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Microsoft slams 'sensationalist' Vista analysis
Microsoft has dismissed analyst house Forrester Research's report on slow corporate adoption of Windows Vista as sensationalist and schizophrenic. The reluctance of many enterprise-sized companies to upgrade their systems to Microsoft's current OS was highlighted by Forrester analyst Thomas Mendel in his 23 July report. Mendel …
Customers paying to revert to XP
I guess that explains why I have so many customers willing to pay me to revert their machines to Windows XP. I would like to see a total of how many XP downgrades have been performed.
So my local vendor tells me that Microsoft has instructed them to just us any available XP key when performing a Vista to XP downgrade. If online activation fails then they are to call in and state that they are exercising downgrade rights. I consider this vendor a reliable source.
Paris, a reliable source paying for reversions.
Gentlemen, start your flaming!
in the blue corner: Microsoft fanbois
in the red corner: Microsfort hatorz
in the dressing room still trying to get their trunks on: Linux fanbois
I've got one of those
***"Redmond claimed to have sold 180 million Vista licenses to PC vendors and individuals so far."***
I have a Windows Vista Business licence for my shiny new Dell D830 laptop. There is a nice Vista licence sticker on the underside and a Windows Vista sticker on the keyboard (right next to the Core 2 Duo sticker) and, no doubt, MS claim this as one of those 180 million licences sold.
The computer is actually running XP Pro as a 'downgrade', however.....
Hell freezes
At least it will do before I downgrade our excellent XP infrastructure to fistula.
Generally, I support our partners on earth, so I'm not going to go linux on the desktop either.
Coat today? You must be joking.
Microsoft out of touch
Microsoft is out of touch. Vista is a huge flop and all Microsoft is doing is spin. I hope they get it together before everyone switches to Linux.
I wish they would stop screwing with the administration interfaces so much. Changing the names on everything, putting it in different places...Its just annoying and lends the impression there is nothing new in the OS just a re-organization and re-naming of the same functions and features.
Don't even get me started on the "security" features.....
now that's funny...
"Redmond claimed to have sold 180 million Vista licenses to PC vendors and individuals so far."
First, forcing PC vendors to sell only Vista (though there is a loophole), then completely stop selling XP (though you can still validate your copy). I wonder how long they'll keep on using sales figures as an excuse/dellusion/substitute to LSD? Until someone slaps them (and the rest) w/ reality? Ofcourse you'll get a large sales figure if you almost completely removed other alternatives (MS OS only, please).
Don't get me wrong. I'm using Vista (64bit) and am quite loving it. But my specs? Oh my. Your average user will bleed money to get what I have. Ofcourse Vista will still run ok on "average" hardware (hhmmm.. "average", more like "above average" in reality when you consider what the rest of the world have), but don't expect it'll perform just as well as XP when it's bloated and also carries legacy apps. Customizability? Sure, only it fits with what Microsoft have in mind (Home, Business, Ultimate), and not what people actually need (1GB memory? Some services and functionality can be sacrified before installation begins, you OK w/ that? OK then, here you go).
Ok, enough w/ that. It's subjective. All I'm saying is that you can't handout B.S. like that if you don't provide a levelled playing field
Licences != use
We just acquired a PC for use in the lab at work. It came supplied with Vista, and so will be recorded as a Vista licence sale, but before it gets put into use, it'll be re-imaged with XP courtesy of the company site licence. None of the programmers and other gadgets we want to use in the lab work properly on Vista anyway.
Crude data
"Redmond claimed to have sold 180 million Vista licenses to PC vendors and individuals so far."
Does it say how many customers opted to "downgrade" to XP or Linux after being forced to purchase Vista. Or how many of the licences have been registered [mine was not and I still haven't got my refund GRRRRR].
Paris: because even she has more angles
Oo! oo!
MS are making the doc available despite clear instructions not to? Come on Forrester, sue them for making illegal copies available for download!!
RE: Gentlemen, start your flaming!
And being a twat "in the middle": Anonymous Coward!
Ding ding!
how many Vista uninstalls?
So of the 180M vista licenses how many have been chucked out?
I guess so many that MS only need an old 486 running red hat as the verification server.
Re: Microsoft Slams Report
People are probably waking up to the Fact that Linux is far more rock solid and they should really give that careful consideration before falling into the trap of Updates and Upgraded versions.
Last time I checked Windows Vista cost more when it came out than Windows XP Professional did when it first came out and as far as I know updates for Linux have always been and always will be free.
V.I.S.T.A - Viruses, Intruders, Spyware, Trojans and Ad-ware! No Thanks!!
I've still got my perfectly working legit copy of Windows 98 SE and I havent used it since 1999, the copy of XP home that came with my Laptop went straight in the rubbish bin in favor of Debian.
"sensationalist and schizophrenic"
Because Microsoft is always extremely sober and straightforward in its product announcements, roll-out declarations, licensing reshuffles and in-court mumblings.
I bet if...
M$ contact those 180 million users a large chuck would be on XP.
I wasted £460 on Vista only to upgrade back to XP a month later. More than a year on I still have no desire to have Vista back on.
Paris because I'd much rather turn her on than Vista.
having worked at a large enterprise customer who were just rolling XP out after Vista was released I can see the point of not pointing out how few enterprise customers have Vista yet.
Not quite sure why Kirk whould need all these copies of windows anyway...
Why are MS highlighting the lack of usage of Vista?
"How is this useful guidance to customers?"
Enterprise customers are not a bunch of sheep looking to see which way they other sheep jump. They have the resources to test Vista and decide for themselves if it suites them. The report would be useful guidance to Microsoft: Many enterprise customers are not making an effort to switch to Vista. As Windows 7 is planned to be more of the same, it seems reasonable that enterprise customers will put just as little effort into that.
Redmond claimed to have sold 180 million Vista licenses to PC vendors and individuals so far.
About 6 billion people are licensed to use GPL software.
Both statements are equally useless. How many machines actually run Vista? Even if all those Vista licenses were actually used, Vista would still account for less than 13% of internet usage.
Maybe one reason is that people don't want to spend money on upgrading hardware too. It's not like the average corporate user is going to be able to use any of the new features. All they need to do is run email and office apps.
re: danial and general vista fud..
i dont understand why people keep insisting that vista is insecure and an easy target for viruses and trojans..
vista has some issues but security is not oneof them. in fact vista is far more secure than xp ever was or ever will be. (check secunia if you dont belive me)
Yes it requres better hardware but so does every new operating system.
Yes its not exactly the same as xp and there are some new things you must learn, but again, this is true of any new os.
on vista level hardware vista is about the same if not slightly faster than xp performance wise, even though it contains alot more stuff.
its funny so see how everyone suddenly loves the crap out of win xp while just over a year ago they where bashing it to hellfor being so old, insecure and out dated.
vistas main problem is the marketing. thats the problem with microsoft in general imo.. their marketing sucks. simple as that. that said, there are other issues with vista as well, i can to this day not understand how it can take up 10gb of space. i just dont get it.
people looove to hate microsoft, and ive lost all hope that el, reg will ever publish an unbiast microsoft article, making things up that you know is not true is just FUD
yes, the very thing microsoft is always beeing accused of doing. (btw the "mojave" proect thing was really telling.. people only seem to hate vista if they actually know its vista)
why cant people simple express why they really think is bad about vista instead of making things up. thats just stupid childish fanboism..
I still remember how they pushed Netscape out of business claiming theirs was the only suitable browser to be used with Windows.
Then they got sued for trying to corner the browser market. Bit like when British Telecom claimed they owned the rights to hyper links and the Judge threw the case right out the door and as far down the road as possible.
