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Grass Mixer/Leaf Storm
Looks like there is disagreement about Tsutarja's move. In my opinion, it can't be Grass Mixer. Just compare it with Shooti's Tsutarja's GM. Ash's move features bluish-green leaves, not yellow-green spiral.----無限の知性 ◎ DENNOU◆ZENSHI 11:35, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
- Just look at Mamepato's gust, did it look like that in the previous regions? No. They can change the animation. So, don't add anything till it's confirmed. Thank you. ♫♪AdyNiz♪♫ 11:40, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
- Yeah, I'm not adding anything until her first battle, I'm just saying that it definitely is not Grass Mixer; they can also change Leaf Storm's animation, which is more likely.----無限の知性 ◎ DENNOU◆ZENSHI 11:43, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
- May be. So, I think we just have to wait for Tsutarja's next battle. ♫♪AdyNiz♪♫ 11:51, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
- Did anyone consider "Grass Oath" and Adyniz, they aren't going to change the animation of a move only a few episodes later especially when it's of the same species. If this was Carnivine doing the attack (or insert grass Pokemon that can learn grass mixer if Carnivine can't) then I might be able to see the argument. But yeah two different Tsutarja's with the same move with different animations, doesn't quite make any sense. Personally it's either Grass Oath (since we have yet to see its animation, assuming this isn't it), and Leaf Storm (the only other grass attack that can be remotely redone in animation this "soon"). Air Cutter is a bad example since this is a new series so it likely changed, however a few episodes later and Grass Mixer changes drastically? Not only is the color different, so is its animation. Shooti's Tsutarja's tail controlled the attack Grass Mixer. It looked like Ash's Tsutarja's whole body was controlling this attack (assuming it didn't launch like a normal attack, it's not that fresh in my mind, if Tsutarja was in the swirling leaves as well when trying to hit Mamepato or it was an attack already launched) --Dman dustin 12:00, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
- It's likely Grass Oath. See 2:39.----無限の知性 ◎ DENNOU◆ZENSHI 12:13, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
- They have already changed the animation for Mamepato's Air Cutter from BW002, so it could be Grass Mixer, peromaly I think it is Grass oath, I dout they'd give her a move as powerful as Leaf Storm this early. Diamond Lanturn CodeName: 05308 14:36, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
- It's likely Grass Oath. See 2:39.----無限の知性 ◎ DENNOU◆ZENSHI 12:13, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
- Yeah, I'm not adding anything until her first battle, I'm just saying that it definitely is not Grass Mixer; they can also change Leaf Storm's animation, which is more likely.----無限の知性 ◎ DENNOU◆ZENSHI 11:43, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
Here's an idea - why not label it "Unknown Grass-type Attack" until the name is given? That way, we won't be guessing.Burnpsy 20:33, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
So wait, it's confirmed to be grass oath??RBK 01:42, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
- no, but it's the most likely move since it's flavor text states it uses a pillar of leaves Ataro 01:46, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
Flavor text??RBK 22:49, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
- "The user attacks by sending out a pillar of the grass. A wetland is created in the surrounds when you combine it with the certain Water-type move" Ataro 23:06, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
grass and leaves are not the same thing you knowRBK 01:40, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
- Completely missing the point Ataro 01:56, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
Sending out a pillar of grass is completely different from sending out a pillar of leaves. Thats all I'm saying.RBK 01:27, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
- Look at its game image:
Leaves.----無限の知性 ◎ DENNOU◆ZENSHI 12:54, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
Recent Moves
Just because she didn't use the move in the most recent episode doesn't mean she hasnt used the move recently... i think we should do like 5 last appearances and if not used by then its considered not recent.--Burgundy 21:12, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
Does anyone else notice she looks darker when she uses Vine Whip? Here's her normally and here's her using Vine Whip.
