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Time for another edition of Where The Action Is and our usual mix of mod, girl groups, freakbeat, popsike and the best music you've never heard from the late 50s through to the early 70s. We have our regular features including two rounds of Connect 3, the wordless wonder that is the Half-Time Instrumental, a Foreign Language track (which country will we visit this week?), the Under the Influence choice and this week's Two of a Kind. There's also a Death Disco track every week, as well as Double Rubble and a trip to the Land of 1000 Dances.
Robert Parker – Let's Go Baby (Where The Action Is) (Nola 1967)
The Beatstalkers – Base Line (Decca 1966) (Show Theme)
Love Affair – A Day Without Love (CBS 1968)
The Action – Hey-Sha-Lo-Ney (Parlophone 1967)
The Thoughts – Call Me Girl (Unreleased 1966)
The Knickerbockers – One Track Mind (Challenge 1966)
Julie Grant – Count On Me (Pye 1963) (Connect 3)
The Count Five – Psychotic Reaction (Pye International 1966) (Connect 3)
Everpresent Fullness – Darlin' You Can Count On Me (White Whale 1970) (Connect 3)
The Honeys – The One You Can't Have (Capitol 1963)
Michael & The Messengers – (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet (USA 1967)
The Hollies – Pay You Back With Interest (Parlophone 1966) (Birthday: 2/2/41 Graham Nash)
The Untamed – It's Not True (Planet 1965)
Mike Stevens & The Shevelles – The Go-Go Train (Pye 1967)
Luv'd Ones – Up Down Sue (White Oak 1966)
The Lemon Tree – William Chalker's Time Machine (Parlophone 1968) (Double Rubble)
Jason Crest – Here We Go 'Round The Lemon Tree (Philips 1968) (Double Rubble)
A Wild Uncertainty – Broken Truth (Planet 1966)
The Move – A Walk Upon The Water (Regal Zonophone 1968)
The Jeff Rowena Group – Bullfight (Pye 1961) (Half-Time Instrumental)
Dolly Parton – Don't Drop Out (Monument 1966)
The Mark IV – (Make With) The Shake (Cosmic 1958) (Land of 1000 Dances)
Madeline Bell – You Don't Love Me No More (Columbia 1964)
France Gall – Jazz A Gogo (Philips 1964) (Foreign Language)
The Tribe – Gamma Goochie (Planet 1966)
Darwin – Little Gold Locket (Dove 1963) (Death Disco)
Misty Wizards – It's Love (Reprise 1967)
The Caravelles – Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now (Decca 1964)
Silver Sun – Service (Polydor 1997) (Under The Influence)
The Kinks – Mr Shoemakers Daughter (stereo mix) (Unreleased 1969) (Connect 3)
The Daughters of Eve – Help Me Boy (USA 1967) (Connect 3)
Lita Roza – Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) (Ember 1962) (Connect 3)
Denise & Company – Boy What'll You Do Then (Wee 1966)
The Lloyd Alexander Real Estate – Watcha Gonna Do (When Your Baby Leaves You) (President 1967) (Two of a Kind)
The Lloyd Alexander Real Estate – Gonna Live Again (President 1967) (Two of a Kind)
Les Fleur de Lys – Circles (Immediate 1966)
Thanks, as always, to everyone who tuned in and to those who also joined in on the Facebook page. Your contributions and feedback are always welcomed and if there's something you want to hear on the show then by all means let me know.
Tonight's show included requests for Stuart Cant & Nicky Fox (Edinburgh), John Turnbull (Edinburgh), Eve Griffin (Exeter), June Taylor (Southport), Colin Mason (Kinghorn), Colin Somerville (Edinburgh), Sue McGookin, Cath Evans (Edinburgh), Philip Stout (Edinburgh), Christopher Queen (Glasgow), Ally Gourlay (Glenrothes), Martyn Rollo & Lois Bennie (Kirkcaldy) and Sheila Godfrey (East Kilbride) amongst others.
You can now tune in every Thursday night between 9pm and 11pm on 98.8 FM in and around Edinburgh and online via www.leithfm.co.uk or using TuneIn Web Tuner.You can also join in the chat during the show on the "Where The Action Is (Radio Show)" Facebook page. If you're listening in the USA the show starts at approximately 1300 (PST), 1400 (MST), 1500 (CST) and 1600 (EST).
Requests are welcome for the show, including the features, and I'll try and accommodate them all, although it may take a couple of weeks to slot them all in.
Coming soon:
Thu 9 Feb: Barry Mann/Carole King – Celebrating the music of two great songwriters with the same birthday
Thu 16 Feb: John Carter – Second special celebrating the music of legendary singer-songwriter-producer
Thu 23 Feb: Academy Awards – A movie-themed special
Thu 2 Mar: Normal show
That's it for this week. Until next time, it's good day/night and good health.


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"Science, Religion, and Philosophy: A Commemoration of the World's Parliament of Religions" conference to be held February 21-22, 2014 at the Hegeler-Carus Mansion, LaSalle, Illinois.
In 1893, The World's Parliament of Religions met in Chicago from the 15th of May until the 28th of October. 2013 marked the 120th anniversary of this gathering where the leading representatives of the religions of the world engaged in dialogue. To commemorate this event, Special Collections Research Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in conjunction with the Hegeler-Carus Foundation and the Alwin C. Carus Mineral Trust is hosting a symposium on the relationship between science, religion, and philosophy. One of the themes of the Parliament was "…the actual harmony of science and religion; and the origin and nature of the alleged conflict between them." Featured speakers will address these issues igniting fascinating conversations you will not want to miss.
Our Keynote Speaker is Cornelis de Waal. He will give a paper on Friday evening entitled, "The Marriage of Religion and Science Reconsidered: Taking Cues from Peirce." Cornelis de Waal is a professor of Philosophy at the University of Indiana and is the Editor-in-Chief of Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society. Professor de Waal is also a recipient of the Alwin C. Carus Research Award.
To register, please visit
[1] Bonney, Charles C. "The World's Parliament of Religions" in the World's Parliament of Religions and the Religious Parliament Extension. (Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1896) 6.


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I don't know what it is, but carnations really have a bad rap. They just do. They have this stigma of being a "cheap" flower, or being a "funeral" flower, or the kind of flower that you bring to your fifth grade crush because they sell it for a dollar at the gas station for a buck. Part of this misconception is the conditioning that we have in seeing the flower in such inauspicious places-- like funerals and gas stations-- or that they are the number one floral choice for the third grader's science project for their uncanny ability to absorb food coloring.
But me-- I really like the carnation. I love the way that it smells.It's botanical name, "dianthus", means "divine flower"--probably for this very reason. It's the number one cut flower in the UK, and the main flower reserved for mother's day. In England, you wear a red carnation to symbolize if your mother is alive, and a white carnation if your mother has passed away.
Carnations have been long prided by florists, but they've also been the subject of famous paintings (Van Gogh, anyone)
For me, I like them in many different ways. Their classic look, the delicate ruffle, the heavenly scent, and the beautiful color variety (from red to pinks to yellows to orange to bicolors)...can produce some gorgeous varieties in arrangements and bouquets.
I made a classic bouquet with some carnations that I just love the color of -- a dusky brownish peach, and paired them with some creamy white vendela and some gypso (aka babies breath) for what made for a very "old fashioned" bridal bouquet:
The Gypso Created a Pretty Cool Collar
In the end...carnations may not be the flower for you, but keep in mind, there's a reason that this flower has held its own for longer than the rose. Want to see more? Check out the British National Carnation Society


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I am curious about using new or different lighting ideas for worship services. I am doing this in hopes of discovering some new ways to enhance the worship experience and time with our church. Try to eliminate the distractions that we have some kind of control over.
