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It's Friday, so that means it's time for This Week in Social Analytics and our favorite posts of the past week in the world of measurement, analytics, and social media. See a great piece we missed? Link to it in the comments, or tell us about it on Twitter or Facebook.
What's Your Social-Media Genotype? [from MIT Technology Review]
"Your pattern of behaviour on Twitter can be defined by a simple "genotype" and used to predict your future behaviour, say network researchers."
Brands having fun on Twitter [from Digital Examples; written by Dan Calladine]
It's exactly what it sounds like: a great example of brands being human and having fun on Twitter. It doesn't have to be all srs business, all the time.
Common Twitter Tips Your Business Should Ignore [from Social Media Today; written by Matthew Peneycad]
"1 – Ask for retweets
If your content is valuable, people will retweet it, or share it on other social media platforms. If you're finding that you need to ask for retweets, maybe you should focus on getting to the core of why your content isn't being shared. Alternatively, maybe your audience technographics are such that they are much more inclined to consume your content, and not necessarily share it."
Twitter Media Launches Blog To Fight Attrition By Teaching You What To Tweet [from TechCrunch; written by Josh Constine]
"The site plans to feature great uses of Twitter for "TV, sports, journalism, government, music, movies, social good and beyond." It joins Google Inside Search and Facebook Stories as another media endeavor designed to help inspire our use of today's top technologies."
How Denny's became Tumblr's diner [from The Daily Dot; written by Fernando Alfonso III]
"It wasn't a new TV slot or advertising jingle that brought me back to chain diner for a chocolate shake with my wife. It was Tumblr."
10 Surprising social media statistics that might make you rethink your social strategy [from Buffer; Belle Beth Cooper]
"1. The fastest growing demographic on Twitter is the 55–64 year age bracket.
This demographic has grown 79% since 2012."
Which Organizational Areas Are Relying the Most on Social Tools? [from Marketing Charts; written by staff]
"Based on a survey of 2,545 executives around the globe conducted in the fall of 2012, the study determines that social business (the use of social media, tech-based internal networks, social software, and/or social data) is – not surprisingly – most important to marketing, branding, and reputation management, but customer service and audience engagement isn't far behind."
The Impact of Digital Tools on Student Writing and How Writing is Taught in Schools [from Pew Research; written by Kristen Purcell, Judy Buchanan, Linda Friedrich]
"Some 78% of the 2,462 advanced placement (AP) and National Writing Project (NWP) teachers surveyed by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project say digital tools such as the internet, social media, and cell phones 'encourage student creativity and personal expression.'"


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SFSU Public Affairs Press ReleasePublished by the Public Affairs Office at San Francisco State University, Diag Center.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 6, 2001--The Morrison Artists Series at San Francisco State University presents the Grieg Piano Trio at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 4, in McKenna Theatre, located in the Creative Arts Building on campus. Admission is free.
The performance will include Beethoven's Variations in G Major "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu," Libby Larsen's "Piano Trio" (commissioned for Grieg), and Schubert's Trio in E flat Major, Op. 100.
Since the Grieg Piano Trio (Vebjřrn Anvik, piano; Sřlve Sigerland, violin; and Ellen Margrete Flesjř, cello) formed in 1987, it has emerged as one of Norway's most highly praised musical treasures. The award-winning group regularly tours throughout Europe, performing in major music centers and festivals across the continent. The trio made its United States and Japan debuts in 1993 with engagements in Atlanta; Seattle; Washington, D.C.; San Francisco; New York; and Tokyo. Also in 1993, the Grieg Trio was awarded a Norwegian Cultural Grant, enabling it to record its first CD, "Mendelssohn Trios Nos. 1 and 2," on the Norwegian SIMAX label. The ensemble garnered international attention during the 1994 Olympic Winter Games when the Lillehammer Olympic Committee selected the trio as one its top representatives in promoting Norwegian music culture. During the course of the Olympics, the Grieg Piano Trio performed on several occasions, most notably at the opening ceremonies.
Acclaimed as "indispensable" by San Francisco Chronicle music critic Joshua Kosman, the Morrison Artists Series was created in 1952 with a bequest from the May Treat Morrison Estate. In the nearly 50 years since, the Morrison Artists Series has presented an annual program of free recitals by prominent chamber music ensembles. Kim Kashkashian will conclude this season's performances on April 22. For more information, call (415) 338-1358 or visit: www.sfsu.edu/~allarts.
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By Jen Hinton and Donnie Maclurcan of the Post Growth Institute
What would the world be like if the primary goal of all businesses was to help enhance the health of people and the planet? What if businesses didn't have to make decisions based on trade-offs between employee well-being and profit margins? What if economic and environmental sustainability were no longer at odds?
The world described above is not as distant as you may think. It is already emerging.
How on Earth is this possible?
There is massive potential for innovative not-for-profit enterprises to take the center stage in the 21st century, creating a more socially just, ecologically sustainable world economy. A process is underway in which the maximization of private profit as the number one priority of business is being replaced by a deeper motivation of purpose and, accordingly, better ways of doing business. An economy is emerging that addresses real human needs rather than manufacturing new "needs" in order to grow profits. This is an economy that aligns with the better parts of our human nature. It's an economy that's fit for purpose. Welcome to a Not-For-Profit World.
Researchers at the Post Growth Institute are currently writing a book called, How on Earth: Flourishing in a Not-For-Profit World by 2050 about how this transition to a Not-For-Profit World is viable, sustainable and maybe even inevitable.
What exactly is a not-for-profit enterprise?
The not-for-profit enterprises that are weaving together this new economy have social well-being and ecological sustainability written into their mission statements, but they are not dependent on philanthropy and volunteers. They are financially self-sufficient, generating profits that are then recycled back into the organization's mission and/or given to projects that benefit the community. And they are having an enormous impact!
Whether you look at BRAC, the world's largest not-for-profit organization that runs all kinds of commercial enterprises, from dairy production to a retail chain of handicraft stores, or Jenee Telcom that just started providing mobile phone service in Australia and uses all of the proceeds to provide services to people with disabilities, there are myriad examples all over the world of how not-for-profit business models are making a big difference.
There are even some businesses that are filed as for-profits but are actually leading the way for these self-sufficient not-for-profit business models, like Newman's Own food company in the U.S. Although it is listed as a for-profit company, it donates 100 percent of its profits to charities.
Towards a not-for-profit World Economy
The vision that "How on Earth" puts forward is of an entire world economy based on not-for-profit enterprises. That is to say that every business will:
- support its employees/members with meaningful work and agreeable wages,
- directly support the well-being of individuals and the community through the provision of goods and services,
- indirectly support the well-being of the community by passing on surplus profits (profits not needed by the organization itself) on to other work that benefits the community.
Right now, we have an economy that holds the maximization of private profit as its centerpiece. Accumulation of private wealth is the highest motivating factor of the current system and companies are expected to sacrifice all else (including the health of people and the planet) for the sake of private profit. This is built into the for-profit business model and, thus, our for-profit world economy.
So, it follows logically that we have the problems we see today; corruption on all levels, skyrocketing rates of inequality and environmental destruction galore. The companies that are taking part in all of this are only playing by the rules of a game in which private profit is priority number one.
An economy fit for purpose
I think most of us know, on some level, that this is still a bit out of balance. After all, profit is only supposed to be the means by which people and the planet are kept healthy, not an end goal in and of itself. The Not-For-Profit World model takes this thinking a step further, by taking the maximization of private profit out of the mandate of business. Not-for-profit businesses exist to serve people and the planet and any profits gained from this are recycled right back into serving people and the planet. That's an economy fit for purpose. As this economy emerges, the need to try to mitigate the social and environmental problems that come as the by-products of private profit maximization will fade away.
Are you ready for a Not-For-Profit World? Learn more about the "How on Earth" book project and how you can contribute here.
Jen Hinton has a very diverse background, with academic and professional experiences ranging from theater to business to environmental studies. Her expertise is systems thinking and she has a contagious enthusiasm for seeking holistic ways of moving beyond humanity's current crises.
Donnie Maclurcan is a community facilitator and social innovator. He's the Ideas Guy at Project Australia – a community organisation helping people launch not-for-profit initiatives – and co-editor of Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability (2012).
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German DVD profits dip despite record sales
EmptyCOLOGNE, Germany -- DVD sales are hitting record levels in Germany, even as price gouging cuts into overall revenue.
Annual unit sales for sell-through titles crossed the 100 million mark for the first time in the territory last year, according to figures from local industry body BVV.
German retailers shifted 100.7 million DVDs in 2006, compared to 98.7 million a year earlier. In December alone, 18.6 million DVDs flew off the shelves, against 16.8 million in December 2005.
The record figure was thanks to a slate of top titles including "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" from Kinowelt, Warner Bros.' "The Island" and Buena Vista's "Flightplan."
But increased competition in the sell-through market has forced down prices. Last year a new release cost an average of €12.9 ($17), compared to €13.4 in 2005. Overall, sell-through profits fell 4% to €1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) from €1.4 billion a year earlier.
The rental market also suffered, in large part due to the 2006 soccer World Cup and a sweltering heat wave that drove German couch potatoes from their non-air conditioned homes and into the shade of public parks and beer gardens.
Rental revenue in 2006 dropped 11% to €284 million ($376 million) compared to €320 million in 2005. Rental unit figures fell to an all-time low of 112 million.
But Germany's DVD market is in no danger of losing its position as the territory's No. 1 entertainment sector. The industry's total profit of €1.6 billion ($2.1 billion) last year represented a 5.6% drop but was still almost double the €814 million ($1.1 billion) taken at the German boxoffice last year.