Their new CEO Steve Ballmer was until recently selling his 12.5 Million Super Boat complete with golf course and helicopter pad claiming it was too small for his needs, is that why we're all being made to pay more for Windows upgrades? Are we buying him his new boat??
Now Steve be realistic as a boat owner myself, I can say that is a completely pointless exercise, a boat that size, your never allowed to pilot it yourself, so where's the fun in that?
Was it just me.
I quickly scanned the article and read it as "only 11 machines installed" rather than the 1 in 11.
Strange thing is 11 was a much more believable figure than 9.8%.
@ I bet if...
"I wasted £460 on Vista only to upgrade back to XP a month later."
Simon, why didn't you ask for your money back? "Merchantable Quality" anyone?
re: danial and general vista fud..
Al, you cant tell me vista dosnt have security problems, I work as a free lance pentester, VISTA has a lot more security bugs and problems than Microsoft would like to admit. If it didn't Steve Ballmer wouldn't be shouting that he wished security researchers would "Just shut up"
Have you not seen and heard about this recently highlighted bug which to date has still not been fixed and effects VISTA, XP etc etc
First, you create an image. If you have Photoshop which is the quickest way, you can set a watermark inside the image as meta data. Go to File > File info and Inside the copyright notice field you can enter whatever you like. HTML, Javascripts, Iframes that fetch Trojans. To Firefox and Opera users, the image will render normally without any notice. But in Internet Explorer, the image content overrules the image header between content-negotiation. The code inside it's source will be rendered as HTML because HTML is present in it.
Another reason to go with Firef0x and throw IE (internet exploder) in the Bin. .
What I want to know...
... is how many of the machines that were surveyed are older than 18 months.
Most businesses will not upgrade the OS on an existing PC. It makes no sense for two reasons, one being that the system is already partway through it's lifetime (and asset depreciation), so why spend new money to replace the OS when the existing OS still works, and the other being that the machine will probably be less productive with Vista than it is currently with XP. Add to this the fact that buying a new system means it comes automatically with Vista, and may well be cheaper in real terms than the system it replaces, and you will realise that very few businesses will do anything other than moving to Vista when they replace the PC.
So the real question should be how many of the business systems deployed since Vista hit the market are still running XP. Anybody any idea?
If M$ really wanted to see what the market had to say.
They would allow the vendors to offer both Vista and XP on every machine. If Vista is so wonderful all the users would ask for it surely? If not then they would no be forcing it on everyone and would have a true market response to their new product. As it is when you are only allowed one choice that does not indicate customer satisfaction.
@ Tom Turck
Please tell me about the Vista "security" features? I just want to know what you mean by this.
OS X "Snow Leopard" Server goes right for the mid-sized enterprise market.
I predict a further rise in Apple on the enterprise desktop.
Shouldn't have bought Vista
A non-technical friend on a tight budget asked me if he should get a Vista laptop. I said no, get one with XP installed. He instead bought one with Vista installed and asked me to show him how to do X, Y, Z because "it doesn't work the same as XP". Yeah, I know, that's one reason why I recommended XP.
Then he asked how he can make it go faster because it seems quite slow. I told him to upgrade to XP. Yes, I said "upgrade". If you see an improvement in performance or ease of use then it's definately an upgrade. And if you buy a cheap laptop you definately need to run it with XP.
Or if you *have* to use Vista then disable SuperFetch. General use becomes snapier IMO.
Why would I though?
I work for the NHS, and am directly responsible for a small network of approx 200 desktop systems and 6 servers (2 sql, 2 citrix, 2 file), in a independantly funded (not tax payers money) department.
We have machines ranging from brand new to 3 years old, all running XP Pro SP2. Everything runs sweet as a nut, the machines have a light, compact custom build, it looks good, it's familar, responsive and pretty secure.
I currently see no reason at all to move over to Vista. If I were to migrate I'd reimage every machine identically (it makes support a breeze), and to be frank some of our older machines wouldn't cut it, and some of our new machines would probably be a little sluggish.
Vista's party-piece for want of a better phrase is media, and that's simply not a part of office life.
Expensive license + time to reimage + cost of new hardware + sluggish performance = FAIL
Paris, because she understands the true joy of a responsive OS.
The "new Coke" ?
What like, you pay a shed load of money it, for a while it makes everything look great, but everyone else thinks you're being a wanker and the come down is a total bitch ?
Enterprise-level Support
Most businesses will prefer to support a single platform at a time. Rolling out a new OS to thousands of machines is time-consuming but at least every machine is pretty standard (at least to begin with), and easier to support.
MS have never seemed to grasp that businesses will not buy individual new machines with a new OS, and just plonk that on someone's desk. Nor do they seem to realise that most businesses just want a stable OS, and for it to remain stable and supported for many years (Unix?).
Why would you buy faster hardware to run a new OS that ran your new version of Office at the same speed as your old stuff?
Vespa is the "New Coke" eh?
Actually - you've got a point there; after recently installing "Whole Bottle of Coke" I am left feeling incredibly lathargic, heavy, uncomfortably swollen and quite reluctant to do anything productive at all.
It leaves you with that bloated feeling; not particularly nasty per se but hardly an efficient way to wet the palet... What other analogous offerings do we have? It's heavily overpriced for what the customer actually wants (effective thirst quenching can be obtained from free council juice but you need to BUY THIS!!! because it tastes good-er); there are numerous completely unnecessary add-ins that take up extra room in your stomach; it's so full of gas a completely new form of virus could live off it indefinately; it expands exponentially upon installation such that there is no space left for anything of substance; it's been hypersweetened to the point where it makes your eyelids curl (and what better way is there to describe 'aero' but as useless eyecandy); and of course it is available in three distinctly unappealing flavours (decaffeinated, de-sugared and good old de-cocaine'd). It is, in effect, completely without substance and totally unnecessary, hardly the choice of a new generation. Yup - Nail -> Head.
I'm not rushing
I would imagine that, like myself, quite a few IT professionals first got their hands on Vista not because they consciously bought a copy, but because a laptop or desktop PC came with the damn OS pre-loaded - and then the IT department had to 'upgrade' a PC in order to support their Vista Users.
Sadly, I upgraded my 2 year-old Acer laptop in response to the trickle of Vista-based laptops arriving in our organisation - and it's been grief ever since. First of all the RAM had to go up from 768MB to 1.5GB to get any decent performance (Processor is a 1.5GHz Celeron M), then I had to debug why remote desktop kept stopping working for a few Managers. 50% of the time my display won' t wake up again after screen-saving and then I have to push the power button to go in, then out, of suspend to carry on working.
Heaven help me if Vista downloads an update and wants a reboot because the cycle of: 'out-of-hibernate' -> reboot -> install updates -> maybe reboot again can take the best part of 20 minutes.
I am often left wondering why a simple task, such as checking or changing network configuration, takes twice as many keypresses under Vista (with default configuration) as with XP. My default printer keeps randomly changing and if I lose my wifi connection it can sometimes take a reboot to get it back..I could go on but you get the picture.
I look after around 200 PCs and it'll be a cold day in hell before I take any direct action to upgrade any of them to Vista - and before you wonder what happens when I have 'no choice' because Vista's the only pre-loaded option well - I am looking at a new core app for our business needs (veterinary clinics) that is wholly java-based and will run on a Linux desktop - even on our ageing PII's currently running good-ol' NT4.
--Paris because she probably knows what it's like to have something unwanted thrust upon her.
Nearly half of businesses have Vista deployment plans....
