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Types of products that are available in the KSL Classifieds include medical equipment, handcrafted goods, office supplies, sewing machines and auto accessories, as of May 2015. The classifieds also list announcements, such as bands seeking new members, yard sales, talent shows, auctions and school events.
The KSL Classifieds are divided into categories, with each category containing multiple subcategories. A list of products is available on KSL.com. From the KSL home page, a user can click on Classifieds. He can then choose a category and subcategory. The section has a search feature that allows a user to search based on a keyword, ZIP code, search radius and price range.
KSL Classifieds lists advertisements for Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. It also has advertisements for cars, homes and jobs. Advertisements are listed free of charge, but a KSL account is required. The seller selects his item's category and subcategory and can then upload pictures. For a fee, he can have the advertisement featured, which increases the exposure it receives.
Advertisements can be modified through the seller's account. Options include editing the advertisement, marking it as sold and deleting it. Once an item is marked sold, a red stamp is placed on the primary picture. All KSL Classifieds are handled by the buyer and seller. KSL is never involved in any transactions.


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I am preparing for my exam this week. I have some time off of work and might take some more time off if I have extra time. I managed to sleep early last night and just made it to class on time this morning. I will stay up now some 30 hours and sleep tomorrow at about noon or 2 PM Wednesday.Posted by petert at December 5, 2006 01:41 PM

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Honda dealerships will welcome in the latest version of the popular HR-V this week. The new model offers a new color and at a starting price of $20,200. It enters the new year with a shelf full of awards and at hotcake selling rate.
The model won the 2016 Green SUV of the Year award. It gets a 34-mpg highway and 28-mpg city rating with 2-wheel-drive and CVT. Honda boasts its coupe-like lines help with aerodynamics and style.
Don't forget, it's a Honda. It comes with plenty of standard features including 17-inch alloy wheels, push-button electric parking brake with Automatic Brake Hold, rearview camera with guidelines, Pandora radio, and Bluetooth.
A new Lunar Silver Metallic color is offered for 2017. It basically replaces last year's Alabaster Silver.
The base LX model comes standard with 2WD and 6-speed manual transmission. A Continuously Variable Transmission adds on $800. If you're interested in the LX with all-wheel-drive add on another $1,300. Two-wheel drive with CVT gets the best fuel economy.
There are two trims above the LX. The EX and the EX-L with Navigation. The EX offers the same choices for powertrains as the LX. It starts at $22,250 with manual. The EX-L does not offer manual. It starts at $25,675.
Compared to the 2016, each 2017 trim gets an $100 to $200 price increase.
The model's power comes from a 1.8-liter SOHC engine. It uses an i-VTEC valvetrain with 16-valves and 4-cylinders. Output tops at 141-horsepower with 127 pound-feet of torque. The efficient CVT uses Honda's "G-design" shift logic.
The new model year begins hot on the heels of great August sales month. Honda reports that the HR-V jumped in sales by 66 percent just last month. That totals 7,580 HR-V's sold, which is on par with the growing interest in smaller SUVs market wide.


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I can really resonate with this quote by Mark Twain. It is beautiful and full of purpose. I have my own version which I am sharing for the first time... so be kind.
"Sing like your voice is a weapon, love like it is your sole purpose on earth, dance like you are dancing before the throne of God, and live like earth is not your home" - Ruvarashe
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Laws to stop Common Core were introduced in 17 states.
War with Syria was avoided.
The ADA exchanges were flat out defeated in 36 states.
The ADA was exposed for what it really is to all but the most brain dead of Americans.
Nearly 60% of Americans oppose ACA!
That's what you did last year.
Those pussies that sign up and leave are only worried about personal matters.
Karma, social acceptance and social media are the big deals at other places.
Always avoiding major issues with a focus on personal agenda is the rule of law.
Those that realize that really grasp what is being done to them, can come here with no problems.
Charlatans are quickly chased away with logic.
You have a reputation as a rough crowd, but those who do stay are not followers.
The run back to where they came looking for daily affirmation.
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9:00am PT by Kate Stanhope
'Graceland': Charlie is "in Denial" and After Amber (Exclusive Video)
Mike (Aaron Tveit) wasn't the only one left reeling from the end of season two of Graceland.
In the final episodes of season two, a newly pregnant Charlie (Vanessa Ferlito) was kidnapped and brutally beaten. Although she barely escaped with her baby still intact, the worst is yet to come.
"You haven't seen anything yet," Ferlito tells The Hollywood Reporter. "She's really in for it this season."
A big part of that will be Charlie's decision to keep working as hard as ever despite the fact that it was her job that put her in harm's way. "She's in denial," Ferlito says. "The baby survived a beating and she has a couple more weeks before she starts showing. She feels like she needs to finish this case. She jumps right in."
Also not helping matters this season is the fact that Charlie is going down this road solo. "It's not like she was sharing it with Briggs and he was fussing over her or anything," Ferlito says. "I think she felt stuck between a rock and a hard place because she thinks, 'I still have to support myself and my child and what am I going to do?'"
Adds Ferlito: "She has to make some really big choices. Of course she gets mixed up with the wrong crowd."
One member of that wrong crowd may well be Amber (Brit Morgan), the criminal with whom Charlie developed a tight bond at the end of last season — that is before Amber got Charlie kidnapped. As seen in THR's exclusive video from Thursday's new episode, Amber still looms large over Charlie.
Although Charlie and her baby daddy Briggs (Daniel Sunjata) appear in the video to be on the same page professionally, the biggest question is what season three holds for the two romantically.
"It's really complicated. She really loves him, but he's lied to her so much," Ferlito says. "She's torn. She wasn't ready for the relationship to be over, but she found out all this stuff about him, and the Odin Rossi thing and the tape. Its just lie after lie after lie."
Even Ferlito admits she gets "confused" about where she and Briggs stand. "At the end of the day, I think she knows that it's all coming from a good place but then again, does she know where it's really coming from? I wonder that about Briggs. He can change at any moment. As of right now, Briggs is a good guy, but how does he carry that on for so long?"
Graceland airs on Thursdays at 10 p.m. on USA. What do you think Charlie should do?
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The 11th edition of EUROGUSS, which takes place every two years and is the biggest trade fair of its kind throughout Europe, focuses on innovative solutions for die casting processes like aluminium die casting, magnesium die casting or zinc die casting. The product spectrum is rounded off by themes like rapid prototyping, CNC machines, metal alloys, die casting moulds, peripheral devices, joining processes, process optimization, energy efficiency, material testing, die casting machinery or 3D printing.
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Recently Heard on NPR: Competitive Anti-Consumption
Yesterday we listened to a short interview with Andrew Potter, author of the book The Authenticity Hoax, and it really peaked our interest. The book (which we haven't read yet) addresses the concept of "competitive anti-consumption" wherein people make a big show of eschewing modern conveniences to show they have a simpler and more "authentic" life. Whether it's a push for local food, getting rid of your car, or installing low-flow toilets, Potter makes the claim that these practices have less to do with saving the environment or pursuing a healthy lifestyle than with achieving a certain self-image, or status.
According to this review in the Wall Street Journal:
Authenticity, Mr. Potter writes, is "a positional good, which is valuable precisely because not everyone can have it." By competing against one another to see who is more authentic, he says, we just become bigger phonies than we were before. The local-food trend illustrates what Mr. Potter calls "conspicuous authenticity," by which the well-heeled embark on a "perpetual coolhunt," whether it is for authentic jeans, pristine vacation spots or mud flooring, part of the "natural building" movement. The overarching goal is less to possess the thing itself than to make a claim to refined taste and moral superiority.
