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For many people, Christmas is a time for celebration. It is a time of parties, gift giving, reunions, food and vacationing.
Christmas is also a time of music, and there are countless songs that people enjoy during the holiday season. The music of the holiday season is something that unites people, as both religious and popular songs are enjoyed by a wide variety of people.
Of course, not all Christmas songs are universally enjoyed. Some tend to be a little more annoying than others and some are flat-out painful.
This may be due to the song itself, or it may be because it has simply been overplayed for so long that no one wants to hear it anymore. With that in mind, here are a few of the most annoying Christmas songs and why they are difficult to hear during the season ...
No. 5: "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"
Let's face it, "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" is just downright strange. Who asks for a hippopotamus for Christmas?
Granted, it is understandable if people want something a bit more unique than the standard sweater or new pair of socks. However, the premise of the song is just not all that funny and listening to an entire song about a hippopotamus is a bit distracting.
In addition, the music and recording of this song makes it difficult to stomach and it proves a little too cute for even a festive season like Christmas, when people are generally in a better mood. The squeaky voice and the irritating lyrics have undoubtedly inspired many radio listeners to change the station and move on to something else.
Despite the annoyance of this song, as least it ends quickly and does not drag on, and on, and on ...
No. 4: "The 12 Days of Christmas"
At face value this song is not necessarily a terrible idea. It is a song about gift giving, and the person getting the gifts is obviously excited. The problem with this song is that it just never seems to end.
Not only is the singer going to tell the audience about all 12 gifts, but she is also going to repeat all the prior gifts as she goes along, as if she were making sure that everyone is paying attention. Face it, it's basically the Christmas equivalent of "100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.
"To make matters worse, the song finds it necessary to draw out the explanation of one of the gifts. The audience doesn't just get to hear about the nice jewelry that was received. Instead they get to hear about, "... five gooooooooooolden riiiiiiiiiiiiings!!" Then they get to hear about those golden bands several more times.
Of course it could be worse. Your mom could be kissing a stranger in a red suit ...
No. 3: "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
It's true people should not read too much into certain aspects of life. Some songs are meant to be playful and are not to be taken seriously.
This includes various Christmas songs that are meant to be funny. Unfortunately, some of them just come across as irritating. The question for this song is, why is Mommy kissing Old Saint Nick?
Not only is this song disturbing, but also it lacks a lot of lyrical depth. The song tells us that the singer saw Mommy kissing Santa and wouldn't it be funny if Daddy knew. Something tells us that Daddy might not find that situation all that funny, unless of course Daddy is Santa ... but that's just crazy talk.
Unfortunately, this song has been covered by a variety of artists over the years and refuses to die. Speaking of dying, what happens when people are run over by a large woodland creature?
No. 2: "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer"
What the audience is supposed to believe is that reindeer homicide is pretty funny. Unfortunately, "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" just comes off as annoying and awkward. Not only is the song repetitive, but also it paints a ghastly tale.
Apparently this grandma got drunk on eggnog, went off her medication, stumbled into the snow unnoticed and was involved in a hit-and-run involving deer and a careless and mean-spirited sleigh driver.
The song has a funny premise for a brief moment, and then it just gets irritating before becoming downright disturbing. It isn't clear how the death of a family member is supposed to be captured in a jolly holiday song, but this set of lyrics is a failure.
Of course, it could be a song where the singer expects to be given the entire world on Christmas morning ...
No. 1: "Santa Baby"
Santa may be many things, but it is hard to picture him as anyone's "baby."
Greed may be a reality in some circles and Christmas is a time when gifts are given. However, this song is about someone who expects to be given just about everything.
The audience is even led to believe that this is all deserved because of how "good" the singer has been, even though she seems to be buying favors into the future by promising to be good next year as well.
What finishes off this song is the way that so many singers present it, which is in a sort of sultry and enticing way. Again, this is not an image of Santa Claus that most people want to have, and this irritating song certainly does not seem to fit the Christmas spirit.
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Experience an NBA player introduction through Google Glass
At 10 games under .500, the Sacramento Kings aren't offering their fans the best product on the court.
