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This Terrifying Bride Is Only Joking Except When She's Not
From "The Gawker"
Everyone has a friend—a terrifying, beautiful friend—who wields humor the way ranchers wield cattle prods; who jokes, and teases, and Just kidding!s her underlings ("BFFs!") toward the cliff-edge of nervous breakdown; whose sadism is impossible to fight against because it's just a joke, why can't you take a joke? Sometimes, that friend gets married.
The following emails were forwarded to us by a bridesmaid still dazed from her six-month tour in the war zone of her gal pal's elegant destination wedding. They are a master class in the joking-but-not-joking-seriously-DON'T-cut-your-hair-without-my-permission style of friend management, where every "jest" (no bridesmaids were actually force-fed protein shakes to gain weight) is counteracted by a very real "offense" (one bridesmaid was asked to take diet pills).
All identifying information has been changed; emphasized words and phrases appear as they did in the correspondence (though we have swapped the fluorescent pink of the original text for a more subdued black). So sit back, pop a diet pill because you're fat, and then pop a chill pill because can't you take a joke, fattie? Jeez.
Welcome to my bridal party. I thought today would be a great day to start this chain, as it is officially six months until my wedding day.
I just wanted to go over some ground rules.
1. Weigh-ins will begin in 3 weeks. I for one would really like some time after Thanksgiving to make my body forget about what it consumed, so I thought I would give you guys some cushion room
2. No-one can be skinner than the bride. That means Kelly and Lizzie will be on a protein weight gainer diet exclusively until May. I will have the nutritionist call you to discuss diet plans.
3. Bed times leading up to the wedding will be strictly enforced. I absolutely cannot have you all have saggy, baggy eyes. I am sure you all understand.
4. Swimwear attire: I would like everyone to wear matching bikinis that have rhinestones on the tushie spelling out "maids," which brings me to my next point.
5. All bikinis leading up to the wedding must be strapless bandeaus. I cannot have terrible tan lines in strapless dresses.
6. Sunscreen: We need to make sure you ladies look lovely and radiant and not red and reptile like. Pack accordingly.
7. Speeches: We all know what happened at Taylor's wedding. So if you plan to make a toast, please submit it for approval and revision, no later than 4 weeks prior to the wedding.
8. Hair cuts: If you plan on chopping off your locks, please submit your proposed new look prior to any actions (this applies to coloring as well).
9. Attendance: is strongly requested at all events but I will make some exceptions on a case by case basis.
10. Ink: Consider this a moratorium on future tattoos until June 5th. Those of you with visible artwork will be privately contacted with (temporary) removal instructions.
Thank you for your time and consideration. Should everyone abide by these minor requests, I am sure we will all have a memorable weekend.
Just kidding bitches, well, sorta. love you all,
[The Bride]
It has been brought to my attention (picture proof) that one of my Maids is in violation of Rule 8 of the Bridal Party Contract. Rule 8 clearly stipulates that "If you plan on chopping off your locks, please submit your proposed new look prior to any actions (this applies to coloring as well)."
While I am sure this was a minor oversight by my bad little bee, I would like to remind everyone of the ramifications of violating any of the aforementioned rules. Failure to adhere to my commandments, can result in Bridalparty banishment!
I would appreciate a call from the hair-color-changing culprit immediately, with a proposed remedy by the end of the day.
Respectfully yours.
The Queen Bee
Hello my faithful bees,
Chloe has colored her hair. She has repented her sins to the QB and she has been forgiven for her minor lapse in forgetting the protocol.
Kudos to Chelsea for asking permission to cut her hair, unfortunately, her request is DENIED.
Onto to my next point. We will begin weekly weigh-ins on January 17th. I will be sending over the form for everyone to fill out and submit with a picture of the scale shortly.
Lastly, I am looking into bridesmaid rhinestone bikinis and I am open to color suggestions from everyone but Miss Holly because I have already chosen a customizable bikini for her, see below. If anyone could help me find bandeau rhinestone bikinis, I would greatly appreciate it. I would like it so say MAIDS in sparkle, rhinestones, or pearls. Not too much to ask, I know.
Holly's rhinestone bikini:
The Queen Bee
I am preferential to blonde hair (with the exception of Lizzie & Holly who I think are better with darker locks) and seeing as I liked her better as a blonde goddess, it was approved. Had she asked for bangs as well, she would have been denied. Holly, please feel free to come down to Miami and we can go see O.
Also, Chloe, please review the conversation where I approved your highlights and slight trim. NOT HACKING OFF YOUR BANGS.
Good afternoon all of my faithful bees. It brings me great sadness to write this e-mail but it was brought to my attention that one of my chosen-bees has defected. She is in violation of Rule 8, despite asking permission and having her request denied! The punishment is obviously bridal party banishment. However, after careful consideration, I have decided to re-instate her status on a provision basis. As long as her bangs grow out by [date two weeks before the wedding], she will be allowed to participate in our festivities. She has reassured me that she will be using horse shampoo for rapid hair growth until that point.
Miss Chelsea from this point on is on bridal party probation. I hope that everyone understands the severity of breaking any of the aforementioned rules and that defectors will not be treated lightly. Additionally, if anyone does decide to break any future rules, please do not try to justify your behavior by telling me what other maids are doing in other weddings. I do not care and I am the QB. Also, I have posted an image to this e-mail, which will serve as my official logo. Lastly, I will be leaving to Puerto Rico tomorrow morning with Eric and our new wedding planner. I will be sure to keep you all posted as we will be very bzzzzzzzzie. xoxo
Hello my workout bees,
I was thinking that we should start a daily google docs, where everyone can update in real time their daily calorie content. Due to exams, I have not been the very best at requesting our weekly weigh-ins but thought the food calculator would be a great way for me to monitor everyone's caloric in take. Thoughts?
I hope everyone is doing well. Also, there will be a prize to the most obedient wedding bee 🙂 Kinda like an incentive.
