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Most social folk tend to have their own special way of doing things. A suite of favourite platforms, a certain way of using them and the tools that tie it all together. I'm no different. A big part of my social strategy is to curate and share interesting content and I have a list of around 100 blogs I subscribe to in Google Reader, which I set aside time to trawl through daily to find the latest news on marketing, pr, social and digital. Any great content is then bookmarked using Delicious (for my own future reference, but also anyone that wants to subscribe to that feed) and then scheduled to be tweeted out using the internal scheduler in Hootsuite. However, that did take quite some time and I had to set the time myself to ensure the tweets were spaced out (well I don't want to bombard people with content all in one go).
Then along came Buffer. So simple, yet so effective. What buffer does is with it's handy little plugins is allow you to save the content to your Buffer account, kind of like a little bucket of content. In your settings you can then set when you want tweets to be sent out. Then Buffer will sent out that content, one by one, at the times you've set. You can also do this with Facebook (which is a brilliant way of ensuring your content is different on the two platforms … a personal bug bear of mine). If you use Bit.ly as your shortener in buffer, you can also make use of the stats, something I liked about the Hootsuite scheduler. You can earn more space on your free Buffer account by inviting more people and can add people to the account if you have a team that Tweet from a company profile (another reason I'm recommending this to my clients, who are also loving it).
Now I wouldn't use this type of automation for engagement, that just wouldn't work. But as a tool for curating content, it works brilliantly. So to the Buffer Boys, I thank you. Oh, and can we add Linked In and Google Plus soon please?
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Hi Gemma, so glad to see you've embraced Buffer too. I also share a lot of curated content, and like you used Hootsuite and another tool. Fortunately I learned about Buffer just after its launch, just under a year ago, and immediately embraced it. More recently its integration with Facebook has revolutionised my ability to post content there … and I have a feeling that it was me who first suggested the tool to the developers.
Speaking of the guys behind the product, I got to know Leo in particular, and we met last May. The moment we met I knew he was both investable and going places. Not long afterwards they both gave up their studies at Warwick University and headed off to Silicon Valley. Now, having run foul of visa limits in the US, they'll be based in Hong Kong until June when the US issues its next batch of visas. Read about it here:
Anyway, the long and short of it is that they are great guys and they have a great product that quite literally allows me to keep my sanity and have a life while being, in my own small way, ubiquitous. I now just want to see Buffer embrace LinkedIn and Google+ (not that I really use it due to time and capacity constraints) … which the guys assure me is on the way. It is one of my favourite tools too.
I probably won't have another chance to say this before Xmas, Gemma, but I hope you have a great one and of course a brilliant new year.
Hey Robert, I love it and can't believe I hadn't heard of it before last week. Thanks for sharing the story with me and a very merry christmas to you too x
Wow, thanks so much for the awesome post Gemma, this is fabulous and big thanks to Robert Clay for the amazing support on here, this is incredible! 🙂
No problem, credit where credit's due.
Thanks for this Gemma, I'm always on the look out for new tools that make life easier. I'll be sure to check out Buffer.
In answer to your question, I would highly recommend Topsy (http://topsy.com/). It's great for tracking and searching for tweets. As well as giving you advanced search options it also shows the retweets and picks out the high influencers. You can then subscribe to your search via email/RSS and it gives you handy little graphs which are great for reports.
Thanks Liv, yes I use Topsy, great little tool.
Wow – not come across Buffer before – just tried it & love it. Not so sure about Topsy but I'll give it time……..Thanks for sharing!

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Interview with Greg Louganis: "Phelps is the best because he is blessed"
One of the greatest Olympians of all time, Greg Louganis, spoke with Sportskeeda about his own success in Olympic Games, the Rio Olympics 2016 and the phenomenon of water sports, Michael Phelps.
The legendary diver won lots of gold medals during the decades of 70's and 80's in 3m Springboard and 10m Platform: four in 1988 Seoul and 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games (two in each tournament), five in World Championships and six in Pan American Games are among them.
NBC Sports features him in the 24th place on the list of the top 100 Olympic Athletes, while Fox Sports includes him in the Top 15. He was inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 1985 and the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1993.
Currently, Louganis is a mentor for the US Olympic diving team and guided them at the London 2012 Olympics (1 gold medal, 1 silver, 2 bronze) and the Rio 2016 Olympics (2 silver medals, 1 bronze).
Here's an excerpt from the interview.
You have won tens of gold medals, including four in three different Olympic Games, two golds in Seoul 1988, two golds in Los Angeles 1984 and one silver in Montreal 1976. Which medal was the sweetest for you?
Each one was different and had different meanings in the various stages of my life.
Which of the three Olympic tournaments, in which you participated, did you enjoy the most?
All four experiences of making the Olympic Teams were enjoyable for different reasons. The first was when I was in High School, a teenager, 16, so I hung out with the Soviet Team as they were closer to my age. We had water balloon fights around the Village, and pulled pranks on other coaches and athletes; I was doing what kids do.
In 1980, I think we were all devastated knowing we would not have the opportunity to go to the Olympics even though we qualified for the US Team. 1984, was amazing, being in my own backyard and competing in the Olympics with friends and family in the stand.
Even though the Eastern Block countries weren't there, my competition was there, China, so I felt gratified doing as well as I did in that Games. In 1988, there were a whole lot of other factors leading into that Olympic Games, as I was diagnosed HIV POZ six months prior.
The Chinese had caught up to me by that point and it was an emotional challenge to hang on to my titles.
