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Handling real-time data operations in the enterprise
Getting DataOps right is crucial to your late-stage big data projects.
What's on our radar.
Getting DataOps right is crucial to your late-stage big data projects.
How we can put privacy at the heart of our design processes.
Walmart's Blockchain, Machine Learning and Text Adventures, Algorithmic Decision-Making, and Networked Brains
Using advanced Docker Compose features to solve problems in larger projects and teams.
The economy we want to build must recognize increasing the value to and for humans as the goal.
Exploring use cases for the two tools.
Asking good design questions will elucidate problems and opportunities.
Amanda Pustilnik highlights potential applications of data from new technologies that capture brain-based processes.
Chad Jennings explains how Geotab's smart city application helps city planners understand traffic and predict locations of unsafe driving.
Ben Sharma shares how the best organizations immunize themselves against the plague of static data and rigid process
Amber Case covers methods product designers and managers can use to improve interactions through an understanding of sound design.
Dinesh Nirmal explains how AI is helping supply school lunch and keep ahead of regulations.
Ziya Ma discusses how recent innovations from Intel in high-capacity persistent memory and open source software are accelerating production-scale deployments.
Jacob Ward reveals the relationship between the unconscious habits of our minds and the way that AI is poised to amplify them, alter them, maybe even reprogram them.
Hilary Mason explores the current state of AI and ML and what's coming next in applied ML.
Julia Angwin discusses what she's learned about forgiveness from her series of articles on algorithmic accountability and the lessons we all need to learn for the coming AI future.
We should invest at least as much time in understanding our customers as we do in optimizing our product development process.
The O'Reilly Data Show Podcast: Alan Nichol on building a suite of open source tools for chatbot developers.
Cassie Kozyrkov explores why businesses fail at machine learning despite its tremendous potential and excitement.
Ben Lorica offers an overview of recent tools for building privacy-preserving and secure machine learning products and services.
DD Dasgupta explores the edge-cloud continuum, explaining how the roles of data centers and cloud infrastructure are redefined through the mainstream adoption of AI, ML, and IoT technologies.
Drew Paroski and Aatif Din share how to develop modern database applications without sacrificing cost savings, data familiarity, and flexibility.
Watch highlights from expert talks covering data science, machine learning, algorithmic accountability, and more.
Executives from Cloudera and PNC Bank look at the challenges posed by data-hungry organizations.
Ted Dunning discusses how new tools can change the way production systems work.
Poll results reveal where and why organizations choose to use containers, cloud platforms, and data pipelines.
It has become much more feasible to run high-performance data platforms directly inside Kubernetes.
If we're going to think about the ethics of data and how it's used, then we have to take into account how data flows.
Dawn Song explains how AI and deep learning can enable better security and how security can enable better AI.
David Patterson explains why he expects an outpouring of co-designed ML-specific chips and supercomputers.
Joseph Sirosh tells an intriguing story about AI-infused prosthetics that are able to see, grip, and feel.
Peter Norvig says one of the most exciting aspects of AI is the diversity of applications in fields far astray from the original breakthrough areas.
Manish Goyal shows you how to best unlock the value of enterprise AI.
Levent Besik explains how enterprises can stay ahead of the game with customized machine learning.
Huma Abidi discusses the importance of optimization to deep learning frameworks.
Hagay Lupesko explores key trends in machine learning, the importance of designing models for scale, and the impact that machine learning innovation has had on startups and enterprises alike.
From chaos architecture to event streaming to leading teams, the O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference offers a unique depth and breadth of content.
Akhilesh Tripathi shows you how to use machine learning to identify root causes of problems in minutes instead of hours or days.
Julie Shin Choi reviews real-world customer use cases that take AI from theory to reality.
Kishore Durg explains why deploying AI requires raising it to act as a responsible representative of the business and a contributing member of society.
Tim O'Reilly and Kai-Fu Lee discuss differences in how China and the U.S. approach AI and why AI might give humanity larger purpose.
Kai-Fu Lee outlines the factors that enabled China's rapid ascension in AI.
Meredith Whittaker says the benefits of AI will only come if we have a clear-eyed perspective on its dark side.
Soups Ranjan describes the machine learning system that Coinbase built to detect potential fraud and fake identities.
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This collection of data governance resources will get you up to speed on the basics and best practices.
Get hands-on training in machine learning, blockchain, Java, software architecture, leadership, and many other topics.
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The O'Reilly Data Show Podcast: Eric Jonas on Pywren, scientific computation, and machine learning.
The O'Reilly Media Podcast: Daniel Krook, IBM developer advocate, on the Call for Code Global Initiative at IBM.
Tools and techniques for recruiting UX research participants.
How the UK's NHS uses prototyping to explore and illustrate new technological possibilities.
Fernando Perez talks about UC Berkeley's transition into an environment where many undergraduates use Jupyter and the open data ecosystem as naturally as they use email.
Michelle Ufford shares how Netflix leverages notebooks today and describes a brief vision for the future.
Michelle Gill discusses how data science methods and tools can link information from different scientific fields and accelerate discovery.
Tracy Teal explains how to bring people to data and empower them to address their questions.
Cristian Capdevila explains how Prognos is predicting disease.
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Ryan Abernathey makes the case for the large-scale migration of scientific data and research to the cloud.
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All in all, it was an incredible trip. Thanks, Buzz! And thanks to the folks of Grace Covenant for supporting him.
The last two weeks of May, Buzz Durham, from Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church in Asheville, North Carolina, came and worked with us on the hydraulic ram pump (Clemson design) and on biochar (What is biochar?) in Haiti.
Our work actually started in Santo Domingo, DR, where Buzz and I spent two half days looking for polyethylene irrigation pipe. Around 11 o'clock during out second half day, we finally found what we were looking for, at an irrigation supply store (and not at the plumbing supplies places where we had been looking). For your edification, what we found that was clearly what we wanted was 4 Atmosphere pipe, 63 mm (the closest in metric to 2") black polyethylene flexible pipe, at about $US 0.75 a foot ($RD 90.00 a meter). This pipe is half as expensive as PVC SCH 40 2" and has much better potential for surviving the ups and downs of Haitian water systems. They also had available the equivalent of 1/2" poly flex pipe for $RD 15.00 a meter. That would be maybe $US 0.12 a foot. We are talking exciting prices here. This is one of at least two places in SD that supply this pipe. Word from our handler at the supply company was that the pipe is now being producing in the Dominican Republic. Details, however, were not forthcoming. Tantalizing.
The trick will be, of course, to purchase in the Dominican capital and get the pipe to the border and into Haiti. A large truck and all sorts of contacts would be helpful here. Put those issues on your prayer list. We did get a 100 m of 6 Atmosphere pipe as far as Jenny and my house in Barahona. How will I get that to Wilner's house? No ideas yet.
Crossing the border, Sunday, May 19th, was a chore. Buzz can tell you about it some time.
