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The SkyYour voice is sweet as honey
Your face is fine as silk
Your smile, your laugh, so sunny
I drink you in like milk
I see your sweater on the desk
If only I could be so blessed
To be that near you
I hear a mention of your name
Try to control my mind in vain...
I'm thinking of you
My love, you are my freedom
My love, you are my peace
The sky is full of reasons
That you and I should be
You speak so well, your words like bells
Ring clear and true
Your sweet scent dwells where memories meld
with love imbued
You stand so sure, with such allure
Just like a king
For you and you alone my heart takes wing
Your eyes are my undoing
Your gaze a thrilling dance
Such fire, such ardor brewing
In the wake of your deft glance
You walk before me
And I'm fazed
Some moments pass yet I remain
Staring after you
I watch your fingers turn a page
Oh, all the kisses that I'd lay
On each part of you
My love, you are my freedom
My love, you are my peace
The sky is full of reasons
That you and I should be
The DreamI saw his face in a dream
We were walking to the ocean
I know not all's what it seems
But we embraced with such devotion
We stared straight into the horizon with all its pleasures
And spoke with bated breath of the future and all its treasures
I woke and thought to myself
Who was that man?
This is something that I still need to understand
And I wonder if that time will come
Will I hold you in my arms someday?
And I wonder what that dream has done
And will this life ever be the same?
Though years have passed since that dream
I'm still filled with such emotion
I know not what it could mean
But the spell was highly potent
For who has ever forgotten a vision so sublime
I wait, I'm anxious for all of the story to unwind
And I wonder if that time will come
Will I hold you in my arms someday?
And I wonder what that dream has done
And will our lives ever be the same?
CapricornFrom December to December
What a dreary year
She remembers it's her birthday
Checks the rearview mirror
Of her Lexus that she drives into the parking space
That's reserved especially for her
She walks into the building
Greets her employees
Who flit from task to task
Like a swarm of bees
She sits down in her office in the swivel chair
Nothing's there to remind her of home
Well, her colleagues all respected her
But their false smiles all affected her
Behind her back, there is nothing but envy and hate
She's a Capricorn
She works hard every day
Always works, never plays
Gets promoted, gets paid
Such a Capricorn
Works so hard every day
Ask her why, she can't say 'cause
Maybe even she doesn't know anymore
From December to December
Yet another year
He remembers it's his birthday
As he drinks his beer
Reads a letter from his mother
And pulls out again a 20 dollar bill, year after year
Tuning his guitar backstage, a joint in hand
He wonders how long it'll take this time to land
He gets up with
Arachnid LoveTraveling over sticks and stones
A wayward lover is coming home
The wind whistles and harshly blows
But even that can't drown out the sound
Never to emerge again
A spider entered his lady's den
Thoraces were hanging everywhere
Her abdomen loomed--white and bare
Afraid, he took the thread to seek, and
Nature told him what to speak
Awed eyes sparkled in recognition, and she
Embraced him in a quick decision
Languid love followed repetition
Evening came and the moon looked down
At arachnid lovers together bound
Glared at he who lay so still
Leered at she who made the kill...But his dead
Eyes stared back, happy and filled
Traveling over sticks and stones
The wayward lover has come on home
The wind whistles and harshly blows
But even that can't drown out the sound...of arachnid love.
I Have to KnowWhy are you looking at me?
Do you think me so pretty?
Why are you looking at me?
Do you want to usurp my purity?
Why are you looking at me?
Do you expect me to cower?
Why are you looking at me?
Do you plan to use your power?
Why do you want to see me this way?
Why do you want to see me that way?
Why do you want to see me at all?
In your eyes
A fire lighted, kindled, grown
In my mind
A thought landed, bundled, sown
I can't see your face
I can't see a trace
I don't know which way you've gone
But I know, I know I'll have to know
Why are you looking at me?
Do you think me so unsure?
Why are you looking at me?
Do you want to make me impure?
Why are you looking at me?
With eyes so flirty?
Why are you looking at me?
Do you want to make me dirty?
Why do you want to take me this way?
Why do you want to take me that way?
Why do you want to take me, at all?
In your eyes
A fire lighted, kindled, grown
In my mind
A thought landed, bundled, sown
I can't see your face
I can't see a trace
I don't know
I Fly to YouA bee to a flower
I fly to you
My only wish
to press my body against
the soft fuzz that blankets your being
and fills my dreams with the feel,
the joy of rolling and dying
in this field of you
And I will drink from your mouth
a nectar sweeter than the dawn
And I will climb into your petals,
never to return
Song for Sundown(First verse)
I'm leaving
Booked my flight the other night
Retrieving all my laundry,
packing light
You're heaving
in a last plea you call me "wife"
that I'm anchored to that life
But why would I be?
Could this wasteland hold a fly?
I'd rather be free
than sit and sift through all the lies
My heart tugs at me
I want to hold you through the night
But infinity is
the horizon in my eyes
Darling, don't be afraid to face me
Please, hear me, please, don't evade me
What I'd give to keep the love we made, baby
But I must sing, you know I've been waiting...
This is my song for sundown
This is my song for saying goodbye
It's just been so long since we honestly tried
Whatever we've grown has withered and died
Yes, this is my song for sundown
This is my way of telling you why
Now don't you tell me it's wrong to make a grown man cry
'Cause I can still see that spark in your eye
(Second verse)
I'm en route
I think about you as I drive
I want you
but I need a different lif
Terrapin TraitsSwimming out of necessity
Their flippers kicking back,
These homebody terrapins
Are never out of whack
Their shells look as if painted
With the finest hand and brush,
Their forms, to me, totemic
Their voices, a multi-volume hush
They move with utter grace
And eat with proper utensils,
They do not speak or write a word
For they've means better than pencils
They treat each other with respect,
Except when they do not...
They show their love without pretension
And for that, they're adored a lot
Yet, sometimes one makes the other mad
And is ignored quite much
But cold spells never endure entire days
So again, they dance and touch
When their minds imbibe a sudden idea
And decide it's good as gold
The tenacity which they proceed
Could cure the common cold
Their daily lives are never a bore to watch
Every simple movement is so enchanting
If I attempted to describe this with my tongue
In a very short while I'd be panting
They show there can be continuity
Among all varied walks of life
I feel su
Love Above the StarsSometimes I feel like life is passing me by
Sometimes I feel like I don't even need to cry
Sometimes I feel that this life's loveliness is infinitesimal
Sometimes I feel that this stomachache is more than intestinal
And, well, I can't tell you of my sorrow
And, well, I don't know about tomorrow
And, well, these worries are flooding through my brain
Just take me to the stars
And take me through the rain
Give me your telephone number
Teach me, life under the stars
Give me your telephone number
Show me love above the stars
Give me your telephone number
Just wake me from this sleep
Give me your telephone number
Tell me what I have to keep....
