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For close to two years we have been working passionately to bring first run premium content to an online platform with the creation of brand-new versions of the two iconic series, All My Children and One Life To Live. There was no precedent for this effort- we had no history-no barometer for how our fans would respond. We always knew there would quickly be new insights into how audiences would respond to our shows and this new platform, and that our ability to adapt quickly to audience needs would ultimately determine the long-term success of the shows and our mission. This is a new medium, a new time and we have always planned to make changes quickly by listening to you, our fans and customers.
Today it is clear these shows have resonated, as many millions of views have been logged since our April 29th debut, a mere two and a half weeks ago. We've consistently been in the top ten shows viewed on Hulu and viewers and critics alike have told us how impressed they are with the quality of both programs. The past two weeks have been invaluable in terms of learning about how you watch and when you watch our shows on this new platform. We have gained enormous insight through our actual viewing data and our research. And our research has revealed the following:
· In the past these shows had their vast majority of views within the first 24 hours. Instead, our shows are primarily consumed on different days then when they originally air. Primarily, fans have been binge viewing or watching on demand, and as a result, we feel we have been expecting our audience to dedicate what has turned out to be an excessive amount of time to viewing these shows. (As an example, for the substantial audience only watching on the weekends, we are currently asking them to watch five hours of programming to keep pace with our release schedule).
· On ABC the shows shared a large percentage of their viewers with each other. Yet, the majority of our viewers are watching one show or the other, not both, and they aren't viewing the shows when they did before. Part of the reason for choosing between the shows may be that the largest viewing takes place either between 12PM and 1PM (when people generally can only fit one episode during lunch time) or between 5PM and 7PM (when the vast majority of competing shows are a half hour long). We are finding that asking most people to regularly watch more than a half hour per day online seems to be too much.
· During their ABC runs, viewers watched only 2-3 episodes on average a week and picked up with whichever day's episode it was. Our viewers seem to primarily start with the first episode and then continue forward episode by episode. Like with primetime serialized dramas as opposed to the traditional slower pacing of daytime, people feel lost if they miss an episode. People are starting from the beginning; the shows are designed for complete viewing from episode one. Yet starting from the beginning with the amount of episodes we are releasing is asking too much for viewers who need to catch up.
The clear conclusion is that while somewhat mixed, these viewing patterns resemble more closely the typical patterns of online viewing rather than how one would watch traditional television. This leads us to believe we are posting too many episodes and making it far too challenging for viewers to keep up. When it comes to online viewing, most of us are just trying to find time to watch series comprised of 13 to 22 episodes a season-so asking viewers to assign time for over 100 episodes per show is a daunting task.
Therefore, we have chosen to revise our scheduling model beginning this Monday, May 20th by introducing two new episodes from OLTL and AMC each week- new episodes of AMC will now run on Mondays and Wednesdays, and fresh episodes of OLTL will post Tuesdays and Thursdays. MORE, our behind the scenes series, will run as a single show on Fridays. This allows us to introduce a new episode of quality television every Monday through Friday and gives the audience a chance to catch up as we continue to build awareness and excitement around these new shows. Because Hulu agrees with our findings, for the meantime they will keep all of our episodes on Hulu.com for free to give viewers the opportunity to find us and catch up.
We know our most dedicated viewers will be upset as they would probably prefer more shows to less (we personally wish there were more episodes of our favorite shows; we would love 50 episodes a year of Homeland, Mad Men or The Simpsons). We apologize to these viewers and ask them to please understand we are trying to ensure our shows succeed and not meet the fate they experienced previously. We need to devise a model that works for all viewers and follows how they want, and are actually watching, online. When it comes to online, as with all new technology, it's adapt or fail. We feel fortunate to be an online company and to have such an opportunity to adapt. Of course, we will continue to evaluate all the data that comes in and will be vigilant about revising our strategy as needed.
We want to be clear that this will in no way impact our feverish pace of production - we will be filming new episodes through mid-June, continue editing throughout July and until we go back into production in August. It's a frenetic schedule but all of us are up for the challenge and excited to continue to deliver great shows.
As a new venture we felt obligated to address the needs of our viewers head on and to make adjustments that we think will work for our viewers. And as always, we thank you for your continued support and encouragement.
Rich Frank and Jeff Kwatinetz
Thursday, May 16, 2013
SCHEDULE CHANGE: ALL MY CHILDREN Will Air On Mondays & Wednesdays, ONE LIFE TO LIVE On Tuesdays & Thursdays Starting May 20
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Kinda harkens back to the days of 15 minute soaps...ReplyDelete
wow...why not make the shows 1 hr instead and only show them two days a week. I am finding it hard to keep up with the fast pace. (And I'm only 30 something) Sometimes the editing isn't right for example, one character might be in two places at once...and I know it's because of the fast pace. Slow it down and bring quality back!ReplyDelete
I love having my shows back, but I don't want to be lot! Only 1 hr of my show per week when I use to have 5 hrs...wtheck!
this seems quite sudden, it's been 3 weeks. I just think "new, edgy versions" are not entertaining. I honestly stopped watching OLTL after the 3 episode and AMC I haven't seen in a week, partly due to schedule but they just are lacking and don't seem familiar to me.ReplyDelete
How can you tell when a TV executive is lying? His lips are moving.ReplyDelete
The shows pale in comparison to their broadcast versions, so I hope they'll use this extra time to tighten up scripts and work on the directing. For 24 minutes of content, they waste a lot of time.
Bull***t!! If you're a OLTL fan that's the one you watch if you're an AMC fan, that's the one you watch. People spend more time online than ever so poor excuse. Finding 24 minutes a day is no big deal. Think of all the reality shows people watch every night for HOURS!!Lets come up with another reason. I for one was enjoying the resurrection and am VERY disappointed at the change!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 16, 2013 at 10:37 PM
How is cutting your product in half going to enhance it?ReplyDelete
If they are truly worried about people not being able to keep up, they could arrange to keep them on Hulu (the free version) longer.
It's funny that people were able to keep up with hour-long versions five days a week but Prospect Park thinks that their audience can't keep up with what they are serving.
This was a great idea that really was given little thought and I would bet little research was put into it.
If PP's definition of edgy and new is a few curse words and AJ's side-butt, then they were done for before they started. (I actually thought it was creepy imagery to have a nude high school student parading around like that.)
I really wanted this to work, but when the second week ended and no one was touting Hulu and ITunes rankings, the writing was on the wall.
When Passions moved to DirecTV in 2007, they aired 4 days each week. It was cut to three when they knew it wasn't working. Same thing here.
What is really a shame here is that the actors and production teams were essentially demoted to part-time jobs.
I feel bad for all of the folks who poured thier hearts into making this a viable alternative. I think it could have worked, but the product they rolled out was not full cooked.
They don't mention FX Canada, and I don't see it on the schedule there any longer. WASSSSUP? One would think that by reducing the total time to one hour for each show per week might actually benefit them finding a cable channel.ReplyDelete
Can there be room to increase output once you get your audience stabilized and have some time to hit your stride? I have missed this show so much, I actually went through a period of feeling lost every midday - it's not like Jerry Springer will fill the void!! AMC was a landmark in my day for 40 years. I am sorry you will cut back production, and I think you may be kneejerk reacting, but I will be patient; just don't blow it, okay? These people were like family for so many of us, and now that we have them back, we want to keep them. Thanks for listening.ReplyDelete
Answer to my own question ... FX Canada now announces: "Due to changes in production beyond our control, FX Canada will no longer be airing All My Children and One Life to Live. Beginning Monday, May 20, back-to-back episodes of critically-acclaimed series 30 Rock will air from noon to 1 p.m. ET on FX Canada."ReplyDelete
I hate only having two half hours of One Life to Life every seven days, after a year's absence and watching five hours of it every week before it was cancelled. How hard is it to "catch up" on one's viewing in this scenario? Something's amiss here.ReplyDelete


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This article is intended for enterprise and education system administrators. If you're trying to manage an Apple TV that isn't owned by a business or school, learn how to use restrictions.
In tvOS 10.2 or later, you can also use Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager to supervise your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD and enroll it in MDM. For instructions, see the iOS Deployment Reference.
Before you begin
To use Apple Configurator to connect to your Apple TV, here's what you need:
- The latest version of Apple Configurator, iTunes, and macOS High Sierra or later on your Mac.
- An Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD with the latest version of tvOS.
- A display connected to your Apple TV.
- Your Mac and Apple TV connected to the same Wi-Fi or Ethernet network.
Connect your Apple TV to Apple Configurator
- Connect your Apple TV to Ethernet, and stop at the Pair Your Remote screen. If your Apple TV is already set up, go to Settings > Remotes and Devices > Remote App and Devices.
- On your Mac, open Apple Configurator 2.
- From the Apple Configurator 2 menu, choose Paired Devices.
- Click Pair next to your Apple TV.
- Enter the 6 digit pin that appears on the screen of your Apple TV.
- Select your Apple TV in the device window of Apple Configurator.
Prepare your Apple TV
If you want to prepare an Apple TV, start with an Apple TV that hasn't been set up, or erase it first.
To prepare your Apple TV, open Apple Configurator, click Prepare and follow the onscreen instructions. If you choose to add it to Device Enrollment, don't choose the option to Activate and complete enrollment.
Add apps or profiles
After you connect your Apple TV to Apple Configurator, you can add apps or profiles. To add apps or profiles, select your Apple TV, then click Add in the toolbar, or drag a profile from a Finder window.
Learn more
- Learn how to pair your iOS device or Mac with your Apple TV.
- Learn about payloads and restrictions that you can set on tvOS.

