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The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
ZURICH, Switzerland — A diamond-studded Rolex at 40 percent off the $34,000 retail price or an Omega Speedmaster Moonphase for less than $10,000? While still out of reach for most people, the increasing prevalence of such deals highlights the perplexing predicament in which luxury watchmakers now find themselves.
With sales falling, more unsold timepieces are finding their way from the Swiss-dominated industry's carefully controlled official retail networks to online platforms where they are often offered at steep discounts.
Swiss watchmakers say they loathe this "grey market" because high discounts damage the meticulously crafted aura of prestige and make it harder to sell their goods at the full price.
"In luxury goods, when you break the illusion of prestige, the dream, the prices, it takes away the confidence. It means slow death for luxury goods," Jean-Claude Biver, head of LVMH's watch division, told Reuters at last month's Baselworld watch fair, describing the grey market as the "industry's cancer".
However, a sudden end to a boom in Chinese demand is forcing the brands to begin working quietly with dealers in the grey market, occasionally to help with sales but mostly to secure some influence over the unofficial resellers, according to dealers and industry executives interviewed by Reuters.
"There are many sources for grey market watches: authorised retailers who want to get rid of slow-selling models, country distributors or even the brands themselves," said one watch industry executive who asked not to be named.
He said that in some cases operators in the grey market are cooperating with the brands, removing new models from sale when asked or reducing discounts manufacturers consider excessive.
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Though representatives of the biggest luxury watchmakers, including Swatch Group and Richemont, refused to discuss their strategy with regard to the grey market, some manufacturers may find that it offers benefits.
"For every timepiece we sell, the manufacturer is getting the lion's share of the profit, and then all the search engine queries, image searches, social media brand posts, tweets and pins are terrific and free (advertising)," said Darryl Randall, founder and owner of United States-based online platform SwissLuxury.com, which he said generates sales of about $10 million in good years.
Another grey market dealer said he will sometimes withdraw watches if asked by manufacturers and that brands regularly offer US dealers packages of 15 or 20 pieces at a discount.
"As much as the brands dislike us, we have more or less the same goals they have — we also want to sell the goods and be able to make a profit," he said.
Chinese demand for luxury timepieces boomed after the 2008/09 financial crisis, leading to a surge in production and retail prices. But demand has dropped sharply in the past two years as extremist attacks have deterred tourists from visiting Europe, where many of the watches are sold, and China has cracked down on luxury gift-giving by civil servants.
It was difficult to rein in production when demand fell, partly because the watches are put together slowly in stages, meaning production plans are often made two years in advance.
Nobody needs a luxury product, but the brands find that when customers see and touch an intricately crafted watch in an opulent boutique and are drawn into its "story", they will want it so much that the price becomes secondary.
Mixed Availability
In the good times, the industry can take home 20 percent of sales as profit and retailers are still left with an attractive margin of up to 45 percent.
But when business tails off, the manufacturers do not allow official retailers to cut sticker prices too far, fearing that big discounts will damage their brands — a policy that may push cash-strapped retailers to sell to the grey market.
Swiss watch exports fell 8 percent in the first two months of this year, on top of a 10 percent drop last year.
In the grey market sales are often clinched in small, shabby stores or via online platforms that do not have most of the watches in stock and source them only when orders are placed.
Randall said that brands vary in their efforts to keep products out of the grey market. Some of the hardest to source are Patek Philippe and Richard Mille, which both keep a tight rein on production. Audemars Piguet, another independent brand, only distributes certain models through its own boutiques.
"Brands like (Swatch's) Omega and (LVMH's) Tag Heuer are easily available at all times," Randall said.
The unnamed US grey market dealer agreed and said that Richemont's Jaeger-LeCoultre and Vacheron Constantin and Swatch's Breguet are also easy to source.
The United States is the second-biggest market for Swiss watches and is a hub for grey market watches, with online platforms such as Jomashop.com, AuthenticWatches.com and PrestigeTime.com.
"There's a lot of grey market watches coming in from outside the country. The excess of the world's products used to flow to Hong Kong, now it flows to the States," said Danny Govberg, an official US retail partner for Switzerland's biggest brands but who also sells pre-owned watches online.
He confirmed that brands sometimes offer him new pieces to sell as pre-owned but would not name them and said it was only a small share of his flourishing business.
From Zurich With a Discount
The grey market is by no means restricted to the United States. Germany's Chrono24.com has sales offices in both Hong Kong and New York, while a lot of grey market watches are also sold on Amazon and eBay, the unnamed watch industry executive said.
As its name suggests, there are no statistics on the grey market and few dealers are willing to explain how the system works.
Unlike fakes, grey market watches are legal, authentic goods sold by their rightful owners, though they generally come without factory warranties because brands refuse to service watches that are not sold via their official networks.
While that might deter some buyers, other more price-conscious shoppers may actually prefer the convenience of the online platforms that are tempting potential customers with trade-in schemes for old watches, financing solutions, price-match guarantees and their own warranty and service centres.
Randall said he has been sourcing most of his watches in the United States to get them to customers quickly but can also find good deals in Europe thanks in part to the strong dollar.
"We just sold a beautiful Jaquet Droz Eclipse to a Chicago businessman and were able to get a great deal and quick shipment out of Zurich. The price was so good we gave him an additional $2,000 discount," Randall said, adding he sold the watch at 22 percent below the list price of $29,300.
Saifullah Kazmi, from Karachi, said he bought a TAG Heuer Carrera at almost half price on Jomashop.com and had a relative bring it to Pakistan, where a local retailer confirmed that it was genuine.
Kazmi was concerned at first about the legitimacy of Jomashop and the absence of a factory warranty, but the big discount tipped the scales, he said.
By Silke Koltrowitz.
From analysis of the global fashion and beauty industries to career and personal advice, BoF's founder and CEO, Imran Amed, will be answering your questions on Sunday, February 18, 2024 during London Fashion Week.
The State of Fashion 2024 breaks down the 10 themes that will define the industry in the year ahead.
Imran Amed reviews the most important fashion stories of the year and shares his predictions on what this means for the industry in 2024.
After three days of inspiring talks, guests closed out BoF's gathering for big thinkers with a black tie gala followed by an intimate performance from Rita Ora — guest starring Billy Porter.


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Edward Snowden remains a polarizing figure in the U.S. on the one-year anniversary of the first published story based on his leaks about the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance practices.
Many people, especially younger Americans, see the former NSA contractor as a patriot for having the guts to expose what they perceive as illegal surveillance practices by the world's most powerful spy agency. Others, especially those within government and older Americans, see him as a traitor in exile whose revelations have done more to damage U.S. interests than anyone in recent memory.
Here are four reasons that may help explain the remarkable dichotomy.
A big focus on the NSA's domestic spying
The Snowden leaks that have garnered the most attention and stirred the most concern are those describing domestic NSA surveillance programs like Prism and the spy agency's bulk phone metadata collection effort. News of these programs have stoked considerable concern in the U.S. about the NSA engaging in dragnet domestic surveillance under the aegis of counterterrorism efforts that began after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
The fact that these programs were being conducted in almost total secrecy and under questionable legal justification prior to the leaks only served to accentuate those concerns -- and made Snowden a hero for exposing them. Many of those who support him argue that the leaks have forced the government to acknowledge the existence of the programs and take steps to make them more transparent and accountable.
In a recent poll of 1,007 employed adults conducted by cloud security firm Tresorit, 55% felt that Snowden was right in revealing details about Prism, a program under which the NSA purportedly collects customer data from major U.S. Internet companies.
"On the one hand, [Snowden] told us something we always knew: Spies spy," said Steve Hunt principal analyst at Security Current. "Spying on specific national interests is assumed, expected, and probably universal. However, spying on a populous is extreme. Regular citizens don't qualify for surveillance unless they are associated in some other way with a security threat."
