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Several governments and councils reported multi-year migration plans to GNU/Linux. Free software activists praised each one of them in their blogs and commentaries. However, a few months or years on, some of those plans crumbled. Vienna is one of them. A question here begs to be answered: why did it happen? The City of Vienna made several crucial mistakes. In this article, I will list the most prominent ones.
I worked in IT for many years. I used to be the whizkid, whereas now I am just the "older guy who's seen it all" (I am getting old: I am over 30 now...). I've seen enough to make this very bold statement: "Migrating is hard. In fact, it might well be the hardest thing to do for an IT department". Starting ex-novo is easy: you can decide what technologies you will use, and work around problems and idiosyncrasies of the chosen platforms. There are very few "gotchas" when you start from scratch and have a clear list of requirements. When you have to migrate, however, you often enter a real life nightmare: some things are just not going to work.
A good migration is 1) Gradual 2) Very expensive 3) Painful. It's gradual, because it's easier to fix 10 people's problems (possibly representing a good sample of the real user base) than answering 1000 calls from users who really, really need that particular feature that takes 6 months to implement. It's expensive, because it requires both staff retraining, and structural adjustments (which are sometimes major). It's painful, because it's "change" and "change" is painful. Move house, divorce, or change job to see what I mean.
Here is a point list of what I think the mistakes were in the City of Vienna's migration. Although I am very direct, I am writing this very humbly: please keep in mind that it's always easy to point your finger at somebody after a major stuff-up, whereas a lot of us have made worse mistakes in the past.
Their own distribution? Hello?
Their first, huge mistake was their attempt to roll out their own GNU/Linux distribution called Wienux. In my opinion, this move showed a mixture of madness, boldness and sadistic intentions; or, maybe, just lack of experience. Wienux was based on Debian, which probably helped. However, anybody working on Ubuntu will tell you that even creating a "simple" fork of Debian is anything but easy; in fact, it's monumental. Issues like rolling out updates, merging back to Debian, local and upstream bug reporting, will eventually make you realise that it's a lot cheaper to pay for Vista licenses. In this case, they really had several options: they could have rolled out lots of Ubuntu desktops (if they wanted to go the easy route), or even CentOS desktops (if they wanted a stable giant), or a terminal server architecture (if they had an experienced IT department and if their infrastructure allowed it).
But developing their own GNU/Linux distribution? Please...
Their IE-dependent software
Back in 2003, Microsoft and the German Ministry for Family teamed up to create "Schlaumäuse" (which should mean "Clever Mouse", although I don't speak German), a program aimed at teaching kids how to use computers.
Keep in mind that back in 2003 Firefox didn't even exist yet. At that point, making sure that a Web site was multi-platform, or even multi-browser, was hardly a priority. Microsoft had (luckily only briefly) a stronghold on the web browser market, and they surely used it: the maker of Schlaumäuse managed to create a Frankenstein-like monster that required several IE plugins (heavens knows what for). The software maker that created Schlaumäuse hinted that while a Firefox version is in the works (planned for 2009!), the city had not offered enough incentives to speed up development. See: they didn't pay them enough to care. Also, surprise surprise, Wine would crash repeatedly while running Schlaumäuse.
We can kick and scream all we want about Schlaumäuse needing IE plugins to work. It's clearly a narrow-minded decision; however, keep in mind that the government (the German government, I assume) signed off the specs for the project, accepting its dependency to Internet Explorer. Keep in mind that the maker of Schlaumäuse very likely did things according to their internal know-how and resources, and that making something multi-anything (multi-platform, multi-browser, multi-processor) is always harder than focussing on one particular platform. Keep in mind that Microsoft backed that project, and most likely made absolute sure that IE was crucial for it to work.
In the end, it was the City ff Vienna's IT department's misjudgement that lead to the plan's failure: they didn't pay for a much needed upgrade to Firefox of Schlaumäuse (although, God knows how much it would have cost them); they trusted Wine, and obviously didn't test it enough before the migration started.
As it often happens with migrations, you never know who to blame first: the fact that Schlaumäuse is an IE kludge? Or the fact that Wine isn't advanced enough and crashes when facing IE kludges? Or that the City Of Vienna didn't test Wine enough? Or the fact that governments should never partner with convicted monopolists without specifying that the end result mustn't be bound to their platform? Or... Or... Or...
Hardware problems?
Another issue they raised was about hardware compatibility. This is at least partially a result of them creating their own GNU/Linux distribution (which, as I said earlier, was a bad move to start with). Somebody really must tell the City of Vienna's IT department that migrating to Vista is not going to make things much better. In fact, it's going to bring more hardware incompatibility problems, and more expenses. As I wrote above, migrations are often very expensive, often for unforeseeable reasons. Even if only the mice used in their existing computers are not compatible with Linux (which is unlikely, but it works as an example), they will have to spend un-budgeted money for hundreds, thousands of mice. Again, "starting small" are the keywords here.
Microsoft's pressure
There is one last point: Microsoft pressure. When Massachusetts's former CIO Peter Quinn made the bold move of starting the migration to ODF for document storage (starting a small, unstoppable revolution), Microsoft's "damage control" machine started moving. And made no enemies. They managed to get the Disability Rights groups to bash OpenOffice and praise Microsoft Office (which was absurd in itself). They put immense amounts of pressure onto Peter Quinn himself, who received unjustifiable personal attacks and who, eventually, resigned from his job.
