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Wow, the title of this post sound really boring. Sorry. Maybe this post will only be interesting to other people who are following the evolution of digital music rights online.
I got interested because I've been reading a series of posts on TechCrunch (I read Techcrunch for work. Heh, that makes me sound like Homer Simpson, in the episode where he sharpies a face onto his tummy and then makes it talk. One of the kids busts him doing it and he says, "I have to do this for work." But I actually do read TechCrunch for work.) over the past few weeks aout what's happening in the music industry. Michael Arrington preditcs here that music prices are going to continue to fall, because at the wide availability of technological and software resources means that all music consumers are potential producers/distributors. He notes that Radiohead's latest album, In Rainbows, is available for download to anyone who wants it, for whatever price they want to pay. It's an experiment.
Of course, I also remember Steven King's experiment with this, where he asked people to pay $1 before or after they'd read his story, The Plant. Initial rates of payment were pretty high, but fell over tiem, and King went back to a more traditional publishing model. On the other hand, there's never been any kind of Napster for books, so King in different territory than Radiohead. Which is kind of Arrington's point, actually - he postulates that with music sharing so widely available via the internets, the only way the music industry will sustain itself is by charging people for convenience, rather than expecting them to pay $15.99 for a whole new album that you buy in a store.
The economics of recorded music are fairly simple. Marginal production costs are zero: Like software, it doesn't cost anything to produce another digital copy that is just as good as the original as soon as the first copy exists, and anyone can create those copies (meaning there is perfect competition and zero barriers to entry). Unless effective legal (copyright), technical (DRM) or other artificial impediments to production can be created, simple economic theory dictates that the price of music, like its marginal cost, must also fall to zero as more "competitors" (in this case, listeners who copy) enter the market. The evidence is unmistakable already. In April 2007 the benchmark price for a DRM-free song was $1.29. Today it is $0.89, a drop of 31% in just six months.
P2P networks just exacerbate the problem (or opportunity) further, giving people a way to speed up the process of creating free copies almost to the point of being ridiculous.
I'm not really with him on the April vs. today evidence, I think that might work out to be true but, like the dollar in international markets, the trend could go the other way. However, I think he's right on when he points out that all consumers are potential producers.
The industry, on the other hand, is, let's say, not too excited about embracing this (probably neccesary) change in the way it markets things. Instead it's aggressively pursuing individuals who share files (and let other people upload their music tracks.) Like that woman, Jammie Thomas, that just got fined$220,000 for 24 songs - that's over 9K per song! Jebub. There weren't any precedents in the fees awarded since all the other cases where the music industry have pursued an individual have been settled out of court.
I buy CDs, actually, mostly because I still like experiencing the whole album as the artists meant it to be heard (uh ... and also I know a little too much for my own peace of mind about IP sniffing, while not knowing quite enough about things like IP address anonymizers) but my attitude seems to be a little less usual now, with the prevelance of iTunes and other stores offering single-song downloads. Plus, ya know, my boyfriend is a musician and in a band and I guess I'd be a hypocrite if I asked people to pay for CDs from his bands and then went and downloaded other illegal ones on my own.
I really like Ian Rogers's (of Yahoo! music) take on it: that in order to remain competitive, the music industry is going to have to start offering music etc downloads as a convenince, so that paying for the music is a value-add, rather a must-do. I like this attitude because it recognizes that people are lazy. Here's Rogers's example:
When you compare the experiences on Yahoo! Music, the order of magnitude difference in opportunity shouldn't be a surprise: Want radio? No problem. Click play, get radio. Want video? Awesome. Click play, get video. Want a track on-demand? Oh have we got a deal for you! If you're on Windows XP or Vista, and you're in North America, just download this 20MB application, go through these seven install screens, reboot your computer, go through these five setup screens, these six credit card screens, give us $160 dollars and POW! Now you can hear that song you wanted to hear…if you're still with us. Yahoo! didn't want to go through all these steps. The licensing dictated it. It's a slippery slope from "a little control" to consumer unfriendliness and non-Web-scale products and services.
... heh. His scenario is so right.
Of course, he sort of skips the part where he talks about HOW to monetize it, if you aren't going to make people pay for the music ... which is a big question. I don't have an answer.
And of course, all of this verbiage up above also ignores the fact that your digital music collection is most likely ripped (or downloaded) in a format that's owned by the software vendor that sold you the track or the software to rip it with. In other words, if Apple and the iTunes store went belly-up tomorrow? You'd be SOL if the software ever stopped working. Sony users are in that exact position right now: Sony is closing its Connect digital music store and urging that users burn their existing colelction to CD (or into another format.) Sony doesn't seem to be pointing out to users that transferring music from one compressed, lossy format (such as their proprietary one used in the Connect store) back to CD then re-compressing it into compressed, lossy format such as mp3 is going to sound SHITTY. Even for someone like me - you know how sound mixers have "golden" ears? Mine are wood. But I can still tell the difference; it's like listening to a radio station that's not coming in well, all staticy and jumpy. (Another good reason for me to continue buying CDs, actually - the format's got a little more longevity than a million different versions of software that all does the same thing: compresses the music.) Of course, you can rip your CDs losslessly so you don't run into the compression issue, but that takes up more space on the hard drive. iTunes, outrageously, charges MORE to sell you the uncompressed version of the song compared to the regular one. That is fucking bullshit - you're telling me that if I want a copy of a song I can burn onto a CD and then onto my Windows media player for reasons of my own (maybe they don't allow iTunes downloads at work), I have to pay ten cents more for the priviledge? That's price-gouging, and it's wrong. I really don't think the extra file size eats up a whole 10 cents worth of Apple's bandwidth when the user downloads it.
... Um. Rant over. Where was I? Oh yeah - explaining that even if you personally don't download music illegally online (and I make no value judgements here), the practice is widespread enough that the record industry is quaking in its boots; and you should consider making sure your music collection is in a format that's replicatable (such as uncompressed digital files) or something with longer legs (CDs won't last forever, but they're not a bad investment while the music industry agrees on a standard format for digital music files.)