We have to say that we get where he's coming from. What do we expect (or hope) people will think of us when we tell them we don't use a hair dryer, or that we live in a zero-energy house, or that we're taking a vacation to a working farm? If we're honest, we probably hope that it makes an impression, that the person we're talking to thinks better of us and of our willpower and self-sacrifice. There is an allure to being "other," but it can easily turn into judgment and self-righteousness, particularly on blogs where your identity is anonymous.
Read more about the book at Potter's website, and read a transcript of his interview on WNYC here.
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Verisoft RepositoryIn the Verisoft project, the formal pervasive verification of four exemplary computer systems, three of which come from the industrial sector, is attempted. The layers, which are considered, range from the gate-level hardware over system software to communicating and distributed applications. The Verisoft Repository allows to concurrently develop the many individual results that contribute to the overall verification results and to manage them in a tractable manner. In the repository, the artefacts developed by the project partners are being collected as modules and related to each other via dependencies. Modules include documentations, specifications, implementations, proofs, and tools for development and verification. In the end, the repository must be self-contained: the set of modules for a given computer system under verification must allow
PublicationsNote: most of the theories included in the publications below are based on version 2005 of the interactive theorem prover Isabelle. The page Isabelle 2005 Installation gives some helpful advice on how to install this version of Isabelle with current versions of Poly/ML and ProofGeneral.
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Wassup with your beer?
Learn more: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/budweiser-rice-contamination071008 The corporate braumeisters of Anheuser-Busch have let genetically engineered rice contaminate their Budweiser beer, independent laboratory testing has revealed. Tests show rice used in Anheuser-Busch's east coast US breweries is contaminated with genetically engineered rice varieties outlawed in most of the world. Sign the petition: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/getinvolved/budweiser
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Pass by Reference for object references holds good really?
Pre-requisite: Well, If you want to refreshwith the concepts of "Pass-by-value Vs Pass-by-reference", you may please refer this previous entry in this blog.
With respect to Java, it "passes everything by value". I repeat, "everything" by value only.
Generally, we may think that passing by values will hold good only for primitive types and values but not for the object references.
This everything includes even the references to objects.
Lets say, you have a method which takes an object as a parameter as follows
public void doChange(MyClass myClassObj)
//do something..
And you call that method from some other piece of code as follows
//calling method
public void method1()
MyClass myClassObj = new MyClass();
The reference variable myClassObj is being assigned to an object of class MyClass in Heap. Just like primitive variables holding bit patterns to represent a value, reference variables also store the bit patterns to reach an object.
Once you call the method doChange() by passing the reference variable "myClassObj" to it, the value of the bit patterns held by "myClassObj" is being copied and passed into the called method doChange(). In the called method doChange(), the copied-and-sent bit pattern is received in the same name as that of the original reference variable "myClassObj". But the compiler treats that as a different one just like primitives.
Lets say the received reference variable as "myClassObjLocal" for easy understanding. In this stage, both the original refernece variable "myClassObj" and the received reference variable inside the doChange() method "myClassObjLocal" (to compiler) point to the same object in Heap.
Now if you change the state of the object being pointed by, it will reflect to both the reference variables because both of them point to the same object in Heap. Whereas,if you change the received reference variable "myClassObjLocal" to point to a new object (reassign a different object), it does NOT reflect back to the original object because the bit pattern to the "myClassObjLocal" alone gets changed!
If you are clear with the above paragraphs, lets go to an example to make it more clear.
Lets take a small example.
class TestObjRef
int intValue;
public TestObjRef()
intValue = 1;
public static void changeStateOfObject(TestObjRef obj)
obj.intValue = 2;
public static void changeReference(TestObjRef obj)
obj = new TestObjRef();
obj.intValue = 9;
public static void main(String[] args)
TestObjRef obj1 = new TestObjRef();
System.out.println("obj1.intValue (1) = "+obj1.intValue);
System.out.println("obj1.intValue (2) = "+obj1.intValue);
System.out.println("obj1.intValue (3) = "+obj1.intValue);
Running the above code produces the following output:
obj1.intValue (1) = 1
obj1.intValue (2) = 2
obj1.intValue (3) = 2
changeStateOfObject Method
This is because, changeStateOfObject() method just changes the value of the variable "intValue" which definitely constitutes the state of object. And as such, both the "obj1" in main() method and "obj" in changeStateOfObject() method point to the same object. Means, they both hold the same bit patterns to reach a single object of TestObjRef class in heap.
That's why the output in the second line shows the changed state of object "2" as the value of "intValue" property.
changeReference() Method
If you look at the changeReference() method, by the time of receiving the argument, both the "obj1" reference variable in main() method and received reference variable "obj" in changeReference() method both hold the same bit patterns to reach the same and single TestObjRef class in Heap.
But inside the method, the received "obj" reference variable is reassigned to a newly created object of TestObjRef class. In this case, only the bit pattern of the "obj" reference variable inside the changeReference() method is changed and the change is NOT reflected back to the originally sent reference variable "obj1".
That's why the third line in the output still shows the value of "intValue" as "2" since the changed value "9" is only reflected in the received local reference variable "obj" in changeReference() method.
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The received argument (object reference variable) is treated local to the method. That means, the scope of the variable is only local to the called method just like primitives and the variable cannot be accessed outside the method.
5 comments:
- Padmapriya said...
this post was really intersting..
btw, i think this, "doChange(myClassObj);" method needs to be declared as a static method, since u've invoked it without any object.
wat say?
- Friday, October 5, 2007 at 12:14:00 PM GMT+5:30
- Padmapriya said...
if u know, pls do share something about AJAX
- Friday, October 5, 2007 at 12:20:00 PM GMT+5:30
- Raghs | இராகவன் said...
Welcome to this blog of mine!
//this post was really intersting..//
Thank you.
//btw, i think this, "doChange(myClassObj);" method needs to be declared as a static method, since u've invoked it without any object.
wat say?//
hmm.. it looks like! even for a moment, i got confused and about to correct it! but then i remembered and purposefully left it like that..
if you could see the lines just above this method definition, it says,
"And you call that method from some other piece of code as follows".
That method 'doChange' is not actually present in the same class! It is *just* for demonstration purpose, i have told.
Does that clear?
- Friday, October 5, 2007 at 7:13:00 PM GMT+5:30
- Raghs | இராகவன் said...
//if u know, pls do share something about AJAX//
hmm.. know a little bit! would try to do it padmapriya.
Thank you.
- Friday, October 5, 2007 at 7:13:00 PM GMT+5:30
- Tapan Upadhyay said...
- Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 6:06:00 AM GMT+5:30
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Mary J. Blige & Kobe Bryant Join Stars at Oscar Nominees Luncheon!
Mary J. Blige looked lovely in white while at the 2018 Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon!
The 47-year-old singer and actress stepped out at the event held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday (February 5) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Mary J. Blige
The annual event celebrates all of the people nominated for Oscars this year!
Mary is a double nominee who is up for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in Mudbound as well as Best Original Song for "Mighty River."
She was joined at the event by fellow nominees Kobe Bryant, who is up for Best Animated Film for Dear Basketball, Dee Rees, Common and Andra Day.
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SALMON ARM - The North Okanagan-Shuswap's new official trustee isn't getting into specifics about what lies ahead for School District 83, but some of his philosophy was revealed at a press conference today, including an emphasis on doing what's best for the entire district, not necessarily individual communities.
Mike McKay was appointed to be the district's new one-man board last week following the dismissal of all school trustees. The former Armstrong teacher, Surrey School District superintendent, and official trustee for the Cowichan Valley after that region's board of education was fired won't be moving to the North Okanagan as part of his one-year contract, but insists it won't compromise his role.
"I'll be here on a regular basis to achieve what a trustee should achieve," McKay says.
He'll be travelling to the district regularly, including for board meetings and public consultation sessions, and will do the rest of the work remotely. His first public board meeting is expected to be held sometime in July.