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Olympic Games are considered something of a sanctuary. What kind of spirit have you spotted in an Olympic Games competition that no other tournament, World Championship or Pan American Games, had?
I think resilience comes to mind, as having to adjust very quickly for success in various situations and environments, because the Olympics is such a media circus, filled with expectation and many distractions.
You are the only man to sweep the springboard and platform event at consecutive Olympics. What was your secret?
My coach Ron O'Brien and I made an incredible team to have challenging goals and our preparation to be in the best place possible for success.
You had a shocking accident in Seoul Olympics 1988, but that didn't prevent you from going through and winning the gold medal. Was your passion for your sport the main reason for overcoming this obstacle?
It was what I knew and what I was trained for, "The show must go on," in sickness or injury. It was pretty much how I was programed.
What has impressed you the most in Rio Olympics 2016 in your sport, diving, water sports and generally?
I love the stories that come out about various athletes, having an out and open couple divers competing in the Olympics, a barrage proposal of two of the divers from China, and the challenges and triumphs of the process of the Olympic Games. Then, of course, the difficulty of dives is impressive.
Diving is not a very popular sport but it is known to many people thanks to you. Why do you think it is hard stars to be born in diving?
The focus on diving seems to have gone back to just being covered once every four years. While I was diving, the networks were eager to cover the sport, as it was good TV with the Soviet Divers and me and then the Chinese divers later, to see who would prevail in completion which made for good broadcasting.
Diving is different from swimming but water is the common element between the two sports. Why in your opinion swimming is more popular? Is it because most people swim rather than dive?
Yes, it is easier to have the numbers in a sport like swimming, whereas diving is a more specialize skill set, like gymnastics. Both have the technical aspects to be really good, but in diving, you just don't have the numbers training in most cultures than you do in swimming.
How could you explain the phenomenon of Michael Phelps?
Michael is of course very dedicated athlete and works hard, but also is a physical anomaly that allows him to be as fast as he is in the water. To be blessed with that physical ability and mental persistence is so rare to see in a sport, which I feel makes him amazing!
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Do you think that the fact that Phelps has won the most medals than any other athlete in Olympic Games is enough to consider him as the greatest Olympian of all time?
I think Michael's records speak for themselves, but it isn't really fair to compare his sport to others, like Gymnastics, Diving, Shooting, Athletics, Rowing, Wrestling or Weightlifting; they all have different demands of focus and physicality.
Is Phelps a product of the advanced technology and the progress in humanity generally? Was it impossible that kind of athlete to exist in your era?
I think Michael is the very best of all that we have to offer in this day in age; the technical support as well as having been blessed with his God-given structure and drive to succeed in the sport of swimming helped him distinguish.
When you came out, many shifted focus from your incredible talent to your sexual orientation or health problem. What led you to eventually come out, and what do you think of the positive impact of this?
That was my own personal journey of acceptance of myself. I think overall it helped other younger athletes and nonathletes to accept themselves for who they are. I have been approached by many would have shared their courage, strength and hope stories with me, which makes me stronger; as it shows it has given others hope.
You have also starred in many movies. Which historical role in cinema would you be most keen to play?
I would love to play an Action Hero, as it would allow me a real physical challenge and utilize my skill set as a diver, gymnast and dancer.


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In an era when increasingly the game was dominated by powerful players with great jump serves, outstanding hitters and huge blockers at the net, Ctvrtlik carved out his place by being perhaps one of the best master technicians of the game and a great passer and defender. At one point he was acknowledged as the most outstanding server receiver in the world. He was playing with Karch Kiraly at the time, so it was quite an honor and credit to his abilities.
Ctvrtlik was one of those athletes who reached as close to his full potential as any athlete could. He simply outworked everybody in the gym and figured out a way on the court to not only be a winner, but to make the players around him better in every team environment he was ever involved in.
Ctvrtlik, a three-time Olympian for the U.S. Men's Indoor National Team, was instrumental in propelling the Americans past the Soviet team to capture a Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. He later captained the 1992 U.S. team that took the bronze at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona.
After Barcelona, Ctvrtlik went to Europe to play in the Italian professional league, but returned to captain the U.S. Men's Team as it prepared for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He is credited with spearheading the improvement in the team's world ranking from 15th to fourth within 10 months of his return.
Ctvrtlik was awarded "Best Player in the World" in 1995; however his U.S. team finished out of medal contention at the Atlanta Olympics.
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OK kids, finish this rhyme: "Cross your heart, hope to die, stick a needle in your..."
The answer, boys and girls, is "eye". But what would the answer be if we asked Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire or Shawne Merriman? Arm? Leg? @$$?
These three athletes have been in the "eye" of the hurricane, if you will, regarding their alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. According to an Associated Press report, Bonds failed a test for amphetamines (which are a type of stimulant) last year, and it was also reported that Bonds blamed teammate Mark Sweeney for providing him the drugs.
(Sweeney, by the way, hit .251 last year with five home runs. Not exactly stellar numbers. He might want to try taking something a bit stronger.)
Though Bonds later refuted the claim that he had received the drugs from Sweeney, he did not deny taking any amphetamines. As a result, the circumstantial evidence continues to pile up against the man pursuing one of sport's all-time greatest records. Day after day, Bonds loses credibility and faces a more-than-uphill battle in the American court of public opinion.
McGwire, for his part, made the headlines once again in the latest baseball Hall of Fame voting. As anticipated, he failed to gain the necessary number of votes to be elected. Heck, he wasn't even close - only 128 of 545 voters (23.5 percent) selected him on their ballots, well short of the required 75 percent for entry.