Sometimes it seems like nothing is actually real
Sometimes I think I'm beginning to finally heal
Sometimes I feel that I have something I need to emancipate
But then I don't have the strength to even elaborate
Repeat bridge and chorus
Sometimes I feel like I can't take it anymore
Sometimes I feel more worthless than I did before
It's Far From Over Chapter 1
It's far From Over
By OtroiReka
Sarah's P.O.V
Sarah sank down into the chair in front of her vanity, the party was over and all her new found friends had returned to the Underground. It was now well after midnight and she was exhausted, running the Labyrinth had been difficult and not nearly as easy as it had seemed in the book. She glanced briefly at the draw where she had placed the velvet bound book along with her music box and other precious items. Who would have thought that that small book held the secretes of another world?
She smiled to herself remembering how many time she had acted out scenes from the book. She had thought it nothing more than a fairytale, how wrong she had been! It had turned out to be more of a nightmare full of her fantasies all turned against her. She shuddered at the memory of the dream ball. All her life she had dreamed about being old enough to go to a ball, to dance with a handsome prince, to be swept of her feet. But it hadn't been what she hoped; it
Rites of Passage VII
Rites of Passage VII
Sarah was grateful that the introductions went without too much difficulty. Karen welcomed Jareth the same way she welcomed every single male who could be interested in Sarah: with a big smile and a sunny attitude. Her father treated him the same way he treated any single male who could be too close to Sarah: respectfully but with a dose of distrust. Toby acted friendly, but Sarah worried when she noticed he could not take his eyes off Jareth; could he be able to recognize him?
In any case, it was too late to change anything, so she smiled and waved her family goodbye while she looked for her car keys.
"We have to take my car. There's no space in theirs with all the kids," she told the King.
"Do we need to use a car? We could-"
"Oh, no! We're not flying, transporting, or popping anywhere!" she said as she realized she had left the keys in her handbag.
"Popping?" he smirked and followed her into the elevator.
"That thing
Sulking by JarethThe Goblin King was sulking.
Of course, he'd deny it, if anybody, goblin, dwarf, Fae, elf, whatever, happen to mention it. It wasn't his posture that gave him away. After all, he NEVER sat upright, "correctly" in his throne, and he frequently had his hand on his chin while thinking. AND he also frequently held his riding crop while doing so.
One tip-off was the expression on his face, although you'd have to be a brave chicken (or very very fool-hardy) to try for a close look.
Another was the weather in the Labyrinth itself: not an outright storm, but building clouds and unpredictable winds.
And, oh yeah, there was the appearance of the armor. The FULL ARMOR. Black, with spikes. And his most sturdy goblin-kicking boots. (*see disclaimer)
For at this moment, various mortal bromides circled in his mind, as indistinct as the mist within one of his crystals before it would show the image.
"Third time pays for all "
"Bad things happen in threes"
"Third time's the charm"
"Three strikes,
Glitter in the AirShe stood in silence holding the dress before her, reflecting in the full-length mirror. Tears slowly rolled down her face. Karen said it was just cold feet. Sarah wasn't so sure any more, Mike was a great guy, and she loved him… right? They had a comfortable relationship; they were best friends. They did everything together, except sleep together. He had said that he wanted to wait, to do things in the right order, marriage first and all that, and she had easily agreed. They were so comfortable, that there was no need for fireworks or bells when they kissed. However, in less than a week, she was to become Mrs. Michael Bologowski… Sarah Bologowski, What the heck was she doing? She felt like she was half past the point of no return. In a moment of panic she threw the dress on her stepmother's bed, grabbed her purse and with a quick lie about needing to do some things at her apartment, she fled her family's house. She climbed into her jeep and drove to her
Happiness taken awayWhy can't I just be happy?
WHY can't I just be happy?!
Why does my mind have to sicken it all
so I can't enjoy my happiness
afraid to lose it all
that it all ends in pain
that an accident takes it all away
in just a CRASH everybody I care about
leaves me in a coffin
that I, with my hurt alone
stay behind forever and ever
True loveThe time has erased our youth
our two bodies are worn out
Yet the desire has not changed
The age is not important
the love and sex are immortal
when two people love each other for real
FlyBeen living in your shade, mom
The son you loved devoured
I once dreamed about my ex on the ground
her oily feet boogying with ether
And I watched them fly
It's a new meaning to high
Incense with jazz , living on the border line
Been living on my pills, in my mind's eye
The ego I kind of had devoured
I once dreamed about my ex on the ground
She never moved
And I want to fly over this, before my sane leaves
It is a new kind of brink, one that makes you
just another animal
A fucking animal
What goes up will always come down
That's what dreams mean when you have a car
sitting behind the wheel and fall apart
And no one knows,
because big brother gave you the impression that the strong survive
And we all do it too well
Done lying for a living
But it takes more than being honest
and living on a cold peak
It's a hurricane
Blow me away
I want to fly somewhere
Maybe Pluto, since it's no longer a planet
I hope you see me from the stars
Please don't sit behind the wheel and fall apart
© 2012
A throne in Hell
my throne is a hell
I am the wife of a bloodthirsty killer
I am object of a monster
my throne is a hell
my dreams have disappeared
the power of evil has devastated my life
Days of past when the world was bright
you, my friend was the sun
but now your no more but a dreadful sight
that leaves me the urge to run
You told me all your sorrows
as if Id wash them away
you dread the coming morrows
live with fear everyday
My sentiments were sympathy
I cared for you the most
but you just gave me cruelty
and to that I give a toast
You say no one cares
your just blinded by self pity
to think, you wouldnt dare
to see life for its reality
As long as it pleases you
thats all that really matters
the pain here is true
my heart you tore to tatters
For once just stop
and erase the word "I"
my pain is no lie
You listen in ways not sincere
you cause me so much pain
the times that I died in here
in my heart, its all the same
I still love you....
You did things worth while
but theres nothing left for me to do
ive lost my will to smile
To you my dearest friend
to your selfish, ruthless ways
on this very moment I end
our blissful, painful days
If your go
QuestionYour icy eyes
Burn into mine
A meltdown inside
A question rides
Into the night
An eternal flight
What are you asking me?
For what else can you and I be, now?
You always set aside
All of your saccharine lines
'Til no one else can hear
You always try to slide
Yourself into my life
But what have I to fear?
That I'll fall headfirst for your soulful guise?
That I'll turn my back on the world tonight?
Just to have one taste of that sheer delight, oh...
Your hands brush mine
I freeze in time
My heart's a divide
Your lips seep wine
Your touch, divine
Pushed reason aside
There's no more asking me
For you are all that I see, now...
A strong, unbidden tide
of feelings I've denied
comes rushing through the years
I'm wary of your kind
and all your dark designs
But how I need you near, oh...
