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If you're curious about Microsoft's Windows Phone and want to save money, two models from Samsung and Nokia will please you and your wallet. But not all inexpensive smartphones are created equal.
This week, I took a look at two budget-friendly Windows Phone 8 devices from Verizon Wireless, the Nokia Lumia 822 and Samsung ATIV Odyssey. The Nokia is currently free with a two-year service agreement, while the Samsung costs $50 with a two-year contract.
These cheaper price points come with some trade-offs, such as lower-resolution screens, but I found them both to be capable smartphones. They delivered where it counts most: Each offers smooth performance, good call quality and solid battery life. That said, with more memory, a better camera and a bigger screen, the Nokia is the better choice.
Truth be told, I was a little underwhelmed by the ATIV Odyssey. It's Samsung's first Windows Phone 8 device, but there's nothing about it that makes it stand out from the competition.
While cute and compact at 4.8 inches tall by 2.5 inches wide and 4.4 ounces, this handset's black-and-gray chassis blends in with the rest of the touchscreen smartphones on the market. Nokia, at least, throws in a bit of variety by offering the Lumia 822 in red or white, in addition to black and gray.
The Samsung features a four-inch, 800 by 480-pixel touchscreen. The screen was bright and clear enough for viewing emails and videos. But at that resolution, the pixels are more noticeable, so images and text weren't as sharp or vibrant compared to some of today's higher-end smartphones. The HTC 8X, Verizon's flagship Windows Phone device, has a 4.3-inch, 1,280 by 720-pixel touchscreen, for example.
This is also true of Nokia's display, which has the same resolution as Samsung's screen but is slightly bigger, at 4.3 inches. Those extra three-tenths of an inch made a huge difference when using the onscreen keyboard and viewing Web articles. I was able to type faster and with fewer errors, since the keyboard's layout was roomier. Also, when viewing websites like AllThingsD and the New York Times on the Nokia, the pages didn't look as cramped as they did on the Samsung.
The larger screen size makes the Nokia a clunkier device (five inches tall by 2.7 inches wide; five ounces) than the Samsung, but it's a trade-off I'm willing to make. My eyesight is already bad enough, so I can deal with a slightly bigger device if it means being able to more easily see things onscreen.
Another area where Nokia one-ups Samsung is its camera. The Nokia is equipped with an eight-megapixel camera, while the Samsung has a five-megapixel camera. Both phones took good photos when shooting outdoors in natural light, but when taking pictures indoors, Nokia did a better job of producing brighter colors.
Nokia also offers double the onboard storage of Samsung, at 16 gigabytes. Both smartphones have expandable memory via microSD card slots, but the total storage capacity for your photos, music and videos is greater on the Nokia.
Call quality and battery life are two areas where Samsung shined. Voices sounded natural and clear, with no trace of background noise. Friends also reported good results, but a couple of callers noted that the sound quality was slightly better on the Nokia.
This wasn't the case on my end. Though generally good, I could hear a faint hissing noise in the background when using the Nokia. It wasn't distracting, but it's something I noticed after hearing Samsung's pristine audio.
Samsung estimates the ATIV Odyssey's battery life at up to 19 hours on a 4G connection. In my battery tests, where I set the screen's brightness to 75 percent and left Wi-Fi on with email running in the background, the smartphone fell short of 19 hours, but still delivered an impressive 14 hours and 20 minutes of battery life.
The Nokia's battery life is estimated at 15 hours. Using the same battery test, the smartphone lasted 10 hours and 14 minutes before flashing the low battery alert.
In more real-world usage, where I used the phones to check email and social networks, browse the Web and view a couple of YouTube videos, the Samsung and Nokia lasted just over a day before needing a recharge.
Both smartphones are powered by Qualcomm's 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, and performance was zippy. I didn't experience any major delays when launching applications, watching videos or performing other tasks on either handset.
I also downloaded a trial version of Gameloft's Asphalt 5 racing game on both devices. In a side-by-side comparison, I found that the phones' load times were nearly identical, and game play was smooth on both devices.
The Samsung and Nokia smartphones are compatible with Verizon's 4G LTE network, and can be used overseas. I experienced swift data speeds here in San Francisco, which is great, but can also get dangerously expensive if you go overboard.
One handy tool that can help keep tabs on your data consumption is the Data Sense app, which is built into Windows Phone. It shows you how much data you've used over Verizon's cellular network as well as over Wi-Fi. You can also set limits so you don't go over your monthly data allotment and get charged overage fees.
Both the Samsung ATIV Odyssey and Nokia Lumia 822 are attractive options for anyone looking for a budget-friendly smartphone, but you'll get much more out of the Lumia 822.

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Anthem, Inc. Director Strategy Programs & Sales in Hingham, Massachusetts
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Your Talent. Our Vision. At Anthem, Inc., it's a powerful combination, and the foundation upon which we're creating greater access to care for our members, greater value for our customers, and greater health for our communities. Join us and together we will drive the future of health care.
This is an exceptional opportunity to do innovative work that means more to you and those we serve at one of America's leading health care companies and a Fortune Top 50 Company.
The Director Strategy Programs and Sales is responsible for developing and implementing short and long term strategies for profitable growth and improving business performance. Primary duties to include, but are not limited to:
Oversees planning, developing, monitoring, coordinating, and executing of business unit/market annual strategic plan including financial performance, operational performance, and on-going deliverables.
Analyzes, researches, and develops complex business materials and documents relating to health issues, business performance, market dynamics, operational issues, and general business plan issues.
Acts as liaison to shared services partners to ensure efficient and seamless business management and development.
Executes on all internal business planning functions.
Manages tactical plans of business unit objectives and ensures cross functional teams achieve targeted measures.
Coordinates communication and implementation of key decisions of business unit.
Identifies and implements best practice sales support process.
Assist with competitive analysis on products, pricings, and network.
Hires, trains, coaches, counsels, and evaluates performance of direct reports.
Requires a BA/BS degree in a related field; 10-15 years of Health Insurance industry or related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. MBA preferred.
Additional Qualifications:
10 years of strategic planning and project/program management
3-5 years of leadership/management with business knowledge in multiple disciplines within a Healthcare organization
Experience in strategic and analytical thinking, including developing a strategic plan with corresponding tactical plans; planning and/or consulting experience
Strong leadership skills in matrixed environment
Advanced skills in PowerPoint and highly proficient in Excel.
Ability to travel 25%.
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Ad Libs: 'Mapping Edo'Uploaded: Aug 22, 2013
In our young country, it seems inconceivable that a span of 200-plus years could be just "a period," a fraction of our history. But that's Japan (and most other nations around the world) for you.
"Mapping Edo: The Social and Political Geography of Early Modern Japan," a new small exhibit at the Cantor Arts Center, looks at the art of Japan's Edo period. This span, which extended from the early 1600s into the 1800s, was marked by stability and growth, with much attention paid to the arts.
This is evident in the paintings, prints and archival maps now up in the Stanford museum's Madeleine H. Russell Gallery. Everyday scenes mingle with pastoral landscapes, historical sites and castles from early modern Japan. Artists represented include printmakers Kitao Masayoshi and Utagawa Kunisada. The show is up through Feb. 2.
Pictured: "Plum Garden, Kameido," an 1857 woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858).
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Perimeter Institute is pleased to announce that the Government of Ghana has committed US$1.5 million to the centrepiece of PI's global outreach effort, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences – Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI). The funding will go towards the building of AIMS-Ghana, the third independent institute of AIMS-NEI, which aims to create a coordinated network of 15 centres by 2020.
The first AIMS centre, in Cape Town, South Africa, was founded by PI Director Neil Turok, and has become a globally recognized pan-African centre of excellence for postgraduate education and research. Its mission is to rapidly expand Africa's scientific and technological capacity by providing advanced training to exceptional African graduates.
Professor Francis Allotey, a distinguished Ghanaian scientist and founder of AIMS-Ghana says, "This is a strategic investment in young people. Ghana and Africa will reap the benefits of this initiative for a very long time." Sir Michael Berry, FRS, a long-time supporter of AIMS-NEI, emphasizes, "It is the time of Africa, time to release the vast potential for innovation and discovery from the peoples of this continent. AIMS is both an early indicator and a driver of this African scientific renaissance."
The Ghanaian Government support is matched by funds from the Canadian Government, Google and the Alero Olympio Trust for sustainable architecture. Construction is expected to begin in late 2011, once the architecture competition closes and exact plans have been chosen. "We are thrilled with Ghana's leadership on this initiative and delighted to be working with its scientists, universities and government to ensure AIMS-Ghana is a jewel benefitting all," said Professor Turok.
