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Why don't women wear watches? There's a clock on the cooker.
You might think the likes of Google and Amazon are looking towards some technicoloured Star Trek style future of equality in the world but nope, not a bit of it. Bitterwallet reader Alex turned to technology to solve his gift-buying dilemma this Christmas, which promptly pointed out who ought to be wearing the trousers in his house, and who should be cleaning it:
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- Google - Letting people know their social standing.
- MattAt least google doesn't give in to the PC brigade! Like the photos of the Obama's earlier in the year, they said - that's what's on the net, that's what we'll display. Good on Google!
- Mr C.This isn't google's fault, retard. Don't you know how Adwords works? Advertisers pay to have their advert pop up when a certain term is searched for... blame Amazon!
- Paul S.FFS.
- Ted S.Yeah Paul, you retard. Keep your light-hearted stories to yourself. We need some articles about dog-mauling and the soaring price of gold.
- Mike H.Yeah Paul.. more cats4gold mofo.
- Mark M.Ha! Paul got pwned - what a noob BTW Mr CJ, retard is as retard does ;)
- BrianI put Mr CJ in Google and Ask Jeeves The first listing I got back was Mr CJ = Bellend The second listing I got back was Mr CJ - Sucks cock for baccy.....
- Nonce-SenseWhere as my comment gone, you cunts? As I said, Mr CJ is a E-Wing Wrong 'un, on the numbers for fiddling with kids. Mr cj claims it isn't googles fault that they allow companies to use adwords in such a way - just like the time he paid them to allow him to solicit sex with pre-pubescent children. It's all fair in business; gotta let the market decide how to respond!
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- blaggaThese sorts of comments are exactly why I read this site every day. Fabulous. (Except the random chinese Ropex-spammer who managed to creep in before me.)
- blaggayeah, xuemiaoping1, I interested allright...
- nike w.I fall into love with this article,do you believe it .


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The mission of the Yavapai Family Advocacy Center is to reduce trauma to victims of abuse by providing a safe and supportive environment and facilitating a team approach to advocacy, investigation, and prosecution.
At the Yavapai Family Advocacy Center, victims have the opportunity to obtain a variety of crisis services in one location, with all agencies working together to stop the hurt and start the healing process. Victims are brought to the Center by Law Enforcement or Department of Child Safety. Forensic interviews and medical examinations are conducted to further the investigation and specially trained victim advocates are available to address the victim's immediate needs and provide emotional support.
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In 1999, the Yavapai County Children's Justice Task Force recommended the establishment of a forensic center which would provide victim-centered services and a shared space for investigators, prosecutors, child protection, sexual assault nurses, and forensic interviewers. Out of that vision, the Yavapai Family Advocacy Center was born.
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Posted October 22, 2015
Recent reports assert that some of the world's oil suppliers have had a strategy to curtail the U.S. energy revolution – and that the strategy has worked, citing U.S. Energy Information Administration data showing U.S. production in decline. Bloomberg this week:
After a year suffering the economic consequences of the oil price slump, OPEC is finally on the cusp of choking off growth in U.S. crude output. The nation's production is almost back down to the level pumped in November 2014, when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries switched its strategy to focus on battering competitors and reclaiming market share.
Market decisions by major suppliers certainly have impact. Yet, focusing attention on factors beyond U.S. control misses factors under U.S. control that have a clear bearing on the trajectory of domestic oil production, economic growth and American security.
We'll name a couple: continuing the outdated ban on U.S. oil exports and regulatory and process roadblocks that limit access to energy reserves and production. What we have is an administration whose self-sanctioning approach to U.S. energy is hurting American competitiveness in the global marketplace, to the benefit of other producers.
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Posted February 2, 2015
Taking a look at the president's new budget request for the Interior Department, we see the administration asking for $13.2 billion, an increase of nearly $1 billion over the enacted funding level for the current fiscal year.
Now take a look at data from Interior's Office of Natural Resource Revenue, which tabulates federal revenues from energy developed in federal areas onshore and offshore.
It's a lot of information, but check the bottom line: For fiscal year 2013, revenues from oil and natural gas developed in federal areas totaled about $12.9 billion. For FY2014 the total was about $11.7 billion. Federal revenues from oil and natural gas development in FY2014 were about $1.2 billion less than in FY2013.
Interestingly, the amount of lost revenue is just about equal to Interior's requested budget increase for FY2016. In other words, Interior lost $1.2 billion in revenue from 2013 to 2014 and basically is looking to taxpayers to fill in the gap in the next budget.
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Charting some of the latest Bureau of Land Management (BLM) data on federal oil and natural gas activity – which mostly shows continuing decline.
First, BLM issued fewer new oil and natural gas leases in fiscal year 2014 than in any year since FY1988. That year 9,234 new leases were issued, a number that fell to 1,157 in FY2014. Last year's number was a retreat from FY2013, when 1,468 new leases were issued.
Other indicators also show declining oil and natural gas opportunity in areas controlled by the federal government.
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An abandoned building in the old North End has gone up in smoke.
The fire was reported early this morning in a three storey building at 114 Victoria Street. No injuries have been reported.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Thank God, we Britts have a great sense of humor!
One of the best accounts about how financial markets work and the reasons behind the subprime fiasco. You gotta be British to come up with something like this. Enjoy.
Monday, March 24, 2008
The new mortal sin of getting obscenely rich and its sinners...
Here's an excerpt:
"So, do we really think the world is on fire?" Mr. Branson, the British magnate and adventurer, asked several guests as a manservant scurried off to fetch him another glass of pinot grigio.
What he wanted to know was whether his high-powered visitors, among them Larry Page of Google, Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia and Tony Blair, the former prime minister of Britain, thought global warming threatened the planet.
Mr. Branson does — and so did most of his guests. So on this recent weekend they assembled here, on his private hideaway in the waters between the islands of Tortola and Anegada, to figure out what to do about it and perhaps get richer in the process..."
"...For example, Branson asks, "Do we really think the world is on fire?" Of course the other nitwits say yes, yes, yes, oh yes, the world is definitely on fire, a major catastrophe is right around the corner, oh my God, yes, it's terrible, fire everywhere, conflagration, the planet is melting -- and oh, Tony, could you be a dear and pass me that amazing tarte Tatin and just a smidge of that whipped cream? Lovely. And then let's do some more windsurfing and Jimmy can go bother the whores.
Never mind that we just had an incredibly cold winter in North America and huge record snowfalls across the continent. As Al Gore said to a bunch of us the other day, these record cold spells and record snowfalls are actually caused by global warming. To which Jerry York replied, "Jeez then I guess we better stop this global warming before we all fucking freeze to death, eh?"
Are the seasons shifting?
I've been living in Flanders for more than 30 years now and all I can remember is that we never had a white Christmas. Sometime mid eighties we had a bad winter for three weeks starting January 1st, getting as low as minus 15 to minus 20 Celsius and that's it. Further, Easters have always been early and windy and wet. Nothing compared to the Eastern Orthodox Easters with people assembling in the garden to roast their lambs. Of course, Eastern Orthodox Easters fall late April even reaching May sometimes, whereas, the Catholic Easter is rather early. This year though it has broken all records in living memory. Even daylight savings for 2008 has not kicked-in yet (in Europe at least).
