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NHGRI believes that broadly sharing research data will result in maximum public benefit, and we're committed to providing researchers with access to genomic data. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Genomic Data Sharing Policy establishes a system to promote data sharing, while also protecting research participants involved in genomics studies. We need your help to improve one of NIH's central data sharing tools for human genomic data: the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes, or dbGaP.
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Published: July 7, 2009 at 2:28 PMIf your going to Disney at all some information on their event would be interesting as a comparison.
Published: July 8, 2009 at 8:05 AMRobert,
Could you find out how they go about deciding between creating a new central character, re-using an existing one and going without?
I have never more anticipated a HHN than I did two years ago when they unveiled the "Carnival of Carnage" I wanted to go so bad that year and couldn't.
Then last year they had Bloody Mary as the central character who at first did not seem as impressive but the online tie-ins to the event kept going. Even as HHN was already going on they kept making the story deeper and more twisted which made me want to go more as the event progressed.
So, now I sit and look over the material already released for this years HHN. I am neither impressed nor salivating at wanting to go. The only thing that could make me jump and go is the fact that I still have that free 7-day pass from the Super Bowl Promotion.
Oh, If you could find out what exactly goes on with the R.I.P. Tours for HHN.
Published: July 8, 2009 at 11:33 AMAlthough I don't like the Saw franchise, I think it would be good as a live event.
It's kind of an odd trio - two supernatural beings (a serial killer controlling a doll, and a werewolf) and a psychopath with a motive to make people appreciate life.
Also interesting to note is that the trio represents three eras of horror: classic (with supernatural beings and creepy elements rather than "jumpy" horror), slasher (encompassing charismatic killers from the '70s - '00s), and torture porn (the trend of recent years).
I hope they update the website to be on par with (or better than) last year's website.
Published: July 8, 2009 at 9:46 PMLast years event with the "Legendary Truth" investigations going into the detail of the event and backstory was just absolutely incredible. The investigations went into how Mary Agana turned into Bloody Mary and how all of the characters of last years event tied back to her via the School House where her mother taught each of the other characters' parents. Then on the last night the Halloween Horror Nights creative team and mastermind behind LT threw all of the participants a big party where we got to meet and talk with all of the guys that are behind making each year of HHN happen. They had all the blueprints of all the houses and a detailed board of how each house tied into the main theme, helping us understand things we didn't figure out during the course of LT.
I personally loved the entire experience of Legendary Truth which the website is still up at www.legendarytruth.com . I do really hope they will bring back a follow up of LT or a new era of it.
I would like to know though why they chose to go down the route of a 3 year series in Horror Movies beginning with this years event. It's a great idea and I hope it lives up to last years incredible theme.
Robert, will you be going to the press event the very first night or will you be flying a little bit later along? I'd love to see a local TPI get together happen.
Published: July 9, 2009 at 6:42 AMWe have gone to HHN in Orlando for the past five years in a row. This event and Mickeys Not So Scary are trips that I look forward to all year long. Last year's theme with Bloody Mary was really intriguing from the video at the entrance of the park, heck it was creepy even in the daytime, however once inside the park it seemed to diminsh for me. There are always a couple of stand out houses every year and a few mediocre ones. A few years ago which was also the last year they had the event in both IOA and US there were 2 incredible houses that I still remember, one was Demon Cantina and the other was a Vampire'ish" theme similiar to the first Blade Movie. Robert you can't miss the Bill and Ted show, you have to eat the fried oreos and you should stay on site in a Universal Hotel. Last year for the first time we stayed at Hard Rock the night we went to HHN and being that close to the event was a high point in the trip for me. We will always try to stay on property for this event in the future. Have Fun!

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And during the course of the shindig, celebrities like Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel took a moment to pose for a portrait by famed photog Mark Seliger.
Kicking off another stellar year of star-studded goodness, the 2016 Oscars got underway last night (February 28) in Los Angeles.
And with so many deserving nominees, the competition for each and every one of the twenty-four trophies was nothing short of fierce.
She's thrilled to be married to an Italian Stallion, and Sofia Vergara says that she and her husband Joe Manganiello are planning on having some kiddos.
In her cover story for the new issue of The Edit, the "Modern Family" hottie explains, "My husband is [four years] younger than me and he wants kids so we're trying to figure out what we're going to do. The idea of doing it all again doesn't scare me but, hey, it's not like it's going to happen naturally, is it?"
Kicking off the week with a massive movie event, the Walt Disney Pictures flick "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" rolled into the Dolby Theatre (and overflowed into the TCL Chinese and El Capitan theaters) last night (December 14).
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, George Lucas and J.J. Abrams all turned up for the enormous shindig, with Abrams telling the crowd, "Sincere apologies to the neighborhood," referring to the pandemonium going on in the streets.
They're one of the hottest couples in popular culture and Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello got married in Palm Beach on Sunday (November 22).
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Virtualization - Ask the Experts #5by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/29/2010 10:24 AM EST
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GoodBytes - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - linkI never understood this virtualisation thing. So ok, I can run a different OS on my desktop computer, to run a specific program. That is nice.. well not really as it takes forever to startup, but I guess it's better than nothing.
Why have this on a server? Assuming all your software is up-to-date and all works with your sever OS, what's the benefit? What does it allow me to do, that I can't do without them? Reply
Link23 - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - linkVisualization is very useful in a large environment. Case, i have at this point 160 Virtual servers running on 5 Hosts (5 physical servers). For my customer this is very useful since he doesn't need to have the space to store 160 servers or has to worry powering them. Also it is very useful for testing environments if you have developers that need to test client server applications. Reply
TheHolyLancer - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - linkconsolidation, you have a file server, a email server, a web server, a ----- server. each on it's own does not need that much processing power or IO, it is cheaper to buy a single / two really good and reliable sever and virtualize them.
less electricity use, easier to manage and back up, allows for other nifty tricks like pause the os when it is running mid way to move the server physically etc.
Some things that needs all the power and io it can get obviously is not the BEST candidate for vm for consolidation use, but then, you can buy several servers and make all of them run the same server at the same time, so then if one server dies, another takes over without down time (read vmware fault-tolerance or active/active server fail over). This is common in the risc/mainframe space to provide near 100% uptime (three or four 9s), and now can be done on el cheapo x84 stuff. Reply
GoodBytes - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - linkThanks to both!
I don't know much about server side things, so please excuse my ignorance.
Why can't you have a file server that is at the same time an e-mail server, that is at the same time a web server? What I am trying to say, is I already made my desktop home computer a FTP server and HTTP temporarily (for experimenting), I was still able to use my computer like I did not have the FTP and HTTP server, so why do you need separate servers? I guess, that if one crash, not everything will fall apart with the usage of separate computers, but using virtual environment leads to the same situation, where the computer that runs them crashes, then well they all crash, so why not merge every server into one, like if you install and use several applications on one computer (I know that each processes runs in their own virtual space on the computer, but you know what I mean. Where you install/configure the server to be an e-mail, file, web server all at once) Reply
solgae1784 - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - linkThe reason to separate those roles is to provide isolation so those roles will not affect the others. There are many technical (e.g. conflicts due to different OS settings required from different applications), business (e.g. uptime requirements), and political (e.g. separation of duty required by department rules) reasons that necessitates isolation. In the physical world, this meant additional physical servers that will quickly accumulate costs to buy and maintain them. With virtual, there are much less physical servers to maintain, even if the amount of servers & labor required will stay the same, which translates into less hardware space & cooling requirements & electric costs and more.
Also, just know that putting all your business critical servers in one machine is simply asking for trouble - if that single machine goes down, virtual or not, then you're out of business. You really need redundancy and disaster recovery plans to make sure your business critical roles stay operative. Redundancy is even more important in the virtual environment, where one physical machine will host multiple servers.
Fortunately, many virtual environments provide options such as VMware HA (restarts the VMs from failed host to another one) and FT (maintains two copies of a VM and immediately switches to secondary VM if primary VM goes down without incurring any downtime) to protect against hardware failure. Microsoft's Windows Clustering is also there to protect against application failure as well if needed. Disaster recovery in virtual world is also much simpler to implement, such as SAN replication to another site since the servers are now represented by a set of files stored on SAN, and products such as VMware Site Recovery Manager can automate the recovery of the VMs with a click of a button - long as of course, you have planned your disaster recovery well in the first place. Reply
justaviking - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - linkSimple example:
What if you need to reboot your email server? Maybe because you installed a patch.
In a VM situation, you simply reboot the email VM.