His Excellency John Mahama, Vice-President of Ghana, expressed the importance the Government attaches to education, especially in the sciences. "We see AIMS-Ghana as a springboard for the future development of the people of Ghana and of Africa," he told the AIMS-Ghana delegation.
AIMS-Ghana will be built in Saltpond, seat of the African independence movement, and is scheduled to open in September 2012.
The proposed site of AIMS-Ghana in Saltpond
About AIMS and NEI
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is a globally recognized centre of excellence for postgraduate education and research based in Cape Town, South Africa. Its mission is to rapidly and cost-effectively expand Africa's scientific and technological capacity by providing advanced training to exceptional African graduates. Since its establishment in 2003, 305 students, 33% of them women, from 31 African countries, have graduated from the AIMS centre in South Africa. Their track record is outstanding, with over 95% continuing to Masters and PhD degrees and the vast majority remaining in Africa to apply their skills in African universities, research centres, government, NGOs and industry. The Next Einstein Initiative (NEI), stemming from Neil Turok's TED Prize wish that "the next Einstein be from Africa", is a strategic plan to build on the success of the first AIMS centre and create a coordinated pan-African network of 15 AIMS centres by 2020, producing 750 well-qualified graduates per year.
The Role of PI Global Outreach
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI), in Waterloo, Ontario, is a leading international centre for research in foundational physics. PI's Global Outreach program, with AIMS-NEI as its centrepiece, is devoted to promoting and sharing expertise with emerging centres of excellence in physics and maths worldwide. As the North American coordinating partner for AIMS-NEI, PI Global Outreach facilitates the participation of other public and private partners in advancing its mission.


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ladders form the base of this knockdown desk — simple steps to a higher education in woodworking.
By Hunter Lang
Pages: 58-62
From the November 2009 issue #179
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I'm in the midst of preparing for college, so I need a desk that is functional but also portable, so that I can easily move it into my dorm room when the time comes. The desk that I've had since I was nine years old is too small and about to fall apart. It wouldn't be worth it to take it to school with me. So I decided to build a new one.
This new desk was designed with a large top to hold a computer monitor and still have enough space for book work. It was also designed to be easily taken apart and put back together. Slots in the rails of the shelves fit on top of the rungs of the ladders with a few screws for added stability. This design would be ideal for any college student, and meets my needs perfectly.
I began building the desk by cutting 1 1/4″-diameter poplar dowels to 20 1/4″ to be used as connectors for the ladders. Then I made tenons on each end at the router table, with a 1/2″-diameter straight bit with 1/8″ of the cutter exposed above the table. To keep each dowel centered over the cutter, I clamped blocks on each side of the bit and set the fence on the router table back from the front edge of the cutter by 7/8″.
I moved each dowel into the cutter and rotated it with my right hand as I held it down with my left. As the cuts were made I moved the dowel toward the fence until I had made a complete rotation with the end of the dowel against the fence. This gave me a tenon on the end with a 1″ diameter – that's long enough to go through the legs of the ladders.
After preparing the tenons, I cut the angled leg pieces to length and laid out centers for holes according to the drawing on page 60. I grouped the legs in pairs and marked off the locations for the holes and the angles on the ends of the legs. Then I drilled the holes with a Forstner bit at the drill press, using the fence to center the holes in the legs.
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Nothing was here, below, a few days ago.
The porch, below, when we began.
The corner 'before', above, and 'after', below.
Lamp, above, seen from the garden, below.
Porch 'before', below, viewed from the garden.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Pics of Porch Garden I created with Susanne Hudson at the Penny McHenry Hydrangea Festival earlier this month.


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Hundreds lose power in mountain counties
High wind warnings in effect in several locations
About 2,400 Blue Ridge Electric power customers lost service overnight because of high winds and heavy snow on power lines.
Most of the outages -- which occurred in Ashe and Watauga counties -- had been restored by 8 a.m. Saturday, though about 300 outages remained.
A high wind warning is still in effect until 6 p.m. Saturday in Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga and Wilkes counties in North Carolina; and Carroll, Patrick and Grayson counties in Virginia.
A wind advisory is in effect during the same time frame in Caswell, Rockingham and Stokes counties in North Carolina and Henry County in Virginia. Davie County is under a wind advisory through noon Saturday.
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Many parts of the Triad reported seeing snow flurries Friday, the first day of winter.
Snow reports on WXII's Facebook page came from Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Jonesville, King, Millers Creek and Pinnacle, among others.
In Grayson County, a trained spotter in Elk Creek and officials at Mount Rogers Summit reported 2-inch snowfall accumulations as of Friday afternoon.
In Watauga County, about 2 1/2 inches of snowfall was reported 5 miles east of Boone, and a non-thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph was reported in Boone.
Sparta, in Alleghany County, has received about a tenth of an inch of snow.
Strong winds haven't just been limited to the higher elevations. As of Friday morning, gusts of at least 35 mph had been recorded at PTI Airport, Asheboro, Burlington and Lexington, National Weather Service officials said.
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North Bethesda, MD, June 6, 2013-Gunnison High School and Gunnison Community School, located in Gunnison, Colorado, are joining the Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) AspenCat LibLime Koha union catalog.
The Gunnison High School and Gunnison Community School staff will work with LibLime Project Management in the upcoming months to migrate bibliographic, item, and patron data from their legacy ILS system to the LibLime Koha application. Both Gunnison schools will enjoy autonomy within the AspenCat union catalog, as LibLime Koha includes support for local ownership of patron records, local ownership of items records linked to communal bibliographic records, and OPAC group searching for pre-designated collections. Gunnison students will also benefit from resource sharing in the CLiC Consortium.
About the Gunnison Watershed School District
The Gunnison Watershed School District serves residents in Gunnison County, Colorado. Located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Gunnison Watershed School District strives to provide an education of exceptional quality by creating a safe environment of mutual respect, educational alternatives, high expectations, and genuine achievement.
About the Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC)
CLiC, headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, serves over 400 libraries throughout the state. 35 of these libraries are part of the AspenCat LibLime Koha union catalog. Currently the database includes close to 545,000 items. Resource sharing is one of the key components of the system with libraries requesting over 1,200 items from each other every month. Requests are growing as more patrons discover how easy it is to request an item not held at his or her home library. CLiC is committed to maintaining AspenCat as a fully featured, patron-focused system. In partnership with the Colorado State Library, they have added links to external databases using EzProxy, Plinket-hosted website access, and SWIFT interconnectivity. They are also currently offering a cooperative purchase for downloadable audio books from Recorded Books, and ebooks from 3M Library Cloud system. For more information, please contact Shannon O'Grady at 303-422-1150 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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"The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. The narrator of the story is deemed guilty for an unnamed crime and put into a completely dark room. He passes out while trying to determine the size of the room. When he wakes up, he realizes there is a large, deep pit in the middle of the room. He… (more)
Language: English
Published in: 1842
Word count: 6,038 words (≈ 24 minutes)
Source: http://en.wikisource.org
Copyright: Public Domain
A list of books that are commonly found on reading lists for US high school English classes.


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Young Marble Giants
Young Marble GiantsColossal Youth
(Rough Trade, 1980)
The sleeve to Colossal Youth - Young Marble Giants' first and only album, shows three faces shadowed against the light, faces seemingly hewn out of granite. Two angular boys flank an equally mysterious girl. It's a black and grey, almost brutal, minimal picture that gives no sense of the beauty hidden inside the cover.
I was 19 when I first heard Colossal Youth in 1980. To say it tore my world apart is an understatement. Never before had I heard such unsettling, eerie, wonderful music. (And rarely since.) The trio's formula was outrageously simple. Over drum machine tapes, the odd throb of bass and occasional keyboard, Alison Statton would sing in a curiously disconnected, melodic style. The bare bones of music, fleshed out by brothers Stuart and Philip Moxham's considered, mannered arrangements. The beat never sounded out heavier than a faint click, guitars were kept to an absolute minimum. You could draw parallels between Young Marble Giants' hurt alienation and the spooked, dark sound of Joy Division, but I never did. The latter were clearly almost crazed. The former were endearing precisely because they were so ordinary. Lyrics spoke directly of disaffection and despair; the mundane made extraordinary by the focus applied. 'It's nice to hear you're having a good time,' sang Alison, almost supernaturally dispassionate, on 'N.I.T.A', 'But it still hurts 'cos you used to be mine.' Who couldn't relate to a stiff upper lyric like that?