The second the City of Vienna announced their migration to free software, Microsoft's "damage control" machine started; we will never, ever know what they did; words like "bribes", "absurd discounts", "personal pressures" come to mind, but they are just (frankly unfair) speculation.
In the end, when migrating to free software, the keyword is "low-profile", "hardly advertised", "very gradual"; this is the only way to escape Microsoft's radar. Unless the real goal of starting the migration was to get bigger discounts from Microsoft, which is always possible (although I don't think it was the case here).
Learning from your mistakes?
The City of Vienna might well be a lost cause. However, my hope is that other IT managers will eventually stumble across this article, and avoid making the same mistakes. The presence of a strong desktop distribution (Ubuntu) will hopefully simplify things. However, in the end we need to accept that most of the world will eventually start migrating to open standards and free software, and that it's going to be gradual, expensive and painful.
Welcome to hell.
We must learn on failures
As you said a migration is a major event, and is a complex process particularly the human change management part. We must learn on failures, when you only hear the nice part of the events it is imposible to avoid mistakes.
You mention about the German government with Vienna, wasn't it the Austria government or is this a shared project.
Originally German...
You mention about the German government with Vienna, wasn't it the Austria government or is this a shared project.
It was a German project *originally*. However, I guess it got adopted by the Gran speaking world as a whole.
A lot of information about it is in German, and I can't speak it :-D
Migration experience
I've migrated several smb office's from Windows to GNU/Linux. In every case I setup access to Windows sessions via a Terminal Service type program (RDP, NoMachine's NX, etc). A dedicated server running virtualization such as Xen, VMware, etc. would house the Windows sessions. In order to keep users from staying in the Windows sessions, Internet, email, multimedia, etc are disabled. In most instances we ran a modified RDP so only the specific applications that required Windows would open up in a Window on the Linux desktop. This method works extremely well. Yes, these shops are not '100% Microsoft Free', but they all have enjoyed cost savings and higher uptime due to the migration.
Alex C.
Your article contains TOO many errors
Your article contains so many important errors, you should revise it. You should also apologize to the City of Vienna IT once you review the facts:
Vienna never created it's own distribution. They intended to do so, but in the end they rolled out basically unmodified Debian to 1000 of their 32000 workstations.
750 of those workstations are now reversed to Debian/XP (NOT Vista) Dual boot.
The "Schlaumäuse" Software was never part of the project or discussion. The real reason for the reversal can be read here: http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/285045/ (IT Pages of Austrian Televiosion, in German). Basically it confirms that the "Schlaumäuse" rumor is a rumor without any truth. It also confirms that the real reason is: The (non-IT) administrator for Vienna's Kindergartens ordered software ("Bi-Cube LC" from German software company iSM in Rostock), unaware there is no Linux version. iSMs CEO is quoted that iSM could have done a Linux version, given enough time and resources, as iSM does solutions on any platform.
You should be aware that a lot of the bad-mouthing of the City of Vienna's IT is coming from Green politician Marie Ringler. However, another Green politican was part of a feasibilty study 2 years ago, with the result that conversion of the City's 32000 desktops to Linux would be financially unattractive.
Please cheack your sources, there is no reason to bad-mouth the City of Vienna IT. They do an excellent job and are not platform focused. E.g., the majority of their server software is running Linux today (400 servers running Linux)
It would be fair to check your sources and post a correction and apology.
E.g., contact the City of Vienna (e.g. Mr. Peter Pflägling ([email protected]) who coordinates most Open Source activities for the City of Vienna and even speaks at local Linux Days)
Help spreading Linux, but help to stop FUD.
This story is FUD driven by an ambitious politician.
You can easily verify this by talking to the people involved.
My answers...
1) The *intention* to create their own distribution is ludicrous enough. Reverting to Debian rather than Ubuntu for *desktop* systems is asking for trouble (which, as far as I understand, they got)
2) I talked to a couple of people in the project, and no, it wasn't just about _one_ product that was incompatible with the kindergarten's intentions, but a _series_ of pieces of software aimed at children. Wine developers are trying to help here.
3) I will leave politics out of my response
4) I will gladly run an interview with Peter Pflägling if he's available.
Tonny Mobily
building "their own distribution"
I don't think this is ludicrous. It's what you do when you prepare to install a collection of software on more than a handful of computers.
Even if you install Windows: You select the software, prepare the desktop, create a software repository, and prepare install media. Ok, nobody in the Windows world would call this "building a windows distribution", but it's just what a linux distribution is: A collection of OS and applications ready to be installed.
If you start with a common linux distribution (which includes a lot more software than Windows) the work required may be mostly to select a reasonable default set of packages to install, and prepare a default user environment, but you may also need to include some extra software (Hey, I'm building my own Debian and Redhat packages, and I've only a few dozen servers to maintain, not 1000 desktops ...).
As for Debian vs. Ubuntu: AFAIK the Wienux project started well before Ubuntu was available. They could have switched, but migrating from Debian to Ubuntu is a migration, too - a smaller migration than from Windows to Linux, but still painful.
"building" a distribution
Sorry, but "no". Building a distribution is _not_ about picking packages. That's about 0.5% of the deal -- maybe less.