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Shelter Plus Care
Wabash Center's Shelter Plus Care is a partnership with the City of Lafayette where we support those who are homeless. Recipients must be single, chronically homeless, and have a co-existing mental illness, or substance abuse. Participants receive rental assistance and are eligible for selected housing.
Housing is provided in rental units throughout the community, with access to local bus routes and necessary services.
A unique Case Plan is made for each participant, as agreed to by a team of community providers of services. The team determines required services and meets regularly.


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The Kaihū River Management Plan deals with the management of the Kaihū River System with the goal of reducing the risks associated with flooding.
River management includes flood hazard identification, options to reduce flood hazards, catchment sustainability and emergency management.
Interim Kaihū River Management Plan
The Interim Kaihū River Management Plan 2006 has been revised by council in conjunction with the Kaihū River Flood Management Scheme Liaison Committee.
The Plan is non-statutory, which means that it contains no regulations such as the rules you will find in district or regional planning documents.
Find the Interim Kaihū River Management Plan (October 2006)
Draft Revised Kaihū River Management Plan
View the Draft Revised Kaihū River Management Plan (PDF, 1 MB)
The regional council is working with the Kaihū River Management Liaison Committee to investigate options for reducing flood risk in the Kaihū River valley, from flooding of the Kaihū River.
This work is part of council's Priority Rivers Project and was initiated in 2008, following the direction described in the Interim Kaihū River Management Plan.
The investigations have assessed the impact of stopbanks, spoil heaps and the railway embankment, the role of ponding areas and the general flood flow dynamics in the Kaihū River valley. Extensive surveying, both conventional and LiDAR has been undertaken and a computer model of the river hydrology and hydraulics developed and calibrated. A number of reports have been generated form these investigations and are outlined in the following reports.
Kaihū Flood Control Scheme Investigation Stages
Stages 1 and 2 (November 2008)
- Hydraulic & hydrologic model build
- Base case flooding conditions for 2, 5, 10 & 100 year ARI
- Initial model used to assess; widening the lower river and affects of stopbanking on flood water distribution and duration
- Questions relating to alignment of the Kaihū outlet on the Northern Wairoa River
- Presenting the proposed 'spillway' river scheme concept to ratepayers
Stage 3c (April and October 2010)
- Hydraulic and hydrologic models refined
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Tiina and Andy are back safe and sound, and all back to normal in the office (actually they came back a while ago, I have just been really busy!!). A few days ago, though, the plants came from Peru and are out of the freezer and now ready to label up and get into the herbarium!
Labels detailing the place of collection and characteristics of the particular plant were already made and placed on the specimens we left behind in Lima for the museum there (see Tiina's earlier post), a typical botanical specimen label looks like this one below….. (this is one from a specimen in our herbarium that I used to describe Solanum coalitum, a very cool Ecuadorian endemic found only in one little patch of páramo, you can see its description on Solanaceae Source at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/solanaceaesource/taxonomy/description-detail.jsp?spnumber=7861)
So now we need to print the labels out and then the plant mounters take over to produce the beautiful specimens we will use to compare with others we have on loan from all over the world. This is Sue Higgins, one of the team, working in the old building - now the team live onthe 5th floor of the Darwin Centre with us - lots of light and space!
In order to study a group in detail we borrow plant specimens from many other herbaria. We then compare characteristics on the specimens, figure out the range of variation in what we will call a species, and then – and very importantly – annotate the specimens before we return them to the institutions from whom we borrowed them. This last step can be time-consuming, but it is a courtesy to our sister institutions who have allowed us to use their material – our science works on a sort of barter system – we all help each other, or at least try!