If you have everything running on one traditional computer, when you reboot your email server you also reboot your web server, your video server, your database... everything.
Another example:
Or what if your email software is not compatible with a certain patch yet, but everything else is. You have to run without the new patch while you wait for total compatibility across your entire software suite. In a VM environment, you can patch each "machine" independently if needed. Reply
justaviking - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - linkAlso, most crashes are "software crashes." At least I think so.
So the odds of your underlying server crashing your entire VM system are very low.
This way if one of your VMs crashes, due to some software lockup, the other VMs continue to run.
On a traditional system, a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) would wipe out all your services. Reply
justaviking - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - linkOne more answer to "Why use a VM?" then I'll quit replying to myself...
If you want to move your email server to a new, faster piece of hardware, it's a lot of work. Installations. Licenses. Etc.
With a VM, it's sort of "pick up the suitcase and go."
This might not be the case in every situation, but the time I actually used a VM it was great. I just put the VM onto my work laptop and was up and running in about 1/2 hour. The alternative would be to spend 2 DAYS installing and configuring a database, a web server, my company's software, ensuring license keys were correct, and on and on. So a VM was a great way to clone a training/demo system and make it portable. Reply
GoodBytes - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - linkWow, thanks you very much for your time.
I have learned a lot! Now I really see the importance of using virtual machine.
+++ rep, if that was possible :) Reply
Stas - Thursday, September 30, 2010 - linkWhile we're at it, example from today.
A client has 1 server running AD, Exchange, spam filter, DB, and is also a storage server. Somehow, the server got hacked - Exchange was sending out load of spam. So much spam that the whole machine came to a halt. Result: business software was down as their DB wasn't responding, no one could access their files on the shares, all that in addition to no email. They couldn't run transactions and lost some money because they had to wait for me to bring the server back to live. Had they spent the money on somewhat a more powerful system and split it up to 3-4 virtual servers with specific tasks, they would only suffer a loss of email functionality for a couple of hours. Let alone the fact that changes are, the vulnerability is due to so many applications requiring so many ports open, security measures relaxed, etc. Reply
Stas - Thursday, September 30, 2010 - linkchances* not changes Reply
Stuka87 - Thursday, September 30, 2010 - linkWe use VM's for testing the software that we develop. We are able to run full environments (multiple machines that interact) in an easy to deploy and manage setup.
We run several hundred machines on our cluster at any given time. We don't have the rack space (even with 11 racks) to handle this many machines. But we do have space for a big VMWare cluster. It also means if a machine blows up because of a bug in dev code, we can just deploy a new machine (Which we have scripted)
So for us, VM's are a HUGE help. Overall it has saved us quite a large junk of money in hardware. Even after we count in the price of the Dell R910's And SunFire X4600's that we use for the clusters Reply
TeXWiller - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - linkThe support for ECC is dependent on the BIOS for the Phenom and on the chipset for the Westmere based i3 and i5 series of processors. My personal machine is phenomenally (pun intended) driving 8 GB of ECC memory as I write this. Perhaps Johan was really thinking about the extended capacity brought by registered or buffered memory necessary for bigger configurations? Reply
Stuka87 - Thursday, September 30, 2010 - linkECC can be supported by some of those chipsets, but buffered memory is not. Typically you want Buffered ECC memory for a VM server. Reply
andersenep - Friday, October 01, 2010 - linkI could be completely wrong, but my impression was that the memory controller in K10 CPUs was the same, that they all support ECC, and that (Un)buffered or (un)registered ECC support was dependent on MB/chipset/BIOS.
I am not certain why anyone would buy a server MB, and drop a consumer/desktop CPU in it, but isn't this possible, even with buffered/registered RAM?
My understanding was also that Intel did not offer ECC support of any kind in its desktop CPUs, and reserved this support solely for Xeons. Has this changed? Could I run unbuffered ECC ram with my Core i7?
Am I completely wrong here? Reply
TeXWiller - Friday, October 01, 2010 - linkNo ECC for i7. 3xxx series Xeons with the 1156 sockets can drive both registered and unregistered ECC dram depending on the bios and the chipset. The 1366 socket based 3xxx Xeons can drive unregistered ECC/non-ECC only, irrespective of the chipset used. Of the non-Xeon processors, the Westmere based i3 and i5 do work with unbuffered ECC drams with the 3xxx chipsets and a proper bios, while the Lynnfield based i5 and i7 processors don't.
Recent 1156 server boards can apparently take a Westmere i3/5 with the unbuffered memory. When you need more capacity you can switch to a Lynnfield based Xeon and drive four quad or six double rank registered ECC modules, depending on the board configuration. Reply
andersenep - Friday, October 01, 2010 - linkWhen you say the Westmere i5's and i3's will run unregistered ECC RAM depending on BIOS and chipset, do you mean that it will support ECC scrubbing or will it just "work".
I have heard this has been an issue with some AMD MBs. Manufacturers claim ECC support, but ECC scrubbing is not supported. It just works like non-ECC RAM which defeats the whole purpose.
Given that unbuffered ECC DIMMs cost pretty much the same as non-ECC DIMMs, I don't see why Intel and MB manufacturers are fighting supporting ECC in desktop/consumer CPUs and MBs. Why is there some artificial line being drawn between server/desktop components in regards to support ECC (registered/buffered or not)?
ECC support (even though it's unbuffered) was a key consideration for me in selecting a CPU/MB. I went with an Opteron 1352 because it was cheap enough and powerful enough for my needs, but had I gone with a Phenom II or any other consumer AM2+ CPU, I should still have that same support.
Answer #1 seems to imply that this assumption is wrong.
Thanks for the reply. Reply
TeXWiller - Saturday, October 02, 2010 - linkIts difficult to say about the ECC support options for the Intel server boards. They should provide chipkill-like error correction for the x8 type of memory for at least 3xxx Xeons. I'm assuming a similar support is provided for the i3 and Pentium with unbuffered memory as most boards seem to support only i3 and Pentium processors even though Intel claims an equal support for i5 in the datasheet. What is interesting is that scrubbing is mentioned in the datasheets of the 5000 and 7000 series Xeons only.
The limits of ECC support are probably caused by the typical use cases of the consumer "gear" such as "performance at any cost" and the rarity of the cases such as "the home server". The rest is probably implementation cost and greedy market segmentation.
I have personally bumped into a consumer board which was claimed to support ECC memory only to discover that the support is limited to booting with the said memory. Yellow liquid was oozing from my general direction after that discovery. This was an AM2+ board. Now I'm using an Asus AM2+ board with configurable ECC support with adjustable scrubbing and chipkill under a Phenom 9750. High end Gigabyte boards seem to have a proper ECC support as well. Reply
brundlefly77 - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - linkLicensing licensing licensing yes a HUGE issue for consumer desktop virtualization.
I realized this week that I needed TWO Windows 7 licenses to run Windows 7 Pro Boot Camp under Fusion on Mac. I can't afford that for the amount of time I use it.
I understand that VMWare can only address its own licensing issues, but would suggest that investing more resources, time, money, and lawyers into negotiating with Microsoft ways to avoid double-licensing is critical to VMWare's future in selling consumer desktop virtualization solutions.
I won't even get into Apple's position, which is to basically not allow MacOS to run on anything but bare Apple hardware. Reply
miteethor - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - linkWe already have this solved on the server side. Microsoft offers Windows 2008 Datacenter edition which offers unlimited number of virtual machines per processor to be installed. Even though we use VMWare to do the virtualization we purchase this 1-shot license for each VMWare server and we are covered.
I realize that doesn't help you on the desktop side but there is a solution for datacenters who are using this technology. Reply
HMTK - Thursday, September 30, 2010 - linkStill, Windows 2008 Datacenter is only useful when you run a lot of VM's. For a small outfit, Enterprise (which can be virtualized 4 x per license) can be more interesting. YMMV. A SMB could for example have 3 low-end dual socket pizza boxes (like a Proliant DL160 or the cheapest DL360) and vSphere Essentials Plus. Such a cluster would be probably serious overkill hardware-wise to run a dozen VM's but would be worth it for failover. However, in such a case Windows 2008 Datacenter for 6 sockets would be incredibly expensive.
I'm happy though that Microsoft changed it's licensing for VDI solutions. It's still expensive - and will probably be so until MS has a decent VDI solution itself - but one of my customers was happy to pay +/- € 8000 less PER YEAR for his VMware View solution. Reply
redisnidma - Thursday, September 30, 2010 - linkWhy can't you guys get AMD involved in this debate/article?
