A first-hand look at one student's decision to study online vs. at a traditional campus degree program.
I was terrified to go to college. It wasn't just that I was a bit older than most freshmen. Let's be frank. That is a lot of money to put out there with no guarantee of a degree.
I started my educational pursuit at the age of 35. I am lucky enough to live in an area with several Universities to choose from. I thought long and hard about attending a traditional brick and mortar college. And in the end, distance learning won my vote, for now.
Our world is changing so fast, there are not enough hours in the day to do it all. Or at least, I struggle to work full time, have a relationship, take care of my dog, visit my family, find some religion, run errands and visit friends. Where do my personal educational goals fit in? How can I better myself when I have run out of time to attend a class?
My answer came in the form of a regionally accredited online university. While the choice to continue my education was for the most part a no-brainer, finding a school that fit what I wanted was a tough choice.
The first hurdle I came to was, would my B.S. in Management and Leadership be looked upon as a "cracker jack" prize or would I be respected by my peers and superiors? Would I have to put up with the snickers of the naysayer?
What I may give up by attending an online college, perhaps the expensive sweatshirt or maybe a pom-pom or two, I gain ten-fold by streamlining my education to what I want and need as a working adult.
My classes have around 15-20 people in them. We are all from different parts of the country or world. We have different backgrounds, experiences and life goals. You say that sounds a little like traditional college…you're right. The benefit of this vast experience is that we learn from each other, not just from the professor.
My classes run in 10 week quarters with a two week break between quarters. Rather than taking tests, I have to write a paper every week.
In lieu of tests we write, we critique our fellow students and post lots of comments in general. This has created a learning environment which is not only less stressful, but gives me time to work on my assignments and papers for an hour or so each night and still work full-time.
With online or distance learning, you do not have to login to the school at a certain time or day, per se. However, you do need to have your assignments completed and posted by the due dates. There is little room for slackers or folks that think that this will just be a walk in the park because it is not campus learning.
My professors have allowed me (under special circumstances), a late entry for a paper. This is not something that can happen week to week.
One of the drawbacks of online learning is that I miss out on the energy that I would get from a traditional class. I sometimes find it hard to make myself write the ten page paper when I know that I do not have to physically face the professor if it is not done.
What makes up for that with me is that I pay $1800 per class, each class being 6 credits. The last thing I want to do is waste my money by not completing the assignments necessary to get credit for a class!
What Ultimately Makes the Difference?
As a working adult, it is my money, my time, my effort and ultimately my degree. While in my own hands, my future looks bright. It is not the traditional college, but I don't fret, it is college nonetheless.
After completing one year of studies online, I would like to try a brick and mortar school to really compare. The price of my online school is considerably more, while the time commitment for traditional college would in fact double or triple what I put in now.


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Once a year Hamurana holds an open air market by the lake. The guild supports this venture and always has a presence, this includes demonstations of woodturning as well as a large range of items for sale.
The pictures in this gallery show our stall at the November 2012 market.
The pictures were taken by Peter Morton who is a club member.


For immediate release: June 13, 2018.
At 7:18 pm on Tuesday, the OPP were dispatched to the MacDonald Turkey Point Marina, a privately-owned marina, where marina tenants reported four jet skiers stealing lifejackets within the marina.
At 7:55 pm, police arrived at the scene and were pointed to the location of the thieves within the private marina.
After the police confronted the thieves, marina manager Brad Thomson learned the three OPP cruisers refused to charge them as the contents look "open to public."
Additionally, the individuals told police they were planning to return and leave money for what they were taking. Initially, they said $10 and later changed the amount to $25.
"I don't know, but they frustrate me too" was owner Danny MacDonald's (a former York Regional Police officer) response to the situation when asked Tuesday night. His staff recently called the OPP to a trespassing incident where a former convict, who was previously banned from entering the private marina, was reported entering the property on June 2nd. The local OPP sergeant refused to document the incident and write up the individual for trespassing as they likely didn't want to do the paper work. Eyewitnesses say the same group of people were involved in a fistfight in the Turkey Point Hotel parking lot later that night.
"Who knows how long they've been stealing and who else they stole from today" was the reaction of the victim after marina staff informed him of the incident. "We have had safety gear, tools, batteries and even gas stolen over the past 20 years here as a tenant. You usually never catch them. There's no justice."
"Where do you draw the line? This is far from the first time police have waved charges, nor is it the most urgent incident, but they crossed a tipping point after several years of this. We have to put our foot down and start calling out those responsible." a marina spokesperson said.
"Did the contents belong to you? No? Okay then that's theft" an observer said.
Theft has been a rising issue in the area. Just a couple months ago a marina employee had their car stolen from the property. The car was later recovered in London, Ontario.
Pictured is the driver of one jet ski that entered the marina Tuesday.
Absolutely and completely unacceptable. Not charging for trespassing and stealing yet no problem with charging for petty little things like really.
If the police are not going to do there job. Do we the public have to take care of things like this on our own?


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Behind The Great Wall: China's Population Policies
By Barbara Crossette
In the early 1970s, when China was more than two decades into its Stalinist experiment, its leaders took stock of the country's soaring population and concluded that they were headed for disaster. Between 1962 and 1972 alone, the country had added 300 million people to a national population moving rapidly toward the 1 billion mark. These new arrivals were living longer, straining arable land, social services and the national economy.
The result, as everyone now knows, was a population-control policy breathtaking in its scope and ruthlessness.
A quarter of a century later, Chinese policies and practices have begun to change remarkably as coercive methods are rejected-though certainly not everywhere in the country-and the official goal has become a more client-centered approach to family planning. Women are becoming more influential as both directors and recipients of services, which the Chinese are slowly expanding into a broader reproductive health program. Furthermore, as the country begins to face up to the potentially horrific toll that aids could take in coming decades, once suppressed issues—frank sex education, the needs of the young involved in premarital sex and the need for a woman's right to protected sex—are being discussed more openly and urgently.
On September 1, 2002, a new law went into effect that called for recognizing "people's rights and interests." China, however, continues to live with the legacy of its most totalitarian population-control experiments, complicating its relations with other governments and international aid organizations willing to help Chinese family planners.
One-Child Policy
Although a one-child-per-couple goal was announced in 1979, it was not until 1983 that the one-child policy was codified by the government. The law had three main points: A woman who had produced her one allowable child was to have an intrauterine device inserted to prevent further births. Any couple with more than one child was required to have one partner sterilized; it was usually the mother. Any woman pregnant outside the rules without official permission could be forced to have an abortion. Only in certain areas, mostly rural and with minority-group populations, were parents permitted more than one child.
"Any woman pregnant outside the rules without official permission could be forced to have an abortion. Only in certain areas, mostly rural and with minority-group populations, were parents permitted more than one child."
So harsh was the effect of these orders that within a year the government was apparently trying to temper them, warning against excessive coercion. Outside experts, noting both the apparent problems the excessively rigid policy was causing-including outright defiance by many Chinese-and the confusion that came of halfhearted measures to soften the law, saw a period of drift in the mid-1980s. But new crackdowns occurred in 1986 and 1991.
Meanwhile, the Chinese government had also begun to regulate the age of marriage as another method of cutting births. A 1980 law forbade marriage before the age of 22 for men and 20 for women. That law, still on the books, seems to have had mixed success, given that in 1988 a "Circular on Earnestly Implementing the Marriage Law and Strictly Prohibiting Marriage in Violation of the Law" was making the rounds of local and provincial offices. Widely-criticized economic incentives and disincentives to reward single- child families or punish those who had more than one birth still exist.
Moreover, an Australian human rights delegation to China reported in 1993, several Chinese provinces were requiring people with mental illnesses or handicaps to be sterilized, despite a national government decision not to enforce a law demanding that people with handicaps or hereditary diseases postpone marriage or have no children if they did marry. These efforts brought an already controversial population policy into the realm of eugenics and serious social engineering.
