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One American's dream can be another American's nightmare.
Consider: Some people long to live in big cities; others think cities have ruined the landscape. Some Americans love to drive big old honking SUVs; others see huge cars as pollution-producing monsters. For some people, the American dream is a steady office job. For others, the office is a sinkhole and the real dream is freedom from the office.
For Jamie Smith, owner of the Mr. Rooter plumbing company in Baltimore, the American dream involves less government. Testifying before Congress recently, Smith said that a state sales tax on gasoline would be detrimental to his business.
"I used to think that having a small business was the American dream," Smith said, "but now it appears to be the American nightmare."
For Boston attorney Paul L. Nevins, however, the government is essential to the American dream.
"The continued gutting of this country's labor laws is a national disgrace as well as a middle-class tragedy," Nevins wrote recently to The New York Times. "With the decline of unions, the middle class has lost its bargaining leverage. Temporary jobs, minimum-wage service jobs and unpaid internships — all justified based on the needs of the market — have turned the American Dream into the American Nightmare."
For Dick Meyer, author of the 2008 book Why We Hate Us: American Discontent in the New Millennium, the idyllic vision of American life involved belonging, as well as individualism.
"The notion of being able to belong to the church of your own choice or of participating in the town meeting was part the American dream," says Meyer, former executive editor of NPR who's now executive producer for the BBC's news services in the U.S. "Now we dream of gated communities and media rooms that let us watch movies without going to theaters. We got scared of the world and obsessed with safety in a pathological way."
The Wall Street Journal has described itself as "the Daily Diary of the American Dream."
This, then, is "A Brief Diary of the American Nightmare."
Size Of The Pie
The American dream is rooted in limitless growth, expansion, possibility.One Yahoo blogger lists six benchmarks of the middle-class version — homeownership, a nice car, college education, retirement security, health care assurance and vacation time. But today's palsied economy puts many of these dreams out of reach — or at least on layaway.
There is a sense in contemporary America that we may have found some limits. And in some ways that there is no more space for expansion. That we are trapped in a room, the walls closing in; no windows, no doors, no exit. Aaaiiieee! What a nightmare!
Perhaps the tension between our waking dreams and nightmares is hyperheightened by our economic system. Does capitalism really make it possible for a maximum number of people to realize their dreams? Or does it work in the opposite fashion — and require a concomitant number of disasters?
Martha Starr, who teaches economics at American University, says there is not anything inherent in capitalism that would make an American dream for one person come at the expense of someone else. But, she adds, the contemporary American way of life does present challenges.
Starr uses the 1960s to illustrate a calm-waters period in the economic sea — when unemployment was very low and, in a broad-based way, household incomes were rising. Sure, there were the inevitable ebbs and flows, she says. Some people had more success than others — in jobs and opening businesses. But, on balance, the rising tide lifted most boats, putting the average American household ahead of where it had been in the past.
"Not so much now," Starr says. "For the past 10 to 15 years, there hasn't been any up trend in household incomes: They go up somewhat in good times when more work is available and down during recessions when jobs dry. But average people aren't seeing their livelihoods register any sustained improvement."
To buttress her assertion, she points to a Census Bureau chart showing Real Median Household Income for the years 1967-2010. For Americans of all stripes, the trend lines climb until around 2000, then flatten out.
"The one constant of the capitalist economy," Starr says, "is its perpetual flux. New businesses and new industries arise and aim to compete sales away from older or less efficient competitors. Entrepreneurs who can launch successful business projects accumulate wealth and create new jobs — but the firms they displace wind up having to close their doors and lay people off."
If it appears like there is some inevitable balance of dreams against nightmares, Starr says, "the zero-sum quality of it is more a product of our times than anything else. The size of the pie isn't really growing — relative to the size of the workforce — so a bigger piece for one person means a smaller piece for another."
She adds. "Given how much pressure our high-consumption lifestyles put on the environment, having the economy muddle along like this isn't necessarily bad. But it makes all types of bad luck that much harder to cope with. If you lose a job, incur large uninsured medical expenses, go through a messy divorce, see your home price drop by 30 percent, et cetera, you can't just go out and get a good job and earn your way out."
External Effects, Internal Attitudes
While some Americans may follow their dreams to China or other international promised lands, those who want to stay home and seek their fame and fortune in America may need help. But like the above-mentioned Smith and Nevins, Americans do not always agree on the government's role in helping dreams come true.
For Dwight D. Eisenhower, the bugaboo was too much dependence on government. Eisenhower was Emersonian at heart and a champion of American self-reliance. Before he was elected president of the United States — when he was still president of Columbia University — Eisenhower told a 1949 gathering of newspeople: "Unless we understand the American dream, it may become the American nightmare."
As Americans, Eisenhower continued, "we believe in human dignity, in human rights not subject to arbitrary curtailment. We believe that these rights can be fully possessed and effectively exercised only so long as man asserts and maintains himself the master not the serf of institutions he creates."
He went on to emphasize personal responsibility over governmental responsibility and the need to balance social and economic welfare with individual freedom and rights.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s American dream, on the other hand, as outlined in his 1964 speech at Drew University, was predicated on governmental involvement. "Through legislation," King said, "we control the external effects of bad internal attitudes, and so it is necessary in society to have legislation" to realize the American dream.
That same year, Malcolm X also spoke about life in America.
"I'm speaking as a victim of this American system," Malcolm X said. "And I see America through the eyes of a victim. I don't see any American dream; I see an American nightmare." He warned against relying too much on the American government for assistance.
At least Dwight Eisenhower and Malcolm X agreed on something.
Living In The Dark
The unalienable right to pursue individual happiness is coded into America's DNA. The underlying message is that you can be as happy as you want to be,as happy as you can make yourself.
What makes the American strand of human aspiration uniquely American, says Meyer, is that belief that a person can be "self-made," that one can transcend one's appointed rung on the ladder of society as determined by class, gender, birth order, inherited vocation and religion.
"The archetypal American dream was deeper than being richer and better looking than your parents," he says. "It was about identity — forging it, discovering it yourself, not inheriting it."
But as it became easier, and even expected, to be self-made, the moral and spiritual pull of family, village, calling and religion receded into the mist, Meyer says. And along about the 1960s, "self-determination essentially became a consumer choice. Pick a religion and find an exercise regime, diet, clothing brand and favorites list to match."
For many Americans, he says, the challenge of near total life freedom ...has been that shedding old ties and traditions turns out to be easier than finding meaningful new ones; forming a modern 'lifestyle' often ends being narcissistic and consumerist."
This choice overload, Meyer says, "has proven to be spiritually hollow. We've found nothing to replace community, hard morality, religion and vocational pride to guide us through life. We're existentially in the dark."
And that, he adds, is the place where the American nightmare takes hold.
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The Situationist blog, run by the Project on Law and Mind Science at Harvard Law School, recently received the 2011 Media Prize awarded by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, an international organization of scholars devoted to social and personality psychology.
Harvard Law School Professor Jon Hanson established the Situationist with Vermont Law School Professor Michael McCann LL.M. '05 to share the work of the Project on Law and Mind Science, which Hanson directs.
"It is terrific to see this recognition of the wonderful work being done by Jon Hanson and others writing on this innovative, cross-disciplinary blog," said Dean Martha Minow. "The cross-pollination between theory and practice illuminates law, the mind sciences, and the human experience with powerful implications for how we make decisions, solve problems, and design institutions."
The project seeks to identify and understand the implications of social psychology, social cognition, and other related mind sciences for law, policymaking, and legal theory. Hanson and the PMLS team have run an annual conference since 2008 on topics such as "The Psychology of Inequality" in 2011 and "The Free Market Mindset" in 2009. Many of the speakers at the conferences are regular contributors to the blog.
In their article "The Situation: An Introduction to the Situational Character, Critical Realism, Power Economics, and Deep Capture" Hanson and Santa Clara Law Assistant Professor David Yosifon '02 define "Situationism."
