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By Doug Ireland
---- — SALEM, N.H. — It was exactly a year ago that Enterasys announced it was moving out of Andover and returning to the Granite State after more than a decade, bringing approximately 600 jobs.
Last week, the computer networking giant completed its three-week move to the former Cisco Systems building at 9 Northeastern Blvd., according to spokesman Vala Afshar.
"In our 30th year, we're moving back to New Hampshire," Afshar said yesterday. "There is certainly a lot of nostalgia here."
Enterasys is a spinoff of Cabletron Systems, founded by former New Hampshire Gov. Craig Benson and business partner Robert Levine in Levine's Rochester garage in 1983.
Afshar said it was a chore moving 600 employees and all its electronics and laboratories from its former 150,000-square-foot site on Minuteman Road in Andover to the new 190,000-square-foot headquarters in Salem.
But the move to Salem was welcomed by employees, Afshar said. Many still live in New Hampshire and will no longer have to pay Massachusetts income taxes, he said.
"They were definitely excited with the move, not just because of the compensation benefits," he said, "but because you are moving to a bigger, better building."
Employees had a voice in the move, he said, even helping choose carpet colors. Enterasys is leasing space in the 650,000-square-foot building, which is home to several other businesses, including Comcast and CCS Companies call center.
Enterasys began moving in mid-December, only a week after receiving its occupancy permit from the town. The company relocated during the holidays — a slow time for many businesses — because it would have the least impact on customers, Afshar said.
"The move couldn't have been better," Afshar said yesterday. "It's not a traditional office move."
Finding a larger location was the key reason behind the move, Afshar said. The Andover site served the company well for many years, but Enterasys needed more space. About 60 employees were added in recent months.
"It was an incredibly difficult decision to move here," he said. "But there are just too many positives. ... We're in a building where the sky's the limit."
When Enterasys announced its move in January 2012, president and CEO Chris Crowell said the company considered locations in both states and weighed the options, especially New Hampshire's lower tax burden. He also said the Salem location would also provide easier access to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
Massachusetts officials, including Andover planning director Paul Materazzo and Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Joseph Bevilacqua, were disappointed. They said Enterasys' move would be a tremendous loss to the community as the Bay State battles to keep businesses from moving out of state.
But what is Massachusetts' loss is expected to be New Hampshire's gain, bringing thousands of dollars in annual tax revenue to the state.
Salem officials are praising the move.
"I think it's a great thing for the community," town planning director Ross Moldoff said Thursday. "It's a huge asset.
Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce executive director Donna Morris said Enterasys will bring much-needed jobs to town and help revitalize the local economy.
"We look forward to working with them," she said.


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MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) -- A Manitowoc woman has pleaded not guilty to driving drunk and killing an elderly couple and their daughter as they stood in a yard watching a roofing project.
Seventy-nine-year-old Lawrence Gerroll, his 75-year-old wife Lou Gerroll and 48-year-old daughter, Joan Gerroll, were killed Oct. 12 after they were struck by a van that had careened off a road in the town of Kossuth. The couple's son, Douglas Gerroll, witnessed the crash while working on a roof.
Forty-four-year-old Becky Holly is facing 10 criminal charges, including homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. Douglas Gerroll identified Holly as the van's driver during her appearance in Manitowoc County Circuit Court Tuesday.
The Manitowoc Herald Times (http://htrne.ws/IKaBCW ) reports Holly's blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit at the time of the crash.
Information from: Herald Times Reporter, http://www.htrnews.com
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HOUSTON -- Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips said Thursday the block by New York Jets guard Matt Slauson that ended Houston linebacker Brian Cushing's season was "unnecessary."
Cushing tore his left anterior cruciate ligament in the second quarter of the Texans' 23-17 win Monday night on a low, rolling hit by Slauson. He walked off the field on his own, but didn't return to the game. He was placed on injured reserve Wednesday.
"I thought it was unnecessary," Phillips said. "Whether it was legal or not, all that stuff—I think it's just unnecessary to hit a defensive player when he can't see you."
