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Name: Cade
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Location: Alabama
A couple of weeks ago you responded to an Iraq vet who was having trouble in his marriage because he couldn't get it up due to his PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). I want to thank you for discussing that. It was helpful to me too. I'm an Iraq vet. I lost my right leg, to just above the knee and three fingers on my left hand to an IED. I think I'm doing ok with the physical rehabilitation. My prosthesis is state of the art and I'm even learning to run again. I joke that I'm the bionic man. Here's what's freaking me out though. I'm getting hit on by some really hot chicks, the kind I never could score with before Iraq. I come to discover they are hot for my leg stump. And I'm gettin all skeezed out by it. I'm passing up getting laid because this is fucking with my head. What gives with this shit?
Dude, you've stumbled upon, no pun intended, a silver lining of sorts, of being an amputee. Honestly, I'm not pulling your leg here, your good leg that is. Ok, ok really this is for real, Cade. But I think you already know that, huh?
Let's begin with a definition. There is a fetish, or a paraphilia, if you prefer, called Acrotomophilia, or amputee love. It's relatively rare, but there is a sizable Internet presence. You need only do a search for "amputee love" to get you started. These folks, often called devotees, are turned on by the limbless among us.
Here's an interesting phenomenon, with the spike in seriously maimed vets returning from our numerous war zones and the media attention they're getting these days — thanks the inadequate care some are receiving at our nation's veteran's hospitals — this fetish is growing by leaps and bounds.
A couple of weeks ago, I was having a beer with a bunch of gay men. We were discussing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the horrific images we were seeing on tv. Without missing a beat, a couple of the men in the group started talking about the number of totally hot young vets they were seeing on the news. Sure they had missing limbs, but for some in the group that made them even hotter. A couple other guys were goin on and on about how they would get off on servicing some of these returning service men. Instead of the conversation weirding out the whole group, as I thought it might, most of the guys were like getting totally into it.
I was being quizzed about the sexual issues, of course. Does an amputation affect a guy's ability to get it up? …and things like that. I was totally blown away. Not by their questions, but by the fact that these men, who would otherwise be put off by a guy with a bad haircut; were beginning to fetishize seriously maimed vets. Then I thought to myself, OMG, I am watching the birth of some brand new baby devotees. And that, my friend, is how all fetishes begin.
I realize that you must be facing enormous hurtles, Cade, (again no pun intended) to regain your sense of self after the disfigurement and amputation. It hardly seems fair to throw yet another curve ball your way. But, as we all know, life is supremely unfair. I suspect that you're already feeling enough like an oddity without some chick — even a sizzilin' hot one — coming on to you because of what you've lost. And that's why I suggest you withhold judgment about all of this until you have a bit more information about this particular fetish and it's practitioners.
Many amputees go through life without ever meeting a devotee. Others have intimate experience with these fetishists. One thing for sure, even though a devotee's interest in you may creep you out; you can be certain that their interest is sincere. They are not like most of the other well-meaning people you'll meet in your new life as a bionic man. A devotee will not pity or patronize you. Devotees, curiously enough, see you as more whole and desirable than those who have no missing parts. In other words, devotees are hot for you for how you are. This is definitely not a "let's pity fuck the gimp" sorta thing. I know this can be mind-bending, but I hope you can see the fundamental difference between the two.
Some amputee/devotee relationships are long-term, marriage and children included. Others are more recreational in nature. I suppose that if you have your head screwed on right, you'll be able to discern what might be best for you, if any of this appeals to you. Actually, in this realm, you're absolutely no different than all your non-maimed peers. They too are trying to make sense of how love, sex and intimacy fit together.
I know some amputees are put off by devotees. They're indignant that someone would objectify them for their stumps and not accept them as a human being first. Well, ya can hardly argue with that, can ya? But in reality, all of us do our share of objectifying. What about all the guys who flock around the blond with the big rack? You know they only see her tits and not her brain. Is the amputee/devotee thing any different? I think not.
You know how you are doing all this physical therapy to regain your ability to walk and run with your new bionic leg and foot? Well, there's probably as much emotional and psychological therapy you need to do to adapt yourself to your new maimed-self. Part of this psychological adjustment may be embracing and celebrating the fact that you are now an object of desire for a whole new group of folks.
So ok, your hotness is not the same hotness you may have had pre-Iraq, but it's hotness none the less. You may not yet appreciate how a person could be sexually attracted to another person simply because of an amputation. Hell, the devotee may not even know why he or she is wired this way, but that don't make it any less a fact. The confusion that can result from these desires or being the object of these desires can often sabotage a perfectly viable amputee/devotee sexual relationship.
Acrotomophilia, like all fetishes and paraphilias is learned behavior. Some devotees recall early childhood erotically charged encounters with women or men who were amputees. But just as plausible is the fetish began like the story I recounted at the beginning of my response — a group of people fantasizing about sex with a hot vet, who happens to be an amputee. You can see how just a little of that highly charged erotic reinforcement could turn anyone into a devotee. So it's not so mysterious after all, is it?
I realize you didn't choose this for yourself. But, for the most part, none of us is really in charge of what we eroticize, or what others eroticize about us. I know I nearly went to pieces the first time someone referred to me as a daddy. It wasn't till I came to grips with the fact that I was no longer a young man, and that younger men might find me desirable, even at my seriously advanced age, that the whole daddy thing settled in with me.
What you do with all this information, Cade, if anything, is completely up to you. Will you embrace your new bionic gimp hotness and let it take you for a ride? Or will you resist? Either way, at least you'll be a bit more informed about what gives with this shit.
Name: Tammy
Gender: Female
Age: 36
Location: Springfield IL
My parents were Laurel Canyon hippies of the first order, free love, drugs and all that stuff. I used to be disgusted by all the sex my parents were having with other people. I just couldn't understand why they didn't just want to be with one another or divorce and remarry someone else. As soon as I could, I left the west coast for the Midwest. Now all these years later my own marriage is in trouble. My husband unilaterally ended our sex life after the birth of our last child three years ago. I haven't let myself go. I'm still very attractive and have even improved my body after the babies. But nothing I do brings him back to bed. He said that we have children now, and people with children don't do that sort of thing!
To spite him for shutting me out, I turned to another man for sex. I just wanted to feel desirable again. I fear my affair will be found out and it will destroy my marriage. Funny thing, my parents with all their multiple sex partners remained happily married for 51 years till my father's death two years ago. They were honest about their lives; I am not! I feel ashamed, but I am also having the best sex of my life and I won't give it up.
My husband is a decent man and a good father. How can I continue to live this lie? If I come clean it will likely break up my family and I'll look like a cheating slut. Is there any other option? I wish I would have been more accepting of my parent's lifestyle; maybe the karma wouldn't be so rough now.
Ahhh, bad luck doll! That karma thing can sure enough be a bitch. And it'll bite you in the ass sure as shootin'.
If I had a nickel for every time I've heard this same story from a frustrated and desperate man or woman trapped in a sexless marriage, I'd have enough money to lay down my keyboard, give up my status as the most fabulous and revered sexpert in the universe and retire to Maui.
