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remember a few years ago when being a geek meant something? you were up on the latest technology, you had the jargon down, there were specs to learn and things to know about which the average consumer had no idea.
it's getting harder and harder to find those kinds of products these days because companies are not often releasing the full specs but are, rather, releasing their enveloping vision of some platform initiative. intel recently announced viiv, which is the number "64" in a type of pseudo-roman numeral format (though intel has since revealed the viiv is a digital entertainment platform, not a chip–see our coverage). amd has responded with its live! platform, promising a "true '10 foot' extended pc entertainment experience." wow.
i can remember when companies used to work through technical channels, both online and off. they would release early pre-production information that was often intentionally inaccurate, but was designed to keep people interested and reasonably informed. it satiated the need for technical knowledge, and the hows, whats, and whys were often there. we would know some performance specs, see some basic flow charts or block diagrams on internal operations, know the history of the technology (model 9 came from a revamp extension and process shrink of the model 8j, etc.). we could point to a trend, and we were able to analyze for ourselves if it was a good idea. by looking at the raw functionality of the thing alone we could say to ourselves, "this makes no sense at all!" or "wow, that's a great idea. i could really use that."
what we almost never saw was a marketing-based platform launch that, instead of simply relating information about the physical thing and what it is capable of doing and allowing the consumer to choose for themselvestook, turned the releases into marketing hailstorms of keywords, buzz phrases, and claims and statements that, i'm sure, have come directly from post-test-audience "lessons learned" reviews and meetings somewhere.
what we're seeing today is the role of marketing taking the prominent front seat. what we're seeing with products in 2005 and 2006 absolutely buries any marketing strategies that happened in the first half of this decade. we are seeing companies that are just this side of lying. they are purporting "10 foot experiences," whatever that means, rather than telling people what the devices are capable of through specs and hard information.
the bottom line of what we're seeing is an intentional dumbing down oftechnology so that even companies that have truly geeky products can climb the next hill to make more money off of the non-geek communities–a set of far larger audiences to be sure. this money-searching has resulted in a type of complacency and–really–represents a loss of ourselves. people are now expecting companies to be telling them what their latest devices will do for them and how it will improve their lives, and to do so in a way that they themselves can grab hold of to apply their own spin of reality–the nebulous concept of "a 10 foot experience" might mean something completely different to you than it does to me.
and people, as they always have been, are generally lazy and are willing to listen to a good sales pitch rather than thinking for themselves. thought takes effort, and there's the risk you could be wrong. listening to someone lead you down a path is like hearing a story: it's easy to follow and not too difficult to understand because it's all laid out in ways you can fathom.
so, consumers hearing these pitches wind up buying something that they were told would make their life better, only to find out that they are just as wanting as they were before because either the device did not live up to expectations or the hype around the idea of the device or its functionality proved to be greater than the actual experience of using it.
in the process of all of this, what's happening now and what's going to continue to happen is that the geek community is going to lose out–and in significant ways. it won't be too long until specs aren't even released for products at all, where we'll only be seeing marketing labels and campaigns. companies will be calling their products whatever they want and making claims of whatever they want, and all from within the nebulous realm of "sounding good" and being "interesting to consumers."
the reality of the realities will take a back seat to the hype of the possibilities. and companies will limit their liability because it's very difficult to prove that a product did not live up to some stated marketing claim when the hard and fast meaning of that claim is subject to your personal understanding of, say, the "10 foot experience."
because people in general are going to buy into it all, we (the geek community) can look to the future and see our geekdom becoming an aging relic, one which will soon be found only in museums and dig sites.
the geek community is in the final stages equivalent to where the woolly mammoth was at the end of the ice age. we will be around for quite a while, actually, but we will not be as significant as we once were, nor will we have the impact we once did upon our surroundings. our numbers will dwindle over time as techie information becomes harder and harder to grab, and harder and harder to prove or identify. it won't be too long until the last of us are found frozen solid in russia somewhere, with our greatest hopes being that someday they'll find us, dig us up, thaw us out, and eat us–as they did with a woolly mammoth not too long ago.
of course, this is all just my opinion … but i'm probably right. :)
post your comments below, as i welcome all forms of comments, idea throwing, and general debate … even flame-throwing.
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|revenge of the marketing nerds (5:22pm est thu feb 02 2006)
revenge of the marketing nerds – by revenge of the marke
|yup` (5:54pm est thu feb 02 2006)
preach on my geeky friend – by bish
|blame ibm (7:03pm est thu feb 02 2006)
when ibm made their lackluster pc, marketing completely took over.
what? you think *geeks* want to run on a 1981 architorture? – by unix daemon
|why doesn't geek benchmark? (7:10pm est thu feb 02 2006)
you always need well-informed benchmarks. that's how consumer reports is always useful. performance should always be viewed independent of specs. – by suggestion
|seasonal effect (8:31pm est thu feb 02 2006)
i felt the winter effect especially strong this time.
i wonder if anyone else felt pessimistic or appalled right now?!
– by someone
|rick geek.. the ultimate biised marketing man (9:53pm est thu feb 02 2006)
nuff said
– by not a retarded geek
|some observations… (10:10pm est thu feb 02 2006)
"there were specs to learn and things to know about which the average consumer had no idea." poor rick can't impress as the average consumer has a clue.
"intel recently announced viiv, which is the number "64" in a type of pseudo-roman numeral format (though intel has since revealed the" no bias here!
"the bottom line of what we're seeing is an intentional dumbing down oftechnology so that even companies that have truly geeky products can climb the next hill to make more money off of the non-geek communities–a set of far larger audiences to be sure" the real facts is the business is so large and technology is so a part of our lives it must be simplified. somehow selling more technology to a larger community by simplifying the message is full of evil. what about the benifts of the technology to the common man.. especially the one that can only afford the 100 dollar pc. or is that poor person who's mother so ill so smart that they can figure it our themselves but too stupid to be able to afford a 500 dolalr pc.
feeling sad that your 3″ dick and 130 iq aint going to impress your wife anymore
|passing the tourch (11:34pm est thu feb 02 2006)
i can remember when i ordered all the parts for my new pentium 166 custom box. i'm sure that others started this before me, but that's still when reading specs could be important. i waited to upgrade to the pentium ii 350, because that was the slowest/cheapest pii to run pc100 sdram, and be compatible with the new supermicro dualie mobos. i felt like a rockstar, running redhat on my dualie board, compressing two mp3 files at once… knowing that no one could buy a better box than that in a retail store.
that was me 6 years ago, today's young geeks are running dual-cores with ubantu, crunching video while they im their buddies. geekism is still alive and well…
here are some of my favorite geek heros:
sorry to drag you on my trip down memory lane (rickgeek is to blame). – by chipace
|chipace? (12:02am est fri feb 03 2006)
note of those guys have anything to do with chips.
how about all the people that came before that made it all possible.
shockley, moore, noyce, kilby, grove, dennard, crocke, hoffe. – by a real chip geek
|observation from a non-geek. (6:56am est fri feb 03 2006)
i have to agree that it is all related to the dumbing down of america. the majority of people don't learn enough any more to be able to understand technical specifications, so why bother with them?
i think it also is a move designed to *not* show how similar everything is that we buy today.
it annoys my husband no end because the first thing he looks for are technical specifications for everything electronic.
i also agree that it's up to the real geeks to start providing the specs for the people who want them, then. – by linda
|chipace (8:40am est fri feb 03 2006)
okay, you got me. i only know torvalds on your list, so can you save me some googling time and give me a quick summary of the notable accomplishments of those folks in your list?
