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Working from Home: Where Do You Actually Work?
Some of my favorite spaces to drool over are offices. Filled with books, art, and colorful writing utensils, they always seem to be the most inspirational spaces. I'm not ashamed to admit that when I see photos of a particularly inviting desk, I'll fantasize about spending long, productive hours at its helm. Yet despite my love of a good work space, I'm rarely found at my desk, instead opting for the sofa, bed, or breakfast bar.
My boyfriend and I both work from home, so when we moved into our condo earlier this month the first question was naturally, "Where should our work spaces go?" His job requires a lot of phone calls, filing, and storage, where my writing needs are much more mobile, so we decided right away that his desk should go in the spare bedroom, and he's been happy there ever since. I, on the other hand, have moved from a small desk setup in the open kitchen/living room area, to the dining room, which doubles as the library, and even to the bedroom, where I had a desk/nightstand combo for a while. And yet even when I have a beautiful space to work in, filled with all those books and pens, I always gravitate back to a less conventional work space.
While it seems somewhat decadent and at times unhealthy to spend the whole day on the couch, I find that I'm rather productive there. The mounds of books that constantly shift on the moving cushions, the pens that get lost in the cushions of the couch, the strange angle at which I prop my computer on the sofa arm: none of these disturb my work, and in fact, I barely even notice them anymore. Lately it has me wondering why I've always thought that I've needed a desk.
For those of you who work from home, or even those who make use of the computer at home in leisure time, how often do you actually use a desk? And if you don't, are you generally peripatetic, or do you find yourself gravitating to a particular spot?
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2014 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
John Frank Harper, M.D., is a distinguished cardiologist known for his compassionate patient care and passion for excellence. After earning a B.A. in English from SMU in 1968, he graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas in 1972. He did internal medicine training and a cardiology fellowship at UT Southwestern, where he was chief resident. He has been engaged in clinical cardiology practice at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas for 35 years and was chief of cardiology there for eight years. He is consistently included in lists of D magazine's Best Doctors in Dallas, Texas Monthly's Super Docs, Best Doctors in America and Top Doctors.
Dr. Harper has a strong commitment to education of physicians, as well as patient care. He is a member of the core faculty at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, teaching medical residents and students, and a clinical instructor at UT Southwestern. In 2011 he was named the Jennie Ewton Chair of Cardiology at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. He serves as chair of the Texas Health Resources 16-hospital Cardiovascular Council
Dr. Harper's undergraduate major in English gave him a lifelong passion for literature. He founded and directs an annual Literature and Medicine Seminar, which uses literature to help physicians connect with their patients on a deeper level through healing words. Presented in cooperation with SMU's Department of English and Presbyterian Hospital Foundation, the seminar draws practicing physicians, medical and pre-medical students and others. Dr. Harper also initiated the Doctors for Dedman program to reengage physicians who did their undergraduate work at SMU. In 2012 he received the Dedman College Distinguished Graduate Award.
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The Slanting Syahbandar Tower
The Batavia Tower of the Port is an important heritage of the town. The tower was used to be the zero Kilometer before the landmark was moved to Monas. The tower was built in the era of General Governor Antonio Van Diemen (1636-1645) and become part of the city wall. There are a lot of historical fact that we can find from this tower, social as well as political history. However this tower is slanting and if it is not repaired soon, it will collapse. We will lost one more important heritage of Batavia. The slanting is due to the land subsidence and environmental damage. The provincial government of Jakarta Special Region (DKI) should save the heritage.


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Accession Number : ADA390992
Title : Air Mobility Command Passenger Reservation Center System Analysis
Descriptive Note : Master's thesis Aug 1999-Mar 2001
Corporate Author : AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
Personal Author(s) : Tuttle, Robert E
PDF Url : ADA390992
Report Date : Mar 2001
Pagination or Media Count : 69
Abstract : The Department of Defense (DoD) has undergone a massive downsizing in an effort to comply with President Clinton's directive to 'reinvent' government making it more efficient. Therefore, the DoD revamped its $3.5 billion annual official business travel program. The core of this project is the Defense Travel System (DTS), an Internet based solution providing personally arranged travel, largely circumventing the base transportation offices. This thesis looks at DTS's Air Mobility Command passenger reservation management. This program is comprised of four geographically separated Passenger Reservation Centers located in Scott AFB IL, Japan, Germany and Hawaii. The objective of this study was to analyze and measure PRC operating metrics and benchmark the major civilian air carriers to determine if a more efficient structure exists for the PRC. The conclusions of the study indicate that there is a more efficient structure. The disparity in the manpower to workload within the four PRCs and the absence of any manpower standard by which to measure employee productivity makes it is impossible to accurately improve worker productivity. As benchmarked against industry, the PRC system contains some elements of an efficient system, although some changes are warranted. This study recommends closing the PRC in Hawaii.
Descriptors : *PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, *TRAVEL, *MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING, MEASUREMENT, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, COMMERCE, MANPOWER UTILIZATION, EFFICIENCY, THESES, PRODUCTIVITY, WORKLOAD, AIR TRANSPORTATION
Subject Categories : Administration and Management
Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE


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* If you are under 18 years of age, or if you are one of my sons, please do not read the following!!!*
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Last night David and I went out for dinner, and yep we had a great time. Adult time – enjoying our meal in peace and quiet. With no-one asking for our attention. And I got to enjoy two cocktails plus my all time favorite drink. We went to Hogs Breath Cafe, then to Coffee Club for Dessert, and then onto a Hotel/Pub for more drinks.
It was so very nice to have "our time" out.
Both David and I love our kids, but we are lacking in "Our Time" at the moment and we feel like we needed to escape.
With one son at his Friends house over night we made a last minute decision to go out for dinner. Our other Son looked after our younger two boys, and they were feed before we left. They had two new DVD's to watch, our bed to take over and we knew they were safe.
No Privacy.
Which got us talking…..if there is one thing we don't like about Living in our Motorhome is "No Bedroom Door". No walls separating our bedroom space from our boys.
Our boys who go to sleep late at night.
Our boys who are light sleepers.
Our boys who do not need to hear their parents while they are in bed!!!
YEP – like I said this is an Adult Post only.
Along the way to dinner David and I got onto the Subject of Sex Hotels. Not sleazy Sex Hotels, not places where you go to pay for sex {mind you there is nothing wrong with those places for those that are single}
We are talking about Sex Hotels where you can check into and pay per Hour.
Or Maybe they should be called "Love Hotels"
Places set up with different "Style" rooms to cater for different type of tastes.
Now you wouldn't need a Hotel with over 100 rooms ~ you would only need about 20-30 rooms because its not for travelling purposes….its a place where adults can go to and be together without having to be worried about their kids walking/waking up on them!
Picture This.
Imagine ~ A place with a room set up with sound proof walls
Imagine – A Place set up with a room where you can book in for an hour or two hours
Imagine – A place set up with a Big Spa Bath, a Bed and nothing more!!!
Imagine – A place where each room had a different Colour scheme – different "Theme" and you asked to book into that room.
Imagine – Sex Hotels set up in every major city around Australia…..
Could You Use Such A Hotel?
We even started to come up with Names for the Chains of Hotels….
