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There was a time when it was a novel idea that function calls should obey proper nesting, meaning that the lifetime of a called function should be a proper subset of the lifetime of the function that called it:
void f() { // … g(); // jump to function g here and then… // …return from function g and continue here! // … }
"Eureka!" said Edsger Dijkstra. "Function g's execution occurs entirely within that of function f. Boy, that sure seems easier to reason about than jumping in and out of random subroutines with unstructured gotos. I wonder what to call this idea. There seems to be inherent structure to it. Hmm, I bet I could build a deterministic and efficient model of 'stack local variables' around it too… and maybe I should write a letter…" (I paraphrase.) [1]
That novel idea begat the discipline of structured programming. This was a huge boon to programming in general, because structured code was naturally localized and bounded so that parts could be reasoned about in isolation, and entire programs became more understandable, predictable, and deterministic. It was also a huge boon to reusability and a direct enabler of reusable software libraries as we know them today, because structured code made it much easier to treat a call tree (here, f and g and any other functions they might in turn call) as a distinct unit -- because now the call graph really could be relied upon to be a tree, not the previously usual plate of "goto spaghetti" that was difficult to isolate and disentangle from its original environment. The structuredness that let any call tree be designed, debugged, and delivered as a unit has worked so well, and made our code so much easier to write and understand, that we still apply it rigorously today: In every major language, we just expect that "of course" function calls on the same thread should still logically nest by default, and doing anything else is hardly imaginable.
That's great, but what does it have to do with concurrency?
A Tale of Three Kinds of Lifetimes
In addition to the function lifetimes we've just considered, Table 1 shows three more kinds of lifetimes -- of objects, of threads or tasks, and of locks or other exclusive resource access -- and for each one lists some structured examples, unstructured examples, and the costs of the unstructured mode.
For familiarity, let's start with object lifetimes (left column). I'll dwell on it a little, because the fundamental issues are the same as in the next two columns even though those more directly involve concurrency.
In the mainstream OO languages, a structured object lifetime begins with the constructor, and ends with the destructor (C++) or dispose method (C# and Java) being called before returning from the scope or function in which the object was created. The bounded, nested lifetime means that cleanup of a structured object is deterministic, which is great because there's no reason to hold onto a resource longer than we need it. The object's cleanup is also typically much faster, both in itself and in its performance impact on the rest of the system. [2] In all of the popular mainstream languages, programmers directly use structured function-local object lifetimes where possible for code clarity and performance:
- In some languages, we get to express the structured lifetime using a language feature, such as stack-based or by-value nested member objects in C++, and using blocks in C#.
- In other languages, we use a programming idiom or convention, such as the try/finally dispose pattern in Java, and explicit dispose-chaining (to have our object's dispose also call dispose on other objects exclusively owned by our object, the equivalent of by-value nested member objects) in both C# and Java.
Unstructured, non-local object lifetimes happen with global objects or dynamically allocated objects, which include objects your program may explicitly allocate on the heap and objects that a library you use may allocate on demand on your behalf. Even basic allocation costs more for unstructured, heap-based objects than for structured, stack-based ones. Objects with unstructured lifetimes also require more bookkeeping -- either by you such as by using smart pointers, or by the system such as with garbage collection and finalization. Importantly, note that C# and Java GC-time finalization [3] is not the same as disposing, and you can only do a restricted set of things in a finalizer. For example, in object A's finalizer it's not generally safe to use any other finalizable object B, because B might already have been finalized and no longer be in a usable state. Lest we be tempted to sneer at finalizers, however, note also that C++'s shutdown rules for global/static objects, while somewhat more deterministic, are intricate bordering on arcane and require great care to use reliably. So having an unstructured lifetime really does have wide-ranging consequences to the robustness and determinism of your program, particularly when it's time to release resources or shut down the whole system.
Speaking of shutdown: Have you ever noticed that program shutdown is inherently a deeply mysterious time? Getting orderly shutdown right requires great care, and the major root cause is unstructured lifetimes: the need to carefully clean up objects whose lifetimes are not deterministically nested and that might depend on each other. For example, if we have an open SQLConnection object, on the one hand we must be sure to Close() or Dispose() it before the program exits; but on the other hand, we can't do that while any other part of the program might still need to use it. The system usually does the heavy lifting for us for a few well-known global facilities like console I/O, but we have to worry about this ourselves for everything else.
This isn't to say that unstructured lifetimes shouldn't be used; clearly, they're frequently necessary. But unstructured lifetimes shouldn't be the default, and should be replaced by structured lifetimes wherever possible. Managing nondeterministic object lifetimes can be hard enough in sequential code, and is more complex still in concurrent code.


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"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
~ Anais Nin
I was recently honored to receive an email from an old colleague who had seen my profile on LinkedIn and reached out about my adventures in South America and my book. She asked a question that I've been asked before and one that I have been on the asking end of, so I thought I'd answer it here…
The question: "How did you know 'enough was enough' to follow this path?" I'm going to draw the conclusion here that "this path" is in reference to my decision to leave the corporate world and to go wander in South America…to make a big change and do something different.
I love hearing stories of people's adventures. My favorite question might be "What's your story?" and then to wait eagerly to see what they'll say and what they'll highlight. While it's natural to focus on the outcomes and the "highs" of a journey, I am constantly fascinated by the spark that ignites the chain reaction in someone's decisions, priorities and path in life…like asking someone how they met their true love. Did you know right away? What did it feel like? How did it happen? Tell me everything!!
When I trace back my own story, the starting point could be in any number of places really. My memory, which is often selective, tells me that the final trigger came most strongly after returning from the World Cup in South Africa in 2010. My close friend and I had gone there for a month to celebrate our 30th birthdays after planning for four years and it was like a sneak preview into what could be.
We came back from South Africa changed. It is not an exaggeration to say that everything felt possible after that. Having that dream for four years had kept us exploring and growing and learning through the challenges and barriers we had both encountered during that time. There was a goal and a dream, and it was undebatable.
There's a quote from The Alchemist where Pablo Coelho writes, "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it" and we had directly experienced this. We had tasted what it felt like to be whoever we wanted to be, laughing, dancing, singing, exploring, embracing every present moment and we were rewarded tenfold.
With this came a big responsibility. How would we keep this alive?
When I went back to work in a tiny office that we were not so affectionately calling "The Cave", I knew that I had to decide to live differently. I didn't know what career I wanted to move to and so I decided I needed to go figure that out. I started with what I did know…I love to travel and I learn a lot from getting out of my comfort zone.
That is how I knew. And once I knew, I didn't really have the option to turn back and ignore the feeling. In full disclosure, it took two more years of preparation before making the leap, but I always knew I would and I was working towards it that whole time.
Anyone else out there have stories of big life changes and how you knew when "enough was enough"?
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WWE Hall of Famer Cowboy Bill Watts joined Doug Mortman and Dave Lagreca on Busted Open.. You can hear Busted Open on SiriusXM 92 and on the SiriusXM app. Also go to Busted OpenNation.com for all the details.
On if he ever had a situation with a wrestler walking out on Mid-South (ala CM Punk) and how he would have handled the situation:
(Laughs) Well you know, the main thing is that–the only thing you really used to have in wrestling was your word. And so you had to have some character, some principle. And most of the guys did. Long ago, what really disturbed me was sometimes when somebody would walk out, is not just what they did to the promotion and everybody that was there that were supposedly their friends; if they were on top or the people who got them up there. But maybe that they left a motel bill or a hotel bill or owed somebody some money. And then that's them tarnishing the whole business, the whole industry. Finally realizing that I wasn't just passing through but that I owned the promotion, so I wanted to be able to leave it to where it was always highly thought of and highly spoken of. So I designed way back contracts where we required a certain amount of notice. If a guy was on top it was five weeks. And the other thing I did is I paid two weeks late. So I had two weeks of their money. I never used that just out of hand but if somebody did something like that where they walked out in such a childish manner just because they were unhappy. You can be unhappy. I mean that's just part of the game; being unhappy. But the beautiful thing was of course back then was there were so many different options. You could just go to another office and go to work. But you had to–how you left the previous one; that spoke maybe to your principles and your ethics. So we had ways to help offset that and occasionally we had to use it. But most of the guys, they realized their word was their bond. And they realized the industry they were in. They realized people had sacrificed to put them over; to build them up. And so if they really had a thought, they didn't want to leave. And plus you really learn as time goes by not to burn your bridges. You know, you run out of bridges. But in today's world it's a lot different and a lot of the kids don't get that education. They're not around each other like we were. We spent a lot more time around each other. You know the trips back then; most of them made by car. And so there was a lot of time for guys to get to know each other. And then also there were a lot of problems going out that way. A lot of guys that get themselves all–their feelings all hurt on the trip or something and then also we had the guys that always were the greatest card shooters in the world. They could beat everybody in the car. (Laughs) Well they thought they could. There were a lot of things about it but that is so bad. I feel sorry for the guy that did it because what he is doing to people who he claimed were his friends. And certainly I feel sorry for the promotion.
