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|View Poll Results: August 2011 Mobile Read Book Club Vote
|Black Rain by Masuji Ibuse
|Slaughterhouse Five by Kurk Vonnegut
|Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernieres
|The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
|Life of Pi by Yann Marte
|Ask the Dust (1939) by John Fante
|The Help by Kathryn Stockett
|Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
|The Book of Fate by Brad Meltzer
|Hounded by Kevin Hearne
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August 2011 Mobile Read Book Club Vote
Help up choose a book as the August 2011 eBook for the Mobile Read Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days. We will start the discussion thread for this book on August 20th. Select from the following books.
Official choices each with three nominations:
Black Rain by Masuji Ibuse [Hamlet53, HomeInMyShoes, colinsky]
(translated into English by John Bester)
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Description: .]"This painful and very beautiful book gives two powerful messages-of drastic warning, yet also of affirmation of life." - John Hersey "The most successful book yet written about the greatest single horror inflicted by one group of men upon another." -Sunday Times "Immensely effective.... This is a book which must be read." -Books and Bookmen "I would recommend Black Rain to every reader, more »even the squeamish." -Spectator "Its subtle ironies and noble, unsentimental pity are a reminder of the strengths of Japanese fiction." -New Statesman |Black Rain is centered around the story of a young woman who was caught in the radioactive "black rain" that fell after the bombing of Hiroshima. lbuse bases his tale on real-life diaries and interviews with victims of the holocaust; the result is a book that is free from sentimentality yet manages to reveal the magnitude of the human suffering caused by the atom bomb. The life of Yasuko, on whom the black rain fell, is changed forever by periodic bouts of radiation sickness and the suspicion that her future children, too, may be affected. lbuse tempers the horror of his subject with the gentle humor for which he is famous. His sensitivity to the complex web of emotions in a traditional community torn asunder by this historical event has made Black Rain one of the most acclaimed treatments of the Hiroshima story. (from Amazon.com)
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurk Vonnegut [WT Sharpe, vxf, sun surfer]
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.....Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death (1969) is a satirical novel by Kurt Vonnegut about World War II experiences and journeys through time of a soldier called Billy Pilgrim. Ranked the 18th greatest English novel of the 20th century by Modern Library, it is generally recognized as Vonnegut's most influential and popular work. A second description:
Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernieres [vxf, Hamlet53, Ea]
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In his first novel since Corellis Mandolin , Louis de Bernières creates a world, populates it with characters as real as our best friends, and launches it into the maelstrom of twentieth-century history. The setting is a small village in southwestern Anatolia in the waning years of the Ottoman Empire. Everyone there speaks Turkish, though they write it in Greek letters. Its a place that has room for a professional blasphemer; where a brokenhearted aga finds solace in the arms of a Circassian courtesan who isnt Circassian at all; where a beautiful Christian girl named Philothei is engaged to a Muslim boy named Ibrahim. But all of this will change when Turkey enters the modern world. Epic in sweep, intoxicating in its sensual detail, Birds Without Wings is an enchantment. From the Trade Paperback edition. (from Amazon.com)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton [GA Russell, fbrII, Ea]
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Description: In an article published the day before his death, G.K. Chesterton called The Man Who Was Thursday "a very melodramatic sort of moonshine." Set in a phantasmagoric London where policemen are poets and anarchists camouflage themselves as, well, anarchists, his 1907 novel offers up one highly colored enigma after another. If that weren't enough, the author also throws in an elephant chase and a more »hot-air-balloon pursuit in which the pursuers suffer from "the persistent refusal of the balloon to follow the roads, and the still more persistent refusal of the cabmen to follow the balloon." But Chesterton is also concerned with more serious questions of honor and truth (and less serious ones, perhaps, of duels and dualism). Our hero is Gabriel Syme, a policeman who cannot reveal that his fellow poet Lucian Gregory is an anarchist. In Chesterton's agile, antic hands, Syme is the virtual embodiment of paradox: He came of a family of cranks, in which all the oldest people had all the newest notions. One of his uncles always walked about without a hat, and another had made an unsuccessful attempt to walk about with a hat and nothing else. His father cultivated art and self-realization; his mother went in for simplicity and hygiene. Hence the child, during his tenderer years, was wholly unacquainted with any drink between the extremes of absinthe and cocoa, of both of which he had a healthy dislike.... Being surrounded with every conceivable kind of revolt from infancy, Gabriel had to revolt into something, so he revolted into the only thing left--sanity. Elected undercover into the Central European Council of anarchists, Syme must avoid discovery and save the world from any bombings in the offing. As Thursday (each anarchist takes the name of a weekday--the only quotidian thing about this fantasia) does his best to undo his new colleagues, the masks multiply. The question then becomes: Do they reveal or conceal? And who, not to mention what, can be believed? As The Man Who Was Thursday proceeds, it becomes a hilarious numbers game with a more serious undertone--what happens if most members of the council actually turn out to be on the side of right? Chesterton's tour de force is a thriller that is best read slowly, so as to savor his highly anarchic take on anarchy. --Kerry Fried "A powerful picture of the loneliness and bewilderment which each of us encounters in his single-handed struggle with the universe." --C. S. Lewis From the Trade Paperback edition. (from Amazon.com
Life of Pi by Yann Marte [VioletVal, WT Sharpe, jgaiser]
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Yann Martel's imaginative and unforgettable Life of Pi is a magical reading experience, an endless blue expanse of storytelling about adventure, survival, and ultimately, faith. The precocious son of a zookeeper, 16-year-old Pi Patel is raised in Pondicherry, India, where he tries on various faiths for size, attracting "religions the way a dog attracts fleas." Planning a move to Canada, his father packs up the family and their menagerie and they hitch a ride on an enormous freighter. After a harrowing shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean, trapped on a 26-foot lifeboat with a wounded zebra, a spotted hyena, a seasick orangutan, and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker ("His head was the size and color of the lifebuoy, with teeth"). It sounds like a colorful setup, but these wild beasts don't burst into song as if co-starring in an anthropomorphized Disney feature. After much gore and infighting, Pi and Richard Parker remain the boat's sole passengers, drifting for 227 days through shark-infested waters while fighting hunger, the elements, and an overactive imagination. In rich, hallucinatory passages, Pi recounts the harrowing journey as the days blur together, elegantly cataloging the endless passage of time and his struggles to survive: "It is pointless to say that this or that night was the worst of my life. I have so many bad nights to choose from that I've made none the champion."
An award winner in Canada (and winner of the 2002 Man Booker Prize), Life of Pi, Yann Martel's second novel, should prove to be a breakout book in the U.S. At one point in his journey, Pi recounts, "My greatest wish--other than salvation--was to have a book. A long book with a never-ending story. One that I could read again and again, with new eyes and fresh understanding each time." It's safe to say that the fabulous, fablelike Life of Pi is such a book. --Brad Thomas Parsons
Ask the Dust (1939) by John Fante [beppe, Ea, issybird]
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John Fante
Almost forgotten ... John Fante
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the publication of Ask the Dust, by John Fante. Today it's widely regarded as a classic of American literature; many have declared it the finest novel ever to emerge from Los Angeles. In addition to critical praise, the book has also found popular success, appearing on bestseller lists in both the US and Europe. In 2006 it was even made into a Hollywood film, starring Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell. But Fante's masterpiece has not always enjoyed such prominence. In fact, its journey to its current status has been long and highly unusual.
