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1. 1 COMPANY OVERVIEW August 2015
2. 2 Disclaimers This document and any related oral presentation does not constitute an offer or invitation to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any debt or equity securities of Demand Media, Inc. ("Demand Media" or the "Company") and nothing contained herein or in the related oral presentation shall form the basis of any contract or commitment. The distribution of this document and any related oral presentation in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this document or any related oral presentation comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the laws of any such other jurisdiction. The information contained herein does not constitute investment, legal, accounting, regulatory, taxation or other advice and the information does not take into account your investment objectives or legal, accounting, regulatory, taxation or financial situation or particular needs. You are solely responsible for forming your own opinions and conclusions on such matters and the market and for making your own independent assessment of the information. You are solely responsible for seeking independent professional advice in relation to the information and any action taken on the basis of the information. This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this presentation, including statements regarding the Company's future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, plans and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as guarantees of future performance. The Company has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements, including those described under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's periodic reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which are incorporated herein by reference. Moreover, the Company operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment and new risks emerge from time to time. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking statements included in this presentation may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this presentation to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in the Company's expectations. The Company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "DMD" and is a registrant under the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC. Before evaluating whether you should consider an investment in the Company's securities, you should read all of the disclosures set forth in the Company's annual, quarterly and periodic reports filed with the SEC, including the disclosures under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." The Company's SEC filings can be found at www.sec.gov and ir.demandmedia.com.
3. 3 We are an operating company with MULTIPLE BRANDS
4. 4 We're in Good Company
5. 5 We build platforms for communities of creators to reach passionate audiences in large and growing lifestyle categories
6. 6 Demand Media by the Numbers (1) Total creators across platforms: current # of active creators for Society6, Saatchi Art and Demand Studios (2) Total paid to creators: full year 2014 for Society6, Saatchi Art and Demand Studios (3) Total unique visitors in the U.S. reached by Demand Media properties in June 2015 (Source: June 2015 U.S. comScore) NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Approximately 400 PAID TO CREATORS IN 2014 (2) Approximately $20M TOTAL UNIQUE MONTHLY VISITORS (3) Approximately 50M CREATORS ACROSS PLATFORMS (1) Approximately 220,000
7. 7 Revenue Q2 2015: $29.8M (in millions) eHow, $6.3 LIVESTRONG.com, $3.3 Cracked, $3.0 studioD, $3.6 International, Demand Vertical Network, & Other, $3.1 Marketplaces, $10.5
8. 8 Core Media Traffic Trends Transformation beginning Transformation progressing (source: internal metrics) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Q1 14 Q2 14 Q3 14 Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15 eHow eHow - Mobile eHow - Desktop 0 20 40 60 80 100 Q1 14 Q2 14 Q3 14 Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15 LIVESTRONG.com LiveSTRONG - Mobile LiveSTRONG - Desktop
9. 9 Recent Corporate News People • CEO appointment: Sean Moriarty (August 2014) • CTO appointment: Brian Pike (November 2014) • CFO appointment: Rachel Glaser (April 2015) Transactions • Divestitures of Creativebug & CoveritLive (July 2014) • Spin-off of domain services business, Rightside Group (August 2014) • Acquisition of Saatchi Art (August 2014) • Repaid and terminated credit agreement (November 2014) • Divestiture of Pluck (February 2015)
10. 10 Over 2M original designs 24 products (iPhone/Galaxy cases, t-shirts, leggings, wall tapestries, and others) Shipped to customers in over 100 countries Marketplace platform empowering artists to make their designs available for sale on a variety of products
11. 11 Society6 at a Glance • Caliber of artists • Quality & variety of products • Over 2 million unique designs to choose from • Best-in-class customer service • Service reliability - products shipped within 3 business days For Customers: • Global reach • Quality & variety of products • Premium product previews that can be used as marketing assets • Opportunity of exposure through collaborations • Active collaborative community • Respected brand with history in the print-on- demand space For Artists:
12. 12 Society6 – Q2 2015 Update • Marketplaces Revenue* (Q2 2015): $10.5M (35% of total) • Launched leggings, wall tapestries and all-over print t-shirts, for 24 total products currently available • >2 million unique designs available from creators around the world *Marketplaces revenue includes Society6 & Saatchi Art
13. 13 A global online marketplace with more than 50,000 emerging artists from nearly 100 countries selling original art. "Supporting artists from around the world" "Brilliant innovation… delightfully subversive" 2015 Webby Award
14. 14 Saatchi Art at a Glance • Global selection • Discovery & decision support • Expert curation • Direct connection with artists • Global reach • Self service selling platform • Curated exhibits and contests • Emerging artist community For Buyers: For Artists:
15. 15 Saatchi Art – Q2 2015 Update • >500k works of original art for sale on the site (1) • Connected artists and collectors in person in NYC with a solo show for Bradley Wood and a group show for Brooklyn-based artists (1) Source: internal data
16. 16 Leading health and fitness website with diet, nutrition and fitness tips for a healthier lifestyle Over 25M Monthly Visitors Over 8M Registered Users Over 135 Expert Bloggers (Including Jillian Michaels, Kayla Itsines and Gabby Reece) (1) Total unique visitors in the U.S. reached by Livestrong.com/eHow Health in June 2015 Source: June 2015 U.S. comScore (2) Source: Internal data (1) (2)
17. 17 LIVESTRONG.com – Q2 2015 Highlights • Revenue (Q2 2015): $3.3M (11% of total) • Unique Visitors (June 2015): 25M (1) • 42% traffic growth year-over-year (2) • >10% growth in app downloads and engagement metrics year-over-year (3) • 30% growth year-over-year in monthly average users on MyPlate, MyQuit and MyWater apps (3) (1) Source: June 2015 U.S. comScore (includes eHow Health) (2) Source: internal data based on number of visits (3) Source: internal data
18. 18 Learn how to do almost anything from expert advice, articles and videos #6 in Home & Garden #9 in Education 27M Monthly Visitors (1) Source: June 2015 U.S. comScore (2) Total unique visitors in the U.S. reached by eHow in June 2015 Source: June 2015 U.S. comScore (1) (1) (2)
19. 19 eHow at a Glance A market leader in the how-to category which represents a large market opportunity • Content geared toward the DIY and Home Improvement market, which was estimated to be $700 billion by 2015 (2012 Global Industry Analysts) • ~98 million unique visitors to all properties in the Lifestyles/Home category (1) (1) Source: June 2015 U.S. comScore
20. 20 eHow – Q2 2015 Update • Revenue (Q2 2015): $6.3M (21% of total) • Unique Visitors (June 2015): 27M (1) • Mitchell Pavao joins as SVP & GM • Removed 2.4M articles and 4 desktop ad units since November 2014 • Traffic from social channels (primarily Pinterest) growing in both absolute visits and as a percentage of total traffic (1) Source: June 2015 U.S. comScore
21. 21 Entertainment for people who like to think, laugh and learn while they're supposed to be working, waiting in line, commuting… you get the picture. #1 in Humor (CollegeHumor/Cracked Network) 2015 Webby Award "Addictive… hauntingly funny… terrifyingly well-informed." (1) (1) Source: June 2015 U.S. comScore
22. 22 Cracked at a Glance Site Redesign • Focus on building the best user experience for desktop and mobile users • Improved viewability • Responsive design in progress Social • Focus on four main social platforms: Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon and Tumblr Video • Focus on unscripted series and viral hit-driven model Content • Multiple content formats including timely, image- based content
23. 23 Cracked – Q2 2015 Update • Revenue (Q2 2015): $3.0M (10% of total) • Unique Visitors (June 2015): 9.7M (1) • CollegeHumor/Cracked Network ranked as the #1 Humor Property in the US in June 2015 (1) • Video views across YouTube, Facebook & site up >75% Y/Y (2) • >10M streams on YouTube exiting the quarter (3) (1) Source: June 2015 U.S. comScore for Cracked.com (2) Source: internal data, (3) Streams represent monthly average streams exiting June 30, 2015
24. 24 Creative studio and branded content division creating content across 20 different formats
25. 25 studioD at a Glance Talented Freelance Community: • Thousands of highly qualified creators, specializing in a wide range of lifestyle categories • Search & social trends • Consumption patterns • Behavioral signals Data Driven Approach: • Publishing platform • Best-in-class editorial, SEO and social strategists Comprehensive Services:
26. 26 studioD – Q2 2015 Update • Revenue (Q2 2015): $3.6M (12% of total) • Signed several new customers • Increased number of active projects • Choice Hotels said: "We're excited to bring Demand Media on as true content partners... Not only are they a reliable, productive organization, but their focus on data-driven strategy ensures that our investment in them is also an investment in our corporate goals."
27. 27 FINANCIALS
28. 28 Revenue Summary YoY Comparison -31% Q2 2014 vs. Q2 2015 $43.1 $29.8 Q2 2014 Q2 2015 $36.5 $19.3 $6.6 $10.5 Q2 2014 Q2 2015 +59% YoY Comparison Content & Media Marketplaces Q2 Revenue by Service Offering -47% (in millions) Trailing 12 Months Revenue: $147.3M (71% Content & Media, 29% Marketplaces) Content & Media Marketplaces
29. 29 Balance Sheet Summary Assets Liabilities Cash & Cash Equivalents $ 42.3 Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, and Other Current Liabilities $ 21.5 Other Current Assets 18.4 Deferred Revenue 2.8 Property and Equipment, Net 18.8 Non-current Liabilities 2.1 Other Long Term Assets (1) 44.8 Stockholders' Equity 97.9 Total Assets $ 124.3 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 124.3 As of June 30, 2015 (in millions) (1) Includes intangible assets, net, goodwill and other assets.
30. 30 Executive Leadership Sean serves as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Demand Media. Sean was previously the CEO of Saatchi Art, which Demand Media acquired in August 2014, and the President and CEO of Ticketmaster, where he also served on the board of directors. Sean held positions of increasing responsibility during his tenure at Ticketmaster, including EVP, Technology and Chief Operating Officer. Sean has also served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Mayfield Fund and he began his executive experience as EVP, Technology at Citysearch. Sean sits on several private company boards of directors, including Eventbrite and TuneIn. Sean is also actively involved in non-profit work with CoachArt and the Pat Tillman Foundation. Sean received his bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina and attended graduate school at Boston University and the University of South Carolina. Sean Moriarty Chief Executive Officer Rachel Glaser joined Demand Media as the Chief Financial Officer. With nearly three decades of senior operations and financial experience, she most recently served as CFO at Move, Inc, parent of Realtor.com, where she helped lead the company through its successful transformation and sale to News Corporation. Prior to Move, she was Chief Operating and Financial Officer at MyLife.com. Before joining MyLife, Glaser was Senior Vice President, Finance at Yahoo! and spent many years at The Walt Disney Company in various finance, operations and technology roles. Rachel received her undergraduate degree from University of California, Berkeley and earned her MBA at University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business. Rachel Glaser Chief Financial Officer Brian Pike joined Demand Media in 2014 and he currently serves as its Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer. Prior to Demand Media, Brian was CTO at Rubicon Project, where he led the engineering organization through rapid growth and a successful IPO. Prior to joining Rubicon, Brian was CTO at Ticketmaster where he led efforts to transform an established retailer and service company into a modern ecommerce retailer. Brian has an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA. Brian Pike Chief Operating Officer & Chief Technology Officer
31. 31 Executive Leadership Daniel Weinrot is the EVP, Legal & General Counsel. He joined Demand Media in 2010 and has held several positions within Demand's legal department before being elevated to General Counsel. Daniel was integral in managing our initial public offering in January 2011, and the tax- free spin-off of our domain name services business in August 2014. In his current role, Daniel oversees and manages Demand Media's legal and risk management functions, which includes public company compliance, mergers & acquisitions, litigation and insurance, among others. Prior to joining Demand Media, Daniel was most recently VP & Deputy General Counsel at Las Vegas Sands Corp., the leading owner and developer of integrated casino resort properties located in the United States and Asia. Prior to that, Daniel was a corporate associate at Latham & Watkins LLP, one of the leading international law firms based in Los Angeles. Daniel holds a JD from UCLA and a bachelor's degree from U.C. Berkeley. Daniel Weinrot EVP, Legal & General Counsel Tawn Albright is the Executive Vice President of Corporate Development for Demand Media. He joined the company in 2015. Prior to Demand Media, Albright was CEO and founding partner of the award-winning digital marketing agency, Rockhouse Partners. Following the sale of Rockhouse to Etix, Albright served as Executive Vice President for Etix, leading the integration of the two companies. Albright has more than twenty years of experience managing growth initiatives for companies that include Ticketmaster/IAC, The Coca-Cola Company and Cox Communications. He is trilingual (English, Spanish, French), enjoys backpacking, ultimate frisbee, big skies and music. He's a graduate from the University of Arizona with a double degree in Finance and Entrepreneurship and earned his MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management. Tawn Albright EVP, Corporate Development
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The GOP presidential hopeful joins Democrat Ron Wyden in threatening to block a bill reauthorizing the Patriot Act without NSA reforms.
Sen. Rand Paul is squarely staring down congressional leadership over surveillance reform.
The Kentucky Republican said Monday he would filibuster any attempt to reauthorize the sections of the Patriot Act that allow the National Security Agency to run its mass data-collection programs.
"I'm going to lead the charge in the next couple of weeks as the Patriot Act comes forward," Paul told the New Hampshire Union Leader. "We will be filibustering. We will be trying to stop it. We are not going to let them run over us."
With the filibuster threat, Paul placed himself in direct opposition to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who proposed reauthorizing the Patriot Act without any changes. Paul was initially quiet after McConnell, his fellow Kentucky Republican, floated reauthorization last month.
And his threat was the second such declaration in two days: Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon said this weekend that he would filibuster a straight reauthorization of the Patriot Act—even if it's just a short-term extension of the law.
"If they come back with that effort to basically extend this for a short term without major reforms like ending the collection of phone records, I do intend to filibuster," Wyden told MSNBC on Sunday.
A spokesman for Wyden said Paul's filibuster threat makes it "clear there is a growing bipartisan coalition to stand up to any reauthorization of Patriot Act Section 215 that does not end bulk collection and make major reforms."
Wyden and Paul, both privacy hawks, are longtime critics of the NSA's surveillance programs. Wyden supports the USA Freedom Act, a proposed bill which would end bulk collection of U.S. phone records, although he says he'd like the legislation to go further to curtail surveillance.
Paul, however, voted against a version of that bill last year, because he said it was too weak. He's indicated opposition to the bill in this session, most recently in an op-ed in which he suggested the effort could "actually gave new authority to the Patriot Act to collect records."
The House will vote on the USA Freedom Act on Wednesday, and is expected to pass it easily. The Senate has only 10 legislative days left before parts of the Patriot Act sunset on June 1.
A surveillance-themed filibuster would not be Paul's first takeover of the Senate floor. In 2013, Paul stood on the Senate floor and spoke for almost 13 hours during the nomination of John Brennan for CIA director, in response to the agency's drone program.


