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This is Part 1 of a four-part series on sexual objectification–what it is and how to respond to it.
The phrase "sexual objectification" has been around since the 1970s, but the phenomenon is more rampant than ever in popular culture–and we now know that it causes real harm.
What exactly is it, though? If objectification is the process of representing or treating a person like an object, then sexual objectification is the process of representing or treating a person like a sex object, one that serves another's sexual pleasure.
How do we know sexual objectification when we see it? Building on the work of Nussbaum and Langton, I've devised the Sex Object Test (SOT) to measure the presence of sexual objectification in images. In it, I propose that sexual objectification is present if the answer to any of the following seven questions is "yes":
1) Does the image show only part(s) of a sexualized person's body?
Headless women, for example, make it easy to see them as only a body by erasing the individuality communicated through faces, eyes and eye contact:
We achieve the same effect when showing women from behind, which adds another layer of sexual violability. American Apparel seems to be a culprit in this regard:
Covering up a woman's face works well, too:
2) Does the image present a sexualized person as a stand-in for an object?
The breasts of the woman in this beer ad, for example, are conflated with the cans:
Likewise the woman in this fashion spread in Details, in which a woman becomes a table upon which things are perched. She is reduced to an inanimate object, a useful tool for the assumed heterosexual male viewer:
Interchangeability is a common advertising theme that reinforces the idea that women, like objects, are fungible. And like objects, "more is better," a market sentiment that erases the worth of individual women. The image below, advertising Mercedes-Benz, presents just part of a woman's body (breasts) as interchangeable and additive:
This image of a set of Victoria's Secret models, borrowed from a previous Sociological Images post, has a similar effect. Their hair and skin color varies slightly, but they are also presented as all of a kind:
4) Does the image affirm the idea of violating the bodily integrity of a sexualized person who can't consent?
In this "spec" ad for Pepsi (not endorsed by the company), a boy is being given permission by the lifeguard to "save" an unconscious woman:
Likewise, this ad shows an incapacitated woman in a sexualized position with a male protagonist holding her on a leash. It glamorizes the possibility that he has attacked and subdued her:
5) Does the image suggest that sexual availability is the defining characteristic of the person?
This American Apparel ad, with the copy "now open," sends the message that this woman is open for sex. She presumably can be had by anyone.
6) Does the image show a sexualized person as a commodity that can be bought and sold?
By definition, objects can be bought and sold, and some images portray women as everyday commodities. Conflating women with food is a common sub-category. This PETA ad, for example, shows Pamela Anderson's sexualized body divided into pieces of meat:
And this album cover shows a woman being salted and eaten, along with a platter of chicken:
In the ad below for Red Tape shoes, women are literally for sale and consumption, "served chilled":
7) Does the image treat a sexualized person's body as a canvas?
In the two images below, women's bodies are presented as a particular type of object: a canvas that is marked up or drawn upon.
The damage caused by widespread female objectification in popular culture is not just theoretical. We now have more than 10 years of research demonstrating that living in an objectifying society is highly toxic for girls and women. I'll describe that research in Part 2 of this series.
Sexual Objectification Part 2: The Harm.
This is the second part in a series about how girls and women can navigate a culture that treats them like sex objects. (Part 1 can be found here.)
Sexual objectification is nothing new, but this latest era is characterized by greater exposure to advertising and increased sexual explicitness in advertising [PDF], magazines, television shows, movies [PDF], video games, music videos, television news, and "reality" television.
In a culture with widespread sexual objectification, women (especially) tend to view themselves as objects of desire for others. This internalized sexual objectification has been linked to problems with mental health (clinical depression, "habitual body monitoring"), eating disorders, body shame, self-worth and life satisfaction, cognitive functioning, motor functioning, sexual dysfunction [PDF], access to leadership [PDF] and political efficacy [PDF]. Women of all ethnicities internalize objectification, as do men to a far lesser extent.
Beyond the internal effects, sexually objectified women are dehumanized by others and seen as less competent and less worthy of empathy by both men and women. Furthermore, exposure to images of sexually objectified women causes male viewers to be more tolerant of sexual harassment and rape myths. Add to this the countless hours that some girls/women spend primping to garner heterosexual male attention, and the erasure of middle-aged and elderly women who have little value in a society that places women's primary value on their sexualized bodies.
Theorists [PDF] have contributed to understanding the harm of objectification culture by pointing out the difference between sexy and sexual. If one thinks of the subject/object dichotomy that dominates Western culture, subjects act and objects are acted upon. Subjects are sexual, while objects are sexy.
Pop culture sells women and girls a hurtful fiction that their value lies in how sexy they appear to others; they learn at a very young age that their sexuality is for others. At the same time, sexuality is stigmatized in women but encouraged in men. We learn that men want and women want-to-be-wanted. The yardstick for women's value (sexiness) automatically puts them in a subordinate societal position, regardless of how well they otherwise measure up. Perfectly sexy women are perfectly subordinate.
The documentary Miss Representation has received considerable mainstream attention, one indicator that the public is now recognizing the damaging effects of sexual objectification of women.
Widespread sexual objectification in U.S. popular culture creates a toxic environment for girls and women. The next two posts in this series provide ideas for navigating objectification culture in personally and politically meaningful ways.
Photo of Playboy Bunnies via Wikimedia Commons.Sexual Objectification Part 3: Daily Rituals to Stop.
his is the third installment of a four-part series about how girls and women can navigate a culture that treats them like sex objects. (See Part 1, Part 2.)
There are four damaging daily rituals of objectification culture we can immediately stop engaging in to improve our health.
1) Stop seeking random male attention.
Most women were taught that heterosexual male attention is our Holy Grail before we were even conscious of being conscious, and its hard to reject this system of validation. But we must. We give our power away a thousand times a day when we engage in habitual body monitoring so we can be visually pleasing to others. The ways in which we seek attention for our bodies varies by sexuality, race, ethnicity and ability, but the goal too often is to attract the male gaze.
Heterosexual male attention is actually pretty easy to give up, when you think about it. First, we seek it mostly from strangers we will never see again, so it doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of life. Who cares what the man in the car next to you thinks of your profile? You'll probably never see him again. Secondly, men in U.S. culture are raised to objectify women as a matter of course, so an approving gaze doesn't mean you're unique or special. Thirdly, male validation through the gaze alone doesn't provide anything tangible; it's fleeting and meaningless. Lastly, men are terrible validators of physical appearance, because so many are duped by make-up, hair coloring and styling, surgical alterations, etc. If I want an objective evaluation of how I look, a heterosexual male stranger is one of the least reliable sources on the subject.
Suggested activity: When a man catcalls you, respond with an extended laugh and declare, "I don't exist for you!" Be prepared for a verbally violent reaction as you are challenging his power as the Great Validator. Your gazer likely won't even know why he becomes angry, since he's simply following the societal script that you've interrupted.
2) Stop consuming damaging media.
That includes fashion, "beauty" and celebrity magazines, along with sexist television programs, movies and music. Beauty magazines, in particular, give us very detailed instructions on how to hate ourselves, and most of us feel bad about our bodies immediately after reading. Similar effects are found with television and music video viewing. If we avoid this media, we undercut the $80 billion a year Beauty-Industrial Complex that peddles dissatisfaction to sell products we really don't need.
Suggested activity: Print out sheets that say something subversive about beauty culture, like "This magazine will make you hate your body," and stealthily put them in front of beauty magazines at your local supermarket or corner store.
3) Stop playing the tapes.
Many of us girls and women play internal tapes on loop for most of our waking hours, constantly criticizing the way we look and chiding ourselves for not being properly pleasing in what we say and do. Like a smoker taking a drag first thing in the morning, many of us are addicted to this self-hatred, inspecting our bodies first thing as we hop out of bed to see what sleep has done to our waistline. Self-deprecating tapes like these cause my female students to speak up less in class. They cause some women to act stupid when they're not, in order to appear submissive and therefore less threatening. These tapes are the primary way we sustain our body hatred.
Stopping the body-hatred tapes is no easy task, but keep in mind that we would be highly offended if someone else said the insulting things to us that we say to ourselves. These tapes aren't constructive, and they don't change anything in the physical world. They are just a mental drain.
Suggested activity: Sit with your legs sprawled and the fat popping out wherever. Walk with a wide stride and some swagger. Eat in public in a decidedly non-ladylike fashion. Burp and fart without apology. Adjust your breasts when necessary. Unapologetically take up space.
4) Stop competing with other women.
Unwritten rules require us to compete with other women for our own self-esteem. The game is simple: The prize is male attention, which we perceive as finite, so when other girls/women get attention from men we lose. This game causes many of us to reflexively see other women as natural competitors, and we feel bad when we encounter women who garner more male attention than we do. We walk into parties and see where we fit in the "pretty girl pecking order." We secretly feel happy when our female friends gain weight. We criticize other women's hair and clothing. We flirt with other women's boyfriends to get attention, even if we're not romantically interested in them.
Suggested activity: When you see a woman who triggers competitiveness, practice active love instead. Smile at her. Go out of your way to talk to her. Do whatever you can to dispel the notion that female competition is the natural order. If you see a woman who appears to embrace the male attention game, recognize the pressure that produces this and go out of your way to accept and love her.
Photo of Stop sign via Wikimedia Commons.Sexual Objectification Part 4: Daily Rituals to Start.
The fourth and last in a series about how girls and women can navigate a culture that treats them like sex objects. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). This post details some daily rituals that women can start doing to interrupt damaging beauty culture scripts.
1) Start enjoying your body as a physical instrument. Girls are raised to view their bodies as a project they have to constantly work on and perfect for the adoration of others, while boys are raised to think of their bodies as tools to master their surroundings. Women need to flip the script and enjoy our bodies as the physical marvels they are. We should be thinking of our bodies as vehicles that move us through the world; as sites of physical power; as the physical extension of our being in the world. We should be climbing things, leaping over things, pushing and pulling things, shaking things, dancing frantically, even if people are looking. Daily rituals of spontaneous physical activity are a sure way of bringing about a personal paradigm shift, from viewing our bodies as objects to viewing our bodies as tools to enact our subjectivity.
Suggested activity: parkour,"the physical discipline of training to overcome any obstacle within one's path by adapting one's movements to the environment," can be done any time, anywhere. I especially enjoy jumping off bike racks between classes while I'm dressed in a suit.
2) Do at least one "embarrassing" action a day. Another healthy daily ritual that reinforces the idea that we don't exist to only please others is to purposefully do at least one action that violates "ladylike" social norms. Discuss your period in public. Swing your arms a little too much when you walk. Open doors for everyone. Offer to help men carry things. Skip a lot. Galloping also works. Get comfortable with making others uncomfortable.
3) Focus on personal development that isn't related to beauty culture. Since you've read Part 3 of this series and given up habitual body monitoring, body hatred and meaningless beauty rituals, you'll have more time to develop yourself in meaningful ways. This means more time for education, reading, working out to build muscle and agility, dancing, etc. You'll become a much more interesting person on the inside if you spend less time worrying about the outside.
4) Actively forgive yourself. A lifetime of body hatred and self-objectification is difficult to let go of, and if you find yourself falling into old habits of playing self-hating tapes, seeking male attention, or beating yourself up for not being pleasing, forgive yourself. It's impossible to fully transcend the beauty culture game, since it's so pervasive and part of our social DNA. When we fall into old traps, it's important to recognize that, but then quickly move on through self forgiveness. We need all the cognitive space we can get for the next beauty culture assault on our mental health.


