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HOLIDAY! CELEBRATE!: We did wonder if there could be anything this week more depressing than reports that Bono, the international venture capitalist, supporter of George Bush (and enthusiastic endorser of his decision to promote abstinence rather than condoms as the way to avoid the deepening of the Aids crisis in some African countries) and friend of Warren Buffett to address the Labour Party Conference. We doubted it, but then we hadn't heard at that point about Madonna calling for peace while doing some tourist promotion for the Israeli government:
Israel hopes [Madonna's visit] - the biggest pop celebrity to visit in years -will revive tourism battered by four years of Mideast violence, and government officials were on hand at a Tel Aviv hotel to share the spotlight, the glory and the photographs.
Madonna, wearing a green-and-white patterned dress, said she was hesitant to come to Israel "after seeing so many news reports about terror attacks. I realize now that it is no more dangerous to be here than it is to be in New York," she told the gathering.
Well, that is really good news. Does the Israeli government - personified at this meeting by tourism minister Gideon Ezra - endorse the view that Israel is no more dangerous than New York? In which case, presumably, that giant wall can come down now, can it?
Tourism officials hope the singer's well-publicized visit to Israel will calm fears that have kept many potential tourists away from the Holy Land, despite its religious and other attractions. Israeli Tourism Minister Gideon Ezra said Madonna's visit was better than advertising for tourism. "If she comes here and goes back and was happy with her visit, it means for a lot of people who were afraid to come here that they can come without any problem," Ezra said.
Who knew that Madonna was now doing PR for the Sharon regime, eh? You might wonder if it's so safe in Israel, Madonna felt the need for quite so many bodyguards; you might question the judgement of a woman who believes a country safe, whose leader is warning of imminent civil war, a country whose troops are shooting teenage girls in the street and firing missiles at Hamas leaders; a country where suicide bombers are still a very real risk. Madonna believes that Israel is no more dangerous than New York? Either she grew up in a really risky neighbourhood, or else she's putting way too much faith in the power of her red string friendship bracelet to ward off the bogeyman.
Madonna said the people she met during her five-day Holy Land trip "have one thing in common — we want to create peace in the world."
Presumably she's betting without the two bodyguards who ended up in prison for beating the crap out of reporters.
"We want to put an end to chaos and suffering," she said, "but most of all we want to put an end to hatred with no reason."
Is anyone else getting the horrible feeling she's softening us up for her cover of Whitney Houston's Greatest Love of All?
The singer said she was not representing a religion. Rather, she said, "I'm here as a student of Kabbalah. A Kabbalist sees the world as a unified whole. A Kabbalist asks why."
But Maddy, if you asked why for even just a moment, you'd surely have realised there's nothing more stupid than saying "put an end to hatred with no reason." If you really want to help bring peace to the Middle East - and let's pretend that you do, and it's not just some sort of faddy thing like talking about dildoes or writing children books - you're going to have to work a little harder into the asking 'why.' And if then you still believe that the hatred in the region, on both sides, is for "no reason", then we'll meet up with you and hand out your magic strings and wait until the giant dove of glorious love manifests itself from heaven, when we'll all ride on the back of unicorns and cavort naked under the lemonade fountains. On the other hand, you might just realise that the hatred has born and grown over a couple of thousands of years of history, and it might take something more than a John Lennon song and a few candles to heal the rifts. Your mystic religion schtick is all a lot of fun when you're doodling round Hampstead; it's at best ill-judged to take your Lets Pretend Mysticism to a war zone and make like a silver-gilt Pope.
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Anyone see this? It made me actually uncomfortable as a viewer at home. I respect Elizabeth for having such strong beliefs, but she tends to be quite close-minded to the opinions of others.
Source: perezhilton Did You Watch The View This Morning??? Filed Under: TV News Elezab 8tch went bananas!! They were talking about how the FDA will be releasing "the Morning After Pill" over the counter very soon during Hot Topics, and EDIT went Mel Gibson crazy on their EDIT. Lisa Loeb, who was guest co-hosting, kinda jumped back at her craziness. Barbara had to calm her down, and Elizabtch before commercial break tore up her table cards, and when they returned after break, Barbara was cradling her like a baby to calm her down!! So surreal.EDIT!! We can't wait to see how Elizabeth and Rosie get along! Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QI6QhyW_9g And the continuation here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdZr0hsZCYU
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"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" | ||||
Single by The Temptations | ||||
from the album Gettin' Ready | ||||
B-side | "You'll Lose a Precious Love" | |||
Released | May 3, 1966 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); January 4 and January 11, 1966 | |||
Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
Length | 2:36 | |||
Label | Gordy G 7054 |
Writer(s) | Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland, Jr. | |||
Producer(s) | Norman Whitfield | |||
The Temptations singles chronology | ||||
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" | ||||||||||||
Single by The Rolling Stones | ||||||||||||
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B-side | "Dance Little Sister" | |||||||||||
Released | October 25, 1974 | |||||||||||
Format | 7" single | |||||||||||
Recorded | Musicland Studios, Munich; November 1973 | |||||||||||
Genre | Rock | |||||||||||
Length | 3:31 | |||||||||||
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"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is a 1966 song and hit single by The Temptations for Motown Records' Gordy label,[1] produced by Norman Whitfield and written by Whitfield and Edward Holland, Jr. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Pop Chart, and was a number-one hit on the Billboard R&B charts for eight non-consecutive weeks.[2] The song's success, in the wake of the relative underperformance of the previous Temptations single, "Get Ready", resulted in Norman Whitfield replacing Smokey Robinson, producer of "Get Ready", as The Temptations' main producer. In 2004 it finished #94 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs poll thanks to its inclusion in The Big Chill soundtrack.
