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Jawatan Kosong Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan (KWP)
Jawatan Kosong KWP
About Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan (KWP)
Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan – KWP or Federal Territories Ministry of Malaysia are under the Malaysian government ministry responsible for overseeing the Federal Territory. The latest minister is Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.
The Ministry of Federal Territories was established in 1979 to perform the duties and functions specified in the Ministerial Functions Act 1969. At the time, the Ministry of Federal Territories also served as a planning and development co-ordinator for Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley area in line with the establishment of the Klang Valley Regional Planning Council and Klang Valley Regional Working Committee.
In 1981, the status of the MINISTRY OF FEDERAL TERRITORIES was downgraded to a division under the administration of the Prime Minister's Department (JPM), which operated as the Klang Valley Planning Unit. To meet the needs of the development strategies of the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Labuan, the Federal Territories Development and Klang Valley Planning Division was established in 1984 to implement the development policies of the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Labuan.
Following the Cabinet reshuffle on 27 Mac 2004, the Federal Territories Ministry was re-established to pay special attention to the development of the Federal Territories (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya) besides co-ordinating the Klang Valley Planning as specified in the Ministerial Functions Act 1969 (latest amendments).
During the tabling the 2010 Budget on 23 October 2009, the Honourable Prime Minister announced that the functions and responsibilities of the Federal Territories Ministry would be strengthened and expanded to eradicate urban poverty nationwide and to implement urban well-being programmes. Towards this end, the Federal Territories Ministry became officially known asthe MINISTRY OF FEDERAL TERRITORIES AND URBAN WELLBEING on 13 November 2009.
After five years the ministry uphold the function of urban wellbeing ,on 15th May 2013 our Honorable Prime Minister has announced the return of the function to Ministry of Housing and Local Authority. This ministry however back to its original ordinance whereas its specific focus was over the development of federal territories (Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan) besides the responsible to regulate the Klang Valley planning as mentioned in the Ministerial Function Act 169. This ministry now would been known as MINISTRY OF FEDERAL TERRITORIES.
Ministry Of Federal Territories
Level G-7, Block 2, Menara Seri Wilayah, Precinct 2,
Federal Government Administrative Centre,
62100 Putrajaya
Tel: 03-8889 7888 Fax: 03-88880375
Source: www.kwp.gov.my
Jawatan Kosong Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan :
Qualified Malaysian citizens invited to fill the vacancies at Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan as follows :
1. Pemandu Kenderaan R3
- Malaysia Citizen
- Age not less than 18 years in the advertising department closed chronicle;
- (i) Has Medium Low Graduation Rate (PMR) fully support the Kingdom;
- (ii) Having regard lesen D/E/E1/E2/F/G/H/I class guides issued by the Road Freight Title (JPJ) [except lesen percubaan guiding the entire period (P)];
- (iii) Berkebolehan guide, to control and menyenggara regarding motor vehicles covered by this perkhidmatan scheme;
- (iv) Berkebolehan speak, read and write in Bahasa Malaysia well.
2. Pembantu Am Pejabat N1
- Malaysia Citizen
- Not less than 18 years on the closing date of the position;
- educated at primary level government aided or equivalent qualifications recognized by the government;
- Able to speak, read and write in English with satisfactory
How to apply
All completed applications must be sent to the following address:
Ketua Setiausaha
Kementerian wilayah Persekutuan
Seksyen Pengurusan Sumber Manusia
Aras 3, Blok 2, Menara Seri Wilayah
Presint 2,
62100 Putrajaya.
(u.p. : Encik Latif Bin Ali)
Further information and how to apply, please follow :
Jawatan Kosong KWP Closing Date : 31 Oktober 2013


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Cessna Citation Latitude Program Flies Right Along
Cessna Aircraft's Citation Latitude prototype has logged more than 65 hours over some 30 flights since making its maiden jaunt on February 18, Chris Hearne, Textron Aviation senior v-p of business jets, told AIN yesterday here at ABACE 2014. The twinjet has already achieved its full performance envelope, reaching its maximum speed of 440 ktas/Mach 0.80 and altitude of 45,000 feet, and has recently completed ground vibration and flutter testing, he added.
"From an engineering perspective, I am very proud our team has designed an aircraft that is proceeding in a very predictable, reliable manner and displaying characteristics of a very mature system in its first few flights," said Michael Thacker, Cessna senior v-p of engineering. Upcoming tests for the Latitude will focus on low-speed performance.
Meanwhile, a second Latitude is being prepped for its first flight "in the coming weeks," according to Hearne. The first prototype has also been fully painted recently to ensure proper uninterrupted airflow for RVSM approval, he noted.
The twinjet fuses a new, larger fuselage with the wings, tail and systems of the Citation Sovereign+. With the new fuselage, the Latitude has the widest cabin of any Citation, and it is the only Cessna jet with a flat floor. It also features Garmin G5000 avionics, an electrically operated door and autothrottles.
Cessna expects FAA certification of the Latitude, which will fill a niche between the Citation XLS+ and Sovereign+, in the second quarter of 2015. The company launched the $14.9 million jet at the 2011 NBAA Convention.
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We learned last week that St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Allen Craig did not have a broken foot as originally thought, but on Thursday, the news wasn't great for a quick return to the lineup.
According to a published report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Craig will remain in a walking boot for another week, and thus, will be unable to return to the lineup for at least that long. Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak was quoted as saying that "everything is positive", but reports indicating that Craig is walking around St. Louis in a boot don't exactly indicate optimism.
This season, Craig has been absolutely tremendous. Over 563 plate appearances, he has a .315/.373/.457 slash line with 13 home runs and 97 RBIs. Although it could be debated for days and days whether hitting with runners in scoring position was a "skill", Craig has been dominant for years in that particular circumstance, including this season's 1.138 OPS (not a misprint) with RISP.
Fortunately for St. Louis, they can trot out a strong young prospect in Matt Adams at first base, but his promotion to a starting role hurts the bench, and this team is unequivocally better with Craig in uniform. It'll be critical for the Cards to see Craig get some at-bats before the playoffs, and we'll keep an eye on his status moving forward.


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We aren't going to be long-lined about this
Or the poetic equivalent of dramatic
And it's Tumblr that capitalizes the first letter
Of every line, I want to make that clear
It's the "holidays" (read: Christmas with respectful, deferential exceptions if you've got your own other thing
But it's Christmas that's ubiquitous and uquittably the baseline
Like grass or asphalt)
So what that means is you miss someone
Or you're with someone you would miss if you weren't
But if so then you are probably at
Each other's throats
Because that's the way it often so often works
(where "works" is in quotes implied because
it is dysfunctional as they come)
You might be better missing them
Give it a human break if you can
Because this is how expectations
Own us. Humans. Never shall it be
All that we might hope it.
Hope is perfect as no night can ever be
The exchange of money for
Goods is always handy. And never adequate.
This occurs to me on the road.
Families proximate
Love practically set aside for logistics in raising
Rituals enshrined in catalogs
To a most intimate group choreography
Just another night.
Best to
Make it a
Good one on its
Own not some
Commercial epic.
Mikl-em, 2012.12.24.
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Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott Settle Down in New Thousand Oaks Mansion (PHOTOS)
The 38-year-old mama and her 45-year-old hubby have leased a house that sits on an elevated 2.45 acre lot only accessible by two remote-controlled gates. The recently remodeled house boasts 6 bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms with a detached guesthouse. In terms of space, the property provides plenty of room for the large family, including a level that could be converted into a bowling alley, recording studio or -- seeing how Tori is currently expecting her fourth child in five years -- a jumbo playroom for the kids.
So how much this new pad costing the reality TV couple?
According to Real Estalker, Spelling and McDermott are leasing the home for $15,900 per month.
With neighbors like hockey legend Wayne Gretzy and singers Paul Anka and Tom Petty just a stone's throw away, it's not a bad price to pay to live among such distinguished last-minute babysitters, right?
Click through the gallery to check out interior shots of Tori's new digs.