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We've all be there. Those days when you've just had enough already. The slightest provocation and you're ready to blow. Maybe you elbow someone a little to hard when they crowd your tube-space. Maybe you pop off on the waitress for messing up your order. Or, if you're like one disgruntled Chinese man, maybe you catapult yourself over the glass-walled ATM vestibule and stab the guy who skipped infront of you in line.
What's more incredible than the absolute rage that must have been pumping through his aggressor's veins is the calm manner in which the cut line-cutter carried on with his transaction. Clearly visible in the final few seconds of the surveillance video is a spreading stain of blood that was not there when the man first arrived. [YouKu]


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10-For-10: Justin Renge
By: Noah Frank
Ed. Note: The 10-for-10 series is a chance for us at the Grizzlies to celebrate 10 years in Downtown Fresno by thanking 10 of our great fans. This is the first installment in the new series, which we will be running up to (and possibly through) Opening Day. If you know a deserving fan who has helped support Grizzlies baseball that you would like to nominate, simply email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sometime last year I had the idea that it might be fun to do some sort of "Fan of the Month" type feature for Yard Work. We have an awesome collection of loyal season ticket holders here in Fresno, but I wasn't sure how to properly construct the series for this blog. Then suddenly, a couple weeks ago, opportunity literally came knocking at the door.
Pat Wallach, our Box Office Manager here at the Grizzlies, sent out a staff-wide email about an encounter he had just had with our newest season ticket holder. Pat had gotten a phone call from a mom who said her son, Justin, was interested in buying season tickets. He had arranged for them to come down to the ballpark and take a look at seats. All in all, it was a fairly normal interaction, so far as Pat could tell.
"I didn't really think twice about it," reflected Pat. "I didn't ask any questions about how old he was or anything."
See, Justin is just 17, a senior at Fowler High School. He has been a Grizzlies fan since Chukchansi Park opened back in 2002, but really stepped up his fandom last year, when he attended somewhere between 50-60 of the Grizzlies' 72 home games. He figured that this year he might as well just buy a full season ticket so he could also enjoy all the perks that come with being one of our season ticket holders. So Pat showed him around the ballpark.
"He took me out and showed me some of the seats and we talked about where I would possibly be," Justin explained.
Where he would have been was in the Terrace View seats, down the right field line. While every seat is close to field at Chukchansi Park, most season ticket holders sit a little nearer to home plate. Of course Justin would have wanted to sit closer, but the Terrace View seats were all that he could afford.
See, this was not some birthday gift from his family. Justin was there to spend his own money, to find his own seat. As Pat found out that day, Justin had saved all of his money since the end of the 2010 season and added what he received for the holidays to come up with enough for his ticket package. Pat was blown away by Justin's knowledge of the team and commitment to joining the season ticket holder ranks.
"He knows more about the Grizzlies and the Giants than me, I think" Pat said, laughing. "He's one of the biggest Grizzlies fans I've met in my entire life."
Looking at the seat that Justin could afford– but that would leave him sitting far away from the bulk of our season ticket holders– Pat made an executive decision.
"I remember thinking 'I don't know if I should do this, or if I even have the power to do this, but I'm going to move you to Section 106 and get you on the Field Level.'"
That meant the chance to officially join the group of the most tried and true Grizzlies fans. It wasn't a hard decision for Justin.
"He actually presented me with the opportunity," Justin said with a smile. "And I accepted."
It's one of those moments that exists only in the world of sports, and even then doesn't come around often enough.
"Something like this has never happened," said Pat, who has been with the Grizzlies for four seasons. "It's the coolest sale that I've ever made. It's the best feeling, just knowing that there are people out there who love baseball that much."
Looking forward to 2011, Justin says he's most excited about the prospects that are coming through Fresno this year.
"Hopefully it will be as good as last year when we had Bumgarner and Posey. We'll see what happens."
Whatever happens,
Justin will be there to see every game, from the comfort of his own, personal
(Photos of Justin Renge by Pat Wallach)


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About two-and-a-half years ago, I wrote a post for my solo blog that looked at the work of Sarah Hinze, an author that has written a number of books on the subject of "pre-birth experiences": accounts of individuals who claim to have memories of their life before their birth or to have received communications from a child before he or she was born/conceived. Amazingly, she has managed to find a surprisingly large number of these type of accounts. I met Sarah through my father, who has been involved with the Utah Chapter of IANDS (International Association for Near Death Studies) for a long time, and was acquainted with Sarah's work through that organization. The post that I wrote introducing her work became one of my blog's most popular pieces, and for good reason. If you're interested, please check out the original post here.
The purpose of this current post is to share a call for contributions to Sarah's new book, The Memory of Angels: Remembering Our Premortal Life. I don't think I've ever met anyone that recalls memories from their pre-mortal life, but apparently there is a good number of them out there, including, especially, small children. If you have had such an experience/memory, then this invitation is for you:


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One of the more interesting things that can happen when a company is backed up against the wall is that it figures out a way to use its strengths to go after a new market. For example, if a company has been selling its products to stores but the stores stop buying its product -- that company is in deep trouble. However, if the stores still trust the company, it may be able to salvage itself by selling those stores a different product that makes their customers better off.
This comes to mind in considering the fate of Waltham-based SavingStar -- a "national 100 percent digital" grocery savings service that makes coupons work without paper. SavingStar is linked to grocery and drugstore loyalty cards of 24,000 stores in 50 states at "over 100 retailers." And SavingStar boasts that it's "the only national eCoupon service with Apple iPhone and Android apps."
In a November 2 interview with CEO David Rochon, I learned that his previous job as president of Upromise.com helped lay the groundwork for SavingStar. Upromise is a service that helps people save for college that was bought in 2006 by student loan packager, Sallie Mae.
In 2008, Sallie Mae was being hit by financial problems. Mr. Rochon came up with the clever idea of using Upromise's existing grocery partnerships — that added to consumers' savings when they bought groceries — to introduce "eCoupons."
In 2010, Mr. Rochon spun off the grocery business from Upromise and called it SavingStar, to open make eCoupons available to "all consumers, linking manufacturers of the products to shoppers interested in using their coupons."
According to Mr. Rochon, "SavingStar is the only service that banks your eCoupon rewards so that they accumulate in your account and you can choose how you'd like to get paid out (either a deposit to your bank or PayPal account, an Amazon gift card, or a donation to American Forests)."
SavingStar simplifies the process of redeeming coupons. As Mr. Rochon explained, SavingStar gives consumers the benefit of coupons digitally without the need "to clip or print, to mail in rebate forms, and to type barcode numbers from their purchases into a reward-tracking website."
Mr. Rochon believes that SavingStar is targeting a large opportunity — with $7 billion in grocery coupons alone each year — noting that couponing companies have significant market valuations. He noted that "Valassis has a market cap of $1B and Coupons.com raised $200M last year. Yet neither of those companies has the digital footprint that SavingStar has."
Moreover, the typical family goes to the supermarket 1.8 times a week and, as Mr. Rochon said, "the idea that you can save money is ubiquitous. SavingStar makes saving money game-like — which is very appealing. And our process is much more efficient than paper coupons which get counted in Mexico."
SavingStar gets paid by the manufacturer. For example, Nestle pays SavingStar when a consumer engages with the product, say, Toll House Morsels. SavingStar "gets a fee when the consumer redeems a coupon," says Mr. Rochon.
He points out that packaged goods companies like Procter & Gamble, Unilever, and Hershey spend $50 billion a year on advertising and promotion. And "digital can play an increasingly important role in how manufacturers reach consumers and track their actions at the point of sale."
SavingStar has raised capital and hired a good-sized staff. Since 2010, it has raised a total of $18.25 million and has a staff of 36. He expects that number to reach about 56 by 2013. And he is looking for people with skills in software development, marketing, finance, legal, and sales (with expertise in packaged goods and retailing).
He believes that SavingStar will achieve his goal of getting "every supermarket, drug store, and alternative format retailer in its network." And a reason he thinks that SavingStar will gain share is that it will enable local stores to gain access to that $50 billion that packaged goods companies spend on national advertising and promotion — in addition to the $100 billion that they already spend locally.
If SavingStar can achieve this ambitious goal, Mr. Rochon thinks it will be a much larger company and could go public — an outcome that would surely please his investors.
Peter Cohan of Marlboro heads a management consulting and venture capital firm, teaches business strategy, and is the author of 11 books – most recently, "Hungry Start-up Strategy: Creating New Ventures with Limited Resources and Unlimited Vision." His column runs Sundays and Wednesdays on telegram.com. His email address is email@example.com.