The NFL has fined Slauson $10,000.
Both Slauson and Jets coach Rex Ryan have defended as being legal. Slauson said Wednesday he thought it "would be a surprise" if he were fined.
Phillips said if he'd hit Cushing in his head, he would've drawn a flag.
"If a guy's coming in front of me and cuts me, he can see that and yeah, they can get away with that," Phillips said. "But when they don't see you, I think the league needs to look at something like that."
Slauson said Wednesday he felt like it was a "clean block" and was not trying to hurt Cushing.
"I heard that the league is looking into that," Ryan said. "My take when I saw it, and now I've seen TV copies and all that, is that obviously, it's an unfortunate thing. We talked about that."
The Texans (5-0) play Green Bay (2-3) on Sunday night. Tim Dobbins will replace Cushing in Houston's starting lineup. Houston also signed linebacker Barrett Ruud.
"I know the intent of Matt Slauson was not to injure Brian Cushing, without question," Ryan said. "We wouldn't try to injure anybody, but a great player like Brian, it's really an unfortunate thing. It's obviously in their (the league's) hands, but I know the intent of our player, though."
Houston left tackle Duane Brown said Thursday "it's a very fine line, when you're talking about cut-blocking." The team's offensive linemen are coached to do it, and also on when to hold off to avoid hurting a defensive player.
"The way we cut, it's always going upfield," Brown said. "The way he (Cushing) got cut, the guy (Slauson) was actually coming back toward the play. He was facing the running back, coming back toward the line of scrimmage, which I don't think is legal. We don't coach that at all. We don't go out and execute that kind of cut block."
Brown said cut-blocking is "encouraged" in Houston's offensive scheme, but he added, "You have to be careful."
The NFL announces fines every Friday. Phillips praised the league's efforts to monitor illegal hits.
"I think the league is trying to do all the right things, they always have," Phillips said. "When these cases come up, they look at them. I think the league will look at it."


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Omaha Police responded to an overnight robbery and are currently looking for suspects.
According to Omaha police, the first robbery occurred at a Cricket Phone store near 45th and Ames Ave around 1:45 Wednesday morning. Employees tell police two men entered the store, brandished a gun and demanded money. The two suspects then fled northwest from the store on foot with an undetermined amount of cash.
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A man stood outside his School Street home next to a fire deputy as firefighters hosed down sizzling embers at the corner of the building in an enclosed stairwell that leads to each of the four units in the three-story white house.
Doug Duncan said he had returned home from visiting a client in his job as a home aide. He'd just settled in when he noticed a faint smell of smoke.
Thinking the smell must be emanating from a pit fire at one of his neighbor's homes, he peeked outside and saw the grey smoke rising from the corner of the building in which he was standing.
"I saw flames about 6 to 8 inches high. It was clearly a fire," Duncan said.
Duncan ran down the stairs from his apartment and aimed first a fire extinguisher, then a hose at the blaze while he and neighbors dialed the emergency number 911.
A ladder truck and a pump truck drove up School Street less than a full block from the station, while police blocked off that portion of the street and part of Prospect Street.
"I'm very glad the firehouse is still where it was," Duncan said, alluding to the city administration's study looking at relocating the central station to a combined police and fire station on the Fuller school field property adjacent to the building.
Of the four units in the building, Duncan was the only tenant home at the time of the fire. Fire Chief Eric Smith said his awareness was vital.
"If no one was around, it could have gone right up those stairs and been a lot worse," Smith said.
The building's damage was confined to the stairwell at the corner of the building in an area near the ground. After knocking down the fire, firefighters peeled back siding to reveal a gap and then brick that they hosed down to prevent any embers from sparking up again.


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Mary Ghianda
EAST MEREDITH — Mary Ghianda, 91, of East Meredith, passed away peacefully on Sept. 10, 2013, with her loving family at her bedside.
Mary was born Jan. 1, 1922, in Bari, Italy, the first child of John and Domenica Gerolamo. Mary immigrated to America in 1927, at the age of 5-years old. Mary graduated from Evander Childs High School in the Bronx.
