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Love this time of Year: Christmas
I sure love this time of year, meaning the Christmas season of course. It seems that about everyone you meet gives you a Christmas greeting of some sort.:wink:
The truth is, I enjoy anything and everything about this season. Even the Charlie Brown Christmas special on TV. It's all good.:wink:
And the reason for the season - the birth of Jesus Christ. I'm 58 years old and HE is still the best Friend I've ever had. PTL:pickle:
i actualy find this time of year quite sad. first to see it changed from celabrating Christ berth, to a retail event. then all the atacks on the religious part of the holiday. people cant even put religious decorations on public land, and now it so bad that people can even say marry christmis to you anymore, i get sick every time someone says happy holidays to me. its not a holiday, or "the holidays" its Christ berthday. all the PC ness of it discust me. so i will say this, i Hope you all have a marry CHRISTmass, and if that offends anyone oh well
Merry Christmas to you also !!!
When some says happy holidays to me I always say "the Holidays have all passed it's time to celebrate CHRISTMAS now"... :wink:
This is the time of year when I choose to ignore what people say out there about bashing Christianity. I have no time for it, UNLESS they want to hear about the birth of Jesus Christ and the reason I'm a Christian... But if all you're going to do is bash the TRUE meaning, then stay away from me please! I also believe this is the time of year when EVERYONE needs Jesus Christ the Savior in their life! This is a truely good time to witness!
Hunt NH... This is the time of year to be thankful for what God has given you. I find at this time of year, I pray alot more because things are slower (at least for me!) and I have more time to think about my life. I absolutely agree with you about Jesus being taken out of his own Birthday. It's sad to me too, but one way you can fight back is by celebrating his birthday to the fullest!
**interesting thought..... Many Christians believe that our culture is becoming more and more atheist every day. I disagree. I believe our culture is becoming more and more tolerant everyday of other false religions and false beliefs and false gods, so much so that people everywhere go out of there way (and even out of their morals) to NOT "offend" someone.
I had a doctor's appointment the other day with a muslim doctor.. yeah, it scared me (sorry had to throw that in there)! anyways, when I left I told the Doctor, "MERRY CHRISTMAS DOC, GOD bless you!!" and grabbed his hand and shook it! hahahaha you should've seen the look in his eyes, but I guarantee you one thing, he knew that I 1.) celebrate CHRISTmas and that 2.)I'm happy about my religion! I don't think he can say either one about his false idol.
tator, you the man. thing usualy slow down for me durring hunting season. i tend to spend more time praying in my stand (and not just for a big buck to walk by) than i do durring the rest of the year. i think that is why i like hunting so much. i get to go out, enjoy having nothing to do, sitting out there peasefully, enjoy nature, and talking to god, and once in a wile get to feel my hart pumping outa my chest as a deer walks up, and if i get to shoot it thats just a bonus. hunting is my me and god time. cant wait till my son is old enuff to come out there and share that time and experiance with him. oh well getting off topic Marry CHRISTmas to all of you guys.
Tator Amen Great Post
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Hi guys,
With all the garbage being fed to those who would believe it, all the junk going on around us that we don"t like and the unbelief of our various points of views, the Good News is what you see is not the story, we are all living here temporally but our real home, we make a choice where we want to be, is not of this earth. Even though we live a short time here we will eventually live or die according to our beliefs. This life is not "the end of the story", it can be the beginning though. God loves us all. You all know the story, so when you are out on stand and 99.9% not seeing deer, what are you seeing? The splendor of this deer woods made out of the primal ooze or the hands of our Creator?
Christmas is special, so let "them" think what they like, I'm not going to let a bunch of gloom and doom prophets spoil my season. I now try to understand, Jesus never promised that after someone becomes a Christian
that it is all good, but he does promise that if He leads you to it He will lead you through it. We all have junk in our trunk that we have tried for YEARS to get rid of, now that He's in charge things are going much better.
I never was very good at fixing myself (i'm very bad at it) so I tried something different.
The definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Thank you and may God bless you all 24 7 365
Everyone should listen to Daddus, he's a man of God! What he said is true. In fact, I think my life now is at times tougher now than it was when I was a non-believer because I'm tempted alot to go astray. GOD puts us through struggles and hard times for a reason. He wants us to DEPEND ON HIM! You could sort of look at this as he is testing us daily! When something wrong goes on in your life, PRAY about it and ask for HIS help! If you truely need something in your life, PRAY about it and ask for his guidance and mercy.
PRAYER is the best medicine for anything! And always remember, GOD ANSWERS ALL PRAYERS!!!! --it may not be the answer you're looking for though... and it may not happen right away... GOD does everything in his time and his time only. Remember, GOD knows everything about you and what you need and who you truely are! He sees us at our best and our worst.
I have an interesting way to witness to friends/family next time you are with someone you know is not saved. While chatting with them (preferably 1 on 1) ask them "what do you think happens when we die?" You'll probably get alot of different responses from people. Some people think that everyone goes to Heaven (not true). Some people think we die and that's it, nothing more happens. Some people know they are going to hell and are ok with it (can you imagine?!?!) The fact is, many people don't understand the Bible and the Word of GOD. The Bible can be extremely confusing! It is our job as Christians to help explain it to them.
I have some close family "extended" family members who are not saved. It is a struggle for me to witness to them, because of stubborness or just plain lack of motivation on my part. The best witness you can be to someone is by living your life in a Christian way all the time. Let your co-workers see you not cussing, not looking at wrong pics at work, not being judgemental, and most of all BEING able to forgive! If you do this those "lost" people will see this. They recognize this. These actions are not of the evil one, they are of GOD. Now, that said, don't let this be your ONLY witness to them. One way I find that I can witness is talking about Church. Talking about people in the Church I admire. and most importantly talking highly about my Pastor and how he teaches the word of GOD! By doing all this, people know and see me as a Christian and the door gets opened to more important talks about JESUS CHRIST.
Living the life of a Christian is not easy. You will be tested daily, tempted sometimes every minute of everyday. BUT you have a life-line. YOU HAVE JESUS CHRIST! Trust in him and you will be ok, I promise. If you feel yourself getting ready to sin, PRAY. If you know you are going into an important interview, PRAY. If you hate going to work everyday, PRAY. If your kids are having troubles at home/school, PRAY. If your marriage needs repairing, PRAY. If you are depressed and think you have no hope, PRAY. YOU have to do it. GOD does not initiate PRAYER! YOU DO!
Christmas Thank You
I just want to say how much I enjoy this site and especially Christian Corner. Thanks to the creators of this site and more importantly thanks to our Creator! Merry Christmas to everyone! God bless!!!:yes:
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I bought a 1978 trans am with the 400ci pontiac engine. The engine had water in it so i decided to pull it. I found that the rotating assembly is all stock; stock cylinder bore and stock bearing sizes. Its all in very good condition. The car has been sitting for years and it has low miles. So with this in mind, I would like to save the money of buying new pistons and having the block bored. The heads im running are 110cc with 2.11 intake valves and I believe the engine ran in the low 8's for compression, im not sure though. I would like some advice on what I should run for a cam, carb, and exhaust system, rear end gears, and ingnition system for a really fast street car with out changing the heads, and maybe a suggestion of a good set of pistons that would work well with my heads. The engine already came with an edelbrock performer intake and large tube full length headers. I will be running a 4 speed tranny and a 3.23 gears for now in a posi 10 bolt rear end. Let me know if i would need a high performance clutch, or different gears, or if balancing of the rotating assembly is really needed. Some suggestions would be really helpful. Thanks.
