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Thread: Spybots
#1 Spybots08-28-2008, 11:37 PM
I need some techie help.
Whenever I turn on my computer, the first thing I do is to run Spybot Search & Destroy. It occasionally picks up one or two, but when I ran it earlier this week, it caught twenty-something. This morning, it caught over thirty, so I did an experiment. I told the program to "Fix Selected Problems", and it said that it had cleared all the spybots. I immediately closed the program, then reopened it and ran it again. Bingo, thirty spybots. I did this a couple more times, and it looks like the program is detecting them but not fixing them. Has anybody experienced this? Any thoughts on how I can fix it?
On edit - I'm re-downloading the program to see if that helps. More to follow...
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Different types of anti_spyware programs handle the problem in different ways.In most cases after spyware is detected it is added to the detect list every time it runs even if it is already isolated.
I recently read an article about an agreement made between people who write spyware and the the groups who make money selling spyware killers .The reasoning is thus ,If you kill all of the spybots we will go out of business but so will you .
You should leave some bots alone so that we can make money and so can you.The new spybots all have built in dummy bots that get detected and logged but aren't really spyware just detectable chaff to hide the real spyware ,Something like a dummy warhead on a MIRV !There's big money in tracing a users path and where users spend their time and what they buy online.
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SpyBot S&D, according to people on a security forum I read and post on hasn't really kept up with the latest threats. Some still use it, but most have moved on to other software. SuperAntiSpyware seems to be among the most favored now. It can be had either free or you can get a pay version.
My wife got hit with a rogue so called antivirus called Antivirus 2008. It took us all evening a couple of weeks ago to get rid of it. I finally checked at Wilders Security forum and superantispyware was recommended. SAS took care of it instantly. All traces gone, along with quite a few tracking cookies and a trojan that Norton missed.
I use a little freebie called Sandboxie, which I highly recommend. I don't even use antivirus any more. Nothing has ever gotten through Sandboxie. I ran SAS on my computer, which hasn't had any kind of check in over a year. It was clean. Not even a tracking cookie was found.
Last edited by Chuck58; 08-29-2008 at 03:23 AM.The poster formerly known as chuck58 on the old board.
Chuck, I owe you one.
I ran the new version of S&D yesterday, and it picked up 52 spybots.
Today, I downloaded SAS and ran it. After an hour and a half, it had picked up 939 Adwares, 10 Malwares and 2 Trojans. I had to have a look at my checking account just to make sure I hadn't been robbed. :eek: I think I'm going to uninstall S&D now.Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.
Don't thank me. Thank the guys at Wilder's security forum. They turned me onto it. It does work, and it does just about everything it says it will do, and no false positives to boot. You can bet all those were real.
Just a thought. Do you have your browser set to empty all cookies and history each time you close it? That'll get rid of most of the tracking cookies and some other stuff.
Or, try Sandboxie. It's got a very slight learning curve, especially if you download email. Otherwise, there's just one setting that needs to be made. Basically, it's a couple of clicks and click a box. What it does is stop anything that comes into Sandboxie from accessing the Internet, except whatever browser you use. That'll keep keyloggers and anything else from calling home.
Last edited by Chuck58; 08-30-2008 at 05:47 PM.The poster formerly known as chuck58 on the old board.
Try Spywareblaster, http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html It's a good preventitive, free-to-use with free updates, too.
Never rely on a single spyware detector program. They all have holes in what they can detect. I always use at least two to get better coverage. I usually use Spybot Search and Destroy and Ad Aware.
"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. -Robert Heinlein"
Here's some other good free programs: http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/ One's a registry backup/recovery tool, and the others a registry optimizer, to speed up your system.
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Blackjack Lanza, Wild Bill Irwin and Perry Saturn (yes, Perry Saturn) are all visiting at the show. Irwin is a regular at the events in Minnesota. This may be the first time Saturn has been at a wrestling show since departing WWE.
Vickie Guerrero came out on the stage to introduce Dolph Ziggler.
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION DOLPH ZIGGLER with Vickie Guerrero vs. WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION DANIEL BRYAN
A chant for Bryan began as soon as the bell rang. They locked up with Ziggler taking Bryan to the mat, but Bryan reversed it and went for an anklelock. Ziggler scrambled out of the ring to escape. Bryan went for the LeBell Lock but Ziggler again went to the floor. Bryan nailed a running knee dive over Guerrero to take out Ziggler.
Back in the ring, Bryan nailed him with a dropkick in the corner but was quickly taken down by Ziggler, who scored several near falls. Ziggler began measuring Bryan for punches and kicks. The crowd began chanting for Bryan to rally him. Ziggler set up Bryan for a neckbreaker but Bryan slipped out and went for a backslide, getting a two count.
Ziggler nailed Bryan with an inverted bodyslam for a two count, then cinched in a rear chinlock. Bryan began working his way out, using several elbows but was cut off and hit with a rolling snapmare by Ziggler.
Ziggler nailed an elbow on Bryan, then scissored him with his legs, trying to force a submission. Bryan fought his way out, then kicked Ziggler coming out of a charge. Bryan went for a running dropkick in the corner but Ziggler moved and Bryan crashed and burned. Ziggler covered him for a two count with Bryan barely getting out.
Ziggler continued working over Bryan, getting several near falls. Ziggler used a Fireman's Carry into a throw for a two count. Ziggler scissored Bryan again with his legs, pulling him into a submission attempt. Bryan finally fought his way up.
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Zigger tried to sneak out a pin with a rollup but Bryan kicked out. Ziggler drilled Bryan and scored another two count. Ziggler went for the ZigZag but Bryan held onto the ropes. Bryan kicked Ziggler and scored another two count.
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Ziggler lost his cool and began trash talking Bryan, who caught him in the LeBell Lock and forced him to tap out.
Your winner, WWE United States champion Daniel Bryan!
An absolutely excellent back and forth opener to kick off the night. This really was a fun match.
Ziggler and Guerrero argued with the referee to no avail.
Backstage. Miz and Alex Riley were watching the monitor and Miz took credit for the win, pointing out that Bryan learned everything he knew from being Miz's Rookie. Miz said that as long as everyone listens to him, Raw will be triumphant because he's the captain. Sheamus and CM Punk took umbrage to that and all three began arguing. Santino Marella tried to calm everyone down and asked where the snacks and beverages were. Miz said that he said there might be snacks. Punk said that he just came from Smackdown and no one knows them better than him, so if anyone is going to be giving orders, it's him. Sheamus said that if anyone gets in his way tonight, he's going to kick their heads in. Miz said that he didn't care if they didn't like anyone else on the team, they were all united for one goal and they would win because they are awesome. Punk said some of them are, and walked off. Alex Riley told Miz he had to get the team together because they were all on different pages. Miz smiled and said that everyone is exactly where they need to be, because "where there is order, there is opportunity.â€
WWE Tag Team champions Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes came to the ring. Rhodes said that the PPV was perfectly named because no one has more to brag about than them. McIntyre said that since becoming the champions a month ago, they have absolutely dominated everyone from Raw and Smackdown. He said that they have a dilemma in that no one wants to face them since everyone is scared of them. Drew said that he doesn't blame them.
