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Build mobile text messaging into your web apps
Learn how to send and receive text messages from a web server
Messaging is a key part of the mobile experience. In 2010, Americans sent and received over 2.1 trillion text messages on their mobile phones. Worldwide, it is estimated that active mobile messaging users outnumber email users two to one, making mobile messaging perhaps the most pervasive, effective communication channel today. Furthermore, compared with other communication channels such as email, mobile messaging comes with much less spam and is much more likely to be read by its recipients immediately after delivery.
However, unlike email, which is an open Internet standard, mobile messaging is channeled through closed telco infrastructures. That has made mobile messaging services difficult and expensive to develop. In this article, I introduce you to several low cost, or even free, techniques for incorporating mobile messaging into your applications.
The barrier to entry for mobile messaging
The "closed" nature of mobile messaging is a significant barrier to entry for developers. Because of the barrier, however, applications that can handle mobile messaging have distinct advantages. For instance, Twitter started as a text messaging company—hence the 140 char limit to tweets—and then built on its success to become the giant social platform it is today. Another example is Facebook, which also had an active SMS program very early on (sending text to FBOOK from your phone).
What about "push" notification
With the rise of superphones like the iPhone and Android phones, it is now also possible to send messages directly to those phones via the standard TCP/IP network and bypass the carriers. Those messages are called push messages. Push messages are sent via Internet servers controlled by Apple and Google. Push messages are designed from the ground up to communicate with applications. They can send text, media files, and application-specific data such as alert sounds and badges to display on the application icon. Push notifications are excellent for smartphone apps, but they are much less pervasive and less reliable than carrier-based mobile messaging.
Mobile messaging basics
SMS is the most common mobile messaging channel. Practically every mobile phone can send and receive SMS messages, which are limited to 160 characters. Considering variations across different carriers, a safe limit for SMS is 140 characters.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is an enhancement to SMS that lets users send and receive photos and short video clips via their phones. The message size is typically limited to 300KB. Under the hood, MMS uses SMS to signal users, and once the user opens the message, the phone retrieves the multimedia content via a standard email protocol. MMS is very popular among young people, but its overall market penetration is still relatively low, partly due to incompatible media payload formats across different carriers.
SMS and MMS are used mostly for peer-to-peer communication, enabling users to send messages to each other. For application developers, we are primarily interested in sending and receiving messages from and to applications. In industry jargon, we are interested in Mobile Terminated (MT) messages—sent from an application to a mobile device—and Mobile Originated (MO) messages—sent from a mobile device to an application. In order to send and receive messages to and from mobile phones, the application needs to interact with gateway servers managed by telcos.
Sending SMS and MMS for free
Sending an MT message via SMS or MMS to a phone number is actually quite simple if you know the recipient's phone number and wireless carrier. Almost all wireless carriers have email gateways that receive email messages and forward them to handsets as SMS or MMS messages. For example, for AT&T subscribers, you can send them SMS messages by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. AT&T will truncate the email message to 140 characters and forward to the phone number. Figure 1 shows how the message appears on the phone.
Figure 1. An SMS message forwarded by the carrier's email gateway
Similarly, email with photo attachments can be forwarded to phones as MMS messages via the carrier's MMS email gateway. Table 1 shows the SMS and MMS email addresses for major carriers in the US. Replace the word "number" in the email address with the recipient's 10-digit phone number (e.g. email@example.com).
Table 1. SMS and MMS gateway email addresses for major wireless carriers in the US
|SMS gateway
|MMS gateway
|Virgin Mobile
The email gateway approach is good for sending one-off alerts or reminder-type messages, but for most other use cases, it has severe limitations:
- The message comes from random phone numbers and is badly formatted. It looks unprofessional.
- The user cannot reply to the message or send any information back to your application. That eliminates whole categories of applications, including the most successful SMS apps such as Twitter and American Idol.
- Since the message will come from a different phone number every time, the user cannot bookmark the phone number to associate it with your application.
- You will have to ask the user to provide information about his or her wireless carrier during user registration in order to map to the correct email gateway.
In order to interact with users in a professional fashion, you need to send and receive messages from a consistent phone number that can be identified with your service. Traditionally, that is where shortcode comes into play.
Using shortcode
You probably see shortcodes every day. These are the 5-digit numbers your see in restaurants, at sporting events, or on real estate for-sale signs. They ask you to "text 12345" to get more information or a coupon etc. Shortcodes are managed by "message aggregators" on behalf of telcos. Major aggregators in the US include mblox, Sybase 365, and others. You can register a shortcode with one of those aggregators, and they provide an HTTP-based web service API that allows you to send messages via your shortcode to any phone number (MT), and receive callbacks if anyone sends a message to your shortcode (MO). That sounds simple, but using shortcodes this way has some serious barriers:
- First, the cost of obtaining a dedicated shortcode is very high. It costs several thousand dollars per month, plus a large startup fee and per-message fee.
- Second, shortcodes are regulated by the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). The MMA requires all applications to be pre-approved by each carrier. It is a lengthy and expensive process.
Fortunately, there are companies that provide shared shortcodes, which lets
you take advantage of shortcodes at low cost. A leading provider in this
space is TextMarks. TextMarks has a shortcode that is very easy to
remember: 41411. Since it is shared by many applications, each application
is distinguished via a keyword. For instance, I registered the keyword
conf with TextMarks, and created a callback URL for the
keyword (see Figure 2). The callback URL can contain templates that
reference parts of the incoming SMS. For instance,
\p refers
to the incoming message sender's phone number, and
\0 refers
to the message text following the keyword.
Figure 2. Register a keyword and callback URL in TextMarks
TextMarks will now forward every message that starts with CONF to the callback URL. For example, if someone texts "conf Michael Jack" to 41411 from his mobile phone 5125551234, my callback URL will receive a GET request as follows:
Listing 1. Sample GET request
http://app.ringful.com/conf? attendees=Michael+Jack& phonenumber=15125551234
The application handles the request. It could parse the message, save conference attendees into the database, alert the attendees, and then generate a response back to the message sender. The HTTP response body from the callback URL will be sent back to the user as the reply text message. That makes it very easy to build SMS applications that respond to user input (for example, returning a coupon for a restaurant or the sale price of a house).
Once the user texts your keyword, he or she will be registered as a subscriber of that keyword. Using its developer API, TextMarks also lets you send SMS messages to your subscribers at any time, and you can send messages to all subscribers at once or one at a time. The following API call sends a message to all subscribers to your keyword:
Listing 2. API call to send a message to all subscribers to your keyword
POST TO: http://dev1.api2.textmarks.com/GroupLeader/broadcast_message/ Parameters: auth_user=YOUR_USERNAME auth_pass=YOUR_PASSWORD api_key=API_KEY_FROM_TEXTMARKS tm=YOUR_KEYWORD msg=The+message+to+send+out
The following call sends a message to a single subscriber to your keyword:
Listing 3. API call to send a message to a single subscriber to your keyword
POST TO: http://dev1.api2.textmarks.com/GroupLeader/send_one_message/ Parameters: auth_user=YOUR_USERNAME auth_pass=YOUR_PASSWORD api_key=API_KEY_FROM_TEXTMARKS tm=YOUR_KEYWORD to=RECIPIENT_PHONE_NUMBER msg=The+message+to+send+out
Although TextMarks is very useful, it's still weird for users to remember and prefix their text messages with your keyword every time they text you. Also, you cannot send MT messages to anyone who has not texted your keyword first (that is, non-subscribers). The whole notion of shortcodes and keywords is designed for large-scale message broadcasts, as opposed to the one-to-one interactions that many applications need. For one-to-one interactions, long code is probably the best and most economical choice.
Using long code
The term "long code" refers to regular ten-digit phone numbers. Instead of renting shortcodes for thousands of dollars per month, you can actually rent regular phone numbers for as little as $1 USD per month (or even get them for free in the case of Google Voice). Because those phone numbers are not associated with physical phones, they are also called "virtual numbers." You can then send and receive mobile messages via those virtual numbers.
A leading provider of web services that interact with long codes is Twilio. Using the Twilio API, you can receive any message sent to that phone number, and send messages to any mobile phone number, even international ones.
