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Praise for Apple's iPod Warranty Support
Because we're interested in sharing and hearing about users' experiences with different parts of the iPod ownership experience, this news update discusses our pleasant surprise with an iPod warranty experience we had within the last 24 hours. We'd like to hear about your experiences - positive or negative - primarily with iPod technical and warranty support, so please use the comments section at the tail end of this message to share your thoughts.
Ugh! Time to Call for Repairs!
If you hate dealing with warranty-related repairs and replacements, join the crowd. In the past two or three years, American consumers have watched almost helplessly as their warranties have become harder to enforce, with all sorts of sneaky new corporate techniques rearing their ugly heads. Outsourced offshore technical support and warranty repair departments have become more common, as have Byzantine "resolution" bureaucracies and other downright dishonest practices.
Apple's iPod support isn't perfect - in fact, even though an iPod's warranty lasts for a year, Apple mandates an unusual $29.95 "shipping and handling fee" for any iPod repair performed after the first six months, which we don't like. And we haven't always liked how certain "Geniuses" at Apple Store Genius Bars have handled iPod-related support issues, either - no offense to any particular Genius out there, as many of them (and most of the non-Genius staff of Apple Stores) are great.
That said, when we had to call Apple recently for replacement service, the AppleCare staff sure impressed us with three aspects of their warranty support. And because they did such a great job, we wanted to take the time to praise them here.
Our Three Good Experiences
First, given that we're living in an age when technical support requests to companies such as Dell frequently take hours to resolve or go unanswered (not to mention underanswered, improperly answered or dishonestly answered), we were impressed by the wait time for an Apple representative: only around two minutes. The company's AppleCare telephone menu system was easy to navigate and quickly delivered our call to a friendly, understandable human support assistant who had the authority to resolve our concern on the spot. This was especially impressive by contrast to the bureaucracy and delays that characterize so many other companies' warranty support departments.
Second, we were happy to learn that accessories included with the iPod are apparently not subject to Apple's $29.95 shipping fee. Apple offered to replace our accessory, which had a plastic problem we were not responsible for, without dispute, delay, or an extra charge. This too was a welcome change from the lengthy, pointless and generally dilatory procedures we've previously experienced.
Third, our replacement arrived in fewer than 24 hours from the time we called about it. While this used to be a common enough occurrence amongst major electronics companies several years ago, we were impressed to see it happen today.
It's worth noting that we never mentioned that we were reporters or otherwise requested special treatment - we were just "average joes" on the phone and yet felt very well-served by the end of the call. The net result of Apple's warranty service in this case was some very happy customers who felt even better about the somewhat higher purchase price of the iPod.
What Have Your Apple and iPod Technical/Warranty Support Experiences Been Like?
Our experiences may or may not be typical, so we'd like to hear about yours. Please take a minute to post your stories and thoughts in the comments box below.
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I needed my ipod remote replaced. It has a shaky contact. So i went to the apple store i bought my ipod from (next byte), and two days later apple gave me a new remote. They didn't need an id or proof of purchase. Only my ipod serial number. Very quick
Posted by Mauly in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 12:23 AM (CST)
My PCI Firewire card fried my 2G iPod, but it was in warranty and Apple said it was no problem to return it for a refund. Their carrier picked it up from me, but after six months of promises I'd have the money "within 5 working days" I eventually had to take Apple to a small claims court.
Apple's technical support in Europe really sucks. Really. They told me I had to deal with their Windows-specific iPod support team, but they had never used Windows—and freely admitted it. The guy told me what to do with Finder, and I had to translate into Explorer (not difficult, but funny for a Windows specialist).
I was lucky if I was put through to someone who spoke English, too. One time, I was directed to a recorded message in French. Most of the time, the agents spoke in such badly broken English, it was impossible for them to be of any help.
They settled my claim out of court, I got a very friendly phonecall from the London office, and I swore myself off ever owning another iPod…
...until the 3G came out, and I got a better Firewire card.
Posted by Jon Eccleston in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 4:05 AM (CST)
My ipod needed a new battery and my 90 day warenty had ended the day before i called and apple would not replace the battery unless i bought the $60 care and protection plan!
Posted by Eman880 in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 5:04 AM (CST)
"I needed my ipod remote replaced. It has a shaky contact."
EXACT SAME THING happened to me.
I called Apple, and I had a new remote on my doorstep in 19 HOURS. WOW.
^^^^ Has happened to me twice. I've gotten the same service both times.
Posted by Jerrod H. in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 6:26 AM (CST)
i have more of a question—can you buy the extended warrenty on your iPod if you are still within your 1 year warrenty?
Posted by badkitty in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 8:51 AM (CST)
Had to send my first 3G 20gig back because HDD just died. It went there and back in just a little over a week. So overall a good experience. Only negatives were:
Apples website for getting support sucks
Apples website for tracking support sucks worse
There is no feedback about status of support
Still got a new one back and am happy once again.
Posted by Abahd Fugufish in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 9:10 AM (CST)
I've never posted here before however I'm a constant reader of these forums. My apple support experience is unique from all of these others in that it did not deal with an Apple iPod but a Graphite iMac DV (450 Mhz G3 processor?). This computer was my mom's new iMac that I'd pushed on her telling her how much better Macs were than PCs. After she bought it she got it opened it up and set it up… it worked great for about a week until files started disappearing and the computer just decided to stop booting sometimes. We called Apple and asked what was wrong and they lead us through several steps including hard drive replacement, motherboard replacement, OS Reinstall, OS Fresh Install and nothing fixed the problem. Finally my mom got so tired of dealing with them she started screaming to the sales associates that she just wanted her money back. They wouldn't listen so we threatened to go to small claims court. My mom tried one more thing. She opened up Sherlock and typed in "Steve Jobs e-mail address" and out of the random results picked a few and e-mailed them. The NEXT day my mom got a call from Steve Job's executive secretary asking about the problem and promising a full replacement. About a week later we had a brand new Indigo iMac (550 Mhz w/ CD-R (vs. the DVD-ROM in the iMac DV)) < it took about 3 months to get here. I was quite happy to get this but it made my mom a bit weiry of Apple products. When OS X came out I immediately upgraded her using the free OS for Teachers program (she's a librarian for the public schools) and ever since the replacement of the iMac things have gone great. Its been about 5 years since the initial purchase and the only work since it was replaced that I've done to it has been the software updates and an upgrade to the RAM. My mom loves macs now and is thinking of buying my older brother in New York (I'm in Alabama) an Apple Powerbook for his birthday. Apple Support is always nice and always tries but sometimes you have to try going beyond them if things get bad (e-mailing the CEO/ threatening to take to small claims court). I
Posted by Jody in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 10:27 AM (CST)
When I got the dreaded "folder with exclamation mark" logo on my iPod screen, that would not go away no matter what I tried, I logged onto the Apple service website and set up a repair job (my iPod was still under warrenty). In a couple of days I received a return box, and pre-paid shipping label. I sent my iPod back to apple and it was returned within a week.
Altogether it was a painless experience (apart from being separated from my iPod)
In contrast to Abahd's experience (above), I found the Apple website informative.
Posted by YYWWVV in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 11:13 AM (CST)
can someone explain why there is a 90 day and a 1year warranty? i thought there were only the 1 year warranty and then you could extend that to 2 years…
Posted by omgwtf in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 1:18 PM (CST)
My iPod got the 'folder & exclamation point' that would not go away. I when to Apple's website and put in a request for repair. When my request finally went through (it took several tries before it did) I received a package with instructions about 2 days later. I mailed the iPod back on a Thursday and received my new 30 gig iPod on Tuesday of that next week. I was still in warranty. My experience with their support service has been a good one even with trying to order and getting an error message but my credit card ends up being charged for an Apple purchase that wasn't. E-mailing support has been a good experience for me with my problem being resolved quickly and friendly.
