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Although the empire was in continuous decline throughout the 18th and 19th century, the monarchy wasn't officially overthrown until November 1st 1922, after the Turkish National Movement won the Turkish War of Independence, and established a parliamentary state.
The Chicago Cubs last won the World Series in 1908.
What Happens to Bubbles in Space?
In the vacuum of space, a bubble wouldn't be able to form due to the lack of exterior air pressure to counteract the pressure from within.
However, you can have fun with bubbles inside of a pressurized spaceship. Check out the video.
This Jellyfish Can Live Forever
Meet Turritopsis nutricula, the only known creature on this planet that is immortal.
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"It does this through the cell development process of transdifferentiation. Cell transdifferentiation is when the jellyfish "alters the differentiated state of the cell and transforms it into a new cell". In this process the medusa of the immortal jellyfish is transformed into the polyps of a new polyp colony. First, the umbrella reverts itself and then the tentacles and mesoglea get resorbed. The reverted medusa then attaches itself to the substrate by the end that had been at the opposite end of the umbrella and starts giving rise to new polyps to form the new colony. Theoretically, this process can go on indefinitely, effectively rendering the jellyfish biologically immortal, although in nature, most Turritopsis, like other medusae, are likely to succumb to predation or disease…"
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You Can Freeze Bubbles
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Why Do Bubbles Burst?
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One of the great joys of blowing bubbles is getting to burst them. But, what is going on when a bubble pops? Why do they burst? As we discussed earlier, bubbles are spherical due to air … Read More >>
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Why Are Bubbles Round?
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Bubbles naturally "want" to be round (or spherical rather). Why is this? The round shape of a bubble is due to the competing forces of the air within, and the liquid surface of the bubble, which … Read More >>
You Can Blow A Square Bubble
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Its just simple physics and geometry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92o1LL296iI The guy above is Bubbleman. Bubbleman is the bubble king. He shows us how to blow a square bubble about … Read More >>
Alligator Vs. Python – Who Wins?
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Both alligators and pythons are formidable predators, each with their own evolutionary strengths. With the recent explosion in the number of pythons in the Florida Everglades, there have been more and … Read More >>
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What would you do if there were no repercussions? What if the laws of nature couldn't hold you back? Today we'll answer the question: what is lucid dreaming? The Quick Answer Lucid dreaming … Read More >>
What Causes Hiccups?
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Did you ever have a case of synchronous diaphragmatic flutter? Sounds pretty serious, right? Well, it's not. Synchronous diaphragmatic flutter, also known as SDF, is the medical term for a simple case … Read More >>
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From a house that walks, to an underground missel silo, people will live in some pretty weird houses. Let's take a moment to salute these brave souls, who build their dreams with no concern for … Read More >>
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Why Do We Yawn?
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Yawning is something that all people do. In fact, yawning begins when a baby is still in utero. It's not a strictly human act, and most mammals, and even some birds and reptiles also yawn. But why … Read More >>
Why Are Flamingos Pink?
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Ever wonder why flamingos are pink? Flamingos are known for their huge gatherings, posturing on one leg and, perhaps most of all, for their lovely pink coloring. But flamingos are not born with … Read More >>
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A free-market advocacy group that opposes Mississippi Power's $4.7 billion coal-fired power plant under construction in Kemper County now finds itself on the defensive, accused of using public funds in the fight against the plant.
JobKeeper Alliance, a union-linked group based in Montgomery, Ala., claims the nonprofit Bigger Pie Forum is using public money held by the private Institute for Technology Development to oppose the plant.
JobKeeper Alliance wants Mississippi state Auditor Stacey Pickering to investigate whether public money is being funneled through ITD into Bigger Pie's opposition to Kemper in violation of any laws.
ITD was created to promote and commercialize research from Mississippi universities and has received millions of dollars in state and federal money. Bigger Pie Forum is a subsidiary of ITD. On its website, the forum says it focuses on ideas that "encourage economic freedom, discourage cronyism, and help Mississippi's economy grow."
Bigger Pie CEO J. Kelley Williams said the group has spent up to $400,000 since 2012, but not all on opposition to Kemper. Williams said funding came from technology licensing proceeds and was spent legally.
JobKeeper Executive Director Patrick Cagle said Pickering should investigate the financial relationship between ITD and Bigger Pie.
In an opinion piece published Aug. 15 in The Clarion-Ledger newspaper, Cagle asked, "Why are ITD's unused funds not being returned to the state to repay the taxpayer money invested in the organization?"
Cagle also charged that Bigger Pie has been taking public money at the same time it is promoting "a less government, free-market philosophy explicitly opposed to taxpayer-funded subsidies for private business."
Williams countered that Cagle's claims are "blatantly false" and "reckless."
Pickering spokesman Brett Kittredge said Tuesday that the auditor is aware of the allegations, but wouldn't say whether the auditor's office is looking into them.
Cagle's charges are the latest in a series of attacks on opponents of the Kemper plant.
The pro-business Partnership for Affordable Clean Energy has purchased newspaper and billboard ads attacking another Kemper foe, the Sierra Club.
Alabama-based PACE claims the environmental group will cause electricity prices to rise "beyond affordable" with its opposition to burning coal to generate power. In Mississippi the Sierra Club has focused mainly on the cost and technical feasibility of the Kemper facility, called Plant Ratcliffe by Mississippi Power's parent, the Southern Co.
JobKeeper and PACE also have attacked opponents of Alabama Power, also a division of the Southern Co.
PACE was the first to publicize the link between ITD and Bigger Pie. It's not clear that ITD's involvement was unknown to Kemper supporters, however.
Until February, Hattiesburg wood products manufacturer Warren Hood Jr. was a member of the ITD board. Hood also is a member of the Southern Co. board. Multiple attempts to reach him for comment were unsuccessful.
JobKeeper has raised negative attention on Bigger Pie, buying radio ads attacking Williams and Bigger Pie President Ashby Foote. Union members passed out pro-Kemper flyers at the Neshoba County Fair last month before state officials spoke. Late last year, Mississippi Power agreed to hire union laborers at the plant, and unions switched from opposing to favoring Kemper.
"All they want to try to do is character assassination, which is really, for a Fortune 500 company, very unseemly," Foote said. "It's like mob tactics from a bunch of people who are supposed to be highly regarded."
Mississippi Power spokeswoman Amoi Geter wrote in an email Tuesday that the company had "played no role whatsoever" in efforts by PACE or JobKeeper.
Williams and Foote say Kemper was a colossal mistake forced on Mississippi Power's 186,000 ratepayers by pressure to inflate the company's profits. They say Mississippi Power should have built a natural gas plant instead, saying gas will be cheap for decades because of advances in drilling technology.
PACE and JobKeeper — like other Kemper proponents — say there's no guarantee natural gas prices will stay low and that the state will get an economic boost from the plant's use of nearby lignite deposits.
They say making Mississippi ratepayers depend on the price of natural gas puts them at risk of fuel price volatility.
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August 2008 releases
Below is a listing of releases this month. Five films I think will be worth checking out, which should make for an exciting month. Here they are, in order of my preference (hoping to review the soundtracks to #s 1, 2, and 4 soon).
1. God Tussi Great Ho, starring Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Priyanka Chopra. Its plot promises entertainment, and its cast is more than well equipped to deliver. If there was one (and only one) film I would see in theaters this month, this would be it. Here is the film's official website.