The Raw GM Email went off, which Michael Cole read. Cole said there was a team from Raw worthy of challenging them for the tag team belts. Drew and Cody said that he wanted to see who they were. The Nexus' theme played and out came Wade Barrett.
Barrett said that tonight was the biggest night in the history of the Nexus because he was just minutes away from becoming the next WWE champion, then introduces the challengers, John Cena and David Otunga. He mentions that he has ordered John Cena "not to fail†in bringing home the Tag Team championships.
WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS DREW MCINTYRE & CODY RHODES VS. THE NEXUS' JOHN CENA & DAVID OTUNGA
Otunga and Rhodes start off. The champions quickly trap Otunga in their corner and tag in and out, working over Otunga. Drew gets a quick cover and the champions double suplex Otunga. Otunga escapes and tags Cena in.
Cena holds Cody for a hesitation suplex, scoring a two count. Otunga wanted to be tagged in and Cena ignored it, so they had words, allowing Drew to tag in and attack Cena from behind. Cena was beaten down by Drew and Cody. Cody stomped away at Cena in the corner. Drew tagged in and began stomping away on Cena. Cena began firing back but was caught with a facebuster for a two count.
Rhodes tagged in and tied up Cena with a hammerlock, using his legs for leverage, then cinched in a chinlock. Nice unique move. Cena powered his way up to his feet and dropped backwards. Cena came back with a series of shoulderblocks on Rhodes and clotheslined Drew. Cena did the "You Can't See Me†to Otunga and went for the five knuckle shuffle on Drew.
Cody broke it up. Cena backdropped Drew over the top, not knowing Cody had just tagged in. Cena grabbed him in an STF and submitted Rhodes.
Your winners and new WWE Tag Team champions John Cena and David Otunga!
Otunga celebrated with both belts, with the story being that he had hardly done anything in the match. Cena grabbed Otunga and drilled him with the Attitude Adjustment, then walked out with both belts.
The match was decent, but nothing you would need to go out of your way to see. The storyline was the more important aspect with the idea that Cena just trapped himself as champion.
They aired a Knucklehead promo. I think its playing in ONE market as of tonight.
The announcers reviewed the recent Goldust vs. Ted DiBiase feud.
Josh Mathews interviewed Ted DiBiase, asking him how he planned to get his Million Dollar championship back. Maryse began cutting a promo in French, but DiBiase asked her to stop. DiBiase said that Goldust is weird and he doesn't like him. He said that he gives Goldust credit for what he pulled in to steal the championship, but tonight, he's going to be direct about it. He said he's going to beat Goldust, get the title back and then have Goldust's NXT girlfriend deported.
TED DIBIASE (with Maryse) vs. GOLDUST (with Aksana)
They were pushing the Goldust-Aksana wedding on NXT on commentary. They started out fast, going back and forth, until Goldust clotheslined DiBiase over the top to the floor. Goldust went to the top but was cut off. DiBiase drilled him with a series of rights and dropkicked him for a two count.
DiBiase took Goldust to the mat, locking in a rear chinlock. Goldust fought his way back to his feet but was cut off with a clothesline. DiBiase drilled him with several kneedrops. The crowd began chanting for Goldust. DiBiase began setting up for the Dreamstreet, working on Goldust's back.
DiBiase kicked Goldust down for another two count. He rode Dust back to the mat. Goldust fought him off and both men went down after a double clothesline.
Goldust drilled DiBiase with a right hand and a cloithesline. DiBiase went for a backdrop but Goldust dropped down and punched him, then nailed a bulldog for a two count. Goldust missed a high cross bodyblock when DiBiase ducked, sending Dust flying through the ropes to the floor.
DiBiase was caught with a punch as he reached for Goldust. Dust went to the top rope but waqs caught with a dropkick as Dust came off the ropes for a two count. DiBiase whipped him into the corner and charged but was caught with a scoop slam for a two count.
DiBiase reversed a whip into a DreamStreet attempt but Goldust escaped. DiBiase caught him with a spinebuster for a two count. They went back and forth until they collided in mid-air.
Maryse attacked Aksana outside the ring and tossed her into the ring. Aksana didn't try to defend herself. Goldust went to check on her, allowing DiBiase to attack him from behind. DiBiase nailed the Dreamstreet and scored the pin.
Your winner, Ted DiBiase!
Aksana attacked Marsye when she went to take the Million Dollar championship and ran her off. DiBiase approached her and she flirted with him and acted like she was going to kiss him. Allowing Goldust to attack and lay out DiBiase. So, Goldust walked out with the Million Dollar belt.
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001. Im back in London! Im still really sick , I've been to the doctors but they insist I just have a virus and all I need to do is rest. Unfortunately I have work commitments this week so I've had to come back. I might go back again but it just depends on how ill I am. I think I'm going to go down the doctors here in London and demand a blood test or something!
002. I ordered a ton on American Candy a few days ago and Im eagerly awaiting its arrival! There are so many things I've been dying to get my grubby little paws on I could resist no longer! Someone on my Facebook page mentioned that Crystal Lite bought out a Mojito flavour and I just needed it in my life! Alongside my new addiction for Iced Tea and my love of all things Reeses!
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I'm currently on hiatus from blogging (read more about the reasons why), but want to continue to provide interesting and insightful content on my blog in the meantime. For a while I will have guest posts from various bloggers interspersed with posts by me when I am moved to write. Thank you for your understanding. — Amy (CDG)
This guest post comes from Courtney who blogs at A Life Sustained.
Portrait of a Home Birthing Couple
If you had asked me a year ago to envision a "home birthing couple" I probably would have described a pair of long-haired back-to-the-land hippies living in a cabin in the woods and shunning any and all medical advances. That, or some sort of religious extremists. I definitely wouldn't have described myself or my husband, we're far too run-of-the-mill, but that's exactly what we've become. As of this February we have become a home birthing couple.
I'll fully admit that I never really gave much thought to what my birth experience might look like. I assumed that I would go to the hospital, scream a lot like they do on TV, and then be handed a swaddled little bundle o' joy. But by the time I got around to seriously considering having a child, my life had begun to change in much larger ways. After a quarter century or so of flitting from one thing to another, never having a real job, and pretty much just coasting through life, I decided that that was no longer how I wanted to live. I was desperate for something deeper. More meaningful. I wanted to take more responsibility and make actual decisions rather than just falling into the next stage. Words like "mindful," "sustainable," and "deliberate" took on new and profound meanings for me. All elements of my life were suddenly under a critical lens and my plans for childbirth were no exception.