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The pitfalls of crowdfunding – And why it's a bad idea…
I have personally backed several crowd funded projects and it most cases they have been terrible experiences and it's now safe to say that I am a seasoned backer.
Delays, delays and well more delays….
Not a single project I have backed has been able to deliver on time, don't underestimate how quickly time can get sucked straight into a blackhole! I have had projects deliver months, almost a year, never and just plain still in progress.. If that's bad enough there's a never ending list of excuses, each one delaying the ship date by several months the best being;
- Christmas
- New Year
- Chinese New Year
- We haven't got FCC certification
- The whole USA ran out of money and we can't get FCC documents
- We shoved everything on boat to the other side of the world to save costs…
- We just finished manufacturing and we found out it catches fire really really easily!
- We have started to send out pre-orders from our new website first.
- We ran out of money and we need some more!
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Ask the backers about how they plan to manage delays to the project and if they already have the correct certifications in place.
No impartiality
This is the largest problem out of the whole system, no matter how outrageous the claims of the creators are, there is no way anyone can comment and say any different, backers are forced to soely rely on nothing more than potentially flawed studies, broken promises and a hell a lot of good will, all from the creator. You see, only the people who are backers can make any comments about the project, meaning that no industry expert is able to comment on the technology to provide peer or critical review, leaving all of the poor backers to find out the hard way..
The tech might look impressive now
Chances are you're thinking of backing a project that has some new swanky super cool new thing it can do well before anything else in the market, now the more outrageous it sounds, do a double or triple take on the delivery date… What might be hot tech right now… won't be in 6 – 12 months when you get your hands on the thing.. (if and when) by which time the market has caught up with loads of choices from well known brands that you don't have to worry about support or how well made it will be. Think about how feasible the project is using today's tech, if it seems way too advanced, I can guarantee it will never happen.
Can they demonstrate a working prototype?
If they can't show off their tech in any form, then it probably doesn't exist, a lot of projects will be advertised using heavily edited images and stock photos with their products super imposed, don't believe for a moment that they have them working somewhere. This is actually the #1 reason why so many projects end up on Indiegogo instead of Kickstarter, they must have a working prototype and only need funding to bring to market, don't believe anyone that says Indiegogo better aligns their strategies, i.e they couldn't get onto KS because they need the funding to even get the project off the ground and guess who's money they're taking for a spin to see if it's even possible? YOURS!
Radio Silence
Don't take a project as being well run just because the creators are quickly responding to backers while the funding period is running, of course they are, they want you to readily part with your cash.. Of course warning sirens play loud if they can't even be bothered to answer anyone during the funding period, if they aren't going get back to you just to take your money, think about how much support you're going to get after, likely the updates will be a once out of the blue update.
But I can get my money back right?
No*, consider any money you place on a project to be a total gamble, only back what you can afford to loose, if you get the item in the end consider that to be a bonus…. Once the money has left the funding website, they have no mechanism to reverse the payment, they have no influence they just collect and pass it on, once this has happened you're on your own. They will tell you to speak to the creator and tell you how they must legally deliver on all the promises, but it's up to you to convince the creator or try taking them to court from the other side of the world…
This is where things get interesting, with Kickstarter your pledge isn't final until the deadline and no money is taken, up until then you can cancel and not loose a thing. Indiegogo however is a whole different world of problems, your money is taken immediately and they have a strict no refund policy, if you think you've been duped, tough you're not getting it back. Be extremely wary of any campaign that is marked "Flexible Funding" this means your money goes into a blackhole regardless of if the project meets its funding goal or even if the project even gets finished. Once you've pledged, your money is gone and you're not getting it back.
*Your credit card (do not use a debit card!) company may be able to recover the money, I currently have four ongoing disputes with my card company and this is a very slow process lasting months with no guarantee for success. The worst part is, that you will be asked to provide an independent report to prove the faults with the item, now good luck with finding someone to critique that hyper perpetual motion machine you just bought..


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I have my eyes on a micro cap stock for a few days now. This stock has a market capitalization of about $50 million. It trades for about 5 dollars and change on the NYSE. The trading volume for this stock is about 25,000 to 100,000 shares daily.
When the market opens around 9:30 am, I start monitoring the bid-ask spreads and place a limit order for the price I feel I am comfortable buying the stock; usually a couple of pennies below the bid price. I leave this order for about couple of hours but it never executes. Around lunch time, I try to change the order to something between the bid-ask spread. Still, the order does not get executed. Once I got frustrated and tried to place the limit order on the ask price and still it did not get executed.
I am not sure what is going on here. I have done the above exercise for a couple of days now but there is no luck with this stock. Is market order is a way to go? Is it a good idea to place a market order for a thinly traded micro cap stock?
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
2 comments:
- Daddy Paul said...
What I used to do is go one cent above the bid price. If the trading robots matched it I would go one higher. When I went high enough the bots would drop their bid back to where they were when I started and my bid would stand alone. I knew then what the real price was. Sometimes the ask would drop down and grab my bid.
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- Financial Independence said...
Two facts, as food for thought:
- Only 202 of the 500 biggest companies in the United States in 1980 were still in existence 20 years later.
- On December 29, 1989, Tokyo's Nikkei stock average reached its all-time peak of 38,915.87. Twenty years later, the Nikkei has never again reached that level — and, in 2009, reached a new low of 7,054.98.
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01-09-04: Water rate may
By SEAN RICE
Celina City Council will ask residents to foot the bill for
drinking water system upgrades, when council considers an ordinance
raising water rates 20 percent at its Monday night meeting.
Celina Safety Service Director Mike Sovinski announced the ordinance
was in preparation during a budget meeting Thursday night dedicated
to the water fund.
The city council finance committee finished its first round
of budget meetings Thursday, having looked line-by-line at the
electric, wastewater and general funds in previous meetings.
Rather than finalizing each fund's total, the committee
filled-in all required operational expenses and removed all
capital projects and special purchases.
After fund reports are compiled and distributed Monday by city
Auditor Pat Smith, the council can finish the city budget by
adding those larger expenses agreed upon for 2004, Sovinski
Large expenses in the water department are not optional, as
Celina is under orders from the Ohio Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) to make major changes to the water treatment plant.
The EPA fined the city $10,000 and issued the orders as a result
of Celina's repeated violations of the rules for trihalomethanes
(THMs) in drinking water.
THMs are believed to cause cancer in the stomach and other gastric
organs after a lifetime of exposure. Celina is cited for violating
the legal limits on numerous occasions in the past 10 years.
THM levels in Celina's water are still above state limits
and city residents continue to be notified of the problem in
a notice with utility bills.
Already $150,000 has been spent in 2003 investigating two solutions:
a well field for a new water plant and retrofitting the existing
plant. In 2004, the council will have to solidify which direction
the city's water future is headed.
Water Superintendent Mike Sudman prepared a document for the
committee that breaks-out approximate expenses in 2004 related
to the EPA orders. To continue well exploration and other engineering
associated with that option, the city could spend about $251,000
extra in 2004 from the water fund. If the city continues to
investigate retrofitting the existing plant with new technologies,
the bill could reach $390,000.
Sudman and Sovinski said a new water plant is looking more feasible
than dumping millions of dollars into the existing plant. The
most promising alternative to a new plant involves combining
two treatment technologies, Actoflo and MIEX. Sudman said jar
testing shows the two treatments improve the water coming from
the current plant, but the results are not overwhelming.
During discussion Thursday, Smith said the water fund is expected
to take in $1.8 million in revenue next year. The bare-bones
water budget, including the $300,000 generated from a 20 percent
increase, still totaled $1.9 million Thursday. The committee
told the administration to cut the budget more and fine tune
revenue projections before decisions are made.
Money generated by the rate increase would be used to fund the
change-over in water treatment, Sovinski said. The estimated
$251,000 to further investigate the well option would be a one-time
cost for 2004, but the rate increase will stay. If the city
takes out a large loan to build a new plant, the excess from
the rate increase could possibly handle payments of $5 million
on that loan, Sovinski said after the meeting.
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KYOULBOMYOELEUMGAEUL is a day by day - ongoing project made in Korea. " KYOUL means Winter in Korean, BOM is Spring, YOELEUM is Summer and GAEUL is Autumn. It is Rafaël's 1 year - 4 seasons live-cinema exhibition and shorts films projects made in Korea, where he live curently. Every season composed by many sequences, divided by dates, and presented in chronological order as live-cinema performances, installations, screenings, etc... It is a day-by-day / on-going work and a kind of video-journal of his stay in Korea." (Visual Artbeat magazine #11 February-April 2013)


