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Today I review a book which is raising money on Kickstarter. The book is written by Karin Quint and it's called Het Engeland van Jane Austen or Jane Austen's England if the fund raising will be successful. It was written in Dutch and I'm lucky enough to speak Dutch. Haha. Something I have never in a million years thought I would say. If you don't speak this 'beautiful' language, than let's help to translate it into English, as it can be a book which would fill the gap. There are booklets out there which are sort of travel guides, for example filming location for specific adaptations, Jane Austen walk or town guides, but there is no other book, which can be a 'travel guide Bible' to Austen Fans.
The fact that it is written by a true Janeite reflected on every page. It is very well researched, confirmed with quotes from letters, diaries, primary sources. A travel guide wrapped into history and interesting facts. It describes houses, places, roads, villages, towns, and somehow everything is connected with Jane, I wouldn't say it's a biography.
The book starts with Jane Austen's life and time, which is luckily not a silly Wikipedia cliché, but a well written story. My favourite from this part is when Ms Quint writes about George III. and the Prince Regent. After this part we move onto Hampshire. The first time when I have visited Steventon, this book wasn't available. It would have made my trip more colourful with all the things she says about the surroundings as I was only focusing on the church. But the author doesn't only stop at the church; she walks along and looks around, providing useful information about Steventon Manor/Rectory/walks, lanes, houses nearby. It's true for the whole book, that the author also explaines what would Jane have seen in her time. It is especially enjoyable in the Chawton part where Ms Quint talks about houses, which were mentioned in Austen's letters. (By the way, during the Regency Week-in June- there are organized walks and talks in Alton and Chawton, worth to take if you have a chance.) The writer suggests walking routes, like Chawton-Upper Farringdon-Chawton and also gives road trip ideas, like Austen's Hampshire in 7 days, Pride and Prejudice (1995) in 4 days or Pride and Prejudice (2005) in 5 days.
Big part of the book is about visiting filming locations. It's very nice to realize that she includes places which are not mentioned on IMDB's filming locations section, such as Stratfield Saye as interior of Hartfield in Gwyneth Paltrow's Emma. When she describes places featured in films, she also lists all the rooms which were used as a set. This makes your journey more efficient, as you only need to make a list and watch out for those rooms. If the location was used in multiple films, she mentions all of them, like in Syon Park. She also writes about locations which have only fictional refernce, like Gracechurch Street in London which is mentioned in Pride and Prejudice. I have enjoyed the paragraphs where she went behind the scenes and quoted Ang Lee or Emma Thompson for example. It was entertaining to read about how Chilham ended up as Highbury in 2009's Emma, or Mapperton as Randalls. In Burghley House Ms Quint quotes one of the room guides, Peter Cochrane, who was an extra in the 2005 Pride and Prejuice production. Funny enough when i have visited the place, i've met the same guy along with another room guide, a lady who was also an extra. They were amazing. When they found out that I was visiting because of the film, they were telling me so many things about being an extra and shooting.
I can only hope that the English translation will do justice to the book. Obsessed with Mr Darcy has 2500 followers on Facebook. If everyone would give €5 (which is like a starbucks coffee), we could make it happen, and the project would be successful. There are many options to help, you can donate from €5 up to €150.


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Politics And Charity
By John Hubbuch
Most everyone would agree that a portion of people live difficult lives for any number of reasons. Poverty, physical and mental illness, bad choices, broken families and many others contribute to the difficult lives of millions of people.
Liberals and conservatives have been concerned about the plight of these unfortunate citizens, but their approaches have been historically different. The conservative view incorporates a kind of rugged individualism arising from the intrepid pioneering spirit of our founders. Every man is responsible for his fate. The liberal view posits a belief that socity is at least a contributor to the plight of the disadvantaged.
As a result the conservative approach has emphasized private charity. From Carnigie to Gates, Vanderbilt to Buffet , Rich men have given significant portions of their wealth to help others. In particular, the arts have benefitted from private charity. The sympony, opera and art would barely exist but for the patronage of the Prizkers and their friends who continue a tradition of giving back to the De Medicis.
But relecting a society focus, the liberal tradition has long supported hospitals and orphanages paid for by taxes. Modern programs like medicaid and food stamps are consistent with this public charity.
No doubt the recipients of the charity could care less where the help comes from. Charity is charity.
But I must say that I cannot really understand the mean-spiritedness of those who would drastically cut public programs that help children, handicapped and poor--especially if you're well off. The idea that we should cut taxes so that rich people can buy a new Lexus a year earlier, and cut the food stamp program is mystifying to me. I just don't get it. It is clear that significant cuts in Medicare and Medicaid are essential, but do the Republicans have to be so damn gleeful about it.
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4 Freedom
Posted: September 15th, 2012 4:57 PM
JBM, I thought I was reflecting the tone of the article. Funny you say dogmatic when the article, which lacks facts and is full of prejudice, seems that way to me. That fact you agree with it "100%" doesn't make you look less dogmatic or prejudiced. Who needs facts! You are right: ALL republicans are uncaring bastards. No discussion needed.
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Posted: September 14th, 2012 10:10 PM
4 Freedom, I apologize. I really don't know where you stand politically. I am willing to discuss politics with anyone and everyone, but I try to resist chats with dogmatic posters that always start with bully remarks of anyone that might disagree with them. Feel free whenever I ever post dogmatic or bully-ish to skip reading my posts.
Q from Oak Park
Posted: September 14th, 2012 9:59 PM
Russ, Churches are still very much involved in giving and it still isn't enough to handle the needs of every one. School loans help make sure we keep education available and the old day's of students walking away from their school loans is no longer accepted.
4 Freedom from Oak Park
Posted: September 14th, 2012 9:47 PM
John Butch Murtagh, I am not from the right. I for personal freedoms like our founding fathers intended which in this specific case is shared with those from the right. So, do you only discuss politics with those you agree with?
John Butch Murtagh from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: September 14th, 2012 9:24 PM
Russ and 4 Freedom - you guys are pitching so far from the right that you hit third base less than you hit the plate. It is hard to discuss something with posters that assume other posters political and personal beliefs. I am out of this string!
Posted: September 14th, 2012 5:13 PM
Finally, the left also refuses to see how their government charity is often the cause of the very problem they are trying to prevent. Take student loans for instance. College is expenseive because government has proliferated student loans. The answer of course is to reign in students loans, not continue to inflate college costs with more lending/debt!! Yet, any talk of doing so brands one as anti-education or crushing a student dream. same with healthcare...
Posted: September 14th, 2012 5:10 PM
Charity is best left to private entities. The problem is that government has stepped in and replaced what used to be handled by churches and the like. Govt also has a way of encouraging dependence - see generations on welfare. Most conservatives have no problem providing a saftey net for those truly in need. The problem is liberals turn the safety net into a hammock.
Posted: September 14th, 2012 5:08 PM
John, given all the fraud and waste associated with most government programs, I think you'd have a hard time convincing anyone that government is scrutinized as much as business. Businesses in the free market must control expenses/waste, etc or risk going out of business. Government has none of those incentives which is the problem. They just raise taxes...
4 Freedom from Oak Park
Posted: September 14th, 2012 4:48 PM
Last thing, liberals often demand separation of church and state; yet, they also demand a government charity or insurance. Take a moment to consider that. Seems like a double standard to me. To be fair, both sides seem to be that way.