– by grover
|geeks r' us (9:10am est fri feb 03 2006)
the problem is that manufacturers are targeting the everyday consumer, the non-geeks. in order to attract the customers, a salesperson must make up some grand bs to "wow" them. while some are wowed by specs and the inner workings of the design, others are interested on the glitz and glamour of the product. that's why the ipod is so appealing to the everyday consumer, but if you look at it spec-wise (and not the functionality), you will find that it ain't that great compared to other music players.
re: grover
|re: grover (9:14am est fri feb 03 2006)
shawn = original napster creator
dave & jerry = yahoo founders
bob = redhat founder
larry & sergey = google founders
all very cool guys from their bios, and are all from my generation (with bob being the exception)… that's probably why i respect them so much. – by chipace
|geeks will always be around (10:18am est fri feb 03 2006)
i know linux has kept me on top of the specs. without them, i wouldn't have been able to install most of the hardware on my laptop. as for the "live experience", only a handful of consumer electronics can be considered geeky anyway, i.e. the psp, xbox, etc. what rubric is being defined here for geek-friendly products? i thought it was those that could be modified beyond their normal use to do things they were never meant to do, by someone with know-how. nowadays, the only place i really see that is in embedded systems like network routers, and media devices, but i know there are countless others. – by future ce
|bt of self pity coming across in your article… (12:57pm est fri feb 03 2006)
i am afraid i disagree with ricks quote:
'people are now expecting companies to be telling them what their latest devices will do for them and how it will improve their lives…'
this is not a new phenomena. when sony invented the walkman it had to educate the populace as to why anyone would want one. some of the most exceptional inventions have to come with some explanantion from the company as to how it will change ones life. the microwave is another prime example. it is a unique domestic appliance, however no degree in electomagnetics is required to buy and choose a microwave and it was marketed without any technical jargon. i think the problem lies with geeks themselves. a good proportion of a geeks character is arrogant and secretive, and the prospect of the masses using the same technologies as geeks have for years without the neccessity of knowing all the details and numbers makes a geek shudder. as what use is a geek without being able to tell the layman how many transitors are in his p4 etc…
the solution is to simply find something new… and that is where geeks come into their own, they have intrests that only exist on the margins of mainstream culture if at all. its just so happens that computers can be put to good economic use, unlike for example train spotting. – by james reformed geek
|and another thing.. (1:02pm est fri feb 03 2006)
cant you remain geeking just an little longer and update the pc builders guide ? – by james reformed geek
|'ten foot experience' (10:57am est sat feb 04 2006)
that's the best amd can do until they are given a clue as to what they are competing against from intel. – by hardy_r_r
|"more geeks than generally accepted.." (4:58pm est sun feb 05 2006)
the internet has expanded dramatically. although, an obvious statement to most people who have an informed perception of this technology based medium, the "geek" in many people is far more noticeable than is given credit for existing.
refining the content and making access easier contributes toward its use. it [the internet] also, as an additional effect, encourages people to use their basic communicative skills beyond the classroom.
the "geek" is simply evolving and increasing in numbers despite what "evolving" has come to mean by some people.
not to worry! simply, press on and forward… – by mr v
|freaks need geeks (9:20pm est sun feb 05 2006)
there is a growing need for geeks.
sure everyone is using toys that were once only comprehendable to geeks, but when these toys don't work – who do they call?
real geeks!
i'm much more in demand than i ever was before. gadget freaks are not inherently gadget geeks, nor does an operator qualify as an engineer or technician.
users should not be confused with the enablers and creators of technologies, ie. geeks!
rickgeek, please get a subscription to nuts&volts. your geek karma will be renewed. – by zeke
|ha (7:51am est mon feb 06 2006)
where i used to work our marketing team would sell solutions they had no idea how we would impliment it..some times we didnt either…but %99 of the time we made thoughs twits look good with home grown solution.
geeks will never become obsolete.
unfashonable maybe, but never obsolete.
– by phreakx
|no one's going to make a gigabuck… (10:11am est mon feb 06 2006)
…marketing to geeks alone.
our worth was in early-adoption when the tech was **very, very** unfriendly.
now it's merely in the **moderately** unfriendly stage.
i don't know any geeks who prefer large, real estate stealing buttons or scatter every system app as desktop litter. most of the time i'm using keyboard shortcuts.
yet almost everyone in my family [or friends] by whom i'm called to troubleshoot a wonky system does exactly that.
we are not that market any more than my gamer baby brother [buys alienware] is.
sony abandoned the clie because the market is in phones.
frankly, i can understand people wanting an all-in-one device, but i cannot understand the mentality that expects them to be "simple" or "hardy".
gordon r. dickson, in _tactics of mistake_, spoke of the frailty of the "dally-gun" [dial-a-gun] the complexity of which rendered vulnerable its operation reliability.
i don't mind microsoft making its software simpler for the masses. i resent that its geeks aren't including preference-default toggle-settings for other geeks out here like myself.*
i can continue for days. add your own. – by jj brannon
|et tu geek!!? (11:14am est mon feb 06 2006)
it is true that marketing's job is to reach the masses, and thus, minimizing the spec information in addressing the benefits of a product, but do not underestimate the value or necessity of the geeknation. as a result of this dumbing down, as you refer to it, the reliance upon all things geek becomes more important because of the transient nature of this industry.
compatability, scaleability and leveraging are still part of the pie. – by rock lobster
|ahhh but behold said…. (4:12pm est mon feb 06 2006)
ahhh but behold said big blue a pc for you then waz and jobs said look what i have a mouse for you then billy said wait i can give it to you also but on any box you choose…then well came a monopoly (a very gui story)…then linus said try this one for size (unix based) however you may have to somewhat comprise…wait again said mr. jobs i'm back at it again apple that is i have a new one that will run on your intel x86 (unix based)…i looked back puzzled and thought to myself this has all ended where it all started with a unix box…am i right or not…!!!???
fact of the matter all there has been nothing new for decades…!!! the people in marketing know this…as do the geeks (tech/engineers)….!!! u can do a slow spoon feed all u want with technology…from p60-p233…or amd socket a duron to xp…or if memory serves me well…edo66, pc100-133, ddr,ddr2 or h*ll even ddr3. it's all the same technology…!!! the revolution ended years ago…!!!
the proc has peeked in terms of mhz, dual cores for what (a server yeah)…multimedia: sound, then graphics and video…we have them all…!!
apart from those that buy alienware or the likes…an entry level box (from what 2000 or so will serve most except those with extra dough…!! but i need to get out and get some sun too…!!!
perhaps we need to come up with a new device that will slap us all in the face…!!! wakeup…!!
|green river (8:39pm est mon feb 06 2006)
you should've taken the blue pill.
– by rickgeek
|we can thank… (8:50pm est mon feb 06 2006)
apple for this. they went ahead and pioneered this tactic with the advent of thier imac and related ad campaign.
any geek could of did the same thing, but we didn't. we liked our beige boxes that we had swapped the guts out of 10 or more times. we didn't want some rounded clear-blue-green *non upgradeable…not even a slot for another hard drive or ethernet card* monstrosity that looked like it belonged in "sex in the city" next to the "jackrabbit".
make it pretty (which is cheap to do) make it underperform and sell it at 2x the price it really should be to make it a status symbol.
build a better man trap, and the rats will beat a path to your door.
its not isolated really to it. look at vodka…"ultrapremium" vodkas, whos "distelleries" purchase thier ethanol from the same industrial supply company that any laboratory does, mix it with some water, put it in a pretty bottle, put a full page add in town and country…stand back and watch it sell off the shelves for $40 a 5th…when really theyre no better than stoli, finlandia or even must i say it…skyy.
i mean look at it, people are ditching thier beautifully functioning crystal clear 21″ crts with high refresh rates for 15″ 12ms lcd panels.
that shows people's mentalities right there.
ya know what? they can have thier dumbed down equipment. and they can pay for it too. in the meantime, i'm throwing mobo number 6 in my dustcovered fulltower from 1996. i'm going to have my nearly top-of-the-line system for about $300 while everyone else pays $3000.
i probably speak a little differently since i don't work in it formally. i was young enough to see the writing on the walls and stay out of a dying sector.
i'm networking(wired) my friend's house next week at-cost plus a coupla cases of microbrews and i'm building another friend's parents another computer for $30 over cost.
my it dept at work is highly overworked. i dive on thier emergencies and keep co-worker's junk functioning.
geekdom isn't dead, its just no longer a full time job.
– by terminally cranky
|so, (3:52pm est wed feb 08 2006)
was this a marketing post for geeks?
– by tothemark
|test (8:47pm est wed feb 08 2006)
sdfdf – by fsfdsf
|rick (8:50pm est wed feb 08 2006)
rick from:
i do not mean to be nasty…
a matrix site:
the blue pill will leave us as we are.
the red pill is an unknown quantity. we are told that it can help us to find the truth.
but i still ask is that not still the truth?
matrix and pills aside?
mainframes which have been around for decades yes way back to eniac 1942…yes we've come from vacuum tubes, transistors, small scale integration and upwards….!! – by green riv
|rick (8:58pm est wed feb 08 2006)
but i believe i've read articles on this site that stated that (paraphrased)…'…deep pipeling that's real mainframe technology (old)…' – by gr
|rick (9:09pm est wed feb 08 2006)
sounds like a blue pill coated red to me, no…??? the same but it appears to be different..!!
or is that a tough pill for us all to swallow…*grin*…??? the truth…!!!
like i said…i need some sun and then some…!!
keep at rick…sorry to rain on your parade…!
take care…how's 1.5l honda…speaking of old tech..*grin*..!?
sorry for the yelling…thought i was banned…!
– by gr
|for the 1st time, my w2k3 sever cert is not worth the time or money (11:40am est thu feb 09 2006)
no one seems to care. so many it people have lied to management, that very little help can come from it anymore. i was taking with a manager recently that said his network was constantly down. i remember signing contracts when working in unix that 2 hours of downtime per year meant termination. admin don't even need to be educated at all today. they lie on their interview the way they did selling it products and think that is the correct way to act. they think everyone lies all the time, and no one does their job or has liability.