Posted by Honeybee1236 in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 1:27 PM (CST)
I had a faulty 3G iPod remote. I went to the Apple Store in SoHo, told a worker there that it wasn't working properly. He promptly took it from my hand and 5 min. later presented me with a new remote. He never asked for a receipt, my serial number or even my name. Wham, Bam, thank you Apple!
Posted by fasheezy in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 2:36 PM (CST)
"can someone explain why there is a 90 day and a 1year warranty? i thought there were only the 1 year warranty and then you could extend that to 2 years…"
90 days phone support 1 year parts.
apple care extends both to 2 years.
Posted by Johnny 5 in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 3:33 PM (CST)
My son's 2nd generation 20GB iPod's screen was acting up, showing lines and artifacts. He showed it to me on last Christmas Eve, which happened to be the last day of his 1 year warranty. We were going to the Apple Store in Mall of America over the holidays so I planned on taking it in then. But I knew the warranty would then be over, so at 11:30 PM (just minutes before his warranty would expire) I bought the extended warranty for $59 online. When we got to the Apple store a few days later, they verified the extended warranty and handed over a brand new 20GB iPod. Both my son and I were very pleased.
Posted by Larry in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 4:01 PM (CST)
The plastic insulation at the base of my Ipod earphone connector had come off, leaving the wiring inside exposed. I took it to the Apple store in Soho (NYC) and showed it to one salesman. He pointed to the cord, which was (loosely) wrapped around the Ipod, and said, We can't replace it, the way you're wrapping it has put "stress" on the earphone line. This was absurd, so I promptly unwrapped it and showed the Ipod to another salesguy. He gave me a slip of paper with the URL of the Ipod service site on it. I went to the site, filled out the form—they didn't ask me to send in the connector, just input my serial number—and within a couple days I received a new set of earphones. (Well, the first half, anyway, up through the remote control.) So, other than the first bonehead at the Apple store, no complaints at all. (Though that guy was ridiculous…)
Posted by Richard Blow in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 5:46 PM (CST)
My 1 Gen iPod was a month from the end of the warranty period when I got the dreaded file/exclamation point. It also wouldn't hold a charge. I got on line explained the problem and received an email saying a box was coming to return it. 7 days later I received a replacement. This happened about 8 months ago. iPod still going strong. Apple did not charge me anything.
Posted by pkradd in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 5:53 PM (CST)
My 15 Gb 3gen iPod's HDD went dead. I went on apples web site and had them send a repair box. I sent it unwillingly.. @ days later I got a box back and it was a new one.. No questions asked… THANKS APPLE !!!!
Posted by Stephen1424 in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 8:05 PM (CST)
the firewire connector on my firewire cable detached from the white plastic protector that goes over the metal connection. It still works, but it looks like crap (i like my things nice and neat…especialy those things i pay $430.00 for!). i called the apple support line, and they said it would cost $30.00 for a new one. i told them i wanted mine replaced, and they gave me a site to go to. once i got there, not only did it not clearly lead me to where i wanted to go, but it told me replacing MY cable would cost $69.00. this confused me quite a bit…$30 for a new, or $69 to glue the connector back on? so i said screw it…now whenever i unplug firwire from the AC into the 6 to 4 pin adapter, the plastic overlay falls off and slides down the cable…sigh :(
Posted by ssjtrunks585 in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 10:38 PM (CST)
Consumer Reports did a large-scale survey, and among PC Makers, Apple is top in EVERY category for both support AND hardware reliability. (One of the categories was indeed the speed/ease of their phone support.)
Posted by Nagromme in Irvine, CA on March 12, 2004 at 11:01 PM (CST)
I've had nothing but -GREAT- experiences with Apple's Warrenty Support. I'm currently on my 3rd iPod. the first had battery problems (big surprise there :P ). And the second had some pretty serious hard drive problems, random reboots, skipping songs, etc.
Both times, I used Apple's online form to request service, and literally within ONE week, apple had sent me a box to return my iPod in, ordered a replacent iPod, and sent it back to me. For less than 7 days I was iPodless, and it was a cross-country delivery (I live in NY). No fuss, just simple and fast service.
I am -very- pleased.
(I just wish I could get an iPod that worked, the battery on this one isn't looking so hot :P )
Posted by NightHawk The Sane in Irvine, CA on March 13, 2004 at 4:30 AM (CST)
I had a 30GB ipod battery die on me and I called Apple Care and spoke to a Very nice service tech. I was on hold for no more than five minutes and he came back and told me that he was sending me out a BRAND NEW 40GB. I received the unit that weekend. Their ipod support is great.
Posted by bob the goon in Irvine, CA on March 13, 2004 at 7:10 AM (CST)
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Both youth clubs now qualified for postseason play for the first time
WALTHAM, Mass. – Coming on the heels of the Under-16s making the playoffs two weekends ago, the Under-18s followed suit with a 1-1 draw with the FC Greater Boston Bolts last Wednesday night in Waltham on the campus of Brandeis University to also qualify for the U.S. Soccer Development Academy playoffs. The U16s pre-empted the elders' celebration with a 4-2 victory over the Bolts, and now both teams prep for a Memorial Day Weekend trip to Sarasota, Fla. for a USSDA showcase event.
The U16s jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first half thanks to Diego Fagundez (Leominster, Mass.), who scored both goals. Cole Denormandie (Lincoln, Mass.) then scored in the 68th minute to put the U16s ahead by a score of 3-0 before FC Greater Boston mounted a serious comeback attempt with a pair of goals by Mac Steeves in the 73rd and 78th minutes, but Dominik Machado (Attleboro, Mass.) removed all doubt for the U16s by tallying in the 79th minute to seal the 4-2 victory.
The U18s went into Wednesday's match fighting for a berth in the playoffs, needing at least a tie with the FC Greater Boston Bolts to secure a postseason berth. After going down 1-0 in the 40th minute on a score from Leon Brown, Jr., the U18s came out to play an inspired second half, determined to battle back against local rival FC Greater Boston. Finally, with time winding down in the 80th minute, Michael Rincon (Malden, Mass.) set up Chris Tsonsis for the game-tying goal. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, which was enough to qualify the U18s for the playoffs.
Assured spots in the second season, the youth clubs will now travel to Sarasota, Fla. this weekend for a showcase event that includes Christian Sady (North Andover, Mass.) and Mitch Taintor (Storrs, Conn.), who were recently named to the Under-16 All-Academy Team, and will play on U.S. Soccer Development Academy's select teams this weekend. Both clubs will play three games over the holiday weekend before closing out their regular seasons on June 5 and 6.
New England Revolution U-15/16 vs. Greater Boston Bolts U-15/16
May 19th, 2010 – Waltham, MA, (Brandeis University, Stadium)
Scoring Summary:
NE – Diego Fagundez (unassisted) 21
NE – Diego Fagundez (unassisted) 36
NE - Cole DeNormandie (unassisted) 68
BOS - Mac Steeves 73
BOS - Mac Steeves 78
NE – Dominik Machado 79
New England Revolution: Ryan Simpson (GK), Christian Sady, Mitch Taintor, Daniel Chmura, Adrian Reifsynder, Daniel Tchen (Devin Devoy 70), Forest Sisk, Diego Fagundez, Jack Hilger (Dominik Machado 60), Felix DeBona (Sam Milbury 66), Cole Denormandie
Misconduct Summary:
New England Revolution U-17/18 vs. Greater Boston Bolts U-17/18
May 19th, 2010 – Waltham, MA, (Brandeis University, Stadium)
Scoring Summary:
BOS – #22 Leon Brown, Jr. 40
NE – Chris Tsonsis (Michael Rincon) 80
New England Revolution: Chris Foley (GK), Dylan Hawkins, Kenny Kolbeck, Daniel Sangster, Kyle Gordon, Gustavo Santos (Miguel Castro 60), Josh Vlasich, Cody Osgood (Homero Morais 65), Felipe Fagundes (Chris Tsonsis 46), Michael Rincon, Jonni Ventura
Misconduct Summary:
BOS – #19 (caution)
BOS – #35(caution)
BOS – #36(caution)
NE – Michael Rinson (caution) 37
NE – Homero Morais (caution) 75
NE – Josh Vlasich (caution) 84

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It is always fun to delve into a life about which you have no or very less idea. I guess that is why the spy-novels, the thrillers, the detective-novels sell like hotcakes. They give an insight into a life which is not experienced by most of the readers. That is the reason I love Arthur Hailey's writing, he goes in such details about any industry that after reading the book you can claim to have inside knowledge of that industry. In a similar vein, the book Love on the Rocks by Ismita Tandon Dhankher attempts to explore the life on a ship.
