text: Sisen Report post Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) Welcome to the exciting land of LEGO Text-Based Role Playing Games!This topic is dedicated to the fruition of new games for the forum. Discuss your ideas, setups, play settings, and provide all around constructive criticism to help those who seek it. Here the LEGO TBRPG community will help you develop and provide insight on your game. As such, your game must be posted here prior to it receiving approval. Remember to respect and follow the rules of the forum and this website when interacting. Important Rules & TipsTBRPGs will be approved via PM, but must be discussed in this topic first to receive feedback and general consensus from the community.Follow the BZPower Rules & Guidelines and LEGO TBRPG Forum Rules.There will not be two of the same TBRPG's at a time. The reason behind this is, if the two games could easily be worked into the same game (if there's a plot difference, try talking to the TBRPG owner of the existing game to see if you can have it be a sub-plot, or perhaps it could be a major story arch that continues on past the current arch) then having two separate games is unneeded.Use the best grammar and spelling you possibly can, this will not only help members understand your TBRPG, but it will most definitely make it appear much more professional and it'd help garner member attention.Be respectful to those who criticize your work. If you think someone is stepping out of bounds, inform the staff through a Report.All games must be appropriate for a younger audience.If you are new to roleplaying, try joining a game or two before hosting your own game.Some games may be incredibly slow, and if such a game is and if this game happens to be a franchise game, it is possible that it will be locked prematurely. The reason behind this is, if there are other members clamoring to make an Aqua Raider's TBRPG, but one exists and is getting one post every twenty days, then it may be seen as helpful to the TBRPG community to lock the dying one so the new one may be created. (Standard reviews of all TBRPG's happen once a month -- a period of 30 days -- to assess this particular issue).If you have problems with the Approval Process or the System, send a message to GSR, as he currently oversees the system.Remember that your TBRPG must be posted here before it can be approved via PM.If your TBRPG existed on the old site and now resides in the archive, you must submit the game for review before officially posting it.There are a few things you need to know about this topic before you start using it. The words I would use to describe things are inadequate and have already been written by another. Thus, let me leave it with this cool bit by Nuju Metru: BE NICE: I'm not going to say, "If you have nothing to say, then say nothing at all!" Because constructive critique can be negative, too. However, being blatantly destructive of another person's work doesn't help anyone – it just hurts that person and makes you look like a… well, like a something-that-doesn't-belong-on-a-family-friendly-forum. Don't be the mean one, or else we, the Staff, will have to be mean, too. That's no fun.BE CONSTRUCTIVE: Of course, though, too much kindness is just about as helpful as too much meanness; that being not at all. Comments that just say "Great work!" or "OMGeezles that's amazing 999/10!!!" are a waste of space. I know you can do better than that! Tell them the all-important why! What makes you like or dislike their work?DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY: This topic really exists to point out the flaws of your work, so that you can fix them for the contest. So, when someone honors their part of the contract, don't get mad at them. That's just silly. Most of the time, people critiquing your work don't intend to critique you. If someone is making a personal attack on you in their post, the Staff will catch it. It's our job. So don't be pointing fingers. That's just annoying.ANY WORK IS WORK TO SHOW: Even if it's just a sentence or two outlining the basics of your plot and game play ideas, we want to hear it! So, for the rest of you critiquing the idea, don't judge it or call it out negatively on its shortness. What is okay is to ask the person to tell you more, or to outline their ideas more in-depth. But bear in mind, some of the time, they won't have any more ideas TO outline. This topic exists to fabricate and think up games. You have to start somewhere.ONCE IT GETS PERSONAL, TAKE IT OUTSIDE: No, I don't mean that in some kind of fighting sense. What I mean is that, if your idea builds up some bounceback between you and one other person, stop using the topic! Take it to PM, IM, or any other one-on-one conversational outlet. This is really up to personal jurisdiction, when it's time to take the convo outside, so we hope you're responsible people. If it goes too far, Staff will politely ask you to stop crowding up the topic with your one-on-one chatter.That's about it. Enjoy, gang! Your time to create is always now! Edited June 10, 2014 by GSR Quote If you win, you live. If you lose, you die. If you don't fight, you can't win! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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At 35, EMC Is Undaunted by Threats From Cloud, Startups
CEO Joe Tucci Acknowledges the Data-Storage Company's Transformation Isn't Complete
EMC Corp. looks the part of the incumbent technology company with everything to lose.
At the age of 35, it dominates the data-storage-systems business. Its $23.2 billion in annual revenue and profit margins of 62.3% are inviting attacks by startups eager to disrupt its markets with cheaper and more powerful technology.
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After Climbing Snowy Mountains, Happiness is a Warm Hut (Part II)
Running the Boston Marathon, hiking the Hundred-Mile Wilderness, kayaking around Long Island – been there, done that, and all demand determination along with a willingness to endure a certain amount of discomfort – but few activities require more sheer willpower than crawling out of a toasty sleeping bag when the outside temperature has plunged to eight below zero.
That was the situation one morning last week when Phil Plouffe, Steve Kurczy and I holed up at Carter Notch Hut in New Hampshire's White Mountains while traipsing around snowy, icy trails for a couple days.
My mummy bag is rated to 30 below, and I had it zipped all the way up so only my snout protruded for breathing.
In all honesty, the temperature inside the unheated bunkhouse was probably only in the teens – though a water bottle Steve left outside his bag had frozen solid – but eventually we would have to make our way to the bone-chilling frigidity beyond the walls. The mountains beckoned.
The best way to extricate oneself from a warm sleeping bag is to do it quickly and decisively, like jumping off a pier into an icy pond. I squirmed out out, threw on my parka, mittens and booties and grabbed two packets of chemical hand-warmers. Phil and Steve also emerged from their downy cocoons, and the three of us hustled down the short, snow-packed hill from the bunkhouse to the main cabin, where caretaker Chad LaFlamme already had hot water boiling for tea and oatmeal, bless his heart.
The Appalachian Mountain Club's Carter Notch Hut, tucked in at 3,288 feet among boulders between Carter Dome to the east and Wildcat Mountain to the west, is one of several shelters throughout the White Mountains open to hikers. In winter, guests may use the propane stove for cooking as well as the hut's kitchen utensils, and sleep on mattresses – a considerably luxury compared to the snow cave some friends and I built and slept in a few years ago while on a winter hike near Mount Madison.
The hut caretaker even lights a wood stove – but not until 4 p.m.
"Otherwise, people would hang around all day," Chad said, watching us prepare our breakfast.
We checked the weather forecast, which Chad had posted after monitoring a radio broadcast from the Mount Washington Observatory.
Hmmm … temps dipping to 35 below on high summits, with 60-70 mph winds. Severe wind-chill risks.
"Kind of brisk," I noted.
However, at this hour the wind had yet to build, and bright sunshine at least conveyed the appearance, however false, of relative balminess. We all wanted to scale at least one 4,000-foot peak – especially Steve, on his first winter mountaineering excursion – and finally agreed on an itinerary: First we would scramble up the 4,422-ft. Wildcat A, only a mile or so from the hut, and then descend. Depending on conditions, we then would venture over to 4,832-ft. Carter Dome, a mile and a half in the other direction.
If we were feeling especially energetic we could then pack all our gear, hike back down from the hut, get in our car and drive to another mountain – but that seemed overly ambitious.
By 9:30, our bellies full of oatmeal, we began our climb up Wildcat Ridge Trail. For such a short scramble I didn't bother carrying even a day pack, and it helped that not much fresh snow had fallen on the well-packed path.
Still, I had forgotten the trail's relentless steepness. Years earlier my son, Tom, and I clambered up Wildcat Ridge from the other direction, Pinkham Notch, and descended with full packs in deep snow into Carter Notch. As I recall we post-holed and tumbled repeatedly, arriving at the hut after dark.
By comparison last week's ascent was a cakewalk, and we enjoyed glorious views of the notch from the summit, including one of the tiny cabin where we had spent the night. Mercifully, the wind remained calm.