4 Freedom from Oak Park
Posted: September 14th, 2012 4:37 PM
Morality is personal and subjective. Therefore, the government should try to keep moral decisions to a minimum. Why should I be forced by law to contribute to a cause when another cause may be more important in my view? Do you see what I am saying? I am not saying I don't care about the disadvantaged. I do very much so. But, every person should be able to decide for themselves how much or who should receive the money they earned.
4 Freedom from Oak Park
Posted: September 14th, 2012 4:29 PM
JBM - Yes, but far more experience in business. I am sure we could argue all day about who is scrutinized more. But just because something can be scrutinized more doesn't necessarily mean it's any more accountable. Furthermore, consumers or in this case donors can demand transparency. They can withhold their funds until they are audited. Tax payers, on the other hand, can't withhold their funds, they have to pay by law.
John Butch Murtagh from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: September 14th, 2012 3:08 PM
4 Freedom - have you ever worked for either the government or business?
4 Freedom from Oak Park
Posted: September 14th, 2012 2:38 PM
Due to the nature of competition and regulation I would argue that businesses _actions_ are scrutinized just as much as the government if not more. Plus, our federal government is so big it is difficult to scrutinize.
4 Freedom from Oak Park
Posted: September 14th, 2012 2:31 PM
John Butch Murtagh are you sure you live in Illinois? Self-serving is the name of the game! That is not me being pessimistic; that is the reality. The only accountability a politician has is a vote. He doesn't have to pay for any decisions he makes. The best example is our debt - if the politicians were accountable we wouldn't have a lot less. A charity is more accountable because they can't exist without donations. And if they are ineffective, they loose their funds.
John Butch Murtagh from Oak Park, Illinois Facebook Verified
Posted: September 14th, 2012 1:49 PM
I am 100 percent with John H's comments. I am completely stumped with 4 Freedom comment that government is unaccountable. Government, at all levels are scrutinized more than any other organization or enterprise. Can you imagine the whine we would hear if businesses had to open their books to the level of government? I also think the term self-serving to be overused and a serious misrepresentation. Most governments, businesses, profit and non-profit - big and small, and the citizens of the country are honest, hard working people with compassion, a sense of charity, and a strong belief in being fair to all.
4 Freedom from Oak Park
Posted: September 11th, 2012 11:33 PM
I am not a republican but you appear to be making a lot of assumptions. Where are facts on charity distribution by party? Anyway, are you saying that you would rather have self-serving politicians that have little accountability and are often inefficient distribute your money to those in need. Plus, how do you know they are focusing on what you feel is important? I know I would rather choose a more effective charity than the government.
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Penalties guidance: calculating penalties: points to consider: before the visit
There are various points to consider when calculating and issuing compliance penalties.
Before the Visit
Before the visit establish what information will be needed if a penalty is a likely outcome.
Points to consider:
- is the business a TCSP/ASP/EAB or MSB/HVD, this will determine how the penalty will be calculated
- on what date was any previous warning or penalty notice issued
- what improvements were required in these notices
- have the improvements been made
- what will you need to consider to establish this
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In Part I of this series, we discussed popular Christian attitudes toward politics, criminal justice and world affairs, and how those attitudes might be negatively affecting our faith witness to the world. Today, we'll discuss attitudes about morality, people who are somehow different from us, and the worry the world is desperate for us to feel. It is my belief that in order to witness effectively through these issues, Christians need to keep a sense of detachment from the world that helps us to see problems beyond the doctrines of man, and perhaps even to see them through the eyes of God.
Christians and morality
Question: What is our mission as Christians, to advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ, or to create moral order in the world?
Regrettably, to nonbelievers, it often seems that our first concern is moral order. We can see this manifested in the use of the term "culture war", as though our mission is to engage the culture on multiple fronts with the moral equivalent of war.
Pardon me for saying this, but that's a "war" we're never going to win. The world has always been morally corrupt, and based on history, we should expect no change in the future. Personally I believe that God put us here to witness precisely into that type of world. We're to reflect the light of Jesus Christ into a dark and fallen world.
Grand attempts to purge the world of evil and immorality have led to such regrettable episodes as the Spanish Inquisition, the Salem Witch Trials, the Ku Klux Klan and more than a few hangings and burnings of otherwise innocent people.
Efforts to impose a higher moral order on the world come not from our faith, but rather from our fallen human state. There are all kinds of non-faith-based organizations that are trying to save the world – that's a purely human desire. We should also understand that better behavior does not equal greater faith. We can have a nation of better behaved people, and never succeed in winning a single person to Christ.
For example, from a legalistic standpoint, Saudi Arabia is a moral nirvana. Everything Christians believe to be immoral – pornography, alcohol consumption, provocative dress – is completely illegal there. Violation of these laws is met with swift and terrible punishment. Yet Christianity itself hardly exists in that country. In fact, publicly preaching the Gospel is one of the offenses that will invoke punishment.
Yes we all wish that the world was a more moral place – a safer and better place to live – but our mission is to spread the Gospel. That often works better in an immoral, chaotic environment, than it does in one with a strict moral order.
And here's something else to contemplate…in our efforts to improve the morality of the nation and the world, we may be isolating nonbelievers without ever constructively witnessing to them.
Where morality is concerned, our primary "mission" should be to improve the performance of the person looking back at us in the mirror. The way that we live our lives will be a far better witness than attempting to get others or the culture to see the error of their ways and to clean up their act.
Christians and "those people"
There's something else that happens when we dig our roots too deep in the world. We start to see everything as a conflict between us and them. It's kind of like warfare, except that it's waged at the local level.
Who is "them"? It's anyone who we think threatens our position in the world, and just as often, anyone we don't like.
A popular disliked "them" group is immigrants. In order to rationalize our hatred, we often assign them blame for economic troubles and "the decline of our culture" or civilization. This is especially easy to do when immigrants either don't look like us, or don't speak the same language.
This is certified human behavior, and has many times in history manifested itself through ultra-nationalist groups, such as the Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan. It has no place in Christianity, yet Christians often subject themselves to little or no self-examination in this area.
I believe that this is an area where Christians really need to keep a sense of detachment from the world. When we get caught up in the troubles and popular philosophies of the world, it's a short walk over to seeing entire groups as "those people", which is to say that we are separating ourselves from them. At the extreme, we may even consider it our God-given responsibility to oppose those groups.
Who are "those people"? For the most part, it's anyone who is not like us. It could be immigrants, homosexuals, people of different faiths, people of different political persuasions, people from an enemy nation, or worst of all – Christians with different doctrines than ours. We may even consider our distrust of different people groups to be so just that we don't even bother to witness the Gospel to them.
This is easy to do when we stop seeing them as people like us, and start to define them by the popular labels that are hung on them.
Jesus came to witness to the Jew and Gentile, Roman and Greek, pagans and believers, the religious leaders of his day, and most of all to the fallen – sinners like you and me. In considering any people group, we should understand clearly that in God's eyes, we aren't better than anyone! That kind of humility should generate a better acceptance of others.
The people who we label or seek to build fences around are also the very people who we should be witnessing the Gospel to.
The apostle Peter taught that we ourselves should live as foreigners and exiles (1 Peter 2:11), which sets the proper tone for how we should relate to people who are different. And that's what we should be as well – a different people, living a different life that will be a critical part of our witness to the world.
If we blend too closely into the prevailing ways of the world, we will ultimately become invisible through conformity. A certain amount of detachment is necessary to avoid that outcome.
