Accra, Ghana, 17 July 2017 (ECA) – The regional workshop on securing community land rights continued in Accra, Ghana, Monday with Land Policy Initiative (LPI) Coordinator, Joan Kagwanja, saying better governance of land resources in Africa can catalyze growth and development and in the process help eradicate extreme poverty on the continent.
In her presentation to Land Commissioners and other senior government officials attending the workshop on securing community land rights, Ms. Kagwanja said decentralized management of land resources and renewal of land institutions is vital to peace, security and participatory democracy.
"Land is central to Africa's development and if well- governed and managed, it is a means to reduce poverty and inequalities," said Ms. Kagwanja, adding securing land rights was a basis for attracting economic investment and spurring economic growth that will ensure the economic transformation of the continent.
The LPI Coordinator told the Land Commissioners, who are meeting for the first time ever to discuss Africa's land issues, that sound land policy management was also necessary for sound environmental management on the continent.
Participants are discussing the governance structures of customary land regimes within different political economies and how they respond to the need to secure land rights, among other things.
"What is important is how decisions are made regarding access to and use of land, how those decisions are implemented and how conflicting interests are resolved. What is the level of accountability and transparency in the decision-making process and accounting for the use of and returns from the land," said Ms. Kagwanja.
Participants on Monday shared national experiences, especially on the interface between customary and statutory institutions and government efforts to decentralise land management and land administration.
Most of them agreed there are inconsistencies in the way policy and legislation are tackling the land issue in their countries with other saying they have more than five agencies dealing with land resulting in bad coordination or duplication of activities.
Most of the participants said their commissions were either short-staffed or lacked capacity to deal with the sensitive land issues in their countries and were happy the LPI was on hand to support member States to deal with all aspects of land governance, particularly in the area of capacity development.
Of importance, they agreed, is training in effective land administration, capacity development in negotiations and related areas.
Ms. Kagwanja explained the role of the LPI in supporting member States ensure fair and equitable land distribution that will spur economic transformation.
The LPI is also working with academic institutions to improve curriculum in African Universities and develop capacities through research to enable the universities to respond effectively to meet the capacity needs for good land governance on the continent.
Scholarships are being given to deserving students to increase the teaching capacities in Africa's universities.
Organizers expect that out of this initial meeting, a platform for African Land Commissions will be established to provide for continuous learning, experience sharing and documentation of best practices.
The workshop, being attended by 40 Land Commissioners from 16 countries, was organized by the LPI in partnership with the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), a global coalition of organizations working to encourage forest land tenure and policy reforms.
The LPI is a joint programme of the tripartite consortium consisting of the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).


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Elysium Health's EH301 Designated Orphan Drug by FDA for Treatment of ALS
EH301, Elysium Health's investigational therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), was recently granted orphan drug status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Elysium's application for orphan drug designation included data from a 2017 double-blind, placebo-controlled European pilot study in humans.
To expand on the results of the pilot study, Elysium is planning another placebo-controlled trial together with researchers from the Mayo Clinic to evaluate EH301 in up to 150 adults with ALS. The trial is expected to start later this year.
"There is a great deal of work to be done to address the need for continued research to better understand and to treat all neurodegenerative diseases," Leonard Guarente, chief scientist at Elysium Health, said in a press release.
"We believe that the FDA's granting of Orphan Drug Designation for EH301 for ALS underscores the need for novel treatments for this rare condition," he said.
Orphan drug designation does not alter the standard regulatory requirements through adequately designed studies to support FDA approval.
The FDA's orphan drug designation supports the development of safe and effective treatments, diagnosis, or prevention methods of rare diseases, or disorders that affect fewer than 200,000 individuals in the United States. According to the ALS Association, ALS is a rare neurodegenerative disease estimated to affect more than 20,000 Americans.
"ALS is one of the most devastating conditions known today, it is generally swift and severe in its onset and progression with no effective treatment options," said Eric Sorenson, MD, vice chairman of the neurology department at the Mayo Clinic.
Elysium's only product on the market so far is Basis (nicotinamide riboside and pterostilbene, or NRPT), a dietary supplement that the company says is designed to support "well-being at the cellular level."
In a report published earlier this year by ALSUntangled, a group sponsored by the ALS Association, in the journal Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Basis was evaluated as a possible off-label treatment for people with ALS.
Authors of the review read through several studies and evidence of the potential impact of Basis on ALS and concluded that the product has mechanisms of action that could theoretically be useful in treating the disease. Although it appeared safe in a small, short-term trial conducted by Elysium, its therapeutic effects have not yet been evaluated in ALS patients, and it could not be recommended yet to slow, stop, or reverse the progression of ALS, they said.
Tagged EH301, Elysium Health, FDA, Mayo Clinic, NAD, NIH, orphan drug status.
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muslurea says:
how it has been granted as orphan drug before without completing at least phase 1 or 2 ?
to get orphan drug status it should have proven something ! am i wrong ? or what orphan drug mean to me is wrong ?
it is a supplement like lunasin. the marketing method is also the same . these news can be a marketing action i think.
Any updates on EH301 going to a Phase 2 clinical study? Promising results from the initial study: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03489200

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I am well aware that this post will sound barking mad to many people. The idea of tinkering with a bag of peanuts, when it's so delicious on its own, and when there are so many flavoured versions out there, is plain loony. I know. I see people who wear makeup to the gym with that horrified fascination. But what can I say? This is much better than anything you can buy, and it takes about three seconds to do. You don't have to turn on the oven, so it's quick, and summer-friendly. It also costs a fraction of the price on fancy flavoured peanuts, which is the kind of thing that makes me feel clever. That's who I am. Let it go.
So, heat a basic elemental bag of salted peanuts (or almonds, cashews, whatever).
Heat a frying pan that will hold them comfortably. Now add a spoonful of garam masala. This is to taste, of course, and depends on how many peanuts there are. Suit yourself. When it smells toasty, add the peanuts, toss them until they're hot, and serve them in a pretty bowl. Everybody loves them, and they are impressive way beyond the effort they take.
You can also try different spices. A pimentón/rosemary/garlic combo is great. Just add them to the hot peanuts and toss until you can smell them. That way they won't burn. A bit of sugar at the end gives a nice little touch, although it can catch and become caramel. Not that it's a problem, just don't bite into it if it's hot.
Cold beer is a very good thing with them. Or Sherry, of course.
Posted by lobstersquad at 12:41 p. m.
Plain peanuts is good and all but sometimes you just want to spice things up!