There are five separate Wildcat peaks – A, B, C, D and E – but we contented ourselves with tagging the closest, but tallest.
After sliding back down to the notch an hour later, we stopped at the hut, gobbled a quick snack and then headed up the Carter-Moriah Trail, fully as steep and in places more slippery than the Wildcat Ridge Trail.
I silently – well, all right, maybe not so silently – cursed myself for making a bad decision about boots. At the last minute I had decided to leave my heavy, plastic, double-insulated mountaineering boots and crampons in the car, and elected to climb in lighter hiking boots affixed with a worn pair of strap-on traction attachments.
My feet were warm enough, but on precipitous sections I frequently slid off the trail or worse, backwards. Anyway, it was my own dumb fault – I gambled and lost.
It wasn't pretty, but I managed to make my way up to the top of Carter Dome to join Phil and Steve.
"Where's all the wind?" I asked. "Not that I mind."
From the summit we peered east to the Presidential Range, including Mount Washington, Mount Adams and Mount Madison, and from cloud movements it appeared higher gusts were buffeting those taller peaks. I was just as happy to be on Carter Dome, and decided to retrace my steps back down to the hut while Phil and Steve took the long way back that took in a short additional ascent of Mount Hight.
We rendezvoused back at the hut a couple hours later, and by the time they returned I already perched on a bench next to the wood stove, sipping tea.
"Plenty of room by the fire," I said, as if they needed an invitation.
"That was great!" Steve enthused, peeling of his parka. Phil made a beeline for the hot-water kettle and poured a cup of coffee.
Darkness fell like a curtain, along with the outside temperature, but Chad had the stove roaring. He also flipped on lights powered by both a wind generator and solar panels. When the batteries ran out of juice Chad switched on propane-powered lights.
"Nice and cozy," I remarked. "And a lot quieter than last night."
Those of you who read last week's dispatch will recall my comments about a boisterous group of Boy Scouts who also spent the evening at Carter Notch Hut.
They departed immediately after breakfast, so we had the cabin to ourselves.
Chad, 28, who has a degree in adventure education from New Hampshire's Plymouth State University, where he also has taught outdoor-related courses, has spent several winters as caretaker at various Appalachian Mount Club huts.
He was happy for our company, though also enjoys solitude and often goes days without seeing another person. Few friends, Chad said, are willing to hike the 3.8-miles each way to visit – particularly in winter when the temperature often dips below zero, hurricane-force winds can howl and several feet of snow cover the ground.
Like other caretakers he works 10 days straight and then gets four days off.
What does he do in his spare time? What else: "Go skiing, or hiking, or climbing."
Chad kept the wood stove stoked until 9:30, when it was time to turn in.
Though it would be nice to huddle longer near the stove rather than retreat to the unheated bunkhouse, all of us were tired and needed rest for the next day's hike down the Nineteen Mile Brook Trail and 250-mile drive back to southeastern Connecticut.
By morning the long-awaited bitter cold and gusty winds arrived.
"Good timing," I said, as we finished breakfast and strapped on our packs.
An icy blast swirled powdery snow as we crossed the ice-covered Carter Notch Lakes. It looked like a scene from "Dr. Zhivago."
Soon, though, the trail ducked into the protection of evergreens and we enjoyed a placid hike back to the parking lot an hour and a half later.
"A winter hike is like a plane landing," I said, as we tossed gear into the trunk. "Any one you can walk away from is a good one."
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Connecting with friends and family is the theme of the season in many parts of the world, so it's fitting that Google wants to get in on the social fun. Going head-on with Facebook Connect's public release, albeit with a more distributed approach, Google has announced the public beta availability of Google Friend Connect, originally announced and previewed in May. As a standards-based platform for single sign-on and bringing existing social networks to other websites, Google is taking a more standards-based, though decentralized approach, to simplifying the social web.
As Google's announcement blog post explains and demonstrates with a video, Google Friend Connect allows website owners to embed social tools like review forms, comments, or photo-sharing widgets that pull data from established communities like Flickr. Using standards like OAuth to facilitate the secure transfer of media between these sites, and OpenID to allow users to login and join participating sites, Google Friend Connect is an attempt to make secure, distributed social networking easy. Website owners need only to register and upload a couple of Google's files to their website, and then they can embed simple widget code to start pulling in small, interactive snippets of other social networks to make their site a more friendly playground for visitors.
There are a number of pros and cons to Google's approach with Friend Connect. The first, as we've mentioned before, is that this interaction is sandboxed behind Google's widget code, which is simply using iFrames to display everything. This means that website owners have limited-to-no ability to actually incorporate data that users choose to interact with or share on their site. For example, while a website owner can embed a simple Google Friend Connect component that makes it easy for logged-in users to share a link to the site with Gmail contacts, users won't be able to populate their profile on the site with their Twitter or MySpace information.
Another potential usability issue stems from the headless nature of Google Friend Connect, as there is no centralized area for controlling one's privacy or which sites have access to which snippets of personal data stored across all these social networks.
Still, the single sign-on advantages of Google Friend Connect and its focus on bringing social networks to the rest of the web are interesting and will take some time to gain traction. For now, site owners can sign up and learn more at Google's Friend Connect site.


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Playlist: Rick Ross, plus 10 more
'100 Black Coffins' from the 'Django Unchained' soundtrack sounds like a cross between a "spaghetti-Western theme and a chain-gang worksong." Plus, 10 more songs.
Jamie Foxx not only stars in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, he also produced Rick Ross' contribution to the soundtrack. With its whistled motif and rhythmic progression, 100 Black Coffins is a chilling cross between an Ennio Morricone spaghetti-Western theme and a chain-gang worksong. -- Brian Mansfield
USA TODAY music critic Edna Gundersen highlights 10 intriguing tracks found during the week's listening.
When It's All Over, Alicia Keys
Mellow funk revs up to a soulful slamming chorus with producer Jamie XX and closes with a sweet cameo by the singer's son Egypt.
Ain't Messin 'Round, Gary Clark Jr.
The explosive brass-pumped opener on his Blak and Blu album sums up this deft and soulful blues guitarist's adventurous nature.
Kerosene, Crystal Castles
Electro-rockers Alice Glass and Ethan Kath fuse fragile vocals and flinty machined beats on a highlight from (III).
Ride, Lana Del Rey
On the new Paradise EP, Rick Rubin produces a grandiose track but reins in the singer's annoying mannerisms.
Forever Now, Ne-Yo
The R.E.D. standout hits the dance floor with big beats and lots of heartache over a broken romance.
Who You Around, Meek Mill
Mary J. Blige joins the Philadelphia rapper on a menacing, jealousy-themed tune from Dreams and Nightmares.
Kashmir, Led Zeppelin
Epic and mesmerizing, captured in the 2007 reunion show and now available on the Celebration Day CD and DVD.
Ice Age, How To Destroy Angels
Dark, lovely industrial din from the EP An Omen by Trent Reznor's latest venture, featuring wife Mariqueen Maandig.
Driftin' Back, Neil Young and Crazy Horse
From Psychedelic Pill, a fuzzy, sprawling, shambolic, seething swamp of classic Young rants and guitar wigouts.
Bombtrack, Rage Against the Machine
The band's revolutionary fury sounds as potent and relevant as it did on the 1992 self-titled debut, out in a 20th anniversary reissue.


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My parents, Grandparents, Uncles, Aunties and Cousins were all born in Newport, although I was born in Bedford after my parents moved here to look for work in the Depression of the mid 1930's. My cousins, Jean, Valerie and Barbara (nee) Smith still live in Newport and I visit them every year and try to keep up with them walking over the Brecon Beacons or up Twm Barlum.
Often we have walked through Risca where I would stop to look at the old Palace Cinema with a feeling of nostalgia mixed with sadness to see its deterioration. What would my father have thought if he could see the wild plants growing out of the brickwork as this classic piece of history began to decay. What memories it would have brought back for him. He was "The Drummer in the Band ".