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It's spring! Finally!! In spite of last week's snowstorms!
My tulips have bloomed and my garden is ready for me to shop for plants to stick in it. My cherry bushes are in full blossom and the crab apple tree is preparing to join them. There are wild flowers all over the ridge where I run and the air feels incredibly beautiful. Today it's warm and sunny. I just want to be outside!
I have played my last recital for a few months, accompanied my last performance till fall, and the final competition of the school year for my students took place this morning (they played flawlessly--yay!). I have three tax returns to finish and will teach a few private students during the summer and a few classes on campus--but all in all, I think I have my life back. Adam will be happy because he told me I don't spend time with him anymore, which is absolutely untrue but his way of saying he hates Darrin being gone and expects me to make up the deficit--an impossibility.
Darrin's mother arrives on Monday. We're preparing mentally. The kids get anxious when she's here because she has a rather strong personality, she likes stating her opinions (bigoted and racist though they might be), and she tells me constantly not to put wood-handled utensils in my dishwasher. This will be the first time she has visited since my children were told that I'm gay-ssa-lesbian-whatever. Inevitably, the conversation will at some point morph to where she can state her views about that subject. My children have been taught to be respectful. They have also been taught to speak out when they feel something is wrong. They also love me...it could be an interesting week.
Darrin's father, two sisters, a few nephews and niece, and his aunt will be coming next Thursday. Darrin's mother had decided earlier that all the guys would stay at my house and the girls would stay in hotels. She forgot, however, to consult me about that. Given my background, having teenage boys (cousins to my children) staying in my home, is not a good situation for me. I sort of freaked. I mentioned to her that most guests ASK the home-owner before commandeering a home. I'm in the dog house. But as of today, only my mother-in-law is staying with us. Everyone else has found other lodging. I think she would like to do that, as well, but she's staying five nights, instead of only two, as the others are, and her husband doesn't like her to spend money. Does this paragraph adequately illustrate my cattiness toward my mother-in-law? Ugh, sometimes I need to learn to be nicer.
DJ graduates a week from Friday. I love that boy. He has been pure sunshine from the day he was born. I love that he likes to spend time with me. I love how he kisses me goodbye--even if we're in public or with his friends. I love his hugs. I love his sweetness and sense of humor. No, I'm not happy that he's grown up, but I love the person he's become. He is beautiful.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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There are bound to be strong reactions to this.
I have found that either people think (a) it's a ridiculous idea (the husband's reaction), (b) they think it's a good idea, but they couldn't do it, or (c) they think it's a really good idea and want to do it with me. I now have 3 other people doing the 7-day detox with me, and we are starting next Thurday.
I'm not doing a 'proper' detox that includes fasting or taking mixtures which improve digestion or anything – just eating healthily for 7 days, drinking A LOT of water, and cutting out meat, dairy products, wheat, alcohol, coffee and tea, processed food or sauces, salt, snacks and sweets.
This shouldn't be too difficult. I already eat the type of breakfast that they suggest in the plan (porridge made with water with fruit and yoghurt), and plan to make vegetable soups in advance for lunch. Evening meals, I think, will be a little harder as Josh will want to eat 'proper' meals.
However, I'm allowed potatoes, fish, quorn and brown rice so there are several staples we can combine with vegetables to make decent meals.
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Well it finally happened. I thought I had another 10 years, at least, before I heard what I heard, but I guess my time's up. What was said? Well, it went something like this...."Oh my gosh, how many kids do you have?" (this coming from a skinny, totally hot, young 20-something mother of 1) I happily reply, "4 kids, the two youngest are twins." (I always add that last part because I feel like I have bragging rights to the fact that I had 2 at once inside of me, sqeezed them both out and lived to tell about it.) Here comes the whole reason for this post, her response: "Wow, I hope I look like you when I'm your age and have had a few more kids."
I didn't know how to react. Was that a compliment? How old does she think I am? At that moment it hit me, I have said that a few times myself, always meant well, but it is not a compliment. Oh no! I would just like to take a moment to apologize to all of the hotty, old ladies I have ever said that too - I'm sorry, I understand now. I didn't realize my age was so obvious to other people! I was hoping that no one else had noticed the steady increase of cushioning to my back seat. I kept trying to tell myself that those crows feet are not really on my face they're only in my head. And I was sure that my gray hair really only shows up in my bathroom lighting at 11:00 P.M. I guess I'm wrong.
I'm not sure I'm ready for this - to be put in that "you look good for your age" category. It just means you're not as young & skinny as you used to be. I was sure that when I walked down the halls at the high school, (after dropping my kids off at the preschool that the child development class runs), that I fit right in and looked like one of the students. I suppose those boys weren't checking me out, they were probably wondering whose mom I was. And now I bet the girls were saying to themselves, "Oh my gosh, I hope I look like that when I'm as OLD as her." I was sure that the young 20-somethings thought I was one of them and that I must have had London when I was like 11. Oh well. Ready or not, here I am. I'm 33 and proud of it. I may not look as young as I used to, and I may not be as in shape as I once was, but I'm not totally giving up.....yet. Until then I'll just keep trying to "look good for my age"!
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Volunteering is a great way to become active in the community.
United Way Grant Allocation Committee:
If you're interested in becoming a volunteer for the allocation committee, please contact Pat Berger.
Undies Sundays
Our 'Undies Sundays' program runs throughout the month of October. If you're interested in volunteering to count and sort items, please contact Lisa Martinez.
Toys for Tots
United Way coordinates the local National Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots drive. Volunteers are needed to collect toy donations, set up the distribution site, count and sort toy donations, and distribute toys to children/families. These events take place each November and December. If you're interested in assisting with our Toys for Tots drive, please contact Lisa Martinez.
For additional volunteer opportunities, United Way urges you to contact the RSVP+ office at 701.787.0043.


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Fundamental Graphite Techniques by Katie Lee
Katie Lee's recently published book "Fundamental Graphite Techniques" is a necessity the beginning graphite artists as well as for art teachers. The book contains 33 worksheets for learning graphite techniques and pencil control for realistic drawing. You get guided step-by-step while you are improving your techniques and inspired by Katie Lee's beautiful drawings of plants, wildlife and birds.
Katie is a botanical illustrator, wildlife artist and instructor. The exercises in this spiral-bound book took several years to develop. These fundamental techniques can also be applied to colored pencil and other media.


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Before I die I want to…visit a Before I Die wall but there are none close to me yet!
With over 2,000 Before I Die walls created in many languages throughout different countries across the globe, it's safe to say Candy Chang's participatory public art project is a worldwide sensation.
The interactive wall first began as an experiment after the founder, Candy Chang, an artist, lost a loved one and suffered from depression as a result. Its purpose is to make strangers consider what is truly important to them in life and contemplate death in a somewhat creative way.
Candy created a chalkboard wall on the side of a deserted house in New Orleans in her neighbourhood. The words "Before I die…" were stencilled on it, asking a fill-in-the-blank question for neighbours or visitors to answer, with a personal hope to feel inspired or restored.
Thousands of responses soon filled the wall and in rapid time, it was completely full. Chang then posted a few photos online of the wall and its responses, some including:
"Before I die I want to…be completely myself."
"Before I die I want to…straddle the International Date Line."
"Before I die I want to…abandon all insecurities."
With the power of social media, the images reached thousands of people worldwide. Some were so touched and inspired by the concept of the wall that Candy Chang was soon inundated with messages of people wanting to make their own wall for their community to participate in. It became a public worldwide movement inspiring connection within neighbourhoods and communities, and Candy speaks about the story in a TED talk.
Now, when the board becomes full, it is then washed so people can start over and new ideas can be reborn. The walls come with a resource package upon request and are situated in places like Sydney, Australia, Cape Town, South Africa and Dublin, Ireland.
The Atlantic called it "one of the most creative community projects ever."
There's something uniquely inspiring about seeing other people's aspirations and forcing someone to consider what they really want to do before they die, just as they're walking down the street. CNN asked Candy Chang what themes she believes are the most prominent within responses. They include:
- Well-being
- Love
- Travel
- Helping others and
- Family
The concept continues to inspire social media users around the world through the sharing of wisdom, so much so that Candy released a book of the dreams printed on walls. If you're interested in requesting your own wall to be built within your community, just visit here.
Now, I am interested in knowing if you live near a Before I Die wall? And more importantly, I want to know, what do YOU want to do before you die?


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New Delhi, Apr. 13: An ecstaticSania Mirza on Monday shared her excitement and delight at creating history by becoming the world number one in tennis doubles and asked her young fans to believe in themselves strongly.
"I am humbled to be the first woman who has achieved this and I strive to keep working hard for as long as I play.. A big hug to all of you," Sania said on twitter.
"One last thing I'd like to tell all the young girls-BELIEVE- believe in yourself so strongly that the world can't help but believe in u too," she added.
The tennis ace also thanked her family, friends, coaches and supporters who believed in her.
"I wanna thank my family,my loved ones,friends,my coaches over then years,my partners and u guys who believed in me and supported me," Sania said.
"All these years..this is a dream come true and I dedicate this back to u guys ?? I also wanna thank the ppl who didn't believe in me. You just pushed me harder and made me more determined to fulfil my dreams," she added.
Sania and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis achieved the numero uno rankings after beating the Aussie-Croatian pair of Casey Dellacqua and Darija Jurak 6-0, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Family Circle Cup.
All India Tennis Association (AITA) chief Anil Khanna on Monday hailed tennis ace Sania Mirza becoming the world number one in tennis doubles as one of the greatest achievements in Indian sporting history.(ANI)


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She is ten years old, and she is beautiful. But Florence is hiding beneath a kanga because her chest and neck are a mass of painful raw pink and white flesh. She was admitted to the hospital three days ago, reportedly with "porridge" burns. The site of her injury was somewhat unusual. After a few days of gentle treatment, we learned that Florence lives with ten other orphans and a woman (not an ACK Mothers' Union guardian!) who brews changaa. The children help her in the business, in exchange for room and board. Somehow a pot of boiling changaa "spilled" onto Florence's upper torso. We are now beginning some rudimentary physical therapy; otherwise, Florence might never move her head or neck again. Child neglect/abuse occurs in every country of the world, but there are no social workers here. Twombe/Let us pray... for Florence and for children like her everywhere.
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Richard Armitage RTs in support of US arts
The current administration's budget proposal would zero out the National Endowment for the Arts, the federal agency responsible for arts grants and education in the U.S. The agency would be eliminated. Earlier today, Roundabout Theater Company announced a postcard campaign to Congress and Armitage seems to be supporting it. (One of Roundabout's 16-17 season plays, Napoli, Brooklyn, is supported by a $20,000 NEA grant.)
Join us in support of @NEAarts with #iheartarts. In our theatres, we're providing postcards to our audiences that we'll mail to Congress. pic.twitter.com/pFYX9zZbWA
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The cuts are horrifying – funding for PBS and NPR, the EPA, school lunch programs and Meals on Wheels (Budget director says this program is not getting results???). The cuts to the arts and public broadcasting seem like a do-over of the days of Conservative rule in Canada. My stomach drops all over again.
Nothing is safe with this administration. Nothing!


text: I have been using my Global Entry card as ID at TSA checkpoints. Yesterday at SAN Terminal 1 I handed ID checker my GE card and boarding pass. He looks at it and said "What is this for?" I told him it was my ID so that I could clear security. He then asked for driver's license. Told him I didn't have it with me, but figured an ID issued by DHS would be acceptable. He clearly was not happy with me, but let me go with no further comment.


