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Guocheng Pan, the CEO of China Hanking Mining, recently told a conference that China would have to continue increasing its iron ore imports because Chinese mine production is falling. That spells continued opportunity for global giants like BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP), Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO), and Vale (NYSE:VALE).

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According to Pan, China's problem isn't mining, it's the quality of what it's mines are producing. "It is striking that while crude ore increases sharply, iron ore concentrate continues to drop. Chinese miners have invested heavily but unfortunately this has not brought greater iron ore concentrate volumes, mainly because of the decrease in ore quality."

Putting numbers to this, China produced 1.45 billion tonnes of crude ore last year. That's up 17% compared to 2003. However, ore concentrate production peaked over five years ago at 369 million tonnes. Last year's crude haul, despite being higher, only produced 315 million tonnes of ore concentrate. This is why Pan predicts China will have to import 77% of its iron ore by 2016. It imported 72% of its needs last year.

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These statements from an industry insider fly in the face of the Chinese government's call to increase its reliance on Chinese sourced iron ore. While Chinese pronouncements get plenty of news coverage, at the end of the day you might be better off listening to Pan—he's living and breathing Chinese mining every day.

(Source: NBC Television Network, via Wikimedia Commons)

Some of the biggest beneficiaries of continued strong demand from China will be Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, and Vale. Rio and BHP both have mining operations in Australia. That puts them just a short boat ride from China and its steel heavy industrialization plans. Rio Tinto, for example, expects iron ore demand to increase 4% next year and highlights the country's increasing urbanization as a solid long-term demand driver.

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Although the price of iron ore is likely to have a bigger impact on the top and bottom line than volume, increasing demand and decreasing supply of iron ore in China will, in the end, help keep prices firm. In fact, Vale points to steel use per GDP as a rallying cry for Asian demand. China's steel demand per GDP, for example, is around half that of South Korea.

This is why Vale has been working to improve its logistics, since much of what it mines comes from South America. That's a much longer boat ride, putting Vale at a disadvantage to BHP and Rio. However, it also has a 25% interest in Zhuhai YPM Pellet in China. If Pan's assessment of the state of China's iron ore mining is correct, however, that could turn out to be a bad call for Vale. Keep an eye on this joint venture, just in case.

(Source: Alfred T. Palmer, via Wikimedia Commons)

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The iron ore market isn't as strong as it once was, at least with regard to pricing. However, demand out of Asia, and notably China, continues to grow. Although the Chinese government would love to produce more iron ore locally, China Hanking Mining CEO Pan doesn't see it happening. And the numbers back up his assessment—no matter how much money the country tries to throw at the problem. Indeed, the trends in iron ore look like they will put Rio, BHP, and Vale in a good position to prosper over the long term.

China has plenty to worry about outside of iron ore supply

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Weather in the Douro

10:40 am November morning, low sun throws deep shadows across mountains in the Douro

10:40 am in November, low sun throws deep shadows across mountains in the Douro Superior

Talking about the weather is an ideal ice-breaker – but talking about weather in the Douro really does make for interesting conversation, and not just to those who love Port.  While most areas lay claim to the saying “If you don’t like the weather wait ten minutes” the Douro must be unique in that if you don’t like the weather, you can just walk 200 metres down hill, or over that ridge to your left into the next valley.

To understand the weather, an understanding of the geography is fundamental.  If you are not familiar with the area, or want to brush up a bit, let's start with:

Douro Geography Basics

The Douro runs pretty well east to west, from the frontier with Spain to Porto, about 142 km / 88 miles as the crow flies and about 210 km / 130 miles if you follow the windings of the river itself.  From Porto roughly 60 km to the east (37 miles) is the start of the demarcated wine region which corresponds with the line of the Serra do Marão, a chain of mountains that runs from the river northwards, dividing the Minho along the coast from the Trâs-os-Montes (literally Behind-the-Mountains) region.

On the map below look for Vila Real – the palest patches of colour in that zone indicate 1000 to 2000 metres of altitude – the backbone of the Marão.  The palest green is 500 to 1000 metres, the mid green 200 to 500 metres, and the few tiny patches of darker green along the river (which is covered by the yellow dotted line to indicate the division between districts) indicate 50 to 200 metres of altitude.

Douro Region Map 800

The Baixo Corgo extends from the Marão to just east of Régua – figure roughly at the end of the word “da” in “Peso da Régua” on the map.  Continuing east, you can see the line of the Tua River which is concurrent with the line between Vila Real and Bragança districts just north of the Douro River.  Follow the yellow dotted line of the Douro south east from there and you see a tiny speck of deeper green on the south bank of the river, below the P in Province – that is roughly the location of the Valeira Dam which divides the Cima Corgo from the Douro Superior which extends from there to the frontier with Spain.

