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Phenotypic (a): Of or relating to or constituting a phenotype
15 Letter Words containing PHENOTYPIC: Lymphocytopenia, Mesophytic plant, Psychotic person, Xerophytic plant,
14 Letter Words containing PHENOTYPIC: Cyproheptadine,
13 Letter Words containing PHENOTYPIC:
12 Letter Words containing PHENOTYPIC: Phenotypical,
11 Letter Words containing PHENOTYPIC:
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P: Meaning of the letter P in Phenotypic means: You in some cases have an absence of comprehension individuals, as you some of the time concentrate on you. Take after imaginative capacity to splendid profession. Viable capacity can bring incredible money related reward. Appeal requests a lot of sound judgment. Writing, music, and craftsmanship bring what you generally want. Extraordinary future in the event that you focus on most evident ability.
You are extremely aware of social decencies. You wouldn't consider doing anything that may hurt your picture or notoriety. Appearances check. Along these lines, you require a gorgeous accomplice. You additionally require a smart accomplice. Strangely, you may see your accomplice as your adversary… a great battle animates those sex vibes. You are moderately free of sexual hang-ups. You will examination and attempt better approaches for getting things done. You are exceptionally social and arousing; you appreciate being a tease and need a decent arrangement of physical satisfaction.
H: Meaning of the letter H in Phenotypic means: You are not judgmental. Satisfaction originates from seeking after perfect. Music and craftsmanship improve accomplishments, overlook writing and show. Feedback harms. Various abilities, focus on one to discover acclaim. Status not upgraded by gloating.
You look for a mate who can upgrade your notoriety and you're gaining capacity. You will be exceptionally liberal to your darling once you have accomplished a promise. Your blessings are really an interest in your accomplice. Prior to the dedication, however, you have a tendency to be economical in your spending and dating propensities, and similarly mindful in your sexual involvement's. You are a sexy and patient darling.
E: Meaning of the letter E in Phenotypic means: You are an extremely energizing individual. Meekness retreats as you develop. Mystery and self-centeredness give influence, lose bolster unless longing for cash and power directed. Intrinsic knowledge and strategy convey desire to realization. Flexibility brings respects, don't get to be distinctly imprudent. Utilize, create, and apply creative ability and succeed, however maintain a strategic distance from madness. On the off chance that you realized what individuals truly consider you, you would be shocked.
Your most noteworthy need is to talk. In the event that your date is not a decent audience, you experience difficulty relating. A man must be mentally fortifying or you are not intrigued sexually. You require a companion for a mate and a buddy for a bed mate. You loathe disharmony and interruption, however you do appreciate a decent contention every so often it appears to blend things up. You be a tease a considerable measure, for the test is more essential than the sexual represent you. However, once you give your heart away, you are uncompromisingly faithful. When you don't have a decent partner to nod off with, you will nod off with a decent book.
N: Meaning of the letter N in Phenotypic means: You get a kick out of the chance to work, yet you generally need a break. Uncertainty most exceedingly awful adversary, no one but you can overcome. Defeat inborn feelings of dread independent from anyone else improvement and dormant ability. Hasty nature could get you into genuine inconvenience. Conquer propensity to unusualness and crabbiness, them numerous companions and flourishing. Nonexistent issues could overpower, remain in the without a moment's hesitation.
You may seem blameless, unassuming, and bashful; yet we realize that appearances can lie. With regards to sex, you are no fledgling however something of a talented specialist. You can without much of a stretch go to extremes however, running the extent from voracity to fatigue with the entire thought of sex. You can be very condemning of you mate, looking for flawlessness in both of you. It is difficult to discover somebody who can meet your measures. You experience issues communicating feelings and gravitating toward to darlings.
O: Meaning of the letter O in Phenotypic means: You are extremely receptive. Consistency and truth as companion or sweetheart wins incredible joy. Governed by head not heart, look far and wide for your way. Narrow-mindedness will crush arranges unless you alter requests. Stationary propensities are terrible for you, keep dynamic. Disaster the result of possess neglectfulness. Dream and figments damage love life. Commitment will be remunerated. Coquettish propensities prompt to dissatisfaction and misfortune. Romantic in adoration, require some investment picking mate.
You are extremely inspired by sexual exercises yet cryptic and modest about your wishes. You can re-channel a lot of your sexual vitality into profiting as well as looking for power. You can without much of a stretch have expanded times of chastity. You are an energetic, humane, sexual significant other, requiring similar qualities from your mate. Sex is not kidding business; in this manner you request power, differing qualities, and will take a stab at anything or anybody. Some of the time your interests swing to possessiveness, which must be held in line.
T: Meaning of the letter T in Phenotypic means: You like hanging out with companions when you have time. You appreciate the organization of others in parties. Extraordinary creative ability your finest ability. utilize properly to appreciate wealth and respect. Eager, apprehensive and peevish, looking for fellowship. Change of surroundings regularly makes a difference. Dream and have a great time the peculiar help with new attempts. Concentrate an authentic subject, particularly history. Imprudent with low fatigue limit. Serious review fulfills not, magical interests do. Great imitator, requiring venturesome individuals around.
You are exceptionally touchy, private, and sexually detached; you like an accomplice who leads the pack. Music, delicate lights and sentimental musings turn you on. You fantasize and tend to fall all through adoration. At the point when in adoration, you are sentimental, hopeful, soft, and to a great degree alterable. You appreciate having your faculties and your emotions animated, titillated, and prodded. You are an incredible tease. You can make your connections fit your fantasies, all in your own head.
Y: Meaning of the letter Y in Phenotypic means: You jump at the chance to remain out of inconvenience in light of the fact that there is continually something for you to do. Channel forcefulness into offering to discover achievement. A warrior, apply to accomplishing wishes. Fearlessness to remain by choices regardless of what resistance. Try not to search for inconvenience. Squabbles won't illuminate anything. Look for guidance before you get into a troublesome circumstance. Pulled in to military, might be difficult to pick amongst home and nation.
You are sexual, exotic, and exceptionally autonomous. On the off chance that you can't have it your way, you will do without the entire thing. You need to control your connections, which doesn't generally work out too well. You react to physical incitement, appreciate necking and putting in hours simply touching, feeling and investigating. Be that as it may, on the off chance that you can invest your energy profiting, you will surrender the joys of the substance for the occasion. You have to demonstrate to yourself and your accomplice what an extraordinary significant other you are. You need input on your execution. You are an open, fortifying, sentimental bed mate.
P: Meaning of the letter P in Phenotypic means: You in some cases have an absence of comprehension individuals, as you some of the time concentrate on you. Take after imaginative capacity to splendid profession. Viable capacity can bring incredible money related reward. Appeal requests a lot of sound judgment. Writing, music, and craftsmanship bring what you generally want. Extraordinary future in the event that you focus on most evident ability.
You are extremely aware of social decencies. You wouldn't consider doing anything that may hurt your picture or notoriety. Appearances check. Along these lines, you require a gorgeous accomplice. You additionally require a smart accomplice. Strangely, you may see your accomplice as your adversary… a great battle animates those sex vibes. You are moderately free of sexual hang-ups. You will examination and attempt better approaches for getting things done. You are exceptionally social and arousing; you appreciate being a tease and need a decent arrangement of physical satisfaction.
I: Meaning of the letter I in Phenotypic means: You could be unpredictable now and again. Endeavors compensated by wonderful family life. Inverse sex can be an aggravation. Ability in your most prominent love and motivation. Changeability causes awesome anguish. Compassion and human comprehension bring rewards. Shrewdness may meddle with physical cravings. Try not to mistake arousing quality for affection for family. Take after your beliefs.
You have an extraordinary should be adored, acknowledged… even loved. You appreciate extravagance, erotic nature, and delights of the substance. You search for sweethearts who comprehend what they are doing. You are not keen on a beginner, unless that novice needs a mentor. You are particular and demanding about having your wishes fulfilled. You will analysis and attempt new methods of sexual expression. You bore effortlessly and in this way require sexual enterprise and change. You are more sexy than sexual, yet you are now and again out and out lewd.
C: Meaning of the letter C in Phenotypic means: You unquestionably have a partier side in you, don't be timid to show it. Astounding comprehension of individuals, Avoid long talks as these undermine. Unwilling to take care of little issues and subtle elements, yet sound judgment overcomes. Insight sparkles brilliantly, moving into places of significance. Adjust incautious propensities by examining circumstances first.
You are an extremely social individual, and it is imperative to you to have a relationship. You require closeness and fellowship. You should have the capacity to converse with your sex accomplice some time recently, amid, a great many. You need the question of your love to be socially satisfactory and attractive. You see your mate as a companion and buddy. You are extremely sexual and erotic, requiring somebody to acknowledge and nearly love you. At the point when this can't be accomplished, you can go for long stretches without sexual movement. You are a specialist at controlling your wishes and managing without.
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Fri 28th Oct 2005 21:08 UTC
Pixel, the image editor that works on just about every platform imaginable (not my TI-83 though, and where's that Zaurus port?), has been ported to SkyOS, and will be available in the next alpha of the beta or beta of the beta release of SkyOS v5 beta. You can view a screenshot here. This port was possible because of the recent port of the Freepascal compiler 2.0.0 to SkyOS.

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The former Terrebonne sheriff didn't provide documentation required by state law when he purchased video equipment for the parish jail, an audit of the Sheriff's Office finances says.
The former Terrebonne sheriff didn't provide documentation required by state law when he purchased video equipment for the parish jail, an audit of the Sheriff's Office finances says.
