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A beer bottle was lit up like a Christmas tree on one Facebook page and flanked by stuffed animals in another.
Then there were the iPhone apps that allowed drinking enthusiasts to hunt for virtual trophies or monitor the weather through drink prices, and the video on YouTube that featured cartoon characters using spirits to reduce stress.
David Jernigan came across these alcohol advertisements during a recent study of social media. And he says that while they may be effective marketing for legal imbibers, they're also appealing to kids.
The alcohol companies' voluntary limits on print, radio and television that alcohol companies are largely being ignored online, concluded Jernigan, director of the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
"We tried to get a sense of everything the companies are doing on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr and iPhone apps and it's amazing how much they're doing," said Jernigan. "It's far more than I think most parents or adults are aware of. It's the wild west without a sheriff."
Associations representing alcohol companies say they've developed voluntary codes for advertising in social media, similar to those crafted for traditional media outlets.
"The spirits industry is committed to responsible advertising regardless of the medium," the Distilled Spirits Council said in statement. "Social networking sites are used primarily by adults, which makes these platforms responsible and appropriate channels for spirits marketers."
Jernigan said there's no way to determine how many kids are seeing, or responding to, the alcohol marketing. But considering their heavy social media use, he concluded, "it's probably a lot."
He said 13- to 20-year-olds make up about 13.6 percent of the population but about 22 percent of Facebook users.
A May study from Consumer Reports found that amounts to about 20 million Facebook users under age 21. More than a third were actually younger than 13 — violating the site's terms — and their accounts were largely unsupervised by parents.
They could be among the 6.7 million people who "liked" the 10 Facebook pages the center studied or the large number of fan-uploaded photos and videos.
Jernigan said seeing such content can make a lasting impression. He cited 14 studies finding evidence that exposure to ads influences whether young people start drinking and how much. He said about 4,700 underage youth die from excessive alcohol use each year.
Tighter controls on content, more parental involvement and better technology to limit underage access are needed, he said.
The Distilled Spirits Council said it calls on companies to advertise in any medium only when close to three-quarters of the audience is reasonably expected to be age 21. The group cited Nielsen data from August that show about 82 percent of Facebook users, 87 percent of Twitter users and 81 percent of YouTube users are at least 21.
Codes also call for inappropriate user-generated content to be removed and age-affirming technology be used before direct dialogue is allowed with consumers. And as evidence the companies are not increasing their influence on kids, the council cited newly released federal statistics that show alcohol consumption rates among eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders are declining.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, found alcohol use dropped to its lowest point since monitoring began in 1975. Though, alcohol is still "the drug of choice" among all the age groups, and almost 64 percent of 12th-graders reported drinking alcohol in the past year.
A digital marketing consultant to the Distilled Spirits Council said he didn't believe the sites were deluged with children. Kids on Facebook with or without their parents' consent were most likely looking to engage with other kids, said Hemanshu Nigam, chief executive of SSP Blue, an online safety and privacy firm, and the former chief security officer for MySpace.
And even if they do visit a site with adult content, technology can screen them. Sites like Facebook use information gathered on users to appropriately target ads. Companies also can use age gates and skim comments and other content to find and block underage users.
"There are a bunch of things companies can do to say to kids this isn't for you, and if you don't go away, there are people dedicated to stopping you," he said.
Monitoring the companies' efforts is the Federal Trade Commission. Janet Evans, a senior attorney in the Division of Advertising Practices, said social media's use is still new and no one is truly sure how much marketing is reaching kids.
According to a 2008 agency study, just over 1 percent of alcohol industry advertising dollars, or about $35.5 million of the $3 billion spent, went to sponsored Internet sites. Much more went to television, promotions and sponsorships. Evan said dollars go much further online, so companies are likely to ramp up spending in coming years.
The agency is collecting comments for another study on the market size and reach. Officials plan to issue recommendations aimed at protecting youth as well as privacy, likely in 2013.
"We'll figure out if there should be a better self-regulatory approach, which is the primary way we address marketing to minors," she said. "We really use the bully pulpit on industry."
The agency faces First Amendment issues in trying to regulate speech online, she said. But in some cases, Evans said the FTC can use a law aimed at preventing unfair or deceptive ads.
It used the law, for example, to stop alcohol companies from marketing caffeinated drinks and claiming they kept consumers alert. Evans said a case could be made that marketing to kids is unfair, though the agency is likely to continue pursuing voluntary steps.
She says there has been progress in print and online. Before 2003, the alcohol companies were advertising in media where only half of the audience was assumed to be aged 21. By 2008, the companies had agreed to raise the bar to 71.6 percent because the FTC showed that was the percent of the population over the legal drinking age. (The FTC had asked for a 75 percent adult audience threshold.)
The FTC also told the companies that it was their responsibility to police their own sites.
"It's not perfect but it's better," she said of the effort. "It doesn't mean youth are not seeing ads, but it reduces the likelihood that the companies are deliberately targeting a youth audience."
The Center on Digital Democracy, which monitors online marketing and privacy issues, said the FTC could be doing more. Among other things, the group says the agency should investigate alcohol companies' use of techniques that influence subconscious responses. It should also investigate the adequacy of age verification mechanisms and insist a higher percentage of an online advertiser's audience be an adult.
Jeff Chester, the group's executive director, said social media is capable of more heavily influencing behavior than traditional media because it gives advertisers the ability to engage with whole communities. It also can reach consumers while they are in stores, clubs or with their friends and get them to market to their peers. It's also capable of changing based on how users interact with it, he said.
Chester said alcohol marketers are in the forefront of the move into social media, and there's a window to stop an impending public health crisis among kids.
"I'm not saying stop marketing online but there has to be agreement among industry and advocates about what is appealing to youth," he said. "This the way business is done in the 21st century, but there needs to be safeguards, and what those safeguards should be is at the heart of the battle."
A beer bottle was lit up like a Christmas tree on one Facebook page and flanked by stuffed animals in another.


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Every year in Ireland, thousands of people do the Newgrange lottery. Entry is by application form, with the draw made in October by local schoolchildren. And the prize? The lucky winners are invited to a bleak, wintry field in the middle of County Meath on the longest night of the year, to huddle into a dank and claustrophobic tunnel and wait for the sun to come up.
It's not just any old field, though, but part of Brú na Boinne, one of Europe's most important archeological sites. A slow bend in the River Boyne cradles this extraordinary ritual landscape of some forty Neolithic mounds, which served not only as graves but also as spiritual and ceremonial meeting places for the locals, five thousand years ago.
The tunnel belongs to the most famous passage mound, Newgrange, which stretches over 273ft in diameter, weighs 200,000 tons in total and is likely to have taken forty years to build. The lottery winners get to experience the annual astronomical event for which the tomb's passage was precisely and ingeniously designed: through a roofbox over the entrance, the first rays of the rising sun on the winter solstice shine unerringly into the burial chamber in the heart of the mound, 65ft away at the end of the passage.
Not everyone gets to win the lottery, of course, so throughout the year as part of an entertaining guided tour of the mound, visitors are shown an electrically powered simulation of the solstice dawn in the central chamber. Once you've taken the tour and seen the impressive visitor centre, the perfect complement is to drive 19 miles west to the Loughcrew Cairns, a group of thirty similar mounds that are largely unexcavated. Here, you borrow a torch and the key to the main passage tomb, Cairn T, and you'll almost certainly have the place to yourself. With views of up to sixteen counties on a clear day, you can let your imagination run wild in an unspoilt and enigmatic landscape.
