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Hi all,
I am trying to get two components to work on the same Raspberry Pi:
1. an RPI Sigfox board: http://yadom.fr/carte-rpisigfox.html
2. a Witty 2 power management board: http://www.uugear.com/product/wittypi2/
They are both mounted on top of each other on my Raspberry 3.
Each board works well when tested independently. However, they have conflicting requirements:
- the sigfox board requires to disable the console on the serial port (via raspi-config). This effectively turns down the TXD gpio (which becomes 0 in gpio readall)
- the witty 2 requires the TXD pin to be pulled up (this is not mentioned in the documentation but has been mentioned by the support team)
As a consequence, I can have either one of the two boards work, but not the two at the same time.
Is there any chance I could get this to work? Is it possible to disable the console on the serial port while maintaining the TXD up?
As an alternative, the witty 2 accepts the TXD to be down for a few seconds (which I could use to send a message on sigfox) so if there is a way to disable/enable the console on serial port via software without a reboot, that could work too.
Finally, do I stand a chance to have better luck with a different Sigfox board such as this one, or is this going to be a common pattern?
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Thanks for your help!


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The construction at Orchestra Hall crowds onto South 11th Street in downtown Minneapolis — transforming the once familiar concert venue, with its blue glass façade and big blue pipes, into a confusion of white tarps, particle-board and cranes.
While the Minnesota Orchestra is at an impasse with management and musicians over a new collective bargaining agreement, the Orchestra Hall renovation is moving ahead and on pace to be done this summer.
The $50 million renovation, which started last June, is set to update and improve the performance space's auditorium and the hall's lobby area.
Construction is scheduled to be complete in July, before finishing touches will be completed for the start of the next concert season. This year, concerts have been cancelled through April 7 because of the ongoing labor dispute.
"The project remains on schedule and remains on budget," said Michael Henson, president and CEO of the Minnesota Orchestra Association.
Originally slated to be a $160 million reconstruction project, Henson said the project's budget was scaled down incrementally by tens of millions of dollars, until it was $60 million near the end of 2007 when he took over as president and CEO.
The 2008 recession scaled it down further to the current $50 million price tag.
Renovation funds are a part of a $110 million campaign that began in 2005. This fund contributes to renovations as well as the organization's legacy funds, while also serving to help pay musicians and fund touring and recording.
Henson said that while the auditorium at Orchestra Hall was built to last 200 years, the lobby was built to last 20 years and has been in use for 40. He said the renovation aims to benefit audiences, musicians and the hall.
"We're doubling the lobby space to actually reflect the size of the audience," Henson said, noting the former lobby could hold around 800 people, about one third of the hall's capacity.
"We are also replacing all the seating in the auditorium, all the flooring in the auditorium, all the flooring on the stage, updating the acoustics and updating musicians' practice rooms," he said.
Orchestra Hall continues to face financial difficulties, including the ongoing labor dispute with musicians that has resulted in a lockout. Henson said he hopes the hall's update will benefit the organization in the long term.
"The refurbished hall will let us generate more money through rental income and sales of food and drink," he said. "It will be a more attractive venue."
The lockout
Seeking a savings of $5 million annually following contract talks that started in April 2012, the orchestra's board of directors offered a contract to musicians that would have cut salary and benefits by an average of 32 percent.
Musicians rejected the management offer — resulting in the lockout that went into effect Oct. 1, 2012.
Because of the lockout, the Minnesota Orchestra cancelled successive blocks of shows. At this point, six months of shows have been cancelled or rescheduled and Orchestra Hall.
The labor dispute is an increasingly thorny issue, which both management and musicians are reluctant to discuss.
On March 7, 100 DFL legislators signed onto a request to the state Office of the Legislative Auditor to audit the books of the Minnesota Orchestra Association.
Rep. Jim Davnie (DFL-63A) spearheaded the move to audit, citing the state's contribution of $14 million in bonding and $1 million in Legacy funds to the Minnesota Orchestra.
"The state of Minnesota invested in a world class orchestra, and the ongoing lockout threatens the value of that investment," Davnie said.
Rep. Rick Hansen (DFL-52A) said that while James Noble, the Legislative Auditor, is not required to take up the request, Hansen said, "I believe he will."
Davnie said that beyond protecting the state's investment, he thinks an independent, third party look at the orchestra's books will ease the labor impasse, and "break through the logjam."
"Hopefully it'll get the board and other people to the table and get our orchestra playing again," Davnie said.
Meet Minneapolis estimates that downtown businesses will lose $1.9 million in revenue through April 7, the date of the last cancelled concert because of the lockout — $1.2 million of that estimate is lost dining revenue, based on the idea that half of all concertgoers will dine out as well.
However, on Nicollet Mall and at the many bars and restaurants that benefit from business-as-usual at nearby Orchestra Hall, the affects of the lockout and renovation have been mixed.
From the ground floor barroom at Brit's Pub and Eating Establishment there's a clear view of Orchestra Hall, which is less than a block away. Shane Higgins, Brit's general manager, said that while he misses the extra concert business on "cold Wednesday nights," overall, the lack of shows has meant no negative impact to the pub.
"We've not been hurt," he said.
Higgins said business is up relative to last year, which he credited to events at Brit's like Downton Abbey viewing parties and private holiday events. Without taking sides, he said he hopes the orchestra board and musicians can come to an agreement, soon.
On the other hand, at Masa, which is essentially kitty-corner to Orchestra Hall, business is down significantly.
"We've lost about $45,000 in sales since the lockout began," Michelle Hummer, the general manager at Masa, said. "You can't plan around that."
Hummer said the loss of revenue has forced her to lay off staff and reduce hours for others. Because of the reduction in hours for some, she said she's lost longtime employees to other restaurants. Still, Hummer said, many employees at Masa have "rode the weather" of the slump in business.
Hummer said that Orchestra Hall is an important draw to the city center.
"We need people to keep coming downtown instead of staying in the 'burbs."
While she hopes that "we will have a season to look forward to," Hummer's current outlook is a bit grim.
"There's no light at the end of the tunnel right now," she said. "It's a waiting game."
At the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, business has largely been unaffected by the lack of Orchestra Hall traffic.
Dan Eikmeier, who handles artist and media relations at the Dakota, said "the crossover is minimal enough," in terms of the jazz club's regular crowd and those who prefer the orchestra, that they have only seen a slight dip in business on weekend nights after 10 p.m.
The Dakota has hosted two shows that were originally scheduled for Orchestra Hall but cancelled because of the lock out. It will host a third, Max Raabe & Palast Orchestra, April 7.
"[Orchestra Hall is] being really good to the artists and pushing them over here," Eikmeier said.
Plans for a new Peavey Plaza in limbo
Plans to renovate Peavey Plaza, which shares the same block as Orchestra Hall, have been stalled by litigation.
Two groups, the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota and the Cultural Landscape Foundation, based in Washington, D.C., are suing the City of Minneapolis to block the reconstruction.
Peavey Plaza, which the city described as "40 years old, badly deteriorated and difficult to maintain," in a document detailing the renovation plan, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in January. The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota pushed for the listing, further complicating the estimated $10 million project, which was originally expected to be completed late this year.
Matt Laible, a city spokesman, said work continues to secure funds for the project, which is now in limbo.
"There is no timeline specifically set right now for next steps," Liable said. "With the legal action that's going on the parties are discussing potential avenues to resolve that and those talks are ongoing. For the moment we're just continuing to work with the parties involved and working towards a resolution."