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Technology giant Google has been accused of privacy breaches, misleading account holders over how much of their personal data was being collected and how it would be used.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission started legal proceedings against Google on Monday. A claim filed in Australia's Federal Court alleges Google misled millions of Australians to obtain their consent to gather additional personal data.
The ACCC claims that Google wanted the extra data concerning users' internet activity to target advertising but neglected to obtain the consent necessary to collect it.
"We allege that Google did not obtain explicit consent from customers to take this step," said Rod Sims, the commission's chair, in a statement.
"The ACCC considers that consumers effectively pay for Google's services with their data, so this change introduced by Google increased the 'price' of Google's services, without consumers' knowledge."
The allegations stem from a decision made by Google in 2016 to start combining users' personal information in their Google accounts with information from their activity on non-Google sites powered by specific Google ad technology. Formerly known as DoubleClick, the technology is used to display ads.
Sims said: "We are taking this action because we consider Google misled Australian consumers about what it planned to do with large amounts of their personal information, including internet activity on websites not connected to Google.
Google significantly increased the scope of information it collected about consumers on a personally identifiable basis. This included potentially very sensitive and private information about their activities on third-party websites."
Google told ABC news that it had cooperated with the ACCC's investigation into the alleged privacy breach. The company said that consent had for the data collection had been sought from Google account holders "via prominent and easy-to-understand notifications."
A Google statement issued in response to the ACCC's claims said: "We strongly disagree with their allegations and intend to defend our position."
The Federal Court case is the second to be launched by the ACCC against Google. An earlier case, filed when the commission uncovered that Android users did not realize a two-step process was needed to block Google from collecting location data from their devices, is due to be heard on November 30.
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Good thing the Texas Railroad Commission and the TCEQ are on the job protecting landowners from slipshod operators like Berry.
Flare of Good Will burns in Gardendale!
Berry's much vaunted 10 Million Dollar or more centralized gathering facility in Gardendale has a great big flare (hereafter called the Flare of Good Will) that has been burning continuously for a while now. Check out the photos. According to Berry it is all for the good of Gardendale as it concentrates their poisonous activity in one area instead of spreading it out democratically across the community. That doesn't seem to be fair. Especially since it has been reported that folks living near the infamous Flare of Good Will have suffered respiratory problems and a variety of maladies! Of course the well intentioned folks at Berry Oil (aka Berry Petroleum) in Midland don't live near the Flare of Good Will. After collecting their fat paychecks they retire to their upper middle class homes and enjoy the clean air. And wonder why the bumpkins in Gardendale can't seem to breathe correctly.
Gardapians! Let them know! Exercise your rights! Make your voice heard…or lay down like a whipped dog!
Follows is a letter sent to the Honorable Susan Redford, Ector County Judge. A similar letter has been sent to Ector County Sheriff Mark Donaldson, Ector County Commissioner Greg Simmon (Precinct 2), Texas Representative Tryon Lewis, Texas Senator Kel Seliger, Texas Governor Rick Perry, US Representative Mike Conaway, US Senator Ted Cruz, US Senator John Cornyn and the President of the United States! We encourage you to contact them all and ask that they take action to address what we believe to be the violations of our civil and constitutional rights! Make your voice heard!
In Gardendale recently residents have been subject to a litany of what we perceive to be injustices. It is our contention that the sheriff's office, perhaps unintentionally, does not have a clear understanding of Berry Petroleum's legal limits.
Specifically, when an employee or subcontractor of Berry Petroleum violates clearly posted ranch rules prohibiting video recording of any kind we consider that person to be trespassing. To date the deputy assigned to Gardendale has been reluctant to consider that it is even possible for Berry Petroleum personnel to commit criminal trespass.
When an incident of unlawful restraint occurred in Gardendale (of which there is video evidence) was reported to the Sheriff's department the investigating deputy 'talked' to the perpetrators, employees of Berry Petroleum.
1) Can an oil company trespass on private property? If so, what constitutes that trespass?
2) Can an oil company detain a person against their will on private property owned by that person?
3) Does a deputy have the absolute right to come on property to simply talk to someone, out of convenience, regarding an alleged crime that occurred elsewhere? If yes, does the deputy have an obligation to inform the property owner or is it truly 'None of the property owner's business'?
4) If the statutes of 1) and 2) don't apply to oil companies in Texas please inform us of any other statutes that don't apply.
We ask that you seek a legal opinion from the County Attorney and/or the State Attorney General regarding these issues. We also ask that you arrange to meet with our group and, as a public service, advise and instruct us as to what rights the oil company possesses and what rights we, as citizens of Texas and the United States, possess, if any, regarding Berry's intrusion onto our own land.
We will provide the meeting place, sound system and anything else you might need. We are willing to meet with you in a location of your choosing. We await your response.
The Berry Scar Memorial Gets a Visitors Center!
Robert Heinemann Visitors Center! It is humble but a beginning of what could turn into a world famous destination! Berry Petroleum (Robert Heinemann CEO)…changing Gardendale from a country community into an oil and gas industrial complex….one well and benzene laden pit at a time! Gardendale residents, though you may be tempted genuflecting at it's entrance is not necessary nor required!