There was an all-consuming darkness surrounding Young Marble Giants - not just on the album sleeve, but in the music itself. Strange how something so frail, so fragile and solemn, so commonplace can give off such an aura of bleakness. You could almost hear the emptying pits of Wales' mining villages as Alison sang about a girl painting her nails on the chilling 'Eating Noddemix', while she denied all charges of being neurotic on 'Music For Evenings'. It's not a claustrophobic darkness like that engendered by Joy Division and all the bands that followed, however. There's too much beauty shining through - like a lighthouse beam in a storm, Alison's voice was always there to guide us home. And when it wasn't, as on the instrumental 'The Taxi', there's an upbeat, Casio keyboard sound, a burst of static radio.
I soon became besotted with this most unassuming of bands. Indeed, I was privileged enough to see all six or seven of their six or seven London dates - including one which clashed with The Slits. I must have been besotted. On stage, the trio were even more unsettling and beautiful. Alison always wore white. The band always stood in shadows, with the barest of instrumentation around them. Phil and Stuart were lanky, and how I envied them standing next to someone who could sing with such purity of voice. Always, the drum machine would start up, and then would come the song - perhaps the album's opening song of desire 'Searching For Mr Right', perhaps the single 'Salad Days' with its brief ending burst of longing from Alison, perhaps 'Nostalgia'. The latter was certainly the finest song YMG never recorded - an emotional look back at old friends and past-times sung with all the naivety of youth. (It later ended up on the debut Weekend album, the post-YMG nouveau cool jazz band formed by Phil and Alison.) Sure, I would be down the front, cheering. Dancing even, to the barest of dance patterns.
Listening to Colossal Youth now, the record still sounds as mystery-laden, poignant and life-affirming as it did all those years ago. Side one is edgier and more brittle. Side two is more rounded off. Indeed, Colossal Youth possibly sounds even more poignant now, with the passage of time and memories added. There are three scenarios I would like to share with you now:
A photo of me with shoulder-length hair, badges covering both lapels on my wide-brimmed jacket, standing outside Rough Trade record store in 1980, holding up an autographed Young Marble Giants single. I'd been so besotted, I phoned up Rough Trade and, claiming to be writing an article for a fanzine, got to interview the band alongside the NME (odd - but perhaps that was Rough Trade policy back then). I didn't ask a single question, just shuddered with delight. It was my entrance into the music business. I never wrote the article - this, then, is my belated tribute. Thanks guys.
1989, Melody Maker reviews room. Someone has just passed me the new single from Devine & Statton, a cover of New Order's 'Bizarre Love Triangle'. It is so damn beautiful, it almost breaks my heart all over again.
Seattle, some time in the early 90s. I have no idea how Courtney Love came to hear of Young Marble Giants, even less why she picked upon their sadly cynical 'Credit In The Straight World' to desecrate. I have a nasty feeling I might have been raving about the self-same Devine & Statton single. Anyway. I apologise. (There's a weird link here, inasmuch as soulful Olympia singer Lois was once in a band called Courtney Love, and Stuart Moxham later went on to produce one of Lois' solo albums.) Sorry.
That's it. Young Marble Giants only ever released one album, and it happens to be almost surreally beautiful. More than enough reason to cherish their memory.


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The makers of DiS' album of 2011 return with new material...
Yesterday, Antlers, put up this cryptic YouTube on their website with something about something called Undersea. It turns out those big teases have a new EP with four songs on it coming out on July 30th via the Transgressive Records label.
The band refuse to be drawn on whether the title means it has anything to do with DiS, but we're pretty sure it's a tribute record, dedicated to our readers for being so darn awesome. However, the band have made the following statement:
"It begins in the dream of a peaceful flood. Water covers everything and rises. We take a deep breath in and a slow breath out. Everything is changed.
Time slows and stretches as a connectedness washes over everything. We're left treading water, backstroking into the future.
Undersea is the feeling of suspension- memories suspended in time and space, energy suspended in the air around us. It's the serenity of drifting off to sleep or of sinking to the bottom of the ocean. It's both the comfort of knowing that some questions have no answers, and the torment that we're never meant to know the truth.
We've searched for patient, colorful sounds and found a meditative calm, a persistent pulse that leaves room for everything to breathe and expand as a new world takes shape.
There is no hurry."
- Drift Drive
- Endless Ladder
- Crest
- Zelda
Pre-order your copy here: http://www.transgressiverecords.co.uk/release/undersea
And see them live...
13 – Latitude, Suffolk
14 – Alive Festival, Lisbon
15 – Benicassim, Spain
4 – Off Festival, Poland
18 – Pukkelpop, Belgium
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Forget entertaining clients in karaoke bars. These days, Chinese businessmen are more likely to be talking deals on luxury boats.
The yuan debate has come to the fore again, with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Washington for a state visit. While many critics see the currency as vastly undervalued against the U.S. dollar, the case is far from clear when viewed against other currencies.
Zhang Xin, co-founder and CEO of Beijing's largest real estate developer, SOHO China, shares her outlook on China's property market amid the country's tightening policies, and whether the country's property bubble is at risk of bursting.
Even with a great 2010 in the books, analysts say investors shouldn't expect the growing boom in Chinese cleantech firms going public to slow down in the coming months.
Looking ahead 10 years from now, you may just be sporting Li Ning's latest running shoes, baking in Haier's top class ovens or "baidu-ing" on China's fastest growing search portal, Baidu.
In an exclusive interview with CNBC Asia, Wang Chuan Fu, Founder and Chairman of Shenzhen-based BYD, talks about how he is charging up China's car-and-battery giant for the future.
China's economy powered ahead in 2010, but the performance of its stock market far from impressed global investors.
President Hu Jintao is preparing to visit to defuse tensions with the United States, but he might not be able to keep relations from growing worse. The NYT reports.
China may soon become known as a nation of spenders, rather than savers, thanks to Beijing's efforts to let consumption drive economic growth.
"As the Chinese get richer," the private equity investor glowed, "this company is going to be the next Google." I was sitting in my office in Shanghai, while the investor rattled off why he loved the company. It had 50 retail outlets and planned to open another 100. Moreover, its website had 10 million monthly hits.
China's M&A activity hit record levels in 2010, with overseas acquisitions dominating a quarter of the deals. While Chinese firms have had success in its quest to go global, the end result is not always smooth sailing.
Despite moves by the Chinese government to tame its property sector, prices have remained stubbornly resilient, with some economists saying the tightening measures are unsustainable.
China's economy powered ahead in 2010, but the performance of its stock market far from impressed global investors.
China's consumer price index rose to 4.6 percent in December, slowing from 5.1 percent in the previous month. While inflation may have eased, it continues to be well above the government's annual inflation target, and remains a large concern for investors looking to get into mainland equities.
The protests in Egypt are unsettling regimes around the world as thousands of everyday Egyptians rise and declare that they want an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule. Time will tell if Mubarak's regime really will collapse or be forced to undertake major reforms, but what is true is there are lessons for China's leaders as well as those through the Middle East.
Though Shanghai and Beijing tend to grab the headlines, the future of the country is in its smaller cities, experts say. They are its heartland and the likely source of its most rapid growth over the next few years.
Greater China may represent a significant portion of sales for leading luxury brands Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Bulgari, but Aaron Fischer, regional head of consumer research at CLSA Asia Pacific Markets, believes Hong Kong-listed retailers are better positioned to capture the mainland's demand for high-end merchandise.
March CPI is expected to rise more than 5 percent on year to touch a 32-month high, while retail sales, an indication of consumer spending, is forecast to rise 16.5 percent on year. This would mean inflation has not yet hit discretionary spending in China.
China may be increasingly capitalist in inclination, and at ground level. But no one should forget that it's still a communist, command-driven economy. If "Don't fight the Fed" is the mantra in the United States, "Don't fight the Party" is a wise motto for investors in the Middle Kingdom.
Hong Kong property tycoon Vincent Lo has an estimated net worth of $1.95 billion and is ranked the territory's wealthiest, according to Forbes magazine. But it's not been all plain sailing for the CEO of Shui On. The company came close to the brink during the recent financial crisis, on worries it could not meet debt payments. The property mogul shares with CNBC's Christine Tan, about the difficult period.


