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Perfectin 02 is a line of skin care products that claim to reduce fine lines and wrinkles and improve skin's appearance. We were unable to locate an official website for the company and, in fact, a website by that name is dedicated to reasons why consumers should not buy Perfectin 02. According to the website, a settlement was reached with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection in 2006 due to the company making claims about its products with regards to wrinkle reduction that it could not back up. The company was ordered to provide refunds to any customer wishing one.
Perfectin 02 may have been pulled from the market as we were unable to find any online retailers who were selling the product. However, they may show up in liquidation stores and other secondary markets.
Product Details
We were not able to determine the active ingredients in Perfectin 02. We feel the best anti-aging and anti-wrinkle products on the market contain some or all of the following powerful ingredients: collagen to replace the body's depleted supply, hyaluronic acid to deeply hydrate the skin, and peptides. One clinically-proven peptide is Matrixyl 3000, which penetrates the skin and stimulates the body's natural production of collagen and elastin which slows as we age. Another important peptide is Argiriline, which has been shown to smooth wrinkles by relaxing the underlying facial muscles.
The best anti-wrinkle products on the market will not only contain these ingredients but will come with money-back guarantees and product samples. A product sample is important for those consumers with skin sensitivities and allergies to be able to try the product to see how it will react with their particular skin. A money-back guarantee gives the consumer confidence to purchase knowing that if they are unhappy with the results, they can get their money back and not be stuck with a product that doesn't work.
We recommend that, in your search for an effective anti-wrinkle product, you look for ones that disclose their full ingredient list. This not only lets you assess the active ingredients to see if the product may be able to live up to the hype, but also lets you determine if it contains synthetic dyes or "fillers".
The Good
- None.
The Bad
- Significant consumer dissatisfaction with Perfectin 02.
- Not readily available through online retailers.
- No official web presence.
- No money-back guarantee offered.
- No ingredient list available.
The Bottom Line
We see no reason why anyone would seek out a recalled product like Perfectin 02. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of skin care products on the market today that make claims about instant and dramatic effects on wrinkles. However, we have found that very few of them are able to produce the stated results. This can be frustrating for the consumer who doesn't want to waste money on products that don't work or, worse, damage the skin. The best defense is to do your homework, find products from solid companies that contain clinically-proven ingredients and back up their claims with a guarantee.


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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
An illegal immigrant has admitted tending to a cannabis factory discovered by police who thought they were going to an attempted burglary in Ipswich.
Ardian Daci, of Oxford Drive, Hadleigh, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the production of cannabis when he appeared at his first hearing before Ipswich magistrates yesterday.
The 24-year-old Albanian had admitted looking after the harvest at a terraced property in Oxford Road, Ipswich, where around 60 plants were discovered early on Monday morning.
No interpreter was available to help Daci understand the court proceedings. However, the court heard that Daci had admitted the offence when he was questioned with his solicitor present by police through an interpreter.
After a short conversation about whether a guilty plea should be entered on his behalf or whether the matter should be adjourned until another date, it was decided the hearing should go ahead.
Dacie's solicitor Shelley Drew said she was sure Daci wanted to admit the charge as he had made full admissions to police.
Mrs Drew added: "It is a far from ideal situation but I am not sure that putting matters off for a day or two in the hope of an interpreter is going to assist him."
Prosecutor Colette Harper said police were called to a report of three males smashing their way into a property at 4.26am on Monday. When officers arrived the discovered every room in the house was filled with cannabis growing.
Mrs Harper said it was a large-scale operation. A majority of the plants had been harvested.
The court heard Daci was an Albanian who had been in the UK for two-and-a-half years. He had come into the country in a refrigerated lorry after paying to get in and was an 'overstayer'.
Daci's case was committed for sentence to Ipswich Crown Court on a date to be fixed. He was remanded in custody.
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oxford drive is on a private estate , he has done well when he should not be here.our borders must be wide open or illegals are looking after them.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
No if's, No but's, at the end of his sentence, Deport Him !
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
no doubt he will not be sent back to where he came from as it will against his human rights
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Funnily enough, I was just thinking to myself the other day, "Where's all this cultural enrichment that Jack Straw and Tony Blair promised us? I don't feel culturally enriched, not in the slightest bit."
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
obviously one of the residents that is very happy to live in Ipswich
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"The Foundation of Every State is the Education of Its Youth." This is the quotation etched into the glorious colors of a stained-glass window in Peter Hall on the Hurd Campus of Moravian College. I read it every time I attend a concert, lecture or reception in this beautiful old hall.
Given the proposals coming from Gov. Corbett to cut in half investment, spending and appropriations in education in Pennsylvania, I wonder if he or those who support him have ever considered this quotation or the truth that lies behind it.
Why is that state support of education, at all levels, both public and private so important to the vitality and well-being of the commonwealth? Why is it foundational?
Education raises up and trains an educated workforce which drives the commercial engines of the commonwealth's business enterprises. Without an educated workforce, neither Pennsylvania nor the nation will remain competitive in today's global economy. China is making a vast investment in the education of its youth. The nations of the European Union continue to make investments in education at all levels for their citizens. We need an educated workforce to be fully engaged in the growing areas of technology and health care. Why would we want to cut investment by up to half for public and higher education just at a time when we need an educated workforce the most?
Education equips men and women for responsible citizenship. Thomas Jefferson knew that if democracy was to flourish, citizens must each and all receive a basic education. And so he founded the University of Virginia. He invested in the future of the republic by investing in education. The issues we face as citizens are complex and require the capacity to analyze information, form responsible opinions, communicate our positions with our fellow citizens in a cogent and respectful way, and act upon our understanding by voting and by becoming engaged in the great experiment in democracy which is our nation's great calling. Cutting support of education at a time when we in the commonwealth and the nation need an informed and educated citizenry is a short-term, budget-balancing tactic but not an investment in the future of democracy.
Education, especially in its more advanced forms, produces knowledge, the kind of knowledge we need to battle diseases like cancer or the kind of knowledge that advances technology. Pennsylvania is blessed with a rich and complex variety of institutions of higher education where students and faculty are engaged daily in the kind of research that will provide cures for many diseases. Within the Lehigh Valley, we have the kind of network of educational institutions and business enterprises that can educate and train our young people from preschool, through K-12 classes, through community colleges, through liberal arts baccalaureate colleges, through a nationally ranked research university. Is this the time in our commonwealth's history to cut support of education by up to half and thereby cripple the discovery of the kind of knowledge that will make life for all of us better?
Education cultivates learning and culture among us. Education makes us more interesting people and makes our community more civilized. What would the quality of life be like in the Lehigh Valley without the Liberty High School marching band, Lehigh University's Zoellner Center for the Arts, Muhlenberg College's theater program, DeSales University's Shakespeare Festival, or Moravian College's Christmas Vespers? And what will we be like, as individuals and as members of larger neighborhoods and communities, if the education programs in the arts and music and literature and the appreciation of other cultures are diminished or cut entirely? We might have a balanced budget, but I fear we will become a dull and potentially more violent group of men and women.
"The Foundation of Every State is the Education of its Youth." The friends and family of Mary Wilson Selfridge knew this in 1918 and dedicated that glorious stained-glass window in her honor that still shines brilliantly today. I believe that Gov. Corbett's proposed budget cuts are a direct threat to this understanding of education and our commonwealth's foundation for the future. Cutting support for education by up to half will not, however, develop an educated workforce for the new economy; it will not nurture informed and responsible citizens; it will not help to produce the knowledge base needed for a future characterized by public well-being; and it will not cultivate a more enjoyable and civilized sense of community among us.
Christopher M. Thomforde is president of Moravian College.