On how he would deal with running a promotion in the modern era:
Well I think you have to run it like a business. And you know people always want to criticize that and most of the guys that want to criticize that have never been there. They've never been in that position. And I used to tell guys all the time; I was born at night, it just didn't happen to be last night. And I also told them I was never giving anything. But if they want to have their own business, I applaud them. Go out and buy it. Go out and invest in it. Earn it. And then see how you would run it. It's so funny. A guy that was a tremendous critic of mine at WCW; I saw him when they honored Jim Ross in Oklahoma City. And they happened to bring me in there and we talked. And he–the first thing was he apologized and we talked about business. And I said well, you became a promoter. I said you learned things are a little bit different on that side, didn't you? And he just laughed. You see, he'd grown up because he found out how things worked. And that's always a fun thing to do, to see. I had guys that got so mad when they left me, they just be so mad and blah, blah, blah. I've had them call me up years later and say I just want to apologize cause I'm so sorry I didn't realize what all you were teaching me. But what you still learn in the business and that's what I tried to do. It really and truly wasn't about trying to punish anybody. That's not the goal. It's just learning the business and I expect you to be responsible. You know I expected you to be in the dressing room an hour before bell time. It's amazing even when I was helping out Vince (McMahon) for that short period of time that I went up to help him out. Some of the guys got to the TV tapings so late that–you know cause guys today; if it's a 10 minute match, it takes them an hour to talk it. Which just floors me. It just floors me that it takes so long to talk just a match! And I always think, my gosh! I wonder how did we do this? Cause I remember I was in a storm where they were canceling all the flight reservations. And I was flying into Jackson, Mississippi. And we finally hit it. It finally had broken open. And it was just on fire and it was sold out, I mean they were canceling flights. Then I switched it to Memphis and everything was canceling and I called the promoter and said I don't know if I can make it. And he said you've got to make it. He said we've got a complete sell out here. So long story short, I did make it. I got in about midnight. And the sheriff's department was there to pick me up and I changed clothes in the car. And the fans had stayed. They reran and reran and reran those matches every Wednesday, you'd figure they be tired of them. And hell, I was wrestling The Spoiler and Gary Hart was his manager. And we went in there and had a two hour free-for-all match. We had double juice, we had everything. And we were in completely opposite dressing rooms. There was no way that I could ever talk anything over with him. And I'm thinking to myself how would these guys have made it? If they can't even talk a 10 minute match less or not. Cause they choreograph every move! I don't know how you do that. I mean it's just–to me it's just ludicrous. But that's the way it is now. All credit still to the guys. They still want to be everything that the business speaks of. They want to be that. They want to be the best. They'll work their butts off. I've got no problem with that. But it's just now the business has changed. And I just can't get over how it is. So there's a lot more things but I still as far as personal responsibility; if you're promoting a big show, you need to know that everybody's there in the dressing room. Why? Because if there's something wrong where somebody isn't making it, so you can make adjustments. The next thing is–one of the things that I enforced happened to me in the business. I'd seen it in the business. You see the things you like and you saw the things you didn't like. And I saw a lot of bad things. I saw back in the New York days where they were playing poker in the dressing room. And a guy would get to losing, he wouldn't want to leave the dressing room and his whole mind was on the poker game and the money he was losing instead of the match. So when he'd come in the ring, he was so disappointed over the game and all he wanted to do was get back to it. So therefore in my area all cards had to be put away an hour before the matches. I don't care if they play cards or gamble. That's up to them but I want them concentrating on the business. And I've heard every excuse in the world as the reason to be late. And I just said look I can't fine Delta Airlines because Delta was late but I can fine you, you should've taken an earlier flight. It's your responsibility to get to town and be there on time and be prepared for these matches. We've got a huge investment in you and a huge investment in that match. So we ran it like a business and they understood. And most of the guys really appreciated it. A few didn't. And you can see what happened to their career.
On if not being able to go to another territory or federation if your character gets stale being a major obstacle today:
Well certainly it is. I told Vince when we'd visit quite a bit while I was up there. And again I had such an easy time working with him cause he books the same way I do. He books out to where–he books the matches to where he wants to be. And he figures them and works how to get there and then how to go on past it. Well that's what you have to do. So Vince is an extremely talented booker. But that's one of the things I said to him. I said the biggest mistake you made was killing off the little guy. Because now you have–you have no where to go to get new talent. And the sad thing about what his set up is–is that his set up is that they're exposed. They're exposed nationwide; they're exposed everywhere. And I don't care who the fans are: if you have chocolate cake every week, you get tired of chocolate. You want somebody or something else. So really by killing off all the little places, where you could have had talent stashed and you could've had them learning and growing and everything else–and he admitted that. He said now that I see that, but it's hard to go back and change something around once you've already taken it in a certain direction. But that's a huge problem for him as how it works. And also to that guy whoever he is who walked out, he should realize possibly that's gonna bite him in the butt. But then today it's amazing to me is how short-term the memories are–well not really it's always been that way. The promoters have a short term memory often if they think you can make them some money. You know, they are going to bring you back in the fold and try to take the money. So a lot of that stuff is just a product of it. But still to me, there were a couple of good friends of mine that their words became no good. And I'll never forget one of them who–I ran into him at Dallas Airport. And he said hey boss why don't you use me anymore? And I said cause your word's no good. I said let me buy you lunch, let's sit here and shoot the breeze. I like you as a person, but your word is no good. You're playing a game. You're hijacking promoters. You agreed to a deal and then you come to town, check the gate, then you raise your money after you walk away on the building. So people know who it would be double hurting to the promotion and to the fans because they knew you were there and you decided to walk. And so those kinds of things, that sometimes–a lot of people get excited and think boy he's really a fantastic guy because he doesn't kiss anybody's ass. It's not about whose butt you kiss, it's about how you conduct your business.
How he feels about reuniting with all the legends and old friends at the Mid-South Legends fan fest taking place during Wrestlemania 30 weekend:
Well I'm still the boss and if (Jim) Cornette's not careful; I'll slap him! (Laughs) Oh let me tell you, it will be thrilling. The couple of Hall of Fame inductions that I've gone to, that alone has been so thrilling. I was just—the one in New York, I hadn't seen Paul Vachone since we were in Minneapolis together. There was one guy who came up to me. He was just an underneath guy on the card. He says I was on the card with you in Pittsburgh 50 years ago! So that's priceless to see people. I had a girl wrestler come up to my wife and I and say you were the only promoter in the years I worked that told me how hard you thought I worked and thanked me for working so hard. Things like that, they're just beautiful things that happen. And the guys that you're talking about are gonna be there. We were in Jackson, Mississippi about a year ago and Ted DiBiase came out and we sat and talked for over an hour while my wife was conducting some business. So these things—these things are just wonderful when you get to share with the guys. And especially my era because many of them are passing on. They're transitioning. I just feel blessed when I get the opportunity to see one of them before they go on. Dick Murdoch; who was so important, tremendously important in my career in Mid-South; I got to see him a couple of months before he passed away. And Gary Hart had been calling me every week before he passed. And Skandor Akbar and I would talk quite a bit. And you realize that some of these guys, you may not see them tomorrow.
