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hugs to you!!
Sometimes he just tells these little lies and I am not really sure why.
My FWW did this. It was because she wanted people to like her, or to impress them.
I have a thought regarding lying to control.....but haven't matured that thought yet. But it is a component of a WS ability to lie to themselves in such a fashion so as to "okay" adultery as a choice for them.... To enable adultery to be a tool in their box to be used to "deal" with life.
That is part of why it is important for me to observe a change in my wife...to witness her abandoning this "tool" and replace it with healthy ones. I can not think of a situation where lying is "healthy".
God be with us all.
[This message edited by blakesteele at 10:12 AM, October 28th (Monday)]
[This message edited by devasted30 at 10:23 AM, October 28th (Monday)]
Finally10 and I have suffered a setback. Last night he lied to me when I asked him a clear, direct question. It was about something so small and stupid. But the damage is big and disheartening. I feel dismal and depressed that he so easily lied to me. He eventually came clean, but my heart had already sunk-damage done. He appologised this morning and will be talking with his therapist about it. But...it's a setback. Ugh, no trust. He can't give me the gift of honesty because, like by having the A, he's putting himself first and avoiding things.
I do think it's a slippery slope, hopeful18. Non A things are never considered in the same way after d-day- especially lying. And the ease of lying which you speak of, truly freaks me out. I think it does undermine healing- no question.
I think Blakesteele makes good points. I want that "tool" gone, though.
I mean, if WS's lie about anything, regardless if it's A related or not...what else are they lying about??? Thats why being truthful about ANY and EVERYTHING is critical to rebuilding.
[This message edited by SoVerySadNow at 10:31 AM, October 28th (Monday)]
Any type of lie hurts recovery. Truth is an absolute for reconciling. IMHO.
All lying is manipulative. Think about it....trying to get you to believe something that is untrue.
I wish you strength and healing.
the fact that he's a liar now doesn't mean he's doomed to be a liar forever. He can learn to tell the truth, and if he does, he pretty much becomes a good candidate for partnership.
But like Sisoon wrote, doesn't mean that will be his path for life.
I remember my H saying to me during A years...we were having a convo and he wasn't sure of a fact. He followed it up with, "if you just say it with confidence people will believe you". Shudder!


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EV Group Collaborates For Nanopatterning Solution For HB-LED Manufacturing
EV Group (EVG), a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, has announced that it has signed a joint-development and licensing agreement with Eulitha AG, a pioneer in the production of high-quality nanostructures using advanced lithography techniques. EVG will integrate Eulitha's PHABLE mask-based ultraviolet (UV) photolithography technology with EVG's automated mask aligner product platform with the goal of developing a low-cost-of-ownership (CoO) nanopatterning solution to enable the production of high-brightness light emitting diodes (HB-LEDs). With demo capabilities in place already, the first products are expected to ship later this year.
According to market research firm Strategies Unlimited (Mountain View, Calif.), the market for high-brightness LEDs is expected to grow from $11.2 billion in 2010 to $16.2 billion in 2014, driven by applications such as TV backlighting, mobile devices and increasingly by lighting. To meet this increased demand, LED manufacturers need new manufacturing solutions that can increase the lighting efficiency of their products while keeping manufacturing costs down. Through their joint-development agreement, EV Group and Eulitha will explore new manufacturing technologies that support LED manufacturers' cost and technology requirements.
Combining Eulitha's full-field exposure technology with EVG's well-established mask alignment platform provides low-cost, automated fabrication of photonic nanostructures over large areas, and supports the production of energy efficient LEDs, solar cells and liquid crystal displays. It combines the low cost, ease-of-use and non-contact capabilities of proximity lithography with sub-micron resolution—making it ideally suited for use in patterning sapphire substrates in order to enhance the light extraction (and thus the efficiency) of LED devices. EVG plans to offer a PHABLE-enabled EVG620 system as an extension to its well-established mask alignment system platform—giving customers an even wider choice of configuration options.
"We look forward to working with EV Group to greatly accelerate commercialization of PHABLE through the integration of this novel technology with EVG's industry-leading mask aligner platform," stated Harun Solak, CEO of Eulitha. "We believe the synergies of our respective technologies have great potential to provide the resolution and volume-production capabilities of lithography steppers at a fraction of the cost—enabling LED, optics and photonics manufacturers with extremely tight cost constraints the opportunity to extend their technology roadmaps to higher levels of performance."
Noted Hermann Waltl, executive sales and customer support director, EV Group, "Eulitha's expertise in nanofabrication makes them an ideal partner to collaborate with on new patterning solutions for the LED industry. We are excited to embark on this relationship with Eulitha and advance our proven mask aligner platform for our LED customers."

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Barack Obama urges Kenya to act on gay rights and corruption
President Barack Obama has mixed blunt messages to Kenya's leaders on gay rights, corruption and counter-terrorism with warm reflections on his family ties to a nation that considers him a local son.
He also foreshadowed a focus on Kenya in his post-White House life, saying, "I'll be back."
His comments during a news conference with Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta reflected the unusual nature of his long-awaited visit to this East African nation.
His official agenda has been sprinkled with opportunities to reconnect with his late father's sprawling Kenyan family, including some meeting the American president for the first time.
"There are cousins and uncles and aunties that show up that you didn't know existed, but you're always happy to meet," Mr Obama said. "There were lengthy explanations in some cases of the connections."
But Mr Obama did little to paper over policy differences with Kenya's government, most notably on gay rights.
He drew on his own background as an African-American, noting the slavery and segregation of the US past and saying he is "painfully aware of the history when people are treated differently under the law".
"That's the path whereby freedoms begin to erode and bad things happen," Mr Obama said. "When a government gets in the habit of treating people differently, those habits can spread."
Mr Kenyatta was unmoved, saying gay rights "is not really an issue on the foremost mind of Kenyans. And that is a fact."
A number of Kenyan politicians and religious leaders had warned Mr Obama that any overtures on gay rights would not be welcomed in Kenya, where gay sex is punishable by up to 14 years in prison. The Kenyan gay community also complains of sometimes violent harassment.
Mr Obama also pushed Kenya to tighten its counter-terrorism practices, which human rights group say have resulted in serious abuses. A Human Rights Watch report this year accused the Kenyan government of "extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions and torture by security forces".
"If in reaction to terrorism, you're restricting legitimate organisations, reducing the scope of peaceful organisation, then that can have the inadvertent effect of increasing the pool of recruits for terrorism," Mr Obama said.
Mr Kenyatta called the scourge of terrorism "an existential fight for us". The Somalia-based al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaida, has conducted major attacks in Kenya, including the 2013 attack on Nairobi's Westgate mall and an April attack in Garissa that killed nearly 150 people.
Mr Obama also urged Mr Kenyatta to keep up efforts to combat corruption, calling that the biggest potential threat to Kenya's economic growth. But he said fulfilling anti-corruption pledges will require "visible prosecutions," and told Mr Kenyatta, "People aren't stupid."
Mr Obama's trip to Kenya was the first to his father's homeland since winning the White House, as well as the first visit by a sitting American president. Despite intense security throughout Nairobi, crowds gathered to watch Mr Obama's motorcade speed through the city. American flags lined the main road from the airport and billboards heralded his arrival.
Acknowledging that some Kenyans have been frustrated that it took him until the seventh year of his presidency to visit, Mr Obama joked that he did not want the rest of Africa to think he was "playing favourites". He will also visit Ethiopia on this trip.
Mr Obama's election in 2008 was cheered in Africa, not just because of his family ties, but also because there was an expectation he would devote significant attention to the continent. Those high hopes have been met with some disappointment, given that Mr Obama's foreign policy has focused heavily on boosting ties with Asia and dealing with conflict in the Middle East.
The White House rejects that criticism, noting that Mr Obama is making his fourth trip to Africa, more than any previous president. Officials are particularly sensitive to criticism that Mr Obama's Africa policies pale in comparison to his predecessor, George W Bush, who launched a multibillion-dollar HIV/Aids programme.
Mr Obama said many of his African initiatives, including a programme to vastly increase access to power, were intended to be years-long efforts. He also credited Mr Bush's health programmes with saving millions of lives.
"I am really proud of the work that previous administrations did here in Africa, and I've done everything I could to build on those successes," he said. "This isn't a beauty contest between presidents."
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Raley's launches socially powered offers to reward loyal shoppers, turn buzz into business
Revionics, Inc., the leading provider of End-to-End Merchandise Optimization solutions, announced recently that Raley's Family of Fine Stores, a privately held 128-store supermarket chain which includes Raley's, Bel Air, Nob Hill Foods and Food Source, selected the Revionics Social Commerce solution to power an effective and measurable social media rewards program called Extra Friendzy. The solution will provide customers in Northern California and Nevada with compelling, time sensitive and limited-quantity offers through social media channels, such as Facebook, to help fuel social advocates, strengthen customer engagement, drive in-store traffic and draw consumers to Raley's customer rewards program–Something Extra. This solution will ensure offers are optimized across online, mobile and in-store channels.
"We are continually evaluating and adopting innovative ways to improve our marketing and customer loyalty efforts," said Tom Hutchison, Director Marketing, CRM and Analytics for Raley's. "Our Extra Friendzy program powered by Revionics Social Commerce solution leverages the powerful social media channel to keep our customers engaged, excited and motivated to shop. In addition, this effort will help grow our social media advocates and referrals, drive more in-store traffic and help draw members to our loyalty program."
Today's shoppers are instrumented, interconnected and informed like never before. Infinite selection and immediate gratification are the future of retail. To remain relevant, retailers must build digital bridges to their customers, both physically and emotionally, and engage them "Omni-now": by extending brand consistency during the shopping episode wherever and whenever the shopper wants to engage–and all the way to checkout–whether online, mobile or in-store. Revionics Social Commerce enables a deeper, more profitable dialog between the retailer and the shopper by engaging shoppers across their preferred touch points with targeted, personalized offers designed to create a sense of urgency and excitement — and keep them coming back for more. The solution uniquely allows retailers to target and motivate their most loyal, influential shoppers and turn them into vocal advocates in their social networks. This results in the acquisition of new, loyal shoppers as well as improvements in traffic, basket size and sales. In addition, Revionics' solution uniquely tracks, monitors and measures the impact of each touch point along the path to purchase. This enables ROI and revenue to be attributed appropriately and better, fact-based investment decisions for future campaigns to be made. Revionics Social Commerce also provides a powerful branding opportunity for retailers and the brands carried in their stores.
"We are excited to partner with Raley's, an industry recognized innovator, and help them harness the power of social," said Marc Hafner, Revionics' President and CEO. "Our social commerce solution will contribute to Raley's competitiveness by strengthening their digital engagements, driving more profitable store visits and building strong advocates across their social media channels while providing customers with relevant personalized promotions."
About Revionics, Inc.
Revionics delivers the industry's most powerful End-to-End Merchandise Optimization solution, enabling retailers of all sizes to execute a fact-based Omni-channel merchandising strategy utilizing the most comprehensive set of shopper demand signals to enhance financial performance with improved customer satisfaction. Revionics' solutions leverage advanced predictive analytics and demand-based science to ensure retailers have the right product, price, promotion, placement and space allocation for optimal results across all touch points in the Omni-channel shopping episode – online, in-store, social and mobile. Offered on a scalable, high performance Cloud-based SaaS platform, these solutions future-proof retailers from Big Data/Fast Data challenges, while providing speed-to-ROI. Over 37,000 retail locations and $150+B in annual revenue across grocery, drug, building materials, convenience, general merchandise, discount, sporting goods stores and eCommerce sites optimize with Revionics' solutions. Revionics has been recognized as a 2012 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Red Herring Top 100 Global, Red Herring Top 100 Americas and JMP Securities' Hot 100 Software Company. For more information, visit www.revionics.com.
About Raley's Family Of Fine Stores
Raley's is a privately owned supermarket chain with headquarters in West Sacramento, CA. The company operates 128 stores in Northern California and Nevada under four banners: Raley's Supermarkets, Bel Air Markets, Nob Hill Foods and Food Source. Raley's was founded in 1935 by Tom Raley and is a major grocery chain best known for high quality products, fresh produce, fine meats and outstanding customer service. Raley's strives to make its customers' lives easier and better by delivering a personalized food shopping experience. For more information, visit www.raleys.com.
SOURCE: Revionics, Inc.


