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I'm sure you have no desire to read about the minutiae of my everyday life, but surely interesting things happen on occasion. And if they don't well, perhaps I have intriguing stories to tell that simply don't fall into the other categories on my site. Inside, you might find stories on personal finance and being a Midwestern transplant in CNY.
Exploring Language Trends for Good Writing
I'm probably behind the times, per usual, but I just watched the "What we learned from 5 million books" TED talk: a talk by researchers who used Google Book's repository to run statistical queries on language usage. They explore how the language shows censorship and propaganda efforts, how our memory is shrinking, and the switch … Continue reading … Continue reading
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Sartorial Stitchery Becomes raevenfea: Simply Stitchery
Just a heads up out there: Sartorial Stitchery has moved to its own domain. raevenfea.com For those of you who don't follow my stitchery adventures, nothing has changed in your world. For those of you who subscribe to the Omnibus RSS feed and do like reading about my sewing stuff, unfortunately you're going to have … Continue reading … Continue reading
TurboTax Free vs. Freedom, 2010 edition
Last year, I posted "Don't Let TurboTax Free Edition Fool You—You Probably Want FREEDOM Edition," and it is one of the most often viewed posts on this site. Here's the update for 2010. In short, before you try the Federal Free Edition, make sure you don't qualify for Freedom Edition, which will allow you to … Continue reading … Continue reading
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I'm not a resolution-maker. In the past, I've never made resolutions that lasted beyond 00:01 on January 1. But, as I approach the quarter-century mark in June, I've realized I have a problem I need to solve. Or re-solve, as it's only been problematic in the past few years. So, I don't think of these as resolutions so much as problem-solving strategies. … Continue reading
Posted in My Life Tagged Re-solve 2011
You just got a 2% pay increase! Use it wisely.
…well, kind of, sort of. On Dec. 17, Congress agreed to extend many of the Bush-era tax cuts, which is generally pretty awesome in the more-money-in-my-pocket way but not so much in the holy-staggering-national-debt-increase-Batman! way. In addition to the extensions is what I'll call Making Work Pay 2.0 (officially the Tax Relief Act)—a employee payroll … Continue reading … Continue reading
Posted in My Life Tagged Investing, Personal Finance
Gilding the Glass Ceiling
Recently, I've been working on a project that deals with a lot of statistics. Many of the statistics I've come across in my research have lacked reference to any supporting data. Others had data that were—at best—questionable. I suspect that some of these statistics were blatantly untrue, but that seems to be a trend in modern "reporting." At the same time, I've seen an abundance of stories harping on the glass ceiling for women. Stories about the injustice of vast pay differences between women and men in the workplace. Every story I've read is promoting fallacy. … Continue reading
Posted in My Life Tagged Life Lessons
Shakespeare in OP
I'm not really a theatre nerd, but I am a bit of a history and language nerd even if I have very little background in either. And like any liberal arts-studied girl, I do have an appreciation for The Bard. So, I am totally in nerd lust with the University of Kansas right now*. Why? They're putting on a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in the original pronunciation (or as near as we can glean it sounded based on research of dialects and rhyming schemes). … Continue reading
Saving "Special" For a Rainy Day…
…that is exactly 74ºF at noon with partial sun from 1 pm–2:05:47 pm and a temperature drop to 72º after 4:16 pm. Do you save things that are "special," planning to use them when just the right opportunity comes along? Especially things that have "unspecial" versions that you use more often? I do. Or, did. No, still do. But, it's one of those things that I'm working on as part of the decluttering process, because when it comes down to it, those things are both physical and mental clutter. … Continue reading
Posted in My Life Tagged Decluttering
Apple Festival 2010 Photos
Last Saturday, we made the 2.5 hour drive down south to Montrose, PA for the Apple Festival Bike Races. The day couldn't have been more beautiful; it was in the 70s and sunny. Carl raced the short, 13 mi. Cat 5/Citizen race because he has yet to register for a USCF license. There was also a longer course for the categorized racers. See the photos. … Continue reading
Rebuilding My Closet
Two weeks ago, I talked about the beginning of my journey to clean out and revitalize my wardrobe. The purging has been done, but now the task of rebuilding it has begun. It all started with the concept that life will be better if I have less stuff. Compared to some people, I didn't have a lot of clothes, but I had more than I need and far too many that didn't fit right or that I never wore. So, those items are gone. But, now I have fewer clothes than I need, thanks to the not fitting right bit. Or, I should say, I don't have the right clothes that I need. … Continue reading
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I need to free motion quilt 2 quilts for Christmas so I am practicing FMQ. I started quilting 4 years ago but have only done 6 "Quilt as You Go" quilts. Although they are lovely I yearn to do FMQ. I made this runner and used several different patterns to quilt. Although far from perfect, I am very happy with my progress.
I have posted close up pics on my blog.