Christians and worry
I'm including the category of worry primarily because it's an area where I myself am particularly weak. When we engage in worry, we indicate that we are closely attuned to the world. After all, the world gives us plenty that we could be worried about. But when we block out the world, and focus on God, worry becomes less of a problem. We understand that God is in control of all things, and that our fate is ultimately safe and secure through him.
We should do our best to provide for families, to maintain our finances, to maintain our health, to do our life's work, and to be productive members of the community. But those efforts are where our concern should stop. We should trust the outcome of our efforts to God, and let go of worry.
The world often tells us that if we aren't worried, then we're either unaware, uncaring or even part of the problem. But when we join with the rest of the world and worry about this or that crisis, we're also demonstrating a lack of faith in God. We are pursuing man centered solutions, which seldom have the outcomes that we expect.
The world will tell us that we need to be worried, or even afraid. But when we demonstrate peace and hope in the face of troubles – whether personal or global – we send the world a very different kind of message. We're pointing to God as our hope, and that's a witness we all need to share.
Our core public mission
So if we're not supposed to dig in too deeply with the issues that the world considers to be so important, what is our core public mission?
I think it has something to do with the Great Commission:
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." – Matthew 28:19-20
So there you have it, it's to make disciples of all nations. And how do we do that? By preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ whenever and where ever we can. We can do that through words or through our actions.
When we are too attached to the things and doctrines of the world, the world comes to know us mostly for what it is we oppose: different political parties, crime, enemies of the nation state, immoral behavior, people who are different, and the various problems of the world. None of that witnesses the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world.
And here's another point worth considering: it is possible that we take on the ills of the world as a way of avoiding direct witness of the Gospel. Does that sound preposterous? Maybe, but in a real way, preaching the Gospel in the world has the potential to be more contentious than opposing "evil".
It's worth noting that Jesus, his disciples, and early believers were all considered to be different, and often seen as enemies of the state. As such, we should never get so entrenched in the world that we see our mission as being primarily one of preserving the status quo.
Equally important, we can't fix the world and its problems, but we can get so caught up in the effort that we start heading down the wrong road.
I believe that we're meant to witness into a fallen world, not to fix it. In order to do that effectively, we have to maintain some sense of detachment from the world. That doesn't mean isolating ourselves in the manner of monks, but it does mean that we should maintain a sense of peace and purpose that only detachment can provide.
What are your thoughts? Do you think that we can get so involved in the world that our witness as Christians can head down the wrong path? Do you see evidence of it around you?


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Audi Limousine Service for Politicians, Royalty and Business Leaders
There was a distinct hint of revolution when a car sporting the four-ring badge was used to transport the British heir to the throne during his official visit to Munich on November 7, 1987: the vehicle in which the Prince of Wales travelled during his official state visit to the Bavarian capital was an armour-plated Audi 200 quattro. In such a prestigious context in which other brands were accustomed to holding court, this signalled a particularly auspicious new departure. Audi has since become a regular feature of top international political and society events. Heads of government, monarchs, business leaders and other VIPs are chauffeured in safety and comfort in the silver Audi A8 cars at state visits, EU and World Economic Summits, NATO Summits, ministerial meetings and at sporting and cultural events such as the Kiel Regatta, the Salzburg Festival and the Cannes Film Festival.
There are further such major events looming large on the horizon: for example, Audi cars will be in operation at the NATO Summit in Prague on November 21 and 22, and at the event marking the end of Denmark's presidency of the EU on December 12 and 13 in Copenhagen. In 2003, the Ingolstadt-based manufacturer will be deployed throughout Greece's presidency of the EU in the first half of the year, and at the 58th Annual Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Dubai, from September 16 to 26.
Hans-Peter Hagemeister, who is in charge of the Limousine Service at AUDI AG, recalls the idea that prompted the whole venture: "Our prime motive was that we wanted to publicise quattro drive and boost the image of the Audi brand." This engendered the technique of enlisting VIPs as "ambassadors of the Audi brand". All this was back in 1986, with the underlying principle being to "convey not just people, but an image too." This principle remains equally valid today.
Under the guidance of Dr. Ferdinand Piëch, Audi was first entrusted with the task of providing a joint chauffeur service with BMW and Mercedes-Benz at the 1984 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. From 1986 on, Audi then provided this service in Davos on an exclusive basis. Hagemeister recalls a revealing anecdote from those early days: the Bavarian Prime Minister of the day, Franz-Josef Strauß, was travelling in Davos in another make of car. His car eventually became stranded because of the wintry conditions, so he was picked up in an Audi with quattro drive." The leader of the CSU party was very impressed, and Audi had gained a foothold in the world of politics.
Likewise in 1986, Audi assembled its first armour-plated, or high-security, vehicle and submitted it to the Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigations for official acceptance. Hagemeister explains: "We were not allowed to become involved in state visits until we had obtained this accreditation." The brand with the four-ring badge underwent its baptism of fire later on that year, when Audi provided transport for King Carl Gustav of Sweden during an informal visit to Germany. The pennant which protocol requires at an official state visit first adorned an Audi 200 during the visit by Prince Charles in November 1987.
"Over the years we have built up a very high reputation among government departments," adds Hagemeister. "We have achieved this with high-grade products, a broad range of services, supreme flexibility and quality and ultra-efficient organisation. The overall concept is what counts." This is clearly appreciated by state chancelleries, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the EU, ministries, foreign governments and many other bodies.
Audi provides the vehicles and assures servicing for an event such as an EU summit, and takes charge of transporting the cars to and from the event venue. The organisers are responsible for the cost of the drivers, the fuel and any parking or garage costs. "We insist on an exclusive agreement," explains Hagemeister. This means for example that the French President Jacques Chirac and the British Prime Minister Tony Blair will both arrive in an Audi.
Audi was first deployed at EU level during Germany's tenure of the presidency in 1994. The list of events at which Audi has provided a chauffeur service is now as lengthy as it is illustrious. Here are just a few examples: as well as numerous state visits, Audi has been in action at all events during the EU presidencies of Germany, Portugal, Spain and currently Denmark, at various ministers' and OSCE conferences, NATO summits, G7/G8 World Economic Summits (Cologne and Genoa) and bilateral Franco-German consultations.
The Ingolstadt-based vehicle manufacturer has in addition acted as mobility provider during the Pope's visit to Hungary, at the World Economic Forums in Davos, and at political party conferences, royal weddings in Spain and Belgium, high-ranking doctors' congresses, the Salzburg Festival, the film festivals in Cannes, London and Paris, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, concerts starring the "Three Tenors" and Herbert Grönemeyer, the World Architecture Congress in Berlin, the Kiel Regatta and countless major corporate events.
An immense amount of effort goes into preparing the chauffeur service for such events. According to Hagemeister, more than two years may elapse between initial contacts, e.g. with the government departments in question, and the actual event. The intervening period is peppered with negotiations and consultative, coordinating and planning meetings. Because when it comes to the actual event, the organisation has to be perfect, security correspondingly tight and the entire proceedings scrupulously calculated. Nothing is left to chance: this supporting service has to be as impressive as the products themselves. This is why Audi has a policy of taking on no more than ten events of this size each year, on top of its involvement at meetings hosted by the EU President. Hagemeister elucidates: "We actually receive around 100 enquiries each year."
