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The old sticky thread was getting a bit dated, so I compiled the following list of useful resources, that no Javascript programmer should be without.
Articles - Beginners
Articles - Advanced
Code collections
XMLHttpRequest / AJAX
Integration with Flash
I just listed the ones, I read myself, on a regular basis. If you have any, which you think are essential, post them here. It's probably a good idea to keep the list of blogs down though, since (as you say) there are so many.
I don't think I ever owned a book about Javascript, so I can't recommend any. If you can, it would be a nice addition.
I have reviews of quite a few JavaScript books as well as a few script libraries at http://javascript.about.com/od/reviews/Reviews.htm
I needed to add this:
While I wanted Perl to be the first programming language I learned, being a front ender and recent events have meant I need to switch to Javascript.
I hope to get the Rhino book within a week or two, right now I'm learning with these two:
Crockford's Javascript: The Good Parts (the book is on his site but his site itself is nice, and of course links to all the Crockford links in kyber's posts), most mostly I've fallen in love with
http://eloquentjavascript.net by Marijn Haverbeke. This is not for people who want to learn some DOM scripts. This is for someone who wants to learn programming and their first language will be Javascript (though it's nice for those who are used to programming other languages and need to learn how JS is different). He goes through elements of programming in Javascript...
"But wait! There's more!" (lawlz)
If you want to learn Javascript as a programming language instead of just mindless DOM scripting and bad habits, Eloquent Javascript so far (I'm only on chapt 3 lawlz) seems to be an invaluable resource. Anything I want more discussion over, I've googled and found further reading... but also what I'm reading in Crockford's book is being paralleled by Marijn's pages.
I haven't run into browser-specific anything yet, because he's intent on teaching basic programming, how integers work in JS (very different from other languages), why scoping does what it does (no block scoping, mostly only function scoping), the very gritty basics and then further.
This Is Awesome!
Heres a good resource:
Javascript Code Snippets
Gotta add this:Data::Dumper
Shows you your object hierarchy, which is handy when you get confuzled.
The best javascript reference that I have found so far is this on dottoro.com:
JavaScript reference
It provides a good reference of the various objects, operators, and functions available with indications of which browsers support each feature and code examples. The DOM reference is quite good, too.
It is very helpful to get an overview of Javascript when you are first staring to learn. This will give people an idea of what is available to them and allow them to better understand existing code.
If anyone else finds this to be a good resource, perhaps it could be added to the links in the first post of the thread.
Thanks a lot of you that share our experience and resource. I currently use www.w3schools.com. It is best for Javascript and html.
please read http://w3fools.com
Only if you live back in the 20th Century. The JavaScript covered on the w3schools site is so outdated that the few examples listed on the w3fools site as to what is wrong with it barely scratch the surface. It would be possible to write hundreds of web pages the size of the w3fools page listing where the w3schools site is out of date with what it says about JavaScript.
That's the sort of problem you get where two guys set up a site covering dozens of different topics. They just don't have the time to keep all of them completely up to date - particularly those such as JavaScript that are now almost completely different from what existed when that site was first created.
W3schools is an excellent site for showing how JavaScript used to be written 10+ years ago but about 80% of the JavaScript it covers has either been completely replaced or is now used in completely different ways so that their site is basically irrelevant to how JavaScript should be written.
w3schools - the worst site to learn JavaScript in the 21st Century.
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The Delphi method is a systematic, interactive forecasting method which relies on a panel of independent experts. The carefully selected experts answer questionnaires in two or more rounds. After each round, a facilitator provides an anonymous summary of the experts' forecasts from the previous round as well as the reasons they provided for their judgments. Thus, participants are encouraged to revise their earlier answers in light of the replies of other members of the group. It is believed that during this process the range of the answers will decrease and the group will converge towards the "correct" answer. Finally, the process is stopped after a pre-defined stop criterion (e.g. number of rounds, achievement of consensus, stability of results) and the mean or median scores of the final rounds determine the results.[1]
Delphi [pron: delfI] is based on the principle that forecasts from a structured group of experts are more accurate than those from unstructured groups or individuals.[2] The technique can be adapted for use in face-to-face meetings, and is then called mini-Delphi or Estimate-Talk-Estimate (ETE). Delphi has been widely used for business forecasting and has certain advantages over another structured forecasting approach, prediction markets.[3]
The name "Delphi" derives from the Oracle of Delphi. The authors of the method were not happy with this name, because it implies "something oracular, something smacking a little of the occult". The Delphi method is based on the assumption that group judgments are more valid than individual judgments.
The Delphi method was developed at the beginning of the cold war to forecast the impact of technology on warfare.[4] In 1944, General Henry H. Arnold ordered the creation of the report for the U.S. Air Force on the future technological capabilities that might be used by the military. Two years later, Douglas Aircraft company started Project RAND to study "the broad subject of inter-continental warfare other than surface".
Different approaches were tried, but the shortcomings of traditional forecasting methods, such as theoretical approach, quantitative models or trend extrapolation, in areas where precise scientific laws have not been established yet, quickly became apparent. To combat these shortcomings, the Delphi method was developed by Project RAND during the 1950-1960s (1959) by Olaf Helmer, Norman Dalkey, and Nicholas Rescher.[5] It has been used ever since, together with various modifications and reformulations, such as the Imen-Delphi procedure.
Experts were asked to give their opinion on the probability, frequency and intensity of possible enemy attacks. Other experts could anonymously give feedback. This process was repeated several times until a consensus emerged.
Key characteristicsEdit
The following key characteristics of the Delphi method help the participants to focus on the issues at hand and separate Delphi from other methodologies:
Structuring of information flow Edit
The initial contributions from the experts are collected in the form of answers to questionnaires and their comments to these answers. The panel director controls the interactions among the participants by processing the information and filtering out irrelevant content. This avoids the negative effects of face-to-face panel discussions and solves the usual problems of group dynamics.
Regular feedback Edit
Participants comment on their own forecasts, the responses of others and on the progress of the panel as a whole. At any moment they can revise their earlier statements. While in regular group meetings participants tend to stick to previously stated opinions and often conform too much to group leader, the Delphi method prevents it.
Anonymity of the participants Edit
Usually all participants maintain anonymity. Their identity is not revealed even after the completion of the final report. This stops them from dominating others in the process using their authority or personality, frees them to some extent from their personal biases, minimizes the "bandwagon effect" or "halo effect", allows them to freely express their opinions, encourages open critique and admitting errors by revising earlier judgments.
Role of the facilitatorEdit
The person coordinating the Delphi method can be known as a facilitator, and facilitates the responses of their panel of experts, who are selected for a reason, usually that they hold knowledge on an opinion or view. The facilitator sends out questionnaires, surveys etc. and if the panel of experts accept, they follow instructions and present their views. Responses are collected and analyzed, then common and conflicting viewpoints are identified. If consensus is not reached, the process continues through thesis and antithesis, to gradually work towards synthesis, and building consensus.
Use in forecastingEdit
First applications of the Delphi method were in the field of science and technology forecasting. The objective of the method was to combine expert opinions on likelihood and expected development time, of the particular technology, in a single indicator. One of the first such reports, prepared in 1964 by Gordon and Helmer, assessed the direction of long-term trends in science and technology development, covering such topics as scientific breakthroughs, population control, automation, space progress, war prevention and weapon systems. Other forecasts of technology were dealing with vehicle-highway systems, industrial robots, intelligent internet, broadband connections, and technology in education.
Later the Delphi method was applied in other areas, especially those related to public policy issues, such as economic trends, health and education. It was also applied successfully and with high accuracy in business forecasting. For example, in one case reported by Basu and Schroeder (1977), the Delphi method predicted the sales of a new product during the first two years with inaccuracy of 3–4% compared with actual sales. Quantitative methods produced errors of 10–15%, and traditional unstructured forecast methods had errors of about 20%.
Acceptance Edit
Overall the track record of the Delphi method is mixed. There have been many cases when the method produced poor results. Still, some authors attribute this to poor application of the method and not to the weaknesses of the method itself. It must also be realized that in areas such as science and technology forecasting the degree of uncertainty is so great that exact and always correct predictions are impossible, so a high degree of error is to be expected.
Another particular weakness of the Delphi method is that future developments are not always predicted correctly by consensus of experts. Firstly, the issue of ignorance is important. If panelists are misinformed about a topic, the use of Delphi may add only confidence to their ignorance. Secondly, sometimes unconventional thinking of amateur outsiders may be superior to expert thinking.
One of the initial problems of the method was its inability to make complex forecasts with multiple factors. Potential future outcomes were usually considered as if they had no effect on each other. Later on, several extensions to the Delphi method were developed to address this problem, such as cross impact analysis, that takes into consideration the possibility that the occurrence of one event may change probabilities of other events covered in the survey. Still the Delphi method can be used most successfully in forecasting single scalar indicators.
Despite these shortcomings, today the Delphi method is a widely accepted forecasting tool and has been used successfully for thousands of studies in areas varying from technology forecasting to drug abuse.[How to reference and link to summary or text]
Delphi applications not aiming at consensus Edit
Traditionally the Delphi method has aimed at a consensus of the most probable future by iteration. The Policy Delphi launched by Murray Turoff instead is a decision support method aiming at structuring and discussing the diverse views of the preferred future. The Argument Delphi developed by Osmo Kuusi focuses on ongoing discussion and finding relevant arguments rather than focusing on the output. The Disaggregative Policy Delphi developed by Petri Tapio uses cluster analysis as a systematic tool to construct various scenarios of the future in the latest Delphi round. The respondent's view on the probable and the preferable future are dealt with as separate cases.