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Be opinionated out of the box, but get out of the way quickly as requirements start to diverge from the defaults.
Provide a range of non-functional features that are common to large classes of projects (e.g. embedded servers, security, metrics, health checks, externalized configuration).
The Spring Boot repository has also a bunch of samples you can run. The samples are independent of the rest of the code (that is you don't need to build the rest to run or use the samples).
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Possibly hundreds dead after explosion in Delft 'gunpowder
News 31 mei
Dangerous bacteria is many months in hospital Rotterdam (2011) Large and fraud with EU subsidies in Rijnmond (1999)
Exam Theft at Rotterdam School (2013)
Riots overshadow revelry European Cup Win Feyenoord (1974), Puttershoek partly evacuated due to WO2-bom (1975) and also a bomb from World War II found in Spijkenisse (1980)
President Bill Clinton will visit Rotterdam, The Hague and Delft (1997), Hooligans brawl around RTL studios (1995) and Rotterdam, painter Kees van Dongen deceased (1968)
Sparta relegated for the first time in the Premier League (2002)
Recognition asked for Moerman method (1979) and Nenijto opened in Rotterdam (1928)
Woman killed with pen in Leiden (1991)
'Rotterdam Indian' Joan Franka off at Eurovision (2012) Princess Margriet and slightly injured in car accident (1965)
Bomb attack on the Coolsingel (1938), Nieuwerkerkse Angela Visser named Miss Universe (1989), run first marathon in Rotterdam (1909)
Newly crowned Queen Beatrix festive welcome in The Hague (1980), Greenpeace blocks toxic death ship in Waalhaven (1980) and Rotterdam climber dies after reaching summit Mount Everest (2016)


The original firebrands were incendiary indeed; they were pieces of wood set burning at the fire, perhaps for use as a light or a weapon. English speakers started brandishing those literal firebrands as long ago as the 13th century. (Robinson Crusoe held one high as he rushed into a cave on his deserted island and saw by the light of the firebrand . . . lying on the ground a monstrous, frightful old he-goat.) But the burning embers of the wooden firebrand quickly sparked figurative uses for the term, too. By the early 14th century, firebrand was also being used for one doomed to burn in hell, and by 1382, English writers were using it for anyone who kindled mischief or inflamed passions.
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It turns out that it is an honest to god nightshade. As in, don't eat that, it will kill you dead, kind of plant.
Katie Nixon from the Lincoln University Extension came out on Wednesday and identified it for me. "You probably don't want to eat any more of those berries," she said trying to hide the worried look on her face.
I made sure to point out the plant and tell Emily, "That is POISONOUS, do NOT try to eat it." I then pulled out the vigorously growing plants wherever I could see them.
We planted beets this spring. Well, in May, because of the insane snow and freezing temps that hovered about until we were all well and sick of the cold. The beets grew to about the size of marbles. It was disheartening.
Dave dug them up at the same time we were harvesting the Yukon Gold potatoes and we just shook our heads, time for round two.
As I dug some of the red and purple potatoes out, I made a nice pile of dirt and began poking beet and radish seeds into it. I am crossing my fingers and hoping for a bumper crop of Bull's Blood and Albino beets, along with some good salad radishes.
The sky kept spitting rain and making promises of more rain, so I held off watering the newly planted seeds. C'mon rain, get on over here!
Despite the poor soil, we've done well. And next year will be even better. We will have a nice layer of chicken poo and decaying straw, along with two cover crops.
On Thursday I purchased one pound of barley seed, and two pounds of Austrian Winter Peas. Barley will provide cover and prevent weeds, then act as a mulch for the garden in the spring. The Austrian Winter Peas are a dynamic accumulator. Katie suggested this and explained that dynamic accumulators are plants that send their roots deep into the soil pulling the nutrients from far below. The plants are then full of nutrients and can be added back into the soil to feed your spring crops.
I won't need to add the cover crops for a while. After all, I'm still harvesting from the garden! But once the growing season is over, I will pull aside the straw from some or most of my garden, spread the seeds and rake them in. By early spring I can either mow the crops down, or in later spring simply bend them and push them aside when planting transplants. How cool is that?!
I don't have a count on the potatoes, but my new harvest forecast is for 150 pounds of produce this year. Go, garden, go!
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Looks like a garden huckleberry which is differentv than a regular huckleberry. Burgess catalog sent me some for free. I think you can only eat them if they are cooked.


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Q: Comparing two GUIDs for equality in C++ I am looking for the easiest way to compare two GUIDs for equality in C++. Surely there is a predefined function for that.
The solution needs to work with Visual C++ 2010.
I am talking of GUID as defined in Guiddef.h:
typedef struct _GUID {
    unsigned long  Data1;
    unsigned short Data2;
    unsigned short Data3;
    unsigned char  Data4[ 8 ];
} GUID;

A: Is the == operator not overloaded to do this for you? Or use IsEqualGUID.

A: Perhaps you want IsEqualGUID (which uses memcmp behind the scenes) or just use operator== (which calls IsEqualGUID for you).

