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- Bella learns our routines quickly, and amusingly. When we first got her, she knew that my post-breakfast glass of ice water was the last step before she went into her crate. So as soon as she heard the ice clinking into my glass, she would go sit by the basement steps. These days, she goes WILD in the morning after Able-Bodied Boy gives me my morning kiss goodbye; this means he's about to take her downstairs for food.
- Speaking of food, we overfed her and she's really turning into quite the chub. We're currently working to get her weight down by 20%, and as such she constantly hunts for sustenance elsewhere. We are obviously letting her waste away and she reminds us frequently.
- Bella has gotten 100% comfortable with our Tuesday night gang. Her first "incidents" were with two of the guys on Tuesday night, and it took all parties a while to recover comfort and confidence. But now she can't get enough lovin's from them. And we recently added Purple Monkey and her infant; Purple Monkey has already gotten belly offers (this is when we flop on our back and wiggle around to show you a warm fuzzy belly that you know want to rub, right?) and the infant is a mild curiosity.
- Bella has always been great with little kids. Our first encounter with a toddler was a little traumatic for the toddler (more on that in a moment), but she otherwise just flees in the presence of the unpredictable young ones. She'll yelp if accidentally hurt, but never anything more.
- Bella doesn't know how to play. She chews hard bones. She chews soft cloth toys/blankets/towels if we allow her. She barrels into you from a running start, if you let her. But otherwise, she won't take balls, rope toys, frisbees, or anything of that sort. If you throw something in the yard, she runs after it, past it, and enjoys watching you fetch it. Which is why, the first time she saw a toddler, Bella barrelled into her from a running start... because that's the only play she knows. We would love to teach her how to play, but really have no idea where to start.
- Bella is quite comfortable with my family now, having spent a bit of time with them at their various houses lately (with the holidays and all). Her main issue now is with the other dogs. They do fairly well for the first few days (maybe a growl here or there to remind them that she likes her space), but after a couple of days, the tensions start running higher and they get into a scrappy fight. All this has mainly taken place at other's homes, and we haven't had the other dogs to our place in a while. It will be interesting to see how she does with that, if the occasion arises.
- Bella was wonderful on her first long car ride. We went from a longest trip of ~2 hours to a 9-hour trip. A little whining in the beginning, and a little whining at the end, but otherwise she was content and had no car-sickness. At each stop, she gladly hopped back into the car. I think she would just do anything to be with us.
- We are becoming better at identifying her signs of discomfort with other people, know when we are better off just leaving her isolated (which she tolerates/understands more now) and at providing rules to "strangers".
- If she is laying/sitting on her bed, that is her territory and you should not approach her.
- If she is laying/sitting near me, I am her territory and you should not approach her.
- Ignore her. Let her sniff you and do not try to pet her. Ignore her. If she wants your attention, she will come up and sit by you and look at you. Otherwise, ignore her.
- We used that last tip with my parents the first time they ever met her. Within three hours, she was sitting at my father's feet, begging to be petted. I call that a Win. Of course, there are still some who, after listening to the rules, say "Oh, dogs love me!". I am happy to say they are still in possession of all fingers, but may be a little less confident in that personal assessment.
- Bella still makes some of our friends and family uncomfortable. So we send her to boarding (which she now tolerates much more, now that she knows we always return) instead of traveling with her, or lock her away upstairs while they are at our house. It doesn't bother us to do so. It's all about the comfort and safety of all parties involved. There are some situtations in which everyone wants her to be present, but Able-Bodied Boy and I don't feel like it's appropriate. She is our responsibility, and if we can't always be watching her but feel like we need to keep an eye out, we have to decide if we have the time and energy to devote to her introduction to the particular group. We take our responsibility seriously and judge each situtation independently.
- My favorite part about the whole thing, about wanting a dog for so long, about working through that with Able-Bodied Boy, about finding Bella and dealing with all her quirks and all the coordination to keep her - ya know - fed and happy and alive... my favorite part is that Able-Bodied Boy LOVES her. Loves her so much it makes my heart ache. Loves to get down on the floor and play with her and use his playful kid voice. And that means more to me than anything...
Do you have similar stories of 'time healing all things'?
Much Love,
Able-Bodied Girl


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Time Machine gives you a host of preferences and methods of benefit to those who want to streamline performance and optimise storage. In this guide we will highlight issues such as selective backups and scheduling. To make the most of it, you will require a basic awareness of Time Machine and, of course, access to an external storage drive.
This tutorial is part of our Tech Support section; every week we hold Tech Support Tuesday on @iCreateMagazine's Twitter feed, but if you have any Mac problems that you need solved, post in the comments below and we'll get back to you ASAP with some solutions.
1 Time Machine Preferences
The Preferences panel provides access to key options for turning Time Machine on, as well as selecting backup disks, adding encryption and making file exemptions. Click Select Disk.
2 Select disks
Here we see the currently selected Backup Disk, in this case My Book, with additional Available Disks listed below. Highlight the drive you wish Time Machine to use and click Use Disk.
3 Encrypt backups
As you select a disk you can also tick the Encrypt backups box. You will be prompted to enter a password that will be required to restore files. Enter the desired text and click Encrypt Disk.
4 Additional disks
With other drives available, you may rotate backups to multiple drives. Highlight the desired drive from the list and click Use Disk. You may also choose to set up a Time Capsule device.
5 Rotating backups
Time Machine will then ask you whether you wish to replace the current drive or add to it. By clicking the Use Both button, your backups will be rotated automatically.
6 Scheduling backups
Backups run every hour and there are no built-in options to change this. You can, however, run them manually by turning Time Machine on and picking Back Up Now from the menu bar.
7 App options
Time Machine functions best on the hourly schedule, but there are apps available such as Time Machine Backup Scheduler that automate the previous step with Time Machine off.
8 Excluding items
From the app's Preferences, click Options. Here you will get a prompt listing currently selected items to exclude from backups. You may add and remove by clicking the '+' and '-' buttons.
9 Making exceptions
Time Machine does omit certain work files, caches and logs by default, so be sure to only exclude those you are convinced are superfluous for reducing backup sizes.
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People are going crazy over this new Pokemon game, Pokemon Go. The game allows you to catch Pokemon in the real world. The best thing about it is that you can become a Pokemon trainer too.
The app makes a Pokemon appear on your phone screen as if it exists actually. By flicking the Poke Ball, you can catch them while they pop up. The fun part is that you can enter a battle in Pokemon gyms that appear in public places. While many people in the United States are getting addicted to it and enjoying it, there are many who are ending up in hospitals.
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Writers are shameless when it comes to book promotion. The length they will go to is one notch shy of standing curbside with a cardboard sign that says, �Will Work for Book Sales.�
I know such behavior is rampant because I recently engaged in it. I agreed to sell my latest humor book, �My Memory is Shot, All I Retain Now is Water,� at a huge Christmas Gift and Hobby show. This event ran for five days at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in the large pavilion where 4-H kids show cattle during the fair, which explained the faint parfum de manure that lingered before the crowd arrived.
This Gift and Hobby Show was three parts gifts and hobbies and two parts �As Seen on TV.� Garnering attention for books is impossible when you�re competing with Stick It! (a pet hair removal system) and Pocket Hose, the 50-foot expandable garden hose.
And, please, what vendor can compete with the guy demonstrating the Sham WOW!? He spills pop, mops it up and wrings it out with the cloth that �Works like a sponge! Works like a towel! Holds 20 times its own weight!� The shammy is a crowd-pleaser. A book is a wallflower.
There were five of us at a time in the book booth, and we each had a draw. The romance author had beauty, the dog author had a dog, the sports author had an NFL jersey and a big personality, the TV celebrity had his face and I had a bowl full of Hershey�s Kisses.
To heighten the pain, the authors� booth was across the aisle from a massive wall of colorful boxer shorts bearing animal characters and what some might consider witty sayings.