First of all, you got the wrong year models to try to hop up without new heads. 110cc is really too large for having good compression. You need something like 75cc - 85cc. One thing you can do is have the heads milled to take some chamber out. A good professional machine shop can do this without causeing problems, have them port the heads while you have it apart. I suggest not going over 450 hp if you plan on making this a performance daily driver, my 600hp 351W is hard to drive every day. A good shop can build you a 450hp motor from a 400ci displacement for about the same as a stock rebuild, except for the machining on the heads and any on the block. Call Crane cams or Comp cams for suggestions on what cam you will need. Be honest with them or else you are going to get one too radical for what you need. You don't need the lift of an 800hp racer motor if you are going to street drive. Cam also depends on what transmission you have. You need one less radical for automatics, and can get by with one a little bit higher lift with sticks. As far as pistons and con-rods. Only go forged if you want to spend big bucks on highest quality parts and want more than 125hp Nitrous or more than 6-8psi boost. Don't pay more for what you don't need. Hypeuretetics are good for 400-450 hp motors but not much more. You can increase compression by having domed pistons too. Stick with stock or aftermarket stock replacement valvetrain. Like I said before, don't get crazy with forged rockers and titanium valves and pushrods used for racing if you are going to drive on the street primarily. This is all good basic advice but you need to get on the phone with a good machine shop and/or engine builder (not one of these jerk-leg cheap reman places) and the people over there should be able to help you out alot, most of the times they will give somewhat of a warranty too.
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This is a discussion on Code Red Not A Drill within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; It's a good thing Pebbles alerted you in case you needed BAM BAM,then BARNEY woulda showed up and I BETTY you woulda needed a lawyer...
It's a good thing Pebbles alerted you in case you needed BAM BAM,then BARNEY woulda showed up and I BETTY you woulda needed a lawyer
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Crossman 760 BB/Pellet, Daisy Red Ryder, Crossman Wrist Rocket, 14 Steak Knives, 3 Fillet Knives, Rolling Pin-14", Various Hunting Knives, 2 Baseball Bats, 3 Big Dogs and a big American Flag flying in the yard. I have no firearms; Try the next house.
Sounds like you did just fine. If that area is that bad and you can't move anytime soon you might look into a DIY security system. Often can be had really cheap and it is better than nothing, although it sounds like Pebbles has you covered in that department. Also, a new peephole can be had for under $5 and it's easy to pop out the old one and pop in the new one. Stay safe!
"He who does not punish evil commands it to be done." - Leonardo da Vinci
Even in my home, I won't shoot unless I have both identified a target and a threat. If my door is kicked in, that's a threat.
But if I forgot to lock the door, and someone walked in, just because I don't know who the person is, does not mean I'm automatically going to shoot without asking any questions. They will likely be starting down the barrel of my gun, as I always have my gun on me when I'm awake. But I don't intend on shooting someone for mistaking my house for one of their friends house.
Both of those are pretty unlikely situations. I really can't remember the last time I forgot to lock my door. It's just an ingrained habit. Still, I can't discount the wife forgetting to lock the door, so I still keep my guard up.
Semper Fi
"The gun is the great equalizer... For it is the gun, that allows the meek to repel the monsters; Whom are bigger, stronger and without conscience, prey on those who without one, would surely perish."
Sounds like you did what you should have done. Given the day and time, I would be willing to bet it was just a lost person or a distracted neighbor walking up to the wrong door. When I lived in apartments in my early 20s I know I did the same thing at least once or twice (even going so far as sticking the key in the door, then saying ***?! before realizing it was the wrong door, lol).
A dozen years ago, my 85 year old Tampa neighbor shot and killed an intruder coming through her back door at 2 am. It was another neighbor, drunk, lost keys, and trying to get into his house. Unfortunately, he was one street off. It always reminds me that if given the proper opportunity, it might be prudent and polite to offer a warning before blasting away at an unknown threat. No charges were ever filed, but she was completely distraught and died two years later.
You did just fine
Depending on the layout, you may want to look into the security cameras that fit in the peep hole of the door and just require you to hit a button on the remote so you're not having to go to look at the door; I live in an apartment and about once every 2-3 months I wish I had one so I'm not getting up to go look and then ignore the TV or magazine or religion sales person that ignored the soliciting sign, if the layout is right it may be putting time and distance between you and a threat, giving you options to react and think, but is completely a luxury. Again don't know the layout, but you've got some concealment and no cover, someone drives by and shoots the place up to settle something with your neighbor that fridge is not going to stop bullets, a book case full of phone books might go a long way toward giving you something to hide behind until he gets evicted or arrested. Where there's drugs, there's guns and money, and when you combine guns with people dependent on chemicals and short on money only bad things happen.
Good luck, I remember your posts from a while back; it'll get better with time and eventually the divorce stuff settles and you can get back normalcy in life; in the meantime continue to keep your wits about you and hope nothing that the people around you do brings trouble back your way.