10 years ago i started telling cs students to get a degree in another subject. it died when ms was allowed to steal nw and ibm ip and intel sgi and dec ip. – by tech
|netburst architecture ? (10:26am est fri feb 10 2006)
noting how many of my friends are getting into building their own machines and critically studying technological trends before even considering purchasing new tech, i can say some geekdom is still alive and well. if the majority of the population is gung-ho about buying the newest and "fastest" raptor to get one more fps or if they fall down over themselves to buy vista the day it comes out than let them. it's their money. let them be morons. we'll be stuck picking up the pieces when they start complaining that their computers are "running slow" and you discover that they downloaded 20 variants of bonzii buddy because he's oh so cute. – by mike
|raped (8:43am est mon feb 13 2006)
help i raped a little boy and cops after me – by jamaur
|blue pill explained (9:46pm est mon feb 13 2006)
the blue pill reference was given to green river indicating that s/he should've stayed there where s/he was in the world. the only reason a person like that could've been going on about what's happening is if the knew truth were known. could neo have had the matrix explained to him while he was there in it? no, he had to take the red pill, which is what green river must've done to come to that level of knowledge.
my point was that he/she should've taken the blue pill and stayed where he/she was, therefore we would not have been exposed to the ramblings.
hope this clears it up! :)
– by rickgeek
|pc modding scene (2:38pm est wed feb 15 2006)
maybe it is that geeks are changing. there is a whole culture of pc gamers and modders out there. my custom box may be getting dated because i am a poor college student, but the spirit is alive and well. my recently modded xbox (which really is just a specialzed pc) is proof. i lived in a small town and i wasnt the only geek. the down side is that everyone here at college is constantly asking me for help. i think ahhhem aging geeks are finding themselves outdated. don't feel bad though i am sure it will happen to myself one day. well maybe – by gen d
|dying off or changing? (10:17am est thu feb 16 2006)
some of the things i am hearing remind me of older men who hot-rodded camaros griping about the stuff new kids do. also, you can't really whine about people going with the freshest equipment when you did the same thing "back in the day". if you can't keep up, don't cry about it.
btw, right on with the pii 350
people who type like this need padded rooms and sedatives. – by evolve already
|self-inflicted evolution (2:01am est sat feb 18 2006)
the music business went for global standardization. the pc industry went the opposite. nobody gives a crap about the latest, hottest, best-est technology except geeks. that's a good thing, but doesn't apply to mom, pop, bro, and sis, who want only to use a computer to do real stuff. with the learning curve starting at zero every time some programmer dreams up some new cool thing, the rest of the world has a huge yawn. until the entire pc industry gets around to some sort of stabilized commonality, marketing will continue to win. i think open source is the answer, excepting for the miserable "geek-to-geek" documentation. – by tired of it all!
|waaaaaah (3:41am est tue feb 21 2006)
sniff..sniff…geek is wupset??? so he lashes out at apple?
bwaahaaahaaa. it's no surprise that the pc world was quick to copy the g4 and started to sell towers with easy access panels. it's no surprise that a geek wouldn't think of something as simple as that. geek loves his beige box so much that he is installing led's and see-through panels. oh, rrreeeaallyy…why don't you read windows is for dummies again you clowns. – by suck it up losers
|who cares (11:19am est fri feb 24 2006)
who fucking cares about fucking nerds/geeks they all need lifes – by travis
|re who cares (2:48am est tue feb 28 2006)
well if it wasnt for us geeks and nerds when yer stuff breaks who are ya gonna get to fixit, also if it wasnt for us geeks/nerds the technological envlope would never get pushed to new lengths so watch what you say because us geeks/nerds secretly rule the world
– by -rastlin
|me (11:41am est wed mar 01 2006)
i am a dick – by coop
|re re who cares (8:13am est thu mar 02 2006)
i will just buy a new computer if mine breaks. and we got enough techonogly right now.. dont need anymore to make more ppl lazier than they are. – by travis
|tina (11:34am est thu mar 02 2006)
you guys are retarded, gosh!
freakin idiot!
idiot, hell no i wont marry you, gosh – by napoleon dynamite
|winmx is back (12:19pm est sun may 07 2006)
the winmx community is back, the files are back, and the users are taking a stand. get connected today at .
– by moonlight
|dear -rastlin and travis (5:51am est fri nov 10 2006)
as a computer engineer my job is to recommend systems to people and i need to find out the specification of new products.
the education system doesn't teach people how to fix computers. i know people that veiw theme as a black box that work magically and cannot always manage to plug in thier usb sticks.
specs are needed when you are trying to recommend different busines systems be it intel technologies or advanced micro devices. i can not do my job if i do not know what things do.
white sheets may mean nothing to ordinary people but the information they contain is vital. – by dragunov


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Friday, April 23, 2010
Commercial Review: GUINNESS 'PURE GENIUS': PART 1 (1987-1993, Rutger Hauer)
Running Time: 1:40.
Notable Cast or Crew: Rutger Hauer.
Best one-liner: "If you keep an open mind... you'll discover dark secrets."
Today's review will examine just one small facet of a much larger ad campaign, mounted by Guinness in the late 80's and early 90's. Further examinations, as is the case with the ongoing Charles Bronson/Mandom analysis, will be posted at a later date.
Alright. Let's look at a few pictures, shall we?
How vanilla can ya get? Who could be offended by a toucan? Who wouldn't welcome a lovely day? How does he balance that big ole pint on that whacky long beak? You get points for vintage charm, bud, but you're not pushing any envelopes, not by a long shot.
It's good for you?! Not so edgy. We're in search of darkness, weakness...the demons within. We want Oliver Reed. Self-destructive behavior. A three-day bender.
Alright, now we're talkin'. This one introduces an element of danger. But look how goofy the gosh darned lion is. He's not interested in tearin' that mustachioed man limb from limb, he just wants a sip of that Guinness. After he gets it, he'll probably lick his lips, make some puppy dog eyes, and say something adorable like "Luvely day fer a Guinness!"
But things are about to change. Yes, they're about–
Unsatisfied with your dreary ad campaign? Feel like you're in a bit of a rut? The ads are starting to blend together? Well allow me to introduce you to the shot in the arm that is RUTGER HAUER. The seven year ad campaign made Hauer a millionaire and apparently boosted Guinness sales by 22%- 37 million pints. No more quaint little toucan piffle– we're talking an ice cold mystery man who gazes deeply into a black pint of Guinness and solves the mysteries of the universe. You are invited. And so is Abe Lincoln. More on that in a minute.
Now I can't find too much information about the creative team that actually scripted and directed these ads (at different times, Ridley Scott, Paul Weiland, and Hugh Hudson were involved), but they're full of such non-sequiturs, mind-bending imagery, and utter bizarritude that they beg the question, did Rutger write these himself?
Today we'll look at an extended commercial from 1993 which blends imagery from several prior ads and acts as a sort of overview for the 'Pure Genius' campaign as a whole. It's more like a short film than a television commercial. More LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD than Budweiser Frogs, if you will.
We begin with a slow track in on a can of Guinness as it is popped open- the yawning perforation expels foam, dominates the screen, and we venture within- we're about to go on an extraordinary journey, ladies and gentlemen.
The foam gives way to a cliffside Tibetan monastery, looking perhaps like something out of Powell & Pressburger...
Said monastery is inhabited by a solitary monk, deep in thought. The original Zen master himself, Monk Hauer. Monk Hauer shares his thoughts–
The world revolves at a thousand miles an hour.. it's enough to make you dizzy-zy-zy-zy-zy...
With a flourish of reverb, the camera spirals up, up, and away, past a hanging bulb and into the cosmos, whereupon we... see the Big Bang happen. And that's not even the highlight of this commercial. Billions of space particles converge into constellations, which appear on a map that is immediately thereafter cruelly crumpled by mysterious fingers, belonging to an unseen giant form. The monstrous man checks his watch, where a tiny Rutger Hauer casually strolls amongst the clockwork. With the bare minimum of effort, he stops the rotating second hand, hoists his glass, and cryptically instructs–
"Talk amongst yourselves....I may be...some time..."
Water flows from a porthole within the watch and the camera tracks back to reveal the esoteric swirl within a newly poured pint of Guinness. Yes, it's a good thing that it takes three days for a greenhorn bartender to slosh out your pint of Guinness- in fact, it deliberately takes so long to settle because Rutger thinks you should be taking that time to meditate on a few philosophical matters of great importance. Or you can just wait impatiently and tap your fingers on the bar like a real douchebomb, it makes no difference to Rutger whether you become enlightened or not, you unwashed hooligan.