On Gary Hart:
Well Gary Hart was just fabulous. He and I had such good chemistry with each other. Gary was managing The Spoiler, when I first bought into my promo—the first promotion I bought into and Gary and The Spoiler came in. And Gary would never come to the arena empty. And that's so important. So many guys don't understand how important it is to think about the matches that you're booked in. So that you possibly had some ideas if you get asked, the direction you would like to take it or go in. Or the best way to go there. I mean that's huge to be a part of, of what you're doing. And so that's one thing I guess that I had learned very, very early is I always had concepts and ideas. And I was unconscious about it. A lot of people said well we knew you were always going to be a promoter. I never knew that. I never realized that. But I did know that I always thought about the matches I was in because you were wanting naturally to make as much money as you could. And the best way back then was the longer you could stay in one place to make the money, the more sense it made because every time you moved, it cost you money. So anyway I always had ideas and I was always thinking and I always had two or three ways to go with it depending on which way the promoter wanted to go. And a lot of times that ended up with me getting a lot of matches that I maybe wouldn't have gotten because I had an idea and the promoter hadn't thought about that perspective yet. Well Gary was the one who never came to the arena empty. He always had ideas. So early on, he and I would talk and I would tell him the direction I wanted to go. Make no secret the direction I wanted to go so he knew it. And then we would come together and figure out how we wanted to do it. And Gary always protected the personality of who he was managing with his ideas. And did the same thing in Florida. So Gary was extremely, extremely important to me as a human being and as a person and I enjoyed so much working with him. And I got to do a lot. I got to work with him of course when he was with the Japanese guy–in Florida–before the Great Kabuki, we had Pak Song Nam and we had Hart's army and we did something that has never been done in the business. We had billboards all over Florida with a bounty on Jack Brisco and Dusty Rhodes. And that's where we made Dusty Rhodes into the American Dream, was Florida. So Gary Hart was an integral part of all that and a dear, dear guy. And even that airplane that he was in–I flew Buddy Colt's airplanes for him, down to Tampa. And then of course that crash was so traumatic because you know again, I had flown Buddy's plane for him down there and Gary was in it. And of course that's the wreck that Bobby Shane died. Bobby Shane was another interesting, interesting guy! Boy, he was so much fun to play off of. Well that's what you would learn sometimes is the guys that you really could work with, had a chemistry. And it would make it interesting if they could draw money. I didn't have to like them. I wasn't dancing with them. I wasn't out swapping spit with them but we had to have a mutual respect. But with Gary Hart, it was an easy guy to be around.
On Dark Journey:
She was a hot number. As a matter of fact there's one person out there that's always planting and saying I had a relationship with Dark Journey. I never did. I never had any relationship that way with Dark Journey but it wasn't because I didn't want to. (Laughter) She and I just didn't have that kind of chemistry but she was a friend as far as you could talk the business with her. So I enjoyed–I enjoyed the time with her. I haven't seen her since I sold out my company. I don't remember if she was still with us when I sold it. But I haven't seen her in forever. But the bottom line is I did enjoy the business with her. So and there was a lot of great people like that. The one that was married to Gordon Nelson. She was a neat, neat gal. Matter-of-fact, her son became one of the tough amateur wrestlers; even did the Russian-type Sambo. And I just can't think of the last name right now. Sometimes the names get away from me for a little bit. But–Kay Noble. She was a great girl wrestler. God, she was a tough girl. When she hit somebody, she hit them just like a man would.
Thoughts on Jake "The Snake" Roberts:
Well I certainly wish him well and I hope that this time it's for real. I know he's had these turnarounds and I think it's been questionable if they been real. So I hope it is for his sake because at one time Jake was somebody you enjoyed to be around. As a matter of fact, we had set up for Jake a really good position with WCW. But then he went back and he slid back. And I'm just going to say this, that it's a tough thing. It's an extremely tough thing; substance abuse. My own family, I've had to deal with it. It's the hardest thing in the world because you try to appeal to them logically but there is no logic. Because you're talking to the substance. And it's the most heartrending, horrible thing I've ever had to deal with. The Von Erich family for instance. The things that they went through as a family. I mean that entire tragedy. One of the hardest things was the fact that Jack never could get his hands around the understanding that his children; that his boys had become drug addicts. And that whole thing was just so–because those were good kids! They really were and then what happened to them. So we've seen the drugs and we've seen what's going on with it. And I know why Ted DiBiase; I talked with one time. He was trying to relate to me how many guys that passed away and there's been some substance abuse involved in wrestling in the last 20 years. And I've had a lot of friends that have lost their sons and that's been the underlying factor. It's just a scary, scary thing. But there's a lot of things challenging the kids today that fortunately you know–I was glad that when I was in college, all we had was beer.
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You've probably read everywhere (and heard from your OB) that omega-3 fatty acids are important during pregnancy. And some previous research showed that fish oil improves blood sugar control and vascular health fish oils causing some to believe they could help with gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, too. Not so much, according to a new study.
In the study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2,400 pregnancies were analyzed over a period of about two and a half years. The pregnant women received three capsules of omega-3 supplements or a blend of three vegetable oils as supplements each day. It was found that eight percent of the women developed gestational diabetes and five percent had preeclampsia. For the women who took the omega-3 capsules, there was a three percent lower risk of gestational diabetes and 13 percent lower risk of preeclampsia than the women who took the vegetable oil pills. Although there was a lower incidence of these complications for the women who took fish oil, researchers say that the outcomes are not statistically significant and could have happened by chance.
But there's no reason to stop taking fish oil supplements — in fact, they're still recommended. Researchers found that omega-3s reduced birth complications and preterm births. Also, if taken earlier in pregnancy, fish oil might benefit mom. The women in the study started taking the fish oil after they were 20 weeks pregnant.
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What are electrical terminals and splices?
Terminals and splices are types of connector that are used with wires and cables to either join them together or connect to a component to allow the electrical current to be used.
What is the difference between a terminal and a splice?
Splices are used to typically join two conductor ends together without a mechanical connection.
Terminals are used to "terminate" a conductor mechanically by crimping or soldering to a component.
Selecting a terminal
They are available in shapes, materials and mounting types. There are also specific colour codes to them that designate the wire size. When choosing a terminal, here are some points to consider:
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Mizuno LR6 Knee Pads
With a minimalist, low-rise, no fold, design, the Mizuno LR6 Kneepad gives you just the right amount of coverage while supplying you with greater freedom of movement.
- 6.75" sleeve specifically designed to wear just below the kneecap provides complete patella, lateral, and medial protection
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- Complete patella, lateral, and medial protection
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We will notify you via email within 1 business day if there is any expected delay.
If there are non-stocked items on your order those will be shipped separate from your stocked items at no additional cost.
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Staff reviews powered by Our TeamThe LR6 knee pad is great for so many different reasons. First, the main reason why these knee pads are so well liked is because of their low profile look. These knee pads have a 6 inch sleeve that is designed to wear slightly below the knee cap. Low profile styled knee pads seem to be very popular and these one definitely meet that criteria. These knee pads are made from a mixture of polyester and elastic making them easy to move around in and comfortable for games and long practices. The padding on this knee pad is thicker in high impact areas such as the patella. The padded areas are shock absorbent to deliver a more comfortable landing when diving or sliding to protect your side of the court.
The special VS-1 padding is made to last by resisting compression-set. This means that the foam padding will pop right back up, extending the life of your knee pad. We carry two different sizes in the LR6 both medium and large. The sizing chart can be found on the product page under the description tab. The sizes are based off of diameter in inches around the center of the knee. With a size that fits you properly you will find that these knee pads are very non-restricting and allows you to have plenty of freedom for movement and agility.
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Are there any tests available that help predict allergic reactions to bee stings?
Two types of tests can help predict whether someone will have a bee venom allergy to future bee stings. Neither test is perfect, but each can be useful as a supplement to the other. Skin testing is clearly positive in the majority of patients with a convincing history. On the other hand, up to 46% of non-allergic individuals have somewhat positive skin tests (Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 76:803, 1985).