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The Second Season of the Channel's Most Successful Series Ever Will Feature Firefly Alums Jewel Staite and Sean Maher, Gina Torres as well as Philip Winchester (Crusoe), Paula Garces (Defying Gravity)
New York, NY - March 25, 2010 - Warehouse 13, the most successful series in Syfy history, today announced that Gina Torres will join Firefly alums Jewel Staite and Sean Maher as guest stars during the second season, which kicks off in July. The series is currently in production in Toronto.
Philip Winchester (Crusoe) and Paula Garces (Defying Gravity) will also appear as guest stars this year.
Torres and Garces' roles are both love interests for Pete (Eddie McClintock)
Torres, who portrayed "Zoe Washburne" in Firefly, plays "Kate," an agent from Pete's past.
Garces, who played "Paula Morales" in Defying Gravity and "Officer Tina Hanlon" in The Shield, assumes the recurring role of "Kelly," a sexy, spunky, headstrong veterinarian in the Warehouse town of Univille who catches Pete's eye.
In the episode featuring Philip Winchester ("Jack Chase" in Alice), Pete and Myka discover an object in the Warehouse town of Univille is transmitting increasingly dangerous scenes from old Hollywood movies. Winchester plays 1950s matinee idol "Raymond St. James," the star of these movies, in roles which include a Cowboy, a Marine, a Gladiator and a Mad Scientist.
Warehouse 13 follows two Secret Service agents who find themselves abruptly transferred to a massive, top-secret storage facility in windswept South Dakota which houses every strange artifact, mysterious relic, fantastical object and supernatural souvenir ever collected by the U.S. government. The Warehouse's caretaker Artie (Saul Rubinek) charges Pete (Eddie McClintock) and Myka (Joanne Kelly) with chasing down reports of supernatural and paranormal activity in search of new objects to cache at the Warehouse, as well as helping him to control the Warehouse itself.
In its first season, Warehouse 13 became the all-time Syfy leader in total viewers (4.1 million), Adults 25-54 (2.1 million) and Household ratings (2.9), as measured by 7-Day DVR data.
Warehouse 13 is produced for Syfy by Universal Cable Productions. Jack Kenny (The Book of Daniel) returns as showrunner.
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Contact: Ed Golder, 517-335-3014 or Debbie Munson Badini, 906-226-1352
Agency: Natural Resources
Livestock and Dog Owners Gain Ability to Protect Animals
Jan. 27, 2012
Management authority over wolves in Michigan has been officially returned to the Department of Natural Resources, putting the state's Wolf Management Plan into effect, the DNR announced today.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to remove wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the federal endangered species list became official today. The Great Lakes region includes Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Wolves remain a protected, nongame species in Michigan, but state management will afford more options when dealing with wolves preying on livestock or dogs.
"Delisting is a victory for the state and for Michigan citizens who have been affected by this issue," said DNR Director Rodney Stokes. "The state's healthy wolf population is a reminder that Michigan still has places where wild animals such as wolves can live and thrive. Fully implementing the state's Wolf Management Plan will allow us to more effectively respond to problem wolves, while maintaining a self-sustaining wolf population and increasing social acceptance of the species as a whole."
The DNR will continue to recommend nonlethal methods of control as the first option for residents. However, in cases where nonlethal methods are not working or are not feasible, state officials will now have greater flexibility to use lethal means to remove problem wolves when appropriate. In addition, Michigan residents will be able to legally protect their livestock and dogs if an animal is being attacked by a wolf.
The Michigan Legislature passed laws in 2008 to allow livestock or dog owners, or their designated agents, to remove, capture, or, if deemed necessary, use lethal means to destroy a wolf that is "in the act of preying upon" (attempting to kill or injure) the owner's livestock or dog(s). These state laws took effect Jan. 27, 2012.
Livestock or dog owners who use lethal means to destroy a wolf must observe the following guidelines:
Report the lethal take of a wolf by calling the Report All Poaching (RAP) hotline at 800-292-7800 no later than 12 hours after the lethal take.
Retain possession of the wolf until a DNR official is available to take possession. A DNR official will respond to the scene within 12 hours of notification.
Do not move or disturb the dead wolf. The only exception to this rule is if a wolf has been killed in the act of preying upon livestock and leaving the wolf in place would impede normal farming practices. In that case the wolf may be moved to a secure location once photographs are taken of the wolf and the area where lethal means were used.
"Although lethal control methods are now legal in certain circumstances, wolves remain a protected species in Michigan and no hunting or trapping season is in place," said DNR Law Enforcement Division Chief Gary Hagler. "The DNR will investigate and continue prosecution of any wolf poaching cases."
Illegally killing a wolf is punishable by up to 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both, and the cost of prosecution. Suspected poaching violations may be reported 24 hours a day, seven days a week to the DNR's RAP hotline at 800-292-7800.
There are an estimated 687 wolves in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. For more information on Michigan's wolf population, greater detail about the two laws governing wolf depredation, and to see the state's Wolf Management Plan, visit www.michigan.gov/wolves.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state's natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. For more information, go to http://www.michigan.gov/dnr.


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On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:06:35 +1100, "Jason Sobell iGadget"
<firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>My sympathies go out to all VB6 developers who do not have prior Java or C++
>experience, because the .NET transition is a very hard one,
Oh? Not what I've been hearing from the .Netizens in this ng for
months, some of whom have even suggested that learning VB.Net is as
easy as learning classic VB. In other words, they had no real basis
for making such false claims but were merely talking up the new
language to try and hoodwink novices into becoming believers.
> but I disagree
>that it is 'unacceptable' to have major language changes.
I have never claimed that VB.Net should have been given an injection
in the birth canal, but that it came out and promptly gobbled up its
older sibling, classic VB. By all means allow Microsoft (yeah,
magnanimous to a fault, me!) to produce what ever it liked, but that
should *not* include screwing over existing programmers and businesses
which depend on VB for everyday operation. That was cavalier, extreme,
unwarranted and - still - reversible. By all means produce a new
language and call it PolkaDots.OnNakedBots for all I care. But one
must be able to have continuity - for EVAH, if need be - in one's
previous and current choices. Otherwise there *is* a real risk that
Mircrosoft or some other software company can come along in future
years and do exactly the same thing all over again.
> Core VB6 was a
>tiny part of the VB environment, and most of the functionality used was in
>COM objects included as references. ADO, networking, 3rd party controls,
>scripting, and a myriad of other commonly used functions were in these
>addons, and these have been replicated with different syntax into the .NET
>The biggest pain in VB6 code conversion is that we all tended to write such
>apalling VB6 code!
This is nonsense! Who is "we all", I have to ask? You are blaming the
lack of a suitable conversion tool on some spurious claim that classic
VB was always just thrown together? The whole point of a modern,
dynamic language is that it *can* be thrown together! We do not have
such rigid structures in other walks of life nowadays. No longer do we
build massive stone bridges where the structure is far larger than the
culvert that passes through it. We apply flexibility, lightness, and
clean design concepts just strong enough to fulfil the purpose. So it
must be with programming, too. We *should* be able to throw together a
few "pictures" (i.e. controls), provide minimum, if any, glue code,
and try it out. There is not a machine on the planet that has to be
designed to work out of the box without any adjustments. We always
build machines to be adjustable and flexible. The problem with .Net
and the whole way of thinking in OOP is that it is all so prescribed
and defined. Instead, we must imbue the machines themselves with more
intelligence so that they aid us. We do that with Automatic Train
Protection, for example, so that if the driver inadvertently passes a
danger signal the train is brought to a safe halt. Same goes for
software, or it should do. Instead of taking the concepts in classic
VB, then adding on reams of total oopification, the designers should
have made the language more amenable to allowing apps to be thrown
together. I mean, can anyone, hand on heart, really say it's more
*fun* coding in VB.Net than in classic VB? Even the diehard masochists
who defended the obfuscatory powers of C++ to the last semicolon found
themselves sidelined by businesses large and small, as the bean
counters suddenly realised how the wool was being pulled over their
eyes by a few Jolt-quaffing purists.
> It was so easy to quickly knock up an initial solution,
>then spend days or weeks modifying it to give a quality looking application.
Just as we take a jack plane and smooth a plank of timber, continually
trying it out to see if it's "right" yet. The dogmatic, oopificatory
approach is to have every single piece of wood passed through a
thicknesser which has been adjusted to within a thousandth of a
>If we had to scrap it and restart we know that we could write it in half the
>code, and make it more maintainable, but with VB6 we don't have to do that.
