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Brothers and Sisters, I would like to thank everyone that took time to attend a unit meeting this month. There is a lot going on with Oncor Electric Delivery. IBEW Local 69 is supporting the acquisition of Oncor Electric Delivery by Berkshire Hathaway. The parties will await the bankruptcy judge’s decision on how the deal will proceed. Also, Oncor announced a plan to swap assets with Sharyland Utilities in a transaction valued at approximately $400 million. The transaction is subject to approval by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. When approved by regulators, Sharyland will receive approximately 258 miles of 345 kv transmission lines from Oncor, and Oncor will receive all of Sharyland’s distribution network and retail delivery customers, totaling around 54,000 customers. I understand about 130 Sharyland employees will receive offers of employment to join the Oncor team. Let’s hope they are not in management because, we have plenty of chiefs - we need more Linemen.
The happiest people in Texas are the Sharyland customers. The customers at Sharyland moving over to become Oncor customers will realize a significant rate relief, resulting in lower electric bills. Oncor and Sharyland will file a joint change-in-control filing with the PUCT. When approved, the transaction will be complete before the end of the year.
The Company is in the process of offering a contract extension to IBEW Local 69 members. At this time we have not received an offer in writing. At the unit meetings we discussed whether a one year contract extension or a two year extension would be in our best interest. We have one more week of unit meetings at the time this article is written, stay tuned for updates.
Local 69 and WFAA-TV will enter into negotiations on August 1st for wages only. After we have a solid offer from the station we will inform the membership and schedule a ratification vote at the station. You all know how hot it is. Don’t get too hot and drink plenty of water.
There will be a Steward Training Class on Saturday, August 19, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. at Local 20’s Hall. Local 20 is located at: 684 W Tarrant Rd., Grand Prairie, Texas, 75050. IBEW representatives will conduct the Steward Training. If interested please send an email to our local at ibewloc69@aol.com. There will be members from Locals 20, 66, 69 and 220 attending the training.
Posted on August 7, 2017 by Teresa Reed.

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Brothers and Sisters , I would like to thank everyone that took time to attend a unit meeting this month . There is a lot going on with Oncor Electric Delivery . IBEW Local 69 is supporting the acquisition of Oncor Electric Delivery by Berkshire Hathaway . The parties will await the bankruptcy judge ’s decision on how the deal will proceed . Also , Oncor announced a plan to swap assets with Sharyland Utilities in a transaction valued at approximately $ 400 million . The transaction is subject to approval by the Public Utility Commission of Texas . When approved by regulators , Sharyland will receive approximately 258 miles of 345 kv transmission lines from Oncor , and Oncor will receive all of Sharyland ’s distribution network and retail delivery customers , totaling around 54,000 customers . I understand about 130 Sharyland employees will receive offers of employment to join the Oncor team . Let ’s hope they are not in management because , we have plenty of chiefs - we need more Linemen .
 The happiest people in Texas are the Sharyland customers . The customers at Sharyland moving over to become Oncor customers will realize a significant rate relief , resulting in lower electric bills . Oncor and Sharyland will file a joint change - in - control filing with the PUCT . When approved , the transaction will be complete before the end of the year .
 The Company is in the process of offering a contract extension to IBEW Local 69 members . At this time we have not received an offer in writing . At the unit meetings we discussed whether a one year contract extension or a two year extension would be in our best interest . We have one more week of unit meetings at the time this article is written , stay tuned for updates .
 Local 69 and WFAA - TV will enter into negotiations on August 1st for wages only . After we have a solid offer from the station we will inform the membership and schedule a ratification vote at the station . You all know how hot it is . Do n’t get too hot and drink plenty of water .
 There will be a Steward Training Class on Saturday , August 19 , 2017 , at 9:00 a.m. at Local 20 ’s Hall . Local 20 is located at : 684 W Tarrant Rd . , Grand Prairie , Texas , 75050 . IBEW representatives will conduct the Steward Training . If interested please send an email to our local at ibewloc69@aol.com . There will be members from Locals 20 , 66 , 69 and 220 attending the training .
 Posted on August 7 , 2017 by Teresa Reed .


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Herbstreit is almost always on the road as part of the ESPN crew, so he's had ample opportunities to visit restaurants across the nation. He's been to all the great college towns, so it's no surprise that the City of Champions is home to Herbie's favorite restaurant.
So what is Kirk Herbstreit's favorite restaurant?
It's FIVE. The Downtown Tuscaloosa restaurant is known for their carefully selected offerings: each day the menu features five entrees, five appetizers, five wines, and five happy hour specials. The food is delicious, and the restaurant has an ambiance that can't be beat--it's no wonder FIVE is a cut above to Herbstreit.
Kudos to Herbie for honoring a Tuscaloosa restaurant this year; his pick is almost awesome enough for us to forgive him for projecting the Clemson Tigers to win the Natty this year.

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Kirk Herbstreit knows football , and the ESPN analyst knows what 's good , too : Herbie picked a Tuscaloosa restaurant as his fave in this year 's annual " Herbie Awards . "
 Herbstreit is almost always on the road as part of the ESPN crew , so he 's had ample opportunities to visit restaurants across the nation . He 's been to all the great college towns , so it 's no surprise that the City of Champions is home to Herbie 's favorite restaurant .
 So what is Kirk Herbstreit 's favorite restaurant ?
 It 's FIVE . The Downtown Tuscaloosa restaurant is known for their carefully selected offerings : each day the menu features five entrees , five appetizers , five wines , and five happy hour specials . The food is delicious , and the restaurant has an ambiance that ca n't be beat -- it 's no wonder FIVE is a cut above to Herbstreit .
 Kudos to Herbie for honoring a Tuscaloosa restaurant this year ; his pick is almost awesome enough for us to forgive him for projecting the Clemson Tigers to win the Natty this year .


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The seller is honest, the order did not receive but the money returned without questions. Probably mail wine.
WISMEC Reux Mini Atomizer Glass Tube is a 2ml capapcity glass tube. made of pyrex glass. Designed for the Reux Mini Atomizer. You can replace the old or broken tube freely.
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It is a replacement glass tube with capacity of 2ml for Reux Mini . You can replace old or broken tube with it . Get it as a spare part .
 The WISMEC Pyrex Glass Tube is designed for the Reux Mini Atomizer . You can replace the old or broken tube freely with this one - perfect . Get it as a spare part just incase !
 • It is for WISMEC Reux Mini .
 The seller is honest , the order did not receive but the money returned without questions . Probably mail wine .
 WISMEC Reux Mini Atomizer Glass Tube is a 2ml capapcity glass tube . made of pyrex glass . Designed for the Reux Mini Atomizer . You can replace the old or broken tube freely .
 Good perfect quality is set to reux mini . I am satisfied having this .


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Bayern (Munich) president Uli Hones once again declared the club`s desire to hold Jop Heinkes for another season. The Bavarian coach plans to withdraw from office in the summer, but the leadership of the German Grandma is doing everything possible to dissuade him. `I`m trying to explain to Jup that his mission in Bayern is not yet finished, he has to make the transition from the more experienced players to the young, and I hope I can convince him to stay for another year. `B` as a coach, `said Hones.
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Bayern ( Munich ) president Uli Hones once again declared the club`s desire to hold Jop Heinkes for another season . The Bavarian coach plans to withdraw from office in the summer , but the leadership of the German Grandma is doing everything possible to dissuade him . ` I`m trying to explain to Jup that his mission in Bayern is not yet finished , he has to make the transition from the more experienced players to the young , and I hope I can convince him to stay for another year . ` B ` as a coach , ` said Hones .
 In Bayern they want to have Hainkes ` final decision before the beginning of March . Until then , the club predicted by soccer scores will not talk to the potential deputy of the experienced specialist . However , if Hainkes remains unbending , Thomas Tomwell is the best chance to head the Munich . Bayern is a convincing leader in the Bundesliga and continues for the German Cup and the Champions League , where the eighth finals will meet Besiktas .


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PICCADILLY CIRCUS UK: ISLAM WILL NOT DOMINATE……! – The Tundra Tabloids…….
PICCADILLY CIRCUS UK: ISLAM WILL NOT DOMINATE……!
There are about 200 anti-sharia activists in Piccadilly Circus and lots of press and photographers. It is a multi-racial gathering, and there are many Union Jacks on display.