"It's not a huge surprise that just over half the enterprises we surveyed don't yet have Windows Vista deployment plans...."
So nearly half do?
Seriously guys... wake up and smell the roses. Vista is being deployed. My last place deployed it after trialing it on a few sales PC's and the success resulted in every new PC using it. Some marketing droids are rabbiting about doing a new website and mentioned Vista at the "15-20% mark"... that's a damn sight better than Mac OS X or Linux - and they've had a bit longer to get the sales going. (Jesus - Linux is free and Vista is still kicking it's ass!)
At my current place they don't use a new OS until SP1, and as I've only been here 4 months I haven't got around to it.
Yet we've been buying Vista licences for the last year or so.
Guess what.... we're using XP on them.
But guess what else.... we're going to put them onto Vista in the next month or so as we've test it and it works pretty well. Better security model that XP, easier to administer and will please the sales team as it looks all shiny. (e.g. it was this or a mac! :-)
Businesses haven't got time to dick about with a new OS. They just want it to work. It's normally a good 18 months to 2 years before companies even LOOK at upgrading their platform.
Once again the linux lovers (read microsoft haters) moan and bitch about the latest product from the worlds most popular desktop OS vendor AGAIN - whilst praising the previous version AGAIN. Same bitching, same timescale, just the latest release.
And again, out of all of these comments from "IT Professionals", nobody has actually stated any reasons as to why it's oh so crap. Just the usual "i keep telling my mates how shite it is", "i downgraded 40,000,000 machines can it's so poor" and the ever original "apple/linux is better".
Guys - get a fucking life. It's an OS. It works. There are lots of drivers. Hardware for it is so cheap the homeless can get it and other than some wanky in-house VB app done on the cheap - what doesn't run on it? What the fuck is the problem?!
BTW Daniel: XP Pro is more expensive than Vista Bus. Quite a bit if you include inflation as well.
Oh - nice and original "V.I.S.T.A" there. Love it - Although I suspect your one of the many "professionals" unable to grasp the concept of UAC... Twat
Whats with the Linux bashing?
I seriously don't get the Linux bashing going on here the whole I time. I dual boot Ubuntu 8.04 with XP SP3- and have configured around 30 computers in a similar fashion. Most people use XP- some use Ubuntu- some of those who haven't got a vague foggy notion what they're looking at actually prefer Ubuntu. So what? I still shelled out for XP licences- and indeed have a small stock of them in reserve. I don't hate Microsoft, I don't love Linux. I love hardware that just works, is easy to install and maintain, and does not have to be needlessly upgraded just to suit someone else's deployment cycle. I'm a big fan of making life as easy as possible- but I'm also a big fan of secure computing........
Some things do bug me- like having to configure multiple partitions in FAT32 to support some of the hardware- but so what. Thats life.
Ps- yes, I'm also the sort of guy who uses bootcamp on Powerbooks to dual boot with XP. So what.......
The Microsoft business model is "old and busted"
It was never a very sophisticated model anyway. Establish a monopoly position and then use it to force customers to swallow whatever you shoved down their throats. But, aha! (and ha ha ha!) Vista is in the anomalous position of competing with its predecessor XP, and guess what? Customers much prefer XP to Vista. Moreover over there in the bushes, Linux and Mac OS are making rather attractive cooing noises and luring the adventurous in that direction. (For some values of "attractive". Does the Mac OS wear leopard-skin bikini underwear? Does Linux favor black leather bustiers?)
As far as I can tell, Microsoft is so used to ignoring what the customers want and *truly* need that finally they've produced a system so contrary to those wants and needs that the market is rejecting it.
Three things strike me about Vista: first, it's another example of pointless change in details. The way you do something in one version of Windows has often been different from the previous version, even though the previous version worked just fine. Vista merely carries on this tradition, but in spades. The administrators are justifiably annoyed.
Second, in spite of the amazing increase in processing power, PC's have slowed down; the increase in hardware speed has been stolen and handed over to the functions the users neither want nor need, for example end-to-end encryption of HD signals. See
for some of the gory details.
Third, Vista, much more frequently than previous versions of Windows starting with Win95, gives rise to the cry "hey, whose computer is this anyway? Mine or Microsoft's?" When the OS starts to actively interfere with the use of your machine, as Vista evidently does, it demonstrates some kind of fundamental ethical blindspot on the part of the OS developer.
In a way, Vista is an interesting example of evolution in action. If you (hypothetically) build The Perfect OS, then any change whatsoever is a step down. I suspect that XP is reasonably close to The Perfect OS, at least as far as PC users are concerned, so Vista can only be a backward step.
The situation has its amusing elements. As others have pointed out, Microsoft's response to the Vista fuckup is spin, spin, and more spin, but we've got so used to lies, distortions, smokescreens, fairy tales, and myths that spin doesn't do much anymore except transfer dollars from Microsoft's pockets into the pockets of the spinmeisters.
@ steve
The reason why they don't state their reasons is for the same reason we don't question gravity when things fall. There's plenty of proof of performance dips and the long goodbye, but we've accepted them as facts and see no reason to troop them out again since we already know about them.
re: danial and general vista fud..
Hey aL
As far as every new OS needing more stuff. Not true with Linux. I support hardware that is from 4 years old to purchased last week. My low end systems have 512 megs of RAM.
All of them support any version of Linux I toss at them. Be it Ubuntu Dapper Drake (2 years old) to Ubuntu Hardy Heron (2 months old). KDE3 .5 or KDE 4. No problem. I expect that even my old systems will have no problem with the next version (or two) of Ubuntu.
For the most part, Linux has their act together. There has not been a need of getting hardware any better than an "average" system that was sold in 2004.
Microsoft overshot the mark. We are only now getting to the point were low end systems run Vista well. And that is because we now define low end as a system with 2 gigs of ram!
@Steve, @Chad H
Steve, your post was superb and as far as I'm concerned spot on. The majority of posts here are bashing something that 99% of the users don't give a fuck about. They just want it to work, if anything they want the newer shinier version because that's simply how our society works.
The obvious and clear reason that very few non-enthusiasts use Linux et al, is because it's shit. Vista has things in different places from XP, which is just dumb, but it's still a damn sight easier to grasp than Linux. Most businesses couldn't give a toss if Linux will run on hardware they cobble together out of toys, it needs to be easy for the USERS to USE.
Don't blame Microsoft for trying to make more money, they are simply doing the same as everyone else and were lucky to have the right product at the right time.
Oh and Chad, you can't claim that the understanding of a universal force that has been around since the dawn of fucking time, is anywhere near comparable as an argument to this situation. Plus, you don't understand gravity properly anyway. Things don't fall down, the Earth rushes up to meet them. ;)
The Linux Users...
I see there were some comments about linux users bashing Vista and hailing XP as the best thing since sliced bread. As a Linux user and programmer I can refute that, I've never had the inclination to use either XP or Vista and won't bother commenting on the tech.
No I'll just point out that Vista is not being bought by people who receive fresh new blank machines. It's being forced on people in a quite immoral and market distorting way. Thus windows users are not in control of their own computers and I would always recommend that such users regain control with the use of linux, regardless of how great windows actually is.
Who are you going to believe...
.... Microsoft (who promote and sell the product) or Forrester (one of the most experienced and respected IT business research outfits)?
BTW, I thought the Terminal 5 analogy was nifty - although, presumably, T5 will eventually work as intended.
@Dave Bennet, who writes: "The obvious and clear reason that very few non-enthusiasts use Linux et al, is because it's shit."
Thank you for that well-reasoned and insightful analysis. It saved me reading the rest because unthinking knee-jerk vituperation like that invalidates anything else you might have to say (and I'd feel the same if you wrote that you didn't like Windows "because it's shit"). Idiot.