That would be a plus to the discussion. Reply
HMTK - Thursday, September 30, 2010 - linkThere is something VMware can do about licensing. With the current model, licensing for vSphere is not only per socket but also by number of cores. You can use either 6 or 12 cores per socket which makes using current AMD CPU's with 8 or 12 cores rather expensive as you have to buy vSphere Advanced or Enterprise Plus. It would be nice if this limitation were removed, especially because mainstream Intel parts will get more than 6 cores as well in the furure. Strange thing is that Hyperthreading does not count here. 6 cores with a total of 12 threads is possible on the cheaper vSphere versions but 8 cores with total 8 threads requires Advanced/Enterprise Plus.
OTOG vSphere 4.1 became a lot more interesting for SMB's since nog the Essentials Plus package (3 servers with 2 CPU's each) now also gets vMotion and High Availability which makes this product infinitely more interesting than in version 4.0 Reply
Nehemoth - Thursday, September 30, 2010 - linkIndeed I have days wondering the same question, 6 and 8 cores are practicaly everywhere on a Datacenter, vmware should leverage the cost of those licensing, should be a great plus.
Next year with Sandy Bridge and with Bulldozer will be worse with the core count increase, let's hope vmware is listening they're customer.
Also something that I would like to see would be like a development host especial license, let's say for example a go the virtualization route and decide to consolide my 60 to 100 servers, I put all those in 2 or 4 host for FT and HA but I also would like to have a extra host so the IT guys play nicely with the upcoming trend in technology, the license for that host should be cheaper, let's say cause you won't need that Host to be up 24/7, or you won't need HA, or FT, after all HW is way cheaper than SW. Reply
HMTK - Friday, October 01, 2010 - linkESXi is and will remain free (although only 6 cores/CPU) and Standard isn't all that expensive while you could manage it with your existing vCenter server. OR you could get Essentials which gives you a vCenter Foundation (3 hosts) and vSphere licenses for 3 dual socket machines. In fact, if you do not need vMotion and HA, Essentials is ridiculously cheap and Essentials Plus gives you both those features for a fairly modest price. Still, you're always stuck with 6 CPU's/core. Reply
Budwise - Friday, October 01, 2010 - linkThere are other options out there aside from Vmware. Lets get some XenServer feedback. Explain to everyone bare metal installs vs OS on OS, what paravirtualized drivers are, how i/o works, how to manage it, NIC bonding options, switch requirements, etc. Reply


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>> Domestication doesn't result in "smaller" skulls, it results in *shorter*
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>> food is relaxed. There is also selective breeding pressure deliberately
>> placed on them by humans. Humans find round heads (like babies heads) more
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>> heads. If you could see the nasal passages and dental deformations of dogs
>> with flat faces, like bulldogs and pekinese, you would want to pass laws
>> banning the creation of such hideous malformations. Now, a wild coyote's
>> skull is a true thing of beauty. Long, sleek with a gorgeous set of
>> well-spaced teeth on a muzzle that is twice the length of the calvarium.
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"One of the ways of achieving that is by consistently providing a program that people can go with and become habitually interested in, and shape that program in some ways so it has a cumulative effect."
ACCA board member Louise Adler said the board was impressed by the national and international perspective Engberg would bring to the job.
"She's very respected in the local artistic community and also engaged with larger issues," Adler says. "From way back at Heide, she has conceived exhibitions that had real breadth and substance, and she has the energy and personality to persuade audiences beyond the cognoscenti that contemporary art can engage them.
"There's an idea that contemporary art is inscrutable and unfathomable, that we may be able to judge old masters, but that contemporary art is different. Juliana has been extremely cogent and articulate about the nature of contemporary art. She can explain why it is important."
Engberg's predecessor, Jenepher Duncan, has left ACCA to focus on her work as director of the Monash University Museum of Art. Duncan says that after 11 years at the centre, she had achieved her goals.
"The realisation of the fabulous Southbank building had been my goal for five or six years," she says. "After a decade doing both jobs, it was an appropriate time to focus on one institution."
Engberg will continue with her work at the Melbourne Festival. "I made a commitment to Robyn (Archer, festival director) . . . I'll continue to work with Robyn this year and next year, and possibly 2004. ACCA will contribute the visual arts program to the festival, in our own venue and in other venues. It's an effective partnership."
She is looking forward to the challenge of continuous programming. One lesson learnt at Heide is not to "dumb down" the art you present, she says.
"You've got to make it a sensuously enjoyable experience and not be afraid, even though some of the art constituency might wish you to be totally aloof from the concept of a general audience."
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Available to be purchased online, the innovation of the driPhone is that it has a very robust, waterproof case plus a soft membrane screen screen to allow the touch screen functions to be operated without opening the case.
As most iPhone users know - they don't really use Steve Jobs' brilliant device as a phone - it more messaging system, a music player, a pocket computer as well as offering full still camera and movie capability - all in your pocket.
If like us, you run a full chart package, wind forecasting from www.predictwind.com!Predictwind, and other applications that use the iPhone's GPS functionality - it is an essential device to have on board, and obviously a lot more cost effective than a myriad of instrument systems. So whether to take the iPhone on board is a no-brainer - the trick is how to keep it dry and usable - the driPhone does all that for you.
Obviously the driPhone will allow you to have the phone beside you, or in a rope bag in the cockpit - even on wet days. An attachment lanyard is available.
Since the product came on the market in May 2011, 4500 units have been sold online - the only way it is currently available and driPhone's Hayden Crowther reports that he has not had one returned because of fault, or issues with the soft membrane face which looks to be the obvious weak point of the device.
driPhones are available in a variety of colours - yellow, white and black, plus a new smoke colour for the iPhone 4S. It will work with other touch screen phones, approximately the same dimensions as the iPhone.
Small sponge packers can be inserted in the driPhone case to make a more snug fit for smaller phones.
But yours online for Christmas (delivery by first available courier) by http://www.driphone.co.nz/driphone-for-iphone.html!clicking_here.
The driPhone is an essential piece of kit for any sailor who want to go on the water and at $99 is a very cost effective investment.
Other similar covers are coming on the market including a lighter version, but with underwater capability of only a metre compared to the driPhone's six metre depth restriction. And also a iTab - geared towards the iPad and touch screen tablet devices allowing them to be used for chart and navigation work in wet environments.


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Links à la Mode Jan 15th: The Independent Fashion Blogger Roundup
January 15, 2009 by Anna
Filed under Miscellaneous
Check out these great articles from my fellow Independent Fashion bloggers:
- 39thandbroadway.com - Why our obsession for fast fashion is causing designers to burn-out and result in less innovative wardrobe choices for you!
- Breakfast at Saks - Style vs. Comfort: What to wear when you're traveling
- dramatis personae - Mischief-Managed Media: My So-Called Life…
- fashion forestry - Dressing like San Francisco architecture
- fashion in my eyes - For the love of shoes
- fete a fete - Lia Lintern custom fitted luxe coats!
- Hello, Lover… Shoe Daydreams - The famous SATC: The Movie "Something Blue" shoe is now not blue?
- Hollow Star - Spring fashion trends I'm most excited about
- Independent Fashion Bloggers - In the Name of the Blog
- Iwanttowearit - Kids who dress themselves will make you smile. I promise.
- Mademoiselle Robot - Getting summer wardrobe inspiration from Robert Mulligan's The Man in the Moon.
- Nico Assatly - Accessories Junkie
- Retro Chick - Warm Chunky Knits for Work, Rest & Play
- Shopping and Info - Shopping and Info loves Nicole Richie's Balenciaga platform black boots.
- Solo Lisa y Nada Mas - How to shop for a purse you'll love
- Studio Purpura - Weekly Editor's Picks - Resolution to Ladies Pesky Fashion Issues!
- Style Symmetry - Eyeliah calls skirts over dresses a trend to watch!
- Style Tabloid - Staring off the New Year with work-out resolutions? Stick to your plans with the help of some cute work-out outfits inspired by your favorite celebrities!
- THE COVETED - How to Dress for Cold Weather
- the musings of ondo lady - Ok so we had The Real OC and The Real Housewives of Orange County so make way for The Real Gossip Girls.
Enter To Win "5-Factor Fitness"!
January 14, 2009 by Anna
Filed under Contests, Featured, Health & Wellness
Ok…what is the number one New Year's Resolution? LOSE WEIGHT! Take off those holiday cookie pounds and get ready for the summer right?? Well let me let you in on a secret…you don't need a gym membership; your treadmill is outside honey! Anywhere you can put your foot down and continue walking is nature's equivalent to a treadmill. All you need are hand weights, a jump rope, and the ability to step outside. Annddd….you HAVE TO HAVE THIS BOOK!
