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Tiger Global news
Tiger Global in advanced talks to lead $15M funding in Inshorts
Inshorts has recently begun monetising through advertisements, brand-integrated content and has introduced features like quizzes.
Social site Roposo reboots as a 'TV by the people'
Tiger Global-backed Roposo, which runs an eponymous fashion discovery and social networking application, is relaunching as a digital television platform called `TV by the People'.
Tiger Global's big Flipkart bet starts paying off
Tiger Global, India's most influential technology investor so far, could return to startup dealmaking
Flipkart raises $2.5Bn from SoftBank Vision Fund
The deal will give Flipkart's largest backer Tiger Global a partial exit. Bansals are also expected to be back at the steering wheel at Flipkart
Snapdeal gears up for new innings after terminating acquisition talks with Flipkart
Snapdeal-Flipkart deal talks are now terminated; SoftBank may have to redraw contours of proposed investment in Flipkart
ET Startup Awards 2017: Entrepreneurs who have shown the way to persevere and thrive
NestAway has so far raised $43.2 million from multiple investors and provides ease of transaction for home owners and tenants on a technology enabled platform.
Share sale in India's Internet giants like Flipkart, Paytm to new investors provide breather to VC firms
SAIF Partners, Tiger Global Management and Sequoia Capital India are cashing out their investments in some of India's most-valued internet companies
Policybazaar looks to raise Rs 400 crore in 6 weeks
Policybazaar has turned profitable in the financial year ended March 31, 2017, and is expected to turn in net profit of about Rs 50 cr during the financial year ended Mar 31, 2018.
Quora raises $85 million in Series D
User growth can be attributed - in part - to the increase in its valuation. Quora reportedly has 190 million monthly users - up from 100 million a year ago.
Flipkart raises $1.4Bn from Tencent, eBay & Microsoft at $11.6Bn valuation, acquires eBay India
Flipkart said this funding was raised at a post-transaction valuation of $11.6 billion, a notable drop from $15.2 billion valuation in 2015 when it has last raised funds of $ 700 million.
Snapdeal's top investor, Softbank, pushes sale to Flipkart
SoftBank is learnt to have drawn up three options for Snapdeal-merge with Flipkart, combine with Alibaba-led Paytm, or a write-down of SoftBank's investment to zero.
Delhivery raises $100M from Carlyle & Tiger Global
This is world's second largest PE fund Carlyle's first big logistics bet in the e-commerce space in India. It is also among the largest PE investment in this space
Trucking marketplace BlackBuck bags $70M from Sands Capital, others
The company competes with Delhi based Rivigo which raised Rs 500 crore from Warburg Pincus in November, followed by debt finance of Rs 100 crore earlier this month
Flipkart's hedge fund boss is looking for $1.5 billion
Last summer, with Flipkart losing ground to Amazon.com, Tiger sent in former eBay executive Kalyan Krishnamurthy to help turn around India's most valuable internet startup.
Why Flipkart's fund raise is critical for Indian startups
The fate of many companies is intertwined with this much-awaited event as Flipkart tries to win back heavyweight investors who've shied away from India in the recent past.
ShopClues, PolicyBazaar and GirnarSoft eyes Nasdaq listing
As valuations come under pressure and raising further rounds of funding becomes difficult, a listing on Nasdaq may be one of few options for Indian tech and digital firms
Kalyan Krishnamurthy as Flipkart CEO strengthens Tiger Global's influence on the e-tailer
This is a first for the Indian startup sector where co-founders of the country's most valued Internet company have handed over the reins to a professional.


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German chancellor in Russia to discuss Ukraine, Syria with Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Russia for talks on major issues, including the crisis in Ukraine and Syria.
Merkel arrived in the resort city of Sochi on the Black Sea on Tuesday for a one-day visit, where she met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The key visit, Merkel's first to Russia in two years, would mainly focus on the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the violence in Syria that has gripped the country since March 2011.
Reports over the past weeks have said that Putin is seeking to ease tensions between Russia and Germany in the meeting with Merkel.
"We must use this opportunity to talk about our relations and about more problematic issues, such as Ukraine and Syria and perhaps some other regions," said Putin as he welcomed Merkel.
Putin told Germany's foreign minister during a recent visit that it was a common goal for Moscow and Berlin to "fully normalize relations and to make sure all the difficulties we face are overcome."
The Kremlin said earlier in the day that the meeting would be an opportunity "to discuss the current state and prospects of bilateral relations."
Berlin, on the other side, has said that no major breakthroughs should be expected on bridging the deep rifts between the two sides on major international issues. Merkel's visit to Russia is said to be mostly concentrated on the upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg.
Germany and Russia are parties to a major peace agreement in February 2015 in Belarus, which was supposed to end the fighting in Ukraine. However, the Minsk II accord has yet to be fully respected by the warring sides as both pro-Russia forces and the Ukrainian military accuse each other of violating the terms of the agreement.
Putin and Merkel met in October to revive the peace process and to end the bloodshed in Ukraine, which has claimed more than 10,000 lives over the past three years. A main issue that is expected to be raised in Tuesday's talks between the two leaders is Germany's support for sanctions imposed on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine.