Delphi vs. Prediction Markets Edit
As can be seen from the Methodology Tree of Forecasting, Delphi has characteristics similar to prediction markets as both are structured approaches that aggregate diverse opinions from groups. Yet, there are differences that may be decisive for their relative applicability for different problems.[3]
Some advantages of prediction markets derive from the possibility to provide incentives for participation.
- They can motivate people to participate over a long period of time and to reveal their true beliefs.
- They aggregate information automatically and instantly incorporate new information in the forecast.
- Participants do not have to be selected and recruited manually by a facilitator. They themselves decide whether to participate if they think their private information is not yet incorporated in the forecast.
Delphi seems to have these advantages over prediction markets:
- Built-in resistance to manipulation with no incentive structure.
- Potentially quicker forecasts if experts are readily available.
- Forecasts may be kept private.
- Principles of Forecasting A free service to support Delphi forecasting and references are available on this site. However source code is not currently available.
See also Edit
- ↑ Rowe and Wright (1999): The Delphi technique as a forecasting tool: issues and analysis. International Journal of Forecasting, Volume 15, Issue 4, October 1999.
- ↑ Rowe and Wright (2001): Expert Opinions in Forecasting. Role of the Delphi Technique. In: Armstrong (Ed.): Principles of Forecasting: A Handbook of Researchers and Practitioners, Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Green, Armstrong, and Graefe (2007): Methods to Elicit Forecasts from Groups: Delphi and Prediction Markets Compared. Forthcoming in Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting (Fall 2007). PDF format
- ↑ "JVTE v15n2: The Modified Delphi Technique - A Rotational Modification," Journal of Vocational and Technical Education, Volume 15 Number 2, Spring 1999, web: VT-edu-JVTE-v15n2: of Delphi Technique developed by Olaf Helmer and Norman Dalkey.
- ↑ Rescher(1998): Predicting the Future, (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1998).
Further readingEdit
- Harold A. Linstone and Murray Turoff, Editors Linstone & Turoff (1975). The Delphi Method: Techniques and Applications : a heavily referenced work on this method with an extensive biliography.
- Sackman, H. (1974), "Delphi Assessment: Expert Opinion, Forecasting and Group Process", R-1283-PR, April 1974. Brown, Thomas, "An Experiment in Probabilistic Forecasting", R-944-ARPA, 1972 - the first RAND paper.
- Bernice B. Brown (1968). "Delphi Process: A Methodology Used for the Elicitation of Opinions of Experts." : An earlier paper published by RAND (Document No: P-3925, 1968, 15 pages)
External links Edit
- Need of Forecasting in Online Business
- The Delphi Method: Techniques and Applications, edited by Harold A. Linstone and Murray Turoff — a comprehensive book on Delphi method (free download, 11Mb PDF, 618 pages)
- RAND publications on the Delphi Method Downloadable documents from RAND concerning applications of the Delphi Technique.
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This article was published 25/3/2013 (1611 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Joey Elliott was a goner the minute Tim Burke took over as coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and for Ian Logan the signing of Cauchy Muamba should have been more than ample warning.
The Blue Bombers released import quarterback Elliott on Monday as well as non-import safety Logan.
"They said they were headed in a different direction, which I can understand from a business standpoint," said Elliott, who threw for five touchdowns and 12 picks last season while completing 170 passes on 280 attempts for 2,101 yards. "I'm really excited and looking forward to my future and seeing what happens next."
Elliott praised Winnipeg's football fans. He came on for an injured Buck Pierce early last season and left the field to chants of his name after a monster game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in which he went 33-for-43 with 403 passing yards. Twice last season Elliott was awarded CFL offensive player of the week honours and at times looked to be the quarterback of the future in Winnipeg.
But he was prone to the big mistake and Burke questioned his preparation. Rumours immediately began to swirl about Elliott and they came to fruition on Monday.
"First and foremost, I want to thank the fans," said Elliott. "The true Blue fans that stood behind me and the entire team. These are some of the best fans in the CFL. I made some great friends in Winnipeg."
Elliott said Burke phoned him Monday to let him know he was being released.
"It's professional sports. No one likes to be released or to release anyone. I want to be a coach some day and I'm sure this will be the hard part," Elliott, who said he was not cut at this time due to a roster bonus. "My agent is already working the phone and we'll see where I land. I'm glad they cut me before camp so I can try to find a job. I think I can be a starter in this league."
Bombers GM Joe Mack told the Free Press last week he had his eye on a number of import quarterbacks.
"Our thought process is the first week of April or, at the latest, the second week of April, ideally, we'd like to have this situation solidified. The issue is kind of three-fold. First, is a quarterback with some talent maybe willing to look at the CFL instead of hoping for another NFL shot? Second, will they work out for us?" said Mack. "And third, to be honest with you, if they've been in the NFL for awhile, there's obviously an adjustment in regards to the pay scale. So before we get ahead of ourselves and go down that road, I need to know they understand what the salary structure is like in the CFL."
Mack confirmed to the Free Press he has had discussions with former Arizona Cardinals QB Max Hall and former LSU QB Jarrett Lee. There were also multiple published reports this week that the Bombers have also worked out former Louisville Cardinals QB Brian Brohm.
Winnipeg still has Buck Pierce, Alex Brink and Justin Goltz under contract.
Logan was a CFL all-star in 2011 but his production slid last summer and Mack signed non-import safety Cauchy Muamba early in free agency, putting the incumbent on warning.
Mack had said he wanted a competition in training camp between the two players but something changed in the last few weeks and he elected to release Logan. Logan played seven seasons with the Bombers, collecting 224 tackles and 12 interceptions.
Logan turned down a request for an interview.
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Lnodon Welsh head coach Lyn Jones admits the Exiles will be on the hunt for revenge against London Wasps on Saturday after slipping to a narrow defeat to Worcester Warriors on Friday, writes Will Reilly.
Searching for their fifth win of the season, Welsh were made to rue three missed penalties from fly-half Gordon Ross as they went down 13-6, with Semisi Taulava scoring the Warriors try.
And with a home clash against Wasps next on the agenda, Jones has urged his side to be more clinical.
He said: "As a coach, you are looking at several things, but the two main areas are your performance and the result.
"I thought our performance was strong and we looked dominant and we were very disappointed not to win.
"We had lots of territory, but unfortunately we didn't take our opportunities to score points when they were on offer.
"We kept Worcester in the right areas of the field, but fair play they scored a really good try – three quick errors from us and we were under our posts conceding seven points.
"We're not the finished article at the moment and we know that there is a long way to go in the season.
"Where we were in August, where we are now and where we'll be in March are three different things, but we're going in the right direction.
"We've got Wasps next week now and it is important that we recover, keep fresh and motivated and make sure we get our revenge."
Despite a scrappy display, Worcester head coach Richard Hill insisted the result was all-important as the Warriors continued their good recent home record.
He said: "A win's a win and that has made us all happy just before Christmas – it was a potential banana skin.
"London Welsh rested their first team over the last two weeks against Grenoble in the Amlin Challenge Cup and they were nice and fresh.
"We'd had two big games against Perpignan as we wanted to get to the final of the Amlin Cup, whereas Welsh weren't bothered about going through, so they targeted this game.
"Our players dug in again in poor conditions. Last year, we probably would have lost that game because we wouldn't have had the spirit, fight and belief to keep going and close them out.
"It was not our plan to kick as much as we did and we'll have to look at it because we're better than that. Perhaps our players got a little bit nervous and kept trying to put the ball up the other end of the pitch."
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Claire Pettibone's 2013 Bridal Wedding Fashion Show Was a Fairytale to Remember
From ultra-feminine cuts to intricate detailing, these dresses were made to enchant. Who needs a fairy godmother when you can have Claire Pettibone?
-Diana Denza
Earlier this year, Priscilla Chan wed billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in an intricate Claire Pettibone creation. Images of her gorgeous gown made the Internet rounds soon after, impressing quite a few brides-to-be.
And her whimsical Fall 2013 NY International Bridal Week fashion show certainly didn't disappoint. Clothed in floral headpieces and lacey, embroidered numbers, the models looked like they glided out of the pages of Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream.
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The runway was adorned with delicate pink and red petals, across which the fairy like creatures sauntered with bare feet. Floor-length white gowns flirted with whisper-soft pink, blue, green, purple, and yellow detailing. One moss green number, complete with white lace accents, was feminine enough to fit in at even the most traditional wedding.
There were delicate lace cap sleeves and wrist-length, Victorian-inspired coverings. Locks were pulled back and tousled while faces were kept fresh, lips plump and pink, and eyes a smoky purple.
We were quick to fall for this undeniably elegant line. Rarely do we see the perfect combination of vintage-like elements with fresh, flowing cuts and modern day makeup. We can't guarantee that your great uncle won't embarrass you in front of the in-laws, but we'll bet all they'll remember is your fairytale nymph look.
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Council officers and representatives of fire, police, ambulance, the NHS, MoD and the Environment Agency met at County Hall in Trowbridge to discuss the latest threat from persistent rain.