The book is about the time spent by Sancha – wife of an officer of merchant navy- aboard a ship, along with her husband and a band of disparate people who make up the crew. A robbery takes place on the ship, Sancha finds out about the death of a cook few days before she came on-board, and soon the accidental death is found to be a murder. Sancha's efforts along with the investigative officer's makes up the rest of story along with her interactions with her husband.
The book is a breezy read. It has an interesting plot, and the flow of the story is quite good. Even though the mystery started quite late in the book, the editing does not let off anywhere and makes the book a quick read. The story is told from viewpoints of different people and that makes the story quite interesting as the reader has all the information. The character of Sancha was sketched out very well, but other characters could not be sketched well as they were part of the list of suspects. But even then you know a bit of background story for everybody, and it in an interesting group of people on-board that ship.
Initially in the book many characters were introduced at one go, which made it confusing to keep track of them as almost all main characters had nicknames too which were used by the other characters in conversations making it confusing at times to keep track of who is who. It would have been great if there was a page dedicated to all main characters, their nicknames, and what do they do on the ship – meaning what exactly is their responsibility on the ship. And I wish there was more explanation on how the cargo ship works. That could have made the read much more interesting. There were a few abbreviations which made reading a tad difficult. Had to think twice before realizing that 2/O is second officer, and till now I don't know what is AB? These minor things did deter the flow a bit, but did not have any major impact on the reading.
On the whole an interesting book. The Metro-Reads stands true to its name – it definitely is a very quick read.
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Sausage and Pepper Sliders
Perfect for Any Party
Traditional sausage and peppers are perfect for parties as sliders.
Cooking Directions
Place a large skillet over medium-high heat with two turns of the pan of EVOO, about 2 tablespoons. Add the onion, peppers, and garlic to the pan and cook until the veggies are tender, 7-8 minutes. When the veggies are tender, add the Worcestershire sauce and season with salt and pepper.
While the veggies are cooking, place a second skillet over medium-high heat with one turn of the pan of EVOO, about 1 tablespoon. Shape the sausage into thin patties and wrap the meat around the cubed cheese. Cook the patties for 4 minutes on each side until deep brown and firm.
Place the patties on the roll bottoms and top with the peppers and onions. Set the roll tops in place and serve.
Food styled by Karen Pickus
Recipe Summary
Main Ingredients: italian sausage, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, provolone cheese
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish


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Free Wi-Fi access points will be available for commuters at bus interchanges in Darwin and the suburbs of Palmerston and Casuarina in the Northern Territory under a program to begin in mid-February.
The program, announced by Territory transport minister Adam Giles, will be installed and operated by Easyweb Digital. Setup and operation will cost the government $60,000 in the first year and $21,000 for every subsequent year.
Wi-Fi access will be restricted, with a media statement issued by Giles indicating that commuters are likely to be limited to 90 minutes of Internet access per day.
"The growing use of smartphones, tablets and iPads are an everyday reality for many Territorians and I am keen to consider other projects like Wi-Fi at interchanges to enhance the services we provide with the public bus network," Giles said in a statement.
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- 1 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
- 16 garlic cloves, peeled, crushed
- 2 3 1/2- to 4-pound whole chickens, rinsed, patted dry
- 6 fresh rosemary sprigs
- 6 fresh sage sprigs
- Warm Frisée, Fingerling, and Bacon Salad
Recipe Preparation
Whisk mustard, olive oil, parsley, and thyme in small bowl to blend. Stir in garlic. Spread mustard mixture generously inside cavities and over outside of chickens. Place chickens in glass baking dish; cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
Let chickens stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Sprinkle chickens generously inside and out with salt and pepper; let stand 30 minutes longer.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Place chickens on rack set in large roasting pan. Tie legs together to hold shape. Spread any accumulated mustard marinade from dish over chickens. Place rosemary and sage sprigs atop chickens. Roast chickens until juices run clear when fork is inserted into thickest part of thigh, basting occasionally with pan juices, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
Divide Warm Frisée, Fingerling, and Bacon Salad among 6 plates. Carve chickens and arrange atop salad. Spoon some of pan juices over and serve.


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Grilled Prosciutto Asparagus
- Category: Appetizers
- Servings: 2 dozen
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- ½ pound thinly sliced prosciutto
- 1 log (4 ounces) fresh goat cheese
- 1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed
Cut prosciutto slices in half; spread with cheese.
Wrap a prosciutto piece around two asparagus spear; secure ends with toothpicks.
Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack.
Grill, covered, over medium heat for 6–8 minutes or until prosciutto is crisp, turning once.
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An ingrown toenail occurs when the edge of the nail grows down and into the skin of the toe.
Alternative Names
Onychocryptosis; Unguis incarnatus; Nail avlusion; Matrix excision
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
An ingrown toenail can result from a number of things. Poorly fitting shoes and toenails that are not properly trimmed are the most common causes. The skin along the edge of a toenail may become red and infected. The great toe is affected most often, but any toenail can become ingrown.
Ingrown toenails may occur when extra pressure is placed on your toe. This pressure is caused by shoes that are too tight or too loose. If you walk often or participate in athletics, a shoe that is even a little tight can cause this problem. Deformities of the foot or toes can also place extra pressure on the toe.
Nails that are not trimmed properly can also cause ingrown toenails.
- Toenails that are trimmed too short, or if the edges are rounded rather than cut straight across may cause the nail to curl downward and grow into the skin.
- Poor eyesight, inability to reach the toes easily, or having thick nails can make it hard to properly trim nails.
- Picking or tearing at the corners of the nails can also cause an ingrown toenail.
Some people are born with nails that are curved and grow downward. Others have toenails that are too large for their toes. Stubbing your toe or other injuries can also lead to an ingrown toenail.
There may be pain, redness and swelling around the nail.
Signs and tests
An exam of the foot will show the following:
- Skin along the edge of the nail appears to be growing over the nail, or the nail seems to be growing underneath the skin.
- Skin is swollen, firm, red, or tender to touch. There may be a small amount of pus.
Tests or x-rays are usually not needed.
If you have diabetes, nerve damage in the leg or foot, poor blood circulation to your foot, or an infection around the nail, go to the doctor right away. Do not try to treat an ingrown nail at home.
Otherwise, to treat an ingrown nail at home:
- Soak the foot in warm water 3 to 4 times a day if possible. After soaking, keep the toe dry.
- Gently massage over the inflamed skin.
- Place a small piece of cotton or dental floss under the nail. Wet the cotton with water or antiseptic.
When trimming your toenails:
- Briefly soak your foot in warm water to soften the nail.
- Use a clean, sharp trimmer.
- Trim toenails straight across the top. Do not taper or round the corners or trim too short. Do not try to cut out the ingrown portion of the nail yourself. This will only make the problem worse.
Consider wearing sandals until the problem goes away. Over-the-counter medication that is applied to the ingrown toenail may help with the pain, but it does not treat the problem.
If this does not work and the ingrown nail gets worse, see your family doctor, a foot specialist (podiatrist) or a skin specialist (dermatologist).
If your ingrown nail does not heal or keeps coming back, your doctor may remove part of the nail:
- Numbing medicine is first injected into the toe.
- The doctor uses scissors to cut along the edge of the nail where the skin is growing over. This portion of the nail is removed. This procedure is called a partial nail avulsion.
- It takes 2 to 4 months for the nail to regrow.