The law is unclear what penalties, if any, are imposed for such a violation.
"My experience has been that any contracts that may have been issued could be set aside. The contract could be null and void," said accountant Gerald Thibodeaux, who worked on the audit.
However, "I don't think that anybody who sells equipment to you would want it back," current Sheriff Jerry Larpenter said
Larpenter said the state Legislative Auditor simply issues a warning to violators.
The missing documentation is among items cited in an audit of Vernon Bourgeois' administration, which was compiled following a months-long review conducted by the accounting firm Kolder, Champagne, Slaven & Co.
Larpenter, who was sheriff for decades, called for the audit after returning to the office in July following a four-year absence.
Bourgeois signed the contract with Houma-based AAR Electronics Inc., buying about $12,600 worth of video equipment, the May 21 invoice shows. The former sheriff opted not to run for re-election after a single four-year term that ended June 30.
Repeated attempts to contact him have proven unsuccessful.
Corey, a manager at AAR Electronics who only gave his first name, said he was not familiar with the contract.
The equipment was purchased for the Grand Caillou Road jail, and it was "probably needed," Larpenter said.
But Bourgeois didn't provide paperwork showing that his office secured the three price quotes required when a public agency makes purchases above a specific threshold, the audit says.
The law is intended to hold officials accountable for the way they spend taxpayer money but stipulating that they either go with the low bidder or give a valid reason why.
If there's no paper trail, there's no telling if an official secured the required bids, Thibodeaux said.
State Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera did not return Courier phone calls placed Thursday afternoon.
Three quotes are required for purchases of $10,000 to $30,000. Quotes can be obtained by fax or phone, but must be written down, Thibodeaux said.
The auditors recommend that Larpenter comply with the public bid law, which is what he said he intends to do.
Staff Writer Katie Urbaszewski can be reached at 448-7617 or katie.urbaszewski


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ECS GF7100PVT-M Review
For some users, having a top-of-the-line motherboard that supports SLi or Crossfire is just not necessary. And for others, a motherboard that has onboard graphics is more than enough for the games they play. For those people, Elite Computer Systems has come out with a new MicroATX motherboard that has the nVidia 7100 chipset with onboard video. The small size of MicroATX motherboards is perfect for users who have small cases or HTPC cases. But with a motherboard so small, there is probably a lack of features, compared to a full-sized ATX motherboard, right? Wrong. Not only does this ECS GF7100PVT-M have the nVidia 7100 chipset, it also has an onboard DVI output connector – something I've never seen on a motherboard. Is this inexpensive ECS GF7100PVT-M MicroATX motherboard a must-have? Join me as I thoroughly investigate.
Closer Look:
The ECS GF7100PVT-M comes packaged in a small box with its features proudly displayed on either side. I've always liked how ECS includes a very descriptive breakdown of its motherboards on the back of the boxes.
The motherboard is packaged in the standard anti-static bag and has a cardboard piece holding it into place with most of the accessories laying on top. The ECS GF7100PVT-M comes with the rear I/O shield, a SATA cable, IDE cable, DVI-to-HDMI converter, an instruction manual, a driver CD, and a hardware installation guide.
Now let's take a look at the ECS GF7100PVT-M MicroATX motherboard up close to see what's on the board.


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Nov. 2, 2005
Northridge, Calif. - 13th-ranked UC Santa Barbara's dreams of a fourth Big West Title in five years were delivered a crushing blow this afternoon, as the Gauchos dropped a 1-0 affair to 14th-ranked, and conference leading, Cal State Northridge. The loss was the Gauchos first in conference play this season, dropping them to 5-1-2 in league play, and 10-4-3 on the season. The win improved the Matadors to 7-0-1 in the Big West.
Northridge netted the matches lone goal, on what was its only true quality scoring chance of the game, in the 14th minute when Daniel Paladini finished off a flurry in front of the Gaucho net. Paladini came running out of the midfield, losing his defender in the process and collected a cross in the top left corner of the UCSB penalty box. Jeff Murphy, who was already marking a man in the box, came off his to pick up the wide-open Paladini and poked the ball away. Paladini tracked the rebound down and hit a shot to the near post, but Murphy came up huge again kicking Paladini's shot off the line with the rebound careening back into the box. Paladini grabbed the loose ball and went to the far post, trying to chip a sprawling Kyle Reynish. Reynish held his own and reached up to bat the shot down. Still unmarked, Paladini picked up his own rebound and this time he was able to split the defense and slipped a shot just inside the right post for a 1-0 Matador lead.
UCSB nearly tied things up late in the first half with a trio scoring opportunities in the half's final five minutes. The first was an Andrew Proctor shot from ten yards out that goalkeeper Kevin Guppy was able to knock down. The second was 20-yard blast by Chris Pontius from just inside the penalty box, he beat his man one-on-one and ripped a shot into the top corner that Guppy came down with. And the final was a beautiful turn and shot by Nick Perera. Tyler Rosenlund played a ball into Perera just inside the penalty box and he turned on his man and arced a shot towards the near post but Guppy once again came up for CSUN.
The second half slowed down quite a bit in terms of scoring chances with the hosts settling into more of a defensive stance. However, the Gauchos continued to battle up until the end with their hopes of another Big West title on the line. UCSB earned a couple of late corner kicks and senior forward Jonathan Davis had a breakaway opportunity poked away at the last minute by his defender before he could get the shot off. And sophomore defender Andy Iro, who head coach Tim Vom Steeg once again opted to move to the forward line, was able to get his head on a trio of crosses but they were either saved by Guppy or went just over the cross bar.
The final box was a true indicator as to how close the top of the Big West Conference has been in recent years. With the Matadors now five points ahead of UCSB with just two matches remaining for both teams it looks as if the league title will have switched back-and-forth for the fourth straight season between Santa Barbara and Northridge. UCSB and CSUN each finished with 15 shots and six saves in the match. The Matadors held the slight advantage in shots on goal at 7-6, however four of those came in the flurry leading to Paladini's goal for the hosts. In the first head-to-head battle this season in Santa Barbara, the match ended in a 2-2 tie.
Without a match for the remainder of the week, the Gauchos close out the regular season next week with their final two matches, needing a good showing if they want to receive an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. Having made the Big Show for three seasons straight, wins next week at UC Riverside and at home against UC Irvine are imperative if Santa Barbara wants to make it in. The Gauchos and Highlanders will do battle on Wednesday, November 9th at 2:00 p.m. before UCSB returns home to host the Anteaters in its regular season finale on Saturday, November 12th at 7:00 in Harder Stadium.


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A Year in the Life
Twelve months of events in Albuquerque and the surrounding area
If you're a Burque newbie, don't be alarmed by bitter, naysaying locals who trumpet on and on about how little there is to do in this town you chose to set up shop in. Fact is, they're all flat-out wrong. As proof, we present our Weekly Alibi Annual Survival Calendar, highlighting the events and various goings on we think you might just be interested in checking out and/or participating in over the next 12 months.
In Yer Earhole
Live music club guide
Let's just get something straight here: This is not a bar guide. If you're looking to drown your sorrows in a neighborly booze hole, we suggest a quick browse through a telephone directory. Swill beer, pump quarters into the jukebox and wipe your tears with a Yellow Page for all we care. This little guide is a live music locator. It's an odd assortment of restaurants, clubs, coffeehouses and other performance spaces where one so inclined can enjoy live music-based entertainment or a reasonable facsimile thereof. So whether you get down to Paul Simon or Skinny Puppy, you're bound to find the music you crave at one of these local venues.
Speed Dial
All the Phone Numbers You'll Ever Need and More!
Here's the handiest list of phone numbers you'll ever own. When available, TTY and TTD numbers and e-mail and World Wide Web addresses are listed just to make your life easier. As with all things related to city, county, state and federal government, the contact information listed below is subject to change without notice. And don't be shocked if you're forced to wade through endless voicemail menus to get to a human being. We can only do so much.
Motor Vehicle Made Easy
... but not necessarily more affordable
Most people say that the only certainties in life are death and taxes, but if you want to drive, you will also have to make a few inevitable (and oh so thrilling) treks to the MVD. While the trip to wait hours in line for yet another unflattering license picture can seem daunting, the Alibi is here to guide you through the MVD process. It is sometimes quicker to visit one of four MVD Express locations. This private company offers basic services (licenses, titles, and registrations) and promises to have you in and out in less than 15 minutes. Unfortunately, you also have to pay extra for the quick service, bringing the usual $16 fee for a four-year driver license to just over 30 bucks and a one-year registration ($25 at MVD) to $40. Senior citizens (75 and older), who must renew their driver licenses every year, get a bit of a break at $7.95 each (this service is free at the main MVD). Go to www.mvdexpress.com for more information.
Burgled in Burque
What to do when you get ripped off
It is everyone's worst nightmare: You are sitting quite peacefully, enjoying your tiki cocktail at Burt's and some fine conversation, when you turn around to notice that your purse/wallet/first born child is gone. It is easy to scoff and say that you'll never be the victim of theft, but it is time to face the fact that Albuquerque is full of sticky-fingered misfits, and you just might be the next victim. This year, Weekly Alibi's Survival Guide takes on the issue of looting by answering some pressing questions about getting screwed by a pickpocket.