2. Singh is Kinng (at least spell it correctly), starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Neha Dhupia, Javed Jaffrey, and a host of others including Om Puri and Sonu Sood. Don't doubt Akshay-Katrina will be good together, but I'm not sure I like Katrina's look in this. It's set in Australia and Punjab, although posters on the film's official website remind me more of Hong Kong, which might be a problem (or maybe it's just my love for Downtown HKG).
3. Ramchand Pakistani -- a Pakistani film (based on a true story) releasing in India this month -- starring the fantastic Nandita Das, Rashid Farooqui, Syed Fazal Hussain, Noman Ijaz, Maria Wasti, and others. I've heard nothing but excellent things about this film (including from a very good Pakistani friend whose judgment I trust). There's more information at the film's official website, including an endorsement of sorts by none other than Mira Nair.
4. Bachna Ae Haseeno (official website), starring Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Minissha Lamba, and Bipasha Basu. This one promises to be a 'pretty' movie -- its trailers are sleek and the art direction looks good. It is the wild card for the month. One movie maketh a star not. Ranbir and Deepika, here's your chance to prove some of us wrong.
5. Rock On!!, starring Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Prachi Desai, Luke Kenny and others. Here is my music review. Should be interesting.
Aug 1: Ugly Aur Pagli
Aug 8: Good Luck, Singh Is Kinng
Aug 15: God Tussi Great Ho, Bachna Ae Haseeno
Aug 22: C Kkompany, Chamku, Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam, Mumbai Meri Jaan, Phoonk, Ramchand Pakistani
Aug 29: Hijack, Rock On!
Source: IndiaFM
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- Deepa Dev said...
this post is almost like you read my mind... I was wondering about the August releases and one place to look it all up! Thanks for the post!! it pays to read your blog everyday.... keep it goin!!
- Saturday, August 02, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Hi Deepa: Thanks for stopping by, and you're very welcome. There are some good releases this month. None that I think will win a Filmfare (maybe that's not a fair benchmark for movies to begin with!), but am expecting fun entertainment. Thanks also for the kind words. :)
- Saturday, August 02, 2008
Thanks for helping me organize my thoughts :)
So many movies coming out, so many recommendations on my list to watch, I just can't keep up!
Of the new films, though, I'm most looking forward to God Tussi Great Ho(wasn't interested at first but this is growing on me), Bachna Ae Haseeno, and now, thanks to your post, Ramchand Pakistani!
Thanks, Bollywood Fan!
- Tuesday, August 05, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Hi Nida: Thank you for stopping by! You're right -- there are so many coming up this month, it's tough to keep up.
I've had a very similar experience with God Tussi Great Ho...if it's playing at a theater near me, I'm there!
- Tuesday, August 05, 2008


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Don't expect to see Calvin Harris walking a red carpet anytime soon. "I hate all that stuff," he said during an interview with 97.1 AMP Radio/Los Angeles.
Winning awards doesn't sound like a big deal to Calvin. He's nominated for an American Music Award along with David Guetta and Skrillex for Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music, but had to be reminded of his nomination.
"Awards are a very new thing to me. I hate red carpets and I hate people looking at me generally and taking pictures and stuff. I hate all that stuff."
Calvin has run into some bad red carpet experiences before. At the MTV Video Music Awards a photographer got him confused with a similar looking actor.
"Maybe 80% of the people don't even know who you are," he admitted. "They say, 'What do you do?' You're told to stop, and they take pictures of you, but the people taking pictures aren't even really sure who you are."
News and music sites used that actor's photo for Calvin Harris stories from that point on. He joked it would be better to just use a question mark for his face.
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Femininity and cornflower blue dresses
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Wearing a dress or skirt, or cornflower blue dresses a woman is psychologically reconstructed on a female wave: she will not do male work, will not make sharp movements, bear weight, and wait for the arrival of a strong man who will offer her his help. Thus, dresses not only make a woman more feminine but also a more manly man. So, cornflower blue dresses!
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I can't believe Lexie has been home three years and she just had her third dance recital. And I SWEAR I am not one of those moms from Toddlers & Tiaras (I only know the show from the previews which I find horrifying.) Lexie & I first took the Mommy & Me dance class when she was about 18 months because I thought we'd have some wonderful bonding moments - which we did. I also discovered my little princess LOVES to dance - big surprise. I was shocked to find out that they were actually going to be in the recital. And that she actually knew the steps - more or less. Of course she was adorable. Here she is at just 25 months waiting to go on.
She had a ball and keep asking me when she could go on the big stage again. Naturally she took dance the next year and had even more fun. Except when I first put her costume on her....
I'll have to admit I wasn't too keen on it myself but come on! This is actually one of my favorite pictures of her. It certainly tells the story. But by the time she needed to wear this on "the big stage" she was lovin' her little elephant costume.
So this year she was one of the "experienced" dancers if you can say that about a three year old. Two of her best girlfriends from last years class where back along with 7 new friends. She had a much bigger class this year and really started to blossom as a dancer. She was even in the middle position for recital since she knew the dance so well. And here she is my little ballerina....
bear! Believe me when I say the other elephant moms & I have made it very clear to the teacher that we will not be back if they are animals again! We want princesses. In fact we want Disney Princess like the adorable Jasmines that went on just before us or the adorable Cinderellas at the end of the show!
Okay - they still looked cute...
Here they are waiting for dress rehearsal (and we're actually missing two of the girls here!) This is her after her first show. She was so proud of herself!
This is her during dress rehearsal when I was allowed to take photos. There was nothing shy or nervous about my little teddy bear.
And here they are just before they went on the second night they preformed. Yes, they have such a crowd for these shows that they have it on Sat & Sun. Crazy!
How sweet are they holding hands! And here she is with some of her best buds at the end of the "run." As you can see there was no forcing any of these girls to go on and have fun. You'll also notice no eyeliner, blush or lipstick either. All our moms just wanted the girls to have fun and be kids. I really enjoyed this years group of moms. We are trying to get in the same class next year.
And for any of you who want to see her big performance here it is (sorry about the shaky camera but I had to sneak in when it was dark and sit on the floor.)
I know it's too far away but you get the general idea. She is in the very center 5 bear from the right. I'm so darn proud of her!


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That makes sense.drees wrote:I believe that the footnote only relates to "power export limiting" since only the S series inverters presumably have the ability to limit their production to anything besides on/off.RegGuheert wrote:I cannot understand why the S-Series Micoinverters would be required to allow for this capability.
I was thinking in terms of using the Envoy-S together with the AC Battery to limit power export limiting, but based on your comment I can see that it really means limiting export power IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY AC BATTERIES. That could absolutely have value, particularly in locations where there is little or no value in exporting. In my case, I could have used this when I first turned on my system since my meter charged me for electricity flowing in EITHER direction. In that case, exporting electricity had NEGATIVE value, so I would have utilized this feature right away!
It is a bit interesting that there is no mention of this capability included on the datasheet for the S-series microinverters. Further, since I expect that the fourth-generation microinverters almost certainly employ digital control algorithms that they could be updated via firmware to provide the same feature. Assumedly Enphase has decided that it is not worth the engineering effort to implement such a feature on the older units.


