.
"So the order is signed. And I'll sign the final papers as soon as I get into the Oval Office. And we will have a national emergency," Trump said.
After he signs national emergency and executive action paperwork, Trump said, "We will then be sued," rattling off a possible chain of events, which included bad ruling in the 9th Circuit Court, which he has previously lamented.
"We will possibly get another bad ruling, and then we'll get another bad ruling, and then we'll end up in the Supreme Court," Trump said, comparing the process to challenges to his administration's travel ban.
"And then, hopefully, we'll get a fair shake."
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There were some wondering if President Trump would sign the newly passed spending bill designed to avert government shutdown, or declare a national emergency for border funding. Apparently he will do both.
Speaking on the Senate floor Thursday, McConnell sought to reassure lawmakers unsure of the President's position before taking a vote on the plan, which falls short of providing the $5 billion in border wall funding the President had demanded.
"He has indicated he is prepared to sign the bill. He will also be issuing a national emergency declaration at the same time," McConnell said. "I've indicated to him that I'm going to support the national emergency declaration. So for all of my colleagues, the President will sign the bill, we will be voting on it shortly."
It provided reassurance amid questions about the President's support for the deal, which was struck by a bipartisan panel of negotiators. Aides had said earlier Thursday they were concerned Trump would reject the spending compromise — a major shift from earlier this week when officials indicated privately that he would.
Advisers said Trump had grown increasingly concerned about what is contained in the 1,100-page legislation that was released late Wednesday evening.
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The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest protestant denomination in the United States, and is second only to the Catholic Church in American membership in the Christian faith. And they have some soul searching to do:
The Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News teamed up on the reporting:
Journalists in the two newsrooms spent more than six months reviewing thousands of pages of court, prison and police records and conducting hundreds of interviews. They built a database of former leaders in Southern Baptist churches who have been convicted of sex crimes.
The investigation reveals that:
• At least 35 church pastors, employees and volunteers who exhibited predatory behavior were still able to find jobs at churches during the past two decades. In some cases, church leaders apparently failed to alert law enforcement about complaints or to warn other congregations about allegations of misconduct.
• Several past presidents and prominent leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention are among those criticized by victims for concealing or mishandling abuse complaints within their own churches or seminaries.
• Some registered sex offenders returned to the pulpit. Others remain there, including a Houston preacher who sexually assaulted a teenager and now is the principal officer of a Houston nonprofit that works with student organizations, federal records show. Its name: Touching the Future Today Inc.
• Many of the victims were adolescents who were molested, sent explicit photos or texts, exposed to pornography, photographed nude, or repeatedly raped by youth pastors. Some victims as young as 3 were molested or raped inside pastors' studies and Sunday school classrooms.
A few were adults — women and men who sought pastoral guidance and instead say they were seduced or sexually assaulted.
The reporting is extensive. Many will draw comparisons to the on-going scandals in the Catholic Church, but there are a few difference that should be noted. Local SBC churches, while under the umbrella of the national convention are fully autonomous and self-governed. Money and giving goes up but there is little of the authority the Catholic Church holds over their congregations coming back down. The piece goes into detail on how that model is ripe for predators, and how that makes any internal changes unlikely to be of much benefit.
"Change has to begin at the ground level with churches and organizations," SBC President JD Greear is quoted in the report, "Our churches must start standing together with a commitment to take this issue much more seriously than ever before."
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Granted, most elderly people are not still living, let alone driving, at 97. Or coming off a crash that involved injuries to another party. Or happen to be the husband of the Queen of England.
Prince Philip has decided to stop driving at the age of 97, less than a month after he was involved in a collision that left two women injured, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.
The palace said in a statement that "after careful consideration," Queen Elizabeth II's husband "has taken the decision to voluntarily surrender his driving license."
Philip was behind the wheel of a Land Rover near the royal family's Sandringham estate in eastern England when he smashed into another car on Jan. 17. Philip had to be helped out of his overturned vehicle but wasn't injured. Two women in the other car were injured, though not seriously, and a 9-month-old baby boy was unhurt.
Philip was photographed driving again two days later, without a seatbelt. Police said they offered him "suitable words of advice" after that.