The swirl gives way to amber waves of grain. The wheat rustles forebodingly as a storm brews on the horizon. A single scarecrow, complete with top hat and perched crow, stands watch.
And, yeah, that scarecrow is Rutger Hauer. He smiles.
If you keep an open mind, you'll discover dark secrets...
A drop of water on Rutger's eyebrow transforms into the domain of a terrifying whale whose mouth we are entering presently...
Within the belly of the whale, a ghostly, forlorn harmonica pipes out a tune. (Is that a trace of the Mandom theme...?) The camera pans past sunken shipwrecks, derelict covered wagons, and eerie whisps of smoke to reveal...
...Rutger Hauer quaffing a Guinness and playing checkers against Abe Lincoln. Rutger leans in, and half-sincerely, half sarcastically says,
"Have you been here long?"
I'm still not sure if he's seriously asking him because he wants to know, or if he's snidely affirming his own timeless seniority over Abe Lincoln. That is the power and ambiguity of Rutger Hauer's performance. Well, it doesn't matter, cause Hauer makes a smooth move and jumps one of Abe Lincoln's checkers. Before Hauer can say 'King me,' the white checker transforms into the head on a pint of Guinness, and the ad is over.
Whew! What a fucking ad! We saw the Big Bang. We got swallowed by a sea creature. We saw Rutger Hauer meditate in the Himalayas, stop time itself, play a human scarecrow, and kick Abe Lincoln's ass at checkers... and all this in under two minutes! Plus, now we got a mouth-watering urge to swig some Guinness and ponder the mysteries of the universe. Hell, we even got in a sideways plug for whale rights. We've come a long way since "Guinness is Good for You," and we've still got a long way to go... until then...
EDIT: In reflection, it's probably not actually Abe Lincoln. Being as he resides in the belly of a whale, it would make more sense if it was Captain Ahab (think the Gregory Peck incarnation). Not that the rest of the commercial embodies this sort of adherence to logic or reason. Regardless, whether Abe Lincoln or Captain Ahab; it's still impressive that Rutger so casually vanquishes him at checkers and affirms his superiority: Have you been here long? Like, go find another whale or something, right?
-Sean Gill
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- J.D. said...
Ah, back in the day when some care and thought and dare i say craft actually went into advertising. Man, that has got to be one of the batshit craziest ads! Hauer managed to even outdo Charles Bronson which is no easy feat! But hey, when you can literally stop time and casually hang out in the belly of a whale playing checkers, is there really any contest?
- April 27, 2010 at 9:56 AM
- Sean Gill said...
Well having to choose between Bronson and Hauer is about as rough as SOPHIE'S CHOICE. I will say that Hauer has mastered the art of delivering lines, a skill that Bronson never exactly honed (although had he appeared in chicken commercials "Chicken's good...I like chicken" perhaps he could hold a candle to "Talk amongst yourselves....I may be...some time..."
And who knew that Hauer and Bronson ads both would get so abstract, so metaphysical? A decline in craftsmanship and creativity, indeed...
- April 27, 2010 at 12:05 PM
- J.D. said...
Agreed. Hell, I would rank their ads right up there in the pantheon alongside Michael Ironside's beer ads. The holy triumvirate!
- April 27, 2010 at 1:08 PM
Hmmm..Rutger Hauer...he was so mysteriously sexy in his younger days, I love him in the Hitcher, he scares the shit out of me but at the same time mesmerises me with those gorgeous blue watery eyes. These Rutger Guinness ads were a stroke of genius..yeah pure genius haha..my favourite one with Rutger is the "Planet Mars" one.
Hauer is my all time fav actor, I wish he'd do more ads, even in old age he's still got that delicious air of mystery.
- May 16, 2018 at 10:12 PM
- Sean Gill said...
Indeed––and I love the "Planet Mars" ad, too. One could even take it as a sneaky explanation of why he isn't in Verhoeven's TOTAL RECALL!
- June 1, 2018 at 1:08 PM


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God of Blades Brings Classic Fantasy Fiction To The App Store
God of Blades ($2.99) by White Whale Games is a side-scrolling auto runner of epic proportions. Do you have what it takes to wield the sword of the gods? Don't let your knowledge of history be forgotten in this adventure.
Players control the Nameless King, a long-dead ruler who has risen to protect a dying world. God of Blades mixes the psychedelic oddities of Ralph Bakshi films with the surrealism of sci-fi and fantasy paperbacks of decades ago.
The goal is to destroy oncoming enemies before they destroy you. The Nameless King begins his battle automatically and players must time the swing of the blade in order to fight off the horde of evil. To swing the sword, swipe upward, downward, or from right to left. Block an opponent's swing by swiping from left to right.
Although the gameplay is simple, the plot is not. This game is heavy on storyline. It is obvious that the developers are fans of sci-fi and fantasy pulp fiction. To earn new blades, players unlock memories. When you use a memory blade, you will be taken back in time and learn how it was forged and what it was used for.
Players can unlock special swords by visiting their local library in real life. If you visit the Loreseeker section of the app while at the library, you can access exclusive swords. It pays to read books.
This game is fairly easy to play. The first five levels of the first world are so easy that I almost decided the game was no fun. I'm glad I kept playing. By the seventh level, things got harder. The enemies became tougher and the boss at the end of the world is a real stinker.
There are 10 unique and beautifully rendered worlds with eight levels in each. Players can unlock nine different swords, each with its own special power to defeat the dark side.
The thing that stands out the most about this game is the beautiful artwork. It is strange and fantastically presented to us like the cover of a paperback book from 40 years ago. Fans of old sci-fi and fantasy books will appreciate the attention to detail that the background design has.
At $2.99, I might say the game is too pricey. However, I'm so impressed with the artwork that it makes up for the premium price. If you are a fan of sci-fi and fantasy artwork, you'll appreciate what this game has to offer.


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Ok I have been tasked to setup thin clients in our corporate environment.
I currently have Win 2008 Standard.
This is running from within Xenserver 5.5.
We have a 3rd party accounting package running on win2000 server, clients telnet in.
exchange 2007.
So my understanding (please correct me where i am incorrect) is that I will need a terminal server. is it possible to use win2000 terminal server)i have a purchased copy already
Or should i use a Citrix option?? considering I already have Xenserver 5.5
Or should i purchase terminal server for 2008???
All current workstations are XP pro SP3.
I basically want to start replacing old workstations(when they die) with thin clients.
I'd apprcieate any tips, recommendations or even further reading to further my understanding before I embark on this task.
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Exactly what is Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice is stated to take place when a medical professional or other healthcare service provider treats a patient in a way that differs the medical requirement or care, and the patient suffers damage as a result. This "meaning," such as it is, raises a few key problems. The biggest problem in many medical malpractice cases turns on proving what the medical requirement of care is under the situations, and showing how the offender failed to offer treatment that was in line with that standard.
The "medical standard of care" can be specified as the type and level of care that a reasonably qualified healthcare expert– in the same field, with comparable training– would have provided in the same circumstance. It usually takes a skilled medical witness to testify as to the standard of care, and to analyze the offender's conduct versus that requirement.
Medical Negligence in Mount Eden, KY
The term "medical negligence" is often used synonymously with "medical malpractice," and for most purposes that's adequate. Strictly speaking though, medical negligence is only one required legal element of a meritorious (lawfully legitimate) medical malpractice claim.
Here is one meaning of medical negligence: "An act or omission (failure to act) by a physician that differs the accepted medical standard of care."
When it comes to medical malpractice law, medical negligence is usually the legal principle upon which the case hinges, from a "legal fault" perspective. Negligence on its own does not warrant a medical malpractice claim, but when the negligence is the cause of injury to a patient, there may be a great case for medical malpractice. Read on for more information.
Negligence in General
Negligence is a typical legal theory that comes into play when assessing who is at fault in a tort case. It's finest to consider a tort case as civil injury case. A typical example of a tort case, and an excellent way to explain how negligence works, is to think about a motorist entering a mishap on the road. In a car accident, it is typically developed that a person individual caused the mishap– by breaching their legal duty to obey traffic laws and drive responsibly under the circumstances– and that individual is responsible for all damages suffered by other parties involved in the crash.
For instance, if a driver cannot stop at a red light, then that driver is stated to be negligent in the eyes of the law (they've also breached a traffic law). If the failure to stop at the red light triggers an accident, then the negligent chauffeur is responsible (typically through an insurance company) to pay for any damage triggered to other motorists, guests, or pedestrians, as a result of running the red light.
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Typical problems that expose doctors to liability for medical malpractice consist of errors in treatment, inappropriate medical diagnoses, and lack of informed authorization. We'll take a better look at each of these situations in the areas below.