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The 103rd Infantry was relieved from its section of the Aisne line and marched to the rear where they finally had the chance to bathe and change their lice-infested clothing. They continued by train and on the march to the Southeast, joining the rest of the 26th Division reassembled at Bar-sur-Aube. What would follow was a long 4-day march to Reynel during which the entire Division gained valuable experience in the logisitics of movement and supply. Following are notes from Sam's Pocket Diary:
Company left Rgt. P.C. (Point A) at 8 oclock pm Mar 19/18 marched to Busy de Long arriving at 12.15 pm. Men got washed and donned clean cloths and left Busy de Long at 10 pm 3/20 marching to Abbie Fontenol station at 2 am 21st arrived intrained and left at 8 am 21st arrived at Chatillon Sur-Marne (Point B) at 8 am 22nd. Detrained and left Sotillon Sur Marne at 9 am marching to Blasse (Point C) arriving at 6 pm 23.
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I wanted to send a big Muchimas, Muchimas Gracias to the Steering Committee as well as all the folks who have so generously contributed to Torque 3.7 - feels like the good ol' days of Torque again! Also a big shout out to the IRC community as well for always being so helpful...
For this week's practice level, I thought I'd work on a non-game project I've had ongoing for a while called Mexica Virtual.
It's a web-based virtual walkthrough of a Mesoamerican city just prior to the conquest with point-and-click popups describing the history of the structures and items.
I'm applying for a Cultural grant to hire voice-over/character artists and needed a concept demo of the project to show off the idea.
What with T3D 3.7rc just out, I thought I'd give it a go and four and a half hours later got this result:
I started by downloading the repo and Ron Kapaun's 'Tropical Rainforest Pack'. I had the Arteria 'Mayan' pack on hand as well as a heightmap from the TGE days, created by Skar, that I'd since modded extensively in L3DT and Photoshop. Once I had the parts together, I created the new project using the 'Full' template and compiled it in VS2010. I created a new level, imported the heightmap and spent a bit of time setting up the terrain. Using a technique similar to the CryTech style, I created terrain materials using a solid color for the diffuse and various and sundried macro and detail maps. I wound up creating a couple new ones in Genetica to get what I wanted, and modded some existing ones in Photoshop. Once I was happy with the terrain, I added a waterblock and began creating new forest brushes and ground cover objects using Ron's assets. After painting these onto my terrain I added clouds and tweaked the scatterSky variables to simulate a Rainforest typical of Central Mexico. Next, using a combination of ShaderMap and Photoshop, I created new normal maps for the structures and bashed up one of Ron's textures to use in an Accumulation Volume, covering the new-looking structures with moss.
I logged the time I spent on the level, starting at Half-past noon and stopping at Five O'Clock to capture the video shown above.
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It is the latest in a long line of horrific attacks in Yemen, where a grinding civil war, now in its fourth year, has killed thousands.
BEIRUT — An airstrike launched by the U.S.-backed and Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen hit a school bus in the rebel-held north of the country Thursday, killing and injuring dozens of people, many of them children, according to local and international medical officials.
The regional coalition, which backs Yemen's internationally recognized government, said the strike was part of a legitimate military operation targeting missile launchers in Saada province, a stronghold of the Houthi rebels on the border with Saudi Arabia.
It was the latest in a long line of horrific attacks in Yemen, where a grinding civil war, now in its fourth year, has killed thousands of people, displaced at least 2 million others and created a humanitarian disaster in the Arab world's poorest nation.
The bus was ferrying children from a summer school when it was hit near the Dahyan market, according to Youssef Hadri, a spokesman for the Houthi Ministry of Health. At least 50 people were killed, most of them children, and 77 others injured, he said.
Yemen's rebel-run Al Masirah TV broadcast images of burned and bloodied children arriving at a hospital for treatment, some of them still wearing their school backpacks.
The International Committee for the Red Cross said a hospital it supports received 29 bodies from the attack. Of the 48 people treated there, 30 were children, said Sara al-Zawqari, an ICRC spokeswoman based in Beirut.
"It was a very overwhelming and horrific day for the teams working there," she said.
Victims were also transported to at least two other medical facilities. Most were under the age of 10, tweeted Johannes Bruwer, who heads the ICRC delegation in Yemen.
"Under international humanitarian law, civilians must be protected during conflict," the organization said in a separate tweet.
Abdul Salam Salah, a rebel spokesman, accused the coalition of a "heinous ugly crime," saying "they don't care about human lives."
Col. Turki Maliki, a coalition spokesman, said the strike targeted rebels who had planned and carried out an attack aimed at civilians in the southern Saudi city of Jizan the previous day. He accused the militants of using children as human shields.
On Wednesday, the official Saudi Press Agency said the kingdom's air defenses intercepted a missile aimed at Jizan, but fragments from the blast killed one person and injured 11 others.
Saudi Arabia entered the war in Yemen in 2015 after the rebels drove the country's president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, from the capital, Sana. The rebels, who are aligned with the kingdom's arch-foe, Iran, control much of northern Yemen, while Hadi has set up a government in exile in the southern port city of Aden.
The United Nations human rights office estimates that at least 16,000 civilians have been injured or killed in the fighting, most of them through airstrikes. But the actual figure is believed to be much higher.
Aid organizations Thursday demanded an independent investigation into Thursday's airstrike and other recent attacks aimed at civilians, saying perpetrators must be held to account.
"Even wars have rules, but rules without consequences mean nothing," Frank McManus, the Yemen country director for the International Rescue Committee, said in a statement. "If there is any chance of innocent lives, especially those of children, being lost in an attack, that attack should not take place. Too many civilians have been caught up in this brutal war, and we cannot stand by and let this become the status quo."
Last week, Yemeni health officials accused the coalition of carrying out airstrikes targeting civilians in the rebel-held port city of Hudaydah, including at a fish market and outside the main hospital. At least 55 people were killed and scores injured in those attacks.
The coalition denied responsibility, saying it follows a "strict and transparent approach" based on the rules international law.
Hudaydah, a key gateway for trade and aid shipments, has become the latest battleground in Yemen's devastating war, threatening a lifeline that serves more than 20 million people in need — three-quarters of the population.


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Rila Monastery Travel Guide
As the most celebrated of Bulgaria's religious sites, famed for its fine architecture and mountainous setting – and declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO – the Rila Monastery receives a steady stream of visitors, many of them day-trippers from Sofia. Joining one of these one-day tours from the capital (which can be arranged with Zig-Zag Holidays) is the simplest way of getting here, but can work out expensive (most tours cost around 120Lv p.p.). It's much more economical to get there by public transport, though realistically you'll have to stay the night in the monastery's reasonably comfortable rooms.
Ringed by mighty walls, the monastery has the outward appearance of a fortress, but this impression is negated by the beauty of the interior, which even the crowds can't mar. Graceful arches above the flagstoned courtyard support tiers of monastic cells, and stairways ascend to wooden balconies. Bold red stripes and black-and-white check patterns enliven the facade, contrasting with the sombre mountains behind and creating a harmony between the cloisters and the church. Richly coloured frescoes shelter beneath the church porch and cover much of its interior. The iconostasis is splendid, almost 10m wide and covered by a mass of intricate carvings and gold leaf. Beside the church is Hrelyo's Tower, the sole remaining building from the fourteenth century. Cauldrons, which were once used to prepare food for pilgrims, occupy the soot-encrusted kitchen on the ground floor of the north wing, while on the floors above you can inspect the spartan refectory and panelled guest rooms. Beneath the east wing is the treasury, where, among other things, you can view a wooden cross carved with more than 1500 miniature human figures during the 1790s.
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The Italian fashion house boasts deep historical ties with the city of Rome, and has always looked to the city for endless inspiration and cultural stimuli for their runway collections.