Unfortunately, by the time I hear from most of these people they have already suffered through years of abstinence, all the while begging and pleading for the sex they want, need and deserve. By the time they write to me it's often way too late. The die is cast. They're married with kids and often have a stray affair workin' on the side. As you suggest, Tammy, it's a pretty unbearable situation.
My first thoughts are that by the time things get to the point of sheer desperation, a happy ending is virtually impossible. A lot of people are gonna get hurt regardless of how this resolves it self. If that's a given, mabe you should be asking yourself; what can be salvaged from the impending wreck?
Tammy, you write something very telling in your message to me. When talking about your parents you say; "They were honest about their lives; I am not!" In the end, if you can reclaim your integrity, regardless if it means the demise of your marriage and family as you currently know it, you will have regained something of inestimable value.
I also want to address your comment: "If I come clean it will likely break up my family and I'll look like a cheating slut." Perhaps, but at least you'll no longer be a lyin' cheatin' slut. Come on, how could what others think of you trump what you already think of yourself. You are down on yourself because you expect sex in your marriage. And when that disappeared, you didn't shut down as a sexual being. Does that alone make you so bad, a slut even?
I wholeheartedly believe that married people deserve a rich and fulfilling sex life, unless there's mutual agreement for another arrangement. Unilaterally depriving a spouse of a rich and fulfilling sex life is an act of sexual violence. The kind of sexual violence that will cause frustration, anger and desperation. And inevitably lead to infidelity, which in turn destroys the marriage and traumatizes the kids. So Tammy, if you are a cheating slut, what does that make your husband? Neither you or your old man is without blame. So time to buck up, darlin', and do the right thing. Regardless of how the chips fall.
And one more thing, you say you were disgusted by your parent's hippy, free love lifestyle — at least they were open an up-front with you about who they were. Consider the trauma your kids will experience when they learn dear old mom was bumping someone other than dear old dad. What kind of example are you setting for them? You see where the honesty thing is a good idea right from the get go, huh?
Ok, so I think there's a consensus that the truth must be told. I suggest that you generously offer your husband the first right of refusal. He may not deserve it, but that's the way to go nonetheless. Offer to stay with him and raise your kids together, but not in a sexless marriage. If he can't bring himself to bone you the way you need it, when you need it, with vigor and passion; then he needs to free you up to find that bone in someone else's drawers. And if he can't live the cuckold life he ought at least to be man enough to leave the marriage with as little stink as possible.
Name: Jack (not my real name)
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Location: Boston
I have a bunch of little bumps on my penis near the tip. Each one is kind of lumpy. They don't really bother me. I've had them for a while, but now there seems to be more of them. Should I be concerned?
Yes, jack…not your real name, there is reason to be concerned.
Listen up everyone, whenever there's a change in the look, feel or sensations in your genital area there is cause to have a medical professional look at the disturbance immediately. If you're like jack…not his real name, you could have an infection that could be transmitted to your sex partners. It's one thing to foolishly disregard your own health and wellbeing; it's quite another thing all together to risk the health and wellbeing of an unsuspecting sex partner.
Sounds to me, jack…not your real name, that you have genital warts. They're relatively easy to detect; small lumps that typically have an irregular cauliflower-like surface. Sound familiar? I thought so.
If you've been dippin' your warty wick in some pussy, mouth or asshole, you've likely passed on the infection…thank you very much. And if it's been pussy you've been messin' with the lucky lady (or ladies) may now have warts inside their cunt.
Genital warts are pretty benign, but they're mighty unsightly. Some people experience irritation and itching around the affected area. Women can get warts on the vulva and perineum but they can also appear on the vagina, cervix, and asshole. Men get warts most often on their dickhead and foreskin, but they may also appear on the shaft of your cock, scrotum, and asshole. And anyone can get them in their mouth.
A carrier of the virus doesn't even have to have a visible outbreak for the infection to be transmitted. Probably, that's how you got infected yourself; jack…not your real name.
Genital warts can be a bitch to get rid of, because, like all warts, these little devils have a tendency to reappear. Treatments may include: Liquid nitrogen to freeze small warts or another topical solution to treat warts inside the urethra, anus, mouth and/or the vagina.
Do us all a favor; jack…not your real name, consult your doctor ASAP.
Good luck, ya'll

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DOH paid hospitals up to five times amount billed
The state Department of Health made as much as $31 million in excessive Medicaid payments for patients who died within 24 hours of being admitted to a hospital after a new method of calculating hospital payments went into effect, according to an audit released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
"A new payment process that was supposed to be fairer to hospitals is instead being unfair to taxpayers," DiNapoli said. "DOH officials have allowed hospitals to receive significantly more money than they billed for, sometimes amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars for a single claim. Given the financial challenges facing New York, and the magnitude of the potentially excessive payments we identified, DOH should immediately review its payment methods and correct the problem."
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, New York's Medicaid program had more than 5.5 million enrollees and Medicaid costs totaled more than $50 billion. During that time period, Medicaid paid hospitals approximately $5.5 billion for inpatient services.
Due to a December 2009 change in the law, the Medicaid program implemented a new inpatient reimbursement methodology based on the severity of illness, the risk of mortality and other factors. The previous reimbursement methodology was based primarily on the length of a patient's hospital stay.
DiNapoli's auditors found that since DOH started using the new methodology, Medicaid has paid significantly more for claims when patient deaths occur within the first day of admission.
In a review of 1,833 inpatient claims from Dec.1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2012, in which patients died within the first day of admission, auditors found Medicaid paid the hospitals $50.8 million, although the hospitals' charges actually totaled $22.6 million. Thus, Medicaid paid the hospitals $28.2 million more than the hospitals charged on their claims. The payments in question averaged 225 percent of providers' submitted charges, or more than five times the overall rate for inpatient claims.
For example, on a claim with hospital charges totaling $9,685, Medicaid paid $153,329 for care provided to a patient who died within the first day of admission. On another claim, a hospital charged Medicaid $36,618, but Medicaid paid the hospital $273,555.
DiNapoli's auditors further determined the state could have saved as much as $31.1 million if the 1,833 questionable claims were calculated under modifications similar to those made for another type of claim in 2011.
DiNapoli recommended DOH:
•Formally assess the new payment system, including the inpatient reimbursement methodology that compensates hospitals for the cost of care when death occurs within one day of admission; and
•Revise the reimbursement methodology as warranted.
In its response to the audit, DOH indicates the reimbursement for one-day inpatient claims should not be examined in isolation and instead must be examined as part an overall evaluation of all claims paid under the new reimbursement system. DOH officials said they will complete an overall evaluation by Dec. 1. Auditors agreed that this would be an appropriate approach.
For a copy of the complete report, visit http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093013/12s5.pdf.
In addition to this audit, DiNapoli, as part of his responsibilities to audit state payments, has expanded an ongoing Medicaid audit initiative that has found more than $1.64 billion in waste, fraud and abuse since February 2007, including more than $85 million in 2013.


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Not very bossy of me, but I've been thinking about this a lot. The topic of member recognition recently came up in guild discussions. We finally decided against establishing a formal motivational system, but I made a point to remind everyone that informal recognition can be very motivating as well.