'Cause I've fallen hard for your soulful guise
And I've lost my will to heed the wise
Yes, I've turned my back on the world tonight, oh...
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(AP) Quarterback Russell Wilson added a new chapter to his brief-but-growing legend, making a touchdown catch on a trick play as No. 4 Wisconsin routed Indiana 59-7 on Saturday. Wilson, who is being touted as a Heisman Trophy candidate by Wisconsin (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten), added another memorable moment to his resume when he caught a 25-yard score from running back Montee Ball in the second quarter. Ball had a huge day, rushing for three touchdowns. Wilson threw for 166 yards and a touchdown with 42 yards rushing. He was rested in the fourth quarter. Wisconsin was playing without top wide receiver Nick Toon, who sat out with a left foot injury. Read the full AP recap, see the box score and check out the Big Ten scoreboard.
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These are the offspring of the sunflowers I planted last year. They were of several varieties, and they've mixed into some rather interesting combinations.
Really, I should have just let them take over my whole garden.
I'm just inexplicably proud of my coneflowers this year. I started them from seed last spring. Second year in the ground, and they're blooming like mad. I need to choose a less windy day to photograph them, though.
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Two more students exit the school and take very different approaches to the situation.
How the fuck was he even chosen to do this anyway! Out of the millions of other students in the thousands of other schools, he was one of the ones to be picked to be an 'extra' in the finale of this sadistic fucking show! And after he was so pleased that he had survived! Irony? Yes please, I'll have two servings of that, you fucking Elevenths bastards!!
Well, at least he was at an advantage. Kill your classmates? No fuckin way! Kill a group of people you've never met before and come out alive at the end? Yes please!
He was as adverse to killing as the next person, however, in such an extreme situation, with a lack of emotional ties, one's mind works in fascinating ways.
There was one problem, though. He DID know one person in this class. Coincidence? Oh yeah. The biggest fuckin coincidence ever!
If he could somehow find him, then he was sure that he would be able to win or, by some massive streak of luck, escape this fucked up game. After all, he was the smartest person that he knew, save for one.
When he was sure that he was a safe distance away from the school, (he made a guess that he was about 100 metres away) he collapsed. Zipping open his duffle bag with such force that the zip almost broke, the thrust his hand inside and pulled out his torch and map.
Unfolding the slightly crumpled piece of paper, he looked around himself slightly before cupping his hand around the end of the torch, so as to reduce its light emission and prevent people from noticing him, and switched it on.
As the dim yellow light fell on his map, he scanned the numerous symbols that were printed onto the paper. It was from this that he was able to deduce that there were two small villages within the designated area. (The government had probably relocated them a few weeks ago in order to set up things for the competition.) There were also several small farms and a water tower marked on it in, severely distanced from one another. No less than 20 outcrops of trees were seen within the blank expanses of fields as well as a construction sight, slightly out of the zone the school occupied.
Raising his head, he peered around himself. He was just beyond the expanse of the athletics field, slightly within an outcrop of trees. Checking his position on the map, he sighed in relief. He was just outsize the grid square the school occupied.
Suddenly, his ears pricked up. He could hear someone moving close by. Rapidly switching off his torch, he stuffed it back into his bag, along with his map and rose to his feet. Turning, he ran further into the outcrop of trees and didn't stop.
Gina Jayy (Female Student #17) was sprinting down the hallway outside the classroom. She had just passed the room filled with Special Defence Force officers and had sped up massively because of it. Tow minutes before her, one of the so called 'transfer students' had left. His name, apparently, was Brynn Jones. Although he had appeared to be scared, Gina felt a strange vibe from him. That he was dangerous.
All she could think about was that, outside the door at the end of the hallway, he was waiting for her, waiting to kill her.
Stepping through the door that led to the athletics field, she sighed. He was nowhere to be seen. Gingerly stepping out onto the field, she hugged her duffle bag to herself before slowly walking in an almost perfect straight line. Her petite form almost seemed to glide across the grass.
Then she saw it. In this darkness, it resembled a large, dark, garbage bag. But that was ludicrous. What would a garbage bag be doing in the middle of a field. Approaching the dark shape, she raised her hands in front of her mouth in an attempt to stifle a scream. It was a body.
The form of the person was large, so it must be a male student. Moving closer, she realised that it was laying on its back, permitting her to see its face. The corpse was that of Jacob Booth. The entire ground around him was coated in a black, shiny liquid. If the sun had been shining, however, the liquid would have been closer in colour to the cross of the British flag. crimson red.
Who could have done this? What kind of person could actually kill their classmates!? Maybe it was one of the 'transfer students'. Yeah, that was plausible. They didn't know Jacob. They would have any emotional ties. But, even still…how could anyone kill someone like this!?
Prying her eyes away from the body, she turned to her left, in an attempt to leave the athletics field… and came face-to-face with the barrel of a gun.
The left side of her jaw was completely torn apart by the force of the bullet colliding with her face. Shattered fragments of teeth flew through the air in several different directions as blood sprayed from the side of her face. Lolling between the gap in the torn and burnt flesh of her cheek, her tongue, which appeared to be ripped in half, started to flail about. Tripping over her feet, from the force of the shot, she collapsed on top of Jacob's corpse.
She was, however, alive.
Striding towards her, Brynn pointed the gun downwards, at her forehead, and pulled the trigger again.
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By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell on Tuesday halted further leasing of state land for natural gas drilling, citing the need to protect forests from the drilling boom and renewing his call for a drilling tax that failed to pass last week.
The Democratic governor put 1.5 million acres off limits to energy companies seeking to exploit the gas-rich Marcellus Shale field, estimated to contain enough of the fuel to meet total U.S. demand for up to 20 years.
Rendell signed an executive order imposing a "strategic moratorium" on future drilling operations on state lands. Though it could be overturned after Rendell leaves office in January, he urged the gubernatorial candidates running in the November 2 election to preserve it.
Such lands make up less than 10 percent of the total area of the Marcellus in Pennsylvania, estimated Terry Engelder, a geologist at Pennsylvania State University, and there are only about 20 Marcellus wells producing gas on state lands now.
But even with the moratorium, that could rise as high as 12,000 wells in the next 20 years as energy companies exploit the vast gas field, said John Quigley, secretary of the state's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Pennsylvania has already leased about one-third of its 2.2 million acres of state forest for gas drilling. The leased area represents about half of the public land covering the shale gas deposits.
"Drilling companies' rush to grab private lands across the state has left few areas untouched by widespread industrial activity," Rendell said. "We need to protect our un-leased public lands from this rush."
Kathryn Klaber, president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group, said the natural gas industry has safely and responsibly operated on public lands for years.
"This responsible production of clean-burning, homegrown natural gas is creating tens of thousands of local jobs and hundreds of millions in tax revenues for the commonwealth," Klaber said."
