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- Sabbagh Arquitectos - Juan Sabbagh P., Mariana Sabbagh P., Juan Pedro Sabbagh B., Felipe Sabbagh B., Marcial Olivares
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Text description provided by the architects. The office has developed its professional work in different areas, specially industries, services, education and offices. It has had an outstanding participation in the bienal of Chilean Architecture and has received numerous distinctions by its works. The projects have been published in diverse Architecture and Technical magazines, as well as mentions in specialized books.
Within the significant projects they emphasize the ones made for the Duoc Educational Foundation, among others the Valparaiso's seat that obtained the Juana Ross de Edwards prize and also declared Historical Conservation building by the National Monument Council and the seats of Alameda and Dieciocho consulted interventions in patrimonial buildings.
In the industrial area, the most relevant buildings are chilean Post office Central plant of Packages, Envases Central for Coca-cola company and the plant for the chemical industry, Quimetal constructed in Wood. All this works have been selected for different Architecture bienal. Recently the Puerto Fonckfish farming has been object of several publications in national and international magazines were the most important is Phaidon Atlas of the 21st Century , recently published.
In the commercial area the Copec company chain of Gas stations and convenience stores, with numerous facilities all over the country. In the institutional area the HNS bank corporative building, today Rabobank, winner of Bienal 2002 and selected for the Ibero American Bienal.
At mentioned bienal in 2002, the Torre's House in Caburga's lake receives as well the prize in its category. This year two recent works; Floating houses for fish farming workers in the Patagonia channels and the corporate building for the Duoc foundation, are selected for Bienal 2008 and finalists in 2008 World Architecture Festival in Barcelona. Duoc building obtains the prize of the Chilean bienal and wins as well in the offices category in Barcelona.
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Jadar necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 55 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
Clean Cruising - http://www.cleancruising.com.au
Clean Cruising is one of Australia's leading online Cruise Travel Agencies, booking thousands of Australians to all parts of the world. Our family-owned and managed business has been operating since 1991, and successfully launched Clean Cruising in 2007. We have a fantastic team of 20 cruise specialists who love cruising as much as we do, but unfortunately because we are online we generally don't get to meet our customers. With this new postcard campaign our aim is to get our customers excited as they countdown to their cruise holiday.
Our customers are quite diverse, from families taking a Christmas cruise in the South Pacific, to retirees doing a world-cruise for 3 months, to a once-in-a-lifetime cruise holiday to Europe, South America etc. Because we are an online agency, 98% of our customers never see us face to face, so we're looking for something to personalise our business.
Most of our customers book their cruise holidays more than 9 months in advance. We are looking for a series of postcards to mail to customers to connect with them throughout this period. Below are the 7 distinct postcards we require, with some suggestions on the theme for each.
1. At the time of booking - "Thank you for your booking" or similar
2. Twelve months prior to departure - Begin countdown to departure (if applicable)
3. Six months prior to departure - Continue countdown
4. Three months prior to departure - "Not long to go now....." etc
5. One week before departure - "Bon Voyage" etc
6. Three days after they arrive back - "Welcome Home" etc
7. One month after holiday - "Are you planning your next cruise?" etc
The designs we have in mind are fun, holiday themed, possibly humorous, no logo required on the front, artwork or stock photography ok.
Front: Image/design indicating time frame and/or message above
Back: Divided into 2 sections - one for a hand-written message from us, the other for recipient's address. Logo is to be included on the back only.
Each Postcard will be 4" x 6".


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In the last few years, we've seen a major trend toward food delivery. With the challenges of parking and traffic in the Bay Area, we understand why!
Caviar is our preferred delivery partner. We have long-standing relationships with them. We respect the way they treat our customers, and we rely on them to get our food to you on time, at the quality we're committed to. To place an order, use the link below.
There are plenty of other services out there, and we're happy to oblige if you choose to use their services as well, we just don't have the same track record with them. So, if you're dining at home you can still enjoy our offerings, and while we'd rather see your happy faces, we are glad you are thinking of us either way.
Thank You!


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I am currently with Fine Art America (FAA) which has a fantastic "shopping cart" app for Facebook but not a very nice layout for online portfolios. It does what I want it to do - allows people to very easily purchase my photos and customize their frames, size, paper, etc.
One huge problem I have with this and other popular photo sites that feature the convenient "shopping cart" service is that shipping to Canada is very expensive which increases the price of any order significantly. Consequently this is a big turn off for local buyers.
Unfortunately this is true of all printing services offered by Smugmug, Zenfolio and other popular US based sites that cater only to US based photographers and their buyers in this particular regard. (A reason why I will be cancelling my FAA account and why I will not create a portfolio with Smugmug nor Zenfolio. (Too bad because I really like Zenfolio)
All of these printing and framing services only offer premium international shipping at astronomical prices and some also say that any customs fees are the responsibility of the person ordering the items.
I can't find any services similar to what FAA offers in Canada aside from PosterJack (No photographer portfolio options), Blacks (No photographer portfolio options, only canvas and poster - no framing), etc.
Does anyone know of a "Shopping Cart" service that can do what FAA, Smugmug, Zenfolio but is based in Canada?


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Amazon reported revenue and earnings that were below Wall Street's printed expectations, but the stock responded by soaring to an all-time high.
(The company's profit margin was modestly higher than expected. And the stock is likely benefitting from some short-covering, as Amazon bears panic and cover their bets).
Amazon stock hit an all-time high of about $285 in after-market trading. That gives the global ecommerce leader a market cap of about $125 billion.
Here are the numbers:
- EPS: $0.21 cents versus consensus estimate of $0.28 cents
- Revenues: $21.27 billion versus estimate of $22.3 billion
Other important numbers:
- $97 million of net profit, down 45% from last year
- Q1 sales guidance: $15-16.6 billion, versus estimates of $16.85 billion.
"We're now seeing the transition we've been expecting," Jeff Bezos, said in the release. "After 5 years, eBooks is a multi-billion dollar category for us and growing fast – up approximately 70% last year. In contrast, our physical book sales experienced the lowest December growth rate in our 17 years as a book seller, up just 5%. We're excited and very grateful to our customers for their response to Kindle and our ever expanding ecosystem and selection."
Here are the notes from the earnings call:
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5:01 - The call is beginning
VP of Investor Relations, Sean Boyle, and CFO Tom Szkutak on the line
5:03 - Tom begins
Talking about all the financials...
Investing in technology and infrastructure including Amazon web services. World wide revenue grew more than 20%. Media revenue increased 10% excluding foreign exchange.
Now talking about operating expenses.
5:08 - Turning to balance sheet...Numbers are all here in the release.
5:10 - Guidance
Guidance - based on order trends we see today. Not possible to accurately predict demand. Giving a big disclaimer.
Net sales between $15-16.6 billion for Q1.
Gap operating income $258 million loss and $65 million positive income.
5:11 - Moving on to questions
First question from Morgan Stanley - Are there other parts of the business where you can transition to more of fixed cost?
Tom - You're right in terms of over past few years we have expanded our fulfillment network. You're seeing that reflected in our transportation costs and fulfillment expense is really not fixed. Seeing that all reflected in margins. In terms of other opportunities, there are a number of opportunities as we invest in individual customer experience areas across the business. Many of those will be on our website. As they grow they become more effective on per unit or customer basis. There are a number of opportunities that we will have moving forward to do that.
Next question from JP Morgan. Asking about shift to 3rd party in video game space in particular. Are there specific categories you would point to where you've made this shift?
Tom - We did see a good expansion as you mention in 3rd party units. Increased from 36% last year. Overall unit growth rate was 32%. 3rd party was in excess of 40%.
Question from Jeffries - Would you provide any insights around shipping?
Tom - Not a lot I can comment on in regards to plans. We opened up 20 new fulfillment centers and we saw very rapid growth in fulfillment capacity and we'll stay tuned and let you know more as year progresses.
RBC Capital Markets question - Last couple of calls you've called out specific investments. You didn't do it this quarter. Does that mean we're at end of major investment cycle?
Tom - In terms of unit growth, there's not a lot more I can add to it. We did see substantially high unit growth in Q4; we're seeing very strong 3rd party growth. I wouldn't read into anything related to investment cycle. In terms of levels of how much we'll add, stay tuned.
5:19 - Goldman Sachs question - Sales tax issue; impact of being closer with faster delivery in new states. Net net, what do you see as being the impact of rolling out fulfillment center footprint, taking both those things into account?
Tom - I'm not really sure how best to answer your question. We certainly have expanded rapidly since 2009. 2010-2012 we've rapidly increased footprint globally. Can carry a much broader selection. We continue to be in the locations we'd like to be in and we'll continue to expand our footprint over time and become even closer and closer to customers.
5:21 - Gene Munster question - Growth in 3rd party, is that higher margin?