Should something be mentioned somewhere? --ケンジのガール 05:10, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
- This could be caused by plenty of other factors, most notably the methods and pieces of equipment used to obtain those images. Likely not worthy of note, really. «hexagonTHEORY» 05:22, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
- Also, the previous version is normal colored, probably a small error Ataro 05:23, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
The BW015 Title suggests a Janovy battles Miruhog... Protect this Page
If the title is confirmed true, then Snivy's page should be protected. Since the episode has been added on this site, it should be protected in the meantime....BAC510 20:35, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
- If it's not confirmed why lock users out? Plus it's like a month away so it's too early too tell I think we should hold off, but it's up to the admins. Pokemaster97 20:49, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
lol the title was confirmed fake, why is this still locked??RBK 03:25, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
- No, it's not protected and I can edit it. It's most probably semi-protected. ♫♪AdyNiz♪♫ 04:40, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
Ya I know that but why is it still semi protected? I really don't see a reason.RBK 06:02, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
Ok seriously why is this still semi protected?? the episode was fake lol.RBK 05:49, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
Hey, should we put "unknown" under its location, since it may be either with Ash or Juniper and that's too long to fit in that little box? --Chiramii 15:21, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
Battling pokemon with evolved form
Could you add Swadloon to the list of pokemon who battled their evolved form...? It did so in the gym battle against Leavenny (BW 25)...Chomi 09:24, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
Dub errors for Snivy
In BW007, the voice-over claims Snivy was Ash's 5th Pokémon caught in Unova. However, Ash had brought along Pikachu, caught Pidove (BW002), obtained Oshawott (BW003) and captured Tepig (BW004). Snivy was therefore the 4th Pokémon caught in Unova - unsigned comment from Chimchar821 (talk • contribs)
New variation
I could be wrong but didn't Snivy use a variation of Leaf Storm in the battle against Koharu and Gothita?? By variation I mean new animation. Is that trivia worthy??RBK 22:58, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
- New animation, not a variation, and it first showed up in the Maractus episode. Not notable since move animations change constantly throughout a series.. Ataro 23:00, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
Well not really, only three pokemon have had a move actually change the way it's used, Tranquil, Snivy, and Oshawott. It seems kinda rare if you ask me.RBK 23:17, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
- I was referring to all seasons in general. For example, Corphish's BubbleBeam. Ataro 23:43, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
True but you guys left it on Tranquil's page so I don't see the harm. Makes more sense then some of the other trivia I've seen on here.RBK 23:49, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
We seem to have another new animation for Leaf Storm with Clay's Gym battle episode.RBK 21:27, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
I find a lot of this with over Pokemon's abilities that it is currently unknown though Snivy can only have Overgrow - unsigned comment from Lagomorph (talk • contribs)
- We do not add Abilities until they are confirmed in the actual show, regardless of the fact that they can only have a specific Ability in the games. Also, please sign your comments with four tildes. (~ <-- These things) Ataro 20:11, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
Possible Evolution?
I just noticed something in the Best Wishes! Season 2 Poster:
You can see a Serperior, but Snivy is absent. Should we consider protecting for possible evolution? サトシ 01:28, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
- Umm, no. It's just a promotional poster. Ofcourse it's going to have all three fully evolved starters on it. By your reasoning, we might as well protect Pignite too. Dilophosaurus Rex 01:42, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
- It has those Pokémon for a reason. And the previous poster did NOT have Samurott, Serperior, and Emboar on it. It's not like we're so sure, it's just that it's possible; it might. サトシ 01:49, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
- I don't think Pignite and Snivy will evolve. There are some other Pokémon that are not on the poster such as Iris's Excadrill, Cilan's Crustle and Stunfisk. Besides, there hasn't been a Pokémon that belonged to a main character that evolved in a movie onscreen. PattyMan 01:54, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
- It has those Pokémon for a reason. And the previous poster did NOT have Samurott, Serperior, and Emboar on it. It's not like we're so sure, it's just that it's possible; it might. サトシ 01:49, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
Recurring error
I've noticed that every time Snivy uses Leaf Blade with the animation she used it the first time, it appears to have a thirth arm and a green feet. And so with Buizel's Water Gun eyes color error, shouldn't this be mentioned too? --Pao27 (talk) 08:47, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
- May I know the exact episode number in which you spotted the Snivy error? Because in all of the image revisions that we have here, I don't see any error. ♫♪ エイディニズ ♪♫ 11:32, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
- As I said "with the animation she used it the first time" (The image I show and this one). My image is from BW40 but I have seen this error also in BW10 and so everytime she uses Leaf Blade that way. --Pao27 (talk) 18:22, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
- You are right, it is indeed an error in BW040, I couldn't check BW010 though. Anyway, yes, it should be mentioned. The perfect place for these errors would be the "errors" section of the corresponding articles. Adyniz — Wanna talk? 18:54, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
- As I said "with the animation she used it the first time" (The image I show and this one). My image is from BW40 but I have seen this error also in BW10 and so everytime she uses Leaf Blade that way. --Pao27 (talk) 18:22, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Countless defeats?
Would someone please re-word this with Snivy, in paragraph two at the very beginning it says, "Despite his countless defeats with Snivy, especially when the majority of his team (Pikachu, Oshawott, Tepig) succumbed easily to her Attract, Ash nevertheless followed her all the way throughout from the time they met to the point of her capture.". As I recall, Snivy has not lost that many battles in the anime, in fact, she lost just as much as she won. I think this makes Snivy look very useless when in fact, she may be one of Ash's strongest pokemon currently strategic wise. And if she does has more losses than wins, please list the battles and the results. I think this is a flawed typo. Thanks. SpyroTheDragon (talk) 01:11, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
- It's stating that despite Ash battling and losing to Snivy (to capture her), he still followed her until he caught her. Not that he lost several times with Snivy, which I don't think he has.--ForceFire 02:12, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
Oh!I see it now, it confused me when I first read it, but now that I read it again I see clearly what it means, although still a little tricky to understand at first, as it seems Snivy loses battles a lot in my view. Well thanks for clarifing. SpyroTheDragon (talk) 03:37, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
Noteworthy Trivia?