Patients with a history of bee-sting related anaphylaxis and a negative skin test should have blood testing as described below and a repeat skin test in 3-6 months (Allergy Principles and Practice, Mosby 2003, Allergy Asthma Immunol Res 2013; 5(3):129–137). Skin testing must be done carefully to prevent systemic reactions during testing in extremely sensitive individuals. It is important to be aware that the degree of positivity of a skin test does not reliably correlate with the severity of the allergic reaction.
A blood test called the RAST test has only about 20% false-negative and false-positive results. Like with skin testing, the level of positivity of the test gives no information about the degree of allergy present.
Neither form of testing is indicated following local or large local reactions alone. A sting on the forehead with swelling of the eyelids is a large local reaction, while a sting on the foot with swelling of the eyelids is a systemic reaction. Large local reactions are rarely serious and rarely portend future severe allergies. Systemic allergic reactions, though, are present and future warning signs.
Treatment of allergies includes preventing stings, carrying epinephrine such as an Epi-pen (that should be injected following a sting whenever there are any systemic symptoms such as dizziness, swelling of the lips or tongue, or difficulty breathing), corticosteroids, antihistamines, and/or possibly allergy shots. Allergy shots can often desensitize people to bee stings. They are usually reserved for those who have had both a systemic allergic reaction and either positive skin or positive RAST tests. (If the tests were both negative, one wouldn't know which type of bee allergy shots to give).


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Although the Spanish Water Dog was primarily a retriever of wildfowl, he has also traditionally been used as a herder of sheep. His thick coat, a feature of the breed, requires clipping once or twice each year.
* If you are asthmatic or have an allergy, you should consult your medical advisor before considering obtaining a dog. More information can also be found on
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Dogs that were originally trained to find live game and/or to retrieve game that had been shot and wounded. This group is divided into four categories - Retrievers, Spaniels, Hunt/Point/Retrieve, Pointers and Setters - although many of the breeds are capable of doing the same work as the other sub-groups. They make good companions, their temperament making them ideal all-round family dogs.
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|One Side of WW1 Medal
Pte. Bulger's Regimental Number is difficult to read but it ends in 2369. He is noted as being assigned to 2-CMR which stands for 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles.
A search for his Attestation papers online reveals that his full name was William Robert Bulger and his Reg. Number was 3032369. He was born Sept. 28, 1888 in Georgetown Ontario but was living in Toronto when he enlisted.
His next-of-kin was his mother, Mrs. Margaret Bulger in Toronto. He gave his occupation as Attic Trimmer. The year he enlisted is not given but it was probably either 1917 or 1918.
Sadly William never made it home from the war. He was killed August 11, 1918 and is buried 3/4 Mile South of Amiens, France in the Hospital Military Cemetery.
|Side View Medal with William Bulger's Name
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Wonder what you would find if you frisked the Federal Communications Commission's plan to have the government regulate the Internet?
Answer: Introducing… Net Neutrality!
What is this? The federal government (under one of America's most radical presidents) wants to regulate and put a stranglehold on another area of the free-market? No way! …Unfortunately, I am not surprised at all by this.
Last week, three Democrats on the FCC passed their horrid net neutrality law. The idea of Net Neutrality is not a new concept, but I thought the video – from Reason – would help you better understand the concept:
Net Neutrality is a proposed set of regulatory powers that would grant the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) the ability to control how Internet service providers (ISPs) package their services. Proponents argue that such rules are necessary to ensure that ISPs treat all data on the Internet equally and don't slow or even restrict access to various websites and other parts of the Internet.
However well-intentioned, the practical effect will be to limit consumer choice and grant the federal government unprecedented power over the Internet, all in the name of fixing a problem that doesn't exist in any meaningful way. Indeed, examples of the behavior that Net Neutrality will combat are few and far between.
What's even more horrendous? The FCC went ahead and did this against the will of the American people (of course):
American voters believe free market competition will protect Internet users more than government regulation and fear that regulation will be used to push a political agenda.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 21% of Likely U.S. Voters want the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate the Internet as it does radio and television.
Here is my message to that 21% who want Net Neutrality: You and the FCC can stay the hell out of my Web browser! David Harsanyi says it best: Why would we want a prehistoric bureaucracy overseeing one of the past century's great improvements?


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This conversation has been merged. Please reference the main conversation: Finalizing the data migration. 12/18/14
On or before Friday 12/19 a new update will be posted with progress. It is not possible to provide a firm date and time for completion as there are too many external variables that can affect the time frame.
We do sincerely apologize for the delay.
I'm not saying anything ugly to the messenger because it's not the messenger's fault.
I can't believe they are continuing to put you and us through all of this.
Their conscious actions truly, speak for themselves.
Very, very disappointed in this rotten service and lack of communication!
Have a nice weekend off Homestead/Endurance. You guys & gals do a heck of a job.
I posted before on the 'Fresh Install 'on what I did. Well I have done this again, and the desktop builder is WORKING, I have opened 50+pages made changes and published, the new changes show up, it was quick as well. I made sure window.net Framework 3.5 including .net 2 & 3 were switched on and launched the new install and all seems to be perfect :-)
I'm talking about the owners who appear to be from India?
Hey guys, da, which way did he go? OR > Excuse me, I just fell off of a Turnip Truck, could you please tell me where I'm at?
Keep your sitebuilder and hosting and all of your other companies. I assure you that many of your current customers will be migrating elsewhere after this. Not to mention all of Homestead's loyal employees. Thank you for waking me up ENDURANCE.
Your customer service and the service you offer is second to none.
pete Damron Texas
I got mad. And I got upset. But I'm not going to stay that way. I will survive one bad season. To answer your question...Homestead will get us thru this. And you can count on Drew for fair and honest help and advice. I suggest restricting your pleas for help, etc. to Drew. Don't talk to anyone else at homestead. I've had 2 phone conversations with 2 different people by calling in, and both of them lied to me about when I could count on being able to login again. You can count on Drew for honest answers and such. Even if he doesn't tell you what you want to hear, you can at least count on what he says being the truth as he knows it. The best answer I've gotten from Drew is that all will be well again by the end of December. Hopefully before then, but no promises.
I feel your pain--I've been frozen out of sitebuilder plus since the evening of Dec. 4th. Hang in there Pete
Darrel (League City, Tx.)
Same here - been with Homestead since 1998 and it has been smooth sailing until now - but not planning on jumping-ship. Hugh
Thank you ENDURANCE for giving me that extra confidence to explore OTHER SERVICES.
Merry Christmas,
I have years worth of work in Homestead via Desktop SiteBuilder, I am NOT going to uninstall SiteBuilder off my computer! It would take weeks on my slow internet connection to reload.
Because it was working fine before they started this upgrade!
I been watching these conversations now for weeks, waiting for SiteBuilderDesktop to work again. If my calculations are correct, Homestead has been working on this 2-3 week upgrade for 19 days now and I have had ZERO access to my website to do updates! :-(
Homestead picked the worst time of the year to do this upgrade,
the busiest time of the year for selling stuff....going going....soon to be lost & gone! :-(
Someone in Homestead sure goofed this upgrade up!!!
I been with you since the beginning and have NEVER had this problem until now!
Still Waiting for access..... :-(
Oh by the way, I have 100's of websites so SiteBuilderPlus won't work for me.
P.S. Special Note To Drew N., You have been doing an outstanding job watching, monitoring, and answering these messages from mostly pissed off people,
I take my hat off to you sir!
A few minutes ago I was actually able to log into SiteBuilder Plus, (1st time since Nov 28th) so I quickly updated my main website to let my customers know what is happening and how to contact me, the changes saved and it published, and I was able to view it in a webpage! :-) YEA!!!
Then I clicked my link shortcut on my desktop, and it doesn't show the changes I made to the webpage......Well that is weird!
So I went back to SiteBuilder Plus and sure enough it was still showing up there! Then I noticed why it wasn't showing up. :-(
My 1st Question:
I noticed SiteBuilder Plus added characters to the end of my webpage shortcut link, (?_=1418472705634) which means none of my 4,000 plus customers will have access to my changes, because all their links will be useless! :-(
Will this ever go back to the way it was, or are we stuck with it this way?
Here is a thought: Is this happening because I am using SiteBuilder Plus instead of my Desktop SiteBuilder which created them in the first place?