It seems it will take at least another 160 years before we get Easter that early. Since I have never had the chance to live a white Christmas, good Lord has been so kind to give me the experience of white Easter. Click on my picture shot this morning and surf to my Flicker set to see for yourself.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Looking at this makes you more creative.
"You don't need to be a Mac owner to be a cutting-edge hipster. Turns out just thinking about Apple can make you more creative.
Subconsciously seeing this will make you more creative
That's according to researchers at Duke University and the University of Waterloo, who found that exposing people to a brand's logo for 30 milliseconds will make them behave in ways associated with that brand. And in Apple's case that means more creatively, Gavan Fitzsimons, one of the Duke professors who conducted the study, tells the Business Technology Blog. The study will be published in the April issue of the Journal of Consumer Research.
Scientists have long debated whether subliminal messages, the idea that subconscious exposure can shape behavior, really work. In recent years, the consensus opinion has tended towards no. But most studies measured if subliminal messages caused people to buy products. Fitzsimons and his colleagues wondered if the exposure resulted in behavioral changes that don't show up on the balance sheet.
To find out, they exposed subjects to imperceptible images of brand logos for Apple and IBM (as well as logos for other non-tech companies). Surveys found that people felt similarly about the two companies in every way except creativity, where Apple came out ahead, and competence, which was IBM's perceived strength. After exposing them to the brands, the researchers asked subjects to describe as many uses for a brick as they could..."
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
News to die 4...
Researchers are always looking for the magic bullet to kill cancer, and now they may have found it in a surprising place, a glass of beer! (Who knew?) It turns out that hops, which is the flavor component of beer, contains a cancer-fighting compound called xanthohumol.
Xanthohumol turns out to be toxic to several kinds of human cancer, including prostate, ovarian, breast, and colon. Further, it inhibits enzymes that can activate the development of cancer, and also helps detoxify carcinogens. It even seems to slow down tumor growth in the early stages. Scientists are trying to produce hops that contain even more xanthohumol, and the Germans are racing to develop a healthy beer.
But wait - there's more! Other compounds in hops are potent phytoestrogens which may help with post-menopausal hot flashes and also prevent osteoporosis.
Beers that provide the most benefits contain the most hops, and include strong brews such as ale, stout, and porter. In general, the darker the beer, the better. For those who can't stand beer, herbal supplements made from hops contain the highest concentrations of beneficial elements.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Could that be true? Wow!
"NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc is in talks with major music companies to offer customers free access to its entire iTunes music library in exchange for paying a premium for its iPods and iPhones, the Financial Times said.
Citing people familiar with the talks, the paper said the negotiations hinged on a dispute over the price Apple would be willing to pay for access to the labels' libraries.
One industry executive said research showed consumers would pay a premium of up to $100 for unlimited access to music for the lifetime of a device, or a monthly fee of $7-$8 for a subscription model.
Apple was not immediately available for comment."
Does this mean that, if you pay an one time fix fee when you buy a new iPod, a fee that Apple will return to the labels, then you'll be able to download any song from iTunes to your heart's desire, without paying any more dues? Can you believe this? How is this gonna work for new titles? Microsoft is already paying a buck back to the labels for every Zune sold but this is not the same with what the article above touches upon, right? I mean, if the article proves true, then, WOW!
Some positive news after all.
San Francisco-based Visa, the world's largest credit card network, sold 406 million class A common stock for $44 per share, above the forecast range of $37 to $42.
Visa will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
Anticipation for the IPO was high on hopes it will emulate the success of smaller rival MasterCard Inc (MA.N: Quote, Profile, Research), whose shares have more than quadrupled since its 2006 IPO..."
Is that one very early signal that we are reaching the bottom? Who knows. Time will only tell. Read the remaining of this article here.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Nokia Morph, or how the Fins got scared shitless of the iPhone, not?
The future is bright. Even if half of the concepts these folks are developing find their way into end-user products this world promises to be fun to live in, other than the climate damage and melt-down glaciers, that is.
Monday, March 17, 2008
The Dollar sucks real bad...
"Our dollar is worth maybe zero over here," said Mary Kelly, an American tourist from Indianapolis, Indiana, in front of the Anne Frank house. "It's hard to find a place to exchange. We have to go downtown, to the central station or post office."
That's because the smaller currency exchanges -- despite buy/sell spreads that make it easier for them to make money by exchanging small amounts of currency -- don't want to be caught holding dollars that could be worth less by the time they can sell them.
The dollar hovered near record lows on Monday, with one euro worth around $1.58 versus $1.47 a month ago.
(Reporting by Svebor Kranjc, writing by Reed Stevenson)
Who trusts banks anymore?
In a Belgian newspaper it was also mentioned that the farmer had no problems losing his money to the rats than to some incompetent bank. Who can blame him?
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Like anybody cared about what he had to say...
The dude is from another planet... pity we still have to wait another 10 months to see him go.
Dedicated to Stelios
Who cares about accounting if one can dance...
Friday, March 14, 2008
Social interactions
Two Microsoft researchers analyzed during the month of June 2007 all the traffic that took place via Microsoft Messenger around the globe. The stats are mind blowing. Thirty billion conversations with a quarter of a trillion messages exchanged among almost a quarter of a billion individuals from around the world during just one month.
The sample was huge and the researchers were looking for patterns, not the content of messages or the subjects of conversations. Read the article for more interesting stats about the sample. The point of interest they discovered though is a seemingly fresh confirmation of the famous six degrees of separation that Stanley Milgram of the Harvard University established in a 1967 experiment.
What this means is that they found that if you selected two chatters at random, say one from Rio de Janeiro and another from Beijing, then you need an average of 6.6 steps to reach one from another. That means that the guy or gal from Rio connects thru Messenger to another guy or gal from say US who connects to some guy or gal to Moscow, who connects... until the guy or gal in Beijing is reached... in just six to seven connections. The magic number six as the degree of separating anyone in the globe of 6 billion people to anyone else seems to hold for mega samples compared to the hundreds involved in the Milgram experiments.
Mind blowing, innit?
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Eliot Spitzer's wet dream...
Was she worth it? Nay! No woman is worth losing a career that you worked your ass off to build. But, it happens... to the best of them sex-hungry suckers. Like I said... their IQ turns into double digits at the sight of some hot babe figure and a pair of supertits...
BTW, see what FSJ says about that Spitzer dude:
"... I guess we're all supposed to feel sorry for Eliot Spitzer now that he's been rounded up in some hooker sting. Oh please. First of all he's not getting busted for the hooker thing but for funny business with money, which if I recall correctly was what he used to rail against. This asshole spent years bringing bogus charges against honest businesspeople and blackmailing them into accepting "deals" rather than face a barrage of bad publicity. Worse yet, he did this not in the name of justice but in a craven attempt to make a name for himself and boost his political career.
Trust me, if you've ever been harassed by the feds over some bogus charge, you know exactly what kind of humongous assholes they are. Absolute scumbags. Ruthless, amoral bastards. Ten times worse than most of the people they're trying to prosecute. Oh well.
Best detail for me so far is finding out here that this idiot paid $4,300 for a hooker. Of course now that piece of ass is gonna end up costing him a lot more than that..."
Right on the money! As always... Well done Steve!
Un Uomo...
"...During the last 50 years, the world has witnessed truly revolutionary advances in science and technology.