The prince was not charged in the crash. Police said he and the other driver were both given breath tests for alcohol and passed.
In a letter of apology to one of the injured women, Philip said he was dazzled by the sun when he pulled onto a main road near the royal retreat, 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of London.
He told Emma Fairweather, who suffered a broken wrist in the crash, that "I can only imagine that I failed to see the car coming, and I am very contrite about the consequences." The letter was published by a newspaper.
There is no upper age limit for licensing drivers in Britain, although drivers over 70 are required to renew their licenses every three years and tell authorities about any medical conditions that might raise safety issues.
While it is an extreme example, plenty of elderly people who are not the Duke of Edinburgh are faced with life-altering decisions when it comes to their transportation. For people who have been independent for many decades of life, the decision of when they are no longer able to drive can be very difficult. It is not just the practical side of being able to come and go, but also the mental hurdle of losing a piece of freedom and ability to control your own life. Transportation is a debate that is often swallowed up in theory, analytics, and charts, but like many things in our lives it very much affects real life, everyday people in almost immeasurable ways.
Elderly drivers is a debate with many questions, and no easy answers, but with one certainty: It is not going away. Time waits for no one, royal or not, and is undefeated.Comment → -
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This collection features knit, crochet and hairpin lace designs that can be worn around the neck. Not quite scarves, not quite necklaces, these adornments showcase ways to use small amounts of yarn to quickly add whimsy and value to any wardrobe.
Crochet Throat Cuff: Fast and simple, this unusual crochet neck piece is created by crocheting around rings and features a unique balled chain and twisted cord closure. Experiment with wearing the cuff in different ways and tying the cord closures in varying positions to achieve different looks.
Knitted Lace Neck Cuff / Cravat: These ornate knitted neck accessories are created using a reversible garter-stitch based lace pattern and dropped stitches: a shorter length yields a dramatic neck cuff. Or work more repeats of the lace pattern for a dashing cravat.
Hairpin Lace Neck Scarf: Six short strips of hairpin lace are simply joined using a cable join and then edged using an ornate crochet stitch. The results of this quick project are enough to spice up any outfit. And better yet, this project is fast enough to make a gorgeous last-minute gift. An advantage of working this design in hairpin lace is that it behaves like a keyhole scarf: it can either be tied at the throat, or one end of the scarf can be brought through the stitches at the opposite end of the scarf to secure around the neck.
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The latest OS X update has caused some problems with the FaceTime camera on the latest MacBook Air model, leaving certain third-party apps like Skype unable to use the camera. The problem apparently concerns 32-bit apps that use the camera, including Skype and iMovie. OS X 10.8.5 updated a particular plugin for the FaceTime camera, but not for 32-bit apps, according to a Skype for Mac engineer:
The 10.8.5 update updated a CoreMediaIO plugin that accesses the MBA camera, but didn't bundle the 32-bits version of it. Other (older and newer) versions of the OS do include a universal version (32 and 64 bits), but not 10.8.5. This means 32-bits apps such as Skype or iMovie cannot load the plugin, making the built-in facetime camera invisible to these them.
It appears that this issue does not affect external cameras. Until a fix is issued, users will have to rely on this workaround:
- You need Time Machine
- Go to folder /Library/CoreMediaIO/Plug-Ins/DAL/
- Copy AppleCamera.plugin to good place (usb memory stick is the best place).
- Go to Time machine in date that skype work fine.
- Change AppleCamera.plugin with file from Time Machine
- Restart system, Now skype need to work with camera. This solution is only for this time until Apple make update for this problem!!!
A download for the plugin is also provided.
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The Vegas Pro collection combines Vegas Pro 8, DVD Architect Pro 4.5, and Dolby Digital AC-3 encoding software to offer an integrated environment for all phases of professional video, audio, DVD, and broadcast production. These tools let you edit and process DV, AVCHD, HDV, SD/HD-SDI, and all XDCAM formats in real time, fine-tune audio with precision, and author surround sound, dual-layer DVDs. Vegas Pro software also supports 24p, HD and HDV editing, which is what we are going to look at in this benchmark.