Yep! We thought the whole thing through.
Mind you David had more details then I thought of, and his ideas were a bit "Too Much" for my tastes. His Room Decor ideas were way too freaky for me!!! {amazing that after all these of marriages I still find out things about him that shocks me!!!}
These Fantasy Love Hotels are really out there 🙂
But I really like the idea of a place where we could book in a for a few hours.
Spend some quality time together – giving our marriage the attention it needs.
Without having to pay for an over night stay. Without having to stress about our boys needing us, going for a few hours is something we can manage – an over night hotel stay is a bit too much to ask of our older boys!
Without having to be quiet in the bedroom if we don't want to.
With a room that has a bath tub – I miss my bath! David would probably like a room with an Full Sized Kitchen/Oven….he misses baking meals {mind you I am not sure that cooking would be on our minds?}
It would be a classy Joint. Somewhere Parents/Grandparents/Couples can escape to….knowing they are doing something good as a couple.
After all the kids will grow up one day and move out of home, and what happens then to the Parents who never mind time to connect together? One day the kids will be all gone, and if the
marriage bedroom life is not taken care of then you are screwed!!!
Sex Hotels or Love Hotels
Yes or No?
Could you see Australia embracing them?
Would Love To Hear Your Thoughts….
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Signature leather goods giant Bottega Venetta has set its sights on the luxury fragrance market. On 17 July at Harrods UK, the firm will launch its maiden venture in the world of luxury fragrances. Bottega Venetta and Coty Prestige collaborated to create this heady new fragrance that was conceptualized by Bottega Venetta creative director Thomas Maier.
In keeping with Bottega Venetta's image as a creator of elite leather products, the new luxury fragrance will have a leathery and floral scent. Developed by expert perfumer Michael Almairac of Robertet, the new fragrance will have notes of oak moss, Indian jasmine sambac, pink peppercorns from Brazil, Indian patchouli and Italian bergamot.
Maier found inspiration for this perfume in an old countryside home in Venetto, Italy. The scents of old wooden floors, leather-bound books, and of grass, hay, moss and flowers combined in Maier's mind to give rise to the idea of this signature luxury perfume.
Everything about this perfume shouts "luxury". Even the glass bottle in which it is available is the creation of Murano glassmakers, the same company that glassed the home collection for Bottega Venetta. The bottle is simple and elegant, just like Bottega Venetta's image as a creator of splendid leather products.
This does not rank among the costliest perfumes in the world, but Bottega Venetta's special edition perfume does not come cheap either. Selling for $395 per 3 oz., the signature perfume will be available at only Bottega Venetta's 165 boutiques around the world. Fans could also pick up creams, body lotions and shower gels alongside the perfume.


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Jennifer Jenkins of Duke Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain sends us this announcement:
Professor Pamela Samuelson, an extremely influential expert on intellectual property in the information age, will be delivering the annual Meredith and Kip Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property at Duke Law School this Thursday, March 24, at 12:10. You are invited to attend. Details are below.
Please feel free to forward this announcement to anyone who may be interested in attending.
Professor Pamela Samuelson of the University of California at Berkeley
Enriching Discourse on the Public Domain
Date: 03/24/2005 Time: 12:10pm Location: Duke Law School, Room 3041 Reception to follow
Pamela Samuelson is a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, Pamela Samuelson is a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, with joint appointments to the School of Information Management Systems and the School of Law, where she is a Director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology. An internationally renowned expert on intellectual property in the information age, she teaches in the areas of intellectual property, cyberlaw and information policy, and has written extensively about the challenges that new information technologies pose for legal regimes, especially for intellectual property law. Professor Samuelson is an advisor for the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and is a Fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
The Meredith and Kip Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property is a lecture series that was established in 2000 by Duke Law School alumnus Kip Frey '85 and his wife, Meredith, to increase discussion about emerging issues in the areas of intellectual property, cyberspace, and science and technology law. Noted intellectual property law scholars Lewis Branscomb, the Aetna Professor of Public Policy and Corporate Management emeritus at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, Lawrence Lessig, professor of law at Stanford University, and Yochai Benkler, professor of law at New York University, delivered previous lectures in this series.


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Usually either really significant moments of the plot are discussed or one character's past is revealed in a Bathtub Bonding scene.Most of the time they are HeterosexualLifePartners; rarely are they ever PlatonicLifePartners, though this can be used if the PlatonicLifePartners in question have enough UnresolvedSexualTension between them to make them popular targets for shipping and the writer wants to do a scene where said UnresolvedSexualTension comes to a head.At least two characters have to share a bathtub (be it at home, at a hotel, during a PublicBathhouseScene, or during a HotSpringsEpisode) in order to qualify for this trope.----!!Examples[[foldercontrol]][[folder: Advertising]]* The iconic bathtubs in [[SideEffectsInclude commercials for Cialis]], a drug that helps with [[TheLoinsSleepTonight erectile dysfunction]]. The couples are not in the same tub, but they're in two old-fashioned bathtubs next to each other on the beach, holding hands. [[/folder]][[folder:Anime & Manga]]Relatively common in anime due to the Japanese concept of "skinship".* ''Manga/AkagamiNoShirayukihime'':** After getting caught in the rain while traveling Mitsuhide stays as a guard while Zen and Obi take a bath in the large bathroom at an inn. Shirayuki and Kiki also bathe together at the inn and while both pairs get a bit of time to just chat between the two of them [[TheGadfly Obi]] uses the time to mostly tease and fluster Zen, joking about peaking in on the girls and saying that now he'll be forced to picture Zen naked if Zen ever again says something about wanting his aides (including Obi) to be happy in life again now that he's done so while they were bathing.** In Lyrias Shirayuki and Izuru are invited to a public bathhouse by Yuzuri to celebrate the success of the Olin Maris experiments, when Suzu hears about this he decides to bring the guys to the bathhouse as well in order to relax a bit and Obi, Ryuu and Kirito come along with him and the guys end up talking about their relationship prospects.* Hilariously subverted in Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia, where Italy and Japan bathe together in a hot spring... but what ''could'' have been this trope [[MomentKiller is ruined]] when Italy implies [[TeenyWeenie that Japan is a lightweight in his pants]].* In the original manga, OVA, and remake manga version of ''Anime/BirdyTheMighty'', one episode has Tsutomu's father head to the bath to join him in some "father-son naked bonding time", as he puts it. Tsutomu's mother naturally has a WTF reaction. However, Tsutomu's father ended up [[AccidentalPervert seeing a naked Birdy instead]].* It is done in ''Butt-Attack Punisher Girl Gautaman R'' but to an uncomfortable extent.* Song Goku and Son Gohan do this while training in the Room of Spirit and Time in ''Anime/DragonBallZ''.* Lucy and Kana share a bath in ''Manga/FairyTail''. Lampshaded when Kana asks if Lucy usually fits two to a bath, and Lucy counters by asking if Kana [[DropInCharacter usually breaks into other people's houses]], since characters breaking into Lucy's house is something of a running gag.