Sometimes your doctor will use a chemical, electrical current, or another small surgical cut to destroy or remove the area from which a new nail may grow.
If the toe is infected, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics.
Expectations (prognosis)
Treatment usually controls the infection and relieves pain. The condition is likely to return if you do not practice good foot care.
This condition may become serious in people with diabetes, poor circulation, and nerve problems (peripheral neuropathies).
In severe cases, the infection can spread through the toe and into the bone.
Calling your healthcare provider
Call your healthcare provider if you:
- Are unable to trim an ingrown toenail
- Have severe pain, redness, swelling, or fever
If you have diabetes, nerve damage in the leg or foot, poor blood circulation to your foot, or an infection around the nail, your risk for complications is higher. If you have diabetes, see your healthcare provider.
Wear shoes that fit properly. Shoes that you wear every day should have plenty of room around your toes. Shoes that you wear for walking briskly or for running should also have plenty of room, but not be too loose.
When trimming your toenails:
- Briefly soak your foot in warm water to soften the nail.
- Use a clean, sharp nail trimmer.
- Trim toenails straight across the top. Do not taper or round the corners or trim too short.
- Do not pick or tear at the nails.
Keep your feet clean and dry. People with diabetes should have routine foot exams and nail care.


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Quote from: Prophet on March 25, 2012, 07:38:47 PMwhy won't Dave get down there and help her?? I think he try to throw down as many hays as he can? and then comes down to stack 'em?!?
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Cash-strapped Ballet San Jose is tightening its belt before leaping into the rest of its 2013-2014 season.
The South Bay's major resident dance company, which has long struggled with its finances, announced Thursday that it will cut its sparsely attended Saturday matinees as well as replace its substitute recorded music for a live orchestra at its Feb. 14-16 performances. Leaders of the troupe say these trims, which will save an estimated $125,000, will ensure that the company can balance its budget.
"It may feel like we are taking a few steps backward," says Stephanie Ziesel, executive director of the troupe. "But we aren't slashing the budget. We are responding to the marketplace to make sure that we have a sustainable business model. We are making trims so we can move ahead in a fiscally responsible manner."
With an eclectic mix of classical and modern works ranging from Roland Petit and George Balanchine to Twyla Tharp, the ballet's three new programs run Feb. 14 through May 11 at San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts. The 28-year-old troupe is also delaying the premiere of one piece, Jorge Amarante's "Grapa Tango," until 2015.
Ballet officials characterize these cutbacks as minimal. Saturday matinees have never been very popular and the company, which has 36 dancers, will still feature live music at most of its shows. Also the troupe has a history of using recordings to save money.
"We hate to forgo live music but the truth is there are a lot of pristine recordings out there," says Ziesel. "The sound will still be lovely."
"We are trying to make strategic cuts that the audience won't feel," agrees Millicent Powers, the head of Ballet San Jose's Board. "Our goal is to put the artists and the audience first."
The Ballet, which formed a partnership with New York's iconic American Ballet Theatre in 2012, has suffered a few financial setbacks in recent months. The holiday cash cow, "The Nutcracker," missed its ticket goal by an estimated $75,000. There has also been a pullback in the level of support from John Fry, historically the company's biggest angel. Fry has donated more than $20 million to the troupe in the last decade.
Citing confidentiality concerns, Powers declined to specify the exact level of decrease in donor support from Fry.
"There is nothing but gratitude here for what Fry has done for the ballet," says Powers. "That is the reason we are here today."
Ziesel is optimistic that the ballet can continue to regain its footing. Ticket sales are on track. Theatergoers with tickets for the scrubbed matinees will receive seats for another performance. The budget now stands at $5.4 million, down from a high of $8 million in 2009-2010. A recent fundraising gala netted $66,000 in donations.
Hopes are also high that incoming artistic director José Manuel Carreño, a hotshot in the dance world, can help the company rebound even higher going forward.
"It's still a gorgeous, beautiful season," saysZiesel. "The organization is so vibrant right now. You can feel the buzz in this building. We are all pulling in the same direction and everyone is excited about where we are headed."
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Lipscomb's Bisons placed six players in double figures Saturday afternoon in a 103-82 victory over Rust College at Allen Arena.
Brian Fisk tied his season-high with a game-leading 23 points. LaBrian Lyons scored 14 points for the second consecutive game, a season high. Eddie Ard came off the bench to also chip in 14. Shaun Durant scored 13, and hauled down a season-high nine rebounds. James Poindexter pitched in 12 and Jason Guyette came off the bench with 10.
"There is not any one guy that a team can key on," said Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson. "Brian got 23 in this game, but we have three or four guys on this team who can score 20 or more points. That kind of balanced scoring is going to bode well for us the rest of the season."
Sanderson was disappointed with the defensive effort from the Bisons. Three Rust players scored in double figures. Dewit Gebrekidan led with 19. Clifton Randall finished with 18. Brandon Rhodes added 15.
"Rust was so quick and athletic," Sanderson said. "We played nine guys for 13 or more minutes each. That was good. But we didn't defend very well. We have to develop our bench, but we can't have defensive letdown."
The Bisons took the lead at 7-5 at the 16:54 mark of the first half on a lay-up by Durant and never gave up the lead. Their biggest lead was 29 points with 1:08 left in the game.
The Bisons, unbeaten in December, close out the pre-holiday schedule Monday night at 7 when they visit Southeastern Conference power Arkansas.
" Arkansas is quick and athletic, but they are 6-foot-6 and 6-9 instead of 6-3 like Rust," Sanderson said. "They like to get up and down the floor quickly. They are going to pressure us. We have to cut down on their possessions. We have to stop them from getting offensive rebounds, and we have to keep from turning the ball over."
The Bisons have not lost since their season-opening visit to Minnesota. Sanderson doesn't expect his team to be intimidated by the Razorbacks.
"This is a win-win for us regardless of what happens," Sanderson said. " Arkansas does a lot of things that give us trouble. But our guys are excited about playing there. They have a lot of confidence. We're going to be competitive, and play at the highest level we can."
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How To Use Rails Migrations From The Console
There's probably a more elegant way to do this, but this is the quick and dirty shortcut.
(Got the idea from the Rails wiki.)
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rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production
be sufficient? That appears to be the end result of your script.
yes. that would probably work.
and VERSION= if you need to specify that too. ;)ReplyDelete
Just a thing here - my initial response seems kind of painfully inane to me. So, yes, Matt's solution is the right way to do it. This is just how you do it in a hurry. If you're working with Mongrel, migrations, and the console, you've got to remember that one takes -e production, another RAILS_ENV=production, and another simply the quoted string 'production'. The whole point of working with shell aliases and the console is speed and productivity.ReplyDelete
I couldn't remember which of those command-line options was which. Ironically, for this particular case, posting the wrong thing in your blog actually turns out to be a more efficient way of finding the answer than looking it up via Google.


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After a blistering start to his rookie season, forward Zack Schilawski has continued his progression despite a decrease in goal production
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – From a personal standpoint, the first two months of Zack Schilawski's professional soccer career couldn't have gone much better.
Thrust into the starting lineup at the start of the season because of injuries to Taylor Twellman (concussion) and Edgaras Jankauskas (R calf strain), Schilawski seized the opportunity by scoring five goals in his first 11 appearances, including a surreal hat trick during an 11-minute span in the home opener on April 10. Soaring above reasonable expectations – even as the ninth overall pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft – the 23-year-old was an early frontrunner for MLS Rookie of the Year.
Full of optimism and confidence heading into his first year as a pro, even Schilawski was a bit surprised at how quickly the goals started flowing.
"I think the trend in MLS for rookie forwards has kind of been that they haven't really scored that many goals," said Schilawski, who at one point was on pace to break the rookie goal-scoring record of 11, set by Damani Ralph in 2003. "I felt like it'd be a little bit more of a process. I thought by the end of the year, maybe – more than the beginning of the year – I'd be coming on and scoring goals."