I need some new ideas and some creative ideas to lighten the stage and room. As of right now, we just use a simple rack attached to the ceiling with lights mostly focused on different stage spots. Most of the lights aren't colored, but just emphasis the stage. We keep the house pretty normal, not dimming them very much at all.
anbody with any new ideas?
For so long i've tried to do this whole "life" thing on my own at times. i have completely forgotten your promises and your faithfulness to me. God, tonight i was reminded of how much i desperately need you. you reminded me tonight of how desperate my need is for someone greater than i. sometimes, my actions don't measure up to my words and sometimes, well a lot of the time i fail. but you do not. you are everlasting from one year to the next; your love does not stop flowing to me, even in my deepest sins and darkest times. in my most greatest moments of needing something, too often i do not choose the only thing that can fulfill. too often i run into my "secure" places where i find rest, or at least temporary rest. but god, i'm tired of chasing this "temporary" thing. i'm tired of finding myself only temporarily secure and realizing that the thing i need the most, has been there the entire time. so god, i'm asking you to be my beautiful rescue. be the thing that creates in me beauty and glory given to you and NOT TO ME! give me the strength and the humility to step out of the way so you can continue your kingdom work in me and through me, i can share you with other people who need a beautiful rescue. show me how to do that. this beautiful rescue may not always be "beautiful". there will be bumps in my road and i will hit them. but god, in my heart, in my soul, in my mind, and in my strength, make me your beautiful rescue.
for those of you reading this, can you share with me the last time you really had a "red letter" talk with God? a talk in which you simply poured out everything that you know god is putting on your heart. ya know, maybe you don't even think God listens to you, but he really really does. more than anything, he wants you to talk with him and to have a relationship with him. this "beautiful rescue" i speak of isn't just for me. thats the thing that makes it beautiful! this love God has for you and i is not seclusive. you don't need to belong to a club or to have gone to church for a year or gone to confession. these things, are all secondary and important, but more than anything in the world, god wants a relationship full of love between he and you. have you ever had a conversation with God? what has he told you?
You matter to God. God desires you. The creator of the universe, the breather of all stars, the God of love wants a relationship with you. How freakin awesome is that? if you don't remember anything from this post, i beg you, please, to remember this: God desires you and wants a relationship with you.
" It"
– Craig Groeschel
So, I began a book series last month for "Crazy Love" by Franchis Chan. However, my intern needed my book for a study so I am without it. I have decided to continue this by reading "it" by Craig Groeschel, pastor of LifeChurch.tv in Edmond, Oklahoma.
I'm gonna post as I read this book. I want to know your thoughts and comments and to discuss with you what Craig says in this book. I must be honest, I was a bit skeptical about this book. For some reason, I anticipated that Craig was going to give us a formula for "it" or a pattern that a church must take. Fortunately, I've only read a few chapters but it is obvious that this is not his intent. Made my heart rejoice!
-the good news: if you don't have it, you can get it.
– the bad news: if you have it, you can lose it.
Okay so this is what I'm doing. I'm taking the discussion questions at the end of each chapter and just kinda sharing my thoughts. I am praying for God to open my eyes and show me what he has for his Kingdom's work. I am excited to be a part of it.
okay so i can't really sleep. so funny me, i decided to blog about today's conference. tonight, we had a lady speaking about what i thought was a great thing to think about. Here's a question for you to ponder and get back to me.
Question: When you accept Jesus as your savior, do you not give your life wholly, and completely to Jesus Christ? Which in turn, does that mean you and Jesus become the same person?
Personally, i believe that yes, when you accept Jesus and ask him into your heart (salvation), your life becomes melded with Jesus and you become one. Now, the hard part is allowing yourself to give your life to Jesus and allow him to take you where he wants you. My struggle, and obviously others' around, is that I continue trying to take that ownership back. I give it to Jesus and then I take it back. Instead, we should continually be giving everything we get to God and asking, okedoke God, what do you want me to do here? And I think eventually when you become disciplined enough to do this on a daily basis, it almost becomes non-existent because your thoughts and your desires are catered to and centered around the desires of God. When we can make it there, the struggle between our flesh and our spiritual nature is conquered (as much as it can be) and it becomes somewhat of a natural thing for our lives. What is to stop us from becoming like Jesus?
Let's take a look at the company Jesus kept:
Paul – he was a tax collector before he became a Disciple of Christ. He would be considered a terrorist during that time period because he persecuted people.
Peter – he denied Christ three times to save his own hide, not to mention he's a quick tempered, sword-toting burst of fire. Don't forget that Jesus also had to take Peter's sword down and correct the outburst of his actions.
Thomas – he doubted everything everyone told him, including Jesus! He would not believe that his savior had been resurrected until he saw the holes in his hands and his feet in the upper room
Judas – he totally betrays Jesus for the price of 30 pieces of silver. A traitor? Amidst Jesus Christ? And Jesus Christ allowed him to stick around? He didn't ask the "traitor" to leave? Hmmmm I think our church today could definately take a lesson from the company Jesus kept…
Remember: The church is a place for the sick. and who exactly is sick? You and I, including those other people. So what does this mean for the church?
Okay so another ADD post. My apologies. Give me some thoughts on what you're thinking. ADD'ers are encouraged to be themselves as well.
Top Random, Unexpected Things Heard the First Day of NYWC
1. Hearing a speaker for the General Session say "Sphincter". Not really sure if I spelled that correctly though…
2. Franchis Chan yelling that poop was more valuable than flavorless salt.
3. Andrew Marin describing a situation in which a teenager dropped f-bombs at him for a straight hour.
4. Watching Mark Yaconelli disco dancing with a disco ball.
5.Being part of the "Slow Club".
6. Listening to Andrew Marin practically yell at the audience for using the term "homosexual" to describe gays and lesbians.
alright alright. so the first day of the conference was incredible! I don't know how to put it into words so i won't at this exact moment. But Francis Chan spoke to my heart on Friday morning/afternoon. He spoke about what the church is today and what the church looked like in the book of Acts. He made some really good points with regard to the use of our finances and the efforts and the things that the churches seem to find so extremly important. I think it's something that we, as God's bride and God's body, need to look at as a church and see where we come up short or where we put too much value into….It was an amazing thought-provoking talk. More on that later…
But the conference is incredible. Getting some great time alone and some time to rest. it's needed for me right now. this has been a great experience. I look forward to getting back to ministry and being able to wrestle with all the things i'm Hearing this weekend. I will have adequate time to actually dissect stuff and think through what i've heard.
I'll be back soon. Buh bye.
So I have had a rough couple weeks. I've just felt very overwhelmed by many different things that have been pushing on me lately. I cannot seem to shake any of these things. and by shake i simply mean to be able to get all of them off my mind and be able to focus solely on one thing. So many things are just consuming my mind and consuming everything that I am doing. I feel like I've pushed God completely out of all of these things because of the pressure and the "belief" that I have to get these things done today, right now, immediately! I am so sick of feeling like I always place God on the outside, thinking, well I'll have time for him later. I think I need to take a retreat and get by myself for a few days. I need some time to regather myself and allow these "to-do items" to just pass by. I don't mean not do them, but allow them to be there but not my focus. My focus needs to be my Savior and my Father cause he's the only one who can make these "items" successful or somewhat worthy of his blessing.
>> Father God, please abide in me this week. Please become everything I do, everything I live for. Permeate my mind and my soul. Give me your spirit of rest and love. May I love as you did and always will. <<
I was shown this video the other day by a friend.
This video reminded me again of God's unfailing love and grace that he freely gives us. It makes me wonder how much bitterness we hold up inside of us. And we use this bitterness against God, to gain leverage, or try to gain anything, over him when we know good and well he doesn't want to use this against us. Our failures and stumbles are the last thing he wants from us. God wants to see our lives prosper and grow and begin to reap a harvest of his blessings.