A council spokesman said: "The ground is totally saturated and so is flooding as there is nowhere now for the water to go.
"River towns such as Bradford on Avon and Malmesbury that were originally badly affected are much better off as the water levels in most of our rivers are down as they have somewhere to flow to. Even Staverton is passable."
He said the south of the county around Salisbury was the worst-affected area but there were pockets of difficulty all over Wiltshire.
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Some more information about any troubleshooting steps you have attempted so far, and the results from the relevant diagnostic commands might be helpful.
Hello there. I have an Asus Eee PC with backtrack 4 installed. I got an Alfa AWUS036NEH for it. I downloaded the tar.bz2 for the driver from the Alfa site, compiled it without error. I still can't scan for APs or connect. Any ideas?
Some more information about any troubleshooting steps you have attempted so far, and the results from the relevant diagnostic commands might be helpful.
Capitalisation is important. It's the difference between "Helping your brother Jack off a horse" and "Helping your brother jack off a horse".
The Forum Rules, Forum FAQ and the BackTrack Wiki... learn them, love them, live them.
Sorry. I feel a little foolish actually. I searched and searched and the only thing I found info on was for the AWUS036NH, not the NEH that I have. Then when I came back here I found a patch at the backtrack-linux.org home page under wireless drivers. How that didn't smack me in the face before I have no idea. Anyway, long story short for anyone in the same position, I compiled the driver Alfa gives you using the standard make install process. Then I installed the patch as explained here: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forum...rack-4-r1.html. Then recompiled the driver. Works like a charm now. Nice little dongle too. Good reception even without screwing in an antenna.
I'm thinking about buying the AWUS036NEH dongle.
After getting yours to work, is it capable of doing packet injections?
Are there any other limitations to this device that would make it not ideal?
Thank you so much!! Got my new device working using the advice you posted here.
I will try and write up the steps used to get this working so any other noob like myself won't spend so much time figuring out all the steps.
You rock!
I still haven't tried to do injections yet, but I'll let everybody know once I do!
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I've bought this card to and it wont have injection support or monotoring support,very bad though this is a RALINK chipset, I really hope some hardcore hacker in this forums takes a look on the driver to se if he/she can make a good driver of it!
There is a atleast 2 d rivers that "works" for this card but I can say they both sucks,even in normal networking.
The first driver I've tested was something like 28xx (I don't remember), wouldent connect to WPA/WPA2 networks.
The secound driver was the "real" driver for the chipset RT3070, it worked ,but bad range and speed and disconnected sometimes.
here is a full tech spec (in swedish but I think you'll understand the important):
Alfa AWUS036NEH
802.11N 150Mbit (2,4GHz)
802.11G 54Mbit (2,4GHz)
802.11B 11Mbit (2,4GHz)
Client, Ad-Hoc, Infrastructure
1-13 (Övriga världen)
1-13,14 (Japan)
Ralink RT3070
TCP/IP, IPX, NDIS4, NDIS5.1, NetBEUI
11n: 30dBm
11g: 30dBm
11b: 29dBm
11n: -73dBm
11g: -76dBm
11b: -92dBm
5dBi rubberduck dipol
Storlek: 85 x 22 x 63 mm
EDIT!: I've found a guide to get this chipset working , but you'll need to recompile your kernel plus ,it's in french! ( )
Crack-wifi.com FORUM / Installer Drivers RALINK RT3070 sous Ubuntu pour l'injection !
Hello just want to tell everybody that this cheap(I bought mine for something arrond 40Euros) little adapter from Alfa with a very good range is working great after i found this guide: BackTrack4-R1 + AWUS036NH = Win! « /dev/random
I've tested this with baktrack R1 in VMware (linux and windows host) both work great!
I've not tested from a pure install but I suppose it's the same
Last edited by Archangel-Amael; 11-25-2010 at 08:17 PM.
I just saw this on dealextreme DealExtreme: $19.73 1500mW High Power 802.11b/g 54Mbps USB 2.0 Wireless Network Dongle with High Gain Antenna
,I'm confuse whether this is alfa product or a knockoff
NeZZeRSWE, you're right. No packet injection.
Any idea if the BT R2 release fixes this issue?
I've tried to get the injections to work with little success. Even after applying the patches and using several versions of the drivers. It monitors like a champ, but no injections.
Any idea if BT R2 fixes any issues with the AWUS036NEH?
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Eyy dude don't let this 2 two adapters confuse you! That's the NE adapter i think (more expansive and powerful)
The adapter I'm talking about this : ALFA Network WLAN, WiFi phone, ADSL, KVM, Bluetooth, PoE Products -- AWUS036NEH adapter.
It's called NEH, and works like a charm with the guide I linked! :D
Try reinstall and follow the guide again ,I was doing it myself from a fresh install of BT r1 with VMWARE.
Good luck! :)
I'm about to install BTR2. I'll report if it works or not:)
This card is working out of the box with BTR2! :):cool:
Tested today windows7-VMWARE-BTR2!
I've posted instructions and a link to the guide in my thread :http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forum...tml#post181890
The card has been up at apx 500pps max with standard antenna.. so quite good speed and the range is awesome! (especially indoors becouse of MIMO technology!)
"Our" Alfa card works out of the box MON+Injection in BTR2
Tested today Windows7-VMware-BTR2.
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The shares of bricks and mortar retailers Speciality Fashion and Kathmandu have climbed 60 per cent and 43 per cent in the past three months. Who wants a 7 per cent dividend yield from a bank when this type of return is on offer?
Both these stocks delivered earnings surprises indicating there is still a lot of life in their clothing franchises.
But even after the rises, these stocks remain good value. Specialty Fashion for example, trades on an operational earnings multiple of about 3.5 times, compared with the Small Cap market average of 8 times.
This is in stark contrast to the expensive Big Cap stocks, which have delivered big returns because of their high dividend yields. As interest rates go lower, investors are dumping their term deposits and purchasing the banks and Telstra which have dividend yields of about 7 per cent, including tax credits.
Whether investors in the big banks and Telstra know it or not, they are in a high risk category, due to the high concentration of the Australian market.
There are 2188 companies listed on the ASX. The biggest 300 by market capitalisation are in the ASX 300 Index. The top 10 in this index represent 54 per cent of the total market cap!
Over half of the index's return last year came from three of the four banks, Telstra and the pharmaceutical company CSL, as investors hunted for the perceived safety of dividends.
But because these dividend spewing giants are trading at record levels, they are as vulnerable as ever to a sell-off in the event of a hiccup.
On average the big four Australian banks, CBA, ANZ, Westpac and NAB, are trading on just under 2 times their book value. Elsewhere in the world banks are trading at a discount to their book value. Telstra is trading on a PE of about 15 times, compared to its rating of 11 times less than 12 months ago.
Moreover, these companies have very little, if any, forecast earnings growth.
It is always important to remember that it is the movement of share prices, not the dividends paid, which dictates the returns investors make, over any period of time.
From 2000 to 2012, the return from Telstra's dividends was 73 per cent, but its price return was -47 per cent. It delivered a measly total return of 26 per cent over this whole period.
Companies only grow when profits are reinvested, and when a company's sole objective is to maintain a high dividend yield, it doesn't augur well for long-term value.
Compare Telstra's return with the gold producer, Newcrest Mining. The miner delivered an average annual dividend yield of 0.78 per cent between 2000 and 2012 with the annual dividend increasing from 5 cents in 2000 to 35 cents in 2012.
An investor that bought Newcrest in 2000 would have achieved a total return of 406 per cent in 2012, comprising a 363 per cent price return and a 43 per cent dividend return.
Let's put the banks under the microscope.
It is common knowledge that credit growth for housing is very low as people concentrate on reducing their debt, and increasing their savings in the wake of the financial crisis.
At the corporate end this is also occurring and companies are not only paying off their debt but they are cutting spending. For example, mining companies are pulling big projects.
The banks are getting less profitable for a number of reasons. Prior to the financial crisis the Commonwealth Bank's return on equity was 21 per cent, whereas today it is 19 per cent.
In the competition for funds, banks are increasing their rates for term deposits, eroding their margins. More important is the increasing liquid or readily sold capital, like cash, that banks have to own just to stay in business.
Because of more stringent regulations, banks are now required to hold 10 per cent of Tier 1 capital. When you subtract a bank's liabilities (the amount it owes) from its assets, Tier 1 capital is the amount of residual core equity that can deal with adverse scenarios, like a run of loan defaults.
Doing this makes banks much stronger, but it also makes it harder for them to grow. These days all their excess capital is going to pay investors' dividends in order to prop up their share prices.
The banks and Telstra might keep chugging along, but Radar knows that they won't deliver the kinds of returns that can pay the big bills in the future. It's the small caps of this world like Specialty Fashion and Kathmandu that will do that.
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Some of the Rangers went to the Yankees game yesterday. Some of them were headed out on a boat (thanks to Aaron Voros' twitter). And it was one of their best hockey nights of the season.
Everybody the Rangers needed to lose lost. And now it's all right there. Put together some wins, and the playoffs are right there for the taking. This is one of the craziest races ever. The Rangers could — if they can win some games here — finish as high as sixth. They could, if they don't, finish as low as 14th.
See the Leastern standings here.