My mother was 30 years old when she gave birth to me. She wasn't particularly planning on having a natural birth, but ended up with one because the window of opportunity for any drugs had already closed. After a very short labor, I was handed to her still covered in vernix and she had an intense urge to lick me clean. She held me to her chest, drank in my new-baby smell and was immediately ready to have another one, she said. This is the story of my birth and it has completely shaped my notions of what a "normal" birth looks like. I thought that all births looked this way.
It was at a fundraiser for my local women's clinic that I saw the film The Business of Being Born. It didn't necessarily convince me that I wanted to birth at home, but it did show me that I had made a lot of assumptions about attitudes and practices towards birth in the hospital setting. It also made me realize that if I thought my birth experience was an important thing, and I did, then I needed to take responsibility for that experience, educate myself, and come up with a plan.
After much, much reading and visiting with other soon-to-be-mamas, I took the easy way out. That's right. I chose a home birth because, for me, it was the easy option. I knew that I wanted a natural water birth. I also knew that I cave easily under pressure and all it would take would be a stern word from anyone in a white coat and I would abandon my plan. Even just a "why don't you get that epidural, honey," I knew, would cause me to falter and I just didn't want to deal with that pressure. I talked it over with my husband, who, although skeptical, trusted me to make an informed decision and was willing to surrender to the fact that I was the one giving birth and so I should be the one to have the final say in where that birth took place.
Not too long after I turned 30, I got pregnant. And I panicked. What should I do? Who should I call? I didn't even know how to go about finding a midwife who would attend a home birth (Direct Entry Midwives, those who usually attend home births, cannot legally practice in my state, making finding care a bit more challenging). I did, however, remember that a friend of a friend was a doula (a word whose definition I didn't even know a year prior). Even though I didn't know her very well at that time and I am incredibly shy, I contacted her, shared our good news, and begged her for help. She, like most midwives and doulas that I've met, was incredibly kind and compassionate and she set up a time for us to meet with her and the midwife with whom she works.
We met in the warm and welcoming environment of her home and I knew immediately that these two women (well, and my husband) were the only people that I needed next to me when I went into labor. I didn't need time to think it over. It just felt right.
Over the next nine months they provided in-depth and personalized care. There was no waiting in waiting rooms and each appointment lasted at least an hour. During this time, the midwives did all that would be done at a prenatal appointment at the hospital (check weight, blood pressure, urine, listen for fetal heart tones, etc.) plus a lot of time was spent giving full answers to our many questions. A lot of time was also spent laughing. These women were fun and they helped me to see that labor, although an intense experience, could actually be enjoyable, something to look forward to, and nothing to fear.
I should have known that I would soon be going into labor because I stereotypically cleaned my house from top to bottom. I justified this uncharacteristic behavior, however, with the fact that we had a prenatal the following day and I didn't want the midwives to see just how lackadaisical we really were with housework. At 1:00 A.M. I woke up with contractions, although I didn't really recognize them as such. I was more annoyed than anything because for the first time in three months I was actually comfortable and was having a fantastic night's sleep, but then these cramps just kept waking me up.
In denial that this was it, I labored alone for three hours and let my husband sleep. When I finally needed some help coping with the contractions I woke him up. Even at that point I didn't really think that I would be giving birth that day. My contractions were 5 minutes apart and a minute long, so we called the midwife to let her know. Normally this would be the point when things are just getting rolling, but when she heard the vocalizations I was making, she said that she would be right over.
Because I was at home I was able to move around as I wanted. I spent most of my time in a half bend over a waist-high dresser, but also spent some time on the floor and kneeling on the bed. I felt completely free to make as much noise as I needed to (which turned out to be quite a bit) without feeling self-conscious. I believe both of these things were really key in how quickly and easily I dilated. I felt safe and my body took that as permission to do what it needed to do.
My water broke three hours later after which I got into the tub and after two hours of pushing my son was born and laid naked on my chest. He was perfect and I was without words. I'm pretty sure the first thing I said was, "it's a baby!" and of course, I cried.
Throughout most of the labor my midwives mostly just stayed out of my way. They offered constant reassurance and support, but they let me move and proceed as instinct dictated, offering gentle suggestions on how to modify what I was already doing to make it more effective. They monitored the safety of the situation, intermittently checking fetal heart tones and came prepared with emergency equipment. At no point did I ever feel that this wasn't a safe decision. I was confident, and I still am, that birth is a natural process that our bodies are perfectly designed to cope with.
For the 90% of pregnancies that are low risk, like mine, birthing at home is such an opportunity. It was an opportunity for me to find out how strong I am. To share an intimate experience with my husband. To bring my son into the world in a manner that was calm, gentle, safe, warm, and loving. After we were all cleaned up, the midwives tucked the three of us into bed, made us breakfast, and started a load of laundry. They came back to the house to check on us (Housecalls! I didn't have to figure out how to transport a newborn to the doctor's office in the dead of winter!) the next day and again at one week, two weeks, and six weeks.
Our home birth was such a positive experience, but it was also so…normal. When people ask us about it, I think they expect to hear some long nail-biting tale in which we "almost didn't make it" or for me to start talking about what a moon goddess that I am. They are always surprised by how simple and straightforward the whole thing was; exactly as it should be.
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Many celebrities have participated in charitable movements to bring clean water to those in developing nations. Perhaps the most well-known is Matt Damon, who along with Gary White, co-founded water.org. We are proud to say that Pamela Anderson has joined the ranks by posing nude for the January 2011 edition of Playboy magazine and earning $25,000 to be donated to the clean water cause.
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This post is for Blog Against Disablism Day; it's about my experience as an able-bodied person who has a sibling with disabilities. I also have a cousin with disabilities and a parent with serious progressive cognitive impairment. I'm sure I could write a whole blog's worth about growing up with my brother, but this is about my experience as an adult. Please check out the other Blog Against Disablism entries listed here.
My older brother (whom I'll call M) is disabled. He's five years older than me and thus has seemed to be both my big brother and, in a sense, my little brother, since the roles of who-cares-for-whom have been uncertain since before I can remember. He lives in a group home in the state where my parents live (one set of them, anyway), and I don't get back there often, and most of my friends have never been there and thus have never met him. In fact, our own FJ, who has been my BFF since I was 14, has never met him! My networks of loved ones just haven't crossed enough in that particular region of the country. What is strange about this, for me, is that it means that many of the people I interact with on a daily basis don't know much about M, or they don't remember much of what they do know. In general, though I'm on good terms with all my family members, including M, we just don't have as much everyday interaction as we did when I was a kid. What this means for me is that I don't have to "deal with" the way people react to M's disabilities on a daily basis. I can turn off my defenses — or at least I think I can — most days. That's a privilege that I have because I am able-bodied myself, but it's a privilege I didn't always have (or didn't fully have) when I lived with M.