The impact on U.S. intelligence gathering has been downplayed
The vast majority of the documents released by Snowden have little to do with domestic spying. Instead they pertain to activities that many believe all spy agencies engage in as part of their missions. Among the documents released are those that describe how the NSA collects information on intelligence targets in other countries, who it targets, the agencies it partners with and other details.
By releasing information on adversaries and rivals, Snowden has seriously set back U.S. intelligence capabilities, says Michael Hayden, former director of the NSA and CIA. "There is an absolutely genuine loss of American [intelligence] capability that has been identified by executive branch officials and legislative branch officials," Hayden said. "They have been specific to the point of saying we are aware of specific channels of information that [are] no longer available to us as a result of Snowden."
Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg (to whom Snowden has been compared) revealed deliberative policy documents, Hayden noted. "Snowden is leaking stuff about how America collects secrets. Therefore it is infinitely more damaging" than the Pentagon Papers release in 1971, he said.
Many of those following the Snowden story fail to understand the full implications of the leaks and simply see them as part of a broader narrative about executive branch and government overreach, Hayden said. "This story is really part of a perfect storm in American politics."
How Snowden released the data matters
Some are less angry with Snowden for the information he released but for the manner in which he released it. The argument is that if he had been a true whistleblower, Snowden would have pursued whatever legal avenues were available to him rather than going to the media with the information. Rather than indiscriminately making everything he had downloaded available, Snowden should have made sure that he focused only on documents that highlighted what he considered to be unconstitutional spying by the NSA.
Snowden's flight to Russia and the fact that he was granted political asylum there exacerbated these concerns among those who feel he should return to the U.S. to face the charges against him.
"Snowden took actions that were illegal," says Michael Brown a retired real admiral with the U.S. Navy and general manager of RSA's federal business group. "If he had concerns, he had many other ways to voice those concerns" instead of going to the media.
By choosing that option, Snowden compromised national security and intelligence capabilities, Brown noted.
Blowback on the technology industry
While Snowden's revelations about Prism and NSA metadata collection and similar programs have been a windfall for civil liberties groups, they have proved damaging to the U.S. technology industry. The leaks have painted an unclear picture of the role U.S. tech firms have played in the NSA's data collection -- both domestically and abroad.
One the one hand, the leaked documents suggest that the NSA worked with several companies in its data collection efforts. Others show that the NSA may have worked actively with IT vendors to weaken encryption tools and build backdoors in technology products. At the same time, the documents leave many questions unanswered about the exact nature of these apparent partnerships. The incomplete information raised serious trust issues for U.S. technology vendors and forced them on the defensive.
Companies like Cisco and IBM have already reported lower revenues in some parts of the world because of concerns prompted by the Snowden revelations. And there are some concerns that U.S. cloud service providers could lose tens of billions of dollars in overseas revenues as the result of the Snowden leaks.
The situation has given technology firms in Europe and elsewhere an opportunity to try and grab market share from U.S. companies, says Howard Schmidt, a former White House cybersecurity czar and executive director of the Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code. Companies that have been struggling to compete with U.S vendors have suddenly begun playing up the trust issue in a bid to snatch away customers, he said.
While some have argued that blaming Snowden is akin to blaming the messenger for bad news, the continuing woes faced by technology companies further reinforce the idea among Snowden detractors that the leaks have, on balance, been harmful.
And as the episode moves into its second year, there remains a troubling fact: No one knows what other secrets have yet to spill out.

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27" iMac (3.4GHz quad-core IntelCore i7, 16GB 1.333MHz RAM, 2TB hard disc, 256GB SSD drive, ADM Radeon HD 6970M with 2GB of GDDR5 memory);
PureMusic 1.8
; Amarra 2.3; Audirvana Plus 184.108.40.206; April Music Eximus DP1; Esoteric/APL Hifi UX1/NWO-M; Audiophilleo 2, Burson Audio DA-160
ModWright LS-100 with Psvane CV-181T tubes, Esoteric C-03, Bent Audio Tap-X
: First Watt SIT1 monos, ModWright KWA 100SE
: Aries Cerat Gladius, Boenicke Audio B10
Complete loom of Zu Audio Event, KingRex uCraft USB cable with UPower battery supply, Stereo
Tombo Trøn BNC/BNC
Artesania Esoteric double-wide 3-tier with optional TT glass shelf, 2 x ASI HeartSong amp stand
Headphone amps
: ModWright LS100, Ex
imus DP1, Burson Audio HA160DS,
Burson Audio HA160
Linnenberg Audio u:c:a
[on review]
HifiMan EF-6
[on review]
: HifiMan HE-5LE, HE-500, HE-6 (with optional Entreq Konstantin 2010 replacement harness); Sennheiser HD-800, Beyerdynamic T1 and T5p, Audez'e LCD2 all recabled by ALO Audio; Ortofon eQ7
Powerline conditioning:
1 x GigaWatt PF2, 1 x Furutech RTP-6
Sundry accessories:
Extensive use of Acoustic System Resonators, noise filters and phase inverters
Room size:
5m x 11.5m W x D, 2.6m ceiling with exposed wooden cross beams every 60cm, plaster over brick walls, suspended wood floor with Tatami-type throw rugs. The listening space opens into the second storey via a staircase and the kitchen/dining room are behind the main listening chair. The latter is thus positioned in the middle of this open floor plan without the usual nearby back wall.
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Only the simplest can accommodate the most complex
. Visit the 47lab website. That's the very Zen and intellectually elegant motto which greets you there. To appreciate its fierce mojo, read the specs for the Model 4706. It's known also as the Gaincard, the one that spawned the entire DIY Gainclone phenomenon. "World's smallest number of parts, 9 per channel excluding attenuators. World's shortest signal pass length, 32mm including length of the parts." Whoa. If simpler really
muchos más betta as uncle Albert gets quoted so often, how could anyone beat that? Game over. Gaincard for lifetime office.
As do many others
—Nelson Pass immediately comes to mind with his FirstWatt models—team Burson agrees with the basic concept of circuit simplicity. They'd question though any blanket presidential nomination where operational amplifiers or
amps on chip
s are involved. They'd ask us to consider what's inside such opamps. Take TI's NE5534 for example. Stuck inside an eight-legged casing smaller than a digital camera memory card hide 53 miniature components which make up a complete amplifier circuit. Meanwhile Burson's input board for their original HA-160 headphone amp runs on 32 discrete variants. Which really has the lower parts count: one small opamp or an entire far larger PCB?
The Burson board
the opamp with a KO. The opamp only wins if signal-path simplicity—which this context makes synonymous with signal purity—equals
path length as measured in millimeters. If simplicity gets defined as lowest number of functions embodied by parts (regardless of whether those be discrete or integrated), it loses. And all that is prior to worrying about the
of miniaturized bits versus full-sized bobs. Or high amounts of feedback versus less or none. Or current flow across tiny vapor-deposited aluminum traces versus fat copper. Careful parts selection and matching. Noise effects from extreme proximity.
10 power and power supply transistors mount directly to the bottom panel, turning the entire case into a heatsink
The output stage runs in parallel single-ended mode.


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I'm answering a question with a suggestion to use rename
, and I realize I don't know what package it comes from (as part of the answer, I imagine saying something like "if you don't have rename
, it's installed as part of [package]").
man rename
tells me to SEE ALSO: mv(1), perl(1)
- so my first thought is that it was installed with perl.
A related answer, how to tell what was installed as part of a package, helps me figure out that the perl package includes prename
but not rename
- and it turns out that my /usr/bin/rename
points to /etc/alternatives/rename
which points to /usr/bin/prename
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50 years of history for this place that have seen best concerts of rock, pop and punk...
Sala Apolo is today temple's of best Dj's in town. Here is the Nitsa Club every week end and others clubs like:Powder Room, G & T Dance, Cine Ambigu...
Everyday it has a special party: on Mondays is Nasty Mondays with indie rock music; Tuesdays is Crappy Tuesdays, also with indie rock! be sure to get there before 1am cause otherwise you won't fit on it!!!