Twilio provides an administration console that lets you manage multiple virtual numbers. Since those numbers only cost $1 USD per month, you might as well get one for each of your applications so that the user never needs to use any kind of keyword to distinguish between applications. Twilio does have a fee of 1 cent per SMS sent or received via their API.
The Twilio web service API is well designed and easy to use. Twilio has further simplified it by providing SDKs to developers in various programming languages. Here are some examples based on their Java SDK. The listing below shows how to send a message to a mobile phone number.
Listing 4. Sending an SMS message to any mobile number via the Twilio API
public static void sendSms (String from, String to, String msg) throws Exception { TwilioRestClient client = new TwilioRestClient YOUR_API_KEY, null); String path = "/2010-04-01/Accounts/"+ client.getAccountSid()+"/SMS/Messages"; Map<String, String> vars = new HashMap <String, String> (); vars.put("From", from); vars.put("To", to); vars.put("Body", msg); TwilioRestResponse tresp = client.request(path, "POST", vars); if (tresp.isError()) { throw new Exception ("Twilio response error: " + tresp.getResponseText()); } }
For MO messages, Twilio works the same way as TextMarks: it forwards the message to a callback URL registered in the administration console, and replies to the user with the HTTP response body from the callback URL. For example, if a user sends "Hello World" to my virtual number, my registered callback URL will receive an HTTP GET as follows:
http://my.callback.com/process? From=5125551234&To=3215554567&Body=Hello+World
Notice that the Twilio call has a
To parameter that identifies
the message recipient's virtual number. That is needed because a single
Twilio account could register multiple virtual numbers. My servlet at the
callback URL can then handle the incoming message and generate a
What about MMS?
So far, except for the MMS email gateways, all the services I've discussed handle SMS interactions. MMS is inherently much more complex than SMS, because the media content must be adapted for each of the phones on each carrier. For instance, each device has a different screen resolution and expects a different video format, and each network has its limit in terms of maximum message sizes.
The difficulty of MMS is underlined by the fact that even Twitter only started to support MMS on limited US carriers in September, 2011—years after its SMS service became a blockbuster success.
Fortunately, new startups such as Hook Mobile are developing and marketing new web services that support inter-carrier MMS messaging. Hook Mobile's MMS API is not yet open to the public (you have to sign up as a partner), but this is certainly an exciting space to watch!
For smartphone users, push messaging is an attractive alternative to MMS, so I will cover push in a future article.
Downloadable resources
Related topics
- The MMA Mobile Advertising Guidelines is the industry's guideline on permitted approaches and processes to engage consumers via mobile messaging campaigns.
- TextMarks is a leading provider of low-cost SMS solutions based on their shortcode 41411.
- Hook Mobile is a leading provider of cross-carrier MMS solutions.
- Twilio provides long code-based SMS and voice APIs through its easy-to-use web services API.


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Sunday, 28 December 2014
Minion Beanies for The Sproglets
Only taken me a year to get round to making them for my own two minions
Free pattern found thru RAVELRY
Desk Tidy
Frugal and upcycling :D
Desk tidies for the kids teachers.
basic cover is knit, 4mm needles, 42 sts and about 32-34 rows.
For the fox i used intarsia over the nose, the ears were a black and a pink triangle sewn together ... then felt eyes and nose
The hungry caterpillar was ovals of green for the body, red for the head and feet etc sewn on
A touch of all purpose glue at top and bottom edge to hold the covers onto the hotdog tins (standard sized bean tin)
now got LOADS more tins to cover ... watch this space
Pocket Enderman
Creeper from Minecraft
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In episode 13 of The 5-Minute MishMash, I share 5 tips to bring some more positivity into your classroom. You can listen to the show here…
And read the transcript here…
- Trick number 1: Be a Never-ending Tsunami of Positivity. Just start saying positive things as often as you can. Anything positive at all. I love being here. This is fun. What a great day. I love learning. What a cool bunch of kids. Epic. Awesome. Amazing. Do you ever have kids react in a way that shows a bad attitude? Like if you say, take out your math books, some kids might groan? The best way to combat these inappropriate reactions is for you to be a tsunami of positivity.
- Trick number 2: Talk to Kids Privately about misbehavior. When students misbehave, don't correct them publicly. Find an opportunity to bend down, look them in the eye, and very calmly correct them for their poor choice. Let the student know that you believe in them, that you know they just made a mistake, didn't do it on purpose, and that you want the best for them. No lectures. No shaming. Just a little positive pep talk. If a child is making a bad choice that must be dealt with immediately and publicly, then simply ask the student to stop very quickly and move on. Then address their poor choice in a face to face later. This will keep the positive climate strong in your room. Don't let the negative choices of your students suck the positivity out of you as the class leader.
- Trick number 3: Write Kids Nice Notes. Take 2 minutes every day to write a simple little nice note to one or two students. Leave the note in a hiding place where the student will find it. Everyone loves getting mail. How can kids disrespect you or defy you if you've written them really nice notes?
- Trick number 4: Be 'Chicken Soup for the Soul'. The Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books is well-known for stories of human triumph. Be a walking Chicken Soup book for your students. Tell stories of inspiration to your class as often as possible. If you don't have your own stories to tell about students or friends, dig up a few from a Chicken Soup book or from the Internet. Everyone loves stories, and telling positive anecdotes about former students (or even current students) will inspire them to excel. Your kids will want to be the focus of your next positive story. By doing this you are valuing goodness and making it so loud that the negative gets drowned out.
- Trick number 5: Let kids overhear you bragging about them. Your students will live up to whatever they think your opinion is of them. One of the most powerful ways to pump your kids up is to "accidentally" let your kids overhear you telling a colleague, the principal, some parents, or other students something incredible about them. When kids think it's an accident, they're more likely to believe it. They won't want to disappoint you so they'll really be motivated to be the best version of themselves possible.
And now for a little confession. This episode isn't for you…it's for me. I am not telling you what you should do. I'm reminding myself of what I need to do to turn around some negativity that I've allowed to creep into my classroom. Yes, these tricks are simple, but they're also extremely difficult. I am far from perfect at implementing my own tricks and this episode is a reminder for me to get back to what works. Annnnd maybe they'll help you as well.
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Competitions are held all year round with between 14 to 16 trips per season that include fishing in the bays, surf, estuary, blue water and freshwater. Fishing trips take us to all corners of the state and sometimes even interstate where all levels of fishing skills are catered for and everyone is welcome.
Annual and trip trophies, of which there are many, are awarded at our presentation night and dinner dance held in July.
Club meetings are held on every second Wednesday evening, commencing at 8.00 pm, usually finishing between 9.30 pm and 10 pm.
The KCSFC is a sub-club of the Knox Club, located on the corner of Boronia and Stud Roads, Wantirna, Victoria, which is a fully licensed club for the responsible serving of alcohol.
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Video Still. Synchromy. Norman McLaren 1971. © National Film Board of Canada
An Essay on Music and Motion in Three Parts.
>>> PART 1 Read Here
>>> PART 2 Read Here
Norman McLaren's 1971 'Synchromy' epitomizes a particular era in which visual artists were in search of the ultimate marriage between sound and image. There seems to be no other better example of how the two domains meet in perfect sync and graphic rhythm. Synchromy, however, also marks the end of an era and the beginning of another in terms of technique and technology. If the camera brought the canvass into motion and in line with sound and music for the first half of the 20th Century, it was the computer that was to steal the limelight as the new tool for bringing the visual and sonic together.
From as early as the sixties, research and development into computer assisted imagery was taking shape, yet the enormous cost for such a technology and the fact that the privileged domain of science was its main proprietor and knowledge base, meant that the computer was not considered for artistic expression. Indeed, it took until the 80's; the birth of the digital home computer, desk top publishing and the first graphical user friendly Apple, before the computer really became an accessible and important artistic tool.
One man however, made astonishing developments within the field of computer assisted imagery, well before the computer became a fully boxed clock of zero's and one's: John Whitney. The life and work of John Whitney, along with his brother who often had the more artistic role, is rarely given the attention it needs to fully bring to life and present his work in a comprehensive manner. Many short essays and interviews can be found along with his personal writings on his art form, yet we still await a lot more to surface. He is often cited in connection with the term motion graphics, due to his company of the same name in which he developed his first mechanical analog computer and created titles and graphic fx for the film and TV industry. One of the rare pieces available today of this early motion graphics work is entitled Catalogue completed in 1961. As the name suggest, the piece is rather a compilation of the various visual effects he had perfected using his early analog computer. Without doubt, the first ever motion graphics demo reel !
