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Women: Population's Once and Future Key
Four years ago this August, World Watch published its "Population and Its Discontents" theme issue (September/October 2004). Although much has changed since then, it appears that the most important conclusion of that issue-that the best strategy for constraining population growth is empowering women to make their own family-size choices through access to education, economic opportunity, medical care, and family planning services-has only become clearer.
So a goal-fairness toward women-that is valid on its moralmerits also turns out to be pragmatic. The planet faces a range of grave and interlinked challenges, and the study of population issues rapidly leads to issues of poverty, development, equity, and the environment as well. None of these problems becomes more tractable if population is ignored.
So it is unfortunate that population issues have generally enjoyed no more than passing public notice in recent years. Not only that-in light of a projected global population of over 9 billion by 2050-one of the exceptions is the many stories about efforts to raise fertility rates and populations. Certain developed nations with falling birth rates are mounting increasingly desperate attempts to reverse the trend. Worried about declining ratios of workers to retirees, government officials in Italy, South Korea, and elsewhere are offering tax incentives, subsidized child care, and outright bribes to women of childbearing age to have more babies.
These efforts are understandable only in the context of the short views so often taken by government officials. At the global level they are perverse.Any plan that tries to address the challenges of an aging population by forever expanding the ranks of the young is counterproductive; the Earth simply cannot tolerate the load. Moreover, many countries with large cohorts of young people, such as Saudi Arabia, have created tinder boxes of their own unless they can find ways to keep all those restless and underemployed youth out of trouble.
Misjudgments can be found at the other end of the policy spectrum as well. In the United States, in yet another wrongheaded decision, President Bush has withheld the US $39.7 million in aid that Congress authorized for the United Nations Population Fund—for the seventh straight year. That sum amounts to a couple hours' worth of spending on the Iraq war.
Besides shortsightedness, another obstacle to population progress is double standards. For example, a new poll of U.S. residents (see p. 24) reveals that while young people understand that growing populations strain Earth's resources and that "global family planning initiatives will help improve the health of our planet and people around the world," only a third believe that having fewer children of their own will help protect the environment. This shallow view is disturbing, given that a child born into the high-consumption culture of the United States will have many times the impact on the environment as a child born in most other places.
But it's not all bad news. The articles that follow cannot fully explore this huge and evolving field, but they should give a flavor not only of the risks posed by rising populations but also of the progress that is being made to address those risks. Our readers have repeatedly asked for coverage of these issues. We hope you will take the time to let us know what you think.


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Elf Units
An elf is a humanoid unit. Most are the same size as men, but some are significantly taller. There are many different kinds of elf, each with a unique appearance and seemingly different abilities.
Varieties of Elf
Several varieties of elves exist. They were referred to as "elf brands" by Parson in his KlogErf-b1-p079a. Here we refer to them as "tribes," though it is unclear whether they each represent one actual tribe or not. Ansom refers to them specifically as "varieties."Erf-b1-p21
Known varieties:
- Woodsy Elves
- Shady elves
- Luckless elves
- Eager elves
- Schlemiel elves
- Altruist elves
- Lofty elves
- Superfluous elves
- Tardy elves
Elves in the Royal Crown Coalition
Eight varieties of elves served in the Coalition, each with its own responsibilities, which Ansom made clear in his first war councilErf-b1-p21Erf-b1-p22. The Woodsy Elves and Shady elves were called on to provide archers, the Eager elves were to be sent in first in the final assault, followed by the Luckless elves and Schlemiel elves, while the Altruist elves and Lofty elves served as healers. The Superfluous elves were to be held as a reserve force.
- It is unknown what function the Tardy elves were to fulfill, as they were ejected from the Coalition before Ansom delivered his battle plans.
Elf Organization
Elves are not a capital side - they have no capital, no cities, no royalsErf-b1-p079a. They do, however, have their own treasury (or treasuries) and can form long semipermanent alliances. It is inferred that each tribe is a separate faction, though it is not clear if they act as several independent sides, one large side, or some cross between these. What is clear is that diplomatically speaking, each can be dealt with autonomously, as Prince Ansom dissolved the alliance with the Tardy elves without affecting the alliance with other tribes.Erf-b1-p008
Elves will not ally with any side that has Gobwins, Hobgobwins, Witches, or Daemons as allies.
Each tribe, or brand, seems to have different abilities and skills (stats), in line with their tribal personality/nature, offering a varied military force to draw from.
Woodsy Elves are referred to as "forest-capable units"Erf-b1-p046a (apart from Gumps they are the only such unit in Royal Crown Coalition). This allows them to attack flying units in forest hexes. It is not clear whether that gives them any bonus in forest terrain or simply allows them to move in forest terrain at all. They seem to be archers.Erf-b1-p057Erf-b1-p059
Shady Elves also seem to be competent archers.
Lofty Elves and Altruist Elves seem to have an innate healing ability. Erf-b1-p022 The nature of this is unclear; as all units recover lost hits as their turn begins, it must be some sort of a) defensive bonus, b) gradual, real-time healing, c) minor healing between each sides' turns, or d) croak-prevention similar to but distinct from uncroaking and regeneration
Ansom's tactics also provide insight into some of the tribe's combat usefulness. Eager Elves were used as a shock force, with Luckless and Schlemiel elves thrown in as waves of cannon fodder. Superfluous elves were a reserve and the Tardy Elves were too slow to join the battle.
The monikers of the tribes are apparently indicative of the members: the Tardy elves run lateErf-b1-p008, the Eager elves are raring to goErf-b1-p021, the Superfluous elves are rarely neededErf-b1-p022, the Altruist elves help other units, and so on.
Real-World References
Eager elves dress like Link (of the Legend of Zelda games). Shady elves dress in "goth" outfits, while Superfluous elves dress like "emos". Also, some make jokes on their names: when Ansom tells the Lofty and Altruist elves to heal other units, a representative of one of the groups says, "What's in it for us? ... I'm kidding!"Erf-b1-p022 This could be from the Lofty Elves (whose name suggests nobility and superiority) or the Altruist Elves (whose name suggests concern for the welfare of others).

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France — With super-sprinter Tyler Farrar still nursing injuries sustained in a Stage 2 crash, Farrar's lead-out man Julian Dean stepped up for the Garmin-Transitions team on Wednesday's Stage 4 race from Cambrai to Reims and delivered an impressive second-place finish.
The veteran New Zealander blew past some of the world's fastest sprinters on his Felt F1 and finished just behind Italian stage winner Alessandro Petacchi. Adding to the successful day for Garmin-Transitions, South African Robbie Hunter finished fifth.
After two brutal days of racing narrow roads and cobblestone lanes in The Netherlands and France, Wednesday's 153.5-kilometer stage was a more straightforward sprinters' affair. Garmin-Transitions new GC leader Ryder Hesjedal, who inherited the responsibility after teammate Christian Vande Velde was forced to abandon with broken ribs, finished safely in the pack to preserve his fourth place overall standing. The Canadian sits 46 behind yellow jersey Fabian Cancellara.
Farrar, meanwhile, welcomed a normal, fairly relaxed stage to continue healing the injuries he suffered in a crash two days ago.
Thursday's Stage 5 from Epernay to Montargis is expected to be another one for the sprinters. Watch for Garmin-Transitions riders to be right there in the mix.


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The British government has announced that it will approve testing of driverless cars on public roads in the United Kingdom before the end of 2013.
According to a new 80-page report published on Tuesday entitled "Action for Roads: A network for the 21st century," a team at Oxford University and Nissan have already begun work but have only been testing in private areas.
The plan comes less than a year after Florida, California, and Nevada have approved similar testing. Michigan is not far behind, either.
"When you're sitting in that vehicle, you can see how it's analyzing all these decisions much like you would as a normal driver," Rick Snyder, Michigan's governor, said in April 2013. "And it's able to do it faster and better than many of us could as human drivers."
In 2012, European researchers demonstrated in Spain and Sweden a "platoon" system "where advanced technology allowed a group of vehicles to link to, and follow, a lead vehicle without driver input," according to the new UK report, which is seeking new plans to alleviate traffic and pollution and to foster better transportation management.
"The Highways Agency is developing new technology to provide traffic management information direct to vehicles, through standard mobile technology devices such as smartphones and satellite navigation devices," it adds. "The project is looking to deliver a demonstrable system by 2014, and if trials are successful, we will be looking to roll out and develop the system further to deliver a more comprehensive in-vehicle information service."