The Brú na Boinne visitor centre (www.heritageireland.ie) is 10km southwest of Drogheda in Co. Meath. The Loughcrew Cairns, near Oldcastle, are accessible only with your own transport – pick up the key for Cairn T from the coffee shop at Loughcrew Gardens (www.loughcrew.com).
Top image: Knowth is a Neolithic passage grave and an ancient monument of Bru na Boinne in the valley of the River Boyne in Ireland © RudiErnst/Shutterstock
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Ryan Murphy sure knows how to make an entrance. The showrunner behind Glee, American Horror Story and NBC's upcoming comedy The New Normal has only been on Twitter for a day, but he seems to be taking to the 140-character format very quickly.
In his first day on the social networking site, the Emmy winner posted revealing behind-the-scenes pictures from two of his shows — one of Lea Michele with guest star Kate Hudson and the other of new American Horror Story cast member Adam Levine posing with an image known only as "bloody face." Here are six more spoilers Murphy shared with Gleeks Tuesday:
1. Someone is calling it quits! Murphy said the upcoming Glee episode he's most excited about is called "The Break-Up." After last year's graduation, several couples could be in serious danger, including Kurt and Blaine, Brittany and Santana, and Mike and Tina. But then again, Murphy loves a good curveball, so perhaps Will and Emma won't make it down the aisle after all?
Glee Season 4 first look: Kate Hudson and Lea Michele team up!
2. Sam's getting a new gal! One couple that is definitely on the outs is Mercedes and Sam, which makes sense since Mercedes will be pursuing a recording career 2,000 miles away in Los Angeles. Murphy confirmed that Sam will have a new girlfriend, adding, "Guess who it is!" After Trouty Mouth's relationships with Quinn, Santana and Mercedes, whoever it is has big shoes to fill.
3. The first group song is... The show has already covered several hits from Adele's best-selling 21 album ("Rolling in the Deep," and that "Rumor Has It"/"Someone Like You" mash-up to name a few), but this season Glee will pay homage to one of the singer's older songs — her breakthrough single, "Chasing Pavements."
Glee adds Jacob Artist and Dean Geyer to Season 4 cast
4. Glee is entering the world of high fashion. Murphy revealed that Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour has been helping with Sarah Jessica Parker's costumes and also hinted that Rachel could use a makeover from the longtime Sex and the City star. When a fan lamented that viewers had seen Kurt cry too much and that he should be happy, Murphy responded, "I agree with you! Kurt will triumph at vogue.com" and added a winking smiley face.
5. Pass the gravy! Murphy said the writers are planning a two-part Thanksgiving episode. "Sectionals happens during Turkey Time this year!" If New Directions loses, that will be one heck of a Black Friday.
10 Glee spoilers from Comic-Con: Goodbye Rory! Hello Sue's baby! And can Finchel survive?
6. The return of Holly Holiday? When asked about a possible return appearance by everyone's favorite Mary Todd Lincoln impressionist, Murphy said Gwyneth Paltrow is welcome back any time and then asked what readers thought about pairing Gwyneth Paltrow with Hudson.
In other Glee news, the show has added two more new faces to its cast for Season 4. Newcomer Becca Tobin and Melissa Benoist (Homeland) will play new McKinley High students Kitty and Marley, respectively, according to TVLine.
Which couple do you think is breaking up? Who should Sam date? Sound off on these spoilers and more below!


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Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council will attend the 12th World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin on September 19-20. Premier Li Keqiang will deliver a speech at the opening ceremony, hold talks with leaders from Estonia, Latvia, Serbia and Samoa, and exchange ideas with representatives from the business, finance, think tanks and media circles.
Convened under the theme "Shaping Innovative Societies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution", the meeting will welcome more than 2,000 government, business, academic and media representatives from nearly 90 countries.
At the invitation of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh and Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair the 11th meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation in Vietnam and visit the Philippines on September 15 to 18.
Since last year, China-Vietnam relations have enjoyed sound development. Under the strategic guidance of the historic visits of the top leaders of our two parties and countries, the cooperation across the board between the two sides has continued to deepen and the cultural and people-to-people exchanges have grown more active. China is willing work with Vietnam to scale our comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership onto new heights and bring tangible benefits to the two peoples.
During the 11th meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation, the two sides will jointly review the positive progress in China-Vietnam relations and identify the measures to advance our comprehensive strategic cooperation in the next stage. We believe that with the concerted efforts of the two sides, this meeting will fulfill its planned goals, promote the implementation of the important outcomes of General Secretary and President Xi Jinping's visit to Vietnam, consolidate the positive momentum for the development of China-Vietnam relations and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in various areas.
The China-Philippines relationship continues to improve as evidenced by deepening political mutual trust and fruitful outcomes of across-the-board practical cooperation, which has brought tangible benefits to the two peoples. In April, President Xi Jinping held his fifth meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte on the sidelines of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in China, during which they reached important consensus on further developing bilateral relations. The Philippines has taken over as the country coordinator for ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations. The two sides also have major political and diplomatic events planned for the second half of this year. All these offer new development opportunities for China-Philippines relations in both bilateral and multilateral areas.
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to the Philippines will further implement the important consensus between the two heads of state, consolidate and deepen friendly cooperation and ensure closer communication and coordination in regional cooperation, so as to continuously move forward China-Philippines and China-ASEAN relations and East Asia cooperation.
Q: It is reported that the US government is considering putting sanctions on Chinese government officials who are involved in the so-called human rights abuses in Xinjiang. What is your comment?
A: China consistently opposes the US side using Xinjiang-related issues to interfere in China's domestic affairs. In accordance with the law, the Chinese government protects its citizens' right to freedom of religious belief and people of all ethnic groups enjoy their full freedom of religious belief. If the relevant reports are true, we urge the US side to respect fact, discard prejudice and stop saying or doing anything that may undermine mutual trust and cooperation between the two sides.
Q: On September 10, the 72th General Assembly adopted one resolution on new partnership for Africa's development (document A/72/L.57/Rev.1) and one on the causes of conflict in Africa (document A/72/L.59/Rev.1) submitted by the Group of 77 which reaffirmed the concepts of "win-win cooperation" and "a community with a shared future for mankind". What is your comment?
A: The FOCAC Beijing Summit was just concluded with full success and fruitful outcomes. One of these outcomes is that China and Africa agreed to build a stronger community with a shared future, implement the eight major initiatives while upholding win-win cooperation, and upgrade China-Africa cooperation to deliver more benefits to African people.
We are very glad with the adoption of these two important resolutions by the General Assembly which follows the heels of the FOCAC Beijing Summit.
These resolutions call on the international community to follow the spirit of win-win cooperation and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and strengthen support for African countries in their efforts to realize sustainable development and long-lasting peace. The tone and purpose of these resolutions is in line with that of the consensus reached at the Beijing Summit. It once again proves that the concepts of win-win cooperation and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind have gained great popularity and support from the international community. China-Africa cooperation serves the common interests of the two sides and echoes the aspiration of the international community.
Q: President Xi Jinping met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today. The Japanese side said that the two sides agreed to make joint preparation for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to China next month. What's your comment?
A: President Xi Jinping met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF). I believe you have seen the press release on the relevant event issued by the Chinese side.
As for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to China, the Chinese side has extended the invitation already. The two sides are in communication on this. We hope the two sides can work together to create sound atmosphere and conditions for the visit.
Q: According to a Financial Times report on September 9, Malaysia canceled three Belt and Road projects which have already been suspended since July. What is your comment?