Internet Free Burque
Free Internet wireless hot spots
Albuquerque International Sunport/Airport
2200 Sunport SE
Albuquerque Civic Plaza
One Civic Plaza NW
Albuquerque Aquarium and Botanical Garden
2601 Central NW
Grocery Store Sampler
Because this is the Survival Guide, it can only mean that it's also that time of the year again. Yes, the time when one lucky intern gets the chance of a lifetime. He or she gets the rare privilege to traipse across town exploring the ins and outs of Albuquerque's many grocery stores for the annual Grocery Store Browser, using stealth and cunning to jot down prices and compare shallot freshness. It's an exciting task.
Here's to Your Health!
Just think, there are roughly 40 million citizens in America unable to afford health insurance. Meanwhile, if you fall into this category and have a job, your income taxes help provide the finest health care money can buy for members of Congress. So if you are uninsured and stressed out by the prospect of some unforeseen physical tragedy befalling you or your family and wrecking your finances forever, think about those public servants in Washington, D.C. who get a free ride, on your tax dollars, when they visit the doctor.
Self Worth
Making Bank with Your Body
There are several relatively lucrative ways to sell your body without ending up handcuffed in the back of a patrol car at one o'clock in the morning, screaming for your mama. Even if you've got no education and no marketable skills, you can still make a few bucks here and there by selling yourself—all perfectly legal, I assure you.
Waste Not, Want Not
Recycling in Albuquerque
Despite our reputation for clean air, clean water and good clean fun, Albuquerque can be a pretty dirty place. When it comes to generating solid waste, our fair town is no better than the next city. The average resident throws away roughly five pounds of trash per day. That same resident dumps as much as one ton of garbage per year (that's the weight of a baby elephant, if you need a visual aid). The city itself generates more than 1,500 tons of trash each day, an increase from 1,100 tons in the early '90s. Clearly, our reputation (or our landfill) isn't as sparkling as we'd like to think.
Discs for Dollars
Turning CDs, DVDs, video games and books into cold, hard cash
Everyone falls on hard times, and that's when the following businesses come in handy. You've gotta eat, right? Well, gather up those books you've read three or four times, the CDs that are gathering dust on the shelf and the porn DVDs your significant other doesn't even know you own and turn them into cash. It might be difficult to part with some of your stuff, but you'll feel better after you've had something to eat.


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Yes Aummm probably just got lost on the way to the toilettes, and is letting loose on this thread.
He's mainly taking the piss, but it seems like the frenchies are bringing nothing.
Their kites are too floppy.
Low hanging fruit, but rotten.
Did not mean to attack you. I also do know your post was not brand vs brand, but you did post general comments in a thread about a specific kite without knowing anything about that kite...Hansen Aerosports wrote:Hi Taut:
1) Attacking the messenger rather than the message is a debate tactic. Please research my work on numerous kites with varying strut numbers, etc.
2) My post was not a Switch vs Naish / BRM / Airush comment. It was my personal and totally independent analysis of the strutless configuration. FYI, Switch introduced it's first model, the three-strut Method to the market 2 years ago. It was in development for a year before release.
3) My post is based on a body of knowledge regarding kite design which is common and well-known to those working in the field. The compromises are real rather than conjecture. Again, I stand by it 100%.
tautologies wrote:blah blah blah dont dis my precious naish kites!! blah blah blah 8000 posts worth
tautologies wrote:Wait are you also posting as Aumm?Gigi;) wrote:@ tautologies - I'm talking only for the stuff I've already went thru.
@ bill - Kudos +1 you are correct - most of the people don't know but you have to make various compromises to the kite (type). Even the thing like thinner/thicker strut has its meaning in the design (not talking about the weight).
I completely agree that there are tradeoffs in design. My point is the choices one make when considering tradeoffs depends on the design goals. There are some HUGE advantages to making a lighter kite and different desgns can and should have different goals. I respect all the stuff that you guys have done, but wait until you have actually flown the kites before saying what works. As in any kind of research when your selection is limited you have no basis for a generalized conclusion. You can base your conclusion on your experience with your design. That is it.
Like BWD is saying how does having flown a different kite really apply to any of these? I am not even sure Bill has even seen the BRM nor the Naish. It is a stretch to start talking about the kites if that is the case. One can talk about designs in general, but do not make it look like tradeoffs are not affecting all kite designs...
I have flown the Ride extensively. Park even more so...The canopies are tight as hell. The switch 3 strut only came out with a 3 strut I think less than a year ago. I am willing to bet that the industry will more towards lighter shapes. Instead of adding shit, just allow the canopy to breathe. If it is well designed the canopy will be tight. However saying that the BRM 17 is limited to 5 knots windrange without having flown the kite seems odd to me. Especially since people on that thread already state they can fly it in 20 knots.
I do not mean to be aggressive about this, but you guys are talking about kites you have not seen or flown. Even if you probably do know more than most kiters about shapes, you still have not seen these kites. I think discounting them before you have actual experience is a mistake.
tautologies wrote:Gigi: so what you are saying is that you have not flown the kite, but you have made your own and you think it might be similar except you have not really seen the trip?
I totally get it. I'm just trying to make sure we are talking about the same things.Gigi;) wrote: Third one is well known depowering flutter when you make negative AoA to the kite, profile can't hold, canopy structure, TE is loose. Now, one of the good things of struts is that they prevents at least some flutter making the kite a bit more controllable in these situations and also prevents too much unwanted noise at the bar.
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McCain a 'bozo' for supporting amnesty
Former congressman says 'the guy has no common sense'
WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain is a "bozo" for supporting amnesty for illegal aliens, and rising GOP star Sen. Marco Rubio is doing it because he's maneuvering for a possible presidential candidacy, charges a former Republican Colorado congressman who for years was the chief advocate in Congress for border security.
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, author of "In Mortal Danger: The Battle for America's Border and Security", spoke to WND on the recent Senate and White House proposals for amnesty.
From the Senate came a "compromise" proposal by a "Gang of Eight" Republicans and Democrats. It would include a "pathway to citizenship" for illegal aliens and aligns closely with Barack Obama's strategy.
"This is not a compromise; this is suicide for the Republican Party," Tancredo told WND.
He cited two of the GOP supporters, Rubio, R-Fla., and McCain, R-Ariz.
"I think they're naïve," he said. "Marco Rubio is doing it because he believes it will help him with a presidential election eventually."
Get Tom Tancredo's diagnosis of the problem and prescription in "In Mortal Danger"
Tancredo had further strong words about McCain.
"I know the guy, he's a bozo! The guy has no common sense … all he has to do is look to the guys next to him (at the press conference, Democratic Sens. Charles Schumer and Robert Menendez) to realize this does not benefit the Republican Party," Tancredo said.
"There is a lot of déjà vu here," he said, because the proposal is "almost exactly the same" as the 2007 McCain-Kennedy plan, which focused on legitimizing the illegal aliens already in the U.S.
"This is being sold to Republicans as a way of gaining support amongst Hispanics in this country, and we have to do this in order to accomplish that," he said. "Does anybody in their right mind believe that Sens. Schumer and Menendez would be pushing this bill if they thought for a millisecond that it is going to [benefit] the Republicans?"
Tancredo elaborated that "if the Democrats thought that all of these folks would vote for Republicans, we would not have this push for amnesty, and we would not have a push for open borders."
He said individual members of Congress may find approval in their constituencies for the move, "but for the party, it is a farce."
See McCain on immigration reform:
House Speaker John Boehner will always be there" to compromise, he said, and "will do nothing" to put up a significant fight against amnesty.
In his book, Tancredo recounts that many Americans were shocked by the rhetoric and demands of supporters of open borders in the spring of 2006.
At that time, millions of protesters marched in dozens of cities demanding a blanket amnesty for illegal aliens under the banner of "immigrant rights." The protesters insisted that rights now afforded legal immigrants should be granted to those here illegally. Anything short of that was condemned as "racist."
Americans are divided, confused and angry, he wrote, and unless the U.S. regains control of its borders and renews itsdedication to family and community, catastrophe is coming.
He said the status quo actually serves both Democrats and Republicans.
"The uncontrolled border and liberal immigration policy serves Democrats' political interests. That same phenomena serves the Chamber of Commerce Republicans, for they get the cheap labor they desperately want," he said.
He predicts Republicans in the House will "cave," but urges them, in both chambers, to stand firm on principle and resist any amnesty plan, providing a rallying point for conservatives.
Tancredo said Republicans have been misled by the left wing of the party into believing that if they pass the compromise plan, Hispanics will begin to vote for Republicans.
"They are completely wrong about that," he said.
"Hispanics vote for Democrats for the same reason other people vote for Democrats. They want bigger government, they want nationalized health care, they want more government security over their lives."
He noted the irony of immigrants voting for the same things that drove them out of their country of origin.
He believes Hispanics, in general, no longer share conservative social values. Due to "50 years of mass immigration and 50 years of propagandizing in the public schools," he said, they endorse "gay" marriage and want state care.
He urged the GOP to focus on its principle of limited government.
"If we can't make the case that smaller government leads to greater individual freedom and prosperity … then we have two parties with one philosophy," he said.
The "Gang of Eight" proposal, he insisted, "will not strengthen our borders, because all we have done is add fuel to the fire for open borders."
"We will never pass mandated e-Verify, the population will increase astronomically," he said. " … It will be the Democrats' greatest dream come true to enshrine their power for years and years and years."
He also worries about racial battles.
"Obama claimed to be the post-racial president, and we are now divided more on race than we ever have been before," he said.
He said the problem is something for all Americans to address.
"Everybody has to do what they can," Tancredo said. "Look at your text books. Challenge your teachers, support vouchers and school choice in every way you can."
