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How to deal with getting feedback
Don't seek feedback to get praise. If you're looking for praise, show your work to your mum. Feedback is about listening, digesting, and evolving. We should be eager to evolve— it keeps us nimble, fresh, and better than before.
Collaborating with someone can mean intense moments where ideas blip into existence, morph, fuse, and react. Uttering a single word can trigger a chain reaction of ideas, shifting your perspective, and arriving at an end result which you couldn't possibly have imagined by your lonesome self.
We all sometimes get emotionally attached to our work. We think it's the best thing ever. We're human; we can't help it. But when you show someone else your idea and sincerely ask them what they think, you get to see your idea from someone else's eyes. It's like a superpower; a peek into how someone else's brain works. It's scary when they get confused or disapprove; but it's addicting, because now you know how to change for the better.
Feedback is how we grow as designers. It's a process which allows others to help our idea reach its full potential.
I remember when I received my first feedback on the second week of my design degree— "Katie, your logo is a dog's breakfast." I was devastated. Staring at my first logo on a big screen in front of about 35 other students, I was angry and felt like a failure. Then my lecturer said, "it's too cluttered because you're using too many different fonts and the imagery you've chosen doesn't evoke any relation with the name of the organisation. What do you want the viewer to think and feel when they see this logo? Focus on that."
That was years ago, but it highlighted what good feedback can be. It's an opinion coupled with an explanation. A bonus if it comes with suggestions for improvement. It's up to us to decide how we can make it productive. Since then, the same pattern of feedback has made countless appearances from various people I've had the pleasure of working with. I've collected a few tricks to mentally prepare myself, which you might find useful:
- People have said to me "check your ego at the door", but no one ever said how. Recognise that no one is trying to take credit for your idea or attack you personally; they're just trying to help. There is no right or wrong, just opinions from people. Repeat these words "I'm a mere dust particle in the universe at this one point in time. I'm just trying something out."
- Keep an open mind and pay attention. Don't be pretentious and pre-judge people as being unworthy of giving you feedback. Anyone can have an idea; anyone can say something at any second that will give your idea a boost.
- This isn't about you personally or professionally. Step back and think of the bigger picture. It's about your clients, your business, your co-founders, your product team, and ultimately your customers or end user. You are all working together to make the design better. You are an active agent in a bigger whole. That is what this is. That is always what this is. That is always what the goal is.
- It's OK to be angry or jealous but don't react just yet. (This one gets me every time.)
- Breathe.
- Before you say "but that's because…", take five minutes. Let the person finish what they're saying and digest their opinion.
- A good way to start is to say "I understand where you're coming from…" Then finish the sentence by trying to empathise with where they're coming from. The trick is even if you have to make it up, you'll come out with empathy of their perspective.
- Ultimately, you're in control of the feedback you've received. Pick, prioritise and roll with suggestions and keep moving.
It takes guts for people to give you feedback. They've taken time out to think and comprehend their thoughts, so don't be a jerk or a hothead. Jason Fried, founder of 37signals and internationally renown hothead, recently gave some great advice: give it five minutes.
No one is born with the ability to absorb all feedback without feeling like a complete failure. We all start at point zero, just dust particles in the universe making stuff and trying something out.
Next up: part two, how to give feedback


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Well, this dog's Sunday activity makes our weekends look lazy. Dozer, a 3-year-old goldendoodle from Maryland ran from his home on May 15 and decided to join the Maryland Half-Marathon. He is reported to have snuck in at mile five and was seen at various points of the race by several runners. Here's a video of him crossing the finish line at 2 hours and 14 minutes:
When race organizers heard about this pooch's feat, they awarded him a medal. Now he even has his own runner's page at the Maryland Half Marathon website where fans can donate funding for the University of Maryland Greenbaum Cancer Center. He's raised more than $17,000 to date. Good job, Dozer!


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This story is a sasusaku songfic. The song is Sober by Kelly Clarkson. It's sad but good too. I don't want to give anything away so just read it.
Author Note: 'lyrics'
Three Months
'And I don't know
This could break my heart or save me
Nothing's real
Until you let go completely
So here I go with all my thoughts I've been saving
So here I go with all my fears weighing on me'
Sakura Haruno sat down on the bench across from him. She looked down at the flower in her hands and fingered the petals. She rather be looking at the flower than at him. She felt tears burn her eyes but she refused to cry.
"How are you today Sasuke-kun?" she asked.
'Three months and I'm still sober
Picked all my weeds but kept the flowers'
There was no answer. She hadn't expected one.
'But I Know its never really over
And I don't know
I could crash and burn but maybe
At the end of this road
I might catch a glimpse of me'
It was quiet for a couple minutes. Sakura tore the petals off the flower one by one, letting them go and watching them blow away.
"You know Naruto is going to become Hokage soon."
Still nothing
'So I won't worry about my timing
I want to get it right
No comparing, second guessing
No, not this time'
"I'm doing good," she told him, "so is Kakashi and the rest of our friends."
Quiet as usual
'Three months and I'm still breathing
Been a long road since those hands I left my tears in
But I know
It's never really over
Wake Up'
They all miss you, especially Naruto." She gave him a sad smile.
'Three months and I'm still standing here
Three months and I'm getting better
"I miss you a lot too," she whispered.
'Three months and I still am'
Sakura stood up and placed the flower that still had some petals hanging to it next to the headstone that had the Uchiha fan on it and above it the words Sasuke Uchiha.