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A flat cover-sheet for mattresses having a substantially trapezoidal configuration which allows the sheet to be fitted snuggly over various shaped mattresses with or without bolsters or pillows. The corners of the sheet are additionally provided with means for firmly holding the sheet on the mattress.
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[ Aug. 26, 1975 COVER SHEET FOR FITTING VARIOUS SHAPED MATTRESSES Inventors: Albert Monier; Lisette nee Alperovith Monier, both of 33 rue Duret, 75116 Paris, France Filed: Mar. 26, 1973 Appl. No.: 344,716
U.S. Cl. 5/334 C; 5/335 Int. Cl. A47G 9/00 Field of Search 5/334, 334 C, 335
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Enger 5/334 C Monier et al. 5/334 C 3,083,379 4/1963 Marinsky 5/334 c 3,243,827 4/1966 Kintncr 5/334 C FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 50,69l 2/1941 France 5/335 Primary Examiher-Paul R. Gilliam Assistant ExaminerAndrew M. Calvert Attorney, Agent, or FirmHauke, Patalidis & Dumont [57] ABSTRACT A flat cover-s heet for mattresses having a substantially trapezoidal configuration which allows the sheet to be fitted snuggly over various shaped mattresses with or without bolsters or pillows. The comers of the sheet are additionally provided with means for firmly holding the sheet on the mattress.
2 Claims, 27 Drawing Figures PATENTED Aunzsms SM] 1 UP 7 PATENTED AUEZ 6 I975 LQMT PATENTEB AUBZBIQYS 390(1809 COVER SHEET FOR FITTING VARIOUS SHAPED MATTRESSES BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION I. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cover-sheet for a mattress which can be entirely flattened to facilitate the washing, ironing, folding and storage thereof. This cover sheet may be utilized on mattresses of various widths and lengths.
II. Description of the Prior Art Present cover-sheets must correspond to the size of the bed with which they are to be utilized. This causes the manufacturer and the seller to manufacture or to have on hand sheets of many various sizes. When purchasing sheets the buyer must specify the size of the bed or beds for which the sheets are to be utilized. This requirement restricts the choice of sheets which may be purchased.
Fitted cover-sheets are also known for beds but these cover-sheets do not always fit perfectly due to the different thicknesses of the mattresses. Unavoidable folds and creases are often associated with these sheets.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The purpose of the present invention is to create a cover-sheet fitting all sizes of mattresses. Due to a trapezoidal cutting, the sheet is also able to cover the mattress as well as the bolsters or the pillows without forming folds or creases.
The invention solves the above mentioned fold and crease problem by incorporating a crease free attaching system in the comers, or on a portion or all the periphery of absolutely flat sheets. This crease free attaching system enables transformation of these flat sheets into a fitted mattress cover by means of strands, elastics, or creasing ribbons.
This invention also contemplates the use of alternative fastening means in the comers of a flat, substantially trapezoidally shaped mattress cover-sheet to secure the sheet to the mattress. These fastening means include notched, slit, or specially shaped corners of the sheet that are provided with inserts of resilient cloth, or fastening strips known under the trademark of VEL- CRO, buttons, magnetic elements, or sewed hems with tie strings, etc.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Various other characteristics of the invention are moreover revealed from the following detailed description and drawings which show, by way of examples, some embodiments of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a plane view ofa cover-sheet having a rectangular shape and comprising creasing elements at its four corners.
FIG. 2 shows a cover-sheet similar to that of FIG. 1 but the trapezoidal shape of which enables it to include the bolster or the pillows, or both elements at the same time.
FIG. 3 is a view from beneath the cover-sheets according to FIGS. 1 and 2 after placing the same on a mattress.
FIG. 4 is a plane view of a rectangular cover-sheet with creasing elements at its four corners.
FIG. 4a is a view from beneath of the cover-sheet according to FIG. 4 after placing the same on a mattress.
FIG. 5 is a plane view of a cover-sheet able to cover at the same time the mattress and the bolster or the pillows, or both elements at the same time.
FIGS. 5a, 5b show views from beneath of the sheet of FIG. 5.
FIG. 6 is a view of another embodiment of a coversheet able to cover the mattress and the bolster or the pillows or both additional elements at the same time.
FIGS. 6a, 6b are views from beneath corresponding to FIG. 6.
FIG. 7 is a top view of another embodiment of the invention covering the mattress and the bolster or the pillows, or both elements at the same time.
FIGS. 7a, 7b are views from beneath corresponding to FIG. 7.
FIGS. 8 and 9 are perspective views of a bed using the sheets of FIGS. 5, 6 or 7, coverage besides the mattress, the bolster or the bolster and the pillows.
FIG. 10 shows a more simple form of sheet able to envelop the mattress and the bolster or the pillows, or both elements at the same time.
FIGS. 1 l and 12 show how the cover sheet is installed on the corner of a mattress.
FIGS. 1320 show partial elements of sheets provided with devices for fastening the corners.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1, the cover-sheet comprises a rectangular central portion 1 having the size as the top surface of the mattress, peripherial regions 2, 3, 4 and, 5 enabling the covering of the vertical sides of the mattress, and finally extensions 6, 7, 8, 9 which envelope the corners and extend beneath the lower portion of the mattress when the sheet is placed on said mattress. In the corners 10, ll, 12, 13 are found hem elements 10a, Ila, 12a, 13a which are used to stretch the sheet on the mattress or to pre-form the corners to ensure the perfect position thereof without folds or creases.
In FIG. 2, the cover-sheet comprises a central portion 20 having a rectangular shape taking the form of the mattress, but the extensions 21, 22 are widened towards the head of the bed. Extension 23 is also enlarged. This configuration allows the cover-sheet to envelop the mattress and either the bolster or the pillows, or simultaneously both elements. The remaining portion of the sheet is similar to that shown in FIG. 1 since are hem elements 24 are again disposed in the corners and are used to pre-form the sheet so that it fits on the mattress without any folds or creases.
FIG. 3 shows the sheet placed on the mattress, but viewed from beneath.
FIG. 4 shows hems 25 placed in the corners of the sheet 20.
FIG. 4a shows the bottom part of the mattress when the sheet is placed on the mattress.
FIG. 5 shows a sheet 29 configured like the sheet in FIG. 2 to cover not only the mattress but also the bolster or the pillows or all three elements. However, additional cuts 30 are provided to reduce the thickness of the creases of the cloth when covering the mattress. These cuts can also be hemed. The hems 31, or similar elements, allow the sheet 29 to be installed on the bed.
FIGS. 5a and 5b show the installation of the sheet as viewed from beneath the mattress.
In FIG. 6, the sheet 32 comprises other cuts 33 placed in its comers. Sheet 32 is of a substantially trapezoidal shape and is also designed to cover, besides the mattress, the pillows, bolster or the both elements at the same time. Only the shape of the cuts 33 varies with respect to the cuts 30 of the sheet 29 of FIG. 5.
FIGS. 6a, 6b show, from beneath, how to attach the sheet of FIG. 6 to a mattress by means of seams or hems in the corner.
In FIG. 7, the sheet 34 has substantially the same trapezoidal shape as the sheet shown in FIG. 2. However, additional angle-cuts 35 are included. These can be sewed or provided with soft fastening elements as mentioned below.
FIGS. 7a, 7b show from beneath the sheet of FIG. 7 installed on a mattress. It is to be noticed that the sheet is held in its corners by resilient strips 36 or by hems 37 (FIG. 7).
FIGS. 8 and 9 show, for example the sheet 34 placed on a bed and enveloping not only the mattress, but also the bolster (FIG. 8) and the bolster and the pillows (FIG. 9).