"Situationism is premised on the social scientific insight that the naïve psychology—that is, the highly simplified, affirming, and widely held model for understanding human thinking and behavior—on which our laws and institutions are based is largely wrong. Situationists (including critical realists, behavioral realists, and related neo-realists) seek first to establish a view of the human animal that is as realistic as possible before turning to legal theory or policy. To do so, situationists rely on the insights of scientific disciplines devoted to understanding how humans make sense of their world—including social psychology, social cognition, cognitive neuroscience, and related disciplines—and the practices of institutions devoted to understanding, predicting, and influencing people's conduct—particularly market practices."
Read more about "Situationism" on the award-winning blog.
Hanson is editor of a collection of articles titled "Ideology, Psychology, and Law," which is forthcoming from Oxford University Press in November.

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A woman in a public forum asked a question to the two panelists: Why did my friend die?
The event was held in Sapporo City on November 6, 2011.
Her friend was a member of the special rescue unit of the Fire Department (probably in Osaka) who was sent numerous times to the disaster-affected areas in Fukushima and Iwate for the rescue effort. In July, he was found with internal radiation exposure, but he had to continue working. His employer kept sending him and his colleagues to the disaster area even after the internal radiation exposure was found in them.
She says that they got sick and they had to quit. But that was after they were berated by their superior as "unpatriotic". Her friend died in 3 months after having been found with internal radiation exposure.
Good lord.
There were many, many untrained, ordinary citizens who went to Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate as volunteers for disaster relief. Now, Fukushima Prefecture is calling for citizen volunteers to come and decontaminate their heavily contaminated towns.
Translation and captioning by Tokyo Brown Tabby:
On October 26, a friend of mine in Osaka passed away. He was a rescue squad member and had been sent to work in disaster-affected areas for a long time, such as Iwate or Fukushima.
In July, he was found to have been internally exposed to radiation. All his team members had been, too. But their mission didn't end. Rescue people are those who went through very hard training and have a strong will to do something for the sake of others. So they continued to carry out their mission, even though they knew they had been exposed to radiation.
Eventually they got sick and realized they couldn't continue their duties any more. All the team members including him quit the rescue squad. Before they quit, they had been condemned by their supervisors as unpatriotic.
In a little more than 3 months since his internal exposure was found in July, my friend vomited blood frequently and finally died of renal failure.
Those people who are in charge of debris disposal or something like that...Can't they do it safely? I just don't understand why people who serve us have to lose their lives like this. But we can't do it by ourselves, can we? What do you think? This is what I wanted to ask you.
Maybe difficult...Simply...you know, simply generating electricity exposes workers to radiation. They have to enter various places for maintenance work and all. Nuclear power makes up less than 30% of our whole electricity generation, sacrificing the health of such people. I wonder what it is for.
Why won't they abandon it when other methods can compensate for its absence? Even when such a terrible disaster occurred? After all, it's clear that they do nothing to take care of the aftermath. Nothing. Neither TEPCO nor the government.
That's why nuclear electricity is said to be cheap. Of course it's cheap, because they do nothing even when a worst-case scenario happens. Doing nothing costs nothing.
Doctor...excuse me, Dr. Sakiyama, is it difficult for those people who touch debris or other radioactive things to work safely?
(Use this wired microphone...)
You don't need to stand up, please remain seated.
Well, if they wore something like space suits, they might be protected. But then they wouldn't be able to move around to do the work.
It's not just a problem for people in charge of debris disposal, but also for workers at the site of Fukushima-1 plant. As you know, their exposure limit has been raised from the original 100 millisievert to 250. Without their efforts, nobody knows what will become of the plant. We depend upon them, heavily. And even when there is no accident, nuke plants are only made possible by their labor that involves radiation exposure. Dr. Koide often refers to it as "built on the structure of discrimination."
We have been wrong in letting it be this way for a long time. Now I'm really not sure what to do.
Dr. Sakiyama cunningly switched the subject to the Fukushima plant workers, but the issue here is not the plant workers. It's the rescue squad members, it's the volunteers, it's the residents, who have been exposed, willing or not, to radiation that could kill over time, and who are without any shred of safeguard for their health. If they die, it is because of "stress". But at least she candidly admits that she doesn't know what to do.
Dr. Hisako Sakiyama is a specialist in radiation exposure and ex-chief researcher at National Institute of Radiological Sciences.


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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Maximum Irony Has Now Been Achieved
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Yep, it's a Fail Cake Fail.
Jen G., I used to think the shorter the word, the harder it was to screw up. Thanks for ruining another one of my theories.
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- Shoshannah said...
Are you ^sure* this isn't intentional? ;)
It's hilarious! - November 12, 2008 at 9:28 AM
- The Courteous Chihuahua said...
Are you sure it's not supposed to be "Final" as in "Best Wishes for a Happy Funeral. This is Your Final Party."???
Regardless, I need to go brush my teeth just looking at that monstrosity. - November 12, 2008 at 9:29 AM
I didn't know there was such a thing as a "FAIL fail"!
- November 12, 2008 at 9:29 AM
- The Courteous Chihuahua said...
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- November 12, 2008 at 9:31 AM
- Boozy Tooth said...
Wow. Sniff. Talk about the ultimate depression... receiving your final cake only to discover the misspelling reminds you of a lifetime of failure.
So terribly sad. I'd say happy trails, but -
Alixandra Hice
http://casahice.blogspot.com - November 12, 2008 at 9:32 AM
- Haylee said...
All that black frosting makes me gag. Yuck!
- November 12, 2008 at 9:33 AM
- Alyssa Jones said...
The urban dictionary says:
1. fial:
The epitome of fail. Fail is used on the internet as an expression of disapproval, so failing to type fail correctly will often lead to subsequent ridicule and derision.
(How appropriate for this cake!)
-Alyssa - November 12, 2008 at 9:33 AM
I think this cake was made to poke fun at one of the entries on failblog- I frequent that site (too funny) and here is the post that probably inspired this wreck...
Not sure why they made a tribute to it in cake form, but- well, it wouldn't be the first time we pondered that on this site, would it?
Sorry to burst your bubble, Jen- but I think they purposely misspelled it. - November 12, 2008 at 9:33 AM
- Unknown said...
...I think this is one of my favorites.
- November 12, 2008 at 9:35 AM
It's also possible that this particular misspelling was intentional :)
Great blog, keep up the good work! - November 12, 2008 at 9:35 AM
- The Kitchen Gadget Goddess said...
Stop - who does this? This has to be a set-up!
- November 12, 2008 at 9:36 AM
- Kameron said...
I always take delight in celebrating my "fialures"!! :o)
- November 12, 2008 at 9:39 AM
- Unknown said...
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- November 12, 2008 at 9:39 AM
- HorribleLicensePlates said...
Someday we'll have spell-check cakes... until then...
- November 12, 2008 at 9:40 AM
- Christina said...
The idea of eating a cake made entirely of black icing makes me sorta sick. X.X and that blig plop of icing for no reason is a great touch too.
- November 12, 2008 at 9:41 AM
This can't be real. The utter simplicity of it is what shocks me. Sure, forget to outline the tail on an already ugly looking monkey-cake. Believe that it would make sense to make a life-like baby cake. But ... to misspell the word Fail? Really?
- November 12, 2008 at 9:43 AM
- fleeting said...
LOL oh wow. Truly, this cake is made of fail. And so is the education system.
- November 12, 2008 at 9:45 AM
- Bailey's Leaf said...
My husband and I met in college. He had a project due and was showing me the presentation piece that he made. I about had a heart attack when I read it. It said, "Glaciation in Oiho." Yes, Oiho. He panicked. He didn't believe me that he had spelled it wrong until I took him to the license plate and proved it. He had to quickly run home and redo a section of his presentation piece. Thank goodness I found it! His parents proofed it and didn't see it!