A: Wine implementation in here: https://source.winehq.org/source/dlls/ole32/compobj.c
Is fast simple and obvious:
    /***********************************************************************
 *           IsEqualGUID [OLE32.@]
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 * Compares two Unique Identifiers.
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 * PARAMS
 *  rguid1 [I] The first GUID to compare.
 *  rguid2 [I] The other GUID to compare.
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 * RETURNS
 *  TRUE if equal
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#undef IsEqualGUID
BOOL WINAPI IsEqualGUID(
    REFGUID rguid1, REFGUID rguid2)  {
  return !memcmp(rguid1, rguid2, sizeof(GUID));
}

That will compile with any Visual Studio version out there. That also is C so C++ aficionado might wrap it up in extern "C" {  }

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21/01/2007 – Denunciation of Moroccan human rights violations in Western Sahara in the World Social Forum (Special Envoy) Nairobi, (SPS) The second day of the 7th World Social Forum, held in Nairobi from the 20 to the 25 January, was marked by an energetic condemnation of the flagrant Moroccan human rights violations in the occupied territories of the Western Sahara, in many workshops and by all the visitors of the Saharawi stand, in which photos of the Saharawi victims of torture and imprisonment are exhibited.
The members of the Saharawi delegation, who participated to the workshops of the Forum, which covered today themes like human rights, democracy, women, youth, childhood, pollution, immigration, civilisation dialogue, were able to unmask the real face of the Moroccan colonisation of the Western Sahara.
A representative of the Moroccan Association for human Rights (AMDH), Mr. Said Tbal, strongly denounced the Moroccan crimes committed in the Western Sahara, revealing the existence of hundreds of Saharawi victims of forced disappearance and other human rights violations persist to be committed by the Moroccan colonial authorities in the Western Sahara, he said in his intervention in a workshop, "forced disappearance, struggle against impunity and the right of the victims to the truth, justice and reparation".
Organised by "Disparitions forcés, groupe de contact" and "secours Catholiques/Caritas France", this workshop was also marked with the intervention of M. Abdeslam Omar, President of the Association of the Families of the Saharawi Disappeareds and Prisoners (AFAPREDESA), who explicitly underlined the necessity of putting pressure of Morocco to sign and respect the Convention Against Forced Disappearance, and the need to bring the Moroccan accountable officials and torturers before justice.
"Contrary to the Moroccan propaganda, the Moroccan system did not change, there are still Saharawi victims to forced disappearance, arbitrary detention and other human rights violations in the occupied territories of the Western Sahara", Mr. Abdeslam stressed.
On another hand, the Saharawi stand, which exhibits photos of Saharawi tortured victims of Moroccan authorities, in addition to the pictures of the Moroccan wall that divides the Western Sahara and its people in two, has attracted the attention of the participants and actors of the world civil society who expressed their deep solidarity with the legitimate struggle of the Saharawi people for their independence.
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Q: Recovering HDD partition table I found lots of similar topics talking about how to recover deleted partitions I tried several solutions, but nothing worked. In my case, I was installing Archlinux and I used fdisk to format part of the HDD and I found out there's a problem with the partitioning after I've written the changes. Some blocks are overlapping! I lost some sensitive data related to my research work and some pictures (since 2010). Is there any way to safely recover my partitions as it was. Note: I've discovered that after installing Archlinux (about 3G) so I expect to lose some data but I'm willing to recover as much as possible. Thanks in advance.
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Q: Declaring three variables with two values? So, I found a function in Stack Overflow a few days ago and I'm trying to understand it because I want to adapt it and apply it to my project. It's a function by Murplyx and it's in the 3rd answer of this question: find the time left in a setTimeout()?
My doubtfulness instantly begins when I start reading the function. The first statement is var id, started, remaining = delay, running. What does this mean? Also, why don't any of the statements have a semicolon at the end? The last question is probably dumb but I've always been advised use semicolons because otherwise it wouldn't work.

A: The line
var id, started, remaining = delay, running;

is identical to simply
var id;
var started;
var remaining = delay;
var running;

It's a shorthand to declare multiple variables at once.
As for semicolons, Javascript has something called automatic semicolon insertion (ASI), see this question, for example. Not a style I would recommend since it's easy to let in unintentional quirks, but your mileage may vary.


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What is backpacking?
The first thought that comes into one's mind is a student taking a gap year away from their studies and then heading off to different countries to experience different cultures. In Canada backpacking has a different meaning. This is when people set off into the wilderness often along trails and enjoy camping. Camping can take many forms from sites offering amazing facilities to those area s where the facilities are basic
Some people prefer dispersed camping. Dispersed camping is camping outside of a designated camp site. This really gives the hiker the isolated wilderness experience. Vancouver Island gives hikers the opportunities to sample wilderness through walks of varying degrees of difficulty. These can range from small parties exploring the certain trails over a week, to those who are guided on one-day adventures. When hiking in the wilderness it is imperative that the hikers take notice of the advice given by the authorities. The National Parks on Vancouver Island are well managed and operate in order to maintain the beauty of the area and also to take care of those who wish to visit the area.
The West Coast Trail
The location of the West Coast Trail
Perhaps the most demanding trail on the Island is the West Coast Trail which is within the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. The trail is 75 kilometers long and takes between 6 to 8 days to complete taking in magnificent scenery. The problem of being in such breathtaking wilderness are the dangers that go with being there. The remoteness of the area means that it can take a long time for people to be rescued, or attended to. There are only three access points to the trail. The northern end at Pachena Bay, the southern end at the Gordon River, and the mid-point at Nitnaht.
This area is subject to heavy rainfall and as well as soaking walkers, there are other hazards that need to be considered. Raging rivers and slippery underfoot conditions can make it a dangerous scenario. The park is only open for the summer months from May 1st until September 30th to avoid extreme weather but the wilderness summers never guarantees ideal climatic conditions. In order to hike in the area every walker needs a permit and if people are going to camp an induction course has to be completed before they can start their journey. The park gives the campers advice on what to pack if they are to attempt to walk this arduous trail. The advice appears to be two-fold. Firstly, how to look after the park, and secondly how to look after themselves.
Camping on the beach. Take it all away
Trail etiquette is comprehensively covered with a "pack in and pack out" policy. Whatever the hikers bring onto the trail they are expected to take away. Cooking is only permitted on light weight stoves and fires are only permitted on the beach. There is water available along the trail in the form of rivers and creeks but is best collected up stream. Food must be brought with the hiker as consumption of clams, muscles and oysters is prohibited. All hikers are encouraged to stay away from bears and cougars. The contents of the rucksack is essential for the trek. Firstly, sturdy boots, warm clothing and waterproofs are essential. The weight of the packed sack should not exceed 35% of the hiker's body weight as the trail is so physically demanding, and the contents should include tent, phone, stove, sleeping bag and matches amongst many other items.
The national parks on Vancouver Island give an amazing opportunity for people to see the area in its full splendor. However, it is clear that much management is needed in order to protect man from the environment and this spectacular wilderness from man.
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The most interesting thing that happened when Bill O'Reilly appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman" last night could have been when he walked out with a plastic shield. It could have been Letterman's prediction that he hoped he would have the chance to call the conservative a bonehead. It could been when that prediction came true. It could even have been their predictable debate about the war in Iraq.
But it wasn't any of that.
"This whole thing is a big act," O'Reilly said.
O'Reilly, responding to a heckler, exclaimed that he and the talk show host were actually good friends and this whole banter or arguing or rivalry, or whatever it is to be called, is fake and merely an act for entertainment purposes.
The Fox pundit. The arch-enemy of the bleeding heart. The scourge of the Clinton administration is acting?
It is entirely possible that O'Reilly and Letterman are friends. The media makes for strange bedfellows, and much stranger than these two have emerged in the past. It's also plausible that when the cameras stop rolling and they've both made their political points that they are utterly civil and perhaps even cordial to each other. The best debaters in the world make their point when it counts and don't take it or the responding contentions personally. It's like a rugby match where you basically kill the other team all game and then go out for beers afterwards. But the killing is real and the debating is real and none of it is (supposed to be) an act.
CNN did report on the exchange.