She married Silvio Ghianda on Oct. 28, 1945, in Our Lady of Mount Carmel in the Bronx.
Mary worked as a Millne (hat maker) for Lord and Taylor in New York City. She also worked for 25 years as a Bank Manager for American Savings Bank. Shortly after retiring, Mary moved to Jupiter, Fla., and later settling in East Meredith in her final years.
She is survived by a daughter, Elena Jill-Doyle; and grandchildren, Lisa (Mark) Bezdany, and great-granddaughters, Holly and Kaylee, Matthew (Maria) Jill, Brendan Jill and Jennifer Jill; a son, Robert Ghianda; a daughter, Darlene (Jack) Weber, grandchildren, Matthew, Marisa and Michael Weber; a son, Ronnie Ghianda, and grandchildren, Ryan, Emily and Jason and great-granddaughter, Mila.
Mary was predeceased by her husband, Silvio Ghianda; a brother, Samuel Gerolamo; a son, Pasqual Frank Ghianda; and a grandson, Andrew Jill.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to www.lhpfuneralhome.com.
The Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta, is assisting the family.


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ENID, Okla. —
Okla-homa's 41-13 loss to Texas A&M should not take away from the legacy of Sooner quarterback Landry Jones.
No, he didn't win a national championship.
No, he didn't win the Heisman Trophy.
But he should be compared favorably with Heisman winners Sam Bradford and Jason White.
Jones shattered OU records for:
• Career passing yards: 16,646 to 8,403 for runner-up Bradford.
• Career touchdown passes: 123 to 88 for runner-up Bradford.
• Career victories: 39 to 32 for runner-up Steve Davis.
• Career 300-yard passing games: 27 to 14 for runners-up Bradford and Josh Heupel.
His career winning percentage (as a starter 39-11, .780) is slightly higher than Bradford's .774 (24-7) and better than Jack Mildren's 24-9-1 winning percentage of .721.
White had a winning percentage of .871 (27-4-0). Heupel, who took the Sooners to the 2000 national title, was just slightly higher at .800 (20-5).
Jones is only one of four OU quarterbacks to guide the Sooners to three wins over Texas as the starter. The other three are Jimmy Harris, Davis and Jamelle Holieway.
Jones would have been the first OU quarterback to start four winning bowl games had the Sooners beaten the Aggies. Bradford and White were both 0-2 as starters in bowl games. Of course, both of White's losses came in BCS Championship games. Both of Bradford's were in BCS bowls, including the 2008 title game.
Jones benefited from being a four-year starter. His 50 career starts were 13 more than Cale Gundy, and 19 more than Bradford and White.
But Jones' numbers were a tribute to his durability. White tore his ACL twice at OU. Bradford missed most of his final season with shoulder injuries and went out of an eventual loss to Texas Tech in 2007 with a concussion.
Jones never missed a start due to injury.
Jones also shares a common thread with Bradford and White: All three lost to a Heisman Trophy winner in their final bowl game — White to USC's Matt Leinart in 2004, Bradford to Florida's Tim Tebow in 2008 and Jones to A&M's Johnny Manziel this year.
Jones won or shared as many Big 12 championships as Bradford (2) and had one more than White, whose 2003 team was upset by Kansas State in the Big 12 title game.
Did Jones have his bad games?
As a freshman, he threw five interceptions in a 10-3 loss to Nebraska.
As a junior, his two fumbles and two interceptions led to the Sooners being crushed by archrival Oklahoma State 44-10.
As a senior, he had a fumble recovered for a touchdown and an untimely interception which set up another score in a 24-19 loss to Kansas State.
His character, though, was revealed those games. He made no excuses and said the loss was his fault and only his fault. He never ducked the media after a loss or gave sarcastic answers. He didn't complain when coaches put in the Belldozer for backup Blake Bell.
Jones will be criticized for never taking the Sooners to their preseason expectations.
In 2010, OU was picked sixth in both the AP and coaches polls. They ended up No. 7 (AP) and No. 8 (coaches).