Usually, if M's career, lifestyle, or health comes up in conversation, I'll say straightforwardly that M is disabled and lives in a group home near my parents. I don't know what people hear when I say this — what do they imagine? Do they picture someone with physical disabilities? Cognitive? Both? When I was growing up, people who hadn't yet met him *always* asked if M had Down Syndrome; people reach for a label even if they don't realize they're doing it. (Though when I was a little kid, I imagine Life Goes On had something to do with it, too.) M's disabilities have never been diagnosed as something recognizable; he's got unusual physical features and unusual cognitive impairments. He's also tremendously social, funny, polite, and complex, even if he can't always communicate the complexity of his feelings.
What I'm writing towards, slowly and rather fumblingly, is that I "pass" as a person who doesn't think about disability in my daily life. It's actually a lot like being a queer/bi person in an opposite-sex relationship, or a thin FA blogger (hello, I'm Sweet Machine, and I'll be straddling the liminal space between privilege and nonprivilege today!). People say things around me that they would feel (ideally) shame for saying around someone who "looked disabled." They don't think twice around me, though. Where this comes out most often (as American readers, at least, can imagine*) is with the word "retarded." People say this word ALL THE TIME — you may think of it as a playground taunt, but really listen for it for, say, a week, if you don't already. You will hear adults say it. You will hear all kinds of people whom you'd expect to be attentive to prejudicial language say it. You will hear variations on "tard": fucktard, wanktard, and so on. You will hear it again and again, and you will hear it in conversations where no one will blink at its use. We've heard it here so often that we explicitly mention it in our comments policy. (Once you start to hear that, try listening for other slang phrases or common metaphors that focus on physical disability: lame, crippled, crutch.)
A few days ago, it went differently: I was having a bite to eat with a few friends and we were bitching about a professor and my friend G said "He's just retarded." I looked him straight in the eye and said, "I really don't like it when people use that word like that" — while everyone else just stared at me, shocked, G apologized — and sincerely. In fact, he said, "I know, and I'm sorry. I've been trying to eliminate that word from my vocabulary, and I need to try harder." I told him that I appreciated that, and after a short pause, the conversation went on.
I find this kind of interaction with friends tremendously nerve-wracking. I'm happy to call out strangers (as I'm sure you've noticed on this blog!), but it's really hard to stop a lively conversation in its tracks to express your discomfort with someone's words. It's not just that I don't want to make my friends feel bad — it's that they've made me feel bad and they don't even know it. And when I say "feel bad," I don't mean just a vague "Ooh I wish you hadn't said that" itchy feeling. In the two seconds it takes someone to call something "retarded," they've conjured up a lifetime of memories for me:
Memories of standing up for M against bullies on the school bus. Memories of being called "retarded" myself as retaliation and someone writing "SPED" in my high school yearbook. Memories of little kids chasing M around the playground and screaming "GET THE RETARD!" and a girl I thought was a friend coming up to me and saying "We're chasing the retard, c'mon, it's fun!" Memories of my mom filling out endless paperwork on which she had to write "moderately retarded" again and again.
That's what happens in a flash in my brain when someone says "That's retarded" and moves on. By the time I recover my nerve enough to say something, they don't even remember what they've said.
Which is why I was so relieved when G did what he did — he apologized, and he really heard what I was saying. If only we could all respond with that kind of humility when we're called out on privilege. I couldn't stop thinking about that interaction, so I wrote him later to let him know:
I just wanted to say thanks for being cool about me calling you out on the "retarded" thing earlier. I really appreciate you taking that seriously and responding as you did. I know that we all work to not use prejudicial language in general, but it can be hard to change our speech patterns and I know some people don't think it's a big deal. I'm not sure how many people in the program know/remember that I have a brother who's mentally disabled, but that fact makes me both more and less likely to speak up when I hear someone use "retarded" that way — more likely because I notice it more, but less likely because it causes a moment of anger/panic/sadness all wrapped into one, which makes it hard to actually vocalize what I'm thinking. It's taken me over 20 years to be able to train myself to say something to people, but I'm still not that good at doing it, and every time I fail to speak up, I regret it.
Thanks for hearing what I said in the spirit it was given. It really means a lot to me.
I'm going to try to remember this the next time I have that moment of panic and anger. And I'm going to speak up again.
*Is "retarded" used as "generic negative slang word" in other countries, too? I have never heard anything about this either way.


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Management science is concerned with the application of mathematics and computer methods to management problems. Primary areas of concern are mathematical programming, queuing theory, and inventory theory.
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This Friday, the summer Comic Market (aka "Comiket") steamrolls Japan. There will be tons of self-produced manga from famed artists and new talents on sale. A big chunk of it is sexy stuff, and so are the free bags that attendees get from game companies, retailers, manga makers—you name it. No wonder one illustrator is already issuing a word of caution.
Illustrator Ehime Mikan, who is a company employee by day and part-time illustrator by night, took to Twitter, asking fellow Comiket attendees to be mindful of the erotic bags they get at the show. Ehime Mikan pointed out that at the station and surrounding the convention center, there were regular folks—kids, too— who don't need to see the imagery on the bags. Think of this as common courtesy for nerds!
Instead, it might be a good idea to bring a more discreet bag to put your not so discreet spoils into.
To get an idea of what kind of imagery is featured, have a look at some of Comiket bags from 2011's winter Comic Market. Some of the far more extreme ones can be seen in the link below.
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Fancy being paid to browse the Web? Well, now it's possible.
Google is offering Web users who enroll in its new Screenwise project the chance to earn $25 over a one-year period—so long as you let the company track which websites you visit.
Participants must be over 13 years of age, have a Google account and have the company's browser installed on their computer. They'll then be required to install a browser extension which will pass on information about the websites visited and how they're used.
"What we learn from you, and others like you, will help us improve Google products and services and make a better online experience for everyone," Google said on its Screenwise webpage.
The low-key project, being run by Google management partner Knowledge Networks, is supposed to help the Web giant "learn more about how everyday people use the Internet." Such 'everyday' people will receive $25 not in cash but in Amazon gift cards. Still interested?
Sign up and download the Screenwise browser extension and you'll be immediately entitled to your first five bucks. After that you'll receive five bucks every three months for one year.
A Google spokesperson commented on the project, saying, "Like many other web and media companies, we do panel research to help better serve our users by learning more about people's media use, on the web and elsewhere. This panel is one such small project that started near the beginning of the year."
News of Google's new project comes at a time when the Mountain View company is facing criticism from many quarters over its plans to roll out new privacy policies and terms of service on March 1.