You may remember that during Buzz's first trip to work with us, we set up a pump at Wilner Exil's home (Installing Wilner's pump in Leodiague. On Monday PM, May 20th, we headed up to spend the afternoon with Wilner looking at his system and evaluating how we could improve it, given we did not actually have the flexible pipe that would have resolved most of Wilner's problems. After working with Wilner on figuring out those issues, we headed back down the mountain and home to Bassin Zim.
Tuesday AM, May 21st, Buzz did a workshop for the Road to Life Yard and Moringa project crew on the pump, on making alternative charcoal using a system developed by MIT's D-Lab, and on turning that charcoal into Biochar. We had about 15 participants.
In the afternoon, we headed back up to Wilner's house and worked on his system, going with a decent group of volunteers from the Road to Life Yard crew.
Thursday AM, May 23rd, we headed to Verettes, to work with ODEVPRE, OGAD and MRPST. Papay, Bassin Zim, Leodiague, all these areas are part of the Central Plateau, where MPP (Peasant's Movement of Papaye) is organized. ODEVRPE, OGAD and MRPST are farmer's organization working in Verettes, a municipality in the Artibonite province.These are also the three farmer organizations with which I am working in Verettes, as part of FONDAMA's yard garden program. FONDAMA (Haitian Foundation of Hands Together) is a member of the Presbyterian Hunger's Joining Hands program (Joining Hands). Alphabet soup, I know.
Thursday PM we went to Doublet, a community just outside of Verettes, to take measurements for possible hydraulic ram pumps. Playing with water ranks right up there with working with soil.
Friday AM, May 24th, Buzz did his second workshop, with about thirty participants coming from all three organizations. It was a grand success, due in no small way to the dynamic leaders that kept the group singing and moving and generally alive and alert. It was a lot of fun.
Friday PM, I did administrative work with the local technicians from ODEVRPRE, OGAD and MRPST whom we are training in yard garden techniques..
Saturday AM, May 25th, we headed to Léogâne to do everything all over again, but even more so. We had the great good luck to be able to go with two young men from ODEVPRE, Alex Paul and Givenson Laurent. All of us stayed with two leaders in the Léogâne organization, ODEPOL. Boston Jn Gilles was our main host, but Prezime helped out as well. Both live just outside of Léogâne in the sugarcane community of Darbonne.
Sunday AM, May 26th, we crossed the Grand River of Lèogâne and headed into the mountains with Luccène Sommervil. Luccène is the local technician who works with us as we monitor the progress of the other local technicians. Ask Buzz sometime about the first crossing that day. The mule helped on the second one.
Our stop for the night was at Luccène's house, about four hours up, going from less than 300 feet above sea level to over 2700 feet. Buzz observed that in his annual hikes on the Appalachian trail, 1,000 feet elevation difference was the most he had done so far.
Monday AM, May 27th, we took measurements for a possible pump at a spring 150 feet downhill from Luccène's home. In the PM, we dropped about 1,000 feet to the home of Esterne Joseph, where we spent the night.
Tuesday PM, May 28th, we took measurements for a possible pump at a spring some 750 feet from Esterne's house. In the afternoon, about 1:00 PM, we began the epic climb down the mountains, back to our hosts' homes in Darbonne.
Wednesday, May 29th, we were supposed to head back up a mountain to check out Serge and Enith's homes for pump possibilities, but fatigue had gotten the best of us, and we stayed at Boston's home and did wash and prepared for the workshop on Thursday. We also sent Alex Paul and Givenson Laurent on their way back to Verettes.
Thursday AM, May 30th, Buzz held his third workshop on the hydraulic ram pump, MIT D-lab charcoal, and biochar. We had about fifteen Haitian participants, and a group of 17 or so North Americans visiting as part of an MBF (Medical Benevolence Foundation) vision trip. In addition to Buzz, we had Berrique from Verettes who came down to talk with workshop participants on using the charcoal powder to make briquettes. Briquettes was the original design for the MIT D-lab charcoal. Berrique came into Darbonne Wednesday PM to help us on Thursday.
Thursday PM, we headed to Port au Prince to rest. Buzz traveled with Rhoda Beutler, who had come from north of Port au Prince to attend the workshop and talk with Buzz about rocket stoves (What is a rocket stove? and Power Point demonstration).
Friday AM, May 31st, we went looking for polyethylene irrigation pipes in Port au Prince. We found two sources for plumbing polyethylene pipe and they both said they would send us quotes for getting the kind that we are looking for. But that has not yet panned out. So as of now, we are back to looking to Santo Domingo.
Saturday, June 1st, we back across the border and home to Barahona. Buzz spent Sunday with us and went to Santo Domingo in Carbie Tours and then in taxi to the airport on his own Monday, June 3rd. Late in the evening he sent me an e-mail that said, "Home."
And that is the textual summary of the trip with Buzz. Next, the photos, which should be far more interesting.
Photos by Mark Hare, Herve Delisma and Buzz Durham, all right reserved.
Monday, May 22nd
Tuesday, May 23rd
Marimaude's Vetgetable Tires). Buzz suggested adding about 1/2 a bucket of this mix for every two buckets of soil.
Problems with the line)
Thursday, May 25th
Friday, May 26th
When we asked the teams to work together to provide evaluations, they made excellent suggestions, most of which were related to the next time we should provide hands on practice with the pump, the same way we had with the charcoal and the biochar.
Sunday, May 26th
Monday AM, May 27th
Luccène has close to 150 trees, "kapab"(Colubrina arborescens), in a tree nursery that is part of his yard garden space.
Monday PM, 27 May
Tuesday AM, May 28th
Tuesday PM, May 28th
After finishing the measurements and eating lunch, we headed down the mountain. We got to the main route before the rain hit, which was a relief. But it kept getting more complicated as we got farther down the mountain. When we got to the Grand Rive of Léogâne, it was in flood, and we had to climb back up part of the mountain and ease our way through some new hills to find our way out without having to cross the big river. How was all that? As my brother Keith says when we ask him how his flight was, "We made it, so, it was good."
A shout out to Herve Delima and Givenson Laurent
Thursday AM, May 30th
What next???
1) Find the funds and, hopefully, people who want to be part of this adventure.
2) Find the pipe, hopefully in Haiti.
3) Figure a way to get the supplies up the mountain to the remote communities where Bruno, Luccène, Esterne, Maurice, etc. live.
4) Build and test the pumps with Bruno, Luccène, Esterne, Maurice, etc.

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AI Day
The Artificial Intelligence Day (AI Day) brings together researchers, companies and the public sector involved in the fast-developing field of AI. The event promotes matchmaking, information sharing and cross-border collaboration.
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The event is full!
Welcome to Dipoli on 13 December 2017!
The current, top-level AI research and education in Finland will be displayed during our half-day event.
Academics, welcome to present your results and network with potential private and public sector partners! Companies, come tell about your problems that need solving!
We offer intriguing matchmaking opportunities for companies and the public sector – you are welcome to come and discuss how AI is changing the world and to discover new opportunities for your business. Meet the people at the leading edge of AI research and combine your efforts to get a head start for your organisation.