So short words-- they can get way butched, too. - November 12, 2008 at 9:46 AM
- Hi Kooky said...
Maybe they did it on purpose. I would have.
Can you imagine taking a big ol' bite of those black frosting roses? Yikes! - November 12, 2008 at 9:48 AM
- November 12, 2008 at 9:48 AM
Black poo WIN!!! LOL.
- November 12, 2008 at 9:48 AM
- Colleen said...
Maybe they spelled fail wrong on purpose... to make it a fail cake...
- November 12, 2008 at 9:49 AM
- Amy and the Huskies said...
That was great! I have never commented but I love this blog, I check it every day. Keep up the great cake wreck reporting!
- November 12, 2008 at 9:51 AM
- Matt said...
How do you get the icing that black?
- November 12, 2008 at 9:51 AM
Ewwww, I would not be able to eat a cake with all-black icing. That is just gross.
- November 12, 2008 at 9:51 AM
- HollyGee said...
OH MY WORD!!! I wonder what that looks like coming out!!!
- November 12, 2008 at 9:52 AM
- Mari said...
Thanks for the translation!
- November 12, 2008 at 9:53 AM
I think this one was on purpose... "FIAL" slang for an ultimate fail.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fial - November 12, 2008 at 9:54 AM
I don't know what to say about this cake...words "fial" me!
- November 12, 2008 at 9:54 AM
Yes! Fail Blog another of my favorites for a hearty chuckle. The black icing is such a nightmare - seriously teeth, tongues, gums, lips - everyone will be walking around like they've been chewing coal. Ick.
- November 12, 2008 at 9:57 AM
- Jamie said...
On the plus side, anyone with enough humor to order a failcake probably appreciated this ironic twist more than the original idea. This is a masterpiece of fail.
- November 12, 2008 at 9:58 AM
I know a few people who would have specifically ordered that spelling for the humor factor. I'd like to think that's what happened here, but I've seen too many misspellings of easy words to have faith.
Leah - November 12, 2008 at 9:58 AM
HAHAHA! So what exactly is a fail cake??
- November 12, 2008 at 9:58 AM
- Jonathan's Mommy said...
ICK--can you imagine what your teeth would like like after that icing? That cake is one of the most unappetizing I've seen on this blog yet!
- November 12, 2008 at 10:00 AM
- Kimmie said...
Beyond the epic misspelling, can you imagine actually eating a black cake? The icing would be so bitter. Not to mention what your mouth would look like. Yuck!
- November 12, 2008 at 10:04 AM
- Stephanie said...
This may be my new favorite wreck. Absolutely hilarious! Wouldn't you like to see their teeth after they eat all of that black icing?? Epic. Cake. Fail.
- November 12, 2008 at 10:07 AM
I can only imagine what the inside of your mouth would look like after eating this cakewreck. Ewww.
- November 12, 2008 at 10:07 AM
Black poo FTW!
I didn't know it was possible to fail at failing but apparently I've been proven wrong. - November 12, 2008 at 10:10 AM
- Angie McCullagh said...
I thought it was, like, a Norwegian word for dead. Or something.
Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com) - November 12, 2008 at 10:13 AM
- Kimberly said...
Em... who actually gives a "fail" cake anyhow??? isn't that a little twisted to start with????
- November 12, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Ok, this is a plain disaster in sugar!
- November 12, 2008 at 10:16 AM
- Michelle said...
Does anyone know exactly what black food coloring does to your insides? I'm not saying that I do, but I'd be tempted to think that by the time it circulates through the bloodstream (you know, along with the useful stuff) that your kidneys would be like, aw son-of-a-b!!!
- November 12, 2008 at 10:23 AM
- sues2u2 said...
That is one of the ugliest cakes I've ever seen. All I could think of was that someone ate a ton of black licorice & then barfed. Ugh!
- November 12, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Well, what flavor would the black icing be? "Logic" dictates liquorice flavor—but maybe it's just generic unflavored sugar. Or maybe bubblegum flavor or something.
- November 12, 2008 at 10:29 AM
- Kimberly said...
Epic Fial, of course. I'm concerned for the people that ate this as well. I would flat-out refuse to eat that much black frosting if it were ever placed in front of me. Ew.
- November 12, 2008 at 10:37 AM
- April said...
I think this is probably an intentional fail, but the worst thing of all is the black icing. I can just picture everyone who ate the cake walking around with black teeth.
- November 12, 2008 at 10:38 AM
- Unknown said...
I think I got the runs just looking at this one..
But yeah I think that the misspelling might be intentional.. maybe. - November 12, 2008 at 10:42 AM
Fail cake win!
- November 12, 2008 at 10:51 AM
- Trevor said...
Seriously, I think this was intentional. I believe misspelling "fail" on a Fail cake was total irony.
And if black buttercream does to you what blank fondant does, expect a lot of green poo! - November 12, 2008 at 10:52 AM
- The Barnes Crew said...
Fail as in "The decorator failed at making a good cake!" ! Are you serious...black icing...can you imagine how horrible this thing tasted!
- November 12, 2008 at 10:53 AM
I agree with some of the above comments... the frosting alone is the fail!
- November 12, 2008 at 10:53 AM
Okay, so maybe it WAS intentional. That doens't mean it's celver. Or appaeling.
- November 12, 2008 at 10:59 AM
I think it's a misspelled File cake, like you send to your friends in prison.
- November 12, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Yum...black icing...not!
I wanna know what the occasion was - November 12, 2008 at 11:19 AM
I want to know exactly how many bottles of black Wilton gel coloring had to die to make that cake.
- November 12, 2008 at 11:25 AM
- Unknown said...
Oh, excellent self-esteem booster there! Wow. I'd just like to know what occasion it was for. Did someone fail their entrance exams? Wow.
- November 12, 2008 at 11:26 AM
You have to wonder at the decorator's response to this request (whether or not the misspelling was intentional): "All black, word Fail [or Fial] prominently displayed. OK. Do you want flowers on it? One's good? Got it. And you want to pick it up on Tues.? Great, see you then!"
Word verification: emose. I think that's a pretty accurate description of how an all black cake makes me feel. - November 12, 2008 at 11:27 AM
- Unknown said...
That cake is terrifying. Should someone buy one of those for my post-funeral get together, I will haunt the person responsible until the end of time.
- November 12, 2008 at 11:30 AM
- The Honorable Mayor of Bethville said...
Please tell me that's a funeral cake.
- November 12, 2008 at 11:34 AM
- Bri said...
All the black icing and angst should be the perfect base for the ultimate cynicism of our time. And yet it FIALS.
Maximun irony is a WIN!
Pwnage is a yes.
Brianna McCarthy @ Passion.Fruit
http://briannamccarthy.blogspot.com - November 12, 2008 at 11:36 AM
- Scritzy said...
When I decorated cakes (back in the dark ages), I HATED using black icing because you had to use so much coloring to make the stuff black that it tasted nasty.
I can't imagine a cake with nothing but black icing. *shudder*
"Fial" indeed. - November 12, 2008 at 11:40 AM
You can get the color black, by starting with chocolate frosting and then adding the black food coloring. I'm not saying this is good, but it might not be as bad as you think.
- November 12, 2008 at 11:52 AM
- Josie said...
Can you imagine how obvious the glutton would be--black frosting all over their fialure face and teeth?
So since it's a fail fail---do they cancel each other out? - November 12, 2008 at 12:06 PM
- Baya Clare said...
I think this was actually a misspelling of the word "file" as a heads-up to the prisoner who received it as a gift.
- November 12, 2008 at 12:08 PM
- Unknown said...
But why? Why make a fail cake at all? WHY NOT LOOK UP HOW TO SPELL FAIL IF YOU DON'T KNOW? Why make an intentionally misspelled cake, if that's the case? WHy all the black icing? Jesus, WHYYYY??
- November 12, 2008 at 12:12 PM
- MaryO said...