No doubt Screenwise will raise a few more eyebrows among some members of the Web community, though Google makes clear that it's up to the individual whether they want to get involved. "Of course, this is completely optional to join," the spokesperson said. "People can choose to participate if it's of interest (or if the gift appeals) and everyone who does participate has complete transparency and control over what Internet use is being included in the panel. People can stay on the panel as long as they'd like, or leave at any time."
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After much delay I've been revising the homepage on this site to point to all the places where I am currently active on-line. The Studio Spoon blog is still going with sporadic posts. I'm pretty active on Google+ too and that is where I get the majority of my interaction. A more recent outlet is Tsu. It's yet another social network, but with an interesting business model of paying users for the views their content brings in. I don't have enough followers to earn much, but some people are earning several dollars per day.
Otherwise I'm still trying to make music. I need to complete a track for another Six String Bliss album. I'm taking guitar lessons on Artistworks from the great Paul Gilbert. He does personal responses to videos I send in, and also interacts via the forum and chat room.
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Adcash targets instant ads to anyone, anywhere with simple scaling on Google Cloud Platform
About Adcash
Adcash is a global advertising platform based in Estonia, with 170 employees and offices in Bulgaria, France, and Mexico. It targets tailored advertising at 200 million unique visitors on 100,000 publishers every day.
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- Simplifies speedier management of an ultra-high-volume business where deals are done in a 100 millisecond time frame
- Improves automated scaling to make the business more responsive to real-time traffic fluctuations
- Speeds VM delivery — within ten seconds — instead of 20 minutes with the previous cloud provider
Adcash is an advertising trading platform based in Estonia, with offices in Bulgaria and France. Founded in 2007, it helps publishers maximize their profits and advertisers to gain optimal exposure by delivering targeted advertising in real time for 100,000 content publishers worldwide. Now with 170 employees and an annual revenue of over €40 million, it has been ranked among Alexa's top 50 most-visited sites.
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Every day, 200 million unique users — one out of 35 people alive — will see an Adcash advertisement. Each of those ads is placed by bidding in an online auction that takes place in less than one-thousandth of a second. That's the tiny timeframe in which Adcash must match information about an individual user to relevant advertisers, send a bid, and place an ad. It's a process the company runs up to 150,000 times every second, catering for audiences on any platform, anywhere in the world.
"For each impression sold, we have a huge number of data points about the context and user to consider," explains Adcash CTO Arnaud Granal. "A lot of computing power goes into this in real-time. Like any real-time trading company, both data processing speed as well as the relative speed of our overall network are critical to how we do business."
Adcash only makes money on successful conversions, so effective targeting is crucial. But demand arrives in unpredictable flows that fluctuate in real time, with peaks in the evening and higher traffic in daytime than at night. And because midnight in Berlin is rush hour in Tokyo, capacity has to be balanced across different timezones, too.
The load balancing and scaling of processing power necessary for this operation demanded manual intervention and considerable resources. Adcash needed a new system that could make scalability more responsive without compromising on speed.
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Google Cloud Platform offered a perfect combination of machine learning, computational power, and smart engineering to solve these problems. With the Google Cloud Platform global network, worldwide fluctuations in traffic can be handled by servers close to demand, so latency when handling bids never becomes a problem. Load balancing used to require installing four to seven specialized and expensive load balancers, with IP addresses for each and DNS to balance between them, but Cloud Deployment Manager now automates the entire process, taking the pain out of scaling.
"We use Google Cloud Platform to easily scale our VMs regularly," adds Arnaud. "If we're experiencing a high load on our systems, with just a couple of clicks we can shift from 8 to 16, to 32 cores. And when you order a machine, you get it at the touch of a button, instead of 10 to 20 minutes with our previous cloud provider; it even frequently happened that we had to wait days for bare metal servers."
Using Google Cloud Platform, it takes just ten seconds to create a snapshot of a machine making it possible for hundreds of machines to be backed up every hour, so there's less risk of losing data. New machines can be set up without having to configure firewalls or private networks, meaning Adcash saves time and the money they were spending on third-party security assistance.
"Given the scale of impressions we buy, and the real-time fluctuations we see around that, Google Cloud Platform has been particularly useful for us as a business — auto-scaling is the key feature that any DevOps would dream about," says Arnaud.
Google Cloud Storage allows Adcash to store dozens of billions of data points every day, which Adcash then uses to feed its machine learning algorithms. This enables much more precise targeting of ads to people, ensuring higher revenues for Adcash's advertisers and better user experience.
Lastly, the ability to apply sizing recommendations using Google Compute Engine and the use of Google Stackdriver makes it possible for Adcash to keep track of the status of their infrastructure and maximize resource utilization.
"More quality traffic delivered more quickly to the advertiser means greater reach and ROI, and more money to our publishers. That's the virtuous circle of Adcash's business, which Google Cloud Platform has helped us scale very efficiently," says Arnaud.
Adding value today and in the future
Google Cloud Load Balancing has made Adcash a more efficient, more responsive operation, with a stronger position in a fast-moving, highly competitive market. Google Cloud Platform hasn't just brought significant cost savings and security, it's also allowed the Adcash team to spend time finding other ways to add value. And where better to do that than on GCP.
"It's a place to play freely," says Arnaud, "we already see new exciting technologies like Cloud Machine Learning and TensorFlow as potential future keys for our operations."
About Adcash
Adcash is a global advertising platform based in Estonia, with 170 employees and offices in Bulgaria, France, and Mexico. It targets tailored advertising at 200 million unique visitors on 100,000 publishers every day.


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Bennettsville Honda, Serving Laurinburg NC, Rockingham NC and Florence SC, Invites You to Become a Honda Savant
Here at Bennettsville Honda, we only speak one language: cars. Of course, we're fluent in its many dialects, including parts, service and car loans in Bennettsville. If you're interested in learning the lingo yourself, stop by and see us at our showroom today. Whether you hail from Laurinburg NC, Rockingham NC or Florence SC, we'll be happy to bring you up to speed.
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The breakup of the Big East's football and basketball schools appears to be on the fast track.
The major college football members will meet in Atlanta on Friday to discuss the departure of the seven basketball schools that are planning to leave the conference and create a new league.
According to media reports, the basketball schools plan to have their new conference up and running for the 2013-14 school year and will pay the football schools to keep the Big East name and play its conference tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Big East Commissioner Mike Aresco says no deal has been completed between the two groups but "some of this stuff is clearly coming down to the wire."


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KDE in the Google Summer of Code 2010
This summer the KDE project will once again participate in Google Summer of Code! Summer of Code will allow KDE to grow and bring in new developers to the community.