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Explaining and predicting rural turnover intentions and behaviours in Charleville, Australia
Jennifer Adele Thompson
Thompson, JA 2008, 'Explaining and predicting rural turnover intentions and behaviours in Charleville, Australia', PhD thesis, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW.
Copyright JA Thompson 2008
Attracting and retaining employees has emerged as one of the most important issues currently challenging organizations worldwide, and in the rural setting it has become a genuine concern for public and private sectors. Longstanding research into turnover has historically been rather piecemeal, for example attrition and retention research has focused on employment conditions such as pay or supervision (Richards et al. 1994; Dinham & Scott 1996; Dodd-McCue and Wright 1996; Rahim 1996; Scott et al. 1998; Cheney et al. 2004; Robinson & Pillemer 2007; Gow et al 2008; Newton 2008) or personal factors such as personality (Deary, Watson & Hogston 2003; Bakker 2006). This research study adopted a multi-focus or ecological perspective and provided a holistic understanding of employee turnover, something that has been lacking from much of the previous literature.
This thesis evaluated turnover intentions and behaviours, through investigating personal, work and community variables with a group of rural public service employees in Charleville, South West Queensland, Australia. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that influenced a rural government workers decision to stay in or leave their job, and could these predict turnover. It has implications for organizations and workforce management in rural settings but some parts may be applied to the urban context.
Eighty-nine workers from 12 state government departments were studied in 2003 and 2004. Eight variables were researched including professional, personal and community factors, job satisfaction, stress, social support, organizational commitment, intent to remain and actual turnover behaviour. The research methods used were surveys, interviews and observations. A descriptive picture of the sample was formed using some of the data in the survey. The rest of the survey data was analysed using regression analysis. This information was then used as the basis for the interviews. This data along with the observation data were analysed qualitatively.
The two main hypotheses for this study were, 1) personal, professional and community variables influence employee turnover, and 2) that it was possible to predict turnover from these three variables. Consequently, the primary research questions were 'can we explain employee turnover intentions and behaviours by evaluating personal, professional and community variables?' and 'Can these factors be used to predict turnover?'
The results of this study support both hypotheses. It was found that personal, professional and community factors did influence rural government worker turnover; and that turnover can be predicted. Furthermore, that intent can be used as a predictor of turnover. It argues that employee turnover is a complex process involving personal, professional, community, stress, job satisfaction, social support, commitment and intent variables. This study identifies the factors that influence actual and intended rural government employee turnover and gives organizations a platform for operationalizing effective retention programs.