Should it be noted that Snivy is Ash's only Grass/non-fire-type starter Pokémon to have had a previous trainer? Yamitora1 (talk) 12:23, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Possible trivia
Could it be noted that Snivy is Ash's only grass type pokemon that hasn't evolved or refused to evolve. Masser (talk) 20:36, 20 September 2013 (UTC)
very powerful
she shown to be very powerful pokemon in ash team in unova able to battle her evolved form servine and defeated she was also said to be tough by gym leader Elsa saying she strong enough to endure flying types moves having high level moves as well --Terryberry94 (talk) 18:55, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
- Remember that we don't mention how strong Ash's Pokémon are as that can be very opinionated, as Force Fire told you. We strive to provide information that is universally accepted, not ones that are derived from opinion. As the editing window says "Do not misrepresent...opinions as fact." Thanks! He's here! The one and only...Uncle Edit! (talk) 20:03, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
Ash Snivy and Ash Frogadier as Froakie similar trivia
Snivy and Frogadier as Froakie are both similar as they left their trainers for not having right personality that will be suited for these two pokemon.
I think this should be trivia
as both left their trainers because they weren't loyalty to other pokemon or selfish trainers --SilverioBOMB (talk) 07:04, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
Well anyone think the same --SilverioBOMB (talk) 19:07, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
Not Wanting to Evolve
Can someone please tell me what episode did she not want to evolve in? --Feelitstill23 (talk) 23:05, 13 January 2018 (UTC)Feelitstill23--Feelitstill23 (talk) 23:05, 13 January 2018 (UTC)


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Many consumers today use personal cloud services such as Dropbox, SkyDrive, Google Drive, Evernote, and iCloud. The lure of these services is clear: they allow users to store files such as documents, notes, and photos on a central server – automatically syncing these files to all of their devices – and to share files with others with the click of a button.
In a recent survey, 75% of US consumers said they planned to use a personal cloud service in the near future, and 72% said they planned to use it to store both work and personal documents.
Consumer enthusiasm for personal cloud service has a lot of corporate IT departments worried, especially since several of these cloud services, including Dropbox and Evernote, have suffered from large security breaches. CIOs know their employees regularly upload work documents to personal clouds and access these services from work computers, which clearly puts enterprise information and networks at risk.
To protect corporate networks, some IT departments have chosen to block access to personal cloud services, resorting to device-level segregation of work and personal content. These same companies often implement enterprise-grade cloud services, such as Box, Accellion, Citrix Systems' ShareFile, or Egnyte in an attempt to offer an enterprise-sanctioned cloud storage solution. More sophisticated companies sometimes use security software to monitor which cloud services employees access, attempting to filter sensitive file uploads. Obviously, these strategies fall short, as many employees will continue to use their own devices to access personal clouds, and find easy ways to upload company documents to these services.
In light of the inevitable creep of personal clouds into the corporate realm, some companies are adopting a concept called personal-enterprise integration that allows employees to 'bring your own cloud', in much the same way they already embrace 'bring your own devices', or BYOD. Instead of walling off personal clouds and denying their existence, forward-thinking IT departments are finding ways to integrate employees' personal clouds in a secure fashion. A recent study showed that 73% of US IT professionals said employees' use of personal cloud applications has had a direct impact on their decisions to implement cloud technologies in the enterprise.
While companies are still in the experimental stages of personal-enterprise integration, many will ultimately build API connections between popular personal cloud and enterprise apps, predicts Forrester Research in a recent report titled "The Coming Integration of Personal Cloud Services and Enterprise Apps".
"The tug of war between empowered employees using new technologies to improve their work and IT's efforts to secure company data and enforce compliance will continue for the next few years," said Frank Gillett, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester, in the report. "Employees will increasingly drag IT into embracing personal cloud services…and CIOs will ultimately find personal-enterprise integration a better choice than walling off personal cloud services."
To make personal-enterprise integration work, IT departments need access to new technologies – and enterprise IT vendors are starting to develop offerings to help companies securely mix work and personal clouds. At the same time, personal cloud services like Dropbox and Evernote are building in enterprise features to make their offerings more 'business focused'.
Dual log-in capabilities are a first foray into personal-enterprise integration. Some cloud services allow users to have 'work' and 'personal' logins for one personal cloud account, partitioning documents into two categories. Microsoft SkyBox and iCloud are leaders in this regard. Another emerging model is the blended personal-enterprise cloud. For example, Evernote and Dropbox are experimenting with corporate versions of their services, allowing companies to sponsor accounts for employees, who maintain control over the accounts. These type of accounts allow IT departments to create corporate folders they can later delete or disconnect when employees leave the company. In another twist, VMWare has been working on offering a 'secure personal cloud' service, which would allow IT departments to offer employees a Dropbox-like cloud service, but hosted on secure corporate networks.
Still, these are just baby steps in a move toward greater personal-enterprise integration of cloud services. Going forward, Forrester predicts that IT departments will adopt technologies that let them manage policy, compliance, and security in a granular way.
"Rather than the blunt all-or-nothing control at the device level, IT will develop the ability to attach policy and access controls to individual data objects and create segmented data stores within apps and devices," according to Forrester.