The Rolling Stones made the Billboard Pop Chart Top 20 with a 1974 single release, from their album It's Only Rock 'n Roll.
Motown had a policy that the producer who had the biggest hits on a particular artist was assigned as the main producer for that artist, and was given preference when singles were selected for release by Motown's Quality Control department. By 1966, Motown artist, songwriter, and producer Smokey Robinson had by that default earned creative control over The Temptations, after a string of hits such as "The Way You Do the Things You Do", "My Girl", and "Since I Lost My Baby".
Norman Whitfield, an up-and-coming songwriter and producer at Motown who'd had some success with Marvin Gaye and The Velvelettes, had worked with the Temptations on singles such as "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" (1964), and coveted Robinson's role as their producer. Finally creating an instrumental track he thought would make it, Whitfield enlisted lyricist Edward Holland, Jr. (of Holland-Dozier-Holland fame) to write lyrics to Whitfield's instrumental. Although Holland didn't think Whitfield had a chance of stealing Robinson's act (especially since Robinson was Motown CEO Berry Gordy's best friend), he contributed his services to the song, resulting in "Ain't Too Proud to Beg".
On Friday mornings at Motown's Hitsville USA offices, the creative team held Quality Control meetings, at which potential single releases were voted for or against release. To Whitfield's disappointment, "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" failed twice to make it through Motown's Friday morning Quality Control meetings, with Berry Gordy commenting that the song was good, but "needed more story". For the third recorded version of "Ain't Too Proud", Whitfield had David Ruffin's lead vocal arranged just above his actual vocal range. As a result, the singer was forced to strain through numerous takes in order to get out all of the song's high notes. By the end of the "Ain't Too Proud" recording session, recalls Temptation Otis Williams, Ruffin was "drowning in sweat and his glasses were all over his face".[1]
By this point, both the Temptations and Whitfield were confident they had a major hit on their hands. However, both "Ain't Too Proud" and "Get Ready", a Temptations track produced by Smokey Robinson with Eddie Kendricks on lead, turned up at the same Quality Control meeting. Since Robinson was the Temptations' main producer, his song was released and Whitfield's was shelved. Cornelius Grant, the Temptations' road guitarist, band director, and songwriter, recalled that after that decision was made, "it was as if the veins jumped out of Norman's neck." Whitfield was less than pleased at the Quality Control department's decision, and stated plainly that "never again am I gonna lose out on a release like that".[2]. As a compromise, Gordy promised Whitfield that "Ain't Too Proud" would be the next single if "Get Ready" failed to reach the Top 20 on the Billboard Pop Chart.
"Get Ready" reached number-one on the Billboard R&B charts, but only number 29 on the pop charts. As promised, "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" was released as the next single. It also reached number one on the R&B charts, but made it into the top twenty at number thirteen. "Ain't Too Proud" replaced Sam & Dave's "Hold On! I'm a Comin'" as the R&B number-one single during the week of June 18, 1966, and held the position for four weeks until being replaced by Ray Charles' "Let's Go Get Stoned" during the week of July 16. The following week, Ain't Too Proud returned to the number-one position, where it remained for four more weeks until being replaced the week of August 20 by another Motown single, Stevie Wonder's cover of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind".
The Temptations had been on tour during all of the office politics involving the release of "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", and only learned about the record being a hit when they were contacted by Motown an hour before an August 20, 1966 performance on American Bandstand and ordered to perform it. Temptation Paul Williams quickly devised a dance routine for the song, and the group lip-synched the song for the American Bandstand viewing audience.
Much of the song's success, according to the Temptations themselves, is due to Whitfield's production, which was leaner and hit harder than Robinson's smoother style, and also to David Ruffin's pained lead vocal. The tactic of having Ruffin record above his register worked well enough that Whitfield went on to use it on later Temptations records such as "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" and "(I Know) I'm Losing You", and also did the same to Marvin Gaye when he recorded his now-famous version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".
After Whitfield produced two more R&B number-one hits in a row for the Temptations ("Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" and "(I Know) I'm Losing You"), he was appointed the Temptations' new main producer. As he had told Grant, Whitfield maintained an iron grip on his creative control over The Temptations' material: he refused to let Holland-Dozier-Holland work with the group save for two album tracks and no more of Smokey Robinson's Temptations productions were issued as singles, but it should be noted that Whitfield had previously collaborated on songwriting with Eddie Holland. The only other producer allowed to produce a Temptations single while Whitfield was the group's main producer was his own protégé, Frank Wilson, who provided the group with "All I Need" in 1967 and four duets with Diana Ross & the Supremes in 1968 and 1969. By 1970, however, Whitfield himself became the Temptations' only producer, until the Temptations had him replaced in 1974 due to his habit of emphasizing too much instrumentation at the expense of the group's vocals and his insistence on producing psychedelic soul and socially conscious message songs when they really wanted to sing romantic love songs again.