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November 2015 - Turn it Up - Winter Jam
GRAMMY®-nominated, platinum-selling rockers Skillet are poised to headline the Western leg of the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, one of the largest annual tours in the world. Making history earlier this year with more than 600,000 people at a total of 47 shows across the country, the tour will conclude an unprecedented year with stops in nine additional cities in November, kicking-off on November 5 at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho.
Founded and hosted by GRAMMY®-nominated NewSong, this year's Winter Jam West will also feature for KING & COUNTRY, Jamie Grace, Lincoln Brewster, Family Force 5 and Love & The Outcome, as well as special guest Sadie Robertson ("Duck Dynasty," "Dancing with the Stars") and evangelist Tony Nolan. In addition, the Pre-Jam Party is set to showcase performances from Stars Go Dim, We Are Messengers and OBB.
"We are so excited to bring Winter Jam out West again," said NewSong's Russ Lee. "Every year God exceeds our expectations with the ministry that happens. With this year's unbelievable artist roster, this is sure to be a night of worship and fun not to be missed."
Promoted by Premier Productions and presented by Holt International, tour sponsors include "God's Not Dead 2," Liberty University, Museum of the Bible, PEPSI, Camp Electric, Premier Experience, Xtreme, Wayne E. Bailey and Texas TransEastern.
GRAMMY®-nominated and platinum-selling rock band Skillet has sold more than 11 million albums and singles in the U.S., racked up more than 160 million YouTube views and amassed a diehard following whose members number more than five million on Facebook alone. Their 2013 Dove Award-winning release RISE debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Billboard Rock and Christian charts, which led to four consecutive No. 1 radio hits. RISE also gave Skillet their late night television debut on "Conan" and follows the band's 2009 platinum blockbuster, Awake, which garnered three Billboard Music Awards and spawned four multi format hit singles, including the platinum singles "Awake & Alive" and "Monster," whose companion video has generated more than 69 million YouTube views. Skillet was the only active rock band to achieve RIAA Platinum Certification in 2012.
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BUSTED! How Cheaters Were Caught Red-Handed
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by Marni Feuerman
Marni Feuerman is a psychotherapist in private practice who has been helping couples with marital issues for more than 27 years.
We all have heard shocking stories about cheaters getting caught. Certain professions, such as therapists, private investigators, and family law attorneys have heard quite interesting tales on this topic. It seems that sooner or later if you are cheating, you're going to get caught.
Easier to Catch With Modern Technology
In fact, Regina DeMeo, a Washington DC divorce lawyer states she has "lost count of how many of my clients have been caught cheating because they leave their email accounts open, or the log-ins are saved on a shared computer." She goes on to say that "catching a cheating spouse has become significantly easier in the last 5 years thanks to modern technology."
A good example was shared by Julie Surry, co-founder of fidelitydating.com and helpafterinfidelity.com. Surry states, "I was living with a man for 9 years and he got married to another woman behind my back." She had stumbled upon a marriage certificate on his computer. Surry says she "Confronted him directly with the evidence and asked him to move out immediately."
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Tim McSpadden was inspired to create a movie about people who were caught cheating. One example from his movie, "Love a la Carte," comes from interviewing a married man named Phil. "He told me that he would never shop for dates with other married women at home, only while at work, which was in the Phoenix City Hall." Tim goes on to say that "One day the IT department did an upgrade at a point when Phil was browsing for adultery. Somehow a virus froze his personal dating ad on a dating website onto all the computer screens of his co-workers. There was a major sh*t-storm as all his co-workers got to read all his intimate, salacious, personal details. Phil was publicly humiliated, his career ruined and was forced to 'resign' that afternoon."
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Brad Robinson, a senior partner at The Millennium Group, a South Florida private investigation firm, has a movie-worthy story as well. He notes, "We were hired by a woman to follow her husband, who she suspected of cheating. Both of them were in their 40's, outwardly upstanding citizens and active in their local church." Robinson continues, "On the second day of surveillance, we followed the husband from work in the middle of the day to his church where we observed and covertly videotaped him entering the confession booth. An attempt to discreetly eavesdrop on his confession yielded little of value other than his statement that he was 'feeling terrible' about something." He then states that the client came up with a brilliant plan after reporting this to her. "She confronted their parish priest, pretending the man had confessed his infidelity to her (he had not). The priest apparently took the bait and, in the process of counseling the woman, essentially confirmed her suspicions."
Sometimes You Don't Need Technology
Doctoral student Michelle Roberts didn't need technology to discover she was the victim of a cheating partner. Roberts reports that she was having dinner at her home with her family, including fifteen relatives, when her doorbell rang. She tells what happened next. "I open the door and I see a baby left at my door with no one around. My then husband runs out the door yelling 'Where did she go, where did she go?' I look at the baby boy and it looks just like my husband. He admits it was his son…he had had an affair and I found out in front of my entire family."
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Former private detective, Roger Willard constantly got calls regarding cheating spouses in his practice. He has his own theory on how cheaters are eventually found out. "Most cheaters get caught one of three ways, they were dumb, cocky or they subconsciously gave enough clues to get caught. No need to explain dumb. Cocky is usually when they are already or should be heading toward a divorce. Finally, those who thought it was innocent flirting, at first, it soon became physical, and afterward, the guilt and they did not know how to end it. So, the cheater sends signals or unconsciously make deliberate mistakes." Willard would even advise clients wanting dirt on their spouses that "Everything you want to know will come out in 6 months, so save your money!"
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Charlotte shares her experience as a U.S. Army nurse who participated in the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp in Germany in May 1945. Charlotte Chaney was born Charlotte Ellner on October 15, 1921, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Charlotte was trained as a nurse and then volunteered for the Army Air Corps in 1944. That same year she married United States Navyman Bernard Chaney. In May 1945, Charlotte was sent to Europe as a part of the Red Cross, not knowing she was about to take part in the liberation of Dachau concentration camp. Charlotte, who was Jewish, was among a group of nurses who accompanied American soldiers when they entered Dachau concentration camp. There, she helped clean up the camp and nurse survivors back to health. Charlotte returned to the United States in August of 1945, where she continued her career in nursing. At the time of her interview in 1995, Charlotte was living with her husband in Miami, Florida, and had one daughter and two grandsons.
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Leon Greenman talks about returning to his home in Holland after being liberated from Buchenwald concentration camp.
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Eva Krause reflects on being liberated from Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and how the experience strengthened her faith.
Gertrude Englander describes the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp in May 1945.
Irene recounts her experience of being liberated by the British Army from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany in April 1945. She describes that by the time of her liberation she was too sick and too desensitized by her experiences to feel any emotions even though she realized the war was over.
James recalls 10 days of fighting Germans until they surrendered. While searching for a place for the American soldiers to stay for the night, he encountered a barrack with prisoners. He describes the horrors of those images as well as his efforts to get medical attention to the survivors.
Esther talks about her lack of awareness of wartime political events while hiding in Italy. She describes her liberation by members of the Jewish Brigade. Esther speaks of her struggle with identity which ensued after liberation from living in both hiding and under a false name.
In 1945, Allied forces broke the German lines of the Western Front, and the Third Reich began to crumble.
As waves of the Wehrmacht surrendered and retreated, the armies of the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union moved into their strongholds.
These included the concentration and death camps of the Holocaust. Often, it wasn't until witnessing the horrors left behind by the Nazis within these confines that the Allied troops came to understand the full gravity of their mission.
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Liberator Thomas D'Aquino describes in this clip his impressions upon entering Dachau.
World War II veteran Brendon Phibbs recounts liberating French dignitaries, including the premier, held captive by the Nazi's. He also mentions some infamous characters he and his troops rounded up around the same time.
In this short clip, World War II veteran David Pollock talks about the impact that the devastation of the war had on what he wanted to do with his life as a post-war civilian.
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As talk of another possible extension of unemployment benefits is making its way through Washington, the New York Times recently covered a story on Dan Tolleson (left), a writer with a Ph.D. in politics who has only been able to find short-term work since July of 2009. What fascinated the Times, and likely a number of readers, was the notion that though Tolleson has been unemployed for a lengthy period of time, he stands opposed to an extension of unemployment benefits.
Make no mistake — Mr. Tolleson, 54, has collected unemployment checks, saying he had little choice. But his objection to a policy that would probably benefit him shows just how divisive the question has become of providing a bigger safety net to the long-term jobless, a common strategy in recessions.
Tolleson applied for one round of unemployment benefits out of desperation, but when those benefits expired, he elected instead to turn to his local church for help. It was then, however, that he was informed by his church that in order to receive some assistance, he would have to apply for another round of unemployment benefits. Seemingly without options, he did so.
Tolleson contends that it is the government's failure to allow the free market economy to operate that is stifling the economy and job growth, thereby forcing people to require unemployment benefits.
In a free market, we would be responsible for setting up our own unemployment benefits, either through unemployment insurance or savings. We would also be more inclined to take advantage of private charity, or assistance through relatives.
But unfortunately, the way the government has smothered the economy, you cannot find a job to earn the money to buy unemployment insurance or accumulate savings. As much as you wish to not have to ask for help, in the government system we've got, we are forced to pay into the benefits. You're receiving less money than you would in a free market. It is not unlike social security.
Tolleson is seemingly on his way to becoming a de-facto spokesperson for the "unemployed against unemployment benefits" group, as his story appeared on the front page of the New York Times, and he has now made appearances on Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto and on Fox & Friends this week.
And his time in the limelight may not end there. According to Tolleson, he was informed by producers at Fox News that "there's a buzz" among people about him and that he may be asked to return, because his is a story to which many Americans can relate, particularly those who oppose entitlement programs but find themselves without any options but to use them.
According to the Census Bureau, seven million Americans were receiving unemployment benefits last September, three million of whom were reportedly raised out of poverty as a result of the payments.
However, the White House estimates that further extensions to unemployment benefits will cost $49 billion.
Tolleson opposes Obama's efforts to continue offering benefits as part of his jobs bill — a bill that the President has called on Congress more than once to pass.
If the jobs bill is not passed, more than two million people will be without unemployment benefits as early as mid-February, says the Department of Labor. And over the course of the year, it adds, that figure would jump to six million.
Proponents of the extension of unemployment benefits argue that because job growth continues to be minimal, it will be virtually impossible for those on unemployment to find work, particularly if the market is flooded with people desperate to find work once the unemployment checks stop.
Conservatives, on the other hand, point out that the money used to pay unemployment checks is pulled from other areas of the economy, in turn stifling job growth. Likewise, they contend that unemployment benefits create a class of Americans whose increasing reliance on the federal government lessens their will to seek work.
President Obama's head of the Council of Economic Advisers, Alan Krueger, has made similar assertions, claiming that increasing unemployment benefits simply extends unemployment. Private economists have also made these claims. One study by the San Francisco Federal Reserve confirmed these assertions, revealing that the benefit extensions last year increased the rate of unemployment by four-tenths of a percentage point.
A large portion of taxpayers are opposed to the extension of unemployment benefits because they view the entire expenditure as another example of big government redistributing wealth. As noted by the Times, some of those taxpayers would rather see the money put to better use, such as for infrastructure, while others would prefer that the government simply be less involved in people's lives, and stop interfering with the market through an abundance of regulations which make it difficult to create jobs.
It is to this latter group that Tolleson belongs, and he is not alone. A recent survey conducted by Rutgers University shows that nearly half of those polled oppose renewing unemployment benefits, while three out of five respondents believe that recipients of unemployment benefits should at the very least be required to take training courses.
If you would have asked me five years ago, I would have said no, because I always considered myself a Republican. But now being in this position, with a college education and lots of work experience behind me, I find myself swinging more liberal, and more Democrat. And that would never have happened before.
The bottom line for Democrats is that a constitutional law forcing spending and revenue to equate signifies a massive loss of political power. Democrats in Congress claim that a balanced budget will devastate the economy because they will not have the ability to spend discretionary dollars whenever they see fit (i.e., when they deem it necessary for the economy).... Democrats refuse, no matter how fiscally wise, to give up the substantial power that comes with spending taxpayer (and borrowed) dollars.
Observers note that as more people are unemployed for longer periods during this recession, concerns are being raised over the significant increase in their reliance on the federal government.
I don't want the federal government giving me an incentive not to work, period. My personal opinion is, you're supposed to go find work, and if you can't find it in the business that you were once in, be it a CEO or a street sweeper, you have to find employment and your lifestyle has to change — so be it.