Love you all & and see you all in 17 days!!!
Hello My Beautiful Bees,
All of you should be receiving your dresses in the mail shortly, I know some of you already have. If you could please send me a picture of yourself in the dress, I would greatly appreciate it. I am assuming the dress is going to mandate spanx b/c the material is unforgiving, so I am curious to see how it will look.
I hope everyone is on a water and rice cake diet from this point forward. I would also appreciate it if everyone incorporated arm workouts into their daily routine… Remember no pashminas, just long and slender arms!!! xoxox
Our tipster confirms it was a beautiful wedding. And that one bridesmaid was later asked to "wear a pashmina to cover her 'fat arms.'"
True story: I know this bride. 3 bridesmaids no longer speak to her.
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Chuck Sweeny: Hi, we're from the government and we're here to help you
So, the federal government is going to send some feds to Rockford to help City Hall cut through red tape the federal government created, in order for the city to get federal government grants that will require the city to comply with a plethora of federal regulations to use the money.
Rockford has been picked by President Barack Obama to be one of seven economic doom-and-gloom zones to which he plans to provide special help in the form of an economic SWAT team of bureaucrats to coordinate and streamline the complicated process of getting federal grants for the ol' Forest City.
Yes, friends, we've been put an another one of those lists we don't want to be on. By the president, no less!
It all makes sense to me, in a convoluted way, of course. You see, a long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I wrote grants on the fifth floor of City Hall (before the renovation.)
And after doing this for several years, I became tired of writing fiction and joined the news business, where we report on that government fiction.
Why do I say fiction? Because the whole grant process is backward. You have to obfuscate the reason you want the money in order to satisfy the many requirements of the grant. It's like constantly forcing square pegs into round holes.
Let's say the city has too many poor teenagers without work in the summer. Bored kids are more likely to get into trouble than those who are working. Once a teen has a criminal record, he's not likely to land a job.
But let's say the federal government has money to provide kids with summer jobs. City Hall says, "Hey, let's get some." However, when you examine the myriad regulations - hoops you must jump through to get the money - you realize that there are so many restrictions, caveats and "subparagraph Z's" governing use of the money, you won't be able to use it on most kids you want to employ.
If the kids were already in trouble, it might be easier to get federal money to employ them for the summer. Or, if their families had no money at all, maybe the government money could help them. But if their families have too much money and aren't in trouble, forget about it.
Federal and state grants extract a heavy price. They demand the abdication of local decision making. They make our local governments mere extensions of the U.S. government and the state of Illinois.
Think of how many times we hear from school leaders, mayors, county leaders, "The federal regs say we can't do that."
If states and the U.S. are to give out money, they should cut their own red tape and their one-size-fits-all regulations and use block grants that give localities the leeway to tailor the money to their specific, reasonable needs. That way, City Hall could write a grant to a federal agency saying, "Here's the problem. Here's how we intend to solve it. Here are local resources we're committing to it. We'd like X dollars from your agency to use in the following way ..."
With appropriate but not overbearing monitoring, the feds and the state might get more bang for their bucks.
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Morsi's call for vote won't calm Egypt's streets
- Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei called for a boycott of the vote
- The Muslim Brotherhood is likely to win the elections
- The military has shown signs of impatience with Morsi
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's streets are turning into a daily forum for airing a range of social discontents from labor conditions to fuel shortages and the casualties of myriad clashes over the past two years.
Parliamentary elections called over the weekend by the Islamist president hold out little hope for plucking the country out of the turmoil. If anything, the race is likely to fuel more unrest and push Egypt closer to economic collapse.
"The street has a life of its own and it has little to do with elections. It is about people wanting to make a living or make ends meet," said Emad Gad, a prominent analyst and a former lawmaker.
Islamist President Mohammed Morsi called for parliamentary elections to start in late April and be held over four stages ending in June. He was obliged under the constitution to set the date for the vote by Saturday.
"I see that the climate is very agreeable for an election," Morsi said in a television interview aired early on Monday. He also invited all political forces to a dialogue on Monday to ensure the vote's "transparency and integrity."
Morsi's decree calling for the election brought a sharp reaction from Egypt's key opposition leader, Nobel Peace Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, who said they would be a "recipe for disaster" given the polarization of the country and eroding state authority.
On Saturday, ElBaradei dropped a bombshell when he called for a boycott of the vote. An effective boycott by the opposition or widespread fraud would call the election's legitimacy into question.
But in all likelihood, Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood and its ultraconservative Salafi allies will fare well in the vote. The Brotherhood has dominated every election in the two years since the 2011 uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
The mostly secular and liberal opposition will likely trail as they did in the last election for parliament's lawmaking, lower house in late 2011 and early 2012 — a pattern consistent with every nationwide election post-Mubarak.
President Morsi's Brotherhood-dominated administration has been unable to curb the street protests, strikes and crime that have defined Egypt in the two years since the uprising.
In fact, the unrest has only grown more intense, more effective and has spread around the country in the nearly eight months that Morsi has been in office.
On any given day, a diverse variety of protesters across much of the troubled nation press demands of all sorts or voice opposition to Morsi and the Brotherhood.
Sunday was a case in point.
Thousands of brick workers blocked railroad tracks from a city south of Cairo for a second successive day to protest rising prices of industrial fuel oil, crippling transportation around the country of 85 million.
The rise resulted from the government's decision last week to lift subsidies on some fuel prices. It is part of a reform program aimed at securing a $4.8 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund.
Meanwhile there are ample signs that Egypt's economy is deteriorating steadily.
Foreign reserves have dropped by nearly two thirds since Mubarak's departure, the key tourism sector is in a deep slump and the local currency has fallen nearly 10% against the dollar in the last two months.
Khaled el-Hawari, a marketing executive in one of the brick factories, said industrial fuel oil prices increased by 50%, threatening the business and the livelihoods of hundreds of workers who could be laid off.