I am optimistic about the potential for technology to help us find new ways to improve people's lives and tackle important challenges. I am less optimistic, however, that the United States will continue to remain a global leader in technology innovation. While America's innovation heritage is unparalleled, the evidence is mounting that we are failing to make the investments in our young people, our workers, our scientific research infrastructure and our economy that will enable us to retain our global innovation leadership.
In particular, I believe that there are two urgent reasons why we should all be deeply concerned that our advantages in science and technology innovation are in danger of slipping away. First, we face a critical shortfall of skilled scientists and engineers who can develop new breakthrough technologies. Second, the public and private sectors are no longer investing in basic research and development (R&D) at the levels needed to drive long-term innovation.
If the United States truly wants to secure its global leadership in technology innovation, we must, as a nation, commit to a strategy for innovation excellence--a set of initiatives and policies that will provide the foundation for American competitive strength in the years ahead. Such a strategy cannot succeed without a serious commitment from--and partnership between--both the public and private sectors.
1. Strengthen educational opportunities for young students: Too many of our students fail to graduate from high school with the basic skills they will need to succeed in the 21st-century economy, much less prepared for the rigors of college and career. Although our top universities continue to rank among the best in the world, too few American students are pursuing degrees in science and technology. Compounding this problem is our failure to provide sufficient training for those already in the workforce.
2. Revamp immigration rules for highly skilled workers: Knowledge and expertise are the essential raw materials that companies and countries need in order to be competitive. We live in an economy that depends on the ability of innovative companies to attract and retain the very best talent, regardless of nationality or citizenship. Unfortunately, the U.S. immigration system makes attracting and retaining high-skilled immigrants exceptionally challenging for U.S. firms.
I want to emphasize that the shortage of scientists and engineers is so acute that we must do both: reform our education system and reform our immigration policies. This is not an either-or proposition. If we do not do both, U.S. companies simply will not have the talent they need to innovate and compete.
3. Increase federal funding for scientific research: Federally funded research supports the education of the next generation of scientists and engineers, those who will largely determine whether the United States remains innovative and globally competitive. Government support was critical, for instance, to the development of public-key encryption technology, which became the foundation for most e-mail applications, digital certificates and virtual private network software, as well as non-Internet technologies such as ATMs and credit card machines. Research initially conducted by NASA has been applied to improve the safety and effectiveness of angioplasties and breast cancer detection. Funding from the NSF led to the development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. And of course, the Internet itself has its genesis in ARPANET, a project of the Defense Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Unfortunately, federal research spending has been stagnant or shrinking over the past several decades. According to the Task Force on the Future of American Innovation, "[a]s a share of GDP, the U.S. federal investment in both physical sciences and engineering research has dropped by half since 1970. In inflation-adjusted dollars, federal funding for physical sciences research has been flat for two decades." This stagnation in spending comes at a time when other governments, such as in China and the E.U., are increasing their public investments in R&D ... As a nation, our goal should be to increase funding for basic scientific research by 10% annually over the next seven years.
4. Incentivize private-sector R&D: Private companies are often in the best position to engage in the kinds of applied research and development that yield useful new products. Yet the inevitable pressure on companies to generate profits and maximize shareholder value may deter them from investing heavily in R&D, particularly since these investments are often viewed as riskier than other investments.
While understandable, the reluctance of U.S. companies to invest more heavily in R&D is deeply troubling. If one looks at the personal computer industry, for instance, much of the foundational work for the industry was done in the private sector, at venerable institutions such as Bell Labs and Xerox PARC. Companies today, however, often seem less willing to invest heavily in R&D--or at least seem to focus most of their spending on development and relatively little on true research.
If the United States is to remain a leading innovation economy, U.S. industry must invest more in R&D. To spur this needed investment, Congress should reinstitute the R&D tax credit, which expired last year, and make that tax credit permanent. Doing so would help convince American businesses that longer-term R&D investments--especially those that might take years before they generate any profits--are worthwhile.
I believe this country stands at a crossroads. For decades, innovation has been the engine of prosperity in this country. Now, economic progress depends more than ever on innovation. And the potential for technology innovation to improve lives has never been greater. If we do not implement policies like those I have outlined today, the center of progress will shift to other nations that are more committed to the pursuit of technical excellence. If we make the right choices, the United States can remain the global innovation leader that it is today..."
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
A dead cat bounce and the Emperor's Club Vip...
In the meantime, to keep news networks real busy, we got this case about the NY Governor Eliot Spitzer not being able to keep his zipper up and willing to fool around with classy (1500 $ an hour plus) hookers. Ain't the US of A beautiful? I don't mind sneaky Eliot screwing a hooker, but I despise hypocricy and don't have much sympathy for this sonovabitch since he's pretended to be Mr. Perfect for so long, winning governorship on the back of his "integrity" as a Prosecutor going after financial fraud in Manhattan and around Wall Street in particular, and also against... prostitution. It's probably there he discovered the Emperor's Club VIP and his 105 pound petite brunette. Anyways, he must have been a real asshole to be sending SMSs to his lady and pay for her services via bank wires. I guess many of his past victims are gloating and laughing their ass off! What a moron!
Little white bitten apple...
We got three of those in the family (only the men are cool enough for this, so it is I, and the two boys) whereas the daughter enjoys a classy 'black' Macbook and the spouse is still loyal to her Windows Vista (albeit cursing it more often than she'd want to). Of course, I wouldn't be me if I didn't own the latest and greatest with a 2.5 GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB of internal memory, a Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT with 512 VRAM and a 7200 RPM 200G hard disk. With some cool MultiTouch on that slick trackpad. Anno 2008 this kind of specs simply smoke!
Why do I need such power on a laptop you may wonder... My answer: As long as I can afford it, why not? Why am I an Apple geek after all? Search me. I quit smoking a few years back, so I reckon my new addiction qualifies as a better substitute, ain't it?
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Of sleeping pills in China
I love them Chinese and other Orientals about their ability to fall asleep so easy, at any moment of the day. First time I came across the phenomenon I thought it was the jet-lag. Until I found that they also keep doing it within their very own timezone as well. Aren't they cute?
Sleep on morons! Your leaders will take care of you regardless.
If you found a ship up on a ...mountain,
I wonder though. Americans call their storms and hurricanes with (mostly) female names, like Katrina, for instance. In vain I tried to find out whether this European perfect storm had a name too. I couldn't find one. I am sure though, if they called it anything, it must have been a female name as well. To prove the Greeks right. About parking of ships up on a mountain...
Visit here for more spectacular shots of various sites in Europe during this recent storm.
Monday, March 10, 2008
It's the economy stupid...
Come to think of it, I wonder why it hasn't happened earlier. Outsourcing to China and India will inevitably transfer our western high-tech know-how to the Far East... at the same time, as the Chinese and Indians improve their own living conditions and standards, they become increasingly consumers of their own products they used to export to the countries that outsourced their ops there in the first place. Here's the mess. In the last few decades the geniuses of western capitalism killed systematically local manufacturing capacity and transferred it instead to the Far East. Little by little the Far East will end-up consuming many of the products manufactured locally and increasing local demand will drive prices higher. Inflation in China and India will inevitably push payrolls higher to avoid social unrest. Higher local payroll will hurt the margin advantage Westerners gained by outsourcing there in the first place. And we, in the West, will increasingly find ourselves with empty supermarkets and malls, double digit inflation and no capacity to produce what we need to consume. Our social security systems will collapse and pensions will become impossible to pay; we shall all have to become the new "third world" to which the nouveaux rich and famous from the East will "use" to outsource some of their own production.