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I'd add a 12 gauge to the list of tools for a home defense situation over a .380. But sounds like you were ready and that is all you can do.


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This booklet is part of the Resources for Changing Lives series published by the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation. This is a great resource for those thinking about one of the biggest issues facing the church today. Based on a solid biblical foundation, this booklet offers insight into the issue as well as calling on us to examine our attitudes in order to minister to homosexuals truthfully, compassionately, humbly, and persuasively.


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Error codes are only part of the issue- these can be reset, but the murkier issue is can BMW detect operational parameters and surmise that the car was modified?
Also, you don't just 'pop in' a DME (actually a DDE) like it is a spark plug: It must be programmed. And even if somehow you got it programmed, the operating history would be blank and BMW may deny.
Two truths:
1. BMW holds the gold, if they want to deny you are stuck in an expensive challenge.
2. There is a low likelihood of failure, and there is much you can do to minimize risk (risk of a failure due to the programming, risk of detection wherein an unrelated failure is blamed on the flash)... but not totally eliminate it. Just recognize that at the end of the day there is residual risk.
I flashed my 996TT with 24k miles, still under warranty, and have enjoyed it ever since. (and some other goodies too)
Given the use of the X5d will be horse saddles and groceries, I'd likely not bother with it...
What he says is true.
I've found one of the most important deciding factors on whether or not to chip is your relationship with the dealer. I am on very good terms with my service team, and I have discussed the pros/cons, so I have very little concern.
Oh, yes you can clear codes... but that is fraud. I'm too damn honest to cheat about that.
You flashed a 996TT? What kind of psycho are you???
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LONDON (Reuters) - As one of the most iconic images of rock, Algie, the inflatable pig which famously flew over London's Battersea power station for Pink Floyd's "Animals" album cover, was set to be a star lot at an upcoming auction.
But days after British auctioneers Durrants listed it as part of a catalogue of inflatable props its maker was selling, Algie is no longer on offer -- going back to the band instead.
The inflatable, which broke free during the 1976 cover shoot, grounding flights at Heathrow airport, has been withdrawn from sale after props builder Air Artists offered it to Pink Floyd.
"The pig is going back to Pink Floyd. They want it home again," Rob Harries, owner of Air Artists, told Reuters.
Durrants had listed Algie among Air Artists' works, used in music concerts and promotions but now being cleared out, for its Sept. 5-15 sale drawing coverage from numerous media outlets.
"We made a list of all the inflatables that we weren't going to store anymore ... and the auctioneers jumped the gun a bit and started publicizing the most iconic one," Harries said.
"I felt I'd better talk to Pink Floyd, which I duly did and they duly wanted it back, unsurprisingly."
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Depositions in Medical Malpractice Cases
Learn more about the importance of the plaintiff's deposition in a medical malpractice case and what to expect from the defense attorney's meeting.
A deposition is an out of court statement given under oath, via question-and-answer format, that is usually taken at a lawyer's office. The plaintiff's deposition in a medical malpractice case is very important because it is the defense attorney's first and only chance to meet you in person, find out what you are like, and hear what your story is. Most defense attorneys have two goals in taking the plaintiff's deposition:
- to get your story, and
- to figure out whether you will be a good or bad witness
Getting Your Story
From the medical records and from your answers to interrogatories in a medical malpractice case, the defense attorney already has a good idea of what happened in your case, but still needs your deposition testimony to nail down exactly what your version of events might be.
Most good defense attorneys will be very friendly and cordial at a deposition. They leave the heavy tactics and cross examination for trial. At a deposition, the defense attorney wants to come across as your friend and lull you into dropping your guard and just talk like you're having a normal conversation. A good defense attorney just asks questions and allows you to talk and talk. But, at a deposition, you must always remember the old line that everything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
How a Deposition is Used at Trial
Everything that is said at a deposition is transcribed into a booklet. After receiving it, the defense attorney (and your attorney) will pore through it looking for inconsistencies in your story. The more inconsistencies, the weaker your case. At trial, the defense attorney will refer back to your deposition to highlight any inconsistencies in your testimony. Your lawyer and you will want to ensure that you keep the inconsistencies in your testimony to a minimum.