'Three months and it's still harder now'
"I'll visit again soon, "she told him and then whispered, "I still love you."
'Three months and I've been living here without you now'
Sakura turned around and started walking out of the graveyard. Three tears trailed down her cheeks.
'Three months...'
She didn't wipe them away though. Those tears stood for the three months that he had been gone. He had been killed on a mission.
'Three months'
Three very long months
'Three months and I'm still breathing
Three months and I still remember it
Three months and I wake up'
She missed him so much but she carried on. That's what he would of wanted her to do. She carried on for him.
She loved him so much and always would.
'Three months and I'm still sober
Picked all my weeds but kept the flowers'


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AMD A10-7850K and A10-7700K Kaveri Leaks Including Initial GPU Benchmarks
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Processors | December 3, 2013 - 01:12 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Kaveri, APU, amd
The launch and subsequent availability of Kaveri is scheduled for the CES time frame. The APU unites Steamroller x86 cores with several Graphics Core Next (GCN) cores. The high-end offering, the A10-7850K, is capable of 856 GFLOPs of compute power (most of which is of course from the GPU).
Image/Leak Credit: Prohardver.hu
We now know about two SKUs: the A10-7850K and the A10-7700K. Both parts are quite similar except that the higher model is given a 200 MHz CPU bump, 3.8 GHz to 4.0 Ghz, and 33% more GPU units, 6 to 8.
But how does this compare? The original source (prohardver.hu) claims that Kaveri will achieve an average 28 FPS in Crysis 3 on low at 1680x1050; this is a 12% increase over Richland. It also achieved an average 53 FPS with Sleeping Dogs on Medium which is 26% more than Richland.
These are healthy increases over the previous generation but do not even account for HSA advantages. I am really curious what will happen if integrated graphics become accessible enough that game developers decide to target it for general compute applications. The reduction in latency (semi-wasted time bouncing memory between compute devices) might open this architecture to where it can really shine.
We will do our best to keep you up to date on this part especially when it launches at CES.
NVIDIA Launches GeForce Experience 1.8
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | December 2, 2013 - 12:16 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, ShadowPlay
They grow up so fast these days...
GeForce Experience is NVIDIA's software package, often bundled with their driver updates, to optimize the experience of their customers. This could be adding interesting features, such as GPU-accelerated game video capture, or just recommending graphics settings for popular games.
Version 1.8 adds many desired features lacking from the previous version. I always found it weird that GeForce Experience would recommend one good baseline settings for games, and set them for you, but force you to then go into the game and tweak from there. It would be nice to see multiple presets but that is not what we get; instead, we are able to tweak the settings from within GeForce Experience. The baseline tries to provide a solid 40 FPS at the most difficult moments, computationally. You can then tune the familiar performance and quality slider from there.
You are also able to set resolutions up to 3840x2160 and select whether you would like to play in windowed (including "borderless") mode.
Also, with ShadowPlay, Windows 7 users will also be able to "shadow" the last 20 minutes like their Windows 8 neighbors. You will also be able to combine your microphone audio with the in-game audio should you select it. I can see the latter feature being very useful for shoutcasters. Apparently it allows capturing VoIP communication and not just your microphone itself.
Still no streaming to Twitch.tv, yet. It is still coming.
For now, you can download GeForce Experience from NVIDIA's GeForce website. If you want to read a little more detail about it, first, you can check out their (much longer) blog post.
Intel Xeon Phi to get Serious Refresh in 2015?
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Processors | November 28, 2013 - 12:30 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Intel, Xeon Phi, gpgpu
Intel was testing the waters with their Xeon Phi co-processor. Based on the architecture designed for the original Pentium processors, it was released in six products ranging from 57 to 61 cores and 6 to 16GB of RAM. This lead to double precision performance of between 1 and 1.2 TFLOPs. It was fabricated using their 22nm tri-gate technology. All of this was under the Knights Corner initiative.
In 2015, Intel plans to have Knights Landing ready for consumption. A modified Silvermont architecture will replace the many simple (basically 15 year-old) cores of the previous generation; up to 72 Silvermont-based cores (each with 4 threads) in fact. It will introduce the AVX-512 instruction set. AVX-512 allows applications to vectorize 8 64-bit (double-precision float or long integer) or 16 32-bit (single-precision float or standard integer) values.
In other words, packing a bunch of related problems into a single instruction.
The most interesting part? Two versions will be offered: Add-In Boards (AIBs) and a standalone CPU. It will not require a host CPU, because of its x86 heritage, if your application is entirely suited for an MIC architecture; unlike a Tesla, it is bootable with existing and common OSes. It can also be paired with standard Xeon processors if you would like a few strong threads with the 288 (72 x 4) the Xeon Phi provides.
And, while I doubt Intel would want to cut anyone else in, VR-Zone notes that this opens the door for AIB partners to make non-reference cards and manage some level of customer support. I'll believe a non-Intel branded AIB only when I see it.
Controversy continues to erupt over AMD's new GPU
Subject: Graphics Cards | November 27, 2013 - 01:44 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: sapphire, radeon, R9 290X, hawaii, amd, 290x
Ryan is not the only one who felt it necessary to investigate the reports of differing performance between retail R9 290X cards and the ones sent out for review. Legit Reviews also ordered a retail card made by Sapphire and tested it against the card sent to them by AMD. As with our results, ambient temperature had more effect on the frequency of the retail card than it did on the press sample with a 14% difference being common. Legit had another idea after they noticed that while the BIOS version was the same on both cards the part numbers differed. Find out what happened when they flashed the retail card to exactly match the press sample.