Demo area
In addition to research posters and demos, there will be rollup demo spaces with table (width max 1m) available for startups and companies for a small fee. Also organisations offering AI education are welcome. Please, contact Terhi Kajaste at firstname.lastname@example.com for further information latest on 30 November.
NEW!!! Numbered list of academic contributions (pitches, demos and posters) (pdf)
|Registration and coffee
Welcome and opening words
Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence
Keynotes - chair: Prof. Kai Puolamäki
Forget about the Terminator already
Machine Learning for Complex Data Analysis
Cross Roads between Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning – Towards AI^2
Intent Modelling as Interactive Machine Learning
Tekes funding for AI research
|13:30 - 14:30
|13:30 - 17:00
|Demos, posters & networking
14:30 - 16:00
Research highlights – pitch talks
Petteri Kaski, Aalto University, Delegatable and error-tolerant algorithms
Lu Cheng, Aalto University, Covariate selection in longitudinal data using Gaussian process
Baris Serim, University of Helsinki, Modeling the Human-in-the-loop: Evaluating Expert Feedback using Behavioral Data
Alexander Jung, Aalto University, Machine Learning for Big Data
Anna Kantosalo, University of Helsinki, Human-Computer Co-Creativity - a Compelling Challenge
Antti Tarvainen, The Curious AI Company, Mean teachers are better role models: Weight-averaged consistency targets improve semi-supervised deep learning results
Leo Leppänen, University of Helsinki, Finding the Signal from the Noise with Natural Language Generation
Susanna Pirttikangas, University of Oulu, AI @UO -Operation Analytics+ network
Jussi Rintanen, Aalto University, Intelligent Software Synthesis –EIAI
Vishal Singh, Aalto University, Artificial Intelligence in Design and Built Environment- Aalto BIM Perspective
Jonathan Strahl, Aalto University, Exploratory Search with Visual Interactive Intent Modelling; positive and negative relevance feedback
Jörg Tiedemann, University of Helsinki, Learning to understand languages
Valeriy Vyatkin, Aalto University, AI for human adaptive, energy-efficient lighting
Keijo Heljanko, Aalto University, Big Data Platforms for Artifical Intelligence
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|Samuel Kaski is an Academy Professor at Aalto University and leads the Finnish Centre of Excellence on Computational Inference Research. He develops machine learning methods with his group and collaborators.
Teemu Roos is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki. Prof Roos's research interests include the theory and applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science.
|Michael Gutmann is machine learning faculty at the School of Informatics in the University of Edinburgh. His current research interests revolve around developing efficient statistical inference methods for intractable models and applying them to challenging problems in engineering and the natural sciences.
|Dr. Gabbouj is a Professor of Signal Processing at the Department of Signal Processing, Tampere University of Technology. His research interests include multimedia content-based analysis, indexing and retrieval, machine learning, nonlinear signal and image processing and analysis, voice conversion, and video processing and coding.
|Giulio Jacucci, Professor at the Department of Computer Science (University of Helsinki). His area of research is human-computer interaction and intelligent user interfaces.
Registration closed, the event is full!
- For academic contributions (posters, demos, pitches) the registration deadline is 19 November. Due to time and space limitations, the organisers reserve the right to select the contributions, if necessary.
- For reserving a small rollup demo space with table (width max 1m), please contact Terhi Kajaste at firstname.lastname@example.com for further information by 30 November.
- For other participants the registration deadline is 5 December.


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New Gwent chief constable warns of 350 job losses
The new chief constable of Gwent Police says up to 350 jobs could go as part of a new drive to make £22m savings.
On taking up her post on Friday, Carmel Napier admitted the force is facing "tough and challenging times".
But she pledged to keep neighbourhood policing at the centre of officers' focus, while improving crime detection rates.
Anti-social behaviour and disorder concerns will also be a top priority for officers.
Chief Constable Napier takes over the role from retiring Mick Giannasi after her promotion from deputy chief constable of the all Wales team.
Her police career has already taken her to the Hertfordshire, North Yorkshire and Essex forces.
She will oversee a new collaboration between Gwent and South Wales Police, which will see them sharing certain key services such as ICT, to save money.
'De-layer management'
Speaking to BBC Wales, she said: "The sad aspect will mean some officers and police staff may lose their jobs - our budget predictions are we will need to lose around 350 posts in total.
"We will make those savings by working jointly with South Wales Police to deliver many specialist services which will give us increased capacity, capability and resilience, de-layer management in both forces and save administrative support in two separate organisations."
From 1 April both forces will share an overall director, a director for their legal services, human resources and training department and a shared operational lead - assistant chief constable Matt Jukes - for the specialist crime directorate.
But the forces will also be developing plans which could see their media and corporate communications departments merged in the future.
However, Mrs Napier said she would not be diverting her officers from the sort of low-level crime that can blight communities and added that the force currently has about 2,500 less victims of crime than it did for same period last year.
"I have a clear vision and direction - Gwent Police will be about neighbourhood policing and doing what matters for the community.
"I'll do all in my power that I can to still continue to sustain the neighbourhood policing at the levels we currently have.
"For me policing is about keeping people safe and providing that protection and reassurance.
"Reduction of anti-social behaviour, nuisance and disorder concerns from the community will be our priority.
"With serious crime and major incidents actually the force has demonstrated it can punch well above its weight, but we know by getting police officers visible and accessible, smiling, speaking and putting service at the heart of everything they do right out in the community we can achieve better results."
She added that she had already been involved in a major change programme, increasing Gwent's officers to 1,473 from about 1,200 three years ago, while reducing 200 staff posts and making savings of £11.6m.
But she did warn that few areas apart from neighbourhood policing were likely to escape the pinch in the current financial climate.
"For me everything else is up for grabs but in a slow and programmed way.
"Gwent Police has been on a diet for the last two and a half years and demonstrated it can deliver more effective services and what the community wants in a planned and measured way.
"We do know we could achieve more by addressing more collaborative and joint working opportunities."


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The Alta Motor Company was founded by Geoffrey Taylor in Surbiton, Surrey. In 1929, the company released its first working automobile model. This particular model had a 1.1-liter engine that was constructed wholly of aluminum, making it a very light yet sturdy engine build. It also featured DOHC (dual overhead cams) technology that had its own drive shaft, making it one of the best-performing engines during its time. With the addition of aspirators and superchargers, Alta engines became the most powerful and were even in highest demand for a time.
Alta designs its vehicles for racing. In a short time, they were already using their cars on the racetrack. The name became easily associated with racing and was even famous for models that were designed for off-road racing and uphill driving. A second wheel could even be fitted on the rear axle in some models, making the Alta sports car a very versatile and much desired make.
The remarkable thing about the Alta make is that their sports cars were also street legal. This meant that even an ordinary driver can drive an Alta to and from work without getting pulled over for driving an excessively powerful vehicle. By 1934, however, Alta concentrated more on building cars that were meant for track racing and thus, purely for competition. These later models were used for a lot more application races, such as sprints, time trials, and endurance races.
