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Linux Command Directory
This directory of Linux commands is from Linux in a Nutshell, 5th Edition.
Click on any of the 687 commands below to get a description and list of available options. All links in the command summaries point to the online version of the book on Safari Bookshelf.
Buy it now, or read it online on Safari Bookshelf.
isodump isoimage
Interactively display the contents of the ISO9660 image isoimage. Used to verify the integrity of the directory inside the image. isodump displays the first portion of the root directory and waits for commands. The prompt shows the extent number (zone) and offset within the extent, and the contents display at the top of the screen.
Search forward for the next instance of the search string.
Search backward within the image.
Search forward within the image.
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Killing Floor Large Update, Free Weekend AnnouncedThursday will see the arrival of a hefty update for co-op survival shooter Killing Floor as well as a long weekend of free play, developer Tripwire Interactive has announced.
The "Level Up" content pack will bring three new maps, one monster and seven weapons, which IGN preview reveals to be an automatic shotgun, a healing gun, two rifles, plus grenade launchers and proximity mines for the brand new 'Demolition' class.
Those eager to start the monster-slaying survival fun can already pre-load Killing Floor on Steam for when the long weekend of free play kicks off on Thursday.

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When Kim Kardashian goes to workout her million dollar booty, she doesn't just throw her sweaty rags in any old duffel -- she carries the world's most highly coveted handmade leather purse ... the Hermes Birkin.
Kim left a Beverly Hills gym on Thursday holding a black Birkin, which can cost anywhere from $9k to about $150k ... just ask Rick Yune.
She's one bougie bag lady.
Is Kim and her ugly sisters disliking all the comments that are facts about them? or is it the pathetic, stupid fans that look up to these whores doing it? This woman is pure TRASH. I dont care how much cash shes got she will always be a cheap, dirty, slag. Who the hell would would wanna look up to her because if you do you need serious help. The only people that would wanna look up to her are wannabe porn stars. Also to the person saying "if you dont like them dont read about them" well if this slut is gonna be pushed down are throats every minute we have a right to express are opinion and say what we want. This is a woman who was so obsessed with fame that she lowered herself and made a sex-tape and leaked it thats not someone that doesn't want to be talked about. She has a "reality" show where her and her trashy families life is on show for the whole world to see and they tell their personal life to magazines and newspapers. If she doesn't like people talking about her then she should just go away and nobody reads the stories about her anyway we post comments to say how disgusting they all are. Shes not a celebrity and doesn't and shouldn't be getting all this attention.
Ewww. Looks like she's got Man Hands!
I see only one SC*MBAG
How many people could be fed...how many lives could be changed for one million dollars ?! How many Hermes, etc., bags and baubles have the the fans bought Kim ?!
Her face looks like a monkey's
First, who the F cares? No one. Second, she's got a fat ass, it's not attractive in the least. Third, it's time for her to go away and be out of the public eye period. is that her mommy behind her who always has to be telling her what to do?
1. She has a big fat a-s-s.
2. She's hairy
3. She walks like she has a dirty diaper on.
4. She has no talent.
5. No white man will ever be with her.
6. She's Armenian
All the money and material objects can make her happy. The pig is walking misery so don't be fooled thinking that anyone in her family is happy.
Poor Kim, she had to be so depressed this past week not seeing her name spashed all over the news. She is probably so angry at Whitney for being in the spotlight, that she had to purchase this pricey bag and get her PR team to photo shoot her with it. It's all better now Kim, you are here on the front page again. We are all glad your back because we've missed watching you make a complete ass of yourself trying to get people to change their opinion of you. Let me tell you something, all the PR in the world will never repair your skank ass reputation. You and your family are disliked and always will be. You have no one to blame but yourselves for all the hatred directed at you. You live like a bunch of untamed animals. The K-Trash Klan is what is wrong with society today. I'm sure as I speak your PR team is working overtime to get another useless story out today. Kim, I think you should stay out of the cameras today and sit down and read some of these comments, maybe then you will realize that you are failing miserably at trying to be something your not. You are all making fools of yourselves. We pity you and the more you try to stay on the front pages, the more backlash you will get. Are you really that stupid that you enjoy this? Most of us would go crawl under a rock if we were hated as much as you. What don't you get?
I have seen similar bags at K-Mart or Walmart for around 20 dollars, of course its not leather but who cares. She is just a show off and can't resist the urge to show how rich she is as often as she can. Loser
That is not her mother behind her. Her mother would not wear those clothes or sunglasses.
I doubt she has sweaty clothes in there. She looks like she has on the same thing she would have worked out in.
She is ridiculous.
Everyone at the pre grammy party was laughing at her behind her back , calling her a slut , her dress just covered her fake implant nipples. . Only a whore would show up dressed like that. Pure trash.
$150k gym bag and she still has a fat cellulite ass.
Her and her Birkin bags, doesn't she have more than one?
She looks like the octomom in that pic.
Even if I could afford a bag of that price, I would NOT buy it. Its RIDICULOUS!!! What a crock of shi*t. This Kardouchian family is about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. I *****ING HATE These people.


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Walden suspended for regular-season openerPosted by on July 31, 2012 – 4:07 pm
OLB Erik Walden has been suspended for the Packers' Sept. 9 regular-season opener. The NFL released the following statement on Tuesday:
"Erik Walden of the Green Bay Packers has been suspended without pay for the team's first game of the 2012 regular season for violating the NFL Personal Conduct Policy.
Walden will be eligible to return to the Packers' active roster on Monday, Sept. 10 following the team's Sept. 9 game against the San Francisco 49ers.
Walden is eligible to participate in all preseason practices and games."
Tags: erik walden, suspended
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to "Walden suspended for regular-season opener"
By Dustin on Jul 31, 2012 | Reply
Just cut this guy already, the Packers don't need him.
By BIG CHEESE on Aug 1, 2012 | Reply
What is wrong with you kid. You're still taking my handle and making yourself look like the moron you are. Go away.. find a hobby, do something productive, or get a job..
By BIG CHEESE on Aug 1, 2012 | Reply
Turtles & Chickens & Monkeys & Ducks,
Having a handle like "BIG CHEESE" really sucks!
By BIG CHEESE on Aug 2, 2012 | Reply
Hey, I thought I was the only BIG CHEESE around here
By BIG CHEESE on Aug 2, 2012 | Reply
Well I was someone else, but then I lost have of my brain. Now you can call me Big Cheese
By David on Aug 4, 2012 | Reply
Why do we still have this guy?
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GHE and launch of e-base Ladakh successful
In August, 2013 a team of 30 people joined Robert Swan and Paras Loomba on a journey to complete the 3rd e-base running solely on renewable energy. After many man hours, sacrifices and the talents and generosity of others, it is a privilege to see the launch.
Robert Swan stated that "Today is an incredibly special day. Not just for the team here, but more importantly for the kids at this school. As our Third E-Base goes live, running off 100% Solar Power, we have proved yet once again that if it can be done here in a region as remote as Ladakh, it can be done anywhere else in the world."
With this e-base, 2041 will have an opportunity to look into the window of their world and see what we can do to follow some of the traditional ways to live a more sustainable which has kept people in this region for centuries and with that, we believe that they must be doing something right.


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Okay taking suggestions on what disc to have at the Canyon Cup in May! We are going to go all out as we are raising HUGE funds for the day!! Best two suggestions so far include Wood Avair and Glow Gator. Let me know what you want to see stamped!! Artwork for the stamp coming soon!
Wood Aviar or Firebird!
Sounds like a good option :) You up for a round somewhere this week?
ALWAYS Rick! Just let me know time and place sir. (GLOW will always please the masses as well good sir!)
True on the glow, and I'm flexy on the schedule. Just need 160 hours a month :)
I'd like to see some of the new Terns with a tournament stamp.
"terns" whats that Lippert?