"The AMD Radeon R9 290X and R9 290 have been getting a ton of attention lately due to a number of reports that the retail cards are performing differently than the press cards that the media sites received. We have been following these stories for the past few weeks and finally decided to look into the situation ourselves."
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- HIS R9 270X IceQ X² Turbo Boost 2 GB @ techPowerUp
- Sapphire Toxic Edition R9 280X Video Card Review @HiTech Legion
- ASUS R9 270 Direct CU II OC 2 GB @ techPowerUp
- Powercolor Radeon R9-270X Devil @ Bjorn3D
- AMD Radeon R9 290 Review On Linux @ Phoronix
- PowerColor Devil R9 270X 2GB @ Custom PC Review
- 2560×1600: GeForce GTX 780 Ti vs Radeon R9 290X @ Benchmark Reviews
- ASUS GTX 760 MARS @ Kitguru
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 4GB Video Card Review – 2GB or 4GB of VRAM @ Legit Reviews
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Steams Ahead On Linux @ Phoronix
- Palit GTX 780 Ti JetStream OC @ Kitguru
- EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC ACX Review @ Hardware Canucks
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN: Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 13.10 @ Phoronix
Another retail card reveals the results
Since the release of the new AMD Radeon R9 290X and R9 290 graphics cards, we have been very curious about the latest implementation of AMD's PowerTune technology and its scaling of clock frequency as a result of the thermal levels of each graphics card. In the first article covering this topic, I addressed the questions from AMD's point of view - is this really a "configurable" GPU as AMD claims or are there issues that need to be addressed by the company?
The biggest problems I found were in the highly variable clock speeds from game to game and from a "cold" GPU to a "hot" GPU. This affects the way many people in the industry test and benchmark graphics cards as running a game for just a couple of minutes could result in average and reported frame rates that are much higher than what you see 10-20 minutes into gameplay. This was rarely something that had to be dealt with before (especially on AMD graphics cards) so to many it caught them off-guard.
Because of the new PowerTune technology, as I have discussed several times before, clock speeds are starting off quite high on the R9 290X (at or near the 1000 MHz quoted speed) and then slowly drifting down over time.
Another wrinkle occurred when Tom's Hardware reported that retail graphics cards they had seen were showing markedly lower performance than the reference samples sent to reviewers. As a result, AMD quickly released a new driver that attempted to address the problem by normalizing to fan speeds (RPM) rather than fan voltage (percentage). The result was consistent fan speeds on different cards and thus much closer performance.
However, with all that being said, I was still testing retail AMD Radeon R9 290X and R9 290 cards that were PURCHASED rather than sampled, to keep tabs on the situation.
Continue reading our article on retail variance in R9 290X clock speeds and performance!!
So Apparently Some R9 290 Cards Can Flash in to a 290X?
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | November 26, 2013 - 12:18 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: R9 290X, r9 290, amd
Multiple sites are reporting that some AMD's Radeon R9 290 cards could be software-unlocked into 290Xs with a simple BIOS update. While the difference in performance is minor, free extra shader processors might be tempting for some existing owners.
"Binning" is when a manufacturer increases yield by splitting one product into several based on how they test after production. Semiconductor fabrication, specifically, is prone to constant errors and defects. Maybe only some of your wafers are not stable at 4 GHz but they can attain 3.5 or 3.7 GHz. Why throw those out when they can be sold as 3.5 GHz parts?
This is especially relevant to multi-core CPUs and GPUs. Hawaii XT has 2816 Stream processors; a compelling product could be made even with a few of those shut down. The R9 290, for instance, permits 2560 of these cores. The remaining have been laser cut or, at least, should have been.
Apparently certain batches of Radeon R9 290s were developed with fully functional Hawaii XT chips that were software locked to 290 specifications. There have been reports that several users of cards from multiple OEMs were able to flash a new BIOS to unlock these extra cores. However, other batches seem to be properly locked.
This could be interesting for lucky and brave users but I wonder why this happened. I can think of two potential causes:
- Someone (OEMs or AMD) had too many 290X chips, or
- The 290 launch was just that unprepared.
Either way, newer shipments should be properly locked even from affected OEMs. Again, not that it really matters given the performance differences we are talking about.
(JPR) NVIDIA Regains GPU Market Share
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | November 22, 2013 - 03:26 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, jpr, amd
Jen Peddie Research (JPR) reports an 8% rise in quarter-to-quarter shipments of graphics add-in boards (AIBs) for NVIDIA and a decrease of 3% for AMD. This reverses the story from last quarter where NVIDIA lost 8% and AMD gained. In all, NVIDIA holds over half the market (64.5%).
But, why?
JPR attributed AMD's gains seen last quarter to consumers who added a discrete graphics solution to systems which already contain an integrated product. SLi and Crossfire were noted but pale in comparison. I expect that Never Settle to have contributed heavily. This quarter, the free games initiative was reduced with the new GPU lineup. For a decent amount of time, nothing was offered.
At the same time, NVIDIA launched the GTX 780 Ti and their own game bundle. While I do not believe this promotion was as popular as AMD's Never Settle, it probably helped. That said, it is still probably too early to tell whether the Battlefield 4 promotion (or Thief's addition to Silver Tier) will help them regain some ground.
The other vendors, Matrox and S3, were "flat to declining". Their story is the same as last quarter: they less than (maybe much less than) 7000 units. On the whole, add-in board shipments are rising from last quarter; that quarter, however, was a 5.4% drop from the one before.