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At first I thought this was echo quilting but then noticed it's not! Great job!
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Looks great!
I've got a quilt I'm just starting to practice on.
I put mine aside until my new table shows up on Tuesday. (I ordered the Gidget 2 - that acrylic extension table is supposed to work well with our machines on that table.)
My machine is currently set up on my high (counter height - with bar stool like chairs) dining room table... and it's just not comfy for long periods of time. So I'm hoping to get more comfy and get into this FMQ'ing!
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Wonderful job! I, too, am doing an autumn table runner that I plan to practice FMQ'ing on. What pattern did you use, I really like it.
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Looks really nice! I just started a quilt and have never done FMQ before. I'm going to try it on this one, but I'll get some practice in first on some extra squares.
You are so right - I had no luck with FMQ until I got the Elna 740. I have mine on a 4 foot table and have an adjustable office chair that keeps me at the right height. I keep looking at the Gidget 2 but it is still on my wish list. Do you use your Elna Press alot?
Sharon, I got the free pattern from Hoffman Fabrics Pumpkin Runner
Yep I am sure FMQ on a quilt is going to be harder than on a runner just due to the size but I am so excited to give it a try. My quilts will not be ready to quilt probably until September or October but I will keep you posted on my progress.
I love it! You did a great job, and I love the pattern too.
I am also new to FMQ. I used to hate it, then I got a teflon liner and it makes it much easier for me.
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In A Nut Shell…Direct Network Connection
Raspberry Pi Remote Connections
Without A Network!
This is a ultra-cut down version of the detail Guide To…Direct Network Connection , if you run into problems or do not know anything about networks then follow that guide!
No keyboard or screen available for your Raspberry Pi, but you have a laptop?
The answer is a simple network cable!
Step 1 – Find the Laptop's Network Settings
Before we power up our Raspberry Pi, we can have a look at the network settings of the computer we are planning on connecting to and determine if the address is automatically allocated or fixed.
Find Your Network Settings:
Hopefully, the IP Address will be set to "Obtain an IP address automatically". If not don't worry, just take a note of the IP address and Subnet Mask set here or you can change this setting to automatic.
Step 2 – Setting the Raspberry Pi's IP address
Edit your cmdline.txt file:
You can edit it directly on the Raspberry Pi:
sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt
Or use an SD-Card reader on your computer (the file is in the root of the visible partition on the card – if you aren't using NOOBS).
You will need to add the ip=x.x.x.x value to the end of the line (ensure you do not add any extra lines).
It is recommended you use a Linux compatible editor such as Notepad++ (http://notepad-plus-plus.org/) to make the change.
For network settings where the IP address is obtained automatically, use an address in the range 169.254.X.X (169.254.0.0 – 169.254.255.254):
For network settings where the IP address is fixed, use an address which matches the laptop/computers address except the last one (assuming your netmask is at least 255.255.255.0 / 255.255.0.0).
Ensure you take note of this IP address (you will need it every time you want to directly connect to the Raspberry Pi, although you might be able to use the hostname).
Step 3 – Finished!
Return the card to the Raspberry Pi. Attach the network cable attached to both the computer and Raspberry Pi and power up.
1. You will need to wait for your computer to finish detecting the network settings and your computer may report the connection as "limited or no connection".
2. If you forget or decide not to plug in the network cable, the Raspberry Pi will wait 2 minutes (or until you connect the cable) before completing its start-up (so if you only have a keyboard and monitor attached, you need to wait!).
3. If you are using multiple wired network adaptors (i.e. Using an extra USB-LAN dongle) on your computer you may find you have to unplug the other network cable and reattach afterwards (my Windows XP machine needed this before it would connect through the direct link).
See the main Guide to…Remote Connections for links for how to set-up SSH, X-11, VNC and shared folders.
[…] In A Nut Shell…Direct Network Connection […]
[…] Meltwater has done an extensive guide on communication with your Raspberry Pi via a network cable between the Pi and your laptop (or other machine). It's quite long-winded, and for anything graphical it's even longer with a lot of hoops to jump through, but if you need something like this, this is the best tutorial I've seen yet. Read the guide. If you know a fair bit about networks and installing bits and pieces, there is also a in-a-nutshell version. […]
[…] quick version of how to do it (basically, just recognising the IP address) assumes some prior knowledge, but for […]
There's a much easier way to do this. Install the packages "avahi-daemon" and "avahi-autoipd" on your Raspberry Pis and they can set their own IP addresses and discover each other without needing any external servers. All you have to do is give a unique name to each computer. Perhaps these packages should be on the standard image?
These two packages implement the Internet-standard "zero configuration" protocols. I should add that this requires zeroconf support on both your laptop and your Pi. Since they were developed by Apple they're already standard on Macs (where they're known as Bonjour), but Windows probably needs them to be added. Last I checked, Apple had a free Bonjour package for Windows.
