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Every threat of sentimentality and melodrama is averted by a seriously strong cast working from a snappy script. It may be warm and gentle, but the honest humour and twisty plot make sure the audience is entertained rather than manipulated. And there are some startlingly edgy scenes along the way that allow the actors to create spiky, fully formed characters while clearly having a great time in each other's company.
Based on writer-director Israel Horovitz's stage play, most of the action takes place within a vast old flat in central Paris that has just been inherited by Jim (Kevin Kline), who flies in from New York so he can sell it. He's at the end of his rope and needs the cash, so is unnerved to discover that the apartment is a "viager", a quirk in French property law that allows the past owner to remain in the home for the rest of their life. So Jim can't sell the flat as long as 92-year-old Mathilde (Maggie Smith) is alive, and her daughter Chloe (Kristin Scott Thomas) immediately locks horns with Jim, who has already been in touch with a despised developer (Stephane Freiss). As the days pass, Jim is so determined to figure out how to make some money off of this property that he ignores the much bigger things going on around him.
Kline actually manages to make the deeply bullheaded Jim surprisingly likeable, adding a generous charm to the character's overpowering inner misery. So while he dismisses both women out of hand, the audience can see that there might be some substance there. Smith and Scott Thomas are of course terrific as the put-upon women trying to defend their lifelong home. And all three characters must face some unexpected truths about their own pasts in order to plot a course forward. This messy, revelatory plotting is so much fun that the hint of romance between Jim and Chloe feels almost irrelevant.
Continue reading: My Old Lady Review
Mathias (Kevin Kline) is penniless and pretty down on his luck in New York despite having come from a wealthy family. In what seems like a fortunate turn of events, he inherits a sensational apartment in Paris which could land him a lot of money on selling. However, when he travels over to check the place out and set the selling in motion, he meets an elderly tenant named Mathilde (Maggie Smith) who explains that the apartment is 'viager' - a French real estate system which means Mathias must pay a monthly sum to Mathilde until her death before he can gain possession of the property. The pair make a deal allowing Mathias to stay with her at the property, and it's then he meets her daughter Chloe (Kristin Scott Thomas). Chloe's not happy about Mathias' plans to gain ownership of her home but the pair soon bond over their own childhood troubles - things get even more complicated for Mathias when he discovers some deep truths about his father's relationships.
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As he did in Amelie, French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet tells a simple fable with witty visuals, colourful characters and a warm heart. It's an utterly winning story of tenacity that will resonate with anyone who has ever felt like an outsider in their own family. Which is pretty much everyone. So even if it feels a bit light and goofy, it has a strong emotional kick.
On a sprawling Montana ranch, 10-year-old TS (Kyle Catlett) couldn't be much different from his twin brother Layton (Jakob Davis). While TS questions the laws of nature, Layton is a boyish cowboy like their dad (Callum Keith Rennie). And their teen sister Gracie (Niamh Wilson) and insect-obsessed mother (Helena Bonham Carter) are just as individualistic. So no one notices when TS enters his perpetual-motion machine into a competition and wins a top accolade from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. But the competition official (Judy Davis) hasn't a clue that TS is only 10, or that he has run away from home to hitchhike cross-country to accept his award.
Based on the Reif Larsen novel, the story has a whiff of the fantastical about it, only occasionally reflecting the real dangers the young and prodigious TS would face on his epic journey. But that's not the point: told through TS's limited perspective, this is a story about discovery. TS may think he's capable of anything a grown-up can do, but there are some very hard truths waiting both on the road and back home. And he's also about to learn that there might actually be some benefits to being a little boy.
Continue reading: T.S. Spivet Review
T.S. Spivet is a child prodigy fascinated with the world of cartography and invention and only 10-years-old. He lives in an isolated part of Montana on a ranch with his cowboy-obsessed father and his entomologist mother, as well as his teenage sister Gracie and his twin brother Layton. One day, he receives a telephone call from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. who wish to offer him the prestigious Baird Prize for his latest invention. He wants to accept the award, despite the institute thinking he is an adult scientist, and so he sets out on a journey by himself, intending to catch the next freight train. Meanwhile, however, he is haunted by a dark secret involving Layton, and he must learn to come to terms with past events.
When Bazil is hit in the head by a stray bullet, it's a surprise to everyone that he's survived the freak accident. The doctors manage to save Bazil from death but he's left knowing that death could come knocking at his door anytime soon.
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After being shot by an errant bullet, Bazil (Boon) becomes homeless. Taken in by the Micmacs, seven misfits living in a secret lair under a rubbish heap, he discovers that rival Parisian arms dealers manufactured the bullet that hit him and the landmine that killed his father when he was a child. As he plots his revenge, his new friends all want in on the plan, so they set about inventively using their salvage to get the company owners (Dussollier and Marie) to square off against each other.
Continue reading: Micmacs [Micmacs A Tire-larigot] Review
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Dante is a hellish planet (its surface a crackling fire-and-brimstone concoction) in deepest space. Around it orbits a psychiatric facility housing a handful of criminally insane patients, several physicians, and three armed guards. Everyone on the ship (which resembles a golden cross made out of Rubik's cubes) has had their head shaved and slinks around in almost complete darkness. The docs, manning computer screens and a device called the Answerer, experiment on patients who live in a warren of sterile steel corridors in the bowels of the ship. There are a multitude of sub-plots swirling in the miasma: a new doctor, Elisa (Linh Dan Phan), with an experimental nanobot-infused drug, a conspiracy between "warden" Charon (Gérald Laroche), and his prize patient, the hacker Atilla (Yann Collette), an aging (perhaps unstable) lead physician, Persephone (Simona Maicanescu), and a new patient (mute at first and dubbed Saint-Georges, the dragon slayer, played by Lambert Wilson) who can "see" parasites affecting the patients and is either, as the ad copy put its, "a monster or a messiah."
Continue reading: Dante 01 Review
Best known for the one-time French hit A Man and a Woman, Lelouch begins his latest film with a singular female: Judith Ralitzer (Fanny Ardent), a celebrated novelist who has gained critical acclaim for her latest novel God, The Other. On a talk show, she rambles about the creative process and the hardships of imagination but neglects to mention that it's all a hoax. Ralitzer's book was in fact written by a ghostwriter named Pierre Laclos (Dominique Pinon).
Continue reading: Roman De Gare Review
It's really quite shameful that the majority of Americans who enjoy Amelie and Jeunet's ill-fated follow up, the overlong but beautiful and quirky A Very Long Engagement, know nothing of Delicatessen. While Alien fans scoffed at Jeunet's wicked retooling of the franchise with Alien:Alien: Resurrection, it was but a pale shadow of his early, dark work with his co-collaborator and muse, Marc Caro.