"I'm going to get out and connect with communities and I don't just mean sitting in a board meeting and opening the doors and letting people in," McKay says.
He says there will be consultation meetings held in each of the school district's individual communities to gather input and perspectives.
"I'll certainly understand community issues. I won't pretend to represent the community. What I'm doing… whether as an elected trustee or an official trustee, (is to) act in the best interest of the school district, the education system and the education of each child," he says.
While individual communities will help build the backdrop of what the district's needs are, McKay says his job is to do what's best for the region as a whole. A tendency to focus on individual communities rather than the entire district was one of special advisor Liz Watson's critiques of the past school board.
Watson's report made 42 recommendations, the first of which was to dismiss the board. McKay plans to categorize the recommendations in terms of which are the most pressing. He wouldn't comment on which are considered to be the most urgent, but confirmed he will be working on an evaluation process for senior staff, including the superintendent.
Discussions to close two local schools were put on hold until next year, and McKay wants to reassure the public that timeline remains in place and won't be accelerated.
"I want to see what all the options are as we move forward," he says.
With concerns around the number of in-camera, or private, meetings and lack of openness with the previous board, McKay says he'll be working on keeping everything transparent and ensuring there are no surprises. He admits there are tough decisions ahead.
"This isn't a matter of a pathway toward a perfect solution where everyone is satisfied and happy and having their needs met. We're going to get to the place that supports student learning most substantially," he says.
Supt. Glenn Borthistle was on hand at the press conference and says while it was difficult seeing the previous board dismissed, he's happy to be moving forward and working towards restoring trust.
"I think most people in the system are appreciative of the fact that at least the future is defined and we know what we're going into," Borthistle says.
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Stephanie's work has helped market many prominent brands across the country, including the Cleveland Clinic Hospital System–East Region, Kaiser Permanente–Colorado, Baylor University Medical Center, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Healthways, MicroAge and the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.
She has worked as an associate faculty member at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, her alma mater. And for three years, she served on the board of the Phoenix chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators, where she led community involvement programming and member communications efforts.


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Thirteen, Chicago Fire, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and other TV productions have made recent TV show casting, TV movie casting, and TV directing news. These shows and movies air on BBC, NBC, and ABC.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
Andrew Howard is the latest addition to the cast of Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., landing a major recurring role. He will play Banks, an authoritative and intimidating agent on the third season of the series
Limitless (CBS)
Colin Salmon has landed a major, season-long recurring role in CBS' upcoming sci-fi drama Limitless
Salmon will play Jared Sands, a former intelligence officer who now works as a fixer for Mora (Bradley Cooper). He keeps tabs on Finch, making sure the man is doing exactly what Mora asks.
The Bastard Executioner (FX)
Ed Sheeran has joined creator Kurt Sutter's blood-soaked FX drama "The Bastard Executioner" in a recurring role. He'll play an ambitious, potentially lethal character who is being groomed by a high-ranking church elder.
Nashville (ABC)
Riley Smith…joins the upcoming cast of "Nashville" as Markus Keen, a musician who soon gets too big for his britches after he signs with Rayna's (Connie Britton) fledgling Highway 65 label.
Chicago Fire (NBC)
Brian White has been cast in a major recurring role on Season 4 of NBC firefighter drama Chicago Fire. He will play Captain Dallas Patterson, the new captain of the squad on the series
Emilio Rivera of Sons of Anarchy and Robert Knepper of Prison Break have joined the cast of Badsville…It's the debut screenplay for cowriters Ian McLaren and Benjamin Barrett, who also costar in the film. Along with Rivera and Knepper, it stars Tamara Duarte (Hard Rock Medical), Rene Rosado (Star Trek Into Darkness), Octavio Pizano (If Loving You is Wrong), Paul James Jordan (Piranha 3DD), Chelsea Rendon (McFarland USA), and Gregory Kasyan (Arms and the Dudes). Ian McLaren and Benjamin Barrett appear as "Wink" and "Benny" respectively.
The Mindy Project (Hulu)
Meet Dr. Mindy Lahiri's (temporary) replacement…Garret Dillahunt is returning to comedy with a major recurring role on the upcoming fourth season of The Mindy Project…He will play Jody, a new doctor who replaces Mindy while she goes on maternity leave. Jody is a charming southern gentleman with extremely traditional values who thinks that Mindy is a tacky idiot.
The Young Pope (HBO)
Diane Keaton will star in "The Young Pope"
She will play Sister Mary, a nun from America living in Vatican City.
Paradise Pictures (USA)
Georgina Reilly (L.A. Complex), Daren Kagasoff (The Secret Life Of An American Teenager) and Matthew Del Negro (Scandal) have signed on to star in USA's Old Hollywood pilot Paradise Pictures
Reilly will play Gretchen Whalon, Matthew Del Negroa successful screenwriter at rival film studio RKO Pictures and ex-girlfriend of the head of production at Paradise Pictures, Tom Kirby (Morgan Spector). Their complicated relationship resurfaces when he asks her to rewrite the script for his dream project. Del Negro plays Ray Aberdeen, the head of security at Paradise Pictures, and Kirby's right-hand man. Being the studio "fixer" requires Aberdeen to clean up messes, cover up scandals and mete out justice to contract players who have crossed the line. Kagasoff is Wyatt Osborne, an assistant in the studio's editing department whose real goal is to be a director. A dreamer and a schemer, when he learns the studio's highest paid screenwriter is writing a novel instead of the studio's next project, Wyatt writes his own draft and presents it to Kirby.
Secrets & Lies (ABC)
Terry O'Quinn is set to co-star opposite Michael Ealy and Juliette Lewis on the second season of ABC's anthology crime drama series Secrets & Lies
O'Quinn will play Eric's father, John Warner, a charming and lovable finance magnate and the adoring father of three children. He built his Charlotte private equity firm on a model of honesty and morality and has achieved great success. Now, ready to retire, he's passing the reins on to his heir apparent and eldest son, Eric (Ealy). However, when the party celebrating Eric's promotion results in the murder of his wife Kate, John's plans are abruptly put on hold, as he attempts to lead his family and his company through this shocking tragedy.
Thirteen (BBC)
BBC Three's five-part drama, Thirteen, has set Jodie Comer (My Mad Fat Diary) as the lead in the series…She'll play Ivy Moxam, a 26-year-old woman who escapes from the cellar that's been her prison for the last 13 years. Returning home to her family and to her life, this is only the beginning of the story. Also starring are Aneurin Barnard (War And Peace), Richard Rankin (From Darkness), Valene Kane (The Fall), Natasha Little (Wolf Hall), Stuart Graham (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Joe Layton (Tatau), Katherine Rose Morley (Last Tango In Halifax), Eleanor Wyld (Misfits), Ariyon Bakare (Jonathan Strange And Mr Norrell) and Nicholas Farrell (Chariots Of Fire). Marnie Dickens (Ripper Street, Law & Order: UK) wrote the psychological drama…Thirteen will be directed by Vanessa Caswill (My Mad Fat Diary) and China Moo-Young (Humans)
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The power of anonymity: Alan Knott Craig at TEDxCapeTown
Alan Knott-Craig: Founder of World of Avatar, CEO of Mxit. Idea worth spreading: The impact of anonymity in low-income communities in South Africa, particularly as it applies to mobile social networks.In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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But on the other side this might be an interesting project - not very useful, but at least we can manually build DDS and get good understanding of its functionality. The basic idea of such synthesizer is to create a software loop where each iteration will output single point of particular wave. Higher amount of points within single period increases resolution and reduces frequency - due to limited processing power.
There is also a good motivation to optimize the code - each extra operation consumes CPU cycles and decreases maximal output frequency.
Generated wave signals
Sine with 120 probes per period
Sine with 360 probes per period
Max frequency is limited to 1.8Khz where sine with 120 steps reaches 5.58Khz
Signal at 10Hz is smoother when compared to sine with 120 steps.