'Zactly! We can modify and improve the code, and because, lacking much
OOP, thank God, it is so much more amenable to change without
affecting the object "model", and we can quickly turn a pig's ear into
a silk purse. You're not going to convince me that the only successful
VB apps were ones which had been painstakingly designed from the
ground up over months and months before any coding was started. Sure,
that approach could and did work for the truly complicated and complex
apps, but when did a VB team ever set out to replace the Chicago
Baggage Handling System or equivalent? That kind of mammoth computing
project may have seen elements of VB being employed, but huge systems
like that are rare compared with the multitude of straightforward
business apps which were VB's forte where the business rules have been
known for centuries. The beauty of something like VB (and there's
nothing quite like it, not really) is its pliant nature, yet it is
continually hand-holding us in case we do anything really stupid -
like incrementing a pointer off the end of memory.
>When we try to port that code to a VB.NET environment we have terrible
>problems, yet if we had used VB.NET in the first place we would probably
>have been forced to do more planning and developed a more structured
>solution the first time.
And there's nothing wrong in that approach if you're using a language
which demands it, as you're now suggesting VB.Net does, but again my
plea is not to take away my previous tools! If they had simply allowed
VB to continue as a bona fide alternative, even with further
improvements and an open-ended "use by" date, then as time passed,
people would have been able to get to know VB.Net at their own pace,
not have it thrust down their throat.
> This is something that Java and C++ developers are
>used to, but VB developers are not.
But you say this as if to claim that the Java/C++ position is the
'preferred' one, and my inference is that the VB folk need to be
dragged kicking and screaming into that 'alternative' mindset. This is
missing the point of a Rapid Application Development language! It all
revolves around that word 'rapid'. In the modern workshop we mount a
fresh lump of metal into the lathe chuck, adjust the knife, push a
button, and bingo! Out comes a new piston, or a new camshaft, or
whatever. We are no longer hunched over our work like in the lathes of
old with micrometer in hand and oily rag in the other. We are using
technology to improve the whole process through effective use of
computers. One even sees this in the airline industry, where the
old-fashioned tug-on-a-rope cables of the Boeing school of airplane
design are being supplanted by fly-by-wire, computer-based controls as
epitomised by European Airbus Industrie. Yet while we are typing in
code, the computer is almost completely passive. (Oh, it can detect
'syntax error' - how marvellous!)
> Now we are forced to adopt the same
>design constraints, so what VB developers considered 'RAD' (i.e. don't plan,
>just drag, drop & bodge) is no longer a viable option.
Why does the pejorative 'bodge' figure in there? Why does RAD have to
be a bodge? Why not instead adopt minimal planning, dragging,
dropping, adjusting, and trying out as the norm? We know it does work!
We have the evidence of 12 years of traditional VB programming
throughout millions of businesses to show for it.
>Is this good or bad?
Rigid = bad. Flexible = good. OOP = rigid. Non-OOP = flexible.
> I reckon that 80%+ of VB6 developers will require
>extensive relearning to be able to do this, and this is not good for
It's not good because it's costing industry a small fortune in extra
costs that they would otherwise not have had to pay.
> Perhaps MS should have retained VB6
No 'perhaps' about it! Of course this is what they should have done.
They still could!
> but put in place more
>'incentives' to move over, such as free additional controls or wizards that
>developers and/or companies would be attracted to. From teaching and
>consulting I know how much experience most industry VB6 developers have, and
>I can say that most would (and are) struggling terribly to get to grips with
Instead of blaming the VB programmers, who after all were and are only
using the tools sold to them over a decade or more, I blame the new
language and its platform for being so unnecessarily complex. As for
incentives, that's a bit like offering a drink to Kamikaze pilots
before their final flight into glory.


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Posted by Editoress on 03/16/11
SpiderTech Team Director Steve Bauer offered the following comments on the team's performance today in the Nokere Koerse (results below):
"I am excited for the team and the progress the guys are making step by step, every race. Today at Nokere the guys really started to combine forces as a team, looking for each other and putting the performance into practice, which ended in a positive result by Keven Lacombe."
"The objective of the team was to work on getting a man into the early break if possible to put the team at ease and eventually focus on the final sprint as as the odds would likely ensure. In general we were aiming for the race would come to a group sprint and we would work for Keven Lacombe to do the performance."
A breakaway without representation from any Pro Tour teams took six (6) minutes. SpiderTech were not represented in the first important break but we were not concerned since it was certain a reaction from the peloton would come. Omega Pharma-Lotta took a serious initiative entering Nokere circuit (125 kilometres to go) for the first time, splitting the peloton and creating havoc. All riders of Omega Pharma took control in front with a total of 15 riders in counterattack. Behind, Svein Tuft and Ryan Anderson took a solid initiative to keep this critical phase for the race in check and eventually received help from other teams. After a tough chase, the peloton regrouped.
The next breakaway was less dangerous, as both Cofidis and Rabobank missed and took up the chase bringing the peloton to a bunch sprint as predicted. The team strategy was to place Lacombe in top position entering the final one kilometer of the fast technical sprint. Keven Lacombe finished 8th behind winner Gert Steegmans of Team QuickStep.
Next Race: March 18 - UCI 1.1 Handzame Classic, Belgium
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Cannot unpin item from a jump list
I have 2 items I can't remove from a jump list. The pin icon and the right click option to unpin the items is available but doesn't work.
I tried unpinning the program from the taskbar, clearing recent items, then uninstallling the software and running
a registry cleaner. Then re-installed and pinned the program back on the taskbar, the jump list still had the 2 items stuck in the jump list.
Any suggestions folks ?2009年6月2日 上午 12:28
You should probably try unchecking and applying the checkbox setting for showing recent items at: Rightclick Start,then click PropertiesRating posts helps other usersMark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
2009年6月2日 下午 03:07
- 已標示為解答 Robinson Zhang 2009年6月3日 上午 01:57
You should probably try unchecking and applying the checkbox setting for showing recent items at: Rightclick Start,then click PropertiesRating posts helps other usersMark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
2009年6月2日 下午 03:07
- 已標示為解答 Robinson Zhang 2009年6月3日 上午 01:57
Hi, tried all the suggested methods. Initially the problem came from moving the file from its original location, so the item in the jump list pointed to a non-existent file, so i tried all the suggested methods to remove the item from the list, clearing recent items etc, even registry hacks but couldn't find anything specifically related to this problem. Even moving the file back to the original location didn't help. SO, obvious solution, create another account and delete the old one.
An option in the jump list properties to edit the file location would be easy solution to this, rather than just a write protected string.2009年6月6日 上午 09:13
Hi, I have the same problem: moved/deleted the file after I pinned it to the taskbar, now I can't unpin (tried all the same stuff marknt06 did, including moving the file back)...anyone have a solution? This has happened with a folder, so now any folder that is in the taskbar that I right click on has actually 2 of these ghost items under "Pinned Items" that are pointed to something that is no longer there and doesn't let me unpin. Asks me to unpin, asks me to remove from the list when I choose ok, it takes it, but does nothing. They are just stuck.2009年6月19日 下午 05:57
I have a similar issue with the jump list for Windows Explorer. I am trying to unpin the Downloads folder, as I have a Downloads library that I use instead, but it just won't unpin. I noticed this after I added the library to the jump list, then tried to unpin the folder. I don't know if it's related to having two items on the list with the same name. I've also moved the Downloads folder and other user folders to non-default locations, but I don't think that's the issue here. The Downloads folder item still works properly, and I was able to unpin My Documents, My Pictures, and My Music just fine. Also, if I try to move the Downloads folder to another position in the jump list, I simply get a duplicate entry. If I unpin either entry, then, I'm left with the original entry. I also cannot unpin Desktop.2009年6月20日 上午 03:14
+1, I think. In my case, I uninstalled the Office 2007 trial after buying Office Ultimate from UltimateSteal. The office applications I had pinned to the taskbar disappeared. After reinstalling, the jumplists remained intact -- which was fine, except I soon discovered that it wouldn't let me remove an Access database. I moved the file, tried pinning it and removing it again, etc etc, nothing happens. If I put the file back in its original location, the jumplist link works fine (except the no-removal part, obv). If I move the file, I get a standard "The item you selected is unavailable" msg, but that's it.
One other thing I noticed is that its position as first item in the jumplist also seems to be stuck. So if I try to drag another database above it, nothing happens, and if I try to drag it below any of the other databases, it actually creates a copy of itself (which, incidentally, can be removed).