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Life always gives big opportunities in the form of small hints. The big move in Pankaj Bhadouria's life came with a small step when she decided to leave her successful teaching career spanning over 16 years and enter India's 1st televised cookery reality show - MasterChef India on the leading GEC - Star Plus.
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The comfort of the classroom gave way to the adulations, accolades and a host of achievements. Pankaj hosted her first cookery show - "Chef Pankaj ka Zayka" on Star Plus during Sep-Oct 2011 where she showcased her passion for cooking. The success of this daily show added another flavor to her sweet success.


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Photographing strangers for many a real challenging aspect of street photography.
There are different kinds of approaching street photography and may be more differentiated than I am thinking of. In my opinion most photographers start with candid shots; pictures taken without the subject's knowledge.
Quite often they are taken with a zoom lens or some longer focal ranges. Most of the time you are presented with the difficult decision whether to ask for permission, to secretly photograph people or maybe find some compromise in between.
After some time on the streets people get bolder and will develop an own method to deal with this challenge in a way that works best for them. And if they are getting more and more into this genre they are getting in the focal range of 50 mm and below. This means getting closer every time especially when the focal length drop under 50 mm and you want to get a good composed image without cropping in post.
The photographers who choose to secretly photograph people like to be unseen as they try to get a truly candid and authentic looking photo.
Most of the time that means to take the shot from a "safe distance". Others believe that sneaking on people is wrong and therefore should be avoided. They rather ask for permission before taking pictures of strangers, they argue that even if not candid, engaging with the subject will always comes to a better result.
Any method works just fine and sometimes don't.
I got through different stages myself and very fast opted for the "get in your face" approach or simply opt for the "fast shooting" method. I try to compose the image beforehand in my head and than take some quick snaps without attempting to hide. This method produces candid photos and eliminates the sneaking factor for me. Most people on the street simply don't get offended or annoyed just because you picked up your camera and took a picture. As you are in a public place and nowadays taking pictures is common they don't mind so much. And it doesn't hurt employing a cute smile as well
After getting over the initial hurdle to get out and into the faces of strangers it is a lot of fun wandering the streets and hunting for the 'decisive' moments.
All images taken with Sony NEX 7 and Voigtlaender 35 mm f1.2 @ f1.2 and ISO 1600 in Hanoi.
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Nextel and Samsung handsets and the Motorola Razr are especially vulnerable to software downloads that activate their microphones, said James Atkinson, a counter-surveillance consultant who has worked closely with government agencies. "They can be remotely accessed and made to transmit room audio all the time," he said. "You can do that without having physical access to the phone."The article also talks about spying through the OnStar system in cars and through PC cams. Welcome to 1984. Hey Big Brother, can you hear me now?
Because modern handsets are miniature computers, downloaded software could modify the usual interface that always displays when a call is in progress. The spyware could then place a call to the FBI and activate the microphone--all without the owner knowing it happened. (The FBI declined to comment on Friday.)
"If a phone has in fact been modified to act as a bug, the only way to counteract that is to either have a bugsweeper follow you around 24-7, which is not practical, or to peel the battery off the phone," Atkinson said. Security-conscious corporate executives routinely remove the batteries from their cell phones, he added.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Big Brother is Listening
I am becoming more convinced every day that we live in Orwell's 1984 and don't know it, or wouldn't believe it even when presented with evidence we are. What's frightening about this is that not only could it be used by government agencies, the FBI, CIA, NSA, etc., but by any pimply faced hacker who can download the software to do it. The following is from an article on news.com:
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- skomalley said...
You should read "Brave New World" as well. Aldous and Orwell were good friends. It's scary how close their visions of the future are becoming true. Even the so-called good guys (liberals) are pushing forward with their vision of "A Brave New World" through their elitist mentality. Before we know it we'll either be Alphas or episilons (a two class society).
- arevolutionofone said...
I did read it, but I need to read it again. Read 1984 several times. You are absolutely right about liberals being as guilty as the conservatives. Liberal causes can be as limiting to freedom as conservative ones. The thing I find most frightening is that most people either don't seem to notice or care.
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We are just about complete our week in Barcelona. It has been incredible and really nice to have an apartment to stay in the entire time.
We just came back from the Dali museum in Figueres. The museum was amazing with many exhibits and many of them interactive for a few Euro. We only had enough Euro for a couple of exhibits – one of them where it rained in a car which was pretty amazing. I am so glad we made the trip out.
We have also had the opportunity to see a few of the Gaudi sites in Barcelona. The awe inspiring Sagrada Familia – which is still not complete (anticipated completion is 2026-2028 – guess we will have to come back) It is truly amazing to see.
We also went up the Nativity Tower to get a wonderful view of Barcelona.
Then had to climb down the narrow spiral staircase. Yikes!
We also took part in the official visit of Park Guell. The park was gorgeous but the Gaudi site itself – only okay. On our walk back from the park we managed to see two other Gaudi buildings both lovely.
After taking in the Sagrada Familia, we were lucky enough to run into a friend of mine from Toronto who now lives in Barcelona. We went for drinks and tapas(bravas, peppers, bread, mini burgers, and a plate of cured meats) and wandered around her neighbourhood with her cute Yorkshire Terrier, Vincent, which obviously Dani loved right away.
The other exhibit that we were able to see that I really enjoyed was at the CCCB entitled Big Bang Data. I have just finished reading "To Save Everything, Click Here" which also talks about the subject which interests me alot. The exhibit was a great visual representation of alot of the things that I read in the book and also included some of the 'conscious citizen' type products that are being developed. Really neat (and nerdy)


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- 10-03-2010, 01:46 PM #1Newbie
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I need some help, I am new to the idea to use a cell phone overseas and I am confused with a lot of things.
I currently have virgin mobile service in the US, the phone I have does not work overseas. I travel to UK and Japan once a year. I am thinking about purchasing an unlocked phone to use in the UK and Japan. Do I have to get international service from a carrier like T-mobile in the US to use this phone overseas? even though I am planning to purchase a SIM card at the destination?? If not, when I purchase a SIM card, do I get a local phone number?? Thank you for your help.
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Hi there
What sort of phone do you have - it's possible that it might work in the UK. However Japan is a different story and it's highly likely that your US phone won't work there - even with a Japanese SIM.
I have a 'Deluxe' phone from Mobal that I use in Japan and also Europe. It's great because it means that I only have one number (a UK one) no matter where I am in the world.
This is the page where I bought my phone International Cell Phone and World Phones for Travel.
I hope that helps!
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Marty Brown wants to stay in Japan
by Gen on Oct.15, 2009 @ 9:02 am, under NPB
Marty Brown was flagged down at Hiroshima Station and mentioned a few things to the press about his future:
I haven't gotten any offers from Rakuten. ... If I get an offer, I'll consider it. My wife is Japanese and I really like Japan. So this isn't just about next year, but also into the future as well. ... To be honest, this probably won't be the last time you see me in Japan.
I think I may have received a couple of offers from teams in the Majors ... but I'd like to put my focus on working in Japan. I feel that managing in Japan would be great.
...Compared to last year, [Rakuten] pitchers have really improved. They're a club that knows what they're doing. They made A class so they obviously have a lot of good players.
=== Updated 10/16/2009 @ 10:00am JST
Brown has said that he would like his next contract to be a multi-year deal.
"I'm not in any negotiations with any clubs right now, so it's hard for me to really comment, but I certainly wouldn't mind a multi-year deal. I like Japan so I'd like to be here as long as possible," said Brown.