His work 'Permutations' was his first cohesive film to have been created using a digital computer, the IBM model 360 along with a 2250 Graphic Display Console. Using a computer program, developed by Dr. Jack Citron, called GRAF (graphic Additions to Fortran), John Whitney completed the film in 1968 along with a 15 minute presentation of the work entitled, 'Experiments in Motion Graphics', in which is explained his approach to programming for motion design and the relationships between man and machine . Beyond this technological virtuosity there was an extremely important motivating force that drove Whitney's artistic expression – the metaphor of music.
Still from Arabesque. John Whitney 1975
"The challenge of creating compositions with this computer instrument is very much like the task faced by all composers who must shape the voices of traditional music to perform harmoniously together. In a piano and string duo for example the interrelationship is usually complex and varied: the parts play together in parallel or opposed motions; one questions, the other replies; one is smooth and melodic – the other is percussive. The range of figurations and the musical partner in this new computer medium for a new World of artistic relationships and expression."
Experimental Animation. origins of a New Art. Robert Russett & Cecile Starr. Second edition 1988, page 26.
John Whitney was a visionary who wanted to create a new visual language based on moving graphics and who had a strong interest in music. His vision of a new "visual music" takes root in the early European pioneers – Fischinger, Pfenniger and Richter. John Whitney had spent a year in Paris where he had been introduced to the musical compositions of Schoenberg and had later, on return to America, taken great interest in the early film avant-garde movement in Europe. Whitney clearly took a musicians perspective to his visual work, himself writing in an early essay, 'Moving Pictures and Electronic Music' that he took the point of view of a composer.
Still from Two Space. © Larry Cuba 1979
"Cuba believes that the numerical capability of the computer is adding a new creative dimension to the field of experimental animation just as mathematical perspective, for example provided additional visual possibilities for the Renaissance artist."
Experimental Animation. origins of a New Art. Robert Russett & Cecile Starr. Second edition 1988, page 28.
Larry Cuba was part of the second generation, after having collaborated with Whitney on his 'Arabesque' in 1975. Although, he has only made four films to date, his work remains a reference in terms of how computer graphics was to develop and expand the concept of motion graphics with new visual images. Today, one only need to look at audio visual performances and VJ-ing to see the influence, permanance and development of this new 'visual music'. However, to cite only Cuba alone would be quite wrong. What this essay in three parts has hopefully pointed out, is that the relationship between the sonic and visual has a long and rich history that has shaped the way we perceive and work with the two mediums today. This particular history is revealing not only major artists and their various techniques but also suggesting how certain disciplines of contemporary motion graphics such as VJ-ing has developed within a similar framework. A framework that many contemporary motion designers have followed in step to bring sound and image ever closer as an integral part of communication and entertainment. A framework that has equally developed in to a professional discipline and manifests as well as demands a unique syntax, extending our understanding of what the 'audiovisual' scope implies today.
>>> PART ONE Here.
>>> PART TWO Here.
>>> James Whitney Retrospective. Moritz, William 1984
>>> The Animator as Musician. Eric Barbeau. NFB 2005
>>> Visual Music. Larry Cuba's Experimental Film. Moritz, William 1996
>>>Experimental Animation. Origins of a New Art. Russett, Robert. Starr, Cecile. Da Capo Press, New York 1988
>>> Expanded Cinema. Youngblood, Gene 1970


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Consumed by Vengeance
Naruto x Kagura
Author's Note
Another story commissioned to me from Deviantart by Vogshinki.
Story Start
He was indistinguishable to the many bodies that walked street. This world, filled with warriors called mages came with just as many distinct features and fashions as there were people alive. His attire was just as unique, he wore a black shirt under a dark orange hood with a prominent golden insignia in the form of a leaf on the right part of the jacket with loose orange pants tucked inside laced boots. Hanging around his neck on a golden chain was a green gem of sorts with a bright glow.
This young man, with spiky blond hair and tan skin quietly traveled through the crowds of people. He was a ghost, walking among the loud chatter with the silence of an assassin primed for the kill. His eyes, sharp, blue, maybe even hollow seemed to see through everything as he continued his undetermined trek.
The sun hung high above the air, signifying it was afternoon as its warm glow washed over the settlement. The sound of the man's boots slightly echoed with a crunch as he walked over the small pebbles in the road, leaving boot imprints within the dust as he continued his trek. He took a sharp right down an alley which was filled with the aroma of alcohol, moth balls and piss. As he moved deeper in spilled over trashcans filled his vision along the meows of stray cats.
The man finally came to a stop, turning his body halfway and craning his head. "How much longer are you going to follow?" he asked her with honest curiosity.
Out from behind the corner stood out a woman. She was slim, large-busted woman, with long, straight black hair that falls to the middle of her back in a hime-cut style. Her outfit was that of an elaborate blazer with a large collar, opened to reveal a collared shirt and tie underneath. The cuffs of this jacket tucked into a pair of gloves, one of which cradled a longsword. On her legs, she bore a pair of black tights, which, like the gloves, were tucked into a pair of thigh-high boots and under a short frilled skirt.
"I was looking for you." She said honestly and shortly, earning a confused look from him.
"You have me confused with someone else." The man said as he began his trek again.
"Uzumaki Naruto…" she called out to him, causing him to pause momentarily. "That is your name, is it not?"
"You've done your research, but whatever it is I can't help you." Naruto remarked as he continued his trek.
"So you can't help me in tracking down Jellal Fernandez?"
This caused Naruto to pause in his tracks. "Follow me if you wish to talk more." Naruto suggested, motioning for her to follow him down the alleyway. They arrived at the room the blond was staying at. It was a simple hotel room, a bed, a lamp, and dresser. He didn't need much in terms of commendations seeing as he only used his room to sleep.
He pushed the door open to the room, allowing her eyes to see the accommodations the hotel had provided him with. He invited her in and invited her to take a seat as he asked if she wanted to drink or something, to which she denied, she was flattered by his well-mannerism but they had important businesses to attend to.
"Rumors have it you are hunting the man known as Jellal." This man, despite the fact he was appearing unassuming was dangerous. A high-rank mage often developed a sixth sense to another high level mage's ability. One's power was easy to suppress for some, but their aura, their very nature was something different altogether and that was how Kagura knew she needed to be on guard. She couldn't get a good sense on this man, it was as if he was a ghost, just simply drifting, simply existing.
"The rumors are correct. I suppose I should have expected someone to track me down. Leaving several destroyed dark guilds are pretty large bread crumbs. Though that leaves many questions to be answered like, who are you for one?"
Realizing she needed to earn this man's trust, she became forthcoming with him. "My name is Mikazuchi Kagura, and I am a Mage of the Mermaid Heel Guild. "
"Nice to meet you Mermaid-san, now I no longer feel at a disadvantage." A strained smile formed on the man's face. "As you know, I am Uzumaki Naruto, nice to formally meet you." He introduced himself as he took a seat opposite of her. "Why are you trying to acquire information on that man?"
"We have unresolved debts." She said quietly, the small glint in his eyes not escaping her.
"I see," He closed his eyes and looked down; he paused as he softly exhaled and closed his eyes. "Then we have that much in common." She quirked an eyebrow at his words and nodded slowly to hear more about it. "I have personal matters to settle with that man as well."
For a brief moment Kagura's throat tightened and her eyes widened. When that man's eyes opened, she felt a level of malice she didn't think possible. It was as if the source was inhuman. "That man is responsible for taking the one person I cared about most." He said as he began trembling. He began breathing heavily and his arm shake, causing the table to shake slightly under his movement. It took him a moment to collect himself. "Who…who did he take away from you?"
Kagura understood this man's pain. That much was simple. He had also lost someone he loved dearly. "My older brother." It came out as a whisper. "That man took him from me." The last part of her statement held so much hatred there was no hiding. "Who did he take away from you?"
