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6 Degrees of Happiness
6 Degrees of Happiness
A 20 year long study finds that happiness is contagious and spreads further than immediate friends and family. Researchers found that happiness can even filter its effects beyond people who do not know each other.
Over 4,700 people were followed over 20 years for the happiness study.
'ÄúYou would think that your emotional state would depend on your own choices and actions and experience,'Ä? said Nicholas Christakis, a medical sociologist at Harvard University who helped conducted the study, 'ÄúBut it also depends on the choices and actions and experiences of other people, including people to whom you are not directly connected. Happiness is contagious.'Ä?- Star Tribune
After hearing about the study, a person is likely to ask, 'ÄúWell, what about sadness or depression?'Ä? The same study found that depression is also contagious but not nearly to the extent of happiness.
When one individual in a network becomes happy, the likeliness that a sibling, friend or spouse would become happy increased 8 to 34 percent, the researchers found.
Star Tribune- 'ÄúTurns out happiness spreads like the flu'Ä? By Rob Stein of the Washington Post


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"But I do know Joey's sister indirectly (or foster sister) and I have heard stories of Joey being into shopping, designer wear, fancy coffees, and pedicures."
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What Mike Leake and Johnny Cueto did was above amazing. Leake with his best performance of the season after a shaky June, and Cueto going 8 strong innings when he hadn't gotten past six in his last two starts with another outing in June that wasn't what we'd seen from him all season. That's really stepping up.
Then Chapman strikes out the side to preserve the one-run victory and a series win.
The Offense was on fire on Saturday with everyone contributing.
I mentioned in the above post that this team has some "magic" in it and that I think it will win the Division. The performance the last two days just solidifies that belief. That's like getting hit in the jaw and getting it broken early in a fight and then coming back and knocking the guy down yourself in the next round. This team has fight.
As has been mentioned over and over again, the team is finally healthy, Mes is out of his slump, Cozart and Hamilton are solid contributors and now Bruce has had a good couple of weeks+.
Two Starters and the Offense lifted the bullpen, patted them on the back and told them that this is a team effort. Give us your best next time out and together we'll win this Division.
Again, never could I be happier than to have been dead wrong about this one.
We're 2-0 Since Summer began and this team is not the same team at all that played those first 72 games. They are different in a hundred+ ways. I see no reason why we can't go 60-30 over these last 90 games and finish with 95 wins and a Division Title. Win two, lose one, win two, lose one, etc.. This team is good enough to do this.
"One problem with people who have no vices is that they're pretty sure to have some annoying virtues."
I don't know how the Big Red Machine ever won like they did without collapsing after losing high scoring games, which was not uncommon for them.
One of the things that always amuses me is that the offense is blamed for not adding on more runs after a big inning occurring early in the game, as if it is a controllable attribute of any one game.
Losing a game where you are ahead 8-0 sucks, but the reality is that the other team scored more runs over the course of 9 innings than the Reds did, and while it is psychologically humbling, it also is the beauty of the randomness of this game that keeps me following, even when I'm wondering Friday night if I should expend any of my limited time resources on this ballclub.
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Abajian and McCarthy Advance at Midwest Regionals
Oct. 23, 2008
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Sophomore Annie McCarthy and freshman Chelcie Abajian highlighted the Illinois women's tennis team's efforts today at the 2008 Wilson/ITA Midwest Regionals today on the campus of Michigan State University. The two Illini went a combined 4-0 in singles qualifying, moving them both one win away from a main draw appearance. The final round of singles qualifying will be held Friday morning, followed by two rounds of the doubles main draw.
"Overall it was a very productive opening day of qualifying rounds," Illinois head coach Michelle Dasso said. "All four of our players (Abajian, Allin, McCarthy, Stromberg) won their first round singles matches and Abajian and McCarthy will vie for a spot in the main draw with the final round of qualifying in the morning."
In the final round of qualifying, McCarthy will take on Tatiana Ganzha from Purdue, while Abajian faces Western Michigan's Yumi Matsuto.
In the other Illini matches on the day, junior Christine Stromberg, who was listed as an alternate before the tournament began, was called up for the qualifying draw at the last minute. Stromberg made her presence known, battling hard against Miriam Westerink from Eastern Michigan University in the first round. Stromberg prevailed, 7-6 (5), 6-2, to advance to the second round where she faced Miami's Megan Martzolf. Stromberg put up a tough fight, but could not overcome Martzolf, falling in the second round 6-2, 6-4.
Freshman Amy Allin battled from being down 5-2 in the first set, to take a straight sets victory over Veronika Leszayova of Drake, 7-5, 6-3, to advance to the second round of the qualifying draw. In her second match of the day against Iowa's Jessica Young, Allin was down a set and 3-0 in the second, before the Dallas, Tex., native battled back to force a second set tiebreaker. However, the Illini fell short, 6-1, 7-6 (4), ending her singles run at the Regional Championships.
"Christine proved with her performances today she deserved a spot in the draw," Dasso added. "Amy showed her heart as the comeback kid as she battled back being down in the first set of her first singles match, before pulling away with the victory. In her second match of the day she once again battled back, but fell short in a tough tie-break that easily could have gone either way."
Play resumes tomorrow at 9 a.m. with the final round of singles qualifying, followed by the first and second rounds of the doubles action, where three Illini tandems are set for competition. For continued coverage of the 2008 Wilson/ITA Midwest Regionals, fans can visit msuspartans.com for results and score updates throughout the tournament, while a full recap of each day's action for the Illini will be available at fightingillini.com.
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Chelcie Abajian (ILL) def. Amy Recht (IPFW) 6-4, 6-0
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If you're a Steelers nut, you're probably quite fascinated to see who makes the 53-man roster and who ends up being told to turn in their playbook. So am I. It's one of the more engrossing weekends of the season.
But here's a little secret. Who ends up earning the final roster spot or two isn't really something to get too worked up over. If past history is a guide, the Steelers didn't cut anyone who will make them significantly regret their decision.
Take a look at the most significant cuts over the past five years.
(Note: the 2011 cuts were just announced and I added them below, primarily for discussion's sake. – Ryan)
(UPDATED, 4:50 p.m.) 2011 Cuts
Tony Hills
Crezdon Butler
Jeremy Kapinos
John Gilmore
Jarret Crittenton
2010 Cuts
Joe Burnett
Stefan Logan
Kraig Urbik
Sunny Harris
2009 Cuts
Isaac Redman
Roy Lewis
Anthony Madison
Bruce Davis
2008 Cuts
Mike Humphal
Ryan Mundy
Doug Legursky
Willie Reid
Ryan McBean
2007 Cuts
Chukki Okobi
John Kuhn
Anthony Madison
Ryan McBean
2006 Cuts
Orien Harris
John Kuhn
Cedric Humes
Now there are a couple of players on that list who did end up latching on with other teams. Kuhn has stuck on the Packers roster for four years, but he has a grand total of 327 yards, so it's hard to say he's been an impact player.
McBean has played 30 games in the past two seasons for the defensive linemen starved Broncos, but he's been serviceable at best. It's hard to say that he would have even made the Steelers roster in either of those two years.