Personally, I find that a formal system (such as a guildie of the month) is a little childish. It reminds me of when I was 9 and in Girl Guides. The other issues that were pointed out with that sort of system were that 1) by recognising one person at a time, you're not recognising the 24 others who've also dedicated their time and energy to the guild, and 2) an effect opposite to desired one might occur and people who are forgotten may get resentful. Basically, formal recognition has the potential of becoming an additional oppertunity to play favorites.
So how can recognition be done informally? Many ways!
– Point out someone's improvements and the raids where they perform better than usual
– /w someone after a raid and let them know they rock
– Thank people warmly (and possibly publically) when they do a favor for the guild
– Slide compliments into conversations
– If you're a leader of some sort, occasionally give someone a specific task that will allow them to shine
The sum of it is, be positive. While downing a new boss and getting new lootzes is lovely, knowing that you're appreciated by these people you're spending several nights a week or more with has a longer lasting afterglow. Plus, you're not limited to a certain number of members per month and anyone can recognise someone else, its not just officers pointing out who they currently like most. I think officers do have a role in setting the atmosphere and in reaching out to the quieter, overlooked members, but in the end, keeping up team spirit is a group effort and is everyone's responsibility.
I realise that I'm a little girly and sentimental, but I think that everyone, even the most serious, grim player, smiles a little bit, deep down inside when told "good game" after a /win.
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A 4-year-old girl is in stable condition after being shot Friday night.
Tamerra Harper was asleep on a chair when someone fired shots into a home in the 700 block of 31st Avenue, said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Sgt. Dale Phillips.
Harper was taken to Children's of Alabama in Birmingham, where she was in stable but critical condition Saturday morning, he said. Tamerra, who has a twin sister, Tamiya, suffered a head wound and a broken arm. Her grandmother said that she has a bullet lodged in her skull and another in her arm. She is breathing with the help of a ventilator and is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove the bullet from her arm Saturday afternoon, La Shonda Harper-Gibson said.
The shots were fired into the house around 10 p.m. and were targeted at someone else who lives in the house, Phillips said.
"This was not an accident," he said.
Investigators were still looking for suspects Saturday.
Harper-Gibson said that she and her family are in shock.
"I am just numb," she said Saturday morning.
Harper-Gibson and her granddaughters had just fallen asleep when she was awakened by the gunshots.
She said that she grabbed the girls and crawled down the hall. She didn't realize that Tamerra had been injured until she turned on the light.
Harper-Gibson wrapped her granddaughter in a blanket and ran out the back door to a friend's house to call 911. The friend's house had also been hit by one of the nine rounds police said were fired.
"Who would do something like this and hurt an innocent baby, a four-year-old baby?" Harper-Gibson said. "I hope that they find whoever did this and make them suffer. I hope that God touches their hearts and changes them, is what I really hope."
Ashley Harper, the twins' mother, was about to return home from work when the shooting happened, Harper-Gibson said. Harper-Gibson said that several family members were by Tamerra's side at Children's Hospital and would remain there as long as she is hospitalized.
The twins attended prekindergarten at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School and had recently started to attend Star Bright Child Development Center.
Both girls are funny, happy and smart 4-year-olds who are inseparable, Harper-Gibson said. She said they love swimming, writing and reading.
"They are very fun little angels, everyone loves them," she said. "They are just alike. When they're sleeping and one flips over, the other one does, too. And they never, ever meet strangers.
"They so love each other," she said. "I know in my family's heart that God has already given us the strength to move on. God is on our side, and we know Tamerra is going to be all right."
"There is so much violence with these young people. Something needs to be done," she said. "They need to be reached out to."
4-year-old shot, in stable condition
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DAHLIA DINNERPLATE) ace summer sunset ( 2 Tuber ) Great Cut Flowers , Perennial !
Ace Summer Sunset Dahlia
From the Ace serie this dahlia makes high, strong and large flowers. Really impressive in the apricot colour.
Dahlias are tender plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae, and are native to Mexico. Their flowers range widely in size, color, shape, and number of petals, making dahlias among the most diverse flowers, with thousands of varieties. They make excellent cut flowers.
Plant tubers outside after all chance of frost has passed. Plant 3-4" deep in a sunny location in rich, well-drained soil. Spacing requirements differ for each variety—see above. Dahlias take 2 to 2 ½ months to begin flowering. You may give them a jump by starting them indoors in gallon containers. Plant the tubers 4-6 weeks before the last frost date in potting mix. Keep in a warm, bright spot (60-75°F) and keep the soil barely moist until sprouts appear. Transfer to the garden when all danger of frost has passed, disturbing the roots as little as possible. For best results, plant dahlia tubers in groups of at least three of the same variety.
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Big screens mean nothing if your media is all fuzzy, as most large display owners would testify. Potentially paving the way for bigger and badder screens sans the distortion are Sony's high-def 4K displays that would let you see the minute details on everything in screamingly sharp detail.
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However, Sony's 4K tech itself isn't exactly new, with the company producing 4K projectors a few years back. Last year we saw the launch of their 84" 4K behemoth display. In July the very same 55" and 65" 4K KD-X9004A Series displays were released in Singapore, making them a bit less crazy new. A fair amount of movies have already been recorded in 4K, including Oblivion, After Earth and Skyfall to name a few. High chances are if you're an avid moviegoer you've probably already watched one of these without even realizing it was recoded in 4K.
The new displays both sport a much appreciated array of forward facing speakers, trading off extreme thinness for better sound quality, which in our opinion is one of the best things they could have done. While the environment for 4K is still pretty sparce, we're already seeing the slow upcrop of 4K supporting devices.
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Equivalent in resolution to an 8 Megapixel snapshot (that's four times larger than 1080p to you and me) the whole setup has beautiful colour reproduction thanks to TRILUMINOS tech, and a much nearer viewing distance compared to typical LED TVs so you don't have to put your couch at the other end of the hall just to watch Saturday night football. You can also upscale media up to 4K, directly from TV or any other portable video-capable gizmos if you feel thus inclined.
Sony's re-releasing a bunch of remastered in 4K blu-ray titles which include classics like Godzilla and Ghostbusters to newer stuff like Total Recall and The Amazing Spiderman to tantalise your eyeballs. They're also going to throw in complimentary remastered blu-ray discs for people who are picking up the displays so you'll have plenty to watch from the get go.
While there's no real local pricing yet, the hulking displays certainly don't look cheap, but Sony says they are aiming to have their displays become widespread so we can probably expect some pretty competitive pricing to come.


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Taken at a hotel in Reyjavik - the title says it all!
Biography: Steve is an award winning professional photographer who specialises in producing creative & contemporary landscape and travel images. His photographs have been published internationally (e.g. on posters, greetings cards, book covers, advertisements) and have illustrated books, magazines, newspapers & calendars across the world. His prints have been widely exhibited throughout the UK and have also appeared on sets for both theatre & film productions.
His work has also won many awards - for example, his landscape images have been successful in the UK's 'Black & White...
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Chris Hyzy, CIO of U.S. Trust, sees any overreaction to the Fed's quantitative easing pronouncements – or, for that matter, any other unexpected curve balls coming over the plate -- as a buying opportunity for his clients. Consider, he says, the 4% sell-off in the days following Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's June 19 press conference. Dovish statements by the Fed chief after the market close just two days ago have subsequently pushed the S&P back above June's pre-selloff levels.