Tokyo Tech Goes Green with KFC (NVIDIA and Efficiency)
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Systems | November 21, 2013 - 06:47 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, tesla, supercomputing
GPUs are very efficient in terms of operations per watt. Their architecture is best suited for a gigantic bundle of similar calculations (such as a set of operations for each entry of a large blob of data). These are the tasks which also take up the most computation time especially for, not surprisingly, 3D graphics (where you need to do something to every pixel, fragment, vertex, etc.). It is also very relevant for scientific calculations, financial and other "big data" services, weather prediction, and so forth.
Tokyo Tech KFC achieves over 4 GigaFLOPs per watt of power draw from 160 Tesla K20X GPUs in its cluster. That is about 25% more calculations per watt than current leader of the Green500 (CINECA Eurora System in Italy, with 3.208 GFLOPs/W).
One interesting trait: this supercomputer will be cooled by oil immersion. NVIDIA offers passively cooled Tesla cards which, according to my understanding of how this works, suit very well to this fluid system. I am fairly certain that they remove all of the fans before dunking the servers (I figured they would be left on).
By the way, was it intentional to name computers dunked in giant vats of heat-conducting oil, "KFC"?
Intel has done a similar test, which we reported on last September, submerging numerous servers for over a year. Another benefit of being green is that you are not nearly as concerned about air conditioning.
NVIDIA is actually taking it to the practical market with another nice supercomputer win.
Other NVIDIA Supercomputing News:
- IBM and NVIDIA collaborate on GPU-accelerating IBM's enterprise software.
- Piz Daint, powered by Tesla K20X GPUs, greenest PFLOP-scale supercomputer.
ASUS Announces the Republic of Gamers Mars 760 Graphics Card
Subject: Graphics Cards | November 20, 2013 - 10:52 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: mars, asus, ROG MARS 760, gtx 760, dual gpu
Fremont, CA (November 19, 2013) - ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the MARS 760 graphics card featuring two GeForce GTX 760 graphics-processing units (GPUs) capable of delivering incredible gaming performance and ensuring ultra-smooth high-resolution gameplay. The MARS 760 even outpaces the GeForce GTX TITAN — with game performance that's up to 39% faster overall. The MARS 760 is a two-slot card packed with exclusive ASUS technologies including DirectCU II for 20%-cooler and vastly quieter operation, DIGI+ voltage-regulator module (VRM) for ultra-stable power delivery and GPU Tweak, an easy-to-use utility that lets users safely overclock the two GTX 760 GPUs.
Exclusive ASUS features provide cool, quiet, durable and stable performance ASUS exclusive DirectCU II technology puts 8 highly-conductive cooling copper heatpipes in direct contact with both GPUs. These heatpipes provide extremely efficient cooling, allowing the MARS 760 to run 20% cooler and vastly quieter than reference GeForce GTX 690 cards. Dual 90mm dust-proof fans help to provide six times (6X) greater airflow than reference design. And with 4GB of GDDR5 video memory, the ASUS ROG MARS 760 is capable of delivering visuals with incredibly high frame rates and no stutter, ensuring extremely smooth gameplay — even at WQHD resolutions. An attention-grabbing LED even illuminates as the MARS 760 is operating under load.
The MARS 760 is equipped with ROG's acclaimed DIGI+ voltage-regulation module (VRM), featuring a 12-phase power design that reduces power noise by 30% and enhances efficiency by 15%. Custom sourced black metallic capacitors offer 20%-better temperature endurance for a lifespan that's up to five times (5X) longer. The new card is built with extremely hardwearing polymerized organic-semiconductor capacitors (POSCAPs) and has an aluminum back-plate, further lowering power noise while increasing both durability and stability to unlock overclocking potential.
The exclusive GPU Tweak tuning tool allows quick, simple and safe control over clock speeds, voltages, cooling-fan speeds and power-consumption thresholds; GPU Tweak lets users push the two GTX 760 GPUs even further. The ROG edition of GPU Tweak included with the MARS 760 also enables detailed GPU load-line calibration and VRM-frequency tuning, allowing for the most extensive control and tweaking parameters in order to maximize overclocking potential — all adjusted via an attractive and easy-to-use graphical interface.
The GPU Tweak Streaming feature, the newest addition to the GPU Tweak tool, lets users share on-screen action over the internet in real time so others can watch live as games are played. It's even possible to add a title to the streaming window along with scrolling text, pictures and webcam images.
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NVIDIA Tesla K40: GK110b Gets a Career (and more vRAM)
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | November 18, 2013 - 12:33 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: tesla, nvidia, K40, GK110b
The Tesla K20X ruled NVIDIA's headless GPU portfolio for quite some time now. The part is based on the GK110 chip with 192 shader cores disabled, like the GeForce Titan, and achieved 3.9 TeraFLOPs of compute performance (1.31 TeraFLOPs in double precision). Also, like the Titan, the K20X offers 6GB of memory.
The Tesla K40X
So the layout was basically the following: GK104 ruled the gamer market except for the, in hindsight, oddly-positioned GeForce Titan which was basically a Tesla K20X without a few features like error correction (ECC). The Quadro K6000 was the only card to utilize all 2880 CUDA cores.
Then, at the recent G-Sync event, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang announced the GeForce GTX 780Ti. This card uses the GK110b processor and incorporates all 2880 CUDA cores albeit with reduced double-precision performance (for the 780 Ti, not for GK110b in general). So now we have Quadro and GeForce with the full power Kepler, your move Tesla.