The Sony Vegas 8.0b workload that we are using takes a series of short movie and audio files and creates a single video that incorporated special effects and transitions. It uses a MainConcept HDV encoding profile to render the 24p widescreen video clip at a resolution of 1440x1080x32.
Benchmark Results: Running our custom Sony Vegas 8.0b benchmark shows just how important a CPU is when it comes to create a single video clip from multiple clips. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 was found to be 9.5% faster than the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600.
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rattlethecage needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 236 designs submitted by 53 freelance designers.
Hub L&D (Hub Learning and Development is the full name - either will work for us )
we are a group of thinkproneurs - we run boutique, small and very busy training, speaking and coaching consultancies - we all have too much work to handle and are coming together in a new way of doing business where we join forces to share and multiply our and our clients success. our clients range from the biggest known bluechip brands in Australia through to not for profit. we are all leaders in our field, well respected and bring energy, pace and performance to everything we do. This is a brand that is new and exciting without being risky - backed by the best minds in the business - this will be huge!!! We will be marketing heavily in international markets, building on well established relationships through our australian connections and the brand will be prominent at some of the biggest conferences around.
usually HR managers or learning services managers - these are people who are anxious to have their top ceo's, or frontline managers entertained, inspired and stretched. They want to know they can trust us, we have done it all before - and at the same time they are looking for the edge.. the new pitch that stretches them beyond the same old solutions they have seen in the past. in addition many of our clients are the team leaders, the CEO's the general managers who just want an outcome. Sick of people who mouth platitudes, these guys want results energy and passion - and they want something different and pacey.
- a logo that we can use together with other elements (web design, brochureware, newsletters ets - those steps will come next - logo first)
- something with a bit of excitement to it
- im happy for you to play with the name and acronyms
- i like bold color - but not too many of them at once
- I love a modern look
- id like it to feel agile, fresh and pacey
- am open to images
- or just text
this is a greenfield - brand new company forming so go for it!
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New York State Condom (NYSCondom) Program
Program Overview
The New York State Condom (NYSCondom) Program is an initiative of the Department of Health's AIDS Institute. Its purpose is to increase the availability of condoms to prevent the transmission of HIV and many other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Male and female condoms, when used correctly and consistently, are very effective in preventing the sexual transmission of these infections.
Through NYSCondom, eligible organizations may request free male and female condoms, personal lubricant, dental dams and finger cots. These organizations then provide the condoms and other items at no cost to sexually active individuals in their communities.
We are also encouraging our community partners:
- To develop or refine strategies for effective local distribution of condoms;
- To promote the use of condoms, safer sex and sexual health; and
- To let us know how we can improve this program.
How does the program work?
- Complete and submit an Organization Information and Attestation (PDF, 184 KB, 5pg.) Requests for NYSCondom supplies may only come from individuals who are specifically authorized by an eligible organization's executive director or designee in that attestation. The Organization Information and Attestation needs to be completed and submitted only once, unless additional individuals are being authorized to make requests.
- Specifically authorized staff - and only those staff - may then complete the convenient on-line NYSCondom request form.
- Please allow up to one month for your request to be processed and for shipment of supplies.
What organizations are eligible?
- Not-for-profit organizations;
- Health care facilities (not individual practitioners); and
- Government agencies
Are organizations in New York City eligible to make NYSCondom requests?
Yes. However, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has an initiative similar to NYSCondom known as NYC Condom. If your organization wants to distribute condoms in New York City, you should first request them from that program.
- Note: Organizations in New York City making requests for supplies from NYSCondom may be asked to substantiate that they have first sought supplies from NYC Condom before their NYSCondom orders will be considered.
Are for-profit businesses able to request supplies?
No. Businesses are instead encouraged to work with local eligible organizations so that their patrons' safer sex needs are met. These businesses may also purchase condoms through commercial channels. NYSCondom supplies, including those obtained indirectly from eligible organizations, must always be provided to individuals in the community for free.
May an individual order condoms or lubricant?
No. Individuals wanting condoms for their personal use should contact local eligible organizations. If they do not know of nearby organizations that may have these supplies for free, they can send an e-mail to email@example.com requesting that information.
What supplies may be requested?
There is a wide variety of male and female condoms, lubricant and other supplies from which to choose. Please consult the NYSCondom Product Descriptions.