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Christie stumps for McMahon in Stamford
STAMFORD -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said this afternoon that Republican Linda McMahon should become the state's next U.S. senator because she is independent and has a solid chance of winning.
Speaking to about 400 people in the Marriott Hotel during the first of a daylong tour of the state with McMahon, Christie said that the Connecticut Senate race is important.
"They'll try to tell you Connecticut is a blue state," Christie said, calling U.S. Rep Chris Murphy McMahon's Democratic opponent, a failed career politician.
"Too bad, Congressman Murphy, we don't want those kinds of politicians anymore," Christy said.
McMahon delivered her standard stump speech during the first stop on a weeklong "jobs" tour of the state.
The Stamford stop was the first of three McMahon events planned by the conservative New Jersey governor. Christie also was to appear at midafternoon event in Waterbury and a late afternoon stop in Glastonbury.
With the neck-and-neck Senate race between McMahon and Murphy in its final two weeks, undecided voters will be the key to victory.
A new McMahon ad aired over the weekend in which several state supporters of President Barack Obama announced they intend to split their tickets and also vote for her on November 6.
The Murphy campaign on Monday criticized McMahon for earlier statements this year in which she called Obama "a total failure" while giving $150,000 to an anti-Obama super PAC prior to the weekend release of her new TV commercial.
"If Linda McMahon now claims that she'll work with President Obama, she must have completely forgotten about her support for right-wing policies to end Social Security, privatize Medicare, cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires and turn back decades of progress for women's rights," said Eli Zupnick, a spokesman for the Murphy campaign, in a statement Monday morning.
In Waterbury, a team of Murphy supporters called "Millionaires for McMahon" announced they will attend the event in that city to criticize policies supported by McMahon and Christie that would benefit "the super rich."
Corry Bliss, McMahon's campaign manager, said in a statement Monday that Christie's visit will strengthen McMahon's reputation as an independent.
"Today's campaign stops with Gov. Christie will reinforce among the electorate that Linda McMahon is an independent thinker who will go to Washington to take on the status quo, buck her party when necessary and fight for Connecticut's middle class so that future generations have the same opportunities to succeed and live the American Dream that previous generations have had," Bliss said.
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Beeripmo Walk
A challenge for the more experienced bush walker, this rewarding two day walk winds through cool fern gullies and tall forests, taking in views across the surrounding hills of both Mount Cole and Buangor State park.
The track offers extensive views of Mt Langi Ghiran, the Grampians to the south towards Mt Cole and the Western Plains. The track is well defined and sign posted and the walk has been designed for those seeking a relaxing walk with time to take in the beautiful surrounds.
Location: Mount Cole State Forest
Length: 21km
Walk: 11 hours, 2 days return
Track: Good
Grade: Medium
Start: Richards Campground
Finish: Richards Campground
Nearby: Beaufort and Ararat
Permits/bookings: None required
Best time: October to March
Safety: This is a long distance walk in a remote area. Walkers must be fully self sustainable and experienced in remote walking. Walkers must be registered in advance at the Park Office.
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While the latest and highest capacity drives are always the most tempting, the capacity slots just under these tend to offer by far the best value.
Need concrete proof? This 750GB drive from Western Digital is approaching half the price of Hitachi's ambitious terabyte drive, yet it misses its capacity by a mere 25 per cent.
Impressively, it also sometimes manages to match or outperform the larger drive, notably with the synthetic read operations. Don't get too excited by the burst figures, though, because these are really just a test of the SATA 300 interface and memory buffer. It does, however, clearly lag when it comes to PCMark's attempts to emulate the real-world of drive performance.
Yet despite its minor performance shortcomings in this day of burgeoning media libraries, we'd probably side with the extra capacity that two of these drives would offer - or why not plump for a RAID configuration!


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Stone buildings in Cortez recently celebrated their 105th and 125th birthdays during a party at the Cortez Cultural Center.
Fifty people enjoyed a presentation and tours of the Wilson, Calkins, Lamb and Montezuma Valley bank buildings.
"We had people from California and Boston join in with the local crowd," said Linda Towle, of the Cortez Historic Preservation board. "The weather was perfect this year."
Historian Dale Davidson explained the significance of the buildings as a Cortez cornerstone in the late 19th century.
Back then, Cortez leaders decided to leave La Plata County and formed Montezuma County. Despite the absence of a railroad, river or mining industry, people were determined to make a go of it.
"They ran the whole county off of $38,272 in taxes in 1897," he said. "It is a testimony to their devotion to start a town here. In spite of difficult economy, the courthouse, the stone block buildings and the irrigation system all marched forward and were completed."
In 1889, Peter Baxtrom built what is now known as the Wilson Building using sandstone blocks quarried from Hartman Draw. The Guillet brothers had an early general store there. Portions of the old coal-fired furnace are used today to heat business tenants.
In 1934, Marilyn Wilson Haley's family opened up a pharmacy there. The Wilsons later purchased the building for $32,500 in 1945.
"When they installed a fountain, I worked there when I was 14 and sold banana splits after the movie got out," Marilyn said.
In 1909, the Calkins School Building was erected by Baxtrom and his sons using the same Hartman Draw sandstone blocks. The modern two-story building had six classrooms, a basement, call bell system, fire alarms, telephones and electric lamps. All for $14,000.
Phillip and Vivian Kenyon both went to elementary school there.
"It's a grand old building that was the cultural center of town," Vivian Kenyon recalls.
The building has been vacant for some time and needs renovation, but securing funding has been a challenge because of the expense and large local match required.
"The Colorado Historical Society requires community buy-in, which is fair," Phillip Kenyon said. "It used to be $1 million to restore it, but it has since gone up so it's tough to raise the match. It deserves to be taken care of."
On May 17, coffee and birthday cake were enjoyed by the audience at the Cortez Cultural Center in the E.R. Lamb building.
The Lambs built it in 1909 and made it fireproof after losing a previous building to a blaze. It is constructed from steel, brick and stucco. The ornate pressed-metal front facade was shipped by train and wagon from St. Louis.
Built in 1909, Montezuma Valley National Bank was one of the earliest banking institutions in Cortez. Again, the Baxtrom brothers are credited with its construction and used 16-inch thick stones arranged in courses of 10-inch and 6-inch high blocks.
The bank's stately appearance was enhanced by classically inspired architectural details that remain today. In 1957, the bank building was sold to the McAfee family and has since been restored to house the KSJD Community Radio studios, story vault and performance hall.
All four buildings are on the state historical register. The tour and birthday bash showcasing them serves as a reminder of the town's early visionaries.
"We live in the shadows of the first stone buildings of Cortez," Davidson said. "As a community, we need to guard against losing our historic structures."


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A private memorial for Steve Jobs Sunday drew some of the biggest names from Silicon Valley, entertainment and politics.
Behind the scenes, Jobs' notoriously out-of-the-spotlight wife and children were also in attendance.
Now details are leaking out about what was said and who spoke at the memorial at Stanford University.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Jobs' widow Laurene Powell Jobs, his sister Mona Simpson and three of his children spoke at the memorial.
Jobs' hand-chosen design chief Jonathan Ive also spoke as well as fellow Silicon Valley giant Larry Ellison.
The Oracle CEO talked about his longtime friendship with Jobs and how the two got started in the valley.
Ive said that not every idea Jobs had was a brilliant one. The man behind the iPad and iPhone said that the Apple co-founder had his fair share of "goofy ideas."
The memorial was also attended by political dignitaries Nancy Pelosi, Apple board member Al Gore and the Clinton family.
U2's lead singer Bono, famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma and singer Joan Baez, who once dated Jobs, all performed at the memorial. Bono even used an iPad as his teleprompter for the lyrics.
Bono sang a cover of Bob Dylan's "Every Grain of Sand" while Joan Baez performed "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." Dylan was Jobs' favorite artist.
The mood of the memorial was light, including several speakers who told jokes about Jobs.
Jobs passed away Oct. 5 after a long battle with cancer. Apple will hold a private memorial for employees on its campus Wednesday.