And they did, the Tesla K40 launched this morning and it brought more than just cores.
A brief overview
The GeForce launch was famous for its inclusion of GPU Boost, a feature absent in the Tesla line. It turns out that NVIDIA was paying attention to the feature but wanted to include it in a way that suited data centers. GeForce cards boost based on the status of the card, its temperature or its power draw. This is apparently unsuitable for data centers because they would like every unit operating at a very similar performance. The Tesla K40 has a base clock of 745 MHz but gives the data center two boost clocks that they can manually set: 810 MHz and 875 MHz.
Relative performance benchmarks
The Tesla K40 also doubles the amount of RAM to 12GB. Of course this allows for the GPU to work on larger data sets without streaming in the computation from system memory or worse.
There is currently no public information on pricing for the Tesla K40 but it is available starting today. What we do know are the launch OEM partners: ASUS, Bull, Cray, Dell, Eurotech, HP, IBM, Inspur, SGI, Sugon, Supermicro, and Tyan.
If you are interested in testing out a K40, NVIDIA has remotely hosted clusters that your company can sign up for at the GPU Test Drive website.
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college sports • The Southeastern Conference sent a strong message to the NCAA on Friday: provide the Big Five some autonomy or they'll form their own division. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said if the Big Five conferences — which also include the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12, the Big Ten and the Pac-12 — don't get the flexibility needed to create their own bylaws, the next step would be to move to "Division IV." Moving to Division IV would keep the Big Five under the NCAA umbrella while granting college football's biggest money makers power to better take care of student-athletes.
The SEC, for example, would like to pay full cost of college attendance, provide long-term medical coverage and offer incentives to students who return to school and complete degrees. Smaller Division 1 schools likely can't afford the changes the major conferences are seeking.
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NASCAR • Brad Keselowski turned a track-record lap of 164.444 mph to win the pole at Dover (Del.) International Speedway on Friday. Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Larson round out the top five for Sunday's Sprint Cup race.
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Waxing and filing for Sochi ski gold
US skier Bode Miller competes during the Men's Alpine Skiing Super Combined Slalom at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 14, 2014 - by Olivier Morin
As racers fly down icy courses at over 130kmh, their equipment needs to be finely tuned to fit conditions on the slope and the weather.
And in Rosa Khutor, the mountain venue where all the Olympic ski events are taking place, that has been quite a challenge over the last 10 days.
In training and then in races, skiers have repeatedly complained of changing conditions, of icy top parts and slushy bottoms in the speed events.
That has required some creativity from the technicians -- those wizards who prepare the skis before the race to suit the skier and slope in the best possible way to get a win.
"The downhill here is unique in that there's like three different climates," said Chris Krause, who prepares US star Bode Miller's skis.
"In the beginning, you had real winter up there, in the middle it was kind of medium and down it was already spring," the technician, who works for ski manufacturer Head, told AFP.
Typically, Krause's preparation will begin the night before a race, choosing the best skis for the event, waxing them to reduce friction on the snow and filing the edges.
In the morning, the wax is scraped off and the skis are brushed, smoothed out with a diamond stone and finally covered with a wax overlay.
Miller revealed how tricky the job could be during pre-downhill training last week.
"If everything goes well and you stay on line and you make really good turns, you can get away with a duller ski."
But a dull ski will have no grip "as soon as something goes wrong and you have to make a dramatic recovery."
"So you've got to balance it out," said the five-time Olympic medallist.
Feedback is of the utmost importance. Even in the start, the technicians will still be at work filing edges one last time if need be.
"You have to have a dialogue with the skiers," said Krause, who has prepared 75 pairs of skis for Miller this season and also takes care of America's Andrew Weibrecht's skis.
The close relationship between skiers and their technician can often be seen after their victories.
Austria's Olympic downhill champion Matthias Mayer quickly tweeted a picture with his technician after his win with the message: "Big thanks to my service guy Ingo."
Miller's teammate Ted Ligety also posted on Saturday a picture of his technician with the caption: "My tech Alex hard at work getting the skis fast for tomorrow. Hours of work for a minute on snow."
The men's super-G race on Sunday was moved forward by one hour due to the warm temperatures but this will only cause a bigger nightmare for the technicians with skiers likely to face drastically different conditions depending on their start number.
"10:30am or 10:45 is exactly when the course changes from frozen. It turns over and you get all this water and it sticks," Krause said, describing the start time change as "stupid".
"I hope tomorrow that it's cloudy, because it won't change as dramatically, it has much more effect when the sun shines."
"I look a lot at the weather," he admitted. "I'd like to change it but I can't," he said with a laugh.
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Greed is killing football
Clubs and players need to adjust to new economic reality
As the Euros spur football fever around the continent, Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony warns that the football's lifeblood is under threat.
There is a recession going on in football but someone forgot to tell the players and their agents (and a handful of Premier League clubs).
Towards the end of 2008 the financial world went into meltdown and world economies nosedived. A large percentage of the global population has been affected in one-way or another - including me and probably most of the people reading this blog.
The Football League and its 72 members have also been victims of this recession with many of our most recent television and commercial deals being renewed for nearly 30% less then previous agreements. Many clubs will have seen dips in their attendances due to fans suffering economically, commercial revenue will also have dipped and turnover in general has been hit.