Philly is the obvious choice to be caught, with Brian Bush-league in goal — did you see him against the Isles last night? — and the Flyers playing like carcillo, and that home-and-home with the Rangers next weekend.
But Boston can't score, Atlanta's just not that good and has a brutal schedule remaining. Neither, actually, is Montreal very good. And the Rangers now have a game in hand, or two, on every team they're chasing.
They can also pretty much eliminate Tampa Bay tonight, because if the Lightning loses it can still mathematically get to 82 points, but it won't be able to match the victory totals to get in in a tiebreaker.
This nutty race, and a caller to WFAN radio a couple of nights ago, reminded me of perhaps the most unbelievable last day of any season I've ever seen. This is the 40th anniversary of the 1970 final day, after the Rangers had lost their next-to-last game and put themselves in a desperate situation. The first tiebreaker back then was total goals scored. The Rangers trailed Montreal by two points, and not only needed to win, and not only needed Montreal to lose, but needed to score a lot more goals than the Habs. I forget the exact number they needed.
So when the Rangers went ahead of Detroit at home, and it became apparent they would win, and when Montreal fell behind Chicago, both the Rangers and Canadiens pulled their goalies in the second period! The Rangers won 9-5. The Habs lost something like 10-2, and the Rangers made the playoffs.
This is one of those many times where I miss my friend John Halligan, who recently passed away. I could have called him and gotten all the exact details of that 1970 final day, in a minute


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From Our 2013 Archives
Exercise Leads to Better Sleep: Poll
Latest Sleep News
MONDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- A brisk walk or workout can improve your sleep, even in the hours before bed, according to the results of a new U.S. poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation.
"Exercise is great for sleep. For the millions of people who want better sleep, exercise may help," David Cloud, National Sleep Foundation CEO, said in a foundation news release.
The 2013 Sleep in America poll of 1,000 adults between the ages of 23 and 60 found that people who exercised reported better sleep than those who didn't exercise, even though they got the same amount of sleep each night (an average of 6 hours, 51 minutes on weeknights).
People who got light, moderate or vigorous exercise were much more likely to say they had a good night's sleep every night or almost every night during the week than those who did not exercise -- 56 to 67 percent versus 39 percent, respectively.
The survey also found that more than three-quarters of exercisers said their sleep quality was very good or fairly good in the past two weeks, compared with 56 percent of non-exercisers.
"If you are inactive, adding a 10-minute walk every day could improve your likelihood of a good night's sleep," poll task force chair Max Hirshkowitz, of Baylor College of Medicine, said in the news release. "Making this small change and gradually working your way up to more intense activities like running or swimming could help you sleep better."
The poll results show strong relationships between good sleep and exercise, he added. "While cause and effect can be tricky, I don't think having good sleep necessarily compels us to exercise. I think it is much more likely that exercising improves sleep. And good sleep is fundamental for good health, productivity and happiness," Hirshkowitz said.
Compared to people who don't exercise, vigorous exercisers were much less likely to have insomnia-related symptoms, such as having difficulty falling asleep or waking up too early and not being able to get back to sleep, the poll found.
Another member of the poll task force, Shawn Youngstedt of the University of South Carolina, said poor sleep might lead to negative health partly because it makes people less inclined to exercise. "More than one half (57 percent) of the total sample reported that their activity level will be less than usual after a night of poor sleep. Not exercising and not sleeping becomes a vicious cycle," Youngstedt said.
Other highlights of the sleep poll:
The poll also found that exercise at any time of the day or evening is good for sleep, which contradicts the long-held belief that exercise at night can harm sleep. However, the sleep foundation says people with chronic insomnia should continue to restrict late evening and night exercise, if this is part of their treatment program.
-- Robert Preidt
SOURCE: National Sleep Foundation, news release, March 4, 2013


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Granting the Builder Role
To build a DPS application you use DPS App Builder. In a DPS Pro or Enterprise account, access to the DPS App Builder is a role granted to an Adobe ID by a master or admin account. This video shows how to grant the builder role to a delegate Adobe ID.


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Couples Around the WorldLogic Grid puzzles come with a handy interactive grid that will help you solve the puzzle based on the given clues.
Jeff has five friends who have gone to different countries for a while to study the culture. He received a letter from each of his friends telling of the girls they found in these countries. Jeff lost the letters and forgot who found whom. Help him figure out which guy found which girl and each girl's hobby, name, favorite food and in which country they were found.
Friends: Jerry, John, Mark, Luis, and Bill
Girls: Jennifer, Jessica, Marissa, Ashley, Brittany.
Countries: United States, Brazil, Norway, India, Denmark.
Hobbies: Playing the piano, Read, Cook, Clean, Shop.
Favorite Foods: Pizza, Lasagna, Lamb Chops, Steak, Shrimp.
1. The five friends are: The one who found Jennifer, the one who found the girl that likes to eat pizza, John, the one who found the girl from Denmark [who likes lasagna], and the one who found the girl who loves to shop.
2. The five girls are: The one found by Mark, the one who likes steak, the one who likes to play the piano, Ashley, and the girl found by John [who loves lamb chops].
3. No guy found a girl who shared the same initial in their names.
4. Part of Brazil is on the coast, there is a lot of seafood that is brought in. Jennifer lives close to the seafood market. She always secretly orders extra shrimp, her favorite.
5. Unlike Jeff's other friends, Luis didn't leave the United States. This is how he found Jessica, the master shopper.
6. Brittany came from a long line of musicians, her grandfather left her the piano she loves so dearly.
7. Jennifer was very smart and creative. This came from her continuous reading.
8. Although Ashley cooks, she doesn't mind ordering the best food in the world, pizza.
9. The girl from India loves to cook.
HintDon't use names and favorite foods to base assumptions of the countries.
John-Marissa-Norway-Clean-Lamb Chops
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Do you want to learn how to create arrows, and add arrowheads to strokes? I recommend this excellent tutorial by Michael Jarott.
There are several ways to create an arrow using Illustrator CS6. Here are five different methods that will give you a wide variety of arrows to choose from:
- Using the Stroke Panel
- Using Symbols
- Using Glyphs
- Using Brushes
- Using Shapes
Read the complete post at: http://luanneseymour.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/creating-arrows-and-arrowheads-in-illustrator-cs6/


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Best 5 Chili Recipes for Fallby Maria Russo in Recipes, September 30th, 2011
The ultimate fall comfort food, chili is simple and inviting fill-you-up fare. Whether you want to serve a bowl at your next tailgate, as a simple weeknight supper or for lunch on a lazy Saturday, check out our top five chili recipes below to find the best of what beans, veggies and spices can make.
5. Vegetarian Chili — Emeril serves his spicy chili over rice and tops each bowl with sour cream and smooth avocado.
4. Pat's Famous Beef and Pork Chili — This Neely classic calls for a cup of beer and both black and kidney beans.
3. Guy's Dragon's Breath Chili — Re-create Guy's game-day dish (pictured above) by spooning his meaty chili atop piping-hot French fries.
2. Giada's White Bean and Chicken Chili — This Italian-inspired bowl is made with oregano, fennel and creamy Parmesan cheese.
1. Ina's Chicken Chili — Ina's lean, mean chili recipe uses low-fat chicken breasts and fresh bell peppers.


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Fashion Résumé: Michelle Williams
If the no-frills bride is saying "I do" in an all-business pants ensemble after work, complement with a neutral sheath (no loud patterns) and wedges — then buy the first bottle of rosé at the wine bar after-party.
Designer: Bottega Veneta
Tying the knot at City Hall is all about sticking to the basics. Opt for something classic — a slender pantsuit is chic and appropriate if the bride is skipping the altar bells and whistles.
Designer: Armani Prive
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'EVITA' Broadway National Tour Comes to Shea's in Buffalo Today
By Dennis Kucherawy, special to BroadwayWorld
It was like a scene from Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys." `I came from the people; they need to adore me /So Christian Dior me from my head to my toes.' What kind of a lyric is that?" kvetched lyricist Fred Ebb as he got into the taxi. "You remembered it," quipped his songwriting partner, composer John Kander, with a shrug. The song? "Rainbow High." The show? "Evita."
Memorable, indeed. Sometimes the "Evita" songwriting team of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber just can't get any respect, especially from two of the greatest in the business, who wrote such classics as "Cabaret," "Chicago" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman."
But they're just crying all the way to the bank, aren't they? Since the rock opera concept album was released in 1976 with Toronto's Colm Wilkinson as Che and Julie Covington singing the title role, it's become one of the world's most popular musicals. Madonna and Antonio Banderas starred in the 1996 movie adaptation and the song "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina" became a smash hit.
On Broadway, the original production, directed by Hal Prince and starring Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin, won seven Tony Awards. It set a record, becoming the first British production to win a Best Musical Tony. Now, almost 40 years since the album dropped, the National Touring company of the 2012 Broadway revival will play Shea's Performing Arts Centre for a week-long run from Tuesday, June 10th to Sunday, June 15th.
It stars American singer-actor Josh Young as Che, reprising his critically acclaimed performance in the Stratford Festival production during the 2010 season. Christopher Isherwood of the New York Times called his performance "electrifying" and "mesmerizing"... with "a forceful presence and rich, handsome voice to match his glowering good looks." The next season, Josh's portrayal of Judas in Des McAnuff's production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" again was greeted with hosannas. It proceeded to Broadway where Young received a Tony nomination. His performance inspired rave reviews, including another from Isherwood in the New York Times: "He said Young gave "the standout performance," calling it "vocally lustrous and charismatic."