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John Sykes to release first solo album in 19 years
From Planet Rock. Former Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Blue Murder and Tygers of Pan Tang star John Sykes will release his first solo album in 19 years in the coming months. The long-gestating record originally had the working title of 'Sy-Ops', however it appears this name has now been scrapped. According […read more…]

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The firm Orbital ATK (formerly Orbital Sciences Corporation) was the first to develop a commercial, air-launched rocket capable of placing payloads into Earth orbit. Initial tests of their modest-size Pegasus launch vehicle were made in 1990 from the NASA B-52 that previously had been used as the "mothership" for the X-15 experimental manned space plane and many other experimental vehicles.
Since 1994, Orbital ATK has been using a specially modified civilian Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, a former airliner renamed Stargazer, as a mothership to carry a Pegasus launch vehicle to high altitude, where the rocket is released to fly a variety of missions, including carrying satellites into orbit. With a Pegasus XL as its payload (launch vehicle + satellite), Stargazer is lifting up to 23,130 kg (50,990 pounds) to a launch point at an altitude of about 12.2 km (40,000 feet).
You can watch a 2015 video celebrating 25 years of Orbital ATK's Pegasus air-launched rocket at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L47cpXTzQU
Paul Allen's firm Stratolaunch Systems Corporation (https://www.stratolaunch.com) was founded in 2011 to take this air-launch concept to a new level with their giant, twin-fuselage, six-engine Stratolaunch carrier aircraft. The aircraft has a wingspan of 385 feet (117 m), which is the greatest of any aircraft ever built, a length of 238 feet (72.5 m), and a height of 50 feet (15.2 m) to the top of the vertical tails. The empty weight of the aircraft is about 500,000 pounds (226,796 kg). It is designed for a maximum takeoff weight of 1,300,000 pounds (589,670 kg), leaving about 550,000 pounds (249,486 kg) for its payload and the balance for fuel and crew. It will be able to carry multiple launch vehicles on a single mission to a launch point at an altitude of about 35,000 feet (10,700 m). A mission profile for the Stratolaunch aircraft is shown in the following diagram.
Stratolaunch rollout – 2017
Built by Scaled Composites, the Stratolaunch aircraft was unveiled on 31 May 2017 when it was rolled out at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, CA. Following is a series of photos from Stratolaunch Systems showing the rollout.
Stratolaunch ground tests – 2017 to 2019
Ground testing of the aircraft systems started after rollout. By mid-September 2017, the first phase of engine testing was completed, with all six Pratt & Whitney PW4000 turbofan engines operating for the first time. The first low-speed ground tests conducted in December 2017 reached a modest speed of 25 knot (46 kph). By January 2019, the high-speed taxi tests had reached a speed of about 119 knots (220 kph) with the nose wheel was off the runway, almost ready for lift off. Following is a series of photos from Stratolaunch Systems showing the taxi tests.
Stratolaunch first flight
The Stratolaunch aircraft, named Roc, made an unannounced first flight from the Mojave Air & Space Port on 13 April 2019. The aircraft stayed aloft for 2.5 hours, reached a peak altitude of 17,000 feet (5,180 m) and a top speed of 189 mph (304 kph). Following is a series of photos from Stratolaunch Systems showing the Stratolaunch aircraft during its first flight.
Stratolaunch posted an impressive short video of the first flight, which you can view here:
Stratolaunch family of launch vehicles: ambitious plans, but subject to change
In August 2018, Stratolaunch announced its ambitious launch vehicle development plans, which included the family of launch vehicles shown in the following graphic:
- Up to three Pegasus XL launch vehicles from Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (formerly Orbital ATK) can be carried on a single Stratolaunch flight. Each Pegasus XL is capable of placing up to 370 kg (816 lb) into a low Earth orbit (LEO, 400 km / 249 mile circular orbit).
- Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) capable of placing up to 3,400 kg (7,496 lb) into LEO and intended for short satellite integration timelines, affordable launch and flexible launch profiles. MLV was under development and first flight was planned for 2022.
- Medium Launch Vehicle – Heavy, which uses three MLV cores in its first stage. That vehicle would be able to place 6,000 kg (13,228 lb) into LEO. MLV-Heavy was in the early development stage.
- A fully reusable space plane named Black Ice, initially intended for orbital cargo delivery and return, with a possible follow-on variant for transporting astronauts to and from orbit. The space plane was a design study.
Stratolaunch was developing a 200,000 pound thrust, high-performance, liquid fuel hydrogen-oxygen rocket engine, known as the "PGA engine", for use in their family of launch vehicles. Additive manufacturing was being widely used to enable rapid prototyping, development and manufacturing. Successful tests of a 100% additive manufactured major subsystem called the hydrogen preburner were conducted in November 2018.
After Paul Allen's death on 15 October 2018, the focus of Stratolaunch Corp was greatly revised. On 18 January 2019, the company announced that it was ending work on its own family of launch vehicles and the PGA rocket engine. The firm announced, "We are streamlining operations, focusing on the aircraft and our ability to support a demonstration launch of the Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL air-launch vehicle."
You'll find an article describing Stratolaunch Systems' frequently changing launch vehicle plans in an article on the SpaceNews website here:
What is the future for Stratolaunch?
With only the Pegasus XL as a launch vehicle, and Northrop Grumman having their own Stargazer carrier aircraft for the Pegasus XL, the business case for the Stratolaunch aircraft has been greatly weakened. Air launch certainly offers a great deal of flexibility for launching small satellites. However, it appears that the newest generation of small orbital launch vehicles, like Electron (Rocket Lab, New Zealand) and Prime (Orbix, UK) will be able to offer similar launch services at lower cost. Electron is operational now, and Prime is expected to enter service in 2021.
In a cost competitive launch services market, Stratolaunch does not seem to have an advantage with only the Pegasus XL in its launch vehicle inventory. Hopefully, they have something else up their sleeve that will take advantage of the remarkable capabilities of the Stratolaunch carrier aircraft.


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By Mike Steffanos
Let's be clear here. If Billy Wagner cared about the feelings of others, he'd pick a new song. It wouldn't matter that he has used Enter Sandman as long as that other guy in town has -- Wagner and the Mets have to acknowledge that they are both number two in New York. Have a little consideration for the glory and tradition that is Yankee baseball, you hayseed. And what's the matter with the Mets? They should know better. They should have known this song would have offended Yankee fans, and they should have ordered their employee to pick another one.
I can't believe the audacity of this team in Queens. Do they really think that they can dare make a move in New York without making sure that they don't somehow step on the toes of Yankees and their fans? Did anyone even think to call Mike Francesa and clear it with him first? Don't they understand that Mr. Francesa speaks for what is allowable and what isn't in sports in New York? Next thing you know, the Mets will actually feel they have a right to win more games than the Yankees, and maybe even make it farther in the post-season than the Yankee do. What's next after that? Making New York a National League town again? The horror! The horror!