Will You Be a Good or Bad Witness?
Even if your testimony has a minimum of inconsistencies, your appearance and mannerisms can cause you to be a less than ideal witness in front of the jury. Juries don't like witnesses who are argumentative, rude, hostile, or who simply can't or won't answer the questions. Those types of witnesses don't do well with juries. Plaintiffs who are bad witnesses don't win as often at trial and get less money when they do win. And because plaintiffs who are bad witnesses don't do well at trial, they get lower medical malpractice settlement offers because defense attorneys don't mind going to trial against a bad plaintiff witness.
Preparing For The Deposition
Your lawyer will usually meet with you a number of times during the week before the deposition, to prepare you for what's in store. You will want to review your answers to interrogatories and any other statements that you made in the case beforehand, so that you and your lawyer can be sure that your deposition testimony will be as consistent as it can be with your prior statements. You will also want to be able to remember as many of your conversations with the defendants and your other treating physicians as you can. Depositions can focus quite minutely on who said what, and when.
It is important for you to be able to remember the sequence of events, but, under the pressure of a deposition with everyone in the room staring at you, it can be difficult to remember everything that happened. To combat this, your lawyer will usually practice with you. He/she will go over the potential line of questioning with you, and have you repeat your answers again and again until they are right.
Five Rules to Remember for Testifying in Depositions
If you are a good witness at your deposition, you will impress the defense attorney. Hopefully, you can convince the defense attorney that you will be a good witness at trial and that the insurance company doesn't want to see you take the stand. How can you be a better witness at your deposition? There are five commonsense rules to follow:
- Listen to the question
- Understand the question
- Formulate your answer to the question
- Answer the question
- Answer only the question, and nothing else.
Listen to the Question
If you don't listen to the question, you can't answer it properly. Always listen to the question. If you feel that you are beginning to lose focus, ask to take a break.
Understand the Question
Don't answer questions that you don't understand. If you don't understand the question, ask the defense attorney to repeat it. If you still don't understand it, ask him/her to rephrase it. Don't worry about the defense attorney getting annoyed. Your job is to answer the question. The defense attorney's job is to phrase the question in a way that you can understand.
Formulate Your Best Answer
Don't just blurt out an answer, especially for a long or complicated question. A deposition is a serious proceeding that can significantly affect the value of a medical malpractice case. Think about the question and what your answer will be. Only then, answer the question.
Answer the Question
Only after you have heard and understood the question and formulated your answer, then answer the question.
Answer Only the Question, Nothing Else
This is the hardest rule for witnesses to follow. You must always be on your guard. You don't want to give the defense attorney more information than was requested. It is the defense attorney's job to ask the right questions. Don't help him/her out. Your job is to answer the question that was asked. Don't volunteer information.
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There was a time when a stripped 3 Series was a noble decision. You could live without the options and still get a tight performance car. But today, that's not the case. It's important to note that.
You keep saying this, but it's kind of a stretch. I can think of one option that's required to get a stripped tight performance car: add DHP. That's it. So while your statement is technically true, it's not that big of a deal to just add DHP. Voila, you have a stripped car that still drives like a BMW.
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If one is looking for "value", a stripped 3 Series is a terrible choice.
This I completely disagree with. As an owner of a stripped E90, I can say that I'm excited every time I have to drive my car somewhere. I love the way it looks, the interior, and of course the way it drives. And I don't even have power seats!
It just depends on what you compare it with. Compared to your current car, yeah, it may seem a bit outdated and let's be honest...maybe even in a totally different car category. But compared to anything I owned before, it's amazing. As far as actual driving, it's definitely no slouch, and it still has a real sporty suspension, unlike yours
And a stripped F30 will actually have more stuff than a stripped E90...just have to do your research and add DHP (or sports line) to get the real BMW feel.
It seems that perhaps we have a different understanding of the word "performance". For me it means just the actual driving performance of the car. And BMW hasn't lost that with the F30, even if you get a completely stripped car
with DHP
Lastly, have to give credit where it's due. It's people like you that allowed people like me to find this stuff out and get it right before ordering
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Although I'm a big fan of Xmarks for synchronizing browser info between multiple devices, I don't want to overlook Mozilla's Weave project. I looked at a very early version of the prototype service, but it wasn't ready for prime-time at version 0.2.0. Actually, any software or service with a leading version number of zero probably isn't what you'd use on a daily basis, but I think Weave is getting closer to that "version one" status.