The 5-Factor Fitness by Harley Pasternak
He is the celebrity trainer who train celebs like Halle Berry and you know she's got a pretty hot bod. But I personally could not take off the extra 15 lbs. until I read this book and followed everything he said. Well, also with the help of my certified trainer, Dr. Katelyn (check out her featured posts on my health and wellness section.) to motivate me and make sure I was doing things correctly. However, this book is awesome! What I love is that it's totally attainable and doable! No crazy workout routines, just simple strength training mixed with a little bit of cardio goes a long way! Get this book; it's the only way you'll achieve your New Year's resolution!
However, if you do need the motivation of other people who have the same resolution as you, absolutely join the gym! I still suggest getting this book and do it there because you can run on a treadmill for days, and if you don't know what you're doing, you'll just have really strong legs and still have your holiday inner tube…and that does not float in the pool during the summertime…just so you know.
Spring $10 for this book on amazon.com before shelling out hundreds on other things that don't work. I assure you, it's worth every penny!
Contest Giveaway!
In the spirit of New Year's and all of it's resolutions, I'm holding a contest where I will be giving away a copy of 5-Factor Fitness. To enter, simply fill out the form below and tell me what your New Year's Resolutions are. Contest ends January 30, 2009. Must be 18 or over to enter.
Congratulations to our winner, Magdalene from Canada!
Benefits of Quinoa
January 14, 2009 by Katelyn
Filed under Health & Wellness
Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah), known as the "mother of all grains," is my pick for one of the best protein sources and rice replacement. Of course, we all know white rice is not the first choice when it comes to staying slim. It is high in carbs and low in protein. As a healthier choice, some people eat brown rice instead of white. But quinoa, in my opinion, stands head and shoulders above even brown rice. Its protein content is very high (12-18%) and it's low in carbs, which is especially important for vegetarians and vegans. What's more, it is a complete protein source, containing a balanced set of essential amino acids. Quinoa is also a great source of fiber and high in magnesium and iron; you just can't argue with the power in its punch! And the best quality? It tastes great!
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Prepare quinoa as you would prepare rice. I use a rice cooker to make life easier for myself. Use one part quinoa to two parts water. For example, put one cup of quinoa and two cups of water into your rice cooker, put the lid on, press the "cook" button and you're done! (To make quinoa extra tasty, use vegetable broth instead of water). You can make great vegetable pilaf with this, or just eat it with stir-fry. Like I said, it is a great rice substitute, so add it wherever you would add rice in your dishes. Bon appetit!
Quinoa is available online (such as SHOP.com and Amazon.com), Trader Joes, Whole Foods and other health food stores.
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10 Fashion Tips for Nerds
January 13, 2009 by Anna
Filed under Ask the Guys, Style & Trends
Everyone has an inner nerd somewhere...I most certainly do! If you're a nerd, you should absolutely embrace it, but don't set yourself up to be ridiculed when you wear things that don't flatter you and most certainly doesn't separate you from the stereo typical nerdy look. I'm going to name off 10 nerdy things that you may currently be wearing and tell you what you can replace it with...AND still feel comfortable. Here it goes!
- Company Logo Shirts: C'mon really? Are you really wearing that? Now unless it is a fabulous stylewithanna shirt...your IT company logo screams "HI I'M A NERD, I JUST THOUGHT I'D LET MY COMPANY DRESS ME." No honey, NO! Company logo shirts are free and meant to be used if you must wear that to work, or for laundry day, or when you're doing yardwork or painting or any other household chores where it is acceptable to "rough it". If you're a t-shirt and jeans kind of person, that's fine! Try layering different colored t-shirts with no logo, or if you're going to go with a logo, brand name honey -- that's what they're there for. Same goes for polos: brand name or no name is fine. Now make sure if you're a skinny guy, you don't shop in the kids section for your t-shirts where your shirt barely covers your belly button. Get a shirt that is at least halfway down your butt. And make sure it's not too wide or too fitted. A rule of thumb: if you spread your arms out to the side, you should have about 1" to 2" between you and the t-shirt on either side of you. Find your own swagger though! Feel confident in what you're wearing and don't show your insecurities.
- Tucked in Shirts: Now when you tuck in your shirt, don't tuck it in all the way and then walk out the door! You must pull some shirt out so it doesn't look so uptight. Of course dress shirts and certain occasions call for tucking in your shirt, but if you're out with friends, relaaaaax. Pull out your shirt and it will actually help you feel more comfortable in most situations. Same rules apply with buttoning your shirts. You should not button them so far up that people need to perform CPR on you because you've choked and passed out. Please do not button your shirts all the way up! It's extremely uncomfortable to do and to look at! One of the ways you can exude confidence is by relaxing and really looking like you're relaxed. Unbutton the top 1 or 2 buttons and wear a white undershirt. It makes you more comfortable with your look and your body, and less awkward in social situations.
- Pleated Pants: I don't even know why these things exist. Pleated pants never looked good on anyone! It makes your hips look big and when you sit down, it puffs up and gives you an air roll at your crotch area. Not hot! When you're wearing dress pants, go for a straight fit. It fits better and is definitely more flattering!
- Gym Shoes: I know they're comfortable, but if you're going to go with comfortable shoes, go with something not so bulky. Instead of gym shoes, go for something similar to these Payless Airwalk Kicks.They're inexpensive, comfortable, light weight and trendier.
- Phone Clipped on Belt: Unless you're in business attire or sell cell phones at the mall, you should never clip your phone to your belt. It's bulky and weighs down one side of your pants which sometimes result in showing your underroos. Definitely do not clip your phone onto your belt if you have a ghetto phone! I've seen it, it's not good. If you haven't spent the extra money to upgrade your phone, it needs to be hidden in your pocket. Just don't do it, it's tacky!
- Fat Wallets: Wait a sec...is that a third buttcheek? No, it's your wallet! I know you don't carry around that much cash, so why is your wallet so fat?? Sometimes those receipts that we can't bear to throw away, needs to be thrown away! Clean out your wallet once a month and ditch any old receipts or papers that may be fattening up your wallet, causing you to be lopsided when you sit down. There is no reason to look like you have a 3rd buttcheek when we spend so much money trying to slim down the 2 that we already have. Clean out your wallet!
- Jackets: In order to stay warm and look good, you have to shop for one that fits you properly. Guys can throw on a jacket and look so slick and stylish. I love the look on guys during the winter time when they layer on sweaters, a jacket and scarf...hot. Make sure it flatters your figure. I do not want to see bubbly jackets with the tight elastic at the bottom cutting off your circulation and making you look all round and puffy on top. Here are some options to consider.
- Eyewear: Let people see your eyes! Let people know who you really are and let them look into your eyes. Don't use your glasses to hide behind -- people want to get to know you and you want to get to know them. If you're hiding, you're not giving other people the time of day and that's why people stay away from you. Now I'm not always suggesting that you have to wear contacts. If you're more comfortable with glasses, there are such things as trendy glasses. Bring a fashionable friend or consult with the eyewear specialist to find the frames that are trendy and fit your face. Frames Direct offers a huge selection of designer frames.
- Hair: You guys give me no median here. You either have way too much gel here and your hair looks like a comb over helmet, or it's too messy like you just rolled out of bed. Try using hair wax.
It gives you a more natural look and still holds your hair in place so it's easy to style and it doesn't give you that stiff hair effect.
- The Unibrow: Yes....this is classic. In no way shape or form would you ever need a hair trail that goes from one side of your forehead to the other. Wax, shave, pluck, do whatever you need to do to separate your eyebrows. You are supposed to have 2. You have 2 eyes, and an eyebrow goes on top of each one of those beautiful eyes. Not in the middle somewhere random by itself. Do not let yourself be made fun of when you can easily get rid of the unibrow. Check back for future post on the best hair removal techniques, but for now, any technique you use to remove that hair is absolutely necessary!
There you have it, your first few steps to being a more fashionable nerd. It's ok to embrace your inner nerd! My tips are for you to not get yourself made fun of to have even more issues to tell your therapist about. Hope this helps, if you have questions, leave me comments!


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Give time a break from your hustle and bustle of modern life and experience the peace and beauty of serine beaches in Puducherry (earlier Pondicherry). People from all walks of life and from all over the world thong this cosmopolitan union territory for its high-end historical heritage and mere serenity of the town. If you are looking for a divine bliss, Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville are the perfect places. And if you are looking for some fun filled activities, various cultural festivals and fairs are organized often to facilitate cultural heritage and social.