A: Economic and trade cooperation between China and Malaysia has been growing with a positive momentum, delivering real benefits to the two peoples. Both sides attach great importance to the BRI cooperation. Malaysia is among the first group of neighboring countries to support and participate in the BRI. During his visit to China last month, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir spoke highly of the BRI, believing that it is conducive to regional exchanges and cooperation and beneficial to all regional countries and expressing Malaysia's willingness to support and continue to participate in the BRI. China and Malaysia have signed relevant cooperation MOU and agreed to discuss the formulation of relevant outline of cooperation plans to move forward the BRI cooperation.
We believe that it is natural to see some problems coming out of bilateral cooperation and these problems could be properly resolved through dialogues on the basis of friendship and long-term development of bilateral relations, which is also an important common understanding reached between the two sides during Prime Minister Mahathir's visit last month. In fact, China and Malaysia are in friendly consultations over the relevant cooperation projects.
Q: The Vice President of Venezuela and the head of the State Petroleum Corporation are in Beijing for a meeting. Can you give us any information about this meeting? Were there any deals that have been made?
A: Venezuela is China's comprehensive strategic partner as well as an important partner for economic and trade cooperation in Latin America. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties 44 years ago, our bilateral relations have maintained a sound momentum for development and the exchanges and cooperation in various areas have increasingly deepened. Especially in the last 20 years, the practical cooperation between the two countries has grown significantly and brought tangible benefits and interests to the two peoples. China is willing to work with the Venezuelan side to continuously deepen our cooperation and further enrich the China-Venezuela comprehensive strategic partnership.
As to the specific visit you mentioned, I would like to refer you to the competent authority.
Q: According to reports, vice president for China operations of the US-China Business Council Jacob Parker said on September 11 that they were told by Chinese senior officials that China is putting off accepting license applications of American enterprises until the US-China relationship improves and stabilizes. The disclosure is the first public confirmation of US companies' fears that their operations in China or access to its markets might be disrupted by the trade war. What's your comment?
A: I am not aware of the Chinese officials' remarks you mentioned.
Regarding China-US trade disputes, China's position remains clear and consistent. We have been stressing that trade war never solves any problems, and will only be self-defeating as well as harmful to others. Dialogue and negotiation on the basis of equality and good faith marks the only viable way out for China-US trade frictions. In face of the US unilateral acts, on the one hand, we will resolutely take necessary countermeasures to safeguard our legal rights and interests; on the other hand, we will take forceful steps to help Chinese and foreign businesses operating in China overcome difficulties and ensure the steady and sound development of the Chinese economy.
As for the operations of foreign enterprises in China and their access to Chinese market, which is a concern for some people, I would like to reiterate that China will steadfastly advance a new round of reform and opening-up. With a faster pace of reform and the door opening wider, the investment environment in China will become even better. We will continue to implement high-standard trade and investment facilitation policies and further widen market access by a great margin, in a bid to provide more convenience to foreign enterprises' operations here.
According to latest statistics, around 30,000 new foreign-invested businesses were set up in China in the first half of this year, registering a year-on-year 96.6% increase. On September 5, the biggest US oil company ExxonMobil Corp signed agreements with Guangdong Province, announcing plans to invest $10 billion to build a wholly foreign-owned large-scale petrochemicals project. In July, German company BASF also decided to invest $10 billion to build a world-class petrochemicals industrial park in Zhanjiang, Guangdong. In addition, recently, German BMW Motor Corporation and US electric car-maker Tesla also expanded their production capacity, scale and investment in China. All these statistics and examples do speak volumes.
To sum up, I would like to reiterate that we welcome foreign businesses to invest and start up business in China, including the US ones, and are willing to share with them the opportunities and dividends presented by China's development for win-win results and mutual benefits.
Q: It is reported that US State Department Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun is in China on a visit. Has the Chinese side met with him? What were discussed?
A: What I have on hand is that Mr. Biegun, US State Department Special Representative for North Korea, is in China on September 12. He will talk with Vice Foreign Minister and Special Representative of the Chinese government on the Korean Peninsula affairs Kong Xuanyou. We will release relevant information on their meeting in time. Please keep following that.


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LINCOLN PARK, Mich. – A dispute over name tags caused delays Tuesday at the Ambassador Bridge crossing.
The Canada Border Services Agency says several officers refused to work because they're questioning the safety implications of wearing a uniform name tag.
A union representing workers has expressed opposition to the name tags, which are used by some other agencies in Canada and the U.S.
Delays also were reported at the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Mich., and Sarnia, Ontario.
"It delays everything that UPS needs to deliver. It's putting everything behind," said UPS driver Keith Tracy. "But there's nothing I can do about it though."
Other truck drivers told Local 4 time is money.
Jermaine Richardson said the bridge delays cost him about $90 an hour.
"It's holding me up. I need to get back and forth. We go like two or three times over, back and forth," he said.
Craig Waters said he hauls back and forth across the border. The delayed production personally costs him 40 cents a mile.


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Hey Coach! Why do they use wax for sticks?
Coach says
Using wax on the blade of a hockey stick allows for better control and spin of the puck.
There's also a friction tape that is wax coated that provids the same function
In my opinion, wax was originally used to prolong the life of the tape on the stick.
Please explain back-checking and fore-checking
Coach says:
back checking - is in the defensive zone (where OUR goalie is)
fore checking - is in the offensive zone (where THEIR goalie is)
*Both are manuvers to get control of the the puck.
Why is hockey so cold?
Coach says:
Because they haven't invented warm ice yet
Where can seat warmers be purchased?
Coach says:
Seatwarmers can be purchased at Dave's Sports or Gander Mountain
Does Irondale provide daycare for games and practices?
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YES! Irondale DOES provide daycare for games and practices. It's called ask OTHER parents!
Besides the player's age - what is different between Squirt - PeeWees - Bantams?
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You can NOT check until PEE WEE age
Do HEP points still exist?
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Yes, HEP points still exist
Why is it that sometimes a team will have one of its players in the penalty box - but there are still the same number of skaters on the ice?
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THAT only happens when there is a 10 minute misconduct. /i.e. checking from behind or other intent to injure penalty
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It might seem counterintuitive to start managing macOS and Windows laptops alongside iPhones, iPads and Android devices. But, with a blend of client management tools and modern MDM APIs, the right unified endpoint management (UEM) solution makes it an effortless process.
Using a modern UEM solution—specifically IBM MaaS360 with Watson—IT admins can enroll, view, manage and secure one device type the same way as the next, all through streamlined over-the-air (OTA) processes with minimal user input. Plus, IT gets access to consistent workflows, meaning there's no need to learn new approaches across different platforms.
With Windows 7 end of life approaching in January 2020, IT and security leaders get the added benefit of shifting from legacy laptop platforms to Windows 10 without needing to task separate teams and use separate tools to facilitate the transition and ongoing management. Your migration can all be accomplished from a single platform.
Taking a Device-Agnostic Approach
There's a new mantra in UEM: A device is a device is a device. If you're in IT or security, you have to be able to take an approach that treats every device the same way, whether it's a smartphone, tablet, laptop, desktop, wearable or Internet of Things (IoT) device.
By taking this approach, you can establish the following baseline of capabilities for managing and securing all devices:
- Visibility, management and security from one platform.
- Seamless OTA enrollment and provisioning.
- Consistent workflows for management and security of devices, users, apps, content and data.
- Familiar user experiences when accessing applications and corporate data.