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Campbell on Differential Geometry
My father had spent most of his spare time since the War in writing this book. Only two months before his death, while on our summer holiday in 1924, he had brought some of the chapters with him, and sent off the final draft of them to the Clarendon Press. Even on these holidays, which he greatly enjoyed, we were all accustomed to a good deal of work, and it was an unexpected pleasure to find that with these once dispatched to the press he took an unusually complete holiday.
While rejoicing that he was so far able to complete the book, we are sorry that a last chapter or appendix in which he was greatly interested was hardly begun. Apparently this was to deal with the connection between the rest of the book and Einstein's theory. To the mathematical world his interest in this was shown by his Presidential address to the London Mathematical Society in 1920 - to his friends by the delight he took on his frequent walks in trying to explain in lucid language something of what Einstein's theory meant.
We cannot be too grateful to Professor Elliott, F.R.S., an old friend of many years standing, for preparing the book for the press and reading and correcting the proofs. No labour has been too great for him to make the book as nearly as possible what it would have been. And the task has been no light one.
We should like to thank the Clarendon Press for their unfailing courtesy and for the manner in which the book has been produced.
J M H Campbell.
Christmas 1925.
My dear friend the author of this book has devoted to preparation for it years of patient study and independent thought. Now that he has passed away, it has been a labour of love to me to do my best for him in seeing it through the press. As I had made no special study of Differential Geometry beforehand, and was entirely without expertness in the methods of which Mr. Campbell had been leading us to realize the importance, there was no danger of my converting the treatise into one partly my own. It stands the work of a writer of marked individuality, with rather unusual instincts as to naturalness in presentation. A master's hand is shown in the analysis.
Before his death he had written out and submitted to the Delegates of the University Press, nearly all that he meant to say. An appendix, bearing on the Physics of Einstein, was to have been added;. but only introductory statements on the subject have been found among his papers. Unfortunately finishing touches, to put the book itself in readiness for printing, had still to be given to it. The chapters were numbered in an order which, rightly or wrongly, is in one place here departed from, but they stood almost as separate monographs, with only a very few references in general terms from one to another. To connect them as the author would have done in due course is beyond the power of another. The articles, however, have now been numbered, and headings have been. given to them. Also some references have been introduced. The text has not been tampered with, except in details of expression; but a few foot-notes in square brackets have been appended.
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Subject: Academic Advising
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- UMUC has developed academic advising services in accordance with the Board of Regents Policy III-2.50 Policy on Academic Advising, approved on June 21, 1990. UMUC recognizes that adult learners have unique needs for academic advising. The policy of UMUC is to provide comprehensive advising services at times and locations convenient for adult students with the purpose of creating a world-class student experience. Generally, these services are provided on an individual basis and are conducted by professional advising staff and/or faculty. In order to accommodate UMUC's students who are geographically dispersed, advising services are rendered by phone, email, chat sessions, and/or in face-to-face format. Supplemental advising services and information may be found on UMUC websites and in UMUC written publications. Students are responsible for reading information provided by UMUC.
- A majority of UMUC's students are served by advisors in the Office of Enrollment Management located at the Academic Center in Largo, Maryland. UMUC also offers advising services (as part of the Offices of Community Relations and Military Operations) at several civilian and military locations throughout Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia The UMUC-Europe Student Affairs staff serve students for courses originating from UMUC-Europe. The UMUC-Asia Student Affairs staff serve students for courses originating from UMUC-Asia. All UMUC staff are tasked with creating a student-first environment when offering advising services.
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Like many divine personalities, Mary Kitchen has a past shrouded in mystery. No one really knows if the goddess of corned beef hash is based on a real person or not, and why the name was chosen. Though Hormel Foods is marking the 61st anniversary of the brand in 2010, it's likely we'll never know for sure.
Still, I have unabashedly adored Mary Kitchen with a passion many reserve for real flesh and blood cooks. That's because her hash makes me happy.
Yes, happy. I know, I should be in the kitchen making my own from leftovers rather than wielding a can opener. But understand, Mary Kitchen and I go way, way back.
I was introduced to Ms. Kitchen while a student at Manhattanville College. Dinner, what there was of it, was served at 5 p.m., and by 9, I was always starving. Mary Kitchen hash was great for dorm cooking because it came in a tidy can, didn't need refrigeration and could be heated up quickly on one of the dorm stoves.
Mary Kitchen corned beef hash satisfied on so many levels. The hash was meaty with just enough fatty schmaltz and salt to make it taste decadent. The texture was fun, the meat kind of soft, the potatoes a little nubbly and the whole a bit crispy on the edges. Oh, and it went great with a Scotch on the rocks. Still does, in fact, though these days I'm more inclined to pour a pinot if corned beef hash is for dinner.
Hormel Foods makes roast beef and corned beef hash. I've always stuck with the corned beef; tastes best.
A good hash
Prep: 25 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Makes: 2 servings
Like Mary Kitchen, Julia Child has a special place in my heart. It was the legendary "French chef" who told a surprised Judith Jones to stir some stock or gravy into a hash to give it a crusty glaze. Jones, an esteemed cookbook editor and no slouch in the kitchen, found it really worked. Here's an all-purpose hash recipe from Jones' food memoir, "The Tenth Muse."
2 tablespoons butter
2 to 3 mushrooms, chopped, optional
2 shallots or 1 medium onion, chopped
1 rib celery, chopped
1/2 large red or green bell pepper, chopped
2 medium or small potatoes, boiled, peeled, chopped
6 ounces cooked beef, lamb, pork, corned beef or poultry, cut into a small dice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup lamb, beef, veal or chicken stock
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1. Melt the butter in an 8-to-9-inch skillet. Cook the mushrooms, shallots, celery and bell pepper, stirring often, until almost soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the potatoes and the meat. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until hash begins to sizzle, 2 minutes.
2. Pour in the stock. Cook over low heat, partially covered, 10 minutes. Turn the hash over with a spatula. Cook, uncovered, until liquid evaporates and crust begins to form on bottom, 5 minutes. Turn the hash over; cook until other side is browned, 5 minutes. Serve with parsley sprinkled on top.
Nutrition information
Per serving: 510 calories, 50% of calories from fat, 28 g fat, 13 g saturated fat, 115 mg cholesterol, 45 g carbohydrates, 20 g protein, 1,343 mg sodium, 6 g fiber
Clam hash
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 45 minutes
Makes: 4 servings
This recipe comes from Roadfood.com, the Web site of Jane and Michael Stern, who have roamed back roads for decades discovering and celebrating American's down-home cooking, like clam hash. "We've not seen clam hash on a menu other than at Pat's Kountry Kitchen, but it has deep roots in Yankee cooking," the pair noted. This recipe "comes pretty close" to what is famously served up at the restaurant in Old Saybrook, Conn. Top with a fried egg, if you like.
1 dozen large chowder clams or 2 cans (6.5 ounces) chopped clams, drained of most juice
1 rib celery, diced
1/2 bay leaf, crushed
3 potatoes, boiled, peeled, diced
2 bunches green onions, chopped, including some of the greens
2 to 4 tablespoons whipping cream
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon thyme
2 to 3 ounces salt pork, cut into small pieces
1. Scrub the clam shells thoroughly clean. Place them in a kettle with about an inch of water with the celery and bay leaf. Cover; heat to a boil over medium heat. Steam until the shells open wide, about 15 minutes. Remove the clams from the broth; cool. Cut the meat from the shell. Chop into pieces no bigger than peas. (If you are using canned clams, omit this step and omit the celery and bay leaf.)
2. Combine the clams, potatoes and green onions in a bowl; add enough cream so the mixture holds together but isn't wet. Stir in the salt, pepper and thyme.
3. Fry the salt pork over medium-high heat in a 12-inch nonstick skillet until the fat is rendered, about 8 minutes. Remove most of the cracklings; reserve. Add the hash to the hot fat, flattening it into a large patty. Fry until crusty, 10-15 minutes. Turn; fry the other side 10-15 minutes. Garnish with cracklings.
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Per serving: 306 calories, 44% of calories from fat, 15 g fat, 6 g saturated fat, 43 mg cholesterol, 32 g carbohydrates, 12 g protein, 546 mg sodium, 4 g fiber


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TERRE HAUTE, IN – York College junior runner Tim Hartung (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin) finished seventh at the 2012 NCAA Division III National Championships on Saturday in Terre Haute, IN. Hartung becomes York's first cross country All-American.