I will show you what I am taking about to make it more understandable.
Below is my original link, please click it to see what is there:
(I only changed the clipboard information)
and here is the new link, after I made changes using SiteBuilder Plus:
See the totally different information on the clipboard?
My 2nd question: I thought maybe that situation above, with the adding to the end of my link was maybe a fluke and on that page only, so I updated another page to test that theory and here is the end result.
Below is my original link, please click it to see what is there:
and here is the new link, after I made changes using SiteBuilder Plus:
Nope it is NOT a fluke! :-(
My 3rd question: I also noticed that Homestead has added this line to the bottom of my webpage (Website Designed at HomesteadTM Design a Website and List Your Business) Why is that there, when I pay for my sites? (I saw no way to remove it.)
My last question: Everytime after I published it, it popped open a box asking me if I wanted to post it on Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn, I said, No Thanks. Is that pop-up box always going to appear?
I know your a very busy man, so take the weekend off and let me know when you have a time. I won't be doing anymore updating.
After two calls to technical assistance and an hour's wait on hold, I learned that the powers-that-be knew ahead of time that a 3-4 week moratorium for clients to be able to access their sites was going to occur. However, they never directly notified any of their clients ahead of time, which would have at least allowed clients to put something on their websites to notify visitors that the site would not be updated for that 3-4 week period. A client has to specifically request a credit for this down time, rather than automatically being given a credit for the services they were denied during this period. What kind of customer service is this? Any shut-down of this length should necessitate prior direct client notification. If I were giving a customer satisfaction rating to Homestead Technologies, it would be a minus-5 stars at this point.
When logging in as usual, SiteBuilder displays a window:
"There has been an error logging in.
Please double-check your username and password.
If you have any questions, Please contact Customer Support."
However, when I log in at homestead.com, I don't have problems using the same login information.
Uninstalled SiteBuilder, downloaded it from Homestead.com, installed it again...
same problem.
Is it a glitch in the system or... ?
I am going to help Drew out here, he is the actual spoke person.
They are upgrading the entire system, its been down awhile now and will continue to be down until complete. You might be able to access SiteBuilder Plus, have you tried that?
Please double-check your username and password. Just keep trying after an average of 6 attempts it lets me in. Though when I get into the desktop builder in the bottom right corner it changes from 'online' to offline'.
I have been on desktop builder for about 30 mins so far and all is ok and working and publishing. But I can guarantee that the 'offline' in bottom corner will soon appear meaning pages wont publish. I hope this does not happen but i know it is just a matter of time until it does, so going to get as much as possible updated whilst it lasts.
what is going on can not use site builder or work on our site 12/12 /14 7:00 pm
We are currently migrating accounts to a new, faster and more secure data center. Some customers are unable to access Sitebuilder desktop. In many cases, you will be able to launch Sitebuilder Plus from within your Homestead account, so you can make your edits. We are working as quickly as possible to make the transition to the new center and get your desktops back online. We are very sorry for the inconvenience.
Some very large accounts with 40+ websites, or sites with several hundred pages, may not be able to launch Plus.
We are very sorry for this inconvenience and assure you we are doing everything possible to resolve this.
I get billing emails, but NEVER got a heads up or progress email saying "you're out of luck for at least 6 weeks.....maybe a lot more."..... I am so disappointed.
Continued data migration 12/12/2014: We are sorry to announce that due to yesterday's outage in the old data center, and 3rd party routing outages in the last week, the data migration window has been extended by 1 week. We are working to get all accounts moved as quickly as possible. As data completes the transfer, more resources can be allocated to fully restoring and enhancing performance. The engineers believe optimization will continue through the end of the month. Some accounts may continue to see disruption/slowness throughout the month. On or before Friday 12/19 a new update will be posted with progress. It is not possible to provide a firm date and time for completion as there are too many external variables that can affect the time frame.
We do sincerely apologize for the delay.
I have been told so many conflicting things about this "migration" problem that I honestly don't know who or what to even believe. I've been told (on Monday, Dec. 8th) that I could count on being able to again get back into sitebuilder plus by end of business the next day. THAT DIDN'T COME TRUE! I was told Wednesday morning (Dec. 10th) that I could take it to the bank that access would be restored between Thurs (the 11th) and Monday (the 15th). Then last nite, I read a post by Drew here on the community forum that access most likely wouldn't be restored until at least the end of December. You know, I can understand that any problems that anyone like me is experiencing because of this problem is of absolutely no concern to Homestead personnel. I have already lost out on what should have been my Christmas sales revenue. It's even possible that I will lose all of my customers because they aren't able to get any service from me now when they need it.
I have one question that I would appreciate an honest, truthful answer to...WHEN IS THIS DARN NIGHTMARE GOING TO BE OVER?!?!? I mean, really people. This has ceased to be funny!!!
As of this morning all of homestead seems to be working fine and the glitches sorted!!!.
I was not able like many of you to access the desktop builder for many weeks, but as of this morning all is back to normal, I really hope this is not temporary. I have republished my site all lines breaks are good, it is fast and reliable I have logged out many times and then logged back in with no problems and no freezes!!!!! :-)
You can not believe how happy I am I can finally get all my work done as well as my clients, if your builder is all ok please let me know sot hat we can all determine that the desktop is back and working and we can all now get back to our dedicated work as we are used to with the great desktop builder.
Even though I can logon to my account, sitebuilder will not open my website so I can edit, save and publish. I would be much more tolerant of Homestead's problems if I could at least work on my websites. Slow would be a step in the right direction, but not being able to access my website shuts down my revenue goals for the holidays. My business is screwed. Management need to make announcements. They need to be accountable to their customers. Why do they shun the limelight? Cowards!
Which site are you trying to load? I just loaded your largest site(221) pages into Sitebuilder Plus with no timeout. I am also showing 25 pages published over the last 2 days. Can you give me more information as to what is happening today?
Since you began this "migration", I have lost possible customers for both you and I due to outages and slow response when loading live or site builder. Quote from my customer, who was going to be moved to an individual account on Homestead for their business. "You expect me to have my customers wait that long to see my products?" I didn't know how to answer. Also, with this slow response, it is taking me a lot more time to complete a build. $$$ from my pocket.
The excuse of third parties, etc. is your problem, not the user community. So I am more than happy to have my rates increased for less than acceptable service.
When will the PROBLEMS be resolved?
P.S. I would have been fired for such a sloppy migration when I was project managing data center operations.
As of 10:40 a.m still unable to work on my site. Tried diff browser, restart computer still not up. I only have one small site with 5 pages. When will this end?
Help please! I cannot go online from the editor in my computer. I can see and update my sites in the webpage, but not go online from my computer. It says that a software is preventing me from doing so. I would hate to loose my work
I feel like it has improved slightly for some folks. Some people who were able to edit but not publish, I was able to publish today for them. Unfortunately, the engineers have said there is no way to predict or influence the reconnection, but it will not be next December. I know you are probably more tired of hearing the same thing than I am saying it, but there is no way to give an exact date that you will begin to connect again. Hopefully it will be soon, and hopefully my next new update will bring better news for everyone.
I do understand venting and have allowed it pretty much, unless it became out of hand. We did start receiving some complaints about the semi related comments or arguments getting in the way of good information, so I am cleaning up all the topics I find, by merging them into the latest update. I am hoping this will help keep people informed better and reduce the confusion. Unfortunately, when merging, only the original post of the topic is displayed, so it may appear as though I have deleted a lot of posts, that is just how the program works. In reality, I have only removed a very few posts due to violations. It isn't something I like to do, but it is sometimes necessary.
I am willing to try, and it is also possible that while we do all this, your connection could resume, but the act of copying the site can't cause any trouble. I don't honestly know if it will work or not, but as I said, if you are desperate, then we can try. If it works, I can probably have you editing tomorrow, but I don't what you to expect it to work perfectly.
Unfortunately, the best expert opinion I can give you is maybe.
Hi Drew
I have been a customer since it was free for non-profits in 1998 and so far it has been a good ride. I don't have products for sale but do feel for those who have.
Has everyone gave a thought to just sitting back and giving it a rest.