If your laptop runs Linux like mine, then you simply install these two packages there too.
Installing packages on the Pi is absolutely trivial, assuming it has a network connection. That's always been the great thing about Debian Linux, the base for the Pi Linux distribution. You do it with two commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon avahi-autoipd
The first updates the local catalog of available packages, the second installs the two Zeroconf packages. You only need do it once, and it actually takes less time than manually setting up the addresses each time. Because they're so useful I put them on the Pi image I distribute to my students. You should be running apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade periodically anyway, to keep your system up to date.
If you're talking to your Pi from a Linux system, also install these same packages. If you're using a Mac, you already have everything you need. And if you're on Windows, besides putty.exe you will need either Apple iTunes or Apple's Bonjour for Windows: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL999. Again you only need to install them once.
Bonjour/Zeroconf is designed for this exact problem, and it's almost always better to use the tool designed for your job than to do it by hand, over and over.
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I found that this method doesn't get the default gateway so you can't use the internet on the device using the bridge e.g. a raspberry pi. Rather than putting the ipaddress into cmdline.txt instead adjust your interfaces file (it'll probably be /etc/network/interfaces) to make your internet connection static like so:
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.0.253
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.0.0
broadcast 192.168.0.255
gateway 192.168.0.1
Where eth0 is the interface you wish to adjust and 192.168.0.253 is the static ip address you want the computer to have; it's probably best to reserve it from the router just in case the dhcp automatically assigns the ip address to a different device (I purposely made it .253 as there is very little chance of dhcp assigning the address but probably best to reserve it just in case).
Admittedly this isn't as easy as putting the ipaddress in cmdline.txt but it is more useful as you can use the internet (do not put the ipaddress in cmdline.txt when using this method as it will stop the interface from loading).
can somebody make a video?
Thank you very much for providing this amazing solution. However, after I set up everything based on the steps above(In fact I try the detail version of the article as well), the connection between RPi and my laptop didn't work!!! Could you please help me to set it up? Here are the detail of my set up.
Laptop system : windows 7
Wired Network Adaptor : Automatic
RPi system : 2013-05-25-wheezy-raspbian
ip setting in commandline file: ip=169.254.0.2
Putty and Xming have been installed and set up based on the steps in the detail version article.
But when I use Putty to connect RPi, it shows me "Network Error: Connection Time out"
do not use notepad to add ip address as it adds a new line… insted use notepad++ or something.
Is it possible to configure the RPi to try a DHCP connection first, then (if it fails), use the static IP for a direct connection? I haven't mucked around in the /etc/network/interfaces stuff enough to really know.
Install the avahi-autoipd package to get the service that automatically assigns your network a randomly chosen address in the 169.254.0.0/16 block and checks to ensure no one else is already using it. Install avahi-daemon so the Pi will respond to multicast DNS queries for the Pi's IP address, be it manually configured, obtained by DHCP or by autoipd.
Yes, avahi implements the "zero configuration" protocols, which are designed for computers on small networks without services like DNS or DHCP. There are several parts, one (-autoipd) that self-assigns an address in the 169.254.0.0 block when a DHCP server isn't available, and one (-daemon) that responds to multicasted queries for machine names of the form "name.local" when no DNS server is available. These are specifically designed for this situation, and there's really no reason to resort to ad-hoc scripts and configurations.
tested with new version of wheezy-debain , connected pi to laptop via Ethernet stiil finding difficult to access the pi board
X.Org X Server 1.12.4
Release Date: 2012-08-27
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-2-mx5 armv7l Debian
Current Operating System: Linux raspberrypi 3.6.11+ #538 PREEMPT Fri Aug 30 20:42:08 BST 2013 armv6l
Kernel command line: dma.dmachans=0x7f35 bcm2708_fb.fbwidth=656 bcm2708_fb.fbheight=416 bcm2708.boardrev=0xe bcm2708.serial=0xe576fe5 smsc95xx.macaddr=B8:27:EB:57:6F:E5 sdhci-bcm2708.emmc_clock_freq=100000000 vc_mem.mem_base=0x1ec00000 vc_mem.mem_size=0x20000000 dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 console=ttyAMA0,115200 kgdboc=ttyAMA0,115200 console=tty1 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootfstype=ext4 elevator=deadline rootwait ip=192.168.1.5
Build Date: 20 April 2013 05:19:09AM
xorg-server 2:1.12.4-6 (Julien Cristau )
Current version of pixman: 0.29.3
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (–) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Sep 25 23:25:16 2013
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
please help me out ……
Hello, I'm buying my other half a Raspberry Pi as a gift. He uses a macbook pro and we don't have a separate keyboard, monitor etc. Am I right to think I can just get a networking cable and then he'll be able to use the keyboard and monitor of his laptop? Just don't want to give him the Raspberry Pi and be in a position that he can't use it right away… also don't want to buy an extra keyboard etc. Would this work? Thanks!