Paris because even she probably thinks for a moment before shooting her mouth off.
It is all Intel's fault anyway
They didn't make a "bigger faster cheaper" processor that was only Vista compatible. Yup, no big processor upgrade, so no compelling reason to upgrade the software.
In fact, there are smaller machines (slower) that are getting market share (EEE PC is but one I suspect). All the "Vista ready" (or whatever hype exists) requires lots of $$$ and (more importantly) more POWER from the wall socket/battery.
NOT a good trend!
Vista's problem
M$ forgot the first rule of computing - if it ain't broke, don't fix it !!
No amount of spin will cover up their fuckup in that direction !! 'nouf said !!
The obvious reason why very few non-enthusiasts use linux is that Microsoft has abused their monopoly powers since the late 80s. Try to find a vendor who will sell you a dual boot system? You cant find one.
Until recently you could not get a Dell or HP with linux preinstalled. And even now you have to know what you are looking for to find the option.
If a PC arrived with a Vista CD an Ubuntu CD and a checkofflist.
Vista - Install, install drivers, reboot, sytem update, reboot, install antivirus, install anti-spyware, install office software.
Ubuntu -install, update wireless/video drivers, system update and reboot.
On that playing field, Linux would hold more than 2% of the desktop market.
Everyone knows someone who knows enough about windows to get going with it. If the same was true for Linux. Microsoft would be in trouble.
The only problem business would really have, is if their applications would run in a linux environment. Believe me, I would rather train an XP user with Office 2003 experience to use Ubuntu with Openoffice before I would want to train them on using Vista with Office 2007. Vista with Office is just to different from what they are used to.
Snow leopard
I find it crazy that Microsoft's OSes tend to get slower and slower, do things less efficiently.
At least Apple are actually realising that they need to optimise their OS and cut the bloat (it does run pretty nicely anyway compared to Vista). They're even working on making multicore appear fairly transparent to the programmer.
Microsoft made too many dramatic changes, they should have improved things under the hood dramatically but present a fairly familiar face to the end user. Maybe giving them the option to switch on new power features. Instead they added way too much clutter and redesigned things for the sake of it.
£13,000 of workstations all downgraded
My company has recently bought a load of Dell workstations to the tune of £13,000, all have been 'downgraded' to XP.
My peni*..er...OS is bigger than yours
This whole anti-vista business has gotten quite tiresome by now. I wondered if the Applites and Linites might have tired of it by now, but apparently not.
I do not agree with MS's numbers. They are going on licenses, and still consider those who've downgraded to XP to be Vista customers. They also don't include the linux geeks who would never use Windows even if it were a stable, reliable and fully secure system. Naturally, all of this is absolute rubbish.
I personally do not have any real issues with Vista. My only real bitch about it is; what's with all the DRM? Apparently the almighty and powerful MS caved in to pressures from the RIAA and MPAA, and are now snuggly in bed together taking turns on eachothers butt holes.
As for those who are waiting for everyone to switch over to linux; if you're so eagre and truly wish it upon everyone, why not put your money where you mouth is so every boy, girl, mom, pop, grandma and grandpa (in other words everyone) can get the new OS to recognize and function with their scanners, printers, card readers, digital cameras, video cards, video capture cards, HD video capture cards and TV tuners, and so on? I mean not everyone understands geek speek, not everyone can understand all the cryptic linux user support groups and other types of "holier than thou" computer users around the world.
Really folks...I mean...REALLY!
Hi fanbuoys! Stop spinning!
"Yes it requres better hardware but so does every new operating system."
Wrong. It's never been true except for MS OSes. New OSes *support* better hardware, they don't *require* it. (well, in a reasonable time frame, that is. I don't claim that my brand new shiny Linuxes and BSDs will support 20 -yo hardware, but they DO run on 10-yo hardware like a charm.)
"Yes its not exactly the same as xp and there are some new things you must learn, but again, this is true of any new os."
True and false, in this order. It is not exactly the same, it's the same stuff reorganized, so you're right. But "any new OS" requires you to re-learn how to do things? Really? This is not even "only true for MS", it's only true for Vista! (well, since 3.1 anyway)
"on vista level hardware vista is about the same if not slightly faster than xp performance wise, even though it contains alot more stuff." False, false and false. From my experience, even on a 64-bit processor and with a metric ton of RAM, XP is faster when the load of the system increases (though you're right, the difference tends to decrease with the amount of RAM). Which is kinda ridiculous, ain't it? Given that Vista 64 is supposed to be able to make use of the 64-bit CPUs, and not XP...
As for the "alot more stuff" part, I guess this is a lot more stirfoam and/or cotton clogging the datatubes inside the damn machine, because I don't really see what else you could be talking about... oh, you're not refering to this small added feature, the one that every other OS on earth already had, back from the sixties? The one MS dubbed UAC? Or are you?
"Vista has things in different places from XP, which is just dumb, but it's still a damn sight easier to grasp than Linux."
Easier to grasp? Where the heck did you read that? Because obviously, you didn't experience it yourself. Unless you jumped on Gentoo (or even Slackware) right away without reading any documentation. For the n00bs (by that I mean people with a point-and-click compulsion and an aversion for the RTFM approach), there is Ubuntu and the like (Mandriva is quite easy to use for unexperienced users, too). These distros are easier to use and more intuitive than Vista. Not only for me, but also for the XP-hugging non-IT people I know who happened to try. (my parents, my neighbour, and two lusers here at work spring to mind)
All I can say is...
...that in our shop we tried hard to go Vista, MS even came in to assist the migration, but our apps are so old and have so many silly dependencies that MS sort of gave up and advised that we should go from W2K to XP until all our apps are up to spec, then maybe they will come back have another go, that was 12 months ago.
Slow Take-up
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Grafton Street Pub and Grill
- Address:
1230 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
Contemporary AmericanPrice: $30 and under
Grafton Street Pub and Grill
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://www.graftonstreetcambridge.com/
- Phone: (617) 497-0400
- Hours of Operation:
Brunch: Saturday & Sunday: 10:00am - 4:00pm; Lunch: Daily: 11:00am - 4:00pm; Dinner: Nightly: 4:00pm - 11:00pm; Late Night Menu: Sunday - Wednesday till midnight & Thursday - Saturday till 1AM
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: American, Contemporary American
- Executive Chef: Jose Bessa
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Entertainment, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Smoking Area, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Private Party Facilities: We have a semi-private area designed for appetizer/cocktail functions or for large dinner party functions. We also have lunch and brunch menu options available. Please browse our website for the different function options or contact our event manager at the restaurant.
- Private Party Contact: Krista Pereira 617-497-0400x
- Entertainment: There are DJ's beginning at 11pm on Friday and Saturday please view our website for details.
Getting there
- Cross Street: Bow St.
- Public Transit: Just a short walk away is the Harvard Square Red Line train stop. There are also several bus routes that empty into Harvard Square.
- Parking: Street Parking
- Parking Details: There is on street parking available, in addition to parking garages in Harvard Square. The complete list of directions for our restaurant are listed on our website.