I'm disappointed in Fred Wilpon, who for many years was only too happy to defer to George Steinbrenner, the Bronx Bullies and their apologists in the media. He seemed so nice back then, so unthreatening to the Yankees and their fans. Now I wouldn't be surprised to see Fred driving by the House that Ruth Built and shooting them a moon from the back of his limo.
I guess, after all is said and done, that's the biggest problem here. These upstart New York Mets and their obnoxious fans are forgetting their place. They actually believe that they have a right to this city. I have an awful feeling that Billy Wagner and the Mets will continue to thumb their noses at that institution in the Bronx, refusing to listen to reason. As for the unfortunate Yankee fan, he just might be forced to cope with a world that refuses to revolve around him. I recommend intense therapy.
Boycott Mike and the Mad Dog?
Believe it or not, I've had a couple of people contact me about some sort of boycott of that radio program by Mets fans. The problem with this is that, by generating publicity for a boycott, you'd probably help MATMD's ratings go up rather than down. People would tune in out of curiosity.
The best thing you can do if you don't like Mike and the Mad Dog is to tune out. If you read my earlier post, I was annoyed with myself because I made this decision a while back and went against my better judgment yesterday. Benny Blanco from da Bronx, who commented on the earlier story, was right, there are better alternatives for those of us that enjoy baseball talk. Sure, they don't talk about the Mets as much, but they're not trying to merely annoy Mets fans to boost their ratings. If enough Mets fans would listen to Benny and just simply make the choice to stop listening to MATMD, they would lose their power to annoy, and sooner or later just go away.
Hey, I've heard from some that enjoy Mike and the Mad Dog. If you do, keep listening. For me, the MATMD show was like that girl -- the one that made me happy once, long ago. I held onto her for a long time; long after she started causing me more aggravation than enjoyment. I knew she wasn't good for me, but I remember how it used to be. She was a bad habit -- an addiction. Finally, I just had to walk away. (Kris Benson -- are you listening?)
Someday ESPN radio or someone new will realize there is a vacuum that can be filled with intelligent New York sports talk that doesn't treat its listeners like dirt. There is a real opportunity here for someone that wants to give the phrase "we're New York sports" more than just lip service. Then this "new girl" can capture my heart, and maybe even deserve it.


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DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa.– For the second year, The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has launched a webpage www.511pa.com/LLWS, to provide real-time travel and alternate-route information to assist motorists in traveling to the Little League World Series in Williamsport.
The page, hosted through the department's 511PA.com traveler information website, is dedicated to monitoring traffic conditions on the primary travel routes to the event. Travel times and alerts are provided for: Route 15 south to Route 220 to Market Street; Route 15 north; Interstate 80 east to Route 220 north to Market Street; and I-80 west to Route 15 north, and I-180 WB to Market Street.
"With the addition of this 511PA option last year, we empowered travelers and minimized congestion, helping the public get to where they needed to go," PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards said. "We hope to help additional drivers with information provided by this system."
The page includes the average travel time for the primary route as well as one or two alternate routes. Users can see incidents, construction, weather forecasts and alerts, traffic cameras, and traffic speeds on the map. Maps showing traffic trends on each day of the event in the previous three years are also available.
PennDOT's Central Region Traffic Management Center (CRTMC) is also supporting the Little League World Series by posting real-time travel information on dynamic message signs and transmitting audio messages on highway advisory radio systems to assist travelers.
In addition to Little League World Series information, motorists can usewww.511PA.com to check conditions on nearly 40,000 roadway miles in Pennsylvania. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 825 traffic cameras.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.
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First Listen Fridays: Sister Says
Welcome to the second episode of First Listen Fridays! We hope you enjoyed last week's premiere featuring Shawnee and her brand new track, Warrior Heart.
This week we're back with another brand new track, this time from Vancouver's soulful indie group Sister Says. Fronted by sibling duo Gillian and Rob Thomson, they collaborated with Toronto-based composer Shin Kim on this week's track more than seven years ago. While First Night was recorded, mastered and even pressed, it never saw the light of day — until now.
On Episode 2 of our First Listen Fridays series, hear what Gill and Rob had to say about making the track, the road trip that spawned it and much, much more.
You can also download episodes and subscribe to the DD Podcast on iTunes.
For more on Sister Says, check out their DD Spotlight and DD Studio Session for Full Like The Moon.


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Saturday, November 03, 2007
Joining the 21st Century, Reluctantly
It took a six year old to embarrass me into joining the 21st century.
Last month, the electrician rewiring my second floor locked me out of my house. Luckily, my neighbor, Lee, got home from work as I fiddled fruitlessly with the unyielding front door lock. Bless him, I thought: Lee has two things I need right now: the electrician's phone number and a cell phone.
Ah, yes, a cell phone—that ubiquitous appendage that I never needed or wanted for any number of good reasons:
First, my mom doesn't check on me day and night to see if I'm eating my vegetables, keeping my pants up on my hips, using a seatbelt, and limiting my intake of adult beverages.
Second, I'm not on call 24-7 at work. My job can be interesting, but no one's life depends on whether I chose a flash graphic or a static graphic for a web page I'm creating. I'm not a "senior vice president and most-high pooh-bah of this and that," so no one needs a piece of me every minute of every day. And I'm several layers removed from whiny, needy, oh-so-annoying clients.
Third, I've never felt the need to chatter on about digestive problems or creaky knees, gossip about the neighbors' grandson who got his teenage girlfriend pregnant, or commiserate on treasury bond yields, contractor scandals in Iraq or what Ellen was thinking when she gave that damn dog to her hairdresser. Also, I'm not cheating on my spouse—which I assume many of my coworkers are doing as they hurry out of work, their cell phones plastered to their ears in urgent, secret conversations.
Fourth, cell phone owners seem to feel they have to use their little toys to send text messages, take photos, keep lists and calendars and God knows what else. For one thing, I don't communicate in code. If someone sent me a text message that said, "AYT," I'd (1) ignore it or (2) call them back and ask them what's their problem with the English language.
But all that was BH--"before Hunter." On that fateful October day, Lee lent me his cell phone, then he walked across the street to retrieve his son from school. When they returned I thanked Lee profusely for saving my butt. In his son Hunter's world, my predicament made no sense.
"Why doesn't he use his own phone?" six-year-old Hunter asked.
"Because he doesn't have a cell phone," Lee said.
"Then how does he call people?" Hunter asked, looking at me with an expression that said, "What planet's this guy from anyway?"
"He has a phone in the house," Lee patiently explained. He could've said "Locked in the house," but he's younger and nicer than me.
Two days later I got my cell phone. Don't try calling me unless you're an agent who wants to represent me or a publisher who has a contract she wants me to sign for my mystery series. Otherwise, the phone sits unused on the kitchen counter. I'm only going to use it for emergencies, or maybe when I'm driving to D.C. to visit the family, just to tell my sister I'm on my way and maybe check on the weather down there and find out what's for dinner or are we eating out and did she hear from brother Steve yet and how 'bout dem Stillers.....