The former Oakland Athletic and St. Louis Cardinal slugger blasted 583 home runs in his career, which places him seventh in baseball history. In 1998, McGwire and Sammy Sosa made their memorable push to break Roger Maris's single-season home run record, with McGwire reaching the plateau first and seemingly setting an insurmountable mark with his 70th dinger (Bonds broke that record in less than five years). At the time, everyone lauded McGwire's efforts for helping to save the game of baseball, which was struggling to regain fans after the 1994 strike.
But McGwire's legacy has forever been tainted by the infamous bottle of Andro found in his locker, as people began to question his cartoonish physique. After he retired from baseball, McGwire quickly faded away from the spotlight, but his testimony in front of Congress might have permanently damned him. "I'm not here to talk about the past," he repeated, as if being quizzed about the Louisiana Purchase, not about steroid use in baseball clubhouses.
Football, America's new pastime, hasn't been spared the negative press. Better known as "Lights Out" for his punishment on opposing quarterbacks, Merriman, last year's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, was suspended for four games for violating the NFL's steroids and related substances policy. Despite missing those four games, he piled up impressive statistics for the San Diego Chargers during this season, which warranted his name in the discussion to be named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
The other top contenders for the award, Denver Broncos corner Champ Bailey and Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor, who eventually won the award, vehemently opposed Merriman meriting postseason honors and recgonition. And who can blame them? While there is just rampant speculation about Bonds or McGwire, Merriman was found guilty as charged. And yet, Merriman was named to the AP's All-Pro Team and will head to the Pro Bowl after the season.
Why the double standards? Is it more acceptable for football players, who put their bodies through extreme punishment week in and week out, to take performance-enhancing drugs, as opposed to baseball players, who don't face the same type of rigorous punishment?
Though I highly suspect that McGwire took steroids or other illegal supplements, and the same for Bonds, nobody knows for sure except for them. For Merriman, it's open and shut: He cheated. Plain and simple. Gil Grissom of CSI would be so lucky to have a case like this. But while that may not play a part in Merriman's chances to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame down the road, provided he stays clean, we know for a fact that Merriman did something illegal.
I don't know if Bonds or McGwire did anything illegal, nor do I know that they are squeaky clean. And we may never know, unless they come out and admit to anything.
But what I do know is this: In America, we are presumed innocent until found guilty. So as much as I hate to think this, and as unpopular as this is across the country, Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire shouldn't be punished until there's evidence, conclusive evidence, of wrongdoing.


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"The unanimous decision is the reflection of his job performance as city manager," Mayor Sukhee Kang said. "Even during these tough economic times of the last three years, he really executed council direction well using leadership and helped all city employees work harder with less."


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In praise of place: Comb Ridge, Butler Wash & Wolfman Panel
After retreating from Montezuma Canyon under the threat of an approaching storm front, Anne and I made the 30 mile drive south to Bluff, UT, and enjoyed a relaxing lunch at the Twin Rocks Cafe. This modern tourist-friendly eatery is located at the foot of massive sandstone cliffs rimming the San Juan River. For those so inclined, an adjoining "trading post" assembles all the cheesy southwestern knick-knacks one might expect to find in such an establishment, while also offering a wide selection of guidebooks and maps on the area. Plus, good burgers!
Our goal for the remainder of the afternoon was to visit as many of the Butler Wash ruins and petroglyph sites as we could pack in before heading off to our evening's lodgings in Monticello. A short drive to the west of Bluff brings one to the southern terminus of State Rt. 262, a rough dirt road that heads back north toward a crossing of Hwy. 95. Along that 30 mile stretch are a series of Anasazi-era ruins and petroglyphs less well-known (and far more seldom visited) than those in the established parklands of the region.
Butler Wash parallels the impressive slickrock barrier of Comb Ridge, a north-south trending monocline that extends even farther south into the Navajo lands of northern Arizona. Our first stop along the route (which proved to be extremely rugged and jarring – more so than the guidebooks, and even BLM personnel, had led me to believe) was the turnout to Wolfman Panel, considered to be one of the most impressive petroglyph sites in the region.
From the parking area a short hike leads down off the rim into the wash itself. The petroglyph panels are obvious, and extend for 30 yards or so beyond the overhanging alcove on the east side of the wash.
As the photos illustrate, the site is indeed impressive, with glyphs of considerable interest that appear alternately whimsical and ominous. As always with depictions whose meaning and intent remain obscured, the mind is prone to conjure up all sorts of vivid and outlandish explanations.
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((*sigh*... you know it's beyond me why when I obviously have nothing better to do that I don't bother finishing my half-written entries. Might as well start now I suppose - road trip was about a month ago so I'll try and fill in whatever I can.))
Just got back from road trip to Rosebud/Sorrento with Steph, my sister, and 4 of my sister's friends (Mel, Amanda, Sharon, and Fi) - we rented a beach house for 3 days. Ahh... much fun it was: movies, beach, and champage. Now, where to start?
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Bit of a slow start. Steph rocked up at my house at around 10:30pm-ish, then my sister told me we didn't actually have to leave the house until 3:30pm when my dad got home. We just bummed around my house for a few hours while my sister went out with her boyfriend for breakfast (for her birthday, haha). She came back at roughly 2pm with one of her friends (Tina) and we all went to Knox to waste time and whatever - while we were there I ended up buying two tops for $30, so that was awesome.