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By Keith Idec
George Groves' ability to conquer Carl Froch remains a source of great debate, but Groves clearly has matched the brash Froch's trademark confidence.
Groves promised during a news conference in London to dominate Froch in their highly anticipated super middleweight championship rematch Saturday. A capacity crowd of about 80,000 – a post-war record for boxing, according to British media outlets – is expected to fill storied Wembley Stadium for a historic British sporting event HBO will broadcast live in the United States at 4 p.m. ET.
"Round [by] round, I will get better and better," Groves said. "And it's up to Carl to hang in there. I can go 12 rounds. If need be, I can go more. I'm in fantastic shape. I'm going to be out there straight into my rhythm, straight into my groove and it's going to be one-sided from the start, much like the last fight."
The 26-year-old Groves (19-1, 15 KOs) floored Froch (32-2, 23 KOs) with a picture-perfect right hand to the middle of Froch's face with just less than 20 seconds to go in the first round of their first fight Nov. 23 in Manchester, England. Froch recovered, made the fight competitive and eventually stopped Groves in the ninth round of a scheduled 12-rounder for Froch's IBF and WBA 168-pound crowns.
The stoppage was widely considered controversial because referee Howard Foster halted the action while Groves, though hurt, remained on his feet, throwing punches. Nottingham's Froch initially dismissed the need for a rematch with London's Groves, who's 10 years younger than him, but intense public demand made Froch reconsider.
"There's been plenty of questions since the last fight," Groves said. "There were questions before the first fight about my ability. I think there always will be. Maybe that's what makes me slightly endearing or a bit curious or a bit weird. You'll see as complete a performance as possible on Saturday night. I think, certainly, a lot of people will sit up and take note. And I plan to arrive. As I say, I'm going to arrive – not just here in Britain, across the world, as a legitimate world champion, someone to be feared and someone to be chased. I'm going to bring the titles back to London. I want to be a great ambassador for British boxing on the world stage. For me, it all starts Saturday night."
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Diagnostic tests for diseases and drugs are not perfect. Two common measures of test efficacy are sensitivity and specificity. Precisely, sensitivity is the probability that, given a drug user, the test will correctly identify the person as positive. Specificity is the probability that a drug-free patient will indeed test negative. Even if the sensitivity and specificity of a drug test are remarkably high, the false positives can be more abundant than the true positives when drug use in the population is low.
As an illustrative example, consider a test for cocaine that has a 99% specificity and 99% sensitivity. Given a population of 0.5% cocaine users, what is the probability that a person who tested positive for cocaine is actually a cocaine user? The answer: 33%. In this scenario with reasonably high sensitivity and specificity, two thirds of the people that test positive for cocaine are not cocaine users.
To calculate this counter-intuitive result, we need Bayes' Theorem. A geometric derivation uses a Venn Diagram representing the event that a person is a drug user and the event that a person tests positive as two circles, each of area equal to the probability of the particular event occurring when one person is tested: $P(\mbox{user})$ and $P(+)$, respectively. Since these events can both happen when a person is tested, the circles overlap, and the area of the overlapping region is the probability that the events both occur [$P(\mbox{user and }+)$].
We write a formula for the quantity that we are interested in, the probability that a person who tests positive is indeed a drug user, $P(\mbox{user} | +)$, (Read the bar as "given that". This is a 'conditional probability'.) by acknowledging that we are now only in the world of the positive test circle. The +'s that are actually drug users can be written as the fraction of the '+ test' circle that is overlapped by the 'drug user' circle:
$P(\mbox{user} | +) = \dfrac{P(\mbox{user and } +)}{ P(+)}$.
We bring the sensitivity into the picture by considering the fraction of the drug users circle that is occupied by positive test results:
$P(+ | \mbox{user}) = \dfrac{P(\mbox{user and }+)}{P(\mbox{user})}$.
Equating the two different ways of writing the joint probability $P(\mbox{user and }+)$, we derive Bayes' Theorem:
$P(\mbox{user} | +) = \dfrac{P(+ | \mbox{user}) P(\mbox{user})}{P(+)}$.
We already see that, in a population with low drug use, the sensitivity first gets multiplied by a small number. Since we do not directly know $P(+)$, we write it differently by considering two exhaustive ways people can test positive, namely by being a drug user and by not being a drug user. We weigh the two conditional events by the probability of these two different ways:
$P(+) = P(+ | \mbox{user}) P(\mbox{user}) + P(+ | \mbox{non-user}) P(\mbox{non-user})$
$= P(+ | \mbox{user}) P(\mbox{user}) + [1 - P(- | \mbox{non-user})] [1-P(\mbox{user})]$
The specificity comes into the picture and $P(+)$ can be computed by the known values as $P(+)=0.0149$. Finally, using Bayes' Theorem, we calculate the probability that a person that tests positive is actually a drug user:
$P(\mbox{user} | +) = \dfrac{(99\%) (0.5\%) }{ (1.49\%) }= 33\%$.
The reason for this surprising result is that most (99.5%) people that are tested are not actually drug users, so the small probability that the test will incorrectly identify a non-user as positive results in a reasonable number of false positives. While the test is good at correctly identifying the cocaine users, this group is so small in the population that the total number of positives from cocaine users ends up being smaller than the number of positives from non-drug users. There are important implications of this result when zero tolerance drug policies based on drug tests are implemented in the workforce.
The same idea holds for diagnostic tests for rare diseases: the number of false positives could be greater than the number of positives for people that actually have the disease.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayes'_theorem See 'drug testing'. This is where I obtained the example.
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Going On Hiatus
I can just about always fit in one creative project in addition to my paying work, and for more than a year that creative project has been blogging. I can't juggle three balls for very long.
Personal life has been adding to the squeeze in the past couple of months. Some of you may remember when I posted about a problem I was having with my emotions. The immediate problem, my newly discovered bipolar syndrome, has been treated effectively, and the turbulent anger has not arisen since, but the karmic wheel does keep turning; the boat sails away but its wake may remain. I hope the wake will diminish over time.
I think that my creativity has not diminished at all in the past couple of months, judging from the posts I've written, but the rate of output has declined. You may have noticed that I've been posting less. I just haven't had the alone-time to think of story ideas. After struggling to maintain my past level of output, I've had to admit to myself that I need to set this aside for a while.
My wife and I will be going on vacation in a bit less than a month, and I hope I'll be able to do some travel blogging from a very wonderful, electronically accessible place. Check back around May 12-13 or so.
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Couple of things:
- Enormous collection of links, content and bibliography on Place and Space
- Prof. Bill "City of Bits" Mitchell is talking at the Tate Modern on Wednesday 19th
I've started to re-read "Space is the machine" by Bill Hillier; and I'd forgotten the brilliant quote at the start by Sheep:
"…I thought that all that functional stuff had been refuted. Buildings aren't machines."
"You haven't understood. The building isn't the machine. Space is the machine."
I'll be back in London for the Bill Mitchell talk, so maybe see you there.