When the chocolate kisses weren�t drawing attention, I amped up my game and tried making conversation. People would stroll by and I�d say, �Do you like to read?�
�I don�t read,� came the answer. The first time, I thought it was a fluke. Again and again, hour after hour, �I don�t read. I don�t read. I don�t read.� If the Gift and Hobby show is an accurate barometer, we have an alarming illiteracy rate. Yet, I clearly saw the same people reading the boxer shorts.
A mother, a daughter and a grandmother shuffled by single file.
�Do you like to read?�
�No,� said the mother. �No,� said the daughter. �No,� said the grandmother.
A dislike for reading � the gift that keeps on giving.
I stopped asking people if they liked to read and started asking if they liked to watch television. Finally, a positive response. It didn�t translate into a lot of book sales, but it was a positive response.
If I ever do another show, I�m dumping a soft drink on my book table, sopping it up with one of my books, wringing out a few pages and yelling, �Look how 210 pages of well-written humor absorbs an entire soft drink!�
I�m finally going to have a best-selling book.
Lori Borgman�s �My Memory is Shot, All I Retain Now is Water� can be read for enjoyment or used to sop up cola. Contact her at email@example.com.


text: Where Canada really ranks on retirement As Canadians, we're constantly hearing about how the country is drastically underprepared for retirement – but if we're in dire straits, it seems scores of other nations are up a certain creek without a paddle. In a recent survey analysing the retirement security of 43 nations, Canada came in at a respectable 10th place – safely outdoing the U.S. which followed in 14th place. Released yesterday, the 2016 Global Retirement Index examines the key factors that drive retirement security and provides a comparison tool for best practices. John Hailer is the CEO of Natixis Global Asset Management – the company behind the comprehensive index – he says nations will have to reinvent existing approaches if they want to improve their standing. "Demographics and economics have rendered the old model unsustainable, but the leaders in our index are finding innovative ways to adapt to the new reality and provide a blueprint for the rest of the world," he said. Northern European countries dominated the leader board for retirement security with Norway in first place followed by Switzerland (2), Iceland (3), Sweden (5), Germany (7), the Netherlands (8) and Austria (9). They are joined by New Zealand in fourth place, Australia in sixth place and Canada in tenth. Paula Allen is the VP of research and integrative solutions at Morneau Shepell – she encouraged employers to take a more active role in educating employees on retirement. "It makes sense for employers to be active in this education for two reasons," she told HRM. "One is fiduciary responsibility when the employee-employer responsibility is changing or dissolving, along with the associated supports, as it does at the point of retirement and two, is the corporate reputation. "No employer would want people who identify themselves as retirees of their company to be in dire straits. It is not a good message for current and potential employees or corporate reputation in the community." Allen also urged employers to implement mandatory education as well as utilizing tools to their advantage. "Much of the current education is passive and positioned as voluntary. Employers might consider something more structured for retirement as they do for on-boarding," she suggested. "Also education is rarely enough. Tools are critical. Consider how effective it is to tell someone to lose weight by eating and exercising, versus giving them calorie calculators, a scale and scheduling exercise sessions at the start of each day." For all the latest HR news and info straight to your inbox, subscribe here. More like this: Are female leaders facing a 'glass cliff'? Government plagued by endemic payroll problem Elton John settles sexual harassment case with former employee Leave a comment SHARE


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why do we get jeles?? how does jealousy work?? That bad energy, where does it come from???
Today De.Z had an argument with my love... I called her and I heard her other phone ringing.. So I asked her who that was.. She simply said an sms... I asked from who??? She pronounced another guy's name... I reacted probably like a fool I am simply said good bye and take care... Was that appropriate? It seemed like it at that time, but now I feel like a complete idiot... If only she knew how I felt.. I'm sorry my beloved one... Truly sorry....
Sunday, January 3, 2010
to be jeles or not???
6 comments:
- Jard The Great said...
ko neh.. tak baik tuduh2 tanpa soal siasat weii...
oo.. kalo ko naik org dtg blog ko neh.. ko kena gi bloghopping which means visit and komen blog org lain....
- January 3, 2010 at 5:16 PM
- Jard The Great said...
ko join la ini..
utk promote blog ko neh....
- January 3, 2010 at 5:53 PM
- abe long said...
kak ipar kan
oit jard,
ko kan pemes, senang je tu nk wat iklan
- January 3, 2010 at 8:12 PM
- YobSumo said...
erk. adik ipar lah?
eh apa2 lah.
Hai Jard.
eh salah2.
Hai DR Z!
- January 3, 2010 at 9:40 PM
- kawie2020 said...
Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but Jealousy sees the sharpest for it is love and hate at the same time
- January 3, 2010 at 11:18 PM
- abe long said...
woo kawie...
mcm otai cinta jerk nih..
bile mo kawen bro?
- January 4, 2010 at 1:08 AM
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With how well Walt Disney's (NYSE:DIS) Marvel movies have done in recent years it's easy to dismiss Time Warner's (NYSE:TWX.DL) DC Entertainment as a lightweight challenger. In fact, Thor: The Dark World star Chris Hemsworth half-jokingly did just that in a promotional interview for the movie Rush. "We're just winning aren't we?" Hemsworth said. "That's not really a rivalry."
Batman Begins (2005)
Iron Man (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Green Lantern (2011)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Thor (2011)
Man of Steel (2013)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
TOTAL: $1,597.5 million / $3,345.9 million
TOTAL: $1,123.3 million / $2,292.4 million
Meanwhile, back at Avengers Mansion
Critics will note that my table excludes several Marvel movies and $3.3 billion in global grosses. True enough. I'm trying to get a sense of how well DC's "phase one" would compare with Marvel's first generation, which includes the five movies shown above and concludes with The Avengers.
Including Marvel's team-up film would put its "phase one" gross at $1,746.7 million and $3,811 million worldwide. DC is already in spitting distance of those totals, and we've yet to see Batman vs. Superman or a Justice League film. Factor in a growing audience for the CW hit Arrow, and I think DC and Time Warner are better positioned for cinematic success than most fans and investors think.
Don't forget about the blackest night
Cashing in is a different matter, of course. Again, look at the table: Batman's adventures account for more than 70% of DC's box office haul to date. Green Lantern was at least as big a failure as Man of Steel was a success. DC and Warner can't hope to match Marvel's numbers without first figuring out how to make lesser-known characters marketable.
Arrow is already helping some. Adding the Flash and Wonder Woman to Batman vs. Superman, as is rumored, could also boost interest -- especially now, when moviegoers are taking to strong heroines in greater numbers than ever before.
Now it's your turn to weigh in. Do you think a Justice League film could outperform The Avengers at the box office? Why or why not? Leave a comment in the box below to let us know what you think.
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This cool cat walks three-year-old owner to school to ease anxiety
A CUTE family cat helps ease her three-year-old owner's anxiety by walking him to school every day.
Usually a confident kid, William Dutton is crippled by anxiety when meeting new people.
But moggy Milly Moo has no hesitation in taking her best friend to pre-school.
This feeling was magnified massively on the day William started at Maple Tree Lower School in Sandy, Bedfordshire at Easter.
Sensing his nerves and reluctance, Milly Moo sat next to him as he tied his laces to calm him and then amazingly walked with him and Mum, Victoria, to school.
"It was absolutely amazing, you could just see that she took his mind off where we were going and all the new people and just focus on her and his shoes"Vicky Dutton, William's mum
Even more astonishingly, Milly accompanied Vicky, 34, when she went back to pick William up and has done so every school day ever since.
Vicky said: "On that first day William was so nervous he just didn't want to go.
"But then Milly Moo came over and sat with him while he tied his shoes - I could just see the fear drain away.
"It was absolutely amazing, you could just see that she took his mind off where we were going and all the new people and just focus on her and his shoes."
Now every day without fail, with her sleek black tail pointing towards the sky, Milly joins William and Vicky on the 13 minute walk to pre-school.