Whether CIOs like it or not, their employees are going to adopt personal cloud services, if they haven't already. As Ramin Rastin, regional CIO for Time Warner Cable, recently said in his blog:
"The cloud is not just something the company builds – your employees will have their own personal clouds. This means the CIO needs to come up with a plan for how to deal with personal clouds. The use of such clouds will only grow, so this issue must be dealt with now!"
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Power restored to Japan nuke plant cooling system
Power was restored Friday to a cooling system at a tsunami-damaged nuclear plant in Japan that failed for the second time in a month after an outage caused by construction work to keep out rats suspected of setting off the earlier blackout.
Power for the cooling system for a storage pool for fuel was restored after a two-hour break at reactor No. 3, and there was no immediate danger from the breakdown, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co., the utility that operates Fukushima Dai-ichi in northeastern Japan.
Work to put up nets to keep out rats and other animals at Fukushima Dai-ichi plant in northeastern Japan inadvertently caused the power outage, TEPCO spokesman Akitsuka Kobayashi said. Details were not clear, and the outage was still under investigation.
A dead rat found near a switchboard was suspected of the power outage last month that led to a cooling system not working for two days at the plant.
Nuclear Regulation Authority spokesman Takahiro Sakuma said an alarm went off in the afternoon about the latest problem at reactor No. 3.
The cooling system can be turned off for two weeks before temperatures approach dangerous levels at the spent fuel storage pools. But if the water runs dry, the fuel rods, even spent ones, will spew enormous levels of radiation.
The plant went into multiple meltdowns after the March 2011 tsunami damaged backup generators and all cooling systems failed, including those for the reactors.
The plant is being decommissioned, but continues to have glitches.
Fears are growing about the safety of nuclear plants, and people have periodically staged streets protests that are rare in Japan.
Only two of the nation's 50 working power plants are up, and the government is running beefed up safety checks on the plants, including scrutinizing quake faults right below or near the plants.
Shinzo Abe, who became prime minister about three months ago, has expressed a desire to restart nuclear plants. Japan lacks natural resources and relied on nuclear energy for about a third of its electricity needs prior to March 2011. Energy imports have soared over the last two years, putting a strain on the economy.
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Experts from leading global think tanks welcome the prospect of a Biden administration restoring long-standing U.S. alliances and commitments to multilateral institutions. But they anticipate a rocky path toward better global cooperation.
The kafala system regulates the lives of tens of millions of migrant laborers in the Middle East, but growing outrage over human rights abuses, racism, and gender discrimination has fueled calls for reform.
COVID-19 cases are surging across the United States, forcing Americans to weigh the risks of gathering for the Thanksgiving holiday. How have other countries handled holidays amid the pandemic?
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Azerbaijan's success in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh means Putin's peace deal is likely to last. It also rules out further diplomacy.
President Martin Vizcarra's ouster has caused turmoil and a leadership vacuum, amid economic turbulence and severe pandemic strains. Why has Peru endured so much political upheaval?
Prime Minister Shtayyeh discusses the Palestinian Authority's relations with the United States, its security and economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the broader Middle East peace process.
President von der Leyen discusses her vision for a new transatlantic agenda, prospects for cooperation between the European Union and the United States, and the future of multilateralism.
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Adam Smith discusses his role as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the need for the United States to address growing competition with China.
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Since the financial crisis and "great recession," U.S. households are less willing to take on more risk and over the past three years they've become more conservative, with 58% increasing their savings rate, shifting investments away from stocks and delaying retirement age, according to recent research by the Investment Company Institute.
Sarah Holden, senior director of retirement and investor research at ICI, reminded attendees on Tuesday at the Investment Management Consultant Association's (IMCA) annual conference in National Harbor, Md., just outside Washington, that the S&P 500 Total Return index fell 55.3% between Oct. 9, 2007 and March 9, 2009. In 2008 alone, she said, the S&P 500 total return index fell 37.0%. "Only in 1931, when the total return on large company stocks fell 43.3%, did that measure perform as poorly on an annual basis," she said.
U.S. households' balance sheets suffered as equity and home values fell in tandem, she said. And the more than two-thirds of U.S. households with IRAs and defined contribution plans also saw their accounts drop as well.
Based on data ICI collected between November and December 2010, activity after the financial crisis varied with the age of the respondent. For instance, younger households were more likely to indicate they increased their regular savings, compared with older households. Preretirement and younger retiree households (those aged 50 to 64) were much more likely to shift investments to be more conservative compared with other age groups. And most retirement age changes occurred among preretirement and younger retiree households, those aged 50 to 64.
ICI also studied why mutual fund investors use advisors, and found that of the 44% or 52.3 million U.S. households owning mutual funds, half indicate they use an advisor.
ICI found that the majority of mutual fund owners initially seek professional investment advice during their peak earning and savings years. Of those with an ongoing advisory relationship, ICI found that 40% sought an advisor's counsel on a specific financial goal, such as saving to pay for retirement or education. Of the "major" reasons respondents with an ongoing advisory relationship said they use an advisor, 74% said they wanted help with asset allocation, while 73% indicated they wanted a financial professional to explain various investment options.
