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Machine learning and IT analytics can be just as beneficial to IT operations as it is for monitoring vital signs of premature babies to identify danger signs too subtle or abnormal to be detected by a human. But an enterprise must be willing to implement monitoring and instrumentation that gathers data and incorporates business activity across organizational silos in order to get meaningful results from machine learning.
Machine learning is a topic that has gone from obscure niche to mainstream visibility over the last few years. High profile software companies like Splunk have tapped into the Big Data "explosion" to highlight the benefits of building systems that use algorithms and data to make decisions and evolve over time.
One recent article on machine learning on the O'Reilly Radar blog that caught my attention made a connection between web operations and medical care for premature infants. "Operations, machine learning, and premature babies" by Mike Loukides describes how machine learning is used to analyze data streamed from dozens of monitors connected to each baby. The algorithms are able to detect dangerous infections a full day before any symptoms are noticeable to a human.
An interesting point from the article is that the machine learning system is not looking for spikes or irregularities in the data; it is actually looking for the opposite. Babies who are about to become sick stop exhibiting the normal variations in vital signs shown by healthy babies. It takes a machine learning system to detect changes in behavior too subtle for a human to notice.
Mike Loukides then wonders whether machine learning can be applied to web operations. Typical performance monitoring focuses on thresholds to identify a problem. "But what if crossing a threshold isn't what indicates trouble, but the disappearance (or diminution) of some regular pattern?" Machine learning could identify symptoms that a human fails to identify because he's just looking for thresholds to be crossed.
Mike's conclusion sums up much of the state of the IT industry concerning machine learning:
At most enterprises, operations have not taken the next step. Operations staff doesn't have the resources (neither computational nor human) to apply machine intelligence to our problems. We'd have to capture all the data coming off our servers for extended periods, not just the server logs that we capture now, but any every kind of data we can collect: network data, environmental data, I/O subsystem data, you name it.
As someone who works for a company that applies a form of machine learning (Behavior Learning for predictive analytics) to IT operations and application performance management, I read this with great interest. I didn't necessarily disagree with his conclusion but tried to pull apart the reasoning behind why more companies aren't applying algorithms to their IT data to look for problems.
There are at least three requirements for companies who want to move ahead in this area:
1. Establish maturity of one's monitoring infrastructure. This is the most fundamental point. If you want to apply machine intelligence to IT operations then you need to first add instrumentation and monitoring. Numerous monitoring products and approaches abound but you have to get the data before you can analyze it.
2. Coordinate multiple enterprise silos. Modern IT applications are increasingly complex and may cross multiple enterprise silos such as server virtualization, network, databases, application development, and other middleware components. Enterprises must be willing to coordinate between these multiple groups in gathering monitoring data and performing cross-functional troubleshooting when there are performance or uptime issues.
3. Incorporate business activity monitoring (BAM). Business activity data provides the "vital signs" of a business. Examples of retail business activity data include number of units sold, total gross sales, and total net sales for a time period. Knowing the true business impact of an application performance problem requires the correlation of business data. When an outage occurred for 20 minutes, how many fewer units were sold? What was the reduction in gross and net sales?
An organization that can fulfill these requirements is capable of achieving real benefits in IT operations and can successfully apply analytics. Gartner has established the ITScore Maturity Model for determining one's sophistication in availability and performance monitoring. Here is the description for level 5, which is the top tier:
Behavior Learning engines, embedded knowledge, advanced correlation, trend analysis, pattern matching, and integrated IT and business data from sources such as BAM provide IT operations with the ability to dynamically manage the IT infrastructure in line with business policy.
Applying machine learning to IT operations isn't easy. Most enterprises don't do it because they need to overcome organizational inertia and gather data from multiple groups scattered throughout the enterprise. For the organizations willing to do this, however, they will see tangible business benefits. Just as a hospital could algorithmically detect the failing health of a premature infant, an enterprise willing to use machine learning will visibly see how abnormal problems within IT operations can impact revenue.
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"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing." Psalm 100:1-2
Maybe you memorized this rich psalm as a child, as I did. But then, perhaps you were pretty convinced that your "joyful noise" was more noise than singing. Many adults are convinced they can't sing. Often this is based on the thoughtless words of an adult who told them at a young age that they couldn't carry a tune. So they have spent a lifetime thinking they can't sing. The fact is, most children can't sing on pitch alone until they are at least 8-10 years old. Younger children can sometimes sing in tune if someone else sings or plays along with them. It is the exceptional child who sings well without support during the early grades.
Regardless of their own perceived talent, most Christian parents are eager for their children to experience the joys of music. Making music opens the way for artistic expression, develops physical coordination, provides social benefits, and teaches self-discipline. And most importantly, music is a gift from God—one that we can take with us into eternity. Martin Luther wrote, "I truly desire that all Christians would love and regard as worthy the lovely gift of music, which is a precious, worthy, and costly treasure given mankind by God . . . next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in this world . . . This precious gift has been given to man alone that he might thereby remind himself of the fact that God has created man for the express purpose of praising and extolling God."
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• Dynamic markings are the means composers use to communicate how loud the music should be played. We use Italian terms for them, because the concept of writing music, as we know it today, was developed in Italy. Choose a song you know well, such as "Are You Sleeping, Brother John?" to teach the concept of dynamics in music. Make signs with cartoon figures demonstrating words such as pianissimo or mezzo-forte. As one child holds up a sign, everyone in the family must sing the song at that dynamic level.