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What to do if the sound is not working on your Mac
If the sound on your Mac has stopped working, there are a number of possible explanations and solutions. The first thing to check is that the sound definitely is not working. Below we'll explain what to check.
No sound on Mac? Check these things first
1. Check the volume
As simplistic as it may seem, the first thing to check is that the volume hasn't been muted intentionally. Tap the volume up (F12) key to turn up the sound level.
Pro tip: If you hold down Option+Shift when you press F12 or F11 to increase or decrease the volume, it will move in smaller increments than the full step changes that occur when you use the keys on their own.
2. Is it an app problem?
It may be that there's no sound on your Mac because it won't play audio in a specific app. If, for example, you can't hear sound from a video in Safari, make sure the audio isn't muted, by clicking the volume control in the video. You should also check other sound sources, like iTunes and QuickTime movies to find out if they can play sound.
Tip: if you're fed up with websites you visit automatically playing video with sound when you're working, go to Safari>Preferences and click the Websites tab. Click Autoplay, and in the bottom right of the window, choose Stop Media with Sound.
3. Check for hardware issues
Next, check there's nothing plugged into the headphone/line out port and look to see if there's a red light on that port. If there is, it could be there's a problem with the port, or something blocking it. Try blowing on it to clear dust, if that's the case.
4. Are you running the latest version of macOS?
If there's still no sound on your Mac, Apple's advice is that the first thing you should do is make sure you're running the latest version of macOS.
To check which version of macOS your Mac is running, click the Apple menu and then About this Mac. The window that opens will have the name of the version of macOS currently installed at the top. Now the latest version is macOS High Sierra. If you're not running High Sierra, you should consider installing it by going to the App Store app, and clicking on it in the sidebar on the right hand side of the main window.
If you don't want to install High Sierra, at least make sure you're running the latest update to whichever version of the OS is installed. To check that, click Software Update in the About this Mac window. That will check for updates and let you know if there's one available. If there is, install it.
Before you install either a new version of the OS or an update, backup your Mac using Time Machine, or whichever backup tool you normally use.
5. Run Maintenance scrips
If you've determined your Mac's sound definitely isn't working, consider running CleanMyMac X's Maintenance scripts. These optimize the performance of your Mac by running a number of routines such as repairing disk permissions, verifying your startup disk, and rebuilding the launch services database.
Here's how to run Maintenance scrips:
Download CleanMyMac X here (it's free to download).
Launch the app.
Click Maintenance.
Choose Run Maintenance Scripts and click Run.
Following this link, you can get CleanMyMac at 20% off.
How to check your sound settings
If you're running the latest version of macOS and your sound still isn't working, the next step is to check your Sound settings.
Click on the Apple menu and choose System Preferences.
Click on the Sound pane.
Select the Output tab and choose Internal Speakers. If that's not available as an option, contact Apple Support.
Check if the volume slider is low, if so slide it to the right and check the sound again.
Make sure the Mute box isn't checked.
If, when you check your sound settings, you see a USB device selected rather than Internal Sound, and you can't change it, disconnect all USB devices from your Mac and try again.
Is there an app interfering with the sound?
Some applications, like screen recorders, install their own audio output drivers so that when you record the screen you can direct your Mac's output to the recording app. It's possible that if you've installed an app like that, its driver could be interfering with your Mac's sound output.
Go to System Preferences and choose Sound.
Click on the Output tab.
If there's an output option that looks like a software app and it's selected, that may be why the sound is not working on your Mac.
The best thing to do in that instance is to uninstall the app. You could just drag the app to the Trash, but that won't uninstall it properly or remove all the files the app has placed on your Mac. To do that, you should use a dedicated uninstaller like CleanMyMac X.
CleanMyMac makes it very easy to completely uninstall any app so that it doesn't leave any fragments or stray files behind. By using CleanMyMac, you can be sure you've deleted all the files associated with the app and that it hasn't left anything behind. You can download CleanMyMac for free here.
Restart the sound controller
If there are no software audio drivers interfering with your Mac's sound output, nothing plugged into the headphone jack, USB, or Thunderbolt ports, and your sound still doesn't work, the next step is to restart the sound controller. This requires launching Activity Monitor and quitting a process, but don't worry, it's not too scary!
Go to Applications>Utilities and double-click on Activity Monitor to launch it.
In the search bar, type 'coreaudiod' to locate the Core Audio controller.
Click on coreaudiod, then click 'X' in the tool bar to quit it.
Coreaudiod will restart.
Mac volume not working and stuck on mute?
If the volume control is not working on your Mac, either using the keyboard or the slider in the menu bar or System Preferences, it could be 'stuck' on mute. The most common occurrence of this problem is on pre-2015 Macs that had a digital audio output support in the headphone jack.
On those Macs, there was a sensor in the port that detected whether a headphone jack or a digital audio device was plugged in. The Mac would then change the output to headphones or digital output accordingly. However, sometimes the sensor failed to recognise when a digital audio device had been unplugged and so the audio output remained locked on digital output, with no way to change it. With no digital audio output connected, there is no way to change the volume or hear sound.
The solution in that case is to plug the cable back in to the socket and remove it again. Try it a few times, if necessary, to 'trip' the sensor and make the Mac recognise the digital audio device is no longer connected. If that doesn't work, there could be some gunk blocking the socket. Try blowing on it to remove any dust. If that doesn't work, buy a can of compressed air and, carefully, spray the socket to bow out the dust.
If that still doesn't do the trick, buy a foam-tipped swab (don't use a cotton bud as these leave tiny threads behind) and dip it in rubbing alcohol. Put the swab into the headphone jack and clean it, wiping away as much of the link as possible.
Bluetooth sound not working on Mac
Your Mac can play audio wirelessly via Bluetooth, so if you have Bluetooth speakers or headphones, you can use those to listen to music, or anything else on your Mac. Sometimes, however, they don't work.
Make sure Bluetooth is switched on.
Go to System Preferences and click the Bluetooth pane.
If it says Bluetooth turned off, turn it on.
Make sure your headphones or speakers are connected.
Look in the list of devices in the main window to see if your headphones or speakers are listed.
If not, put them in pairing mode (you'll need to refer to their instructions to find out how to do that) and when they appear, click Connect.
If they are listed but not connected, make sure they're switched on and Control-click on them in the main window and choose Connect.
Tip: If you check the box labelled Show Bluetooth in menu bar in Bluetooth preferences, you can connect from the menu bar item.
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De gemeente Baborów is een stad- en landgemeente in het Poolse woiwodschap Opole, in powiat Głubczycki.