Mistakes in Treatment in Mount Eden, Kentucky 40046
When a medical professional slips up during the treatment of a client, and another reasonably proficient doctor would not have made the exact same mistake, the patient might demand medical malpractice.
Although some treatment errors can be apparent (such as amputating the incorrect leg), others are normally less obvious to lay people. For example, a doctor may carry out surgical treatment on a client's shoulder to fix persistent pain. 6 months later, the patient might continue to experience discomfort in the shoulder. It would be very challenging for the client to figure out whether the continued discomfort is attributable to a mistake in treatment or to some other cause that doesn't amount to malpractice.
For this reason, medical malpractice cases often include skilled testament. Among the first steps in a medical malpractice case is for the client to consult a physicians who has experience appropriate to the client's injury or health concern. Normally under the guidance of a medical malpractice lawyer, the medical professional will review the medical records in the case and provide a comprehensive viewpoint relating to whether malpractice took place.
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A physician's failure to effectively detect can be just as damaging to a client as a slip of the scalpel. If a doctor poorly diagnoses a client when other fairly skilled medical professionals would have made the proper medical call, and the client is hurt by the incorrect diagnosis, the client will usually have an excellent case for medical malpractice.
It is important to recognize that the medical professional will just be liable for the damage caused by the inappropriate diagnosis. So, if a patient passes away from an illness that the physician improperly diagnoses, but the client would have died similarly quickly even if the medical professional had made an appropriate diagnosis, the doctor will likely not be liable for malpractice. On the other hand, a medical malpractice case would probably be viable if a proper diagnosis would have extended the patient's life.
Lack of Informed Consent
Clients have a right to decide exactly what treatment they receive. Doctors are obligated to provide adequate details about treatment to permit patients to make informed decisions. When physicians fail to acquire clients' notified consent prior to offering treatment, they may be held responsible for malpractice.
Treatment Against a Patient's Wishes. Physicians might in some cases disagree with patients over the best strategy. Clients generally have a right to decline treatment, even when doctors believe that such a decision is not in the client's benefits. A typical example of this is when a client has religious objections to a proposed course of treatment. When these disputes happen, doctors can not provide the treatment without the client's consent. Successful treatment will not safeguard the physicians from liability.
The Uninformed Patient. Clients have a right to make choices about their own treatment. However that right is of little worth if they are uninformed about the advantages and risks of suggested treatment. For that reason, medical professionals have an obligation to provide sufficient details to permit their patients to make educated decisions.
For instance, if a physician proposes a surgical treatment to a patient and describes the information of the procedure, however fails to mention that the surgical treatment carries a considerable risk of heart failure, that doctor may be responsible for malpractice. Notice that the physician could be liable even if other fairly proficient medical professionals would have advised the surgical treatment in the exact same scenario. In this case, the physician's liability originates from a failure to get informed consent, rather than from a mistake in treatment or diagnosis.
The Emergency situation Exception. In some cases medical professionals merely do not have time to get informed permission, or the circumstance makes it unreasonable. Medical malpractice law presumes that patients in urgent requirement of treatment who are incapable of offering informed consent would grant life-saving treatment if they were able to do so. Therefore, patients who receive treatment in emergency situations usually can not sue their physicians for failure to acquire informed consent.


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Selected Independent Funeral Homes Educational Trust Announces Most Recent Second-Career Scholarship Winners
DEERFIELD, ILL. – January 14, 2012 – Selected Independent Funeral Homes Educational Trust has announced its two most recent recipients of the Second-Career Scholarship in the amount of $1,500 each. The winners are Brianna Kay Vujovich of Woodbury, Minn., and Scott Bowler of Mesa, Ariz. The awards will help the recipients complete their education in mortuary science. The scholarship was created to meet the educational needs of the increasing number of second-career professionals entering independent funeral service seeking positions as funeral directors and future leaders.
Vujovich is attending the University of Minnesota, where she is expected to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Mortuary Science in May of 2012. She chose the University because it is one of the few schools to offer a four-year degree in mortuary science and is also a Big Ten school. It will be her second Bachelor's Degree, with her first received in 2001 when she graduated Magna cum Laude from St. Cloud State University.
"Funeral service is something I always wanted to do," said Vujovich. "Originally I chose to follow in my father's footsteps and pursue a career in sales, but I finally followed my heart and pursued what I love. I would eventually like to manage a funeral home and possibly work toward ownership. This scholarship will help me to realize this dream."
Vujovich is currently employed part-time at the Cremation Society of Minnesota, owned by Mark and Kevin Waterston.
Bowler is a former woodworker and general contractor originally from St. George, Utah. After a twenty year career, he made the decision to close the family business in late 2010 when the construction industry floundered. It was while serving bereaved families as a church leader and, even more so while experiencing the death of his mother that Bowler realized his calling to the profession of funeral service.
"These experiences were enough to plant a seed in my psyche," said Bowler. "Through all of them I truly feel called to the work – if I never made a dime as a funeral director, I believe I could still live a happy and fulfilling life in the service of the bereaved."
Bowler is expected to complete the Mortuary Science Program at Mesa Community College in May. Because he moved to the area for his studies, Bowler has been paying out-of-state tuition and has relied on grants and loans. He says that the scholarship will help greatly to fund the completion of his studies.
Bowler currently works part-time at Bunker Family Funeral Home in Mesa.
Since the award was first launched in late 2010, The Board of Trustees has increased the number of scholarships to be awarded to up to four $1,500 scholarships each year; two in July and two in December. Additionally, all applications must include at least two letters of recommendation one from a faculty member of the mortuary science program and the other from an owner of an independent funeral home or current or previous employer. The official application for the July 2012 Second-Career Scholarship is available at http://selectedtrust.org/scholarship.html. The Second-Career Scholarship is one of several programs of the Selected Educational Trust which was founded by Selected Independent Funeral Homes, a worldwide professional association of independent, locally-owned funeral homes founded in 1917. In order to be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must not be related to an owner of a funeral firm currently in operation and must be currently enrolled in a full-time Mortuary Science program at an accredited school. By creating the program, the Trust hopes to attract and assist future practitioners interested in entering the profession.
Established in 1982, the Selected Independent Funeral Homes Educational Trust strives to enrich the professionalism of the independent funeral practitioner through lifelong learning and is dedicated to funding the development and administration of research initiatives, assistance grants, award programs and the presentation of educational programs dealing with business management, counseling, personnel management and other topics of importance and interest to the members of Selected and independently owned and operated funeral home professionals. More information on the Selected Educational Trust and its activities can be found at http://www.selectedtrust.org.


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2013 Annual Student Art Competition; Submissions Now Being Accepted
By Danielle Benedict, Office of Collegewide Student Services
March 12, 2013
It's time for SUNY Empire State College's 5th Annual Student Art Competition. Students are encouraged to submit artwork online to be reviewed by a committee of judges across the state. Any type/medium of art is accepted for judging, but it must be submitted as a two-dimensional electronic image and be appropriate in content in order to represent the college.
The winning piece will be announced and the winner recognized at the annual Student Academic Conference. The first place winner's work will be printed in poster form and displayed throughout the college. First, second and third prize winners will receive a monetary award. In addition some travel assistance may be available for the top three finishers so they can attend the Student Academic Conference and showcase their winning pieces at the Art Show in October.
Artwork for the 2013 competition is currently being accepted until May 3. Please check the Student Art Competition's website for information regarding content, frequently asked questions and the submission form.
Last year's winner, at left, titled "The Beauty of Vision," acrylic on canvas, by Jenn Crissey, was announced at the 2012 Student Academic Conference held in Buffalo, NY in October. In response to placing first, Crissey is quoted as saying of her work: "I was honored. As part of my degree program I get to (express) visual responses to what I have learned. So when I saw a diagram of the eyes connected to the visual part of the brain, I wanted to make that beautiful." Crissey's poster is included in various publications and displayed across the college. You can read more about the event here: http://www.esc.edu/news/releases/2012/stac-art-competition.html
Also honored in the art competition, and receiving certificates and checks, were Takako Martinez, in second place, and third-place winner Taylor Hudnell, both from the Metropolitan Center. Honorable Mentions for the 2012 Art Competition went to Center for Distance Learning students Christopher Ignatowicz, from Ottawa; Catherine Laccetti, from Voorheesville; and Heather Piper from Honeoye Falls.
Other News
Tax Season is Upon Us: Here's What College Students Should Know, By Jessica Estremera, graduate student, School for Graduate Studies
Top 5 Time Management Considerations for Todays Adult Student, By Craig Lamb, director of academic support, Center for Distance Learning
Tantalizing Textiles – The Fantastic Fibers of our Layered Lives, By Judith Belt-Smith, graduate student, School for Graduate Studies
Did You Know...
