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Have you ever just looked at someone and thought, "I really love you". They're just talking or humming or watching a movie or reading a book or laughing or something, and there's something about them in that moment—their body is alive, there's a light in their eyes, something—that makes you think, "I just really love you." It's a weird sensation to think this, but it's pretty awesome that we can feel this way about another being.
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34, 70, 100, 105, 119, 148 xx
jfc that's a lot of questions (i'm assuming they're questions from my previous post)
anyway ty kind person for sending this :)) x x
buying lots of cassette tapes so i can put them all on one of my bedroom walls
some are so expensive though
I wish I could be in a band and help people through music, like so many bands have helped me.
Recording a cover for youtube today for the first time.
I can't decide what song to do though.
I might record one of my own songs I wrote but idk.
Over the summer holidays I've decided to paint my bedroom walls white and then on 3 of the walls put all my posters up and the other wall I'm going to write lyrics, quotes, drawings etc or and make it one big art work thing. I also want to get loads of old records and stick them on my wall. I'm not sure yet.
Wow okay, I've just written 2 and a bit pages on dying and death in general and my god, it was deep.
So I was up again till a ridiculous time in the morning writing and writing some more so thought I'd post a bit of it because I can. It's not great, but oh well. It's something.
We all feel as if we have a purpose in this universe otherwise there would be no point in living, right? But nothing has a purpose here, it's simply chance. We're only here because of evolution. The sun doesn't shine for us. It was just the small and very lucky chance that we were put next to a star allowing us to live. I am nothing on this minute planet, in this large solar system, this vast galaxy and in this ever expanding universe. We're nothing compared to the universe. We're so insignificant. We have no purpose other than to be born, to live a little, then we die and we are forgotten. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't stop enjoying life, we can create our own purpose in our lifetime, no matter how short it is.
I'm shattered once again because I spent most of last night writing random shit.
So Lauren and Emma thought it would be funny to wax part of my leg today.
It hurt so much.
I need new friends.
me and ryan have been on the phone for the past 2 hours talking mostly about kittens and what it would be like to travel around america together.
safe to say one of the best conversations i've had with him.
well, all our conversations are the best.
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Hm, okay. Don't worry, I like these type of things.
† - Religious Views? Well, I'm Christian, but I seldom go to church. I don't really have much to say on that..idk.
☼ - Who makes you the happiest? Probably Ryan.
+ - What calms you down the most? Reading, most probably, or my cat. My cat is calming - kinda.
♥ - Ever fallen in love? I'm not sure, maybe I have..
¶ - Who do you miss the most? Probably my brother.
§ - Have you attempted suicide? um.
! - Share a secret? um. I don't know. I don't have many secrets.. Maybe that could be my secret, that I don't have many secrets, if that counts? Idk okay.
Sorry my answers are so boring. but yeah. okay. cool. :-)
I think you could fall in love with anyone if you saw the parts of them no one else gets to see. Like if you followed them around invisibly for a day and saw them crying in their bed at night or singing in the shower or humming quietly to themselves as they make a sandwich or even just walking along the street. And even if they were really weird and had no friends at school, I think, after seeing them at their most vulnerable, you wouldn't be able to help falling in love with them.


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text: A bit ago(my Popi is real bad at helping me with my blog) I was on T.V.! KRON4's own Stanley roberts did a "People behaving badly" segment about the Wiggle. We got to be on the end of the segment. And yes,we stopped at the stop sign's, This is a picture os me and Stanley, he ended up being a real nice guy. @KRON4SRoberts (Also, I am sorry for the sideways picture,my Popi has NO photoshop skills,damn Popi!)


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WCF and netTcpBindings
Is it just me that hates the way that WCF seems to break if you just look at the config file the wrong way?
Anyway, after spending a couple of hours fighting with WCF trying to get it to work with netTcpBindings, I thought i'd share this blog post with some tips on what to check:
I'd pretty much done everything in this list except enable " Windows Communication Foundation Non-HTTP Activation " in windows features. After I found that and enabled it, and then fixed the port bindings (it will revert your tcp port bindings back to the default of 808), all was working well for me in WCF land once more. Hooray.
PS: If you do tick the non-http activation, and you already have .net 4 installed on your system, and you need to make use of the wcf from a web application using .net 4, then you're going to hit some more problems and you'll need to re-register .net 4 with iis - see http://blogs.iis.net/webtopics/archive/2010/04/28/system-typeloadexception-for-system-servicemodel-activation-httpmodule-in-asp-net-4.aspx


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Minnesota Holds No. 7 Ranking
March 19, 2013
The Minnesota men's gymnastics team remain ranked No. 7 in the latest Gyminfo National Rankings released on Monday. The Gophers are coming off a convincing road win at Nebraska where they tallied 430.300 points to beat the Huskers and Iowa.
The Gophers are ranked behind No. 1 Penn State, Oklahoma, Michigan, Stanford, Ohio State and Illinois.
Minnesota will celebrate senior day this Saturday when it hosts No. 1 Penn State. The meet will also be the last one of the regular season for the Gophers before they host the Big Ten tournament on April 5-6.
The Gophers also placed eight gymnasts in the top 20 in individual event rankings. Steve Jaciuk leads the way, as he is ranked third in the high bar and jumped from ninth to fifth in parallel bars. Ellis Mannon is ranked third in the pommel horse, while Adam Kern is the final Gopher ranked in the top 10 as he is slotted at ninth on vault.
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The Choker Wears You!It's a new fashion trend... death optional
My group of seven mighty adventurers was questing for a holy relic in a 4e game. They had fought their way through an infested guard tower and a band of Goblins intent on escaping . . . something, when they ran into a couple Chokers and yet more Goblins, in the stairwell of the Cleric's Tower.
Both Chokers promptly grabbed a companion in the bottleneck and proceeded to do their thing. Some damage was taken by one of the characters - a little friendly fire - and the party started focusing on the support Goblins. Eventually the party ran out of Goblins to kill and had to focus on the Chokers.