Karl Lagerfeld joined the esteemed group of politicos, Influentials and Fendi executives to announce restoration project.
The restoration of the Trevi Fountain is the first in a series of conservation interventions which FENDI intends to support through "FENDI for FOUNTAINS" -- a project conceived to restore and safeguard historical fountains in the city of Rome, including the four late Renaissance Fountains of Piazza Quattro Fontane.
More specifically, FENDI has agreed to cover the costs of the restoration intervention on the Trevi Fountain in the amount of 2,120,000 Euros (approximately USD $2,853,308.00) and additionally, the Company will make a significant contribution towards the cost of the restoration intervention on the Four Fountains, located on the corner of the namesake street with Via XX September.


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By David Wrobel
May 10, 2006
David Wrobel's experience has been in the direct sales industry building a company with a partner from two people to more than 500 and $15 million in annual sales in five years. He brings a unique perspective to the day spa and health club industry through his marketing and business coaching. David has authored two books: Life Balloon and 45 Little Known Marketing Strategies That Will Have Your Health Club/Day Spa Leap Frogging Over the Competition.
When most day spa owners look at their Profit and Loss statement, they immediately look to see what is the most profitable. For some day spas, it may be their hair, nails, massage or retail. Unfortunately, none of these are their true profit center. A day spa's true profit center is its employees, and the more motivated they are, the more they will sell and market its services period. This article will provide you with three proven steps ripped from the direct sales industry that will have your team members fired up and top producing the first week in your spa.
Step #1: One-on-Ones "Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care" If you remember that one quote, you will be an exceptional day spa manager with a high performing team. One-on-ones are the perfect opportunity to get to know your team players as people first and employees second. Why this is so critical is because if you help to build a better person, you will build a better employee. Understanding what motivates and makes your team players tick is the key that changes everything in motivation.
At least three times per week, pull each member of your team into your office or to the side (The more you do them, the more effective you will become and they can be done anywhere.) Simply ask them how things are going and whether they need any help meeting their goals. The first one-on-one will probably last about 15 minutes, because your team players will wonder why you're talking to them. One-on-ones done on a consistent basis not only holds them accountable but it shows them you care, by taking the time just getting to know them.
Step #2: Morning Meetings. I'm not talking about boring meetings where someone with a monotone voice babbles on about nothing. These meetings should be both inspirational and educational. Once you know your team players inside and out, you will begin to feel the pulse of what your team needs and you'll be able to give them the tools to overcome obstacles.
To make these meetings more engaging, try telling an inspirational story that relates directly to the point you're trying to drive home and then cover any team goals. These meetings should last no more than 15 minutes. After one week, you'll wonder how your business survived without these meetings.
The best way to explain the effectiveness of a morning meeting is to compare it to football. Imagine you're suited up for the Super Bowl and everything is in place, the team has practiced hard, new plays have been mastered and everyone is fired up. Now imagine the coach (owner/manager of spa) comes in, greets everyone, goes into his office and the game starts. With no team meeting, no motivation and no plan of action, what chance do you think they have in winning?
Step #3: Group Outings. Bowling, comedy club and trips to the park with your team every quarter will solidify your winning team. The closer the team, the more productive they will be.
If you look at your day spa from the right perspective, you will realize you're building no more or less than a Super Bowl, World Series or Olympic-quality team. The more you can create team leaders and excitement about being part of something other than just a "job" you will find your business skyrocket and most importantly you will have created an awesome work environment.


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Hi OFFMason. I hope you're doing well. All you can really tell from the explanation of the curve is that you are somewhere in the middle 40% (below the top 30% and above the bottom 30%) in contracts. Most first year professors are kind enough to max out the curve, so it is more likely that you are somewhere below the top 40% -- between 30% and 60%. Either way, I wouldn't let this one grade get you down too much. Your test performance was solidly in the middle of the class. If you really thought you aced contracts, it's probably worth going to the professor to find out how you can improve next semester. Otherwise, just wait for your other grades and then make an assessment. Good luck!
Yeah, that is what I surmised -- seems like there is a lot of room for these professors to grade as they please.
Hey Miss P, I got an A- in civil procedure. I thought that was my worst subject, but it worked out for the best.So where does this put me; within like top 50%?


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For guild leaders, expansion transition is one of the most perilous moments. I know it can be difficult at times to convey thoughts and desires, but it is absolutely vital to do so before the expansion. This guild leader has a bad habit of occasionally forgetting to communicate. Like any relationship, back and forth discussion is always key.
What is in a state of the guild address?
Every guild will have different points to cover. There are a few similarities. The basic intent here is to state what it is your guild is going to do in the expansion. Even if there is zero change in purpose from Wrath to Cataclysm, it's a good refresher for existing players and serves as a good place to start for prospects.
Some things your might want to cover are:
- Direction: Casual guild? Social guild? Raiding guild? PvP guild? What is the point of this guild?
- History: This is a good time to reflect back on the expansion of your guild accomplishments and anything you wish you could have improved upon.
- Recruiting: Has anything changed regarding recruiting? Are you accepting max level characters only? What about re-rolls?
- Raiding: Is the raiding schedule going to change? New days or new times? What about 10 vs 25 man?
- Policies: This is a great section to list any updates for any policies like alts, guild bank, loot system changes, attendance and so forth.
- Timeline: For progression oriented guilds, consider stating intended timelines for leveling and raiding. Which week will the guild hit level 85? When will the guild begin formally raiding?
- Leadership: Any officers stepping down? Any promotions being handed out?
In your address, you mainly want to target your guild. Your members want to know what is going on because there will be players who might wish for a change of scenery. At the same time, leave it in a publically viewable area like the front page or on a recruiting forum. This way, potential applications can read it and have a better idea of what your intentions are.
Here's the one I wrote for my guild and I'll do a breakdown of what I was thinking.
Raiding progression plans
There were a large number of players who have entered the guild. Raiders will come and go. Life happens, right? But I wanted to acknowledge their contributions.
Conquest started during Wrath. The first two years were spent seeing consolidating and seeing what we were capable of. I want to thank the over 100 players who have played alongside Conquest over the years. Without your efforts, we would not be where we are today.
I want to elevate this guild. Right now, we're a little over 20th on Ner'zhul. I'm not going to be satisfied until we break and maintain at least top 10. Ner'zhul is extremely competitive. There's over 20 guilds that have downed heroic Sindragosa 25 (pre-patch 4.0.1). I think we can reach that next level.
Our raiding interests will remain in 25 man.
What did I want to do differently? We're already raiding. There were points during Wrath where I felt the guild "lagged" a bit compared to other raiding guilds on the server. Yes, this is a Wrath guild but now that the guild had been around for an expansion, I wanted to "get there". I know that over time, we'll eventually see bosses but I want to clear out the entire expansion. The ambition and the drive wasn't completely there for me in Wrath and consequently there are a few encounters we did not take down.
A shift in recruiting
After discussion with officers, it was decided to open recruiting up further. With the expansion weeks away, there isn't much of a point to recruit for current content. We're just in farm mode and finishing up drakes for players who still need them. The time is best used to recruit anyone who wants to raid in the expansion regardless of their level.
Getting into Conquest is easy. Raiding with Conquest will require a little extra effort. For the time being, we have shifted our recruiting policy. In light of the new guild leveling system and guild perks, we have opened our doors to any player who believes they can contribute. Friends of current guild members are welcome to apply as is anyone else looking to hang out.