* In the eighth episode of ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'', it is done with [[FishOutOfWater Saito]] and Siesta, who are opposite genders. Saito had [[ItMakesSenseInContext just built a hot tub]], and Siesta has a crush on him. He was planning on being there alone, and is punished by his master (and local {{Tsundere}}) Louise when he shows interest in other women. He has feelings for Siesta, but is in a HaremSeries, so it's awkward for him.* [[BathingBeauty Rushuna]] and Mikan bathtub bond in the ninth episode of ''Anime/{{Grenadier}}''.* In ''Manga/HidamariSketch'', Miyako practically ''forces'' her way into Yuno's bath, on account of her having no running water in her own apartment (as [[CloudCuckooLander she keeps forgetting to pay the water bills]]. Poor, shy Yuno doesn't know what hits her. Still, it pays off, since both girls are the best of friends ever after.* In ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD'', Asia (a European) tries to invoke this when Issei accidentally walks in on her in the bath, saying that she's heard of the Japanese practice of communal bathing and would be okay doing that with him to strengthen their relationship. Issei tells her she's misunderstood the idea.[[note]]This is an excuse on Issei's part - he'd love to, but can't trust himself not to hit for a home run. Asia doesn't quite grasp this, [[ChivalrousPervert so he won't tempt himself]].[[/note]] The trope is expanded upon in the anime, where the girls often have their bonding conversations in hot springs and the like, and Rias and Souna conduct important devil business meeting while naked in the latter's steam room.* ''Manga/HimechanNoRibon'': Hime-chan and Pokota, [[LivingToys her magical talking stuff toy]], do this in the seventh episode when talking about how to deal with Himeko's current problem.* The first ending of ''Manga/ICantUnderstandWhatMyHusbandIsSaying'' has [[HappilyMarried Kaoru and Hajime]] relaxing in the bath together (ending with Kaoru doing a BathKick). Later episodes would add them washing each other's backs.* Kagome and Sango have done this in episode 29 of ''Manga/InuYasha'' and in the [[Anime/InuYashaTheMovieTheCastleBeyondTheLookingGlass second movie]]. Neither instance was actually in a bathtub, but rather in a hot spring.* Akane and Mikoto in ''LightNovel/{{Kampfer}}.'' [[LesYay Bonus points]] for Mikoto's blatantly sensual poses and Akane's [[LuminescentBlush shyness]] about looking at her.* In ''Anime/ALittleSnowFairySugar'', Sugar and Saga often share a bath to discuss the day's events, with pint-sized Sugar sitting on Saga's knees to keep from drowning. Saga also uses the bath to bond with Kanon.* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' has three of these scenes:** Attempted by Fate in the [[AudioAdaptation first Sound Stage]] of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'', though Amy interrupted her before she could gather up her courage to ask Nanoha to go to the bath tub with her.** On the other hand, her adopted daughter Caro was a lot less nervous about this in [[AudioAdaptation the first Sound Stage]] of ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers StrikerS]]''. She just jumped right into Erio's side of the Hot Springs (kids under 11 are allowed to go anywhere they want) [[PuppyLove to do some serious bonding with him]], much to Erio's horror and embarassment.** Fate also likes bathing with her children, and in one of the one-shots, gets quite disappointed when Vivio expresses a desire to take a bath by herself in order to appear grown-up.* This happens a lot in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', although there usually aren't any romantic undertones due to the fact that Negi is ten, and ObliviousToLove... and then there came Eva. Being TheVamp that she is, she ''wanted'' it to be sexual but failed miserably because, as stated above, Negi hasn't reached puberty yet. (Technically, [[NotGrowingUpSucks neither has Eva]].)* Episode 23 of ''Anime/MaiOtome'' has Mai sharing a hot tub in the middle of a thick forest with Natsuki, it being the first time they've met face-to-face since they both left school. Natsuki spent the last several years since then wondering why Mai suddenly disappeared, and asks for her help in her fight against [[BigBad Nagi]] and the Schwarz army.* Nadia from ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'' bathtub bonds with Electra in episode 20. She also bonds with Grandis in a bubble bath in episode 33.* Pictured above: In the 28th episode of ''Manga/{{Nana}}'', Hachi jumps into Nana's bath, which at first becomes uncomfortable for Nana, but then not so much.* In episode 24 of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', [[spoiler: the newly appointed 5th child Kaworu Nagisa]] gets into the bath with Shinji. What follows is the most important step in their relationship development.* ''[[LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}} Nisemonogatari]]'' dedicated a whole episode to a scene regarding Koyomi and Shinobu having a discussion in the bathtub together.* The 10th episode of ''Manga/OmamoriHimari'' does this.* Nanako and Mariko share one of these scenes in ''Manga/OniisamaE'', complete with [[ACupAngst Nanako]] being embarrassed as she compares her body with [[HourGlassHottie Mariko]]'s. * Miina and Karen do this in pretty much every episode of ''Anime/PleaseTwins''.* PlayedForLaughs in ''Manga/SchoolRumble'' when Eri tries to do this with Motoko, but ends up with Harima. Harima ends having to pretend to be Motoko so he doesn't get caught. * In the ''Manga/SensualPhrase'' manga, [[HugeGuyTinyGirl Aine and Sakuya]] ''try'' to enact the trope -- [[AvertedTrope but they fail]] since Sakuya is much taller than the average Japanese dude and thus they simply don't fit in the deep yet also ''very'' short ''furo'' tub they tried to use.* Male example: A chapter of the ''Manga/SgtFrog'' manga had Fuyuki and Keroro doing this. Then [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters members of the supporting cast]] show up and try to join in... meanwhile, Natsumi is feeling left out but refuses to admit it.* Uruka and Saki bond in a bubble bath in episodes 5 and 6 of ''Anime/SteelAngelKurumi2''.* There is a bathtub bonding scene in ''Anime/StreetFighterAlphaGenerations''. The local GenkiGirl Sakura Kasugano bathes with Fuuka, the cute granddaughter of an OldMaster that she and Ryu are staying with.* In the first episode of ''Manga/{{Zetman}}'', after taking the homeless ten-year-old Jin into her home, Akemi climbs into the bath with him to comfort him in his grief over the death of his adopted grandfather.[[/folder]][[folder:Comics -- Books]]* Used at least once in ''ComicBook/XForce'' between Cable and Domino. [[spoiler:Or rather, between Cable and a shape-shifter who was impersonating Domino.]]* ''SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'': Sam and Max apparently took baths together when they were kids, according to photos in their office.* Faith and [[EvilBrit Gigi]], the slayer planning to kill Buffy, in ''ComicBook/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', season 8.[[/folder]][[folder:Fan Works]]* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6731465/3/Nanoha_As_Divergence In this fic]], [[CrackPairing Vita and Yuuno]] did that while waiting for others to come, and Vita learned about [[TrainingFromHell the origin of his scars]] and it's seems that they start to [[TrueCompanions trust each other after that]] (even having NotADate five days later). [[OneOfUs Also mentioned with name]] in the omake section.* A throwaway gag in ''[[FanFicRecs/TheLegendOfZelda The Weekly Hyrule News]]'' is Link and Dark showering together; it's mentioned more in the DeadFic sequel. Nothing significant happens except to highlight Dark's {{Keet}}-like personality, and that they're comfortable around each other.* [[http://community.livejournal.com/withnail_i_fic/5165.html This]] short ''Film/WithnailAndI'' fic. However, they don't really bond.[[/folder]][[folder:Film]]* Done a couple times in the movie ''Film/HeavenlyCreatures''.* Used in the movie ''Film/{{Tart}}''.* Done in the movie ''Film/BalletShoes''.* Andrew and Sam in ''Film/GardenState'', albeit without water in the tub.* In the movie version of ''Film/{{Quadrophenia}}'', Jimmy meets up with an old friend in a bathhouse (they're in separate tubs). Subverted later when they get dressed and they realize Jimmy is a Mod while his friend is a Rocker, the two groups being sworn enemies.