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EU Might Require Microsoft to Bundle Other Browsers [windowsitpro.com]
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, antitrust regulators in the European Union (EU) are preparing to require Microsoft to bundle competing browsers in Windows. This sanction would effectively turn the EU's original complaint against the software giant on its head: "Because Microsoft has gained an unfair advantage over browser makers by bundling its own browser with Windows, the company will have to now bundle competing products, as well."
If this happens, it means the EU has chosen a far more drastic remedy than requiring Microsoft to unbundle Internet Explorer (IE) from Windows, a remedy that itself seems a bit far-reaching, even for the regulation-happy EU. But there could be a simple reason for the shift: The EU tried an unbundling strategy with Microsoft before, and that effort failed miserably.
Wow. If the EU can dictate something like this I'm not sure it sets a good precedent.
A choice should be provided as to which alternatives are installed and which are set as defaults. Some sort of testing/approval system would have to be implemented by Microsoft, but they should already be testing these titles anyway (as part of their update development) so that's not a big problem.
Offering choices via Windows Update, has the advantage of being fluid, however, choices should be offered on DVDs, and in particular, on OEM machines (when first switched on).
The only reason MS find themselves in this position is because they have broken more or less every anti-trust rule ever created over the years (and some might say, invented new ways to break the rules). Let's not forget, for instance, that they even sabotaged some of their own software so that it would not run under cloned versions of MS-DOS (so that they could blame the cloned OS as being faulty).
Microsoft have consistently used their position as operating system developers to give themselves an unfair advantage in the development of other software. You may think this is reasonable, but it has been ruled ILLEGAL in the US as well as Europe.
Large businesses are not permitted to use unfair practices to stifle smaller businesses - that's the law (in Europe and the US). So far, both Intel and Microsoft have got off very lightly in the US. Instead of complaining about the enforcement of European rules, you should be complaining about the lack of enforcement of similar rules in the US. Make no mistake, the only reason those rules have not been enforced in the US is that "Money Talks" (and they know what language to speak in the US).
I saw an analogy on another site that compared it to forcing a carmaker to include gearboxes from various competitors.
IMO, it's good that the EU investigate complaints into unfair business practices such as with the recent Intel/AMD case, but interfering with a company's products in this way does not help the consumer.
I don't like the fact that my taxes contribute to this pointless initiative either.
The bottom line is that it's been long enough that Microsoft abused their de-facto monopoly on the OS market to "bundle" up IE (originally it was not bundled at all, nor was there any reason to do so aside of abuse of monopoly -which is where they broke the law(s)-) and create a second monopoly in the browser market, with an inferior product.
As to why forcing them to bundle vs. to force them to unbundle: the EU tried unbundling with Microsoft before, but Microsoft cheated. So that's what you get for cheating a regulator used to deal with cheating politician/countries, they hit back, hard.
A pity they didn't do this a decade ago already.
If MSFT doesn't want to play, they face a big shutdown in the EU, and shutting down companies is regulated as well as abandoning customers that have agreement/ongoing contracts, it'll cost them more to do that, than to play nice this time.
See, I agree with the money talks in the US -how else did they get out of the pending investigation ?-, it's just that the EU is quite adept at that game themselves, and it's going to cost Microsoft for their past transgressions.
Good work EU!
Joe Public has a right to expect to do no more than plug in and switch on to have a working PC. My view is that the browser should be unbundled from the OS and it should be down to the PC manaufacturer which browser they ship not Microsoft.
Does that mean that Windows should be stripped of Notepad/Email/Firewall/Games/Calculator and everything else superfluous to the basic system?
As others have said, companies should be fined/investigated etc for illegal business practices, and yes, MS are guilty of many of these, but should companies be prevented from adding new features to their products?
But this is a stupid, over-reaching law. MS should not be forced to cover the distribution costs for their competitors.
They should not be forced to bundle software with their OS when they have no stake in it, and no real code control of it.
Here's a thought:
The EU Parliament has a monopoly on writing up anti-competitive legislation for the EU region as a whole. The UN should step in and force the EU to "bundle" alternate anti-trust bodies, so that member countries can pick and choose which set of anti-trust laws they want to abide by.
The EU Parliament has a monopoly on writing up anti-competitive legislation for the EU region as a whole. The UN should step in and force the EU to "bundle" alternate anti-trust bodies, so that member countries can pick and choose which set of anti-trust laws they want to abide by.
A few clarifications: MSFT is tangoing with the EU commission, not the EU parliament (there is quite a difference between the two).
It's not a law aiming for MSFT that's being made or that they broke, it's a ruling against existing competitive rules that are made to ensure _fair_ competition.
It's utterly the opposite of an "anti-competitive legislation", it's a legislation is meant to prevent monopolies from abusing their power, that is meant to drive down prices by creating more competition.
This is legislation that a.o. also targets former state owned companies (like the incumbent telcos, railroads etc.) and forces them (and their government owners) to get by without state sponsorship and to actually compete. They never competed with anybody, not even among themselves. They had a monopoly and in many cases this monopoly was even by (state) law.
So the commission takes on these state monopolies and twists their arm till they properly compete, even against the will of some local politicians (who then run to the press and start to whine giving the EU a bad name).
The member states of the EU have all a veto right to any law they do not want to see passed in the EU parliament (unfortunately). We're stuck with that unanimous requirement, so very few proposals make it, and those that do make it all do have that unanimous support, so why would a member state ever seek things elsewhere as they had a simple veto right they could have exercised had they chosen to do so.
The bad name the EU has in many states is due to the local politicians playing their game and the press playing along:
- if it's perceived as good, the member states have to implement the EU directive into local law and they take credit for themselves, forgetting to point out the EU forced them to do this. And taking all credit for themselves.
- If it's perceived as bad by the general population, the politicians all hide behind "the EU makes us do this" -remember this is per definition wrong: they chose to go for it by allowing a unanimous decision- in the first place.
As far as Microsoft goes: they are a monopoly, they routinely break the rules and they are finding out their lobbying isn't paying off.
The rules were clear enough, but they chose this path themselves, they'll feel justice in the end. They need to figure out they are out of their league with the commission.
I fear this kind of foolishness will escalate. Google has been targeted too (not that that stopped them for adding fuel to the MS fire. Surely, sooner or later US regulators will wake up and feel compelled to start harassing EU-based firms.