After that Tina drove us to Glenny and went home. We met up with Amanda, Sharon and Fi; my sister and the three of them ended up leaving first, while me and Steph waited for Mel to come pick us up.
Mel came by at 5:30pm-ish to pick us up and headed towards Rosebud (she just got a Mini Cooper: navy blue, two-door, awesome interior, very nice). We arrived at about 7pm (I actually thought we'd take longer), unpacked some of our things and watched some movies (mean girls) and whatnot. Took out a bottle of champagne, I got through about 3/4 of a glass and my face went full-on red and I was feeling a bit light-headed (alcohol intake is like... 0?).
A bit later in the night my sister and her friends were rolling up joints (yes, she DID have weed on her). They made several but didn't really get on much of a high, although my sister and Amanda were a bit giggly, Sharon was seriously deep&meaningful-ish, but Fi and Mel didn't really feel much so they were only spacing out a little bit. But hey, it was funny all the same watching them. My sister kept saying they should've bought a bong [-.-"].
We actually ended up eating all the junk food we brought with us that was supposed to last for the two days that we were staying over (my sister's friends most likely finished it 'coz of their munchies effect). So later at about 12am or so while they were watching "Down With Love" they managed to find a pizza place and ordered 3. Me and Steph were bumming around in our room (although we came out when the food arrived), she was reading my manga that I bought with me, and I was rolling around on my bed listening to mp3 player (partially 'coz I was still a bit tipsy from the champagne).
Not much else happened, we went to bed pretty soon afterwards (I ended up moving beds and shared the double bed with my sister).
Quote: "Hey... you should go up to your mum and say... 'I made you'."
[2 - Peak Day]
Gayhead Sharon woke everyone up at 10am. Her and my sister went out for a little while to go buy some food, the rest of us just bummed around the house until they got back.
All of us left the house at about 12:30pm and drove over to Sorrento. Fi and Amanda had a "Swim With Dolphins" thing planned so when we rocked up at the beach they left soon after. The sand on the beach was crap... had a lot of shells mixed in, painful to walk around.
Heh, actually saw Alan with his MHS friends. While we were chatting and stuff, my sister kinda pointed over "Hey, isn't that Alan?!" Indeedy it was... after a few moments, my sister made me and Steph go walk around and buy her a drink (and some playing cards if we could find any). We walked to the end of the street and saw Alan with his friends. We chatted for a bit then he left with his friends to search for food. He looked kinda shitty/tired though [xP]. Oh well!
Got back to beach, sat around some more, played Bluff/Cheat/Bullshit (Mel won), and a game of Big 2 (I won). Steph and I walked around on the beach (with shoes on!) and waded around in the water a bit.
My sister really wanted to go buy a bong, so I walked up to the shops again with Mel to go look for one. We got to a surfie shop and they asked the guys there where they could buy one (they laughed at them, then told them where to get one). The three of us left to go get one, Sharon and Steph stayed at the beach to wait for Fi and Amanda 'coz they had their car keys.
We were driving down towards the house and we stopped at this tattoo place 'coz they figured they'd probably sell some. My sister and Mel went in to ask - they laughed at them and told them to go to a different store 'coz the other one closed down. So we drove over to that store, and got laughed at again, and finally got themselves a bong.
Went back to the house and just waited around for the others to get back...
[[Later in the night]]
We opened two bottles of champage. Everyone had some but only me, my sister and Fi got really tipsy and happy and so on: we started singing old Mariah Carey songs and dancing around and generally being gay [xD]; Steph was outside (and later in one of the bedrooms) on the phone talking to her friend about a boi she liked *wink* and partially emo'ing; and Sharon and Amanda were just bummy and didn't really do that much... oh yeah, and Mel was out 'coz she was at her U2 concert.
Well apart from that, me, my sister and Fi got really hungry so we made nachos.... like, a LOT [[o_o]]. Then after we ate I started feeling sick and got a mega headache so I fell asleep on the couch.
I woke up an hour or so later and my sister was sitting in one of the doorways with Sharon and Mel - all stoned. It was funny. I pretty much stumbled along into the bedroom and went to sleep.
[14/10/07] You know, I've pretty much abandoned this entire blog forever, and I can't really remember exactly how the rest goes, but I think after that, it was just the next day. We packed our stuff, ate lunch, and drove home.


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DJENRE wrote:punished according to the guidelines
wich guidelines are you referring to?He fulfilled his sentence as it was handed out and allowed to return to CC society
What sentence? Was he banned for 24 hours or somethin? to be "allowed to return"?
I cannot expand for you here, only multi-hunters are allowed respond to specifics of individual cases. You can either trust me or PM KA.
DJENRE wrote:we don't just run around assuming since someone screwed up once therefor they will do it again
He already did it in the past and already earned some credits and stars last year, bus wasn't catched.
KA told me he can't do no change in the past and I assume it. but it seem we can do nothing in the present, and nothing will be done in the future.
We did do something in the present, he was busted as a multi and his multi was kicked from all games and tokens removed. Simultaneously this also takes care of the the future as his multi is guested and cannot join any games. Yes, he did it last year and wasn't caught, there's nothing we can do about that over a year later. He was caught this year with the same account, that makes it offense number one.
DJENRE wrote:no longer in affecting anyone's score or ranking.
Have you checked that game,Game 17929698. As long as john + his multi are playing with other players IT DOES AFFECT somebody else score.
I'm not even sure the points he made with his multi were removed... I think it was just stars and credits like you say yourself.