Words "fial" me...
I crack me up!!!
Sorry. Couldn't help myself! meo - November 12, 2008 at 12:12 PM
- jackie31337 said...
Aoccdrnig to rseearch, it deosn't mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, olny taht the frist and lsat ltteer are in the rghit palce. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wohle.
- November 12, 2008 at 12:15 PM
- TexPatriate said...
Fial -- FTW !
- November 12, 2008 at 12:18 PM
- Boozy Tooth said...
I've been curiously obssessed all day by the inmitigated ugliness of this cake (not even including the misspelling) and wonder why anyone would find this "design" appealing and/or funny. Even in its wreck-titude, it's neither. Black icing? Seriously?
- November 12, 2008 at 12:19 PM
Whether it was intentional or not, that is one of the funniest blog post titles ever!
- November 12, 2008 at 12:21 PM
- Laura, Ben, and family said...
it's not the black mouths that make me cringe, it's what I'll see in my toddlers diaper the next day.
- November 12, 2008 at 12:23 PM
- Adele said...
OMG, I live for my daily wreckalicious fix but the past two days have almost gotten me fired! The Monkey DooDoo was pretty funny but FIAL...I'm dying here!!!
Adele - November 12, 2008 at 12:24 PM
- Hyena Overlord said...
Is there a fial in that cake?
Maybe it's word verification cake.
Eckkk black icing. For the record, black icing makes your mouth and teeth blue. I know cuz I ordered black icing trim for a cake and everyone had blue teeth...and probably blue poo*LOL* - November 12, 2008 at 12:29 PM
What I think is funny is...every black-coloured thing that I've ingested, when it comes out the, uh, other end, is not in fact black, but *green* (cf. eating large quantities of black Jell-O, though I don't know if that's still on the market).
- November 12, 2008 at 12:33 PM
- Barb said...
I remember a time as a child, when my grandmother (the one that couldn't cook) made meatloaf. Tombstone grey meatloaf. It was so frightening that I took one look at it and said "I'm going out to eat" and literally walked out the door. I probably would have been in big trouble - if my dad and grandfather hadn't followed me with their coats and wallets!
Anyhow, I didn't think I'd ever see anything quite as morbid looking as that meatloaf - not that someone was attempting to pass off as food, anyhow.
This black monstrosity proved me wrong. Yikes. It's just horrid.
I'm not sure whether the spelling was intentional or not, so I'm going to leave that part of it alone. The cake speaks for itself. - November 12, 2008 at 12:39 PM
That might be the best worst thing I've ever seen!
- November 12, 2008 at 12:58 PM
- Dea said...
It reminds me of the scene in Steel Magnolias where Sally Field is saying, "It's repulsive. It's got gray icing. I can't even begin to think how you make gray icing!" Yeah, that.
- November 12, 2008 at 1:06 PM
- Jessicalovescake said...
I would love to know what occasion requires an all black "fail" cake anyway.
Who celebrates failure? - November 12, 2008 at 1:07 PM
black icing is easy and not horrible if you start with chocolate icing. Less colour needs to be added so it doesn't taste as gross or stain quite as bad.
still, though...
ick. - November 12, 2008 at 1:08 PM
- Melanie said...
Are you sure the real fail isn't the black icing?
- November 12, 2008 at 1:08 PM
- Dani said...
Ewwww how do you even achieve black frosting?
- November 12, 2008 at 1:08 PM
Has the owner of the Fail blog seen this?? Too funny! Oh and Christina I think those are a bunch of black roses, not a big plop of icing for no reason. But still, weird!
- November 12, 2008 at 1:16 PM
I suppose it's possible that they made black icing the smart way and began with chocolate. That way you use way less coloring and it doesn't turn everyone's mouth black...but somehow, I doubt it.
- November 12, 2008 at 1:18 PM
- Donna M. said...
Hey Mom, for my graduation cake, I want it all black and the word "fail" misspelled on it. I don't want people thinking we're smart.
- November 12, 2008 at 1:38 PM
- Kami said...
Ew. I think I like black frosting even less than bright frosting that turns your poop funny colors.
- November 12, 2008 at 2:17 PM
- Brenda Blake said...
I'd have a slice, just to show everyone my cool black teeth.
- November 12, 2008 at 2:23 PM
It might not have been that bad... I've had perfectly edible black frosting. You just have to start with chocolate frosting so that it's already pretty dark, and you therefore don't need as much of the nasty-tasting coloring.
- November 12, 2008 at 2:35 PM
I actually know some people with the last name Fial---could this be a birthday/funeral cake? Do we know the story behind this?
Pretty funny. - November 12, 2008 at 2:49 PM
- jengersnap said...
What a fialure!
It's so black, it shines. Yuck! - November 12, 2008 at 3:31 PM
- Kate Taylor said...
All I can think of is what all that black icing will do to anyone who ingests it. Blech.
- November 12, 2008 at 3:36 PM
- Muffin Pants said...
I'd be more interested in seeing photos of those who consumed this monstrosity....it would be a dentists dream come true
- November 12, 2008 at 4:01 PM
'All your failcake are belong to us'
verification: rummur - it's an anagram! - November 12, 2008 at 4:58 PM
Ok, this cake is full of 'fail'.
If I was to give anyone an actual Fail Cake..this is what I would write on it. So funny! - November 12, 2008 at 5:17 PM
I want the story behind this cake. Why was it ordered? What Fial are they celebrating?
And for the wreck-ord, something about the black makes my insides seize up and think back to all the people who might want to poison me. I would then start trying to figure out which one of them sent me the cake... - November 12, 2008 at 5:26 PM
- ipa said...
I never needed the pee pads in my underwear until I started reading your site! You are costing me a fortune!Stop it!
IPA - November 12, 2008 at 5:31 PM
- Chocolate said...
I woke up this morning with the dreams of making you a "FIAL" cake as well.
I'm sorry, but that cake just onws. [and yes, that was intentional] - November 12, 2008 at 5:43 PM
It looks as though it would taste like black licorice. while I like black licorice, I prefer it to come in the size and shape of a jelly beans only...not on my cake...
that's just wrong all the way around! - November 12, 2008 at 5:50 PM
Ewww, look like it tastes like black licorice. While I like black licorice, I prefer it to come in the size and shape of a jelly bean, not a whole stinking cake...
Just wrong!
P.S. had trouble submitting, sorry if this is a dup - November 12, 2008 at 5:52 PM
I was thinking perhaps it was really suppose to spell vile? The perfect goth party cake.
- November 12, 2008 at 6:04 PM
- Kat Mortensen said...
Maybe it's NOT wrong - it's intentional. Fial IS a Ukrainian jewelry shop and Fial IS a satellite uplink (that looks like one on the left) manufacturer. FIAL is even an old Celtic female name, though I suspect it would be a cake for a Banshee given the black and bleak frosting.
I am ever amazed and enthralled at your posts.
Kat - November 12, 2008 at 6:05 PM
- Bedlam said...
A fail cake?? The icing is black, what color is the cake???
- November 12, 2008 at 6:23 PM
Perhaps "Fial" is someone's name. Who knows?
- November 12, 2008 at 6:27 PM
I actually like the black frosting. The color is beautiful. The fial just . . . fails me, lol.
moonpuppy in colorado - November 12, 2008 at 6:29 PM
Definitely intentional. I'm shuddering to think how bitter it must be, too. Blargh.
- November 12, 2008 at 6:49 PM
- Ell said...
That is the best cake ever.
- November 12, 2008 at 6:53 PM
I am shocked at how few people posed the question, "why make a fail cake anyway??"
Poor, poor recipient. - November 12, 2008 at 7:30 PM
- Kookaburra said...
Damn. About 8 hours after eating all of that black icing, the toilet is sure going to look horrific.
- November 12, 2008 at 7:36 PM
- King of New York Hacks said...
