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The new European Ford Mondeo may be the most well-designed mainstream midsize wagon ever produced (at least since the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser). Damnation by the faintest of praise? Maybe. But Ford's European boys deserve their propers for creating a compelling form from the most banal parameters. There's talk one of Ford's Euro cars will be ported for US use. While we all want the Focus ST (judging from this poll), we might settle for the Mondeo Wagon if it comes with AWD and a Cosworth-tuned six. Priorities.
SPY PHOTOS: Ford Mondeo Wagon [World Car Fans]
Jalopnik Poll: Which Ford Europe Product Should FoMoCo Bring to the US?; More Mondeo: Ford's Prototype Midsize Wagon Revealed [internal]

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BMW released details about the changes to the X6 crossover. The 2013 model gets light-emitting diodes front and rear, an optional third-row bench seat and choices in engine power, leather and wheel size.
Upgraded models will sport LED headlights up front with BMW's signature luminous rings. The lights are adaptive, which means they'll angle around corners, and they are accented by smaller lights. In the rear, newly designed taillights are equipped with LEDs and emphasize the width of the vehicle. According to BMW they create the brand's hallmark night design as a glowing light mass.
Nevada leather is standard and is available in black or red. Customers can upgrade to nappa leather, which also comes in white. Trunk space measures 25.6 cubic feet with the seats up and almost 60 cubic feet when they're down. A three-seat rear bench is optional, pushing passenger capacity to five.
Two models will continue to be available in the United States, the X6 xDrive50i with a 400-hp twin-turbo V8, and the xDrive35i with the 300-hp inline six-cylinder engine. An eight-speed automatic transmission is standard on both.
Those looking for a few more ponies can opt for the M Performance package, not to be confused with the M Performance line. This includes an upgrade of 15 hp and 30 lb-ft of torque in the six-cylinder model and 40 hp and 30 lb-ft for the V8. The Performance package also adds 20-inch wheels, black chrome exhaust tips, stainless-steel pedals and a few other trim bits.
If that still isn't enough, buyers can opt for the X6M, with 555 hp and a six-speed automatic.
The 2013 BMW X6 will arrive in showrooms this spring.


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MobileIron Introduces the First Complete Mobile App Persona for the Enterprise
06 Nov, 2012, 13:00 GMT
- Delivers Mobile App Wrapping, App SDK, and App Tunneling To Secure Data-at-Rest and Data-in-Motion
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Companies are moving their core business operations to mobile apps. App developers are at the center of this transformation and must deliver great apps quickly while ensuring that business data remains secure. Many of the apps they build, however, will run on employee-owned devices, and, as a result, clear separation between business and personal data is essential. To address this challenge, MobileIron today introduced the first complete mobile app persona for the enterprise. MobileIron customers can now secure data-at-rest and data-in-motion for business apps while preserving the native experience their users demand.
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Watch the video on YouTube: https://info.mobileiron.com/mobileironapplications.html
An enterprise app persona includes all the apps and data used for business on a mobile device. It is associated with a specific user, based on that user's identity, and managed through policy. A complete approach to enterprise app persona delivers the ability to:
- Secure both app data-at-rest and data-in-motion
- Support major app operating systems, including iOS and Android
- Secure both internal and third-party apps
- Provide containerization through both an app wrapper and a software development kit (SDK)
MobileIron is launching two new products for establishing and securing an enterprise app persona. The first product is MobileIron AppConnect, which containerizes apps to protect app data-at-rest without touching personal data. This populates the enterprise app persona. The second product is MobileIron AppTunnel, which provides tunneling and access control to protect app data-in-motion without requiring VPN. This allows apps in the enterprise app persona to securely connect to data stores behind the firewall.
"Mobile apps are exploding across our customer base. App developers must move fast and innovate but still secure business app data and app traffic," said Bob Tinker, CEO, MobileIron. "Until now, these app developers had to trade off user experience against security. They no longer have to make that compromise. MobileIron AppConnect and AppTunnel make security painless for the developer, simple for Mobile IT, and invisible to the user. The enterprise app persona is the latest in a string of MobileIron app innovations, dating to the first enterprise app storefront in 2009, that have helped our customers make mobile apps a central part of their business operations."
MobileIron AppConnect
AppConnect transforms an iOS or Android app into a secure container with clear data separation and protection from unauthorized access. Because each user will have multiple business apps, each app container is also connected to other app containers to allow the secure sharing of data, like documents, and of policies, like app single sign-on. All app containers are connected to MobileIron for central policy management. Any app can leverage AppConnect through an easy-to-use app wrapper or a simple SDK. App wrapping minimizes developer time and secures apps post-development. The SDK can be used at any time during the development process.
MobileIron AppTunnel
AppTunnel provides granular, app-by-app session security to connect each app container to the corporate network through a secure tunnel. Mobile apps can now use AppTunnel to access back-end enterprise data without opening a full VPN connection or altering perimeter network security settings. AppTunnel uses the proven MobileIron Sentry intelligent gateway, which is already installed at thousands of enterprises.