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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
A new source of free ice cream
Welcome to my newly renovated corner of the blog-o-sphere! Here you'll find posts on concealed carry from a woman's point of view, trail riding (CC while trail riding) and baking recipes that could kill a diabetic from across the room. I'm the other half to Heath and must pay homage to my Blog Father JayG. I'm not the fancy wordsmith either of them are, but I hope you'll stick around for the musings.
7 comments:
- Alan said...
Welcome to the insanity. :D
- June 9, 2011 at 8:42 AM
- Julie said...
welcome :)
Looking forward to reading more.
Oh and Miss 7 wants pictures of the horses.
- June 9, 2011 at 8:52 AM
- Mad Saint Jack said...
Sister? is that you?
- June 9, 2011 at 9:25 AM
- Bubblehead Les. said...
Yeah! Amanda's got a Blog! Warning to all those Trolls out there: Don't even THINK about messing with this Lady! Trust me on this. It be safer to steal a picture from Breda than screwing around with Ms. A., and we all know how STUPID that idea was.
- June 9, 2011 at 10:13 AM
- Mad Saint Jack said...
Les- Your turn...
- June 9, 2011 at 11:41 AM
- Old NFO said...
Welcome Lady! Are you SURE you want to do this??? :-)
- June 11, 2011 at 4:53 PM
- Chasing Freedom said...
Not sure yet, we'll see how it goes!
- June 12, 2011 at 12:35 AM
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I love food. I love to watch people making food, learning new things about food, trying new food, using new recipes for food, and eating food. I have gotten lots of interest in things I have made and decided to try and share my research on new things with people who are interested.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
What am I doing!?!
Ok, well here goes. If there was one thing I never thought I would be, it would be a "blogger". However I hav found several blogs I enjoy lately and have gotten positive feed back on them when I've shared them with friends. However, the fact is I love to cook. This passion has come and gone over the years however recently I have become a little obsessed. My life is hectic during the fall with football so my goal is to find meals which are quick and somewhat healthy for practice nights and things which are a little more gourmet yet easy enough for anyone to make. I enjoy making new things and empressing friends and family, I hope you will too. I am going to try to post pics along with whatever food I am working with. So, bear with me, I am a busy gal however will try to post regularly.
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We have a very busy schedule for Thursday's Dinner on the Lawn & Open House event at Carroll.
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Season Opener Football Game - Go, Cougars!
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Parent iPad Session in the Learning Commons for any families who have yet to attend - Please enter from the bus loop.
5:00 p.m. - 5:50 p.m. Dinner on the Lawn - Informational tables will be set up on the landing leading to the cafeteria entrance. Bathrooms will be accessible through those doors, and parents are encouraged to complete their volunteer clearance application and character strengths survey in the hallways leading to 7th grade and the main office.
6:00 p.m. - 6:20 p.m. General PTA Meeting - Please gather on the landing leading to the cafeteria.
6:20 p.m. Classrooms Open - Please report to 1st period.
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Open House - Please be prepared with your child's M, T, F (A) schedule. If you forget it, please stop by Student Services for a copy. Families will rotate through their child's 8 period schedule. Student ambassadors will be stationed throughout the school to assist families in finding their way. Teachers will present on a strict 5 minute schedule. Please use the post-it notes and the 'parking lot' (designated place for questions) in each classroom to 'park' (post) your questions - and please don't forget to include your name and email address. You will receive a response from your child's teacher by Monday, September 26. Please follow the below schedule to ensure that you are able to meet all of your child's teachers.
6:30 p.m. - 6:35 p.m. 1st Period
6:37 p.m. - 6:42 p.m. 2nd Period
6:44 p.m. - 6:49 p.m. 3rd Period
6:51 p.m. - 6:56 p.m. 4th Period
6:58 p.m. - 7:03 p.m. 5th Period
7:05 p.m. - 7:10 p.m. 6th Period
7:12 p.m. - 7:17 p.m. 7th Period
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This weekend, Sioux Falls hosted the Artists of the Plains Art Show and Sale downtown at the Hilton Garden Inn.
The show and sale is designed to educate the public about the cultural importance and variety of regional art and artists.
However, through this event, people are learning about more than just art.
Kristi Thomas says both the artists and the public can fully immerse themselves into a greater sense of a caring community.
"It's sort of a village, it's nice to see family members come back again to this show year after year," she said. "We also get brand new artists that we discover and come to the show and start building their careers from here."
Thomas has been participating in the art show for several years, and looks forward to the event each and every year.
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When my granddaughter was born I went to town fixing up her nursery. She was going to collect giraffes --so I started with a life-size tree and 51/2 foot giraffe.
The owl peeking out of the tree trunk is a favorite of my grandsons.
Birds and baby birds in a nest -- cute huh?
The boys painted the birdhouses and made the butterflies -- with Mommy's help.
The boys LOVE turtles so --here is the one I painted.
My oldest grandson really enjoys the goldfish pond at our home so he suggested I paint one for the nursery.
After two boys --this girl was going to be THE princess so I made a canopy for the crib. It is carefully out of reach and may have to be removed when she gets bigger.
The bureau scarves are embellished with a flower.
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THE DRAGON'S SECRET BABY by Jasmine Wylder
I'm not pregnant, am I? How is this possible…I´m still a virgin.
Curvy archaeologist Dominique can't believe her luck; she just uncovered an ancient Dragon egg! But she's not the only one with her eyes on the prize. All of the Dragon clans of the area want to stake their claim. Especially that hot ass, annoying Virdi who sticks to her side like glue. Unfortunately, if she wants to stay safe, she needs Virdi's help.
Emperor of the world—that´s what Virdi is determined for, and he doesn´t care what he has to do to see it happen. Luring women out into the forest is just one occupation on his mind. But now, Dominique with her luscious body and the egg…maybe he can have both, pleasure and power at the same time.


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Plumbing a portable dishwasher is a relatively easy task to complete, and you can save money by doing it yourself. Dishwashers most often connect to the sink drain to empty, and require a supply of hot water and electricity. Portable dishwashers are a convenient option for homeowners with small kitchens who do not want to be restricted to hand-washing dishes. Once dishwashing is complete, the appliance can quickly be moved out of the way.
Select the area where you wish to place the portable dishwasher. It should be close to the sink as well as an electrical socket.
Use a wrench to gently remove the small metal ring containing the screen from the faucet nozzle. Put it aside in an area where it is safe and can be readily located.
Locate the retractable hose on the back of the portable dishwasher. The hose will contain a faucet adaptor with a plastic ring. Pull down the plastic ring and slide the hose adaptor over the end of the faucet until it is tightly connected.
Plug the power cord into the electrical socket.
When ready to run a washing cycle, turn on the sink's hot water supply and start the dishwasher.
Most portable dishwashers have a water accumulation button on the side of the adaptor to release water that may be contained in the hose. Press the button to drain the water out of the hose before retracting it into the dishwasher.