The governor used the same occasion to call on the Republican-controlled Senate to reconsider his proposal to tax natural gas production.
The moratorium follows the failure last week of a proposed tax on natural gas production -- as advocated by Rendell for the last two years -- because state lawmakers failed to agree on the tax rate or how to use its revenue.
The Democratic governor urged the Senate to resume talks on the shale tax on November 8 in a last-ditch effort to enact the tax before he leaves office at the end of his second term in January.
"We have to pass a severance tax and we have to pass it in the lame-duck session," Rendell said. Pennsylvania remains the only gas-producing state without a severance tax.
Erik Arneson, a spokesman for the Senate Republicans, said they would not meet during "lame-duck" session after the November 2 election.
"We remain interested in trying to resolve this issue prior to the election, but the governor knows that we will not convene for a regular lame duck session," he said in a statement.
Under a compromise plan by Rendell, the severance tax would raise $300 million in its fifth year, about twice as much as a Senate Republican plan which Rendell blasted as "absurdly low."
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Good news for struggling ethanol plants. Microbiology professor Joy Peterson and buy levitra online canadian phamacy fellow researchers at
The tragedy of this post is that we can't tell you exactly what the new technology consists of because the http://www.pole-avenia.com/pill-price-viagra creators are hush-hush about it for now while they file their patent. We do know that the new process uses a "fast, mild, acid-free pretreatment process" and that using this mild process helps eliminate expensive chemical use and disposal on top of being supposedly wildly more effective. If the process pans out, this could be a significant breakthrough in our ability to use non-crop-based plant biomass for ethanol production, and an opportunity to eliminate hunts for new sources. We'll keep our ears peeled for updates and information releases.
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Chicago Bulls 89 Final Recap | Box Score 100 New York Knicks With a surprising win over the Heat yesterday, the Atlanta Hawks mercifully euthanized the Knicks' playoff lives, rendering this game meaningless. Seeing as how this Knicks season was as surreal as the best of Buñuel, the Knicks would win this pointless match by double digits. Being the main director of this absurd season, Woodson felt like the future of the Knicks would be best served by playing Shumpert, Amare, Chandler and Felton each over 30 minutes in this game that has no bearing on anything at all, rather …continue reading


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The Second Need of Leadership: Wisdom
(This is installment 3 of Leadership Lessons from the Kings)
Now, O Lord my God, you have made me king instead of my father David, but I am like a little child who doesn't know his way around. And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted! Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong…(1 Kings 3:7-9)
Solomon, the boy king, was offered a "blank check" by God and instead of cashing it on material possessions, fame or power he asks God for wisdom. I am not sure that Solomon at his age knew what he was asking for. In fact it was likely out of desperation that made his request. No doubt, his court was full of advisers and wise men who would have gladly filled the request. For some reason, Solomon did not think their wisdom sufficient and so he asks God for it for himself.
If the first need of a leader is a relationship with God, the second need of a leader is the wisdom that comes from God. There will always be plenty of people who offer their opinion and call it wisdom, but the leader has to be able to discern what is foolishness, what is worldly wisdom and what is God's wisdom on the matter. Leaders often find themselves surrounded by people who want what they want for the leader or they want what the leader wants for the leader, but finding people who want what God wants for the leader even thought it may cost them is a rare thing. The leader who can claim such an adviser can certainly count themselves as blessed.
However, there is another level of wisdom that cannot be assigned to advisers. When decisions come, surveying the data is important, listening to wise counsel is equally important—but seeking God's wisdom is the key to leading wisely. Sometimes the data and counsel both point to something that make sense in the moment, but only God can see clearly the outcomes.
The Israelites, under Joshua's command found themselves in this position when they made a peace treaty with the Gibeonites (9:14). The Israelites examined the "data" and did what seemed right and faithful, but the telling words are "…but they did not consult the Lord." The consequences of what seemed like a wise decision were substantial.
Solomon asked for godly wisdom, for a constant consultative relationship on the front end of his tenure. He didn't wait for a crisis or for a specific incident in which he needed God's wisdom. He knew given his task and responsibility that his need for godly wisdom was going to be a constant.
The godly leader understands the need for wisdom beyond the data, and beyond wise counsel…it is a wisdom that only comes from God. Blessed is the godly leader who asks for it before they need it.


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The lofted area is a great place to lounge and read, or your kids can use it as a stage. Underneath the curtained hideaway makes a great puppet theater or fort. A ladder on one side and a slide on the other lets them burn off a little energy. We like the idea of using the space under the slide for storage. Also the puppet theater is great for storing baskets of toys when not in use. If you've got the space, consider installing something similar in your kids' room.
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I am pretty sure the leaf is from Ikea - pity they don't sell the rest of it!
We made this one: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/WIF5E1IhuxFEpPU8ct-CGw?feat=directlink
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A 23-year-old man already facing felony assault charges tied to an incident involving his 18-month-old son, could now spend the remainder of his life in jail for the alleged sexual abuse of the child.
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I have seen many posts about people having frequent disconnects in the New Orleans area, but haven't found a real fix/had the same problem. Ever since the storm, my connection has dropped once every few days for a short/medium period of time and then come back up on its own. Annoying, but no big deal. But since about 1.5 weeks ago, my connection has become un-usable.During this time frame, I have tried changing out modems (an old surfboard to a Cisco DPC3010), re-terminating all coax cables with fresh new RG-6Q lines & connectors, and have even had a few techs come out to my house. They all leave saying the same thing, that "the signal levels look good normal/within spec," but for some reason, my modem is constantly pulling an upstream power level of 55-60+ dBmV! I was told that the high upstream numbers are likely causing the connection problem, but the techs have been unable to get them within a reasonable range. I have bypassed my TV for signal strength, and I have even pulled all splitters in the system to give the modem a direct line to the pole, and I am still getting numbers around 50+ (for the record, direct line gave me +4.2 dBmV down, 39.3 Signal to Noise Ratio, and 57.0 dBmV up).This morning, I spoke to my neighbor and he said that he was having some stability problems last night as well, so I am thinking its a larger problem (bad node or something), but it is rather frustrating that techs have told me "everything looks good!", leaving me in the same crappy situation.FYI, all statistics were obtained through the Cisco DPC's built-in status page.
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How is Christian doing emotionally, especially when it comes to Stephanie's injuries? "His emotions are a lot like the rest of the family's," Courtney explains. "He still feels the shock of what has happened, and it's understandably difficult for him. But at the same time, he is a man of faith and a man who believes in a higher power. He also has the drive to fight, and to turn this into something hopeful."
Hopeful is a word that resonates so much more with Courtney now, as she marvels over the outpouring of support her family has received from the blogging community. "Before, when Stephanie and I would blog, we would get emails here and there from women who thanked us for what we wrote," she says. "We both felt like blogging was a service that we provided for people ... that there might be that one person out there who needed to hear something we had to say."