Yes, but: if something corrupts the bootable image on the SD card in the Pi, you won't be able to troubleshoot it. Also, he'll be using the windowing system on the Macbook, not that provided by Linux on the Pi.
Thanks everyone. I'm going to get a keyboard and an hdmi cable then.
It's definitely good to have the ability to use a keyboard and monitor even if you don't use them often.
I cannot edit that cmdline.txt on my WindowsXP ,what way I can do?
Please reply..
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I've inserted my SD card (which is not noobs, one I setup myself) into my laptop (running windows 7) and I have all my files on the card showing but I cannot see the cmdline.txt anywhere, any advice to what I am doing wrong I'd appreciate. Also, none of the commands work. I just get the "sudo" is not recognized as an internal blah blah you guys know the rest :). I do have multiple copies of different linux distros that I can boot up if that would make this process easier?
I'm a total novice to all these things you mentioned. I have RaspBmc installed on Raspberry Pi and there is no cmdline.txt file on the SD card. Also I have ASUS USB-BT211 Mini Bluetooth USB dongle. My monitor, keyboard and mouse all connected to Windows 7 desktop. Every time I need to have access(add add-on, install, ….) I have to disconnect the monitor, Ethernet cable, keyboard and mouse from PC and connect them to Raspberry to do so. Can you please provide some direction on how I can take advantage of the Asus dongle to connect Raspberry to my PC and still be able to use the monitor, internet, keyboard and mouse to control it.


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So happy that I was asked to shoot some of the I Walk Campaign photos for this year's AIDS Walk LA. Before this, they've always shot indoors with a flash and a white backdrop. This year, I suggested we do something different and we decided to do the shoot on the rooftop of the building where their HQ is located. It was a six-hour shoot on a scorching hot day but it was well worth it. It's for a good cause and while I don't know anybody who has the disease personally, I know that there are many, many still who are living with the disease. It's a horrible and serious illness and is still very rampant all over the world. If you'd like to get involved or make a donation, please visit http://www.aidswalk.net/losangeles.This photo was shot on film. Taken by blueskyandhardrock with a Yashica MAT 124G loaded with Lomography Redscale XR 50-200 (120) film in Los Angeles, CA, United States. These tags describe this photo: aids walk, campaign, los angeles, rooftop, i walk, non-profit, volunteer, redscale, aids, and disease. Date: 2012-09-15. Time: Noon. This photo can be found in the album I Walk Campaign for AIDS Walk LA (Part 1).
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Obagi Medical Products (OMPI) is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, markets and sells, and is a provider of, topical aesthetic and therapeutic prescription-strength skin care systems and related products in the physician-dispensed market. This stock is trading up 6.7% at $14.73 in recent trading.
Today's Volume: 484,000Average Volume: 127,794 Volume % Change: 754% >>22 Biopharma Stocks With Breakout Potential in 2012 From a technical perspective, OMPI is soaring higher here with monster volume. This move has pushed OMPI into breakout territory since the stock is hitting a new three-year high and taking out its past overhead resistance at $14.28. Traders should continue to look for long-biased trades as long as OMPI is trending above $14.28 with strong upside volume flows . I would consider any upside volume day that registers near or above 127,794 shares as bullish. If we continue to see that action, then OMPI could easily hit $17 to $20 in the near future.
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I have wanted to be a teacher since I was 10 years old. I can't imagine being anything else. I've had 2 full time teaching jobs (12 years experience) - one at a charter school and one at a private school....and both have "issues." At the charter school, parents told me what I could and could not do with my day (including walking in with lists of words I was allowed to and not allowed to use during specific units). At the private school, I have parents who think they 'own' me because they pay tuition, and a co-teacher who is actively campaigning against me. I am starting to become disenchanted with the teaching profession. I *want* to be a teacher, but perhaps I should do something else. Maybe my expectations are too high? Maybe it's the leadership at my schools?
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540 years after his birth, Copernicus would be proud of our astronomy advancements. The search for Earth-like planets is in full swing. Recent data from NASA's Kepler space observatory shows some interesting data, regarding such planets. According to scientists "another Earth is probably in our own backyard".
Roughly 17% of the stars in the Milky way harbour an Earth-sized planet, but for most of them orbits are similar to that of Mercury's. Our galaxy has about 17 billion "Earths" out of 100 billion stars. Analysing further data, NASA's astronomers found out that 6% of the red dwarf types of stars have worlds similar to ours, that might be habitable.
This means that the closest Earth twin might be about 13 light years away. Although those red dwarfs are smaller and much dimmer, compared to our Sun, they are good candidates for planets like ours. And they are very common. At least 75% of the stars are red dwarfs. The transit method used for those planets detection gives even better results, when used with this types of stars. Their habitable zone is much closer than the Sun's, so this solves the orbit problem.