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NEW YORK (AP) Khalif Wyatt scored 33 points and Anthony Lee had 21 - both career highs - and Temple, despite not making a field goal over the final 5 1-2 minutes, upset No. 3 Syracuse 83-79 on Saturday in the Chevrolet Gotham Classic at Madison Square Garden.
The Owls (9-2), coming off a 10-point home loss to Canisius, used the combination of Wyatt from the outside and Lee inside to keep Syracuse at bay. The Orange led by two at halftime but never took a lead in the second half even though there were four ties, the last at 59-59 with 10:23 to play.
C.J. Fair had a career-high 25 points for Syracuse (10-1), which had its 52-game regular-season nonconference winning streak snapped. Jim Boeheim remained at 900 wins, two behind Bob Knight for second place all-time among Division I men's coaches. Duke's Mike Krzyzewski has 938 wins.


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England, replying to the tourists' 419, have rekindled hopes of a narrow victory thanks to Pietersen's remarkable innings of 149 not out from 212 deliveries including 22 fours and a six. Matt Prior was on 20 at the close.
Pietersen received able assistance from debutant James Taylor (34), who was content to play a supporting role while Pietersen flayed the South African bowlers to all parts of the ground. Their match-defining partnership was worth 147.
Diminutive Nottinghamshire batsman Taylor joined Pietersen when the score was 173 for four and with England still 246 runs adrift of the Proteas' total. They had lost three wickets in an extended afternoon session but the duo turned the match on its head.
England, 1-0 down after losing at The Oval by an innings and 12 runs, must win here and at Lord's to claim the three-match series, or avoid a series defeat to stay top of the world rankings ahead of the South Africans.
Pietersen was at his destructive best and some of his stroke-play was a mixture of nonchalance and arrogance, but certainly highly-skilled.
He went from 95 to 99 with a majestic cover drive off the back foot from the bowling of Vernon Philander. Next ball he scampered a quick single to go level with captain Andrew Strauss on 21 test centuries, the second most by an Englishman. Wally Hammond, Colin Cowdrey and Geoff Boycott all scored 22.
Pietersen also passed 7000 test runs in the process, becoming the quickest to reach the landmark in seven years and 14 days. Previous record holder Graeme Smith had taken eight years and two days.
But the innings was worth more than statistical highs for the sake of the game and the crowd's pleasure. Pietersen went from his tea time score of 43 to 69 in just 11 balls, with six boundaries.
Perhaps his finest shots came in the same over, bowled by Dale Steyn. First he played a flick-pull through midwicket for four, and then lofted the world's number one bowler over his head for six. Steyn looked visibly shocked.
Before lunch, Alastair Cook was lbw to Philander for 24, failing in his attempt to overturn Steve Davis's decision. Then three batsmen fell in an extended afternoon session because of a rain storm in the morning.
Andrew Strauss (37) got a faint edge to a ball just outside off stump from fast bowler Dale Steyn and was caught behind, while Jonathan Trott (35) unusually fell to a loose shot when he tried to late cut a wide ball from Steyn only to nick to Graeme Smith at first slip.
Ian Bell, who looked in confident form when striking leg-spinner Imran Tahir for a six over his head, was out five minutes before tea, playing a loose stroke to an out-swinger from Jacques Kallis and was caught by Graeme Smith.
Taylor finally succumbed when he got an inside off Morne Morkel and was bowled.