Had to be written by the government and the IRS to remind people to "FILE" !! Hmmmmmmm....where is Dan Quayle these days?
- November 12, 2008 at 8:03 PM
To get black icing you would start out with chocolate icing and add black food coloring. Chocolate icing is pretty dark...you're more than half way there, so not much food coloring is needed.
- November 12, 2008 at 8:49 PM
- WendyB said...
I relate to this cake lately.
- November 12, 2008 at 9:00 PM
- ponydust said...
Always made horse-y cakes for the horse-loving daughter's birthdays, and mostly they were pretty good.
I had no idea how to make black icing way back then (only the red, yellow, blue greens being commonly available)but if I could have made icing like this I would have had the world's most beautiful Black Stallion cake !
Come to think of it, perhaps I'll make one for her next (37th)birthday- yaaaahh ! - November 12, 2008 at 9:09 PM
Would *love* the backstory.
Wish I'd been clever enough last year to send that cake to the guy who stole my Bar exam prep books...and then still proceeded to FIAL....TWICE!!!
word verification: firefyi
"that kwanzaa cake should be set on fire,fyi" ;) - November 12, 2008 at 9:09 PM
I'm just dying to know what the occasion was!?? I'm guessing there was some retaliation somewhere down the road for that one!
- November 12, 2008 at 10:08 PM
I spent nearly 4 hours at work going through each & every "FAIL" on www.failblog.org. Next to CakeWrecks, that's is the funniest site on the web!!
- November 12, 2008 at 10:48 PM
- Carrie and Michael Brown said...
Why would someone make an ugly black cake with the word "Fail" or "Fial" on it? What the heck does that mean and why does it deserve a cake? On another point, that is the grossest looking think I have ever seen!
- November 12, 2008 at 11:01 PM
This cake was sent by Darth Vader on Luke Skywalker's 21st birthday.
- November 12, 2008 at 11:07 PM
mmm purple teeth and misspelled fail.
- November 12, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Twenty-some years ago a friend of mine got a Darth Vader helmet cake for her birthday. The icing started out as basic chocolate that was darkened with as much black food coloring as necessary. Very nice result.
And it definitely was a gift that kept on giving, about a day after the party when all the guests starting calling one another..."You, too?!". - November 12, 2008 at 11:41 PM
....I want this cake. I so want it. This is seriously the best cake ever. :D
- November 13, 2008 at 12:22 AM
I'm pretty sure the misspelling was intentional. Whoever orders a fail cake might as well order it with a self-referential misspelled writing on it. Other than that - the real failing is in the black icing - urglll.
- November 13, 2008 at 2:10 AM
- jackie31337 said...
Kookaburra said Damn. About 8 hours after eating all of that black icing, the toilet is sure going to look horrific.
Man, you're telling me! This is why I never let my toilet eat cakes with black icing any more.
CAPTCHA: blacr (as in "can this cake get any blacr?") - November 13, 2008 at 3:39 AM
- Unknown said...
LOL weird cake I wonder what it was for.
- November 13, 2008 at 6:53 AM
I want that cake! :D
And man, that black frosting is going to stain like nothing else... - November 13, 2008 at 9:09 AM
- Ms Unreliable said...
Epic fial.
- November 13, 2008 at 10:41 AM
That's not food coloring... it's ink...
- November 13, 2008 at 10:46 AM
- Karena said...
It's the flower design that kills me! They make me think maybe Fial is actually someone's name ... but then the black icing is just crazy. But 'epic/ ultimate failure' is an occasion for flowers??? This thing's just ulgy. :)
- November 13, 2008 at 12:39 PM
- Kameron said...
Wow. Now I have *another* site to addict me!! Thanks for that. Ü
- November 13, 2008 at 1:35 PM
omg! that was such a brilliant idea. im so mad that someone messed up the fail cake.
to whoever did that...
YOU ARE AN EPIC FAIL!!!! - November 13, 2008 at 6:30 PM
- Unknown said...
Black frosting is gross. And makes your mouth and teeth turn black or blue.
Yuck. - November 13, 2008 at 11:44 PM
This has made my entire day.
- November 13, 2008 at 11:56 PM
- Bree said...
Not just fail...metafail!
- November 14, 2008 at 12:32 AM
- Tina said...
Whoa! Epic Fial!!
- November 14, 2008 at 6:33 AM
Am I missing something? Does everyone know what the blob next to Fial is? I get the humor in Fial but what IS that black mess next to it? Why is no one asking?
- November 14, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Am I the only one who doesn't mind that the cake is black? I'd totally eat a black cake.
I'm not sure I'd eat those frosting roses, but I never eat frosting roses regardless of the color anyway. - November 14, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Aww that's gonna make a lot of black mouths, intestines, and.. other stuff.
- November 14, 2008 at 11:28 AM
- Andrea Trotter said...
It took me three times to see that the "black pile" was roses with leaves. Maybe 9 years of decorating cakes helped with that? Maybe I didn;t want to BELIEVE that that's what it was! Dang, that's the funniest cake I ever saw...
- November 20, 2008 at 1:54 AM
its been mentioned that whoever ordered it already has a sense of humor, so maybe the cake decorator has the same and saw a chance to join in the joke without to much hassle over it... i mean, how many chances like this come along?
- November 20, 2008 at 9:06 PM
- Mr. and Mrs. Benona said...
Can you image eating all that black frosting? YUCK
- December 8, 2008 at 3:31 AM
ACK! Though normally a lover of the dark and spooky, that cake gives me the creeps!!!
- December 31, 2008 at 5:49 PM
Intentional or not, this makes me laugh every time. XD
- June 30, 2009 at 2:50 AM
THAT will make your teeth blue-green for days!
- August 27, 2009 at 12:57 PM
- Deryn Leduke said...
not to mention the huge mound of frosting on top of it...
(wouldn't this be funny if this was for a kid's birthday party and they picked up the wrong cake? I believe that would be considered a fail-fail-fail) - September 11, 2009 at 8:55 AM
MeMouse said...
Maybe this is a divorce surrender cake, like "Well just go ahead and FIAL!" - January 27, 2010 at 10:33 PM
My friend made a cake similar to this one. But she intentionally put fial instead of fail.
- August 26, 2010 at 6:41 PM
Are you sure it isn't like, another language or an inside joke??
- September 3, 2010 at 2:43 AM
I sooooo want that cake :D
- March 9, 2011 at 3:43 AM
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President Obama put Congress on notice Tuesday in a speech in Osawatomie, Kan.
He said that unless a temporary payroll tax cut is extended this month, 160 million Americans would see their taxes go up next year by an average of $1,000. But there's concern on both sides of the political aisle that the payroll tax holiday might be undermining the solvency of Social Security.
Fact No. 1: Last year, for the first time in its 75-year history, Social Security took in less money than it paid out.
Fact No. 2: This year, the first of the baby boomers reached retirement age and began collecting Social Security benefits.
Fact No. 3: The payroll tax holiday that Congress approved a year ago reduced Social Security's revenues this year by $105 billion.
Obama showed no sign of being troubled by those facts when he popped into the White House briefing room earlier this week and called on Congress to extend the payroll tax cut for another year.
"It will help families pay their bills, it will spur spending, it will spur hiring, and it's the right thing to do," Obama said.
Republicans on Capitol Hill might disagree. Although they do not think other tax cuts should be paid for, they make an exception when it comes to Social Security.
My concern is diverting hundreds of billions of dollars from the Social Security trust fund into that immediate tax relief ... I would love to see tax relief, but done in a different way.
"Getting rid of the way we fund Social Security through the payroll tax is a dangerous idea," says Lamar Alexander, the Senate's No. 3 Republican. "Taking money from Social Security funding is a long-term raid on solvency of Social Security."
It's not just Republicans raising red flags about Social Security, either. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who caucuses with Senate Democrats, says he agrees with Obama that middle-class families and the working poor need tax relief to weather tough economic times.