In 2011, the Sooners struggled to a 10-3 record after being picked No. 1 in both polls. They ended up No. 12 (AP) and No. 15 (coaches).
The Sooners were picked No. 4 in both polls this season. They came into the Cotton Bowl ranked No. 11 in the coaches and No. 12 in AP. However, they may not be in the top 15 after the A&M debacle.
That can't be blamed on Jones, who brought back Sooner Magic in fourth quarter comeback wins over West Virginia, 50-49 and 500 yards in a 51-48 overtime win over Oklahoma State.
What OU didn't have in the Jones era was a championship defense.
OU led K-State 13-10 going into the final period, but the defense couldn't stop the Wildcats in the fourth. OU was tied with Notre Dame 13-13 in the fourth quarter, only to see the Irish score 17 unanswered points. Jones wasn't the one who allowed Johnny Football to have 516 yards in total offense in the A&M loss. It was a very much a game at halftime (A&M 14-13).
Let's remember him as a winner, both on the field and in character. His charity work (at least two trips to Haiti) wasn't as publicized as Tebow, but it was just as significant, if not more.
He will be difficult to replace, beginning with next year's season opener with Louisiana-Monroe Aug. 31.
Campbell is a News & Eagle sports writer.


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Reported: Jan. 23, 2014 11:28 PM EST
Updated: Jan. 24, 2014 9:36 AM EST
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Stefano DiPietrantonio) - With the bitter cold wind chills, day or night, is not time to be out in the dangerous cold. You could wind-up in the hospital after only a few minutes of exposure with frostbite. The first stage, some doctors told us, is called "frost nip". This can occur within 1 to 2 minutes outside. Your skin's exposed, it stings and it won't take too long after that for the real damage to set in.
"It could be as little as a few minutes," said Dr. Tom Bowden with CAMC. Even 5 to 10 minutes, depending on your body size and type, can get you past the point of no return, with the damage done. Your skin literally starts to freeze as the blood supply is slowly cut off.
"You gotta wear socks, you gotta wear shoes, cover your face," said Bowden, who added, soft tissue like the nose, ears, fingers and toes, are especially vulnerable, so you need to cover them up! We saw a woman texting and walking at the same time, with her hands uncovered so she could text, so there's another reason texting and doing anything else can be hazardous!
"When you have damage to the tissues, the damage is a lot of time permanent. so the earlier you can get out of the cold and warm up the better," said Bowden.
Frostbitten skin can feel waxy like a candle, you may also feel a burning sensation. Bowden said the damage cannot be undone.
"Kind of get a numb, sometimes tingly feeling. your fingers can kind of get blanched," said Bowden. "Sometimes turn a little yellow, that's usually the signs that you're getting to the point of no return."
And if you think you're in trouble, or find someone who's been exposed too long, here's what Bowden said not to do.
"You shouldn't rub the area, a lot of people say rub it, that'll actually cause more tissue damage. You don't want to put a heating pad on it or run it under hot water," said Bowden.
He said just get them out of the cold, it's that simple, and get them covered up. Eventually the skin will warm up.
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Sevier is accused of sending Rich numerous emails. One included a photo in which Sevier was dressed in a flag and appeared to be covered in blood.
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Braden River Middle students donate picnic tables
Date: May 7, 2009
by: Pam McTeer | News Editor
BRADENTON — Avijshon Howard eagerly took a seat at a new picnic table outside Manasota ARC, a Bradenton-based organization that provides services for adults with development disabilities.
With a waterfront view, the spot will be a perfect perch for Howard, an ARC client who likes to come outside when he needs time to himself.
"I appreciate how they donated this table," he said. "I plan to chill and relax here."
Students from Braden River Middle School's Technology Student Association pulled up to ARC's main office just after 3 p.m., April 15, with the picnic table in tow. After unloading the table, the students paused for a photo with ARC clients.
"It makes you feel like you're helping someone," 12-year-old Chris Garza said.
A second picnic table will be delivered to an ARC group home in Ellenton in the near future.