New Capabilities
With MobileIron AppConnect and AppTunnel, organizations can now implement:
- Authentication: Confirm user identity through domain username and password or certificates
- Single sign-on: Enforce time-based app-level sign-on across secured app containers
- Authorization: Allow or block app usage or data storage based on device or user risk
- Configuration: Silently configure personalized settings such as user name, server name, and custom attributes without requiring user intervention
- Encryption: Ensure that all app data stored on the device is encrypted
- DLP controls: Set data loss prevention (DLP) policies, e.g., copy/paste, print, and open-in permissions, so unauthorized apps cannot access secure data
- Dynamic policy: Update app policies dynamically
- Reporting: Provide app usage statistics
- Selective wipe: Remotely wipe app data without touching personal data
Protecting employee privacy
The value of the enterprise app persona to the employee is that it protects privacy. Privacy is a top concern in mobile deployments because most employees use their mobile devices for both personal and business purposes, regardless of who owns the device. They want to do their work while mobile, but they don't want to put their personal data at risk. Employee adoption of mobile initiatives depends on the credible and clear separation of business app data into an enterprise app persona that can be managed separately by the Mobile IT team. MobileIron AppConnect containers prevent all unauthorized access to business data, so IT only has to manage the container and does not need any visibility into the rest of the data on the device. This preserves user privacy, drives user adoption, and protects the organization.
About MobileIron
Recognized by leading market research advisory firm IDC as the fastest growing mobile enterprise management vendor in the world, MobileIron has been chosen by more than 3,000 organizations that are transforming their businesses through enterprise mobility. Available as an on-premise or a cloud solution, MobileIron was purpose-built to secure and manage mobile apps, documents, and devices for global companies. MobileIron was the first to deliver key innovations such as multi-OS mobile device management (MDM), mobile application management (MAM), BYOD privacy controls, and mobile DLP. MobileIron has been chosen by 7 of the 10 top global pharmaceutical companies, 4 of the 5 top global automotive manufacturers, 3 of the top 5 global retailers, and half of the 10 top global law firms. For more information, please visit www.mobileiron.com
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PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) business transformation leader and CIO, Hilda Clune, told ZDNet that most of its early cloud moves were to transition low-risk back office applications to software-as-a-service (SaaS). Innovation labs -- temporary CPU and storage capabilities spun up to support specific projects, often for client-facing staff -- also figured in early cloud initiatives.
"We want to get better at doing that in a very agile, low-cost way," Clune explains.
With some early cloud experience under its belt, PwC Australia is now looking to ramp up its use of cloud. Clune explains the business could move as much as 95 percent of its IT requirements to public or private cloud in the next 18 months. This will provide a range of business benefits, including economic benefits, but primarily it will allow PwC to concentrate on its core business.
"What we want to do is focus on what is high value to us and our clients, and leverage the capability in the market that is really specialising in the provision of cloud," Clune added.
She explains the cloud transition as "part of our broader strategy, we are driving the need to consume cloud, very much in partnership with our executive and our risk leadership as well. It is very much an IT-led strategy but very much with the cooperation of our executive."
Explaining how the move to cloud has changed IT strategy, execution, and even the skillsets required, Clune says: "to even establish cloud you need a completely different mindset from what we've had in the past running an internal datacentre."
The change management process for the transition to cloud leans heavily on the skills of the existing team.
"What is also essential is making sure that we harness the talent and capability we have in helping us transition to that new business model," added Clune.
PwC sees cloud as one element of a wider transformation to a "business-orientated digital strategy," where technology is an enabler for PwC's component businesses to transform their operations.
At the same time, Clune's role is to work with the business to facilitate the transformation.
"Whilst we have a very strong technology strategy...we're really encouraging the [PwC] businesses to understand more about their own digitisation journeys, and help them understand what's required in terms of planning -- both effort and funding -- to actually make that happen."
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If you prefer a leisurely pace then our At Leisure trips are perfect for you. You'll have plenty of time to take in your surroundings with two or more nights in each destination.
So, for instance, if you're on our Best of Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg trip, you can wake up at a gentle hour ready for a walking tour of Bruge's town square with our Local Specialist. You'll enjoy a balance of included experiences and Optional Experiences from a cruise along picturesque canals to a visit to a Lace Centre.
Real experts
Your Travel Director will always be on hand to give you in-depth advice, whether you want to know about the famous peeing boy bronze statue, (otherwise known as the Manneken Pis), or find a jazz café.
With highlights that include everything from The Hague to the Royal Delft Pottery workshop, there's no shortage of things to do and see.
- Insider Experiences on every trip
- An expert Travel Director and a professional driver
- Hand-picked 4 or 5-star accommodation
- VIP entry to many sights
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- Luxury coaches with Wi-Fi in most countries
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Rumors suggest that Sprint and HTC are going to launch the successor to the EVO 4G' at the on-going CTIA, to be known as the EVO 3D.
Now, the folks over at PocketNow have managed to get their hands on some leaked documents, which reveal the specs of the EVO 3D. The handset will be sporting a 4.3-inch qHD (960×540) display with 3D capabilities.
The EVO 3D will be powered by a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon CPU (MSM8660) and pack 768MB of RAM. The back of the handset will sport dual 5MP cameras with Flash. These cameras will be able to record videos in either 720p 3D format or at 1080p in 2D.
The front of the phone will also house a 1.3MP camera for video-calling. The EVO 3D will run on Android OS with HTC's Sense UI on top of it. However, the Android version which the handset will release with is unknown.
PocketNow also managed to confirm the specs of another EVO branded device coming to Sprint the EVO View 4G. The EVO View 4G is the Sprint version of the recently announced HTC Flyer.
The 7-inch tablet has a resolution of 1024×600, and is powered by a 1.5GHz single core Snapdragon CPU. The EVO View 4G will run Android 2.4, with HTC Sense UI which will be optimized for tablet use.


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Michigan utilities on alert for wind-related outages
DETROIT (AP) -- Michigan utilities say high winds could cause power outages in the state and they're keeping an eye on the weather to respond to power problems.
DTE Energy Co. says gusts of 50 mph Monday evening and Tuesday could affect some it its 2.1 million customers.
Detroit-based DTE says it has released 100 contract line workers to assist utilities along the eastern U.S. with storm response. Hurricane Sandy bore down on the Eastern Seaboard and strengthened, putting it on a collision course with two other weather systems that would create a superstorm.