He is preaching to the choir. Back in May, U.S. Trust released a survey showing the wealth manager's clients were finally shifting their priorities from "asset preservation" to "asset appreciation." U.S. Trust, part of Bank of America (ticker: BAC), has since increased its recommended stock exposure to 51% equities and 21% fixed income. Last May, its call was 42% equities and 28% bonds. Hyzy sees the S&P 500 rising nearly 20%, to 1950, by the end of 2015.
"My advice to clients today is that we are at a major inflection point," Hyzy explains, "We are switching from a low yield environment in which you could search for high yield and your portfolio would generally outperform." Now, the market is moving to a rising, albeit low, yield environment, whereby the Fed plans to unwind, what Hyzy calls, "The Great Experiment." Buying on those down days, when discussions of Fed tapering send the stock market into a swoon, provides a nice entry point for shifting from fixed income to equities. Hyzy further warns, "The interest rate risk of owning fixed income makes equities a better risk-adjusted proposition than adding risk in fixed income."
But what should a nail-biting investor buy? Although bullish on emerging markets, specifically Mexico and Poland, Hyzy sees opportunity mostly in the stronger underlying economies of the U.S. and Germany. The U.S. equity market is currently valued at 16 trailing earnings, a slight discount to its 100 year market multiple of 17. Furthermore, U.S. corporate profits, he figures, should continue to grow by 5% a year through 2015.
Keeping the U.S. front and center, Hyzy's core theme is "dividend growers," stocks with solid earnings growth, rock-solid balance sheets, strong cash flow, and, of course, increasing dividend payouts. We've heard this from others, of course. But while financials, generally, stand to benefit from the world of rising interest rates, Hyzy's dividend theme is focused around technology.
He is hard pressed to see the benefits of an ETF like theTechnology Select Sector ETF (XLK), which he says is too general in its approach and is bound to dilute the results of the best performers. Hyzy favors instead a "bar-belled" approach: for total return investors should focus on buying the larger, cash rich, dividend growth companies usually found among the software-oriented firms; for growth stocks buy mid-sized cyber security, mobile payment, entertainment and content management and robotics firms.
For specific stock ideas along the lines of Hyzy's thinking, check out the columns of Barron's tech-stock pundit, Tiernan Ray, who has recently been drawing attention to IBM and Dell, firms that have been acquiring more software expertise. Among the mid-cap cyber security plays, Ray says Fortinet (FTNT) and Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) deserve a closer look. Colleague Jack Hough, meanwhile, has put together a list of value plays in robotics.
But back to Hyzy and his worldview. The U.S. Trust bull claims the next U.S. economic cycle of "non-inflationary growth" is only just beginning. He means, of course, low inflation, coupled to GDP growth around its longer-term average of 3 or 4 percent, all while fiscal headwinds are gradually decreased by the sequester.
And as to the famous Bernanke taper? Hyzy thinks the easy money will be unwound slowly over the next few years, with quantitative easing ending sometime in mid-2014, consistent with Bernanke's rhetoric Wednesday.
Of course, an exit strategy of this magnitude is unprecedented, so the jury is still out whether U.S. Trust's clients will remain focused on "asset appreciation" over the long term, or whether the defensive "asset protection" crouch of the bad years will once again become vogue.


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Coupe Deals: September 2013
Shoppers looking for a sporty new coupe are in luck. Our list of coupe deals highlights some of the top incentives and special offers available on several of our favorite new 2-doors in September.
Audi A5
The Audi A5 is a sleek 2-door offered as a coupe or soft-top cabriolet. In September, the best deal is a lease offer on the coupe. Through the end of the month, Audi is offering a 2014 A5 with $3,900 down at signing for 36 months at $429 per month. New owners and loyal Audi owners also can get a good deal, as the brand is offering up to $1,000 cash back on 2013 and 2014 A5 models through the end of the month.
Cadillac CTS Coupe
The Cadillac CTS Coupe is boldly styled 2-door with V6 power and an available V8-powered CTS-V variant. In September, both the CTS Coupe and the CTS-V Coupe are offered with an incentive for drivers interested in financing. For qualified shoppers, that deal offers 0 percent interest for up to 60 months on either model -- the standard CTS Coupe or the muscular CTS-V.
Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang offers a retro-themed design, powerful engines and some of the latest in automotive gadgets. Drivers looking to finance a 2013 Mustang have the best incentive in September. Through the end of the month, this muscle car is available with 0 percent interest for up to 60 months, or 1.9 percent for 72 months. That offer is sweetened with up to $1,500 cash back. Drivers paying in full also get a good deal, as Ford is offering up to $3,000 cash back on all 2013 Mustang models through the end of September.
Hyundai Elantra Coupe
The Hyundai Elantra Coupe brings a sleek, 2-door body style to the popular Elantra compact sedan. In September, the 2013 Elantra Coupe is available with incentives whether shoppers are looking to lease, finance or pay with cash. For cash buyers, Hyundai is offering up to $500 back. We recommend skipping that deal and taking Hyundai up on its low-interest offer, which boasts rates starting at 0 percent for 60 months or 0.9 percent for 72 months. The last offer is a lease deal that includes payments from $169 per month for 36 months after $2,499 down at lease signing.
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Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe
The Mercedes C-Class Coupe offers a sleek, 2-door take on the popular entry-level C-Class luxury car. Although the C-Class Coupe was only recently released, this model is already available with a great lease deal for drivers interested in a sporty C-Class driving experience. Through the end of September, that deal is a 36-month lease with payments from $429 per month on the 2014 C250 Coupe. To take advantage of that offer, shoppers must put down $3,723 at lease signing.
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Nissan Altima Coupe
The Nissan Altima Coupe is an efficient 2-door based on the last-generation Altima sedan. Although it won't be around much longer, the 2013 Altima Coupe is still offered with incentives to clear out remaining inventory. The best deal is for drivers paying in full, as Nissan is offering up to $2,500 cash back on all Altima Coupes. But qualified finance shoppers also get a good deal, as Nissan is offering 0 percent interest for 36 months, 0.9 percent for 60 months and 1.9 percent for 72 months -- all available with up to $1,000 cash back.
What it means to you: A sporty new coupe may be closer than you thought thanks to the incentives we've found in our list of coupe deals.


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Petition of the day
The petition of the day is:
Issue(s): (1) Whether the Second Circuit erred by holding that respondents had Article III, § 2 standing to prosecute this action in federal court under § 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78p(b), in the absence of any allegation that petitioner's statutory violation injured any respondent; and (2) whether the Second Circuit erred by holding that § 16(b) creates a "fiduciary duty," (found nowhere in the statute) which is owed by every 10% stockholder of a public company and whose breach is always an "injury-in-fact" to the company.
Recommended Citation: Mary Pat Dwyer, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (May. 15, 2013, 10:59 PM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2013/05/petition-of-the-day-453/


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It works well enough in my testing, though I don't use it exclusively or as my primary OS.
On a laptop or desktop, it basically feels like Windows 7 with a tablet OS bolted on the side. [I'm currently running it under Parallels 8 on my MacBook Pro.] The tablet-oriented apps are sometimes a bit awkward under touchpad or mouse control; getting at the "charms" through hotcorners feels like a hack, and activating the app bar through right-click is pretty funky too.