What the map does not begin to convey is the convolutions of the terrain in the Baixo and Cima Corgo.  To get an idea, crumple up a piece of paper and then stop and look at it – at all the high points of crumples and the gorges between, all twisted and criss-crossing one another.  That is what the landscape is like in these zones.  East of the Valeira Dam the landscape continues mountainous, but is more open, not so tightly crumpled, and as you get out towards Vilariça, north of the Douro at the far eastern end, it is gently rolling and even nearly level in places between hills which are not as sharply vertical as they are elsewhere.

Because of this mountainous, crumpled terrain, the micro-climatisation is intense, and some viticulturists go so far as to claim that each vine has its own unique micro-climate.  But even stepping back a bit to look across a quinta, or even a large parcel within a quinta, there will be differences because of altitude, because of exposure to rainfall or the run-off, and because of the exposure to sun, both the sheer hours of exposure and the time of day when that occurs.  Six hours of sunlight in the cool early morning on an east facing slope is a very different thing from six hours towards the end of the day with full western or southern exposure when the temperatures for the day are probably at their peak.

Going back to the analogy of that crumpled up ball of paper - think about the shadows thrown between all the crumples.  I have been in fundamentally north facing vineyards in winter, when the sun is low in the sky and much of the lower altitude ground receives no sun and holds a bit of frost or ice all day.  And yet, at the top of the hills or in a break in a valley the sunlight can make it warm enough not just to melt the frost but to invite you to leave your jacket off.  To me, the things that most clearly express the micro-climatisation are first, watching the pattern of sunlight and shadow across the hills changing over the course of the day and the second is at harvest when I am tasting the grapes and finding the flavour profiles and intensity of flavour vastly different from one end of a row of vines to the other, or just a few rows apart.

Douro Weather Patterns – An Overview

When it rains on the coast at Porto, generally the storms sweep inland and eastward.  We get soaked here and all the way to the line of the Marão, which together with the area just east of the mountains, the Baixo Corgo, also usually gets a pretty comprehensive soaking.  What happens after that depends on the force of the storm.  It may peter out there or continue eastward, generally losing force as it goes.  As a result, typical annual rainfalls across the region are around 1200 mm rain on the coast at Porto and similar at Vila Real in the Marão.  The Baixo Corgo sub-region of the Douro receives a bit less, perhaps 900 mm.  In the Cima Corgo they typically get half of what doused the coast – 600 to 700 mm – and in the Douro Superior maybe 25 to 30% of the coastal rainfall – 400 mm per year on average.

A layer of cloud around 250-300 metres of altitude

A layer of cloud around 250-300 metres of altitude

But it gets much more complex than that due to the landscape contours.  The Symingtons are fond of pointing out that whereas Dow’s Quinta do Bomfim on the river at Pinhão has an average annual rainfall of 772 mm, Warre’s Quinta da Cavadinha just a few kilometres north but at a higher altitude has an annual average of 1,065 mm.  Runoff from the higher elevations of course affects the "rainfall" effect and fertility in lower lying areas.  Rainfall on the two sides of the river can be different by several millimetres – and that is enough to make a difference to the vines.

In the winter it is not uncommon for clouds to settle at around 300 to 400 metres of altitude, leaving the river quintas in the gloom while the altos, the higher ground, are in brilliant sunshine and looking down on a layer of thick white cloud.

Rainfall in the Douro

Let's look a little more closely at rainfall patterns, since drought has been the overriding consideration the past few years across the region.

Note that the viticultural year begins in November (and when I speak of years here, I will be referring to the viticultural, not calendar years), after the harvest when the vines are going dormant for the winter.  Many viticulturists, particularly those focussed on organic or bio-dynamic regimes, feel that the conditions and care of the vine over the winter set the stage for the rest of the growing season.  It is similar to how getting a really good or bad night’s sleep determines how well you can get through the next day – it doesn’t look as if you are doing anything, sleeping, but actually, that period of rest is critical to your health and well being for the next 24 hours at least!

The first chart shows the monthly rainfall in Vilariça, in the north-eastern part of the Douro Superior from 2010 through January 2014.  In the middle of the graph, the gold coloured line is the the 30 year average rainfall figure.

Monthly Rainfall Vilarica 2010 to 2014

You can see quite clearly from the spikes that most of the annual rainfall, and the heaviest rains, fall during the Nov-Dec-Jan-Feb timeframe.  The uppermost blue line is for the 2010 season, when 723.6 mm of rain fell from November 2009 to March 2010.  This is almost 35% more than Vilariça typically gets in a year (the 30 year average total is 536.4 mm) and accounted for 75% of the rainfall that year.  June, July and August are the low points for rainfall and every winemaker prays for a bit of rain, but not too much, in late August or early September to help in the final ripening of the grapes ahead of harvest.  As you can see, they usually do get a little something at that time, and then the rain can begin again in earnest in October.