But off the court, the Kings might be the league's biggest game-changers.
Four days after the organization announced it would accept the virtual currency Bitcoin, the team released this YouTube video featuring Google Glass footage recorded on the court by the players.
The video is a preview of the Kings' game against the Pacers on January 24, during which bench players and cheerleaders will wear the wearable computer.
The Kings' owner, Vivek Ranadivé, is an entrepreneur and made his fortune as founder and CEO of a software company.

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I do a lot of work with local schools, talking about engineering, ham radio, rocketry, robotics, and — of course — embedded systems. Depending on the grade level, some of the kids are already pretty experienced programmers (especially, for some reason, with Java). But the younger kids often don't have any programming expertise.
I'm no expert in how to teach children, so I'm not sure what the right way is for kids to acquire programming. However, I know what has been done. A lot of people my age first learned BASIC (which wasn't my first exposure to programming, but I did my share of it). BASIC introduces a lot of bad habits, but it is also both a high-level abstraction (compared to, say, assembly language) and a low-level abstraction (compared to C++ or Java). I've used variations of BASIC with some success in robotics classes. You can learn it pretty quickly, and if you provide some canned subroutines, the students can get some quick results.
Some of the younger kids (and some of the older ones, too) have been exposed to graphical block-like programming languages. Usually, they've run into the Lego Mindstorms NXT-G language. Some have even used a similar system from MIT called Scratch. Scratch was the foundation for the Android App Inventor (something I talked about some time ago) and, to come full circle, you can use Scratch to program Mindstorms.
Of course, the current darling of introductory embedded systems is the Arduino, and these are showing up more in school programs and projects. Wiring sketches (programs, really; I hate calling them sketches) are really just C++ programs with a few stock functions, a class library, and a very odd build system. Of course, it isn't terribly difficult to master the Arduino and the class library is convenient.
Although I know it will irritate the faithful, I'm always mindful that the Arduino is really just an Atmel CPU and a bootloader. All the other stuff is just PC software. With that in mind, there are a few options for using potentially kid-friendly software with the Arduino.
Dr. Dobb's has a long history with Tiny Basic, and there is a Tiny Basic for the Arduino. For a tiny language, there are quite a few features available, and while it doesn't have the features of a Basic Stamp, it is a credible system for getting kids to write code on the Arduino.
For the graphical crowd, there's S4A. This is Scratch for Arduino. It isn't exactly a programming language. It is actually a bit of code that runs on the Arduino and communicates with a Scratch program using a protocol that updates inputs and outputs every 75 milliseconds. The program doesn't actually run on the Arduino, but uses the Arduino as a peripheral device.
I like working with young people on engineering projects. It is a way for me to pay forward the people who helped me. Besides, I might have to hire some of these kids one day! Even if a young person never actually becomes a practicing programmer, it is valuable to get the logic and problem-solving discipline that a programming project provides.
Speaking of teaching programming, you might be interested in Small Basic from Microsoft. There is also a site dedicated to teaching programming to kids, and, as mentioned earlier, Scratch. None of these are aimed at embedded programming directly, but they are still useful for building understanding that could be a foundation for more embedded pursuits.


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Below is the fourth of eight new articles by Olivia Mellan and Sherry Christie that continue the discussion on Your Client's Brain that began with Investment Advisor's February 2013 cover story—Double Think: Getting Past the Conflict in Your Clients' Two Brains—and a feature article—Second Thoughts: Making Better Decisions—in the March 2013 issue of IA.
Clearer thinking is a wonderful facilitator of better, wiser decision-making. Now if we could only train our brains to generate insight!
David Rock, author of four books including the 2009 business bestseller "Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long," believes that's possible. In fact, he has developed a technique to foster insight that uses our understanding of brain functions. He calls this model ARIA, short for Awareness, Reflection, Insight and Action. As he explains:
In the Awareness state, you focus lightly on a problem or impasse, quieting the mind and simplifying the problem as much as possible (perhaps by describing it in as simple a sentence as you can find).