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Trisha is a wanna be porn starlet that contacted Dirty D for a gloryhole initiation. This video is her right of passage into the porn industry. Trisha can now also be seen on Captain Stabbin. She proclaimed Im naughty little girl and I deserve a big load all over her face. She may be naughty but the strangers sure thought she was nice.
Knockout euro import, Eva Karera loves being used and exploited by as many cocks as possible. It's just that simple. She has zero inhibitions when showcasing her gigantic tits and juicy buns. Two minutes into it, and she's already in a full cock-sucking feeding frenzy. There ain't no wang this crazy, loose whore won't polish. Playing dueling dicks with Brad and Jack Vegas, Eva loves getting cock-spittle all over her melons. These studs even slap their bruisers on her face as she greedily jams balls, dicks and pricks in that lovely mouth of hers. What a sizzling hot cum-drinking bitch!
Yummy blondie believes that clothes tell everything about a person and in order to underline her wild nature she wears only red lingerie and fishnet stockings. Who knows if her lovers learn much about her character, as they are interested in her sex skills, but they get their portion of pleasures. Nasty hottie is ready to play all kinds of sexual games unrestricted and even to take a dick into her asshole.
Watch as glitz blends with the hunger for sexual exploration as Anna Nova and Lola explore each other's moist holes. That shaved slit easily handles a bit of hardcore pussy play before a thick red thing gets shoved all the way in there, to the last inch. But this seems to be just not filling enough for the crazy bitch! She demands more, so her partner has to work her way inside with her entire fist. Rubbing her clit like mad, the girl loves every second of being filled to the brim with a hot girl's fist who knows which inner buttons to press.
Dirty D brings sexy miss Mila to a filthy gloryhole in the back of an adult bookstore. Mila strips naked and finds a pervert peeping through the gloryhole. She tells him to put his cock through and she goes right to sucking his dick. Once he is good and hard Mila backs her pussy up onto his dick so he can fuck her through the gloryhole. Mila turns around so he can cum in her mouth. Mila takes the next guys dick into her cum crusted lips blowing him. Watch as Mila gives her pussy up to another pervert.
Husbands you have to be careful – if you aren't good to your wives they're going to end up on Hometown Smut. Take for example this beautiful redhead housewife named Alice. She's happily married most of the time, but her man is definitely not taking care of business in the bedroom department. He's too busy advancing his career and not satisfying her like he should so she's decided to do a scene for Hometown Smut – maybe then she'll be able to get the attention she deserves. Check out these photos of Alice enjoying herself. She has a smoking hot body that is hard to ignore. And it's really hard to ignore her when she starts to finger her tender pussy. You can tell that all she wants is some attention, some stud that will take care of all of her needs right now.
See lots more of Alice and more horny housewives at Hometown Smut. You won't believe what these wives and girlfriends do when their significant others aren't around. Things can get pretty wild!


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2012 predictions this is a scary video u must hear this
- Harlekin
- uploaded: Nov 29, 2011
- Hits: 660
in this video tireo talks about what God showed him whats going to happen in 2012 this is a must see video more people is gonna die and u must get jesus in your life and hear this
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Ayahuasquero December 4, 2011 4:19:47 PM CET
There's something about the bling bling, the turned-around baseball cap and the grills that hurts this doofus's credibility. Maybe the Lord should have given him some lessons in public speaking and grammar.I can't believe there are people dumb enough to listen to this nitwit's blathering meanderings. What a complete maroon.
Rkizl November 30, 2011 8:22:01 AM CET
regardless of background, culture, expression or slang the message is real
Rodstar November 30, 2011 6:48:54 AM CET
hey yo momma watchu been smokin in yar crack pipe nd all I want sum too! Watchoo u dooin talkin all bout da end of the world. Get a new crack pipe is all I am sayin cause if you dont god gonna send you to hell real soon. I've see it. C now cumon now I can babble dis horseshit and hope that my grills get noticed too! All u got goin for ya is that you look kind of cute, dats all. But being cute anint gonna getchya to heaven. Cumon now. 2012 dats a old story and u ridein jesus as if he causeing earthquakes nd all on a sunny day. Get out and socialise a little is all I am saying....
Garciaface November 30, 2011 5:25:59 AM CET
Nelson2000 November 30, 2011 1:58:04 AM CET
Terrible.This video goes directly to Fatima's 3rd secret.
Odd357 November 29, 2011 10:00:25 PM CET
Smigg November 29, 2011 5:50:29 PM CET
Well said!
Almgarza November 29, 2011 5:39:07 PM CET
Look, Its cool you put this video to try and save some people.You might feel that what Im going to say is negitive or coming from Sr.Down Bellow.But, what people dont understand is GOD is not going to help you if YOU dont help yourself.Praying is all good but the bible also speaks that in the END times people will believe GOD is not hearing there prayers. The BIG mis-understanding is our curse and blessing is Freedom of choice. People will die because of there choices. Everyone has a choice. You speak of something that mostly everyone knows. Ofcourse everyone knows we are going to die but its how we are going to DIE. are you going to die running or Die standing? Are you going to die a slave or free? why worry about what or how your going to die? Look ,I believe in GOD and nothing but GOD. HOLD UP!!!! Im listening to what your saying and you said to pray and turn to JESUS, why? you just said why prepair for an earthquak.Then why are you prepairing to DIE? who cares about celebreties dieing? who cares about all that? You should go back and listen to yourself. Im sure GOD will Judge you on your deeds and character. You just said you dont know when an earthquak is going to happen but you said GOD told you that 2012 is the end. Come on man, you say people are wrong in what they predict but you say you are right cause you believe that GOD told you? You need to research about were and how the BIBLE came to be. Knowledge is power. again,I believe in GOD and nothing but GOD. If you want to go by the Bible, Jesus said HE was not GOD.He said GOD is in me and I am in GOD. ITs BELIEFE in someone greater than all. Im just saying go back and redo your video and think about what your saying, something bad might happen to you or your family. God gave you choice to be free not to be scared. Choice to decide. Choice to live. Choice to be good or loving. Choice to be bad or evil. We can not learn if we dont experiance emotions of Love, Hate, good,bad,happy,sad,Fear or courage and so on.Thats why good and evil exists. Cause its your choice. Your choice alone. Sorry for babbling off topic.
Smigg November 29, 2011 5:23:13 PM CET
same as this year, nothing new...utter bollocks !!!!!!!!
Capsule001 November 29, 2011 5:01:33 PM CET
Earthquakes, hurricanes and tornados do not target bad people, all types of people die in global disasters. I generally think that there are much more good people on the earth than there is bad. Just ask yourself about the people that you know personally in your life, i bet you know much more good people than bad.


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:D gotta love Glee!!!!
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I made this. (:
The photo was already on the internet, and same with quote, but I brought them together, added lots of effects, and ta-da!
See? Harry Potter is better. :D
epic win, harry potter is better! :D
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Directed by: Christopher Mcquarrie
Why watch: Imagine Tom Cruise in Taken...
The low-down: A military cop-turned-vigilante drifter (Cruise) investigates a series of sniper massacre.
The buzz: Is it a coincidence that a teaser for Cruise's new flick is launched amid the brouhaha surrounding his marital woes? Hmmm… that's a little something for conspiracy theorists to mull over. Meanwhile, based on what we've seen so far, the movie shows off Cruise's titular anti-hero in bad-ass mode, beating up a bunch of thugs with extreme ease and brutal efficiency. Clearly, Reacher has less in common with Mission Impossible's Ethan Hunt than Liam Neeson's retired CIA agent in Taken — a lone wolf who doesn't play well with others. "Tom often plays characters who are under extreme pressure," notes director Christopher McQuarrie (Valkyrie). "But [here] he plays someone who does not experience pressure." Especially when he's forced to dispense his brand of my-fist-to-your-face justice. "Reacher pulls absolutely no punches," McQuarrie adds. "He is absolutely ruthless and devastating." And if the audience buys Cruise as a one-man army, then there's more where it came from: The movie is based on the best-selling novel One Shot by Lee Child — and the Brit has written 16 (soon to be 17) Jack Reacher books.