The project just hit 0.5.0, and although I haven't tried it yet, it does extend the feature set in these areas:
- Major performance improvements during upload and download.
- Sync waits until you're not actively using the browser.
- Improved support for bookmark tags and smart folders.
- Support for changing passwords and pass phrases.
- Support for Fennec on Windows Mobile and Firefox on x86 OpenSolaris.
The last aspect is the biggest value-add for Windows Mobile (s msft) handset owners. Obviously, the Mozilla Fennec browser is still in an alpha state for Windows Mobile, so the audience isn't widespread. But for the few folks using it on a handheld, it will sync bookmarks and other browser data between Firefox on the computer and Fennec on the phone.
While I'm interested in Weave, I don't know that the closed approach Mozilla is taking is the best one. Support for browser synchronization is limited to Mozilla browsers, and the data is on Mozilla servers. Xmarks, on the other hand, supports multiple browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari. And you can run a local Xmarks server so that your browser data is completely under your control. I'm not writing off Weave by any means, but at this point, the closed approach is looking less attractive to me. How about you?


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Some musicians complain about how little money they make from streaming services. Others do something about it.
Vulfpeck, a small-time funk band with a couple of retro-styled albums under its belt, recently released Sleepify, an album made up of nothing but silence. This isn't a completely new concept: Anyone with a pompous theory streak will insist that it's really the silence between the notes that matter—and congratulations if you're already thinking of John Cage's 4'33," a composition performed by sitting there without playing.
But Vulfpeck's latest album is a business experiment, not a musical one. The idea behind the project is for fans to stream the "songs" constantly, generating royalties for the band in their spare time. Vulfpeck plans to use the proceeds to go on tour. It's an ingenious publicity stunt and, if you squint hard enough, a commentary on the way music is valued in the digital age.
Plus, if you want to get nerdy about it, Sleepify is a clever form of donation by distributed computing. There are precedents here, for both good and evil. Scientists at Stanford have more than a quarter-million people helping them study diseases by running software on their computers; when you get an e-mail suggesting you click on a suspicious link, it's often really a request to use your computing power to send more spam.
The 10 tracks on the all-silence album are already the most popular music that Vulfpeck has released on Spotify, with about 1,115,000 plays in total. Spotify pays between 0.6¢ and 0.84¢ per track, according to data released by the company in December, which means Vulfpeck has made somewhere between $6,700 and $9,400. You're not setting up something like the Watch the Throne tour with this, but it's nothing to scoff at if what you're after is gas money and Slim Jims. Jack Stratton, who plays drums and keyboard for Vulfpeck, says he has no idea how much he's made from Sleepify or, for that matter, what a life on the road costs. "We haven't toured," he says. "We've only played twice in three years."
Stratton isn't a streaming malcontent. He says that Spotify does a great job of presenting his music to fans and believes that about 10 percent of new fans come to the band through the service. The rest of the people who find Vulfpeck online come from YouTube, he says, and "frankly, we make less on YouTube." The silent tracks have also inspired a big bump in traffic to the band's actual music. (By my count, the band made about 6¢ from me as I wrote this article.)
Spotify seems to smile on Vulfpeck's stunt. A spokesperson, in an e-mail, called it clever, with a caveat: "We prefer Vulpeck's early albums. Sleepify seems derivative of John Cage's work."
If the band wants to get serious about making digital dollars for not playing, it would do better to stop asking humans not to listen. Bots would be the ideal nonaudience for the nonmusic. Writing programs to drive traffic is already big business in digital advertising, where so-called impression fraud is a widely acknowledged problem. Last year researchers from the firm Broadcast Interactive Media estimated that brands lose $180 million annually paying to advertise to robots, whose sole purpose is to game the system.