It was always unlikely Schilawski would continue his blistering pace through an entire season, but it seemed almost as doubtful the hard-working forward would burn through the summer months without another goal. Yet here Schilawski sits in early October, scoreless in his last 11 league appearances and still stuck on five regular-season goals heading into the last three games of the 2010 season.
Not only has Schilawski been kept off the score sheet since late May, but he's also been shifted to a substitute's role following the midseason signing of Serbian forward Ilija Stolica. Forming an effective partnership with countryman Marko Perovic, the 31-year-old Stolica has provided the holdup play the Revs desperately needed as they searched for improved possession.
"We brought in some veteran guys who have a little bit more experience than I do," said Schilawski, who at 5-foot-10 was never going to fill a target role. "I just keep trying to do the things I've been doing, keep trying to learn as much as possible and keep trying to improve every day. I think I've done that. In training and when I've gotten opportunities to come off the bench, I think I've shown well. I think I've worked hard."
"He's dealt with it professionally," said head coach Steve Nicol about Schilawski's new role. "He turns up and works hard every day, that hasn't changed at all.
"Obviously he's itching to get on the field more, but he realizes Ilija's holding the ball up well for us and Marko's playing off him, so that's a good combination for us," Nicol continued. "As well as that's been working, then we'll be going with that. But at the same time, if we need to change things up, then Zack's ready. He's trained hard, so he's 100 percent fit and raring to go."
In the meantime, Schilawski continues to bring a positive attitude and an unrelenting work ethic to training in an effort not only to continue his progression, but also reinforce his ability to the coaching staff on a daily basis.
"When you're not starting, you want to keep your name fresh in the coach's mind," Schilawski said. "Every game day, the goal is to have [the coaching staff] think about who they want to start and just keep my name in their minds. I think I've done that.
"You definitely want to be on the field as much as possible, but you've got to try to make the best of any situation," he continued. "The situation right now – what's best for me – is just trying to learn and improve as much as possible in training, try to learn from the older guys who are here and just keep plugging away."
Even if the only thing Schilawski does in the final month of his rookie season is continue his development while watching from the bench, the Wake Forest product will still consider his first year as a professional a success.
"If the season ended today, five goals for a rookie isn't bad at all based on how things have gone in the past," Schilawski said. "It's still a good year in my eyes. I think I've developed a lot and learned a lot, so the most important thing is just to be better for next year."


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Architecture conjures up images of grand-scale constructions and magnificently designed buildings. Yet architects who choose to create a comprehensive artwork, focus not only on the big picture, but rather customise every single detail around a construction, as with an artwork. Such meticulous attention to detail is at the core of 'Gesamtkunstwerk', a German term loosely translated as 'total work of art'. We would like to show you which exceptional buildings this attention to detail has created and where it came from. Furthermore, we explain to you why this end-to-end approach is essential for construction and living.
The notion of 'Gesamtkunstwerk' was popularised in 1849 by Richard Wagner. The composer aimed to engender an innovative experience at his operas by merging dance, music and drama. His intention was to expertly combine each of these arts into an overall form that transformed into more than the sum of its parts. In short, he wanted to rejuvenate the opera as a more modern and artistic experience.
Wagner's initial essays on Gesamtkunstwerk did not directly concern architecture. However, his Festspielhaus theatre in Bayreuth was designed specifically to showcase his work to the best effect, with a recessed orchestral pit installed to lend his music a sense of mystery.
Appropriation by designers
Architects soon began to embrace and interpret Wagner's 'Gesamtkunstwerk', hoping to provide a unified aesthetic for their own projects.
An eminent example includes Victor Horta's Hotel Tassel in Brussels, completed in 1894. The architect designed each aspect of the residence around the theme of nature, right down to the light fixtures, window frames and radiator covers.
Viennese designer Josef Hoffmann also attempted to forge a unified experience through his work. He exerted complete control over the construction of the Stoclet Palace, a mansion in Brussels, on a micro scale. It was alleged that he even advised the owner on which colour he should choose for any flowers brought into the building.
The Bauhaus movement also drew on the concept of 'Gesamtkunstwerk' as one of its core foundations, in correspondence with the design school's mission to span all areas of life.
Criticism of Gesamtkunstwerk
According to its critics, Gesamtkunstwerk as a style of architecture emphasises the autocratic nature of the designers who employ it. They argue that the method is too far reaching and does not fulfil the practical need for which an architect is required.
The philosopher Walter Benjamin went a step further, explaining that Wagner's version of 'Gesamtkunstwerk' was problematic as its overwhelmingly effective nature could be used as a type of ideological control.
'Gesamtkunstwerk' seems to have primarily influenced what might be described as 'personal' architecture, being predominantly used in the inception of hotels, apartment buildings and homes.
Individuals can adopt the concept by overseeing the complete design of their own home, paying particular consideration to minute details such as the colour scheme of soft furnishings and linen in relation to the style of lighting and crockery.
With a selection of exclusive properties from 32 countries, the experts at Engel & Völkers are able to present to you a broad range of 'total work of art'. We can help you find your matching home and advise you on how to let it become a true work of art. You can find more information on our website.


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To kickoff the formation of this group, several activities are planned for this coming weekend as the Buccaneer men's basketball team invades Northern Florida for games against Jacksonville (Feb. 8) and UNF (Feb. 10). To kick off the program, President Paul Stanton and Athletic Director Dave Mullins will be in Jacksonville to explain the university's direction and the commitment to a Pirate Club in the North Florida area.
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Roasted Asparagus and Cippolini Onion Bisque
For the past couple of days I have been desperately looking for signs of spring. Even though our winter here in the Rogue Valley has been relatively mild, I am ready for change. As I look around my yard, I see that the lilacs have started to form buds, the willow tree is starting to change from brown to a light shade of green and my little crocuses started to flower. My koi fish who lay dormant for months are starting to surface and are swimming to the sides of the pond. Spring is near…
Spring brings wonderful vegetables such as asparagus, colorful chard, bright green spinach and tender lettuce. I especially love asparagus. Unfortunately, my husband hates asparagus. The poor man, I sometimes think that he suffers needlessly. When Bruce married me he neglected to read the fine print that said "Tessa really doesn't care what Bruce thinks about asparagus, she is going to cook it anyway". Luckily for my son, I taught him at an early age to always read the fine print :).
When selecting asparagus, always look for firm tightly closed tips. If it does not look or feel fresh, it's not. Don't bother buying it.
My Roasted Asparagus and Cippolini Onion Bisque is one fabulous way to serve asparagus when it is fresh and in season. I oven roast the asparagus and cippolini onions and then blend it in a light chicken stock with potato and tarragon. Cippolini onions are a variety of Italian onions that I recently found at my local food co-op. They are mild in flavor and good for roasting. If you can't find cippolini onions, use half an onion. My Roasted Asparagus and Cippolini Onion Soup is a delightful first course or an easy lunch served alongside your favorite sandwich or salad. Enjoy! Tessa
- 3/4 pound asparagus spears (washed and woody part of stem removed)
- 2 cippolini onions (peeled and quartered)
- 1 tsp olive oil
- salt to taste
- 1 quart chicken stock
- 1 white potato (peeled and diced)
- 1/4 tsp dried tarragon leaves
- pinch of white pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt to taste
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. On a small baking sheet toss the asparagus and cippolini onion in the olive oil and salt. Bake in the oven for about 35 minutes until tender. Meanwhile in a medium sized sauce pan add your chicken stock, potato and spices. Cook on medium heat until potato is tender. Add your asparagus and cippolini onions to the pot. Take a hand blender and blend until smooth. Taste and correct your seasonings. Dish up and serve. Makes about 6 servings.


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Waldorf education is based on a spiritual philosophy
that, while not a religion or religious in itself, yet takes the soul and
spirit of man to be a reality that needs to be taken into conscious consideration
and related to in education. This has challenged some who feel that such
a school form not should get public support, arguing that public Waldorf
schools violate the First
Amendment of the U.S.