FIG. 10 shows a slight variant of the sheet represented in FIG. 2. The corners of the sheet are sharp and near the edge of the sheet are disposed various attaching elements 38. For example, the attaching elements shown in FIG. 11 are button-holes and doublehead buttons. In FIG. 12 the attaching elements are adhesive strip of the type known commercially under the trade-mark VELCRO. With these VELCRO strips the sheet may be adjusted to fit snuggly over the mattress.
In FIG. 13, the corners of the sheet 39 are provided with fastening elements 40. These fastening elements may be strips of adhesive cloth known under the name VELCRO or others, or magnetic elements.
FIG. 14 shows the sheet 39 shown in FIG. 13 folded back to form a pocket.
In FIGS. 15 thru 20, foldings 43 of the sheet have been represented with various fastening elements in the corners or on the peripheral strips surrounding the central zone of the sheet, such as self adhesive strips, magnetic elements, buttons or others.
We claim:
1. A flat cover sheet for fitting mattresses of various widths, heights, and lengths, comprising: a textile fabric having a substantially trapezoidal shape of such size that said fabric may extend over the sides and inwardly of the bottom edges of a mattress to be covered by said fabric, said trapezoidal shape permitting the wide end of said cover sheet to cover a bolster or the like, a hem extending around each corner of said cover sheet forming an elongated pocket; said elongated pocket having a centrally located opening; and a pair of tapes extending through said opening, one tape having an end secured at one end of said elongated pocket and the other tape having an end secured at the other end of said elongated pocket whereby, as the free ends of the two tapes are drawn up the cover sheet is conformed to the corner of said mattress.
2. The combination as defined in claim 1 wherein said tapes are inelastic.
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The AntiCrop app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch does the opposite of cropping your photos by extending the edges beyond the original frame. The app comes in handy if you haven't left enough space between the the subject and the landscape or if you need to rotate a photo without losing the corners.
So how does it work? Well you simply drag out the lines to extend the edge of the photo and the app does the rest by making its best approximation of what the new space would look like based on what's already within the frame.
The 69p AntiCrop app makes a pretty stellar effort of filling in the gaps, and if you're not happy with the results you can export it to a photo editing app to cover the mistakes.
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Prepared remarks of Paul G. Kaminski, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and technology, to the Defense Modeling and Simulation Office Fifth Annual Industry Briefing on Modeling and Simulation, Alexandria, Va., May 22, 1996.
Let me start my talk with a little bragging about the Department of Defense. Without question, the United States has the best led, the best trained, best equipped military force in the world today. I am really very proud of this kind of excellence -- we see it today all over our armed forces.
This excellence is the result of the high quality people we attract and retain, and it is also the result of about two decades of hard work and foresight in past investment decisions. My predecessors invested wisely in technologies in the 1960s and 1970s, and we have seen the results of their wisdom in the swift and decisive victory in Desert Storm, in the success of the NATO operation in Bosnia and in our continuing ability to deter potential adversaries from acting against U.S. interests.
Today, the department's senior leaders are equally committed to preserving the excellence of our armed forces. Modeling and simulation will play a critical and increasing role in training, equipping and making decisions about the composition of those forces.
I believe this industry day is timely because the Department of Defense, through adoption of a modeling and simulation master plan in October 1995, has begun to move forward on a more coherent strategy for improving oversight and coordination of DoD modeling and simulation activities. In a budget-constrained environment, we simply cannot afford to waste dollars on redundant, stovepiped efforts -- we need to be able to get more mileage out of the models and simulations we build.
In an environment that is increasingly joint, often coalition and involving system-of-systems architectural trades, we must be able to link simulations together and interoperate them in federations. To do that, we have to find ways to facilitate their interoperability and reusability. DoD modeling and simulation activities need to be anchored in a common technical architecture and interchange data which is both authoritative and means the same thing to everyone.
To be cost-effective, they must also share common infrastructure services like communication networks, a rapid means to access environmental data bases, a distributed repository system to find and pull down existing models and simulations and a help desk to answer questions from users on setting up a simulation exercise.
The cornerstone of our efforts for fostering interoperability and reuse is the high level architecture, or HLA. The establishment of HLA-compliant simulations will be an important milestone in maximizing the benefits of modeling and simulation across the Department of Defense. During the course of this industry day conference, I'm sure you will hear more about the many other activities under way to support implementation of this architecture.
For the remainder of my talk today, I would like to give you the department's perspective on the use of modeling and simulation to improve training, decision support and weapon system acquisition.
Turning first to training, I was reminded of one of the reasons why our forces are so capable when I visited [Marine Corps] Gen. [John] Sheehan [commander, U.S. Atlantic Command] a few months ago at U.S. Atlantic Command headquarters in Norfolk, Va. At that time, I had an opportunity to be briefed on and tour the Atlantic Command's Joint Training, Analysis and Simulation Center.
Gen. Sheehan and the leadership of U.S. Atlantic Command have made extraordinary progress in using advanced modeling and simulation to train today's joint -- and in some cases combined -- forces for tomorrow's coalition missions. While I was there, I reviewed the progress of efforts to develop and implement a new joint program -- the Joint Simulation System, or JSIMS.
JSIMS is a flagship effort -- a cooperative endeavor of the services, Joint [Chiefs of] Staff and OSD [Office of the Secretary of Defense]. It will provide combined, joint and service training for our warfighters well into the 21st century. ... While their challenges are significant, I see all of the services, the Joint Staff and OSD working together as a team to make JSIMS a success.
We are just beginning to leverage advances in information technology, such as processing speed and advanced distributed simulation, to deliver more capable training environments. These technologies are enabling modelers to use more complex or granular models that execute in the same elapsed time as less-precise older models. High-speed communications permit models at remote sites to be run together and even support real-time and faster-than-real-time user interaction. It is becoming possible to link actual operational weapon systems as integral elements in a simulation. The driving enabler for physics-based models is Moore's Law -- an empirical relationship that says chips have been getting twice as powerful every 18 months since 1970.
Decision support is the second area that I want to comment on today. It is a growth area -- a growth area in the sense that the department needs to become a smarter buyer in both what equipment we buy and how we structure our forces. To determine what our forces will look like in the 21st century, the department is placing considerable emphasis on being able to make the critical trades within system-of-systems architectures. Our goal is to select the most cost-effective mix of systems for development and fielding. No longer will we make program decisions in isolation.
I see us routinely making trades between on-board and off-board capabilities of individual platforms. This places a premium on having the analytical and decision support capabilities to evaluate the effectiveness of alternative options in simulated combat conditions.
Just within this past year, the 1995 Heavy Bomber Study looked at adequacy of the planned bomber force within the context of a two major regional contingency scenario, supporting tactical air forces and a mix of on-board weapons with varying capabilities against the simulated threats.
The strategic airlift force mix analysis and tactical utility analysis were used to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of various mixes of C-17 aircraft and nondevelopmental airlift aircraft to perform airlift missions in support of various contingency operations. This year, a similar study is under way to evaluate the mix of accurate guided weapons being procured by the department.
Without question, the department will move to make greater use of simulation-based evaluations of systems. As we do so, the department must ensure that these assessments are made in a controlled and repeatable environment. For this reason, the department is taking steps to establish such an environment, known as the C4ISR [command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance] Decision Support Center for evaluating systems in a combined C4I (command, control, communications, computers and intelligence) and ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) environment.
The department's program analysis and evaluation community is sponsoring the development of a flagship simulation program to help make system-of-systems trades -- it is called JWARS, or the Joint Warfare System. JWARS will fold in functionality like command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, allowing us to consider these important aspects in our investment decisions and operational course of action assessment, thus helping us make smarter decisions. I understand you will also hear more about JWARS later today.