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I'm a little perplexed by the EU bureacracy's obsession with browsers. Five or 10 years ago, they might have had a legitimate case, but Firefox seems to be doing pretty well these days, so the suggestion that Microsoft has a monopoly in browsers suggests is farfetched at best.
Can you imagine a car industry in which company A is forced to place company B engines in it's cars because company B can't make a frame yet? Insane.
I'm a little perplexed by the EU bureacracy's obsession with browsers. Five or 10 years ago, they might have had a legitimate case, but Firefox seems to be doing pretty well these days, so the suggestion that Microsoft has a monopoly in browsers suggests is farfetched at best.
Microsoft holds a monopoly and so usual rules do not apply. When they are down to 50% market share,
Do you make Walmart have a section in their store like 'Products from Target'. Where do you draw the line?
Can you imagine a car industry in which company A is forced to place company B engines in it's cars because company B can't make a frame yet? Insane
Imagine the car market being that there really is only one car maker that counts, they make cars in two variant: a car and a truck, that's it. Now that they ahve all the market, they start to try to build parking lots and make it so that no that their cars can park in their parking lots but no other, and that other parking lots become incompatible with their cars. Well nobody would want it would they ? But they are sneaky: they bundle the parking spot in the price of your car. In order to buy market share they will undercut the price all other are able to offer by making it "free". Oh well those buying cars are sponsoring it, there's no such thing as a free lunch.
Letting them unbundle it means they go: oh but the price of the car stays the same minus the parking privileges. It's not going to make a difference if you let them do that. OTOH: is you want to bundle the parking with the cars fine: but the cars have to come with a choice in were the driver want to have his parking rights from all parking lots. Now this will again allow the real costs to come into play, force them to keep compatibility and allow competition to play.
Is a car company not having a monopoly ever going to be able to pull this off and gain a new monopoly in the parking business? Surely not as they'll be outpriced on their cars all too soon. But once you have a monopoly it's too easy to gain other monopolies at the expense of the consumers "forced" to buy from you. The consumers in the monopoly market and the vendors (and ultimate the consumers too) in the other markets have to be protected from the monopolists.
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Try to find a few European companies that have a global monopoly and are abusing it to create more. (They get tackled by the EU commission before it gets so blatant as what Microsoft is doing, but I doubt you hear about it in the US)
MS brought this on themselves when they made IE part of Windows, because that's what it really is, no question about it.
OSX => Safari (which is worse than all the flaws of IE, FF, Opera, combined)
Linux => Usually Firefox or Konqueror.
And IE 8 isn't a bad browser. It's not a good one, either, but at least it isn't bad.
And the browser wars are hot and healthily competitive right now. At least, for all except one browser company, which has been taking a silent beating over the past few years.
Opera has never been "big" on the desktop, but for a number of years was smoking the competition in the handheld market (ie: Web-able smart phones). It was doing great business and making lots of money marketing a small, lightweight version, to handheld manufacturers.
But they've been taking a beating since "real" smart phones started to emerge, with Windows Mobile, the Apple iPhone series, various Linux based phones. Very few, if any, of these devices have opted for Opera.
So Opera has been taking some pretty huge hits, and needs, once again, to adapt itself and find a new market.
Instead, they lodged a complaint with the commission. For once, it wasn't a complaint launched by Netscape, Google, Apple, various Linux backers/prophets.
In this specific case, the complaint originated from the company behind Opera, filed in December '07.
The complaint was so weak, that it was only joined by Mozilla foundation this spring. Mozilla is facing a dark horizon of it's own with the recent launch of Chrome.
This whole complaint stems not from a lack of healthy competition. Or an abuse of monopoly by MS. It stems from a single company (Opera Software), unable to cope with a change in the market. They're losing their mobile device cashcow, so they need a hand out. And they're willing to (ab)use the power of an EU commission to get their hand-out.
This particular commission needs to go away. It's idiocracy at a very high level.
All too often in history you'll find the only reason there is ever an actual monopoly it's because some bribed government, king or similar despotic entity granted one.
As for Monopoly, there simply isn't one. THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS like Mac or Linux with Opera or Chrome or Firefox so if people CHOOSE not to use those the end result isn't monopoly, it's choice.
edit: even from a security standpoint the EU is making a mistake, having all browsers on every operating system by default leaves that many more open doors for someone to gain access.
[edited by: JS_Harris at 9:59 pm (utc) on June 2, 2009]
How can you have a "monopoly" when there's Mac or Linux? How can you have a browser "monopoly" when there's Opera, Chrome or that POS Firefox?
As I was recently corrected when defending Google recently, a monopoly situation is not necessarily having just one seller of a product but, to quote wikipedia, where an "enterprise has sufficient control over a particular product or service to determine significantly the terms on which other individuals shall have access to it."
And Firefox a POS? I think you'll find a consensus among most web developers, geeks and professionals with Firefox being their favorite browser. Actually IE is usually the odd one where you have to make exceptions and corrections when creating web pages, although it is getting better with the latest versions. But most other browsers have a better support for standard HTML and CSS.
From a practical perspective, I know that I always have to correct IE bugs when it usually works right away with Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari. IE 6 is the bane of my professional existence.
As for the EU picking on US companies, as I mentioned in a similar thread, in the last couple of years, the US has fined British Airways several hundred million dollars, arrested UK owners of gambling sites and tried to prosecute British Aerospace for bribery (of Saudi officials). And then, of course, there was the extradition and prosecution of three NatWest bankers, and lets not forget Gary McKinnon. Also, the US harboured IRA terrorists for decades, refusing to extradite them to the UK.
If you do business in a country, you are required to follow that country's rules. So far as I am aware, the EU is not telling Microsoft how to do business anywhere other than in Europe. If Microsoft don't like it, they can, of course, withdraw from Europe, but that would doubtless cause their share price to fall by about 30% (maybe more) so, being realistic, that's not going to happen.
Let's not forget, for instance, that they even sabotaged some of their own software so that it would not run under cloned versions of MS-DOS (so that they could blame the cloned OS as being faulty).
It seems to me that some contributors to this thread are more concerned about punishing Microsoft for perceived wrongdoings 20 years ago than the current situation. Perhaps the same anti-American, anti-Microsoft sentiment influenced the EU ruling as well.