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SHARIA law is being enforced in the playground by Muslim schoolboys who are telling girls what is allowed even though they know little about the faith themselves, a report has revealed.
Young Muslims confirm it was necessary to make sure girls did not sin, and one was quoted as saying: "If I can see a cleavage, that is haram and she has caused me to make a sin against her."
One boy, known as Mensur, 14, complained about a schoolgirl, identified as Merve, because her blouse was cut too low.
The report also discovered that while the young Islamic schoolboys were strictly enforcing the rules against schoolgirls, they did not follow the regulations themselves.
They were found to be drinking alcohol, going to gambling establishments and smoking Shisha – all activities they were campaigning to stop the girls getting involved in.
"Some of my friends who never had any interest in religion have suddenly started proclaiming that they love Allah"
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As I mentioned yesterday Microsoft Data Explorer Preview for Excel has hit the streets and one new feature is a built-in adapter for talking to the Facebook Graph API:
I've been taking it for a spin for today and was quite interested in its capabilities. Even without landing any data into Excel this is still a handy interactive Facebook graph explorer as I'll demonstrate herein.
A good place to start is with a list of statuses. I have chosen "me" as the "Username or object id" (because frankly I didn't know what else to put in there) and "statuses" as the dataset to return:
After the standard merry authentication dance with Facebook Connect one's history of Facebook statuses is returned which on its own might make interesting reading:
however let's do something a bit more interesting. I remove the columns I'm not interested in:
to leave just my statuses, likes and comments:
Notice that the likes and comments fields contain either a hyperlinked "Table" or null, "Table" means we have a set of likes or comments respectively – in other words Data Explorer is letting me browse through the one-to-many relationships inherent in the data and I happen to think that is very cool indeed. For example, selecting a link shows me the likes or comments respectively for the status in question ("Want to hear my Elton John joke? Its a little bit funny…"):
What would be more interesting would be if I could expand to show all comments against a status and also who made that comment. Turns out we can do just that, first click on this button called "Expand":
which displays a list of columns that I want to show in the resultset; I choose "from" & "message":
and now I can see all the comments against the relevant status. For all you out there whose heads are in SQL-land, I've effectively LEFT JOINed statuses to comments:
Last step, the comments.from field tells me who left the comment:
So let's do a similar trick to show the name of the commenter in my resultset and voila:
we have a list of my statuses along with all the comments and the name of the person that made the comment! We have effectively joined three linked datasets (statuses, comments, person), all inside Excel, and all without writing a scrap of code. Personally I think that's very cool.
Let's say we now want to count the number of likes and comments on each status and sort the data accordingly. I use the expand feature as before except this time I choose to aggregate rather than expand:
That gives me the number of likes and comments per status which I can then sort however I choose:
and with a couple of quick aesthetic column renames I have all my statuses with number of likes and comments in descending order of popularity (as measured by the count of likes):
I can then pull that resultset into Excel and chart it to see if there is any correlation between number of likes and number of comments:
Imagine aggregating over something more interesting than Facebook statuses and I think you can realise the potential here.
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Thanks for this excellent run through of the data explorer Jamie. The potential of this when linked to feeds like Facebook (any sign of Twitter?) would appear limitless.
Perhaps this puts a different light on the recent debate on Excel 2013 and PowerPivot licensing.
It's downloaded and I am quite looking forward to trying it out in the morning.
Good stuff Eric, I'd definitely be interested in hearing/reading your thoughts once you've had a go with it.
Great post thank you. Can't wait to give it a try
Got to play with this a bit today. Looks like the section that defaults to "me" for username or object ID could be a corporate page. For example, I'm and administrator of our corporate page so I type in the pragmaticworks and i can now explore the company sentiment. Writing a post on it now. :)
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Please show me how to get replies to those comments made on the statuses aka messages. I want everything said on my page. Messages, Comments, and Replies. Thank you!


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President Barack Obama on Monday asked Congress to take up legislation that extends for one year the Bush era tax cuts for families earning less than $250,000 annually.
The nation's biggest challenge right now, Obama said in comments from the White House on Monday morning, "isn't just to reclaim jobs, but to reclaim the security that so many middle class have lost over the past decade." A "strong middle class," he said, "is what I believe spurs the economy," not more tax cuts for the wealthy.
Said Obama: "That's why I cut have middle class taxes every year since I've been in office. Let me repeat: we have cut taxes by $3,600 for the average middle class family since I've been in office."
The nation, Obama said, doesn't need "more top down economics" as Republicans have championed. Instead, he said, "we need policies that support the middle class."
However, Republican leaders have said that within the next couple of weeks they would take up legislation to extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone, including those earning more than $250,000.
What's holding the nation back in rebuilding the economy, Obama argued, "Isn't a lack of a plan or ideas but a stalemate in Washington on which direction we should go as a country," and there's no greater issue on which that "stalemate is pronounced than on the issue of taxes."
If Congress fails to pass legislation that extends the Bush tax cuts for those earning less than $250,000 per year, 98% of Americans would see their taxes go up by $2,200 starting next year, Obama said.