Travel grants to Empire State College's inaugural Health and Wellness Retreat, taking place May 16-18 at The Desmond in Albany, N.Y., are available on a first come, first serve basis. Students may apply for a travel grant during registration. To register, go to 2013 Student Wellness Retreat.
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Community Resources
- Banking – Three major banks service the Twin Cities as well as many smaller banks and credit unions. We cover some basic information about opening a checking account with one of the major branches.
- Grocery Stores – The Twin Cities offers any grocery experience you could need, from in-home delivery to conveniently located stores.
- Health Care – From minute clinics to emergency room care, the Twin Cities has a wide variety of healthcare services to fit your needs.
- Minneapolis Hotels – Find a hotel in Minneapolis for when your friends and family come to visit.
- Parking – Having a car in the city can be both expensive and inconvenient. If you do, however, end up needing to drive to school, here is some information on a few options for parking near IPR.
- Transportation – Getting around the city is easy with the light-rail train, bus system, extensive bike paths, and various taxi and shuttle companies.
- Twin Cities Music Venues – The Twin Cities offer a vast, eclectic array of musical acts from all genres.
- Utilities & Services – Learn more about energy services as well as the internet and cable options for the Twin Cities area.


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Here's a video clip posted by a concertgoer who had a balcony seat at Wednesday night's Robert Plant/Alison Krauss/T Bone Burnett concert at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis.
Vantage point's nothing to write home about, but the sound is pretty solid and the performance was stellar. Kudos to "WestieMumX3," a.k.a. "Led Zep Gurl," who shot it.
More discussion of the STL show can be found on this Led Zep forum thread.
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We have six heroines in Rajathi Raja; we have ten directors acting in Mayandi Kudumbattar; we have eight assistant directors acting in Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum; and now, we have ten heroines in one film!
In Ellam Avan Seyal, the Tamil remake of the Malayalam crime thriller Chinthamani Kolai Case, there will be ten important female characters. After quite a long time, Shaji Kailash, an eminent Malayalam director, is back in Tamil with this murder mystery which revolves around the mysterious death of a young college girl, allegedly killed by a college gang comprising 9 girls. But the tale comes with a totally unpredictable twist at the end. Though Suresh Gopi was the hero in the Malayalam version, no big name is associated with the Tamil remake as this character is said to be tinged with shades of negativity; R.K. who played villain in Thoondil has donned the role in the Tamil remake. (No, this character is not the murderer either. We are not giving any plot spoilers here!)
"The filming is almost over and now I am concentrating fully on the Mohanlal starrer Red Chillies, in which he acts as an NRI businessman. This film is also a crime thriller," says the director who has a penchant for crime thrillers.


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This morning there were a fair number of additions to the OnLive service – mostly to the PlayPack, but there was also one PlayPass release as well.
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Tumbling With The Stars
I have made no secret about the fact that I am not a fan of Dancing with the Stars, but I feel really bad for Kirstie Alley and her dancing partner. God bless her that she is putting it out there and trying to dance, but they need to stay away from moves where she lays on top of his legs! B


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The DealDash story is a short one and goes back to the shortcomings people were experiencing with price comparison sites and coupons on the one hand and conventional penny auctions on the other.
Price comparison sites can be useful, as can coupons, but the savings they offer are often limited, depending on how many sites are trawled for prices and how the results are prioritised, or small in the case of coupons. Both also lack the excitement of winning an auction.
The trouble with the conventional penny auction model, however, is that savings can be small here too, and the quality of products and their shipping times can vary as well. No one likes bidding on an auction and losing the entire value of their bids when they don't win, either, even when they know that possibly hundreds of others are faced with the same experience.
That then was the inspiration for DealDash and its business model based on offering the excitement of the auction, eliminating the risk, and creating a new type of community for the online shopper. DealDash has grown into one of the most trusted online pay-to-play auction sites on the Internet since its launch in February 2009, and is now the longest-running alternative to penny auction sites in the US and the biggest in the field.
It's risk-free
The fact that the majority of bidders win auctions on DealDash is obviously a big contributor here. Average winners typically win more than six auctions and any user who fails to win an auction with their first bid pack will receive their bids back free of charge to try their luck again. Any customer still not satisfied with their shopping experience can receive a 'no questions asked' refund of their first bid pack purchase and can even keep any bids left on their account or items that they have won.
The biggest attraction, though, is the riskfree nature of the DealDash model. Anyone who fails to win an auction can buy the item for a fixed price using the 'Buy it Now' option, and have their account credited with all the bids they placed in the auction. 'Buy it Now' prices are designed to be competitive and will typically save customers money compared to buying the equivalent items from a major retailer, while still giving people the chance to win the auction if they strike it lucky. 'Buy it Now' generates around half of DealDash's revenue, with the other half provided by its bid credits.
To participate in an auction, users are required to first purchase a bid pack. Individual bids are priced at 60¢, although this can drop to as low as 15¢ thanks to various promotions throughout the year. All auctions start at zero and there are no reserve prices; each bid increases the price of a product by 1¢.
The revenue generated from the purchase of these packs of bids is what DealDash uses to finance the hundreds of brand-new, quality products available on its site and which are offered at up to 95% off regular retail prices. Products include consumer electronics, kitchen appliances, CDs and DVDs, video games, toys, clothing, fashion accessories, and beauty products; over 32,000 items are shipped monthly directly from the supplier to the buyer via the DealDash site.
These low prices, together with the ability to enable bidders to win auctions in a risk-free environment, are what draws users to the site and keeps them coming back. The great majority of DealDash customers win at least one or more auctions on the site, and some bidders win dozens once they learn the most effective tactics for beating out their fellow bidders in the fast-paced bidding process.
"The biggest attraction is the risk-free nature
of the DealDash model."
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Since its launch, DealDash has sold hundreds of thousands of products and succeeded in attracting over a million American shoppers to the site. Customer retention rates are also very high, with over 90% of sales coming from repeat customers, equivalent to more than three times the market average.
To ensure the transparency of the site's transactions, which typically run at over half a million a day today, DealDash regularly brings in independent third-party, certified auditors to examine bidding records and the auction platform and confirm that all bids have been placed by legitimate customers; a copy of the latest audit report can be found on the DealDash Web site.
DealDash is also now integrated with Facebook, which has boosted the community aspects of the site and provided it with access to a steady stream of data that can be used to better understand users' expectations and tailor marketing more effectively. In fact, DealDash is the third most-talked-about Finnish brand on Facebook, after Nokia and Angry Birds.
By combining a game-like experience with a sophisticated bidding platform designed to benefit the customer rather than penalise those who lose out on auctions, DealDash believes that it offers bidders all the fun of an auction and the potential to win a great deal – whichever way their luck goes.


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Take My Breath Away, recorded by Berlin for Top Gun, won both the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Original Song in 1986. Didnt several other singers took a crack at it before Terri?
Several. [The Motels] Martha [Davis] did one. It came out nice, but [producers] Jerry [Bruckheimer] and Don [Simpson] didnt think it was right. We gave it to Stevie Nicks. I dont think she said she doesnt like it, [but] she passed. There was a male British singer, Paul Young, and then I think we had somebody else.
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Watch Harry Styles take over 'The Tonight Show'
Careful what your guests wish for, Jimmy Fallon.
During Harry Styles' appearance on The Tonight Show Wednesday, the talk show host presented his guest with a jade bottle he said was given to him by Stevie Nicks. According to the legend told by Fallon, if you make a wish and blow into the bottle it will come true.
After the Dunkirk actor hesitantly did as he was instructed, the comedian clutched his chest and fell to the ground. The Sign of the Times singer wasted no time taking Fallon's place behind the host desk and hyping the crowd up for the evening's show.
Looks like practicing on The Late Late Show made perfect.
The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women
70. Stevie Nicks
Bella Donna (Modern, 1981)
On September 3, 1981, Stevie Nicks graced the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, flanked only by the same pet cockatoo that accompanied her on the cover of her newly-released solo debut, Bella Donna. In the sub-header, Rolling Stone dubbed Nicks the "Reigning Queen of Rock & Roll" a title cemented two days later when Bella Donna hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. It was a seminal turning point in Nicks' career, transforming her from one of three songwriters in Fleetwood Mac into a bona fide icon. Here was the ethereal gypsy woman pulling back the shroud and emerging stronger than ever. Her voice unfurled, backed by a propulsive guitar riff on "Edge of Seventeen," one of the album's four Top 40 singles and arguably her most recognizable song. (Destiny's Child even sampled the riff in their 2001 hit, "Bootylicious," with Nicks making a cameo appearance in the music video.) With "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (featuring Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) and "Leather and Lace" (featuring the Eagles' Don Henley) peaking at No. 3 and No. 6 respectively, Nicks not only proved that she could hold court with some of the biggest male names in rock, but that she was a pioneer in her own right. Throughout the years, Nicks' voice has been a gateway to a world of depth, and her words a vehicle for nostalgia. As she sings midway through Bella Donna, "the feelings remain" long after these songs end. But when it comes to Stevie Nicks, the glitter never fades. Desiré Moses (WNRN)
I guess it's based on the impact they have had on women? Not really sure tbh.