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Hallelujah!!! Thank you Hunter for dragging Mr Mike into the 19th century. Now does anyone have a three year old who can shame him into using the Linux operating system as oppose to using Microsoft? Then and only then will my life be complete.
Jim H.
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Sorry, Jim. I'm still stuck with Microsoft, too.
My hubby was finally convinced to get a cell phone the night he was driving home from working 3 to 11 and the engine in his truck started making an ominous sound. He kept driving until he found a pay phone. By then the motor was fried and had to be replaced. An expensive lesson to say the least. I think anyone who drives any distance should have a cell phone and an AAA card.
Or OnStar.
Good point, Annette. I've had AAA for years...always relying on the kindness of strangers if I ever needed a phone. Actually, the one time I really needed a cellphone was last year when I "bonked" (cycling term for running out of gas, physically) on the bike trail somewhere between Meyersdale and Confluence. I can laugh about it now but it wasn't funny then!
I hate cellphones, in part because you're always "on call," in part because there's a delay in talking on them that throws a monkey wrench in my conversations.
My cellphone sits in my car's glove compartment, for motor emergencies. No one has my number.
And, you know what? I like it that way!
I'm afraid I'm stuck with Microsoft, too.
P.S. I have an extra house key at my neighbor's and one down the street.
By the way, Mike, is there cellphone reception on the bike trail? My friend who was trying to call regarding her car being fixed couldn't find any!
Tory--Good question. I don't know, tho I suspect that reception varies from spot to spot along the trail...I assume reception isn't a problem around population centers...tho some of those "centers" are mighty damn small! In the "town" I got stuck in, about half the 10 or so houses were boarded up. It did have a one-room post office, 15 feet from the railroad tracks. I bet cell phones don't work there.
And of course, Mike, the next time you are locked out of your house may be the time you also forget to take your cell phone with you. Consider the possibilities.
As someone who never had a cell phone and got one last year, I use it a lot more than I thought. It might come in handy.
Mike, in order to send a text message to my college-aged kids I have to have my critique partner do it. And then they write back and say hi, Robin, (my name's Donnell). The only thing worse than getting locked out of your house, is getting locked out of your house when you have a full bladder and no one's home. (It wasn't pretty,) and I so relate to your post. But those darn cell phones do come in handy during an emergency, I just don't want to listen to a woman in the stall next to me talking on one :)))I guess if you can do it, I should try ;)
Donnell--Actually, I left the full bladder issue out of the post! There was that too. Oh, and one advantage to my new car...it has Bluetooth, so I can talk hands free, if I bother to answer the incoming call.
It took me years to convince my parents to get a cell phone. I was always worried they would get stranded somewhere and have no means of communication. They finally relented and I have a lot less stress.
I don't leave the house without my cell phone, but it's the no-frills kind. I just like the convenience of being able to communicate. All the frills (camera, texting, etc.) are annoying to me, especially when people mess around with their phones when they are supposed to be driving or standing in line at the grocery store or doctor's office. (Don't even get me started on that rant!)
P.S. I'm still a Microsoft user, too.
If anyone wants a free Linux demo ... let me know. My startups, shutdowns, updates, and speed are fast. Linux does not get in the way of my internet experience. :)
Jim H.
Jim - You have to remember that, for most of us, the internet is just a side perk of the computer, which we mainly use to write. [Right?]
I keep my cell phone turned off unless I need to make a call and I cringe whenever I notice the driver heading toward me is talking. No matter what anybody says, they are distracting. I watched a man walk into the Ladies Room in Milwaukee airport, talking on his cell phone. He came out a few seconds later, still talking. I heard him say, ". . . and I just walked into the women's rest room . . ." as he went by. And cell phones make life confusing. Now whenever you see someone walking alone while in the midst of a screaming argument, you can't tell whether or not they're dangerously crazy until you check their ear -- and that means getting way too close!


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By Adam Warner
So I heard that noted Met booster, Michael Kay, on the radio yesterday talking about a trade for Mark Buehrle.
Namely, we give them Lastings Milledge and Mike Pelfrey for the 28 year old free agent to be.
My first thought was "stick to the Yankees". Well, not that polite, lol.
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I mean, assuming he signs.
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Can we get more for them?
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I mean it would bump Jorge Sosa to the bullpen/minors now. He has a 3.42 ERA. And we can't assume Pedro is coming back, But he might...and then what? Glavine in long relief?
To me offense is a bigger issue.You have a guy like Adam Dunn available. He's 27 and can't run or field, but great OBP and mongo power. And plays both 1st and left. Even if Alou actually comes back, they could rotate Dunn, Alou, Green and Delgado in 3 spots.
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So I guess as I write it out, I like Buehrle, just not sure he's the answer.
...maybe on 2nd thought, we can stand to axe Sosa.
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100 Years Ago Today: Chaos at the Republican Convention
The ascension of Mitt Romney, though drawn out, is boring by comparison to the Republican Convention of 1912. The June 21, 1912 issue of the The Times Dispatch devoted nearly the entire front page to the activities of the major parties in preparing for the November election. The headline declares "Beat to Frazzle, Roosevelt May Quit Republican Party." The previous evening in Chicago, former President Theodore Roosevelt spoke to the convention saying, "If the people want a progressive party, I'll be in it," and "I shall have to see if there is a popular demonstration for me to run." There were challenges to the credentials of delegates for Taft and Roosevelt, each seeking to advance their own candidate's interests.
Two articles describe the chaos of the day's events at the Republican Convention. One article describes that the official business at the meeting for the previous day lasting 5 minutes.… read more »
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"Hillsville Massacre" in the News
The dramatic courtroom incident, coined variously the "Hillsville Massacre" and the "Courthouse Tragedy," immediately became a huge news story and newspapers nationwide covered it in colorful, and often inaccurate, detail. For several weeks after the courthouse shooting, front pages in Virginia dailies like the Times Dispatch and the Rockingham Daily Record obsessively covered events surrounding the Allen clan with large photos and in depth articles on their front pages.
A story like the "Hillsville Massacre" was perfect fodder for contemporary newspapers, as the early twentieth century papers were undergoing a dramatic transformation from their staid precursors. As the nineteenth century came to a close, advanced industrialization and better public education created an exponentially growing audience of newspaper readers. Publishers realized newspapers could be a lucrative medium not only to inform, but also to entertain. At this time two important newspaper men, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, catered to this ever growing audience through new journalistic techniques still used in newspapers today. The fierce competition between Pulitzer's World and Hearst's New York Journal led to innovations to attract readers such as the heavy use of photographs and illustrations, bold headlines and dramatic coverage of often gruesome and spectacular events. In many cases, facts were altered to make stories more sensational.