- Note: No assurances are made that specific products will be available at the time that orders are fulfilled. In offering these items, we are not making any endorsements of them, nor are we making a qualitative assessment of them as compared to other products that may be commercially available.
Are female condoms available?
Yes. The FC® female condom, sometimes known as the Reality® condom, is one of the items which may be requested through NYSCondom.
Are there limits on how many condoms and other safer sex materials may be requested?
Although no fixed limits have been imposed, NYSCondom-eligible organizations should explore all options for acquiring safer sex materials. These options include commercial channels and - for New York City-based organizations - the NYC Condom program. NYSCondom was never intended to be the sole source of condoms in New York State - even for organizations whose focus is HIV and STI prevention. Instead, NYSCondom should be seen as a complement to other resources. Because NYSCondom's resources are not unlimited, we periodically must adjust the size of fulfillments. This is in fairness to all NYSCondom requesters.
Where can I get more information regarding NYSCondom?
If you have questions regarding NYSCondom which have not been answered here, please send an e-mail to email@example.com.
Important Links
- Proceed to the NYSCondom Order Form
- NYSCondom Product Descriptions
- NYC Condom (for organizations in New York City)
- General condom information
- Frequently Asked Questions about Condoms
- Male condom information
- Illustrated guidance for use of male condoms (PDF, 88 KB, 4pg.)
- Female condom information
- Illustrated guidance for use of female condoms (PDF, 642 KB, 4pg.)
- Spanish - Illustrated guidance for use of female condoms (PDF, 968 KB, 2pg.)
- Illustrated guidance for use of female condoms (PDF, 642 KB, 4pg.)


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Tim Garry, Head of Mathematics at the International School of Aberdeen and Textbook Author for Pearson Publishing, shares examples of how he integrates handheld devices and computers into his teaching in this presentation from The Computer-Based Math™ Education Summit 2011.
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Lamb's House, built in 1610, is one of Edinburgh's most interesting buildings. A-listed, this 5-storey building is only a stones throw from the historic Port in the heart of Leith. Built as a tenement, it consisted of 6 booths on the ground floor with 6 small but very grand fats on the upper floors. These were rented to the Edinburgh merchants who controlled all trade in the port at the time..
Leith, on the shore of the Firth of Forth in North Edinburgh, has served as the city's port since the 12th Century. It was the centre of manufacturing and commercial activity with mills, sugar refineries, engineering works, breweries and distilleries, ship building, lead and glass works and many more. All of these were dependant on the river and the harbour. Today it is a vibrant part of the city where some of the best restaurants have replaced the traditional industries. The much acclaimed Michelin starred restaurant, Martin Wishart is 70 metres from the Pavilion's front door.
Short breaks (minimum of 2 nights) available. Please contact the Holidays Department by telephone (0131 458 0305) or by email (email@example.com) for further details.
Accommodation details
- 3 storey
- Sleeps 6 - 1 twin with en suite shower and 2 double bedrooms (one with a half tester, the other with a box bed)
- Sitting room with dining area
- Kitchen
- Bathroom with cast-iron bath
- Utility room
- Underfloor heating controlled by individual thermostats
- Parking for one car in private courtyard
- Access to Renaissance garden
Things to do
- The Georgian House (NTS), on Edinburgh's Charlotte Square, is a restored Robert Adam-designed town house that was home to John Lamont, 18th Chief of the Clan Lamont, and his family until 1815. It gives a fascinating insight into life both upstairs and downstairs.
- The Royal Yacht Britannia was a home to Queen for over 40 years, sailing over a million miles around the world. It is now berthed at Ocean Terminal in Leith, just a short walk from Lamb's House.
- The Water of Leith flows from the Pentland Hills (south of Edinburgh) through the city and out into the Forth at Leith. A walkway runs beside it from Balerno to Leith (12 miles).
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Exhibition at Dreitzer features students' photos, sculptures
A wide variety of moods and media is evident in the work
"Dimensions 3," an exhibition of students' photography and sculpture, opened recently in the Dreitzer Gallery.