Also, I talked with people about this report and I perfectly know that some of them stopped or change their way to play it after the report.... and more after the resul's been given....
Panthix was kicked from that game. You're correct though, John should not have received that red gift. Probably an oversight as they were going through all the games manually removing tokens. That's another thing you'd have to take up with KA as one would need an admin to remove tokens.
DJENRE wrote:What you don't know because it was by PM. I was the first to say to KA that John should NOT BE BANNED.
Also do you think CHEATER 1 (who have a multi only because he try to get some extra points and reach a colonel rank) should be punished like CHEATER 2 ( who earned a red star and 1000 credits after cheating this year, and more stars and credits last year, into a big community tournament?).
>That's why I'd like to know wich guideline your refering to and understand what is your "scale of escalating punishment".
No offense to you catch, I'd just like to understand
Now we're making progress, step one is to understand the situation before you come into the public forum to castrate someone. Bottom line, it doesn't matter what I think about your scenario, a multi was created and dealt with by the C&A team of which I am not a part.
I suggest you PM KA and Duke if you have further questions. KA does not check this thread so if you want a response from him it will take a PM.


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(26.06.) Circling the Square: Deforming fractional D-branes in Type II/ΩR orientifolds
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We study complex structure deformations of special Lagrangian cycles associated to fractional D-branes at 2 singularities in Type II/ΩR orientifold ℤ models. By means of solving hypersurface constraints, we show how to compute the volumes of the most simple D-brane configurations. These volumes are given as a function of the deformation parameters depending on the D-brane position relative to the smoothed out singularity. We observe which cycles keep the special Lagrangian property in various deformation scenarios and what orientifold involutions are allowed. As expected, the volume and thus the tree level value of the gauge coupling hardly change for D-branes not wrapping the exceptional cycle on the deformed singularity, whereas the volume of D-branes passing through the singularity depends on the deformation parameter by some power law.
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almost one week with no updates!
life is just happening, lots of work and a lovely weekend have come in between me and the laptop.
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John McDonnell today declared there is "a lot to learn" from Karl Marx as he set out Labour's plan to raise taxes on those earning more than £80,000 a year.
Appearing on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show this morning, the Shadow Chancellor refused to repeat his previous claim that he is a Marxist, but did highlight the importance of the revolutionary philosopher's influential work "Das Kapital".
However, McDonnell said that unlike Marx he wanted to "transform" the capitalist system, as opposed to destroy it.
In the past, the Hayes and Harlington MP has been open about his support for Marxism, telling activists: "I'm straight up, I'm honest with people: I'm a Marxist."
The Tories claimed Das Kapital was clearly the "blueprint" for Labour's economic plan, and International Development Priti Patel said: "The man Jeremy Corbyn wants to make Chancellor believes that the nonsensical ideas of Karl Marx – punitive taxes, closing down businesses and the removal of private property – should be at the heart of Britain's economic policy."
On the Marr show today, McDonnell also went on to claim that should Labour win the election, he would be the first "Socialist" chancellor in history – a clear criticism of the nine previous Labour politicians who have run the Treasury.
His suggestion that Labour figures such as Gordon Brown, Denis Healey and Stafford Cripps were not "socialists in the tradition of the Labour Party" provoked anger on Twitter.
Asked to give more detail on his plan to raise taxes on those earning more than £80,000 a year, McDonnell said any increase would be "modest" but refused to say whether he would introduce a completely new tax band.
Appearing on ITV's Peston on Sunday show less than an hour later, fellow Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry admitted she did not know how much money the tax hike would raise.
During the Marr interview, McDonnell also refused to endorse his previous statement that it would be "inevitable" that he and leader Jeremy Corbyn would have to quit their positions if Labour lost the General Election.
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Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal chaired a meeting on Olive Cultivation. Senior officials from the Ministry of Food & Agriculture and NARC (National Agricultural Research Centre attended the meeting.
The meeting discussed the project for the promotion of Olive Cultivation on commercial scale in Pakistan. The project would cost PKR2444.545 millions. The project aims at commercial level cultivation of olive on 50,000 acres in the country. The minister was briefed that a total of 240,000 olive plants were purchased while 11,565 plants were distributed among component units. The minister was informed that plantation on 115 acres has been completed. He was further informed that propagation of 5,25,000 olive cuttings and air layering have also been practiced. Ahsan Iqbal while chairing the meeting urged on the officials from the concerned ministries that through this project, Pakistan would develop infrastructure for mass-scale production of olive nursery plants and provision of olive extraction units. He further maintained that the government through this project wants to develop and train human resource for value addition in agricultural sector.
Olive cultivation in Baluchistan is producing extra ordinary results. Minister stated that Italian and Spanish Ambassadors have assured to provide full technical assistance on boosting olive cultivation in Pakistan.
Olive cultivation requires a complete eco-system from its nourishing to oil extraction. We need modern tools and techniques in our agriculture sector.
He maintained that our agriculture scientists need to brig innovation and work under a well thought out vision and roadmap for growing better crops.
The officials of Ministry of food and agriculture assured the Minister that positive steps have been implemented and the coming months would show remarkable production of crops.
The minister maintained that the biggest challenge for a country like Pakistan is to bring stability in prices to sustain in the competitiveness. Similarly, we need to assess our actual demands for domestic and export needs. Pakistan is a country with the market as well as we have potential to meet needs on domestic and external consumers of the agricultural products. With the rich and potent agricultural sector, we should have enough food security.