My mother was born in Newport in 1910 and my father in 1909, living down in "the Docks". He loved playing the drums and managed to get a job doing this in The Cinema at Risca – (I don't know the exact dates, but it would have been around 1928 to 1932?) The films were silent of course, so it was usual to have a small band playing to accompany the action. He would cycle up the steep road from the Docks in Newport to Risca, then settle down near the screen with the other musicians to enjoy both the music and the films of the day. It was a new world!
At some point, I think circa 1930, there was a call for young men to join the Army again, so my father decided, with mixed feelings, to give it a go. He now had a motor-bike and rode up to an army base near Chester for an initial trial period, but the experience was not the life of glamour promised, and the cinema at Risca was calling!
So he got back onto his motor-bike to be welcomed home with open arms, but also to learn to his dismay that a replacement drummer had been found who was about to take his place at the Palace. No time was to be lost! He arrived back at the Cinema just in time to re-claim his seat amongst the drums before his replacement arrived !
As a matter of interest, my father then managed a dance band in the RAF during the war, and after the war he was the conductor of the Bedford Theatre Orchestra, plus a dance band of his own which once played on the BBC. I was about ten years old at this point, at which point he ran off with "The Singer in the Band "! Such is life.
Noel Steel, Oakley, Bedfordshire
I recognise this as the Palace cinema, the centre of the community of Risca in the late fifties, early sixties, it's where I had my first official " date" with my husband.
We married in 1963 and moved to Newport and then after retirement bought a property on the beautiful island of Tenerife , where we spent most of the winter months.
Sadly Tony passed away last autumn after over 50 years of marriage , I have such lovely memories of growing up in a Risca it will always have a special place in my heart.
Christine Chard (née Richards)
I only just remember that the palace was used as bingo hall as I'm in my thirties but until two years ago it was a dump and a blot on the eye, now it's a shop and library and looking great on the High Street.
Michael Johns
Risca was my hometown and I remember the days of going to the Palace cinema for 6d and then buying a bag of chips on the way home for 3d. It was a lovely, safe, place to live, full of community spirit. We used to have lots of carnivals and gatherings. I still visit my relatives there, and would have loved to have stayed there, but back in 1961, there were very few houses available.
Joan Prisk, Newport
I remember the Palace cinema from the 1950s. My older sister used to take me everywhere with her, and I can clearly remember the time that she met her boyfriend at the cinema and a fight between the teddy boys of the time, broke out. We didn't tell our mother or we wouldn't have been allowed to go again!
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The Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat blog previews an ESPN documentary, airing tonight, about millionaire athletes who go broke — including former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar. The documentary, titled "Broke" and directed by Billy Corben, offers intimate portraits of "current and former professional athletes who've gone broke themselves or have watched teammates and peers drain their bank accounts," according to the blog post. "Hint: It's more than just dropping thousands of dollars at a nightclub or buying Porsches and Escalades for yourself, your parents and your crew," Bankruptcy Beat says. "It's getting a $1 million check when you don't even know how to open a bank account. It's not hiring the right advisers to manage your career and your money. It's being targeted by fraudsters claiming they can multiply (or resurrect) your wealth." The director says Mr. Kosar's 2009 bankruptcy filing was one of the primary inspirations for making "Broke." "Bernie played 12 seasons in the NFL — over three times the length of the average career," Mr. Corben says. "He was also known for being more financially successful in business after he retired" from his lucrative career. Mr. Kosar's bankruptcy "came as a result of the economic downturn, particularly the collapse of the real-estate market," according to the blog post. "His situation not only mirrors other athletes' woes but also those of average Americans, Corben said." Mr. Corben tells Bankruptcy Beat that he hopes the film "will teach younger athletes how to avoid making the same mistakes as their predecessors." He also wants "to change their perceptions of wealth, encouraging athletes to save instead of spend so they can provide for themselves and their families long after their playing days are over."
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Bernie Kosar serves as prime subject for ESPN's 'Broke'
An interactive map on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis lists U.S. bank failures since 2007 — all 460 of them. Relatively speaking, Ohio has been pretty insulated from bank failures. It has had only five failures since 2007, though one of them — AmTrust Bank in Cleveland, which closed in December 2009 with assets of $12 billion and total deposits of $8 billion — was among the biggest failures nationwide. Ohio's other bank failures were American National Bank, Bramble Savings Bank, Miami Valley Bank and Peoples Community Bank. The Wall Street Journal notes that 84 of the 460 bank failures — 18% of the total — came in Georgia. The number of bank failures peaked in 2010 when 157 banks were closed, the newspaper reports.
Bill Hunter, executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, saw his salary rise 25% to $3 million last year, and a son who works in Cleveland did pretty well as a result of the union, too, according to this Bloomberg story. Mr. Hunter's salary was disclosed in the association's annual filing with the U.S. Labor Department, which was made available on Sept. 29. The raise "might erode some player support for Hunter who, unlike his football and hockey counterparts, drew a salary" during the NBA's work stoppage last season, Bloomberg says. (The regular season was cut to 66 games from the usual 82.) The salary disclosure comes as the union is being investigated by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan, according to Bloomberg. Authorities began the probe in April after union president Derek Fisher "asked for independent reviews of the association's finances and business practices," the news service reports. Bloomberg notes that Mr. Fisher also complained to executive committee members about nepotism at the union, which represents about 450 players. "Hunter has a daughter and daughter-in-law on staff at the New York-based association," Bloomberg reports. "Another daughter is special counsel at a law firm used by the union, and Hunter's son is a principal at a financial planning and investment firm that advises the organization on investments and runs its financial awareness program for players." Mr. Hunter's son, Todd, is a partner at Prim Capital Corp., an Independence-based firm that was paid $595,000, about $18,000 more than last year, Bloomberg reports.
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A fellow colleague here at Infusion, Ricky Brundritt MVP, has just pointed me in the direction of a cool Bing Services msdn article regarding how to embed Bing Maps in an IFRAME. This however requires no custom html or aspx page, you can just use a fairly simple url and additionally pass a selection of query parameters to gain some great functionality like push pins, etc…
Another great thing about this is that you do not see any Bing Maps chrome/borders/adverts, it is just the Map and associated controls. Have a look at this example which will load into a new browser window.
Take a look and enjoy.


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Some of you asked what topics would be covered in Sec 2.
Using what we had in 2013 as a guide, below are the topics that would be included in 2014 (however, may not be in this sequence):
- Algebraic Fractions and Change of Subject
- This builds on what you learnt about solving equations - reorganising the terms
- Solving Quadratic Equations
- This is a small extension from factorisation. You would have to factorise the "expression" first
- Graphs of Quadratic Equation
- This extends on the plotting of linear graphs. Now, you need to put in more points in order to plot the graph.
- What you can try? Use Grapher to plot the graphs to observe how they look like, and link it to the previous topic, "Solving Quadratic Equations"
- Simultaneous Equations
- Solving two unknowns (at this level).
- What you can try? Use Grapher to plot the graphs to observe how the two equations "behave" and "explore" how we can obtain the answers (or solutions) to the two equations visually.
- Pythagoras' Theorem and Mensuration
- You have been introduced to Pythagoras' Theorem briefly when we did "Area and Perimeter" in Sec 1
- Congruence and Similarity
- Volume and Surface Area of Similar Figures
- Trigonometry
- This works with right-angled triangles. You would be introduced to "TAN" (tangent), "SIN" (sine) and "COS" (cosine) functions, and how these functions are related the right-angled triangles
- Number sequence
- This builds on the topic we did in Sec 1
- Mathematical Problem Solving
- Indices and Standard Form
- Relate this to the "Index Notation" and simple algebraic manipulation that were covered in Sec 1; you also came across this in Sec 1 Science
- Set Language and Notation
- Direct & Inverse Proportion
- We did this topic in Sec 1, and direct proportion was tested.