The rest of the OS (Desktop view and desktop apps) still appears to look and work just like Windows 7, with a more "flattened" widget style. If they'd just left in the start menu and booted to desktop mode on non-touch devices, you'd probably see a lot less whinging.
On a tablet, that touch-oriented OS is interesting; I actually rather like it and I'm curious to see how it pans out when real devices hit the market.
On a laptop with a touchscreen, Metro is a little nicer since you can use the gestures like on a pure tablet, but you're still able to use desktop apps with a real keyboard and touchpad.
What's going to be *really* interesting is seeing how things go on hybrid touch/keyboard devices. These exist already in the Android space with things like the ASUS Transformer's keyboard+trackpad dock. iOS has keyboard support but no mouse support, and neither iOS nor Android will run your traditional desktop apps from other operating systems.
Intel-based touch devices will actually run real apps in desktop mode... I can use Git and Visual Studio on the Samsung Series 7 tablet to develop apps -- obviously they're not very touch-friendly, but hook up a monitor and keyboard/mouse and it's a "real computer".
On my Dell Inspiron Duo (mini laptop with a touchscreen that swivels to use in either "laptop" or "thick tablet" mode) I can also do some development, but the screen and keyboard on that particular device are not great. (The Inspiron Duo's fatal flaw is a lack of a video-out connector, so you can't fully "dock" at your desktop by connecting a bigger monitor.)
Of course if Windows RT won't run desktop apps not from Microsoft, the ARM-based devices will be more limited... but they'll still be dockable for Office and web apps.


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In a strong victory for reproductive rights, the Colorado ballot initiative Amendment 62 was defeated by an overwhelming margin of 2-to-1 on Tuesday night. The measure (PDF) sought to amend the state constitution so that "the term 'person' [would] apply to every human being from the beginning of the biological development of that human being."
If the initiative had passed, it would not only have put a woman's right to an abortion in danger but also threatened the legality of oral and emergency contraception, IUDs, in vitro fertilization clinics, and stem cell research. NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado clarified in its press statement, "Amendment 62 is a dangerous and deceptive ballot proposal that seeks to extend legal and constitutional rights to a woman's fertilized eggs. It would ban all abortion in Colorado, including in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's life is at risk."
The proposed measure went even further than Amendment 48, which was defeated in the 2008 elections by 73 percent, and declared a fertilized egg to be a person who enjoys all constitutional rights "relating to inalienable rights, equality of justice, and due process of law."
The Fetal Personhood Amendment to the Mississippi Constitution is scheduled to be on the Mississippi 2011 ballot. A judge in Hinds County, Mississippi recently ruled against the ACLU and Planned Parenthood attempt to remove it from the 2011 ballot. The "Personhood Amendment," an anti-abortion initiative, from ballots next year, the Personhood U.S.A. movement -- founded by Keith Mason of Kansas and Cal Zastrow of Michigan, both members of Operation Rescue, an anti-abortion extremist group -- has nevertheless suffered defeat after defeat. In February 2010, the so-called "Personhood Initiative" suffered an overwhelming defeat after the New Hampshire House voted 219-122 against the measure. The initiative also failed to appear on Florida and Nevada ballots this year due to lack of signatures on the petitions supporting the measure. Anti-choice forces are split on the fetal personhood initiative, which has proven to be unsuccessful because it exposes that a large portion of the right to life groups would like to outlaw contraception.
Media Resources: Feminist Daily Newswire 2/18/10, 3/29/10, 10/28/10; NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado 8/31/10
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Priya Narasimhan needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 197 designs submitted by 58 freelance designers.
Yinz Cam is an interactive, scalable, wireless-based mobile video technology to enhance the fan's viewing experience at sporting events. For the curious, "Yinz" stands for "you", and is a Pittsburghese term derived from "you'uns" or "you ones". Yinz Cam is described here:
The logo should reflect the mobile, wireless and video-centric nature of the technology, along with its current sports-oriented focus. The logo should look crisp, on a cellphone, a desktop-computer screen, a poster or a t-shirt. The logo should contain both a symbol and the name of the technology; the symbol portion of the logo will be deployed as an icon (think IPhone icon) on a phone screen that a user will click to launch our service at a game. The logo's colors should reflect the technology's roots in Pittsburgh (black and gold/yellow) or Carnegie Mellon University (cardinal).
****** CLARIFICATIONS (based on designers' feedback and questions) ******
- This will likely have wider uses, well beyond hockey, in the future
- If you come up with a new/better name for the technology (and, of course, a logo to go with it), we'd love to hear it
- The prize is guaranteed
- Yes, we will need a website designed, but this is for a follow-on contest (based on the winning logo, of course)
http://www.yinzcam.com (not launched or designed as yet)
I would like the logo to look great on a dark or a light background (perhaps, this means designing two different versions of the same logo, which is perfectly fine). If possible, I would also like the logo to capture aspects of the fact that ours is a mobile, cellphone-based video-delivery technology.
Our technology, Yinz Cam, is a suite of interactive, scalable mobile video technologies to enhance the fan's viewing experience at sporting events. Yinz Cam allows many (potentially tens of thousands of) fans at the event to (1) select from, and view, high-quality live video feeds from different camera angles in real-time, where the cameras are positioned at various strategic points in the arena, e.g., the net-cam in ice hockey, the line-judge cam in football, (2) view action replays from the current event and previous/related events. Yinz Cam has been covered in the press, notably:
http://kdka.com/video (type in "YinzCam" in the Search form)
The reason for us to have the logo designed is to be able to use it on our website, on our technology (i.e., on mobile phones), on t-shirts, on business cards, on large posters, etc.
Ratings System:
(or, my subjective view of how I'm rating logo submissions)
1 star: not really what I'm after -- thank you, though!
2 stars: some good aspects in your design, but it's not close enough (in representing the technology, its usage or its intent) to what I envisioned in a logo
3 stars: getting closer to what I envisioned in a logo for our technology, but need revisions or a different take on your design
4 stars: design is being considered
5 stars: I really like the design and will make the final selections from these.
- black and yellow (or gold) to represent Pittsburgh colors or a Pittsburgh theme -- although I am open to variants or different colors, depending on how attractive the resulting design looks.
- Alternatively, something in the cardinal colors of Carnegie Mellon University, where the technology comes from
- something to do with action or sports
- something to do with mobile and wireless (only if possible and not too cheesy)
- work well on a dark or a light background (perhaps this means a single logo with two different color versions, based on the background)
- I am fine with there being a space (or not) between the words "Yinz" and "Cam"
- logo can/should have the text "Yinz Cam" somewhere, but also an easily recognizable symbol that captures the essence of our technology/goals, and that can render nicely (without the text "Yinz Cam") within a small square icon on a phone, say, like an IPhone app icon
- Something more than just the text "Yinz Cam"
- Something more than just the text "Yinz Cam" with a beacon radiating out of the "i"
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The Eastern Cape was home to Nelson Mandela's in his formative years, from birth to young adult. It seems only fitting that the Nelson Mandela Museum should sit here, branched between two key areas of Mandela's life, namely Mthatha and Qunu. The Mthatha branch is housed in the Bhunga Building, a large white building with three wings. Loosely translated to "Caucus" or "Council," this building has been called upon by local tribes and authorities for many years, but now serves as a museum dedicated to the life and times of the great man. Inside; trinkets, exhibits, and interactive activities all highlight the legacy that Mandela left, within 3 restored and gleaming white wings that rival their former glory. Read more here: http://bit.ly/2IKIifT #bethelegacy
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text: . Hello, anyone ever heard of Buddhists or Hindus? A big chunk of the world's population don't eat meat for religious reasons - I don't see most Indians as "picky eaters", they take food very seriously (and all seem to be expert chefs!) And of course there is that other notoriously picky group - the world's several million poor- who would probably just love to eat a decent meal of BBQ steak. Unfortunately they have to make do with a bit of rice or lentils, and not a trendy bistro in sight!Vegetarian is just another word for picky eater.