The novel tells the story of Arturo Bandini, a young Italian-American from Boulder, Colorado who moves to LA to try and make it as a writer. Penniless but hopeful, Bandini soon finds himself locked in an intense battle with his insanely demanding muse as well as the City of Angels itself, which he sees as a maddening mix of smug wealth and heartbreaking poverty. Mirroring these themes and driving much of the novel's action is Bandini's wildly destructive relationship with Camilla Lopez, an unstable young Mexican waitress, whose beauty represents much of what Arturo craves, but whose ethnicity (in the context of 1930s America) forces him to confront his own ancestry and the pain that drives so much of his life.
At the time of Ask the Dust's release in 1939, Fante appeared to be a writer on the rise. His first novel, Wait Until Spring, was well received; his short stories were appearing in prominent publications such as the American Mercury, and he had a long-distance mentor in HL Mencken, at that time one of America's most influential men of letters. With all these things going for him, Fante was poised to take his place alongside Steinbeck as one of the era's most important Californian writers when his incendiary sophomore novel hit the stands. However, Ask the Dust received mixed reviews, sold very poorly, and quickly fell out of print. And that's how things stayed for the next four decades.
This failure drove Fante into a chequered career as a Hollywood screenwriter, and largely spelled the end of his career as a novelist. By the late 1970s, when Fante was nearing the end of life, he had been almost completely forgotten by the general public and most of the literary establishment as well. However, he had his admirers - and so did Ask the Dust. While writing the screenplay for Chinatown in the early 1970s, Robert Towne (who later directed and wrote the film of Ask the Dust) turned to Fante's by then very obscure novel in search of a template for authentic 1930s-era dialogue. By the late 1970s LA poet-playwright-journalist Ben Pleasants had begun a series of interviews with a declining Fante and published an important overview of his life and work in the LA Times Book Review in 1979. However, it was Pleasants's friend, the now famous poet and novelist Charles Bukowski, who played the most important role in bringing Fante and his great novel back into public view.
As a struggling young writer haunting the streets of Los Angeles, al la Arturo Bandini, Bukowski had stumbled upon a copy of Ask the Dust in the public library. Fante immediately became a huge influence on the younger man's writing, to the point where Bukowski would later declare that "Fante was my god." Much later Bukowski introduced Ask the Dust to his publisher, John Martin. Martin recognised the novel as a classic and Fante as a major writer, and soon republished it from his Black Sparrow Press where, over the next three-plus decades it would slowly gather a large, adoring audience, while reaping seemingly endless critical praise.
Several years ago, Martin sold Black Sparrow Press. At this point Ask the Dust (along with most of Fante's oeuvre, which Black Sparrow also now published) found its way to Echo Press, an imprint of HarperCollins, where it has garnered an even larger audience. It's amazing to think, though, that if a young Charles Bukowski had missed Ask the Dust during his time in the LA library, the book's later success might never have come about: it likely would have stayed out of print and Fante would probably be remembered, if he was remembered at all, as another burned-out old screenwriter and failed novelist. Instead, he's seen today as a powerful pre-Beat writer who wrote one of the most influential and important novels of the last, well, 70 years.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett [JSWolf, Nyssa, VioletVal]
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Be prepared to meet three unforgettable women:
Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with her beloved maid Constantine, the woman who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and no one will tell Skeeter where she has gone.
Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her seventeenth white child. Something has shifted inside her after the loss of her own son, who died while his bosses looked the other way. She is devoted to the little girl she looks after, though she knows both their hearts may be broken.
Minny, Aibileen's best friend, is short, fat, and perhaps the sassiest woman in Mississippi. She can cook like nobody's business, but she can't mind her tongue, so she's lost yet another job. Minny finally finds a position working for someone too new to town to know her reputation. But her new boss has secrets of her own.
Seemingly as different from one another as can be, these women will nonetheless come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. And why? Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and their times. And sometimes lines are made to be crossed.
In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women-- mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends--view one another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't.
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh [sun surfer, issybird, colinsky]
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It is World War II and Captain Charles Ryder reflects upon his time at Oxford during the '20s and a world now changed. As a lonely student, Charles was captivated by the outrageous and decadent Sebastien Flyte, and invited to spend time at the family home: Brideshead. Charles becomes infatuated with its eccentric, aristocratic occupants, especially Sebastien's remote and distant sister, Julia. However, he begins to realise his own spiritual and social distance, and in turn discovers a crueler world, where duty and desire, faith and happiness can only ever be conflicting forces.
The Book of Fate by Brad Meltzer [JSWolf, Asawi, pilotbob]
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In six minutes, one of us would be dead. None of us knew it was coming...
So says Wes Holloway, a once-cocky and ambitious presidential aide, about the day that changed his life forever. On that Fourth of July, Wes put Ron Boyle, the chief executive's oldest friend, into the presidential limousine. By the time the trip came to an end, Wes was permanently disfigured, and Boyle was dead, the victim of a crazed assassin.
Eight years later, Boyle is spotted, alive and well, in Malaysia. In that moment, Wes has the chance to undo the worst day of his life. Trying to figure out what really happened takes Wes back to a decade old presidential crossword puzzle, mysterious facts buried in Masonic history, and a two-hundred-year-old code invented by Thomas Jefferson.
But what Wes doesn't realize is that The Book of Fate holds everyone's secrets. Especially the ones worth dying for. The Book of Fate. What does it say about you?
Hounded by Kevin Hearne [JSWolf, Nyssa, siraks]
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What to vote for? There are five I could easily vote for. I am going to have to have a think on this.
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Planned to read Slaughterhouse Five soon anyway. So it got my vote.
(I also planned to read "The Help", started it and put it down after less than 20 pages. Just couldn't stand the way it was written in spoken language. Maybe if had kept going I would have been able to see past that, but I have a long enough TBR anyway...)
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I voted for the one I nominated, Slaughterhouse Five. I've been wanting to read that historical/sci-fi novel for some time and, from what I hear, it's perhaps Vonnegut's finest work.
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Hounded is supposed to be very good given what's been posted by others on MR. So maybe that should be the winning book for this month.
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Slaughterhouse Five is a great book by a great writer. I wish I hadn't read it already and hadn't lent my copy to someone living in another city now. I might try and nab a copy from the library so I can participate without having to purchase it again.
My vote goes to Black Rain.
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I voted for Slaughterhouse Five because it has been banned. Must be worth reading.
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Although I did not vote for it, I found/bought Slaughterhouse Five at a used book store today.
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I voted Birds Without Wings. It is the one that attracts me more. Of those that attract me, it is the only one that I haven't read yet.