"My daughter."
Kagura was horrified at the revelation. It took all her diligence to keep in control of herself. "I'm sorry." As much as she could empathize with his pain, she couldn't fully understand his pain. A parent burying their child, just the thought of such of thing was more horrifying then she could fully grasp. How does one understand that pain without experiencing it themselves. "Are you seeking to kill him as well?"
"It's what keeps me going." Naruto answered. "I always thought vengeance was the path of destruction you know. I, I understand and felt rejection, sadness, and pain. So many times I almost slipped and lost myself but I held on. Even when those I cared deeply about were killed in the past I had to stop myself from vengeance because I realized that the type of life my precious people were in was part of a tragic cycle and I wanted to break those chains." He paused and then in the most broken voice Kagura ever heard he continued. "She was a little girl. She was hardly six years old when she was worked to death constructing that damn tower. She had an illness, but as far as anyone care about she was just another body fit to work. "
She understood then, the actions of the man that was labeled a dangerous and unknown wildcard by many. Why so many deaths seemed to occur wherever he traveled.
"I've been hunting down all those who played a part. I've been decimating the cult for some time now, but I won't rest until I put the man who was in charge six feet under as well." He eased his breathing, subduing his emotions as he sat back on his chair tiredly, gasping for breath before nodding slowly. "We might not have the same reason but we have the same goal, right? Mermaid-san?"
She looked at his now calmed form, softening her features if only by a little, giving only a small nod in response.
"I believe we do." She extended a hand to him. "Uzumaki-san let us work together, for both of our sakes. That man will face the penalty for his crimes.
His eyes lingered on her hand for a few ten seconds, before taking it. "Indeed."


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Blog Archives January 2006
January 31, 2006 2:09 PM
Search Marketing Standard - A Magazine For Search Engine Marketers
Does this make sense to you? It sounds a little weird to me, but weird sometimes works really well. I was just informed (thanks Tanya) of Search Marketing Standard, which is "the first magazine that search marketers can call their... Read more
January 30, 200611:42 AM
Speaking At The McGill Graduate Business Conference
I forgot to mention that I will also be doing a presentation on branding and the democratization of brands for the McGill Graduate Business Conference, which is happening on Friday, March 3rd, 2006. Here's how the McGill Graduate Business Conference... Read more
January 29, 200611:08 PM
This Week's Montreal Business Book Club Postponed
I'm sorry for the short notice, but I am forced to cancel the next session of The Montreal Business Book Club which was set to take place this Tuesday, January 31st, 2006 at 6:30 pm. I will definitely set a... Read more
January 28, 2006 2:33 PM
Wow It's Bruce Mau In Montreal
I wake up early. Too early for someone without kids. I like to read the paper and soak in the silence. I sometimes remember, only later in the day, something that I read pre-dawn. It's turns out that the McGill... Read more
January 27, 2006 4:15 PM
The Pew Internet And American Life Project Gives Online Social Networking The Thumb's Up
This is very good news for people who are concerned that they are spending too much time online connecting rather than doing it in more traditional places like anywhere outside of your basement. The Pew Internet And American Life Project... Read more
January 26, 2006 3:09 PM
Marketing Magazine Wants To Know If You're Feeling Blogged Down?
Marketing Magazine has a very interesting article for public relations and communications professionals in their latest issue. The cover story is entitled, Feeling Blogged Down?, and features Christopher Barger who is pretty much to go-to-guy at IBM corporate communications on... Read more
January 25, 2006 1:24 PM
New Seth Godin Book Is Coming Out This Summer
I love the title of the pending Seth Godin book - Small Is The New Big. Seth blogged about the new book yesterday in his post: Thanks. Small Is The New Big is "more than 100 of my most-linked-to blog... Read more
January 24, 2006 1:02 PM
The Montreal Business Book Club Is Next Week
This is just a friendly reminder that the January 2005 session of The Montreal Business Book Club is taking place next week - Tuesday, January 31st - at Twist Image where we will be discussing The Ten Faces Of Innovation... Read more
January 23, 200612:45 PM
2006 IABC International Conference To Feature The It Factor
I just got the confirmation that from June 4th - 7th in Vancouver I will be presenting The It Factor at the 2006 IABC International Conference. IABC is the International Association Of Business Communicators. Here's how the IABC website describes... Read more
January 22, 200612:09 PM
The Ugly Side Of Search
I was recently having breakfast with a well-respected expert in e-commerce. We got on the topic of search engine marketing and search engine optimization and he started telling me about companies that are paying search engine optimization people not to... Read more
January 21, 200611:50 AM
Ad:tech Impact Coming To Toronto
A special thanks to Ken Schafer over at One Degree for pointing this one out. I was told about ad:tech Impact coming to Toronto this year by our good friends over at iPerceptions (who are also participating as guest speakers... Read more
January 20, 200611:26 AM
Maybelline Discovers The Beauty Of Podcasting
I just read two interesting Blog postings. One courtesy of Adrants - Maybelline France Launches Podcast Beauty Series - and one from Adverblog - The Beauty Podcast - highlighting how Maybelline in France is leveraging Podcasting and Vlogging to deliver... Read more
January 19, 200612:00 PM
Websites Judged In A Blink Says CNN
So, this is how the article starts: "Internet users can give web sites a thumbs up or down in less than the blink of an eye, according to a study by Canadian researchers." The article titled, Web Sites Judged In... Read more
January 18, 2006 6:40 PM
New Blogs That Have My Attention
It seems like a never-ending rabbit hole of information. Does anyone remember the good ole' days when you would have to wait, at least, a month for the one or two magazines that you could not live without? Now, we're... Read more
January 17, 200611:20 AM
When Search Engines Don't Matter
The truth is search engines always matter. The big challenge is that most companies don't know this until it is too late. How do I know? I just got a call from a client of ours who is heading back... Read more
January 16, 200612:53 PM
Microsoft Office Live Meeting Presents A Tribute To Peter Drucker
January 25th is going to be a rocking day in the webinar world. I just got word that Microsoft Office Live Meeting is offering up this killer (and free) webinar - A Tribute To Peter Drucker. Here's how Microsoft Office... Read more
January 15, 2006 9:34 AM
GoDaddy No Longer Needs The Super Bowl
The news is out and it's probably worth much more to GoDaddy than the cost of a thirty second spot on the Super Bowl. ABC has rejected nine versions of the GoDaddy spot that was set for the Super Bowl.... Read more
January 14, 2006 7:42 AM
A Whole New Mind By Daniel H. Pink - Montreal Business Book Club February Selection
The February session of The Montreal Business Book Club is A Whole New Mind - Moving From The Information Age To The Conceptual Age by Daniel H. Pink. This discussion is taking play on Tuesday, February 28th, 6:30 pm at... Read more
January 13, 2006 4:05 PM
The Buzz On BzzAgent
Word of mouth marketing company, BzzAgent, made a huge announcement today. BzzAgent secured $13.75 million dollars in VC (venture capital) funding to expand their operations. Pretty impressive. The buzz is back on - and it's not just for buzz marketing... Read more
January 12, 2006 3:34 PM
The Truth Behind The Ego Surf
And I thought it was common web terminology. For years, I've done the ego surf. Ego surf is when you type your name (or that of your company's) into Google (or any other search engine) and see what results pop... Read more
January 11, 2006 3:19 PM
Who's Listening To Podcasts? eMarketer Knows
Yesterday, eMarketer published an article titled, Who's Listening To Podcasts? It seems that the great divide is people who have never heard of podcasts bunched next to those who really want to hear more. eMarketer goes on to say that... Read more
January 10, 2006 3:19 PM
Canadian Marketing Association - CMA - Website Features Life After The 30-Second Spot By Joseph Jaffe Book Review
I just noticed that the CMA - Canadian Marketing Association - website has posted a revised book review that I wrote for Life After The 30-Second Spot - Energize Your Brand With A Bold Mix Of Alternatives To Traditional Advertising... Read more
January 9, 200612:56 PM
Twist Image Quoted In The National Post And Ottawa Citizen Today
If you're leafing through The National Post or Ottawa Citizen today, you may notice the article, The Duceppe Brand Likened To A Sporty BMW by Joanne Laucius, in which Twist Image was quoted. Both articles are in the "A" (or... Read more
January 8, 200611:08 AM
Fast Company Magazine - Best Business Books Of 2005
While I am well aware that we are heavy into January 2006, I am still catching up on some killer content from 2005. This includes Fast Company Magazine and their Blog posting on January 5th titled, Fast Company's Best Books... Read more
January 7, 200610:36 AM
The Thinkers 50 2005 - Who Was The Top Business Mind Last Year?