"No one is listening to us or responding," he said. "We plan to protest outside the Cabinet next."
In the Nile Delta province of Kafr el-Sheikh, hundreds of quarry workers stormed the local government building, forcing staff to flee. The workers are demanding permanent employment in the factory. They chanted against the recently appointed local governor, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
In the coastal city of Port Said, a general strike entered its second week on Sunday. The city has practically come to a halt as thousands of workers from the main industrial area joined the strike.
When asked about the strike in Port Said, Morsi suggested that the unrest there was primarily the work of "outlaws" and "thugs" who intimidated residents to take part in the general strike. He vowed to deal decisively with them in Port Said and elsewhere in the country.
"There is no place for thugs or those who resort to violence," Morsi said in the interview, recorded on Sunday but aired Monday 5 ½ hours behind schedule.
Calls for a civil strike in line with the one in Port Said have spread around Egypt. A group of protesters blocked the entrance to a major administrative building in Cairo's Tahrir Square, stopping citizens from entering and prompting small scuffles.
But Port Said is emerging as a prime example of how the popular discontent is evolving into sustained anti-government action. There are even calls in Port Said for secession which, while not realistic, indicate the depth of anger.
Activists there are demanding retribution for more than 40 residents killed there last month, allegedly by police.
The killings took place amid a wave of anger that swept the city after a Cairo court passed death sentences against 21 people, mostly from Port Said, for their part in Egypt's worst soccer disaster on Feb. 1 2012. Morsi said in the interview that he has ordered an investigation into the killings and that he planned a visit to Port Said but did not say when.
Morsi's supporters say that delaying elections, protesting and boycotting are affecting Egypt's ability to lure foreign investors and tourists again as the economy deteriorates.
Lack of confidence in law enforcement has reached a point where villagers sometimes hunt down alleged killers, lynch them and burn their bodies with police unable or unwilling to intervene.
With violent crime on the rise, rights groups accuse police under Morsi of falling back to the brutal methods and impunity of the Mubarak days.
The opposition, which led the uprising against Mubarak, is showing signs of disarray.
Another emphatic Islamist victory, especially if enough opposition groups do not heed ElBardei's boycott call, is likely to deal a body blow to the National Salvation Front — the main opposition coalition.
In short, there is no end in sight to the growing popular discontent with Morsi's rule and the Brotherhood, who are accused by opponents of monopolizing power.
Already, ElBaradei's call for a boycott has sown divisions with his movement, with some of its leading figures saying the former director of the U.N. nuclear agency spoke prematurely and without sufficient consultation with other leaders. Others said they would heed the boycott call.
Ahmed Maher, the leader of the opposition April 6 youth group, said if the entire opposition does not join the boycott, it would be a "gift" to the Brotherhood and would accord legitimacy to a Brotherhood-dominated parliament. A successful boycott, he added in a statement, must be accompanied with a "parallel" parliament and a shadow government for it to be effective.
Significantly, some activists say that with international monitoring of the upcoming elections to prevent widespread fraud, the Brotherhood and their Salafi allies may not get the comfortable win they are hoping for.
"Entire cities and provinces have turned against the Brotherhood," said activist Ahmed Badawi. "This is a good time to defeat the Brotherhood because the economic crisis is hurting people's lives and they are angry."
But Gad, the former lawmaker, pointed out that staggering the elections over a two-month period would only benefit the Brotherhood, which had gained valuable election expertise when it had for years under Mubarak fielded candidates in parliamentary elections as independents.
"They have their election pros who will now be put to work in all four stages to ensure their supporters go out and vote while orchestrating soft fraud which, if widespread, can alter the results," said Gad.
The Brotherhood has been repeatedly accused of influencing voters at polling centers, campaigning on voting day in violation of the law and taking advantage of the relatively high percentage of illiteracy among voters. Some also accuse the Brotherhood of buying votes, exploiting the country's widespread poverty.
The Brotherhood denies the charges and counters them by boasting of its superior organizational skills. The group said it has the legitimacy of its consistent victories at the ballot box and accuses its opponent of trying to overthrow a democratically elected government.
In the interview with the private Mehwar television, Morsi also tried to improve his standing nearly eight months into his four-year term.
He repeatedly declared that he was a "president for all Egyptians," claimed he had no quarrel with any of the nation's political forces and reasserted his respect and confidence in the powerful military, which has recently shown signs of impatience with Morsi's rule.
He vowed to continue his four-year term and, in an emotional bid to win public sympathy, said: "I hope that my fellow Egyptians will forgive me if they see me making a mistake."
He added: "We are together walking a path that is covered with thorns, but our feet are thick and we will complete the journey together even though our feet are bloody."


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WASHINGTON — Two pivotal senators announced a bipartisan deal Wednesday on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence.
Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., said their accord would help keep firearms from criminals and the mentally ill. Subjecting more firearms purchases to federal background checks has been the chief goal of Obama and gun control supporters, who promote the system as a way to prevent criminals and other potentially dangerous people from getting the weapons.
The agreement between two of the most conservative members of each party was expected to make it even likelier that the Senate's initial vote Thursday to begin debating gun legislation will succeed, despite an effort by conservatives to block consideration of the measure.
Even so, the ultimate fate of gun legislation remains unclear, clouded by opposition from the National Rifle Association and many Republicans and moderate Democrats in the Democratic-led Senate and the Republican-run House. Many critics say the effort would violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms and burden law-abiding gun owners.
"Truly the events at Newtown changed us all," said Manchin, referring to the Connecticut town where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot down in December, launching the country into renewed debate over gun violence. "Americans on both sides of the debate can and must find common ground."
"I don't consider criminal background checks to be gun control," said Toomey. "I think it's just common sense."
In a written statement, the NRA was critical.
"Expanding background checks at gun shows will not prevent the next shooting, will not solve violent crime and will not keep our kids safe in schools," the statement said. It said policymakers should focus on fixing the country's mental health system and on gang violence.