The "fleet" of the Audi vehicles which make up the Limousine Service comprises 100 conventional long-wheelbase Audi A8 cars and 20 armour-plated versions of the A8. The fleet is currently being updated, and the new Audi A8 is due to be in operation at the NATO Summit in Prague. The entire fleet is in action at major events. And if need be, Audi can supply additional luxury limousines.
The central fleet depot is a large, high-security hall near Ingolstadt. The vehicles are transferred from there to the event venue by truck or, if need be, by ship or aircraft if they are destined for overseas. At foreign venues, Audi's local importer takes charge of organisational matters, always hand in hand with the head office in Ingolstadt. By way of a supporting service, an entire fleet of VW Caravelle minibuses is also available. Audi cooperates closely with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles to provide these. "This ensures that the group in the wider sense establishes its presence at such events," adds Hagemeister.
In the run-up to the event, the drivers selected by the organiser are put through an intensive driving and safety training course by professional Audi instructors and familiarised with the Audi models. Hagemeister explains: "This aspect is of fundamental importance. After all, the drivers need to be in perfect control of their vehicle in order to respond correctly in hazardous situations and keep their VIP passengers safe."


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I debated on adding some pretty rhinestones as well, but thought this card was stunning just the way it was, so I left it alone!
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In the best-selling book Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning, authors Thomas H. Davenport and Jeanne G. Harris "found a striking relationship between the use of analytics and business performance...High performers (those who outperformed their industry in terms of profit, shareholder return and revenue growth) were 50 percent more likely to use analytics strategically...and five times as likely as low performers."
Data is the Lifeblood of Analytics
Data is the lifeblood of analytics-the more diverse the better. In their best-selling book, Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think, Mayer-Schonberger and Cukier describe the synergy that occurs when previously unrelated and disparate data is brought together to uncover hidden insights. But these advanced analytics data requirements are a double-edged sword as these more diverse sources complicate data integration and constrain progress.
Different Data Shapes
It used to be the case that most data was tabular, and even relational. But that has changed during the last five years with the rise of semi-structured data from web services and other non-relational and big data streams. Analysts must now work with data in multiple shapes, including tabular, XML, key-value pairs, and semi-structured log data.
Multiple Interfaces and Protocols
Accessing data has gotten more complicated. An analyst used to simply use ODBC to access a database, or receive a spreadsheet via e-mail from a colleague. But now analysts must access data through a variety of protocols, including web services through SOAP or REST, Hadoop data through Hive, and other types of NOSQL data through proprietary APIs.
Big Data
Data sets have grown larger and larger during the last decade, and it is no longer reasonable to assume that all the data can be assembled in one place, especially if that place is your desktop. The rise of Hadoop is fueled by the tremendous amounts of data that can be easily and cheaply stored on this platform. Analysts must be able to work with data by leaving it where it is, and intelligently sub-setting it and combining it with data from multiple sources.
Iterative, Exploratory Methodology
The analytic process is characterized by exploration and experimentation. Simply finding data is the difficult first step, followed by gaining access. Then the analyst needs to pull the data together. This requires data sets to be iteratively assembled and updated as the exploration proceeds. Much of this occurs before building the analytic model and statistically analyzing the model's significance. In other words, data agility is an important part of successful analytics.
Consolidating Everything No Longer the Solution Everytime
Traditional data consolidation where data is extracted from original sources and loaded onto an analytics data store of some nature remains valid as a core approach. However, what happens when you need to integrate data from the wide array of modern sources to perform a wider, more far-reaching analysis?
For example, if you are trying to analyze marketing campaign effectiveness, your overall analysis requires analytics data from multiple cloud and on-premise data repositories including:
- Web site clicks in big data Hadoop;
- Email campaign metrics in on-premise Unica;
- Nurture marketing metrics in cloud-based Manticore;
- Lead and opportunity data in cloud-based salesforce.com; and
- Revenue analysis in on-premise SAP BW.
Does it make sense to create yet another silo that physically consolidates these existing diverse data silos?
Or is it better to federate these silos using data virtualization?
Data Virtualization to the Rescue
Data virtualization offerings such as the Composite Data Virtualization Platform can help address these difficult analytic data challenges.
- Rapid Data Gathering Accelerates Analytics Impact - Data virtualization's nimble data discovery and access tools makes it faster and easier to gather together the data sets each new analytic project requires.
- Data Discovery Addresses Data Proliferation - Data virtualization's data discovery capabilities can automate entity and relationship identification and accelerate data modeling so your analysts can better understand and leverage your distributed data assets.
- Query Optimization for Timely Business Insight - Data virtualization's optimization algorithms and techniques deliver the timely information your analytics require.
- Data Federation Provides the Complete Picture - Data virtualization virtually integrates your data in memory to provide the complete picture without the cost and overhead of physical data consolidation.
- Data Abstraction Simplifies Complex Data - Composite's powerful data abstraction tools simplify your complex data, transforming it from native structures to common semantics for easier consumption.
- Analytic Sandbox and Data Hub Options Provide Deployment Flexibility -Data virtualization can be configured to support your diverse analytic requirements from ad hoc analyses via sandboxes to recurring analyses via data hubs.
- Data Governance Maximizes Control - Data virtualization's built-in governance ensures data security, data quality and 7x24 operations to balance business agility with needed controls.
- Layered Data Virtualization Architecture Enables Rapid Change - Loosely-coupled data virtualization architecture and rapid development tools provide the agility required to keep pace with your ever-changing analytic needs
The business value of analytics has never been greater. But enterprises are flooded with a deluge of data about their customers, prospects, business processes, suppliers, partners and competitors. Further this data is spread across analyst desktops, big data stores, data warehouses and marts, transaction systems and the cloud.
Data virtualization helps overcome these complexity challenges and fulfills critical analytic data needs significantly faster with far fewer resources than other data integration techniques.
Better analytics equals competitive advantage. So take advantage of data virtualization.
- Five Ways Data Virtualization Improves Data Warehousing
- Data Virtualization at Pfizer: A Case Study
- Data Virtualization Technology Advancements Deliver New Value
- Data Virtualization Adoption Propelled by Significant Business Benefits
- Why Bother to Abstract Your Data?
- Big Data: So What! That's Why You Virtualize
- It's Here! The First Book on Data Virtualization
- Extend MDM with Data Virtualization
- The EDW Is Dead! Is Data Virtualization the Crown Prince?
- How to Evaluate a Data Virtualization Platform


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The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 30, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 5, 1933
Description: Daily newspaper from Orange, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 5, 1933
Creator: McBeath, J. S.
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A Future for UTPS on Microcomputersby Thomas Cripps, Orange County/Environmental, Management Agency, United States,
Peter Anderson, Orange County/Environmental, Management Agency, United States,
Document Type: Proceeding Paper
Part of: Microcomputer Applications in Transportation III
The software and hardware support for Micro-UTPS is in a state of transition. IBM's development of the PS/370 gives mainframe power and performance to microcomputers and Micro-UTPS. The PS/Model 30 286 with an AT/370 Option Card installed provides the equivalent processing capability of the former IBM AT/370's. All the benefits of using mainframe compatible U.T.P.S. within the cost effective and interactive PC DOS operating system environment, continue to be available and with greater potential than ever before.