"But now, that situation is really reversed," she continues. "People are giving back so much to me and to Stephanie now. To get up every day and read the sweet comments that people have left us is just incredible. Now we are the ones receiving the inspiration and support from others when we need it the most."
The blogging community has been vigilant in spreading the word about fundraising efforts for the Nielsons. "Stephanie will need life-long physical therapy, so her medical costs will be in the millions," Courtney explains. "My sister did so much for the blogging community, and they've seen this as an opportunity to give back. There have been so many auctions, concerts, and fundraisers. It's been absolutely overwhelming."
Perhaps the most important gift Stephanie gave the mom-blogging community was the inspiration and motivation to be better mothers. In over three years of Nie Nie's blog posts, she hardly uttered one negative word about her children. How is this possible? "She was tired, and she had her days, but she figured that was a given," Courtney explains. "What Stephanie wanted to get across most was how enchanting motherhood was, and how magical it can all be. Sometimes people interpreted this as her wanting to portray herself as a perfect mother, but that wasn't it at all. She just wanted to give motherhood a good public relations makeover ... to show how beautiful children can be."
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Courtney concludes, "I know if God came down and said to Stephanie that either you can stay exactly the same -- young and beautiful -- or you can have this happen to you but be able to inspire thousands and thousands of women, she would choose her current situation every time."
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Though it was unlikely a deal wouldn't have gotten done, former Georgia Tech pitcher Deck McGuire signed with the Toronto Blue Jays, beating the midnight deadline by one minute.
He agreed to a minor-league contract with a $2 million bonus.
McGuire was selected 11th in this year's Major League Baseball amateur draft after going 28-7 with a 3.28 ERA in three seasons at Tech.
The Yellow Jackets had four players — McGuire, and three signees — who had been drafted but yet to sign with their clubs as of Monday morning.
Alex Lavisky signed with the Indians Monday afternoon.
Matthew Grimes, a 6-5 pitcher from Mill Creek, didn't reach an agreement with the White Sox, who selected him in the fourth round.
DeAndre Smelter, another big pitcher from Tattnall Square Academy who was selected by the Twins in the 14th round, didn't sign.
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BTW, there are more than three other signees who were drafted but didn't sign. But you wouldn't know their names if you had a thousand guesses.
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Lost some talent, gained some talent.
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The equity premium in 100 textbooks
AbstractI review 100 finance and valuation textbooks published between 1979 and 2008 by authors such as Brealey and Myers, Copeland, Damodaran, Merton, Ross, Bruner, Bodie, Penman, Weston, Brigham and Arzac and find that their recommendations regarding the equity premium range from 3% to 10%. I also find that several books use different equity premia on different pages. Some of the confusion arises from not distinguishing among the four concepts that the term equity premium designates: historical equity premium, expected equity premium, required equity premium and implied equity premium. Finance textbooks should clarify the equity premium by providing distinguishing definitions of these four concepts and conveying a clearer message about their sensible magnitudes.
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Related researchKeywords: equity premium; equity premium puzzle; required market risk premium; historical market risk premium; expected market risk premium; risk premium; market risk premium; market premium;
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- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
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- Ravi Jagannathan & Ellen R. McGrattan & Anna Scherbina, 2001.
"The Declining U.S. Equity Premium,"
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- Ravi Jagannathan & Ellen R. McGrattan & Anna Scherbina., 2000. "The declining U.S. equity premium," Quarterly Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, issue Fall, pages 3-19.
- Goetzmann, William N. & Ibbotson, Roger G., 2006. "The Equity Risk Premium: Essays and Explorations," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780195148145, September.
- Fernandez, Pablo, 2006. "Equity premium: Historical, expected, required and implied," IESE Research Papers D/661, IESE Business School.
- Robert S. Harris & Felicia C. Marston & Dev R. Mishra & Thomas J. O'Brien, 2003. "Ex Ante Cost of Equity Estimates of S&P 500 Firms: The Choice Between Global and Domestic CAPM," Financial Management, Financial Management Association, vol. 32(3), Fall.
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"Views of Financial Economists on the Equity Premium and on Professional Controversies,"
The Journal of Business,
University of Chicago Press, vol. 73(4), pages 501-37, October.
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Posts by Richard 22
174 posts • joined 26 Jun 2009
It's official: You can now legally carrier-unlock your mobile in the US
Re: Ironic
Jailbreaking and carrier unlocking are 2 completely separate things. The former involves hacking the OS - one reason being to allow pirated content to be played, but there are many other reasons.
Carrier unlocking is what is under discussion here, and that simply allows mobile phones to be used on networks other than the one on which they were originally purchased. Carrier locking of phones has been going on since the early days of GSM. It has always been possible to buy (carrier) unlocked phones - that doesn't mean you can play pirated content on them.
HIDDEN packet sniffer spy tech in MILLIONS of iPhones, iPads – expert
Re: Raw Data
I think you misunderstand - he's saying that the data is not of direct use to the Genius Bar tech support in their day-to-day activities of supporting users. He's not saying that they (or anyone else) would be incapable of putting together a tool to extract said data and use it for other purposes, rather that there doesn't seem to be a legitimate use for the data for tech support.
That's how I read it anyway.
Conformist Google: Android devices must LOOK, WORK ALIKE
Re: History repeating...
Pardon me - didn't Google _create_ Android, and release it as Open Source to the AOSP?
I know you're trying to draw a parallel, but it seems more like a right-angle to me.
Microsoft C# chief Hejlsberg: Our open-source Apache pick will clear the FUD
Re: Sheds a single tear
> Errr - are we reading the same article?
> Where does Javascript come into it?
Page 2 - the bit about Typescript? Or perhaps you weren't reading the same article...
Spotify boasts 10 million paying subscribers ... Um, is that all?
Re: Happy to pay
What are you blathering about?
EE boffin: 5G will be the LAST WORD in mobe tech – literally
Re: Whats the point of super fast mobile broadband..
One word. Three. They have an all-you-can-eat data option, and enable 4G for all their subscribers at no extra cost. They're a little behind on the rollout compared to EE, but their DC-HSDPA speeds are pretty darn good too.
Go ahead and un-install .Net, but you'll CRIPPLE Windows Server 2012
Re: Yeah no kidding...
The text is ambiguous at best. remove/reinstall could indicate that it is talking about removing and then reinstalling, or it could mean remove _or_ reinstall.
It's not really clear why you'd want to (permanently) uninstall .net. The fact that it is used by so much of the system means that unless you don't want those bits you shouldn't uninstall it. That would be like uninstalling Microsoft Office because it was too big and then complaining you couldn't open Word documents. Presumably it would be possible to write an alternative set of APIs, GUI shell, command line etc and run it on the Windows kernel. But why bother when it's all there in .net and it's _dependent_ utilities.