Germany and Russia are also at odds over the situation in Syria, where Russia has been assisting Damascus in the fight against terrorism. Germany, along other Western governments, supports militants fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Peace in Syria can be achieved under UN auspices: Putin
President Putin told reporters after the meeting with Merkel that the only way out of the conflict in Syria was to stick to negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations.
"A solution in Syria can be only found by peaceful means and under the aegis of the United Nations," he said.
Putin also said those responsible for a suspected chemical attack in Syria last month should be held accountable. "Those guilty must be found and punished," Putin said, adding, "But this can be only done after an impartial investigation."

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|freuds5 - Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:50 am
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I am a 40 year old married man with three children. During the past year, I have been awakened from my nighttime sleep by a very sudden, popping sensation inside my brain/head. It is not a painful feeling, nor does it present as a sound, but rather an instantaneous sensation of something cracking/fracturing inside my head. It is a very sudden event, done and over in a split second. It has happened approximately once every 2-4 months. I have never experienced the sensation while awake. It occurred again last night. Do you know what this might be associated with/symptomatic of? Is it something that should be checked out by some specific type of medical assessment? I am worried that something could be failing inside my head/brain.
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What you describe sounds very much like the unsettlingly-named "exploding head syndrome." Apparently you don't get as profound a sense of sound or impact as most people do (I've heard it described as "like a shotgun going off in my head" or "like being hit on the head with a shovel, but without any actual pain" as well as ranging from a click to a loud pop). This is a benign phenomenon which is suspected of being a part of the "shutting down" process the brain goes through during the early stages of sleep. It is a seizure-like event, much like the jerking or involuntary kicking some people experience when drifting off to sleep and which sometimes startle them back into wakefulness. As odd as these events are, they are considered benign and even normal.
I am unaware of any specific ways to prevent this from happening, but for most people, just knowing it's nothing to worry about usually seems to do the trick.
I certainly hope this is helpful. Good luck to you.
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Thieves Like Us is classic hardboiled fiction. Raymond Chandler declared that Anderson was better than Steinbeck, and Thieves Like Us was "one of the best stories of thieves ever written...one of the forgotten novels of the '30s".
The story follows the exploits of three desperate escaped convicts. They rob banks and have a string of successes. They buy guns, nice clothes, and fast cars and read about themselves in the newspapers. Bowie, the central figure of the three thieves, had been serving time for a murder he committed when only 16. Bowie falls in love with Keechie, the cousin of one of his partners, and she joins him on the run.
First published in 1937, Anderson's Thieves Like Us offered gritty realism. The Depression had unleashed an infamous crime spree. Gangsters like Baby Face Nelson, Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Bonnie and Clyde were in the headlines, and across America desperate men were driven to crime. Anderson drew on his own rough experiences during the Depression, and he interviewed prisoners at Huntsville prison, recording their stories and making note of their speech patterns and perspectives. Anderson used this research to create rich characterizations like T-Dub, who provides the novel's title when he refers to bankers, politicians, and the like as "just thieves like us".
This widely acclaimed classic has been adapted to film twice, by Nicholas Ray in 1949 and Robert Altman in 1974, and the Library of America included it in Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s and 1940s. Mike Dennis has just the right amount of grit in his voice, the perfect touch of menace, and a facility with accents that make him the ideal narrator for Thieves Like Us.
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"Excellent story and narration by Mike Dennis"
I would watch the film versions and compare them with this narration.
There were many but I loved the depiction of the 30's depression era and the "Asphalt Jungle" type ending the best.
Mike's excellent narration makes the characters come to life
"Tough times made tough people but most were all human at heart"
"This is classic noir"
Thieves Like Us was originally published in 1937 and is part of the American Noir of the 1930s and 40s collection. It provided the basis for two films: They Live By Night (1949) and Thieves Like Us (1974).
The story focuses on Bowie, Chicamaw, and T-Dub. Bowie, the youngest of them, killed a guy when he was 16. Chicamaw and T-Dub are convicted bank robbers. Following their escape from a chain gang, they continue robbing banks in order to get smart clothes, fast cars, and more guns. Bowie becomes romantically involved with Keechie, a young girl who is related to Chicamaw and who works at a gas station where they hide out. Set in the 1930s in Texas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma, this is a Depression-era story with a good bit of social commentary, with bankers referred to as "thieves like us" and politicians who "use their damned tongues instead of a gun."
I found the story slow to start with, as there was a lot of conversation between the three men that I didn't find particularly engrossing. Once the plot started to focus on Bowie and Keechie, I found myself a lot more engaged. But action-packed, this isn't. In fact, a lot of the action, such as the bank robberies, chases etc, is described retrospectively via newspaper articles. I thought that was quite a good narrative device as the media account of the "dangerous" criminals didn't tally at all with their rather dull lives of hiding out, reading the paper and discussing ball games.
There was a feeling of unease right from the start which turned to unavoidable doom at the latest by the time Bowie and Keechie set off road tripping and 'Bonnie and Clyde' automatically came to mind. This is hard-boiled crime fiction, but quite moving in parts. Bowie was a really interesting character, extremely loyal and also generous, defiantly proclaiming "I never robbed nothin' that couldn't stand being robbed." However, when he reminisced about Keechie, he sometimes came across as a total psychopath thinking "I can snap her little body. I can break her little body in my grip." Their relationship was difficult to believe at times.