Tom - That's what we attempt to do from a pricing standpoint is to try and be agnostic. This is on a 3rd party versus retail. We've also added a lot of other services in terms of fulfillment. Certainly as you look at last few years we've been very heavily expanding because growth we've been experiencing puts pressure on cost structure. Again, we're certainly attempting at least on a product basis to be roughly agnostic.
5:23 - Nomura question - Kindle and Kindle HDs. Attach rate trends.
One thing certainly to look at, number that was in the release today, multi-billion-dollar e-book business growing. Launched it just five years ago. Seeing very good progress in other digital media categories. Seeing Prime customers who are watching free content through our video platform has gone over year over year, increased membership year over year, they're also purchasing paid content. Watch free but also paying for new content which is great. We've launched a number of new services on the music side. I can't give you specific for attach rates but business is making good progress and it's still very early.
Deutsche bank question - Reclassified some revenue in early 2012.
In terms of overall selection, as we were talking about earlier in terms of having more expanded footprint, there's no question that's helping us add selection more economically to Prime. That's both in terms of third party selection and retail selection. We did add shipping portion fees in Q1 2012 and we see some benefit year over year. Still seeing leverage
Merill Lynch question - Able to call out Taiwan and video game categories. ANy reason revenues were in lower half of this quarter.
Tom - If you look at our growth rate, we were up 23% on a revenue basis, higher in per unit basis. In terms of some of things we saw, we saw solid growth across many different categories and geographies year over year. Some things to call out that may have been a little softer: we did see some of higher average selling price items be softer. Consumer electronics subcategories like TVs and MP3 players, digital cameras to some extent were softer. But again, with base that we have in Q4, still very solid growth. Another one, we were thrilled to have Paper White in our lineup, certainly the best e-reader that's out there, but we couldn't keep up with demand. We would have had more sales in Q4 if we were able to keep up with demand. Team is working very hard to make sure we have good in stock moving forward on that product.
Amazon instant video question - Ability to add exclusive content, and what relationship is between adding more titles on hardware, like Kindle devices?
Tom - We'll continue to expand our selections in terms of Prime instant video and in a number of different ways. We have a very interesting selection right now as it relates to Prime overtime. Beyond that, you'll have to stay tuned.
5:30 - Evercore partners question - Question on other segment line.
In terms of EWS business, We've increased number of services dramatically over last couple of years. We'll continue to innovate on behalf of customers in that space. Others go into that line item: credit card and marketing revenue goes in there. But again, EWS is in that line item.
5:32 - Barclay's question: Pace of business throughout fourth quarter. Deceleration in month of December?
Tom: Not a lot of specifics. We don't talk about trends within the quarter. But in terms of year over year growth, obviously the Q4 is very seasonal. December is by far largest month. In terms of digital growth rates, not a lot of comments there. In terms of international, a lot of geographies we are investing in heavily. China would be one. Some of the European countries we're investing in. You're seeing those represented in those segment results.
5:33- Citi question - Domestic versus international margins?
Not a particular call out that I can make on that. In terms of the difference between the two, keep in mind a couple factors: Mix of business is a little bit different. Also have newer geographies that we're investing in have a longer term horizon for returns. So those are factors that you look at the two segments differently.
5:35 - Video game sales impacted YOY growth?
We haven't broken out first party versus third party. That's not something we've done. Not something I can help you with there?
5:37 - Accounting clarification. Second question: LivingSocial Amazon investment.
There's not a lot I can specifically talk about as it relates to LivingSocial. So I'd encourage you to look at our full disclosures related to that. Local - there still is a very interesting opportunity there. We do have an investment in LivingSocial and a local business ourselves. So it's an interesting opportunity and a long term opportunity to make that even better. Think about it over the long-term horizon and it's very early there.
5:37 - Call ends.


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SiFire Easy 65/250-259-66 D
Data sheet
Hydraulic data
Maximum inlet pressure p inl10 bar
Maximum operating pressure PN10 bar
Min. fluid temperature Tmin3 °C
Max. fluid temperature Tmax50 °C
Min. ambient temperature Tmin5 °C
Max. ambient temperature Tmax40 °C
Pump housingEN-GJL-250
Information for order placements
Product descriptionSiFire Easy 65/250-259-66 D
EAN number4048482661759
Article number4205208
Net weight, approx. m992 kg
Gross weight, approx. m1050.0 kg
Length with packaging1226 mm
Height with packaging1760 mm
Width with packaging2296 mm
Packaging propertySales packaging
Packaging typeSpecial pallet
Minimum order quantity1
Tender text
Pressure boosting system as a fully automatic compact unit for fire fighting purposes in accordance with EN 12845.
Consisting of a pump with horizontal base frame - EN 733 - with spacer coupling, diesel motor and diaphragm pressure vessel (capacity: 20 l) and one switch cabinet, fixed to a robust support structure.
Model EC-Fire D for the diesel motor, equipped with Easy Controller, solid construction made of special profiled parts with cut-outs for forklift trucks and hooks to ensure trouble-free, safe transportation. Height-adjustable bracket for the outlet manifold and special base plate for the diesel motor which reduces the transfer of vibrations considerably and increases the reliability and service life.
A circuit with dual pressure switch, pressure gauge, non-return valve, valve (secured from use by unauthorised personnel) for the main pump for automatic start. The cables are concealed in the construction and protected against bumps and cuts. Equipped with a diaphragm installed directly on the main pump housing as standard, to prevent overheating in the event of zero flow.
Fuel tank with level sensor and sufficient volume for six hours of autonomous operation, as well as 2 batteries on the base frame and battery charging units on the EC-Fire switch cabinet.
Independent anti-vibration base frame for the diesel motor pump.
EC-Fire D switchgear for fire extinguishing systems according to EN 12845.
Switchgear integrated in a sheet metal enclosure in accordance with protection class IP54.
Optimum regulation and ease of use by EC-Fire control with direct display of the current operating status, with symbol-based multilingual LCD display, easy user interface with simple menu navigation, buttons for quick setting of parameters. Communicative controller for monitoring system operation.
The system has been mounted on the base frame with wires and pipes are ready for connection.
Inlet pressure:
The maximum inlet pressure must be taken into account when designing the system configuration (see Technical data). The maximum permissible inlet pressure is calculated from the maximum operating pressure of the system minus the maximum pumping head of the pump at Q = 0. For sprinkler systems in accordance with EN 12845, the water pressure should not exceed 12 bar. In sprinkler systems with a pronounced slope, in which the difference in height between the highest and lowest sprinkler is more than 45 m, the water pressure can be higher than 12 bar at the pump outlet or in the piping, provided that all of the system components are designed for this pressure level.
Installation of the pressure boosting pump under suction conditions.
For the main pump, it is necessary to install a supply tank with connection to the discharge pipe above the pump.
Volume flow
Up to 350 m³/h (97 l/s) system configuration for the main pump.
Switchgear/control device for fire water supply systems
Wilo-Control EC-Fire D (main pump with diesel motor)
Fully electronic central control unit, installed in a painted steel enclosure, protection class IP54, control and display devices on the front door
Features and functions:
The design of the control device depends on the power of the connected pump. The device comprises the following components:
- Main switch: For switching the switchgear on and off. (For unauthorised use in the event of a fire)
- Display: Display built into the door of the switch cabinet for operation and display purposes. Shows the operating data and the operating status of the pump and the controller using symbols. Menus are selected and parameters entered using the buttons on the front door
- Microprocessor: Microprocessor PLC realised by programming, power supply unit and I/O wiring. The configuration of the programming depends on the system and the sprinkler system
- Indicators: Longlife signal lamps which indicate the following: Operation of the pump, activation of the pressure switch, activation of the float switch, deactivation of automatic mode, deactivation of the motor heater, temperature alarm, oil pressure alarm, false start, belt alarm, low fuel level, running battery charger, low battery status, battery charger alarm, manual stop
- Buttons: Push button for manual stop, manual start battery A, manual start battery B, lamp test and acknowledgement of alarms and warning messages, as well as menu selection
- Fuse protection: Fuses for heating and battery charging unit in the switchgear
- Motor startup: Automatically via 2 alternating batteries or directly with the start button on the front panel
- Motor protection: Monitoring of typical operating parameters of the diesel motor (temperature, oil pressure, etc.) without stopping
- Performance monitoring: Speed monitoring of the diesel engine
- Battery monitoring: Monitoring of charging voltage, charging current and charging errors
- Monitoring of the water supply: By means of a float switch to ensure a minimum water level of 2/3 of the supply tank is always maintained
- Monitoring of the power supply: Error message from the battery charging unit in the event of a failure of the power supply
- Combined signal report: All types of error are displayed via a common error indicator
- Individual signal report: Important individual errors are indicated via individual error indicators
- Error message and acknowledgement: All error messages are indicated by LEDs, and must be acknowledged
- Factory-programmed for fully automatic operation
- Information regarding motor speed, charging voltage and charging current.