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text: But he would not even have to be an officer to have a meeting at his home. You would need to require that a checked adult be present at all times (which probably means two checked adults so one could go to the restroom). And that is probably in line with the recommendations. But in his capacity as Marshal, he would not need a background check IMHO (but the Board does not necessarily listen to my opinion). Caelin -----Original Message----- From: ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Mike Wyvill Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 22:30 PM To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Bad things >The Board is already working on a background check policy. But frankly, >requiring a background check for someone whose sole interaction with >children is marshalling them on the field in front of the Crown, the >Baron and dozens populace members is absurd. Next you'll be saying that >you need a background check before you can accept water from an >underage waterbearer. > Are you absolutely certain that would be the only contact? I don't believe this person in the East did anything in front of all those witnesses but at his parent's home. Lord Engenulf de Vienville _______________________________________________ Ansteorra mailing list Ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org


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Does it ever feel like every guy you know hides his bedhead under a stretchy wool beanie? Us too. This week, the Birchbox Man crew gave us a history lesson on this ever-present hat trend. Prepare to be schooled.
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Welcome and thanks for coming to AtmoWorks. We would definitely like to extend a very warm and hearty thank you to all who have supported AtmoWorks over the past years. We've entered into our second decade in existence and continue to explore our creative impulse to create engaging Art.
9-25-14 – AtmoWorks brings you our latest release of Veris. A single, continuous 30 minute piece of cinematic and symphonic aural voyaging awaits the listener. Here is what Vir Unis has to say about the announcement of Veris:
"Veris is an amalgamation of botany, numbers, conversion, adaptation, transformation, and evolution fueled by willful composition, artful mixing, and surgical mastering. For the artists of Atmoworks, duo, Vir Unis & MjDawn, Veris represents numerical alchemy and sonic fruition. Starting with the numerical representation of flower DNA and the data processing into MIDI information, these two artists transformed organic biology into a cathedral of haunting choirs, arpeggios of recurring piano motifs, soaring strings, rising and falling atmospherics, and seemingly random orchestral noises, that strives to match the sublime majesty and elegance of a Spring flower. Originally commissioned by the city of Chicago for a botanical expo at Navy Pier in the early Spring of 2013, AtmoWorks is proud to announce the studio HD release of Veris."
Available as MP3 or high quality FLAC downloads!
8-26-13 – AtmoWorks is proud to announce the release of Aeonian Glow (A New Aeon). To celebrate the release of this classic, which was originally released in 2000 by Greenhouse Music, co-founder and long time friend of Vir Unis, MjDawn went back to the original recorded files and put together an unedited version of Aeonian Glow. Rather than go the well tread route of remixing or remastering, MjDawn meticulously crafted a vision of this album that is the truest and most accurate form intended by the artist, With great respect for the first release of this album, which was produced and mixed by renowned Steve Roach, he went about working solely from the unearthed pre-mixed files. With the latest mastering programs and techniques, a very unique vision of this album took place. A lost track was found, so there's unheard music on this latest incarnation, and there's several more minutes of tracks, including 7-8 more minutes of the epic track "A Night of Passage". All technological advances in mastering and mixing hardware/software aside, what we have hear is the timeless and classic work of a master engineer and producer, MjDawn, creating a sweeping and cinematic vision of a very intense body of ambient music by Vir Unis. Clocking in around an hour and a half, be sure to find a secret and comfortable space in which to imbibe the glow of timeless atmospheres and soaring washes of sound, swirling and percolating in a brew of light rays and dark abysses.
Here is what MjDawn has to say about the making of Aeonian Glow (A New Aeon):
Available in high fidelity 320K 16-bit MP3 and high glossy 24 bit lossless FLAC , this release embodies AtmoWorks love and commitment to the Ambient tradition. And also pays homage to the master, Vir Unis, and his long lasting gifts to the electronic community with the highest quality of audio!
2-11-13 – It is with great pleasure that AtmoWorks brings you "Nights", the latest ambient drift album from miKroNaught! "Nights" is a remix album of miKroNaught's previous release, "Gamma". Here is the original description of "Gamma":
"Gamma" represents a live incarnation of miKroNaught comprising Vir Unis, MjDawn, and Arpan Shah of ABReaction. Based on live improvisation and years of work in a myriad of projects, this trio got together in early 2010 for two live performances. Edited in the studio and mastered by MjDawn, produced by miKroNaught."
Here is what MjDawn has to say about "Nights": "I worked up these ambient remixes of Gamma while I was preparing the original album release. It was my intention, back in 2010, to put together complete drift mixes that could be used by ritualists and spiritually minded people for ceremony and meditation. Over the next couple of years, I shared these mixes with close friends and we all used them for musical scoring in our daily spiritual practices. The response from my friends was overwhelming how much they enjoyed the mixes. After a time, we decided to share these mixes with the greater community of spiritual Seekers. It is my hope that they bring the same joy and peace to you as they have myself and friends."
Available in high fidelity 320K 16-bit MP3. This release continues miKroNaught's commitment to bringing both the electronic community and seekers on their spiritual path the purest of intention and highest quality of audio available!
1-31-13 – AtmoWorks is very proud and excited to announce the official global release of "Astrological Magic: Music Of The Elements," which is the first installment in the ongoing Astrological Magic series. "Music Of The Elements" was specially composed by recognized electronic artist and ritualist, MjDawn, to accompany the Elemental rituals published in the book "Astrological Magic: Basic Rituals & Meditations." These ambient soundtracks are intended to help transport the listener to the Elemental realms, rising from Earth through Spirit in their spiritual path to harmony and well-being. Available in high glossy 24 bit lossless FLAC, and high fidelity 320K 16-bit MP3, "Astrological Magic: Music Of The Elements" promises an immersive meditation on the essence of Elemental spaces.
Also included in either equally priced digital package is the original artwork and liner notes. This release establishes MjDawn in his commitment to bringing both the adventurous ritual explorer and electronic community the best caliber of spiritual intention and highest quality of audio available!
11-22-2012 – The "Astrological Magic Series"by MjDawn is an accompaniment work of music created along with the release of the book "Astrological Magic: Basic Rituals & Meditations" by Dr. Benjamin Dykes & Jayne Gibson. The intent is to create a body of musical work designed to be played along with the rituals included in this informative book. Please check out this link about the book for further information:
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As you inspect the vehicle, you notice that there are several cracks around the upper hinges of the tailgate. A couple questions cross your mind: Is this due to the accident, and how should I approach this situation?
In this instance, the manufacturer has published a procedure to identify and correct this situation. If you're not aware of a manufacturer's published Technical Service Bulletins, you may perform unnecessary additional repairs to correct a condition that may or may not be a factory defect. This article will explain a published procedure to correct a binding liftgate and/or liftgate glass on 2002 to 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazers, Trailblazer EXTs, GMC Envoys and GMC Envoy XLs.
Some customers may comment that the liftgate or the liftgate glass doesn't fit properly. In some extreme cases, the rear liftgate glass may have broken.