In the August 11 issue of Entertainment Weekly, there is an article about the reboot of Will & Grace. It mentions how most of the test audience who watched the original series pilot didn't realize Will was gay, "despite him talking about Stevie Nicks' fashion sense and professing his love for George Clooney before the opening credits had even begun rolling."
Grace - "No. It was too 'Stevie Nicks: the heavy years'."
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I found and translated this interesting article from Italian journal La Repubblica:
Women's albums preferred by women: the 30 most loved
The National Public Radio, the independent organization that embraces more than 900 US radio stations, has selected 50 listeners, asking them to create a curious ranking: fishing from women albums, published between 1964 and today, they had to chose their 150 favorites. The long list, which according to NPR is "an invention, a remedy, a 'correction' of what the history of music has decreed and, hopefully, a way to start a new dialogue," reveals many surprises. The list is dominated almost entirely by American artists and, massively, by interpreters of color. And if a good part of the titles are concentrated between the mid-1960s and the early 1970s, and there are several from the 1990s, the previous decade - the 80s - is relegated to a marginal period not only in history but also in the hearts. It's surprising the presence in the top 30 of some contemporary artists such as Beyoncé (last year's Lemonade is the latest record to dominate the top 10 positions, along with 'Back to Black' by the late Amy Winehouse and '21' by Adele), as that of Fleetwood Mac, the only 'abnormal' choice in the ranking that, despite the presence of the charismatic Stevie Nicks, is a band in which the male presence has always played a key role. Another thing: the only two artists to appear twice in the top 30 are two of the biggest black voices, Aretha Franklin and Nina Simone. When the story goes hand in hand with the heart, in short. Also interesting is the presence of some 'outsiders' of the music business, in particular Patti Smith and PJ Harvey, then the feminist 'riot grrrl' Ani Difranco. Also country does quite well with cornerstones Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Lucinda Williams. The hardest hip hop? There's only the 'badass girl' Missy Elliott, who is still in company, though the bar moves more toward neosoul with Lauryn Hill. And the popstars? Madonna is present, and there is also the star of Latin music Selena, killed in 1995. But surprises do not end here. Here are the first 30 discs chosen by NPR listeners, from the thirty-first to the first position, to "rethink the music putting the woman at the center."
16) Fleetwood Mac, Rumours (Warner Bros., 1977)
Stevie Nicks gushes over Harry Styles
Harry Styles has "the world at his fingertips", according to Stevie Nicks.
The 69-year-old Fleetwood Mac star is good friends with the 'Sign of the Times' singer and believes he has the talent to sustain a long-lasting career in both music and movies.
Speaking to Mike Hosking on New Zealand's Newstalk ZB, she said: "I'm a big fan of Harry's, and I think he's a fan of me.
"I believe in Harry Styles. I think he's really good. I think he's funny, I think he's a good actor. I think he has the world at his fingertips and he's going in the right way. And I'm really happy for him and I'm glad to be a part of that."
Stevie performed on stage with Harry during his solo show at The Troubadour in Los Angeles earlier this year and she believes he asked her to join him for some moral support.
She explained: "He called and asked me if I would come and sing at the Troubadour with him. And I'm like, sure I will, but a) sing what? and b) why are you asking me? I know we're friends and everything... And he said, 'because I'm doing this alone and I would just love it if you would come and do this with me'. And I knew what he was saying, it's like, 'it would make me feel better and stronger.'"
Stevie also repeated her previous assertions that her Fleetwood Mac bandmate has "adopted" One Direction singer Harry, 23.
She said: "[Mick Fleetwood] has always wanted a son, and I think he adopted Harry. It's Harry Styles-Fleetwood now."
Este Haim: I copy how Steve Nicks writes songs
Haim sisters Este, Danielle and Alana have likened their meeting with Stevie Nicks to a scene in Disney classic Beauty and the Beast.
The band were taken under the wing of Fleetwood Mac legend Stevie a few years ago, and she taught them how she writes lyrics on the back of journal passages.
Este has recreated the songwriting style for her own musical offerings, and the three siblings still cant get over how lucky they were to meet her.
The way she journals, I was like, that is so genius! Este told DIY magazine. Its so simple! And now we have these magical little books that depict everything thats been going on in our lives.
Stevie Nicks tips, Danielle added with a smile. We were super lucky, she took us in her arms, and taught us about journals.
Its like that scene in Beauty and the Beast, where she sees a library for the first time, Este continued. And the beast is like, this is all yours She walks in, and theres bound books, upon bound books.
Haim recently released their second album, Something to Tell You, which reached the top 10 around the globe.
It came nearly four years after their debut record, and the U.S. sisters admit theyd barely left the country before finding success with their first album, Days Are Gone.
We started playing live as kids, and thats the part of being in a band thats so much fun; you get to run around and play music, Alana grinned. Its a dream. Before Days Are Gone I had never really been outside the U.S. It was a culture shock, like, woah, Im in places I learned about at Places you see in books!
Coming back, we had all those experiences to write about, and to draw from.
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Im of the opinion that once youve found the silhouette that suits you, stick to it. Mine is long and cinched in at the waist. That can take me from Katharine Hepburn style slacks and a blouse to floaty maxi dresses via a cropped knit and a mid-length A-line skirt.
This season, thanks to Isabel Marant, its going to be a Kate Bush/Stevie Nicks homage - a three-quarter length chiffon or silk dress with a wild print and a waterfall hem, a big belt and over-the-knee boots. Its always a pleasure and a relief when you spot your signature silhouette on the catwalk so shout out to Marant for providing my phew-I-can-still-be-relevant moment for autumn. And also for making me consider over-the-knee...
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Economy act 1 to 4: The "double dip" is finally af act in Europe …In our previous issue of the "Overview and Forecast" in December 2011, the economic outlook for the Euro zone and France was darkening and this year had done nothing to contradict this forecast. 2012 is the logical result of amechanics of economic and financial events which have shaken the world since 2007 and which have led the economies of the Euro zone into a "double dip" in 2012.
Act 1 started with the financial crisis in the summer of 2007 and culminated in 2008 with the bankruptcy of LEHMAN BROTHERS. Act 2 began in 2009 withdeveloped countries slipping into a recession. The States quickly implemented and coordinated social and economic "buffer" policies at the expense of a sharp rise in public debt. On the other hand, the "private" financial crisis wasalso counteracted by the management of toxic debt from banks by some states (e.g. Ireland). Act 3 concerns the success of some of these coordinated proactive policies with a rebound in economic growth in 2010. Nevertheless,this improvement is short-lived since it is immediately followed by the European sovereign debt crisis (Greece and Ireland first then Spain, Portugal and Italy) in the wake of the explosion of debt from Member States. Finally, act 4 started when, spurred on by international finance operators and large international (IMF, OECD) and European bodies, "peripheral" countries implemented extremely severe austerity policies.
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Parents of child actors often face a dilemma: Shell out thousands of dollars on classes, showcases, and headshots for their progeny, or sweat a missed opportunity. But determining if talent services companies are legitimate is a challenge. Negative reviews online or through the Better Business Bureau are countered by the companies' own glowing testimonials from parents whose child got his or her "big break."
Parents' hopeful ambition, coupled with radio and billboard advertising, is often how talent services companies attract clients. Their advertising routinely features open-call auditions in cities like Phoenix or Miami, where little sustained film and television production takes place.
Parents bring their children in to audition before "judges," some of whom may or may not have an affiliation with Disney or Nickelodeon. Later, they're asked to return for a "callback" where they're invited to pay to join and then marketed services such as conferences, headshots, acting lessons, or help finding representation. The packages can cost anywhere from a few thousand to $10,000, sources told Backstage.
"There's zero value to that investment," said Anne Henry, co-founder of the nonprofit advocacy group BizParentz Foundation. "When people think they're giving them $10,000 for this great package deal, that's not the end of it. There's always a secondary sale."
The consensus among industry professionals—and state law in California—is for parents of young actors not to pay for talent services up front. "Any site or company that asks for money to audition is not legitimate, in my opinion," said Marion Falk, an agent at MSF Talent Agency in New York who works with young talent. "[Companies] scout in malls and advertise on the radio and tell you that your child is one in a million. Unfortunately, they tell that to everyone they meet."
Falk said she sometimes directs parents to New York–based vendors such as Acteen, Weist-Barron Studios, and Actor's Technique, if they're interested in classes for their children. "I also have a list of casting directors that teach, and give those names out to the teens and adults I represent," she said.