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Beth McKenna(American Water Works):American Water Works, whose stock currently sports a dividend yield of 2.1%, provides a product that investors can count on 100% as still being essential in 2025 and beyond: fresh water. It also provides the critical service of collecting and treating wastewater.
American Water is the largest publicly owned water and wastewater utility in the United States. It operates in 47 U.S. states and one Canadian province, and operates as a regulated utility in 16 of these states. The company has a significant competitive advantage in its core regulated business -- which accounts for more than 90% of its total earnings thanks to its industry-leading size and geographic diversity. Its size provides it with more resources than smaller peers to make acquisitions in the fragmented industry, while its wider footprint means it has more opportunities to expand near where it already operates, often resulting in operating cost savings.
American Waters market-based businesses provide the opportunity for additional growth. These businesses include providing water and wastewater services for military bases and water to natural gas exploration and production companies in the Marcellus Appalachian Basin.
The companys growth potential it expects to grow earnings per share at an average annual rate of 7% to 10% through 2020 combined with its conservative dividend policy means that its dividend is likely to keep increasing. American Water Works has increased its dividend every year since it went public in 2008.
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Keith Noonan (Cisco Systems): It only has a five-year history as a dividend-paying stock, but networking giantCisco deserves a spot on income investors shortlists. The company initiated its first payout in 2011, at a time when the company (and its shares) were in the midst of a rough patch, and has raised its payout 333% in the subsequent years. It now yields 3.4%, which is well above the average 2.15% yield of dividend-paying S&P 500 stocks, and the annualized expense of distributing its $0.26 quarterly dividend represents just 42% of the company's $12.42 billion trailing-twelve-month free cash flow.
Growth has been slow in recent years as competitors including Huawei and Hewlett-Packard have put pressure on the companys core router and switching business, but Cisco has promising avenues in its security, collaboration, and Internet of Things (IoT) businesses. IoT in particular looks to be a big driver over the next decade thanks to an explosion of machine-to-machine communications and the company's dominant position in networking. The company sees the number of machine-to-machine communications growing 2.5-fold from 2015 to 2020 and has opportunities to tailor its hardware to the connectivity boom, offer security services and certification, and drive business with its connectivity and analytics platform.
With a forward price-to-earnings ratio of roughly 12.5, the stock is priced well below the networking industry average of roughly 25, and also looks cheap in the context of the S&P 500's forward earnings multiple of 18. An inexpensive valuation, emerging growth segments, and a strong dividend profile point to Cisco being a good stock to buy and hold for the next decade.
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Tim Brugger (IBM): When IBM began its transformation to focus on new, fast-growing markets including the cloud, Internet of Things, data security, and machine learning-driven analytics -- an initiative it coined "strategic imperatives" -- the plan was to reach an annual revenue run-rate of 40% of totalrevenueby 2018.That was a lofty goal at the time, particularly because IBM was still entrenched in its legacy hardware and enterprise markets.
Fast-forward to its recently released third-quarter earnings results, and it becomes clear why IBM is included on a list of best dividend stocks of 2025.
Led byitsannual cloud revenue run-rate of a whopping $12.7 billion, $7.5 billion of which came from software-as-a-service (SaaS) sales, IBM has reached its strategic imperatives target a year ahead of schedule. That's impressive in and of itself, but better still is how the company was able to accomplish that while paying one of the industry's strongest dividends, with a yield of 3.7%. IBM understood early on that the largest opportunity in the cloud lies with data. Hosting information in is nice, but IBM's comprehensive suite of cloud software-as-a-service (SaaS) and analytic offerings are where the revenue is at. According to arecentstudy, more than two-thirds of public cloud revenue will be derived from SaaS solutions over the next three years.
The sales projections for the cloud in general, and SaaS in particular, are staggering, and IBM is positioned to lead the charge. Toss in its fantastic dividend, and by the time 2025 rolls around, IBM will have rewarded patient growth and income investors handsomely.
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Coffee chain has opportunities for Trenta-sized growth
Jeremy Bowman: (Starbucks)There aren't a lot of companies that combine the brand power, growth potential, and profitability of Starbucks. The coffee giant is miles ahead of No. 2 playerDunkin Brands, and has an unmatched global presence in coffee retail. In the fiscal year just ended, revenue increased 11% to $21.3 billion, driving a 17% increase in earnings per share. For fiscal 2017, it sees EPS growth of about 15% and plans to open up a whopping 2100 new stores.
Its long-term growth path looks strong as well. On its recent earnings call, CEO Howard Schultz said Shanghai now has more Starbucks stores than any other city in the world, and that he thought China would one day have more stores than the U.S. The company is also bringing in new revenue through consumer products such as K-cups, harnessing technology to speed up service through Mobile Order & Pay, and diversifying the brand with its new Reserve cafes, a higher-end coffee experience.
On the dividend front, Starbucks looks strong as well. The company just hiked its quarterly payout 25% to $0.25 a quarter, offering a 1.9% yield. Since it first started paying a$0.05 quarterly dividend in 2010, the coffee chain has raised it by 23% or more each year, but it still pays less than half of its profits out in dividends, meaning there's plenty of room to increase it. Even if Starbucks' dividend growth rate slows to an average of 15% over the next 10 years, pacing with its EPS forecast for next year, it will still grow by more than four times to over $1 a quarter by 2026. That would be equivalent to an 8% yield at today's share price. If it can maintain a dividend growth rate of 20%, its yield would be more than 12%.
As the company has shown repeatedly, it has the long-term opportunity and the brand power to deliver that kind of growth over the next decade.
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Introducing my new e-book. The Illuminati, Barack Obama, Elizabeth II, and a host of characters will blush
My e-book cover.
Barack Obama won't like this. I'm expecting to be sued
I've been writing hubs for about two years now and in that time I've accumulated quite a body of writing. I've always envied those brave souls who have had the courage to publish their work in book form. I can wave goodbye to the green eyed monster now because I've just published my first e-book and am writing this little article to introduce it to my friends on this site and, hopefully, through some of you, to a wider world.
My new e-book, The Zombie, The Cat and Barack Obama, was originally serialised on HubPages and some of the chapters will remain on this site. Most of them will be edited however as I want the entire story to be in book form, as was my original intention. The book can be purchased from Amazon and a variety of other online retailers and it is suitable for reading on an e-reader, a PC or mobile phone. I hope thousands will rush out to buy it and it will add to the gaiety of the nations.
The anti-hero of the novella is the cannibalistic, piano-playing zombie Julian Faversham. The book tells the story of his life in Wimbledon and his dastardly plot to assassinate United States President Barack Obama in Buckingham Palace.
The swashbuckling hero is the Cheshire cat of Alice in Wonderland fame. His real history and his intimate connection to President Obama provide some of the most interesting and entertaining chapters in the entire work. Suffice it to say, that there will be red faces and steam issuing from ears in the White House, if the revelations here gain common currency.
It uncovers the big secret that Barack Obama hides from the world, i.e. his real ancestry. He is not Muslim. In fact, he's not fully human, but you need to read the book to find out what he really is. Parts of the novella will be acutely embarrassing to the current President of the United States, but he can take comfort from knowing that he is not the only public figure to be lampooned here. Adolf Hitler and Osama bin Laden take some hits as well.
There is a chapter on the origin of the illuminati and some information on their continuing influence in the world today. The truth here is rather surprising also, as is the real story of how Osama bin laden met his end. The chapter on the death of Adolf Hitler makes enlightening reading also.
The final chapters in this e-book explain the truth about the chemtrails conspiracy, climate change, the global recession and the truth behind the moon landing hoax stories. Needless to say, the real stories here are more interesting, (though a lot wierder than), those you will read about in the mainstream media.
Before I finish, I'd like to thank all my friends here who have encouraged me to continue writing and whose comments have bolstered my confidence when I experienced those moments of self-doubt, that afflict all of us who have the creative urge. Without your constant support and praise, I would never have reached this stage.
Thanks for reading. If you do get the book, you will be guaranteed a chance to laugh at your, so called, betters. Who can resist that?
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Forget the call. Go to the website, signup and get started. There is no need to call anyone.
They don't do anything other than allow book stores all over the world to sell your book. Once you have it there, it will receive world wide distribution. You coulc go to any book store in the world and they would have it in their data base and sell it to anyone who requested it. In that NO PROMOTION is done, the book basically sits on the shelf. It is called " on demand" and each book is printed when someone orders it. I have many books there that have not sold a single copy. I set up Large PRINT books there in the event a reader for it pops up. Cost on all this is zero. IN the event you order a book or so, then you would pay a wholesale price ($4 or $5) + ship fee to obtain a copy. I usually order five copies or so for my local readers in order to make it cost effective. I suggest you jump in and get started. It's a part of the author game now.
Print books sell 1 to 400 or so. eBooks is where the sales are made for us people who have been shunned by the NY ( London?) crowd. You can however go into print at a cost of zero as offered at Createspace. If you decide to do that, I probably could offer a helpful tip or two. Congratulations and it is no suprise that YOU DID IT!
Well done christopher! yeah! its great isn't it when you get it done at last! good luck with it, and I hope you sell millions! lol!
The title alone, christopher, guarantees a certain degree of hilarity as well as entertaining knowledge. And Barackie didn't even get top billing. Just watch your back, my friend. Can't wait to read this.
Very interesting and a can tell a Must read. Up and sharing.