Alta diverted its production from sports cars to war vehicles during the war. This was their contribution to the war effort. When the war came to an end, Alta became the first British car manufacturer to come up with a Grand Prix car. This particular race car made its debut in 1948. This was done by Alta as an exploration into the Grand Prix circuit, with them returning to the production of road vehicles for the average consumers.
Eventually, Alta ventured into the world of Formula One racing. They would have performed well had they had sufficient capital to fund their venture. This prompted Alta to settle instead with racing in the Formula Two circuit, entering a car featuring a 1,970 cc, four-cylinder engine. To the surprise of the Alta engineering department, the car became highly tunable, giving it more flexibility and versatility; in turn, giving Alta a lot of wins in the circuit.
Geoffrey Taylor died in 1966. His son, Michael Taylor, took over the reins of the company. He attempted to revive Alta by building a Formula Ford vehicle, which was, unfortunately, unsuccessful. This was the final straw that closed down the company.


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While many wrecks around the Irish coast are protected areas, there are still hundreds more which are open and safe for divers to visit. This voucher is for Equipment Hire for 1-Day Course.
This specialty course involves 1 dive to a wreck site in Dublin Bay. The exact schedule of wreck dives depends on the availability of dive sites with suitable tides. Rental dive equipment is available at an extra charge. Minimum participant age is 18 years. You need to be able to swim and be comfortable in the water. This voucher is valid for one person Oceandivers have full Liability Insurance cover and we are a recognised PADI 5* Dive Centre.
Ocenadivers is located in Bray Co. Wicklow. Scuba Diving Wrecks dives operate over the summer months from Bray.
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Hudson says "Hi." I think. I think he says "Hi" because he waves when he does it. Sometimes he drags the word out, "Hiyeeeeee!"
Hudson says "Hi." I think. I think he says "Hi" because he waves when he does it. Sometimes he drags the word out, "Hiyeeeeee!"
Until yesterday, though I was the only one he'd say it around. Mrs. Bader heard it once, last weekend, and questioned whether it was a word, or if it was the regular jibber-jabber he spouts most of the time.
This is a very important point and had me thinking about what a word is. There has to be a message behind the word, and that message has to be the same message everyone else expects when they hear it.
For example, he says "da-da" a lot. To the dog, to the wall, to his blanket, to no one in particular. Mrs. Bader says he says it more when I'm around, and when asked where "da-da" is, he'll look at me, but that's not good enough.
If he said "Hi!" but, say, consistently threw his bottle on the ground, I would either dismiss it, or question how much kung fu we watch when he's around – which is none. But he doesn't. He waves. Could it be any clearer?
In journalism and life, I needed someone else to confirm the fact, and that I wasn't making this up. I mentioned it to his daycare teacher. If you're a regular reader of this column, you know there was a swing set incident and I've laid out rules about "firsts."
Among several other "firsts" he will only ever say his first word around us, and that teachers simply misheard or are wrong if they think he did say something.
"Yes, he's our regular greeter," the teacher said. But she said it ambiguously enough that I don't know if she'd actually heard the word or not – because of the waving. Well played teacher, well played.
Only real confirmation could come from Mrs. Bader.
Wednesday she was there, though, and there was a very clear "Hi!" with a wave and a smile.
It's fitting that his first word is "Hi." He loves other people, and smiles at everyone. At the doctor's office he regularly evokes greetings by watching the door and leveling his lazer-beam smile and stare at anyone who comes through.
Unfortunately, the bathroom door is also next to the entrance, so anyone who comes out gets the same greeting. I can't tell you how many downward, slightly embarrassed glances he caused by bringing attention to the fact that they had just come out of the bathroom. It's hilarious.
I can't wait until the next time we're there. Now he has a word to go with the smile. And a wave. They're going to hate it.
Daniel P. Bader is education reporter and first-time daddy. If you see a man pushing a screaming kid in a stroller who looks totally in over his head, it's probably him. First-time daddy runs every other Friday in the MV section.


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What we got in our first $4 billion electionAuthor: Barrett Rainey
Here, midst the coast-to-coast litter left by our most recent political campaign, we need to look around and consider what $4 billion spent on presidential and congressional battles-for-ballots bought us. And that dollar figure – compiled by the Associated Press – is only good through last week.
If you look just at the presidency and the breakdown of which party won/lost what in the congress, it appears the answer to the money question is "not much." For me, other factors – truths – make the outcome far different.
Nationally, the Republican Party took a shellacking. Period. Not so much in who won or lost but by how they won or lost. NBC's Chuck Todd called it "a demographic time bomb that had been ticking and finally blew up in Republican faces." Nobody has said it better.
Consider this one set of statistics. The white portion of the electorate dropped to 72% and Pres. Obama got only 39% of that. But – he got 93% of black voters (13% of the electorate), 71% of Latinos (10% of the electorate) and 73% of Asians (another 3%). Young voters were 19% of the electorate, up from 18% in 2008. Obama got 60%.
Romney lost because the Republican Party lost on demographics. More than any other factor, his defeat came because the relevance of his own political party base is diminishing. And will continue to do so as long as those in party control remain the same ideologues. The electorate is becoming less white, younger and more racially and ethnically diverse. That's pure fact and it's never going to be what it was just a year or two ago.
And there's this. The suicidal Tea Party affect. The GOP has been changed at its base by a minority of voices more intent on some sort of political "purity" than promoting candidates with broad voter appeal. They run GOP operations. One of those suicidal cases happened on my own ballot.
Our county in Southwest Oregon is one of 18 offered a federal "tit" years ago. The feds created a temporary program of paying millions of dollars annually to those counties because federal ownership of forests in the area meant less trees available for private harvesting. There are other definitions but that's about it. Rather than remember the word "temporary," most counties added the fed dollars to budgets and kept spending 'em. Ours was one of the few that banked some as a future hedge. When the feds ended the program a couple of years back, the results were devastating.
We have a little fella in Congress named DeFazio. Been there about 25 years. Has a real short fuse. While he and I've a testy relationship, I give him credit for "bringing home the bacon." DeFazio, a couple other Democrats and a Republican wrote a federal subsidy program extension and – against very, very long odds – shoved it through a gridlocked congress. He got the local backs away from the local wall. For now.
So, how did we thank him? Well, voters in our little blood red county voted – twice – to replace him. Last time was just this week. To replace him with the least qualified candidate for public office I've seen in my long lifetime. A guy with an oft-demonstrated ignorance of politics; who sees conspiracies behind each of our many trees; who attacks before thinking; would end public education, Social Security and Medicare. A guy so lacking in political skills and bipartisan thinking he couldn't find a rock in a quarry.
Fortunately, voters in more thoughtful – and appreciative – counties in our congressional district said "thank you" to DeFazio and "no thank you" to the troll.