This video also reminds us that we're not alone. We are not alone in our struggles of the flesh. There are people all around us that are fighting the exact same struggle we are, and yet we think we're alone.
God is here. Don't wait another day.
What does it mean to be "Christ's church"
What is Christ's bigger vision for "my church"?
How often do we consider ourselves part of a much bigger, much more expanding "church"?
What does it mean to lead worship? i've taken the courses, i've read about the different styles and movements, i've heard the talk. but what does it mean to be a biblical worship leader? a biblical leader doesn't take admonishment, but rather points to the one who makes all things possible. a biblical leader prays for God's spirit to lead his church. i had a conversation with a friend a few months ago and we were talking about the "american" idea of a leader and we both agreed that although it is somewhat good, is the meaning of an "american" ideal "leader" biblically founded?
if christ is our priest who has gone through all for us and has suffered everything for us, then he is our example for what a biblical leader must be. if christ is a perfect example of a leader, we're way off.
a leader is one who serves. in all capacities. and sometimes serving means thumping people (which doesn't feel like serving, but you're serving the person for the betterment of their being). and sometimes serving means takin the heat.
so, in the grand scheme of things, how do you lead a church? lead a youth ministry? lead a worship ministry?


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This week's Favorite Foto Friday theme is "Pumpkins".......
Please visit www.kissthefrog4me.blogspot.com/ to view more Pumpkin Pictures!
If you are looking for more of my "professional pictures" (I've had several inquiries) please just scroll down to previous blogs or older posts!
Well....this is THE weekend for Lyza's Second Birthday party...and Madisyn's Halloween Party! I think I have everything ready and all the details taken care of......now RAIN, JUST HOLD OFF! Princess theme for Lyza....so a Castle Jumping House was in order!! I think the kids will have a blast....and the big kids too at Maddy's party. I will be sure and post lots of pic's of these events.....as I am sure they are going to make wonderful memories for years to come! Lyza is wearing a shirt that says "Guatemalan Princess" on it, I had a bow specially made to match, she has a tiara and a princess hat with streamers that say "Birthday Princess" on it. She should have her choice of things to wear on her head! HA!
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What Does A $95 Million NYC Apartment Look Like?
New York City is home to some of the most beautiful buildings. 432 Park Avenue is the tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisphere. Not only is this the tallest residential building, the inside is incredible. I came across these photos of the penthouse suite- priced at $95 million! It is everything I thought it would be...
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America Recycles Day: See Little Homes For The Homeless
One person's trash is another's "Home Sweet Home." Oakland artist Gregory Kloehn makes pint sized homes on wheels from discarded materials he finds on the street. Inspired by the small home environmental movement, Kloehn started making his homeless architecture of fully functioning houses out of shipping containers, dumpsters and discarded street trash. Greg gives his handmade homes away to the needy and thus far has built 10 unique living environments. They may be small, but they have a big impact on the lives of the people he helps. He's a one man affordable housing project.
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Cute as a BUTTon
Since it's been 1,000,000 degrees here in Vegas Nainoa and I have been swimming almost everyday. I usually wait around 1pm so that there is shade by the steps where he likes to play with his cups. I always lather him up with my hippie dippy organic SPF 45 twenty minutes before so it doesn't wash off as soon as we get in the pool. I was so surprised to see his tan lines yesterday! My little hapa haole baby may look like a little brown Hawaiian after all.
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2 comments:
- Pema said...
Adorable. I just love babies' butts. My grandma taught me to hit my own butt as a joke and now I do it all the time. Hope to see you later this month!
- July 3, 2010 at 11:57 PM
- The Best Baby said...
Hey 9! Nice Butt....... Work dat! LOLOL (inside joke with his mama)
- July 6, 2010 at 8:08 PM
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Applications for the council are reviewed based on:
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I can't say my marriage is perfect...Ok, let me say...MY MARRIAGE IS NOT PERFECT! We learn as we go. Some days are great ,others good, others bad and yet others terrible.
Today I had one of those ugly arguments with my husband. Its the type of arguments that slice your heart in two with every word said. You know the argument will be over within a day or two, but as you listen to the spiteful words coming out of your spouse's mouth, you can't help but to break a little more inside.
That was my experience. I yelled, I cried, I tried forgetting, but its too fresh in mind to forget those words said.
Why are men such morons when arguing? Do you really have to talk out of your ass to try to win an argument?
I end this blog by stating .... the male species and their evil penises of death should move far away from this beautiful planet called Earth...,
Planet of apes....thats where they belong!


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My sister sent me this HILARIOUS website! Go check it out, I can NOT stop giggling, I hope no one at work asks me why!
F You, Auto Correct!
Pray that my mom's flight is perfect tomorrow, I'm nervous!
Sorry I've been straying, I don't mean to!
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- add 1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimientos, drained
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- Bake pastry shells according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute the mushrooms, green pepper and broccoli in butter until tender; sprinkle with flour. Gradually stir in milk and reserved broth until blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add the pimientos, paprika, reserved chicken and remaining salt and pepper. Cook and stir until heated through. Spoon into pastry shells.


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One day to go and we all take delivery…
…of our Dynamism pre-ordered Viliv X70's. I'm content in the fact I was the first person on earth to order one (hopefully will be the first one dispatched).
Once the machines are out there in the world being used by real people (no offence but professional reviewers and bloggers don't count), we'll hopefully see lots more real usage reviews. I for one will from day one be using it for everything both in the office and on the road.
UPDATE: Just adding to some comments: I have received no communication of any type from Dynamism talking about a delay, maybe it only applies to the 128GB SSD version. It would be pretty ordinary to wait until the very day of shipping to send an email saying it's delayed so I'm expecting it to ship as per the original date listed.
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Hate to be a wet blanket. But I emailed Dynamism last Friday, asking "what's up?" The answer: "We are confirming further details with Viliv, but it appears the original July 28th ship date may be delayed until the first week of August. We do apologize, but the delay is simply due to a slight delay in shipping from the factory. We expect to send an update within the next 24-48 hours once the final details are confirmed." I haven't received an update yet.
The delay is bad news but adds weight to my question:
Seeing the Viliv X70 is being released so close to the RTM of Win7, should we be expecting a free update to Win7 with this machine?
Will that be forthcoming, anyone know?
Steve, shortly after my X70 order, I received an email from Dynamism offering to add an SKU for an update to Win 7 Home Premium for $20.
WOW…really. I wonder if they are going to do that with the S5. My S5 is still on back order even though I ordered it June 17th! When I called Dynamism about projected ship date, they informed me that I would not ship till August 5th at the earliest. They did give me the promo pack (car kit, battery, case) for free, even though I did not buy one during that promo period.
It would be nice to have Windows 7 and a option.
apa, I ordered an S5 (in addition to the X70) in mid-July. I did not receive a Win 7 option on the S5 as I did on the X70. I have inquired on the ship date of the S5 (as I did on the X70) but have not yet received a response. When I do, I also will inquire re the Win 7 SKU on the S5 and update here.
Genghis Khent; I just sent an email to Dynamism asking if the win7 upgrade offer is available to all buyers. I would like that, too.
Now; who is claiming to be the first person on earth to order the X70?
I too ordered in the first minute of the 'sale'.
Do you think Dynamism can let us know who was first?
Perhaps being first,(hah!) you are and will be the only one offered the Win7 deal!!!
Steve, the email I got from Dynamism, back on July 12, said "This offer is only available with the 128GB version of the Viliv X70." It also said: "Customers who upgrade their order by July 15th will keep their place in-line (shipment is expected July 28th). Customers who upgrade their order after July 15th will lose their place in line (next shipment is expected August 11th)." So if you ordered the 32GB, not sure if this upgrade applies, or if at this point it would affect your place in line. Never hurts to ask though.