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- Cuixmala ResortLocated on Mexico's Pacific Coast, the gorgeous Cuixmala Resort is the perfect private eco-luxe getaway. Once the estate of Sir James Goldsmith, the 25,000 acres of land have been transformed into private suites and bungalows for the romantic eco-tourist. Aside from being a world class retreat, the hotel turned its lush grounds into an ecological reserve with an environmental protection program set in place.1
- Cuixmala ResortThe land along the Pacific Ocean was a favorite spot of the late Sir James Goldsmith. He loved the are so much that he decided to establish an ecological reserve alongside his family's vacation home.2
- Cuixmala ResortThe gorgeous Cliffside estate is just a short walk from the golden sand beach, perched atop a hill boasting beautiful views of the ocean and the nature preserve beyond.3
- Cuixmala ResortAlong with the transformation of the family home into an eco-resort in 1989, the La Loma introduced an organic farming program to the area that to this day continues to supply locals and restaurants with all of the fresh organic vegetables they need.4
- Cuixmala ResortWanting to connect their guests with the land, visitors can participate in the hotel's Turtle Protection Program, tour the lush rainforested lands, or gaze at the parrots, tropical birds, zebra and black buck that roam nearby.5
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Stop Pushing Microsoft's Buttons! Take the Start Button!
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Systems | April 20, 2013 - 07:36 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: windows, start button, Metro
The latest rumors, based on registry digging and off-the-record testimony, claims that Windows 8.1 will including the option of booting directly into the desktop. A bold claim such as this requires some due diligence. Comically, the attempts to confirm this rumor has unearthed another: the start button, but not necessarily the start menu, could return. On the record, Microsoft also wants to be more open to customer feedback. Despite these recent insights into the future of Windows, all's quiet with the worst aspect of modernization.
Mary Jo Foley, contributor to ZDNet and very reliable bullcrap filter for Microsoft rumors, learned from a reliable source that the Start Button might have a place in the modern Windows. Quite the catch while fishing to validate a different rumor; she was originally investigating whether Microsoft would consider allowing users to boot direct to desktop via recently unearthed registry keys. Allegedly both are being planned for at least some SKUs of Windows 8.1, namely the Professional and Enterprise editions.
But, as usual for Microsoft, the source emphasized, "Until it ships, anything can change." No-one was clear about the Start Button from a functional standpoint: would it be bound to display the Start Screen? Would it be something more?
Personally, I liked the modern Windows interface. Sure, it is messed up on the modern-side when it comes to multiple monitor support, but that can easily be fixed. As you will note, I am still actively boycotting everything beyond Windows 7 and this news will not change my mind. We are bickering over interface elements when the real concern is the deprecation of user control. Outside of the desktop: the only applications you can use are from the Windows Store or Windows Update; the only websites you can browse are ones which Internet Explorer can render; and the only administrator is Microsoft.
Imagine if Microsoft is told by a government that its citizens are not allowed encryption applications.
The Windows Store is clearly modeled by, and about as messed up as, the Xbox Marketplace. Even if your application gets certified, would Microsoft eventually determine that certification fees should be the burden of the developer? That is how it is on the Xbox with each patch demanding a price tag of about $40,000 after the first-one-free promotion. That would be pretty hard to swallow for an open-source application or a cute game that a teenage woman makes for her significant other as a Valentine's gift.
Microsoft's current Chief Financial Officer, Peter Klein, stated in his third quarter earnings release that Windows Blue, "Further advances the vision of Windows 8 as well as responds to customer feedback." Despite how abrupt this change would seem, the recent twitchy nature should not come as a surprise; Microsoft has had a tendency to completely change course on products for quite some time now. Mary Jo mentioned how Microsoft changed course on UAC but even that is a bad example; a better one is how Microsoft changed from its initial assertions that Windows 8 Developer Preview would not be shaped by customer feedback.
A lot has changed between Developer Preview and RTM.
Then again, we can hope that Microsoft associates this pain with love for the desktop. I would be comfortable with the modern Windows if we were given a guarantee that desktop x86 applications would forever be supported. I might even reconsider using and developing applications if they allow loading uncertified metro-style applications and commit to never removing that functionality.
I can get used to a new method of accessing my applications. I can never get used to a middle-man who only says "no". If Microsoft is all ears, I hope we make this point loud and clear.
"Outside of the desktop: the only applications you can use are from the Windows Store or Windows Update"
What about apps installed to the Modern UI from desktop like the new Chrome and Firefox Modern apps? They're installed independently from the store, right?
That's a loophole Microsoft allows for your default web browser, only your default web browser, and only while Microsoft allows Windows API applications to exist. The only other "modern" mode applications need to be programmed in WinRT and the need to come from Windows Update or Windows Store (Enterprise customers have a few extra exceptions... but you know).
If they force WinRT, such as they do in Windows RT, by cutting x86 support then not even web browsers will be allowed to do that. In fact, web browsers are not allowed to exist unless they are reskinned Trident (Internet Explorer) browsers.
No Microsoft can do one thing to stop the windows 8 bleeding, it can allow OEMs to ship new hardware with windows 7, M$ just wants to prolong the agony, and alienate more people to PCs in general! Granted, Microsoft's OS products have never compared in functionality to the true OSs of the mainframe era, and windows 7 may be Microsoft's last and best OS (by M$ standards). The Metro UI is, and will be nuthing more than a feeble attempt at replicating Apple's closed ecosystem of "We get our cut of all the OS app action" in this casino! Well M$ rolled a big snake eyes
on that one! Next time M$, work on your OS's memory management, and file system, I am tired of having 8 gigs of memory, and no decent way to force windows apps to take advantage of the extra memory resources! I had to pay M$ $90.00 just to be able to backup to a networked drive, something that any bare bones OS should be able to do, but that with M$ requires a pro-upgrade! Oh no M$ wants to staple an APP store onto the front of the OS and call it progress! No 8's for me give me 7, and get the Metro out of my face! No 7, no Sale! I told ASUS this, when their tech. support could not tell me if a laptop, I was intrested in buying, had the drivers for me to be able to get windows 8 off, and install windows 7!
boned we are if we keep with microsoft.
but then that's why i watched 12 people move to apple recently- they needed new computers and windows 8 confused them.
to think - win 8 became so much of a confusing issue that moving to apple turned into a joy.
oh wait - two stuck with tablets only= ipads- but tablets - rest went to macbook pros and airs
never thought i would see it
I guess they are trying to make windows more like a gadget or a toy like OSx. Unfortunately for them, those that want a gadget or a toy prefer the crApple one. But I do not get why folks who preferred previous versions of windows to crApple would choose crApple rather than just install win 7 or linux on their new machine. If I was forced to give up win 7, I would not move to crApple, but rather make all my machines linux. In any case, I hate to hear about people migrating to crApple from windows.