"You do everything you can do and then put it in God's hands."
Get Tom Tancredo's diagnosis of the problem and prescription for the solution, in "In Mortal Danger."


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QUICK NOTES FROM THE BOARD - FEBRUARY 10-11, 2012February 11, 2012
Board of Directors Meeting - February 10-11, 2012
*These quick notes reflect the action of the meeting, but are not official until voted upon by the board at its March meeting.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Executive Director Carolyn Wells, Candy Weaver, Mike Budai, Mark Simmons, Tana Shupe, Randy Bigler, Mike Lake, Paul Kirk, Arlie Bragg, Jeff Stith, Steve Farrin, George Mullins, and Dave Compton.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Executive Director Carolyn Wells called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. central time and began the process to elect the officers for 2012. All nominees were unopposed and were elected by acclimation:
President - Candy Weaver. Motion to elect by Mark Simmons, seconded by Mike Lake.
With the election of Candy Weaver, Carolyn Wells turned the meeting over to President Weaver. The remaining officers are:
Vice President - Mike Budai. Motion to elect by Candy Weaver, seconded by Paul Kirk.
Treasurer - Mark Simmons. Motion to elect by Candy Weaver, seconded by Paul Kirk.
Secretary - Tana Shupe. Motion to elect by Candy Weaver, seconded by Paul Kirk.
KCBS MEMBER REQUESTS TO SPEAK: Randall Bowman from Cummings, GA re: possible conflict w/contest in Gainesville, GA.
KCBS MEMBERS PRESENT OR CALLING IN: Mike McCloud w/MMA Creative, Don Harwell, Dale Newstrom, Vicki Peyton, Randall Bowman, and Jim Stancil.
Recitation of the KCBS Mission and the Board Pledge as follows:
MISSION: Recognizing barbeque as America's Cuisine, the Mission of the Kansas City Barbeque Society is to celebrate, teach, preserve and promote barbeque as a culinary technique, sport and art form.
BOARD PLEDGE: I accept my duties as a KCBS director to further the KCBS Mission so that truth, justice, excellence in BBQ and the American way of life may be strengthened and preserved forever.
MINUTES: Tana Shupe requested that the Board approve the Minutes of the meeting held on January 13, 2012 as presented. Seconded by Mike Lake, the minutes were unanimously approved as presented.
Board of Directors Meeting - January 13, 2012
No KCBS members called in.
President Candy Weaver called the meeting to order @ 4:05 p.m.
With the meeting, being held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting in San Diego, numerous KCBS members were in attendance.
Randall Bowman re: new contest in Gainesville, GA competing with an established contest in Cummings, GA.
Lew Miller re: conflict of Sam's Club contests w/two contests in Iowa, and request to be CBJ Instructor.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: President Candy Weaver, Don Harwell, Arlie Bragg, Tana Shupe, Wayne Lohman, Mark Simmons, Mike Budai, Randy Bigler, Paul Kirk, Mike Lake, Merl Whitebook (by phone), Gene Goycochea, and Executive Director Carolyn Wells.
Recitation of the KCBS Mission and the Board Pledge:
MINUTES: Tana Shupe moved that the Board approve the Minutes of the meeting held on December 14, 2011. Seconded by Wayne Lohman, the motion passed unanimously.
MARKETING COMMITTEE REPORT: Mike McCloud/Tana Shupe
Due to changes in sponsor priorities, a second tour does not seem feasible, but will look toward 2013 for a second tour.
Mike will announce confirmed sponsors of the 2012 GABT at the banquet on Saturday evening.
Mobile application is now live with focus on events (i.e. directions), events, and CBJ classes.
Suggested the board consider funding the goody bag opportunity on a national level, as it could encourage more participation with sponsors.
Suggested the board allocate funds to officially attend specific trade shows that could be of benefit to KCBS (i.e. food shows, licensing and tailgating shows). Mike suggested a $20,000 budget.
MMA has been developing a special program that would allow organizers to sign up teams and judges on-line and would include additional functions to make organizers' work easier and would enhance the integrity and credibility of KCBS.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT: Mike Budai
Finance Committee members are: Candy Weaver, Carolyn Wells, Kim Collier, Mark Simmons and Mike Budai.
1) The Finance Committee recommends adopting the attached financial statements. Seconded by Mark Simmons, motion passed unanimously.
2) Motion to adopt the attached preliminary budget. Seconded by Wayne Lohman, motion passed unanimously.
SANCTIONING COMMITTEE REPORT: Wayne Lohman
The Sanctioning Committee recommends approval of all new and existing contests listed in the January New/ Change Request Report pending discussion by the Board. Wayne moved to accept report, including contests from January/New/Change Report. Seconded by Mark Simmons, motion passed unanimously.
At the December meeting, we tabled the Columbus, GA and Grandview, MO request to be sanctioned as they were in conflict with two existing contests who met the 2012 requirements. The contest in Grandview was approved as a Competitor's Series with the understanding that it will be a "ribs only" contest.
Discussion between the Columbus and Calhoun, GA, locations resulted in agreement between the two sites that they were located far enough from each other to be able to attract teams from other locations and states. The two contests are 174 miles apart and located close to different states. We recommend sanctioning both contests.
Also, attached to the report is a request from Ben Lowenstein to be appointed to a Professional Promoter status. Review of his past organized contests and his good standing with KCBS, we recommend granting his request. (Request attached.) Wayne recommended Ben Lobenstein be endorsed by the board as a Professional Promoter. Seconded by Randy Bigler, the recommendation passed.
Sam's Club requested a location change from Augusta, GA to Huntsville, AL. Wayne moved to accept the change. Seconded by Randy Bigler, the motion passed unanimously.
Re: conflict between Cummings, GA and Gainesville, GA, Wayne recommended we table a decision regarding sanctioning of Gainesville, GA Seconded by Mike Budai, motion passed unanimously.
TECHNOLOGY REPORT: Don Harwell
Committee members are: Don Harwell and Arlie Bragg. MP3 was created for the November BOD meeting for the web site.
ELECTION REPORT: Don Harwell
Committee member is Don Harwell. Although technically the election is going OK, it is a lot of work to get setup and handle all of the issues. I motion that elections that require a vote of the entire membership be handled by an independent firm such as, but not limited to Votenet Solutions. This independent firm would be hired to run the entire election from setup, management, day to day administration to the final results. Seconded by Tana Shupe, the motion passed unanimously.
CBJ REPORT: Mike Lake (See Attached)
Continuing education program is now on-line and can be viewed during this annual meeting. Mike's final report for 2011 reflected that 2,838 students attended CBJ classes, 847 were KCBS members, 1,974 new members were added, and there were 15 comps for the media.
Mike also confirmed that a teleconference of CBJ instructors is planned in February in conjunction with the BOD Strategic Planning meeting.
MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Gene Goycochea
Gene reported that membership continues to increase and that the membership as of January 9, 2012 is 15,061.
PHILANTHROPY REPORT: Arlie Bragg
Philanthropy Reports applications will begin running in the February Bullsheet for all Grants and Grants-in-Aid and an email blast will be sent to all members.
RULES COMMITTEE REPORT: Randy Bigler
On rule number 8 we have no consequences listed on the rules, for a team caught using one of the banned cooking techniques (i.e. Par-Boiling, Deep Frying or Sous-vide). Randy made a motion that if any of the banned processes is discovered before the team turns in, they would receive zeros, and if discovered after turn-in the team would receive ones for that entry. Seconded by Gene Goycochea, the motion passed unanimously.
Discussion on rule number 14 was withdrawn.
REP COMMITTEE REPORT: Mark Simmons & Randy Bigler
Mark Simmons: For our last report this BBQ season, I wanted to give you some helpful statistics...
2011 Statistics
Total Contests: 415
Cancelled Contests: 35
Total Teams who competed: 14,635
Average # Teams at a contest: 39
Average Attendance 8,594
Average Prize Money: $9,183
881 rep assignments
Monies paid out in 2011: 3,000,000+
Over two dozen charities benefited from barbecue contests.
We grew over 10% last year and our numbers for contests this year look very good. We received 4 new reps in 2011 and a 5th rep has almost completed their RAT training to be recommended to the BOD for their approval.
The Rep Committee met by conference call on January 5th ... Our biggest point of discussion revolved around the process to attract new rep candidates. We have many people who volunteered. This is a very serious position and very visible to the organizers, cooks, judges and table captains so it is critical that we enlist those candidates who put the best foot forward for KCBS...We are preparing a more structured and objective process as we do expect to bring several new candidates in the next few months.
There is continuing review of the Rep manual and it is expected that a revision will be available to the BOD in the next month or so. Mark made a motion to approve Rep Manual updates, and amendments to correct duplicate numbers. Seconded by Mike Budai, ayes were unanimous.
It has been a pleasure to work with the Board of Directors in 2011 and very educational. I would like to express my appreciation to our contest reps who have served KCBS well in 2011. I would also like to thank the rep committee for their volunteer work and input and to the Co-Chair, Randy Bigler who has contributed much to the committee, the rep program, and given much valuable input.
The Rep meeting Saturday, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. will include a "best practices" forum with a panel of seasoned reps. It should be interesting and helpful. We look forward to a great 2012.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORT: Paul Kirk
Because the report was received after the 72-hour deadline, there is no formal report from the Education Committee. However, to keep the board updated, the report as sent is attached.