Students from the Introduction to Photography course self-curated their exhibit, titled, "The Ink Can Bury a Blade," while the sculpture portion of the exhibition, which is untitled, was curated by members of the faculty. Both exhibits will be open until March 22.
Artist-in-Residence Christopher Abrams mentored the three-dimensional design, sculpture and architectural drawers while Lecturer in Fine Arts Scott Wiener mentored the budding photographers.
Several of the sculptures were made out of cardboard, a medium that Abrams' students became familiar with in the course of two projects.
Students in his "Reinventing the Third Dimension" New Media course first created their pieces in Google SketchUp, then had the cardboard professionally laser-cut. They then assembled the pieces as they saw fit. Students in Introduction to Three-Dimensional Design replicated an everyday object on a different scale using cardboard.
"These classes are about entertaining those left turns that occur in the process of making something and embracing mistakes," Abrams said. "It's a different way to learn."
Other works completed by students in Architectural Drawing and Design, Intermediate Sculpture II and Sculpture in the Age of New Media vary in size, shape, and medium, which ranges from wires to clay molds.
Joseph Jacobowitz '14, Anna Yatskar '14 and Sofia Retta '15 took leadership of "The Ink Can Bury a Blade" exhibit, which is mounted on the wall opposite the sculptures. According to their description, the photographs attempt to capture "such overwhelming and terrifying might that we temporarily neglect our sense of self and feel awe and security rather than fear." Wiener helped them refine their ideas and image selections.
In an attempt to "command our individual formal and theoretical purposes" as photographers, the students' description says, the exhibition addresses contrary notions of "vulnerability and power, serenity and chaos, closeness and detachment."
"During last fall and spring semesters I began to notice a trend toward the unsettling in much of the student photographic work," said Wiener. "The title for the show is a case in point; it reflects the printer's ink and its masking or burial of 'the unsettling' beneath the photographed subjects, which find their expression in the seven series on display."
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On Google's Q3 2012 earnings call yesterday, CEO Larry Page said the company had an $8 billion mobile revenue run rate, and CFO Patrick Pichette added, "Ads continue to be the bulk of [the $8 billion], the vast majority of it."They declined to break that number down any further.
There's one major problem with this number:
Where the heck did all that money come from?
In September, eMarketer estimated that the ENTIRE mobile ad business in the U.S. would be worth $2.6 billion in 2012 and maybe $6.6 billion in 2014.
Suddenly, Google is already booking multiples of that. eMarketer vp/communications Clark Fredrickson tells me that the "entire" global market figure is $6.5 billion for 2012, which still leaves a question mark over the margin between that and $8 billion.
It is also difficult to reconcile the $8 billion number with Google's other reported revenues. Here's what we know:
- Google booked $14.1 billion in total revenue in Q3. That would imply a total annual revenue run-rate of greater than $56 billion.
- The $8 billion number implies that mobile revenues are running at roughly $2 billion per quarter, or 14 per cent of Google's entire revenue base.
- One way to account for that is if Page is referring to mobile revenues coming from Motorola Mobility. That unit of Google has $2.5 billion in revenue. But most of that revenue ought to be coming from mobile phone device sales, not ads.
- The remaining $11.5 billion in revenue comes almost entirely from Google's regular advertising business, in which the company has traditionally included its mobile ad business.
If the better part of $2 billion within that $11.5 billion is now actually mobile ad revenue, then that would imply that Google's regular search and display ad businesses are being decimated by the mobile ad business.
What's probably happening is that there's a deluge of search queries coming from mobile users, and increased search drives the price per click down (because the supply of inventory being displayed is increasing).
In other words, minus the mobile ad revenues — still a new business for Google — the company's regular desktop ad revenue declined 2 per cent from Q3 2011, to $9.5 billion.
The idea that Google's bedrock business might now be contracting is a sobering thought.
Now combine that with the charts we showed you yesterday, which indicate that mobile is indeed hobbling Google's ability to charge premium prices for its clicks. Prices are declining at Google, and total paid click growth is slowing too.
Scary, right?
Of course, this is all conjecture. It would be nice to have a better explanation of where that $8 billion comes from, though.