Start button is best windows button.
Dear Scott
At one point you said:
"We are bickering over interface elements when the real concern is the deprecation of user control."
It's a little short sighted of you to divorce the two concepts, and poop on those of us that are taking some serious issues with the lack of boot to desktop and the start menu.
The only way Microsoft can realistically achieve their dystopian "vision" of the future is by getting most/all developers to make their programs metro only. This of course would be a process over time, because as we learned from intel in the early 1990s, you cannot dump all the "legacy" stuff all at once and expect people to be cool with it. This is why x86 endures after decades, when much more promising architectures have appeared and then disappeared.
The only way to convince developers it's in their best interests to make their programs metro only is by showing them that most people spend most of the time inside that awful tablet interface. And that's ALL to do with what you're implying is petty interface design. It has EVERYTHING to do with forcing you to look at metro. Sure, it seems petty on the outside: what's the big deal if you have to click a tile to go to desktop? What's the big deal if you pick a commonly used program from a tile or from a start menu entry? The big deal is their long term plan to make everything metro-only.
User control begins with being able to choose what you're looking at. And users that don't want to look at anything metro for any reason are being actively prevented from doing that. Even control panel options are being moved to metro only, and this "blue" update will move even MORE critical settings to metro.
Yeah, I was trying to allude to that with, "Then again, we can hope that Microsoft associates this pain with love for the desktop."
The hope is that Microsoft realizes that people who want to boot into the desktop would want it to stick around. My fear is that people will cheer, get used to Metro, and Microsoft would be like, "Well, guess ALL they cared about is the disjointed nature of the UI... we'll give them the real fix when unify everything around Metro" and carry on with the alleged original plan of eventually scrapping the desktop.
I just want to make clear that there's little to celebrate for yet.
There is one, and only one Button that needs to be pressed in regards to windows 8, and all of is subsequent "UPDATES", and that is pressing the Button that formats the drive on which windows 8 is installed! After that, the user is free to do the math 8 - 1 = 7, and 7 will solve all of the windows 8 problems, until M$ is forced to fix the issue again with 8 + 1!
Adding the start button back will not help without including the start menu, which, it seems, is not the plan. A button that can be clicked to take the user back into the new interface does not help people who are used to nearly 20 years of the start menu functionality.
MS has spent spent all of these years with a pretty standardized way of doing things and throwing it out is confusing to a majority of people. On this site we may all be proficient in multiple OS environments and pine for the days of the command line, but most people just want what they are familiar with, which is usually Windows with the traditional start menu. Changing it up like they did alienates a lot of people.
Windows 8 is fine on a tablet but I think it is a big mistake to force it on the average desktop user.
You said Windows 8 is fine on a tablet. I see a lot of other people saying that in various online forums. Time to tell the truth, the WHOLE truth. Windows 8 metro is shit on a pc, and it's shit on a tablet. Windows 8 tablets aren't selling, they have practically no market share, nobody wants to buy that shit when ipads are available. This whole disaster is because Microsoft realized "Windows" as a brand has earned a positive reputation, and now they will use people's goodwill, and the marketshare of desktop windows, in a desperate attempt to sell shitty tablets. If anybody will spend 400 dollars or more on a tablet, that's way out of impulse buy territory for most people and if you're going to spend that much it might as well be something AMAZING. Fuck off Microsoft with your garbage hardware and your garbage OS interface. Nobody cares how many volume licenses you sold to Dell for computers that haven't been manufactured yet. There are many many copies of ET for the Atari buried in the desert. It ain't a sale till the final user buys it.
Windows 8 works fine with a touch screen tablet but on a full fledged PC it's terrible and ineffective. I don't see why MS wants so badly to reinvent the wheel buy forcing it down our throats. Stick to Condoms Billy.
If M$ thinks it can do the same thing that Apple does with its closed ecosystem, then M$ is going to have to build/brand its own devices, like Apple does, and let the user KNOW beforehand what to expect with a purcase of any microsoft branded/built hardware! If M$ thinks it has the right to force third party OEMs, who just need an OS for their computers to run, into such an anticompetitive arrangement, not to disimular from the privious browser fiasco that got M$ in trouble with the US and other governments, M$ is out of its collective mind! The US government has helped to create a de facto unregulated public utility, by not breaking M$ up when it had the chance to, decades ago! Third party OEMs and the PC buying public need to be offered OS choice, be it OS version or different OS, M$ should not be allowed to take over any third party OEMs product through its "METRO/Modern" APP STORE landgrab!
OEMs should be required to provide driver support for Linux, and other OSs before they are allowed to sell any PC/Laptop general purpose computer in the US!
P.S. I am sure the Third party OEMs can, as a group, work togather to produce a standard set of device drivers that can work with any motherboard, as they have for OpenGL, OpenCL, ETC. PCI is an industry standard, as well as USB, and I do not see why there can not be with Linux, an industry standard OS that can be provided to consumers as a choice against Microsoft, amd its continuing monopolistic ways!
[amd] sohoud be changed to: and
[Linux, an industry standard OS] change to: Linux, an industry standard OS distro
That should keep the FOSS people somewhat happy!
Linux so many distros, so many happy people, but as ugly as it may sound, an indistry standard Linux OS distro, is better than any more METROs!
Way to many people are buying software to change the user interface on Win8. I'm currently running win7 and in general I like it but if this is a problem I can happily run Linux. I have before and didn't seem to have many issues.
Yeah that's the tragedy: Linux is not a "thing"; Linux is many things, and very few of them require users to traverse through BASH every day.
At some point, my girlfriend got a virus and needed to reinstall her OS. I asked her to give Linux a try, and she surprisingly gave it an open mind. She had no problems installing it and running it... except that a short while later we realized she needed dialup support and her laptop's modem was, of course, made around the Windows stack. Instead of buying a linux-compatible dialup modem or spending too much time configuring, we decided to just have her reinstall Windows XP.
The Windows XP installer scared her, when Linux did not. Sure, the Linux distro was about 6-7 years newer than Windows XP and was all text-based on blue backgrounds, but it still says something when your not-tech-savvy girlfriend actually chooses Linux as the more user-friendly OS.
She actually preferred it to Windows.
I bought Windows 8
Used it for a few weeks then removed it and am now on 7 again.
First time
Start menu
metro (Don't think your suppose to call it that ) interface at start up killed it for me. Its more awkward in every way.
Explorer 10 (Just horse Poo)
You know everything is there, just getting at it easily.
All of this hate on the new "modern" interface is incredible, not to mention we have heard it EVERY windows upgrade..
I use windows 8 on my non touch screen desktop every day, no problem. The modern interface is the evolution/mutation of the star menu. You want to use win 8 like win 7 you can, with the caveat of the more efficient modern interface.
Just because you have to click a tile to go to the desktop doesn't make the modern interface windows 8. It is how you access your installed software/apps. If you press [alt-f4] when you are on the desktop with nothing else selected what happens? The exact same thing that happens in win 7, vista, xp, me, etc it shuts down windows....