I was scanning through the Management Consulting News email and came across the feature - The Thinkers 50 - 2005's Top Business Gurus. A pretty cool and very interesting poll that asks us, Joe Blow Public, who we think is... Read more
January 6, 200611:34 AM
The Great Canadian Blog Survey
How about a fifty-plus page document with all kinds of information about the Blogosphere in Canada? The Great Canadian Blog Survey was conducted by CanadianEconomist.com over a three-week period during September of 2005. They collected over one thousand responses. The... Read more
January 5, 2006 8:04 AM
CMO Magazine Is No More
I was surprised to find out that CMO Magazine - The Resource For Marketing Executives - was axed yesterday by its publisher, CXO Media and IDG Corp. The reason given for the end of CMO Magazine: "(The) marketplace is not... Read more
January 4, 2006 2:44 PM
Mind Map Into Business Book
I have been tinkering with Mind Maps lately. A Mind Map is just a different way to write notes, speeches, etc... that works on visuals rather than lines on a page. A Mind Map (or mind mapping) was made popular... Read more
January 3, 200611:59 AM
Guy Kawasaki Blog Is Up And Running
Guy Kawasaki is a damn cool individual. If you have not read books like The Art Of The Start, Rules For Revolutionaries (a personal favorite) or Selling The Dream, you are missing out. I was just going through Seth Godin's... Read more
January 2, 2006 1:06 PM
The Million Dollar Homepage Proves That Small Is The New Big
Have you see The Million Dollar Homepage? The Million Dollar Homepage has a simple online advertising model: you pay by the pixel in hopes of owning "a piece of Internet history," as the site says. Alex Tew - a university... Read more
January 1, 2006 9:16 AM
It's New Year's Day - I'm Not Going To Make You Read...
But, you can certainly take a listen to these two Podcast gems: First up is Joseph Jaffe and his excellent Podcast, Across The Sound. This is his first episode without Steve Rubel of Micro Persuasion and Jaffe is pulling a... Read more


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|13 Apr 2011
RAMdisk - who uses it?
Does anybody have experience with a RAMdisk and can give a report for what you use it and whether it really speeds the system up (beyond an SSD). Also what are the downsides and what to watch out for.
Reason I ask is that I am in the very early stages of planning a new system. I am wondering whether it is a good investment to install e.g. 12GB of RAM to use 4 or 6 GB for a RAMdisk.
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|13 Apr 2011
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
IMO, I used this for about a month and removed it. With today's technology, it's not worth using RAM for something like this (esp. if your OS files are on a SSD for booting, etc).
|My System Specs
|13 Apr 2011
windows 7 Pro 64Bit
I'm Guessing you are referring to SuperSpeed Ramdisk? I use this on my laptop as basically a scratch disk to save writes to my SSD. I have not used this program with a spinner. So as far as performance is concerned I can't say, but it is a reliable program.
|My System Specs
|13 Apr 2011
Oh, I forgot to mention that all my systems have SSDs - could'nt live without them. The new one may have a Revo drive or one of the 3d gen SSDs plus at least one hybrid spinner.
|My System Specs
|13 Apr 2011
I doubt that a RAM disk program would have much benefit for you. I have only used one a little, quite some time ago, when browsers were slower than now, to run Opera on, but I seriously doubt that would help any more. There may be some other use that it would be good for, but I don't know what it would be.
|My System Specs
|13 Apr 2011
One of the main applications I had in mind was video editing which I do a lot.
|My System Specs
|13 Apr 2011
Don't know anything about video editing, but if it is something that would mean a lot of work lost if there was a power loss, the volatile nature of that would be enough to discourage me.
|My System Specs
|13 Apr 2011
I don't how much RAM you have.
If you've got tons of it, say, 6GB or more, you might consider using a RAMDrive to minimize writes to your SSDs. You probably won't see a heck of an increase in speed compared to SSDs, but RAM is still faster. It'll get all those Temp writes off your drive, at least.
In any case, I had a 1GB RAMDrive on my system for a couple of years.
I used it to store all my browsers' cache files.
I used it for all the System Temp files as well. (I pointed my TMP & Temp variables to it; both User & System)
I pointed all my programs' temporary files there, too.
Let me say this, and I'll probably catch some flack, but I'll be brave.
It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever to put your pagefile on a RAMDrive.
That defeats the whole point of having a lot of RAM in the first place- avoiding the necessity of paging.
I used a program called DRDataRAM. One very nice feature is that you could set it up to save an image of itself on a HDD so it would be ready to load when the system started again. That's real nice if you don't want to lose all the data that's stored there. RAMDrives are volatile; but I'm sure you knew that.
The Free version allowed up to 4GB, if I remember right.
You can check it out here: RAMDisk - Software - Server Memory Products & Services - Dataram
I guess the bottom line is that you just need to play with it. See if you notice any benefit that you deem worthwhile. If not, the price is right and if you're a geek like me, it's a lot of fun. You can always uninstall it and be right back where you were. No harm done.
CAVEAT: If you use Acronis, you will have to get their 'snapman.sys' driver update. Otherwise they don't play well together.
You can find the link to the update mid-way down the page here: http://kb.acronis.com/content/1514
I posted here about this very thing a while back. Here it is: Acronis and DataRAM RAMDisk
Have fun!
|My System Specs
|13 Apr 2011
Thank you Richard. That was very informative. As I said, that would be for my next system where I consider 12GBs of RAM. You really made me curious regarding the experimenting - I like that. I use Macrium, but if necessary I would switch to Acronis. Anyhow, the system is not yet built. I am currently only exploring my best options.
And you are certainly right regarding the pagefile. There is so little activity on it, that it is really not worth moving it around. On the other hand some programs use it regardless how much RAM is available. And then you would not get a dump in case of a BSOD if you play around with it (e.g. make it smaller).
|My System Specs
|14 Apr 2011
You know what i do with that Pagefile? I make the smallest one that Windows will allow and toss it onto a spinner. Then, I forget about it. Windows has :)
It leaves more room on the SSD, too.
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We need to have a talk
John O'Connor
Some necessary conversations tend to be awkward and uncomfortable.
They include talking to our children about baby making. Or convincing our parents to give up the car keys. Or talking to government investigators about those astronomical therapy billings.
Wait, what was that last one again?
Sorry, but it's time to have an adult conversation about a chronic problem that continues to worsen: healthcare fraud.
Now, I realize this type of chat tends to make all involved feel uncomfortable and itchy. If it helps, let's begin with this assumption: Most operators in this field are trying to succeed in a complicated business environment without intentionally breaking the rules.
I think most of us can agree with that premise.
But given how easy it is to cheat these days, we probably shouldn't be terribly surprised that so many operators give in to temptation. That's especially the case when it comes to invoice preparations.
Let's be honest: How hard is it to put a resident in a higher RUGs category than is probably accurate? Or to bill for therapy services that were not actually delivered? Or to have therapists working overtime doing services that never should have occurred in the first place?
Throw in stiff competition, incentives that reward upcoding, a dearth of interested investigators and good old-fashioned human greed, and what we have here is a breeding ground for creative accounting.
But times are changing. With each passing year, more federal activity is being directed toward finding and prosecuting those who cheat, steal and lie their way to better payments. We're also starting to see analytics being used to reveal billings that don't make sense.
The reality is this: Cheating is going to become an increasingly risky option. But given the easy money just sitting there for the taking, there will always be operators who don't think they will get caught.
There's a way to describe what they are living on. It's called borrowed time.


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Carol's Nutrition Nuggets : Snacking: Heaven or Hell?
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I write about snacking quite a bit because my clients like to graze and say they are always hungry. Snacking is good; our bodies run most efficiently if they receive many small meals during waking hours. The question is, though… what are healthy snacks?