Constitution, that stipulates that "Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion".
This is not supported by a federal court in California,
that after investigation in 1999 ruled that public school programs in U.S.
that use Waldorf methods have a secular, non religious purpose.
The ruling concerned a litigation, initiated by
a small anti-Waldorf group in San Francisco, "PLANS";
"People for Legal and Nonsectarian Schools", but financed and run by a
fundamentalist right wing law firm and individual in 1998 against two school
districts in California for accepting two Waldorf oriented schools as charter
schools. The litigation alleged that the public Waldorf charter schools
should have as their "primary purpose and primary effects [...] to advance
religion, including the religious doctrines of Anthroposophy".
To investigate whether public Waldorf oriented
education might have the unintended result of promoting anthroposophy,
the court however let the case proceed, but dropped it in 2001, based on
a recent legal precedent in New York, deciding that the anti-Waldorf group
in question not had a standing in the case.
After an appeal by the group, an appellate court
in February 2003 however has filed a decision, reversing the decision on
taxpayer standing by the lower court, making the case seemingly head for
court after all during 2004.
While the reversed ruling on the groups taxpayer
standing is based on the width of the allegation in its litigation in contrast
to the case in New York, it does not reverse the earlier ruling by the
lower court in 2001 that the public schools involved, using waldorf school
programs not have as "a primary purpose and primary effect [...]
to advance religion, including the religious doctrines of Anthroposophy",
being the main allegation by the group in the litigation. It makes it to
difficult to pinpoint clearly what will be the exact issue in the case.
Possibly time will tell.
For a comment on the issue concerned, see here.
For some of the myths about Waldorf education,
see here.
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Despite its popularity on restaurant menus, salmon can be tricky to purchase. Wild varieties are numerous and varied and farmed fish can be sourced from countries and facilities with very different standards. Aside from price and availability, what impacts your choices? Bret Lynch, corporate chef for Ocean Beauty, a large Seattle salmon supplier, provides guidance and leads us through a product cutting.
- Unpack fish and notice appearance and aroma. If the fish is fresh, it should be free of internal ice crystals and have a light seaweed scent.
- With whole fish, note that the eyes are clear and bright. For farmed salmon, "make sure the noses are not squashed or bent," adds Michael LaScola, chef-owner of American Seasons in Nantucket. "This indicates that they've been crammed into pens."
- For fillets or whole fish, look for shiny skin free of scars, indentations and scrapes. The flesh should be resilient when pressed lightly.
- Flesh color varies by species and region, from bright pink to orange and red. All varieties should be uniform in color and texture with no gaps or separations in the flesh.
- Check that you receive the species specified; these are the most common.
•King or Chinook salmon is the largest and top-quality variety. It's distinguished by rosy color, succulent flesh and high oil content
•Sockeye has the deepest red color and a rich flavor; average market weight is four to ten pounds.
•Coho or silver salmon has orange-red flesh and a more delicate flavor. It's slightly larger than a sockeye and often sold frozen or smoked.
•Pink or humpback salmon is the smallest Pacific species. It's characterized by lighter-colored flesh and milder flavor; least expensive of the wild varieties.
•Chum or keta salmon is orange-pink in color and firmly textured with an average weight of eight pounds; second most abundant species.
•Atlantic or farmed salmon is the most abundant species. Flesh ranges from pink to orange with broad white fat lines between layers of muscle tissue. Average weight is seven to 12 pounds.
Salmon: Farmed vs. Wild
Farmed salmon
•Ability to scale production to meet market demand
•Uniform size for portioning
•Oily texture
•Lack of variety (price, appearance, size, eating quality)
•Supplier consolidation
•Feed supply concerns
•Environmental impact
Wild salmon
•Product variety (common Alaskan species include king, sockeye, coho, pink and chum)
•Sustainability message
•Bolder flavor and meatier texture
•Fresh availability largely limited to summer
•Isolated run disruptions
•Often only "twice-frozen" is available
Buying value-added frozen fillets
Using mild-tasting, sustainably farmed tilapia as a base, Owen Tilley, corporate chef of Fishery Products International, creates a range of products with on-trend flavor profiles, such as smoky Southwestern and wasabi pea and miso. The latest are IQF Pan-Sear Selects, tilapia fillets that are processed with a proprietary coating that allows the fish to be sauteed, grilled, griddled or baked. Here are his product cutting guidelines.
- Open the shipping carton and take the temperature to insure proper refrigeration has been maintained. "Off the truck" IQF fillets should register 25°F or below.
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Novice's guide to the Melbourne Cup
First run in 1861, Australia's $6 million Melbourne Cup is "the race that stops a nation." The capacity crowd of 110,000 would be enough to make a racing novice tremble.
But it is possible to enjoy the spectacle at Flemington Racecourse on the first Tuesday in November and maybe even prosper. Just follow our survival guide.
1. How to be in the know before you go
The locals will be at work on Monday, or at home doing the form, but the tourists will be in Swanston Street at noon to see the Melbourne Cup Parade.
Shop nearby and sneak a look at the jockeys in their racing silks and past champion thoroughbreds. Prepare for the atmosphere.
Don't worry that everyone will know more about the Cup than you -- they'll be here for the socializing. You should, however, know who won last year's Cup -- that will immediately give you a conversational advantage over more than half the crowd.
In 2012, Green Moon won.
Also on CNN: Insider guide to Melbourne
2. How to get to the track
Think you'll drive and park the car? This is a rookie error that will only stress you out before the day starts.
How about a taxi? This will mean losing half your cash before you've even placed a bet as the taxi meter ticks over in the traffic gridlock before you get there. At day's end the queue at the racecourse taxi rank will be at least an hour too.
Go like the locals -- take the train. There's a station right at Flemington Racecourse. Just get a valid Metcard first.
3. How to get into the racecourse
A ticket is the obvious answer. But don't be the one asking, "Can I buy a ticket, sir?"
"No tickets here mate!" will be the retort.
The Cup is a fully ticketed event. Pre-purchase through Ticketek.com and be sure to avoid the illegal scalpers trying to sell tickets at inflated prices.
No ticket means go directly to the pub.
4. How to do the form
While there are plenty of "expert" guides, studying the horses' form too intently can lead to undesirable conditions: "too serious" (unattractive to the opposite sex), "know-it-all" (unattractive to everyone) and "scapegoat" -- blamed for the one that lost: "You said it would win!"
Using the racebook for a relaxed discussion of jockey fashions and unusual horse monikers might be more interesting.
Whatever you do, don't ask if the legendary Black Caviar is running -- she's a sprinter resting in a paddock. This lot run three times as far as she does.
5. How to understand the jargon
The official online guide has a thorough glossary of racing terms but there's no need to learn it -- there is no test.
Plus, there's nothing quite as aggravating as a jargon-fueled know-it-all. Just don't discuss "filly" and "stallion" in mixed company and you'll be right.
Also on CNN: Hong Kong Jockey Club's digital gaming tables
6. How to talk about the race
If you're talking to Australians remember to complain about the overseas horses plundering "our" riches.
Complaining is a popular pastime in Australia. It's why the expression "aorta" was coined.
The word, a contraction of "they ought to," is used like this: "Aorta build some decent roads," or in the case of the foreign horses coming to contest the Melbourne Cup, "Aorta send 'em back where they came from."
However, if you hear a French or English accent nearby, stay "shtum." No point having an argument when one of their horses will probably win the race.
Don't worry about the Kiwis as they've given up. The last time a Kiwi horse won the Cup was back in 2001.
7. How to place a bet
The key terms any punter needs to know are these: "Win" -- you bet on which horse comes first. "Place" -- it has to finish first, second or third. "Each way" -- you're having a win and a place bet so saying "$5 each way" is a $10 bet.
The second thing to know -- be quick.
With $140 million wagered on the Cup around Australia last year, people in line behind don't want you fiddling.
But remember the age-old advice to gamblers: "Only bet what you can afford to lose."