Back in the early Internet Christmas days to increase sales it was always advisable to sell and promote your site on auction sites - I would think that is the norm today and might help a vendor's bottom line - if not it would take away the frustration of wanting to hit your computer with a hammer - lol
As we have read from all the latest tries, it either failed and some report loosing parts of their site (or pages) it has been hard to understand.
With the additional tax on the system, the binary is probably still clearing out the login attempts of 2-weeks ago - lol
Merry Christmas and hopes for a Successful On-line Adventure in 2015.
I unlocked it for you. I also sent a password reset to your account email. I have had one other today whose password seems to have been corrupted. They changed it and logged right in.
I can fall a bit behind, but I should get to everyone, so if you do want something, please feel free to ask.
Unfortunately that works only sometimes for a number of different reasons. I did manage to get the new one online in Sitebuilder, but there are some images that apparently did move for some reason. The site you should try to edit is penrosekennel1.homestead.com. I could try to copy it again, but I am not sure it will do better.
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All the people that visit my site have it saved by the way it has been for many years. How is this going to work?
They moved several pages, so does that mean they will all need to be moved back?
They moved these sites-
I use the penrosekennel.homestead.com to "point" to all the other sites.
i.e. Sundae has puppies, click here to go to their page
If we could get the main site renamed/moved, whatever you think needs to happen, I can work around the others until this is all settled I think.
I cannot begin to relay my appreciation in your help.
Also, yes, when done, we will have to move all sites back to your original account so that you don't get charged for 2 accounts.
Also some of the moved sites are not loading at all, looking blank.
Please rename the all the sites, which means taking the 1 off the end. Then I should be able to edit the ones that are critical right now.
does that make sense Drew?
The other site that were moved, added the 1 to the end. I have not linked anything to those moved sites yet, because I am just now able to add some updates.
I do link from the index page to other pages/sites, but I have not changed any of the links to show the "new" addresses with the 1 added
I tried to update one of the moved sites sundaespups.homestead.com and when it loaded it was blank.
The others that were moved are intact.
Ok, the sundaespups site didn't get moved, that's why it is blank. I have set it up to move and will take care of that and let you know. Are there any sites on the new account you are not able to edit besides sundaespups? If so, tell me which and I'll take a look.
So, you are ready for me to rename the penrosekennel now? I would just assume leave the others the same until you have saved and published them if you don't mind. Once you get one published then I can make the change. That way we can make sure each site and links work as desired before making the change to others. I don't expect any problems in the renaming, but trying to be cautious.
I have published the pippinspups.homestead.com and it is all good. I will wait until I publish the others and then let you know, so we (meaning you, lol) can rename them.
What an incredible resource you are! Thank goodness I found the community and was able to hook up with your knowledge! My stress lever has gone down considerably!!
Any luck renaming penrosekennel1 to penrosekennel?
Just checking in to see if you had any luck
Thanks Terri
There will be a lot of coal in people's stockings this year I can assure you.
I have read i don't know how many threads here in the forum today from site owners who have had at least partial success at getting into their sitebuilder. At the risk of sounding paranoid, i gotta ask: Am i the last holdout on still being locked out? I've had one window open for well over 2 hours at trying to login. It's frozen on the startup page of the login process....just spinning, and spinnin g, and spinning, and spinning ad infinitum (that's after the 0x41 error message came up and i cleared that off). All of you that have had some kind of success at getting in,,,i'll give you 50 cents to trade places with you! lol
Is it just me...or is the site builder EXTREAMELY slow? It crashes every 5 min. and I have to reboot the web page. At this rate it will take me a year to build my webpage. I have been on line for about 1 1/2 hours and have only uploaded 10 pictures...unbelievable.
When are we going to be able to use the desktop version again? It has been almost a month and if I have to continue using the online version I will be looking for a different service for the class website.
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Art & Nature
Here at Leighton, nature is our inspiration, our classroom, and our playground! We believe deeply in carrying on Barbara Leighton's dream to "unleash the artist in everyone."
Students are introduced to the foothills landscape while exploring the creative process through hands-on art projects, a nature / environmental study and a guided tour of the historic Leighton Residence (museum and art gallery). Located on 80 acres southwest of Calgary, the Leighton Art Centre offers a year-round Art and Nature Program to more than 7,000 school children from Calgary and area each year!
Q: Is there a minimum number of students that can attend the program?
A: We don't have a minimum number for attendance but we do have a minimum charge of 20 students for a single studio, 38 for 2 studios and 57 for 3 studios. This quota lets us cover basic operating and staff costs.
Q: Is there a maximum number of classes our school can bring to the Leighton?
A: Our historic studios are small in size and we have a maximum capacity of 86 students when all 3 studios are booked. All 3 studios are different in size. Please divide your group so that there is no group larger than 35 students.
Q: How many projects can we do in a day?
A: All field trips include one art project per studio. If you have extra time and would like to do a second project there is a small extra cost of $2.50 per student. Remember your day also includes the sketchbook session, the nature walk and the visit to the Leighton's Residence and Gallery.
Q: Will we have time for lunch?
A: Yes! Our itinerary allows for a 20 to 30-minute recess. Please remember to bring your packed lunches and pack all garbage back to school. Play time must be supervised by the teacher and/or volunteers accompanying the group.
Q: Why don't you do the Banner Project anymore?
A: The strong smell of melting crayons has become quite challenging when we do not have outdoor space to iron the banner project. If you are interested in including a second small activity in your day we do offer a scrimshaw carving activity that can be done in place of the banner project. If you would like this included in your day please indicate so in the additional notes and comments field at the end of the registration form.
Q: Should I bring payment with me?
A: An invoice will be sent back to school with you on the day of your visit. Your office can forward a cheque to the Leighton Art Centre.
Q: Is it free for adults to attend the field trip?
A: Yes, teachers and volunteers are free to attend. Volunteers who wish to create their own art projects while helping the children are asked to bring $5.00 cash to cover material cost. If the school wishes to cover this cost, just let your instructor know and we'll add it to the invoice. *Teachers may participate at no extra cost.
Thanks for booking with us! We look forward to your visit.
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The first trailer for the "The Tourist," spy-thriller-romcom starring Angelina Jolie and Johny Depp, is here, bringing with it flashbacks to one of this summer's flops.
Jolie stars as Elise, a sexy spy (of course), and Depp as Frank, an American tourist traveling Europe in an effort to get over a recent heartbreak. They meet on a train, whereupon she seduces him, but her motives are impure -- she's using him as a decoy, one she's chosen for his likeness to an internationally wanted criminal. It's "Knight and Day," but with a better cast.
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The day's top national and international news.
This is well-worn ground for Jolie, but what Depp's doing here is anyone's guess. As the trailer progresses his accent goes from Brando to English to pan-European and he's clearly taking none of the proceedings too seriously. Rounding out the cast are Paul Bettany, Rufus Sewell and Timothy Dalton.
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck made his name with his Oscar-winning 2006 drama "The Lives of Others," about a West Berlin Stasi agent who becomes involved in the lives of the writer he's been doing surveillance on.
We're pretty underwhelmed by the whole thing.
"The Tourist" opens Dec. 10.


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Last week we did a version of a Mid-Year State of the Industry Blog, but in it noted that its hard to do a State of Anything in a blog so we left out consumer demand. With this video clip from Bloomberg hitting the interwebs, I thought it might be worthwhile to debunk the above perspective.
In the 2013 SVB Annual Wine Report we predicted sales growth between 4% and 8% in the fine wine segment. One of the factors that we considered in the forecast was the expectation of a rough first part of the year as sequestration kicked in, pulling back the growth rate in demand. But we also believed the back half of the year would be better as we bottomed in the housing market and the consumer started loosening their purse strings.
It seems as though we were pretty close in the blue-print, but at this stage it appears sequestration didn't have the dire impact many in Washington predicted and in fact has improved the Debt to GDP ratio to the point where our Debt Rating was upgraded again to AAA. We have seen the bottom of the housing market and continue to see improvement in consumer and retail spending though it remains to be seen how we did predicting the back half of this year. That said, according to information provided from Wines & Vines in cooperation with IRI, off premise sales through July are up 7% for 12 months.