COMPUTER PROGRAM REPORT: Mike Budai
KCBScore Contest Program Committee members are: Candy Weaver, Carolyn Wells, Stephen Smith, Kevin Keeling, Steve Grinstead, Scott Grinstead and Mike Budai. Mike made a motion to accept the report as submitted. Seconded by Randy Bigler, motion passed unanimously.
Work on KCBScore is progressing. Since the last report the committee has reviewed draft 1 and compiled a change list. On December 22 I met with InDevX to review the changes. InDevX sent the Committee Draft 2 on December 30 with the changes. After reviewing draft 2, the committee met on January 9 and created a new change list. I met with InDevX on January 10 to go over the new changes. If the next draft has addressed all of the committee's changes we should be able to started the testing phase.
It should be noted that InDevX has lost their lead programmer as of the release of Draft 2. I am meeting with the InDevX team and the new programmer next week. My hope is that this personnel change won't slow us down too much.
KCBS Foundation: The Kansas City Barbeque Society Foundation has been incorporated and has received EIN number and Non-Profit Charter number from the State of Missouri. When Tony Stone passed in late August, his daughters indicated his wish that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to KCBS to a foundation for education in his memory.
Attached is a list of donors and amounts. Funds have been deposited in a separate account. Donors have received tax letter acknowledging donation. I understand there is a concern as to whether this is a Private Foundation or a Public Charity. My understanding from conversation with legal was that we would not have a problem being considered a Public Charity. I have emailed him asking for this in writing. It is off to a slow start.
Regional Representation: As the motion was tabled at the December meeting to add to the bylaws that 6 directors of the BOD will be from six regions, I motion that the new attached breakout of five regions from Carolyn Wells be accepted as the regional breakout of the regions to be placed on a special members' election. Carolyn states, it is cut to 5 regions, but membership numbers are at 19-21% per region. This was sent to all Directors in November per suggestion of Candy Weaver. Seconded by Gene Goycochea. Weaver tabled the motion for future consideration by the next Board.
Candy Weaver: I move that all e-mail addresses for kcbs.us be managed by staff at the KCBS office. Seconded by Mike Budai, motion passed unanimously.
Candy Weaver: I move that KCBS consider the feasibility of and implementation of a members'-only bulletin board. The purpose of this bulletin board will be to post notices of member events (births, deaths, marriages etc.), buy sell area for BBQ equipment, judges looking for cook team to cook with for masters, cook team relocation looking for new members and such other similar information. This will serve as a member benefit, since member sign in to the website will be necessary to see same. Although seconded by Paul Kirk, discussion followed and Candy decided to table until further consultation with MMA.
Paul Kirk moved to go into closed session at 5:50. Seconded by Mike Lake, motion passed unanimously.
Don Harwell: Invalid Candidate Issue -- Tabled for future discussion.
Tana Shupe made a motion to go back into open session @ 6:15. Seconded by Paul Kirk, motion passed unanimously.
Candy Weaver: Executive Director Contract -- Pending approval from legal and HR, I move that the board authorize the execution of the Executive Director (Employment) Contract and offer our Executive Director a raise in salary going forward in 2012. Seconded by Don Harwell, the motion passed unanimously.
Candy also made a motion that KCBS obtain and maintain "key man" insurance on Carolyn Wells for the duration of the Executive Director Contract. Seconded by Paul Kirk, the motion passed unanimously.
Paul Kirk moved to adjourn @ 8:19. Seconded by Mike Lake, motion passed unanimously.
End of Minutes from January meeting.
FINANCE REPORT: Mike Budai
The Finance Committee recommends adoption of the financial statements, San Diego banquet statement and updated budget sent to the members of the Board on February 7, 2012. Seconded by Tana Shupe, the financial reports were accepted as presented.
SANCTIONING REPORT: In lieu of a current committee chairman, this report was submitted by Dawn Endrijaitis
Tabled in January:
Nov. 9-10 Smoky Lanier Gainesville GA
Existing/Date Change:
Aug. 3-4 to July 27-28 Smoke on the River at Riverside Heber City UT
Oct. 5-6 to Sept. 28-29 Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee OK
New Contests:
April 21-22 New York City BBQ Cook-off Staten Island NY
May 4-5 Inland Empire Dixie Salsa BBQ Ontario CA
June 22-23 The Legacy BBQ Championship Effingham IL
Aug. 15-16 Montana State BBQ at Montana Fair Billings MT
Aug. 24-25 Roast N' Boast Columbus MS
Aug. 24-25* Benton County Fair BBQ Contest Ashland MS
Sept. 7-8 Bulldog BBQ & Blues: Smoke at Stokes Kirksville MO
Sept. 14-15* Smokin' Valley BBQ Challenge Huntsville UT
Sept. 21-22 Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah VA
Oct. 12-13 Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee Topeka KS
Oct. 12-13 Santee Car Show & BBQ Fest Santee CA
July 27-28 Big Bear BBQ & Bearfest Big Bear lake CA
New Licensed Contest (Competitor's Series):
April 21 Southern Hotwing Festival Memphis TN
Existing Contests:
April 6-7 Pelahatchie BBQ Fest Pelahatchie MS
April 27-28 R' Kansas City State BBQ Championship Arkansas City KS
May 11-12 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City MO
May 11-12 Kirk Off-Cook Off Florissant MO
May 11-12 BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs IA
May 18-19 Smokin' on the Lake Monroe City MO
May 18-19 Bloomin/ BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville TN
May 19-20 Arizona Barbecue Festival Scottsdale AZ
June 1-2 Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro MD
June 1-2 Big Blue Barbeque Championship Marysville KS
June 8-9 Keepers of the Fire Mayetta KS
June 15-16 Covered Bridge 'Que Euharlee GA
June 15-16* 3rd Annual Northern Arizona Barbeque
Festival Williams AZ
June 22-23 Queen City BBQ Cookoff Clarksville TN
June 29-30 Brews, Views & Bar-B-Ques Sisters OR
July 20-21 8th Annual U.P. Hog Wild Kingsford MI
July 20-21 8th Avenue Wildblue BBQ Burlington KS
Aug. 3-4 Jasper Strassenfest Barbeque Contest Jasper IN
Aug. 24-25 20th Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau MO
Aug. 24-25 Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville TN
Aug. 31-Sept. 3 Smokin' in the Bogs Warrens WI
Aug. 31-Sept. 1 Windsor Septemberfest Cookoff Windsor MO
Sept. 7-8 Pickin in the Panhandle:
WV State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Hedgesville WV
Sept. 7-8 Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville TN
Oct. 12-13 Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur IL
Oct. 13-14 Grill'n & Chill'n on Main Waxhaw NC
* Received 2/8/2012
Candy Weaver made a motion to approve the contests in Ashland, MS, Huntsville, UT and Williams, AZ. Seconded by Randy Bigler, the motion passed unanimously. Candy made a motion that all of the remaining contests also be sanctioned. Seconded by Arlie, the motion passed unanimously.
EDUCATION REPORT - February 2012: Paul Kirk & Tana Shupe:
1. We are reviewing two programs to solicit, educate, and involve more young cooks.
2. We hope to select committee members for 2012 after discussion while in Kansas City.
3. We are working on a mission statement for this committee.
4. We are brainstorming on what additional education and/or programs might be offered to the general membership and to the public to show what KCBS has to offer it members, and to determine how we can work with other committees to encourage additional members.
The Education report was accepted as presented.
KCBS/MMA Marketing Report - February 2012: Tana Shupe & Mike McCloud
Mike presented the following items to be considered in closed session:
O estimates for the new trailer.
O projected pro forma for the 2012 GABT.
- Total January Sales: $1117
- Advertising sold for January: $1406
- Uploaded February Bullsheet
- Uploaded MP3 of January's BOD meeting
- On-Going Creation and Testing KCBS CBJ Master Exam online
- Kingsford 40k Challenge Web Preview
- GABT 2012 Schedule Complete (Mike reported that, as of 2/9 the GABT tour stops in Columbus, MS and Reno, NV were cancelled)
- Sponsorships completed for 2012 (will share at Board meeting)
- GABT Coordination and Logistics with events underway
Sam's Tour
- Coordination and Logistics for 2012 Tour underway
- Registration process to be discussed/reviewed
- Social Media, using MMA, KCBS, and GABT Facebook and Twitter pages to promote KCBS-related events/promotion
- GABT: 1724 Twitter Followers / 2195 FB post views
- KCBS: 1238 Twitter Followers / 97409 FB post views
- Updated News section of KCBS website as necessary
- KCBS Continuing Education Go Live
- Bullsheet Content: 2012 Programming Preview, Continuing Ed Article
Sponsorship Activities
- Sadler's is renewing its Seal of Approval
- Tyson is doing a 5th category "Best Chicken Wing on the Planet" at all Sam's events, and combining it with a Facebook voting process. Details to follow.
- Smithfield is sponsoring the Rib Team of the year with bonus money: $5,000 for 1st; $2,500 for 2nd; $1,000 for 3rd
- Rancher's Reserve Beef Cup is returning for 10 events; details out soon.
- Mike to discuss strategic funds concepts/ideas at retreat
CBJ REPORT: Mike Lake
The CBJ report for January has been sent to all board members, showing the following YTD figures: six (6) classes, 345 attendees, 120 were KCBS members, 224 new members, and one (1) media comp.
Mike reported that the Continuing Education program is proceeding quite well as evidenced by the number or visits and in the test scores from the MCBJ tests.
The complete MCBJ testing program will be ready to go all on line by 1 Mar 12. It should save KCBS $5,000 /year just by going on line. Mike confirmed that participants will know their score immediately after answering their last question.