CMS Energy Corp.'s Consumers Energy unit says storms also may affect some of its 1.8 million Michigan customers. Consumers Energy says it has released more than a dozen employees and 120 contract employees to assist in the eastern U.S.


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REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- This and that: Garth Road fixer-upper has possibilities
Address: 3277 Garth Road
Neighborhood: Garth Road
Asking: $769,900
Assessment: $548,600
Year Built: 1920
Size: 2,715 fin. sq. ft. / 412 unfin.
Land: 7.77 acres
Agent: Tommy Brannock, Real Estate III 434-977-3033
Curb Appeal: 9 out of 10
History has a price. Along with charm and quirk comes work— but also the possibility of great rewards. This Albemarle county property, dubbed Schoolhouse Hill, has both, from rippled original glass windows to weird '70s wallpaper.
Garth Road embodies the foxhunt vibe the county is so famous for, and this house fits right in. On 7.7 acres set back from Garth Road by a round gravel drive, the property consists of a paddock, a four-stall stable, a pool, and a shed in addition to the main house, with a tumble-down schoolhouse just beyond the property line. At one point, the schoolhouse was part of the property, and it may be worth it to purchase– if only for preservation.
The front door of the house opens to a spacious grand foyer with a den or study to one side, with built-ins and a fireplace. A south-facing dining room also has beautiful built-in cabinets and a closet for linens. Connected by some old cupboards is the funky kitchen, currently housing the washer and dryer— strangely, a bump-out on the back porch for the fridge. The kitchen definitely needs a full update, but it's big enough to accommodate an eat-in area.
A '60s addition extended the house by a few rooms. On the first floor, it added a sunken family room with wood-burning fireplace and beautiful paneling of old barn doors. While the original house has pine floors, this new room has oak. Under the original house are a crawlspace and an unfinished basement room. A buyer will likely want to ad a washer/dryer hookup here when the kitchen is redone or finish the space to be a family room.
Another part of the addition, the master suite, is an important upgrade a couple of steps off a landing below the second level. A random frosted glass window overlooking the landing might have been an original window, but it's hard to tell. The bedroom is expansive and carpeted (no word whether there's finished wood underneath). The room has a long, narrow closet and a quirky bathroom with bath, sink, toilet, and tile all in a peppy turquoise.
Despite the size of the master, the best spot for the bed isn't quite large enough for a king. But the view of the property on a sunny morning may be worth settling for a queen, and there's ample room for a seating area and computer or exercise equipment.
Further up the staircase on the second floor are four equal-sized sunny bedrooms, three with standard closets, and one with original cabinets. A door connects each pair of bedrooms. One pair has an attached yellow bathroom also accessed from the hall. Not for claustrophobics, it's narrow and long, with a teeny standup shower. If a new owner can live with three bedrooms, one of these could become an ample bath and laundry room.
In the end, Schoolhouse Hill is a little of this and a little of that. It requires some restoration, some updating, and possibly some new construction. Ideally, the right buyer will maintain the integrity of the place while subtly bringing the house in line with a contemporary family's needs. Although it's not a big "bang for your buck" kind of place, it's a large property that could be a great family home with some imagination and care.
Each week, a brave local seller invites the Hook to provide an impartial, warts-and-all look at their real estate listing. E-mail yours today!


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Escondido close to settling voting rights lawsuit
ESCONDIDO — An attorney for Escondido said Friday that he's optimistic the city will soon agree to a legal settlement that would make it the first city in North County to elect council members by geographic district.
The lawyer, John Ramirez, told a Vista Superior Court judge that he was encouraged by a formal offer submitted two weeks ago by those who filed a voting rights lawsuit against the city.
The lawsuit, submitted in December 2011 on behalf of five Latino residents, argues Escondido's at-large citywide elections violate the California Voting Rights Act by discriminating against Latinos.
The proposed settlement calls for Escondido to use San Diego's method for drawing the boundaries of election districts. That method calls for the districts to be drawn by a seven-member independent commission, which a three-judge panel would appoint.
Escondido officials have previously said they would prefer to have the city's 144,000 residents have a say, and that the boundaries should be created based on demographic studies, community debate and public hearings.
But Ramirez said Friday he was "quite hopeful" that the offer from the plaintiffs would lead to a settlement. However, the Escondido council, which would need to approve any settlement, had been unable to discuss it because it hasn't met since Dec. 19, Ramirez said.
Jim Finberg, a San Francisco attorney who filed the voting rights lawsuit, agreed Friday that settlement talks had accelerated recently.
"We agree on the most important thing, that the city will convert from at-large elections to district elections," he said. "But there are a number of details that need to be resolved about the process."
Finberg successfully lobbied Judge Earl Maas on Friday to set a trial date because the pressure of a trial date typically encourages both sides to compromise, Finberg said.
Maas suspended the case June 1 after the Escondido council agreed to include a switch to election districts in a charter city ballot measure. But on Nov. 6, nearly 53 percent of voters rejected the measure, which would also have increased Escondido's independence from the state by making it a charter city.
Ramirez persuaded Maas to delay the trial, initially scheduled for July 26, to Jan. 3, 2014. Ramirez said an earlier trial date might force both sides to split their focus between settlement talks and gathering evidence.
Maas agreed. "This gives you plenty of time to talk, but also sets a specific date," he said.
Attorneys for both sides are scheduled to return to court March 15 to update Maas on the status of talks. The judge said he might appoint a mediator at that time if progress has been elusive.
After Friday's hearing, Finberg said "a topic of discussion" in the talks has been whether Escondido would have four council members elected by district and continue to have the mayor elected by the entire city.