- Menu navigation with clear text display
Conforms to the following standards:
- Fixed Firefighting Systems - Automatic Sprinkler Systems - (EN 12845), part for pumps with diesel motor
- Electrical Equipment of Machines (EN 60204-1)
- Low-voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Assemblies (EN 61439-1 and EN 61439-2)
- EMC - Electromagnetic Compatibility for Industrial Environments (EN 61000-6-2)
- EMC - Emission Standard for Residential, Commercial and Light-Industrial Environments (EN 61000-6-3)
Function description:
Wilo EC-Fire D control devices can be used to control pumps with a diesel motor, sensors for pump management and the level of information. The microprocessor-controlled switchgear is used to control and regulate all required functions of a pressure boosting system according to EN 12845, for test purposes or actual sprinkler events.
The operating logic for the fire extinguishing unit is based on the cascade calibration of the pressure switches for starting the pump. The pressure in the system decreases if a large quantity of water is requested due to the opening of one or more circuits or due to a defective sprinkler. As a result, the main pump is started using switchgear.
As soon as the sprinkler circuit or gate valve, via which the sprinkler heads are supplied, is closed, pressure is built up in the system. The stop buttons on the front door must then be pressed to stop the pump.
Operating data
Fluid mediaWater
Max. delivery head Hmax93.9
Maximum operating pressure PN10 bar
Maximum inlet pressure p inl10 bar
Pump housingEN-GJL-250
Information for order placements
Product descriptionSiFire Easy 65/250-259-66 D
Net weight, approx. m992 kg
Article number4205208
Ordering information
Information for order placements
Product descriptionSiFire Easy 65/250-259-66 D
EAN number4048482661759
Article number4205208
Gross weight, approx. m1050.0 kg
Net weight, approx. m992 kg
Overall length L1026.0 mm
Height without packaging H1798 mm
Packaging propertySales packaging
Packaging typeSpecial pallet
Number per layer1
Width without packaging L2098.0 mm
Minimum order quantity1
Pieces per pallet1
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Top Irish chef Cathal Armstrong was at home entertaining family last Saturday night when he got the call to tell that him the world's most powerful man was set to dine in his four-star restaurant in Virginia.
"I was at home getting the dinner ready when I got the call to say you need to come in now," he told the Irish Voice.
Originally from Dublin, Armstrong is the owner and executive chef of Restaurant Eve in Alexandria, Virginia. The award-winning chef hosted President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama last Saturday for the celebrations of their 19th wedding anniversary, something he describes as a "huge honor."
"I am a big fan of them both. I think they have done tremendous work in leadership," says Armstrong.
Armstrong runs his business alongside his partner Meshelle, and together the husband and wife team have established three restaurants in Old Town, testament to their hard work and a natural flair for the industry.
Obamas celebrate 19th wedding anniversary at Irish restaurant
Irish chef Cathal Armstrong cooking up a storm in Washington, D.C.
Restaurant Eve was recently named by The Daily Meal as one of top 100 restaurants in the U.S.
When the call came to say the presidential entourage was en route to Restaurant Eve, it was all systems go.
"It was very exciting, all of our stomachs were in a state of flurry but we didn't let on to anyone else what was about to happen," said Armstrong.
Well used to high pressure situations, Armstrong maintained his composure and advised his staff to do the same.
"I told them to relax and do what you always do, treat them like our other guests and give them our famous Irish hospitality.
"We always try to be extremely sensitive to the needs of our guests, they want their privacy, but at the same time it was hard one to keep a lid on this one!"
Upon arrival Armstrong greeted the Obamas before they were seated among other guests in the main dining area.
After the White House released a statement saying the Obamas were dining in the well-known Alexandria eatery, the restaurant tweeted about the presence of the special couple: "Love people who have great palates and dine with us... especially uh... THE PRESIDENT AND HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE!!!"
Sitting among other patrons on a Saturday night, the Obamas did not create too much of a stir.
"When the president of the U.S. is sitting in the dining room, I know everyone will go home and say to their friends, 'Wait until I tell you who was in the restaurant tonight,'" Armstrong said.
"Everyone was well-behaved and they were able to enjoy their meal."
Unfortunately, the restaurant is unable to reveal what the Obamas ordered off their Saturday night menu, but Armstrong did mention on Twitter that they have "excellent palates."
The couple sat and soaked up the warm autumnal tones of Restaurant Eve for two hours before they thanked Armstrong upon their departure.
"They said they thoroughly enjoyed the meal and Michelle Obama asked if she could see my garden on another occasion," he told the Irish Voice.
A father of two, Armstrong remains committed to maintaining culinary excellence in all areas of life and has founded Chefs as Parents. He has worked alongside Michelle Obama on the initiative, a non-profit company that will partner with The Alexandria public school system to improving the school lunch system. For his exhaustive efforts, the White House has honored him as a "Champion of Change."
On Tuesday morning, Armstrong addressed the Senate Joint Committee on tourism where he said that where people eat on vacation is becoming just as important as the museums and historic sites they visit.


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This situation will occur only for certain combinations of the database cache size, the size of physical memory, and kernel tuning attributes. In particular, this situation should not occur if the database cache size is less than 100 MB.
For example, if your Solaris host seems excessively slow and your database cache size is around 100 MB or more, then you can use the iostat utility to diagnose the problem. Use iostat to monitor the activity of the disk where the Directory Server database files are stored. If all of the following conditions are true, then you can use the nsslapd-db-home-directory attribute to specify a subdirectory of a tempfs type file system.
The disk is heavily used, more than 1 MB per second of data transfer.
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If you have multiple Directory Server instances on the same machine, their nsslapd-db-home-directory attributes must be configured with different directories. Failure to do so will result in the databases for both directories becoming corrupted.
Finally, use of this attribute causes internal Directory Server database files to be moved to the directory referenced by the attribute. It is possible, but unlikely, that the server will no longer start after the files have been moved because not enough memory can be committed. This is a symptom of an overly large database cache size being configured for your server. If this happens, reduce the size of your database cache size to a value where the server will start again.
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Any valid directory name in a tempfs file system, such as /tmp.
Not applicable
nsslapd-db-home-directory: /tmp/ds1-db
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As an Internet user, you're probably seeing an increasing number of GIF explainers lately, and also probably wondering what the deal is. They're pretty confusing, after all! The sites that run them just assume that you know what an animated image of the Insane Clown Posse has to do with scientists creating a new element.
GIF explainers aren't really all that complicated. Here's everything you need to know about GIF explainers, in the form of a GIF explainer about Thomas Pynchon.
Today, Thomas Pynchon turned 77 years old, and the world is celebrating. You've probably seen hashtags like #pynchoninpublic on social media, and maybe you're wondering what the deal is. Here's everything you need to know about Thomas Pynchon.
Who is Thomas Pynchon?
This is the part of a GIF explainer where you presuppose that your readers, who managed to make their way to your site, are incapable of using Wikipedia, and lay out incredibly basic information about your subject.
Thomas Pynchon is widely considered perhaps the greatest living American novelist. He's famous for writing long, complicated books like V., Gravity's Rainbow, and Mason & Dixon, for not giving interviews, and for really not liking to have his picture taken.
The joke here is that there's a dissonance between the subject, Thomas Pynchon, and this GIF of Justin Bieber going after photographers. Thomas Pynchon doesn't really have anything to do with Justin Bieber at all! But the ironic contrast serves to allay any concerns the reader may have about how the subject is incredibly complicated and not really the sort of thing about which one can learn everything there is worth knowing in two minutes.
OK, so what are his books about?
This is the important part of a GIF explainer. Because it's nearly impossible to actually explain anything worth explaining in this format, it's perhaps best understood as performative, on the part of the writer, and aspirational, on the part of the reader. Writing a Thomas Pynchon GIF explainer suggests that I'm the sort of person who knows a reasonable amount about Thomas Pynchon, and reading one suggests that you're the sort of person who would like to. So, while maintaining the kind of lightly ironic tone mentioned above as regards the GIF of Justin Bieber fighting with photographers, it's important to for there to be something hinting at the actual substance of the subject being explained.
People argue about this a lot! It would be fair to say, though, that Pynchon is obsessed with the relationship between reason and authoritarianism, and specifically with how the intellectual lineage of fascism—both its roots in the Enlightenment, and the way it informs present-day social and political structures—is intimately related to the project of objective scientific inquiry.
See what I did here? I gave a serious explanation that makes clear I'm a serious person who knows serious things, but by immediately undercutting it with a goofy GIF of G.O.B. from Arrested Development saying, "Come on!" I demonstrated an awareness that the subject might be off-putting, and so implicitly promised that nothing too heavy will be going on here.
Does that sound complicated? It is—sort of. Pynchon writes about things like World War II-era rocket engineering, colonial atrocities in Africa, and 18th-century astronomy, and expects you to know a certain amount about things like free jazz, fin de siècle political ideologies, and Jacobean drama. But aside from Gravity's Rainbow, none of his books are super difficult to follow in terms of plot or characterization, and even that one has really funny stuff like a human dildo being strapped into a rocket, a guy diving down into a sewer through a toilet, talking lightbulbs, and a whole plot about how a guy's erections are used by British intelligence to predict where German rockets will fall during the Blitz, and lots of song-and-dance numbers.