De zetel van de gemeente is in Baborów.

Op 30 juni 2004 telde de gemeente 6695 inwoners.

Oppervlakte gegevens
In 2002 bedroeg de totale oppervlakte van gemeente Baborów 116,97 km², waarvan:

 agrarisch gebied: 89%
 bossen: 3%

De gemeente beslaat 17,38% van de totale oppervlakte van de powiat.

Demografie
Stand op 30 juni 2004:

In 2002 bedroeg het gemiddelde inkomen per inwoner 1405,77 zł.

Aangrenzende gemeenten
Głubczyce, Kietrz, Pawłowiczki, Pietrowice Wielkie, Polska Cerekiew, Rudnik

Administratieve plaatsen (sołectwo)
Babice, Boguchwałów, Czerwonków, Dziećmarowy, Dzielów, Księże Pole, Raków, Sucha Psina, Sulków, Szczyty, Tłustomosty.

Zonder de status sołectwo : Łęgi, Wierzbno.

Gemeente in Opole


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Q: Regression when the OLS residuals are not normally distributed There are several threads on this site discussing how to determine if the OLS residuals are asymptotically normally distributed. Another way to evaluate the normality of the residuals with R code is provided in this excellent answer. This is another discussion on the practical difference between standardized and observed residuals.
But let's say the residuals are definitely not normally distributed, like in this example. Here we have several thousand observations and clearly we must reject the normally-distributed-residuals assumption. One way to address the problem is to employ some form of robust estimator as explained in the answer. However I am not limited to OLS and in facts I would like to understand the benefits of other glm or non-linear methodologies.
What is the most efficient way to model data violating the OLS normality of residuals assumption? Or at least what should be the first step to develop a sound regression analysis methodology?

A: The ordinary least squares estimate is still a reasonable estimator in the face of non-normal errors. In particular, the Gauss-Markov Theorem states that the ordinary least squares estimate is the best linear unbiased estimator (BLUE) of the regression coefficients ('Best' meaning optimal in terms of minimizing mean squared error)as long as the errors
(1) have mean zero
(2) are uncorrelated
(3) have constant variance
Notice there is no condition of normality here (or even any condition that the errors are IID).
The normality condition comes into play when you're trying to get confidence intervals and/or $p$-values. As @MichaelChernick mentions (+1, btw) you can use robust inference when the errors are non-normal as long as the departure from normality can be handled by the method - for example, (as we discussed in this thread) the Huber $M$-estimator can provide robust inference when the true error distribution is the mixture between normal and a long tailed distribution (which your example looks like) but may not be helpful for other departures from normality. One interesting possibility that Michael alludes to is bootstrapping to obtain confidence intervals for the OLS estimates and seeing how this compares with the Huber-based inference.
Edit: I often hear it said that you can rely on the Central Limit Theorem to take care of non-normal errors - this is not always true (I'm not just talking about counterexamples where the theorem fails). In the real data example the OP refers to, we have a large sample size but can see evidence of a long-tailed error distribution - in situations where you have long tailed errors, you can't necessarily rely on the Central Limit Theorem to give you approximately unbiased inference for realistic finite sample sizes. For example, if the errors follow a $t$-distribution with $2.01$ degrees of freedom (which is not clearly more long-tailed than the errors seen in the OP's data), the coefficient estimates are asymptotically normally distributed, but it takes much longer to "kick in" than it does for other shorter-tailed distributions.
Below, I demonstrate with a crude simulation in R that when $y_{i} = 1 + 2x_{i} + \varepsilon_i$, where  $\varepsilon_{i} \sim t_{2.01}$, the sampling distribution of $\hat{\beta}_{1}$ is still quite long tailed even when the sample size is $n=4000$:
set.seed(5678)
B = matrix(0,1000,2)
for(i in 1:1000)
{
    x = rnorm(4000)
    y = 1 + 2*x + rt(4000,2.01)
    g = lm(y~x)
    B[i,] = coef(g)
}
qqnorm(B[,2])
qqline(B[,2])

A: For non-normal conditions one would sometimes resort to robust regression, especially using the links to methods.
In order to present the context for non-normality it may help to review the assumptions for linear OLS regression, which are:

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*Weak exogeneity. This essentially means that the predictor variables, x, can be treated as fixed values, rather than random variables. This means, for example, that the predictor variables are assumed to be error-free—that is, not contaminated with measurement errors. This assumption is the one that is most frequently violated and leads to errors as enumerated following this assumption list.

*Linearity. This means that the mean of the response variable is a linear combination of the parameters (regression coefficients) and the predictor variables. Note that this assumption is much less restrictive than it may at first seem. Because the predictor variables are treated as fixed values (see above), linearity is really only a restriction on the parameters. The predictor variables themselves can be arbitrarily transformed, and in fact multiple copies of the same underlying predictor variable can be added, each one transformed differently.

*Constant variance (a.k.a. homoscedasticity). This means that different values of the response variable have the same variance in their errors, regardless of the values of the predictor variables. In practice this assumption is invalid (i.e. the errors are heteroscedastic) if the response variable can vary over a wide scale. In order to check for heterogeneous error variance, or when a pattern of residuals violates model assumptions of homoscedasticity (error is equally variable around the 'best-fitting line' for all points of x), it is prudent to look for a "fanning effect" between residual error and predicted values. This is to say there will be a systematic change in the absolute or squared residuals when plotted against the predictive variables. Errors will not be evenly distributed across the regression line. Heteroscedasticity will result in the averaging over of distinguishable variances around the points to get a single variance that is inaccurately representing all the variances of the line. In effect, residuals appear clustered and spread apart on their predicted plots for larger and smaller values for points along the linear regression line, and the mean squared error for the model will be wrong.

*Independence of errors. This assumes that the errors of the response variables are uncorrelated with each other. (Actual statistical independence is a stronger condition than mere lack of correlation and is often not needed, although it can be exploited if it is known to hold. This latter can be examined with cluster analysis and correction for interaction.) Some methods (e.g. generalized least squares) are capable of handling correlated errors, although they typically require significantly more data unless some sort of regularization is used to bias the model towards assuming uncorrelated errors. Bayesian linear regression is a general way of handling this issue.

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The statistical relationship between the error terms and the regressors plays an important role in determining whether an estimation procedure has desirable sampling properties such as being unbiased and consistent.

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The arrangement, or probability distribution of the predictor variables x has a major influence on the precision of estimates of β. Sampling and design of experiments are highly developed subfields of statistics that provide guidance for collecting data in such a way to achieve a precise estimate of β.

As this answer illustrates, simulated Student's-$t$ distributed $y$-axis errors from a line lead to OLS regression lines with confidence intervals for slope and intercept that increase in size as the degrees of freedom ($df$) decrease. For $df=1$, Student's-$t$ is a Cauchy distribution and the confidence intervals for slope become $(-\infty,+\infty)$.
It is arbitrary to invoke the Cauchy distribution with respect to residuals in the sense that when the generating errors are Cauchy distributed, the OLS residuals from a spurious line through the data would be even less reliable, i.e., garbage in---garbage out. In those cases, one can use Theil-Sen regression regression. Theil-Sen is certainly more robust than OLS for non-normal residuals, e.g., Cauchy distributed error would not degrade the confidence intervals and unlike OLS is also a bivariate regression, however in the bivariate case it is still biased. Passing-Bablok regression can be more bivariate unbiased, but does not apply to negative regression slopes. It is most commonly used for methods comparison studies. One should mention Deming regression here, as unlike the Theil-Sen and Passing-Bablok regressions, it is an actual solution to the bivariate problem, but lacks the robustness of those other regressions. Robustness can be increased by truncating data to include the more central values, e.g., random sample consensus (RANSAC) is an iterative method to estimate parameters of a mathematical model from a set of observed data that contains outliers.
What then is bivariate regression? A lack of testing for bivariate nature of problems is the most frequent cause for OLS regression dilution and has been nicely presented elsewhere on this site. The concept of OLS bias in this context is not well recognized, see for example Frost and Thompson as presented by Longford et al. (2001), which refers the reader to other methods, expanding the regression model to acknowledge the variability in the $x$ variable, so that no bias arises$^1$. In other words, bivariate case regression sometimes cannot be ignored when both the $x$- and $y$-values are randomly distributed. The need for bivariate regression can be tested for by fitting an OLS regression line to the bijected residuals from an OLS regression of the data.
[Edit: Usually, residuals (the model minus the fitted function values) are plotted as versus the corresponding $x$-values. This will not show OLS bias. However, plotting residuals versus their sequence number: first, second, third, etc., that is, equidistantly, A.K.A as a bijected set, DOES show the bias]
Then, if the bijected OLS residuals have a non-zero slope, the problem is bivariate and the OLS regression of the data will have a slope magnitude that is too shallow, and an intercept that is too large in magnitude to be representative of the functional relationship between $x$ and $y$. In those cases, the least error  linear estimator of $y$-values indeed would still be from OLS regression, and its R$^2$-value will be at a maximum possible value, but the OLS regression line will not represent the actual line function that relates the $x$ and $y$ random variables. As a counter example, when, as occurs among other problems in a time series with equidistant $x$-values, OLS of the raw data is not always inappropriate, it may represent the best $y=f(x)$ line, but is still subject to variable transformation, for example for count data, one would take the square root of the counts to convert the errors for Poisson distributed error to more normal conditions, and one should still check for non-zero slope of residuals.