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Although I live in Edinburgh, I am prepared to travel, so I am wondering if Dr Downing from the TUK list might be an option - I am currently on T3 only and think I may also have an adrenal issue.
However, he is quite expensive, so if anyone has had any experience of him that they are willing to share by PM, I would be really grateful


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Hello beauties, happy Sunday! It's June already, how crazy but the weather is FINALLY perking up but that can be a bad thing for someone who doesn't own many summer clothes! I have been window shopping for dresses, shorts, skirts and all things summery for a while but didn't really find much I liked until I saw this very pretty Red dress from River Island, it remind me lot of a print Motel have in at the moment! I also found the best dupe for Jeffrey Cambell Coltranes, I've ever seen! They're from a website called Tobi and they're £58 (they offer 50% off to all new customers, making them cheaper but they add customs too!). I adore the silver hardware on them so much, I also love their name - they're called the Rebel Scholar which definitely sounds like something you'd hear in Star Wars! Once they're back in stock I think I'll be picking up a pair.
I definitely have a thing for skirts recently, I love the galaxy print skirt far too much. I've practically been living in my midi dress since I bought it and I really need alternatives. I only really like the skater skirt because it has an A on it haha. Finally a beautiful moon ring from Dixi and an expert face brush which I both need in my life NOW!
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By Jonathan Rushworth and Michael Schluter. A detailed assessment of what it means to be a Relational company in a modern market economy.
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A short explanation of Relational Thinking and the impact it can have on public, business, and personal life.
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Turn taking skills do vary from culture to culture (and from person to person and I'm willing to bet that similar turn taking behaviour is a factor in courtship etc.) as Northern and Southern Brits know well, and indeed Brits and Americans working together know this too (see Deborah Tannen for a simple guide).
But the differences, although important, are not huge. When I found Chinese learners didn't take turns I watched and saw that it seemed to be that on the one hand they didn't want to initiate and on the other hand they didn't respond much because the first speaker hadn't said anything that needed a real response. It was all display language, for the teacher to hear and judge. If an answer was needed it was generally something that all parties knew already so what was the urgency in saying it? These kids I was teaching had 12 - 15 years of learning that English was a language where you said and wrote things that everyone knew, in order to display your knowledge of English.
Some teachers have complained about lunatic language in English Corners in public parks.
"Hello, where do you come from?"
"I'm from USA/Germany/Mars."
"Oh, that is a very beautiful country ...."
Chinese were using English to practice their English, not to engage in communication.
So what to do about it?
It happens because of the way English is taught and it happens particularly in China because of fear of the outside (or fear of those in authority who might not like outside influences). We can alter our way of teaching English but since many teachers in China and elsewhere in Asia have yet to come to terms with communicative methodology and use it effectively i don't think you or I will persuade large numbers to jump yet a further step.
As regards the fears, well that too is well outside our control except for individual contacts.
If you have a free hand in the classroom you can do things.
Get students to talk about things they have never discussed before even in their L1. Davis and Rinvolucri suggest in Ways of Doing finding out how exactly you eat a pizza - where you bite first, how you cut it etc. and ways of eating particular items are ok, don't use too high levels of language and are non-threatening. I often use more personal things and things that people want to tell each other. The story of a personal scar or operation.
Get students to realise that when we speak and write we pass information on many levels as facts and as attitudes. And that the attitudes may be implicit in vocabulary choices not explicitly stated. Connotations and collocations are important but are not adequately taught over here.
Help students to realise the importance of wordplay. you find it in literature and advertising but we use it in everyday communication all the time. Human beings are playful animals and we like play. Teaching English as a tool ignores this and turns it from a language into something resembling COBOL. If they can manipulate English for fun and to add depth and meaning then motivation goes up and up.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
On conversation, turn-taking and culture
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I think turn-taking is a complex issue. A lot depends on their familiarity with each other, the urgency they feel to speak, even seating or standing arrangement has a lot to do with it.
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Data warehousing is taking to the streets via a mobile data warehousing service that can be parked in the office car park.
Part of Delpride's Data Warehousing Services Australia (DWSA) division, the mobile warehousing centre is pitched as a way to pilot prototype applications before spending up big on equipment.
The service also includes building pilot applications and projects based on the cost of labour for the time Delpride spends working at the customer's site. Geoff Peach, managing director of Delpride, said after the pilot is completed organizations can also sign up for a managed service for hardware and software or migrate to a specific platform.
"With mobile warehousing, we're offering organizations everything they need to deploy their pilot applications and the potential to continue to full production without the large initial investment typically required," Peach said.
"Pilot programs traditionally soak up a lot of time to get started owing to hardware constraints, software installation and equipment configuration and the added cost of acquiring suitable equipment and personnel for this initial phase."
Unix or Intel-based servers at up to 100 percent data load are used in the mobile warehousing pilots, which run for up to six weeks.
Last year Australian insurance firm Promina conducted a six-week pilot trial of an application intended for the internal actuarial department in the mobile data warehouse, running an 8 processor Unix/Sun Fire V880 server.