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Kodak Digital camera - 1975
who knows where they would be had they moved forward with the idea instead of shelving it?
This makes that story even sadder:
Kodak Digital camera - 1975
who knows where they would be had they moved forward with the idea instead of shelving it?
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engineers used to get promoted into those top exec spots at companies like kodak. now it is MBA types. very different thinking on how to run things.
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The main lesson IMO is: Constantly and aggressively innovate so as to put yourself out of business, or your competitors definitely will.
Few companies follow this approach. Apple is a good example of a company which has. General Motors is a classic example of what happens to fat, middle-aged, bureaucratic organizations where the ultra conservative culture of stock options and year-end bonuses takes over, and management loses touch with the realities of their marketplace.
Sears and a host of other companies have also suffered this inevitable downfall. Kodak (may it rest in peace) joins a long, undistinguised list of similar failures for similar reasons.
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It will be interesting to see if the company IP is parted out or if there is some attempt to revitalize them.
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I just don't get how misinformed people are on here- Yes Kodak INVENTED THE FIRST DIGITAL CAMERA- but they did not stop there and until 2004 they pretty much had the PRO DIGITAL CAMERA MARKET TO THEMSELVES! They worked with Nikon and Canon to make cameras that were based on their systems KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS Pro SLR/n Digital Camera Kodak DCS Pro SLR/c - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia but then pulled out of the market of making the whole cameras and just supplying the guts-chip sets- to the camera makers. In fact for several more years NIKON AND CANON USED KODAK chips in their DSLR's at all levels and only in the last few years did they start doing their own (not sure what patent fees that they are paying to Kodak still).
Yes Kodak's management did drop the ball but they didn't IGNORE the digital market-they CREATED IT! Now they did screw up in allowing others to leapfrog past them in what chips can do in Digital Cameras vs 6 years ago and they should be chastised greatly for not supporting those R+D people better than they did.
They do have a slew of patents dealing with DIGITAL Cameras that they are trying to find buyers for but not sure who really would be buying them since the technology is going more out of date with each new generation of chips.
I haven't looked at sheet film lately but does KODAK still make any for large format or has Fuji locked up that market?
Kodak DCS Pro SLR/c Review: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review Kodak DCS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kodak still makes a lot of digital P+S cameras also.
You (and others) will be interested in this analysis of the bankruptcy:
How Kodak squandered every single digital opportunity it had
Essentially, the conclusion of this article is in its final paragraphs:
"Lessons learned
The most immediate takeaway from the fall of Kodak is clear: dont be afraid to cannibalise your own business in the name of progress. This is seen time and again in the digital revolution: Sonys reluctance to develop a competent digital Walkman left an opening for the iPod. Blockbuster laughed off Netflix in the early days, then went bankrupt when it couldnt compete with its web-based competitor. And iPads may be eating up some Mac sales, but Apples bottom line is stronger than ever.
But Kodaks inability to make any of its products stand out over the last decade is demonstrative of an overall reluctance to innovate. Certainly, if you asked Kodak executives in the early 2000s if they were committed to innovation, they would have answered yes, but real innovation requires risk and vision. You dont kill all wi-fi cameras just because the first model got a lukewarm response from the market that is, if you really believe in the core idea.
The story of Kodaks downfall is an affirmation that true innovative spirit is much more often found in smaller companies and startups rather than old-school behemoths of yesteryear. After all, if you dont have much to lose, you tend to make many more all-in bets. But, as Kodak has shown, if you do nothing but play it safe, the cost just to stay in the game will whittle you down until youve got nothing left."
One of the big problems with Kodak that Fuji, Nikon, Canon, Apple etc., etc. don't have is the union workforce pensioners. Kodak still has to fill holes in their pension fund due to a lack of managing that pension fund properly, or just under estimating what the costs would be.
From USA TodayAnd Kodak currently is spending upward of $50 million a year through 2014 — and then at least $90 million a year through 2022 — to fill a financial hole in its United Kingdom pension plan.
A good article by Scott Bourne on the life and demise of Kodak.
I must confess, I'm kind of saddened by the inevitable passing of Kodak, but will always be grateful for the education it provided me.
Kodak Files For Bankruptcy – Thanks For The Memories « Photofocus
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Kodak to phase out it camera, digital picture frame business as part of cost cuts - The Washington Post
"Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday that it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames, marking the end of an era for the company that brought photography to the masses more than a century ago..."
I don't know that I've ever oned a Kodak camera, being relatively new to photography, but it still saddens me to think of the end of an era, so to speak.
My first camaera was an Instamatic 100. When my parents saw that I ws serious about cameras, they let me use their Retina
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Keep up with the times.
No, really, I'm fine. I always look like this.