Wednesdays is Mundo Caníbal with reggae...etc
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Opening hours: 1am
Prices: 15€
Phone: (0034) 93 441 40 01
Metro/Bus: Paral.lel (lL3) 20, 36, 57, 64, 121, 157 , N0 i N6
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Be Always Little: Christian Fables for Young and Old
Wondrous, enchanting tales of children, animals, songs, stars, trees and objects of everyday life, as well as stories adapted from events recorded in the Bible and the tales of Elizabeth York.
"Once upon a flash of a sparkle, a moment was born."
"Once there was a chair, an ugly scruffy beat-up chair."
"Once there was a boy who was in love with the sky."
"Once there was a nice horse named Jack who worked on a threshing machine."
Come meet these delightful characters; find out about Batholomew, the friendly scarecrow, the old man with new eyes, and the chipmunk who went to sea. Visit their fun, whimsical, enchanting, worlds. Stories for children young and old.
These moving stories were originally printed in the Restoration newspaper at the request of Catherine Doherty, who later urged Jude to collect them together and have them published after she received many letters telling how people had been touched by the stories, or how they used the tales in storytelling, drama—for puppet shows with children, as well as in grown-up retreats!
Divided into three sections, the first contains a variety of tales of children, animals, songs, stars, trees and simple objects of everyday life. The second set of stories revolves around events recorded in the Bible. The third contains stories that are adapted by Jude Fischer from tales originally told by Elizabeth Rowena Marietta York, a crippled orphan girl in the late 1800s.
"Now is the time to allow this touching and stimulating collection of modern-day fables into your faith journey." — Book Nook
"These are really little gems!" — Catherine Doherty
162 pages — Trade Paperback, 5.5″ x 8.25″ — Illustrated — 3nd ed., Madonna House Publications, 2010 — ISBN 978-0-921440-26-0
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Inside Mac OS X Snow Leopard: 64-bits
The 64-bit Kernel
It seems fashionable to describe Snow Leopard's new 64-bit kernel as a problem for Mac users with 32-bit EFI (the startup firmware that launches the operating system). It's true, 64-bit Core2 Duo machines prior to 2008 still run Snow Leopard's 64-bit apps using a 32-bit kernel, because Apple's 64-bit kernel requires both a 64-bit processor (a Core2 Duo or better) and 64-bit EFI.
The 64-bit edition of Windows XP or Vista will run on 64-bit Macs with 32-bit EFI via Boot Camp because Windows doesn't use EFI; it still lives in the simpler world of BIOS.
However, running a 64-bit kernel on these machines is of limited benefit. While there are certain advantages with the move to a 64-bit kernel, including new security enhancements, the primary benefit of a 64-bit kernel is being able to directly work with significantly more than 4GB of RAM, something that most existing consumer Macs and generic PCs can't do anyway.
For this reason, Snow Leopard also defaults to running its 32-bit kernel even on consumer models with 64-bit EFI. This prevents mainstream users from running into problems related to incompatible kernel extensions and device drivers (such as printer software), which aren't yet 64-bit.
This problem has helped repress the popularity of the 64-bit editions of Windows over the last several years, but won't hold up 64-bit Mac adoption because there is only one edition of Snow Leopard, one that runs on all Intel Macs and simply adjusts itself to the limitations of the given hardware.
Users who want to run the new 64-bit kernel on late modeled Macs (pretty much anything released after early 2008) can do so by booting with the 6 and 4 keys held down. If you're wondering whether your Mac has a 64-bit EFI firmware, you can type the command "ioreg -l -p IODeviceTree | grep firmware-abi" into the Terminal. The response will identify the machine as either having 32-bit or 64-bit EFI.
64-bit System Apps
What Snow Leopard does do is bring all Core2 Duo, 64-bit Macs (pretty much everything sold since 2007) up to speed with 64-bit system apps, from the Finder and Dock to iChat and Mail to background processes such as launchd and the system-wide spell checker. Running the 64-bit kernel or not, the singular version of Snow Leopard always runs 64-bit apps when running on 64-bit hardware; in contrast, no 32-bit editions of Windows can run 64-bit apps, even on 64-bit capable hardware.
Snow Leopard's upgrade to 64-bit system apps provides an overall speed boost due to limitations in the original design of Intel's 32-bit chips; the move to the new 64-bit x64 processor model, originally developed by AMD, solves these issues. Moving to 64-bit apps on other processor families, such as PowerPC, does not yield the same boost, but rather only incurs additional overhead, one of the reasons Snow Leopard is Intel-only.
Windows XP/Vista/7 users also benefit from running 64-bit apps, but Windows can only run 64-bit apps using the 64-bit kernel provided with the 64-bit "edition." This prevents mainstream generic PC users from realizing the benefits of the move to 64-bits unless they are equipped to make the full jump, which requires lining up 64-bit kernel drivers for all their hardware. This sticky bit has kept 64-bit adoption on Windows very low despite the significant advantages related to making the move.
Snow Leopard does not share this problem, because it has no problem running 64-bit apps using its 32-bit kernel. Additionally, Apple's unique Universal Binary specification packs both 32-bit and 64-bit code into each application, making Snow Leopard's 64-bit capable apps backwardly compatible with 32-bit Macs.
64-bit Third Party Apps
Snow Leopard also lays a strong foundation for 64-bit third party apps. While Leopard could run 64-bit graphical apps and even Tiger could run 64-bit background processes, the delivery of 64-bit Mac apps is just getting started. Even Apple is behind the curve on that front, with iWork, iLife, iTunes, and even its Pro Apps all still in 32-bit land. Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite are also waiting for a 64-bit overhaul.
Snow Leopard's 64-bit kernel enables new generations of Macs that can use far more memory, unlocking new potential and more efficient performance by easing existing bottlenecks and allowing more aggressive caching, particularly for kernel i/o such as disk access. Third party Mac software titles that can benefit from the jump to 64-bits will likely begin to transition to full 64-bit capable binaries at a faster pace than the Windows side overall, because the majority of the installed base of Windows PCs are still running the 32-bit edition of XP, which unlike Snow Leopard, can't run 64-bit apps at all.
Snow Leopard delivers a performance boost to existing users of 64-bit Macs, but it really lays a foundation for 64-bit, high performance computing in the next few years. Thanks to the long standing 32-bit barrier that has held up the PC demand for large amounts of memory, RAM is now cheaper than ever, making the ability to install large amounts of memory that the operating system can actually use something that mainstream Mac users will hold as an advantage over the mainstream of 32-bit PC users.
That's because mainstream generic PCs are limited not just to 4GB of RAM, but also incur additional artificial limitations under Windows, where the operating system takes 2GB leaving only 2GB available for the running application. Mac OS X, like Linux, has always allowed applications the full 4GB available on the Intel architecture. This difference has given Windows a translation lookaside buffer performance advantage in the past, but Snow Leopard's new 64-bit applications erase this lead and instead provide Macs with the upper hand relative to the billion installed base of Windows PCs.
Additionally, as all modern Macs transition to 64-bit apps in a single leap, the Windows installed base will effectively splinter between the mass market of low end, 32-bit offerings (including the large increase in netbooks) and the higher end of 64-bit pros and gamers who will collectively amount to a population not dramatically larger than the Mac installed base, dramatically leveling the competitive playing field in the 64-bit arena.
64-bit Cocoa
Meanwhile, Apple is now arriving back to its original strategy in delivering Cocoa as the primary graphical API for Mac OS X applications. This marks the end of Apple's decade of compatibility appeasement to Adobe and Microsoft, both of whom led a third-party refusal to update existing apps from the old Mac OS routines to the advanced new frameworks Apple acquired from Steve Job's NeXT. Going forward, anyone who wants to deliver 64-bit graphical apps has to build them using a Cocoa interface.