Be prepared... for your Scouts-loving sprog to become tiny spin doctor
Re: What media relations badge?
You seem to be letting facts get in the way of a (good?) story. You may have come to the wrong place.
Web data BLEEDOUT: Users to feel the pain as Heartbleed bug revealed
Re: Your observation is flawed
No I think you misunderstand. The vulnerability allows _all_ the memory on the device to be leaked (albeit in 64kb chunks). There could be _anything_ in there - I guess any web traffic sent in plain text will be visible (presumably anything encrypted in the browser would be fine)
Windows XP is finally DEAD, right? Er, not quite. Here's what to do if you're stuck with it
"The half-dozen or so people I know running XP on home computers haven't applied patches for years / ever. Nor have they been hacked."
Interested to know how you know they haven't been hacked? The type of people who don't apply security updates probably aren't likely to be the best at determining if silent keyloggers etc are installed on their machine, or their machine is being used as a spambot etc. We're well past the days of viruses making themselves known to the user by printing messages and randomly deleting files.
Say WHAT? ATVOD claims 44k Brit primary school kids look at smut online each month
Re: And yet....
I assume that the downvotes were because of the implication in the comment that the research in any way proved that 6 year olds were looking at porn. Even if the figures are accurate, they are for the 6-11 age-range. It's highly likely that most if not all of those would be at the upper end of that range (10/11 year olds).
And their surveying techniques have to be called into question. They indicate the figures are partially drawn from tracking online usage - how do they know who was using the computer? How do they know it wasn't an older sibling or their Dad (surely not).
Microsoft to push out penultimate XP patch on March Patch Tuesday
Re: UK .gov websites ?
[citation needed].
Which UK government websites? I've never seen anything on the ones I've used which mentions a browser, let alone mandates one.
Samsung brandishes quad-core Galaxy S5, hopes nobody wants high specs
Re: Anyone know what it is using for water resistance?
IP67 can survive being dropped in a sink or a swimming pool. Not designed for prolonged submersion.
I have an Xperia Z1 Compact (IP55/58) and before that had a Xperia V (IP57 - ie same waterproof capabilities as the S5, but less dust resistant), and it's very useful to be able to wash your phone in the sink if it gets a bit dirty, and to not have to worry about getting caught in an unexpected rainstorm (which is what killed my Nokia N8).
Nokia launches Euro ANDROID invasion, quips: 'Microsoft knew what they were buying'
Here maps for Android?
I wonder if there's any chance they'll produce a Here maps for (generic) Android. The ability to get mapping and routing without a data connection is something Google maps is sadly missing, and most (all?) of the decent full-blown satnav replacements are too expensive for my infrequent usage requirements.
Elite Systems pulls ZX Spectrum games after deluge of 'unpaid royalties' complaints
Why would they need to join the Bluetooth SIG? Surely that's just for people wishing to implement bluetooth chipsets? My guess is that this is just going to use an off-the-shelf bluetooth chip. Do you need to be in the SIG to use Bluetooth branding or something?
UK picks Open Document Format for all government files
Re: Important change
"You seem to want to actively lock out one (Microsoft). "
No - MS office also supports ODF, so they aren't in any way locked out. I think ODF has wider support across other applications than OOXML, so ODF does seem a more sensible choice.
Facebook app now reads your smartphone's text messages? THE TRUTH
2 Factor Authentication?
Can someone explain to me how 2 factor authentication is of _any_ use if the second factor of authentication is sent to the device you're logging in from?
2 factor authentication relies on not only knowing a secret, but also having access to a distinct physical device which only you should have access to. If you're logging in from that device in the first place then it becomes useless as a distinct physical device - only the secret provides any security in this case. The fact that the facebook app then automatically reads the second factor kind of highlights how pointless this is. Better to disable 2FA on that device and therefore not require the READ_SMS permission.
Unless I've missed something about how the 2FA works in this case (I've never used it for facebook).
Windows 8.1 update 'screenshots' leak: Metro apps popped into classic desktop taskbar
Re: Reverse
noscript is great for only blocking the more annoying ads. I don't allow any Javascript on the Reg and it all functions pretty well. I reckon non-intrusive ads on here ought to be a) semi-relevant to me and b) pay for the site, so I haven't used ABP for a while.
However the company I work for has recently implemented a corporate ad-blocker due to security concerns, so I no longer see ads on any site from work (I get a red and white "Ad Blocked" image instead, which is actually more annoying than the ads)
4K-ing hell! Will your shiny new Ultra HD TV actually display HD telly?
Re: multicast is already here, but 4k is not the answer you were looking for
I was told by somebody who knows these things that HDMI2.0 doubles the data rate over HDMI 1.4, and also introduces a YUV420 option, which halves the bitrate (at the expense of some colour depth I guess). So potentially 4k at 120Hz would be do-able with HDMI 2.0. Might be good for sporting events, where colour depth probably isn't that important.
Anatomy of a 22-year-old X Window bug: Get root with newly uncovered flaw
Re: smiles for the 'goto'
Take a look at the linux kernel code - the enforced coding style for the kernel virtually mandates the use of gotos (80 char max line width, 8 char tab indentation). It forces a style without excessive nesting, and gotos are commonly used as a way of jumping to some end-of-function cleanup (in a similar way to how exceptions might be used).
Takes some getting used to at first, but you learn to love it in the end... (though 40 char+ function names don't help - wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout I'm looking at you...)
Apple: Wow, thanks for the $10bn-a-year App Store. We'll be on the beach with our 30%
I wonder how much of this works out as a profit for Apple? I imagine that there's a fairly large cost associated with running an app store (storage, bandwidth etc) - and the majority of apps are free and therefore don't contribute to that cost.
Even if the App store was run at a loss I guess it would still be worthwhile for Apple to have it, as it drives hardware sales. I doubt it's run at a loss though.
Malware! tainted! ads! infect! thousands! of! Yahoo! users!
I use Yahoo mail and I'm in the UK, but I don't think I was affected (I don't often log into yahoo mail on the web - I use pop3 download to my gmail account). I run noscript, but I did have all of yahoo.com and yimg.com allowed in noscript - I've just updated that to be only mail.yahoo.com, ucs.query.yahoo.com and https://s.yimg.com, and mail still seems to be functional.
MailOnline pulls recipe site after innocent young cookbook DEFILED
Fight club
Is that the Fight Club title credits music?
World+dog: Network level filters block LEGIT sex ed sites. Ofcom: Meh
How does the choice work?
So how are these filters switched on/off? Is there just a switch on the account pages on the website? Or do you have to phone them up and ask them to turn it on/off. If it's the latter I can't see myself agreeing to have it enabled when Virgin Media bring theirs in. If it's easily switchable on the website then it might have some uses - even better if you could have your own whitelist of sites which they block by default but which you'd like to allow.