For the most part I love the new taskbar, and this is not the hugest bug in the world, but it's obviously pretty annoying.2009年6月22日 上午 07:10
Enter Here:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar
and delete unless shortcuts
That solution is for a pinned shortcut at the taskbar.
We are dealing here with a jumplist and many are still waiting for the right solution.
Regards,2009年10月16日 下午 11:25
Use CCleaner: http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/ Unfortunately, it will erase all your jumplist items, but at least you don't have to reinstall anything to get rid of those broken links. Microsoft, please FIX THIS!
2009年10月19日 下午 07:39
- 已提議為解答 meffrey 2009年10月19日 下午 07:39
Why won't Microsoft respond to this problem, after all it is their software which is causing the problem and I do not see why we should have to download software from a site we have never heard of before to fix this.
The Word2007 document I am trying to delete has never been moved, or deleted.
Come on Microsoft, sort it out. Either tell us how to solve the problem or update Win7 so that it cannot occur.
Viv2009年11月21日 上午 10:58
The solution by Mark L. F. does not fix the poster's original question. this helps "unpinning" the item from the taskbar completely but that's not what the poster is asking.
I am facing the same issue, I have 3 items in the Explorer "jumplist" I tried unpinning and repinning Explorer but I can't remove the jumplist items. the problem is not solved.
UPDATE - It seems each time I unchecked, applied and rechecked the "store and display recently opened items in startbar and taskbar" and applied, I was able to remove only "one" item from the explorer jumplist. I had 3 of them so I had to do this uncheck, apply, check, apply 3 times and each time unpin one item from the jumplist, now all three are gone. Issue solved. but whacky nonetheless...2009年11月21日 下午 01:55
The Jump Lists items are stored in the (hidden) folder AppData. Click the Windows Orb (Start), type
%Appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations and press Enter. They are stored as a ".automaticDestinations-ms" file. I don't know how to view the entries but you may be able to determine what they are by looking at the Date Modified.
2009年11月21日 下午 02:05
- 已提議為解答 SMFletcher91 2013年11月7日 下午 07:08
BurrWalnut, Seems you can open them in notepad, it's garbled but shows some paths, doesn't seem to have any pattern though, i opened one and it had visio files, xls files, so it's not like it was even a jumplist for one program (excel or visio) but a mix.
either way my issue is fixed as i updated in my org post.
thanks!2009年11月21日 下午 02:12
The Jump Lists items are stored in the (hidden) folder AppData. Click the Windows Orb (Start), type
%Appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations and press Enter. They are stored as a ".automaticDestinations-ms" file. I don't know how to view the entries but you may be able to determine what they are by looking at the Date Modified.
The path should be '%Appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent Items\AutomaticDestinations' but viewing the ".automaticDestinations-ms" in Notepad does not help me as it is not apparent what will be the result of editing the file.
Viv2009年11月21日 下午 04:02
If I type '%Appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent Items\AutomaticDestinations' or '%Appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations' in the search box nothing is found, (on my computer anyway), but if I type '%Appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent Items' or '%Appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent' without the trailing '\' then I get the Recent Items folder and clicking on it shows an empty folder.
However, I have tried a couple of methods I have found in this thread and others and none work for me. I now have 4 items permanently pinned to my Word2007 icon. I am wondering if pinning Word to the Taskbar will have any beneficial effect, or if I will just make things worse.
Viv2009年11月21日 下午 10:50
I eventually tried the method in the section 'Fixing the Problem' at http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/5245/fix-for-when-pinned-jump-list-items-get-stuck-in-windows-7/ by typing in that long 'find' statement which showed three of the files in the folder with a number 0 after it, presumably this means search term not found, and one file which had a number four at the end.
Deleting this file has removed the jump list. I hope it has not done anything else, but time will tell.
It would be most helpful if Microsoft would look at the problem and amend their software so that it does not recur.
2009年11月22日 下午 12:22
- 已提議為解答 chuong2011 2014年4月22日 下午 09:41
I tried this one a few times as suggested in another forum, without success. I then had success with switching "Always combine, hide labels" under Taskbar-Taskbar buttons to "Never combine". Unpinned the items I couldn't remove before, and switched the setting back to the original. Hope this helps those for which the first solution didn't work.2010年12月17日 下午 04:42
You should probably try unchecking and applying the checkbox setting for showing recent items at: Rightclick Start,then click Properties
Rating posts helps other usersMark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
{edited coontent certified to include NAT Traversal OS transliteration aka vyper}
Mark Furguson's leader caught my attention. But the scope of this thread is rather too limited, so please visit here:
2011年5月26日 上午 09:39
- 已編輯 Disabled web designer 2011年5月26日 下午 10:49 escalation
Even if the "Hiden" and "Hiden Protected" files are set to Show, the "..Recent\AutomaticDestinations" directory is still invisible. You realy have to capture the full path as: "C:\Users\alainb\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations"
If you want to use Windows search, from the "C:\Users" search for "auto", do not use "*.auto"
To realy see all, from the command prompt in the "C:\Users>" directory try the good old DOS command: "dir *.auto* /s"
Open the files with notepad, most is unreadable but the path, file name and other stuff are readable.
Bingo!2011年12月28日 下午 03:57
I used total commander when searching for folder (e.g. C:\SomeFolder\PinnedFolderName) pinned to my explorer's jumplist. I searched for all files which contains the text C:\\SomeFolder\\PinnedFolderName and found some *.automaticDestinations-ms files. Deleted them and it works.
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2012年6月4日 下午 04:18
- 已提議為解答 towens3054 2012年8月15日 下午 10:27
- 已取消提議為解答 towens3054 2012年8月15日 下午 10:27
I had this same problem with an Excel jumplist that's pinned to my Taskbar. Here's what I did to fix it.
1) Record items on the jumplist you want to recreate
2) Browse to "C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations" and sort by date/time
3) Attempt to unpin an item from the Jump list and note which ".automaticDestination-ms" file get updated
4) Delete or rename the file
5) Open each item you want back in the jumplist and re-pin it.
Once I fugured this out, the whole process only took a few minutes for the 15 or so items I wanted pinned.
Good luck,
Tom Owens2012年8月15日 下午 10:37
This did not work for me. Trying to unpin an unwanted item (and unpinning an item I want there) made no changes to the files in the folder you note.
When I try to unpin the local server address shortcut from my Windows Explorer jump list, my Explorer freezes and needs to be shut down through task manager and rebooted.
Any other suggestions from this thread, or from MS?2012年8月21日 下午 02:05
Apologies. This solution does work, but I had to search "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations" from the Start menu to get to the proper location. Browsing there did not work for me.
The guy at this link made a great observation, http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/5245/fix-for-when-pinned-jump-list-items-get-stuck-in-windows-7/.
If you're having problems with Windows Explorer jump lists, the Win Ex jump list file name is always "1B4DD67F29CB1962.AUTOMATICDESTINATIONS-MS". By renaming this file "backup_1B4DD67F29CB1962.AUTOMATICDESTINATIONS-MS", I was able to start fresh with a new jump list.
The problem seem to originate from pinning items from the network.
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- 已提議為解答 chuong2011 2014年4月22日 下午 09:40
this one, under "social.technet.microsoft.com as above worked for me finally, after trying several of the other fixes suggested further up the thread.
the actual link:
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- 已編輯 cutedrdave 2012年12月28日 上午 12:42 added link
- 已提議為解答 CathySpears 2013年4月17日 下午 05:18
- 已取消提議為解答 CathySpears 2013年4月17日 下午 05:19
I had one stuck on Excel, and I had tried every previous and logically thought of way to remove it, including the properties checkbox switch (I tried all possible combinations), cCleaner, removing the Excel shortcut, re-adding it, checking the roaming Microsoft AppData folder, and none of that worked. This answer was the correct one for me.2013年11月7日 下午 07:11
Sorry if this bumps an old thread, but navigating to %Appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations, renaming the files there with BACKUP, and then killing and restarting Windows Explorer in task manager worked for me on Windows 8 when I couldn't unpin a dead Windows Explorer jumplist link from the taskbar.2014年8月3日 上午 06:47
The Jump Lists items are stored in the (hidden) folder AppData. Click the Windows Orb (Start), type
%Appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations and press Enter. They are stored as a ".automaticDestinations-ms" file. I don't know how to view the entries but you may be able to determine what they are by looking at the Date Modified.