Obviously, there are no Muslim demonstrators to counter, but people are showing their opposition to sharia law in Britain. The protest is very peaceful and good-spirited.
We will have some photos later on.
Steve Gash of SIOE is present, as is another English Democrat member of UKIP, Magnus Nielsen (updated).
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 PICCADILLY CIRCUS UK : ISLAM WILL NOT DOMINATE …… !
 There are about 200 anti - sharia activists in Piccadilly Circus and lots of press and photographers . It is a multi - racial gathering , and there are many Union Jacks on display .
 Obviously , there are no Muslim demonstrators to counter , but people are showing their opposition to sharia law in Britain . The protest is very peaceful and good - spirited .
 We will have some photos later on .
 Steve Gash of SIOE is present , as is another English Democrat member of UKIP , Magnus Nielsen ( updated ) .
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Besides JIRA Interview Questions, we will discuss how to create an issue or how agile project is manged using JIRA with screenshots those if you go through will give you a practical overview.
Q1. Explain what is JIRA?
JIRA is an issue tracking product or a software tool developed by Atlassian, commonly used for bug tracking, project management and issue tracking; it is entirely based on this three aspects.
Q2. What can be referred as an issue in JIRA?
Q3. How Are Issues Handled in JIRA?
Click on “Create Issue” button. Alternately, when you type “c” while on the JIRA page, the following ‘Create Issue’ dialog opens up.
All the fields in this page are self explanatory. We will discuss the most important one below.
Project: Every issue belongs to a project. You can choose the same by clicking on the drop down and choosing the project that you want this issue to belong to.
The items Bug, new feature, task, improvement are exactly what their names imply. Epic and story are more relevant to agile projects. Story is a requirement in Agile that needs to be tracked from start to finish. Epic is a group of stories.
Choose the issue type as needed. I am going to go with “Bug”.
A bug/defect is essentially something that is not right. The right way to approach a bug title is to concisely define ‘what’s wrong’.
It is also agreed, that when I open this bug and look into it in detail, I am sure I will find the answer to this question.
In the limited space that this field provides try to write your title in a way that communicates the exact issue without any ambiguity.
Priority: This field can take one of the following values.
Choose an appropriate option for your bug.
Component: This list will display the components of the Project. Choose appropriately.
Affected Version and Fix version: These two fields will display the versions available for the project. It is not necessary that a certain issue that you encountered in a certain version gets fixed in the same one. In cases like that, you can choose the affected version as the current version and fix version as the next one.
Assignee: You can type the name of the person to whom this issue should be handed over further. You can also assign an issue to yourself.
Q5. Is it possible to access JIRA cloud site via a mobile device?
Yes, it is possible to access JIRA cloud site via a mobile device. You have to just use the URL of the JIRA cloud site in your mobile web browser.
Q6. Explain labeling and linking issue in JIRA?
Labeling Issue: It enables you to categorize an issue in a more informal way than assigning it to a component or version. You can then search issues according to label.
Linking Issue: This feature enables you to link an association between two issues on either on the same or different JIRA servers.
Q7. Mention the types of reports generated in JIRA?
Workload Pie Chart Report, etc.
Q8. Explain what is Cloning an Issue?
Q9. Mention what things are not included in cloned issue in JIRA?
Q10. How to Use JIRA Effectively for Managing Agile Projects?
Agile Methodology for software development has gained immense popularity in the recent years.
Agile Projects follow an incremental approach to development of the requirements.
Once ranked, the stories are assigned developmental cycles (Sprints) that last for approx. 4-6 weeks.
The detailed documentation is avoided. Instead, a scrum board is maintained that will show the status and progress.
JIRA successfully supports all the activities listed above for projects following an Agile Methodology. In this article, we will see how.
Note – Firstly, you will need JIRA Agile add-on if you have not gotten it already.
You can have a product backlog by creating a main User story and having various sub-tasks under it.
Or you can create an Issue type -Epic and Issue type – Story linked to it. To do so, in the ‘Create Issue’ page you can go to “Configure Fields” and choose “Epic link” field to be included in the issue creation screen. – This is the most commonly used method.
Note: You will not be able to link Epic to another Epic.
Feature #2) There are two kinds of boards in JIRA agile. What are they and what they do is explained in the below window. Choose the appropriate board and continue through the steps to create a board. You will have to choose the projects from which issues are to be considered. In this article we are going to discuss a Scrum board.
Feature #3) After a board is created you will be able to configure it as you see fit. Basically, there are two modes to a board – Plan and work. As the name implies, plan is the part where you can categorize your requirements (stories) into Sprints. Work mode is when you can track the time spent and the overall progress. Apart from these two you can generate several reports.
The plan mode displays all the user stories created for the project.
You can use the LHS menu to decide the basis on which the issues need to be displayed. You can choose to view all the issues or only the ones related to a certain Epic.
Change the order in which issues need to be considered simply by dragging them up or down in the backlog.
From the RHS side menu upon clicking on an issue, you can create links, sub tasks, log work and perform any other activity like you would on a normal issue.
You can use this screen to create a sprint too, if you have the right permissions.
This will display the Active sprint information. All the user stories are going to be categorized into To do, In progress and Done to show the progress clearly.
Go to Agile Board->Reports. As you can see, there are lots of custom Agile reports that can be generated using JIRA. All you have to do is, choose the report that you would like and decide the data based on which this report should be generated.
With the right permissions or if you are an admin, you will be able to configure a board after its creation. To do so, go to “Agile->Manage Boards”. In the following screen, select the “Configure” option next to the board that you want to edit from the list of the all boards available.
That completes the basic introduction into how JIRA can be used for Agile Projects. In my opinion, the tool when used right can provide solid support for this methodology. Since the focus on documentation is low in Agile, JIRA can be your one stop-shop to have everything in one place.
Now, the obvious question: How is JIRA agile helpful for testers? Frankly, for the QA fraternity the scope of JIRA is either for bug tracking or task tracking – these do not change whether they are Agile Projects or regular ones. But having a good knowledge of this methodology by itself and the tool provided support is important because the IT world is shifting its focus to Agile – and we want to know all there is to know about it to make the best of it.
Q10. Explain what is the use of “Move Issue” wizard in JIRA?
Custom Fields: If you have determined required custom fields for your issue, which do not occur in the target project, you must set values for them.
Q11. How security setting is helpful in JIRA?
Q12. Explain how you can share an issue with other users?
You can email an issue by using the share option in JIRA. You can also email other JIRA users a link to the issue by sharing the issue with them or by mentioning them in an issue’s Description or Comment field.
Q13. Explain how you can modify multiple bulk issues?
Q14. Explain how you can disable mail notification for Bulk Operations?
To disable mail notification for a particular Bulk Operations, you have to de-select the “Send Notification” checkbox in the bulk operation wizard.
Q15. What does an issue change history include?
Q16. Explain what does the three color indicates tracking times or duration for an issue?
Q17. When you log a defect using TestDirector or JIRA what fields do you see?
The issue once created can be accessed by searching the ID, browsing the “Issues” menu item or going to the project details and checking the issues tab.
We will go in a sequential order from Right to left and discuss all the options.
1) Edit: As the name suggests, this option lets you modify an issue created. Click on it and modify the information as desired. Choose ‘Update’ when done. This is similar to “Create Issue” dialog.
3) Assign: This is the option you would need when you want to shift the ownership of an issue. Enter the Assignee information, comments (anything that you would want to communicate) and choose the viewership of the comment. Once an issue is assigned to the user, an automatic email is sent (if this option is chosen by the admin) and the issue appears on the assignee’s dashboard on login.
Agile Board, Rank to Top, Rank to Bottom -> Related to Agile Projects – the details of which are going to be coming up in a later article.
Attach Files, Attach Screenshots -> Lets you attach files to an issue. The screenshot option will auto capture a screenshot. All you need to do is print screen on your machine and you can directly copy it here into JIRA.
Add Vote, Voters, Stop watching, Watchers -> Voting is a process that JIRA users can perform to support the resolution of an issue favorably or unfavorably. The options in this section facilitate the same. You can also choose to watch an issue – when you do so, all the changes to it will be notified to you.
Create Sub-Task, Convert to Sub-task -> These are the options that help create and work with sub-tasks.