The second graph charts the cumulative rainfall for those same years with the 30 year average again in gold, mid graph.  2010 was truly soggy – 960.8 mm vs that 30 year average of 536.4.  But then 2011 (in rusty red) was below average, 2012 (green) further below average, and 2013 recovered to average rainfalls levels, thankfully.  The 2014 year is off to a respectable start:  though we had not one drop of rain in November, December gave us 91.8 mm in Vilariça, 105.6 in January, and though official figures are not yet available for February I was told on the 11th of February they had already had 96 mm.

Cumulative Annual Rainfall Vilarica 2010-2014

This winter rainfall, following on a decent year for rain in 2013, has made the viticulturists I have spoken to cautiously optimistic for the 2014 season.  One also remarked that the vines had held their leaves late into the autumn which is a good sign, and is anticipating a good year with good production.

The downside of the heavy winter rains of course can be delays in the winter work.  My sources have mostly been able to progress the pruning not too far off schedule, but landscaping or new vineyard planting and set-up projects have been delayed, and in some cases there is repair work to be done:  one friend commented in February that on the drive from Pinhão up to Sabrosa or towards Favaios or Alijo a bit further east he saw a lot of damage to terraces, both stone walls that had crumbled and fallen and earthen patamares that had eroded badly and would need repair, once the rains had eased off so the tractors could work again.  Earlier this week I was visiting a quinta situated on the south side of the river between Régua and Pinhão and just before we left the caseiro told us the road to Pinhão had just been closed, due to a landslide across the road.

So, whatever you read about the weather in the Douro – realise it is either a broad generalisation or possibly a uniquely local phenomenon which may or may not affect your favourite quinta or producer.  For this reason, I am looking forward not only to bringing you routine updates on weather patterns generally for the region, but regular visits to producers to learn how the season is playing out uniquely at their own properties.  The first of those visits, as mentioned, occurred earlier this week, look for that report shortly.

While we enjoy full sun someone to the south is getting a good drenching

While we enjoy full sun someone to the south is getting a good drenching

By | 2016-11-18T10:23:14+00:00 February 28th, 2014|Categories: Douro Weather, Viticulture|3 Comments

  1. Alex Bridgeman March 3, 2014 at 05:11

    Thanks for a really interesting report Cynthia and I look forward to the next blog about the visit to the quinta.

  2. […] ADVID, the Douro viticultural research agency whose statistics I used in my Weather in the Douro update, have not yet published the February statistics.  So, whilst I cannot provide numbers and […]

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This epistolary novel, an early complete work that the author never submitted for publication, describes the schemes of the main character—the widowed Lady Susan—as she seeks a new husband for herself, and one for her daughter. Although the theme, together with the focus on character study and moral issues, is close to Austen's published work (Sense and Sensibility was also originally written in the epistolary form), its outlook is very different, and the heroine has few parallels in...
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Ferret illnesses

Frida and yoda

Ferrets are basically healthy pets, but there are some ferret illnesses that can occur more often than in other pets. Those illnesses aren’t like the flu or a common cold, they are more serious health concerns. Usually, they come later in life, but that doesn’t mean a young ferret can’t get them. Some ferret illnesses an owner can avoid by regularly vaccinating their ferret or spaying a female ferret in time, but there are others which we don’t know the cure for.

The first illness I will talk about is a canine distemper. A canine distemper is an airborne virus, highly contagious which is fatal to ferrets. There are symptoms which show that ferret has canine distemper, but when you notice the symptoms usually it is too late. The mortality rate is extremely high and few ferrets who survive the virus have severe damage which makes their life really hard and complicated. A canine distemper is an extremely ruthless virus which kills almost every infected ferret. It is the most dangerous of all ferret illnesses.

Symptoms you can see with affected ferret:

  • Yellow or green discharge from eyes
  • Rashes, thick brown crust on lips, nose, and chin of infected ferret
  • Lethargy, loss of appetite, dehydration
  • Swollen feet and hardened, thick paws
  • Vomiting & diarrhea
  • Muscular tremors, seizures
  • Coma

The only way you can prevent the virus is to vaccinate your ferret every year to prevent the virus attack. When a baby ferret is born (a kit) it is protected by mother’s immune system until about 8 weeks old. When a kit is older that 8 weeks, you should vaccinate it, but since it is the first vaccination a kit should take 3 vaccines with about 3 weeks between vaccines. After that, once every year is enough. No matter if you are getting a ferret from a pet shop, a breeder or adopting one, ask for a vaccination certificate to make sure it is vaccinated.