Email from Dynamism that an update on the X70 "should come either tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest." Re the S5, "those are still expected in August 5th as far as we know." Genghis
hello all,
I just preorder my viliv s5 on july 23rd, what are my chances on getting my viliv s5 on the first shipment on august 5?
RJ, I ordered my S5 on July 16. Last Monday noon I received the following response from Dynamism sales to my inquiry: "As for your previous email asking about the S5, those are still expected in August 5th as far as we know." My suggestion is just email sales and ask. Genghis
Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the Win7 upgrade only going to be available for Vista machines? In other words, there will be no upgrade for XP machines. When I got my email from Dynamism for the new Win7 SKU, the caveat was that the X70 I received would have Vista loaded on it and i would receive the upgrade at a later date.
I really debated if I wanted XP on the device and then buy the Win7 myself or get the Vista/Win7 machine for $20 more and buy the XP tablet edition for $150 later if I wanted to go back to XP. I missed the early Win7 buy so I was looking at $200 -$300 for a full copy of Win7 (remember – can't upgrade XP), so finances won out.
Steve, you may be correct. I went back and re-read my email from Dynamism. It says: "This SKU ships with 128 GB solid-state drive, and Windows Vista Home Premium with a FREE upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium." Not a big deal for me as I plan to load XP Tablet PC edition while waiting for Windows 7. But I should read those emails more carefully.
Just got off the phone with dynamism, i was told i should expect my order to be ship on august 5th
i'm thinking about getting the archos 9 when it comes out this september. I was going to buy the x70 but i change my mind. instead i got the s5.
The Archos 9 is an interesting device. I've blogged about it as well as the Archos 5″ MID supposedly being announced September 15. Few details yet. My concern is whether 9″ is a "tweener" form factor, too big to be small enough, too small to be big enough. This concern is based on my relatively ancient 9″ slate, a Motion LS800. Of course, the Archos will be thinner and lighter. Hard to say without one in your hands. Genghis
what are the chances dynamism will ship out our viliv s5 before august 5th?
im like a kid in a the candy store!!!! i can't wait to play with it!!!!!
well the reason im considering purchasing the archos 9 is because i want to use it in the classroom to take notes. It may be impossible to take notes on the s5. do dynamsim have any x70 instock?
RJ, re note-taking, the issue would be vectoring. I don't know if the Archos 9 will have palm rejection technology like, say, the Fujitsu P16xx series. The X70 evidently doesn't.
Genghis Khent; Isbella & Vilivx70:
Perhaps we are all guilty at times of not reading the fine print (goes with the RTFM attitude, I guess!)
I just had a reply from Dynamism confirming everything you guys say, above:
"The Windows 7 upgrade offer only applies to the 128GB SSD model of the Viliv X70 and will come initially loaded with Vista Home Premium and the upgrade available once Windows 7 is officially released. The Windows XP models however, including the one on your order are not eligible for the upgrade."
Frankly, that suits me although a cheap upgrade would have been nice.
I think what is better is that Viliv appear to be ready for the shift to Win7 for their products – after all, I hear a lot of experienced people are having trouble getting Win7 up and running on the S5.
Vilivx70; as for your sneak pre-order; I recall you posting that and so I humbly defer to you being the very first in the universe to order an X70 (bow, scrape, etc)
Just got this email from Dynamism. It's long so I'll just give you the pertinent parts. Genghis
Thank you for your recent order of the Viliv X70. We had hoped to be emailing you with the tracking number, but unfortunately that is not the case. Our shipment has been delayed by the factory. For the record, the delay is due to a components shortage: the recession has been less severe than suppliers expected, and MIDs have been especially popular this year. These factors have led to constraints on some components. We are sorry about this delay.
….We estimate the delay on our first shipment to be about two weeks (August 11th), although we are hoping for less.
We will send another update within the next week….
yep – just got the same email.
Good, at least I'm not being discriminated against. And misery loves company.
Just blogged on this (http://cli.gs/JmJTH)to spread the unwelcome news 😦
Good, at least I'm not being discriminated against. And misery loves company.
Just blogged on this to spread the unwelcome news 😦
Just saw this. (http://www.parityodd.com/2009/07/viliv-x70-delivery-update-its-going-to.html)
Sounds like a delay.
"From: Dynamism Sales [mailto:email@example.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:02 PM
To: email@example.com
Subject: FW: Viliv X70 delivery update
Dear Customer,
Thank you for your recent order of the Viliv X70. We had hoped to be emailing you with the tracking number, but unfortunately that is not the case. Our shipment has been delayed by the factory. For the record, the delay is due to a components shortage: the recession has been less severe than suppliers expected, and MIDs have been especially popular this year. These factors have led to constraints on some components. We are sorry about this delay.
We know this delay is an inconvenience and we apologize. It is frustrating for us as well when something which is out of our hands comes up, after we work very hard to create a great customer experience. Please know that we are doing everything within in our power to push for fastest possible shipment. We estimate the delay on our first shipment to be about two weeks (August 11th), although we are hoping for less.
Although any order can be canceled for a full refund prior to shipment, we hope that you will bear with us as we do everything within our power to minimize this delay. Nobody should have to wait, but if any device/ deal is worth the wait, this is it. This is a uniquely cool device and a really fantastic package. You may have heard it many times already, but we hope you have not become inured to the value of this device with its great spec and low price point–especially with all those free accessories/upgrades.
Express Model Pre-Order Special:
Free 1.3GHz Upgrade from 1.2Ghz, Car kit, Leather pouch, and Protective Film
Premium Models Pre-Order Special:
Free Standard Battery, Car kit, Leather pouch, and Protective Film ($195 value!)
We will send another update within the next week, but please let us know if you need anything else in the meantime.
Thank you,
Dynamism Sales"
dynamism website states that expected ship date for both viliv s5 and x70 is now september 3nd.
RJ, I think September 2 is the ship date for new orders.
I emailed my contact at Dynamism today after receiving the email regarding the 2 week delay in the shipment of the X70. My question: "Is the component shortage going to affect the ship date of the S5 (which I've also ordered) as well?" The answer: "We do not believe so, but we are in the process of getting confirmation on that as well just in case."
You can take that to the bank. NOT!
Steve, this issue has been discussed at the GottaBeMobile forums. From them I understand that not all passive digitizers are the same. But my knowledge is second-hand based on those discussions. I also would love to hear from someone more knowledgeable than me on this issue.
It could be in the software of some programs:
I have a Tablet Kiosk i7209 and vectoring makes Evernote totally unusable on it, whereas it is just fine with Microsoft Journal. Strange.
BTW. I wonder what Dynamism is doing with all the money it has already collected from us for these gadgets?
Don't want to sound disloyal, but has anyone heard any more about the CrunchPad?
"I wonder what Dynamism is doing with all the money it has already collected from us for these gadgets?"
I've dealt with Dynamism before. They're reputable. Though they handled this poorly. They obviously knew of the problem well before the shipment date when they told us.
"Don't want to sound disloyal, but has anyone heard any more about the CrunchPad?"
Last I blogged about it was July 4th. Readlly hasn't been much news on it since then. Supposed to be an announcement August/September. Really not a competitor to the Viliv products, just an Internet consumption device, not a full-fledged computer.
In case you're interested:
My Report Card of Dynamism's Handling of Viliv X70 Shipment Delay
In case you're interested, I posted on my blog:
My Report Card of Dynamism's Handling of Viliv X70 Shipment Delay
Email just received from Dynamism:
We're pleased to be reporting some good news (unlike last time!) on delivery of the Viliv X70. The first batch has already shipped from the factory to us, and will be sent out this week. The second batch should be shipped as early as Wednesday, and should be shipped to fill all remaining orders by early next week … Shipments are ordered by when order was processed with us, and do expect all X70 preorders to ship by August 10th.