Roy Lewis has played as a backup defensive back for the Seahawks in the past two years, but again, it's hard to say he would have even made the Steelers' roster. With the cornerback injuries the Giants have had, Joe Burnett may make their roster, but again, he's a fringy player at best.
Amazingly, Kraig Urbik may be the best player the Steelers have given up in recent years. He's the starting right guard for the Bills. Now the Bills have one of the worst offensive lines in the league, but he is an NFL starter, and if he had been in Pittsburgh this year, he likely would have been in the competition for the right guard job. But even in Urbik's case, it's hard to say he's better than the guys the Steelers have on the roster this year.
And if you notice, there are several names on that list who will play significant roles for the Steelers this year. Ryan Mundy, Doug Legursky and Issac Redman are valuable Steelers now, but at one point, they were all dumped and then managed to make it through waivers.
When it comes to making roster evaluations, the Steelers have a pretty good record of figuring out who to keep and who to cut. And when you get down to the final two or three roster spots, the reality is that few of those players are going to end up being more than role players, so while it's important, it's also unlikely to be the difference between the Steelers making another Super Bowl or missing out.


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Short-term memory, is memory in our brain that will only last within a limited time. After this duration, the memory(information) will just disappear without any specific repetition. In my daily life, the most thing I can relate to this short-term memory is that when I remember a phone number, I can remember this clearly if I keep repeating the words and once I stopped repeating or after I dial the number, I cannot remember this number anymore. When I need to remember this phone number, my short-term memory is working and this can also be explained that short-term memory can be called as working memory. I believe that the duration of short-term memory is no longer than 10-15 seconds because when I am doing the experiment below, I cannot remember the words after 10 seconds and in the last trial of the experiment, I barely can remember letters more than the letters in the first several trials because of the time I need to read the letters in the last trial takes me more time(longer than 15 seconds). () However, I sometimes get confused with the paradox of memory. If we are particularly good at remembering one thing, does this mean that our short-term memory's duration would be extended to more than 15 seconds?
I found a video that is discussing about a man's amnesia. This man has a serious problem in remember things and the only thing he remember is his wife, even when his wife is talking to him, he forget the conversation immediately. His short-term memory has been damaged therefore when his wife is asking his questions about a party his wife is attending, he cannot think of the reason. When his short-term memory is damaged or no longer working good, he has amnesia. In order to explain short-term memory's duration has only about 10-15 seconds, psychologists have to duplicate the experiment to prove this research finding.


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3:09 PM — Peers have resumed debate around the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in the House of Lords, during its second reading, which will end with a vote on the bill later this evening.
Former British Army Head Lord Dannatt: The equal marriage bill goes against what I fought 40 years for 64
2:03 PM — The former head of the British Army, independent crossbench peer Lord Dannatt, used his speech during the debate in the House of Lords yesterday, to attack the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
Rally for equal marriage to continue outside the House of Lords ahead of second reading vote 3
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Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby criticised as new assistant role is created
Posted: November 02, 2012|
Sir Peter Soulsby has appointed another assistant mayor in a shake-up of Leicester City Council bosses.
Councillor Rita Patel was yesterday added to the city mayor's executive team and put in charge of adult social care.
She takes over the responsibility from Councillor Mohammed Dawood, who will remain as assistant mayor for housing.
Sir Peter has taken charge of the city council's transport from his deputy Rory Palmer, who will now focus on public health and climate change.
Sir Peter, who also previously took over the regeneration brief from former assistant mayor Ted Cassidy, said: "There are many significant challenges facing the council over the coming months and it's vital that we have a strong and effective team to take us forward.
"The changes I have made will enable us to focus more clearly on issues that present us with the biggest challenges and best opportunities."
The reshuffle has been criticised by Tory city councillor Ross Grant, who said: "I question whether we need another assistant mayor at all.
"This looks like a job creation scheme for Labour councillors."
Coun Grant said: "Peter Soulsby has often said he wants to keep the costs of the mayoral system down but he has just decided to make another assistant mayor and grab a load more responsibility for himself.
"To me, that doesn't suggest he has a lot of confidence in his assistants and he doesn't feel he can delegate. I would also question whether he has the ability to do everything he has taken on, given the very important nature of his responsibilities."
Coun Patel will now be entitled to an assistant mayor's special responsibility allowance of £16,466.
Sir Peter said: "There is no magic number for the number of assistant mayors. It needs to be tailored to the scale of work at a particular time. Rory (Palmer) is taking a considerable amount of work off me by taking on public health for which the council will have far greater responsibility from April.
"Transport links in very well with regeneration and the economic brief I have, particularly given the opportunities presented to us with a potential City Deal."
He said he was pleased with the performances of the existing city mayors and though their responsibilities had changed he would not be reviewing the pay they receive.
Councillor Manjula Sood will take "an enhanced role in community involvement" and have extra responsibilities for partnerships and equalities.
Coun Dawood told the Mercury he was happy with the changes Sir Peter had made.
He said: "It's for the best for the city. Housing is a big role and so too is adult social care. There are a lot of changes coming in and problems we face because of the coalition's policies and they need attention."
Coun Patel said: "Like many cities, Leicester has a growing elderly population and the way they use services is changing.
"Delivering high-quality services in the face of very tough financial pressures will be a major challenge but it's one I am looking forward to taking on."
There will be no changes to the roles of Councillor Vi Dempster, assistant mayor for children, young people and schools, Councillor Sarah Russell, who leads on neighbourhood services, and Councillor Piara Clair, who is responsible for sport and leisure.


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bounce flash photography tip – bouncing flash towards a window
During the part of the on-location lighting workshop where we play with bounce flash, Anelisa was posing on a chair, and eventually ended up in this dramatic pose. Even though she had turned away from the wall areas where we could bounce flash off, I didn't want to change her pose.
The area to camera-left, was the large window of the studio space, so this meant using that to bounce my flash off. Naturally, most of the light will be lost. But as shown in these previous articles;
— using on-camera bounce flash outside (model: Precious)
— mimicking window light with off-camera bounce flash (model: Ulorin Vex)
— and as per one example in my book, on-camera flash,
it is entirely possible to get enough light to return from the window panes, when shooting at a certain angle, and with realistic camera settings.
A kind of a pull-back shot to show the window area.
And the same image without flash, and with my camera settings one stop under what the final settings were. In other words, this example is a stop darker than the actual comparison shot would've been. But it gives you an idea.
Back to the final image:
While this image would've been better served with controlled off-camera flash, I did want to use it as an example of what is possible with extreme bounce flash. It was getting towards late afternoon / early evening, hence there wasn't that much light coming in through the window of this studio in Manhattan. I used the infamous black foamie thing to block direct light spilling on her, and only get soft indirect light.