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So now we know how the P1, McLaren's long-awaited F1 successor, looks (well, mainly - this Paris concept is described as '95 per cent the same' as the car that'll go on sale next year). But Woking remains frustrating schtum on technical details, accompanying its Paris reveal of this decade's most hotly anticipated hypercar with a press release notably lacking in cold hard numbers.
But Top Gear has been delving behind the scenes, and knows more about the P1 than literally anyone else in the world (bar perhaps a handful of McLaren engineers, though even that may be debatable). Read on for the fruits of our delving, and a little informed speculation…
Though McLaren won't tell us what engine the P1 uses, it has confirmed its power-to-weight ratio will exceed 600bhp per tonne. The F1 - with its lissom 1140kg kerbweight and 627bhp V12 - developed 550bhp per tonne. The Veyron? Closer to 650bhp.
As the P1 uses the MP4-12C's wheelbase and carbon tub, we can reasonably assume it employs some iteration of the 12C's 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 - no room for a V12, we suspect. So what does that mean for power? Well, we know the P1 has all manner of tricks to reduce weight - aluminium panels, lighter wheels and more - but we also know it uses a KERS system, which means it'll get a battery.
With heavy battery offsetting expensive lightweight materials, let's assume the P1 weighs the same as an MP4-12C: just over 1400kg. Which means, to achieve 600bhp per tonne, it'll have to make around 850bhp. If 100bhp of that is provided by the KERS, that means the V8 will need to generate about 750bhp. Hold on tight.
We know there's all sorts of clever aero going on, helping to generate over 600kg of downforce at speeds well below the P1's (as yet unrevealed) V-max. But the P1 boasts a slippery drag coefficient of just 0.34, because that gigantic rear wing tucks down into the rear deck at speed.
We know the P1 will be limited to a production run of just 500 cars: 100 more than the Enzo but barely half that of Porsche's upcoming 918 Spider, of which a coincidental 918 examples will reach the road.
And we know the P1 won't follow its predecessor's innovative approach to seating. While the F1 had room for three, with the driver front and centre, the new car features a conventional two-seat layout. Despite this passengerectomy, the P1 is nearly 30cm longer than the F1 - measuring 459cm from nose to tail - and 13cm wider. That means it's around 8cm longer and 4cm wider than the MP4-12C.
And the most important thing we know, wherever the P1's exact power output ends up, is that it'll be blisteringly, ridiculously real-world fast. McLaren isn't trying to outdo the Veyron on top speed, but instead to make 'the best driver's car on road and track'.
The MP4-12C, remember, is the second-fastest car ever to lap the Top Gear test track, only eclipsed by the daft Ariel Atom 500. So how quick is the P1 going to have to go to put clear air between itself as its cheaper, commoner little brother? We can't wait to find out…
For the full story on the P1 and a stunning exclusive photoshoot, buy the November issue of TopGear magazine, on sale 10 October 2012


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A Thing of Eternity wrote:I don't either, it's not FH's style to make a huge long story that has always been about humanity being a threat to itself, and then to end it with an outside threat. Kinda clashes with the overall theme a bit.
I actually considered that as the more likely scenario, the one where the threat to humanity comes from within. The aliens bit was just a thought based on the hints he dropped about the fact that the worm was not indigenous to Arrakis. I don't, however, have any recollection of the Ixian hunter-seeker malfunctions, but the rest of the elements (aka. the Scattering, why that happened, why it needed to happen) is perfectly clear to me. Don't need a recap of all that. I simply considered the possibility that the GP didn't end with the Scattering. For example, in Heretics of Dune, the BG did say that they were still in the grip of Leto II, regardless of whether or not he was still alive. It was not until Arrakis (Rakis by this time) was devastated that Leto's grip was released. At least, that's what I recall reading. I do recall them also saying that current population estimates meant that Leto's vision couldn't reach them all, or some such thing, but the story ended with sister Odrade recognizing what Leto's plan had been at last, which was to teach them a sort of survival-awareness, the ability to plan in accordance with intuition rather than slavish devotion to reason and logic. Again, just my reading.


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Last Sunday while everyone else was watching the Superbowl, I was talking about my career on a Mohawk College radio show called Art Waves.
I talked about the state of the graphic arts industry when I first began working professionally and how its changed, about why I decided to become an instructor in Mohawk's Graphic Design program, about how Today's Inspiration came about and ... lots of other stuff.
If you think you'd like to hear me talking (a lot), here's a link to the podcast: Art Waves Episode #141
* In the interview I mention that I still do a few freelance jobs each month. Here's my latest - a magazine cover (including a step-by-step of how I work in Corel Painter).
Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Hello World, Its Me Talking About Me. Again.
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That was great. Always wondered who you were, and why commercial art was such a passion. Now i know.ReplyDelete
Thanks for your dedication. Today's Inspiration is a daily thing for me.
By the way, I hand paint billboards for a living.
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I just listened the interview, I found it very interesting. Congratulation for the magnific work you are doing in this blog and for the great art of your studio walls, (specially for zaffino,s one)
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What I liked the most was that iBus works perfectly with a Spanish locale and the Japanese IMe anthy. So, I guess the poor performance of iBus that I I reported here has to do with the Live install. Hey, I even checked that the packages needed were on place in the Live install but, even when they were there, iBus would not obey.
|iBus package installation, Mageia 3 x86-64 DVD (on VM)
I suspect that Mageia 3 will be a real pleasure to use.
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The leading credit cards—Visa, MasterCard and American Express—are widely accepted. Traveller's cheques are generally accepted in large hotels, some restaurants and major stores; otherwise, they must be cashed at a currency exchange office or bank.
There are numerous exchange offices in Québec's main urban centres. Airports also offer exchange services. Some businesses accept American money, but tend to offer a less competitive rate than the exchange offices.
Banks are generally open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Most automatic bank machines (linked to the Cirrus, PLUS System or Interac networks) will let you withdraw cash at any time, seven days a week.
Exchange rates: use the Bank of Canada's currency converter.
Québec's electric current is 110 volts/60 cycles, as it is throughout North America. Since the outlets cannot accommodate European plugs, you'd best bring or buy an adaptor.
Business hours
Stores, shopping malls and most businesses are generally open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Wednesday; from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Some establishments (e.g. pharmacies and grocery stores) open earlier in the day and close later in the evening.
Statutory holidays and school breaks
In Québec, most businesses, government offices, banks and stores are closed on the following days:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Journée nationale des patriotes (patriots' day, the second-to-last Monday in May)
Québec's national holiday (June 24)
Canada Day (July 1)
Labour Day (first Monday in September)
Thanksgiving (second Monday in October)
Christmas (December 25)
Many tourist sites remain open on statutory holidays. However, it's always best to check with the site in question before setting out.
College and university students enjoy a weeklong break in November and another one in March, while elementary and high school students only get a break in March. (The dates of the break may vary between education levels and regions.)
In addition, nearly one-quarter of Québec's workers go on holiday during the last two weeks of July, a period traditionally known as the "construction holiday." Certain tourist sites are much busier during these periods, so keep this in mind when planning your vacation.
Visitors from abroad must cover their own medical expenses. Accordingly, it is vital that you take out travel medical insurance before you leave. Travellers wishing to bring along their own medication are responsible for finding out about requirements from Health Canada. Note that pharmacies are only authorized to fill prescriptions written by a member of the Collège des médecins du Québec (Québec's professional corporation of physicians). In the event of a medical emergency, dial 911 from any telephone.
Alcohol and bars
You must be aged at least 18 to enter bars, pubs and nightclubs as well as to purchase or consume alcohol (be prepared to produce ID if asked). Wines and spirits are sold through the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ), the provincial liquor board. Beer is available at grocery and convenience stores, which also stock a limited selection of wines.
Taxes and tipping
Two taxes—the federal goods and services tax (GST) and the Québec sales tax (QST)—are added to the selling price of most goods and services. Several tourist regions also charge a specific tax on accommodations. The amount is $3,50 a night or 3.5% of the price of the room per night. The tax on lodging is non-refundable, since it goes entirely toward regional tourism development. GST and QST are calculated on top of this tax, which does not apply to campsites.
In Québec, tipping is de rigueur in restaurants, bars and taxis. The amount, which is not included in the bill, generally represents 10% to 15% of the total bill before taxes. For quick tip calculations, Québecers normally add up both taxes (GST and QST), the sum of which equals approximately 15%. Tipping bellhops or porters is at your discretion (generally, $1 per bag carried).
Telephone and postal services
A local call made from a public telephone costs 50 cents. You can pay using coins or a prepaid phone card (note that you'll pay more if you use your credit card). For long distance calls, prepaid cards typically offer the best bargain.
Foreign cell phones may work in Québec, depending on the technology used and the service offered by your provider. Please speak to your service provider to find out if you will be able to use your phone in Québec.
Visitors who plan on spending extended periods in Québec without a fixed address can have their mail sent care of General Delivery. The French and international term for this is poste restante. To pick up your mail, you must go to the main post office of the city indicated in the mailing address. Montréal and Québec City each have a designated General Delivery counter.