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From the oil-price crash in second-half 2014 through 2016, sales of premium gasoline jumped 20% to hit 43 million gallons per day, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), reported by Bloomberg. In June 2017, premium sales hit their highest point since December 2003, although they fell slightly the following month. And premium's share of total gasoline sales reached a high of almost 12% in August 2016, its highest point since 2004.
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He'll have to send a a nice sympathy card at the very least.
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Nailed it!
Maybe a fruit basket too?
Oh yea...while you were a seed, a great Lord was killed XD At least Gler couldn't turn into a squirrel? XD
It has been a completely normal day... And yeah, no one got eaten at least!
"Let's just spread Nidi lying here on a public road... He needs to rest."
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What is a Tendon?
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psql: FATAL: no pg_hba.conf entry for host "10.14.233.40", user "gpadmin", database "postgres", SSL offFIX: Update $MASTER_DATA_DIRECTORY/pg_hba.conf on HDB Master to allow connections from Admin host and do a reload using
- The gpadmin user password has changed in HDB (hawq) but not in the commander database. This error will be observed in HDB (hawq) master logs located in $MASTER_DATA_DIRECTORY/pg_log
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Troubleshooting Tip
You can test pcc connectivity to HDB master database by running the following command. Please make sure the hostname and port match the HDB master configuration.
psql -h <hawq master hostname> -p 5432 -U gpadmin template0


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As the leaves start to change colour and the landscape begins to turn various shades of orange make sure to bring your camera next time you're walking in Northern Ireland's great outdoors and share your snaps with us.
From beautiful misty scenes and fog covered hills to colourful parks and gardens littered with fallen leaves we'd love to see your pictures! The best images will be featured in our Autumn walking album on Facebook.
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The 250 SWB still gives today wide topics of discussion to the keens, but in any case all of them are in agreement: its V12 engine is one of the best propellers of autos history. Its power and its endurance have marked an era, contributing considerably to rise the Ferraris legend.
This work is a faithfull representation on 1/3 scale of 12 cylinders Ferrari 250 engine of the 60s, that equiped the splendid California spyders and the memorable short wheel base berlinettas, usually renamed SWB.
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The 2nd leg UEFA Champions League semi -final game between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich which was almost marred by contentious refereeing decisions has prompted Pulse Sports to provide a list of its nine controversial games in the premier European club football
Real Madrid booked their place in the last four of the 2016/17 edition this week, as they defeated Bayern Munich 4-2 in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeau amidst controversial refereeing decisions made by Viktor Kassai.
With these two teams on display, perhaps we should never have expected anything but a night full of drama and tension.
The game should have been a Champions League classic, but the talking points focused less on the game's twists and turns given the two decisions by referee Viktor Kassai and his team that handed the tie to Real Madrid.
At 2-1 up with six minutes to play, Bayern Munich looked the better side. Then, Arturo Vidal was controversially dismissed, and in extra time, an offside Cristiano Ronaldo scored what proved to be the decisive goal of his hat trick in what had been an enthralling match
Barcelona overcame a four-goal deficit from the first leg in Paris to triumph 6-1 in the Nou Camp and book their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The match, which saw Barcelona score three goals in the last five minutes, was hailed as 'the greatest comeback in football history' as Sergi Roberto's stoppage time finish capped off a miraculous performance.
Deniz Aytekin was heavily criticised for his performance in the Nou Camp after he gave two controversial penalties for Barcelona and turning down PSG's appeals for a spot-kick when Javier Mascherano slid in on Angel Di Maria.
Mascherano later admitted: "It is clear that I did foul Di Maria but I think that is not the reason why we eliminated PSG.
Shakhtar Donetsk striker Luiz Adriano was actually given a retrospective one-match ban by UEFA for grossly flouting the principles of fair play during a group game between the Ukrainian giants and first-time competitors Nordsjaelland in November 2012.
Adriano, who now plays for Spartak Moscow, was also ordered to do a day of community service to amend for his sins after he scored a goal against the Danes in a moment when Shakhtar was supposed to be returning the ball after an enforced break in play.
Instead of allowing a long kick forward to make its way to the Nordsjaelland goalkeeper, Adriano chased after it, ran through on goal and slotted it home. Shakhtar had been trailing 1-0 at the time and went on to win 5-2, with the Brazilian completing a hat-trick.
Sergio Busquets has always been one to take advantage of situations in any way he can, and that was exactly what the Barcelona midfielder did during a semi-final clash with Inter Milan in 2010.
After being swatted away by an already booked Thiago Motta in the crucial second leg, Busquets fell to the floor clutching his face and combined serious play-acting with glances over to the referee to make sure the incident and his reaction had been seen.
"He always does it, I have seen it on TV and he is holding his face and then looking at the referee - it is terrible behaviour," Motta later said after receiving his marching orders, although it was Inter who had the last laugh after going on to lift the trophy in the final.
Sir Alex Ferguson boycotted post-match presser in the 2013 last 16 clash because he was mad with Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir decision to send off Nani for kicking Alvaro Abeloa when it looked like his eyes was on the ball so he didn't see the Spaniard approaching.
Real Madrid, who were trailing 0-1 with the numerical advantage, had the edge over Manchester United and scored two goals through Luca Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo to progress to the quarters.
Massimo Busacca was sent off Robin Van Persie for kicking the ball after he had blown the whistle in a Champions League game between Barcelona and Arsenal in the 95, 000 Camp Nou in 2011.
The controversial aspect of the send-off was that the time lapse between the time Busacca whistled for play to be halted and the time kicked the ball was very short.