Ironically, one of the show's neighbors on the Great White Way was British director Michael Grandage's lavish revival of "Evita" starring Puerto Rican pop sensation Ricky Martin and Argentina actress Elena Roger. (The production originated in London in 2006.)
Although Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca," chart-topping star status was box office gold, the critics were not impressed. The New York Times' Ben Brantley said he was "thin voiced, polite, vaguely charming and forgettable." Comparing Martin to Mandy Patkin, Brantley concluded Martin's Che "is a subversive you could bring home to meet the folks."
According to critics of this tour, Josh Young in the touring company of "Evita" is the charismatic opposite. Gayle Kirchenbaum in the Chicago Theater Review, said while Ricky Martin was adequate, he was not stellar. By comparison, she wrote "Josh Young stars (in every sense of the word) ... This gifted young actor is the strongest reason to see the current production ... His vocal range is astonishing: From his deep, well-supported bass notes to a sweetly-produced falsetto that's both solid and clear, Mr. Young has the looks, ease and voice to make this role all his own... Indeed, the loudest applause came opening night for this talented young, star-on-the-rise."
"He is definitely going places," wrote Lynn Venhaus, in the LA News Dealer. "...Young takes command of a stage like few can ... He is a serious contender that we will see blossom before our eyes like Mandy Patinkin and Brian Stokes Mitchell." And David C. Nicholas in the LA Times called his performance "superb.... His soaring baritone, physical charisma and ambivalent reactions fill Che's shoes more rewardingly than anyone since Mandy, show-stopping in `And the Money Kept Rolling In.'"
Also starring in the national tour are Caroline Bowman as Eva, Sean McLaughlin as Peron, Christopher Johnstone as Magaldi, Krystina Alabado as Mistress and Desi Oakley as the alternate for Eva Perón.
Following the "Evita" tour, Josh is scheduled to star this fall in the Chicago world premiere of "Amazing Grace," a musical based on the true story of how the world-famous Christian hymn came to be. Press material says "The musical follows John Newton (Young), a musically talented young Englishman coming of age at a time when Britain sat atop an international empire of slavery, as he travels through a perilous high-seas voyage. It brings him to a transformative moment of self-reckoning." Performances at Chicago's Bank of America Theatre run from Oct. 9 to Nov. 2nd. Opening night is Oct. 19th.
In a review of an out-of-town tryout, Mary Fran Bontempo of the Philadelphia Bulletin gushed "Newton's transformation in love and spirit, as portrayed by young Broadway veteran Josh Young, left my eyes spilling over."
Josh Young has recorded two CDs: his first, self-titled CD, and his second, "Still Dreaming of Paradise," that includes his new arrangement of "Heaven On Their Minds" from "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "High Flying Adored" from "Evita." His performance of them earlier this month at Ryerson University's Tribute to Colm Wilkinson concert at Toronto's Koerner Hall thrilled the audience and were a highlight of the evening.
For tickets to "Evita" at Shea's Performing Arts Centre, please call 1-800-745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
About the Author
A veteran entertainment executive, Dennis Kucherawy has worked in film exhibition and live theatre on Broadway, in London's West End and in Canada. An award-winning journalist, he has covered the Canadian and international arts and culture scene for more than 35 years. His work has been published throughout Canada, the United States and in Austria. He has appeared on TVOntario as well as on various CBC Radio programs including "Sunday Morning" and "Morningside." His long and varied career also includes extensive work in business, government and politics, especially in areas of civil rights, tolerance, inclusion and culture. He is also a skilled classical and popular music pianist. A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Dennis was born and raised in Welland, Ontario and now lives in downtown Toronto with his wife, Karen. He throws right and bats left.
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Martinez, M. V., Lenhart, S. and White, K. A. J., 2015. Optimal control of integrodifference equations in a pest-pathogen system. Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B, 20 (6), pp. 1759-1783.
Clarke, J., White, K. A. J. and Turner, K., 2013. Approximating optimal controls for networks when there are combinations of population-level and targeted measures available:chlamydia infection as a case-study. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 75 (10), pp. 1747-1777.
Ward, Z. and White, K. A. J., 2012. Impact of latently infected cells on strain archiving within HIV hosts. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 74 (9), pp. 1985-2003.
Clarke, J., White, K.A.J. and Turner, K., 2012. Exploring short-term responses to changes in the control strategy for chlamydia trachomatis. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine, 2012, 803097.
Brown, V. L. and White, K. A. J., 2011. The role of optimal control in assessing the most cost-effective implementation of a vaccination programme: HPV as a case study. Mathematical Biosciences, 231 (2), pp. 126-134.
Hartfield, M., White, K. A. J. and Kurtenbach, K., 2011. The role of deer in facilitating the spatial spread of the pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi. Theoretical Ecology, 4 (1), pp. 27-36.
Paulley, Y., Delgado-Charro, M. B. and White, K. A. J., 2011. Modelling the formation of a lithium reservoir in the skin:an alternative non-invasive strategy for drug sampling? Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 33 (4), p. 556.
Paulley, Y., Delgado-Charro, M. B. and White, K. A. J., 2010. Modelling formation of a drug reservoir in the stratum corneum and its impact on drug monitoring using reverse iontophoresis. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine, 11 (4), pp. 353-368.
Brown, V. and White, K., 2010. The HPV vaccination strategy: could male vaccination have a significant impact? Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine, 11 (3), pp. 223-237.
Ward, Z. D., White, K. A. J. and van Voorn, G. A. K., 2009. Exploring the impact of target cell heterogeneity on HIV loads in a within-host model. Epidemics, 1 (3), pp. 168-174.
Whittle, A., Lenhart, S. and White, K. A. J., 2008. Optimal control of gypsy moth populations. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 70 (2), pp. 398-411.
White, K. A. J. and Gilligan, C. A., 2006. The role of initial inoculum on epidemic dynamics. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 242 (3), pp. 670-682.
White, S. M. and White, K. A. J., 2005. Applications of biological control in resistant host-pathogen systems. Mathematical Medicine and Biology - A Journal of the Ima, 22 (3), pp. 227-245.
White, S. M. and White, K. A. J., 2005. Relating coupled map lattices to integro-difference equations: dispersal-driven instabilities in coupled map lattices. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 235 (4), pp. 463-475.
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News item from 2013
Ashmolean Receives Major Collection of Silver & Exotic Rarities
The Ashmolean announces that it has received a major collection of silver objects of the Renaissance and Baroque periods from the collector, the late Michael Wellby (1928–2012). The bequest includes nearly 500 objects of the greatest rarity.
Michael Wellby was a member of a family prominent in the silver trade. At the age of eighteen, he took a part-time job in his father's business where he acquired a lasting passion for the beauty and craftsmanship of early silver. He opened his own shop in Grafton Street in the 1960s, specialising in German silver of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, in which he became an acknowledged expert. Both at auctions in London and on trips to the continent with his wife, Joy, he made many discoveries and acquired many rarities. Several of these were sold through the shop but a few exceptional pieces were added to the personal collection which has now been bequeathed to the Ashmolean.
Spectacular pieces by or attributed to German and Flemish makers, often bearing the arms of their original owners, form the nucleus of the collection, alongside a number of equally rare pieces made elsewhere in Europe. Although most of the pieces are made of silver or include gold or silver mounts, several incorporate ivory, agate, shell, lapis lazuli or rock crystal carved with the virtuosity that is typical of pieces of this kind which have long been highly valued by wealthy collectors and are now rarely seen outside museums.
Many of the Wellby pieces show their patrons' fascination with exotic materials, especially from the East and Africa. There are beautifully carved and mounted examples of semi-precious stones, of exotic shells and mother-of pearl, of coconut shell, ostrich egg, and ivory. One of the most important pieces is a silver gilt ewer made in Portugal in c.1510-15. The ewer is in the fantastic style of Portuguese art and architecture known as the Manueline style and is enamelled with the Royal Arms of Portugal. The single most extraordinary object is a lapis lazuli bowl with gold mounts made in Prague in c. 1608 by the brilliant Dutch goldsmith Paulus van Vianen.
The Wellby collection is of the type formed in the past by continental princes such as the Electors of Saxony in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and more recently by Sir Julius Wernher or by the Rothschild family. It will stand alongside the Ashmolean's Fortnum Collection of Renaissance artefacts and the English silver, which, in many ways, it complements. A selection of the objects will go on temporary display in the West Meets East Gallery from February 2013, before the entire collection is displayed in a permanent gallery, designed to show the collection in its full brilliance.
Professor Tim Wilson, Keeper of the Department of Western Art, who knew Michael Wellby well, says, "The Ashmolean is extremely grateful to Michael and his family. This is the most important accession of objects of this sort to any UK museum since the bequest of objects from Waddesdon Manor by Ferdinand Rothschild to the British Museum in 1898."


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Remember how the North American continent was torn asunder in the late 1990s by geological forces beyond all comprehension? Remember how Denver became a seaport and Long Island was lost to the ocean? Those were the days. Let's recollect these halcyon years of tectonic upheaval with precognitive futurist Gordon Michael Scallion, who has been predicting a cartography of the future since 1979. Hey Austin, how are the ocean views?