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Unbelievable that the Vikes just went for it on 4th down with 2 minutes left being up by 24. Absolutely no class. I know this is the playoffs and you don't ever want to give your opponent even the smallest opening. But that was ridiculous – especially on 4th down. While Dallas has played like crap and they don't deserve any sympathy here, that was poor sportsmanship.
Favre, Vikes no class
24 Responses to "Favre, Vikes no class"
Kozak Says:
January 17, 2010 at 5:40 pm |
Here's hoping the Karma Gods repay the Queens and Faaavvvrrreeee
next week.
Ben Says:
January 17, 2010 at 7:59 pm |
Favre doesn't call the plays, we all figured that out a couple weeks ago. Really, the headline should have been "Childress, Vikes no class." But I guess that isn't as sexy.
Ken Says:
January 20, 2010 at 9:28 am |
Baloney. Favre does whatever he wants. Childress is a gutless coward whom Favre controls, that's why Favre called Minnesota a "perfect fit". He knew he would get his way, unlike in Green Bay.
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mark Says:
January 17, 2010 at 8:19 pm |
i think if they kicked the FG then that would be no class- running a play is not a sure thing and hey Dallas should have stopped it man- no lawyer ball play til the clock runs out or leave the field.
mark Says:
January 17, 2010 at 8:39 pm |
speaking of game plans- why dont the chargers ever throw down the field till theyre down by 2 scores in the end of a game-stupid- they always play way too conservative.
Cindy V Says:
January 17, 2010 at 8:41 pm |
It was classless. I was surprised Favre was still in the game with 5 minutes remaining and the game, for all intents and purposes, was over. And then to score a touchdown on 4th down like that. Totally unnecessary.
bucky Says:
January 17, 2010 at 8:43 pm |
The football gods will have their revenge. So sayeth TMQ.
foundinidaho Says:
January 17, 2010 at 9:14 pm |
I would say that since Chilly and Judas got into it about Judas changing plays…it could very well have been Judas insisting – he seems to get his way.
And yes, they are both classless jerks who deserve each other.
Methinks there COULD be a perfect Super Bowl involving Judas…he gets there and either a) the Jets kick teh Vikes' asses or…even better…the Vikes lose to the Jets on a last minute desperation interception by you know who. That, indeed, would be the football gods (and "true" Packer fans) having their revenge.
foundinidaho Says:
January 17, 2010 at 9:16 pm |
But I sincerely hope Drew Brees nixes the above in quick fashion next week. GO SAINTS!
You can't count on that damn Romo to do anything right.
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Ron La Canne Says:
January 17, 2010 at 9:50 pm |
That ending was certainly unexpected. Is it too late to rush a large annoying horn to N.O. so the Saints fans can blow it constantly. We'll get to see how well Bent can handle the Offense with the crappy Super Dome holding the noise level up while he tries to be mister ball manager. I can't wait til they move that franchise to LA.
campbell Says:
January 17, 2010 at 10:09 pm |
Aw…we are REALLY cranky tonight..
Ben Says:
January 17, 2010 at 10:32 pm |
"True" Packer fans are now instructed to root for a Jets victory over the Vikings in the SB.
Wait a sec, I thought "True" Packer fans were supposed to be mad at Rex Ryan for his comments about Charles Woodson?
Just like I thought "True" Packer fans were never supposed to root for the Cowboys?
Man, this all gets so confusing when the Packers get knocked out of the playoffs…
Neal Says:
January 17, 2010 at 10:43 pm |
With the Vikes heading into Voodo territory things could get ugly.
What comes around goes around….
foundinidaho Says:
January 17, 2010 at 10:47 pm |
Ben, I am a "true" Packer fan and I wouldn't presume to tell someone else what to think…just sharing my opinion. Which is what this spot is about, I suspect. Please feel free to share your own, whatever it might be.
And what Neal said.
Ben Says:
January 17, 2010 at 11:20 pm |
Well, I'm a Packer fan who is rooting for Favre to play well. Whether the Vikings win or lose doesn't really bother me.
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Dan Says:
January 17, 2010 at 11:06 pm |
An espn sportsnation poll asks this question. Nationwide, 81% says that play was part of the game 19% thinks it's unsportsmanlike. In Texas about 60% thought it's part of the game and 40% thought it was unsportsmanlike.
Bob the Outsider Says:
January 18, 2010 at 12:34 pm |
Kind of like the classless time out called by the Pacjers with two seconds left in the halftime Bears/Packers game, after the Bears took a knee.
What was that ?
Cindy V Says:
January 18, 2010 at 9:22 pm |
Bad clock management.
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Dave in Tucson Says:
January 18, 2010 at 8:45 pm |
On the one hand, I agree it was classless for the Vikings to be throwing in that situation (whether it was Favre or Childress who made the decision doesn't really matter).
On the other hand, my sympathy for the Cowboys' embarrassment is just about 0.0.
Aaron Nagler Says:
January 21, 2010 at 1:57 pm |
Oh my god. What is this, Tiddlywinks? That play was great. Screw the Cowboys.
It's freekin' football people.
Bob the Outsider Says:
January 21, 2010 at 7:52 pm |
Well said Aaron
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Gbpfan Says:
January 23, 2010 at 1:37 am |
I don't understand what's wrong with the call. If they hadn't gone for it, Dallas could have scored, and started a new momentum going. Anything can happen in a football game. And, honestly, I don't mind seeing the Cowboys get a dressing down. Cool blog by the way.
Go Pack Go!
PackerBelle Says:
January 25, 2010 at 12:00 pm |
I think the issue is that up by 24, the Cowboys needed either 3 TDs and a FG or 3 TDs with 3 2-point conversions to tie or 4 TDs to win and with only 2 minutes remaining the odds of that happening were slim to none. Going for it on 4th down basically is rubbing salt in the wound.
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Good morning, good afternoon, good evening friends! How are you ? I hope you had a wonderful week, or at least that it was less stressful than mine. Cold and summer nostalgia is coming to bite me in the, well, you know where, and I'm clearly missing wearing dresses, sunglasses and exploring the world.
To make what seems like it's going to be a loooong winter a little more bearable, I'm taking you back with me this summer, on holidays to wonderful England, with another travelling-diary of sorts. I hope you'll enjoy it!
This summer, I got lucky enough to plan a two week trip around a couple of cities in England with my lovely twinnie sister. My love for this country is very, very, well, MASSIVE, and needless to say I was thrilled to be back.
First stop : Bristol ✈
Maybe it's because we had cheap tickets, maybe it's because we hadn't been there yet, but Bristol got its place on our bucket list. A not-too big English city, with its monuments, history, and its share of lovely places. I think what I loved the most here – despite Waterstone's -let's face it, I can't NOT go into a bookshop when I see one. My apologies for my sister, and YES for my self-control. I would have bought the whole store, I swear – well, what I loved the most, is how kind of, cosy it felt.
People sure had a particular accent, and it always takes me a bit of time to get what's happening when someone has such a massive British accent, but it's so good to hear it again. This sentence is a summary of my feelings the first two hours walking and hearing people talking in English all around me. Definitely was born speaking the wrong language.
💭 In a short summary: We got a bus right away from the airport to the city centre (no waiting time! yikes.). We explored the city and did lots of shopping already in the first days. We entered every bookshop and I only bought one book #whoami (Don't worry. This was only the first day). We took a bus with a rude driver. We walked and saw a pretty big bridge. We got a bit soaked by the rain but hey, this is England, what did you expect? We climbed I can't remember how many stairs to see the city from above. We saw squirrels. We ate fish and chips.
A day-trip: Bath 🏡
Another city we wanted to explore, was Bath, but we didn't want to make this a two day trip or something. Mainly because we are massive planners and crazy and we are way too fast when we're exploring a city. We are too motivated I guess. So we choose the day-trip option, and it was just enough to see what we wanted of the city.
💭 In a short summary: we saw the weird and typical buildings of Bath. We met great people. We turned time while visiting the Roman Baths. We ate where people recognized our French accent. We went back through time again visiting old ballrooms and thought of us as princesses for two seconds. We met George Clooney (well, almost).
A day-trip: Stonehenge 😱
Now THAT was for sure on my bucket list for a long, long time. As a fan of all weirdness in the world, I couldn't NOT want to see Stonehenge, and I'm glad I did. I mean, what is this, really, and why is it there? In the middle of nowhere? To be honest, there's a road kind of close-by now, which kind of takes away the magic of the place, as does the whole lot of tourists just as well. But I guess if you just stare at these and forget everything else, you just realize how crazy weird this place is.
💭 In a short summary: we stared at stones for too long. But I guess that was the point.