"President Obama should be as committed to dealing with the gang problem that is tormenting honest people in his hometown as he is to blaming law-abiding gun owners for the acts of psychopathic murderers," the NRA said.
The administration was continuing its effort to pressure Congress on gun control on Wednesday as first lady Michelle Obama planned to visit a high school in Chicago, the Obamas' hometown, where authorities say 29 current or former students have been shot in the past year.
Currently, the background check system covers sales only by licensed gun dealers. The compromise would apply the system to all commercial sales, such as transactions at gun shows and online. The sales would have to be channeled through licensed firearms dealers, who would have to keep records of the transactions.
Private transactions that are not for profit, such as those between relatives, would be exempt from background checks.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who led an earlier unsuccessful effort to strike a bipartisan background check deal, is backing the compromise after changes were made from an initial version of the deal between Manchin and Toomey, according to a Senate aide who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe details of the talks.
The changes included eliminating language that would have required states to recognize permits to carry concealed weapons issued by other states and eliminating language that would have limited background checks to sellers who sell at least five guns annually, said the aide.
Some Republicans might vote to begin debate on the legislation but eventually oppose the measure on final passage. Other parts of Obama's gun effort already seem likely to face defeat, including proposed bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.
The gun legislation Reid wants the Senate to debate would extend the background check requirement to nearly all gun sales. Reid would try to replace that language with the Manchin-Toomey compromise once debate begins, a move that would require a vote.
The overall gun bill also tightens federal laws against illegal gun sales and slightly increases federal aid for school safety.
Thirteen conservatives have signed a letter saying they will block consideration of the measure, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he will back that move. That will force Democrats to round up 60 votes to overcome the conservatives.
At least eight Republicans have said they want to begin debate or have indicated a willingness to consider it, a number that would be expected to grow if the background check agreement proves successful.
Some moderate Democrats were remaining noncommittal and could oppose opening the gun debate. There are 53 Senate Democrats and two independents who lean Democratic.
Amid the maneuvering, relatives of some Newtown victims are lobbying to support gun curbs. And Obama has been calling senators from both parties to push for the gun bill.
"People should listen to what we have to say and move the debate forward," said Mark Barden, who lost his 7-year-old son, Daniel. "It's not just about our tragedy. Lots of kids are killed every day in this nation. We have to help lead the change."


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At the Office 2013 event in San Francisco on July 16, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer tried to make the case that Office isn't just about work—it's a lifestyle brand. Saying, "My entire life is on Office 15 and Windows 8," Ballmer played up the consumer-focused nature of Office, and its place in Microsoft's effort to make work more like personal time and personal time more...like work.
As we've looked at Office closely over the past few weeks, the paradox of Microsoft's Office 2013 pitch to consumers has just gotten more and more puzzling. Yes, Office has been historically marketed to consumers. But as Microsoft prepares to launch Office 2013, the Surface, and Windows 8, it is clear that Ballmer and his executive team are trying to make Microsoft even more of a consumer-focused company. In some ways, Microsoft is trying to follow Apple's lead down the path toward being a "lifestyle" company—but with a distinct twist.
The Office "lifestyle" is for workaholics.
Most of the time, when some industry analyst or journalist throws out the phrase "consumerization of IT," they're talking about people bringing their technological personal lives to work with them—the explosion of demand for support of consumer devices and a more "app-like" way to access enterprise data. Microsoft is trying to take things the other way by moving enterprise technologies downstream into consumer's daily lives. Office is still as complex and feature-dense as ever, but it's more "engaging" to users through means like providing a way to add "apps" within Office much like one would add apps to a smartphone. Microsoft is trying to put a more consumer-friendly face on something that is really built with corporate customers in mind.
Ballmer made a passing nod to "supporting the enterprise" and Microsoft Office Corporate Vice President P.J. Hough held a breakout session later on Monday that went through the purely enterprise-friendly features of Office 2013 (and its associated services and servers). But the main event was focused on the consumer side—home users, students, and hyper-small businesses. Ballmer said a third of Office's users are students (or at least users of the education-priced version of Office), and that Office is Microsoft's biggest-selling consumer application software product.
The "consumers" that Ballmer introduced from the stage—people who participated in Microsoft's "Real Life Stories" program and were given early access to the code— were not your average consumers. They included: a PTA treasurer and Ballmer-certified "super mom" who retrieved her special Tooth Fairy note to put under a child's pillow from the road via OneNote, an entrepreneurial college student who runs a Web development business on the side, and a band manager who tours with his clients and runs his business from the road. They and the others that Microsoft made available to mingle with press at the event were enthusiastic followers of the One Microsoft Way because they ran every aspect of their life like a business.
For these people, a subscription to Office and Office 365-based services may make a lot of sense. But there are reasons to be skeptical about Microsoft's chances of converting the consumer installed base over to a subscription-based offering, despite any of the touted benefits of subscription (Skype minutes, more storage, frequent background software updates) that Microsoft is using to sweeten the deal.
What will it take to get you into this Office?
Outside of constant streaming updates of Office 2013, a lot of what Microsoft plans to offer through the subscription service can largely be found for free through Microsoft's Live and SkyDrive services (not to mention Google's Gmail, Docs, and Drive) while using a previous version of Office. That's a large part of the problem. Deeper cloud integration—to the point of having user interface and spell-check preferences follow the user—isn't something that most consumers care about, but business and institutional customers do.
There are examples of successful paid cloud services for consumers out there, and Microsoft owns two of them: Skype and Xbox Live. Both are profitable businesses (some estimates put Xbox Live revenue at over $1.2 billion annually) with a large base of users (Xbox Live has over 40 million users, Skype has over 31 million). But there's a significant difference between these services and the Office subscription plan. Xbox Live and Skype are true consumer services because something is consumed: entertainment and communications.