As these examples illustrate, a hierarchy of models and simulations are used to help the department make the "what to buy" decisions. At the engagement or system-on-system level, system effectiveness against an adversary system will need to be evaluated.
At the mission/battle or force-on-force level, the ability of a multiple platform force package to perform a specific mission will need to be evaluated. And finally, in theater/campaign-level simulations, the outcomes of a conflict will need to be determined for a total package of joint and combined forces.
At the current time, I envision extensive use of constructive models and simulations for these system-of-system evaluations. Eventually, I see greater use of virtual simulations in which virtual prototypes are operated on synthetic battlefields.
And this brings me to the third area where modeling and simulation is having a dramatic impact -- it is changing the way we buy weapon systems.
We are institutionalizing our "how to buy" initiatives, including the use of virtual prototypes and modeling and simulation, in a new version of the department's 5000-series acquisition regulations. The new regulation strongly encourages the use of models and simulations to improve quality and to reduce acquisition time, resources and risks.
It also encourages embedding virtual prototypes in synthetic environments to support requirements definition, concept exploration, manufacturing and testing of new systems. The recent LPD-17 [class of amphibious-assault ship] early operational assessment, for example, used a CAD/CAM [computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing] representation as its basis.
We have found that decision cycle times are improved when program managers and functional staffs have assess to modeling and simulation results. General Dynamics Electric Boat Division has implemented a production automated design process with the goal of making the information available to reduce cycle time and cost, and improve product quality by integrating the engineering design process and manufacturing considerations early in the life cycle of the new attack submarine.
On the Joint Strike Fighter Program, extensive use has been and is still being made of modeling and simulation to perform mission area analyses, operational analyses, requirements trade-offs, conceptual design studies, systems engineering trade-offs, cost and operational effectiveness analyses and logistics analyses.
As a result, significant commonality and life-cycle cost reductions have been achieved among some seemingly disparate Air Force, Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and Royal Navy strike aircraft requirements. Our experience with the new attack submarine and Joint Strike Fighter programs strongly supports the view that modeling and simulation is a tool to manage program risk -- both technical and operational. In this regard, I see virtual prototypes in the role of facilitating increased user involvement and early visualization of the system.
By operating virtual prototypes in a stand-alone mode or connecting them to an electronic battlefield, the program manager can make an early estimate of operational effectiveness. This kind of assessment will identify system strengths and provide an opportunity to correct weaknesses at a time when the greatest amount of flexibility exists to make changes.
Models and simulations also allow the program manager to measure and track performance against milestone decision criteria. A virtual factory can be developed to evaluate the producibility of a design and initiate tooling design at an early stage of the program. By identifying the maintenance and supply requirements associated with a design, a program manager can exert positive front end control over the system's logistics "footprint" and life-cycle cost.
The benefits to training are virtually unlimited. Special attention must be given to the development of training simulators that are developed in parallel with embedded training and maintenance concepts.
Since simulations could eventually be part of source selection, cost and operational effectiveness analysis, and test planning and evaluatio, we may need to have RFPs [requests for proposal] include identification of those models and simulations the government plans to use in evaluation and that the industry response to the RFP include a proposed modeling and simulation plan.
Our program managers and the contractors who support them should plan on developing a simulation support plan to identify the resources required for modeling and simulation activities and ensure the acquisition strategy leverages the modeling and simulation investment. A good simulation support plan, submitted in response to the RFP, will ensure that analyses are repeatable, traceable and credible. It will further demonstrate that offerors understand and have integrated the use of modeling and simulation into a life cycle view consistent with the vision I have outlined for you today. The objective is not to add cycle time but to reduce it by integrating modeling and simulation into the entire program. This approach will allow us to dramatically streamline a program's test and evaluation activities.
Many of our major weapons system contractors are finding that distributed modeling and simulation tools are helping them make a needed cultural change -- they are shifting from serial to integrated processes for product development and support. These suppliers are using modeling and simulation tools to help their integrated product and process development teams perform cross-functional evaluations and gain a shared vision of the system.
These suppliers have learned that the key to integrating complex systems is for the functional members of an integrated product team -- design, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, product support -- to understand the concerns of their counterparts and identify the technical challenges on the program as early as possible.
Use of standard, relatively inexpensive computer equipment, virtual prototypes and simulations helps to bring together a shared vision of the system and provides a means for understanding the complex interactions among the configuration items in the system design. Some studies indicate that the use of computer-aided design/manufacturing tools and common data bases can result in significant manufacturing cost avoidance, including:
The real power of a computer-based modeling and simulation system lies in the connection and coordination between the tools and functional users. Systems that provide a seamless environment for geographically distributed teams and a diverse set of functional users will tend to lead to cost avoidance on the higher end of the reduction ranges which I just described. In addition to increasing the effectiveness of the design and manufacturing functional specialists, the product-support members of the team will benefit as well—testers, logisticians and maintainers.
The bottom line is that integrated product and process development, backed up by a strong commitment to computer-based modeling and simulation tools, provides a dominant competitive edge in the commercial marketplace and a clear warfighting edge on the battlefield. It provides a path for getting to market first and at a lower cost.
In summary, our challenge is clear cut -- preserve and extend the supremacy of U.S. forces in the field. Modeling and simulation is a powerful tool to help accomplish that goal. Together with industry, the department is committed to creating a common technical framework and infrastructure to maximize the interoperability and reuse of modeling and simulation investments.
Modeling and simulation will be used to train our forces, to aid our decision makers and to acquire new weapon systems. But we have only begun to exploit the power of modeling and simulation to support these objectives. I fully expect to see us reach the 1994 Defense Science Board's vision of allowing warriors to enter virtual conflict, every day, from the same seat in which they normally do their day-to-day job.
I expect to see us field complex system-of-systems architectures that provide our warrior with an overwhelming combat edge. And I know that it is going to take a team effort by industry and the DoD -- using integrated product development capabilities and the latest information technologies -- to field a superior capability, affordably and in less time than our potential adversaries.
I hope I have portrayed a vision that you can appreciate and will help make a reality. Let me share a thought with you from the 1968 presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy -- Some men look at things as they are and ask why; others look at things as they could be and ask why not.
I invite you to join me in looking to the future and asking why not.
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Bastrop County Complex fire
|Bastrop County Complex fire
Smoke from the wildfire rising over Texas State Highway 71 near Bastrop on September 5, 2011.