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Get ready for the next iGaming Affiliate Event of the year! And this year PartyPartner is going to be the Platium Sponsor! It is going to be fun and learning for all that attend. So make your plans now to get in on this entire event!
27 May 2009 (London, UK) – Following the tremendous success of the Amsterdam Affiliate Conference, iGaming business are pleased to announce the return of PartyPartners as their platinum sponsor at their next event; Budapest Affiliate Conference (BAC) due to be held on the 10th-13th of September at the SYMA Exhibition Hall, Hungary.
"PartyPartners.com and AffClub.com are proud to be the Platinum sponsors of the Budapest Affiliate Conference. Our focus on localising our brands is delighting customers across Central and Eastern Europe. They can now play games in their own language, particularly on the multi-lingual PartyPoker.com that is now available in 12 languages following the addition of Polish and Romanian versions', commented a representative from Party Gaming. "We have many more developments in our pipeline and we welcome this opportunity to meet with existing and prospective affiliates from across the region. We're going to have fun in Budapest – so come and join the Party!"
With a special focus on Central and Eastern European markets including a unique insight into how Russia and Ukraine are operating in comparison to the rest of the world, the conference will bring real performance boosting strategies for the iGaming sector and plenty of local affiliates and operators on top of the 1,500+ international delegates expected. With 70 exhibitors, two conferences rooms, and 40 speakers, BAC is anticipated to exceed your expectations.
This will not be surprising to regulars at these industry wide online-marketing events, with Amsterdam proving to be a huge success after the re-branding of the event. Shay Shevach CMO at Rummy Royal commented: "AAC was the best gaming affiliate conference I've been to in the last 5 years. It is rare that in your first conference day you achieve 50 new leads – almost a miracle."
What makes the iGB Affiliate events so successful is the simple fact that from the start the organisers have focused purely on putting affiliates first, from charging them nothing to attend to ensuring they have the best experience at the events from a personal and business perspective. "We have learnt a lot over the past three years and we are constantly trying to find ways to improve our events and not simply our bottom line" commented Alex Pratt of iGaming Business; "With the hype already surrounding BAC I am in no doubt that this event is likely to be our best yet, and with more announcements to follow watch this space."
This is one even you do not want to miss! This is going to be one of the biggest Affiliate Event of the year. I am sure you will come back home with more insight on what is happening in the gaming industry, that will help your site move forward faster!


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As I mentioned before, I've started using MyFitnessPal to track what I'm eating, and how it compares to what I need. There's a certain amount of estimation involved, as I don't weigh out the portions I eat but I'm getting better at guessing, but the food database is very impressive and I've added the recipes each time I eat something I cooked myself.
So far, I've discovered that my diet is very random and I eat far too much one day, far too little the next. I also eat way, way too much sugar - although today I had a banana and a boiled egg for breakfast, and according to the food diary that contained 15g of sugar. I think I shall take their figures with a pinch of salt, so to speak.
Lately I've definitely not been eating enough fruit and vegetables so I'm hoping to improve that. At the moment I'm staying with my dad and his partner, or alternatively my brother who is living on his own in the house my dad is going to sell fairly soon. He's still at school and doesn't get in until 7.30 most nights (sounds familiar to me!) so my project for next week is to cook him a stack of freezer meals to get him through next term on something more substantial than toast and biscuits. It will be good practice for my own freezer stash which will need rebuilding once I've emptied and defrosted the freezer.


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As noted previously, stocks are wafting along on a cloud, anticipating some hefty new era tech IPOs.
I expect the market to correct shortly thereafter, based on the perspective that it is utterly mispricing certain risks, for a number of reasons.
But it may do so sooner, if The Donald stumbles over something essential while doing his Presidential imitation of Rodney Dangerfield in Caddy Shack. He is certainly capable of better, even while pursuing his political objectives of 'draining the swamp.' I am not sure his supporters expected him to bring a swamp of his own.
Gold and silver had a nice rally today, having passed the test of the Non-Farm Payrolls report, and the pull of the overhead resistance from which it broke and ran today. There is still more to go. Both in terms of resistance, and the struggles to overcome them and assert the dynamics of the physical markets in a highly leveraged and overly financialized casino.
Have a pleasant evening.