- Confident approaches to separate personal and corporate data for bring your own device (BYOD) environments.
Bridging Legacy and Modern Management Approaches
The right solution should not only enable you to manage legacy devices, but also help you bridge gaps in managing the latest operating systems.
As an example, let's take a deeper look into the migration from Windows 7 to Windows 10 that many IT teams are encountering. Windows 7 machines still make up a large percentage of enterprise desktops and laptops,1 but soon there will come a point where most machines will have to be migrated to the most cutting-edge platform.
UEM offers the simplest, most cost-effective way to migrate from legacy platforms. Using MaaS360, IT teams can consolidate legacy management tools and existing MDM and EMM solutions. MaaS360 leverages a combination of traditional agent-based tools in conjunction with modern API management to manage all Windows devices from one place.
For example, you can manage a Windows 10 laptop by using the Windows MDM APIs for lock, locate and wipe, while having a MaaS360 agent on the laptop for patching and software management. As the only UEM solution that natively supports Windows 7 today, MaaS360 is the ideal platform for you to complete your transition to Windows 10—reducing expenditures and eliminating your dependence on separate point solutions.
Hands-Free Deployments for PCs and Macs
Laptop and desktop deployments are also simplified by MaaS360. Most enterprise IT leaders continue to provision laptops and desktops via traditional approaches, which means creating custom images and installing them one by one on new end-user devices before they can reach employees.
Provisioning one new laptop or desktop—with all the network details, user settings, applications and baseline data required—is one thing. But what about dozens of devices? Or hundreds? Or thousands?
With low-touch, no-touch rollouts for Windows 10 and macOS desktops and laptops, MaaS360 streamlines laptop deployment and delivers a consistent PC-as-a-service and BYOD experience. Upgrades and updates can be rolled out automatically for the latest security patches and performance improvements. New settings can be rolled out smoothly with OTA updates to security and networking configurations.
UEM = The Future of Endpoint and Mobile Management
With the right UEM solution, IT can consolidate management of new Windows 10 and legacy laptop platforms, with consistent tools and capabilities across all endpoints, whether laptop, desktop, smartphone, tablet or IoT. IT teams can streamline migrations and establish consistent baselines for visibility, security and user experiences. MaaS360 provides tangible proof to the mantra: A device is a device is a device. Learn what else MaaS360 has to offer—including its cognitive capabilities—by visiting IBM.com/MaaS360. A 30-day free trial can be activated when you're ready to give it a go.
1 "Windows by the Numbers: It's a Topsy-Turvy World, with Windows 10 Down, 7 Up," Computerworld, April 2, 2018


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Scrambling to fill a last-minute open football date, Old Dominion replaced the Charlotte 49ers with Campbell for the upcoming season, ODU officials announced Wednesday night.
Charlotte officials last week informed the Monarchs that they were canceling their Nov. 16 game in Norfolk, just days after ODU canceled what was supposed to be the second game of a home-and-home series, next year in Charlotte.
"Following the release of the ODU-Charlotte game from the 2014 schedule, both institutions believed it was in the best interest for our programs that we drop the series until we meet as Conference USA members in 2015," ODU athletic director Wood Selig said in a statement released through the athletic department. "We look forward to initiating our rivalry in two years in the league."
ODU has played Campbell in each of its first four seasons, winning each game. In the past three meetings, ODU has outscored the Camels 155-41.
ODU on Wednesday also announced its 2014 nonconference schedule: against Hampton University on Aug. 30, at N.C. State on Sept. 6, against Eastern Michigan on Sept. 13 and at Vanderbilt on Nov. 1.
After canceling its 2013 game with ODU, Charlotte filled one of its two vacancies this season with a Sept. 21 game at James Madison, according to sources. That's the first of a home-and-home series, with JMU going to Charlotte in 2014.
Neither ODU nor Charlotte officials would confirm that this season's game was canceled. But at Conference USA football media day in Irving, Texas, on Wednesday, the Monarchs' media guide listed the Nov. 16 opponent as TBA, and did not mention Charlotte as an opponent.
ODU's quick maneuvering keeps them at six home games and an 11-game schedule as it transitions into the Football Bowl Subdivision and Conference USA.
The cancellation may have financial repercussions for ODU, which sold 15,000 season tickets and stadium signage predicated on a six-game home schedule.
Scheduling home games was particularly difficult for ODU this season, because the Monarchs are technically still a Football Championship Subdivision program and don't begin playing a full C-USA schedule until 2014.
Charlotte's startup football program is in its first season, and the 49ers will join C-USA in 2015. That's a major component of the scheduling dispute.
Charlotte officials and coaches didn't want to play an established program on its way to FBS while its own program was in its infancy. When the contract was originally signed, both schools believed they would be playing at the FCS level in 2013 and '14.
Earlier this month, ODU officials told Charlotte that they were canceling the 2014 game because they sought another FBS opponent and agreed to pay the 49ers $60,000.
But that still left Charlotte looking for a home game, which JMU was able to provide.
Monarchs settle with Blaine Taylor
Old Dominion settled its contract issues with former men's basketball coach Blaine Taylor on Wednesday, the Virginian-Pilot reported.
According to senior associate athletic director Debbie White, Taylor was paid $37,580 to settle. He also was paid his salary from the date he was dismissed, Feb. 5, to July 31 — the final day of his annual contract. His annual salary from the school was $212,160. The estimated pro-rated payment would be about $102,300.
Taylor's compensation package was much higher, with a majority of it coming from the ODU Athletic Foundation. According to the Pilot, in 2010, the last year numbers were available through Internal Revenue Service filings, his total compensation package was $743,428.
Old Dominion announced Taylor's firing Feb. 5, and the Monarchs were 2-20 with eight games left in the season. ODU athletic director Wood Selig said at the time, the dismissal was not a result of the losing record, but because the team needed a change in leadership. Taylor was 239-144 in nearly 12 seasons at ODU.


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RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Monday that left tackle Russell Okung is unlikely to play on Sunday against Jacksonville after suffering a toe injury against San Francisco.
A league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that Okung suffered a torn ligament in his toe.
Carroll would not give specifics on the severity of Okung's injury, saying the team is still awaiting more information before coming to a determination on how long they'll be without their Pro Bowl lineman.
"I know there is some stuff that happened there and we're waiting to figure it all out," Carroll said. "I think it's best just to hold there. If I told you something I'd be making it up."
The most Carroll would reveal about Okung's status was the likelihood that he would be unavailable to play against the Jaguars.
"I don't think that's possible," Carroll said. "We'll see what happens. I don't think he can make that."
Okung was injured on the final play of the first quarter on Sunday night, following a 60-minute weather delay. Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson fell forward in a pile for a 2-yard gain on a third-and-2 run.
Okung walked off the field with a limp and was taken by a cart for further tests at the stadium.
He returned to the sideline and went through some footwork drills, but ultimately spent the rest of the night on the sideline as a spectator.
Short of Wilson or safety Earl Thomas, no Seattle player may be more important than Okung. He's struggled with ankle injuries early in his career and missed the end of the 2011 season with a torn pectoral muscle.
But he started the final 14 regular season games last season and both playoff matchups, serving as an important blindside protector for Wilson.
Seattle tried to fill Okung's absence on Sunday by sliding guard Paul McQuistan to left tackle and inserting James Carpenter at guard.
McQuistan was serviceable but struggled trying to slow down San Francisco pass rusher Aldon Smith, who finished with two sacks and three quarterback hits.
Carroll said it was too early to determine how they would proceed should Okung miss more than just this week.