And when it comes to picking him up, Vicky, who is currently on maternity leave after giving birth to her second child, six-month-old Amber, says Milly just knows what to do.
The merchandiser said: "Once we've dropped William off, she just goes and does her own thing - normally knocking around in the garden.
"Once it gets to 3pm though, there she is, ready and waiting to join me on our walk.
"It's as if she has a built-in alarm clock!" Milly Moo is Vicky's first cat, but she was persuaded to take her in by husband, Simon, 40.
It's perfectly normal now, but before William was born, Vicky says Milly Moo was quite an aloof pet.
The black and white tabby didn't really pay too much attention to people until Vicky fell pregnant and she used to stroke her paw on the mum's baby bump.
Vicky said: "It was as if she knew I was pregnant and wanted to protect me.
"She's just taken that on since William was born and protects him too - she's his best friend."


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It would be impossible to list the multitude of organizations and individuals who have partnered with and supported the work of the NRWA; we cannot accomplish our mission alone, and we look forward to a future of continued partnerships and collaboration.


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Do you have old worn out silver fillings? Are you bothered by the grey shadow cast on your teeth by those old fillings? Do you have worn out yellow fillings in between your front teeth? Tooth-coloured composite fillings might just what you are looking for.
Composite fillings are a mixture of glass or quartz filler in a resin medium which produces a tooth-colored filling. They are sometimes referred to as composites or 'white fillings'. Today we have aesthetic and long-lasting bonded white composite fillings for both your front and back teeth.
Composites for the front teeth are very smooth and life-like. They can cover defects such as chips and cracks. They can also fill in cavities caused by decay. With composite materials, we can replace a small defect in the tooth, or we can cover an entire damaged tooth, creating a composite veneer. A well-placed composite filling is undetectable. The cost of a bonded composite filling is moderate compared to other options, such as porcelain veneers and crowns. But the dentist has to have the experience and judgment to determine if composite would be appropriate for your situation, and the patient has to have good oral hygiene habits and avoid smoking and foods that could stain the restoration. Composite fillings can stain and discolor over time and may have to be replaced, but they are a wonderful service that we perform frequently for our Clonakilty Dental Centre patients.
Composites for the back teeth need to be strong to withstand the enormous pressure caused by biting. In the past several years the physical and mechanical properties of composite resins have improved dramatically so now they are often used in place of the standard amalgam, or silver, filling. The advantages of the composite filling are its aesthetics and its adhesive capacity. Bonding of the composite fillings provides resistance to fracture in small restorations. Because the composite is adhesively held in a cavity, the repair can be more conservative than with the traditional amalgam. This means that we need to remove less tooth structure than we do for an amalgam restoration, and this may result in a smaller filling. But it takes longer to place a composite filling than an amalgam filling, and the dentist has to pay strict attention to detail. The cavity has to be kept clean and dry during the procedure, and the composite filling may have to be replaced over time.
Patients' demand for tooth-colored restorations has increased. Thanks to advances in modern dental materials and techniques, we have more options for creating a natural-looking smile. Come visit us at our Clonakilty Dental Centre and see how we can give you a great smile with tooth-colored composite fillings!
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In the taxation laws of Australia Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 is the primary means by which the Commissioner punishes tax evasion schemes. The Commissioner has not been hesitant to attack partnerships.1 However, a consideration of the legislation and case law reveals major problems inherent in doing so. This article canvasses the basic problems the Commissioner faces when attacking partnerships under Part IVA, and suggests some simple solutions. It is concluded that Part IVA is the legally incorrect way to attack partnerships as tax evasion schemes.
Recommended Citation
Ritchie, Thomas
"Part IVA, Partnerships and Dominant Purpose,"
Revenue Law Journal: Vol. 14
, Article 3.
Available at: https://epublications.bond.edu.au/rlj/vol14/iss1/3


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Where It HurtsBook - 2016
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Reed Farrel Coleman has become another one of my favorite authors. I really enjoyed this character Gus Murphy and I look forward to reading about him again; maybe the next book. In the meantime, I will read some Moe Prager books by Reed Farrel Coleman.
"We lose ourselves in books, We find ourselves too!!"
I read some of Coleman's books writing as Robert B. Parker and liked the style--one that I hadn't been able to find since Parker died. But in "Where It Hurts," I sensed many of the things I liked about Parker and will be looking at earlier books by Coleman.
I checked out two books over the 4th. One was the Second Life of Nick Mason and the Where it Hurts.
Both were good. I would recommend Second life. However, Where it Hurts was so much richer. If you like Lee Child you will really like Where it hurts. I am going to look back at the other books Coleman has written. He is very good.
Surprisingly good read. Excellent character development, great main character and solid plot line. Looking forward to the next in the series. Well written.
I haven't read any other books by this author but this was great. The MC is a former cop dealing with the grief of losing his son. His life is on a downward slide when he begins to investigate a murder. For some reason the cops aren't really interested in solving it & this leads Gus to uncover a series of cover-ups that began 20 years ago.
Well written, intricate plot with a likeable, sympathetic main character. If this is the start of a new series, I'd definitely pick up the sequel.
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"Världens bästa berättelser" kids radio drama series on Swedish Radio!
Four new episodes including Europrix-nominated "Själjungfru"! Sound design & mix by Jani Lehto. Listen now:
"Seeing Black Cows", a short film by Nuutti koskinen
Sound production by Jani Lehto. More information:
Jani Lehto sound art at
Two sound art installations under the title "Yhteys" are presented at Titanik Gallery during November 2013. "Yhteys - Piano" by Jani Lehto is based around an electrified piano and a composition that is controlled by cosmic phenomenons like sun wind. Welcome!
Sockskewer Street 8 awarded for Best Sound
The animated short film "Sockskewer Street 8" by Elli Vuorinen was awarded for Best Sound on Fantoche animated film festival in Baden, Switzerland. The music and sound design were both made by Jani Lehto. The next change to see the film is Rakkautta & Anarkiaa film festival in Helsinki, Finland.
Jani Lehto was born in 1978 in Turku, Finland . In the dawn of the 90s Jani already knew that he wanted to spend the rest of his life in front of big mixing consoles, making things sound the way he wanted.
In 1995 electronic music scene flourished in Finland and Jani made his first tracks that later found their way on a record – 12 inch vinyl of course. Music was deep and names were complicated: Deep Sensuous Collective made several EPs and one album. The oldest track on the listening page of this site – a Thomas Dolby cover song "I Love You Goodbye", released in 2001 – is an example from those days that has stood the test of time.
One outcome of the deep house period was Sound Production Company Lehto & Tuppurainen that was founded in 2002. Jani and his long-time confederate Pekka Tuppurainen formed a company that was a home for their musical projects for 8 years. Besides hosting the art of it's owners – bands and also record labels Stars-music and Ilma Records – the company did advertising music and sound design, also for some of the better known Finnish and international brands like Elisa, Ingman, Pinotex, Pepsi Max and Red Cross.
In the turn of the millennium Jani had started a new band with the Finnish electro icon Mr Velcro Fastener's Tatu Metsätähti. The name was Star You Star Me and the sound of the new-born millennium was electronic but warm, analog but of the highest fidelity. British and German electronic music magazines did five star reviews, collaboration "A Place In My Heart" with Erlend Øye was the track of the week on the Finnish national radio YleX and the song also appeared on a Sony Playstation game soundtrack. Live gigs were performed in USA, Europe and Russia. There was also another well-received band called Déclassé which in the course of time gave more opportunities to Jani to delve into tradional pop songwriting.
After 2010 Jani has been working with anew band called Sans Parade, has taken part in several sound and video art projects and has started a new company. Jani Lehto Audio Works offers music production and sound design services, trained by the years of experience and perfected by the love of sound and the love of music.
:All : Music : Films & installations : Commissioned Works
Some works
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Unohdettu Elämä
Red Cross Film festival trailer
Globaali omatunto – Kampanja reilumman EU-politiikan puolesta
Sound design, music composing & production, voiceover production.