The narration by Mike Dennis was first-class. His voice suited the protagonists, the pacing was excellent and his delivery really captured the setting. You felt transported back to that period in time and the story came to life.
This is classic noir, and if you appreciate stories of inevitable self-destruction, then this is an appealing listen that perfectly captures the 30s Depression era.
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"Depression Era I Fought the law and the Law won."
Yes. It's dark and human. There's no way this will turn out for these desperadoes on the run. There own actions will see to that. Narration by Mike Dennis is top notch, as usual. You have heard about the Great Depression from the law abiding citizens. Here is the plauable, realistic story from the other side of humanity. A classic.
Chicamaw, Bowie, and T Dub. The trio protagonists. Their combined interaction is the foundation of the story.
A handful of performances by Mike Dennis. All have been top notch, including "Thieves Like Us.
There's a sense of the uphill battle the trio face during the mishaps of the "get away" early in the book. And a sense of "if only" the characters must feel as hope of love enters for one character.
Enjoyed this one immensely.
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Here is how to install N910W8VLU1BOC4 Android 5.0.1 Lollipop Firmware on Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910W8 using Oden and your Computer.
So in this article we will teach the users how to install or flash this firmware in their devices Using Odin tool.
This Update fixed many bugs and have a lot of improvements which will enhance Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910 performance, speed and Everything.
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Note : To Determine Your Device's Android Version Go to Setting then you will see android version of your Device in the screen.
but after using this update all customs ROMs will gone away that's mean this update will unroot your Device and it'll be replaced by stock firmware.[box type="warning" align="alignright" class="" width="400″]Warnings:
– This update is only released for Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with model Number SM-N910W8, so please don't try to use our guide on other devices.
– iDad Tech is not capable If anything incorrectly happens to your device in the wake of taking after this Tutorial, attempt this at your own Risk. In any case, we accept that in the event that you take after the Instructions correctly that specified in this tutorial, your device shouldn't confront any problem.[/box] [box type="note" align="alignright" class="" width="500″]Pre Requisites:
– Make Sure your Phone is having at least 60% – 80 % Battery.
– Backup all of your Settings and Data such as contacts,messages … etc on any other storage or in your PC.
– Enable USB Debugging Mode in your Phone from Settings>> Applications>> Development>> USB Debugging or Settings>> Developer Options>> USB Debugging.
– Install Samsung Galaxy Note 4 USB Driver on your PC.Download Samsung USB Drivers[/box]
How to Install/Update Firmware on Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910W8 using Odin:[box type="info" align="alignright" class="" width="400″]-Download Odin Software on your Computer and flash or Install Custom ROM, Kernels or Stock ROMs to your Samsung android device.
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Step 1 : Download Firmware Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910W8 Firmware.
Stock Firmware N910W8VLU1BOC4 (Odin flashable):
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Telus – N910W8VLU1BOC4_TLS (link or this )
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Eastlink – N910W8VLU1BOC4_ESK (link or this)
Videotron – N910W8VLU1BOC4_VTR (link or this)
Koodo – N910W8VLU1BOC4_KDO (link)
Sasktel – N910W8VLU1BOC4_BWA (link or this)
Step 2 : After Download the appropriate Firmware from Above link go to download Odin from here.
Step 3 : Extract firmware file on your pc then you will get .tar.md5 file with other files.
Step 4 : Run Odin.exe as administrator [ By right mouse click on odin file then select the Run as administrator.
Step 5 : Boot Samsung Galaxy S4 to the Download Mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down Button,Home Button and Power button together for a while.
Step 7 : Connect Samsung Galaxy S4 to your PC using USB Cable.
Step 8 : Choose the following files in Odin Software from extracted firmware folder:
– Click on the AP button and Choose the .tar.md5 file from extracted Folder.
– Click on the Phone button and Choose file with MODEM in its name from extracted Folder. Ignore this part if there is no such file.
– Click on the CSC button and choose file with CSC in its name from extracted Folder. Ignore this part if there is no such file.
– Click on the PIT button and select the .pit file from extracted Folder. Ignore this part if there is no such file.
Step 9 : Check Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time in odin and uncheck re-partition this selection chosen only if a .pit file was chosen in the previous step.
Step 10 : Click the start button and wait few minutes.
Step 11: After installation is completed you will get PASS! message in ID:COM port green background in the left-most box at the corner of the Odin software then your Phone will reboot Automatically.
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Madoff: SEC had no clue I was running Ponzi scam
Bernard Madoff was apparently convinced that it never even occurred to Securities and Exchange Commission staff he was running a Ponzi scheme, despite the agency's numerous probes of his business.
A document released Friday details a prison interview conducted on June 17 by the SEC inspector general in which Madoff says he had the impression that "it never entered the SEC's mind that it was a Ponzi scheme." He also told the interviewer he wished he had been caught "six or eight years" earlier.
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The disgraced financier confided that he didn't bring an attorney with him when he testified in an inquiry by the SEC's enforcement division because he believed he didn't need one - and he was trying to fool the government investigators into thinking he had nothing to hide.
The details emerged in a summary of Inspector General David Kotz's interview with Madoff at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, released along with hundreds of other documents related to Kotz's extensive investigation of the SEC's stunning failure to detect Madoff's fraudulent scheme for 16 years.