Also on CNN: A day at the Bangkok races
8. How to be entertained
There's plenty of official entertainment. People will be singing for you a lot, including some gorgeous 20-something female belting out the Australian National Anthem, and unofficial, pop-up jazz bands.
But by far the most fun is to be had watching the slow-mo deterioration of all the besuited gents and ladies as the day wears on, and their trips to the numerous bars and beer tents around the ground take effect.
9. How to get something to eat and drink
You don't really need to eat or drink, do you?
Considering the mammoth queues that comprise the unfortunate, or badly organized, patrons who forgot to ingest anything before arriving, it's best to grab brunch in the city before getting on the train, then grab a snack at the races once the lunch rush subsides.
That way you'll only have to worry about the drinking.
This you are advised to do in moderation. Wine should be selected over beer because you won't need to visit the toilets as often -- another way to avoid the snaking, hour-long queues that are as much a part of Cup day as flamboyant hats.
10. How to watch the horses
The Parade Ring is the place people go to marvel at the beauty of the equine creature. So novices like yourself should avoid it at all costs.
Your time will be far better spent finding a decent vantage point to watch the race.
The real romance of the racetrack lies in seeing the thoroughbred racehorse call upon all of his breeding, speed and stamina to win the race -- so long as he's the one you've backed, of course.
Feel free to loudly cheer your winner home. Expressions used most are "Go (horse's name)" or "Go you little beauty," for when you have ignored my advice, had too many drinks and can't remember who you backed.
For the Cup itself, get to a vantage point early if you want to see anything.
And good luck!
Also on CNN: World's 15 greatest horse treks


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The first Darkness game earned its "Mature" rating here in the States, with violent murders, tons of gore and enough cussing from series protagonist Jackie Estacado to make Al Pacino proud. And each time I've seen The Darkness II it appears this trend continues: your character still swears with the best of them, eviscerates enemies in some truly graphic ways, and no punches are pulled when it comes to showing you graphic scenes that are hard to watch. Indeed, The Darkness II feels thematically like a sequel, but the changes to your demonic powers make it feel like developer Digital Extremes is trying to do some things differently. The Darkness has returned, but the demon you knew before has evolved.
If you haven't played the original Darkness, you should get to it right now. For a quick catch-up, though, you need to know that you play as Jackie Estacado, a mafia hitman-turned-don. You inherited a demonic power called The Darkness, and with it you've risen to power in the mob. The powers give you extra demonic limbs, as well as access to other abilities that make you a killing machine. You've managed to suppress your powers for some time since they first appeared on your 21st birthday, but an attack by a secret organization called "The Brotherhood" (who wants to take the Darkness from you) has brought them forth once again. The Darkness is a powerful ally, but, just like the first game, you're constantly left wondering whether Jackie controls the demon or vice-versa.
While in the past I've talked about how Jackie quad-wields in The Darkness II, what left me excited when I recently saw it was the way you can tailor your powers to your playstyle. Four skill trees exist: Demon Arm upgrades, Darkness Powers, Hitman upgrades and Executions. They all branch off a central point, and are purchased using the experience you get from performing creative kills.
Each upgrade tree has a specific focus. The Demon Arm upgrades give Jackie's two Darkness limbs the ability to do things like toss people into the air or slam the ground violently; the Darkness Powers take the Darkness and channel it onto a usable force, such as ammo for guns or as a swarm of insects to mangle an opponent; Hitman Upgrades focus on Jackie's past as a contract killer, giving him abilities like increased ammo capacity and faster reload times; Executions give Jackie additional benefits for killing enemies, such as health regeneration. I was told that a single playthrough won't give you enough experience to purchase all the upgrades, so players will have to pick and choose based on their needs. If you're the gung-ho sort, you might want to make your executions give you additional health. Or, if you're more of a shooter person than a demon arm sort, you might want to specialize in powers that make you better with guns. People played the original Darkness game in a lot of different ways (some choosing to basically neglect their powers in favor of their guns, for instance), so the team behind the sequel hopes that this will make it a game most any fan can get into.
The sequel also transforms another Darkness power from the previous game – namely, the Darkling. The first game eventually gave Jackie the ability to summon Darklings (tiny avatars of the Darkness that would attack his enemies), but you only had minor control over them. The sequel does away with this power, instead giving Jackie a single Darkling that follows him around. The new Darkling has a well-developed personality, and regularly tosses out all kinds of quips about what you guys are up to.
Additionally, The Darkness II has portions where you get to directly control the Darkling, using him to access areas that Jackie can't. It's similar to the direct control you had over the tentacles in the first game, only this time these gameplay portions all occur at very specific points. The Darkling himself plays like a tiny goblin, running around and violently eviscerating any who happen to cross his path. Of course, he's not invincible or as powerful as Jackie, so a bit of stealth helps during these portions, too.
The Darkness II doesn't release until February of 2012, but you need to keep it on your radar. If it ends up anything like its predecessor – and story wise everything I've seen so far says it will – then this could easily be one of the better licensed games. Besides, there are worse ways you can spend your Valentine's Day then ripping enemies apart in a frenzy of demonic power.


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1) On libcontent.lib.ua.edu, change directory to /srv/scripts/storing/crowdsource/.
2) Verify that you have content to store: `ls /srv/deposits/crowdsourcing/transcriptions/`
3) Remove previous test file: `rm RelocateManifests`
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The whole service invocation exercise would not be complete without having an estimate of the performance of a service invocation. Activity invocation turned to be rather slow, due to the complex activity lifecycle transitions the invocation involves. Now those transitions would not occur when invoking services so I expected improvements here.
The measurement client can be downloaded from here. Note that this is just the client therefore the service application from the Invoking services post material also needs to be installed. Don't forget to update the sdk-folder and android-tools properties in the Ant build files. The client and the service applications need to be installed separately with adb install as described at an earlier post.
There are no surprises in the performance measurement client. As there are no lifecycle transitions in the client, the measurement could be performed in a simple for cycle. The average invocation time turned to be around 4 msec which is about 5-10 times faster than the activity invocation performance but is still something like 1000 times slower than a simple in-process Java call.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Service invocation performance
Posted by Gabor Paller at 10:31 PM
4 comments:
- Maxim Yudin said...
It's interesting post :)
- January 10, 2008 at 4:05 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
I would like your Android blog if I still spoke Russian. :-) I can still read Cyrillic but I hardly remember any words. :-)
Well, actually this is what I expected. Android has nice application separation but it comes with a price. OSGi has much better invocation performance but offers basically no separation.
Tough trade-off.
- January 10, 2008 at 11:01 PM
- Maxim Yudin said...
Probably, I will write new articles on english and russian article, thought I know english language not very well.
- January 11, 2008 at 5:37 AM
- Gabor Paller said...
Then share only program code, that's an universal language. :-)
- January 11, 2008 at 6:57 PM
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I feel there is a new cult religion on the rise, and it may be some sort of demented warped version of a disbelief made to fit an idea. I was reading this article, and many people had the same concerns as me
"What happens in a Atheist Church"
There is a concern among some non-believers that atheism is developing into a religion in its own right, with its own code of ethics and self-appointed high priest
"It will become an organised religion. It's inevitable. A belief system will set in. There will be a structure, an ethical outlook on life," says architect Robbie Harris.
I understand people like to come together in a common cause or value, but congregating and having sunday meetings is a completely different thing. Things like this really anger me, because this is exactly the opposite being a free rational thinker or skeptic. Other than being an Atheist, we are all independent of our actions and thoughts, we are all our own individual self. We are not connected in any eternal bondage or any of that other nonsensical ideologies.
This is exactly how cults and religion start. It may start out as a harmless thing, but eventually someone will come and try to brainwash and manipulate others to follow that individual as some sort of demi god leader. I just doon't understand why some Atheists or free thinkers or rational thinkers feel the need to give atheism religious characteristics
I would like to hear your opinions on this matter.