Hartung, who qualified as an at-large selection from the Mid-East Region, traversed the LaVern Gibson Course in a time of 24:43.6. He finished less than four seconds out of a top five finish and less than 18 seconds behind national champion Tim Nelson of Wisconsin-Stout. There were 280 runners that participated in the championship meet.
Hartung was the second Mid-East finisher behind Allegheny's Bobby Over. Over won last weekend's Mid-East Regional while Hartung placed fifth at the regional meet last weekend. The seventh place finish is the highest for a Capital Athletic Conference runner at the national meet. Goucher's Jeff Olencik was the previous high finisher in the CAC as he placed ninth at the 2000 national championship meet.
Head coach Erick Camodeca couldn't have been happier with the result.
"It has yet to settle in, and may take a few days or weeks to do so," said Camodeca. "As we said we had our goals going into nationals. We were aiming for Top 35, which is Coaches All American. To finish seventh Overall and become NCAA All American and have the best finish by a CAC runner in conference history is remarkable!"
Camodeca thought Hartung ran an intelligent race.
"Tim ran an aggressively smart race today. He put himself in position by getting out early and establishing position within the lead pack. Heading into the 3K Tim was about 10 seconds out from Top 15, at this point we knew he was in great shape. A few meters past the 5K, Tim was in 15-16th place. At this point it was about staying strong and confident. By the 7K, he slid past eight runners and sat in seventh place. We were shocked at this point and were hoping he could hold off everyone's kick."
Hartung felt great during the race.
"Todays race was one of those races that you want to have every time you are on the course. I had points during the race where I was worried that I was moving up the pack too fast, but my legs just kept going and I just kept passing guys. I had been confident early this year that I could put myself into position to be an NCAA All-American. Even though there were some bumps along the road to nationals this year, I still knew I had a shot this weekend if I executed to be an NCAA All-American and that's what I was able to do."
Camodeca reflected on the record-setting 2012 season for Hartung and his men's cross country program.
"This has been an incredible year for this team, and Tim. No one deserves this more than Tim and I'm sure he would trade this moment to have his teammates out here with him. All of this would not be possible without the hard work of this team and coaching staff. Coach [Steven] LoBianco has done a tremendous job with Tim and the rest of the team. We wish more people could have been out here to experience this meet, the atmosphere, and moment. "
The All-American honors caps a fantastic year for the Spartan junior. He was injured early in the year but bounced back to win the Capital Athletic Conference championship as he led the Spartans to their second straight CAC Men's Cross Country championship. Hartung was named the 2012 CAC Men's Runner-of-the-Year as he earned his second straight conference championship.
Last year in Winnecone, Wisconsin, Hartung finished 50th out of 279 competitors in his first NCAA Championship meet.


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The Louisiana Entrepreneurship Fest: For Youth and First-time Entrepreneurs will be held June 20-21 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center. This first statewide conference of its kind will offer high school juniors and seniors, college students and adults a chance to learn how to plan for and start a business.
The Louisiana Entrepreneurship Fest: For Youth and First-time Entrepreneurs will be held June 20-21 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center. This first statewide conference of its kind will offer high school juniors and seniors, college students and adults a chance to learn how to plan for and start a business.
"A lot of young people have great ideas but don't know how to go about turning them in to a business," said Steve Vassallo, Terrebonne Economic Development Authority CEO. "We want to be a springboard for entrepreneurs."
Representatives of TEDA and other organizations such as the Louisiana Workforce Commission, SCORE Baton Rouge and Louisiana Economic Development have been meeting in Baton Rouge to map out the conference. Vassallo said 12 to 14 organizations joined them at their Feb. 18 meeting.
"The state has wanted to host a conference of this magnitude for three years now and it's finally happening," Vassallo said. "Everybody that is associated with it is very excited. One of Sen. (Mary) Landrieu's staff members even came."
Vassallo said he hopes to get the senator to close out the conference since she is an advocate for small businesses.
The sessions will cover what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur, who the go-to people are for startups, how to develop a business plan, time management, and how to acquire money and information to get started.
Laynie Barrilleaux, Nicholls State University vice president for academic affairs and a TEDA board member who is helping develop the conference, recommended sessions be limited to 45 minutes and consist of 20-30 minute presentations followed by 15-20 minutes of question-and-answer time. Or there could be panels of three persons who address a topic for 5-10 minutes each with a Q-and-A session following.
"We are in the brainstorming session right now. I sent out an email to all parties that might participate to get feedback from them as far as the sessions go. Now we just have to find people that would be able to offer sessions for those tracks," Barrilleaux said.
The goal for the first year is 500 attendees. If the conference is successful, the parish could host it annually, Vassallo said.
Quality Inn Hotel in Houma will offer a special rate of $70 per night for those attending.
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On Monday we posted a blog I wrote about Android's approach to compatibility over on the official Android blog.
A Name for the Ailment
From a developer's point of view it's admittedly a bit trickier, though. You can do without features from later versions and rely on Android's forward compatibility to target the largest possible audience; or you can make a flashy cutting edge app for the latest version and wait for audience size to catch up. Although sometimes you don't even have to choose, because with a little extra work you can make an app that will run on old versions AND take advantage of new features if they are available. Nobody likes extra work, but at least as Tom Gibara pointed out, you're getting something in return.
But all that said, it comes down to choice: consumers and developers have to make some decisions, and the argument is that this all treads dangerously close to a tyranny of choice. Personally, I don't think it's nearly that bad, but of course that's just my opinion, and I respect that some people don't agree. And anyway, in an ideal world we'd like to see all devices running the latest version of Android -- it's not as if we are somehow opposed to the idea.
Wherein We Invoke a Business Cliche
But the main reason why this issue just isn't that big a deal is because we're right in the middle of a sea change that will wash this all away.
Rewind to about 5 years ago. This is recent enough you had feature phones and smartphones mostly as we do today, but long enough ago that it was before the mobile revolution really got underway. Back then as today, it was practically unheard of for a feature phone to ever get a software update. As for smartphones, it wasn't unheard of to get an update, but it was pretty uncommon (at least in the consumer space.)
Why? The reason was that the smartphone platform vendors controlled the software. It was exceedingly difficult for OEMs to differentiate on software because they had little control over the software. It was difficult for them to differentiate on features because they could only ship features supported by the OS they were using. But it was still a fiercely competitive market and they still innovated as hard as they could.
So they innovated on the only dimension they had control over: hardware and industrial design. The inevitable result was that as soon as an OEM released one phone, it was immediately on to the next. The follow-on to a successful device was another device. "Version 2.0" wasn't an upgrade, it was a replacement. This is how we ended up with 16 different RAZR models (if I counted correctly), each with different hardware. It was easier for OEMs to rev hardware than software, because they had little control over the software.
Think about that. Easier to rev hardware than software! This flies in the face of everything we've learned from the personal computer. It's almost like the cell phone world ran counter to the laws of nature, so as soon as someone offered the OEMs the chance to control their own software destiny they jumped at the chance. And that's exactly what Android as an open platform is doing.
And the Point Is...?
So what does this have to do with versionitis? Simply this: it takes time to rebuild a manufacturing process.
When all you do is rev hardware, you get pretty good at it. You optimize around it. You make being good at it a competitive strength. The OEMs are transitioning to a more PC-like world where they control their own software destiny, but to do this they need to update their procedures and tools.
This takes time, and today we're right in the middle of it. Device manufacturers want your brand loyalty. They also know they aren't going to get it unless their users have a good experience, and they know that users are expecting that the new $500 tiny computer they just bought comes with a year or two of support. OEMs know this, they are hardly dumb.
The updates are coming. You can see it already, with devices like the Samsung Moment and HTC Hero (for Sprint) getting 2.1, and commitments to upgrade other models. Section 12 in the Compatibility Definition Document even requires that compatible Android devices be upgradeable, which at least sets the stage. Device manufacturers are getting better and better at doing these updates -- and I mean, it's not like they are going to get slower at it.
That's why it just doesn't make sense to me to worry much about this versionitis thing. It's certainly true that today some people aren't getting the updates they want, but that will change over time. And while it may be poor consolation when your buddy's got a later Android version than you, your current phone isn't just going to stop working. And of course the reality is that to the vast majority of the millions of regular-Joe Android users, this isn't even an issue.
So for some people it's painful today, but really they're just impatient for the future to arrive. We have to take the long view, though -- and as far as I can see, the view is pretty good.