Rerolls and non-maxed characters
If you are not max level or wish to reroll, simply go ahead and apply anyway. List any existing 80s you have and fill out the application as normal. Add a note at the end saying that you have no desire to raid current content and you're here to have a shot for our Cataclysm raiding team.
We're planning for the future. We're not simply looking for appropriate class or spec make up. We're looking specifically for players with the right character and personality for the guild. Evaluation is always an ongoing process. Players that pass their trial period sometimes leave weeks after citing difference of opinion or other problems. I encourage players to experience the guild environment first before committing themselves to raiding after.
Trust me when I say I made some mistakes regarding personnel. I have no intention of seeing it happen again.
I have always maintained that different players will favour different guilds. I would not last very long in a casual raiding guild or a PvP guild. Can you see me in an RP guild? It would be amusing to watch me, but I would simply drown.
It's not enough to say that you want to get there. In my case, I had to back it up. I didn't want to another day or more hours. But I knew there were times when if we had just one or two more attempts, we would have gotten that boss. The decision was made to add 90 minutes overall to the raid schedule. I'm banking that it might be enough to put us over the top.
In light of the renewed commitment from the leadership, we're looking at a minor extension of the raiding schedule. A fourth day will not be added. Instead, the intent is to run 2 raiding schedules: One for progression and one for farm.
During progression, an extra 30 minutes will be added per raid night.
Tuesday: 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Thursday: 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Monday: 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
On farm, we will continue at our current pace and adjust accordingly.
Tuesday: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Thursday: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
* Monday: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
* We're going to reach a point where all content can be cleared within that time. As we do not know the scope nor difficulty of the new raids, it is hard to say. Raid times may still be adjusted depending on our progress.
Naturally, this will depend on what raid instances are like. How many bosses are in them? How much trash do we need to blow up? All that stuff adds up.
I leveled to 85 once on beta, so I had a rough idea of what to expect. I number of my guild mates have already scheduled time off of work for that opening week (on a side note, have you cashed in on your sick days?)
Here is the expected course for the first opening weeks of Cataclysm.
December 7th: Cataclysm released
Week 1 (December 14th): Guild members at 85 and geared to run dungeon heroics.
Week 2 (December 21st): After farming and acquiring mats for craftable gear coupled with heroic items, we should be ready to begin raiding.
Week 3 (December 28th): Multiple raid boss kills by now.
Stock up on the red bull and the pizza pops.
Please note: 10 man raiding operations will begin immediately the moment we have enough players and the appropriate raid composition. The goal is to get in there and start familiarizing boss mechanics. Any extra loot is a bonus. An item earned then is an item we don't have to craft or waste time on getting from heroics. We will transition to 25 as quickly as possible from there.
On the beta, when I took down those raid bosses, my average ilevel score was approximately 350. I believe a minimum of approximately 340 ilevel could be sufficient enough.
This is a really optimistic time line. It took me about 50 hours combined just to go from 80 to 85. But I had the advantage of being on a PvE beta server and rested experience. Ner'zhul is a PvP server and I seriously doubt I'll have that much rested experience lying around. Clearing out the entire normal mode bosses by New Years is something I secretly wish for but that might be too wishful. We entered Wrath as a 25 man guild and we're going to go into Cataclysm the same way.
Those were just some of the major points. If you're interested in seeing the rest, feel free to check it out. There really isn't a wrong way to writing one. You could deliver it verbally over Ventrilo or Mumble but you'll want to avoid cases of "he said, she said" type situations. Having it laid out in text keeps everyone on the same page.
Now I'm trying to remember what's next on my to do list. Transitioning expansions is never easy.


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Andreas Gohr has posted about a script he's created to act as a simple replacement for the PHP/MySQL database tool phpMyAdmin - what he calls MySimple.php.
Kaddi needed to fix something in her employer's database today. Unfortunately she had FTP access only. So the database change had to be made through a PHP script. [...] I looked for a basic MySQL PHP interface but couldn't find one. So I quickly wrote it my self.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - General Motors Co aims by 2017 to buld up to 500,000 vehicles a year that include some form of electric power in the engine, including cars like the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, a top executive said on Wednesday.
GM has made rolling out cars with electrical technology — including its eAssist system that boosts fuel efficiency in gasoline-powered cars — a central part of its global strategy, global product development chief Mary Barra told reporters.
"Our plans call for producing up to 500,000 vehicles annually with some form of electrification globally by 2017," she said via satellite.
That would be slightly more than 5 percent of GM's global sales last year of about 9 million.
The forecast includes plug-in hybrids; pure electric vehicles like the Chevy Spark EV that will go on sale next summer; and eAssist system, which GM offers on several vehicles, she said. GM introduced the Volt in the fall of 2010.
So far this year, GM has sold more than 50,000 vehicles that include electrification technologies in the United States, with eAssist accounting for slightly more than half that total. Barra did not break down how much of GM's target would be cars that do not include a gasoline engine, but she said plug-in technology will remain central to GM's strategy.
"A major focus for GM's electrification strategy will center on the plug," she said. "We have every intention of maintaining our leadership position in plug-in vehicles."
Barra said GM is not turning its back on traditional hybrid or hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.
GM plans call for its eAssist system, which boosts fuel efficiency as much as 25 percent in some gasoline-powered vehicles, to be on "hundreds of thousands" of vehicles annually by 2017, she said.
Barra said the Spark EV minicar, which will take on Nissan Motor Co's Leaf, will be a global vehicle, launching first in select markets in the United States and South Korea before moving to other countries. GM will sell the car, rather than limiting access to lease deals, she added.
"We're not building the Spark EV to check a regulatory box," Barra said.
The EV's battery will be made by A123 Systems Inc, which filed for bankruptcy last month.
The rollout of the Spark continues GM's push to seize the mantle of "greenest automaker in the world" from Toyota Motor Corp, which makes the popular Prius hybrid car. Toyota also sells a plug-in version of the Prius as well.
Chief Executive Dan Akerson has driven GM more aggressively toward EVs. Efforts have centered on rolling out the plug-in technology in a broader range of vehicles to recoup its investment in the money-losing Volt.
In August 2011, GM said it would build a Cadillac ELR luxury coupe based on the Volt's plug-in hybrid technology. In October, the company said the ELR will begin in late 2013 at the same plant that makes the Volt.
GM, like other automakers, also needs more fuel-efficient cars as the industry pushes toward more stringent U.S. requirements that will be in place by 2025.
Ford expects hybrids, plug-in hybrids and EVs will account for as much as a quarter of its global sales by 2020. GM's smaller rival said in August it was accelerating development of its hybrid and electric vehicles by bringing design and production of key parts in-house.
The No. 2 U.S. automaker, which has launched the Focus EV and C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid car this year, said it will spend $135 million to design parts for its next wave of EVs and double its battery testing capabilities by next year.
President Barack Obama's administration has been a strong proponent of electric vehicles like the Volt and set a goal of reaching 1 million battery-powered vehicles on the road by 2015.
Analysts are less optimistic as prices remain too high for EVs, and driving range and wide availability of public battery charging stations remain the chief concerns for consumers. Lux Research estimates the number will actually be fewer than 200,000, and Boston Consulting Group has predicted EVs and plug-in hybrids will make up only 5 percent of the market within eight years.