Innova's new understable DD. I got 1 the other day and threw it at Dexter today. A few good and a few bad.
herb your so dumb,everyone knows what a TERNS IS, ITS WHEN YOUR THE FARTHEST FROM THE BASKET
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I love buying and framing prints and it's gotten to the point that I have to put art on rotation on the walls. ^^;
Anyway, I just finished putting some recent purchases up! Catwoman (Adam Hughes), Thor and Dark Phoenix (Stuart Sayger), and the two Metabarons prints (from the elusive Travis Charest), I bought at BigWow in San Jose this May. Got the Rise of the Guardians and Tadahiro Uesugi print from Nucleus gallery, and the two James Jean posters are from Kindling.
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Captivating and heartwarming!
Submitted by BeverlyL on January 3, 2013 - 1:27am.
I've always dreamed of a vacation in Alaska. Love Finds You in Glacier Bay, Alaska made me feel like I was there. The descriptive writings of coauthors, Tricia Goyer and Ocieanna Fleiss, made the setting feel so real to me. From the glaciers, forests, and the mountains to the bears, whales, and puffins, I was truly captivated.
Ginny is a singer who is about to experience her career dream, or will she? A trip to Glacier Bay may be just what Ginny needs to help her make a decision. While there, a box of letters, presented by Grandma Ethel, beckons a historic trip back in time. While lost in the story these letters paint, Ginny finds herself making a personal connection with the characters. Will she find the career of her dreams or will the letters lead to something she'd never dreamed of as she confronts her past?
God often uses things in our lives that seem insignificant at the time, to show us His plan. If we allow Him, God will make a beautiful story out of our mess. Grandma Ethel puts it this way. "It's hard to know, isn't it, whether the things we face are just because the world is full of sin and sinful people, or if God is working out a plan,…I happen to think it's both. There's sin, but through it all, He takes the mess we make and paints a masterpiece."
This book is filled with many emotions: spunk, rejection, forgiveness, sadness, friendship, heartache, adventure and romance in good taste weave together to make this a delightful read. This is a book you will not want to lay down.
**Disclaimer: I was provided a copy of this book as part of the Tricia Goyer 2013 Fiction Launch Team in exchange for my honest opinion, no other compensation was given.
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Two wonderful love stories!
Submitted by beckybeanne on January 2, 2013 - 11:19pm.
It's hard to even find the words to express how much I loved this book! When I realized the book would have both contemporary and historical sections, I was a bit apprehensive—usually in cases like that, I vastly prefer one plot line to the other. But I needn't have worried—I equally loved both sections, and I was just as anxious as Ginny was to learn what happened to Clay and Ellie!
While Glacier Bay is largely the story of Ginny and Ellie, it's also populated with quirky characters in a small town that I'd love to visit. I'd also love to know what happened to some of the minor characters, especially Kelly from the coffee house. Sequel, maybe?
One of the reasons I think this book works so well is that Goyer wrote Ginny's story, and Fleiss wrote Ellie's. This allows each author's writing style to come through, but it still seems cohesive, as Ellie's story is told completely through the letters that Ginny reads.
I'd read many of Goyer's books in the past, but never any that she had written with Fleiss. I'll definitely have to check those out now!
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February 6th, 2011
6:50 pm
First on Super Sunday….awesome!
February 6th, 2011
8:14 pm
Pack will have to fight thru more injuries in the 2nd half
Go Pack Go!
February 6th, 2011
9:02 pm
Not okay for a public forum, dude.
February 6th, 2011
11:54 pm
Congrats to the Packers and the state of Wisconsin.
February 7th, 2011
1:16 am
Makes me feel a little better about the Falcons……ok maybe not….
February 7th, 2011
2:50 am
It makes me feel better that we lost to the SB winner … just a little bit. (Have you noticed that fans whose teams have won at least one Super Bowl can be obnoxious, and those who have won 3 or more are intolerable? Please, G-d grant me the grace to be a gentle, giving fan … when we pummel our foes next year. So say we all.)
February 7th, 2011
7:00 am
Biggest Falcon blunder ever! One of the best Bulldogs ever! Still can't get over the Falcons not drafting Ward! He will be A Dawg forever..too bad Falcons..you blew it!!
February 7th, 2011
7:37 am
My biggest hope one day ….and soon ( next 2-3 years) Hines Ward will be the WR coach at Georgia. Talk about an upgrade. Talk about taking the field( the whole team) will a mental attitude to win, Yes, I know they lost last night, but look at his career. One smart and tough WR.
February 7th, 2011
8:32 am
I am so glad President Obama has made this Asian American Initiative. It is EXACTLY what this country needs right now.
Nevermind all those crazy right wingers who are talking about unemployment, rising taxes, soldiers dying in unjust wars, etc.
What we need is for members of the most successful minority in America to feel good about themselves, and that can only be done with a White House Initiative.
February 7th, 2011
8:59 am
Cool Jerk, although I do agree with you on your statement, where were the cries of unjust wars by this same right wingers. All of these Presidents are of the same ilk. But back to the matter at hand, Congrats Green Bay Jerk-Offs. No pun intended Cool Jerk
February 7th, 2011
9:06 am
I do not support the simple-minded "conservatives" any more than the simple-minded "liberals," polly…
Just using the nom du jour of those who dare disagree with the President. I could have just as easily said "racists," but then I would be pegged as a…you guessed it, racist.
Just like those who disagreed with Bush were "commies" and "un-American."
February 7th, 2011
9:33 am
I am Asian-American, and we don't ask for handouts from the US government. We take care of our own. We certainly don't need any help or recognition from an idiot like Obama, who is doing everything he can to expand the size of government and overtax businesses so that the lazy and unmotivated can sponge off others.
Obama can take his welfare intitiatives to Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton…
February 7th, 2011
10:43 am
Asian American, SPOT ON! The dems want to hold minorities down with their social programs and it is great to see a post like yours. Maybe it is not working. Nicely put.
Glad the Packers won.
February 7th, 2011
11:03 am
This is a retarded discussion.
February 7th, 2011
11:29 am
Uneducated folks thin that the POTUS is some Wizard of Oz character with all kinds of powers, like simply waving a wand.
Three branches of Gov check and balance that. When young people are educated in how their local, state and then federal governments function, they will maybe be qualified to have an opinion.
Nothing Barry Soetero has done, has done anything for what ailes us. Unemployment at perfection is always going to be around 3.5% and this clown's initiatives have only helped China. Light bulbs are manufactured there not in USA. Oil has been for 35 years refined more and more and more in Indonesia ………….. thusly killing the jobs outlook in Texas and Lousiana. Obama, and all have shipped jobs over seas …………….ask Jeff Immelt CEO of GE.
February 7th, 2011
1:13 pm
If you're an Atlanta/Georgia Sports fan and want to talk with other fans, check out our NEW message board.
We have team forums for the Falcons, Bulldogs, Hawks, Braves, Yellow Jackets, Thrashers, etc. Please register and post! Be apart of a huge site in the early days of existence. See ya there! We're looking for posters, moderators, bloggers/writers. Join up if interested.
February 7th, 2011
1:31 pm
Mr. Ledbetter,
We know a few things. 1) Where the Falcons will pick in the draft. 2) A lot of info on the likely top picks in the draft (thanks Kiper, et al). 3) We also know the Falcons need some play makers on both sides of the ball. Considering FA losses, returning guys from IR, and such, why don't you do an article on who the Falcons should draft/likely will draft in April? I'm sure you would get a lot of response. Thanks
February 7th, 2011
2:18 pm
Hines Ward: Another Gullible Puppet & Idol Worshipper of President Jive-Talker
Frankly, Hines Ward should be GIVING orders to that jackball instead of receiving them from him.
February 7th, 2011
2:36 pm
The Green Bay Packers were the winners of the very FIRST Super Bowl.
Hopefully, this lockout will mean the end of the NFL full of greedy players and super-greedy owners and that the Green Bay Packers are the winners of the very LAST ever Super Bowl as well.