Moreover, the packed Camp Nou was too noisy as the fans yelled calling for goals. Van Persie complained after the game complained "In my opinion, it was a total joke, the sending‑off. How can I hear his whistle with 95,000 people jumping up? How can I hear that, for God's sake? Please explain me that."
Referee Tom Henning Ovrebo made the headlines in Chelsea's elimination from the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League semis when he denied the Blues about four clear penalties, despite appeals from the Chelsea players and in the end, Andres Iniesta scored stunning goal to help Barcelona qualify via the away goal rule
Didier Drogba couldn't contain his anger at the final whistle, confronting Ovrebo, before yelling 'It's a f***ing disgrace!' into a nearby television camera as colleagues and stewards tried to lead him away down the tunnel.
Jose Mourinho had accused highly respected referee Andres Frisk of inviting Frank Rijkaard to the dressing, after the knight of the whistle handed Dider Drogba the matching of orders in the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League first leg encounter between Barcelona and Chelsea at the Camp Nou.
The Swede coach, following the accusation, was taken on by Chelsea fans on social media and he retired from coaching weeks later citing threats made against him and his family as the reasons
Having emerged on the Champions League scene as Porto's triumphant manager in 2004, Jose Mourinho was the talk of Europe for a much more unsavoury reason 12 months later after his shocking treatment of highly respected referee Anders Frisk. Mourinho, meanwhile, was handed a touchline ban for both legs of the next round.
Luis Garcia scored a ghost goal against Chelsea in the semi-finals of the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League and that goal made Jose Mourinho who was the manager of Chelsea at the time to be a proponent of the goal line technology since it denied the Blues the opportunity to reach the final of the competition.
Chelsea's nightmares came true just a few minutes after the opening whistle when Luis Garcia struck to put Liverpool on top 1-0, with no goals to follow for the remainder of the match. Chelsea was aggrieved. It appeared that William Gallas had cleared the ball before Garcia's effort had made its way across the line, but Slovakian referee Lubos Michel pointed to the center circle and allowed the strike to stand. Mourinho dubbed the incident a "ghost goal," according to The Guardian after all was said and done, also saying it had "come from the moon" and that "the linesman scored."


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Box Office News
Star Wars Franchise Overtakes Harry Potter at the Worldwide Box Office
Last Jedi pushes Star Wars past the Harry Potter franchise to become the second highest grossing movie series in history.
Last Jedi Soars Past $1 Billion at Worldwide Box Office
Disney's Star Wars: The Last Jedi becomes the highest-grossing movie of 2017 at the domestic box office while also crossing $1 billion worldwid.
What We Learned from the 2017 Box Office
We take a deep dive through the box office numbers and discuss the most compelling trends we saw in theaters this year.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Wins 3rd Week at The Box Office
With no movies opening in wide release this weekend, Star Wars: The Last Jedi wins for the 3rd weekend in a row with $52.4 million.
Disney's Star Wars Box Office Surpasses Lucasfilm Sales Price
The Last Jedi helps Disney nudge past the initial Lucasfilm sales price that was paid back in 2012.
Disney Is 2017's Biggest Box Office Winner
With the help of The Last Jedi and Beauty and the Beast, Disney topped the box office for a second year in a row.
Last Jedi Sweeps the Christmas Weekend Box Office with $68M
Disney's Star Wars: The Last Jedi dropped a whopping 68.9% in its second weekend in theaters to repeat atop the box office with $68.3 million.
Last Jedi Already Speeding Past $500M at the Worldwide Box Office
Disney's Star Wars: The Last Jedi pulled in $43.8 million globally on Monday, with the blockbuster set to pass $500 million at some point today.
Can Jumanji and Pitch Perfect 3 Take Down Last Jedi at the Box Office?
Five new movies will arrive over the next week as the final wide releases of the year, but none will be able to take down Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Justice League to End Box Office Run with Disappointing $675M Worldwide
Justice League is being chalked up as a substantial loss for DC Films and Warner Bros. as it ends its run at the global box office earlier than expected.
The Last Jedi Takes $220M at the Box Office Opening Weekend
Star Wars: The Last Jedi puts up the second biggest opening weekend of all time with a whopping $220 million.
Justice League Is the Most Successful Box Office Bomb of All Time
Despite crossing $600 million worldwide, Warner Bros. Justice League has earned the unofficial distinction of being the highest-grossing bomb.
Last Jedi Targets Massive $425M Worldwide Box Office Debut
Box office analysts are predicting a massive $425 million global debut for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, putting it in the top 5 of all time.
Last Jedi Is Set to Break Records and Demolish the Box Office
Disney's highly-anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi is shaping up to be the biggest box office hit of 2017 as the year winds down.
Coco Goes for Coveted Three-Peat at the Box Office This Weekend
Pixar's huge hit Coco only faces off against one newcomer at the box office this weekend, with Just Getting Started looking to come in a distant fourth.
Coco Gets Second Box Office Win This Weekend with $26.2M
Disney Pixar's Coco finds a way to repeat atop the box office in the first weekend in December with $26.2M.
Thor: Ragnarok Pushes Disney Across $5B Box Office Threshold
The global hit Thor: Ragnarok is expected to cross $800 million worldwide, which helps Walt Disney Studios surpass $5 billion for the year.
Is Pixar's Coco the Box Office Savior Hollywood Has Been Hoping For?
Disney Pixar's Coco looks to have no trouble repeating at the box office in a weekend where no newcomers debut in wide release.