The Floyd Allen story was perfectly suited for the newspapers of 1912, both for how it read and for its abundant visual offerings so it is no surprise that the court room shoot out was heavily publicized in newspapers across the nation. The nature of the crime, the story's setting, its aftermath and the men involved offered a tantalizing ongoing saga to curious newspaper readers. Undeniably, it was attention-grabbing that such a … read more »
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Jezebel Goad: Heroine of Hillsville
While the events of March 14, 1912 produced many villains, a notable heroine stands out. Jezebel Goad, the daughter of Deputy Dexter Goad, was in her father's office the day of the Allen hearing. When she heard gunshots, she ran to the courtroom to see what was going on. Without a thought, she fought her way through the gunfire to help her father and aid the wounded.
Goad's heroics were covered extensively in newspapers. The Lexington Gazette's account of August 7, 1912 read:
"Instead of fainting or leaving the scene when the firing began, Miss Goad sought to enter the courtroom to go to her father. To gain entrance she was obliged to pull from the doorway a man who barred the way. Then she reached her father, and seeing that he was not badly hurt, she helped the wounded and dying."
According to Jerry Leonard's Travesty of Justice, the Mount Airy News ran the following account of Jezebel Goad: "Of all the heroes you have read about in story and song none will measure up with Miss Jezebel Goad, the beautiful daughter who stood bravely by her father last Thursday. Talk about your women melting up pewter plates and carrying water from springs, when the men dared not go, all such stories took little by the side of what the Hillsville beauty did last Thursday when she saw her father in danger. She was in the clerk's office when the fight started and she rushed into the bullet ridden room as if she had not one thought for her own safety. . .of all the heroes who were that day brought to light none … read more »
100 Years Ago — Law and Disorder
This month marks the 100th anniversary of events surrounding the Allen family and the infamous "Hillsville Massacre." The sensational coverage and gripping photos of the characters and events surrounding the courtroom shooting captured America's imagination in 1912 and until the sinking of the Titanic a month later, the "Hillsville Massacre" took up a good deal of front page copy in newspapers across the country. In the coming days, to mark the anniversary, the Virginia Newspaper Project will feature entries on the events and people involved accompanied by front pages, articles and photos from newspapers in the collection of the Library of Virginia and from the digital newspaper resource, Chronicling America.
To find out more about the "Hillsville Massacre," please visit Out of the Box, the official blog of the Archives Division at the Library of Virginia.
The front pages shown below represent only a small sample of the newspapers that covered the story across the nation, many of them reporting on the massacre the same day it happened. These pages can be found at Chronicling America.
In 1912, Carroll County, Virginia was a sparsely populated Appalachian farming region with few modern conveniences. Located in the southwestern part of the state and bordering North Carolina, it had no paved roads and only a single phone line connecting Hillsville, its county seat, to nearby Galax, Virginia. Its remote location and lack of modern convenience made it a world unto itself. On March 14, 1912, however, tragedy propelled this small farming community into the national spotlight when Carroll County native Floyd Allen, a prominent businessman and large land owner, became the central character in a controversial courtroom shooting that left five dead and seven wounded.
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Just wanted to thank you for being a valued BirdwellMusic.com visitor and wish you a happy, safe, and musical new year! In celebration of the new year to come, I wrote a new tune, "Los Compadres," which is in the style of what I affectionately call "cool, Latin funk." If you're a gigging musician or just enjoy playing new tunes, here's one you might like to explore!
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Consider this your late stocking stuffer! My hope is that you will enjoy playing the tune and possibly even performing it - I hope to be performing it as well with the groups that I play with. Let me know if you perform it and/or any comments you have - naturally, I'm very interested if you record it on your next CD (yes, I highly recommend that by the way) - just let me know so I'm sure to get my $0.03 royalty check!
Happy new year 2004! Here's to peace, tolerance and friendship everywhere!
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What a beautiful day! What a beautiful event.
This was Yarn Indaba, and the yarn bombing of the Voortrekker Monument and today, I'll just share a few pictures of this great event.
|Those steps are looking a bit bland and dreary, don't they?
But we're going to fix it!
|Bags full of blankets, ready to go
Marléne and Esté were the two driving forces behind the Yarn Indaba and yarn bomb:
|"Opening the floor"
Ah, we were a bit teary-eyed.
|Joy and relief.
There were enough willing helpers, and soon some of us were jogging up and down the stairs with the heavy bags (a good workout!), while others were unpacking.
|Let's get going then!
Marléne had the dream and the vision for today:
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Smiling for the TV cameras:
Esté had the honours of laying down the last blanket:
And then it was done.
We did it.
We covered all the steps leading to the monument with blankets that will be distributed to various institutions.
|Your think we were excited?
You should have seen the tourists. Busload after busload stopped in their tracks and couldn't stop taking pictures of the yarn bomb!
The morning turned into an extended photo session for tourists :-D
|"Smile, love"
We had great fun looking at the individual squares, finding quirky ones like the tractors that was also posted on Ons Hekel before begin sent off.
|Nothing runs like a Deere. John Deere.
That's my sisi, on holiday here from Ireland. She might have been the attendant who came the furthest!
|Thanks for helping out, my sisi.
We found squares that her MIL sent from Ireland!
|Here it is, Ann!
And three of my green squares:
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It was great to meet up with various friends from Ons Hekel:
|...friend and fellow cappo addict Riesl
|...an angel, Mara, whose Maak 'n Verskil (Make a Difference) group took on the massive job of joining these squares and will be distributing the blankets.
|...Anneke - she of the T-shirt yarn doilie rugs and twisties
|...Alet, who sat in great pain and with a shoulder strap and worked to the end, fastening blankets
All figures to be confirmed, but here's what you can work on...
± 30 000 squares crocheted and knitted.
± 630 blankets assembled.
Three flights of stairs yarn bombed.
Many tired legs.
± 630 blankets assembled.
Three flights of stairs yarn bombed.
Many tired legs.
Thousands of Rands spent on yarn
(I haven't said a word yet about the yarns...)
(I haven't said a word yet about the yarns...)
Hundreds of Happy Hookers.
|My feet are busted!


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Paris Book Signing This Sunday
This Sunday, I'll be doing a book signing with my friends at The House That Jack Built as part of their Valentine Jumble Sale. The event will take place at Le Mary Celeste (1, rue Commines, 3rd, Métro: Filles du Calvaire or République).There will be copies of The Perfect Scoop sale priced in hardcover and paperback, in addition to a limited amount of copies of The Sweet Life in Paris and Ready for Dessert.
I'll be there from Noon to 3pm (the sale continues until 5pm) and you're welcome to bring copies of previously owned books you've purchased elsewhere. There will be vintage items, cocktail punch, and Alison's sweet-salty treats. So if you're around this Sunday – stop by and say hi!