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Charles Doerwald, now as El Toro, has been in charge of all associated projects of planning, installation and maintenance of my gardens for ten years. He has a reliable and competent crew. Over the years the company begins in the Spring to clean up, cut back, fertilize and mulch, Summer planting of new material, and Fall preparing the gardens for winter.. Other projects include: stone walls,stone fireplace, stone ramada, fencing, etc.. I cannot recommend El Toro more highly for management and accountability, and personal concern for competence and problem solving.
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Now the trumpet summons us again (Quote by - not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are; but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, 'rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation', a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease and war itself. (Quote by - John F. Kennedy)
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. (Quote by - Arthur C. Clarke)
The strongest have their moments of fatigu (Quote by - Friedrich Nietzsche)
Nothing is given to man on earth struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen. (Quote by - Andrew Bernstein)
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Although much of the mainstream media is reporting as if Hillary Clinton has already won the election and Trump should just pack it in, many of the most recent polls are telling a different story.
Depending on the source, we have seen swings anywhere from Clinton +12 to Trump +3 nationally, and everywhere in between. When it comes to swing state polling, the results are swinging in both directions indicating that a handful of battleground states are going to decide this election. Trump has dedicated much of his time to the swing state of Florida recently, holding rally after rally and reaching out directly to the voters, circumventing the mainstream media's spin.
Just a few days ago Trump is was Tampa hosting a crowd of 20,000+, showing that despite recent polling the enthusiasm is very much still in the republican candidate's corner.
I cannot get over the size of this crowd at the Tampa @realDonaldTrump rally tonight! #makeamericagreatagain @BreitbartNews @DustinStockton pic.twitter.com/igjVRvUqFo
— Jennifer Lawrence (@JenLawrence21) October 24, 2016
@Biglued1 @chrgdup1973 @JenLawrence21 @realDonaldTrump @BreitbartNews @DustinStockton 28k in Ohio but Florida looked bigger! @cnn pic.twitter.com/Jvbmtk4iWE
— Judy Chase (@Diane1hDiane) October 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton made an appearance at the @realDonaldTrump rally tonight in Tampa, Fl. She is so fashionable @HillaryClinton @BreitbartNews pic.twitter.com/5dnrLIArp4
— Jennifer Lawrence (@JenLawrence21) October 24, 2016
The latest poll out of Florida comes from Bloomberg Politics, and shows Donald Trump with a razor thin 2 point lead over Hillary Clinton, 45% to 43%.
Here's an interesting excerpt from Bloomerg's poll, opening stating that they oversampled Hispanic voters and likely being surprised that Trump's support in this voting bloc are shockingly higher than the media has led everyone to belive:
The survey included 953 registered voters who said they'd already cast ballots or plan to do so, including an oversample of 148 Hispanics to allow for a more statistically solid analysis of their views. The margin of error on responses from just Hispanics is plus or minus 6.7 percentage points.
Demographic details:
- Clinton gets 51 percent of the Sunshine State's Hispanic vote and 49 percent of those under age 35 in the two-way contest, while Trump has 51 percent of seniors and 50 percent of those without college degrees. Other groups Clinton wins handily in the two-way contest include non-whites (+33 points), those in the Miami area (+30 points), and those with college degrees (+10 points).
- Demographics where Trump is recording some of his biggest advantages over Clinton also include rural residents (+31 points), those in the more conservative northwest Florida Panhandle (+14 points), and those without college degrees (+9 points).
- Half of Trump's supporters say they're either mostly skeptical or convinced that Florida ballots won't be counted accurately, while 54 percent of Clinton supporters are completely convinced voting counting will be precise.
"This poll suggests Trump has more opportunity in Florida than some think is realistic given his poor standing with Hispanics," Selzer said. "But he does well with groups that are key to winning there, including older, more reliable voters. Clinton depends on younger voters and a strong presence at the polls of black and non-Cuban Hispanics."
I except on November 8th, the media will be in for the shock of the century when the voters prove they can no longer be influenced by a massive conglomerate of corporate media and political spin organizations.


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Pelican Products has introduced the 2370 LED multi-color flashlight.
Designed to work in a variety of environments, the 2370 LED features the latest LED technology with four operating modes (high and low white as well as night-vision-friendly red and blue). For easy mode change, the flashlight is engineered with a magnetically-actuated selector switch. The switch's lack of mechanical contacts ensures reliability and eliminates wear factors, company officials said.
Powered by 2 AA batteries (included), the flashlight provides clean, brilliant light for nearly four hours of usable light with a peak output of 106 lumens in high mode. Its low mode shines 13 lumens and runs for more than 41 hours.
The 2370 LED is weather/corrosion resistant, features a CNC machined aerospace-grade aluminum body with a knurled "no slip" grip pattern, and matte black, Type II anodized finish. Weighing in at 6.5 ounces with batteries, the flashlight includes a removable clip for easy pocket transport. Also available is an optional holster and nylon lanyard for more transportation choices.
Price: $59.95,
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Polar bear, winter wildlife brooch, with stitch, laser cut jewellery.
This curious polar bear (brooch) looks great on a cosy scarf and will add interest to your winter wardrobe.
Or perhaps you want to treat a loved one?
The brooch comes with Rare Folks signature cardboard packaging that is etched with a sweet decription of the animal.
What is he made from?
There is two options with Mr Polar bear
He is laser cut from 4mm thick ash veneered wood with a geometric pattern etched to add the design.
He is available plain or with stitch added for surface pattern and colour.
See photos for difference, THIS listing is for brooch WITH STITCH.
A brooch back has then been attached for fastening and backed with faux leather to give a clean, neat finish.
This laser cutting and handmade process has been attentively completed in our Leicester based studio.
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Greta (Lauren Cohan) is a young American woman who's come over to England to work as a nanny for Mr. and Mrs. Heelshire (Jim Norton and Diana Hardcastle) and their son, Brahms. She arrives at the large, grand, country house to find it empty, except for the local green grocer, Malcolm (Ruper Evans), who takes a fancy to her. Eventually the Heelshire's arrive home and introduce her to her charge, Brahms, and explain her routine and responsibilities. To Greta's surprise, Brahms, is not at all what she expected and her job is weirder than she could have anticipated.
A fun, jumpy film with some nice twists and turns and a strong lead character who pulls off the scared female role and the fight or flight mode really well. The jarring change in direction the film takes could be seen as unwanted by some viewers, but I appreciated the change in pace. The setting is perfect, and although the film overuses some tropes (dream sequences, for example), it is creative, if not ground breaking. It was an enjoyable 98 minutes.
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Flexitec - rubber supppliers - Company Profile
Since 1978 Tyre Recyclists has been converting waste tyre rubber into a range of rubber crumb products sold to rubber moulders, road construction companies, adhesive manufacturers and rubberised surface contractors.
Flexitec pavers and Stable Mats are installed around Australia and New Zealand in play areas, around pools, on terraces and pedestrian ramps, on horse walkways and in stables, golf club change rooms, stairs, spike bars, paths and verandahs as well as gymnasiums and workplaces....anywhere in fact that requires the special combination of properties found in rubber pavers.
- Impact absorption for people, animals and goods.
- Sound absorption
- Slip resistance even when wet or where spiked sports shoes are worn.
- Anti-fatigue and anti-static properties.
- Solid Paver: available in a wide range of colours and finishes - suitable for gymnasiums, golf surrounds, pedestrian walkways and patios.
- Fallsafe: used in play areas and under play equipment in schools, pre schools, child minding centres, playgrounds and parks. Tested to meet Australian Safety Standards for fall height and zones.
- Dogbone Pavers: with dog bone pattern. Durability and impact absorption.
- Fleck™: a 15mm thick paver where you choose from 16 coloured granules for your decor, corporate or club colours. This surface also suits the Solid paver range.
- Wet Pour: a pour on rubber surface - for curved areas and difficult areas.
- Equine Mats and Rolls : A non porous durable matting in a variety of sizes used in stalls, float floors, walls and tail gates, wash bay areas. Available in flat, grooved or button finish and Turtle Back pattern. Anti slip reduces injury and is kind to horse's hooves.