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CAPRA® AL Comp
usually: USD 3,299.00
includes import tax & duty
It is no coincidence that we named our enduro bike CAPRA, i.e. goat. Because just like a goat, the CAPRA feels particularly at home in rough terrain. Aggressive design and fun-oriented geometry promise Good Times as of the first glance. A promise that is fulfilled once you get on the bike, because the CAPRA is what you make of it: A downhill bike that can also carry you back up the mountain, an enduro bike that rocks any bike park - truly a bike for any mission. This hardy beast provides plenty of stability and control, and goes around corners as if by itself. All new for 2017 is the much-anticipated CAPRA CF in XL, which riders above 1,87m in height will enjoy. So, get off the brakes and pin it!
The heart of the CAPRA AL is the hydro formed aluminum frame with carbon seat stays. To optimize the frame weight the tubes are multi-butted. The tube walls have been given extra thickness where required to stand up to the strong forces generated in critical areas. Or to talk plainly: 165-mm of quality suspension travel coupled with neutral riding characteristics and an optimal climbing position make for that perfect ride feel.
The V4L rear linkage is our proven recipe for providing a linear and sensitive suspension response. Developed by YT, critically acclaimed and often prized, V4L is progressive throughout the travel to prevent excessive sagging and harsh bottom outs. It holds you up in the travel and reacts only when it's supposed to, namely to overcome obstacles on the trail and not under the influence of pedaling forces. This helps making the CAPRA a weapon on the uphill too. A slack head angle and 650B (27.5") wheels contribute to the extreme directional stability of the CAPRA and make it seem like it has even more travel. To make sure the bike doesn't mutate into a sluggish mothership, we kept the chain stays on the short side. All in all, the CAPRA lets you feel like you are really sitting in the bike.
The AL Comp is the CAPRA in beast mode, it is the perfect companion for aggressive trail riding. With the highly acclaimed 170mm RockShox Lyrik RC fork, the proven Guide RS brakes and the 1x11 drivetrain from SRAM, it is up for any and all challenges. The all-new TRS+ dropper post from e*thirteen lets you set the perfect saddle height at the push of a lever. With the CAPRA AL Comp you can confidently participate at any enduro race and look forward to lighting up the trail as well as your competitors.
FrameCAPRA Aluminium 27,5"
hydro-formed aluminum frame, carbon seat stays, X12 (142x12mm), DT Swiss through axle
Rear DerailleurSRAM X1
1x11, Type 2.1, Cage-Lock
WheelsetDT Swiss E1900 SPLINE 27,5
27,5", FW 15x100, RW 12x142 Thru Axle, XD Driver
ShockRockShox Monarch Plus RC3
air shock, 3 position compression (low, mid, firm), external rebound, 8,75"x2,75" / 222mm x 66mm, high volume
ShifterSRAM X1
Front TireMaxxis High Roller II
27,5"x 2,4", EXO, MaxxPro
ForkRockShox Lyrik RC
air fork, Solo Air, low-speed compression, external rebound, tapered steerer, 15x100 QR Thru axle, 42mm Rake
CassetteSRAM XG 1150 10-42
Rear TireMaxxis High Roller II
27,5"x 2,4", EXO, MaxxPro 60a
Travel front/rear170mm / 165mm
ChainSRAM PC1130
11spd, with PowerLock
StemRACE FACE Atlas
50mm, 35mm clamp
HeadsetACROS AZX-203
ZS44;28,6 | ZS56;40, sealed headset with industrial bearings
BrakesSRAM Guide RS
4-piston 4S caliper, tool-free reach adjust, SwingLink lever, DOT 5.1
HandlebarRACE FACE Turbine 35
35mm clamp, 770mm wide, 35mm rise, 8° backsweep, 5° upsweep
CranksetRACE FACE Turbine
175mm, 32t direct mount, BB92
Discs front/rearSRAM Centerline 200mm / 200mm
Seatposte*thirteen Dropper Post
internal cable routing, S: 425mm/125mm travel, M,L, XL: 505mm/150mm travel, 31,6mm
Bottom BracketRACE FACE PressFit 30 (73)
GripsThe Sensus Lite
SaddleSDG Fly MTN
custom YT Logo
Chain Guidee*thirteen TRS+
ISCG05, 28t - 34t
Pedalswithout / ohne
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Frame SizeS / M / L / XL
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Weight13,9 kg / 30,6 lb
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|A Toptube length
|557 mm
|582 mm
|608 mm
|626 mm
|B Reach
|398 mm
|420 mm
|443 mm
|458 mm
|C Stack
|588 mm
|597 mm
|606 mm
|615 mm
|D Seattube length
|400 mm
|450 mm
|480 mm
|510 mm
|E Chainstay length
|430 mm
|430 mm
|430 mm
|430 mm
|F Headtube angle
|65 °
|65 °
|65 °
|65 °
|G Seattube angle (eff.)
|74,8 °
|74,8 °
|74,8 °
|74,8 °
|H BB Drop
|4 mm
|4 mm
|4 mm
|4 mm
|I Wheelbase
|1149 mm
|1176 mm
|1203 mm
|1220 mm
|J Headtube length
|100 mm
|110 mm
|120 mm
|130 mm
Agility and speed, sturdiness and safety – just like its namesake, the goat, our CAPRA is an all-round talent. It sprints downhill, climbs uphill and feels amazing on any terrain. Whether it's flying through flow trails or speeding past the competition at enduro races; trail-surfers will just feel as comfortable on the CAPRA as the racers. The CAPRA is definitely the right weapon if you want to conquer mountains and blast down the trails at full speed. Big hits, bike parks and even North Shore missions won't phase it. Only if you're planning on taking on the gnarliest of jumps is it time to take a look at the CAPRA's big bro, the TUES. One more thing: If you enjoy hitting jumps and riding very aggressive trails with your enduro, make sure you check your bike for damages after every ride. Keeping up with the recommended maintenance intervals will also keep you and your bike smiling for a long time.
The bikes pictured may differ in certain details from the stock model and may feature optional equipment available at extra cost. Any information about delivery, appearance, dimensions and weights of bikes is provided without obligation and is subject to errors as well as printing and typing mistakes; furthermore we reserve the right to make any changes. No rights can be derived from incorrect information.


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by Steve Milloy
October 22, 2011, The Inter-Mountain (Elkins, WV)
If West Virginia's politicians haven't yet figured out that the Obama administration means to harm the state and its vital coal industry, recent congressional testimony ought to help clarify the situation.
The issue is longwall mining and the Obama administration's effort to end the practice – and the thousands of jobs and the billion dollars of economic benefits to West Virginia associated with it.
At a Sept. 26 House Natural Resources Subcommittee hearing, CONSOL Energy senior vice president Katharine Frederiksen testified about the changes being considered by the Obama Department of Interior's Office of Surface Mining (OSM) to the innocuous if not sleepily named Stream Buffer Zone (SBZ) rule.
Longwall mining is a form of underground mining in which machines continually scrape coal seams. Hydraulic roof shields protect the miners as the scraper moves along the seam. When the hydraulic shields are removed the overhead rock is no longer supported and is allowed to fall behind the operation in a controlled manner.
Any land subsidence or damage to private property resulting from longwall mining is required by law to be repaired and/or compensated by the mining company.
When longwall mining occurs underneath streams, any ensuing land subsidence will clearly impact the streams. The existing SBZ rule — issued in 2008 after consideration of 45,000 public comments and review by Interior's Office of Surface Mining, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Fish and Wildlife Service – provides that mining activities in or near perennial or intermittent streams should be avoided, if reasonably possible.
Such "avoidance," however, is nowhere close to a ban, and the SBZ has so far worked well as West Virginia has been able to enjoy the benefits of longwall mining while protecting its environment.
Moreover, the OSM projects that longwall mining will only have impacted about 2.5 percent of Appalachia's streams between 1985 and 2018 – a level that will decline as coal reserves are exhausted.
But now, according to Frederiksen's testimony, the Obama administration is considering the prohibition of longwall mining within 100 feet of streams thereby making longwall mining essentially impossible, as under-stream activity is unavoidable.
CONSOL, which is not the only longwall miner in West Virginia, projects that the Obama SBZ rule would wind up killing 3,035 of its direct mining jobs and 15,175 other jobs that depend on those — and CONSOL's mines injected $871 million into the local West Virginia economy as well as an additional $146 million in federal, state and local taxes during 2010.
Although a federal judge recently struck down an audacious effort of the Obama EPA to increase its own authority over surface mining under the Clean Water Act — a move the EPA used to delay 79 mining permits — the agency has either proposed or issued myriad rules aimed at killing the coal industry, particularly as it exists in Appalachia.
From July's "Cross-State Air Pollution Rule" to the coming "Clean Air Mercury Rule" and other regulations, the Obama EPA is systematically tying to destroy the coal industry while cynically claiming bogus benefits to the public health and environment from doing so.
House Republicans and Democrats recently passed the "Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act," (TRAIN Act) to rein in the rogue Obama EPA. Senate Democrats — two of whom are from West Virginia — are now the hurdle.
It's not enough for Sens. Rockefeller and Manchin to say that they stand behind West Virginia coal. They need to mean it and to break some china in order to protect West Virginians and their jobs.
Steve Milloy
Potomac, Md.