Want to know about Seagate's tech specs? Ask a BEANCOUNTER
Re: Is HDD market a cartel ?
> Seagate on the other hand, understates the capabilities of their hdd so people that want NAS or enterprise specs, don't go and buy cheaper desktop hdds.
I was about to reply to this saying that I picked up 2x 3TB Seagate NAS drives yesterday from ebuyer for the same price as their standard 3TB Barracuda drives (£89.99 each). Which I did. However I note that today the NAS drives are £112.72 from ebuyer, so it appears that I got lucky and your point about excess pricing of NAS drives remains valid...
Three offers free US roaming, confirms stealth 4G rollout
Re: 3 are great...
Every network has shit coverage somewhere. The trick is finding one that has good coverage in the places you usually need it.
I'm on 3 because their prices are great, and their data speeds (with DC-HSDPA) and coverage are great in the places I normally go. There's no indoor coverage at my parents' house - but then EE doesn't manage that either.
4G networks are BIG TIME SUCK for us videogame-obsessed Brits
Are they suggesting their survey shows that 4G encourages people to download more, surf more etc? I'm not sure how they can draw that conclusion definitively - surely people more inclined to do those things are the ones who would have jumped on the 4G bandwagon. People who use their phone less would be happy with 3G.
The conclusion I would draw is - people who use their phone more get 4G contracts and continue to use their phone more than people who have 3G.
How STEVE JOBS saved Apple's bacon with an outstretched ARM
Re: Taking a byte at history
"I'd say this isn't right - though it may be I'm slightly older than Chris"
It's your age I'd guess. I'm 35. All BBCs were replaced by Archimedes before I got to secondary school (we still had a BBC B at my primary school as the only computer). We had a couple of Windows PCs looking lonely and unloved in the corner by the time I left secondary school. I don't think Windows PCs were widely used in education until after Win95 came out (what with it being a much more familiar interface to those used to RiscOS than the god-awful Win3.1, and with the general dominance of "IBM compatible" PCs by then).
Meet Stuxnet's stealthier older sister: Super-bug turned Iran's nuke plants into pressure cookers
Re: Apart from being what most people would call an "Act of war"...
"There is a difference here. At least in terms of the F35 software example. The authors of Stuxnet went to considerable trouble to not cause accidents, which they could have and might well have been dangerous. Whereas if you play with flight control software, real aeroplanes are going to fall out of the sky, and land on peoples' heads. Not to mention what it does to the pilots. That is a different quality of interference."
This argument doesn't hold water. Playing with a nuclear reactors safety systems is potentially a lot more dangerous to a lot more people than playing with an aircraft flight system. Yes they were careful - but equally you could be careful in the aircraft system scenario. Make the fuel gauge under-read amount of fuel left, for example, thus reducing their effective flight range. Make warning lights go on more than they should - give the aircraft an undeserved reputation for unreliability, causing an expensive and unnecessary re-procurement. That sort of thing.
From Dept of REALLY? Sueball lobbed at Apple over crap iOS Maps app
Re: So in the UK
But it's also capable of running downloadable software. Such as Google maps. Which is, one would hazard a guess approximately as good as the original software before the iOS update. Many things featured on Apple adverts for their iDevices don't come as part of the original package, they have to be downloaded extra (sometimes at cost).
I don't see that this lawsuit can have any merit, but then I'm not a lawyer. I hope it gets rejected in fairly short order to save everyone time (and expense). Yes, people are angry about Maps. Yes, it has had (still does have?) some laughable errors. Yes, alternatives are available - many are free, some are not.
Don't PANIC, but these SMARTWATCH-stuffed boxes are going NOWHERE
Re: Stop. Watch.
I disagree that the wrist is a poor place to put information you want to be easily accessible, but not permanently visible. I can't honestly think of a better place in fact.
However, I agree with the above posters that the target market is probably not that huge. People who are willing to pay that kind of price (or more) for a watch probably already have one which they're not going to replace with a device which looks awful, and which has additional problems (how many wristwatches need charging weekly?). If you don't wear a watch then you're not likely to be that keen to start.
I do think that Garmin might be worried about the rise of smartwatches though. Their forerunner sports watches are quite common (and almost universally cursed in my experience) amongst gadget-prone runners/cyclists. One of the biggest issues with their watches seems to be GPS lock time - something which smartphones neatly avoid by having AGPS and wifi positioning to help gain initial lock. A smartwatch worn only during exercise for linking to one of the myriad sports tracking apps does seem to be one of the most compelling usecases - I'd consider one myself, but not until they've come down significantly in price.
AIR TIME! Our expert cosies up with the new top-end iPad
Re: Still not interested
"I use my tablet all the time, but can't say I've ever had occasion to hold it with one hand for prolonged periods, what exactly would you be doing that you require the second ?"
Well the obvious clean answer would be to use the other hand to prod the screen for web browsing/gaming etc. Crazy, I know...
Nokia's phone division burned us so badly we HAD to flog it, says CEO
HERE for Android?
I wonder if this could mean that they'll consider a HERE maps Android app, if that bit is still owned by Nokia. That's something I'd consider buying if they could sell it for a reasonable price. Nokia maps is something I miss from my Symbian-powered N8 - downloadable maps, and better driving navigation than google maps (I don't need nav software very often, but whenever I do I seem to get misdirected by google maps at least once per journey - never had a problem with Nokia maps).
Sonos and I: How home media playback just gets SO FRUSTRATING
Remote apps
I like the concept of apps acting as remote control for everything, except in general they suck.
First problem - an app for each box, each with it's own UI, is almost as annoying as a remote control for each box. Finding the correct app to do the right thing often takes longer than reaching for the table and picking up the correct remote control (particularly for commonly used devices).
Second problem - the apps take too long to connect. And sometimes they don't connect, for no apparent reason. The sky+ app and my onkyo receiver app have both these issues occasionally. When they are connected and working, great (though switching to the right bit of the interface is often a pain) - I generally use the Onkyo app for browsing spotify rather than having to turn the TV on to do it, but for all other features I use the Onkyo physical remote (it helps that this also acts as a universal remote for the TV and sky box).
In general remote apps are a useful addition to the physical remote, but one which gets used far less (at least in my house).
I went with the cheap remote speakers option (£80 UHF speakers) rather than Sonos - and they work remarkably well, and have a better usable range than Wi-fi or bluetooth. I use them for zone 2 on my amp rather than as rear speakers - I doubt they sound anywhere near as good as my wired remote speakers (or the Play:1).