"This is just a wonderful upgrade to what we've been using," ARC's Interim Executive Director Tré Littlefield said. "We are so appreciative of the contribution from the club members at Braden River."
While Braden River Middle's TSA team was thrilled to help people in the community with their project, they hoped it would score well at the state TSA conference April 29 through May 2 in Orlando. Pictures and details about the table were entered in the competition's Construction Challenge, which requires participants to use their technical skills to fulfill a community, construction-related need. Participants carefully documented each part of the process as part of their contest entry.
The team took a top-10 finish for their entry.
"I thought the kids did pretty great," TSA Adviser Kirsten Lawlor said. "They worked as a team and they got the job done."
This was the first construction project that TSA students at Braden River Middle have completed it its entirety, Lawlor said. The group repaired the greenhouse at the school last year and did repair work to a facility in Palmetto the year before that.
Braden River Middle joined 11 other Manatee County TSA teams in the state competition that started April 29. The school had 24 top-10 finishes.
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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits« on: April 08, 2013, 09:06:57 PM »
Wow! Thanks for sharing. This is fantastic!I had asked a while ago for advice on photographing Chickadees. I got lots of useful advice on setting up blinds, use of long lenses, remote triggers, etc. It turns out that what I needed was a pocket full of sunflower seeds.Hi, I've managed it with Blue Tits, Great Tits, Thrushes and I'm now working on a Robin.
Taken with a 60D, 100L macro lens, ISO320....while using the camera one handed This is the full picture, no cropping.
For most birds Mealyworms are the way to go, obviously they must be insect eaters.
I get the birds to associate me with food and can call some with a whistle (through my lips).
Some even sit on the patio and call me if there is no other food out.
The best time is coming up when they are in feeding stress with their young, then they are easier
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them a reproducable situation at the start, makes them less nervous.
A good way to start is a white saucer with a few worms on it under/near the normal feeding spot,
they'll notice the movement pretty quickly. Then you move the saucer gradually in your direction.
Going onto my hand was a big step for most birds, but they would fairly quickly sit in the bush next
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City Clerk-Treasurer Scott Kiedrowski said he was contacted by California State Comptroller John Chiang's office in May informing him that North Tonawanda was owed the unclaimed funds that are believed to have been tied to a local property in escrow.
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Apple is currently locked in a legal battle with Samsung over claims that Samsung's smartphones and tablets infringe on Apple's patents. My Forbes colleague E.D. Kain suggests that Apple might hold the high ground:
Many have dismissed the recent spate of patent suits as so much grasping at straws – Apple's underhanded attempt to stymie competition in the mobile and tablet markets and protect its iPad and iPhone dominance. But what if Jobs is right, and Google really did steal from iOS? What if Samsung, a company which makes many of the components that go into iPad's and iPhones, did secretly borrow from Apple's designs in order to get a taste of their success?
One of the big impediments to thinking clearly about the patent system is the tendency to talk in terms of vague abstractions. Did Google "steal from iOS?" It depends what you mean by "steal."
If we define "steal" narrowly, the answer is almost certainly "no." There haven't been any allegations, for example, that Google obtained a pirated copy of iOS source code and incorporated it into Android. This would have been a reckless and stupid—not to mention unethical—move on Google's part. Similarly, I don't think there's been any allegations that Samsung's hardware was built by slavishly copying the implementation details of Apple hardware.
On the other hand, if we define the term broadly, Google and Samsung clearly did "steal" Apple's technology. A number of key concepts, such as pinch-to-zoom, were first introduced on the iPhone and later incorporated into Android. The iPhone was an innovative product, and obviously Apple's competitors are going to want to match it feature for feature.
The important question isn't whether such "stealing" occurred, it's whether we want to live in a world where it's illegal. Do you want to live in a world where only Apple is allowed to make phones with pinch-to-zoom capability (and dozens of other features) until 2027? I sure don't.