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Danny Gokey is on a whirlwind promotion tour to boost his new country album "My Best Days."
Digital advance sales have been very strong in metro Atlanta so Best Buy at Mall of Georgia in Buford got Gokey on opening day of the album.
Unfortunately, the weather was dicey and it clearly affected attendance. Maybe 100 people were there. I'm sure it would have been double under normal circumstances. The good news for me is traffic up I-85 was actually not bad and it took me only about 50 minutes from downtown. Bill Celler, former mid-day host and now on-line editor for Kicks 101.5, was there to chronicle the event and introduce Gokey.
Gokey sang a six-song set, including his most popular "Idol" song "What Hurts the Most" and his top 40 country hit "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me." He looked a little tired, wearing a bit of scruff and his signature glasses. But he was in good spirits, joking with the crowd about buying 100 copies and promising to kiss babies galore.
You'll be able to check him out Thursday on the "Idol" results show.
Below is video of him singing "My Best Days."
March 3rd, 2010
10:00 am
Thanks Rodney, Danny is a good guy. However his keyboardist appears to be having a little too much fun
March 3rd, 2010
10:01 am
I was thinking the keyboardist looks like the villian in Terminator 2.
March 3rd, 2010
10:03 am
Just watched the video.
Boy…. they sure do amazing work in recording studios, don't they?
March 3rd, 2010
10:23 am
Wait… A guy sang along loudly? Hmmm
Hopefully after his appearance on Idol (this week?) he will be playing some bigger gigs.
March 3rd, 2010
10:38 am
Here's hoping Danny has a lot of success. I happen to think he sounded pretty good live in that video. I can see bigger gigs in his future.
March 3rd, 2010
10:52 am
I didn't evn get to the part where the guy started singly loudly.
March 3rd, 2010
10:55 am
I was there last night and I agree, Rodney, he looked tired. They've got him criss-crossing the country the last few weeks and its got to wear you out eventually. He told me they had a 4:45am leave time this morning to fly to CA – ouch! In spite of that, he sang well and was super friendly to everyone – stayed late until everyone had gotten their autographs and pics. I'm hoping he has lots of success….
March 3rd, 2010
10:58 am
Danny you sound great!- Keep on!
March 3rd, 2010
11:21 am
Good news on Elliot Yamin for those who have been wondering. For those who don't know, Elliot was performing in Chile at a festival when the Earthquake hit, he is a type-1 diabetic and had only brought a few days worth of supplies with him. As a result he was in danger of running out of insulin.
his is from ABC news this morning:
"Yamin said he has been able to get a six-day restock for his insulin pump through the U.S. Embassy and the manufacturer of the pump that he hopes will last him until he is able to get a flight."
March 3rd, 2010
11:46 am
Just a bit of trivia – the villian from Term 2 (the "liquid mercury" one) is from Atlanta. Also appeared on X-Files replacing Muldar (yeah, right!) when David D left.
March 3rd, 2010
11:58 am
Dierdre, on the previous thread, I forgot to tell you how sorry I am about your neighbor's passing. My condolences to her family and friends.
March 3rd, 2010
11:59 am
and now he is playing keyboards for Danny Gokey.
March 3rd, 2010
12:15 pm
Deirdre, I'd like to add my condolences… "never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee" – John Donne
March 3rd, 2010
12:50 pm
I saw Danny do two songs on Fox 5 yesterday morning and they were great tunes that were performed well. He has a really good band. I wish him all the best and think he will do just fine in the music biz.
March 3rd, 2010
1:16 pm
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March 3rd, 2010
1:59 pm
Sam, that would be Robert Patrick, T-1000 from "Terminator 2: Judgement Day". He got the 1992 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain.
March 3rd, 2010
2:23 pm
He'll get the 2010 MTV award for best keyboardist. (Good call Rickster)
March 3rd, 2010
2:30 pm
Deirdre, sorry for the loss of your friend, happy that she is no longer suffering.
March 3rd, 2010
2:37 pm
D, really sorry for you loss as well.
Did y'all here the latest on Crystal? Seems she's a maybe as far as singing tonight. There's rumblings that she might be DQ'd or they might show rehearsal footage and have people vote on that….
Sidenote: I did not remember that Cook also had some serious health issues during the show. Wow. Yes, he is quickly turning into my fave Idol guy.
March 3rd, 2010
3:47 pm
there is still major concern that Crystal Bowersox will not be able to perform tonight. If she can't, they will have to disqualify her.
March 3rd, 2010
3:52 pm
The following is a video from Joe's Place of Ryan interviewing Ken Warrick about Crystal. Although he does not go into details, he makes it pretty clear that there is a serious proble:
March 3rd, 2010
3:56 pm
So, if Bowersox is disqualified, that means only one girl gets kicked out tomorrow?
March 3rd, 2010
3:58 pm
Yes, Mercedes, if Crystal is DQ'd then only one girl will be eliminated.
Rumors are flying on the forums about Crystal O.D.ing If that was the case, I'm pretty sure that she would already be disqualified.
March 3rd, 2010
4:22 pm
I can't see how this isn't covered in the paperwork they all sign. You can't tell me they never considered a scenario where someone would be to ill to perform. Remember this is a televised contest so the rules from the whole "quiz show" scandal apply. Esentially no cheating/ making up rules as you go.
March 3rd, 2010
4:23 pm
Did anyone catch Adam and his "Sleepwalker" on Leno last night? I had recorded it; fast-forwarded new stand-up comedian Sarah Palin and long interview with The Flying Tomato… and got about 30 seconds of Adam before the machine cut him off! Boy looked good in purple eyeshadow and blue crystal glue-ons.
March 3rd, 2010
4:55 pm
D, had not heard those rumors…and I agree. Terrible that they would speculate in that way. Ah, the internet, where anonymity and stupidity can go hand in hand.
Mercedes, I don't watch Leno. He's not really funny (to me) and I won't endorse his "new" show. Team Conan! Sorry, just had to say it. But I'm glad Adam was just being Adam.
March 3rd, 2010
4:56 pm
Mercedes, I'm not anti-Adam, but please do not tell me what "blue crystal glue-ons" are… I don't want to know.
March 3rd, 2010
4:59 pm
I'm just going to wait until tonight at 5 to find out what is going on with Crystal. . Someone make a post for me, I don't want to hog a coveritlive slot.
March 3rd, 2010
4:59 pm
Hope everyone has a great evening. Enjoy the show. I'm honest-to-goodness thinking about not watching tonight. I'll DVR it… and then maybe look at it another time. But there's nobody on the show that I really care to watch.
March 3rd, 2010
5:13 pm
the producers are meeting right now re Crystal which tells me that she probably cannot sing tonight.
March 3rd, 2010
5:15 pm
This year is not as good as past season's and it is hard to believe that out of millions of auditions, these are the best?
March 3rd, 2010
5:17 pm
c&cfan – did I say I watched Leno? NO!
JT – the blue crystals were glued on top of the purple eyeshadow. Thought you needed to know.
March 3rd, 2010
5:18 pm
Today's my last chance to see the Oscar-nominated shorts… so I'll have to watch Girl Idols later.
March 3rd, 2010
5:20 pm
I take it that you really like Adam Lambert
March 3rd, 2010
5:24 pm
From what I've heard every year is not as good as the prior years. Am I the only one that thinks we've been hearing that since Season 2?
Thanks Mercedes, I was thinking they might be something else.
I am starting to think that I'm the only one that likes the judging this year. The voice in my head that is still raging against four judges has even quieted a bit. I'm sure he'll turn it up once we are to the top 5 show.
March 3rd, 2010
5:31 pm
You're not alone, JT. I think the judges are a nice mix. The everyday fan represented by Ellen, the former performer, Randy, the song writer, Kara and the brutally honest guy, Simon. They are keeping their critiques short and mostly interesting. It isn't nearly as bad as I expected especially since Kara is actually saying something this year.