A word from Grafton Street Pub and Grill
Originally opened in October of 1996, Grafton Street Pub and Grill has been a beloved institution of Harvard Square for over a decade. Located at 1230 Massachusetts Avenue-the Gateway of Harvard Square-this neighborhood hotspot is named after the spirited cobblestone-lined shopping district in Dublin's famed Temple Bar area. Grafton Street deftly combines a traditional pub's warmth and coziness with a contemporary and comfortable dining environment. Executive Chef Eric Gregory serves up contemporary American cuisine for lunch and dinner seven days a week, including a prized Sunday brunch. The bustling bar boasts an extensive selection of beer, wine and liquor, and features many signature cocktails created exclusively by award-winning Grafton Street mixologists. The 5,000 square foot space revels in tones of cream, beige and brown, complemented by black trim, yielding what is a well-designed but inherently relaxed space.Continued
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159 reviews since August 1, 2014
- Food3.9Service3.9
- Ambiance3.9Noise LevelModerate
good for groups (66)neighborhood gem (56)vibrant bar scene (46)great for outdoor dining (42)fit for foodies (30)great for brunch (29)hot spot (29)great for lunch (29)special occasion (14)romantic (11)late-night find (10)kid-friendly (8)notable wine list (5)scenic view (4)Show More
- Very enjoyableEphi22Dined on 11/16/2014We came here for my birthday with my husband and my 70 year old parents. Its large but still has a nice, warm atmosphere to it on a very cold day. The foot was really great. We all had 4 very different comfort foods and everyone loved their own meals. I have celiac disease and must eat gluten free and they were very knowledgeable. The only 2 things that effected the experience somewhat was the service. While the wait staff was friendly, service was rather slow. It took 10 minutes after being seated to have anyone come to our table to even take a drink order and a little slow on the pick of the table, too. Also, there was a dark closet right in front of our table that the staff all hung out in. Some were folding napkins and all were flirting and chatting. Just a weird, distracting thing to have to stare at throughout dinner. I would definitely go back and would definitely request a different table. ;-)Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ConcordDined on 11/16/2014Good place before going to Fogg Museum. QUICK service and decent food.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Never disappointsScottVIPDined on 11/15/2014One of the few places left in Harvard Square that's nice enough to take out of town guests to, yet affordable. Food and service were both excellent. Lots of vegetarian choices. It did get a bit noisy on a busy Saturday night. Also one of the few places in the Square that offers parking (in the lot next to the old Baptist church/now Jose Mateo Ballet Theater at 1151 Mass Ave; print your OpenTable confirmation to avoid getting towed).Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Fantastic food at a great priceCoveredinrain57Dined on 11/15/2014I was really impressed with the brunch menu here. The prices were notably lower than other restaurants around and the meals that my group got were all really delicious. I had the fried chicken sandwich and the star was truly the shoestring french fries. I ended up eating all of them from the mountain that was served with my sandwich. My friends got the mushroom omelet, corned beef hash, and the Irish breakfast. All were incredibly happy with their meals. The beer selection is good and the cocktails decent. My friend enjoyed his mimosa, but my other friend did not enjoy her Bloody Mary so much. Overall it was a really great experience and we will be coming back!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A solid place to eatUndercoverchefDined on 11/14/2014Food is nothing extraordinary but certainly good. Just a generically good place to go and dine.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Staff was great!OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 11/1/2014Loved the service and especially the help picking out a new beer. The food was solid not outstanding but overall a great time.Special Features:
- FANTASTICkacismkgDined on 10/25/2014My friend and I enjoyed a fabulous dinner here. Food was exceptional, they had my favorite beer on tap, and our server was one of the best I've had. I would definitely recommend this place to others, and I'm definitely going again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- perfect for the occaisionfoodjoyDined on 10/25/2014We had a great dinner here with our kids while visiting our daughter at a Boston area University. We wanted a casual restaurant that did not cater to students and Grafton Street hit the mark. The hummus, chick pea burger and lobester mac and cheese were stand-outs. yum! the chowder and margharita pizza were unremarkable. Our server was excellent and attentive, the vibe was fun and we all enjoyed ourselves. We will definitely go back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- More a pub than a restaurantBrooklinerVIPDined on 10/20/2014Today's soup/sandwich special was just ok -- the chicken vegetable soup was very salty (all at the table agreed). The menu is limited and the prices a little high for the quality of the food. But the bar area is pleasant and there are booths, which are great for conversation.
- hopingweeatoutsideDined on 10/19/2014service was great - waitress was fantastic! Very cool spot.Special Features:
- RichDined on 10/19/2014Large Portions, Great tasting Food. Fun Atmosphere ideally located!!! We keep coming back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Consistently very goodJorgeDined on 10/17/2014Every time I have dined at Grafton Street Pub the food has been very good. The service is good with one or two exceptions. It is better to avoid Grafton's during Harvard's big events (i.e. parents weekend, graduation) to have the best service. Always recommend it to friends.
- Nice spot in Harvard SquaresoapstoneDined on 10/17/2014Great spot to take students for a break from dining hall food.Special Features:
- Cambridge weekenddoublehoppedDined on 10/11/2014Comfortable casual with just the right amount of upscale... ...its more than a bar but not so fancy you will break your wallet. Took my college age son and some of his friends for dinner. Dinner plate portions were fair, I was looking at one on the boys' fish-and-chips platter with jealousy! On a really busy Saturday night the service was definitely above average and good humored, which is more than you can say for a lot of places when the place is jam packed crazy. Would definitely return, and have done so already.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2010VIPDined on 10/10/2014A fun evening for a group, good food and drink. There were no leftovers to take home.
- Eat and visit with friendsOpenTable Diner Since 2006Dined on 10/5/2014Grafton Street was not too noisy so that conversation was possible the food and service was good. We were a party of 6 and all-in-all we had a nice time and enjoyed our meal very much.Special Features:
- Always good for Saturday BrunchOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 10/4/2014Made a reservation for my wife and I, our 7-week old, and our friend. The hostess was more than accommodating in finding an appropriate table that would fit the stroller/car seat. The food was good, and very reasonably priced in comparison to other places you would get brunch in Boston/Cambridge. The Mimosa and Bloody Mary were both excellent. Definitely recommend for Saturday brunch/lunch outing.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Not vegan or vegetarian friendlyHLSSDined on 10/3/2014Title says it all. Dismissive of vegans especially. The waitress said they don't have vegan friendly food because they are an 'Irish pub.' The menu of course includes Sangrias and pizzas. I have not been to many 'Irish pubs' with that kind of menu.
- Good spotBenSahnDined on 10/3/2014We had a good time at dinner. Nice choice of draft beers, excellent service, tasty food. Great location in Harvard Sq. Can be loud.Special Features:
- Good food, service not greatShaneDined on 10/3/2014The server initially was very attentive, as meal went on we saw less of server. My partner ordered a pizza and it was never even put in, so we ended up skipping it. Luckily we had enough other food on the table. The server did not offer to comp anything nor did she offer to bring a plate so we could all share, but the server did apologize. If the server had been more attentive she would have noticed a patron with no food. The food itself was delicious.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Grafton Is Going StrongOpenTable Diner Since 2008VIPDined on 9/29/2014This Harvard Square gem shows no sign of slowing down. From friendly staff, to comfortable surroundings, and delicious eats, this spot is sure to please. Try the bacon and Brussels sprouts flatbread; a surprising and yummy delight!Special Features:
- An Irish GemGoodeatsDined on 9/28/2014Excellent service, great food. Somewhat noisy but lots of good, urban energy. Great Bloody Marys.Special Features:
- Great spot!jtuttsDined on 9/27/2014I came here with my fiancé and our two friend, we were seated right by the open windows which was perfect because it was a warm September night. It was also great for people watching! I ordered the chickpea burger which I would highly recommend for anyone who enjoys vegetarian type burgers! Plus it was only $10 and I couldn't even finish it. I ordered the la primavera which was also delicious! Order this if you like tequila!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent food!dilyshDined on 9/14/2014It is my go-to place when I'm in the area seeing a play at A.R.T. The restaurant has never failed me.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great seafoodDaredevil9000Dined on 9/12/2014Great service, great atmosphere, great food. Fried calmari app was out of this world, bouillabaisse was singular! Only complaint was the lack of green veggie sidesSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Pleasant SurpriseCaileanDined on 8/29/2014Went here on a whim and I wasn't disappointed. The bavette steak and sweet potato ravioli came within an excellent combination of accompanying foods and all was well.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- outstanding oysters!repeatVIPDined on 8/28/2014far better than those we had recently at a fancier place in Kenmore Square...