Moving to one more perspective, a compilation of data provided by Demeter Group shows continuing growth in overall US consumption, consistent with flat to declining hectares of production. That gap between what is planted and what is consumed is being met with imports. The 2012 harvest size at this point in the year has slowed down the continual march upward of the growth in market share for imported wines. That said, as of this writing and as mentioned last week, the harvest in the Southern Hemisphere appears good, and with the US Economy still seemingly recovering ahead of the rest of the world, one has to believe the dollar should strengthen against a basket of currencies thus favoring import growth.
Of course this is such a big topic and only a small top-of-mind commentary on where we sit today, but I don't want to lose my Blogger Credential that requires brevity in prose. Hopefully this is enough for you to agree with me the Bloomberg video above isn't properly representing the state of consumer demand in the US. Consumer demand for wine continues to rise by all measures and if our early year forecast proves out, should increase YOY through the end of 2013.


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Neferia Abel is a well-known Second Life designer. Her Ivalde store has been an important destination for lovers of retro, vintage and period designs for a long time. But Neferia has always done current fashion as well. Despite this, her success in the vintage areas has caused many to think of her and Ivalde as purely vintage fashions. In order to combat this misconception, several months ago, Neferia decided to release her new modern clothing lines under a new name, L'Abel. She is currently in the process of releasing her latest Autumn collection, several of which are presented below. The L'Abel line of clothes is chic and sophisticated with clean lines and figure-flattering silhouettes. This latest collection is wonderfully constructed with very detailed textures that are realistically highlighted.
Below are pictured five outfits from this collection. The first form the left is the Vivvike black glitter set. the high waisted knee-length skirt is made of a beautiful sequined fabric. The bodice is a shiny black satin with sulpted puff sleeves. The scuplted black satin scarf is included.
Next is the gorgeouos black and gold Mellie gold, a short cocltail dress with hem of the multi-tiered skirt above the knee. the texture is a nice organic brocade of golden leaves on black. the shoulder cuffs are sculpted prims and the black satin gloves are included.
In the middle is the all black Arja, which combines a ruched satin bodice with a delicate tafetta knee-length skirt. the collar and shoulder cuffs are luxurious fur and black satin gloves are included.


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I've tried that. So much fun to see random sectors becoming yours!superbob1998 wrote:Actually, I have done something like that.... (Back into the subject).... I have sent out an army of Rhinos that just shot everywhere and I looked at my map and I see sectors just becoming mine out of nowhere. It was funny, make a whole lot of Rhinos and make them all go after an enemy Spy Cam.
I is very funny, especially when they actually kill something. HA!
I once had a gang of 10 Rhinos just sitting at my base, constantly keeping the enemy Stoudson bomb trigger disabled which was about 6 sectors away.
"Oh, Stoudson activated itself again? Well, time to hit the Rhinos!"


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BATON ROUGE — Increased seatbelt use and cuts in impaired driving have helped reduce the number of people killed in crashes in Louisiana and across the nation, but state officials say less progress has been made in reducing speeding, another major factor in those deaths.
Lt. Col. John LeBlanc, executive director of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, says speeding is a factor in almost one-third of highway deaths. In Louisiana, aggressive driving — which includes speeding — is a factor in more than half of all fatal crashes.
According to a study by the Governors Highway Safety Association, traffic deaths linked to speeding increased by 7 percent during the recent multi-year period covered by the study.
LeBlanc says there's no way that shaving a few minutes by speeding is worth endangering a life.
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IN THE COMMENTS: Peter Hoh said:
With those feelers, it must be some sort of empathy beetle.
With those feelers, it must be some sort of empathy beetle.
Capture it using a small cup or galss. Slide a piece of paper between the bug and the window / screen. With hour hand safely protected on the paper, kick the screen door open and pop him/her outside.
There. All better?
He is not a bad bug. Just an ugly bug with a dusty antenna.
Why did I never get the feeling you were a wimp?
They save you from dusting behind the couch.
7 minute bug video?!! I fast-forwarded thinking to see a satisfactory and humane resolution.
Why didn't you just slide open the screen?
BTW has Meade made a showing since the bug appeared?........ooooweeeeeooooo
I think it's a Whitespotted Sawyer. It definitely doesn't look like a stink bug. By the way, that popping sound you heard when Made killed the bug was probably its exoskeleton cracking.
From 'Infinite Jest'
The dream is that you awaken from a deep sleep, wake up suddenly damp and panicked and are overwhelmed with the sudden feeling that there is a distillation of total evil in this dark strange room with you, that evils essence and center is right here, in this room, right now.
I better get my camera ;)
"Why didn't you just slide open the screen?"
I was making a movie.
@Lem LOL.
I was making a movie.
Thats exactly what Glenn Gould would have wanted.
I lifted it from your profile.
Come to think of it.
Glenn Gould would have been an amazing blogger.
Sorry, Althouse, you would not last ten seconds versus a genuine Floridian "palmetto bug".
FYI, for any given unknown insect, there's better than a 75% chance it's a beetle of some kind.
strangly, I couldn't avert my attention from this video. I really need to get a life.
Paco, this is why I like the winters in Wisconsin. They have a tendency to keep the number or size of those types of things away...
You're all woman Professor. Any man who has hiked the Appalachian Trail, or just been on boy scout campouts, would know that this bug is a harmless leaf walking type bug. When wasps or yellow jackets come around, then you can call for help. Nice narration.
Why do they try to make palmetto bugs sound all exotic and tropical? Cockroaches with armor, I say.
A woods cockroach?
Parcoblatta pennsylvanica
Why do they try to make palmetto bugs sound all exotic and tropical?
An acquaintance booked a hotel room in the Keys once. He and his new bride (both lifelong midwesterners) opened the door and found it already hosting a considerable party of cockroaches. Aghast, he went back to the desk to complain, only to be told, "Oh no sir, those aren't cockroaches. Those are palmetto bugs."
hi professor
nice to see an insect featured
in a movie even if it is a beetle
you know you can never trust
a beetle because they ll do whatever
looks like one of those outdoorsy
gardening type beetles who just
aren t used to civilized life indoors
and can t even keep his antennae clean
without lolling around in pine trees
and unlike me i d bet if you ignore him
he will go back to his garden a s a p
i won t make too strong a case for my own
outdoorsy southern cousins who are a
bit boorish and embarrasing you know
we up north won the civil war which
i m reminded of every time i scurry over
to nearby memorial hall here in cambridge
i m telling you my sort are much more
sophisticated for example i dine on
french cuisine when i find it behind
the stove even though it is a pain
but you can see the trouble i take
to appreciate the finer things in life
With those feelers, it must be some sort of empathy beetle.
Ha, Paco Wove. Certainly your friends happily filed back to their room, their concerns assauged.
Call it whatever you want, I can see that it's an armored cockroach. With my eyes. So, why try?
You know what if this bug film is a hoax?
The bug only pretended to be trapped.
That's the only way it makes any sense ;)
At least it's not one of those damnable stink bugs.
You can stomp on those Palmettos 5 or 6 times and they just keep running. The wife hated those things when we lived in FL.
It's not that woods cockroach, fls. The proportions are wrong and the shape at the base of the thorax is different.
Biggest feelers ever?
It's a Titusbug.
Last summer, my wife yelled at me to come kill a spider. Now, normally, she is a casual, cold-blooded murderer of objectionable insects, so I knew something was up..
It was a huge-ass wolf spider, as big as my stretched-out hand, as big as a tarantula. (though not as heavy).
I half jokingly said I was afraid to try and kill it and risk pissing it off.
And asked her if she might like to try feeding it a little hamburger, befriend it, make it sort of a house pet who could make short work of any other insect intruders...or any bats, birds, or field mice that strayed into the house. And could snuggle up with us on cold nights.....
She gave me a very clear answer.
So out came a big tupperware bowl. Trapped the critter. Then walked a good 200 yards with the Mrs to dump the arachnid I now had named "Wolfy" into a thicket.
To her relief, several days of my opening the door, whistling, and yelling "Wolfy! Come home! Come home, now!" failed to cause it's return..