The reason this may have happened is that a couple of welds may have broken around the upper liftgate hinge(s) or a crack may have formed around the inner two welds. Remove the liftgate and inspect the inner to outer panel welds at the upper hinges.
Caution: Exposure to isocyanates during paint preparation and application processes can cause severe breathing problems. Read and follow all of the instructions from the manufacturer's line of painting materials, equipment and protective gear.
IMPORTANT: The basecoat/clearcoat paint is factory applied in the following four layers in order to give the finish a high-gloss look:
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Service Procedure
Always refer to ALLDATA® for safety procedures, identification of material types, recommended refinish materials, removal and installation procedures.
Always refer to General Motors for questions relating to applicable or non-applicable warranty repair information.
Step 1
Remove the liftgate trim and electrical wiring from the
Step 2
Remove the liftgate and liftgate glass from the vehicle.
Step 3
Straighten the sheet metal at the hinges. (Figure 1)
Step 4
Drill four 5/16" holes through the inner panel at the four
locations shown in the illustration above.
Step 5
Prepare the sheet metal around the four holes for weld-
Step 6
Clamp the inner and outer panel together.
IMPORTANT: Do not use oxyacetylene welding equipment. MIG weld only.
Step 7
Weld the crack/four holes that were drilled
through the inner panel using the appropriate welding
Step 8
Clean and prepare all of the welding surfaces.
Step 9
Return the surface to its original contour.
Step 10
Spot paint and clear the area around the hinges.
Step 11
Reinstall the liftgate.
Step 12
Replace the upper two bumpers and inspect the lower two bumpers. Replace as necessary.
Writer Dan Espersen is the ALLDATA CollisionConnectSM Program Manager. Espersen is I-CAR Platinum Certified, a Gold Pin Member of the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) and holds an AA degree in Automotive Technology. He has 15 years of experience in the collision industry and 17 years of experience in the automotive industry.
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Inside our generation, in each of us, there is the hipster. A creature steeped in irony unsure of who he is, what he stands for, he sways to the road less traveled just because it is less traveled, she is on the cutting edge to be on the cutting edge even if she doesn't understand what the cutting edge means.
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May 24, 2013
Ross Torquato - Control Concepts for Law Enforcement
A different look at contact/cover encountersIf we're going to continue to use the concept of contact officer and cover officer, then we must use it properly - Full Story
May 14, 2013
Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: Be Advised...
PoliceOne Roundtable: Smart police trainers use 'dumb' simulation toolsEven as the capabilities of silicon-based simulators increase, our carbon-based simulators (a.k.a. trainers and role players), still need traditional "inert" training tools - Full Story
February 22, 2013
Jack E. Hoban & Bruce J. Gourlie - The Ethical Warrior
The Ethical Warrior: What does it mean to be tough?It seems reasonable to view a combination of increasingly-challenging training and practical experiences to be the route to toughness, but what does it mean to be tough? - Full Story
December 07, 2012
Ken Hardesty - Excellence in Training
Sharpening the blade with Vanguard Krav MagaIn addition to the obvious self-defense aspects of the system, Krav Maga offers excellent overall health and wellness benefit - Full Story
October 11, 2012
PoliceOne Special Contributors - P1 First Person
P1 First Person: Hybrid training for defensive tactics in law enforcementBy Matt Simmonds PoliceOne Member Having instructed men and women, and having been instructed for more... - Full Story
September 26, 2012
Ed Flosi - Taking Training to the Next Level
Stressful encounters: Why anger and fear can be goodWe must recognize, examine, and understand two emotional responses we encounter on the street - Full Story
July 18, 2012
Chuck Joyner - Survival Sciences
Bringing back 'the carotid'Using the Bilateral Vascular Restraint (BVR), it takes very little pressure to cause the desired result — compliance — in an otherwise noncompliant subject - Full Story
April 20, 2012
Duane Wolfe - The Warrior's Path
Charging the bullet: A scientific evaluation of our tacticsIn 2011, law enforcement saw a surge in officers killed by gunfire and an even bigger increase in officers... - Full Story
March 16, 2012
Ross Torquato - Control Concepts for Law Enforcement
When do unarmed encounters become deadly force?In teaching officers to control violent individuals, we need to make some philosophical decisions. First... - Full Story
February 29, 2012
Dan Danaher - Tactical Encounters
Field contacts: Sifting through the layersAlways notify dispatch of your location, request backup, maintain a reactionary gap, and be conscious of your positioning in relation to the suspect - Full Story


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Golden Pyrenees Puppies
I have 6 puppies born on 9/16/14. They will be ready to go by early November. Their father is a Great Pyrenees and mother is a Golden Retriever. They will be fairly good sized dogs. Some of the puppies carry more characteristics of the Great Pyrenees and some carry more of ...
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AKC Dachshund pups - extraordinary coloring
Healthy happy dachshund pups with shots to date, wormed, preventative meds given and lots of attention while raised in our home. they are ready to go NOW, so call and reserve your favorite,. call, text , or email with questions.
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akc Rottweilers 2 10 week old females available, outstanding lines
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ACA German Shepherd females 5 mths old
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Poshie puppies 1/2 Sheltie 1/2 Pomeranian
Last two pups. Puppies are almost 4 mos. old and ready for their forever homes. 3 males 1 female will be around 8~9# when grown. Poshies are extremely smart, loving kid friendly energetic dogs. They have mom's markings (purebred Shetland sheepdog) with dad's smaller size and ...
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Black and Tan Coon Hound
This is Burdy she Is a beautiful and we'll mannered girl that has stolen our hearts she is is very sweet and loving nit to mention loyal . Burdy is 10p% house broken and has her shots up to date we were so excited to have her In our lives the short time we have had her . She ...
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Adorable Havanese/Bichon mix males
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Cute Havanese/Bichon mix puppies ready to go
They are healthy, sweet, playful and gorgeous. Current on shots and wormings and will have a 1 year guarantee on genetic problems. email [email removed] for more pics.
ACA registered ori pei puppy
Registered sable/white female ori pei puppy. She will be ready for pickup on December 1st or transportation is additional. She will be socialized with children. I am now accepting non-refundable deposit to hold. Call 417-678-3085 or email. Ori pei's were started in the 1970 ...
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*vom Heinolf - AKC German Shepherd Breeder - OFA & DM TESTED PARENTS!*
vom Heinolf German Shepherds is located on a 100 acre farm in the Ozarks of Northwest Arkansas. We are a small scale breeder and only breed a select number of carefully planned litters per year. Our goal at vom Heinolf is to produce only the best German Shepherd puppies ...