- GOOGLE: Mobile Revenue Is On An $8 Billion Run Rate
- CHARTS: Google's Q3 Shows Its Power To monetise Clicks Is In Decline
- Yes, Google CEO Larry Page Talked About 'Gangnam Style' On His Earnings Call
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Bogdan Rogalski needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 185 designs submitted by 49 freelance designers.
Oliver's Trains & Toys
Oliver's Trains is a online toy store specializing in wooden trains. We are going to relaunch our business and website and want to start with a makeover of our logo.
If current logo (http://www.oliverstrains.com) is used , we would like it to be more dynamic and playful.
We are open to a completely new logo if it's well done.
Additional thoughts:
1. The name "Oliver's Trains" is based on our 2 year old son being absolutely crazy about trains.
2. We sell classic toys, thus the logo should convey that message. Is there such think as neo-vintage with a modern twist?
3. Many of the toys we are going to add will have educational value. Maybe the logo should reflect that?
4. We love modern, simple and timeless design!!!
Primary: Adults (ages 25 - 50) shopping for children's (ages 0 - 12) toys. Adults looking for collectible toys.
1. Primary colors, (up to 3, maybe more, but not too many)
2. Should work in black and white
3. Should work in grayscale
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Seahawks insider Brandon Choate brings us analysis of a very important interview for Seattle Seahawks fans. Seahawks GM John Schneider was on Brock & Salk on ESPN710 to discuss all things Seahawks. He talked about Matt Flynn, Robert Griffin III and how he felt versus fan reaction on acquiring Tarvaris Jackson and Charlie Whitehurst.
Seahawks GM John Schneider pretty much says "we're staying put!"
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A common assumption in the back of every tech-head's mind is that their use of technology is good for the environment, particularly in saving paper. Anecdotally, from my own observances, it has to be true.
This weekend, as I was waiting for my daughter's gymnastics class to wrap up, a lot of parents, including me, were reading. But there wasn't a paper book to be had among 25 or so adults in that room. There were regular Kindles, Kindle Fires, iPads, an iPad mini (just making sure you're paying attention), a Nexus 7, and more phones than I could count.
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It's been more than 30 years since computers became commonplace in offices, and roughly 20 years since they reached that status in homes. With the advent of the Internet, people didn't even need to write letters anymore. Our Postal Service is teetering on the brink of collapse, although you wouldn't know it during election season.
These advances were supposed to rid us of all paper. The Brazilian rainforests could start growing back. We would only need garbage collection every other week, especially since everyone would be getting their information digitally. Right, Newsweek?
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Back in April, The Economist blew everyone's minds by proclaiming that instead of worldwide paper consumption decreasing with all of our new gadgets and toys, it has actually increased by half since 1980. Americans consume 5.57 40-foot trees worth of paper per person each year. But we shouldn't feel bad – because we're not close to the top. We're seventh.
The premier tree killer in the world is Belgium, home of the European Union, simply because Brussels has to print all of their paperwork out in each of the 23 official languages of the Union. Each Belgian kills 8.51 trees per year.
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While we're talking about consumption, our usage of electricity must be skyrocketing with all of our technology, right? Well, sort of, if you took "our" to mean "Asian." Last year, global electricity usage rose by 3.5 percent over the previous year. The main cause of that was in Asia, where demand increased by 8.3 percent. On that continent, only Japan consumed less energy than the year before.
Again, the news is good for Americans: We used 0.8 percent less energy than in 2010. The EU was better with a 2 percent decrease, in a blatant attempt to make up for their paper practices.
The statuses of those two industries – paper and electricity – are completely divergent from what most people would assume in our modern age. Technology has made our world better in many important, critical ways. But environmentally, we're still not making a dent. Technology apparently makes us use more paper, probably because everyone can now afford to have a "printing press" on his or her desk. And the trade-off we were prepared to make for our gadgets – more electricity – has actually incrementally decreased in the US and Europe while the rest of the developing world rushes to keep up.
There are many important technologies that are entering the mainstream to try and stem the tide of this planet's environmental future. Electric cars are no longer a pipe dream. The impact of e-readers on paper consumption is yet to be measured. Common sense would say that if we were taking millions of books out of the equation, consumption would go down. Apparently, we shouldn't hold our breath.