Labels -> This concept is similar to the “Labels” that we find on various blog and web pages. You can categorize issues based on Version and Component formally, but when in need of something more informal, this option can be used. For example, all the issues raised to track peer review comments can be labeled “peer review” to view and track them easily.
5) Log work: This is a way to track the progress on your issue in terms of time. When this option is used, the following dialog opens up. As you can see, the detailed information about how much time is spent on an issue, how much is remaining, etc can be logged here.
6) Move: JIRA issues can be moved across projects. However, the move from one project to another might mean a different target workflow, a different issue type, a new status etc. It is therefore advisable to analyze thoroughly how the move is going to affect the issue before going ahead with this.
7) Link: This is a very versatile feature of JIRA that allows you can logically link issues with one another and establish relationships/dependencies.
An example situation where this can be used in QA projects is when a certain defect prevents you from working a certain requirement. You can use this option to show the dependency.
Configure an already created Project.
3) Choose any of the above 3 methods to add a project. In the below window, choose the type of the project.
Tip: The Project type will determine the type of workflow your issues will go through.
Note: Please note the “Import from external systems” link at the bottom of the page. If you have been using a different bug/issue tracking system and would like to migrate to JIRA. This is the option you could use. Also, if all you had earlier is an excel sheet for all your issues, you can create a project by importing all the issues in the CSV file into JIRA.
4) Enter the project Name, Key (once chosen cannot be changed) and assign a Project Lead (the person who is responsible for the overall project). Click Submit when done.
, versions and components, people involved and the level of access permissions they have etc.
We will see the creations, deleting and editing of an issue in details below. For the rest of the operations, we would encourage you to try them on the site with your trial ID.
Note: With the trial you can add up to 10 users to your account i.e., 9 additional users and 1 admin, yourself.
There are two ways in which you can add users to JIRA.
2) Enter the user details in the “Create new user” dialog that opens up. In the below example I have entered only mandatory fields. The others are self-explanatory and can be set as required.

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Besides JIRA Interview Questions , we will discuss how to create an issue or how agile project is manged using JIRA with screenshots those if you go through will give you a practical overview .
 Q1 . Explain what is JIRA ?
 JIRA is an issue tracking product or a software tool developed by Atlassian , commonly used for bug tracking , project management and issue tracking ; it is entirely based on this three aspects .
 Q2 . What can be referred as an issue in JIRA ?
 Q3 . How Are Issues Handled in JIRA ?
 Click on “ Create Issue ” button . Alternately , when you type “ c ” while on the JIRA page , the following ‘ Create Issue ’ dialog opens up .
 All the fields in this page are self explanatory . We will discuss the most important one below .
 Project : Every issue belongs to a project . You can choose the same by clicking on the drop down and choosing the project that you want this issue to belong to .
 The items Bug , new feature , task , improvement are exactly what their names imply . Epic and story are more relevant to agile projects . Story is a requirement in Agile that needs to be tracked from start to finish . Epic is a group of stories .
 Choose the issue type as needed . I am going to go with “ Bug ” .
 A bug / defect is essentially something that is not right . The right way to approach a bug title is to concisely define ‘ what ’s wrong ’ .
 It is also agreed , that when I open this bug and look into it in detail , I am sure I will find the answer to this question .
 In the limited space that this field provides try to write your title in a way that communicates the exact issue without any ambiguity .
 Priority : This field can take one of the following values .
 Choose an appropriate option for your bug .
 Component : This list will display the components of the Project . Choose appropriately .
 Affected Version and Fix version : These two fields will display the versions available for the project . It is not necessary that a certain issue that you encountered in a certain version gets fixed in the same one . In cases like that , you can choose the affected version as the current version and fix version as the next one .
 Assignee : You can type the name of the person to whom this issue should be handed over further . You can also assign an issue to yourself .
 Q5 . Is it possible to access JIRA cloud site via a mobile device ?
 Yes , it is possible to access JIRA cloud site via a mobile device . You have to just use the URL of the JIRA cloud site in your mobile web browser .
 Q6 . Explain labeling and linking issue in JIRA ?
 Labeling Issue : It enables you to categorize an issue in a more informal way than assigning it to a component or version . You can then search issues according to label .
 Linking Issue : This feature enables you to link an association between two issues on either on the same or different JIRA servers .
 Q7 . Mention the types of reports generated in JIRA ?
 Workload Pie Chart Report , etc .
 Q8 . Explain what is Cloning an Issue ?
 Q9 . Mention what things are not included in cloned issue in JIRA ?
 Q10 . How to Use JIRA Effectively for Managing Agile Projects ?
 Agile Methodology for software development has gained immense popularity in the recent years .
 Agile Projects follow an incremental approach to development of the requirements .
 Once ranked , the stories are assigned developmental cycles ( Sprints ) that last for approx . 4 - 6 weeks .
 The detailed documentation is avoided . Instead , a scrum board is maintained that will show the status and progress .
 JIRA successfully supports all the activities listed above for projects following an Agile Methodology . In this article , we will see how .
 Note – Firstly , you will need JIRA Agile add - on if you have not gotten it already .
 You can have a product backlog by creating a main User story and having various sub - tasks under it .
 Or you can create an Issue type -Epic and Issue type – Story linked to it . To do so , in the ‘ Create Issue ’ page you can go to “ Configure Fields ” and choose “ Epic link ” field to be included in the issue creation screen . – This is the most commonly used method .
 Note : You will not be able to link Epic to another Epic .
 Feature # 2 ) There are two kinds of boards in JIRA agile . What are they and what they do is explained in the below window . Choose the appropriate board and continue through the steps to create a board . You will have to choose the projects from which issues are to be considered . In this article we are going to discuss a Scrum board .
 Feature # 3 ) After a board is created you will be able to configure it as you see fit . Basically , there are two modes to a board – Plan and work . As the name implies , plan is the part where you can categorize your requirements ( stories ) into Sprints . Work mode is when you can track the time spent and the overall progress . Apart from these two you can generate several reports .
 The plan mode displays all the user stories created for the project .
 You can use the LHS menu to decide the basis on which the issues need to be displayed . You can choose to view all the issues or only the ones related to a certain Epic .
 Change the order in which issues need to be considered simply by dragging them up or down in the backlog .
 From the RHS side menu upon clicking on an issue , you can create links , sub tasks , log work and perform any other activity like you would on a normal issue .
 You can use this screen to create a sprint too , if you have the right permissions .
 This will display the Active sprint information . All the user stories are going to be categorized into To do , In progress and Done to show the progress clearly .
 Go to Agile Board->Reports . As you can see , there are lots of custom Agile reports that can be generated using JIRA . All you have to do is , choose the report that you would like and decide the data based on which this report should be generated .
 With the right permissions or if you are an admin , you will be able to configure a board after its creation . To do so , go to “ Agile->Manage Boards ” . In the following screen , select the “ Configure ” option next to the board that you want to edit from the list of the all boards available .
 That completes the basic introduction into how JIRA can be used for Agile Projects . In my opinion , the tool when used right can provide solid support for this methodology . Since the focus on documentation is low in Agile , JIRA can be your one stop - shop to have everything in one place .
 Now , the obvious question : How is JIRA agile helpful for testers ? Frankly , for the QA fraternity the scope of JIRA is either for bug tracking or task tracking – these do not change whether they are Agile Projects or regular ones . But having a good knowledge of this methodology by itself and the tool provided support is important because the IT world is shifting its focus to Agile – and we want to know all there is to know about it to make the best of it .
 Q10 . Explain what is the use of “ Move Issue ” wizard in JIRA ?
 Custom Fields : If you have determined required custom fields for your issue , which do not occur in the target project , you must set values for them .
 Q11 . How security setting is helpful in JIRA ?
 Q12 . Explain how you can share an issue with other users ?
 You can email an issue by using the share option in JIRA . You can also email other JIRA users a link to the issue by sharing the issue with them or by mentioning them in an issue ’s Description or Comment field .
 Q13 . Explain how you can modify multiple bulk issues ?
 Q14 . Explain how you can disable mail notification for Bulk Operations ?
 To disable mail notification for a particular Bulk Operations , you have to de - select the “ Send Notification ” checkbox in the bulk operation wizard .
 Q15 . What does an issue change history include ?
 Q16 . Explain what does the three color indicates tracking times or duration for an issue ?
 Q17 . When you log a defect using TestDirector or JIRA what fields do you see ?