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While aware of statistics pointing to black families choosing to informally adopt members of their extended family, I was curious to learn what Seattle's black community thought about black kids who were not informally taken in by any extended family members. What did they think about the rate at which those kiddos are being placed with white families? I wondered what thoughts they had about the formation of trans-racial families and the subsequent gentrification of what were our predominantly black neighborhoods. I braced myself for tense conversations, and prepared my ears to hear terms such as "stealing," or "white-saviorism." I was also prepared for the invariable; "I just don't think my heart could handle being a foster-parent," or "how do we get a young child who hasn't had very much trauma?" I was ready to employ calming techniques in order to appropriately respond to questions in productive and informative ways. To my utter amazement, these questions and sentiments never came.
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Historically, black folks haven't had the privilege of self-sufficiency, and have had to rely on each other in order to remain - characteristics like being self-sacrificing, dependable, generous, and helpful to others are of the utmost importance importance, slightly resembling a collectivist culture. Individualistic cultures tend to focus inward and value independence, and self-reliance. In fact, depending on others might be viewed as shameful. The stark contrast between collectivism (let's do what's best for society!) vs, individualism (doing what's best for me) with regards to foster-parenting in these communities is something for which I'm continuing to process.
Due to high demand, another similar event is already being planned by Amara!

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Shrimp Cocktail
Baked Raspberry Brie
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Served at 5:00 PM
Oven Roasted Turkey (14 lbs)
Turkey Dripping Gravy
Cornbread Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potato Casserole with Brown Sugar Crumble
Green Bean Casserole
Individual Spinach + Artichoke Macaroni Bites
Sweet Yellow Corn
Cranberry Sauce
Crescent Rolls with Cinnamon Butter Spread
Mom's Pecan Pumpkin Pie
Apple Carrot Cake
Give your table setting a dry run to make sure that you have enough plates, serving dishes, napkins, utensils, and glasses. It may seem unnecessary, but it easy to over-estimate what you have on hand.
2. Plan for Surprises
There's no need to cook more than you need -- but it is best to have enough for one or two more in case of surprise guests.
Make sure you have a few extra place settings too.
3. Get Brewing
Set up the coffee maker before you sit down to dinner so that you can have hot coffee ready as soon as you hit your dessert course.
4. Brown Paper Packages
Before your dishes move from the kitchen to the table, be prepared for them to return to the kitchen. Try to clean up prep space as you work. Then, lay out the leftover packing supplies. If you have guests heading on their way after dinner, wrap up a serving or two for them to take home.
5. Be Thankful
Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of burning rolls and mixed up seating arrangements, we can forget to be thankful. Or the family sits down at the table and plays and awkward game of who's going to say the blessing. No need to put anyone on the spot, prepare a prayer or poem card for each of you guests that the group can recite together.


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2015A was an ABC timeline, and was a version of 2015 where Dr. Emmett Brown traveled to the past to make himself a millionaire and Marty McFly, Jr. was framed for a robbery by Griff Tannen.
On August 8, Doc arrived from 1985 and entered his DeLorean time machine in the Hill Valley 1980s Car Expo. He won first prize, 10% off a hover conversion at Goldie Wilson Hover Conversion Systems. To get the money he needed for this and the Mr. Fusion, he searched the internet for the best investment to make, then traveled back to April 18, 1938 to pick up several new copies of the first issue of Action Comics.
Doc then returned to an unknown time in 2015 or beyond to sell one issue. He then traveled to some point in 2015 to use the discount he won to get a hover conversion by Goldie Wilson III, and has his DeLorean outfitted with a Mr. Fusion. Then, he traveled to another point in 2015 or beyond, to sell another of his Action Comics at Southby's Auction House for $2.5 million dollars.
On October 21, Griff Tannen and his gang, along with Marty Jr., robbed the Hill Valley Payroll Substation with a stolen degaussing unit, but were caught by the police when Marty Jr. set off an alarm.
On October 22, USA Today reported that Marty Jr. was tried in a data-court and convicted of the crime. During the trial, Griff and his gang distanced themselves from the crime, so Marty Jr. was blamed and sentenced to fifteen years in the State Penitentiary.
In this timeline, Doc also traveled to 2015 — or perhaps beyond — to undergo personal rejuvenation surgery and to learn as much as he can about Marty Jr.'s meeting with Griff on October 21. Doc also placed Einstein in a suspended animation kennel. Eventually, Doc left for 1985 to pick up Marty McFly and Jennifer Parker.
Behind the scenes
- This timeline is first seen as a headline in the October 22 edition of USA Today. The paper is rewritten with the events of 2015B after Marty McFly takes his son's place and causes Griff Tannen and his gang to crash into the Courthouse Mall, making it so the robbery never took place.
- When Doc first gets the paper, as shown in Back to the Future: Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines - Issue 5: "Clara's Story", it is titled U.S. Now. This is because IDW Publishing did not have the rights to use the name USA Today. However, in the context of the story, as this takes place in the timeline before the events seen in Back to the Future Part II, it is possible that Doc heading to the past to make himself a millionaire caused a slight change in the timeline and the name of the paper changed.
- This timeline is first visited in the fourth issue of the Back to the Future comic series by IDW Publishing, which was co-written by Bob Gale. It tells the story of how Doc Brown first visited 2015 after dropping Marty off at home in 1985.
- Back to the Future Part II (Marty Jr.'s arrest and conviction is reported in USA Today)
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Travelling with your dog made safe
When going away on a trip, most pet owners find a friend or a professional service to take care of their dog for them, but if you simply have no heart to leave your furry friend behind, some tips for travelling with dogs can really come in handy.
Travelling by plane
Book a direct flight
If you have to travel by plane and take your dog with you, try to find a direct flight. This will significantly reduce the stress your dog has to go through, and there will be less danger of airport personnel leaving your pet on the tarmac for too long or handling its crate badly.
Visit the vet
This applies to all means of transportation but especially the plane. You should check with the vet whether all the vaccines are up to date and obtain the pet's health certificate. This is probably one of many pet documents you would need for an international flight. Also, you can discuss different ways that would be best for your dog to stay calm and relaxed during the trip.
Purchase a good crate
The crate your dog is going to be in during the flight should be appropriately sized so that your dog can move freely. Also, it should be layered with comfortable material that can also soak up any accidents. Moreover, the doors should be safely closed but never locked, in case the personnel have to tend to your dog. Leaving a pack of food and iced water is also advisable for the dog's well-being.
Mark the crate
Make sure that the crate your pet is in is properly marked so that anyone can make fast identification if necessary. Basically, include your name, your pet's name, your cell number and even address. Write "Live Animal" on the crate so that it's visible even from afar. Adding a picture of your dog can also be helpful in some situations.
Travelling by car
Get your dog used to the car
Even though road trips are not as stressful as plane travelling, you still have to make sure your dog will behave and stay happy. Therefore, take your dog for a drive whenever you can before the big road trip, so that it can get used to spending time in a car. This is especially important for owners who don't want to keep their dog in a crate. In this case, never allow your dog to stick its head out of the window.
Proper crate
In case you decide the crate is absolutely necessary, make sure that it's spacious enough and secured so that it won't move abruptly as you drive. Of course, don't even dream of putting the crate with your dog in it in a trunk. The crate should be in the back seat.
Bring the necessities
Your dog has different needs than you, so you have to remember to make regular stops for your pet to answer the nature's call and get some physical activity. Also, pack everything your dog would need. Food and water bowls are a must as well as some toys or pillows and blankets that your dog likes. Moreover, you should always stock up on water supplies as well as food treats like Nexgard for dogs which would be practical to carry, and are very healthy for the dog. Talk to your vet before the road trip as well, in case you need to bring some medications for your dog.
Never leave your dog alone in the car
Even if the windows are down, never leave your dog to wait for you in a parked car. During the hot weather the animal can suffer from the heatstroke while cold can cause it to freeze. Therefore, always make sure you have your leash nearby so that you can take your dog with you.
Taking your dog travelling with you requires some additional responsibility and tasks that have to be finished beforehand. Therefore, if you're not absolutely sure that you can prepare everything and provide your dog with proper care during the trip, it would be more responsible for leaving it at home with someone you can trust.