The Impact of Cairo
By the turn of this century, however, significant steps toward a more voluntary, less coercive and quota-driven approach to family planning had reduced abortions of all kinds-by about 38 percent in the last four years alone, according to United Nations experts. The turn toward a more voluntary family planning program was related to the UN's 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo. That watershed meeting put women's control over their reproductive health at the center of any population agenda. China took that into account in rethinking its programs.
In China, the new thinking was made public in a 1994 government document, "Guidelines on Family Planning Work in China, 1995-2000," which went into effect in a limited number of areas the following year, with hundreds of other localities added since. In taking these steps, China's State Family Planning Commission has had the help of the Ford Foundation and the Population Council, both based in New York, as well as the University of Michigan and several international agencies.
In April 2002, a group of British members of parliament (MPs) representing the three major political parties went to China to study its population programs and concluded, "The one-child policy is disintegrating rapidly, and for a variety of reasons." They said that since ethnic minorities have always been excluded from the rule and couples who are from single-child families themselves are now also permitted more than one child of their own, far fewer people must follow the restriction, though many other couples were still subject to deterrent fines in some areas if they had more than one or two births.
The visiting MPs were told that more young people were deciding on their own not to have children at all, or would voluntarily opt for no more than one or two, often for economic reasons. Demographers sense that two is rapidly becoming the ideal norm. In June 2002, the journal China Population Today reported the results of a survey in Zhejiang province testing attitudes about family size and found that if they were told to take into account "the interests of the state and society," less than half a percent of people questioned said they wanted no children; 43.7 percent wanted one and 54.4 percent would have two. When asked the question again but told they could make a completely free choice with no restrictions, nearly 62 percent chose two, and some dared to say they would have five or more.
According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), there are still strong advocates in China of not letting go of more compulsory policies, for fear that the considerable gains of the last two decades could be reversed. Statistics are still alarming: China has one-fifth of the world's people on only seven percent of the planet's arable land.
In the mid-1990s, when the United States congress was discussing, and ultimately passing, legislation allowing would-be immigrants to seek asylum in the US because of one-child policies in their homelands, an exhaustive study of the complications and contradictions of Chinese practices drawn from a range of experts' work was produced by the Department of Justice's Immigration and Naturalization Resource Information Center. Released in March 1995, the report, "Family Planning Policy and Practice in the People's Republic of China," noted, among other observations, that while there was no doubt that tough policies were a major factor in fertility decline, so was socioeconomic development, which in turn was not unrelated to smaller family size.
A Positive Outcome?
There is no denying that there have been some dramatic, long-term positive effects of China's population policies-however initially draconian they were or how much they continue to abuse women's rights. These are very clearly revealed when the demography of the world's most populous nation is compared with that of India, the second-most-populous country. In 1950, the United Nations population division recorded a Chinese population of almost 555 million. India's population was then 357 million. By 2000, when China's population had slightly more than doubled to just over 1.2 billion, India's had nearly tripled to reach the 1 billion mark. India is expected to overtake China as the world's most populous nation in the next four or five decades.
China's population is now growing at 0.71 percent annually. India's rate of growth is 1.52 percent. Fertility-the number of children born to each woman-has dropped to 1.8 in China. In India the figure is 3.3. (The universal replacement fertility level-that is, one child to replace each parent, with a fraction added to account for unexpected deaths-is set by demographers at 2.1.) Indians, who had only a brief brush with harsh population policies in the 1970s under a program run by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's son Sanjay, argue justifiably that they have made large strides also, and if on paper they are not so impressive as China's, they were achieved without repression and grim punishments.
Still, in human terms, there are enough diverging numbers that can be linked to the social benefits of China's sharply reduced population growth and India's slower progress. Infant mortality in China, according to United Nations figures, is 36.5 deaths in every 1,000 births. In India, there are 64.7 deaths per 1,000 births. Life expectancy in China now stands at 71 years; in India it is 64.
Large numbers in a poor country put great strain on a family's resources as well as a nation's. In India, nearly a quarter of the population is undernourished, with nearly half the children under five already underweight and undersized. In China, United Nations figures show a national malnutrition rate of nine percent, with about 10 percent of children underweight and 17 percent undersized. Chinese children are immunized at a much higher rate than Indian children.
Fewer children can free women for work and mean that families can send girls as well as boys to school. The 2002 United Nations Human Development Report showed that about 45 percent of women (and 64 percent of women aged 15-24) are literate in India compared with 76 percent of women (and 96 percent aged 15- 24) in China. Just less than nine percent of India's parliamentary seats are held by women; in China the figure is 22 percent. In India 42 percent of women are involved in economic activity; in China nearly 73 percent are. Contraceptive prevalence is twice as high in China, where nine out of ten women are also attended at birth by health professionals- more than double the Indian rate.
Distorted Ratios
In both China and India, however, there are more men than women, an indication consistent with sex-based abortions, female infanticide or the neglect of baby girls in favor of boys. A 2000 report by the United States Embassy in Beijing reported that Chinese studies acknowledge the imbalance in the male-to-female ratio at birth. The problem is particularly acute for second or third births.
"The United Nations Population Fund, which has been assisting China since 1979, recently lost its American government donation of $34 million because of accusations that Washington's money could be finding its way into areas where forced abortions still take place."
"Ultrasound machines are widely (and illegally) used to facilitate sex-selective abortions in China," the report said. "Failure to report female births, systemic neglect of girl babies (girl babies have a higher mortality rate than boys in China) and to some extent infanticide are other factors, in addition to abortion, that Chinese demographers believe underpin the sex-ratio imbalance." China Population Today, an official publication, reported in its June 2002 issue that the 2000 national census had revealed an ever-growing gap. The country's sex ratio at birth was 117 boys to 100 girls. In 1990 the male-female ratio was 111:100. A normal level would be between 103:100 and 107:100, the journal said.
Obviously, the shortage of women is beginning to be felt acutely as the 1980s generation reaches marriageable age. In recent months, there have been reports of Chinese entrepreneurs searching neighboring Vietnam for women willing to go to China as wives, housekeepers or "entertainers," who often end up in prostitution. Chinese demographers, social scientists and health experts are conducting no-holds-barred studies of population imbalances and other problems, and outsiders can find a wealth of Chinese information available, some of it very critical of official programs and their unintended consequences.
With the legacy of the darkest years still in many minds, it continues to be difficult for many family planning organizations to work in China, partly because of criticism from human rights advocates and partly because experts themselves do not want to be associated in any way with programs that might be coercive. The United Nations Population Fund, which has been assisting China since 1979, recently lost its American government donation of $34 million because of accusations that Washington's money could be finding its way into areas where forced abortions still take place. Three monitoring teams—one American, one British and one international—have subsequently gone to China and reported that this accusation is not true. But that did not convince US President Bush, who is under pressure from an antiabortion lobby in Congress.
In November 1999, the State Family Planning Commission of China and its major foreign partners convened a meeting in Beijing to take stock of progress since the 1994-1995 reforms. At that conference one of China's leading family planning experts, Dr. Zhao Baige, then director of pilot projects for the state commission, gave an unvarnished assessment of the challenges still facing family planning in China as it tries to move from quotas and coercive measures to client-centered "quality of care" programs.
Dr. Zhao said that the country does not have enough well qualified people or enough money to expand the voluntary, women-centered programs. She also said that monitoring and evaluation were inadequate. Other experts at the meeting spoke of the need to change attitudes among family planning providers who were still often old-style administrators accustomed only to ordering people to obey laws. The need to involve men in family planning was also stressed as one of the necessary steps toward giving women more choices and more authority within relationships and families. Doctors and health aides in clinics needed to recognize the central government's policy shift and encourage it, experts said.