 The issue once created can be accessed by searching the ID , browsing the “ Issues ” menu item or going to the project details and checking the issues tab .
 We will go in a sequential order from Right to left and discuss all the options .
 1 ) Edit : As the name suggests , this option lets you modify an issue created . Click on it and modify the information as desired . Choose ‘ Update ’ when done . This is similar to “ Create Issue ” dialog .
 3 ) Assign : This is the option you would need when you want to shift the ownership of an issue . Enter the Assignee information , comments ( anything that you would want to communicate ) and choose the viewership of the comment . Once an issue is assigned to the user , an automatic email is sent ( if this option is chosen by the admin ) and the issue appears on the assignee ’s dashboard on login .
 Agile Board , Rank to Top , Rank to Bottom - > Related to Agile Projects – the details of which are going to be coming up in a later article .
 Attach Files , Attach Screenshots - > Lets you attach files to an issue . The screenshot option will auto capture a screenshot . All you need to do is print screen on your machine and you can directly copy it here into JIRA .
 Add Vote , Voters , Stop watching , Watchers - > Voting is a process that JIRA users can perform to support the resolution of an issue favorably or unfavorably . The options in this section facilitate the same . You can also choose to watch an issue – when you do so , all the changes to it will be notified to you .
 Create Sub - Task , Convert to Sub - task - > These are the options that help create and work with sub - tasks .
 Labels - > This concept is similar to the “ Labels ” that we find on various blog and web pages . You can categorize issues based on Version and Component formally , but when in need of something more informal , this option can be used . For example , all the issues raised to track peer review comments can be labeled “ peer review ” to view and track them easily .
 5 ) Log work : This is a way to track the progress on your issue in terms of time . When this option is used , the following dialog opens up . As you can see , the detailed information about how much time is spent on an issue , how much is remaining , etc can be logged here .
 6 ) Move : JIRA issues can be moved across projects . However , the move from one project to another might mean a different target workflow , a different issue type , a new status etc . It is therefore advisable to analyze thoroughly how the move is going to affect the issue before going ahead with this .
 7 ) Link : This is a very versatile feature of JIRA that allows you can logically link issues with one another and establish relationships / dependencies .
 An example situation where this can be used in QA projects is when a certain defect prevents you from working a certain requirement . You can use this option to show the dependency .
 Configure an already created Project .
 3 ) Choose any of the above 3 methods to add a project . In the below window , choose the type of the project .
 Tip : The Project type will determine the type of workflow your issues will go through .
 Note : Please note the “ Import from external systems ” link at the bottom of the page . If you have been using a different bug / issue tracking system and would like to migrate to JIRA . This is the option you could use . Also , if all you had earlier is an excel sheet for all your issues , you can create a project by importing all the issues in the CSV file into JIRA .
 4 ) Enter the project Name , Key ( once chosen can not be changed ) and assign a Project Lead ( the person who is responsible for the overall project ) . Click Submit when done .
 , versions and components , people involved and the level of access permissions they have etc .
 We will see the creations , deleting and editing of an issue in details below . For the rest of the operations , we would encourage you to try them on the site with your trial ID .
 Note : With the trial you can add up to 10 users to your account i.e. , 9 additional users and 1 admin , yourself .
 There are two ways in which you can add users to JIRA .
 2 ) Enter the user details in the “ Create new user ” dialog that opens up . In the below example I have entered only mandatory fields . The others are self - explanatory and can be set as required .


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Matching, Regions. Accumulation Matching. Matching, Accumulation. Hough. Contour Matching. See also Range Data Matching -- Accumulation Methods. See also Matching Using Accumulation and Alignment Schemes.
PAMI(21), No. 9, September 1999, pp. 946-950.
PAMI(33), No. 9, September 2011, pp. 1860-1876.
PAMI(32), No. 4, April 2010, pp. 619-635.
Region or Contour Invariants, Signatures, Metrics for Matching .

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Matching , Regions . Accumulation Matching . Matching , Accumulation . Hough . Contour Matching . See also Range Data Matching -- Accumulation Methods . See also Matching Using Accumulation and Alignment Schemes .
 PAMI(21 ) , No . 9 , September 1999 , pp . 946 - 950 .
 PAMI(33 ) , No . 9 , September 2011 , pp . 1860 - 1876 .
 PAMI(32 ) , No . 4 , April 2010 , pp . 619 - 635 .
 Region or Contour Invariants , Signatures , Metrics for Matching .


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Personalize this Monogram Necklace Interlocking Style with any 2 or 3 letters or initials . A very beautiful and sturdy piece of monogram jewelry that will be treasured forever .
 A solid piece of jewelry you will cherish forever .
 The model in the picture is wearing our 1.5 " size .
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 Monogram pendant comes in 4 sizes : 1.2 " , 1.5 " , 1.75 " , 2 " . Our model in the picture wears a 1.5 " size .
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Eyecon is an online gaming software developer that has been developing casino games for traditional and online casinos since it was originally founded way back in 1997 . The developer has a reputation for putting out a series of video slots and scratch cards , which currently numbers in the hundreds .
 Eyecon 's gaming library for the online market is not very large , but includes games that quite a bit of fun to play . The company 's staple of scratch cards and slots are complimented by a bingo title , and are all quite colorful and smooth in their presentation .
 The slots on offer from Eyecon are quite good , with the company offering games that are completely unique , with the Muppet looking Roland Rat or the sugary sweet looking Sugar Train sitting right alongside more standard looking games like Bahama Mama and Beez Kneez .
 The scratch card and bingo games look nicely enough , but they are expectedly shallow and really just filler for casinos looking to offer a quick distraction for players who are playing the other titles on offer .
 There are only two casinos in our database that we list as offering games from EyeCon . The first is the excellent bgo Casino , which holds a four and a half star rating from us , while the second is the slightly above average Spin and Win . Both casinos are places that offer some worthwhile features , but have limited banking and support options .
 Eyecon titles are small in number , but do offer a nice selection of options and themes that definitely make them stand out as being unique , and punters will more than likely enjoy them should they come across them at bgo or Spin and Win . Still , there are better software companies out there that have deeper game libraries .
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Hillary Clinton has called for a “sensible adult conversation”, to be held in a transparent way, about the boundaries of state surveillance highlighted by the leaking of secret NSA files by the whistleblower Edward Snowden.
In a boost to British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, who is planning to start conversations within government about the oversight of Britain’s intelligence agencies, the former US secretary of state said it would be wrong to shut down a debate.
Clinton, who is seen as a frontrunner for the 2016 US presidential election, said at Chatham House in London: “This is a very important question. On the intelligence issue, we are democracies thank goodness, both the US and the UK.
The conciliatory language of Clinton and Cooper contrasted with that of MI5, whose director general, Andrew Parker, warned earlier this week that the leaked documents by Snowden had provided a gift to terrorists.
The former Labour foreign secretary Jack Straw reinforced that message Friday, criticising the Guardian for publishing articles based on the leaked documents.
Clegg, who agrees with Straw that in some cases the Guardian was wrong to publish details from the NSA files, believes the leaks show the need to consider updating the legal oversight of Britain’s security services. Aides said he would be calling in experts from inside and outside Whitehall amid concerns that the leaked files show that powerful new technologies appear to have outstripped the current system of legislative and political oversight.
Vince Cable, the business secretary, confirmed the Lib Dems wanted to examine the oversight of the intelligence agencies and he praised the Guardian for performing a public service in publishing articles on the files.
He told BBC Radio 4’s Today: “I think the Guardian has done a very considerable public service. Snowden’s contribution is two-fold. One is a positive one, which is whistleblowing, and the other is more worrying, that a large amount of genuinely important intelligence material does seem to have been passed across.
Downing Street indicated that senior members of the coalition were at odds when the prime minister’s spokesman dismissed Cable’s claim that Britain arguably lacks a proper system of oversight, saying that the prime minister is satisfied with the system. But David Cameron’s spokesman added that members of the national security council, of which Clegg is a member, were entitled to question the intelligence agencies.
The agencies are overseen in three ways in Britain: they are answerable to their relevant secretary of state; accountable to parliament’s intelligence and security committee chaired by the former Tory foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind; and answerable to the intelligence commissioners.