Woah, really?
Yeah, that's the cool thing about Pynchon. There's always lots of random fun stuff happening in his books. Like, Mason & Dixon is about Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, who surveyed the Mason-Dixon line, and it's written in an 18th-century dialect and it's partly about the nature of empiricism and things like that. But it also has a talking dog and the heroes smoking weed with George Washington.
This whole sequence is another good example of how a GIF explainer works. I alluded to and acknowledged the idea that Thomas Pynchon is actually a pretty difficult writer, but with a nice bit of sleight of hand, I moved it to the side to focus on a not inaccurate but fairly misleading point that flatters the reader's sensibilities by suggesting that she could, if she wanted, understand the subject in fairly short order. I also worked in that "Woah, really?" which is clever because it suggests that downright stupid people are reading this and makes the reader feel good about at least knowing more than they do.
Plus, while some of his books are really long and complicated, some of them are shorter and a lot more accessible. Two of them—Vineland and Inherent Vice—are even basically about The Dude from The Big Lebowski.
Wait, I thought Thomas Pynchon was this super serious novelist, he wrote two books about The Dude?
Basically. They're both really funny. (Paul Thomas Anderson is even making a movie out of Inherent Vice, which, swag.)
OK, so where do I start?
Most people start with The Crying of Lot 49. It's about conspiracies and weird stuff like Jacobean revenge plays, so it's very hardcore Pynchon, but it's also got sex and rock 'n' roll, and it's also only about 150 pages. If you like that, try another one! If you want to read one of his big novels, try V., which is about a decades-long quest for a possibly non-existent woman that brings together cool 1950s New York beatniks and James Bond-type English spies. It was his first novel, so it's sort of basic compared to some of the later ones, but it's also got a motto worth living by—"Keep cool, but care." After you read that, you'll be ready for the really hard stuff like Gravity's Rainbow and Mason & Dixon, and your brain will feel fabulous.
You might note that after all this, the reader basically has a couple of talking points to use if Thomas Pynchon comes up—something about fascism and there is also a short book you can read that basically gives you the gist?—and of course that's the point. I am performing and you are aspiring. There is no explanation needed. There are short celebrity animations and there is the outside world and so long as we are aware they both exist we will all be able to continue going on.
One last thing, wasn't Thomas Pynchon on The Simpsons this one time?
Yes! It was awesome.
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Two Men. One Dream. To Make Legendary Local Commercials.
"Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings"
IFC Original Docu-Comedy Premieres Friday, June 24 at 10:00PM ET/PT on IFC
Created by and starring comedic filmmakers and "Internetainers" Rhett McLaughlin & Link Neal
Rhett & Link will Tweet live during premiere episodes and be live streamed on IFC.com during following encore
Duo's collection of viral videos have been viewed by more than 90 million fans
Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings (www.ifc.com/rhett-link) chronicles the quest of life-long best friends Rhett McLaughlin & Link Neal as they travel the country making epic local commercials for some of the nation's most deserving local businesses. Premiering Friday, June 24 at 10:00pm ET/PT on IFC, this ten-part docu-comedy is based on the successful web series I Love Local Commercials and features Rhett & Link helping local businesses achieve their goals by creating eye-catching local commercials using local talent.
YouTube superstars with more than 90 million combined video views, Rhett & Link will now bring their well-honed, web-tested skills to a national television audience. In each episode, they will experience the businesses first hand to understand the challenges and opportunities faced by each owner. This hands-on experience combined with their own special brand of market research provide the creative fuel needed to draft an attention-grabbing, out-of-the-box concept for each local commercial. The pair then cast, direct and shoot each commercial by strategically tapping into existing local talent and resources.
"We started producing local commercials because we felt a kinship with these homegrown businesses that make local communities unique," said Rhett McLaughlin.
"In a world of huge retailers and chains, these smaller businesses don't have the flashy marketing budgets or access to the resources to draw attention to themselves through advertising," added Link Neal.
Businesses featured in the first episode include Holiday Hotel for Cats, a cat hotel aiming to give cats a nurturing place to stay when their owners are away and Super Shmuttle, a door-to-door doggie taxi and daycare. Other businesses featured this season include Make Me a Pro Wrestler, a training facility that wants to expand on its promise to groom the next crop of great professional wrestlers; Da'Spot Hair Salon, a predominantly African American salon looking to diversify its clientele; Fountain of Health, a health and wellness spa promoting the benefits of routine colon care; and Bury Me Naturally, a company bringing the benefits of eco-friendly burials to the masses.
During the premiere of each episode Rhett and Link will be tweeting live with fans. Following each premiere episode an encore of the previous week's episode will air. Rhett & Link will be streaming live at IFC.com and interacting with fans during the encore episode premiere every Friday from 10:30-11:00pm ET.
Rhett & Link have a collection of more than 200 independently produced web videos including Facebook Song, about the joys of being socially awkward and living entirely through Facebook (8.8 million YouTube views), T-Shirt War, a stop-motion animation music video (6.5 million YouTube views), and Fast Food Folk Song, in which the guys place their fast food drive through order entirely through a folk song (4.8 million YouTube views.) In total, their collection of videos have been viewed more than 90 million times (www.youtube.com/rhettandlink.)
Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings is executive produced by Howard T. Owens, Todd Cohen, Heather Schuster, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Joke Fincioen and Biagio Messina for Reveille. Debbie DeMontreux, Christine Lubrano and Jennifer Caserta serve as executive producers for IFC.
About IFC
IFC creates and champions authentic, original content that is "Always On. Slightly Off." Since 1994, IFC has cultivated television programming that challenges the conventions of storytelling. Today, IFC continues to embrace content with an indie perspective. Original series - headlined by brand-defining scripted and sketch comedy - air alongside an extraordinary collection of films and cult TV shows. Long and short-form original content inspired by music, web, gaming, animation, news, and culture is available on multiple platforms. IFC provides viewers access to must-see festivals and events around the country, like the Film Independent's Spirit Awards and SXSW. IFC.com features exclusive video, podcasts, blogs, news and reviews cultivated and written by industry experts. The network's On Demand offering, IFC Free, gives fans the opportunity to watch select content from IFC whenever they want. IFC is a subsidiary of Rainbow Media Holdings LLC.
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Below is a common list of questions/issues that people are having with Clans for Ghosts and if known the information on how to fix it. I will add more issues/fixes as we find them. Feel free to link people to this thread if they have one of these issues.
1) Where can I get the new Call of Duty Mobile app for my device?
iOS / Android / Windows Phone / Windows 8.1
List of Compatible Phones - Activision Support (not entirely complete as the HTC One is also compatible but not on the list)
11/12 Update - If you are on an android and received the "not compatible" message, then I would recommend trying it again. If all you see are the 4 ads for the app, swipe from the right to the left underneath the ads to see the login screen.
2) Potential Android solution for the play store stating your phone is "Not Compatible"
The app was recently updated in the play store to support many new phones and even Android Tablets so please visit the play store and try again.
3) How can I delete my clan?
If you have other members in your clan, you can transfer ownership to them. You do this by selecting the member (in-game or on the mobile app) and change their role. Making them the Commander or Clan Leader will give them access to the clan. From that point on you should be able to leave the clan.
If you are the only member in the clan then you will need to either invite someone else into the clan and transfer ownership to them. Unfortunately there isn't a way to leave a clan if you are the only member in it. You will need to contact @ATVIAssist and hope that they can help you with this until a better solution is presented.
4) Why can't I leave my clan?
If you are the only clan member than see the topic of "How can I delete my clan" above. If you are not the leader then you can leave the clan a couple different ways. One is by accepting another clan's invite (in-game or on the mobile app) or by applying to another person's clan. On the mobile app you can leave the clan without joining another clan by clicking on the "Leave Clan" button (helmet with left arrow) at the top of the Clan screen.
On 11/7 there was supposedly a patch that allows you to leave your clan regardless of being the commander/clan leader.
Another method you can use to try and leave your clan is as follows: If you cannot leave via cod app go to your online multiplayer on your console/gaming platform and where it says press Y for friends hit that and hit right until it shows you in your clan tab, highlight yourself then hit A and select leave clan.
5) How do I edit my clan Name, Tag, Motto, and Emblem? Where do I manage my clan?
These can only be modified from the mobile app at this point. Open the app and then click on the "Menu" icon in the bottom left. From there choose "My Clan". Click on the "Manage Clan" button in the upper right (helmet with gear on it). From hear you can modify your Name, Tag, Motto, and Emblem.
6) Where is the Clan Website for Ghosts?