"We're still taking in information to know what it's all about. We don't know all the details yet," he said.
Carroll also said that backup running back Spencer Ware suffered a sprained ankle late in the win, but that was the only other significant injury.
Defensive end Chris Clemons is expected to practice again this week as he continues to recover from offseason knee surgery. Carroll said if Clemons didn't make it back this week he expects he'll be able to make his debut against Houston on Sept. 29.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.


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As I was blogging about crackers last week, one reader asked if I would talk about gluten-free bread choices. What a great idea! I have reviewed different bread products here over the past year, but I don't believe I have gone into detail on multiple brands in one post, like a cheat sheet for newbies. So, I am going to do it in this post. I am going to include the breads that I have tried over the past 3.5 years.
The first gluten-free bread mix I ever tried was made by Bob's Red Mill. I can't remember which one it was, but I suspect it was the Homemade Wonderful Bread Mix. I tried this mix about a month after I went gluten-free. I was so excited when I was making it…the smell wafting through my kitchen was delightful. I couldn't wait to bite into a piece of warm bread. Well, ummm, I was devastated and may have even cried. I hated it! Now, to be fair, I have not tried this mix since, but have come to love Bob's Red Mill and their products. Perhaps I was expecting a replica of my once beloved Home Pride Bread. We all know that that will not happen. Looking back now, I realize I was feeling sorry for myself and very bitter about the fact that I was not digging the new diet plan. One of my favorite mixes is made by Bob's Red Mill – pizza crust! I love this mix so much I have a case of it in my pantry. I need to give Bob's bread another try. I may try the Cinnamon Raisin or Hearty Whole Grain this time around.
Gluten-free Pantry Favorite Sandwich Bread & French Bread & Pizza Mix. These were my go-to mixes before I discovered Pamela's. The sandwich bread is a great tasting bread and holds up well under the circumstances I need it to (packed lunch). The French bread & Pizza Mix is also a good bread and pizza crust, but the Pamela's is better. Pamela's has more depth to it's flavor and does hold up even better. I didn't feel like I ever had to add seasoning to Pamela's when making pizza crust with it, where I did with GFP's mix. Everyone's preferences are different, so this may be just what you are looking for. Lots of people rave about these mixes.
Glutino Harvest Corn Loaf is a decent bread. It isn't as good as some of the others I have mentioned here, but it gets the job done. This bread is also found in the freezer section.
Glutino Harvest Corn:
Ener-G Light Brown Rice Loaf is probably one of the worst gluten-free breads I have tasted. It is a shelf stable product, so I am not sure if that is part of it. Don't try & eat this stuff untoasted. Toasting makes it somewhat tolerable. I used this bread for a short period of time between Gluten-free Pantry's bread & Pamela's. It is easy to transport, but now that I take a cooler on most trips, I bring along pre-made loaves of my Pamela's. I am not trying to pick on Ener-G. I like their pretzels & use their flours & breadcrumbs to cook with. 🙂 I just happen to not care for their bread.
Whole Foods Bakehouse makes some great products. Their sandwich bread is awesome & reminds me of my Grandmother's homemade challah bread (minus the braid on top). I don't get this bread often because Whole Foods isn't all that close to me and I can make bread cheaper at home. However, it is a nice treat & very worthy of every penny. 🙂 They also make a great frozen pie crust that I have served to many gluten-lovers & they have not known the difference. I will gladly spend $6 for 2 frozen crusts instead of making my own. I didn't make pie crust before I went gluten-free, I can't imaging starting now. That is not my forte. I will stick with cookies, cakes, breads & meals. 🙂
Pamela's Gluten-free Bread is one of my favorites and is the one we buy cases of on Amazon.com to make weekly. Jon loves this bread. It toasts well and travels well. It can be toasted in the AM for sandwiches & then packed for his lunch box for lunch 5 hours later. This mix is so versatile! You can also make pizza crust, bagels & pie crust with it. You can find Pamela's in stores all over and online. I buy in bulk at Amazon.com.
Pamela's Bread:
Kinnikinnick Many Wonder Multi-grain Bread is another one of my favorite breads. This is the closest to rye that I have found, well except the Trader Joe's Rye-less Rye, but that bread is way too small for sandwiches. This bread makes amazing sandwiches! I also happen to love this bread schmeared with almond butter & bananas for snack! TDF! You can find this bread in the freezer section of your local health food stores, in some mainstream grocery stores and online.
Breads from Anna is another wonderful bread mix. I just tried this mix a couple months back & really enjoyed it. Jon didn't like it as much, but he is a Pamela's boy. That just meant more for me. It may have been because it has bean flours in it, which also adds protein & fiber. If I could find this bread cheaper, I would probably eat this on a regular basis & give Jon the Pamela's.
I am editing this post to add the newest gluten-free bread that I have tried – Udi's. Udi's is the one & only gluten-free bread that is amazing right out of the bag on the counter. There is no refrigeration required. There is no freezing required. No toasting. Perfect, soft bread. I had to double check to make sure that it did not contain gluten, it was that good. I was finding reasons to make sandwiches when this bread was in my house. I wanted to pack my lunch & go someplace just to say that I could. That I didn't have to toast my bread first and then eat a cold, toasted bread sandwich. Some lucky ducks are able to find this bread in their local stores or Whole Foods. Such is not the case yet in Ohio, though I can order it online. Speaking of ordering online, it looks as if Udi's is offering 35% off shipping right now. Bread is $5/loaf or $38 for 8 loaves.
I hope that this list helps some of you guys out. I remember those first days and months of trying to eat gluten-free. I remember the frustration & tears. I have taken a bite of something & thrown the rest away. Not only did that leave me hungry, but mad at how much I spent on it. That is why I write this blog. If I can help just one person out, it makes my day. If you have any questions, please don't ever hesitate to comment or email me. I try to respond to each & every comment & every email, though it may take a day or two.
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Testament Of Dr. Mabuse - Criterion Collection, The
Fritz Lang was a shameless self-promoter. He would use just about
any chance he got to build up his reputation, and would often exaggerate
the truth or even out and out lie. While this is fairly commonplace
in the movie industry, there is one difference between Lang and the masses
of other people who claim to be geniuses: Lang was. He created some
fantastic movies including the epic Die Nibelungen, the silent science
fiction masterpiece Metropolis, and the Film Noir classic You
Only Live Once. But he didn't only create fine movies; he also
pioneered innovative editing techniques and ways to use sound. Now
film fans can see for themselves how groundbreaking Lang was with Criterion's
release of a newly restored version of The Testament of Dr. Mabuse,
a squeal to his earlier movie Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler, made ten
years earlier.
An ex-policeman Hofmeister (Karl Meixner,) who was kicked off the force
for taking a bribe has come across a fantastic plot: A criminal organization
is committing a series of crimes with no seeming motive. They are
selling drugs at cut-rate prices, robbing jewelry stores and melting the
settings down, and printing reams of counterfeit money, but not distributing
it. Hofmeister finds out who is behind these odd offenses and telephones
his old boss, Commissioner Lohmann (Otto Wernicke,) but before he can reveal
the name of the mastermind, he is driven insane by some unspeakable horror.
As Lohmann investigates the case, he turns up other crimes that seem to
point to a certain Dr. Mabuse (Rudolf Klein-Rogge.) Mabuse had been
the head of a gang years ago, but was driven insane when his criminal empire
crumbled, and has spent the intervening years in a mental hospital.