Apple was powerless to force the issue a decade ago, when the Mac platform didn't seem to have much potential left and the new Mac OS X could not offer any guarantees of its survival or success to third party developers. That has all changed. Apple now operates a strong platform that has been rapidly outpacing the growth in generic PC sales by a significant factor for several years now.
Developers now know there is money to be made in shipping third party apps for Mac OS X. Additionally, the tools used to build new Mac apps are essentially identical to those used to develop apps for the iPhone and iPod touch, the leading mobile platform by a wide margin.
Apple's singular focus on Cocoa will greatly simplify the company's development efforts, as it won't be having to move both Cocoa and Carbon into graphical 64-bit land. While Adobe has complained that Apple's decision to freeze Carbon in a 32-bit maintenance mode has prevented it from delivering a 64-bit version of CS4, the simplified Cocoa roadmap will force Adobe to get on the ball with the next release, upgrading Creative Suite in two directions (Cocoa and 64-bit) rather than dragging along the Carbon past into another decade.
Microsoft and other significant Mac developers will also have to get on the Cocoa bandwagon in order to stay relevant on Apple's 64-bit Mac platform for the next decade. The Mac already has much more visibility, market relevance and software profitability than its market share would suggest, thanks in part to Apple's bold capacity to decisively burn its legacy bridges in order to give developers a single, clear option for future development, just as it did on the iPhone.
Of course, Apple itself needs to deliver 64-bit versions of its own Logic Studio, Final Cut Studio, and Aperture, too. The company was previously outpaced by its third party developers in the move to PowerPC, and to a lesser extent, in the move to Intel Macs. Apple's position as both a platform vendor and an application developer should help it to deliver practical, usable tools for its own developers.
Apple's leadership in laying out a strong 64-bit future in Snow Leopard has created a strong foundation that will enable the Mac to move ahead in important ways. However, there's more going on in Snow Leopard than just new progress in supporting 64-bit CPUs. The next segment will look at how Apple has pioneered efficient use of GPUs, and what it means for today's Macs and for coming generations.
Daniel Eran Dilger is the author of "Snow Leopard Server (Developer Reference)," a new book from Wiley available now for pre-order at a special price from Amazon.


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I don't know if the Sorcery books ever explicitly connected with the Fighting Fantasy world of Alan, but in the minds of the readers I'm sure it was an easy glide between the two. (And in fact Wizard Books's new edition explicitly places them in the FF series, which clinches it.)
But that was then. It was a time when trees had to die so that we could read. Now dawns the age of backlit glass and pixels, a world in which gamebooks stand blinking like a cosily familiar but hopelessly befuddled elderly relative. So I've been curious to see what Inkle Studios would do with the iPad adaptation of Sorcery.
Inkle, as you may know, supplied the luscious visual design that burnished the iOS version of my Frankenstein interactive novel. The expectation for Sorcery, then, was that we'd see a graphically enhanced port of the books onto iPad. Now that Inkle are unveiling some details, it looks to be much more interesting than that. Sure, there's a lovely drawn 3D map by Mike Schley and dynamic character animation for the combats by Eddie Sharam. But instead of just a gamebook on a tablet, what we're seeing here is an evolution of gamebooks into something new.
On the surface it looks like a top-down CRPG (which is something much more likely to get a few hours of my time than a Fighting Fantasy book) but the truth is more complex and more interesting. You can go back and forth around the world Fabled Lands style, which I don't think was a feature of the original Sorcery books. More importantly, look what they've done with the text. It develops as you go - not in a simple old-style gamebook way, where the text you read depends on whether you take the money or open the box. Oh no. The style of the narrative - the way things are described, the way you speak - is shaped by the way you're playing.
Say you stride boldly into every battle. The system learns that and gives you text that portrays you as fearless. The things you say will be forthright and challenging. It's the original concept of Fable, only here it looks like it might go deeper than the colour of armour you wear over your Union Jack underpants. And the text that is being written aggregates a complete story, right down to the level of having procedurally-generated descriptions of the fights you get into. You could give the end result to a friend and it's the novel of your imaginary life. This is sounding a lot cooler than "roll two dice and add your Skill", isn't it?
The first Sorcery book/game is coming out in May, with the sequel due by the autumn. In my view it's a game changer, and the best hope for traditional "D&D-style" adventure gamebooks to find a niche along CRPGs in the 21st century. However, don't think for a moment that I'm giving up on my forthcoming Infinite IF gamebooks. They have something going for them that FF has never been renowned for: the quality of the writing, the story and the characters. That's why we're releasing them as ebooks, not apps, and have purposely kept them free of animated frills. But more on that next time.


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Payoff.com posts about 5 ways paying off debt can help you live longer.
According to statistics released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, four of the five top causes of death in America — heart disease, stroke, cancer and lower respiratory diseases — can be exacerbated by stress. Paying off your debt means reducing the financial stress in your life.
Man Vs. Debt has an older (but good) article about saving money in your fridge, which happens to be a hefty money drain for most Americans.
From Heather: Freeze them and then reheat for lunch or dinner on a day you don't feel like cooking.
From Lara: Freeze! Right after I get done cooking, sometimes before eating, I pack it up and freeze the extra.
The Simple Dollar posts about how to effectively reduce your food budget.
Use a meal plan. A meal plan is the easiest way there is to make sure you're constructing a sensible grocery list. A meal plan is just a list of the meals you intend to have over the next week or so. From that, you can figure out what items you need to make all of those meals possible.
Credit Sesame posts about how to manage multiple sources of debt.
The first thing you should do when thinking about taking out another loan is to determine your total monthly payments for current outstanding debt and the amount you're looking to borrow. Then, figure what percentage of your monthly income would go towards paying off that debt.
MSN Money posts an article about Social Security Disability running dry by 2016. I've had a lot of people debate with me on Social Security, some saying it's fine, others saying it's in dire straights. What are your thoughts?
What wasn't reported so much as glossed over was the fact that the Social Security Disability Insurance program's trust fund will be exhausted by 2016.
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GW_Simulations - 10/5/2008 5:21 AMSome of the ones that haven't launched yet (Satellite types are guessed based on patches and known mission parameters):NROL-25 - NOSS "Altair" - Delta IVM+(5,2) - 2011NROL-26 - Adv. Orion or Prowler - Delta IVH - 9 September 2008L-27 (DIVM+(4,2), April 2010) is probably Trumpet, L-15 (DIVH, April 2011) and L-32 (December 2009) could be GSO ELINTs. L-49 (DIVH, December 2010) is probably the last Improved Crystal, but it could be Lacrosse. L-29 (Atlas, TBD) is probably radar reconnaissance, hit by huge delays following the failure of L-21, which would explain the dissapearence from the schedules. The same could apply for L-39 (Atlas, 2011). Not sure about L-34 (AV401, October 2009), but possibly NOSS. I really don't know about L-41 (AV501, 2010), probably something with high volume and low mass. I would guess a follow-up to either Lacrosse (Like L-29) or Improved Crystal. These are just guesses, and time will show how many are correct.
faustod - 10/5/2008 4:44 PM1- I read somewhere that Prowler is the followon of Trumpet. So, I understand that NROL-26 will be an Adv.Orion in case of a GTO launch, otherwise it will be a Prowler, if the launch will be to a Molniya type orbit.
2- I suppose that the already launched NROL-22 and NROL-28, were Trumpet/Prowler type.
3- About NROL-34 and NROL-25(probably NOSS), I noted that the previous NOSS sats, were launched: NROL-13 and NRO-18 from VAFB and more recently NROL-23 and NROL-30 from CCAFS. Apparently, this type of sats, will now return to be launched from VAFB.
faustod - 13/5/2008 3:19 PMUSA-141 STEX 03.10.1998 Taurus 1110
WHAP - 13/5/2008 4:50 PMCan you post a picture of the patch?
WHAP - 13/5/2008 6:17 PMThe Joker patch is for Titan/Centaur-13 (Titan 4 A21/K21), which was a Milstar launch on 11/6/95. It is not NROL-2.