Makes you think...
What a dilemma to deal with...
Here's the thing. If Apple decides to stop this and forces buyers to activate their phones at the POS they'll lose one in four buyers, or even more, meaning they may miss their 2008 year end 10 million unit target. And this is the last thing they wanna do.
On the other hand, if they continue their current practices they are going to lose much more in lost recurring revenue from unlocked phones. What to do then?
One thing I know for a fact, this whole thing of linking an iPhone exclusively to an operator is a pile of cowshit. They'd be much better off doing what the other big suppliers (Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, etc) do for years now. Sell plain unlocked phones. But again... these Cupertino folks are those who invented "think different". It ain't different if you sell you cellphones just like Nokia, right?
Think about an alternative: Why focus on a target of 10M units and take ages to launch to mega markets like China, EU and India? Combined population of all three is shy of 3 Billion people. Maybe good for a market of more than 500,000 phones a year. Throw the right iPhone package to these markets and selling another 10 million units in the first year must be a slam-dunk.
I reckon the current Apple iPhone strategy smells very much like stubbornness El Jobso style. Like wanting to cure his pancreatic cancer with a simple diet. Well, nobody's perfect. Even his Jobness.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Guy Kawasaki vs. Monkey Boy
Simply the greatest entrepreneur of all time.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Did Keef really need the dough?
Mikhael Gorbachev did the same for LV but, as far as we know, he at least does need the money. What a shame. He's been the brain behind the change that brought down communism for good, and he needs to resort to acts like these, while many others, preferably ex-KGB agents with an eye for capitalist style fraud, accommodate themselves with juicy fortunes in the billions.
C'est la vie, as Italians say...
What biz is all about...
Here's an excerpt. I believe he's darn right about the raison d'être of any of these social networking ventures for kids and nerdy adults...
'You have to remember what Facebook's core business is about. It's not about helping people stay in touch with friends or express themselves. It's not about changing the world or creating an ecosystem for small apps makers. It's not even about selling ads. Facebook is a vehicle through which a bunch of investors in the Valley hope to turn a small pile of money into a much bigger pile of money by selling shares in the public markets. That is Facebook's core business. That is its raison d'etre as they say in Latin. This is a company created by, for and about venture capitalists. It's not a company so much as it's a narrative. A fable. A fairy tale. Zuckerberg himself is incidental except that it makes the story a little better to have a boyish little Harvard dropout (cough Gates cough) in flip-flops and fleece jacket as CEO.
Worse yet, right now Facebook is a friggin Ponzi scheme, with Facebook's venture-funded apps partners making money primarily by selling ads to Facebook's other venture-funded apps partners. Infinite loop? Um yeah. Moreover, Facebook itself is being propped up and kept alive by the Borg, simply so it can serve as a thorn in Google's side. And frankly the Borg will be happy to keep this thing alive and to help Z-Boy and his backers make obscene billions as long as Facebook saps energy from Google and distracts them and draws away their talent. Z-Boy, clever fellow that he is, is happy to serve as the Borg's proxy in its war against Google, so long as he's richly compensated, which he will be. He spotted a war between giants and cleverly turned that to his own advantage. Well played, kid'
Honestly, this is one of Fake Steve's best stories. Ever.
PS. The Borg, for those of you who feel lost, is Microsoft's Gates, whereas the Z-Boy is Zuckerberg himself.
Yet another ode to El Jobso...
'Jobs' personal abuses are also legend: He parks his Mercedes in handicapped spaces, periodically reduces subordinates to tears, and fires employees in angry tantrums. Yet many of his top deputies at Apple have worked with him for years, and even some of those who have departed say that although it's often brutal and Jobs hogs the credit, they've never done better work.
How Jobs pulls all this off - how this bundle of conflicting behaviors can coexist, to spectacular effect, in a single human being - remains a puzzle, even though more than a dozen books have been written about him. Jobs is notoriously secretive and controlling when it comes to his relationship with the press, and he tries to stifle stories that haven't received his blessing with threats and cajolery.
This story is one of them. While Jobs agreed to be interviewed by my colleague Betsy Morris on the subject of Apple's selection as America's Most Admired Company (see What Makes Apple Golden), he refused to comment for this story, which had been in the works for months. Dozens of people who work or have worked with Jobs did agree to extensive interviews, most insisting on not being named (even if praising him) for fear of incurring his anger.
History, of course, is littered with tales of combustible geniuses. What's astounding is how well Jobs has performed atop a large public company - by its nature a collaborative enterprise. Pondering this issue, Stanford management science professor Robert Sutton discussed Jobs in his bestselling 2007 book, "The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't." "As soon as people heard I was writing a book on assholes, they would come up to me and start telling a Steve Jobs story," says Sutton. "The degree to which people in Silicon Valley are afraid of Jobs is unbelievable. He made people feel terrible; he made people cry. But he was almost always right, and even when he was wrong, it was so creative it was still amazing." Says Palo Alto venture capitalist Jean-Louis Gasse, a former Apple executive who once worked with Jobs: "Democracies don't make great products. You need a competent tyrant."
The story was published in parallel with the one praising Apple as the number one most admired company for 2008 in the world. If you want the entire list go here.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Carnival in Hasselt
'It's normal' said my youngest son a little later. 'In Limburg everything is slower than in any other place', he said, bursting in laughs about the locals enjoying a reputation of not being as smart as in the rest of Flanders. Known old story: every country has a part of its population being laughed at as being double-digit IQ's.
It's not fair though... other than their singing accent that sounds quite funny, Limburgers are extremely amicable people and equally smart with the rest of us, if not smarter.
The dude on the picture above was huge and played the trumpet... he looked like a zombie risen from his grave where he was laid with his red Baron uniform and all, after he crashed his plane in the Great War. If you are curious to see more of my shots from the carnival, link here.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Is Apple as smart as it looks?
Why they don't just do this and keep ignoring the largest part of a 500 million consumer market is a HUGE mystery to many of us...
As of this writing there is nobody with a clue about if or when there will be any iPhone launch in any of the remaining 24 countries of the EU. Should someone teach Messrs Jobs and Cook some geography about our markets? Who knows... they might be jealous of Gates and his Zune, only released in the US of A.


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HOOVER, Ala. -- Mississippi is in a difficult place, but a good one.
The Rebels were one of the biggest surprises in the SEC last season, finishing with a 7-6 overall record just one season year after going 2-10. Ole Miss snapped a 16-game conference losing streak stretching back nearly two years when it beat Auburn 41-20 last October.
Things only got better from there, as it defeated its arch-rival, Mississippi State, in the Egg Bowl and went on to capture a victory in the BBVA Compass Bowl over Pittsburgh. On top of that, the Rebels signed one of the most highly touted recruiting classes in the country in February, headlined by the country's consensus top prospect, Georgia defensive end Robert Nkemdiche.
Now comes the hard part: living up to the outsized expectations fans and media alike have heaped upon them for the coming season.
"The expectations that are coming now with our program, I'm very careful," Rebels head coach Hugh Freeze said Tuesday at SEC media days. "I told every group that I went to this spring, I tell our team quite often, that unrealistic expectations, they always produce frustration. I don't care in what area of life that you're in, if you have an unreal expectation and it does not come to pass, you get very frustrated."
And to have the kind of success Ole Miss attained in Year 1, it never hurts to have luck on your side. The Rebels had it in abundance, as they had the same five players on the offensive line start every game.