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AKC chihuahua male puppy, ready to go to his new home, 11 weeks
AKC little smooth coat red/white male puppy, 11 weeks old, ready to go to his new forever home. He is going as a pet only, with limited AKC registration. He has a little bit of an overbite(upper teeth, come out further then lower teeth), but this does not affect him as a ...
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Amazing AKC registered male Boxer puppy available now!
Dexter is a beautiful AKC registered Boxer puppy who is ready to meet his new family. He is a very playful and outgoing puppy. He has a great personality and he is very smart. He will go to his new home with his AKC registration papers, current vaccinations, all of his ...
Dainty (but tough) AKC Corgi Female
Abby is a playful sprite. She is small but very active. She loves to chase the grandkids, her brothers and sisters and sometimes her phantom tail. She loves to snuggle on your shoulder and give puppy kisses.
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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A BEAUTIFUL - HAPPY, HEALTHY, LOVINGLY SOCIALIZED AIREDALE PUPPY? ___ This Female is 4 Months Old (Puppies need to be 2 months old before they are separated from their mothers - the Mother teaches the puppies how to get along with their littermates and ...
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Adorable Flashy Boxer ***Colt***
This is Colt. This is what I call him for right now tell his forever family picks out his name.. Makes it a little easier.. He has a wonderful personality even at the age of 3 wks which he is as of today 10/13/14. He will be ready for his forever home Nov.17th. He is raised ...
Snuggable loveable huggable ~~~Jezabell~~~
Hi my name is Jezabell.. That's what my mom calls me for right now, that's how she is able to tell me apart from my brothers and sisters. :) I'm only 3wks old as of 10/13/14. But I will b e ready for my forever home Nov.17 at the age of 8wks. I love to snuggle in your ...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – With the threat of snow this weekend, people have some strong opinions about our weird winter weather so far.
While it has been hard this winter to diagnose what Mother Nature's next move will be, the lack of snow and ice has not really bothered those WHAS11 talked with.
By this time last year we had already showed you how to prepare your automobile for winter weather and we were there as people prepared for winter storms, stocking up at grocery stores.
But so far this year, Mother Nature's bark has been worse than her bite.
"Why do you think people get so crazy when it comes to the weather?" asked Mike Colombo
"I've never quite figured that out…you see people head to the store for an inch of snow, I'm like why?" responded Ken Scaggs, of Fort Thomas.
Those who drive for a living sure aren't complaining about the warm weather.
"You hate to see it when it gets snowy because it makes you job so much more difficult?" asked Colombo.
"So much more difficult…a lot of people on the road and traffic. The bad weather nights can be very bad, we drive slow on the roads always," said cab driver Gary Mohamud.
And since we cannot control what comes from the sky, we can only be ready for whatever snow does or doesn't come.
"There's not too much you can do about it. You just have to deal with it as it comes. Don't get too excited about it and try to stay away from the crazies," added Scaggs.
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I have searched everywhere for this file. Does anyone know where I can get it?
The SDK doesn't include the d libs…but the full Qt install does.
Now, the big question is…exactly which version is included in the SDK? (there's 3 different Windows versions for each numerical Qt version…)
Plus, I'm not entirely sure that the SDK isn't a custom build…but it seems likely it is, so the 'generic' Qt may not be quite right.
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After being cleared to return to the practice court, San Antonio Spurs 2012 NBA draftee, guard Marcus Denmon, is back on the hardwood and playing for French team Chalon-Elan. As you may recall, Denmon suffered a broken right foot in the opening game for Chalon-Elan, and underwent surgery to repair his broken right foot where a metal rod was placed in his foot to strengthen it and to avoid further injury. In Denmon's first game back from surgery, he scored 13 points, and grabbed 1 steal in 20 minutes of play against Dijon Basket. In two games for Elan, he is averaging 11 points, 1 steal, shooting 75% from the free-throw line, 33% from the three-point line, and 55.6% from the field in 21 minutes of play. Of course on game day, Denmon took to Twitter to express hiw feeling on returning to the court. Don't call it a come back — Marcus Denmon (@MizzouMonster12) January 17, 2013
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Favorite destination: My favorite destination that I travel to with work is London. London is such a vibrant city, there is always something do to and see, whether it is cultural, sporting or taking in the local vibe from the many neighborhoods.There is never a dull layover in London.
Favorite onboard snack: My favorite snack would have to be the Biscoff cookies. Because I fly mainly international and we do not serve them onboard these flights , anytime I can have one with a cup of coffee or tea is quite a treat !
#1 travel tip: My number one travel tip is to always carry an iPad and a pair of noise reduction headsets. Having this combination will keep you entertained for hours, whether it is watching a movie, listening to music, reading a book or just nodding off with all of the outside noise at bay. A winning combination for sure.
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We have already told you about the museum of civil aviation in Ulyanovsk. Let us discuss some of its exhibits in detail.
The Tupolev Tu-104 (NATO reporting name: Camel) was a twin-engined medium-range turbojet-powered Soviet airliner and the world's first successful jet airliner. Although it was the fourth jet airliner to fly, the Tu-104 was the second to enter regular service with Aeroflot and the first to provide a sustained and successful service. The Tu-104 was the sole jetliner operating in the world between 1956 and 1958.
In 1962 a Tu-104 was brought down by an area defence missile.
Rules of safety were hardly followed that time. Nobody thought how cervical areas of passengers should be protected. However, sitting here is rather comfortable.
The first Tu-104 built at the aviation plant in Ukraine got off the ground in 1955. In 1956 the USSR produced a great impression on the western world when the plane arrived to London during the visit of First Secretary at the Central Committee plenum Nikita Khrushchev.
Release of Tu-104 was stopped in 5 years after the launch of the serial production. The aircraft was used in passenger flights up to 1979. Military men exploited the machine till 1981 following an accident when the overloaded plane hit the ground. 52 admirals and generals were killed that time.
The Tu-104 was too heavy and instable in flight. It was difficult to handle it. Air pickup was especially dangerous as then the aircraft flew high immediately and changed for the vertical diving soon. The recommended speed of landing (225-250 km/an hour) was never followed and the aircraft was landed at 270-330 km an hour instead. There were no problems with landing of loaded planes unlike the empty ones.