At this point they have NOT released a website that allows you to manage your clan for Ghosts. The only way to do this is to use the Mobile App. This is not ideal and hopefully they will release a website soon, but in the meantime your only option is to use one of the mobile apps.
A tweet from BeachHead Studios indicates that there won't be a PC application or a website: Twitter / beachheadstudio: @BrewDude19 There are no plans ...
6a) Reasons for Creating a new clan system
Many wonder why they got rid of Elite and created a new clan system. Let me elaborate on this a little bit.
1 - Elite had LOTS of issues including lots of data issues.
2 - Elite was platform specific (a clan was only for one platform)
3 - Elite clan leveling was based off of Clan Ops/Clan challenges
4 - Elite hadn't been touched in over a year
5 - Ghosts was platform agnostic (a clan spans all platforms)
6 - Ghosts clan leveling was entirely different system
7 - There was a much bigger plan with Ghosts especially on the mobile front so it made sense to start from scratch rather than upgrade an already very buggy system
That being said, I still think it is a MAJOR mistake for them to not have a website version as well.
7) Why does the link to allow people join my clan or that allowed me to manage my clan not work anymore?
This functionality was part of the Early Registration process that they had setup for clans. It is not applicable anymore.
8) How do I mark the clan as not accepting applications?
At this point there is not an option to indicate that you are not accepting applications in the mobile app or in-game.
9) How does my clan earn XP?
You can earn Clan XP 3 different ways in Ghosts:
1) Play any multiplayer game mode with 1 or more clan members (must be at least 2 clan members)
A Win = 50 Clan XP per clan member in the lobby
A loss = 10 Clan XP per clan member in the lobby
2) Participate in the Clan vs Clan mode
A Win = 100 Clan XP per clan member in the lobby(400 XP Total)
A Loss = 20 Clan XP per clan member in the lobby(80 XP Total)
3) Participate in the Clan Wars mode
Clan Wars may eventually have some final rewards at the end of the War where your clan receives some Clan XP but otherwise the only Clan XP you may earn is from playing with clan members in the multiplayer game modes.
Clan Ops and Clan Challenges are gone. They were part of COD Elite which is for BO2/MW3 and Ghosts is using an entirely new system.
10) Why does the Mobile app tell me that "You must play a multiplayer game"?
You need to play a game or two and wait for the data to propagate. Shortly thereafter you should be able to get into the application. I'd suggest logging out of the application and then logging back in if it is not working for you. This should resolve itself over time as it is not finding any data for you. If it's been an extensive amount of time than you may need to contact @ATVIAssist on Twitter for assistance.
11/4 Note - If you are on Steam and are getting this message, they are having issues with connecting these and are working on the situation. Source
11/7 - It appears that this is still an issue for many players
11/8 Update - Twitter / beachheadstudio: If you are seeing "You need ...
11) My Clan Tag is not showing up in the game after I set it? Why?
The clan tag takes a little bit of time to propogate to people's systems...thus it isn't instantly available. I played a game and then it started showing up for people. It should show up just give it a little bit of time. Also, make sure that the game is saying that you are in the game as well as the app. If one or the other does not list you in the clan then refer to #17.
12) The "Clan Invites" option is disabled in my in-game Barracks. How can I manage my invites?
If you are the leader of a clan, this option is disabled at all times as you are not allowed to leave a clan if you are the leader. If you are not the leader, then it is likely disabled purely because you don't have any pending invites. This does not seem to be an issue with the option, just a bad UI choice to show it as locked rather than show it as having no invites.
13) Various Clan Items are disabled for me such as Clan vs Clan modes, Clan Details, etc? How do I fix this?
Various reports have popped up where these options are all disabled for some users when they are doing what they are supposed to. I don't know of a true fix for this other than to make sure each member is showing up as being in the clan in the in-game menus. If you still have issues with this I would suggest contacting @ATVIAssist and/or @Beachheadstudio to see if they can help with this.
Note that some users may be glitched and appearing in 2 different clans and the game may not truly be seeing them as being in your clan thus the reason why the Clan vs Clan mode is disabled. See #17 for more details.
14) Why am I being randomly moved from clan to clan?
This is a known issue that they are investigating. Here is a tweet from @Beachheadstudio on 11/7/2013. Twitter / beachheadstudio: We are aware of and investigating ...
See 11/14 Update for #17 for way to possibly fix this and get back into the right clan.
15) Why is the App not available in my region?
This is up to the developer to release the app in their own region. You may be able to find the app somewhere other than on the official playstore that could work but officially you need to wait till they release it in your region.
16) I keep getting a "Not Authorized" error when trying to manage my clan.
Many people are suffering from the "Not Authorized" error. Not sure what is causing it. The only suggestion I have is to log out and log back in from the application. If that doesn't fix it, let Beachhead know you are having the issue by contacting them on twitter @beachheadstudio.
11/8 Update - Twitter / beachheadstudio: If you are seeing the "Not ...
11/12 Update - Twitter / beachheadstudio: If you are still seeing the ...
Beachhead Studio @beachheadstudio
If you are still seeing the "not authorised" message in clan management, please log out and in again. This should solve the problem.
17) The app/game are stating that I'm in two clans or the App says one clan and the game says another!
Some people's rosters are all screwed up due to this where in-game it shows 5 members but in the app it shows 4 or for others it shows someone in the clan but they are obviously glitched as when you go to Clan vs Clan it doesn't work. Attempts to leave one of the clans is also futile as you constantly get errors saying things like "You are no longer apart of this clan". Some are reporting that the app sees them in one clan but the game sees them in another (or not in one at all). I believe these all stem from the same data issue where they are somehow associated with 2 different clans.
This is a known bug/issue that may be related to #14. They are aware of this and looking into it, but no word on when a fix is expected. You can try to log out of the mobile app and log back in (forcing a refresh of your data). I have not heard of any workarounds to this either so your only option seems to be to have patience and hope Beachhead fixes this. You can contact them on Twitter @Beachheadstudio and see if they can give you any additional assistance but don't expect much.
11/14 Workaround: If the app says someone is in your clan but they really aren't (ie they don't appear in the clan on the Xbox), here's how to fix it:
1 - Have the clan leader use the mobile app and kick you from the clan
2- Have the user Log into the mobile app
3 - Go to the My Clan section
4 - Click on the Leave Clan Icon
5 - Log out of the mobile app
6 - Repeat items 2-5 until you are no longer in a clan (they may find themselves in a few different clans)
7 - Have the person invite you into the clan you want to join.
Original source of the 11/14 update solution was from EaRtHQuAkE!
18) What are the clan rewards that are unlocked at each level? And how do we unlock them?
You can view the full list of rewards and at what level they are unlocked at the following site: Ghosts Clan Rewards
These items are unlocked right when your clan levels up to the desired level. See #9 to learn how to earn clan XP. Note that the double XP that is awarded at some levels is double Clan XP, not double player XP. It is activated the minute the clan reaches that level and you don't get a choice as when to activate it.
19) I get "UNKNOWN ERROR invalid clan tag" when trying to set my clan tag. What is wrong?
A clan tag must be between 3 and 4 characters long. Typically this error is seen when attempting to set it to 2 characters. Special characters should also be avoided.
20) How do I display my clan tag on a PC?
The PC version of the game does not currently support using your clan tag and thus the only way to do it is by putting it as part of your Steam ID.
11/14 Update - Twitter / beachheadstudio: Clan tags not showing in game ...
21) How do I remove a clan member whose profile says "Data did not load" when I try to go into it?
22) I was the leader of my clan and I got kicked out or am now listed twice but have lost my commander priveleges. How do I fix this? I also sometimes see "You cannot apply to this clan since you withdrew earlier"...
To fix this you need to talk to @Beachheadstudio and/or @ATVIAssist on Twitter to see if they can help you out. There is no known fix for this other than to talk to them and Twitter is their main form of support. Here's a possible Tweet you can send them:
@Beachheadstudio @ATVIAssist My commander (GAMERTAG) is listed as a commander & soldier but has no commander rights. How do we get this fixed?
@Beachheadstudio @ATVIAssist I (GAMERTAG) am listed as a commander & soldier but have no commander rights. How do I get this fixed?
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Am I missing something or can you not use 2-character clan tags? I've tried several variations through the iOS app but unless the clan tag is 3 or 4 characters in length, I get "Invalid Clan Tag". Past titles have always allowed 2-char tags and Ghosts permits setting 2-char custom tags in-game. Seems like an oversight to me.
I will try to look into that and find out what the actual maximum length of a official clan tag is.
I went through the Twitter feeds for BeachheadStudio and ATVIAssist but didn't find anyone talking about this problem. Maybe this is only an issue with the iOS versions of the app? I don't have an Android device to test with and I unfortunately don't use Twitter.
Am I wrong to assume that 2-letter clan tags should be acceptable?
jpwilson25 wrote:
Am I wrong to assume that 2-letter clan tags should be acceptable?
I contacted them on Twitter but didn't get a response.