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You don't know me, I'm an old restaurat guy from Virginia , who has spent a lot of time wondering around France, the articles that you post on Facebook are just perfect , I enjoy and share most of them.
Sure wish I could be there for your book signing, but I won't make it back to Paris until May. While I'm there, I'll find my way to this book store and pick up your book.
I don't know if you know my old friend Tim Jihnston who has Juveniles Cave and Wine Bar, but that's where I'll spend a lot of my time. Tim has just brought in a new chef, can't wait to try his food, the wines at a Juveniles have always been top notch., if you don't know Tim, stop by and see him, tell him that I sent you. Rue de Richielue, 1st. Thanks for what you do!
You should do one in Lyon sometime too :)
I will have missed your book signing by 2 weeks – what a shame! I am eagerly awaiting the delivery of My Paris Kitchen (I've pre-purchased it), and hope to make it to a future book signing event!
Drat! I don't arrive in Paris until Feb. 18th. Sorry to miss it, and thank you for your books and this site- all are really lovely. :)
Oh David! I love that book! I'm not sure if the Toasted Coconut ice cream or the Malt Ball recipe is my favorite. Hmmm. I'll have a scoop of each!
If only I was in Paris! I love The Perfect Scoop! When I first read "The house that Jack built" I thought you were closer to me…
Just wanted to say my mother and I were very pleased we could manage to come by to say hello.
I definitely used your blog for some of our trip planning – we went on a cheese/wine extravaganza by Paris By Mouth, we went to L'Eclair de Genie, we went to the Bastille market on a Sunday, etc.
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RTN to Go is a mobile branch brings the Credit Union right to members at the workplace. Instead of having to go to a Credit Union branch, members can make many non-cash account transactions, get access to information on financial education and get one-on-one consultative services through RTN to Go at their workplace location.
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RTN to Go brings your employees' Credit Union directly to them in the workplace. With RTN to Go, members can make many of the same transactions that they can make at a branch or online. Use RTN to Go mobile branch to:
- Open a new Share Savings Account
- Open a new Checking or Money Market Account
- Open a Club Account
- Make a deposit
- Make an account transfer
- Update your address
- Make a payroll deduction adjustment
- Apply for a loan
- Apply for a VISA Credit Card
- Reorder checks
- Make a check withdrawal
- Purchase a money order
- Purchase a VISA Gift Card
- Purchase an AMEX Gift Cheque
- Purchase Traveler's Checks
Make a Transaction at Work
You can make many of the same transactions at RTN to Go workplace banking, as you can at a branch. You can request a check, get a money order, purchase Traveler's Checks, VISA Gift Cards and AMEX Gift Cheques. Just click on one of the links listed below, complete the form, and click submit. You can pick up your requested item at a RTN to Go branch two (2) business days after we receive your request. All requests received after 3 pm will be processed the next business day.
Click on the RTN to Go calendar to find the location at which you can pick up your item—look for the day, time and location scheduled two days after we have received your request. You must show a valid government-issued picture identification before you can receive your item.
If you do not pick up your item at the scheduled RTN to Go branch, we will contact you. If we are unable to contact you, we can redeposit the funds used to purchase your check into the RTN account you have designated.
You must have available funds in the RTN account you have selected for your transaction to be processed via mobile banking.
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
Free Class Giveaway! Flatwoods Folk Art
Learn how to win an online art class in one of 2 mixed media projects, both of which are amazing looking works of art. If you love the looks of vintage finds, and like to make them yourself, AND you like freeebies, you owe it to yourself to check out this giveaway here .
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Friday, February 26, 2010
~~We Have a Winner~~
We have a winner for the 3 gem size tintypes and mini watchmakers bottles I held a drawing for this past week. Lululiz, come on down to claim your prize!! Congratulations to you, and thank you one and all for taking the time for looking at my blog and entering the contest! I hope to have more contests in the future, so keep posted! Yours may be the next name my little girl draws from a hat!
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
Do You Love Tintypes? New ~~Old~~ Giveaway
Tintypes have always amazed me. My first love with tintypes was as a little girl, when we had a tintype of my great great grandfather displayed in a very special spot at home. Complete with the ornate glassed in case, the tiny little latch and hinges and velvet lining the inside, it was one of my Mother's most prized posessions and I knew from then on it was something I hoped would be passed down to me one day. Gladly it was, but with acquiring it, came the knowledge that my Mother was no longer with us. I cherish it every time I look at it and have vowed deep revenge on anyone who ever damages it in anyway! Recently in my scouting for the best of vintage deals, I picked up a large lot of gem size tintypes AND some mini watchmakers vials, more than I will ever have a use for, so I am giving my blog friends a chance to win these 3 "gems" and 3 of the vintage vials. I hope you can find a use for them and will enjoy their aged perfection as much as I do. Just please leave a note to this post on anything you would like to say. I will draw someones name from a "hat" on February 26th.... my Mother's birthday. I will notify you either by blog or e-mail, so please be sure there is some kind of contact information in your message. Thank you and good luck!
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
My New "Old" Creations
domino pendants in my Etsy shop, and altered chunky charm bracelets as well. As always anything vintage looking is right up my alley, so over the past several weeks I have been creating some jewelry I will be adding to my shop soon.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Images on Coasters..... the Sky's the Limit!
Sadly, I've been neglecting my blog and have to do something about it! I hope everyone is doing well and I look forward to doing some catching up in the days to come. I not only am neglecting my blog, I am neglecting everyone else's blog as well! So I decided to write a bit about some new coasters in my shop that I have been having fun creating. Image transfers on coasters..... the sky is the limit! I've done old family photos, and fun whimsical birds but almost any kind of image would look wonderful on these coasters, I think. I could make some for evey holiday, or season. Of course they have to be vintage looking to suit my taste, but for me, that is the only requirement.
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- Climate campaigners win Heathrow expansion case
- Coronavirus: Two new cases confirmed in UK
- UK prepared to ditch EU trade talks in June
- England floods: Ten days 'of difficult conditions' expected
- Nando's employees call for changes to cleaning pay policy
- William Hill gambling site Mr Green to pay £3m penalty
- Hampshire's Bob Weighton set to be named world's oldest man
- Legal victories over 'No DSS' letting agents
- Buy now, pay later 'growing fast' amid debt fears
- Prince Andrew interview wins Maitlis RTS award
- Drug consumption rooms are a 'distraction' says UK minister
- Eurovision 2020: James Newman announced as United Kingdom's entry
- Coronavirus: How is the UK planning for an outbreak?
- Heathrow expansion: What is the third runway plan?
- Easton Bavents: Farmer's cliff-top cottage demolished
- Landscapes of chemical and biological warfare
- New Scottish technology could end trains' wi-fi 'notspots'
- Nurse's request for premature baby sleeves is viral hit
- Meeting London's rough sleepers: 'The worst part is not being seen'
- Coronavirus: How to self-isolate
- Emergency evacuations from flood-hit Ironbridge
- How many people are sleeping rough in England?