The Tu-104 was powered by two Mikulin AM-3 turbojets placed at the wing/fuselage junction. The crew consisted of 5 people: two pilots, a navigator, a flight engineer and a radio operator (the radio operator was later eliminated). The airplane raised great curiosity by its lavish "Victorian" interior – called so by some Western-hemisphere observers – due to the materials used: mahogany, copper and lace.


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Important things first: This is about leukemia and if you want to find out how you can help, you can do so by visiting the Linked Against Leukemia Web site.
A little background: DKMS is the world's largest non-profit bone marrow donor center and the organization approached us to create the public service announcement you're watching above.
Backed by cosmetics giant Coty, Inc., DKMS is raising awareness about the value of joining their potential donor roster. The proposition is easy, simply give a teaspoon of blood.
If you match with a leukemia patient, the 45 seconds it takes to donate could save a person's life. You can learn more about the process at the DKMS Web site.
We had the opportunity to see this in action at DKMS event held in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Much of the footage above is from it (go Batman!). The community came together in support of a five-year-old leukemia patient named Gage Dole.
Amazingly, Gage isn't even from Charlestown but the town's residents adopted him and his family when they came to Massachusetts from Oregon for treatment. The story of our Massachusetts visit isn't so important. What is is finding matching donors for kids like Gage.
We ask those of you who've been amused, bemused and on occasion inspired by the videos we post here each week to take some time and visit Linked Against Leukemia.
If you are wondering what you can do to help in the fight against leukemia & lymphoma (since blood cancer is a disease that can be beaten with a little help from our friends), get yourself tested (blood test, only a teaspoon needed) to see if you match any of the millions of people looking for bone marrow donors. Snowflakes may never match, people do.
Once you match, giving bone marrow is literally as easy as lying on a hospital bed watching TV and having an IV hooked up to each of your arms. Blood circulates out of your body through one arm, through a filter, and back into your body in the other arm. The filter collects bone marrow (which your body constantly resupplies). The bone marrow is then used to save someone elses life. You just saved a life. It's that easy. You sat on a bed for 4 hours watching TV.


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PEST and SWOT Analysis of the NHS
Healthcare in England is mostly provided by England's public health service, which is known as the National Health Service (NHS) that provides healthcare to all permanent residents of the England that is free at the point of use and paid for from general taxation. There are differences with the provisions for healthcare elsewhere in the England. Though the public system dominates healthcare provision in England, private health care and a wide variety of alternative and complementary treatments are available for those willing to pay. The NHS provides the majority of healthcare in England, including primary care, in-patient care. The National Health Service Act 1946 came into effect on 5 July1948 (NHS website). Private health care has continued with NHS, paid for largely by private insurance, but it is used by less than 8% of the population. Recently there have been some examples where unused private sector capacity has been used to increase NHS capacity and in some cases the NHS has commissioned the private sector to establish and run new facilities on a sub contracted basis. Some new capital programs have been financed through the private finance initiative. The involvement of the private sector remains relatively small yet.
The NHS is divided into two parts, primary and secondary care with trusts given the task of health care delivery. There are two main roles of trusts in the NHS reflecting purchaser/provider roles: commissioning trusts are responsible for examining local needs and negotiating with providers to provide health care services to the local population, and provider trusts which are NHS bodies delivering health care service. Commissioning trusts negotiate service delivery with providers that may be NHS bodies or private entities. They will be involved in agreeing major capital and other health care spending projects in their region. Services including general practice physician services community nursing, local clinics and mental health service. For most people, the majority of health care is delivered in a primary health care setting. Provider trusts are care deliverers, the main examples being the hospital trusts and the ambulance trusts which spend the money allocated to them by the commissioning trusts. Because hospitals tend to provide more complex and specialized care, they receive the lion's share of NHS funding. The hospital trusts own assets (such as hospitals and the equipment in them) purchased for the nation and held in trust for them. Commissioning has also been extended to the very lowest level enabling ordinary doctors who identify a need in their community to commission services to meet that need. Primary care is delivered by a wide range of independent contractors such as GPs, dentists, pharmacists and optometric and is the first point of contact for most people. Secondary care (sometimes termed acute health care) can be either elective care or emergency care and providers may be in the public or private sector, though the majority of secondary care happens in NHS owned facilities.
PEST Analysis for NHS
PEST stands for Political, Economic, Social and Technological. It is a strategic planning technique that provides a useful framework for analysing the environmental pressures on a team or an organisation. A PEST Analysis can be particularly useful for groups who have become too inward-looking. They may be in danger of forgetting the power and effect of external pressures for change because they are focused on internal pressures (Rogers 1999). We can use this technique for a large or a small group activity.
The Trust National Health Services (NHS) is developing its governance arrangements to strengthen partnerships and engage local authorities with the Trust. The National Health Services is involved in that process to ensure that their role as the main provider of hospital services is reflected in the planning arrangements for the new authority. Also, periodic changes in political balance in local authorities' leads to uncertainty as priorities change to reflect differing political policies. Strengthening partnerships in local area augmentation systems and local strategic partnership systems and other mechanisms that support long term joint planning will help address this. The current Developing Health and Health Care strategic review will have an impact on the configuration of National Health Services (NHS) across England's catchment's, with the potential for tensions between Telford and Shropshire in the development of options for service configuration. An open and comprehensive engagement and decision-making process is in place.
The key issues in economical forces of National Health Services include changes to the NHS financial regime including movement to payment by result, introduction of Practice Based Commissioning and restricted access to capital. New freedoms under National Health Services Foundation Trust status will allow for new business partnership opportunities which will help maximise economic opportunities. Also the Trust needs to move to improved outcome-based decision making so that investment is focused on areas of greatest benefit which are clinical quality, patient need and market etc. In common with all National Health Services organisations are currently faced with increasing fuel and food costs. National Health Services should take initiatives such as Combined Heat and Power scheme to reduce their carbon footprint help to address this problem.
According to social responsibilities National Health Services look after Patient choice, changing expectations and demographic changes very actively. The NHS
Trust still needs to increase its marketing in the context of choice, including strengthening horizon scanning for example planning for future population change etc. The rural nature of England's western catchments presents challenges in recruiting specialist staff, so National Health Services need to enhance and promote the role of the Trust as an excellent employer to enable and fulfil their service development aspirations. Public activism is also increasing but there are opportunities to see these as an opportunity rather than a threat as National Health Services develop their membership engagement strategies for National Health Services Fund Trust status.