In post-processing this image, I used a few Photoshop filters (by Nik and by Radlab), to get an "Art" feel that I liked. The post-processing also added the vignette.
camera settings: 1/80 @ f/2.8 @ 1600 ISO … flash at full manual output.
photo gear (and equivalents) used for these photos
- Nikon D4
- Nikon 24-70mm f2.8G AF-S / Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II
- Nikon SB-910 Speedlight / Canon 600EX-RT Speedlite
- Nikon SD-9 battery pack / Canon CP-E4 battery pack
- a BFT (black foamie thing)
|I use the black foamie thing (BFT) as a truly inexpensive flash modifier to flag my on-camera flash to give me lighting indoors that truly look nothing like on-camera flash.The piece of foam (Amazon), can be ordered via this link. I cut the sheet into smaller pieces.
The BFT is held in position by two hair bands (Amazon), and the BFT is usually placed on the under-side of the flash-head.
The linked articles will give clearer instruction, especially the video clip on using the black foamie thing.
related articles
- black foamie thing
- video clip – using the black foamie thing
- bounce flash portrait – a consistent technique
- bounce flash with and without the black foamie thing
- using on-camera bounce flash outside (model: Precious)
- mimicking window light with off-camera bounce flash (Ulorin Vex in lace & latex corset)
- my favorite lighting setup to photograph kids indoors – bounce flash!


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Sen. Ted Cruz mocks proposed ban on "scary looking guns"
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz wasn't holding back at yesterday's hearing on California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's proposed gun control legislation. His Q&A exchange with National Rifle Association Vice President Wayne LaPierre suggested the ban is nothing more than a prohibition of "scary looking guns." Cruz, along with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. had hoped to bring unloaded […] [Read More]
NRA after Newtown: Paper tiger or sleeping tiger?
Senate Republicans rejecting a U.N. treaty on disability discrimination earlier this month won headlines, but a similar blow last July to the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty drew mostly yawns. That may have happened because once the powerful National Rifle Association weighed in _ the pact, they said would put "international controls'' on guns and "undermine […] [Read More]
Code Pink strikes again — disrupts big NRA press conference (VIDEO)
San Francisco-based Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin has struck again — this time disrupting the highly anticipated National Rifle Association press conference Friday starring NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre. It was an embarrassing mom… [Read More]
National Rifle Association VP says gun owners will make Obama our ex-president in 2012
"The fight is on and the NRA is all in," NRA executive Wayne LaPierre said. "When the sun goes down on election day, Obama will have America's gun owners to thank for his defeat." [Read More]


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Jen Kirkman is a stand-up comedian and the author of the book, "I Can Barely Take Care of Myself," which became an instant New York Times Bestseller when it was released in April 2013.
Jen is currently a writer and regular round table guest on Chelsea Lately. She also was one of the stars of the hit-spin-off 'mockumentary' show After Lately.
Jen's latest stand-up album Hail to the Freaks (released March 2011) hit #13 on the Billboard Charts. Her debut album was 2006's "Self Help."
Jen is also well known for her role as the narrator in a few episodes of the cult-hit series "Drunk History" which aired on Comedy Central and HBO. Jen has appeared on: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,Conan, John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show, The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, and the Cartoon Network's Home Movies.
Entertainment Weekly said in 2012, "If you like Louis CK, check out Jen Kirkman's hyper self-analytical humor." Jen has a weekly podcast, "I Seem Fun: The Diary of Jen Kirkman." She tours as a stand-up but is based in Los Angeles. She's currently working on a comedy pilot with the FX network roughly based on her personal life.
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She targetted the Narendra Modi government, accusing it of copying the schemes and programmes of the UPA dispensation and taking credit for the same.
Addressing a convention of 'Mahila Congress' in New Delhi, Sonia along with Rahul Gandhi sought to reach out to women by promising a larger electoral role for them at all levels and making a strong pitch for reservation for them in Parliament and state Assemblies.
They told the convention organised on the occasion of 70th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi that women members of the Congress should become a "tsunami" and contribute actively in the battle between ideologies.
"We had done so much. Still some people laid a trap and people got caught in it. Our work, our achievements got ignored and those showing false dreams marched ahead," she said, targeting BJP as she looked back at the Lok Sabha polls.
To buttress her point about performance of the previous Congress-led government, she listed a number of measures initiated for women empowerment and other reforms.
Targeting the Modi dispensation, Sonia said, "those who have come in government today are showing an altogether different picture to the nation in accordance with their habit. They are implementing as their own schemes and plans, which were luanched by Congress."
At the same time, the Congress chief expressed confidence about staging a comeback. "May be the path of our struggle is a bit longer and we may have to work a little more. But if all of us work hard and do it together, the day is not far when Congress will regain its peak."
This was the first such party convention since the Lok Sabha polls in which Congress only got 44 seats.
Addressing the "Sankalp Diwas" convention, Sonia said her party will put "full pressure" on the NDA government to pass the Women Reservation bill as despite being in Opposition her party cannot withdraw from its committment on the issue.
Rahul, the party Vice President, asked women to join the party in large numbers to strengthen it in the "battle of ideologies" after the formation of NDA government at Centre.
While Sonia talked the measures intiated for empowering women by Rajiv Gandhi, Rahul promised "Tsunami" of measures to empower women within organization as it urged them to join the party in large numbers in the "ideological battle" ahead.
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The cover features Linda Evangelista, the iconic Canadian supermodel. What a great way to celebrate a birthday!
There are just so many ways this cover nails it. And when you get so many things right, it creates the feeling of a classic, timeless poster-worthy keeper.
Here's what Editor-in-chief Bernadette Morra had to say about the cover process:
"This cover had to communicate a number of things – FASHION's 35th anniversary, our stature as Canada's #1 high fashion and beauty magazine, and our mandate of bringing the international world of fashion home. The first was easy: an oversized 35 years in the upper left sell position and very few other cover lines. For the second we knew we wanted a Canadian model, someone who would truly make this a collectible cover. Who better than fashion icon and St. Catharines native Linda Evangelista? She has a long history with our magazine and was thrilled to participate in this special issue. Linda's global profile and her dress by Lanvin, one of the hottest collections in Paris, do an excellent job of bringing the international world of fashion home.
Finally, we needed something that would distinguish our anniversary issue from everything else on the newsstand. I remembered a signed T-shirt with her picture that Linda had given me years ago. So I asked her if she would autograph our cover. Luckily, she loved the idea and was happy to oblige."
The issue goes on sale October 8th. Cover price $5.50.
From the Press Release:
A few quotes from our interview with Linda…
On maintaining her privacy:
"I really like just to do covers and do the beautiful editorials," she says. "I like to pass on the interview part."
On recognizing the downside of the digital age and its detrimental effect on fashion photography:
Instead of taking the trouble to get things right as a picture is being taken, often the effort is left to post-production. "I have pictures that I did with Steven Meisel that were not retouched…we held eight reflectors if we had to make the light perfect. They didn't have to erase a shadow or bag or wrinkle or pimple."
On her workout regimen:
"I have a trainer. I do spinning. I do cross-training. I do weightlifting. I do my Power Plate. I do my rebounder trampoline. I do my rowing machine. And I play sports."
According to my friends at MagNet, sales of this cover were 43,500… up 77% from the same issue in the prior year.