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Fin Whale (Balaenopteraphysalus)
Langreyður, Baleine À Nageoires, Ballena de Aleta, Finnwal, Finhval, Finnhval, Baleia-comum
Fin whales are the second largest animals after the blue whale. Fin whales have been know to mate with blue whales and produce viable offspring. It is incredible to see the exhaled breath (blow) reaching 6-10 meters high just like a small geyser rising from the oceans surface and the long body that seems never ending as it dives back into the blue abyss. Unfortunately, these have also been hunted in Iceland since 2009 with few caught in 2008, the meat is mainly hunted for the market in Japan which is now significantly reduced if non existent. Read about the "Meet us, don't eat us" campaign here.
Seldom seen in Eyjafjörður/Akureyri - last sighting was 21 April 2017.


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Hospital food will improve21st May 2012
The Health Secretary has told the BBC that the government is working on improving "buying standards" for hospital food given to patients in the NHS.
Andrew Lansley informed the Andrew Marr Show that the government's efforts would mean "better nutrition for patients".
He said that during the time the Labour government was in power from 2001 to 2010, the amount of patients who suffered from malnutrition increased and added: "it shouldn't happen."
A survey, published last year, found that over a tenth of 60,000 health service patients thought hospital food was "poor".
The Health Secretary told the show: "I accept we need to ensure, and we are increasingly going to ensure, that patients who are in hospital get the right nutrition. To some extent it's personalised, because what you need as a patient in terms of your diet often is very personal."
Mr Lansley said the Department of Health was collaborating with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs "on a range of projects to demonstrate precisely how the buying standards in hospitals can be used in order to deliver better nutrition for patients".
The Sun newspaper is leading a campaign to call for "minimum dietary standards" to be imposed on hospital wards.
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Kathryn contacted me for her maternity photos, just in time before their bundle of joy, little Mr. Ezekiel arrived in the wee morning hours of August 31st. Kathryn is a fellow military spouse and It Works! Distributor in the area. We originally met several months ago while participating in a photo project for our friend Angel Whisenant, who photographed us for I Am Her Voice, that was part of a campaign to help bring awareness to Sex Trafficking (http://www.angelwhisenant.com/nopriceisworthmyvoice).
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Today we are here with Grapes The Brand New Winter Fall Kurta Design 2013-14 For Women. In 2013, Grapes The Brand came into view and it is one of the new entries in this fashion hub of Pakistan. This label is getting popular and fame day by day because according to the women and young ladies they have ranked Grapes.
This fashion brand launched new and latest kurta style always for women.It collection remain according to the new fashion. Recently it launched new kurta collection for women.In this collection it shows different style of kurta for ladies as flowers designs kurta, Cut Dana kurta, Diamond Cut kurta and Coat Collar Kurta Dresses Collection 2013-14 For women. In this collection the embroidery style also latest and new.
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EZkeys MIDI Ballads - Expansion Pack for EZkeys
Heartache, sorrow, sentimentality but also overwhelming joy, anticipation and desire – for decades or even centuries, the slow song has been the indisputable vehicle for emotion. Maybe that's why it's managed to seep through to even the most obscure sub-genres and why it's not by chance that some of the biggest hits of all time are ballads. Simply put, ballads are the form of musical expression that the large majority of people can relate to, regardless of genre or preference. Therefore essential in any songwriter's set of creative tools.
This pack takes a broad approach and covers anything from classic 70s-esque progressions to the bombastic power ballads of the 80s leading up to the modern soul, R&B, pop and country songs that top the charts of today. This collection of pro-played MIDI will be your new tool for instant inspiration and song ideas. Writer's block? Meet your new co-writer. Start creating, it's EZ.
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New York based artist Daniel Arsham straddles the line between art, architecture and performance. Arsham makes architecture do things it is not supposed to do, mining everyday experience for opportunities to confuse and confound our expectations of space and form. Simple yet paradoxical gestures dominate his sculptural work: a façade that appears to billow in the wind, a figure wrapped up in the surface of a wall, a contemporary object cast in volcanic ash as if it was found on some future archeological site.
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My Last Post for this Day… I Feel It Is Important…
Posted on 2012/07/07
Two communications from other Sources. Two links, that appeared today (7-7-12), which have the same message, from my view. Not much I'm saying here, but I felt the alignment of these. "New waves off Light", with the "Stargate-Portal… connect[ing] Galactic Center to Sol center to Gaia center". Very important. Particularly the releasing of old patterns, closed minds.
"Jared Ayden – Aklo: the forces behind the matrix are finished" (Sirian Heaven)
… New waves of Light are on their way to Earth, their effect is twofold, a lot of mess rises to the surface so that finally something is being done.
What is emerging, both for individuals and for entire societies can no longer be swept under the rug or covered or denied. Now something is done, it is recognized and released. Nothing can stop this process, since these waves are too strong.
Upon release it is impossible to go back to the old pattern. It does not matter if you can imagine that or not. Say: I am open to the changes that are taking place. The entire Universe is ready to assist and help each and everyone of you.
It is now important to get the programming out of your beliefs and thought patterns. In order for you to break free from the matrix, so to speak. The major structures around you come sailing down, the forces behind the matrix are finished.
Many of you have been building a new matrix for a long long time, or call it Grid, whatever you want. It is your collective thoughts and beliefs that ultimately shape reality into what it is.
It is important to knock out the ancient thought patterns, but because your 'reality' was always the feedback loop that kept these systems firmly in place, it is also important for these feedback loops to be thrown out of gear, only then can your programmed systems forever lose their validity.
This is a bit scary, because everything that was certain, isn't anymore. But as it once certainly was very difficult to build a better life for yourself and your loved ones, that certainty will have disappeared as well and the inhabitants of Earth will discover that henceforth it is a assured to have all your basic needs provided for.
You too my dearest still have much patterns to let go of. Survival issues will soon no longer be part of your thoughts. Where should I live, how do I make a living …. these are all thoughts that will have no place in your reality anymore.
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For the New Year, we have new look! We now have a photo studio in the house and what better way to break it in than to do our own fun family photos! And what photos would be complete without bubbles and glitter?
Of course, my girl was all for that! We spent hours just playing! Family photos don't have to be looking at the camera. We prefer movement and fun in our images, where our real personalities shine through. This little ham just could not get enough!
And for the quieter more bubbly side....
Happy New Year to all! May this year be blessed with love, family, and fun!