The burden of family planning still falls heavily on women, statistics show. Chinese women rely heavily on intrauterine devices, which account for 46 percent of contraception, according to China's State Family Planning Commission. Sterilizations account for another 46 percent (38 percent women and eight percent men). Pills, injections and other methods-including the use of condoms by men-together complete the remaining eight percent.
Reversing the pattern and giving women more choices will be a major test of officials' intentions under the new Population and Family Planning Law, which went into effect in late summer 2002. Chinese family planning leaders think it strikes a balance between old motivations and new methods.
"The law reiterated that addressing population growth is a long-term task in China but, crucially, that people's rights and interests should be safeguarded and their reproductive health ensured," said Dr. Gu Baochang, deputy executive director of the China Family Planning Association, a member organization of the London-based International Planned Parenthood Federation.
"This is the clearest indication yet that we're seeing a move away from the old demographic-led family planning policy," Dr. Gu said by email, describing his association as a national nongovernmental organization dedicated to monitoring the implementation of recent reforms and supporting people's needs. "For us at the China Family Planning Association the new indicators for success are not demographic but factors such as informed choice, privacy and client satisfaction. The pace of change is accelerating but there is still a lot to do."
Barbara Crossette was a correspondent in Asia for the New York Times and later chief of its United Nations bureau.

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Who Do I File a Lawsuit Against If My Civil Rights Have Been Violated?
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Discrimination is rampant in our society and comes in various forms. You could be discriminated against based on your race or country of origin. You can be sexually harassed or denied access to fair housing. All these are examples of civil rights violations which if you believe you are a victim, you may question your legal options or the best course of action to take. Here are essential points you need to know and the legal steps to take if your civil rights have been violated.
Examples Of Protected Rights Under Federal And State Laws
In a civil rights violation case, the first question you should always ask is whether the violated rights were a protected right. Civil rights laws do not cover certain rights . Although some civil rights violations may be legal, they do not fall under civil rights violation cases and cannot be pursued legally. For instance, your housing rights may have been violated under the following scenarios:
You applied for a house to rent or lease, but the landlord refuses your lease proposal or application because you are a dog owner. The landlord has a policy that does not allow pets on their property. Under such circumstances, although you may feel that your civil rights were violated, the landlord has a right not to allow pet owners to occupy their premises. As such, no legal claims may be filed against the landlord.
In another scenario, you are an African American or a person of mongoloid origin seeking accommodation. The landlord refuses your application due to your perceived country of origin or race. This is a civil rights violation that borders on racial discrimination. The federal and state fair housing laws prohibit landlords from violating the civil rights of prospective tenants based on their race.
Your Options In Case A Protected Right Was Violated
If your protected rights were violated, you have several legal options you can pursue, including:
Negotiating With The Other Party
You can opt to resolve the matter informally with the other party without pursuing legal action against them. For instance, if it was an employment kind of discrimination, you may negotiate with the employer to offer you severance pay in return for dropping legal charges against them.
File a Claim With the Government
In other extreme cases of civil rights violations where informal negotiations are not possible, you have the legal options to file a claim against the responsible parties with a government agency. You can file a complaint with a state or federal agency where the agency will take the necessary steps to reinforce your civil rights. The circumstances surrounding your case will determine if your complaint is brought before a state or federal agency.
File a Private Lawsuit
Another legal option you can pursue in civil rights violations is a private lawsuit. This is where you sue the responsible parties for all the harm you suffered when your protected civil right was discriminated against. You can file a private lawsuit in a state or federal court depending on the circumstances surrounding the alleged discrimination or the laws about the alleged discrimination. The first step is usually to file a complaint with the court.
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Transparency Starts Upstream for Streaming Royalties
October 09, 2015 / C Castle
From the Huffington Post, October 5, 2015
We've seen stories recently about various successes for artists in negotiations with major labels about "transparency" in the payment of the artist's share of streaming royalties received by record companies. This is great news of course, but the new buzz word "transparency" should be understood in context. There is nothing the digital services would like more than to deflect the ire of artists and songwriters who are enraged about minuscule royalties away from the services and onto record companies or music publishers.
Creators need to be alert that they are not being duped into a false deflection because even in the best case, record companies can only pay on the royalties they receive from services.
The False Deflection
Mistrust between artists and labels is nothing new. That's why artists typically have the right to conduct a royalty compliance examination of their royalty statements from labels, often called an "audit" (but should be distinguished from "audited financial statements" as in the GAAP world which has nothing to do with royalty statements).
But remember how the money flows for artists in the case of ad supported streaming services:
Advertiser → Ad Network → Service → Label/Aggregator → Artist
And for songwriters:
Advertiser → Ad Network → Service → Publisher/PRO → Songwriter
The payment by the service to the label is covered by contract and the payment for the songwriter is covered either by contract or the compulsory license.
Artists who are signed to a label only get paid when their recordings are played on digital services when their label pays them a share of what the label gets--the typical arrangement. These artists have no direct audit rights against the digital service. The artist relies on their label to make sure that the label--and consequently the artist--is getting a straight count from the service.
Remember--most streaming royalties are a share of the service's advertising revenue. If you can't confirm that all the advertising revenue is paid through properly, that would be worse than a record company refusing to let artists see CD manufacturing records. It would be like the label telling the artist they can't confirm all the sales from WalMart while boosting WalMart as a a major retail channel.
The Blanche Dubois Method
Too often the label is either not able to get the service to agree to an audit clause in the label's agreement with the service, or the service makes it so difficult to audit--particularly an "upstream" audit that attempts to verify advertiser revenues--that no one can be sure if the advertising revenues are accurate. Advertising revenue that so many of the digital services depend on, especially the "free" services.
A digital service once told me that they refused to agree to audit clauses because they determined that being audited wasn't a good use of their resources. Very insulting.
Independent artists may have direct deals with digital services, but they often don't have an audit right against the service, or they distribute to digital services through an aggregator who may not have an audit right themselves. Artists rarely have an audit right against their aggregator, so the whole thing is what I call the Blanche Dubois method--relying on the kindness of strangers.
Songwriters are even worse off. If the digital services use the compulsory license under the Copyright Act, the government prevents songwriters, or even their publishers, from auditing the service. This is a huge gift to the digital services, and opens the door to shenanigans. Starting with a failure to properly license songs in the first place.
The Darkest of Black Boxes
The lack of accountability at digital services produces a large pot of unallocated money, often called the "black box". This "black box" means that money has been accrued by the service because they did not know who to pay (supposedly). Recent estimates from industry experts I've spoken to suggest that the total estimate--by the services--of the unallocated advertising revenue sitting at digital services is about $100,000,000.
A similar version of this issue came up many years ago when the New York Attorney General pursued record companies about unpaid royalties for artists whom the record company was unable to locate. This resulted in a settlement under which record companies took a number of measures as reported by the New York Times:
Under the agreement, Warner Music Group, Bertelsmann Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and EMI Group must list the names of artists and writers who are owed royalties on their Web sites; place advertisements in leading music-industry trade publications explaining procedures for applying for unclaimed royalties; work with music-industry groups and unions to find artists who are owed royalties; and share artist contact information with one another.
Do digital services do the same with their own "black box"? No. Shhh...it's a secret.
Given that the services are highly incented to fudge these numbers, I would not be surprised at all if a theoretical unicorn auditor who could get a good look at the actual earnings for all songs across all services would find that the estimate was off by at least two or three times $100,000,000. (The iTunes download service is not included in this estimate and is unlikely to have significant unallocated monies because Apple typically only let copyright owners post recordings on their system.)
One reason to believe that the black box is much higher is recent press suggesting that there is a startling amount of fraud in the online advertising networks. This fraud may well extend to Google's Doubleclick network. Doubleclick is one ad network that powers both Spotify and Pandora.
If Advertisers are Suspicious, Should Artists Be Also?