As for the Civil War SIP, (that had an "introduction by President Obama flagged in the skybar) it managed to sell 26,000 copies, slightly below their 12-month average for all other Atlantic Monthly SIPs (27,500). However, the SIP cover price was $10.99 U.S. and $12.99 in Canada, compared to $6.99 U.S. and $7.99 in Canada on regular issues of Atlantic.
That's a 57% higher cover price in the U.S. for the SIP and 63% price hike in Canada (compared to regular editions). Hello newsstand revenue bonus!
The Obama edition was the Cover of the Week: http://www.coverssell.com/?p=5191
I loved the fact that Zoomer was taking a risk with this cover. Well, the results are in and…
The April 2012 issue out sold April 2011 by 40%, and it out sold April 2010 by 37%.
Congratulations to Zoomer for taking the risk! No risk, no reward!
The French government announced it was shutting down embassies in 20 countries. Spokesman for the government of the United States questioned the judgement of the publisher, while softly supporting the principle of free speech. The Globe & Mail reported this morning that over 30 people have already been killed in violent outbursts to a Youtube video… the Innocence of Muslims.
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault issued a statement expressing his "disapproval of all excesses," in response to the Charle Hebdo cover.
[Translation from cover caption: "You mustn't mock."]
The magazine's editor, and a fomer cartoonist named Stephane Charbonnier, denied he was being deliberately provocative at a delicate time, according to a report by SkyNews.
"The freedom of the press, is that a provocation?" he said. "I'm not asking strict Muslims to read Charlie Hebdo, just like I wouldn't go to a mosque to listen to speeches that go against everything I believe."
The French satirical magazine's offices were firebombed in the past (November 2011) when they published another controversial cover. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15550350
According to the Huffington Post, Charlie Hebdo often publishes satirical cartoons mocking Christians. The Huffington Post is also running a Poll, which you can vote on, regarding Free Speech. Click below to go to the Huffington Post article and Poll.
According to Wikipedia, the magazine has a "left-wing anarchistic" editorial slant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Hebdo
The National Post ran this editorial cartoon in today's paper:
It seems that magazine covers are generating a lot of excitment these days…I guess the Prophet is good for profits. As for Royal Nipples, that is so yesterday.
I had never heard of Coptic Christians, until recently either. Again, call me an American philistine. But, thanks to the media, I now know all about Nakoula Nakoula, an Eygptian-born Coptic Christian, who also happens to be a convicted felon (possession of chemicals to make methamphetamine, and identity theft and credit card fraud), whose 14-minute Youtube trailer entitled Innocence of Muslims has sparked deadly riots all over the planet. I'm still trying to figure out what a Coptic Christian is, and why anyone is taking this guy seriously.
But that is the power of magazine covers and Youtube to dominate the news these days.
Relegated to the fringes is the fact that the Arctic is melting, that youth unemployment in Europe is at crisis levels, and that Iran is on the verge of going nuke.
According to The Globe and Mail this morning, "Radical imam Ahmed Ashoush, a Cairo cleric, issued a fatwa–or religious edict–saying the 'blood should be shed' of everyone involved in the making of the film, and 'their killing is a duty of every capable Muslim.'" Ok then. Really?
As Margaret Wente points out in her column today, "In Western culture we insult religion all the time and think nothing of it. We fight for people's right to put a crucifix in urine and put it on display and call it art."
I've resisted the temptation to go on Youtube to view the offending video. But I must admit, I couldn't resist searching for the offending covers of Kate.
I guess when given a choice between religious hatred and Royal nipples, when it comes to freedom to waste my time, I'd rather Google the magazines and oogle the covers. And may God bless the victims of hate and the nipples of Kate.
Oh, and can you pass me a martini with my life-preserver, apparently the world is on fire.
Digital subscriptions increased by 110% to an average of 171,258, up from 81,690 in June of 2011. But print subscriptions also increased by 15%, to an average of 1,436,038, up by 185,655 from a year ago. Digital subscriptions now account for 10.7% of the total paid subscriptions reported by Cosmopolitan.
Digital single copy sales for Cosmo also improved, up 542% from prior year, to an average of 14,415, from 2,247 a year ago. Digital single copies account for just 1.1% of total single copy sales reported. Cosmo reported single copy sales fell by 16%, to an average sale of 1,337,323 units.
Vanity Fair also posted impressive gains in digital sales. Digital subscriptions increased by 979% to an average of 36,403, up from just 3,374 a year ago. Digital subs now account for 4.1% of total paid subscriptions.
Digital single copy sales actually decreased by 61%, to an average of 3,771 from 9,600 a year ago. Digital single copy sales account for just 1.3% of total paid single copy sales. However, Vanity Fair reported an 18% decline in single copy sales from a year ago, to an average of 280,167 from 339,966 a year ago.
Esquire also posted healthy gains in digital sales. Digital subscriptions increased by 94% to an average of 40,792 compared to 20,997 a year ago. Digital subs now account for 6.7% of total paid subs, while printed subs account for 571,270 or 93.3% of the total.
Digital single copy sales increased by 782% to 3,103, up from 352 units a year ago. Digital single copy sales account for just 3.3% of total paid single copy sales, while printed copies account for an average of 91,225 or 96.7% of total single copy sales reported.
Looking at a group of Top 10 U.S. titles (Time, Vogue, People, Oprah, Gamour, Rollingstone, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Cosmo, New Yorker) reveals that paid printed subscriptions account for 97.1% of total paid subscriptions, compared to 2.9% for digital subscriptions. A year ago, digital subs represented 1% of the total paid subs. Paid printed single copies account for 98.8% of the total paid single copy sales, compared to 1.2% for digital singles. A year ago digital singles represented just .8% of the total paid singles.
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Canadian House & Home also posted an increase of 455 digital single copies sold… a 163% improvement… to 734, compared to an average of 279 last year at this time.
While the percentage increase in digital subscriptions is indeed impressive, they represent just 4.2% of the paid subscriptions reported sold. On the other hand, the print version of the magazine sold 163,084 or 95.8% of the total average paid subscriptions.
As for single copy sales, digital represents an average of 1%, while the print version sold 73,432 per issue on average, or 99% of the total single copies sales reported to ABC.
Overall, digital subscriptions and single copy sales accounted for 3.2% of the total paid circulation reported by CH&H, while the printed version accounted for 96.8% of the total paid circulation reported.
Canadian Living reported an averge of 676 digital subscriptions for the Jan-Jun 2012 period… up from none last year. Paid printed subscriptions averaged 380,632. Therefore, digital subscriptions represented .2%, while the print edition represented 99.8% of paid subs.
Canadian Living posted an average of 95 digital single copies, up from none last year. Paid printed single copies averaged 123,114. Therefore, digital singles represented .1%, while the print version reprsented 99.9% of paid single copies. Overall, digital accounted for .2% of the total average paid circulation, while the printed edition accounted for 99.8%.
The Hockey News posted an average of 1,318 digital subscriptions for the Jan-Jun 2012 period, up 360% from the same period last year, when they posted 286 digital subscriptions. Digital subscriptions represent 1.4% of the total paid subscriptions, while print represents an average of 91,295 or 98.6% of the total paid subs. No digital single copy sales were reported compared to an average of 11,229 printed editions sold.