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Though the couture shows are a little extreme for my taste (well, they would naturally be – the designers are looking for headlines and attention from magazines), you can't deny that some of the clothes are glorious.
Here is the order for the pictures…
The top photo is DIOR. The following two are GIVENCHY. Then the next big picture is DIOR. The last one is CHANEL.
In the first heavyweight show of the season, CHRISTIAN DIOR designer John Galliano looked to the skilled horsewomen of the 19th century for his collection of nip waisted jackets and flowing skirts.
Forget the it bag.
DIOR called on the chic women of the world to ditch their handbags for a truly useful accessory: the riding crop. The models, in skirt suits of fine red and gray wool, wearing veiled top hats and lace up boots with towering heels, were all carrying whips.
Besides the equestrian garb – built on a variation of DIOR'S iconic Bar jacket, with heavily draped peplums – the collection also included short cocktail dresses covered in outrageous embroidery and jewel toned ball gowns that evoked the long, stately silhouette of a John Singer Sargent painting.
Knockouts in the ravishing collection included a shell pink halter gown with a cascading train in tobacco colored silk and an olive green halter jacket and draped pencil skirt, worn with above the elbow fuchsia gloves and bracelets hung with dangling, egg sized chunks of amber.
John Galliano, who always appears in costume to take a final bow, strutted the catwalk in white jodhpurs, a velvet jacket with tails, boots with a considerable heel and the summer's next big accessory – a swishing whip.
A circus vibe permeated the GIVENCHY show on Tuesday, day two of Paris' spring/summer 2010 haute couture displays.
But GIVENCHY'S was the kind of circus where the tightrope walkers perform without a rope and the lion tamers regularly get eaten.
Designer RICCARDO TISCI, a connoisseur of the dark side, sent out a sumptuous collection of beaded pantsuits and sheer organza dresses – often paired with variations on the ringmaster's long tail coat – that fairly seethed with foreboding of bad things to come.
CHANEL was a much sunnier place. Massive columns fitted with fluorescent bulbs glowed in a rainbow of pastel shades that matched the sweet pinks, peaches, mint greens and baby blues of the all pastel and silver collection.
There was but a single black and white look in the whole show as uberdesigner Karl Lagerfeld decided to steer clear of the storied label's hallmark colour combination. Lagerfeld himself was wearing gray for the occasion.
CHANEL was basking in a luminous pastel glow.
Models in buttery yellow culotte suits, fancy plissed tank dresses in baby blue silk and frothy pink gowns minced down the catwalk on boots with silver rococo heels and pearl studded soles.
Some of the looks had a dreamlike quality. An off the shoulder bubble dress awash in tiny silk ruffles evoked sea foam or a cloud. The wedding gown – which traditionally closes haute couture displays – had silver sequin covered sleeves and a fluffy train in marshmallow pink. Little blobs of silver, like liquid mercury, dotted the seams of the peak shouldered jackets which were paired with high waisted culottes.
Never one to neglect his accessories, Lagerfeld decked the models out in fingerless gloves like the ones he often sports and fastened fancy bows into their massive winged bouffants.
Looks that deserved a spot on the center ring in RICCARDO TISCI'S dangerous big top were the column skirt covered in minute emerald beads and a sheer silk top and a pantsuit and cropped jacket in electric blue beads that looked made for the world's chicest lion tamer.
The show, which had been edited down to just 22 looks, had plenty of the kinds of organza and sequin concoctions that in the hands of most other designers would have come off as fluffy or, at best, demurely girly.
But Tisci is able to imbue even the loveliest most ultrafeminine looks with a subversive edge that makes you take one look at the ingenue sporting his powder pink silk cocktail number and feel the need to check whether she's wielding a knife behind her back.
Singer Ciara – who took in the spectacle from her front row perch next to Kanye West and his girlfriend Amber Rose – said she was attracted by GIVENCHY'S darker side.
The label "is about taking risks – and having edge and being strong," the singer told The AP in a backstage interview.
Ciara, who was wearing a printed top from GIVENCHY'S ready to wear collection, said she had her eye on the electric blue pantsuit to wear at her concerts.
Clearly, she sees herself as a lion tamer.


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Today should be better than yesterday and tomorrow should be better than today
Monday, April 18, 2011
Islamic Financial Russian touched
According to some observers in the World Islamic Economic Forum which was held some time ago in Moscow, Russia in fact was ready to issue a sukuk. "Russia will have a lot of money, up to one trillion dollars by issuing sukuk," said Director of Syndicated Finance Gazprombank, Alexander Kazakov, as quoted by The Moscow Times.
He said it had studied the Islamic financial instrument for several years. As a result, the sukuk could be offered by using the underlying asset of the place.
But according to sukuk must still be socialized into the community. "There is still much we must do to popularize this instrument," he said.
According to Director of Amanah Raya Capital Group in Malaysia, one of the largest Islamic banking group in the world, Abas Jalil, Russia is considered the most prospective countries for Islamic investment. Especially when compared with the four other countries that belong to economic groups Brazil Russia India China (BRIC).
In addition to relatively stable, Russia is seen closer to the Middle East region and has a strong infrastructure to support the development of Islamic economics.
"Islamic Finance would bring Russians to the entry of many investments. It also could have an impact on the economy more inclusive and would facilitate trade with the Middle East, "he explained.
The same thing also expressed an independent financial adviser from Luxemburg, Alberto Brugnoni. According to him, Russia has become the largest market potential for Islamic finance in Europe.
"With the increasingly close relationship with the Middle East, Russia could explore the potential sources of Islamic finance in the world's largest. Where 20 million Muslim population lives, "he said.
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San Francisco 49ers GM Trent Baalke has a vision. Whether Forever Faithful buy-in that vision is anyone's guess. The vision is clear. Baalke wants to rebuild his team, his way, and it started and ended with the 2016 NFL draft.
Many Niner Fans were asking me the question, 'Why?' Why did Baalke do little in free-agency, when he had a surplus of cap-space to use at his discretion? Good question. I went straight to the top and asked Baalke myself.
My Question: Trent, many fans were upset that you guys weren't more pro-active in free-agency, was that planned or was that something that just kind of played itself out?
"I wouldn't say that was the plan going into free-agency. As you know we've never been huge believers in the opening market of free-agency. Because let's face it, no matter who you take on the open-market you're overpaying them. "It's like buying a stock at its high." Baalke said.
I'd have to agree.
Baalke further validated his answer using facts. "You got a less than ten percent chance on hitting on a Pro Bowl caliber player. Ninety-plus percent of the ones that get signed as free-agents never make the Pro Bowl," Baalke went on to say.
While the 49ers did close to nothing, the New York Giants overpaid for CB Janoris Jenkins while the Oakland Raiders dished out big paychecks to OLB Bruce Irvin and OG Kelechi Osemele. All three combined for zero Pro Bowls while being paid at the top of their respective positions.
The news should be encouraging. Why? Because Baalke's in it for the long-haul.
When a general manager is on the hot seat, he usually will hit the panic button. Baalke could have easily made a splash selection in QB Paxton Lynch. Baalke could have reached for an inside linebacker with his second first-round pick. Baalke could had overpaid for free-agents who will likely never live up to their market-value billing. But he didn't. Why? Because that's not the Baalke way.
"I don't look at the short-term. I think I've mentioned that. I'm looking at the long-term vision of the San Francisco 49ers, where we are today and where we want to be," Baalke told beat writers back in 2011. "If you look in the short-term and you're worried about job security and all that, you make bad decisions."
Fast forward to today, and you can tell by his actions, he's staying true to that philosophy.
I'm a firm believer in selecting the BPA regardless of position because when you draft for 'need' you greatly diminish the value of the pick
— Ryan Sakamoto (@SakamotoRyan) March 4, 2016
Aside from his long-term outlook, Baalke is not one to reach for need. I'm a firm believer that whenever you reach for need you diminish the value of the pick. Not only that but you're compromising your very own scouting department.
Every NFL teams uses different analytics when it comes to BPA vs Need. Some teams use 'positional value' based drafting over cultural fit.
— Ryan Sakamoto (@SakamotoRyan) April 26, 2016
Countless hours go into researching prospects starting around the time training camp rolls around. From 49ers Senior Personnel Director Ethan Waugh to DOCS (Director of College Scouting) Matt Malaspina, it's imperative that Baalke values their input, as they work diligently year-round in getting it right. Those two along with National Scout Justin Chabot and regional scout Bob Morris, don't get enough credit for the jobs they do.
U don't think that Baalke will select his BPA on the board think again. Selected SS Jaquiski Tartt in 2nd & Tartt thought he'd go in 3rd-4th
— Ryan Sakamoto (@SakamotoRyan) January 24, 2016
#49ers Southern Regional scout Bob Morris with Matt Malaspina
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In fact, I heard from numerous scouts on two separate AFC North teams, that Morris is highly regarded as one of the best in evaluating defensive backs. No wonder, Baalke selected FS Eric Reid, DB Jimmie Ward, and SS Jaquiski Tartt.
If Baalke was to reach for need, then what's the point of having a scouting department? It's basically a slap in their face. The draft board is set up for a reason and it's Baalke's job as General Manager to feel that his scouts are empowered.
The job description is general manager. In order to be a good manager you don't micro-manage. Rather you get things done through other people with an open-door policy (communication). At the end of the day, the NFL is a business. How would you like to work for a boss who disregards all the hard work and effort you put into a 6-month project? You wouldn't.
The 49ers clearly have a glaring need at the inside linebacker position. I'm not dismissing that at all. It's clear as day. But the reasoning behind why Baalke didn't draft one, is more due to a weak linebacker draft class rather than simply turning the other cheek. Whether or not we agree with his draft board is another story. But Baalke drafting for need over BPA is not in his DNA.
However, with that being said, we did learn that Baalke will "conservatively reach" for a need in the tail-end of the first-round. He did it with the selection of three first-round picks; WR A.J. Jenkins (2012), Ward (2014) and now OG Joshua Garnett (2016). A drafting ideology he learned from the great Bill Parcells, Baalke is a firm believer in taking his guy off the board.
"Coach's mentality, if you like a player take them. If you like them at 30, what's the difference if you take him at 30 or 33 or 34. If you like the player, take them because if you don't take them and you trade back, you may not like the outcome," Baalke told beat writers in 2012.
Then there's Baalke taking risks once again on ACL injured players. One would think he would shy away from his All-ACL team strategy but not Baalke. "This is a risk/reward business," Baalke told Tim Kawakami. Just a few days later, the team drafted their sixth ACL injured player CB Will Redmond in the third-round (No. 68).
Look for #49ers Baalke to say in his presser after today's picks that he wanted to create "more competition" at the DB positions.
— Ryan Sakamoto (@SakamotoRyan) April 30, 2016
Which leads me into my last thing we learned at the conclusion of the 2016 NFL Draft. Competition. Baalke is all about creating competition. It stems from the Parcells tree that competition brings out the best. So it should come as no surprise that he drafted three cornerbacks to help breed competition.
"You can never have enough skill at that position and you can never have enough competition at that position and that's how the board laid out. We have always maintained, we're going to take the best players available on that board and there's nothing wrong with creating competition," Baalke emphasized.
As the 49ers prepare for their rookie mini-camp later this afternoon, I will keep you posted on their current progress. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and this article was no different (literally). I'm out! Lol! Deuces!