Freeze knew how fortunate his team was to avoid major injuries in 2012, and he had that point hammered home this spring.
"We had some injuries this spring," he said, "and it reminded me we're not quite where we need to be depth chart-wise for this league."
One of those battling the injury bug is starting quarterback Bo Wallace. The junior signal caller underwent surgery on his shoulder in January and has been rehabbing ever since. He used the time where he wasn't cleared to throw to become more knowledgeable about the Rebels' offense and their opponents this year, watching copious amounts of film. It also helped him work out some of the things he noticed were wrong with his throwing motion.
But he admitted that not being able to get out and go full-speed for months was tough.
"The first two months, I wasn't able to do anything. Those first two months, there were some depressing days," he said. "When I had to go in for rehab, I couldn't really do much because of my stitches and things like that. So those were some depressing times. But I'm very happy with the way it turned out."
One lesson Wallace learned through the experience was when to rein himself in when it came to tucking and running with the ball.
"I just have to pick my spots," he said. "Obviously, I don't want to go through another injury like this, so I think I can help my team out more being out there and healthy than trying to get one or two more yards and getting banged up."
But one thing the injury didn't change was his attitude. Despite coming into the season as the unquestioned starter, Wallace is of the same mind-set that he was last year, when he was ensnared in a competition against Barry Brunetti.
"I don't think there's a huge difference in it, because last year when I came in, guys were like, 'Can he play in this league? Can he play in the SEC?' " Wallace said. "Now it's, 'Can he play in this league now after his shoulder injury?' So for me, it's the same chip that I've always had on my shoulder, something that I'll probably always play with. I'm not even looking like it like I'm the starter. Those guys (the backups) are going to push me, so I'm going in trying to be the best quarterback I can every day."


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Cancer Movies: The Cynic's Kryptonite
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By Dustin Rowles | Trailers | April 16, 2009 |
Ah, hell. Below we have the trailer for My Sister's Keeper, based on the Jodi Picoult novel of the same name. I won't even pretend to have any objectivity about it -- well-made or not, cancer movies kick me in the gut, and cancer movies involving children knee me in the face while I'm trying to catch my breath.
This one does have a compelling premise, and at least a few decent cast members. In it, a married couple, played by Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric, genetically conceive a child -- Abigail Breslin -- in order to use her to help save their older, cancer-ridden daughter's life. The catch? When the procedure nears, Breslin's character hires a lawyer -- played by Alec Baldwin -- to sue her parents so that she doesn't have to do the operation (there's a secret somewhere in there).
Anyway, even the trailer is a sternum kicker (despite the presence of Diaz). It comes from Nick Cassavettes (The Notebook), so you know the guy knows how to jerk some tears. I suspect this one will be a full-throttle weeper. And I hope to God I don't review it -- I am hopeless up against these movies (yeah, even the first Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: In My Pants).
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Introduction:Vietnam war was the longest and most unpopular war in the American history. The war stretched over 19 years from 1954 to 1973. The primary American motive was to stop spread of communism in the world. 58000 Americans lost lives, 304k wounded and 75k were severely disabled. The total cost of Vietnam War that United States suffered in monetary terms was 200 billion dollars.
Causes of Vietnam War1. Communism in North supported by USSR and China
2. French defeat in 1954 and Geneva Peace Accords. According to the agreement the country was divided into 2 halves at 17th parallel and an announcement of elections to be held 2 years later in 1956. US opposition of elections after it emerged that the communists would win the elections.
3. Southeast Asian Treaty Organization was set up with the help of U.S. Military political and economic aid was provided by the U.S to South Vietnam and Republic of Vietnam was born on 1955. Ngo Dinh Diem became the 1st president.
4. Justification for U.S involvement was Domino Theory which stated, "IF South Vietnam falls to Communists, then Laos, Cambodia Thailand, Burma, India would also fall like Dominos. The Pacific Island and even Australia could be at a risk.
Events in Vietnam-U.S War:Diem declared, S.V was under threat from communists residing in North. 1957: Diem counterattacks with US military help. Passed series of acts known as 10/59 which made it legal for holding communists behind bars without bringing formal charges. It was met with hostility in the native land as Monks, students and intellectuals protested unfair laws and oppression
National Liberated Front was created in 1960 in opposition of government. Anyone could join as long as they wanted a United Vietnam and were against Diem's rule. Americans labeled the movement "Viet Cong" which meant Vietnamese Communists.
December 1961: Kennedy sends team to Vietnam to asses further American aid requirements.
Strategic Helmet Program (US and South Vietnam joint operation): Placed the villagers in safe helmets (places) isolating the communists from the villagers. It proved counter effective and further consolidated NLF as more people joined the movement.
Summer 1963: Evident that the South Vietnam government would fall. Diem's brother raided Buddhists Pagodas (place where they lived) and accused them of harboring communists and creating instability. Monks protested by self immolation (setting themselves on fire). IT made world headlines. Coup in South Vietnam with US military help; Diem and his brother was arrested and later killed. Kennedy was also assassinated after 3 weeks of Diem's killing.
Johnson becomes U.S president. 1964: 2 US ships shot down in Gulf of Tokin on 2nd and 4th August. Gulf of Tokin resolution was signed in US which gave president broad war powers. AIR ATTACKS on North Vietnam.
1965: 2 US installations destroyed in North Vietnam. Operation ROLLING THUNDER begins, Phosphorus and Napalm bombings results in thousand of civilians getting severe burns.
Operation RANCH HAND: Chemical bombings containing Dioxin destroyed millions of acres of jungles but also contaminated the crop which caused chromosome damage to humans. Children were born with deformities.
North Vietnamese Tactics to fight back:1. Maoist Guerrilla tactics which meant the NFL people would be hard to distinguish from the villagers.Lands were distributed to the peasants. By 1973, NFL had control over half of South Vietnam.
2. Use of AK47 outperformed American M16 guns. Rocket launchers destroyed vehicles. Recycled US bombs and used them against them.
3. Built large tunnel complexes to remain safe from bombings. US countered with Search and Destroy tactics. Burnt down villages.
4. War Strategy was to entangle US in a war they could not win militarily.
What was happening around in America:
|Protests against Vietnam War
Tet Offensive attacks on southern cities by NFL to bring Americans to the bargaining table. MY Lai Massacre in 1968. Photos caused huge uproar in the world.
Nixon wins elections in 68 "Secret plan to end war". The secret plan was "Vietnamization". Increase in air war over NV and use of SV soldiers for ground attacks.
Protests increased. Kent shootings and Jackson state shootings result in death of students
End of War1972: Christmias bombings. Seiries of deadly bombings. International community condemns.
1973: Paris Peace agreement is signed. US convinced South Vietnam, they would not leave their support if they signed it. January 23: war ends between US and North Vietnam but not between NV and SV.
April 30, 1975: Communists take over South Vietnam.
Why US lost Vietnam War?The main reason for US loss in Vietnam War are as followed:
1. Underestimated NV and NLF.
2. 2. Could not stop the movement of the troops despite heavy bombings.