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Firefox Priorities
It seems all too often to me that Firefox is being changed for the worse based on what looks pretty to a graphics designer rather than what is useful for browsing. This is my list of priorities in order of importance that should or should have been implemented in Firefox, many of them ages ago.
Priorities for Developers
Negative priorities - priorities that are harmful, but Firefox Developers are working on anyway
Nonsense or crap
It is an improved bookmark dialog that is wanted that always shows keyword and is resizeable that is wanted -- not an attached sidebar for bookmark properties (useless). The resizing of dialogs and of the addition of the properties to be displayed is already built into Firefox something that can be turned on and off but is still not made available by default, and resizeability was in the 3.6 beta but removed from production. A few lines of styling code is all that is needed to display keywords and descriptions, or even to hide tags yet we do not have a choice in options and new users suffer greatly without these features being readily accessible. The gyrations of going to properties (in addition to the star) after bookmarking a page are time consuming and hide the true usefulness of Firefox over other browsers.
Keywords are just as important as the AwesomeBar and used together even better than either alone. Keywords have been in Firefox since the beginning and have been hidden by design, evidently because people complain about it not being available and not going through the right channels, so even when they reword as an enhancement they get flung into year 2004-2005 bugs as duplicate won't fix.
Keywords, Tags and other bookmark properties
There seems to be a lot of confusion among the developers working on Tags as what Keywords are. The main point is that they are not the same. All of the items can be modified by the user.
Name/Title: resides in each primary bookmark record and is filled in automatically when bookmarking a page from the webpage TITLE.
Location/URL: the address to locate a page (Universal Resource Locator), but they do not have to be an absolute address, they can have JavaScript making them more powerful. If used with keywords they can also make use of substitutions. Firefox includes automatically when bookmarking a page.
Keyword/Alias: resides in each primary bookmark record and as such can be considered an alias, which is exactly how they are treated in Opera. But Firefox goes far beyond mere aliases by having substitutions available in bookmarks (%s and %S) combined with a keyword one can directly access a single article from a multitude of articles, such as one's own pages, a definition of a specific word. Both of those are simple to create and use. Only when you combine JavaScript do they get more complicated to create, but they are still simple to use. Just do a search anywhere on bookmarklets (or favelets) and any one of them could have a keyword to invoke the bookmarklet directly without going through bookmarks. A user must fill in the Keyword to have it available.
Tags: (recently added to Firefox) are additional words added to classify a bookmark, they can be very powerful in the hands of some users, but are most likely to be misused. Each tag requires additional bookmark records for each bookmark they are attached to. If you don't have a consistent plan to begin with, retagging bookmarks would be very time-consuming especially for a typical set of 7,000 bookmarks. In fact for an individual user tagging bookmarks is pretty much redundant as they could have changed the title to help find a bookmark later. A user must fill in Tags to have them available. Ideally they could be filled in from web pages, but some web authors abuse these in pages to the point that some web search engines outright ignore them. But if a page is worth bookmarking it is worth the effort to verify that the entire bookmark is as wanted.
The primary distinction between keywords and tags is that there can be only one bookmark associated with a keyword, and that for a tag there can be many bookmarks associated with a tag, and many tags associated with a bookmark.
Description: is a part of every bookmark record, it is automatically filled in with the "Open Book" extension and with styling so filling in is already in Firefox to fill in from a webpage's own description, but is not automatic. Descriptions could be included in searching with the AwesomeBar, and bookmarks, if not also history but they are not.
'resizability' of bookmark dialogs is a part of the "Open Book" extension it works fine there.
What really bugs users the most is that developers make changes to Firefox without any knowledge of the features they break, and in other cases on purpose, even when told beforehand of the problems. Here's one summed up in user comment #14 in Bug 404507 – Can't assign bookmark keywords from "Add Bookmark" dialog. Somewhere else was written that keywords are hidden because they can be confused with tags (only by a developer), I don't hear them attempting to suppress tabs because they sound like tags. Or check this one out can't tell the difference between size and shape Bug 524071 – Places UI (3.7): Bookmark contextual dialog should be detachable into a persistent sidebar Or that keywords are not important see my list earlier, or do an add-ons search for: keywords simple, which will produce the maximum 200 hits which I expect are mostly from frustrated users.
A Firefox developer collected statistics on use of keywords and tags, I've never seen the results, you ran something and it created some summaries, can't locate where that was from, or who it went to.
Here are my counts based on Counts_-_Counting_bookmarks_history_links_and_other_data_-_Firefox
The usefulness of Keyword is hidden from these counts because they do not show up in any count statistics on bookmarks, and a single bookmarklet with a keyword of "ff:" can be used to access directly any of 442 files, and I have several other such bookmarks. Similar substitutions can be used in place of listed search engines. Keyword shortcuts are also used to search a current site, or within the directory of a current site if Google (or other search engine) has indexed such pages.
Put the customization of Firefox back into Firefox. When I started Firefox, within two clicks of installing Firefox you came upon a page to customize Firefox via userChrome.css and userContent.css that was nice, to the point and not wasteful of machine cycles. The user was a part of the dynamic. One of the best features was a single line change in userChrome.css to include keyword in the add bookmark dialog, that ability was removed from Firefox, but that page or one like it can be seen at Customizing Mozilla. After a loss of 4-6 months use of keyword customization during Firefox 3 (Places) betas one can once again use styling to add keyword (Style 9029), but keywords should be in Firefox without any need for customization. Instead developers for Firefox 3.6 have again tossed keywords practically out the window and try to force people to use Tags and try to users and other developers that that are the same. New users are directed to customization only see Extensions, Themes and Personas and are directed to many of the worst choices as "Recommended" extensions. What they do not see is the configuration changes (about:config) Styles offer a user the ability to install as is or to modify them for a more customized look via the "Stylish" extension and there are many styles available on userstyles.org which can be tested and implemented without restarting Firefox.
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Add-ons addons.mozilla.org
Keyword as an advanced feature
Finally found out where use of keyword is considered an advanced feature in Firefox Browser | Tips &\1 tricks to help you get the most out of the Web, which is now a rather useless page compared to the page before that was like Customizing Mozilla that used to contain real Tips and customizations. The replacement page looks more like an presentation outline before someone downloads Firefox rather than a page offering help. If its a Help page where are the links. Even so why are developers destroying keyword usage, and how did they get charge of modules that they don't even know what the features are or the file structures.
What should be included in Firefox
See User:Dmcritchie#Facilities that should be built-in to Firefox as seen in these Extensions. This would eliminate problems of incompatible extensions as these features are really needed by all users. Unfortunately when such things are adopted into Firefox they never get done correctly, or do only one small part of the extension.
Mozilla stated goals
Watch list for 3.7a4pre failures/problems
"Menu Editor" extension complete tab context failure, see
Aero Glass effects caused toolbars to be unreadable night of 2010-03-30, partially fixed on 2010-04-01 and problem with unreadable Stylish edit dialogs and menu icon stuff was fixed on 2010-04-04, so usable again.[4].
Probably Thunderbird issue but Shawn posts with a PSP signature on/after 2010-01-02 and using a list server instead of a newsgroup causes his replies in the above thread are hard to read as I have to read each of his from within an attachment or headers, and it also produces errors.
The content is certainly not plain text as it has been placed into an attachment.
Watch list for 3.7a5pre failures/problems
Status Bar and other Toolbars
Status Bar
More on Misguided Ergonomics and eyeball studies
Everything in your face, nothing to be seen and very little that is usable.
Early ergonomic studies included hunt and peck typing -- there was essentially no one without some familiarity with a querty keyboard and all they had to guess at was within one key of where a key actually was, keep in mind that typewriter keys do not move around. So even a person that did not know where any keys actually were did better than on a keyboard with an alphabetical arrangement.
Adding confusion such as moving toolbars around may take some time to get used to, and older people or animals may never fully adjust, but put them back to where they first learned things and there is no loss of time in adjusting.
How long you expect the menu bar with combined Firefox and Extension functionality to remain around after all of the work is being focused on separating the two and adding a couple levels to get to the menus.
If you don't know a lot of keyboard shortcuts and alternate ways of doing things, you will probably be at a great disadvantage unless your mind and usage follows that of a left-handed graphical artist.
Users should be main concern
The best users are those that make use of features and can tell others how do use them. Instead what I see is developers who often don't understand their own product, make changes for the sake of making changes but not to help users. Documentation left to users rather than developers being the primary source for documentation, which instead is relegated to to those who have to figure out why things don't work. This is the difference between Specifications (SPECS), Reference (HELP) as opposed to a guide with more specific usages (Usage GUIDE), and of course for new users in particular TUTORIALS.
So many things have been made non functional in Firefox, or reduced to barely working, this has wasted a lot of my time and it frustrating to most users many of whom just give up.
My particular interests are
Then of course many extensions, many of which require compatibility to be turned off or find another one. The good extensions where the author is no longer around but get marked incompatible. The problematic extensions almost all of which I never installed because they are obviously poorly designed and need a lot of attention, but they are widely used because the configuration options are so hidden and annoying for users to change.
When I started Firefox within about three clicks after installing Firefox, I was introduced to configuration options and what to change.. That is when Firefox was more friendly.
With each new release or version , one has to change several defaults back to previous settings, or add new configuration variable to retain old settings,..
You want examples, I expect you can find several hundred in the following, plus some individual examples.:


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Alison Gang: 2012's top 10 movies, and then some
Whittling down a year's worth of movies to a digestible Top 10 is probably the hardest part of a film critic's job, and 2012 was no exception.
Not surprisingly, the studios saved the best for last, and many of those titles made it onto my list (even if a few haven't made it to San Diego theaters). Yet, I couldn't resist wedging in a few more films that arrived with less fanfare, but still made an impression. Here they are in alphabetical order (because that's as far as I'm willing to whittle):
Winner of the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, director Michael Haneke's somber observation of an elderly French couple's bond during their declining years depicts a life passage rarely portrayed with such sympathy and truth, thanks to superb performances by Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva.
Also try:A terrific ensemble cast makes "Quartet," Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut about life inside a retirement home for aging musicians, a delight, while Jake Schreier's charmer "Robot & Frank" pairs a grumbling retired jewel thief (Frank Langella) with an unusual bit of technology.
(Note: "Amour" and "Quartet" will open Jan. 11 in San Diego.)
Director Ben Affleck's hostage thriller is about as good as a Hollywood thrill ride gets, taking you from armrest-gripping suspense to relieving laughter, while telling one whopper of a true story to boot.
Also try:"Headhunters," a Norwegian thriller about a corporate recruiter who moonlights as an art thief, is full of surprises, intrigue, humor and fresh characters. Take away the subtitles and it's essentially an A-plus Hollywood effort.
"How to Survive a Plague"
David France's documentary chronicling the AIDS activist movement shows what bravery in the face of real-life annihilation looks like. France not only captures the ferocity of the activists' efforts, but offers an inspirational primer on what it takes to orchestrate political action from a grass-roots, do-or-die level.
Also try:Kirby Dick's enraging documentary "The Invisible War" takes on a shocking injustice that has yet to be addressed — rape in the military.
"Les Misérables"
Tom Hooper's audacious adaptation of the Broadway musical has actors singing live, often under the ruthless gaze of a close-up camera lens. Russell Crowe fared poorly, but the rest of the cast dazzles in a way you've never seen on stage.
Also try:Joe Wright's "Anna Karenina" is set mostly on a theater stage and elaborately choreographed to reveal the seething passions and frustrations that boil beneath the restraint of lavish imperialist Russian society.
"Life of Pi"
Director Ang Lee managed to retain the sweet spirituality of Yann Martel's book while crafting a visual spectacle that advanced 3-D technology from ain't-it-cool "Avatar" to true artistry.
Also try:Benh Zeitlin's "Beasts of the Southern Wild" is another parable that finds the beauty in a child's determination to thrive under life-threatening circumstances.
With Steven Spielberg directing a script written by Pulitzer winner Tony Kushner, and starring Oscar's best bet Daniel Day-Lewis, a certain level of poetic "importance" was bound to be bestowed upon this telling of how our 16th president got the 13th Amendment passed, but it's Day-Lewis' performance as the world-weary leader that makes it human.
Also try:Nikolaj Arcel's "A Royal Affair" also dramatizes a true story of political leadership that brought about progressive change, only this tale involves an 18th-century Danish queen whose love affair with a court doctor scandalized the nation.
"The Master"
Whether or not you're buying the specious religion Philip Seymour Hoffman's character is selling, it's hard not to fall prey to writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson's intense examination of his methods, especially when they clash with his dysfunctional disciple (Joaquin Phoenix). Along with Phoenix's and Hoffman's award-worthy performances, Amy Adams shows us a fiercer facet of her acting abilities.
Also try:Zal Batmanglij's low-budget "Sound of My Voice" goes deep inside a cult with an undercover couple determined to expose its mysterious leader, played hauntingly by Brit Marling, as a fraud — and finding it more difficult than they thought.
"Silver Linings Playbook"
David O. Russell has made the definitive mentally unbalanced romantic comedy for the fractured, post-9/11 world, finding humor and love in the damaged and discounted, while making sure we're aware that Bradley Cooper can do a lot more than just play a playboy.
Also try:If you like your comedy a whole lot darker, check out William Friedkin's "Killer Joe," featuring Matthew McConaughey's best performance of his very busy year.
"Your Sister's Sister"
Lynn Shelton's dialogue-driven indie dramedy stands out for the honesty and warmth with which the writer/director and her comfortable trio of cast members (Mark Duplass, Emily Blunt and Rosemarie DeWitt) relay the humorous complexities of friendship, family and love.
Also try:Todd Louiso's "Hello I Must Be Going" and Sean Baker's "Starlet" are two more enjoyable indie dramedies featuring endearing but flawed female leads.
"Zero Dark Thirty"
Disregarding the controversy around the film's representation of torture, director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal create a tense, fast-moving mosaic of the frustration and obsession over tracking down the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and the sacrifices that individuals — and their country — will make to get there.
Also try:Based on true events, Craig Zobel's "Compliance" is deliriously excruciating in its depiction of how far certain people will go when they think they're following orders.
(Note: "Zero Dark Thirty" opens Jan. 4 in San Diego.)