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text: ANNIE'S MAILBOX KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR Dear Annie, My sister, "Lana," and I are about to "celebrate" a year of not speaking to each other. We're both adults with children of our own, but we had a fight that resulted in a phone hang-up, and then it spilled over to her wedding. It has now snowballed, and at family events, she won't even look at me. Lana refuses to acknowledge her part in all this and is insistent that I should have apologized on her wedding day. I disagree, but in the end, it really doesn't matter. Nothing can change what's already happened. It has gotten so bad between us that we can no longer be in the same room together. Lana doesn't hide her feelings in front of her children or mine, and has made it clear she may forgive me, but she'll never forget. I'm still not willing to grovel, which I believe is what she wants. Is there any way to resolve things, or at least get Lana to control herself in front of the children? Lisette Dear Lisette, Are you willing never to speak to your sister again? This is where you're headed. It seems a steep price to pay for a disagreement, no matter how bad. Some of this is surely your fault, so we want you to swallow your pride and sincerely apologize to Lana for your part in the fight. Tell her you miss her friendship and want your children to be close. It would be nice if Lana did the same, but she sounds just as stubborn as you. However, you cared enough to write to us for help, so we believe you can be the bigger person. Please try.


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Experimenting is always good but the reality is that anything short of the Hawk anamorphics is going to be soft. Definitely play with it; it may give you exactly the look you're looking for, but you may also be frustrated in the end...I know I was.
Have you thought about maybe trying 35mm 2-perf? Film costs approach Super 16 and it would be much easier to shoot and way sharper.


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Much has been going on lately, both in my world and in the world of hemp!
Let's start with my world. My book transcript is finished, now I am editor shopping and working on a book cover, as well as a cover for a spoken word CD I will be creating to go with the book…and one other creative project I may add to the package! Exciting times!!
There has been so much news about hemp lately, I almost don't know where to start!
It is exciting to see daily, weekly, and monthly progress in education and legalization of hemp. Having said that, below, in outline style, is a run-down of what is happening nationally:
1) The call for hemp homes is getting stronger! Hemp Industries Association is offering a 3-day hands on course for building homes from hemcrete. Hemcrete is strong, versatile, and a high performance alternative to…
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e.e. cummings
you are tired, (i think)
of the always puzzle of living and doing;
and so am i.
come with me, then,
and we'll leave it far and far away -
(only you and i, understand!)
you have played, (i think)
and broke the toys you were fondest of,
and are a little tired now;
tired of things that break, and -
just tired.
so am i.
but i come with a dream in my eyes tonight,
and knock with a rose at the hopeless gate of your heart -
open to me!
for i will show you the places nobody knows,
and, if you like,
the perfect places of sleep.
ah, come with me!
i'll blow you that wonderful bubble, the moon,
that floats forever and a day;
i'll sing you the jacinth song
of the probable stars;
i will attempt the unstartled steppes of dream,
until i find the only flower,
which shall keep (i think) your little heart
while the moon comes out of the sea.
t.s eliot
for i have know them all already, known them all -
have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,
i have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
ted hughes
nobody wanted your dance,
nobody wanted your strange glitter, your floundering
drowning life and your effort to save yourself,
treading water, dancing the dark turmoil,
looking for something to give.
pablo neruda
i love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
james joyce
they lived and laughed and loved and left.


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The other day I stopped by Dad's workshop and found this thing:
"What is it," you ask? Well, sometime in the mid-1950's, Jeep designers, possibly under the influence of CIA-sponsored LSD experiments, decided that the fun and functional Jeeps that we'd all come to know and love were inadequate for hauling cargo. Determined to solve this problem, they rearranged the little 4-wheel drive vehicle into a cabover pickup, putting the driver and passenger on either side of the engine. This freed up a bit more space to put things in the bed and they called it a "forward control Jeep"
Here's a couple more pictures:
They only made them for a few years because the design didn't really catch on. Apparently consumers didn't like the fact that, when you hit the brakes going downhill without a load in the bed, the whole thing was likely to tip forward and stand on its nose (or even flip over completely). Even the installation of massive iron weights under the rear bumper wasn't enough to make them popular.
This one will need a lot of work:
But I think it's just wierd enough to make me want one. Count on me borrowing this thing for all of my hauling needs around town whenever he gets it up and running.
Meanwhile, I'm trying to give him ideas for a winning paintjob. Any suggestions?


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Published: Feb 10, 2005 to Feb 10, 2007
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Laura Reese: What is your concept and inspiration for this piece in Momentum?
Samantha Franklin: My inspiration for this piece is from Ovid's Metamorphoses--the story of Phaethon, the son of Helios the sun god, who goes to find his father and ends up crashing the chariot that drives the sun across the sky. The passage that caught my attention was "When the father noticed that the morning star was setting, and the world was growing red, and the Moon's pale horns were vanishing, he ordered the passing Hours to prepare his steeds." My emphasis was on the transformation of night into day (and of course the beautiful words of the passage that jumped out at me) so I wanted to take a photograph representing this mournful change. The Moon's work is done and she is receding to allow the next phase to take place.
|Samantha Franklin, Moon's Pale Horns, Photography, $125
Please explain the technique and/or process you used to create this work.
My emphasis was on creating everything in camera with very little post-processing. I worked for a month or so to create the horns, trying to mold them using clay and other materials, and ended up painting and aging a pre-made set of horns. The dress was created with chiffon fabric. We tried to achieve a Greek-inspired but timeless, natural look, hence the unfinished edges and rough drapery. My closest friend, Taylor Cluck, who did the makeup for the photo, found the perfect model, Emily Purdom, who came up from Oklahoma City to participate. We drove to Skiatook Lake on an overcast day and in the course of two hours, with bugs crawling all over our ankles but the absolute perfect light, the picture was made.
Where else can the audience see your work?
I had a solo show at Creative Room in the Pearl District [of Tulsa] in July of this year and plan to show again in the future. The best place to see my work right now is at www.sgfphoto.com.
Momentum Tulsa opens October 12 with live music, performance and visual art by 51 young Oklahomans. The exhibition remains on display until October 24 at Living Arts of Tulsa, 307 E Brady. Learn more or buy tickets at www.MomentumTulsa.org


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The fifth of eight GE Kids in Free events was announced today:
GE presents GE Kids in Free Days with the Tri-City ValleyCats at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 20 at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy.
Each adult ticket purchase entitles you to one free ticket for a kid 12 and younger, courtesy of GE.
Learn more at www.gekidsinfreedays.com. And watch for more Kids in Free Days announcements through Monday.


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200ml fresh full fat cream
1/2 cup caster sugar (anti freeze agent)
300 gr Nutella
How to make:
1: Add the milk, cream and sugar in a medium size bowl and whisk until the sugar has absorbed. Using a hand held whisk add the Nutella in small batches to the cream mixture and blend
2: Once all of the ingredients have been combined pour slowly into a frozen ice-cream churn. Churn for approximately 45 minutes or until the mixture has thickened
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text: A guy I know named Brad Feld is a local Venture Capitalist who was at the Google I/O conference and received one of the EVO's for free. He's very heavy into tech investment and I feel that his thoughts provide a good insight to where technology is heading. He was a long time iPhone user - so for those of you who have one and are thinking about switching - this could provide some insight. Here is his original post from 2 weeks ago: Open Android vs. Closed iPhone 2 weeks later - he gives his thoughts: Two Weeks Later, I'm Loving The HTC EVO


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Activities at Namtib Biosphere Reserve
In the main focus of your holiday at Namtib Biosphere Reserve is the possibility to relax, unwind and taking time for yourself. Besides that we offer some engaging activities at Namtib - aimed at bringing you closer to the fascinating landscape of the Tiras Mountains.