As the SEC inspectors carried out probe after probe of his business, Madoff said in the interview he was "worried every time" that he'd be caught. "It was a nightmare for me," he said. "I wish they caught me six years ago, eight years ago."
Madoff, 71, a former Nasdaq stock market chairman, pleaded guilty in March to charges that his secretive investment-adviser operation was a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that destroyed thousands of people's life savings and wrecked charities.
It was possibly the largest-ever Ponzi: the classic scheme in which investors are paid with other investors' money rather than actual profits on their investment.
He is serving a 150-year sentence in federal prison in North Carolina.
Kotz also issued a statement Friday saying his probe found no evidence to support Madoff's claim of having a "close relationship" with SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro, who previously headed the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the largest non-governmental regulator for all securities firms doing business with the U.S. public.
In the interview, Madoff called Schapiro a "dear friend," saying she "probably thinks, I wish I never knew this guy." Like the SEC, FINRA made periodic exams of Madoff's brokerage operation, which functioned separately from his investment business hidden from regulators' view.
An internal review by FINRA found a regulatory breakdown on the part of the organization in the Madoff case.
In his interview with Kotz, Madoff said the SEC never asked him about his tiny accounting firm run by David Friehling, who is expected to plead guilty Monday to charges in the scam. It seemed incongruous that, with more than $65 billion in private investments he claimed he oversaw for thousands of people, Madoff used what seemed to be a small-time auditor with a minuscule office in suburban New City in Rockland County.
Authorities say that the accountant Friehling appeared to have rubber-stamped Madoff's records.
Kotz's report of his investigation, made public in early September, painstakingly detailed how the agency's investigations of Madoff were bungled, with disputes among inspection staffers over the findings, lack of communication among SEC offices in various cities and repeated failures to act on credible complaints from outsiders forming a sea of red flags.
An inspection of Madoff's operation in 2003-04, for example, "was put on the back burner" even though the exam team still had unresolved questions, Kotz found.
Madoff said in the interview that the SEC examiners "never asked" for basic records to corroborate his operations.
Madoff's former finance chief, Frank DiPascali, is cooperating with prosecutors after pleading guilty in August to helping Madoff carry out his fraud.
Madoff was asked in the interview whether he was concerned about DiPascali's testimony. His answer: "No, he didn't know anything was wrong, either."


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Cheryl Cole has snubbed Nadine Coyle's suggestion they duet together, claiming it would be ''weird'' to work without the rest of Girls Aloud.
Cheryl Cole has snubbed Nadine Coyle's plan to duet together.
The Girls Aloud singer insists she won't ever work with just one of her bandmates because it would be too "weird" - just days after Nadine revealed she had written a song for them to record.
Discussing the possibility of duetting with one of the Girls Aloud singers, Cheryl said: "Nah, I don't think so. I think that's a bit weird. I think we'd either have to all do it together, or separately. One with one would be weird."
This news comes shortly after Nadine took to twitter to dispel rumours the pair had fallen out.
She tweeted: "I'm hearing stupid talk about Cheryl and I having a fall out. Def NOT the case. I've written a song I'd love for us to duet on. Stay tuned. (sic)"
Although she's ruled out releasing a single as a twosome, Cheryl does want to work with her bandmate Nicola Roberts on a re-shoot of the video for Lady GaGa and Beyonce Knowles' new single 'Telephone'.
She said: "With the new Lady Gaga and Beyonce video 'Telephone', I have made a pact with Nicola that she can be Gaga and I can be Beyonce and we will recreate the video. I had goosebumps the first time I watched it."
Cheryl also confirmed the girl group - also consisting of Sarah Harding and Kimberley Walsh - are contracted to record a further three albums together, but don't have any plans to start recording new material in the immediate future.
She added to BBC Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton: "We did sign a three-album record deal, but the last time we did anything was in when we supported Coldplay at Wembley which was only September. So we haven't really spoken about anything yet."
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Bill Parcells has been a media hermit since he took over the Miami Dolphins in December 2007.
He sat down for an introductory news conference and reluctantly met with reporters at an endorsement obligation for Gatorade. That was all we've heard aside from an extemporaneous comment here or there about his love for horse racing or some historical football perspective.
So it was pretty big news that Parcells was on a conference call Thursday with New York Giants reporters to talk about being inducted in their Ring of Honor at the new Meadowlands stadium.
For the first time, reporters had the chance to ask him about his future. The Dolphins announced a few days before their season opener Parcells had stepped down as executive vice president and turned over football operations to general manager Jeff Ireland.
Parcells has stayed on as a consultant. But what's next?
"Well, that is a good question," Parcells replied. "I am not a sit-around-the-fireplace guy. I don't know. I am not certain about it. We will see what happens when the time comes.
"I know I want to do something even if it is not day-to-day or something like that, I know I want to do something. I don't like sitting around. I like to get up and go do something. We will figure it out when the time comes."
Parcells' comments are ominous given his history as a restless football soul and the fact he can walk away from his Dolphins contract with full pay whenever the mood strikes him.
His contract with the Dolphins runs through 2011. When new owner Stephen Ross bought the team from Wayne Huizenga, Parcells negotiated a clause that will allow him to leave at any time, collect every last cent and not be prevented from working for another team.