Yhteys – Piano
Sound art installation, controlled in real-time by scientific measurement data of solar rays and other cosmic events. Art Space Titanik, Turku.
Sans Parade:
Monitoring: Genelec 5.1 system. Bass frequency limit 19Hz (-1dB). Peak SPL 117 dB. Resonance-free acoustics and extremely balanced reverberation time throughout the spectrum.
Mixing: MCI JH-636 American large-scale console from the end of 70's. The JH-600 series has been used on classic works like Saturday Night Fever, Jarre and Kraftwerk albums. 36 channels full of analog warmth combined with a selection of outboard compressors & fx units.
Recording: digital audio workstation, 28 channels in, 28 out. Industry standard plugins and soft synths. Sound-proofed machine room. HD Video monitoring.
Instruments: spinet piano, vibraphone, harmonium organ, analog & digital synthesizers, guitars, ksylophone, concert glockenspiel, gongs…
Microphones: AKG, Neumann, Røde, Sennheiser, Shure…


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In conjunction with stock valuation ratios like the price-to-earnings ratio and the price-to-earnings-growth ratio, a stock's measure of volatility known as beta can help investors build a diversified portfolio. In this article, we'll take a look at how studying the beta of stocks can provide investors with diversification guidance. (To learn the basics of beta, read Beta: Know The Risk.)
IN PICTURES: 20 Tools For Building Up Your Portfolio
Benchmarking Beta
Using the S&P 500 as a benchmark for beta, investors can determine how a stock may perform in relation to movement of the broad index. If a stock has a beta of 1 then it is expected to move up and down in tandem with the benchmark. A stock with a beta of 1.10 is expected to rise or fall 10% more than the benchmark. Conversely a stock with a beta of 0.80 would be expected to move up or down only 80% as much as the benchmark. In short a higher beta equals greater volatility, while a lower beta equals less volatility.
For example Apache Corp. (NYSE:APA) has a beta of approximately 1. The benchmark S&P 500 is up 6.15%% for the previous 12-months. In line with expectations for a stock with a beta of 1, Apache is down just a bit at 4.6%.
Lowest Beta
Dow Component big box retailer Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) has a beta of 0.3 making it one of the least correlated stocks to the benchmark S&P 500. Over the past 12-months the discount retailers stock has gone up approximately 1.12%. While beta may have been a good indicator to lead investors to Wal-Mart, investors would still have to examine the combination of low prices, proximity to consumers and a the effects of slowing economy as factors in the external environment supporting the stocks upward progress. (For more, see Understanding Beta - Investopedia Video)
High Beta
retailer Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) has a beta of 1.88 suggesting that the stock is about two times as volatile as the S&P 500 benchmark. For the previous 12-months JWN has gained 16.46% more than doubling the percentage gain of the S&P 500.
Watch for Exceptions
The above examples have traded in a similar fashion as their betas would suggest. However, it is important to remember that beta alone is not sufficient by itself to predict the future movement of a stock. Dow Components Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HPQ) and Cisco Systems (NYSE:CSCO) both have a beta near 1, but HPQ is down 18.5% over the previous 12-months while CSCO is down 19.3% over the same time period.
Final Thoughts
The diversity in betas shown in the above examples is a great start, but given the examples of Hewlett Packard and Cisco, investors should always remember to use beta as a guide to adding diversity and not as an unbreakable measure of stocks future price volatility. (For more, see Calculating Beta: Portfolio Math For The Average Investor) Use the Investopedia Stock Simulator to trade the stocks mentioned in this stock analysis, risk free!


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For those of you out there who ~~for whatever reason~~ still don't know what the whole "less-than-three" thing is.... tilt your heads to the right ....further....further.... THERE! See? It looks just like a heart. Mostly like a heart. Ok... indicative of a heart. Sheesh! It means she loves me! Ok, ok...she loves my blog. But, I'm choosing to take that personal!
Well, I'm "less-than-three'd" which is the same thing.
And after the day I've had with my oldest child, I'll take all the love I can get.
When you first get pregnant, all anyone tells you is what a wonderful event it is. Then they start telling you bits and pieces about how difficult the first few months might be. They tell you to sleep all you can; get involved with other new moms-to-be for support; and offer all sorts of reading material.
No one mentions even a whisper of what happens when that adorable little baby turns into an opinionated, moody, independent, hormone-riddled "I-hate-you-you're-so-unfair-this-family-sucks-eggs" teenager.
There are support groups these days for more things than I can even guess, but I have not found one for parents of teenagers, unless said teenager is on drugs or something equally as awful. Not a single one for parents of teenagers who are just acting like weenies.
Of course, "Weenie Support" just sounds like an.. umm..... interesting name for a support group.
Its extremely fortunate for this child that I love him so damn much.
And that I'm not a cannibal.


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Minister announces start of work for A1 Coal House to Metro Centre Improvement Scheme
Roads Minister John Hayes has confirmed that the A1 Coal House to Metro Centre improvement scheme, which will reduce congestion on the A1 around Gateshead will officially start on 26 August 2014, after the Bank Holiday Monday.
Road users will start to see some activity before the official start date. This is work to ensure the site is ready for construction and will include the installation of speed enforcement cameras and crossovers. From 26 August there will be some overnight closures to support start of work – further details are provided below.
Once complete, 3.98 miles of the A1 will be widened to three lanes in both directions – an additional 3.05 miles to what was previously planned, meaning the Western Bypass will be improved from the Coal House junction up to the Metro Centre junction, not just from Lobley Hill to Dunston.
Roads Minister John Hayes said:
I am delighted to confirm the start of this much anticipated and needed improvement to the A1 Western Bypass. This scheme, which is part of the Government's record investment in infrastructure, will not only increase capacity and reduce congestion but will also support economic development. This exciting improvement is great news for local motorists; and everyone that uses the A1. The Government is determined to enhance and improve major road routes to benefit the economy and to serve the common good.
As well as widening the A1, a new 0.33 mile parallel link road will be built next to the mainline A1, for north and south-bound traffic, between Lobley Hill and Gateshead Quays. This will provide a route for local road users, helping to keep traffic moving on the A1. The work has been planned to ensure that there are two lanes running in each direction during the day and that any lane or carriageway closures take place during off-peak times in order to minimise disruption.
The closures starting on Tuesday 26 August will allow work to be carried out including temporary road markings and installation of temporary barriers and new signing.
The closures will be between 8pm and 6am and will be in place from:
- 26 August 2014 until 30 August 2014 - northbound and southbound closures between Swalwell and Coal House roundabout
- 1 September 2014 until 5 September 2014 - northbound and southbound closures between Swalwell and Coal House roundabout
- 11 October 2014 to 12 October 2014 - northbound and southbound closures between Gateshead Quays and Lobley Hill.
During the closures there will be clearly signed diversions in place and road users are advised to allow extra time for their journeys. Each closure is subject to change at any time and will be publicised on the Highways Agency website. Further closures will be publicised nearer the time.
More information about the scheme is available on theHighways Agency website, via writing to the A1 Coal House to Metro Centre Project Team at Major Projects North, Highways Agency, Lateral, 8 City Walk, Leeds, LS11 9AT, emailing them at email@example.com, or calling the Highways Agency Information Line on 0300 123 5000.
General enquiries
Members of the public should contact the Highways Agency Information Line on 0300 123 5000.
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Journalists should contact the Highways Agency press office on 0844 693 1448 and use the menu to speak to the most appropriate press officer.