This is a NON-comprehensive list of things you need do to to *maintain* a distribution:
* Pick the packages you are going to install
* Create an installer. The installer needs to pick the right hardware, etc.
* Make security updates available to your users.
* Make feature updates available. Now... this needs to be done carefully, because theree is a rather high chance of breaking a few things. For example, newer programs might need a new library, etc. This is very time consuming, and requires you to have a bunch of people testing things beforehand.
* Have a nice system to keep up with bug reports, distro-specific questions, etc. This is _expensive_ in terms of time
I hear you say "yeah, but it's simply based on Debian". Well, Ubuntu is "simply based on Debian". And it's stull _truckloads_ of work. If you don't believe me, see what happens in the Ubuntu but report system when they merge back to Debian, about 2 months before a new release of Ubuntu is out.
There is a difference between theory and practice.The practice of building and maintaining a distribution is "a lot of work". I think the IT department in Vienna found that out... To me, what they should do is admit their mistake and switch to Ubuntu.
Fact checking and package naming
"Keep in mind that back in 2003 Firefox didn't even exist yet."
Despite this, I was running a Red Hat distribution with the Netscape and Mozilla browsers on it back at this point in time. Since then, the code has been forked into Firefox and Seamonkey/Iceweasel/whoKnowsWhatItsNameWillBeNextWeek.
Most of the Windows world is slowly converting to OpenSource via FireFox and OpenOffice. I'm hoping now that Evolution runs well on Windows boxes, that we can get rid of Outlook (in addition to IE and Office) for them too.
It is always easy to fault the people who do something. At least they tried.
I've always rewritten the Microsoft OS before installing it. I find it gives me a better sense of what Bill and Steve had to put up with (sarcastic voice).
Without a small scale trial (i.e. lab environment) to test user requirements and operation subsystem by subsystem, any migration is going to face difficulties. They could have found out about such obstacles as "Schlaumäuse" early on, and had the option of migrating the package or migrating the environment by emulation (Terminal Server, Xen, etc.) as swiftnet mentions.
But to say that packages didn't exist, when 80% of the code is still the same...
You don't need to create an
You don't need to create an installer if you are forking an existing distribution. The installer which already comes with it is probably good enough (Although you might want to have a look at FAI, etc.)
Security updates: If you keep resonably in sync with your parent distribution, you can mostly rely on them. You still need to keep track of any additions you made, as well as some stuff which affects you but wont be patched by the parent. But then again, not every bug will affect you.
Feature updates: Yup, happens, but again, you can mostly move together with the parent. If you need to upgrade something before the parent, it's usually only a few apps or libraries you need to upgrade - don't forget this is a corporate environment which is a lot more conservative than your average geek's home.
So, what basically remains is support: Yes, if you have 20000 Users, you have to support them. That's costly. If you have thousands of users migrating from one environment to another, you have to support them more, and that's even more expensive. But that doesn't change whether you call the environment of your users "a distribution" or not. A rose is a rose ...
This is not at all comparable to Ubuntu vs. Debian, where the gap is much wider.
Oh, and as I recently learned, they have switched to Ubuntu quite some time ago - the current distribution is based Ubuntu 7.x, an upgrade to 8.04 is planned. Unlike Munich's Limux, which is still based on Debian Sarge, with an Upgrade to Debian Etch(!) being planned.


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The following was posted on the Wood County Genealogy Research page at Facebook by member and Quitman Public Library Director Delene Allen. If you can help with a look up on the microfilm at the library, please do so as soon as possible. Let us know if you decide to try to help the people making this query.
From: Delene H Allen
I received this query and am forwarding it to the society since you are scheduled to update obits at your Monday meeting:
Our patron is looking for obituaries of three individuals who died in your area. They were all interned at Mt Pisgah. We hope that you have your local newspaper on microfilm and maybe you could send us those obituaries. Please let us know if it is possible or, if not, please advise, who will be the right person/agency to ask fro your local history research.
Ada Florence Shields (Spears)
Born 10/20/1871
Death 6/14/1955
Death Certificate States Lived at Pine Mills Rd, Hawkins, TX. 10 minutes from County Seat (Quitman, Wood Co. Tx)
Martha J Spears (Doss)
Born 4/13/1840
Death 4/19/1919
Death Certificate States Lived at Pine Mills, TX. 10 minutes from County Seat (Quitman, Wood Co. Tx)
John I Spears
Born 1841
Death 6/26/1920
No death certificate
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Low Voltage Capacitors Can Amplify Switching Transients
- Applying low voltage capacitors much smaller than high voltage caps
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Figure 1: Equivalent Capacitor Switching Circuit
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The number of Sarasota-Manatee homeowners who are underwater on their homes fell at the end of 2012, analyst CoreLogic reported Tuesday.
A total of 61,447 residential properties -- or 33 percent of those with mortgages in the two counties -- owed more on their loans than the homes were worth in the fourth quarter.
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Rep. Michael Grimm Had Short FBI Career
U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm was propelled to power in part based on his biography: a Marine who served in the first Persian Gulf War and went on to serve for 11 years as a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent.
Since the Staten Island Republican's indictment on fraud and other charges Monday, Mr. Grimm's service in the FBI again has been placed under a spotlight.
In his congressional biography, Mr. Grimm said he worked for the New York FBI office from 1995 to 2006 after attending the agency's training academy. FBI officials confirmed he worked there but didn't provide further information about his employment.