Wave GeneratorArduino does not have Digital to Analog Converter - there is only PWM generator, but in order to generate smooth wave we need stable analog voltage. Common pattern to solve this problem is to take a few digital outputs and connect them together trough voltage divider - you can see that on schematics in the right bottom corner. We are using Arduino's digital output D0-D7 because they are all managed by single register (Port D). This means that we can change value of all 8 bits (D0-D7) with single assignment, for example: PODTD = B10000001 would set D0 and D7 to 1. This also means that mapping between byte value and analog output is linear, here are few examples that I've measured using oscilloscope:
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|73 mV
|140 mV
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|545 mV
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To smooth out generated signal I've used capacitor 470pF on the output. The op-amp works as a buffer so that resistance of a device connected to the output cannot influence generated wave - capacitor would discharge faster and we would change characteristics of voltage divider.
ConfigurationThere are four buttons:
- Frequency Up - increase frequency
- Frequency Down - decrease frequency
- Delay Step - value of the step for frequency change
- Select Wave - you can choose from from sine 120, sine 360, square and saw
Frequency adjustmentThere is a small catch... single press on Frequency Up does not necessary change the frequency by one hertz, but it changes the amount of wasted CPU cycles per step .... I will try to explain this from the beginning:
as you remember we are generating wave by going over pre-calculated table - each byte in such table will be assigned to PORTD and this happens within a single "step". In order to plot wave we have to go over whole table, once we are done, we have to start from the beginning. In order to change frequency, we have to alter time for each step - this is the only possibility to proportionally scale up he whole wave. The smallest amount of delay in our case is the single CPU operation - it's called NOP and it takes 1327 nano seconds - NOP itself is quicker but I've also considered time required to call a method.
For example single period of sine consist of 120 steps, increasing delay by one, would add one NOP operation to each step, meaning that single period would take additional 120 * 1327ns.
The good news is, that LCD display always displays correct frequency in hertz, only pressing Up and Down buttons changes it by few hertz. The bottom line of LCD display shows period time in nano seconds.
Code Optimization
My first version has used Arduino API and I was getting about 150Hz for sine with 120 steps - final optimization went up to 5,6KHz. I've used interrupts to handle input from buttons, direct registry access, removed all unnecessary method calls, reduced size of a variables - like from 16 to 8bits and finally exchanged floating points with integers.
There is always a tradeoff - code readability had decreased, direct access to registers is also tricky, because they can be used for different proposals. Arduino API takes care of all those problems, but it need few extra CPU cycles.
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Software de monitoreo SMS
Los padres deben tener la visión para utilizar Software de monitoreo SMS to get the fact of what their kids are doing on with their mobile phone, otherwise, your innocent kids may be taken advantage of by the harmful messages.
Why SMS monitoring software is neccessary? As a parent, when you see your kids keep texting with their mobile phone, you must wonder who he/she is texting to and what they are texting about. However, you know clearly that to view your kids SMS is a rather difficult job, for the kids take their privacy into serious consideration. Even if you get a secret chance to catch a glimpse of their SMS message, you may be happy for nothing bad to be found. While the fact is your kids are wise enough to delete all the indelicate messages, so you are hidden from the truth. The information crammed society enriches the kid's knowledge, on the other hand, along with the rampancy of sexting, bullying and ill messages.
Software de monitoreo SMS takes parents' concern as the priority, thus coming into being. It grants you the power to view your kids' SMS message without being noticed that their mobile phone is monitored. After installed onto your kids phone with step-by-step instructions, the SMS Spy begins to work in the background and to log every communication message, including the incoming and outgoing message contents, dates and numbers of the sender and recipient.
These logs can be checked on in your email box or FTP server on your mobile phone or computer anytime the Internet is available. In this way, you are able to see what your kids are up to whenever you are online. What if your kids are so cautious that they delete the messages in time? Software de monitoreo SMS can also be helpful under this circumstance, for it will record all the details before deleting happens.
Although your top concern may be reading your kids SMS message, the Mobile Spy Software has more functions, such as tracking the location of the mobile phone and applications installed on the phone and remotely uninstalling the software. You can enjoy more functions of the Software de monitoreo SMS, thus benefiting more from it.
Con la ayuda de Software de monitoreo SMS, you can easily and successfully fulfill the task of mobile parental control and taking good care of your kids by viewing their SMS message. As a result, you can have a better understanding of your kids which could contribute to the communication and intimacy between you and your kids.
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T-Mobile, Sprint, O2, Orange, Verizon, Alltel, AT&T, más
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International Reserve Holdings with Sovereign Risk and Costly Tax Collection
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- Joshua Aizenman & Nancy Marion, 2004. "International Reserve Holdings with Sovereign Risk and Costly Tax Collection," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 114(497), pages 569-591, July.
- Aizenman, Joshua & Marion, Nancy P., 2003. "International Reserve Holdings with Sovereign Risk and Costly Tax Collection," Santa Cruz Center for International Economics, Working Paper Series qt9s7978n1, Center for International Economics, UC Santa Cruz.
- Aizenman, Joshua & Marion, Nancy P., 2003. "International Reserve Holdings with Sovereign Risk and Costly Tax Collection," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series qt9s7978n1, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz.
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Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty is officially set for an August 21st release in North America and Europe; Japan has to wait until August 22nd. If you're not familiar with the title, it isn't so much a sequel to the original Future as it is a short episode after the credits. Quest for Booty will be about three to four hours of gameplay featuring Ratchet searching for Clank and cursed pirate Angstrom Darkwater. It will only be available via the PlayStation Network.
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UNC School of Law Announces Annual Alumni Association Awards
Six will be recognized for their significant contributions to the legal field.
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Law Alumni Association will honor exceptional graduates and an exemplary faculty member at its annual Law Leadership and Awards Dinner May 5, 2017 at the Carolina Inn.
The awards recognize members of the UNC School of Law community who embody the law school's mission to serve the legal profession, the people and institutions of North Carolina, the nation and the world with ethics and dedication to the cause of justice.
Six Alumni Association Awards will be presented:
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November 22, 2017
A very subtle word change in a widely distributed patient handout may have major political implications. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), a major advocacy group of women's heatlth care physicians, quietly replaced Patient Handout #156, entitled "How Your Baby Grows During Pregnancy," with a new version replacing the word "baby" with "fetus." The new September 2017 version, "How Your Fetus Grows During Pregnancy" replaces the June 2015 edition, with essentially no other major changes.
It is thought that most OB/GYN's did not notice the change as it was not announced or publicized in the organization's journal. The change came to the attention of most Obstetricians only after a November 22nd email was sent out announcing all of the new resources available, with the newly titled handout included in the list. The handout is meant to be distributed to patients at their first Obstetrical visits, and is part of a collection of handouts published by ACOG for patient counseling.
"It makes a really big difference." said Dr. Greg Marchand, a board certified OBGYN. "There's some really big political implications here. We are talking about the difference between telling a newly pregnant mom that she is pregnant with a baby or pregnant with a fetus. This is early in pregnancy, when pregnancy termination is still something many new moms are considering."
Although Dr. Marchand stated that the new handout doesn't contain any new recommendations or changes in the care that Obstetricians give, it speaks volumes to the expectations of the Obstetrician in early pregnancy care. He stated this could be offensive to many physicians opposed to abortion, by forcing the term "fetus" into a discussion that otherwise might not contain much awareness of the availability of termination in the first trimester.
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Did Anyone Else Notice: I took me almost 2 months to finish the Brink of Law, not because it wasn't good, but I didn't have time. The series overall was very good, I really love the ending. The writers did a really good job bringing it to an end.