This isn't the first time Apple has tried this particular tactic. The lawsuit against Samsung is a replay of its "look and feel" lawsuit against Microsoft two decades ago. Apple was the first company to bring the graphical user interface to a large audience with the Lisa in 1983 and then the Mac in 1984. Microsoft famously released a competing GUI-based operating system, Windows, in 1985. Apple sued, alleging that Windows had "stolen" the "look and feel" of the Mac OS, and had thereby infringed Apple's copyrights.
At the time, the concept of copyright protection for software was still quite new, so it wasn't obvious how broad it was. The courts eventually decided that it didn't extend to "look and feel," allowing Microsoft to continue selling Windows and dominate the PC business.
You can imagine an alternate universe in which Apple won its lawsuit, either because judges interpreted copyright law differently, or because software patents had been more widely available (they didn't become common until the late 1990s). Would anyone seriously contend that we'd be better off today if Apple (or Xerox, which pioneered some of the key concepts) had held a monopoly on basic UI concepts like menus, buttons, and scroll bars for all of the 1980s and 1990s?
It's clearly a good thing that Apple lost its look-and-feel lawsuit, allowing the emergence of competing graphical user interfaces like Windows, NeXT, and the X window system that powers modern Linux distributions. Likewise, it would be a disaster for innovation if Apple won its lawsuits against Android and attained a 20-year monopoly on multi-touch smart phones.
The question isn't whether Google copied some features of Android from iOS (copying, incidentally, that goes both ways). It's whether we want a patent system that gives the first company to stumble on a basic user interface concept like the graphical user interface or multi-touch tablet computing to have a 20-year monopoly on those concepts.
Tim, excellent points all around. I've written before about my distaste for these sorts of patent lawsuits. I am more dubious in my thinking toward Samsung than in regards to Android. Obviously Apple is guilty of stealing many of its own ideas if we define the term as broadly as Jobs appears to be using it when he claims Android is the product of theft. But Samsung seems uniquely positioned to more literally steal design elements.
I don't know. It's an interesting question. But it's high time for real patent reform one way or another. You are most certainly correct that it by and large simply hinders innovation.
Face it, creation is what a company can create and not one steal from another and then improves on it.
Google first stole from RIM and when the iPhone out they stole the UI from Apple.
Btw patents are meant to protect creations for companies that create and market their products but not as now for companies that patent and do nothing else except wait for someone to infringe on their patents and these guys are the true killers of innovation and not those who patented their creations and then market their creations.
Agree 100%.
Patents do NOT hinder innovation. If Apple had won the right to their claim of owning pinch-to-zoom, Google would have been forced to have come up with another or maybe even better way to handle that function. But instead, they just copied it, so don't expect any innovation on that front for the next 30 years.
Whoa! The referenced Microsoft lawsuit resulted in a grievous miscarriage of justice. Apple should have one that one and they should also win this time.
Steve Jobs is correct. A competitor like Google or Microsoft should not be able to make copy-cat products as they've done repeatedly.
Whoa! The Xerox lawsuit not referenced here resulted in a grievous miscarriage of justice. Xerox should have won that one.
Regardless of what our convoluted and incredibly outdated patent law system says, Apple has borrowed and stolen just as much as any of the other big tech companies over its 35 year history. The difference between Apple and any other tech firm is that people believe Apple's corporate propaganda.
Graphic User Interface was an idea when Steve Jobs and Bill Gates first saw it at Xerox. Why did Bill Gates didn't developed it first? Because what Apple did was develop that idea into an actual commercial product and market it. You sound like Samsung's claiming Apple stole the iPad from science fiction movies. One thing is to have an idea and another is to wait for somebody else to figure out how to develop it, investing lots of time and money into it, and then copy their way to make it possible and save all that time and money! That's what Microsoft and Google and Samsung did.
Apple essentially paid for the right to have access to and use Xerox PARC technology, and in fact, much of the Alto's development team left Xerox and went to Apple to make the Mac. Microsoft later stole those ideas while it was working on Mac software for Apple. And if you're still saying Xerox invented it all, here's this: Apple INVENTED drag-and-drop. The Xerox equivalent was to point to an item, click on one of the three mouse buttons, and then point to where you wanted to move the window or icon and click another mouse button. Which gesture did Microsoft end up stealing? Which was better? Apple's. All businesses steal from each other (which still doesn't make it right), but EVERYONE steals from Apple.