Therein lies living proof why the GOP is becoming irrelevant. Indeed, given the results of our most recent national election, it may already be. Our nation – and therefore the electorate – is no longer white-Christian-male dominated or terribly conservative. The difference between where we live in our "little-burg-in-the-trees" and where the demographics of this nation have moved is just as stark as that.
Go back to those presidential race statistics. More than 85% of Romney's vote came from whites. Obama's 56%. So how did an incumbent president win against high unemployment, a wheezing economy and deeply motivated opposition? Simple. His team read the current demographic makeup of the nation and created a campaign to take full advantage of what Republicans couldn't reach. The new electorate as it is now. As it will continue to be.
That $4 billion didn't buy much in Congress. Resident numbers in January won't change much from today. But, if Republican leadership reads the electoral tea leaves accurately, the President has a stronger hand. While he does not have a mandate, Congress has been told loud and clear to stop the obstructionist behavior and get to work solving things. That's where the President will get his strength. He's got four more years. But members of the House have only two. Given the voter message to "play nice," and given the declining relevance of the Republican Party as demonstrated in the election, the knuckle-draggers could well be gone in 24 months.
In the next 60 days, a debt ceiling increase, crippling budget cuts coming through sequestration and similar issues that previously brought gridlock will be on the table. Action – immediate action – will be absolutely necessary. If Republicans walk through that mine field with the same heavy steps they've used previously, they do so at great career peril.
And just from my own "To Do List," here are two tasks at the top. When the next Congress meets in January, Senate Democrats must – MUST – amend the filibuster procedure. Only the majority party can initiate that. Either get rid of the practice or enforce the rule that anyone using it will have to stay on the floor – continuously speaking – as was the original intent. The Senate must get back to "majority rule" at 51 votes. Must!
My second item concerns "Citizens United" – the wrongheaded U.S. Supreme Court decision granting corporations the rights of "personhood" and, thus, unlimited financial access to our political process. Corporations, unions and any other entity allowed unfettered, massive financial meddling in our elections must be stopped. Congress must come up with a legislative product that will stand a constitutional test. While there is little evidence the massive amounts poured into the just-completed election drastically changed outcomes, even if one race was affected it was one race too many. Left unchecked, the theocratic billionaires will eventually bend the system their way. That must not happen!
Others will come up with their own lists – their own summaries of what we've just been through. Most worth reading. Most worth hearing. But it's Republicans who need to closely read. And Republicans who need to closely listen. Because if the Party continues its present course, Republican influence in our national affairs will become more and more irrelevant. And that's not good.


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As early as Justin Ransom can remember, he's always been called Bo.
His older brother Josh began calling him Bo when they were young. The name stuck, perfectly suited for a wrestler.
Most everything else Bo Ransom got from wrestling came from his dad, Ted Ransom.
So it seemed not only fitting, but necessary from the son's perspective, Bo dropped everything three years ago to be there for the person he calls "his best friend."
Bo, a Madison graduate who placed fifth in state as a senior at 145, wrestled at Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina for one semester during the 2014-15 season before returning home to be with his dad, who was diagnosed with colon cancer and was treated with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Ted's weight went from 210 to 149, but he pulled through.
The news was devastating for the family. Bo's memory of how it unfolded is still vivid. His mother Kollen informed Belmont Abbery coach Kenn Caudell of Bo's father's situation, but asked him not to discuss it with Bo. Instead, Caudell asked Bo to accompany him to that season's Walsh Jesuit Ironman Tournament. The story from Caudell was that he and Bo would recruit the tournament.
"Needless to say, I never went to the Ironman," said Bo. "My mom told my coach, 'Bo needs to come home.' I remember walking into our house, and my parents sitting me down, and my dad said, 'I have cancer.' It felt like my world stopped. Probably the worst feeling in my life."
The great news is the Ransom kids — Bo, Josh and their sister Gabby — have a father who is a cancer survivor. He is also someone who loves wrestling. Bo and his father have been connected through the sport as long as Bo can remember.
The decision to leave his first college was a no-brainer for Bo — "Unfortunately, life happens," he said.
How it's played out for Bo has brought father and son closer than ever. Ted wrestled for Madison in the 1980s, and eventually helped created the Madison Takedown Club. He was the club's longtime president and coach. His sons Bo and Josh learned wrestling by participating in the club. Like Bo, Josh placed fifth in the state as a 220-pound senior.
Wrestling was non-stop in the Ransom family until Ted's setback. Now it's back in a big way for the family, even though Ted isn't clear of his cancer. A recent checkup revealed it returned to Ted's lungs and tailbone area.
"I would have never known," he said. "But just like last time, they caught it early, and the doctors say I have a good chance at recovery."
Ted won't allow the recent news to dampen his spirits. Not when there's plenty to rejoice in his wrestling family. Bo's second cousin, Madison's Shayne Magda, qualified for the Division I state tournament on March 3. Still, nothing compares to what happened between son and father Feb. 24 in Crawfordsville, Ind.
Jamie Gibbs saw that moment up close, and it moved him. The Baldwin Wallace coach had just watched Ransom, now a 174-pound junior for the Yellow Jackets, earn a hard-fought 7-5 win over Ohio Northern's Clayton Davidson of Kirtland at the NCAA Division III Central Regional Tournament.
The winner of the third-place bout at 174 would qualify to the national tournament March 9-10 in Cleveland. The loser was done for the season. Ransom was in the same spot the previous season, and lost.
Said Bo: "Going into that third-place match, I was thinking, 'It doesn't matter if I win or lose, as long as I can walk off the mat, hug my dad, and tell him I love you. That's all that matters.' "
That's what happened. The win was a bonus.
Gibbs watched from close by. His perspective:
"That's what it's all about," said Gibbs. "That's the beauty of sports. It gives their family a much-needed distraction, but it was such a great moment. It was something great to watch."
It was also simply a great performance by Ransom, who entered the tournament seeded No. 6 in the 174-pound bracket. He performed well above that, and will enter the NCAA D-III tournament at 26-10.
Gibbs' team advanced all but one of its 10 wrestlers to the national tournament. The coach might not have a better story on his team than Ransom.
After leaving North Carolina to return home, Bo attended Lake Erie College for a short while but did not wrestle.
"I needed to step away from the sport," he said. "Everything that happened with my dad took the wind out of my sail."
As his dad recovered, the itch to get back on the mat wouldn't go away, so Bo turned to the coach who originally recruited him in high school.
"I remember getting an email directly from Bo," said Gibbs. "He asked if we were still interested. We were."
Bo enrolled at BW at the start of last season, but couldn't compete until the second semester. The time away from the sport — more than a year — took its toll, but Bo still managed a solid 20-7 season. He missed qualifying for the NCAA tournament by one match.
This season has been a nice turnaround, and Bo's father knows why.
"The thing I love most about Bo's story is that I know the love of (wrestling) came back to him," said Ted, 48. "I think emotionally, he needed that break. One day, wrestling is so important, then all of the sudden it isn't."
Finding the right home at BW has made a difference.
"There isn't a better environment for him," said Ted. "A perfect fit for him."