If you have to choose between w7 and w8, which one that you prefer, Honestly?
In all honesty between Win 7 and Win 8 I would pick Win 8 over it's added set of features that aren't related to Metro. It's just a more modern OS with modern features. I also don't have a problem actually using my keyboard to navigate around Windows. I do it every day anyways and using shortcut keys makes windows 8 PERFECTLY usable on the desktop.
I would choose Windows 7, in a New York Nanosecond! I will never have that stripped down Runtime/adware/appstore prison
getting between me and my computer! 7 till the updates run out, then Linux! Metro is not a UI, it is not change, It is a M$ attempt at getting any spare change it can from the fools who love to part with it!
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The assignment is the record 160th of the 2012-13 NBA and NBA Development League seasons, and is the second for Varnado. He is one of a record 56 NBA players to have been assigned to the NBA D-League this season.
The man from Mississippi State returns to the Skyforce having been assigned to the team earlier this month, when he played in five games and averaged 9.0 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.2 blocks and 28.6 minutes. Varnado also played in 10 games for Sioux Falls prior to earning a GATORADE Call-Up from the team to Miami in January. For the season, he is averaging 12.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.7 blocks and 29.9 minutes for the Skyforce.
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Waste-Not Garland & other bits
NEWS FLASH: I love makin' stuff. There is particular excitement with the hey I've got that stuff right here and I could make it into something else variety of making stuff. Enter my Waste-Not Garland made of small bits of fabric and scrap lengths of 3 harmonious yarns.
These particular harmonious yarns are actually skeins of Anchor's Tapestry Wool, but lengths of any unused skein would do fine. (A real news flash is that I will actually be introducing some palette packs of these beautiful wools similar to my other palettes of perle cotton and embroidery floss at the beginning of the year! Eight different palettes with 16 skeins in each! Can't wait. Anyway.)
I learned to slipknot very early in life so this process gives me the childhood warm fuzzies. I didn't know until years later that a slipknot chain is actually the first step in crochet. This is easy enough to do without a hook, but go ahead and use one if you'd like.
The process is like this:
:: Cut fabric scraps in strips about 1-1.5" wide, maybe about 7-8" long.
:: Trim 3 yarns each to same length of about 10-12 yards and treat them as one
:: Tie a common knot at one end of the yarns, then perform your first slip knot
:: Continue slipping through each knot by reaching your forefinger and thumb through the existing loop to pull up a new knot from the long slack of yarn, some tightening will be necessary as you goto keep the loops small
:: Every 7 or 8" you can slide a fabric strip through the current loop, then slip the next knot so that it tightens the strip of fabric well enough to cinch it in place.
I paired like prints of fabric wrong sides together and used them together so that there wouldn't be much wrong side showing anywhere- not an issue with the solids. This is fun and pretty much free if you have enough fabric and yarn laying around like me.
Also pretty addictive.
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:: I am happy to report that I ran the WHOLE five mile race on Thanksgiving morning.
:: I have never run that far.
:: Right after my near tears of joy I almost immediately assumed the route plotters got it wrong, bc there is no way that I can run 5 straight miles.
:: No way
:: Jeff suggested something like maybe I should just be proud of myself
:: Assuming someone did something wrong just comes more naturally
:: However ever since, when someone asks me how Thanksgiving was they get an earful of bragging about my 5 mile run
:: I'll bet they're really wanting to know how the cooking, family, relaxing, blah blah boring was
:: It was all lovely
:: But mostly because I ran 5 miles first
:: Today after Jeff and I ate at our very most absolute favorite vegetarian Indian all you can eat buffet place in town called Woodlands (which I know of course there are few competitors in that category) we were so full that we got into the car and reclined the seats and just laid there like a couple of satiated lions after a huge kill for about 20 minutes. Couldn't even drive anywhere.
We are so weird.
Have a great weekend.
Scrap bags come free in my shop with any purchase of 50$ or more starting tomorrow through the end of the year.
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Thank you for this sweet idea! I love using the slipknot for things - so easy and pretty. The fabric strips are perfect for my Mom's Birthday Banner.ReplyDelete
It's great that you ran the 5 mile race and finished - Hooray!!!
You're not weird, just cute :)
Janet xoxo
It is a great feeling- the first time that I actually ran 2 miles I was shocked and yes - proud! that I did something that I never thought I could do. Now I can run twice that and once you can do that you feel like you can do anything, which you, our cutely weird sewing guru, show us every day!!ReplyDelete
I might have to have my girls make this when they bug me for a craft. Easy, super cute and busy mom friendly.ReplyDelete
I am so proud of you for running that far! The farthest I have ever run is a 5k when I was 13. :)
I just posted my finish of your Patchwork Prism Quilt pattern today. I decided to use all solid neutrals and entered it into the QuiltCon show. Here's hoping you will get to see it there! :)
Way to go on the 5 miles. A quick sorta funny story: I once entered a 5K and the way they set up the course, you ran 1/2 of the 3.2 miles then turned back to the beginning for the 5K OR you could just keep going for the 10K, all the way around a big loop. Well, I felt so good at 1/2 the 5K that I talked myself into continuing the WHOLE WAY AROUND. I think I was the last one in at the finish line, but that was the first time I broke the 5K mark. It felt AWESOME! I remember sitting in a cafe afterward saying to my husband, "I ran twice as far as I thought I could today," over and over and over :).ReplyDelete
You got the bragging rights!ReplyDelete
I'm so excited for you, I'll be
bragging, too.
_Well, my blogging friend, Anna Maria,
well, she ran five miles! And I?
Well, I knew she could!_
Had to laugh at the description of after the buffet-that's a new one. Of course all of our vehicles are pick-ups so the seats won't recline, even if we wanted to.ReplyDelete
Bravo to you on that Thanksgiving five miles!ReplyDelete
Isn't this a great time of the year to make use of bits and bobs of leftovers? I very much like the ease of your garland idea, and might try a variation myself.
I recently bought a paper punch with a 2 3/4 inch scalloped edge circle shape. It has so, so many uses. So far, I punched out a selection of varied old wrapping paper...some bronze or gold metallic, some varying pale ivory shades of tissue weight. Then, I used double-faced tape to attach these to a rolling window shade...I think the random arrangement of the circles looks a bit like a Japanese screen or kimono fabric.
That punch is going to get much more of a workout in the weeks to come!
Best wishes.
What a great way to use up scraps of all kinds! I, like you, have plenty of both so I must get on making some garland. Congratulations on completing the 5k, takes a great deal of strength and perseverance. You have every right to brag! Awesome post btw.ReplyDelete
Happy Christmas Anna Maria Horner! Thank you so much for your beautiful fabric. I fell in love with your Lou Lou Thi designs last year and made my first quilt out of those flannels, which I have enjoyed ever since. Just a few days ago one of your voile's from that same line arrived and I can not get over how soft and silky it is.ReplyDelete
This garland is wonderful too and I will be making one or more.
And Congratulations on the run!
I totally can't picture how you are doing this, but I LOVE it. Can you post a short video about the slip knots?ReplyDelete
This garland is TOO cute! I think I need to make one!ReplyDelete
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