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From National Geographic: Daily News, by John Roach, March 22, 2010
New Proof Unknown "Structures" Tug at Our Universe
As if Dark Matter and Dark Energy aren't weird enough, now it seems we have verified proof of "Dark Flow".
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Second, are there areas that attract large sections of our Universe in addition to the one observed, and in different directions ?
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I view this paper as speculative and unsupported, thus far. Cherry picking a few groups of galaxies with odd directionality is unconvincing.
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The controversial suggestion that the clusters are being tugged on by the gravity of matter outside the known universe, is nothing new. It was postulated by the Brane theorists years ago, as noted by Hawking in his masterpiece book "The Universe in a Nutshell", whereby ultra short gravity waves from another universe may be able to penetrate (through black holes, where such waves may exist) the miniscule higher order spatial dimensions of our universe (which light cannot, so the other universes are forever hidden from our view, but its matter can be detected through the penetrating gravity waves). Whether it is a good theory or not, I don't know, but it seems to make sense, or at least as much sense as the other theories.
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Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Dark Flow... ohh...
A little more detail in the flow is described here:
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Kashlinsky's initial announcement in 2008 was met with skepticism and one or more apparent errors were pointed out. So far I don't think we can say that Kashlinsky is wrong or that he's right.
If it's right, well, it would be a big deal. A lot of people would want to get on the bandwagon and make their own observations. This hasn't happened yet AFAICS, but it could happen.
Kashlinsky's claims have changed, since 2008. Since his analysis was challenged he has gone back and got more data and analyzed everything more carefully. And he still claims a flow but some of the numbers look different.
Here's what Kashlinsky himself says in the abstract:
"...approximately constant velocity out to at least 800 Mpc. The significance of the measured signal peaks around 500 Mpc, most likely because the contribution from more distant clusters becomes progressively more diluted by the WMAP beam. We can, however, at present not rule out that these more distant clusters simply contribute less to the overall motion."
500 Mpc = 1.6 billion lightyears
800 Mpc = 2.6 billion lightyears
This is in terms of proper distance, so this is the size now of the patch of universe which is alleged to be drifting---collectively moving in some direction---relative to the Background.
He can't rule out that the collective drift only involve the relatively small patch extending roughly out to 2 billion lightyears. He claims statistical significance out to 2.6, but significance peaks at 1.6, and it could be that the farther out stuff is simply not moving much with the flow.
So it's possible that Kashlinsky won't convince a significant number of his colleagues and the idea will die. And it's also possible that he will convince people that there is this localized drift, extending out roughly 2 billion lightyears in one or more directions.
By the same measure of distance, the observable universe extends out over 45 billion lightyears in all directions. So even if Kashlinsky can establish that the drift is real, he is so far only saying something about a SMALL BLOB that is only around 4% of the present radius of the observable, which means 0.0006 of the volume. Less than one thousandth of the volume of that part of the universe which we are currently observing.
Also the speed he claims is comparatively small, compared with estimated rates of expansion. He claims 500 km per second. But the speed of light is 300,000 km/s. So he is talking about a drift which is only about one thousandth of the speed of light.
But most of the galaxies which we observe are currently receding (according to Hubble law) at rates in excess of the speed of light. So 1/1000 of c is not automatically a big deal.
Our own galaxy, in fact, has already been show to have a motion relative to Background which is about that rapid. 500 km/s is not unusual for the disorganized random motion of galaxies and clusters of galaxies---it is kind of normal. What would be surprising, and interesting, if Kashlinsky can establish it convincingly, is a large scale collective motion all in approximately the same direction!
I've been watching this since Fall of 2008 and so far I'm taking a wait-and-see attitude.
Glad to see it got into NatGeo. But still have to wait and see.
"Dark Flow" is a bit on the jazzy side.
Have to see what Ned Wright says about Kashlinsky et al series of papers about this.
Mar29-10, 04:15 PM
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Here's what Ned Wright said back in September 2008
"Dark Flow Detected - Not!
24 Sep 2008 - Kashlinsky et al. (2008) have claimed a detection of a bulk flow in the motion of many distant X-ray emitting clusters of galaxies. Unfortunately this paper and the companion paper have several errors so their conclusions cannot be trusted. A technical discussion of these errors can be found here."
I haven't copied his links. To get the links go here, and scroll down to the headline:
Wright may have changed his mind after seeing the more recent papers by Kashlinsky's group, but I haven't seen any indication of this. If anyone sees some evidence that the Kashlinsky idea of a bulk flow in gaining acceptance by cosmologists, please let me know.
Mar29-10, 05:34 PM
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Thanks Marcus,
Your description, distances, etc... put everything in context that a layman like myself can understand. I will reiterate it to make sure I got the gist of what you said.
The galaxies being observed are between 1.6 - 2.6 billion light years is "suggested to be moving" at one thousandth the speed of light in some direction and has an area of about 4% of the visible Universe. I got that part, I think.
This is reflected in the image below, correct ?
See link and image below:
Watch this video here of how CMB data is collected. Every time a rotation was made a swath of the visible Universe was sampled at some rate/sampling frequency, right ?