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Soccer game, arts festival, and historic sixth street perusing. Here is my blog via iPhone. I'm impressed more everyday with the capabilities with this phone. I will post additional photos from my little Canon XS later, until now enjoy this version brought to you by me, and Steve Jobs.
Caught a couple of shows at Antone's. The headliner was Sole Patrol I believe? They were a bit too gimmicky for me but were entertaining the first 5 minutes or so. My group of choice would be their opener T Bird and The Breaks, Loved their funk, soul style and witty lyrics. Full band complete with a couple of saxophones, trumpet and backup singers/dancers it definately was a show that had the group engaged and dancing. Their albums and singles will become a part of my spring/summer playlist for sure.
*Many of the vintage show posters were the original, hand drawn version. This one was done in black ink pen.
*bathroom literature, a favorite of mine
The man has been persuding me that Austin is the place for us - and I'm thinking he might be right.
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***Watch WISN 12 News at 5, 6, & 10pm for the latest weather information!***
Good Thursday bloggers! An active part of the weather pattern is upon us. Expect snow to develop this afternoon and continue this evening across southern Wisconsin. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for our entire viewing area from 3pm to Midnight.
Below is the county breakdown of the advisory.
Snow totals for much of our area will fall into the 1 to 3 inch range. There's a chance that a few totals could near 4 inches, but that would likely be in the northern part of our viewing area. It looks like parts of Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties that missed the snow this past weekend will finally get some snow this time!
Please allow extra time traveling later today and this evening. The peak of the snow may fall during parts of the evening rush hour in Milwaukee, so travel times will be elevated.
After this round of snow passes, the focus will shift to a stronger storm for the weekend. The track of the storm will be key, and as I have been discussing for the past 3+ days in the blog the track should move west, and now it has. The question is will it line up to the west of Milwaukee? That would bring rain, a mix, then snow. Or will the track stay just south and bring our area mainly snow?
Based on the last time the storm moved through on October 26(the big windstorm), a track near or even west of Milwaukee is possible. For now plan on all of the above being possible on Saturday(rain, mix, or snow).
To learn more about the weather pattern theory and how we use it for forecasting, check out the winter forecast based on the LRC. Just click below.
We will continue to monitor the trends, and have a new blog update later today. The models finally latched onto a more western track Wednesday evening, and the updated runs this morning have pushed it even a bit farther west. Stay with Weather Watch 12 for the latest!
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006
George (229/365)
George C.: Our town didn't yet have a library so we made our own, lending each other P.D. Eastman and Dr. Seuss. Then his parents moved him from the public school to the Catholic one. Our relationship fell apart and sadly so did our lending library.
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So sad...
- 2:57 PM, September 20, 2006
- Helen said...
Very sweet...
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The government continues to enforce fair hiring practices. Recent OFCCP rules are an example, and many businesses are ramping up their recruiting practices to eliminate those which may have an adverse impact on hiring "protected classes" (race, gender, etc.) A different way of describing this is that employers are reengineering their recruiting practices to ensure that all candidates are treated equally.
As a result, one practice in jeopardy is networking. The concept is widely understood, but for the sake of this posting, let me suggest a definition. When I talk about networking, I'm talking about candidates who bypass standard recruiting channels and come in to directly meet with senior executives and hiring managers through some sort of social networking. (They know someone at your company, or they know someone who knows someone, etc.)
Allowing certain candidates to bypass standard HR/recruiting channels because they "know the right people" ... smacks of elitism and favoritism, to say the least.
At the same time, it is widely recognized by smart job seekers that networking is an effective technique for career development and job seeking. Deliberately cutting off this wellspring is a very dangerous move for any company that wants to continue to attract top job seekers.
Some companies have tried to solve this by treating candidates who come to their attention through networking just like they would any other job seeker — asking them to apply online, having them fill out employment applications before engaging in meetings (even "informational interviews"). This is a dangerous solution, insofar as it is likely to scare off top candidates. So called "passive candidates," who may be willing to meet with your company to explore career possibilities, but are not in such an open state of "job seeking mode" that they will fill it forms or tolerate much in the way of HR red tape.
To me, the bigger context here is employer branding. Companies can (and do) develop reputations as actively encouraging smart people to cultivate connections with their organization — whether or not there is an immediate payoff for either party. Or, as bureaucratic organizations that maintain a set of staunch, protective hiring practices that force everyone to jump through the same hoops. I can think of several Fortune 500 companies here in Milwaukee that have terrible reputations of the latter sort. I wonder if they realize that?
I'm not sure what the legally defensible solution is here. Candidly, the key to encouraging high caliber job seekers to meet with people within your company is to provide a form of preferential treatment. Is there a legal way to do that? I'm not a lawyer, so I don't know. But I do know that networking is a critical recruiting practice.
Postscript: Legalities aside, there is one major risk associated with networking, from an employer's perspective. Insofar as like attracts like, excessive reliance on networking can lead to a homogenous workforce. Not just from a demographic standpoint, for example, but in many ways. The solution to this, I would suggest, is for an employer to proactively reach out to (and participate in) a variety of forums where they can encourage a diverse selection of potential candidates to explore career opportunities with them.