But one thing really bother me. The relationship between Stephen Wong Ka Lok & Shirley Yeung in the series. They got married when THEY ARE COUSINS! Stephen's character's mom played by Michelle Yim is the older blood sister to Shirley's dad. I know that the series all they ever did was kiss, but it is a bit strange. I kinda felt like the series was promoting incest which I found a little repulsive.
I've seen series set in ancient times when cousins married each other but most often they are cousins who are related only by marriage or one was adopted. But I never expected a series which is set in the 2000's to have such a weird pairing. Did I miss something? Anyone care to explain, because I just don't get it. The last time I checked incest was illegal in Hong Kong.
How Tall Will You Be??? I know after my height posts I might of spark some curiosity for people to know how tall they will be. Here is a website I found that has growth calculator which predicts how tall you will be when you are an adult based on your parent's height, your gender, and your weight. Keep in mind that genetics determines about only half of what your height will be so these numbers only serve as a basis. Your enviroment affects the other half with stuff like nutrition & wellness.
Here Is The Site:
*The site give you two different method to test, but I found that The Gray Method Predictor is more accurate for me. I think results may vary.
Saturday, April 07, 2007
TVB Actresses & The All Important Height
This List ALOT MORE Extensive Than The Actor's List. Its also in ascending order as requested.
Don't forget, Women are able to wear heels, so if you're curious to see how tall they are with heels just add about 2-3 inches or about 5-7.5 cm. Once gain, if "cm"measurements are easier for you just remember 1 Inch=2.54 cm & 1 foot=12 inches. I know some of you guys are using the metric system in your country.
(There are plenty of actresses that are in the 5'4 range so I think people shouldn't say 5'4 is too short be an actress. After all, the requirement to be in the TVB's Acting Class is 5'4 for women.)
Esther Kwan: 5'4
Leila Tong: 5'4
Shirley Yeung: 5'4
Flora Chan: 163cm-5'4
Annie Man: 163cm-5'4.
Angela Tong: 5'4.
Selena Li: 5'4.5
Sheren Tang: 5'4.5
Nancy Wu: 5'5
(For some reason, she doesn't look the same height as Gigi or Fiona)
Charmaine Sheh: 5'5
Fiona Yeun: 164cm-5'5
Michelle Ye: 165cm-5'5 (I thought she was alot taller than 5'5)
Gigi Lai: 165cm-5'5 (I thought Gigi was atleast 5'6)
Jade Leung: 165cm-5'5
Belinda Hamnett: 5'5.5
Kate Tsui: 5'5.75 - about 5'6
Tavia yeung: 5'6
Sonjia Kwok: 168cm-5'6
Ella Koon: 168cm-5'6
Maggie Siu: 5'6
Anne Heung: 5'6.5
Mandy Cho: 5'6.5
The Reason why I put a bar and seperated these actresses is because they are all over 5'7. In order to be considered as a high fashion runway model you have to be at least 5'7. I was so amazed that SO MANY actresses fell into the category where they can be both model & actress. These actresses are the reason I always emphasize that actors must be tall now. I find it interesting that all the original fa dans are 5'7 or above except for Esther & Flora who are both 5'4.
Joyce Tang:170cm-5'7
Halina Tam: 170cm-5'7
Nnadia Chan: 170cm-5'7
Yoyo Mung: 170cm-5'7
Mariane Chan: 170cm'5'7
Maggie Cheung Ho Yee: 170cm-5'7
Kenix Kwok: 5'7
Jessica Hsuan: 5'7
Bernice Liu: 5'7
Fala Chen: 5'7.5 (I didn't know she was this tall.)
Myolie Wu: 172cm-5'7.71 - about 5'8
Melissa Ng: 172cm-5'7.71 - about 5'8
(Myolie & Melissa Tied)
Queenie Chu: 5'8
Linda Chung: 173cm-5'8
Ada Choi: 173cm-5'8
Tracy Ip: 5'8.25
Niki Chow: 174cm-5'8.5
Sharon Chan: 174 cm-5'8.5
Leanne Li: 5'8.75
Vivien Yeo: 5'9
Tallest Actress AT TVB:
Carrie Lam: 5'10.25. She is 6'1.25 with 3 inch heels on. Thats even taller than Joe Ma.


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The first official MFi gamepad is here, from the maker of the best Android gamepad on the market, but does this gamepad make the grade?
The dawn of a new era in iOS gaming is on hand with the launch of the first MFi gamepads from MOGA and Logitech. However, things are far from ideal right now, as the MOGA Ace Power shows.
I was most excited for MOGA to toss its hat into the iOS gamepad ring – the MOGA Pro is my favorite Android gamepad without a doubt, and a wonderful controller for playing games with. So, with MOGA having the first "extended" MFi gamepad boasting a full complement of buttons (four face buttons, two shoulder buttons, two analog triggers, a d-pad, a pause button, and two analog joysticks) I was excited. However, the limitations of the MOGA Ace Power and its high price tag make it only for early adopters.
The MOGA Ace Power connects with an iPhone or iPod touch via the Lightning port in the controller. Sorry iPad gamers, there's no way to use this on the tablet yet. The controller extends out from the middle to fit the device, with the Lightning connector on the right side providing the gamepad connection and recharging from the controller's built-in battery. My tip for getting the device in and out: the right side is easier to 'stretch,' so extend that side first when connecting and disconnecting as it's safer and easier to use the left side to insert and remove with no fear of bending the Lightning connector.
It's not really easier than a Bluetooth solution, and the integrated approach comes at an ergonomic disadvantage. I recommend playing with hands resting on a table to play; the width and weight of the phone and gamepad, plus the extended battery in it, makes it hard to hold up altogether. And holding it in one's lap looking downward is not good posture. The clamp on the Android MOGA controllers tilts the screen upward toward the player, which is much more comfortable; I'd love something like this from the next MOGA MFi gamepad.
However, once getting into actual games it's a great experience. My control issues with Oceanhorn? They disappeared pretty much right away with the MOGA Ace Power. I could easily aim and fire arrows with the gamepad. I increased my Silverfish Haste mode high score by sixfold after a couple of rounds. Once I disabled things like auto-aim in Neon Shadow and auto-fire in Dead Trigger 2 I was an ace marksman, though the disc-shaped joysticks admittedly work a lot better with quick movements and actions rather than precise movements. Still, playing games with an actual controller on an iPhone? For many games, it just feels better. I'm so glad this option exists now.
As the first extended MFi gamepad on the market, there were bound to be some bumps in the road, and there are many. The d-pad was an iffy choice – it's fine for movement but less so for an FPS where the directions might serve as actual buttons. The battery makes the gamepad heavier, and it only really provides the ability to keep the phone battery from draining while using the controller. And of course, the $99.99 launch price, when only a couple dozen or so games use the controller, and when it's difficult to find supported games on the App Store or already installed, makes this an investment in hopes that more games will support it. The lack of iPad support also hurts a whole lot.
It's possible the restrictions were purposeful, perhaps dictated from Apple's end to ensure a slow initial rollout, but it just all seems silly. The MOGA Ace Power plays a nice game, there's just not many available for it yet and the steep entry cost and restrictions make this only for the dedicated early adopter who primarily games on their iPhone. Still, considering how much fun it is to play gamepad games, MFi gamepads have a bright future – just a murky present.Posted in: Hardware Reviews, Reviews
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With the absence of a driver-oriented sports saloon (like the Alfa Romeo 159), the Italian carmaker's lineup looked a bit incomplete. Unlike the Alfa Romeo 4C and 8C, there was a need for a car which not just kept the Alfa Romeo spirit high but also kept the enthusiasts (and 'Alfisti') happy but without compromising the everyday use. And with the new Giulia, the company appears to have answered a few prayers, if not all.