- 'There's a whole world to doodle over'
- NHS Hospital: What it's really like working in A&E
- The Papers: UK warns against coronavirus 'mass panic'
- Coronavirus: Parent with virus causes Buxton school closure
- Two airlifted to hospital after mountain rescue
- Mental health of pupils threatened by online world and exams
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The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) gives eligible employees the right to time off work to recover from a serious health condition or to care for a family with a serious health condition (among other things). The term "serious" is intended to weed out minor ailments, like colds, earaches, and headaches. In some situations, however, whether a health condition is serious depends on its origin or effects. For example, a cold is typically not a serious health condition, but it could become one if it leads to pneumonia. So what counts as a serious health condition – and how can you tell whether an employee qualifies for this type of leave?
Under the FMLA, a serious health condition must fall into one of these six categories:
If an employee or an employee's family member requires an overnight stay at a hospital, hospice, or residential care facility, that qualifies as a serious health condition under the FMLA. An employee can use FMLA leave for the time spent receiving inpatient care and for any period of incapacity or subsequent treatment connected to that care.
This is the category of serious health condition that has proven the most confusing – and perhaps the most likely to lead to legal claims. Someone who is incapacitated (unable to perform regular daily activities, such as going to school or working) for more than three days also has a serious health condition, but only if the person requires continuing treatment from a health care provider. The three days must be consecutive, but they can include weekends and holidays; they need not be business days.
Continuing treatment from a health care provider means either of the following:
The person's treatment must fit into one of these two definitions in order to qualify as "continuing." In other words, an employee who simply takes a week off due to illness without seeking treatment does not have this type of serious health condition.
An employee who is unable to work or perform other regular, daily activities due to pregnancy has a serious health condition. An employee need not be out for more than three days nor actually visit a doctor to qualify for time off under this subcategory.
Routine doctor visits for prenatal care are also covered. The employee need not be incapacitated or suffering from medical complications to qualify; leave can be used even for regular check-ups.
Certain long-term or otherwise chronic impairments require time off, but the employee isn't always incapacitated or being seen by a doctor. These chronic conditions qualify as serious health conditions covered by the FMLA if:
Conditions that may qualify in this category include diabetes, epilepsy, or asthma.
An employee who is incapacitated permanently or for the long term by a condition that is not necessarily amenable to treatment has a serious health condition, as long as the employee is under the supervision of a health care provider. Late-stage cancer and Alzheimer's disease would likely fall into this category.
An employee who needs time off for multiple treatments has a serious health condition if the treatments are for:
Under the first definition, an employee who needs time off for hip replacement surgery or a surgical repair of a torn ligament would likely qualify for time off. Dialysis or cancer treatment would likely fit into the second definition.
Under the FMLA, the facts of each situation must be analyzed in determining whether someone has a serious health condition. The effect of the ailment, treatment sought, and so on determine whether the FMLA applies.
Nonetheless, there are certain ailments that don't typically qualify as serious health conditions, including:
Even these conditions aren't automatically excluded from coverage. For example, an upset stomach might be the result of one too many trips to the all-you-can-eat buffet or it might be a symptom of Crohn's disease or colon cancer. The facts always dictate whether a particular employee's situation constitutes a serious health condition or not.
As you can see, whether an employee (or the employee's family member) has a serious health condition depends on the circumstances. To find out whether a particular ailment is protected by the FMLA, ask employees who need time off for medical reasons to complete a medical certification: a form to be completed by the employee and the doctor, which provides details about the employee's situation. It's not up to you to diagnose employees or to provide medical opinions about an employee's health. Instead, by using a certification form, you can ask the medical professionals to make this judgment, so you can make sure your company meets its legal obligations to employees who are protected by the FMLA.


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Kiip Up #18 – Kiip Getting Lucky + Developer Fund is Now More Magical + See You in Cannes!
Hello Kiipers!
Since we last chatted, Kiip's world tour went off without a hitch and
has brought several massive new developments that we'd love to share
with you. First of all - hope you all had an amazing Mother's Day. We
were proud to repeat our well-known Mother's Day campaign with the one
and only 1-800-Flowers.com the week before. We were glad that we were
able to thank our Moms with something a little extra and we couldn't be
more happy about it. Here's a bit more of what happened below:
As well, on the clients side, we're stoked that we recently brought on
American Apparel onto our platform. Ryan Holiday, their Director of
Marketing, recently wrote this contributing piece about Kiip in Forbes.
We're very humbled by it over here and are amazed at how well it
touches on most of the points as to why we are all treking hard towards
this vision over here at Kiip. We wanted to share it with you:
Forbes: Online Advertising's Greatest Missed Opportunity? Kiip.me
Founder Brian Wong Answers
Speaking of more rewards - as I had teased in the last Kiip Up, our
developer fund's deadline was extended from April 30th to the end of
this month. We also added on Amazon Web Services, Crittercism, Urban
Airship, Stackmob, and Localytics onto our pallette of goodies. As a
result, every one of our 20 winners will walk away with much much more
than just $5,000. Roy Bahat, President of IGN, and Perry Tam, Founder
of Storm8, have both also agreed to join a group of advisors that will
be spending time with the winners as well. We couldn't be more pleased
by how the fund has evolved. Here's some more coverage on the
TheNextWeb: Kiip extends deadline for its Build Fund, adds mentors
and services to the program
Techcrunch: Kiip Extends Developer Fund Deadline, Sweetens Pot With
Services And Advisors
This month, you'll be able to find Kiip at:
May 22, 2012: iMedia Agency SummitiMedia Agency Summit, Colorado Springs, CO (we're a
featured SoLoMo company!)
May 23-24, 2012: Social Gaming Summit, Berlin, Germany
June 11-12, 2012: Echelon 2012, Singapore
June 15-16, 2012: Nonick 2012, Bilbao, Spain (meet Courtney
Guertin, our co-founder and CTO)
June 19, 2012: ICT Spring, Luxembourg
June 20, 2012: Cannes Lions Advertising Festival, Cannes, France
This past month, we were able to share some stage time with other
amazing companies at #BigOmaha. I was really happy I was able to share
my message around getting lucky. It was fun to have a chance to reveal
a lot around the process of luck generation. If you're curious, there's
more in this wrap up article here: [11]Brian Wong: 'Kiip Getting Lucky'
Almost done! Our last update is around our coninued intiatives with the
Guinness Book of World Records - this past month we crowned several
mobile world records through our "triathlon" of sorts with the games
Slam Dunk Basketball, Mega Jump, and Monster Shooter. More on the
kickassery that occured, here:
MSNBC: Guinness to recognize achievements in iOS and Android games
Without further ado, here are our favorite links from the past few
Our friends at Pocketgamer examined the revenue generation
issues many app developers face. According to the story, which
looks at research from App Promo, 6 out of 10 mobile developers
don't generate enough revenue to break even. The message as a whole
is that developers need to be prepared to spend money to earn
money, with top earners spending an average of $30,000 on
marketing. But that's not the only way for developers to make money
if they monetize their apps with baked in revenue opportunities
that create stickiness and brings value to end user. This is
definitely an issue close to our hearts at Kiip as well and also
one of the driving forces behind the launch of Kiip's $100,000
Build Fund.