Even if you don’t go with your ferret outside, vaccinate it because even one little trip to the vet can be fatal. A canine distemper is a highly contagious virus which can stay on your shoes and you can infect your ferret without being aware of it.

Aplastic anemia is another of ferret illnesses you can prevent. It usually happens with female ferrets who have a very interesting reproductive system. When a female ferret (a jill) is in heat, if she doesn’t mate, continues to be in heat until she mates. If she doesn’t mate her hormones become very unbalanced which causes anemia. High levels of estrogen will repress the bone marrow which can lead to producing a smaller amount of red and white blood cells – which causes anemia.

Symptoms you can see with affected ferret:

  • Lethargy
  • Swollen vulva
  • Pale gums
  • Lack of appetite

You can prevent aplastic anemia if you spay her in time. Every ferret which isn’t planned to be a breeding animal should be de-sexed to improve its general health picture, especially female ferrets. It isn’t good to de-sex your female ferret when she is too young because it can cause health concerns later in life, but recommended age is about 6 to 12 months. If your female ferret is in heat, go to the vet to see how is your ferret handling it. Usually, if your female ferret is in heat for about one month it shouldn’t be any problem with it, that is why you have to react quickly.

yoda playingAnother of serious ferret illnesses is an adrenal gland disease. Adrenal glands disease is tumors on the adrenal glands located in front of the kidneys. It is a very common disease in ferrets, it affects every fifth ferret in the world. We actually don’t know the main reason why adrenal gland disease occurs. There are theories that it is connected to several things like de-sexing at too young age, too much sunlight exposure and not suitable nutrition. The most important factor in adrenal gland disease is de-sexing at too young age. When a ferret is de-sexed at too young age, its body isn’t fully developed. With de-sexing, a ferret’s body must cover the lack of sex hormones. Ferrets are obligate carnivores, the wrong diet can cause many diseases, including adrenal glands. The third cause of the adrenal disease is connected to sunlight. Ferrets sleep most of the day and they should be in the dark at least 12 hours a day. That is why people are covering their cage when ferrets are sleeping inside. When a ferret has adrenal disease, 99% of the time it is due to the combination of factors, not just one factor. That is why it is difficult to say the 100% correct reason why ferrets have adrenal glands diseases.

Symptoms you can see with affected ferret:

  • Hair loss or hair thinning, most of the time at the tail, around the back legs
  • Lethargy
  • Scratching more than usual, but not fleas related
  • Weakness in back legs
  • Overly sensitive skin, papery thin, usually red from scratching
  • Swollen vulva in spayed females

If your ferret has any of these symptoms go to the vet with it to determine the cause. It is important to diagnose ferret illnesses on time to give them all the help they need. Treatments that treat a ferret of this disease is surgery – surgical removal of anal glands. If a ferret is too old or too weak for surgery there are medications that can soothe the symptoms of adrenal glands disease.

Older ferrets (3 years and older) are prone to many ferret illnesses, but insulinoma is a condition that affects them more than any other pet. Insulinoma is tumors of the pancreas disturbing the work of the pancreas – increasing secretion of insulin which, at the end, leads to low blood sugar. For every ferret older than 3 years it is recommended to measure blood glucose every 6 months to 1 year because it is the best way to diagnose insulinoma at the beginning. In the early stage of the illness it is hard to recognize symptoms, often they are invisible. That is why we have to check your ferret’s blood sugar every once in a while.

Symptoms you can see with affected ferret:Frida with mouse

Early stage:

  • Staring, looking at one spot
  • Lethargy, feeling insecure on rear legs
  • Drooling, vomiting, weight loss

Advanced stage:

  • twitching, seizures, coma

The way to diagnose insulinoma is to measure blood glucose level. If it is constantly lower than 60 mg/dL the vet would diagnose the insulinoma. There are few treatments for insulinoma. Just like for adrenal disease, you can treat is surgically or with medications. Ferrets with insulinoma shouldn’t eat sugar in any form, but they should eat high protein meals with a high-fat percentage. The only situation in which you can give your ferret sugar is when it has a seizure. In that situation, you can spread a small amount of honey on their gums and go straight to the vet’s office.  A ferret can live with insulinoma for about 6-24 months, which depends on the overall heath, age or other ferret illnesses that can occur with older ferrets.