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To know what is best for your children in terms of post-school study, there needs to be an honest assessment of the child's various skills, talents and interests and how these could be translated into study and employment options. Some are brilliant at sport or physical activities, others have a facility for language and literature. Some are great at mathematics, and others can stand in public and speak without nerves.
Each of my own children has attended university – which is not altogether surprising for the children of two university graduates in a household dominated by books. However, each has chosen quite different paths – some have studied with the intent of that course leading to direct employment; while others have seen the course as a means to quite a different end, where further study and experience will be necessary before establishing a career. Those who have little interest in university study should not feel forced into it. Similarly, those with great aptitude for a trade should pursue their dreams and not be limited by the social goals of peers.
There is an oft-quoted line that says the average person will now have five different careers – and there is some evidence to support this, though it is not conclusive. Do we mean different phases of careers or really very different careers? Regardless, two things are evident just from reading job ads: employers want people with high skill levels and flexibility; they want people who can do the job and show leadership potential.
In choosing a pathway for study and career, I have advised my own children to choose something that will interest them now, and that they can adapt to changing circumstances or careers in the future.
Another crucial element is timing. Not everyone finishing school in 2014 is ready for further study or 'permanent' employment right away. Of those who do go straight onto study or employment preparation a high proportion – in some instances more than 20 per cent, rapidly change their minds. A 'gap year' could be a good idea. Universities have observed that those students who defer study for a year or two often progress more successfully through their course; however, a high proportion of those who do defer also never return to take up that study.
Young people need to not stress about getting everything in place by the time they are 20 or even 25. There is no one size fits all approach. 'Where to after school?' is a perplexing question but one where all the skills of parenting come to the fore: support and encourage; be a critical friend and promote resilience, and ensure that responsibility is accepted and mistakes are forgiven.
What are my child's hopes and ambitions for their future?
How can I best support them in the pursuit of these goals?
Do I make sure that my guidance respects the individuality of each of my children?
What is realistic for our family and this particular person in terms of support (emotional, financial, intellectual)?
When I discuss these matters with my children is it their goals or my own that are paramount?