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A shy 12-year-old girl makes her dying grandma a promise, and this is what happens four years later.
The City of Hope banks $45,000 she's raised for cancer research and adds enough blood from drives she's held to supply the hospital's needs for close to half a month.
The National Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Registry has 250 more names on it thanks to her recruitment efforts, and dozens of local high school kids have become Ambassadors for Hope, spreading the word on their campuses and inspiring teens to get involved in helping save lives.
"I made my grandma a promise to go out and help others fighting cancer," says Morgan Davidson, now 16 and no longer shy. "I knew that's what she wanted me to do, and I'm doing it."
It is a remarkable accomplishment for someone so young, says Vivian Abernathy, Morgan's mentor in the "Be the Match" program at City of Hope.
"The best match for stem cell/bone marrow donors is between the ages of 19 and 25, so educating high school students, as Morgan is doing, is very, very important to us," she says.
"Usually the motivating factor in getting someone involved is losing a loved one themselves, but Morgan's teaching young people the importance of getting involved now. What she's doing is truly inspiring."
But there's one thing that's been missing from this four-year journey she's been on to keep that promise. Learning the identity of the person who donated bone marrow to help her grandmother, Barbara Klass, fight her cancer.
His name is Matt West, a young father living with his wife and baby son in Colorado Springs, Colo. Eight years ago he went to a nearby military post to donate blood for soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He was asked if he wanted to add his name to the National Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Registry and be tested as a possible donor. He did. Four years later, he got a call saying he was a potential candidate as a match for a person dying of cancer in Los Angeles.
"After three months of further testing, it was determined I was the best candidate," he said by phone Tuesday from his home where he was taking care of his 5-month-old son.
What Matt never found out was if it worked. Did the person receiving his bone marrow make it?
"I've thought about it often, but no one ever told me — until about two months ago," he said. "I received a call from City of Hope asking if it would be OK to release my name to the family because they wanted to thank me.
"That's when I learned she had passed away. It was difficult for me as a dad with a new baby just beginning his life to hear I had failed to save hers."
Nonsense, said Alan Klass, Morgan's grandfather, who made the call to thank Matt for all his efforts in trying to save his wife's life.
"He said he felt like a failure, but I reassured him he had done a great service," Alan said. "He gave my wife hope, and it was exactly what she needed those last few months with her family by her side."
He also told Matt about Morgan, and the promise she had made to her grandma. And how, four years later, she was still busy fulfilling it.
"I've been following all she's done for the City of Hope on her Facebook page," Matt said. "Wow, is all I can say. What a wonderful, dedicated girl."
Does Morgan think her grandma knows what she's done for City of Hope these last four years? Sure, she says. She sees little signs of it all the time.
"My mom and I were walking down the street a few weeks ago, and a woman dressed in pink from head to toe walked by and smiled at us," Morgan says. "We stopped, looked at each other, and started laughing. My grandma loved pink.
"Yeah, she knows."
For more information on Be The Match, go to bethematch.org.
Dennis McCarthy's column runs on Friday. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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2013 and earlier BMW 3-Series Prices Paid and Buying Experience
buying makes no difference to the selling price of the car vs. leasing. The dealer makes the same profit. As several other people have recommended, email Greg at Pacific BMW, Jon at Santa Barbara BMW or Justin at New Century BMW with your build and see what they can do. You won't have to worry later or come back here and ask if this is a "good deal". Finally, there are dealer incentives from BMW and this helps them give you a better deal. I would target $500 over invoice, then minus your incentives, to get to the best price.0
I laugh at people who come running here and wanting know if the deal they got is good or not...
I send my friends to the Costco web site and have them build the car they want, the web site shows invoice since that is part of the Costco auto buying service. This way they have an excellent idea if the dealer if giving them a fair deal or not.0
Costco is definitely a good place to start....but an educated buyer, can use the various resources available to them, with a little bit of work, find a great deal. Costco does not educate the buyer on MSD's, marked up acquisitions fees or other charges.
I admit that I find it somewhat sad and little humorous, with all the info out there, that people fail to try to educate themselves. However, I got hosed by my own lack of knowledge on my first BMW, back in 2005 and wished that someone could of pointed me in the right direction.0
Costco is a place to state, and then Bimmerfest to learn about the MSD and such.. With invoice prices handy on the net as you stated about an hour of ones time can save thousands..0
drstein Posts: 9Bimmerfest is more than just a place to learn about MSDs. They are most certainly the place to learn all things BMW but also a great place to get a great deal on your next BMW. The dealer sponsors on Bimmerfest offer transparent, clean cut deal. Not only that, but pricing you cannot normally get anywhere else, even at Costco. Also the fact it cost nothing to join, everyone who has any type of interest in BMWs, as well as every BMW prospective buyer owes it to themselves to go there and take a look. The deals on Bimmerfest draw buyers across not only state lines, but from across the country. I'm not a Sponsor, dealer, or site admin., I'm just a BMW fan.0
i'm in the market for a 2014 328i lease and got this quote. would appreciate any feedback on what you think of the deal. btw, i'm so cal resident.
36mo lease
premium package
heated seats
driver's assist package
msrp 44,925
sell price 39,395
alpine white w/black interior
MF 0.76 (after 7 MSD)
Residual factor 60%
my down payment was $2000, but once I asked for MSD and MF went down from 1.25 to 0.76, there's another 3150 to pay. so i have to pay $5150 at signing, but supposedly the 3150 I will get back guaranteed at the end of lease.
what do you guys think? would you recommend using MSD's if i have the cash? do you ACTUALLY get it back 100% and there are no gimmicks??? that's a lot of money out of pocket and want to make sure. thanks for your advise.0
First off, yes the MSD's are legit and you will get all your money back, as long as you are not over the mileage or have chargeable damage. You are not providing your monthly payments in your info. I think your sell price is pretty good. However, your down seems to be a touch high. I recommend you only pay DMV, $725 acquisition fee and first monthly payment and the $80 Cal doc fee. I am guessing they are decapping the lease by about $500.
Finally, do yourself a favor and email Greg at Pacific BMW and/or Justin at New Century with your build and get a comparison quote. You could also try Jon at Santa Barbara BMW, I believe he is blowing out the inventory there, with great deals.0
thanks so much for the advise! I was trying to accurately describe the deal and left out monthly payments. after the 7 MSD's, it comes out to $419. the drive off includes capital reduction, cap reduction tax, lic and reg, bank fee, doc fee, and first month's payment. does that sound right? is bank fee same as acquisition fee?
also, I just discovered that this is the last year for the 3 series model and it'll be replaced with the 4 series next year. would that make it a good or bad thing?0
It's only the coupe/convertible that is named the 4-series, and that's already happened.. The 3-Series sedan will live on... no worries.
Did you get a good deal? Be sure to come back and share!
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Can anyone tell me if there's any gimmick in getting an MSD? my dealer guarnatees i will get back all of my 3600 deposit back upon return if the car is in good condition. I have the cash, but I'm afraid just because i'm using it now to save on my monthly payments, i won't get it back when the 36mo lease ends because of some "fine line print". it's scary putting all that money down hoping to save and not getting it back at the end. and also, how long have MSD's been around. a friend just leased an A4 and he didn't know anything about MSDs. Is it a BMW thing? Has anyone ever had trouble getting all the money back at the end? thanks!0
Not too sure why you are asking this questions again, it has been answered before.. Also if you join Bimmerfest, ALL of your questions are answered, just saying...0
there are no fine print gimmicks regarding the MSD's... if you bring the car back with damage or excess miles they can take that out of the MSD. By damage, I mean anything over the size of a credit card dings or scrapes. The MSD program is the best deal out there.
I urge you not to do a capital reduction, all you are doing is paying the rent(lease) upfront and risk the loss if something happens. Plus you have to pay the tax on the capital reduction. the bank fee and the acquisition fee are the same thing....0
stkntraffic Posts: 172Just chiming in to agree with the cap reduction advice.
Cap reduction is like going to rent a house and deciding the monthly rent is too high. Would you pay a chunk of money upfront to make your monthly rent lower? Doesn't make a lot of sense when you look at it that way.0
I've done MSDs, twice... no issues..
Your lease-end charges are your lease-end charges... It doesn't matter if you have $500 on deposit or $4000.. No one will jack up the charges to steal your deposit..