However, Elon Musk, the CEO of electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc, said on Monday that Obama's re-election would likely mean a continuation of the U.S. government's policy promoting EVs. He said he would back any efforts to boost federal tax credits for electric cars to as much as $10,000 from $7,500 now and added Tesla would install fast-charging stations on major U.S. routes by the end of next year.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, at podium, watches a video testimonial surrounded by shooting survivors and victims' relatives during a news conference in City Hall in New York on Dec. 17, 2012.
Flanked by dozens of survivors of shootings and family members of victims, a visibly angry New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on Congress and the president Monday to take specific and immediate action to reduce gun violence.
Bloomberg unveiled a campaign, sponsored by the Mayors Against Illegal Guns bipartisan coalition, called Demand a Plan that includes a website featuring video testimonials from 34 people affected by gun violence asking political leaders to tighten gun laws. Bloomberg called Washington's inaction on the issue a "stain on our nation's commitment to protect our children."
In attempting to increase pressure on lawmakers, Bloomberg said Friday's massacre in Newtown, Conn. "demands immediate national action." But when asked by NBC News whether he intends to use his personal wealth to support specific legislation or candidates, Bloomberg declined to answer. Bloomberg's personal Super PAC – Independence USA – which he created during the last election cycle, claimed 19 electoral victories and seven losses on election night, including the defeat of several NRA-backed candidates such as Rep. Joe Baca, who lost California's 35th District to Gloria Negrete McLeod. Before Bloomberg's $2.7 million cash infusion, McLeod had been trailing the NRA-supported Baca by double digits.
Bloomberg called on Congress to immediately enact a three-pronged legislative agenda that includes passing pending legislation known as the Fix Gun Checks Act, which would require a criminal background check for all gun sales. Current federal law requires licensed gun dealers to perform background checks but in private sales, where an estimated 40 percent of guns are bought and sold, background checks are not required. In addition, he asked Congress to ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines and to make gun trafficking a felony.
Related: Pro-gun Democrats warm to tighter controls
Bloomberg also called on President Barack Obama to use executive authority to confirm a new director for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the federal law enforcement agency that investigates the unlawful possession of firearms. The ATF has gone without a confirmed director since 2006, when Congress changed the law to require that directors receive Senate confirmation. Bloomberg called the lack of a director a "public safety threat." ATF supporters say NRA opposition has left the agency running with only an acting director.
On Monday several members of Congress said they are open to restrictions on assault weapons, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg insisted it's time to take action. NBC's Tom Costello reports.
Among the family members of victims who stood behind Bloomberg as he made his call to action was Rita Kestenbaum, whose daughter Carol was shot to death in 2007 while attending Arizona State University. Carol and her roommate, Nicole Schiffman, were murdered by Schiffman's ex-boyfriend, who also killed himself. Kestenbaum said she had been supporting Bloomberg's gun control efforts ever since her daughter's death and found it "tremendously frustrating" each time she heard of a new shooting. "I was here supporting this cause after Virginia Tech," Kestenbaum said. "Why am I still here meeting more people losing their kids to mass murder?"
Related: Obama's gun-control vow faces long road
Nardyne Jeffries lost her only child, 16-year-old Brishell Jones, while she was eating pizza with a group of friends after attending the funeral for a victim of gun violence. A group of men driving by opened fire with an AK-47, killing Brishell and two others and injuring nine more. Jeffries said Friday's violence brought back feelings she knew all too well. "I'm sick of the kumbaya with the vigils and the politicians swooping in after every one of these," she said. "When is enough enough? You just shouldn't have to bury your baby."
That sense of anger was palpable with Chief John Aresta of the Malverne, N.Y., Police Department. He lost two people close to him to separate acts of gun violence, including his former partner. Aresta said that in supporting Bloomberg's Demand a Plan campaign, he hoped he would inspire others to "get up off the couch" and call on their elected leaders to demand change. "We have to start somewhere," he said. Asked whether he thought the gun lobby was too powerful for ordinary citizens like himself to take on, he scoffed. "There are far more non-NRA members than there are NRA members in this country."
Bloomberg plans to send copies of all 34 video testimonials on the Demand a Plan website to every member of Congress when it reconvenes in January.
Related content from NBCNews.com:
- Obama reassures Newtown 'you are not alone' at vigil for victims
- Playing and praying through the pain: Newtown grieves together
- 'We know lots of things that we shouldn't know': Kids, parents talk shooting
- Obama vows action on gun violence: 'These tragedies must end'
- After school massacre, parents' divide deepens on gun control
- Police: Heavily armed gunman shot mother multiple times before killing 26 at school
- Slain hero teacher's family: 'She loved those students more than anything'
- Victims: Daring principal, fun-loving teacher, 6-year-old twin brother
- One way to start grieving: Read victims' names out loud


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Slaven wrote:Sadly, I believe I've run into a pretty solid wall with Pocomail and Barca development: it is now obvious to me that I can not reasonably expect to release an update to either Pocomail or Barca that I would feel comfortable charging money for.
This is a really hard decision as I hear from you every week, and I know how you feel - having to put to rest years of work and many thousands of lines of code that still fill my head will be incredibly hard. But I realize that things are not likely to get any better in 2012 for my little email software.
The software may fade away but the friendships I made through it are real, I hope to keep in touch - you're welcome to a free license of whatever I do next.
Slaven wrote:Thanks Gord!
I'm debating when to release the beta, or maybe letting it out privately to test the waters. Right now I think it's missing enough features that I would be annoying people more than helping them.
Yes, I truly hope to stay in touch - my dream is to resurrect the concept of Pocomail on a more modern platform sometime in the future but that would probably be a non-profit effort, the market has changed a lot in 12 years Poco's been around. I am actually open to the idea of open-sourcing or sharing code, but I cannot make it fully public due to some commercial modules that are used.
As far as new projects, I've realized my programming days are probably numbered. I still get great joy when working in Pocomail's development environment but the world has moved on and my Delphi skills seem somewhat irrelevant, even on Windows. I am impressed with iPad and see it as a place where I could stretch my creative UI ideas but definitely not as a programmer. So I've been working on a project as a product designer/manager which might turn into a multi platform application if successful. Yes, sad news about Steve, may he RIP.
jbuk wrote:This is a sad but by no means unexpected announcement to read. Loyal users that chose and bought Pocomail back in the good old days of Windows98 have benefited from what is still the best all round email program for all these years.
Sure, it is not perfect but still offers features that none of the others do. I use both gmail and Thunderbird for imap and backup purposes from time to time but would not want to use either as a full time client.
So despite the html rendering limitation I am going to keep on using it as it fulfils my needs better than any other. As far as ipad computing is concerned I wonder if portable devices like these are really going to be the future of computing to the extent that they are the most used devices in percentage terms.
So hang in there please Slaven as lots of us still need you.
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Had a blast putting this show together and as fate would have it I couldn't broadcast it as intended last month, but some things are worth the wait!
My guest this month was Funkfreak, who came up with an incredible 2 hours of his blend of deep techno. I'm assured he'll be making his mixes available for stream or download soon but for now check out my mixcloud page for my hour of deep house goodness from last night. You can also download it here http://goo.gl/NKdA5q
Here's the tracklisting:
Play only on sub sound system – Eversines
Leviathan (Compuphonic remix) – Freeform Five feat Roisin Murphy
Call on me – Downtown Party Network
Mountain castle – Joss
Sublimation of the sulfide – Fumikazu Kobayashi
Panja Elaine – Offshore and Coen
I want you get together – Volta Cab
Believe (Instrumental dub) – Julian Sanza and Thomas Sarina feat Nadeem Mpela
Mbula – Jean Eiffel
Classic Love – Khris Rios and B Gutierrez
HB Sauce is back on www.boxfrequency.fm the second Tuesday in May
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For some time I had been trying to upgrade the kernel on my Gentoo box from 2.6.29 to 2.6.30. I was interested in 2.6.30 kernel because of three reasons.