WHAP - 13/5/2008 6:17 PMThe Sugar Daddy patch is for Titan/Centaur-16 (Titan 4 A17/K20). This was not a Milstar launch. It occurred on 11/7/97.
What's with the difference in designations?Are you sure? I've already seen two patches for that launch. I would say the number looks more like a 15, not a 16, but it is hard to read given the low quality of the image.Thanks for your help.
I'm pretty sure we called that one "Sweet 16" as in a young girl's 16th birthday - hence the "How Sweet it is" and the "Sugar Daddy" references. I didn't work that mission (since it flew with the older Centaur avionics?) so I didn't get the patch.
I think that it's very probable thatUSA-133 Lacrosse 24.10.1997 Titan IVA was NROL-3.


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Many customers of Chetana Veg. Restaurant arent vegetarian, but they return again and again for our delectable food, beautiful presentation, warm and cozy atmosphere and friendly service. When youre here, youre family.
Started in 1946 as a sandwich/coffee corner serving the intellectuals and elite of Bombay (now known as Mumbai) engaged in philosophical discussions, poetry readings or playing chess in Chetana premises, the restaurant soon grew into an eatery specializing in cuisine from the Indian princely states of Gujarat and Rajasthan. The choice of cuisine was further enlarged in 2001 by introducing a Multi-cuisine to supplement the ongoing Gujarati and Rajasthani food. Moreover, a buffet service was added to the sit-down Thali service. Both these concepts provided a wider variety of food and catered for busy lifestyles of the present times, and soon become very popular.
Chetanas traditional and inspired creations comprise of a seasonal array of totally vegetarian ingredients that come fresh from farms to your table. With respect for all life and to promote a lifestyle in harmony with the balance of nature through the wonders of vegetarian food, we proudly serve all dishes free of meat, poultry, fish and egg. Mission:
Chetana Veg. Restaurant is dedicated to maintain customers environmental, spiritual and physical well-being through a commitment to excellent vegetarian cuisine served in a vibrant and friendly atmosphere.
We serve Eat-All-You-Can sit-down Thali meals and a self-help buffet for Lunch and Dinner. Additionally, À la Carte orders are entertained during the dinnertime.
A Chetana Regular Thali served on all days, both for Lunch and Dinner, typically consists of an apitising drink of fresh buttermilk or spiced water with roasted cumin seeds (Jaljeera), two varieties of hors doeuvres (Farsan), two vegetables, one pulse preparation (Kathol), three varieties of hot-from-the-griddle Indian bread (Baajri ki Roti, Bhakri, Phulka), a mildly-sweet Gujarati style tuvar daal, a mild spicy-sweet gravy in a yogurt base (Kadhi), Rice, a nutritious mixture of rice and pulsed (Kichdi) all to the accompaniments of Salad/Chutney/Pickle and a choice from desserts of the day. Indian bread and Khichdi are served with butter if you so prefer.
The famous Chetana Rajasthani Dal-Bati-Churma Thali, or a Deluxe Thali offering more variety of desserts, is served only during the dinnertime. Sundays and festivals are celebrated with specially prepared sweets and a Special Thali.
Buffet spread contain the dishes that go into Chetana Regular Thali as well as additional varieties of salads and preparations from different States of India and other countries. There is a daily change of vegetables/Kathol in Thali, and of all the items in Buffet menu. A-La-Carte service is available at the dinner time.
Special features: Exclusive Room for conferences/Events, Off-premises Catering
Timings: Open 365 days a year. Lunch: 12.30 3.30 pm. Afternoon Tea and Snacks: 4.00 7.00 pm. Dinner: 7.30 11.30 pm. Payment: Cash or Visa, Master and Diners Cards.


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Regional Austrian cuisine is seasonal, fresh, simple and delicious. From "Knödel" to "Schnitzel", it's just plain good. It tends to be a little on the heartier side, but during the cold winter months it's exactly what the doctor ordered.
There are a lot of pork dishes, but there's also chicken, beef and lots of wild game to be tested. Fruits and vegetables are seasonal and some of the freshest and best around, and they have a huge variety of salads to showcase them all (don't miss out on pumkinseedoil!).


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23 Jan Five Actions Ben Carson Must Take to Control HUD's Tyranny
After twenty four years of a relentless drive for centralized government power through Clinton, Bush and Obama, finally there is a chance to roll back some of the destruction to our Republic. Donald Trump has an historic opportunity to fulfill his promise to "drain the swamp," meaning getting rid of the corruption, the power grabs, and the disregard for Constitutional law.
It's vital to understand that federal agencies are basically operating without oversight, free to create thousands of rules and regulations that become the force of law. These rules come complete with threats of legal action and intimidation. Much of this enforcement is done behind the scenes, away from the public eye. But the result can destroy property, business, and lives.
To take effective action against this situation and fulfill on his promise, President Trumps must set a very specific priority for federal policy:
1. Assure the complete protection of private property rights for every American.
2. Immediately begin the process of reigning in the power, over reach, and illegal policies of every federal agency. One of the worst offenders of federal overreach and intimidation is fully represented in the day to day operations of the agency for Housing and Urban Development (HUD.)
HUD pretends to be the agency that represents low income citizens to assure they have "fair housing" choices and are protected from discrimination. In reality HUD's policies do massive damage to the poor and steal away their ability to improve their station. After years of HUD intervention in development policy, the net result is more poor, bigger ghettos and less hope of improvement.
If President Trump intends to end poverty and help rebuild American wealth and restore the hopes and dreams of the poor and middle class, then private property ownership is the single most effective way to achieve it. Welfare and government programs will not do it. The poor simply have no avenue available to build personal wealth. All that is provided to them is a routine government handout which assures lifelong servitude to the government.
Right now HUD is enforcing a program called Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) to destroy the property rights and property values of the middle class in communities across the nation. In the campaign candidate Trump promised to end this program. Now he must do it!
HUD is using the program for pure social engineering to change the very culture of the nation, and destroy the concept of property ownership. In the process, AFFH is using law suits and intimidation to destroy the founder's concept of local rule in communities by taking away their freedom of self determination and development.
Now Trump has appointed Dr. Ben Carson as the new HUD Secretary. Many say he's not qualified to run such a massive agency. Does he understand the problems he faces with this agency's unrelenting assault on property rights and local home rule? What must he do to reign in this renegade agency? Here are a few immediate steps Carson can take to stop this assault on property owners and local communities, while actually helping the poor.
First. Stop the grants. HUD and other agencies dangle federal money in front of local communities as a trap to force them to impose the HUD policies. These grants come with specific strings attached that make the communities spend more money and create more rules and regulations. The end result is that local rule is compromised, property rights and values are destroyed and cities are eventually transformed into politically correct, environmentally propagandized stack and pack utopian nightmares.
To help curb this federal assault on local communities Dr. Carson must greatly diminish availability of grant programs and make sure the remaining programs are written in precise, straight forward language clearly outlining the rules for use of the grant.
Second. Stop the drive for the establishment of regional non-elected governments. They force on communities a "one-size-fits all" approach and take government further from the people. Only the representatives chosen by the people should make policy for the community.
Under AFFH rules, HUD is automatically placing communities into specific regions and enforcing a once size fits all policy. Many times local officials are not even informed that they are placed in such regions. Regionalism is the most effective tool for controlling private property, using rules and regulations from a ruling body no one voted for and no one can challenge or questions its policies.
Third. Work with Congress to write specific legislation that limits the Agency's ability to create regulations beyond the intended scope of the programs. Over the years Congress has deliberately written legislation in near neutral language, leaving it up to the agencies to make their own rules. This failure to define exactly the meaning and intent of the legislation has allowed the bureaucracy to impose hundreds of thousands of rules and regulations that help to destroy the economy while building the power of the agency.