I'm glitched to but the difference is I was in a clan then tryd to join a different clan several times didn't let me/
I got disconected several games later so I tryed to join the other clan again. Every thing
looked like it worked then i check clan details and its locked as if i'm not in one. Now the glitched part I cant receive clan invites nor join any so then I figuerd ill just make a clan. I made one it says
working.....you are now in clan (bla bla) but its a lie I'm not and I can create clans it says it works but I still am not in one and i can create a clans over and over and over after another
But i'm never in one.
FIX THIS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and make a pc version of the app a WEBSITE
i did this on xbox 360 not phone app............now i'm glitched
i cant manage my clan on the app even though im the leader
I'm curious as to what you are seeing. If you click on the menu button in the lower left corner of the app and then chooseI My Clan. Then in the upper right corner there should be an icon that is a helmet with a gear on it if you click on that then you will be managing your clan. Do you see all those options?
I am also having issues on managing my clan on the mobile app it is not allowing me to make any changes. For example I cannot change the roles of my clan members, I cannot change the name of my clan, or I cannot even give my clan a clan tag. When I try to change these settings it says that I am not authorized too even though I am the leader of the clan.
They tweeted out about 30 minutes ago that they wanted people getting that exact error to try it again. I would suggest logging out and logging back in and then trying it again.
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All politicians are the same, it appears. If you vote one out, the next guy will do the same (anti consumer) thing, for the same reason.
The *IAAs accomplished what they wanted, whether it ends up being declared legal or not. This was essentially a court-based DDOS attack against Megaupload to put them out of business.
"That's the kind of enforcement he's supporting?"
Yes, Cary Sherman supports the "he gets what he wants when he wants it" kind of enforcement. That's what all the *IAAs support.
1) They are no way targeted to my interests
Tell me when the next movie or book I may like
is coming out; where cheaper gas is, etc.
DONT tell me about "reality shows", alcohol, drugs,
lawyers, semi sleazy "chat lines", and vacations
in the bahamas!
2) They are repeated far too much
Sometimes three times within the same break!
At least do four versions, and don't run them back to
back, please!
If everyone would cancel their contracts and hand back their devices when changes like this occur, the service providers would soon quit this foolishness.
As long as Service providers can depend on customers just complaining and continuing to pay them, they have no reason to stop gouging. They know that even if they lose a handful of customers, there are plenty more who will buy their misrepresentations.
If you don't like contract changes, ditch your phone, and tell the provider WHY. Leave your money in your pocket, and don't give it to corporate liars.
A suggestion; if you MUST make phone calls and can disconnect yourself from mobile internet, get a "pay as you go" phone from the local Walmart, and make do. Your wallet will thank you!
So the US has instituted Lese majesty, just not officially?
The horse and buggy industry would still be in business and making healthy profits if they were allowed to make "campaign contributions" in their day, as is done now.
At this point, it doesn't matter if MegaUpload sues or not. The DOJ has accomplished their purpose... they totally disrupted MegaUpload and took it offline, and made their corporate (masters) sponsors happy.
One simple fact; most people dislike reruns. Commercials by definition are rerun more than ANY OTHER CONTENT on TV. How many times have you seen (and liked) a commercial when you first saw it? Yeah me too; there are some I thought were cute or clever or "wow I've never seen THAT before" the first time...but after the 50th time?... not so much.
And who enforces RICO?... why the government, who gets helpful campaign contributions from the people they're supposed to enforce RICO on...
Online streaming video sites that include commercials already disable FF & RW controls during the commercials.
Since so many people now have cameras attached to their TVs (kinect, etc) I can easily see a time in the future when if you leave the room or don't pay attention to the commercials, playback will pause until you _DO_ pay attention.
And if you try to get around this somehow, the media you WANT to watch simply won't be displayed at all.
In countries where there IS a levy, the media companies are trying to get it repealed so that they can begin suing "infringers" in that country.
If there's a levy, they CANNOT sue, by law.
Jamie Kellner CEO of Turner Broadcasting System:
"Any time you skip a commercial or watch the button you're actually stealing the programming."
Yes, they'd call it the "Broadcast Television Act"
Advertisers like to see ratings data as soon as possible. DVRs mess with the immediacy of that data, and this upsets them. This also messes with how networks can set pricing for ads. See http://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/tv-and-culture/dvr-viewings-tv-ratings1.htm
An ything the networks can do to discourage DVR use makes them friends among advertisers.
Yep, that's the EXACT outcome. The media companies will simply keep suing/filing over and over until they get the result they want.
Big media seems to be saying "the job's not done until the internet doesn't run".
What they appear to want is roll back time to pre-1980 where they were the _only_ source of media, and in total control of pricing and terms.
DVRs, Streaming Media, etc... they want it ALL GONE so they don't have to spend any more time/money on Government lobbying, DMCA takedowns, and anything similar.
Saw a comment the other day that pretty much sums up my opinion: "Where's the reset button on the USA?"
Google has had to deal with enough criticism over the sharing of information between their sites, and with their trading partners. Why get involved with this as well?
Besides they likely feel they're catching enough flack from the Government, the RIAA and the MPAA over "not doing enough to curb piracy"...


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This article explains how to export your bookmarks to an HTML file, which can be used as a backup or for importing into another web browser.
- For instructions specific to these other browsers, see Export bookmarks to Internet Explorer, Export bookmarks to Opera and Export bookmarks to Safari.
Click the Library button , then click . Scroll to the bottom and click .Click the Bookmarks button and select to open the Library window.
- From the toolbar on the Library window, click
and choose .
- In the Export Bookmarks File window that opens, choose a location to save the file, which is named bookmarks.html by default. The desktop is usually a good spot, but any place that is easy to remember will work.
- Click the button. The Export Bookmarks File window will close.
- Close the Library window.
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Meats the Challenge - 2001 Jeep XJ Cherokee 35-inch TiresPosted in Vehicle Reviews on November 19, 2004
When you envision the potential of your truck, many images come to mind--lots of traction, monster-truck ground clearance, and adequate stability. While only a small step toward that image, going from 33s to 35s helps to improve dragging-axle syndrome and gives you drive-through-gaping-hole capabilities. Our '01 four-door Cherokee (XJ) already had a 5 1/2-inch lift and 4.56 gears so the limiting factor was basic--sheetmetal.
Our learning curve went something like this: remove flares and ask L&G Enterprises to cut, trim, and fold the metal to clear the new rubber. The goal was to cut just enough tin to cycle the suspension with the new tires. Then we threw on the new tread and took the truck to our secret testing facility to check for contact points while in action.
Your level of off-road commitment, bodywork competence, or wallet capital--the three Cs--will determine if this tire trend is for you. Here are a few ways to fit more meat by getting rid of fender.
Project Clear-Cut
There's always something to be said about simplicity. Luckily Bushwacker makes a newly designed Cut-Out flare for the XJ with injection-molded high-impact thermoplastic. The thermoplastic material provides flexibility in twisting. Additional advantages to running flares include body and glass protection from road debris, they help legalize oversized tires, and they will be the first to tag unseen rock formations.
Bushwacker's Cut-Out flare instructions take you through a detailed six-step process. In a few short hours you will have trimmed away the excess sheetmetal (about 2 1/2-3 inches on either side of the wheelwell opening) and give your XJ that oh-so-legal look. The flares are reminiscent of late-model Nissan Frontier flares with their pocket-style design. They extend out from the body about 5 inches.
Our hunch is that the 35s will rub at full tuck in the front on the inside of the fender flare, because unlike the stock flare, the Cut-Out laps from the outside edge of the flare back to the body.
Out of Pocket: $400 flares, plus labor
Reuse, Recycle, Rebuild
There's no better time like the present to start working on your project. Remove the stock flares. Feel around the fender opening to make certain you won't be cutting into coolant reserves, hoses, or wiper-fluid containers. Because we had the luxury of looking at the Bushwacker instructions before starting the project, we were able to utilize their cutting pattern and modify it to suit a more custom project.
On the front, begin marking the cut line at the front of the wheelwell opening. Make a mark 5 inches in from the bottom of the marker light towards the opening of the wheelwell. At the bottom rear of the wheelwell, measure from the back of the fender towards the well opening 7 inches, and mark this point too. Connect the dots with a line from the rear 7-inch mark, following the curve of the body lip (used to attach the stock flare) to the 5-inch mark at the front. Using masking tape, make a straight-cut guide.
Use a cutting tool like very forgiving pneumatic nibblers, a die grinder with cutting wheel, or a reciprocating saw (like the Sawzall). Carefully and patiently trim off the marked edge. File or grind the raw edge to remove metal burrs, then finish the edges with primer and paint. Attach the stock flare by stretching, cutting tabs, trimming, and otherwise manipulating the flare. You can use a rivet gun or design your own bracket system with the stock supplies. By doing so the fender retains a little of its original look.