* In the film ''Film/ShanghaiNoon'', Roy and Chon spend some time bonding in the bath. Technically most of this happens while they are in separate tubs, but the scene is shot to give the impression of shared space, and then they end up in the same tub until they're interrupted.* Narrowly averted in ''Film/TheTalentedMrRipley'' when Tom Ripley and Dickie Greenleaf play chess together while Dickie is in the bath. Dickie expresses his [[{{Wangst}} dissatisfaction]] with being an only child, while Tom's lingering stares again alert the viewer to Tom's [[HoYay growing fascination]] with Dickie.--> '''Tom:''' I'm cold, can I get in?\\'''Dickie:''' ... No.\\'''Tom:''' ''(embarrassed)'' I didn't mean with you in it.* Harry and Lloyd did it in ''Film/DumbAndDumber'', and it was a heart-shaped bathtub to boot!* That's how Michael and Hanna in [[TheMovie the film version]] of ''Literature/TheReader'' kick off their sexual journey.* In ''Film/BigFish'' old Edward shares a bathtub with his wife Sandra. Both of them are still clothed, though (yes, while it's full of water). But it's still very sweet.* This happens in ''Film/{{Buffalo 66}}'' between the main characters, a man and a young woman where they bond silently. In this situation, the girl does have a thing for the man, he doesn't make a move and eventually tells her to get out.[[/folder]][[folder:Literature]]* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', Jaime and Brienne share a bath during which he explains why he killed the mad king Aerys to her, his reason being something that he hasn't really told others before.** The bathtub in question is really more like a hot tub -- big enough for five or six people. It still counts, though.* The plot of the ''Literature/{{Maisy}}'' picture book ''Maisy Takes a Bath'', later adapted for the animated series, was that Maisy Mouse wanted to take a bath, but her friend Tallulah the chicken kept knocking on her door, wanting her to come out and play. At the end of the story, Tallulah hopped in the bath with Maisy and they had fun together.[[/folder]][[folder:Live-Action TV]]* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Genevieve with Faith in Season 8.* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': While at first it might look like a simple BathtubScene in a series notorious for its {{Fanservice}}, the scene between Jaime and Brienne in "Kissed By Fire" quickly becomes a pivotal moment in their CharacterDevelopment.* Happens once or twice in ''Series/KyleXY'' between Kyle and other characters (usually Amanda or Jessie). Notably there isn't ever water in the tub. [[AnOddPlaceToSleep He sleeps in it]].* Several episodes of ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' have Xena and Gabrielle sharing a bath. [[SlashFic Slash fans]] rejoiced.* An episode of ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' had Autolycus and Salmoneus sharing a bath. Slash fans did not rejoice.* Clips from Season 4 of ''Series/TopChef Reunions'' showed Richard Blais and Dale Talde in the bathtub together.* Wataru from ''Series/KamenRiderKiva'' has taken at least one bath with almost every single character of importance in the series. His Dad Otoya did the same thing 22 years earlier.* Monica and Chandler in ''Series/{{Friends}}''.* Accidentally happens after Fran looses her memory and thinks she's married to Max on an episode of 'Series/TheNanny.''* Jack and Karen have done this in 'Series/WillAndGrace''.* In ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', recurring character Simon (Mike Myers) was a small English child who hosted his show in the bathtub. One installment had him sharing the tub with an American kid (Danny De Vito).** Another had him sharing the tub with a character played by Sara Gilbert.* Tamsin and Bo have one of these near the end of season 3 in ''Series/LostGirl''* When Eric and Hyde of Series/That70sShow first met they were kids and to spite him not liking Eric that much Kitty got them to have a bath together which as teenagers Eric seem's less embarrassed about than Hyde.* ''Series/MillionYenWomen'': Nanaka at some point imposes this upon Shin by undressing and coming into a tub in which he was already bathing. [[spoiler:It turns out to be so she can tell Shin what she figured out about the invitation sender without any of their housemates hearing her.]][[/folder]][[folder:Video Games]]* ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'': Sam and Max apparently took baths together when they were kids, according to photos in their office.* In ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory'', Neptune, Plutia and Noire wash each other off after the climax of the first chapter. The scene is actually the punchline to a ''very'' elaborate ExactWords joke.[[labelnote:Explanation]]During the preceding event, Iris Heart (Plutia's BastardGirlfriend SuperMode) would only cough up some PlotCoupons to the other two if they offered her something in return. Neptune ends up offering her body, and Noire grudgingly swears to do any one thing Iris Heart asks. Fortunately for the game's rating, Plutia had transformed back by the time she collects on that, ''washing'' Neptune's body and making Noire rub her down in turn.[[/labelnote]]* Shared baths are the ''level-up mechanic'' for Reyvetails in ''VideoGame/ArTonelicoIIMelodyOfMetafalica'', and include conversations between the girls.* Can be invoked throughout the ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'' series with the different bath houses, and works as a clever way to develop characters that otherwise wouldn't get a lot of spotlight shined on them.* In ''[[VideoGame/MusouStars Warriors All-Stars]]'', there's a hot springs in the game's central hub. Encountering other characters in the springs will raise your Regard Levels with them, and unlock specific event scenes as well.* ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriorsGundam'': Elpeo Ple, who was known in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ'' to love taking baths, likes to suggest doing this with anyone she makes friends with in the game. Including Judau, whom she has declared her "big brother". The only one who actually agrees to the idea is her clone, Ple-2.[[/folder]][[folder:Visual Novels]]* In ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'', Yuuichi can try to get in the bath with Makoto. Twice.** In the anime, suggesting this is Yuuichi's immediate recovery upon [[AccidentalPervert accidentally walking in on Makoto naked]]. She doesn't take it well.[[/folder]][[folder:Web Comics]]* Linda convinces Russell to try this in ''Webcomic/{{Transmission}}''. However, it doesn't exactly work. [[http://transmission.thecomicseries.com/comics/300 At least, as far as Russell is concerned...]][[/folder]][[folder:Web Animation]]* In the [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner Strong Bad email]] [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail175.html "concert"]], Strong Bad and Strong Sad talk for a while about a band they both like in various locales, one of which is sharing a mud[[note]]or so they thought, until the Poopsmith popped up from the bottom of the bath[[/note]] bath together.[[/folder]][[folder:Western Animation]]* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The season six episode "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy" has Homer and Marge trying to pump some new blood into their tired love life by having a candlelit bath for two. This doesn't work as the tub is too small, Homer is too fat, and it ends with the two of them stuck in the tub in complete darkness, yelling for the kids to help them out.* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''** Similarly, on the movie "Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story", Peter and Lois get in the tub together. Peter has to move his big, fat stomach out of the way so that she can get into the tub. He holds his stomach out of the way until she's comfortable, and then he lets go of his stomach and it smacks Lois in the face and her head rebounds off the faucet. The kids interrupt the bath with their inane arguing, so Peter and Lois decide to teach the kids how to date so they can get some alone time. The scene ends with Lois trying to lean in to kiss Peter, only to slip out of the tub, and Peter to notice that she's bleeding from a possible head injury.