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1. The Lord says: It's a year of OPEN CHECK! God is giving us an open
check which will be FILLED BY OUR LOVE. It is your love for God,
for His house and the things of God and your fellow man that will
determine how fruitful the year will be to you. If you meet these
conditions, 1 Corinthians 2:9 will be fulfilled in your life in a grand
style! 1 Kings 3: 3-14; Matthew 6:33
2. The Lord says: It shall be a year of our OPEN PASTURES springing
up! I will open up My windows over you and pour blessings upon
you beyond what you can contain! I will cause SUPERNATURAL
STREAMS OF INCOME to flow continually to you for DEBT
CANCELATION, RESTORATION and WEALTH MULTIPLICATION! Joel
2:21-21; Isaiah 41:17-18; Isaiah 43:18-20; Malachi 3:10-11
3. The Lord says: It shall be a year of ACCELERATED
ACCOMPLISHMENTS and AMAZING ADVANCEMENTS. Where you
have been struggling, you will now be soaring; where you have
been making little progress, you will now be making great
progress. So that you will now achieve in this one year, things that
you've not been able to accomplish for the past ten years! Amos
9:13 [MSG]; Zechariah 4:6-10 [GNT]; 1 Kings 18:41-46; Genesis
4. The Lord says: It shall be a year of SUDDEN and RADICAL change.
You shall experience sudden, radical turnaround for the best in
your life. Changes which had begun small in previous years shall
now greatly and radically increase –OUR CHANGE SHALL GAIN
MOMENTUM UNTO PERFECTION! Job 8:7; Psalm 126; Psalm
138:8; 2 Chronicles 29:36; Isaiah 48:3; Acts 2:1-4; Acts 16:25-26
5. The Lord says: The year 2017 will usher in UNCOMMON
BREAKTHROUGHS for His church. WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE IS
FINALLY OVER! Uncommon financial, numerical and spiritual
growth is about to burst forth beginning from 2017 in My church –
in the businesses, careers, and lives of My people says the Lord.
Just believe and do your part and My Spirit will bring it to pass!
Isaiah 41:17-18; Isaiah 43:18-21; Isaiah 44:1-4; Isaiah 54:1-5
6. The Lord says: We must keep promoting His kingdom through
soul winning and every program that will advance His kingdom
such as the DOMINON PRAYER REVOLUTION. Anyone who
engages in these kingdom advancing activities will never know
stagnation! Proverbs 11:30; Daniel 12:3; Mark 10:29-30
7. The Lord says: Everyone who engages INTERCESSIONS as He has
commanded us; will experience DIVINE INTERVENTION in all their
situations! INTERCESSORS WILL NEVER BE FORSAKEN says the
Lord! Isaiah 62:6-12; Job 42:10; James 5:16
8. The Lord says: Whatever may be happening around you, you
must not be afraid. You should not entertain worry or panic; and
no evil will come near us or our dwelling. Just do the following
daily: WORSHIP HIM DAILY; WAIT ON HIM DAILY; WORK WITH
HIM DAILY. When you meet these conditions you will always
experience peace, joy, prosperity and fulfillment in abundance.
Isaiah 8:11-14; Isaiah 26:3; Psalm 91:14-16
9. The Lord says: in 2017, and forever He will show us mercy. We
shall not be consumed; but we shall be preserved. We shall be
favored against all odds! Exodus 20:6; 2 Samuel 22:50-51;
Lamentations 3:21-23
10. The Lord says: The Praise of the Almighty God must never
cease from our lips. When we are always GRATEFUL people; He
will see to it that we are always GREAT people! Psalm 34:1-3;
Psalm 67:5-7; 2 Samuel 23:1; Jeremiah 30:19


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Fuck. I'm still 18, inside my head.
I'm on a business/training trip this week, and I discovered a (relatively) cheap source of alcoholic courage.
I have a good job, for a good employer, and an excellent shot at retiring from this one, finally.
I am loved by a special woman who thinks the world of little old imperfect me. Ok, imperfect is a stretch. Let's go with way, way less then perfect. Barely achieving his potential, perhaps.
There's an old joke about "What do you want to be when you grow up?", being discussed by 40-somethings. I've lived that joke for 20 years.
My training and degrees are in Computer Science, but my interests range from music to literature to technology to craftwork to art to... everything.
I'm tired. I've seen too much. Been hurt too much.
I want peace. Stability. Lack of Drama.
That's not life. That's a dream. Stability is Death.
But I can see a life with no drama. With stability. With someone who loves me.
Is that real? I no longer think of myself as a good judge of reality. My whole world changed.
I kind of liked the head-in-the-sand "reality" where I assumed my life was perfect, or normal, or something.
This new world is nice. More than nice. But I'm not really prepared to deal with it.
I know just how you feel. One day my life was turned upside down, and it hasn't really settled since. So I am learning to adapt to change, because that is what the art of living is all about, right?
We thought we were secure, but it was an illusion. All security is an illusion, we give ourselves because to truly get how much we all simply live by grace is often too much for us. So we think we have it under control. Until the day we learn that it's an illusion.
Then it becomes about being able to trust one's self. That we will be OK no matter what happens. We can have stability again, peace. But I think it has to come from inside, not from outside.
Anyway, that's what I'm working on. Not there yet either
i'm just a fellow traveler and I wish you the best.
You sound normal, and I envy you that you've found someone...
Life is a journey, not a destination. Enjoy the ride, and happy belated birthday (I'm right behind you--2 1/2 weeks away from 60.)
Me: FBS (no longer betrayed nor a spouse)-62
Him: WXH-62
D-day: 2007 (two years before finding SI)


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I realise this sounds like a fantastic problem to have (!) but I'm unsure whats going on with my site stats - according to them I'm now (in the last three days) getting hundreds and hundreds of visits from searches for halloween (and similar terms like halloween pictures) in search engines. The problem is that I have no idea how these people googling halloween are getting to my blog - I get to page 45 and still no sign of me in the search results!
Am I being stupid/missing something? Any advice gratefully received!
thanks, Kerry
The blog I need help with is kerrycooks.wordpress.com.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Counting down the five most impressive statistical performances so far this season for Ohio State as it heads into a bye week before trying to close out a perfect season against Wisconsin and Michigan.
No. 4: Carlos Hyde
When: Oct. 6 against Nebraska
What: The backfield had spent all of training camp and then the majority of the first month of the season wrestling with injuries and trying to find some stability. That wouldn't be a problem again after the junior running back was plugged back into the starting lineup and showed no signs of lingering pain in his knee as he repeatedly gashed the Huskers on the way to 140 yards and four touchdowns that foreshadowed a scoring binge in Big Ten play.
Impact: The Buckeyes badly needed a complement in the rushing game to take the pressure off quarterback Braxton Miller, who didn't look likely to stay in one piece if he had to keep carrying the ball 23 times like he had done the week before against Michigan State. Hyde obviously wouldn't have taken 28 handoffs if he wasn't being productive with them, but his ability to break tackles and absorb some of that physical punishment while also polishing off drives in the end zone helped spark another conference win and built momentum for the spread offense.
How: Hyde has always had the ability to get the job done in the backfield thanks to the combination of his size at 232 pounds and a 40-yard dash time that has been clocked at 4.35 seconds, but it has been a change of attitude and work ethic that has produced such eye-catching results for the Buckeyes. The new offensive system hasn't hurt, either, as he has formed a dynamic combination as in the interior threat for an inside-outside tandem that has gouged defenses throughout league play.
For the season: 144 carries for 737 yards and 13 touchdowns; 7 receptions for 43 yardss and a touchdown
He said it: "He's a load, he's a load. He uses all 235 pounds, and I think people underestimate his speed at times. You know, when he gets into the mindset and the rhythm of anticipating where the runs and the seams are going to be, he can really become a very effective, productive back. I would assume that's a thorn in people's sides on defense, no doubt." -- running backs coach Stan Drayton