- Inverse Proportion is delivered as the end-of-year flipped lesson, to be followed up in Sec 2
- Kinematics
- Probability
- Percentages
- This topic has been delivered and tested in Sec 1
Apart from the above, you can also refer to the Sec 2 Textbook - do check your booklist.
You can also access to the materials in the AceLearning for a self-preview :)


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As if comparing Hillary Clinton to Thomas Jefferson wasn't hyperbolic enough, ABC's Cynthia McFadden on Wednesday practically begged the Secretary of State to run for president. The Nightline co-anchor lobbied Clinton, lecturing her about the "obligation" she has to "break through that glass ceiling." Yet, the reporter could only manage the most gentle probing into the issue of the terrorist attack in Libya.
McFadden pressed the Democrat to run in 2016, asking the question no less than four times. If it appeared, the journalist wondered, "that you might be the person who could actually break through that glass ceiling and become the first female president of this country, would you feel a certain obligation to seize that mantle?" [See video below. MP3 audio here.] Any answer other than yes seemed not good enough.
She pushed, "But there's never been a woman who really had a credible chance. And it looks as if you might just be that person. And I know how seriously you take commitment and obligation."
As though she were an excited fan at a sci-fi convention, the journalist pleaded, "...Are we up to maybe?"
Finally, after quizzing Clinton about her health, McFadden got to the issue of dead Americans in Libya. She charitably described the Secretary of State's evasive testimony before Congress this way: "In her testimony, Clinton pulled no punches."
McFadden's first question wasn't really a query at all. Citing Clinton's line about "what difference does it make" over how the attack occurred, the anchor sympathized, "It seemed as though you lost your temper at the hearing."
She then asked the Secretary if she "regretted" that statement and whether, "you stand by what you said?"
What kind of a question is that? Would Clinton say no? How about pressing her on the details of the attack?"
ABC donated 15 minutes over three programs (Nightline, World News and Good Morning America) to Clinton. At least McFadden could offer some truly hard questions. She opened the segment by pretending it would be this way, declaring that "No topic was off-limits, from the most contentious global issues to the most intensely personal ones."
Topics may not have been "off limits," but they certainly were framed in a friendly way. For more on this interview, go here.
A partial transcript of the January 30 segment is below:
12:49am EST
CYNTHIA MCFADDEN: She has met with world leaders 1,700 times in the past four years, but as of Friday, Hillary Clinton will no longer be secretary of state. Today, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry was confirmed as her successor. I've interviewed Secretary Clinton nearly a dozen times and I've never seen her so relaxed or upbeat. We sat down for her last television interview in office. No topic was off-limits, from the most contentious global issues to the most intensely personal ones. She's been Secretary of State for four years. Visited 112 countries. More than any of her predecessors. Logged almost a million miles. But it's where she's going next that has everybody talking. Let's just say this isn't the first time the question has come up. In Moscow three years ago, you told me, "I have absolutely no interest in running for president, none." You're never going to run for president again?"
HILLARY CLINTON [file footage] : I have absolutely no interest in running for president again. None, none.
MCFADDEN: Two years ago you said the exact same thing in Australia. [File footage.] You said talk about the future. You said you're not running for president in 2012 or 2016 or 2020. [Cut to present day.] And yet in the past few days, a PAC called Ready for Hillary has been launched. Can you still say with a straight face that there's no way you would consider running for president?
CLINTON: Sitting here now, that is certainly what I believe, and I am, you know, still the Secretary of State, so I'm not in politics. I'm going to be focusing on my philanthropy, my charities, my writing and speaking. So I am looking forward to having something resembling a normal life again.
MCFADDEN: And yet, are we up to maybe?
CLINTON [Laughs]: That's very good, Cynthia. Well, of course, of course, I am flattered and honored. I didn't even know about some of these things that are happening now. I don't know how else to say it, but I am going to get back into my life again. This is going to be new for me. I don't know how I'm going to react to it, to be honest.
MCFADDEN: When you conceded defeat in the primary, you made a famous speech in which you said that there were 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling.
CLINTON: Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it.
MCFADDEN: If, in the course of the next couple years, it appears, as it does appear right now, that you might be the person who could actually break through that glass ceiling and become the first female president of this country, would you feel a certain obligation to seize that mantle?
CLINTON: I do want to see that glass ceiling shattered. I don't think it has to be any particular person.
MCFADDEN: But there's never been a woman who really had a credible chance. And it looks as if you might just be that person. And I know how seriously you take commitment and obligation.
CLINTON: Right. But I'm not making any commitments or obligations because I do take them seriously.
MCFADDEN: What else goes with the territory? Something Clinton is certainly familiar with– harsh criticism and tough questions. She was called before Congress last week and grilled over what she has called the low point in her tenure, the security lapse in Benghazi, Libya, that led to the death of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. In the first days, the controversy reached a boiling point over this.
RICE: There was a violent protest. Violent protest outside our embassy.
MCFADDEN: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice's explanation that the murders were the result of an anti-Muslim video. That turned out to be false. It was a pre-planned terrorist attack. In her testimony, Clinton pulled no punches.
CLINTON: We didn't know that. With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because they had protests, or because guys out for a walk and they decided to kill some Americans. What difference at this point does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything question to prevent it from ever happening again, senator.
MCFADDEN: And today, she doubled down. It seemed as though you lost your temper at the hearing.
CLINTON: When someone tries to put it into a partisan lens, when they focus not on the fact that we had such a terrible event happening with four dead Americans, but instead, what did somebody say on a sunday morning talk show? That to me is not in keeping with the seriousness of the issue and the obligation we all have as public servants.
MCFADDEN: But do you regret "what difference at this point does it make?"
CLINTON: No, because I think that asking questions about talking points for a Sunday morning talk show, is really missing the point. I believe in transparency. I said let the chips fall where they may. Put it all out there. And I don't want that to be politicized.
MCFADDEN: So you stand by what you said?
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Brussels, 20 March 2013
Commission sets out next steps towards a deep and genuine Economic and Monetary Union
Today, the European Commission presented two new Communications on the next steps towards a deep and genuine Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). The aim is to strengthen economic policy coordination and integration in the euro area. These Communications follow commitments made in the Commission's Blueprint for a Deep and Genuine Economic and Monetary Union last November, and respond to calls from the European Council to take work forward on these two fronts.
The Communication on the ex-ante coordination of plans for major economic policy reforms contains options on how to organise EU-level discussions on large-scale economic policy reforms in the Member States before final decisions are taken at national level. The reasoning behind this is to properly take into account any positive or negative spillovers of the reforms on other euro area countries early on in the decision-making process.
The Communication on a Convergence and Competitiveness Instrument (CCI) sets out options for two instruments: contractual arrangements for Member States to undertake specific reforms and financial support to help Member States implement these reforms. These two new instruments complement the structures that already exist for the surveillance of budgetary and economic policy at EU level, which have been enhanced through the European Semester, Six Pack and Two Pack reforms.
President Barroso said: "With these two Communications, the Commission is driving forward the integration process, as we set out in our Blueprint on a Deep and Genuine EMU last November. These proposals – in particular the Convergence and Competitiveness Instrument - combine the need for more discipline at national level with more solidarity at EU level. They underpin the strength of the common currency and will help drive forward Europe's competitiveness, growth and job creation."
Olli Rehn, Vice-President for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, said: "With these two Communications, the Commission is building on the major steps forward taken in budgetary policy coordination, by enhancing the framework for better coordinated structural reforms. Our aim is very clear: to help Member States design, decide and implement better, earlier and faster reforms for growth, competitiveness and job creation."
The Commission is presenting these Communications just four months after the Blueprint was published, kicking off a step-by-step reform drive that will underpin the strength of the Economic and Monetary Union and ensure that future crises can be better contained. The proposals are fully in line with the Commission's economic strategy, which pursues smart fiscal consolidation together with growth-enhancing reforms that can help to open up new job opportunities in Europe.