First I'll tell you what aren't the best choices for snacks and why.
Too much sugar has been linked to tooth decay, obesity, unmanageable blood glucose levels, mood swings, fatigue, enough said. Foods with excessive sugar include:
• Regular soda
• Fruit-type candies
• Candy bars (especially those without any nuts)
• Gelatin
• Sugar-type cereals
Too much saturated fat may lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, clogged arteries, obesity and fatigue. High saturated fat snacks:
• Most chips: potato chips, corn chips, cheese puffs
• Fries
Foods with high sugar and saturated fat are a double whammy to your system and include foods such as:
• Donuts
• Ice cream
• Toaster pastries
Don't fret. Eating healthier snacks is becoming easier. Vending machines now contain 100-percent-juice drinks, dried fruit and baked chips and crackers. If you work in a place where vending machines are your only option when hunger hits, ask the vending company to provide better choices. It's just as easy to get small packs of peanuts or other nuts and baked crackers.
Healthy snacks include:
• Veggies such as carrots, celery, broccoli, cauliflower
• Fruits like apple slices, tangerines, bananas
• Peanut butter on whole wheat crackers or bread
• Air-popped popcorn
• Dried fruit or nuts
One snack that can be healthy or not so good is granola bars. The name sounds healthy, but added saturated fat or too much sugar can ruin a good thing.
For example, popular Nature Valley Granola Bars contain 200 calories and 6 grams of fat per package. Quaker Chewy Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Bars contain 120 calories and 4 grams of fat per serving. Both are high in fat and low in nutrition and what's worse, they won't keep you full for long.
Linda Ikeda of Long Beach is the creator of the new Cranberry the Bar and Raisin the Bar. Both are made with natural ingredients (rolled oats, raisins or cranberries, oat flour, applesauce, natural raw cane sugar, natural vegetable oil with omega-3, cinnamon, molasses, Kosher salt, pure vanilla extract, non-aluminum baking soda and natural guar gum).
These bars are delicious and satisfying. The Raisin the Bar contains 130 calories and 6 grams of good "unsaturated fat" and the Cranberry the Bar contains 100 calories and 6 grams of the same good fat.
Both have satiety levels so these bars will carry you through between meals. Linda, who became very interested in nutrition about 10 years ago, knows "eating proper food is the key to wellness!"
Raisin the Bar and Cranberry the Bar are available at local It's a Grind Coffee Houses and other choice locations.


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The Bible tells of a woman who brought her most treasured possession for Jesus:
And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil... Then He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace." (Luke 7:37, 38, 50 NKJV)
But this is not the most precious alabaster box broken and poured out in the bible. God Himself broke open the most precious alabaster box of all when He sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins!
"This is My body which is given for you;..." (Luke 22:19b NKJV)
Have you broken open your alabaster box and poured out your precious oil? Have you worshiped with such abandon and do you have such ridiculous faith in your Master that you have broken open your alabaster box and poured out your Most Treasured possession? He freely gave up everything to take on the wrath of my sin, and yours, and the sin of the whole world. God calls us to be willing lay down our precious treasures in return.
But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy. (Philippians 2:17 NLT)


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In an effort to streamline the CEU approval process for local chapter meetings, AAPC is shifting which department administers these approvals. This in-house change will not affect any of the means of submitting meetings for approval, nor will it affect the requirements already in place. Meeting approvals will be processed in the order they are received.
- As long as the CEU approval is requested prior to the meeting, we will review it and offer appropriate CEUs. The approval may come after the event has taken place if it is requested immediately before the event.
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Seitz on Discovery's Shark Week: Schizoid and Irresistible
Has there ever been a more effective merger of science and sensationalism?
Has there ever been a more effective merger of science and sensationalism than Shark Week?
I doubt it. Discovery's annual celebration of all things toothy and finned kicks off again this Sunday, August 12, with a mix of new and repackaged material, all gathered under a programming label that's irresistible no matter how many holes you poke in it. I've written elsewhere that Shark Week disingenuously tries to have it both ways, bringing in experts to assure us that sharks are just big animals who tend to bite people by accident and rarely, even as the producers amp up the fear factor with re-created attacks, flash cuts of bloody water, and galumphing thriller music that wouldn't be out of place in a Michael Bay action flick.
But, duh, you know this and I know all this, and in the end, it doesn't dent the programming's appeal. Just as part of the enticement of auto racing involves the possibility of a deadly crash, Shark Week is alluring mainly because it caters to a primordial fear of being adrift in water as toothy beasts close in. Sharks have been around longer than dinosaurs or humans and remain primally terrifying no matter how rationally their animal instincts are explained, and Shark Week caters to both fascinations. You learn plenty about the physiology and mental processes of sharks, the effect of development on their feeding grounds, and the species's increasingly uneasy co-existence with humankind, but none of that eclipses the childish morbid tingle of anticipating the next maiming or death.
Discovery's blatantly schizoid attitude toward its annual cash cow (cash shark?) is often unintentionally hilarious. There's a moment in the documentary Shark Fight (Wednesday, Aug. 15, 9 p.m. Eastern) that sums it up. A surfer is telling a camera crew how he resisted an attacking tiger shark by punching it in the nose. The filmmakers cut between the surfer's testimony and shots of him reenacting the attack, flailing against a very convincing-looking rubber replica while horror-film music burbles on the soundtrack, while the narrator says (rather drily), "But there's no getting away. Half of Mike … is inside the shark."
Other new shows of note include Adrift: 47 Days With Sharks (Tuesday, Aug., 10 p.m.), about survivors of a World War II shipwreck trying to survive in a life raft in predator-infested waters; Great White Highway (Thursday, Aug. 16, 9 p.m.), about scientists who tag sharks with transmitters and analyze their migration and mating habits by satellite; and How Jaws Changed the World (Tuesday, Aug. 14, 9 p.m.), which might as well be titled Why This Week Exists.
Discovery's marathon has been going on for 25 years. I'm having a hard time imagining a scenario in which it won't still be running a quarter-century hence; even if the medium of television disappears, we'll probably still be downloading the same endlessly recycled programs into the little Matrix jacks at the bases of our skulls. As I sat in my office researching this piece, my 8-year old son passed through the room, caught a glimpse of poor Mike getting gnawed by a tiger shark, and asked what I was writing about. I said, "It's a whole week of nothing but shows about sharks." His jaw dropped, and he spent the next few seconds silently contemplating the magnitude of the unexpected gift he'd just been given. "That's the best thing ever," he said.


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Beyond Baroque
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Fred will sign up for Sunday's open reading at Beyond Baroque. The monthly reading is open to all poets who will read two poems or for five minutes. Please come join us to hear Fred and other poets read their work. We will have chapbooks and CD's available. Beyond Baroque is an independent literary and arts center located in Venice. In addition to readings, Beyond Baroque offers workshops and education programs, among others.
We look forward to seeing you this Sunday, March 6th at 5 p.m.
Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd. Venice, CA 90291
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Thursday, 13 October 2011
Dramatic Return
So, I'm finally back. As you probably already know, I've been quite unwell for the past few months. I'm a little better now, but still not 100%. To make myself feel even more better I picked up some music stuffs, which is good news for you as well!
Kicking us off is Ladytron, who brought a house inspired brand of psuedo-electroclash to the synthpop revival scene of the early 2000's that I quite like with 604. It still sounds quite fresh for an 10 year old album, check this out.
Ladytron - Mu-Tron [click to download] |HTML5|
Ladytron - Commodore Rock [click to download] |HTML5|
It's not all house all the time though, 604 really shines when it's fully embracing the simple bleeps to create that undoubtebly Kraftwerk inspired sound. It's perhaps easier to hear the influence on other cuts, I just picked this one 'cos it's a favourite.
Ladytron - Playgirl [click to download] |HTML5|
I finally got around to picking up The Knife's soundtrack to swedish indie flick Hannah Med H too, which I've posted a bit of already. It's short (just over a half hour) but all the tracks are brilliantly produced.
The Knife - This Is Now [click to download] |HTML5|
Now, this one is a bit of a wildcard. What happens when The Knife takes a stab at techno? well, this. A menacing sounding, frantic and cut up to hell track that lasts all of two minutes. It sort of reminds of of Aphex Twin's Digeridoo only more... European sounding, if that makes sense.