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Lightweight Distro Roundup: Day 10 – Linux Mint XFCE
(If you have not done so, you can read the dailies from day one HERE)
Tonight the second of our Reader Voted Lightweight Distros. Linux Mint XFCE, the second Mint to grace this series.
I couldn't wait to check out this one. Linux mint has again become a favorite of ours, and the XFCE version of it promised to deliver.
Did it?
As you have guessed from the name, we are dealing with an XFCE based distro here. We have used Linux Mint XFCE and Xubuntu for a few days now and between us we feel it is the perfect blend of power and light weight.
The guys at Linux Mint always throw a lot in the trunk when they pack you a distro.
All the codecs and flash are installed, carefully chosen extra packages and even custom built Mint utilities round of a distro resplendent with a green theme that you will either like or dislike.
I really feel that the choice in this series will come down to Linux Mint XCFE and Linux Mint LXDE.
Elzje and I will not make a decision between the distros until we have finished with PCLOS LXDE tomorrow.
Performance wise it cannot be faulted, it lives in 260MB RAM depending on what is running and it doesn't have any irritating processes in the background that punishes your CPU.
Some packages choices are a bit weird – Emerald Theme Manager <== REALLY?! Not on a lightweight distro…
One thing sometimes overlooked is the extra repositories that is added by default – you can add a lot of extra packages right from the package manager with Linux mint, even stuff that is not available in other repos.
Mint has surpassed PCLOS in my opinion with the range of packages available and what you can do with the distro.
I really liked Xubuntu. It felt familiar and easy to use, and I was certain that it would be a strong choice in the end. Linux Mint XFCE just adds that something that completes the experience for me.
I like the theme, I like the layout, I like that I can be confident that I will be able to watch youtube and play music and play a DVD for the kids without having to call Quintin to walk me through doing something weird on the command line while he is sitting at work. (Stuff like that has happened before, I once walked Elzje through doing a TCPDUMP and NMAP and HOST lookup to try and figure out something that was bothering me at work and I could not SSH into the house PC to do a test on a server from a different network. She performed everything I asked admirably – Q)
The life of a computer nerd's wife. (Geek – Q)
All in all this one is a keeper, in my opinion.
Questions and Answers
- Is it reasonably quick?
Yes. Slightly slower than the LXDE distros, as was Xubuntu, but fast enough for all but the slowest hardware.
- Can you use the Internet with ease?
Definitely. Linux Mint takes care of the sometimes painful task of installing Flash and codecs that still needs some command line hacking with the $buntus.
- Can You Edit Documents and Spreadsheets?
Openoffice is Included, so you can do any office job you want.
- How easy is e-mail use?
Thunderbird is included. This means your mail and RSS needs are taken care off.
- Are Codecs available for all the common formats?
Yes. Already installed. I rarely need to add anything to Linux Mint in this department.
- How hard is it to join networks?
Very easy. For those with older or weird Wifi hardware a wireless drivers utility is included that utilised NDiswrapper.
- Is it a swap-in for a higher end distro?
Yes. It complements Linux Mint (gnome edition) nicely. You can partner the two up on your laptop and netbook, as long as you keep your /home directory synced between the two you should be fine.
Note – Linux desperately needs a utility that can take care of that for users…
We are nearing the end of this series. I am surprised to find so many good things to say about all the lightweight distros we tried so far. Linux Mint XFCE is a definite option if you are looking for a lightweight yet powerful distro.
As a for instance, while writing this I popped a flashdrive into the laptop and am listening to some Dead Prez (Hip Hop from Let's Get Free) and I have yet to install ANYTHING on this box.
Want to try it? You can get the ISO for the version we tried on the DOWNLOAD PAGE. (the link to the download page of the 32bit version, the 64bit version is there somewhere too – let me know if you cannot find it…)
Tomorrow – PCLOS LXDE
(PCLOS LXDE is now done and available to read HERE.)
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Since the success of the original "Anaconda" back in 1997, there has been an absolute flood of similar creature feature/nature runs amok films. Apart from a few high profile efforts such as "Lake Placid", the vast majority of films involved in this resurgence have been shoddy, direct to rental offerings, predominantly released by the 'Nu Image' company, whose name has rapidly become associated with quickie, substandard productions.
Despite the occasional presence of recognisable, but distinctly 'D' list stars such as Casper Van Dien (whose career failed to take off after "Starship Troopers", and was quickly reduced to starring in the likes of "Python"), these films are packed with terrible CGI effects, virtually identical plotlines, and worst of all, very little in the way of actual creature rampages, making them nothing more than inferior copies of their old 1950s counterparts. Thankfully, this cycle appears to be running out of steam at last, with the genre resorting to gimmicky films such as "Boa vs. Python" to hold onto its rapidly dwindling viewer base.
Things seem to have come full circle with the release of "Anacondas", the inevitable sequel to "Anaconda", predictably shorn of the original's star cast and reasonably large budget. The sequel is an almost carbon copy of its predecessor, and it goes without saying that there is nothing new here, and there is no attempt to rock the boat. As such, "Anacondas" is competently made, fairly atmospheric and provides reasonable entertainment for viewers looking for an old fashioned throwback to the uncomplicated days of creature feature cinema.
The plot begins with the flimsiest of setups, as a group of research scientists convince their corporate sponsors to fund an expedition to Borneo in order to find an orchid with regenerative properties, which they claim will be 'bigger than Viagra'. Once there, the scientists run into trouble in no time, wrecking their ramshackle boat after being pulled down a waterfall. As they attempt to trek through the thick jungle back to safety, they are picked off by giant anacondas, conveniently lurking in the area on account of mating season. The expedition must also face danger from within their own ranks, as greed and an obsession with finding the orchid take hold.
"Anacondas" is directed by Dwight Little, an old hand at genre films and sequels, and who has "Halloween 4" and "Free Willy 2" amongst his credits. Here, Little keeps things safe and by the numbers, straying little from the accepted formula, and anyone even vaguely familiar with this type of film will instantly feel at home. Although this obviously means that the film is utterly predictable and filled with attempts at cheap scares, Little at least makes good use of the conventions, especially the evocative setting, complete with wild rapids, a seemingly infinite misty, sweaty jungle, and a huge variety of exotic wildlife, all of which appear to be intent on devouring the cast.
All of this makes for some entertaining scenes, some of which are admittedly unintentionally amusing, such as when the rugged boat captain (Johnny Messner, who has played similar militaristic roles in films like "Tears of the Sun") has a hand to hand battle with a huge and unconvincing crocodile. In fact, most of the film is hard to take seriously, though given the already ludicrous premise, this serves quite nicely to add to its entertainment value. The characters are all stereotypes, and in addition to the captain, we have the wise cracking minority who wishes he was back in the city, the cold hearted bitch, the beautiful but naïve research assistant, the money obsessed businessman, and best of all, the sinister Brit scientist who has 'villain' written all over his face.
It is debatable whether the script is cleverly tongue in cheek, or is in fact remarkably stupid; either way, it provides many laughs, mainly during scenes where the characters lament the loss of their mobile phones. The film's best character is actually a monkey who is used constantly to telegraph false scares, and who has countless scenes where he is stealing fruit or causing general mischief. This is a time honored role in such films, and the monkey performs admirably, and perhaps arguably with more conviction than the rest of the cast.
Aside from being the very definition of the word 'pedestrian', the only real problem with "Anacondas" is that it is unfortunately tame. Whilst the original film contained some nice scenes of the snakes devouring their victims, the sequel has opted for a younger target audience and actually only merits its rating through the oddly frequent use of foul language. Although there is a reasonable body count, there is no gore whatsoever, and since this lacking element becomes apparent very quickly, the viewer has little to get excited about or look forward to.
The special effects themselves veer wildly from the impressive to the ridiculous, though they are at least frequent enough to keep things moving. Some of the CGI does look amusingly awful, and there are a couple of moments featuring animatronic snakes that make it very hard to keep a straight face.
To be honest, this really sums up the whole experience of watching "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid", as it is entertaining, though often as a result of its shortcomings. The bottom line is that, though it could certainly be accused of being spectacularly unambitious, "Anacondas" undeniably fulfills its modest aims, providing a slightly glossier version of the recent spate of giant creature feature films. As such, it is not a film which lies to or attempts to deceive its potential audience in any way, shape or form, being the very spirit of 'You get what you pay for'.
Dwight H. Little (director) / John Claflin, Daniel Zelman, Michael Miner, Edward Neumeier (screenplay)
CAST: Johnny Messner …. Bill Johnson
KaDee Strickland …. Sam Rogers
Matthew Marsden …. Dr. Jack Byron
Nicholas Gonzalez …. Dr. Ben Douglas
Eugene Byrd …. Cole Burris
Karl Yune …. Tran
Salli Richardson …. Gail Stern
Morris Chestnut …. Gordon Mitchell


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Windows 2000 support for everyone who asked:
If you have already installed KMDF v1.0 on your machine, you will be asked to
remove the v1.0 bits before the v1.1 bits will install. This is by design.
You cannot have KMDF 1.0 and v1.1 side by side next to each other when your driver is deployed. V1.1 is a superset of v1.0. When KMDF is deployed, only the latest minor version is loaded so you cannot have v1.1 and v1.0 on the same system. As such, it does not make much sense to have v1.0 and v1.1 on the same dev system. Once you are compiling against v1.1, v1.0 doesn't come into play.
You will initially see the v1.0 installer because you need to remove v1.0 before the v1.1 installer will run. There is a bug in the v1.0 installer we shipped which is why we can't do the uninstall from the v1.1 installer. Once the v1.0 installer has removed the v1.0 bits, you have to manually restart the v1.1 install from the Install KMDF link on the CD.
For those who want to create a completely unsupported DDK environment, you can make the 2 installs to live side by side. First make copy of KMDF10 into a new sibling directory (KMDF10.orig for instance). Then let the v1.0 uninstaller run and remove the v1.0 bits. The directory you just created will still be present and contain the v1.0 bits. Now run the v1.1 installer again and you have both on the disk at the same time.


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Molex Incorporated has introduced its DDR4 DIMM sockets, providing design engineers with both aerodynamic and standard versions.
The aerodynamic socket features a through hole termination style and streamlined housing feature. Standard sockets are available in three termination styles — press-fit for solderless processes, surface mount technology for PCB (printed circuit board) trace routing and through hole for cost-effective applications.
All sockets meet JEDEC specifications and support UDIMMs, RDIMMs and LRDIMM memory applications for data, computing and networking services with a lower operating voltage than DDR3.
"Customers deploying enterprise-level server systems are looking for interconnect solutions that provide design flexibility and cost savings while enabling virtually fail-proof reliability through round-the-clock operation hours," said Poon Wai Kiong, global product manager, Molex. "By offering different styles and reducing the connector footprint for increased PCB space, Molex addresses these needs while offering superior electrical performance over the DDR3. And our innovative new construction material helps significantly reduce yield loss for greater cost savings and faster delivery."
For more information, visit Molex Incorporated.
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.