It's set to rival cars like the BMW 3-Series, Mercedes Benz C-Class, Audi A4, and the recently introduced (yet to be launched in India) Jaguar XE. And like the said midsize saloons, the Giulia will also have a more powerful and more focused version – Quadrifoglio Verde, in Alfa's speak. The rear-wheel drive saloon will also get an all-wheel drive version at the later stage, and while overall design is good looking, the front-end is polarising – you'll either get it or you won't.
The talking points for the Giulia QV include a 50:50 weight distribution, active aero, electromechanical brakes, and a Ferrari-engineered six-cylinder all-aluminium petrol engine that makes 510hp and helps the car achieve a 0-100km/h time in just 3.9 seconds. There's also a torque vectoring system, a rear differential, and Alfa DNA – a system that lets the driver modify the car's behaviour - including suspension settings - depending on the presets, much like the 'Drive Select' modes. Alfa Romeo is also claiming a weight-to-power ratio of less than 3kg/hp, which is going to be a good start, especially in case of the high performance version.
The car's preview in Milan yesterday also marked the completion of 105 years of existence of Alfa Romeo (established on June 24 in 1910). And what could be a better way to celebrate than a car that might promises to get into the numbers game for Alfa.
Here's wishing for a Sportwagon based on the Giulia!
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Variable Data Printing
While new to some, variable data printing has been around many years. Traditionally it was used in transactional printing environments. Today it is used in all facets of business, from promotional personalized communications to on-demand printing and multi-channel campaigns. When variable data printing is added to direct mail campaigns it helps maximize response rates.
To help you understand the value of this very powerful tool I'm devoting this month's issue of Ferrante Speaks newsletter solely to this subject. I trust that the insights you gain from reading this month's newsletter will cause you to think about adding variable data printing to your next direct mail campaign.
Audrey Ferrante
Ferrante & Associates, Inc.
How would you like to send out 50% fewer mailers and still get a 5% response rate?
You could save on printing, mail services and postage! You would actually get a return on investment from your marketing program. And salespeople would get a higher percentage of inquiries turning into sales. Sounds like a dream world? Not if you include variable data printing to your media mix.
Variable Data Printing – this time it's personal
Make a one-to-one connection with your audience! In the competitive business world, it is the marketer's job to ensure that the value of the direct marketing dollar is stretched to its fullest economic potential. But many times the ROI from a campaign is not achieving its goals. That's unfortunate, because the job of a marketer is not only to produce results, but also to illustrate how a campaign has produced revenue for the company. There is a way to tangibly validate marketing efforts at the same time as increasing ROI. Welcome to the next generation of targeted, one-to-one marketing. Variable Data Printing, VDP.
VDP is a term that marketers around the world are taking advantage of more and more these days. Historically, variable data printing has been the most efficient way to turn marketing dollars into revenue. It is not a new concept, but with advances in technology in recent years the capabilities of variable data have increased dramatically. When dissected, the basic functions of variable data are much like a turbo mail merge. The placement of a name, address, number or even greeting within a marketing piece can assist in piquing the reader's interest, resulting in a much higher ROI. However, VDP has taken this process and completely redefined direct marketing strategies by offering an almost unlimited amount of personalization for marketing materials. Now the loud impersonal messaging in past literature has been replaced with a sense of kinship and quiet. The ability to form a personal connection with your audience is one of the most valuable strategies a marketer can utilize.
One of the biggest strengths of variable data printing is the ability to evaluate a campaign's effectiveness. By encouraging the viewer to go to a personalized website (PURL) the sender now has the ability to easily track results. VDP also affords the opportunity to distribute little shots of a campaign, then evaluate the results and decide if the campaign will be cost-effective on a larger scale. To better understand the capacities and benefits of this process, let's look at an example. You are the marketing director for a travel company. Pretend that you are sitting at your desk creating the next direct mail marketing campaign for vacations. You know that this piece is going to be mailed out to 10,000 potential customers and clients. You also know that each one of those clients is different and therefore has different interests.
How do you customize one piece of literature to fit 10,000 personalities?
The research team you work with has compiled lists of data about your prospects and clients. You have read all the reports, crunched all the numbers and analyzed all the demographics. The clock is ticking!
You design the mailing piece, a simple 6" x 9" flat mailer. On the front is a graphic next to the area where the mailing address will be printed, along with the name of your company. On the back, there is a greeting, promotional copy and an area where you will insert personalized information about travel destinations based on data collected about your mailing list recipients. You know that when Bob, the fun loving hiker from Omaha, opens his mail box, he will find a marketing piece that is tailored to his needs. Not only will the piece say, "Is it time to get away, Bob?" it will also include a graphic that shows a hiking trail and promotional information about the hottest hiking destinations in the world. Mary from Tucson, who loves to scuba dive, will be delighted to see the lush reef on her mailer and information about how your company can have her diving in Belize by New Year's. The possibilities go on and on.
Variable data printing has taken the lead in direct marketing processes and even more now that we have web presses capable of printing thousands of personalized messages at a time. As the volume of your business competition increases, it is imperative that your marketing efforts get every opportunity to succeed. Whether it's a mailer, catalog, signage, sales packet or a basic label, variable data printing can deliver high quality output at prices comparable to traditional offset printing. Best, variable data printed programs can be created so they are interactive with your audience online and offline.
Do you have questions…?
Call today if you're developing your 2014 budget, attending a major event and need to make sure everything is delivered on time, or if you're just trying to make sense of the confusing landscape of conventional and digital media. Whatever the reason, I'd love to talk to you about it.
Print is not always right for every situation but when it fits, adding it to a media mix can be effective for many needs. I do hope this newsletter has started you thinking about what adding print services can do for you.
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As a result, magazines are hatching ancillary businesses, producing special issues or commissioning original research as a means toward commandeering bigger pieces of the luxury pie.
Esquire spends more than $250,000 annually on research to pin down the consumer habits of what one executive calls "the new affluent." House & Garden's luxury-themed issue this September will be its largest single issue to date. It garnered 208 ad pages. Last year, American Express Publishing, publisher of Travel & Leisure, Food & Wine, Departures and T & L Golf, began hosting its "Luxury Summit," aimed at luxury marketers and advertisers.
"There's a new affluent person out there," explains Jason Lundy, executive director-marketing and strategic planning for Esquire. "We have to keep up with him."
Defining this man, he says, "is more psychographic than demographic." The new affluent man could be making $50,000-to-$75,000, but "spending every cent on Gucci and Prada and Ralph Lauren."
Mr. Lundy says some traits of the new affluent man include: He has a more active role in furnishing the family home. He's much more concerned about grooming; he's not shy, for instance, about buying fragrance or admitting simple vanity. And, "individuality and connoisseurship are extremely important."
House & Garden's readership skews significantly more female than Esquire, but Publisher Brenda Saget also testifies to a change in affluent men's consumer habits.
"A lot of decorators tell me a good portion [of their business in customers' homes] is between 6 and 10 p.m." when both working men and working women are home, she says. Such a man "cares as much about Sub Zero [Freezer Co.'s refrigerator] as he does about the fabric and the chairs."
The payoff for House & Garden? Luxury advertising will rise about 15% in 2000, says Ms. Saget.
For such publications as Time Inc.'s Fortune, luxury advertising revenue was up 46.9% in the 12 months ending this July, says Publisher Mike Federle (See story at right).
One can see change in how luxury marketers are targeting consumers through magazine ads, says David Carey, publisher of The New Yorker.
"There's been a transition from products positioned as elite to smart," he says, and many advertisers "have warmed up" their pitches.
His favorite example, he says, is watchmaker Movado Group's campaign for its Concord watch with the tagline "Time is luxury," a catch phrase that rings true to the hard-working new affluent.
"We needed to talk to the consumer on a different level," says Mary Leach, VP-advertising and creative services for Movado, adding "the inspiration of the campaign was to tell a lifestyle story for watches" that might appeal to the luxury-minded audience.