Toronto Life reported an average of 386 digital subscriptions for the Jan-Jun 2012 period, up from none a year ago. Digital subscriptions accounted for .6% of the total paid subscriptons reported, compared to an average of 60,477 who paid to receive it in print, or 99.4% of the total. As for digital single copies sold, Toronto Life reported an average sale of 13, compared to 9,024 who paid for the print version, or .1% bought it digitally while 99.9% bought the print version.
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The September 2012 issue of OWL magazine is cause for celebration. The magazine is strutting a new look to celebrate their 35th Anniversary…. impressive.
Here is what Editor Kim Cooper has to say:
"During OWL's 35 year legacy, the magazine continues to grow and evolve to stay current and engaging to our 9 to 13 year old target market. By moving away from a fully illustrated cover and incorporating bold and vibrant photographic and graphic type treatments, we aim to capture the attention and spark imaginations of our sophisticated readers of today."
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George Catlin's American Buffalo
Exhibit explores the integration of buffalo in Native American life.
ABOVE: Buffalo Cow Grazing on the Prairie. BELOW: Buffalo Chase with Bows and Lances.
PHOTOGRAPHY: courtesy Smithsonian American Art Museum/Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison Jr.
"If my life be spared, nothing shall stop me from visiting every nation of Indians on the Continent of North America," George Catlin once proclaimed. His determination and passion fueled five journeys into the Western territories between 1830 and 1838, during which the former lawyer turned self-taught artist encountered more than 50 tribes and produced hundreds of portraits, vignettes, and landscapes.
George Catlin's American Buffalo, a new traveling exhibition that begins at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming, and finishes up a reverse eastward journey at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, presents a unique view of the artist's ambitious Indian Gallery. Through 40 original paintings paired with quotes from his letters, essays, and speeches, the exhibit explores both the integration of buffalo in Native American life and Catlin's role as an early proponent of wilderness conservation.
"No one else can match the dual effect of his painting and writing," says Adam Duncan Harris, Petersen Curator of Art and Research at the National Museum of Wildlife Art and guest curator of the exhibition. "You can trace the national park movement to Catlin and what he wrote in the 1830s when he called for a 'magnificent park' that would save the land, the buffalo, and the Native Americans' way of life."
Traveling Exhibition Venues
May 10 – August 25, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming, 800.313.9553, www.wildlifeart.org; October 1 – December 29, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, 760.322.4800, www.psmuseum.org; October 4, 2014 – January 1, 2015, The Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando, Florida, 407.246.4278, mennellomuseum.com; February 12, 2015 – May 3, 2015, Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 336.758.5150, www.reynoldahouse.org. George Catlin's American Buffalo is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in collaboration with the National Museum of Wildlife Art.
As one of the first painters of European descent to travel beyond the Mississippi, Catlin believed it was his duty to record the Native lifestyles of the Plains — a mission he knew must be accomplished quickly as the plow, the railroad, and a remarkable increase in hide hunters threatened the massive buffalo herds that roamed the Great Plains and, consequently, the Native Americans who depended upon them.
While impressive in scope and detail, Catlin's body of work has not been immune from criticism in terms of its veracity and skill level. Yet Harris advocates, "For his time and his own abilities, he did a remarkable job creating these images for documentary purposes as well as pure artistry." Indeed, Catlin's works are still consulted by experts researching Native culture. "He was able in many of his portraits and scenes to give an immediate sense of what he saw," Harris says, "and while he finished his work in the studio, they still maintain a real vibrancy that reflects his being there."
That vibrancy resonates throughout the exhibition — as does the critical role the buffalo played in Native life. "Visually, you get an instant sense of the massive importance of the buffalo in Native American life," Harris says. "Catlin was interested in different methods of buffalo hunting, how buffalo hides were used for various clothing, and how buffalo appeared in numerous ceremonies — and all of this is documented in his paintings."
The combination of Catlin's artwork with his eloquent writings, Harris notes, leaves the viewer with a deeper understanding of how important conservation continues to be. "It's not too late," he says. "People are working even now toward a more sustainable method of using the Great Plains."


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April 12, 2007 2:53 PM PDT
Apple puts a leash on its Leopard
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The company revealed the scheduling slip in a press release after the close of the stock market Thursday. The iPhone is still on track for a June release--around the time of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference--but engineers and quality assurance staffers working on Leopard needed to switch projects to ensure the iPhone arrives as planned, Apple said.
As a result, Leopard will not be ready this spring, a time frame that Apple had reiterated several times over the past few months. A "near final" version of the operating system--Mac OS X 10.5--will be distributed to developers at WWDC for testing. The final release will be available in October.
"Life often presents tradeoffs, and in this case we're sure we've made the right ones," Apple said in its press release.
An Apple representative declined to provide more details on the delay, beyond what was included in the statement.
Wall Street reacted immediately, sending Apple's stock down a little more than 2 percent in after-hours trading. "They've shaken people's confidence in their ability to execute," said Roger Kay, an analyst with Endpoint Technologies Associates.
Apple was also forced to delay its Apple TV product in February, although it didn't specify a reason at the time. Apple TV was released in March.
For once, the rumor mill was right on this delay--though it missed on why that would be. Last month, Digitimes correctly reported that Apple was planning to delay the operating system release until October, but it said the reason was that Apple needed more time to make its Boot Camp software compatible with Windows Vista.
However, analysts downplayed that report, and Apple shortly thereafter released a version of Boot Camp that was compatible with Vista. Boot Camp, which lets users of Intel Macs boot Windows on their systems, will be integrated into Leopard when it ships.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs previewed Leopard at last year's WWDC, showing off several features such as the Time Machine backup software and Core Animation, which lets developers create new types of sophisticated applications.
The company has said all along that Leopard would be a spring 2007 product, but Apple and Apple watchers have been obsessed with the iPhone since Jobs unveiled it in January at Macworld.
Apple's statement announcing the Leopard delay led off by re-emphasizing that the iPhone is expected to ship in late June. Leopard isn't mentioned until halfway through.
"However, iPhone contains the most sophisticated software ever shipped on a mobile device, and finishing it on time has not come without a price--we had to borrow some key software engineering and (quality assurance) resources from our Mac OS X team, and as a result we will not be able to release Leopard at our Worldwide Developers Conference in early June as planned," it said.
The delay is unlikely to make a huge impact on Mac shipments, according to Kay. Apple won't see any revenue from Leopard in the third quarter, but revenue from the iPhone should offset that, he said.
But Apple will be missing the back-to-school season, which is the second-most important period of the PC buying year, said Samir Bhavnani, an analyst with Current Analysis. The company might consider offering a coupon for an upgrade to Leopard along with purchases of Macs in August and September--similar to what Windows PC companies did when confronted with Vista's delay past the 2006 holiday shopping season, he said.
It seems that Apple was forced to make a choice between shipping the iPhone on time or releasing Leopard on schedule, Bhavnani said. "The iPhone is the priority over Leopard. They still feel they'll be able to sell the PCs (between now and October), but right now Apple can't sell a phone," he said.
Any delay in the iPhone shipment date would also give competitors more time to launch their own touch-screen smart phones--some of which are already in development, like Samsung's Ultra Smart F700.