** Subverted with Stewie and Meg. Stewie farts in the tub. They laugh. Meg farts in the tub. They laugh. Meg accidentally queefs. Stewie screams and hightails it out of the tub.* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' had a particularly {{Squick}}y one on the episode, "Oedipal Panties". After Roger tells Francine that there are no signs of disturbing togetherness between Stan and his mother, Francine asks Roger to go in the bathroom and get her some aspirin, which Roger accepts since he's going through a "white month" (read: he's exercising and cleansing his body of all the drugs, alcohol, and junk food he regularly consumes) and needs an excuse to work his leg muscles. When Roger opens the door, he sees Stan and his mother in the bath, with Stan singing a variant of "What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor?" and washing his mom. A commercial break later, Roger can be seen traumatized and holding a cup of (what can only assumed to be) booze.* The animated sketch "Die Herren im Bad" ("The Gentlemen in the Bathtub") by the [[GermanHumor German humorist]] Creator/{{Loriot}} shows two [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin gentlemen in the bathtub]] of a hotel room. Their conversation, while relatively well-mannered, is more bickering rather than bonding, though.[[/folder]][[folder:RealLife]]* In Finland, getting invited to sauna together with the host is a sign of really deep friendship. * In Japan, it's common for older and younger family members to bathe together and it's seen as a bonding experience.* 24-hour saunas are common in Korea and used for bonding, business meetings, or even a place to sleep.[[/folder]]----


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Employee Benefits Plans
|12 Months Ended
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|Employee Benefits Plans [Abstract]
|Employee Benefits Plans
Note 14. Employee Benefits Plans
Management Security Plan
The management security plan ("MSP") is a nonqualified noncontributory defined supplemental deferred retirement benefits plan for a select group of management personnel. The MSP plan provides a fixed supplemental retirement benefit for 180 months certain. The MSP is frozen; no new participants are being added and no benefit increases are being granted. The MSP benefit expense and the projected management security plan benefit obligation are determined using assumptions as of the end of the year. The weighted-average discount rate used was 4.5% in 2011 and 4.8% in 2010. Actuarial gains or losses are recognized when incurred, and therefore, the end of year benefit obligation is the same as the accrued benefit costs recognized in the consolidated balance sheet.
The amount of MSP benefit expense charged to costs and expenses was as follows:
The following provides a reconciliation of the MSP benefit obligation.
The MSP is unfunded and benefits are paid as they become due. The estimated future benefit payments under the plans for each of the five succeeding years are approximately $303,000, $303,000 $342,000, $346,000 and $351,000 and for the five-year period thereafter an aggregate of $2.3 million.
Profit Sharing and 401(k)
The Company maintains a 401(k) employee savings plan for eligible employees, which provides for a 2% matching contribution on employee payroll deferrals. Vesting of the Company's matching contributions begins after two (2) years of service with the Company at which time an employee becomes 20% vested. Employees become fully vested after six years of employment. The Company's contribution to the plan was approximately $59 thousand, $61 thousand and $100 thousand, for the fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The Profit Sharing Plan ("Plan") is fully funded by contributions from the Company. Contributions to the Plan are discretionary and determined annually by the Company's Board of Directors. Contributions to employee accounts are based on the participant's compensation. The Company's contribution to the Profit Sharing Plan was $162 thousand for the year ended September 30, 2011. No contributions to the Profit Sharing Plan were made in fiscal 2010 or 2009.
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Bill to remove 'offence' from Broadcasting Act because it gags free speech - Donnelly
Legislation that 'mollycoddles' those who take offence harms public debate
Stephen Donnelly TD: "Maybe RTÉ should or should not have paid out [on homophobia libel] but it did so because of a serious flaw in existing legislation." Photograph: Matt Kavanagh
A Bill has been introduced to remove the word "offence" from the Broadcasting Act because it "gags" free speech, the Dáil has heard. Independent TD Stephen Donnelly said his Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill aimed to "clarify one item of the puzzle at the heart" of the controversy about comments made by performer Rory O'Neill on RTÉ about homophobia.
The comments led to the State broadcaster's subsequent decision to pay €85,000 to six individuals who claimed they had been libelled.
Mr Donnelly said that "maybe RTÉ should or should not have paid out, but it did so because of a serious flaw in existing legislation".
As currently written the legislation requires broadcasters not to broadcast "anything which may reasonably be regarded as causing harm or offence". The Bill removes the phrase "or offence".
He wanted to remove the term "offence" from section 39 of the Broadcasting Act. "I do not believe that people should be censored for saying offensive things whether or not the offence is reasonably taken."
He told the Dáil "legislation that mollycoddles those who take offence, gags free speech, harms public debate and makes uncomfortable truths invisible truths".
The Wicklow TD said that determining what might be considered offensive by anyone in society was a "pretty hefty obligation to put on our broadcasters and is especially difficult when it comes to live broadcast".
He said the Act as currently written "will undoubtedly cause broadcasters to err on the side of caution and they have already started to do so since RTÉ paid out. If we do not make a change quickly, free speech will begin to suffer".


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Mrs. Golda Meir, Israel's Foreign Minister, arrived here today heading the Israeli delegation to the International Socialist Convention which opens tomorrow.
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Recently I enjoyed a trip with my family and friends at Kawasan Falls in Badian Cebu. I really love traveling and if I have the time and resources I would love to do more of it. Yet going places and enjoying life has some of its consequences. When I enjoyed the nice cool waters of Kawasan falls I got water in my ear and it wouldn't come out.
It's such a pain to have water stuck in your ears for several days. I'd rather be configuring a bluetooth barcode scanner than have water stuck in my ear. But anyway I am stuck with the problem. I got advice ranging from the most ludicrous and insane to the most practical. Some people said I should fill my ears with warm water swing my head to the other side and then jump and down with my head tilted to one side draining water from my year. Others said to gargle some water, get the gargled water out and place it in my ear then tilt my head to let the water out.
None of the advices worked. So I searched the internet, and I found some practical tips to get water out of my year. In fact I found a very informative an instructional youtube video on how to get water out of your ear. The topic "how to get water out of your ear" must be such a particular topic because there's even a somebody who registered a domain for it. (Couldn't believe it!) I searched Google trends and other SEO tools and found out that the keyword "How to get water out of your ear" is a high traffic very low dense keyword with an average global monthly search of 18,000+ per month. (I can't believe how many people in the world have water in the ear problems ! Well with more than 6 billion people in the world, what can I say) I just could not resist optimizing for this keyword (Evil grin)
Anyway, this post is not mainly about optimizing about the keyword "How to get water out of your ear" (evil grin again) but mainly to disseminate information about how to get water out of your ear. I've had this problem for several days, and I don't want you to suffer the same fate.