And yes…EVERY year isn't as good as the previous years.
March 3rd, 2010
5:41 pm
I dont think this is a very good year, however I do like the judges panel. I think Ellen adds something very genuine to it.
March 3rd, 2010
5:48 pm
BigBam, I'm with you. The year is not great so far, but there is still hope. I wasn't sure about Ellen, I was ready to bash her. However, she has been nice yet honest, especially last night. I don't mind someone saying "I like you as a person, but you can't sing."
I think I used up my quota of "am I the only one…" statements for the year.
March 3rd, 2010
5:52 pm
We are on the same page. I just knew Ellen was gonna make me bash her too, however she does have a way of saying you suck in such a respectful manner. Lol But I guess I missed what happened. I see earlier they were talking about Chrystal. What is her deal?
March 3rd, 2010
6:06 pm
"I like you as a person, but you can't sing."
I'd prefer them to simplify the judging process. "You can't sing" are the only words necessary in that sentence.
March 3rd, 2010
7:01 pm
Danny will do good…he has a great voice. Too bad he wasn't on this seasons American Idol…he would be the winner! This season not doing a whole lot for me. I haven't seen anybody worth listening to…
March 3rd, 2010
7:15 pm
It's too bad that Danny wasn't on last seasons American Idol. If you could pair his looks and voice with a great backstory he'd win for sure. Or so I was told… last year.
March 3rd, 2010
9:11 pm
What a geek–
March 3rd, 2010
9:58 pm
Saw Danny at a very similar event in northern Virginia Monday night. He sounded great, did six songs for a crowd I'd guess was easily 200 people. Seemed to be quite a number of folks interested to hear him and pick up a copy of his CD. I didn't stay for the autograph session as I had a fair drive to get back home, but he is working hard to be signing for that many people after a full day of tv and other performances.
March 3rd, 2010
11:20 pm
Too bad the weather was bad yesterday in Atlanta. Danny rocked the WKSJ radio station when he visited Mobile in January. He sounded just like he does on his CD. He has an incredible voice. One of my favorite songs is I Will Not Say Goodbye. I am looking forward to seeing him in concert real soon.
March 4th, 2010
4:38 pm
Danny's voice sounded great, the surrounding acoustics in the Best Buy could of made it tough, It is not a sound studio that is a given and a lame opinion……. Danny did a good job, is he tired sure but he loves doing this to meet as many people as he can, especially those who truly support him. The radio tour has been a huge success like it or not. RCA has him on a run but he loves it. Hope he comes back to Omaha soon we loved him here, any time Danny. S/Omaha Danny knows who this it…….
March 4th, 2010
6:23 pm
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7:58 pm
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A few years ago, Beyi thought living at altitude might give Deba a competitive edge, so the pair moved to the training hotspot of Albuquerque, New Mexico…for a few weeks.
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2. Russell Brand is set to star in a remake of Drop Dead Fred (1991). The original film "starred Phoebe Cates as a wallflower who loses her job and husband during the course of a lunch hour. Forced to live back home, she's reunited with her childhood imaginary friend (Brit actor Rik Mayall), who promises to help but causes more havoc." -- Hollywood Reporter
3. Leah Meyerhoff is writing and directing Unicorns, an "indie drama" about "an awkward teenage girl who escapes to a fantasy world when her first romantic relationship turns increasingly abusive." For the moment, I am assuming, based on this synopsis, that the "fantasy world" in question exists only in the character's head and has no objective Narnia-like reality. -- Hollywood Reporter


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Wolski, a member of the university's baseball program, will join the show between 10:00-11:00 a.m. A native of Hamilton, NJ, he was an All-BIG EAST selection in 2001, but missed the 2002 season with a back injury. He was also a member of the 1992 Nottingham Little League All-Star team that advanced to the Little League World Series.
El Bialy is in his third year as a starter with the Rutgers University men's soccer team and will join the show from 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. He earned All-BIG EAST and All-America honors last season while leading the team to the third round of the NCAA Tournament and a final ranking of ninth in the country. A native of Cairo, Egypt, El Bialy is a practicing Muslim and has been in the United States since the fall of 2000.
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I did this prayer-journaling thing the other day. Miri was still asleep. Ian was at work. My heart was quiet, my laptop was humming softly, and the morning air was filled with the scent of creamy, steamy coffee. I was settled on our couch, in our new apartment in Saint Paul, MN.
In the sleepy dawn of that morning, I poured out my thoughts to God and did my best to listen. One phrase still stands out. Here's part of what I believe the Lord said: I want to see your smile, filled with freedom, unguarded. You're my daughter. I made you to be free.
The pain has been so fresh for so long. In Georgia, reminders lined every street, every park, every… everything.
But things are new here. And I'm being brave here. I even went to a playgroup. Like, kids running around, squealing and crying and moms singing nursery rhymes and passing out goldfish kind of playgroup. It was hard at first, I'm not going to lie. Miriam is still my world, but I've kind of checked out of the traditional "Mommy" activities since Henry passed. So it was a little jarring… but it was also kind-of amazing. Several in this group had heard my testimony. They knew my Henry. Their arms were open. Their smiles were so free, so unguarded, like mine used to be.
I haven't blogged much since September. But that's not because I've run out of words. I've been crafting and drafting, editing and analyzing all kinds of words in the last nine months. They've been poured into a manuscript that's now 75% complete.
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Blizzard v WoW Glider: Interesting, no?
The EFF's Fred von Lohmann just sent round a note on an email list about the summary judgment briefs in the WoW Glider case. I've mirrored the briefs here and here for those who are interested, and below the fold I'm gonna engage in rampant copyright infringement by reposting all of Fred's message. He sums it up too well to bother trying to explain any better, and I'm sure that he'll forgive the infringement...
Fred says:
Glider lets WoW players play on "autopilot" in order to maximize in- game experience and loot. Blizzard has not been able to successfully stop players from using it, despite the deployment of technical countermeasures (i.e., "Warden").
Blizzard is arguing direct copyright infringement by WoW players who
use Glider (because they breach the EULA term that says "no bots!" and
copy the WoW software into RAM), and secondary liability for MDY, the
maker of Glider. Blizzard's argument is built expressly on the MAI v.
Peak's "RAM copies" doctrine, plus the argument that any contractual
breach of a EULA term creates an infringement claim, at least where
the license grant is expressly conditioned on compliance with the
contractual restriction (apparently the WoW license grant is
contingent on compliance with **all** the terms of the EULA, a typical
drafting approach in modern EULAs).
Blizzard also argues 1201 liability, on the view that Glider evades
Warden. There is an interesting question here as to what copyrighted
work Warden restricts access to -- Warden blocks access to Blizzard's
WoW **servers**, not the client-side game software itself. Blizzard
seems to argue that certain client-side game assets -- i.e., graphics
-- are rendered inaccessible when Warden blocks an account for
cheating. But it's fair to say that this is not the typical
"encryption" or "password" 1201 terrain.
Finally, Blizzard argues tortious interference with the EULA, premised
on the same EULA whose breach is supposedly also a copyright
Interesting, no?
Fred von Lohmann
Senior Intellectual Property Attorney
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Comments on Blizzard v WoW Glider: Interesting, no?:
I know it may strike many as the most boring point, but the question of whether you can condition the copyright license grant on the entire EULA and thus make any breach of contract = infringement strikes me as the most interesting issue in need of resolution here. I think a clear line between breach of contract and infringement would do a world of good. The question of what an access control is is also interesting, but courts often find the technological issues impenetrable.
Posted Mar 23, 2008 5:59:40 PM | link
FYI - Excerpts, full docs, a bit of analysis, and an expert witness report from Dr. Castronova supporting Blizzard (from the exhibits to these motions, which I'll get posted in their entirety eventually) are available at VB.