In my fantasies, my loyal readers all print my columns out and post them on their cubicle walls for weekly inspiration. That's a wasteful illusion. Instead, my readers will simply take a screenshot of the column as use it as their background wallpaper for the week.
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I wrote last week Matt Harvey could pitch against Stephen Strasburg in the first game of the Washington series, and depending on possible postponements it could still pan out that way.
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High marks for yet another SUV from Toyota.
Toyota is determined to have the best-outfitted SUV stores on the planet with an array of both truck and car-based models ranging from cute-ute size to Suburban fighters. Five different sport-utilities are now available from Toyota, and that's not even counting the two from Lexus. Toyota's goal: meeting every need, want, taste and whim of the SUV shopper.
The new mid-size Highlander slots in as a car-based (uni-body) SUV slightly larger in capacity than the truck-based 4Runner. Like its kissing cousin, the Lexus RX300, the Toyota Highlander offers lots of flexibility when it comes to carrying people and cargo. It totes four people comfortably, five less so. Alternatively, the seats can be folded down for cargo carrying.
The Highlander performs decorously on street and highway pretending to be a car. Yet it can swallow with ease impromptu buys at flea markets and get them home despite sudden worsening of the weather. Women went gaga over the Lexus RX 300 and will be equally at home in this variation from Toyota. Men of a practical bent will like the more utilitarian attitude of the Highlander. Everyone will cheer the obvious value: for all its shared components the Highlander is some $8,000 to $10,000 less than the RX 300.
Highlander is available with either full-time four-wheel drive or front-wheel drive. There's also a choice of engines: A 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine comes standard, and is rated at 155 horsepower. A 3.0-liter V6 engine that produces 220 horsepower is optional. All come with automatic transmissions.
One well-equipped model is available, which comes standard with air conditioning, power windows and door locks, cruise control, cloth upholstery, and anti-lock brakes. Prices start at $23,995 (including destination charge), which includes a four-cylinder engine with front-wheel drive. Options increase prices for this and all Highlanders, however. The V6 adds nearly $1600. Full-time four-wheel drive adds $1400. We highly recommend the optional Traction Control with Vehicle Skid Control ($850) for all front-drive models, and especially with the V6 ($25,575). The 4WD V6 model retails for $26,975.
Options such as leather upholstery, power seats drive the price up. Side-impact air bags are an option for $250. We drove a loaded 4WD V6 model that totaled $30,470, and a well-equipped 2WD four-cylinder model that came to $27,150.
The Toyota Highlander is smart and trim looking falling somewhere between the edgy high style of the RAV4 and the intense purposefulness of the 4Runner (both smaller than the Highlander). The Highlander is actually roomier than the upscale Lexus RX 300. The family resemblance to the Lexus is evident but the Highlander is dressed down a little, rather like wearing faded jeans and a favorite windbreaker instead of dry-clean-only lunch-with-the-ladies attire.
Entry, both for cargo and for people, is easier than in truck-based SUVs. With its more car-like step-in and lift-into the Highlander is even friendly to wearers of tight skirts. Not so the usual truck-based SUV.
A tidy, well-conceived interior becomes almost instantly invisible because everything is in the place best suited for it and thus never calls attention to itself. For instance, the power window buttons are immediately under the finger. The ventilation ducts are just there where your hand would expect to find them. The radio and heater controls are simple dials and amply-sized buttons. Intuitively you use them and forget them. The instruments are readily visible through a panoramic space in the four-spoke wheel. And as for the steering wheel itself, the hands fall naturally onto it at the proper driving position.
The whole layout bespeaks thoughtful appraisal and wise choices. Wood and chrome touches warm and brighten the Limited edition. The seats are supportive and comfortable and adjustable to suit various size drivers. Part of the appeal of SUVs is the ease of seeing out at every angle. And so it is here. The sloping hood of the Highlander makes the forward view even more encompassing.
The shifter for the four-speed automatic (the only transmission available) is uniquely positioned more as a part of the dash than on a central console. This opens up the space between the front seats. It also lends an open, unconfined air to the cockpit. The interior is outfitted with dome, door courtesy, glove box and cargo area lighting. Map pockets, visor mirrors, and front and rear auxiliary power outlets are provided. V6 models come with aluminum interior accents.