Good Riddance, NFL Crooks!
February 7th, 2011
4:22 pm
Asian American as a black man I am not sure if your Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson comment was to point at "african americans". But let me say this first off there is a segment of black people (although small) who wants nothing to do with the politics of Al Sharpton,Jesse Jackson, Obama, Martin Luther King you can pick a whole list of "african americans" who are considered champions for our people.
Personally I would like "african americans" to gain the knowledge of self and turn to themselves for survival. But see the problem is that was strip from them and they were made to serve their slavemasters and depend on them for housing, food, clothing and welfare. Fast forward to today their slavemasters have pulled the rug and have ask that they "go on and make way" But the people mentioned above are still beggers. So the misguided ones continue to follow them begging and slouching around for work, shelter (section8) food(food stamps) and clothing.
There will always be a segment of the black community begging. You all created this monster. Instead of accepting MLK and integration that money should have been used to send african americans back to african or somewhere they could do for themselves. You started the programs when they were no longer needed on the slave fields now you want to cut them off. The generations have been set and ingrained.
But at the same time you have benefitted from them also look at your college fields, boxing rinks, tiger woods to the golf industry to heights they couldnt imagine. So lay off african americans they are only doing what you trained them to do.
February 7th, 2011
4:40 pm
Dukester -
Begging, Panhandling, Ignorance & Laziness are all CHOICES.
February 7th, 2011
8:06 pm
Why is this still a debating issue? Everyone, including African-Americans, knows that one race is more lazy than the other….and we all know what that race is….I can admit that Blacks are better basketball players…why can blacks admit that Asians are smarter and work harder? …Facts are Facts…
February 7th, 2011
8:07 pm
I can also admit that Blacks have bigger Johnsons…
February 7th, 2011
9:31 pm
Please don't put Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the same category as Al Sharpton,Jesse Jackson, Obama. Dr. King is in a class by himself – and I mean that in a very good way. He wasn't a perfect man, but he lived out the message of Jesus.
Back on topic – way to go Hines Ward. Don't let anyone tell you what you can't do!
February 8th, 2011
9:35 am
Hines–You are an AWESOME DAWG !!!!!
February 8th, 2011
1:49 pm
Hines Warnes: Do you believe that if you did not play sports those same Asians would sit next to you and accept you?
How many Asians do you ever see supporting anything black? 50% of white Americans hate President Obama because he has some black blood: These athlets kill me with their out of touch of reality""
February 8th, 2011
2:03 pm
@GM Thanks please asians only want black people to sell haircare products and these filthy flea markets get out of here. Most other ethnic groups only need african americans for their spending power and there physical talents. I mean we make the world go round. Its all good though. But please believe Golf blew up because of tiger woods, Understand the major colleges and universities dont give scholarships to educate black men but to play sports and if they did. The african americans wouldnt use their new found knowledge to better their people. This probably wont make the blog but I thought i would type another one. The last one never made it up. This is how journalist should speak.
February 8th, 2011
5:40 pm
D-Led….you on vaca now or what….what is your schedule to tell any Falcon news or NFL stories, weekly only?…will you be at the combine?….I am going through NFL withdrawal and need to know Falcon news is coming on a regular basis.
February 8th, 2011
6:12 pm
February 9th, 2011
9:04 am
I PREACH reverse racism!
Never mind the word of the Lord,I PREACH reverse racism.
Black power!


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Inspiring Creativity | Organizational Culture
This book review was an assignment for my recent MBA course on Organizational Change. The read/write was simply fun! People write books to put their thoughts and ideas into words. Books are made up of words and words are symbols. Books will be sold and authors will make money. People read books to be entertained, to relax and to learn. Not every book is well written and informative. Books populate our university libraries, decorate our coffee tables, line our bookshelves, and others stack up on our night tables. Some books end up in the front of a bookstore bargain rack and some books end up in the Good Will Bin. Some books will make the digital path onto our e readers. People read books for many reasons and people write books for many reasons. A book about the creative process of innovation is a rare treat. The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm, written by Tom Kelley, provides a blueprint for managers who must innovate to survive. Kelley is the general manger of IDEO, a company that is recognized as a leader in innovative design. He positions himself as an expert in the field, convices clients to use their methods and inspires us to think out-of-the box.
Michaelangelo, Van Gogh, Brams, and Bob Dylan did not write books about their work while Martha Stewart just keeps publishing. Once our society achieved industrial maturity, we found time to be creative and not just survive. Perhaps we gained insight from a letter or a biography. Although innovation is far from a commodity, design thinking to fuel innovation is within everyone's grasp. The folks at IDEO survive to create.
1. INNOVATION AT THE TOP: According to Kelley, Innovation was not always a Silicon Valley "hot topic." Companies outsourced product development for four reasons: raw capacity, speed, expertise and innovation. Kelley contends that innovation is now at the top of this list. He attributes a blend of methodologies, work practices, culture and infrastructure as the formula that has worked for IDEO. This mix includes understanding the market, observing real people, visualizing, evaluating and refining, and implementing to bring order to apparent creative chaos.
2. WINGING IT IN START-UP MODE: a very short synopsis of who and when.
3. INNOVATION BEGINS WITH AN EYE: "If you are not in the jungle, you are not going to know the tiger" and the importance of "focused observation", "listening to kids", "learning from people who break the rules", and "seeing things as verbs."
4. THE PERFECT BRAINSTORM: "Brainstorming is the idea engine of Ideo Culture" and the seven secrets for better brainstorming include: sharpen the focus, playful rules, number your ideas, build and jump, the space remembers, stretch your mental muscle, and get physical. If you want to kill a brainstorm: the boss gets to speak first, everybody gets a turn, experts only, do it off-site, no silly stuff, and write down everything.
5. A COOL COMPANY NEEDS HOT GROUPS: get the right people, empower teams with the help of "crazy deadlines" and "seemingly unreachable goals." Characters for hot groups include: the troubleshooter, iconoclast, pulse taker craftsman, technologist, entrepreneur and the cross-dresser.
6. PROTOTYPING IS THE SHORTHAND OF INNOVATION: prototyping is iterative problem solving, a culture and a language and better than pictures. Kelley tells a fascinating story about how Amazon's Jeff Bezos urgently forged his way from Wall Street to Silicon Valley.
7. BUILD YOUR GREENHOUSE: tear down the walls, don't take the space seriously, and keep an eye on the body language of your company and have a story-telling entrance.
8. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED: subscribe and surf, play director, hold an open house, inspire advocates, hire outsides, change hats, and cross train to cross pollinate.
9. BARRIER JUMPING: don't skate over cultural differences and understand market adoption.
10. CREATING EXPERIENCES FOR FUN AND PROFIT: new uses for what exists.
11. ZERO TO SIXTY: speed counts.
12. COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES: rules are bureaucratic.
13. IN SEARCH OF THE "WET NAP INTERFACE": keep it simple and fight feature creep.
14. LIVE THE FUTURE: don't imitate competitors and use visual prototyping.
15. GETTING IN THE SWING: watch, play, think verbs, break rules, be human, and build bridges.
Breaking down Kelley's book chapter by chapter was extremely helpful for me because I now have a "must do guideline" that I can use to introduce, present, inform, motivate, and hopefully lead change which is inspired by innovation. In our class we are using The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations. I'll post some insights on this great volume shortly. When I first read Kotter's Eight Steps I actually thought, "How disappointingly linear" and found the stories not particularly relevant and not specific. Now, however, I appreciate the brilliance of Kotter's structure because I have come to realize that taking steps is ingrained behavior and hard-wired from an evolutionary perspective. I once worked with a manager who kept saying "we need to take little bites out of the elephant" but failed to realize that "she was the elephant" and that she needed to take "little steps" and "lead by example." Steps can be an efficient way to get to the next level. I like how Kelley uses the metaphor of an escalator (moving steps) as a more efficient and effective corporate transport method. Kotter's steps: Increase Urgency, Build the Guiding Team, Get the Vision Right, Communicate for Buy-In, Empower Action, Create Short-Term Wins, Don't Let Up, and Make Change Stick (Kotter, 2002) are very organized and direct and his book, more than coincidentally was published the year of Kelley's. The approaches are similar: lists, steps, and stories although Kelley focuses on innovation and Kotter focuses on change and the two are not identical. Change Management is a broad concept which has strategic implications for an organization and can be achieved using various models and techniques. Innovation is a proactive response to an environmental condition and is becomes part of a change strategy.