Today, luxury "is more of a state of mind than a state of wallet," says Christine Miller, exec VP at Magazine Publishers of America.
"I would call it not just luxury, but quality," she says. "People are willing to pay for things to which they aspire and that represent quality." And that may mean a more flexible definition of luxury.
"Is luxury a $4 ice cream? Or is it a $40,000 piece of new jewelry?" asks Gina Sanders, publisher of Gourmet. "It's both. It's about the premium experience at all price points."
Illustrating Ms. Sanders point, Gourmet, an obvious ad vehicle for high-end ice cream, this year began running advertising from high-end jeweler Harry Winston, as well.
Most of Esquire's new business is from the luxury market, says Mr. Lundy, citing a number of upscale car marques. He adds year-to-date ad page growth from luxury marketers at the magazine topped 50%.
Luxury is "a significant part of our growth," he says. Even luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue has bought more than 50% more pages in the title than it had in 1999.
"We're looking to pick up consumers in their 30s, whereas before we might have been thought of as a car for older people," says Al Weiss, manager and advertiser of development for DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes-Benz USA, which advertises in Esquire. "Our advertising has gone from just stressing the engineering to `take a look at the beauty and style of the car.' "
Through June, magazine advertising from apparel retailers is up 53%, according to MPA.
There's a practicality in new luxury, says Ms. Miller. If consumers want a new handbag or jacket, they'll shop for "quality, maybe leather. So, it's not just an indulgence, it's going to last."
The strength of the economy, meanwhile, has broadened the scope of some magazine's ad mixes.
"What that means for luxury marketers is that their potential sales radius has expanded," says Ms. Sanders. This year, for instance, will be Gourmet's biggest year to date for travel ads. "If the measure of a strong economy is disposable income," she says, "people are going to take extended vacations."
"We went from being 65% travel and the rest non-endemic to about 55%," says Ellen Asmodeo, Travel & Leisure publisher. "Our [luxury] advertisers are looking for image."
"The most significant change from the recent past is that luxury is demanded at an earlier age," says Suzy Weisinger, president of Plaza Advertising, New York, the in-house agency for Vendome Group, which markets Cartier.
In search of this younger consumer, Cartier has advertised in youth-skewed titles as Flaunt and Wallpaper, "which we would have stayed out of a few years ago," says Ms. Weisinger.


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As economic strain continues to plague the US, more people are turning to risky high cost 'payday loans' to pay for basic necessities such as food and rent, according to a recent study by Pew Center on the State.
Payday loans are short term high interest loans sold to consumers who may not typically qualify for lower interest long term loans from banks. The loans are advertised to cover unexpected costs such as a car repair to bide time until the following payday, hence the name.
However, according to the PEW study, now 7 in 10 people who use these high-fee loans are now using them more frequently and for everyday expenses, sinking further in debt just to meet day to day needs. Borrowers are usually low income individuals who are struggling to make ends meet from paycheck to paycheck.
The Pew report shows that now the average borrower may take out eight loans a year of up to $375 each and spend $520 in interest. The loans typically hold and APR of up to 400 percent.
"It's not because of some unusual need that people are turning to payday loans. It's because of some regular need," said Nick Bourke of PEW. "People are paying a lot more in payday loan costs and fees than they anticipate going in," Bourke said.
Each year, 12 million borrowers spend approximately $7.4 billion on payday loans.
"The payday loan industry is selling a product that few people use as designed and that imposes debt that is consistently more costly and longer lasting than advertised," the report concludes. "This circumstance is especially troubling because the conventional payday loan business model fundamentally relies on repeat usage—often, renewals by borrowers who are unable to repay the full loan amount upon their next payday—for its profitability."
"These findings raise serious concerns about payday lending, including whether a two-week product with an APR typically around 400 percent is a viable solution for people dealing with a chronic cash shortage."


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I'm a BARB (BAD-ASS-RUNNING-BUDDY). I've been running regularly approaching on 9 years. That's correct, I started when I was 18! Throughout the years I found myself running for various reasons. In the beginning it was about setting and reaching goals. Everyday was a chance to do something I had not done before. After awhile I found myself fine tuning, making little tweaks here and there to see how my running would respond. Every new PR was a fight to get. In the last couple years I've settled into something different and all the while greatly rewarding. I've had the privilege on more races and training runs than not to be someone's running buddy and it has been nothing short of AWESOME.
I did not turn into a BARB overnight. I learned from the absolute best. On many occasssions I have had the company of amazing runners and friends that helped me through a mentally and physically challenging run. Through them I learned to be the best running buddy I could be. Below are some tips if you strive to be a BARB!.
Know your limits. Don't offer to help someone through a run if you will have trouble covering the distance at the desired speed yourself. If you are at the same level, be okay if it that person leaves if they are having a kick-butt kind of run.
Know your buddy's race goals. Does your buddy want to PR or just have fun? If they want to PR you may not want to ask them their thoughts on our current political climate. Talking and running are exhausting so if you hear your buddy huffing and puffing away don't ask questions! As having needed a running buddy, I've loved one sided conversations hearing about a person's Saturday night and weekend plans as a distraction. It's okay to try to take their mind off the pain, just be mindful of if you are helping or hurting.
Dress Up. This isn't necessarily a requirement for being a BARB, but it helps by making things fun. Yes for most of us Junior High was A LONG TIME AGO, but do coordinating outfits ever get tired? I think not. Most of us are never going to win, so why take things so seriously? Even if you are in it to win it, why not win in a tutu? Entering shameless Glam Runner plug here.
Listen. You could learn a lot about your partner's state if you just listen. If I do have music on my runs, I ALWAYS keep the ear closest to my buddy unplugged. Labored breathing 2 miles into a full marathon? It's time to slow the pace down. This is also important from a safety perspective. Cars, bikes, creeper in the bushes, it's always a good thing to be mindful of your surroundings.
Remember it's not always about you. Running could be a very selfish sport. At any given time you could lace up your shoes and make a run into anything you want or need it to be. On the flip side, as a running buddy you have the opportunity to be selfless. You have the chance to support someone else during a physically and mentally demanding race. Best of all you are guaranteed to create some crazy fun memories for you and a friend. Solidifying friendships over miles? Yes please!


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Friday, October 10, 2008
Friday and some I statements.
After finding some of my content had been lifted yesterday I did some more looking and found that there is someone (and you know who you fucking are, I am not linking to you) who has stolen a shitload of my fucking writing.
So I took a deep breath and decided to make some "I Statements".
I feel angry when you steal what I created. I'd appreciate it if you would fucking stop.
Now this was not my initial reaction. My initial reaction was to holler, "GROW SOME BALLS YOU FUCK."
I have since calmed down.
I had to take a moment and realize that a.) this is the internet and more importantly b.) shit happens.
It's flattering in a way but ugh. Seriously?
Moving on.
Can we talk about Winter wear?
I have specific needs when the weather starts to cool down.
I have to have shoes I can walk a lot in. I average about 4 miles a day if not more depending on the weather and how my knees are doing.
I also really like for my feet to stay dry and reasonably warm.
I also need layered clothing because my work environment is vastly different from outside and different areas of the building mean I may need an extra sweater.
To that end not this weekend but next weekend I am making another thrift store run because there was a ton of great stuff I was just too tired to grab. I want some more thinner sweaters, some black pants. I am going to budget out about 30$ and will take some pics of my haul when I get it.
How about some random get to know you?
Share whatever you want to with me.
Some of the things that make me, me.
I still get super super excited about dinosaurs. No really I do. Remember (this might have been you) that kid everybody knows who goes apeshit over the giant dinos? That is me still. At 31 years old dinosaurs make me squee and get all giddy. Just like when I was 8.
I am for all my crankiness very soft hearted.