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Description Usage Arguments Details Value Author(s) See Also Examples
View source: R/IPMpack-Vital_Rate_Obj.r
Allows a series of different glms to be fit all on the way to fecundity, e.g., probability of flowering, number of flower heads produced, etc; as well as fecundity into different discrete classes. Alternatively, the function creates fecundity objects following a specified list of formulas with specified corresponding list of coefficients.
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makeFecObj(dataf, fecConstants=data.frame(NA),
offspringSizeExplanatoryVariables="1", coeff=NULL,doOffspring=TRUE,
a dataframe with columns "size", "sizeNext", "stage", "stageNext", and any additional columns with fecundity data. UIf fecundity data is transformed via log, etc, this MUST BE MADE CLEAR in the argument
a list containing the value by which each of the fecundity rates will be multiplied in the order defined by the order in
a formulas describing the desired explanatory variables (interactions, etc) in classical R style, i.e. separated by '+', '*', ':' and the response variables of choice. Possible covariates include 'size', 'size2' (size^2), 'size3' (size^3),'logsize' (log(size)), and 'covariate' (if this name is used, the assumption is made that this is a discrete covariate from which compound matrices may be constructed), and any other covariates available in dataf. Again, these must appear in the order defined by the Formula argument. See
a character vector containing the names of the families to be used for the glms, e.g., binomial, poisson, etc. Again, these must appear in the order defined by
a character vector containing the names of the
transforms to be used for the response variables, e.g., log, sqrt, -1, etc. Again, these must appear in the order defined by
numeric vector, defining mean offspring size. Defaults to NA, in which case the function will use to data to assess the mean offspring size according to the relationship defined in offspringSizeExplanatoryVariables (which either simply fits a mean, or may fit more complex relationships linking maternal size to offspring size).
numeric vector, defining standard deviation of offspring size. Defaults to NA, in which case the function will use the data to assess the standard deviation of offspring size; as described for meanOffspringSize
dataframe with values defining the number of offspring going into the indicated offspring category; will be re-scaled to sum to 1 within the function. This argument needs to be entered as a data.frame, and the names in the data.frame need to precisely match the used stage names in the data file.
dataframe defining which fecundity rates (both functions and constants) apply to which offspring category. This only needs to be specified when some fecundity rates do not apply to all offspring categories. The offspring categories in the column names of this dataframe should match those in the offspringSplitter exactly. The row names of the dataframe should match the fecundity column names in the data file and the supplied fecundity constants, in that order. In the dataframe, a '1' indicates that a fecundity rate applies to an offspring category, while a '0' indicates an omission. For instance, establishment and seedling survival rates may be applicable to seedlings, but not to seeds that go into a seedbank (depending on the life cycle and definition of vital rates).
data.frame defining number of offspring produced by each discrete class ; defaults to 0. If specified, ALL discrete classes MUST appear in alphabetical order, so NO "continuous". e.g. fecByDiscrete=data.frame(dormant=0,seedAge1=4.2,seedOld=0)
a character defining the relationship defining offspring size; the default is "1", indicating simply fitting a mean and a variance; alternatives would including defining offspring size as a function of maternal size (i.e., offspringSizeExplanatoryVariables="size") or more complex polynomials of size (i.e., offspringSizeExplanatoryVariables="size+size2"). The corresponding relationship is fitted to the data contained in dataf, taking as the response variable the column "sizeNext" in dataf for rows where the column "offspringNext" is equal to "sexual" and the column "stageNext" is equal to "continuous".
list of numeric vector of required coefficients to be imposed if dataf is NULL for each element of the Formula list in order; must be compatible with Formula
argument defining whether you wish to fit an offspring regression as part of this function (TRUE), or do it separately (see makeOffspringObj); if this is FALSE, other argument relating to the offspring distribution will be ignored
argument specifying if "sexual" or "clonal" offspring should be considered; default is "sexual".
This function fits a suite of subfunctions of fecundity towards creating a Fecundity transition projection model; e.g., the probability of flowering as a function of size, the number of seeds produced as a function of size, etc. Users can define the functional form of each relationship, as well as the distribution and any transforms. There is also a possibility of defining reproduction from discrete sizes into each of the subfunction outcomes; defined in the matrix fecByDiscrete.
Note that it is crucial that users appropriately set up the data to adequately reflect conditionality in the fertility kernel; for example, if there are two columns, with one reflecting the probability of flowering (0s and 1s) and the other reflecting seed output (integers) it is important that where the probability of flowering is 0, seed output is set to NA, as otherwise, meaningless 0s in the seed output column will bias the regression.
Finally, if the same variables are used in multiple equations, users should check for problems of endogeneity.
an object of class fecObj
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dff <- generateData(type="discrete")
fv1 <- makeFecObj(dff,
offspringSplitter = data.frame(continuous = 0.2, seedAge1 = 0.8,
seedOld = 0),
fecByDiscrete = data.frame(dormant = 0, seedAge1 = 4.2, seedOld = 0))
#now without any data, imposing desired coefficients
fv1 <- makeFecObj(Formula=list(Fec~size),
offspringSplitter = data.frame(continuous = 0.2, dormant=0,
seedAge1 = 0.8),
fecByDiscrete = data.frame(dormant = 0, seedAge1 = 4.2),
coeff=list(c(1,1)), meanOffspringSize=1,sdOffspringSize=1)
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When searching troughout the Technorati website I found some interesting information. After searching through the blog directory an article on chocolate milk being the perfect sports drink caught my eye. According to the article found on the "Cycling Tips" blog, during an endurance test cyclists who refueled with chocolate milk during a 4 hour break between exhausting rides were able to ride 50% longer than those who refeuled with common sports drinks such as gatorade. I remember seeing a special on Fresno State athletics and the chocolate milk given to certain athletes and this article further explained the reasoning behind it. Here's the link: http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2009/05/chocolate-milk-the-perfect-sports-drink/
I typed "kinesiology" in the tags directory under advanced search and found some different blog listings that were not listed in the standard search (and some of the same that were). I found the blog "Awaken Kinesiology" written by a Holistic Kinesiologist named Kerry who focuses on "helping people reduce stress, gain awareness and create more balance ... " Here's the link: http://awakenkinesiology.blogspot.com/
As far as exploring through the different search methods on the site, let's just say I was a little confused with the setup. I did find similar blog listings as far as titles to articles, videos and blog titles under the searches as well as different listings not found on the other search types. I can see how searching through this site can narrow down options as far as the topic you're looking for and it's helpful. I enjoyed reading some of the articles and sifting through various blogs. I really enjoyed the "what's popular" area and the top blogs by fans, top searches, top blogs by authority, top videos and top news.
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Dell has launched a broad array of data center storage solutions to help enterprises running large scale server farms to quickly scale their infrastructure in order to meet the changing demands of the digital world influenced by cloud computing and big data trends.
On the very first day of Dell World 2015 which tool place on October 20, 2015, dell announced a range of Datacenter Scalable Solutions (DSS) for businesses. The newly launched unit comes after more than 8 years after Dell launched its first data center solution for business. The newly released DSS are customizes and optimized infrastructure solutions aimed at the dozen or so organizations that comprise the hyperscale computing market, such as Google, Facebook, eBay, Baidu, and Alibaba. These cloud based companies want systems that can rapidly scale and are high performing and highly energy efficient and are optimized to run their workloads.
Among the first of the DSS-branded systems is the DSS 7000, a dense storage server that officials said is built to handle the demands that will come with exascale computing over the next several years. It's based on the DCS XA90, a massive, dense storage server that came out of the Datacenter Scalable Solutions business a year ago and can hold as much as 720TB in a 4U (7-inch) chassis.
The DSS can hold the same amount of data in a 4U chassis, and can hold up to 90 3.5-inch drives and two two-socket server nodes, all of which can drive down the dollar-per-gigabyte cost for object and block storage, officials said.
Dell is also introducing the DSS 1500, 1510 and 2500 1U (1.25-inch) 2U (3.5-inch) servers. The systems, powered by Intel's Xeon chips, include flexible storage and interconnect capabilities, as well as industry-standard baseboard management controller (BMC) systems management.
Dell also is launching other new high-end storage offerings, including the Dell Storage Center 9000 storage array controller. The controller is based on Dell's 13th-generation PowerEdge server platform, and offers a choice of configurations that include all-flash and hybrid-flash storage. According to Dell officials, it delivers 40 percent more IOPS (input/output operations per second) and more than twice the throughputs than previous arrays in the SC product family, and offers more than three Petabytes of capacity per array.
All the said solutions will be available from this month end.
Dell World 2015 will be held at Austin, Texas for 4 days i.e. Oct 20- Oct 23 and more details will be updated shortly!