What's more, he continued, 97% of small business owners fall under the $250,000 threshold. While Republicans maintain that letting the Bush tax cuts expire for the wealthiest means taxing the "job creators," Obama said, "I don't believe that. We all know that small businesses create the most jobs."
As soon as Congress passes a bill extending the tax cuts for the middle class, Obama said, "then we can have a discussion about whether to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans" and "decide how to reform the entire tax code." Right now, Obama said, "middle class families and small businesses should be given the security they deserve" because "they are driving the recovery forward."
But what about security for the other 3% of businesses? asks Chris Bergin, president of Tax Analysts. "I suppose this is smart politics: give me what I want now and we'll have a discussion and hopefully you'll never get what you want later," Bergin told AdvisorOne in an interview. "Our President has learned that the tax system in Washington is now an apparatus for creating winners and losers."
Creating certainty for 97% of the small businesses is creating "security for some and not others, which is not security at all," Bergin says. "I don't know how the President can talk about security when our tax code is dominated by expiring provisions."
What happens to the payroll tax cut that expires come January? Bergin asks. "I'm sure that's one thing [the President] calculates when he says he's lowered taxes for the middle class." How about the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) that will end and "gobble up the middle class" unless there's a temporary patch.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, said after Obama's comments that instead of "trying to pick a needless fight," the President should recognize that there's a bipartisan consensus to prevent all the tax increases that are set to hit on January 1, 2013, by extending all the tax relief a full year during which time comprehensive tax reform should take place.
"It's hard to miss that it's a Presidential election year. But, as last week's jobs numbers show, too much is at stake for the President to be playing politics with our economy," Hatch said in a statement. "Instead of trying to pick a needless fight with Congress, the President should recognize that there is a growing bipartisan consensus to prevent all the tax hikes from hitting every tax-paying American on January 1 that could push our economy back into a full-blown recession."
But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said that he agrees with President Obama that the middle income tax cuts should take effect "immediately," as it will "protect middle-class families and allow us to reduce our deficit in a responsible manner."
Democrats and Republicans, Reid said in a statement, "should be able to agree that protecting the middle class is the most important priority, so Republicans should stop holding these middle-class tax cuts hostage to extract more reckless giveaways for millionaires and billionaires."
Reid said he would be discussing "the next steps" on the middle class tax cut in the Senate in the coming days. "Republicans have claimed they want to reduce our deficit; in the weeks ahead, they will have a chance to do so by joining Democrats to vote to extend tax cuts for all middle class American families on the first $250,000 of their income."


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You know your Mom's a superstar… This Mother's day treat her like one!
We compiled a list of celebrity women who are devoted mothers, yet are effortlessly chic and stylish to boot! We know your Mom will love any of these carefully selected gifts… Now the only question is, what type of Mom is your Mother? Better yet, what type of Mom are you? (You know you can forward this post to people… AKA husbands!)
The Rocker Mom: Gwen Stephani
If your mom enjoys going to concerts more than you do, wears black studded clothing and used to play in a band, you've got yourself a Rocker Mom. She will enjoy these Mother's day gifts, although perhaps not more than tickets to Coachella!
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The Minimalist: Demi Moore. If your Mother constantly chooses the simplest, and perhaps most sophisticated clothes and accessories, she may be a Minimalist. Minimalists like things as simple and as useful as possible. Form follows function to a minimalist and these simple bar accessories are just the number.
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The Sweetheart Mom: Reese Witherspoon may be America's sweetheart, but you may have a sweetheart Mom all your own. Does your Mother love hugs, expressions of love, pink and flowers? All hearts and flowers, these gifts are perfect for that Mom who loves love!
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The Classist: Gwenyth Paltrow. This Mom has style in spades, but her style is sophisticated and timeless… That's why we chose gold for the Classist Mom. In our book, golden is forever.
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"Come on,
Tyler, time to get ready for hot laps," says Bob Betts,
Tyler's dad, interrupting his son's play.
The 7-year-old
knows to hurry and get his fireproof race suit on, strap on his gloves,
snap on his helmet and hop into his car. It's time to zoom
around the 1/8-mile track. His goal? To do well in the heat race
and lock in a good position for the feature race later that evening.
is one of a dozen or so 5- to 9-year-olds in the rookie class of
winged outlaw karts. They race every weekend from April through
October at the County Line Speedway in Brighton. Tyler also competes
on racetracks across south and central Missouri as well as Iowa and
Kansas when he and his family can hit the road to race.
Unlike go-carts,
winged outlaw karts have roll-over cages and arm restraints. Drivers
must wear helmets and fire retardant gear to compete. Each class
has a restrictor plate that limits how fast the car can go. As
Tyler moves up in classes, the restrictor plate will allow more speed.
he still competes in the rookie class, Tyler's no newcomer.
Now in his second year of racing, he is as serious as any adult
when it comes to driving fast and winning trophies.