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*Longford, N. T. (2001). "Correspondence". Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A. 164: 565. doi:10.1111/1467-985x.00219

A: Macro (jsut above) stated the correct answer. Just some precision because I had the same question
The condition of normality of the residuals is useful when residuals are also homoskedastic. The result is then that OLS has the smallest variance between all of the estimator (linear OR non-linear).
The extended OLS assumptions:

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*$E(u|X_i = x) = 0$

*$(X_i,Y_i), i=1,…,n,$ are i.i.d

*Large outliers are rare

*u is homoskedastic

*u is distributed $N(0,σ^2)$

if 1-5 verified, then OLS has the smallest variance between all of the estimator (linear OR non-linear).
if only 1-4 verified, then by Gauss-Markov, OLS is the best linear (only !) estimator (BLUE).
Source : Stock and Watson , Econometrics + my course (EPFL, Econometrics)

A: My experience is completely in accord with Michael Chernick. Not only at times does applying a data transformation makes the modeling error normally distributed, it can also correct heteroskedasticity.
Sorry, but to suggest otherwise like gather an insane amount of data, or employ less efficient robust regression methods, is misguided, in my opinion, having practice this science/art.

A: I think you want to look at all the properties of the residuals.

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*normality

*constant variance

*correlated to a covariate.

*combinations of the above

If it is just 1 and it is due to heavytails or skewness due to one heavy tail, robust regression might be a good approach or possibly a transformation to normality.  If it is a non-constant variance try a variance stabilizing transformation or attempt to model the variance function.  If it is just 3 that suggests a different form of model involving that covariate.  Whatever the problem bootstrapping the vectors or reiduals is always an option.

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Last year, H.E. Abida Islam was appointed as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Korea. Before arriving on the Korean peninsula, she served as the Director General of the Bangladeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Asia Society Korea wanted to welcome H.E. Abida Islam to South Korea by catching up with her to ask a few questions.
1. As a foreigner, what has been the most interesting or intriguing aspect of Korean culture that you have noticed so far?
Well, I found a lot of aspects of Korean culture fascinating during my stay in Korea, which is a little over six months. Before coming here, I knew that only in four decades, South Korea has experienced incredible economic growth and has become the 11th economy in the world and the 4th largest economy in Asia. Such a transformation could only be possible due to the hard work, commitment and dedication of the Korean people. I found them extremely passionate and committed towards work and also experienced the excellent working environment here. Everything is meticulously planned, coordinated and completed well ahead of time. I also admire their politeness and punctuality. Despite being a progressive society, South Korea maintains its native ethos, which is a wonderful blend of tradition with modernization.
In terms of cuisine, rice is the staple food in both of our countries and I find lots of similarities in rice-related cuisines. I am a fan of South Korean Bibimbap. Anyone who has never tried Korean dishes before will certainly like this dish.
Surprisingly, there are some words meanings of which are exactly the same in Bangla as well as English language. Such as the word "gang", means river; "Abbuji" is father and "ammuji" is mother both in Bangla and Korean language. Also, we call rice as "chaal" in our language whereas it is "ssal" in Korean and the sound is almost the same. People having knowledge about both the languages, may find such common words in both the languages.
2. Bangladesh and Korea are far apart, not only geographically, but also culturally. While these two countries contrast in many areas, is there anything in common that you find interesting?
There are many commonalities between Bangladesh and South Korea despite being geographically at a distance. People of both the countries deeply value their traditional practices and perform those with due diligence. For example, the traditional New Year celebration is one of the biggest festivals in our respective countries. Bangla New Year, Pohela Boishakh,is a secular festival in Bangladesh. It is celebrated by the people from all corners irrespective of class, creed or religion with traditional flair and ambiance. During this holiday, we try to spend quality time with our families and dear ones. Similarly, I hear Chuseok is one of the biggest festivals in Korea, where people return to their ancestral homes to meet with their near and dear ones.
Respect for the elders is another striking similarity that I can mention. Bangladeshis also value our kinship and family ties. Like Korea, we have many customs and rituals to show respect for the elderly. We also give immense importance to family bonding and seriously monitor the progress of our children in education.
In the Bengali language, we have different layers of salutation based on whom you talk to, like the one you have in the Korean language. I can cite many more similarities like these. For example, Korean Movement for Independence is on 1st March and we celebrate our day Independence and National Day on 26th March every year. People of Bangladesh and South Korea both had to make supreme sacrifice to uphold the dignity of their respective Mother languages. For Bangladesh, it is on 21st February 1952 (recognized by the UNESCO as the International Mother Language Day in 1999) when it was a part of Pakistan and for South Korea during its occupation days. I understand that 15th August is a national day for both of our countries. It is the National Liberation Day in South Korea. In Bangladesh it is observed as the National Mourning Day commemorating the killing of our Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.
3. Most people in Korea have not had the opportunity to visit or learn a great deal about Bangladesh. What are some aspects of your country that you hope to promote here in Korea?
In international media, Bangladesh is mostly portrayed as a climate vulnerable country. At present, the international community is acclaiming Bangladesh for its humanitarian act in hosting about one million Rohingya refugees despite being an overpopulated country with limited resources. I am proud to say that Bangladesh maintains an impressive socio-economic growth against such so many odds. Bangladesh is making contribution in global peace by sending its military and civil officers to the UN Peace-Keeping operations. As one of the most climate vulnerable country, Bangladesh is active in all climate change related forums and over the past three decades it has undertaken a series of initiatives for mitigation and adaptation to address the adverse impact of climate change. Our women empowerment is remarkable. Women not only have leadership role in politics, but there are increased participation in women in private and public sectors, defence service ( army, navy, air force), judiciary, police, sports and all other professions.
I would like to promote our rich history and cultural heritage amongst the Korean people by encouraging them to actively participate in our different events. I believe it would further increase people to people contact and form a positive perception about Bangladesh. Since the last year, we are celebrating our new year (14th April 2018) in the open space of Itaewon area to display our cultural diversity through live music and dances, cuisines and costumes and thus inspire the Korean people to participate in the event.
With the UNESCO Commission for Korea, we observed our Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day with due solemnity on 21 February 2018 in presence of number of Korean guests. Two Korean Professors also spoke at that event on the significance of the Day. 25th March 2018 is the Genocide Day of Bangladesh and we observed the event at a reputed university in Korea with the active participation of the Korean intellectuals. Our participation in the 33rd Korea World Travel Fair (KOTFA)-2018 has given the opportunity to exhibit our cultural diversity and attractive touristic places to the Korean visitors. We are also looking forward to our 3rd Bangladesh Film Festival from 20-22 July 2018 that will represent the culture, art and contemporary life of Bangladesh to the Korean viewers.
You would be happy to know that there are over 500 companies working in Bangladesh. The increasing number of Korean community there is already promoting Korean culture and cuisine in Bangladesh. I believe, with our initiatives, we will also be able to showcase Bangladeshi culture and tradition to the people of this friendly country.
4. Similarly, are there any features of Korean society that you hope to recommend to the people back in Bangladesh?
Bangladeshi people are also hardworking and honest, but we could learn from the Koreans with regards to the timekeeping and comprehensiveness - the core components of the rapid development of the Korean nation.
5. Finally, what are your expectations for future Bangladesh-South Korean relations with regards to politics, economics, and culture?
Since the establishment of our diplomatic relationship in 1973, we have enjoyed an excellent bilateral relationship with South Korea in political, technological, economic, cultural and human development fronts. South Korea is a great friend of Bangladesh. We deeply value this partnership as we speak the same language of democracy, share similar social values and have the common aspiration for socio-economic development. I believe there is an immense scope to further strengthening our bilateral relationship.
On the political front, we maintain a cooperative relationship and support each other in times of need, in different international fora. Since 2010, there is no high level visit to Bangladesh. I believe a reciprocal high-level visit would create a momentum and further boost up our bilateral relationship. Bangladesh deeply appreciates the political support of South Korea during the 3rd Committee resolution in the 72nd UNGA in November 2017 which included human rights in Myanmar. At the 27th Special Session of the Human Rights Council in December 2017 on the situation of the minority Rohingya Muslim population and other minorities in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. We are also thankful to the Korean Government for its humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya people and hope that this support will continue in the coming days.
With regards to the cultural cooperation, there are occasional exchanges of cultural troupes between the two countries. But both the countries could work closely to increase the frequency of these visits. Notable, the Hallyu or the Korean wave has already reached to the Bangladeshi people. The K-pop, K-drama, and K-food culture have made its mark among the young generation in Bangladesh and we may effectively use this opportunity to increase the people-to-people contact.
In the area of developing the Human Resources, the EDCF (Economic Development Cooperation Fund) and KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency) are actively supporting us and we are trying for new areas of cooperation with these two institutions.
In the economic sector, South Korea is an important development partner, one of the largest sources of Foreign Direct Investment and also an attractive destination for our workers. It is our 3rd source of import and we are thankful to the Korean Government for according duty-free and quota-free access to our nearly 500 products. Our economy is becoming intensely engaged with the economy of this country as our bilateral trade is increasing, but gradually.
There are so many potential areas in Bangladesh, which are yet to be explored by the Korean businessmen and investors.
In May 2018, after organizing an investment seminar in Seoul, we are receiving encouraging responses from the Korean Business houses and the potential investors. I laud the supports that we receive from the Korean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Korea Importers Association (KOIMA), Korea International Trade Association (KITA) and other trade bodies. We are expecting a visit from the South Korean trade delegation to Bangladesh soon. After participating in the Import Goods Fair (IGF)-2018, we noticed the huge interest and demand for our Leather, Jute and Ceramic products in this country. I hope our newly formed Trade Promotion Committee (TPC) with KOIMA would be helpful in this regard. I hope Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) and SME Foundation of Bangladesh will work in partnership with their counterparts here. I believe all these initiatives will further enhance our bilateral trade and commercial relationship in the coming days.