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Balance Shield allows your paychecks show up automatically when you need them most, instead of when it's most convenient for your employer.
With Balance Shield, you can use your paycheck to avoid overdrafts. When you enroll in Balance Shield, we'll automatically send up to $100 to your bank whenever we see your bank balance fall below $100.
Keep in mind, the amount we're able to send to your bank account is dependent on your Daily & Pay Period Max, as well as the amount of available earnings you've added. So, be sure to keep hours available by adding timesheets regularly (or keeping your app permissions on if you add your earnings automatically).


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Your WWW Dream Team
While SimpleIsGood.ca is a new company, our people bring decades of IT, web, business and "street-smarts" experience to work for you. See what our clients are saying.
Director of Client Happiness
Self-described IT fanatic, Ralph's done IT consulting, web development, SEO and online marketing for hundreds of clients worldwide since 1996. Often asked "How do you know all this ****? (editor: we think they mean stuff)" and described by some as "The Swiss Army Knife of IT" he fully embraces that nickname and hereby pledges to put two decades of IT, web and business experience to work for you!
Director of Client Happiness
Having managed 250+ people in a corporate environment in her former life, Jannah understands project management, business forces, priorities and processes. Add a dollop of visual arts talent and creativity, top off with a friendly disposition and huge amounts of energy and enthusiasm – now you can imagine how this potent mix can benefit your web project!
Director of Client Happiness
With strong background in Customer Service, Agnes delivers 15 years of business street-smarts and problem-solving to your project. Superb multi-tasker, well-organized and easy to work with – Agnes is a huge advantage to any project making sure every detail is attended to and every problem solved.
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Another 15 years of experience working for you – this time from the darkest depths of the programming world. Tom's insight, perspective and ability to deliver programming solutions to make things simple for you (and your visitors) is without equal!
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Elegant, bug-free code, can-do attitude and a friendly disposition make Milosz a valuable addition to our team. Milosz is our resident expert in PHP frameworks, Ajax, jQuery, JavaScript (if you don't know what those are – that's ok!) and the necessary "magic touch" to efficiently deliver your solutions.
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Energetic, resourceful and knowledgeable – Greg is a pleasure to work with in every respect. From complex programming to simpler tasks, Greg takes them all equally seriously and makes sure your project is delivered, tested, polished and ready for action.
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A fresh set of eyes, young and dynamic attitude, willingness to learn the ropes and try new things. Sylvia contributes creativity and perspective, understanding of social media, Internet trends and influences. Every project needs research, maintenance and "secret sauce" – Sylvia's contributions and observations are of great value.
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Our stuff doesn't really need much selling – we are, however, looking for someone to educate and enlighten our Next Happy Customer. Follow up on leads, assess the Client needs – if you are a Sales Rockstar, you know what to do.
We want to hear from you, Sales Rockstar.


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Thank you so much to my amazing friend Rachel for taking time to do this for me!
She always has the cutest nails ever, and she is going to share with you how to get super cute, easy holiday nails.
Funky Christmas Nails
Nothing completes your Christmas party outfit like cute nails!
-Start with clean, dry nails in whatever shape you prefer. I like to use a nail brush to make sure they are squeaky clean.
-Once the base coat is dry, slap some green polish on the top half of your nail. Don't worry about it looking good, just make sure the tips are covered.
- Now you need ACETONE nail polish remover and what I call a "french brush" (it's about 1/4 of an inch wide and has a flat tip.) Dip the brush in the remover , then drag across the bottom half of polish until you get the shape you want. Then clean up sides, making sure to wipe and re-dip often so that you don't stain your cuticles. Let dry.
-Next you'll need a dotting tool. If you dont have a fancy one, you can make one by sicking a straight pin into the eraser of a pencil, or simply use a toothpick!
-Put a few drops/blobs of red polish on a smooth surface (a Ziploc bag works great and makes for easy cleanup.) Dip the tip or your dotting tool in the red polish and then put a dot in the center of your nail below the green tip. Then continue with two more on each side.
-Last but not least, seal in your polish with a top coat. This helps protect your polish and makes it last a little longer, but most of all makes your nails nice and shiny!
Now, you're ready for Christmas!!!
Note: I used "Sinful" nail polish from Walgreen's. If you use different brands of polish at the same time, make sure they are all formaldehyde free/ or all have formaldehyde. If you use both, the polish will not dry correctly and you'll have soft spots and get smudges.
This is day 8 of a 25 Days of Christmas series. To see the rest, click here.


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As a kid I enjoyed nothing more then weekend morning and afternoons when the cable channels would often put on older musicals. I received my entire musical education this way. I watched most of them to death and wore through an old collection of LPs donated by my neighbors listening to the original soundtracks. Now while I watched most of them too many times for a brain to take, some made their mark so deeply that it became impossible for me to grow tired of them. Chief amongst them is the 1962 Robert Preston and Shirley Jones extravaganza, The Music Man .
The musical, which is set in July 1912, is about a traveling salesman, "Professor" Harold Hill, who arrives in River City, Iowa, intrigued by the challenge of swindling the famously stubborn natives of Iowa. Masquerading as a traveling band instructor, Professor Hill plans to con the citizens of River City into paying him to create a boy's marching band, including instruments, uniforms, and music instruction. Once he has collected the money and the instruments and uniforms have arrived, he will hop the next train out of town leaving them without their money or a band. Of course a change of heart results in a heartwarming story.
The Disc
The Music Man is presented in a 1080p high definition transfer and has never looked better. Those trombones really pop out. Audio is crisp and clean. I would like have been more special features (don't we all), but The Music Man has some nice ones all presented in Standard Definition. The include:
- A 2 minute introduction by Shirley Jones
- The 22 minute "Right Here in River City" making of featurette (hosted by Jones)
- The Original Theatrical Trailer
If you love musicals and have access to a Blu-Ray player, The Music Man is a must have. I cannot gush enough about it….
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Access to water service in Detroit continues to be a population health issue
By Esperanza Cantu
Access to water service by vulnerable populations remains an issue for the Population Health Council. Recently, Professor john powell, director of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, co-chair of the Population Health Council, advised its Community Engagement and Advocacy Advisory Committee, to work within the purview of the Council's expertise and focus on the public health effects of lack of access to processed water. The committee issued a statement approved in June that advocated for public health-based exceptions to the water shutoffs. Building upon a memorandum from Raquel Castañeda-López, City Council Member of District 6, the statement advocates for a moratorium on water shutoffs for the following:
• Infants and children under the age of 18
• Seniors age 62 and above
• Persons with mental illness
• Persons with disabilities
• Expectant and/or breastfeeding mothers
• Persons dealing with chronic diseases or otherwise in need of critical and/or medical care
The Population Health Council continues to support the adoption of a water affordability plan, as opposed to the current assistance plan administered by the Great Lakes Water Authority. Philadelphia City Council passed water affordability legislation unanimously in November 2015, and Mayor Michael Nutter signed the ordinance on December 1, 2015. "The law marked the beginning of a fundamental shift in how the City of Philadelphia would assist low-income families in maintaining life-essential water service," according to Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.According to the legislation, Philadelphia's water affordability plan must be implemented by September 2017. Importantly, current available research suggests that water affordability plans result in higher utility revenues because customers are better equipped to pay bills that are based on household income.
Back in Detroit, however, community members opposed to the current water assistance plan released a report entitled "Mapping the Water Crisis, The Dismantling of African-American Neighborhoods in Detroit, Volume I." The group, called "We the People of Detroit Community Research Collective," presented research that shows a correlation between water shutoffs and home foreclosures. In 2006, the Detroit Water and Sewage Department decided that unpaid water bills could be included in property taxes. The majority of foreclosed homes with unpaid taxes in Wayne County have been in Detroit. It is estimated that between 12 and 27 percent of tax-foreclosed homes had water debt included in unpaid property taxes. Despite the poor data available to the community research collective, the picture that emerges reveals structural racism that unfortunately continues to disparage Detroit's Black community.
Recently, mixed reports have emerged suggesting funding for Detroit's water bill assistance program may not last through the month. The Detroit Water and Sewage Department and Great Lakes Water Authority released a statement that indicated the program is adequately funded and is not running out of money, despite recent reports indicating that it was in fact out of funds.
As officials continue to grapple with how to receive payments from water customers, the Population Health Council continues to advocate for a water affordability plan as a long-term solution, and a moratorium to the populations listed above as exceptions based on public health.
Esperanza Cantu is manager of Health Equity and Collaboration for Authority Health