Puducherry, the capital of the union territory of Puducherry (which includes Pudhucherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam) and is located in the Coromadel coast of the Bay of Bengal. While Karaikal lies 150 km south of Pudhucherry on the east coast, Mahe is on the Malabar Coast and Yanam in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Besides being a nesting place for many poets and laurels down the ages, The union territory also been a shore of different cultures, from the Romans to the French, who ruled for 300 years. The town is almost filled with a lot of heritage buildings and monuments. The attraction of the territory includes Botanical Garden, International yoga festival, annual French Food festival organized by The Department of Tourism of Pondicherry.
The historical French connection is still evident here after a half a century of independence. Puducherry is a visual treat for tourists with its calm spirituality, soft breezing beaches, cobbled streets, elegant houses, the backwaters, temples, churches, mosques, antique furniture gallerie, Cotton textile mills, handmade paper, leather aromatics and particularly pleasant shopping experience. If you want to have a memorable vacation, no doubt, Puducherry is worth spending tourist destination and wonderful place ever.
Auroville (also called as The City of Dawn) is located around 6 km from Puducherry and accommodates people across 35 nations to live as a community in making a universal city. On the 28th of February, 1968, the International township of Auroville was founded.
While introducing the project, The Mother, President of the Society, declared: "Auroville wants to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realise human unity".
The Matrimandir is both the physical and spiritual center of Auroville. Matrimandir, in Sanskrit, means "Temple of the Divine Mother". Its inner chamber is meant to be a place for quiet and concentration, void of any ritual, where anyone can sit to meditate in silence. Matrimandir is a 100-foot-high elliptical sphere resting on four pillars each pillar representing an aspect of the Divine Mother: Wisdom, Strength, Harmony, Perfection. The Matrimandir will be surrounded by a network of 12 gardens and a lake. Matrimandir stands as a living example of human unity in diversity.
Pondicherry Aurobindo Ashram
The great Indian philosopher Aurbindo Ghose set up the Aurbindo Ashram in the year 1926 where he lived and spent his days until his death. Nowadays Pondicherry is synonymous with Aurbindo Ashram. The Ashram is in the hot of the town near Manakula Vinayakar Temple. It is the place where the great Indian philosopher Aurbindo lived and died.
Aurbindo's ardent disciple and companion Mirra Alfassa (The Mother) who was from Paris is the key person behind Matrimandir Project in Auroville. The Samadhi of Sir Aurbindo and the Mother are kept in the main Ashram building where plenty of flowers and followers gathered together. Aurbindo and Aurbindo Ashram are the spiritual embodiment of Pondicherry.
Handicrafts and Shopping
Besides being a historical and spiritual land, pondicherry is also a great place for shopping because of duty free service and low price. Pondicherry is known for its textile industry, doll making industry, leather products, perfumed candles, pottery, handmade paper, handicrafts Products. Aurbindo Ashram plays a major role in manufacturing a lot of these shopping items that are exported to foreign countries. December to February is absolutely a splendid shopping festival time in pondicherry.
Monuments in Pondicherry
Pondicherry is not only a tourist destination but also a place of immense importance with its historical monuments. These monuments represent the footprints of the past activities like battles and sieges, Maharajas, courtesans, the French rule and War Memorial so on. Along the cost of the Promenade beach, you can find an array of statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru statue, Joan of Arc and Dupleix, the War Memorial etc.
Aayi Mandapam standing in the middle of the Bharathi Park is famous for its elegance. Another remarkable monument worth a visit is Ananda Ranga Pillai Mansion which is a unique mix of French and Indian Architecture. Ranga Pillai dairy remains a very great resource to know about the French rule in India. The union territory has monuments and statues for poets, writers, freedom fighters, labors and national leaders. These monuments reflect the high national and cultural heritage of Pondicherry braving with glory against the test of time.
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Syria: Security tight for election amid civil war
Published 5:55 pm, Monday, June 2, 2014
Damascus, Syria -- With security heightened in Damascus and thousands fearing rebel attacks in other cities, Syria holds an election Tuesday in the middle of its bloody civil war - a vote that President Bashar Assad is expected to win easily and that critics have denounced as a sham.
Assad's re-election to another seven-year term would show the tenacity of a ruler who had only a tenuous grip on power just over a year ago. In the past 12 months, his troops have clawed back to regain lost ground and significantly strengthen his position, giving him little reason to seek a political compromise in a conflict that has killed more than 160,000 people.
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Still, the Syrian government has gone to great lengths to present the vote as a way to resolve the crisis and move forward. For the first time in more than 50 years, more than one candidate will be on the ballot. Assad faces two government-approved challengers in the race, Maher Hajjar and Hassan al-Nouri, both of whom were little known in Syria before declaring their candidacy in April.
The Syrian opposition and its Western allies have dismissed the vote as a farce, questioning the credibility of an election taking place during a raging civil war. Much of northern and eastern Syria is in rebel hands, and polling will only be done in government-controlled areas.
Rebels in some parts of the country have threatened to disrupt the voting.


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Barely one year after tearing the ACL in his left knee, South Carolina's superstar running back tore three ligaments and dislocated his right knee on Oct. 27 against Tennessee. When he declared for the NFL Draft on Dec. 12, he said he didn't think he'd be ready to play for 12 to 15 months.
A couple weeks ago, Lattimore's timetable accelerated considerably upon meeting with renowned surgeon Dr. James Andrews.
"Dr. Andrews came in, he said, 'You're doing remarkable. You're doing everything you can,'" Lattimore said after watching the South squad practice at the Senior Bowl. "His words were, 'You're going to shock the world.' That's what Dr. Andrews said."
Now, Lattimore is eyeing a shocking comeback. He wants to play in Week 1. That's Week 1 of the 2013 season, not Week 1 of the 2014 season.
"That's my goal and it is realistic," he said.
If healthy, Lattimore certainly would have been considered the best running back in the draft. He was a prep phenom at Byrnes High School in Duncan, S.C. Lattimore was the state's Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior and closed his career with 6,375 rushing yards and 104 touchdowns. As a true freshman at South Carolina, he was the nation's unanimous Freshman of the Year after rushing for 1,197 yards and setting a school record with 19 touchdowns.
He rushed for 818 yards and scored 11 touchdowns in seven games before the injury in 2011. In 2012, he rushed for 662 yards and scored 11 touchdowns in nine games. In just three seasons, he set school records for rushing touchdowns (38), total touchdowns (41) and finished sixth with 2,677 rushing yards.
"If healthy, Marcus Lattimore is the top back in the NFL Draft," Scout.com national recruiting analyst Jamie Newberg said. "This is a kid that can do it all. He has a very good combination of size and power and can run between the tackles. While he doesn't have elite speed, Lattimore is fast enough to take the perimeter and run by the defense. When he wants to, he can be shifty and elusive in the hole or in the open field. Lattimore also excels as a receiver out of the backfield. This kid is a complete back and an every-down back that was a workhorse at South Carolina. He was one of the best players in the SEC from the moment he played as a true freshman for the Gamecocks."
Lattimore said he's been training twice a day at the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla. A big milestone in his comeback is on the horizon.
"I'm running in the pool and doing squats, doing single-lift squats, doing a lot of balance drills. Two weeks from now, I'll be jogging on land, so I'm real excited about that," he said.
On the comeback trail, Lattimore draws inspiration from Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson. After tearing his ACL on Christmas Eve 2011, Peterson played all 16 games in 2012 and finished just 9 yards short of breaking Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record. Lattimore also looks to Willis McGahee, who tore three ligaments in his left knee in the 2002 national championship game. McGahee shocked observers by declaring for the 2003 draft. A first-round pick by Buffalo, McGahee didn't play as a rookie but topped 1,100 yards three times in his first four seasons in the NFL.
"I've talked to Willis McGahee," Lattimore said, "and he said, 'You haven't got time to feel sorry for yourself. You've got to get to work.'"
That's exactly what Lattimore has done. He said he got past thinking "Why me?" just a couple days after the injury. He attacked his rehab with a vengeance and has surprised himself in how far he's come in less than three months.
Lattimore's talked to a few teams while at the Senior Bowl but said he has "no clue" when – or even if – he'll be drafted. Even with the injuries, he considers himself the best back in the draft.
"I know when I get on that team, I'm going to work as hard as I can," Lattimore said. "I know what I can do on the field: I can catch, I can run, I can block. I can do it all. There's no doubt that I'll be stronger."