Finberg said other options had been discussed, but didn't provide details.
In addition, he said part of any settlement would be the fees he would receive for the case. He said the settlement offer included the formula he wanted to use, but no specific amount.
Modesto, which Finberg sued successfully for voting rights violations five years ago, paid $3 million in attorney fees. Finberg said Friday that Escondido would pay far less if a settlement is reached quickly, because the Modesto case included a full trial and an appeal.


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A mentally ill man got a $22,500 settlement in a lawsuit against a Bryson City police officer who hit him multiple times with a baton and sprayed him with pepper spray.
The settlement came more than three years after the incident, which involved a 25-year-old with schizophrenia. The man sustained physical injuries and mental trauma after a Bryson City police officer hit the man repeatedly with a baton while serving involuntary commitment papers on him outside a downtown pizza restaurant.
The out-of-court settlement was reached through mediation in November.
The settlement is being paid by the town's insurance company and not out of town coffers. In fact, the town didn't even know it had been settled, said Bryson Town Manager Larry Callicutt.
Callicutt said he found out last week that the case had been settled by the insurance company back in November.
The suit by Jacob Grant claimed Bryson City Police Office Leon Allen sprayed him with pepper spray and hit him on the head, face, shoulders, stomach, back and legs, even after he was already on the ground. Grant's family had petitioned for involuntary commitment because they feared Grant was not taking his medication.
When Allen tried to take Grant into custody, Grant asked to see the commitment papers, Allen couldn't produce them, and a verbal argument ensued that allegedly escalated into Allen beating Grant. Ten witnesses stepped forward and filed police brutality complaints against Allen.
Allen, meanwhile, claimed Grant assaulted him. Grant was charged with assaulting an officer but those charges were dropped when Grant agreed to plead guilt to the lesser charge of obstruction of justice.
Allen was placed on leave while the department conducted an internal investigation, but was eventually reinstated on the force. He later left the Bryson police department and went to work in another county.
The settlement was signed on Bryson City's behalf by Attorney Sean Perrin with Womble and Carlyle law firm out of Charlotte, who specializes in liability claims against police departments. The insurance company hired and paid for the attorney.
Grant was represented by Asheville attorney Andrew Banzhoff. The civil suit was filed almost two years after the incident, just shy of the statute of limitations cut-off.
Banzhoff said he could not discuss the settlement due to confidentiality provisions.


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How to Help a Battered German Shepherd Dog Regain Confidence
Helping a Battered German Shepherd Dog gain Confidence
My Experiment with Rani
Rani was a German Shepherd Dog whom I had rescued (purchased) from an owner who tortured her. Rani (3 years old female) hailed from a good bloodline, as her pigmentation and structure suggested, but did not have the essential mental and behavioral traits of a pure bred GSD. She was little bit too difficult to handle, owing to some behavioral problems that she had developed - probably because of mistreatment. She was shy and sometimes too aggressive to humans. She used to bark continuously when kept alone, while couldn't tolerate other dogs when kept together. She was highly unpredictable. These were probably due to the fact that she had lost trust in human beings - quite simply natural in most abused dogs.Most German Shepherds that have been abused often becomes too difficult to be handled. I spent hours and days with her to understand the root of her problem, and after a detailed study of her behavioral aspects, I was pretty much sure that she was actually suffering a sheer lack of confidence, that eventually made her a "Difficult Dog".
Read out my article: How to Deal with Difficult Dogs.
Dogs losing trust on humans often turns out difficult, and can't be treated the way you treat other pets. And that had what exactly happened to Rani. She even couldn't stand other dogs and puppies. I adopted certain tricks to win back her trust on us humans and good news was that I succeeded! Those were just my experimentation and I want to share those tricks.
Regaining Confidence While on Play
In my program of helping her gain confidence there were certain simple steps. First off, I allowed her to succeed. I released her with other dogs, Rex and Reva and threw a ball that was instantly chased by Rex and Reva. Rani attempted to run, but didn't go far and stopped at a short length with a submissive action. She was scared of running, which implies that she used to have good slashes while trying to run. I started running with her. When she ran I patted her, loved her and made her feel that it was a game and I would love to see her chasing the ball. She was intelligent and could grab things faster – as all German Shepherds do. This time I was her competitor in the fetch play, instead of Rex and Reva. And I wanted to lose the game before her, as this was the way I chose to help her regain confidence while on play. Soon she learned that play was a part of her life. It took me not more than just a r two to regain her confidence while on play.
Regaining Confidence While on Work
Whenever I called her, she always came to me with submissive action setting her tail between the legs, bowing and ears carried backwards. She refused to come too close to me. This implies she had been battered whenever she refused to carry out the owner's "COME" command. I decided to call her softly, not by standing before her… rather by crouching down in front of her. I did this because I knew that shy dogs will never readily come with confidence near standing humans before him/her. My actions confused her at first as she had never come across such actions of human beings. Soon she identified my actions to be safe and started gaining confidence on me. After continuously practicing this exercise for a while, she started responding on my COME command... She started coming on calling but stood a couple of feet away from me - without her tail tugged in. For the first couple of days I stepped towards her and praised her lavishly. Gradually she started closing the distance! She was then taught to "SIT". While teaching things to dogs – especially German Shepherd Dogs, physical force doesn't actually work. Physical tortures are the root to all submissive behaviors in dogs. Yelling at them and forcing them to do something by physically torture will always interfere effective learning.