- Good Food, but ...sherbear33VIPDined on 8/26/2014I'd heard good things and seen this restaurant packed each night when I walked by. My experience seemed to be a little different than what others were experiencing. There were a couple of large groups dining at the same time as me. I was able to watch the good service and extra staff attending to them. Meanwhile none of my plates were cleared the entire time I was at my table. Indeed my salad plate remained when I was asked if I wanted dessert. There were also a number of flies and gnats around my food which really made the entire dinner less appealing. That said, the food was excellent. The portions were huge -- some of the largest I've ever seen. Two or three people could have shared my dinner and all would have been happy.Special Features:
- WowDimaVIPDined on 8/24/2014Went there before sending our child to college. No, they didn't manage to spoil the occasion. We didn't go there for a gourmet experience but still... The worst meal we've had in many years. Stuffed Sole had large chunks of red pepper on top, Mac and cheese either had either spoiled cheese or something else weird going on. I don't want to re-call other details. Great location but do you really think food is that unimportant?
- Not an intimate dining experienceparticulardinerDined on 8/22/2014Food is excellent. But don't bother with dessert, many other options nearby that are cheaper and much more satisfying. Worst complaint is the noise. The main feature is the bar and on a weekend, it is standing room only. Hard to think let alone carry on a conversation in this environment. Outside tables are not much better competing with waiting line to get into the bar or those waiting for a table. A reservation is a must to get in without a long wait.Special Features:
- noisy and crowded, so-so foodpbillDined on 8/22/2014Unbelievably loud and packed in the bar and it filled the dining room to an unpleasant roar so that we had to shout to be heard, including the server. The food wasn't terrible but it was nothing special either. Wasted effort trying to have a pleasant meal. We ate as fast as we could, left and went to Finale for dessert. Not going back. Server was super great though.Special Features:
- I was reminded why I stopped goingsurfturf2VIPDined on 8/21/2014The service is absolutely horrible. I was having a lunch meeting. We weren't pressed for time but we didn't have all day either. When we order appetizers, my soup came out warmish instead of hot. I asked for more oyster crackers from two different servers. They never came. To make matters worse, it was one of the worst bowls of clam chowder I've ever tasted. The stuff out of the can is better. My entree did not make things much better. They seem to put more into presentation than preparation. This is the opposite of what you want to do for the type of pub Grafton is. The salmon felt like a forced choice because the menu is so unappealing and limited. Again, I was reminded why I stopped going to Grafton.
- Early Sat. eve. dinner was great!WelovediningoutVIPDined on 8/16/2014We dined early on Sat. evening & had a great experience. We were seated right away & had an experienced friendly server. My husband asked if he could purchase the "neat" Guiness pint glass his beer was served in and was pleasantly surprised when they wrapped & gave it to him! Mussels & oysters as apps. were fresh & tasty. The steak entrée was a hearty portion & the scallop entrée was very good. The manager offered me two different tastings of the wine I had ordered & stopped by our table to chat & discuss them. Lovely chocolate molten cake for dessert. We were treated as valued, special guests even though this was our first visit.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Birthday DinnerresomervilleDined on 8/12/2014Had been to Grafton for brunch and wanted to try dinner menu so I planned a b'day dinner for a friend and we had a great time. Everyone loved their food. I got the scallops e hitch were cooked perfectly. The service was fantastic.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Brunch in Harvard SquareCuseCuisineDined on 8/10/2014My wife and I really enjoyed our wonderful brunch at the Grafton Street Pub and Grill just down the street from Harvard University in Cambridge. The food and service were both terrific! Andrew was very attentive and took good care of us! My wife who rarely eats breakfast had the two-egg breakfast plate AND French Toast which we decided to split. I had the Eggs Benedict which were prepared with Irish bacon and they were awesome! The French Toast was also really delicious. I added a very tasty House Bloody Mary to accompany my brunch and the entire experience was spot on and a great way to start a relaxing Sunday!Special Features:
- great spotquicheDined on 8/7/2014We always have a good meal at Grafton Street. It is best to make a reservation ahead of time so they have a table waiting for you.Special Features:
- Excellentdd8444Dined on 8/6/2014So good we went back the next evening! The Grafton burger is marvelous! Also the Lobstef Mac & Cheese was a hit! If visiting Cambridge a stop here is a must!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Sunday brunchdaviggrDined on 8/3/2014Very nice Sunday brunch, with standard brunch menu. Accommodated our party of 6 including a time change. Waitress was abut sour but it was Sunday morn. Consider a few gluten free options.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The following 767 reviews are from the Grafton Street Pub and Grill reviews archive.
- Great Lunch PlaceOpenTable Diner Since 2007Dined on 7/29/2014This was probably my third or fourth time at Grafton Street, and I thought it was a very good lunch. I made a reservation and we were seated right away. The server was good and the food was very good. I had the veggie burger and greens, and it was probably the best one I have ever had (and I've had many). My lunch companion had the fish tacos, and she said they were good. Her plate was empty, so I guess that's a good sign. I would recommend giving it a try.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Reliably goodSnickerdoodleDined on 7/29/2014This is a go-to spot for many Harvard faculty and staff because it's reliably good (or very good) food, has appealing price points and menu diversity, and is so convenient. On this visit we were two and had the Caesar and beet salads with chicken added. Portions were ample and the they tasted very good. We topped it off with the molten chocolate cake with caramel ice cream, which on this visit wasn't as "caramel-y" as usual. Our waiter forgot to deliver a drink but otherwise service was fine.Special Features:


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CRCA News
CRCA Announces 2013 Division III Pocock All-America Team
May 28, 2013
General Requirements for nominating a student-athlete for CRCA post season honors are:
The student-athlete must meet all eligibility rules as defined by her institution. The student-athlete must have participated in at least 75% of all races during the current season (all races before and including May 12, 2013). The student-athlete must have rowed at least 75% of the season's races in the varsity boat (all race before and including May 12, 2013). The student-athlete must be nominated by her institution. The Head Coach of the student-athlete's institution must be a member in good standing of the CRCA.
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Strength of Schedule; Regular season record; End of season regatta results; Nomination Rank; Coach's comments; 2,000 meter erg score
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Gabriella Bilotta Bates College
Kayla Cloud Wesleyan University
Michalina (Miki) Fili Washington College
Jennifer Lamy Wellesley College
Rachel Mevissen Ithaca College
Robin Neschke Trinity College
Piper Sallquist Williams College
Jess Steketee William Smith College
Mallory Ward Bates College
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Rebecca Brown Simmons College
Margaret Fellows St. Lawrence University
Gen Guilfoile Smith College
Annika LaVoie University of Puget Sound
April Pendergrass Marietta College
Sarah Poggi Lewis and Clark
Justine Seraganian Colby College
Corre Steele Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Welcome to the Star Thrower Farm website! Our farm is home to a flock of pasture raised, purebred Icelandic sheep and their guardian llamas. Pastures are a combination of native grasses, wildflowers and alfalfa. This nutritious forage adds complexity to the flavor of the rich sheep's milk cheeses produced at the farm's creamery. Icelandic sheep do not give a large quantity of milk but do produce a very high quality milk that is excellent for cheesemaking.