#1 From what I remembered from the experiements with sreadahead, this kernel was supposed to support it well. However, recently when I dug into the topic, Jeremy told me that it is very much a dead project now. I still have baselayout2 and openRC to tinker with to obtain boot speed improvements.
#2 I had a secondary LAN port installed. So, I had to configure my kernel for that. I decided that since a new kernel is available, I shall install the driver and the kernel too.
#3 This kernel supports LZMA compression. I was interested in trying it out.
I compiled the kernel fine, editted grub.conf and rebooted into my experiemental kernel. During the boot, I could clearly see that sreadahead was a dead project. It took me straight to kdm screen. However, after kdm the system froze.
My first idea was to check the command line. So, I restarted and from kdm went to command line. Invoking the following, I found that the driver for the LAN interface was fine.
lspci -k
I was clueless as to what went wrong. I thought I might need to build xorg-server, input drivers and video drivers against my new kernel. So, I ran the following command.
emerge -v xorg-server xf86-video-intel xf86-input-evdev
After that once again, I tried to get back to GUI using. However the system froze again. I thought lets get some help. Checking on #gentoo, I was suggested to try what I had done as explained above. I kept looking at IRC for four days without any solution to my problem. Then, thinking my KDE might be having issues, I tried at #gentoo-kde where Aleister suggested I might have enabled KMS and using xorg-server 1.5 at the same time. My X server log file at
was reporting fatal server error. Checking my menuconfig, I found that he was right. Disabling that option, I was able to do away with system freezes. All I lost was the two penguins that appeared during boot. The problem was xorg-server 1.5 does not support kernel mode setting (KMS).


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What Workers Want
Cornell University Press, 2006 - Business & Economics - 238 pages
Praise for the first edition:
"This very valuable book reports the results of a large-scale and complex survey aimed at understanding the preferences of employees regarding workplace governance and their attitudes toward the three key institutions in the labor market: unions, government, and firms. . . . The findings are . . . sophisticated and convincing. . . . This is a terrifically useful book that contains a wealth of information."—Labor History
"What Workers Want is one of the most ambitious efforts ever undertaken to determine the attitudes of employees about the American workplace. . . . An extremely important contribution to the long and often heated debates that swirl around these issues."—Ralph Nader
"What Workers Want is a sharply focused study of how American workers think about workplace participation. This book is a message about workplace democracy that union leaders would do well to build into their organizing strategies."—Dissent
"This is easily one of the most readable books on industrial relations matters written by academics in recent times. The authors are able simultaneously to engage the reader in an almost folksy manner, while also being quite rigorous in their presentation of data. There should be more such books."—Journal of Industrial Relations
How would a typical American workplace be structured if the employees could design it? According to Richard B. Freeman and Joel Rogers, it would be an organization run jointly by employees and their supervisors, one where disputes between labor and management would be resolved through independent arbitration. Their groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive account of employees' attitudes about participation, representation, and regulation on the job.
For the updated edition, the authors have added an introduction showing how recent data have confirmed and strengthened their basic argument. A new concluding chapter lays out the model of "open source unionism" that they propose for rebuilding unionism in the United States, making this updated edition essential for anyone thinking about what labor should be doing to move forward.
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What does an energy transition look like?
Energy historians and policy analysts have struggled with this question since the 1970s. Will we know when we are in a transition away from fossil fuels?
If a transition goes on for decades, what will be the final tipping point? Will it be a catastrophic event, such as the Macondo Blowout and Oil Spill, Hurricane Katrina, or the Fukushima nuclear problems in Japan? Maybe per-gallon gasoline prices rising above $5? Possibly a diplomatic conflict that escalates with nations going to war?
Or might that final push will come from a book? Not just any book, mind you. It would have to be a book by a particular author – not just any writer.
Daniel Yergin, author of the Pulitzer-Prize winning "The Prize" (subsequently made into a PBS documentary series), may be that writer and The Quest – his latest work which presents readers with a portrait of our energy transition – may be that book. Yergin, Chairman of Cambridge Energy Associates, appears regularly on television (CNBC) and radio (NPR) as the leading analyst of the world's energy markets – particularly petroleum. He personifies the emergence of the energy sector as a leading engine of the world economy.
There is little that is actually ground-breaking in "The Quest"; rather, what rocks the ground under our feet is the weight of Yergin's authority. As the highly-paid analyst for energy corporations and international leaders, Yergin consistently dampens the alarmist calls of observers who bemoan dwindling oil supplies, the human responsibility for climate change, or the importance of conservation technology. He has often been accused of being a voice of the establishment; however, his impeccable data and analysis appear beyond reproach. In "The Quest," he places this reputation in the field of energy – like a gambler's tall stack of chips – on transition.
At the root of our energy moment, Yergin explains, is a fundamental realization of "how important energy is to the world." By creating a portrait of the varying factors that compose the "globalization of energy demand," Yergin is unequivocal in his assessment of the challenges facing energy-reliant nations.
No environmentalist paean, "The Quest" intimates that this shift serves as an opportunity for investors. "If this is to be an era of energy transition," Yergin writes, "then the $6 trillion global energy market is 'contestable.' That is, it is up for grabs among the incumbents – the oil, gas, and coal companies that supply the bulk of today's energy – and the new entrants –such as wind, solar, and biofuels – that want to capture a growing share of those dollars." Readers will picture Yergin, the insider, in a low voice, sharing with them his vision of a remarkably different energy future. It is powerful stuff.
Particularly in his specialty field of petroleum, "The Quest" creates a new energy reality by binding together events of the last few decades. Part One, which extends over 300 pages, picks up where Yergin left off in "The Prize," which was originally published in 1991. With his thorough research and narrative flare, Yergin explores the history of the last three decades with petroleum by hopping readers around the contemporary world of oil, focusing on the Caspian Sea and Iraq while also discussing emerging consumers such as China and concepts such as "Peak Oil." "The Prize" stands as such a seminal book that it is somehow comforting to have this petroleum narrative updated to the present.
Of course, lots of intelligent people have recently written about our energy conundrum. Yergin's "The Quest," though, is different due to its quality and breadth, but also because of the importance of his voice in the global discourse over energy. "The Quest," therefore, takes on an importance as symbol that may be greater than its coverage – terrific though it is – of an array of topics dealing with the human pursuit and application of energy.
In the rest of "The Quest," the reader is ultimately left to ponder whether or not Yergin has bitten off more than he should have: Part Two concerns energy made from nuclear, natural gas, and hydrogen; Part Three investigates climate change; Part Four brings the rebirth of alternatives right up to the present; and Part Five veers into related contemporary issues, such as biofuels and electric vehicles, rather inexplicably retracing easily available history. These additional sections complete an expansive portrait of our energy moment; however, they give "The Quest" the feel of an encyclopedia. Critics may feel that "The Quest" – coming in at more than 800 pages – is a challenge to the American people in more ways than one.