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Dusun Jogja Village Inn is the pioneering boutique hotel in Yogyakarta, an intimate hideout inside the pulsing cultural capital of Central Java. Tucked in the arty Prawirotaman area, the hotel is situated many stones away from the ever busy Malioboro street, and yet it is still within reach of many city's highlights.
The hotel is located just walking distance from the laid-back, Prawirotaman area, not far from arts galleries and cafes that are dotting the friendly neighbourhood. It's only 10 minutes from the Kraton (Palace), 30-minute from the largest Southeast Asia Hindhu temple Prambanan and 40-minute drive from the world's largest Buddhist temple Borobudur.
Located at the end of Prawirotaman area, and just facing the city end of Parangtritis long road, Dusun Jogja Village Inn's simple exterior creates a perfect disguise for the surprisingly green and tranquil it always offers inside, accented with friendly, multilingual staff who mastered the art of Javanese hospitality.
With a friendly Environment, the 24 boutique hotel's rooms and suites are designed in such naturally tranquil compound, adopting the concept of Javanese 'dusun' (or village). Designed by Paul Amron Yuwono together with his old time friend, Terry Stark, the whole complex exudes such an intimate space for you to relax after enjoying Yogyakarta and its eclectic historical and cultural heritage surrounding.
All rooms have a private veranda or balcony overlooking the lush garden. The popular 16 Deluxe Rooms come in two characters.
The ones on the ground floor is for those who love 'bath-type' with an open-air bath and shower. Meanwhile the ones on upper floor are characterised with a spacious balcony for you to read or just daydream. Many walls in the rooms are plastered with summery, tropical colours with old-style tiles matching the antique-looking wooden furniture and decoration.
Passing the lobby area, you will enter a lush garden with surprising corners to chill out at any time of the day. The shimmering, salted water in the pool invites you to plunge, whilst the smallish bar by the pool offers you refreshment in between the dives.


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An MIT air transportation study of airports found that Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport had the fifth-highest connectivity of seventy-four in the U.S. among small hub airports.
Aside from Myrtle Beach International Airport, all of South Carolina's larger airports ranked above 50 in 2012 for a connectivity score that measured the quality of connections available at the nation's airports. Researchers at MIT's International Center for Air Transportation considered a score of 50 to 150 to be good connectivity.
The MIT researchers said there is no industry-standard metric to assess an airport's connection to the global air transportation system. All of South Carolina's airports are considered "small hub" or "non-hub" size, using FAA designations for number of enplanements. Small hub airports enplane about 5% of the number of passengers as "large hub" airports, for example.
The study's Airport Connectivity Quality Index measured frequency of available scheduled flights, the quantity and quality of destinations served, and the quantity and quality of connecting destinations.
Read full story at: http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/news/48394-s-c-rsquo-s-largest-airports-rank-high-in-mit-connectivity-study
Read full MIT study at: http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/79091


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42 U.S. Code § 3702 - State and local governments to consider courts
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State and local governments to consider courtsThe Attorney General may require, as appropriate, that whenever a State or unit of local government or Indian tribe applies for a grant from the Department of Justice, the State, unit, or tribe demonstrate that, in developing the application and distributing funds, the State, unit, or tribe—
consulted with the chief judicial officer of the highest court of the State, unit, or tribe, as the case may be; and
consulted with the chief law enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency responsible for the security needs of the judicial branch of the State, unit, or tribe, as the case may be.
(Pub. L. 110–177, title III, § 302(c), Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2539.)
Section was enacted as part of the Court Security Improvement Act of 2007, and not as part of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 which comprises this chapter.
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Score 4.5/5
There are various seat options to choose from, depending on your needs, from both parent and forward-facing when there is just one passenger, to the unique Double Kit add-on for 2 kids. What really sets the Dot apart, though, is its new slimline look, making it one of the most compact models out there at the moment.
Score 5/5
Our testers said from the minute you hold the DOT you can feel the narrow elegance of the frame. Even the handle is barely wider that the shoulder width of a toddler - impressive. It has some weight but this made it more sturdy and quite a smooth ride. Snug, comfortable, and looks great. One dad came over in the playground to chat specifications as if it was a new car.
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As the masters of inline pushchairs, phil&teds have updated their popular dot pushchair to create something even more practical. With their products designed to help parents 'adapt&survive' when kids arrive, with a quirky edge, we are excited to take a closer look.
The Big Buggy Conundrum
"I decided that whilst I wanted a compact one-fold set up, I also wanted something more substantial than a stroller. Did this wonder product actually even exist?
Thankfully – YES. This buggy folds as one (with removal of small second seat attachment), can convert to car seat or carrycot mode, can carry one or two children in crazy number of combinations, offers a 'cocoon' alternative for newborns (best invention EVER), is lightweight, easily manoeuvrable and also looks pretty smart too."
1 of 7 Best Jogging Strollers
"This has plenty of space to carry your child, as well as a huge basket for all the extras. The manoeuvrability is impressive and it's simple to switch to a double, should you have twins or go onto have another tot."
FIRSTLOOK: DOT from phil&teds
"For those of you familiar with the Mountain Buggy Swift, the Dot is the phil&teds version. Take the Explorer frame, snap smaller (ten inch) wheels on it, and you've got a stroller that's 15% more compact than the Explorer–and it still has the same size seat. I think the Dot will be a terrific option for parents who want a great all-terrain stroller, but don't have a ton of space. It's also cute, and that doesn't hurt."
"The Dot is a downsized version of the phil&teds Explorer, in fact it's 15% smaller. It has all the features of its older brother without the beef. However don't confuse less size with less comfort or less ability. It has a full sized seat and can tackle all sorts of terrain, it has a one-handed fastfold and one-handed recline control."
Customer review
"First thing I noticed was how small and light the DOT was compared with my previous stroller. It was definitely a lot easier to fold up and put in the boot as well as having a lot more space available.
It was easy to strap the kid in, and the size of it made it easy to get around the small shops and aisles too.
Definitely a great push!"
Dot is ideal for parents who value compactness for small spaces in the city (elevators, stairs, small apartments, car trunks) but still want a multi-terrain stroller to negotiate rough terrains in the city (parks, pavement, gravel, cobblestone).
Dot which is the mini of the range… with a full-size seat! Super-compact, city-dwellers and those with small cars will relish this pocket rocket which compromises none of baby's comfort.
It's 15 per cent more compact than the Explorer model but don't be fooled by the Dot's compactness – it's a fully-functioning pram with car capsule adaptability and bassinet and second seat options.
Dot is ideal for parents who value compactness for small spaces in the city (elevators, stairs, small apartments, car boots…) but still want a multi-terrain stroller to negotiate rough terrains in the city (parks, pavement, gravel, cobblestone).
"Fabulous wee buggy. So zippy and easy to manoeuver. I love the compact fold as it fits so easily in the car.
I can't believe such a petite stroller can carry two children! The dot is perfect, small enough to zip down the supermarket aisle, yet sturdy and comfy enough for longer outings."


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Hi all frinds i create a pppoeconf connetion and install networ-manager-gnome but i have a problem with nm-applet when i run this command in finally for creat vpn nm-applet &
i get this error
anyone can help me for solve this problem sory for my bad englishCode:
root@bt:~# nm-applet &
[1] 1710
root@bt:~# An instance of nm-applet is already running.
** (nm-applet:1710): WARNING **: <WARN> constructor(): Couldn't initialize the D-Bus manager.
thanks in advanceCode:
apt-get install network-manager-gnome
cp /etc/network/interfaces{,.backup}
echo ""auto lo"" > /etc/network/interfaces
echo ""iface lo inet loopback"" >> /etc/network/interfaces
service network-manager start
nm-applet &


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Mid Year Update 2013
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Preserving America's Sailing Legacy Engaging Sailing's Next Generation
Click here to open or download a printable PDF version of this report.
Public nominations were open from February 1 to April 1.
2013 Class was announced on June 25 at Block Island Race Week.
2013 Induction will be held in Annapolis on October 25-27.
102 organizations are part of the Learning Math & Science through Sailing National Consortium. A bi-monthly newsletter of best practices and resources is distributed.
195 9th & 10th grade Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) students participated in seven-week NSHOF Project Based Learning Module sessions.
135 9th & 10th grade AACPS STEM students participated in field trips to the NSHOF including a tour of United States Naval Academy Hydrolab and Crown Sailing Center.
Third Annual Marine and Maritime Career Fair for students, grades 7-12 held at Annapolis High School. Co-sponsored by Anne Arundel County Public Schools and Eastport Yacht Club Foundation.
649 students participated in the Naval War of 1812 program undertaken in cooperation with the United States Naval Academy (Bill Koch exhibition) and Pride of Baltimore II.
An on water lecture series has been established with the Pride of Baltimore II.
An Educator Digikit, The Physics, Engineering and Technology of Sailing, is under development.