In the "take the good with the bad" department, just got another email from Dynamism:
"Thank you for your recent order of the Viliv S5 Premium.
Unfortunately, our shipment, originally slated for August 5, has been delayed by the factory for two weeks. The delay is due to a shortage in the 4.8″ screen modules which have been in shortage due to the explosive popularity of MIDs. The delay should not exceed two weeks. So, we have a new estimated ship date of two weeks later, August 19."
This is great news…. I wasn't expecting to see my second batch order until later in the month.
James, you are exactly right. I pre-ordered a 60g S5 July 16, for an Aug. 5 delivery. Then an email came that it will be delayed till aug 19th, then a funny mail saying starting 20th another promise fo delivery but mention when they are going to send off the tracking details, so you will keep on guessing when. Shortly after an email w/ some corrections, that 128G goes first before before 60G(Aug. 31st) WOWWWWWW!!! You see, when you list all these timelines, considering they could have learned from their previous pre-orders, something is extremely wrong. I will wait for mine to be delivered and I will post it in youtube as I SLAM it against the wall (IM SERIOUS)… Its like a food that after you lost your appetite, you just hate it very badly I dont even want to hear anything about Viliv and Dynamism… I should now be contented w/ my eeepc, wibrain, and everun w/c I bought outside Dynamism!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i check dynamism website on friday. i notice they had the 32gb ssd in stock. so i decided to change my order. i got it ship overnite for sat delivery. i just could not wait aug 31 for the 60gb hd version. now that i have it im busy installing apps on it. dynamism also gave me the acessory for free.


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Git is an awesome piece of software, and a fantastic idea. I won't delve into what git actually is, if you're reading this then i'm sure you already know. If you don't, ask me to write about it and bore you, alternatively use t'internet to find wonderful and exciting things about git.
Long story short, it's a means and method of collaborating on things. Things that could be software, documents, and a few other cool projects people are using git for.
What was wrong with Gitflow?
In my mind, it pushes people to start developing from code that may, or may not be ready to go live, and put it in a position to go live, by-passing any QA that is in place.
I don't understand
Yeah, many didn't at first, so i created a presentation (yes, i know, they suck BALLS) but it was the best way i could find the illustrate my point.
For those on mobile... well, you're shit out of luck here. Keep reading though, i've summarised.
No really, i hate presentations.
Ok, simple run down.
The long and short, is i've "removed" the dev branch. It's essentially stand alone to the rest of the branches. Easiest way to describe this, is you never pull/checkout from it.
So you do your work in feature branch ticket 24, then commit to UAT for testing. This is where it's all familiar.
However, if you are checking out from UAT, what's to stop another feature being sign-off before the first feature someone else worked on, and then oh shit, both are live but only one is signed off!
One of the key things here, is that the feature branch is merged independently into UAT, and then independently into Release once that feature is signed off, not before. At no points does UAT touch anything other then UAT.
What this enables developers to do, is to get a copy of the code that is fully ready to go live at any point, all of it.
Quick walk through;
- Caisey creatures branch ticket24 of release
- Caisey merges into UAT, client tests
- Roman creatures branch ticket32 of release
- Roman merges into UAT, client tests
- Client only signs off ticket32
- Roman merges ticket32 into release
- Bill merges release into master, and only the signed off work is live
One thing that will help everyone, greatly? Do regular merges from release! This keeps your code up to date so you can test on dev correctly, and UAT doesn't magically get rolled back.
There is of course exceptions to this, mainly in terms of hotfixes. This is a branch that sits directly between release and master. This will bypass everything, but the slides explains that better than i can here.


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I'm not sure what muse has inspired me to write again, but as of yesterday, after 20 consecutive days of silence, I'm back. Hope you missed me. : ) Oh, and I'm feeling rather cheeky tonight, so beware.
Not much has been happening lately other than the usual going-to-class excitement. The one exception being that I've been going to the gym an average of five days a week for the past 3 weeks. I really love going (most days). I go with at least two other girls, sometimes more. My friends are awesome encouragers, and heaven knows I need it sometimes. The best part about working out is that it's fun. We do lots of different things, so we don't get burned out on one thing in particular. Another plus is that I'm taking a step in the right direction towards bathing suit season. That never hurts. Plus, I feel so much better (when you get past the soreness).
The semester has been rather blah, not for one particular reason or another, just has been. I'm hoping for a turn around, because yesterday I had a really great day. There was nothing really spectacular that happened (sadly, I didn't win the lottery), but I just felt great, was in a good mood, and got lots of things accomplished. In my book, that makes for a great day.
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GR: "I say no wireless controllers because people can just walk right in front of you and have a good laugh about it. Get out of the way jackass!"
The DualShock 6.
I'd say that the greatest controller to date is the 360 controller. It fits perfectly in your hand and feels perfectly natural for most game types, maybe with the exception of fighting games because of the D-pad, its biggest flaw. No doubt that the PlayStation controllers have the best D-pad in the business.
I do think though that the DualShock 4 will soon take the crown for best controller ever though, it looks sweet.
What I don't get is Nintendo. The modern day controller for PS and Xbox is based on the design of the Super Nintendo. They got the basic design right way back then and then had to get all crazy on us (remember the Nintendo 64 and GameCube controllers?)
360 contr. never can be the best.. they put D-pad at totally wrong place...
they created same design as PS original controller, make it look more modern and put D-pad in different spot so it look different.. thats about it.. (you are just got used to that design fail). People can get used to everything!
you use batteries to charge it.. that's like 1990's...
good controller needs to be strong, light, easy to use and fit in your hand perfectly with good Analog sticks or other precise moving mechanics...
My personal all-time fav when I put on my rose tinted nostalgia glasses was the Genesis 6-button. Not the bulky one that had the bigger stock Genesis style buttons, but the much smaller, sleeker one that was more comfortable and had the smaller, rounded buttons. Man, I loved that controller. It was so perfect for that time of home ports of arcade games and fighters.
Excluding nostalgia though, for me it's simple. Dual Shock 3 is the best 1st party controller of all time. Perfectly ergonomic Dual Shock design, wireless, no batteries, typical Sony build quality (aside from the original sixaxis which had the Sony button feel but was actually pretty cheap feeling for some reason, and the stick mechanisms wore out in under 2 years), and as far as I can tell, latency free analog sticks.
And on that subject, I don't care what anyone says about 360 having better sticks than the DS3.......that's BS. It was for sure true compared to the DS2 which had horrid stick latency, but people just kinda ported that fact over to DS3....when it's just not true anymore. I played Unreal Tournament 3 religiously on PS3 and 360, and 100% for sure the DS3 handles that gameplay far more tightly, and that game is one that any faults in the controller's sticks is more noticable than any other FPS on the market because of the pace. 360's sticks barely keep up with the factory speed mods, while the DS3 even handles much faster PC speed mods you can install since the PS3 version supports PC modding with no problem at all...........aside from your brains own ability to keep up at those speeds, LOL.
GAME CUBE WAVE BIRD!!! and now the wii u pro controller, its a 360 controller, but with a better d-pad, which is the 360 pad biggest flaw, i wish nintendo made the game cube wave bird again, but with proper dual analogue sticks,and fully rechargeable like the wii u pro controller or PS3 dual shock, (hate using standard aa batteries LOL AT 360 USERS)and like the game cube wii u concept pad, google gamecube concept pad pictures, and you will see a white one, with blue and white buttons, and it looks awesome!
I'm from the future.
http://i.imgur.com/jCHZMeN.... (attached images isn't working)
the dual shock 4 for the ps4 it has everything the dual shock 3 has but bigger and better then it also has added respons time, touchpad for unparalled gaming control, record button feature, motion controls and new rumble so you can have more variety in the feels of your rumble. this will be especially good for gamers who are hearing inpared. aint nothing like that variety in the rumbles to make up for the loss of hearing.