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Spring wardrobe, here we come! Our Alice Printed Crop Top features a button-up front, cropped hem, and elastic waist. Pair it with some vintage levis + strappy slides for a classic and chic look you'll be wearing all season long.
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The perfect little blue set for sunny days ahead! This printed top features adjustable straps that tie at your shoulders and a cinched waisted, making it comfortable for all day wear! Pair it with its matching skirt or throw on your favorite vintage levi's for a look sure to turn heads!
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Looking for the perfect top to pair with our Daisy Days Midi Skirt? Look no further than the Daisy Days Top!! You can wear it as a full set with the coordinating skirt, or just throw it on with a pair of jeans! Either way, it is truly adorable! It buttons down the front and has a collared neck!
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It doesn't get much cuter than this! Peasant sleeves are the hit trend of the season! If you are on the hunt for one of your own, this High Spirits Crop Top is the answer! It features a button-up front, puffed out peasant sleeves, and side zipper.
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Panajachel Colegio Internacional is a U.S. and Guatemalan curriculum college preparatory school for grades 7-11, with an optional grade 12, located in Panajachel, Guatemala. Our goal is to offer the best possible international education available for students of all cultural backgrounds. We believe that a student's attitude is the most important element in achieving that goal. Our principal requirement for all students interested in attending PCI is that they and their parents understand the commitment they are undertaking and agree to devote the time and energy necessary to be successful. We believe that the rewards earned through hard work are as satisfying as any other joys life has to offer.
All students applying to PCI need to satisfy conduct and historical scholastic requirements. Students with a below average academic record and/or discipline problems may be accepted on a probationary basis only upon the recommendation of the Director, and then only if there is a reason to believe existing services provided by PCI can bring the student up to the required levels of performance and behavior within one semester.
English is the primary language of the texts and the instruction in core classes. Thus students must be able to function at an appropriate level in English for the academic work that is required. Students whose English is deemed by the PCI administration to be inadequate may be required to raise their level of comprehension through additional language preparation, on a space available basis. Additional English language classes will be offered to them through PCI's English Language Learner's Program.
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Berkeley Chess English History Themed Ornamental Chess Set
Berkeley Chess English History Ornamental Chess Set (cream & red, board not included)
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- Chess set made from stone resin inspired by English history
- Play as King Henry VIII and Sir Francis Drake
- Pieces in cream and red with shading and fine detail
- All have have felted bottoms
- Chessboard not included
Made in Britain
Inspired by England's rich and diverse history, these fine Chess pieces are made from ground stone resin and manufactured by Berkeley Chess of England.
Play as King Henry VIII, Sir Francis Drake, Queen Elizabeth I and Thomas Becket. All the pieces are nicely weighted, superbly detailed and all feature felted bottoms. Finished in contrasting cream and red shading, this is a wonderful set of Chess pieces that brings English history to life.
In each era of English history dominant figures and symbols have emerged to illustrate the period. These were typically from the worlds of monarchy, military, religion, literature or politics. The master craftsmen of Berkeley Chess have created this beautiful chess set with six such symbols which characterise the evolution of this great country.
Piece details:
- King : King Henry VIII
- Queen: Queen Elizabeth I
- Bishop: Thomas a Becket
- Knight: Sir Francis Drake
- Rook: Norman English Tower
- Pawn: English Rose
Please note that a Chessboard is not included. We recommend a board with 50mm squares for this Chess set.
Approx. Dimensions:
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Social media giant Facebook announced on Sunday that it will introduce new measures to combat fake news in Germany, as Europe's largest economy and most populous nation enters an election year.
"It's important to us that the reports and news posted on Facebook are reliable," a blog post on the Silicon Valley firm's German website read. German politicians have warned that populist parties and foreign nations could use fake news to try and influence parliamentary elections slated for September or October.
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So happy we picked Elias to be our photographer for our special day. He is super patient and professional! The day of the wedding I was super stressed and coming from a Latino family you would understand how much crazier it can get. That was not an issue for Elias, he was calm and I knew that our pictures were going to come out amazing! And they sure did! We are seriously obsessed and can not stop looking at our teaser pictures! I can't think of anyone better than Elias! He will definitely not disappoint. You're awesome Elias! Thank you!!!
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Elias is truly a master of his craft. When he photographs, he not only evaluates the perfect scene and shot for the photo – but the essence of the memory as well. His keen eye in capturing even the slightest details is unrivaled. Wedding days are often fleeting and Elias not only took photos to preserve those moments forever, but he reminded us to take in those present moments and experiences as well. He was extremely skilled at making it feel as though we were simply taking in the moments with just the two of us, and he just happened to get a glimpse from a voyeuristic angle. Those turned out to be our favorite shots – those that were in reality, our most authentic and most in love. However, in addition to those genuine moments of laughter and fun – Elias did provide great expertise as well when it came to positioning us for some our most breathtaking photos. Although at times it did not feel natural to us to pose certain ways, we put our trust in his vision and we are SO happy that we did. Read More...
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I had a very short engagement of four months, however Elias was amazing in getting me where I needed with my engagement pictures and in my wedding! Loved the pictures and how comfortable my husband and I were while the sessions! Amazing job!
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When it came to choosing a photographer, I was so nervous about it because obviously I wanted to make sure I had a great photographer that would capture such a special day. I'm so so so so grateful to have chosen Elias. Amazing is an understatement. From the beginning, we enjoyed working with him. He definitely took the time to listen to our concerns and made sure we felt comfortable at all times. The days before and day of the wedding, he went above and beyond. He has a thing of making everything feel like it's going to be okay. I think back on our wedding day and I'm amazed that everything turned out so well and I'm almost positive Elias had all to do with it. We established an agenda and he made it happen. When we needed to be flexible, he made sure everything went as smoothly as possible. The photos turned out amazing and I'm so glad he was able to capture them for us. Absolutely amazing and I would recommend him over and over again! Thank you Lee!
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What I read today - Dec 12
- Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House, The Washington Post
- Trump team's 'intrusive' memo alarms federal climate scientists, The Christian Science Monitor
- The Eighties Called; They Got Their Foreign Policy Back, The National Review
- Is Precision Agriculture the Way to Peak Cropland?, The Breakthrough Insitute
Series recommended by Joe Wood. While I understand the premise that feeding the world is an incredibly daunting task and we ought to use more tech to get higher yields, I'm not sure what putting the entire world on corn, soybeans, rice, and wheat will do to our diet. It's promoting industrial processing rather than a balanced diet. The article also doesn't seem sensitive to cultural differences. Rice is a staple crop in many countries, but is corn? It also puts the power of food in a few companies hands rather than local economies. Also to note is the price implications for small farmers to purchase technologically advanced machinery. No longer are farmers able to fix the machines themselves as it's proprietary and must get fixed by license repair men, but tech becomes outdated fast! There's also a lack of biodiversity in industrial ag and local ecological knowledge. I'm interested in opposing ideas and reading the series but have my questions.
- 'Pesticide powerhouses' and the future of farming, Sustainable food Trust
- No Wonder the Standing Rock Sioux Opposed the Pipeline, The national Review
- What Women Really Think of Men, NY Times
- Recipes for Comfort & Joy: The Healing Powers of Conifers, Gather Victoria