Free public display at the Sailing Center of boats including among others:
Bull and Bear, replica 1860s sandbaggers
Pride of Baltimore II, replica 19th century Baltimore Topsail Schooner
Sultana, A replica Topsail Schooner
Adventurer, Cherubini 56
Elf, 1888 Lawley Topsail Sloop 30, 1888
Windalier, Sparkman & Stephens 58, 1962
S.S. Sophie, Trumpy 80, 1947
Sorcerer II, Cookson 95, 1998 (Research vessel)
Almost Crazy, Tartan 45
Anytime, Hinckley Bermuda 40, 1972
Chock, Coast Guard Cutter
Croix des Gardes, Dervin 50, 1947
Donnybrook, Alan Andrews 80, 2004
Green Flash, J/42, 2001
Esperanza, Hinckley Bermuda 40, 1963
Insatiable, J/30
Marine Corps One, Trojan 36
Sails Call, Beneteau 47, 2009
Someday, Hinckley Bermuda 40, 1980
Stilleto, Herreshoff 48'Custom Launch, 1951
Tusitala, Bermuda 40, 1971
Bull & Bear Sailing
Bull and Bear have hosted 166 people for sailing.
Bull and Bear participated in the Elf Classic Regatta with high school crews.
Founding Member Yacht Clubs
Union League Yacht Squadron rendezvous planned for September.
San Diego Yacht Club cruise in October.
Pride of Baltimore II
6,100 people visited the Pride of Baltimore II during City Fair.
Wounded Warrior Sailing Squadron
Established the Wounded Warrior Sailing Squadron.
Sail on the Pride of Baltimore II in May.
Sail with Club Beneteau Chesapeake Bay planned for August 17.
Regatta co-sponsored with United States Naval Academy, CRAB and Boeing planned for September 14.
Classic Wooden Boat Rendezvous and Race
Fourth Annual Classic Wood Boat Rendezvous and Race planned for September 21 and 22. Bull or Bear plan to participate in Annapolis Yacht Club's Keels & Wheels event on the same weekend.
Environmental Stewardship
In cooperation with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, distribution at the Sailing Center of information regarding Saving the Bay.
Hosted parents for Maryland State Youth Championships on board Elf.
Sailing Resources Locator
Interactive U.S. map of over 1,580 sailing programs state by state.
Film Library
A growing online collection of sailing films and videos between four minutes and two hours.
Sailors and Stories: U.S. Olympic Sailing Medalists, U.S. Paralympic Medalists, Rolex Yachtsman of the Year and Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year Recipients, and Nathianael G. Herreshoff Trophy Winners (US Sailing Lists)
Sailing in American Literature: Listing of sailing quotes from American writers such as Thoreau, Emerson, Twain, Barth, etc.
Photographic Exhibitions: Virtual exhibition of the photographs of Daniel Forester posted. Virtual exhibition of the photographs of Onne van der Waal posted.
Sailing in American Art: Virtual exhibition of sailing paintings from the National Gallery of Art. Curated by Elizabeth Grazioli and Wil Scott.
Sailing in American Music: Virtual streaming of sailing in American music launched curated by David Hildebrand.
Yacht Club Stories
Additional stories from yacht clubs from across the country.
Tom Morris Library and Book Reviews
Walter Cronkite sailing collection posted.
Additional collections have been received.
Learning Math & Science through Sailing programs and reports.
Learning Math & Science through Sailing National Consortium network and newsletters.
Learning Math & Science through Sailing STEM 9th and 10th grade curriculum.
War of 1812: Experiencing the Naval War of 1812
American Women In Sailing Story Project
Postings of The America3: The Women's Team, The Salty Sisters, Mary Patten and WIMRA as part of the American Women In Sailing Story Project,
Online Contributions and Sales
Founding Members
Annual Giving
Morris Library Campaign
Established online book store.
Channel in place - SailingHallofFame - currently features over 30 videos with over 15,311 views and 34,656 minutes watched.
Active participation by over 2,682 fans - friends of fans over 1,000,000.
A Twitter account has been established with 51 followers. It was used to communicate 2013 Hall of Fame inductee announcement live.
American Yacht Club, Annapolis Yacht Club, Bay Head Yacht Club, Bayview Yacht Club, Beverly Yacht Club, Carolina Yacht Club, Chesapeake Bay Bermuda 40 Association, Chicago Yacht Club, Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia, Davis Island Yacht Club, Eastern Yacht Club, Eastport Yacht Club, Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Gibson Island Yacht Squadron, Great Harbor Yacht Club, Gulf Yachting Association, Hyannis Yacht Club, Indian Harbor Yacht Club, Island Heights Yacht Club, Larchmont Yacht Club, Lavallette Yacht Club, Lewes Yacht Club, Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club, Mantoloking Yacht Club, Maryland Club Yacht Squadron, Metedeconk Yacht Club, Nantucket Yacht Club, New York Yacht Club, Olympic Sailing Association of New Orleans, PHRF of the Chesapeake, Riverside Yacht Club, St. Francis Yacht Club, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, San Diego Yacht Club, San Francisco Yacht Club, Seaside Park Yacht Club, Seattle Yacht Club, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Shelter Island Yacht Club, Southern Yacht Club, Stamford Yacht Club, Storm Trysail Yacht Club, Toms River Yacht Club, Tred Avon Yacht Club, and Union League Club Yacht Squadron, have all become Founding Members.
Other clubs are in the process of becoming Founding Members.
San Diego Yacht Club is planning a rendezvous at NSHOF in October.
New York Yacht Club has challenged Southern Yacht Club on Bull and Bear.
Co-sponsored the Second Annual City Fair at Annapolis City Dock with the City of Annapolis.
Four talks and book signings were arranged for Frank Savage and his book The Savage Way.
West Marine Hillsmere sponsored Community Day to benefit the NSHOF Education Program.
Click here to open or download a printable PDF version of this report.
Free public display at the Sailing Center of boats including among others:
Bull & Bear Sailing
Founding Member Yacht Clubs
Pride of Baltimore II
Wounded Warrior Sailing Squadron
Classic Wooden Boat Rendezvous and Race
Environmental Stewardship
Sailing Resources Locator
Film Library
Yacht Club Stories
Tom Morris Library and Book Reviews
American Women In Sailing Story Project
Online Contributions and Sales
© 2017 National Sailing Hall of Fame, a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization


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Still recovering from all the 3D games, I've been playing Monster Truck Maniac 2 this week. What surprised me in this game was the fairly crisp sound, which makes it a pleasure to play.
The levels are different enough to capture your attention for quite a while. It felt to me like I was playing multiple skill games at the same time.
What are your favorite games?


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Phillies can't avoid miscues in extra-innings loss
Cardinals prevail in 12 frames as Philadelphia's errors prove costly
PHILADELPHIA -- There are just five weeks of baseball left in the 2014 season, but the Phillies are still struggling in an area that was highly stressed by manager Ryne Sandberg during Spring Training.
Poor execution of the fundamentals burned the Phillies early on Saturday night against the Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park, and Matt Carpenter's sacrifice fly off Ken Giles in the 12th doomed them late in their 6-5 loss.
Marlon Byrd delivered the game-tying hit in the eighth to send it to extras, but miscues from earlier came back to haunt Philly. A three-run sixth inning born out of two physical errors and a couple of mental ones quickly put a damper on what was another firm display of growth by rookie starter David Buchanan.
Buchanan didn't have his best stuff, and his demeanor on the mound revealed his frustration.
There was a lot of roaming on the hill, a lot of mound meetings and a lot of baserunners. But the end result -- two earned runs in five innings pitched -- spoke volumes about the strides the 25-year-old right-hander has made in his first Major League season.
Buchanan put 10 runners on base (eight hits, two walks) but limited the damage and kept the Phillies even with St. Louis through the first five frames.
He even had a chance to leave with a lead. But in the fifth inning, Ryan Howard bobbled a sure double-play grounder and settled for a single out. A groundout on the next play allowed the Cardinals' second run to score.
Buchanan was on pace to pick up his sixth consecutive quality start, but was pulled after just five innings and 90 pitches.
"That caught me off guard, honestly," Buchanan said. "I didn't expect that. I wasn't too happy about it. But I can't control that. I just do what I'm told. And I go for as long as I can. Unfortunately, that was only five innings tonight."
That's when the Cardinals pounced. Mario Hollands relieved Buchanan in the sixth and surrendered a double to A.J. Pierzynski on his third pitch. Oscar Taveras then lined a ball that Domonic Brown pulled up on in left field, and Brown proceeded to throw it past Cody Asche at third to allow another run to score and Taveras to reach third.
"It definitely wasn't a ball that I think I could have got to. But I should have charged it better than that," Brown said. "I knew it was a wet ground, I didn't know if the ball was going to shoot right or left there, so I was just trying to keep it in front. He took the extra base on me, I short-hopped Cody Asche and they ended up scoring a run, so it was a big play, for sure.
"Usually if a play like that happens, I'm going to, you know, be taken out, but that's a part of the game."
Byrd has been a fixture in right field, Ben Revere's run at a batting title has rendered him a mainstay in center field, and Howard is playing daily at first. That has left Brown, Grady Sizemore and Darin Ruf to split time in left.
"I mean, I'm not out there every day, so it's kind of tough coming off the bench," Brown said. "I'm doing the best I can out there. I'm trying to catch every ball, and if I can't catch it, it's gonna fall. But I'm definitely going out there and playing as hard as possible.
"Ryno's doing the best job that he can with the outfielders that we have, just getting us all playing time right now."
After Jon Jay drew a walk, the next play was another showcase of the Phillies' unsound fundamentals. Cardinals starter Shelby Miller laid down a bunt that looked to be trickling foul. Asche charged it, scooped it and threw it away. Two runs crossed home to make it 5-2.