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Once again there has been another blowout in the ACC Tournament. Wake Forest ended up winning by 14 points with the final score being 92-78. Yes, it was that kind of blowout. Tomorrow they will be going against Florida State and that should be a lot better than this game was. Do I think they have a chance to get to the quarterfinals? Yes, I do. The way they played today was very decent. They weren't sloppy and the team played cohesively. That's always important if a team wants to advance in this tournament.
Next up Pitt will be facing off against Georgia Tech. I hope this game will be a little more exciting than the last game.


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This European Standard specifies the requirements and test methods concerning, in particular, the construction, safety, fitness for purpose, and rational use of energy, as well as the classification and marking of gas-fired central heating boilers that are fitted with atmospheric burners, fan assisted atmospheric burners or fully premixed burners, and are hereafter referred to as "boilers". This European Standard applies to boilers of type B, as listed in 4.2: that use one or more combustible gases of the three gas families at the pressures stated in Tables 16 and 17; that have a nominal heat input (on the basis of net calorific value) exceeding 300 kW, but not exceeding 1 000 kW, including modular boilers; where the temperature of the heat transfer fluid does not exceed 105 °C during normal operation; where the maximum operating pressure in the water circuit does not exceed 6 bar; that can give rise to condensation under certain circumstances; of the standard and low-temperature types. This European Standard applies to boilers designed for sealed water systems or for open water systems. This European Standard does not contain all the requirements necessary for boilers: intended to be installed in the open or in living rooms; permanently fitted with more than one flue outlet; where the combustion circuit is sealed with respect to the room where the boiler is installed; of the condensing type; intended to be connected to a common flue having mechanical extraction; fitted with a forced draught burner in accordance with EN 676 (see EN 303-7); producing hot water for domestic purposes. This standard only covers type testing. Matters related to quality assurance systems, tests during production, and certificates of conformity of auxiliary devices are not dealt with in this European Standard.
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New startups have been established that specialise in handling post-death ceremonies. From burying to cremation to asthi visarjan, startups are helping to make things easy for grieving family members so that they do not get bogged down by ritual complexities or get duped by unscrupulous people in time of distress. Mokshshil.com is an Ahmedabad-based startup that handles post-death ceremonies across religions. It began as a cremation service for the Hindus, but now offers to help with different kinds of ceremonies and rituals.
Justice P Devadass, a member of the Madras High Court Bench, in a recent ruling in a case of suicide said, "For the wrong decision taken by a coward, fool, idiot, a man of weak mentality, another person cannot be blamed for having abetted the suicide." While the principle of caution exercised by the judge was well taken, his view of suicide as "an act of cowardice" and the severe condemnation of those who succumb to it are bound to leave many deeply uneasy. To blatantly dismiss an extreme step like suicide as an individual's failure of courage is to disregard the moral dilemma and complex circumstances that usually provoke such an action. Such a reaction may be common among those lacking the intellectual wherewithal and empathy required to grapple with a phenomenon as disturbing as suicide.
Kiran Phatak, an Indian classical singer, who features in a new video by 101 India distinguishes him because he takes a bandish — that may be thousands of years old and has been passed down from generation to generation without being changed at all — and translates it literally to English.
Main News
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered reinstatement of the Nabam Tuki-led Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh, barely four months after the Kalikho Pul government had won a floor vote.
A 34-year-old post-doctoral scholar and the 47-year-old wife of a physics assistant professor were found hanging at the IIT-Madras campus on Wednesday evening in two unrelated incidents. While the post-doctoral student was allegedly upset that her husband wasn't visiting her enough on the campus, the wife of the physics professor was supposedly worried about one of her two children's health.
VK Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs sent two C-17 military transport aircrafts to war-torn South Sudan's capital Juba to evacuate over 300 Indians stranded there. The mission, titled 'Sankat Mochan' will help evacuate Indians from the land-locked country.
Off The Front Page
The remains of a missing 19-year-old girl from Indapur, Maharashtra were found one-and-a-half years after the complaint was registered. The victim, Rashmikant Rajnikant Torne, a resident of Bavda village some 120 kilometres from Pune was found murdered and buried near the village school. The accused confessed that they had assaulted Torne with sharp weapons and had then strangled with a belt. They had then buried her body near a school.
Salman Khan is reportedly set to sign a ₹1,000 crore contract with a top television channel for his appearances on it and his next 10 releases. Until now, actor Hrithik Roshan had held the record for the largest sum of ₹550 crore for the release of his six films.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare rushed a team of eye specialists to Jammu and Kashmir as over 90 protestors had sustained pellet injuries in the eyes during police action against mobs.
If the Narendra Modi government wants to show some contrition for using the governor's office to destabilise governments in Uttarakhand and Arunachal, it has a simple option — abolish the post, writes Sandipan Sharma for Firstpost. "The Supreme Court verdict on Arunachal Pradesh is the perfect opportunity to reconsider the rationale of appointing governors. For years the Centre had used the Governor House to meddle in the affairs of democratically-elected governments. Since the days of Indira Gandhi, many Governors have been accused of being the Centre's spies, musclemen and agents. But, after the Arunachal Pradesh verdict, it is clear that the days of governors using their discretion to destabilise governments is over," he says.
The free movement of high-skilled workers is a key concern in the India-US bilateral relationship. It is time to end the discriminatory visa regime targeting Indian companies, writes Mukesh Aghi in The Hindu. "To address these concerns, which have been raised by members of the US Congress, we propose maintaining the current number of 65,000 H-1Bs for larger companies, adding an additional 50,000 visas for small and medium enterprises exclusively, and taking on an extra 30,000 visas for master's graduates," he says.
There's an entire online ecosystem of talent marketplaces serving every creative and operational demand a business possibly has, depending on the quality of work sought, says Rohan Chandrashekhar in Mint. "Adopting this virtual business model comes with its own kinks as well. In explaining, executing, and tweaking this progressive business model, I have had serious disagreements with some very good people. Unfortunately, I burned some bridges too. Some knowingly, others unknowingly. Mostly because of my own faults. I do regret this part. There's still a lot to absorb and learn. The objective is to create a model that you can call your own, because no one size fits all," he says.
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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: Sierra Nevada 30« on: March 23, 2010, 06:54:57 PM »
Fritz & Ken's Ale is going on tap at the Falling Rock in Denver on Friday. Incidentally, the one weekend I am going to be out of town.
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I grew up in Pasadena, just north of Washington Ave. I remember as a kid actually sort of enjoying the earthquakes (young and stupid). Moving to the midwest when I was 7, I then adopted a much more severe fear of tornadoes. Somehow the advance warning made them a bit scarier. Sort of like zombies...if zombies just snuck up on you and struck they wouldn't be as scary, but when they move slowly and relentlessly towards you the fear builds. I hated tornado season as a kid.