In the Reflection phase, you hold the impasse in mind, but reflect on your thinking processes rather than on the content of your thoughts. This helps you see your impasse from a high level, activating the right-hemisphere regions that are important for insight and allowing loose connections to form.
In the Insight stage, there is a burst of gamma-band brainwaves (a group of neurons firing in unison). People in deep meditation have a lot of gamma waves, which are the fastest brain waves.
In the Action phase, you can harness the energy released in the emergence of an insight.
Rock has worked with business leaders who practiced these steps together and arrived at a useful insight in five minutes. He noted that the ARIA model can be used by individuals or groups to solve all kinds of problems, from word games to challenges in the workplace. "Mostly it's about allowing deeper signals to be heard," he said. "Our brains love an insight."
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The public meeting will be held June 18, 2013, from 1 to 4 p.m. at USDA headquarters, The Jamie L. Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 107-A, Washington, DC 20250.
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Even among younger investors who work with financial advisors, knowledge about financial products and investments is low, a study by LIMRA found.
In a survey released Thursday, LIMRA found that of the mere 20% of Gen X and Gen Y investors who work with a financial professional, just 14% are "very knowledgeable" about financial products. Of investors who don't have an advisor, just 6% say they are very knowledgeable.
"I don't think it is a matter of Gen X and Gen Y being more or less prepared to make financial decisions," Cecilia Shiner, senior analyst for LIMRA Retirement Research, told AdvisorOne by email. "Consumers typically become more knowledgeable and more aware of the nuances of investing and products as they age."
Shiner added that Gen X and Y investors will likely follow similar paths as older investors as they reach key financial milestones like getting a mortgage or buying insurance when they start families. "The only difference is that they may enter certain life stages later than previous generations. Research has shown that they are likely to marry and start a family later in life than those even just 20 years ago."
The survey found investors who contribute to their DC plans tend to be more knowledgeable than those who have a DC plan but don't make contributions. Shiner couldn't comment on causality, but noted that previous LIMRA research had shown that "more knowledgeable consumers are not only more likely to participate in a DC plan, but they tend to be more active with regards to retirement planning activities. We do suggest in this study that improving financial literacy may serve as a catalyst to better participation. However, other obstacles, such as convincing consumers they can afford to save, will need to be addressed."
While the act of participating in a DC plan may help increase investors' knowledge about investment options, Shiner noted that younger investors are more likely to be auto-enrolled in their retirement plans, thus having investment choices made for them. "Our study found that one in three Gen Y consumers had their DC plan investment mix automatically selected for them. It is unlikely that those benefiting from automatic features will become more knowledgeable just through participation."
LIMRA studied the Federal Reserve Board's 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances and found Gen X households have nearly $3 trillion in financial assets, 43% of which are in retirement and pension accounts. Two-thirds of those retirement assets are in defined contribution plans and 30% are in IRAs.
Gen X might not be saving enough, though. LIMRA found the median deferral rate among Gen X investors to be 6%, but with the youngest members of that generation in their 30s, they should be saving at least 10%. Less than half of Gen X respondents are saving more than 8%, LIMRA found.
"At this point, only one in five Gen X consumers are working with an advisor and the financial advice needs of those households are likely focused on basic investments, life insurance, tax advice and other kinds of insurance rather than retirement planning," Shiner said. "However, reviewing the current saving levels, investments, and strategies of Gen X households could help put them on the path to a more secure retirement."
Being younger, Gen Y naturally had fewer assets: just $229 billion, according to LIMRA. However, while they're saving as much as Gen X, (the median deferral rate for Gen Y is also 6%), 20% are saving less than 3%.
Shiner said there's no ideal savings rate for Gen Y consumers, but suggested industry experts' recommendation of saving enough to replace 70% to 80% of working income. A workable savings rate is based on several factors, she added, like the amount investors have already saved, income levels, whether their spouse or partner is saving, defined benefit pension plan coverage, job stability and other factors. "As a result of Gen Y's more limited income levels and high debt levels, it will be difficult to convince Gen Y workers to save or save more. However, programs such as automatic deferral limit increases could make saving increases more palatable by tying those increases to wage or pay raises."