IDEO is an acclaimed and fascinating company. The first five chapters were extremely valuable because David Kelley provides lots of lists and steps which articulate the essence of innovation with particular regard to design. His stories are very interesting and inspiring. How many people actually know that Jeff Bezos of Amazon drove across America and made desks from doors? I believe in the power of story telling to move and inspire people and it is important for the story to have a purpose.
Opening each chapter with a color photo seemed compelling. For example, the photo of the elephant and the mouse which opens Chapter 8 was technically and metaphorically perfect. I think it is very hard for a book which focuses extensively on innovation to remain relevant when the pace of innovation is accelerated from sheer necessity because of the maturity of capitalism and consumer wants and tastes. This book accomplishes just that. The chapters in the first half of this book show us the what, the why and the how. Kelley provides actionable insights in a simple, straightforward manner. The who is probably more important for those who cannot imagine easily and need concrete examples for inspiration and guidance because people need real stories to inspire them.
Kelley's book stimulated me in additional ways. I went online and visited Ideo's brilliantly designed, user friendly website: www.ideo.com. I downloaded their company fact sheet, a well designed and informative one-page PDF. Ideo's client page visually showcased the projects for over twenty companies. This compelling screen was followed by an alphabetized industry list which expanded to impressive client lists. I visited their very professional video channel: http://vimeo.com/channels/ideo. The c60 Redux Music Player is nothing short of brilliant because it looks like a traditional vinyl record turntable and puts physicality back into playing music while providing the component of digital mix. I shopped at the Apple App Store on my iphone, found great games for kids designed by Ideo, and downloaded Ideo's Free Deck of Design Cards onto my phone. I listened to Ideo's CEO, Tim Brown urge designers to think big at TEDGlobal 2009. The digital delivery of their message is consistently compelling, brilliant, entertaining, inspiring and visually rich. Kelley's book, The Art of Innovation simply put me on a new path. The moment I finish this report, I will start reading Tim Brown's book, Change by Design. I operated a successful floral design company for fifteen years in New Haven, Connecticut, am a published photographer and an award winning graphic designer. My urge to create comes from within and started at an early age. I enjoy helping people and relish the opportunities when my energy and vision inspire them to think in new ways.
Kelly, T. (2001) The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm. New York: Doubleday.
Kotter, J. P., & Cohen, D. S. (2002). The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing.
Gardenias | my favorite fragrant flowers
Flowers make me happy. I love photographing flowers…white flowers are more challenging. Photoshop CS4 has introduced the adjustments panel which makes granular edits a snap.
Many white flowers are particularly fragrant. Freesia, lily of the valley, tuber roses, honeysuckle, lilac, roses, casablanca lilies, peonies, hyacinths, jasmine and magnolia all have a heavenly aroma.
White flower facts:
The White Flower Farm in Litchfield, CT was originally founded by a NY Times reporter. At first, he bred only white flowers. The strains were hard to maintain, though, and colors crept in.
The JFK library is Boston, MA has a beautiful planting of rambling roses and pines reminiscent of the Cape Code seashore. Over the years, pink roses have appeared because the white strain orignally planted is impossible to maintain intact in nature.
Shakespeare's works are planted with multiple references to flowers.
Antheriums, orchids, amaryllis, and cala lilies are beautiful and a pleasure to photograph but not so fragrant.
Politics and Blogging
My husband is very interested in politics so one ear in our liberal house is always tuned to a political discussion. Personally, I have less than zero tolerance for the "right" viewpoint. It seems that the "right" is winged out a bit and lacks leadership. Years ago, as an undergrad, I started as a political science major but switched to art history and now study Business Administration. Not exactly full circle but definitely non linear.
Recently, I ran across an interesting scholarly article that connects politics and blogging. This study applies Word Wide Web network theory to an examination of the community structure of the 2004 U.S. Democratic Presidential candidates John Kerry's blog. The study used data mining to reveal strong similarities between candidate's blog networks and Word Wide Web networks. Burstiness is comment activity during real-world campaigns. Blog networks are interpersonal communication devices.
For me, the main takeaways of this interesting article:
- There was little use of blogs before 2004 to engage citizens
- 2004 campaign introduced strong use of social software and was inspired by the unsuccessful primary campaign of Howard Dean
- Barak Obama used his senate blog and podcasts and campaigned successfully leveraging technology
- Blogs sidestep the mainstream media
- Network theory has its foundation in math graph theory and overlays the scalable theory of internet communication
- The world wide web is a scale free network which gains distinction from random networks
- Network theory is useful when applied to real word social networks, information networks, tech networks, and bio networks
- Patterns of linking structure exhibits a power law distribution which results in a smaller number of web pages having a great majority of inbound links
- Information is rapidly diffused via scale free networks
- Weak ties serve as bridges between diverse networks and network values scale exponentially
- The internet and blogs reengage citizens
- Cyberbalkanization (really cool word…but nothing in Wikipedia) is group polarization and the movement to more extra positions.
- Additional Reading
- Burstiness predicts states of network development
- A few blog users are responsible for a great percentage of comments
- Analysis of the Kerry Blog data included retrieving and storing data after the campaign blog went down and looking through code for time stamping, names, comments, etc.
- SQL uses robust macro analysis – this technique was employed to retrieve the data
- Power law applies the notion of early entrance and continuity
- Surface level burstiness maps to real world events – this a very significant finding
Run a search for author Sharon Meraz at http://www.allacademic.com
Meraz, Sharon. "Using Blogs to Extend the Public Sphere? Data Mining the John Kerry Candidate Blog for Networked Community Structure Dynamics" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden International Congress Centre, Dresden, Germany, 2009-02-05
Photographing Orchids at The New York Botanical Garden | Holistic Marketing
The one event I look forward to the most every year is the Orchid Show at The New York Botanical Garden. On Sunday, I spent several hours in the Enid Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. I just spent most of the next snowy day, Monday, March 2, in front of the computer and I 'm reasonably satisfied with the results. I pumped up the blacks in Lightroom and cropped aggressively. I prefer macro work which focuses on the center of you guessed it….orchids. A visit to the NYBG Orchid Show is infinitely more satisfying than taking photos in my studio. I absolutely love the interface for the show…the brilliant orchids against that vibrant green say so much about the concept of the show.
Let's step aside a moment to consider Holistic Marketing where everything matters and explore the connection to the Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden.
Just so we're in sync – the four components of holistic marketing are:
1. Relationship marketing - builds mutually satisfying long-term relationships. .
2. Integrated marketing - satisfies needs and surpass expectations.
3. Internal marketing - all teams work together and think customer.
4. Performance marketing - is financially accountable and social responsible.
Back to the Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden. Consider me a target customer. I give the NYBG a 100% rating. This is a snapshot of our day:
- Visit the NYBG website at home in CT, order and print tickets.
- Find it easy top park in their Lot and there is plenty of extra parking across the street.
- Stop by the Gift Shop to select a birthday present for a baby girl named Amelia and a toy for our young neighbor, Jake.
- Glance through a few of the hundreds of unique botanical books and the "official Orchid Show book" is…was that a mistake $4.99…not $17.99.
- We spent a few more minutes enjoying the Gift Shop and decide to become members. We saved 20% of our purchase in addition to refunding the price of the tickets to our purchase.