Aside from the iPhone, however, there's some evidence that Leopard might have been more buggy than Apple is letting on. AppleInsider reported Thursday that the latest version of Leopard distributed to developers for testing actually had more bugs than the previous version distributed in March. "Critical" bugs were reported with the installer, QuickTime and graphics hardware, the site said.
But the iPhone is looming over everything Apple-related at the moment. Jobs considered the iPhone such an important launch that he used the occasion to also announce that Apple was dropping the "Computer" from its official name; it's now known simply as Apple Inc.
"Apple is a consumer electronics company," Bhavnani said. This isn't necessarily a bad thing--iPods are quite profitable and the iPhone has generated almost unprecedented buzz--but it is a change in Apple's priorities, he said.
The Apple community appeared to be disappointed with the delay, but resigned to the fact that a late Leopard is better than a problematic Leopard. "This is bad news, but I, and most developers I know, have been expecting it, based on the very buggy nature of the current 10.5 seeds," wrote John Gruber on Daring Fireball, his Apple-oriented blog. "Apple's choice was to either push back the release a few months or ship a very, very buggy 10.5.0."
David Chartier of The Unofficial Apple Weblog echoed those sentiments, writing, "I also agree that I would rather have it this way than a craptastic release in June that's full of more holes than Swiss cheese."
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- Could be worse....
- ...they could have delayed it until October 2010 and called it OS
X Vista.
Relax ... just kidding! ;-)
Seriously though, I'm bummed that it's delayed, but I appreciate
Apple was honest about the reason. Mainly I'm bummed because
I want to buy a new Mac once Apple has updated both the
hardware and the OS. That's usually the best time to buy.
I hope they update their hardware before October. If they offered
a free 10.5 upgrade along with a hardware rev, then this delay
would probably be received much better. I think it would also
help if they pre-announced all the "secret features" that are
supposed to be in 10.5
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- Hardware and Software releases don't happen simultaneously
- Typically, Apple does not release brand new hardware along with brand new OS. From what I remember (and this makes engineering sense), they get the hardware out with existing OS (with whatever system enablers that are needed for the new hardware) and then they release the new OS. I would say that the hardware schedule won't be too adversely affected by the software schedule.
Remember, Apple has simplified their hardware design by involving Intel more and more. On the other hand, software is all Apple.
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- Oh boy...
- ...screw loyal Apple computer users so you can sell your new toy! I see they've already adopted the favorite tactic of cellphone carriers: offer great features, minutes, rebates and technology to new customers. Longtime, loyal, paying customers? "Sorry, some see us when your contract's up: in 2 years." That didn't take long!
- Like Reply Link Flag
- The iPhone is a computer.
- In fact, it's really a very small Mac. It runs OS X, and OS X
applications. Don't think it's not a Mac just because it doesn't have
a mouse. It's probably the most important Mac yet, because it will
show tens of millions of people who wouldn't otherwise see a Mac
just what they're missing.
They're doing the right thing by making sure it's as good as it can
- Like Link Flag
- Clueless post of the day goes to...
- QuetzalcoatlUSA!!! Hooray!!!
In case the article was too difficult for you to understand- I'll type
very slowly. Do try to follow along, won't you?
MacOSX is being delayed. MacOSX is an operating system. MacOSX
is not a cell phone. MacOSX does not come with a 2 year contract.
- Like Link Flag
- I am lusting for new feature.
- I hope apple would well first fix my macbook UNDER WARRANTY.
And then add one new feature to the Tiger while we wait for
leopard. That is just a icing on the cake. The new google desktop
for mac is a fair one but not apple quality.
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- Disappointed, but I can wait.
- Hopefully they'll introduce some new Intel Macs at WWDC so it
won't be all that bad, was hoping to get 10.5 with a new Intel Mac
but I guess I can wait. The iPhone's Apple's new baby now.
Hopefully there adding more new features to Leopard. One could
only hope.
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- What's the Big Deal?
- I've never figured out why 10.5 is such a big deal in the first place,
except among a few Apple aficionados. OS 10.4.9 is probably 95%
of 10.5, and at least a generation or two ahead of craptastic Vista.
That said, it does send a negative signal about Apple's legendary
ability to execute.
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- How
- Please tell me how Mac OS can be...
"at least a generation or two ahead of craptastic Vista"
...when basic features like hibernate aren't even fully supported? Basic features like pre-emptive multi-tasking and protected memory have been in Windows since NT 3.0 so by that reasoning Windows is at least two generations ahead of Mac OS X! As for...
"Apple's legendary ability to execute"
...I lost faith in that one when they failed to produce a real upgrade from System 7. It wasn't until MacOS X was cut and paste together from BSD and Mach that they at last produced a substatially better version. 8 was a disapointment compared to what they promised and largly released to enable Jobs to end the clone program and 9 was like the Windows ME of the Apple world...
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- Vive Le Revolution
- Time Machine has the potential to turn into a revolutionary backup
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- Not a big deal really...
- Other than some investors not seeing black (green), this is a good thing. It allows those worried about a new mac purchase that they can get one now and not have to worry of incompatibilities with their apps and Leopard. And more time to iron out bugs and allow devs to improve issues that remain.
But it also tells me that Jobs is continually making promises he can't keep. No 3Ghz PPCs, flips to Intel, sues rumor mills, behind on iPod innovations (where are the >16GB Nanos?), flamboyant speechs ("and one more thing"), premature announcements, and only a 1-2% jump in marketshare in 12 months...
Everyone needs a mac. Not everyone should own a PC.
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- How about Vista delays?
- What's the big deal, a few months late, compared to Longhorn....er Vista, a few years and then to all intents and purposes a cluncker.......!
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- There's a difference
- When Vista was delayed, it was to keep working on the product.
Apple has delayed the OSX update by simply dropping it in favor of a cell phone. A CELL PHONE.
Shows you where Apple's priorities lay- not in their OS, but in consumer electronics instead. Not a good sign at all.
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- There's a difference
- When Vista was delayed, it was to keep working on the product.
Apple has delayed the OSX update by simply dropping it in favor of a cell phone. A CELL PHONE.
Shows you where Apple's priorities lay- not in their OS, but in consumer electronics instead. Not a good sign at all.
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- Problems with iPhone
- In short, iPhone is such a mess that Apple had to pull programmers off of Mac OS X.
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- Not a mess. They're allowing third party apps on it now.
- By announcing early, Apple got all the competitors to point out
potential weaknesses so they could make changes prior to
launch. Stupid competition didn't know they were trying to hit a
moving target.
Apple apparently hadn't expected a lack of third party apps to
be considered a problem. Now that they know it would be,
they're adding them into the mix.
http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/index.cfm?
You can be sure that if Texas Hold'em will be available for the
iPhone, other 3rd party apps will be available too.
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- Nah, the iPhone will be a great device....
- and Apple will sell millions of them. Of course, its not guaranteed,
but by looking at what the device can do, as opposed to all the
other phones on the market (even the flash based Prada Phone,
which doesn't even come close to the iPhone's OS X capabilities) its
definitely an open market.