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Increasingly, Americans who are so concerned about security that they will sacrifice their liberty in order to be protected by government are succeeding in turning our society into a group of terrified lemmings. A case in point is condoning the outrageous behavior of TSA agents at airport security points.
Every few days, news reports bring another example of atrocious TSA behavior. People of all ages, including young children, are groped by the TSA. This is a violation of the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment forbidding unreasonable searches. "Reasonable judges" have ruled that feeling American citizens' genital areas is not unreasonable. I emphatically disagree.
I have personal experience with outrageous TSA personnel. My very attractive 16-year-old granddaughter was groped for at least five minutes in Hawaii. I have personally had my genitals in the hands of TSA agents in Hawaii and Philadelphia.


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In June, the New York Times published a gallery featuring Irish dancers at the World Irish Dancing Championships in Belfast.
Some of the photos accurately depicted the image of an offstage dancer before/after she competed. The tan lines, overly made-up faces, outrageous wigs — it's all captured and presented to the world.
Now, the misery on the dancers' faces — that, to me, is inaccurate. As a former child dancer myself, I know that most Irish dancers' gut instinct is to smile like a maniac when a camera is near. The world championships can be stressful, I'm sure, but also joyous days for dancers who get to see their friends who've traveled from across the globe to be present. I'm interested in learning how and why photographer Kenneth O'Halloran instructed the dancers to pose the way they did.
Friday, the New York Times' 6th Floor Blog published the article, "What's up with those Irish Dancing Costumes?"
The Times reporter went to Dr. John Cullinane, known historian of Irish dance costumes and respected dance master.
He addresses the costumes, tans and wigs — which, we all admit, can be a little out of control — and the makeup. For some reason, Irish dancers are targeted for wearing lots of colorful eye shadow. Other dancers get away with wearing "stage makeup."
Cullinane explains that Irish dancers, too, use stage makeup:
"Competitions are held in huge auditoriums, on stages that measure about 40 feet wide, and the lighting required to light those stages is tremendous. Irish dancers, like all performers, get made up. So there's nothing unusual about making up the dancers. But the extent to which it's done is surprising, particularly with the young children.
We do have competitions in which children at the early ages are not allowed to wear makeup and must wear simple dresses. We try to control it, but it is a very parent-driven thing."
So, now that one issue's cleared up, can anyone explain to me why the Times is suddenly interested in likening Irish dancing to "Toddlers in Tiaras"? There is a HUGE difference here: Irish dancers have talent.


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***NEW*** for Summer 2016 from "Old Road Primitives"...Summer Dayz Sunflower Raggedy Pattern! How cute is this little "summer thyme" sunflower raggedy? This little raggedy is wearing the cutest pair of bib overalls. In this pattern you will learn how to make the raggedy, her clothes and the "darling" little craft wire sunflowers. This pattern comes with easy to follow, step by step directions along with detailed pattern pieces. You are going to "love" working with this new "ORP" pattern. Summer Dayz Sunflower Raggedy is 18" tall, 10 1/2" sitting. Thanks for stopping by today to view this new "Old Road Primitives" pattern!
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
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At 5:27 p.m. on April 10, 2014, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake centered near Lake Managua in Nicaragua occurred. The earthquake was felt throughout the country, but the most affected areas were Nagarote in the department of Leon and Mateare and parts of the city of Managua in the department of Managua. In these areas, it has been reported that thousands of buildings have been damaged and at least 100 people have been injured. One fatality has been reported.
The president of Nicaragua issued a red alert for the entirety of April 11, and public and private schools as well as universities have been canceled for the day as a preventative measure.
All Heifer International Nicaragua staff members are safe and sound, and they have taken security measures at the office. Heifer Nicaragua projects are not located in the most affected areas, and no project participants or project counterparts have reported injuries, damages or losses.
Three aftershocks of lesser intensity have been reported this morning. After 11 a.m., Heifer Nicaragua employees left to finish the work day at their respective houses, where they will follow the security measures outlined by the National System for the Prevention of Disasters.


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Taking a libellous punt at the beautiful game
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
The Toepoke Podcast: it comes recommended
MOTD in the spotlight
CollinsBeans weighs in with some thoughts on the increasingly under fire highlights show. Is it really that bad?
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
The BIG Debate – Are Coventry right to sign Marlon King?
Monday, 20 September 2010
Famous 5ive: Hattrick Hero's
In honour of Dimitar Berbatov's treble at the weekend (and less heralded, but far more importantly, James Vaughan's for Crystal Palace against Portsmouth) this week's famous 5ive brings you some memorable hattrick hero's
Friday, 17 September 2010
"I'm not suited to Bolton or Blackburn, I would be more suited to Inter or Real Madrid..."
The immortal words of one Samuel Allardyce
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
"It's as good as what I've seen us play"
Another gem from linguist Jamie Redknapp, who seems to be in Richard Keys' bad books at the moment...
Friday, 3 September 2010
Champions League 2010/11 – The Big Preview
A fans perspective: your first game
It's often hard to capture that feeling we have all had as football fans, when we get to attend our first game, live and in person. That nervous excitement, the combined feelings of dread and expectation in equal measure; the first game you attend live is likely to make or break whether you come back for more. With that in mind, please enjoy the following guest contribution from a fledgling Crystal Palace fan named Shadia and her account of her first visit to the hallowed turf of Selhurst Park...