I saw this post idea floating around the blog world last week and thought I'd join in and share some confessions of my own!
...that I bought R two more hair bows yesterday. Shame. I was feeling strong for lasting all the way until February 20 without buying her any, but she was up for a middle-of-the-night feeding, and I ordered some in a sleep-induced haze because SHE NEEDS THEM. Send help.
...that we have been living in our house for almost eight months and still haven't replaced the chandelier in the former dining room that is now my quasi-office room with a ceiling light that is of the appropriate length. Meaning that it's hanging down and I almost hit my head on it on the daily. People who move into a house and instantly have it decorated and put together within the month are just obnoxious.
...that sometimes I browse the ridiculous forums on GOMI (Get off My Internets) because I can't believe how insane people are. There is literally a website dedicated to people who follow bloggers they hate just to get on the forum later and complain about them. Have you heard of this? It's the most absurd waste of time I've ever seen, and for some reason it's like a car crash: I can't not look at it. I saw one once where the person said they couldn't believe a certain blogger had photoshopped her infant's legs and also took her baby tanning. They included a picture copied from the blog post. The baby's legs did look orange... Except, oh wait. That's right. The baby was wearing orange tights. El oh-my-good-gracious el. People.
...that being a full-time working mom is really hard, and when people tell me how awesome I am because I look like I have it all together and have totally figured out a routine and insert comment here, I kind of want to cry and then go eat some lactation cookies.
...that I still haven't figured out how I want to document 2016. I keep taking pictures of R obviously, and I want to do something with them but haven't figured out what. I loved doing Project Life last year, but seeing as how I still haven't finished 2015, I don't think starting that up again would be a good idea if I want to finish it before she's 37. (Eventually, if I ever get finished, I want to share my final layouts for the second half of the year! See all my pages from January through July 2015 here.) Do you have any ideas for a fun and easy photo project I could do this year? Help a sister out.
...that I ran EIGHT MILES on Saturday and that's the farthest and longest I've run since having R! I pushed her in the stroller for 4.3 miles and then ran the rest on my own, and I clocked in right around 9:30 pace! Half marathon, I'm coming for you.
...that I am in the middle of reading The Royal We at the recommendation of a few blog friends, and I'm sad that I'm not enjoying it all that much. It's not terrible by any means, but it's kind of just okay and I was hoping it would be great. It could very well be the fact that I basically have time to read in ten-minute increments lately, so I haven't had a chance to really lose myself in the story.
...that making R homemade purees is really easy and actually kind of fun! After a rather difficult start (she just didn't seem to like anything we gave her), she really seems to be taking to food!
...that I will join the ranks of busy bloggers everywhere by saying that I have so many blog post ideas and so little time. Like how I have been drafting a post about Valentine's Day for a solid week and a half now. Oye.
...that when I look at this face I melt into a thousand tiny pieces and am basically a puddle. Everything and nothing they say about motherhood is true. That's the best way I can explain it. I'm just so excited for all my real life and blogger friends who are pregnant with little ones! I pray for all the growing babies and continue to pray for my friends who are still waiting for their miracle babies.
What do you want to confess today?
"Everything and nothing they say about motherhood is true" 5 weeks in and already learning that this is SO true.
Totally would love to hear about your working full time/mommy/daycare/wanting to be a stay at home mom...not there yet myself but love learning from others in that phase of life!
Yay for running so far! You're awesome!
I documented my son's first year with a photo each week on Wednesday (since he was born on a Wednesday.) I also took monthly photos (I have blocks that allowed me to document the days/weeks/months/years.) At his first birthday party, I hung the 12 monthly photos. I also did a great job blogging his weekly and monthly updates. I still don't know how I managed that.
I'm due with our second (a girl) in less than two months, and she isn't named yet. I have no idea how I'll keep up with documenting her first year. I'd love to do the weekly/monthly photos again. It's a lot of fun to look back at those photos!
GOMI? What the? I have never heard of it and it sounds like just that, a car wreck. People are nuts.
I wish I had your running skills. You are amazing. You are going to rock your race.
It's totally ok if you want to stay home! God will lead you to the right choice for your family. Even when you know you're doing exactly what God is asking you to do, it can still seem like hell and a lot of asking why. I love bows on baby girls!! And, some day, I'll blog again too. I hear ya!
Can I just say that I applaud you for your honesty? I think people tend to sugar coat things and make it seem like life is perfect. But it's not, and I enjoy reading your honest opinions about life. No one has it all figured out but when in doubt, just look at your baby's face because she is so stinking adorable.
...that sometimes I'm jealous of working moms/dads, as another long day stretches in front of me with an adorable but basically boring 2 month old.
...that we have zero decorations in the baby's 'room', because I really can't stand spending time decorating a room.
...that I just ate yogurt for dinner.
...that the baby should probably sleep in her bassinet, but she's asleep on my chest right now, and she's warm and relaxed and sighing with every breath, and I can't bear to move her!
Yay for running 8 miles!!
Ahhhh, I HATE GOMI! Someone started a forum for my blog on there, and people are incredibly mean. They also have no idea what they're talking about. I'm sure someone will find this comment somehow and write about it on there, hahaha.
I'm sorry that happened to you. They definitely don't know what they are talking about, so I hope you don't take it to heart!
Hairbow purchases in the middle of the night is hilarious/awesome :) of course she needs them!! I am currently trying to resist buying overpriced baby shoes that I know are totally unnecessary but still... CUTE! I definitely welcome all posts re: working mommas- I know you aren't alone in those feelings and I think a lot of people would relate!
Lol about buying more bows.
We had a light like that in our kitchen, but that sucker had GOTS TA GO. It hurt like a mother every time one of us jacked our head on it lol.
LOVE this! May have to steal this idea. :) Also, when all that drama was going down about that one blogger (who I never even knew) last year, I couldn't look away either. Browsing the GOMI threads was like watching a reality tv show about crazy bloggers. The things people would say!
And yes, I'd really like to read about how it's going as a working mom and daycare. I think a lot of women would be able to relate.
Thanks so much for the encouragement, Renee!
First of all...I know you have the best subject on the planet to photograph, but your photos are STELLAR! Gorgeous. I will confess that I rarely have jealousy issues unless it comes to other people's photography. It's something I tried to do once and simply cannot master. You have inspired me to pick up my camera more often.
Even though I'm not a mom, I'd really like to hear your thoughts about daycare and working. If (or when) we are blessed with a baby in the future, daycare would be one of my only options since we don't have family nearby and I would probably continue to work. While it is something I don't need worry about right now, it does occasionally terrify me when we talk about starting a family.
Ah! Thank you, friend! I feel like I have a loooong way to go to get to where some other people are with their pictures, but I'm working on it. Gotta get out the big girl camera occasionally!
I'd be totally interested in hearing how you are handling the balance of being a working mom.
Also, everyone raved about The Royal We. So I read it. And was really unimpressed. It was okay, definitely not terrible. But not great.
I think that face says "Mom, I need ALL the hair bows!"
Oh, my. GOMI? I don't even want to see it because I won't be able to look away!
I also think crying and eating some lactation cookies sounds like a great idea right now. But I only have Thin Mints... that's okay, right?
You're awesome to share your confessions. Similar to Jenny above, that does sound like a good idea, but I'm going with thin mint Oreos. Also I'm allergic to lactation cookies, as it turns out, not that I'm breastfeeding right now or anything. I totally agree about GOMI...I want to not, but I totally do. You find the craziest stuff on there!! Middle of the night hair bow shopping is not a crime in my state ;) It is amazing to me that you ran 8 miles - I don't think I ever, ever could. Also, I would love to hear your post about being a working mom. I am on the SAHM side of things, but I think SAHMs share a lot on blogs and working moms don't as much (that I've seen - probably because you all are busy working and momming, which is not a bad thing!). Lots of luck on that. I'm grateful that I am able to do it right now, but I know it's not always a guarantee.
I've read GOMI on random occasions--it started with this one blogger who got fairly popular for a minute and I was wondering why does no one ever say anything about how her family photos look really, really photoshopped, as in, like some sort of odd composite green screen photos not of a real family. Somehow I bumped into GOMI and found out, that, actually, there were other people who thought that was odd, too. So I can't say I would always disagree with GOMI, as they probably do find the occasional strange people in the blog world...but they are terrifying in their own way.
I was unimpressed by The Royal We as well. Too long. And blah.
Bows are accessories and R can never have too many. :) Don't bow to the pressure of the budget and sacrifice bow quantity (see what I did there?).
i love love LOVED the royal we. however, i know i don't know you THAT well but it does not strike me as a book you would enjoy.
GOMI. it hurts my feelings haha. i don't know why. people being mean about other people is something that just makes me feel sick - not like i'm disgusted in them, but like it makes me actually feel ill. some people are SO mean on there.
eat all your cookies! you go girl. and congrats on running! i am doing so horribly right now. i need help. half marathon in just over 8 weeks and i can barely run a mile. help.
. . . that I bought several hairbows like the one your baby's wearing in a photo above. :) Thanks for the recommendation!
. . . that I've scarcely run since being cleared for exercise post-partum. I'm looking forward to being able to introduce a jogging stroller in the next 1-3 months.
I would love to hear your thoughts on being a working mom and using daycare. Although I'm at home myself, I fully support mothers doing what works best for them and am interested in learning from and empathizing with others' experiences. Plus you are a fabulous writer and I look forward to reading your thoughts on whatever subjects are on your heart and mind.
Lately I've tried to read books (or listen to audiobooks) and I have been pretty disappointed by every single one. It seems like the same ol' thing. I want something different and maybe something that I can connect with in my present life situation. I may have to write one myself. ha!
I'm actually working on a post about confessions as well! I definitely feel your pain in the bow addiction and SAHM/Working Mom topics! Sometimes I feel like I come off as a royal monster when I complain about how hard it is to be a SAHM. Let's be honest, being a Mom (or Dad but mostly Mom) isn't easy. It's a lot of work! But, it's also the best! For the past few years I've been doing Shutterfly photobooks as "yearbooks" and I would like to do a yearly book for Remi as well. Let us know if you find something awesome worth sharing! I'd love to hear!