"My concern is diverting hundreds of billions of dollars from the Social Security trust fund into that immediate tax relief," Sanders says. "So I would love to see tax relief, but done in a different way."
Charles Blahous, whom Obama appointed last year to be one of the six trustees of Social Security and Medicare, thinks it's a far greater danger than most people anticipate. He too says the payroll tax break might be harming Social Security's long-term solvency.
"I mean, I'm a Republican and I'm a conservative, and if you were to ask me at a first approximation, do I want lower taxes or higher taxes, then obviously I want lower taxes," Blahous says. "The problem here is that I'm also a public Social Security trustee, and so I'm honor-bound to identify when this causes a change or a difficulty for the Social Security program, which it does."
That's because Social Security has long been considered self-financing and thus politically immune from budget cuts. But that could change, Blahous says, now that employees are no longer paying their full share into Social Security because of the payroll tax holiday.
"This could be the beginning of the end of the idea that this is an earned benefit, [and] where benefits enjoy a certain amount of political protection because of a notion that they have been paid for in the past by the beneficiaries," he says.
There's anxiety among Democrats as well about the prospect of prolonging the payroll tax cut. Nancy Altman, co-director of Social Security Works, a Washington-based advocacy group, says she's been alarmed to see a Democratic administration dipping into Social Security's revenue stream to stimulate the economy.
"Democrats were the ones that created Social Security and the ones that were the strongest champions over its 76 years," Altman says. "So to have a Democratic president proposing to undo the dedicated revenue ... it's a fundamental change that supporters of the program, I think, should oppose."
Altman worries the payroll tax cut has become so popular it will be hard to end it, and that's one reason why she opposed it in the first place.
"Many of us at the time said that it's no way this is just going to last one year. And sure enough, we're back now talking about expanding it," she says.
Some lawmakers do say the tax break is worrisome, including Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
"I think one more year should be about the limit," Whitehouse says, "because of the nature of Social Security."
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This fine home blends with the other classic colonial houses that surround it. The family room boasts a brick fireplace and a glass door leading to the deck.
This charming colonial home would be inviting at any time of year. But it is especially enticing during the summer, with the long wooden rear deck overlooking towering trees.
Glass doors connect the deck with both the family room and the kitchen, where the ingredients for a summer cookout are conveniently close at hand.
Beyond the marble front entrance hall, hardwood floors continue throughout the first and second floors. Crown molding and wainscoting enhance the foyer, while the living room displays elaborate dentil crown molding, carrying out the colonial theme. On the other side of the foyer, multipaned glass doors open onto a home office with wooden wainscoting. Behind the living room, the dining room features crown molding and chair rail beneath an elegant chandelier.
From the lower level, a glass door leads to the stone patio and the garden beyond, providing even more summer fun.


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Bryanboy, perhaps the fiercest and most HYPER (maybe it was just 'cause he was at Marc?) person I have ever met. Fly!!
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Connie Wang at Patrick Ervell. What is this sheer polka dot button down? I need it?
White Lightning's ALTER EGO.
I love this woman. Jen Vendetti being a spy with a walkie talkie backstage at Rodarte. Comme des Garcons and Balenciaga and a flower hat veil thing that reminds me of this really weird yogurt contraption my mom always eats? In a good way of course. Like ooooh pretty colors.
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I had also had feet stalker pictures of Sarah from Colette in the CdG toe doodle shoes but it got up and ran away. Evil!


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Today cultural institutions are facing important dilemmas in many aspects of their management. Over the past decades, a new figure has emerged that of the art manager.
Imagine you went to work every day to connect artists with audiences, vision with reality, and money with a mission. That is what managers in the arts do, they play an essential role in transforming the minds, lives, and communities through creative expression. This course has been conceptualized to address the need of skills and techniques to help professionals and managers in running art and cultural institutions. Learning Objectives There are three objectives to this course. First, we will approach the biggest issue cultural institutions face, the coexistence of managers and curators and giving evidence as to when, how, and why they can get along. Second, we will focus on some contemporary facets on what is means to manage a cultural institution and what cultural managers should expect and be able to face. And lastly, we will provide models and tools to design and implement appropriate courses of action to satisfy customers (visitors and audiences) and build an advantage over the competition. Course Structure The course is divided into six sections. Five sections are dedicated to specific aspects and themes of managing cultural institutions, while the sixth section is dedicated to individual interviews of prominent cultural institution managers on specific topics. The involvement of professionals and managers gives an incredible value to the learning experience of this course. Each module is paired with a quiz and discussion forums to reflect on the variety of the heritage management, its complexity, and the power of the network that we will build together during the course. Successful completion of the quizzes is required for a course certificate as explained in the Grading Policy page. If you love art and want to make an impact in this unique and fantastic sector, this course will support you in understanding the peculiarities of this sector and how to leverage on its tools to make a bigger impact. Look forward to meeting you online! Acknowledgements: Vatican Museums: www.museivaticani.va Cenacolo Vinciano: www.beniculturali.it/mibac/export/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/Contenuti/MibacUnif/Eventi/visualizza_asset.html_1283837989.html (ITA) FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano): eng.fondoambiente.it MUVE (Fondazione Musei Civici Venezia): www.visitmuve.it The National Trust: www.nationaltrust.org.uk The Archeological Site of Paestum: www.museopaestum.beniculturali.it whc.unesco.org/en/list/842 Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence): www.museumflorence.com Museo del Violino: www.museodelviolino.org _________________________________ Disclaimer - Since some of the videos are conducted with those whose native language is not English, we have decided to sometimes preserve their more emphatic speech to keep a tighter match between the audio and subtitles.


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By: Joe Yovino, [email protected]//December 7, 2012//
By MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will take up California's ban on same-sex marriage, a case that could give the justices the chance to rule on whether gay Americans have the same constitutional right to marry as heterosexuals.
The justices said Friday they will review a federal appeals court ruling that struck down the state's gay marriage ban, though on narrow grounds. The San Francisco-based appeals court said the state could not take away the same-sex marriage right that had been granted by California's Supreme Court.
The court also will decide whether Congress can deprive legally married gay couples of federal benefits otherwise available to married people. A provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act limits a range of health and pension benefits, as well as favorable tax treatment, to heterosexual couples.
The cases probably will be argued in March, with decisions expected by late June.
Gay marriage is legal, or will be soon, in nine states — Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, Washington — and the District of Columbia. Federal courts in California have struck down the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, but that ruling has not taken effect while the issue is being appealed.
Voters in Maine, Maryland and Washington approved gay marriage earlier this month.
But 31 states have amended their constitutions to prohibit same-sex marriage. North Carolina was the most recent example in May. In Minnesota earlier this month, voters defeated a proposal to enshrine a ban on gay marriage in that state's constitution.
The biggest potential issue before the justices comes in the dispute over California's Proposition 8, the state constitutional ban on gay marriage that voters adopted in 2008 after the state Supreme Court ruled that gay Californians could marry. The case could allow the justices to decide whether the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equal protection means that the right to marriage cannot be limited to heterosexuals.
A decision in favor of gay marriage could set a national rule and overturn every state constitutional provision and law banning same-sex marriages. A ruling that upheld California's ban would be a setback for gay marriage proponents in the nation's largest state, although it would leave open the state-by-state effort to allow gays and lesbians to marry.
In striking down Proposition 8, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals crafted a narrow ruling that said because gay Californians already had been given the right to marry, the state could not later take it away. The ruling studiously avoided any sweeping pronouncements.
The larger constitutional issue almost certainly will be presented to the court, but the justices would not necessarily have to rule on it.
The other issue the high court will take on involves a provision of the Defense of Marriage Act, known by its acronym DOMA, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman for the purpose of deciding who can receive a range of federal benefits.
Four federal district courts and two appeals courts struck down the provision.