Maybe these developers' fortunes will change for the better
as Madison Ave. is finally jumping on the social gaming
bandwagon according to a recent story in Reuters. Their interest
can certainly be tied to the number of people who play social games
ballooning to hundreds of millions globally. But, for advertisers
it's not just the size of this audience that's so enticing, more so
it's the fact that they can geographically and demographically
target this hyper-engaged audience with brand messages in new and
interesting ways beyond the banner. We've been spreading this
gospel at Kiip since Day 1. Welcome aboard, Madison Ave. And, not a
moment too soon since display ads are becoming irrelevant according
to Percolate's James Gross.
Gross gets real about the future of display advertising or lack
thereof with his latest contribution for Advertising Age's
DigitalNext. Why? Because there is no such thing as display
advertising on most of the platforms where consumer attention is
flowing from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to Pinterest, G+,
Instagram. This new world with no special display unit box to buy
is a big shift from a brand perspective and these platforms will
all force companies to act more human and interesting in nature.
All I have to say is, it's nice to see the rest of the industry
starting to come around to our way of thinking here at Kiip.
Dan Greenberg from Sharethrough shares this exact sentiment.
"Native advertising" is growing in prominence and
high-trafficked destinations are beginning to figure out ways to
create integrated advertising that is thought through in the
product from the ground up - and not simply an add-on that's
managed by external code. Business models are thriving on creating
new units. We believe it's still less ideal to rely on traditional
display and repurposing it for various platforms. It comes down to
picking the most prominent sites and destinations that you realize
your target market is spending the most time in. That's the best
starting point to being able to use resources wisely to make the
most out of whatever native solution can benefit you the most - and
mobile apps and mobile gaming could be it.
Frankly, there's no turning back now anyway. The era of AppNation
(and Gamer Nation) has arrived, or so says All Things D and
Nielsen, which chronicles the rise of "AppNation" across Android
and iOS between March 2011 and March 2012. The research proves that
Mobile is now the 'first' screen with high engagement numbers and
audience and should be a priority for marketers and not an
afterthought accounting for just 5 percent of total ad spend or
just $1.6 billion in 2011. Kiip innovating!
Excited to catch up with all of you wherever you'll find Kiip around
the world in the coming month. We really appreciate all your support
getting here. Here's to much more magic to come.
Thanks for reading!
Brian Wong, CEO
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Choosing a Fence with Form and Function That's Fabulous, Too
There are so many good reasons why your choice of fencing should not just be an afterthought or considered as purely functional.
The type and style of fencing that you choose for your home can really influence the overall look and feel of the property.
Here is a look at some of the choices of fencing available and how to decide which one would be best suited to your property.
Fit for purpose
One of the first considerations is to decide what you are going to be using your fencing for.
If you are looking for fencing that is being used around a swimming pool area, there are certain rules and restrictions that you will have to adhere to when making your selection so that you are fully compliant with local government requirements for the area you live in.
When you use a company like Awards Fencing or a similarly experienced contractor, they should be fully aware of what is legally acceptable and guide you towards making a fencing choice that meets the required standard for your region.
Having proper pool fencing may sound a bit limiting but you should be able to find a style and material that works for you and is acceptable from a safety point of view. You can have brush fencing, timber battens or even glass and stainless steel fencing, as well as tubular pool fencing.
Provided they are installed correctly and are considered non-climbable with a minimum of 1200mm height, you should be able to get the style you want without breaking any rules.
Restricting your view
When you are deciding on what type and style of boundary fencing that you want, think about the views that you currently have from your property.
The type of fencing you choose will invariably be dictated by whether you don't want to lose the open views that you currently enjoy or if you want to block out a part of the property for privacy or because you don't like what you currently see.
You may want to think about glass balustrades if you are keen not to have fencing that detracts from your current view. They can be fitted around your veranda to provide some protection from the wind but check with your supplier, as a minimum height levels can sometimes apply so you will have to take this into account if you are going to have an air gap, which could restrict your view when seated.
Boundary fencing
Any side or back fencing is generally restricted to a maximum height of 1800mm in many areas but most local councils are often receptive to allowing screen that goes beyond this height if it helps to address privacy issues.
You should be able to use any type of fencing material that you want with your boundary fencing. Decide what you want to achieve with your fencing and take the time to consider how it will look.
The type and style of fencing can dramatically alter the look of your property and if you have adjoining neighbours, you will need to discuss your options with them, especially if you are going beyond a standard height or it may affect them in some other way.
Another point to consider when choosing your fencing is maintenance. The type of material you select will have different maintenance requirements so discuss what you are expecting with your supplier.
It makes sense to consider your options carefully before making your final choice of fencing. You should then end up with a result that could transform the look and feel of your home.
Dave Ward is a retired home construction worker and homeowner. He now likes to spend his time writing about home improvement and DIY projects to help newer homeowners have the homes of their dreams.


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Expert Higher Education Consultant & Executive Coach
Dianna Sadlouskos is a higher education expert with 25 years of experience advising universities and colleges on strategic planning and operation improvement initiatives. Her consulting expertise lies in translating strategy into action to align school/department initiatives to institutional priorities.
In addition to her management consulting practice, Dianna is a recognized executive and leadership coach in higher education. She has a unique coaching framework that blends her vast subject matter expertise in university and community college organizations with traditional leadership coaching methodologies. Her results oriented approach resonates with her clientele that includes provosts and other academic leaders, vice presidents, CIOs, and high potential and aspiring leaders. She is certified to administer the EQi 2.0 and the Hogan Leadership Assessments.
In previous positions at Microsoft Corporation and PwC Consulting (now IBM Global Business Services) – where clients included UCSF, Stanford University, University of Hawaii system, and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Dianna leveraged best-in-class methodologies to address complex institutional issues. Within these firms she built a reputation for guiding technology organizations to embrace and demonstrate the value proposition of IT as strategic business partner to institutional leadership.
Dianna holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a BA from Prescott College and is a resident of Santa Monica, California. An avid open water swimmer, she has swum on relays from Catalina Island to Los Angeles, and on a few occasions, has swum from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco.
Find out more about Dianna's higher education consulting and leadership development engagements here. Or if you're ready to get the conversation started contact Dianna at [email protected].