Nick Pickles, the director of Big Brother Watch, joined forces with ten other like-minded campaigners to call on Cameron and Clegg to reform the system of oversight of the intelligence agencies. In a letter to the prime minister, deputy prime ministers and the ISC chairman the campaigners called for an independent review of the Regulation of Investigative Powers Act 2000 and the Intelligence Services Act 1994; the publication, in line with the practice in the US of legal opinions used to support surveillance methods; and to allow the Intelligence and Security Committee to report directly to Parliament rather than just to the prime minister.
In her remarks, Clinton did not comment on the UK’s oversight arrangements. But she indicated she was wholly supportive of the approach adopted by Barack Obama who – in contrast to Downing Street – has said he welcomes a debate on surveillance in the wake of the NSA leaks.
Clinton, who is considering whether to make her second challenge for the Democratic presidential nomination, added: “It would be going down a wrong path if we were to reject the importance of the debate, and the kinds of intelligence activities that genuinely keep us safe.
Cooper was careful to praise the work of the intelligence agencies. She said: “The work of the security and intelligence services is vital, and most of it by necessity must be kept secret to protect our national security and public safety. Leaks of classified information can be deeply damaging, and in the wrong hands can place our country and people’s lives in danger. But because so much information needs to be kept secret, it’s even more important that there are strong checks and balances in place, to provide effective oversight, accountability and reassurance to the public. And that’s why we are proposing reforms.
“When dealing with international terrorism or other complex and serious threats, strong powers will sometimes be needed but they should be matched by strong checks and balances to ensure power is not concentrated or abused, and to investigate when things go wrong.
As a former member of the Intelligence and Security Committee I have long called for it to have greater powers and resources to pursue searching investigations. And it also needs the credibility and independence of government in the eyes of the public, Parliament and the media that the Public Accounts Committee has.
“We should be strengthening other forms of oversight too. We are way past the time when oversight can be delivered simply by retired judges undertaking paper-based reviews and never speaking publicly about their conclusions or the work they do. The current framework of commissioners who few people have heard of simply isn’t adequate for a world of rapidly changing technology and public expectations.

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Hillary Clinton has called for a “ sensible adult conversation ” , to be held in a transparent way , about the boundaries of state surveillance highlighted by the leaking of secret NSA files by the whistleblower Edward Snowden .
 In a boost to British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg , the deputy prime minister , who is planning to start conversations within government about the oversight of Britain ’s intelligence agencies , the former US secretary of state said it would be wrong to shut down a debate .
 Clinton , who is seen as a frontrunner for the 2016 US presidential election , said at Chatham House in London : “ This is a very important question . On the intelligence issue , we are democracies thank goodness , both the US and the UK .
 The conciliatory language of Clinton and Cooper contrasted with that of MI5 , whose director general , Andrew Parker , warned earlier this week that the leaked documents by Snowden had provided a gift to terrorists .
 The former Labour foreign secretary Jack Straw reinforced that message Friday , criticising the Guardian for publishing articles based on the leaked documents .
 Clegg , who agrees with Straw that in some cases the Guardian was wrong to publish details from the NSA files , believes the leaks show the need to consider updating the legal oversight of Britain ’s security services . Aides said he would be calling in experts from inside and outside Whitehall amid concerns that the leaked files show that powerful new technologies appear to have outstripped the current system of legislative and political oversight .
 Vince Cable , the business secretary , confirmed the Lib Dems wanted to examine the oversight of the intelligence agencies and he praised the Guardian for performing a public service in publishing articles on the files .
 He told BBC Radio 4 ’s Today : “ I think the Guardian has done a very considerable public service . Snowden ’s contribution is two - fold . One is a positive one , which is whistleblowing , and the other is more worrying , that a large amount of genuinely important intelligence material does seem to have been passed across .
 Downing Street indicated that senior members of the coalition were at odds when the prime minister ’s spokesman dismissed Cable ’s claim that Britain arguably lacks a proper system of oversight , saying that the prime minister is satisfied with the system . But David Cameron ’s spokesman added that members of the national security council , of which Clegg is a member , were entitled to question the intelligence agencies .
 The agencies are overseen in three ways in Britain : they are answerable to their relevant secretary of state ; accountable to parliament ’s intelligence and security committee chaired by the former Tory foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind ; and answerable to the intelligence commissioners .
 Nick Pickles , the director of Big Brother Watch , joined forces with ten other like - minded campaigners to call on Cameron and Clegg to reform the system of oversight of the intelligence agencies . In a letter to the prime minister , deputy prime ministers and the ISC chairman the campaigners called for an independent review of the Regulation of Investigative Powers Act 2000 and the Intelligence Services Act 1994 ; the publication , in line with the practice in the US of legal opinions used to support surveillance methods ; and to allow the Intelligence and Security Committee to report directly to Parliament rather than just to the prime minister .
 In her remarks , Clinton did not comment on the UK ’s oversight arrangements . But she indicated she was wholly supportive of the approach adopted by Barack Obama who – in contrast to Downing Street – has said he welcomes a debate on surveillance in the wake of the NSA leaks .
 Clinton , who is considering whether to make her second challenge for the Democratic presidential nomination , added : “ It would be going down a wrong path if we were to reject the importance of the debate , and the kinds of intelligence activities that genuinely keep us safe .
 Cooper was careful to praise the work of the intelligence agencies . She said : “ The work of the security and intelligence services is vital , and most of it by necessity must be kept secret to protect our national security and public safety . Leaks of classified information can be deeply damaging , and in the wrong hands can place our country and people ’s lives in danger . But because so much information needs to be kept secret , it ’s even more important that there are strong checks and balances in place , to provide effective oversight , accountability and reassurance to the public . And that ’s why we are proposing reforms .
 “ When dealing with international terrorism or other complex and serious threats , strong powers will sometimes be needed but they should be matched by strong checks and balances to ensure power is not concentrated or abused , and to investigate when things go wrong .
 As a former member of the Intelligence and Security Committee I have long called for it to have greater powers and resources to pursue searching investigations . And it also needs the credibility and independence of government in the eyes of the public , Parliament and the media that the Public Accounts Committee has .
 “ We should be strengthening other forms of oversight too . We are way past the time when oversight can be delivered simply by retired judges undertaking paper - based reviews and never speaking publicly about their conclusions or the work they do . The current framework of commissioners who few people have heard of simply is n’t adequate for a world of rapidly changing technology and public expectations .


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In the times we live in, it’s a fact that a lot of people download music and movies from the web through P2P or BitTorrent. The music and movie industries naturally see this as a threat and try to stifle it, but it seems these attempts are in vain.
The idea is that companies, artists, actors and others should get paid for what they do, which is a fair assumption. The problem, though, is that the industry is stuck in old distributional chains where they had a lot more control. With the advent of Internet, however, things are bound to run out of control. My belief is that no matter how hard they try to legislate and to hunt people who fileshare down, the phenomenon will continue to exist, and also grow stronger in its rebelliousness against the “higher power”.
The basic, let’s be outright honest about this, crap is that companies lose so-and-so much money on people who have seen, for instance, a movie by downloading it instead of going to the cinema. Just because someone has watched a movie illegally doesn’t mean that they otherwise would have paid to see it. Most people watch movies in a casual manner, and instead of having some kind of fake hopes that this would have been money in the bank for the company, just see the enormous marketing benefit of this!
If they like the movie, they will tell their friends and recommend it. Their friends, in turn, might watch it in the cinema or buy the DVD; they might also just download it. Either way, if they like it, they will spread the word, and so on. Never underestimate viral marketing!
Is what I want available when I want it? If not, how can I get it?
That’s the core mindset of the audience, so it’s time to listen to them. People love using the Internet for accessing their favorite music and movies, but the services today aren’t well-developed enough and/or are so ridiculously overpriced that, as an example, a movie download will cost the same as buying the DVD in a store, but without the packaging and actual DVD record. What makes you think people would pay the same money for less value? Really?
DRM is a joke. Really. Whenever a legally bought product, in any way, becomes harder to use than something that can be downloaded “for free”, why would people pay? Throw away all your demands for restrictions, because they simply won’t work. Let people share a movie or a song as many times as they want, through whatever medium they want.
Forget about proprietary solutions that limit the user to a certain computer platform or digital music (e.g. MP3) player. If, for any reason, the distribution channel forces the end user to use a product from a certain provider, you’ve lost. There will always be cracks, hacks and workarounds, so you have to live with it. Tough, but that’s the reality; never think you can outsmart such a vast community of people who are very technically skilled. DRM of any kind is the road to failure.