Under Ross, the Dolphins have turned into a glitzy operation that embraces celebrity and the South Florida lifestyle as much as it does touchdowns. Ross has sold pieces of the team to Fergie, Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony and Serena and Venus Williams. Jimmy Buffet got involved in a deal with the Dolphins last year that included stadium naming rights.
For Sunday night's home opener, the Dolphins rolled out an orange carpet for a slew of celebrities to walk past the paparazzi: Jennifer Lopez (Anthony's wife), Kim Kardashian, Enrique Iglesias, T-Pain, Anna Kournikova, Tara Reid and Helio Castroneves among them. attendees who avoided the orange carpet included Tiger Woods, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, who, coincidentally, was the subject of a story for which Parcells once actually called me back.
As much as Parcells isn't a fan of the media, I'm sure even he rolled his eyes when he learned the Dolphins converted their press box into a nightclub-style suite.
Parcells is a football man. I'm sure he'd love to work for an organization that makes football the only priority and doesn't still consider Tara Reid a star.


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The Ballarat hamburger cart is a Ballarat icon, but it's not the icon I'm talking about. There's another hamburger icon appearing on responsive mobile websites. You're probably using it without even realising it.
In 2014 mobile overtook desktop as the most common method of online browsing. Around 40% of the world population has an internet connection with over 3 billion internet users and the majority are accessing the internet with mobile phones. Yet surprisingly more than a year later many web design businesses are still designing websites with desktops in mind first and not mobile.


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My obsession with boy bands originated when I was 12 years old. Hanson "MMMBop"ed their way into the charts and, simultaneously, into my heart. My very first concert was their "Middle of Nowhere" tour and, although it rained and I was on the muddy lawn, I was in heaven.
Then, it was *NSYNC, and I was all about *NSYNC. To this day, I still have debates about why *NSYNC is better than the Backstreet Boys. But even as much as I adored *NSYNC, I also had 98 Degrees, LFO, O-Town and even a little bit of BSB on heavy rotation on my discman.
Fast forward more than a decade later, and some of the top songs played on my iTunes are from quartets or quintets of young men. Unless you've been living under a rock, you're aware boy bands are everything right now. Even The New York Times ran a feature about their popularity earlier this year. In response to the resurgence, some people may ask: "WHY?" I will give you two reasons
1) Boy bands are fun.
2) Boy bands are cute.
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Whether you genuinely enjoy their music, consider them a guilty pleasure or just have the hots for a member or two, there is a special place in an "It" Girl's heart for boy bands. Thus, I am going to break down three of my personal favorites.
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Foundation: British-Irish. Harry Styles (18), Niall Horan (19), Zayn Malik *swoon* (19), Liam Payne (19) and Louis Tomlinson (20).
Claim to fame: Placed third on The X Factor UK, signed with Columbia Records and became the first British group to top the Billboard 200 chart with its debut album.
You probably know: "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing."
You should also check out: "Everything About You," "Stole My Heart" and the first single from their forthcoming album, "Live While We're Young."
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Foundation: British-Irish. Nathan Sykes (19), Jay McGuiness (22), Siva Kaneswaran (23), Max George, marry me (24) and Tom Parker (24).
Claim to fame: The boys began to see success in the UK with their debut album in 2010, but they really cracked the U.S. with their single "Glad You Came," selling three million copies.
You probably know: You've hopefully danced to "Glad You Came" and "Chasing The Sun" at the bars more than once.
You should also check out: "Lightning," "Last To Know," "Weekend" and "Gold Forever."
Perfect for the "It" Girl who... loves leather, parties in Alexander Wang and isn't afraid to get into a little trouble.
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Foundation: American. Kendall Schmidt (21), James Maslow, my boo (22), Carlos Pena Jr. (23) and Logan Henderson (23).
Claim to fame: The boys are a product of Nickelodeon, who signed them to a record contract and television series in 2009. (Note: The show is hilarious. Seriously.) Their single "Boyfriend" became their breakout hit, peaking at number 30 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart. There was even a remix of the track with Snoop Dogg.
You probably know: "Boyfriend" and maaaybe "Music Sounds Better With U."
You should also check out: "Worldwide," "All Over Again" and "Superstar."
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The chief suspect in the London killing of former Soviet agent Alexander Litvinenko challenged British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday to meet him during his visit to Russia.
British police accuse Andrei Lugovoi, of having carried out the murder by radiation poisioning in 2006. Lugovoi, like Litvinenko, is a former KGB man.
He told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper that London's approach to the case had been "pitiful" and it was time to "move on".
His comments came as Cameron began the first visit to Russia by a British premier since the murder of Kremlin critic Litvinenko, which chilled ties between the two countries.
Now a member of parliament, Lugovoi has immunity from prosecution. British prosecutors want to bring him to trial and Russia refuses to extradite him.
"The way the British have handled this matter is incorrect, vulgar and pitiful," Lugovoi said.
"My message to David Cameron is: stop politicising the situation, stop raising this question at a high level with Russian politicians, and move on.
"I'd be delighted to meet David Cameron. We could discuss UK-Russia relations. But I'm still waiting for his invitation," he said, laughing.
He said he would agree to stand trial for the killing in Russia -- something London has rejected -- but ruled out going on trial in Britain.