The song's lyrics feature its narrator pleading for a second chance with his departing lover, opening with the determined statement "I know you wanna leave me/but I refuse to let you go." The narrator goes on to state that he "ain't too proud to beg" or "plead" his lover to stay. The Temptations were pleased with the composition, feeling that the song's blues-inspired melody and James Brown-esque horn stabs would help to update their sound. David Ruffin was tapped to sing lead on the song, and Whitfield submitted the mix to Motown's Quality Control department.
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" | |
Single by Rick Astley | |
from the album Hold Me in Your Arms | |
Released | February 27, 1989 |
Recorded | 1988 |
Writer(s) | Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland, Jr. |
Producer(s) | Stock Aitken & Waterman |
Rick Astley covered the song for his 1988 album Hold Me In Your Arms, and released it as a single in the Summer of 1989. The single was only released in the USA and Japan, and peaked at #89 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #16 on the Adult Contemporary charts. This would be Astley's last single with producers Stock Aitken & Waterman.
Phil Collins covered the song on the ultimate 25-track edition of the album Going Back, which was released in 2010.
Preceded by "Hold On, I'm Comin'" by Sam & Dave |
Billboard Hot R&B Singles number-one single (first run) June 25, 1966 – July 16, 1966 (four weeks) |
Succeeded by "Let's Go Get Stoned" by Ray Charles |
Preceded by "Let's Go Get Stoned" by Ray Charles |
Billboard Hot R&B Singles number-one single (second run) July 30, 1966 – August 20, 1966 (four weeks) |
Succeeded by "Blowin' in the Wind" by Stevie Wonder |


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I don't trust Louisville laying this type of chalk… I don't trust the Huskies freshman signal caller against Cards defense so………….
Originally Posted by Luv2Tease: Louisville lost to these guys last year and Bridgewater played bad, so revenge will be on their minds.
Isn't that what people said about Oregon last night? Louisville just isn't that good. They have disappointed me time and time again this year not covering big spreads. 28? On the road? Give me...
You all directly put faith in the Over and also does the GP. I believe Louisville will be able to control the game, but they had better run the ball to do so. Look for Uconn to run the ball ALOT as well to control clock and minimize damage by UL's O. I'd leave the points alone, but feel safe with the Under.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2005
slow progress
Thanks to spending so many hours reading my students' prose I'm now one of the folks who compulsively notices errors in punctuation and spelling in everyday life. You'd think I could do this with my own prose. Nope. The advisor (may he live forever) thinks I need to proof-read more effectively. (sighs)
Now, now - no comments about my many typographical errors in your comment boxes. I just wanted to see if you were paying attention.
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- Rachel said...
Actually, before I even finished the sentence that starts your second paragraph, or read the rest of your post, I thought "Ah, it's so nice to read a post written by someone who knows how to make a plural possessive!"
And it is ten times harder to see the errors in your own work, becuase when you re-read, you read what you meant to say, not what you wrote. Unless you trick yourself by reading the thing backwards, sentence by sentence. - 5:14 PM
- Rachel said...
Case in point: that first comment was deleted because when I reread it, I realized I had included a misplaced modifier. I'm such an English teacher, sometimes.
- Hugh said...
Now that it's coming around to school-time again, maybe your writing will kick into the gear that you want.
In fact, I had ended that previous sentence "...gear that you want it to be." Looking back, I see that the final three words were superflous. - 8:42 AM
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Hey - congrats on making steady progress! Even if you feel "slow" at least you're moving. I think it's great that you've found a groove!


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Wix is a solid website builder in many ways. Their easy-to-use website builder can be figured out in 20 minutes or so and will allow you to create good looking websites without any coding knowledge. When it comes to price, Wix is pretty average for the industry, lining up similarly to Weebly and Squarespace. If you are a restaurant owner who wants an informational page for your business, Wix would be great. Or, if you have a dental practice or just want a general blogging site, Wix is also a solid choice.
However, there is more to the story. Wix also has some problems. For one, quite a few reviewers complained of slow-loading times for webpages, especially for graphic-heavy sites. As I clicked around to check out various Wix sites, I noticed this glitch as well. Considering the majority of internet users spend less than 15 seconds on any one site, it is possible a user could be gone before your Wix site is fully loaded, which could be a big problem
It seems Wix websites sometimes have problems translating well to mobile devices, although that is one of their advertised features included in their premium plans. With mobile browsing and shopping on the rise, this could pose a significant roadblock for some.
Lastly, Wix has problems with SEO friendliness. The link structure of Wix website links have lots of unnecessary characters included, which means that they are less likely to be linked to by search engines and other sites. For more on how Wix is not SEO friendly, check out our website builder review and Wix vs. WordPress articles.
All in all, it is best to just give Wix a try for yourself. They have a free edition that should give you a pretty good idea of how it works, even if you eventually choose to upgrade to a premium plan.
1. Number and Quality of Free Themes/Themes in General
Wix has over 100 themes to choose from. Although not quite on level with Squarespace, Wix's themes are professional and on par with other competitors, and you should not have trouble finding one that you are happy with.
Here are some examples.
2. Customizability of themes/design (Drag and drop, html access)
With Wix's easy-to-use drag-and-drop website builder, you will be creating visually compelling websites in no time. However, Wix has minimal customization available at the HTML level, only letting you add in small amounts of custom form code with an HTML box.