Some people will never pay, and that’s the way it is. A witch hunt will never make a difference, since their main goal is to get something for free, not the actual experience of what they’re getting. However, I sincerely believe that a majority people want to go the legal route and pay for what they watch/listen to. Anyone, who is, say, 25+ of age, have grown up in a world where you actually had to buy what you wanted, in terms of records and movies. Kids who are teenagers now, and the coming generations, learn to download things from the Internet before they learn to pay. And they are really the gist of the problem.
If such a habit becomes a de facto standard for accessing any entertainment material, we will have to face a downward spiral with less and less income for companies producing music and movies. And then, at the end of the day, less quality content will be produced and distribution companies will go for the quick profit. Everyone loses.
Whenever a music record, or, more importantly, a movie is released/having its premiere, people want it. Immediately! The buzz is right then, and as with all hypes, you have to let it work for you instead of against. Instead of fighting vigorously to quench it, music and movie companies have to start providing what people want. My humble take is that, if not already, the situation is on its way overboard. Listen to opinions, and try to meet the mass market’s need and desires, to able to outcompete illegal file sharing.
In the area of TV shows and movies, people don’t want to wait for it to come to their country, or to wait another week for the next episode of their favorite series. We live in a on-demand world and if the audience wants to watch several episodes in a row, let them have it (given that it’s already produced, of course).
When a movie (or TV show) premiers, make it instantly available as a download to all the world.
Make it available in a format so attractive that searching through P2P and/or BitTorrent sites for a good quality copy is a waste of time.
Reasonable pricing: maybe $0.50 for a song and $5 for a movie.
Alternatively, offer free ad-sponsored solutions, which will be a good complement to buying.
No DRM or any other lock-ins. Seriously.
General availability. Everything that’s accessible through any other channel has to be available through the Internet as well.
Some TV companies in the US made their TV shows available, ad-sponsored, online the day after they were shown on TV, which is, in general, a great idea. The problem with this, though (except for the fact that they haven’t been able to watch as the exact same time as the program), is, again, availability. Sure, US citizen could watch it, but what about the rest of the world? Sure, I understand the problematic situation that they can’t make it available to all the world simultaneously, while also trying to sell it to international networks. But this is most likely something that has to be changed to be able to cater to the whole world at once.
So, the only good example I’ve seen so far of thinking in the right terms is Joost. It is ad-supported but otherwise completely free for the end user, who can choose to watch whatever he/she wants no matter the time (I’ve been beta-testing Joost for a while now, and will write a review about it in the future; stay tuned). However, Joost doesn’t yet offer movies so there’s a wide open field there to target.
And I think this solution is one of the ways there are to go: offer good content as easily available as possible, with a different financing plan than current alternatives have.
Anyone, who is, say, 25+ of age, have grown up in a world where you actually had to buy what you wanted, in terms of records and movies.
I'm not sure if I agree on this. Of course, I'm not 25+ of age, but my father told me stories about taping CDs or radio shows on cassette, and while this is of course not comparable to today's quantity of illegally copying/reproducing media, it's basically the same thing and in that particular time frame just as illegal.
You should also mention libraries that offer books, CDs, tapes and DVDs.
Taping things on cassette and videotape caused a huge uproar at the time, comparable to the uproar burnable CDs caused when they appeared, and mp3 and other formats now.
The solution was to add a royalty tax to the devices in the case of cassette and video recorders; the movie and recording industries weren't totally satisfied with the solution, but it struck a balance.
Canada made a similar move with mass storage devices which all carry a tax paid to the industry under the assumption that everyone is at least part pirate. I don't entirely agree with the premise (everyone is guilty, tax them all) but it might be the only solution.
For a similar view, take a look at Baen Free Library.
<blockquote cite="http://www.baen.com/library/home.htm">Any cure which relies on tighter regulation of the market Ã¢â‚¬â€ especially the kind of extreme measures being advocated by some people Ã¢â‚¬â€ is far worse than the disease. As a widespread phenomenon rather than a nuisance, piracy occurs when artificial restrictions in the market jack up prices beyond what people think are reasonable. The "regulation-enforcement-more regulation" strategy is a bottomless pit which continually recreates (on a larger scale) the problem it supposedly solves. And that commercial effect is often compounded by the more general damage done to social and political freedom.
I am a Canadian but that doesn't really mean I know anything more about the tax on CD/DVD-R than anyone else here. However, the tax must be small because, on sale this week, you can get a stack of 100 Fujitsu DVD-R discs for $25. I can't imagine that the tax would really be enough to cover the lost royalties on the 100 movies you could record to these discs.
Secondly, I agree with all of Robert's comments with the minor exception of his assessment of a downloading fee of $5/movie. Given that rental shops charge just slightly more than that (albeit for a short-term rental and with a significant delay in availability), I think that closer to $3/movie would be the price point that buyers would be attracted to downloading.
I am a Canadian but that doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t really mean I know anything more about the tax on CD/DVD-R than anyone else here. However, the tax must be small because, on sale this week, you can get a stack of 100 Fujitsu DVD-R discs for $25. I canÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t imagine that the tax would really be enough to cover the lost royalties on the 100 movies you could record to these discs.
$0.29 : audio cassette over 40min long.
66% of the levy is paid to the SOCAN, CMRRA, and SODRAC, 19.9% to NRCC for 'performers', and 15.1% to NRCC for 'makers'.
The current levy schedule is pretty close to that.
'memory card' applies to SD, MM, and MemoryStick cards. Other formats are covered in some legalese document elsewhere.
The costs are more or less covered since the *vast* majority of disc and memorycards sold are not used to store pirated movies/songs, they're used for more mundane purposes.
Well, as I see it, seeding a TV series should be generally accepted. The reasoning behind this is that the companies producing them doesn't really lose any (larger sums of) money. This because of the TV series being public as they are broadcasted on TV already and that people gladly pay their TV license anyway. So basicly it's a choise of weither wait for it to broadcast on TV or being able to see it whenever it suits you. I'd choose the latter in most cases.
I was just wondering.. if you could download movies for $5 or $3 and songs for cheap.. that still wouldn't stop the buyer from adding their movies to a P2P network.. perhaps even unaware they did.
Of course there's always going to be piracy, but I do like the idea of better quality movies or what have you for a cheap price. Maybe they could even burn the name or id of the buyer within the movie itself, to deter people from sharing (if you get what I mean).
You're right though Robert, I would gladly pay if it wasn't so expensive. I even find .99 cents ridiculous for an MP3 file. .50 sounds so much better, or even cheaper. Just like Hockey in Canada, it took them forever to realize nobody was physically going to the games anymore because the prices were ridiculous. Sometimes it's better to lower your prices, to increase sales (simple philosophy).
Now.. if the cell companies would wake up and realize $2.50 for a ringtone is out to lunch!
Thanks, Robert. I think the current mentality is costing the industry far more money than copying. They need to mass deliver and take advantage of economies of scale. They need to think beyond the United States. Living in Vancouver, Canada, I can't understand the current limitations (and I realize there are greater laws that might affect delivery – such as language rights, etc). With that said, the mentality is so wrong. If I want to, I should be able to buy now – don't turn me away. Both the industry and governments need to realize the importance of this. I own a TiVo, but they wouldn't ship it to Canada, so I had it sent to the US. Now, I want to take advantage of Amazon Unbox and download a tv show I missed (yes, even with TiVo 😀 ), but I'm not allowed, because I am not in the US (which if I was I could also do for free by simpy visiting the producers website). So, I can't do it for free, and I can't even pay them to do it????
Can someone tell me where the US ranks in population growth for the target demographic? Can you also tell me how many people live outside the US that fit the target (both in age and disposable income)?
I believe that cost is the first issue. High prices make it more tempting to download than to buy. Lower prices and make your profit on volume.
Take a page from tele-marketers and offer something "extra" for those who buy. When you buy an exercise machine because of an info-mercial they always give you something extra as an incentive to buy, like a cookbook. Add something that you can't download in the packaging to make it worthwhile to buy.
Finally, work on a campaign to change attitudes about stealing, and it is stealing no matter how it's rationalized. The golden rule; "do unto others as you would have them do to you", "honesty is the best policy", "if you were the owner/song writer/band/movie producer… would you want this to happen to you?". I'm sure you can think of more. If you don't want to sponsor the message in advertisements, sponsor the message in movie and TV scripts.