There's nothing wrong with spending money on a child actor's career, Henry added—just make sure it's a worthwhile investment. Acting classes with top teachers can run $45 an hour. A membership with a legitimate casting website such as Backstage costs $19.95 per month and provides access to real casting opportunities and a profile to showcase the actors' photos, reels, and skills. Then there are trips to Los Angeles for auditions during pilot season, and headshots (which child actors outgrow quickly). "You probably need to be prepared to chunk out $5,000–$10,000 before your kid starts to operate in the black," she said. "It's not stupid to feel like somebody conned you, but going forward you've got to say, 'OK, I'm going to research every person that has any contact with my child. I'm going to Google them, I'm going to check the sex offender registry, I'm going to see if they have something that makes them worthy of my kid's time.' "
One defense against spending money needlessly is to treat acting or modeling like any other profession.
"When you do that, you won't find yourself a victim of a hustle because common sense will kick in," said Paula Patrice, a model and former talent convention organizer who blogs about industry practices. "Would you respond to a radio ad saying, 'Executives: Hiring for $100,000 a year in your area'?"


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*The 2009 Vikings and the 2013 Seahawks were obviously constructed in different ways. Seattle is a young team on the rise, while the 2009 Vikings had a lot of veterans -- most notably Brett Favre -- with a narrow window for success.
*Those Vikings were also tilted heavily toward offensive prowess, while the Seahawks lean heavily on their defense. Both, however, were no slouches on the other side of ball when need be.
That said, the ex-Vikings factor on the Super Bowl champion Seahawks serves notice as to just how good Seattle is.
In 2009, Percy Harvin and Sidney Rice combined for nearly half of Minnesota's receiving yards. Take those guys out of the Vikings' offense, and they would have been quite ordinary. In fact, when you took Rice out of the offense for much of 2010, we saw what happened (that year was abysmal for many reasons, but an injured Rice getting just 17 catches was chief among them). For the 2013 Seahawks, both guys could have been primed for big years. Instead, both were injured much of the season. Rice had just 15 catches; Harvin had just one during the regular season. True, Harvin came back to contribute in the Super Bowl, but he looked like a luxury instead of a key cog at that point. And Seattle still had a more than functional offense, finishing among the top 10 in the NFL in points scored in the regular season.
In 2009, and for much of his Vikings tenure, Antoine Winfield was the team's best corner. He wasn't a shut-down guy, but he was a ferocious tackler for his size. He went to Seattle as a veteran in 2013 ... and they were so deep on defense that they didn't even keep him. True, he is 36 now. But he was also coming off one of his best seasons as a pro with the Vikings in 2012 (101 tackles, 12 pass breakups, 3 INTs) and we saw how lost the 2013 Vikings were without him (or someone like him).
That is insane organizational depth, and that is the best way to build a consistent winner in the NFL. We saw the Vikings go all-in for 2009 (and 2010), and it almost paid off ... but then we saw the drop-off, which was precipitous. Those Vikings had nowhere near Seattle's depth, and now they are digging out of the hole in an attempt to try to catch up to where the Seahawks are now.
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On December 17th 2010 a young Tunisian street vendor called Mohamed Bouazizi set fire to himself in protest against the regime. What followed was an extraordinary year of uprisings which broke out pretty much all over the Middle East, a wave of protest which was soon rather over-optimistically dubbed the "Arab Spring". Almost every country in the region had its version of this Arab Spring. Oppression, unfair elections, corruption, price increases, lack of political freedom and unemployment were the most frequently cited causes of the protests and demonstrations. The incumbent governments were held responsible and in a number of cases overthrown, though often that brought little consolation… The media has reported widely on these (r)evolutions in recent years.
Theatre-maker Mokhallad Rasem asks what effect all these images have on other theatre directors and performers who live here in Belgium but have their roots in Morocco, Tunisia, Iraq, Syria, etc. How does it feel? How as an expat do you process all the information that comes to you from family and friends who stayed behind? What does that information do to your body? How does the body react to violence and fear?
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The Council of Ministers of the USSR issued its decision to build "multi-storey buildings in Moscow" in the winter of 1947. It was Joseph Stalin's personal idea to build eight towers in Moscow to mark the city's 800th anniversary. They ended up building seven. Later on, Rossiya Hotel was built and now Zaryadye park is being laid out where the eighth tower should have been. In Stalin's vision, most of the towers were to stand on the riverbanks to underscore the bends of the Moskva River and the hills. The construction proved extremely challenging. Soviet engineers had to think creatively. They had to freeze the ground underneath one tower and keep it frozen while the construction lasted to make sure the building stood firmly and did not slide into a nearby pit. The beautiful indoor bas-reliefs, had they been made in stone, could have collapsed under their own weight. For fear of that happening, the bas-reliefs were made from papier-mâché, and then gold-plated or painted bronze. This was a widespread technique in Moscow, used on the Bolshoi Theatre interiors to achieve the desired acoustic effect, and on numerous palaces and manors as well.
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A while back, I received a question that asked about the best way to sharpen stainless steel knives , a common problem, especially considering how much easier it is to sharpen carbon steel than stainless steel. Well, it seems a lot of you benefited from that article, and as a result, I thought it'd be a good idea to do a very similararticledetailing how one can sharpen ceramic blade knives, since those are even more tricky to sharpen.
Ceramic is basically the black sheep material of the cutlery industry, and whilst many do like using it in the kitchen, I'm not personally all that fond of it myself. If you haven't jumped the gun and purchased some ceramic knives yet, but are considering it, I'd suggest against it. I describe why in
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Over the past few years we have been swamped with advertising that equates ceramic as the viable alternative to steel, especially for kitchen knives. Ceramic has beenpromoted with the incredibly silly marketing promise that it never gets dull: obviously we know this is nonsense. Ceramic (as used in cutlery) is primarily made ofZirconia (zirconium dioxide), which, while it does have some advantages, is by no means a wonder material – a fact anyone who has usedceramic knivesfirsthand knows.
The main crux of the problem is that, while ceramic looks and feels great, it's also incredibly brittle, and thus much easier to break than any steel knife you could imagine. With that in mind, when it comes to sharpening a ceramic knife,you absolutely must keep in mind that under no circumstances shouldyou exert too much pressure on the blade laterally . Or it will literally snap in half. I'll explain this in further detail below, but it's the one rule to sharpening ceramic you'll need to remember.
For those who have sharpened blades besides those made of ceramic, you need to keep this rule in mind particularly because you'll likely be looking for some kind of spring or feedback – like with all the steel knives you've sharpened in the past. Ceramic does not give when pressure is applied, much like glass, so don't expect any level of spring or feedback with these, period.Also,when sharpening ceramic, unlike sharpening steel no burr will be formed because ceramic is not a ductile material.As a result, edge sharpness will ultimately be dependent on the final grit of the edge and how precise your movements are.
Now on to explaining that single most important rule further. The picture below is the perfect example of what you should never do . As I said, you shouldn't be applying too much pressure on the blade laterally, and with this kind of positioning, you may think you are not applying much at all, but it takes just a touch too much and snap – there goes your nearly new ceramic knife. Positioning your hands this way is basically inviting risk – don't do it.
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Young migrant children, fighting through tears, can be heard crying "Mami" and "Papa" in an eight-minute audio clip first obtained by ProPublica.
The children are believed to be between 4 and 10 years of age, and they're crying because their parents have been detained elsewhere after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, according to an activist who provided the recording.
"Well, we have an orchestra here -- what's missing is a conductor," said a male voice on the recording, someone believed to be a U.S. Border Patrol agent.
One of the children heard on the recording is a 6-year-old girl from El Salvador begging a consulate official to let her call her aunt. She repeats the digits and announces, through tears: "My mommy says that I'll go with my aunt, and that she'll come to pick me up there as quickly as possible."


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A new interactive exhibition in Japan is paying tribute to the Instagram account of Naomi Watanabe, who frequently shares colorful photos of her favorite foods.
The 'Naomi's Party' exhibit features eight different rooms, including a Dance Hall, Laundry Room, Photo Room and Game Room. At one of the stations, fans will be able to peer into a vanity mirror in order to see a video of Watanabe applying makeup, or try their hand at re-enacting one of her famous TV commercials for instant noodles.
In a culture where being thin is the norm, Japan's "Pocchari culture" boldly embraces body positivity, while also rejecting stereotypes and fat-shaming. This movement has also introduced a variety of dedicated plus-size magazines, fashion shows and clothing lines to the country.
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Add to as necessary --achadwick 17:05, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
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OSM wiki calendar, OSM talk mailing list, upcoming, facebook?,
- Organise loan of GPSes, banners, posters, flyers, handouts?
- Book room - twain?
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