I don't know what the aperture of the instrument being used to collect the data, or if there is any correlation (if any to the 4% swath being reported). Having said that, unless other independent measurements are taken of the suspect area and analyzed for the suspected anomaly, then I totally agree, it is suspect. And this is regardless of what other math errors were reported and then found in the data.
Could something like an intense GRB (they are small cone shaped objects) from what I have learned have short lifetimes, 2 seconds to something like 2 minutes for a really big one, suddenly have (blinded or added extra energy to the measurement sweep) as the instrument made it's pass, sampling the data ? As I look at the elliptical shape of the figure above, it does appear to be in what could be thought of as a sampling band. Watch the video again to see what I mean. If not a gamma ray burst, then what other type of anomaly could explain what we are seeing, you are the expert, and I would like to hear what other celestial events could explain it.
If it is in fact, just that, an anomaly, the odds are pretty good it would not be seen a second time, and a second sampling, by a different instrument should prove it one way or another.
Mar30-10, 11:07 AM
Regarding the issue of Dark Flow, Goddard Space Flight Center published an article on March 10, 2010 entitled Mysterious Cosmic 'Dark Flow' Tracked Deeper into Universe.
Apr4-10, 03:00 PM
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I thought this image obtained from ViewsofMars post above, thanks, BTW, helps to further differentiate what is being observed. This link gives detail about the Herschel (l) and Planck telescopes (launched May 2009 from the same Ariane rocket (scroll down to watch the video). Herschel will study far IR wavelengths and will build a complete skymap (can peer through dust clouds of the early Universe) to reveal the structure of that period, whereas the Planck telescope will map the microwaves region, and one would hope will see and corroborate or prove false the mystery of the current data, suggesting "cosmic flow"
I found Max Tegmark's CMB Data Analysis Center (his site is a liitle out of date 1999, but appears to be worthy to have a look at). From reading about him on PF from time to time, correct me if I am wrong, he is considered somewhat of a maverick, and not one to follow the mainstream. That being said, the process of collecting and analyzing the data appears to be (from an outsider layman looking in) complex, time consuming, and open (to the possibility) of the introduction of human or in the coding required.
Do the steps and processes laid out by Max Tegmark (generally) follow the same protocols and used by Kashlinsky in his analysis of the data ? The reason I am asking this question is that is the world where I work, we always use multiple forms of verification to analyze signals. Each system cross checks the other and informs the user's where anomalies in the acquired data and/or processed output occur.
I know I have bitten off much more than I can chew here, but at the very least, I think it would not be too much to ask for a sentence or two about the process and stages used to analyze the CMB data.
Let's use Tegmark's approach as a start.
BTW, FYI, Marcus, at the bottom of Tegmark's page, under Other CMB Links, is a link to Ned Wright's cosmological tutorial.
Jan16-12, 08:24 AM
Recently saw a documentary about dark matter, energy and now flow. What puzzles me is this: When scientists dissect an animal brain to understand how it works, they label occurrences as being due to complex (not accurately measurable and decipherable) electrical interactions or plain old simple cell reactions. In the latter case, changes, often hormonal in nature, cause cells to reposition themselves, shape shift, rejuvenate, multiply and die.
Yet when we peer at the massive universe which has far more time to "evolve" we hesitate to label some of the unexplainable things as being due to the universe's equivalent of a complex (dare I say wireless) network of electrical communication or due to some kind of unknown "hormonal" force carried by space winds or light itself!
Of course I understand the term "dark" is applied to that which is unknown but I fear that the atheist agenda is polluting the water as far as future discoveries go as no physicist worth his ilk wants to be associated with a universe that looks, sounds and behaves remotely intelligent. Just putting the cat amongst the pigeons. Go easy on me :)
Jan16-12, 11:26 AM
What is your basis for such a hypothesis? What would it explain and how?
Being atheist has nothing to do with scientific observation. It just means we don't automatically conclude that everything we can't understand is divine or intelligent.
Even if the universe were intelligent, an atheist will rightly point out that intelligence is not proof of any god. I'd like to think that humans are intelligent, yet I have absolutely no issues reconciling that. Intelligence != divine creation.
Anyway, what you are missing is that biology evolves into novel and unique systems through reproduction and random mutations (non-linear change). Evolution in the sense of the universe is only referring to the passing of time (linear change). There is no reproduction and no random mutations in the mechanics of the universe that would facilitate an evolutionary intelligence. If somehow the universe is intelligent, it didn't evolve to be, it just is.
Jan17-12, 06:31 PM
Therefore structures in space can, indeed, "evolve" by undergoing progressive changes that create complexity from initially simple conditions like star systems forming from more dispersed clouds of gas. I think the word "evolution" can be applied equally to astronomy and biology, in that sense.
But, I am a layman, and those more qualified might think differently :)
/way off topic.
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Law schools are essentially engaged in widespread fraud right nowBit hyperbolic, surely.
I have long been a proponent of Charles Murray's thesis that an increasing number of people attending college do not have the cognitive abilities or other attributes usually necessary for success at higher levels of learning. As more and more try to attend colleges, either college degrees will be watered down (something already happening I suspect) or drop-out rates will rise.That smacks of pretty haughty elitism. While that may play a part, I think the main reason so many college graduates are working comparatively unskilled jobs is that there hasn't been adequate job growth in sectors that do require an education. It's not that a bunch of stupid or lazy people got college degrees and then went on to do jobs for stupid and lazy people. It's that a bunch of reasonably smart and reasonably driven people got college degrees and then couldn't find a job that actually required one.