Not uttering a sound, Mabuse just stares into space and writes page after
page of notes. Lohmann suspects that Mabuse might be faking his insanity
and drives out to the sanitarium to see for himself. When he arrives,
he finds that Dr. Mabuse has just died. But the intricate and precise
crimes continue to occur. And if Mabuse didn't instigate these events,
who did?
This is a wonderful film on many levels. Taken at face value,
it is a great mystery, with chases, murders, and even people captured in
a diabolical trap. But the closer you watch the movie, the more interesting
it becomes. Each scene is linked to the one following it by some
device; an image of what the character in the previous scene was talking
about for example. But these links are often false. The two
scenes seem to be related but as the movie progresses, you find that they
are not. In an early scene Lohmann is talking about how Hofmeister
was driven mad by terror. The scene changes to a doctor talking about
a patient who went insane because of fear, but it is not Hofmeister who
he is referring to, as the viewers assume, but Dr. Mabuse. The entire
move is constructed like that, so that whenever you think you have a handle
on what is going on, it turns out that you are mistaken.
This movie was very much ahead of its time. Like The Usual
Suspects or Memento, the meanings of scenes change as the movie
plays out. The viewer is often off balance, not sure of what is happening,
much like the characters in the movie. But the film is not confusing
or opaque. It is very easy to watch.
This was Lang's second sound movie, and like M, his first, he
experiments with sound, but in a much different way. In this movie
sound is often used to make the meaning of a scene more vague. In
the opening shot, a man is hiding behind a large crate in a very loud warehouse.
The noise is almost unbearable, and when two other people enter, you can't
hear what they are saying. It gives the scene the feel of a silent
movie, the viewer having to rely on visual cues to figure out what is happening
in the scene. When the scene ends and the hidden man runs outside,
the noise stops in a very jarring fashion. Outside it is absolutely
silent, which is more eerie than the deafening factory. The
movie is filled with noise and sound covering up what is really happening,
making the film seem much more recent than it is.
Another nice thing about this film is that you don't have to have viewed
Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler in order to fully enjoy this movie.
The other movie that this is related to is M, Lang's previous film.
That grim and gritty realistic picture was almost the opposite of the first
Mabuse movie, which was more of a pulp adventure film. But in The
Testament of Dr. Mabuse Lang mixes the two genres. He still has
the fantastic mad criminal genius from the first film, but he includes
the realistic detective from M. The character of Commissioner
Lohmann was also in M, and Otto Wernicke played both parts wonderfully.
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse is an intricate movie that pioneered
many techniques that would be more fully utilized decades later.
A movie truly before its time, it still plays as well today as it did when
it was first made.
The DVD:
The mono audio track in the original German with optional subtitles
in English is very good. Since the master print was taken from several
sources, a few scenes sound worse than the rest, with some hiss and distortion
present. But the vast majority of the movie sounds very good, with
a clean soundtrack that is very crisp and clear.
The video quality on this restored print is simply outstanding.
There is excellent detail, even in shadows, and the contrast is superb.
The image has a full range of gray tones and is very sharp and crisp.
The image supposed to be pillarboxed to the original aspect ratio of 1.19:1,
though the bars were smaller than I thought they'd be on my set.
This odd ratio was the result of the soundtrack that was positioned on
the left side of the film and cut down the image area slightly.
This DVD has an excellent picture, making this movie look much better than
it has in years.
The Extras:
This DVD is packed with many wonderful extra features. The first
disc includes a commentary by Mabuse scholar David Kalat. He gives
a first rate commentary, relating anecdotes about the movie, its filming,
and Lang, while pointing out narrative techniques and other devices Lang
employed. His comments are very insightful and entertaining.
The second DVD of extras has a lot to offer, even for a Criterion set.
It starts out with the entire French language version of the film, which
Lang made at the same time as the German version, but with French actors
in some of the roles. This version was edited in France without Lang's
input. This version of the film is 93 minutes long. The quality
on this film didn't match the German version, but it is still watchable.
There is a 20-minute excerpt from a 1964 interview with Lang from the
program For Example Fritz Lang, where the aging director talks about
his life.
A 15-minute short documentary Mabuse in Mind, features a conversation
with actor Rudolf Schündler who reminisces about working with Fritz
Lang and filming The Testament of Dr. Mabuse.
Mabuse creator, author Norbert Jacques is examined in an interview with
scholar Michael Farin. This 10-minute short gives a brief overview
of the writer's life.
David Kalat, who provided the commentary to the movie, also narrates
a 20-minute featurette The Three Faces of Dr. Mabuse, where he compares
and contrasts the three edits of this film. It is interesting to
note the editorial changes that were made when altering this movie to suit
foreign palates.
Also included on the DVD are a set of production designs and a series
of photos and movie posters relating to the film.
Final Thoughts:
This DVD is a must own. The film is excellent, but the restoration
is even better. The picture is about as close to perfect as a film
this age is ever going to get. Add to that the wealth of extras including
a wonderful commentary track, and it is easy to make this a DVD Talk
Collector's Series disc. Criterion has done it again.
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9 comments:
- Anonymous said...
For the last time, let's be crystal clear:
We do care. You do not.
- 11 May, 2017 03:43
- CharlieE said...
Why does RWD think liberals don't care about how gays are treated in Iran?
I must be missing something here.
- 11 May, 2017 07:55
- Anonymous said...
RWD wants liberals to support destroying all Muslims countries because they treat gay Muslims bad. Because liberals support gays, that should be enough to get us to support indiscriminate bombing.
In other words, RWD is a fucking idiot.
- 11 May, 2017 09:41
- ferschitz said...
What Anonymous said. This propaganda serves several functions:
1. To show RWD the booga booga scary scary Muslims in Iran who are also out to get HIM!!1!
2. To reliably pit RWD against the, in this case, clearly hypocritical Libtards, who both suck up to the scary Muslims while not supporting their alleged LGBT "comrades." Of course, no proof or links are provided to demonstrate that the gawd-awful Libtards somehow are not "caring" about LGBT citizens of Iran, but we now have documented evidence that RWD is impervious to facts and reality that don't accord with his Fox/Hate Radio/"Christiany" Broadcasting world "view."
3. To drum up RWD's support for bombing Iran back to glass (which, whatever your morals or ethics, never ever works, but it's a giant boondoggle payola win for the 1%).
Finally, who's really the hypocrite? Well we all know the answer, but just a reminder that it's RWD who supports the efforts by USA-led "Talabangelicals" to enact "Kill the Gays" legislation in Uganda, which has been partially and sadly successful. So why should RWD give a stuff about LGBT citizens in Iran, much less care what the Libtards think about their treatment?
So much propaganda in such a small space, but, as always, a picture speaks a thousand words. And rightwing dog whistles and red meat grow ever easier to spot.
And finally who knows if this picture is either: a) from Iran, b) LGBT citizens being hung? Could be from anywhere, and the unfortunate victims might be hung for any number of reasons. Not good in any case, but just saying: are these gay Iranian men being hung for being gay? Who knows? I certainly don't, and neither does RWD.
- 11 May, 2017 11:23
- delagar said...
What everyone above said.
The "you don't care about the gays in X country!" is the same stick we get from the Right whenever Feminist say anything, except with the noun changed. "Whiny American feminists -- I don't see you doing anything about the women being abused in X country!"
Never mind that MOST of the people doing anything about anyone's civil rights (whether they are women or LGBT or children or refugees or whoever) are, in fact, progressives.
I mean, unless you count carpet bombing their country "doing something" for their civil rights.