So here's the instructional youtube video on how to get water out of your ear:
By the way after watching the youtube video and after reading all I can about the subject how to get water out of your ear. Nothing worked for me. So I went to see my mother who is a doctor. (Best advice I got out of consulting the internet) She looked at my ears and said that wax was stuck in my ear ! (I can't believe this, I make a habit of getting earwax once a week) The water was trapped in the wax. She told me not to use cotton buds anymore because what I was doing was I was pushing the wax deeper into the ear. If I were to use cotton buds, I should use it only in the surface of my ears. According to her, the ears have this natural mechanism to eject the wax out by itself. So she got the most of the wax out and flushed my ears with water. My ears opened up. Unfortunately because the ear wax was so hard and my ears bled on the inside, I have to use antibacterial ear drops for a week so again I will have to suffer for a while. I hope you don't have to search for how to get water out of your ear in the internet as I did. To avoid the problem in the near future, I got myself some ear plugs which I will be using when taking bath and when I will be swimming.


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- Battery lifetime: Up to 11 hours (GPS Mode)
- Display resolution: 144x168
- Display size: 22x25 mm
- Thickness: 13.7 mm
- Weight: 59.9 grams
- Wrist Size: 130 - 170 mm
- Location: GPS + GLONASS
- QuickGPSFix: Yes
- Sensors (internal): Motion sensor (accelerometer + gyro), compass
- Sensor (wireless): Bluetooth® Smart
Water Resistance
- Waterproofing: 5 ATM
- Distance/Calories: Yes
- Time of round: Yes
- Digital scorecards: Up to 20 rounds
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Samsung Refrigerator Owners File Class Action Lawsuit Complaint Against Samsung Over Alleged Defect That Causes Refrigerator Coils To Freeze Over.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (hereafter "Samsung" or "Defendants") in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (styled Jeff Weske, Jo Anna Frager and Darryl Myhre v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Civil Action Case No. 2:10-cv-04811-WJM -MF) alleging, among other things, that Samsung sold refrigerators containing a defect that causes the refrigerators' coils to freeze over, resulting in the failure of the refrigerator to cool, which has caused consumers to suffer damages for lost groceries, spoilage and repairs, according to class action lawsuit news reports.
The Samsung refrigerator class action lawsuit complaint reportedly alleges that certain Samsung French door, side-by-side and bottom freezer refrigerators (model numbers RF266AASH, RS263BBWP, RB1955SH, RS2533SW, RS267LASH, RS267TDRS, RS2630WW) the refrigerators are designed and manufactured with heated coils that are intended to prevent excess frost from developing in the back of the machine, but instead of preventing frost, the coils allegedly allow frost and ice to build up in the refrigerators until the ice clogs and/or disables the machine's fans, making it impossible for the fans to work to keep the machine cool.
The Samsung refrigerator coil class action lawsuit complaint is reportedly brought on behalf of the following putative class members, unless otherwise excluded:
All persons or entities residing in the United States who own, or have owned, Samsung refrigerator models RF266AASH, RS263BBWP, RB1955SH, RS2533SW, RS267LASH, RS267TDRS, RS2630WW and/or any other Samsung refrigerator model containing a defect that causes the refrigerator's coils to ice over and the refrigerator to stop cooling.
For more information on the Samsung refrigerator coil class action lawsuit, read the Samsung class action complaint.
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For those who've thought that House Republicans' actions these past several weeks bear a close resemblance to a two year-old's tantrum, you should check out this Business Insider piece. It should serve as a reminder to Republicans that they can't just throw a hissy fit when they don't get absolutely everything their way. Instead of "storm[ing] off" and "forcing the US into default," it's time for Republicans to work with Democrats to pass a long-term, balanced solution to reduce our deficit, pay our bills and give our economy the certainty it needs.
America cannot afford a GOP temper tantrum. The costs of default are too great.
"But for some of the children in Congress, those gains aren't enough. They want... what they want."
"And if they don't get it?"
"Well, then, they'll just throw a hissy fit and storm off, forcing the US into default."
"Needless to say, this isn't admirable behavior. It's not leadership. It's not what the country needs as it struggles to find a way out of this mess. And it's certainly not something these Congress-folk should be commended for."
"But the answer to our long term financial problems isn't to elect children. It's to elect adults, who can lead us out without clobbering the economy in the process."
"Yes, the United States needs to focus on its long-term budget problem. Yes, it needs to cut spending. And, yes, the latest plans put forth by both parties probably don't cut spending enough."
"But the United States also needs to be very careful about how and when it cuts this spending. It needs to cut spending in areas that many of the children blocking a debt deal consider sacrosanct (military, for example). And it also, almost certainly, needs to raise taxes--the mere mention of which makes the children start screaming and stomping their feet again."
"Being an adult means compromising as you strive to get what you want. It means working your way out of problems, not howling that everything must be the way you want it right now. In the case of the government leaders, it means doing the right thing, even if the right thing isn't exactly what your constituents want."
"It's time for the children in Washington to grow up."


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When the Susan G. Komen foundation ended grants to Planned Parenthood, it sparked a fierce backlash felt even in Nashville. Incensed supporters waltzed into health clinics here and wrote checks on the spot, contributing to the $3 million Planned Parenthood raised nationally in the three days it took the Komen foundation to reverse itself.
"It was like a tidal wave," said Jeff Teague, CEO of Planned Parenthood in Nashville. "We were just overwhelmed with people calling. They were angry. We had people just out of the blue walk into our health centers and say, 'I'm furious. Here's a check.' It was a huge outpouring of support for Planned Parenthood. It was amazing."
The moment was hailed in the national media as a watershed event for reproductive rights and women's health issues as well as the dawning of social media power in this country. But while the reaction on Facebook and Twitter was almost instantaneous to Planned Parenthood's loss of breast-cancer detection and education money, there has been hardly a tweet of protest as Republicans in states across the country have tried to demonize the nonprofit as an abortion factory and starve it of cash.
The latest example — when the state of Tennessee yanked $150,000 in federal money for HIV and STD prevention programs in January — went unnoticed altogether. It wasn't until Planned Parenthood sued the Haslam administration this month to restore the money that anyone in the media even knew about it.
Teague offered a quick explanation for this incongruity: STDs lack star quality. "There's not a national march to eliminate syphilis," he said.
The need for prevention and education programs is pressing, all the same, and Planned Parenthood contends the administration's latest defunding will lead to more STD and HIV infections in this state, chiefly among the poor.
Planned Parenthood's lawsuit contends health commissioner John Dreyzehner broke a federal law barring the denial of government funds to nonprofits for political reasons. Planned Parenthood won the grants in a competitive bidding process last summer when the Bredesen-appointed health commissioner Susan Cooper was still in office. In January, after Dreyzehner took over, the state notified the nonprofit that it was withdrawing the grants and rebidding the contracts.
There was no explanation given at the time, and Dreyzehner has refused to comment on why he did it, claiming he can't talk about pending litigation. As the lawsuit points out, Tennessee Republicans have made no secret of their goal to defund Planned Parenthood.
Gov. Bill Haslam pressured health departments in Nashville and Memphis to deny more than $1 million in federal money to Planned Parenthood last year.