Most common illnesses in ferrets are still a mystery to us and it is our duty to find the reason why they are happening and how to prevent them or make them stop. Ferrets are still adapting to their life as a human companion, and that is the reason why these illnesses are more common with ferrets than with cats or dogs. No matter the illness, love your ferret the way it deserves because after all, they are our little fuzzbutts and we wouldn’t change them for anything in the world.

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You sure can invite them to Frontback! Visit the home menu, click ‘Find my Friends’ In your phone contacts tab, you’ll see the option to invite individual friends via SMS. Alternatively, you can share this link with them:

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Hit the menu button to display the side menu, then hit the settings button next to you name.

Can I change my username and password?

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To change your password, look for the section in settings labeled ‘personal’ When you click ‘Change Password’ you will be prompted to provide your old password, and set a new one.

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Yes you have a couple of options for choosing a profile photo. Tap on ‘change’ in your settings. Here you’ll have the option to use your Facebook, Twitter or Instagram photo, or you can choose a photo from your image library.

How do I connect to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc..?

Within settings look for ‘Social Accounts’. In this section, you can connect or disconnect Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

How do I logout of my profile?

Scroll to the bottom of your settings, and you’ll find ‘Logout’.

How can I enable/disable notifications?

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Are my photos public?

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How can I report a photo?

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NASCAR 101: Cup Debuts Off to a Good (OK, Better) Start in 2017

There are two drivers making their Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debuts this weekend! No, listen. This is kind of cool. When the green flag falls at Dover International Speedway this Sunday in the Cup Series, Ross Chastain and Ryan Sieg will be part of the starting lineup for the …

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Beyond the Cockpit: Ross Chastain Remaining Humble with Cup Series Debut

Ross Chastain is getting set to embark on a career milestone. The Florida native, who usually features watermelons on his racecars, will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at Dover International Speedway with Premium Motorsports in the No. 15 Chevrolet.  Chastain, 24, looks to use his Cup …

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XFINITY Breakdown: Erik Jones Comes From the Back Late to Win

On Lap 230, Erik Jones thought he saw his chances of repeating the Spring race at Bristol Motor Speedway go away. The No. 20 car was caught speeding on pit road and had to  re-start from the back with a dominating Kyle Larson out front. Over the last 70 circuits, there …

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Kyle Larson Tops Track Record For XFINITY Bristol Pole

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With a track-record speed of 127.988 mph, Kyle Larson will start from pole in Saturday’s Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 from Bristol Motor Speedway. The pole is the second of his XFINITY Series career and first since 2014 “Happy to get the pole here,” Larson said. “Hopefully get race in today, …

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Ross Chastain Hopes to Find Full-time Driver for Bolen Motorsports

Nothing gets people’s attention like a strong run on the track. For Ross Chastain, Saturday’s Active Pest Control 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway gave him and his small team some time in the spotlight after finishing 10th in the 130-lap race. Earning team owner Jeff Bolen’s first top-10 finish in …

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Ross Chastain Amazed at Growth with JD Motorsports

Strategy has its ways in NASCAR’s top divisions. With the sport’s playoff system favoring triumphs, small teams have to make gutsy calls. Ross Chastain knows this struggle all too well. Chastain competes for JD Motorsports, a three-car team based in Gaffney, South Carolina, approximately one hour away from NASCAR’s focal …

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XFINITY Chase Bubble Tightens After Crash-Filled Watkins Glen

With the inaugural NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase slowly approaching, the battle for the final spot in the playoff’s 12-team grid is heating up. Blake Koch‘s early exit in Saturday’s Zippo 200 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International mixed with clean runs from Ross Chastain and Dakota Armstrong saw the battle for the final …

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Question: Is the built-in WordPress automatic install / upgrade process compatible with a SVN deployment of WordPress?

Short answer: Yes.

Ever since WordPress came out with the automatic upgrade functionality in 2.7 I’ve hesitated to use it since the majority of our client installs are deployed using Subversion (svn) and I wasn’t sure how it would react with the .svn directories.

Today I finally decided to figure it out, and found that the WordPress team coded their upgrading functions exactly correctly (as far as not overwriting or deleting .svn directories goes). In addition, their script correctly removes old and unneeded files that might be present.

First, check to make sure that our svn checkout is clean:

$ svn st

Next, we begin the automatic upgrade process.

Step 1: Click the WordPress 2.8.5 “Please update now.” link:
Step 2: Backup your files as suggested –
Step 3: Enter your FTP connection details and click the Proceed button
Step 4: Wait while the files are downloaded and unzipped. This can take a minute or two, so be patient.