Regaining Confidence outside the home
I found this to be really crucial for Rani, but that doesn't mean you'll also find this hard with your subject. Certain things vary from dog to dog. This is actually socializing. When I took Rani out for strolls, her movement showed that she wasn't confident while dealing with the external world and different situations. She was scared of sounds and couldn't stay aloof from many external things that happened around her. This proved that her previous owner never socialized her to situations, sounds, smells and the likes. I used to take her on stroll almost every evening and used to talk softly with her constantly. She was allowed to sense and smell things and experience different actions of nature such as falling leaves, hooting vehicles, running buffaloes, rushing bikes, falling dried branches and even rain.
After some days she started pulling me, and that was a good sign. She was allowed to take me wherever she wanted. She took me to different corners of our locality and I used to go there with her. After reaching her desired place, I used to play with her for some while – not off leash though!
Regaining Confidence While on Bath
Bathing was something that Rani was not happy with. My other shepherds have always liked bath. She never used to come eagerly while bathing. The first day I remember I forced her but didn't batter her physically. From the next day onwards she was rubbed softly, rinsed softly and I started playing with her with water. I used to start wetting her from legs, and not directly by pouring water on her body. I started out from her legs and then gradually rinse her coat throughout her body. I preferred watering her from her front, so she could know what was happening. Soon she learned that bathing was just like fun, and not something painful.
Gaining Confidence in Swimming
I took her to the pond for the first day and she was loath to give a dive. I don't know swimming so I couldn't take her deep. I released Reva before her as she has always been a great swimmer. Then I threw the ball, as she had already learned to chase the ball. Excited, Rani gave her first dive the water.
Rani gave me an opportunity to learn a lot about the breed. Sad part of the story is yet to be revealed. One of my friend asked Rani from me. Rani was then like other GSDs; she could eat well, run to fetch things, pull like other show dogs, and could walk with full confidence, and was not scared of humans any longer. I gave Rani to my friend for free as he promised me to take care of her. Bad news was waiting for me the following week. The guy rang up to me and said that Rani fell down from the 35 ft high terrace while casing a cat. She was alive, but badly injured, with right front limb broken. I went there to see her and found plastered. She crawled towards me and laid her head on my lap and slept. I found tears floating her eyes. That was the last day I met with her years back. After that whenever I called that man he was never reachable. Now his number doesn't exist. I went to his house, but neither could I find that guy, nor Rani. I don't know where she is these days and how's she doing. I miss her a lot!
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I call this journal + website Bildungsroman for a reason. I think there's something special about a story that accurately captures that time when you grow up - when our perception of how the world works is irrevocably altered, for better or for worse.
In January 2007, Chasing Ray announced You Should Read This Awards 2007: Coming-of-Age. Since I love this genre with a passion, I immediately suggested a multitude of titles, which I then posted here. I've updated this booklist a few times since then and will continue to do so as time goes on.
In alphabetical order by author:
The Pursuit of Happiness by Tara Altebrando
What Happens Here by Tara Altebrando
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Queen of Everything by Deb Caletti
The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti
The Alison Rules by Catherine Clark
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
Say Goodnight, Gracie by Julie Reece Deaver
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
An Egg on Three Sticks by Jackie Fischer
Friction by E.R. Frank
The True Meaning of Cleavage by Mariah Fredericks
Stay With Me by Garret Freymann-Weyr
As Simple as Snow by Gregory Galloway
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Nothing but the Truth (and a few white lies) by Justina Chen Headley
Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes
Stained by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
The Key to the Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson
The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson
Swollen by Melissa Lion
Upstream by Melissa Lion
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
Innocence by Jane Mendelsohn
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
A Room on Lorelei Street by Mary E. Pearson
Define "Normal" by Julie Anne Peters
What Happened to Lani Garver by Carol Plum-Ucci
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Just Like That by Marsha Qualey
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Edgewater by Courtney Sheinmel
Homecoming by Cynthia Voight
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
. . . and, if you like series that follow characters through childhood and adulthood:
The Anne Shirley octet by L.M. Montgomery
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Despite early predictions that its fancy Frostbite engine would make it almost impossible for modders to mess too extensively with Battlefield 3, there's a mod that messes extensively with Battlefield 3. And with great results!
While seemingly only doing a single thing - turning off the sun and transforming the game's daytime maps into night maps - the results are extraordinary. The only real source of natural light now comes from explosions and gunfire, while scrambling troops and debris are silhouetted beautifully against dimly-lit plumes of smoke.
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Bogotá, 25 October 2013
On 25 October, the OECD Secretary-General, Ángel Gurría presented the Regulatory Reform Review of Colombia and the OECD Public Governance Review of Colombia in an event hosted by the Government of Colombia.
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Colombia has undergone profound change over the last ten years and has made significant progress in implementing its governance agenda with policies that aim to strengthen its institutions and promote sustainable, inclusive growth in all regions of the country. The Public Governance Review therefore offers advice to help Colombia address its governance challenges effectively and efficiently over time. It provides an assessment and recommendations on how to improve its ability to set, steer, and implement multi-year national development strategy.
In addition to this event, the OECD will carry out a Workshop on Regulatory Impact Assessment during November, which is intended to provide practical information and learning through case studies, group exercises, and presentations from OECD staff and government officials with extensive and relevant experience in applying RIA systems. Mexico will support this event with its experts and experience.
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This is the place where you will find instructions on extracting video from your HD-20 DirecTV DVR.
This and the following 9 posts will form the basis of this FAQ with unused posts marked as "Intentionally Left Blank" for future expansion.
Special thanks to PlainBill, RonnyThunder and Blender for helping create this FAQ.
Version 1.01
Video Extraction is currently not possible on the HR20.