3. NV fought people's war
4. American public did not support the war.
5. Deep questions about US troops' efficiency
6. Never understood Vietnamese culture.
7. Could not lose any more soldiers in a jungle war they were never prepared for..
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"If you want me to be honest with you, I've only read my part. I had no idea what was going on in the movie, really. ... [And] I just did a movie with Megan Fox and I have no idea what's going on!" —Mickey Rourke on Iron Man 2 [MTV]
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"Half the people think I write Obama's speeches, the other half think I'm on Entourage. ... I don't correct people immediately. I let them think that I am a superhero who can also write speeches. And then when people say that 'Jon Favreau's so sexy,' I like to assume it's me ... although chances are they're probably talking about the good lookin' kid from Washington." —Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau [VF]
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"There have been 10 years of no Ghostface, but there has been the movie-within-a-movie Stab. We have fun with the idea of endless sequels, or 'sequelitis' as Kevin [Williamson] calls it in the script. Sid goes through these three horrendous things, and Stab was based on those horrible things. And then they've been taken by a studio and run into the ground in a series of sequels. She has been off by herself and living her own life, and she's even written a book that has gotten a lot of critical acclaim. She's kind of put her life back together in the course of these 10 years. But, certainly, there would be no Scream without Ghostface, so she has to confront him again, but now as a woman who has really come out the darkness of her past." —Wes Craven on Scream 4 [PopWatch/EW]


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I installed an EVGA Geforce GTX 750Ti on my HP Pavilion p7-1298cb today. When I boot it up, the HP splash screen pops up and stays on it for about a minute before it changes to a black screen. When I remove the graphics card the computer works fine, since it already has an integrated card. Any ideas on how to resolve this issue?
Black Screen after installing new graphics card
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The first thing I would check is your Power Supply specs
HP list that you should have a 300 watt PSU and that is the minimal PSU requirement for your card but the issue may be the amps on the 12V rail (for your card you should have a minimum of 20 amps) HP website does not indicate how much amp your PSU has on the 12V rail.
Also 300w is the minimum and it will always depends on what hardware you are running on your computer (the more you have the less your PSU will have for each parts)
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You might need to upgrade but first you should make sure that your new card is working properly and you can do that if possible by either trying your new card in another computer system or if not possible for you you can also try to borrow a PSU from a friend that is at least 450w with at least 20amps on the +12v rail.
If the card is confirm good then you will have to upgrade your PSU
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Posted 26 August 2014 - 08:03 PM
Just tested the card on a friend's custom built computer. It works. Looks like it's probably my power supply. I'll buy a larger PSU and buy a better graphics card. Thanks for the help.
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Consumer marketing helps McDonald's thrive during recession
American fast food behemoth McDonald's is one of a handful of chains doing decently well in the recession. But for the amount of time and labour spent on planning their "recession marketing strategy", this should be no surprise.
Speaking to the American Marketing Association's Mplanet 2009 conference in January of this year, McDonald's Chief Marketing Officer Mary Dillon said that the chain is in the "busy lifestyle business," which she categorized as a growth industry as people work more hours to try and make ends meet.
Here in the UK, the "global brand promise" and localized strategy technique has involved such things as direct advertising of its Apple Dippers, as a tie-in to the movie Madagascar 2. This, Dillon said, linked entertainment with food choice.
Another campaign was aimed at developing excitement for the introduction of the McFlurry (in France) by a three-pronged digital campaign on several platforms: TV, mobile, online, and ringtones. All platforms hammered on the theme of "customising your McFlurry."
In Japan, a tie-in with Nintendo has been successful. The combination of old school outdoor advertising with computer game characters and trial game versions in Happy Meals connects what's hot in Japan with going to McDonald's.
Is this combination of global and local marketing based on comprehensive research the reason for McDonald's relatively smooth ride through the current global recession? Or is it simply one of the few things that people have not had to totally give up despite hard times?
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- acecatcher3i havent had a mcdonalds in a while..i think companies like this and dominoes for example are doing well because instead of going out and spending alot of money, ppl just treat themselves to a takeaway and a film or maybe a program for the family like britains got talent for example. mcdonalds recently had that monopoly promotion going so no wonder ppl kept buying.
- Francis R.'After the cheeky girls had lost all hope in securing a record deal, they turned to chips to ease their worries'
- b. o.you would be better off going to the chippy/ its cheaper and better. you fat fucks
- Tom P.mmmm McD's , i've got a voucher entitling me to a big mac & fries for £1.99 so looks like the "global and local marketing" is working
- Tom P.chippy stuff is crap, all that GTX oil they use ruins the taste
- pauskiIs it me - or is the one on the right obese? Or has the one on the left never used her legs?
- sosodeffChippy stuff beats McD's hands down. Nothing McDonalds do compares to Fish, Chips, Mushy Peas & Curry sauce. NOTHING.
- JillHaven't they done McFlurrys in France for years? I bought one back in 2004 (I still remember it because it was revolting!).
- Aubrey S.I must say I am more blown away about internet marketing based on observing the way the the current generations communicate with the online world through technology. My 14 year old daughter just sent me a website they had put online to keep track of popular topics for their . They needed to know how to create online marketing on the website to . We are very proud and amazed.
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Project Announcement: Chapel Hill Tire Mini Park
A mini park is coming in August to a public space in front of Chapel Hill Tire at 502 W. Franklin St. – near the northwest corner of W. Franklin and Roberson streets.
Activating the public space is an experiment led by the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership and the Town of Chapel Hill with assistance from Chapel Hill Tire. Pocket parks are among the new ideas in the Town's Downtown 2020 Work Plan to enhance visitor experiences and add green spaces in downtown.
The tiny park – about 20 by 70 feet – will include seating, bike racks and seasonal planters. Three bike racks will be installed in a corral in the street between the existing parking space and the curb; recycled tire planters will create a visual barrier between the seating area and the street; and sets of curved benches will fill the interior of the space. Summer campers from the Hargraves Center are painting many of the tires for the park.
The opportunity to create the mini park arose when the space opened up after last fall's removal of a challenged street tree. The mini park is an experiment to determine whether the amenities are what people will use and enjoy.
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Makes: 2 cups
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•1 cup mango
•1 medium banana
•1/2 cup milk of choice (soy + nut milks work great)
•1 tsp of chia seeds
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•Sliced banana
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•Chia seeds
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EDISON – Ashni Mehta of Piscataway, a senior at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, is one of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 58th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, according to school officials. She remains in the running to be a winner of a $2,500 scholarship. Mehta was one of 1.5 million high school students in the competition.
These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,400 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $34 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing and more than half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.
To become a finalist, a semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the high school principal and earn SAT scores that confirm the student's earlier performance in the qualifying test. The semifinalists and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, which includes the student's essay and information about the semifinalist's participation and leadership in school and community activities.
NMSC, a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship program. Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 440 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC's goals of honoring the nation's scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.
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Good Energy is world's first energy company to accept local currency
Council tax, food shopping, and bus fare - now Bristol Pounds can be used to pay energy bills
100% renewable electricity company Good Energy has become the world's first energy company to accept a local currency, with customers now able to pay their energy bills using Bristol Pounds.
The West Country-based organisation, which supplies 100% renewable electricity to homes and businesses across the UK, made the announcement during Bristol's Big Green Week, the UK's annual festival of environmental ideas, sponsored by Good Energy.
The Bristol Pound is the first city-wide currency in the UK, the largest alternative to sterling and the first to be used to pay taxes to Bristol City Council. The scheme is run as a not-for-profit partnership with Bristol Credit Union, and is one of the largest local currency schemes in the world.