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bceagles88 Posts: 39One other question. Say I decide to trade in the car 2 or 3 months before the lease up and I am getting a different brand, say Audi. If I trade it in to Audi, what happens to the MSD's?0
Audi's are nice, but as a true sport sedan the FWD is the killer for me.0
That makes no difference, MSD's are just security deposits. You get your money back whether you keep the car for a month or through the entire term of your lease.0
bmwlova234242 Posts: 22013 328i Xdrive Automatic
Glacier Silver
Premium Package
Cold Weather Package
Wood trim
$39533 before taxes and fees?
Any good or should I try for lower?0
You need to provide more info.... what is the MSRP, the invoice price? There is at least a $2000 incentive on 2013 models. You should be able to buy this car well under invoice, at least $3000 under, it is last years car.
Spend a little time doing research, you can save thousands....Offhand, the price looks high, but you need to know the numbers!!0
Sunny48, yes, they have jacked the money factor, the base rate is .00125, they have also raised the acquisition fee by $200, up from the base of $725. If you want to buy in the NE, I would try NJ. You can use Multiple Security Deposits, which in the range you are looking at would save you an additional $50 per month in payments. I have written on this forum about MSD's and it is one of the great benefits of leasing with BMW FS. If you check the forum Bimmerfest, I believe there are several reputable CA's in NJ, that will give you a fair deal.0
zorahadic Posts: 4
Can anyone tell me what the money factor and residuals are for 36 month 10,000 miles/year
of 2014 328xi and 335xi? Thanks so much0
Would someone please clarify how BMW Holiday Credits/Build Out Credits and Turn-Key Rebates work?
If I have been reading the information on this site correctly, it seems like incentives (credits) are subtracted from the price of the vehicle (MSRP), eventually bringing it to the final price (negotiated price)... Is this correct or are these credits usually subtracted from the total purchase... (meaning the contract)?
Also, how do Turn-Key Rebates work? Does the buyer pay the payment then it is applied to the account as a credit?
Sorry about all the questions, but I am new to this and want to know everything... I know some of the questions might seem silly...
bailaowai Posts: 2
Hi Guys, I'm new to leasing. Looking at a 2014 535i. I've been quoted a money factor of 0.00165. I thought the base MF was 0.00125. When I asked the dealer, they said "well they have to make some money somewhere". I'm at invoice + 1000 before incentives, and still hoping to get them down a bit. Also in NorCal. Is this normal - the dealer "marks up" the MF?0
Yes, it's "normal"... so is their BS answer. You negotiated what you thought was a good price, then they bumped you $1000 on the finance side. It's typical. I've never paid a marked up MF, yet... but, I'd do it for a corresponding reduction in selling price, assuming I was happy with the deal, already.
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Bailaowai...It is all bs on their part...contact Jon at Santa Barbara BMW or Greg at Pacific BMW and they will hook you up with a straight deal. I have heard from many people that the Nor Cal dealers will not give you a great deal.0
ghla59..all the incentives and credits are taken out after you reach a deal. However, shady dealers will tell you, that it is included in the deal. If you are in LA, contact Greg at Pacific BMW, he will give you an honest, no BS deal. Turn key, they make the payment for you....0
Thanks konacoug! The information you provide here is really helpful and very informative...I asked because most people whom I spoke with didn't seem to know exactly how such incentives are subtracted, so I didn't get much help when I was shopping for and leased my 2013 328i a couple of months ago ( I know I should have done more research then), but since another family member is considering a BMW, I wanted to clearly understand everything just to be able to help her negotiate a better deal overall... We sure will be contacting Greg!
I know it's too late to reflect on the deal that I got, but I was able to get the sale price of the vehicle about $7k below MSRP; $3800 below invoice, so I thought at the time (since I was in a rush and I really needed to get a car) that it was a decent discount given the base MF and a payment that I could live with, although it would have been better had I known about MSDs then! Could that mean that all the credits were already factored into that sale price? Thanks again!!0
nikhilauto13 Posts: 4
signed a new lease for 320i. How does this look?
2014 320i with moonroof
Sale price: 31300
Term: 36 months; 12,000/year
Monthly Pay: 320+Tax(=348.63)
Paid 1750 at the time of signing the contract, which includes the first month's payment.
Did I do ok?0
RBlakeNYC Posts: 5
2009 Audi a4 Quattro premium plus owner Signed for a new 328i xdrive yesterday in Hartford ct. Think I got a reasonable deal so sharing the numbers. All negotiations by phone - in some cases after email enquiry. Only stepped into one dealer and had all the numbers and the specific car nailed down before doing so. Negotiating on 12/29-30 probably helped.
The car is mineral grey with premium and cold options.
Msrp 44825
Invoice 41265
Truecar quotes from dealers (including holiday credit of 1250 but not loyalty at 500 as not current owner) at 39500 (too far away/inconvenient) and two at 40800.
Also negotiated with a dealer about an hour away to 39990 with an extra detailing at first service thrown in but wasn't my my preferred color and somewhat inconvenient.
Decided upon local dealer and negotiated to 40000 including application of the 1250 holiday credit.
Am paying the local going rate for doc prep 499 and transfer of 135. Not too happy about that but felt it netted me to the target of about $500 over invoice before credits.
Will finance a significant portion at 2.99 or somewhat less.
A few thoughts on cars available - informed by reading posts here and bimmerfest...
- wish I could have found one with lighting option without all the other bells and whistles. Am pretty sure I will regret not having the superior and cool lights but couldn't find without another 5k plus in other options I didn't want/afford
- Wish a sports line made sense but fearing winter snow travel and, again, not found many on lot cars within 100 miles and when did tended to be fully loaded cars. Also Wasn't willing to rotate in snows every year (as a true fanatic would)
- If circumstances allowed, would have ordered exactly the car I wanted and waited for it - Or, even better, picked-up in Munich!
In the end, I had decided I would splurge on this car if I could get it at 40k and felt I succeeded (despite fees and state taxes taking it to about 43500). Plan to pick it up tomorrow! Best to all with your experiences!0
sunny48 Posts: 24
@konacoug said:
Sunny48, yes, they have jacked the money factor, the base rate is .00125, they have also raised the acquisition fee by $200, up from the base of $725. If you want to buy in the NE, I would try NJ. You can use Multiple Security Deposits, which in the range you are looking at would save you an additional $50 per month in payments. I have written on this forum about MSD's and it is one of the great benefits of leasing with BMW FS. If you check the forum Bimmerfest, I believe there are several reputable CA's in NJ, that will give you a fair deal.
Thanks for your answer. I will look into NJ as I believe MSDs are not allowed in NY. I suspected the acquisition fee was jacked up.
The holidays were too hectic for me to concentrate on a car, although my husband got one. What incentives might be coming up during the winter? I will probably be ordering this car, so can wait for any. I noticed that MB had good ones last winter, so I am curious to know if BMW also offers winter enticements.0


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When hundreds of University of Alabama fraternity and sorority members turned out to the polls on Aug. 27 to vote in the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education race, it was somewhat expected, given that a former Student Government Association president was on the ballot.
When hundreds of University of Alabama fraternity and sorority members turned out to the polls on Aug. 27 to vote in the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education race, it was somewhat expected, given that a former Student Government Association president was on the ballot.
As a reward, according to recent emails that have surfaced from at least two sororities and one fraternity, students were lured with the promise of free drinks at local bars and rides to the polls in stretch limo SUVs. T-shirts were given away for one candidate. And at some Greek houses, campaign signs for the Machine's "choice" dotted the lawns. According to recent claims, some students may have even registered to vote where they didn't live, just so they could vote in the school board race.
When the allegations arose, I was horrified. But was I surprised? Not one bit.
There is a dark underbelly to the traditionally white fraternities and sororities at Alabama, one that, from the evidence of the school board race, still seems to be going strong — the Machine. During the last 100 years, the "secret" organization that everyone knows about but too few acknowledge has largely controlled campus politics, ensuring a Greek slate of candidates get elected to the SGA and a chosen sorority girl is crowned homecoming queen. It's been an assurance to fraternity and sorority members that, if loyal, they too can be student leaders on campus and possibly even further their political careers after college.
I know, because I am a product of that system.
A little more than a decade ago as a sorority pledge I was given a voter registration card and told to register while sitting in the dining room of my sorority house. I remember what it was like to ride to the polls in vans from sorority row. For four years, I faithfully voted the way I was told to on everything from a statewide lottery referendum to SGA elections and homecoming queen contests, partly out of fear that "the Machine" would find out if I didn't.
My overall Greek experience was a very positive one. But, to this day, the Machine was an aspect that I'm not proud of. It's part of the UA Greek experience that, in the last decade, I had hoped had changed.
Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it has.
This time, who will reap the result? Not likely the Greek students, who went to the polls to sway the vote in an election that will not affect them whatsoever. Instead, their decision has the potential to affect the education of Tuscaloosa children, children like my own son and daughter. And for what, stretch limos and drink wristbands in return for a vote?
As a Greek alum, that makes me ashamed. As a parent, it makes me livid.
Regardless of the questionable legality, what does it say about UA's Greek system and its priorities? What does it teach students about ethical political involvement, or the value of opinion? What image does it portray, not only of the Greek system but the University of Alabama nationwide?
The true heroes of the day are those anonymous Greeks who leaked out the emails, who stood up for what was right because they realized what was happening was wrong. They should be proud. Because so many former Machine members — myself included — never had that courage.
The University of Alabama has changed for the better in the last decade. Now it's time for Greek politics to do the same.


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April 10, 2014
March 20, 2014
I have an exhibition coming up. From April 24th til July 20th, I will have a solo show up in the new and improved Jaguar Shoes. The show is called EYE IN THE SKY and focuses on flying creatures and machines.
As part of the exhibition, there will also be costume making workshops and live music events, so keep an eye out for dates and times.
EYE IN THE SKY - an exhibition by Jim Stoten
April 24th - July 20th 2014
Jaguar Shoes, 32-34 Kingsland rd, London, E2 8DA
February 05, 2014
It's been a busy month!
There's a new music video in MOVING IMAGE.
There's a new album of songs called 'On a Flying Frog' in MUSIC.
Finally, here's a piece of editorial for cover of The New York Times Sunday Review.
January 06, 2014
Lot's of good stuff coming up in 2014, but for now, take a look at this mural I did for Eurostar, just before Christmas.
Passengers waiting to travel on the Eurostar, took a few minutes to write their Christmas story on a card, which I then turned into this 2mx3m mural.
Have a look at the MOVING IMAGE section to see a time lapse film documenting the whole process.
November 07, 2013
Personal commission from good friend and colleague, Mike Perry.
Click VIEW FULL PROJECT at the bottom of this post to view close ups of this drawing.
October 15, 2013
Owen and the Eyeballs are putting on one hell of a show for you all!
Thursday November 14th, 8pm til 2am, at Catch 22, Kingsland rd.
DJ sets from NOW OWL (Will Edmonds from Nous Vous), DISCO BITS, plus music from our friends THE NO DADDY DONT'S and a special guest appearance from our friend and comedy legend PHIL KAY.
And ofcourse, music from us, Owen and the Eyeballs.
Bedtime theme, so put your pyjamas on and let's get comfy with cocoa under the covers.
Save the date. Looking forward to seeing you there.
October 02, 2013
A few bits and pieces from various editorial commissions from this month.
September 26, 2013
New Porcelain Panther episode with Roger and Anna aka Crispin Finn in the PODCAST section.
August 01, 2013
Last month, I went to Glasgow to stay in a house with a recording studio, for a week. I made a new album while I was there which I am putting finishing touches to. The album will be called On A Flying Frog and I think this might be the cover.
July 09, 2013
This year at Glastonbury, people had the opportunity to lay down and be part of a huge 3 metre square version of this drawing I did.
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Kickstarter for Filmmakers -- The Campaign Site/
This is our final excerpt from James Cooper's eBook www.kickstarterforfilmmakers.com. Today James offers suggestions on how to structure your personal Kickstarter page. by James Cooper
Campaign Body
The body text of your campaign page is one of the most important pieces of the puzzle, and should receive your full attention to detail when deciding what information to put in, and how to present it. This is where you pitch people on your film and sell them on why they want to be a part of it.
What is it about?
This is where knowing how to pitch comes in handy. You remember pitching, don't you? The practice of distilling your story down to one or two sentences so you can quickly tell people what your film is about? I know you hate it, but it's an essential skill, and one you're going to have to put to good use here. For the purpose of your crowd funding campaign, a good pitch should read like the back of a DVD case, or like the description that comes up when you're flipping through films On Demand. What's most important is that the characters and story of the film are clear and easy to understand, as well as the genre. You're selling your film to people who haven't seen it yet, so you'd better be able to hook them!
Who is involved?
I don't know why this aspect gets looked over so often, but it does, and it's one of the most common problems I've found with many campaigns: usually, the only person you know is involved in the film is the person pitching it to you. They passionately tell you about the film they want to make and how great it will be and why you should love it as much as they will, but they almost always fail to quantify that to-be greatness with any proof. Who is on board with this film that will ensure its greatness?
To this point, don't be afraid to boast a little. If your previous efforts have garnered any award nominations (or wins), or have played any noteworthy festivals, tell us! I know people are always saying that no one likes a bragger, but this is one of those rare instances where it's perfectly okay to boast about your accomplishments. Likewise, do the same for any of your cast or crew that have done noteworthy things. If you want to go a step further (of course you do), linking to everyone's IMDB page is a great, easy way for people to get some information.
What is the money for?
This might seem obvious to you: "It's to make the movie! Duh!" but don't take for granted that this is always the case. A quick glance at Kickstarter will show you that there are various stages at which filmmakers are pursuing crowd funding: the majority are for production costs to actually make the film, but there are also instances of campaigns raising money for finishing funds for a film that has already been shot and just needs a little extra to finish it off, or you also often see filmmakers crowd funding their festival submission fees. All are equally legitimate reasons to seek crowd funding, but make sure your audience knows where the money is going!Some campaigns go so far as actually breaking down where the money is being allocated, and while the extra layer of transparency is nice, it's not usually a make-or- break addition.
What if you raise more than your goal?
I know, I know. You're stressing out enough over actually hitting your goal, and I want you to think about what will happen if you surpass it? It sounds strange, but this is one of the big questions many backers have, so you should make sure you have an answer in place. It doesn't have to be revelatory, it could be as simple as adding to the film's production value, or putting money into your eventual festival run.
How Kickstarter (or whatever platform you're on) works
This might sound redundant, but it's a good idea to include the ins and outs of your platform of choice in the body of your campaign. Why? Most people are still unfamiliar with how crowd funding works, and you want to make things as easy for your would-be backers as possible. It doesn't have to be a thorough analysis of the platform, but a paragraph explaining how it works will clear up any confusion people may have about what you're doing.
Some platforms have a section at the bottom of your page to add a FAQ section, should you realize you're getting similar questions from people and want to address them in one fell swoop. If your platform of choice doesn't have this as an option, it doesn't hurt to just make one yourself and amend it throughout the campaign.
What else?
As with the rewards, don't be afraid to get creative here. Some campaigns include photos of their actors in their campaign body, or their film's poster. Don't be afraid to try something a little different. Anything you can do to make your campaign more personal and unique, the better. Perhaps interviews with people involved in the production? Concept art or storyboards? Maybe that great joke you heard at a bar that one time? Actually, better skip that one.


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First off, I AM SORRY, but it could not be helped.
Well .... here is the story behind the extra long down time.
The hosting provider, E-Access, the people who house the server (an excellent place), noticed the lengthy down times that they were getting from their current upstream provider (I recorded 2 main ones, they had 4 or better in the recent past). Since the last one seemed to be "The straw that broke the camels back" they switched upstream providers, after a day or more of down time already. And as we all know, when a provider changes, the IPs change, so well, the next part of the story.
Since the IPs changed, the IP for the forum changed, since that is remotely done by another, that will take just a bit (as expected) to propgate and such. My own FREESCOsoft sites (and other sites) 'may' be a little longer, as the name server also changed and that needs to be updated and propgate again, then the new IPs also.
I now have the new IPs added to the websites, I have tested 'most' of them and all should work just fine, including the main one, this forum.
I am sorry for the down time, it was out of my hands and out of the hosting companies hands, and it was time to switch with the down times the old upstream provider has having.
On another note, it was unfortunate for the forums here, that I was not able to do the server upgrade at the same time, but well I was not about to put that work on E-Access at the same time they have to renumber their networks (that is enough of a job). The server move should still take place within the next month (as planned at this moment, but not in stone) so be expecting that also.
Also, thank you to all that had informed me about the down time. For some I am sorry I did not get back to you, when the server was unreachable, so was my email server I will work on a solution to that. To the others I may not have answered, I am sorry I was most likely busy working on issues with this or busy with other things, like pulling my hair out or who knows what.