|Bastrop County, Texas
|September 4, 2011 – October 10, 2011 (fire extinguished on October 29, 2011)[1]
|Burned area
|34,356 acres (139.03 km2)[2]
|Ignition source
|Sparks from damaged power lines[3]
|Buildings destroyed
|1,645–1,691 homes;[4][5][6] 40 commercial buildings
The Bastrop County Complex fire was the most destructive wildfire in Texas history, striking areas of Bastrop County in September and October 2011.[8][9][10] Three separate fires started on September 4, 2011, as a result of strong winds caused by nearby Tropical Storm Lee, and merged into one large blaze that burned east of the city of Bastrop.[11] Two people were killed by the fire, which destroyed 1,673 homes and inflicted an estimated $325 million of insured property damage.[4][12][13][14] After being largely contained in late September, the fire was declared controlled on October 10, the fire had moved underground in October and finally extinguished on January 28, 2012.[1][12][15]
On September 20, 2011, fire officials reported that the likely cause of the blaze was sparks from electric power lines. 30-mile-per-hour gusts of wind on September 4 apparently toppled trees which tumbled into electrical lines at two locations, creating sparks that fell onto and ignited the dry grass and leaf litter below.[3][16]
In the months before the Bastrop County Complex fire, Texas was affected by a series of wildfires amid several distinct record-breaking meteorological conditions conducive to combustion. During 2011, Texas endured its most severe single-year drought since the 1950s, received the lowest single-year rainfall since 1895, and experienced the hottest June–August period of any U.S. state at any point in time on record – exceeding that of even the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.[17][18][19]
Circumstances were further exacerbated by Tropical Storm Lee, which produced strong winds over the Labor Day weekend, creating ideal conditions for wildfires to spread.[20] Between September 4 and September 6, reports indicated that 63 new fires were started.[21] On September 6, the Texas Forest Service released a statement, describing the fire's behavior as "unprecedented" and stating that "no one on the face of this Earth has ever fought fires in these extreme conditions".[22]
On the afternoon of September 4, two fires started near Bastrop State Park: one in the community of Circle D-KC Estates and the other four miles north.[11][23] The high winds quickly spread the fires among the towering Loblolly Pine trees and the two fires merged, engulfing 400 homes.[11] A few hours later, a third fire broke out on the south side of Texas State Highway 71 near the Tahitian Village subdivision and merged with the other two. Multiple areas and locales were evacuated, including the Bastrop Animal Shelter, Bastrop State Park (more than half of which was burned), and other communities near the fire.[11][24][25] Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative relocated its operations to a backup location and cut power in the area to protect firefighters.[26] Bulldozers and pumpers were deployed to help combat the fire, according to Bastrop County Judge Ronnie McDonald.[27] By early September 6, reports indicated that two lives had been lost,[7] and that the number of destroyed homes had increased to at least 600. Although the winds had calmed, the fire had no containment.[8] Urban Search and Rescue Texas Task Force 1 was deployed to the area.[28] By the morning of September 7, the Texas Forest Service reported that 785 homes had been destroyed, with the fire only 30 percent contained. [5] The fire jumped the Colorado River on at least two separate occasions.[29]
On the morning of September 8, the number of homes destroyed reached 1,386.[30] Texan officials also reported that they lacked the tanks and pipes necessary to load Tanker 910, a converted McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airtanker, with fire retardant, as well as a qualified aerial firefighting pilot to operate it.[31] Air quality in neighboring Austin reportedly reached 14-year lows.[32] In the evening of September 8, officials announced that they expected Tanker 910 to be in action by the morning of Friday September 9.[33] However, Tanker 910 ultimately did not receive authorisation to combat the Bastrop fire, instead being used to fight a separate wildfire outside Houston.
By Sunday, September 11, the fire had reportedly been 50% contained, and some evacuated residents were permitted to return home as firefighting efforts continued. By this point, more than 1,500 homes had been destroyed by the fire.[34][35] On September 16, the fire was reported to be 80% contained, and more evacuated residents began returning to the affected area.[36] On September 17, light rain began to fall in the fire zone, and the fire was reportedly 85% contained, although Bastrop County emergency management coordinator Mike Fisher warned that complete containment would take a further 7 days.[37] On September 27, the fire was reported to be 98% contained, with no fire burning outside of the main containment lines.[38]
By September 30, cleanup operations had begun, although the fire was not formally declared to be contained until October 10.[1] The cost of the removal of fire debris was estimated at $25 million, of which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was expected to contribute $19 million.[39]
Impact and effects[edit]
The fire caused two confirmed deaths in the Bastrop area,[7] and destroyed 1,691 residential structures,[4][5][6] more than any other single fire in Texas history.[13][40] By comparison, the second-most destructive fire on record, in April 2011, destroyed 168 homes, while the third, in December 2005, destroyed 116.[41] Total insured losses caused by the Bastrop fire were estimated at $325 million.[12]
Bastrop State Park[edit]
According to Texas Parks & Wildlife officials, only 50-100 acres of the Bastrop State Park's 5,926-acre premises remained undamaged following the wildfire.[42] The fire destroyed two scenic overlooks constructed during the New Deal of the 1930s, as well as the park's vintage Rain Shelter building.[43]
Buescher State Park[edit]
Buescher State Park was closed for two weeks due to the wildfire threat, but later reopened. Contrary to earlier reports,[44] a Texas Parks & Wildlife press release reported that the park was untouched by the wildfire.[45]
Houston toad[edit]
The endangered Houston toad was believed to have lost the vast majority of its habitat in the fire.[43]
Lost Pines Forest[edit]
The Lost Pines Forest, a disjunct population of loblolly pine trees thought to have originated in or before the Pleistocene era, was heavily affected by the fire.
Political response[edit]
In response to the wildfire, Governor of Texas Rick Perry forewent his presidential campaign stop in South Carolina and returned home on Tuesday, September 6, to "address the public and organize requests for more federal aid".[46][47][48] Perry and the Texas Legislature drew criticism over their roles in substantial budget cuts to the Texas Forest Service and volunteer fire departments, both of which the state relies heavily upon for combating wildfires. Mario Gallegos, Jim Dunnam, Kirk Watson, the Center for Public Policy Priorities and others opined that these budget cuts exacerbated conditions.[49] Perry criticized the Obama administration for delays in responding to requests made to FEMA for relief aid.[49]
On September 7, 2011, President Barack Obama personally called Perry regarding the fires. That same day, the White House issued a formal statement, saying that "Over the last several days, at the request of the Governor, the Administration has granted eight Fire Management Assistance Grants, making federal funds available to reimburse eligible costs associated with efforts to combat the fires. FEMA is actively working with state and local officials to conduct damage assessments and to identify areas where additional federal assistance may be warranted."[50]
Members of the community were noted for voluntarily working to save several homes from destruction by the wildfire.[51] On September 7, a Facebook page entitled Bastrop Fire – Adopt a Family was created to help match up homeless victims with those willing to help house them or provide other assistance.[52]
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- ^ "Firefighters gain some control over Texas blaze". Reuters via KGMI. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ a b "State: Power line sparks likely caused Texas blaze". Associated Press via CBS. September 20, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ a b c Mashhood, Farzad (September 19, 2011). "With Bastrop fire 95 percent contained, recovery is new focus for fire crews". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Current Texas Wildfire Situation". Texas Forest Service. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ a b Texas fire destroys 1,554 homes, 17 people missing. Associated Press. September 11, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Bastrop fire on move again; two confirmed dead". The Gonzales Cannon. September 6, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
- ^ a b "Bastrop Country Fire Remains Uncontrolled, Could Continue for Days". International Business Times. September 6, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ "Wildfire destroys hundreds of homes in drought-stricken U.S. state of Texas". Xinhua. September 5, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ Fiegel, Eric (September 6, 2011). "Texans flee wildfire through road of flames". CNN. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Bastrop fire still uncontained, and it may get worse". The Gonzales Cannon. September 4, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Bastrop Wildfire Losses Rise" (PDF). Insurance Council of Texas. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ a b Brooks, Karen (September 5, 2011). "Austin-area wildfire burns a record 476 homes in Texas". Chicago Tribune (Reuters). Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ "Texas fire destroys 1,673 homes, 17 people missing". Associated Press via Seattle Times. September 11, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2013
- ^ KVUE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ^ "Bastrop fire's apparent cause: trees hitting power lines". Austin American-Statesman. September 21, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Blaney, Betsy (September 8, 2011). "Texas has hottest June–August, tops Oklahoma". AP via Google News. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
- ^ "Texas sets record for hottest summer in US". MSNBC Today. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
- ^ Forsyth, Jim (September 8, 2011). "Scorching Texas summer heat trumps Dust Bowl record". Reuters. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
- ^ "Texas sets record for hottest summer on record in U.S.". GlobalPost. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
"In a bit of cruel irony, it was the strong and persistent winds of (Tropical storm) Lee, which just missed the mark of the drought's epicenter in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, that fanned the large number of fire outbreaks in Texas," the U.S. Drought Monitor said in a report released Thursday.