Mr. Grimm has said he spent five of those 11 years "deep undercover," conducting investigations of financial corruption as part of the bureau's Financial Fraud Squad. His congressional biography states that he took part in an FBI case called "Operation Wooden Nickel," which was "arguably one of the most successful white-collar undercover investigations in the history of the FBI."
In November 2003, nearly four dozen traders from some of Wall Street's best-known firms were charged in a currency trading scheme that authorities said cheated investors of millions of dollars. Mr. Grimm also participated in investigations of organized-crime figures as well as a takedown of corrupt public officials. Mobsters tabbed him with the nickname "Mickey Suits" because he always wore expensive suits, according to the book "Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family."
George Venizelos, assistant-director-in-charge of the FBI's New York office, said the FBI would review old cases that Mr. Grimm—who is also charged with perjury–worked on as an agent to make sure the investigations were conducted properly.
"That's something we definitely will look at. No doubt about it," he said.
Mr. Grimm left the FBI in 2006. In interviews and speeches over the years, Mr. Grimm has given several reasons for leaving the agency. At a speech before the Brooklyn Young Republican Club in 2010, he said he left the FBI to get married and start a family but that didn't work out, according to a video of the speech.
One retired FBI agent, whose time at the agency overlapped with Grimm's, said it is uncommon for agents who have worked 10 or more years to resign. The FBI pension kicks in after 25 years of service or 20 years for those who have reached the age of 50.
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This November, Economy May Give Neither Party a Lift
In Washington, where everything is political, the monthly jobs report is hardly an exception.
The first Friday of each month offers econ wonks their best peek at who's working, who's not, how much, and in what sort of jobs. And it gives politicos from each party a chance to take shots at the other, depending on the data and who's in the White House.
The latest go-around Friday saw another brief skirmish, but it also showed how muted an issue the economy looks likely to be come the November midterm elections.
On the one hand, a positive turn in many of the deeper job trends is clearly depriving the Republicans of ammunition. But the job market is hardly on a tear, and it may take months for the latest green shoots to translate into wider optimism. Democrats shouldn't bank on the economy giving them much help.
The topline number—an extra 192,000 jobs added in March—was healthy, but not outright robust. A robust number would have been more in the order of 250,000. And yet the report did offer the White House a chance to tout details suggesting the off-and-on recovery is finally on firmer ground.
Some highlights? After plunging in 2008, private-sector employment is now back to a new high. That fact grabbed headlines. The proportion of all Americans who are working, nearly 59%, is at its highest level since the summer of 2009. The pool of the long-term unemployed has shrunk. More discouraged workers appear to be returning to the labor market.
The Republicans, meanwhile, had little to highlight in the monthly ritual of making hay of the job numbers. The Republican National Committee shot an email blast to reporters noting that "young people" haven't seen "any benefits" under the current administration. As proof, the RNC cited how the jobless rate for 16- to 24-year-olds had moved to 14.6% in March, from 14.5% in February.
The White House, too, found statistical solace in curious places. "The average workweek in the manufacturing sector rebounded to 42.0 hours in March, tied for the highest since July 1945," it noted in an an email Friday to reporters. It so happens the number was the same in November.
Some of the job data gave ballast to both sides. The White House could point to an uptick in job seekers among the long-term unemployed as proof of deepening vigor in the job market. For Republicans, the same factoid offered evidence that December's curtailing of federal jobless benefits had nudged people to seek jobs.
For now, the January jitters over a softening job market appear to be abating. But nor are we back to the bullishness of late last year. The country has clearly left the recession behind. But the public isn't feeling it: 57% told last month's Wall Street Journal/NBC News pollsters that the recession wasn't over.
The forecast for now, partly cloudy with a chance of sun, could hold well into summer. That will do neither party much good.
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Five Takeaways From Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen's Testimony
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen more or less sticks to the script in her prepared testimony before the congressional Joint Economic Committee Wednesday. She, for the most part, reiterated the views expressed by the Fed's policy-making committee at its most recent meeting last week, though she hits harder on concerns about the slowing recovery in the housing market than the full group did. Here are five quick takeaways from those prepared remarks (her words in italics):
1) Ms. Yellen's testimony makes clear that the Fed isn't overly concerned about the dismal growth numbers that came in for the first quarter. "Although real GDP growth is currently estimated to have paused in the first quarter of this year, I see that pause as mostly reflecting transitory factors, including the effects of the unusually cold and snowy winter weather. With the harsh winter behind us, many recent indicators suggest that a rebound in spending and production is already under way, putting the overall economy on track for solid growth in the current quarter."
2) She does, however, sound a louder warning bell on the slowdown in the housing market than the Fed committee did last week. She highlights her worries about housing in two separate sections of the testimony: "One cautionary note, though, is that readings on housing activity – a sector that has been recovering since 2011 – have remained disappointing so far this year and will bear watching." And later, underscoring the uncertainty of her upbeat outlook for the economy, she pointed to housing again: "Another risk – domestic in origin – is that the recent flattening out in housing activity could prove more protracted than currently expected rather than resuming its earlier pace of recovery."
3) Ms. Yellen also touched on the risk that the situation in Ukraine could pose to the world economy, though she doesn't specifically reference the country, saying that "one prominent risk is that adverse developments abroad, such as heightened geopolitical tensions or an intensification of financial stresses in emerging market economies, could undermine confidence in the global recovery."