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\section{Introduction}
\label{sec:1}
The influence of social groups in pedestrian dynamics, especially in
evacuation scenarios, is an area of recent interest, see e.g.
\cite{mueller2,mueller} and other contributions in these proceedings.
The situations that are considered are widespread and well-known in
everyday life. For example, many people visit concerts or soccer
matches not alone, but together with family and friends in so-called
social groups. In case of emergency, these groups will try to stay
together during an evacuation. The strength of this cohesion depends
on the composition of the social group. Several adult friends would
form a loose group that is mainly connected via eye contact, whereas a
mother would take her child's hand and form a strong or even fixed bond.
In addition, even the size of the social groups could have an effect
on the evacuation behaviour.

In order to consider these phenomena in a more detailed way, a
cooperation of researchers of the universities of Cologne and
Wuppertal and the Forschungszentrum J\"ulich has performed several
experiments aiming at the determination of the general influence of
inhomogeneities on pedestrian dynamics. They contained two series of
experiments with pupils of different ages in two schools in Wuppertal.
The first series focussed on the determination
of the fundamental diagram of inhomogeneous groups, i.e. pedestrians
of different size.
The second series of experiments considered evacuation scenarios. In
several runs the parameters of the crowd of evacuating pupils were
varied, i.e. the size of the social group and its structure
and the interaction between the group members.
Here we present first results for these evacuation experiments.

\section{Teaching units}
\label{sec:2}
The experiments were accompanied by teaching units for all involved
students providing an introduction into the topic of traffic
and pedestrian dynamics.

In classes of fifth and sixth grade, the focus of the classes was on
the important quantities of pedestrian dynamics, especially density,
time and bottleneck situations.  This introduction to crowd effects
and pedestrian behaviour was intended to raise awareness for their
relevance for their everyday lives and safety issues. Therefore we
arranged little experiments the students could perform themselves,
e.g. the panic experiment according to Mintz \cite{mintz} (see
Fig.~\ref{fig:1}). In small groups the pupils had to pull several
wooden wedges out of a bottle with a narrow neck as fast as possible
and observe the blocking of the wedges when every students pulls at
the same time. This experiment was supposed to indicate that
coordination can lead to better results compared to selfish behavior.

The older pupils of classes 10 and 11 participated in an introduction
to cellular automata and the physics of traffic. They received several
worksheets on the Game of Life and other cellular automata,
especially the Nagel-Schreckenberg model \cite{nasch}.  The aim of
these lessons was to obtain a first qualitative and quantitative
understanding of the collective effects in traffic systems.  This
should help to increase the identification with the experiments they
later participated in and raise awareness about the relevance of this
kind of research for everyday life.

\begin{figure}[t]
  \sidecaption
\includegraphics[scale=.045]{P1020628.jpg}
\caption{Panic experiment according to Mintz. Every pupil is
  assigned a cord with a wedge on its end lying in a bottle with a
  narrow neck. If every student pulls at the same time and as fast as
  possible, the wedges block at the bottleneck. On the other hand,
  behaving in a coordinate way leads to a smooth process that is
  significantly faster. (Photo by V.~Ziemer, U Wuppertal)}
\label{fig:1}
\end{figure}

\section{Experimental set-up and procedure}
\label{sec:3}
The experiments were performed in two schools in Wuppertal. Students of
four classes participated as part of project work. The experimental
room was built in the school's assembly hall.

\subsection{Experimental set-up}

The experimental area was a square room of $5\times 5$~m$^2$ bounded
by several small buckets. In the center of this area there was a
square starting area of $3\times 3$~m$^2$ denoted by the white marks.
The students stepped into the room through the entrance that is shown
below in Fig.~\ref{fig:2} and assembled in the starting area. During
the evacuation they had to leave the room using the exit on the left
side.  The exit door was built by two upstanding platforms and had a
variable width changing between 0.8~m and 1.2~m. The area behind the
door was connected to the waiting area before the entrance, so the
students could walk on a closed path.  For the collection of data all
experiments were recorded by a camera system.  This system was mounted
on the hall's ceiling and contained customary digital cameras and GoPros.

All students wore caps of different colour.  Each colour represented a
certain interval of body heights. The body height of each pupil was
measured before the experiments started. This information is needed
to determine the position accurately, but the different colours can
also be used to draw conclusions about the composition of the group of
evacuating pupils later in the video. All caps showed also a black
point at the middle of the head. That allows to recognize and track
each person in the video.

\begin{figure}[t]
\sidecaption
\includegraphics[scale=.13]{RaumSchueler.png}
\caption{The experimental area consists of a square room of $5\times 5$~m$^2$,
  with a starting area in the middle. The pupils had to leave this
  room through the exit at the left. They wore colourful caps to
  distinguish the different body heights.}
\label{fig:2}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Experimental procedure}

In general, the pupils had to perform several evacuation runs. For
each run, a group of 32 to 46 persons assembled in the starting area,
distributed nearly uniformly.  During the evacuation, the students
were allowed to use the whole experimental area.

After a starting signal, the participants had to leave the room using
the exit door. They should walk briskly and evacuate the room as fast
as possible. The pupils were told to imagine there would be a kind of
danger, like fire or smoke. However, they were not allowed to run,
scramble or push each other. After leaving the room they had to
assemble again in the waiting area in front of the entrance and to
wait for the next run.