This entry from Men In Full made me go awwwwwwwwwww oh my god. First of all that is good news from CT.
Second of all that photo makes me want to snuggle up with them for a good long cuddlefest. No really it does.
The huge reason I aww'd is I like seeing people look all happy and in love. I really love it. Gay, straight, poly whatever. Folks who have that glow make me happy. Which is the major reason I am pro gay marriage.
Also because frankly this country does not have a good track record with anything deemed separate but equal. Remember people this is recent history.
What I really would like to know is how exactly do people whom you don't know being married harm you? If they don't belong to your church, haven't ever spoken to you how do you have the right to deny them their happiness?
I just don't understand.
I would think that more people being married would be a good thing. If marriage is the be all end all of existence (gayness notwithstanding) shouldn't we want everyone to be married?
As for the religious reasoning I don't think that treating an entire segment of the population as second class citizens is the idea. Someone point me to the verses or rules of whatever religion that say it's perfectly fine to treat people badly.
My beef around the people who rail against any civil rights is this.
How are civil rights that are supposed to be for everyone deemed somehow special when everyone is included?
How is it a special right to not be harassed?
Or in some places beaten, tortured or killed?
How is that liberty?
How is that freedom?
How is that in fact American?
Americans are so often quick to judge the civil rights violations of other countries but why do we get so angry when that same magnifying glass is pointed at us?
How is it okay?
That is what I want to know and nobody yet has been able to convince me that infringing on civil rights is okay.
And I am in fact talking about everyone, fat people, people of color, people of varying religions, gay people, straight people. All people.
Isn't the world big and bad enough without all that bullshit?
So yes I want gay people to get married. I want straight people to get married. I want bisexual poly leather loving dandy dykes to get married.
If being married moves you and means soemthing to you. Have at it.
And don't think that I don't think about and realize daily that not even fifty years ago I would have gone to prison for being in the relationship I'm in right now that looks to be a regular heterosexual relationship.
I live with it and I think about it.
In equal measure I am painfully and terribly aware that if I found a woman whom I loved and wanted to spend the rest of my life with, (granted I don't want to get married really at all but if I did) I could not be married in most of this big old grand country. That there are people who would do me harm whether or not they knew me or my spouse simply because I am different.
How is that right?
Okay I should probably stop before I start yelling.
However can someone please explain to me what exactly the "Gay Agenda" is. Not just the OMG TEH GAYZ but seriously. What does this agenda entail and how is it harmful to you?
How is it so evil for people to not want to live their lives being discriminated against essentially by strangers?
Again I suppose I'm just a little too live and let live.
I worry more about what actual crime is doing to my country. I worry more about the economy. I worry more about our children. I worry more about the sad state of public education in this country. I worry more about keeping a roof over my head. I worry more about my future.
I am too worried about those things, than to worry about who strangers are sleeping with or marrying.
Have your beliefs but please stop fucking up other peoples lives so you can get to Heaven or where ever.
Now where was I?
Oh righto, some links.
Audacia Ray has an interesting article about some of the recent goings on in Sex writing.
Sinclair over at SugarButch gave me a bit of a happy with this entry. Delicious.
Over at LesbiaTopia I found an announcement for the 2009 Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Ally College Conference which is pretty awesome. Read about it here, tell your friends in the Midwest.
MissK over at Aromaleigh has an awesome lipstick sale going.
The Daily Cookie has an awesome preview of the new Chanel stuff.
I also love this tutorial by Doe Deere. Gorgeous colors.
I think I'm done now.
I'm still in a pissy mood and am going to play some Pogo.
Homo Out.
6 comments:
- men_in_full said...
Thanks for the shout-out! :D
I'm straight and I've never understood since I was a pre-teen why people who were in love shouldn't get married whatever their gender. I've argued that it only makes marriage stronger the more people who get married.
Well, the fundamentalists who think that gay marriage is going to destroy *what they think of as* traditional marriage are probably right, and I think that's all to the good. Their idea of marriage is inextricable from rigidly enforced gender roles; they think of marriage as a ritual by which a man secures his ownership of and dominance over a woman. So of course the possibility of a marriage between equals freaks them out.
- Jen said...
First all it sucks to hear someone's been stealing your stuff. They'll get what they deserve for that.
Second, I worry about a lot of the same stuff you do and its' refreshing to read your blog and see some thoughts similar to mine articulated so well.
Thirdly, giant dinosaurs RULE and make me squee too. ^^ My son, who is just turned two, loves dinosaurs and is very excited about all of it. I hope I can take him to a museum someday that has dinosaurs.
- Twistie said...
AT LAST!!! For more than a week now, every time I tried to read your blog some evil zickie of doom crashed my browser. (mopes) I missed reading your deathless prose.
Foo on whatever douchebag has been stealing your work! While I cannot fault their taste one iota, I do object to their inability to see how very wrong their actions were.
So absolutely with you on the gay marriage issue. As a straight, married woman, I think more marriage is a great idea. I believe firmly that love is love is love. And if Britney Spears' first marriage which lasted all of about two days didn't harm my marriage, I don't see how in the Sam Hill two loving people who just happen to have the same kind of fun bits marrying after a lifetime of love can possibly harm what I have with my husband.
I'm old enough to remember the death throes of the anti-interracial marriage movement. It made no sense to me then, and this anti-gay marriage movement makes no damn sense to me now. As you say, wanting to be treated with the fairness the Constitution guarantees is not asking for anything special. It's asking to be recognized as human.
So far as I can tell, that's pretty much the 'gay agenda.' Simply to be seen as human and treated as such. Yeah, I'm for that.
A gay man piped me up the aisle at my wedding. He and his partner both danced at my wedding. They've been together most of their adult lives, sharing sickness and health, joy and sorrow, feast and famine.
More than anything, I want to dance at their wedding the way they danced at mine.
Oh, and at 46, dinosaurs still make me a bit giddy. So there.
The whole part about gay marriage (and for the record, I - a straight, white, married woman - TOTALLY agree with you!) reminded me of an LJ user icon I kept seeing. It said something along the lines of:
"Gay Agenda:
Get up.
Get dressed.
Have tea."
Or something like that. I could be remembering wrong, but that's the general idea. I remember the first time I saw it. First I laughed my ass off, and then I wished every right-wing fundamentalist nut that spouts the words "gay agenda" should have it plastered on their forehead.


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Most begonias can be recognized by looking at the shape of the leaves, the flowers and the size of the begonia, but if you are not familiar with the different cultivars, the American Begonia Society helps you to determine which cultivar you have or want to buy. If you are a hybridizer, you can register your begonias with the American Begonia Society. As of 2010, the begonia has approximately 1,500 different species.
Check the height of the begonia. Certain species, such as the Z-2 begonia, grow to 2 ½ feet in height and 2 feet wide; the Coco Bright scarlet begonia only grows to 8 or 9 inches in height.
Look at the leaves of the begonia. The leaves on most begonias are simple, and rarely have veins or leaflets shaped like the fingers of a hand. The leaves for different cultivars and species range from light green to dark green. Some begonia species and cultivars, such as the Coco Bright scarlet begonia, have green, red and purple leaves. The leaves might be smooth or hairy, or have smooth edges or jagged edges.
Look at the flowers on different begonias. Flowers on begonia plants are always unisexual; one plant will have only male or female flowers--never both. Flowers might be white, purple, pink or red. The sizes of the flowers are also different on different begonias. Some begonias produce flowers so small that you can barely see them, and some do not produce flowers at all.
Look at the location of the begonia, if the begonia is found growing in the wild. Some begonias prefer little sun, some prefer more sun, but a begonia will rarely be found in an area with full sun, especially in areas with long, hot summers.
Gather all the information about the begonia and take a picture of the begonia. Visit the American Begonia Society's website to compare the begonia's statistics to identify the species or cultivar.