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I know this topic has been going round and round. But I'd like to make a suggestion before any more votes are cast. Please do not look at the current voting results and vote for what you want to read most. Forget any messages here saying who voted for what. Just vote your mind. Make this as close to a blind vote as possible. Let's see what happens.
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This was possibly the easiest vote I've made here at MR. I love stories about Hiroshima.
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Hmmm - I think I'll put The Man who was Thursday on my TBR list. I'll include it in my classics of 2011 challenge.
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Note that Fictionwise has a 55% off sale this weekend, and at least one of these books is available there. Coupon Code 072911.
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Sometimes life gets so crazy that you just want to shave your head, stop wearing underwear in public and go to rehab.
Wait ... you didn't have those urges this year? Then you obviously didn't reside in Hollywood, where such shenanigans aren't considered antics, but a regular way of life. That's why we're glad we could only witness this year's hot Hollywood mess unfold from the safety of our own celeb-free homes.
Here are just a few reasons to thank the heavens above you're not famous:
Britney Spears: The fat Elvis years
Actually, that's an unfair comparison — to Elvis. All the King ever did was get fat and drugged up. Britney's exploits were so wild and distasteful even Michael Jackson would disapprove. A quick recap in the year of Britney: She shaved her head bald (then went out drinking and partying), went to rehab (then went out drinking and partying), got divorced from K-Fed (then went out drinking and partying), prepared for a comeback performance on the MTV Video Music Awards (by drinking and partying) — and bombed in epic fashion (then went out drinking and partying). Finally, she lost physical custody of her kids — and then went out drinking and partying. Despite all this, she did manage to put out an album that actually got critical acclaim . We're sure she'll drink to that — actually, she already has.
Now that Whitney's sober ...
Slideshow: The year in entertainment Well, someone had to take over that jittery, substance-abusing pop-star role. And despite all Brit's hard work to get the coveted spot, it was a natural for Amy Winehouse. The British retro-soul singer — who made Hollywood's 2007 theme song, "Rehab" — was photographed with a suspicious white powder lining her nostrils, walked the streets barefoot in only a bra and jeans , and got into an altercation with someone (maybe her husband, maybe not) that left her makeup smudged and her shoes bloody. She canceled tours because of "health concerns" and when she did perform in recent months, she made Britney look like Beyonce . Now we know what she's been hiding in that massive beehive hairdo.
How Lo can she go?
Let's just put it this way: The flashing of her firecrotch last year can now be considered part of the demure Lindsay Lohan era. She was arrested twice, got into two car accidents, went to rehab — again, twice — and did an 84-minute stint in jail . Among her most embarrassing episodes was getting caught with a packet of cocaine in her pants while going after the mother of her former personal assistant in a wild car chase. Lohan claimed the drugs weren't hers and actually just belonged to a friend. Who knew she and Amy Winehouse were buddies?
This kind of makes up for O.J.
In the state that let Robert Blake, O.J. Simpson and Michael Jackson walk free, authorities finally got tough on a true menace to society — Paris Hilton. The bimbo heiress was sentenced to 45 days for a probation violation involving an alcohol-related driving offense — and that was cut to 23 before she even entered the clink. Her hysterics and a "medical condition" got her released after just four days, but public outcry led a judge to haul the distraught socialite back to jail to finish the remainder of her sentence. After she was released, a chastened Hilton promised to do more charity work, and promised to help Rwanda. Her good-will mission was postponed , however, perhaps when she found out that Rwanda was an impoverished nation in Africa, and not a poor girl in dire need of a makeover.
Feud of the year
Rosie O'Donnell versus Donald Trump. And Elisabeth Hasselbeck . And Barbara Walters. And ... OK, let's just put Rosie vs. just about everybody — she had more beefs going than 50 Cent. Unlike 50, though, O'Donnell actually did fade from the limelight after defeat: She quit "The View" earlier than scheduled when Hasselbeck took her down a notch during one of their regular catfights. Of course, losing a battle of wits with a lightweight like Hasselbeck would be enough to send anyone into exile.
The Michael Richards Diversity Award
So much competition for this one! "Grey's Anatomy's" Isaiah Washington seemed to have it locked up for uttering the homophobic f-bomb, setting the stage for his dismissal from the hit show. Not to be outdone, the always politically incorrect Don Imus did him one better when he called Rutgers University women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos" — and subsequently lost both his radio and TV gigs (though he was back on the radio by the end of the year). Still, the white hood goes to Duane "Dog" Chapman, the reality show bounty hunter whose own son taped him delivering the N-word with gusto during a phone conversation. He claimed he was just trying to be black (he apparently didn't know the safer option — watching a Tyler Perry movie).
The baby is already on a diet
Nicole Richie, Hollywood's poster child for eating disorders, announced that she was pregnant with the spawn of Good Charlotte's Joel Madden. In preparation for motherhood, Richie did actually gain a few pounds, curtailed her partying — and did an 82-minute stint in jail for driving under the influence of drugs. Maybe she was just trying to give her child a preview of the celebrity life.
R.I.P — We think not!
Last year's "Trainwreck of the Year," Anna Nicole Smith, showed us we were a little too accurate by dying of a drug overdose in 2007 (note we were merciful in not naming one this year). After her untimely death, it seemed as if the Smith sideshow was over. But it had only just begun! There was the Larry Birkhead-Howard Stern paternity battle over her infant daughter Dannielynn, Virgie Arthur's attempt to get custody of her grandaughter, and the weekslong battle over where Anna Nicole would be buried as her body decomposed. If you had to deal with that drama every day, you'd check out early too.
Father knows best
The best insults, that is, if we're discussing Alec Baldwin. In a phone message to his 11-year-old daughter that was leaked to the media, the actor is heard calling her a "rude, thoughtless little pig" in a verbal tirade for missing a scheduled phone call from dear old dad. An apologetic Baldwin later claimed he didn't mean to direct those comments at his child — he thought he was talking to a customer service rep based in India.
Kid Rock vs. Tommy Lee
The pimp-slap heard 'round the world was delivered on Tommy Lee by Kid Rock at — where else? — the MTV Video Music Awards. As Alicia Keys warbled on stage, Rock and Lee tussled, and Lee ended up getting tossed from the show. Everyone thought they were fighting over their mutual ex, Pamela Anderson, but they were really fighting over her visitation rights to her implants.
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Two top officials who helped perpetuate what federal authorities are calling the densest Ponzi scheme ever will plead guilty to investment fraud and other criminal charges for their role in the alleged Lexington-based operation.
U.S. Attorney's Office officials announced Friday that former Zeek Rewards chief operating officer Dawn Wright-Olivares and master programmer Daniel Olivares, her stepson, have settled on charges that they helped raise more than a half-billion dollars by deceiving millions of users throughout the world.
The company's top executive and Davidson County resident, Paul Burks, has not been charged criminally. Burks, 66, who lives near Wallburg, settled last year for $4 million with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on civil charges related to the alleged fraud.