KDE will begin accepting student applications on March 29th, and interested students should check out the KDE Community wiki for a list of potential ideas. Of course, individual ideas not on that page are encouraged as well, so submitting a proposal based on a new KDE application or feature is great as well.
For a list of success stories from the 2009 edition of the program (including pretty screenshots!), see our GSoC 2009 wrap-up.
Any questions about the program should be directed to kde-soc-mentor-at-kde.org, and students looking for mentors or wanting feedback on their ideas or proposals should contact the developer mailing list, kde-devel-at-kde.org.
Mentors must sign up on the Appspot page, and students will be able to start applying there on March 29th. A full timeline is available as well. All participants (students and mentors alike) are encouraged to join #kde-soc on Freenode.
Good luck to prospective students!
What about kopete?
It would be nice if someone takes the time to make kopete work reliable with video-chat, specially over Jabber.
By trixl at Fri, 2010/03/19 - 8:06am
Unfortunately Kopete devs did
Unfortunately Kopete devs did not take the time to respond to my queries for ideas. It is unlikely they will get a slot this year therefor. Sorry.
By Lydia Pintscher at Fri, 2010/03/19 - 9:01am
I'm sorry, but I've got to
I'm sorry, but I've got to ask: That sounds as if the distribution of slots was tied to a reward system for developers. Shouldn't it be centered around the students' applications?
Also, it seems to me that a procedure like that would punish just those projects that would need the fresh blood the most (I'd certainly count Kopete to those, even though I love the application).
So, I'd be grateful for a clarification of what you meant.
By onety-three at Fri, 2010/03/19 - 10:05am
true, sounds like if a
true, sounds like if a project is dying because of lack of developers, it can't get new students to fill that gap. bad
By Beat Wolf at Fri, 2010/03/19 - 10:42am
It's not a rewards
It's not a rewards system...
By Lydia Pintscher at Fri, 2010/03/19 - 11:00am
I understand where you're
I understand where you're coming from and I'm certainly not the guy to redesign the process or hate on those who manage it -
Still, I disagree with parts of your reasoning. The punishment you're talking about isn't a punishment, it would just be the lack of a reward: No special priority for those projects which manage to enter ideas.
Also, I think that projects don't enter ideas not because of a lack of time and resources (really, how long would it take to edit a wiki page? 5 minutes?) but mainly because nobody feels responsible for such janitorial tasks. Projects like Amarok have some lead developers and some active community members like you who manage such stuff thankfully, but the smaller projects lack both organization and community.
By onety-three at Fri, 2010/03/19 - 11:43am
Alright, I can be satisfied
Alright, I can be satisfied with that answer.
Personally I would probably give more of the responsibility for selecting the mentors to the students but there's no ideal solution and the reasons for the chosen balance appear sound.
By onety-three at Fri, 2010/03/19 - 3:24pm
time to read
Thank you for that information. I have a couple of friends which might be interested in this. Wright after they will finish writing the article for the paper which they were suppose to finish on the last week :(. But I'll let them know as soon as possible.
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Daily Bagel: Wozniackis show feistiness [UPDATED]
• Video: Here's an awkward promotional ad for Bacardi starring Rafael Nadal. I don't understand the need to break the fourth wall a la The Office.
• Caroline Wozniacki scored a nice win in Doha on Thursday, beating the streaking Mona Barthel 7-6 (6), 6-3 in windy conditions. Tennis.com's Steve Tignor noted Wozniacki's -- and her father's -- feistiness:
Caroline, who had won their previous two meetings in straight sets and didn't want that record to change, was as feisty as ever today. She argued every close call that went against her. She threw her hands in the air as she walked toward the chair umpire. She bashed the net with her racquet. In the second set, her even feistier father, Piotr, got in on the action by arguing her case with the ump from the stands. He was finally asked to leave by security, but he wouldn't budge.
• UPDATE: Here's video of the incredible incident, with Piotr screaming at umpire Julie Kjendlie from the stands and getting a talking to from a tournament official. It's unclear if he was asked to leave but I think he should get either a fine or a match-ban for that kind of behavior. This isn't juniors and he basically bullied the umpire into replaying the point. There was no way Wozniacki had a play on that ball. (h/t @amyfetherolf)
• Roger Federer says he didn't watch any of Rafael Nadal's matches from Chile last week, but the Swiss is happy to see his rival back.
"I saw a few pictures: He looked good—[smiling] nice shirt. Still a left-hander. I was hoping he came back as a right hander: He didn't!"
• Matt Cronin catches up with Donald Young at the SAP Open in San Jose, Calif.
"I put 2012 out of my mind. I already won more matches this year than I've won all of last year," said the now No. 202 ranked Young, who won two rounds of qualies in Brisbane, the Australian Open and then three in San Jose. "I can't really tell you what happened. You start losing and it spirals down and I won a few matches at the end of the year, but it wasn't enough. It was awful and I choose not think about cause when I do, a lot of bad memories come back."
• In this week's Report Card, I gave Agnieszka Radwanska a C-minus for giving one of the coldest press conferences I've ever seen. It turns out she was unhappy with the Israeli crowd during Poland's Fed Cup tie against the home nation, though she didn't provide any detail about what was said.
• The relationship between Serena Williams and Sloane Stephens, as reported by the media during the Australian Open, went from "Hey!" to "Hero" pretty quickly.


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Each method of transfer offers its own advantages and disadvantages to the parties. For example, when buyers purchase the stock of a company, they acquire the legal entity itself – along with all of the liabilities that the entity took on under the previous owner. If a buyer doesn't properly evaluate the company before the purchase, the buyer risks taking on hidden liabilities, or being bound by long term contracts agreed to by the previous owner. On the other hand, the business' contracts, leases, or other agreements may be assets. For a number of reasons – changes in market conditions, for instance – a new owner may not be able to reach agreements with terms as favorable as those that are already in place with an existing business. In this case, a stock transfer may be the only way a new owner can maintain the terms, and advantages, of existing agreements.
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One of the best and most enduring aspects of presidential cabinets has been the willingness of many chief executives to appoint at least one member from the opposition party. The practice demonstrates bipartisanship and also gives the president access to views that may not always be offered by loyalist appointees.
The custom of reaching across the party aisle has been brought into question by the new memoir of former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, kept in the job by President Obama as a carryover from the George W. Bush presidency. Mr. Gates' attacks on President Obama's leadership and on other members of his team have cast him somewhat curiously as a silent fox in the chicken coop.
He was admitted to the Obama inner circle and rather than openly blowing the whistle on presidential decisions with which he strongly disagreed, he chose to keep the depth of his dissent to himself until after his retirement when he was back in private life.
His decision to save his gripes for the memoir may tarnish his own reputation as a straight-talking public servant ready to offer his advice regardless of party. There has been no indication that Mr. Gates' apparent reticence had anything to do with the fact he is a longtime Republican.