When you play a game online in multiplayer, or view a movie or other video content, you're consuming something ephemeral. Office, on the other hand, no matter how it's dressed up, is not a consumption-oriented product—it's a creation-oriented tool. Tools are a capital investment. And while people may certainly rent or lease tools they use only once or twice on a project, they certainly don't subscribe to them.
Sure, enterprises may do subscription-based software because it changes software from a capital investment to an operating expense for accounting purposes. But individual consumers don't do that sort of balance sheet with software. That's why people generally would rather own a house than rent one, despite the cost of upkeep and the community association fees. It's why most people buy cars outright rather than lease them (leases make up only 20 percent of new vehicle sales, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' latest data).
To extend the car metaphor a bit, let's not forget how many people are driving around late-model versions of Office. Microsoft did an incredible job of selling consumer versions of Office 2010—with 50 percent more in sales six months after its launch than Office 2007 managed in the same time frame. This made Office 2010 the "fastest selling consumer version of Office in history," according to Microsoft at the time. And many of the people who bought Office 2010 got it at a discount. Users could purchase it as a license key only to upgrade the version pre-installed on their new PC, or as a free upgrade for the copy of Office 2007 they had recently purchased.
With a subscription plan, there's less of an opportunity to drive adoption. Every Windows RT system will come with a version of Office installed, but it will be a perpetual, hard-wired license, not a subscription. And since the new features of Office 2013 are so closely tied to Windows 8, consumer subscriptions will depend heavily on how many consumers upgrade existing PCs to Windows 8 and decide they want to try the new Office out (assuming new PC purchasers will probably opt for the perpetual license to go with their brand new hardware).
Of course, just like Xbox Live, an "Office Live" in theory would do a lot to smooth out the rough edges of Microsoft's cyclical revenue streams, and help move the company more toward the vision of utility computing that Sun founder Scott McNealy preached for much of the last decade. But to get consumers to buy into that model, Microsoft will face a huge user re-education problem—one that will probably require an aggressive price point for the Office service as well.
In other words, if Steve Ballmer wants consumers to be his neighbors in the Windows 8 / Office 365 world, he may have to front them some rent and prove to them that it's the kind of place they want to live—and not really an office park in disguise.
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Neighborhood parties are rapidly replacing traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating as the fun of choice on Halloween. If your kids are invited to such a gathering or you're hosting one yourself, why not get the kids involved in making the treats? Here are a few recipes to get you started.
Tombstone Cookies
These ghoulish goodies make great party tray decorations. For a fun presentation, stick them in a "graveyard" of chocolate frosting or pudding and invite the kids to scoop to their hearts' content.
2 ½ c. all-purpose flour
1 c. powdered sugar
2 sticks unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 large egg, beaten
1 ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
Mix flour and sugar together well. Add remaining ingredients and combine well. Divide dough into two sections and wrap well in plastic wrap or put in zipper-lock plastic bag. Refrigerate at least two hours or overnight.
Put the kids to work making cookie cutters out of cardboard, or find the cutters at your local party store.
When the dough is chilled, roll each section to about 1/8-inch thickness and let the kids go to work with their cookie cutters. Older kids can even use plastic knives or pastry cutters to cut their shapes from the dough. If desired, use cookie stamps to put things like "RIP" on the tombstones. (You can make a cookie stamp out of a potato. Just cut in the desired stamp design.)
Bake on parchment-lined cookie sheets at 350° F for 10-12 minutes. Cool on racks.
Chocolate Spiders
Kids can get good and goopy putting these together. Just make sure they don't lick their fingers until after all the spiders are made!
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
1 can chow mein noodles
1 c. dry roasted peanuts
Toss noodles and peanuts together in large bowl. Melt chips in a double boiler, stirring frequently. Pour chocolate over peanuts and noodles, mixing thoroughly. It will very quickly be cool enough for the kids to work with.
Let them make spider shapes or whatever their imagination calls for. Be sure and provide plenty of decoration options, like cinnamon red-hots for the "black widow hourglass" on the belly and sprinkles to make eyes and such.
Set on waxed paper to harden and completely cool.
Worms And Dirt Cupcakes
This one is great fun for even the youngest kids. You can even make the decoration one of the party events!
Bake your favorite chocolate cupcakes, either homemade or from a boxed mix.
Frost them with chocolate frosting, then top with a generous sprinkle of crushed chocolate cookies (Oreos work really well).
Cut the Gummi worms in half, and stick them into the tops of the cupcakes so they look like they're crawling out or burrowing in.
The kids can do as much of the decorating as their age and patience will allow, from the frosting through the worms.


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Ruggles Playground - Beavers in New York City
In the early 17th century, the Dutch East India Company sent navigator Henry Hudson westward to discover the Northwest Passage to the Orient. Instead, he landed in New York, finding natives dressed in deerskin, otter, and beaver. Fur was very popular in Holland at the time, but could only be acquired from Russia at a high price, and thus in 1610, a fur trade was created between the Dutch and Native Americans. This burgeoning fur trade provided the economic impetus for the establishment of the colony of New Amsterdam. As an acknowledgement of the beaver's role in the establishment of New York City, it is depicted on the City seal and flag, which can be seen flying on the flagpole with yardarm in Macon Playground. Unfortunately, the beaver disappeared from the city – human demand for its skin and competition for its habitat led to its eradication.
The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) is the largest rodent in North America. Almost entirely aquatic, the beaver's webbed feet, body shape, and tail help it to swim powerfully and efficiently. The beaver can communicate by slapping its large, flattened tail against the water and by depositing scents. It has distinctive incisors, which can grow back as quickly as they are worn down. These strong teeth allow the beaver to cut down trees for construction and nourishment. Beavers work day and night, building and repairing dams and lodges, thus the phrases "busy as a beaver" and "eager beaver." These structures have a great effect on the aquatic habitat by regulating water levels and promoting ecological diversity.