PHILANTHROPY REPORT: Arlie Bragg
The ads are in the newest Bullsheet. I motion again to add an email blast about the Grants be sent to the members. I am hoping we have many more that apply this year!
CONTEST REP REPORT: Mark Simmons
The Rep Committee met February 6.
MOTION: For clarification purposes, the rep committee moves that the process for becoming a rep includes nomination from an existing rep, application to the committee to be a rep in training, documentation satisfactory to the rep committee, and BOD approval prior to the commencement of training. Seconded by Randy Bigler, the motion carried by a vote of 11 to one.
KCBScore REPORT: Mike Budai
KCBScore was demonstrated at the annual rep meeting in San Diego last month. While most present gave high praise, a couple issues did come up that require input form the board.
The first issue has to do with the Tally and Team Detail reports. Mike gave the members of the board sample copies of these reports. All of the reports in KCBScore have already been approved by the board in the last scoring program attempt. The issue addressed the inclusion of the table number that the entry was scored at on the Tally sheets and Team Detail handouts. Some of the reps feel it compromises the blind judging process, some don't see that it discloses any double secret info. Cooks that I have asked seem to love the idea of knowing that they were judged at different tables. Another concern was that it might skew judging toward higher scores if judges realize that their table scores are comparable to the other tables. Board consensus is that the Table number should remain on the tally sheets.
The other issue has to do with the comment cards. In KCBScore, all reports only list the Team Number by design and board approval. The only Alt number references used are the label and turn-in table reports. Comment cards use the Alt number. They get attached to the Team Detail report that only lists Team Number. So far, the only suggestion is to Sharpie out the Alt number, reverse look-up the team number (error prone), and attach to the Detail report. In testing, If a ball point or the judge presses firmly with a pencil, the Sharpie covers the Alt number but the indentation is still visible and readable. Mike Lake made a motion that we suspend the use of comment cards until a solution is found for use of them with KCBScore program. Seconded by Randy Bigler, there was then a call for the vote by Mike Lake. Seconded by Paul Kirk, the motion passed unanimously. The motion to suspend use of the comment cards also passed unanimously.
Mike met with the InDevX team (including the new programmer) on January 26 to finish giving them the Report changes from draft 2 and InDevX is now working on them.
Mike reported that the four new BOD members have been added to the firstname.lastname@example.com email list. He also gave additional instructions regarding requirements for setting up and/or recording committee calls.
RULES COMMITTEE REPORT: Randy Bigler
Following for review and discussion are the proposed rule changes for 2013. These came out of meeting held at the banquet.
Rule #2- Insert the adjective KCBS after the word Each-To read- Each KCBS team shall
consist of a chief cook and as many assistants as the chief cook deems necessary.
Team of the year points to have additional rules to include a time schedule based on
Turn-in time to the next Turn in time
Rule#3- An addition to the rule to include the phrase "There shall be no co-mingling of
contestants meats after cooking."
Rule#4- The last line to read- A fire extinguisher with a current code shall be near all cooking
Rule#6- Would like to have a discussion on the inclusion of gas and electric cookers or at
the very least to allow the decision to be the decision of the organizers
But, the cooker must be ETL certified
Rule#7- An advisory to be released sometime in 2012 to change the wording from contest site to cook site or cook/team site
Also would like to have a sentence added to read- a team member must be present when contest meat is inspected- and if inspected meat is replaced by other meat the
replacement meat must be inspected.
Rule#11- Amend the first sentence to read- Judging typically starts at Noon on Saturday/Sunday
Rule#12- To read-
Garnish is optional. If used, it is limited to chopped, sliced, shredded or whole leaves of fresh green lettuce, curly parsley, flat leaf parsley and/or cilantro. Prohibited garnishes are kale, endive, red tipped lettuce; lettuce cores and other vegetation. Improper garnish shall receive a score of one (1) on Appearance.
Rule#14- To read-
Entries will be submitted in an approved KCBS numbered container, provided by the contest organizer. Said container shall be at least 9" X 9". The number must be on top of the container at turn-in.
Rule#17 (d)- Should to be changed to shall
Rule#18- The following to be added- if not in this rule at least to be included in the rules for the organizers. Cooks want protection if the organizer cancels the contest.
If contest is cancelled by the organizer, the entry fee shall be returned to cook teams.
Rule#19- Remove this rule altogether.
Causes for disqualifications
e-add a statement to include GP rated music
h- add no butane
2)- Add must be at least 16 years of age to judge or table captain
3)- Change mat to plate
Note- a rule or clarification to be added to state the following:
If a CBJ allows his/her dues to lapse for 2 years, they must (1). attend another CBJ class before being reinstated as a CBJ in good standing-at no cost to them and (2) must paid their dues
Candy Weaver: I move that we implement a 5-contest only ToY contest for 2012.
Sent to the members of the Board for consideration is a proposal to implement a "lower level" ToY contest. This idea and proposal originated from Dawn, the KCBS administrator for ToY. The issue was tabled until March meeting.
Mike Budai: I move that the BOD travel reimbursement plan be updated to allow board members to be reimbursed 100% of actual travel costs plus a $35 per diem meal allowance for board approved paid trips. Seconded by Paul Kirk, the motion passed.
Conflict of Interest Statements: All have been submitted and will be available for viewing during the Strategic Planning Session. If there are no conflicts, the statements will be presented for acceptance at the March meeting.
Election Results: Although not reported in the minutes of the January meeting because the results were announced during the banquet of the Annual Meeting, the results of the 2012 election results were provided here for informational purposes only. These results are now posted on the KCBS website.
At 7:14 p.m., the meeting was suspended for a dinner break and reconvened at 7:59.
O Motion for approval for nominations of individuals to the reps in training program.
O Discussion of issues that occurred during the Sam's Club Competition sign-up.
O Great American BBQ Tour
O New trailer
O Discussion of issues administering the KCBS Pit Master Membership Program
At 9:55 p.m ., Paul moved to suspend the meeting until 2:30 tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon. Seconded by Tana Shupe, the motion passed unanimously.
At 3:05 p.m. on February 11, Paul made a motion to go back into open session. Seconded by Mike Lake, motion passed unanimously.
Calling back in were KCBS members Vicki Payton, Dale Newstrom, Jim Stancil, Don Harwell.
Sam's Club Contests Registration: Mike McCloud reported that 745 teams registered for the Sam's Club contests in the first couple of hours. Twenty-five teams (less than 4%) were negatively impacted due to an unforseen programming glitch, which was fixed in 8 minutes. Seven of those 25 teams were able to register for another location. A solution was offered to all teams that were impacted and some opted to choose that solution (a 50% discount to enter another contest.) After further discussion, the board approved contacting the teams currently on all wait lists to give them the opportunity to opt off the wait lists and register for remaining availabilities at other contests on a first-come, first-serve basis. He also confirmed that the problem that occurred early in the sign-in process has been resolved and will not occur next year.
GABT: Mike McCloud reported that we just came off of the best Great American BBQ Tour ever. But for 2012, the GABT will have fewer sponsors and will generate less revenue. Multiple reasons for this, including economy and competitive opportunities that are beyond KCBS or MMA control. New sponsors for the 2012 season include Big Green Egg, Reser's and Cargill. Returning for their 5th season is Weber Seasonings.
NEW TRAILER: Mike McCloud reported that, per review by Mike Peters, the condition of the recently acquired trailer has necessitated some changes, and distributed an estimate for the necessary upgrades. He stressed that, because the first event is in March, the changes must be made within next two weeks. As the trailer is an asset for KCBS, Candy Weaver made a motion to approve $12,500 to immediately facilitate the upgrades. Seconded by Paul Kirk, the motion passed unanimously.
The rep committee made a motion that the following members be approved to begin rep training. Alex Brown, Doug & Sue Reed, Doc & Susan Richardson, John Hopkins, and Jamie Johnson. Mark reported that Ellen King and Donna Simmons are in the process of completing their training. Seconded by Paul Kirk, the motion passed unanimously.
Candy Weaver made a motion to suspend the KCBS Pit Master Membership Program until the rules and methodology can be developed. Seconded by Randy Bigler, the motion passed unanimously.
Candy made a motion to accept the updated Organizer's Guide. Seconded by Arlie Bragg, the motion passed unanimously.
Candy made a motion to assign the committee assignments as follows:
Sanctioning - Chair - George Mullins Office Liasion - Dawn Endraijitis
Nominating - Randy Bigler Co-chair - Steve Farrin
Philanthropy - Arlie Bragg Co-chair - Dave Compton
Rules - Dave Compton Members: George Mullins, Steve Farrin, Jeff Stith
Membership - Steve Farrin Co-chair - Arlie Bragg
Marketing - Jeff Stith Co-chair - Tana Shupe
Certified BBQ Judges - Mike Lake Co-chair - Randy Bigler
Contest Rep - Mark Simmons Co-chair - Tana Shupe
Finance - Mark Simmons Co-chair - Mike Budai
Education - Tana Shupe Co-chair - Paul Kirk
Technology - Mike Budai Co-chair - George Mullins
KCBScore - Mike Budai
Strategic Planning - Mark Simmons
The election process was moved to the KCBS office for administration.
Regional Registration - George Mullins
Four additional assignments were made as follows:
Judges' Advocate - Dave Compton Team Advocate - Steve Farrin
Organizer's Advocate - Jeff Stith Historian - Paul Kirk
Seconded by Tana Shupe, the assignments were unanimously accepted.