Here's an example of what the interface looks like.
3. Custom Domain Options/internal hosting?
If you use Wix's free plan, you will not have the option of using a custom domain name. If you buy the "Connect Domain" plan, then you can connect an external domain you have already bought. All other premium plans include custom domain names.
4. SEO Friendly
Wix is not very SEO friendly. Their link structures include lots of extra numbers and characters that are unnecessary, hindering Wix's compatibility with search engines. Also, because of the drag-and-drop interface, the HTML code is pretty sloppy, making it harder for search engines to comb through and rank your page higher.
5. Ecommerce/online option
If you are looking to sell online, Wix does have ecommerce and online store capabilities at the Ecommerce and VIP level. Although not providing nearly as many features as true Ecommerce sites such Bigcommerce or Shopify, Wix is not a bad option if you are just looking to dip your toes into the ecommerce world.
6. Mobile Friendly
In the past, Wix's templates have been known to perform poorly on mobile devices. However, they have been trying to correct this issue, now having a one-click mobile optimization button. The jury is still out on whether they are going to be succesful.
Here's a look at the mobile view/editor.
7. Reporting
Wix has a variety of reporting and analysis options, including some handy third-party analytics integrations like Web-stat and Google Analytics, which allow you to track site traffic and help identify well-performing keywords.
8. Email Capture/Newsletter Subscription
Wix has integrations with Mailchimp and other email marketing services. They also have several different forms you can add to your site to collect email addresses and newsletter subscriptions.
9. Business Email
Wix does not have an internally hosted business email option. However, they do integrate with Google's business apps and email.
10. Appointment Booking
Wix allows people to book appointments, schedule meetings, and sign up for classes through their site.
11. Marketing Tools
Wix allows you to include social media blurbs on your site to increase traffic and route people to your social media pages. You can also create newsletters directly through Wix and conduct email marketing with third-party apps like MailChimp.
12. Live chat
If you want to chat live with customers, you can do that with Wix's various live chat apps, available through their app store.
13. Invoicing
Wix integrates with various web invoicing services, including Wave Accounting. This means you can send out invoices and get paid on time, all through your website.
14. Blogging
Wix has a solid blogging option, allowing you to create a specific blog page, fully customize lists, tag clouds, and featured galleries. You can automatically set your blog integrate/post on social media as well.
Although a good option, Wix does lack some blogging features that other website builders provide, like multiple author support and automatically scheduled posting.
We have already talked a fair amount about integrations, but it is worth going a little more in-depth. Wix integrates with all the main social media services, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can include buttons to these sites on your pages and even publish little blurbs as well.
Wix also integrates with a variety of other ecommerce platforms, such as Etsy and Shopify. If you already sell on Etsy but want a more informational page for your business, you can do that on Wix and sync your for-sale products between the two sites.
Wix has many other integrations as well, such as with Wave Accounting, Mailchimp, and many more.
For a full list, check out Wix's App Market.
Customer Service
The quality of Wix's customer support is inconclusive. From what I have read, they have an automated customer service system that requires users to schedule appointments in order to speak to a live representative. Some people had no problems and reported a satisfactory experience. However, quite a few reviewers expressed their frustrations, explaining that long wait times and multiple calls were needed to address their problems.
You can also get ahold of them through email or using an interactive online forum.
When all is said and done, Wix is not a bad drag-and-drop website option. They have an easy-to-use website builder and enough available features for most business website needs. However, if you rely on google search or want to run an effective ecommerce store, you should look elsewhere.
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Boxing News by Michael Klimes
Michael Klimes is a journalist and writer based in London. His website is www.michaelklimes.com
Weigh-In from London: Triangulations of Life – May 27th, 2013
Inspiration is why I became a journalist. Boxing can, at times, be the road to the right inspiration and a form of salvation…
Weigh-In from London: What Can David Haye Offer? – May 6th, 2013
We will see if his distinguished ego and boxing skills can deliver on his promises or whether they represent a second phase of smoke and mirrors…
Weigh-In from London: Just Business with Floyd Mayweather Jr. – March 14th, 2013
Behind Mayweather's latest scheme is an astute businessman who knows that timing is everything, in and out of the ring…
Weigh-In from London: Believe the Hype – January 23rd, 2013
Not all fighters can be like Pernell Whitaker or Naseem Hamed who not only bent the rules but completely broke them with their flair…


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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Homemade camembert
Whether or not "my" first camembert will age into something edible remains to be seen, but the camembert workshop I took yesterday at the Davis Co-op was the most fun I've had this April. You have to enter a lottery for these workshops, and if you live within a 3-hour drive and have any interest at all in cheesemaking, I recommend you do this. When I won the space in the camembert class, I thought, hmm, this should be absurd. Normal people can't make camembert.
Not so. The class was revelatory. We divided into small groups, each with a pot of milk to play with, and three hours and some very simple steps later, we left with our baby camemberts "molded" in small segments of plastic pipe. We also got to eat some of the camemberts made by our teachers who, admittedly, are not normal people, and they were incredible. I wanted to drive straight home and make more cheese.
I let the camembert drain all night in its plastic pipe. This morning, secured in Tupperware, it went into the basement crawl space, which I suspect may not be cold enough. We shall see. Supposedly the refrigerator is perfectly okay, but I like the idea that our useless crawl space is actually an undiscovered cheese cave.