I do. I know this will fall on deaf ears here, but there is a rapidly growing group of folks who have followed one of the following paths:
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2. Digital-Film-Maybe Digital too.
3. Film. Period.
Fortunately, we aren't forced to pick one or the other. We can use both. "Right tool for the job," don't you know.
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I really believe that each person should take precaution and be accompinied at all times during the night...its not just in St.Johns, crime is everywhere, including sexual aSsaults, so why would you not protect yourself from this happening? Its time people use some common sense and get with the program...things do unfortunatly happen---Sickos are everywhere, and yes in a perfect world, we should all be able to walk freely without having the fear of being attacked...but that is NOT the case...so why not do your part and protect yourself--walking anywhere alone at 3 or 4 in the morning is putting yourself at risk....bottom line...just don't do it!
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Maggie Walker Joins National Audubon Society Board of Directors
"Maggie is a compassionate and thoughtful leader. She understands that philanthropy and accountability go together and she's committed to conservation," said Audubon President and CEO David Yarnold. "We're excited and honored to have her joining the board."
"Audubon gets things done on a big scale, and I'm really looking forward to this new phase of work with such an influential organization," Walker said. "Conservation is one of the great challenges of our time, and we can make progress together."
With total revenues in 2012 of $89.9 million, Audubon is one of the nation's largest conservation organizations. Headquartered in New York, N.Y., the organization has 22 state offices, 47 nature centers and 465 chapters across the country, reaching more than four million people annually and playing leading roles in local and national conservation policy decisions, from Alaska to the Gulf Coast.
Walker chairs the Seattle Foundation board and is a board member of the University of Washington Foundation, where she chairs the Advisory Board of the College of the Environment. she also chairs the Bullitt Foundation board and co-chairs the Prosperity Partnership's Cultural Task Force. Recently, she was reappointed co-chair of the Central Waterfront Committee and joined the board of Global Partnerships.
She previously served as vice president of the board of Audubon Washington and as chairwoman of the Woodland Park Zoological Society's board. She is past president of the board of trustees of the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington, past chairwoman of the board of the Washington Women's Foundation and past president of the Seattle Art Museum board. She is also a past president of the ARCS Foundation Seattle Chapter, past chairwoman of the board of the Museum of History and Industry and past chairwoman of Art Fair Seattle.
Walker holds degrees from the University of Washington. She and her husband, Doug, share a commitment to the environment, education and the arts, supporting them through the Walker Family Foundation at the Seattle Foundation. They were co-founders of Social Venture Partners and co-chairs of the Campaign for Lake Union Park, and they currently co-chair the North Cascades Initiative for the Wilderness Society.
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The Change the Web Challenge invites developers to create widgets and web applications that help people connect to opportunities to make a difference all over the web. It's a contest happening right now with $10,000 in prizes!
The Change the Web Challenge is being run by Social Actions - an aggregator of actions people can take to support causes, nonprofits, and progressive projects from more than forty different sites - like GlobalGiving, Change.org, DonorsChoose.org, Kiva.org, Idealist.org and VolunteerMatch. Social Actions then makes these actions available in a common format and API.
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Ask any parent "What's the busiest month of the year?" they will undoubtedly say May!
May is "the unofficial ceremonial month," marking the end of the school year festivities, final school exams, and graduations. Add spring weddings, baby showers, and garden tours to the mix and one needs a vacation to recover.
This past weekend in May was no different. Blessed with picture perfect sunny spring weather, we utilized our colorful basic bath turkish towels as stand-ins for table toppers to three separate but equally divine parties!
Party One set the stage using our striped loomed basic bath towels in lime, lavender, and aqua. Alternating and layering the brightly colored cloths over the cocktail tables makes for a fun, festive, and casual evening party by the pool. No flowers are needed, only a few colorful candles adding a luminous effect.
Party Two came the next morning at the same location thanks to a kind and smart, hostess who planned back-to-back events. This time hot pink basic bath towels set the mood for a baby shower. A beautiful centerpiece of hot pink and white hydrangeas added a nice feminine touch to the table. Hot Pink Turkish towel cloths with hand tied fringed edges were folded in thirds to make table runners, buffet tablecloths, and seat cushions on the stone wall are added by the water fountain for extra seating. Bon Appetite embroidered Turkish hand towels in white are used as napkins making a casual but elegant luncheon for the expecting mother.
Party Three that evening used the same Lime, Aqua, and Lavender basic bath Turkish towels for a sweet sixteen-birthday party in a horse barn. Make shift benches made of hay bales lined the inside of the barn. Brightly covered Turkish towels were folded in half on the hay bales making a soft seat to sit on top of the hay.
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LAS VEGAS The flat-rolled steel import market continues to drag on the back of weak domestic demand and increased prices for foreign material, traders say.