Hiking trails – memories made step-by-step
Explore the beautiful Namtib Biosphere Reserve on your own on one of our three different marked hiking trails ranging from 1 – 5 hour moderate hikes. Usage of the trails is free of charge. You will have the chance to learn about the fascinating nature in one of the driest areas of Namibia.
Guided horse riding – unforgettable adventure
Guided horse trails are offered on Namtib in collaboration with the Namibia Horse Safari Company. A minimum of two full days riding is applicable i.e. a three nights' stay minimum. Due to the huge and not always easy landscape, riders need to be fit and able to handle all different situations on horseback.
Booking well in advance is an absolute necessity with all bookings to be made with Namibia Horse Safari Company directly. For more info see www.namibiahorsesafari.com
Photography – endless possibilities
The un-spoilt wilderness of the Namtib Biosphere Reserve is a paradise for photographers. No matter if you are a professional or hobby photographer, the stunning scenery will keep you fascinated.
Nature drives – informative
Join us on a 3 hours nature drive across the wilderness of Namtib Biosphere Reserve. During the drive we share our knowledge on the fauna and flora of the Tiras Mountains and you'll gain more insight into the ranching activities on Namtib as well as the challenges faced when living in this harsh part of Namibia.


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Autor : MAIA partners
Date : 01/10/2013
País : United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, France
tipo : Ferramentas de comunicação
Technical themes : Gestão das AMP
Available languages : English
Understanding the diversity and complementarity of Marine Protected Areas (MPA).
The acronym "MPA" encompasses a wide range of tools, approaches and goals that different countries implement in different ways. Launched in 2010, the MAIA network aims to promote and share this wealth and these differences to foster mutual understanding and the development of a recognized, effective, sustainable and well-managed network of marine protected areas in the Atlantic arc.
This document aims to (re)present the full diversity of approaches and tools, i.e. the MPA categories.
Some twenty sites are presented in the form of descriptive data sheets to paint a picture of the main MPA categories in effect in the Atlantic arc. Each data sheet presents one MPA together with the other MPAs (with a different category) located in the same geographic area. The blue tabat the top of the page indicates the category covered in the description, while the shaded tabs specify the other categories in force within the geographic area (they may be adjacent to or overlap with the MPA presented).


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Hello dearies.
Fancy a little bit of razzle with your dazzle? Hop on over to Sophia Meola's beauty blog and check out her competition for a £50 H Samuel voucher.
Rafflecopter, the usual fun. What would we do without it?
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7 Friends Every Woman Needs
Author Jennifer Weiner, right, with her lovably "crazy" friend, Elizabeth
The kooky friend
My friend Elizabeth is the most kind-hearted person I know. She's sharp and funny and fun to be with. She is also a total neurotic.
Her fears could fill a phone book: mice, bugs, elevators, confined spaces. She reads the fine print on warning labels and scrupulously adheres to the age guidelines for board games and amusement park rides. If she spies her daughter scratching her elbow, she'll scrutinize the spot, murmuring, "Oh, I hope that's not the bite of the brown recluse spider." The last time we went swimming together, Elizabeth peered at the pond's tranquil surface, then turned to me and asked, "Are there sharks in there?" It was a freshwater pond, I told her, so sharks would be unlikely. She looked at me somberly. "Things happen," she said.
Elizabeth is, hands down, the most amusing of my friends. Not always on purpose, but she's OK with that. Listening to her go through a menu ("That sounds good, but maybe it won't be…I hope the pork isn't undercooked…. Did anyone else read that article about the new pesticides they're spraying on wheat?") is like watching a piece of performance art. And, because of her occasional freak-outs, she meets new people in the most interesting ways, like the obliging kayaker who befriended her after she panicked in the middle of the pond when we went for that swim last summer. He towed her back to shore.
Sometimes I think that Elizabeth's myriad terrors make the world a difficult place to live in…but then, I think, her world must be a more interesting place than the one most of us inhabit. After all, if you see every meal as a potential case of botulism, every hot tub as a roiling cesspool of infection and every rash as the harbinger of Dengue fever, imagine the sweet relief when the food's OK, the hot tub's clean and the rash is just a rash.
Besides, who wants normal friends? Normal friends do not have hilarious stories about the time they saw a mouse in their kitchen and barricaded themselves and their kids in the bedroom, and made their husband come home from work to kill it. Normal friends cannot fill you in on the five life-threatening strains of bacteria currently hiding in your chicken salad, or tell you why it's not fair to say they're afraid of flying, because really that fear is just an extension of the fear of tight, enclosed spaces.
And normal friends are not living, breathing embodiments of a most reassuring fact: Life won't kill you (at least, not today). If Elizabeth can survive a world fraught with terror, with peril lurking around every corner and every bug bite an incipient tumor, then the rest of us can handle an overdue bill, an argument with a relative and pretty much anything that the world throws our way.
—Jennifer Weiner, author of the novels Good in Bed, In Her Shoes and the upcoming Certain Girls
The new friend
From the minute I met Cristina I felt a powerful connection to her. She's one of those people you immediately want to tell all your secrets to. It was December of 2006, and we were at an event to promote products her cosmetics company, Philosophy, had made to benefit my charity, The Joyful Heart Foundation, which helps sexual assault victims. Afterward, we became long-distance e-mail and phone friends, talking about our kids, and what we wanted out of life.
As a public figure, I find it can be hard to make new friends. People see me and think, She must be this way or that way because she's a "star." Of course, I'm just a person: Some days, I feel like I'm not a good enough actor, friend, wife or mother, or I just feel like I ate too much chocolate. With Cristina, I could simply be myself.
But here's when Cristina and I really fell in love: Last year I lost my oldest and best friend, Ann, to breast cancer; she left behind four little girls. Ann and I had gone to Catholic school together, and she was a leader from the fourth grade on. I worshipped her; she was the girl who taught me how to have confidence. After her death, I was talking with her sister, when out of the blue she mentioned the candle I'd created with Philosophy and said, "Ann and Cristina really loved each other." It blew my mind: I hadn't even known they were friends! Turns out, Cristina had even created a trust fund for each of Ann's girls. That touched me in such a profound way: I lost my own mother [actress Jayne Mansfield] when I was three, and it hit me hard that these girls no longer had a mom.
Quickly Cristina and I grew much closer, talking about what it means to be a mother, how we are mothers to many of our friends and to each other. I realized her friendship filled a hole I've had in my heart since I lost my own mother. Cristina is my light.
—Actress Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as told to Laurie Sandell
The friend you'll keep for life
I often compare my lifelong friendship with Barbara to my parents' marriage. They tied the knot after knowing each other just six months and are still madly in love 48 years later. Sure, they were attracted to each other, but beyond that, there was a certain amount of luck in that they grew together in the same (weird) ways. I certainly could not have known when Barbara walked into Mrs. Sinapi's fifth-grade class in her red pants with bicycles all over them that 30 years later she'd be the one to advise me on what to get at the Barneys warehouse sale. But here we are.
Of course before we hit the joys of adulthood we had to suffer the iniquities of childhood. Like the time in gym class when we girls were forced to choreograph a modern-dance routine. It was the kind of thing my brothers would have come up with to torture me. The one saving grace about the memory is that my partner was Barbara. So today, when I hear "Last Dance" on the radio, there's someone I can call to say, "And step and one and kick and turn." And Barbara will be on the other end of the line doing the jazz arms right along with me. Sadly, most of our history is similarly humiliating. For example, the time we drove with our learner's permits, not to buy beer, but to get doughnuts.