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We are delighted to launch our exhibition programming with installations of work by Zaria Forman and Peggy Weil.
Zaria Forman
Zaria Forman's intensely intimate work conveys the urgency of climate change by connecting people to the beauty of remote landscapes. In her drawings, we see at once an almost clinical degree of expository detail and the immediate, warm power of human touch. She has been featured in Banksy's Dismaland (August to September 2015), and solo exhibitions at Winston Wächter Fine Art in New York City and Seattle. Forman has been honored by a residency aboard the National Geographic Explorer in Antarctica, and has flown over the polar regions with NASA's Operation IceBridge. She has also collaborated with Harvard University's Center for the Environment, where her drawings were exhibited for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Forman's works have appeared in The New York Times's T Magazine, National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and The Huffington Post, and have appeared in a range of other media outlets as well. Forman delivered a TED Talk that aired on PBS.
Whale Bay, Antarctica, No. 4, 84x144, 2016 depicts calved glacial ice that has been grounded in the shallow water of Whale Bay in Western Antarctica. Shallow bays such as this are called "iceberg graveyards," with wind and water sculpting the grounded icebergs into unimaginable shapes as they slowly melt away, sometimes over years.
Forman's hope is to create momentum and unity of purpose across boundaries of discipline, geography, and political affiliation, a hope she sees as closely aligned with the Climate Museum's vision of a center for climate education and leadership, and for civic engagement with the challenge of our time.
The Climate Museum's window installation included a reproduction of Whale Bay, Antarctica, No. 4, 84x144, 2016 and a time-lapse video depicting the process of making the work. The original work is in private collection, and the reproduction was displayed courtesy of Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle WA.
Peggy Weil
Peggy Weil's work as an artist and designer spans genres including digital urban signboards, VR, apps, and games. As an original member of the MIT Media Lab, she worked on pioneering interactive projects and has gone on to create award-winning titles including Immersive Journalism projects such as Gone Gitmo, a virtual installation of Guantánamo Prison and Wall Jumpers, a global visualization of political barriers. Weil founded HeadsUP!, a global competition challenging designers to create data visualization of urgent global issues for the public square. Weil's work has been exhibited and presented at academic, industry, and art venues internationally, including LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial, Gijón, Spain; Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow; and CURRENT:LA Public Art Biennial, Los Angeles.
Weil teaches regularly in art, film, and media programs including those at the University of Southern California, UCLA, and California College of the Arts. She also serves as an advisor to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Art + Technology Lab. She is honored to be working with the Climate Museum in its mission to provide a forum for discussion and action on climate change.
88 Cores, shown for the first time as part of this exhibition, is a film that descends two miles through the Greenland Ice Sheet in one continuous pan going back more than 110,000 years in time. This work is the fourth in a series of underlandscapes by Weil, projects treating solid ground as a canvas of critical processes and phenomena: HeadsUP2012, a data visualization of global groundwater from satellite data; UnderLA, an animated underground landscape of the Los Angeles Aquifer beneath the LA River; and Oscar-Zero, a virtual installation of a nuclear launch control center in North Dakota.


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Welcome to EastLake Country Club
Golf in Paradise
EastLake Country Club was designed by world-renowned architect Ted Robinson. This 18-hole, par 72 championship course includes 72 sand traps, four sets of tees, and colorful bluegrass and rye fairways. EastLake Country Club features almost 1,000 trees, six lakes and three waterfalls to create a perfect setting for your golfing experience.


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In all honesty I delayed waking up this morning because I didn't think the longer period, but steep NW swell was going to show very well. And even if it did I reasoned, it would be really inconsistent. I was sorta right, but mostly wrong. The new NW was showing nicely all along the lower reefs, but it was somewhat inconsistent. But mixed in was the nearshore wind swell from the big northerly post-frontal winds that were blowing. The dawn patrol crew got the prize though, and surfed for about an hour and a half in clean and glassy head high to overhead waves.
As I paddled out most of them were finishing up a very fun morning of uncrowded waves in great conditions. I SUP surfed for another hour and forty-five before the tide swamped it a bit, and the swell lulled. Really, the numbers were all over the place for this swell. The long period swell peaked around 4 or 5AM, while the wind swell jump around and was still showing strong later in the afternoon. Again, I ended up riding wide at Sarge's and picking off some great waves when the long period west pushed the lines right to me, and past the point surfers who were sitting further out.
Still, had I been an earlier bird, I may have gotten a better worm.
December 22, 2009
Out: 1035
Wx: Sunny, clear and clean with light scattered cumulus. Beautiful!
Tide: 3.02' Rising to 3.42'
Wind: Calm to northwest to calm to offshore northerly
Sea Surface: Glassy to wind rippled sea surface. Some backwash bump and outer water wind chop.
Fin set-up: Thruster with K2D2 4.75" center fin (first mark up from back) and RFC Speedwings
Bathymetry: Rock reefs
Deep Water Swell CDIP Archive
Wave Hts. (Faces): 3-5 ft.


text: The experience of "regime change" in Iraq raises fundamental questions about political economy and philosophy. For example, the looting and vandalizing occurring after the military defeat of the Saddam Hussein government in Baghdad has been cited as proof of the necessity of a state, a living refutation of the idea that a natural order of private property can produce orderliness within the framework of liberty. This is far from the truth. Notwithstanding considerable talk to the contrary, the natural relationship among people is one of peaceful cooperation, based on the recognition of the higher physical productivity of the division of labor.


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Sour grapes Arsene?
Posted on November 30, 2009 by jim in Arsenal, English Premier League
This is what Arsene Wenger said about said about Didier Drogba….. sounds like sour grapes to me
"It's funny because he doesn't do a lot but he is efficient in what he does. You would be surprised by the number of balls that he touched today. Drogba is in a period where he kicks the ball and it goes in. You can't tell me that for the first goal, the ball went where he intended it to go. At the moment he just goes for it and it goes in. The first was the goal of a striker in complete confidence… How can he see Eduardo kicking the ball out of Cech's hands when there was a Chelsea player in front of him? That was a massive mistake by the referee. I just think that we made mistakes and the referee got the turning point of the game wrong: 2-1 is different to 2-0 at the start of the second half. The referees this year … our game with Man United, the Chelsea game … they have been decided by the referee. The referees don't want video but it's difficult to understand why not. Why doesn't he ask? Because he's too scared to be intimidated, to be under pressure to use the video." – Arsene Wenger.
Ancelotti said "I believe we will win the title."
Now there has been a lot of comment about referees recently. Who knows if it is justified, but, the referees are an excellent may to manipulate the ebb and flow of the premiership. Taking Forumula One as an example it is clear that manipulation on a fundamental basis in sport is not uncommon.
The results at the Emirates on Sunday is testament to Chelsea's great defence. Just look at the number of clean sheets they've had this season. It is a amazing to think that this should be possible with all the injuries woes Chelsea have suffered of late.
In comparison out of the 13 games Arsenal have lost this season they have conceeded 18 goals…. not a pretty sight Arsene.