The Rep Committee made a motion to update the rep assignment process as follows: Selection is made first by the organizer; second the assignment will go to the rep/s living closest to the contest, and third by the office liaision. Seconded by Randy Bigler, the motion passed unanimously.
At 3:20 p.m. Paul Kirk made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Mike Budai, the motion passed unanimously.


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Hello and welcome to Oscarfish.com, which by serious Oscar owners is considered the pinnacle of Oscar advice and knowledge. Below is a checklist recommended by experienced owners of Oscars. Please read through the checklist and if you find you cannot accommodate all of the requirements it will probably be suggested that Oscars are not the fish for you.
This checklist contains some basic information to get you started. For more information, please search our forum or create an account to ask specific questions.
Let us begin;
What size tank do I need for my Oscar Fish?; A 55 gallon tank for 1 Oscar (75 gallons preferred), 100 gallons for 2 O's (125 preferred), 150 gallons for 3 O's, etc… To understand why recommended tank sizes are what they are, an understanding of overstocked tanks is necessary.
- Tank Cycling is a must… The Fishless Cycle method is great and easy to do. For this you will need a good test kit for NitrAte, NitrIte, Ammonia,(pH, kH, gH would be nice).
You'll need a basic understanding of water parameters and what they should be for an Oscar tank.
Tank Filtration sufficient to handle your given tank size. 10x is the recommendation when using HOB (Hang On Back) filters or 3-5x turnover when utilizing a canister or wet/dry. I.E. 55 gallon tank = at least 550 gallon per hour filtration with H.O.B. filtration. 250 gallon per hour filtration with a canister or wet/dry sump. Some of the better filters are the Eheim Classic Canisters, Marineland Multistage Canister Filters (C-Series), AquaClear 110, Emperor 400, and Penguin 350.
Oscar's are notoriusly clumsey. You have to be careful with the type of decorations used in an Oscar tank, staying from breakable objects or decorations with sharp edges.
The Essential Aquarists Medkit. Unfortunately, sometimes our fish become ill. When this happens, it's nice to know what medications are recommended for what ailment.
Oscars live comfortably at a temperature of 78-82* a good aquarium heater is a must. The general rule for heaters is 3-5 watts per gallon I.E. 65 gallon tank = 200w heater… Also a good quality heater will let you select the temperature you want not just select low medium and high. When you buy your heater also purchase a heater guard (or a titanium heater) as O's sometimes attack their heaters. Many an Oscar has been damaged or killed from the electrical shock resulting from smashing their heater. A review of our currently recommended heater can be found here.
Store bought feeders are not a good food source for Oscars, they carry diseases and are not balanced nutrition for an Oscars lifestyle. Your Oscar's primary diet should consist of a quality pellet. We do have an article containing extensive information related to Oscar Fish Dietary Requirements., while our reviews section may help you select a quality pellet.
You may be interested in housing your Oscar with some Tank Mates. Be advised, you don't want tank mates in anything less than a 75 gallon tank and even a 75 gallon tank limits your options. With these fish, bigger is better. With tank mates, even bigger is that much better.
If you are confused on the lingo of this Fish Site, please review the FAQ. on What do all of these abbreviations and acronyms mean?
Owning larger aquariums for the most part is not inexpensive and it is in you and your fishes best interest to start off right. This not only saves you money down the road but saves you grief from seeing your new pet suffer because the LFS gave you some bad information.
I hope this was helpful. If you have any other questions please feel free to post them in the Oscar Advice forum and we'll answer you as quickly as possible with real, true advice. At Oscarfish.Com, our only motive is the health of your fish and your success in the hobby.
- Submitted Originally by PierceKaine, edited over the years by the OFish staff.


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By Thomas W. Washburne and Michael Jahr,
published on Feb. 28, 2007
- Preface
- I. Introduction to Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector
- II. Bargaining Collectively Under Michigan Law
- III. Michigan School Boards and the Bargaining Process
- IV. Education Unions and the Bargaining Process
- V. Individual Teachers and the Bargaining Process
- VI. Procedural Challenges in Public-Sector Collective Bargaining
- VII. Employee Salaries and Benefits
- VIII. Substantive Challenges
- IX. Recommendations for Better Collective Bargaining Agreements
- X. Conclusion
- About the Authors
- Appendix: Text of flier distributed in Muskegon County, April 2006
- Endnotes


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Event: Starcast Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha along with producers Ekta Kapoor & Anurag Kashyap, director Vikramaditya Motwane were present at the first look launch of much in news film LOOTERA. While Sonakshi Sinha looked ravishing in a white saree, Ranveer impressed with his suave look. Ekta Kapoor, garbed in a pink one-shoulder gown & her favourite pair of footwear, bonded with Anurag Kashyap.
Guest List: Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha, Ekta Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane
Venue: Liberty Cinema
Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
Bollywood celebs Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Sonali Bendre, Nimrat Kaur among others were snapped by paparazzi.Bebo looked super cool in a casual look. She wore a white t-shirt with yoga pants...
Bollywood actress Shama Sikander celebrated Diwali festival at her residence.
Bollywood celebs Aamir Khan, Zaira Wasim, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Anil Kapoor, Nitesh Tiwari, Aparshakti Khurrana, Bhushan Kumar, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Sachin Tendulkar, Rajkumar Hir...


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Quote from: Blue Angel on February 01, 2007, 01:10:13 PMso, anyway, how hard is it to take a degree and leave your home state?these schools would be hard to beat for tuition, but its looking less n less like im going to stay in floriduh after school...UG or law school degree?I have a degree from a Florida school, and I've done quite well. Unless you're coming out of UG from an Ivy, don't expect any favors or handouts when you leave your home market. It's possible, but it takes hard work and a lot of networking, which most people are more than happy to provide. This is a good time to join a professional group or national service club.
so, anyway, how hard is it to take a degree and leave your home state?these schools would be hard to beat for tuition, but its looking less n less like im going to stay in floriduh after school...
well, you posted your ? in the pre-law in high school section it won't be a cakewalk, but you do one or more of these three things:* Get amazing grades* really stand out on law review or moot court* get ridiculously good internships out of state in the summerthen, you will be fine. You will still have to work hard and network, but it is doable. I've been talking to alumni of the FL schools I have applied to with these same concerns, and they've shared success stories of classmates who did one or more of the above three things and scored great jobs in other states and other major markets.At worst, you'll be in-state for a few years and by then, your experience will carry you. It's not the end of the world, and it goes by so very fast. At best, you'll be a law school rockstar and land a fabulous job in NYC, LA or ATL. Or wherever you want to be.
Yes, they are... but the poster will probably have 75%-100% of his tuition covered from the Bright Futures Scholarship (if he didn't have this, he shouldn't be even considering UF because it's doubtful that he'd be admitted). Additionally, I know that the greatest academic merit award (not counting national merit and stuff) is like $1200 a semester (for FSU). Then you can still get need based aid, private scholarships, departmental scholarships, etc. It's very manageable to high achieving in-state students. Out of state will get you.
Keep in mind that if you can get into UF, you may be able to get significant scholarships from other schools. When applying to law school, the quality of your institution doesn't really count as much as how well you do, and at big public universities, you'll be in a lot of lecture classes where you may never even see the professor. If you go to a smaller school, be it public (a school like New College, for example) or private, you're likely to have smaller classes and can get to know your professors better so they can give you good recommendations. I've spent some time teaching in high schools and I know that they tell you where you go to UG matters, but in your case it doesn't really matter that much.
i have heard that the floriduh schools are somewhat stingy with $$$.any confirms/denials on this?


text: > > Gerasimatos, Dimitrios V (343K) wrote: > > According to SPECfp2006, the X5560 should blow the doors off of the > E5430. > > The X5560 scores 36 while the E5430 scores about 18. > > > > > > However, our own benchmarking using nbench, unixbench, and a home- > grown > > utility (twobod) all show that any differences are attributed to > clock speed. > > I wouldn't use specfp**** ratios as a realistic guide for performance > comparison. As always, use your own code. What Joe says has a lot of merit. But that said, if your applications have advanced along with the capabilities of modern CPUs, SPECfp2006 is a lot better metric than SPECfp2000, which is a better metric than SPECfp95. Each succeeding generation of SPEC CPU benchmark grows substantially in memory footprint and in the memory bandwidth performance required of a CPU/memory system. I note that nbench and unixbench were last developed around 1996-1997 putting them in the same era of benchmarks as SPECfp95. I see that the application components of SPECfp2006 for which X5560 blows the doors off E5430 (by 2x or more) are: 410.bwaves (CFD), 433.milc (QCD), 450.soplex (Linear Programming), 459.GemsFDTD (Computational Electromagnetics), 470.lbm (CFD). These are CFP2006 applications which I remember as having the most memory bandwidth demand from my days on the CPU committee. Since the Nehalem X5560 can do McaCalpin's STREAM (memory bandwidth, OpenMP 8-thread version) benchmark at about 3x the rate of Harpertown E5430, that explains a lot of the difference. If you applications have a small memory footprint, or have great cache re-use, you probably don't need the newer generation of CPU. -Tom > If your code shows 2x, > great. If not, then attribute the specfp**** to what they are > (marketing numbers, with some grounding in reality, but not a firm > comparison metric for dissimilar apps). > > > > > > -- > Joseph Landman, Ph.D > Founder and CEO > Scalable Informatics Inc. > email: landman at scalableinformatics.com > web : http://scalableinformatics.com > http://scalableinformatics.com/jackrabbit > phone: +1 734 786 8423 x121 > fax : +1 866 888 3112 > cell : +1 734 612 4615 > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin > Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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Event: Bollywood's acclaimed filmmaker Anurag Basu, gorgeous Mugdha Godse, sex siren Sofia Hayat, Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan, Kashmira Shah, Rohit Roy, Tanushree Dutta, Darsheel Safary and others celebrated names from TV industry were snapped at Colors Indian Telly Awards 2013.