You only have to see the struggles of clubs such as Portsmouth, Plymouth, Luton, Port Vale and many others who have sailed close to the line to appreciate how tough it really is. I am constantly told that there are more out-of-contract or unemployed footballers right now than ever before, which gives you an idea of what's really going on in football at the moment.
"Football is an industry"
A small number of players are insulated from this economic downturn – they are so high profile that they will always find a club willing to meet their demands. We see them in the papers, we all know their names. I'm not writing about them, they are a creation of the modern game and as far as I'm concerned they can carry on going as they have done without causing too much damage to anyone except the pockets of some very, very rich foreigners.
But football is an industry and most of the people employed in that industry need to be mindful of the economic climate. Just as in factories or bus depots, workers have two options: they can talk to their employers and agree a reasonable package that is going to ensure their long-term future by protecting the sustainable future of the business; or they can try to suck as much out for themselves in the short term, ensuring that they become a burden to the business and either have to be booted out or drag their employers and their colleagues down.
"They thought they could hold my club hostage"
I appreciate that it's a short career span and players feel the need to earn as much money as they can from a transfer or new contract, but sometimes common sense must prevail.
I can think of a number of recent examples where players have refused sound long-term deals because they thought they could hold my club hostage. To be fair, it's often the agents who are behind it, trying to get their cut. But players themselves need to take some responsibility to make sure the greed of some hangers-on with no connection to the club or its fans don't put their own financial interests first.
Don't get me wrong; there are plenty of fantastic players with professional agents who act impeccably at all times and are a real credit to their profession but there is just not enough of them in the football world to help fix this problem fast enough.
In football, if not in politics, we are all in it together: players, fans and owners. The fans are doing their bit; I can affirm that most owners are also digging deep. Now it's the players' turn.
Darragh MacAnthony is a businessman, supporter of the Free Kicks Foundation and owner of Peterborough United. You can follow him on Twitter at @DMAC102
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Dunno about you guys, but I woke up to a tropical storm today and I thought that was pretty horrible. But this poor girl apparently awoke a couple days ago to find that an angry mob thought she was a bank, and not just any bank but NatWest – whose massive IT glitch that has caused a week of account errors after a failed software upgrade was probably worthy of its own failboat had I been paying more attention.
But back to Natalie Westerman. Her Twitter handle's @natwest, which is probably the first thing you'd type when looking for NatWest if you were too lazy to actually check. But that's also her name, and she's been using social media longer than the aforementioned financial institution. Amazingly, though, Tweeps seem to not believe her:
Miss Westerman's Twitter biography says "I am a 22 year old woman and I'm not a bank" but that hasn't stopped users of the social network from angry NatWest customers hit by the computer problem that has now entered its seventh day.
Many NatWest customers have been left unable to access internet banking, with money disappearing from bank accounts or not being paid in. Miss Westerman has greeted their often abusive Twitter messages with good humour. She tweeted: "I've never felt so popular in my life. I am a person called nat west not a bank." Miss Westerman has been directing customers to NatWest's official Twitter account, @natwest_help.
Poor girl is getting berated and all sorts of nonsense. Of course, the actual @natwest_help account has only been posting platitudes and not even bothering to engage with customers, so maybe they'd do well to hire Nat West to help out with that – instead of opening bank branches on Sunday and forcing customers to take time out of their weekends to physically go in and rectify the bank's mistakes.


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Rimmel brand ambassador Kate Moss is one of the most well-coiffed women in the world, but when it comes to her nails, she prefers a DIY approach. "I'm really good at painting, and other people's. I like doing it. It's one of the things I like to do on holiday—a lineup of all the girls and make their nails look nice." [Telegraph]
Hair extensions have enjoyed the limelight for the past few years, especially on the red carpet. But new reports of blinding headaches, patchy hair, and even permanent hair loss caused by the instant lengtheners might make you think twice before indulging in them. Good thing it's all about short cuts for Spring. [Daily Mail]
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What is Blake Lively's telltale sign that she has put on a few pounds? Her pants get a little too snug. "I tend to gain weight in my hips, so when I know my jeans are little tight it's, 'Oh crap, time to work it off." Stars: They're just like us! [Fox News]
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Do not be scared if you are one of those having hemorrhoids, and shortly after eating a full meal, in most cases you would feel the urge to defecate so learn how to shrink hemorrhoids naturally. Firstly, you need to know how this developed in your body. More often than not, hemorrhoids are hereditary but can also be caused by forcing stool to come out and eating spicy foods. They are also called "hemroids" and "piles" in the anus, most symptoms you would feel could be too much irritation in your anus. Most of the time you would feel itching sensations right in your rectum that can also lead to pain depending on the severity and type of the hemorrhoid you are carrying.
These are also swollen veins that look like tiny broccoli and having those could be severely painful therefore to shrink hemorrhoids naturally is needed. Some studies show that pregnancy can also cause hemorrhoids especially when mothers exert so much energy to force the baby to come out. In fact many women do not know they have hemorrhoids until after pregnancy and they don't know how to get rid of hemorrhoids naturally. It is proven that excessive pressure on the veins can trigger the coming out of hemorrhoids. Diarrhea can also contribute to having hemorrhoids because the flesh in the anus will be loosened by acids and liquids when you defecate that will cause soft tissues to come out and when this happens you need to shrink hemorrhoids naturally.