Indications are that the video data is encrypted on the the HR20's Hard Drive (be it internal or external) and that unlike TiVo there is no software stored on the disk which can be patched. (Like the StarChoice DSR530) indications are that the OS and software for the HR20 are stored in a flash chip. Thus, much like the old days of TiVo, one would have to reflash the unit to apply any hack such as turning off encryption. Even if Encryption could be turned off, it is unknown the file system format the the HR20 uses. That is not to mention that unlike MFS (the file system for TiVo Data Streams), there are no tools for extraction of unencrypted video from the HR20, assuming the HR20 had encrypted storage disabled.
That having been said, none of these problems are unsurmountable, but much depends on the market. If a large hacker community grows around the HR20, it is possible that people will start disassembling the HR20 firmware and use prom flashers to reprogram their units. It may then be possible that people find a way of flashing the unit without desoldering the primary Flash. Then maybe more details will come to light about the file system used by the HR20, perhaps through reverse engineering. Regardless of whether this violates law or license, it may happen.
But remember, DirecTV and NDS (the original manufacturer of the new line of non-TiVo DirecTV receivers) are also working on ways of preventing these things from happening and are not going to sit by and wait for someone to hack their unit. So it may be a game of cat and mouse for years to come. But, like DeCSS, HD DVD, Blu Ray and HDCP, it may only be a matter of time. Only time will tell who will win.
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Also, you can get pass-through devices that remove the HDCP (often disguised as HDMI to DVI adapters).
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Well, I suppose it depends on what you mean by broken. Yes, I was aware that Niels Ferguson had postulated an attack that would be able to obtain the master key, but without the master key, HDCP will remain unbroken. However, since Ferguson refused to publish, I hadn't heard anything so it's nice to know someone finally did figure out the master key. Now, with an HDCP decryptor disguised as an HDMI to DVI adapter, the only question I have is when, if ever, will we see PCs that accept even DVI input? (Handy though it is being able to display HDCP-encrypted material on a PC monitor).
Anyway, thanks for the update, Blender!
So I see since September that MFSLive says that you can explore your HR20.
Has anyone done some digging?
I may crack the case, or just add an ESATA drive and then unplug it and start browsing.
I also have the cpabilities to remove and read PROMS.
I just dont see me finding anything quick since Im a software noob. Have to look at the processor, board structure, get a feel for the engineers design.....
Has anyone heard from Directv that all this is taboo and as soon as someone talks about is going to be hounded by the Feds...
Hmm, and now a white van is in front of my house
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Good acting and some very good scenes don't quite add up to a good film in noted Australian director Fred Schepisi's often confusing adaptation of a sprawling novel by his country's only Nobel Prize novelist, Patrick White.
It's 1972 in a suburb of Sydney, where Elizabeth (Charlotte Rampling), a monstrously vain and bitchy widowed socialite, is bedridden in her mansion, awaiting death following a stroke or two.
Jetting in for the deathwatch are her two long-absent and disaffected middle-aged children. Basil (Geoffrey Rush) is a never-married, knighted actor whose career in London is fading. His sister Dorothy (Judy Davis) is the impoverished widow of a French prince.
Also with eyes on an inheritance are Elizabeth's overly devoted lawyer-lover (John Gaden) and her loyal staff, who are aghast at the kids' plans to shove her into a nursing home.
Saucy nurse Flora (Alexandra Schepisi, the director's daughter, who comes close to stealing the movie) aims to seduce Basil. I couldn't quite work out the relationship between Elizabeth and her Holocaust-survivor cook Lotte (Helen Morse), who performs Weimar cabaret tunes.
"The Eye of the Storm'' has wonderful moments, as when the siblings retreat to their childhood summer home to escape their dying mom's still-withering put-downs. But who are those people living there now? And wasn't that house destroyed in the titular storm depicted in a flashback? It all feels like a whittled-down miniseries.


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I'm currently trying to detect a phosphorylated-myosin light chain protein that runs around 18 kDa. I just processed a couple of blots and didn't really see much protein, leading me to believe that there might have been a problem in transfer.
I'm using an 18% polyacrylamide gel and transferred like I normally do with 10% gels (100 Volts x 60 minutes at 4 degrees), transferring to nitrocellulose. I'm thinking this is too short of a time for such a high percentage gel. Just wondering if people who had experience with high percentage gels/low MW proteins had any input regarding their protocol vs. what I'm doing. Thanks!
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Posted 01 February 2013 - 02:39 PM
Actually the time is probably too long and your voltage is way too high (think how far down the gel a protein would migrate if you ran it at 100 V, now compare to the thickness of the gel...) - the protein will be blowing through the membrane. Either reduce the voltage or the time. You can also place a second membrane behind the first to attempt to catch the protein. PVDF and small pore membranes are better for binding small proteins.
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Posted 03 February 2013 - 07:49 PM
I don't know about 18% gels but I regularly detect a 17kDa protein using 4-12% gradient gels (shows up in bottom quarter of gel), then transfer to pvdf using semi-dry transfer, 23V for 60-90min. Maybe trying a lower percentage gel would make transfer easier as 18% is fairly high.
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Posted 04 February 2013 - 10:29 AM
Thank you to both of you. You both make very good points that I overlooked. I have some gradient gels (4-15%) and PVDF membranes that I can try using a lower voltage.
Posted 08 February 2013 - 10:57 AM
Maybe trying a lower percentage gel would make transfer easier as 18% is fairly high.
I totally agree! 18% is way too thick... For detecting a 18kD protein I usually use 15% polyacrylamide gel with the same transfer condition (100V, 60min, 4oC) with no apparent problem!
Good luck!
Posted 12 February 2013 - 07:36 PM
What conditions to people recommend for transfer onto Nitrocellulose membranes?
Posted 12 February 2013 - 08:15 PM
Same as for PVDF - it is protein (size) dependent and transfer type dependent.