Beavers live in family units similar to those of humans. Males and females have long-term monogamous relationships and live with their offspring for up to two years in groups called colonies. Beavers put great effort into parental care, so their young are able to work independently by the time they leave the colony. Beavers are able to swim just a few hours after their births, however their small size and thick fur – they are born with a full coat – make it hard to travel long distances.
In 1600, there were as many as 100 million beavers in North America. However, their population decreased as a result of the growing fur trade. In the late 18th century, felt hats made from beaver fur became very popular. Increased trappings finally proved too much for the beaver population, as the animal became extinct east of the Mississippi by 1800. The beaver, which influenced much of New York City's history, was eliminated from the city by a species they originally attracted to the site, humans.
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AISI 4145 is a Standard grade Alloy Steel. It is commonly called AISI 4145 Chromium-molybdenum steel. It is composed of (in weight percentage) 0.43-0.48% Carbon (C), 0.75-1.00% Manganese (Mn), 0.035%(max) Phosphorus (P), 0.04%(max) Sulfur (S), 0.15-0.30% Silicon (Si), 0.80-1.10% Chromium (Cr), 0.15-0.25% Molybdenum (Mo), and the base metal Iron (Fe). Other designations of AISI 4145 alloy steel include UNS G41450 and AISI 4145.
Steel is the common name for a large family of iron alloys. Steels can either be cast directly to shape, or into ingots which are reheated and hot worked into a wrought shape by forging, extrusion, rolling, or other processes. Wrought steels are the most common engineering material used, and come in a variety of forms with different finishes and properties. Alloy steels are steels that exceed the element limits for Carbon steels. However, steels containing more than 3.99% chromium are classified differently as stainless and tool steels. Alloy steels also includes steels that contain elements not found in carbon steels such as nickel, chromium (up to 3.99%), cobalt, etc.
The typical elastic modulus of alloy steels at room temperature (25°C) ranges from 190 to 210 GPa. The typical density of alloy steels is about 7.85 g/cm3. The typical tensile strength varies between 758 and 1882 MPa. The wide range of ultimate tensile strength is largely due to different heat treatment conditions.
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At a press conference announcing six lawsuits filed in US District Court in New York, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said at least 2,400 people—and probably many more—were tricked in this manner. The FTC believes such scams have cost consumers tens of millions of dollars worldwide.
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The FTC played a phone call between one of the defendants and a female victim, who was actually a "highly skilled FTC investigator" playing the role of a clueless computer user. The defendant has an Indian accent, but calls were generally spoofed to appear to be coming from US phone numbers.
Defendant: OK, so now what you need to do, madam, you need to scroll down the page very slowly, very carefully from your end, and you need to just pull it down and tell me if you can see anything else other than the blue color information over there or not. And if you see anything else over there, let me know.
FTC agent: OK. Hold on, I'm doing that.
Defendant: Very careful, all right.
FTC agent. [Pauses]. Ummm, let's see. Oops! Hold on.
Defendant: Uh huh.
FTC agent: Umm, I see something that says "warning"? And something that says "error"?
Defendant: Jesus! Did you see some warnings?
FTC agent: Yeah it says…
Defendant: Hello?
FTC agent: Yeah it says "warning."
Defendant: Madam, it would be my humble request to you, please do not try to click on any of them, OK?
FTC agent: OK.
Defendant: And it would be my request that you keep your mouse pointed away from them, because they are the malicious online infections I was speaking about. Once you click on any of them your computer might even stop responding at any point in time. So be very careful, OK?
FTC agent: OK. I'm not touching the mouse!
Defendant: If you have already seen them this means your computer is also one of those computers which has been infected with the online infections, OK?
Leibowitz cut off the recording there, and said "At one level that's like a bad Bollywood movie. But at another level, that's a serious ripoff of consumers." Such scams have been going on for years, but the operations announced today were particularly widespread.
There were various methods the scammers used to get the users on the phone in the first place. In addition to cold-calling, one of the six defendants "purchased ads on Google, for search terms like McAfee, PC support, and fix MS Office, with pseudonyms and a toll-free number to call," Leibowitz said. The company, named PCCare247, allegedly paid Google more than $1 million for search ads going back to 2010. In one example, searching Google for "Contact McAfee Support" brought up the defendants' phone number and website.
Warning: Everything is working normally
The other five companies allegedly used "telemarketing boiler rooms" to make cold calls, including to people on the Do Not Call list. While mostly based in India, they targeted consumers in the US, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK.
"Pretending to be affiliated with a major computer company, the defendants claimed to have received an automatic notification from the person's computer about a problem," Leibowitz said. "They used Voice over Internet Protocols to seem like they were calling from numbers in the consumer's country, sometimes in the same area code. They told their potential victims to go to their computer, look at a file that shows warning messages—actually these warning messages are just a standard part of the Windows operating system. The messages do not mean the computers are affected with viruses or any other malware."
The "warning messages" come from the Windows Event Viewer, which shows standard messages about the computer's operation. According to Microsoft, "an error is a significant problem, such as loss of data," while "a warning is an event that is not necessarily significant, but might indicate a possible future problem." Scammers allegedly lied to consumers, saying the messages meant hackers were in their computers, and even that their computers might "blow up."
The defendants are charged with "violating the FTC Act, which bars unfair and deceptive commercial practices, as well as the Telemarketing Sales Rule and with illegally calling numbers on the Do Not Call Registry," the FTC said. The FTC charged 14 corporate defendants and 17 individuals, and won a temporary restraining order to freeze $188,000 worth of assets and shut down their operations. This includes disabling Web hosting and phone service.
Microsoft and other computer companies helped the FTC in its investigation, as did authorities in Australia, Canada, and the UK. Canada and Australia also brought legal action against the defendants for violations of their Do Not Call laws.
The names of the corporate defendants charged by the FTC include Pecon Software, Finmaestros LLC, Zeal IT Solutions, Virtual PC Solutions, Lakshmi Infosoul Services, and PCCare247.