Posted Mar 24, 2008 1:48:34 AM | link
If this doesn't settle (and it doesn't seem like it will), I'm sure we'll have a very interesting opinion to analyze.
Posted Mar 24, 2008 7:58:41 AM | link
Sad to see Blizzard suing to monetize addiction.
In the past couple of months I've ran into two couples who have had marital difficulties because of WoW addiction. One is getting a divorce, the other quit at about level 45.
The latter I think is what is supposed to happen, but doesn't, because of addiction. And that's what Blizzard is suing for here, the monetization of that addiction.
No matter what happens, nothing will change in Azeroth. People can whine about inflation or deflation or whatever but wether people are botting or just playing 20 hours a day, nothing will change.
I did enjoy the leetspeak testimony from the WoW addicts. Stop Glider!!!1 The mirror is too gruesome for us to look at!
Posted Mar 24, 2008 10:03:33 AM | link
I am somewhat puzzled by the assumptions in Castronova's damage estimates. He argues that a player who might have taken eight months to reach maximum level can do so in a single month using a bot, denying Blizzard the subscription revenue for the "missing" seven months. Blizzard goes on to multiply seven month's subscription fees (at $15 a month, which not all customers pay) by the total sales of WoWGlider and claims the resulting $10 million and change as ACTUAL lost subscription revenue.
The underlying assumptions are:
1. That a player desperate enough to escape the grind that they PAY a third party for software that could get them banned would have happily continued to pay to play unassisted for an additional seven months. (There are secondary flawed assumptions here - that the botter would have advanced at the "average" rate during that time when the cited number is 20 times higher than the current record time for speed leveling, and that the bot AI is good enough to advance at the same rate as a human - which, as I understand it anecdotally, it isn't.)
2. That advancement at a rate faster than the developer intended is cause for a court to award monetary damages.
I just don't believe that the former assumption is accurate, or that the latter is, well, a good idea. I fully agree that botting causes real damages, both in terms of enforcement costs and (hard to quantify) lost revenue from dissatisfied customers. The enforcement costs, and the inducement to breach the TOS by running a third party program, are more than sufficient to wipe WoWGlider off the map. Saying that anyone who advances faster than the mean is causing the company damage is a Pandora's Box that we would all be better off not opening.
Posted Mar 24, 2008 6:28:06 PM | link
I think Blizzard is trying to make sure the playing field is level for all their players. I am just going to ignore the addiction stuff you said because not only do I not believe any video game leads to addiction WoW has parental controls to help limit playtime.
I honestly think that Blizzard could care less about the money "lost". Long before WoW Blizzard was hard as nails on cheaters in StarCraft and WarCraft III and Diablo II. This is just par for the course with them.
I secretly hope this goes to court because I am interested in what a ruling either way would do for future "botting" in other virtual worlds.
Posted Mar 24, 2008 9:55:11 PM | link
Who thinks to use parental controls on themselves though? Most people playing the game are 18+ (they just act like they are 12 to catch up on a lost social childhood - I kid =P). You think an 18 yo is going to set up parental controls? Last thing he wants to think about at that age is his parents and their control. There is a strong level of personal responsibility that needs to be refound, but there is something inherent about MMOs that draw people back, even after they have done everything the game has to offer. By, I don't want to hijack these comments, so I'll stop there.
I don't blame Blizzard for going after the company making the product if they can't find the people using it. But the damages they are suing for are crazy. These potentially lost revenue claims only work if the person was going to actually purchase the item in the first place. In this case, if someone was so turned off by a game they resorted to cheating, do you think they would stick around and shell out 15 dollars a month to be pissed off at a game? Whoever the psychologist/economist is that can show how this is a flawed argument, I think you will have several expert witness cases lined up for you.
Posted Mar 25, 2008 10:44:51 AM | link
For the sake of derailment I will just say I agree with you on both counts: 1. They won't set it on themselves and 2. WoW does a great job teaching people time management and personal responsibility when they tango with the Azerothian Beast and lose.
Also what makes you think it is people turned off by the game that are cheating? I would be willing to bet the majority is power players looking for an advantage. They would be tech savvy enough to be confident using it and I do not know how many borderline cancelers even know what WoW glider is much less how it used.
Posted Mar 25, 2008 1:44:31 PM | link
It sort of cracks me up the lengths the parties are going to cheat/counter cheaters in a game.
Ok, I see the money in it for MDY ... large numbers of people paying a small amount make it worth while for a skilled programmer to get into a technical arms race against a large company... but I still find it funny.
So much of the cheating, gold farming, RMT etc that Blizzard cracks down on really stem from game design. Clearly there is a good size block of customers who want to play their product but find elements of it dissatisfying enough to pay extra money to: start the game at different points(leveling), to avoid certain parts of play that they don't enjoy (farming for materials or repair/enchantments gold).
Blizzard has a group of customers who don't want to play large parts of their game but are happy to pay even more than others to play the rest.
Instead of taking the extra revenue themselves, Blizzard hounds these customers out, spends significant money in employee time and effort programming, moderating, and suing offenders and creates semi criminal markets that create sets of problems (corruption of cusp players, exploitation of foreign workers, incentives for key logging and account stealing) not dissimilar to the problems stemming from prohibition of alcohol.
While I understand that achievement is a goal for a great many players I make the distinction between achievement coming from the process of accomplishment (fun) and the esteem or lack thereof of comparing your items to others. To boot getting items in WoW is far more a matter of time invested rather than skill (although skill can reduce the time spent) so what people are really getting is esteem from having played more.
While trying to stay away from the larger addiction issue, I do think there is something a bit dysfunctional about fostering pride from relative exclusivity of items possessed that took large and tedious time commitments. It almost admits that game design has people spending large amounts(tens even hundred of hours) of "play" not because they are enjoying the manipulation of their avatars, spells, efforts but out of some compulsive overlay of relative possessions (or obligation to groups to have those) and serves to maximize the values of sunk cost ties to the game.
The economic distortions are small portion of the game and addressable in many ways...a bit of a red herring as is the actual role that advantage resources give as the expectation is that people competing will have top equipment and know they wont' be competitive until they grind to get it.
Blizzard can't come out and say that many players will feel less self esteem and thus have less interest in playing the game at all if someone else buys what they spent 500 to 1000 hours of often tedius time to get.
Posted Mar 25, 2008 4:20:23 PM | link
Anyone else find it interesting that Blizzard's claim of lost revenue relies on a presumption about how long it takes a player to have fun from using their product?
Blizzard: This will be easier if you charge $150 for the CD, give me and my three friends thirty-seven AI guild-mates who pot up and don't bitch, then just let us fight Onyxia right away. Think about it.
Posted Mar 26, 2008 1:07:58 AM | link
@Bret: Yes. It's kinda like suing someone over making sports-equipment that doesn't meet the requirements for a competition.
Should the police be allowed to sue makers of radar-sensing devices for all the fines they don't get to collect?
Posted Mar 26, 2008 8:19:18 AM | link
@Ola -- hmm.
Posted Mar 26, 2008 12:12:47 PM | link
Very interesting read from Adam Martin one of NCsoft Developers:
Nice to see an actual developer of an MMORPG discuss.
Posted Mar 26, 2008 3:16:22 PM | link
The $10.5 million in lost revenue claim is extremely laughable, indeed I'd speculate it's loaded in as a shock tactic joke to try to up the potential damages claimed.
The entire idea surrounds 7 months of lost revenue. But it's completely unknown whether a player, if they'd started playing WoW normally, would have quit when he realised that he had an 8 month mountain to climb. (which btw, is rather weird in itself, I recently leveled a 70 in 6 days played i.e. 144 hours, they claim 480 hours for a 70 character so even that figure is open to interpretation and debate, the current "record" standing at 28 hours till 70)
Indeed, there could be a strong arguement (hey, I know saying this is like throwing a live hand grenade into the discussion, but what the hell..) that WoWglider might actually extend the life cycle of playtime for those players as they might have quit otherwise (yes a subjective arguement, but just as subjective as Blizzards contention regarding the $10.5 million)
Posted Mar 27, 2008 8:48:54 AM | link
At least the analysis admits the truth of deflation. However, that deflation is not necessarily malign. The prices of random drop goods that can not be easily obtained with botting are astronimic and way out of grasp of any casual player. Because those prices are so high due to a crimped supply those goods are soulbound to prevent RMT.