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Blickensderfer No. 6 Portable Typewriter
Blickensderfer No. 6 Portable Typewriter
- Description
- The Blickensderfer typewriter No. 6 was manufactured by the Blickensderfer Manufacturing Company of Stamford, Connecticut from 1910 to around 1928. The Blickenderfer No. 6 was essentially the Blickensderfer No. 5 in an aluminum frame, and could be ordered with either a standard QWERTY keyboard or a DHIATENSOR keyboard. This model has the DHIATENSOR keyboard, which Blickensderfer called their "scientific" keyboard because the most used letters—"D, H, I, A, T, E, N, S, O, and R"—were on the bottom row nearest the space bar to minimize necessary hand movement. The aluminum frame of the No. 6 made it exceptionally portable, weighing only 5 pounds, and came in a leatherette case for easy carrying.
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- Currently not on view
- Measurements
- overall: 5 in x 12 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 12.7 cm x 31.115 cm x 23.495 cm
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- catalog number
- accession number
- 125450
- Credit Line
- Gift of Thomas H. Dawson
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- Computers & Business Machines
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- National Museum of American History


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Ticking slowly and steadily, regular gas prices have receded for the last 10 consecutive days. The average unleaded gas price in Florida is $2.67 this morning, a nickel cheaper than a week ago. In Tampa Bay, the current average unleaded gas has dropped 7 cents from a week ago to $2.62. The national average for regular gas is $2.57.
Despite the drop, Florida drivers are still handing over 52 cents more per gallon than this time last year, illustrating the lagging effects of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey to the petroleum industry. The automotive club AAA predicts the gas prices in the southeastern U.S. will fall 5 to 10 cents this week.
"If it weren't for the recent hurricanes, gas prices would be about 25 cents lower," said Mark Jenkins, spokesperson for AAA. "Since gas price decline is much slower than they rise, it could take a few weeks before they reach equilibrium."


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On My Own Imperfections
This is the very perfection of a man (or woman), to find out his own imperfections.
This is the very perfection of a man (or woman), to find out his own imperfections.
Tinnitus is the phantom perception of sound. This means that a person with tinnitus hears a sound (usually a ringing or a whistling sound) that cannot be heard by others. In a very small percentage of cases, a sound actually exists (usually a vascular anomaly, like an aneurysm, that causes blood to make a swishing or squirting sound) - this subgroup of people with tinnitus does not represent the majority of people with tinnitus.
In most cases there is no source for the sound that is perceived by the patient. The truth is that we don't know, exactly, what causes tinnitus.
What we do know, however, is that tinnitus can be caused by injury to the cochlea (the organ in the inner ear that houses the hair cells that detect vibrations in fluid that are transduced by your eardrum). Tinnitus can also be caused by injury to the auditory nerve, and by injuries (strokes, for example) to the brainstem, midbrain, and cortex.
We also know that tinnitus can be caused by exposure to noise and by certain drugs that damage the hair cells in the cochlea. We also know that even when tinnitus is caused by injury to the cochlea (such as by trauma or by drugs that kill hair cells), you can remove the cochlea or cut the auditory nerve (that connects the cochlea to the brain) and the perception of tinnitus (in most people) still remains.
This fact tells us that, in most people with tinnitus, the generator(s) of tinnitus lie somewhere in the brain - even when the initial injury to the auditory system occurred in the inner ear (i.e. to hair cells in the cochlea).
Most people who study tinnitus believe that neural plasticity is involved in tinnitus. Neural plasticity is the ability of the brain to rewire itself in response to environmental stimuli and to injury.
This ability is very useful - it enables, for example, the brain to recover some or all of its function after stoke.
We think that some neurological disorders are caused when injury or environmental stimuli (like noise exposure) result in the activation of neural plasticity, resulting in one or more circuits in the auditory system to become altered - and this altered function results in the perception of sound when no sound exists.
For example, we have shown that chronic exposure to noise results in a change in the balance between excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters in certain parts of the auditory cortex and midbrain. This change in the balance of inhibition and excitation results in a net increase in excitation - with both theoretical and experimental evidence that this change can result in the phantom perception of sound.
The cause(s) of tinnitus in most patients is unknown, but strong experimental and clinical evidence points to neural plasticity in the brain being the reason for the phantom perception of sound.
Backstory? I have had tinnitus for close to 15 years.
Where I grew up it was normal to gift the actual kid things after it was born, like season appropriate clothes/teddies/little blankets/extra soft towels/stuff the parents might need for the next developmental stage: teething things, for example.
These would often be dropped by/picked up when relatives met the kid or the parents were settled back at home. But a party for the specific purpose of baby gifts especially before it's even born - nope.
My aunts, were mid-west girls, had they been presented with the idea of this silly baby shower, the one that "showers mommy with love" would have been met with hysterical laughter. The thought that you need to give the mom some gifts for her "hard work" is laughable. Just like when she got married, you weren't giving her gifts that are supposed to be fun, they are supposed to be useful.
When I learned that I was going to be an aunt again I had to chuckle. Not one of my nieces has fewer than two children. Only one of them has two girls the others are girl/boy or boy/girl. The niece that has two girls had them close to twenty years ago, so yeah, they are about due for their own kids.
No the niece that will be having the most recent baby shower is calling it a sprinkle. I had no idea what type of non-sense this was so I had to look it up. Apparently they weren't the ones that came up with the baby sprinkle so at least they don't have to live with the stigmatization of coming up with the name.
She has three little children. And they are pretty close in age. So why host another baby shower? Sorry. Baby sprinkle? They have everything that they need. And both she and her husband work. This coupled with the fact that his parents shower them already enough with gifts, vacations, and clothes for the kids doesn't - to me - make much sense.
I am thinking about taking some advice from The Washington Post and RSVP them that I will not be coming.
It isn't that I don't like them, but I do find this whole thing a little pretentious. It is a matter of wanting too much. Too quickly. I have been to their last a little over a year ago. Baby showers? Well, if you really need to have one, you can't afford the child otherwise, then you can put one together. But when you have everything that you will possibly need for the duration of your child's first year, minus the perishables of course. Then for me, it is better to just skip it.
For me the desire to stay child free was the best decision I ever made.
The fact that I don't have to worry about taking care of a child isn't one that I ever had. But there is so much non-sense that goes along with it that I am just better off.
Just for clarification, kids are great. Just not when they are supposed to be a factor for a day at the spa and tons of gifts.
Speaking very generally, there are two ways to understand that entanglement experiment. One is that nothing changed when you measured and the states always had the value you measured, you just didn't know about it. This is known as hidden variables.
The second is that not only don't we know the state of the particles, they don't fundamentally have a determined state until you measure them.
The example with red and green balls given in this thread is clearly of the first type. In fact a very primitive type of hidden variables that could easily be proven wrong. The balls are not actually quantum (it's an analogy so that's fair). Now, this is obviously the most intuitive, so why don't everyone agree on this? The problem is at the very heart of all quantum weirdness. Take the double slit experiment. If the particle really had a determined choice of slit prior to going through the slit, why are we seeing an interference pattern?
Now, you can come up with creative explanations that still have hidden variables, but then you run into something called Bell's Theorem which states that if you have hidden variables, the universe must be able communicate faster than light(non-local). In the end, there are some people who believe hidden variables is the correct way of looking at it. Since the math is exactly the same as the variables are completely hidden for us, we have no way of determining who's right. At least for the time being.
Bell's theorem says we have to give up one of three things:
It's not correct to say that hidden variables have been proven false. It's almost correct so say that local hidden variables have been proven false as we don't usually discuss free will. To further look at this let's say I have a bag of hexagons. The top three sides are all black, and the bottom are all white.
But, For a quantum hexagon:
Suppose you have a system of two arrows, which have to point in opposite directions, and you're guaranteed to measure one of them pointing up.
Now, let's say you disturb the system a little bit. You put in some "paint", which will paint an upwards pointing arrow red and a downwards pointing arrow blue. If the states are predetermined, one arrow will get all the red and one arrow will get all the blue. If they aren't, both arrows will get some of both colors.
In quantum systems, for certain kinds of arrows and "paint", the second result happens.
That means that some of the sides don't have a color until you actually measure it, but opposite colors always have the same color.