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Small businesses suffer a larger percentage of productivity loss for each absent worker. When such absences are preventable, it is as frustrating as it is costly. When repetitive motion injuries and conditions—now mostly subsumed under the diagnosis of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)—first made headlines in the 1980s, they were known as "office worker" afflictions. Now that desktop computers and other modern electronic tools are being used in the shipping/receiving department, too, more people are doing repetitive actions daily—data entry, typing, using a mouse. But everyone, literally everyone, is looking at screens and monitors. Reports of vision problems, like RSI, continue to rise. But vision gets less press.
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Today we will cover the basic methods of safeguarding your vision, and in a future blog, "Avoiding Tech-Related Inuries: RSI," we will discuss improving your posture and setting up an ergonomically smart, physiologically correct (read, healthy) work area. NOTE: This is absolutely, positively not to be considered medical advice, a means of diagnosis, or a suggestion of any certain treatment. Consult a qualified medical professional at all times.
In addition to watching TV, using a smart phone and looking at Tom-Tom nav screens on the way to work, when we get there many of us stare at monitors for six or seven or 10 hours a day. This is hard on the eyes. Consult your own eye care specialist, of course, but in general most people should follow this advice:
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I know a lot of people who bemoan the high cost of rent these days — me included — but $400,000 a month? That's ridiculous! Unless, of course, you happen to be superstars like Beyoncé and Jay-Z. That's the price they've reportedly paid for a 31,500-square-foot summer rental just outside of New York City. Below, a peek inside the 12-bedroom estate.
The home is in an extra-exclusive enclave of the Hamptons, called the Sandscastle. The 11-acre manicured grounds include a 60-foot pool and a tennis court.
The place has many luxurious amenities, including a half-pipe for skateboarding, movie theatre and rock climbing wall. But to me, the most over-the-top feature is this palatial dressing room. The size, level of detail and chandelier make it truly decadent.
Although baby Blue Ivy is too young to have friends in for sleepovers (let alone sleep in a real bed), this bunker room would be ideal for it. Maybe Beyoncé and Jay-Z will rent the place again when she's a little bit older.
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Subject: Revised Plan for Financial Solvency Reviews
This letter supersedes the previous letter regarding the Texas Education Agency's (TEA's) plan for financial solvency reviews, which was published on May 16, 2012. TEA has made a few changes to the plan. TEA's analysis will focus on financial information for one fiscal year only (fiscal year 2011). The timeframe for preliminary and final notification to local educational agencies (LEAs) has changed also, and LEAs that receive preliminary notification will be required to submit additional financial information. Details of the changes are given below.
TEA has developed a new review process that will alert LEAs, school districts and open-enrollment charter schools, to circumstances that could lead to their financial insolvency.
The financial solvency review process was developed in accordance with the requirements of House Bill (HB) 3, passed by the 81st Texas Legislature in 2009. This bill added Section 39.0822, Financial Solvency Review Required, and Section 39.0823, Projected Deficit, to the Texas Education Code (TEC). Both statutes are published online.
In response to the requirements of HB 3, TEA adopted 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §109.1101, Financial Solvency Review. This rule describes how TEA will use financial indicators, including financial data, student counts, and staffing information to identify LEAs with circumstances that could lead to financial insolvency.
TEA will analyze financial indicators that are available through existing data sources, such as the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS). The analysis will focus on information for fiscal year 2011 only. TEA's specific methodology is published online.
TEA is currently analyzing fiscal year 2011 financial indicators for all LEAs in accordance with the published methodology, and will create a preliminary list of LEAs who have been identified as having circumstances that could lead to financial insolvency. In August 2012, the agency will notify the LEAs on the preliminary list in writing.
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This timeframe allows LEAs to use the financial solvency determination to take corrective action as soon as October 2012, if necessary, or to help them plan and finalize their budgets for the 2013–2014 school year.
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The pictures of week-old dead gulls were not pretty. I went with Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Great story.
I suppose the pictures would be pretty bad. The JLS sounds interesting (from what I gather from wiki, anyway). Thanks for sparing everyone images of horrendous gore.
Molly, I meant that your story was great. Jonathan Livingston Seagull is most certainly not great. Not even a little bit.
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this brief century of ours is arguably the most significant one in the history of our universe: the one when its meaningful future gets decided
There are at least two dubious inputs going into a statement like this. (And I see you making such a statement yourself, on your homepage, Roko!)
The first one is definitely a mistake, but perhaps not a very consequential one. Even if we accept, for the sake of argument, the proposition that the state of the visible universe indicates an absence of spacefaring intelligent life elsewhere, that is not the whole universe! All we can see is what is within our past light-cone. We have no information on what has happened in those galaxies since then - and in some cases, we are referring to billions of years. And then there's the whole rest of the universe, possibly infinite in extent, with which we have not yet interacted.
So the idea that the future of the entire cosmos hinges on what happens on Earth in the next few years is hyperbole, even if one accepts the usual premises.
The second dubious ingredient to these judgments is the premise itself. I discern two arguments in favor of the proposition that the universe is empty of intelligent life (among people who make statements like this):
1) The visible universe appears to be explicable entirely in terms of natural astrophysical structures. If there were galactic intelligences, they wouldn't let the stars shine freely into space, they'd surround them with Dyson spheres so as to harvest that radiative output for computational or other purposes, or they would otherwise engage in works of astrophysical engineering.