"Mr. Hart, here is a dime. Call your mother. Tell her there is serious doubt about you becoming a lawyer."posted by ericb at 3:46 PM on October 25, 2010 [2 favorites]
I think the American people understand, albeit dimly, the logic aboveIt is the numbers that are really illuminating, though.
1. a representation of an existing fact;A JD has X% chance of getting a job, as demonstrated by these statistics showing previous JDs being employed at a rate of X%.
2. its materiality;Post-graduation employment is of obvious materiality when considering the significant investment to get the JD.
3. its falsity;They know that X is too high, because they're doing things like counting Starbucks employess with JDs among X, providing short term employment at the school to buoy X, and in general cherry picking their data and sweeping the unsuccessful graduates under the rug.
4. the speaker's knowledge of its falsity;By definition, they can't cherry pick their data without knowing that one case is a rosier picture than reality. Also, doing things like counting Starbuck's employees and offering short-term work to unemployed JDs pretty obviously demonstrates that they know they're misrepresenting X.
5. the speaker's intent that it shall be acted upon by the plaintiff;They're offering misleading employment statistics to get the prospective JD to come to their school at a six-figure cost in tuition.
6. plaintiff's ignorance of its falsity;The student goes to law school, taking out huge loans to do so, in part because of the expectation of an X chance of getting a job with the degree afterwards.
7. plaintiff's reliance on the truth of the representation;The student obviously believes the law school's presentation if they rely on it in their decision-making.
8. plaintiff's right to rely upon it; andThe student should be able to trust the school not to misrepresent the value of the education it's offering.
9. consequent damages suffered by plaintiff.Huge an un-repayable loans because she believed the school.
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AT on... My House is Your House
We're giving up our apartment over Labor Day weekend. Our cousin is coming into town with two friends and we're going to be out of town. So, our house is becoming their house.
And we're actually looking forward to giving our place up over the long weekend. We really do mean it when we tell him we want him to make himself at home here.
We're having so much fun cooking up nice things to leave in our apartment to make his stay perfect. We're going to set our City Walks: New York deck out where he can find it (with favorite walks tagged). We have special soaps for the bathroom. We're going to put flowers on the bedside table along with a few good books.
We're going to have a snack and drinks ready in the fridge. And we'll have extra bedding out and waiting should they need it. We've already emailed him a personalized map of the neighborhood, showing favorite local eats, trains, and sights.
It's been so fulfilling preparing for him to take over our apartment for a few days. We're starting to wonder if we're actaully a B&B host at heart. What have you done to make visitors more comfortable or what has your host done for you?
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you sound like a person with way to much time on your hands
When my sister is coming to visit from LA, I take clippings from newspapers & magazines of interesting events that will be going on while she's here -- galleries, museums, concerts, etc. and make them into a little booklet. Also, I always make a welcome basket with chocolates, nice hand lotion, cute flip-flops, etc.
And, although we are not formal like that, she always leaves me a heartfelt, hand-written thank you card and sometimes a little gift (usually something for the house that she has noticed I might need).
Making guests feel comfortable is NOT something to do only if one has too much time on one's hands; it's a requirement, just as I'd never go to a dinner party if I wasn't up for conversation. Regina, you're living up to your name with the royal welcome! I remember reading years ago that when someone sold her house in Georgetown to move into the White House, she left the buyer numbers and locations for florists, grocers, book sellers, and much more. Long live hospitality!
1. I have a little box of nice toiletry things that I leave out in the bathroom in case our guests forgot something. Toothpaste, toothbrushes, nice lotions, facial soap, etc.
2. I have an uncanny ability to pick up dropped/lost subway passes that still have a lot of money on them. So I write how much money is on them, save them and then give them to guests when they visit.
3. Years ago, I made up a folder with maps, take-out menus and a list of useful neighborhood stuff (including, what grocery store is open latest and where the nearest bank is, don't eat at this restaurant, etc.).
4. When I leave towels out for guests I fold them up nicely and wrap them up with a nice grosgrain ribbon.
5. Sparkling wine in fridge.
When I have visitors from out of town, they don't always stay in my place, but when they do, I try to stock the fridge with things that I know they like, but which I think I'll be able to choke down myself in case there's stuff left over when they leave.
If I have enough warning, I try to find out how many Broadway shows they want to see and grill them about what they've seen so far. If they've never seen one, I try to steer them to at least one "control plate" one, which would be something very traditionally Broadway-esque (something like "42nd Street" when it was here), and something innovative or different ("Lion King" has been around so long it almost doesn't seem interesting to people who've seen it a lot, but to first-timers, it's still very new and wonderful).
I try to prompt them about what things they've heard of that they'd like to say, and generally try to work out some kind of itenerary that helps them see as many of those things as possible, and since so many things are so close together, with just a little forethought, that's really pretty easy.
When I moved into my new apartment, the previous owners left two bottles of Absolut in the freezer, a six pack of Sam Adams, and a sheaf of delivery menus in a drawer. All things I can use!