Earlier coordination
Reforms, or the lack of reforms, can have significant spillover effects on other Member States, particularly in the euro area. Well-designed labour or product market reforms can, for example, boost growth and job creation in the Member States concerned, thereby increasing demand for products and services from other Member States. At the same time, the lack of these reforms can leave Member States vulnerable to external economic shocks, which can then spill over to other Member States, as occurred during the crisis. In order to maximise positive spillovers and minimise negative ones, the Commission is considering proposing that the reforms to be coordinated should focus on competitiveness, employment, the functioning of product and services markets, network industries, tax systems, financial stability and fiscal sustainability. The discussion of the reforms would be firmly anchored in the European Semester process.
Discipline and solidarity
A Convergence and Competitiveness Instrument for the euro area would combine contractual arrangements laying down the key measures a Member State commits to put in place with agreed timelines. The measures would be designed to implement the Country Specific Recommendations agreed as part of the European Semester, in particular those emanating from the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure. As a complement to these reforms, a financial instrument could be created, in principle within the EU budget but outside the ceilings set in the MFF, to promote and support the reforms when an individual Member State is under stress. The ambitious and timely implementation of structural reforms will go a long way to addressing key weaknesses in the economy, especially in those areas related to competitiveness.
This would support the rebalancing, adjustment and growth of the euro area economies and would serve as a first step towards a stronger fiscal capacity – which would entail more deeply integrated economic policies.
The Commission will also examine ways for Member States that are not part of the euro area, and in particular those preparing for euro accession, to enter a contractual arrangement.
Background and next steps
Last June, the European Council invited its President, in close collaboration with the Presidents of the Commission, the Eurogroup and the European Central Bank, to present a specific and time-bound roadmap for the achievement of a genuine EMU.
On 28 November 2012, the European Commission adopted a Blueprint for a deep and genuine Economic and Monetary Union, which set out a vision for a strong and stable architecture in the financial, fiscal, economic and political domains. It set out incremental steps to achieve this to be taken in the short, medium and longer term.
Amongst the short-term measures were the coordination of plans for major economic policy reforms and the introduction of a Competitiveness and Convergence Instrument, which the two Communications presented on the 20th March have taken forward.
The future of the EMU will be discussed again at the European Council in June, which will decide on concrete measures and a time-bound roadmap.
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An 84-year-old former Boeing manufacturing engineering instructor says he hopes to finish a 60-year-old project this year with a flight in a replica of one of the most unusual homebuilt aircraft designs ever conceived. Ed Kusmirek built a replica of a 1924 Dormoy Bathtub aircraft at his home in Renton, Wash. According to a story in the Los Angeles Times (rerun from the Seattle Times) the project began in the 1950s when Kusmirek found an authentic engine for the type (actually a motorcycle engine) in Oklahoma. Since then he's plugged away at recreating the single place and very light aircraft, starting in his living room and moving to his garage. Now, he says, he's a few pen strokes away from flying it.
Kusmirek has asked for an inspection from the FAA and he has to brush up his own flying skills. He has a pilot certificate but isn't current. In the spirit of homebuilt aircraft of the era, Kusmirek has used an assortment of adapted technology to create the aircraft, from bicycle spokes as tension wires to dirt bike wheels for landing gear. A rowing machine bungee provides the landing gear suspension. After six decades of development, he said he plans to fly it once and then donate it to a museum.


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Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 9, 16, 19 May 1966
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick
Released: 5 August 1966 (UK), 8 August 1966 (US)
Paul McCartney: vocals, bass, piano, clavichord
Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine, maracas
Alan Civil: horn
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Paul McCartney's meditation on the end of a love affair was one of the highlights on the Revolver album.
For No One was written in March 1966 while Paul McCartney was on holiday with Jane Asher in Switzerland. It was originally called Why Did It Die?
I was in Switzerland on my first skiing holiday. I'd done a bit of skiing in Help! and quite liked it, so I went back and ended up in a little bathroom in a Swiss chalet writing For No One. I remember the descending bassline trick that it's based on, and I remember the character in the song – the girl putting on her make-up.
Occasionally we'd have an idea for some new kind of instrumentation, particularly for solos... On For No One I was interested in the French horn, because it was an instrument I'd always loved from when I was a kid. It's a beautiful sound, so I went to George Martin and said, 'How can we go about this?' And he said, 'Well, let me get the very finest.'
We came to the session and Alan looked up from his bit of paper: 'Eh, George? I think there's a mistake here – you've got a high F written down. Then George and I said, 'Yeah,' and smiled back at him, and he knew what we were up to and played it. These great players will do it. Even though it's officially off the end of their instrument, they can do it, and they're quite into it occasionally. It's a nice little solo.
The song was admired by John Lennon, who spoke positively about it in a 1980 interview for Playboy magazine.
One of my favourites of his. A nice piece of work.
All We Are Saying, David Sheff
The distinctive chords were played by McCartney on George Martin's clavichord, brought in to Abbey Road from his house.
It was a very strange instrument to record, and Paul played it. But we wanted a very special sound, and French horn was what he chose.
Paul didn't realise how brilliantly Alan Civil was doing. We got the definitive performance, and Paul said, 'Well, OK, I think you can do it better than that, can't you, Alan?' Alan nearly exploded. Of course, he didn't do it better than that, and the way we'd already heard it was the way you hear it now.
Recording for the song began on 9 May 1966, with 10 takes of the rhythm track recorded: McCartney on piano and Starr on drums. To the last of these they added clavichord and percussion.
McCartney's lead vocal was added on 16 May, and Alan Civil's horn solos were recorded on 19 May.
I played it several times, each take wiping out the previous attempt... For me it was just another day's work, the third session that day in fact, but it was very interesting.
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In July 1895, two aptly named Frenchmen, the Lumière brothers, presented to a group of scientists the latest innovations in the burgeoning field of film technology. It was not, as some have argued, history's first film screening: that landmark event took place either in March 1895 (if one considers an informal unveiling of Louis and Auguste Lumière's new invention, the film projector, to be a legitimate "first") or December 28, 1895, when the brothers held what is generally acknowledged as the world's first-ever commercial movie screening in Paris.
However one marks the advent of film and the creation of what would become, for most of the 20th century, the globe's dominant form of mass entertainment, it's eminently clear that sitting in the dark with strangers, watching images flicker on a screen, is one old-fashioned leisure activity that's unlikely to vanish anytime soon—if ever.
Of course, thanks to the ongoing, still-intensifying digital revolution, today there is an absolutely dizzying array of devices and methods by which fans can "consume" films. And yet millions upon millions of people around the globe still file into neighborhood cinemas, mall-based multiplexes, comfortably seedy rep houses and (usually even seedier) drive-in theaters to engage in the unique, harmless pleasure of going to the movies.
Despite how familiar and recognizably universal an experience it might be, however, it turns out that it's remarkably difficult to really capture in a single, still photograph what it feels like to go to the moving pictures. Difficult, but not impossible; after all, entire books have been published celebrating the near-primal thrill of moviegoing—of watching those flickering, totemic images pass before our eyes—and more than a few of those books feature at least some pictures that are meant to capture or at least partially convey the sensation.
But in order to actually evince the sense of wonder that so many of us still embrace (or strive to embrace) when the lights go down and the screen lights up, it takes a rare talent and a singular, sensitive eye. LIFE photographer J.R. Eyerman had just that sort of talent and exactly that sort of eye, and his classic shot of a Salt Lake City drive-in theater showing The Ten Commandments in 1958 says as much about the movies—and movie audiences—as any photograph ever made.
There, larger than life, is Charlton Heston as Moses, arms outstretched, looming over what appears to be, if one looks at it just right, a congregation of rapt, immobile automobiles at prayer. A wonderfully wry take on the unsettling power of pop culture, Eyerman's picture is also, quite simply, an unforgettable photo.