That money went for health exams, cancer screenings and family planning for low-income women — not for abortions, which are illegal to perform with federal funds. With Planned Parenthood out of the picture, the health departments have tried to perform those services themselves. But in Nashville, Planned Parenthood believes hundreds of women have gone without these services because of long waits for health department clinic appointments.
At the time, state Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, gloated by saying: "We had to kiss a lot of ugly girls at the prom, but we took the pretty one home. ... [W]e got what I was looking for, which was defunding Planned Parenthood."
After Planned Parenthood filed suit over last month's second loss of state-issued grants, Tennessee Right to Life president Brian Harris accused the nonprofit of unspecified "abusive and criminal conduct."
"Having received millions and millions of tax dollars from Tennesseans over the past 40 years, Planned Parenthood is having a tough time adjusting to their new economic reality," Harris said. "Their latest lawsuit is a desperate attempt to win back what they are losing from private donors and public taxpayers."
Harris has good reason to crow. His organization started pressuring Dreyzehner from the day of his appointment, making it clear that pro-lifers would demand he do their bidding as the state's top health officer. In a statement then, Harris castigated Haslam over the appointment because Dreyzehner had attended a family-planning conference last year.
"After a legislative session in which pro-life majorities made clear their desire to bar the use of tax dollars for agencies such as Planned Parenthood, it appears that the governor has invited a fox into the henhouse," Harris said, calling Dreyzehner an opponent of "even the most basic pro-life protections for unborn children and abortion vulnerable women in our state."
That there's no connection between abortions and federal funding for HIV and STD prevention seems lost on Planned Parenthood's opponents.
Teague argues Planned Parenthood, with decades of experience, is better qualified than any other nonprofit to run the programs and that yanking the contracts will limit patients' access to these services. That's at a time when Memphis has the nation's fifth-highest infection rate for syphilis. Also, the HIV infection rate among 15- to 24-year-olds in this state has doubled in the past five years.
"And they're playing games with funding that's going to give young people the skills and information and tools they need to protect themselves," he said. "That's just irresponsible."


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The Antikythera Mechanism, a mechanical brass calculator used to predict eclipses of the sun and moon was also probably used to set dates for the Olympic games. The device was taken from a shipwreck in 1901, near an island of its namesake.
Researchers, who've studied the intricate gears, dials and inscriptions used 3-D & X-Ray technology to decipher the clues, leading the researchers to believe that the device played a significant role in calculating dates for the games' 4 year cycle.
The complex device dates to 200 BC and was originally thought to have originated in the eastern Mediterranean. However, the names inscribed on the device pointed the origin of the device to Corinth.


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Matrix Platform is an Open Source software development platform built using C# and Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework.
The platform provides a flexible, reusable, durable environment for building .NET solutions. It is suitable for building desktop, client-server, web based or even cloud computing solutions. The most important set of functions provided by the platform are related to component management, communication, thread management and run-time system diagnostics. These features are standalone and can be used as a complimentary part to existing solutions or as a base for new ones.
The diagram on the right shows the areas of usability and application. Green areas indicate good coverage and red and yellow ones indicate less or none.
The Matrix Platform offers excellent extendability options so the areas with limited support can be built using a custom solution or alternative framework. For example it is feasible to utilize Entity Framework in order to cover data access and WPF for the Graphical User Interface.
Building applications with the platform is a controlled process with no compromise to versatility or flexibility. The architecture it allows greatly assists in handling common problems like feature creep or frequent requirement changes.
The platform is aimed at delivering maximum usability, and despite it covers a fairly wide array of functionalities, it's learning curve is not steep. The software design is an evolution to existing architectures, allows full flexibility in application architecture, intuitive design and organization. Usage is straightforward and easy, simple and advanced features are accessible in similar fashion.
You can see here what application requirements are resolved by the systems in the Matrix Platform. The purpose is to provide the reusable infrastructure elements of a software solution from Day 1 of the development effort.
Matrix Platform has no requirements whatsoever for the additional components. Its full open source allows you to integrate as tightly or as loosely as needed.
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The Matrix Platform contains several distinguished systems, that can operate together to allow building well structured and organized applications. These are the systems of the platform:
- Super Pool offers a unique way of handling organization and communication between system components; it utilizes distributed execution, allows inter-process communication, invocation control, component service access, (remote) component management and more; this framework is the biggest innovation inside the Matrix Platform.
- Message Bus is a fast and flexible system for communication between components; local and remote operation modes supported, as well as advanced features like intelligent message delivery and auto-reconnection.
- Data Storage offers a specific, highly optimized solution for storing very large series of sequential objects in files; its focus is speed of read and write operations as well as operating with very large files; the future versions of this system will extend its capabilities to cover a much wider spectrum of application.
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- Diagnostics focuses on extended runtime tracing and monitoring of the application operation; it also provides WinForms GUI controls that query and filter the diagnostic data during the actual application run; full integration with nLog supported.
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- Common Core Assembly & Common Extended Assembly (description only) assist the operation of the remaining elements in a solution and serves them with basic infrastructure functionality, common to all other parts of the platform.
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The Matrix Platform offers a set of higher level "services" to any application, that are not available in the .NET framework by default. Relying on these services drastically improves the durability of the resulting software, increases the development speed and brings the overall software production effort to a new level of scalability, flexibility and risk management.
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Havoc, For the next release of Debian, codenamed Sarge, we (the GNOME Team) are making some changes to the stock GConf install. We thought we'd mail you about them to see if they all look sensible to you, and to see how many of these could be pushed into GNOME 2.8. Firstly, we've a patch to gconfd[1] so that we can send a HUP signal to force it to reload the configuration. This happens in the postinst script of any GConf-using package, and means the user doesn't have to kill gconfd before the schemas are applied (which is the cause of many bug reports). The alternative is to send a TERM signal, but this is rather evil. Next, we're taking the plunge and moving the .schemas files from /etc/gconf/schemas to /usr/share/gconf/schemas. Files in /etc are treated specially in Debian and dpkg will allow the user to keep the old schemas instead of installing the new files, which is confusing and can potentially break software. We're going to implement this by moving the schema files at package build-time. It would be great if this change was in GConf 2.8, as it should only need a patch to the AM_GCONF_SOURCE_2 autofoo snippet (and then becomes a packaging issue). Finally, we're going totally bonkers and relocating the installed defaults/mandatory keys from /etc/gconf/ to /var/lib/gconf/defaults[2], whilst keeping /etc/gconf/system.defaults for administrators to play with. The patches used to implement this are available online[3]. They appear to work and results in full FHS-compliant GConf behaviour (also a cause of several bug reports). So, do these changes look good, and is there any real reason why they cannot be integrated into GNOME 2.x? Jeff Waugh has stated that he doesn't see these as ABI-breaking patches to me, so can be in the 2.x release set. Thanks, Ross (on behalf of the GNOME Team) [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-gtk-gnome/2004/06/msg00186.html [2] http://lists.debian.org/debian-gtk-gnome/2004/06/msg00195.html [3] http://pkg-gnome.alioth.debian.org/debian/pool/g/gconf2/gconf2_2.6.1-4.diff.gz -- Ross Burton mail: email@example.com jabber: firstname.lastname@example.com www: http://www.burtonini.com./ PGP Fingerprint: 1A21 F5B0 D8D0 CFE3 81D4 E25A 2D09 E447 D0B4 33DF
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Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon Naked Photos
TMZ has learned that Adrienne Bailon of The Cheetah Girls is a victim of a crazy extortion plot.