Coco Knocks Justice League from #1, Wins Thanksgiving Box Office Weekend
Pixar's Day of the Dead musical Coco has no trouble taking the top spot at the box office with $49 million.
Happy Death Day Slashes Past $100 Million at the Box Office
Happy Death Day continues to kill at the box office, starting from an initial $4.5 million budget.
Blade Runner 2049 Box Office Baffles Director: What Went Wrong?
Director Denis Villeneuve still can't quite wrap his head around how the well-received Blade Runner 2049 flopped at the box office.
Can Coco Conquer Justice League at the Thanksgiving Box Office?
Disney Pixar's Coco is the only movie to open in wide release this weekend, with Roman J. Israel, Esq. expanding nationwide.
Justice League Has Lowest Box Office Debut in DCEU History
How will Justice League's disappointing box office numbers effect the DCEU's future?
Justice League Stumbles to the Top of the Box Office with $96M
Warner Bros.' DCEU adventure Justice League hits number one in its opening weekend, but is being considered a disappointment for Warner Bros.
Justice League Vs. Thor: Ragnarok: Who Will Win the Box Office?
Warner Bros.' DCEU superhero ensemble Justice League looks to take over at the box office from Thor: Ragnarok this weekend.
Thor: Ragnarok Continues to Crush Box Office Newcomers
Thor: Ragnarok has no trouble repeating atop the box office in its second weekend with $56 million, killing off Murder on the Orient Express, Daddy's Home 2.
Can Thor Beat Back Orient Express & Daddy's Home 2 at the Box Office?
Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok goes up against two newcomers in it's second week at the box office with Murder on the Orient Express and Daddy's Home 2.
Marvel Cinematic Universe Crosses $5 Billion at US Box Office
The opening weekend success of Thor: Ragnarok has pushed the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole past the $5 billion domestic plateau.
Thor: Ragnarok Crushes the Box Office with $121 Million
Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok helps bring the box office back to life with an impressive $121 million.
Weinstein's Amityville Horror Sequel Fails to Make $800 at the Box Office
Not even Bella Thorn could save Amityville: The Awakening as it bombed over the weekend.
Can Thor: Ragnarok & Bad Moms 2 Save the Sinking Box Office?
Marvel's highly-anticipated sequel Thor: Ragnarok goes up against STX's A Bad Moms Christmas at the box office this weekend.
Thor: Ragnarok Scores Huge International Box Office with $107.6M
Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok gets off to a strong start at the overseas box office, taking in a cool $107.6 million.
Deadpool 2 Will Crush Han Solo at the Box Office Says Comic's Creator
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld believes Han Solo will be no match for Deadpool 2 when they open next summer.
Jigsaw Somehow Wins Weekend Box Office with $16.2M
Saw 8 also known as Jigsaw, manages to take home the top box office spot with just $16.2 million this weekend.
Will Jigsaw Make a Killing at the Halloween Box Office?
Jigsaw leads a pack of newcomers looking to take over the box office, including Suburbicon and Thank You For Your Service.
Blade Runner 2049 Director Reacts to Bombing at the Box Office
Director Denis Villeneuve speaks out about the disappointing box office status of Blade Runner 2049 and its failed marketing campaign.
Boo 2! a Madea Halloween Kills the Box Office with $21.6M
Tyler Perry's comedy sequel Boo 2! A Madea Halloween has no trouble taking the top spot at the box office in the year's most crowded weekend.
Last Jedi Won't Break Force Awakens Box Office Records
The first opening weekend projections for Star Wars: The Last Jedi put the sequel significantly below the opening weekend record of Force Awakens.
Can Madea's Boo 2 Kill Off Happy Death Day at the Box Office?
Last weekend's winner Happy Death Day faces the most crowded box office field of the year, with five new movies arriving in wide release.


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Software License Fines Fall Hardest on the SmallestBy Karen Schwartz | Print
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Most small and midsize businesses aren't even aware when they violate a software license, according to software industry sources, but that doesn't stop the fines from piling up.Nearly 90 percent of the fines collected annually by the Business Software Alliance for software license violations falls on small and midsize businesses, many of whom have no idea that they are violating copyrights and cannot afford to pay fines, SMBs and software industry sources told eWEEK.
The Associated Press reported that figure Nov. 26, claiming that close to 90 percent of the $13 million burden in BSA fines falls on SMBs. The BSA represents major software vendors and promotes copyright protection, cyber-security, trade and e-commerce.
The SMB community is calling the fines unfair, claiming most violations by SMBs are inadvertent and that paying the high fines can be major blows to their businesses.
"The 'dog ate my homework' excuse really won't work unless there is a really good reason, like a natural disaster where something happened to your records," DiDio said. "They play hardball when they get there."
And not everyone has much sympathy for those who have violated the rules, whether unwittingly or not.
"Stealing is stealing," said Chris Wolf, a senior analyst at Burton Group. "You have to send a message that software compliance is a big deal, no matter the size of the company."
One of the reasons smaller companies may be more at risk of violating licenses, Wolf said, is because they are less likely to monitor software compliance rigorously, and they are less likely to use technology to do so.
"Large enterprises have some pretty strict software compliance and auditing policies in place. They have the resources to validate that they are complying with software licensing more easily than smaller organizations with smaller IT budgets," he said.
As for SMBs concerned about being audited, "Look to leverage technology to ensure compliance of software licensing," Wolf said. "It's one thing to have a policy in place, but the only way compliance really works is if you are enforcing it with technology."