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Research into falling - primarily among the elderly--and how to reduce fall risk will be the focus of the next address in the Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine at Hope College.
Dr. James Richardson of the University of Michigan will present "Neuropathic Gait: 'What is it and what to do about it?" on Monday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. at the Maas Center.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Richardson notes that peripheral neuropathy is one of the most common neurologic findings in persons over 60, affecting nearly 20 percent of the age group in the U.S. Patients with neuropathy typically appear to have normal gait and mobility function, but, when challenged by a surface irregularity are unable to effectively respond and fall at a rate 15 times that of their non-affected peers.
The lecture will present biomechanical research which quantifies neuropathy-associated sensory and motor impairments at the ankle, and will describe how the impairments influence gait over smooth and irregular surfaces, and the ability to reliably stand on one foot. Richardson will also share clues to the clinical recognition of functionally significant neuropathy and strategies for reducing fall risk in the affected population.
Richardson is an associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, where he has been on the faculty since 1990. He is also co-director of the Electrodiagnostic Laboratory of the University of Michigan Health Systems. His previous appointments include having served as a staff physician in Rehabilitation Medicine Service with the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Ann Arbor and as medical director in Inpatient Rehabilitation Service with the University of Michigan Medical Center.
He has made multiple presentations and written several articles published in professional journals concerning peripheral neuropathy and falling and balance, and has received multiple honors for his writing including the "Abstract Award" from the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine and the "Excellence in Research Writing Best Paper Award" from the Association of Academic Physiatrists, both in 2007. Through the years he has received a variety of external grants in support of his research, and he currently holds a five-year award from the National Institutes of Health for his project "Neuropathic Gait, Irregular Surfaces and Fall Risk."
Richardson is a graduate of Miami University, and completed his M.D. at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He conducted post-doctoral training in internal medicine at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Michigan.
The Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine is designed for health care professionals with an interest in physically active patients, and is intended for students, educators and clinicians alike. It is co-sponsored by Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan, Shoreline Orthopaedics, Holland Hospital Rehabilitation Services and the college.
Richardson's address is the third of four lectures scheduled through the series for the 2009-10 school year. Additional information about the series may be found online at https://hope.edu/academic/kinesiology/athtrain/ dlssm/index.html
The Maas Center is located at 264 Columbia Ave., on Columbia Avenue at 11th Street in Holland.


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Swiss Miniature Bar Assortment
Assortment of miniature chocolate bars. Contains six flavors: milk, bittersweet, milk with hazelnut, white and milk Cresta (crunchy nut brittle), and Lindor milk chocolate. Original Swiss recipes, made with premium Swiss chocolate.
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Includes approximately 36 bars. Lindt chocolate embodies the passion and expert craftsmanship of its Lindt Master Swiss Chocolatiers. Lindt delivers a unique chocolate experience offering a distinctly smooth and rich, gourmet taste.
- Flavor: Assorted
- Chocolate type: Assorted
- Piece count: 36
- Net weight: 8.8 oz (250 g)
- Size (in.): 7 x 3 x 3
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Dorothy Weaver knows what's what at the Federal Reserve. Not only did she serve as chairwoman of the board at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Miami branch from 1989 to 1994, but her brother-in-law, Richard Fisher, is currently president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (and has made a name for himself by opposing the Fed's quantitative easing and low-interest rate policies).
Although Weaver has spent more time in the private sector than in public life – since 1995 she has been principal, CEO, chairwoman and co-founder of Miami-based Collins Capital, an investment management company that manages multimanager, multistrategy funds of hedge funds – she continues to be an active Fed watcher.
Now, with talk of Janet Yellen becoming Federal Reserve chairwoman, Weaver's thoughts about a woman taking on that top leadership position can assuredly be filed under the title of "current events."
In a phone interview on Tuesday with ThinkAdvisor, Weaver noted that although she doesn't know Yellen personally, whether the new Fed chief who replaces Ben Bernanke is a man or a woman, that person's ability to be a consensus builder will be critical as the central bank's monetary policymakers operate alongside a Congress that has shown little sign of getting its act together on the debt ceiling debate.
"Ben Bernanke has been consistent in saying monetary policy can only do so much, and it's not just in response to the current impasse we're seeing," Weaver said. "Monetary and fiscal policy have to work together if we're going to make it to the end game of a robust economy with strong employment in a noninflationary environment."
Weaver also discussed monetary versus fiscal policy and the Fed's bully pulpit.
Q: You were chairwoman of the board at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's branch in Miami while Alan Greenspan was Fed chairman in Washington. What were your big economic and policy challenges at that time?
A: The challenge at that time was inflation. That's where the Fed was focused – on getting and keeping inflation down. Clearly, we're in a different environment now.
Q: How would you compare your Fed experience to the current-day Fed environment of quantitative easing and debt-ceiling debates?
A: The Fed's bully pulpit was extremely important then and continues to be important now. The business community and markets hang on to every word that the Fed says. The Fed feels that it has a role of providing predictability and stability and encouraging productive economic activity, but they recognize that monetary policy alone cannot solve the unemployment problem and other challenges this country faces. Ben Bernanke has been clear that he needs Congress to take a leadership role on fiscal policy because monetary policy can only go so far in terms of addressing unemployment and other problems.
Q: What advice would you give to Janet Yellen if and when she becomes the next Fed chief?
A: [laughs] I wouldn't be so presumptuous to give her advice. But I certainly think the Fed's role is going to continue to be extremely important in building the confidence that businesses will need to free cash that's been growing on their balance sheets. The future of the economy and growth of employment will benefit as corporate America begins to feel there are opportunities to invest in jobs, plants, new equipment and research.
Q: And now for the "woman" question: would a woman as leader of the Fed be any different from a man?
A: No, not solely based on a woman versus a man. But what will be important is Janet Yellen's leadership and whether she has a more collaborative style of management, and all voices can participate and be heard. This will be especially important with the new Fed nominations to the extent that she is more collaborative and consensus-oriented. She will be dealing with a new board of governors — only two of seven governors will remain in the new year if she moves up to chairman — and President Obama will have five appointments in a single year. After Senate approval, they would serve 14-year terms. That's purposeful because these appointments don't coincide with any given presidential administration.
Q: How has your experience at the Fed helped you in your working life?
A: The wonderful thing about running multimanager, multistrategy funds of hedge funds is that I use everything I have learned every day in terms of risks and mispricings. I spent eight years living in Latin America and then Asia, and that has certainly informed my view of the world as the world has grown smaller and smaller. As for my understanding of the Federal Reserve and monetary policy, I see the interrelationships between asset classes. You see how dramatically the equity market responds to any nuanced statement from the Fed. It doesn't even have to be an action; it can just be an implication that has an impact on the bond and equity markets.
Q: How did you get interested in economics and markets?
A: it came first from my father's passion for learning and business. I had a vertical learning curve and learned at the dinner table. Then I continued to pursue that vertical learning curve and found opportunities to learn because the world keeps changing. I was attracted to alternative investments because I value preservation of capital, risk mitigation and diversification.
Read more about Dorothy Weaver in What Do Ballistic Missiles, Barbara Bush and Alternative Investments Have in Common? at ThinkAdvisor.