Good Energy CEO and founder Juliet Davenport said:
"We believe the future of energy is homegrown, sustainable generation which benefits communities and the planet. We're incredibly excited to be leading the way by inviting our customers in Bristol to support green energy and their local economy at the same time.
This is a world first, there's simply nowhere else you can pay for your gas and electricity with a local currency."
Mayor of Bristol George Ferguson said:
"The Bristol Pound is a tangible demonstration of the way Bristol does things differently, and it's gone from strength to strength since it was first introduced.
I'm delighted to hear that Good Energy now accepts our very own local currency – along with over 800 Bristol businesses, large and small, which is excellent news for the local circular economy."
Bristol Pound CIC CEO & Director Ciaran Mundy said:
"Good Energy joining the Bristol Pound is a major step forward for the city. It means that residents can now pay for energy services along with other essentials like food and transport with money that supports a fairer local economy, whilst fighting climate change by increasing renewable energy.
We think this sets the precedent for other utility companies to follow suit – Good Energy are showing us it's possible for an organisation supplying electricity generated from clean, local sources to use a currency which helps the rest of the economy go green."
Good Energy staff will have the option of receiving part of their pay in Bristol Pounds and the company plan to use the currency to pay suppliers in Bristol, completing the loop and ensuring money is kept in the local area.
Bristol based printers Apple Colour accept Bristol Pounds and have been working with Good Energy for some years.
Richard Bracey from Apple Colour, which is based in Silverthorne Lane, St Philips, said:
"We have a long standing relationship with Good Energy having been a supplier to them for many years. We also use them as a supplier for our electricity, recognising the importance of using 100% renewable electricity for our business. Good Energy's introduction of their use of the Bristol Pound confirms they are making a commitment to trade locally, ensuring the growth of the area, which is great news."
Quote 'Bristol Pound' when switching to Good Energy's 100% renewable electricity or dual fuel tariffs and you will receive 50 Bristol Pounds.
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About Good Energy
Good Energy is a fast-growing green energy company, generating and selling 100% renewable electricity to homes and businesses across the UK, all wrapped up in great customer service. Our mission is to support change in the energy market, tackle climate change and boost energy security. Good Energy has topped two consecutive MoneySavingExpert polls for customer service. Good Energy invests in renewable energy including wind, solar, hydro and tidal.
About Bristol Pound
- The Bristol Pound is the UK's first city wide local currency, the first to have electronic accounts managed by a regulated financial institution, and the first that can be used to pay some local taxes.
- The Bristol Pound scheme is run as a not-for-profit partnership between the Bristol Pound Community Interest Company and Bristol Credit Union.
- Bristol Pound CIC is solely responsible for paper Bristol Pounds. Bristol Credit Union is responsible for all aspects of the Bristol Pound accounts and electronic payments.
- The paper Bristol Pounds, which contain the designs of competition winners from around Bristol, can be obtained at Bristol Pound Cash Point businesses and used by anyone living, working or visiting the city.
- New paper Bristol Pounds are due for issue on June 30th 2015, featuring a new set of designs chosen through a public competition. For more information, see: http://bristolpound.org/new-bristol-pounds
- A survey of Bristol Pound (£B) members found that 43% of £B members have increased the amount they spend in local independents because of £B, 66% of Bristol Pound members spend £Bs on groceries and 64% spend £Bs on travel.
- Bristol Pounds are accepted on First Bus routes starting in Bristol and on City Sightseeing Buses.
- £B119,502 was paid in Bristol Pounds for business rates to Bristol City Council in 2014.
- Payroll schemes, which allow employees to request part of their pay in Bristol Pounds, are available at Bristol City Council, Sustrans, Soil Association, Sawday's, CoExist CIC, Low Carbon Southwest, Essential Trading, and Bristol 2015 Ltd.
- A printed £B directory and Tourist map are available from member businesses around the city.
- Bristol Pound CIC recently launched the 'Real Economy' project, which aims to grow the capacity of the local food system, give access to fresh local food and encourage local enterprise through the formation of local food buying groups. For more info: www.realeconomy.co.uk
- A free official Bristol Pound App, developed by Pocket Intelligence Limited, is available from the App store and Google Play.
- Bristol Credit Union (BCU) is a financial services co-operative providing ethical, local banking services to over 10,000 people across Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. BCU is a strong, well-capitalised Credit Union with over £7mn in assets and offers local people access to affordable loans, competitive savings accounts and quality banking services. Bristol Credit Union Ltd is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority and subscribes to the Financial Ombudsman Service. All eligible savings with Bristol Credit Union, including those held in Bristol Pound accounts, are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
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Jennifer Aniston has the body most women crave, according to a new Yahoo/Fitness magazine poll.
The toned, yoga-loving actress beat out Halle Berry and Beyonce to top the fit women list.
She landed 34 per cent of the vote and Halle Berry came in second with 28 per cent.
Also making the top five: Kim Kardashian and Blake Lively.
Jennifer Aniston also topped related polls for the body men wished their wives or girlfriends had, the best body over 40 and her abs landed her the best body part women would like to have.
Will Smith beat Daniel Craig to top the poll related to the celebrity body most men crave.
Brad Pitt was named the male best body over 40.


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Chief Instructor Sensei T. Mikami, 9th Dan
About Us
Kids Classes
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2018 JKA/AF National Camp
June 7 - 10, 2018 | The University of New Orleans
Join us for the 2018 Japan Karate Association/American Federation National Karate Training Camp in New Orleans! This year features seminars by JKA/AF founder Takayuki Mikami and JKA Headquarters Instructor Takenori Imura.
RSVP to the facebook event here and find registration and information here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z2jldWD5NvL5WwzWKmvdHEVGo3Nn5ZHT/view?usp=sharing
Pre-registration deadline for the camp and the registration deadline for dan exams and qualifications is May 31. Registration for training in the camp will be available at the door.
2018 Region Schedule
Past Events
54th Annual All South Karate Championships
& Instructor Training
April 14-15, 2018 | Metairie, LA
Join us for the 54th annual All South Karate Championships on April 14, 2018, in our continuing tradition of strong competition and good spirit!
All ranks, ages and organization's are welcome to participate. The tournament will be held at Grace King High School in Metairie, Louisiana.
Sunday April 15, 2018, Instructor Training will be taught by Sensei Takayuki Mikami, 9th dan, at the LKA Dojo (706C Phosphor Ave, Metairie, LA). Training is open to all black belt leave students.
Find event registration forms online at www.jkaaf.org
RSVP to the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1735466703142067/?ti=icl
End of Year Training | Christmas Party | Instructor Training
December 9-10, 2017 - LKA Dojo
Join us for our annual End of Year Training, LKA Christmas Party & Instructor Training!
Saturday morning: End of year training with Sensei Takayuki Mikami. Open to all black belt students. Training begins at noon. Cost is $30.
Saturday evening: Join us for the LKA Christmas Party at the LKA dojo at 7:30 pm.
Sunday morning: Instructor Training with Sensei Takayuki Mikami. Open to all black belt level students. Training is from 10 am to 11:45 am. Cost is $30.
We hope to see you there!
2017 National Karate Championships
November 10-12, 2017 - Metairie, LA
Save the date for the National Karate Championships! We are proud to host this event and welcome the JKA/WF Americas, JKA/SKDI, AAU Karate, and all traditional karateka to join.