I haven't cooked anything lately except this lovely apricot almond bread from Jim Lahey's My Bread, a book that hasn't let me down yet:
The bread contains almond butter and quartered dried apricots and would be amazing with some camembert.
I'm going to start Ad Hoc at Home tomorrow. I'll do Big Sur Bakery after that.
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- Anonymous4/25/10, 12:40 PM
that is some good looking camenbert. what kind of milk did you use?
and what's the status of your nigerian dwarf goat hunt? - Anonymous4/26/10, 6:10 AM
I'm digging the line up. I was secretly hoping you would do Ad Hoc first...
ReplyDelete Hi! This is Sacha, the "not normal" teacher of your Camembert class! I love your blog! I would love to send you a gift in thanks of coming to Steve and my class, if you could contact me at email@example.com. Thanks!!!! I will check in with your blog to see how your cheese turns out! You'll be able to try it next week or the week after...
Best, Sacha Laurin :-)Thanks for sharing the good and useful information here on the blog for us.
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A laboratory test of the efficacy of energy display interface design
Chiang, T., Natarajan, S. and Walker, I., 2012. A laboratory test of the efficacy of energy display interface design. Energy and Buildings, 55, pp. 471-480.
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In-home displays (IHDs) have the potential to change the way energy use feedback is communicated to householders and to induce behavioural change by providing real-time information on energy consumption. How feedback is presented to users and how users understand the meaning of such feedback depends on the design of the display interface. This paper presents a laboratory study to investigate how the user interface of energy displays might be best designed. The work studied people's ability to spot changes in smart meters by comparing three different types of display design to see which was most effective in attracting attention to changing information, and whether the use of colour would also facilitate detecting changes. A computerised spot-the-difference task was undertaken; accuracy rates and response times were the key dependent variables, and qualitative information on participant preferences was gathered in interviews after the computerised task. Results showed that there was a difference between design types presenting the same information: simple numerical displays were superior to pictographic or analogue scale designs in both response time and accuracy. They also showed that the use of colour did not significantly affect performance. In general, participants also subjectively preferred numerical design for their in-home energy displays.
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A Massachusetts police department paid $500 to free up town files that had been encrypted by CryptoLocker, the ransomware that locks down hard drives until the owners pay up.
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Police in Tewksbury, Mass., came up with the ransom after four or five days when they realized they could not break the encryption and needed the attackers to send them the private key in order to access the data.
"It basically rendered us inoperational with respect to the software we use to run the Police Department," Police Chief Timothy Sheehan told the Tewksbury Town Crier. The incident occurred last December, with the infection taking place Dec. 7 on a workstation.
Attackers moved laterally through the network until they corrupted the department's main server. Police had files backed up on an external hard drive that was also corrupted, so they either had to pay the $500 or lose the data permanently.
State police and the FBI both consulted on the case, as did Delphi Technology Solutions and Stroz Friedberg, a forensics company. None of them could crack the encryption so the department paid, the Crier said. Stroz Friedberg converted the $500 ransom into bitcoins and paid on behalf of the department.
The affected applications included computer-aided dispatch, records management, arrest logs, calls for service and motor vehicle matters.
The same thing happened to another police department in Swansea, Mass., in 2013, it cost that town $750.
Many experts say victims should refuse to pay the attackers, but after considering the alternative of never regaining the encrypted data, many victims pay anyway so they can get back to doing business.


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SAN FRANCISCO – Has online retailing entered the "dot calm" era? Since the inception of the Internet, online commerce has enjoyed hypergrowth, with annual sales increasing more than 25 percent overall, and far more rapidly in many categories. But in the past year, growth has slowed sharply in major sectors such as books, tickets and office supplies.
One November evening, California retiree Frank P. Smith and his wife were backing out of a parking spot near one of Puerto Nuevo's many lobster restaurants when a police officer stopped them. Smith was being cited, he recalled, for several violations, including improper parking and an out-of-sight license plate.
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Photon mapping simulates both direct illumination and indirect illumination. However, the simulation of direct illumination is not as precise as a raytracing solution. Standard raytracing is very efficient and exact at simulating direct illumination and lighter2 already has a good implementation of this. The best solution would be to combine the results of raytracing and just the indirect lighting from the photon map.
To do this I've played around with ignoring the first bounce of the photons (this would be the direct illumination) and only storing photons that have scattered at least once. We then add the irradiance estimate to the direct lighting solution from raytracing. The results are quite promising but need to be calibrated. That is to say, the 'energy' in the photon mapped solution does not match the energy in the raytraced solution.
To calibrate, I think the best plan is to do some simple direct lighting simulations with just the photon map (include only first emitted photons and exclude the scattered ones). We can compare the overall brightness at different light power levels to the raytraced solution and hopefully figure out how to scale the two so that they match.
In the meanwhile, I've restructured lighter2's options a bit. Instead of just enabling direct and indirect you now specify which engine you want to use for each (raytracing or photon mapping for direct and photon mapping or none for indirect). This will make this calibration easy to perform and will give the option to those that would prefer it to use photon mapping for the entire lighting solution.
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"Do we fear our enemies more than we love our kids?" For some reason, that slogan popped into my mind and I knew what it meant. Do we fear stigma and loss of social status and our own demons so much that we've ruined our children?