Spotify didn't want to talk about whether it has ever had to deal with bot-driven traffic. Doing so would probably be possible, although there would be some technical barriers. You'd have to create many accounts and automatically log in using them, since Spotify keeps a single user from listening to more than one track at a time. Any scheme large enough to be very lucrative would also potentially capture the attention of the company.
Another problem has to do with the way Spotify pays for music. While streaming royalties are often discussed on a per-listen basis, Spotify actually uses a slightly more complicated model. The company pays out about 70 percent of its revenue to labels, artists, and music publishers, and it calculates who gets what by determining what proportion of overall Spotify plays accrued to a given artist. By gaming the system, you end up gaming not only a tech company but also other honest bands just trying to make a buck. And that would be a bummer.


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Even with the off day for the Twins, there were plenty of interesting notes from across the organization. So let's get caught up with this week's edition of "Tuesday Morning Tidbits."
Arcia moving up to New BritainWith many prospects for the the Twins running into some kind of speed bump in the middle part of the season, it is good to see one of their top prospects succeeding enough to be moved to the next level. Oswaldo Arcia entered the season as one of the top prospects in the Twins organization but his play so far this year is separating him from the pack. After the Florida State League All-Star Game this weekend, Arcia was informed to report to New Britain.
The left-handed slugging outfielder was batting .309/.376/.517 with 16 doubles and seven home runs in 55 games for Fort Myers. It was his second taste of the FSL after he missed a chunk of last season following left elbow surgery. One of the biggest changes has been his plate recognition that is being shown in his ability to draw more walks. Last year in about the same amount of at-bats he had nine total walks and that number has increased to 23 so far this season.
He is only 21-years old and this is a fairly young age for someone to be entering Eastern League play. The Twins need to see how Arcia can handle the fire since he had to be added to the 40-man roster this past offseason. So far in his career, Arica has faced every challenge that has come his way and the Twins hope that trend continues in New Britain.
Mauer getting beat up behind the plateThe Twins have completed 65 games on their schedule and Joe Mauer has played in 60 of those contests. A couple of those appearances have been late inning pinch hitting situations but Mauer has been there for the most part. He has appeared in 92% of the team's games which is great to see after a 2011 season where Mauer only played in 50.6% of the team's schedule. Not all of Mauer's playing time has come with him at catcher but being able to place his name in the line-up on a daily basis is a big step over last year.
After sitting out Saturday's game with a sore hamstring, Mauer was back behind the plate on Sunday in what might have seemed like a surprise move. If a player has a sore hamstring, the last thing a team would want to do is have him squat behind the plate for nine innings (or 15 innings). Mauer's hamstring seemed to be holding up fine until a collision at home plate with Rickie Weeks caused him to bruise his right quad.
From the sounds of the postgame report, Mauer was not please with the way that Weeks slid into home. I don't think there were too many people who would think this was a dirty play by Weeks so there doesn't seem to be much basis for Mauer's argument. It also sounds like Mauer should be back in the line-up soon and the team is only listing him as day-to-day with his newest injury. This is a good sign if he wants to continue to play in over 90% of the Twins games this year.
Slama out at least a monthOne of the best pitchers in the minor leagues so far this season had been relief pitcher Anthony Slama. He had almost been untouchable in his 22.2 innings of work for the Red Wings as he posted a 0.40 ERA with 37 strikeouts. It is the fourth season that he has spent at least part of the year at Triple-A so it was put up or shut up time for Slama. He had completed nine saves on the year and it seemed like he would be given a shot at the big league level at some point this season.
In an unfortunate turn of events for Slama, he will miss four to six weeks after being hit by a comebacker on the mound. He has a broken bone in his right leg and it will take time to heal and recover. One of the brightest spots for the Twins in 2012 has been the bullpen so it remains to be seen if Slama would have even been called up. He isn't currently on the 40-man roster so the Twins would be forced to make another change if they wanted him on the big league roster.
The Twins seem reluctant to give Slama an extended look at the major league level as a 28-year old relief pitcher. He has put up decent numbers at Triple-A for the last three years but this has only translated to a couple of games with the Twins. He has 7.0 total innings at the MLB level so it is hard to know what kind of player he could be. His numbers this year seem to indicate that he has mastered AAA and now it looks like a call-up will have to wait until the end of the year because of his injury.