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American Idol May Tweak the Voting System And The Judges' Panel
Even though the ratings are down for "American Idol," it is still the most watched show on T.V. Fox is saying there may be some changes on the horizon.
The president of the company that owns the rights to "Idol" says that they're thinking about changing the show's voting system. We don't have any specifics yet, but apparently he feels the recent winners of "Idol" are all of the same type.
He says,
"They're being called WGWGs . . . White Guys With Guitars."
The last five winners could fit in that category … Phillip Phillips, Scotty McCreery, Lee DeWyze, Kris Allen and David Cook. But, it's the fans that are voting. It's not like the judges are picking the winners. So it's not really the shows fault. And how can the tweak the voting to make it reflect something different? How certain are we that the fans votes are being counted?? Hmm…this conspiracy has been around for a while. Weren't they going to tweak the system this time last year too?
He also says there could be a shake-up on the judges' panel. The ratings did go up when they initially brought in Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez two seasons ago. But, with Jen going on tour during taping, who knows what will happen. I say, BRING BACK PAULA!!!
If you were one of the producers on the show, what would you do to change things up? What would you want to see "Idol" do?
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Voters may cast ballots by going to one of two voting centers, located at 40 Tower Road in San Mateo and 555 County Center in Redwood City. The centers will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays through June 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, and from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day, which is Tuesday, June 3
Go to shapethefuture.org to apply to vote by mail. Applications are also available in the "Sample Ballot and Official Voter Information" pamphlet.
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One new face will join the return of a familiar one when the Menlo Park Planning Commission next meets. On April 29, the City Council reappointed Ben Eiref to a second four-year term, and selected Andrew Combs to replace Henry Riggs, whose term had ended.
Mr. Combs holds a law degree from Harvard University and works as a communications consultant and freelance writer, according to his application. He has served as a bicycle commissioner, tutored for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula, and volunteered as an elections officer.
He wrote that his desire to serve on the Planning Commission "stems not from a desire to accomplish a specific task. My interests are driven by a desire to engage and contribute to the conversation about how Menlo Park can best develop and thrive in the years and decades ahead."


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MOBILE, Alabama -- The Archdiocese of Mobile has told staff and volunteers who work with children that electronic communication with minors must be limited to "providing information related to a ministry or event and not for socialization or other personal interaction."
The policy, implemented on Friday (April 1), applies to faculty and staff at Catholic schools, as well as adults who work with minors and teens in youth ministry or religious education.
The church policy comes on the heels of a social networking policy approved by the Mobile County school board that limits communication with students "outside of system-owned means and resources." It also "prefers that its employees utilize only school-owned resources to communicate and interact with students."
Gwendolyn Byrd, archdiocese superintendent of schools, said the church policy has been in the works for a year.
The archdiocese defines social media as venues such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube. Electronic communication refers to cell phones, texting, email and landline telephones.
The guidelines state that "social media may not be used to communicate with minors who have not reached the ninth grade," and online chatting with minors is prohibited, according to the policy.
Parents must be notified of the "methods of communication" used and must have access to "participate in such communications," according to the archdiocese policy.
[Renee Busby writes for the Press-Register in Mobile, Ala.]
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An 18-year-old from Troon in Scotland is recovering in hospital after suffering head injuries at Piskey's Cove near Porthleven in Cornwall.
There is frustration that young people appear to be ignoring the dangers involved in jumping from cliffs, rocks and harbour walls into the sea.
Last month a man died after tombstoning at Ansteys Cove in Torquay.
Dangerous game
About 40 young people were also cautioned by police and coastguards after jumping off rocks near Babbacombe in Devon.
In Cornwall, security guards are being paid by the district council to patrol Penzance harbour and the town's Jubilee Pool because of fears that teenagers are risking their lives.
John Rossiter from Falmouth coastguards said: "It really is a very dangerous game.
"People are just not sure of the depth of the water and they're toppling over and striking their heads and limbs on rocks.
"We ask people to please think about it. It's just far too dangerous."


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Several bystanders lifted a van to help free the leg of a woman who was involved in a two-truck crash in Barrhaven today, paramedics say.
The crash occurred shortly after 11 a.m. a business pickup truck struck a parked Penske van on Calderwood Way in Barrhaven, police say.
Two women who were unloading equipment were struck and dragged for about three metres, according to paramedics.
A 34-year-old woman had leg and head injuries when her leg was trapped under the van which was lifted by quick-thinking bystanders.
She was brought to hospital in serious condition.
The other woman, 30, suffered head and rib injuries and was brought to hospital in serious condition.
The driver of the truck that struck the van, a 34-year-old woman, sustained an arm injury. She was also brought to hospital and was in stable condition.
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CORTLANDT, N.Y. — We have a challenge for our readers. Can you tell us where in Cortlandt this photo was taken?
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The old theory that a butterfly flapping its wings can cause a hurricane on the other side of the world may be somewhat far-fetched. But that a ship dropping anchor can disrupt the lives of millions has become painfully evident.
That is what happened off the Kenyan coast when, by unlucky chance, an anchor scored a direct hit on an underwater fibre-optic cable.
The knock-on effect is a predicted 20% slowdown in internet speeds in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Sudan, the BBC reported.
The offending ship was waiting to enter the port of Mombasa at the weekend when it halted in a restricted area.
The damaged cable, owned by The East African Marine Systems (Teams) – in which the Kenyan government has a share – is one of three serving east Africa. It could take up to three weeks to repair.
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City Employees With Six-Figure Salaries Jumps 45% In One Year, Pension Givebacks To Save City $100 Million Over 10 Years
By George Economides - Publisher's Perspective
Click Here to Download the $100,000 Club List
August 28, 2012 – At first glance you might think, "Wow, a one-year, 45% increase in the number of city employees making six-figure salaries? From 593 on August 1, 2011, to 862 on August 1, 2012! How can that be when the city is laying off people and reducing parks, recreation and library programs?"
While there's a good explanation for the jump in numbers, it may not be enough to sway taxpayers who are adamant that employee salaries should be reduced or frozen until the city regains its economic footing. It's tough to disagree with them, especially with a July unemployment number of 13.1% – up from 12.2% in June – and the average household income nowhere close to six figures.
To its credit, Long Beach has been more aggressive in tackling the pension issue than have most cities – although Long Beach should have done so years earlier.
Last year, through the work of Mayor Bob Foster and city management, deals were crafted with the city's public safety and other unions to move forward on contractual pay raises in return for employees agreeing to cover more of the pension costs. According to city staff, the "deals" save the city approximately $100 million over a 10-year period.
The Long Beach Police Officers Association came to the table first last year, and a few months later so did the Long Beach Firefighters union. In fact, all but one of the city's nine unions made some concessions in the past year to help during these tough economic times. But the big ones were police and fire since their combined payroll is about half of the city's overall 2012 payroll of $383 million.
The result of these pay raises – many of which exceeded $10,000 – is that 264 public safety personnel joined the $100,000 Club (that's base salary; overtime pay is not included) since our last report a year ago. For all other city departments combined, only six are new inductees to the "club."
Approximately two-thirds of the 862 "Club" members are public safety personnel. The give-back by police and fire is that their members are now picking up all of what is referred to as the "employee fee," or share, of the pension cost. Other city unions are also paying more.
Prior to these agreements, police and fire personnel were paying 2% of the 9% "employee fee" of the pension cost. They are now paying all 9 percent, which, for many police and fire personnel, covers much of the pay raise received in the past year.
Here's a quick example of how the "employee fee' portion works. Let's say a year ago a police officer had a base salary of $95,000. At that time, that officer paid 2% – $1,900 – of the 9% "employee fee," which totaled $8,550 (9% x $95,000). The taxpayers picked up the difference of $6,650. This year, that same officer has a base salary of $105,000 and is paying all 9% ($9,450) of the "employee fee."
Part of the dissension arising from the city's deals with unions is that all city employees should have already been paying for the "employee fee" portion of the pension costs. The argument is, that since city employees are reaping the benefits of what is an overly generous pension system, that they should pay their fair share. More than a decade ago, the Business Journal urged the city's elected officials to have employees do just that – saving about $20 million annually – but those calls fell on deaf ears.
Even more recently – June 2008 – during a panel discussion before the Anaheim Street Business Association that included two councilmembers – the Business Journal again challenged the city to tackle the pension issue.