4) It comes as no surprise, but Ms. Yellen still sees a lot of slack in the economy: "While conditions in the labor market have improved appreciably, they are still far from satisfactory … [B]oth the share of the labor force that has been unemployed for more than six months and the number of individuals who work part time but would prefer a full-time job are at historically high levels. In addition, most measures of labor compensation have been rising slowly—another signal that a substantial amount of slack remains in the labor market."
5) Finally, Ms. Yellen swats down a list of concerns that the Fed's policies could be fueling bubbles or other threats to financial stability, and touted the better liquidity and capital positions of the nation's biggest financial firms. She said that while there is some evidence of investors reaching for yield, nothing has gotten too crazy: "While some financial intermediaries have increased their exposure to duration and credit risk recently, these increases appear modest to date – particularly at the largest banks and life insurers. More generally, valuations for the equity market as a whole and other broad categories of assets, such as residential real estate, remain within historical norms…. For the financial sector more broadly, leverage remains subdued and measures of wholesale short-term funding continue to be far below levels seen before the financial crisis."


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the show in Lakewood, OH was amazing. Thanks y'all
What a tight crowd.
You really turned my night around.
Man, I was so down in the fucking dumps before I hit the stage. I wasn't sure what kind of show I was going to have. Luckily, it turned out well.
Much props to the man in the front row who knew enough of my words to be my makeshift hypeman.
I did MANY songs and lots of spoken word...more than usual. And y'all listened. And I feel a little better about myself right now.
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Seriously, I'm really sorry I missed it Sage....come through Ohio again soon.
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i wanted to go so bad.. but no one would go with me.. and i didn't want to trek 5 hrs alone... . i'll catch you when you come back to the new england area
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sage, that was definatly a great show.
i droped my beer to buy known unsoldier... was that some mind power shit?
ya'll missed out on a great time... for real.
so how about adding one more date to the tour mr. francis?
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I had an awesome time at the show.
Hi seem! =)
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Oh yeah, Seem...
I wanted to punch you in the back of the head all night because you kept standing in front of my 5'2 ass and I couldn't see.
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Ms Salad,
My days of writing love letters are over. You're a knock out though. I'd rather look into your natural eye color.
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I knew you were a liar.
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Shhh DjDee, this is just getting good.
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damn, you were in ohio and I missed it. Well, come back through here sometime.
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ha... could your little 5'2" ass even reach the back of my head??? naw just playin'...
had you asked, i would have glady held you up on my shoulders so you could see...ha
nice meeting you too.
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Hey Sage, i know this is off topic, but i am sorry i couldn't have made it last time u were in washington dc. Come to dc some time again within or next year, and i will definately be there
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I am not a liar. But for the record, Tahya is very very very beautiful.
I don't know you from Eve, but i will always recognize you every time I see you.
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This problem has frustrated me for many months.
I am getting stuttering, and the buffer is 100% full
which means its not encoding too slow, not a pc problem (or file, doest matter if its a 700mb divx or 9gig mkv)
its a connection problem, but im using a high speed router that supports 300mbps, PC and PS3 is wired to the router. Detection is fine. What settings are wrong? please help!


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OAKLAND -- Matt Flynn did OK in his preseason debut as Raiders quarterback, about as well as could reasonably be expected, and then the newly acquired Game Manager stepped aside for the People's Choice.
And when Terrelle Pryor took the field in the second quarter, to the delight Raiders fans at the Coliseum, he was predictably TP -- spectacular aside from one maddening illustration of why he remains below the glass ceiling to his full potential.
That Pryor was mostly gorgeous but momentarily grotesque in the Raiders' 19-17 win over Dallas in a preseason game Friday night explains why Oakland coach Dennis Allen and his assistants are more comfortable with Flynn as the starter.
For now, to be sure, and perhaps well into the foreseeable future.
That is and should be the case despite the picturesque third-quarter throw by rookie free agent Matt McGloin that resulted in a 30-yard touchdown pass to impressive rookie wide receiver Brice Butler. That pass merely shed light on why McGloin has moved ahead of fourth-round draft pick Tyler Wilson on the team's depth chart.
Goal No. 1B for the Raiders offense is to find players, besides running back Darren McFaddden, who are reliable and talented enough to make winning plays. Goal No. 1A, though, is developing confidence in a quarterback and having faith that he will run the team wisely and operate the game plan efficiently.
Right now, Flynn is that guy even as Allen concedes Pryor also will get playing time in the regular season.
"He will play," coach said of Pryor.
If Pryor tantalizes, Flynn stabilizes. A five-year veteran with only two career starts, he played the first quarter, completing 4-of-5 passes, all of them short or midrange and between the 20-yard lines. He threw accurate darts, which is all that will be asked insofar as that best suits his average arm strength.
"My job is to get the ball into the hands of our playmakers," Flynn said in an honest expression of his role.
His only blemish was fumbling deep in Oakland territory after a blindside hit from linebacker Sean Lee, who slipped through a hole in the offensive line.
Allen rightfully acknowledged the costly fumble was "more a function of protection" than any negligence on the part of Flynn.
Flynn, acquired from Seattle in April, showed rather like a poor man's Alex Smith, circa 2011, a "game manager." At this stage, the Raiders will take that.