As boomers move into retirement and advisors turn their attention to planning with younger investors, Shiner doesn't expect them to be "radically different" from older investors. "However, they will likely be more comfortable executing service actions on their own and only turning to advisors for their expertise instead of every step associated with purchasing a financial product," she said. As a consequence of widely available financial information from non-professional sources like the Internet, advisors may find they don't need to provide basic information as frequently as they may have with their older clients.
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This is what I stopped reading this mag a LONG time ago.
Your review of the mdr-x10 is completely retarded. Did you even try the headphones, eq a bit, you know, someone with yout "experience" should know not all ears are the same so no headphone can be best for everyone so there is this magical thing called EQ that can tweak things to your liking. I wont make a crappy headphone good but if it is a quality piece of equipment, it can be adjusted and sound outstanding..and guess what...that is the case of the x10..of course, you were more focused on the stupid celibirity endorsment than on the actual product.
I didnt have a lot of expectatons for it myself but I DID give it a shot for real and was happily surprised.
Very poor article...shame on you!
Review: Sony MDR-X10 Simon Cowell and MDR-1RNC Headphones
Noise cancelling and celebrity-endorsed headphones are two of the biggest categories in big headphones. You can thank Beats for that, I suppose. In one hand, I've got the MDR-1RNC which apparently are not endorsed by the Republican National Committee. At least, I don't think. They've got digital noise cancelling (the headphones, not the Republicans) and some great design and build quality.
In my other hand I've got the shiny MDR-X10's which are "unique and powerful headphones designed by Sony and Simon Cowell." Yeah, they're unique all right.
Six ears give a listen to create one verdict (Well, OK, technically two verdicts).
I can't tell you exactly what it is about the design of the MDR-1RNCs that I like, but I do. The curves and edges, the subtle red accents, these are some great looking headphones. And for $500, they better be. That puts them in a price range where you can get an amazing pair of over-ear headphones, and a great pair of in-ear headphones, with some change coming back to you. What that won't get you is Sony's digital noise reduction, which holds the promise of some excellent noise-dropping performance.
The MDR-1RNC's are very comfortable, with very little physical pressure over the ears. Inside are 50mm "dome type (HD, OFC Voice Coil) Liquid Crystal Polymer Diaphragm" driven by neodymium magnets.
In passive mode, the 1RNCs sounded decent and fairly neutral. The bass was perhaps a touch boomy and lacked much extension, while the treble was a little sibilant, but in neither case was it too bad. Lauren wasn't quite the fan, feeling "if all you listen to is acoustic guitar and vocal, it's OK. The bass is lacking in pitch, the lower mids and upper bass are gone."
Most noise cancelling headphones sound different with the noise cancelling on. Usually, the added processing improves the overall sound. That's not the case with the MDR-1RNCs. The bass practically disappears. The complaints Lauren had with the sound in passive mode are exacerbated with the noise cancelling on. The mid-range gets pushed upwards (or it seems that way at least, given the drop in bass), and the treble takes on a grittier edge.
Brent first exposure with the 1RNC's dual nature was with his first track, "Haru Haru" from K-pop sensations BigBang. He found the sound fairly nice in passive mode, but said "I don't love the highs. They're coarse and unrefined, and cymbals sound like they're made of steel. The tonal balance is just right, though, and the sound is clear, and from the lower treble down, it's largely uncolored." Once he switched on the NC, he found the bass "way overdamped, the voices take on a blaring, ear-straining quality, and the highs go from rough to intolerable."
My first selection was "Midnight City" from M83's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming album. The heavy synth intro with the NC off was a little bitey, but I've heard worse. The bass was full, if lacking a little hard punch like this track can have. With the NC on, however, it was all squak, with none of the driving bass line. It was one of the rare moments I've had with a high-end headphone where I couldn't turn the volume down fast enough.