Wright-Olivares agreed to plead guilty to investment fraud conspiracy and tax fraud conspiracy, and Olivares agreed to plead guilty to an investment fraud conspiracy. Each charge carries a maximum prison term of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The criminal charges were filed in a parallel action by the SEC relating to civil charges that will force the two to forfeit a combined more than $10 million for their role in the company.
"Wright-Olivares was a marketing and operational mastermind behind the scheme and Olivares was the chief architect of the computer databases they used," Stephen Cohen, an associate director in the SEC's Division of Enforcement, said in a statement Friday. "After they learned Zeek Rewards was under investigation by law enforcement, they accepted substantial sums of money from the scheme while keeping investors in the dark about its imminent collapse."
Wright-Olivares agreed to pay about $8.1 million and Olivares about $3.2 million to settle the SEC's charges.
Promoted as the advertising division of the penny auction website Zeekler.com, Zeek Rewards affiliates essentially invested by purchasing large quantities of bids for the auction site. Most affiliates then sold or gave away those bids to new auction users and placed daily advertisements online, enabling them to share in the company's daily net profits.
However, the SEC alleged new Zeek Rewards affiliates weren't buying into a legitimate business model, but rather financing earlier investors' paychecks. The SEC, which froze the company's assets Aug. 17, 2012, claimed that about 98 percent of the company's revenues — and subsequent daily net profits — were derived from new affiliates, rather than actual retail purchases on the penny auction site, according the SEC's original complaint.
In 19 months, the company raised close to $850 million from 2.2 million users across the world.
COO was key member of inner-circle
During the company's short tenure, Wright-Olivares often served as the face of Zeek Rewards. She appeared at local "Red Carpet Events" and did interviews with popular proponents and bloggers associated with multi-level marketing, the multibillion dollar industry where people sell products directly to consumers.
She has helped promote multiple marketing-based companies in the past decade, and she is currently associated with a local trading store and organic juice bar and restaurant in Clarksville, Ark.
"It's a really neat digital way to let people shop," Wright-Olivares said of Zeekler.com during a 2012 video interview with popular MLM blogger Troy Dooly. "We have a lot of people enjoying that business model."
But federal authorities said in actuality, there was little profit from the penny auctions, which forced company officials to pay older investors with newer investors' money. They called it a "classic" Ponzi scheme, one poised to collapse when promoters were unable to recruit new affiliates.
Zeek's rapid rise could well be one of the largest contributing factors of its demise. Pledging returns of up to 1.5 percent per day and granting extra commissions for signing people up, Zeek's founders offered a business model that was appealing to hopeful entrepreneurs and low-to-middle class families trying to make a little extra money during a tough economy.
Jerry Nicholson, of Morrhead, Minn., lost $2,000 through the company he originally praised for its mandatory compliance training and "doing things right and in the best interests of all."
"You are asking if I have regrets? Yes, I do," Nicholson said this week. "This company took away money from people who wanted to get ahead in life. I am hoping to get my money back, but we will see what happens."
But Zeek's promises also made some question if the program was too good to be true.
Las Vegas resident Patty Linson thought that, but still decided to send a check for $3,500 to the company days before it shut down.
"Everyone I could see involved in this were praying people who believed in doing the right thing," Linson said. "It was about winning, but it was more about people getting together and uniting and helping one another during a difficult time."
Thankfully for Linson, Zeek never got the check, and she was made whole. That will likely not be the case for more than 100,000 claimants still waiting on recovery.
More civil suits starting
Most affiliates bought in with Zeek Rewards from $1,000 to $10,000. Some families who invested together bought in for upward of $50,000, total.
While court-appointed receiver Ken Bell estimates about 840,000 users lost money, the amount of actual people is expected to be much less, as some investors used multiple user accounts.
A receivership team has collected more than $320 million for what will likely be more than 100,000 legitimate claimants.
Bell said recently he's confident "net losers" can be made whole greater than 50 percent, or 50 cents on the dollar. By the end of December, his receivership team hopes to send out 80,000 to 100,000 determination letters, most of which will tell claimants they agree with their claim amount, Bell said.
About 170,000 total claims were submitted through an online portal this year, making up a gross total of about $600 million. The actual figure representing recognized claims will likely be a lot less, Bell said.
Claimants will have the option to accept or object to their claim determination, and the receivership team filed a proposed plan this month on how to settle any disputes. Bell said he still seeks to make a partial, interim disbursement to valid claimants during the first quarter of 2014.
Exactly how much is returned to claimants depends on how much more money the receivership is able to collect. Bell intends to sue Zeek insiders as well as major "net winners" who profited from "fraudulent transfers" while the company was in operation. There are also several additional financial institutions that could hold millions of Zeek money.
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Former ZeekRewards COO, tech officer plead guilty in ponzi scheme
Two top officials who helped perpetuate what federal authorities are calling the densest Ponzi scheme ever will plead guilty to investment fraud and other criminal charges for their role in the alleged Lexington-based operation.


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Anyone going out this weekend and wouldn't mind someone to tag along to help launch/land? I'm brand new to kiting and haven't finished my lessons yet, but I still want to go out and watch and learn while I wait for my last few lessons. I can get to Alameda and 3rd pretty easy and can pick you up if need be (I'm in the Berkeley area).
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During the visit, Russian companies were able to witness firsthand the forest management practices that Domtar employs in its forests, observing common equipment and techniques used in the field to ensure that these forests are well-managed. From witnessing culvert installations created to prevent stream degradation and sedimentation to the use of selective cuts and pre-commercial thinning and specific guidelines for road construction, the GFTN-Russia participants observed how to implement responsible forest management practices in line with the Forest Stewardship Council's (FSC) certification standards.
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Katie Holmes holds hands with her daughter, Suri, while picking up a cool treat at Haagen-Dazs on Monday (May 16) in Miami, Fla.
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MACON, Ga. (March 4, 2010) -- The ETSU men's basketball team will begin defense of its 2009 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament championship Thursday, facing Campbell in the quarterfinals of the 2010 General Shale Brick A-Sun Championships.
Tip is set for 2:30 inside the University Center on the campus of Mercer University.
The Bucs (17-14) enter as the fifth seed in the event, but finished just one game back of a four-way tie for first, which included fourth seeded Campbell. The two teams split their two regular season meetings, with both teams winning big on their home floors.
For more on Thursday's game, click on the game notes link above or read the game notes located below.
Buc bits
With three straight wins serving as momentum heading into postseason play, the ETSU men's basketball team will be attempting to defend their 2009 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament championship this week at Mercer University ... The Bucs are certainly not the same team that won this event a year ago, having lost all four of its five starters from a year ago (three to graduation and one to injury), and giving up over 44 points of the team's 78.1-point average from a year ago ... But there has been even more to overcome, as the Bucs also were forced to deal with the death of rising sophomore forward Seth Coy (Washington, Ind.) to a car accident over the summer and the loss of 1,000-point scoring guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) to injury early in the regular season ... Regardless, ETSU posted a 17-14 overall record and a 13-7 league mark, and finished just one game out of first place in the league race ... While Smith has been absent and will apply for a medical redshirt season, junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston), along with junior guards Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) and Micah Williams (Manchester) have stepped up their games. In fact, Hubbard has posted double-doubles 13 times this season on way to being named second team All Atlantic Sun Conference ... Currently, Hubbard and Tubbs lead the team in scoring, with Hubbard averaging 13.8 points per game, and Tubbs pitching in 12.2 a contest ... Williams is the only other ETSU player averaging double figures with 11.6 a contest.