Chromebook 11 CATCHES FIRE at last, FLIES off shelves
Re: Just another power hungry HP
iPads can lose power when plugged into a laptop port too (my iPad2 does). Being plugged in via USB generally means the device can't sleep fully as it's expecting USB comms, so it's in a relatively high power state. If the laptop is only providing 500mA consumption may exceed supply.
You could try using a USB charge-only cable (ie one with no data wires) and see if the charging works better from a laptop, as the device may be able to enter a lower power state.
Microsoft advertises Surface, Excel with maths mistake
Re: The gift that keeps on giving
Google don't support external memory cards on the Nexus 4/5, and only support MTP via USB rather than file access. I assume that this allows them to use ext3 internally and not pay a FAT license fee.
Google 'fesses up: Yup, we're KILLING OFF IE9 support for Gmail, Apps
Re: "You WILL use CHROME!!"
Don't be ridiculous. It doesn't force people to use Chrome. How about Firefox, Safari or Opera? Seems a sensible commercial decision to reduce their support burden and encourage people away from outdated software.
Linus Torvalds seeks REDEMPTION for every coded SIN
I wish I could upvote and downvote your post.
I agree with the version numbering comments, but not the comment "The worst possible outcome would be to adopt a FIrefox-style new major version every 4 months."
Why? Linus has made it quite clear his numbering scheme is based on assigning a new version number when he feels like it. How would every 4 months/ 2 years/6 days/decade really be significantly different to that? I think you're assigning more importance to version numbers than they deserve (in both the Linux and Firefox cases).
Cinnamon Desktop: Breaks with GNOME, finds beefed-up Nemo
Re: What's the obsession with Xbox One?
Cinnamon has had automatic tiling/snapping for ages too. The specific "new" features here (I have no idea of their uniqueness, but they are new to Cinnamon) are;
- The ability to resize snapped windows - ie if a window is dragged to the edge it will automatically take up half the screen, but you can then resize it while retaining it's "snappedness". Win 7 behaves like this, Cinnamon didn't.
- You can have a window snapped to one edge, and then other windows can't be dragged on top of it and won't maximise on top of it. I haven't seen this feature in Windows (no doubt there's add-ons which enable it).
Re: file type reassignment?
First, let me say I'm a Mint user (though I haven't tried Cinnamon 2.0 yet - I'll probably wait the next LTS release before I upgrade as I'm happy with Cinnamon 1.8 on Mint 14). But I can't let that criticism of Windows pass - changing file associations on Windows isn't hard. Right click->Open With... find the desired application and tick the "Always use selected program" option.
LinkedIn: Obviously biz people DON'T use MS Exchange servers. REALLY?
"Linked-in is sh*t anyway. Not using it is more valuable than been know to have a profile."
But.. but.. but.. if you don't use linked in how can all those recruiters with those ever-so-interesting job opportunities mine your information, I mean individually read your profile and match a potential candidate with their ideal job?
Mark Shuttleworth labels Mir opponents 'the Open Source Tea Party'
Re: No torture (of English) required
"The growth now is in the cloud and on mobile and small form factor devices."
Then Android would be a better choice than Mir.
Microsoft holds nose, shoves Windows into Android, iOS boxes
Re: Bollocks
RDP is pretty good - but I'd say remote X forwarding is a much better solution (and renders fine - at least on a Linux client, I don't often use it on Windows). I use both at work every day. I don't need another PC's desktop when I just want to run one app. I'm aware of Remote app - but that's only available from Windows server, cutting out many useful use-cases.
iPhone 5S autopsy shows WHY it can't tell which end is up – dev
Highly unlikely to be due to power saving
The power consumption difference for the phone overall will be so minimal with this part it seems highly unlikely to be that reason. More likely cost, or the required voltage - if they don't need 2.5V anywhere else there may be another component saved, or it might make routing the PCB easier etc.
BSkyB profit knocked by BT footie struggle and O2 broadband costs
Sky movies (on it's own) seems to be £8.99 a month through (Sky-owned/run) nowtv. I thought it was more like £15 a month last time I checked - so either they're hiding the true price or they've reduced the price somewhat (or I made the £15 a month up).
So, significantly less than £50 a month, and with a lot more choice of new movies than freeview. You pays your money (or not), you takes your choice...
Rorschach test suggested as CAPTCHA replacement
Re: Interesting...but...
I think you've misunderstood what it's for. It seems to be a replacement for "think of a question you'd like to be asked when you want your password reset" - Mother's maiden name or similar. You supply your set of tags for the image when you generate your password, and they show you the same image again when you want to retrieve/reset your password. You have to come up with (some of?) the same tags.
So although it's something used at account generation, it's not used by the server to verify that whoever is registering is a person - I guess you'd still need a CAPTCHA for that.
Brace yourselves, telcos: Ofcom triples cost of 2G spectrum holdings
Re: A house for ants?!
Appears to be x5 for 900MHz and x4 for 1800MHz. Which obviously averages to x3 overall...?
Re: 2G shutdown
It's true that a lot of things might need to fall back to 2G, but it's a rather inefficient use of spectrum to have so much of it allocated "just in case". Increasing the cost to the operators will give them an incentive to share it or just use less of it, and maybe to install additional 3G/4G coverage to replace it.
Samsung DENIES benchmark CHEATING, despite evidence
Re: RE: Battery Life
The benchmarking done internally by our company is mostly concerned with performance / watt. Taking accurate current measurements while running these benchmark tests is the best way to weed out any cheating of this kind, since the increase in performance will be more than outweighed by the increase in power consumption.
Former Microsoftie in AUTOMATIC BEER MAKER funding plea
Re: push button beer, not
Having helped a friend with his home brewery, producing the beer wort is the tedious part of the process - there's an awful lot of waiting around while water heats up, drains through the malt, heats up again for boiling with the hops. It's a tedious process and is only really worthwhile bothering if you're making a fairly large amount. A machine which took the tedium out of that process would allow smaller batches to be made. Beer doesn't really keep more than a few days once tapped, so making smaller quantities would be great for home use and experimentation with flavours (mixtures of malts, types of hops etc). I wonder how flexible it would be on when to add hops etc though (eg can you add most during the boil and a few at the end for extra bitterness).
Just because it comes from a machine doesn't have to mean there's no art involved in the process. Sounds interesting to me.
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Au Natural
Old books, "found" objects, coral figurines... there's a universal craving for organic elements in our decor. The pendulum swings too shiny and glossy and we all go running for things that are imperfect, aged and distressed. It's the nature of things. Literally.
Occasionally you find elements that straddle the line of organic and refined. These lovely items above do just that. Silver-edged cowry shell napkin rings, coral mounted on a polished base, a door embellishment with gilded edges. Man and nature combined to create perfectly imperfect things.
1. Door Embellishment 2. Poca Coral 3. Lidded Zebra Box 4. Cowry & Silver Napkin Rings 5. White Laminated Shell Bowl, Large