As the technology is concern National Health Services has new information and communications technologies which present opportunities for strengthening diagnostic capability, including remote services. National Health Services need to support workforce development to make use of new technologies. The NHS is faced with a growing number of new and expensive treatment and diagnostic technologies, backed by commitments in the draft NHS constitution about primary care trust decision-making when new treatments arise. National Health Services planning processes will need to support them to make the best decisions about the introduction of new technologies into the Trust, particularly where there is not a clear income stream from commissioners.
Five Forces of Porter's Model for NHS
The Porter's Five Forces tool is a simple but powerful tool for understanding where power lies in a business situation. This is useful, because it helps you understand both the strength of your current competitive position, and the strength of a position you're looking to move into. With a clear understanding of where power lies, you can take fair advantage of a situation of strength, improve a situation of weakness, and avoid taking wrong steps (Porter). This makes it an important part of your planning tool kit. Conventionally, the tool is used to identify whether new products, services or businesses have the potential
Here we are going to have a look on forces which can have effect on the services of National Health Services in both ways negatively and positively. First of all we will discus the suppliers of National Health Services who has a vital role in NHS services.
National Health Services Supply Chain providing is an effective and efficient procurement service. Suppliers of NHS aim to continually improve the service by decreasing purchasing costs and increasing the value available through the national framework agreement. As a result NHS Supply Chain encourages suppliers to approach relevant buyers with ideas and proposals for enhancing the product offering throughout the term of the agreement. National Health Services have good control over its supply chain and suppliers.
National Health Services is a national fund trust which provide services to the public of United Kingdom for free. NHS has less threat of losing customers because it provides good services to its customers for free and has their service points in almost every area of the country. As NHS has a very vital role in the health sector of the United Kingdom it needs to be up to date regarding technologically and socially, to maintain and retain the trust of the buyers (public of the United Kingdom) of the organization. It is very essential to maintain and retain the trust of the customers for the National Health Services.
There are not too many competitors of National Health Services in the industry. NHS has the competition from the private hospitals. The private hospitals are growing in England and becoming the competitors of National Health Services. In a sense National Health Services have a big advantage upon its competitors, because NHS provide free services to its customers where as its competitors private sector charges its customers for the services they provide. So this is a big advantage for National Health Services on its competitors, but still National Health services have a doubt from its competitors on long term basis.
If we take a look on the substitute of the National Health Services, in short term NHS has no or less substitutes. As we know that NHS is a National fund trust which provides free services to the public of England. There is no other trust in the England which provides the same services for free as NHS provides. So this is a big advantage for National Health Services to carry on their running strategies for the short term as they don't have any fear from the close substitute in the market.
Power is also affected by the ability of private hospitals to enter the market of health sector for the National Health Services. Though it costs high in time or money to enter the health sector and compete effectively, but still there are few economies of scale in place. National Health Services have high protection for its key technologies, so that new competitors can not quickly enter in the market and weaken NHS position. National Health Services has strong and durable barriers to entry, so it can preserve a favourable position and take fair advantage of it in the health sector.
Driving Forces And Their Impact On Nhs
The dual pressure of increased numbers of elderly and an increasing population in general will continue to exert tremendous stress on National Health care System. As the population of United Kingdom has grown with every passing day. Such growth requires more physicians, nurses, and other health care providers just to keep pace with service demands. It is also important to note that a substantial share of total health care spending goes not only for acute care, such as trauma victims and certain newborns, but chronic health conditions as well. Ongoing chronic care for conditions such as asthma and diabetes diseases on the rise is placing continuing demands on the health care system. Medical director members plan recently sponsored a forum on enhancing chronic care management, and actively participate in related community-wide efforts (NHS website).
Medical technology is also a major driver of National Health Services. Technological advances are unquestionably providing important break through in saving lives and improving care, but they come with significant cost. Medical technology market encompasses a wide range of innovations, led by diagnostic imaging, cardiovascular procedures, and laboratory diagnostic tests. New technology often increases health care costs, even if it succeeds in lowering the unit cost of service. For example, several new procedures are revolutionizing care for heart disease. As a result, many cardiac procedures are now done without a hospital stay and with lower risks, thus increasing their availability to patients. The greater availability, however, greatly increases the number of times they are used each year. In other instances, new technologies may offer only marginal improvements over existing treatments, but with dramatically higher price tags.
Dramatic increases in the cost increase of use and demand for prescription drugs directly affects the services of National Health Services. Over the last ten years, government's spending on prescription drugs in National Health Services. Consumer's share of paying prescription drug expenditures "out-of-pocket" decreased. Three main factors are driving this dramatic increase in prescription drug costs more prescriptions being written, price inflation, and a shift towards use of higher-cost drugs. Promotional spending by pharmaceutical companies has grown dramatically. On the positive side, the increased use of generic drugs provides an opportunity for slowing the growth in costs, while preserving health care quality.
Increasing government regulations and new mandates are also contributing in the strategies of National Health Services. There are literally hundreds of state statute and code regulations, and hundreds of more contract compliance requirements for those participating in National Health Services programs. Requirements are often highly complex and overlapping, and in some cases, contradict each other. This regulatory environment creates an administrative burden for NHS, which impacts premium costs, but delivers little value to consumers.
SWOT Analysis for NHS
In its simplest form, a SWOT analysis can be understood as the examination of an organization's internal strengths and weaknesses, and its environments opportunities, and threats. It is a general tool designed to be used in the preliminary stages of decision-making and as a precursor to strategic planning in various kinds of applications (Johnson et al., 1989; Bartol et al., 1991). An understanding of all external factors, (threats and opportunities) together with an internal examination of strengths and weaknesses assists in forming a vision of the future.
National Health Services has many strengths, including its very competent employees its strategies etc. National Health Services has clear strategic plan to drive organization forward. NHS has very good strategies to provide services to its customers. They have clear vision and NHS focus on its need to provide good services to the public of England. National Health Services has a strong sense of organisational drive and determination. It is very determine and focused in its field. National Health Services has very strong communication links with its customers and with in the organization. National Health Services has good understanding from its stakeholders about the success of its all projects and also its running services and projects as well.
The weaknesses of National Health Services includes that its Capacity may be insufficient when mapped against what they need to do for both commissioning and provider. National Health Service is not providing all facilities to its customers at all its branches. Some branches are very much rich with new technology where as some branches has less technology. This is not fare because every customer pays almost equally to NHS in the sense of tax. There are some gaps in the communication with in the organization is also a weakness for National Health Services.