It all started when Bailon was at JFK airport in late October, and noticed her laptop computer was missing from her bell cart. She filed a report with the Port Authority — but later that day her record label received an anonymous phone call from a man saying he had her laptop and would return it for $1000.
Bailon later discovered that her naked pictures, or semi-nude photos were missing from her lap top. It has emerged that someone is shopping around for the highest bidder for her near naked pictures.
Media Takeout said Adrienne is engaged to Rob Kardashian and she took those pictures as a present to him.
Adrienne Bailon has issued the following statement to her fans:
"The photos that have surfaced of Adrienne Bailon were stolen from her laptop over a week ago at an airport in NY and sent to several media organizations. These photos were taken in private and were intended only for Adrienne's boyfriend, Robert Kardashian. Adrienne will be pursuing legal action against the person or person's sending these private photos out."
"Adrienne is deeply sorry for any pain this may have caused to her fans."


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Let me tell you a little story about my bedroom.
My poor, neglected bedroom.
The rest of my house is decorated.
That's not to say that there aren't things I'd do differently…
…or that I can see could use a few more accessories…
but for the most part, I feel like every other room in my house is basically "done".
Well, as done as they can be with someone who changes her tastes with the seasons.
I change my mind a lot.
Sue me.
But my poor bedroom has been ignored all these years.
It was filled with a hodge podge of hand-me-down furniture.
Nothing really matched.
None of it was in particularly amazing condition.
Half of the drawer pulls were missing or broken.
And over the years, I had haphazardly pieced together accessories.
And none of it really…
gelled. (is that a word?)
It was sort of like…"we don't have anywhere else to put that…how 'bout we put it somewhere in our room?"
The result was this:
Old, old, old furniture that had been in my mother in law's storage unit for years.
I really like these pillows. Made by Miss Lindsey herself years ago. But they didn't…I don't know…
I was going with a lime-y green and brown theme. With buttery yellow walls that took on a nauseating green shade in the evening lighting.
Framed prints on the wall that didn't even match…random baby gear…a lampshade I got on clearance at Target, that while I love, didn't make a lick of sense in our room…not to mention it was about 14 sizes too big for the tiny base…
And a really great big, sturdy armoire that I love for it's hardiness and functionality, but maybe a bit on the dated side.
I actually liked our furniture.
It was all real wood, well made and had clean, basic lines.
But there were about 10 different wood tones in the room and the finish on the dresser and nightstands was chipping and scratched.
So I thought I'd paint the furniture and give it a second life.
While I consider myself to have decent design sense, I thought I'd bounce my super simple update idea off of Lindsey.
She has such a great eye and I would have never thought to paint a dresser yellow…but now I'm itching to find an excuse to copy it.
So I sent her an email that basically said:
"Hey, I'm gonna paint my bedroom furniture. I'm thinking a creamy white for most of it and a blue/aqua for the armoire. Sound good?"
Just a simple question about paint choices.
I expected a one sentence reply.
"Yeah. I think that works."
Or even:
"How about lime for the armoire?"
But really…I should have known better.
In lieu of a confirmation on my paint choices, Lindsey (who was visiting her BFF Nicole at the time) put together a full on DESIGN BOARD for me.
Complete with links for where to buy the pieces.
Somehow, Lindsey translated my "white and blue good?" email to a full on HGTV Design Star audition.
Furniture paint colors, new WALL paint color, entirely new design palette…
I laughed to myself and took it with a grain of salt.
Off to Home Depot I went for white and blue paint.
And found myself unable to take that design board out my head.
And before I knew it, I came home with new paint for my walls too.
And suddenly, I was buying new throw pillows.
And fabric for my headboard.
I followed Lindsey's little design board like a perfect student.
And what was supposed to be a simple update turned into a complete bedroom make over.
She even told me where to move my furniture.
Like I said: I should have known better.
Baby furniture is gone.
As is the random art print.
Walls are a mocha-y brown (Mississippi Mud by Behr)
New lamp bases from Target. Shades on clearance at Target for $7.49 each.
My headboard is nothing more than lumber scraps I got at Home Depot for less than a dollar with some batting and fabric stapled to it.
My "new" blue armoire….that looks just like Nester's although I didn't realize that until after the fact. :)
Ignore the bottom of the legs.
I need to prop it up onto phone books or something and paint them.
Subway art I made with some canvases I already had and white cardstock cut with my Cricut.
Creamy white furniture with new hardware.
And the mirror hung vertically instead of horizontal.
A chandelier Andy bought me when we were first married and was sitting in a closet waiting for a new home.
Coastal White by Behr.
Black hardware from Osh. $1.49 each.
Navy blue ceramic pulls from Cost Plus World Market.
$4.99 for a pack of two.
More pulls from World Market.
$4.99 each.
Love these.
A pillow on clearance for $3.24 at Target. (It's technically an "outdoor" pillow. Evs.)
THE pillow from Target with yellow flowers that I've been coveting since I first saw it months ago…an ugly blue pillow on clearance at Sears for $4.99 that I added ruffles to with scraps I had (it has a hideous leaf pattern on the other side of it. Shhhh…)…and the b/w pillow is from TJMaxx.
The yellow pillow ::swoon:: and the black and white pillow are the only two items in the entire room I paid full price for.
A whopping $24.99 and $12.99 respectively.
Normally I'm waaaaaayyyy too cheap to spend $25 on a single pillow.
But have you seen it???
I couldn't help my cheap self.
Thanks to Lindsey for her over zealous email…
my husband for just chuckling when he sees me coming home with cans of paint and yet another project on my plate…
and my little sister Marcia for spending an entire weekend sanding, painting, moving, and basically slaving away on my room while we took turns wrangling the kids.
In the end, I spent under $250 to COMPLETELY renovate my bedroom…including making it look like I had brand new furniture!!!
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Facebook's future was looking less secure after one of its key advertisers walked away from the site.
General Motors has decided Facebook's ads had little impact on consumers and it would be better off doing something else with the $40 million it spends. Desperate Housewife in the 4.30 at Derby would seem to be a safer bet.
Facebook, which is about to have a huge IPO, needs the announcement by GM like a hole in the head.
GM is the third-largest advertiser in the United States, and is starting to show some doubts about whether advertising on Facebook works better than traditional media.
Analysts are saying that while Facebook looks likely that it will be one of the most important ad-supported media properties, it's not certain marketers can prove it works.
GM said it will still have Facebook pages, which cost nothing to create and for which it pays no fees, to market its cars.
Ford at least is OK with Facebook. It told Reuters that it was committed to advertising on Facebook and is boosting its spending.
The company spends a fifth of its marketing budget on digital and social media.
John Battelle, chairman of the Internet advertising network Federated Media, told Reuters that Facebook needed to build relationships with major advertisers.
It might need to come up with customised advertising offerings, even though such efforts would likely be less profitable than traditional display or pay-per-click advertising.