Bots do not cause a change in direct faucets versus sinks, that is gold that is directly procured rather than by selling random drop items on the AH. In other words, ~1 gold per mob to buy a 50 gold mount takes 50 mobs no matter what other players do. Additionally, there is a slew of cheap goods provided by these stone golems such that the value of that static direct faucet is increased and the time decreased for the casual players. If you are in the market to buy an Essence of Water, you appreciate that there is a golem there to fetch it for you on the cheap. Especially if there are no real players willing to do it, forcing you to do it yourself and spend your time against the defective RNG.
I do not think responding to the hard core complaining their labor is valued at only $.017 because of Glider is an appropriate use of the legal system. Their labor is not supposed to be measured in USD, period.
If these complaints were legitimate the response to limit the economic benefit to 15 hours a week would not be met with so much derision about nanny states, because the complainer would never go over 15 hours anyway.
Honestly, there should be more support costs involved to provide these people with some emotional support.
If there was an accord that bots had to actually look like stone golems and would have to stop when players with relevant quests arrived in a zone, people would build their own bots to defeat the legit bots and the GMs would have to kick the puritans (i.e. slave traders).
The Orange Catholic Bible has a spirit as well as a letter.
Posted Mar 27, 2008 2:37:35 PM | link
I'd also like to add that revenue brought to Blizzard from Glider is high. As a Glider user myself, I'm in the know about how much "gliders" spend to feed their urge to get ahead. While a large portion of players pick up glider (and then glider elite) to advance their characters through the grind, others are simply buying more and more copies of the game/expansion/monthly fee to not only level their characters to sell, but to level them for the only purpose of gold selling. Blizzard bans these accounts almost all of the time, and their methods of banning are simply by player reports (Because glider is, as far as we know, undetectable.) and the possible detection of an unskilled glider.
Blizzard potentially makes more money banning these accounts than the negative impact that's taking place to "price inflation". Buying the game, the expansion, and if we sell the account, the transfer fee/renaming fee nets blizzard approx $75-100 every account. Without Glider, these accounts would not exist, and they would be losing money.
That's all I came to say!
Posted Mar 30, 2008 8:47:47 PM | link
I just started using glider.. thanks to Blizz.. I know it must work.. I am levelling my GFs toon.. so we can Arena together. She quit at 60, and it caused us major problems.
If Blizzard catches me, then they lose 2 subs.. is it worth their time to bust my ass, and lose money.. that's their call and loss.. as for WoW economy, firstly, its not real, secondly, I'm only botting to give my REAL LIFE it's time back.
Blizzard will lose me if they win the case!!
I don't hate botter's either.. who cares, it's a game.. any economy the botters screw, is nothing compared to Blizzard roadmap or making everything redundant..
Posted Apr 6, 2008 8:21:32 AM | link
First. My name is a joke.
Second. Perhaps people will stop botting when a game is produced with enough complexity, design, thought, and depth that no AI would be able to repeatedly advance through. I think once you make it to level 70, you should be able to spawn a 70 of any class you want. Why continue to torture (and leveling is torture) your player base when they will gladly keep playing you game at the "tweaked" levels of play?
Make yourselves known as a game company with integrity, intelligence and respect for your player base and I promise you will be rewarded with far far far more green than you currently have. Not to mention, no more botters exploiting your leveling.
You also might want to remove the republican economics guys from working on your game. Money is once again another thing that should have utility and significance... not just another grind. Same with Rep, and Honor. All of these just represent different grinds so you can squeeze out those cool moments of teamwork and playfulness with your friends.
No one wants to farm MEANINGLESS gold for faster transportation.
No one wants to farm MEANINGLESS points for better gear.
No one wants to farm MEANINGLESS items for their pve sets.
No one wants to farm MEANINGLESS items for resist gear. If resist gear is what MAINLY makes or breaks a boss fight your game inherently STINKS. SKILL SHOULD BE 80 FuCcking % of the determination.
Stop making people do INSANE AND UNCHALLENGING quest lines to get themselves keyed.
Focus on making STRATEGIC intensive PVE where what EVERY player on the team does is of SIGNIFICANT value. Where friends can try together repeatedly without having to go back and farm ANYTHING.
Make every part of the game significant, steal some of those Rockstar game designers if you have to. Every part, EVERY part of their game has something fresh to enjoy well after their characters are done with that "stage".
Do all this, and your game economy, botting, and all your other bullshit will disappear and all you will have are HAPPY, PAYING customers.
PS AOC may not come out as polished as warcraft, but my dethrown warcraft on artistic feeling, visuals, and better gameplay mechanics.
Posted Apr 9, 2008 8:05:53 AM | link
New filings: Response Briefs, April 24, 2008:
Posted Apr 25, 2008 6:07:58 PM | link
The implications that this "bot" has on the game is kind of irrelevent. What is relevent is that it explicitly violates Blizzards EULA, is completely illegal as it undermines Blizzards entire gaming system for World of Warcraft, and breaks multiple copyright laws.
Donelly is fighting a losing battle just to hang onto his millions that he made illegally. If he made no profits from this do you think he'd be fighting so hard to win? No, he would've shut down his little operation the moment Blizzard showed him their complaint.
Posted May 7, 2008 7:17:34 PM | link
I've just finished an article which addresses some of the issues that have come up in this comments trail, notably the 'meaninglessness' of certain aspects of MMOs. Anyone read the Gambling Your Life Away in ZT Online? Have a read of that article and mine, then talk about meaninglessness again.
Posted May 8, 2008 9:30:01 PM | link
I have three 70s all done manually. I'm not doing it any more. Once you hit 70, its another grind for rep/gear/honor/arena to get gear to compete at the top.
Why three? The constant nerfs/buffs to certain classes. It takes far too long to level a character only to have a developer destroy everything you've worked MONTHS if not YEARS to build.
If I wasnt botting my new character to 70, I would've canceled both my accounts.
Why two accounts? One to bot with and hold the character for 6 months and one main account that I dont have to worry about getting banned.
Posted Jul 15, 2008 7:28:09 AM | link


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Mariner's legend confirmed: The Milky Sea
I don't under stand why it should be a mystery. Why didn't they just pay someone{even local fishermen} to jump in or scoop the water and take a sample?
Right on, Hypatia.
Ivan: Red Tide? I assume something similar.
Don't underestime Protista. It is a crazy diverse kingdom.
Actually, my next thought was bioluminescence. The article says:
So it is entirely plausible that although the cultured luminescent bacteria would need to be present in large numbers to create a strong effect, that non-culturable bacteria may have a much stronger luminescense and can get the same bang for a smaller buck.
Some of these non-culturable bacteria appear to be symbiotic on other species. This is why we can't purify them in culture. Perhaps (one idea off the top of my head) there is a small bloom of the host organism, and the un-culturable (and therefore unstudyable) bacteria (or archaea or other) has a burst of growth and luminescense.
Cool story, though.
90% of deep sea life is estimated capable of bioluminescence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioluminescence
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To me this phenomenon demonstrates a few recurring themes noted while exploring fringe subjects and based on my own observations. First, reasonably consistent reports of an unusual phenomena as viewed by some significant number of observers, usually from many events and over a period of many years, tend to be essentially correct. The interpretations of that seen are almost always wrong but the perceived facts were reported honestly. In this case we have an unusual extreme in that we find only 235 or so reports throughout history - a very small number of reports by most standards - but the reports were essentially true nonetheless.