My experience is that I buy more cd's now that it's easier to download and listen to them first. Of course, I won't buy all. But I do buy the good ones. CD's I otherwise never would have bought. Heck, from artists I've never heard about before I stumbled upon them in some download.
About DRM: I'm just not going to buy a (quite expensive anyway) DVD if I can't be certain it will play in my DVD player, car-dvd-player, notebook player or a player at my friend's house.
Or if I can't make a backup copy. Don't know about the cities you live in, but were I live it's not a good idea to leave original CD/DVDs in your car (even hidden in the trunk).
Thanks for your comments. And well, yes, there was a huge uproar about video, cassettes etc at the time, but it worked out fine, and the business didn't go down in flames, They just had to adapt, and now it is time, and it's more importantly than ever!
Sweden also has a price added-on to cassettes, CDs, DVDs etc to try to cover up for pirated versions. But seriously, how fair and modern is that approach? How many people who download music and/or movies will burn it on a CD/DVD?
Music will be transferred right to the MP3 player and movies will be saved on a computer's hard drive, or a hard-drive media center at home.
I disagree very much with comparing unauthorized copying to stealing. After all there is one very important difference – theft concerns physical objects.
A copyright owner does not lose his work when it is copied. A copyright owner can still sell his work, if someone has copied it. In fact, the copyright owner may in some cases have suffered no loss at all even if his work is copied.
This is quite contrary to theft where the rightful owner does lose his property, is unable to sell it, and suffers a very tangible loss.
This does not mean that I condone unauthorized copying of music, movies or software. Quite the contrary. But please don't use the corporate Newspeak.
I don't down load music I like to blog to much for that ,it would take me away from blogging . I think people want more instant gradification and a lot of people well not get paid as much money in certain proffesions as they use to get paid . This is a transition period and new rules well be made . I really don't know how things well work out in the future but God takes care of the future God always takes care of the future .
I am a downloader and have been since newsgroups were the start of everything. I believe I should have the right to test products whether that be music, software, movies or what have you. If I like it I buy it. Why would I want to buy something like software knowing that in two months there will be another version bigger and better. Maybe renting software would be the answer who knows. I believe in FTA as well even though I still pay for regular sattelite on top of it. We get priced to death on everything and we are sick of it. Cheers to the downloaders as I will always get what I can for free and only pay for the stuff that's worth it.
I know, being in Australia, that a lot of people download stuff illegally because we have to wait MONTHS after things are released in the US to get it. Personally, I don’t download them, simply because I do not know how. For example, Gossip Girl is not on TV here, and we only just had season 4 released. And with Psych, we only have season 3 released on DVD, and they are airing season 6 in America! Fair enough if we have to wait maybe a week or so, but seriously, so many people would stop doing it if we got it faster.

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In the times we live in , it ’s a fact that a lot of people download music and movies from the web through P2P or BitTorrent . The music and movie industries naturally see this as a threat and try to stifle it , but it seems these attempts are in vain .
 The idea is that companies , artists , actors and others should get paid for what they do , which is a fair assumption . The problem , though , is that the industry is stuck in old distributional chains where they had a lot more control . With the advent of Internet , however , things are bound to run out of control . My belief is that no matter how hard they try to legislate and to hunt people who fileshare down , the phenomenon will continue to exist , and also grow stronger in its rebelliousness against the “ higher power ” .
 The basic , let ’s be outright honest about this , crap is that companies lose so - and - so much money on people who have seen , for instance , a movie by downloading it instead of going to the cinema . Just because someone has watched a movie illegally does n’t mean that they otherwise would have paid to see it . Most people watch movies in a casual manner , and instead of having some kind of fake hopes that this would have been money in the bank for the company , just see the enormous marketing benefit of this !
 If they like the movie , they will tell their friends and recommend it . Their friends , in turn , might watch it in the cinema or buy the DVD ; they might also just download it . Either way , if they like it , they will spread the word , and so on . Never underestimate viral marketing !
 Is what I want available when I want it ? If not , how can I get it ?
 That ’s the core mindset of the audience , so it ’s time to listen to them . People love using the Internet for accessing their favorite music and movies , but the services today are n’t well - developed enough and/or are so ridiculously overpriced that , as an example , a movie download will cost the same as buying the DVD in a store , but without the packaging and actual DVD record . What makes you think people would pay the same money for less value ? Really ?
 DRM is a joke . Really . Whenever a legally bought product , in any way , becomes harder to use than something that can be downloaded “ for free ” , why would people pay ? Throw away all your demands for restrictions , because they simply wo n’t work . Let people share a movie or a song as many times as they want , through whatever medium they want .
 Forget about proprietary solutions that limit the user to a certain computer platform or digital music ( e.g. MP3 ) player . If , for any reason , the distribution channel forces the end user to use a product from a certain provider , you ’ve lost . There will always be cracks , hacks and workarounds , so you have to live with it . Tough , but that ’s the reality ; never think you can outsmart such a vast community of people who are very technically skilled . DRM of any kind is the road to failure .
 Some people will never pay , and that ’s the way it is . A witch hunt will never make a difference , since their main goal is to get something for free , not the actual experience of what they ’re getting . However , I sincerely believe that a majority people want to go the legal route and pay for what they watch / listen to . Anyone , who is , say , 25 + of age , have grown up in a world where you actually had to buy what you wanted , in terms of records and movies . Kids who are teenagers now , and the coming generations , learn to download things from the Internet before they learn to pay . And they are really the gist of the problem .
 If such a habit becomes a de facto standard for accessing any entertainment material , we will have to face a downward spiral with less and less income for companies producing music and movies . And then , at the end of the day , less quality content will be produced and distribution companies will go for the quick profit . Everyone loses .
 Whenever a music record , or , more importantly , a movie is released / having its premiere , people want it . Immediately ! The buzz is right then , and as with all hypes , you have to let it work for you instead of against . Instead of fighting vigorously to quench it , music and movie companies have to start providing what people want . My humble take is that , if not already , the situation is on its way overboard . Listen to opinions , and try to meet the mass market ’s need and desires , to able to outcompete illegal file sharing .
 In the area of TV shows and movies , people do n’t want to wait for it to come to their country , or to wait another week for the next episode of their favorite series . We live in a on - demand world and if the audience wants to watch several episodes in a row , let them have it ( given that it ’s already produced , of course ) .
 When a movie ( or TV show ) premiers , make it instantly available as a download to all the world .
 Make it available in a format so attractive that searching through P2P and/or BitTorrent sites for a good quality copy is a waste of time .
 Reasonable pricing : maybe $ 0.50 for a song and $ 5 for a movie .
 Alternatively , offer free ad - sponsored solutions , which will be a good complement to buying .
 No DRM or any other lock - ins . Seriously .
 General availability . Everything that ’s accessible through any other channel has to be available through the Internet as well .
 Some TV companies in the US made their TV shows available , ad - sponsored , online the day after they were shown on TV , which is , in general , a great idea . The problem with this , though ( except for the fact that they have n’t been able to watch as the exact same time as the program ) , is , again , availability . Sure , US citizen could watch it , but what about the rest of the world ? Sure , I understand the problematic situation that they ca n’t make it available to all the world simultaneously , while also trying to sell it to international networks . But this is most likely something that has to be changed to be able to cater to the whole world at once .
 So , the only good example I ’ve seen so far of thinking in the right terms is Joost . It is ad - supported but otherwise completely free for the end user , who can choose to watch whatever he / she wants no matter the time ( I ’ve been beta - testing Joost for a while now , and will write a review about it in the future ; stay tuned ) . However , Joost does n’t yet offer movies so there ’s a wide open field there to target .
 And I think this solution is one of the ways there are to go : offer good content as easily available as possible , with a different financing plan than current alternatives have .
 Anyone , who is , say , 25 + of age , have grown up in a world where you actually had to buy what you wanted , in terms of records and movies .
 I 'm not sure if I agree on this . Of course , I 'm not 25 + of age , but my father told me stories about taping CDs or radio shows on cassette , and while this is of course not comparable to today 's quantity of illegally copying / reproducing media , it 's basically the same thing and in that particular time frame just as illegal .
 You should also mention libraries that offer books , CDs , tapes and DVDs .