In the complaint against Pecon Software in India, the FTC said the scams have been going on since at least 2008. The complaint also describes how the scam unfolds after the users have been tricked into thinking their computers are infected. We quote at length:
Having convinced the consumers that their computers are in imminent danger, the Defendants then direct the consumers to a website and instruct them to enter a code or download a software application to allow the Defendants remote access to the consumers' computers. Once the Defendants have remote access, they are able to completely control the consumers' computers and can, for example, move the cursor, enter commands, run applications, and access stored information.
The Defendants then attempt to sell the consumer illusory long-term "security" or "technical support" services and perform unnecessary "repairs," including installing otherwise free programs, such as trial versions of antivirus programs, and deleting the innocuous files they falsely claimed were viruses. The Defendants charge consumers for these services in an amount ranging from approximately $159 to $299.
The Defendants next direct the consumer to one of several websites they operate in order to pay for the computer security or technical support service. The Defendants' websites are highly interactive. They purport to allow consumers to chat directly with representatives, leave their contact information to request a call-back, and also browse and pay for various services online. In numerous instances, the Defendants register their websites through privacy protection services that mask their true identity. As a result, consumers are unable to determine the true owner of the website or the fact that the same company operates multiple websites.
If consumers do not agree to pay for the service the Defendants typically apply pressure to the consumers. The Defendants will warn consumers about the harm that will come to their computers if they do not allow the Defendants remote access to fix the computers. Afterwards, the Defendants assert they have fixed the non-existent problems. In reality, Defendants merely charged consumers for repair products and services they did not need.
Tech-savvy Ars readers are unlikely to fall for such a scam. But if you have relatives and friends who lack the necessary dose of skepticism, and they receive unsolicited phone calls from people wanting to fix their computers, they should hang up and report the scam to the FTC or their PC security vendor.
While the scammers seem to just want money, Microsoft Director of Consumer Affairs Frank Torres said their tricks could easily be used for worse.
"What's worse is these scams not only cost victims money in terms of making consumers pay for something they don't really need, or that doesn't happen," Torres said. "But it could also compromise the security of their computers, leaving them vulnerable to malicious software and other attacks."


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The Bourne Ultimatum – movie review
We got to see this thriller a week late in India, but gosh, what a movie! Sheer unadulterated enjoyment. Like eating my favorite dessert for a good one hour and 51 minutes with every minute like the first bite!
Really, this is the best time I have had in a theatre in months….
The camera work in The Bourne Ultimatum (directed by Paul Greengrass) is not just dizzying, it gives the viewer a roller-coaster ride. The editing is tighter than I have ever seen, making the movie spin ahead at an exhilarating pace.
Good movie? You got to be joking. The movie is downright fantastic. Some reviews have compared this film to other action flicks like Die Hard films, 007, and Oceans…but the Bourne films are a class apart. Firstly, all the films in this trilogy have been good…Identity, Supremacy and now…Ultimatum.
I also like the character of Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) better than all the characters of those other films put together. Jason is a man torn apart by the fact that he is a killer. But until he loses his memory, he doesn't know it. I think this is an interesting concept because people often become who they are in adulthood by 'adjusting' to the vagaries surrounding them, by getting influenced by people around them …and in the process go against their very basic nature. Losing his memory sets him on a self-discovery path in the first film of the triology…and in this third one he comes close to finding out who he really is.
The movie opens with Jason on the run in Moscow, and in that sense it starts off from where the second in the series left off. Right from the start the pace is hectic, with Jason hopping from Moscow to London to Paris to Tangier to New York, with the CIA bad guys barking at his heels. Their intention? To take him out. His intention? To find out who he is. The main villain of the piece is Noah Vosen, CIA's Deputy Director (David Strathairn).
Jason comes close to his goal when he meets up with Simon Ross, a reporter (played very ably by Paddy Considine) who has been in contact with Neal Daniels (Colin Stinton), a CIA agent who has leaked information about Bourne's identity to Ross. Jason knows he has to get to Daniels…before the CIA does.
This third in the series, while not possessing anything new in terms of storyline, appears fresh and exciting. Why?
Well, it isn't just the skilled camera work, the slick editing or even the poignancy of Jason's character…it's also the actual scenes. My favorite is the one at London's busy Waterloo station. Jason via his cell phone gives step-by-step instructions to greenhorn Ross on how to dodge the CIA men following him (Ross). The scene, with the camera switching from the milling crowds, then to Jason and then to Ross, to other people, to the surveillance cameras to Vosen and his team watching the scene unfold on tv screens…is a breathtaking one and superly executed. Everything seems to happen in the blink of an eye, and yet the viewer is not confused.
The car chases and collisions were also well done…absolutely a treat to watch. Another scene worth mentioning is the fight between Desh, a CIA hitman (played by Joey Ansah) and Jason. It takes place in a small apartment, and the angles are all close-ups. I loved the camera work…it left a lot to the imagination as one cannot see the exact positions of the two men. This scene follows another great one – a chase on the rooftops on Tangier.
The film has its violent parts, but nothing too violent, and nothing gory.
Another thing I liked about this movie was how the director managed to bring out the flavor of the different cities, whether it was London, Paris or Tangier, all with the minimum of scenes.
Matt Damon himself looks haggard in the film but I thought the look went well with the story (why should guys on the run look as if they have just stepped out of the beauty parlour?) specially as Damon is not that hot in the acting department. Anyway, he didn't have too many lines…but overall I liked Damon in the film.
Jason's character was almost like that of a superhero in this film…the stunts and wins that he pulls off with such ease… but this didn't bother me…I think I quite liked it.
There were some things which were not explained. Like the exact (past?) connection between Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles), the pretty CIA operative and Jason, for whom she risks her life and job. There were also some other mysteries about Jason's past which were not fully explained, although he does find out his identity at the end.