[See the gallery, "The Best of LIFE: 37 Years in Pictures"]
Ultimately, though, the real strength of the image resides in our recognition that Eyerman has not entirely excluded himself from the scene—nor has he forgotten about us. We are all, the picture suggests, looking at the very same thing: an iconic, enormously dramatic scene from a classic, unapologetically epic film—and if we're true, diehard movie fans, even if we've seen the film before, we'll find ourselves holding our breath, collectively transfixed, thrilled by the story unfolding before us, eager to see what happens next.
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FMI, provider of management consulting and investment banking to the engineering and construction industry, recently announced the release of its Nonresidential Construction Index (NRCI) for the first quarter of 2012. The NRCI gained 7.8 points over last quarter to 58.1 this quarter. This positive move to start the new year is not exactly the sign of a bull market for construction, but continuing confirmation that panelists believe that the construction activity is following the lead of the slowly improving economy, according to the firm. There are good signs in hiring plans for 2012, as well as construction-put-in-place predictions. However, panelists indicate that low project pricing and high competition are still driving the market place.
- Hiring: A five-percentage-point increase over this time last year, 42% of panelists indicated a 0% to 5% increase in full-time direct employees. Additionally, fewer panelists indicated a reduction in salaried employees.
- Construction Put In Place: Expectations for CPIP are positive but cautious, as 41.3% of panelists expect growth of 0.5% to 2.5% for 2012.
- Overall Economy: The component for the overall economy showed the strongest improvement of all index components with a jump from 43.6 last quarter to 68.7 in the first quarter, a 25-point gain. This score reflects the improvement in many economic indicators including the unemployment rate.
- Nonresidential Building Construction Market Where Panelists Do Business: At just 54.9, the local markets for nonresidential construction are inching ahead. However, panelist responses reflect a perception that their own business is performing a bit better than the overall nonresidential construction market. This indicates that local markets are still very competitive.
- Cost of Materials: Despite a slow economy, material costs continue to rise, with no panelists indicating material costs were lower than last quarter. The cost of materials component moved down nearly 5 points to 26.2. This factor is continuing drag on the overall index and is likely to raise the cost of projects while lowering profit margins for contractors.
- Cost of Labor: The cost of labor improved just slightly to 41.5, indicating little change over the score of 40.0 last quarter. However, no panelists indicated they were experiencing lower labor costs.
- Productivity: Contractors are continuing to make moderate gains in productivity. However, at 52.9, this component is still too weak to offset rising costs for labor and materials.


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Children can let their imaginations run wild and enjoy hours of fun with the new Stickabouts range. Designed to encourage creativity, each set comes complete with a themed play scene to set the scene and glue-free, character stickers that they can use to create their own stories on the scenes or placed on smooth surface around the house. Best of all for parents, you wont have the hassle of trying to remove residue that you get with conventional stickers. Being glue free makes them a perfect travel toy too, and the stickers can be wiped with water and reused as many times as your children like. Stick them to the bath, fridge, floor, doors, bedroom furniture, or anywhere else with a smooth surface, then quickly and conveniently remove them leaving no residue. Completely reusable, Stickabouts are longlasting and provide endless play opportunities for younger children who enjoy storytelling or just decorating. Note that the playboard is not waterproof.
includes 35 sticker pieces + board
Age: 3-7 (44 x 25 cm, Pieces: 36)
Code: T-2821
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At a time when global climate change is among the most important of issues for humankind to address, there remains significant uncertainty about how changes in the climate system will impact upon the world's species and ecosystems, not to mention how societies and decision-makers might go about reducing these impacts. In response to this, the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) has recently formed a new group of international experts who will focus on topics surrounding climate change impacts on biodiversity.
"The formation of the Climate Change Specialist Group marks an important step towards advancing our combined knowledge of how nature will be affected by climate change" says Jamie Carr, Leader of the IUCN Species Programme's Climate Change Unit. "Currently, there is a lot of great science being conducted out there, but methods and results can often be complex and sometimes conflicting, which can leave those needing to act upon such findings at a bit of a loss. Addressing such issues is among the aims of the group".
The group itself comprises esteemed experts in the field from around the world, and individually they have already made some important, and at times surprising, findings. A recent study led by the group member Wendy Foden suggested that up to 9% of all bird species, 15% of all amphibian species, and 9% of coral species are both highly vulnerable to climate change and are already at risk of extinction from other non-climatic threats. Up to 41%, 29% and 22% of the same groups are considered vulnerable to climate change impacts, but are currently not threatened by other factors. This highlights the need to consider the impacts of climate change both alone and in combination with other factors. It also demonstrates how species that are not currently conservation priorities may also require attention in the near future.
Another recent study, co-authored by SSC member Dr. Piero Genovesi and colleagues, suggests that climate change will increase the effects of invasions by non-native species in some areas of the world, such as Europe, Oceania and North America. While the impacts of invasive species is a reasonably well-researched topic, the interacting effect of climate change has been studied to a much lesser degree. "Prompt responses to the introduction of invasive alien species and control of invasions should be a key component of the global efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change" said Dr. Piero Genovesi, Chair of the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group.
A study led by the Co-Chair of the Climate Change Specialist Group, Dr. James Watson, has developed a novel means to identify areas that are most vulnerable to climate change, to identify and prioritize responses. Using information on current ecosystem 'intactness' and ecosystem 'stability' under predicted future climate change, Dr. Watson and colleagues identified southern and south-eastern Asia, western and central Europe, eastern South America, and southern Australia as among the most vulnerable regions.
"The analysis and map in this study is a means of bringing clarity to complicated decisions on where limited resources will do the most good" said Dr. Watson. "Climate change is going to impact ecosystems both directly and indirectly in a variety of ways, and the limited funds available to address these issues means that we need to be clever in our investments in adaptation strategies around the world. Bringing together the wealth of knowledge on climate change impacts on biodiversity, and then using this to identify responses, is a key challenge of the Climate Change Specialist Group, and one that I am proud to be involved in."


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The Behind-the-Scenes Bidding War That Got WhatsApp $19 Billion
Ever since acquisition rumors started building in late 2012, WhatsApp—the fast-growing messaging service with serious outer-bubble appeal—seemed destined for a multi-billion exit. But how, pray tell, did Facebook decide 19 was the "magic number"? One source tells Valleywag that it began with a $250 million funding offer.
Bits and pieces of the back story have emerged since the deal was announced, as observers tried to do the math behind the largest venture-capital back exit ever. A plate of chocolate-covered strawberries is cute and all, but it doesn't explain much.
According to that source, Mark Zuckerberg offered to invest $250 million in WhatsApp at an $8 billion valuation—a major leap from its $1.5 valuation in July, 2013, based on documents found by VCExperts. In response to Facebook's investment offer, the source said that Google, which also had its eye on WhatsApp, offered to buy the company for $10 billion. Fortune reported the same offer from Google last week.
This is where the billions start multiplying. Facebook decided to roughly double the acquisition amount. "Zuck wanted to do this deal badly," said the source, adding that the Morgan Stanley bankers brought in to negotiate the deal by Sequoia (the venture capital firm behind WhatsApp) weren't even familiar with the app.
"Morgan Stanley bankers had no clue. Basically he can sell anything," another source told Valleywag, referring to Michael Grimes, the banker behind Facebook's infamous IPO. Fun fact: in a lawsuit about that IPO, Grimes claimed that he didn't break the law banning investment bankers from influencing analysts because after giving Facebook's vice president of finance a handwritten script about what to tell analysts, he walked down the hall when she made the calls. "I took extra precaution to do that, and sat on the floor," he testified.
In any case, according to our second source, Google was willing to go up to $20 billion or more to beat Facebook's offer. Google CEO Larry Page chatted directly with WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum (pictured above). But Koum wanted WhatsApp to be a product that evolved on its own, whereas Google likes to integrate acquisitions into their overall services. Koum didn't feel that WhatsApp would have the same place as YouTube has had and that it would morph into something he didn't want, said the source. The Information first reported that Google was willing to beat Faebook's offer last week, noting that WhatsApp rejected Google partly because they thought Google was only in it to spite Facebook.
Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp all declined to comment to Valleywag, just a they did with this previous report from The Information about Google offering WhatsApp millions to be notified if Facebook came calling. Much like the tug-of-war for Snapchat, we're left with unverified rumors from people familiar with limited aspects of the deal—furrowing our brows at the current calculus for startup valuations.
However, after Mark Zuckerberg's hyper-speed interview at the Mobile World Congress yesterday, one thing seems certain. WhatsApp's nearly half a billion users are part of the long-term plan to get Facebook on smartphones around the world through Internet.org. As our initial source put it: "Messaging isn't that core—global reach is more important." Someone tell the rest of Silicon Valley.
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Basically the principle is the same, just that html5 applies tabindex to be global (not just focusable form elements), AND lets us declare a value of -1. So we might have some useful examples for these two differences that we would not have in html4. On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Loretta Guarino Reid < email@example.com> wrote: > I think you are saying that because the default tab order would conform to > WCAG, there is no need for a technique that changes the tab order. > > But changing the tab order is permissible under WCAG as long as the > resulting order "makes sense". And if the author thinks that changing the > tab order improves the usability, we want to make it clear that this still > conforms. So although the author did not need to change the tab order in any > of the H4 examples, changing it in these ways does not violate WCAG. > > Is there something different about tabindex in HTML5? If not, we may not > need an additional technique. We may just need to see whether H4 applies to > HTML5, as well, or can be modified so that it is clear that it also applies > to HTML5. > > > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 11:03 PM, adam solomon <firstname.lastname@example.com>wrote: > >> I guess I am just missing something. I still feel that sufficient >> techniques, though not being the only option for satisfying a success >> criterion, do in fact come to correct some deficiency in the web page. Sure, >> there are other ways to do it, but the deficiency needs to be addressed one >> way or the other. In H4, there is no deficiency by WCAG standards. Since the >> reading order is acceptable (if it weren't, we couldn't use this technique >> anyway since it violates 1.3.2), the focus order must also be acceptable by >> definition, and the added benefit of reading one person at a time in the >> bride/groom example adds no WCAG success to the web page, and addresses no >> WCAG deficiency. >> If you all still think that this is a valid technique, then I will draft >> the html5 technique in accordance with this one, and hopefully have it ready >> for this week's meeting. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Loretta Guarino Reid < >> email@example.com> wrote: >> >>> Adam, I am still having trouble understanding why you think the inclusion >>> of the HTML tabindex technique is a problem. >>> >>> I think you are claiming that it is unnecessary? That it is always >>> possible to use a different technique to satisfy the success criterion? Am I >>> understanding that correctly? >>> >>> Loretta >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:46 PM, adam solomon <email@example.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Sailesh, >>>> If one would expect to fill out the form one person at a time, would the >>>> default table layout (not taking into consideration focus order) not violate >>>> 1.3.2? After all, the programmatically determined reading order would read >>>> the cells of the table row by row, not person by person. If so, then this is >>>> not a sufficient technique. >>>> We must then conclude that there is no violation of 1.3.2, and the >>>> author's tabindexing is only a preference, in which a case this technique is >>>> totally irrelevant. >>>> Either way, there is a problem. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 6:07 AM, Loretta Guarino Reid < >>>> email@example.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Sailesh Panchang < >>>>> firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Loretta, >>>>>> In principle, if you content: >>>>>> >But the use of H4 is not required for SC 2.4.3... >>>>>> Then why is it listed as a sufficient technique? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Because it is sufficient. You may use it, but you may use some other >>>>> sufficient technique. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Adam, >>>>>> Well in that example of groom and bride, without tabindex, one may >>>>>> content that reading order is meaningful. But if one navigates across fields >>>>>> row-wise, it does affect meaning or operation. As I said in my last email, >>>>>> the intent is not to compare first names but actually enter data into a >>>>>> form. I imagine most would want to be done with data for one person then >>>>>> input data for the next. While filling out paper forms too,I'd complete the >>>>>> form for person#1 and then person#2 and not fill out first name for person#1 >>>>>> then jump to form for the other chap and fill out his first name. That is >>>>>> not logical. On a Web page the fields may be placed next to each other >>>>>> visually but they are meant to be navigated "logically" for person#1 and >>>>>> then #2. It is not the author's choice or reading order... the author is >>>>>> constrained by layout / design and must use tabindex (h4) to ensure >>>>>> navigation does not affect operation. >>>>>> Sailesh >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >Received on Monday, 15 August 2011 06:17:21 UTC
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Bleeding Violet
Dia Reeves
YA Rural/Town Fantasy
Page Count: 454
Simon Pulse
reviewer: Ah Yuan
The Summary: Love can be a dangerous thing....
Hanna simply wants to be loved. With a head plagued by hallucinations, a medicine cabinet full of pills, and a closet stuffed with frilly, violet dresses, Hanna's tired of being the outcast, the weird girl, the freak. So she runs away to Portero, Texas in search of a new home.
But Portero is a stranger town than Hanna expects. As she tries to make a place for herself, she discovers dark secrets that would terrify any normal soul. Good thing for Hanna, she's far from normal. As this crazy girl meets an even crazier town, only two things are certain: Anything can happen and no one is safe.
The Review: Wow. So much love for this book, I don't even know where to start! I read the excerpt for the first chapter about a month ago and was really excited about this new novel. (Also the whole bit about this being a novel written for NaNoWriMo. That's pretty cool too.) First of all, I think the reason why I enjoyed this novel so much was because of Hanna. She's an awesome narrator and definitely my favourite character of the lot. Hanna is i-n-s-a-n-e, not in the oh-she's-so-quirky-and-interesting but as in she has mental illness. I think Dia Reeves portrayed this aspect of Hanna extremely well, and it spiced up the whole extremely common premise of New Girl Moves to Small Town and Discovers Magical Beings, etc, making this novel stand out. I really liked getting into Hanna's head, the off-kilter way she would react to things, and just other stuff about her like her purple dresses she sews herself, how the fact that she is biracial (Half-Black, Half-Fin) influences the way she sees herself and her ability to adapt to new situations, her confidence in her looks, and her habit of saying "Unbelievable". (Er, I could just go on, but I think we all get the fact that I think Hanna is Awesome. =D)
Actually, I just really liked Reeves' whole approach to this world she created in general, from Hanna's reactions to seeing stuff (Hanna's reactions the first few days were like, hmm, I thought I took my pills today, guess they haven't kicked in yet. *walks past those bloodstained windows like she saw nothing*) to the portrayal of the fantastical in this world. The creatures are batshit scary and feel very real, things that will kill you if you walk down the wrong street. And how the people of the town are deeply influenced by their knowledge of these monsters that lurk their town, how it shapes them from their behavior to what they wear to just, their physical selves and their telltale scars. I bought into the world Reeves' created completely, and really enjoyed reading about the fantastical side of this novel.
I get the feeling that the biggest character relationship that readers will get into is the Wyatt/Hanna romance. Now, don't get me wrong, I love me some Wyatt, and the whole "You're going to hurt him" stuff people keep going on to Hanna about only added to my enjoyment of this couple and their interactions. (Has that star-crossed taste to it, and I love me some star-crossed lovers.) I liked how they both weren't quite normal, and how they fit together on more or less equal grounds in this relationship that isn't exactly the healthiest of relationships. But the biggest character interaction that grabbed me by the heart and had me clenching my teeth with the tension and the heartbreaks was with Hanna and her mom, Rosalee. At the end of the day, I read this book for Hanna's attempts to connect with her mother, and vice versa. I mean, say what you want about Wyatt/Hanna, but in terms of higher stakes and messed-up factor, Rosalee's estranged relationship with her daughter's got Wyatt and Hanna's relationship beat. I loved watching how they pulled and pushed at each other, with Rosalee's cold attempts to push her daughter away and Hanna's fierce, fiery desperation to win a place as a daughter in her mother's heart. They hurt each other and love each other in all the wrong ways and it's such a broken, shattered, imperfect family but I desperately wanted them to stay together by the end of it. *
The book was a really fast fluid read, and I couldn't put it down until I was finished every single last word of it. I was delighted by each and every turn the direction of the story went, and the story always manages to shock and put in twists that didn't feel jarring or out of place. (I did think the Key stuff was a little overdone, but the Key gave me this really awesome mother-daughter interaction scene, so who am I to complain?) The writing was solid and serviceable. It didn't stick out to me it jarring ways, but at the same time it didn't wow or stand out for me either. But, honestly? With a cast like this and the crazy town of monster-infested Portero, who's going to care? I had a blast reading this as Reeves took me for a roller coaster ride, and I enjoyed every second of it. Read it, read it, read it.