2) If Earth was in a region of space controlled by an alien intelligence, life, history, and evolution as we know it would not have happened. There would have been some sort of intervention, whether benevolent, or just to appropriate the atoms of this solar system for technological projects and other alien purposes.
Argument 1 is interesting but not exactly conclusive. Lots of the universe is dark matter. It may be that the dark matter has been appropriated by spacefaring intelligences and used so as to make every photon count, and that the regions of the universe which are visibly emitting light are interzones - demilitarized wilderness areas, regions where an aeon-long process of scouting and negotiation is occurring, and so forth. In fact, I find this interpretation rather more sensible than the assumption of a wholly uninhabited universe. But it's still very hypothetical. It's hard to even comprehensively list all the uncertainties which one must guess about in order to produce scenarios like this. You need to guess at the frequency with which spacefaring intelligence appears in the universe, the frequency with which it becomes expansionist, the difficulties associated with expansion, the stability of value systems and civilizational tendencies over million-year periods (if a super-civilization decides to end itself, it should be good at doing so; suicidal tendencies only have to rise to the top once; and millions of years offers a very long time for them to do so).
As for argument 2, well, there are certainly alien value systems which would leave us alone, though I have no idea how likely such value systems are to arise. But in any case, the idea that we are in a wilderness area between the local dark-matter civilizations is sufficient to explain why we've been left alone, without having to posit a completely empty universe.
Why does every alien race act the same and try to look invisible? Game theory. They all know that evolution will have produced unacceptable value systems elsewhere in the universe. They all know that they risk losing everything if they come into conflict with a superior hostile power. But a strategy of persistent stealth means that at least a certain amount of value will be achieved. So, they live in the dark matter and they don't advertise their presence by visibly messing with the light matter.
I'm not actually saying this is how it is. But it is a hypothesis (one of many, see below) consistent with all the data we have.
even the high entropy photons that one would normally expect an information processing entity to excrete as waste heat?
Maybe they pipe their waste heat into supermassive black holes.
Regarding the cosmic distribution of dark matter: On my reading there are two levels of structure inferred. There is a dark matter halo around most galaxies, and then there are filamentary networks on the supergalactic scale. The most common view is that it consists of exotic particles, not in the Standard Model, which gravitate but do not radiate. The filaments formed after the big bang due to gravitational clumping, and in turn seeded the formation of the galaxies from light matter.
If you accept that view, then the dark matter is not light matter with all the light being harvested, as I originally suggested. It's just a separate type of matter which doesn't glow in the first place. So if I want to promote the universal stealth hypothesis, perhaps I should deemphasize the role of dark matter and just emphasize the imperative to be invisible, to blend in against the natural cosmic backdrop.
However, our theories about the dark matter are rather tentative, and if you did assume a significant population of galactic and intergalactic civilizations with a common invisibility imperative, I wonder if that would make it plausible that far more of the dark matter is just light matter being kept dark. I don't know the astrophysical reasoning well enough to judge. But there is an issue here which I don't think astrophysicists and cosmologists have ever systematically considered: if large portions of the universe are already artificial, how would that affect our cosmological theories? A lot of cosmology involves elaborate inferences from data like observable atomic abundances. If that data is systematically skewed by biogenic or technogenic influences, then so are the inferences.
And speaking of tentativeness, and of elaborate inferences, all these future scenarios and cosmological theories (and the idea that most of the universe is destined to be converted to computronium is a cosmological theory) are hypotheses built on hypotheses. I think we are in a realm here where it is not rational to pretend to be Bayesian and assign these hypotheses probabilities. I suspect that the most we should say is that we have a list of qualitative hypotheses, each of which are internally consistent and consistent with the data, and then perhaps a list of increasingly dubious lesser hypotheses, which we can affirm to be unlikely for some reason or other. But it's not as if we even know the extent of the hypothesis space. An important aspect of the situation is that our list of "possible and not obviously unlikely" scenarios may grow at any time.
However, not only do people not adhere to this standard of objectivity, I doubt that it would even be advisable to enforce this as a norm, except reactively, after new hypotheses are invented and advocated enthusiastically, or new turns of argument are constructed. Thus, I was criticizing Tegmark and you for saying these things about the future as if you really do know them to be likely, but then I went and said I preferred my own idea about how everyone is hiding in the dark matter. Well, that was psychologically accurate, but I "preferred" it because it gave me more to think about - the stratagems and counter-stratagems of these hypothetical civilizations, and so forth. On purely epistemic grounds, I see no reason to prefer that scenario over the one you were originally advancing, namely, there are no civilizations or intelligences of cosmic extent already existing in the observable universe. The Great Filter might really be that strong; I don't know; it's consistent with everything I do know, so I must regard it as possible.
However, if we had both adhered to the principle of being agnostic on matters we don't actually know about, this exchange might never have occurred, and certain possibilities might never have been explored and critiqued. Then again, maybe agnosticism is so psychologically difficult that one should not worry about asserting it too much; the challenge will always be to assert it enough to rein in some of the false claims of knowledge which abound everywhere.
Returning to the original scenario, one more thought. It has a rather more pessimistic interpretation: that perhaps our past light-cone contains many examples of civilizations which got this far and were then destroyed. On that view, the odds are actually against us.