Fourth. Encourage whistleblowers to report on bad policy inside the agency. Who knows the situation better? Allow them to speak. Reward them for new, workable ideas for cutting costs and streamlining agency practices. Everyone knows that the federal bureaucracy is a mess in inefficiency, overreach and waste. The agency should be rewarded for cutting its budget rather than engaging in the annual "spend it or lose it derby" that encourages waste and spending to avoid budget cuts.
Cut the HUD budget to a point that it can only conduct the programs intended, thereby stopping its over reach, using congressional oversight to assure it remains under control.
Fifth. Move immediately to close down the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule. Federal agencies are to be of assistance to local communities, not a threat. Under AFFH law suits are becoming a way of life for local officials. It is the very definition of tyranny from the federal juggernaut. If Donald Trump wants to drain the swamp, AFFH is the number one alligator to be eliminated. Senator Mike Lee of Utah has already introduced legislation to de-fund it. He is ready, willing and able to work with Secretary Carson to get it done.
These guidelines are a good start and should be Carson's goal for the first 100 days. Then he might want to consider starting a serious effort to eventually abolish HUD completely. It's a socialist dinosaur and a threat to limited government in a free America.


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Exclusive: Emblem3′s "Chloe" Really is About a Certain Kardashian Sister
Khloe Kardashian may not be returning to "The X Factor" to host Season 3, but there are some Season 2 contestants who clearly still harbor fond feelings for her.
A source close to last season's fourth-runners-up Emblem3, who recently signed to Simon Cowell's Syco label and released their debut single "Chloe," has exclusively confirmed to Yahoo! Music's Reality Rocks that the single really is a love letter to the youngest and tallest Kardashian sister.
Some of the telltale lyrics to "Chloe" include: "Chloe, I know your sister turns everyone on/But you're the one I want"; "Front page magazine/Everybody says that she's the queen"; "She likes the flashing lights/I love the way that you like candlelight." And so on. The entire song is an ode to a girl who lives in her sister's shadow (a la Jan to "The Brady Bunch's" Marcia Marcia Marcia). And it seems that Khloe is the modern-day Jan Brady, in Emblem3's eyes.
"The guys would never admit it because they're all shy about it, but 'Chloe' is totally based on Khloe Kardashian," a friend of the hip-pop trio reveals. "One of the guys in particular was saying that she's the coolest and hottest of the sisters. That's where they got the term 'She's a Chloe' from. It's about girls like Khloe Kardashian, who get overlooked because they've got a friend or a sister like Kim who steals all the attention."
As for the titular name's slight misspelling, the source says: "They spent a lot of time with Khloe on the show, so they didn't want to make it too obvious. So they spelled the song with a C. But it's still pretty clear, when you listen to it."
This news probably rules out any Emblem3/Kanye West collaborations in the future…but it's pretty darn cute.
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... come on! I dare you to say anything you think!
Photographs by Meade at the Milwaukee Art Museum today. The sculpture — called "Under the Table" — is by Robert Therrien.
To live freely in writing...
Althouse cannot carry the ring, she's just a hobbit!
My name is Edith Ann and I'm 5 years old.
Were I standing there, I would think I understood how my dogs feel at dinner time.
Is my gum still down there?
wv: "gesnot" - which answers my question!
But I thought Paul Bunyan was from over in Minnesota. Just watch out for Blue Ox droppings
"Is my gum still down there?"
Ha ha. That's pretty much what Meade said.
Fi Fi Fo Fum, I smell the blood of an Althouse!
Jeeze they say you start to shrink after menopause but that seems a little over the top. Just sayn'
Wait was that mean but funny?
If you see Lily Tomlin, be sure to say hi.
The question is did someone drink you there?
Wait was that mean but funny?
Trooper always bringing something to the table ;)
Is that joint in Wisconsin?
Maybe you can get some From Under Cheese.
I remember this from when I was a kid. I would love to walk under a table without ducking.
I *am* big. It's the *pictures* that got small.
Althouse: "I shrink, therefore I am."
Let's get small.
You're a saint.
Just not Martha.
From our last exciting episode...
Ann Althouse said...
"'I'm more the serene, contemplative type'
You sound like Saint Martha."
I don't get that. My understanding of Martha is that she's the one that wanted Mary to help with the housework and Jesus told her that Mary had made the better choice in sitting and listening to him. How is Martha the contemplative one? Seems like it's the other way around.
You're right, but that was in Bethany where they first met Christ. I think the assessment is based on their later lives after conversion. One lived in a cave in France and one evangelized. Can't remember which (this was from Theology class at Villanova 40 years ago; tried to look it up online, but couldn't find anything), but, somehow, Martha stuck with me as the contemplative one.
Finally found the story - had to go to a Catholic site. I was right about the metaphor being applied to the later part of their lives, but Ann's instincts about character were on the money; she also remembered her Scripture (I had to have my memory refreshed).
According to Church tradition, both sisters went to France to evangelize the people, but it was Martha who devoted her life to it and was used as the model for Catholic women who embraced the wider world.
Magdalene eventually retreated to a cave and became the model for the contemplative life. I had said I was a little wary of mentioning this because of Magdalene's - reputation since I didn't want Ann to think I was casting aspersions.
So Ann was more right than I was and I'll give props to her.
PS You look absolutely adorable in those shots.
There is this guy who walks into a bar and notices a man 12 inches tall playing the piano. He asks what it is all about and the bartender tells him he'll tell him later.
So he asks the barman for a drink and the bartender says,
'Before you get your drink you get to rub the magic beer bottle and make a wish.'
'OK,' says the guy.
He goes to the bottle and rubs it and, boom, out comes a genie, who says,
'You have one wish.'
The man thinks about it and then wishes for a million bucks. A cloud of smoke fills the room and when the smoke clears there are a million ducks crowding the bar.
He tells the bartender,
'Hey, I didn't want a million ducks.'
The bartender replies, 'You think I wanted a 12-inch pianist?'
That is freaky.
Years ago, the Field Museum in Chicago had a "Size" exhibit that looked a lot like that - an ordinary table and chair greatly expanded in size, so the average adult would be in the position of a two-year-old in dealing with it.
Not *quite* as big as the one at the MAM - you could scramble up onto the chair - but pretty startling nonetheless. I wonder what ever became of it ...
I thought most of the under the table stuff happened in Chicago not Milwaukee?
Were you screaming for Concepción?
...or for marijuana pizza?
...or for The Sartorialist to magically show up in the Midwest and take y'er picture, transfixed as he would certainly be by that green handbag.
This is clearly a call back to Althouse's undergrad days...she's longing to return to The Big House....
My first thought was: Hey, that's cool, look at Althouse!
Then I thought: It's just a giant table and chair, how is that art? It's stupid.
Then I thought: She looks so cute and funny and wee there! It's really, really cool!
I don't understand art.
But I think Anne B's exhibit sounds better- it would be more shocking to the conscience to recall a feeling that you had had as a toddler and long forgotten than a feeling that you would never have had (unless you were previously a mouse).
- Lyssa
"..I was continuing to shrink, to become... what? The infinitesimal? What was I? Still a human being? Or was I the man of the future? If there were other bursts of radiation, other clouds drifting across seas and continents, would other beings follow me into this vast new world? So close - the infinitesimal and the infinite. But suddenly, I knew they were really the two ends of the same concept. The unbelievably small and the unbelievably vast eventually meet - like the closing of a gigantic circle. I looked up, as if somehow I would grasp the heavens. The universe, worlds beyond number, God's silver tapestry spread across the night. And in that moment, I knew the answer to the riddle of the infinite. I had thought in terms of man's own limited dimension. I had presumed upon nature. That existence begins and ends in man's conception, not nature's. And I felt my body dwindling, melting, becoming nothing. My fears melted away. And in their place came acceptance. All this vast majesty of creation, it had to mean something. And then I meant something, too. Yes, smaller than the smallest, I meant something, too. To God, there is no zero. I still exist! "
The Incredible Shrinking Man 1957
Ann, you should never follow white rabbits with pocket watches.