"Yeah, that's a judgment on him," Sandberg said. "The best scenario probably that ball goes foul and make him bunt it again.
"Some of that is experience, no question about it. Game situation, reading the ball like that. That was a tough play."
For the Phillies, Byrd and Brown reached on consecutive singles with one out in the fourth, and Carlos Ruiz brought them both home on a double that split the gap in right field. They scored their third run on a solo shot by Howard, his 19th homer of the year and first off a right-handed pitcher since he hit one off Miller on June 19. And Byrd's two-RBI double in the eighth moved him into sixth in the NL with 75.
That should have been enough offense to spell a Phillies win, but the unearned runs provided the Cardinals enough cushion to survive the Phillies' late rally, prolong the game and win it in extras.
After the loss, Sandberg was asked by a reporter if the mental mistakes have anything to do with the amount of effort given.
"No, I don't question effort with the guys," Sandberg said.
Erik Bacharach is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Hazrat Maulana Tariq Jameel Damat Barakatuhum Video Teaser of the Speech/Bayan at the world's 7th largest mosque "Grand Masjid" located at Bahria Town Lahore which was held on 31st Oct 2014.
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Akron police say they were involved in a car chase that ended with an SUV crashing into a church.
WEWS-TV (http://bit.ly/S5iegw ) reports that it happened at about 3 a.m. Monday. It started when officers tried to stop a stolen SUV that took off and reached speeds of more than 80 mph.
The driver eventually lost control, driving up the front steps of Hill's Temple church. The vehicle went into the air and hit the side of the church, damaging a large section of the brick wall.
Two teens in the SUV ran after the wreck but were apprehended. They were taken to hospitals for treatment. One of the teens was a reported missing person.
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Michael Hunter at Entourage Marketing provides you with seven marketing tips to help your business grow.
1. Create a catchy name and a solid brand
The naming and presentation of your brand is vital. You want to create a name that both represents your product or service and is memorable.
Recently, a new text messaging application came out for smart phones. The only reason why it was successful was because of the name. Kik Messenger did not feature any additional functionality that other applications did not have. People talked about it just because they wanted to say "Kik me later."
Be conscious of how your brand is perceived in the marketplace. Bad names go nowhere.
2. Focus your message
Before you start writing any of your content, you must be very clear about who your audience is. Don't try to be everything to everyone. Your message should be laser focused on your target market and demographic. When your ideal client comes to the homepage of your website, reads your brochure, hears your advertisement on the radio, etc. they should have no need to look anywhere else. Your message should expose a common problem and positioning your product or service as the solution to that problem.
Your message isn't just your written word; it also ties into your branding and visual communication as we explained above. For example, if an investment firm had a product targeting very wealthy individuals; it would disinterest clients if their logo and branding was in big, fluffy pink letters … It doesn't matter how great their products are, the message their brand conveys does not align with who they are trying to target. The same company would have much more success with a clean, simple logo that communicates professionalism and success.
3. Get organized
Great marketing takes time and organization. The more organization you have and the more systems you can create, the less time it will take. A timeline is a great way to stay on task and execute a multi-step marketing campaign. It's also an effective way to set deadlines and manage a team. Multiple people working on the same project are likely to be more productive when they have clear deadlines and an understanding of how their assignments contribute to the big picture.
4. Build a database
To be successful in business you must, must, MUST build a list. Big money is in a big list. Most businesses spend 90 percent of their marketing budgets on trying to get a new customer to walk through their door or use their service, yet once that customer walks in the door, most businesses don't collect any information on them, allowing them walk right back out with no means of future contact. The best way to build a list is to give something good away for free in exchange for their name and contact information. The more value you provide for free, the more valuable your paid services are perceived to be. People think to themselves, "WOW, if they are giving this away for free, what do I get when I pay for something?"
5. Establish promotional partnerships
Most people that call themselves entrepreneurs are really "solo-preneurs;" Meaning, they try to do everything by themselves. Marketing is not a do-it-yourself thing. There are plenty of ways for you to leverage other people to produce great results for a minimal investment of your time. Promotional partnerships are one of these ways. Instead of lighting your hair on fire trying to make it all happen by yourself, put your mind to work and think of different people that can help you grow your business. For example, say you happen to be an expert in branding. Instead of trying to find clients and build systems to get new clients, partner with local business consultants or coaches to leverage their established relationship with their clients as a way to grow your business fast. Imagine partnering with a business consulting firm that has built solid relationships with 25, 50, or even 100+ clients.
6. Referral programs
As we all know, word-of-mouth advertising is the most powerful form of advertising there is. If your product or service is good enough, people will talk about it naturally; but why not give them an incentive? Structured client referral programs are a great way of maximizing something you are already doing to some extent, by providing great service and asking for referrals. Some of the biggest companies in the world are leveraging referral marketing tactics to grow their business by offering incentives to their employees to refer business to them. Other companies leverage and incentive-ize their customer base to bring in business. Just the other day, I saw a sign in front of a very nice apartment complex that said, "Refer a friend to us that signs a lease and get $500!"
In the online space, referral marketing is called affiliate marketing. There are many people that make a significant six-figure income simply marketing other people's products and services. You no longer have to worry about content creation. You can market someone else's product to make you money and vice versa; you can create a product and establish promotional partnerships with other people to take your message to the marketplace.
The bottom line is: Find a way to reward your customers for bringing their friends to you or for promoting your product or service.
7. Integrate social media into your entire marketing campaign
Social media is the new buzz word in business. Everyone knows they need to be on it, but most businesses have no idea what they are doing. Just creating a Facebook page for your business does not mean you are "on social media." Social media (when used correctly) is the glue for your entire marketing campaign. Traditional forms of marketing like print, television and radio are great at sending a message to the masses, but lacks engagement with the recipient of the message.
Business today is all based on relationships. It doesn't matter how great the advertisement on TV looks, if a friend tells you they had a bad experience with the product or service, chances are very high that you will not try it yourself. If a TV advertisement is terrible, you have no interest. Sometimes it's so bad that you even change the channel. However, if your friend comes to you bubbling with excitement about their experience, chances are very good you will try it out, too. See, we like and do the things that our friends like and do; it doesn't matter how much money someone spends on mainstream marketing. Social media is, at its core, founded on real-life relationships. Facebook just recently reached 600 million users and is still growing; Twitter has over 200 million users; LinkedIn just hit the 100 million mark. Social media is here to stay, and your business must be on it — and do it well.
The reason why social media is so powerful is because it has the ability to create a community around almost anything. Social media is a powerful marketing tool that all your other marketing materials should be driving traffic to and building a database of people that "like" your product or service.


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burkecutlery wrote:So I have a question on the topic of Moritakas, as they are the issue of the day.When they come new, they have a hazy, kasumi-like finish on the secondary bevel. When you sharpen them and they have dips and divots like you said they should, and you should not sharpen them out, what is the suggested course of action to maintain that knife when sharpening? It will no longer look even and hazy, unless you hit it with a fingerstone. Even on a muddy jnat, it won't get up into all the high spots without applying direct pressure, and thereby creating a hole in the edge(even if there wasn't one).Also, most Japanese hand-made knives sold slightly over-thinned and over-sized so you can set the edge how YOU like it, kind of assuming that you will open the knife with a stone ready to go.So, are these knives intended to have a scattered, disconnected finish? If so, why do they come looking matte and hazy? Is it suggested that everyone with one should have fingerstones? Something else?
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Steven recently commented on the cleanliness of my grill grates, so I figured I'd share my secret. (And thanks for the compliment, Steven!)
This is the tool I use. It's from Steven's store that's quite handy for cleaning the grill. Mine's about 2 years old and still doing a good job.
It's a really nice scraper - the v-grooves fit most grills and do a great job of removing charred food and sauce from your grill grate. The big flat surfaces are great for when you flip a trapezoidal-type grate to the thicker side, too, or for just cleaning the bottom of that CI grate.
And why mention charred sauce? Because I just cooked on a relative's grill last week and he cooks everything slathered in thick coats of Kraft BBQ sauce. He also never cleans his grill grates so there's thick carbonized bits of sauce everywhere (and I couldn't bring myself to embarass him by posting pics of it either).
His regular grill brush didn't even dent the charred bits, but I used this scraper and his grates were clean in about 5 minutes. (And yes - before you ask, I had a feeling I'd be cleaning his grill beforehand so I brought my tool kit, which includes this scraper.)
Here it is at work on my blazing-hot IR sear/side burner. I'd actually just finished cooking some pork chops with BBQ sauce and a lot of the sauce got caked on the grates. This is what they looked like after about 45 seconds of using the tool.
Right after this pic I oiled the grate and then let it cool down. About once every two or three weeks I remove the grates and grill plates and pull out the Shop-Vac to clean up all the burnt bits on the bottom of the grill, too.
The really nice thing about this grill scraper is that all those different v-grooves and other surfaces fit almost any grill grate. It works very nicely on stainless-steel and cast-iron grates and there's even a little slot on it for the thin Weber grates like my Smokey Joe. And it works far better than the little metal scraper you see on most grill brushes, too.
I'm not so sure about how well it would work on porcelain-coated grates, but then again, I never use them.
So thanks for making this tool available, Steven! I now use it on almost every cook.