The Bucs in the A-Sun Tournament
Entering just their fifth Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, the Buccaneers are 6-3 all-time, and most recently enjoyed a perfect 3-0 run through the event a year ago en route to a conference title and trip to the NCAAs ... The Bucs' previous trips included a loss in the first round of the event in 2006, advancing to the finals in 2007, and falling in the semifinals in 2008 ... In conference tournaments all-time (including the Southern and Ohio Valley), the Bucs are 36-21, having gone 7-3 in league championship final games.
ETSU in conference finals
The Buccaneers have played in 10 previous tournament finals and hold an impressive 7-3 mark ... The following is a breakdown of those games:
1983 -- vs. Chattanooga, 70-62 (L)
1989 -- vs. Marshall, 96-73 (W)
1990 -- vs. Appalachian State, 96-75 (W)
1991 -- vs. Appalachian State, 101-82 (W)
1992 -- vs. Chattanooga, 74-62 (W)
1993 -- vs. Chattanooga, 86-75 (L)
2003 -- vs. Chattanooga, 97-90 (W)
2004 -- vs. Chattanooga, 78-62 (W)
2007 -- vs. Belmont, 67-94 (L)
2009 -- vs. Jacksonville, 85-68 (W)
Last time in the A-Sun Tournament
NASHVILLE (March 7, 2009) - For most of the 2008-09 season, much had been written and said about ETSU's "Big Three" of senior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis), senior forward Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) and junior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.). ... But on Saturday in the finals of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships at Allen Arena, it was the Buccaneers "Big 10" that truly made the difference. While Smith posted a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds to go with 21 points from Tiggs, the ETSU bench combined to provide 22 points and 12 rebounds in an absolutely dominating 85-68 win over Jacksonville. ... With the win, ETSU (23-10) secures a bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament, marking the eighth time in school history that the Buccaneers have made their way to March Madness. The Bucs are the 16th different team to win the A-Sun title and first new winner since Belmont took the championship in 2006. ... Dominance in the paint and on the glass highlighted the first half for ETSU, along with a quick scoring start for Tiggs. The Bucs held a 22-17 advantage on the boards, outscoring the Dolphins 24-8 in the paint and enjoying a 14-0 edge in second chance points. Meanwhile, Tiggs scored 13 of ETSU's first 23 points, staking the Bucs to a 23-11 lead with just over 11 minutes left in the half. ... From there, Tiggs got in foul trouble after picking up his third violation of the game with 6:12 left before the intermission. The score was 32-18 at the time, and despite Tiggs' departure ETSU still pushed the lead out to 43-28 at the break. ... In the first half, Tiggs was joined by Smith with 13 points to lead the way, but despite the fact Pigram scored just one point, it was the supporting cast of freshman forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.), sophomore forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston), sophomore guard Micah Williams (Manchester) and senior forward Greg Hamlin (Flint, Mich.) that combined for 16 points and 12 rebounds off the bench. ... The second half opened with another ETSU run, as a 3-pointer by Pigram to open the half ignited an 11-2 run for the Buccaneers and made the score 54-30 with 16:19 left in the game. Jacksonville tried to answer with a 4-0 spurt of its own, but ultimately ETSU would lead by 30 at 69-39 with 9:05 left in the game. Jacksonville ultimately rallied to outscore the Bucs 29-16 over the final nine minutes, but at that point it was simply too late for the Dolphins to recover. ... For the game, ETSU shot 47 percent from the floor and outrebounded the Dolphins 40-34, forcing 15 turnovers on seven steals. Meanwhile, the Bucs' defense held JU to 39 percent shooting and just 68 points on the night. ... Along with Smith and Tiggs, Williams finished with a career high 16 points, and Hubbard finished with six points and seven rebounds, while Brown pitched in nine points and five rebounds. Pigram, Smith and Tiggs made all-tournament team, with Tiggs earning MVP honors. ... For JU, Ben Smith scored a game high 29, while Ayron Hardy and Evan Jefferson pitched in 11 each.
Sollazzo honors Coy with number change
When ETSU's rising sophomore forward Seth Coy (Montgomery, Ind.) was tragically killed in a car accident this summer, it left the entire Buccaneer community with a deep sense of loss ... As is often the case, those that are left to mourn have looked for ways to remember the Bucs' 6-foot-11 "Gentle Giant." ... For sophomore guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa), who was Coy's roommate, the answer was simple ... Changing his jersey number from No. 20 to Coy's No. 43, Sollazzo will play the 2009-10 season to honor his friend and have that memory with him each night. ... In addition, the Bucs were a special "43" batch on their uniforms this season in honor of their fallen friend and teammate.
Last time out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2010) - Building a 19-point lead with only seven minutes left in the game, the ETSU men's basketball team watched the Jacksonville Dolphins battle back to pull to within one point with less than a minute remaining. However, JU's Ben Smith missed a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer to give ETSU a 64-62 victory in Atlantic Sun Conference action Saturday afternoon at the Veterans Memorial Arena. ... Jacksonville fell on its home floor despite outscoring the Bucs 22-5 over the final seven minutes of the game. The Bucs (17-15 overall, 13-7 A-Sun) got a double-double from sophomore forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.), who scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while junior guard Micah Williams (Manchester) added 15 points and junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston) netted 12. ... The Dolphins dropped to 18-11, 14-6 in A-Sun action. ... In the first half, the forward trio of Brown, Hubbard and sophomore J.C. Ward (Marietta, Ga.) powered the ETSU offense, scoring 25 of ETSU's 37 first-half points and out-rebounding the Dolphins 23-16. Perhaps more importantly, after JU's Lehmon Colbert scored the Dolphins' first six points, Ward was asked to defend the Dolphins' big man and Colbert scored just two points the rest of the half. ... The key run for the Bucs came late in the first half as ETSU took a 23-19 game with 7:47 left and went on a 14-5 run to close out the first 20 minutes with a 37-24 lead. In the first half, the Bucs shot 73 percent from the foul line (11-of-15), enjoyed a 20-10 edge scoring in the paint, and held an 11-5 lead in second chance points. ... ETSU opened the second half with a deep 3-pointer from Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) to make it a 16-point game at 40-24 with 19:23 left, but over the next six minutes JU was able to cut the lead to seven at 42-35 with 13:29 remaining. However, at that point, Williams netted 10 of the Bucs' next 12 points to power a 12-0 offensive run and give ETSU its largest advantage of the game at 54-35 with 10:59 left. ... The ETSU advantage got to 19 at 59-40 with 7:45 remaining in the game, but JU responded with a 22-4 run over the next seven minutes to make it 61-60 with 45 seconds left. During that span, the Dolphins got 17 points from senior guard Ben Smith, which included an amazing four 3-pointers. ... At that point, however, a missed 3-pointer by Tubbs with 10 seconds left was rebounded by Williams, who was fouled by JU's Travis Cohn. With 8.2 seconds left, Williams hit one of two foul shots to make it 64-62, but Smith's 3-pointer then missed as time expired. ... The Bucs held JU to 38 percent shooting, and forced 13 turnovers by the Dolphins. ETSU shot 42 percent from the floor, and a strong 70 percent from the foul line (19-of-27), out-rebounding JU 41-34 on the boards.