The iPhone has way too much to offer.
My Blackberry is definitely history once this phone comes out.
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- What a bunch of crap
- You need to have your head examined if you actually believe what Apple is saying.
They are saying that Leopard, which was due in the "spring" so lets call that May 31, is going to slip to October because resources are being pulled to work on iPhone which is due in June?
Lets do the math. The Leopard release was 6 weeks away (May 31st). The iPhone release is 11 weeks away (June 30th). So if you add 6 weeks to June 30th, you should have a Leopard release in mid August.
Even if you are an obsessed, iPod wearing, Mac bumper sticker, Apple fanboy with an autographed picture of Steve Jobs in your back pocket, you can reason that October is two months after August.
Apple really expects us to believe that Leopard was going to ship on time but instead of finishing it, they pulled resources to work on a V1.0 iPhone?
What do they take us for?
Are their development and test teams so small that they must have the same people work on the desktop OS as the phone OS? What kind of shop are they running?
And how do you account for the two extra months to deliver Leopard? Those double booked developers and testers will need a long vaction I guess.
Give me a break. Just say that Leopard slipped and do not try to bamboozle me into thinking your new phone is more important than your existing OS.
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- Where's your logic??
- The logic in your post is astounding!! Mathematics are not
necessarily involved here (at least in the way you describe).
The iPhone has been a MAJOR undertaking that has probably
stolen some very key OS X engineers off and on for the past
6-12 months. Not weeks, months!
I, personally, am upset their priority on the iPhone is higher than
OS X, but I kind of believe they go hand-in-hand. I believe Apple
has added numerous things into OS X because of iPhone R&D.
Though this has spurred innovation within Apple even further, it
has simultaneously elongated OS X development.
In the end, this will be a very wise decision on Apple's part and
we'll see the benefits of iPhone R&D within OS X AND the iPod!!
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- Bravo. Well Said.
- I think the analysts (i.e. JP Morgan, Lehman Bros, G-S) most likely have figured this out as well. This is Apple's attempt to say "Please pay more attention to our upcoming cash cow than missing our deadline on our OS."
Oh, the wonderful world of marketing and spin...
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- My, You Have Been Busy
- Which Apple insider did you bribe or seduce in order to extract the
PRECISE information on PRECISELY why Leopard is being delayed? I
love when ignorant consumers think they "know" what's "really"
going on. Three cheers for intelligent thinking.
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- Poor little Apple haters
- I love how the Apple haters are jumping on this one and riding
Apple into the ground for a 4 month delay in the release of 10.5.
They spew and spew about how much Apple sucks. Why? For a 4
month delay??? Are you a Microsoft user by any chance? How
long(horn) was the delay for Vista, a bad, cheap imitation of
10.1? They could delay 10.5 for 2 more years and it'll still be
ahead of Vista!
So tell me, Apple haters, why the hate? I assume you've not tried
a new Mac or OS X. Most of the haters haven't. They'd prefer to
continue to be sheep following the MS flock instead of branching
out and trying something new. Interesting statistic: Most
Windows users have never tried OS X, but most OS X users have
experience on Windows. Shouldn't that tell you something? Yep!
Those that have tried both will make a choice and choose the
better option; those that have never tried an alternative will
continue to follow like the sheep they are.
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- No hate, just facts
- What a surprising statistic! It might be because Windows has 90% of the market, thus around 90% of computer users use Windows. I bet there is a statistic that says that most iPod users have never tried a Zune, but most Zune users have used an iPod. But that is obvious. Does this mean that iPod users are sheep? Apple fanboys want to use the statistics both ways; Macs sell less and that proves they are better, and iPods sell more and that makes them better. It doesn't make sense. Pick an argument.
In what way are Macs better? If Windows was as bad as people like you seem to think it is then the Mac would have a greater market share. But it doesn't. I used to be a Apple fanboy but I became sick of how the buried the Apple II just to make the Mac, even though the Apple II carried the company for years.
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- Bursting bubbles
- I'm afraid to poke a pin in your bubble of MS-Hate Speech, but the facts don't lie.
Vista was delayed for design issues. Considering its current state, that probably should have been delayed further to get it more polished, but that's in the past so we have to live in reality.
Apple dropped their work on OSX to work on an unrelated CELL PHONE. They intentionally are turning their back on the existing Apple Macintosh marketplace and users to work on a CELL PHONE.
At no time did MS decide to forget about Windows or their other products to work on a Smart Phone or Pocket PC. No, they do development on all their products at once.
So, if you have a choice of either having Apple fulfill their promises of releasing the OS X update on time or forgetting their customers and working on a cell phone instead, which would you choose?
Personally, I'd rather have them honor their promises and work on their OS, not a cell phone.
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- Stupid Cingular iPhone trumps OS
- Just wait until those new iPhone users experience that stellar Cingular service.
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- Cingular Service is Now Excellent
- I switched back to ATT / Cingular in January and the service is
MUCH improved -- blows my Verizon away.
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- Not a Mac User But...
- "They've shaken people's confidence in their ability to execute," said Roger Kay, an analyst with Endpoint Technologies Associates.
Isn't this statement going just a tad overboard?
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- Oh CNET...
- Where would we be without you, making certain that this Apple "bad news" is first and foremost on the front page of your "News" page? LOL.
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- Huh?
- It's news. They report the news. You best also make your complaint against CNN, NBC, The New York Times, USA Today, etc.
I don't think your point is well made.
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- Huh?
- It's news. They report the news. You best also make your complaint against CNN, NBC, The New York Times, USA Today, etc.
I don't think your point is well made.
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- No Microsoft holds that title
- Don't feign some sort of bias is happening here. Cnet does this more with Microsoft than anyone. Apple's premier OS is being delayed. Expect the bad press. Same thing happened with Vista.
Macfanbois are so desparate sometimes. /roll
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- No Microsoft holds that title
- Don't feign some sort of bias is happening here. Cnet does this more with Microsoft than anyone. Apple's premier OS is being delayed. Expect the bad press. Same thing happened with Vista.
Macfanbois are so desparate sometimes. /roll
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- It's on the headline..
- The last delay done by Vista, it's also appeared on the CNET front page and even bigger with criticism video around Vista Beta 2. And if you check Google News, it's also headline in the Sci/Tech section.
There are only two reasons you are ignorant:
1. You only visit CNET (and might be Youtube and some porn sites, but not other news site).
2. You are MacFanBoy.
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- Forgetting Mac users in favor of iPhone New Subscribers
- I'm not sure I'm too happy with Apple intentionally putting off the largest product with the biggest user base and demand to focus instead on a market that doesn't exist yet.
I would prefer that they take care of their customers, get the new OS release out on time, honor their promises, and THEN work on other projects.
Apple's actions make it look like they care more about getting new customers with the iPhone than their existing primary customer base with the Mac. They are missing the back to school crowd entirely and that's their biggest sales period.
I hope they sell a whole heck of a lot of iPhones to make up for loss of business they are committing themselves to by ignoring their existing customers. We've already seen here in this forum how people are disappointed and were hoping to buy new machines this summer but now will have to wait or may not purchase a new machine at all. Lost sales means lost business.