Rather, it comes through as the disappointment of a Pentagon chief with what he saw as a faulty Obama commitment to the Americans in uniform he sent to war in Afghanistan, and to the mission on which he risked their lives. The sentiment is an understandable one, but it should not have inhibited his candor, to which the president was entitled at the time.
Mr. Gates' post-retirement observations on President Obama and members of the national security team put a coat of pettiness on his own image as a man who had completed a lifetime of public service above personal sniping and grudge-settling. As he goes through the customary book tour, he will find himself repeatedly defending himself as much as justifying the criticisms he has offered in print.
Fortunately, history is replete with bipartisan and nonpartisan appointments to presidential cabinets in both parties, so Mr. Gates' tell-all is likely only to have a temporary effect on the practice. But his memoir could lead future presidents to extract promises from appointees not to take pen in hand at least until their presidencies are over.
One of the most puzzling aspects of Mr. Gates' authorship is his confession that he despised his job as defense secretary and couldn't wait to leave it. Yet for all his raps against Mr. Obama, Mr. Gates wrote that he believed the Democratic president had made the right decisions on Afghanistan.
Thus he comes off as more a caviler — one who quibbles over annoying irritations — than as a tough truth teller. In any event, he won't have to worry about being asked to be part of any future Democratic administration.
The remaining Republican in the Obama cabinet, the second-term defense secretary Chuck Hagel, won't be writing any such sequel to Mr. Gates' uncharacteristic rant.
The former Nebraska senator shared the reservations about Mr. Bush's war in Afghanistan held by Vice President Joe Biden when both served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. After a stormy Senate confirmation, Mr. Hagel has kept a low profile as Pentagon boss.
This penchant of former cabinet members and other high government officials to rush their bursts of candor into print seldom does honor to the authors in the end.
An exception was the late Robert McNamara, defense secretary to John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, whose memoir of the Vietnam War years was written two decades later.
Mr. McNamara wrote with uncommon humility: "People are human; they are fallible. I concede with painful candor and a heavy heart that the adage applies to me. ... Although we sought to do the right thing — and believed we were doing the right thing — in my judgment, hindsight proves us wrong. ... External military force cannot substitute for the political order and stability that must be forged by a people for themselves."
Better late then never, Mr. McNamara's memoir did not compensate for the tragedy to which his decisions contributed. But at least it sought to restore the integrity of the man himself, which may be the best such a confession can ever do.
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Stoel Burrowes-'a' Back Windsor Dining Chair
At Design Interviews
(Excerpt) Interview with Stoel Burrowes : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Stoel Burrowes : Solid hardwood, traditional joinery and contemporary machinery update the fine Windsor Chair. The front legs pass through the seat to become the king post and the back legs reach to the crest. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Stoel Burrowes : Traditional Windsor, Fine Woodworking and Contemporary Design. With triangulation this design realigns the forces of compression and tension to maximum visual complexity with physical strength and comfort. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Stoel Burrowes : I am currently making arms and rockers for another iteration of this design. I anticipate selling individuals or sets of chairs. I will continue to make the chairs myself but anticipate selling or licensing the design to be manufacured on a larger scale. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Stoel Burrowes : 25 years of experience and research in woodcraft and furniture design and production have led to the design/build of this chair. Original iterations, models, prototypes and production in North Carolina, USA. Teaching design at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro has also been important to this development of the 'A' Back Windsor Chair. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Stoel Burrowes : May 2010, an initial prototype after numerous models, sketches and parts samples is produced. July 2011 an initial order is delivered. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Stoel Burrowes : While, now, producing this chair myself, I am open to the possibility of selling or leasing the production rights. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Stoel Burrowes : Extensive experience with hardwood furniture building and design informs an intimate material and process understanding. The designer studies and teaches Windsor, Shaker, Scandinavian and Contemporary design and manufacture. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Stoel Burrowes : The technology, craft and minimalist presence of Windsor and Shaker chairs have influence me most directly. George Nakashima's work has inspired me through its honesty to materials and precision of proportions. I have learned from the work of many craftsmen and their anonymity speaks to me strongly of the importance of the work, the heritage, the tradition over the name. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Stoel Burrowes : Light and strong, this solid wood chair has an upright feel suitable for dining, task or occasional seating. The ambiguous play of form and structure in a traditional chair language makes this chair a modern design statement with strong utility and human factors. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Stoel Burrowes : The Crest is steam bent Ash. The Spindles (Ash) and Legs (White Oak) are a combination of lathe turning and spoke shaved with special attention to straight grain for strength. The Seat is Poplar and cut using CNC technology with hand sanding. All joints are well fit and glued with wedges where the Back Spindles pass through the Seat. Fine sanding and Milk Paint or Oil Finish with Wax complete this redesign of a traditional Windsor Chair. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Stoel Burrowes : Windsor chairs are often named by their 'back' style ('Fan Back', 'Continuous Arm', 'Bird Cage'). Thus, this chair is named for the form created by the legs and spindles, especially as seen from the back. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Stoel Burrowes : Most of the design work was done with a combination of Hand tools, electric tools and drawing with a pencil. A dozen specific full scale prototypical joints and mock-ups along with at least a hundred sketches of details and iterations lead to a final prototype. From this prototype computer images were were generated to program a CNC to assist in the seat carving and to specify leg and spindle turnings. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Stoel Burrowes : The Front Leg passes through a 1" compound angled hole/through mortice in the Seat. The Front Legs provide a 'ledge' on which the Seat rests. The sophistication of the compound angle boring in the seat and the crest and the precision of parts allows for this design. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Stoel Burrowes : Jonathon Anderson, Assistant professor, UNCG-IAR, is instrumental in making computer files and running the CNC. Terry Brown is an expert wood turner and has assisted greatly in the production and precision of parts. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Stoel Burrowes : The CNC carved seat is dished out in a traditional seat pan of the Windsor but in an oval form. A radial drill press maintains consistency and accuracy in the bored holes. Careful, lathe turning with attention to long grain strength is finished traditionally with a spokeshave. Thus, a balance of cutting edge, 21st century, technology with traditional, even thousand year old, technology integrates a poetic statement in wood. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Stoel Burrowes : Research important to the development of the 'A' Back Windsor includes human factors studies: The Chair : Rethinking Culture, Body, and Design, by Cranz, Rethinking Sitting, by Opsvik, and Human Dimension & Interior Space : A Source Book of Design Reference Standards, by Panero and Zelnik. The Windsor Style in America, by Santore is influential. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during t.[ End of Excerpt: Read complete interview with Stoel Burrowes on 'a' Back Windsor Dining Chair at design-interviews.com ]
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DXRacer OH/DF73/NG
- Free lumbar cushion and headrest pillow included
- Adjustable backseat and armrests
- Polyurethane (Faux-leather)
- Perfect for users up to 170 lbs (77 kg)
- Fits users up to 175 cm (5'9")
- High density mould shaping foam
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|DXRacer OH/DF73/NG
|Black, Gray
|Chair height
|49 to 52" (adjustable)
|Adjustable (?)