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The local fishing community in Thiaroye, Dakar, now really has a reason to dance. Since the new Senegalese government took action to stop overfishing, fisheries in the region are slowly regenerating, and fishermen are returning home with healthier catches, writes Mike Baillie.
Stopping the plunder of Africa's oceans is not just about the fish – it actually has a lot to do with people too. By ensuring that fish stocks are well managed and regularly given the chance to regenerate, we are safeguarding a very valuable resource that provides jobs, fills empty bellies, and keeps the ocean full of life.
Healthy oceans mean healthy people – something we are seeing first-hand on the ground in Dakar, Senegal.
The West Coast of Africa is home to some of the world's richest fisheries – a vital source of protein and employment for communities in Senegal, and other countries along the coast. Sadly, as European and Asian waters have been almost completely emptied of fish, so the fleets responsible for that destruction moved down into African waters.
Hauling out massive quantities of fish on a daily basis – many times greater than what local fishermen would catch in a whole year – these foreign fleets began to severely cripple fish stocks. Senegalese fishermen were forced to spend longer out at sea for much smaller catches. But there's a happy ending. Thanks to effective community mobilization in Senegal, and decisive action from a new Senegalese government, the situation is starting to turn around.
Watch the video clip below to learn more about this happy story: a victory for Senegalese people and Greenpeace's office in Dakar.
Source: Greenpeace International


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Jolt Awards: Big Wheels Turning
If you've been following Dr. Dobb's Jolt Awards, you already know that they're moving forward at a break-neck pace.
The winners of Round 1 -- Books -- have been announced and congratulations are in order to: Masterminds of Programming, by Federico Biancuzzi and Shane Warden, published by O'Reilly Media; SDLC 3.0, by Mark Kennaley, published by Fourth Medium Press; and Hello World!, by Warren D. Sande and Carter Sande, published by Manning Publications.
As for Round 2 -- Application Libraries and Frameworks -- nominations are now close (and we have a bunch of them) and judging is underway. As you probably expect, this is a very popular category that's loaded with nominations, including the likes of Apache Click, Aspose.Total Java Suite, GigaSpaces XAP, EiffelVision2, ExtenXLS 8 Java Spreadsheet SDK, Infragistics NetAdvantage 2010 Volume 2, /n Software Red Carpet, NetCharts Pro v6.0, Nevron .NET Vision Suite, Qt SDK, and Telerik Suite, among others. (If I didn't mention your library, don't worry.) Good luck to one and all!
We're also getting a jump on nominations for Round 3 -- Mobile and Web Development -- which includes tools and solutions for web-based and mobile and hand-held applications, including network management, application servers and infrastructure, and tools using open standards such as XML, SOAP and HTML. If your software falls into this category, don't wait -- get your nominations in now to ensure thorough evaluations (and to keep the judges from going nuts).
Thanks for your participation in Dr. Dobb's Jolt Award, and thanks to the judges for donating their valuable time. Most of all, thanks to the developers of all this cool software that makes us all winners.


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Almodovar's Pain and Glory/Dolor y gloria.
Peter Bradshaw in the Guardian says in Dolor y glória Almodóvar "delivers another sensuous and deeply personal gem" in this "wistful extravaganza" in which "life meets art," and gives it 4 out of 5 stars. Ruminative, painful, with a sense of declining powers, the director presents an aging movie director played by Antonio Banderas. Peter Debruge in his Variety review calls it a "remarkably mature metafiction." AlloCiné, whose press rating (based on 23 French reviews) is an exceptional 4.6 (even Cahiers du Cinéma gives it a rave), asks: "Is Almodóvar on the way to the Palme d'Or?" and he indeed looks like a prime contender. This clearly sounds like a very positive consensus, perhaps to remain the most admired 2029 Competition film. Perhaps the best has come first. But could this be a little too familiar a maker and topic to be up for a top prize? Time will tell.
Hausner's Little Joe.
Another much anticipated film at Cannes was Jessica Haussner's Little Joe. Haussner is known for her Lourdes (2009). But Peter Bradshaw says he was disappointed, and gives it a measly 2 out of 5 stars. It's a horror film that likens the spread of antidepressants to the invasion of an alien force a la "Bodysnatchers." Erlich of IndieWire finds in this "plenty of potential to offend," though he calls the film "brilliant." Bradshaw finds " plot implausibilities" and a movie "too high on the art-house register" to notice its lack of "out-and-out thrills or suspense."
Fletcher's Rocketman.
The comparison with Bohemian Rhapsodyis inevitable: two pictures about gay glam rock stars directed by Dexter Fletcher. Nicolas Barber of BBC Culture says "this year's Elton John biopic is superior to last year's Freddie Mercury biopic in almost every way: funnier, more moving, more imaginative, more upfront about its hero's sexuality." That's nice, isn't it? I wonder if the public will go along. Probably not, and later in the review Nicolas Barber doesn't even seem to like the movie so much, though he still rates it and Fletcher and Egerton high.


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How do you get a guy to love you without driving him away? Are you ready to move into a long term relationship but aren't sure how to get there? Do you know what drives men away and how to avoid it? If you want to finally find a long term loving relationship, you will need to avoid these three common mistakes that women make.
Don't try too hard
So many women go overboard in order to get a man to love them. If only they knew that this actually turns men off! If you are trying too hard to get him to love you, he will think you desperate and cheap. Instead, be independent and be yourself!
Don't push
Men develop much slower than women when it comes to love. As a result, many women get impatient. They resort to nagging, pressuring, and threats in order to get a guy to start making an emotional investment. However, this is only driving him away. If instead, you give him space and time to develop at his own pace, you will find that he will naturally start to love you because he feels safe to do so.
Don't let him be your world
It is easy, once you fall in love, to want to spend every waking moment with your guy. This is also a normal feeling. However, by doing this, men tend to get turned off. They want to know that you can still be yourself when you are around them. This crazy over the top feeling will fade eventually. Sure, you will still want to be around him. However, it won't be so overwhelmingly strong. So, instead of letting yourself get lovesick and ultimately driving him away, remember that you are a great person with a great life. Allow the two of you some time to be individuals. Take time for yourself and your friends. This will communicate that you can be happy without him but that you want to share your life with him. This will attract him instead of making him want to run.


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I don't even know how long ago that Rebecca Black song came out but it still rings in my head every Friday. That's got to mean something to someone. Anyone!
No real surprise here but it looks like " V/H/S", the horror anthology from Adam Wingard, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence, David Bruckner, Joe Swanberg and Ti West, has been picked up by Magnolia Pictures. The film tells the story of a group of burglars who discover a bunch of weird videos in a house they're robbing. From the number of directors I assume each story will be about 3 minutes or the movie will be 4 hours long.
If there's one thing you know about me it's that I freakin love Norway. Corpse paint, trolls, and everything in between. Give it to me! So I couldn't be more excited about the trailer for the new film "Thale" . The movie is based on the mythical Norwegian charter Huldra, which is a sassy minx who lures men into the woods. Sounds fun but unfortunately the men never return. Oh and the Huldra has a cow's tail. God I love Norway.
All you really need to know about "Monster Brawl" is that it's a fake Pay-Per-View battle royal between some classic monsters and Jimmy "Mouth Of the South" Hart is in it. Now that I've got you all excited here's the bad news. Image Entertainment has decided to push back the DVD/Blue-Ray release from March 27th to June 12th and unfortunately haven't given a reason. I need a reason! Maybe it's because they're trying to get Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Let's pray.
I don't know how much you can really believe this but Megan Ellison, founder of Annapurna Films which now owns the rights to "Terminator 5", how promised the next installment in the robot series will indeed be rated R. She let this news out via her twitter account though and I'm not positive but I don't think anything on there will hold up in court.
Ladies and gentlemen, well mostly gentlemen, and I don't really mean "gentlemen"... here is the greatest invention to ever been imagined. An aftershave specifically designed to hide the smell of a strip club.
Little baby goats are always adorable. Well not always, this one that was born with 6 legs in Europe and is an abomination and should be thrown into a lake.