- ^ "Wind-driven fires kill woman, child in East Texas". Austin American Statesman. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ^ ""No containment" of Texas wildfire". CBS News. September 6, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
The Texas Forest Service put out statement saying, "This is unprecedented fire behavior. No one on the face of this Earth has ever fought fires in these extreme conditions."
- ^ "Bastrop County Complex". Texas Forest Service. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ^ "160 animals saved from Bastrop shelter". KXAN 36. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ^ Moran, Lee (September 6, 2011). "Flight from the inferno: Thousands flee 'monster' Texas wildfires which kill two and destroy 5,000 homes". The Daily Mail. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ Harris, Anne (September 4, 2011). "Shelters Open to Receive Evacuees From Central Texas Fires". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ "500 Homes Ravaged, 5000 Evacuated as Wildfires Engulf Texas". International Business Times. September 6, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ Vertuno, Jim; Michael Graczyk (September 6, 2011). "Texas fires kill 4, destroy more than 1,000 homes". AP via Seattle Times. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Fires rage throughout Central Texas, including in Leander, Bastrop, Hill Country". Austin American-Statesman. September 5, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
The fires started in the Lost Pines area Sunday, jumped the Colorado River twice and are not contained, Amen said.
- ^ Brooks, Karen (September 8, 2011). "Officials triple number of homes destroyed in Texas fire". Reuters. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ "Firefighting plane's use in Texas wildfire delayed". The Victoria Advocate. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
Firefighters can't use one of their biggest weapons against a devastating wildfire in Central Texas because they haven't assembled the tanks and pipes to fill a converted jetliner with fire retardant nor a pilot to fly it over the blaze.
- ^ "Smoke From Texas Fires Have Doctors Concerned for At-Risk Citizens". Fox News. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ Sherman, Christopher; April Castro (September 8, 2011). "Firefighters look to deal big blow to Texas blaze". AP via Forbes. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
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- ^ Hennessy-Fiske, Molly; Stephanie Chavez (September 5, 2011). "Texas wildfire in Bastrop County the worst ever single fire in the state". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
A relentless Texas wildfire in Bastrop County east of Austin destroyed 476 homes and has set a somber state record: The highest number of homes lost in a single fire in Texas history.
- ^ Vertuno, Jim; Michael Graczyk (September 6, 2011). "Texas wildfires still out of control as toll reaches 1,000 homes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
State fire officials said the Bastrop Complex Fire has destroyed more homes than any previous wildfire on record, eclipsing April's fire near Possum Kingdom Lake that burned 168 homes. The third-most-destructive blaze, in December 2005, destroyed 116 homes in Callahan County, Texas Forest Service spokeswoman April Saginor said Tuesday.
- ^ "Wildfires Consuming Bastrop State Park" (Press release). Texas Parks & Wildlife. September 6, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ a b Wear, Ben (September 6, 2011). "State park, historical buildings hit hard by Bastrop fire". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ "Around Central Texas, residents find some homes burned, others saved". Austin American-Statesman. September 6, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
Charred trees smolder at Buescher State Park on Park Road 1C in Bastrop County on Tuesday.
- ^ "'Lost Pines' Experience Lives on at Buescher State Park" (Press release). Texas Parks & Wildlife. September 22, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Dolak, Kevin; Ben Forer (September 6, 2011). "Texas Wildfires: Perry Returns as Dozens of Blazes Rage". ABC News. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry set aside his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination to focus attention on the troubles on the emergency at home. He cut short a campaign stop in South Carolina to return to Texas Monday.
- ^ McDonald, Colin; Jessica Kwong (September 6, 2011). "Uncontrolled Central Texas wildfires pushed by wind". San Antonio Express News. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ Hicks, Nolan (September 6, 2011). "The politics of a firestorm". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
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- ^ Gottlieb, Benjamin (September 7, 2011). "Obama Reaffirms Federal Assistance For Texas Fires". Neon Tommy (USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism). Retrieved September 8, 2011.
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- ^ Bergamo, Jim (September 8, 2011). "Social media helps recovery efforts in Bastrop". KVUE. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
External links[edit]
- The Bastrop County Complex fire entry at InciWeb
- Coverage of the Bastrop County Complex fire at the Daily Mail
- Coverage of the Bastrop County Complex fire at the International Business Times
- Footage of the fire as seen from Texas State Highway 21
- Boston Globe photos of Bastrop fire, including view from International Space Station


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Fusion -> Reallocating HD Space
I did not want to jump the Bootcamp thread regarding this issue, so sorry for the redundancy!
I need to expand the Hard Disk in one of VM's in Fusion. I know it can be done as I found the article on VMWare Fusions website. My only problem is my own technical short comings. I do not understand what they are telling me to do. I do not understand OS X well enough to try it, nor I am comfortable enough with the tech talk to think I know what they are saying. If anyone has done this before and can explain it to me, that would be wonderful! Think of it as trying to teach a 3 year old to to tie their shoes... yeah, I know, but I am learning fairly quickly (with the help of this forum, thanks). But hey, I was smart enough to buy a Mac instead of a PC. Thats got to count for something!
Thanks in advance everyone!
Nothing? Somebody out there has to know something! I will keep up the search...
I've not done this personally, but since it is a Virtual Machine I wouldn't worry about messing up you Mac OSX system. It's not like on windoze where when repartioning you also mess with your 'active' system. Have a stab at it and see how it goes!
I've worked many years with VMware Workstation/Server and now Fusion, but have never found a way to increase an already existing viritual HD.
...you can add another harddrive though, that's very simple:
Shut down the VM, go to settings, add with the + button.
If you have space issues with the C: drive (I'm assuming you are viritualizing Windows), you can move temp folders and page file, that will move a couple of gig's to your new drive.
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SYDNEY (AP) -Adelaide United moved into first place in the A-League on Saturday while two goals from former Juventus and Italy star Alessandro Del Piero couldn't rescue Sydney FC from a fifth loss in seven matches.
Besart Berisha fooled three Sydney defenders before his left-footed strike in the 56th minute - his 25th goal for the Brisbane Roar - as the defending champions beat Sydney 4-2, leaving Del Piero's team in second-last place. Del Piero scored in the 42nd and 49th minutes.
Argentine import Jeronimo Neumann benefited from a Melbourne Heart defensive mistake to give Adelaide a 1-0 win.
Melbourne defender Simon Colosimo passed straight to Adelaide's Marcelo Carrusca on an attempted clearing pass in the 58th. Carrusca passed to Neumann, who closed on goal and launched a shot from 10 meters which deflected in off Colosimo's leg.
Central Coast stayed two points behind in second place after a 2-2 draw with the Melbourne Victory. Central Coast defender Patrick Zwaanswijk was red-carded in the 50th after each side scored twice in the first half. Melbourne's Marcos Flores was sent off in the 90th minute.
On Sunday, the Newcastle Jets and their high-profile import, former England international Emile Heskey, missed a chance to move into second place when they were beaten 3-0 by the Wellington Phoenix. Jeremy Brockie scored goals in the 44th and 82nd minutes, and Paul Ifill added the third on a penalty with three minutes left for the Phoenix.
In the other Sunday match, the first-year Western Sydney Wanderers beat Perth 1-0 on Iacopo La Rocca's goal in the 15th minute.
Last week, Ian Crook resigned as Sydney coach. He was replaced by former assistant Steve Corica on an interim basis, but the change made little difference.
"We didn't have a bad game, but it's not the best way to play," Del Piero said of its lack of possession.
On the disruption caused by Crook's departure, Del Piero said: "We have to start again. It's not easy."