Some studies that helped me with my reasoning: A study has shown that people who are imagining visual stimuli (as opposed to actually seeing it) still show activation in their visual cortex.
A different study that looked at the vase-face illusion found that people's brain activity differed depending on which part of the illusion they were perceiving - if they reported perceiving faces, their fusiform gyrus (the brain's face area) was stimulated, but if they were perceiving a vase, the same area was not lit up. There didn't seem to ever be a time where brain activation showed both patterns indicating perception of both the vase and the faces simultaneously, which suggests that your brain can only perceive one thing or the other.
So my guess at what is happening, in the visual aspect at least, is that your visual cortex would be stimulated, but the stimulation in your visual cortex when you're "seeing" your thought would be different from the pattern of stimulation when you're consciously perceiving what is in front of you.
So for example: you're sitting in front of a striped black and white wall, but you're imaging or "seeing" a solid red colored wall. When you're focusing on (i.e. consciously perceiving) the striped wall, the visual neurons that respond to contrast would be stimulated, but the neurons responsible for color perception would not. When you switch your focus so that you are consciously perceiving the imagined red wall, your color neurons would be stimulated, but your contrast neurons would not.
The prefrontal cortex - the part of the brain responsible for stuff like reasoning, cognition, and other executive functions - probably also plays a role in the thoughts that you "see", because it's implicated to be heavily involved in consciousness.
As for people who can't "see" things in their minds, you're not alone.
There's a condition called aphantasia where people don't see pictures in their head. If I asked the average person how many windows they had in their home, they would probably do a mental walkthrough of their home and count the windows. For somebody with aphantasia, they'll know, but they might not know how they know.
Activation in the visual cortex for the "seeing" part, and likely activation in the prefrontal cortex for the "thought" part.
In the end, not being able to "see" things in your mind is actually a thing - aphantasia.
What is Planck's Constant and why is it significant?
Well, this is quite a difficult question. I'll try to give an answer that is not too mathematical (which I tend to do usually).
First of all (sort of historically), Planck's constant is the proportionality between light of a specific wavelength (i.e. light of a specific color) and the energy a single light particle (a photon) has. This is already quite a profound statement. Energy is usually measured in Joule, while the frequency is measured in Hertz (= 1 / seconds). That means this proportionality constant has a unit of Joule * second. This unit is what physicists call the unit of an action. For someone who does not care about the mathematics of physics, an action is quite an abstract concept. You could say it is a measure for how much dynamics a system exhibits over a time interval (precisely: It's the integral of the difference between kinetic and potential energies in a system over a time interval). An interesting fact is that your physical reality around is the one that has the minimal action that is possible.
What we can understand from that really, is that Planck's constant can be seen as being related to dynamics of a system. However, it only arises in the case of quantum mechanics. I.e. it is what separates classical physics from quantum mechanics. Planck's constant sort of restricts this action in a sense. While in classical physics the action of a system can take any value whatsoever, in quantum mechanics you are always restricted to multiples of Planck's constant. In this way physicists say that classical physics can sometimes be recovered from quantum mechanics, if we assume Planck's constant to be zero (this is really only a thought experiment, we cannot change Planck's constant of course).
Planck's constant being related to dynamics of a system, it has a say in what kind of positions and momenta (that is velocities) particles in quantum mechanics can be.
Planck theorized that there is a minimum "resolution" to frequencies and energy. Through both experimentation and theory, he realized that all the frequencies and energies radiated were multiples of a single number, which came to be called Planck's constant. To simplify, you could emit at say, 10000 Planck's constants, and at 10001, but not at 10000.5.
In fact, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle says that position and momentum of a particle are related such that one cannot measure both at the same time better than Planck's constant, i.e. the product of the momentum uncertainty and position uncertainty needs to be larger than Planck's constant. This in effect means that if you measure one of the two very well, the other needs becomes more uncertain (as in actually will take values of a larger range). It kind of means if you try to trap a particle in a very small volume, it's uncertainty in velocity and direction will become huge and vice versa, because the product of the two needs to be larger than Planck's constant.
So, in a way one can argue that Planck's constant really is a fundamental unit of our Universe; our Universe is not continuous, but rather grid like on extremely small scales (heck, Planck's constant has a value of 6.63 * 10-34 Js, which is so ridiculously small I don't even know how to give a proper example). And the size of these blocks is directly proportional to Planck's constant.
Well, I hope this was somehow understandable or even answers what you want to know. This really is at the core of most of physics, so a proper explanation is always going to be lacking in some respects. Here's a video by PBS Space Time. If you have more specific questions, just ask. :)


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If you haven't heard of it already, well, let me tell you that Berskha (a store under the same company that owns Zara) finally opened last November here in Manila! Admittedly, I've only heard of Berskha late 2010, but since it's tied up to my favorite store ever, I've always been intrigued by it. I have to tell you, I'm pleasantly surprised.
Coming from C-5, turn right once you see Jollibee. You'd see this huge Bershka sign on your left side, a couple of blocks after you turned. You won't miss it! Full address: 100 Greenmeadows Avenue, Quezon City. :)
Don't be surprised when you see it! It's a pretty small store - if you can call it a store, really, as it's just a part of a house renovated to accommodate the brand.
When I got there though, the selection were slim, I don't think they restocked since they opened. But I was able grab 2 things which we'll get to in a while. ;) But they do have amazing selection of tank tops, cropped pants & shorts. Perfect for the Manila weather! Their sizing is quite weird, though. I tried some tank tops in small and they fit very well, some I tried in large and they were teeny. Just a heads up!
Blazers & Coats! I wanted to buy one of those gray coat with a fur collar (P1300) but I couldn't justify shelling that amount (no matter how cheap it is!) when I'm only going to be wearing it on an upcoming trip and never again (I live in a tropical country where it's hot all year round!) It's really pretty though :(
I got a really nice pink floral dress with a nice zipper detail on the upper half (P900). I also got a green army jacket (P1200) since I've wanted one for ages. I found one in Bayo a couple of months ago, but knowing it's a local brand, I just don't think it's worth the price. Oh well. At least I got one now! :)
Today, January 13 until Sunday (15th), Bershka is going to be on sale! They're also going to be displaying their new items today, so go on and visit them if you can! :)
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HACKING MASS is back! This is always a great time: you try and pick the worst players in baseball this coming season based on a combination of awfulness and playing time.
From the Mariners this year we don't have a lot of candidates. Reed/Lopez if you don't believe in them, Beltre if you're in the anti-Beltre camp. Meche as a pitcher if you don't think he'll get yanked from the rotation at some point, though even as bad as he is, he's not bad enough to win the game for you.
Betancourt's an interesting choice: we like to look at the chance he'll develop offensively, but if he doesn't, they'll still run him out there every day because he's so good with the glove. He could be the worst-hitting shortstop and not worry about his job.
And if you're going to win, you're going to have to make some choices everyone else isn't.
Have fun.
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Churchill on
April 5th, 2006 7:00 pm
Meche and… Willie. I dont care how much he plays.
sdedalus on
April 5th, 2006 7:04 pm
I won last year's contest, but I never got my autographed Bud Selig photo. What a rip-off.
dw on
April 5th, 2006 7:12 pm
Too bad the JAckPAC on r.s.bb isn't still around, because Putz would be a contender.
jerful on
April 5th, 2006 7:12 pm
Good job sdedalus! A lot of smart people play that game so winning hacking mass is more prestigious than winning any fantasy league, I think. Did you get anything out of it?
I was near the top for a lot of the year but playing time really hurt me (and I picked Pokey Reese before Pokey was out). My MVP's for the first half were Sosa and Beltre. 🙂
sdedalus on
April 5th, 2006 7:26 pm
I did get some money and a free year's subscription. But I really needed an autographed Bud Selig photo. . . .
I've a no-Mariner picking policy, where would the fun be in rooting for Mariners to suck? My MVPs were Eric Milton and Cristian Guzman. In fact, you can see my team on the "2005 recap" at the bottom of the signup page. All of my picks were fairly popular.