Century mark not usual for ETSU defense
Giving up 100 points in the loss to Belmont (1/23/10) was not usual for the Buccaneers ... Before that game, the Bucs had not given up 100 or more point in over two years ... The last time it happened was on Dec. 15, 2007, when the Bucs lost to Syracuse 125-75 ... This season, the most points the ETSU defense had allowed was 85, in games at Arkansas and UAB ... For the year, the ETSU defense is giving up an average of just 66.7 points per game.
Williams bringing more offense to the table
Junior guard Micah Williams (Manchester) has worked his way into the starting lineup thanks to more consistent play on the offensive end ... He has scored in double figures in 17 of his last 22 games, and recently matched his season high with 22 points against Stetson (2/6) ... He most recently scored 15 in the win over Jacksonville (2/27) ... Currently, Williams is one of three Bucs averaging double figures scoring this year with 11.6 points per game.
Hubbard steps up game in 2009-10
Much has been written and reported about junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston) and his efforts to improve his offensive game, and those strides have led to some solid numbers ... He currently leads the Bucs with 13.8 points per game and 8.4 rebounds a contest ... while he has posted 13 double doubles on the year, his efforts began to pay off on the offensive end against Chattanooga back on Nov. 17 ... Setting career bests for points (26) and rebounds (13), Hubbard collected his first career double-double against the Mocs ... In addition, he hit his first 3-point shot in three seasons with the Bucs, and didn't stop there -- ultimately finishing with four long-range bombs on the night.
Record setting night from the arc for Bucs
Hitting on 11-of-14 shots from 3-point range against Arkansas, the Bucs put their name in a multiple of record books ... First, those numbers set a new school record for 3-point field goal percentage in a game with a 78.6 percent mark, breaking the previous record of 66.7 percent which had been done three times previously ... In addition, it was the best shooting effort in the "nation" this season for teams taking more than 10 shots in a game ... And it was the best percentage by a team in the A-Sun since Nov. 28, 1999 when UCF was 11-of-14 in a game against South Carolina state.
ETSU the "only" A-Sun team picked among
nation's best "Prestige" programs
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (July 22, 2008) - Since the beginning of the modern era for NCAA Division I-A basketball - marked by the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 64 teams in 1984-85 - the ETSU men's basketball program ranks in the Top 30 percent of the 300 programs that were eligible for the postseason at that time, this according to a new "Prestige" ranking released by ESPN.com ... The Buccaneers, who have enjoyed six NCAA Tournament trips, one NIT berth, seven 20-win seasons, and a slew of conference regular season and tournament championships since 1984-85, ranked tied for 82nd out of 300 teams, meaning they were in the Top 27 percent of schools making the list. ETSU was ranked ahead of every current Atlantic Sun Conference team, as well as former Southern Conference rivals Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and UNC Greensboro. The Bucs also were placed ahead of every current member of the Colonial Athletic Association with the exception of Old Dominion ... In addition, the Bucs ranked ahead of SEC schools such as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Mississippi and Auburn, as well as other major programs such as Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, DePaul, Bradley, Clemson, California and Florida State.


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(cold boot or the default "boot" from sleep?)
@Kholdstare: You should always keep your drivers updated anyway. Check your motherboard and video card websites once every few months at least for new drivers.
Been playing with Win 7 beta on a junker machine..... yeah, clearly more tasty than Vista (though in my head I'm saying its "Vista SP3").
If you have XP and it runs everything you need - I wouldn't bother upgrading. If you've got a Vista machine.... I'd probably seriously consider going to Win 7, perhaps a few months after the release.
I've decided to put off replacing my laptop til Win7 is being deployed on new laptops (unless I find one in the next couple of months that is "XP-able").
|2009-02-02, 14:06
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mind the gap
I used to be anti-Vista, but since I've got my new HP desktop - which came with by far not the best specs you can have nowadays - in summer last year, I really don't see the problem anymore. Sure, the businesses have their trouble, but why should that keep private users from using it?
Also, you can't base everything on RAM. I have 3GB memory and Vista runs smoothly. Yes, multitasking is possible and it is enjoyable. But then I have a dual core! Don't expect dual or even quad experience with a Pentium just cause you have ram in the GB range.
I'm planning to configure/build myself a new machine, though. I'll consider using 64-bit 7 on it. Thought to be in a few months' time, so by then it should be somewhat stable too.
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Sure cold boot .
I have a vista SP1 and i think its fine for me , didn't got major problems .
Vista's firewall is more better and protected than xp (xp's firewall is shit so change your firewall) Windows Defender too .
I just noticed if you click very fast while surfing in IE on such pages at such pages , IE bug and refresh the page but it's all , its not very important . In one month , i encounter it 8-12 times .
Since they made SP1 , its good .
After , i think its too early for a new windows (windows 7) , Vista didn't enter fully in the market yet (well in my country they sold vista now with the pc but most of the firms get always their xp until xp die lol , xp is still good )
But if Windows 7 will be out in 2011+ , i think its fine . (maybe)
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|2009-02-02, 17:09
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Some times ago Asus has make an announce that their new netbook, to be released this summer, will be using Windows 7.
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|2009-02-05, 16:33
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I've been using Windows 7 since the public beta. x64.
I encountered numerous issues, but here are the salient points:
* My overclocked D805 was causing "issues". Setting it back to stock fixed numerous problems I was having.
* My Edimax 802.11g PCI card (which uses the RT61 chipset, I believe) doesn't play well with Vista/7 x64 if you have more than 2G RAM. I have 4, and whenever I opened up uTorrent (or any torrent program) it would freezecrash my machine. I also encountered problems transferring files from one comp on my network to the other.
* CCCP softsubs didn't work. (here's the fix)
Aside from those, once I had the appropriate x64 Vista drivers installed, I was fine.
* WMP12 is awesome. Great video quality. This alone should make you switch to 7, just to try it out.
* The new taskbar is great.
* The filesystem has library functionality. You can set directories to be included in the "Video" library, and you have a consolidated collection.
I recommend it. I like it.
I'm not sure if I'm going to end up paying for it come August. I may just install Linux Mint and run with that. I have XP on my netbook and can use Audible.com and Netflix Silverlight from there. CoreAVC made a world of difference there.
|2009-02-05, 22:40
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If W7 will run well on an Atom with 1 GB of memory (pretty much the netbook standard), that's quite a feat of re-engineering by Microsoft.
|2009-02-06, 04:08
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I'm not sure if an OC issue can be attributed to an OS though. It's likely you might of had an unstable OC to start with.