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Q: Import ES6 style, like as * but for set of consts to avoid duplication Currently, I have code like:
import { actionA, actionB, actionC } from './someModule'
doStuff({actionA, actionB, actionC})

You can see, there is a duplication in listing the actions, and this is my concern, I want to avoid duplication when listing actions. So I would want something like this:
import { actionA, actionB, actionC } as actions from './someModule'
doStuff(actions)

// someModule.js looks like:
export const actionA = ...
export const actionB = ...
export const actionC = ...
export const actionD = ...
... and so on

I don't need them all because there could be much more to import which is not relevant to current job

A: UPDATE
I explained the same topic in this post. Same as below.
As per MDN documentation, you can either set an alias on entire module contents such as * as constants or a single content such as b as constants. But you can't set an alias on specific contents. So one of the solutions would be using *.
import * as constants from './module1';

Another possible solution would be passing { a, c } as default.
//module1.js

export const a = ...
export const b = ...
export const c = ...
export const d = ...
export default { a, b, c };

/module2.js
import contants from './someModule';
doStuff(constatns);

Lastly, If you don't want to pass these constants as default, you can create an object and pass that object.
//module1.js

export const a = ...
export const b = ...
export const c = ...
export const b = ...
export const myCustomConstants = { a, c };

//module2.js
import { myCustomConstants } from './someModule';
doStuff(myCustomConstants);


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class User < ActiveRecord::Base
	#generate secure password hash automatically
	has_secure_password

	#Each user can have any number of blogposts
	#TODO: as of now, the blogposts are removed if the user is deleted (might want to change that)
	has_many :blogposts, dependent: :destroy
	#same for comments
	has_many :comments, as: :author, dependent: :destroy
	has_many :hosted_files

	#User name has to be present, should be unique (though it is not fatal if it is not)
	validates :name, presence: true, length: {maximum: 42}, uniqueness: {case_sensitive: false}

	VALID_EMAIL_REGEX = /\A[\w+\-.]+@[a-z\d\-.]+\.[a-z]+\z/i
	#Email is used to authenticate, so it has to be unique, and should at least be shaped like an email address
	validates :email, presence: true, format: {with: VALID_EMAIL_REGEX}, uniqueness: {case_sensitive: false}

	#save emails lowercase
	before_save {|user| user.email = email.downcase}
	#create remember token for sessions
	before_save :create_remember_token

	validates :password, presence: true, length: {minimum: 6}
	validates :password_confirmation, presence: true

  def reset_remember_token!
		self.update_column(:remember_token, SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64)
  end

	private
	def create_remember_token
		self.remember_token = SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64
	end
end