Hemorrhoids grow and enlarge over time especially when left untreated that is why it is strongly recommended for you to shrink hemorrhoids naturally whenever you feel them coming out. Learning whether you have the internal or external hemorrhoid is also important but mainly to shrink hemorrhoids naturally is more focused on external hemorrhoids. When you have the internal hemorrhoid, you would feel veins and soft tissues inside your rectum inflame and constantly feel the heated flesh. But then, internal hemorrhoids are much less painful and rarely cause bleeding. However you would know if you have the external hemorrhoid since swollen skin or veins will come popping out just near your anus. Therefore in this case you need to shrink hemorrhoids naturally by carefully pressing the soft tissues inside your anus until they are fully covered by the outer skin. This is just a temporary solution so you would have to do the same whenever they come out again.
Luckily there are various ways to keep hemorrhoids from coming out and shrink hemorrhoids naturally to make you feel relaxed for a long time. In every possible way you need to avoid exerting too much effort when you feel your stool can not come out easily. You should buy a lubricant and shrink hemorrhoids naturally by inserting the lubricant in your anus before you defecate to prevent pressuring yourself for the stool to come out. But this can also be addressed easily by not eating hard food and just going with light meals like fruits and vegetables. Keep away from heavy manual chores like lifting heavy materials that cause you to exert energy and avoid extended sitting. Walking and swimming can also reduce the tendency of having hemorrhoids.
Once you understand what do hemorrhoids look like, Another way to shrink hemorrhoids naturally is by taking a bath in a bathtub with hot water with as much heat as the skin can tolerate. This will naturally shrink your skin as the hot bath makes its way to gradually sink inside the hemorrhoids.
If you prefer to use a toilet roll after defecating, it is recommended for you to use a damp toilet roll and the unscented ones. This will avoid any skin irritations that will be caused by the dry toilet tissue particles left in your anus after wiping. Make sure also to use the plain white toilet tissues since colored ones contain chemicals that increase the chance of having hemorrhoids. And the best way to shrink hemorrhoids naturally is by eating foods that are rich in fiber. This will reduce soft tissues' irritation and prevent hemorrhoids from coming out. Drinking lots of liquid or plain water except sodas and juices high in acid can help you shrink hemorrhoids naturally.
Many people ignore to shrink hemorrhoids naturally and rather just ask doctors to remove their hemorrhoids. Even though this is possible, it is now discouraged to avoid risking your health. Granted, the operation can make you feel good for at least a while and soon you will notice that it will grow again. Doctors now recommend to just shrink hemorrhoids naturally because as your cells grow older your hemorrhoids will also shrink in time.
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Made last minute reservation for a Saturday night. We were taken directly to our table. Service was attentive yet not overbearing. The food was fine. American comfort food. Nothing fancy. Generous potions. Cornelia Street Cafe has a relaxed and casual atmosphere. Our table was in the back room with the fireplace. Check it out!
Posted by Tim on 01/21/2007
Period. I hope they never change their source, fire their chef, or clean their grill. Yum.
Posted by M on 01/07/2007
The food isn't anything special and it's overpriced for such small portions. The waitress wasn't rude and slow, practically threw our menus at us, and when we asked to get order dessert, she just brought the check! After that, it took her forever to bring us our change. I would never return based on the food, but the service was just subpar. This place is a waste of time and money, so many better places in the area, don't bother!
Posted by Anonymous on 12/24/2006
the service was great, the decor is fabulous, and the prices are pretty decent for a west villge restaurant - particulalry the drinks. But the food leaves you wanting a lot more - and left me not wanting to return. I took my boyfriend there for his birthday - along with some of his friends - and was pretty underwhelmed by the food. Maybe I was expecting too much. He really enjoyed his lobster ravioli, but my thai boulabaisse was tasteless. His friend said the pork loin tasted like it had been in the fridge too long. We also ordered the crabcake appetizer -the crabcakes I can buy at fairway are ten times better. ah well, for the ambiance, it was worth the visit.
Posted by Financial District Resident on 11/13/2006
We used to eat here every week, they changed chefs and we stopped going. Last week we returned. I ordered the duck and it was delicious. Cooked perfectly. One of the best duck dishes I have ever had. One of our companions had hangar steak and another had fish. Both were very pleased. We shared a chocolate bread pudding dessert and it was very good, a different spin on bread pudding.
Posted by Daniel on 08/10/2006
I took my girlfriend to Cornelia St. Cafe on our anniversary because I thought it was guaranteed. Everyone I know says this place's reputation is near perfect. I guess these people had never really eaten here. The brunch was what we went to. The food was mediocre, just average brunch, no interesting flavors, no surprises, and all these plates are the same stuff of the same quality that you can get for 25% cheaper if you're willing to walk an extra two or three minutes. It would have been all right, but the service was just awful. It practically ruined our day. We waited too long for our drinks, too long for our food, and too long for our bill. We were there well over two hours for a meal that should've taken 45 minutes to an hour. Perhaps the dinner items are more interesting. I still would not go back to test them out because they couldn't possibly be worth the wait. -D
Posted by Jennifer on 07/13/2006
I went here for brunch. The cafe is very cute and the atmosphere is lively. However, the food was only a little above average and the service was extremely poor. I waited at least thirty minutes to receive the change to my bill ($15 for a $40 bill). It took me 45 minutes to catch the attention of a waiter (after very obvious eye contact and hand motioning).


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Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunitedby Elyse Schein
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Composer and pianist of ragtime music. His work is so highly regarded that he has been rightly christened "The King of Ragtime." He composed 44 ragtime pieces, one ballet, and two operas. But, it is "The Maple Leaf Rag" and, of course, The Entertainer" that have stood the test of time. However, by 1917 he was broke and disappointed with his life. In April of that year, he died from syphilis and the madness that it it incurred.