- Jim, the Director of the Shop, was genuinely cheerful and engaging. He helped me to select a pair of earrings that were real orchids coated in resin. We haven't even gone into the show yet and already the day is perfect.
- People at the show were happy and considerate when they notice others aiming cameras. The security guards were really nice when they reminded a few visitors not to use tripods and monopods. They offered to snap shots of visitors and seemed happy to be there.
- Keep in mind that everyone at the NYBG, visitors and staff are surrounded by unsurpassed beauty.
The folks at the NYBG totally get holistic marketing. Everything matters, particularly delivering the promise of the unique value proposition. I have a long history with the NYBG. My father took me there on Saturday mornings when I was a child. I graduated from Fordham University directly across the street. I studied professional floristry there in the 1980's. Now, almost 30 years later, The New York Times has a rave review.
The entire experience is extremely pleasant. I am inserting a few of my favorite pics into this blog.
Please feel free to visit my photo gallery from the NYBG Orchid show.
Why photograph Butterflies & use compact flash cards?
On Sunday I spent several hours taking photographs in the Butterfly Garden at the Museum of Science in Boston, MA. I love Photoshop but always aim to take the perfect picture that will need no edits or perhaps a simple level or curves adjustment and a crop and sharpen. I've written Photoshop actions to automatically add adjustment layers when I open up the raw/NEF files. CS4 has a nifty new ADJUSTMENTS PANEL that eliminates the need to take those extra steps for non-destructive edits. Lightroom 2 has superb Web Gallery functionality built right in and additional toning functionality more reminiscent of a "traditional darkroom" set up…not a toolbox. Again, the edits are non-destructive!
My Butterfly Garden is the first time I put up an entire web photo gallery via Lightroom without making a single edit first in Photoshop…not one. Please keep in mind that I tend to crop aggressively and prefer macro work so most of my final photos typically have an even closer viewpoint. Nevertheless, my experiment generated pleasing results. I certainly could have done some additional editing on some of the hilights and shadows in Photoshop but resisted the impulse on principle . Scott Kelby and Chris Orwig are famous Photoshop/Lightroom gurus (my favorite gurus) and they are right on target with their recommendations about incorporating Lightroom into your photography workflow.
Back to the MOS Butterfly Garden: the room is narrow, humid, and warm between 77 and 87 degrees. An entire wall of large glass panes overlooks the chilly Boston Harbor. Butterflies are everywhere. One landed on my hair. I felt the tickle of tiny steps across my head. Some of the butterflies are very active and others barely move. The varieties and colors are amazing. Visitors are simply overjoyed. I see different beautiful creatures every visit. The aroma of very ripe fruit blends with the fragrance of flowering plants. The moist air intensifies this intoxicating combination of scents. This experience is extremely pleasant. I am inserting a few of my favorite pics into this blog. Also feel free to visit my complete Butterfly Garden Web Gallery.
Back to the MOS Butterfly Garden: I left by the exit a few times just to cool off a bit. Immediately upon exiting, the corridor room seems very cool by comparison. The computer exhibit is next door to the Butterfly Garden. Not ultra nerdy…but the energy in the room is very different. You can trace the path of a keystroke input, thru BIOS to ASCI and screen output. An early Gigabyte mini drive, about one third the size of a business card is placed in front of an "earlier" hard drive larger than one of the glass panels in the Butterfly Garden next door. Both drives have their inner workings exposed and look quite similar except in dimension. Compact flash cards have non-magnetic drives which are more rugged and durable and write data quickly for digital photography. This is not quite sensory overload.
Recently, we joined the Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven, CT. The Peabody has a reciprocal agreement with the Museum of Science. Talk about ROI.
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It was with great joy that the crowd in St. Peter's Square erupted when Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named Pope Francis (no 'I').
Our Sunday Visitor was blessed to have our publisher, Greg Erlandson, in Rome, as well as our associate publisher, Msgr. Owen Campion.
OSV senior correspondent, Dr. Matthew Bunson, was stateside, doing interviews for Redeemer Radio, and being interviewed by media outlets from around the world, as well as beginning to write a new book about Pope Francis.
Here's a roundup of news from Our Sunday Visitor:
Greg Erlandson: A pope who is bishop
A few quick observations about Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He is a man marked by great humility. He asked for our prayers, and he led us in prayer. He asked for our blessing even as he blessed us.
He never once used the word "pope," but referred to himself as Bishop of Rome, and he called his predecessor "Bishop Emeritus of Rome." This may have great ecumenical implications, but it also suggests that he is modeling behavior for the leaders of the Catholic Church as well. Read more.
Matthew Bunson: First pope of the New WorldThe election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, as successor to Pope Benedict XVI brings to an end the extraordinary events in the life of the modern Church that began Feb. 11 with Pope Benedict's resignation. The selection of the College of Cardinals was as remarkable and unexpected as the decision by Pope Benedict to step down. Read more.
Greg Erlandson: Our Franciscan Jesuit popeLet us go back to that remarkable moment March 13 when Pope Francis was introduced to us on the balcony of St Peter's. In a moment when nothing can really be scripted, when the soul is in shock at what has transpired: going from one of 115 to the Supreme Pontiff and Vicar of Christ.
And at this moment, we saw some remarkable hints and intimations of what is to come.... He never used the word "pope." Instead, he described himself (and his predecessor) as "bishop of Rome." Read more.
Matthew Bunson: Rooftops and relevanceThere were more than 6,000 accredited journalists in Rome to cover the conclave that led to the election of Pope Francis on March 13. All of the rooftops of the buildings surrounding St. Peter's Basilica were rented by the leading international news networks, which jockeyed for the best angles of the Piazza and the loggia of St. Peter's to cover the emergence of Pope Francis and his introduction to the globe. Read more.
Russell Shaw: Dear Holy FatherI imagine you're hearing from quite a few people these days, so I'll be brief. I write for two reasons. First, to promise prayers as you take up that most awesome of offices — Vicar of Christ — and then to tell you about the present crisis of the Church in the United States. I don't expect you to solve our problems — that's something we American Catholics must do — but I do look to you for guidance and support. Read more.
Editorial: Do not be afraidThe timing of Holy Week this year couldn't be better.
With the resignation of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the subsequent conclave and the election of Pope Francis, Holy Week is the perfect opportunity to prayerfully consider what it means to be a Church in transition. After all, what better example of transition do Catholics have than the three sacred days of the Easter Triduum? Read more.


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WATCH: Apparent prankster dragged from Roger Goodell press conferenceNBC Sports at NBC on Yahoo Sports1 day ago
An apparent prankster was dragged by security out of Roger Goodell's press conference regarding the NFL's domestic abuse issue. The man, who is reportedly Benjy Bronk from the Howard Stern Show, was removed from the room, screaming "Don't take me to the elevator."
Mad Dash: Manning has theory on why his pizza business is boomingMax Thompson at NBC on Yahoo Sports2 days ago
Peyton Manning has turned being a dominant player on the football field into being a strong investor and business owner off of it, and one of his more publicized ventures is his ownership stake in a number of Papa John's pizza restaurants in Colorado. And Manning suspects that recently passed laws in Colorado are helping his business grow. Always sharp on the football field, the quarterback is rarely off his game during interviews, even with tongue is firmly planted in cheek.
Barry Bonds is perhaps the most polarizing baseball player of his generation, but he was also arguably the best. The path to his stardom started at a very young age, like most ballplayers, and he shared a glimpse of that start on Twitter with a photo of his first uniform.
Jamaal Charles makes surprise appearance at Chiefs practiceNBC Sports at NBC on Yahoo Sports2 days ago
Jamaal Charles was a surprise participant in Chiefs practice after suffering a high ankle sprain in Week 2 against the Broncos. There is no guarantee that he plays, but it is a good sign that he was able to get on the practice field.