Brisbane's first three goals came from Thomas Broich (30th), Erik Paartalu (32nd) and Ben Halloran (44th).
"That's three losses in a row now, but we're not going to give up," Corica said. "We've got two games at home and things can turn around very quickly.
"We're leaking too many goals. You can't concede that many goals and expect to win."


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So 1 billion people now visit Facebook at least once a month, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who celebrated with that weird new ad. That's an amazing milestone for a company only eight years old, fully justifying the glut of press coverage this morning. But is it getting too big for its own good?
I'm not just talking about the usual stuff a company faces as it grows very large–antitrust concerns, privacy worries, hiring quality, and the like. Google, Microsoft, IBM, and many others have faced and still face these issues. But such challenges haven't taken any of them down. And even as they start (or continue) to be concerns for Facebook, they likely won't sink it either.
The biggest concern I have is whether Facebook could–as a direct result of getting what seems likely to be just about everyone online to use it eventually–lose what's special about it. After all, is it enough simply to be the biggest social network? Does being the biggest, as Zuckerberg and many others inside and outside the company implicitly assume, automatically make it the best?
I'm not so sure. And that's without even falling back on the old look-what-happened-to-MySpace argument. The fact is that Facebook doesn't do a lot of the social activities people participate in online as well as others. Twitter is way better in many ways for disseminating news. LinkedIn still does professional networking far better. No one has made video sharing easier than YouTube (yes, it's a social service too). Pinterest, Reddit, and others are seeing massive growth thanks to a pretty clear focus on doing one thing well.
And Facebook? As well as it facilitates connections with friends, its overriding appeal is not any particular features. (OK, except for sharing photos–but even there, it felt the need to spend a billion bucks to buy Instagram.) Facebook's key advantage now is largely that all your friends are on Facebook too.
Of course, that's a huge technical and business feat for Facebook–nothing to be minimized, as evidenced by the fact that no one else accomplished it. But is that enough to catapult it to the next level?
Maybe. But as its growth slows, I wonder if essentially becoming a social utility that Zuckerberg long said Facebook should be is distinctive enough a mission to maintain its momentum. One random item that gave me pause today came in passing on a BusinessInsider post on Facebook's recent move to allow advertisers to "retarget" its users with ads:
The most valuable inventory for re-targeting until now has been Yahoo Mail, because:
- It has huge scale.
- It's engaging enough that you'd only want to click on an ad to leave if you really wanted to leave.
- The people who use it tend to leave it open as a tab in their browser all day.
In all three ways, Facebook.com is very similar to Yahoo Mail.
Yikes. Facebook is now like a boring email service? Now, it's probably unfair to extrapolate this comparison in a particular realm of advertising to Facebook overall. But it reflects the reality that Facebook's ubiquity is inexorably steering it toward becoming something like the new television. Another mass medium, even if it's a uniquely interactive mass medium.
I guess there's nothing wrong with that, and in fact there's a lot right with it, for Facebook's business. I just can't shake a nagging feeling that achieving this ubiquity–as Zuckerberg put it today, to "connect the rest of the world"–isn't enough of a raison d'etre. And worse, it feels like it could lead to a certain blandness that tends to be death on the fast-moving Internet.
So the question now is what Facebook will do with that ubiquity. Maybe simply facilitating those connections is enough. But at this milestone moment the company itself chose to highlight, it's worth posing some existential questions to go along with that existential ad:
Why is Facebook here?
Is sheer ubiquity sufficient for Facebook to achieve Zuckerberg's lofty goals?
As Facebook becomes a service for everyone, does it become special to no one?


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The following message was delivered by MP Weston on May 9, 2012:
Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, Cycling experts and novices, drivers who care enough to share the road, and all those who care enough not to drive at all;
There's a standard rule of physics that states, "A body in motion tends to stay in motion".
That's what today is all about; that's what the Parliamentary Fitness Initiative is all about à getting people moving! Because we believe that, once active, healthy living becomes a habit, it becomes more than a way of life – it's a way to live!
I don't stand here today as a politician; I'm speaking from a life of experience. Whether I'm cycling to work, or running and swimming with other Parliamentarians through the week, or cycling in the GranFondo from Vancouver to Whistler, or going for a weekend ride with my kids, staying active and staying in motion is the key to maintaining my energy, my focus and my sense of well-being, so I can fulfill & really enjoy all of my roles: husband, father and MP.
Anyone who cycles regularly knows that biking is more than the physical act of pedaling; it's more than a way of getting from A to B. When I'm on my bike, coming into work on the Hill or getting up into the hills of West Vancouver, it's an experience that feeds my mind and spirit as well. Anyone who's been on a bike knows the feeling of accomplishment and peace, clarity and connection.
Last year, I embarked on a journey we call "Ride the Riding" – I rode my bike through virtually every corner of the constituency, and I intend to do it again this summer & fall. It gave me an opportunity to meet some terrific, sports-minded people who biked along with me at parts of the route. And it gave me the chance to spend some unhurried time with the folks I'm proud and pleased to represent, because on a bike, I could stop virtually anywhere to talk, to share a coffee and to swap stories.
On a bike, a person is simply more aware of their surroundings and the natural environment. The choice to bike or walk, whenever possible, is clearly the healthier option for each of us and for the earth. No air pollution, no noise pollution, just the clean energy of the cyclist setting their own pace. "A body in motion tends to stay in motion" – once our society, as a body with common goals, starts moving in greater numbers toward wiser choices for ourselves and for our planet, then our way of life becomes a way to sustain life.
Bike Day is about still more. We've dedicated this time today to cycling because we love it, and because we know what a positive difference it can make in a person's life. But what if it's not a safe thing to do? We need to know that we can send our kids out for a bike ride and they'll be secure on the road because the drivers know to watch for them, know to give them enough room, and know the signals they're making so their movements are not unexpected. Today is for making these serious concerns known as much as it's for encouraging people to know the joys of cycling.
Bike Day is about movement – getting ourselves moving, getting perspectives to move to a greater understanding of the physical, mental, and environmental importance and sheer fun of cycling. I encourage all of us who love biking, or maybe just enjoy it now & then, to take a friend along, and invite them to know a new way to live!
Thanks for the email. It was truly an amazing afternoon yesterday. Olivia's teacher won't believe her when she tells her she met Nancy Green on Parliament hill.
"Our house brand of Kunstadt Sports bicycles are maybe the most exciting thing we do. To have 20 of them displayed around the flame made us extremely proud. Thanks for the opportunity to be able to do that. We love the initiative that you have brought to us and the rest of the country. We will do what ever we can do make Bike Day On The Hill a bigger and better event every year. We appreciate the chance to be involved."
Also a big thanks to Amber and Jane. They were a big help and really made our day.
Ron Kunstadt
"Thanks for the invite, it was a big success and caused a lot of positive conversation on the Hill! The day including the kid's was so positive and reminded all of us that riding a bike is something we all learn soon after learning to walk so we should make sure that we stay on our bikes as long as we are on our feet!
If only 10% of the population in every city in Canada took their bikes to work or school, we could make a huge impact on the environment, our health and our communities!
Congrats, and thanks for making a difference in both of your home communities!"
Phil Marsh
Regional Manager, Eastern Ontario
Running Room Canada
Good morning, hope you're still riding high!
"Bike Day on the Hill was a great first event with over 100 people coming out to highlight the importance of getting out and moving. Physical inactivity is a major public health issue in Canada, with only 9% of boys and 4% of girls meeting the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines."
Congratulations again!
Kirsty Duncan MP
On behalf of the Sport Matters Group, I would like to thank Member of Parliament John Weston and the members of the Parliamentary Fitness Initiative, including Peter Stoffer, M.P. and Kirsty Duncan, M.P. for the opportunity to participate in Bike Day on Parliament Hill. The event was a tremendous success and highlighted the importance of sport and physical activity to the health and well-being of Canadians.