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A client just lent me a new Mac Mini with OS/X Lion to play with. I think it's interesting to compare it with regular PCs running Linux.
The Mac Mini is tiny. It's volume can be compared to that of a laptop. The entire outside apart from the base is made from aluminium which helps dissipate heat, it's not as effective as copper but a lot better than plastic. The ports on the system are sound input/output, 4*USB, Ethernet, Firewire, Thunderbolt (replacement for Firewire), SDXC, and HDMI. It ships with a HDMI to DVI-D adapter which is convenient if you have an older monitor (or if you have a recent monitor but no HDMI cable as I do).
To open the case you unscrew the bottom, this is much like opening a watch. Also like opening a watch it's not particularly easy to screw it back on tightly, I will probably return the Mac Mini without managing to completely screw the base in.
The hardware is very stylish and intricately designed, what we expect from Apple. It's also quiet. In every way it's a much better system than the workstation I'm using to write this blog post. The difference of course is that this workstation was free and the Mac Mini cost just over $1000 including the RAM upgrade. A Mac Mini could be a decent Linux workstation and if I see one about to be recycled I'll be sure to grab it!
The Mac OS comes pre-installed so I didn't get to do a full installation. When I first booted it up it asked me if I wanted to migrate the configuration from an existing server, I don't know how well this works as I don't have a second Mac system but the concept is a good one. Maybe having full support for such a migration process would be a good release goal for a Linux distribution.
After determining that the installation is a fresh one I was asked for a mac.com email address or other form of registration. I skipped this step as I don't have such an email address, but it could be useful. Red Hat has "Kickstart" to allow configuration of an OS install based on a file from a server (via NFS or HTTP). Debian supports "preseeding" to take OS configuration options from a file at install time [1] and the same option can be used for later stages of OS autoconfiguration.
One thing that would be really useful is to allow the user to enter a URL for configuration data for an individual account or for all accounts, so someone with an account on one workstation could upload the configuration (which would be either encrypted or sanitised to not have secret data) and then download it when first logging in to a new system. I can easily take a tar archive of my home directory to a new system, but people like my parents don't have the skill to do that.
One of the final stages of system configuration was to identify the keyboard. The system asked me to press the key to the right of the left shift key and then the key to the left of the right shift key and then offered me three choices of keyboard. That was an interesting way of reducing the list of possible keyboards offered to the user and thus preventing the user from selecting one that is grossly incorrect.
Cloud Storage
When first logging in I was asked for an iCloud [2] login. iCloud doesn't seem like a service that should be trusted, it's based in the US and has been designed to facilitate access by government agencies. Ubuntu One [3] is a similar service that is run by a more reputable organisation, but the data is still stored by Amazon (a US corporation) which seems like a security risk. Ubuntu One isn't in Debian (which is strange as Ubuntu is based on Debian) so it was too much effort for me to determine whether it encrypts data in a way that protects the users against US surveillance.
The cost of Ubuntu One storage is $4 per month with music streaming. A better option is to use a self-hosted OwnCloud installation for a private or semi-private cloud [4]. A cheap server from someone like Hetzner (E49 per month for 3TB of RAID-1 storage) [5] is a good option for OwnCloud hosting. A cheap Hetzner server is about $US64 per month (at current conversion rates) which is equivalent to about 16 users of Ubuntu One for music streaming. So if 20 people shared a Hetzner server they could save money when compared to Ubuntu One while also getting a lot more storage. I've got about 300G of unused disk space on the Hetzner server that hosts my blog and when the system is migrated to a newer Hetzner server with 3TB disks it will have 2.5TB of unused space, I could store a lot of cloud data in that!
The main features of iCloud and Ubuntu One seem to be distribution of random data files (anything you wish), streaming music to various playing systems, and copying pictures from phones as soon as they are taken. These are all great features but it's a pity that they don't appear to support distributed document storage. Apple Pages apparently allows documents to be immediately saved to the cloud. I'd like to be able to save a file with Libre Office at home and then access it from my netbook using the cloud, of course that would require encryption for secret files but that's not so hard to do. One advantage with such distributed storage is that when combined with offline-IMAP for email it would almost entirely remove the need for backups of the desktop systems I maintain for my relatives. I could have all their pictures and documents go to the cloud and all their email stay on the server so if their desktop PC dies I could just give them a new PC and get it all back from the cloud! OwnCloud supports replication, so if I got two servers I would be covered against a server failure. But I think that for a small server with less than a dozen users it's probably better to just take some down-time when things go wrong and do regular backups to an array of cheap SATA disks.
App Store
Apple has an "App Store" in the OS. The use of such a store on a desktop OS is a new thing for me. It's basically the same as the Android Market (Google Play) but on the desktop. I think that there is a real scope for an organisation such as Canonical to provide such a market service for Linux. I think that there is a lot of potential for apps to be sold for less than $10 to a reasonable number of Linux users. A small payment would be inconvenient for the seller if they have to interact with the customer in any way and also inconvenient for the buyer if they are entering all their credit card details into a web site for the sale. But for repeat sales with one company being an intermediary it would be convenient for everyone. A market program for a desktop Linux system could provide a friendly interface to selecting free apps from repositories (for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, or other distributions) and also have the same interface used for selecting paid applications.
This isn't much of a review of Apple OS/X or the Mac Mini. Thinking about ways of implementing the best features of Lion on Linux is a lot more interesting. I admire Apple in the same way that I admire sharks, they are really good at what they do but they don't care about my best interests any more than a hungry shark cares about me.
I got the currency conversion wrong in the first version of this article. It seems that to save money via a shared Hetzner server instead of Ubuntu One about 20 users would be needed instead of 10. But that's still not too many and would still give a lot more storage. It would be a little more difficult to arrange though, probably anyone who is seriously into computers knows 10 people who would want to share such a service (including people like their parents who want things to just work and don't understand what's happening). But getting 20 people would be more difficult.