Guest List: Anurag Basu, Mugdha Godse, Sofia Hayat, Ravi Kishan, Kashmira Shah, Rohit Roy, Tanushree Dutta, Darsheel Safary
Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
Bollywood celebs Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Sonali Bendre, Nimrat Kaur among others were snapped by paparazzi.Bebo looked super cool in a casual look. She wore a white t-shirt with yoga pants...
Bollywood actress Shama Sikander celebrated Diwali festival at her residence.
Bollywood celebs Aamir Khan, Zaira Wasim, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Anil Kapoor, Nitesh Tiwari, Aparshakti Khurrana, Bhushan Kumar, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Sachin Tendulkar, Rajkumar Hir...


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Joachim Metz
Talking about yourself in third person is always awkward, but here I go anyway ;-)
Joachim Metz is a digital forensic investigator currently working at Hoffmann Investigations. Hoffmann Investigations mainly performs digital forensic investigations for corporations (private law).
My background is Information Communication Technology (ICT) in multiple disciplines like: system and network administration, programming, deployment, etc. and also Information Security (IS). I have been working in the field of digital forensics for several years now.
(Philosophy warning!!!) In my opinion digital forensic investigators should be transparent in both their findings and methods. The statement "the tool provided me with the evidence" just does not cut it for me. I my experience have seen a lot of serious errors in 'digital forensic software' and corresponding human interpretation. Therefore I have put a lot of effort in providing alternatives and means to verify findings by breaking open file formats and improving file recovery methods.
(Ancient history alert!!!) For me breaking open file formats dates back to Might and Magic 3 save games and recovering deleted and corrupted files under DOS using PCTOOLS.
(Marketing alert!!!) Some recent results are the file format libraries like: libewf, libmsiecf, libnk2, libpff and recently libesedb and the proof-of-concept carving tool called revit, that even seems to surprise me of it versatility (being able to support in recovering NTFS compressed files).
But that's the challenge I like about the field of digital forensics, there is a lot out there still to be discovered ;-)


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"The Hobbit" went on a bit of an unexpected journey at the box office this weekend, as the film came in well below industry expectations.
Heading into the weekend, pre-release audience polling suggested that the first installment in Peter Jackson's prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" franchise could debut with anywhere between $120 million and $140 million. Instead, the 3-D film grossed $84.8 million during its first three days in theaters, according to an estimate from distributor Warner Bros.
Of course, that's still a good opening, and the biggest one ever for the month of December -- not adjusting for inflation. But the movie -- which cost a whopping $250 million to produce -- still has a lot to prove.
PHOTOS: 60 photos from Middle-Earth
On the positive side, while reviews for the picture were decidedly mixed, those who saw the film this weekend loved it, meaning word-of-mouth for the movie could be strong. The crowd -- 57% of whom were male, and 58% of whom were over the age of 25 -- gave the movie an average grade of A, according to market research firm CinemaScore.
But the movie will also need to be a hit overseas for its financial backers Warner Bros., New Line and MGM to end up happy. The movie debuted in 55 foreign countries this weekend, though international figures were not yet available early Sunday.
Warner Bros. also did not have a detailed breakdown on how the 461 theaters showing the film at 48 frames-per-second performed. The format -- which is twice as fast as the 24 frames-per-second movies are typically shown at -- has been derided by critics for its ultra-realistic nature, which some have likened to BBC television productions.
Dan Fellman, the studio's president of domestic distribution, said that he spoke to representatives from AMC Entertainment and IMAX Entertainment early Sunday morning, who told him "the reaction from the audience was very positive."
FULL COVERAGE: 'The Hobbit' on Hero Complex
Indeed, Greg Foster, IMAX's chairman and president, said screens showing the movie at 48 frames-per-second outperformed screens playing it in different formats. In North America, the per-screen average for 48 frames-per-second locations was $44,000 vs. $31,000 for other formats.
"I do think we have a very specific fanboy, geek-based audience -- the guys who like to stand in line to see these things first," acknowledged Foster. "Most IMAX fans are less focused on actors and more focused on directors, and Peter Jackson has been such a strong advocate of 48 frames. There was a real interest to see it this way, and we didn't have one complaint all weekend."
Overall, 49% of those who saw the movie this weekend opted to shell out a few more dollars to watch it in 3-D.
"The Hobbit," which clocks in at nearly three hours, is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 children's book about a hobbit attempting to help a group of dwarves reclaim their treasure from an evil dragon. Despite the fact that the book is not broken up into parts -- unlike Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy -- Jackson has decided to turn the author's novel into three movies.
"The Lord of the Rings" film series, whose final entry was released in 2003, became one of the highest-grossing franchises of all time. The three films collected more than $2.9 billion worldwide, and the last film "The Return of the King" also won best picture at the Academy Awards.
It remains to be seen if "The Hobbit" will match that type of financial and critical success, though Fellman was optimistic about the film's prospects.
"We took a chance opening the film up before Christmas, but the window was there for us. There wasn't another strong movie coming out this weekend," he said. "My feeling was that if we could have $100 million in the bank before the holiday kicks in, we'd be in great shape. So I don't have any regrets."
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'Hobbit': Reactions mixed to Peter Jackson's quest to transform film


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Taking everything concerning this Instagram dust up at hand, it's understandable that many users are more than a little upset. I mean, this is Instagram we're talking about. It's more than just a social network for food pictures (really, skeptics, it is). It captures our cherished moments, not unlike a scrapbook. And… filters! Say what you want, but almost everybody loves a good filter. So the idea that those treasured moments and that unique community were being sold over without our consent or even knowledge rankled everyone considerably.
But don't worry! Per Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom's official blog post, Instagram has no intention of selling your photos. All your hand-wringing was for nothing — except that this whole mess was revelatory of two things: One, that Instagram is very much in the business of making a good (and therefore marketable) product; and two: so long as Instagram continues to provide its beloved environment and features, most people aren't going anywhere. (Sorry, Flickr.)
Surprise: Instagram is a business
Ever since Facebook purchased Instagram last April for a cool $1 billion, much ink has been spilled awaiting Instagram's fall to the Dark Side. Some users even left back then, opting to lift their photo libraries off the service and close up shop. But Instagram would grow unabated, reaching 100 million users by September.
If that buyout wasn't indicator enough, Instagram wants to scale its business to turn a profit. Profit is the key to its survival, and profit ensures it will stay as good as its growing user base expects. Profit was the guiding force that made Instagram cut itself off from Twitter so thoroughly, painting the decision as one that ensures users experience Instagram on Instagram's terms. And one very easy, very lucrative way of achieving that end is advertising. Google does it. Facebook does it. Twitter does it. Instagram was going to try their hand at it sooner or later – this should come as no surprise.
Instagram is still an excellent product
This fiasco notwithstanding, Instagram remains a great app, and it's at the height of its popularity. The app just enjoyed a major update that saw its UI revamped and a number of features, including a new filter, added. That the backlash was felt so severely yesterday is a testament to how beloved the photo service is. It's in Instagram's best interest that the service stay as great as possible in the eyes of users. And Kevin Systrom, for his part, ensured that happened:
"Our intention in updating the terms was to communicate that we'd like to experiment with innovative advertising that feels appropriate on Instagram. Instead it was interpreted by many that we were going to sell your photos to others without any compensation. This is not true and it is our mistake that this language is confusing. To be clear: it is not our intention to sell your photos. We are working on updated language in the terms to make sure this is clear."
Systrom outlines how Instagram plans to "experiment" with ads in a way that's Instagram-appropriate. Your photos are still very much your own, and your privacy is still of paramount importance. I'm willing to bet that if the media chaos surrounding the policy changes hadn't happened, most of us would go on using the app, happy as can be, hardly noticing the changes.
A mass exodus was never going to happen
To be sure, the language of Instagram's original terms of service revision was terrible and worthy of criticism. Thus, it shouldn't be surprising that services like Instaport and Copygram saw increased activity late yesterday. It would seem that Instagram has inherited the same kind of suspicion the internet usually reserves for Facebook.
But with that problem comes a certain pedigree. Think about it. How many times has Facebook enacted some seemingly insidious update that threatened your ownership of your very identity? Now, was there ever a mass migration to Diaspora*? No. Instead, Facebook remains ubiquitous, having reached one billion users this fall. Why? Because the real connections you've built far outweigh the headache a robust conversation about online privacy entails. Mark Zuckerberg and his ilk will of course address the mob, but that doesn't mean they'll forego the ad dollars expanding their business will bring.
Therein lies the silent compromise. Services like Facebook and now Instagram will never outright sell you off without your consent. You as an outspoken user have value. Rather, they'll help you maintain your connections by being an awesome product, selling you off in the open. And that's just fine. Flickr may well be a best-in-class alternative, but Instagram won't surrender the crown so easily. And most of us don't want a revolution.
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AT&T Leaps in T-Mobile's Way
Could a giant like AT&T be threatened by an upstart like T-Mobile? AT&T's purchase of Leap Wireless International suggests it is already playing defense. Heard on the Street's Miriam Gottfried has details. Photo: AP.
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