One very significant example is that major brands and the mega-ad agencies like WPP are taking a hard look at whether online advertising even makes sense given the high degree of click fraud and scamming by ad networks. According to a recent article in the Financial Times, WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell "warned Google that unless it improves its efforts to weed out 'fake views' of online adverts, marketers will shift their focus back towards traditional media such as press and television." Sir Martin was reacting to a study that alleged that Google "has been charging marketers for YouTube ad views even when the video platform's fraud-detection systems identify that a 'viewer' is a robot rather than a human being" and Sir Martin stated the obvious conclusion that "[c]lients are becoming wary and suspicious."
Does anyone seriously think that massive defrauding of advertisers is somehow not present at all in the ad networks used by the digital services offering ad-supported services? And if advertisers are defrauded, is there some magic unicorn elixir that protects artists, songwriters, record companies and music publishers from being ripped off at the top of the revenue waterfall?
Transparency should start at the top of the waterfall--if artists can't trust the money their labels or aggregators collect from digital services, how much good does it do to get a really transparent report of really crooked revenue reported by the service to the label or aggregator?
The tension between artists and record companies as well as songwriters and music publishers over money is long standing and will probably never go away. That's fine, that's why we have audit rights.
But the relatively vast amounts of advertising revenue--large, unauditable oceans of advertising revenue plagued by fraud--that flow through digital services must be where real transparency gets real. And artists need to demand of their partners and managers that this issue is thoroughly vetted in negotiations.
It is also one of the few places where the interests of artists, songwriters, record companies and music publishers--and even digital services--are entirely aligned. This is where we should all be putting our shoulder down and digging in. We can fight with each other anytime.
Given the degree of fraud that WPP complains of, it's no wonder these services make upstream advertising revenue so difficult to confirm. Harvard Business School Professor Ben Edelman called it back in 2009 with his prescient "Toward a Bill of Rights for Online Advertisers". The planks of Edelman's bill of rights applies as much to artists and songwriters as it does to advertisers:
An advertiser's right to know where its ads are shown. It is nonsense to pay for ad space without knowing where an ad will appear; sites vary too much in user quality and context. Even for "blind buys," advertisers need enough information to determine whether a given site qualifies to show an ad. Anything less undermines accountability--inviting fraudulent sites that devour advertisers' budgets. And with all manner of fraud--from spyware pop-ups to invisible banners to adult sites slipping into networks that claim to be brand-friendly--advertisers need to be wary.
An advertiser's right to meaningful, itemized billing. Clear records protect advertisers from accounting games. Otherwise, ad networks can claim "We already credited you for those clicks," knowing that advertisers cannot prove otherwise. But some ad networks provide invoices that are opaque at best.
Sound familiar? Think artists and songwriters deserve the same rights to know if they are being paid properly?
Artists are constantly being told by streaming music boosters how great it is and how we should all hitch our wagons to free music supported by advertising. Even Billboard and The Official Charts in the UK take streaming into account--that results in something of a self-fulfilling prophecy but does nothing to create even the level of assurance that creators routinely get from their record companies or music publishers.
If streaming is really providing such significant advertising revenue as we are told by the streaming boosters, we have to be honest and acknowledge that we have no idea whether it's calculated properly. Fighting with all the record companies or publishers in the world won't make that any better.
Meet the new boss--worse than the old boss.
Spotify Discovers the Marginal Value of Infringement in the Wrong Tail
Artist Rights are Human Rights
Copyright 2006 - 2019 Christian L. Castle


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Business Industry 4.0
Technology Startup's Manufacturing Analytics Dubbed 'Fitbit for Manufacturing'
A tech spin-out from the UK's University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has secured grant funding to accelerate the development of what has been dubbed the 'Fitbit for manufacturing.'
Early industrial adopters of FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics' technology are reporting five-fold increases in productivity. The firm's founders, CEO Chris Iveson and CTO Robin Hartley, are on a mission to make installing the output-boosting technology even simpler for manufacturers to deploy.
The two founders were research engineers at the AMRC, part of the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult, when they came up with the idea of an affordable device that would harness production data to empower technically excellent manufacturers with world-class productivity levels, enabling them to thrive in the global marketplace.
"What we are looking at here is a potential game changer for manufacturing and the UK Business Productivity Programme grant is just the financial catalyst we need to make a swift transition from a rather labour-intensive installation to a quick-to-deploy device that will give production managers deep insights that enable huge gains in output and productivity," Iveson said, on learning that FourJaw had secured funding just a few months after it was founded.
His business partner, and Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellow, Hartley added: "In Yorkshire there is a saying that if it ain't cutting metal, it ain't making money. In the high-value manufacturing sector, which is key to the northern economy, the average utilisation of a machine is typically less than 30 per cent. Just a 10 per cent increase in productivity would be revolutionary; but our device delves deep into the brains of shop floor machines, decoding data to drive productivity gains well in excess of this."
FourJaw have received the £4.7 million grant funding from the collaborative Business Productivity Programme, part of wider approach in in the region to create an eco-system that fosters industrial and economic innovation to boost productivity.
Welcoming the grant funding, AMRC CEO, Steve Foxley, said: "It's great to see the region backing two very talented and enterprising engineers who have taken their experience at the AMRC to spin out a company that will help UK manufacturers – large and small – to capture and deploy the power of data and digitalisation to improve productivity."
Raising productivity is about much more than dry statistics, graphs and GVA. It is about improving people's lives and livelihoods; sustaining a resilient economy with good, high-value jobs; and raising aspiration and ambition and creating a long-term future for our young people.
For more information: www.fourjaw.com
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Here's what's included in the first public preview of Project Spartan in Windows 10
By John Callaham
Today's surprise release of the new Windows 10 Technical Preview build 10049 included the first public version of Project Spartan, the code name for Microsoft's next generation web browser. The company has gone over the features that are included in this version in a blog post and video.
Microsoft made a point of saying that this first release of Project Spartan lacks many of the features that will be in the final version when it's launched alongside Windows 10. That being said, the company offered a bullet list of what's been enabled in this first public build
Cortana is built-in and ready to assist: Cortana in Project Spartan is a personal assistant that helps make Web browsing easier for you, with whatever you're trying to get done. Cortana offers help at just the right moment, based on what she knows about the Web, about you and what you might be trying to do. She remains in the background but provides additional information when you need it, making browsing easier and more efficient. Cortana in Spartan will be available in the US versions of this build, and available more broadly later.
Inking and sharing so you can capture and communicate your thoughts: Everyone uses the Web routinely to share questions, thoughts, info and comments with friends and colleagues. Now with new inking capabilities, Project Spartan enables you to write or type directly on the page, comment on what's interesting or clip what you want – then easily share this "Web Note" via mail, or a social network. Researching and collecting information from the Web is just as easy, as you can save your notes directly to OneNote.
Distraction-free reading with Reading List and Reading View: Keeping up with information overload on the Web is one of the challenges that we all have to manage. Project Spartan helps with a beautiful new Reading List to collect everything you want to read, including the ability to save any webpage or PDF for convenient access later, and an integrated, distraction-free Reading View that keeps you focused on the content.
A new engine for the modern Web: Project Spartan's new rendering engine is built around the idea that the Web "just works," while being fast, more secure and more reliable. As we shared in our recent developer workshop, we made some changes to the rendering engine that you will see in this build.
Microsoft is still planning to include Internet Explorer 11 in the desktop version of Windows 10 to offer users legacy compatibility with older websites.
Source: Microsoft
John Callaham
Can't wait to try it out. Hopefully browsing Periscope will work with it.
Any news on any new updates with the actual W10 OS?
If it truly is great, they should remove ie11 and make it an optional download. Having two versions of IE in win 8 was confusing for users.
No, lots of businesses would lose their minds if MS did that. Including IE11 for legacy apps is crucial for their business partners. Unpinning it and replacing it as the default is a good start in getting users familiar with the future replacement.
I said optional download... I think business know how to install software and image PCs.
But wouldn't that be unnecessary, extra work for them?