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Benefits and opportunities
- Types of Commitment
Some field workers commit to Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for a single mission only, but many enjoy the flexibility of being able to undertake missions during different periods in their careers as personal circumstances permit. Others may determine that working with MSF is a way of life suited to their values and career aspirations over the long term. MSF offers a vast array of long term career options with increasing responsibility, scope, and complexity over time and the opportunity to have an impact on the strategic direction of the organization at the management level.
- Learning and Development
MSF is committed to the ongoing professional development of its field workers. It provides them with access to various types of training that build the skills and knowledge required to be effective in the field. This ensures that MSF as an organisation can respond to the most urgent and critical needs of the people it helps around the globe, people who often require scarce and highly specialsed types of expertise from medical and support professionals. Training programs can range from language training to sophisticated medical treatments and protocols, to management and leadership best practices, and a host of other possibilities relevant to the professional background and career aspirations of each individual.
- Salary and Benefits
MSF salaries are set so as to reflect the humanitarian spirit of volunteerism while recognising the high level of professional expertise provided by field staff. Starting gross monthly salary is 1300 Euro, with subsequent increases based on expertise and experience. Benefits include:
- Pre-departure training through a combination of readings, e-learning, and face-to-face modules and presentations
- Reimbursement of mission specific vaccinations
- Required visas
- Paid vacation (25 days per year)
- Accommodation and transportation in South Africa and Europe for briefings and debriefings
- Daily per diem in local currency paid while in the field
- Accommodation in the field
- Economy Round-trip transportation to the field
- Medical, disability, and life insurance coverage
- Medical evacuation coverage
- Psychological support before and after mission


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Opening this weekend is Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. The film is a sequel to 2006's Silent Hill, and centers on a daughter and father who are on the run from dangerous forces that remain unknown to the young girl. When her father (Sean Bean) goes missing, the young girl (Adelaide Clemens) must set out to discover what happened. When she becomes trapped in a demonic world, the girl learns she's not who she thinks she is. Silent Hill: Revelation 3D also stars Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Radha Mitchell, and Malcolm McDowell. For more on the film, here's Matt recap of the NYCC panel, some clips, a TV spot, and the trailer.
Shortly before his panel at Comic-Con, I got to sit down with Kit Harington for an exclusive video interview. We talked about how he got involved in Silent Hill, did he play the game, what it's like to be at Comic-Con, what he collects, starring opposite Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore in The Seventh Son, and more. In addition, for all the Game of Thrones fans, Harington talked about the bigger budget for season three and how the season compares to seasons one and two. Hit the jump to watch.
- :11 – Talks about being mobbed by Game of Thrones fans at both San Diego and New York Comic Con.
- :55 – Actors dressing up in costumes and masks to walk around unnoticed. He says one of the girls from True Blood went as Chewbacca.
- 1:42 – Is there anything that he collects?
- 2:37 – How did he get involved with Silent Hill? Says he hadn't seen the first film when he got the part.
- 3:15 – Talks about preparing by playing the video games. Says the Silent Hill games terrify him.
- 3:55 – Filming in Toronto and using the Red EPIC camera. Talks about filming the 3D.
- 5:10 – How many takes does he like to do and what's the most he's ever done?
- 6:33 – Working with Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore on The Seventh Son. Talks about being in the first film they had done together since The Big Lebowski.
- 7:38 – Talks about how Bridges takes a lot of photographs during the film shoot.
- 8:30 – Game of Thrones. Talks about fans that haven't read the books being averse to spoilers.
- 9:15 – Talks about the bigger budget for season three and how the season compares to seasons one and two:
"I'd definitely say our budget's bigger for season three, you can feel it on set. I'll put it this way: season one was a big impact season, season two was more story, season three is another impact season. There's some wonderful stuff coming in this season which is gonna grab people, especially if they don't know what's coming… So I'd say enjoy it, because this season is my favorite season so far."
- 9:40 – Talks about how this season relates to the books.
- 10:03 – Says they haven't received an order for season four yet (they will), and they're still in the middle of filming season three. The entire shoot will have lasted 6 months.


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Dist. 45 chooses next superintendent
An educator who has risen from teaching to hold leadership positions in Villa Park-Lombard Elementary District 45 will become the district's next superintendent starting July 1.
Anthony Palmisano, principal at Jackson Middle School, was chosen Tuesday night to become superintendent upon the retirement of current top administrator Janice M. Rosales.
Palmisano, 43, is in his 20th year with the district, where he began his teaching career as a seventh- and eighth-grade language arts teacher.
He said listening to district staff and community members and working to prepare students for tougher language arts and math requirements associated with so-called "Common Core" standards will be among his top priorities when he becomes superintendent.
"At the start, I'd like to build new relationships with students, parents, staff, community members and take the time to really listen," Palmisano said. "The Common Core is probably one of the main endeavors as we move forward."
Palmisano served as assistant principal at Jackson Middle School from 1998 to 2001 before becoming principal.
"As a new teacher, I planned on teaching for my entire career," he said. "As time went on, it seemed I was encouraged to step up to a leadership role."
During his time leading the middle school, which serves more than 680 students, Palmisano introduced programs designed to increase student and parent involvement, including the fall musical, competitive soccer and walk-in registration, the district said Wednesday in a statement.
He was recognized in 2008 as a Key Contributor, an award he received for his role in raising $35,000 for a playground at an elementary that feeds into Jackson Middle School.
"I love the idea of the opportunity to serve in a way that is not necessarily possible as a teacher, to support those who are in the teaching field who are trying to do what's best for kids," Palmisano said. "I feel like this is my opportunity to create that environment."
Palmisano has a bachelor's degree in secondary education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received a master's degree in educational administration and an educational specialist degree from Northern Illinois University, where he is pursuing a doctorate in educational administration.
His salary as superintendent will be $175,000.


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- Genealogy conferences: Whether you are organising a conference or thinking about going to one, you will find useful tips in recent articles about attending genealogy conferences and speaking at genealogy events. You are welcome to add comments below each article.
- WorldConnect family trees: CeCe Moore (My Tangled Vine) refers to many ways in which Google is useful for genealogy. She also says that many researchers with well-documented family trees do not put them on Ancestry, but they do put them on Rootsweb. Names from Rootsweb's WorldConnect trees are included in Google search results. Those on pay-to-view sites are not.
- Can you identify these photos? They are mainly from Toowoomba and the Darling Downs.
- New index to immigrants 1922-1940: The latest addition to indexes on the Qld State Archives Web site is an index to immigrants 1922-1940. Note, though, that you will usually find extra information in a different series of records. To find those records, search for (1) the person's name in the CARD index to immigrants, and (2) the ship's name in the CARD index to ships. The card indexes are in the Public Search Room at the Archives.
- Genealogy seminar at Townsville: On Sat. 18th June I am giving two talks in Townsville: 'Who Else is Researching Your Family?' and 'My Favourite Archival Sources'. Admission is free. For more details, see my 'talks' Web page.
- NSW probate records: Another 30,000 probate packets have been listed in Archives Investigator.
- London history: Interesting articles in the London Historians blog may provide background and historical context for your ancestors' lives.
- Indexes for Wales: The National Library of Wales has put indexes to wills, gaol records and marriage licences on the Internet.
- New Zealand: New Zealand military records have been released on FindMyPast and Ancestry.
- Wanted: One of my clients wants to buy Queensland birth death and marriage indexes 1915-1919 on microfiche. If you can help, email me and quote a price including postage in Australia.
- Recommended reading: Profiling Your Ancestors.
UpdatesGenie has genealogy news and tips from all over the world (Queensland, other Australian States, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada, USA etc.) Find out about indexes, Web sites, publications, discounts, events, research strategies and lots more. Explore all the options in the tabs below, in the sidebar and at the bottom of the page, and on my main Web site.
11 May 2011
No.3 (genealogy worldwide)
2 comments:
- Your Genetic Genealogist said...
Funny I just noticed that you mentioned me way back in May in this post and now we are team members! :-)
- 05 December, 2011
- Judy Webster said...
Yes, CeCe, it's an interesting coincidence. Thanks for joining the Genealogists for Families team.
- 08 December, 2011
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In futures and equities, to take a position and then later to close it. For example, an investor who buys a futures contract and then sells it and an investor who short sells a contract and then covers it are both round tripping. The practice is also called a round turn.
round trip
The purchase and sale of the same security. Some brokerage firms offer a discounted commission if a round trip is completed within a certain length of time. Also called round turn.