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The Coming China Wars
Non-member price: $27.49
Editorial Reviews
The narration, by the wonderfully named Stow Lovejoy, is delivered in a business-minded, mid-toned American voice that you can listen to for hours on end without pain. It is very easy with a book where myriad facts are dealt out to get lost and confused, necessitating lots of rewinding to pick up the thread. I am happy to report that this does not happen here, in spite of the heavyweight subject matter. Mr. Navarro presents his evidence and arguments simply, and has divided the book into chapters that concentrate on one specific area at a time.
I listened to the whole book in one sitting; such was the power of both content and narrator. I would recommend this book to everyone; not just those interested in world politics and economics, but also to those who think that their country has nothing to fear from the awakening dragon...
--Brad Jackson, UK
Publisher's Summary
In The Coming China Wars, best-selling author Peter Navarro previews all these potential conflicts, and reveals the urgent, radical decisions that must be made to avoid catastrophe. You'll learn how China's thirst for oil is driving nuclear proliferation in Iran, genocide in the Sudan, even Japan's remilitarization. You'll discover China's shocking role in the drug trade and how its reborn flesh trade may help trigger tomorrow's worst AIDS crisis.
Navarro also reveals how China has become the world's most ruthless imperialist; how it is promoting global environmental disaster; and, perhaps most terrifying of all, how this nuclear superpower and pirate nation may be spiraling toward internal chaos.
The threat is real. We all must come to understand it and then act! Start here and now by arming yourself with the information and insights of The Coming China Wars.
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- Joe
- 08-11-2006
Good Narration, Book Flawed
The narration on this book is very good. however, the book itself does have some significant flaws. For example, at one point in the book the author runs on about a projected aids epidemic in China due to past faulty blood handling procedures. He paints this as a great catastrophe even leading perhaps to large scale civil unrest, which he then says could involve as many as a projected 50 million people infected. The problem though is that you are talking about 50 million out of a population of over 1.2 billion. So, this hardly seems like the end of Chinese civilization. At another point in the book the author complains about Chinese chemicals ending up in drug labs across Europe. But here the problem is that the author does not clearly ever cite what he bases his conclusions on. I do like the part where the author digresses about unfair labor/trade practices, semi-slave labor conditions in China, and Communist Party/entrepenerial corruption. But, why did the author not write the book just about these topics? He easily could have filled volumes on this alone. The author attempted to cover way too much ground and way too sparsely. The problem is that his book comes across just as a bunch of rants and China bashing, instead of a serious analysis. I hope the author goes back to the drawing board, really travels to China (he had only been in surrounding countries) and gets his ducks in a row.
31 people found this helpful
- Joseph
- 16-10-2007
To the Brink and Left Standing
Such a wonderful build up on history and the complex market interactions that make up the business risk and potential of "China Wars". After wading through the hours of build up, we are left with thin if any directly applicable principles and practicum needed for market success. Will the next book finish the work?
6 people found this helpful
- Susan
- 05-11-2006
Mom, China isn't playing Fair!
China counterfeits! China counterfeits!
Yadda, yadda, yadda. There are MUCH bigger issues than this. Navarro mentions "little" things like wars over oil, wars over water, Chinese imperialism and so forth, but he is incensed (and obsessed) with China's trade in counterfeit goods. Did you know they make Counterfeit VIAGRA?? How DARE they! What could be worse??
Two hours about the horrors of counterfeit viagara and counterfeit Nike sneakers is more than I can take. Navarro could have done the same book in 5 to 8 minutes and made a better impression.
32 people found this helpful
- M. van Huystee
- 19-06-2012
Hysterical avalanche of popular sound bites
Would you try another book from Peter Navarro and/or Stow Lovejoy?
What could Peter Navarro have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Best thing Peter can do is to confine his books to his own club.
What didn't you like about Stow Lovejoy's performance?
The fact that he lend his voice and reputation to this hysteria.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Coming China Wars?
Any additional comments?
Audible should place books like this in a special section with "health warning"
2 people found this helpful
- r meyer
- 02-11-2006
Don't waste your time
This book doesn't deliver on content! It is about 7 hours of dribble about china's environmental problems, thief of copy righted material and lack of social programs. The title should have been how Chinas is going to imploded!
20 people found this helpful
- phg
- 18-09-2008
An Eye Opener
It's fascinating to hear government and industry leaders talk about the emerging China market and the business opportunities it reprsents. The fact of the matter is that, as this book points out, China's business practices, it's social, environmental, and human rights record constitute a significant threat to the civilized world. The fact that China is rapidly becoming the banker of choice for the US is really startling and ominous. An excellent book and one I hope gets the attention of policy makers in government.
1 person found this helpful
- Tamara
- 17-09-2007
No Worries
The title should be the "The Coming China Civil Wars." This could have been a short lecture true, but the depth of the detail shows the instability of a Communist country built on the backs of rural peasants that are obviously at a breaking point. The only worries we as American should have of China are the same as those we have of Russia which is their inability to control their nuclear capabilities/stockpiles as their society falls into ruin.
2 people found this helpful
- Michel
- 15-06-2008
An outstanding book
A must listen for everyone as China affects our day-to-day life. This book will make you see a lot of things in a different way. I make a bigger effort now to purchase products made in North America instead of China. The health of my family is more important than saving a few dollars. The book is well written and very well narrated. It covers aspects about China that I was not aware of but that now help me better understand some of the current news about world events. It is not just that products from China are sub-standard but by buying them, we encourage them to keep destroying our planet and our way of life.
3 people found this helpful
- Anonymous User
- 14-01-2007
WOW - I Had No Idea!
Unlike some of the other Audible reviews, I found this book disturbing and well-wort the "read."
This book was a shocking eye-opener focused on this nuclear superpower, gone awry. Personally, I was surprised that the author didn't even address China's nuclear capabilities until the very last chapter, and then as an "elephant in the living room." I'm no political scientist; however, I think every adult in America should read this book! It was mind-numbing to learn just how bad this "pirate nation" really is in every way you can imagine, and several I couldn't. The list of the "Coming China Wars" addressed China's: "weapons of mass-production" (dirt cheap products we ALL buy); pollution levels of global impact; unfair global economic policies linking their money directly to the U.S. dollar; an "oil at ANY cost" policy leading to nuclear proliferation in Iran; a drug & prostitution trade that will likely spawn the world's next largest HIV/AIDS epidemic (surpassing that of Africa!); and so on; and so on. WOW -- I had NO idea!
Overall ... "A must-read for EVERY voting American and beyond
10 people found this helpful
- Michael Kwok
- 14-05-2018
Facts presented but conclusions one sided
The book presents broad facts and figures, largely correctly, but do not necessarily serve the conclusions drawn. Hasty arguments are presented, with shallow analysis and weak reasoning. A less opinionated approach would have made the book more interesting. Not a convincing read at all.
- Kindle Customer
- 30-05-2020
this should be read by everyone in the West
some people have been warning us about China for a while now but we've ignored it at our peril
- Oliver
- 01-07-2019
Politically motivated and poorly evidenced
While there are some useful information about how China grows it's economy, these hypothetical examples are unfounded and highly biased which tried to evilise China.
- David
- 16-02-2008
This is my first audio book
This is my first audible audio book. I have to say that I am very impressed.
The book itself is very well written and full of detailed and excellently presented information. I found that I could not 'put it down'.
Clearly the author is well qualified to write on the subject. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in international affairs or even remotely interested in some very major international developments that, like it or not, affect us all.
All of this would not have been nearly as accessible if it had been poorly narrated. In my opinion the narration was excellent and brought the arguments contained within the book over with clarity and (the author's)conviction. Serious stuff. Never a dull moment!
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The communications regulator Ofcom has released its annual megadump of industry statistics and factoids, and is highlighting that we're using the internet more and using multiple communications services at the same time more often too.
Multi-tasking, where users might make a phone call while surfing the net, for example, now accounts for a fifth of media and communications use.
Equally unsurprisingly, such behaviour is more common in young people, who cram more than nine and a half hours' total usage into six and a half hours. That compares to eight hours 48 minutes squeezed into the population average of seven hours of usage. Over-55s spend just 12 per cent of the media and communications time multi-tasking.
Ofcom attributes the overall rise in multi-tasking to the boom in smartphone ownership, which is up 81 per cent from 7.2 million users in May 2009 to 12.8 million in May 2010.
"Increasingly, mobile devices – especially smartphones – are used for multi-media, but live evening TV still remains the main entertainment event of the day," said Ofcom strategy partner Peter Phillips.
"Younger people have shown the biggest changes in how we use media – particularly using different media at the same time. But the divide between younger and older people's use of technology is starting to narrow as more older people are getting online and finding that things like email are very important to them."
For the first time, more than 50 per cent of over-55-year-olds have broadband at home.
Google retains the greatest reach of any website, but has been overtaken in total page views by Facebook. MySpace and Bebo lost 37 and 60 per cent of their UK audiences last year respectively, confirming their staus as social networking has-beens.
More traditional media and communications are going strong, however, TV would be most missed by half of adults, up from 44 per cent in 2005. Meanwhile average voice call minutes are still rising.
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13 Great Roast Beef Sandwiches Around Boston
A roast beef roundup is a doozy of an assignment, especially in Boston. Bostonians take their beef seriously, and as a (more or less) lifetime citizen of the Bay State, I grew up immersed in the prominent sandwich-counter culture, and, in turn, am familiar with the formula that defines most worthwhile roast beef sandwiches.
Let's start with the name of the restaurant: If it sounds like the place is owned by someone who could be your uncle (think Nick, Billy, or Mike), there's a good chance it's worth eating there. Even better if the sign promises roast beef and seafood (the two go hand-in-hand), and claims that its food is "famous." Bonus points if the walls feature dusty plaques of regional awards and photos with local celebrities.
But the most important factor in the formula is the sandwich itself.
Elements of a Great Roast Beef Sandwich
Meat: Moist, pink, and sliced thin.
Bun: Soft, quickly griddled, and studded with sesame seeds (or onions, as most larger sizes are served on onion rolls).
Toppings: The traditional toppings include "the three-way" of mayonnaise, cheese, and barbecue sauce. Some would argue that it serves as important a role as the meat itself, bringing the whole lot together in a sweet, messy heap of handheld goodness.
There are way, way more than 13 great roast beef sandwiches in and around Boston (North Shore, I'm looking at you). But try any of these, and you won't be disappointed.
13 Roast Beef Sandwiches We Love
Beachmont Roast Beef
John's Roast Beef And Seafood
Liberty Bell Roast Beef And Seafood
Mino's Roast Beef
Billy's Famous Roast Beef
Mike's Roast Beef
Royal Roast Beef And Seafood
Steve's Roast Beef
Bill And Bob's Famous Roast Beef
Kelly's Roast Beef
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A Month to D-Day
It's hard to believe it is only a month until the next D: All Things Digital conference that Walt and I produce and host, now in its fifth year. When Walt and I started creating the conference for The Wall Street Journal, it was in the midst of severe industry doldrums, but we felt that the story had become too much about stock prices and not about the underlying idea that the digital tidal wave would continue unabated and have much larger impact as time went on.
We made a good bet and this year should be our most interesting yet. The obvious draw of this year's event is the pairing of industry legends and longtime rivals Bill Gates and Steve Jobs for a joint interview, which is pretty rare, and which should produce some lively moments for obvious reasons. Gates and Jobs remain, to my mind, among the most important digital figures, even amidst all the change that has continued to occur in the digital space.
We know a lot of people would like to see this take place in person, but our hotel ballroom is only so big and the conference is sold out. So we, like a lot of other media attending D, will be doing a huge amount of coverage of the event. Walt and I started this site to bring the conversations we start on the small stage at the conference to a larger audience, and take off from there. That means bringing you as much information as we can about the Gates-Jobs interview, as well as the others who will appear at D5, including director George Lucas, Sen. John McCain, Google CEO Eric Schmidt, CBS honcho Les Moonves, News Corp. number-two Peter Chernin and more.