Highlander comes with reclining front bucket seats in front, and a three-passenger 60/40 split fold-down reclining bench in the rear. An eight-way power adjustable driver's seat ($390) is optional; dual heated front seats ($440) are available for V6 models. Leather Package ($1015) includes upholstery, door trim panel inserts.
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The inexorable logic of the Highlander's layout carries over into the driving experience. It is a vehicle that feels instantly familiar. No fumbling for controls. The Highlander is quieter than truck-based SUVs both in engine and road noises. It rides smoothly on a variety of surfaces, true to the car side of its SUV heritage.
The steering is sedan-like with an appropriate feel. The braking (ABS standard) is certain and smooth. Acceleration is nimble enough. We expected this in the V6 test car, but found the four-cylinder version to be a happy performer as well. Toyota expects the V6 4WD version to be the best-selling Highlander.
All the 'nice-that nice-this' is beginning to make the Highlander sound a little pedestrian and perhaps even dull. Not the case. After a stretch of allowing the straightforward competence of the vehicle to expand into admiration something else begins to creep onto the scene: appeal. Though not as instantly endearing as the RAV4, the Highlander nonetheless grows on you. It may not deliver a quick jolt to the brain's pleasure center, but it does gradually blossom there into a sense of general well-being and satisfaction. A smile even forms. Indeed at one point I startled my driving companion with a shouted: 'Hey! I like this Highlander.'
Our first drive began with city meandering. The Highlander seemed at home amidst the traffic lights and parking seekers, a good size for this work. Rolling into suburbia the Highlander fit right in. It's a natural mall-crawler, maneuverable and quick to nose into a parking slot. Steering effort is very light at low speeds, so it's easy to turn in tight quarters.
Then our touring test began, with multi-lane highways and lesser roads. After determining that dry pavement was a snap for the Highlander whether on gradual climbing curves or twisty descending esses we went searching for more challenge to stretch the willing beastie. We found some sloppy snow melt, a few muddy ruts, icy patches on shadowed curves and even a road meandering upward that was deep with unplowed snow. The Highlander, uncomplaining, dealt with the tasks like an expert speller in the early stages of a championship bee. As it cut upward through eight inches of newly fallen snow like a snowplow on a rescue mission I again startled my companion: 'Hey, I like this Highlander, a LOT!'
The Highlander, again, is intended to be primarily a varied-use highway and street vehicle with in-built peace of mind for rough weather and back-roads surefootedness to fishing and ski venues. It is not meant for boulder bashing and serious off-road driving. The absence of a low-low creeper gear makes really steep downhill descents toward cliff rims perhaps more exciting than they need be, but the point is: this platform that the RX 300 and Highlander share is more capable in demanding situations than the marketing managers prefer to publicize. After all, the company has specialists for every SUV use, no need to stretch one to fit all.
We've also driven a front-wheel-drive four-cylinder Highlander with traction control. It makes for a superb station wagon for the city and suburbs. It's far easier to deal with on a daily basis than a truck-based sport-utility. Though you ride a little taller, you look eye to eye at Volvo wagon drivers. Sliding in and out is easy, with no need to climb up or down. This is a quick, sprightly car with the four-cylinder engine, and it's smooth and quiet. It gets better fuel economy (22/27 mpg city/highway vs. 18/22 for the V6).
The bottom line looms large in the acquisition of a vehicle and not just in the original transaction, but also down the line. What is it worth? The name Toyota has over the years come to mean longevity, absence of problems and an unparalleled ability to hold value. That's not a bad rep to have. This all translates to high residuals at the end of a lease or high trade-in or re-sale value when it's time to buy a new one. This sustained-value state of affairs with Toyota can sometimes confuse buyers because with such vehicles there's often little wheeling and dealing at the front end. A competitor can offer what seems to be a much better buy on a similar rig. Buyers should be reminded that the important figure is what a vehicle will cost for its entire time in their possession - what it costs to bring it into their life, to keep it running and insured and how much it pays back as it exits their employ. Toyota excels in this life-cycle costing. The Highlander, opening with such apparent value for money, should be a champion in that regard. It's worth a top location on your look-at list.
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