The group of pupils that was placed into the experiment was compound
in different ways to consider different parameters.

The first parameter that was varied in the experiment was the
composition of the entire group. At all, there were two different age
classes allowing for three different group compositions. The crowd
could consist only of children aged 10 to 12 years, only of young
adults aged 15 to 17, or a mixture of both groups whereby children and
youths were equally represented.

The second parameter concerned the social group size. In several runs,
the students had either to evacuate on their own without regarding the
others around them, or to form pairs, or larger social groups. These
groups could contain four, six or eight persons. Within one pair or
social group the students had to try to stay together during the
evacuation run.

As a third parameter we considered the interaction within the social
group. The nature of the interaction can be specified by (i) its
strength and (ii) the hierarchy of group members. Regarding the
interaction strength, the group members could either be connected
loosely, by just trying to stay together via eye contact, or they
could have a fixed bond. A fixed bond was realized by holding each
other's hand or some other physical contact. Furthermore, hierarchy of
the group members could be different. In the first case, all partners
were treated equally. Each group member had to leave the room and to
stay together with their partners. In the other case, one student was
declared as the "leader", the other one as the "follower". The leader
had to leave the room without regarding its partner or the other
students, whereas the follower just had to follow the leader through
the room.

This leads to four different ways to form pairs during the evacuation
run. In the case of age-matched partners, the leader was chosen
randomly. For the runs with the mixed crowd, the pairs were composed
of one child and one teenager that took the part of the leader in the
runs they were needed. All runs with larger social groups were done
with loose bonds. In social groups of same age, there was no leader,
but in mixed social groups one of the youths was declared as the
leader.

To analyze the experiments the videos of the camera system that was
mounted on the hall's ceiling was available. For each run of the
experiment there is a video sequence. Using the \texttt{PeTrack}
software \cite{boltes}, it is possible to extract the trajectories for
each person and each run. The students were recognized via the black
point in the middle of their coloured caps. The position of this point
was tracked in each frame, generating the trajectory of each
participant.

\section{Analysis}
\label{sec:4}
First, we focus on the analysis of the data regarding the influence of group
size on the evacuation scenario. Therefore, we use the data of one
school and of the runs with larger groups. Most of these experiments
were performed only with the older pupils with loose bonds and no
leader-follower relationship, to which we restrict our analysis for
now.

In different runs, the students formed groups of four, six and eight
persons. In addition, one run with groups of six students and with an
explicitly cooperative behaviour within the group was performed. They
should concentrate a bit more on their group members and try to leave
the room together. For comparison, we also consider the run with pairs
and a loose bond that can be seen as a smaller group of two persons.

\subsection{Evacuation times for large groups}
First we consider the evacuation time. In Fig.~\ref{fig:3}, we plot
the number of evacuated persons against the time needed to leave the
room. The results can be compared between the different runs.

The evacuation time for each person is defined as the time difference
between the beginning of the evacuation and the moment when the person
passes the door, exactly when he/she leaves the aisle that is formed
by the two platforms. The beginning of the evacuation can be
determined only approximately because the starting signal is not
audible in the videos that are used for the extraction of the
trajectories. For extracting the evacuation times we set the beginning
on the moment of the first movement towards the door. However, for the
analysis the influences of this inaccurate definition, the
pre-movement time or other delays should be minimized. In doing so, we
take the evacuation time of the very first person that left the room
and subtract it from all the other times. Thereby, all plots start at
zero for the first person and it is easier to compare different runs.

For the analysis of the runs with larger groups the evacuation times
are shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:3}. All graphs show a nearly linear
behaviour that could be expected. At the beginning of the evacuation
all evacuation times are roughly the same. Between three and six
evacuated persons the curves start to split into two groups. After
increasing slightly, the difference between the two progresses remains
nearly constant until the end of the evacuation. The main insight is
that there are several runs that are clearly faster than other ones.

The upper two curves represent the evacuation in pairs and in groups
of six with very cooperative behaviour. The lower graphs show the runs
with larger groups of four, six and eight persons. Within the two
groups of curves the differences are not large enough to separate the
runs from each other. However, in the lower group, the run with eight
participants per group seems to be a bit faster at the end of the
evacuation. The run with six participants per group and cooperative
behaviour is clearly slower than the run with same group size but
without this instruction. These results indicate that forming groups
is advantageous for the evacuation, whereas behaving cooperatively
inhibits this effect.

\begin{figure}[t]
\sidecaption
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Zeiten.png}
\caption{Evacuation times for larger groups of one of the schools.
  The splitting of the curves into two groups is obvious. The shorter
  evacuation times belong to the runs with larger groups of four, six
  and eight persons, the longer ones to those with pairs and
  cooperative behaviour.}
\label{fig:3}
\end{figure}

While looking for reasons for the differences in evacuation times, one
first approach could be to determine the density distribution.
Therefore, we determined the Voronoi cells \cite{steffen,voronoi}
within the experimental room for each person at different times. As a
measure of density we coloured all cells dependent on their size:
smaller cells are coloured in shades of red, larger ones in blue.

In Fig.~\ref{fig:4} the density distributions for the run with pairs
and with groups of four persons are shown. It is clearly seen that the
distribution for the run in (b) is a bit narrower than the other one
at the same time step. That means when forming groups, the children
order rather behind each other than next to each other in front of the
door. This behaviour seems to be advantageous for evacuating the room
as it leads to a shorter evacuation time.

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\sidecaption
\subfloat[Pairs at 4 s]{\includegraphics[scale=.30]{Voronoi-2er-4s.png}}
\qquad
\subfloat[Groups of four at 4 s]{\includegraphics[scale=.30]{Voronoi-4er-4s.png}}
\caption{Voronoi cells for each person in the room at time 4~s
  for the runs with pairs and social groups of four persons. The
  colour of each cell depends on its size as a measure of density.}
\label{fig:4}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\subsection{First attempts to interpretation}
\label{sec:5}
The results obtained so far suggest certain interpretations which,
however, need to be substantiated by further experiments with better
statistics. It is obvious from the plot of the evacuation times that
increasing the group size leads to a decrease in evacuation times. The
density distributions show the pupils ordered in different ways for
forming groups than for pairs. A possible explanation is that the
persons subordinate within the group and just follow the other group
members. Because of that, there may be less conflicts between persons
that meet at the door in competing for space. A person is just in
competition with persons of other groups, not with own group members.
Increasing the group size reduces the number of possible competitors.
This reduction of conflicts may have a positive influence on the
evacuation time.

When the children have to show cooperative behaviour, the evacuation
is slower than without this instruction. It is a possible explanation
that here the effort to stay together is larger and reduces the effort
to leave the room.

\section{Summary and outlook}
\label{sec:6}
We performed experiments under laboratory conditions to determine the
influence of social groups on evacuations. A comparison of evacuation
times between runs with different group sizes shows that increasing
the group sizes lowers the evacuation time. The participants order in
a different way for larger groups.

These first preliminary results have to be analyzed in more detail.
The statistics need to be improved by further experiments.  However,
with the help of the density distributions, photographs of the finish
and the data of the second school we hope to get more information from
the present experiments, e.g. about the microscopic mechanisms
especially close to the exit.  In addition, there are some few
parameters that should also be analyzed, e.g. the effect of body size
and age.

\begin{acknowledgement}
We dedicate this contribution in grateful memory to our friend and
colleague Matthias Craesmeyer.\\
We thank the team from the Forschungszentrum J\"ulich and Wuppertal
University and the students and teachers of Gymnasium Bayreuther
Stra\ss{}e and Wilhelm-D\"orpfeld-Gymnasium in Wuppertal for the help
with the experiments. Financial support by the DFG under grant
SCHA~636/9-1 is gratefully acknowledged.
\end{acknowledgement}

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The 10th "Nodojiman" Japanese Song Contest @ Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center (CJCC)
No. 34 PR-19/EoJ: The Embassy of Japan is pleased to inform that, in cooperation with the Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center (CJCC), the Embassy is going to organize the 10th "Nodojiman" Japanese Song Contest on Sunday, 14th of July 2019, from 9:30 to 12:00 at Angkor-Kizuna Hall, Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center (CJCC) during Tanabata Festival 2019.
H.E. Horinouchi Hidehisa, Ambassador of Embassy of Japan in Cambodia.
This Contest will be conducted as a school competition. This year, 14 representative individuals or groups from 8 schools or universities will compete with each other in the contest.
The "NODOJIMAN" Japanese Song Contest has been held annually for the purpose of encouraging Japanese language learners to practice the language through singing songs. This contest also aims to strengthen friendship and mutual understanding between the people of Japan and Cambodia through Japanese songs.
On this significant occasion, the Embassy would like to invite Cambodian people who are interested to see and cheer our candidates. It is Free Admission.
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