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Happy Thanksgiving. I'm having a quiet and rainy holiday with my dad and the pups. We arrived early. Made and ate our turkey and comfort fixings and now everyone but me is down for the count.
Laying here staring at a football game I don't understand, I'm thinking about my thankfulness list I started writing earlier this week, and thought it would be fun to share it …
I'm thankful that it was a great year of exploring — Portland, Mexico City, Palm Springs and driving from California to D.C. and seeing all of the states in between.
I'm thankful for the Christmas tree I helped decorate, and for the friend who let me help, and for all of the vintage ornaments that are so delicate and wonderful.
I'm thankful for a new little frisky puppy and a fluffy older pooch, too.
I'm thankful for skinny peppermint mochas.
And roasted turkey for a week.
I'm thankful for the photo class I've waited years to take, and a little sad it's only weeks from ending.
I'm thankful that I experienced a lot, and felt a lot, and grew a lot and have no regrets.
I'm thankful for Marcel the Shell.
I'm thankful for a new niece who is arriving very, very soon.
I'm thankful Maggie moved to town, and we don't have to eat lunch in the breakroom anymore.
I'm thankful for my new phone and all of the camera apps that have turned me into "one of those people" who constantly looks like I'm texting (I promise, I'm not, I'm just taking your picture … or a picture of your food or shoes or something behind you).
I'm thankful for a family that mystifies me but that I love.
And for wonderful blog followers who say hello and comment and let me know you're there in your own way.
I'm thankful fires on cool days, and candles when they're needed.
I'm thankful I discovered Sark.
I'm thankful for my friends, and all the times they've answered my calls and were there for me.
I'm thankful for at least one weekend at Dillon Beach.
I'm thankful for new opportunities.
And challenges that always bringing a blessing about, somehow.
I'm thankful for creative gifts God has blessed me with.
I'm thankful that no matter how bad it gets I still have a home and a job and nice things when so many don't.
I'm thankful that I have the best friends in the world.
And because Maggie said I should include this, I'm thankful my hair still looks okay when I don't wash it for three days.
What are you thankful for today, friends?
(oh, this is the first post I've done from my phone so I hope it doesn't look too weird ….)


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Following is a transcript of the conversation as I was taking my eldest daughter to her first church beach retreat:
Me: Let's review a few key items before we get to the church. Stop texting and pay attention.
Callie (12.5 years old): Ohhh-kay.
Me: A good rule of thumb for behavior is if you wouldn't do something if I was standing there watching because you might get in trouble, don't do it. But don't get this confused with something you might do while I was standing there for my personal amusement, like the time you leaned against the cannon and shouted "FIRE IN THE HOLE" then shot yourself across the historic square in St. Augustine. Please do not scream FIRE IN THE HOLE at all on this trip.
Callie: Mmm-hmmm. Got it.
Me: It is impossible to apply too much sunscreen. It is possible to apply sunscreen haphazardly and end up with a giant hand print on your back. It is also possible to fail to apply sunscreen at all, tan yourself into a piece of shoe leather, then spend the majority of your 30s letting a dermatologist hack you up.
Callie: That's gross. And awkward. Please stop.
Hadley (10.5 years old): You should show her some of your scars when we get there, Mom.
Me: Hadley, stop talking. I only have a few more minutes to impart years of wisdom.
Me: Riptides. Do you know how to get safely out of a riptide?
Callie: Huh? What? Are you still talking to me?
Me: Riptides. They will drag you out into the sea to your watery death, if you survive the shark attack. If you are caught in a riptide, remember to swim parallel to the shore until you are out of the riptide, then you swim perpendicular toward the shore to safety.
Callie: Is this geometry?
Me: Come to think of it, just don't go any further than knee-deep in the ocean. You do know there have been shark attacks in knee-deep water, right?
Hadley: If you swim out to the sandbar, be sure to take a floatie or a raft with you. Last time I was at the lake my friend and I were stuck on the sandbar for a while because the undertow was so strong we couldn't swim in.
Me: WHAT? You aren't allowed to go to the lake anymore. Callie do NOT swim out to the sandbar. It's where hungry sharks go to devour tasty-looking humans.
Callie: {No audible response. I suspect aggressive eye-rolling.}
Me: You know two of my dear friends from high school were sunning themselves on rafts in the ocean on a church retreat and they drifted out more than 3 miles from shore AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT UNTIL A BOAT CAME BY AND PICKED THEM UP.
Callie: They got into a boat with people they didn't know?
Me: Missing. The. Point. Do not float around in the ocean on a raft. Or get into a boat with people you don't know. Also, the only boy allowed in your room is Jesus, and I mean the Holy Spirit, not a cute boy who pronounces his name "Hey-Zeus."
Callie: So awkward.
Hadley: Watch out for jellyfish.
Me: OH NO WE ARE AT THE CHURCH AND I HAVEN'T COVERED SEA CREATURES OR WHAT TO DO IF THE BUS CRASHES.
Callie: I am not getting out of the car unless you promise to stop talking.
Me: Excellent.You stay here and let me see if I can get a refund.
Callie: {Sigh.} I'm getting my luggage.
Then she promised to call me, which she did, about two hours before they got there because her phone was dying. This was the communication I received later that evening:
Incidentally, "GTG" means "Got To Go," not "Gosh That's Great."
Dear Lord: Please keep her safe and make this trip worth the peptic ulcer I am sure to have prior to her return. In Jesus Name, Amen.