The Verdict: Dude, I travelled all the way downtown just so I could buy this on the release day. I had to walk 5 streetlights outside in the freezing cold because the subway shut down and by the time I got to the bookstore, bought it, and came back home, my legs were frozen solid. But was it worth it? DAMN STRAIGHT IT WAS. The year of 2010 just started but I can definitely tell that this is gonna be one of my Top Favourite Debuts of this year. Awesome premise, awesome characters, with one of the ruinous and moving mother-daughter interactions I've read in ages plus a nice dash of epic crazy, readers will be in for an amazing treat.
Rating: 4.5/5
Enjoyment: !!!100%!!!
Title and Cover Discussion: I really love the title! It sounds awesome, and I keep associating 'Violet' with 'Violent' in my mind and it totally fits with the very vicious battles that raged all throughout this novel, and the violence of the characters in general. The only thing is that, I think the violet is referring to Hanna's dresses, but she never calls them 'violet', but 'purple'. I kinda wished that Reeves went back and changed all the 'purple' words into 'violet' to have continuity with the title, but this is just a nitpick, really. Now, the COVER. Omfg so gorgeous. If the Simon & Schuster company ever decided to make a poster out of this cover I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I looooove the violet dresses in the background, the font, the colours, EVERYTHING. ♥ ♥ One of the best covers I've ever seen.
Title: A-
Cover: A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*I was also amused by all the talk of the "Price fascination" when it came to Rosalee Price and her ability to draw in men to her side. Reminded me of Senjogahara. Those who've watched Bakemonogatari will know what I'm talking about.
Monday, March 1, 2010
3 comments:
I desperately want to read this! I love the title and the cover, and I have heard nothing but wonderful things about it. I love what you say about Hanna's relationship with her mother - it's so great to read books with nuanced family relationships like that. :)
- March 3, 2010 at 8:15 PM
- Vasilly said...
You're making me love this book already and I haven't read it yet! Okay so now I'm off to go and get it!
- March 3, 2010 at 10:51 PM
- Mardel said...
I'm totally going to buy this book - in April, when I have some more money....
Sounds very good. Every review I read on it makes me want to read it more.
- March 4, 2010 at 5:59 AM
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Small Scalloped Propagation Petal Earrings in Violet
Small Scalloped Propagation Petal Earrings in Violet
These little propagation earrings are sure to delight and they are sure make a big statement! Show your plant love to the world!
Earring findings are 100% hypo allergenic.
Each one of my pieces is a one-of-a-kind hand sculpted work of art. I create them by using slab, pinching, and molding clay techniques. Each petal is sculpted one by one and attached together to form the baby succulent. The piece was then slow dried bisque fired, glazed and fired to a high temperature to melt the glaze to the surface.
Please note- I am a one woman show, I do everything in my power to create quality works, and take photographs to best represent the works, but I am not a photographer, so the color, while is as accurate as I can possibly make it, may be ever so slightly different on your screen than in real life. This may be due to my aforementioned photography skills and varying computer screens. But I promise, each piece is a one of a kind labor love, time, and thoughtful craftsmanship and is represented as accurately as possible.


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We live in a maelstrom of activity and invention. A new world we are evolving every day; some days more than others. We sometimes, perhaps more often than we'd like to think, get caught up in the hype or in the detail of what we do. We get stuck on definitions and fads, guidelines and best practice, manifestos and policies.
We also forget about the simple beauty of the medium we work in. This is a personal reflection, indulgent perhaps. But I make no concessions: it sometimes good to take a step backwards and reflect on what we've got now and what's in front of us.
We live in privileged times I feel. The shame is we sometimes forget that.
We are surrounded by debates, discussions, observations and rumours with colleagues, friends, celebrities and strangers alike. At any one time there are infinite conversations going on from the efficacy and longevity of the Skittles' campaign, whether Twitter has a business model, that brands need to have conversations with their customers, through to how Stephen Fry got stuck in a lift, that Will Carling is having a cappuccino, @Schofe's brother is finding his way round Twitter and for a moment of escapism we can follow the escapades of @Twitchhiker 2 c how far he gts in 30 dys.
These are perhaps the more mundane conversations taking place. We don't even know about the ones going on in every corner of the world about the latest fad, fashion or fetish. We can be kept updated about the latest breaking news on earthquakes, fires, shootings and terrorist attacks, ahead of more traditional sources.
We all have opinions and share them on blogs or Twitter. We keep 'friends' updated about the minutiae of our lives on Facebook, MySpace, Flickr or YouTube. Our whereabouts are known at any time of the day via Brightkite or Google Latitude. We are contactable and connected 24/7. And I haven't even mentioned FriendFeed, StumbleUpon, Digg, Delicious. And if that's not enough I can simply escape to Second Life; not that I have (yet).
Is anyone listening even? Does it matter? Dare I ask? Do you care? Too many questions, which I don't want to ask and definitely don't want to know the answer to. Actually, I am slightly curious to know…
We are deluged by new platforms, widgets, apps almost daily. Take Twitter for example. How many different apps have been developed for use with Twitter? I use Twitter, Tweetdeck, Twhirl, Twittergrader, Twittercounter, Tweet Grid and it's still not quite enough. I don't have a BlackBerry but I know of the existence of Twitterberry; there are iPhone equivalents. There is a whole new language associated with it where tweeple tweet in a type of shorthand, and if you're lucky you'll be followed on a Friday (#followfriday). I am no longer Guy Stephens but @guy1067 or whatever I choose to put in front of '@'.
We're evolving the whole digital space as we speak, as we tweet, as we add another app, as we even add another photograph of our holidays. There are no real rules, perhaps some guidelines. There are no real rulers or despots, perhaps some influencers (ie. Scoble, Kawasaki). There are, however, lots of critics and commentators (ie. Drama 2.0, @Jowyang, @ChrisBrogan, @Armano). But that's okay.
There are lots of brands looking on from the sidelines – go on take a leap of faith. And lots actually taking part (ie. @ScottMonty, @JetBlue, @Zappos, Mars and Skittles, Marmite on Facebook – not sure why I thought of them). I've even been called an 'early adopter' in a recent article by Business Week. That's a first. I'm a creature of habit, I like my routine. I've only recently seen Top Gun for the first time.
But the simple beauty of all of this, is that it's up to you. We've got the platform, we've got the technology and we've certainly got the desire and the motivation. You, me, we, are all privileged to have the choice, the opportunity to speak, to listen, to engage. Or conversely, not to.
But I say, if you do choose to engage – enjoy it, be inspired by it, be a little in awe of it. Enjoy the conversation, the debate, the discussion, the observations with your 'friends' while they last, because we're the last generation for whom this isn't the norm. Our children are already growing up in it, they're web-savvy, they're old hands at IM and SMS. Much of what we are evolving will be their norm.
The conversation will have shifted by then, so make sure you enjoy this one.


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Shiga Kogen Hasuike – official resort snow depth data
The ski resort information currently shown on SnowJapan is from the 2018-2019 season. Over the summer and autumn months we will be checking and then updating information. Everything will be updated online in time for the 2019-2020 winter season. Please note that planned ski resort opening dates are often very similar every year, so the dates from the 2018-2019 season can be taken as a good idea of what to expect next season.
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