Recession Forces Cities And Unions To Act
It wasn't until a good two years into the recession that elected officials here and throughout the country, after already cutting expenses by streamling operations and gutting programs and services, realized that pension costs were unsustainable. That's when the deal-making began. And because furloughs and layoffs were or would be occurring in all cities, most unions agreed to revisit existing contracts.
If it were not for the recession – which resulted in revenue sources dropping dramatically while employee costs continued to climb – most cities would have gone over the cliff. Some already have and others may follow. Keep an eye on what union-controlled Los Angeles does.
Despite the deals, Long Beach is far from being in the clear, especially when today's "$100,000 Club" members and other city employees retire. We'll get to that in a moment.
While the "employee fee" part of the pension cost is, with a few exceptions, finally under control, there remains the most volatile part of the pension cost: the "employer fee" that is set annually by the board of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
CalPERS is like the rich gambler who isn't worried about losing because "it's only money and I got plenty of it." The difference is, when CalPERS loses, cities pay more.
The "employer fee" is paid in full by taxpayers and varies year to year based, in part, on whether CalPERS investments are good or not. The current year "employer fee" is 22.315% of base salary for public safety sworn personnel and 15.159% on the base salary for nearly all other city employees.
That means, for our $105,000 police officer salary, taxpayers are paying $22,431 into that officer's retirement this year. And remember, there are now 862 city employees at or above that salary and nearly two-thirds are sworn personnel. (Note: according to a city spokesperson, the CalPERS "employer fee" went down slightly this year but is expected to increase next year.)
Nowhere but in the public sector do these types of pension costs exist. If these were offered in the private sector, most businesses would be out of business.
So far, we've addressed only payments into the retirement system. How about the pay outs when one retires.
Part of the deals cut with Long Beach unions calls for new city employees to come in at a different, and much lower-cost, pension payout formula. That's fine when today's new hires retire in 25 or 30 years. But until then, meeting the pension obligations will remain difficult and a leading cause of municipalities filing for bankruptcy.
To call it a "cadillac" system is an understatement.
Let's say our current $105,000 police officer works another 10 years for the city and retires at age 50 after a 25-year career (this is fairly typical for both police and fire personnel). At retirement, that officer's salary is now up to $125,000. The current retirement formula, known as 3% at 50, allows that officer to collect $93,750 a year for life. The "3" is multiplied by the number years worked (25), equalling 75%. That percentage is then multiplied with his salary of $125,000.
When a city employee's pay increases, so does the pension cost to taxpayers increases. With people living longer, it's pretty safe to forecast 30 years of payments. There are already hundreds of retired city workers receiving similar payments (a few exceeding $200,000 annually) and hundreds of current workers who will begin receiving them over the next 10 to 20 years.
These are just the "$100,000 Club" members. Now consider all city employees, most of whom are or will be receiving much lower annual pension payments.
Is it sustainable?
What do you think?
Some Good News
Is there any good news? Yes.
First, despite being criticized by some people for what they call "heavy-handed" tactics, if it were not for Mayor Foster, Long Beach taxpayers would be in much worse shape, with even more cuts to programs and services and huge layoffs of police, fire and other city personnel. It is Foster who not only put a lid on spending, but forced councilmembers – many of whom were or are aligned with unions – to get more aggressive at tackling the pension issue.
Second, Long Beach is fortunate to have two sources of revenue that most cities don't have: oil and port money. In the current fiscal year, revenue from Uplands oil alone is nearly $11 million more than budgeted. That's general fund money, which can be used to help the city invest in infrastructure, technology and other one-time expenses. The port will be transferring, as called for by charter, more than $16 million to the city in the near future to be used in the tidelands, or the city's coastal area.
Third, the agreements reached with the police and fire unions call for zero pay raises in the coming fiscal year, with fire non-management personnel receiving a 1% pay increase in 2014 and police non-management personnel receiving a 1% pay raise in 2015. So, for the next few years, Long Beach should be in fairly good shape – compared to what might have been.
Fourth, there's acceptance by city staff and some elected officials that a new day has dawned in how cities are run. Cities are reexamining their role in delivering programs and services to the publics they serve. Contracting out is more acceptable. Being tech savvy is essential. Prioritizing is a must.
Fifth, the realization by city staff that normal revenue sources – retail sales, property taxes, utility users taxes – are down and will remain down for a while until the job market returns and housing prices rebound. The result is that Long Beach must focus on economic development and tourism/convention revenue.
Finally, Long Beach has an exploding creative class that only a handful of elected officials are realizing can help the city grow and prosper. Councilmembers and city staff can unleash the creative class by making it easier to open and/or grow a business. Being entrepreneurial-friendly is not that difficult. Waiving certain city fees for startup businesses – which the Business Journal proposed a year ago – is a good first step. Here are the words of Ronald Reagan during his farewell address at the 1992 Republican Convention: "We believe that no power of government is as formidable a force for good as the creativity and entrepreneurial drive of the American people."
Raises? Not For Everyone
City Manager Pat West took over in July 2007. In November of that year, he promoted Suzanne Frick to assistant city manager. Both their salaries, while over $200,000 each, are far below what managers in comparable or smaller cities are making. Neither West nor Frick have had a pay raise since they took their "new" positions.
In fact, most management personnel under the control of City Manager West haven't seen a pay raise in four years. That's West's decision to hold the line where he can, but we're not sure councilmembers understand this, or if they do, appreciate it.
The command staffs of both the police and fire departments have also not had pay raises. It's to the point now that the 11 police commanders are making less money than many of the 32 police lieutenants since the latter are part of the union pay raise agreements. Additionally, commanders do not qualify for overtime pay while lieutenants do. The situation is similar on the fire side with deputy chiefs being paid less than some battalion chiefs, who also get overtime pay.
One Union Holds Out; Is There A Ballot Measure Coming?
As mentioned earlier, all but one of the city's nine unions agreed to concessions. The hold out is the city's largest union, the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM), which represents more than 3,500 city employees. On August 16, IAM members voted to reject a city proposal that would have reduced the 2013 general fund deficit by $3.9 million, thus reducing the number of city employees that would have to be eliminated – including police officers. Currently, about 160 employees will be eliminated under the proposed 2013 budget, which goes into effect on October 1. Most of these are not vacant positions. The layoffs are real.
The IAM did not release the percentage results for and against.
The city's offer called for, among other things, an extension of the current contract to September 30, 2014; a 7% pay raise, but employees would pay all of the "employee fee" of the pension cost (while sworn personnel have a 9% employee fee as stated earlier, IAM employees are at 8% and are currently paying 2% – or one-quarter – of the 8%); assurance there would not be a ballot measure mandating IAM members pay the "employee fee;" a new pension formula for new hires; etc.
In a press release issued following the vote, Mayor Foster stated: "It is truly unfortunate that the IAM chose personal gain over serving their community. The deal put before them was a fair one that would not negatively affect the money they currently take home, but would use future raises to significantly reduce pension costs and provide future budget relief. While the Police Officers Association and the Firefighters Association realized the wisdom in this approach, unfortunately the IAM did not."
Mayor Foster has threatened to take the issue to the voters. If he does, it should pass easily.


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Jun 26 Posted 3 years ago
This is an excellent article. However, after having taken the test, I regard it an another one of those general directions to follow unless your circumstances or situations demand otherwise.
Every company has its own mission statement, purpose to be on a social media channel they choose to be on. Every content update, thus, must follow that mission statement, that identity of the company. What strategy works well for others does not mean will work out for others. A whistle blower post is a very special case, and in a culture that I belong to, and work in, the most often scenario is to contact the senior to see the post, and thus follow the direction of the company, if they chooses to be transparent or not. (Granted, more than often the comment is deleted, but the point is it depends on the type of the company and their personal approach congruent with the company's personal statement)
The end goal, in my opinion, should then be, is the effort, time, and money invested bringing in any returns. With so many tools available, us social media marketers need to interact with higher ups, be proactive with insights and datas, to know if what we are doing is really paying off, rather than just see the reach, the likes, and the shares.
Or as Shell said above, "they understand the bigger strategic marketing picture too"
Jun 26 Posted 3 years ago
In your intro you state, "Here are a couple of findings - and the five questions that marketers just can't seem to answer." I'm actually curious about the fifth question you decided to not include.
Jun 26 Posted 3 years ago
I completely agree with Avtar. You can't practice marketing today without integrating social media as a major component of your campaign strategies. And, if you are a social media "expert" you also need an understanding of marketing objectives, as Shell pointed out.
With that being said, wow, these stats are pretty funny in a scary-funny kind of way! Thanks for a very good article!