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It's odd that our kids are both stressed and coddled. Colleges need more mental health services because kids cannot handle simple setbacks. "Helicopter parents'" good intentions fixed, and caused, problems and now many kids can't cope with life's simple setbacks. It's not their fault; they were raised this way. Do them a favor, and let them forget their T shirt, homework, lunch. It'll be okay. From baby steps, they'll learn how to handle bigger problems because they'll trust themselves.
School and home are supposed to be safe places for kids. Are they? I attended a mental health meeting at Burroughs High last week and had an "aha" moment when someone said a child asked, "I'm afraid to raise my hand to get help with math. How do you expect me to ask for help with my problems?" We can only hope Common Core still gives educators time to care.
Parents: Do you look at a report card with five As and a B and ask, "Why did you get the B?" Celebrate instead! Put your helicopter in its hanger! Enjoy your family for the short while you're all together. Vanquish your enemies, and love your children.


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Governor Mark Dayton and MnDOT Commission Charlie Zelle recently announced ten transportation projects funded under the new "Corridors of Commerce" program. Sen. Vicki Jensen, DFL-Owatonna, joins Julie Bartkey to explain why she spearheaded the program and future funding needs.
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Many women want to increase their bust size to make them look big and beautiful but they feel surgeries are the only option. Well, there are natural ways to increase breast size and make them look beautiful and shaped. Bust exercises are meant to lift breasts and make them look big. So, lets check out the bust exercises to increase breast size naturally.
Bust exercises to increase breast size naturally:
1. Exerting pressure on your breasts is the simplest bust exercise to increase breast size naturally. Lie on you back and press the bust against the bed or floor. You can even stand against the wall and press your breasts but don't be too hard. Relax and shake your hands. Repeat it 10 times.
2. Push ups is also an effective exercise for breasts. If you are new then start with 10 times and then gradually increase from 15 to 25 times based on your capacity. Beginners might face shoulder and arm pain so start slowly.
3. Another breast exercise is; stand tall, bend your hands slightly in the elbows and keep your hands on your hips. Try to touch your left elbow with right and vice versa behind your back. Do it slowly till you feel a stretch in the muscles. Relax for 10-15 seconds and repeat it 8 times.
4. Swimming helps increase the bust size but if you don't swim then try doing the strokes at home. Stand straight and do the back and front strokes in the air. Do this for 10-20 minutes as it stretches the pectoral muscles.
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Even in high schools where uniforms are not required, students tend to dress alike, usually in jeans. Kids on teams tend to wear their sport uniforms, and there are always the few Goths in black.
But most high schools do not have students dressing up as much as they do in Disney Channel's new comedy "I Didn't Do It." The half-hour series follows twins Logan and Lindy (Austin North, Olivia Holt) and their pals in their freshman year of high school. The pilot had them throwing a party when the parents were away.
Sure, the parents hired someone they thought would be a responsible adult to watch the kids. The parents returned to find their home trashed — a goat munching on mom's wedding gown, a pizza on the ceiling, a pregnant boa in the couch cushions and a baby sitter in her 90s passed out in the hot tub.
The kids, however, look great while getting into all this trouble.
"The overall look of the show is fun," costume designer Heidi Kaczenski tells Zap2it. "Some of the characters are a little more fashion forward and follow the trends a little more closely. Some create their own fashion because it is a comedy and because it is for kids, and you want them to enjoy looking at it."
Lindy is "extraordinarily confident and very, very bright," Kaczenski says. "For her we had the initial episode she was a cheerleader. We have not gone into that as much in other episodes. She is sporty but very, very feminine."
She wears flouncy little skirts, which are not too short, and likes wearing a cobalt blue sequined jacket over a team shirt.
Her twin, Logan, has a better wardrobe than most freshman boys. "We are playing his look as casual," Kaczenski says. "We do shop designer pieces for him but don't put it together in a stuffy way."
He wears Diesel, True Religion, John Varvatos' Converse line and Ralph Lauren's Club Monaco. "We dress him in deeper jewel tones and a darker palette, not the vibrant colors you see on characters that age on TV," Kaczenski says.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Guitar Part Two
So yesterday I started pencilling out and planning the design on the guitar - basically it'll be of me listening to music, and then wrapping around the guitar in the background will be references to albums and bands I like, or have liked at some point, or are significant for some reason. I've got a list of just over a hundred, so we'll see how many I can fit on there.
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Welcome to the ongoing mission of the TV media experiment; its goal of delivering fine television-themed entertainment in one convenient place continues. Still having fun? Are you there? There is no end in sight, the media does not know when to say when, it is relentless in its constant presence. The only way to satisfy it is to keep plowing ahead.
This is the third of the media column family, joining movies and music. Each week I hope to bring a number of clips for you to view, perhaps some news, full episodes, and TV-on-DVD info. So, stick around, watch some TV, and have a good time!
House: Posters, Preview
House is one of those shows that is just a joy to watch. It has drama, comedy, and a nice balance of character and plot. Season five is just around the corner and FOX has put out a few posters to promote it as well as a nifty preview clip.
Bones – Poster
The new Bones season has already started, but let's not allow that to stop me from sharing this poster. I like the show, I like the stars, and I like this poster.