Tyler sits in
his caged kart, no. 6B, both hands on the small steering wheel
and stares straight ahead toward the track. Engines are revved
in unison by eager young racers. Six laps, well-raced, can get
Tyler a good position for the points feature race later that
"Look at
him," says Bob as he watches his son. "He's
sitting there thinking race strategy. Tyler's thinking
about who his biggest competition is today and about the last
time he might have raced against them. He's thinking how
to get around them and get to the front of the pack."
this young driver, racing runs in the blood. His grandfather,
Larry Betts, races older model cars in the legends classes around
the Midwest. Tyler's
dad was a competitor in the adult winged outlaw class, but
he gave it up after the 2005 race season.
"Tyler and I both raced
that year, but it was kind of hard," Bob
says. "I was trying to keep both cars running good and
keep both of us going, but it just got to be a lot with both
of us racing."
When it's time to race, the Betts
are all standing at the fence, ready to cheer Tyler on.
The signal is given by the race official and Tyler and the
other cars hit the tracks sounding like mad bees, their highly
modified 5-horsepower Briggs & Stratton
engines giving their all. The cars become colorful blurs
as many of the drivers hit the 40 mph limit. With the laps completed, Tyler
zooms off the track and into his spot in the pit.
it running?" Tyler's
dad asks.
"Good," comes
the simple reply from the second-grader, "Don't
touch it." Then Tyler, back to being a kid, runs
off with a friend, eager to see a giant spider in a drain
Bob finds it amazing
that a boy Tyler's age
can come off the track and describe how a car's
running. "He'll come into the pit and
say 'my tires are slick,' 'I can't
turn the car' or 'the
engine's off.' It's neat how the
communication between us has improved over time," says
As Tyler's
pit crew mechanic, Bob gets busy checking the tire pressure, oil
and fuel levels, readying the car for the feature race. Grandpa Larry
looks over his son's shoulder as they review the tachometer
to see how well the engine ran during hot laps. Tyler's
raced well during laps today, ensuring he'll
have a good spot in the feature race.
mom, Julie, completes the pit crew. She also serves
as one of three scorekeepers at the track. Grandma
Gladys helps, too, handing out trophies to the
winners at the end of the night. Tyler's younger brother,
Levi, watches the race so he can pick up tips from
his big brother. Levi, 5, started racing his own
kart this summer, which is aptly named The General
"This is
definitely a family affair," says
Bob, whose Warsaw home is served by Co-Mo Electric
Cooperative. "Life pretty much works around
this racing addiction we have." Bob and
Julie agree that racing was something they
began because Tyler wanted to race and they knew they
could spend more time together as a family.
we wanted to do something together so when the boys are 16, 17, 18,
we know where they are and what they're
doing on Friday and Saturday nights," says Bob, as he watches
their sons playing with Matchbox cars in the ditch again. "I
also wanted to have good, solid relationships with my boys. Besides
that, it's just good, family fun.
"It costs
a little money to do this, but we'd spend it doing something
else if we weren't racing," adds
It's now dark at the track and
Tyler's 12-lap feature race is about
to begin.
The flag is waved and the racers are off,
vying for first place and a highly coveted
$10 trophy. As eager competitors bump into
each other, the caution flag appears several
times during the race. But no one is hurt.
The cars are lined back up and the race begins
again. Tonight proves to be a good night
and Tyler earns the first place trophy in
his race class.
Back in the pit,
Tyler jumps out of the kart and goes with Dad to the check point
where officials weigh the cars and check the race fuel, making sure
adhering to the rules. As his car is
weighed, Tyler runs back to the second place competitor, gives him
a thumbs up and says, "Good race."
Bob notices the
exchange and smiles. "He was given a trophy once for his
sportsmanship," recalls the proud
dad. "Tyler's car broke
down during hot laps, so he helped
his biggest competitor get ready for
the race. If you ask Tyler which of
his trophies is his favorite, he usually
pulls that one off the shelf first."
two race seasons, Tyler's collected
more than a dozen first place trophies
and more second and third place trophies
than his parents can recall.
he doesn't win first place,
he might run off to be alone for
a bit, but pretty soon he's
back, running around and playing
with the other kids at the track," says
Ask Tyler what
he feels like when he doesn't win, he pauses,
then says, "Well,
I just don't like people
passing me because I know I've
got the fastest car out there."
"But I love racing
and I win a lot. I'd
like to race NASCAR some day
like Kasey Kahne," says
the youngster, who has the
remnants of a temporary tattoo
from vacation Bible school
still stuck on his forehead. "I
always just try to do better
the next time I race."
For more information about winged outlaw kart racing, contact Bob
Betts at email@example.com. At press time, Tyler is fourth place
in points this season at County Line Raceway. Race season runs through


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At CES this year, MetroPCS announced two new smartphones that will run on its 4G LTE network. One was the Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G, and the other was the more spec-robust LG Connect 4G.
The LG Connect 4G is the carrier's first dual-core handset, but that's not the only reason why it's tapped as its shining star. It also has one of the brightest screens on the market--complete with 700 nits of Nova glory.
Because it is a flagship phone, it also comes with a flagship price. You can purchase the device through the carrier's site for $319, after you send in a $30 mail-in rebate. Next to the LG Esteem, it is one of the most expensive current MetroPCS phones.