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The Location & Symptoms of Kidney Pain
The location of kidney pain is usually isolated to the back, but the location of the pain varies for each person. Pain typically occurs on the mid or lower back, but pain can radiate across the side, upper back and other areas of the body in some people. According to the Discovery Health Channel, kidney pain can indicate and infection. However, pain in the kidneys may also indicate a more serious problem such as kidney disease, injury or stones.
Dull Pain in Upper Back
According to the Mayo Clinic, a symptom of kidney problems is a dull pain located on the upper back. The kidneys are located high on the mid-section of the back under the rib cage. The Mayo Clinic says a dull pain is usually a sign of a kidney infection. However, dull pain that continues may be a sign of a chronic problem such as kidney disease. Only a doctor can make a proper diagnosis. Other serious causes of kidney pain include kidney cancer, bleeding kidney or polycystic kidney disease.
Pain in the Groin or Testicles
According to the UK Kidney Foundation, the body experiences pain in unusual ways. A person with kidney problems can feel pain in other areas besides their back. The pain in the kidneys can be felt in the back and wrap around to the groin. A man's testicles may become large from swelling. The pain may become worse during urination. Pain in the testicles is not common, but it can happen.
Women with kidney problems may feel pain in their groin or abdomen.
Lower to Mid Back
Some people with kidney stones or underlying kidney disease also feel pain in their low to mid back. Sometimes the pain radiates around their back and to the side or front of their body. The location of the pain can also move, especially if a stone is causing the pain. The pain may start out high on the back and gradually move to the mid to lower back as the stone moves down toward the bladder.
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Yesterday I was one of two creative leap speakers at the edulounge sponsored by Classflow (Promethean).
The event itself appealed to me because it was a day to celebrate educators…our stories and contributions. It appealed to me before I even knew that Promethean sponsored it and yet I still participated.
How would sharing our story…Braeden's story…hurt?
See, I am a SMART exemplary educator, which I have been for years. SMART & Promethean are direct competitors in terms of IWB and software. I still stand by SMART notebook as the standard in terms of interactive software….period.
The thing is…I didn't even care or consider who the sponsor was when I signed up. I did it because of the opportunity to share. I did it because the event itself spoke to the core of who I am…an educator.
Yesterday, as I was driving away…happily basking in the glow of my accomplishment (public speaking), I was immediately brought back down to earth by words that in essence stated that I damaged my "brand", was being an "opportunist" and basically should have steered clear of that "competitor sponsored" event.
I've never felt more hurt in my life.
To be clear…a google certified teacher can be an apple distinguished educator…and vice versa. Honors and advocacy sometimes overlap. However, a SMART exemplary educator & whatever the heck Promethean teachers are…cannot.
(Interesting that the edulounge keynote was sought after last year at ISTE to be in the vicinity of the SMART showcase room…invited to an event that none of us were…other than Erin Klein(also a SEE) who was also tweeting tidbits from this same event…but that's ok because at least she wasn't in the room)
Yet, I can't speak because Promethean's name is on the wall?
I wasn't at the edulounge to be a brand advocate. I was there to tell a story and by all accounts, I did that with fidelity and honor.
I am not employed by SMART nor am I under any kind of contract. I am a part of a community of teachers and I've enjoyed connecting with them over the years. Today, I was basically told that maybe I've outgrown this group.
I stand behind my decision to share our story because I refuse to allow any company to dictate where I can and cannot go.
Classflow sponsored an event for teachers where the event focused on Educators and not product. I respect that wholeheartedly.
I'm not "business illiterate" and I get that the product was there & in full view of selling itself. However, at the end of the day…there was a stage. There was a space and I stepped into it. I would do it over again.
That 5 minute speech doesn't define me and neither does any edtech brand…period.
However, that 5 minute speech earned me full travel to ISTE…a trip that I would have been covering from my own pocket.
(I'm a single mother with a kid in college…building a house. Do the math)
Call me an opportunist if you will.
In my opinion, I'm just SMART.


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Novelty and surprise can be strong public relations techniques
Novelty still gains people's attention. This can be communicated by saying something or nothing. Anything out of the ordinary will have people wanting to know more.
Kendall Jenner recently made headlines after she deactivated her Instagram account. Perhaps there were personal reasons for this move. But whatever the actual intention, this professional model and television personality made a significant PR move. This happened during the release of her latest book, which was co-written with sister Kylie. Whether intentional or not, the break from a single app made headlines more than a Kardashian or Jenner releasing yet another product.
People are used to seeing selfies from the Kardashian sisters on social media. Daring outfits are almost expected now. Kendall has already shocked followers by going bra-less in public, as seen in Vogue. She already wears designer pieces in her modelling. All the Kardashians are facing a big question: Once someone has shared everything, what else is there to give?
When a brand has done such prolific moves, what else will be newsworthy? Doing nothing on social media would be more unusual than doing something at all. By deleting her Instagram and not looking at Twitter, she did something different enough to be considered newsworthy.
Clevver News was one of the many media outlets to share the interview. Kendall Jenner's decision gained global attention so soon after serious events, such as the US election. Newsworthiness was thoroughly achieved.
The Kardashians, once again, have conquered the public relations of social media. Bravo.
Kendall recently shared the book on Twitter. A writer with 20.3 million Twitter followers can afford to have space from Instagram.
Join me and @KylieJenner for our online book launch party on 11/21 at 6:30pm PST on Facebook, and at 7pm on our apps!! pic.twitter.com/63rtC8D4nd
— Kendall (@KendallJenner) November 18, 2016
Some sisters may be changing their approaches to privacy, after Kim Kardashian avoided social media following the robbery. But the family definitely has not disappeared entirely from the limelight. Each public sibling has a company to run. Media coverage is the livelihood of the ever growing Kardashian/Jenner family. And every public-facing individual can learn from their strategies.
Novelty is a powerful news value, which can be leveraged in any public relations campaign or strategy. Communications publishers can aim for contrast. A social page could go from typically casual, to a more formal post. Or a normally filtered refined brand can suddenly publish a raw unfiltered 'behind the scenes' photo. Those who post every few days could suddenly publish a bunch of posts at once. Mixing it up is a powerful strategy in the world of digital content communication.