Read the "Structure" sidebar before you begin trimming the rear. The plan here is to cut as much as needed, while maintaining the wheelwell and quarter-panel structure. Use a cutting wheel to trim the rear flap of the wheelwell. Trim the front edge to allow 1/2 inch of metal for you to fold back onto the wheelwell. Working with the remaining front edge, gently fold the front edge back to overlap over the wheelwell.
We've seen this done with patient and concise hammering, but by using a piece of wood such as a wooden baseball bat, you can use a backward motion to push the front lip over the well. If you are reusing your stock rear flares, remember to leave a mounting point for the flare. We chose to cut only up to the body line so that we could attach the stock flare once we shortened it.
Out of Pocket: Labor
Good Things, Bad Things, and 35s
To avoid these sounds on the trail, we tested what the tires came in contact with. One thing you should think about before preparing your rig for the rigors of larger tires is its extreme articulation. After trimming, you'll need to clear the inside of the wheelwells of any tire-unfriendly components. In the front, the brake-line brackets need to be relocated close to the shock, and the body seams that like to mince the meats can be carefully coerced flat away from the outside of the wheelwell. If you see too much flex in the rear, you can run a larger bumpstop. Keep in mind that inevitably you'll have to legalize the project by attaching flares if you plan on any street driving, so check your state regulations.
Overall, here are the improvements and compromises we've had to come to terms with:
Advantages: 1 inch of ground clearance. Larger-diameter tires will fit in larger-diameter spaces. With the right wheel backspacing the 35s won't rub on control arms while under general off-road steering conditions, except when close to steering lock on both sides.
Compromises: Fender clearance issues. Larger cost for tires. Component wear (especially on brakes and steering). Less uptravel (you'll sacrifice 1-2 inches depending on your particular suspension system). No going back to stock.
Fender Finale
This is the part of the story where we have to tell you that after trimming the fenders, testing suspension cycle, moving brake lines, cutting the front bumper, and receiving more advice from people who have already done it, we wanted to try something a little more detailed. This is a little more time consuming, but hopefully worth it.
We hear that the best way to finish off the front fender is to stretch the wheelwell opening and wrap the edge around a back support. The back support will function not only as a structure to strengthen the front fender, but it will also be used to coerce the metal into a neatly folded edge. You'll definitely need a gentle hand, welding finesse, more body tools, and some technical bodywork expertise. Or a trip to the body shop.
At the rear, have a body expert trim at the quarter-panel's seam, then relocate the wheelwell inner up, then weld and seal the body panel to the wheelwell. Primer and paint to make it look like new.
Out of Pocket: Around $800-$1,000
Cherokee chassis structure is formed from pseudo framerails made of sheetmetal under the vehicle. Rear quarter-panels are uniquely designed for dual duty to provide added structural integrity to the body. When cutting past the wheelwell/body panel seam, this intentional structure is weakened. Cutting past the wheelwell/body panel seam should only occur when a reinforced re-seaming can replace the original seam.


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I was trying to revoke access for a user using Python script, but it does not seem to work.
I mean the script runs successfully without any error, but does not what it's intended to...
Here're the steps I follow:
- I am connecting with the schema owner, and revoking access for another user, say 'B' for a particular dataset [Python]
- The script runs OK...without any error (exits with code 0)
- Connect with user B to chk if it's worked...and NO, I can see the data still
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EU deserves Nobel for literature: James Saft
(James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own)
By James Saft
(Reuters) – Rather than peace, or even, at a stretch, economics, perhaps the European Union should get a Nobel Prize in literature, as it is a work of imagination, creation, and, at least for a time, the suspension of disbelief.
This is not necessarily a criticism.
The Nobel Committee awarded the EU this year's peace prize, citing what it said was the evolution from being "a continent of war to a continent of peace."
That can't be gainsaid, but what is also remarkable is the way in which, as we witnessed the knitting together of the euro area, rational people, investors who prided themselves on only acting in their own cold self-interest, failed to appreciate the underlying structural absurdities.
We bought it, we believed the story; and for the best explanation for how and why we must turn to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who in 1817 described how an author can coax the reader into the "willing suspension of disbelief for a moment" by imbuing romantic characters and unlikely events with what he called "a semblance of truth."
How else do we account for all of those pension fund managers and investors who bet on narrowing interest rate differentials between Greece, Spain, Italy and Germany, despite easy to obtain and real indications that the players had both the ways and means to play one another for fools. And moreover, that the EU itself had no adequate protection against this. "Ode to Joy" was definitely playing in the background when they made those allocations.
How do you credit the unworkable halfway house of a common currency without common taxation and fiscal policy? How do you have a common central bank which is expressly forbidden from playing any central bank's ultimate trump card: financing its government? How do you support a system in which banks rely on governments, governments on the central bank but the central bank, which is unelected, can neither fully support nor sanction its clients?
To do this participants had to, in essence, close their eyes and buy into a pleasant fiction, one which may have had peace as a byproduct but which was in no way grounded in economics, even if you define economics broadly as a very social science.
Big people were going to do big, important and good things and there was more money to be made going along for the ride than nitpicking.
This tells us a lot about the psychology of financial markets, which can build confidence on confidence with little foundation. It tells us a lot less about the future of the euro area.
The EU, and with it the euro, is a fundamentally romantic notion and enterprise, and as such it is extremely difficult to judge what will happen from, as it were, outside the marriage.
Just consider, as we head towards this week's EU summit, all of the huge uncertainty over what will be reformed, by whom, and even which countries will participate.
Greece, rapidly running out of money, will probably be unable to agree by the summit yet another package of measures with its sponsors at the EU, ECB and IMF. Germany and France are preparing to do battle yet again over austerity. Movement may happen towards a needed central framework of bank supervision, overseen by the ECB, but the workability of that is seriously undermined by the fact that ultimately banks are guaranteed by governments and ultimately, failing fiscal unity, governments can still pursue divergent policies.
This is only underscored by the somewhat embarrassing modesty of the proposal for a federal euro zone budget, which would only be used as a cushion and which is already opposed by Finland.
All of this is to say that the euro project faces huge and complex difficulties getting from where it is to some place where its continued existence in current form is not in serious question. None of this is to say that won't happen: as a romantic, and worthy, exercise it is less subject to the normal distribution of probabilities.
What is worrying though is Coleridge's use of the phrase "for a moment" to modify "willing suspension of disbelief." When I covered the European bond market in the run-up to and after the advent of the euro the structural problems which are now so plain were the obsession of a minority. The rest went along with the narrative. Now that the illusion is punctured it will be much harder to get the majority to play along.
That may not be a full explanation of why the EU deserved the peace prize, but it is definitely why it got it.
(At the time of publication, Reuters columnist James Saft did not own any direct investments in securities mentioned in this article. He may be an owner indirectly as an investor in a fund. For previous columns by James Saft, click on)
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Food security is one of the grand challenges of our time, but many factors hinder meeting global targets set in the "Zero Hunger" UN Sustainable Development Goal. Two billion people are thought to be micronutrient deficient, yet in many poor countries, fish could provide a readily available and cheap source of micronutrients and protein. Prof. Christina Hicks is particularly interested in fish micronutrients and small-scale fisheries, a sector that holds potential for feeding people in coastal areas but is often forgotten in world strategies against malnutrition.
The ERC-funded ONOFF project is building upon previous efforts to better understand auditory hallucinations (AH) in patients with schizophrenia. Its results could lead to new cognitive and pharmacological treatments.
State regulation of civil society has grown consistently over the past decade, raising concerns over the eroding role of the latter in shaping democratic decision-making. The ERC-funded STATORG project has investigated this issue across several long-lived democracies, considering country-specific regulations and how these affect civil society organisations.
Why are some people more likely to vote or stand for election than others? Researchers based in Sweden are doing some deep data diving to find out how our social surroundings and our genes influence political participation.
The EU-funded POLCON project aims to understand the impact that the Great Recession has had on the development of political conflict in Europe.
One would not be mistaken to assume that traditional party politics has become side‑lined by the rise of an angrier, more direct form of protest politics, supercharged by years of austerity following the financial crash of 2008-2009. One ERC-funded project, POLPART, has been dedicated to understanding how and why people become engaged in politics and what this means for ongoing efforts to strengthen and preserve our democracies for the future.
Because the European Parliament represents such a diverse group of people, with different cultural and political backgrounds, it is the perfect ground to understand how gender equality operates in the halls of power. ERC grantee Johanna Kantola and her team have shadowed many members of Parliament and their teams, to study gender practices and policies inside Europe's legislative machine.
There is now more information circulating than at any other time in history. Every day mind-boggling amounts of data are produced, reaching over 2.5 quintillion bytes. With the European elections just around the corner, we take a look at an ERC funded project on how politicians stay knowledgeable amidst this information overload. The research by grantee Prof. Stefaan Walgrave from the University of Antwerp compares how different politicians process information and then act on it in three western, post-industrialist parliamentary democracies - Israel, Belgium and Canada. An original study, which unveils some optimistic findings just as voters prepare to head to the polls.