The justices chose for their review the case of 83-year-old Edith Windsor, who sued to challenge a $363,000 federal estate tax bill after her partner of 44 years died in 2009.
Windsor, who goes by Edie, married Thea Spyer in 2007 after doctors told them that Spyer would not live much longer. She suffered from multiple sclerosis for many years. Spyer left everything she had to Windsor.
There is no dispute that if Windsor had been married to a man, her estate tax bill would have been $0.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York agreed with a district judge that the provision of DOMA deprived Windsor of the constitutional guarantee of equal protection.


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Why PC Sales Are In Free Fall
Microsoft's hardware and software strategies for Windows 8 have been miserable failures so far. A rumored 7-inch Surface is one avenue for them to turn the tide.
The latest IDC report has some alarming news for Microsoft and the PC industry. Personal Computer sales are in free fall due to lack of hardware and software innovation. Not only has Microsoft Windows 8 failed to save the PC industry, the hated operating system (OS) has actually harmed PC sales. The PC industry has its share of blame with the failed tablet launch.
First we had Microsoft's misguided Windows RT and Surface tablets strategy. When I warned these products were failures, I got flak from Microsoft defenders that the products haven't even launched and that I couldn't possibly judge so soon. But my assessments were based on fundamental flaws in the products. Windows RT was a version of Windows that couldn't run existing Windows Applications. It also hinged on a nascent Windows Modern UI (formerly "Metro") App Store that is still struggling for relevance half a year after Windows 8 launch.
The Surface tablet based on the NVIDIA Tegra 3 and Windows RT was supposed to offer superior battery life to an Intel based tablet as a concession prize for the lack of Windows application support, but it ended up being less battery efficient and lower performance than Intel tablets. Despite having inferior specifications to the iPad 2 and third and fourth generation iPad, Microsoft had the nerve to ask for a higher price and higher profit margin than Apple. Not surprisingly, Surface sales are embarrassing. As for the "Pro" version of the Surface Tablet, my predictions about its poor battery life were accurate because Microsoft used a notebook processor that was never designed to have the battery life necessary for a tablet. Microsoft apparently never consulted Intel about hardware.
If the Windows RT fiasco wasn't bad enough, Microsoft even managed to make people hate Windows 8 despite its promising capability. A friend of mine said that Microsoft's slogan for Windows 8 should be "touch everywhere, even when inappropriate". Windows 8 is supposed to be optimized for tablets and the traditional PC but it runs neither hardware platforms well. On the PC desktop or notebook side where touch isn't enabled, Microsoft forces users to use a touch optimized user interface.
On Windows 8 tablet devices, basic functionality still doesn't work 6 months after the OS launched. Modern Apps can't easily see additional storage volumes like the MicroSD card. You have to resort to some crazy hack like mounting an NTFS storage volume into a folder which can cause problems when you try to image the file system for backup.
If things weren't bad enough with Microsoft stealing all the media limelight with its failed Surface tablets and a poorly designed Windows 8 OS, the PC industry made things worse by launching buggy and overpriced hardware. Device driver problems delayed Intel Clover Trail based Tablets by two months and the hardware was disappointing. Apple and Google were already releasing tablets for $499 and $399 with ultrahigh display resolutions of 2048x1536 and 2560x1600. The PC industry still believes it can sell tablets with 1366x768 resolution for $599-$799.
The PC industry is a classic example of an incumbent that got lazy and became obsolete. There was virtually zero competition 6 years ago when PC sales were riding high and Apple barely registered in computer market share. The PC industry could depend on Microsoft to produce bloated slowware like Windows Vista and a crapware induced bit rot to force people to upgrade to new PCs every few years even though there was nothing wrong with the actual hardware.
While PC display resolution froze and TN LCD panels with crappy viewing angles were the norm, smartphones and tablets pushed ahead with super wide viewing angles with ultrahigh resolution OLED and IPS panels. While the PC industry pushed UI response times to 15 seconds with bloated Java code, Apple and Google pushed UI response times down to sub 200 milliseconds.
It has never been clearer that the survival of the PC is in question and that time is running out. Windows 8 and the tablets that launched with it clearly failed to save the PC industry. What's needed is some genuine hardware innovation at a competitive price point. There's rumors of Microsoft working on a 7-inch tablet which might help if it has competitive hardware specs with Google's Nexus 7 at a $199 price point. Google isn't standing still and there's a good chance that we'll see another generation of a hot new Android tablet before Microsoft launches.
We will likely be seeing touch-enabled Intel Haswell-based Ultrabooks with Windows 8.1 (code named "Blue") by the fall of 2013 with a starting price of $599. Since Haswell will have always-on tablet-like battery life, Microsoft needs to deliver a much improved experience with Windows 8.1. This will help slow or halt the decline of notebook sales but Microsoft still needs a solid Windows 8.1 tablet solution.
Microsoft and/or the PC makers need to produce an ultrahigh resolution tablet with a starting price of $399 running Windows 8.1 "Blue". To help hit these prices, they need to emulate the strategy of Apple and Google by adopting the no storage expansion strategy unless users buy a $150 battery/keyboard dock. They could also use a Windows 8.1 7" or 8" tablet with 1080P resolution for $299.
If the PC makers won't deliver something like this, Microsoft should try to emulate Google's Nexus strategy. Microsoft would set hardware requirements and pricing and ask a PC maker to step up to the plate. The winning bid would get Microsoft's backing on branding and advertising. There's still plenty of money to be made with hardware accessories and the overall profit margins will be better than the typical sub $400 PC notebook. If Microsoft wants to be relevant in the tablet space, this is their only hope.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Today's Powerball drawing carries an estimated $400 million jackpot. If no one matches all the numbers, the prize potential will grow before the next drawing on Saturday. Here are five things you should know about Powerball payouts and your odds of winning.
GROWING INTO RECORD TERRITORY: The estimated $400 million jackpot is the sixth-largest in U.S. lottery history. Impressive, but it may not hold that record in a few years … or even a few months. More than half of the 10 largest lottery jackpots have been reached since 2012. That's because major game changes to Powerball and Mega Millions have created larger jackpots in shorter periods of time. So if it seems like we were all just talking about the large, growing jackpot, it's because we were.
ROLLING, ROLLING, ROLLING: Each drawing without a winner rolls the jackpot over and makes it more lucrative. The current jackpot began its ascent at the end of 2013. That means it's rolled over more than a dozen times without a top prize winner. If no one strikes it big on Wednesday, the jackpot only gets bigger.
LET'S SAY YOU WIN: Hold off on that beachfront mansion. Financial experts agree that you should forego large vanity purchases and instead set up annuities and long-term trusts for descendants.
YOU COULD BE A WINNER EVEN IF YOU DON'T WIN THE JACKPOT: You don't have the main Powerball number on your ticket? Don't fret and keep your eyes on those other five numbers. Match those and you could win a $1 million secondary prize or a $2 million secondary "Power Play" prize if you paid an extra dollar when you bought the ticket. More than 1,000 ticketholders have won these secondary prizes since 2012. Not a bad deal.
BUT REALLY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WIN: Odds of winning it all are about 1-in-175 million. Officials over the years have noticed the trend that the larger the jackpot, the more interest in the top prize and a surge in players. But remember your odds of winning a jackpot of $40 million is the same as if it were the current estimated $400 million. That's because every time you play, you're still looking to match all five white balls and the red Powerball. The odds of winning don't change as the jackpot escalates, and they change very little even if you buy 10 tickets instead of one.


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As providers and caretakers, adults tend to view the world of children as happy and carefree. After all, kids don't have jobs to keep or bills to pay, so what could they possibly have to worry about? #kidsstress #kidsfeelingstressed #HoffstetterCounseling
Plenty! Even very young children have worries and feel stress to some degree.
Sources of Stress
Stress is a function of the demands placed on us and our ability to meet them. These demands often come from outside sources, such as family, jobs, friends, or school. But it also can come from within, often related to what we think we should be doing versus what we're actually able to do.