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INDEPENDENCE –– Talk all you wish about Grayson County's chances of reaching the Region C Division 2 playoffs, about which teams must win and which teams must lose to give the Blue Devils the points they need to extend their season.
The fact is that the playoffs started for the Blue Devils the night of Oct. 8.
Grayson County has been in win or go home mode since falling to Galax in its Mountain Empire District opener back in Week 7, when the Blue Devils found themselves behind the eight-ball as far as the district title and the playoffs were concerned.
Tonight is Grayson's third straight must-win game and will more than any other factor decide whether or not the Devils (5-4 overall, 2-1 district) will play in the actual real-live playoffs, which start next Friday. Lose, and the season's over. Win, and the right teams win elsewhere, and the season lives on.
"It's a playoff game for us," said Grayson County coach Brett McPherson, whose Blue Devils travel to C.F. McKinney Stadium tonight for the regular season finale against Fort Chiswell (8-1, 3-0). Grayson can earn a one-third share of the MED championship (along with Galax) with a win, though the title would be a hollow parting gift should the playoff scenario fall through.
McPherson's ponderings and figurings have the Devils in the playoffs should either Radford defeat Giles or Glenvar knock off Floyd County. The key to the whole thing is of course notching a win over Fort Chiswell, who would claim the district outright with a win.
"It's a lot like last year, but last year we were just happy to be around," said McPherson, whose '09 team played for a share of the title despite a 3-6 record. "We didn't have much of a chance to beat Fort then, but we're a decent football team right now. I want to win regardless of what Radford and Glenvar do. If this is the last game I want it to be a good thing for us."
Nine teams are still alive for the six postseason spots in Division 2. This is highly unusual in a region where 9-1 and 8-2 teams are routinely left at home, but 6-4 will be good enough this year to earn an at-large berth.
Giles (5-4) is currently sixth with 161 VHSL ratings points, eight points more than No. 7 Grayson. The Devils would get a massive amount of points for a win over Fort, but would still need Giles to slip up to extend the season.
"Of course we've got to beat Fort, and it will be very difficult to do that," McPherson said.
Only Chilhowie has succeeded in doing so thus far. Fort Chiswell is as bread-and-butter as they can be on offense, handing the ball to Johnse Hatfield and letting that big offensive line pave the way for four or five yards at a pop.
In a 20-16 win over Galax, Hatfield carried an astounding 35 times. Nearly every one of those rushes was between the tackles, and he was met at the line nearly every time. Hatfield's churning legs and a steady forward push by the Pioneer O-line resulted in 169 yards and two touchdowns for the 5-11, 180-pound senior.
"That was about as even a football game as you could ask for," McPherson said. "But they're relentless. They do what they do, and it's all about that No. 42. He's a tough kid. He gets a lot of yards after contact, so we've got to do something about that."
While the Devils will have their hands full dealing with Fort Chiswell's size, McPherson is hoping the Pioneers will have as hard a time covering Grayson's array of skill personnel. Runningback Xavier Rodriguez is averaging 93 rushing yards per game, fullback Darren Anderson has 132 yards in his last two games and wideout Eric Harvey has back-to-back 100-yard outings. Mikey Rodgers takes a lot of the heat off of Harvey and is an outstanding possession receiver.
"We've been sharp on the outside and we've spread the ball around the last few games," said McPherson. "Darren is running strong inside, and I think Mikey and Eric can give them problems. But we've got to convert our opportunities. We can't have any wasted possessions."
Fort's offensive philosophy is perfect for keeping opposing offenses off the field, so Grayson will need to make the most of every possession.
"I think we've just got to outscore them," said McPherson. "We've got to score every time we get the ball, because they'll try to shorten the game, pound us up the middle, so we've got to get them behind and hopefully get them to do some stuff that they don't like to do, which they haven't had to do in a long time."
Grayson County (5-4, 2-1) at Fort Chiswell (8-1, 3-0)
Friday, 7:30, C.F. McKinney Stadium
Last week
Grayson County defeated Narrows 54-14
Fort Chiswell was idle
Last meeting
2009 (Fort Chiswell won 45-7)
Last Grayson County win
2007 (50-6)
Common opponents
Rural Retreat
Grayson County won 55-20 Sept. 10
Fort Chiswell won 41-19 Aug. 27
Grayson County won 48-22 Sept. 3
Fort Chiswell lost 35-7 Sept. 17
Bland County
Grayson County won 48-7 Oct. 22
Fort Chiswell won 35-7 Oct. 8
Grayson County lost 23-14 Oct. 8
Fort Chiswell won 20-16 Oct. 15
Grayson County won 54-14 last week
Fort Chiswell won 48-8 Oct. 22
The season
Grayson County Fort Chiswell
D Alleghany NC 36-14 8/27 D Rural Retreat 41-19
D Chilhowie 48-22 9 /3 D Auburn 41-0
D Rural Retreat 55-20 9/10 D Northwood 42-7
L to Glenvar 27-7 9/17 L to Chilhowie 35-7
L to Carroll Co. 36-35 OT 9/24 D Floyd Co. 22-21
L to Radford 43-6 10/1 D George Wythe 16-14
L to Galax 23-14 10/8 D Bland Co. 35-7
Open 10/15 D Galax 20-16
D Bland County 48-7 10/22 D Narrows 48-8
D Narrows 54-14 10/29 Open
at Fort Chiswell 11/3 Grayson County
The series
1988–Grayson Co. 34-18
1989–Grayson Co. 27-24
1990–Fort Chiswell 12-6
1991–Grayson Co.24-0
1992–Grayson Co. 31-8
1993–Grayson Co. 26-0
1994–Fort Chiswell 22-15
1995–Grayson Co. 27-14
1996–Grayson Co. 29-26
1997–Grayson Co. 41-6
1998–Grayson Co. 38-23
1999–Grayson Co. 21-18
2000–Grayson Co. 32-14
2001–Grayson Co. 68-20
2002–Grayson Co. 34-8
2003–Grayson Co. 39-10
2004–Grayson Co. 41-36
2005–Grayson Co. 56-21
2006–Grayson Co. 45-6
2007–Grayson Co. 50-6
2008–Fort Chiswell 25-6
2009–Fort Chiswell 45-7
Grayson County leads 18-4
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FLOTUS steps into ACA spotlight
President Barack Obama has struggled to sell his health care law this fall — and until now, he's largely been without his top seller: first lady Michelle Obama.
The first lady has done little to promote the Affordable Care Act in recent months, marking a shift from her usual role as the president's middle class messenger — a move that allowed her to sidestep the political battles over the law, and questions about the administration's trustworthiness.
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Now, with HealthCare.gov's glitches mostly fixed, and pressure mounting for the administration to boost enrollment numbers — and the president's approval ratings continuing to slump — she took on a new level of public involvement Wednesday, co-hosting a group of mothers in the Oval Office, and sitting solo for a round of interviews with African-American radio hosts.
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"The first lady is the best salesperson" for the White House, senior adviser Valerie Jarrett told POLITICO. She's getting involved now, Jarrett said, because she's the right person to convey the message of the moment: that the uninsured — especially young people and minorities — should look for insurance on exchanges and that those with insurance are already feeling the benefits of the law.
As this phase continues, Obama will speak out more on health care, Jarrett said. People familiar with the White House's plans expect more engagement by the first lady in 2014.
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Obama steered clear of discussing the health care law through the difficult months of October and November — though after the government shutdown ended, she did attack House Republicans for "shut[ting] down our government to try to shut down Obamacare."
An acknowledgement of the problems with HealthCare.gov was conspicuously absent from that same speech, on Oct. 25, as she offered a reminder to Democratic women of the importance of keeping in mind the people who are benefiting from the law, the "folks who come from all across the country, who come from all different backgrounds and walks of life."
The first lady and president conveyed a similar, positive message on Wednesday afternoon, as they hosted an Oval Office meeting for eight mothers who have helped their families and their communities tackle health care challenges.
"What the Affordable Care Act provides and can provide for so many families out there is peace of mind," the first lady said when reporters were allowed in at the end of the meeting. "This isn't about politics; it's about making sure that every family has the peace of mind to know that if a child gets sick, or someone loses a job, or someone has an illness that requires hundreds of thousands of dollars in coverage, that they're going to have the safety net that they need to make sure that they don't lose their home, that they aren't spending the rest of their lives paying off medical fees."


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I do hope Twitter is imprisoned for one year - I might finally get some work done!