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Interesting article. I don't entirely agree with your reaction to it, however. You might be right, though. I'd say it's too early to tell. It could end up becoming a new cult or it could just become a great social outlet and way to foster community among like-minded folks.
Humans seem to be instinctively social and clannish, which is part of the problem. Balanced against that, atheists and freethinkers tend to be independent, and more focused on reason than on conformity of thought. Which, ironically, is also part of a different problem.
I have no way of knowing how this will turn out. Way too many unknown variables. But, I'm definitely interested in updates to see how it progresses.
I agree, no "Church". If a group of atheist are going to meet regularly. They should meet on Friday or Saturday night for pizza and beer. ;-)
I think atheists could form a basic social contract, a set of well formed axioms that 'settle' a few basic points of unbelief, but I would not be happy with a priesthood, icons, temples, or even large buildings as an institution. Atheism is about being in the world in a rather new way, that can be at times unsettling, but most times enlightening.
Anyway, when the more 'lose cannon' churches fold, there should be enough church space for any number of new 'public service' focused operations. Soup kitchens without the mandatory 'soul saving' could be one model.
The late Paul Kurtz did construct an ethical system called "secular humanism." And it did have its list of tenets. But he didn't dictate them on stone tablets as received by a burning bush; he merely organized what atheists already feel. And at no time did Kurtz ever represent himself as any kind of "demi-god." he simply wanted to provide guidelines for what he considered an authentic, meaningful, ethical, moral, generous life. People don't worship Paul Kurtz. There was no such thing as a "religion" growing up around him. He didn't suggest building churches to his ideas. But he certainly was a role model to emulate.
As it happens, I am in full accord with Kurtz' published paradigm, but I have others of my own to add to it. I don't have "beliefs." If atheists have any "belief," it is the belief that the most efficacious path to a meaningful life is through science, evidence, and logic - not through obeisance to some mythical savior. We are reality-oriented; and the reality is that we are all going to die, and stay dead.
There's a pub in London that is always full all day Sunday with many Brits, Aussies and New Zealanders - it is literally called "The Church", giving rise to the humorous,"See you in church on Sunday" call between parting buddies the night before.
The Brits aren't really prone to cults, they can seldom agree with each other long enough to form one.
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That is very interesting. I feel like most of us American Atheists tend to differ from our counterpart atheists in Europe. For us we tend to live in a society where Evangelical Christianity has a very strong influence in our communities, laws, way of life and our country. As opposed to Europe which has its share of right wing theism but at a very different and minimal level.
I think things like mimicking churches or religious traditions for European secularists is not a big deal since religion does not control every aspect of their lives. More so its just one of those past things that is so integrated in the history of Europeans, that things like going to a pub and humorously calling it a "church" is not that big of deal.
For us American Atheists, we are very small minority, and we are the most discriminated against, that to us even associating atheism with something related to religious ideology, seems quite odd and unwarranted. I think that is where American Atheists and European Atheists have different perceptions. We are trying to distance ourselves as far as possible from irks of evangelical fundamental Christians and for some of us extremist Islamists, that we can't really vision ourselves being the very thing we are trying to get away from. For European Atheists, there isn't too much of trying to get away from Christians or religious theists. Also lets face it, Christianity is culturally very integrated in Western societies, that following certain traditions and way of life, doesn't seem much of a big deal for European secularists. In this case would be, the whole "Atheist Church" thing.


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If there's one thing "tech people" love more than making innovations happen at a steadily accelerating rate, it's making love. Usually it's weird, private, polyamorous love—the kind you don't want to ever look at. But New York's "nerd prom" is really pushing the public love angle, and it's a little painful.
The "Webutante Ball" (going down tonight) is an evening mixer that coincides with Internet Week New York, a marketing conference that is exactly as cool as it sounds. Adults involved with startups, media, digital, and other vague buzzword-y industries will gather for an evening of Stoli® cocktails and looking at iPhones™ while sipping said cocktails. There will be networking.
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You're at #InternetWeek. You see someone cute from across the room. Your eyes meet and you both smile. The panel ends, the crowd shifts, you look for them... they're gone.
This is a lot of striving for something that should be very simple! Maybe some people will go home together, but Manhattan tech parties are not exactly an MDMA-fuled tent-fuck at Burning Man—and New York should be content to let Silicon Valley retain its monopoly on unfortunate sex.


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Bidness is business
WCIT The World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) kicked off today in Austin with a pair of diverging pleas. Texas Governor Rick Perry made his pitch to big business, while AMD CEO Hector Ruiz hawked his gear to the poor.
Speaking to IT leaders from around the globe, Perry delivered exactly the type of speech you might expect. It was a passionate – sometimes rambling – tribute to Texas and its unadulterated love for technology. After covering all the basic Texas clichés, Perry reminded the WCIT crowd time and again that he runs a grand and business-friendly state.
"(You're) the researchers, inventors and business leaders laying the groundwork for the next wave of the information technology revolution," Perry said. "I have always had a great deal of respect for you. As we would say, 'Howdy, and welcome to Texas.'"
Perry added later that, "There is no better place on the face of the Earth to run an IT business than Texas."
This spiel fit in well with the WCIT agenda. While rather small in overall attendance, the event managed to pull in some of the biggest names in technology, including the likes of Microsoft' Steve Ballmer, Intel's Paul Otellini, and Dell's Michael Dell. In addition, delegates come from myriad countries to hear speeches covering topics such as the digital divide, regional policies around IT businesses and the item du jour - "green computing."
Texas has always been able to boast about cheap land, low taxes and good weather, and Perry hit on all of these points. In addition, he said the state is working to fund university research efforts and to set up clusters of like-minded technology companies that can help each other out. Silicon Valley has long used a similar model, dating back to the Stanford Research Park built in the 1950s to host businesses near the university.
There was nothing exceptional about Perry's presentation unless you count the odd moment where he confessed to a "Blackberry addiction" and noted that he sometimes has trouble paying attention to people because of his obsession with the device.
"To anyone who I have offended by doing that before, I sincerely apologize," he said.
AMD's Chief Ruiz followed the governor, which isn't surprising given that AMD is the lead sponsor of the WCIT.
Ruiz pushed AMD's PIC (Personal Internet Communicator) device hard. The product runs on a low-end Geode processor and has a ruggedized case to make it both cost-effective and sturdy. AMD has been pushing the PIC as a cheap PC for developing countries.
All of the WCIT delegates were given PICs, which seemed odd since most of the attendees have multiple computers already. In addition, AMD handed out the version of the PIC with a dial-up port instead of the Ethernet-ready version. This prompted us to ask Ruiz if WCIT attendees weren't getting the dregs of an unpopular device.
"We hope (the WCIT people) give them away," Ruiz said, never addressing the glut issue directly.
AMD plans to release a second take on the PIC product this year, Ruiz said, adding that there are third, fourth and fifth generation designs in the works as well.
Overall, the PIC has a nice, compact design, although we're not going to acquire a dial-up account or likely even a dongle in order to prick the thing with Ethernet. So, it just might make its way to a more deserving soul.
AMD hopes to turn the PIC into a real business, but isn't quite sure how long that will take.
"It is difficult to say, 'We are going to start seeing a payoff in the next quarter or two,'" Ruiz said.
AMD, like vendors such as Sun Microsystems, HP and IBM, have been beating on the "green computing" drum of late as well, although we continue to wonder how authentic the pitch is. Opteron, for example, does consume much less power than Intel's current versions of Xeon, but it's not like either of the server chips do a great deal to help out the environment. We're talking about plastic-wrapped, toxin-filled metal boxes that chew through energy.
"The difference is dramatic," Ruiz said. "This is not marketing."
"(The servers) still consume a ton of energy, but half a ton of energy is a lot of savings."
Away from these specifics, Perry and Ruiz used the WCIT stage to make the usual, general promises about technology saving the world. Perry said that technology gives us "hope for all mankind." Then Ruiz added his bit.
"The world is looking to us to help combat its problems," he said. "It is time for the IT industry to help raise the bar on what it can accomplish." ®