No. If they require old software they should have to take steps to install or enable it. They could do it across all their PCs with group policy really easily. That's better than having something on everyone's PC that half the users don't need and would need to keep installing security updates for unused software.
I work for a software companies that developes web based applications. This would be a nightmare.
I know how today's users can be. They'll bash MS if they even have to make a single extra click
Try installing a program on 4000 computers :)
That just goes to show how antiquated most businesses are when it comes to having web based apps. These businesses need to step they game up.
They said they're going to make it so its a feature that you can turn on/off similar to the way Hyper-V works.
That'd be perfect. Hopefully off by default.
without drag and drop, nobody could ever seriously use Spartan or any other modern app for work. After some play time with Spartan, I went right back to IE.
What do you want to drop and what do you want to drag?
In the mean time Windows update keep on giving me error message. I'm stuck at 9926
Why don't you just download and mount the ISO for build 10041?
reboot and try again.
They should make IE default and only default. IE is now far better than scroogle chrome.
If IE was that cool, Msft wouldn't release Spartan
And watch as users flood over to Chrome, Firefox barely moments after loading the OS. Even if it is better now, (which aside from add ons, IE is better) users won't bother because of IE's reputation.
The enterprise is their bread n butter and they all need ie so umm, no.
Notice that everyone single one of these replies to the first comment had nothing to do with the first comment.
Lol it's always like that.
There was a 1st comment?
I really like the animations
Cool! What other features were they planning to add? I thought the ones mentioned were all.
If the rumours of Spartan being able to use Chrome extensions ends up being true by final release that'll give it a huge selection right from the get go. If not, then I hope developers hurry up and make their extensions compatible after the official release.
Adblock, Pin it, Baconsync and whatever else ready from the get go.
Adblock is already available for IE11.
It's going to be ultimate browser!
It surely will.
Will anyone with it installed on a Surface tell me if its touch friendly?
i'll start W10 TP installation on my SP3 once i'm done with my delicious meal
Hamburgers? :P
I'm downloading it now. I'm at work, and the connection is slow, but I'll update as soon as I can.
Download size?
I put it on my surface and it completely crashed it. It's outside its warranty and rendered completely useless. I'd be wary of putting it on. At least recognize that there is a real risk with putting it on your surface as I did.
you should have used a vm
I've installed it and it didn't crash anything on mine. I have SP3.
You can go back to Win8.1, or you didnt know what you did (and I dont why you are installing things on your tablet) or you arent saying the truth.
I'm going with him not telling the truth. What he's saying makes no sense. Unless the install also spilled a pot of coffee into his surface there's no way it "rendered it useless".
I've been running it on my SP3 without issues since release. You must be a fluke
I'd say yes, but it is still weird to use in ways. Like when I go into settings and can't change it to open tabs from last session instead of new tab page instead. Oh, and it sometimes lags. But the UI is nice on my SP 3.
It's I still prefer a lot of features from Windows 8.1 on my feature. Windows 10 is no way as touch friendly as WIndows 8.1. I hope MS really get it right for my SP3.
Finally although many features are missing. Only 3 months left Microsoft!
Its a windows store app, so they can update it without any OS updates Posted via the Windows Central App for Android
Regardless of how fast they can update it, 3 months still isn't long! It's gonna be close. Especially if that means that devs only have 2 months to add extensions.
I think they'll pull it off, but its still cutting it close.
Keep in mind, features that are missing in this release could be features that will be finished one week or one month from now. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Besides, the features that are missing can be poised as features in future updates. Whatever they consider finished, I'm sure it will be sweet, and there will be those who will not be happy with it, because it's MS and they feel like MS has to include every feature from current to future in one swoop.
3 months? Where are you getting that? It's supposed to launch the end of summer or early fall. That means it could be as late as the end of September/start of October.
I say 3 months because at some point (usually 1-2 months before release) they have to stop adding features and start optimizing the code and removing the bugs. Spartan really needs to win people over and if people install it and its buggy, it won't matter what features it has because no one will use it. Also, they said summer, which runs at the latest September 21. If they wait until October they lied.
Gabriel said that code stabilization would only take weeks, not months.
I think that you dont know but there are newer builds not for public. You are testing "old" builds.
^this The builds were getting are builds that were picked out of the main branch and put through a short code stabilization period, then released, so, no matter what the build is already probably a week old right from the get go, then we have to take into consideration that they could have (and probably did) select a build that was already older as it was a more stable build.
You know 21 Sept. the last day of summer is 6 months away..
Stop crying....
MS will take its time
It's clear that you don't understand how software development works, which makes me wonder why you're trying to correct me when you know you don't know what you're talking about. They're not going to add features until the day of release. This thing is going out to 1 billion people. BILLION. Unless Microsoft wants a buggy mess (and the success of Spartan hinders on it not being buggy) they're going to have to stop adding a bunch of cool new features 1-2 months prior to release and start optimizing the code and cleaning out bugs (and I'd seriously bet on it being closer to 2 months). So assuming they wait until the very last day to release (which would be foolish, as they would miss the back to school season), that would give them about 3 1/2 months to continue adding new features. Is there anything else you would like to chime in with or are you done?
They usually need some time even from the "GA" build is done and until it is released. During this time they used to produce DVDs and generally prep the distribution channels, etc. This will still occur, I bet, even today, but I bet we will see a downloadable version much faster than we used to. This whole fast ring/slow ring thing is something we have never seen before from them, hopefully they can manage wrapping it up nicely for GA.
Cool, that worked like a charm for Xbox Music on WP...
I know that you are being sarcastic but XBM devs are not the same than other apps.
1) XBM is perfectly fine now and eaisly surpasses what it replaced. 2) XBM was created as a temporary app, it was planned from the get go to be replaced by the universal xbm app (the same one for PC/tablets) why would you put a lot of resources into a temporary project?
RTM August = some 4 months+
They can go all the way up to mid-September...
They can, but would they want to miss the back to school frenzy? I think first week of August is the sweet month to RTM. You give OEMs a month to finish up their fall lineup of devices and you can cash in from September-December best months for tech gadgets. Or they could go as you say, RTM September and have it installed on new machines by October. We'll see where they stand by Build.
Well, I hope I can update on my virtual hard drive?
DON'T. They said in another article builds 10049 breaks VM
If you have Virtual Machines hosted on your PC running Windows 10, you will want to move to the Slow ring and wait for the next build as this build breaks the ability to run VMs.
I read this as if your host machine is Windows 10, then you will not be able to host VMs with the latest build.... Not sure if it means that you cannot run the latest build as a guest on another host....
I have Win10 as a guest on Win8.1 (VirtualBox) and it works just fine.
I also updated to 10049 on my VMware box and have 0 issues.
Goodbye internet explorer
^^^^ And chrome and opera and safari and others.....
Maxthon..
Rockmelt :(
Lol. some ppl dont know about that. Glad to see someone remembered it.
NCSA Mosaic
I miss Netscape it was so simple then... Webcrawler!!!!
What does the app icon look like?
Wireframe globe. Not unlike ATT logo.
Rip IE.....fare thee well..
The project Spartan icon is like the ball with a grid
The official name for the browser will be Microsoft Gridball.
Mister you made my dai
Why not Grifball? That would be sweet...
I believe it is the same icon used for Notifications on Xbox One.
Placeholders everywhere (yes, explorer icons are placeholder too).
I want to go home now!
The inking ability sounds awesome! Kind of similar to rumored functionality in the Courier.
Thank goodness, IE ran terrible on my SP2 with previous build, fingers crossed that Spartan is the bomb.
You want your computer to explode?
Please include extensions in upcoming update its my main pivot about internet explorer
Taking a while to install on my Yoga.