'Til Death – Poster, Preview
I like Brad Garrett. I was not the biggest fan of Everybody Loves Raymond, but that show is Seinfeld next to 'Til Death. This show is just annoying. Still, I guess it has its fans, so here is an annoying poster and a season promo.
Do Not Disturb – Poster, Clip
I like Jerry O'Connell, but this is no Crossing Jordan or Sliders; it isn't even Joe's Apartment. This new sitcom features Jerry as the manager of an up and coming hotel. Comedy ensues. Actually, it probably would not be so bad if they didn't have the incessant laugh track. There is no way that sound was generated by a live audience.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – Posters
I am very happy to see this show coming back. I liked the short first season run, a run that got better as it went along. Here are a couple of promo posters for the new series, and let me say that I really like the Summer Glau one…
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Last week the new season of Prison Break got underway. It got off to a roaring start, wasting no time getting to the big events, as if to make up for the shortened third season, not to mention writing away one of the season's big mistakes. Anyway, here is a promo poster that has a nice noirish look to it:
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The film Crash won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2006. Now the film is being translated to the small screen where it will air on Starz coming this October. The series will take a look at the melting pot of LA and the impact that various people have on others they come into contact with. Dennis Hopper leads the cast. Here is a widget with some footage and other information on the series.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – "Samson and Delilah"
Do you want to see an excellent episode of television? It may not be perfect, but it is very, very good. Well, at least I thought so. This episode was a great way to kick off the new season with plenty of story points as well as a nice human element, as well as a few other surprises. Watch for yourself:
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Have you ever played that game Clue? Sure you have, everyone has. The guys play a different version of the game as a building burns around them. This show is great, too bad we have to wait until next year for new full length episodes.
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I know that the SX50 HS does not do in-camera stitching, but does it allow me to tag the shots I want to stitch later on my computer? If so how does allow me to identify those shots?
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Could you not just re-name the said images in the uploaded folder and then regardless of what program you're using to stitch- open the folder and file a,b,c or 1,2,3 etc would be easy to spot...
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I think Simon's method might be easier, as you can do this anywhere in the computer and you do not need to load the canon viewer software Regards, Phil
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The images need to be renamed as they are taken, otherwise they get lost amongst the dozens or hundreds of shots and it is difficult to identify them days or weeks later when uploading to the computer. I have computer software that does the stitching if I can identify the images.
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The campaign finance reports for Mayor Steve Ponto and former mayor Jeff Speaker, who are competing for election April 1, are starkly different, with Ponto's running 29 pages and Speaker's ending at Page 4.
Between January and March 24, when the reports were due, Ponto's campaign raised $9,834 and spent $3,518. Speaker raised $2,750 and spent $599. Ponto went into the period already with $10,297. Speaker started with $2,134.
Speaker's campaign had 16 donors, all but three of whom are Brookfield residents. Some are heads of businesses: Rodney Reineke, chief financial officer for KPH Construction Corp.; Keith Harenda, president of KPH; and Brian Nelson, owner of ICM Corp. The donations range from $100 to $375.
Ponto's 228 donations are also mostly from Brookfield residents and range from $25 to $375. Business leaders on his list include Ned Purtell, owner of RFP Commercial; John Silseth, president of Antietam; and Dhirendra Dhir, owner of DHIR Group.
Other notable figures who donated to Ponto include School Board President Tom Gehl; Mushir Hassan, a leader in establishing a mosque in Brookfield; Elmbrook Rotary Club President Gary Zwirlein; and at least six current aldermen: Jeff McCarthy, Rick Owen, Renee Lowerr, Gary Mahkorn, Bill Carnell and Bob Reddin. Ponto said these donations came from his St. Patrick's Day party, which asked for a $25 suggested donation.
Ponto said he thought the list was a show of wide support.
"Most of them are smaller contributions," he said. "I think it's a very broad-based campaign. We have people from all over the city participating, and I'm just delighted."
Speaker said he wasn't worried about raising less money, saying he spent his time just as he wanted.
"I spent my time going out and walking and talking to the people," he said. "When it comes to a campaign on a municipal level, personal interaction is what's going to win the race."
The $599 Speaker had spent with campaign money as of March 24 all went toward yard signs from Sign Synergy. He has $4,284 left.
Ponto's campaign spent about $2,000 advertising in Brookfield NOW, $315 advertising through Facebook, and several hundred dollars on postage, envelopes and color printing. The campaign has $16,213 left, but owes an additional $4,000 for yard signs, a fundraiser at Brookfield Suites Hotel and data processing and mailing by United Mailing Services for his postcards. Ponto said he had not been billed yet for these services at the time of filing.
The campaign also owes Ponto $5,500 for a personal loan he made to the campaign in 2010, which Ponto said he will get back only if there's extra money.
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Methods in longitudinal school improvement research
Because longitudinal studies have not been widely used in school improvement research, the editors wished to highlight current longitudinal designs in school improvement research drawn from a variety of countries.
The studies contained in this special issue deal with different contents and demands in school improvement research. Owing to different research designs and methods, the papers demonstrate diverse possibilities in the manner of conducting longitudinal studies of school improvement. The papers, therefore, highlight advantages and disadvantages of different approaches. While we believe that these papers are of high quality, the complexity of school improvement still demands further development in the conceptualization of school improvement as well as in our research designs and methods. This said, the editors invite readers to read and discuss the papers critically.