- 11 May, 2017 11:54
- Anonymous said...
Whom did we carpet bomb. Dunno, did I miss something?
- 11 May, 2017 19:20
- Anonymous said...
The CIA carpet bombed Laos for nearly a decade in the 1960s. It didn't achieve their goal of preventing Communism in Laos & Viet Nam. Just left parts of those 2 nations w lots of unexploded ordinance.
During the campaign last year Ted Cruz claimed that carpet bombing parts of the Middle East was the workable solution to all the myriad of problems there. I believe Cruz bragged about carpet bombing Syria to glass. Nifty. It doesn't work.
- 11 May, 2017 22:24
- Anonymous said...
Sigh. Trust RWD to resonate to propaganda that uses the execution of civilians somewhere- who knows where & why it's happening- to get his hate on against liberals. And allegedly bc liberals don't care about gays being executed in Iran. Like RWD cares about gays being hurt or killed anywhere?
This is close to being one of the worst pieces of scurrilous rightwing propaganda that I've witnessed to date. So hateful & fugly on so many levels. One has to try hard not to give in to despair.
Sadly there's worse to come I'm sure.
- 11 May, 2017 22:31
- Anonymous said...
"Why don't liberals care how gays are treated in Iran?"
Why don't conservatives?
In Iran - or Saudi Arabia?
- 17 May, 2017 17:36


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Emma Stone has told off her boyfriend Andrew Garfield for making a "sexist" comment about Spider-Man's costume.
While promoting their new film The Amazing Spider-Man 2 at a Yahoo Q and A, a child in the audience asked how Spider-Man had got his costume and Andrew, who plays the superhero, replied: " He made it. He made it with his bare hands. He sewed it.
"He took some sewing classes and some needlepoint classes. It's kind of a feminine thing to do. He made a very masculine costume out of a very feminine..."
Emma interrupted: "It's feminine how?" and Andrew replied: " It's amazing how you took that as an insult."
She insisted she hadn't taken it as an insult but asked her question again, and he answered: " It's feminine because I would say femininity is about more delicacy and precision and detail work and craftsmanship.
"Like my mother, she's an amazing craftsman. She in fact made my first Spider-Man costume when I was three, so I use it as a compliment. To compliment the feminine not just in women, but in men as well. We all have feminine in us."
Emma recently told Vogue of working with Andrew on the film: "I think I've learned a lot by being around him. And, you know, he is an incredibly important person to me.
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Certainly there are software restrictions on the aircraft instrumentation, sensor, and control avionics which would restrict the use of the aircraft in prohibited areas by non US DoD entities. I would not be surprised if maintenance is performed at least initially by civilian contractors within Canada and by US/UK maintainers outside of Canada
As suspected (from CanWest News Service today):"There's no guarantee that the maintenance is going to be done in Canada by Canadian companies for the C-17s. There is no guarantee that they're going to be based in Canada. We have no hangars to hold them in Canada," Dosanjh told a press conference on Parliament Hill. What utter shyte."No guarantee that they're going to be based in Canada"? No hangers? Dosanjh knows, does he not, that these aircraft are parked outside? Scaremongering at its political worst...
If the purchase goes through, I would be shocked if there were any DOD restrictions on them (especially considering where the USAF has flown its C-17s). I could see contracting the maintenance to a civilian company - much as we do with the Polaris right now, but any suggestion of US basing or US control over where we would send our aircraft smacks of a conspiracy theory of the first order.
What utter shyte.
See this:http://www.sfu.ca/casr/ft-c17-subsidy.htmI wonder if these folks are paid lobbyists for Ilyushin or Anatov?


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Curry Grilled Chicken & Noodle Salad
Makes: 4-6 servings
Free of: gluten and all top allergens
Curry Grilled Chicken
- 2 lbs (900 g) boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 'ÅÑ4 cup (60 mL) fresh basil, chopped
- 1 'ÅÑ4 cup (60 mL) allergy-friendly vegetable oil
- 1 8 oz package (250 g) rice vermicelli
- 1 bunch green onions, finely sliced
- 1 cup (250 mL) coriander leaves, packed
- 1 'ÅÑ2 cup (125 mL) mint leaves
- 1 red pepper, seeded, thinly sliced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp seasoned rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp umeboshi vinegar* [Substitution: same amount of rice wine vinegar]
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp chili sauce (medium thickness)
- 1 'ÅÑ2 cup (125 mL) vegetable oil
Recipe Tips
*Vinegar derived from a Japanese plum; available in health food stores and online.
- Combine curry powder, honey, chili powder, garlic, basil and vegetable oil in a large bowl. Add chicken and toss to coat. Cover and marinate for 45 minutes.
- Place rice noodles in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak for 8-10 minutes or until soft. Drain well and set aside.
- Pre-heat barbecue on high. Grill marinated chicken, turning once, 8-10 minutes or until cooked through. Remove to a plate and tent with foil. Let rest 10 minutes.
- Place all dressing ingredients in a small bowl and whisk thoroughly.
- Cut chicken into 1 'ÅÑ 2-inch cubes. Add chicken (and any juices), onion and red pepper to noodles. Toss with dressing and season with salt and pepper.
- Put salad onto serving dish, garnish with mint and coriander and serve.
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Layout and Art
Well, I already posted that on RPGNet: The interior layout, typesetting and artwork is - in my opinion - extremely horrible. I'd like to see a more 'conservative' approach, so reading the book gets easier... I almost did not buy the book because of the way it looks inside!
Generally I think the rules are pretty cool! I wrote a boiled down, generic version yesterday to use it as a 'hey, wanna do a spontaneous rpg session'-thing form me and my folks. I made some changes, but unfortunately I wrote it in German and I am too lazy to translate it... maybe later.
Nonetheless I can say what I would like to be changed (and what I did in my boiled down version):
Generic rules
Making a 'generic version' of the rules(charGen, head-count mechanics, combat), so they can be used for other stuff as well. Put that at the beginning of the book... 2-4 pages would be sufficient. Then graft the stuff that is important to the setting onto that system (magic, breeds, guilds, radiance).
Generic characters and charGen
1. Simple names for stats: Traits, Skills, Hobbies, Feats and Flaws
+Traits: well, as they currently are
+Skills: the stuff you get 2 coins for (guild skills)
+Hobbies(or Interests, whatever you like): the stuff you only get 1 coin for (non-guild skills)
+Feats: special abilities, like ambidexterity, undying and stuff
+Flaws: negative Traits or Feats, like 'weak' or 'drug addiction'
2. Point based charGen to allow more diversity in characters
+ every character starts with 1 Trait, 1 Skill, 1 Hobby, 1 Feat and 1 Flaw
+ the player can spend 8 more character points (CP): Trait 3CP, Skill 2CP, Hobby 1CP, Feat 4CP, Flaw gives 2 additional CP (limited to 1 additional Flaw).
Background-specific rules
1. CharGen
+ Guilds and Breeds 'suggest' which Traits, Skills, etc. would be appropriate
+ Guilds and Breeds 'determine' which Feats are allowed and which Flaws are not
2. Magic and Radiance
Haven't thought about it, since I'm not the one who uses magic in games that often... lazy and ignorant me! :D
Maybe I am blind, but I flipped through the book several tims and couldn't find a chapter about experience... I did not read the book as a whole, but picked out interesting chapters, so maybe I just missed it.
If not, then I would suggest implementing a system for experience, that has two main factors: Luck and Advancement!