I had this problem and this solved it perfectly. Thank you BurrWalnut :-)2015年5月3日 下午 07:05
Alternatively, what worked for me was not to delete all these files, but instead to temporarily rename them one at a time to observe what would happen. For instance, I kept on putting my name in front of the existing filename until I found the offending entry. Then I deleted only that one. In my case, that removed all the pinned names from Excel, where I had the problem. But all my other programs retained their pinned lists, and I could easily recreate the ones for Excel.2015年10月3日 下午 12:32


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Mo's focus on postseason trumped 300-save mark
Rivera first Yankees closer to reach milestone, has since more than doubled total
As Mariano Rivera prepares to retire, the closer's farewell tour has become a central subplot to the season. Major League Baseball's all-time saves leader has been greeted warmly in each of his road stops, and the Yankees are planning a ceremony of their own to honor Rivera's illustrious career in September.
Rivera will be the last active player to regularly wear uniform No. 42, with the number having been retired throughout MLB in 1997 to honor the achievements of barrier-breaking great Jackie Robinson. During his 19-year big league career, Rivera has also chiseled his own mark on the number's legacy. In honor of Rivera and his contributions, MLB.com is commemorating 42 notable moments from Rivera's career -- the 42 Days of Mo.
The 300-save barrier had been crossed before, but when Mariano Rivera reached that milestone on May 28, 2004, he became the first Yankees pitcher to do it, and only the fourth pitcher to do it exclusively for one team. It might not have been a unique moment or a record-setting achievement, but it was seen as significant to many.
To Rivera, it was just another regular-season save.
Even on a day when 300 seemed to be a big number, Rivera mentioned how 30 was a much more important one -- that's the number of postseason saves he had at the time, already a record that he extended to 42 by the time he announced his retirement in 2013.
In so many words, Rivera said there was little need for a 300-shaped cake, as he wanted the focus to be on October. At that time, the Yanks had played in six of the previous eight World Series, winning four of them
"It's good, but there are other things," Rivera said. "Winning a World Series, it doesn't compare to that."
Added then-Yankees manager Joe Torre: "That's No. 300, but his most significant ones aren't even in there. And his whole career is all about the postseason and the World Series."
As it turns out, 300 wasn't even the halfway point toward Rivera's all-time record total that continues to climb deep into the 600s in his final season at age 43. And Rivera's 17th save of the 2004 season was only one step along the way to a career-high total of 53 in 57 chances, a season that ended with Rivera placing third in voting for the American League Cy Young Award.
It was at Tropicana Field against Tampa Bay where Rivera recorded his 300th save. After allowing a leadoff single to Aubrey Huff, Rivera saved the 7-5 victory by striking out former teammate Tino Martinez before getting Jose Cruz Jr. to pop out and Julio Lugo to line out to Tony Clark at first base.
Rivera was 34 at the time he crossed that 300-save barrier, roughly the same age as many of the 25 members of the 300-save club when they did it. But he'd been to the World Series six times by then, more than enough times to know that the pursuit of a trophy always comes first. So, even a number as impressive as 300 wasn't something Rivera thought a lot about as he passed it.
"One day I will," Rivera said. "Right now, I don't pay attention to my numbers."


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DOVER — Last fall the Coe-Brown Northwood Academy girls cross country team enjoyed the best season in school history.
Today the Bears begin a legitimate run at topping the 2011 team's success, which included a second straight Division II state title, a Meet of Champions title, and a third-place finish at the New England championships.
All divisions will run at Manchester's Derryfield Park. Division II kicks off at 11:30 a.m. (girls ) and 12:10 p.m. (boys).
They do so with three talented returning runners (all underclassmen) and three strong freshmen.
Junior Jessie Carney and sophomores Hannah Parker and Katie Scannell helped CBNA to its landmark season in 2011. They are teamed with freshmen Elisabeth Danis, Brooke Laskowsky and Meg Scannell to give the Bears a productive thin red line on the running trails.
Senior Katelyn Terry, a JV state champs in 2011 and late season replacement at the NE meet, also figures into the mix.
"We feel really excited about the opportunity (today) to do something pretty special," said co-coach Brent Tkaczyk. "I'm completely humbled with the talent this group has."
Coe-Brown is ranked first in New Hampshire and in the top two in New England by MileSplitNH.com and MileSplitNE.com, respectively.
A convincing win over defending New England champ Champlain Valley, Vt., at the prestigious Woods Trail Run earlier this month in Thetford, Vt., has kept the Bears in the regional limelight.
In addition, there are five girls with sub-19-minute times in N.H. this season, and Coe-Brown has four of them.
"We have six girls on paper who can finish in the to-10," Tkaczyk said. "We have a group of girls from three towns who have come together. We're the healthiest we've been all year. We had injuries and sickness all year, but now we are fine."
Junior Lexie Buiel, a key runner last year, contracted pneumonia during the season, and was unable to get back to the level she needed to break the current lineup.
"Sometimes life gets in the way," said co-coach Tim Cox. "We're going to have some very good runners sitting on the sidelines."
Coe-Brown, per its philosophy, will embrace the team concept on the course and work together to try and earn its three peat.
"This is the most fun team we've coached," Cox said. "It's a good team and they love competing which is pretty big at this level."
"They show up every day and crave for competition," Tkaczyk said. "They're working together, but they also all want that top spot."
Coe-Brown's competition will likely come from perennial power Hanover (D-II camps 2004-09). Souhegan and Hollis-Brookline.
"For my money, (Hanover) is a team that will challenge us," Tkaczyk said. "We're not going to jog to win this thing. We have to run. But I'm confident in these kids. They're ready for this race. It's something we've been looking forward to."
Other local runners to keep an eye on are St. Thomas' Melissa Hiatt and Oyster River's Maegan Doody.
On the boys side, Oyster River has a strong team, but is it strong enough to win its third straight D-II title? Souhegan is the top ranked team in New Hampshire and its first seven runners all have top times of 16:40 or faster.
OR has two runners with top times under 17 minutes.
Still the Bobcats, ranked second in N.H. by N.H. Running Journal (and fourth by MileSplitNH.com), have a steady five runners with Cam Barth, Thomas Caulfield, Neal Mistretta, Drew Thibault and Christian Davis.
"The kids have quite a bit of confidence going in," said coach Greg Gephart. "One through five, the gap has been about 45 seconds, which is pretty good. They've been remarkably consistent,. They don't seem to have a down meet."
OR was undefeated during the regular season and even beat Souhegan at the Bobcat Invitational in September.
OR ran against Souhegan at a preseason jamboree and the Sabers looked good.
"At the beginning of the season I looked at Souhegan and they're pretty far out there," Gephart said. "But I looked at the (jamboree) times and they weren't that far ahead of us. This is doable and two weeks later we beat them at the Bobcat."
Coe-Brown junior Jeremy Brassard is a favorite to win the boys D-II race, and is currently the top-ranked runner in N.H., according to MileSplitNH.com.
"We've tried to keep him calm all week," Cox said. "I'm not sure if we've been successful. He's very fiery and very focused."
Coe-Brown has never had an individual cross country state champ.
Other top local runners include Coe-Brown's Lucas Fisher, Portsmouth's Ben Finnigan and St. Thomas' Ben Finnigan.
The Meet of Champions will be held at Nashua South on Nov. 3. Qualifications for advancing are as follows: (D-1) top eight teams and first 30 finishers; (D-II) top six teams and first 25 finishers, and (D-III) top five teams and first 23 finishers. All large from all divisions: next fastest finishers, three boys and three girls.


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This is the real FLAG of Islamic [worse than apartheid] envisioned [23rd] Arab State called: Palestine.
The same Arab-Nazi Judenrein plan… as you hear PLO's admission of a "vision" of a Jew-Free Palestine… scheme.
In November, 1941, the Grand Mufti meets with Adolph Hitler. Hitler declined to shake the Mufti's hand and refused to drink coffee with him. (As Arabs were considered "monkeys" by Hitler/Nazis). But still managed to cooperate against the Jews. The Islamic pan-Arab leader also called for a jihad against the British and their Western allies.
Armies of the young: child soldiers in war and terrorism, David M. Rosen, (2005), p. 106
Nationalist rhetoric accompanied major efforts to build fascist-style youth organizations by recruiting young men to serve as the strike force of the nationalist movement. Throughout the 1930s the children of wealthy Palestinians returned home from European universities having witnessed the emergence of fascist paramilitary forces. Palestinian students educated in Germany returned to Palestine determined to found the Arab Nazi Party.