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Sunday, March 8, 2009
physics & dinner
Thanks to our dear Clifford's for a wonderful dinner party, and thanks to the iPhone for the entertainment. We were all facinated with touch physics, which if you have not had the opportunity to play you are missing out.
May we all pause for a moment to enjoy the cuteness that is the Clifford's son Morgan. He is just the best, seriously we wanted to take him home. Thanks again Clifford's!
Monday, March 2, 2009
a bit scattered
I have so many recipes, photos, products, and goodness to post about. I've just been a bit scattered lately and so I have not had time to gather my thoughts into posts (and thanks to Friday Night Lights my spare time has been occupied.) So I will see you good people Wednesday with much better content!
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Education Cubes - Just for Fun
Aaron is a builder. Whenever we have the cubes out, he HAS to build. Usually it is tall towers, but today he had Diana helping him just line them all up. It is a good thing that I knew we would use these cubes a lot and I bought 5 sets of them!
Aaron does the building!
Diana helps.
Both are happy with the results.
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COLUMBUS -- State prison officials say an inmate was "asleep and not conscious" and "did not experience pain, distress or air hunger" during much of his execution earlier this year.
In a final report issued late Monday afternoon on the two-drug lethal injection of Dennis McGuire, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction determined the inmate's execution "was conducted in a constitutional manner" consistent with state policy.
Officials also said they would increase the dosage of the two drugs used to put Ohio inmates to death.
"After the review, the department remains confident that it conducted the execution in a humane, constitutional way and that the inmate was completely unconscious and felt no pain," prisons spokeswoman JoEllen Smith said in a released statement. "After speaking with the department's medical expert, examining other states' practices and considering the recommendations of the inmate's medical expert, the department finds no harm in increasing the dosage levels of its drugs and has notified Judge Frost of this revision."
McGuire was executed in January for the rape and murder of a pregnant woman in Preble County 25 years ago.
He became the first inmate executed using a new two-drug combination. The process took about 25 minutes and witnesses described him gasping for breath.
Initial reviews by state prison officials noted nothing out of the ordinary with McGuire's lethal injection, though they emphasized a more thorough study was under way.
That review was completed Monday with the public release of a report detailing McGuire's execution.
The process included interviews with nearly 20 prison employees, family members and media representatives, plus reviews of McGuire's medical records and comments from a certified anesthesiologist.
DRC found "the massive doses of drugs given to McGuire rendered him unconscious before any of the irregular bodily movements were observed. The bodily movements that were observed were consistent with the effects of the drugs, his obesity and other body characteristics, and involuntary muscle contractions associated with the ending of respiratory function. There is no evidence that McGuire experienced any pain, distress or anxiety."
The report later added, "DRC has concluded that the McGuire execution was properly conducted in a humane and dignified manner ...."
Marc Kovac is the Dix Capital Bureau Chief. Email him at email@example.com or on Twitter at OhioCapitalBlog.
Do not understand the concern of pain and discomfort caused to a man that raped and killed a pregnant woman. He had 25 years of life after the fact, article says the poor man lasted 25 minutes. Wonder how long the terrible actions committed to this woman took ? Sorry I have no sympathy for this murderer !!


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City of Dreams and Altira Macau have joined Asia Miles. From today (6 October 2009), Asia Miles members will be able to earn 500 miles for every eligible stay at City of Dreams' Crown Towers and Altira Macau, and 250 miles per eligible stay at City of Dreams' music-inspired Hard Rock Hotel.
At City of Dreams, Asia Miles members can earn miles with a minimum spending of MOP$500 at selected retail outlets, restaurants and bars at The Boulevard and purchases of MOP$300 or above at The Bubble Shop. Both City of Dreams' The Spa at Crown and Rock Spa will also participate in the program.
At Altira Macau, customers can also earn Asia Miles with a minimum spending of MOP$500 at any of the hotel's signature restaurants including Aurora, Tenmasa, Kira, the Michelin-starred Ying and '38' Lounge together with the purchase of services to the same minimum spending at Altira Spa.
"As Asia's leading travel reward programme, we are very pleased to be collaborating with two of the most distinguished leisure and entertainment destinations in Macau," said Mr. Paul Loo, General Manager of Cathay Pacific Loyalty Programmes Ltd. "Macau is truly a world-class destination and we are proud to welcome City of Dreams and Altira Macau as the first Macau based integrated resort and hotel Asia Miles collaborator."
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The evidence for homeopathy comes from two main sources – the studies and trials undertaken, and the experience of the many people who use it. My impression is that many people don't realize that these studies and trials exist as they often don't appear in the mainstream media. The individualized approach of homeopathy does not always lend itself well to clinical trial structures, and the resources needed for large-scale trials are mostly beyond the research and financial resources of those outside of the pharmaceutical industry. However, there are studies and trials that you can refer to. Some focus on patient …
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No, not like that. Diane Kruger, actress, style icon, and the luckiest girl in the world (hello, Josh Jackson?) is in this month's GQ magazine clad only in vintage fur boots and a strategically placed fur blanket.
PETA may not approve, but we do. The playful photoshoot accompanies an interview called "Kruger Town" (yay for puns) in which Kruger says that she almost didn't get her breakout role in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" because Tarantino didn't believe she was really German.
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