Aaron on
April 5th, 2006 7:45 pm
I've got Betancourt. I'm not rooting against him, but I certainly do believe he belongs at the bottom of the lineup.
I've also got Ryan Franklin, so here's hoping he gets a rotaion spot to justify that contract!
G-Man on
April 5th, 2006 8:15 pm
I enter HM every year – tons of fun. Rey Ordonez used to me the MVP of that league.
Congrats, sdedalus, you had to be good to beat that huge gang of entrants.
I also never pick Mariners, which hurt me badly in the Cirillo years. But Ryan Franklin – there's a thought.
Evan on
April 5th, 2006 8:44 pm
Last year I had Franklin, Pokey, and Wilson.
Sadly, Wilson only racked up an 11 ESPN before he got injured, and Pokey never played a single game. Plus, I had both Gathright and Alex Sanchez. So last year my team was pretty awful.
But hey, the year before that I chose Glavine. So I'm improving.
This year, I have chosen no Mariners. Call it optimism.
I'm tempted by Elarton.
Trev on
April 5th, 2006 9:09 pm
I've got Elarton and Milton (I can't think of any reason you wouldn't use him). Tony Womack started the first game for the Reds, Freel the second. Any more news of whether Womack is the starter?
Mr. Egaas on
April 5th, 2006 9:12 pm
Anybody taking any Marlins or Devil Rays?
joealb on
April 5th, 2006 9:17 pm
I'll go out on a limb take David Eckstien, Punch and Judy hitters can fall real fast after 30…. Hey how about another Card, Scott Spiezio, except he probably wont be on the roster long enough to win the Hacking Mass title ….
sdedalus on
April 5th, 2006 9:39 pm
I went with Elarton and Milton. When in doubt, I picked the Royal.
JI on
April 5th, 2006 9:56 pm
Moyer, I can see a 5.00+ ERA and 35 bombs. Actually, I was tempted to take an all Royal infield, but I figured every one else was going to do the same, so…
Typical Idiot Fan on
April 5th, 2006 10:04 pm
As much fun as HACKING MASS is, that is the worst forced acronym I've ever seen. =)
Mat on
April 6th, 2006 12:08 am
"I went with Elarton and Milton. When in doubt, I picked the Royal."
Pretty soon, they're going to have to invoke a "no Royals pitching" rule to supplement their "no Colorado pitching" rule, just to keep things interesting.
vj on
April 6th, 2006 12:48 am
I am kind of disappointed that they evaluate pitchers by ERA. FIP would be more fitting. By using ERA, you have to pick a pitcher who's not only mediocre to bad but also unlucky. Pineiro's and Washburn's last seasons would be good examples to demonstrate this point.
Evan on
April 6th, 2006 8:45 am
I've finalised my roster. I'm happy with it.
I didn't end up taking Franklin. If he doesn't start the season with a rotation spot, I just don't see him getting more than 10 starts.
Here's a sleeper for you: Doug Mirabelli. That big long swing, moving from Fenway to Petco, plus a huge increase in innings caught – I don't see this season go well for him.
J.L. on
April 6th, 2006 9:49 am
#10: I took Sean Burroughs, who's at 3B for the Rays. I'm hoping the "B.J. Upton at SS" experiment continues through this year, and Huff remains a DH.
nickpdx on
April 6th, 2006 10:09 am
Burroughs is a good pick, but if you take 1 part ancient third-baseman and add a liberal dose of large home ballpark, and bake for 25 weeks in San Diego heat, you might have a contender for HM all-star.
nickpdx on
April 6th, 2006 10:12 am
Also I heartily endorse the Elarton pick as probably the most obvious pick of all now that Darin Erstad is no longer eligible at 1B.
Steve T on
April 6th, 2006 10:20 am
PECOTA says that your best bet for right field is … Ichiro. Keeping in mind the criteria — .800 minus OPS times PA. Ichiro usually leads the league in PA, so even though there are lots and lots of guys who are worse, that multiplier won't get them up there. Playing time is the secret to Hacking MASS. And pitchers' parks. But right field is the toughest spot to pick for me; my analysis points to Ryan Freel (who is listed under RF, but his PA count no matter where he plays), but I've already got Womack (a Hacking MASS god), and I think they're going to eat each other's innings.
Other Mariners: Betancourt's a possibility, though he's got a lot of stiff, and I do mean STIFF, competition. Unfortunately, you can't pick an entire team's platoon effort, because I think Kansas City's going to end up with three guys at short whose combined ESPN will be off the charts. I went with Berroa, personally. Bloomquist isn't going to get enough PA to make it.
First base is another toughie, since Erstad's back in center. He was always the gimme pick, but now I'm in a conundrum where the guys I want to pick, like Scott Hatteberg, all play in hitters' parks.
Pitching is such a crapshoot, and I'm just not good at picking them, especially when they change the criteria every year. Last year my offense players beat out all of the Hacking MASS top ten teams, but my pitchers kept me way out of contention. I'm about 50% set on Elarton and Ortiz; I want to pick Milton (and would have won last year or at least been close if I had) but I keep thinking he's going to pitch himself off the rotation, even for a bad team like the Reds.
The Royals are nothing like the Rockies; the Rocks' pitchers aren't DQ'ed because they suck, but because they pitch in Colorado. The Royals just plain suck.
This year's going to be different again, because they've raised the pitcher bar to 4.50 ERA from 4.00. Last year all the big ESPN-gatherers were pitchers. Only the immortal Cristian Guzman broke 100 among hitters. This year there should be a better balance.
Congrats, Sean, if that's really you; your team was really really awful! And your team name, Super Karate Monkey Death Car, is the best I've ever seen. I finished second a bunch of years ago, when it was a Usenet thing, but there are thousands of entries now, so it's harder. I was 160-something last year, which is in the 90th percentile but so very, very disappointing. Brian Anderson of the Royals really let me down by going down injured and getting Tommy John surgery.
igor206 on
April 6th, 2006 11:56 am
I can't imagine Ortiz keeping a spot in the rotation this year. The three years left on his contract and the sheer visibility of his crappiness will be too much for Arizona to handle. Maybe if he keeps his ERA below 5.25 or so, but I don't see that happening. Not with an 8.86 spring and guys in the minors to replace him. Elarton is a sure thing though for ESPN superstardom.
Evan on
April 6th, 2006 2:05 pm
Only the immortal Cristian Guzman broke 100 among hitters.
And that's why you really need to evaluate the team, and the chances that a player will get benched. Olivo would have cleared 100 easily if we'd let him play, but we (like any intelligent team) saw that he was crap and sent him elsewhere. But the Nats kept sending Guzman out there, much as the Royals did with Lima. No one would have predicted that Lima could put up an ERA over 7.00 and keep his spot in the rotation (he LOWERED it to 6.99 in his final start).
Evan on
April 6th, 2006 2:07 pm
On those Royals pitchers. Elarton's not quite bad enough, but Mays is. And, as the #2, he's likely to keep his spot. He'd be an even better bet if there was more than one strong offensive team in their division.
Arford on
April 6th, 2006 4:25 pm
I went with Elarton and Ortiz at P, if only because it doesn't look like Franklin will make the rotation in Philly. I resisted the lure of Tony Womack and went with the all-Adam dp combo of Everett and Kennedy. My team was actually pretty good last year, except for one glaring mistake – starting at 2B, Brian Roberts. Oops.
Steve T on
April 6th, 2006 5:06 pm
Well, you've got til I think Sunday night to lock 'em in.
igor206 on
April 6th, 2006 5:53 pm
Evan, you called my other pitcher. I agree that Mays is even worse than Elarton. Considering the injuries in the Royals rotation I don't see either of them losing rotation spots all year.