Advancing a character should be rather tough, to avoid character inflation, but it should still be possible. The main emphasis should be on Luck, givin players the opportunity to manipulate tests: re-flip a coin, buy an automatic success, re-flip all coins, etc.
Conductor can award 0 to 4 XP per adventure
01XP re-flip one coin
02XP buy an automatic success (but the total number of successes may not exceed the total number of coins flipped)
04XP re-flip all coins
08XP buy new Hobby
16XP upgrade one Hobby to Skill
32XP buy one new Trait or buy off one Flaw
64XP buy one new Feat
I incorporated all that above (except for the background-specific stuff, LARP rules and abstract combat) and it all fits to a single A4 page... okay, I used a size 9 Arial font without examples, but I had enough space for sample weapons and armor. So I think it will be rather easy...
Using cards instead of coins
Cards can as easily be used as coins: take a simple poker deck, put the jokers aside, shuffle, cut the deck in half and make 2 seperate 'half-decks'. Instead of flipping coins a player draws the appropriate number of cards; a black card (spades and clubs) is a success, a red card (diamonds and hearts) is no success. To keep the probability of drawing a black or a red card roughly equal, only draw from one half-deck. If that half-deck is used up, re-shuffle ALL cards and create 2 half-decks again. Okay... it's not 'really' equal to flipping a coin, buzt roughly... and cards are easier to handle, since flipping can be rather dangerous ;).
So much for now!
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Re: My thoghts on UW
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March 16, 2002, 12:54:43 PM »
Quote from: reptile2k1
Maybe I am blind, but I flipped through the book several tims and couldn't find a chapter about experience... I did not read the book as a whole, but picked out interesting chapters, so maybe I just missed it.
The experience section is very, very brief. It's on page 129-130, under "Rewards".
Specifically, it discusses the fact that with a simple system like UnderWorld, where Skills and Traits aren't graded (you either have them or you don't), an experience point system doesn't make much sense. It suggests that Characters get rewarded through Hero Tokens and Bestowed Abilities.
It then goes on to discuss the Hero Token system.....and then completely ignores Bestowed Abilities (because those paragraphs were inexplicably deleted in layout....no, I don't know why).
UW2 will go into more detail, obviously---at the very least it will have the deleted information. (Grrrrr.....) But basically, my philosophy is pretty simple: This is a story-based game (Narrativist, for you GNS fans out there). In those instances where characters in a story (in television, or film, or literature) get better at their skills, it's a function of the tale being told....so it just makes more sense to link reward directly to the tale (i.e. making them "in-story" rewards) rather than some abstracted system of accounting.
As far as using UW as a generic system goes, I'll comment on that in the other thread that you started.
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Using cards instead of coins
Cards can as easily be used as coins: take a simple poker deck, put the jokers aside, shuffle, cut the deck in half and make 2 seperate 'half-decks'. Instead of flipping coins a player draws the appropriate number of cards; a black card (spades and clubs) is a success, a red card (diamonds and hearts) is no success. To keep the probability of drawing a black or a red card roughly equal, only draw from one half-deck. If that half-deck is used up, re-shuffle ALL cards and create 2 half-decks again. Okay... it's not 'really' equal to flipping a coin, buzt roughly... and cards are easier to handle, since flipping can be rather dangerous ;).
Er - surely separating the pack into two parts makes the chances of red and black UNequal in a random way. The pack as a whole has an equal chance per card. Also, you can't easily flip a card from a success to a failure. Apart from that, OK - but I don't think cards offer any net advantages over coins in handling.
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Stuff I'd like to see in UW2
The biggie for me would be an expanded and clarified Charms section. Mostly I'd like to know if a Charm is an object or the ability to create the object. To be honest I'd like it to be the ability to create the object but that makes some existing charms way out of balance with others. (Yeah I know, this isn't the type of game to worry about balance but some of the charms would be near universal if they could be made and handed out willy-nilly, I'm thinking specifically of those hot stones thingies).
I liked the opening fiction, but only after I'd read the rest of the book. On opening the book for the first time I gave up on the story because it used to much in game/setting stuff to follow. Maybe I'm just thick but I'd've followed it better if it was at the end of the book.
I want (even) more hooks ! I want throw away comments, paragraphs which mention something intriging that is never mentioned again to get my creative juices flowing. Myths and legends that the underworlders tell each other would be good.
I want fantastic locations, cool places that could only exist in fairy tale type stories. There was a setting for Changeling in a couple of old Valkyries (I think) called the Repository of Lost Things (again I think), a collection of books and odd things people had lost, stored in old subway cars on an abandonned station, I want places like that.
I guess I mainly want more, which is lucky if UW2 is gonna be twice as big as UW ;-). Rule wise the only thing I'm after is the Charms clarification. I'll second the request for a Risus rule-set but that's really such an easy conversion it's probably not worth the effort.[/img]
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It was supposed to revolutionize the industry, change the way work got done, make things easier to do and improve the human/machine interface.
Here's another rant.
Am I the only one that can't fathom a future where speaking is the main input method for our computers? It's beginning already. You call a number to take care of business with your insurance or utility bills, and you're told to speak to the robotic automaton on the other end of the line.
First off, I rarely say a firm "Yes" or "No" over the phone. I'm much more apt to use yeah, sure, mmm-hmm, indeed, nope, or some other derivative in actual conversation. Next, what's the point of asking someone to speak a number from a numbered list? Just press the effing button on the phone (which usually works, by the way). Until the "computer" on the other end of the line can have an actual information-gathering conversation with me as opposed to the standard list of prompts enhanced with voice recognition, I see no point in asking participants to talk.
Furthermore, maybe I don't want the entire universe to hear what I'm doing. Imagine if you saw me in a coffee shop dictating a blog post to my computer. Worse yet, what if I was wearing a nearly-invisible bluetooth headset? Even if I was dictating this post into a telephone, it would look pretty odd to bystanders and quite frankly, I don't think I'd want everyone in my immediate proximity to hear what I have to say, despite the fact that I'm broadcasting a message into the public blogosphere. Then, there's the issue of private e-mails, instant messages, or commands and actions that you usually perform on the computer. Do you really feel like publicly demanding that your computer scroll down every 15 seconds as you peruse your favorite news site?
In closing, I think that touch screens and pointing devices work great for user interfaces, and keyboards work great for text input. There are special cases where voice recognition and text-to-speech are great, but the vast majority of people do not need nor want this feature, so I see very little point in making it the default option when calling to check on the status of your cable bill, for example.
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Off-Topic: Talking to computers
Voice Recognition.
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- Frogman said...
My ye-olde iBook came with VR back on OS X 10.2, back in 2002. And it worked, mostly. I tried it for a few days off and on, and over all by the time I spoke the "initiation" word (so the computer knows you are addressing it) and spoke the command, I could always be 3 commands ahead by using the mouse or keyboard; the voice command setup is slow. Sure, one can setup quick shortcut commands, but that can be done with a keyboard or mouse as well.
- September 26, 2007 5:19 PM
- Sirrus Rider said...
With me it depends. For document creation I find using Dragon Naturally Speaking to be a great aid! My typing speed goes from the teens to over 80 words a minute. Of course, It does require training to fine tune it. As for automated systems I find Dell's answering system helpful and not a hindrance.
On the older Dells the Service Tag info is located under a shield shaped flap on the front of the PC which is a PITA to hold up and then manually key in the number into the phone (Usually, while hanging from under the desk). With Speech Recognition it's much easier. As long as I do my part and annunciate clearly, the automated system gets it right faster than if I had keyed it in on the keypad.
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