The Knife - Wanting To Kill [click to download] |HTML5|
I really like the structure of this one, it's one of the longer tracks on the album, nothing is wasted and no element overstays it's welcome: everything feels very precise and calculated, from the opening beats to the breakdowns.
The Knife - Hannah's Conscious [click to download] |HTML5|
Sending us off is my favourite internet animator turned musician, Locust Toybox. His new album Noon dropped earlier this year and as far as I'm concerned it's his best yet, it's very refined and mostly sample based and doesn't have that sort of unfinished feel some of his earlier stuff did.
Locust Toybox - Black Peter [click to download] |HTML5|
The first track I heard from Noon, the intro is good by itself, but the track really shines when that brilliantly executed sample at 1:26 drops. That was when I knew it'd a be a favourite of mine.
Locust Toybox - Be All You Are [click to download] |HTML5|
Finishing up with the first track, which sounds just a bit like something Mr. Scruff would make, but with hazy reverb infused vocals over the top. Could've probably been a summer track, but it's a bit late for that now isn't it?.
Locust Toybox - Crawlusc [click to download] |HTML5|
And that be that, I apologise for not being around as much as I'd have liked to, but between going back to school and havin' brain problems, I kinda had a lot on my plate. BUT on a lighter note I have some other stuff planned so expect a semi-regular return to form for me!
Feelin' Fine,
-Claude Van Foxbat
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Loving Locust Toybox also. Thanks for the reviews! I hope you are getting and feeling better. Hey if you want more great electronica I just got into Eskmo's new album myself, it's like glitch hop meets Amon Tobin. Respect,.:;:. Spectoral
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Honda holds top reliability title
Honda is the most reliable used car brand in the UK for the seventh consecutive year, according to new research.
Findings from What Car and Warranty Direct show that Honda has just a one in 10 chance of its cars having a breakdown in any given 12-month period, followed closely by Toyota and Lexus.
While Japanese marques once again dominate the top 10 most reliable manufacturers, the research, based on 50,000 Warranty Direct policies on three-to-ten year old cars, shows that many more expensive brands will actually let you down more often.
Top brands Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar fall into the bottom 10, with popular Audi little better. Land Rover is the UK's least reliable manufacturer in 36th place, with a shocking 71% of cars breaking down at least once every year.
What Car's editor Chas Hallett said: "Reliability is so important to motorists, especially when times are tough. Japanese car makers really do deliver on reliability and Honda is exceptionally good at this.
"What will be surprising to many is the fact that several of the more desirable brands did not fare so well regarding reliability, and the cost of their repairs are high. They need to do better."
Axle and suspension woes are the most common fault reported by the UK's motoring public, largely down to bad road conditions, accounting for 29% of all breakdowns handled by Warranty Direct.
Electrical gremlins are the second most likely cause of an unwanted garage bill, with 24% of drivers reporting problems.
US brand Chevrolet is the only manufacturer from outside the Far East to break into the top 10. It also has the lowest average repair bill, £227, of the most reliable marques. Unsurprisingly, Porsche models are the most expensive to repair, with an eye-watering average garage bill of £623.


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December 19, 2013 | It's been a season of change for UCP programs oriented around digital educational resources. Two of the leaders in those efforts—Kaye Howe, director of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL), and Karon Kelly, associate director of Digital Learning Sciences (DLS)—are retiring this month after illustrious careers at UCAR.
At the same time, NSDL is transitioning from its longtime NSF support and looking for new partnerships and opportunities.
"Our priority is maintaining access to the open educational resources of NSDL and the vibrancy of its community of resource developers," says Mary Marlino, director of Integrated Information Services (which includes DLS and the NCAR Library).
NSDL was created as an NSF initiative when the burgeoning Internet was a Wild West of sorts for K–12 educators. The management office was established at UCP in 2001, with a focus on producing and maintaining high-quality metadata about relevant websites that can be accessed freely by all (known as open educational resources, or OER). The ultimate goal is to help teachers and others find the resources of most value to them. That's especially important on the Web, where information can be fragmented and not necessarily well vetted.
"The glory of the textbook and any traditionally published work is how highly it's been curated," says Kaye. But websites may come and go, and teachers run the risk of calling on a resource that turns out to be less than robust. "Not only does the content need to be kept up to date, but there's also a need for constant monitoring to make sure the resources are persistent and the technology is updated frequently."
Among its other services, NSDL has managed a portal on iTunes U and produced Science Literacy Maps, which help teachers leverage resources available through NSDL to meet state and national science education standards.
Most of NSDL's staff have departed over the last few months, as the program's NSF support has drawn to a close. However, the library's metadata catalog remains up and running. DLS, which developed the technical infrastructure for NSDL, will maintain the website through this fiscal year, while Mary and colleagues seek potential new partners, including foundations.
"We're committed to continuing to provide open resources from STEM education to the community," says Mary.
Kaye joined NSDL as deputy director in 2001 after serving as an adviser to DLESE (Digital Library for Earth System Education) in the late 1990s. She became NSDL's executive director in 2004. Her roots in teaching and learning are deep: among her many pre-UCAR roles, Kaye served as a vice chancellor and professor of English literature at the University of Colorado Boulder.
"I believe in education as the core value of a democracy," says Kaye.
"If you're someone who teaches, as I did for many years, you have to understand your audience," she adds. "It's one of Aristotle's first rules: as a speaker, who are you talking to? That concentration on the user, the sensitivity to users and their evolving needs—that's still critical to education, even in the digital world."
Not only has Kaye enjoyed working with "a wonderful group of people" on the NSDL team, but she's also savored being on the front lines of transformative technology. "I'm not a techie myself, but to be involved in the emergence of the Internet, with its constant access to content and the democratization of knowledge, is to have been involved in one of the great revolutions that's ever happened on this planet, and that's very exciting."
Karon's career has also spanned enormous shifts in how students and educators in and beyond the UCAR community access information. Karon joined NCAR in 1985 to manage the library and archives, where she led the development of the library's first online catalog and digital services. Her role soon encompassed management of the organization's communications, media relations, imaging, and education and outreach functions.
Tasked by new NCAR director Bob Serafin in 1989 to map out the center's role in K–12 education, Karon led the creation of the first such NCAR initiative: Project LEARN. In 2000, Karon moved to UCP to serve as associate director of DLESE.
"Karon's great gift is clarity of purpose," says Mary. "She's had an unwavering focus on the mission and the job at hand." For the past three years, Karon has been working with graduate students in library and information science who've been on site to collaborate with NCAR data specialists through a project called Data Curation Education in Research Centers (based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).
"I think Karon's work as a mentor is one of the outstanding highlights of her career," says Mary.
As Karon puts it, "When I came to NCAR as the director of the library and archives, I never imagined I'd have so many opportunities to expand my professional career.
"I'm especially proud to have been a part of so many of NCAR and UCAR's educational initiatives, to leverage our rich resources to benefit K–12 education."
A retirement party for Karon will take place on Thursday, January 16, at 3:00 p.m. in the FL Library. All staff are invited.


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We went to Lewis Black's recent show at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center in Niceville and liked what we heard. Best of all, the comedian stuck around after the show to sign autographs and pose for photos, even for the folks who didn't buy any merchandise. We featured him on the cover last issue and interviewed him by phone, but were courteous enough to wait 'til he got through with the old hippie chick at the end of the line before approaching him with our notes on which jokes worked and which ones didn't.
At the start of the show, I felt a pang in my heart when Black asked someone offstage for the names of the local newspapers. I thought he might give his Beachcomber buds a shout out, but no. He wanted to rip on a couple of Niceville rags that refused to run advertising for his performance. Really? I'm as baffled as Black, because in this day and age, what print publication in its right mind would refuse paid advertising for anything short of a Ku Klux Klan rally? Even the daily newspaper—part of a corporate behemoth—was running half pagers for some sort of "Secrets of the Porn Stars" sex life rejuvenator a few months back. I would have happily run that ad, too, though our readers might have suspected it was fake.