Overall, I think the film was brilliant because it was tightly edited and yet very clear. I get irritated when directors try to be stylish and in the process make it difficult for the viewer to follow the story.
I want to see the next sequel…now! 🙂 Or perhaps I'll buy all the three movies and watch them again, one by one.
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September 22, 2007 9:39 am
Yeah, it was an amazing movie, I loved it too!
My favorite is the Waterloo station scene…the background music is so apt, the tension was so palpable…I watched the trilogy back to back…and I was walking almost twice as fast the whole week. The Bourne effect!
September 22, 2007 10:30 am
Actually Matt Damon said in an interview that this was the final movie in the series (though you never know). I loved reading Bourne series of books in college and was a bit miffed when they took the character but changed the story. But I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed all three movies in the series, with the Bourne Ultimatum being the best. Awesome movie, and also critical of US/CIA.
Shantanu Chatterjee permalinkSeptember 22, 2007 11:15 am
Yah even I loved the movie though they should release such movies simultaneously.I mean such a large time gap only encourages piracy.
Shantanu Chatterjee permalinkSeptember 22, 2007 11:22 am
btw there are several non-robert ludlum bourne novels. And if they can make 007 movies long after exhausting Ian fleming's books I am sure they could find more plots since the movie is sort of open ended as far as the main character(I won't say anything else 🙂 )
September 22, 2007 2:20 pm
Bourne is supposed to be superhuman because he is one of the most highly trained covert operatives/assassins in the world.
Yet to see the movie…..
Er…i know. But its a little more than that Rambodoc, when you see the movie you can tell me if if his stunts are normal for highly trained covert operatives/assassins. most of the films in this genre are like that, they portray the hero as superhuman, not literally like with superhuman powers like in Superman you know, but doing the impossible. I'm a movie buff, so ask me. 🙂 Nita.
September 22, 2007 8:57 pm
Rambodoc, yes he is highly trained, but I doubt that even such a trained person could crash a car at a very high speed and then simply walk off within seconds of the crash with minimal effects on his body. Every time. Which is not to say I didn't enjoy the movie, but there's exaggeration on the part of the director and (some) willful suspension of disbelief at my end. 🙂
September 23, 2007 9:08 pm
I loved the movie in isolation but I didn't like the fact that it deviated from the original story line…. Plus some stuff was really silly. I'd give it a B+ (I see everything in terms of grades these days)
Hi Priyank! Actually I have stopped giving grades…! I don't know why. I think in terms of what I am looking for in a movie, and if I am looking for fun, and I get it, I'm happy! 🙂
Oemar permalinkSeptember 24, 2007 10:03 pm
I loved this movie… I was sitting on the edge of my seat the whole time… its difficult to continue the same heat in a trilogy series… but this one did
Oemar, me too sitting on edge of seat!!


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Shakespeare is among the writers who inspire gifts that librarians and others think you'll want to give, at least if you're a "boiling hutch of beastliness"
By Janice Harayda
All week I've been posting serious gift ideas for readers along with the usual reviews. Today I'm here to entertain you. These gifts didn't make the cut:
Jane Austen Action Figure I couldn't find a reliable site that stocks the Jane Austen bobblehead dolls that librarians and others have seen. But the Library of Congress shop www.loc.gov/shop/ sells this plastic Jane Austen Action Figure (which comes with a quill pen and writing desk) for $8.50. Austen can't do battle against Emily Dickinson and the Knights of the Nineteenth Century only because the Belle of Amherst doesn't have her own action figure (though there's a plush toy you can find on the Web if you're determined). Be sure to read all the reader reviews on Amazon www.amazon.com, which also has the doll shown here, if this one tempts you. One critic faults the Jane Austen Action Figure for flimsy construction, including an insecure base and an arm that breaks off easily. Well, what did you expect? Austen died at the age of 41, and this one may have a correspondingly short life span.
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SAULT STE. MARIE — This was the Sault High hockey team we saw at the beginning of the season: dominant, controlling the puck, not allowing the opponent a chance to get in the game.
And with no injuries.
Playing with a full lineup for the first time since winning the MacInnes Holiday Classic in Houghton in late December, the Blue Devils snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Traverse City West. The Devils (17-7-0) were playing their first game in nearly two weeks and used the time to get all their injured players back.
"It felt good to practice with our regular group of guys this week," Blue Devils coah John Ferroni said. "All the guys get energy when we have a full lineup. They just have to do what they're supposed to do instead of saying 'so-and-so's out of the lineup, so I have to do more.' Anytime in sports when you try to do more, you know how that is."
Blake Mastaw scored 55 seconds into the game and fed Will Gauthier for a shorthanded goal on a 2-on-1 in the first period to give the Blue Devils a 2-0 lead at the end of the first intermission.
"Blake Mastaw brings energy, that's the kind of guy he is," Ferroni said. "When he brings it, we're better, there's no doubt about it."
Justin DeLisle scored goals in the second and third periods to complete the scoring. Chris Hazen assisted on both DeLisle's goals.
"Justin came into this season not knowing if he was going to make the team or not," Ferroni said. "We talked about him playing defense, he's tough, he's fast and he can shoot. And he said that's what he wanted to do. It's worked out well for him and worked out even better for me,."
Brad Padgett stopped three shots in the first period to get the win. Nick McKenzie came in for the rest of the game and had 14 saves. Carter Edmundson stopped 38 shots for the Titans (9-13-3).
The Blue Devils dealt with injuries to a number of players, including Ben Formolo, Ryan Dalsky and CJ Wilkins, and suspensions throughout January and struggled this month to get back on their early-season roll. Ahead of next week's regionals at Cheboygan and Gaylord, they have one more big test — tonight at Division 2 No. 3 Traverse City West — to see if they're back in full swing.
"We just want to play a good hockey game," Ferroni said. "Win, lose, or draw, we just want to play well. If we play our game and stay out of the penalty box, we're going to be a tough team to beat."