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Nov Dec, 2003
In The News
Pending Sale of Tacoma Sawmill to Pony
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation signed a letter this fall regarding its intent to
sell its Tacoma, Wash. sawmill, which produces kiln dried hemlock studs and
other dimensional lumber, to Pony Lumber Company, LLC. The sale should close
before the end of the year.
A portion of the funds to purchase the mill is slated to come from City of
Tacoma programs available through the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Small Business
"LP is delighted to be able to sell the mill to an organization that will
continue operations in its current location," said Chris Paulson, Lumber
Business Manager for LP. "The sale of this mill will place it in the hands of a
company focused on the lumber business, while allowing us to focus on growing
our retained businesses."
HFI Legislation Ready to Be Signed
On Dec. 3, President Bush signed into law the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of
2003. The new law will:
. • Revamp the Forest Service's conflict-ridden administrative appeals process,
requiring would-be appellants to participate early in the development stages of
a forest restoration project in order to reserve the right to file an appeal.
. • Create an paradigm shift in the way Courts consider legal challenges to
hazardous fuels reduction projects, mandating that the Courts weigh the
environmental consequences of management inaction when the specter of
catastrophic wildfire looms. It would also require that federal judges
reconsider any injunctions to projects every 60 days.
. • Expedite analysis and review requirements for priority wildfire mitigation
projects, applying House-passed environmental analysis requirements to projects
focused on protecting communities, and Senate-passed analysis procedures to
projects focused on protecting watersheds and endangered wildlife.
. • Ensure that the public has a full and thorough opportunity to participate in
the decision-making process. It embraces the House-passed, bipartisan Western
Governor Association 10-Year Strategy's robust public input and participation
requirements, ensuring that interested persons will have numerous opportunities
to engage decision-makers during all phases of a project's development and
"This bipartisan legislation represents an epic
victory for the health of our nation's forests, both public and private," said
AF&PA President and CEO W. Henson Moore. "Federal land managers will now have
the tools they need to address the forest health crisis that has resulted in the
destruction of millions of acres of public and private forestland, not to
mention the loss of homes and other property resulting from catastrophic
Brand America
A new campaign to promote products made by U.S. companies will be rolled out in
2004 — Brand America. Some of the individuals behind the drive include: H. Ross
Perot; U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; Detroit industrialist Max Fisher;
and Michigan congressman John Dingell.
Brand America will take a kinder stance, and try to avoid the bashing done in
the 1990s campaign, "Buy American." It will use advertising and educational
reports to promote goods offered by publicly traded businesses with U.S.
"Brand America is nonpartisan, free trade neutral and we won't be bashing
foreign-owned companies and products," said Wayne Doran, a board member of Brand
Brand America comes at a time when the U.S. continues to lose jobs to overseas
countries, namely in the manufacturing, technology and service industries.
AEM Forecasts Growth
The construction machinery manufacturing industry expects overall business to
remain slow through the end of 2003, but then anticipates 2004 growth between 3
to 5 percent, according to an annual industry forecast of the Association of
Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Sales increases in 2004 are predicted for all
major product groups covered in the AEM forecast, with the biggest gains in U.S.
Machinery manufacturers participating in the annual AEM "outlook" survey expect
construction equipment business in the United States to close out 2003 with a
0.4 percent loss, followed by 2004 growth of 5.5 percent.
"We are certainly more optimistic than we have been in the past few years,"
stated Ron DeFeo, 2003 AEM Chairman and Chairman/CEO of Terex Corp., Westport,
Conn. "We look for a general improvement in business conditions to positively
impact the construction equipment manufacturing industry. For our business
segment in particular, our customers' fleets are aging and need replacement.
Also, the federal government needs to pass highway spending legislation, and
this should boost equipment sales."
Husqvarna Sponsors the 2003 Capitol Tree
For the fourth consecutive year, Husqvarna will serve as an official sponsor of
the 2003 Capitol Holiday Tree. As in years past, Husqvarna will provide two
professional grade chain saws for the tree cutting ceremony as well as safety
apparel for the individuals who will perform the tree felling.
The 2003 Capitol Holiday Tree will decorate the front lawn of the U.S. Capitol
Building in Washington, D.C. during the holiday season. The 70-foot Engelmann
spruce was cut in the Boise National Forest on November 3 and traveled to
communities throughout Idaho before being carried cross-country via truck.
Western Lumber Output Up
Lumber production in the West totaled 1.49 billion board feet in September. This
figure is up 4.8 percent from the September 2002 total, according to the Western
Wood Products Association. Year-to-date production through September totaled
13.05 billion feet, which is 0.6 percent more than the same period last year.
The Oregon Department of Forestry reports that Oregon's 2002 timber harvest was
at its highest since 1977. The 2002 harvest increased to 3.91 billion board
feet, a 14 percent increase over the record low in 2001 of 3.44 billion board
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Many times throughout the course of our day I find a mess or a job that is incomplete and I wonder who is responsible. I might try to find the culprit, often with little success.
Yesterday I opened my silverware drawer and found this note and I had to laugh out loud.
"Please take the spoons from this side until there is no more. Thank you."
This little sign was obviously written by a child who prefers the neater side of life. There are only two children in my house who might possibly fit into this category. And one of them is unable to write full sentences yet.
I quickly decided that Sweet Pea had enjoyed organizing the silverware and was hopeful that the other seven people in our home would appreciate and respect her efforts.
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Had the chance this week at work, drive a new JLU Rubicon as well as look around the Sports & Sahara's.. we had 7 arrive at the dealership ..
At first glance : I like the beefiness of some of the changes .. door Hinges, hood locks and hardware.. larger badges .. just overall beefy look, the hard top looks more refined, but from the back it looks to Mercedes
I dislike the added slope of the windshield, the fake vents on the front quarter panels
Cockpit - very space age and again beefy .. everything looks like its placed well, different then the JK that's for sure .. but looks and feels solid
Seats and overall interior - they made some very good changes to seat options, entertainment and storage in the rear ..
Drivability - the 8 speed transmission drives live a Grand Cherokee, with better acceleration , the brakes feel firmer, improved turn radius in both the 2 & 4 doors ,better approach and departure angles ... I Was even able to WalMart rate the Rubi by climbing over the snow piles that were hood high .. lol
This fall they will be releasing the power top and the 2.0 turbo/e-torque (hybrid) engine .. will be interested in digging into them
Overall I give the JL a 9 out of 10 for only spending an hour or so looking it over .. I love my job !!
Overall - I give it a 9 out of 10


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China and the United States will sign a global climate pact on April 22 in a bid to compel other countries to formally join the agreement and advance steps to cut carbon emissions.
A joint statement from the two countries said "climate change has become a pillar of the US-China bilateral relationship", the Wall Street Journal reported.
US President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met at a summit in Washington on Thursday.
"Our hope is that as that process proceeds, you will see growing momentum toward having this agreement enter into force early and swiftly," Brian Deese, a senior adviser to Obama, was quoted as saying.
"That will help build the critical momentum that we all saw coming out Paris."
The climate deal, completed last year in Paris, was forged by more than 190 nations, but US-China cooperation was key to securing commitments from around the world.
In the US, legal challenges to the Obama administration's plan to limit carbon emissions from power plants could hamper efforts to follow through on commitments in the Paris accord, the newspaper said.
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the power-plant regulation.
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