What they can't take and won't accept is the kind of interception Pryor, entering his third season, threw 5:58 before halftime.
After a terrific drive during which he marched the Raiders 84 yards with a dazzling variety of runs and smart passes, bringing the crowd to its feet, Pryor finished a third-and-4 play from the Dallas 6 by rolling right and throwing left, into disaster.
He was aiming for Butler, found Cowboys safety J.J. Wilcox in the end zone and jogged off the field apologizing to his coaches and teammates.
"He should have tucked it and ran," Allen said.
"It was a stupid, greedy play," Pryor said. "But I learned from it."
Indeed, Pryor bounced back on his next drive with three successive completions -- to Juron Criner, then to David Ausberry, then to Andre Holmes. Pryor twice threw the ball away, allowing Sebastian Janikowski to boot his second field goal before halftime.
Allen said he was mostly pleased with his quarterbacks, particularly Flynn, Pryor and McGloin, but lamented the turnovers from his two veterans.
It was turnovers that not only blighted what otherwise was a good 2012 season by Carson Palmer but also led fans to turn on Palmer and campaign for Pryor. Yet it is turnovers, even more than his still-developing passing skills, which will dictate Pryor's future in Oakland.
He is the team's most exciting quarterback. There are instances when he looks like he also can be its best. Then there are moments when the Ohio State product is the sloppiest passer on the roster.
Though Wilson showed promise in minicamps -- some believed he could contend for the starting role -- he's now fighting for a job. If he continues to be outplayed by McGloin, it won't matter that he was drafted. General manager Reggie McKenzie and Allen will not be, and can't afford to be, influenced by anything other than performance.
That's why Flynn has a grip on the job, and why Pryor will play when situations call for his skill set. The Game Manager trumps the People's Choice, until the People's Choice also manages the game.
Contact Monte Poole at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/1montepoole.


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Toshiba Satellite Radius 15 (2015): the best convertible yet?Not yet rated
Bound to send designers into a spin
Bound to send designers into a spin
A few niggles aside, this compact stunner has it all
Can the slimline Asus Zenbook UX301LA compete with the MacBook Air?
Is the Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display worth your cash?
The new MacBook Pro 2013 is lighter and more powerful with a better battery


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Most of our area golfers watch facebook and dgscene more, However, I wanted to say something on here to see if I was missing something.
Muscatine Bag tag league has started and will continue on till October 1st. We have 25 tags (only 12 left I believe) for disc golfers that typically play at Fuller Park in Muscatine every Wednesdays @ 5:30pm and/or Sundays @1pm. We will not be handing out tags to players that wont be able to frequently play at those times. It is to make it more enjoyable for the players who play every here often. If you are not able to play more than three weeks in a row and have a tag that pays out (tags 1, 2, and 3) you loose your paying tag, and will have to earn it again. In the final three weeks of September the rules might change a bit to keep the stakes high( that is to be further discussed). Prizes will be given to random tags at the end of the year as well. Tags are $10 and I would encourage anyone who plays disc golf in this area frequently to join!
See you on the course!


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We will be having a work night on Wednesday April 13 at Walnut Ridge Park at 5:30 PM.
The Army Corps has provided us with a mulch pile that we need to get taken care of before the park opens on the 15th. The mulch pile is sitting in the parking lot next to hole 1 so that parking lot will be the meeting point.
The more hands we get out there the easier this is going to be, we have about 2 tons worth of mulch to move.
I need one volunteer with a truck to haul mulch as the corp may not have any equipment for us to use and it would be impossible to move the mulch to the back side of the course. Let me know if you are bringing a truck that we can use.
If you have a pitch fork, rake, broom, or a wheel barrow please bring them.
Hope to see you there.


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Mood Darkens in Canada as New Year Kicks Off
By Paul Vieira
Canadians have a grimmer view of their country as 2013 kicks off and are less enthused about the performance of the Conservative government led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, according to new poll results out Thursday.
The annual "Mood of Canada" survey, from Ottawa-based Nanos Research, indicated 48% of respondents think the country is headed in the right direction, a significant drop from the 64% recorded in the previous year's survey.
The online poll, done in conjunction with Montreal think tank Institute for Research and Public Policy, was conducted in late November and involved 1,000 Canadians. The results emerge as Canadian economic growth slows to a crawl due to pressure from domestic and foreign headwinds.
Nik Nanos, head of Nanos Research, said the 48% reading was the lowest since Mr. Harper assumed power. Canadians who were "unsure" of the country's future prospects rose considerably, to 25% this time around from 9% in the year-ago survey, while those believing Canada is headed in the wrong direction remained largely unchanged at 27%.
As for how Mr. Harper has governed Canada, 31% suggested he has done a "very" to "somewhat" good job, down from 40% who thought the same in the year-ago period. Those indicating the Conservative leader had done a "very" to "somewhat" poor job climbed to 33% from 25% a year ago.
Mr. Harper first won power in 2006, and finally obtained a majority mandate in 2011 on the strength of his economic stewardship. But 2012 saw only modest growth in the economy, as households dealt with record-high debt and a softening housing market, the U.S. recorded slower growth amid political and fiscal uncertainty, and Europe was mired in recession. The slower growth and lower commodity prices initially forced the government to push back by a year the date in which it expected to return to a balanced budget, although it later said it could reach surplus on its original timetable of before the next national election.