That dress looks great on you, but where did you go to find Petit-petit sizes?
Thinking about being small enough to walk under a table reminded me of something else. When I was about three, I had my first haircut. I screamed the whole time. This was before electric clippers, it was hand held clippers. Later I remember, the barber, Mr. Grey had a pretty daughter named Linda Grey. I claimed her as my girl friend at about age 5. This was in Parish Alabama. I have always loved pretty girls.
Honey, I shrunk the blogger.
Short people got no reason
Short people got no reason
Short people got no reason
To live
They got little hands
Little eyes
They walk around
Tellin' great big lies
They got little noses
And tiny little teeth
They wear platform shoes
On their nasty little feet
Well, I don't want no short people
Don't want no short people
Don't want no short people
`Round here
Short people are just the same
As you and I
(A fool such as I)
All men are brothers
Until the day they die
(It's a wonderful world)
Short people got nobody
Short people got nobody
Short people got nobody
To love
They got little baby legs
That stand so low
You got to pick em up
Just to say hello
They got little cars
That go beep, beep, beep
They got little voices
Goin' peep, peep, peep
They got grubby little fingers
And dirty little minds
They're gonna get you every time
Well, I don't want no short people
Don't want no short people
Don't want no short people
'Round here
No giant dog?
You took Steve Martin's advice.
At first glance, I thought you had done some of the lamest photoshopping evar.
Under the table and dreaming
Reminds me of Monica Lewinsky. Seems like only yesterday, she was crawling around under the table putting everything in her mouth.
Good joke, Trooper.
How fun!!
I dare you to say anything you think!
Bought my first Smartphone - Blackberry torch,
Piece of SHIT
37 minutes on phone with some fucking Pakistani asshole who couldn't help me open up an app.
Research In Motion, burn in hell. You are a pain in the ass.
You look cute.
wv togabush
What woud you look like in a toga under a bush?
Is it true that a security guy got fired because he suggested that "piece" would make great firewood someday?
The management of the Milwaukee Art Museum ought to be ashamed. That is not art and Therrien is not an artist. He just made some props for a remake of Attack of the Puppet People
If that was art, the furniture gallery down the street could charge admission. They have tables and chairs in all shapes and sizes. This piker just depicted the Walmart $129.96 special for people living on Pluto. Probably with a sizable chuck of taxpayer dollars.
It's gonna get pretty crowded there, "under the table," especially if the new IRS Form 1099 requirement in Obamacare is not repealed.
All the good, obvious comments have already been made. I was thinking "beanstalk" myself.
I love a good martini
But only two at the most
After three I'm under the table
After four I'm under the host
- Dorothy Parker
Peano came the closest but I am surprised no one has said "Hey while you are down there, how about...."
♫ Galaxy Glue, Galaxy Glue, what would we do without Galaxy Glue.... ♫
♫... Hold me closer tiny Ann-cer... ♫
Drudge Headline:
Dirty Blog Secret Revealed! - Althouse paid under table to be Limbaugh lackey!
(source: WND)
Unlike her larger counterpart, who finally found happiness, Little Anne is still looking for her Mini-Meade!
Ver Word: DRUGS!!!!!!!
Needless to say, her carbon footprint is tiny in comparison to Al Gore's....
Huh... Ann Althouse was an affirmative action hire... Who knew????
I'm not saying I'm short or anything... But, Ann, at least now you understand just a little what life is like for me....
One pill makes you larger...one pill makes you small.
It reminds me of The Land of the Giants,
We had these in college. They were called lofts.
I actually like that piece. It is the type of art that I appreciate for giving you a different perspective. It's a view most of us haven't seen since we were toddlers, if we even remember it. It's a perspective our pets routinely have. It really does make you think of things from a different reality.
Thanks for sharing.
How did he make it look like it was made of giant boards? What does it look like close up?
What a waste of wood.
Think of it as seeing the world from Sacha's point of view.
I smell, barely see desert tonight
O delight, even if they must bleed
It will be Althouse ala Meade
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May 10, 2017: Subaru Rally Team USA announced today that the team has entered a technical partnership with high performance brake rotor specialists Disc Brakes Australia for the team's stage rally program in the 2017 American Rally Association Championship. Disc Brakes Australia (DBA) will provide custom developed brake rotors to the team for use on the two Subaru WRX STI rally cars of team drivers David Higgins and Travis Pastrana.
"Disc Brakes Australia has always been popular in the Subaru community for building great brake rotors. But we really wanted to show the capabilities of our rotors in the most demanding motorsport we could think of" states Yoni Kellman, Sales and Marketing Manager DBA USA. "Stage Rally can make or break you, and we wanted to prove we had the mettle. Subaru Rally Team USA is the premier team in the sport, so it was only fitting that we teamed up with them to gain valuable feedback on how our rotors hold up at the top levels of motorsports to further improve our products."
Subaru Rally Team USA (SRTUSA) is managed by Subaru technical partner Vermont SportsCar. The stage rally team will is spearheaded by defending eight-time Rally America champion David Higgins and former four-time Rally America Champion Travis Pastrana. Higgins and Pastrana compete in the newly formed 2017 American Rally Association (ARA) National Championship behind the wheel of highly customized Subaru WRX STI rally cars.
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text: Isle of the Dead Walk Thru This walk thru will answer the questions on how to solve the puzzles in this game. It does not include a map for the game. TIPS: 1. Save often. This game has some time limitations towards the end If you exceed the time limit, you may be forced to restart the game from the beginning. 2. Pick up everything! Anytime you can pick up an item, do so. The items will be used later in the game. 3. Carefully draw out the map. As you enter each section, bring up the on screen map and make a note of where you exited the previous map and where you ended up on the current map. Monsters are generated each time you leave a map section. So, if you clear out a map sector and return to it, the monsters will reappear. Undo wandering can cause you to lose a large amount of ammunition. 4. Bringing up the inventory will freeze current time. Use this to your advantage when fighting monsters. If you see your health points drastically low, you can bring up the inventory and eat some coconuts or bananas to increase health points. AT THE PLANE: 1. Pick up the coat outside the plane entrance, inside of the coat is a pack of cigarettes and a lighter. 2. Pick up the wire cutters on the floor as you enter the door. 3. Enter the plane and turn to the right. Depending on which version of the game you have, you will see either a bamboo cane or a machete. This will be used to hack into various sections of the forest. 4. Turn around and you will see a body laying on the ground, pick up the book in the back pocket of the jeans. It is a language translator. 5. Enter the cockpit. Pickup the flare gun. Use the wire cutters on the wire by the compass and pick up the compass. AT THE CAVE: 1. The cave is the first beach after the airplane. Exit the airplane and go to the end of the beach. Hack into the forest. A few steps down, you can hack into the forest on the right and find a cave. 2. If you try to pick up the rifle, you will die. You will first need to use the pliers on the thin wire at the bottom of the screen to deactivate the bomb. 3. Turn to the right and you will see a rag and an oil can. Use the oil on the rag, then use the oily rag on the rifle. This will allow you to use the rifle without it blowing up in your face. 4. Check the crates for boxes of ammo. FIRST CHIEFTAIN: (Smoking) 1. To enter the village, you will need the translator book that you picked up on the airplane. Use this book on the natives guarding the gate. You will also have to use the book on the chief to talk to him. 2. Go thru the various huts until you find the Chieftain. You will have to use the translator book on the Chief to talk to him. He will tell you the story about the mad scientist. He will then send you to find his brother another chieftain. SECOND CHIEFTAIN: 1. He will complain to you about a pounding noise bugging him. If you go through the compound, you will find a guy beating on some drums. Kill him 2. For solving this problem, this Chieftain will give you a medallion. This will be used to help open the Oracle doors. FIRST CHIEFTAIN: (Smoking) 1. To obtain his medallion, look inside the coat that you picked up outside of the airplane, you will find a pack of cigarettes. Give him the pack of cigarettes, he will give you some bolt cutters for the smokes, reach up and grab the medallion off his neck. THE ORACLE: 1. To enter the Oracle you will need to see both Chieftains and get a medallion from each Chief. 2. Place a medallion in each hole in the doors and the you will be able to enter the Oracle. 3. The Oracle will require a sacrifice. In some of the caves, you can kill a wolf like creature. Pick this creature up and you will see it in your inventory. When you reach the oracle, enter and place the wolf on the platform in the oracle. You will then get the uzi. Note: Though the uzi is not required to finish this game, it makes a big difference when you come try to kill the evil scientist. It is extremely hard to kill the scientist without the uzi...only the best players are able to do this. THE COMPOUND 1. To enter the compound, you will have to follow the clue, "Starve the Humming box." If you try to use the bolt cutters on the fence, you will be electrocuted. 2. You will have to find a section of fence with a large gray cylinder/tank behind it. Shoot the tank with the rifle and this will turn off the electricity. 3. Use the bolt cutters on the locked gate on the scientist compound to open. THE SCIENTIST 1. When you enter the main compound, don't go into the buildings right away. There is a large cache of ammunition on one side of the compound. You will have to fight thru a large number of monsters to get to this cache, but it is worth it if you are low on ammo. 2. SAVE your game before entering the building. This will give you added insurance in case you are killed. Also, after killing the scientist, you will have a time limit placed on you to finish the game. 3. When you find the Scientist, he will turn himself into a monster. Though we recommend using the uzi on him - he takes a lot of hit points to kill - he can be killed with just the rifle. 4. After you exit the compound, enter the airplane and pick up the life raft. THE GIRL 1. After you kill the scientist, pick up the potion that he drops. 2. Take the girl and exit the building thru the back way. If you delay at all, she will turn into a zombie and kill you. 3. Bring her to the oracle and you mix a potion. Use the following ingredients to make the potion - flower, potion, crystal - in the beaker. Use the potion on a syringe and give the antidote to the girl. She's now healed. ESCAPING THE ISLAND 1. There are two ways to get off the island. We will cover the easy way. 2. You will have picked up the life raft in the scientists airplane. Use the raft on the ocean and you will find yourself floating on the ocean. 3. Use the flare gun that you picked up in your airplane. You're FREE!