I have a question about Reading List. So, one of the biggest things I've always wanted to do in IE but seemingly could not was open up a bunch of tabs (say, if I'm doing research on an obscure topic) and then save that browsing session, so that I could come back a week later and all of those tabs would be there. But I don't want to leave my computer on for a week, even in sleep mode, or leave IE open for that long. I just want to save that browsing session, open it later, read the tabs, then easily delete the browsing session. Is that what Reading List is? Or does it only save one tab at a time?
I'm thinking it'd be nice to be able to save several lists while doing research, name each list and then access them when you need
It should save multiple files. That's how it works on W8.1
what a lovely browser!
Any way to block ads on this browser? I can't live without adblock.
R.I.P tunggah :-P
Why do we need to switch to reading list mode in order to block ads? Is ridiculous!
Use another browser until we get extensions.
Doubt it will. No extensions or whatsoever. That's why I don't use IE till date.
IE has built in adblocking and doesn't need third-party tinkering...
Tracking lists. Which have been in IE for a long time now.
How did you manage to do that in Spartan?
Try use AdGuard, it blocks ads in every app.
Thanks, Karol. I'll look it up. :)
I'm looking forward to having a touch friendly browser again. W10 almost usable on my surface (now it just needs non-terrible access to app menus via touch, and tethering without going through 3 wifi screens to wake up bluetooth tethering in the old win8 wifi menu). Downloading now.
Nice, clean, and responsive. Love the annotation.
I'm already missing the transparent header in IE11. Hope they change in final release.
There's not a "desktop version of windows 10"....its just "windows 10"....now there is a "Mobile version" for phones and tablets....which is not the same OS.
Microsoft tells Windows Central...to call it that.
You are wrong and right, there is a Windows 10 for desktop (the one we have in our machines), Windows 10 for mobiles and Windows 10 for IoT (Internet of Things). The "official" name is Windows 10, but there are that denomination for each one. Source: http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-windows-10-how-the-skus-will-skew/
Man what are you talking about.. Calm down.
Totally agree. No IE 11 by default!
Too slow MS. Where have you been in the past 5 years?
Building an OS that will work on PC, tablets, mobiles, consoles and IoT?
I smell a release for phone tomorrow.
Installing............
I just hope Windows 10 turns out to be the light at the end of this very long tunnel, so far, Spartan seems promising, but I'm hoping for a mobile revolution
Sounds good so far, an add blocking extension after it's done and it'll be perfect. I don't understand why they're keeping IE11, maybe it's similar to the time they switched from flash to html5 on mobile.
If you don't want IE just dont use it.
I don't understand why they're keeping IE11
Legacy compatibility. It is a bit hard to understand if you don't work in company IT. Just take it from an IT guy, it would be a huge issue if they would not include IE.
Can I do a clean install of build 10041 by the iso file?
Yup did it just a few mins ago
Can you give me the link to the 64 bit version
Surprise, atm you are forced if u want to use Spartan to use bing
Bing is pretty clever than Google. I was using it for bing rewards but I stayed (I got banned for bing rewards) because it gives relevant results than paid results. It's been good 2 years with bing now.
I don't write on the browser. More importantly, does it support extensions like Firefox or Google Chrome does? Don't tell me that it is not available due to security reasons.
Well we write on the browser..
I scribble on the browser
I think I'm about to download this on my computer tonight.. Now I will need to look at how to download videos lol.
It's super buggy and laggy so far, but hopefully that will change as it gets updated. It's not nearly as fast as IE yet, and basic things like alt+d are missing. It also isn't connecting to credential manager so don't expect it to have any of your passwords. On tablets the UI is a big step back from metro IE but it's better than desktop IE for touch.
To be honest, I'm really most excited about the first and last reason listed; Cortana integration and the new engine. The engine mainly because it's speeding up the experience and showing Microsoft (at least a littlke) can break away from legacy stuff to make something new. The other items, I feel if you use firefox or chrome already, you've had access to features like these via plugins for a while (light ones at that). Including cortana like search to some degree, but I prefer Cortana integration due to it's depth to the ecosystem.
internet explorer is crashing so many times on my Windows 10 pro tech preview that I want to remove it form the OS.I never had it work that bad on the the other tech previews before the next build will come this April I hope they have a ISO version so I can do a complete clean hard drive install
I've tried the displaying of the favorites bar on multiple machines and it cuts it off and has the icons misaligned on each.
An Indian is behind this project., Hurray :) Proud moment ....
So, I broke down and just bought an Android... the Lg g3 and all I can say is WOW! I was a WP fan for yrs & wouldn't consider any other options but that was foolish of me. I can do things on this phone that weren't possible on WP. Especially with the apps. I have my local apps, my Chase app, and a ton of apps that will help me run my business more efficiently and more profitable. Also, the quality of apps are unbelievable compared to WP apps. I feel foolish for blindly supporting WP. Google and Android do everything WP does but 10x's better. Even Onedrive and Onenote are better on Android. Yes, I miss Cortana but Google Now does the job and usually understands me better than Cortana. Not to mention, Cortana is expected to be on Android soon. Windows is going to have to do something extraordinary for me to switch back and with their past history, I'm not too optimistic that will happen. I'll always be a fan of MS but I'll never be so blindly loyal to them when there are other companies that do so many things better than them. I'm still rooting for MS & WP but we'll just have to wait and see. As of right now, the only regret I have is staying with WP for so long and missing out on all this great technology out there! Good luck everyone! Posted via the Windows Central App for Android
Troll that talks to much??
@jssm650:
Your permission to access this site have been revoked.
why is that? Ive been here since the beginning and Im a huge MS fan. I was just amazed at how much more I can do on my new lg g3 android. Ive been blindly loyal to Wp and never used android or apple but there's no denying that they are lightyears ahead of WP. Where am I wrong? Posted via the Windows Central App for Android
Kinda off topic in regards to the article, but I want to buy the G3 as well. Might wait for the next generation though, since it's been out for a while, but it's a beautiful phone.
It is amazing phone! you won't be disappointed. The g4 is coming in april or may but g3 is plenty capable of lasting well into the future. Display is better than 1520, it also has 3gig RAM, 32 g storage and accepts sd cards, has snapdragon 801, etc. All around great phone! Posted via the Windows Central App for Android
Don't forget that the software will age and you might be getting one update before your phone is abandoned.
1) This article isn't about Android.
2) We don't give a rats ass about you or anyone else switching platform.
Hehe... Welcome to the honeymoon... I can tell you from experience that it will not last.
Did you actually just come on here to talk about how you left and how awesome it is? It's cool that you like your new phone but to come on here with something that is beyond off topic on an article about something new and exciting for the people here just smacks of trying to rain on someone else's parade. Shame on you. And before you reply, most people here know what Android can and can't do and they still chose Windows because it works for them.
Just downloaded. It's really fast. Liking it so far.
THe update poochef some xbl games, but otherwise seems nice. It will ne interesting to see how it turns out in its final iteration at release.
Are we just going to ignore how GTA V predicted the Spartan icon? http://cdn.gottabemobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/GTA-5-Windows-Ph...
Haha, cool!
There is so much diversity at Microsoft, thats a theme I saw in that video.
I understand that microsoft is trying to start all over with their browser, but honestly I love the IE design on my windows phone. its clean, sleek and simple. I wouldnt want any other design for a browser on my phone.
I think this is the old internet explorer modern app with some extras. They promote it so much just like Cortana, but to be honest I don't know any person that uses cortana
Cortana has been my saviour every day since she was unleashed in the UK :)
Good, build 10041 was rather poor IMHO
You can't even change search provider, nor add filters/lists (like easy list) manually, so I won't be testing it until they get their shit together. Not interested in being force fed both Bing and ads.
I am interested in a Windows app that can be stacked like having for example four browsers in the screen, but they keep restricting the height of each window to like 80%of the height of the screen, so it ruins a lot of use cases, like for example you could have several windows showing live games in small windows (full screen mode), thinking in grand slams tennis games or several football games at the same time, full screen in a Windows app will use the whole available window, but the restriction of height mess the use case.