Every day thousands of people across Europe are working together to keep EU citizens safe from challenges to do with health, the environment, crime, terrorism, migration and the economy.
"Once lost is lost", one may think, especially if the piece of forgotten patrimony is an opera from 1850 that is "incomplete, too fragmented and irretrievable", according to the experts. Except for Dr. David Trippet: like an art restorer holding fine paintbrushes, he has dedicated three years of intensive research to retrieve the unborn opera, bringing the music and libretto back to life 170 years later.


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December wins trump stats in Romo's world
IRVING -- The case for or against late-season Tony Romo is going to gain evidence Sunday night.
He's either clutch in December or he's not. He can either win in December or he cannot.
No set of numbers besides the score in the showdown for the NFC East championship against the Washington Redskins is going to change anyone's mind.
Not even that Romo has thrown 29 touchdowns to four interceptions since 2009 in the month of December. Or 18 to one in the past two Decembers. Or 10 to one this December.
Instead, the score will matter more for the reputation of the Cowboys' quarterback. It makes it easy for him, like his critics, to brush off the December numbers.
"Statistically, I'm sure it looks like it," he said Thursday, asked if he is better now than at the start of the year. "But as a player, no. I'd say I've improved. You're always improving.... That's the No. 1 goal, your winning and playing in a season. It's to win every game, and then in the process keep improving."
Improved or not, Romo has turned his season around. He had thrown nine touchdowns to 13 interceptions in the first seven games. In the last eight, the ratio is 17-to-3.
"There's a lot of things that go into that," Romo said of the turnaround. "It's easy, obviously, to pinpoint the two games that I threw picks earlier in the year, and obviously the turnovers. Turnovers matter -- part of winning and losing tremendously. But I think we're doing a lot of things better. We're doing the little things better, stuff that we didn't do earlier in the year, and that's helped us a lot."
Coach Jason Garrett said numbers don't tell everything about Romo's play, but the touchdown-to-interception ratio is hard to deny.
"I think that's a pretty decent gauge of a guy being able to make plays and minimize bad plays," Garrett said. "Troy Aikman never had many touchdown passes because Emmitt Smith led the league in rushing touchdowns every year. So different offenses have different approaches when they get down close. Some offenses throw a lot in the red zone, some run it more. You can look at these things a lot of different ways. I do think, as a basic gauge, it's a pretty decent one for a quarterback."
Another basic gauge is wins. The Cowboys are 3-1 under Romo's guidance this December, a month roiled by the death of a teammate. That speaks well for him. But the Cowboys are still only 11-14 in his December starts.
"The evolution as a quarterback, you just get better over the years," Romo said. "I think more than anything, I'm a completely different player than I was four, three, two years ago. I look back and laugh at that guy who played in some of those games then. But I like what our team is doing now. I think it will be a great game this week, and I'm excited about going up there and playing the Washington Redskins."
The people around Romo, even opponents, do not need to be convinced of his ability down the stretch.
"You look at the way he's been playing lately, he's been playing as good a football as any quarterback in the league these last four, five ballgames," veteran Redskins linebacker London Fletcher said. "You look at all the numbers, all the plays that he's made, and then Dez Bryant playing the way he's playing, Jason Witten playing the way he's playing -- you got guys that are playing some great football. But it definitely starts with Tony."
Cowboys receiver Cole Beasley said the players around Romo are now playing up to his ability.
"He's always been the best player on offense for us, and we've just got to step up and make plays," Beasley said. "That's going to decide whether he has a good game or not. Because if we don't make plays, he's not going to have good games. The line is stepping up and protecting him a little better. The receivers are not making as many mistakes. We're getting open, and we're making plays when we get open."
Romo could very well be a 5,000-yard passer for the season, only the fifth in NFL history, by the time the game is over on Sunday. He might have thrown five touchdowns and no interceptions.
But without a win, Romo's season will be seen as incomplete. Witten said everyone understands reality.
"We wouldn't be in this situation without him," Witten said. "He's an elite quarterback, and really, all elite quarterbacks handle that and deal with that until they do go and do it.... He has high expectations for himself, and he's really put the team on his back for the majority of this season. I do think he embraces it. He's humble about it. He's got high expectations, and hopefully we can help him out in doing that and eliminating all that talk."
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During the last several years I have had the privilege of working on an increased number of international foodservice design projects. With projects throughout North America, Central America, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, regular exposure to different cultures, customs, health requirements, and operational preferences has allowed us to maintain a truly global perspective.
A wide variety of geographical conditions that must always be considered also forces us to maintain an open mind and remain flexible with our approach. As a result, we often become the catalyst for cross-pollinating ideas from one region to another. In this installment, I wanted to take the opportunity to share a few of the more interesting design requirements to which we have been exposed. You may find them intriguing - no matter where your operation is located.
No Boxing Allowed
While working on a project in the Middle East, we learned of a local regulation that required all food products to be removed from their original packaging, washed where applicable, and stored in approved food transportation containers before entering the facility. The original packaging must be discarded and was not permitted into the main building under any circumstances. I must admit that I had never considered such an operational requirement, but it made complete sense from the moment I learned of it.
If you think about how food is typically transported, the food is protected by the outside packaging - perhaps a cardboard box or a plastic bag. But doesn't the outside packing often get wet, attract dirt, or in some other fashion become exposed to "undesirable elements?" And since this is often the case, why would we then volunteer to store the food, in contaminated packaging, inside the walk-in cooler, freezer, or dry storage room? With an ever increasing focus on food safety, wouldn't a ban on outside packaging within a food storage room make sense? After all, cross contamination is the leading cause of foodborne illness. By regulating a ban on outside packaging in the food storage areas, the integrity of the facility's food safety program is significantly enhanced.
Where this is not a requirement, the operator always has the option to implement the standard as an operating procedure. In fact, a well respected and world renowned operator that we work with has done just that. They have implemented breakdown stations for cleaning and re-packaging directly adjacent to the receiving dock, regardless of whether the local authority has such a requirement. This offers a valuable lesson. Operators need not wait for the local authorities to impose regulations. Through the sharing of local mandates and operational procedures, hospitality operators all over the world have the unique opportunity to learn from one another and proactively improve upon their own way of doing things.
A Step Above the Rest
While reviewing pictures from an existing hotel in a region where we had begun working, I noticed that the chef and management offices within the kitchen footprint were raised approximately one foot above the main floor. The light bulb light up over my head. Of course! The first thing I considered was the fact that this level change would help keep food waste and water out of the offices and make the adjacent area easier to clean. The second thing I realized was the office, when properly placed within the main kitchen, would have improved visibility for security and general observation. I had never considered raising the office before primarily because most jurisdictions in the United States would oppose such a design. Still, there is a great deal of validity to the design technique.
Separate Spaces, Separate Places
Some cultures require the strict separation of food types, which is based largely in religious custom. But even if religious practice is not the underlying driver, doesn't complete separation make a whole lot of sense? In the Unites States, food safety regulations either suggest or require the use of separate cutting boards, utensils, and specific storage arrangements to promote separation and safe food handling. But wouldn't physical separation be even better? And not just from a food safety standpoint, but from a food quality standpoint.
Some regions, where separation by food type is mandated, require separate rooms and refrigeration units for vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, and pork. These rooms are completely separated, each with their own entrances, and in no way come in contact with one another. Again, there seems to be validity to this practice, whether on a small scale or larger scale, even where separation is not a regulated requirement.
Don't Drink the Water
On one project in Africa, I had made the mistake of showing a standard soda system, which mixes local water with carbon dioxide and soda syrup to produce the beverages that we are all familiar. Quickly, I was directed to remove the soda systems by the hotel's food and beverage director. The water in the local area simply was not safe enough to drink. Sodas and other beverages were all served from a bottle or can which allowed for better control and ensured a safe product for the consumer. This was an instance that underlines the importance of exploring local conditions in a region, and then considering the impact results from such an exploration might have.
So Much in Common
Despite all of the regional differences, the one thing that has amazed me most when working on projects internationally is the fact that design of food and beverage facilities truly is a universal language. I find it astounding that a design team comprised of members from Europe, Asia, North America, and the Middle East all share a common language. We look at a particular design and can see similar things. The objectives of designing a commercial hospitality facility are surprisingly consistent from one culture to another.
Our collaboration and experience from working in different regions produces remarkable results. Shortly after I began working with project teams that featured a greater international composition, I was reassured when I presented a design concept to an architect based half way around the world. Immediately following my review of a proposed layout, he replied by stating "well, that makes total sense. Let's make the necessary changes to incorporate your design."
In parting, I would encourage you to seek out operators from other regions and other cultures to see what they do differently. Perhaps they will be able to offer you an idea or two that will significantly improve your operation. But trust me on this - the differences you find will be minimal in scope, because all of us in the hospitality industry have developed a unique and universal language.