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Michelle Robinson Obama
Written by Tech-Tyrone
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is the wife of the 44th and incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, and the first African-American First Lady of the United States. She met Barack Obama when they were among the few African Americans at their law firm, Sidley Austin, and she was assigned to mentor him as a summer associate.
First Lady of the United States
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Barack Obama (m. 1992)
Craig Robinson (brother)
Malia Ann Obama (b. 1998)
Natasha Obama (b. 2001)
Hyde Park, Chicago (private)
White House (official)
Princeton University (A.B. 1985)
Harvard Law School (J.D. 1988)
Michelle Obama's brief biography
First Lady Michelle Obama shares how she voted by mail and how you can too.
"I Cast My Vote Early for Barack Obama"
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It just occurred to me that some of you may be too young to remember Steve McQueen. Sadly, he died young, at age 50, in 1980. During the 1960's and 1970's, McQueen was arguably the most popular -- and skilled -- actor in the world. In 1974, he got the most money for acting in a film ever paid until then. He had so much box-office clout that he could demand and get a percentage of a film's profits which, when they succeeded, made him very wealthy.
And, not insignificantly, many people believe he was the handsomest man on the screen.
McQueen had humble origins and that colored his personality. He was wary of society, having been dealt a raw hand. His mother was an alcoholic prostitute who gave him away to relatives; his father disappeared soon after he was born. McQueen was dyslexic and slightly deaf. Without parental guidance, he ran with street gangs and got into trouble. He spent some time in juvie before doing a series of odd jobs, including working for a circus.
Hollywood is a land of make-believe. McQueen stuck out as authentic and you sense that about him. He did his own stunts, including motorcycle riding in "The Great Escape" and an enormous dive off a cliff in "Papillon." McQueen created and drove in what many consider the greatest car-chase of all time in "Bullitt."
McQueen had real talent at driving cars and riding motorcycles. For several years in the 1970's, he disappeared from Hollywood to race motorcycles and work on vintage Indians. After his death, McQueen was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame for his positive work in promoting motorcycling. He financed one of the best documentaries ever made about riding ("On Any Sunday").
The nickname given to Steve McQueen was "The King of Cool" and you can see why. He had gravitas. Unlike pretty-boy actors, he was the real deal. Some quotations from him: "I'm not sure whether I'm an actor who races or a racer who acts." "Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting."
McQueen was married three times. His second wife was Ali MacGraw, the "Love Story" actress who met McQueen when they were making a movie together ("The Getaway"). At the time MacGraw was married to Hollywood's most powerful man (Robert Evans). She left Evans for McQueen, drawn by his immense charisma.
It was a shame McQueen didn't live longer to continue his work and enjoy life. He died of cancer, most likely caused by exposure to asbestos when he was in the Marines.
Have you seen any Steve McQueen films? What do you think of him?
Lynette June 25, 2014 at 1:29 AM
Oh love Steve McQueen, definitely the king of cool. Papillion is one of my all time favourite films, I had no idea that was really him taking that terrifying dive! I heard his grandson is an actor-- lucky genetics. Thanks for the reminder of the great late SM.
Shybiker June 25, 2014 at 7:50 AM
Steve said taking that leap was one of the most exciting moments of his life.
Imogen June 25, 2014 at 6:28 AM
I did not know about him before, thanks for a great and helpful post
Lyosha Varezhkina June 25, 2014 at 6:36 AM
I actually can't name his movie among my favorites but he is the man. His charisma is easily seen from the screen. No wonder he had 3 wives
Suzanne June 25, 2014 at 7:35 AM
I know more about his love for motorcycles and leather jackets. Belstaff has quite a few designs based on him.
He was brilliant in Papillion. I had no idea he did that stunt. Dustin Hoffman was incredible too.
two birds June 25, 2014 at 11:55 AM
I have loved that car chase scene since I was a kid! He was a handsome and memorable man!
Sara June 25, 2014 at 2:09 PM
I know his name and his face, but I cannot remember any of his films. I should Google him and find out. I wouldn't mind a marathon of his movies though, holy hell, what a hottie!
Shybiker June 25, 2014 at 8:19 PM
Kyle would like him, too. McQueen was a real man's man.
TrueScrapAddict@blogspot.com June 26, 2014 at 11:59 AM
Can't remember specifically having seen any of his movies but he sure was S.E.X.Y.!!!!!
Lorena June 27, 2014 at 3:10 PM
I had heard his name but honestly did not know anything about him - maybe I can check out one of his films in Nextflix.
Melanie July 2, 2014 at 4:56 AM
I have only ever seen him in The Blob! That was fun and he was great in it. Although they often show The Great Escape on UK telly, I have never felt the desire to watch. One day maybe.
ravenlocks July 7, 2014 at 6:08 PM
I feel like I'm commenting too much at once! But I enjoy reading all of your posts :)
Steve McQueen was so cool! Bullitt is one of my all time favorite movies. I used to watch it just for that super long car chase. People always compare my car to Bullitt's....but it's not nearly as bad ass. Mine is a coupe, the one Steve drove was a fastback. Gorgeous car and gorgeous man!
Unfortunately, I'm not too familiar with any other movies of his. I will have to make a point to see some (or all) of them.
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All Grown Up
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Spike Jonze's Imaginative TV Ads
in Film, Television | December 13th, 2011 3 Comments
Spike Jonze has made a name for himself as a wildly inventive director of music videos and feature films, like Being John Malkovich and Adaptation. He has also created some of the most distinctive television commercials of the past decade. Today we bring you a few of his greatest hits.
In late 2002 Jonze created a stir with his IKEA commercial, "Lamp" (above). The 60-second spot went on to win the Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Boards magazine listed "Lamp" as one of the top 10 commercials of the decade, writing:
Spike Jonze's incredibly human directing touch created a believable tenderness between a woman and her new Ikea lighting, eliciting pure empathy for a lonely, discarded object, left to suffer curbside in the rain, and then shattered it all with one brilliant stroke of casting that abruptly and brusquely brought us all back to reality.
Jonze's startling Gap commercial, "Dust," (above) became a YouTube sensation immediately following its release in 2005, but the company pulled the 90-second ad after testing it in only a few cities. Perhaps the spectacle of a corporate brand exuberantly doing violence to its image was a bit too much for the boys in the boardroom. The decision to shelve the ad made the company look even less hip than before. As Seth Stevenson wrote in Slate, "I just can't understand spending all that money on a big-name director, and a big-budget shoot, and then frittering the results away on such a limited purpose. Did Gap not see the possibilities? Were they too scared to go for broke?"
Another ground-breaking Jonze commercial from 2005, "Hello Tomorrow," (above) was made to introduce a self-adjusting, "intelligent" sneaker from Adidas. The spot uses special effects to create the impression of a lucid dream. The music was created by Jonze's brother, Sam "Squeak E. Clean" Spiegel (Jonze's birth name is Adam Spiegel) and sung by his girlfriend at the time, Karen O of the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The ad received many awards, including two Gold Lions at Cannes. The sneaker was dropped by Adidas in 2006, but the commercial lives on.
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pethr says:
A couple years ago I wrote under the lamp add:
"Well, it's still a f-lamp. I mean how much better can it be? The problem of our civilization is that we consume far too much for no good reason."
I still believe it to be true. It may well be true that the "brilliant stroke of casting" brought us back to reality, but I do not like the reality.
i heard that spike's ikea lamp ad actually did not boost sales at ikea. in fact, sales tanked as a result of this lamp. (i have no literature to back that up… i just heard it). but isn't the point of a great commercial, actually to sell the product? it's a wonderful story! wonderfully executed! i'm a fan of his work… but shouldn't these "great" commercials also be judged on their effectiveness?
Mike Springer says:
Darby,
According to Wikipedia, U.S. sales at IKEA rose eight percent during the period in which "Lamp" was broadcast.