But, most importantly, "The Quest" challenges readers to react and, then, to act. One thing is certain, writes Yergin, "The world's appetite for energy in the years ahead will grow enormously. The absolute numbers are staggering. Whatever the mix in the years ahead, energy and its challenges will be defining for our future."
"The Quest" doesn't offer Yergin's prescription for our energy future. But what the book does do is to clearly and carefully outline the diverse factors we will need to consider as we move toward an energy transition. Readers of Yergin's important book should end up better positioned to play their own role in the quest for our energy future.
Brian Black teaches history and environmental studies at the Pennsylvania State University. He writes on energy history and is the author of Petrolia" and the forthcoming "Crude Reality."


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Meta Voyeurism! Watch Chatroulette's Users Watch Each Other, in Real Time!
Remember when Chatroulette was this crazy, sort-of-hard to explain phenomenon with explosive growth?
Right. That was months ago! And it may well have peaked since then.
But! It's still drawing plenty of visitors. And if you want to watch people watching each other on the voyeur site, in real time, now you can. See this display from Chartbeat, the start-up Web analytics company that competes with the likes of Adobe's (ADBE) Omniture and Google (GOOG) Analytics and that lets you track visits to a site as they're happening.
Plenty of great nuggets here for anyone who wants to poke around (Hehheh. Hehheh. I said "poke." Hehheh.). Like right now, for instance, there seems to be a large number of people from Texas who like the site. You can also peruse the dashboard to divine longer-term trends, like the fact that Chatroulette traffic seems to peak around 8 pm Eastern time.
Oh, and in case you were wondering–it's safe for work.
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Friday, 16 September 2011
YSL Midnight Garden: Wintergreen & Moonlight Blue Nail Laquer
Moonlight blue is a deep midnight blue with a hint of shimmer and Wintergreen is a dark teal with subtle shimmer (£16.50 each)
The formula is thick and I could probably get away with one coat if I had better application (my first coat is a rush job the second an attempt to patch up the errors). It seems to set really quick so I felt like I had to apply it quickly for fear of it going patchy. Although I get no colour fade, this chips on me in 1 to 2 days so a top coat is a must (to be fair the majority of brands chip on me in this same time frame).
Picture below of Wintergreen
Moonlight Blue
My Nail pictures aren't ever impressive, to see really good pictures of these please view Makeup Magpies beautiful post here http://makeupmagpie.blogspot.com/2011/08/ysl-fall-2011-midnight-garden.html
I do wish I could get better wear of these, I think due to the thickness my currant favourite top coat (Becca) doesn't gel with these, so I'll likely try some different top coats as I intend to wear these shades a lot as I really like these deep, jewel-toned colours.
I bought these from John Lewis
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I like both of these but by the time I'd bought the palette and one of the blushes there wasn't any money left ;)ReplyDelete
I especially like the blue polish. Gorge.
I love both of these and was tempted to get Wintergreen but I am holding on for the release of the next collection as the 3 polishes in this are gorgeous too.ReplyDelete
I love both of these colours and really admired them after Makeup Magpie's post. I think they really suit you.ReplyDelete
Jane x
These two look lovely against your skin tone! Thanks so much for the link love! xxReplyDelete
Love wintergreen. Its such a perfect green jewel tone.ReplyDelete
I LOVE the blue one! They're both lovely on your skintone. :) It's too bad they don't work so well with your top coat!ReplyDelete
They are both so beautiful! I have so many deep blues but I don't think I have ever seem anything like Wintergreen. I agree that both look perfect with your skin tone.ReplyDelete
I don't know if you need a topcoat. I have Wintergreen and get great wear from it without one. It's a lovely formula.ReplyDelete
Hi Charlie,ReplyDelete
You I often find the money doesn't go as far as I want it to when having a makeup splurge ;) I was very tempted by their blushers so might go back for another look.
Hi Meeta,
I thought they were only bringing out 2 black polishes for the winter collection, you have me intrigued now ;)
Hi Jane,
Thank you, yes Makeup Magpie is such a temptress! I think these shades would look really nice on you, I thought the price was good as well, cheaper than Dior/Chanel x
Hi Makeup Magpie,
Thanks :) Glad to link you as your posts are always a joy to read and view x
Hi Alicia,
It is lovely, I think the polishes are the star of the collection :)
Hi Vintage Makeup,
Thank you :) I was lucky to get the blue one, was the last one at my counter! :)
Hi Zuzu's Petals,
Thank you. I'm not really a nail polish person really as I don't often find the time to paint my nails but I am so glad I got these :)
Hi KH,
I have tried them without a top coat and do get chipping, I think I just need to find the right one to wear with them :)
They look gorgeous on you! I love Wintergreen too- so unusual. I will have a rummage through my stash to see if I have something similar (doubtful). You should see if you can get your hands on the Lumos Duo. It's really wonderful stuff (at least for me). Thanks for the wonderful post once again! xxReplyDelete
Hi Jeanie,ReplyDelete
Thank you :) perhaps you might need to add Wintergreen to your collection ;) The Lumos stuff does sound really good, thanks for the rec, I'll see if we can get it over here xx
- Anonymous18 September 2011 at 12:29
I have to say that these are really beautiful, I love a good blue and a green, and I think that these bridge autumn into winter. Thankyou xReplyDelete
Hi Jan,ReplyDelete
I do love my darker shades for nails, and you are right as they would suit winter very well as well x


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Dulce de Leche Pudding
Milk and sugar taste like so much more when you let them simmer slowly. The gorgeous creamy amber of this pudding belies a flavor that's part butterscotch, part caramel, and completely irresistible.
Note: This presentation incorporates vanilla cake crumbs in between layers of pudding. Layer your favorite crushed vanilla wafers to approximate this look.
Excerpted from Puddin' by Clio Goodman (Spiegel & Grau). Copyright (c) 2014. Photographs by Ben Fink Photography. Excerpted by permission of Spiegel & Grau, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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- Yield:serves 6
- Active time: 20 minutes
- Total time:several hours, if preparing dulce de leche
- 1 1/4 cups whole milk
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 6 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 recipes Dulce de Leche (ingredients and instructions follow)
- One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk (for this recipe, you'll need two)
First, to make the dulce de leche: Place an unopened14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk in a small saucepan. Fill the saucepan with water until it comes 3/4 of the way up the sides of the can.
Bring the saucepan to a boil over high heat, then turn down to a strong simmer. Let simmer at least 3 hours and up to 5 hours, flipping the can every 30 minutes and adding more water whenever the level drops to the halfway point on the sides of the can.
Using a jar lifter, tongs, or heatproof oven mitt, remove can from water and let cool at room temperature until easy to handle, 30 minutes.
note: You'll need two cans' worth dulce de leche for this recipe, so either use a saucepan wide enough to accommodate two cans with room, or keep two small saucepans going at the same time.
To make the pudding: In a medium saucepan vigorously whisk together the milk, heavy cream, cornstarch, egg yolks, brown sugar, and salt.
Cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until thick, 5-6 minutes. (Once you can lift the whisk from the pudding and it leaves a faint shadow, it's done; this pudding will seem much thicker than others, but once you add the sauce it will thin out.)
Strain the pudding through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing pudding through sieve with a silicone spatula.
Whisk the dulce de leche directly into the hot pudding base until fully incorporated.
Cool at room temperature for 10 minutes. Press a layer of plastic wrap onto the surface of the pudding, and chill completely in refrigerator, 2 hours.
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