In addition to their rich milk, Icelandic sheep are known for their beautiful fleeces prized by handspinners, felters and other fiber artists. Because our flock is pastured, their fleeces are very clean with little vegetive matter. Visit the Store section of this website for our current selection of raw fleeces and processed fiber products.
Icelandic sheep are called "triple purpose" because in addition to their rich milk and beautiful fleece, they are reknowned for their delicious and mild flavored meat. Once you try Icelandic lamb you better understand the meaning of the word "gourmet."
Thank you for visiting our website and thank you for your interest in our farm, sheep, cheese and fiber products.
Star Thrower Farm is featured on sustainable agriculture video
The Crow River Chapter of the Sustainable Farming Association asked Star Thrower Farm to participate in the making of a promotion video which explains the goals of this very worthwhile group.
Star Thrower Farm will be at Mill City Farmer's Market every Saturday this summer beginning in June. We will also be at the Kingfield Farmer's Market June 8, July 13, August 10, September 14 and October 12. Our farmstead sheep milk cheeses, pastured lamb and fiber products are natural, healthy and Minnesota grown!
Lookng for unique gift ideas? Contact email@example.com for a current selection of handknit Icelandic woolens and cheese gift baskets
Star Thrower Farm is included in the Minnesota Bride magazine's Best of 2012 issue. We were proud to be chosen as the site for this beautiful wedding
Star Thrower Farm is proud to host Slow Food of MN "Where The Wild Things Are" dinner on June 1, 2014. Doug Flicker of Piccolo is the chef for this event. Ticket information available soon.
We will also host Dinner On The Farm on June 29. Ian Gray of The Gray House is the chef for this sold out event.


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Margaret Anne Cox speaks about food donated to the pantry at the Chattanooga's Ronald McDonald House as they prepare to reopen after closing in August due to mold.
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Fresh teal paint, new carpet, new beds and new TVs will greet families when they return this week to the renovated Ronald McDonald House.


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New secretary of agriculture speaks to U.S. Wheat, NAWG boards
By Jennifer M. Latzke
He's only been appointed for a little more than three weeks, but U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is optimistic the U.S. Department of Agriculture can become a leaner and more efficient agency under his watch.
As part of his debut to agricultural organizations, Vilsack visited the Joint Board Meeting of the National Association of Wheat Growers and U.S. Wheat Associates, Inc., Feb. 9, in Washington, D.C. Secretary Vilsack will be working for agriculture in a political environment that will place more emphasis on environmental and labor issues, and in a time of an economic depression, which may affect its future policies and programs.
Environment and farm programs
Vilsack told wheat producers that, with an increasing environmental emphasis, they should expect to see some of their farm subsidies, already under fire from many in the WTO and from Congress, to be coupled with climate change and conservation efforts.
"We should use the climate change discussion as a different way to provide resources to farmers, so it isn't as trade distorting as some claim our subsidies to be," he said. Specifically under fire in the future will be the direct payments wheat growers now receive under the 2008 farm bill.
"I strongly suggest we look into using climate change to deal with this," Vilsack said, in response to a grower asking about an alternative to direct payments. "It would fix the man-on-the-street perception. You'd be getting a payment because of your help with the climate change problem, and not just because you are a farmer. It's hard for ordinary people to understand how we have the cheapest food supply, but why should farmers just get checks? They understand the need for counter-cyclical and conservation payments, though." In the new political atmosphere, trading direct payments for something tied with environmental conservation may be the new way for ag, he said.
"We should be a national leader in the discussion on energy and climate change," he added. "It's an opportunity to develop income opportunities for farmers." Vilsack said since farmers and ranchers are already using land in ways that conserve water and soil, there should be ways for them to be compensated for their efforts in reducing ag's carbon footprint.
"We must be forceful about ag's place at the table in this conversation," Vilsack said. It's his goal to figure out what system would work for U.S. growers to be compensated under, and to cooperate with other agencies in monitoring any system.
Reviewing policies
David Cleavinger, president of NAWG, told Secretary Vilsack he appreciated the extended comment period over the definition of "actively engaged farmers" in the 2008 farm bill. Vilsack said the comment period was extended as part of President Barack Obama's request to review all policies passed in the waning days of the Bush administration. However, he found it odd that only a handful of comments had been received by USDA on the actively engaged definition.
One wheat grower mentioned one reason for few comments was that some may have feared that this could be a way for USDA to spotlight commentators for further review.
"That doesn't seem right to me," he replied. "We're asking your advice because we need it and not because we want to go after you."
Trade agreements
Since there was not yet a confirmation of a U.S. Trade Representative at the time of the meeting, nor a confirmed U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Secretary Vilsack didn't want to speculate about the country's position on the Doha round of the WTO, or any pending bilateral trade agreements. However, he told producers to expect environmental and labor issues to be important considerations in future trade discussions. Vilsack also said he was supportive of bilateral trade agreements, more open markets, and would aggressively pursue ways to get ag trade accomplished.
One trade topic that he would speak about was the status of the Foreign Agricultural Service within USDA. FAS is one agency that uses producer checkoff dollars with federal appropriations to promote U.S. foreign market access for agriculture.
FAS is currently in financial difficulties because of inadequate federal funding. While the amount of funding hasn't been increased, the amount of work FAS has been charged to do by Congress has. To make do, the agency has been securing operating expenses from other parts of its budget. However, those places are becoming tapped out and the agency may have to furlough workers.
"The FAS plays an important role in promoting trade," Vilsack said. "It is in a multimillion dollar budget deficit and we must get that budget right so that FAS can stop playing tricks to do its work. We must get Congress to provide the resources for FAS."
Of particular interest to wheat growers on both boards was the recent language attached to the stimulus bill, calling for government agencies to buy American first. This protectionist act could adversely affect future U.S. wheat export markets. Secretary Vilsack said he was not in support of using the stimulus for protectionist agendas, and that free and open fair trade would be in the best interest for all.
"I think it's a reflection of the economic anxiety today," he said. "People look inward at a time they should be looking outward."
Balancing organic and production ag
A North Dakota wheat farmer, Doug Goehring, asked the secretary how USDA will deal with the conflicting needs of organic and sustainable agricultural production under his watch.
"I look for as many diverse opportunities as possible for farmers to survive," Vilsack replied. "I have dedicated my public life to finding multiple ways for farmers to succeed," Vilsack continued. "I'm not going to shut out any one segment. It's difficult to coexist, but we have to. We can't shut anyone out.
"However, there are 6 billion people in the world, and the amount of land available to farm is finite," Vilsack said. Rising populations mean farmers must find ways of doing more on the land they have, he added.
"I want the organic farmer to survive and also recognize the role of production ag in the world," Vilsack said. "It won't be easy, not when peoples' emotions are attached, but we need to recognize the role each plays."
Strong ag support
Vilsack left the wheat boards with one strong message of support from his office as they return to their homes and farms.
"I support production agriculture and I want Americans to understand the role agriculture plays in their lives, every day," he said. "Sometimes we take for granted what you do every day.
"Our role is to make sure people understand how hard the business of agriculture is," he added. "This is a great business and a noble business. You can't name one significant issue today that doesn't come through my department. National security, health care, immigration, the economy, energy-there is not one single issue that doesn't intersect at USDA. But you wouldn't believe the number of people in this town who don't know where USDA is located. And, we have half of the Mall!"