In its latest forecast Bank of Nova Scotia economists expect Canada to record economic expansion of 2% in 2012 and 1.7% in 2013. However, they said long-term prospects for Canada remain upbeat due to globally competitive tax rates, ongoing investment in resource development, and a relatively lower government debt burden compared to other industrialized economies.


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County outdoor siren test rescheduled
Published: Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 11:51 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA | The monthly test of the county's outdoor siren system was postponed Wednesday because of overcast skies and rain. It was rescheduled for May 9.
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Open Forum
By Rebecca Teti
Tuesday: Open Forum
(Join each day's Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Changing Roles)
This is the Open Forum Coffee Talk. That means ... anything goes. Ask a question, make a suggestion, share a story, offer some advice -- the floor is yours!
When was your last confession? I went last Sunday.
I went Saturday. I planned on going the week before but work nights and overslept. I go monthly, or more often if needed.
I fail to see who or how it benefits for me to say when my last confession was. :s
I think it's any discussion of Confession is beneficial. Too many Catholics ignore it nowadays and aren't even aware of our requirement to go at least once a year, or even acknowledge the fact that sins other than murder and adultery count as mortal sins and have to be confessed. I try to bring it up with my less-active Catholic family and friends when I can in the hopes of encouraging them to at least think about it and their need to observe the Sacraments.
It seems that any reminder about the healing Sacrament of Confession would be of benefit to all. Those who have gone recently understand the blessings of the graces received...those who know they are in need of going may be grateful for this gentle nudge toward going...those who feel no need to reply simply won't reply. Scott in OH makes a valid point. Sadly, we live in a very poorly catechized age & one that all but denies the reality of sin.
My first time going to confession was after I had converted to Catholicism before my husband & I were married. I was shaking, nervous, and pretty much terrified of what was to come. I went in & started nervously rambling every wrong I had done pretty much from birth. I went on for several minutes and had just got into my jr high years when Fr. politely interrupted & guided me thru the process. Looking back on my conversion to Catholicism & learning about the traditions/customs, etc. it was a completely new experience, a wonderful time where I finally felt a sense of comfort & "home" but also anxiety...I wanted to learn everything perfectly. It took several years for me to just relax & enjoy the journey & be able to be perfectly content with being imperfect. I still stumble over some responses and ask many questions but my husband & inlaws have benefited and enjoyed my journey into the faith thus far too because some answers they don't know & we learn together or they relearn something they may have forgotten.
For Scott - our family goes to confession about once every month. We plan on going as a family again before Easter... Is anyone else having a tough time with Seasonal Affective Disorder or just all out depression?? I seem to be in such a blue mood, and I can't seem to snap out of it. I had a check-up, I'm "healthy" so doctor wanted to put me on anti-depressants, but I didn't take them...Yet.... Isn't there anything *ELSE* I can do besides pop a pill with dozens of side-effects?
Lynnea - there are a variety of treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder and depression. I would definitely recommend talking with your doctor again - physical activity, light (for seasonal affective disorder), etc can all be helpful, either alone or used together with anti-depressants. Good luck! You are in my prayers.
Lynnea, I'm sorry to hear of your struggle. Consider checking into natural supplements & dietary changes for SAD and/or depression. TM makes a good suggestion of the use of light (natural or artificial) & physical activity (especially outdoors). Ask the intercession of St. Dymphna, too. Will say a prayer for you! God bless!
My issue: my husband seems to be emotionally disengaging from our family. I think he feels more "naturally" good at his job than at being a Dad/husband, and so more and more of his energy is going to work (by his choice). My question: how to help hubs get interested in re-engaging with the family, emotionally? How to help him get his heart back into doing things *with* us (playing) instead of just *for* us (working)? For what its worth, all this started with him getting a lot of recognition on the job (which of course made him happy and want to do more of this type of work for his boss!), resulted in less time with the kids, then led to him being less in-the-loop with the kids, now the kids seem to feel less excited about him being around, and of course he is less excited about being around people who are less excited about him, so he works even MORE... I hope you can see that this is an endless spiral downward for us. And did I mention that hubs has recently made some vaguely bothersome remarks like, "You parent your way; I do my thing." and "You do the kid-thing; I do the work-thing." Its like he's justifying this whole thing by making work "his" thing and parenting "mine." Oh, and did I mention he has skipped an entire non-fertile phase with no time for intimacy? His excuse is that he doesn't want to give me his tired-self, but only his best-self. I want to say, "Well, rest up so you have some energy at the end of the day!" I mean, gee, I am waking up with a baby multiple times per night and I still rush the kids to bed on time so we *could* have some opportunity for intimacy. But I am getting sick of rushing everyone to bed only to have him just roll over and start snoring. I guess its the opposite problem husbands usually complain about wives being too tired! But its not really about the sex... its about him desiring things more than his job. The "best" of himself goes to work and we are getting the leftovers, if there ARE any leftovers at the end of the day.
Lynnae-have you had your blood levels checked (Iron & Vit D)? We were in FL for awhile & then moved to MI. My symptoms were SAD & after getting checked out, 10,000 IU Vit D later I felt a marked improvement. Anon-my heart goes out to you! I can't begin to imagine the toll that is taking on you & your kids. It seems there's more to be resolved than just engaging with your kids & being more actively involved. It also sounds like he is not taking what you say seriously or making you a priority. For the sake of your marriage & kids may I suggest talking with your priest or finding a marriage counselor. Prayers being sent your way. May God Bless you & give you strength, confidence, and most importantly the love you so need right now!