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I said in a recent post that I wanted to get more daylight long-exposure photos happening, and this is me making good on that promise.
(Below shot at normal exposure)
I've a growing collection of photos of this pier- I'll try not to post all of them- as it's one of the more photogenic in the area. Not too long ago I headed down with my setup and spent a little while shooting long-exposure and time-lapse photos. It was a perfect day for it- the sea was choppy, the sun was out, and the early morning light leant itself to using the polariser I layer with the ND400 filter (which allows me to darken the image without affecting the colour, so I can leave the shutter open longer). I shot at a few different exposure lengths, but found the sweet-spot with some 45-second exposures (like the one at top of this post) that turned the sea to mist, and some shorter (1-3 second) frames which allowed the waves to blur but still kept some of the choppy texture.
You can see the effect of the long exposure in the silky water, and also (in the longer exposures) the blurred clouds. Amazingly, the seagulls at the end of the pier were relatively sedate, mostly sitting around and bobbing their heads in the breeze, so they remain fairly static even in the 45-second frames.
It's some of the details I love in these sorts of images, as the effect essentially 'distorts' or 're-represents' reality. The streaming dribbles of water from the pier struts, for example.
I also enjoy the contrast between the 45-second exposure frames and shorter 2-second ones. Both blur the water, but the shorter exposures still give you some of the heave and swirl of the water. You can see this in the two shots below- the first at 45 seconds and the second at 3 seconds.
I actually shot a series of these at 1 second and turned them into a 3-second time-lapse movie. The effect is great, and marries two of my favourite photographic techniques- long exposure and time-lapse. Unfortunately I can't figure out how to upload it without a catastrophic loss of image fidelity, so until I do that, you'll just have to imagine it.
As I get more comfortable, familiar and proficient at taking long exposures, I'll aim to get a few more into my portfolio. I'd love to be out more often when the light is changing, but unfortunately that tends to be at the busiest time of the day for families- breakfast and dinner. At any rate, this is a style of photography (and an effect) I really enjoy, so watch this space for more as I get my head around it a little more…
Incidentally, I've started hosting my photos at the photosharing website "500px", which I quite like as a setup. It's a little like flickr used to be before flickr got a bit too big for its own good, and a place where you can still get some decent interaction between photographers. My portfolio is still small, but I'm building on it. You can find it here if you're interested.
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The Canadian designer added espresso brown and gold details to his collection
It's eight o'clock in Todd Lynn's Kingsland Road pre-show workspace, two days before the show. An iPod is on – music is how Lynn started, making clothes for Marilyn Manson, PJ Harvey and The Rolling Stones – and show stylist Karen Langley, Dazed's Fashion Director, and assistant Emma Wyman are wrapping up for the day.
Lynn is excited to reveal a collaboration with his friend Shaun Leane, who has realised special pieces for the label before (horn shoulders at S/S10, a cascading half-sculpture at S/S11 and bone-like silver pins bridging fabric at S/S12). When the box opens today, we see a metal object cosseted in polystyrene chips. It's halfway between an abstract, elongated ruff and the outstretched wings of a bird.
A journey through the rail and it becomes clear the inherent freedom suggested by a bird is particularly apt this season, even if the designer is actually inspired by artist Odd Nerdrum. Lynn has tried things for the first time in his design history. Hardware is gold instead of silver and fox furs are joined by Fisher, a relation of Sable. Espresso is thrown in the mix, whereas before his army was pure black.
What remains is the Canadian's take on corrupted elegance. Condensed, tiny laddered threads form sheer channels joining fabric. Whilst coup a fais embroidery gives the impression of a luxe, moth-eaten decay. It's a real contrast to the slickness of his perfect tuxedo, worn over bare skin. But that's Lynn in a nutshell – the impeccable with a dash of destruction.
Photography by Emma Wyman: Todd Lynn fitting the Shaun Leane showpiece by Emma Wyman.