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Why are we so productive when we get super busy?
I am in a crazy-busy period, yet I seem to be taking care of lots of little things that have been sitting around my desk for months. I'm trying to understand it in order to tap into it in less busy times.
- is it just adrenaline? if so, I know I can only keep this up for so long
- is it that I'm just not thinking so much about the task, and just doing it?
- I find myself filling in free minutes with "Priority B or Priority C" things that have been nagging me - am I just trying to get these off my mind, so I can concentrate on the important stuff?
whatever it is, it tracks with other times when I've been consumed by a project, and have been energized. I love it, but I wonder how long I can keep the pace....
It also tracks with a saying that someone told me a long time ago - "Give your most important projects to your busiest person." - well that's me at the moment...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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Shutter 0.85 released – get it now!
The time of waiting is over – after 15 weeks of development we are happy to announce the release of Shutter 0.85. A long list of new features and improvements is waiting to get explored by you…
Undo / Redo anywhere
Shutter now supports undo / redo functionality within the main program.
If you don't like the effect that was applied by one of Shutter's plugins you can now easily revert to the last version. You file was modified by an external app while opened with Shutter? No problem – Shutter will recognize the changes and you can simply use Shutter's undo method to go back in time.
Drag and drop pics into Shutter
Tired of using the old-school file dialogs to open your files with Shutter? You can now simply drag any supported file to Shutter's main window and Shutter will open it. The same goes for the internal Drawing Tool.
If you already have an image in the clipboard you can import it by pressing Shift+Ctrl+v (or use the related menu item unter File → New → Import from clipboard).
Capture menus and tooltips
Shutter now has options for specifically capturing a menu or a tooltip, making it much easier. A video says more than a thousand words here…
Many UI improvements
To make Shutter even more usable and intuitive we have reworked the UI on many places. When you wan to change the delay quickly, you can now do that by activating it in the statusbar of Shutter's main window without entering the preferences dialog as in the old days. The same does apply for the cursor setting and switching between profiles.
We've also reorganized the preferences dialog to achieve a more consistent look and logical structure. Additionally there are many new options to give you the opportunity to use Shutter the way you want.
Improved Advanced Selection Tool
Shutter does provide two different tools to capture a region of your screen. The Simple Selection Tool and the Advanced Selection Tool. Both have unique features and a different way of usage. One of the features provided exclusively by the Simple Selection Tool was the zoom window. It was not implemented in the other tool because it has its own zooming mechanism.
In this version you'll be able to use the zoom window in the Advanced Selection Tool as well. Additionally the zoom window should react much faster to the mouse movements now. It hides automatically if it is in the way but you can even activate / deactivate it by hitting the <Space> key on your keyboard.
There is also a new dialog that allows you to enter the width, height, X and Y position of the selection manually.
Improved Window Selection
Most parts of the window selection functionality were rewritten in order to make it more comfortable. You'll see a nice animated effect when hovering with your mouse over the windows on your desktop displaying the window title and geometry of the currently selected window. Convince yourself…You simply have to try it!
Note: You need to activate visual effects to get the animation – the window information (name and geometry) is available for all settings.
Shutter is now able to use the system's notification architecture to display some information, e.g. delay, pre-delay and save messages. The current implementation supports all architectures that implement the
org.freedesktop.Notifications specification (e.g. Ubuntu's Notify-OSD).
Send screenshots via email or instant messenger
You can now send any of your screenshots by email using your local email client (thx to José Borges Ferreira for sending a patch)…
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A sleeker appearance, more underhood might and loads of enhanced technology add even more appeal to the comprehensively revamped 2013 Aston Martin DB9 lineup. Borrowing a number of design elements from AM's upcoming Vanquish Super GT as well as the pricier but slow-selling Virage -- which has now been mustered out of production -- the new DB9 makes a far stronger and even more elegant total performance statement in both Coupe and Volante Convertible body styles while simplifying the automaker's lineup.
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Visual changes to the 2013 Aston Martin DB9's exterior serve to effectively reinforce its enhanced dynamic capabilities. While a restyled front fascia/grille/splitter, more deeply sculpted side sills and revised fender strakes directly recall cues from the now-departed Virage, the DB9's handsome profile does feature a revised hood and a new, more aggressively contoured decklid "flip" that improves its high-speed aerodynamics on both the fixed and drop-top variants. Collectively, the modifications impart a lower, wider look to the car that's set off with tasteful trim elements, standard bi-xenon headlamps and 20-inch cast-alloy wheels wrapped in Pirelli P Zero performance tires -- 245/355 up front and 293/30 in the rear.
The DB9's already plush cabin also gets even more inviting for 2013. It's full-grain leather features the elegant hand-stitched "welt" element first seen in the Virage, complemented by rich walnut veneers, jewel-like glass switchgear - including Aston's signature crystal key - and a comprehensive array of standard equipment that encompasses everything from satellite navigation and a 700-watt Aston Martin Premium audio system with satellite radio to dual-zone auto climate control and a Rear Parking Assist Camera.
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To help put that added firepower to best use, the DB9's chassis received a similar level of focused change. While its bonded-aluminum tub does not get the carbon-fiber enhanced elements of the Gen4 VH structure that will be used in the top-line Vanquish, it does feature an upgraded version of Aston's tri-mode (Normal/Sport/Track) Adaptive Damping System and comes standard with Brembo-sourced Carbon Ceramic Matrix (CCM) discs and calipers. In addition to providing superior stopping power and greater resistance to fade, these new high-tech binders also are over 27 pounds lighter than the steel units found in the current DB9.
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A farewell to Arms was written by Ernest Hemingway. A farewell to Arms was published by Scribner Book Company.
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
We Have Until July at Latest
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26 comments:
- AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 1:58 PM
This guy use to scare the shit out of me. Every few months he comes out and says we have until X to prepare for a complete economic collapse. Then he goes on with why. Now its just funny/hilarous.ReplyDelete
Dont get me wrong here I believe we will have QE to infinity and eventually hyper inflation. Andf have been preparing for it.
I would recommend reading Gordon T Long's work VS ruppert.
- AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 4:41 PM
I can't wait. I'm soooo excited for the day people will get to sleep in the bed they have made. And many will realize they have no bed.ReplyDelete
I am as ready as I can be.
I just wonder if I will still have to go to work? Or want to?
- AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 5:34 PM
After TSHTF If we do go to work will they want to pay us in rocks because the dollar is gone?ReplyDelete
I'm not working for rocks and I believe neither will government workers who protect the cities....a few will work for rocks because they are just dumb unto death and that's how they will remain but countless others can tell the difference between real money and something useless like paper or rocks.
In other words they either pay us in silver or something valuable that we can trade for food or live with the chaos in the cities that will ensue. We're talking sporadic electricity no truck shipment of food and the toilet smells like hell because there's no power to flush it.
That's what is coming baby and even the O'tard socialists idiots who will be hungry as hell will finally put 2 and 2 together... Hey the welfare and socialism cards are out... no more freebies... Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!
- AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 5:39 PM
Oh and PS from 2:34ReplyDelete
The Air Conditioner/Heater, the Blackberry, the Android and the Ipad2 will be out of power and no internet either...
Think 1819 baby... In 18:19 if you wanted food you planted a garden or raised a farm animal or else the other choice was that you died of severe hunger.
- AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 6:14 PM
234 is a moron and has a power toilet, I flush mine, not hooked up to any electricity, in 234's socialist dreams he has a power toilet, lOL 234 is also too stupid to realize this country is not socialist, that is what his masters at limpballs and faux news tell him, actually we are a fascist country, look it up Moron!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 7:01 PM
You can insult me all you want but your O-messiah won't be able to save you....
After that we go into civil war, I will do whatever to protect myself from you before you come with a gun to try and steal my food. I am practicing for that day...
Let us see if you can use your 2 cent insults to buy anything then.
Maybe that little boy at MSNBC has all the answers....HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
- AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 8:12 PM
Anon at 10:58,ReplyDelete
Right on the money. Ruppert has become a total joke. His life now revolves around his predictions for collapse on 'X'. What a tool.
And yes, I also believe we are heading towards QE to infinity and hyperinflation.
We'll survive, just like other countries that have experienced it.
- AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 8:32 PM
@401 I would never need a redneck loser like you for food or anything, I could buy and sell you, Way ahead of you, and always have been. Maybe that little kid and drug user limpballs can help you, but then again, Not! Limpballs the chickhawk got out of nam by using an anal wart as his excuse, he is as useless as you and your hicks are, go jesus fuck some more.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 9:01 PM
ruppert is right on this one, time is short, prepare or perish!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 9:25 PM
3:14, I live on well/septic so I need electricity to pump the water into the house and into the toilet. So yes, you may need electricity for your toilet to refill with water. At least a generator.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 10:17 PM
this shit is rediculous already 2 years putting a dateReplyDelete
on when "SHTF" and nothing!!!!!!!
- AnonymousApril 11, 2011 at 12:29 AM
So after two years, don't you think that this time it just may be right? Japan and her industry is gone for a very long time and that is having a ripple effect all over the world. I think this earthquake and it's after effects are the final straw that breaks the camels back.ReplyDelete
More job losses world wide. Parts shortages for the cars already on the road.
Worse yet, Japan will have to cash in those bonds they bought from us, so they can rebuild and we have no way to pay them back!
My suggestion is you take every extra dollar you have and buy bulk foods and cases of bottled water for future use. Why would the employees of our country's electric power companies bother to go to work, if they know they will not get paid? Think the same about the water companies and the natural gas suppliers in your area.
This ride is gonna be rough for a long time to come.
- AnonymousApril 11, 2011 at 1:39 AM
He just moved...Yet he had time to hang up everything on the wall behind him to make your sub-conscience think that he is important! How much should I donate to someone wasting everyones time on this website? How about zero! There are "scammers" in every walk of life...I can't believe that someone is really trying to play this card for donations!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 11, 2011 at 5:50 AM
I'm a long term doomer,,, I'm waaaay past the fear stage. I went through my prep stage and now I'm actually trying to get back to enjoying life. I could always prep more and more, but I had to say enough. I just splurged the other day on a $2000 lawn mower.Felt greatReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 11, 2011 at 6:16 AM
You think guns and ammo are going to get you through any collapse? Yeah, it might protect you against a wild pack of dogs, or that rare occasion grandma is pushing her cart to close to your property line or digging in your trash and then BOOM you blow her away. I'll bet the neighborhood would really love that!ReplyDelete
Real survival or life skills trumps any Rambo-style macho talk on a blog any day.
- AnonymousApril 11, 2011 at 6:20 AM
All toilets run on electricity because water is transported through cities and towns with pumps.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousApril 11, 2011 at 6:53 AM
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ReplyDelete
- Noodles123April 11, 2011 at 3:51 PM
Michael Ruppert is a good man, his message is on the spot only prob is he underestimates the stupidity of people.ReplyDelete
Truth is we as Americans are soooo screwed financially but we close our eyes to the truth so everything continues on the road.
He assumes that the Big Company books won't be cooked, that the Fed won't continue making air money and that people won't still take fake fiat paper money when they see the truth.
Sad thing is they WILL...We all know people who "Don't care or want to know."
There will be a crash and everyone will act all surprised but no date can be said...It's just a domino effect...So could be tommorow could be in 2 years...It actually depends when some large percentage of America "Wakes Up" say 30%.
Still if even half of his predictions from his movie "Collapse" is correct we will see massive die off just because most fertilizers are petro based...Either due to scarcity, lack of credit to buy them or collapse of currency to trade for them...But that's all a short term long term...Meaning played out over several years.
Americans think short term is a long time...5-10 years is nothing in the pages of history...We have to think of time like the Chinese..."I may not conquer you but my son's son will."
- AnonymousApril 11, 2011 at 7:52 PM
You see fine erstwhile persons; this is precisely what really ails the usa - the 3:20's of the world who know absolutly nothing and are very proud to exhault it !ReplyDelete
All toilets run on electricity - oh brother - what a stupid frigging comment.
Man - you city folk really blow my fucking mind
you have absolutly NO fucking clue - to you milk
comes in a gallon plastic jug produced by the milk goddess - nothing else is affected by your milk goddess; no feed, no transport, no pastueurization, no feedlots, no milk teats, no cow piss. no cow shit, no life, no death
Just milk - it miraculously appears on the shelf of your open 24 hours or your screaming foul grocers shelf.
Get fucking real
- AnonymousApril 11, 2011 at 8:41 PM
@ 4:52 PMReplyDelete
Yeah that's what happens when that poster @3:14 sits all day watching that little boy maddow on msnbc. In that world toilets don't need electricity. Just fill up the welfare and food stamp cards watch O-tards speeches of a future of taking things from other people without a day of work. Socialism will never work and the O-tards should have learned from the collapse of the USSR but since they are too lazy to read they won't find out until one day nothing happens when they swipe their freebie cards to get their socialist vanilla ice cream.
The alternative is fascism but the O-tards are doing that at the airport so they can feel up 6 year olds at the security stop. Really sick people and their O-messiah has filled up DC with nothing but perverts, pedophiles and freaks...
No wonder the economy is collapsing... The O-tard circus can't keep it together and their freak show circus clowns will all go down in flames...
- AnonymousApril 11, 2011 at 8:57 PM
Wow 4:52 you blow my mind. What the hell are you ranting about anyway? You lost me at cows and milk. Well, dumbalicious, the majority of the worlds populations live in cities, therefore the majority of toilets must run on electricity. And while you are making stupid assumptions, you should know that my family has a ranch on 200 acres with some cows on it. We use well water and a septic system. And guess what else? Electricity!ReplyDelete
It's a simple statement and should only come off as controversial to only the most idiotic to say that the loss of electricity in the world will be a huge problem. It's common sense!
Stop blabbing long enough to think and you might be able to process it all better.
- AnonymousApril 12, 2011 at 7:43 PM
We'll never get anywhere - everyone is too busy battling amongst themselves. Find one commonality, just one (but there are many others) - Wall St. thieves, for instance. They're still taking our money and they're still roaming around out there hunting for more. I firmly believe that everyone understands deep within what has to be done.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 12, 2011 at 8:57 PM
Yeah thats what I tried to say, but everyone is on this gun toting everyman for himself "I got mine" kick. We'll see how long that lasts.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 13, 2011 at 1:37 AM
I make a lot of money on all you fools buying stupid stuff you dont need because Im predicting the end of the world! lol Send me money! It wont do you any good at the end of the world! lol But what good will it do me? Ok, you got me, Im full of shit and just want your money!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 14, 2011 at 9:12 PM
Basta ya!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 4:39 PM
Natural disasters have been happening since this planet was created.... I am glad for natural disasters. It just means that this planet is still alive and kicking. If all natural disasters suddenly stopped. I would grab a lawn chair, a bottle of whiskey and my family to watch the end of the world. Ol mother nature still has a few million years left in her....your lives are so short compared to the grand scheme of things in this universe. You will be dust in the wind when the SHTF. Chill....just be prepared and roll with the punches...."Everybody dies but not everybody "LIVES" "Be excellent to each other" (From Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure) As cheesy at it may be it has a good message....Don't be an ASS**** and treat your fellow Human well... Natural disaster = population control... Mother earth shaking the fleas offReplyDelete