The Husseinis used the Palestinian Arab Party to establish the al-Futuwwa youth corps, which was named after an association of Arab Nazi Scouts. By 1936 the Palestinian Arab Party was sponsoring the developments of storm troops patterned on the German model. These storm troops, all children and youth, were to be outfitted in black trousers and red shirts… The young recruits took the following oath: "Life — my right; independence — my aspiration; Arabism — my country, and there is no room in it for any but Arabs. In this I believe and Allah is my witness." .. The al-Futuwwa youth groups connected Palestinian youth to fascist youth movements elsewhere in the Middle East. While the Mufti was establishing youth groups in Palestine, al-Futuwwa groups were established in Iraq.
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Nazi Palestine: The Plans for the Extermination of the Jews in Palestine By Klaus-Michael Mallmann, Martin Cüppers


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The HPF940AL.DLL is a Windows Unidrv Plugin.
This file is part of Hewlett-Packard Company DeskJet. HPF940AL.DLL is developed by Hewlett-Packard Company. It's a system and hidden file. HPF940AL.DLL is usually located in the %SYSTEM% sub-folder and its usual size is 1,183,744 bytes.
The HPF940AL.DLL process is safe and disabling it can be dangerous, because programs on your computer need it to work correctly.
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The new IBM Enterprise Cloud System provides an integrated platform, built upon open standards, for clients and service providers looking to rapidly build out a trusted cloud environment capable of supporting mission-critical workloads. Additionally, a new flexible utility pricing model being announced today will provide service providers with the ability to pay for Linux based mainframe cloud infrastructure over time based on compute consumption, rather than system capacity.
With the ability to support up to 6,000 Virtual Machines in a single system, provide a secure multi-tenant environment and dynamically share resources across workloads, the mainframe is uniquely positioned to meet the enterprise cloud infrastructure needs of cloud service providers and dynamic private cloud deployments. Thanks to higher system efficiency and greater scalability, the total cost of some Linux on System z cloud deployments can by up to 55 percent less than comparable x86-based cloud infrastructure. [1]
Building upon these strengths, the IBM Enterprise Cloud System is factory built and configured with automated cloud orchestration and monitoring to allow clients to rapidly deploy enterprise-grade cloud services. Combining System z hardware, IBM storage and IBM cloud management software into a single IaaS solution [2], this offering will help IT organizations and cloud service providers deliver a differentiated level of service capable of supporting mission critical workloads. Bringing these mainframe qualities of service to the cloud will also allow providers to address many of the common concerns regarding security and downtime that have been associated with the cloud.
The new "IBM MSP Utility Pricing for System z" pricing model, delivered through IBM Global Financing, provides consumption-based pricing designed especially to make mainframe technologies more widely accessible to Managed Service Providers (MSPs). This consumption-based approach allows an MSP to focus on building their business rather than on the cost of their infrastructure.
As the cloud market evolves to service an ever-larger share and type of IT workloads, clients are increasingly turning to the mainframe to provide the basis for their cloud deployments. For example, Business Connextions (BCX), the largest enterprise cloud service provider in Africa, is developing an innovative "cloud-in-a-box" solution to help telcos provide Internet services to previously unreached areas. These "pop-up" data centers will use about the same amount of energy as a clothes dryer, and help BCX bring internet cloud services to the 85 percent of Africans who are without connectivity.
The Mainframe as an engine for research
The analytic capabilities of the mainframe are also being applied to key research projects. As part of today's news, IBM unveiled three new projects that are either First of a Kind (FOAK) or provide the scientific community with new analytic capabilities to solve difficult challenges.
IBM Research is currently working with various municipalities and key business partners on a FOAK project that can bring data together and help state and local agencies migrate IT operations to a cloud environment running on System z. This new environment can help improve data sharing between departments, agencies, and municipalities to improve citizen services.
Additionally, IBM is working with healthcare scientists on two critical projects one to help alleviate the suffering of arthritis patients and the other to help eradicate the scourge of HIV in Africa.
Although there are treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis, only 30 percent of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients respond to anti-TNF therapy. IBM Research and the Arthritis foundation are harnessing mainframe computing power to collect data and develop predictive models that will help doctors know which patients are most likely to respond to anti-TNF therapy.
Finally, the Government of Ghana recently announced that it is partnering with IBM and Yale to use the mainframe to help overcome the challenges facing researchers as it seeks to eradicate mother-to-child HIV. Healthcare workers in Ghana will use mobile devices to collect data that will then be uploaded and analyzed on an IBM mainframe to help provide key insights for proactive treatment and prevention programs.
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Today's passage is a powerful example of God's grace. Those who sit in darkness get to see the light, not those who think they are in the light already. Jesus came to call sinners to repentance, not the righteous (Luke ...Read More
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Ross eager to get back into Padres' rotation
BALTIMORE -- It's not like Padres pitcher Tyson Ross is itching to swing a bat again, though he's certainly itching to pitch again.
Preferably as a starter.
Ross missed 14 games with a subluxation of his left shoulder, an injury sustained when he got his first Major League hit (off the Dodgers Clayton Kershaw), and he returned from the disabled list on May 5. In his first game back on Saturday, Ross gave the Padres extended innings in relief against the Rays when Burch Smith lasted only one inning.
Ross tossed four scoreless innings, keeping the score close in a game the Padres eventually lost, 8-7.
Ross is pitching in the bullpen until his (non-throwing) shoulder is deemed healthy enough for him to swing a bat again. Once that happens, he'll go back into the starting rotation.
"We still see him as a starting pitcher," said Padres manager Bud Black. "But that will be left shoulder related and whether he's physically able to do that. Right now, his strength is improving. In due time, he has to get in a cage."
So far, so good, Ross said.
"It's been good," Ross said. "I'm still able to pitch with it. It was nice to get some work the other day. I was happy to get an extended outing. I've just been getting treatment, doing exercises and I've been feeling good.
"We want to push it, so I'll see the doctors when we can get home. Hopefully, they can extend my leash a little."


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Debi Hazelden has broken the record of most half-ironmans in a row.
Debi's on top of her game
With 40 runs, bikes and swims under her belt, Debi is going strong – and going quick, averaging just under 5.5 hours. While according to the daily update blog, she's feeling the physical drain, she's also full of energy and raring to go. And the pictures? Debi looks as fresh as a high-school track star pacing the 10-minute-per-mile group at the local Turkey Trot. Of course, Debi's been sneaking a carrot cake every now and then – she deserves it!
…but it hasn't been easy.
The biggest challenges up to this point? "Illnesses – Our 7 month old son goes to daycare and has had his first couple of viruses which have been passed onto me! I had Hand Foot and Mouth in the first week and in the 4th week I've had a cold.
Bad news for John
Unfortunately for John, an injury had him sidelined on the advice of a doctor. Says John: "As most of you know, I have encountered a glitch on route to my immediate goal. I have an inflamed VMO muscle for which I am currently receiving treatment. The injury has prevented me from running." It was the first the right one, then the left one – John's done some physio and is back to logging KMs, but at well below intended volume, and he's too far behind to catch up. What can he still do? Help Debi – which he's doing plenty of, whether it's beside her on the bike, in the pool, or on the track.
The weather's been all over the place
From a high of 43-degrees celsius to wild thunderstorms with 70kmh winds, and one day with nearly ten centimeters of rain, the weather has been a challenge – especially when there's no putting off your bike or run till the next day. Hey, at least in the pool you're already wet.
She's had plenty of help
A challenge like this is impossible without support – in addition to her core team, local members of the run/bike/swim community have been coming out to keep her company. If you're in the area, head on down to Centennial Park and look for the white RV!
The swim is easy
"It's definitely a surprise we look forward to the swim each day," says Debi. "It's not usually our favourite discipline. it's like a recovery session for the body with no effort."
Ryder – and several others – joined Debi for the record-breaking day.
Don't worry, Ryder has baby sitters – and a stroller
One of the most remarkable things? John and Debi are doing this less than a year after having their first baby. Ryder is logging plenty of distance on his personal Suunto as he gets pushed around on his stroller during the 'run' portion of the race.
Only 60 more to go
With the world record already in the bag, some of the pressure is off – but the work's not done yet. The goal is 100, and Debi's less than half-way done. There's sure to be more drama – follow along on their Facebook page and stay tuned here for more in-depth updates!