Hot-rolled offers have been minimal in recent months due to softening U.S. prices and a lack of foreign sources. Coil offers from Russia, which were popular and competitive last year, have become nonexistent as the revised suspension agreement with Russia has resulted in higher prices. Outside of Russia, little opportunities for hot-rolled exist, sources say.
"Its really tough right now and its pretty quiet. The U.S. mills are looking for business and ways to move steel. Price hikes arent sticking and were all waiting to see what will happen," one trader said. "Last year there were Russian coils, but now there arent any places to get hot-rolled from."
Much of the weakness in the import market is due to sustained softness in domestic prices, according to sources.
Russian hot-rolled steel into the Port of Houston was reportedly quoted around $600 per ton ($30 per hundredweight), slightly below domestic prices of $630 per ton ($31.50 per cwt)not enough of a spread to make it worthwhile to buy foreign material, buyers said. Some market participants said coils from Turkey were on the water and are expected to hit U.S. shores in the coming weeks.
On the cold-rolled side, much of the Chinese material bought in the latter half of 2012 has hit U.S. shores in recent weeks. But a number of traders reported that Chinese mills hiked prices, making the product uncompetitive in the U.S. market.
"Things are very dull. The Chinese raised their prices ... and there (arent many) foreign flat-rolled opportunities," a second trader said. "I dont think anyone is really buying foreign today unless theyre far from a domestic mill."
Increased prices, coupled with the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday, will keep the Chinese "out of the market" for a while, traders added.
Most of the Chinese cold-rolled material booked in the second half of last year will continue to arrive through the end of February, a third trader said. New offers for Chinese cold-rolled product are difficult to find on the East and Gulf coasts, with Chinese cold-rolled material currently quoted at $720 to $750 per ton ($36 to $37.50 per cwt). Transactions for Chinese material into the Northeast had been reported at $650 to $665 per ton ($32.50 to $33.25 per cwt) in the fall (amm.com, Sept. 5).
Domestic mills have yet to be disciplined enough to fully enforce recent price increases, causing difficulty in the market, a fourth trader said. "Theres a lot of negotiation and wait and see. There doesnt seem to be enough demand to see the recent increases stick," he said.
Market participants in India have also reportedly increased export prices for galvanized product, which has also made it difficult to sell in the U.S. market.
But some see bright spots ahead, especially amid expectations that steel demand will improve in the near term.
"I do expect demand to get stronger; thats what all the indicators say," the first trader said. "But at the end of the day, its a matter of too much production."
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The makers of the Farming Simulator games clearly knew they're used as something of a punchline. A new trailer for the upcoming Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 editions of FS 2013 plays on the gag videos, with hip beats and funky editing, but at the same time it also looks pretty cool. Yes, yes maybe I do want to coordinate harvesting corn with my friends! It's the American dream. Read more
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It can be nerve-wracking, waiting for an exciting series to finally come to your preferred platform. What if it's a shoddy port? Will the controls work? And if it's delayed by months, that's even more worrying. Be strong, gentle player: this one's worth the wait. Farming Simulator will finally arrive on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in September, complete with a console-exclusive new American farm and exclusive vehicles. Read more
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3.8 motor, manual trans.Did more in hot weather. BUT still happens when motor is running temp. I have 33,000 miles. It is definitely Spark knock or motor ping. I have read a lot about it however would like to hear from this site. Only pings when accelerating. Help me please?
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Thank you. I have an Actron scanner that will show live perameters. Do you know of any numbers to go by? OR what I need to look for on the fuel trim? Will the KNOCK sensor throw a code out? ... I do not have any lights on , on the dash. Thanks CM
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Have someone else drive it and watch the spark advance and knock sensor activity. Before you get to far into it.......2010 and 33,000 miles- Check your warranty book(s)- may be covered under warranty Federal emissions warranty on some items goes past the standard manufacturers powertrain warranty of 3/36..............back to the other stuff--LTFT should be close to 1.00 +/- .03 check coolant temp.-should be between 210 & 220F fully warmed up.Any aftermarket mods?
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In the April 8 issue of the Wall Street Journal George Schultz and Gary Becker advocated a massive new carbon tax. Their arguments are based on very poor economic reasoning and an extremely naïve view of politics and politicians.
Schultz and Becker argue for a "revenue-neutral" tax on all forms of energy that burn carbon. "Revenue neutrality" is Washington-speak for the notion that a change in tax policy should neither increase nor decrease total tax revenue collected by government. It is a pure fantasy, in other words. No central planners in world history have ever been so brilliant and so omniscient as to be able to restructure a major portion of the tax system in a country of more than 300 million people in a way that produces exactly the same revenue next year as this year. In reality, "revenue neutrality" is always just a smokescreen for "tax increase." Politicians will always "err" on the side of raising taxes despite all their diversionary lingo.