Joplin was once quoted as saying that his work wouldn't be appreciated for at least 25 years after his death. He couldn't have been more right, because as the decades went on more and more people found his work. It took 1973's "The Sting" to bring "The Entertainer" to #3 on the Billboard charts, and catapult Joplin to heights he never experienced during his own lifetime.
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I'm glad to report that the Adventures411 webpage promoting an illegal hunting operation in Mindoro has been taken down. It seems that local authorities and concerned parties have been made aware of its existence, thanks in no small part to sharing links, pictures and details on social networking sites (and reblogging this post. Turns out Tumblr isn't such a waste of time). Thank you for the attention and concern you've invested in this matter. It might seem like a small and almost negligible gesture, but reblogging/forwarding/sharing links make more people take notice. That's the first step, really.
The story appeared twice on a local publication in Mindoro (you can read the articles here and here) barely two days since links to the website were posted and shared on Facebook. Inquirer, just now, has picked up the story, reporting that the DENR is taking action and, along with the NBI, looking further into the matter.
Let's hope that the government, together with Mindoro's local authorities, wildlife bureau and residents, work together on this investigation to shut down that operation for good, and hold all those behind it accountable.
You can report anything that you may know or find out about illegal hunting activity in Mindoro, Marinduque, Palawan, or Romblon to the DENR. The Inquirer article lists the following contact details for anyone with information regarding the issue: 405-0323, 09173029257 and firstname.lastname@example.com.
Villar has a subdivision in Pavia, Iloilo called "Savannah." Some 12.7 hectares of Savannah were first-class irrigated rice lands which Villar's company converted into residential land. The CARP law prohibits the conversion of irrigated rice lands to other uses, the reason being to safeguard food production. However, Villar's company was able to make the Department of Agrarian Reform issue a conversion order.
What we see is a pattern under which Villar's subdivisions benefited from undue advantage allegedly because of influence peddling in government.
To millions of "Twilight" fans, the Quileute are Indians whose (fictional) ancient treaty transforms young males of the tribe into vampire-fighting wolves. To the nearly 700 remaining Quileute Indians, "Twilight" is the reason they are suddenly drawing extraordinary attention from the outside — while they themselves remain largely excluded from the vampire series' vast commercial empire.
Just last month, MSN.com issued an apology to the Quileute for intruding on its territory while videotaping a "Twilight" virtual tour in September. MSN.com sought permission from the Chamber of Commerce in nearby Forks, Wash., but didn't pay the same courtesy to the Quileute. The video team trespassed onto a reservation cemetery and taped Quileute graves, including those of esteemed tribal leaders. These images were then set to macabre music and, in November, posted on MSN.com. The tribe quickly persuaded MSN.com to remove the Quileute images.
But this was only one episode in the story of the tribe's phenomenal, and apparently increasing, new fame. "Twilight" has made all things Quileute wildly popular: Nordstrom.com sells items from Quileute hoodies to charms bearing a supposed Quileute werewolf tattoo. And a tour company hauls busloads of fans onto the Quileute reservation daily. Yet the tribe has received no payment for this commercial activity. Meanwhile, half of Quileute families still live in poverty.
It's important to point out that the outside uses of the Quileute name, from the "Twilight" books to the tattoo jewelry, are quite likely legal. American intellectual property laws, except in very specific circumstances, do not protect indigenous peoples' collective cultural property.
In fact, many businesses use tribal names without involving the Indians themselves. Consider, for example, well-known products like Jeep Cherokee trucks, Oneida flatware and Apache helicopters — none of which are officially associated with Indian tribes. (The Quileute say they have never been contacted by Ms. Meyer or any of those who use the Quileute name for merchandising.)
The most significant federal law that addresses the marketing of Indian cultural goods — the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, passed in 1935 — is meant to ensure truth in advertising. It requires that any artistic products claiming to have a tribal origin are in fact produced by that tribe. Hopi kachina dolls, for example, must be Hopi-made. But it does not come into play for the Quileute hoodies, jewelry or other goods, because there is no claim they were made by the Quileute.
So what can be done? Even absent legal protection, the Quileute should be able to have a say in, and benefit financially from, outsiders' use of their cultural property.
Many Indian tribes develop markets for their own cultural property — or at least the part of it that is not deemed sacred and therefore private. Some have introduced culturally appropriate commercial products — Navajo rugs, for example, or Potawatomi porcupine-quill earrings — to educate non-Indians about their traditions or to earn a living.
The Quileute are likewise eager to share their tribal culture, even if the interest in it was created primarily by Hollywood. The Quileute welcome outsiders, as my own interactions with them have confirmed. When hordes of "Twilight" fans showed up in La Push in 2008, the tribe, as a sovereign Indian nation, could have closed its reservation, but tribal members chose not to do so.
At the same time, like indigenous peoples around the globe, the Quileute want to be meaningful participants in the treatment of their own cultural property. This means, first and foremost, having their sovereignty and their culture respected by outsiders. The Quileute's Web site tells visitors about the tribal laws that govern Quileute territory. One of these laws specifies that burial grounds and religious ceremonies are "sacred and not to be entered." Had MSN acknowledged the tribe as a sovereign government, it might not have broken that rule."—Op-Ed Contributor - Sucking the Quileute Dry - NYTimes.com (via curate)