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Political Claims Get a Reality Check in "Policy and Evidence in a Partisan Age"by GDN Shared Post May 29, 2009
No matter where you get your news, politicians' and pundits' hyperbolic claims about public policy are almost unavoidable. Regardless of past results, we are told that a proposed policy change is sure to turn around a sagging economy, transform failing schools, or eradicate poverty. In Policy and Evidence in a Partisan Age: The Great Disconnect, Paul Gary Wyckoff presents an accessible, compact, and iconoclastic exploration of the paradox between the exaggerated claims made for public policies and the reality of their limited effectiveness.
"Because policy impacts are often overstated, our national debate is misguided, concentrating on illusory 'fixes' rather than on the true choices before us," writes Wyckoff, an associate professor of government and the director of the public policy program at Hamilton College.
In the just-released Urban Institute Press book, Wyckoff guides readers through timely examples of overstatements in short-term fiscal policy, long-term growth policy, education, state and local economic development, and welfare. He explains that these policies are largely "disconnected levers" rooted in ignorance of statistics and supported by analyses steeped in economic theory but lacking empirical evidence.
Liberals, Wyckoff shows, consistently claim policy can fundamentally alter society's social, economic, and demographic fabric, while conservatives maintain that government actions are the cause of, not the remedy for, social problems. He argues that both views are incorrect and that domestic policy has limited behavioral impact compared to other social forces. As a result, voters and policy watchers should turn away from behavioral promises and judge government leaders by how well programs meet redistributional, investment, service, and regulatory objectives.
Bookending Policy and Evidence is a lament over the low standards for evidence in policy disputes and a framework for remedying the widespread inability of citizens and policymakers to understand basic statistical concepts. "Because we don't know how to weigh empirical evidence, we fall victim to poorly supported but intuitively plausible ideas," he points out.
"Policy and Evidence in a Partisan Age" is a book for anyone — student, academic, policymaker, policy professional, or ordinary citizen — who wants to see policy choices more clearly and wiser decisions made about how to spend tax dollars.
Inside "Policy and Evidence"
Chapter 2 ("How to Tell What the Emperor Is Wearing") explains in straightforward, nonmathematical terms the empirical methods that can be used to sort effective from ineffective policies. A simple hierarchy of statistical evidence helps readers evaluate policy claims.
Chapter 3 ("It's Not the Economy, Stupid!") calls for rethinking our expectations about the president and the economy. The factors that matter to the economy (monetary policy and automatic stabilizers, such as entitlements) are not under politicians' short-term control, while the factors that are (i.e., discretionary fiscal policies) cannot be accurately timed to jolt the economy when it needs a boost.
Chapter 4 ("Growth Illusions") examines government policy's impact on long-term economic growth. While the Laffer Curve, for example, envisions an easy, painless way to spur the economy — just lower taxes — the best evidence suggests that the government's influence is surprisingly circumscribed, and budget decisions require painful, politically difficult choices between future growth and present economic satisfaction.
Chapter 5 ("A Tale of Two Decisions") details the poor quality of the information used in making policy decisions by contrasting it with the data and analysis used in medicine. In 1981, two landmark decisions came within weeks of each other. In July, the medical community approved a controversial vaccine to treat hepatitis-B; in August, the Reagan administration engineered the largest tax cut in history. The vaccine's claims were backed by one of the most successful experimental trials ever; the tax cut's claims had almost no empirical support.
Chapter 6 ("Is Education the Great Equalizer?") focuses on the effect of increased educational resources on student performance, picking apart the assumption that the education system "levels the playing field" and provides opportunity for all. In the end, Wyckoff posits, we ought to be more open to new ideas, more sensitive to inequalities that are byproducts of some education reforms, and more understanding about long-term support for the disadvantaged.
Chapter 7 ("The States and Competition for Economic Development") takes up tax incentives used in bidding wars between states for jobs and firms. Do incentives bring in businesses that wouldn't have located in an area but for those incentives? There's no hidden fix to jump start a state's economy, he concludes, just tradeoffs and choices.
Chapter 8 ("What Did Your Congressman Learn in School?") reveals how politicians' education generally leaves them strong in economic theory and legal procedure, but weak in statistics and empirical policy studies. When presented with data — from staff, researchers, reporters, or interest groups — a representative or senator "is not likely to be prepared to evaluate them against the hierarchy of statistical information. Worse, he or she may not be aware that statistical evaluation of policy claims is even possible. Policy decisions are thus decided on anything but empirical grounds."
Chapter 9 ("Welfare without Illusions") reviews what we know about welfare and poverty, examining how the welfare debate might change if limits on ending poverty were fully recognized. "Liberals might stop asking for big new programs based on failed old models," Wyckoff comments. "And conservatives, understanding the lack of easy solutions for the poor, might agree to a more humane welfare system."
Chapter 10 ("Conclusions: Policy as Patent Medicine") compares today's policy debates to the claims of hucksters during the heyday of patent medicine. "Just like patients in the late 19th century, we believe in inflated promises for two reasons. First, we engage in the illusion of control. We desperately want to believe that we can control the pace and direction of our economic system; it is just too frightening to realize that we are at the mercy of external forces like globalization," Wyckoff writes. "Second, we believe in oversold promises because we don't have the requisite knowledge to judge policy options or the tools to distinguish high-quality from low-quality data."
Policy and Evidence in a Partisan Age: The Great Disconnect is available from the Urban Institute Press (paper, 168 pages, ISBN 978-0-87766-749-0, $26.50). Order online at http://www.uipress.org, call 410-516-6956, or dial 1-800-537-5487 toll-free. Read more, including the introductory chapter, at http://www.urban.org/books/policyandevidence/.
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The Smithsonian Institution's Division of Mammals (http://vertebrates.si.edu/mammals/) houses many suids in its scientific collections.
This specimen, USNM 144421 (http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/mammals/?irn=7251992), is a male wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Indonesia. This individual was collected by William Abbott in 1907 near the Rhio Archipelago off of the island of Sumatra.
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The office used by the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is located off of the second-floor corridor of Hogwarts Castle, near a staircase to the first-floor corridor. It changed much according to the Proffesor who used it.
It's unknown when Professors began to occupy this office, as it was not in use during the tenure of former Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor Galatea Merrythought, who retired in 1945, who occupied an office on the sixth floor, although this may be from choice, rather than need.[1].
Professor Quirinus Quirrell used this office during the 1991–1992 school year.[2] He had African tribal masks hung on the walls, alongside a large bookshelf with not only books, but what appeared to be skulls. He had a telescope facing the window, and turbans and cushions strewn on the floor.
- "In the days when Gilderoy Lockhart had lived here it had been plastered in beaming portraits of its owner."
- —Description of Lockhart's office[src]
Gilderoy Lockhart used this office during the 1992–1993 school year. He decorated it with pictures of himself, and offered its usage to Dumbledore for examining the petrified Mrs Norris. He also held a detention session with Harry Potter in the room. He vacated the office when he was pressured by his colleagues to enter the Chamber of Secrets, to save Ginny Weasley. At this time he stripped down his own office in an attempt to escape, only to wind up in St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries after a Memory Charm backfired on him from Ron Weasley's first wand, that was broken.
During Remus Lupin's time at the school, he filled this office with an assortment of creatures, including, on one occasion, a grindylow in a tank, which was the same day he invited Harry to have tea with him. Four years later, Lupin would use this as a security question against Harry.
- "In the imposter Moody's days it had been packed with various instruments and artefacts for the detection of wrongdoing and concealment"
- —The office under Bartemius Crouch Jr., disguised as Alastor Moody[src]
In 1994, Bartemius Crouch Jr., disguised as Alastor Moody, used this office to store Moody's many Dark Detectors and his magical trunk. When Harry was caught giving a hint to Cedric Diggory, Crouch invited Harry to the office to give him more pointers in dealing with the first task. After Harry returned from Little Hangleton, Barty brought him here to assassinate him, only to be caught by Albus Dumbledore, and ultimately received the Dementor's Kiss in this office.
- "The surfaces had all been draped in lacy covers and cloths. There were several vases full of dried flowers, each one residing on its own doily, and on one of the walls was a collection of ornamental plates, each decorated with a large technicolor kitten wearing a different bow around its neck. These were so foul that Harry stared at them, transfixed, until Professor Umbridge spoke again."
- —Description[src]
Dolores Umbridge changed the office nearly beyond recognition, going so far as to paint it pink and completely remodel it in a frilly fashion. Her detentions with Harry took place here, making him cut his own hand open until past midnight every day for a week. During the rebellion of the students, Lee Jordan slipped Nifflers into the office, causing the entire place to be wrecked. When Umbridge became headmistress, since the gargoyle of Dumbledore's office refused to let her in, she was forced to remain here. Due to the Ministry of Magic's interference with Hogwarts, Umbridge's fireplace in this office was the only one in the entire school not being watched by the Floo Network Authority. Harry broke in here twice in order to use it to contact Sirius Black. The office's design was the same as the theme in her office in the Ministry, while Harry found Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop somewhat similar.
Severus Snape did not use this office, as he chose to stay in his office in the dungeons. The stairs from the classroom to the office disappeared.
Amycus Carrow taught this class as the Dark Arts professor during the 1997–1998 school year, although it is unknown if he used this office.
In 1998 and after
Amycus Carrow's successor taught this class from 1998, although it is unknown if he or she used this office.
Behind the Scenes
- Although in the books the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor's office is located on the second floor, in the movies and in the video games it is connected to the Defence Against the Dark Arts Classroom by a small stairway.[3]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (GBC or GBA version) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Door only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) (Door only (Interior appears in GBA version only))
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Door only) (Flashback on Disc 2)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter LEGO Sets
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At the 2002 Tribal Feast, Terry Dunn, Sachem Fast Wigwam Builder, was named as the 73rd Presiding Chieftain of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say.
Terry Dunn was a Boy Scout as a youth in the troop at St. Agnes Catholic Church and member of the troop committee for Troop 395 at Cure of Ars Catholic Church when his sons were Scouts. Two of his three sons are Eagle Scouts, and all three are tribesmen. Terry was called as an Honorary Warrior in 1987 and elevated to a Sachem in 1992.
Terry Dunn has been involved with the Heart of America Council as an Executive Board member for at least twenty years. He has served as Council Treasurer and Vice President of Finance. He served as President from 1992-1994 and chaired the Endowment Campaign for two years. He continues to be a valued member of the Executive Committee and Board of the council.
Since 1995 he has been a member of the Central Region's Executive Board, and served as its President from 1999 to 2001. Since 1997 he has also been a member of the National Council's Executive Board and has chaired the National Council's Finance Committee, and is now chairman of the national High Adventure Committee.
Terry has received the highest award that can be bestowed by the Heart of America Council, the Silver Beaver Award. He has also received the Silver Antelope Award from the Central Region, its highest honor. Recently he received the Spirit of Kansas City Award from the Gillis Center.
Professionally, Terry is an accomplished business executive and civic leader in the Kansas City area. He is President of J. E. Dunn Construction Company, the nationally recognized Kansas City based commercial builder with many magnificent structures to its credit. He has served as the Chairman of Rockhurst University's Trustees, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and Board Member and Chairman of the Heart of America United Way. He is also active in the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Midwest Research Institute and St. Luke's Hospital.