Now we can check to see what files were changed:

$ svn st
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M xmlrpc.php
M wp-includes/post-template.php
M wp-includes/version.php
M wp-includes/theme.php
M wp-includes/comment-template.php
M wp-includes/bookmark-template.php
M wp-includes/media.php
M wp-includes/formatting.php
M wp-includes/author-template.php
! wp-includes/images/swf.png
! wp-includes/images/audio.png
! wp-includes/images/zip.png
! wp-includes/images/html.png
! wp-includes/images/doc.png
! wp-includes/images/video.png
! wp-includes/images/pdf.png
! wp-includes/images/js.png
! wp-includes/images/exe.png
! wp-includes/images/text.png
! wp-includes/images/default.png
! wp-includes/images/tar.png
! wp-includes/images/css.png
M wp-includes/rewrite.php
M wp-includes/general-template.php
M wp-includes/capabilities.php
M wp-includes/classes.php
M wp-includes/category-template.php
? wp-content/plugins/hello.php
M wp-content/plugins/akismet/akismet.php
M wp-content/plugins/akismet/readme.txt
M wp-trackback.php
M readme.html
M wp-admin/includes/post.php
M wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
M wp-admin/post.php
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! wp-admin/js/upload.js
M wp-admin/edit-attachment-rows.php
! wp-admin/import/btt.php
! wp-admin/import/jkw.php
M wp-admin/import/wordpress.php
! wp-admin/edit-form.php
! wp-admin/link-import.php
! wp-admin/images/media-button-gallery.gif
! wp-admin/images/tail.gif
! wp-admin/images/gear.png
! wp-admin/images/comment-stalk-classic.gif
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! wp-admin/images/comment-stalk-rtl.gif
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M wp-admin/install.php
M wp-admin/page.php

Notice that some old files have been removed and others have been modified. (See for details on all the old files that the automatic upgrader removes).

Next we schedule old files to be removed from svn:

$ svn st | grep ! | sed 's/! *//' | xargs svn rm;

Next we commit the modified files and the removed files:

$ svn ci -m "Upgrading to the latest version of WordPress 2.8.5"

That’s it. The WordPress automatic upgrade process does not interfere with .svn directories, and is therefore compatible with maintaining a deploy from Subversion workflow.

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  1. estrahon Says:

    Thanks for this! I’ve been looking everywhere for that says these two are compatible and nothing. Even those in the WordPress community believe that you cannot do both.

    Do you have the entire WP directory under subversion or is it possible to just commit the theme and plugin directories?

  2. Gabriel Says:

    @estrahon, Lately I’ve been committing everything, but adding a svn:ignore rule for the contents of /wp-content/uploads/ as well as for /wp-content/upgrade/. If you only wanted to keep your theme and plugin directories I’m sure you could do that (since WordPress isn’t deleting the .svn directories) but you’d probably have to check both of them out how you wanted to do so.

  3. Stephen Says:

    I upgraded all my Word Press plugins and all of the .svn directories got deleted from the upgraded plugins directories. Very annoying…

  4. Stephen Says:

    This info might have changed since you last posted — at least for the plugin directory. Check out the following link.

  5. Gabriel Says:

    @Stephen, yes, WordPress treats plugin upgrades differently. I wish it didn’t but it does. My current method is to keep plugins under version control as well and not upgrade them using the automatic upgrader. A nice improvement would be to change that behavior so that the auto-upgrade process does not delete the .svn directories, but I haven’t looked into what it would take to do that yet. I have tried using the svn:externals method, but I don’t like how it exposes you to buggy plugins — I prefer to download the plugin, test it, then commit it to my svn repository and update the live working copy.

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Are you in the beta? If so this is a known issue. Shut you xbox one down completely (you have to hold the power button for five seconds you'll know you did it because when you reboot it will go to the green boot up screen). It will happen any time you play a game for an extended period of time (they are updating soon). The easiest thing to down is just turn the console off when you switch games (the reg. way not full shut down) and it will work.

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I thought launching a startup would be fun. After all, I was finally executing an idea that I’d dreamed of two years prior, which, until then, had remained nothing more than a note in my iPhone.

The idea was (and that’s literally all the 2-year old iPhone note said, “”), and it was an idea for a website where users could translate rap lyrics into English. Sounds fun, right? After all, what’s it really mean to be a balla, shot calla? (Note: according to our translation, it means you’re skilled at the game of basketball and well-respected by your local street gang).

After finally mustering up the guts and the funds to turn my little iPhone note into reality, I chose two former coworkers, specializing in web development, in whom I had a lot of faith and trust. These were guys I had enjoyed working with for over a year, and they had done an excellent job on the website for the company with which they were employed full-time.

I invited them out for happy hour to discuss the project and offered them equity (15% each) for coming onboard with the project and developing the website according to my specifications. That was my first mistake.