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United States District Court, D. Nebraska
June 28, 2013
RICHARD " BUD" STEEN, and LLOYDENE STEEN, Plaintiffs,v.ROBERT MURRAY, Individually; LAMSON, DUGAN & MURRAY, LLP; and RYAN BOE, Defendants
For Richard " Bud" Steen, Lloydene Steen, Plaintiffs: Diana J. Vogt, SHERRETS, BRUNO LAW FIRM, Omaha, NE; James D. Sherrets, SHERRETS, BRUNO LAW FIRM, Omaha, NE; Marc S. Harding, PRO HAC VICE, HARDING LAW OFFICE, Des Moines, IA.
For Robert Murray, Individually, Ryan Boe, Defendants: Andre R. Barry, CLINE, WILLIAMS LAW FIRM - LINCOLN, Lincoln, NE; James M. Bausch, CLINE, WILLIAMS LAW FIRM - OMAHA, Omaha, NE; James W. Redmond, HEIDMAN, REDMOND LAW FIRM, Sioux City, IA; Peter J. Leo, HEIDMAN, REDMOND LAW FIRM, Sioux City, IA.
For Lamson, Dugan & Murray, LLP, Defendant: Andre R. Barry, CLINE, WILLIAMS LAW FIRM - LINCOLN, Lincoln, NE; James M. Bausch, CLINE, WILLIAMS LAW FIRM - OMAHA, Omaha, NE; Peter J. Leo, HEIDMAN, REDMOND LAW FIRM, Sioux City, IA.
Laurie Smith Camp, Chief United States District Judge.
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This matter is before the Court on the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Filing No. 41) filed by Defendants Robert Murray (" Murray" ), Ryan Boe (" Boe" ), and Lamson, Dugan & Murray, LLP (" Lamson Dugan" ) (collectively " Defendants" ). Also before the Court is the Motion
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to Retransfer Case or Retain Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (Filing No. 47), filed by the Plaintiffs Richard " Bud" Steen and Lloydene Steen (collectively " Plaintiffs" or the " Steens" ). The parties have submitted briefs (Filing Nos. 42, 46, 48, 49, 50, and 51) in support of their respective positions. For the reasons stated below, Plaintiffs' Motion to Retransfer will be denied, and Defendants' Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings will be granted.
In 2003, the Defendants represented the Plaintiffs to help them avoid foreclosure on their Iowa farmland. (Filing No. 32 ¶ 10; Filing No. 33 ¶ 5; see also Filing No. 1 at CM/ECF p. 5.) Plaintiffs allege that, at the time of the representation, neither Murray nor Boe was licensed to practice law in Iowa. (Filing No. 32 ¶ 2.) In connection with their representation of the Plaintiffs, Defendants Murray and Boe drafted a Real Estate Purchase Agreement (the " Purchase Agreement" ) between Plaintiffs and AGR-Keast. (Filing No. 33 ¶ 6; see also Filing No. 1 at CM/ECF pp. 5-9. [1] ) Boe also drafted an Option to Lease/Purchase Real Estate (" Option" ). (Filing No. 25-3 at CM/ECF pp. 27-29.) The Plaintiffs allege that at the time the Purchase Agreement and Option were drafted, Defendants also represented AGR-Keast, the purchaser. (Filing No. 32 ¶ 15.)
Plaintiffs allege that Defendants committed legal malpractice in drafting the Purchase Agreement and Option. ( See generally Filing No. 32.) Specifically, Plaintiffs allege that they retained Defendants to " draft a first option to purchase or right of first refusal" but Defendants " instead drafted an unrestricted option in favor of the purchaser of [Plaintiffs'] other property." ( Id. ¶ ¶ 10-14.) Plaintiffs further allege that they did not know Defendants were also representing the purchaser; that Defendants " included language to favor that purchaser; " and that Defendants " failed to disclose to Plaintiffs their divided loyalties." ( Id. ¶ ¶ 15-21.) Plaintiffs allege that they discovered Defendants' malpractice in October 2008. ( Id. ¶ 20.) Based on these allegations, Plaintiffs assert that Defendants failed to exercise appropriate care, breached the parties' contract, and breached ethical duties. ( Id. at ¶ 18, 24, 26.) Plaintiffs further allege that because the Option was incorrectly drafted, they incurred significant litigation expenses. ( Id. at ¶ 17.)
Plaintiffs filed this action on July 20, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (Filing No. 1.) On October 4, 2012, Defendants moved to transfer the case to the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), due to improper venue. (Filing No. 25.) Plaintiffs resisted the Motion to Transfer, arguing that a substantial part of the events giving rise to Plaintiffs' claims occurred the Southern District of Iowa and, therefore, venue was proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). The Southern District of Iowa granted the Motion, concluding that venue in Iowa was improper. That court reasoned that under controlling precedent in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, it was required to focus on the location of the Defendants'
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alleged wrongful activities. (Filing No. 34 at 5 (citing Woodke v. Dahm, 70 F.3d 983, 985-86 (8th Cir. 1995).) The court determined that each of Defendants' alleged wrongful acts or omissions took place in Nebraska, and Plaintiffs failed to ...
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I've admitted before that I'm often behind the times, reviewing games. The Forest is not some new game that just hit or even just got added to Early Access. It's been almost two years since launching into Early Access and most people I should think are familiar with it. And yet, I hadn't played it and I figured when I did, it wouldn't be relevant any more. How wrong I was.
So The Forest, if you had no clue, is an open world survival horror game set in a Forest. Survival games, specifically open world ones, aren't anything new. I played and loved Ark but even Minecraft set down a lot of rules that we still use in these games today. What makes the forest different is character: most of those games are randomly generated (not Ark, but most other open world survival games) while the Forest is hand crafted. There are random elements (where and when enemies show up, where you'll find resources… that sort of thing). Story wise, you were in a plane crash with your Son and are trying to find him and (presumably) get off the island.
What makes the game shine for me is that every aspect of the game has been passed over multiple times to ensure it adds to either the fun of the game or the difficulty. Games like Ark rely on grinding and team work to get anything done while The Forest gives us a cleaner line of progression. Everything is laid out in a manual you access in the game by pressing 'B', meaning from the get go you can see where you are and where you want to be. Enemies will attack you and your base and unlike any other game where I usually question if I want to continue or not, the understanding of resources and how they balance out never makes me feel like my fun has been ruined. Even the storyline is written down in your manual, reminding you what you're currently focused on and giving you just enough instruction so you'll never really be without something to do.
The game itself is quite beautiful (with each patch doing graphics and sound passes). Something that strikes me over all the other open world survival games I've played, the world is noisy. Wind whips in your ears, fire crackles and pops, the ocean sounds like an ocean and the wet ground sloshes as you walk around in the rain. The developers have spent as much time on audio as they have the graphics. Speaking of which, the game runs on Unity which is funny because it looks so much more 'Next Gen' than most Unity games.
The Mutants, which you'll see plenty of, are always perplexing. In most video games, you learn the cycles an enemy goes through. Their ai states, animation poses and sound cues. In the Forest, they always feel like there's unpredictability to them. You've seen them move around a hundred times and you know they're going to be rolling around and chasing you but it's never in a way you can see it coming. The terrifying screams of war parties, the unsettling texture of their skin and hatred in their faces and the way they stare at you. It's all unsettling in the best of ways.
Multiplayer isn't something the game is balanced towards, which is great. I highly recommend this game as a c0-op game more than a single player one. While Ark, Seven Days to Die and other games are content with having you mindlessly grind as many materials as possible, making it inhuman for anyone to play those games solo, The Forest is very well suited for the single player experience. Adding a second player to that doesn't mean the game becomes twice as easy, it becomes twice as immersive. Two players, sitting on the edge of their seats and waiting for the next horrific tower of limbs to come crashing through their walls makes for an intense feeling. The contagious emotions of fear and relief are more palpable with someone else on the other end to share this with.
The game isn't perfect (although what game in Early Access is?). The crafting system is neat, allowing almost free-forming of pretty much any structure you can think of, but placement is tricky. The crafting UI is always floating a few feet infront of you, so if you build with your back to a cliffside like we did, you'll end up having to think creatively about how you're going to position things. There could be better UI in terms of crafting (tell you the ingredients needed for inventory crafting, since we're already told ingredient counts outside the inventory crafting). There are a few physics issues (logs don't really accumulate that much momentum when rolling, suitcases fly 50′ into the air when they first spawn in, etc) and graphically the sky looks nice until you realize there are only 2-3 different static skies that just gently rotate (nothing is generated, so these skies always look exactly the same).
Overall I'd highly recommend this game that most people already know is pretty neat. Judging from Twitch, Youtube and Steam streamers the game has gently faded from memory but bi-weekly updates and a friend playing along will keep me coming back to this terrifying vacation spot.


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A lawsuit has been filed demanding up to 21 years in prison on three charges against Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Ağrı MP Leyla Zana.
Among the accusations were Zana doing victory sign, going to the building of Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and her speech at March 8 International Women's Day.
Zana was detained in Diyarbakır on February 8 and was released on probation by the Criminal Judgeship of Peace on Duty following the prosecution questioning.
The indictment seeks from 8 to 21 years in prison on charges of "being a member of an armed terror group", "opposing to law on demonstrations and meetings by not dispersing despite police warning", "praising crime and criminal".
Who is Leyla Zana?
She entered parliament as Social Democratic Populist Party Diyarbakır MP following an election campaign which saw a huge support from the women in the southeastern region in general elections in 1991.
On November 6, 1991, she was protested for ending her oath in Kurdish in the oath-taking ceremony of Grand National Assembly of Turkey's (TBMM) 19th legislative year.
On March 2, 1994, parliamentary immunities of Zana, Hatip Dicle, Selim Sadak, Orhan Doğan, Hatip Dicle, Ahmet Türk, Sırrı Sakık and Mahmut Alınak were lifted because of a speech Zana delivered in the US. They all were detained in the following day.
She was sent to prison with her group fellows Dicle, Sadak, and Orhan on March 17, 1994. She was sentenced to 15 years in prison on December 8, 1994 on charge of "being a member of an illegal organization".
She was released from Ankara Central Closed Prison on June 8, 2004.
What happened?
After the lifting of parliamentary immunities, a large number of HDP MPs have been detained and arrested.
CLICK-THE STATUS OF HDP MPs UP TO DATE
There are 13 HDP MPs behind bars.
HDP Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ has been relieved of her MP duties. (AS/TK)
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Happy freakin' Monday, eh?
Well today the Colorado Avalanche play the St Louis Blues and that gives me the opportunity to present you with a great F4FM.
Today is Tony Twist day. Twist played for the Blues as well as the Nordiques. Cool, no?
This is a sweet tribute video, a bit long, but check out all the Quebec Nordiques footage as well as the expected St. Louis Blues footage. And there is no shortage of frightened opponents! Watching Twist fight makes my hands hurt, whew!
Twist is an interesting character. In his foreword to The Code he says he fought with malice, never fighting just to fight. Watch this tribute and I think you will be convinced. He describes the code as "civilized insanity" and I'm sure as hell not going to argue with the gentleman!
Remember, don't fight just to fight!
-From the Point