Jun 23 Posted 3 years ago
Hey Shell, it's the Social Marketer's Quiz that was meant for social media professionals and social media managers. Of course, everyone was free to take it, but I think stating that "marketers" shouldn't handle social media is a moot point.
Marketing today is synonymous with digital, and eventually with social.
Jun 23 Posted 3 years ago
I think the important thing that businesses should learn from this research, is that a marketer is not necessarily a social media expert and vice versa. Whilst social media is a tool available to marketers, this does not automatically mean they are best placed to advise on the day to day management or analysis of social media activities.
My advice is to ensure that whoever is handling your social media, has the relevant skills and has a proven track record in this area, and also that they understand the bigger strategic marketing picture too.
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Permission to publish from the Aaron Martin U.S. Civil War letters, MS 31, must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
This material is open for research.
The collection consists of 63 dated letters, 4 undated letters, and 8 envelopes from Martin to members of his family. Many are personal, but also include information "from the field" dealing with phases of army life and battle descriptions.
Aaron Martin was a native of Salem, Washington County, New York, born July 25, 1838, who left home in 1861 to live and study medicine in Rockford, Illinois. He came from a family of two brothers, Lambert and William, and two sisters, Mary and Martha. He enlisted with the 74th Illinois Volunteers on August 9, 1862, and served in Perryvillle, Nolensville, Murfreesboro, Winchester, and a part of the Chickamauga encounters. In September 1863, while suffering from "piles" he was sent to Cumberland Hospital in Nashville where he served in the dispensary, making up prescriptions for soldier patients until the summer of 1865.


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If it's what I'm thinking of, it's a little rubber stopper that goes at the end of the rod that absorbs recoil.
I have added one of these to all my glocks and it really does help. As for the trigger work, those have been available; I don't have the skill to do this myself and would have to go to a smith. I want to say the cost was 50 bucks plus the price of the trigger kit. I almost did it to my carry gun, but an officer suggested that I do not (to avoid accidental discharges upon drawing).


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'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' airs its ad during the 81st Annual Academy Awards break, presenting Tom Cruise covered in soot.
One of the most celebrated movie events, The Oscars, has wrapped up its show on Sunday, February 22 and one of the side dishes from the three-hour telecast was its commercial. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" makes use of the most-watched time slot to promote its show through a hilarious ad.
Showing a burning house in the beginning, host Jimmy Kimmel lunges out of the house through the glass window with Tom Cruise. Kimmel let it slip that he "would never set your house on fire intentionally so that you owe me and have to do my show." Cruise then provides the trick to the story.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is a big part of the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Besides rolling out red carpet in front of its studio for celebrities to walk on before entering the venue, the show also airs at 12:05 A.M. right after the local news to do a coverage of the event. Mel Gibson has agreed to sit down with him and Robin Thicke will sing.


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Bar Refaeli hit the town with some of her girlfriends this weekend and karaoke was on the to do list. She instagrammed the potential start of her music career and it looks like she's the kind of girl we want to party with!
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PHILADELPHIA – Penn sent two wrestlers to the championship round at the 2014 EIWA Championships, but the hosts were unable to reach the highest level of the podium, settling for a pair of runner-up finishes.
No. 2 seed Lorenzo Thomas battled No. 1 seed Gabe Dean of Cornell for the entirety of the seven minute match, but fell short by a two-point margin for the second time this season – this time by a 3-1 score. The match was not without controversy, though, as a second-period scramble was ruled a takedown in favor of Dean despite Thomas holding a whizzer in on the edge of the mat. After a lengthy video review, the takedown sequence was ruled to have ultimately come out in favor of Dean and the call stood. That takedown would be the difference. Despite the rough circumstances of the loss, Thomas has more wrestling ahead of him with an automatic qualification to NCAAs locked up.
If Thomas, the No. 11 ranked wrestler in the country was an expected finalist, No. 8 seed Brad Wukie had the Penn fans excited with his upstart run to the championship match at 174 pounds. On Sunday morning, Wukie knocked off No. 5 seed Brian Harvey of Army, 6-3, to reach the finals – and lock up one of the three NCAA automatic qualifying spots the EIWA had to dole out. In the final, Wukie met up with another military academy product, and No. 3 seed Mat Miller of Navy emerged victorious with a fall at 2:46 after a takedown and a half-nelson. Nonetheless, Wukie's 3-1 tournament was one of the better stories of Penn's 2014 EIWAs.
The third automatic qualifier for the Quakers was No. 3 seed Casey Kent who took fourth at 165 pounds. Kent w2as 3-2 in the tournament, reaching the semifinals where he was knocked off, 3-2, on a takedown in the final 10 seconds by eventual champion Joe Booth of Drexel. Kent rebounded nicely with a 5-0 win over No. 8 seed Mitchell Wightman of Boston University before a 3-2 loss to No. 4 seed Josh Houldsworth of Columbia in the third place match.
Freshman Frank Mattiace also placed for the Quakers, wrestling from his No. 10 seed to an eighth place result. Mattiace was 2-3 overall in the tournament, with his three losses coming to the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 seeds. On Sunday, Mattaice was knocked off in the consolation quarterfinals, 5-2, by No. 3 Danny Mitchell of American University to move to the seventh place bout. That match was an important one as the EIWA had seven automatic bids to hand out. In that bout, Mattiace took on No. 1 seed Brandon Palik of Drexel. Tied, 1-1, late in the third period, Mattiace was called for a second stalling warning - both coming while defending on the edge and trying to avoid a takedown – and that point was the difference in a 2-1 loss.
The Quakers finished tied for 10th in a loaded, 18-team tournament with 53.0 points.
Kent, Thomas and Wukie await their NCAA Championships opponents which will be announced. The remainder of the team awaits potential at-large selections which will be announced March 12.
#7 Caleb Richardson – 125
First Round: lost to Bubba McGinley (Boston U.), 5-4
Consolation Second Round: lost to Penn Gottfried (Columbia), 0-4
Ken Bade – 133
First Round: lost to #2 Mike Grey (Cornell), 2-13
Consolation Second Round: def. Kyle Brady (Sacred Heart) FALL 1:32
Round of 12: lost to #5 Angelo Amenta (Columbia), 0-15 (7:00)
Jeff Canfora – 141
First Round: lost to #3 Luke Vaith (Hofstra), 4-10
Consolation Second Round: def. David Pearce (Drexel), 5-4
Round of 12: lost to #1 Richard Durso (F&M), 5-9
Andrew Lenzi – 149
First Round: lost to #3 Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra), FALL 2:15
Consolation Second Round: def. Cole Moseley (American), 6-2
Round of 12: lost to Noel Blanco (Drexel), 4-9
#4 Ray Bethea – 157
First Round: lost to Austin Sommer (Drexel), 9-11
Consolation Second Round: def. John Boyle (American), 5-4 TB
Round of 12: lost to #2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell), 1-9
#3 Casey Kent – 165
First Round: def. Philip Marano (Brown), 4-1
Quarterfinals: def. #6 Chandler Smith (Army), 5-3
Semifinals: lost to #2 Joe Booth (Hofstra), 3-2
Consolation Semifinals: def. #8 Mitchell Wightman (Boston U.), 5-0
Third Place Match: lost to #4 Josh Houldsworth (Columbia), 3-2
#8 Brad Wukie – 174
First Round: def. Kevin Matyas (Drexel), 9-4
Quarterfinals: def. Andrew Maksimovic (Boston U.), 5-2
Semifinals: def. #5 Brian Harvey (Army), 6-3
Championship Match: lost to #3 Mat Miller (Navy), FALL 2:46
#2 Lorenzo Thomas – 184
First Round: def. Victor Pozsonyi (Hofstra), FALL 4:03
Quarterfinals: def. Jason Grimes (American), 7-2
Semifinals: def. #3 Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 6-2
Championship Match: lost to #1 Gabe Dean (Cornell), 3-1
#10 Frank Mattiace – 197
First Round: def. #7 Paul Rands (Navy), 8-3
Quarterfinals: lost to #2 Jace Bennett (Cornell), 3-6
Round of 12: def. Justin Lyster (Bucknell), 5-3
Consolation Quarterfinals: lost to #3 Danny Mitchell (American), 2-5
Seventh Place Match: lost to #1 Brandon Palik (Drexel), 2-1
#8 Steven Graziano – 285
First Round: def. Joseph Giorgio (Drexel), 2-1
Quarterfinals: lost to #1 Billy Smith (Rutgers), 2-10
Round of 12: lost to David Ng (Harvard), 3-8
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