National Health Services has opportunities in the market to increase and maintain its customers. NHS has top quality doctors and other labour to compete in the market and to provide best services to its customers that is public of England. National Health Services also deliver effective campaigns and information which cause change in behaviours to help improve health and reduce health inequalities in the England. NHS also tries to update people so they can become experts in their own care. NHS also has a quality of local health services which provides good health services to its customers at the door step. NHS is also developing world class communication skills across the organisation.
National Health Services has some threat as well in its market. NHS is not being able to move beyond the communications 'basics' e.g. reactive media, corporate publications. Inability to protect the National Health Services brand resulting in worsened perception of NHS services. National Health Services has not realised the Ability to maximise value through joint working. National Health Services has Poor credibility with public and stakeholders.
In the end we can say that though National Health Services is a very strong foundation it still need some changes to become stronger and better for its customers. As we know that National Health Services has many strong points like, National Health Services has clear strategic plan to drive organization forward. NHS has very good strategies to provide services to its customers. They have clear vision and NHS focus on its need to provide good services to the public of England. National Health Services has a strong sense of organisational drive and determination. NHS has top quality doctors and other labour to compete in the market and to provide best services to its customers. National Health Services also deliver effective campaigns and information which cause change in behaviours to help improve health and reduce health inequalities in the England. NHS also tries to update people so they can become experts in their own care.
National Health Services also restricted by some forces to make its way better. These forces are that, The National Health Services is involved in that process to ensure that their role as the main provider of hospital services is reflected in the planning arrangements for the new authority. Also, periodic changes in political balance in local authorities' leads to uncertainty as priorities change to reflect differing political policies. National Health Services include changes to the NHS financial regime including movement to payment by result, introduction of Practice Based Commissioning and restricted access to capital. National Health Services need to support workforce development to make use of new technologies. National Health Services planning processes will need to support them to make the best decisions about the introduction of new technologies into the Trust, particularly where there is not a clear income stream from commissioners.
National Health Services also has some weaknesses like; National Health Service is not providing all facilities to its customers at all its branches. Some branches are very much rich with new technology where as some branches has less technology.
So National Health Services needs to improve some above mentioned weak points to make its operations more effective fore its customers and stake holders.
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SANTA CRUZ -- Three juries are deliberating in two murder trials in Santa Cruz County Superior Court.
In the murder trial of Elias Sorokin, a jury of seven women and five men began deliberations Thursday.
Kenneth Clamp, 40, of San Lorenzo Valley, is charged with murder, robbery and kidnapping with co-defendant Adam Hunt, 31, who is charged with felony murder.
Prosecutors said Hunt helped Stewart Skuba, 33, try to disable Sorokin with chloroform during a marijuana deal in a Felix Street garage in Santa Cruz in July 2009. When that didn't work, they fought 29-year-old Sorokin and knocked him unconscious, prosecutor Rob Wade said. Clamp is accused of helping Skuba dump Sorokin's body off a North Coast cliff.
Clamp's defense attorney Lars Shallberg concluded his closing arguments and Wade finished his rebuttal Thursday morning.
Hunt's attorney George Gigarjian said in his closing arguments that Hunt was not at the house the night of the robbery.
Wade reminded the jury that George Roberts Jr. -- who was at the Felix Street house the night of the alleged murder -- said several times that he saw Hunt enter a bathroom and heard water running after the struggle in the garage.
Wade added that cellphone records show Hunt called Kristin Roberts -- George's brother and another witness at the house -- at 3 a.m. when Sorokin's body was dumped.
Hunt wanted to know what was going on, Wade said.
"What is Mr. Hunt doing calling her cellphone up to 3:07 in the morning?" Wade asked the jury rhetorically.
Clamp is liable for murder in part because he participated in the robbery, Wade said. Sorokin's marijuana and black North Face bag were found in Clamp's room days later, Wade said.
In a separate trial, two juries are deliberating in the Apple Hill murder trial of Salinas gang member Julian Escobar and Jose Avelino Sandoval.
In that trial, 26-year-old Salinas gang member Escobar is accused of shooting and killing Angel Escobedo on May 21, 2009. Sandoval, 27, is accused of accompanying Escobar and faces murder charges.
A 12-member jury was assigned to each defendant's case in early July. The two juries have heard most of the testimony in the same courtroom, but during certain witnesses only one jury was present.
Judge Ariadne Symons, who is presiding in the trials, has said that it was an efficient way to try both defendants.
The first jury, called the orange jury, has seven men and five women and will decide Escobar's case. The second jury, or purple jury, will decide Sandoval's case. It has eight women and four men.
Escobar's jury began deliberations Monday and Sandoval's jury began deliberations on Tuesday.
In the case, Escobedo was visiting his mother on a break from college in San Luis Obispo. He, his brother and three friends were playing basketball outdoors and listening to music in an apartment complex when two men approached them and asked their gang affiliation, said prosecutor Celia Rowland.
The teens said they weren't in a gang and the men left.
About 15 minutes later, the men returned and shot at least four times at the boys as they scattered, Rowland said. Escobedo was adjusting a stereo on the ground and was shot in the back and killed, Rowland said.
The four defendants in both the trials face life in prison if convicted of murder.


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I had this big plan to put up a Weekly Roundup, but I missed it. Then I was going to put it up a day late, and I missed it. Two days late? Missed that one, too. You see, it's this little thing called finals week that is causing me to miss any and every deadline that does not have to do with one of my five classes.
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So, if my deliriousness is not evidence enough, I'm telling you that it is a wise choice to take study breaks, for those of you still taking exams or who have yet to take exams (I could potentially be the only one). I all too quickly reached the state of the girl pictured above and to prevent it from happening to you, here are a few study break options:
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Urban legend nips iiNet 'subliminal' campaign
Australian ISP iiNet has pulled a TV advertising campaign after its two-frame "Easter egg" fell foul of this country's advertising rules. The ISP's idea would probably win awards rather than criticism in a less po-faced country: once news escaped about the Easter Egg, thousands of viewers reversed their normal TV ad-watching …
I have to disagree this time, Richard
That law is one of the very few in this country that actually makes sense. While the idea of influencing people by 1-frame "subliminal" messages specifically has been discredited, the principle behind the law is valid, given the mind-controlling sociopathic mentality of the advertising industry. As you point out, the key point is outlawing "attempts to convey information to the viewer by transmitting messages below or near the threshold of normal awareness".
In other words, the advertising industry is not allowed to use ANY form of consciousness-bypassing techniques to try to make the viewer want something they normally might not want. Considering that the raison d'etre of the advertising industry is to get inside our heads and psychologically manipulate us into buying useless tat, this law is based on sound principles.