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Well... it's a mite higher than the old Pentium III 550/128MB I used to work with 8 years ago, but that's surprising.
If Microsoft could keep it that way and improving it as they go (same applies for the thousands of hardware systems and their drivers), and (I hope they're) knowing that there's still a lot of people using UMPCs and older systems with XP, I might soon purchase a new system and bypass Vista altogether for 7.
Addendum: The source of this rumor is epic fail (must be some troll) LOL:
Until then, I'll keep using XPSP3, with a copy of Vista32 SP1 for evaluation purposes, and Vista64 SP1 to be purchased later.
Better keep watch:
|2009-02-06, 13:52
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Age: 24
My Windows Vista's experience index is 2,2 what is really bad (with 2GB memory, I don't understand). I don't think, it's will be much better with Windows 7. So, i don't want to change, unless if it's really much better as the others.
|2009-02-06, 14:09
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Age: 61
Most people will find Windows 7 via the purchase of a new machine. There's no particular reason to update an older machine unless:
1) there's a specific application that requires it (and your h/w is good enough).
2) you assemble your own PCs like I do and don't mind tearing things apart and upgrading pieces periodically.
I'd be fairly leery of trying to get Win7 to run on a pre-Vista laptop for example. Trying might be an interesting experience if you just like to tinker - but get an OEM copy of Win7 when it comes out to do that (cheaper).
Actually, I buy OEM copies no matter what.... (and then have random fights with Microsoft as I upgrade the computers I take care of -- "yes, I've changed parts of my computer 5 times and you will give me a new product key because I'm still using just one computer... ok, then I have an Ubuntu disk right.... oh, thanks for the key!")
So far that's happened only once --- usually they just ask me what's going on and give me a key.
|2009-02-06, 21:20
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Now if only my other two computers weren't too old for it to run on.
|2009-02-07, 05:01
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So don't get so hung up about it. =P
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Hungary
Age: 24
Now, I installed my copy of the Windows 7 Beta. I have received it with the PC World. It's OK, I think. Only one thing what I really hate is, my Opera can't download the Flash Player. But, it's fast, nice, and stable.
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It's rather comical to watch all the news websites "report" that Microsoft is releasing 6 versions Windows 7 to confuse masses. Too bad none of them bother to mention the fact that Starter, Basic Home and Enterprise editions aren't available to the masses. Hell, I'm surprised those websites didn't bother branding 32 Bit and 64 Bit as completely different releases to obtain even more shock value.
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SLT11Vibration analysis is one of the best methods to diagnose all types of defects and inaccuracies in electrical machines. Electrical machines will be subjected to all inaccuracies like any mechanical equipment.
In addition, these machines shall be subjected to all types of electrical inaccuracies as well. Therefore, vibration analysis of electrical machines are more complex than mechanical equipment.
The method of using vibration analysis to identify mechanical defects is separately covered in our earlier courses and the same methodology shall be equally applicable on electrical machines such as motors, generators etc.
This course covers the vibration analysis and diagnostic studies of electrical machines such as motors, generators etc.
List of topics
- General construction of electrical machines
- Vibration analysis of electrical machines
- Line frequency vibration and slot frequency vibration
- Stator and rotor defects
- Non-uniform air gap and motor magnetic field
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- Introduction to shaft alignment
- Introduction to thermography
- Introduction to vibration analysis
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I know this question has been asked a million times, but I'm still not quite getting the solution. I know the solution calls for me using Arrays in part of my code, but I'm having problems understading how to implement it. I am using Flash CS 5.5 with AS3.
I have a drag-and-drop flash file that is divided into 4 separate areas on the stage. On each area, there are 7 spaces, meant for 7 different "puzzle pieces". The first two spaces on each quadrant have very a very specific order for the correct puzzle pieces, while the additional 5 spaces on each quadrant also have specific pieces, but the order is not important. I've included my code below for reference (note that I have not finished all of the instances, yet).
Basically, in the code that's been created so far, the following instances have specific targets with specific order:
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All of the other instances, such as D1_3_mc, D2_3_mc, D2_4_mc, etc... do have specific quadrants they need to be dropped onto, but in terms of the last 5 "spaces" on each quadrant, the order does not matter. I know I can keep doing what I'm doing, but I would prefer that the last 5 pieces on each quandrant do not have to be in a specific order.
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Me (John Goodwin) in my parents room on Highland. Closet door is just left of cameraman.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Those Places Thursday - Remember When You Lived in Your First Home? (Week 2)
So my first home was apparently with my Mother's parents. Recently my father told me that for about the first year or so after their marriage he and my mother lived with her parents. They had the back bedroom. My father got his job with Chrysler's here in Windsor working the line. He told me he would get home from the late shift and my mother would be asleep; but when he came in he would often find my grandfather up, sitting at the kitchen table feeding me my nightly bottle. If you have read my past blogs at all then you have seen this home at 818 Bruce Ave. in blog dated Nov. 1, 2012. We were in the back addition (3rd bedroom). While I know this home well, because we spent so much time there. My grandmother babysat me while my parents both worked.
The first home I remember actually living in was in the apartment above my other grandparents home. My parents moved in there to get their own space and start saving for a home of their own. This is the home at 1646 Highland Ave. It was in the previous blog about the first memory. I remember snap shots of things and then other things are clear. I remember going in my parents room to see them, I remember trying to climb into their closet to play. It was an over deep closet, deeper at the bottom (child level) then the top because of the slope of the roof. I remember my uncle coming over now and then. Of course I remember time spent with my grand parents down stairs as they watched me. Especially my grandfather who stayed home. Being with him, him making me lunches (peanut butter toast), and playing in the yard. I also remember most fondly my father at the kitchen table building model cars. He liked cars and growing up as a kid didn't have the money for toys and things so I think this was his way to recapture some of that lost childhood. My grandparents had a patch of rhubarb in the back yard and grandpa use to cut a stick off for me and then clean it and give it to me with the blue sugar bowl (pictured in the Jan. 17, 2013 blog of heirlooms), to dip it in and eat. Until my grandmother died when I was 26 yrs old; that home was a central anchor to our family world as was the home on Bruce for our family on my mother's side. I will always look back on these places and "Remember When..." fondly, with love and happiness.
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What's next: covered-up looks for fall
NEW YORK - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week wraps up today as two of the industry's big guns, Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein, unveil their fall 2012 collections. But early into the eight-day marathon, trends began to emerge on the runways, and one message was "cover up."
Strong, structured outerwear and gloves have emerged as one of the overriding fall trends. Wes Gordon's collection and Olivier Theysken's Theory borrowed from menswear silhouettes. Carolina Herrera put sculpted, three-quarter-sleeve cropped jackets over ballgowns. Jason Wu went all the way back to the Qing Dynasty for his lace-overlaid military jackets and cape. Others, such as Yigal Azrouel, had leather-heavy collections that included trenches. Phillip Lim showed a dazzling two-piece peacoat amid his urban-edged sportswear.