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About Us
Who We Are
The Aspen Institute's Workforce Strategies Initiative works to identify, evaluate, and promote promising and successful practices and policies that improve access to quality training and employment for low-income adults. For more than a decade, AspenWSI has helped shape America's workforce development strategies and practices to enhance outcomes that enable low-income adults to successfully complete training programs and access quality jobs.
Our Mission
AspenWSI's mission is to help low-income Americans gain ground in today's labor market by informing public policy, investors, and leaders in the workforce development field.
Our Vision
Our vision is a country in which every American has access to the quality education, work, and career advancement opportunities needed to be able to support themselves and their family.
The Workforce Strategies Initiative (AspenWSI) is one of three distinct initiatives that comprise the Aspen Institute's Economic Opportunities Program (EOP).
EOP is a policy program that promotes strategies to better the outcomes of low-income Americans struggling in the U.S. economy. The program's three distinct initiatives are the Microenterprise Fund for Innovation, Effectiveness, Learning, and Dissemination (FIELD), the Workforce Strategies Initiative, and UpSkill America.
EOP works closely with leaders of local efforts focused on building opportunity, including community colleges, community-based nonprofits, workforce agencies, businesses, and economic development organizations, as well as elected officials, and other stakeholders. EOP evaluates innovative and promising strategies, provides peer learning and leadership development opportunities for local leaders, develops practical tools that help organizations implement promising strategies, and promotes public conversation around and attention to the issues facing low-income Americans.


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Leapster Explorer Framebuffer Driver
These the steps to enable the Linux framebuffer for both Didj and Explorer on the updated Explorer kernel (2.6.31).
They involve modifications to the kernel's configuration file to enable the framebuffer (and disable the existing DPC and MLC drivers), minor patches to a few of the existing kernel files, and the modification of the new kernel's (broken) lf1000fb framebuffer driver.
Cross compiler environment. For example:
If you havent yet built a kernel config file, you can use the default config as a basis to build this driver.
make lf1000_ts_defconfig
If you are building this driver for Didj, you must first follow these instructions: Didj_Explorer_Kernel
Building the Framebuffer Driver
1.Modify the Kernel configuration.
The following items must be listed in 'lf1000 devices':
# CONFIG_LF1000_DPC is not set # CONFIG_LF1000_MLC is not set
The following items must be listed in 'character devices':
CONFIG_VT=y CONFIG_CONSOLE_TRANSLATIONS=y CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE=y
The following items must be listed in 'graphics support':
CONFIG_FB=y CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT=y CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA=y CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT=y CONFIG_FB_LF1000=y
The following items must be listed in 'display device support':
#CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_FONTS=y CONFIG_FONT_8x8=y CONFIG_FONT_MINI_4x6=y CONFIG_LOGO=y CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_MONO=y CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_VGA16=y CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_CLUT224=y
2.Modify arch/arm/mach-lf1000/core.c and drivers/input/keyboard/lf1000-keypad.c
To enable the fb driver to register, and to remove references to the now disabled DPC driver apply the following patches.
3.Grab the lf1000fb driver from the github repository. (Rather than incorporate the driver changes into a patch, the code is checked into github to facilitate improvements. If you have improvements or fixes, please contribute them!)
4.Replace the current drivers/video/lf1000fb.c file with the file from the repository.
5.Compile the kernel.
6.Transfer the kernel to your device.
- Boot Didj from UART Connection - Linux (or if so-equipped use an SD card)
7.Check to see that the lf1000fb driver loaded by
dmesg | grep lf1000fb
8.Look for /dev/fb0.
ls /dev/fb*
9.If it is not present, create the framebuffer device.
mdev -s
You should see a picture of tux in the upper left corner of the display
Where to go from here
The Linux framebuffer driver enables you to use a wide variety of packages designed to work with it.


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Sea Lions by Robyn and Alex
We think sea lions are cool. We come to the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium whenever we can to learn more about them. The zookeepers here want to make the animals feel like they are in the wild as much as possible. In the wild, sea lions spend much of the day hunting and playing. That got us thinking about how could we give the sea lions more chances to play and hunt. Our question: If we change the sea lions' diet, will that affect the amount of time they hunt and play?
What did we do?
We watched how two sea lion sisters spent their time before, during and after being fed. First, they were fed their usual meal of 7 pounds of frozen fish. We put Xs on a chart to show what activities we saw: eating, hunting, playing, moving or resting. More Xs meant that we saw that activity more often. Then we waited three hours before feeding them the next kind of fish. That way, they'd be hungry again. We made a new chart showing their activities while eating 7 lbs of little live trout. Then waited once again before feeding them 7 lbs of the big, live trout.
What did we find out?
The first thing we noticed was that they finished eating the frozen fish in no time - less than 90 seconds. They didn't have to even hunt for it, and they didn't play around. When we fed them the live fish, they had to chase the fish to eat them. That took about four minutes. The other thing we noticed was that we saw more hunting action when we fed them large trout, compared to small trout. It was almost like they hoped there were more fish around, even though they had eaten them all. We found that they did the most hunting and playing when we fed them large live trout. We'll ask the zookeepers to give them live trout a few times each week.
- Stop by your zoo and watch the behaviors of your favorite animal. Write down all of your observations. What do they spend most of their time doing? playing, eating, grooming, or sleeping? Check out DragonflyTV's Otters story for an example of how to put your observations into a chart.
- How does what and when you feed your pet affect its schedule? If you feed your dog in the mornings instead of the evenings, do you notice different activities? What other observations can you make if you feed your pet different types of food?
- Many zoos have farm animals or birds that are also found in the wild. Pick an animal that you can observe both in the wild and in a zoo. Compare how the two spend an afternoon. Does each animal do the same activity for the same amount of time even though they're in different environments? Check out Baby Animals to see how real kids observe animals at the zoo.
- Use this zoo investigation as a science fair project idea for your elementary or middle school science fair! Then tell us about it!
SciLinks More on Animal Behavior
Go to the DFTV Boards, and tell us about your science investigation.