"I say no wireless controllers because people can just walk right in front of you and have a good laugh about it. Get out of the way jackass!"
as opposed to a controller that can be yanked out while you get blasted for a bigger joke or pulled to make your console come crashing down.
Great choice.
1.) 360
2.) Gamecube
The Gamecube controller was great... for games specifically designed for it. As a general-purpose controller, it's absolute crap. One of my first questions, when I hold a controller in my hand, is "Can I play Street Fighter with this?" If the answer is no, the controller automatically fails for me, and the Gamecube failed that standard SPECTACULARLY.
I think the best overall is the Dualshock 2. All subsequent(and safely assumed future) Sony controllers will be based on the DS2, and it's just an excellent controller overall. It is also the most influential controller in modern gaming, with most other controllers emulating the two-stick setup and face button arrangement. Comfortably placed buttons, the best d-pad of any controller, nice symmetry, comfortable dual analogs, plenty of buttons for plenty of functions. The DS3 is merely an extension of the DS2, with a few minor ergonomic improvements and wireless capability, but it's the same basic design. I haven't used the DS4 yet, but if the improvements and additions it has further expand an already excellent controller, I see it as the best to date too. Any and every kind of game can be comfortably played on the DS family, and that's its biggest strength, its adaptability.
This is completely subjective. Anyway, The 360 controller did feel damn good in my hands. It only had two flaws and that was the DPAD and the battery pack. But overall, extremely solid. I would put the PS3 controller second. Although it has a solid dpad, the analog sticks needed to be tighter and the R2, L2 buttons were a joke. Everything else though is spot on.
Never understood how having the freedom of a battery pack was bad thing. I would never, ever by a cell phone like apple (or controller) where you have to pay a "tech" $100 to change the battery. $6 worth or energizer rechargeable batteries>$40-50 replacement controller=winning.
Well my all time would have to be the Wave bird controller. Playing animal crossing with my first wireless controller was epic. Never left the couch...or the town for that matter. Damn you Thomas Nook with your forever mortgage plan.
Loved the Wavebird as well. Such a great piece of hardware.
Same and I have 4 of them. Great for Smash Bros parties.
Wavebirds still sell for relatively high numbers these days.
They're really reliable, have a good signal, have a long battery life, and they don't break too fast. I've been using my wavebird since 2004 and it's easily my favorite controller ever made.
Wiimote, IMO. It's too bad that people didn't take the technology further. I would've liked to see - for example - an RPG that let's you point-and-click in the menus or even move via clicking (like a PC MMO). And I like the "arms spread" approach: nunchuck in one hand, Wiimote in the other.
But that's just, like, my opinion man.
Valid, it just made my arms so tired.
"But that's just, like, my opinion man."
Righteous duuuude.
I'm fairly savvy with just about any controller. The 360 controller was my favorite for a few years, but I think when it boils down to it, my all-time favorite is the GCN controller. Playing Melee and other great games with it has grown on me quite a bit. Being able to play Wii games also helped the staying power, I'd say.
Wiimote I can totally understand someone liking though. It's hard to ignore the simplicity of it and the gameplay options it offered. And you're definitely right; it most certainly is a shame it didn't go much farther than it did.
My body, thanks Microsoft. ;-) But seriously, I remember how the third prong on the n64 controller blew people's mind.......those were the days when console design was such an art form.
No controller feels better to hold than the Wavebird, it melts right into your hand and fingers, perfect weight distribution throughout the controller.
Not the n64 thats for damn sure.
So I take it you're not an octopus.
Dualshock 4; it's that easy!!!
WOW it seems you've already got your hands on PS4
I have and it's not better than the Xbox 360 or Xbox One's controller.
um. he could've went to E3 and used the ds4?...
face, meet palm.
Yeah he COULD have gone to E3, but realistically, he didn't.
I like the N64 controller. So many innovations. Analog stick, rumble pack, and trigger button. My next favorite might be the Sega Saturn 3D Control Pad. That controller there is the grandfather of modern controller design.
But currently, my favorite is the Xbox One controller.
Saturn 3d pad also had a great dpad like the genesis 6 button. Best 2d fighting on earth required SEGA!
Analog stick was not new with the N64. Atari done a analog stick on the 5200 that wasn't precieved to well. That was 20 years before the N64. And actually Sony released a dual analog flight stick months before the N64 controller. Which was amazing with decent, my friend had one.
And while rumble and triggers was done on PC controllers before any consoles. N64 was the first console to do rumble with starfox, but i think gameboy did something similar before. Again Trigger buttons was on PC again way before.
If you talking innovation, then you have to appreciate the dreamcast controller with the vmu.
PlayStation Controller.
yeap the dual shock 4 aka mark 4 controller with that iron man blue power core glow. the dual shock 4 is amazing.
i would say the 360 controller easily if the d-pad wasnt shi- everything else about it is perfect, therefore the SNES controller i was only a kid but i remember it fondly pretty sure it doesn't stand the test of time though
I want a 360 controller with a Sega dpad. Life would be perfect.
xbox 360 controller. ms did something right.
As its the benchmark used til this day.
Also the Wii Remote, the thing was so simple to use that it caused a gaming boom in the 7th gen, and made FPS experience even better do to the ir controls. Shame Nintendo didn't capitalize on the big fps craze though. And a bigger shame Nintendo abandoned the Wii Remote in favor of the bulky pos Gamepad.
While I get your reasoning about the SNES controller which was amazing......isn't the Sony controller exactly the same except more ergonomic and more functional, therefore better?
And I could almost guess what someone would say in reply to that which would be "Sony just ripped off Nintendo's design.", and while I also understand that reasoning........it's wrong......because of the circumstances. That controller was designed by Sony AND Nintendo together and was originally supposed to be for the Sony/Nintendo system. Sony kinda got stuck with that controller design and Nintendo abandoned it instead for the N64 design. Sony then went on to make that controller design better with the Dual Shock, which was all Sony.
I hope I don't sound like a fanboy with that controller rant. I was almost an adult in those days and those are the facts as I remember them. I'm just not a fan of revisionist history.
I don't think I displayed any revisionist history in my post at all.
As for Sony doing it better, I'd have to disagree. I was never a fan of PS' controllers the D-Pad was atrocious, and quite uncomfortable for those with bigger hands than the average woman. Also, double L & R triggers seems a bit much.
I still think SNES controller is the OG.
It all really depends what game you're playing.
But I think I'd have to say Wii U gamepad due to the off TV play.
I agree. That is such an awesome feature.
Who cares, nothing constructive comes out of these articles, just more fanboy wars.
first article i read where ppl actually voiced there opinions and didn't just bash others irrationaly
The xbox controller is my favorite. My only disappointment with it is the D-pad, but most games I play only use it for selecting items, and it does a fine job there. I probably would use it more if it was better though.
The original DualShock... for its time.
sega dreamcast controller for me.
Wavebird, the wii u pro controller, dreamcast or xbox 360 controller :) i like weight on my controllers.
DS4 hands down.
DS4 Hands up.
I just don't see it, DS4 as the best controller.
It's all subjective. However, it's SONy and you're just a troll Pig Pen, so I don't put any value to anything you write .
keyboard and mouse pwns all!!!
by far best for shooters, rts, mmo, turn based strategy and top down arpgs
for action platformers, and third person games either the xbox360 or ps3 controller are tied, both very excellent controllers
ps4 and xbox1 look good but since I have never used them I cannot say
the wii u pad is a neat idea, so far though, the games are all lame on it and don't really utilize its strengths
I honestly disagree as far as mouse+kb for shooters
Once you get trained up with a gamepad, nothing beats it. It offers much better immersion then a mouse+kb for shooters.