We rent our home out for an annual sporting event. I always leave extra toiletries, a bottle or two of wine, some good coffee and filters next to the coffee maker, a small snack basket, a binder with info on our home (how to remedy something if remote control doesn't turn on all components for tv/dvd), printouts of some simple maps, menus of local restaurants (along with notes on my favorites), numbers and directions to local hospitals and urgent care (you never know), and directions to and from our home from various landmarks.
i like to surprise my guests with turn-down service. i turn the bed down, put a nice chocolate and a small flower on the pillow, turn on some nice, soft music and adjust the lighting.
it's one of my favorite things about staying in a hotel, so i pass along the joy.
When I moved into my new home, the previous owner had pre-cut shelf liners for ALL the shelves and rolled them up neatly to the side, there was no dust/dirt inside or outside (professional cleaning), and she left a flower arrangement to welcome me. That's class!
Like a few people above I value good hospitality upon self and I try to do the same for my guests. This past June we finished out basement into a guest apartment and beside the usual stuff, make a nice bed, tie the towels with a ribbon, nice soaps and the collection of hotel shampoos, I bought bath slippers made of cotton, a small arrangement of flowers, one box a exquisite dark chocolate truffles and a bottle of champagne. I think it was appreciated.
Leave some clean and clear space for your guests to plunk their stuff down. Empty bedside table tops. bureau tops, even clear space on the vanity/grooming area. I know it sounds small in terms of effort, but when you're away from home and are facing not able to stash your items away, a bit of cleared area is most welcoming.
Directions to the closest bus/subway stop, a small map of the immediate area, with points of interest as well as supermarket (if they want to pick up snacks or bottled water) and drug store clearly marked.
WiFi, or free internet connection has always proved a great tool when I travel, and I now look for accommodation that provides it.
Just keep it simple and let them create their own good time.
it's not exactly romantic, beautiful, or inspired, but i always give guests their own power strip to use while they stay with me. i'm not exactly equipped to accomodate guests in my tiny live/work studio, anyways, but i do love having some of my favorite people bunk with me for a night or two. giving my friends their own power strip means they're less likely to leave behind their cellphone, laptop, ipod, and camera-battery chargers.
You all sound like such good (and thoughtful) hosts (all, except snot - it's exactly the comment I get when I go out of my way and *make* time to do little things that I believe are nice). I do a lot of the things you describe but now I've learnt a few more - thanks!
My father-in-law leaves a picture frame with our picture next to the guest bed when we visit. I know he rotates the picture depending on who is visiting but the gesture never fails to make me feel warm and welcomed.
Sounds like you've done a fantastic job!
Clearing clutter from where they're quartered is a must, since it keeps them from feeling as though they're invading someone's private space and stuff. In the guest room, I'll put out magazines, a couple of books for reading, and a couple of art or photo books that I think they'd enjoy. Bottled water and cups, towels, spare toiletries including nice bath stuff, toothbrushes, and disposable razors in their wrappers go in the bathroom. My aim is for my guests to feel like their room is a comfy retreat.
Snacks, suggestions for activities to do themselves with the info on them, etc. are a nice thing to do. Spending all your time together is too much, so I always try to think of fun places to wander around or relax.
I guess I am an exception: I don't recall the last time I stayed over someone's house. I always use a hotel. I am currently quite peeved because my sister and brother (each living in a different country) decided to surprise me and stay with me this week.
All of my guests know my life is hectic and my place is cramped (albeit tidy, thanks to AT!)-- it would be awkard to spend a lot of energy trying to fake a "hotel" experience.
The best thing I do is juggle my schedule to enjoy at least one great event with my guests every day. I'm constantly organizing restaurants, stores, museums, walks, plays-- I might not make it to everything, but I'll join for dinner or drinks afterwards If I can't. They always appreciate my presence and effort in helping them enjoy the city!
like many a new yorker, i have guests pretty regularly in my (fortunately) large studio apt. i feel it's important to make them feel welcome as well as armed with enough information/inspiration (maps, time out magazines, etc) so that i don't have to be with them all the time!
wow, i try to do a few of the basics to help my guests feel comfortable (towels, defined space, full fridge), but picked up a lot more tips here (love the customizied photo by bedside)! thanks :)
We keep all our delivery menus in a big binder with those plastic sheet things, and write comments about the restaurants (nice on phone, speaks no english, takes forever, is speedy) all over the menus. Granted, this is for ourselves as much as for guests, but it helps them out too if they're here by themselves and looking for food.
We are usually here with our out-of-town visitors. But we allow them plenty of freedom during their visit to expore the city at their own pace. A set of clean linens are a given. We stock the fridge with breakfast food like bagels & cream cheese, orange juice, and have plenty of tea and coffee on hand (although our visitors usually enjoy the novelty of ordering out breakfast). We provide a subway/bus map and filled Metrocard, a Streetwise Manhattan map, and a copy of TimeOutNY to help plan their activities, both with us and without us.
I also love the customized photo idea. If we have family visiting, I do try to make sure we have a picture of them displayed somewhere in the house while they're here, to make them feel more at home.
well I never have people over except my kids friends :( But I will keep all these ideas at hand for when I finally do have stayover guests :)
I recently bought a studio in Chelsea...
While I love having guests stay at my place, (given the small space) I have decided to limit overnight guests to close friends and family.