From a technical standpoint, it's good. Get the OS ready for the market. Sacrificing the most popular product you have in order to focus all your effort on a product without a proven known demand yet- that seems foolish.
I can't say it isn't common though in today's industry. Auto makers do it all the time when they quietly 'forget' about existing models and focus all their attention and resources on the new models coming out. Apple isn't alone in that regard. It's just not a trend I like to see in any company. It shows a disrespect for your existing customers and a greed for profit instead.
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- Not such an extreme viewpoint
- Apple isn't "forgetting" their users. There is a very high demand for the iPhone as evidenced by market surveys and customer requests.
Apple made a very public commitment to the iPhone, and while sales may slow on their computer due to the delayed upgrade, a poor release could kill the iPhone forever.
case-in-point: Sony. They didn't have the appropriate quantities on hand for their release, and the ones that were released didn't work.
So it is the right decision to let go of some of the focus so that Apple can put the level of quality into the new phone that is expected of them. Good products don't necessarily sell, but buggy ones almost never do.
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- Growth = delays, security holes, patches, ATTACKS!
- We've seen it already, as OSX reaches closer to that 5% market share, Apple is feeling growing pains. The new release of OSX has fewer new 'real' features than any other previous version (spaces?? come on, every other OS already has virtual desktops), it is taking longer to build, people are griping more, and there have been more patches than anytime in history.
I'm not saying these are horrible things, but they are expected as an OS grows in popularity.
There is one item that can be dangerous... As the OS gains more market share (and hopefully it will), we will see more and more attacks directed at the platform. As this happens, Apple die hards will never be able to make fun of other 'insecure' systems.
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- What's the big deal - Apple fed the Rumor Mill 3 weeks ago
- I'll stand with my post back then ....
zetta file system .....
and my link .... http://news.cbsi.com/5208-12_3-0.html?
to that post
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- You mean the file system Sun developed?
Its a good FS and if Apple incorporates it that will be good. Not
necessarily revolutionary but good. I'm loathe to imagine how
they'll appropriate it though.
Have you read about Lustre FS? Now thats an impressive FS. One
of the people I work with is actually doing some work on it for a
HPC system were putting in. The inner cylinders of the drive will
be Lustre but we're leaving the outer cylinders as raw and using
them for high speed file caching. It turns out the that data
throughput speed delta between the inner and outer cylinders is
enough to make it more than worth doing (if you keep it as a
raw fs).
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- BS excuse from Apple
- Come on! This delay was leaked/reported weeks ago. Apple is
delaying because of Vista and bootcamp. Now, Apple is blaming it
on the iPhone. I just hope they use this time wisely, like to perhaps
make Safari a wothwhile app. Computing has taken the backseat
at Apple, they'd rather get their next over-rated toy out to the
conspcuous "consumers", as opposed to delivering the next OS to
their loyalists (like me). The iPod is passé, and Apple knows this,
they need the next status personal accoutrement fad to begin.
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- Priorities
- This shift in priorities, along with their name change from 'Apple
Computer' to 'Apple' could be interpreted as a warning sign that
Apple no longer sees it future in computers but rather in other
consumer electronic products, especially after the successes of
the IPod and ITunes. What we may be witnessing is the
beginning of the end for Macintosh and OS X as Apple realizes
that capturing a significant share of the computer market is
probably not going to happen. And without that happening,
Macintosh will never be the growth tool and revenue generator
that Apple needs it to be in order for it to remain as its flagship
After all, Apple is not in business to make Macintoshes, but to
make money - as much as it can and as fast as it can - just like
Microsoft, Intel, Dell, IBM, Oracle and most all other businesses.
Macintosh is only a product and tool to enable the goal of
maximizing profits. If Macintosh is not up to the task, then it is
only logical that Apple will seek another product that they
believe will be . That is just basic business economics and
Based on his history, I do not believe for a second that Steve
Jobs has any loyalty or nostalgia to Mac or anything else. His
history and conduct indicates that he is a hardened egocentric
businessman and pragmatist with his only loyalty being to the
bottom line. A highly successful result with Apple TV and IPhone
could be just the ticket for a Macintosh retirement party. I for
one would hate to see that happen but being a realist, it does
not take much vision to conclude that Macintosh will not live
Hopefully Macintosh won't be retired before something better
comes out with an OS that is more stable and easier to use and
maintain than Windows and will be more widely accepted than
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- Perhaps...
- If Apple decides to forgo the computer hardware route and focus on iPods, Cell phones and the AppleTV type of consumer electronics, then perhaps they would finally unlock their OS from their platform and let others use it?
I know it won't happen. OS X has been running on PC's for years unofficially and Apple will likely never release a real version, but you can only hope.
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- Perhaps...
- If Apple decides to forgo the computer hardware route and focus on iPods, Cell phones and the AppleTV type of consumer electronics, then perhaps they would finally unlock their OS from their platform and let others use it?
I know it won't happen. OS X has been running on PC's for years unofficially and Apple will likely never release a real version, but you can only hope.
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- Priorities: Microsoft Abandoning Windows
- There is equal proof that Microsoft is abandoning Windows in favor of consumer products like Zune and XBOX. Here it is...
Since Windows 95, each OS release has taken longer and longer to release. And the buzz surrounding each subsequent release seems to be declining too. People coundn't wait to get their hands on 95. But Vista has only been getting OK reviews, and it's mainly selling because it's bundled on new computers. Few really care. And lets talk about delays ... measured in years, not months ... delays accompanied by the yanking of features. And meanwhile, both Zune and XBox ship on time ... ahead of Vista.
If Zune and XBox take off, it could be just the ticket for a Windows retirement party. I for one will hate to see that happen, but being a realist, it doesn't take much vision to conclude that Windows can't live forever.
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- cautionary
- "A scarecrow one day decided being a scarecrow was not sufficiently rewarding and so he was going to become a philosopher. He studied hard about life's difficult moral issues. One morning, to his chagrin, he discovered crows in his hair."
(apologies to Gibran)
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- Unleash the truth
- Unleash the truth and it will run like a Leopard.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=786048453686176230&q
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- I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE iPhone!!!!
- It's not even available to over half of all US cellular users, including
Oh well, I won't be buying my MacBook until October anyway..
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- It matters?
- Most people who buy a Mac end up loading Windows so they can use it anyway
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- Congratulations
- Your statement is likely the most inaccurate statement ever posted to this or any other website.
After managing PCs and Macs for many years I've found that most people who buy a Mac never use any Windows programs. Virtual PC was never a big seller, and boot camp is more useful to gamers than anyone else.
We have several Macs in our company that share a single XP machine (via Remote Desktop) for the rare times when they need a Windows program, but no one has logged on in months.
But don't get me wrong, I like Microsoft Windows. If all our computers were as trouble free as our Macs most of my staff would be out of work.
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- It matters?
- Most people who buy a Mac end up loading Windows so they can use it anyway
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- Wow Does Anybody want to Sell PCs Anymore
- First, AstlaVista and now Apple delaying their OS for a stinking phone. It might be a Linux world afterall.
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