P.S. by referring to galactic "wilderness" I didn't imply a nature-loving value system. Wilderness simply means, a region not transformed by technology or civilized management. Wilderness zones may exist for reasons other than being nice. Maybe they only care about certain phenomena or possibilities which simply don't exist here. The more dubious aspect of this idea is not that they let us suffer, but rather that they are letting us develop technologically, to the threshold of being a threat to their own purposes.
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If investors think the fourth quarter of last year was bad for retail stocks, they should brace for worse news out of the embattled sector. About two thirds of the nation's retailers have ended their first quarter, and while a slew have already announced store closings, cost-cutting initiatives and more of a focus on their online offerings, the sales and revenue are expected to be even worse than the last quarter of 2016.
Take the prognosis put forth by market research firm Retail Metrics: According to CNBC, the firm is forecasting earnings for retailers to decline 6.8% for the first quarter, which would mark the worst three-month period since the fourth quarter of 2013 when earnings declined 7.1%. Sales aren't expected to be much better either, with Retail Metrics forecasting an anemic uptick of just 1.6%. In the fourth quarter of 2013, they only increased 1%. "It has been a cruel [first quarter] for the industry," said Retail Metrics President Ken Perkins in a research report covered by CNBC.
There's one word for what has been hurting traditional retailers during the first quarter: Amazon.com (AMZN). With the ecommerce giant offering low prices, free shipping and a host of other services that make it easy for consumers to shop online, the traditional retailers including Macy's Inc. (M), Kohl's Corp. (KSS), J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (JCP) and Target Corp. (TGT) have been struggling to respond. Their stocks have also been in the doldrums with shares of many of them down in the double-digit range so for this year. This year is expected to be a decisive one for department store operators and retailers, which are facing increasing pressure to remain relevant in the era of Amazon and two-day-free-shipping gratification. With many engaging in all sorts of strategies, investors and Wall Street will be paying close attention to what they have to say when they start reporting Q1 results. With that in mind, here's a look at the winners and losers during the first quarter. (See also: Amazon Hits All-Time High as Analyst Predicts $1 Trillion Market Cap.)
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Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT)are up more than 4% so far this year despite a tough retail environment. It's no secret Wal-Mart is facing tough competition from Amazon and has had to respond nearly in lockstep to the discounts and deals Amazon rolls out, but Walmart is doing OK in its own right compared to its rivals. In its fourth quarter, Walmart reported same-store comparisons of 1.8% driven by a 1.4% increase in store traffic. That was enough for it to surpass Wall Street expectations. That increase in comps during a tough fourth quarter was enough for Merrill Lynch to reiterate a buy on the stock last month and set an $88 price target, implying more than 20% growth in the shares this year.
Another top performing retailer during a depressing first quarter is home improvements retailer The Home Depot Inc. (HD). Home Depot is a little more insulated from the might of Amazon and is also benefiting from a recovery in the housing market. In fact, in late February, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating on Home Depot to overweight from equal weight and raised the price target to $165. That means Morgan Stanley thinks the stock could increase 13% more this year. For the year, shares are up more than 8%.
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- Grace said...
This is lovely take on the forever concept~ The question ending is thought provoking ~
- May 27, 2012 at 7:55 PM
- Fireblossom said...
This is my favorite from among the mini challenge entries, Susie. I really like this thought-provoking poem.
- May 27, 2012 at 8:27 PM
- De Jackson (WhimsyGizmo) said...
LOVE this:
"If we joined all our forevers , it would be
broken pieces of time cemented with
frustration and random promise."
- May 27, 2012 at 10:25 PM
- Sherry Blue Sky said...
"are each one of us pieces of forever....?" Beautiful, Susie. I love this take on the challenge.
- May 27, 2012 at 11:11 PM
- Kerry O'Connor said...
If we joined all our forevers , it would be
broken pieces of time cemented with
frustration and random promise.
This is a huge concept! You have put a very complex idea into words.
- May 28, 2012 at 9:53 AM
- hedgewitch said...
Time itself is a terrible puzzle--a lot of way smarter people than I have tried to explain it mathematically and metaphysically--I like your explanation and observations better.
- May 28, 2012 at 11:14 AM
- Hannah said...
"Are each one of us pieces of forever
on a timeline our ancestors could never perceive?"
This and your ending question love your response to this picture prompt, Susie, so thought provoking!!
- May 28, 2012 at 11:55 AM
- Mystic_Mom said...
Susie! Oh oh oh I love this! I am going to be sharing this with some people I know who are instant, microwave people! This so good! I love it.
- May 28, 2012 at 4:25 PM
- Daydreamertoo said...
I love this. Yes, we toss around the word forever as if it were nothing.
We truly are but fragments of it all. Nothing more than tiny seeds or cogs in the wheel.
Fabulous write Susie!
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H-1B visas allow companies to recruit internationally for employees with specialty skills when they can not find people with those skills locally.
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Senior Wilhelm Liano also observed the initial disadvantage that foreign workers experience. This limit of visa has been in place for number of years now and it is said to be oversubscribed. But directionally speaking, the evidence is overwhelming that making it harder for foreign-born people to obtain work visas will reduce average income for Americans.
The ban includes people with green cards and visas from these countries. According to Ron Hira, an associate professor at Howard University, companies who potentially use the work-visa programs to hire cheap labor will be affected most, likely ending up having to pay more to their employees if the order is signed.
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