The hot material this fall will be leather with fur or knit accents. "You can't go wrong with leather," Marie Claire Editor Joanna Coles commented after Derek Lam's midcentury minimalist show.
"I want almost every piece," Coles exclaimed.
Many fashion followers will no doubt agree, but Lam's secondary line, 10 Crosby, might be more their speed.
"There's a whole level of new American designer market - people like Milly, Rebecca Minkhoff - all at that price point but presenting themselves as designer," said Kate Betts, contributing editor at Time magazine and author of Everyday Icon: Michelle Obama and the Power of Style "They're having runway shows and are in the same game."
J. Crew, in particular, "covered every corner of the market," from its direct-mail catalog to retail to its active website, with its curated presentation. At its jam-packed presentation, models stood in a row wearing combinations of tailored cashmere and boucle coats and skinny pants in bright colors, layered over striped shirts and perked up with knits and statement handbags. A marketing person said clothing details would be available the next day at Style.com or through the site's personal shopping team.
"Tory Burch, Theyskens' Theory - all of these brands have really upped their game with more design elements," Betts noted. Thus, "When you're buying a $250 pair of shoes, you feel like you're getting really great value for it," as opposed to designer-name shoes that start at $750. Both are now made in Italy.
Burch's Tuesday morning show, which drew a crowd of heavy hitters, played with the idea of a prim girl meeting "the wrong kind of guy" at a hotel. She sent out tops, dresses, fitted skirts and jackets made from tulle, tweed and chiffon that were tastefully embellished with embroidery, rosettes, beaded collars and paillettes at the hem. Details such as lamé cuffs and sequins kept things current. The looks, most shown with handbags and elbow gloves, were romantic, alluring and versatile, not just for fall. A three-quarter-sleeve black-ribbed peplum knit top with plaid leather pants was one of the sportier looks. They are clothes many women will want to wear.
Bloomingdale's fashion director Stephanie Solomon said Burch's was the best show she had seen.
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Lady Cards grounded in NEMC play
TAWAS — Whittemore-Prescott (W-P) traveled to Tawas Area Wednesday night for a match-up of doormat Northeast Michigan Conference teams who both desperately needed a win as they look to make a run at the conference with just about a month left in the season.
Unfortunately for W-P, they had to play without one of their key contributors and the team never quite gelled as they were beat handily in four games (17-25, 25-18, 9-25, 14-25).
"What a disappointing and frustrating match," Coach Helen Loomis said. "Their play was flat and non-aggressive."
"The girls played like they were tired and having Chloe Moraitis out with a knee injury didn't help us either."
Loomis alluded to the fact that game two was the only bright spot as their play was "somewhat consistent."
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Kirklees' Muslim Community needs to reassess its leadership…
In Huddersfield the Kirklees' Muslim Action Committee, claiming to represent 15,000 Muslims, is deeply upset at a Muslim group that held an Exhibition on the Holy Qur'ān (see Newspaper report HERE).
Surprisingly, the spokesman of the Action Committee, Mr. Amar Usman Ali, is reported to have said:
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
You make me hoppy
I technically have the day off today but I've got too much that needs to be done before I can just relax and dive back into the Game of Thrones. That and the season finale of The Walking Dead is tonight, so I have to get everything done before then. ;)
So how about one more bunny card to make it a nice little trio? This time I went with the cute Warm Fuzzies Pure Innocence girlie. It's terrible, but I'm pretty sure that I've had her since just before Easter LAST year. Oy... what a bad stamper I've been! I really don't know why I waited so long to color her up because I've gotta say that her bunny suit was a lot of fun to do. Trying to get that soft and fuzzy texture was a nice challenge. The papers that I used are from my scrap bags and that bunny print is still one of my all time favorite Anna Griffin papers. Probably because it reminds me of a pillow that my grandma made for me when I was little. :)
Well, I'm going to sign off and get busy. Enjoy the rest of your weekend everybody!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Anna Griffin (bunnies), The Girls' Paperie (Vintage Whimsy)
stamps- My Favorite Things (Warm Fuzzies and sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Making Memories velvet trim
My Favorite Things chat bubbles die-namics
crochet flowers from my sis
Martha Stewart border punch
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E55, E57, E59
clothes- Y11, Y13, Y32, Y21, Y26, R20, R22, R35, R37
14 comments:
- Hlora said...
This has to be the cutest!
- March 18, 2012 at 5:30 AM
- Nancy Thomas said...
Love how you colored up bunny girl. And I am laughing at that fun AG paper - I have it in my stash somewhere too! Just perfect for the image.
- March 18, 2012 at 7:51 AM
- mariska said...
Aaahw! This card is soooo cute!! And I just get really ready for some beautiful weather with such a colourful card :D
Hugs mariska
- March 18, 2012 at 8:04 AM
- MagsB said...
Oh so cute! I love the colouring on the bunny suit, it really does look fluffy!
love Mags B x
- March 18, 2012 at 8:56 AM
- Janine said...
hihihi funny
love the paper
- March 18, 2012 at 12:32 PM
- Craftyanny said...
cute as a button Amy
Anne x
- March 18, 2012 at 1:33 PM
- Heidi Brawley said...
AWE this card makes me Happy!!!!!
hugs, Heidi
- March 18, 2012 at 2:53 PM
- gobeagirl said...
Good afternoon Amy. Jerry says that I have to tell you that he is very jelly at the moment. He just finished watching it on Netflicks and we don't get the channel that is comes on so he wishes we lived closer to you now. lol....Poor man is Jealous! lol... Now as for me, I haven't seen any of it so I'll survive, but I do love your third bunny card. Just so sweet and I love the yellow flannel (great job!) sleeper. So so cute as are your sister's flowers. I love her flowers. Have you talked her into selling them yet? When you convince her let me know I will so send her the money. I think she does a great job of it. I made snowflakes for my first Christmas tree when I was 21, but I haven't crocheted with the little hooks in forever and I rather make blankets. Easier and not as much details. lol... Have a great day and stop reading this as you have work to do before you get to watch your movie. lol.... Hugs
- March 18, 2012 at 3:23 PM
- Tonje said...
So cute! Love the crocheted flowers.
- March 18, 2012 at 3:46 PM
- TaraG said...
Oh this is absolutely adorable, Amy! Your colouring of the wee PI girl's bunny suit is fantastic!!! You totally achieved the look of soft, fussy fabric...LOVE it!
- March 18, 2012 at 3:54 PM
- Rhonda Miller said...
Oh, what a cute card.
- March 18, 2012 at 4:04 PM
- Tress said...
This image, the way you colored it, and the vintage looking paper reminds me of the feetie pjs we wore as kids. Love it! And your sisters crochet flowers are the perfect accent!
- March 19, 2012 at 9:58 AM
- Leanne said...
Adorable and that paper is really lovely.
- March 23, 2012 at 1:50 PM
- RiNNE said...
Your choice of paper is fantastic!!! I really must have it :). What a lovely card!
- March 31, 2012 at 11:40 PM