Lesson #1: Pay Hourly or Project-based; Don’t Pay with Equity

From the very beginning, I had problems motivating my developers to get anything done in a timely manner. I was racing against the clock to execute my idea, but it was like pulling teeth to get my guys to implement my requests. Even though we had started the project in December 2011 with a contractual completion date of March 31, the end of March came and went and the website was in no way ready for the public. I was forced to cancel advertising deals I had set up with publishers, and my frustration grew as one of my developers began failing to respond to my emails or phone calls.

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I pushed back the completion deadline to April 30 and took my developers out for lunch to explain the importance of the new deadline. On April 30, barely any progress had been made, even after repeated assurances that the site development would become a priority in the previous several weeks. I decided to remove one of my developers from the project entirely; he had never even signed the contract that gave him equity (apparently procrastinating on that in addition to the development of the website), so it was an easy split.

My other developer still retained 15 percent equity in the project, and he had been communicative and cooperative. The problem was that he lacked the skillset to finish the website. I had to buy him out of his 15 percent equity in the project because there was nothing else he could do for me. Awarding him equity only turned out to be an $800 strategic mistake (the price of the buyout), but it could have been much, much worse. His lack of the proper skillset to finish the website was my next lesson learned:

Lesson #2: Hire the Right People

Even though I’d worked with these guys for a year and thought I had an understanding of their technical capabilities (and work ethic), I was wrong. Because of my error in assessment, the project took 4 months longer than it should have, during which I was stressing and agonizing about the delay.

The people are what give your idea life and shape, so be sure to thoroughly vet the folks you select. Look for these things:

  • Communication: Does the person respond to emails quickly? Are they always available on chat? Do they almost always answer the phone? Do they promptly return missed calls?
  • Talent: Ask for work samples and really scrutinize them. Would you be proud to display all of their previous work to your own clients or customers?
  • Motivation: Does the person have the time to do the work? Do they have any other issues distracting them from focusing on your project? Do they enjoy the work? Do they need the money?

I began my search for new developers, this time turning to Craigslist and the WordPress developers jobs forum. I parsed through dozens of emails in response to my posting, and learned my third lesson:

Lesson #3: Have Patience, Don’t Give Up

By this point, the project was months overdue, and I had no developers working on it anymore (I had fired one and bought the other out of his contract). I called numerous developers who had responded intelligently to my ads, and vetted them over the phone for knowledge and trustworthiness. Finally, I found the right guy. He exhibited all the qualities I listed above (in lesson #2) and worked diligently with me to get the website finished.

However, the stress had taken its toll on me. I forced myself to work day and night, often working from 8:00am until 1:00am to keep the project moving forward. Looking back, I realized my next lesson:

Lesson #4: Take Time to NOT Work

Even though I was passionate about the project and wanted to spend all my waking hours working on it, I began to notice lots of errors when I didn’t give myself a break. The quality of my work suffered unless I removed myself from work and allowed my mind to clear. Heading to the gym and cycling would help relieve physical and mental stress, and was key to keeping my sanity.

But even through all the setbacks and the stress, I kept on going. And that’s because I really, truly loved the product I was creating. For years I’ve laughed and made others laugh at the hilariousness of rap lyrics when translated into English, and I wanted to build a platform for myself and others to do so. And that drive is what kept me going through it all, bringing me to my next lesson:

Lesson #5: Love and Use Your Own Product

You only get out of a project what you put into it; if you put your love and hard work into it, the output will be that much sweeter.

Lesson #6: Before Anything Else, Register Your Domain Name and Social Accounts

Before you can even begin working on your project, register the following:

  • Domain name
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter Account
  • Youtube Channel
  • Google+ Page
  • Pinterest Account

There’s nothing worse than discovering that someone else has taken your company/brand name on a social channel. This happened to me with Youtube (someone else had already registered “crackerize” as a username). Luckily, I was able to secure the username at every other social channel.

Lesson #7: Identify and Avoid Legal Battles from the Start

These days, it seems like everyone wants to sue everyone else for something. With Crackerize, I wanted to display original lyrics of each “cracked” song so readers could compare them. Unfortunately, the cost of licensing the lyrics doesn’t make any financial sense (yet).  I couldn’t even use the instrumentals of the original songs with the cracked version of the lyrics due to licensing restrictions. Both of these roadblocks put dents in my marketing plan.

Identify and avoid any legal issues that might be associated with your startup before you begin.

Lesson #8: Throw Out the Bad Apples Before they Slow You Down

From the beginning, got off to a very slow start. Even though we originally kicked off the project in December 2011, by February all we had was a shoddy rough draft website that looked nothing like my vision for it. At that point, I should have recognized that I didn’t have the right people in place to execute my plan, and I should have taken action to remedy that rather than allowing the project to continue at a snail’s pace.