Windows Central, can you post a image gallery of Spartan?
decent performance for a first public release, but spartan still suffers when a bunch of ads are loaded... aside from that the future looks bright...
Can we run multiple instances of the new browser? Is there any domain auth included? Maybe someone has tested this...
It's funny that I can't use Spartan to take notes on this page.
I can't even get Spartan to open..
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Scorpion 3x16 Review: "Keep It in Check, Mate" (It'll Be Like Landing on a Giant Muffin) [Guest Poster: Yasmine]
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"Keep It in Check, Mate"
Original Airdate: February 13, 2017
This week's Scorpion episode pitted team members against each other in more ways than one. While the case of the week was fun — and the secondary storyline with Happy, Cabe, and her father was very interesting and carried the emotional weight of the episode — I cannot help but feel slightly disappointed that the episode did not pick up from the previous episode's strong character developments.
The case was fun and exciting, sending Walter, Sly, Paige, and Toby to the fictional former Soviet country of Sardovia. Their mission was to help extract a Sardovian national, and chess grand master, working for the CIA. The case sends them on another adventure in which Paige has to break down a wall between the ladies' room and the men's, Toby and Paige have to build a landing spot using the world's largest ball of dough, Toby steals a garbage truck, and the whole team, with the asset, sneaks through old sewers to cross the border.
In order to get to the asset, though, the team has to play their way through a chess tournament, and that is where the problem begins. After an incident involving a sneeze and a flying rook years ago, members of the team — mainly Sly and Walter — have vowed never to play chess again because it brings out the worst in them. They need, however, to set this rivalry aside in order to extract Natalya Abelev. However, they can barely put it aside long enough to avoid jeopardizing the mission at some point. And everyone can see how competitive these two can get and to what extremes they would go to win (or to just not lose).
Meanwhile, back at the garage, Cabe has some unfortunate news for Happy's father, Patrick. It seems that Patrick has had some slightly shady connections in his time and the Feds want him to testify against one of those shady connections. The deal that Cabe manages to get him involves him surrendering, testifying and serving two years in jail. Happy is not happy at all about this. She blames Cabe for ambushing her father, for not doing enough for him, and spends the episode trying to figure out how to help him escape.
Being the genius that she is, she does find a way for him to escape, and sets him up with a getaway plan as well. And while she watched her father get processed from the garage, she took her chance and unlocked the door for his escape... but he chose not to. Happy's breakdown was the highlight of the episode. Her anger at Cabe is understandable as well. She wants nothing more than for her father, the father she only just got back into her life recently, to walk her down the aisle. Instead, now he will be locked in prison when she gets married. The projection of her anger onto Cabe soon dissolves, and he is there to comfort her.
That moment, when Happy watches her dad being taken away, was by far one of the most heartbreaking and emotionally strong moments the show has delivered. It was so well-acted in its subtlety and in the sheer desperation felt. Cabe is great in that moment as well, being there for Happy as a friend and as a father figure.
However, despite this being the strongest aspect of the episode, I still felt it was a wasted opportunity for Toby and Happy. Those two did not get a single scene together, all their moments happening off-screen, despite the emotional trauma that Happy was in. I think it would have been a great opportunity to show the viewers and fans of this ship a moment between those two. They've had great moments in the past where they support each other through things like this, and they did end the previous episode on a strong note in the development of their relationship.
The other relationship that was focused on this week was Sylvester and Walter's, but that one concentrated on their rivalry at playing chess. It highlighted some of their character flaws, mainly Walter's competitiveness and inability to accept that someone may be better at him at something. It was fun to watch, that's for sure — but again, I felt it was a wasted opportunity.
And finally, the episode did showcase one more relationship: Ralph and Paige's. It seems that as he is growing older, Ralph is starting to show the typical signs of a growing boy as he moves away from seeing his mom as the source of all knowledge and has started seeking advice elsewhere. Ralph came to the guys with a girl problem — it seems the little genius got invited by two girls to the dance — and the fact that he didn't go to Paige clearly upset her. At the end of the episode, the guys convince him not to cut his mom out and Ralph goes to her to ask for dancing lessons.
Like I said, while I thoroughly enjoyed the episode and was blown away by the moment where Happy broke down, I felt that, after the strong episode from the week before, it was a wasted opportunity to capitalize on that development and push it forward.
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Today I'm going to show you a wide variety of products from Nailtini, the nail products from Tini Beauty. Tini Beauty's product line revolves around the theme of a cocktail party and I'm kind of obsessed with how adorable they are!
As you can see, there are Cocktail Napkins (nail polish remover squares), a nail art striping brush, a nail art dotting brush, the Mini Bar Collection (Garden Party - a collaboration with Mad Men's costume designer, Janie Bryant), and a Sparkle Topper (Sparkler).
I was also sent Club Soda Fizz, a nail-whitening soak. But I'm going to be reviewing that later after my sister and I overhaul our garden. That will be an excellent test!
Warning: This post will be MAJORLY picture-heavy!
First up are the Cocktail Napkins!
The cocktail napkins are individual polish remover squares that are formulated to help condition your skin, rather than stripping it like most removers do. A non-acetone formula with aloe, I was pleasantly surprised by how great my skin felt after using it and the pleasant lemony smell. I didn't have that pungent smell hovering in my room afterwards, which was a major plus.
How well did it remove?
Here was the manicure from yesterday's post... a metallic/glittery foil, which is normally VERY hard to remove. With the average remover, I would likely have to use a ton of remover and tissues.
Here are two, clearly-used Cocktail Napkins. And guess what? They're the only two squares I needed to completely remove yesterday's manicure. I used both the front and the back to remove the polish, pressing it to the nail for a five-count and then wiping away the polish.
Here is the end result. Not a single dab of polish left in the slightest. At all. And my nails and skin look fabulous.
This is the perfect size to keep in your drawer and take with you on the go. As you know, nail polish remover is not allowed on airplanes because of a: the acetone and b: the bottle size. I'm fairly certain that you can take this on the plane with you! This will certainly be traveling with me on our next cruise!
I'm going to declare this my holy grail beauty find of 2012. For $12, you get 40 squares (easily 20 manicures worth of remover) and you don't have to worry about moisturizing afterwards. I feel like every woman needs this in her life! Amazing!
Moving onto the polish, the Mini Bar (!) set that I received is called Garden Party and was the second collection created for Nailtini by Janie Bryant, the costume designer for Mad Men. Janie is the one responsible for all of Megan's youthful trends of the 60's (and who can forget Sally's dress and boots?) and Joan's bombshell outfits. Plus... the woman dresses Jon Hamm in such dapper suits, how can you not love her?
From left to right: Admiral Perry, Blue Carnation, Blushing Lady, and Garden Jubilee.
Admiral Perry is a royal blue jelly polish. It's a touch more navy than Revlon Royal, but it has a gorgeous blue hue. The application on this was stellar and the best of the four, with three coats needed for opacity.
Blue Carnation is a milky blue-gray polish. I think this shade has a few formula issues, as the polish seemed watery and you can kind of see that it pooled on the sides and tips of my nails, leaving a think spot in the middle. And it's a shame because this would have been a great polish otherwise, though I could probably still use it for a jelly sandwich.
Blushing Lady is a delicate dusty pink creme polish with a hint of lilac to it. The formula of this one was also a little watery, but didn't have any pooling issues and was easier to work with. This was with three coats.
Garden Jubilee is a very difficult polish to describe. It is a frost, shimmer, and duochrome all in one. It shifts from espresso to khaki to mauve, all while retaining its shimmery pop. It's really a unique stunner. I LOVE it!
The formula on this was similar to Admiral Perry and I only used two coats until opaque.
Here, you can see the color shift a little better.
Here's a blurred shot so you can see just how much the shade sparkles. Gah! Amazing!
Not included in the set is the sparkle topper, aptly named Sparkler.