NASCAR America: What driver outside of the top 12 can still advance?NBC Sports at NBC on Yahoo Sports2 days ago
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NASCAR America analysts Frank Stoddard and Parker Kligerman both agree Ryan Newman is the driver just below the cutoff line with the best chance of moving on in the Chase.
Arizona Cardinals RB Jonathan Dwyer arrested for domestic violenceNBC Sports at NBC on Yahoo Sports2 days ago
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Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer head-butted his wife and broke her nose after she refused his sexual advances, and punched her in the face the next day, police said Thursday.
The details surfaced in a law enforcement report a day after Dwyer was arrested on aggravated assault charges and deactivated from all team activities after he was taken into custody at the Cardinals' headquarters in Tempe. He spent a night in jail and made a brief court appearance before being released on a $25,000 bond early Thursday.
The arrest came at a time when the NFL and its commissioner are under fire over a series of violent off-the-field encounters involving some marquee players, including Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson and Greg Hardy.
The NFL has said the Dwyer case will be reviewed under the league's personal-conduct policy.
Oakland A's fall from top wild-card spotNBC Sports at NBC on Yahoo Sports2 days ago
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The Oakland Athletics are stunned by their September collapse, yet stuck to find a solution.
And with the way things are going, manager Bob Melvin can't talk about playoffs, let alone plan for them.
Sonny Gray and the A's kept tumbling Thursday, falling out of the top AL wild-card spot with a 7-2 loss to Texas that gave the Rangers a three-game sweep.
''It's not very fun. When you're in a race, it's supposed to be fun,'' left fielder Brandon Moss said. ''But I don't see anyone in this clubhouse having any fun, because it's not. We're pretty frustrated. We're disappointed. But it's not over, and we know that.''
The latest loss to the team with the worst record in the majors dropped the A's a half-game behind idle Kansas City for the first wild-spot slot. Oakland owned the best record in the big leagues as recently as Aug. 15.
Jamaal Charles makes a shocking appearance at practiceNBC Sports at NBC on Yahoo Sports2 days ago
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ProFootballTalk: Jamaal Charles was a surprise participant in Chiefs practice after suffering a high ankle sprain in Week 2 against the Broncos. There is no guarantee that he plays, but it is a good sign that he was able to get on the practice field.
30 Seconds to Know: How does an F1 steering wheel work?NBC Sports at NBC on Yahoo Sports2 days ago
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Drivers use their feet for gas and brake, and their hands for everything else on the complex F1 steering wheel.
NFL Week 3 Preview: Who will pull off an upset?NBC Sports at NBC on Yahoo Sports2 days ago
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ProFootballTalk: The PFT guys take a look at the teams who are underdogs this week and decide who may pull off an upset. Mike Florio isn't sure why the Giants aren't favored at home against the Texans.
Plenty of people connected to the NFL would prefer that the last week didn't happen. I'm part of that group, for entirely different reasons.
When it came to predicting the outcomes of games in Week Two, I had the worst showing I've ever had, in the time I've been picking games at PFT. As it all disintegrated, I used language even more offensive than whatever Colin Kaepernick supposedly said on Sunday night.
Ultimately, I got five right and 11 wrong. Eleven wrong .
Michael David Smith didn't do much better, but his 8-8 showing puts him in the lead by three games, with a 17-15 mark. I'm at 14-18 through two weeks. Which is quite lame.
This week, we disagree on four games. Which means I'll likely be seven games behind MDS by next week.
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'Home of Golf' St. Andrews votes to allow female membersNBC Sports at NBC on Yahoo Sports2 days ago
The "Home of Golf" will now welcome women.
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, which has a global membership of roughly 2,400, "voted overwhelmingly" Thursday to allow female members for the first time in its 260-year history.
A simple majority vote was required, but club secretary Peter Dawson announced that 85 percent voted in favor of admitting female members, effective immediately.
"This is a very important and positive day in the history of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club," Dawson said, before adding: "I think it's a very positive message for the game of golf. The R&A, in its position as a governing body for the game, I think it's quite right that the members have agreed to embrace this concept and welcome women members to the club."
On the same day that Scotland voted on whether to become independent, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club trumpeted its own historic decision – one that seemed inevitable once news of the vote was made public months ago.


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Kiehl's Celebrates Its American Heritage
Kiehl's is nothing if not proud of its roots. The East Village apothecary constantly gives back to the community that has seen it evolve from a local pharmacy into a global phenomenon. Just this past May, the company paid homage to its evolution on the corner of 13th Street and Third Avenue with an in-store retrospective celebrating its 160-year history. To further fête the milestone, Kiehl's is releasing a limited-edition New York Heritage Collection. Available online today (and in stores come September), four historical formulations that have remained best sellers are getting new ceremonial black and gold packaging, giving you another reason to love the brand's Ultra Facial Cream and Lotion, Calendula Toner, and the cult-favorite unisex scent Original Musk Oil, which first hit shelves in 1963. All four will be available through December, which should come in handy for the early holiday shoppers out there.
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Roberts began the streak with a eagle on the 12th hole and ended it with a crucial 7-foot birdie putt on the 18th to finish the final round with a 7-under-par 65, edging Fred Funk by a single shot at 15-under 201.
With his win at the En-Joie course in Endicott, N.Y., Roberts notched his 12th career Champions Tour title and earned a $255,000 first-place prize.
Funk also shot a 65, finishing at minus-14, while second-round leader Dan Forsman ran into trouble with three late bogeys, ending with a round of 71 and a share of third place at 13-under 203.
Also finishing tied for third were Nick Price (68) and Wayne Levi (69).
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The Yamaha YZF-R7 was a limited edition machine top dollar machine only sold to the public so Yamaha could race it in World Superbike. Just 500 were sold for road use (40 in the UK) and they were about £22,000. Also known as the OW02, the Yamaha YZF-R7's race success was limited partly due to the rules favoring twin cylinder ...
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Mad Max. There, that tells you everything you need to know about the Yamaha VMX1200 V-Max, an ill-handling, raw powered Rottweiller of a motorcycle. The full power 140bhp model is the only one worth having, so skip the early 90s UK spec models with a feeble 95bhp.
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The Yamaha TTR250 is a hardy wee beastie. As an undemanding, unfussy enduro bike for newer riders it excels, with a never-say-die single cylinder motor that has just enough pep for muddy fun. Now deleted from Yamaha's range the Yamaha TT250R is still a sound used buy providing you don't have to go too far on the tarmac.
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Michaele Salahi must be doing something right -- because her cuckolding rock star boyfriend Neal Schon just dropped more than $10,000 on lingerie ... during a Beverly Hills shopping spree this week.
According to our sources, the shopping spree came about after Michaele's estranged husband Tareq sold off all her underwear and bras at auction earlier this month.
Neal and Michaele hit up La Perla on Tuesday -- a ridiculously expensive lingerie boutique on Rodeo Drive. We're told the Journey guitarist hemorrhaged a massive $10,496.55 ... buying her 42 bras and 38 panties in a wide assortment of colors. Any way she wants it ... indeed!
On his way out, Schon flashed his silver bracelet, which features a two-word phrase we can't show you ... but is probably directed towards Tareq.
Howard Stern in a blonde wig? He is *UC*I*G brilliant....
Congrats to both of you!! He has a bleach bottled, OLD looking camera whore and she got a gray haired *underneath the dye* ignorant looking camera whore. Such a unique find!! A match made for certain disaster when the high wears off.
For what does she need bras???? She's flat as a board, and it seems pasties for her nipples would be all she needs. There's nothing there she needs to support!
These two make me sick! They had their spouses and one day decided to get together and forget their vows and spouses. Who does that? They deserve each other and hopefully they will get what is coming to them. But honestly, just the sight of these two is disgusting.
what's that smell of carp?