Hopes are high for the Yellow Jackets with the NCAAs in their backyard. The large group they will bring to Cleveland's Public Hall has their coach thinking of a potential top-five finish in the team standings. But this season has been more than just wins and losses on the mat.
"I think (this season) has been a blessing for both of them," said Gibbs. "They have a special bond, and wrestling is a big part of it. Bo's at home in the wrestling room, and he's at home with his dad."
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Potomac State College of West Virginia University held its annual reception where donors get the opportunity to meet and talk with the student recipients of their scholarships. Donors enjoy learning about the future plans of the students while the students learn the history of their particular scholarship. Petersburg resident Madison Shanholtz (left) was awarded the Chester D. Harman MD Memorial Scholarship, which is presented to a student from Grant or Pendleton County who is majoring in biology or chemistry with a pre-pharmacy or pre-medicine career path. Shanholtz is a freshman biology major and a member of the Relay for Life Club at the College. She is a graduate of Petersburg High School and the daughter of Faron and Ronda Shanholtz. Also pictured are Terry Falkowski, daughter of the late Dr. Harman, who also serves as an adjunct instructor in chemistry, and her husband, Henry Falkowski, Ph.D., professor of chemistry at Potomac State. To learn more about contributing to or establishing a scholarship, contact Libby Nichols, alumni/development associate, at 304-788-6870 or at email@example.com .


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- AnonymousMay 13, 2012 at 11:46 AM
NOW you see the pain and suffering that you have to endure when you DECIDED to be a mother. Motherhood is a choice, and you probably ALSO made the choice when you got pregnant, however many times you did, to have those babies. Probably a religious decision, even though I bet your ass ain't thinkin about religion when you got whichever man you picked that time balls-deep in that ass. If you didn't know what your ass was getting into when you picked up that dick and let it bust a load all up in your lady parts, you never should have let it happen in the first place. Kids are fuckin TOUGH. Welcome to the fuckin real world.ReplyDelete
Umm thanks for your comment. Happy Mother's Day.ReplyDelete
You know I'm a positive, happy go lucky type person so all I can say is it's okay to not feel a holiday or any holiday. To me, it seems as they are more about putting on a show as opposed to actually conveying feelings and love.ReplyDelete
BTW I am sooooo happy my kids didn't make me breakfast today. I feel your pain on that one.
And I'm glad I'm not the only one who hides from my kids.
Personally, I've always struggled with holidays. Even before the kids. It's warm today... family fun with water guns in the backyard. Passive Agressive stress relief and fond family memories combined.ReplyDelete
Thanks for bringing some SANITY back to the comment thread, Regina. hhahahaha
I can relate to hating the holidays. After my mom passed I HATED HOLIDAYS!! It was so cruel and torturous! I was depressed and bitter and resentful. I remember my first Mother's Day I went to some random store and saw all the ppl picking out there cards for their mamas. I was pissed. At every single one of them! How unfair that YOU get to buy a card...and I don't! Then I went to the next aisle and cried.It can be tough! This Mother's Day.... being my first Mother's Day living with my MIL.... and seeing she's being a vindictive Bitch...Again... I miss my mom even more!ReplyDelete
No one LOVES being a mom all of the time! You know I love my kids, but I think about running away some days. Literally running away. I can't even be in the bathroom for more than mins without someone barging in! Some days it's wonderful.... some days I just cry.
The commercial value put on Mother's Day is pretty redic too! I've been asked a few times what I was given for presents. Then they show off what balleriffic present someone bought them. It's like the better (or most expensive) the present, the better mom you are. Pfft!
I'm struggling with the thought of going to the laundromat or not....How's that for the gift that keeps on giving.lol
Enjoy ur babies, honey! Whenever u get a chance. Not just today. Hopefully when they are older they can really make u feel like Queen for a day! That's what I hope for :)
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- Bachi the DESTROYER of PUNK ASS BITCHESMay 13, 2012 at 12:39 PM
The penis who wrote that comment above go fuck yourself. Jump off a fucking bridge and die. FUCK YOU and FUCK MOTHERS DAY. It should be happy stupid females who decide to procreate and get stuck with all the responsibility for 18+ or a life time after, while the males get to frolic and be carefree." no wonder men age better. Everything I have done was planned my piece of shit x begged me for a baby, non stop- said he would share the responsibilities and be my partner but instead all he did was drag me down. As soon as I was five months preg. his stupid ass was fucking everthing that movedand after I had the baby, financially he was taking all his lady friends out and not even paying for diapers. So before you run your mother fucking mouth and want to assume you know anyone or their fucking situation you need to just shut the fuck up. Or say it to my mother fucking face so that I can fucking cut you for being a stupid piece of shit that does not have a hint of intelligence which is why I am talking this way.. I'm stooping to your level. Your mother did not have you , she SHAT you the fuck out. Coward pussy faced anonymous punk ass BITCH. Just die.ReplyDelete
@ Ceci - I don't think the dead flowers were intentional. Her vision isn't what it once was. But, I found it poetically ironic. I'm glad that you understand what I am saying is this Blog Entry, though and thank you.ReplyDelete
@Bachi the DESTROYER OF PUNK ASS BITCHES - First, LMFAO. Second, I thought the anonymous poster was a woman for some reason. Who knows? Sorry to get you riled up on such a beautiful day though. :/
- MarijaMay 13, 2012 at 11:17 PM
This blog was only half for me, I just want to add some food for thought.ReplyDelete
As fake as you seem to think your response to your kids are, I see them as normal. I got hard boiled eggs with cold toast and gifts that will never be opened and gather dust in my top drawer. Handmade cards that look like crap. But I lapped it up like it was a 5 star buffet.
Its about the look on their faces and the memories made from that day.
I was bought up in a happy family...so I cant relate to what you are saying from a person raised in a dysfunctional family...but I can tell you that the memories my mother made for us forever changed how I act toward my kids on the holidays.
I am not a holiday / present person....but making those memories happy for my kids is an aim of mine because I still remember those fuzzy warm feelings I have when I think of christmas and special days such as Birthdays and Mothers Day
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Do Brides Really Wear Wedding Garters Anymore?
I get this question quite a lot: Do brides really wearing wedding garters anymore? I get the wedding garter relevancy question so many times from people – not my brides or my clients – but from friends and peers that I meet in the wedding industry. I thought it would be best to try to answer it once and for all here on my blog!
I am back with another installment of my wedding garter 101 blog series where I'm answering this garter wearing question and so much more! If you have any question about a garter, be sure to check back through my advice series, because I answer just about any question that you could possibly have about a garter!
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When I first meet people and tell them that I am a stylish wedding garter designer. I usually get a blank stare. I can tell that they are trying to process what I just said. "Huh? Did she really just say that she makes wedding garters?" This is usually what they are thinking. I can see the confused questions written all over their face! Once they have finally processed my chosen profession, the next follow up question is always the same. Each and every time the follow up question is the same.
Do brides actually wearing wedding garters anymore?