Aiming is not exactly up to par with a mouse, but can be pretty close and not to mention its more rewarding playing shooters with a gamepad, since you get the kills from skill, unlike a mouse where anyone can aim with.
Not to mention the gamepad offers a whole new level of immersion - when i fire a gun, it feels like im actually firing it, where as a mouse feels like im simply pointing and clicking on where i want the guy to fire.
IMO mouse+kb are only good for RTS/top-down rpgs
playing an fps with a controller is like driving a car with your feet
kb/m is 100x better, more accurate and feels far more intuitive
So you like kb&mouse because it's easy? I like a challenge.
I say to each his own.
360 controller
It's the ONLY reason I buy multiplatform games on 360 instead of PS3, even though I prefer the PS3 as a gaming platform.


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Some cool ideas here, and a coherent effective art style + atmosphere. Learning how to set up your first runes and towers and work out what they do or how effective they are takes a long time though, and this sort of "lots to learn" is a problem of many tower defense games already!
Perhaps some single rune attack towers that start the player off, and reserve the more complex arrangements for more and more powerful structures would give the player more time to learn the systems.
Good job!
I did some attempt, placed down the runes according to the information in top left; but it didn't seem to do that much. So a bit confusing. But the game definatly looks very nice and interesting; like a sort of different take on a tower defense game, which is cool! Good luck!


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Vinlander Sagas
Valsgärde is the northernmost of the Vinland towns, a stronghold of the Scylding tribe. Originally it was but an isolated farmstead of the Leidang family and known as Fyrisgärde. Soon other settlers arrived and the town's population swelled, due to the bountiful hunting and trapping grounds in the northern hills.
The Scyldings won a major battle against the skraelings at Fyrisgärde, turning the tide of the Skraeling War. Blood choked the Fyriselv, and from that time on the Scylding town was known as Valsgärde, the Garden of the Dead. Even today one can't walk far into the fields without stumbling across a broken sword, old arrowheads, or a rusting mail hauberk.
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A Tour de Cure Holiday Rider Story...
Twas several months before the Tour de Cure and all through my house,
The elves were stirring and toy building about.
The sleigh was ready to fly through the air,
After the holidays it will be for Tour we'll prepare!
Although my jolly belly looks so good in red,
I'm at serious risk for type 2 I know in my head.
For cookies and sweets I've been such a sap,
When I sit at the mall children barely fit on my lap.
About the 2009 Tour there has been so much chatter,
So in 2010 I will raise money for this important matter.
Away on my bike I will ride like a flash,
I will start right away to fundraise some cash.
By this spring there'll be no more snow,
The weather will be perfect, 70, not a degree below.
Won't everyone be surprised when at Tour de Cure I appear,
I will ride with the pack bringing in the rear.
Now riders, now racers, now families, and children!
Let's fight diabetes, and knock out this vixen!
To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall!
Let's ride for a cure! Ride one, ride all!
Wanted you to know that Santa and I will be riding at the Tour De Cure in Boulder, Colorado on August 21, 2010 in honor of your Mom.
My wish for today is to find a cure for Diabetes.


text: Many people don't pay much attention to Earth Day. Sure, you can write a post on your facebook or upload a picture of the Earth on Instagram but that's not helping the planet at all. More than pictures or words, Mother Nature requires care and love from its Children. That's where we all come together. There are many small things you can do to help the environment.


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Monday, October 27, 2014
Seth Magaziner 2014 performance as analyst
Now Seth refuses to identify his picks as an analyst. Once touting himself as having the "strongest returns bar none" I decided to review Trillium's portfolio for financial holdings. The picks were Seth's. His performance year to date is down over 2% with this mornings crash in Banco Bradesco. The portfolio was filed with the SEC a week ago. Positions , picks and ytd are accurate. Don't expect the media including Projo to be rigorous about Magaziners qualifications, don't expect Eugene Emory to even have a clue.
Arm yourself with FACTS and try to distribute them despite RI media attempts to hide the truth.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Providence vote for Mayor is easy call
Pilot and Copilot are dead and the plane called "Providence " is in free-fall and on fire. All but three of the hundreds of passengers are passed out. One is an ex-pilot and a felon who has crashed a plane before. The other two have no flight experience at all or ability to handle the airplane.
Choose the felon.
Michael G Riley
Choose the felon.
Michael G Riley
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Seth Magaziner dressed down by Almonte
Almonte Campaign Questions "Family Money" Spent in Treasurer's Race
Nearly 45 Days After Question Was First Asked, Magaziner's 'Family Money' Response Raises More Questions than it Answers
Cranston, R.I. - Following a Providence Journal report that the $550,000 Seth Magaziner loaned to his own campaign was a combination of personal income and "family money," Evan Petrone, campaign manager for Ernie Almonte released the following statement:
"Rhode Island General Law prohibits anyone, except the candidate, from contributing or loaning more than $1,000 to a campaign or candidate in a calendar year. Mr. Magaziner admitted the $550,000 he loaned to his campaign came from earnings from his job and 'family money.' Frankly, his response raises more questions than it answers.
Campaign finance laws do not allow candidates to take financial gifts or loans from family and funnel it into a campaign. If Mr. Magaziner's parents gave him money after he became a candidate, this would be a clear violation of campaign finance law.
If the money came from a family trust, why isn't the trust listed on his ethics disclosure?
But the real question is why it took him so long to answer. He dodged the question, not giving an answer for almost 45 days. This is exactly the kind of behavior one would expect from a second-generation political insider with a sense of entitlement who believes the rules don't apply to him.
How willing someone is to answer questions truthfully and in a timely manner speaks directly to that individual's character and integrity. It took almost 45 days for Mr. Magaziner to offer a response to these questions, and even then, his response was so vague that it raised more questions than it answered.
Transparency is an issue of critical importance to the treasurer's office. If Mr. Magaziner believes that Rhode Islanders don't care about truth, timeliness, and transparency, he's sadly mistaken."
The Providence Journal reported Mr. Magaziner stated that the $550,000 he loaned to his campaign came from earnings from his job and from "family money."
Rhode Island General Law prohibits anyone, except the candidate, from contributing or loaning to the campaign or candidate over $1000.00 in a calendar year.
- http://webserver.rilin.state.
ri.us/Statutes/TITLE17/17-25/ 17-25-10.1.HTM
- http://webserver.rilin.state.
ri.us/Statutes/TITLE17/17-25/ 17-25-3.HTM
The Rhode Island Ethics Commission Financial Statement requires that candidates "list the name of any trust, name and address of the trustee of any trust, from which you, your spouse, or dependent child or children individually received $1,000 or more gross income."
The Rhode Island Ethics Commission Financial Statement also requires that candidates list all sources and amounts of income in excess of two hundred dollars ($200).
Magaziner submits Initial Notice of Organization, July 3, 2013
Filing Amendments for Seth Magaziner: Initial Notice of Organization
Magaziner announces candidacy, October 22, 2013
Magaziner files 2013 Yearly Financial Statement, July 17 2014
(Magaziner 2013 Yearly Financial Statement attached)
Rhode Island General Laws § 17-25-10.1 Political contributions – Limitations. – (a)(1) No person, other than the candidate to his or her own campaign, nor any political action committee shall make a contribution or contributions to any candidate, as defined by § 17-25-3, or political action committee or political party committee which in the aggregate exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) within a calendar year, nor shall any person make contributions to more than one state or local candidate, to more than one political action committee, or to more than one political party committee, or to a combination of state and local candidates and political action committees and political party committees which in the aggregate exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) within a calendar year, nor shall any political action committee make such contributions which in the aggregate exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) within a calendar year, nor shall any candidate or any political action committee or any political party committee accept a contribution or contributions which in the aggregate exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) within a calendar year from any one person or political action committee.