Posted 18 February 2013 - 05:52 AM
Just an FYI, if anyone was wondering...I spoke to the vendor supplying the antibody and they suggested a 90 minute transfer at 70 volts that worked perfectly. A lot of the higher molecular weight markers didn't transfer, but that was to be expected. I'll switch to a lower percentage gel when I run out of the 18%s that I have.


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James Franco builds a bookish filmography
James Franco's filmography is starting to look like a book shelf -- and a very respectable one, at that.
The 35-year-old American has already played poets Allen Ginsberg ("Howl") and Hart Crane ("The Broken Tower"). He recently finished directing an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "Child of God" (having first flirted with doing McCarthy's novel "Blood Meridian"), as well as a biopic of the late poet and novelist Charles Bukowski.
But this week at the Cannes Film Festival, he premiered his version of William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying," a novel of fractured perspectives and enormous cinematic challenges. Having earlier screened at Cannes a short film he made as a student at New York University ("The Clerk's Tale"), coming to the festival in the Un Certain Regard section -- for innovating or daring works by young talent -- is something of a graduation for Franco.
"I'm accepted here as a director," he said in an interview on a dock in Cannes' harbor on the Mediterranean Sea. "Of course it's validating, but it's more than that. I've been trying to define it for myself. The validation is coming from the outside, but it's doing something to me on the inside."
Franco's "As I Lay Dying" is a respectable attempt to tackle a difficult American novel, famed for its stream of consciousness and multiple, shifting narrators. It captures Franco -- who also stars in the film as the troubled character Darl Bundren -- as a maturing filmmaker revealing perhaps his most personal work.
"If somebody asked you if you could do any project, it would actually be this one," he says -- high praise from someone who's routinely balancing a dozen or more projects.
Much is made of Franco's industriousness -- his juggling of roles including budding filmmaker, comic actor (seen in the upcoming "This Is the End"), lethargic Oscar host, performance artist and eternal student. But it's becoming increasingly clear how central literary adaptations are to him.
"As an artist, you look for what is your unique position? What is your unique voice?" says Franco. "I have these two worlds now. I was a literature major. I'm working on my doctorate in literature. . So I have these two worlds that I feel I can bring together."
The subject of his planned dissertation at Yale? Fittingly, it's on the relationship between film and literature.
"When I do bring them together, it excites me," he says. "I feel great energy is created and work that I don't see has existed in quite this way before results. To me, it says: This is what you should be doing."
Cannes opened this year with another adaptation of a revered early 20th-century novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." While Franco's grittier, more low-budget "As I Lay Dying" differs greatly from Baz Luhrmann's 3-D spectacular, Franco says they share a desire to recapture the vibrancy each book had before they were canonized and made into regular U.S. school reading.
Whereas Luhrmann used hip-hop and contemporary music to substitute for the Jazz Age, Franco's film sought to make the novel's then-groundbreaking narration again feel innovative. Much of the film is done in split-screen format, showing the Bundren family members as they travel to bury their deceased matriarch. Co-stars include Tim Blake Nelson, Logan Marshall-Green and Ahna O'Reilly.
"The way that we shot it, the cameras we used, the way that we edited it, the way that we structured the film, the split screen -- all those things are very contemporary," he says. "So now you have this period piece that's framed by contemporary techniques that hopefully -- and I think it does -- gives it a fresh kind of life."
Faulkner's writing is famously dense, and many a reader has struggled to make it through his novels. But Franco, led to Faulkner as a teenager by his father, responded immediately.
"I always felt there's some light coming through," he said of Faulkner's works.
Naturally, another adaptation is up next for Franco. He'll soon begin production on his next directing effort, "The Garden of Last Days," based on the novel by Andre Dubus III.
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The German government is planning to establish a malware cleanup helpline for its citizens. Announced last week at the fourth German IT summit in Stuttgart, the project is due to start in 2010. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will team up with the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) as well as eco (Association of the German Internet Industry) to clean consumer systems from botnet infestation. ISPs will track down infected machines by looking for communication with botnet controllers, and then direct users towards a website offering advice on how to remove it. If suggestions on the website don't get the job done (or the site is blocked by the malware), users will be directed to a call center. No funding details were provided (the exact sum contributed by the German government is not being disclosed), though about 40 employees will be taking phone calls and trying to fix problems.
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MALLARD — Funeral service for Gary Travis will be held at 10:30 a.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 24, at the United Methodist Church in Mallard. The Rev. Evelyn Lewiston will officiate.
Burial will be in Rush Lake Cemetery, Curlew The Harris Funeral Home in Mallard is in charge of arrangements.
Gary Travis died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, in Algona. He was 50.
Gary Travis, the son of Wyman Sr. and Roberta (Weaver) Travis was born Nov. 14, 1962 in Fort Dodge. He spent his childhood on a farm south of Mallard with his parents; brothers, Wyman Jr. and Jim and sister, Barb. Gary graduated from the Mallard High School in 1982 and later started farming with his father, Wyman Sr.
He served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged after two years. After returning from the service he started his own trucking company in Curlew, and also worked as a dispatcher for Ag Com.
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Gary loved helping his brother Wyman farm every spring and fall.
His survivors include his children, Sydney Mae, 14, and Wade Louis, 13 of Curlew; brothers, Wyman (Becky) Travis of Curlew, and Jim (Deb) Travis of Mallard; sister, Barb (Bruce) Hoffman of Storm Lake; and many nieces and nephews.
Gary was preceded in death by his parents, Wyman Sr. and Roberta Travis; sister-in-law, Loret-ta Travis; great nephew, Keaton Wirtz; grandparents, Scott and Julia Travis, and Otho and Alta Weaver.


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Chris Brown, who lives in Midland, is a die-hard Texans fan. And, based on this photo, he's very optimistic about the Texans season.