Steve T on
April 6th, 2006 6:23 pm
Good call on the Royals. I haven't been paying enough attention to their DL. BP's Depth Charts are still projecting Mays as a spot starter, 135 innings, behind Greinke, Hernandez, Elarton, Redman, and Affeldt. But Greinke, the only decent one in the bunch, is on the 60-day DL, for "personal reasons", non-baseball ones (?); Hernandez is in AAA, and Redman's hurt, too. Yikes. They gotta have a pitcher, right? Mays is now the #2, Affeldt's #3, Bautista's #4, Luke Hudson's #5. What happened to J. P. Howell? I suppose Elmer Dessens could start again. Bobby Madritsch might come back late in the year. Will they break the "fifteen starters" barrier this year? What about the "1,500 Runs Allowed" barrier?
Oh, and their closer's on the DL too, til mid-May. This team could lose 120 games on paper.
G-Man on
April 6th, 2006 6:59 pm
The deadline to enter is Saturday night. The HM site says "midnight PST", but I'll assume they meant PDT.
sdedalus on
April 7th, 2006 12:09 am
Congrats, Sean, if that's really you; your team was really really awful! And your team name, Super Karate Monkey Death Car, is the best I've ever seen.
Thanks, it really is me. I use that name for all kinds of things, it's always appropriate. Newsradio = the Arrested Development of the 90s.
I got an email today from BP telling me my photo had been delayed but is now ready to be sent, so that's cool. I don't think any home is truly complete until it's got an autographed picture of Bud Selig on the wall.
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Should their ACTN3 gene version exclude some of these folks
from marathons? Photo by Monica Darby.
Should I sign Johnny up for football or cross country running? Let me take a quick look at his ACTN3 gene to find out.
This scenario is not as far fetched as it sounds. A genetic test is available that claims to be able to help parents predict what sports their kids will be good at. The idea is that the parents can then funnel their kids into the sports at which they are most likely to succeed. How scary is that!
As I said, the test looks at the ACTN3 gene. Some work has been done that shows that elite athletes with one version are good at sports like football or sprinting. And that elite athletes with another version are good at sports like marathons.
But this gene is just one of many involved in determining how good someone will be at a certain sport. One of the key researchers who identified this gene has written that it can only really account for 2-3% of muscle variation in the general population. In other words, it is just one of many factors involved in making a star athlete.
So this genetic test might be able to distinguish an Olympic athlete from one who doesn't quite make the team. But how many kids does this really apply to?
Even if a genetic test could tell everything about a person's muscles, I would still think it is awful to restrict a child's choices of sports based on that sort of genetic test. Let me give you a hypothetical for why I find this sort of testing so troubling.
Imagine that instead of this test, there is a reliable one that will accurately predict someone's height*. Let's say a family has the test done on their son and they find that he will grow to be 5'3″.
The family steers the boy away from basketball because height is so important in that game. If this actually happened, then the NBA may never have had former pro Mugsy Bogues.
A genetic test that looks at a single trait to determine a person's future is dangerous. Should someone not be introduced into a sport because of their genes? Really?
A genetic test for height won't look at determination. Or speed or ball handling or all of the other traits that made Mugsy such a great player for 16 years.
And the ACTN3 gene test doesn't look at lots of other important traits too. In fact, it won't predict whether your child will be a super athlete or necessarily even good at football vs. a marathon.
Even if a test were developed that looked at all of these traits, should parents use it to control the sports their kids can play? What about their child's interests? Should Mugsy's parents have taken the basketball away from him even though he obviously loved the game?
Just let the kids play! Genes are not destiny.
*This sort of test is a long way off. Scientists only recently found the first "height" gene.
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4: Me. | Lisa and I at the mall. | Ang and I again.
5: My parents out on the town!! | Lisa and I at the mall again. | Catherine and I at one of my Birthday parties!!
6: My brother Jeff and I at his grad! | Me going to Megan's wedding! | Me trying on my dress for Megan's wedding!!
7: Me laughing at my mom trying to take a picture of me before Megan's wedding. | Suzanne playing soccer.
8: Deer Lodge Easter presents | Suzanne and I at Deer Lodge. | Deer Lodge at a Easter!
9: Me in my best atire | Janine and Catherine at my 22nd birthday | Me and Mom!
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The cardboard boxes, tossed from behind the counter, hit the floor one at a time, each skidding to a heavy stop
|Scott Donaton, editor of 'Advertising Age.'
Were this a fast-food outlet or neighborhood diner, I might have been, at worst, mildly annoyed, my expectations being low to begin with. But this was a suburban Starbucks, which had just relieved me of $6.16 for a cup of coffee, a cinnamon scone and The New York Times. Every scrape of cardboard on the wood floor caused me to twitch in annoyance. When the counter worker appeared from the back with another hand truck stacked with boxes, I walked out.
Lowering standards?
The evidence is anecdotal, but for Starbucks the issue is far more crucial than whether a few workers in one store caused a distraction easily overlooked by all but the grumpiest of customers. The issue is whether one of the most successful companies in the world has lost sight of what its brand stands for, or whether, in its rapid, and rabid, expansion, the chain has lost the ability to maintain its standards. It's the same question every fast-growing company eventually faces: How big can you get and still be good? For Starbucks, billions of dollars ride on the answer.
Did I overreact that day to the routine tasks of low-wage workers? Perhaps. But, as a loyal customer, and admirer, of a company that for many others is an easy target of derision, I can say the experience unfortunately matched my recently revised expectations of Starbucks.
To appreciate what is at stake, understand the psychology behind the brand. Advertising did not create Starbucks' image. It was built on two things: the quality of its product -- it really is a better cup of coffee -- and the store experience. The latter is so sacred that, as The New York Times pointed out in an amusing story last year, the chain even banned smoking in its stores in Vienna, where cigarettes and coffee are inseparable, because it doesn't want anything to interfere with the seductive scent of fresh-brewed espresso. The retail experience also extends to sparkling service and an unspoken invitation to linger over a cup of coffee in the store.
Higher expectations
The promise of the brand, that it will deliver a superior product in a superior setting, is the reason Starbucks gets away with charging four bucks for a cup of coffee. The price raises expectations, justifying customer frustration when Starbucks doesn't satisfy the cost-value equation. If I agree to your prices, you agree not to sling boxes at me while I'm reading the paper.
It does appear Starbucks is paying a price for its success. As Business Week noted in a September cover story, "Planet Starbucks," the chain grew from 17 coffee shops in Seattle to nearly 6,000 in 28 countries in 15 years, with sales, profits and the stock price soaring with the store count.
'Just a fast-food gig'
But, as Business Week also pointed out, as it opens store after store the chain is having difficulty hiring and training qualified workers. After pioneering stock options for part-timers (to give front-line employees a stake in its success), Starbucks is now regarded by its workers as "just another fast-food gig."
As Starbucks strives to deliver on the strong earnings growth it aggressively promises to Wall Street, that blurred distinction could, like carelessly tossed boxes, cause a lot of damage.


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configuring LVM post installation.
I have some free space (not partitioned) on my disk drive. I have not configured LVM during installation.Is it possible to modify some of the existing partitions to be a member of LVM?
go to google then find the howto lvm
If you mean non-destructively -- no, it isn't. You have to copy your data somewhere (external USB drive) and copy it back after setting up the LVM. If you also want your system partition to become part of a volume group, it is a little more complicated, because you have to make sure your system boots entirely from the external drive -- but it is possible, btdt ;)
Assuming you have two new hard disks each 250 GB /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc. Say you wanted to mount this LVM to your home folder.
Create Physical Volumes
pvcreate /dev/sdb
vgcreate lvm01 /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
lvcreate -L 500 GB -n my_lvm_name lvm01
Then label it
e2label /dev/lvm01/my_lvm_name /home.
Then add the entry to your /etc/fstab file. Instead of listing the device with the path /dev/lvm01/my_lvm_name, just use LABEL=/home.
Later on if your /home folder gets full you can buy another hard disk /dev/sdd and add it by doing
pvcreate /dev/sdd
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