So stress can affect anyone who feels overwhelmed — even kids. In preschoolers, separation from parents can cause anxiety. As kids get older, academic and social pressures (especially from trying to fit in) create stress.
Many kids are too busy to have time to play creatively or relax after school. Kids who complain about all their activities or who refuse to go to them might be over scheduled. Talk with your kids about how they feel about extracurricular activities. If they complain, discuss the pros and cons of stopping one activity. If stopping isn't an option, explore ways to help manage your child's time and responsibilities to lessen the anxiety.
Kids' stress may be intensified by more than just what's happening in their own lives. Do your kids hear you talking about troubles at work, worrying about a relative's illness, or arguing with your spouse about financial matters? Parents should watch how they discuss such issues when their kids are near because children will pick up on their parents' anxieties and start to worry themselves.
World news can cause stress. Kids who see disturbing images on TV or hear talk of natural disasters, war, and terrorism may worry about their own safety and that of the people they love. Talk to your kids about what they see and hear, and monitor what they watch on TV so that you can help them understand what's going on.
Also, be aware of complicating factors, such as an illness, death of a loved one, or a divorce. When these are added to the everyday pressures kids face, the stress is magnified. Even the most amicable divorce can be tough for kids because their basic security system — their family — is undergoing a big change. Separated or divorced parents should never put kids in a position of having to choose sides or expose them to negative comments about the other spouse.
Also realize that some things that aren't a big deal to adults can cause significant stress for kids. Let your kids know that you understand they're stressed and don't dismiss their feelings as inappropriate.
Signs and Symptoms
While it's not always easy to recognize when kids are stressed out, short-term behavioral changes — such as mood swings, acting out, changes in sleep patterns, or bedwetting— can be indications. Some kids have physical effects, including stomachaches and headaches. Others have trouble concentrating or completing schoolwork. Still others become withdrawn or spend a lot of time alone.
Younger children may pick up new habits like thumb sucking, hair twirling, or nose picking; older kids may begin to lie, bully, or defy authority. A child who is stressed also may overreact to minor problems, have nightmares, become clingy, or have drastic changes in academic performance.
Reducing Stress
How can you help kids cope with stress? Proper rest and good nutrition can boost coping skills, as can good parenting. Make time for your kids each day. Whether they need to talk or just be in the same room with you, make yourself available. Don't try to make them talk, even if you know what they're worried about. Sometimes kids just feel better when you spend time with them on fun activities.
Even as kids get older, quality time is important. It's really hard for some people to come home after work, get down on the floor, and play with their kids or just talk to them about their day — especially if they've had a stressful day themselves. But expressing interest shows your kids that they're important to you.
Help your child cope with stress by talking about what may be causing it. Together, you can come up with a few solutions like cutting back on after-school activities, spending more time talking with parents or teachers, developing an exercise regimen, or keeping a journal.
You also can help by anticipating potentially stressful situations and preparing kids for them. For example, let your son or daughter know ahead of time that a doctor's appointment is coming up and talk about what will happen there. Tailor the information to your child's age — younger kids won't need as much advance preparation or details as older kids or teens.
Remember that some level of stress is normal; let your kids know that it's OK to feel angry, scared, lonely, or anxious and that other people share those feelings. Reassurance is important, so remind them that you're confident that they can handle the situation.
Helping Your Child Cope
When kids can't or won't discuss their stressful issues, try talking about your own. This shows that you're willing to tackle tough topics and are available to talk with when they're ready. If a child shows symptoms that concern you and is unwilling to talk, consult a therapist or other mental health specialist.
Books can help young kids identify with characters in stressful situations and learn how they cope. Check out Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst; Tear Soup by Pat Schweibert, Chuck DeKlyen, and Taylor Bills; and Dinosaurs Divorce by Marc Brown and Laurene Krasny Brown.
Most parents have the skills to deal with their child's stress. The time to seek professional attention is when any change in behavior persists, when stress is causing serious anxiety, or when the behavior causes significant problems at school or at home.
If you need help finding resources for your child, consult your doctor or the counselors and teachers at school.
Article courtesy of KidsHealth.org By Steven Dowshen, MD https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/stress.html
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Anyway, coming down off a convention high - even one acquired vicariously through social networking sites - requires a gradual withdrawal. Yesterday's Sweets helped a little, but really, they were just too good. I need a visual sucker punch to knock me back into reality, you know?
And for that final cold blast of reality, this should fit the Bill:
"Oh nooooo!"
I could probably end there, but frankly, this is too much fun.
First rule of cons: always pick a costume that's size-appropriate:
Second rule of cons: a lone mask does not a costume make.
Come to think of it, that *also* applies to cakes. And cookies.
Third rule of cons: Lace is never intimidating.
See, I told them not to open that ark. [shudder] Blech.
Note from john: The first cake is supposed to be Iron Man. We think. Most likely. Probably. Okay I'm like 63% sure.
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Researchers have nailed down something scientists, government officials and agribusiness proponents have argued about for years: whether antibiotics in livestock feed give rise to antibiotic-resistant germs that can threaten humans.
A study in the journal mBio, published by the American Society for Microbiology, shows how an antibiotic-susceptible staph germ passed from humans into pigs, where it became resistant to the antibiotics tetracycline and methicillin. And then the antibiotic-resistant staph learned to jump back into humans.
"It's like watching the birth of a superbug," says Lance Price of the Translational Genomics Research Institute, or TGen, in Flagstaff, Ariz.
Price and colleagues in 19 countries did whole-genome analysis on a staph strain called CC398 and 88 closely related variations. CC398 is a so-called MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, that emerged within the past decade in pigs and has since spread widely in cattle and poultry as well as pigs.
The genetic analysis allowed the study authors to trace the lineage of the livestock bug back to its antibiotic-susceptible human ancestors. Price says it shows beyond a doubt that the animal bacterium jumped back into humans with close exposure to livestock.
This "pig MRSA" has been detected in nearly half of all meat sampled in U.S. commerce, according to the American Society for Microbiology. Most staph found in meat can be eliminated by cooking food well, but it can still pose a risk to consumers if handled unsafely or if it cross-contaminates with other things in the kitchen.
Price told The Salt that the new resistant human bug appears to be spreading beyond people with direct exposure to livestock.
"Initially we could always trace it back to livestock exposure," Price says. "But now we are starting to see cases of resistant strains that we can't trace back. So we think it may be changing gears, so to speak, and gaining the capacity to be passed from person to person."
Price says the new data provide an early warning of what might become a major public health problem.
"We're seeing this one coming," he says. "The question is how often will this occur in the future if we don't start controlling antibiotic use?"
So far, the proportion of human MRSA infections due to this livestock-derived strain is small. But in some areas of the Netherlands, it's causing as many as 1 in 4 human MRSA cases — suggesting that it has the potential to spread extensively.
Paul Keim, another study author, says the report shows that "our inappropriate use of antibiotics ... is now coming back to haunt us." He says the solution is clear — banning antibiotics in livestock feed, as the European Union has done.
Most antibiotics sold in the U.S. go to animals, mostly in their feed, where they act as a growth promoter and damp down infection outbreaks in large feedlots.
Many livestock groups say there's no evidence that using antibiotics in livestock feed creates a human health problem.
"Most informed scientists and public health professionals acknowledge that the problem of antibiotic resistance in humans is overwhelmingly an issue related to human antibiotic use," the American Meat Institute says.
The new report adds fuel to the long-running debate about antibiotic use for livestock, and the government's responsibility to regulate it. In December, the FDA withdrew a 1977 proposal to remove approvals for two antibiotics, penicillins and tetracyclines, used in livestock and poultry feed. It said it would focus instead on "voluntary reform" by the meat industry to limit use.
Then in a partial reversal in January, the agency said it would ban one class of antibiotics called cephalosporins from animal feed.
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