On the other hand, if I am away (as I am often in the summer)...I have taken great pleasure in offering up my place. It was a long road to home ownership for me...and, I want my friends to feel welcome to use it (when I am not here).
While I don't rise to Regina's standards, I do try to make my guests at home--clean sheets, towels, beverages, Time Out, NY Times, etc.


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Miller Theater, Columbia University, New York; November 14, 2002 Concert promoters today, despairing of the traditional piano recital, are going whole hog for "concept" programs and musical "happenings." Miller Theater's latest contribution to this new genre consisted of a series...
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Hoyer Calls for Compromise on Taxes, Budget
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Hoyer Calls for Compromise on Taxes, Budget
Washington, DC - 8/3/2012
By Andy Marquis
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D: MD-5th) speaks to a crowd of Obama supporters at a rally in Prince Frederick, MD earlier this year.
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D: MD-5th) criticized House Republicans for not agreeing to extend tax cuts for 98 percent of Americans during a teleconference with the media on Thursday. Hoyer also is worried about what would happen if sequestration went in to effect.
"Yesterday, we failed in the House as we have in the past, to embrace a bipartisan agreement because of the desire to have it all one way or not do an agreement," Hoyer said. "What I mean, as you've heard me say, everybody in the House and Senate agree taxes should not be raised on those making up to $200,000.
"Because we had an agreement, the Senate passed that bill, but because we did not agree on continuing 'Bush Tax Cuts' for those over those numbers, the House proceeded to pass their bill which they knew would not be passed (by the Senate) and the president would veto. In addition, they made sure it was going to fail because, when we adopt later today, the Republican process to pursue tax reform. This process is not one supported by us, the Senate or the President."
Hoyer criticized the tax cuts that the Republican controlled House of Representatives passed on Wednesday, saying they would actually increase taxes on 25 million lower-income Americans while cutting taxes for the wealthiest.
"It's unfortunate the TEA Party Republicans pursue confrontation over consensus and agreement," he said. "We have been consistent, in the House of Reps, in choosing partisan opportunities over bipartisan success so we'll leave here today without having done our work for the American people."
Hoyer spoke about the sequestration cuts that will go in to effect on January 2nd, saying he hoped a compromise could be made before or during the lame-duck session.
"My view has been that we need to adopt a Bowles-Simpson plan to address our deficit as well as investment in jobs, growing economy," Hoyer said. "We've got to do so in a balanced way. If we're going to be responsible, we need to show the courage to address these issues in the lame duck. I don't think it will be done before the election. Sequestration goes in to effect Jan 2nd. It was constructed because of Republican pressure to adopt huge cuts in spending. I am hopeful we will substitute a Bowles-Simpson type plan."
The Hill, a Congressional newspaper, reported on Thursday that Congressman Steve LaTourette (R: OH-14th) will unveil a plan after the November 6th election that is described as a plan similar to the Simpson-Bowles plan and would include changes to Medicare along with other cuts. LaTourette, who is working with other Republicans and Democrats on the plan, is not seeking re-election. In response to a question from TheBAYNET regarding the report, Hoyer said he is open to cutting entitlement spending.
"I've talked to Steve (LaTourette) as recently as today which include possible alternatives," Hoyer said. "There have been a number. The answer to your question is, I have said all along, entitlements need to be on the table. We need to make sure entitlements are fiscally sound for decades to come and sustainable."
Hoyer also took a swipe at the budget plan that has been proposed by Congressman Paul Ryan (R: WI-1st) on multiple occasions, which Democrats claim eliminates Social Security and Medicare. Ryan, in fact, wants to privatize the programs but claims that privatizing them would strengthen them in the long run.
"They need to be on the table in a way to guarantee that what people have invested will be there for them," Hoyer said. "We need to deal with income and obligations and put those in to balance. I think Democrats are prepared to deal with those. We are focused, unlike the Ryan budget which turns it in to a voucher program. We need to make sure the most vulnerable are not hurt by any agreement we reach."
Hoyer also spoke about the 'Off The Cliff' scenario that has floated around Washington. Some political pundits, which include longtime Washington insider and current MSNBC program host Lawrence O'Donnell, believe that going off the budget cliff and allowing the Clinton tax rates to go back in to effect would free Republicans to vote for a plan that restores the 'Bush Tax Cuts' for 98 percent of Americans.
"If the tax cuts expired, the Norquist pledge would not apply because you would be reducing taxes because it would be the Clinton rates that have been enforced," Hoyer said, referring to a pledge many Republicans take to Americans for Tax Reform founder and president Grover Norquist to oppose any increase in tax rates.
"My own view is that I hope we can act before that happens. If we don't act at all, it would have an adverse impact on the economy. A tax increase on working Americans would not be helpful to the economy. (Sequestration) would be harmful to defense and discretionary spending."
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This is made a LOOOONG time ago, for a guy to use in his signature on another forum. I originally made an avatar with the corn thingy first, but then he asked if i could make him a signature out of it as well... And so i did:P
It came out pretty awesome in my opinion:)
It's made 100% in normal ms paint. The progress can be seen in the folowing link:
http://www.roflsaurus.com /users/public/a22169Sig 040e231.png
Please leave me your comments and rates:)
Ps- Please dont question why he wanted the text "block of blocked corn" to be in the sig. That was all my costumers wish:P
Rated 5 / 5 stars Sep 7, 2009
That's great art,I like how their is no boundaries in the art.As for example,I make cheap art with paint.