Monday, October 6, 2014
why Providence choses 8.25%
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the unvarnished truth ,. An effort to bring the analysis of Municipal and State pension liabilities, and opeb into compliance with GOVERNMENT Accounting STANDARDS
We use GASB 68 projections and moody,s methodology to make apples to apples comparisons of pension liabilities and funding policies.
A discussion about Pension Discount rates and why Providence choses 8.25%
Providence Rhode Island Mayor Angel Taveras is in his final few months of office and to hear his losing message as candidate for Governor , he "saved the city from bankruptcy" and a category 5 hurricane left by the previous mayor and current Congressman David Cicilline who characterized Providence economy as in " excellent condition". This excellent condition was repeated by ad nauseum by Projo , WPRI and WJAR. Later, when Taveras became the next mayor and called it a "category 5" hurricane, they cheered the New Democratic Mayors heroic efforts to "save the city" and then dutifully both the seemingly blindsided Mayor Taveras and the Providence Journal endorsed the proven Liar , David Cicilline. for Congress. Projo followed on, by then endorsing Taveras for R hode Island Governor ,if not tacitly, certainly through the ink of partisan journalist K. Gregg..
There is a dirty little secret about municipal finance, politics and the municipality's choice of actuary or favorite reporter. You see Government accounting allows for wide disagreement over expected returns on assets and then allows use of that return expectation to discount liabilities regardless of funding ratio and the riskiness of either the assets or liabilities. The honor system is the only restraint. Mayors and treasurers quickly learn that the higher the "discount rate" the lower the present value of liabilities and less pressure on the budget. They can effectively lower their contributions to funding pensions by simply changing the discount rate. Politicians know this and Actuaries know this. Like chocolate and peanut butter they naturally combine to produce sweet outcomes for both politicians and governments who want to spend and since the costs of properly funding a pension plan disappear there is no pain of increase taxes or angry taxpayers either. Could a politician have it any better than this? So many politicians jumped on it and passed the cost of funding pensions to future generations in full view of the public workers who simply negotiated more wages and benefits certain that they were guaranteed a retirement regardless of whether the politicians properly funded it or not. Feigned ignorance is bliss. The Public workers gained both ways through increased government spending and future promises that were unaccounted for. The union leadership clearly understood this "money tree" as did the politicians. Its arguable whether the average public employee knew this as well. So the magic money producer was the discount rate, the higher the better, cities and towns shopped for the most lenient actuary. Not so strangely, the worst funded plans display the highest discount rates. The tongue in cheek explanation by the actuary typically goes like this " our choice of financial managers and asset allocation will be superior to other plans, therefor 8.25% is appropriate even though Warren Buffet uses 6% for his estimate. We are just that good."
Let's talk Providence
Of course this line of thinking defied all logic but GASB and logic parted ways when government plans were excluded from ERISA many years ago. Providence choice of 8.25% is laughable. Never mind that Taveras has inappropriately already overstated assets by calling next years pension contributions as an asset this year. (why wouldn't every plan do that? :answer because its illegal) In 2012 Taveras reported Assets in the pension Plan were $421 million dollars compared to the real market value of $247 million. GASB is so fed up with accounting abuses like this that they are working in a very bureaucratic and political way to end abuse. Actuarial asset smoothing as used by Taveras is gone and an attempt to rein in wild return assumptions is underway. The accounting profession has been attempting to bring reality to government accounting through GASB 67 &68 and has notified Providence of the coming changes as far back as the Cicilline administration. Providence officials have made no effort to clarify GASB effects on purpose, because Providence Rhode Island for some time has been among the worst funded pension systems in America, even when using phony numbers.
Some Mayors, administrators and actuaries like Providence's have misled the public for years now. Other municipal leaders across the nation had a moral compass and did not abuse the public. As far as misleading bond holders and the Public goes , Providence reigns supreme. These violations are an SEC focus and the last few years in Providence the deception has been even worse under the direction of Finance Director Mancini and Chair of the investment Commission Angel Taveras. The first transgression was the use of an outrageously high discount rate of 8.25%, which not so coincidently reduced the "stated "Unfunded Accumulated Actuarial liability (UAAL ) by roughly $800 million from Taveras Claim of $900 million to Moody's $1.7 billion . In reality todays Funded Ratios are closer to 11% to 16% when proper accounting for Assets and liabilities are used and calculated according to Moodys , Riley/Stanford model or GASB 68.That table appears below :
Point of view Assets AAL ( Actuarial Accrued Liabilities) UAAL (unfunded Liability) FUNDED Ratio %
Taveras 2012(post reform) 8.25%
$421 million
Moody's 6%
$ 327 million
Riley /Stanford
$ 270 million
Gasb 68 (2014)
Blended rate 5%
$ 270 million
2002 Cianci
$340 million
Providence has clearly misled everyone and individual violators should be prosecuted by the SEC. Bondholders, taxpayers (both state and providence and pension beneficiaries are entitled to the unvarnished truth.
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A Statement to the Members of the Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee
on H.R. 1956, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act
Dear Subcommittee Members:
On behalf of the 350,000-member National Taxpayers Union (NTU), I am pleased to offer comments regarding legislation that, if passed, would be an important step toward fulfilling our core mission, namely the simplification and clarification of our tax system. The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act is a worthy reform measure that would clarify the nexus rules that govern state assessment of income-based taxes and establish a clear physical presence nexus test to ensure that only businesses having employees or property physically present within a jurisdiction are subjected to business activity taxes in that jurisdiction.
In 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota that a state could not impose taxes on an out-of-state business unless that business has a "substantial nexus" within the taxing state. However, the Supreme Court declined to rule on the nexus standard as applied to business activity taxes, and decided to allow Congress to resolve the dispute. To date, it has not done so.
The integration of the Internet and telecommunications technologies has allowed businesses of all sizes to expand across state lines, and interstate business activities are now commonplace. However, these beneficial developments have also highlighted existing confusion over when states are allowed to collect income taxes from out-of-state companies conducting certain activities within their jurisdiction. Unfortunately, jurisdictions are increasingly defining "substantial nexus" differently, leading to a complex matrix of tax rules. If this practice continues, it will have a dire effect on interstate commerce and the entire economy.
In order to illustrate some of the significant problems with lack of clarity in state enforcement of business activity taxes, I would like to offer just a few examples of how arbitrary these policies can become. In Tennessee, the revenue department attempted to tax an out-of-state company engaging in credit card solicitation activities through direct mailings. The department based their authority on the presence of the credit cards and the "substantial privilege of carrying on business" in Tennessee.
A further illustration of the basic confusion over nexus is that some states assert that a business whose trucks pass through their confines six or fewer times in a year - without picking up or delivering goods - has sufficient connections with the state to trigger business activity taxes. Other states contend that having a website on a server in the state creates a sufficient connection to justify imposing these taxes. Some states even take the position that registering to do business in a state, or listing a phone number in a local phone book in that state, is a sufficient connection to justify taxation. Although it is NTU's belief that these are examples of overzealous tax collection on the part of certain states, there is no question that uniformity is necessary and that the Congress is the correct body to provide such clarity.
H.R. 1956 would end these harmful practices by establishing specific standards that define when firms should be obliged to pay business activity taxes. The legislation ensures fairness, minimizes litigation, and creates a legally certain business climate that encourages companies to invest and expand interstate commerce. This legislation is a common-sense way for Congress to promote economic growth and we urge Members of the Subcommittee to support it.
Paul J. Gessing
Director of Government Affairs


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Please RSVP especially if you are arriving at a time other than 4:00 PM. We want to accommodate late arrivals but we are no longer able to leave the gate open and need you to make arrangements for us to meet you at the gate. There is almost no cell service at the range location. Members will pay $10.00 and non-members will pay $20.00. Or they can join for $39.00 and shoot the first time for free!
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