Vilsack said it's easy for farmers to assume people don't know and don't care to know about farming and ranching. "You have got to talk ag up," he said. "We're in this together in the struggle to recognize what you do."
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It is thanks to them that an astonishing variety of girls flocked like tropical birds into today's castings, so many girls, so little time, so few cameras! When they pour in like a rain storm you get spoiled for choice so it's up to all you surfers out there to let me know your favorites from the day one and day three photo sets. I have pretty much made up my mind, but input is always appreciated. The girl booked for tomorrow, incidentally, is shown here wearing blue panties. I'll say no more.
Between all the hard work measuring, judging and adjudicating models, when we're not repeatedly explaining the way we work and the kind of photos we produce, we manage to find some time to enjoy the city. And there's a lot to enjoy in Buenos Aires, from the smoky tango bars to the stunning architecture and scenery to make a photographer's eyes go pop.
Our hotel is located in a part of the newly restored dockland area with its flashy restaurants and high rent apartments. We're only a few minutes walk from the famous Puente de la Mujur (Bridge of the Lady) in Puerto Madero, and once you cross the bridge the city districts are small and highly individualized, each with its own characteristics, colors and forms.
El Puente de la Mujer is such a magnificent bridge I could think of no greater beauty to illustrate it than my own mujer, Luba. I like to think of it as one lady in front of another.


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"Set in a remote corner of the Roman Empire during a period of political unrest and spiritual uncertainty, Testament is a timeless story of how the holy man we know as Jesus alters forever the course of human history.
We come to know Jesus through the eyes of four dissimilar people. First is Judas, a committed political fighter who is invigorated by his discussions with Jesus about a sovereign nation for the Jews -- a place Jesus imagines as a philosophical rather than a physical kingdom.
"Second is Miryam of Migdal, through whom we learn of Jesus's controversial teachings as the two travel through Galilee and Jesus encourages the masses to question the teachings of the powerful few. Through Jesus' mother, Miryam, we learn of his all-too-human vulnerability, the rigor of his conviction, and his unfailing compassion.
"Finally, it is through Simon of Gergesa, a Syrian shepherd, that we witness the last days of the Jewish preacher as he journeys to Jerusalem. Though Simon is uncertain about how to assess Jesus' legacy, he now sees beauty where before there was none.
Covering overlapping portions of Jesus' life, Testament tells the recognizable story of the four Gospels but without recourse to miracle."
A Roman soldier, Marcellus, wins Christ's robe as a gambling prize. He then sets forth on a quest to find the truth about the Nazarene's robe-a quest that reaches to the very roots and heart of Christianity and is set against the vividly limned background of ancient Rome. Here is a timeless story of adventure, faith, and romance, a tale of spiritual longing and ultimate redemption.
This best-seller of 1950 was made intothe first movie to be filmed in CinemaScope, starring Richard Burton. Lloyd C. Douglas was a pastor who wrote several best selling novels during the 1940s and 50s.
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Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Air (2011 13-inch)
Summary: Bill Detwiler cracks open Apple's 2011 13-inch MacBook Air. Inside the ultra-thin notebook he found hardware from Intel, Toshiba, Hynix, and Broadcom.
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Our MacBook Air had an 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display that supports several resolutions--including 1440 x 900 pixels (native).
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The Second meeting of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint was held Bangkok, Thailand from 9 to 11 July 2012
The purpose of this second meeting of the Global Alliance is understand current Knowledge about lead in paint, present the business plan for the Global Alliance, promote new developments, catalyse collaborative work, and welcome new and potential contributors to the work of the Global Alliance. The meeting will also provide a forum for discussing the matters that could be brought to the attention of the third session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management when it meets later in the year.
Invitation Letters (only in English), dated 23 April 2012, have been sent to SAICM national focal point, with copies to Permanent Missions in Geneva.
ITEM 1 Provisional Agenda UNEP(DTIE Chemicals)/ WHO(PHE)/ GAELP/2/1
ITEM 2 Annotation to the Provisional Agenda
ITEM 3 The operational framework
ITEM 4 Introduction to the Global Alliance-
Secretariat - UNEP DTIE Chemical Branch (Mr David PIPER)
IPEN (Mr Jack Weinberg)
IPPIC (Mr Petcharat Eksangkul)
ITEM 5 Review of current work of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint and Priorities for the futur
a) Baseline information on lead paint use and testing
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Asia and Pacific
Central and Easter Europ ( Serbia)
Latin America and Caribbean ( Saint Lucia)
Middle East
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Outreach to Industry July 2012
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Working group on developing Technical guidline for paint
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Second Meeting
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I have been a bad blogger the past few months, although I suppose this can be typical for some…posting randomly in fits and starts. Like I never did post the photos I owed my last post, a pathetic week ago.
I suppose I should still get on that.
But I have a good reason, at least I think so. Others may disagree.
I am 15 1/2 weeks pregnant, expecting my first child. Yes, big news 'round these parts. I figure since I finally broke down and told my bosses at work, I can tell you gals. (I figured for sure the bosses would fire me on the spot (they are old school like that), but it seems my citation of the maternity leave policy saved my neck…as well as my gentle reminder that firing me due to pregnancy would be, uh, illegal.)
Basically I spent years losing 15 pounds only to get knocked up, gain it all right back plus some, and then likely spend many more future years complaining about how hard it is to lose it all over again.
But let's take it one day at a time.
I didn't suffer much (any) morning sickness in the first trimester. Just extreme fatigue. I basically spent three months staring blankly into a corner, unaware of what planet I was on. Even when I had the time to blog, I just couldn't muster up enough coherency to formulate a complete sentence…let alone an entire paragraph of them. I pretty much spent weeks wishing I could just nap my way through to early December, when the little bitty baby is due.
No such luck.
I realize some women blog there way through pregnancy just fine.
I think I hate those women.
(Not really.)
I've been feeling much better and near-fully functional the past couple of weeks. Sadly by now I've formed bad habits. The laziness that was once related to legitimate fatigue is now just plain ol' laziness: I should but I don't want to. I've gotten in the habit of doing Not Much.
Anyway, that's my excuse. Take it or leave it, although I do pledge to at least try to be a more consistent blogger from here on out. And no, my fingers are not crossed behind my back (tempting though).


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Alessio Ferrara and Pia Giraudo are two Masters students from the Universitat International de Catalunya in Barcelona, who came to the Haiti Rebuilding Center to experience hands on the type of planning and architecture that's used in developing countries.
The second workshop of the project "Emerging Envelope - European Facade Network MOBILE (efnM)" took place in Bath, UK from 02-06 June 2014. Invited participants included "International Facade Design and Construction" (IFDC) students from University of Applied Sciences Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Germany and "Sustainable Environmental Engineering" students from University of Bath.
Architecture for Humanity's Vancouver Chapter has launched an international open ideas competition, "NEXT BIG ONE."
Liene Cikanovica has been an invaluable volunteer at Architecture for Humanity's headquarters in San Francisco since the beginning of 2014, helping our staff in designing creative communications content. Liene is an infographic rockstar, and is here to tell you a bit about herself!


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November 27, 2014
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The University of Virginia held its second annual Venture Summit on Thursday.
The conference brings together venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and capitalists from across the country. They discuss what they can do to advance innovation in the country.
Officials said it's also a big help for the Charlottesville area.
"This creates jobs, it creates economic growth for our region," said Tom Skalak, UVa.'s vice president of research.
"This conference gathers together the talent to consider how to make that happen better and better," said Bob Bruner, dean of the Darden School of Business.
The summit continues through Friday with different panel discussions, running from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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