The follow up question is always the same: "Do brides still wear garters?" It doesn't matter if you are in the wedding industry, maybe as a wedding planner or a photographer, or you are not in the wedding world at all, the questions are always the same. "But, wait, I thought brides don't wear wedding garters anymore? I'm so confused, how can you make wedding garters if brides don't wear them?" The questions are always the same!
Most people – in and out of the wedding profession – have a preconceived notion about wedding garters and what garters used to look like. They think that today's wedding garters are still yesterday's wedding garter designs. Today's wedding garter designs are modern, fresh and thoughtful. Today's wedding garters use amazing materials and brides are actually seeking out garters to be the perfect accessory for their wedding day look. If you haven't seen a wedding garter in a long time, I invite you to check a few of them out. You will be pleasantly surprised by the modern, yet feminine and truly creative garter designs out on the market for brides.
In addition to outdated garter designs, many people are scared of the wedding garter toss. And, well, the garter toss is often associated with a bridal garter. Many think that just because you wear a wedding garter you have to do the garter toss. (If you read my blog at all, you know that this isn't true, but this is still what most people think about the garter!) Many are scared to be the ones to do the garter toss and they are even more scared to be one of the single people called out to the dance floor during the wedding reception to catch the garter!
Yes, Yes and Yes!
So, what is my answer? It is always the same. Yes! Yes, brides are still wearing wedding garters. I'm busy as a bee here in my studio hand making and designing stylish wedding garters in designs that modern brides are loving and cherishing. So, we know at least some brides are going for the garter tradition!
This is what I usually respond with: Well, some brides are wearing them because I've been busy! If brides weren't wearing garters, then I'd be pretty bored!
To Toss Or Not?
Many brides are opting not to do the garter toss at their reception. Yet, many brides and grooms are still doing the garter toss. To do or not do the garter toss is a very personal choice. Some couples are really into the garter toss and are super excited to do it! They even come up with fun tricks like wrapping it around a football or wearing it on the wrong leg!
Yes, some just married couples would rather skip the garter toss all together! If they are skipping the garter toss, most brides will still wear wedding garter as something special and meaningful to have close to them on their wedding day. After their wedding, they will save their garter as a modern heirloom. Some brides get a wedding garter to start a new tradition in their family and pass it around as something borrowed, or to save it for their future daughter to be her something old. There are so many fun and beautiful ways to take part in the wedding garter tradition without having to do the garter toss!
So, that's my advice on the topic. What do you think? Are brides will wearing wedding garters? Leave me a comment, I'd love to hear from you!
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Florida Georgia Line to Play Second Harvest Benefit
The third time's a charm for Florida Georgia Line.
The hit duo, made up of Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard, will return for the third year to perform for the Stars for Second Harvest benefit concert, to be held on June 3 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
"We've been so incredibly blessed this past year and have always wanted to make it bigger than the music," Kelley says. "To have the opportunity to give back and help feed the hungry in our community is an honor."
"Hopefully we will help sell out this show and all come together to raise a lot of money for such a great cause!" Hubbard adds.
The event, now in its tenth year, raises money for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. Songwriter Craig Wiseman will once again return as the evening's host. More artists are expected to be announced shortly.
FGL's performance comes in the middle of a busy year for the pair. They are touring as the opening act for Jason Aldean's Night Train Tour, before they kick off their own headlining Here's to the Good Times trek, and then join Aldean on his Burn It Down tour. The men are also heading into the studio to work on the follow-up to their freshman 'Here's to the Good Times' album. See their busy schedule here.
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"We were up to the challenge and eager to punch our ticket to the state playoffs," said coach Joe Lord about the Banks County Diamond Leopards. "We are excited to play in the final four of the region tournament and even more excited that we are hosting the tournament at our park."
The Leopards will advance to the final four in the region tournament. Banks County hosts the tournament Thursday starting at 11 a.m. when the Leopards face the Dragons from Jefferson.
"It will be a big challenge, but we are excited about the opportunities that are in front of us," Lord said. "We've now qualified for the state playoffs in back-to-back years, and that is a great accomplishment for our program."
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"I don't know too well how the election is done but I think that Rooney is better than Kaka," Maradona explained in El Grafico.
"Milan is a team that depends all the time on Kaka but that doesn't make him the best player in the world."
Speaking of his current favourites in football - Maradona ruled on who he feels is the pick of his fellow countrymen.
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The ultimate foodie experience in the new issue of The Innovator
This new Innovator magazine is all about presenting innovation and trends that will spark your imagination. Previously we have had different themes and focus areas. This issue is dedicated to different food sectors like hypermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants and cafes.
The foodie issue
Food and health are becoming increasingly important in our lives. The term "foodie" has been used for some time now and social media is exploding with different food experiences. A foodie is a person who has an ardent or refined interest in food and seeks new food experiences rather than simply eating out of hunger. Our passion for light is equivalent to the foodies passion for food!
As a retail partner we prepare for upcoming trends and develop suitable lighting concepts with our customers target group in mind. In this issue you will find the process which takes us to what we consider the best possible solution for our customers.
Studio Streck about creating a bakery concept
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When the interior designers at Studio Streck create a shop concept it is always based on the customer's brand and perspective. This is something they incorporated when devising Cederleüf & Svenheimer's new bakery concept; connecting craftsmanship, tradition, caring and sustainability in one and the same shop concept.
Kitchen Ghosts is a duo that has taken the foodie culture to a higher level. By focusing on displaying homemade food and its handcraft in a tasteful way their stylish imagery has caught the attention of foodies all over the world. To find out more about them and their interesting work, we asked them a few questions.
Lifestyle choices and their effects on the food industry
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Strong is the new skinny, LCHP instead of LCHF, dieting with Instagram and slow food instead of fast food. How will these trends effect the food industry?
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Mom-To-Be Mariah Carey Hints That She's Going To Design The Most Over-The-Top Nursery Ever!
Mariah Carey is over the moon about her impending motherhood. But right now the singer is focusing on designing the best room for her bundle of joy. We have a feeling it's going to be full of bling!
Now that the secret is out about Mariah Carey's pregnancy, she's getting down to business and figuring out what to do with the baby's bedroom. Her first child with husband Nick Cannon arrives this spring, so she's still got plenty of time to put the finishing touches on the room, but based on what we saw of her decorating style on MTV's Cribs, we have a feeling it's going to take a lot of hard work to turn Mariah's visions into reality. Considering that the 40-year-old singer has never been shy about her love of all things uber girlie like rainbows and butterflies, I have a feeling that she'd be happy to have a daughter to follow in her diva footsteps. And her personal taste in decor would definitely appeal to young girls. "Come on, this is me. I already have a Hello Kitty bathroom," she smiles.Insiders tell HollyBaby.com that the songbird has a baby boy on board, even though she and Nick are keeping mum on the subject. "We don't know the sex yet," she tells USA Today. "I guess we should find out. But people didn't used to find out, you know."