In advocating heavy new taxes on energy Schultz and Becker completely ignore the fact that there are already myriad taxes of all kinds, along with the implicit tax of regulation, on all aspects of energy production and distribution. There are excise taxes, corporation income taxes, payroll taxes, and the regulatory prohibitions on drilling for oil in the outer-continental shelf and in much of Alaska where there are known to be massive oil reserves. One can just as easily make the case that the energy industry is over-taxed as under-taxed, as Schultz and Becker do.
They do make one good recommendation – elimination of "subsidies" to energy producers, but they fail to mention even one example of such subsidies to illustrate their point. One would hope that they do not refer to tax deductions or "loopholes" as "subsidies." To do so is to assume that government owns all of our income and is "subsiidizing" us whenever it does not tax all of it.
Schultz and Becker advocate the worst possible form of tax collection – hiding their new energy tax from the public by imposing it "at the level of production," which they call "administratively more efficient" than imposing the tax at the point of consumption. Hiding the tax in this way will fuel anti-capitalistic bias even more since the average citizen faced with a higher energy bill will naturally blame the greedy energy companies instead of the tax-hungry government. Worse yet, such a tax would be regressive, imposing a disproportionate burden on lower-income citizens.
It gets worse. Shultz and Becker also advocate an expansion of the welfare state by paying people on welfare even more than they are paid now for not working by distributing the proceeds of their carbon tax as part of the ludicrously mis-named "Earned Income Tax Credit." Government can play Santa Claus by sending out such checks to welfare recipients and calling the checks "your carbon dividend," say Schultz and Becker.
And it gets even worse. The rate of the new carbon tax should keep increasing forever, "approximately at the real interest rate," they say. They claim that this would be only fair by plundering future generations at a similar rate of plunder being imposed on the current generation (although they do not, of course, use the perfectly accurate word "plunder" in their article).
If there is revenue left over after subsidizing welfare parasites with "carbon dividends," Shultz and Becker believe that government should further politicize research and development with "sustained support for research and development in the energy area."
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Add tour operator Tauck to the list of companies planning a big expansion in European river cruises for 2011 as demand continues to grow.
Tauck announced Tuesday it would roll out a new riverboat in Europe in 2011 -- its fourth -- and also add new itineraries on the Rhone river, increasing its river cruise departures by over 30%.
"European river cruising continues to be among the fastest-growing segments of our business, and we're boosting capacity and expanding our offerings to better serve our guests," Tauck CEO Dan Mahar says.
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Tauck's move comes just a month after industry leader Viking River Cruises announced plans for a massive three-year, $250 million expansion that included the construction of eight new river boats and the refurbishment of two more. The expansion will increase Viking's capacity by more than 40% and leave the line with 26 riverboats in all.
Another fast-growing river line, Avalon Waterways, also recently announced plans for a new vessel that that it says will revolutionize the industry. Billed as the industry's first "suite ship," the 166-passenger Avalon Panorama will be an almost all-suite river boat with cabins that are 15% to 30% larger than the industry norm and boast floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall windows.
The new Rhone River itineraries announced Tuesday by Tauck include a 10-day "French Waterways & Vineyards" option that includes a two-night stay in Paris (rates start at $4,490 per person, based on double occupancy). Also new on the Rhone River is a 14-day "French Escapade: Monte-Carlo to Paris" itinerary that starts at $5,990 per person).
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A subarctic shelf sea, the Sea of Okhotsk is a branch of the northwestern Pacific. It is enclosed to the north by the Asian landmass, bounded to the east by the Kurile Islands, and linked in the south to the Sea of Japan/East Sea by two narrow straits. Navigation of the sea is restricted by sea ice in the winter, when ice formation on ship hulls also presents a danger to shipping. The southern part of the sea is notorious for its sea fogs throughout the year. The Sea of Okhotsk is very productive, accounting for nearly 70 percent of Russia's East Asian fish catch. It is home to several endangered species of marine life, including Kurile harbor seals and gray whales. The Okhotsk Plate includes the continental crust of the Kamchatka Peninsula, with its string of volcanoes, and the islands of Sakhalin and Hokkaido. In much of the area, the sea floor is quite shallow, but it is deeper in the Kurile Basin, where the ocean crust has stretched and thinned.
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We tested a host of modern calzone recipes and came up with specimens that even the most fast food-deadened teenage palate would reject. These calzones were pale and blond, soggy and limp, and they tended to hover at one of two extremes: too bready and rubbery or too thin and cracker-like.
A crisp crust with plenty of chew, and a healthy proportion of rich, creamy, flavorful filling.
Use bread flour to give the crust chew and crispness, olive oil to add flavor and make the dough easy to handle, and then mix for 10 minutes to fully develop the gluten in the dough, thereby guaranteeing that good chew. Keep it simple, with a filling of ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan in just the right proportions, blended with a single egg yolk. Cut vents in the tops to let off some steam, and cool the calzones on a rack to prevent soggy bottoms.
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