Next, until the satellite image was seen, the skeptic was described as a "die hard" skeptic, and then, like magic, in a matter of moments we find that we already have a reasonable explanation for what was reported. I have seen this time and time again. One moment something can seem highly unlikely, absurd or even impossible, and the next moment one can imagine a very reasonable explanation that puts the wild descriptions given by observers into a context that then makes sense. Obviously one can't accept anecdotal evidence as scientific evidence, but it can serve as a guide to potential mysteries to be solved. Very real phenomenon can sound tremendously silly when described in the absence of the proper perspective.
So true
As it should be. There are often good reasons why the establishment believes what it does and in many cases you never hear about, the established view turns out to be correct. Nothing is perfect.
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Automotive timepieces have always been pretty luxurious, complementing many fine rides. However, Nissan felt it needed to go a different route and has divulged details on its Nissmo Smartwatch that was specifically designed for drivers of Nissan Nismo cars. But unlike other smartwatches on the market today, this one will be the first to connect the driver to their car, providing them with real-time biometric data. Unveiled ahead of its display at the Frankfurt Motor Show going down this week, the watch is Nissan's first step into wearable technology and is supposed to be its 'fan first' approach to performance, according to a press release.
The device allows drivers to monitor numerous things like the car's average speed, fuel consumption, performance, scheduled maintenance, lap times and post everything to social media sites to let friends know what you're doing in your ride. It can also monitor the driver's heart rate and interface with their heir smartphone via Bluetooth and an app. It will also receive tailored messages from Nissan and, of course, tell time.
The sleek Nismo Watch will be come in three colors, including black, white and the flagship black and red. Its design was inspired by the Nismo ring and is reflected in a seamless, futuristic and ergonomic design. It will feature a simple user interface that can be controlled by two buttons and is secured onto the driver's wrist via a simple snap-fit mechanism. Powering it will be a lithium battery that will be charged by a micro-USB, with a battery life said to last more than seven days.


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The Swine Flu Vaccine: When, How, and is it Safe?
Questions about the swine flu vaccine abound: when and in what quantity will it be available? Does it work? Is H1N1 even that bad? And what are the side effects?
Dr. Cara Natterson: Almost everyone in the business of predicting what the winter flu season will look like agrees: the novel H1N1 "swine flu" will be back with a vengeance. No one knows -- or even knows how to predict -- the burden that H1N1 will bring. No one can say with certainty how it will compare to seasonal, "regular old" flu; whether it will cause mild or serious disease; or whether it will infect by the thousands or by the hundreds of thousands.
According to the CDC, to date, 9,079 people have been hospitalized with swine flu, and 593 have died from the disease. The development of a vaccine against the H1N1 strain began almost as soon as the virus was identified, and it is scheduled to be licensed in October. Because the CDC is not committing to a specific release date or to a number of doses that will be available, speculation has taken over, with reports that the number of doses of the new vaccine will be insufficient to protect against pandemic spread of the virus. Front page headlines last month claimed 90,000 could die of the infection this year.
It is possible that the speculators are right. Epidemiologists say in order to "protect" the sum total of us from a pandemic, sufficient doses of vaccine need to be administered. But it is not at all clear what this sufficient number is, who should be vaccinated first, or how much vaccine can be manufactured (let alone administered) in time for the onset of the winter flu season. According to the CDC, if the H1N1 vaccine supplies are severely limited, then the following groups should get it first: pregnant women, people who live or work with children under 6 months of age, healthcare and emergency medical services personnel, children 6 months to 4 years, and older kids (5-18 years) who have chronic medical conditions.
Here's the intriguing paradox: one of the top -- and probably the largest -- priority groups slated to get the vaccine first is not necessarily going to be lining up to get it. This is because the parents of young children have become vocal vaccine skeptics.
The CDC has focused their vaccine priority on young children because young children are among the most effective carriers of disease. Infants drool, they spit up, and they put just about everything they can into their mouths. Toddlers pick their noses, rub their eyes, and lick their fingers. Kids under the age of four are very good at sharing the bodily fluids that transmit flu viruses with everyone around them; they are far less good at washing their hands and practicing basic hygiene. If this single group can be vaccinated, not only will they be spared illness from H1N1, but their immunity should limit the rampant spread of the virus.
So who is going to be able to convince parents already reluctant to vaccinate that they should give their children this vaccine? A tremendous burden will rest with physicians, who are going to have to find the time to talk to parents about the risks and benefits of a brand-new vaccine on which we have very little data -- about its efficacy (does it work?), necessity (is H1N1 even that bad?), and toxicity (what are the side effects?). And this precious time is going to have to be found during the already busy back-to-school and winter flu seasons.
Here's another major hurdle: the majority of H1N1 vaccine will be in multi-dose vials. Any vaccine in a multi-dose vial must have a preservative. Translation: Most of the new vaccine will contain the mercury preservative thimerosal. And in some places -- like my home state of California -- it is against the law to immunize young children with thimerosal-containing vaccine. There is an aggressive attempt at producing single-dose (i.e., thimerosal-free) vaccine for pregnant women and young children, but there are no guarantees if and when this can be accomplished.
Meanwhile, seasonal influenza will also reappear as it does every year. There is no reason that the existence of the new H1N1 virus will reduce the burden of seasonal flu.
People always want to know what a pediatrician does for her own kids. Well, I took mine in for their seasonal flu vaccines last month -- something I typically do in late September or early October. This regular flu vaccine won't cross-protect against H1N1, but it should protect my kids against this year's garden-variety seasonal flu. I did this early so that if the H1N1 vaccine becomes available, and if my kids even qualify (by age) to get a dose, they will have the option to get it. No one knows yet how the two different flu vaccines need to be timed; most reports suggest that they can be given simultaneously, or that they need a 3-4 week interval between administrations. By getting a seasonal flu vaccine early, my kids will pass the 4-week mark before the H1N1 vaccine even hits the shelves. Meanwhile, as the studies of the new vaccine are completed and safety data emerges, I will have another round of decisions to make, come October.
|Dr. Cara Natterson, a graduate of Harvard University and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and author of "Your Toddler: Head To Toe," is a pediatrician and mother of 2. She is working on her forthcoming book, "Dangerous or Safe?"
If this vaccine is NOT recommended for babies under 6 months old, why would I, as a pregnant woman, get this vaccine? That doesn't make sense. The baby inside of me would still be getting the effects of the vaccine, and I'm not willing to risk the health of my unborn baby on a vaccine that no one knows anything about. Parents with young children are correct in questioning this vaccination because we know nothing about it. I do not selectively vaccinate my kids (they get all the vaccines they're supposed to get), but I'm not having them get this one, or the regular flu shot. If they get sick, we'll take care of it. And from people that I know who've already had the swine flu, as long as you get to the doctor in the first few days of having symptoms, they give you medicine, and you're fine.
I completely agree with Natalie. Do you really think pregnant woman should be given double doses of MERCURY? Hell NO. I WONT give this vaccine to my kids.
People concerned about the vaccine should take a reality check as to how many people, including normally healthy children, die every year from the flu. It's not "just a cold" — it can have very serious and deadly effects. Flu can also be deadly for pregnant women and unborn babies. Do weigh the possible side-effects of vaccine, but realize that the dangers of flu are nothing to sneeze at!
I agree with Anna. People are way too paranoid about shots and vaccines.
To those skeptics and paranoids, please remember that physicians, nurses, pharmacists and vaccine developers are making and administering this vaccine to protect you and your children, not harm you. There is information about this vaccine, there is a lot known about it. no, it isn't a well known immunization such as measles/mumps/rubella, however it isn't like you are going to be the "guinea pigs". in a sense, there is little known, in comparison but it wouldn't be handed out if it wasn't safe. it is up to us all to provide what is called "heard immunity" for us all to be safe and disease free. do your part, immunize yourself and your children.