...you're saying that when Alexander asked whether the banks minded him spying on them they said no. They were in the lucky position of being asked. Mere mortals like you and me don't have the luxury of being asked, it just happens whether you want it or not.
"...frequently paints the internet as a the world's..."
The reason they talk about The Sun on Radio 4 is because it is at the heart of Murdoch's ability to determine which political party is elected next. If Cameron caused The Sun to fall foul of his poorly thought through censorship system it would be political suicide. So he has to invent an illogical line in the sand that allows their topless models and occasionally salacious content, but disallows things that would increase his political capital.
When he says something will or won't be censored, this means nothing. He has no say over the details of how each ISP runs their censorship. He's just saying whatever seems like the right answer to him at the time that will keep him in power.
In this article in The Sun today they are clearly firing a warning shot across his boughs. He's lost their support even though he's saying The Sun won't be censored.
...in the last paragraph "Making sure the foxes guarding national hen house answer to a different fox does very little improve the hens' existence, and even less to deter the predatory nature of their "guardians."
If someone hovered a drone outside my bedroom window I'd knock their block off!
When they say that people who infringe IP are terrorists, isn't that just the same as when the police shout "stop resisting" when they're aggressively subduing someone who isn't resisting arrest?
I recently had the cracked screen on my iPad replaced in a local repair shop. This is in England, and cost me GBŁ80. If I had got Apple to fix it the cost would have been a billion times that. I knew it wasn't a genuine Apple screen, and the glue they used to stick it all back together hasn't proved to be anything like that used by Apple, but it was very much a deliberate act on my part to not engage Apple and their stupendous pricing in getting my device repaired.
$275,000 to a Muslim heathcare center in Detroit
$150,000 an Arab American Museum in Dearborn
$25,000 to the lead plaintiff
$250,000 for attorney's fees
Why would anyone be surprised that the lawyers did everything they could to get Moughni to shut up and stop complaining.
Here is an infographic explaining why the lawyers should have received more.
If home.dk think that The Home Office are a commercial competitor, then yes, they can be expected to misuse this misguided web blocking system. It's just corporate protectionism.
I wonder whether the story of Pastor Mimi Asher has something to offer - she dismantled a London gang by feeding them and showing motherly love.
I appreciate there are a million differences between this and radical terrorists, but the idea is to confront something you hate with love instead of more hate.
that I bought Hurt Locker on iTunes before I realised that such a terrible company was behind it.
How droll.
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After hearing that the prime minister of New Zealand gave away $150,000,000 of public money to Warner Brothers in exchange for a toy sword so that they can be freed up to earn $3,000,000,000 from The Hobbit I think you'll agree that we shouldn't castigate Richard O'Dwyer - relative to that little bit of trickery he ranks somewhere between Mother Teresa of Calcutta and the Archangel Gabriel.
I plan to donate Ł10 a month to Richard O'Dwyer.
Is it possible to simply apply a "Mike" filter when I'm browsing the comments on Techdirt. Every comment that starts "Mike" seems to be written by some fucking nutter who should go out and get a proper job.
As for me, I'm going to go back to the important job of stacking the cat muzzle shelf at the Glastonbury Tor gift shop.
Am I the only person who doesn't think Kim Dotcom is a slimeball?
The IQ Block Country Wordpress plugin allows you block traffic relating to a particular country. As a form of protest it would be pretty easy for people to deny visits to their website from people in Germany.
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NoSleep is a tool that permits you to keep your MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air operating even after you have closed the lid. This can be particularly useful if you are the kind of person that needs to let your computer work while you are asleep or when you want to take your computer with you somewhere. Its great for taking the computer places so that you can close the lid even though you want it to continue processing whatever it was processing when you had it opened up. It's also great for servers if you just happen to use your MacBook for one. If you use your MacBook as a base computer but like to attach it to an external display, then you will appreciate this application.
The usefulness of NoSleep is open for discussion because if you want to let your computer run while you are trying to sleep, it is simple enough to merely reduce your backlight brightness to zero while the computer finishes what it has to do. Apart from that, the MacBook (no matter the model) will not continue to run after you have closed it up. Instead, it will go into a power-saving sleep mode.
NoSleep comes with a settings pane (shown below) that is accessible from System Preferences on your Mac (>System Preferences) that permits you change some settings. The settings are limited only two checkboxes. One being Do not fall asleep when lid is closed which as it states, keeps your MacBook from going into the low-power sleep mode when you close your MacBook; the second option being Start NoSleep utility on system startup, which allows the program execute every time you boot up the computer so that youre ready to use it without having to open it up every time.
Apart from the System Preferences pane, a menu bar icon (shown below) is also supplied which permits you to enable and disable NoSleep on demand. It assists you in discerning the working status of NoSleep. The gray, colorless icon indicates that NoSleep is not enabled. The blue, lit icon indicates that NoSleep is enabled and will keep your MacBook from falling asleep when you close it. Along with most of Mac OS X's menu bar icons, NoSleep's icon isn't that bad looking.
NoSleep is a free application that can be downloaded from this link. If you decide that you dont like its functionality after installing it, you can uninstall NoSleep by executing the uninstaller package that is encompassed within the '.dmg' file that you downloaded. It's also a good idea to reboot after doing so. The developer of the application states that he is open for suggestions for improving it whether your suggestions are for bug fixes or for feature requests.
The newest version (1.2.1) comes with a bug fix and improvement from the previous version (1.2):
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My neighborhood in Brooklyn is home to tons of good restaurants, but one of the things it lacks is a good Indian restaurant. There are many nights when I come home craving a hearty plate of lamb rojan josh or saag paneer, but quickly realize that I'd have to trek back out to Manhattan in order to find good versions of those dishes. So occasionally, it just seemed easier to stock up on spices and make my own versions of Indian favorites at home.
For nights when I have a little more time, I'd make a big batch of chicken tikka masala, which has juicy pieces of chicken marinated in yogurt and broiled until golden brown on top. When I have a little less time, I make this quick and easy version of chicken korma.
The ingredient list may seem a bit long, but don't worry: most of the spices (cumin, coriander, cayenne, paprika, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and bay leaves) you're likely to already have in your pantry. I use boneless, skinless chicken thighs, which stay more tender and juicier without marinating than chicken breasts, and cook them with the spices, yogurt, onions, garlic, and ginger. Ground almonds also get added to the mix, with additional almond slices thrown in at the end.
Just cook up some basmati rice on the side, and you're good to go. And if you want to make extra, go right ahead. The flavors seem to deepen overnight, resulting in even better leftovers the next day. (Weekend breakfast, anyone?)
Chicken Korma
Serves 4
- 1/2 cup almond slices or slivers
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons minced or grated ginger
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 1/2 cups plain yogurt
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more if needed
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro (if needed)
- Grind 1/2 of the almonds in a spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle, reserving the other half until Step 4.
- In a small bowl, combine the ground almonds, cumin, coriander, cardamom, cayenne pepper, paprika, cinnamon, and cloves.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet (14" is ideal) or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion and sauté until translucent and golden, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for another minute. Add the chicken and sauté, stirring occasionally, until it's mostly white, about 2 minutes. Add the almond-spice mix and stir to coat the chicken and onions.
- Add the yogurt, bay leaf, and brown sugar and allow the chicken to simmer for another 3 to 4 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked and the sauce has thickened. Add the salt and pepper and adjust with more salt if needed. Transfer to a serving dish, garnish with the remaining almond slices and chopped cilantro, and serve.


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I have mixed feelings about A Song of Ice and Fire, and the TV show adaption, Game of Thrones. On one had, they're brilliant, genre-pushing stories that create a rich, wonderfully textured world and weave together an incredibly intricate web of characters and plots. On the other hand, the world is so sprawling, the characters so numerous I've almost gotten to the point where I've stopped caring. A little discipline, a little restraint, and a lot more focus, I think, would help enormously. Absent that, however, there's now George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire – A Game of Thrones Guide for iPhone and iPad.
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The free app includes 8 characters from the first book of the series, A Game of Thrones, and maps for the north and south. You can buy information packs via in-app purchase for $0.99 a pop, or $4.99 for the entire series to date. You can also set a "spoiler" level, so if you haven't read all the books, you can lock out characters and events you haven't gotten to get.
There are the usual big brand annoyances, of course. You can favorite articles but you can't copy any text or share any entries, socially or otherwise. Also, while the maps are movable and zoomable, they didn't take the time to nail the animation, so it's jerky and janky.
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