Ha ha, thanks^^It's all about practice really... and a LOT of patience!
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That is amazing man, love the mood and style of the corn, the exsperetions really pop out. Some truely nice pixel art.
Thanks alot man!
Appriciation appriciated!:D
Rated 5 / 5 stars Jun 19, 2009
Corn Camper!
That is amazing pixel art!
Thanks alot! It always pleases me when people like the stuff i make:)
Rated 5 / 5 stars Jun 19, 2009
Nice addition to the newly realized Art Portal
I enjoy pixel art and I'm glad that you put your old -yet really great- piece of art up here for all to enjoy ;3
Thank you for the nice comment! That's nice to hear:)
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Great Pixel art
Its a lot better than most of the other ones out there :D
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Georgia officialdom is getting very nervous about next year's votes for regional tax districts to pay for better transportation in the state.
Half of the state's mayors and other city officials think the ballot issues are doomed, according to an annual survey conducted by the Georgia Municipal Association.
In 2010, one-third of mayors polled thought the measure – just adopted by the Legislature – had a chance. That's now down to 19 percent. Says the GMA:
There was no region in the state where more city officials thought the regional transportation tax would pass than not pass, compared to three regions in 2010. Only two regions had a higher percentage of city officials responding "Don't Know" than "No."
The region with the highest percentage of city officials that thought the regional transportation tax would pass is the Atlanta Regional Commission at just over 30%. Not one city official from the Three Rivers region thought the tax would pass.
Continue reading Your morning jolt: Half of Georgia's city officials think transportation tax doomed »


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We purchased two of these for a picnic. They came within two days and were very handy. They are light and easy to carry in the plastic sleeve they arrived in which is also great to store them between uses.
Very glad I made this purchase
Beth Taylor
from Barboursville, VA
on 4/24/2013
This was just what I wanted for my back yard to create movable shade. I love the look of the bright stripes (though I must say they were more orange than yellow), and for $15 each, I was perfectly pleased with their construction. I was happy that the shipping charge was reasonable and VERY happy that they arrived within 48 hours of my placing the order!
Good qulity , good price
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on 9/17/2014
It seem that I have bought a good product for good price. It look so nice at the beach and it's light and easy to carry, though the cover case was ripped but the umbrella is fine. I like it.
Just what I ordered!
Irma W.
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on 8/7/2014
Loved the beach umbrella . Easy to use and provided me with the shade I needed !
Did the job
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on 7/14/2014
A little lighter fabric than expected however held up well in some windy beach weather.
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I am using the umbrella over a kiddie pool and it WORKS! I like the price, the delivery (within a couple days!) and the color. It's not real easy to put into the ground since it's not sand.
It disintegrated after one hour of use
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on 6/24/2014
This is made out of paper towel material and it fell apart after one day of use. What a terrible inferior product!!
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Had a worn out umbrella for patio use. Did not want to spend a lot to brighten up an existing table. Found this and ordered. Fast shipping and very nice indeed!
beach umbrella
Katie C.
from Philadelphia, PA
on 8/5/2013
Florida beach tested this umbrella and it worked out wonderfully. This was the first time I had purchased a beach umbrella. As a mom of 3 under 3 years old I thought that it was important to have additional coverage from the sun. I only wish it was a bit larger but I understand that this is pretty standard size, so if you have more than 2-3 people I'd recommend buying 2 umbrellas.
Priced for what you get
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on 7/18/2013
I hadn't bought a beach umbrella before and was not sure what to expect. I purchased this one for the colors (navy and white), size, adjustability, and the cheap price. I was disappointed upon first appearance as the material is akin to the material those fabric reusable grocery bags are made of-- you know the polyestery tightly woven ones? Or maybe even akin to the material used to make the one-time use covers they use for pillows on airplanes...But otherwise the umbrella is functional. I don't expect it to last forever, but it'll do for this season. I normally don't like buying items that will need to be trashed/recycled too quickly, but I didn't have a budget for a better umbrella this year.


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The City of Minot is hoping to secure funding to continue a redo of a project on North Hill that, in a few years, could deliver a much different look to the city.
The redo was made necessary following the flood of 2011.
A beautification project that brought flowers and trees to the area had to be left to die -- water restrictions in place meant surviving the season was tough for most of the young trees.
Now, many have been replaced thanks to a Department of Transportation grant...but they city is still short about 40 thousand dollars.
So what could it look like in a few years?
Ethan Gefroh is a planning department intern with the city.
He has put together renditions of what could happen should the trees get a proper start along Broadway.
You can see...it could really change the look of a drive thousands make every day.
As it stands now however...the money for the whole project just isn't there.
(Ethan Gefroh - City of Minot Planning Intern) "We only had enough money to cover about half of that. We need 64 more trees in order to fully vegetate the North Broadway corridor here. In order to get the full effect of the street trees on here, what we are doing is trying to get this grant to get the trees to provide the trees to complete the project that was once finished."
The City is hoping to land a grant through the Minot Area Community Foundation to cover the cost for the final 64 trees.