Brent brought the 80's (OK, late 70's) with "Hands Off She's Mine" from The English Beat. He points out that "this tune is all about driving bass, and with the MDR-1RNC in NC mode, there's NO bass - all the rhythm comes from the rimshots on the snare." Once he switched off the NC, however, "the bass reappears while the highs are tamed (subjectively or electronically, I'm not sure which), and the tonal balance becomes pleasing."
I figured I'd continue with the New Wave, "If You Leave" being my pick, from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. This song has some strong bass lines up front, with the drums being fairly well balanced with the rest of the track, and overall a decent tonal balance... with the NC off. Turn it on, it's like running the song through a particularly heavy-handed high-pass filter. The bass drops away, and all you're left with is some brittle sounding cymbals and synths.
Brent put it best: "When headphones like the PSB M4U2 sound almost the same in passive and NC modes (and that's without DSP), there's no excuse for this. It's obvious that a lot of thought went into the ID - this is a beautifully designed and built product - but it's like they didn't tune it at all. Maybe they used up all their DSP horsepower doing the NC."
In fairness, the noise cancelling itself is quite good. Still not as good as the best-we've-measured Bose QC15s, but very good. Subjectively, all three of us felt the decrease in sound was above average, with an especially impressive drop in mid-low frequencies (check out Brent's measurements for the actual dB reductions). However, all three of us noticed a weird sort of sharp "suction" effect when the NC is active. It's somewhat uncomfortable/annoying, though less noticeable when there's music going. I'm not sure I'd use these on a long flight.
Measurements: MDR-1RNC
To measured the performance of the MDR-1RNC and MDR-X10, I used a G.R.A.S.43AG ear/cheek simulator, a Clio FW audio analyzer, a laptop computer running TrueRTA software with an M-Audio MobilePre USB audio interface, and a Musical Fidelity V-Can headphone amplifier. Measurements were calibrated for ear reference point (ERP), roughly the point in space where your palm intersects with the axis of your ear canal when you press your hand against your ear. I experimented with the position of the headphones' earpads by moving them around slightly on the ear/cheek simulator to get the best seal and the most representative response curves.
The MDR-1RNC's frequency response measurements in NC and passive modes are similar above 2 kHz, but radically different below. In NC mode, there's a large reduction in response below 400 Hz, but a big bass peak at 15 Hz that will be practically inaudible even with bass-heavy music. A strange tuning choice, to be sure. In passive mode, there's a broad bass boost up to about 300 Hz, which is a much more typical tuning for an over-ear headphone. Adding 70 ohms output impedance to the V-Can's 5-ohm output impedance to simulate the effects of using a typical low-quality headphone amp has very little effect on frequency response in NC mode (as expected), but in passive mode it reduces bass response by -2 dB at 40 Hz, -3 dB at 20 Hz.
Except for a little peak at 4 kHz, total harmonic distortion (THD) at 100 dBA is very low in NC mode and fairly low in passive mode (2% to 3% below 100 Hz). Impedance is dead flat at 51 ohms in NC mode, and in passive mode runs from 30 ohms in the bass to 19 ohms above 200 Hz. The digital noise cancellation is particularly effective at cancelling noise in the band between 80 and 250 Hz, where it maxes out at about -25 dB. In this band, it is the only noise-cancelling headphone we've tested that equals the class leader, the Bose QC-15, although the QC-15's isolation is better between 200 Hz and 1 kHz. Surprisingly, the MDR-1RNC's isolation at high frequencies is better in passive mode.
Average sensitivity with a 1 mW signal at 16 ohms rated impedance in passive mode is 96.7 dB from 300 Hz to 6 kHz. At 52 ohms impedance in NC mode, it's 102.0 dB. - Brent Butterworth
Bottom Line
With a metric ton of noise cancelling headphones on the market, the MDR-1RNCs have a lot of competition. Since the best noise cancelling we've found comes from the much cheaper Bose ($299), while the Parrot Zik ($399) and PSB M4U2 ($400) both offer superior sound quality, the only thing the MDR-1RNC brings to the table for its higher price is an attractive design and sub-par NC-on sound quality.
This is what I stopped reading this mag a LONG time ago.
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