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|Black Aluminium
|Seat size
|14.5"W (Front) x 13"W (Back) x 21"D
|Seat height (from ground to seat)
|16.5" to 20.25"
|Armrests height (from ground to armrests)
|22" to 29"
|Backseat height
|Backseat shoulder width
|Backseat type
|Adjustable back
|Yes (135°)
|Suggested user's weight limit
|170 lbs / 77.11
|Suggested user's height
|Up to 175 cm / 5 ft 9 in
|Chair weight
|49 lbs / 22 kg
|Accessories included
|Lumbar cushion, headrest cushion>
|Frame warranty
|Parts warranty
|2 years
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Question: Does it come with a lumbar and/or headrest cushion?
Answer: The D Series comes with a lumbar cushion and a headrest pillow.
Question: How much weight can this chair support?
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Question: What is the difference between this chair and the other chairs of the D series?
Answer: The DJ models (starting with OH/DJ) have a multi-functional mechanism (tilt lock, tilt tension and height adjustment), 3" casters (wheels), 3D straight armrests (3 directions adjustable) compared to conventional mechanism (tilt tension and height adjustment), 2" casters, adjustable armrests (adjustable height only) and PU/Fabric covers.
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Indisputably the most acclaimed rap artist of his generation, Kendrick Lamar is one of the rare MCs who has achieved critical and commercial success while earning the respect and support of those who inspired him. After several years of development -- he made his recorded debut as a teenager -- Lamar hit an unparalleled stride in the 2010s. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012), the Grammy-winning To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), and the Grammy- and- Pulitzer-winning DAMN. (2017), his three proper major-label albums, have displayed an unmatched mix of inventive wordplay, compelling conceptual narratives, and deft hooks. The screenplay-level detail of Lamar's writing has been enriched by the combined efforts of his many collaborators, including a diverse selection of producers and instrumentalists, as well as singers and fellow rappers. He has been equally effective as a singles artist, exemplified by DAMN. highlight "HUMBLE," a number one pop hit.
Compton, California native Kendrick Lamar Duckworth grew up immersed in hip-hop culture and surrounded by gang activity. As a youngster, he gradually discovered an aptitude for writing stories, poems, and lyrics, which naturally led to rapping. He made a name for himself as K. Dot. At the age of 16 in 2003, he issued his debut mixtape, The Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year. While it merely hinted at the potential of the then teenager, it was impressive enough to catch the attention of Top Dawg Entertainment and led to a long-term association with the label that steadily propelled his career. Training Day, the Jay Rock collaboration No Sleep 'Til NYC, and C4, issued from 2005 through 2009, likewise preceded Lamar's decision to go by his first and middle names. The last of the three was issued the same year he became part of Black Hippy with fellow TDE artists Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and ScHoolboy Q, a group whose members frequently appeared on one another's mixtapes and albums.
The first tape credited to Kendrick Lamar was Overly Dedicated, released in 2010. Also the rapper's first commercial release, it reached enough listeners to enter Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. His first official album, Section.80, arrived the following year, after XXL magazine selected him for the 2011 Freshman Class feature, and entered the Billboard 200 at number 113. With deeper conceptual narratives and sharpened melodic hooks, as well as comparative multi-dimensional development from primary producer Sounwave, the set acted as a kind of warning flare for Lamar's mainstream rap dominance. Additionally, by that point, Lamar's reputation had been strengthened through guest appearances on dozens of tracks, and he had the support of veteran West Coast stars as well. During a 2011 concert, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Game dubbed him "The New King of the West Coast," a notion Dre endorsed more significantly by subsequently signing Lamar to the Aftermath label.
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, Lamar's major-label debut, was released in October 2012 and entered the Billboard 200 at number two. Three of its singles -- "Swimming Pools (Drank)," "Poetic Justice," and "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" -- reached the Top Ten of Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart, with each one enjoying lengthy stays on playlists of urban U.S. radio stations. More significantly, the album showcased Lamar as an exceptional storyteller capable of making compelling concept albums. It led to Grammy nominations in five categories, including Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Best Rap Album. Miguel's "How Many Drinks?" and A$AP Rocky's "Fuckin' Problems," two tracks on which Lamar was featured, were nominated as well.
Rather than rest, Lamar remained active during 2013-2014, with touring as well as appearances on tracks by the likes of Tame Impala, YG, and fellow Top Dawg affiliate SZA. The proud single "i" was released in September of the latter year and led to Lamar's first two Grammy wins (Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song). Early in 2015, he announced that his third album, To Pimp a Butterfly, was due that March, with tracks featuring Snoop Dogg, Bilal, Thundercat, and George Clinton. A technical accident caused the digital album to be released eight days early, but it immediately earned rave reviews and topped the Billboard 200 with sales of 325,000 copies within its first week. It made numerous best-of lists at the end of the year, and in early 2016 earned five Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Album. In March, Lamar released untitled unmastered., an eight-track set consisting of demos recorded around the time of To Pimp a Butterfly. Like the previous release, it debuted at number one, and seamlessly synthesized beatmaking and traditional musicianship from the likes of Sounwave, Terrace Martin, and Thundercat.
Led by "Humble," his first number one pop hit, DAMN. followed in April 2017 and likewise entered the Billboard 200 at the top. Remarkably, all 14 of its songs entered the Hot 100. The album featured contributions from the likes of Rihanna and U2, but at this point, the supporting roles were beneficial more for the guest artists than they were for Lamar, whose artistic complexity and versatility were unrivaled. Certified double-platinum within three months of release, the album was released in a deluxe edition near the end of the year, and led to another five Grammy wins, including a second Best Rap Album nod. Lamar was involved with every track contained on yet another number one hit, Black Panther: The Album, released in early 2018. That April, DAMN. won the Pulitzer Prize for Music, the first time the judges recognized a work outside the genres of classical and jazz.


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Choose between 2 sizes. Accent any indoor or outdoor living space with a stunning piece from the Gizaun Art Collection. Gizaun Art blends the individuality of the wood with beautiful images to create natural, one-of-a-kind art. Gizaun Art uses sustainably-grown, rough-cut Northwest Cedar as a canvas and then sprays semi-translucent, all-weather ultra-violet images directly into the wood grain. The result? An interplay of texture and color art that lives so naturally on the wood you might think it grew there. Each Gizaun Art piece is made from a collage of individual 5.5" x 5/8" Northwest cedar boards, secured together using 2" cedar runners that run horizontally along the back of the art. Hanging hardware is included.
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