Why refuse an ad from Lewis Black? His political leanings are obvious to anyone who has heard "Democrats and Republicans" from Stark Raving Black. They're all idiots. And even if you disagree with him, he's a comedian for cry eye. With money. To buy advertising. Maybe the powers that be were offended by his 2009 book Me of Little Faith, in which Black makes fun of every religion. I tried to approach these papers for their side of things, but I'm pretty sure they've gone out of business.
I want to let everyone out there know that the Beachcomber will accept advertising for just about anything. If that nut on Beal Parkway in Fort Walton Beach wants to run a full pager calling President Obama's inauguration "Day of Darkness"—like that eyesore of a sign he has posted on his property—we will happily take his money and laugh all the way to the bank. I may not like hatemonger Rush Limbaugh, but behind Henderson Park Inn. Our weeks if he wants to pay for a two-page spread in of gloomy weather had finally blown over, these pages…well, our readers have a right to know about him, yes?
Kids, if you're Kool-Aid stands are struggling, talk to one of our sales reps. And Lewis Black, if you want to advertise the additional dates and cities for your tour in these pages, we welcome you with open arms. After all, we have a new FREE app for the iPad® and a fantastic new Web site (www.beachcomberdestin.com) that is accessible to people all over the world.
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PR goddess Jessica Proffitt says: "My best friend Amy Wright was in town from Asheville, North Carolina, and we decided to take an afternoon stroll along the beach and we were ready to soak up some sunshine. I just happened to snap this shot with my iPhone, and if you look closely, the guy is actually holding an American flag, and that plane in the distance is one of our fighter jets. Truly a beautiful sight. We are blessed to call this place home!"
Thanks, Jessica, and be sure and download that new FREE Beachcomber app for your iPhone!
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Hey guys, I loved playing Rammus and thought I would make a build for him.
I play defensivley from level 1-3. when I hit level 3 ,I try to get them to come in close to my turret and taunt them and pop defensive ball curl. with any luck they will die or worst case have to go back to heal allowing the lane to be farmed easier. This also sets you up to have tons of assists through out the game if your lane partner is there to finish them.
When in situations when you need to haul ***, pop power ball.
When taking down an enemy turret use tremors to decimate the tower fast while you attack.Doing so will free up your minions while netting you some gold and xp.
Team fights are fun to do with Rammus. Power ball in, when you hit your target pop tremors and taunt the target in whatever order you want them dead. your team will take care of the rest. Make sure to have your defensive ball curl on. Pop heal if your team needs it.
If things get too hot flash out and make another charge in. Flash is also good to pick up those fleeing the fight.
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He is an entrepreneur who has made listening to his best habit, and he says it has one of the tools that have helped him succeed in business. Anthony Toma is the Chief Executive Officer of Nine9 UnAgency. UnAgency can well be described as an entertainment company which was established with a primary purpose of changing the face of the modeling and the acting industry. Mr. Toma is a successful American business person who has created other enterprises in the past which have been very successful. In his business, Toma has gotten an opportunity to interact with other leaders in the entertainment sector who have helped him gain more experience in the industry.
The Chief Executive Officer and the Founder of Nine9 The UnAgency were recently interviewed and asked how the idea of his modeling agency came about. Toma said that the idea came when he was looking for a chance in the food industry and he came across a food franchising business which resembled modeling and acting industry. Toma decided to purchase the business, and he learned all about it, but unfortunately, the company went under. After the collapse of the firm, Anthony got the opportunity to invest in the same business which has grown to be the current Nine9 The UnAgency.
Nine9 modeling and entertainment organization was established in 2003. The founder of the company y had a primary purpose of providing a unique opportunity to individuals who were aspiring to pursue modeling as their career. The modeling company has employed a team which is experienced in the areas of handling clients, bookings, as well as advising customers on the way to go in the modeling as well as the acting industry. The firm values their customers and treats them as their number one priority. Their customers benefit from the following.
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Assembly passes measure to create utility consumer advocate
Assemblyman Ceretto, D-Lewiston, announced the Assembly passed legislation that would create a utility consumer advocate to protect residents from what he called unfair rate increases, and to represent their interests in residential utility matters (A.180). New York is one of the few states, and by far the largest, without an independent state agency to back the interests of utility ratepayers.
"The UCA would help level the playing field between powerful utility providers and Western New York families to ensure transparency and accountability at a time when New Yorkers pay some of the highest utility rates in the nation," Ceretto said. "We need to do everything we can to give ratepayers a seat at the table and make sure their voices are heard."
New York's utility consumers are currently represented by the Public Service Commission and the Utility Intervention Unit; however, neither entity is independent, nor has a responsibility to advocate solely on behalf of ratepayers. The Assembly's legislation would protect consumers by creating a utility consumer advocate office to ensure ratepayers are properly represented in regulatory proceedings at both the state and federal level.
"Low-cost power is critical for working families and small businesses in Western New York - but rates are still too high and more needs to be done to protect consumers," Ceretto said. "I strongly urge the State Senate to take up this crucial legislation for the interests of our local ratepayers."


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Rockingham SmartWatch is the City of Rockingham's Community Safety Patrol that operates from 12pm to 4am every day.
There are up to six SmartWatch vehicles on the road during SmartWatch's hours of operation, each fitted with four high definition CCTV cameras that combined have a 365° field of view around the vehicle. Footage recorded can be used by police to further investigations, and the vehicles also have the ability to live stream footage to police.
Rockingham SmartWatch has weekly meetings with police, using information passed on, along with resident reports and requests, to target patrols in areas of concern.
In addition to patrolling areas of concern, SmartWatch undertakes the following services:
When a resident of the City of Rockingham advises SmartWatch that they will be away from home due to travel or work (more than one night), SmartWatch will patrol the residence to monitor for signs of damage or forced entry. Where a SmartWatch Officer detects damage or a sign of forced entry, they will contact the resident and police as appropriate to arrange a response and make the property safe.
You can book a Holiday Watch for a maximum of three months. Holiday Watches can be booked online here.
Residents can request SmartWatch to undertake additional patrols of areas they are concerned about. Examples of why a resident may request this may inlcude things like vandalism, graffiti, hooning, anti-social behaviour or suspicious behaviour. If SmartWatch Officers see something unusual or suspicious, they will record the activity and contact police. Generally, an additional patrol will last for around two weeks.
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Rockingham SmartWatch can observe, report and monitor a variety of activities including:
You can call SmartWatch if you observe this behaviour during SmartWatch's hours of operation. Contact SmartWatch by calling 1300 657 123.
It's important to remember that Rockingham SmartWatch are not police and they cannot directly intervene in criminal matters or arrest people.
Where there is a crime in progress, or a dangerous situation police should always be called first.
For emergency situations you should dial 000 and for urgent (but non-emergency) police attendance you should call 131 444.
When calling SmartWatch try to have the following information ready for the operator:
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Observing for smoke and signs of fire, and contacting emergency services where required to assist.
Where SmartWatch observes a bulk litter dump site, it will advise Rangers and LitterBusters so it can be both investigated and removed.
Where a SmartWatch Officer observes damage or a maintenance issue to City property or assets, they will report it and make the relevant department aware of required repairs.
Rockingham SmartWatch is able to assist in the early stages of a natural emergency (such as a bush fire) by providing traffic management services. It will assist local fire services to close down roads and redirect traffic until police arrive.
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Fredericton, NB, Canada – April 23, 2014 – The countdown to CARIS 2014 is on! The conference is a little over a month away and is shaping up to be one of our best user conferences. CARIS 2014 delegates are coming from all over the world including Norway, Iceland, Romania, the United States, Indonesia and South Korea.
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The preliminary program for CARIS 2014 is now available for download. The program includes a detailed schedule, as well as information about the various activities that will take place at CARIS 2014.
In addition to this a one-page schedule at a glance is available for download for a quick look at the list of events and speakers.
The organizing committee is pleased to announce the technical speakers for CARIS 2014. Delegates will hear from fellow CARIS user from organizations located all over the world on a variety of topics ranging from data processing through to data sharing.
For a complete list of speakers visit the Technical speakers page.
The location of the gala dinner has been revealed! Join us for an enchanting gala dinner amongst thousands of ocean species at the famous Océanopolis marine aquarium in Brest.
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