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MyPad and the Coming Facebook Wars on the iPad
Why on earth isn't there an official Facebook app for the iPad? The social networking giant has had an iPhone app ever since the launch of the iTunes App Store in 2008, and the company says that more than 250 million people access Facebook through mobile devices. Its engineers have tried to make the Facebook website touch-friendly, but it still doesn't work well in Safari, the iPad's built-in Web browser. So you'd think Facebook would want to do more for the tens of millions of people who now have iPads, from the President to the Pope.
Well, when you put the fact that hackers found a test version of an iPad app embedded inside Facebook's iPhone app back in July together with the widespread speculation that Facebook will officially launch this app at its f8 developer conference on September 22, it looks like a Facebook iPad app is now a fait accompli. So the real question should probably be "What took so long?"
The only public clues about that came in a November 3, 2010, press conference, where Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the iPad is "not a mobile platform in the same way that a phone is." Facebook mobile head Erick Tseng, backpedaling a bit for his boss, explained that the company was waiting to see how the tablet market evolves. "The broader question," Tseng said, is "how do we scale for a tablet form factor in a way that doesn't lock us into a specific platform."
Nick Bilton, head of The New York Times' Bits blog, provided extra context in June. He cited unnamed "people briefed on Facebook's plans" who said the company has actually been laboring on an iPad app in secret for almost a year, and that it has "unique features" and a "slick design" that apparently required lots of development work and testing.
Whatever the reasons, Facebook's slow and careful approach to the new platform has left a gap in the mobile marketplace big enough for an army of third-party developers to march through. If you browse the iTunes App Store, you can find more than a dozen native iPad apps that tap into your Facebook account and present your friends' status updates, photos, and so forth using a vaguely Facebook-like interface. They include names like Facely, fPad, FPremium, FriendCaster, Friended, Friendly, iFace, Liike, Pica, and Venus. (One sad but amusing entry is called People Who Deleted Me on Facebook.)
Friendly and Friended are probably the most appealing apps on this list. But almost all of them are doomed.
You can't blame developers for being opportunistic (or should I say apportunistic?)—that's what being an entrepreneur is about. But very few of these apps offer anything uniquely useful or sticky. They're just tablet-sized reworkings of the familiar Facebook elements. As soon as Facebook officially unveils its own iPad app—which, as video bloggers have documented, will likely incorporate the service's news feeds, photos, chat, messages, events, places, and everything else—there will be little demand for the third-party apps.
There is, however, an exception, and it's a very interesting one. It's an eight-month-old app called MyPad, and it's the creation of a five-man startup called Loytr, which is based at Dogpatch Labs in San Francisco. With more than 17 million downloads under its belt, MyPad is ranked as the top Facebook app for the iPad in the iTunes App Store. Loytr founder and CEO Cole Ratias says the app has a million daily active users, who have the app open for an average of 20 minutes per day. That's the kind of engagement rate that most mobile developers would kill for. The recently released iPhone version of MyPad is also a top-10 app, and earns more stars from users than the current version of Facebook's own iPhone app.
Like Twitter's widely praised iPad app, MyPad is built around a system of sliding, stacking columns. (In fact, it largely replaces the Twitter app, since you can use it to view your Twitter timeline and publish your own tweets. You can't yet see Twitter mentions, retweets, lists, or profiles, however.) The app's biggest selling point, from my point of view as a content hound, is that you can easily click on the URLs in tweets or Facebook status updates and read the original articles in a slide-out browser window without leaving the app, just as in Twitter's application. As you might expect, you can also use MyPad to review your Facebook friend list, messages, groups, and notifications. The photo albums are especially nice—the Loytr engineers added a full-screen slide show feature with Ken Burns animation.
But it wouldn't be a surprise if Facebook duplicated all of this, except for the Twitter integration, in its own iPad app. It's MyPad's other features—both existing and forthcoming—that may make it a viable alternative to Facebook's own app on the iPad. When I met with Ratias this week and quizzed him about his post-f8 plans, he walked me through some roadmap details that make me optimistic about the startup's prospects.
"Our goal has never been to be a Facebook client—but it was a great customer acquisition strategy," Ratias confessed. Now that Loytr has a community spending 20 million minutes per day on its platform, he says, the startup plans to add features that will turn the app into a "social discovery platform" for games, music, and other apps. Basically, the idea is to make MyPad into a place where users can see which digital attractions have caught their friends' attention, with Facebook functioning merely as the social graph that ties users together.
Already, Loytr has partnered with several mobile game makers, including TinyCo and CrowdMob, to place buttons in the games section of its navigation bar that launch iPad and iPhone games such as Tiny Zoo and Mob Empire. Within a few weeks, Ratias says, the startup will add a feature that allows MyPad users to see which games other MyPad users are playing. (Users will only see data about their Facebook friends—that's the social graph part.)
Shortly after that, Ratias says, the startup will branch out beyond games, giving MyPad users the ability to share a complete list of the apps installed on their iPads or iPhones. The overall idea is to help users find new apps by letting them see what apps their friends are buying and using. The benefit for Loytr is that every time a MyPad user discovers and buys a paid app this way, it will earn an affiliate commission from Apple. (Ratias says the company's data shows that MyPad users already spend $1 million a month in the iTunes Store.)
Ratias is a little more reticent when it comes to Loytr's plans to pull music into the mix. But it's not hard to imagine how users might share information about the playlists programmed into their iPod apps (Ping done right?), with the resulting music sales generating even more affiliate commissions.
Facebook is certainly one of the channels by which today's digital games, music, apps, movies, and other content go viral, but it was never designed to lead communities of users directly to this content, Ratias argues. That's where MyPad will step in, Ratias says. The way things work today, "you have to discover an app, then download it, then you hit a certain point where you want to share it with friends," he says. "We are flipping that, so that even as you discover an app, it makes sense to share it, and bring a community of your friends with you so that you have a familiar environment."
The regular MyPad app is free, but about 10 percent of customers opt for the ad-free $0.99 "MyPad+" version, which has been enough to make Loytr profitable, Ratias says. The startup has raised a small seed round from investors such as Coveroo founder Karl Jacob, an early advisor at Facebook; Matt Ocko, a partner at Sevin Rosen and an investor and advisor at Zynga; and Anduin Ventures, a fund established by early employees at Palantir Technologies. Technically, Loytr has outgrown its berth at Dogpatch Labs, which limits teams to four people, and will be on the move soon.
Interestingly, Ratias says he agrees with Zuckerberg that "the iPad is not particularly mobile." He says Loytr's traffic statistics show a 25 percent spike in usage on the weekends, his conclusion being that many users don't have their iPads with them when they're away from home during the week. Personally, I find that surprising—I don't go anywhere without my iPad.
But in my mind, the question of the iPad's mobility was never really the point. The Apple device is an indisputably wonderful platform for many tasks that formerly required a desktop browser. My own suspicion about Facebook's foot-dragging when it comes to the iPad is that the seven-year-old company is beginning to show the first signs of what you might call platform capture. It was born on the Web, and it thinks of itself as a Web company—which means it's in some danger of being leapfrogged by younger companies that are more attuned to today's world of cross-platform apps. Loytr, although it only has five engineers to Facebook's thousands, could be one of those.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Quarter Back: May 1984
The idea of a "summer movie season" wasn't even a decade old in 1984.
Of course, films had always been released in the warmer months, but only in 1975 did studios think to release their most big-budget, effects-heavy blockbusters when the kids were out of school. Jaws pretty much started the trend, and director Steven Spielberg would run with the idea, owning many summers to come. So it was no surprise to see his first sequel, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, land on Memorial Day weekend.
Unlike today's blockbusters, Temple of Doom pretty much had the month to itself. Summer starts much earlier these days.
In May 2009, with the actual solstice still a month away, we've seen five - FIVE! - monster prequel/sequels, not to mention the biggest animation release of the year. Twenty-five years ago, the competition was a relative unknown named John Hughes making his directorial debut, Robert Redford cleating up for a period baseball drama, and a destined-to-last-forever fad getting Hollywood love.
Featured Movies
The Bounty
Release date: May 4, 1984
Actors: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier
Director: Roger Donaldson (No Way Out, Cocktail, The Bank Job)
Box office: $8.6 million (#86 in 1984)
Going into The Bounty, I had little knowledge of the William Bligh/Fletcher Christian story beyond name recognition. Immediately after the credits rolled, I spent an hour on Wikipedia learning more about the men, the 1789 Royal Navy mutiny they are famous for, and the extended history and repercussions of the event.
That's a compliment to the film.
Hopkins stars as Bligh, a sea captain sent to transport fruit from Tahiti to Britain (not the sexiest of assignments). However, once his crew experienced the oceanfront paradise, getting them to leave proved more difficult than anticipated. Mel Gibson, at the time known only as Mad Max, provided the foil as leader of the mutineers.
Ok, first - what a cast. Hopkins and Gibson in the leads, then-unknowns Daniel Day-Lewis and Liam Neeson in smaller parts. And did I mention the unsupported cast? And yes, I mean UNsupported - because there are more boobs on display here than in the average porno.
I'm not sure what the ratings board was smoking, if they really thought the Tahitian "natives" were straight out of National Geographic and not paid actors, but this is easily the most flesh-baring PG-rated movie in history. The PG-13 rating, which wouldn't arrive for a few more months, is widely credited to Temple of Doom and Gremlins, but I can't help but think this played a part (it would easily garner an R today).
Really, I just can't believe I wasn't clued into this flick as a kid - my parents would have seen the PG rating, and I'd have retired to the back room with a ticket marked "Destination: Boob City."
Oh, yeah - Hopkins, Gibson, Day-Lewis, Neeson. Solid flick. A bit dated (Vangelis soundtrack noted), but solid. Grade: B+
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Release date: May 23, 1984
Actors: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw
Director: Steven Spielberg
Box office: $179.9 million (#3 in 1984)
Of course I'd seen this one before, but this was the first time I've watched it from beginning to end in 20 years. And you know what? Not nearly as disappointing as I remember.
I guess anything looks better after Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but this one could potentially beat Last Crusade as the series' silver medal effort. Of course, that underlines one of the sneaky secrets of Indiana Jones - the infamous character has only appeared in one great film. For such a legendary, world-renowned name - that's it. A single one.
Temple of Doom gets bonus points, though, for a few reasons. First, it's unrelentingly dark. Seriously, I remember being freaked out when I was a kid, but I'm surprised I didn't see Thuggie skulls every time I closed my eyes. Second, speaking of kids, it's the only film I can think of to successfully introduce a child partner for its hero. And lastly, it's the only movie where Indiana Jones actually accomplishes something.
Think about it. In Raiders of the Lost Ark, whether Indy had been there or not, the Nazis would have opened the Ark and exploded/melted amidst the wrath of God. In Last Crusade, the Nazis would have found the Holy Grail and tried to escape with it, once again falling prey to the earthquakes/wrath of God (Indy only helped minimally by - and I've never understood this - disabling some of the booby traps so anybody following could easily pass). And in Crystal Skull, the, uh, what the hell happened at the end again? Something about aliens. Goddamn aliens. That's all I remember. But it would have happened with or without his help.
Anyway, Indy is proactive in this film. Without him, those kids would still be working in that damn mine today. Grade: B+
Other films 25 years old this month (movies I've seen are in bold):
Alphabet City - According to the poster: "At 19, they gave him the streets and everything on them. Tonight they want it all back." So wait, "they" were 19? It was a real estate deal? They're Indian givers? I don't get it. Vincent Spano and Jami Gertz starred.
Breakin' - When I was in elementary school, our P.E. teacher let us bring cardboard to school so we could breakdance on the blacktop. Seriously. Even more embarrassing, I remember liking this film and its 1985 sequel, which were filmed back-to-back. If anything, they introduced the term "Electric Boogaloo" to American vernacular, and for that we should be grateful.
Finders Keepers - Michael O'Keefe was on his way to the A-list after The Great Santini (for which he was Oscar-nominated) and Caddyshack. Four years later, after the back-to-back-to-back bombings of Nate & Hayes, The Slugger's Wife, and this Beverly D'Angelo comedy, he was back to TV. However, bit player Jim Carrey would find his way to stardom a decade later.
Firestarter - At the time of release, I remember being shocked by this movie. Not because I actually saw it, because my parents wouldn't let me, but because I thought it was illegal for children to appear in R-rated films. Dunno where I got that. Barrymore would appear in another Stephen King film a year later (Cat's Eye), but this is certainly the better effort.
Hardbodies - Kids today just don't understand. If we wanted to see boobs in 1984, you'd have to wait for something like Hardbodies to come on cable, and then pray your parents wouldn't walk in. And if that wasn't available, we'd turn to the Playboy Channel, and try to catch an aerola through the squiggly lines. Now, it's just www.prettymuchanywordcombinedwithsluts.com, and BOOM! Nips.
Making the Grade - Judd Nelson and Andrew "Not Yet Dice" Clay star in this high school, or college, or something comedy I've never seen.
The Natural - I saw this Robert Redford baseball drama in theaters, and I'm sure I've seen it since, but memory fails. Of course, the final scene has been much-watched in my house, but there's a big blank where the rest of the film should be.
Sixteen Candles - John Hughes' first foray into the teen genre, which he would damn near perfect over the next two years with The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Those two films are the superior of Sixteen Candles, but it is funny, sweet and damn near decade-defining. Of course, it set me up for immense disappointment later in life, when I realized all Asians didn't talk like Long Duk Dong.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Safety in numbers
Cornerback Von Hutchins will give Moore No. 25 in exchange for a donation to the Lupus Foundation of America. Hutchins' mother has lupus, and the six-year veteran supports the Georgia chapter of the foundation.
He said he's happy to help the rookie carry the memory a teammate, adding he has worn four different numbers since high school and isn't attached to No. 25.
"It will be a great opportunity for both of us to do something that's special to both of our hearts," he said.
Nice story, huh?
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Maybe the spelling can be blamed on this too?
Brad Pitt on his decision to appear in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Inglourious Basterds:
"Quentin came to visit some time at the end of the summer, we talked about backstory, we talked about movies - I get up the next morning and see five empty bottles of wine right on the floor, five, and something that resembles a smoking apparatus - I don't know what that was about - and apparently I had agreed to do this film."I'm guessing he has a few similar stories; just replace "Quentin" with "Angelina" and "do this film" with "adopt a kid."
Friday, May 22, 2009
You thought 9/11/01 was bad? It will be worse this time.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Outer limits
As always, Wikipedia has the answer. It's worth sharing.
In the PBS science program "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, Episode 9: 'The Lives of the Stars," astronomer and television personality Carl Sagan estimated that writing a googolplex in numerals (i.e., "10,000,000,000...") would be physically impossible, since doing so would require more space than the known universe occupies ... Therefore a googolplex can not be written out since a googol of '0' can not fit into the observable universe.
The time it would take to write such a number also renders the task implausible: if a person can write two digits per second, it would take around 1.1 × 1082 times the age of the universe (which is about 1.37 × 1010 years) to write a googolplex.
The more you know.
Monday, May 18, 2009
More expendable love
Yeah, the flick is still 11 months away. I'm going to be even more obnoxious as we get closer to next April.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Lost spoilers! Heed the warni - screw it, KATE DIED!!!
Beyond saying it was frustrating yet excellent, or excellent yet frustrating, I'm not going to spend any time here digesting Wednesday's season finale. There are plenty of sites to get your dork on about "Lost," and plus, I don't want to lose The Fiancee as a regular reader.
I'm really just wondering where the hell my island invitation is.
The episode finally introduced Jacob - a sandy-haired, zen surfer type - and revealed that all of our favorite castaways had run-ins with him in the past. Jack met him at the hospital, Sayid met him on a sidewalk - and Sawyer and Kate met him as children. This last part is what I want to focus on.
Because you know who else met Jacob as a child? ME.
Recognize this little classic?
Follow the arrow. As previous discussed in these pixels, that's a 12-year-old me in the 1989 Hulk Hogan classic No Holds Barred. (And yes, my sister looking like a Down's baby at lower left).
I played Johnny, a scrappy kid from the wrong side of the tracks who had been arrested scoring hooch for his old man. After spending his 10th birthday in a juvenile detention center, Johnny had been released, only to find his father dead, and his mother remarried to an abusive Pakistani. Even at his young age, the boy knew the smell of anger, the taste of hate, and he had to abandon his family in the search for something greater. That path had taken him to a roadside tomato stand in Pikeville, Arkansas, where a kindly old man took him in. Experiencing kindness for the first time in his existence, Johnny immediately became accustomed to that lifestyle - and barely questioned it when the old man began touching him. Down there. The confusion grew within him - he would stare for hours at the navy blue lines on his mattress and think of his old dog, Punkin. After a few months, he hid a straight razor up his sleeve, and one evening made a straight slice across the man's neck, damn near ruining the mashed potatoes in the process. It was to the road again, the lonely highway, where Johnny held odd jobs. He liked the reptile farms best, but obviously couldn't stay one place very long. The same questions would arise: Where's your momma? Who takes care of you? Why are you cutting yourself? His life changed forever one July day, when he stumbled onto a carnival for kids held by professional wrestler Rip. He blended into the crowd, picking wallets from unsuspecting adults, and forming what would become a decades long cocaine addiction with some carnies behind a trailer. But between rails he met Darla, a redhead beauty from Opalika, a woman who would clutch his heart and never let go. Until the blood rushed from her brain six months later, him clutching her in one arm and the paperweight in the other.
Of course, in the actual movie, I didn't have any lines, and only that one scene. But a great actor is always prepared, and I knew how the role should be played. I think the character's history is readily apparent in the final film.
But I digress. My point: yes, I also met Jacob as a child. Because guess who was standing about five feet to my left when that photo was taken?
Yep, it's the same guy:
On one of his many sojourns from the island, Jacob had apparently found time to support his pro wrestler brother. And I specifically remember talking to this guy that day, if only because he was the only paid actor not even remotely famous, without a trailer to hide in like Hogan.
So what the hell? Why didn't fate call me to Oceanic 815? Or at least the lesser, ghetto Ajira 316?
Semper Fight
Stolen from Hollywood Elsewhere.
I'm going to need a few minutes to myself.
Oh, and look: Ain't It Cool News has posted some pictures from the set. One jumps out above all.
Yes, that's Ivan Drago and Rocky Balboa face-to-face almost 25 years after their fateful Christmas 1985 match. That's history right there, folks.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Paul Blart: Mall Survivor
Ok, reasons aren't necessary. It was free, I think Kevin James is funny, and it was free. And it was free. So I don't feel justification is required. It was free.
The movie was OK. Not great, but OK. A harmless PG-rated flick that I would absolutely take my kids to, if I had any. But what makes it worth bringing it to your attention is this: it had Survivor. SURVIVOR. And we know only good movies - Rocky III, Rocky IV, The Karate Kid - have Survivor. SURVIVOR.
Fifteen minutes into the flick, Blart takes the potential love of his life on a Segway ride through the mall. And the filmmakers - geniuses that they are - laid Survivor's 1984 hit "I Can't Hold Back" over it, and featured it again in the final scene. It made the film feel straight out of the mid-'80s, and trust me, that's a compliment.
Let's revisit "I Can't Hold Back," as if you don't know exactly what I'm talking about.
Yes, I know. You love Survivor as much as I do. Sadly, their current tour dates don't mention Atlanta as a destination, but I'm sure that's an oversight that'll be immediately corrected.
By the way, fun fact: Bud Light's "Real Men of Genius" ads are sung by original Survivor vocalist David Bickler. Just when you thought Survivor couldn't get any more badass.
Saturday, May 09, 2009
Weekend warrior
The iPhone takes such lovely pictures.
I'm having a sports-filled 24 hours. Playoff softball game last night (victorious), a visit to the Atlanta Falcons' open mini-camp this morning, and a trip to see the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers tonight.
I know everybody wants to hear about the softball game, but you're just going to have to read about it in the papers. Instead, I'll share my favorite moment of the mini-camp.
Backstory: Atlanta took safety William Moore in the second round, and for various reasons - mostly having to do with friends' taunts about it being an allegedly bad pick - he immediately became my favorite Falcons rookie. So much so that I dorked out and had him sign my helmet. This is what I heard as he was signing:
Dickbag fan: "Hey William! If you had come out last year, you'd have been a top 10 pick!"
Moore, not missing a beat: "And now I have a diploma."
Awesome. Now I might just have to buy a William Moore jersey. When I find one.
Oh, and I'd be remiss if I didn't share this picture of The Fiancee and former Alabama starter, now Falcons back-up John Parker Wilson:
He plays for the good guys now, so I guess this is OK. But I guarantee she wouldn't have been able to remember my name at that moment. He is dreamy.
Friday, May 08, 2009
Trek lightly
Well, that was disappointing.
For a person who's never seen an episode of any "Star Trek" television show, I'm a pretty big fan. Of the 10 previous films, I feel four are genre classics (The Wrath of Khan, The Search For Spock, The Voyage Home and The Undiscovered Country). I even have a soft spot for the widely derided The Final Frontier.
Now J.J. Abrams has brought his rebooted Star Trek to the screen, starting over very literally at Day One for James T. Kirk.
I thought this was a perfect fit. Trek had run out of steam in its current incarnation(s), and Abrams has proven to be one of our best filmic storytellers (don't engage me in a converation about "Alias" or "Lost" unless you have a couple hours on your hands). I walked out of the theater however, feeling let down in that Superman Returns kind of way. What should have been home runs - Bryan Singer and Supes, Abrams and Kirk - felt oddly hollow, rushed and lacking their predecessors' fire.
Star Trek is not a horrible film. I didn't glance at my
Where's the wonder? The awe? When old Spock meets young Kirk, shouldn't we be thinking something other than, "Yeah right, they just happen to be in the same desolate cave?" I mean, that should be A Moment.
There's room for improvement, and I believe with this unwieldy "introduction" out of the way, the next entry will be more successful. The film is exceptionally well cast (minus Tyler Perry and Winona Ryder, who are nothing more than distracting stunts), and assuming they got all the in-jokey Trek references out already - and damn, I don't believe there could be too many more - maybe they'll build something of their own. The foundation is definitely there.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Say again?
And that's good, because I feel like I'm owed. I started a new job in January, about 500 feet from a movie theater that serves beer in monstrous mugs and charges $5 a ticket. I thought, "Hey, perfect. It will be a great way to wind down, like, once a week. Take in a flick and get a buzz on."
Today is May 6th, and I have done that exactly once. The movies this year have just been terrible. I saw Taken in my lone Happy Hour special, sat through Fast & Furious after discovering my oil change would take 90 minutes, and date-nighted I Love You, Man. Of course, none of those were sacrifices - all are recommended with varying degrees of enthusiasm (of course, the stupid but satisfying Fast & Furious above all).
There's been very little else to stoke my interest, though. Paul Blart: Mall Cop? My Bloody Valentine? Oh No She Didn't? (Ok, that last one doesn't technically exist, but it was the working title of Beyonce's Obsessed. Seriously. God, I wish they had gone with that).
Well, on Sunday night, The Fiancee and I had Movie Date Night #2 for the year. And, like it or not, I knew exactly what we'd be seeing. I didn't bother pointing out how buff and dreamy Hugh Jackman was or, hey, monsters fighting aliens is funny! No, I remembered that in our time together, she has only asked for three movies from my Netflix account:
1) High School Musical.
2) High School Musical 2.
3) High School Musical 3.
Yes, we went to see 17 Again.
Of course, if you read my previous post, you know where this is heading: it was good. Really good. It made me laugh almost as much as last year's Role Models and Tropic Thunder, I cared about the characters in a goddamn body-switching movie, and I am now - as embarrassing as it is - firmly entrenched in the Cult of Efron. The kid is a star.
Aside from a brief role in Hairspray and a few skits from his recent "Saturday Night Live" appearance, Zac Efron had completely escaped my radar. And while I won't be running backward to catch up with "HSM" (as the cool kids call it), I'm impressed with how he chose to step out of Mickey Mouse's shadow and the musical genre. He wasn't afraid to be out-funnied by a comedy all-star supporting cast (Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon), he managed to sneak in a few words not allowed on the Disney Channel, and most of all, he agreed to a script that wasn't satisfied limiting itself to "the High School Musical kid rips off Big."
Oh, and he found time to take his shirt off, which caused The Fiancee to noticeably convulse. Thank God I have similar washboard abs, or I'd get all weird about that.
I might be overstating it. I probably am - my expectations were pretty low. But as easy as it is to slag on the today's young stars, I'll gladly admit when one of them is deserving of the press.
And yeah, I'm totally gay. I know.
Monday, May 04, 2009
Trip the light
The iPhone can't take a good picture to save its damn life, but that's a Fuddrucker's sign with the "ddru" burnt - or broken - out. On a comedy scale, it almost lived up to that surprisingly excellent stupid fantastic movie we saw in the two hours previous.
More on the film tomorrow, by the way. I'm still working up the nerve to reveal the title.
Trek backlash
Judgment pug
So when she was hit by an 18-wheeler on Saturday, and then strutted in three minutes later like nothing had happened, a lot of our questions were answered.
Ok, our dog isn't actually a Terminator. We wish. And no, she didn't actually get hit by a truck - because she doesn't need to walk on the street to poop in our next-door neighbor's yard. Instead, that picture is courtesy of Terminate Me, the iPhone app created to hawk Terminator: Salvation.
She can be one mean bitch, though. Trust me. There's definitely a little T-1000 in her.