Is it possible that she has gotten even MORE physically ugly since she split from that other guy? I mean...blonde and dressed in black...yeah...that makes here REAL hot. NOT!!!
he sure likes them old, huh? Must have some sick Granny fetish. She's a little old to be whoring around. Better pick a dude to ride out your senior years with or you'll be all alone, you dried up old raisin. She is gross. They deserve eachother. Why a man would want a dried up old woman post menopause is beyond me. LMAO!!!! ha ha ha ha HAAAAA
The black bar on the old wrist. Yeah, how sexually explicit. HA, whats next, black bar on his fugly face ( F-ing Ugly face). Well done nerds.
that guy has has had sooo much plastic surgery.. he looks fake. Him and joan rivers should have a contest who has had more.. and her hair.. geeze.. bru***** already and get a style you 80's groupie!!
Didn't Eric Clapton steal George Harrison's wife? Patti Boyd? It's rocker's go to move!
Please stop giving these media whores any more press.
Journey is 35 years out of date, Seriously.
RHWODC was cancelled after the first season due to the fact that no one is interested. Michaele Salahi was the worst of that ilk and needs to disappear.
I wonder how often they discuss matters of trust.
All of this pathetic group are idiots--loosers!
lf the bracelet were honest it would read "l'M A DOUCHEBAG".
I would like to know what's with the bad grammer and wrong way some names are pronounced, such as: SALSA , IRAQ , IRAN , CARIBBEAN . The SAL in SALSA is pronounced as AL with an S in front of it, not as ALL, like in MALL. It's not SALLSA ! The name IRAQ is pronounced E RAK, not EYE-RAK or ER-RAK. Same with the name IRAN, it's pronounced E RAN, not EYE-RAN or ER-RAN. The name CARIBBEAN is pronounced CARIB , the accent on the CA and then BE AN . And by the way Harvey, there's no such word as STUPPIDER. And when you ask someone a question for a YES/NO answer, and they answer NO, your response should not be WHY, it's should be WHY NOT . What kind of lawyer were you anyway. A lot of people would like to know.


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Well, look at it this way. 10 matches a week in your pure PVE gear will net you about 200 points if you're outright horrible. ~1800 points for S3 and every 9 weeks (or less) you get a piece.
Do the PVP daily. 419 honor, 12 gold, and whatever the winning BG (and losing BGs prior) awarded usually amounts to 750/day minimum. In 20 days you'll have enough for S1 or Vindicator gear.
You put 3-4 hours a night into PVE- put a fraction of that into PVP and you'll see monumental returns. Trust me, it only gets more fun when you stack arena gear.
As an aside, for those arguing PVE should be more effective in PVP, how would you feel about a S3-geared person jumping in ahead of you for raids? They made gear differentiation for a reason- 2 different ways to play after level 70. You can concentrate in one, the other, or both.


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- vilerichard said...
Excellent! Would you mind sharing which iPhone apps you used to make this happen?
- February 11, 2010 at 5:37 PM
- Bill Janovitz said...
Just the video recorder on the 3GS and Blogpress for the posting and uploading of the post and vid.
- February 11, 2010 at 5:41 PM
Great song; "no alternative" of course, but when it came out on Besides my first thought was why did this not show up on an album? It certainly would have fit the BRLD mold;
Once again, its great for a fan to see you play these acoustic because you get to see the emphasis on certain parts.
Did I also read that there were songs, this included, that you felt you wrote "out of your register- or octave" that just sounded forced? is that the reason why some didn't make it on albums?
I find that when you constrain a vocal you may save the pitch and not force it but it can kill a performance or vibe of a song. (Just like telling a drummer, maybe, on a certain album, not to do as many fills) Rest assured that this song is full of life, and good enough to be on any BT album. Its not easy to set up your i-phone on a kitchen table and make a good product- you are one of the few that can do- and its worth watching.
- February 11, 2010 at 5:59 PM
- Randy Reichardt said...
.: I'm speechless and thrilled. Bill, this was my request, way way back when. I suggested a slowed, acoustic version, and here it is. OMFG. This is the song that introduced me to Buffalo Tom. As Paul notes, it was on No Alternative. I heard it, I was blown away, I was a fan for life.
I'm SO happy you recorded this, Bill, thank you so much. You totally made my day and my week. A donation was made to Human Rights Watch just now.
Paul is also right about how great it is to be able to see you play the tune, and where you put various emphases. When I taught myself the song, I realized it was Capo 3, and I can see I had figured out some - but not all - of the chords correctly. I thought the versus moved between G and Am, didn't realize you went G-Am-C.
Don't know what else to say again except thank you. Wishing you a sunny and flat-tire free week, from an ever-grateful and humbled fan.
- February 11, 2010 at 6:46 PM
I often would yell out for you to play this song live. One of my faves.
- February 11, 2010 at 7:26 PM
- Bill Janovitz said...
Hi fellas,
Yeah, sometimes songs come late in a record cycle, when a record is full, or just slip in when we get a call for something, No Alternative, e.g. It was a big chance to do a benefit, and also get great exposure to a larger audience at that stage of our career. I am pretty sure we recorded it for BRLD, but it might have been a case of getting the call and me saying, "I have a song we can try."
It is a great fun pop song, but singing it now, my lyrics are so unfocused. I mean, I have an idea of what I was singing about, but only a vague one. This may have been an example of why BT stayed sort of limited in appeal in a general sense: our lyrics often tended toward the cryptic. Maybe not; maybe it was our hair cuts.
- February 11, 2010 at 9:17 PM
- Mark said...
Bill, A question and a story to share...Do you video in the kitchen(I presume) because you feel it has the best acoustics in your house? Or natural lighting? I find that the bathroom often has pretty good acoustics, but size limitations may come in to play. An eccentric cousin of mine, who is currently unemployed, wakes nearly every morning and saunters to the bathroom to practice and record his results. He posts them somewhere on-line and calls it "Live From The Loo"...I'll try and get you all the link!
- February 11, 2010 at 9:26 PM
Add me to the 'one of my faves list'.
The verse towards the end is another one that reminds me of family vacations 'threats of turning the car round' and being left behind and other back seat strife. I know you've touched on those themes before. Actually most songe like that get me. 'Road songs'. Pretty sure the song not all about that, but that's what I take from it.
Thanks again
- February 11, 2010 at 10:34 PM
Goddamn! So great to see an acoustic version of the song that started it all for me... thanks!
- February 12, 2010 at 1:11 AM
Thanks for the insight. Cryptic and poetic is the foundation of alternative music- eg. early REM. (and they had awful haircuts and Uni-brows)- this isn't country music for chrissakes- where every song must contain both (a) a reference to riding on dad's lap down a dirt road in an old pickup, and/or (b) a funny reference to drinking and divorce.
- February 12, 2010 at 9:53 AM
- Randy Reichardt said...
Hey Bill, if I could ask a lyrics question: What are you singing in the line that begins, "Her small ______ ______ rises in this smoky room"? Also loved how you switched Lady Macbeth with Lady Godiva at the end!
I agree that overall, a lot of the lyrics to your songs are cryptic, but that has contributed, for me, to the overall appeal of your music. I love trying to both understand what the lyrics are and what they mean in context, if anything.
For example, I love the imagery in the opening of One, Two, Three. What does it mean? What does, "Walking down the Battle Road, the Lincoln woman's family is not home" mean? Who's the Lincoln woman? Where is Battle Road? Doesn't matter, really.
- February 12, 2010 at 10:07 AM
- Bill Janovitz said...
Another friend of mine pointed out I missed the Lady Macbeth line. That was a complete lapse!
Not recording in the kitchen for any acoustic reasons. I think it was merely convenient. In fact, there are definitely better spots sonically.
- February 12, 2010 at 12:36 PM
- Jim said...
I mean this in a positive way, Bill. I always thought of the vocals in many BT songs as another instrument. I feel the same way about early REM. The lyrics may sometimes be cryptic, but I always found the songs very "sing-along-able" anyway. Even now after many listens I'll sometimes pick up on something I never heard correctly before and it makes for more interesting listening. It's all good.