Lesson #9: Build Your Marketing Plan First, and Integrate it with Your Website

These days, social sharing is all-important for helping to kick-start a new web-based business. Keep this in mind when you’re building out your website so you can include proper sharing functionality. With Crackerize, I knew I wanted to use videos to assist in marketing the website in some way, so I had my developers build in a section for videos. Additionally, the website was built with shareability in mind from the beginning, so we never had any hitches when it came to building in that element of our marketing plan.

Lesson #10: Surround Yourself with People Who Believe in You and Your Product

I’m not a quitter, but it certainly gave me strength during the hard times to have a support group that included my girlfriend, friends, and family who encouraged me every step of the way. Not only did they want to see me achieve my goal of bringing Crackerize to life, but they all really loved the idea and are now members of the website. With their encouragement, I was able to keep pushing on through hurdles that included my own strategic errors as well as insufficient personnel.

I hope these lessons help you navigate the choppy waters of entrepreneurialism and take the step toward initiating your own startup.

For me, a 6-month development nightmare finally transpired into a beautiful, fun website; the manifestation of an idea I had over two years ago that sat dormant as a little note in my iPhone for two years. And no amount of stress I had to endure can take away the feeling of accomplishment I get now when I see and interact with the website.

Jayson DeMers is the founder & CEO of, a website where users can create accounts and translate rap lyrics into English. DeMers is also the founder of AudienceBloom, a Seattle-based SEO agency where he frequently blogs about SEO and social media marketing. [Editor’s note: Diving photo via Bigstock]

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Is Education Something Worth Fighting For?

If you are a student trying to finance your college education, you know the drill. Fill out all of the paperwork for financial aid, spend hours in the financial aid office getting everything verified and then finally getting the award amount. Now that will take care of some of the costs, but you will need to take out student loans for the rest – bummer. Because when you graduate, all of that money has to be re-paid, at interest. And right now that interest is 7% at best.

The average student loan debt owed by students when they graduate with a Bachelor’s degree is $35,000. That’s far more than a down payment on a home. The payments that students must make on their loans prohibit them from doing many things as young adults – buying a new car or a home, having some flexibility in career decisions, etc. It is pretty difficult, for example, to start your own business if you already have this kind of debt looming over you. And for student who go on to graduate and professional programs, the debt can total $100,000 or more.

The Case for Free College Education in America

There are a number of arguments in the fight for free college. Here are the most important ones that should “strike a chord” with students and their parents.

  1. Education has always been the great equalizer in this country. For this reason, free public education, K-12 was established in all of the states over 100 years ago. The idea was that everyone had a right to schooling that would make them competitive for good jobs. Now that K-12 education is not preparing kids for competitive careers. They need education beyond high school. Students from poor and middle-class families cannot afford college today. Many choose not to go. And so, education is no longer the great equalizer that it once was.
  2. The growing total student debt in this country is to the point where it will begin to impact our entire economy negatively. As two generations now enter the workforce which huge amounts of debts, they will not be the kinds of consumers that previous generations were. This will impact the housing and automobile industries especially and all of those secondary industries that are related to these big two. As well, investments in stocks and bonds will decline, and corporations that depend upon investors to grow will no longer have such a large pool.
  3. Every other major developed nation in the world, and even a majority of developing and under-developed nations offer free college educations to their young people. They realize the value that such an educated populace can be to their economies. Only in America, do our government institutions not see this value.

There are Opposing Arguments Which Can be Refuted

  1. Probably one of the most hypocritical situations regarding free college is that our Congressmen and Senators who oppose it will never feel the consequences of their decisions. The vast majority of our lawmakers are very wealthy and their children and grandchildren will go to college without incurring any debt. They will never experience first-hand what it means to be in such debt.
  2. The other major argument is that it will be too costly and will mean that taxes will have to be raised in order to fund such a program. Yes, taxes will go up for everyone, including the rich, to fund such an endeavor. But the percentage of increase will be far less to families than those college educations are costing. And there are places to get additional tax monies, if the commitment were there.

How You Can Fight

Pressure must be placed on lawmakers to get this done. High school seniors and college students are all of voting age in this country. They need to support and vote for those candidates who support free education, K-16.

A massive letter writing campaign needs to occur. These letters must outline the arguments for free education and the terrible economic impact that student loan debt will have on this country in the very near future. If you want to be a part of this campaign and are a bit unsure about writing a compelling letter, our services can assist you.

It’s Your Future

You may already be in the throes of student loan debt. But if it continues for the next generation, you will be inheriting a country that will have massive economic problems with very little way to turn those around.

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