Since it doesn't operate on the biggest, fastest, or most reliable network available in the United States, the LG Connect 4G does come with a few cons. But it's always great to see more higher-end options for consumers who want to stick to a no-contract, pre-paid plan.
At 4.59 inches long by 2.45 inches wide by 0.46 inches thick, the LG Connect 4G pulls off looking slim, without feeling too fragile. The device weighs in at 4.8 ounces, so it's easy to handle and isn't bulky, especially for someone who has small hands like me. The Connect 4G fit comfortably between my ear and shoulder, slipped easily in my jean pockets, and texting with one hand was a breeze.
The phone sports a 4-inch LCD Nova capacitive touchscreen display, which has a resolution of 480x840 pixels and a pixel density of 242 ppi. What I like most about the display is that it's bright--really bright. It has 700 nits of brightness, so when I watched videos and fussed around with the phone both indoors and outdoors, the display came out great. Colors were extremely vibrant and rich. Its display is made out of Corning Gorilla Glass, so you don't have to worry too much about being a bit rough. Even though I scratched my car keys across the screen and threw the device into my hiking bag many times, no cosmetic damages could be seen.
One thing I noticed was that some of the graphics weren't very smooth. When I played a typical game like Fruit Ninja, for example, the images were pixelated around the edges. Even the default wallpapers that the phone comes with appeared grainy. Watching HQ videos on YouTube yielded similar results. Considering the fact that this phone has a beautifully bright display, the mid-tier resolution was a bit disappointing.
Above the screen on the right is the front-facing VGA camera for all your video chatting and vanity-shot needs. Below, you'll find the usual four illuminated navigation buttons: menu, home, back, and search. On the top right of the phone, you have your standard sleep/power button, and on the left is the 3.5mm headphone jack. The on button is not convex, so you hardly know it's there since it doesn't bulge. At first I liked the look of this, but later on I found that the barely there power button was difficult to tactilely locate and press. Lastly, to the left side of the phone, there is the volume rocker and the Micro-USB port.
On the back of the handset, right at the center top, is the camera and LED flash. Whether it was the position of the camera or how I held the phone, my finger was always in the way when I tried to take a landscape photo. It takes only a second to square away this problem, but it was something I didn't care for.
Another thing I wasn't too keen on was the textured backing of the phone. It felt sort of plasticky and cheap. However, the backing was easy to pop off due to a small indent at the bottom of the device. Once you do so, you gain access to both the 1,500 mAh lithium ion battery and the microSD card that you must push to eject on the left hand side.
Even with those caveats, however, I like the Connect 4G's design. The rounded edges, simplistic shell, and the few metal accents the phone has (on its output speaker and around the camera lens) are all appealing.
MetroPCS is pushing the LG Connect 4G as a flagship phone largely because it is the carrier's first handset with a dual-core CPU. Indeed, the 1.2 GHz dual-core processor makes the phone quite snappy and responsive, and it was one of the things I liked best about the handset. I didn't notice any lagging when I switched the phone from portrait to landscape mode, zoomed in on Web pages with a pinch, or transitioned to the home screen.
The phone ships with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is packed with all the goodies from Google you know and love, including the Play Store, Google Maps with Navigation, Search, Books, Messenger, Gmail, Talk, YouTube, Plus, and Places.
There are also a handful of MetroPCS apps that some might find useful. However, because they can't be uninstalled, you're stuck with them whether you like them or not. These include: Metro's own brand of maps, mail, app market, and Web browsing; M Studio, which stores media files like ringtones; a Wi-Fi hot-spot app called MetroPCS Easy WiFi; Metro411, which searches and locates nearby businesses and restaurants; an entertainment and media app called MyExtras; and myMetro, which lets you check your account balance and plan.
You should also expect a number of basic task management applications common in most devices, such as a clock with alarm features, a calculator, a calendar, text messaging, a voice recorder, and a weather app. Uncommon apps include IM and Social, which consolidates all your social networking portals; the mobile office suite known as Polaris Office; Loopt, which let's you share your location and restaurant check-ins with friends; and the content distributor app called SmartShare. There is also a slew of Yahoo! branded apps like the sports news app, Sportacular, Yahoo Movies, and Answers.
If you're interested in music, the LG Connect 4G also comes preloaded with Rhapsody's music subscription service. You can search and download thousands of albums and artists on major US record labels. Despite the fact that you can't play songs offline unless you add it onto a playlist, I found the service to be great, compared to others. Its UI is intuitive, songs downloaded quickly and played continuously. Most importantly, audio playback was superb thanks to the Dolby Mobile feature the device sports. It boosts output sound quality, and along with my Klipsh S4 earbuds, music sounded rich and full of depth. Songs played on speakerphone wasn't as clear as in-ear, however. The bass wasn't as rich and instruments bled together, but the volume was still loud and the quality was adequate.
Being an LG device, you'll find that the phone comes with gesture support that you can customize to suit your needs. For example, you can shut the alarm in your phone off or mute music by flipping the phone over, or rearrange icons by tilting your phone left and right.