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With science playing a more pivotal role in people's everyday lives, it is incumbent upon scientists and researchers to convey their discoveries in a way that is practical and understandable, and demonstrates real-world applications to the public.
To forward that mission, the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of Legislative and Public Affairs (OLPA) is sponsoring a two-day workshop titled, "Science: Becoming the Messenger," at the University of Wyoming Sept. 11-12. Wyoming Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) will host the workshop in the Wildcatter Suites at War Memorial Stadium.
There is no workshop fee, but attendees must register, according to Anne Sylvester,
Wyoming EPSCoR project director and a UW professor of molecular biology. To register,
go to http://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=128755&org=NSF.
The workshop has space for 150 people, and is open to UW faculty, graduate students and post-doctoral researchers; UW undergraduate students majoring in the sciences, technology, engineering and math; faculty and science students from Wyoming's community colleges; Wyoming high school science teachers; and scientific partners in the state.
"NSF wants to empower scientists to be better communicators," says Kali McCrackin, communications coordinator at UW's NSF EPSCoR office. "Communication of science is particularly important today."
The workshop is designed to equip attendees with the fundamental skills needed to plan, create and execute effective communications across diverse platforms, including videos and blogs. Sessions will include how to use Twitter to develop a following, to network and to stimulate interest in science; a video boot camp in which participants will record and download short videos that show them delivering their messages; and even a "morning show" demonstration with Stephen Colbert influences.
Scientists and researchers will take lessons learned from the first day of the workshop and apply them to the second day's schedule, which will include practice on-camera interviews with mock journalists; delivering three-minute PowerPoint presentations; and answering questions at a mock media conference.
Former PBS executive Dan Agan, best-selling science author Chris Mooney and Emmy-award winning television producer Joe Schreiber will lead the workshop. For more information on each, go to http://www.nsf.gov/attachments/128489/public/Bios_for_Missouri.pdf.
NSF OLPA selected Wyoming to host the workshops, offered only in EPSCoR states, Sylvester says. EPSCoR states are those that receive federal research and development grant dollars below a designated threshold. NSF provides opportunities to EPSCoR states to apply for competitive funding through programs designed to build research infrastructure in the state. The "messenger" workshop is another opportunity to enhance the scientific enterprise in EPSCoR states.
"These workshops can be transformative. They can really change your perspective on how you talk about science," says Sylvester, who attended an abbreviated workshop at NSF. "Scientists often function in the scientific community using their own jargon and language. When communicating your own research, it is important to put yourself in other people's shoes, and use shared language so the science becomes accessible."
Sylvester says she thinks current UW scientists recognize the importance of communicating effectively about science, but adds that some just haven't learned the skills needed or have had little experience working with the media.
In her experience writing for the EPSCoR blog, McCrackin says she has had to convey to some UW faculty the importance of translating their science to something less technical so that the public can find it understandable and useful. She adds that some faculty have been hesitant to embrace social media platforms to disperse their science to a larger audience.
"This workshop will help them learn to simplify and be comfortable with the media," McCrackin says.
Beth Cable, education, outreach and diversity project coordinator for UW's EPSCoR office, agrees.
"With our dependence on technology and all of the social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, a workshop like this would be extremely important to apply science through these avenues," says Cable, who is helping organize the workshop.
Sylvester says the workshop will serve as a "springboard" to bolstering communications for the Wyoming Center for Environmental Hydrology and Geophysics' (WyCEHG) new program called Communicating About Water (CAW). The program already is underway through EPSCoR's social media presence.
CAW includes a student internship program in partnership with the UW Department of Communications and Journalism, and a partnership with Wyoming PBS, to broadcast documentaries about water in Wyoming.
"We want to communicate outcomes of science to the state of Wyoming and to the public," Sylvester says. "This workshop will be a great start to this program."
To read periodic updates about the coming "Science: Becoming the Messenger" workshop, go to the EPSCoR blog at http://wyomingepscor.blogspot.com/.


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Coin sounds like something people would want. It's an electronic device in a plastic case the size of a credit card that will contain all your credit card information.
Coin, the San Francisco company promoting the device of the same name, promises to declutter your wallet because you'll no longer need to carry all your credit and ATM cards. Enter your credit card numbers into the device. Then, when you want to pay for something, scroll through and choose the one you want — the Coin device is swiped just like a regular card. You can also use it in card readers like ATMs.
Coin is not handing the cards out for review because they are not in production yet. It promises to have them ready by this summer. The company is raising money to build them by asking people to pay in advance. (All the ads you see online, and there are loads of them, are paid for with investors' money, not those orders, the company says.)
It is being sold for $105, though if you order before the end of this week it is $55. (The company hinted that it might extend the discount longer.)
But here are two things to think about. First, the device, by the company's own admission deep on its website, will last only two years. The battery cannot be recharged, so if you find the device useful, you'll need to shell out another $100 to keep using it. So think of it as a $50-a-year subscription, if that helps it go down easier.
Consider this as well: When you buy it, you are agreeing to terms of service that give you no protection. Should something go wrong — name your worst fear: the device broadcasts your credit card numbers, it is hacked, the site containing your encrypted numbers is hacked, the numbers are improperly encrypted, merchants refuse it — it's not Coin's problem. The company says it is confident it will work as promised. "We stand by our product," a spokeswoman emailed.
But only in a very limited-liability kind of way. Consider this sentence in the agreement: "You are solely responsible for your own losses or losses incurred by Coin and others due to any unauthorized use of your account." If the card is lost, stolen or damaged: Your problem.
A number of reporters have raised security concerns, and the company has said it will address those in future devices — which you'll have to buy if you want them.
The company also says that if the service doesn't work as promised, well, also your problem. It might give you $5 back, but it doesn't have to.
Source: NYT