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Saturday, May 30, 2009
I Painted This for You Too (Andrew helped)
I Painted This For You
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Flavor Tripping and the Miracle Fruit
Last night, I hosted a small "Flavor Tripping" party with my family. After mashing the tablets around in our mouths for about 30 seconds, we tried an arrangement of citrus fruits and acidic treats. And it works! The effect was not quite as pronounced as I had hoped, but it did last for about 45 minutes and there certainly was a discernible difference.
Lemon wedges tasted like delicious lemon drops and lemon water like lemonade. Whipped cream tasted like ice cream. Raw strawberries tasted like they were dipped in sugar. And Guinness tasted like a chocolate shake!
It was a fun and unique experience. I look forward to trying it again. And although flavor tripping is something of an expensive habit, one box of tablets contains 20 servings. The benefits for sugar addicts like myself and patients suffering from diabetes are pretty obvious, so I'd expect to see miracle fruit becoming more available. There are, however, rumors circulating that the big sugar companies have been quietly suppressing the introduction of the plant to western markets. So get it while you still can!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Disney the Despot
So, apparently, "Uncle Walt" Disney was something of a racist, antisemitic, paranoid douchebag and hack. Well don't that just beat all.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Derren Brown Portraits
Friday, May 22, 2009
New Music Video -- My Dear Princess
I tried a couple different game intros, but my music seemed to line up best with the opening to Final Fantasy VIII.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Gandalf Promises
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Top 20 Games of All Time
20. Halo (XBOX)
19. Metroid Prime (GC)
18. Tetris (GB)
17. Super Mario Kart (SNES)
16. Doom (PC)
15. Final Fantasy VII (PS1)
14. Half-Life (PC)
13. Mike Tyson's Punch Out! (NES)
12. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (GEN)
11. Resident Evil 4 (GC)
10. Goldeneye (N64)
9. Super Metroid (SNES)
8. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
7. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (GC)
6. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
5. The Neverhood (PC) -- This little-known claymation spin on the point-and-click adventure genre is bursting at the seams with witty humor and mind-bending puzzles. Artist Doug TenNapel, best known for his work on Earthworm Jim, brings the quirky story of Klayman to life as you uncover clues from your past in order to save your home from the evil usurper Klogg. Although The Neverhood spawned the platformer sequel Skullmonkeys on the Playstation, the original PC adventure is the better of the two. If you happen upon a copy of this rare game, be sure to pick it up!
4. Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (GB) -- Also known as "kiddie-crack," the original Gameboy games sparked the international pocket monster phenomenon that continues to line Nintendo's pockets to this day –-and for good reason. This turn-based RPG follows the player's rise to fame as he collects, trains, and battles his pokemon. Featuring charming graphics, catchy tunes, addicting gameplay and a classic multiplayer mode, Pokemon deserves a spot on any "Best of" list.
3. Super Mario 64 (N64) -- The game that proved analog control, this 3D romp collecting stars in the Mushroom Kingdom is an impressive showcase of Nintendo innovation and Shigeru Miyamoto's imagination. When Super Mario 64 launched alongside the Nintendo 64, it laid the foundations for what a successful reimagining of a franchise could be and set the gold standard for 3D platformers. While the once impressive graphics are certainly showing their age, the core gameplay remains as whimsical and satisfying as ever.
2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) -- Where Super Mario 64 innovated, the Ocarina of Time refined. This epic installment of the Legend of Zelda franchise conjured breathtaking visuals, sprawling worlds, memorable music, a time traveling plotline, and solid action adventure gameplay. What's more, the game introduced a dynamic day and night system that changed as you played as well as a lock-on targeting system that continues to be used in the series. Earning perfect scores almost across the board, Ocarina of Time is considered by many to be the greatest game of all time.
1. Super Mario Bros. (NES) -- The game that revitalized the industry after it nearly crashed and introduced Nintendo's mustachioed mascot to living rooms across the globe is not the greatest game of all time because of its storied history alone, but it also remains such a blast to play! Thanks to clever level design and tight play control, it doesn't matter if you're a kid discovering Mario for the first time or a pro making a speed run; there's nothing more gratifying than stomping goombas and throwing Bowser's butt into that final lava pit!
Please visit my Gamespot blog and boost my traffic so I have a chance of winning a trip to E3 2009! While you're at it, why not try the contest yourself?
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
New Music Video -- Warrior Quest
New Song -- My Dear Princess
Written in the style of an RPG love theme. What do you think?
Monday, May 18, 2009
Family Guy, Before Family Guy
Friday, May 15, 2009
What's Opera, Tolkien?
I managed to score a (free) ticket to tonight's opening performance of Wagner's Das Rheingold, the first of four operas that make up Der Ring des Nibelungen, which is being performed by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra at Clowes Memorial Hall. I'm extremely excited!
The storyline sounds suspiciously familiar to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Here are a few snippets:
"The Rhinemaidens tell Alberich about the Rhinegold, which their father has ordered them to guard: it can be made into a magic Ring which will let its bearer rule the world, but only by someone who first renounces love. They think they have nothing to fear from the lustful dwarf, but Alberich, embittered by their mockery, curses love, seizes the gold and returns to the depths, as the Rhinemaidens flee in despair."
"In Nibelheim, Alberich has enslaved the rest of the Nibelung dwarves. He has forced his brother Mime, the most skillful smith, to create a magic helmet, the Tarnhelm. Alberich demonstrates the Tarnhelm's power by making himself invisible, the better to torment his subjects."
"Wotan seizes it from his finger and puts it on his own. Alberich is crushed by his loss, and before he leaves he lays a curse on the ring: until it returns to him, whoever does not possess it will desire it, and whoever possesses it will suffer unhappiness and death."
Actually, this opera makes a good backstory to the Lord of the Rings. The wiki entry notes that Wagner and Tolkien draw from the same mythological source material. However, Tolkien reportedly denied Wagner's work as an inspiration, claiming, "Both rings were round, and there the resemblance ceases."
Also from the wiki: "Several researchers have another position, stating that both the authors, indeed, used the same source materials but that Tolkien was, in fact, indebted to some of the original developments, insights and artistic uses made upon those sources that first appeared in Wagner such as the concept of the ring giving to its owner the mastery of the world and its corrupting influence upon minds and wills of those that try to possess it."
So I'd say Tolkien comes off as kind of a dick.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
I don't know about you, but I can't wait to see Gooby! Seriously, I've watched this trailer like 10 times already. Looks like that other movie about a boy who befriends a monster may have some serious competition.
lol, oh Gooby.
Well, You Can't Argue with Science
How Does Prayer Work? A Spiritual Perspective
Ur doin it wrong...
...there ya go!
Monday, May 11, 2009
That's A Wrap!
Shooting on "AMANDA" has finally come to a close. It was a great 4 weeks, filled with emotional highs and lows. I don't want to talk much about it publicly, but I'll be happy to share stories in person.
I met a lot of great friends too. Even though it wasn't a paid gig, I think the experience was well worth it.
Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Who Needs Amusement Parks...
...when you have the highway? Yesterday, I took the highway to get to set downtown for the first time. While my heart was palpitating, I realized I had not been that nervous since waiting in line for a roller coaster on my last trip to the amusement park. I'm glad I met the challenge head on, but the experience of increased heart rate, sweat, and shortness of breath is not exactly enjoyable. Thankfully, I feel more comfortable about the whole thing. I'll have to do it again, some time.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
From the Set of "Amanda" Week 3
Friday, May 1, 2009
Blue Skies -- Ukulele Song of the Week
Or maybe it should be "ukulele song of the whenever I get around to it."
This week's selection is my attempt at "Blue Skies," written by Irving Berlin in 1926.


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CENTA honored with Wärtsilä Supplier Award 2011
Based on the guideline "On the move together", WÄRTSILÄ organized its fourth "Suppliers Day" in Helsinki, Finland on September 06th and 07th 2011.
About 130 suppliers had been invited to have an insight into the recent market situation, trends and prospects.
In a solemn ceremony CENTA, together with 7 other suppliers, has been honored with the "Wärtsilä Suppliers Award 2011" by YNGVE BÄRGARD himself, Vice President Wärtsilä Supply Management.
With this award Wärtsilä expresses CENTA its gratitude and appreciation for:
Top Quality
Suppliers Reliability
Continuous Improvement of Delivery Time and Competitive Pricing
Highest Grade of Commitment for the customer
Motivated by such honor, CENTA will stay on the move with you our customers for further success in future.
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