Chris attended his first Texans game on Sunday when they beat the Jaguars. He compared the experience of being at the game to "a kid in a candy store." As for the tattoo, he had the shadowing added behind the Roman numerals so he wouldn't be able to change it, regardless of the season's outcome. It's a story, he says, he'll gladly tell for years to come.
I first met Chris when he randomly showed up at CBS Radio's Houston offices, where SportsRadio610 – the home of the Texans – is located. He wanted to complete his trip to Houston by meeting those who broadcast the games. He says that he and the other people in his Midland-based company love the Texans, despite living in an area that some still consider to be Cowboys country.
Super Bowl XLVI will be played in Indianapolis on Feb. 5, 2012. The Texans (5-3) are 3-0 in the AFC South and are projected to make the playoffs by winning the division.
Getting ink done is a serious decision, and I'm all for it if that's what you want to do. I'm definitely impressed with his optimism for the Texans season; but, then again, it's not my arm.
Chris said something his new favorite player had said gave him the idea to get the tattoo.
"Danieal Manning – he's my favorite Texans player," Chris said. "He inspired me to get the tattoo. I read where he said,'You can't go to the Super Bowl if you don't think Super Bowl'."
This fan isn't just imagining any Texans Super Bowl victory. He needs it to be pretty immediate.
Would you or anybody else you know make such a prediction in such a bold manner?


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For Fall 2013, Peter Som examined the intersection of New York style and Parisian chic — a concept that has informed countless designers, but got new life in Som's hands. Inspired by photographer Amy Arbus's pictures of downtown New Yorkers in the early '80s and the overall romance of the City of Light, Som pulled together painterly polka dots, floral prints with blooms edged in acidic shades of red and yellow, leopard, sequins, and fur.
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It's almost Halloween! Time to spend all the money we earned in October to get half-naked and binge on shitty candy. Seems reasonable, I'm into it. And so is half the United States, apparently. According to the Washington Examiner, Americans spend over $8 billion (BILLION) dollars a year on Halloween crapola. That's a whole lotta sexxxy giraffe costumes and funsize Snickers bars, my friends.
The average consumer this year is expected to spend almost $80 on candy, costumes and cards alone, according to the National Retail Federation. But factoring in other activities like haunted houses and other seasonal attractions, total Halloween spending will hit a frightening $8 billion in the U.S. this year, the federation said.
Screeeew that, I'm staying in this year, and I suggest you do the same! Fun is overrated, said nobody but me. All you have to do is dim the lights and turn on the nightly news and you're in a haunted house of epic proportions. Deep. That, or you all can come over and gather round my bank statement. Seriously, you'll shit your pants (HA CHA CHA). Either that, or put Monster Mash (greatest song ever?) on repeat until midnight.
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The Year Ahead and the President's New Budget Proposal - (February 14, 2012)
Washington, D.C. -Yesterday the President announced his newest budget plan, which seeks to meet the mandate of deficit reduction through a combination of strategic revenue measures and funding allocations. Below are the highlights of the tax and spending policies that impact orchestras and the broader arts and nonprofit communities. While the many distractions of the election cycle will slow - if not altogether thwart – progress on major budget decisions and tax reform, the President's budget request sets the tone for the Congressional action to come.
- Nonprofit Tax Policy: The President's budget plan once again proposes decoupling the value of tax deductions from income tax rates, capping deductions – including the charitable deduction – at 28% for individual taxpayers earning more than $200,000 and couples earning more than $250,000. Congress has previously rejected identical proposals from the Administration in the past few years, and key tax policymakers have objected to the negative impact the proposal would have on charitable contributions. The President also proposes to enact what is known as the "Buffett Rule," which would apply a minimum 30% tax rate for those with adjusted gross incomes above $1 million, while protecting charitable giving. Related "Buffet Rule" bills have already been introduced in the House and Senate and would maintain charitable giving incentives by providing a credit equal to the value of a tax deduction. While the protections for charitable giving incentives are an important recognition of the unique value of charitable deductions, the President's proposal to cap deductibility at 28% has met strong opposition in the nonprofit community.The President's proposal also supports reinstatement of the IRA Charitable Rollover provision. Orchestras are asking Congress to preserve charitable giving incentives.
- NEA Funding: After a tumultuous funding cycle last year, Congress ultimately agreed to cut NEA funding to the same amount requested by the President in his FY12 budget – resulting in an $8.8 million decrease for the NEA to its present level of $146 million. The President's FY13 budget, however, would partially restore the decrease he recommended last year, providing for an FY13 funding level of $154.255 million. Orchestras are asking Congress to provide $155 million in NEA funding in FY13.
- Arts in Education Funding : The President's budget again proposes consolidating the Arts in Education program into a new, broader funding pool entitled "Effective Teaching and Learning for a Well-Rounded Education." Communities representing a wide array of subjects of learning that would be consolidated are in opposition to the proposal, as it would diminish direct competition and federal leadership for each of these essential subjects of learning. Congress has protected Arts in Education funding, despite eliminating many other programs over the past two years. Orchestras are asking Congress to provide $30 million to support the Arts in Education program at the U.S. Department of Education.
Your Advocacy is Essential
As the coming months unfold, Congress will take action on numerous policies impacting orchestras – your advocacy will be essential! Whether it's wireless microphone policies, artist visa issues, or major tax and spending decisions, the League has prepared advocacy materials to make it easy for you to make your voice heard, in partnership with the extended arts and nonprofit communities. Please visit our advocacy center and weigh in on the full range of policy issues that impact your orchestra. Now is the time to develop a dialogue with your members of Congress. As always, we will keep you posted about key policy developments.
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