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Water over the dam
From the Library of Congress, Today in History:
On September 30, 1882, the world's first hydroelectric power plant began operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin. The plant, later named the Appleton Edison Light Company, was initiated by Appleton paper manufacturer H.F. Rogers, who had been inspired by Thomas Edison's plans for an electricity-producing station in New York. With financial backing from three Appleton men, one a personal friend of Edison's, Rogers began building the Appleton plant at his riverside paper mill during the summer of 1882.
Unlike Edison's New York plant which used steam power to drive its generators, the Appleton plant used the energy of the Fox River. The operation's water wheel, generators, and copper wiring took only a few months to install and test. When the plant opened, just twenty-six days after Edison's, it produced enough electricity to light Rogers' home, the plant itself, and a nearby building.
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Wikis > Dictionary of Islam > Kaffarah
From kafr, "to hide." Heb. Lit. "Coverings; atonements; expiation."
The word occurs four times in the Qur'an:-
Surah v. 49: "Whoso remitteth it as alms shall have expiation for his sins."
Surah v. 91: "Its expiation shall be to feed ten persons." "This is the expiation for your oaths."
Surah v. 96: "In expiation thereof shall ye feed the poor."
The other word used is fidyah [FIDYAH]. The expression kaffaratu 'z-zunub, "atonement for sins," is used for expiation by prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage. [EXPIATION.]
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Interested in buying a real motorcycle (big touring size, 1000CC +). So far my efforts have been frustrating so I bought a scooter as an interim (only 875 cc less than my last bike). In general;
1) Have not found many big bikes (touring size), period. Surprised, so close to Japan.
2) Everything I found I could buy in US for about have the price (really, I have owned 3 used BMW touring bikes).
3) Very few MC shops, and their inventory is very limited.
4) About half the bikes I found do not have a title. Wow, whats with that?
Is my perspective wrong, or have some of you actually had POSITIVE experiences trying to buy a big bike?