 Taping things on cassette and videotape caused a huge uproar at the time , comparable to the uproar burnable CDs caused when they appeared , and mp3 and other formats now .
 The solution was to add a royalty tax to the devices in the case of cassette and video recorders ; the movie and recording industries were n't totally satisfied with the solution , but it struck a balance .
 Canada made a similar move with mass storage devices which all carry a tax paid to the industry under the assumption that everyone is at least part pirate . I do n't entirely agree with the premise ( everyone is guilty , tax them all ) but it might be the only solution .
 For a similar view , take a look at Baen Free Library .
 < blockquote cite="http://www.baen.com / library / home.htm">Any cure which relies on tighter regulation of the market Ã¢â‚¬â€ especially the kind of extreme measures being advocated by some people Ã¢â‚¬â€ is far worse than the disease . As a widespread phenomenon rather than a nuisance , piracy occurs when artificial restrictions in the market jack up prices beyond what people think are reasonable . The " regulation - enforcement - more regulation " strategy is a bottomless pit which continually recreates ( on a larger scale ) the problem it supposedly solves . And that commercial effect is often compounded by the more general damage done to social and political freedom .
 I am a Canadian but that does n't really mean I know anything more about the tax on CD / DVD - R than anyone else here . However , the tax must be small because , on sale this week , you can get a stack of 100 Fujitsu DVD - R discs for $ 25 . I ca n't imagine that the tax would really be enough to cover the lost royalties on the 100 movies you could record to these discs .
 Secondly , I agree with all of Robert 's comments with the minor exception of his assessment of a downloading fee of $ 5 / movie . Given that rental shops charge just slightly more than that ( albeit for a short - term rental and with a significant delay in availability ) , I think that closer to $ 3 / movie would be the price point that buyers would be attracted to downloading .
 I am a Canadian but that doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t really mean I know anything more about the tax on CD / DVD - R than anyone else here . However , the tax must be small because , on sale this week , you can get a stack of 100 Fujitsu DVD - R discs for $ 25 . I canÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t imagine that the tax would really be enough to cover the lost royalties on the 100 movies you could record to these discs .
 $ 0.29 : audio cassette over 40min long .
 66 % of the levy is paid to the SOCAN , CMRRA , and SODRAC , 19.9 % to NRCC for ' performers ' , and 15.1 % to NRCC for ' makers ' .
 The current levy schedule is pretty close to that .
 ' memory card ' applies to SD , MM , and MemoryStick cards . Other formats are covered in some legalese document elsewhere .
 The costs are more or less covered since the * vast * majority of disc and memorycards sold are not used to store pirated movies / songs , they 're used for more mundane purposes .
 Well , as I see it , seeding a TV series should be generally accepted . The reasoning behind this is that the companies producing them does n't really lose any ( larger sums of ) money . This because of the TV series being public as they are broadcasted on TV already and that people gladly pay their TV license anyway . So basicly it 's a choise of weither wait for it to broadcast on TV or being able to see it whenever it suits you . I 'd choose the latter in most cases .
 I was just wondering .. if you could download movies for $ 5 or $ 3 and songs for cheap .. that still would n't stop the buyer from adding their movies to a P2P network .. perhaps even unaware they did .
 Of course there 's always going to be piracy , but I do like the idea of better quality movies or what have you for a cheap price . Maybe they could even burn the name or i d of the buyer within the movie itself , to deter people from sharing ( if you get what I mean ) .
 You 're right though Robert , I would gladly pay if it was n't so expensive . I even find .99 cents ridiculous for an MP3 file . .50 sounds so much better , or even cheaper . Just like Hockey in Canada , it took them forever to realize nobody was physically going to the games anymore because the prices were ridiculous . Sometimes it 's better to lower your prices , to increase sales ( simple philosophy ) .
 Now .. if the cell companies would wake up and realize $ 2.50 for a ringtone is out to lunch !
 Thanks , Robert . I think the current mentality is costing the industry far more money than copying . They need to mass deliver and take advantage of economies of scale . They need to think beyond the United States . Living in Vancouver , Canada , I ca n't understand the current limitations ( and I realize there are greater laws that might affect delivery – such as language rights , etc ) . With that said , the mentality is so wrong . If I want to , I should be able to buy now – do n't turn me away . Both the industry and governments need to realize the importance of this . I own a TiVo , but they would n't ship it to Canada , so I had it sent to the US . Now , I want to take advantage of Amazon Unbox and download a tv show I missed ( yes , even with TiVo 😀 ) , but I 'm not allowed , because I am not in the US ( which if I was I could also do for free by simpy visiting the producers website ) . So , I ca n't do it for free , and I ca n't even pay them to do it ? ? ? ?
 Can someone tell me where the US ranks in population growth for the target demographic ? Can you also tell me how many people live outside the US that fit the target ( both in age and disposable income ) ?
 I believe that cost is the first issue . High prices make it more tempting to download than to buy . Lower prices and make your profit on volume .
 Take a page from tele - marketers and offer something " extra " for those who buy . When you buy an exercise machine because of an info - mercial they always give you something extra as an incentive to buy , like a cookbook . Add something that you ca n't download in the packaging to make it worthwhile to buy .
 Finally , work on a campaign to change attitudes about stealing , and it is stealing no matter how it 's rationalized . The golden rule ; " do unto others as you would have them do to you " , " honesty is the best policy " , " if you were the owner / song writer / band / movie producer … would you want this to happen to you ? " . I 'm sure you can think of more . If you do n't want to sponsor the message in advertisements , sponsor the message in movie and TV scripts .
 My experience is that I buy more cd 's now that it 's easier to download and listen to them first . Of course , I wo n't buy all . But I do buy the good ones . CD 's I otherwise never would have bought . Heck , from artists I 've never heard about before I stumbled upon them in some download .
 About DRM : I 'm just not going to buy a ( quite expensive anyway ) DVD if I ca n't be certain it will play in my DVD player , car - dvd - player , notebook player or a player at my friend 's house .
 Or if I ca n't make a backup copy . Do n't know about the cities you live in , but were I live it 's not a good idea to leave original CD / DVDs in your car ( even hidden in the trunk ) .
 Thanks for your comments . And well , yes , there was a huge uproar about video , cassettes etc at the time , but it worked out fine , and the business did n't go down in flames , They just had to adapt , and now it is time , and it 's more importantly than ever !
 Sweden also has a price added - on to cassettes , CDs , DVDs etc to try to cover up for pirated versions . But seriously , how fair and modern is that approach ? How many people who download music and/or movies will burn it on a CD / DVD ?
 Music will be transferred right to the MP3 player and movies will be saved on a computer 's hard drive , or a hard - drive media center at home .
 I disagree very much with comparing unauthorized copying to stealing . After all there is one very important difference – theft concerns physical objects .
 A copyright owner does not lose his work when it is copied . A copyright owner can still sell his work , if someone has copied it . In fact , the copyright owner may in some cases have suffered no loss at all even if his work is copied .
 This is quite contrary to theft where the rightful owner does lose his property , is unable to sell it , and suffers a very tangible loss .
 This does not mean that I condone unauthorized copying of music , movies or software . Quite the contrary . But please do n't use the corporate Newspeak .
 I do n't down load music I like to blog to much for that , it would take me away from blogging . I think people want more instant gradification and a lot of people well not get paid as much money in certain proffesions as they use to get paid . This is a transition period and new rules well be made . I really do n't know how things well work out in the future but God takes care of the future God always takes care of the future .
 I am a downloader and have been since newsgroups were the start of everything . I believe I should have the right to test products whether that be music , software , movies or what have you . If I like it I buy it . Why would I want to buy something like software knowing that in two months there will be another version bigger and better . Maybe renting software would be the answer who knows . I believe in FTA as well even though I still pay for regular sattelite on top of it . We get priced to death on everything and we are sick of it . Cheers to the downloaders as I will always get what I can for free and only pay for the stuff that 's worth it .
 I know , being in Australia , that a lot of people download stuff illegally because we have to wait MONTHS after things are released in the US to get it . Personally , I do n’t download them , simply because I do not know how . For example , Gossip Girl is not on TV here , and we only just had season 4 released . And with Psych , we only have season 3 released on DVD , and they are airing season 6 in America ! Fair enough if we have to wait maybe a week or so , but seriously , so many people would stop doing it if we got it faster .