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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Premature birth is the leading cause of newborn death and many lifelong disabilities. According to the March of Dimes Foundation, in Louisiana 212 of 1275 babies born each week are preterm.
The mission of the March of Dimes is "to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature births, and infant mortality." In carrying out this mission, the March of Dimes conducts research, community outreach, education, and provides advocacy. As a great deal of effort goes into making this foundation successful, it takes volunteers and community support to make their mission possible. The March of Dimes is inviting the public to help fight birth defects by participating in the March for Babies.
On Saturday, October 8, 2011, a March of Dimes Walk will be hosted at the Highway 51 Park located at 2900 Highway 51 in LaPlace, Louisiana. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. All proceeds from the walk will go toward continuation of research and support for a foundation that helps families have healthier babies.
"This will be the 3rd annual March for Babies in St. John the Baptist Parish. We are asking residents to consider participating to show the March of Dimes that St. John Parish is a strong supporter of their organization and to help fight for our babies! Many of us have been affected by preterm birth and/or problematic pregnancies; therefore, we look forward to supporting the March of Dimes with residents in St. John Parish," said Parish President Natalie Robottom.
March of Dimes is also soliciting teams for the March for Babies. Create your team and make your own team t-shirts for the March for Babies. For endless information on this organization and to make a difference, please visit http://www.marchofdimes.com or contact Patricia Tracy at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Monday, 7 November 2011
Update: Check out Melissas blog about her Lymphedema microsurgery.
Last week I went to have my leg measured for the new stockings and the Jovipak nightgarment that I hope to get – still waiting for Handicapcenter to get back to me on that. I do my best to keep the swelling down until the stockings are ready, with pumping and wrapping every night.
My new pump, the LymphaPress Mini is really, really good. There is a world of difference to the MultiPress12 I had before. My leg looks so fine and feels so drained after 45-60 minutes in the pump. The pumping really softens the tissue and that way prepares it for the bandages so they can do their job more efficiently.
Check out the diet poll (in the right column) and the interesting score so far.
The picture is of a little cycle/walk path near me, a little peaceful detour I sometimes take on my way home from work. The leaves are everywhere at the moment, there are places where a snowplough would be handy! I guess they will be out soon enough as winter is approaching.
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