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Fickr Find: Smoked Asparagus Soup Vert
If we weren't going out to dinner tonight, we might celebrate Earth Day with a bowl of green soup made with local asparagus.
This photo from Flickr member Dayna McIsaac inspired us. It looks like spring, and it reminds us of how a very few ingredients can create a fully nourishing meal.
We're not sure how the smoked flavor gets in there — perhaps by sautéeing the asparagus with a smoky ham hock or bacon? — but we do know that making a smooth vegetable soup is a piece of cake.
Follow our instructions for How To Make Soup from Almost Anything. With asparagus, we might add some heavy cream at the end.
Turns out we have quite a few green soups in our archives...
- Nettle Soup
- Spring Leek and Lemon Soup
- Zucchini Garlic Soup
- Creamy Leek and Yogurt Soup
- Easy Green Minestrone
- Easy Kale Soup For One (or Two)
(Image: Flickr member Dayna McIsaac, licensed for use under Creative Commons)
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The smoky flavor is authentic. (& vegetarian!)
The asparagus was lightly oiled and tied in cedar paper. Of course, it could be put on the edge of a soaked cedar board too. It was grilled over indirect heat until tender.
The original recipe is available here:
Now that the season is upon us again, if you try it, I hope you love it as much as I did.


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On March 13, 1995, in the small Scottish town of Dunblane, a forty-three-year-old man, Thomas Hamilton walked into a primary school with four handguns and opened fire, methodically killing sixteen children and one adult teacher before killing himself. The unprecedented massacre of children led, within two years, to legislation that imposed a total ban on the private ownership of handguns in the United Kingdom. Today, no one in the United Kingdom can privately own a handgun or a semiautomatic weapon. There was not much hand wringing or heated debate over this legislation. It was discussed, and enacted, with overwhelming public support, in response to the mood of national shame and grief over the killings.~The New Yorker: "Guns and the limits of shame" (via lauraolin)
You're not happy unless things are just right. Which means two things. You're a good boss. And you'll never be happy.
"… to be in those cross-hairs I know what it feels like to have that bullet burn a hole through my chest. I know what it feels like to have your life leave your body."


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Meanwhile, last Thursday's edition of The Daily Telegraph of Surry Hills, New South Wales, reported that "Foul-mouthed thugs bash man at station."
Posted at 10:26 PM by Howard Bashman
An editor's note accompanying the article explains that the author of the article "has asked for the return of a $5 donation he gave to a door-to-door solicitor in December who was working in support of JoAnne Kloppenburg's Supreme Court campaign."
Posted at 03:30 PM by Howard Bashman
And The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a news update headlined "Appeals panel: Supreme Court should take up collective bargaining law."
You can access today's certification of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals at this link
Posted at 03:18 PM by Howard Bashman
The Arizona Republic reports today that "Effort to delay Loughner transfer is too late."
The Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader reports today that "Tucson shooting suspect transferred to Fed Med."
And USA Today reports that "Loughner's lawyers challenge mental exam order."
You can access at this link the petition for writ of mandamus that Loughner's lawyers filed yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Posted at 01:40 PM by Howard Bashman
And today's edition of The Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg, Virginia contains an article headlined "'Liberty' behind reform lawsuit; Attorney General Cuccinelli explains case against health care reform."
Posted at 08:54 AM by Howard Bashman
And in today's edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that "Same-sex marriage stays on hold for Prop. 8 appeal."
Posted at 08:22 AM by Howard Bashman
And Greg Gordon of McClatchy Newspapers reports that "FBI's anthrax suspect is likely killer, panel concludes."
Posted at 08:07 AM by Howard Bashman
In today's edition of The San Jose Mercury News, Howard Mintz reports that "Barry Bonds' estranged friend testifies of home run king's steroid use."
Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times reports that "Former Barry Bonds aide testifies that he worried about the slugger's alleged steroid use; Steve Hoskins says he secretly recorded Bonds' trainer and doctor in hopes of obtaining evidence of steroid use; He also admits to making those recordings as his ties to Bonds were fraying."
And The New York Times reports that "Bonds Trial Testimony Centers on Steroid Conversations."
Posted at 08:04 AM by Howard Bashman
And today's edition of The Hartford Courant contains an article headlined "Judge Won't Allow Plea Deal for 2nd Cheshire Suspect; Case Has 3rd Juror."
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Signature Analysis: Signature Smaller Than Body of Writing
An important aspect in graphology and signature analysis is looking at how the signature compares to the main body of writing. The signature is our public face and the body of writing is more of who we are. When the signature and the body of writing match, there is "congruence." This is a positive quality.
One of my last posts on signature analysis showed a signature that was larger than the body of writing. This post shows a signature that is smaller than the body of writing.
Follow are some of the meanings:
This writer has an inadequate self-image. He might be self-effacing and unable to appreciate his own skills and aptitudes. Most likely, this writer would prefer working alone, or with others who are stronger. He can be insecure and might be trying to appear humble.
Some other meanings of this include:
- Modesty
- Need for privacy, solitude
- Would rather be known for his work
- Avoids publicity
- Self-consciousness, secrecy
- Fear of competition and involvement
- Introversion, altruism, devotion
- Poor self-esteem, lack of ambition
This post was taken from my recently published guide on Amazon.
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