Chris Jones
Sport Matters Group
"Cities across the globe are embracing bicycling as a mode of transportation and recreation – a daily way to stay fit, lessen congestion and as a means of increasing their liveability. Canadian cities are increasingly part of this trend. From St. John's to Vancouver, to Yellowknife and in Essex County, the winds of change are blowing as Canadians embrace bicycling in growing numbers. While we have some work to do, working in partnership with governments, local stakeholders and the private sector, these are challenges that we must meet head-on. Bicycling is a solution for some of the most pernicious problems facing our society – congestion, heart disease and obesity, air quality and rising health care costs. This June Canada will welcome the world via the global cycling conference Vela City, in Vancouver. Working together, we can make Canada a bicycle friendly nation and I applaud John Weston, his fellow Parliamentarians, and Senator Greene for doing their part not only for this generation but future generations as well," noted Eleanor McMahon, CEO, Share the Road Cycling Coalition (Ontario).
Eleanor McMahon
CEO and Founder
Share the Road Cycling Coalition


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Here's the closest I'll ever get to "going Hollywood": Like me, Hollywood has spent years mailing it in. They're not even trying. You can predict the plot of most movies by the billing of the stars. If a big-name star is playing what appears to be a secondary role, assume that character 1. dies early […] [Read More]
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I'm even more confused than usual, and that might be saying a lot. Or not. My platform is better than your platform The 2008 Democratic presidential primary, a.k.a. The Trail of Yawns, is supposed to be entering its dormant phase, but there's no way we'll be that lucky. If it wasn't for the comic hijinks […] [Read More]
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When the Spurs build a huge lead, history tells us that they lose interest, lose focus and end up having to play for their lives. They don't stick with what worked, they try to get fancy with the ball, and they blame the refs for everything. Sen. John McCain, the Republican candidate for president, dispatched […] [Read More]
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Padi Indonesian in San Leandro
Padi has another restaurant open in San Leandro few weeks ago
16695 E 14th Street,
San Leandro
I went there twice already, both for Sunday's breakfast, will be going there again next weekend.
I was in Hayward Saturday morning, and looked up Padi's website thinking I'd stop by the Berkeley location if it had something suitable for August's dish of the month. That's when I learned about the new San Leandro store, so I headed over.
I didn't have time to linger so ordered both of my selections to go, handing over my own containers to fill.
Baso kampung, $8.95/quart - This had about a dozen large meatballs with some braised greens, rings of shallots, and just a little beef broth around the edges. I liked the flavor, but the meatballs had quite a bit of gristle ground into them for some extra crunch-chewiness that did not appeal to me. I noticed that this item is not on the Berkeley online menu.
Terong belado, $7.95/pint - Sweet Chinese eggplant were braised until tender and bathed in a tomato-chili sauce. The serving was much more than a pint, including about six (!) eggplant as well as a separate side of steamed jasmine rice topped with fried shallots. I ordered this "medium" and it was plenty spicy for me.
The Sunday breakfast looked interesting too. What are the two dishes you tried?
I asked the cashier how this location differs from Berkeley. She said that San Leandro is a little larger and is not open for lunch during the week. She also said that it's not serving dessert yet.
There's a big parking lot too though street parking seems easy on this stretch.
re: Melanie Wong
The pictures were Lontong Sayur and Bihun Goreng, both are breakfast item. Their Bubur Ayam Betawi , breakfast only, is good! I also ordered Nasi Goreng Jawa, I don't think its listed, which is good also.
Their Empek2 Palembang is good, its a fish cake fried , with sauce, not spicy. Rendang is also good...
On Some Saturdays they also have bacang ketan ayam, sticky rice with chicken wrapped in bamboo leaves, its good!
re: Mul
I was sorry I was in such a rush that basically I needed to order the dishes that were already prepared. I couldn't wait around for fried rice or noodles.
Have you been to the Berkeley original, and if so, how does the cooking compare?
Is there anything that fits this month's Southeast Asian fish in banana leaf?
Linking up with the Berkeley reports,
re: Melanie Wong
I haven't been to the Berkeley since his new location in SL is very convinient for me.
For the dish of the month, I think couple weeks ago he had Otak Otak, a fish cake in banana leaf grilled. I missed that one. Here is the picture https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...
re: Mul
Thanks, hopefully otak2 will come up in the rotation again soon.
Lucky you to be nearby. I was rather envious when I saw this offer for weekly delivery service to closest towns.
re: Melanie Wong
the delivery service explains why padi opened in such a desolate location. it's close to interstate 238.
re: Melanie Wong
Some pictures:
- bubur ayam betawi ( rice porridge ala Jakarta )
- bakso kampung
re: Melanie Wong
Sorry, I deleted the picture, that was not right picture.
re: Melanie Wong
FYI, they serve the baso kampung at the Berkeley location — it's one of the chef's specialties. Wonder where he's spending most of his time now, though, with the two locations.
re: abstractpoet
i saw the owner at the san leandro location when i finally found padi-s.l. open. he recognized my review on y... and comped me an indonesian iced tea,
tea was totally different from other iced teas. worth paying for.
got the terong belado, mild (eggplant)
-deliz, fresh, but had bursts of heat that threw me off.
re: berkeley comparison, didn't eat the same entrees. both places entrees' tasted fresh, scratch made, would equivalate the cooking of the 2 the same.
fyi: owner told me many regulars coming to s.l. location out of convenience, also many live near 880 and are indonesian expats.
re: shanghaikid
I had the iced tea packaged in the tetrapak, same thing? This was wild. Very strong and a mossy-earthy component. I was really thirsty at the time, but the flavors were so intense, I couldn't just chug it back. Slow sips were in order.
re: Melanie Wong
the iced tea was premade, sitting on the counter in a thermo-like container. probably the same thing.
since i drink black coffee all the time, chugging the indo tea wouldn't be a problem though i did sip the tea and do sip the black coffee.
re: Melanie Wong
I visited Padi again today and had their special , Lontong Cap Gomeh, picture below.
Ask the chef for some of the unlisted menu, such as
- Indian Mee Goreng, Singaporean style. ( I havent tried it yet )
- Lontong Cap Gomeh, see picture
- Nasi Goreng Jawa ( see picture ), my comment in other post
- special of the day on Saturdays or Sundays
The Lontong Cap Gomeh with sambal terasi is good!
re: Melanie Wong
I happened to be driving by there this weekend and almost stopped. But it was open.
There's also an interesting looking taqueria on that stretch (the outdoor specials board listed mole Poblano). Will have to go back.
re: Ruth Lafler
I called. It's open every day but Tuesday.
I'd like to hear from anyone who's tried the new noodle menu offered on Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
re: Melanie Wong
Today we learned at our chowdown that the weekend noodle menu has been discontinued. The chef has refined some other noodle dishes and added them to the daily menu.


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Hi, I'm Deb Ferraro with Carlsbad Village Yoga and Fitness, here for About.com. Today we're going to talk about weight training.
Origins of Weight Training
Weight training is a type of exercise that is aimed at increasing the strength and size of your muscles. Interestingly, weight training is a very ancient form of exercise. In fact, Hippocrates is quoted as saying, "That which is used, develops, and that which is not used, wastes away". And that is the principle behind weight training. You keep working your muscles to prevent them from wasting away.
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There are several different types of weight training depending on what your goals are. Some people train to increase strength, while others train to increase bulk. Depending on what your goals are, you can use high repetitions or low repetitions; you may work your muscles to fatigue or you may not.
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