Mariah's craving McDonald's cheeseburgers
I certainly can't wait to see what design she decides on. And if it is indeed a little boy, I sure hope she's just as comfortable with toy trucks and basketball motifs as she is with pink and white kitty cats.
She turned to acupuncture to help her get pregnant
When she's not thinking about cribs and kid-friendly decor, Mariah is focusing on keeping her lunch down. "There's always a little bit of nausea, but throwing up is bad for your voice — the reflux is terrible — so I've been trying to just keep calm, get through it," she admits.The thing that matters most to Mariah is that she and Nick are able to provide a stable family environment for their little one. (Her parents divorced when she was 3, and she was raised by her single mom.) "I want my child to experience having a mother and a father who live together and love each other, to feel secure in that," she says. "I would have never done this if I wasn't in a strong, grounded relationship."I have a feeling Mariah and Nick are going to be amazing parents. What do you think?
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Among disappointed Democrats in the US, the soul-searching has begun after being defeated in the midterm elections.
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And for some of the high-profile candidates, it was a case of putting on a brave face in front of their supporters who fought a hard battle.
Alison Lundergan Grimes, the Democrat candidate in Kentucky for the Senate, said: "While tonight didn't bring us the result that we had hoped for, this journey, the fight for you – it was worth it. I will continue to fight for the commonwealth of Kentucky each and every day."
Colorado's defeated Democrat, Mark Udall, said: "As long as I've had the privilege to serve the people of Colorado, I've always felt that I've come out ahead and tonight is no exception."
And North Carolina's defeated Democrat, Kay Hagan, told her supporters: "You weren't just standing with me though, you were standing with working families all across North Carolina. Those are the families that I have worked to represent my six years in the US Senate, and those are the families that still need a voice."
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I believe that you should have faith in what you do as a career. When people are in high school and they work at places like McDonalds, people look at these jobs as not so sought out jobs. Some people that work at McDonalds actually like their job, but say that they don't because they are afraid of what people are going to think of them. People should enjoy their job and stick up for it regardless of what others think about it.
I often hear people make fun of the kids who work fast food restaurants. People making fun of the restaurant workers are usually the people that don't have jobs or have a job with similar pay. The people that make similar pay only act like they make more by buying a lot of things that they can barely afford. These are the same people that frequent the restaurants they are ridiculing.
I can relate to this because I work in a small town carry out store that also makes food. I get paid minimum wage just like most people my age just starting a job do. After I would tell people where I worked they would laugh and make fun of the place I work. Then again these are the same people that I see working at a different little town store making the same pay. I even see these people walk into the store I work at and get food.
When entering a new job, people should believe in what they do. There are always going to be the people that talk down on certain jobs even though they go to the places that they talk bad about. It shouldn't matter where a person works or even how much they make, if they work somewhere they should just be proud to have the job. There are people out there that cant even find a job and we take advantage of that. Next time someone is being ridiculed about where they work help stick up for the person.
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|08 May 2010
Buying software: can I download from another country?
Not sure where this question belongs, so I would not mind if it gets moved to a proper place ...
I just noticed that Nero has come up with the new version of their burning software. Now, there is already some discussion of whether it's actually worth it to upgrade given that the main part, Nero Burning Rom has not been changed for years. But, there is another issue that got me curious.
Check out the price of Nero Burning Rom. If you go to the Nero website you can choose different countries and languages.
If your choice is US English, then the price is $49.99.
Now, I am currently in Germany, so if I go to the Nero website it automatically chooses Germany English. The price is suddenly Euro 49.99, which is about 30% more (even after recent exchange rate developments).
Choose UK English and you find the price to be £39.99 - about 60 bucks.
I got curious and changed the setting to Russia, English. The price became Euro 59.99.
Now, my question - is there any legal argument that would prevent me from choosing the country setting that corresponds to the lowest price - in case of Nero that would be the US or, another good example, New Zealand. The price is for the download, so no actual shipping is involved. Therefore there is no additional cost related to shipping expenses (which would actually depend on the destination address). The product is exactly the same.
With real purchases - such as from Amazon.com with shipping to Germany - the situation is different, since local customs office will charge a duty and the price difference will almost always disappear (unless you are lucky to find some mega sale event). But with downloads, customs seem to be left out of the deal.
Any suggestions?
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Good Q and I'm unsure as to the legalities I must be honest.
Free alternatives to Nero (perhaps not as multi-functional) are the excellent The Official ImgBurn Website and CDBurnerXP: Introduction and News.
Like i say, good Q though.
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Windows 10 Pro x64 x3, Ubuntu
The way I understand things the customs duty is still payable in the case of a download as with a physical shipment.
How this would be achieved I am not aware, and may be the reason for the price difference, of course it may be that there are actual differences in the software also.
you may find that the purchase of the US version is not actually possible but you would need to check the website terms
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|08 May 2010
Good Q and I'm unsure as to the legalities I must be honest.
Free alternatives to Nero (perhaps not as multi-functional) are the excellent The Official ImgBurn Website and CDBurnerXP: Introduction and News.
Like i say, good Q though.
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win7 ultimate 32 , 64 ,XP
Good Q and I'm unsure as to the legalities I must be honest.
Free alternatives to Nero (perhaps not as multi-functional) are the excellent The Official ImgBurn Website and CDBurnerXP: Introduction and News.
Like i say, good Q though.
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Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
I use this service when buying something online from USA, when the vendor accepts only an American address. Might not be a solution for you, especially if all you need is the new Nero; the service is not free.
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Vista Ultimate X64/ Windows 7 Dual-boot
I like the FREE alternatives mentioned in Post #2...
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|08 May 2010
Thanks everyone!
Well, I used Nero just as example. I just wanted to understand the legality as a matter of principle.
Technically, I can easily buy from American as well as European sites - not sure about Egyptian, never tried that. With physical shipments sometimes I get a customs notice and sometimes I do not - I guess they are not 100% effective. With downloads it's even easier.
But there must be some reason they charge different prices in different countries. I do understand this in the case of actual brick-and-mortar shops, there one needs to satisfy local laws and procedures, pay taxes, duties and what not. But with selling downloads of presumably the same product - or can it be that a "German" version of Nero (or an anti-virus or a text editor) is really different from a "US" or "UK" version?
I really doubt anyone would ever check my computer for where have I bought my software, but it would be good to understand the situation and hopefully act accordingly. At least, if I'm paying a higher price I should know what am I paying for, right?
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Windows7 beta 7000
I live in Mexico and most of the software I buy online downloads without a problem. With Adobe, there's a problem. They will not let me download to a Mexican ISP. I download to a friends server in the U.S. and get it from there.
Another problem is that many companies in the U.S. will not accept a credit card with a billing address outside the U.S. even if it's a U.S. Bank. So, I have a card with my sister's address.
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"You know, when you give a man more money in his pocket—in this case, a woman more money in her pocket to expand a business, it—they build new buildings. And when somebody builds a new building somebody has got to come and build the building. And when the building expanded it prevented additional opportunities for people to work."—Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007
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