Of course overseas, there are worse. I stomped a giant centipede once in a darkened tent in Kuwait under dim red light (war-time blackout - Gulf War) over a foot long. Then on picking it up, quite dead, found out it was actually a snake. A highly poisonous Asp snake, it turned out. (Kuwait liaison: "Oh, we have them. Yes. Burrowing asp. But do not worry. They are not that common! The centipedes that may look like them to you unfamiliar Europeans are far more numerous, but not nearly as poisonous.")
The scorpions were worse than the giant centipedes. (The centipedes were not aggressive. Scorpions were of an inclination to strike just as soon as not. And more plentiful than the centipedes, which actually were only out and about for about a week, then disappeared.) Never get into the bunk without shaking out sheets. Never put clothes and boots on without shaking them out. It took me months to get out of the habit of shaking stuff - shoes, boots, and sneakers in particular - once back Stateside..
Palmetto bugs - The Schwarzeneggers of the cockroach world.
Titus here, twittering from Iran.
Protests r hot.
Pulled 2 trains so far.
Wearing Green Jeans to show soliditary.
Lots of hot hog.
Gng to Salim's house 4 hog.
Stop The Killing.
Count my vote.
When I was little I remember a tradition in DR of singing "la cucaracha" at what was called "despedida de soltero" or batchelor party. (Nothing like what's devolved into btw)
La cucaracha, la cucaracha,
The cockroach, the cockroach,
ya no puede caminar
can't walk anymore
porque le falta, porque le falta
because it doesn't have, because it's lacking
somebody comes in singing the name of some generic household item as a wedding present.
Longicorn beetle. Silhouetted, can't tell species.
Following Titus' twittering is riveting stuff. But no dispatches since 1:57pm. Hope he is okay and all is well.
Here in Northern California we have a charming bug called a Jerusalem cricket. A friend who had only moved to California from the east coast months before, once called me in a panic. There was a huge, grotesque looking creature in her kitchen. Turned out to be a Jerusalem cricket. Evidently they aren't harmful to humans, just freaky-looking. And thankfully rather shy. The one in her house showed up only because there was some remodeling going on and it had been disturbed.
Maybe his antennae are messed-up by the digital TV conversion?
Though it would appear the remnant of another insect's sticky web is a component of the "dust bunny" plaguing that bug's antenna.
those are not empathy antennas
they are just the remains of
a bad beetle haircut
Longhorn beetle for sure. As with Oligonicella, the exact species needs a better picture to resolve.
Oh, and palmetto bugs aren't a big deal. Just give them names and treat them like pets and all is well.
They're not like the stinky German or brown roaches, scuttling around like representatives found with cash in the freezer. They're actually very laid back, slow to reproduce, and generally inoffensive, excepting of course that they're roaches.
My mom hated bugs too. She just sucked them up with the vacuum
When we lived in Columbia-Tusculum (been there yet?) we were in this weird micro-climate where we had all these southern bugs and lots of Lazarus lizzard. LOTS OF THEM. Anyway, we also had Southern Ohio's Biggest Bugs. In the basement (hand dug, in 1890) we had enormous "spickets." Never knew exactly what they were, but they looked like this cross between spiders and crickets. So we called them spickets.
A favorite big bug: the Dobson Fly.


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Two Shepherd's Bush stockings for two sweet little boys... and ready in time for Christmas! Stitched on 18 ct natural linen, using DMC perle cotton, and charm packs. I changed the charts slightly to make them the same, but different, as are these two little guys :-D
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Shepherd's Bush Christmas Stockings
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My last post talked about why we shouldn't overdo it on the party planning. But purchasing everything pre-assembled can get pricey, so here are a few cute things I did to save money & personalize it a little for my Munchkin. I was so busy having fun that I didn't meticulously take pictures of my handiwork, but I think that's a good thing (except when I'm trying to explain to other people what I did).
For starters, this is the party theme I bought. However, rather than buying everything to fit the theme, I saved money by only buying the swirly hanging decorations (see below), tablecloths, invitations, & dessert plates. For everything else–flatware, napkins, dinner plates, & even a couple extra tablecloths–I bought cheaper, solid-color items in the party's colors: light blue, purple, & hot pink. I also got balloons in those colors.
The Munchkin was insistent that the kids all wear party hats, so we got assorted solid-color ones at Party City that happened to match the theme colors really well, then decorated them with sea animal stickers together. She loved helping! In previous years I would've been too much of a perfectionist to let her help.
(In the interest of full disclosure, we learned rather quickly that paper hats tend to dissolve after several minutes atop wet heads. But they were fun & they stayed on for the cake, which is what The Munchkin wanted anyway.)
Now for my favorite part: the favor buckets. I bought these sandcastle buckets from Party City for 99 cents (my advice: sign up for their emails before you order; I started getting all sorts of discount offers after I'd placed my order!). They come in 8 different colors, so I'm sure they'd match your theme colors. Then I filled them with awesome cheap sea-life-themed favors from Oriental Trading Company. I hate the buckets that are full of useless crap, so I tried to choose things the kids would actually like to use. The Munchkin loves bubbles, stickers (those were from Party City & also delightfully cheap; we bought extra to decorate the hats with), & stampers, so we included those & a squirty fish thing, then a bag of Goldfish & just a few pieces of candy. To assemble them, we grouped like items together & formed an assembly line; it taught The Munchkin to follow patterns!
These buckets would be great for any ocean-type theme. They received lots of compliments, & they were simple & inexpensive!
Next, the thank-you notes that came with the party supplies were the fill-in-the-blank kind. Those are great for kids who are learning to write, but The Munchkin's still young enough that I'm doing the writing for her. So fill-in-the-blank would be kind of a copout. Instead, I bought blank notecards from Target (again, they come in lots of cute colors) & puffy stickers from Michael's (can you tell I like stickers?). The Munchkin & I decorated the cards in little sea life scenes. You could do this with any theme imaginable & it'd look great!
Last but not least, activities. One of the great perks of having the party at the splash park was I didn't have to coordinate activities. But with Tropical Storm Debby threatening, I came up with a couple last-minute things to keep the kids busy under the pavilion in case we had a momentary downpour. I printed an Ariel coloring page & a couple of sea animal coloring pages & had a bucket of crayons. Then we let the kids make jellyfish. To prep, just cut cheap white paper plates in half & have streamers & a stapler handy. The kids color their jellyfish, & then you tear off some streamers & staple them to the straight side. So easy!
So there you go! Hope this helps with the planning of any ocean-themed parties in the future. Just remember to listen to your own Munchkin rather than what the professionals on Pinterest think, & keep it simple: if you overdo it this year, you'll just have to try to outdo yourself next year!
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Managing social media requires a performance measurement approach that differs considerably from one used for traditional and other online media. Therefore, Peters et al. (2013) propose a theoretical framework and derive nine guidelines on how to design appropriate metrics. The article has been published as the third article in our special issue on "Social Media and Marketing" issued by the prestigious Journal of Interactive Marketing.
Peters et al. (2013) arrange their framework according to the classic Stimulus (Marketing Inputs) → Organism (Social Media) → Response (Marketing Outcome) paradigm. The organism, being at the core of the framework, captures four major elements of social media (motives of actors, content traveling along dyadic ties, network structure, social roles and interactions) that interact continuously, thereby altering and reinforcing each other – similar to a living organism. Understanding the relevant phenomena is essential for practitioner because a "perfect universal dashboard or social media metric" does not exist. Instead, every organization has to choose appropriate metrics that are aligned according to individual organizational goals, structures and choice of social media. However, the authors derive nine fundamental guidelines that companies should take into consideration when deciding on metrics in order to avoid frequently occurring pitfalls. In one guideline for example, the authors advise to shift from convergence to divergence, thereby allowing for adversary as a means to capture differentiation. Another guideline encourages companies to publish performance metrics so that users will be able to "play with them" and behave accordingly.
To see all guidelines, click here:
- Peters, Kay, Yubo Chen, Andreas M. Kaplan, Björn Ognibeni, Koen Pauwels (2013):
» "Social Media Metrics — A Framework and Guidelines for Managing Social Media",
Journal of Interactive Marketing – Special Issue Social Media, 27, 281-298.