People need to remember that the flu is only deadly if it's not treated. I had the flu as a child, and I'm still here. The swine flu is no different. It's just a different strain of the regular flu. It's not some superbug that attacks and kills everyone in it's sight. As long as you get to the doctor, you'll be fine. Just like the people who've already had the swine flu. I give my children the regular vaccines because they're proven to work. I'm not going to give my children a brand new vaccine that no one knows what will happen with. I'm also no interested in getting a vaccine that hasn't been properly tested on pregnant women. I'd rather get the stupid flu, go to the doctor, be sick for a week, and then be fine than possibly die from the vaccine, or hurt my unborn baby. I'm just not interested in any of it.
The shot is scary. I just try to prevent sickness by hand washing and all natural diinfectants. I use Sol-U-Guard which was just clinically tested and KILLS H1N1!! YAH!!
I have memories of thalidomide, which was also a well intentioned treatment. Its a bit scary to have your young children be the first generation recipients. I think I will wait, but I do feel torn about it.
To those that are concerned about this vaccine versus seasonal - it's really not any different other than the *strain*. Had 2009 H1N1 emerged late last year instead of early this spring, after the 3 strains had been selected for this year's seasonal, then it simply would have been INCLUDED in this year's seasonal shot.
So if you normally get the seasonal shot, you really shouldn't have any concern about this shot.
Now if you are against vaccines for other reasons then……..
To those skeptics and paranoids, please remember that vaccine developers are making and administering this vaccine to make money. To the rest of you, you will believe anything you hear on TV so I won't even try to educate you on the horrors of modern day vaccines.
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Aviation deaths decreased from 784 in 2006 to 545 last year, according to the NTSB. Although nearly 90 percent of the 2007 aviation fatalities occurred in general aviation accidents (491), they still represented a significant decrease from the previous year (703). Marine deaths decreased from 800 to 766, and rail fatalities increased slightly from 774 to 808.
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Orchard Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Buffalo Bills quarterback Thad Lewis has been listed as doubtful for Sunday's contest against Kansas City.
Lewis, who has started Buffalo's last three games in place of a still-injured E.J. Manuel, bruised his ribs on the opening play from scrimmage in last Sunday's 35-17 loss at New Orleans. He remained in the game, however, and completed 22-of-39 passes for 234 yards with one touchdown and an interception.
"Really just being able to turn and throw is the one thing," said Bills coach Doug Marrone on Friday. "That's the one thing that's holding him back, being able to turn his torso and throw. That's it. If he can get by that, then he'll be able to play."
Rookie Jeff Tuel and veteran Matt Flynn each received reps with the first-team offense during the week, though it has yet to be determined who will start if Lewis is unable to play.
"They know the situation," said Marrone about his backup quarterbacks. "I've spoken to them about it. That's what it is. I know that everyone would like to know and have an answer and do that. We've talked to the other guys on the team; they just need to concentrate on themselves getting ready to go. As soon as we make the decision I'll tell the team."
Backup wide receiver Chris Hogan (back) has been listed as questionable for Sunday, while running back C.J. Spiller (ankle) and wide receiver Stevie Johnson (hip) have been listed as probable. Spiller missed last Sunday's game.
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The small size adds other advantages, notes Ryan Meyer, a field service business owner of a PC maintenance company. His employees have found the diminutive dimension to be a life-saver when they are stuck behind a server cabinet, cramped up behind their knees, and running diagnostics or checking out serial and model numbers. "You just pull them back there with you, and the long battery life is helpful, too," Meyer says.
Perhaps the least recognized benefit is found in the availability of standard operating systems rather than the proprietary OSes used in many field service handheld devices, notes Eric Openshaw, U.S. technology leader at the IT consultancy Deloitte: "They are easier to maintain, upgrade, and customize."
Familiarity with Windows or Linux means less of a learning curve for both IT and users. Plus, standardizing the hardware and the OS translates to lower development costs and faster turnaround time whether the IT department is doing the work in-house or paying a consultancy or vendor for customized application development.
Plus, the use of common OSes makes it easy for application developers to support netbooks in a big way, which should drive the netbook further and faster into business, especially for companies like UPS, says Openshaw.
Contrast that to a handheld device's requirements, notes Ron Purdhomme, vice president of practice development for inCode, a telecommunications consultancy. It takes a fair amount of coding and middleware to run a Motorola Symbol device (common in many field forces), and the same is true for Windows Mobile development.
Netbook as a basic productivity tool
If the stars line up correctly, there's another area where netbooks may earn a place in business: as basic systems for the many employees who don't work on intense spreadsheets or complex documents, use a fraction of Microsoft Office's capabilities, and spend as much time on e-mail and Web apps as anything else.
Most netbooks have three standard USB ports, an Ethernet port, and a PC card slot, and they take the same standard wireless cards to connect to the Internet as notebooks. There are no connectivity differences and thus no special management or security issues for IT when using a netbook remotely. Once the connection is made, hardware differences become invisible. At home or in the office, users can connect a keyboard and monitor to get around the ergonomics issue when working for long periods; on the road, they have an easier-to-carry system for light duties.
There's still the issue of supporting big apps like Microsoft Office, but as Google and others continue to put productivity applications in the cloud, the performance barrier could disappear -- assuming these cloud productivity apps can truly challenge Office.
Even if such cloud-based productivity apps don't end up displacing Office, several Office alternatives would work well for most "casual" business users -- particularly Lotus Symphony, as the InfoWorld Test Center discovered.
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The temperamental climate at work has meant that I've been thinking about my 'career' a lot lately. I say 'career' because I abandoned the notion of a Career the instant I clapped eyes on my firstborn. While once I thought 'climbing the ladder' was a purposeful and interesting way to spend my time, nowadays I have a job and I'm happy with that. But sometimes I think 'coulda, shoulda, woulda...'
I'm 'in advertising', I used to be 'in marketing' and then at one stage I was 'in PR'. What I really want for the Tsunamis is that they be A Something. A plumber, a delivery driver, a doctor, a farmer, a zoo keeper, a researcher... just A Something. A Something that has a bit of meaning, that's a Career, a Vocation.
At my work the expression 'we're not saving lives' is often raised to try to quell the hysteria that builds when we are behind on our mega-urgent, mega-important drop-dead oh-dear-god-are-we-going-to-make-it deadline... to put an advertisement into a newspaper. (Hmmmm... I wonder what the neurosurgeons say when they are equally as Stressed Out with Very Pressing and Important Matters?)
I'd like the Tsunamis to be able to say "Me? Oh, I'm A..." and launch into a riveting account of their day doing something important. "I saved a woman's house from flooding" or "I helped birth a baby elephant" or "I introduced three new people to the artwork of Bugalugs".
Maxi used to want to work in a museum but now he wants to be A Film Maker and make films about animals (or Zhu Zhu pets judging by his debut film which wrapped about a month ago and is currently in editing). Cappers wants to assist Maxi to make films about animals (not surprisingly she used to want to assist Maxi at the museum). But in her spare time she wants to be An Artist. The Badoo is practicing to become A Kickboxing / Headbutting / Martial Arts Expert. She's but moments away...
Do you have aspirations for your children? What do they want to be when they grow up?
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Holy life the depth is deep,
I wept for heat, bored of streets,
I seized some beasts
Not to fall asleep
Oh dear god this depth is deep.
Hey there all, I waved goodbye,
I said hello why don't you smile?
Don't reply with cries,
Dear god just why?
The depth is deep the height is vile.
Windows, windows, made of glass
So many windows and people bask,
In sun they joy and riddles ask,
how much burden is a task?
The wind, the wind it cuts like blades,
Who doesn't hate to get cut by blades?
A bird, hey bird! How was the height?
No birds don't speak my mind is late.
A clueless day I have to say.
Fingers, fingers they point at me!
Now they see, bah, NOW they see,
I'll bite them off as soon as speed,
Throws my body at their feet.
Gents and ladies that was all,
Yes it's a fall, from a place real tall,
Why then hide all that makes words whole
Why rape long sounds when meaning's small?
The depth is deep and so am I,
The fall stops here there is no cry,
My jaw exploded and left a smile,
The depth is deep the height is vile.


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