Registration will take place November 10 at the LKA dojo (706C Phosphor Ave, Metairie, LA 70005). The tournament will take place at Grace King High School (4301 Grace King Pl, Metairie, LA 70002). Eliminations are on November 11, and finals are on November 12.
Pre-registration deadline is postmark date October 31. Tournament information, hotel information, and registration are available online at JKAAF.org.
RSVP to our Facebook event for notifications: https://www.facebook.com/events/251489975369720/?ti=icl
LKA Demo at Japan Fest
October 14, 2017 - Stern Auditorium,
New Orleans Museum of Art
Come learn more about the traditional Japanese martial art of karate at this year's Japan Fest! LKA club members, including US National Team members, will be demonstrating punches, kicks and strikes, forms (kata), sparring (kumite) and self-defense applications.
If you have ever been curious about traditional Japanese martial arts, we invite you to join us this weekend to learn more!
The demo begins at 2:30 PM at Stern Auditorium in the New Orleans Museum of Art (1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans 70124).
RSVP to our Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1808355519194366??ti=ia
2nd Annual Collegiate Tournament & Training
September 30, 2017 - Lafayette, Louisiana
Calling all collegiate karateka -- you're invited to the 2nd annual goodwill tournament and training hosted by the University of Louisiana - Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Karate Club! The goal of this event is to gain tournament experience and improve technique, so competition will be round robin style, with feedback provided by instructors.
After the tournament, a training seminar will be conducted by US Team assistant coach Lane Nevils and US Team member Dimitri Papadopoulos.
14th Gichin Funakoshi Shoto Cup
August 18-20, 2017 - Limmerick, Ireland
Team USA travels to Ireland to compete in the 14th Gichin Funakoshi Shoto Cup (aka - Japan Karate Association World Championships). Representing the USA includes 5 team members from New Orleans: Cathy Jarushi, Dimitri Papadapoulis, Ray Semana, Abdullah Jarushi, and Harry Rahn.
Watch the livestream of the finals on Sunday here: https://live.sportdata.org:8443/karate/sportdata_live_blog/index.php
2017 Acadiana Training Camp
August 4 - 6, 2017 - Lafayette, LA
Join us for the 15th Annual Acadania Karate Training Camp, lead by JKA/AF Founding Chief Instructor Takayuki Mikami (9th dan)! All traditional karate practitcioners are invited to come for 3 days of strong training and fun fellowship. We hope to see you there!
When: August 4 - 6, 2017
Where: George Dupuis Recreation Center - 1212 E. Pont Des Mouton, Lafayette, LA 70507
Click here for schedule and registration information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzqpPoxUWyhJYk11NXJidU12WXc/view
For any questions, contact (337) 364-5000.
2017 JKA/AF National Camp
June 8 - 11, 2017 - New Orleans, LA
Plan now! The 9th annual JKA/AF national summer training camp is approaching on June 8-11, 2017 at The University of New Orleans Human Performance Center. All are invited to attend for 4 days of training lead by our very own Sensei Takayuki Mikami (9th dan) and Sensei Takenori Imura of the JKA Headquarters in Tokyo. Judge, Instructor, and Examiner qualifications exams will be offered, as well as dan testing and, of course, karate camaraderie.
registration packet is available here.
Register by May 31 to receive the pre-registration discount. Registration will be available at the door as well.
For any questions, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call (504) 835-6825.
2017 All South Karate Championships &
Collegiate Tournament
March 25, 2017 - New Orleans, LA
Join us for the longest running traditional karate tournament in the United States: the 53rd Annual All South Karate Championship & Collegiate Tournament.
Karateka of all ages, ranks, and styles are invited to participate on March 25, beginning at 8 AM at Grace King High School, 4301 Grace King Pl, Metairie, LA 70002.
Stay tuned for registration forms, and RSVP to the
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2016 National, Collegiate, & Goodwill Karate Championships
November 12-13, 2016, New Orleans, LA
Join us for the 2016 National, Collegiate, & Goodwill Karate Championships in New Orleans, LA, hosted by the JKA/AF.
Registration and event information is available at:
2016 Acadiana Training Camp
August 5-7, 2016, George Dupuis Recreation Center
14th annual Lafayette Karate Camp in the George Dupuis Recreation Center (1212 E Pont des Mouton Rd, Lafayette, LA 70507-5710).
JKA/AF National Training Camp
June 9 - 12, 2016 - University of New Orleans Human Performance Center
The annual national summer training camp will feature trainings twice a day, dan examinations, karate camaraderie and more. Instructors are Sensei Takayuki Mikami, 9th dan, and Sensei Koichiro Okumo, 6th dan, from JKA Headquarters in Tokyo.
June 9
3 PM Registration & Check-in
6 PM - 8 PM Training
June 10
8 AM - 10 AM Training
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Qualifications Written Exam
4 PM - 6 PM Training
June 11
8 AM - 10 AM Training
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Goodwill tournament/Judges practical exam
4 PM - 6 PM Training
7 PM BBQ at UNO
June 12
8 AM - 9 AM Training
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM Dan exam
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Examiner & Instructor exams
Pre-registration: $250
Collegiate pre-registration: $220
Under 13 pre-registration: $150
Pre-registration deadline: May 30
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Open Thread: Everything You're Reading, Watching, Listening To and Looking At
This is your place to talk about the TV, movies, music, books and art that are thoroughly entertaining you.
I watch "Today" in the mornings to gank story ideas and because I find it oddly soothing (that's what I look for in television -- does it stress me out or not?). Today, it was a cheerleading junket on behalf of the "Hangover" movies.
Here's the thing. When I saw the first "Hangover" in the theater, every cell in my body surged with excitement and happiness and elation. I LOVE SEEING HILARIOUS AND TALENTED PEOPLE FINALLY GET THEIR DUE!
I still have my ticket stub from seeing Zach Galifianakis open for Janeane Garofalo in 2003 listed as "special guest" where he told the audience, "Someday I'm going to be more famous than her." Cut to: a decade later, and wow. He's one of the biggest stars on the planet.
Which brings me to "Hangover 2." I found it aggressively, aggressively unfunny. It's why I prefer to watch dramas a lot more than comedies very often. Nothing makes me die inside like shitty comedy, especially when you know what someone is capable of. I don't know if it was the fame, the money, or what corrupted the second movie, but the jokes were dumb and called in, dark just for the sake of being dark (rather than there being a point or intelligence or cleverness to it in order to SELL and justify the darkness) and it just made me sad. Like the scene in "Cuckoo's Nest" where Jack Nicholson's head lolls blankly post-lobotomy. It's the same person -- but not really.
Don't get me wrong. I still love all the stars in the movie itself, but I just haven't gotten over that painfully unfunny sequel.
And now "Hangover 3" is out. None of the clips make me laugh, and it looks like more darkness and gross-out outrageous-ness just for the sake of that. Probably nothing embodies that to me more than the giraffe decapitation gag that ends every preview.
So. Are you going to see it? Do you disagree? Fire away.
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Each year thousands of men and women leave the Armed Forces to begin their new life as civilians. Of these, 10,000 will have served in recent operations. Over the next 18 months to two years this figure will increase substantially following the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR).
Unlike previous years, men and women leaving the armed forces today will be joining nearly 2.5 million other unemployed people in the search for a civilian job. Most of this number are highly qualified and skilled but for many the transition from life in the military to life as a civilian will be difficult as it has been for some of those who have already left.
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