It makes sense
as long as you base it on shonky pseudo-science, so I'd say it's pretty normal for a law in Austfailia.
If the advertising industry really was constrained from not using consciousness-bypassing techniques, there would be NO advertising whatsoever! So again the law is an enormous fail, as I still see advertising everywhere.
I just sat for 40 mins in a doctor's waiting room being visually & audibly insulted by Ch.9 on the television (I still don't have a TV-B-Gone - is there an iPhone app for it?) - pretty much everything on screen at all times was either an ad, a morning 'variety' show segment which was actually an ad (the voices even still in Merkin accents!) or corporate propaganda about how wonderful horseracing is and how I should aspire to be a hat-wearing plonker at the Melbourne Cup (that segment was jokingly called 'news').
So Steve, the law fails, badly, but that is typical of Austfailia, or Murdochia or Packeria or whoever owns our Guvmint this week.
PS. This rant comes to you courtesy of my ISP.... iiNet!
PPS. If you are from overseas, don't come here. Austfailia sucks.
What kind of dunderhead wouldn't expect to get pinged for this?
Gotta agree with Steven on this one...the fact that they even tried it means their marketeers either don't know the law for advertising standards or just don't care...In either case, the ad should have been pulled.
And if I saw a flicker that made me spend 15 minutes slow scrolling a bunch of ads just to find some swarmy false-freindly piss-in-your-pocket adhype I'd be pretty annoyed.
"I still don't have a TV-B-Gone - is there an iPhone app for it?"
If only there were some way to spread information about the availability of commercial products to people in waiting rooms. Perhaps some sort of illuminated, wall-mounted box that carried pictures of the specific products every few minutes. The box could get data sent OTA from a central server of some kind. You could show amusing little skits between the promotional pictures so that people were more likely to pay attention. Do you know, I think this idea could really take off!
In other words, the advertising industry is not allowed to use
ANY form of consciousness-bypassing techniques to try to make
the viewer want something they normally might not want
So using semi-naked women to sell deodorant to men is banned, right?
"In other words, the advertising industry is not allowed to use ANY form of consciousness-bypassing techniques"
Adverts themselves bypass my consciousness.
Because the last time this came up in Oz, the government regulator decided a single frame wasn't below the threshold for awareness. Coupled with the fact that, according to the Free TV Australia guidelines at the time, an ad wasn't an ad unless it covered the full screen, that meant that:
a) a 1-frame ad couldn't be subliminal, and
b) a 1-field (1/2 a frame) ad - which might be subliminal - wasn't an ad.
BTW, Free TV Australia isn't a government regulator - it's the TV industry lobby group. Which writes its own standards for advertising, content, scheduling, etc, which the government regulator ACMA duly rubber-stamps. Something about foxes and henhouses comes to mind...
Paris, because she's one of the few things more screwed up than Australia's media regulations...
Fuck the science
Is el Reg running a sideline as apologist for the ad industry these days? I couldn't give a rats arse (in this context at least) whether the ban on such ads is supported or not by the science. I do know I'm frigging sick of adverts, the advertising industry, its tedious little chummy I'm yer best mate look-how-clever-we-are eye candy tactics ploy while trying to pass itself off as "culture" to get a "debate" going and its continual lobbying to be allowed to rifle our personal information and browsing habits as a divine right.
Above all I detest the "double win" where you create a supposedly 'edgy' ad expressly to get banned so you can pick up a bit more brand kudos from the ensuing debate about whether or not it should have been banned - boy does that moisten trousers at the weekly meeting. This grates so badly because it removes the ad from the nice sanitised spaces between the short bits of TV programme or ABP nukeable web page elements and moves its 'message' into the less avoidable bits such as the editorial (too strong in the case of this article) where supposedly wily and impartial journalists hand out free exposure like a coke whore dishing out lines at an ad biz party.
I like your articles as a rule, Richard, but stick to the facts next time rather than advocating to put more tools into the arsenal of a thoroughly detestable industry.
To summarise: ad industry - FOAD. Quickly would be good.
"Above all I detest the "double win" where you create a supposedly 'edgy' ad expressly to get banned so you can pick up a bit more brand kudos from the ensuing debate about whether or not it should have been banned"
Well done on contributing to the debate and furthering the advertiser's cause :-)
Same rules exist in the UK
The UK has the same rules on advertising that were introduced after a lot of hysteria over subliminal messages. Pretty sure the advertises knew what they were doing when they pulled this stunt.
MPEG compression
On a technical note, surely there aren't enough I-frames (key frames) in the compressed stream to do this? You'd need a two key frames practically next to each other - one for the transition to the subliminal message, and one for the transition back to the main ad. The transitions would have left artefacts in subsequent frames, thus making it stand out more.
I'm assuming most people in Australia receive their TV signal in digital form. If they're still on analogue then this doesn't apply.
@Wombling_Free - Yeah, I hear it's so bad that nobody ever comes back.
If the MPEG encoder uses an I-Frame every time a shot change is detected, then the subliminal frame would have an I-Frame and so would the first frame of the "proper" content, so it could work.
It should be banned
You make the claim, "If iiNet had decided instead to flog a dodgy weight-loss cure, the ads would still be airing..." etc. What is that statement based on? I don't know what the British tendencies are in this regard but here across the pond I think we would pretty uniformly try to squash any such use of this technique. And I'm glad about that. I don't know about you; I don't trust the government very much, but I trust advertisers far less.
Missing the key word...
..."instead" i.e. if their adverts had been selling dodgy unproven diet pill bollocks they would still be on while selling a legitimate product with an undodgy method is forbidden.
Of course, anyone with strong views on the mispromotion of dodgy diet pills in NSW should contact Jamie Parker, the Green MP who used to sell dodgy diet pills that were promoted in a dodgy way by his company: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/state-election-2011/snake-oil-and-the-battle-for-balmain-20110305-1bipr.html
I'm more worried about the X-files comment
I mean, us geeks all think it's a documentary, don't we?
I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but subliminal advertising is permitted in Australia.
The reson for this is that under Clauses 1.9 and 1.9.4 of the 2010 Commercial Television Code of Practice:
1.9 A licensee may not broadcast a program, program promotion, station identification or community service announcement which is likely, in all the circumstances, to:
1.9.4 Use or involve any technique which attempts to convey information to the viewer by transmitting messages below or near the threshold of normal awareness;
there is no mention of advertising.
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