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Thursday, March 04, 2010
Music video: Dj Khaled feat T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross & Snoop Dogg – All I Do Is Win
Khaled part II. What label is this dude on anyway and did they really just pay for two videos that almost look the same except one is indoors and the other is outdoors (more or less....)?
Another one??
Watch the DJ Khaled - Victory Intro video HERE. [via Nah Right]
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Labels: DJ Khaled, Ludacris, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, WTF


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A few years back, an episode of the popular television show Pokmon was banned from the airwaves after its hyperstrobe animation reportedly induced seizures in children. Luckily for the kids who didn't get to see the episode and feel they somehow missed out, Chain Reaction is hosting a show on Monday that will go some distance toward replicating the experience.
Daughters—the latest spazzcore outfit to send kids into happy seizures—pair their hostile instrumental assault with the wild-eyed bark of Alexis Marshall. He opens the band's new Hell Songs by rattling off a slew of insults he's had leveled at him, from "sinner" to "miscreant," sounding like an insane Jon Spencer adopting the self-important air of a preacher. It certainly grabs our attention—not that any moment on the record doesn't.
As Daughters jerk and drill through shrill post-metal workouts, Marshall spits lyrics that feel almost like come-ons or slurs. He knows the power of his voice, and you can tell how much it pleases him when the instruments fall away at the end of "Fiery," and he can finish with the phrase "as quiet as a mouse" alone, stretching out the last word playfully.
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On "Hyperventilation System," over jump-roping rhythms and nonstop stabs of guitar, he bellows, "Love is a disgusting thing" over and over. And over. The instrumentation grows more overblown as he goes, until the white noise is rumbling in our ears. Then it ends abruptly—as many of the songs do—with Marshall getting in one last word.
Scooped up by the powerhouse Hydra Head label after their blowout first album, Canada Songs, Rhode Island's Daughters are ripe to follow in the cult footsteps of such full-throttle noiseniks as the Locust and Melt Banana. It's fitting the guys did a track for the recent Birthday Party tribute, Release the Bats.
And yet, Daughters don't melt your brain so much as surround it, invade it and prod it into heated action, shaking off the doldrums until a big dumb grin snakes across your face. It's a glorious racket they make, and in its more challenging moments, it could do us all some good.
Daughters, Pelican, Saviours and Nachmystium at Chain Reaction, 1652 W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim, (714) 635-6067. Mon., 7:30 p.m. $10-12. All ages.


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Secure Packet Encryption and Key Exchange System in Mobile Ad hoc Network
Mobile Ad-hoc Network is infrastructureless network supported by no fixed trusted infrastructure. The packets had a chance to drop or hacked by eavesdropper during transmission. So, encryption method is required for sending and receiving packet in secret manner. In this approach, the block and key size had been increased by 256 bits. When compared to Rijndael algorithm, it was more secure and effective. To attain security goals like: authentication, integrity, non-repudation, privacy, a secret key was necessary to be shared between the sender and receiver. For data communication, the authors use MAC address for exchanging packet with encrypted key exchange system.
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On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 06:21 PM, Ben Collins wrote:
On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 04:03:40PM -0500, Chris McClimans wrote:I found a few accounts of v880 debian install attempts but no one seemsto have had any success. Ben Collins seems had some interesting attempts with smaller tftp image sizes as recent as October of lastyear, but I wanted to see if there have been any developments elsewhere.Has anyone been able to get the linux kernel to boot in any fashion on a v880? -chris Ref: http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2003/debian-sparc-200307/ msg00020.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2002/debian-sparc-200210/ msg00137.htmlI'd be willing to bet it needs the recent fixes I sent to Dave Millerfor the newer OBP's. There's no kernel images with that fix yet, but oneis coming soon. The v210 is a IIIi cpu, and it requires a newer PCI controller driver that Dave has been working on lately. Maybe we'll get it working soon.
What email list / development place do these type of changes take place (linux kernel mailing list?)
I'd like to wrap my head around the issue personally if possible. -chris


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Short observation. I travelled today from Islamabad in Pakistan to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
A weird experience.
Because in Pakistan, a terrible political crisis because president Musharraf has declared emergency rule. Demonstrations of lawyers, students and journalists. Anger about the media-blackout. American diplomats harshly criticizing president Musharraf for blocking TV stations. And one of the opposition leaders, Benazir Bhutto, creating drama after drama in front of the word's cameras. Well, I'm a journalist, so I naturally support demonstrating journalists.
But to call the current situation in Pakistan a full media blackout is utterly silly, to say the least. Yes, a couple of television stations have been taken off air, but many TV stations are back on (also the critical ones) and the print media have never been blocked or censored at all since the introduction of emergency rule.
Compare that to Dubai, where I'm now. All business as usual - happy money hungry people. Indians, Pakistanis, Arabs, Americans, Europeans. No protesting journalists here (the media is totally censored, basically no criticism has ever been allowed ). TV channels stuffed with action movies, papers full of 'man rescues cat'-stories. Yep, great place.
So here no demonstrating journalists, no screaming opposition leader (there is no opposition in Dubai) and no angry American or European diplomats (the diplomats here are way too busy playing golf..).
Of course, Pakistani democracy might be in danger. But with a literacy rate of only 37 percent, 74 percent of the population making only 1.5 euro a day and 42 religiously inspired suicide bombers killing hundreds of innocent people this year, Pakistan might have bigger problems on its hands than a couple of TV stations going black.
Emergency is, indeed, terrible for the 25.000 or so Haves in Pakistan, but most of the remaining 159.975.000 Have Not's would choose a humane life over voting once every four years in a democracy that has never functioned and never delivered.
Harald Doornbos
Sunday, November 18, 2007
2 comments:
- Ingmar said...
good point, but when you have notthing to loos it's a bit easyer to stand your ground than when you are used to play golf every day (offcourse not all people in Dubai can afford to play golf everyday, but you get the point...).
well, i think it's not that much about what stand people take in those countries, but about the standards by which the rest of the world judges what is going on.
whether to criticise the lack of democracy or not. and if, why, where and when.
harry points at our hypocrisy. not at all a moot point.
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Fab Finds of the Week: Haute Heels
You and I are on the same page this week: We're all jonesing for haute heels! But how can we resist? They're sexy as hell and make us look taller and leaner.
The Fab Finder of the week is cnyc1a, because she found the hautest pair — these Sergio Rossi lagoon bandage sandals. Every week the Fab Finder I announce Monday morning will receive either a TeamSugar or FabSugar baby T-shirt. I thoroughly enjoy perusing your Fab Finds every week, so dare to be a Fab-Finding trendsetter and you just might win a Sugar tee!
Congrats to cnyc1a, haute77, jasmint, nicachica, gbonsol, Lala77, and princessAlexi!