- February 12, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Great music! Can't wait for the new album.
- February 13, 2010 at 8:41 AM
- Whirling House said...
Did Chris ever complain about playing songs in Bb? I don't recall seeing him use a bass capo.
- February 14, 2010 at 10:03 AM
I, too, was introduced to Buffalo Tom to this song and "Sodajerk" while working at the campus radio station. This song is still in my top 3 BT favorites, with the "Lady Macbeth" reference giving me a chance to play it for my AP English Lit classes during our Macbeth unit.
Any way I can spread the love!..Dave
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She's the opposite of neurotic, so I think we would make a very good couple. I would be the over-thinking sensitive one and she could go out and shoot mammals. I would stay in our tastefully appointed home, drinking myself into oblivion, worrying about the souls of all the murdered moose and caribou--and then she would come home, tell me what a silly, sensitive Jewish person I am, and give me a hug and go upstairs to see if she's ovulating. I would wonder about the fact that she is always referring to me as a Jewish person, a Jewish person who would be much happier if only I'd accept Jesus as my personal savior, and if that isn't a problem, that she consistently views me as "other," because of my religion.
I'd overlook this because she's hot and she's so sure she's right about everything--serving God and all. I would hope that getting into bed with this woman would make me confident, hot and righteous too, by osmosis. I would give up most of what I know to be right and true for a shot at that. The more I learn about Governor Palin, the more I hope--and sometimes even pray--that the American public responds to her better than a lovesick version of me.
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Wow, she scares me TOO! That was a funny article. Let's hope that when America's honeymoon with her is over and we take off our beer goggles, it will be clear that she is just an ugly monster.
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And now, they're coming for your Social Security money - they want your fucking retirement money - they want it back - so they can give it to their criminal friends on Wall Street. And you know something? They'll get it. They'll get it all from you sooner or later. Because they own this fucking place. It's a Big Club: and you're not in it.
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Bruce Schneier gives a cogent opinion:
Exactly two things have made airplane travel safer since 9/11: reinforcing the cockpit door, and convincing passengers they need to fight back. Everything else has been a waste of money. Add screening of checked bags and airport workers and we're done. Take all the rest of the money and spend it on investigation and intelligence.
This is exactly right, though it clearly elides the cesspool that our investigation and intelligence apparatus currently is, a critical problem that the government shows zero interest in taking on.
The 9/11 Commission pointed it out and the reaction has been to add another layer or two of middle managers and most definitely not to drain the swamp and rebuild a reactive and reasonably transparent national intelligence apparatus. Easier just to scan our junk, I guess. Kick all other cans down the road and then roundly blame the other party when the next big (but plainly avoidable) intelligence failure happens.
John Boehner flies commercial, just like you and me:
As he left Washington on Friday, Mr. Boehner headed across the Potomac River to Reagan National Airport, which was bustling with afternoon travelers. But there was no waiting in line for Mr. Boehner, who was escorted around the metal detectors and body scanners, and taken directly to the gate.
I really don't see what all the hubbub is about. These filthy proles are just never happy with anything we give them.
Molester, pervert, disgusting, an embarrassment, creep. These are all words I have heard today at work describing me, said in my presence as I patted passengers down. These comments are painful and demoralizing, one day is bad enough, but I have to come back tomorrow, the next day and the day after that to keep hearing these comments. If something doesn't change in the next two weeks I don't know how much longer I can withstand this taunting. I go home and I cry. I am serving my country, I should not have to go home and cry after a day of honorably serving my country.
It's just as bad for them as you might imagine. Read the whole thing.
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This is probably another good time to remind you all that all of us were carrying actual assault rifles, and some of us were also carrying pistols.
Well worth a read to see just how far the TSA goes, even when dealing with soldiers returning from one of our forever wars.
Setting the CIA aside for the moment, I'm hard pressed to come up with a better example of a rogue and seemingly uncontrollable agency in the federal government.
Also: I'd wager this is likely to be the one and only link to Red State you're ever going to see here. So live it up.
Nope. Never had someone in Uniform do the terrorism. Never. Ever.
If a domestic terrorist chooses to execute his (or her) cunning plan by enlisting, deploying for some period of years into an active war-zone, surviving said deployment, and then flying back on a plane full of other military personnel at which point the stunning plan can become known: to seize control of and crash the airplane on which they are all flying using a pair of nail clippers, then so be it.
I'm sorry, but I think that's a level of "risk" with which a free society can live.
This is probably another good time to remind you all that all of us were carrying actual assault rifles, and some of us were also carrying pistols.
Well worth a read to see just how far the TSA goes, even when dealing with soldiers returning from one of our forever wars.
Setting the CIA aside for the moment, I'm hard pressed to come up with a better example of a rogue and seemingly uncontrollable agency in the federal government.
Also: I'd wager this is likely to be the one and only link to Red State you're ever going to see here. So live it up.
Imagine if the political elites in our country were forced to endure the same conditions at the airport as business travelers, families, senior citizens, and the rest of us. Perhaps this problem could be quickly resolved if every cabinet secretary, every member of Congress, and every department head in the Obama administration were forced to submit to the same degrading screening process as the people who pay their salaries.
The American Traveler Dignity Act. Good on you, Ron.
But: more to the point, it would be nice to see the conversation moved from being specifically about the scanners to a more general "the scanners are an entirely pointless invasion of deeply personal rights" realm. These scanners are a multi-million dollar boondoggle entirely aimed at stopping the underpants bomber of last year. They will do nothing whatever to stop the cecum bomber of 2011 or the vagina explosions of 2013. That we refuse to have this conversation, ever, is precisely why the next attack will succeed. Better to mark such a memo "classified" and hope nobody goes looking for it. Same with the memo on how these porno-scans are in fact saved and will inevitably get out; I'm surprised we don't already have an airport scan of some celebrity. Likewise classify any health-related studies. And classify anything about the impact on pilots forced to go through this entirely needless screen daily for the rest of their careers. In the next fabulous version, your junk will be super-imposed on a stick figure! Won't that be better for everyone? Left unasked, of course, is is this thing likely to stop any attack ever mounted, planned or attempted, past or present? Because it's not clear it would have detected the very attack they point to when demanding the scans occur. It certainly wouldn't have prevented 9/11; that fact is absolutely clear. I'm quite sure that any systematic testing of the assertion that these scanners offer no measurable improvement, if it's been tested at all, is classified. File next to "what we deem as incredibly dangerous liquids in volumes greater than 3oz shall be stored in trash barrels directly adjacent to large concentration of passengers waiting in line."
Listening to the tone of the recent hearings, I was unsurprised and yet still deeply troubled to hear that, mostly, the top concern was that this approach (apart from any particular utility or drawback) at least makes observant Muslims uncomfortable. I especially loved the back-slappy interchange between TSA chief John Pistole and John Ensign (R-Nev) who apparently agree that the most important part of any security technology or invasion of privacy is that it irritate Muslims. Does extending this underlying theory mean that if I agree to shave while in line I can thus skip the porno-scans?
Just as troubling, though, was the easy acceptance of the entirely false equivalency of "screened" airplane (using millimeter wave) and "unscreened" airplane (not using) and the relative preference a theoretical passenger would assert. Yes, we know a lot about everyone's junk as they get on that "screened" plane, but it's not actually any safer. And so far as I can tell from the transcripts I've found, not one Senator raised the issue of actual security improvement through this technology. In fact, they've only added a particularly demeaning bit of security theater to the already frothy mix of half-assed fixes to yesterday's problems. And I guess that's all we're after anymore: The terrorists are coming; look busy!
It's facile but still telling to point out that around 400,000 people have died in car accidents since 9/10/2001. About 3500 have died in domestic terror attacks since 9/10/2001. Feel free to compare and contrast national auto safety policy to national airline security policy.


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