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Choice... It's an interesting thing that some people like to throw around as if everything is a choice. Sometimes things are a choice, and some things are not. I can choose whether or not to have a cookie before dinner. But I can't choose what my favorite ice-cream is. In that instance, I taste different flavors and have an involuntary feeling about the different flavors. I simply taste and I like it or I don't. Some people like to claim that sexual preference is a choice. Is it though? These people would have you believe that people that identify as homosexual sat down one day and asked themselves who they wanted to be attracted to. They thought long and hard about it and eventually came to a decision.
If this premise were true, that would also suggest that heterosexuality is also a choice. So, I ask of you... If you're 'straight', when did you sit down and decide that fact? Was it difficult to come to that decision? Or were you like me (and everyone else I've asked this question), and simply were how you are? I'm a heterosexual, and can tell you that I never had to 'decide' that fact. So why should we believe homosexuality is any different? Some people are of one sexual preference, some are another, and some are another still.
But lets just assume that it is a choice for arguments sake. Lets go with the claim that heterosexuality is the default sexual orientation. So even then, what makes someone think that a person can simply change away from that preference of favoring and being attracted to the opposite sex, to being attracted to the same sex? Remember, what you like is involuntary. Just like if you like a food or you don't, you either like men or you like women. Just like you can't simply decide to like Brussels Sprouts, you can't just decide to be attracted to a sex that you previously weren't attracted to. That's like saying that any one of us can just decide to be attracted to any person, whether our 'type' or not. In this sense, sexuality is not a choice at all!
I also hear a similar claim when it comes to religious belief... or more specifically, my lack thereof. I've been told that "You just don't want to believe", or asked "Why don't you just believe just in case?" Such silly statements when you consider that belief is involuntary. It is not a conscious choice that you get to decide. Let me ask... Do you believe in the Tooth Fairy? No? Well, go ahead and decide to believe in the Tooth Fairy anyway. You'll quickly find that you can't simply decide to believe in something that you don't actually believe in. True, you can always fake belief just like parents fake belief in Santa to their kids. But the simple fact is, that when you look inside, you still don't actually believe in the Tooth Fairy, or jolly old Saint Nick no matter what kind of front you put up.
In that same way, I can't simply decide to believe in a deity, or decide not to. It's all a matter of being convinced by the data your brain has at it's disposal. When you're a child, you believe your parent's authority when they tell you of Santa. But as you grow and learn, things just start to add up until one day you realize that you don't believe in Santa anymore (unless your parents tell you first). There was no conscious decision of whether to believe in Santa or not. There just came a point where your brain made the connections that lead it to determine that it was no longer a believable premise. It's much the same when my non-belief is the topic of discussion. I don't lack belief because I want to. Actually, I think it would be cool if some form of reincarnation were actually real. However, what I want doesn't enter into what I'm convinced by.
Given what I know, I'm simply unconvinced by god claims. If arguments don't meet the required muster to convince me, my belief will remain unchanged. That said, my atheism is open to revision should something come to light that would convince me that some form of theism were true. However, I can not simply decide to believe, or not believe, any more than anyone else can decide to believe in any matter of fantastic creature through sheer will alone. You can't decide to stop loving your spouse, but you can stop loving them if new information or actions come to your attention that undermine the previous data set your feelings were built on. It's an unconscious weighing of everything by your brain. I cannot decide to believe, just like one can't decide to not be afraid of a Lion or a clown. You can conquer these fear through other means, buy simply deciding not to be afraid isn't one of them.
As you can see there are times when the 'choice' that someone may bring up wasn't a choice at all. But rather a natural reaction or the result of the actions of the unconscious mind drawing conclusions from knowledge and experience. And that's not a bad thing. In fact being aware of this fact is good and can be the path to some of the most honest answers and opinions you could ever get.
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I like your writing James - but I must say that this would be a far more pleasant read if you broke it into paragraphs.
James, I completely agree, and I have had this discussion with many theists. I am so tired of having them say I am choosing to not believe. You articulated it well, and it it is good to know that I am not alone. At a time in my life when theists were actively and almost overwhelmingly trying to convert me, I could have fallen victim to their accusations of erroneous choice, rebelliousness, and hedonistic tendencies. No matter what they said, I remained unconvinced, period. Game over. My mind would change if I had convincing evidence, of course.
Heather: I'll keep that in mind next time. I usually write these after a bad day at work, and am surprised they come out as comprehensible as they do.
kOrsan: Haha! They are aren't they? I didn't really have an order in mind, but it certainly came out that way. :)
Diane: Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and that you don't feel as alone in this thinking now.
Good post, James. Heather's right about the paragraph breaks though the pictures broke it up a little. But very readable :)
Well put. I've thought about this many times- how I don't have a choice in what I like and dislike, and also what I believe. I've been pondering lately on an idea...Is it possible to "test" whether a belief is genuinely held or not? As an example, I had an argument with one of my friends about whether or not killer whales would EVER eat people as food. I argued that if starving, yes, of course they would, just as people would. She argued the opposite and even cited an example of an overturned fishing vessel in killer-whale-populated-waters during a season when they were particularly short on food. I could not find an example of a killer whale ever eating a person; however, I still believe that under the correct circumstances it would happen.
Her belief that it would NEVER happen could be tested by giving her an opportunity to swim with a starving killer whale.
Could there be a less-than-lethal "litmus" test of this sort for other beliefs, such as religious ones? What would it be?
P.S.: She is actually one of my exes. For a while I kinda liked the thought of feeding her to the killer whales. Lol.
Heather is right about the long paragraph issue. A lot of people—myself included—look at long paragraphs and move along without reading. If one's writing is organized at all, it can be broken up into paragraphs.
Thomas Jefferson once wrote a friend saying "Forgive the length of this letter, I didn't have enough time to make it shorter."
I have always found that a informative thought.
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We get our hands on Alice: Madness Returns to preview the game's first chapter.
Based on my experience with the first chapter of Alice's second adventure, it appears to be a mechanically-solid platformer with fast-paced and interesting combat. That said, its presentational aspects are its strongest suit, from the malformed and exaggerated characters, to the darkly poetic dialog, to Wonderland's beautifully twisted vistas. It's not a scary game, per se, but it's certainly unsettling and visually engaging. I'm already interested to see what the rest of Alice's second journey has in store. Alice: Madness Returns gets crazy on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 this June 14.
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The many facets of Janssen's artistic talent form the focus of the Horst Janssen Museum in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony.
Horst Janssen (1929-1995) applied his skills to drawing, etching, wood engraving, lithography, poster art, illustrations and writing. The museum's 1,000m² exhibition provides an introduction to the artist's work and his character. There is also a space for regular temporary exhibitions that showcase historical and contemporary artists whose work, like Janssen's, is centred around drawing and print.
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