Sparkler Topper - filled with bright pink and green glitter.
Sparkler is definitely a party in a bottle! The first coat was a little tedious to apply, as I had to dab the glitter on more-so than brush it. But I could brush on the second coat. It really wasn't difficult at all... just not traditional in its application. Though, I honestly couldn't have cared less!
Looking at this whole collection, polish-wise, I highly recommend (read: love) Admiral Perry and Garden Jubilee. Blushing Lady was pretty too, but I'm not so much into the pink cremes. Though, it was a three-coater and not streaky, so that's a plus for all you pinkaholics out there! Blue Carnation was a bust for me due to the formula, though Sparkler salvaged it.
Last, but not least... I HAD to try out the striping brush and dotting tools!
I wanted something simple and pretty, so I went with an accent nail.
Of course, I went with Admiral Perry and used Blue Carnation as the art color. The striping brush was very easy to work with, as was the dotting tool. They were also very easy to clean, specifically the brush. A common problem with the striping brushes is the inability of the bristles to stay tight and compact after cleaning. I had no such problem with Nailtini's brush, which makes it my new standby.
Overall, I really did love most of what Nailtini had to offer. I plan on ordering more cocktail napkins and will definitely be reaching for Admiral Perry and Garden Jubilee quite often. Plus, the striping brush and dotting tool will be welcome additions to my nail art supply drawer.
I also love the idea of their Mixers, which are base polishes worn under a color to lighten (Cream) or darken (Espresso) the shade. Very smart indeed.
The general idea that there are 100's of combinations, like with mixing cocktails, is genius. Who doesn't like multi-purpose polish? I know I do!
The four-piece Garden Party Mini Bar Collection features four mini-sized (7mL) bottles of polish and retails for $25, just a dollar more than their other, non-designer Mini Bar collections. The individual, normal sized bottles (15mL) of the Janie Bryant colors retail for $14, with their regular line at $13 a bottle. The toppers, like Sparkler, are $13 a bottle.
The entire Nailtini line (included mani and pedi products) and other Tini Beauty products are available through their website, TiniBeauty.com, and QVC. However, many Duane Reade locations and other stores carry Tini Beauty products, so you can search for a retailer near you here.
Be sure to check out their Facebook page for more awesome updates!
So what do you all think? Are you hopping aboard the Tini Train with me?
Wow, all the polish's and everything are so wonderful! If it was more easily available I would definitely jump right on these!


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A hoppin' good time is in store this Easter at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Join us for the fifth annual Easter Egg 400 on Saturday, April 20. Experience the ultimate Easter egg hunt, exciting entertainment and all around fun in high-gear. Of course, it's not an Easter Egg 400 without a photo-op with the Easter Bunny—and we can't forget Champ the Cheetah!


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2021 Passport - Honda Information Center
Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™)
CMBS™ is designed to assist drivers in avoiding a frontal collision—or reducing its effects if unavoidable.
The Passport's standard Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™)8 is one of the most sophisticated safety systems available.
It incorporates the features of the Forward Collision Warning (FCW)9 system.
A part of the Honda Sensing® suite of technologies, CMBS is designed to alert drivers of a potential frontal collision via visual and audible alerts and help the driver take corrective actions.
The system can even apply the brakes to help reduce the forces of a collision if the system determines one to be unavoidable.
The system is designed to perform in three stages:
STAGE ONE: If the system determines there is a risk of collision with a vehicle or pedestrian detected ahead, it will issue visual and audible alerts to the driver.
STAGE TWO: If the risk of a collision increases and the driver takes no action, the system will continue the visual and audible alerts, and begin to apply light braking.
STAGE THREE: If the system determines that a collision is unavoidable, it will continue the visual and audible alerts, and apply strong braking to help mitigate the forces of the collision.
Important Note: The CMBS on the Passport will not be able to apply enough braking force to prevent all collisions. CMBS also cannot detect all objects ahead; the driver must intervene in certain situations, and must always be attentive when using the system. Also, CMBS may not go through all three stages, and may automatically engage the final stage if the system deems it necessary.
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I couldn't believe my eyes. He was red, medium sized and prick eared, like a miniature, extra shaggy Husky.
Last year I wrote a book about Pomeranians, but I'd never seen their ancestor -- it's not (yet) an AKC recognized breed.
I contained my excitement and took lots and lots of pictures. Later I saw more – all Mediums but several different examples -- and continued to click away.
Sometimes called the German Spitz, this breed comes in three sizes: "Toy" "Medium" and "Giant". In their country of origin, the Keeshond (or Wolf) and Pomeranian (also called Toy) are also considered part of the group. They all have a foxy head with small prick ears, an outstanding ruff of hair around the neck and a metronome wagging bushy tail carried high over the back.
They have the long outstanding coat with the profuse undercoat of most Northern breeds, and are the very opposite of hypoallergenic.
They come in black, brown, white, orange, red and gray; as well as cream, sable, black and tan and parti-colored. It's actually hard to imagine a color the Spitz doesn't come in.
Temperament-wise they are bright and friendly. Like all self-confident dogs, they do best around owners that treat them with the respect they deserve and are as intelligent as they are. They enjoy children who are looking for an active and friendly playmate.
He can trace his roots in a direct line to artic wolves and is among the oldest breeds in Northern Europe.
As close as we can tell, they were developed around 1000, about the time that the Vikings decided that burning and pillaging were not as politically correct as they had been led to believe. The former marauders began to trade with people instead and needed a sturdy and loyal dog to keep them company on the long voyages, but above all they needed a dog friendly to strangers. A snarl and a growl aren't very good for custom! So over the years the breed was developed; bright, self-confident and, more than anything, friendly.
Coat Care: 6 – medium. He doesn't need much brushing but can get tangled. Brushing can also help to keep the shedding manageable. They do better untrimmed as cutting off the long guard hairs can cause the undercoat to mat.
Trainability: 8 – medium to high. This is a smart breed that learns easily, needs a trainer that respects him and can keep him occupied.
Energy level: 7 -- medium They do know how to relax but they also enjoy a good romp, and are happiest when in the thick of activity.
Good with Children: 6 – medium They love a good game but have little tolerance for teasing.
Noise level: medium – 7 They will bark to send an alarm, but are not otherwise noisy.
Low Shedding/hypoallergenic: – 10, very high They shed all the time; then at certain times, they shed even more.
To get more information about the breed, contact the German Spitz Club of Great Britain. If you are interested in a puppy, they are quite rare in the US; you can check with the UK group for what they know and follow the rare breed listings in the back of Dog Fancy. How can you tell if a breeder is reputable? Check out What Makes a Responsible Breeder. And check out What Makes a Responsible Pet Owner to see if YOU have what it takes.


If Windows XP tries to execute this program file during the startup, you can check the system settings and turn off this program which is not part of Windows but introduced by something else, possibly spyware.
The easiest way to turn off the program from Startup is to click Start, then select Run and type in msconfig. Go to the tab Startup and locate the line which loads the program and deselect that line. Click Apply and restart the PC.
You should also download a reputable anti spyware application and do a full scan of your PC. You can download free applications like Microsoft's Windows Defender, AVG Free AntiSpyware or Spybot Search & Destroy. If in doubt, check the status of the anti spyware application from the relevant pages at spywarewarrior.com.
irc.momma worm.Boot your system in safe mode and do a virus scan and follow these tips.
Finding a program called temp2.exe running on your computer means that your computer might be infected with a worm known as 'irc.momma'.
temp2.exe is considered to be a security risk, not only because antivirus programs flag irc.momma worm as a virus, but also because a number of users have complained about its performance.
irc.momma worm is likely a virus and as such, presents a serious vulnerability which should be fixed immediately! Delaying the removal of temp2.exe may cause serious harm to your system and will likely cause a number of problems, such as slow performance, loss of data or leaking private information to websites.