Anon-what would he say if you said "I want your tired self! Your tired self is hot!" That's what I'd say to my husband!! Lol. If he's genuinely too tired to have sex for more than a day or two in a row, he needs to visit the doctor and make sure there's not some underlying problem wearing him out like thyroid issues, depression, etc. Because chronic fatigue is not normal! If he's not that tired, he needs to give up his lame excuse and tell you what's really going on!!
Crunchy Con Mom, thanks! I will try it. He has been "too tired" for over a week (and this is a regular thing, not just a particularly bad week). We end up missing lots of non-fertile opportunities and then have to abstain for long periods (which never seems to bother him). But it bothers me b/c he kind of forgets to do thoughtful things at all when these no-sex phases go on and on. He gets so wrapped up in work I think he just forgets I have feeling/emotions. :(
Thank you for your helpful comments...guess I need to start taking vit d and research some other ideas..God bless you all


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SAN JOSE -- When general manager Doug Wilson talks about more responsibility being given to younger players as the Sharks enter a rebuild phase, one of those players he routinely mentions is forward Matt Nieto.
Nieto, who is among the 44 players taking part in the team's development camp this week even though he played in 66 NHL games last season, recognizes the expectations have changed for him.
"Yeah, I think next year I want to build off last season. I want to contribute more, I want to bring more to the table," Nieto said. "I'm sure all the rest of the guys in the locker room are saying that, too. What happened last year is unacceptable."
The increased role for younger players likely would come at the expense of playing time for veterans such as Joe Thornton or Patrick Marleau, but Nieto doesn't see that as making things awkward in the locker room.
"We're a tight group. I think all of us will do whatever it takes to win," Nieto said. "Whatever their roles, whatever the coach wants from them or expects from them I think guys are going to do."
But while Wilson talks about the team needing to take a step back before taking two steps forward, Nieto doesn't look at it the same way.
"I think we really want to make a push for the cup this year, and I think everyone in the locker room will do whatever it takes to do that," he said.
Another younger player that Wilson is counting on for next season is rookie defenseman Mirco Mueller, about to begin his first full season as a pro at age 19.
Mueller, who showed up for camp 12 pounds heavier than he was a year ago at 205, said he is well aware of Wilson's statements since the Sharks squandered a 3-0 series lead before being eliminated by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs.
"Yeah, for sure when Doug Wilson says he trusts in younger players and he wants to build on our age group, that gives you a lot of motivation and confidence," Mueller said. "Also, that you really have a shot to make the team. Everyone here -- that's really good motivation for all of us."
Sharks coach Todd McLellan said Mueller's increased size is evident.
"He's put some muscle on his body," McLellan said. "His presence is greater now than it was last year, he obviously feels a little more comfortable around the coaches and his teammates."
But McLellan wasn't ready to award Mueller — or any other prospect — a roster spot just yet.
"The rest of the summer's going to be real important to him, just like the rest of the prospects," the coach said. "They're going to have to go and do some homework, get themselves prepared for a training camp and then take advantage of any opportunity that comes their way."


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SAN ANTONIO – Keon Lewis scored a career-high 30 points to lead a hot-shooting UTSA squad to an 87-76 victory over the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team on Saturday at the Convocation Center. The Roadrunners hit nine of their first 13 shots from beyond the arc and shot 24-for-39 (.615) overall from the floor in the contest.
Lewis was joined in the scoring column by Jordan Sims, who hit five threes en route to 15 points. The Runners won the battle of the boards, 34-16. The Islanders were led by Hameed Ali, who netted a career-high 21 points, while Jelani Currie (career-high 15) and Jake Kocher (11) also finished in double figures.
UTSA came out firing, hitting four of their first five shots to open up an early 10-2 lead. The home squad continued its offensive efficiency, pushing the lead to 23-10, having hit 9-of-12 shots with offensive rebounds on all three of its misses. But the Islanders were able to counter, with a 10-3 run to cut the lead to just six at 26-20, culminating in a three-point play by Kocher.
UTSA, though, still had its hot hand from the outside. The runners nailed back-to-back triples, sandwiched around a John Jordan floater, to get the lead back to 32-22. From there, the lead fluctuated from 7-11, but UTSA closed the half with four straight free throws for Lewis to head to the locker room up 40-28.
Out of the locker room, though, the Roadrunners were able to extend the lead with a 13-2 run, pushing the advantage to 53-30. The combination of Islanders turnovers and UTSA hot shooting was capped off by a three-point play for Lewis to push the lead to 23.
The Islanders began to chip away slowly, though, cutting the lead to 13 on a Brandon Pye three that made it 59-46 at the 9:20 mark. But that was as close as the visitors would come until the final minute, as the Roadrunners were able to hit their shots at the line (23-for-30 in the second half) to finish off an 87-76 victory.
The Islanders will return to the Coastal Bend for a Tuesday night contest against Central Michigan. The game is slated for a 7 p.m. tipoff at the American Bank Center. For tickets, call 825-BALL (2255) or visit GoIslanders.com.