I'm not surprised we've stayed best friends and a lot of the credit goes to Barbara, whose ability to improve herself has never stopped inspiring me. I've watched her quit smoking, cut out drinking, get out of debt and recently, although she's got a very demanding day job, become the lead singer of a band. She really is a rock star. When she tells me I can do something, I believe her, and the older I get, the more important that feels. We laugh the same amount at the same things, and tell each other every year that we look the best we've ever looked. The thought of getting old depresses me, but I know Barbara will be right alongside me advising me that knee-highs are fine with a skirt and I should get the correctional shoes in bone—they'll go with everything.
—Julie Klam, author of the memoir Please Excuse My Daughter
The couple friends
For the last two years, I've been in a threesome. No, not the kinky kind. What I mean is, I am best friends with a couple. The relationship formed in a way that would make a good sitcom: After a bad breakup, I left New York for the West Coast to look for an apartment with my friend Rachel. We found a beautiful two-bedroom with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Rach started dating a guy named Josh. I, entering rebound madness, dated everyone else. Soon, things with Josh and Rach got serious, and he started sleeping at our place. Often a roommate can feel ousted by this situation, left out. With us, it was exactly the opposite. Rach and Josh are the most inclusive people I know; they are happiest when surrounded by friends. Plus, both were commitment-phobes. Having someone else around meant things weren't too serious.
At first, I declined their invites. Did they really want a third wheel along? But Rach and Josh always insisted. So we went. Everywhere: ski trips to Tahoe, costume parties, expensive dinners in out-of-the-way restaurants. There are a lot of perks to being best friends with a couple. The biggest, of course, is that when you have a dating problem, you have four ears instead of two. For example:
ME: I'm supposed to go out with that guy tonight. Should I call?
RACH: Of course. You need to know about dinner. Call!
JOSH: No! Don't call! Men hate it when you call. Make him call.
RACH: Oh, yes. Maybe don't call. Yes! No call!
(This particular No Call materialized into No Date, which turned into a night out with Josh and Rach to celebrate my intact pride.)
As time went on, I came to love the situation. Why go on a potentially painful date, when I could hang out with my best friends? Then one August morning, I got a call at work. It was Josh. He was planning to ask Rachel to marry him. After about 10 seconds of unselfish excitement, the inevitable, nagging thought pushed its way forward: What's going to happen to me? For a while, we were all in denial. "We'll buy a house together!" Rachel said. It seemed like a great idea to me, until I told my mom about it.
"You're going to buy a house with a married couple?" she cried. "What, are they going to keep you in the basement?" Being ridiculed by my own mother brought the point home.
Moving out was hard, and in my new place, everything was so quiet. When I saw Josh and Rach, we'd talk frantically, catching up. "It's so hard to pick out outfits without you there!" Rach said.
"I know!" I said. "And now I have to do this dating thing on my own!" That part, however, was actually going well. In fact, shortly after I moved into my new place, I started dating the guy I'd had the biggest crush on throughout my threesome period—Mr. No Call. "What took you so long?" I asked him one day.
"Well, honestly," he said, "I liked you, but I didn't want to date you, Rach and Josh." Oh. And so our threesome ended. Or mostly. Because just the other day I got a call from Josh. He had bought Rachel a gift—a running ID with in-case-of-emergency contacts.
"I put my name, then yours," Josh said. "Is that OK?" Holding back tears, I told him it was entirely OK during any emergency. Good news, bad news, babies, sickness, health—I'll be there.
"Likewise," he said. "Both of us. Anytime." I hung up feeling luckier than ever. Because even in my new independent-me phase, I have a lot of emergencies. I don't think one best friend could handle them all. I definitely need two.
—Katie Crouch, author of the novel Girls in Trucks
The 9-to-5 friend
I once had a job I hated.
It was repetitive, isolating, mind-numbing, soul-crushing and downright boring—and it took me 90 minutes to get there. But my day always had one bright spark in it: Jaime. A sunny, funny blond with a huge heart. Ours was a friendship built on IM:
Me: so far this day sucks.
Jaime: well i just saw mailroomboy. he's on his way toward you.
Me: love. but he's so thin. is that how they grow em in secaucus?
Jaime: srsly. he is like a stalk of asparagus.
Jaime: asparacaucus! you know he loves you, right?
Me: he loves everyone.
Jaime: but you guys have something. he thinks you're so cool! prolly because you ARE.
Over our six years working there, we became so close we couldn't make any major decisions without consulting each other.
Me: i ordered these skinny jeans, and i can't tell if they are hip or obscene. or obscenely hip?
Jaime: wanna meet me in the supply closet so i can see?
Jaime: those jeans are very slimming! rock em! would look good with your blue H&M top.
Me: ooh, i should try that! well, thx. i can't breathe, but thx.
The crazy part is, I actually became more productive: Knowing that a finished task meant I could meet Jaime at the vending machine for gossip, I was more likely to be focused and get it done.
Me: i can't deal with B. she is so neurotic, so annoying, so over-the-top. i am miz. totes in a road show of les miz. all of her emails are marked "urgent." and yet!
Me: so not urgent!
Jaime: i have chocolate here. and that astrology book.
Me: i'll be down in 5
Jaime and I weathered all sorts of guy situations together.
Me: i know i shouldn't want someone who doesn't want me, i just feel sad he's not into me.
Jaime: it is sad, because he would be upgrading his entire LIFE by being with you.
Me: haha, that makes me feel less defective.
Jaime: you're NOT defective. you're EFFECTIVE
Then last year I got a new job. It was bittersweet to say goodbye to the work I loathed and the girl I loved. But Jaime is still my best IM buddy. Just yesterday she wrote:
Jaime: so. asparacaucus.
Me: yes yes yes????
Jaime: got a haircut!
Me: omg
Jaime: it's ador. maybe i can send cameraphone pic later.
Me: omg plz!!!
—Dodai Stewart is the senior editor of jezebel.com
The friends who show up
You never know until you know, you know? You hope your friends are what you think they are—loyal, deep, fast—but you don't find out for sure until, say, a big lump in your breast turns out to be a bad tumor. Shannon called from vacation in tears when she heard my news. Mellie hired me a housecleaner. Carolann knitted me a warm, kicky beret that I wore for months until it began to fall apart and my husband said I looked like a 40-year-old pothead. One by one, in choreographed succession, Phoebe, Tracy and Missy packed bags and came from points east to California, because they "had to be with me." They didn't know what they were doing—my cancer was a first for all of us—but they came anyway. They brought things— art supplies for my two kids, books for my husband, slippers and sleeping caps for me.
And all this came as quite a surprise to me. Had I earned this much support?
I had lived most of my life in the company of men. When I was growing up, my older brothers dominated our house, as much with their giant bags of sweaty ice hockey equipment that filled the laundry room as with their epic tales of triumph at the boy-girl dance. I lived in the space that was left over, sometimes boldly (if ineffectively) inserting myself into the action, but mostly saving my voice for a later day. I've often pretended that I preferred hanging out with men. After all, I had learned how to cuss like a sea hand and tell a joke like a bartender and, damn it, I wasn't going to rein myself in for a bunch of lily-livered "ladies" who bored me with their small talk about wrapdresses and Pilates and sisal rugs.
But it was the ladies who saved me, physically and emotionally. My surgeon was a woman, as were my ob-gyn, my chemo nurse, my radiation oncologist, my genetic counselor and the psychologist who gave us the words "cancer is like weeds in a garden," a phrase my husband and I used over and over again with our small children (who are, incidentally, both girls). When my fertility was sacrificed to the cause, I found the empathy I so needed in the arms of Mary Hope and then Meg and then my mother, all of whom knew to listen for a long time (days) before reminding me that the two girls I already had were double-good, and would surely fill me up if I let them. Maybe it was the central role my breasts were suddenly playing in things, but looking back, it was a distinctly feminine time and one that left me wiser than it found me.
Since then, since I've become a regular person again instead of a cancer patient, I've kept a soft spot in my heart for guy friends, but I woo girlfriends. I cultivate and collect them because I know. Believe me, I know.
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The friend who's been there
Our friendship began before I knew her, when I found her diary in a Dumpster outside of my New York City apartment building. I read the entries—written in the 1930s when Florence was a teenager—as if they were personal letters to me.
Three years later, a private investigator I'd hired led me to Florence, then 90 years old and living in Connecticut with her husband of 67 years. She wore red lipstick and Dior glasses and held out her arms to greet me. "What made you do this, Lily?" she asked. She wanted to know why a twentysomething would want to befriend someone her age. "Older women are invisible, we all know that," she said. But to me, she was still the young woman of the diary. And so began our unlikely bond—one I'd come to rely on and cherish.
During Sunday visits over bagels and lox, we got to know each other. One weekend, Florence leaned back in her Eames chair and asked me, "How's your love life?" When I told her about my boyfriend, she grilled me further: "Is he the one?" He was my first love, which made me unsure. With an elegant shrug, she reassured me: "You have time."
She answered all my big questions. "What does it feel like, looking back on your life?" I asked Florence one day. She peered into her diary. "I love that girl, Lily," she said. "I love her when she was young and optimistic. It's possible, if I had listened to her…." Her voice trailed off. Florence had told me she'd wanted to be an artist. Now she asked, "If I'd been true to myself, would I have ended up with this ordinary life?"
It was as if she was speaking about me. Back when I'd found the diary, I was lost. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. And I was so self-conscious. I couldn't pass a mirror without looking, wondering if I'd ever find someone to love and understand me. Florence gave me perspective, something a friend my own age couldn't. "Self-consciousness has been the biggest curse of my life," she admitted. "It's like carrying a heavy shell, all the time. Are you that way? Lily, my advice is get rid of it as fast as you can."
Last April, Florence's husband, Nat, died. I flew to their house in Florida to be with her. "Lily and her new grandmother," she said as we took a photo. "You brought back my life," Florence confessed. "You brought mine back too," I told her.
—Lily Koppel, author of the memoir The Red Leather Diary


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Posted: October 24 2012 at 23:05
These are the tv shows i like the most.
wich one is your favourite of them?
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|Posted: October 24 2012 at 23:09
I've only seen BB-- no vote, sorry
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|Posted: October 24 2012 at 23:18
I work with this kid who watches alot of TV, all he talks about is Breaking Bad. So I don't even need to watch it, I know what's going on in that show.
As for my vote... wait, I don't like any of these shows, so, no vote.
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I've seen none of these, but then the only show that I watch that is currently in production is Doctor Who.
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|Posted: October 25 2012 at 00:25
Dexter without one shadow of a doubt,followed closely by Breaking Bad.
I am an avid reader of The Walking Dead graphic novels and they really strayed from the story in the first two seasons so I lost interest in it.
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|Posted: October 25 2012 at 02:38
I don't watch any of the above, but the one I'm most intrigued with is Homeland.
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|Posted: October 25 2012 at 03:40
Breaking Bad, Doctor Who and especially Mad Men are the top three TV series currently in production I enjoy the most. I just might add Sherlock to this list, despite it's slightly different format.
I also follow with some interest Boss, Boardwalk Empire and Once Upon a Time.
From the list I also like Homeland (brilliant first season, the second not so much thus far) and Game of Thrones. Don't care much for the others, of which I only saw their first seasons.
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|Posted: October 25 2012 at 04:37
First series of Homeland wad great. The Walking Dead is is also something I never miss. But my vote must go to Game Of Thrones which is brilliant.
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|Posted: October 25 2012 at 14:46
I really liked "Homeland" a lot, but because I'm a Fantasy maniac, I voted for "Game of Thrones".
A really excellent show!
But at least half of the series in the poll are very very good!
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|Posted: October 25 2012 at 14:49
I have never seen any of these, and the only reason I've heard of any of them is that I happened to watch parts of the Emmy (?) awards recently.
Some of them might be on HBO, which we don't get.
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|Posted: October 25 2012 at 14:50
With all of the TV that I watch you managed to pick 7 shows that I have never watched. Based on what I know of the shows I think that either Fringe or Game of Thrones would probably be my favorite of these.
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|Posted: October 28 2012 at 20:34
From those, "Breaking Bad", and it's not even close. Epic show.
If you like "Homeland" watch "24" too. It's from the same producers, and it's kinda similar, but 24 it's much more addictive IMO. And it has already finished so you don't have to wait for a new episode/season.
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|Posted: November 22 2012 at 08:11
Tough choice between The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and Dexter for me, think I'll go GoT this time.
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|Posted: November 22 2012 at 08:12
Been catching up on Breaking Bad. On season two now. It is brilliant.
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|Posted: November 22 2012 at 08:15
Dont know any of them
Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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|Posted: November 22 2012 at 08:28
Aw man, no votes for Fringe? I love Dexter and The Walking Dead too, but I'm gonna go with Fringe.
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|Posted: November 22 2012 at 08:52
I really like Homeland a lot, the original Israeli version is also very good, quite different but also good. Anyway I most deffinitely am going with Breaking Bad, I rarely stumble across a show which all seasons are superb.
Cool, I hope you won't loose interest, the forth season is simply delicious. Can't wait for the final sixth season (only eight episodes I think...)
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|Posted: December 03 2012 at 15:43
All are fantastic, though I'm not really that passionate about television to really follow a series and become immersed in the character and such - Just a causal thing really. The only show I've done that for is The Office! From what I've seen of these though, as follows:
1. Breaking Bad
2. Fringe
3. Game Of Thrones
4. Dexter
5. The Walking Dead
6. American Horror Story
7. Homeland - Never seen it.
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|Posted: December 05 2012 at 03:52
None in the list presented...
I follow very few series (no time for that) and never on the tube...
Whenever I do... it's through renting the DVDs
Sons Of Anarchy (though there is simply too much going on, too much treachery as well)
Californication (that's my fave)
Weeds (it's gotten too silly of late)
And that's about it...
I followed Hung, but apprently it's over
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Well Vanessa is on the senior girls basketball team this year at Brocklehurst High School. It makes our lives very busy but it's also kind of fun to go watch their games, too bad they always seem to be right during supper!She went to Merritt this afternoon because they have a game there (its about an hour away) so we'll miss this one. She does have a tournament in town this weekend so I'm sure we'll get lots of watching time in then. This year has been going so much better because she actually gets some playing time, last year was awful and as a parent my heart goes out to all those parents who have to watch their kid sit on the bench game after game. Thank goodness for the coaches out there who play fair and want a well rounded team.She has learned so much from basketball, made friends, learned to work harder and take disappointment. Best of all it keeps her super active and running around all the time! Too bad at my age that just sounds like too much work........
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