Thank you for that!
I completely agree here, Tim. What is so telling, to me at least, is that none of these law suits are filed here in the US (unless I missed it somewhere). Apple is only going after the hardware companies about Android issues. Now, granted, there were some hardware issues with Samsung in Germany, but that again begs the question as to why Apple filed suit in a German court about US patents?
Another example I used just the other day, was that of Henry Ford and the first cars. If this type of childish antics were going on then, we would only have one car manufactuerer on the road. We would only have one maker of shirts, shoes, mugs, hats, etc. The list goes on and on. It just shows me how stupid the whole thing is. Like E.D. Kain stated, '[It's] high time for real patent reform one way or another.'
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2011 (Senior): Played in 114 sets ... Led team with 336 digs, averaging 2.95 per set ... Put up 20 service aces ... Totaled 15 digs in season opener against Colorado State (Aug. 27) ... Registered 21 digs vs. Auburn (Sept. 3) ... Put up a career-high 22 digs in three sets in match against Cal Poly (Sept. 10) ... The total was the most by any Blue Raider since the beginning of the 25-point rally scoring era ... Picked up 1,000th career dig in win over Marquette (Oct. 11) ... Collected 15 digs in sweep of Florida Atlantic (Oct. 14) ... Tied a career high with three aces to go along with 11 digs in sweep at ULM (Oct. 20) ... Posted 15 digs and a pair of service aces in win over Georgia Tech ... Reached double figures in digs 18 times, including six consecutive matches from Sepember 1 through 10.
2010 (Junior): Played all 127 sets ... Tallied a team-best 443 digs, averaging 3.49 per set ... Finished second on the team in service aces with 23 ... Set a career high with 21 digs against Miami (Fla.) (Sept. 5) and at FIU (Oct. 15) ... Also posted 20 digs in a win over Southern Miss (Sept. 4) ... Set a career high with three service aces in wins at Arkansas State (Sept. 26) and against ULM (Oct. 22) ... Recorded double-digit digs in 30 matches and put up multiple service aces on six occasions.
2009 (Sophomore): Played 123 sets as a defensive specialist ... Posted 192 digs on the season and 12 service aces ... Recorded 19 digs against Albany ... Had five matches with 10 or more digs ... In the Sun Belt Tournament championship game had five assists and 11 digs.
2008 (Freshman): Played in all but two sets as a freshman ... Added depth to the defense recording 186 digs averaging 1.41 per set ... Had career high 12 digs against St. Louis on Nov. 29 ... Recorded 24 service aces ... Notched career high three service aces against Troy on Oct. 31.
Ursuline Academy: Two-year letterwinner under head coach Jeni Case ... Named to All-Tournament team in Northeastern Tournament ... On Regional Finalist team in state tournament ... Holds the school record for most digs in a single match and a single season.
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I'm not so surprised. Most of the people who took the poll don't even think she'll make it to senior Worlds.
My job requires me to be a juggler, but that does not mean that I enjoy working with clowns.
I voted for the "world team/top 10 at worlds" option - cause, I mean, hey, if it happened for BeBe, no reason it couldn't happen for CZhang too, right?
Caroline is a way better skater than Bebe who is the very definition of a journeywomen. Caroline has never finished below Bebe at Nationals in any year which should put an end to any debate. Had Caroline been one year older Bebe's World spot in 2008 would have gone to Caroline. Caroline probably wont get the amazing luck Bebe did to have 3 higher ranked skaters age ineligible for Worlds one year at Nationals though, so she will need to make it entirely on her own merits.
Actually, the 2008 World team would have been Nagasu, Flatt and Wagner IF USFS had gone strictly by Nationals results (ETA: and Nagasu & Flatt also had been one year older ). Wagner was already age-eligible, BTW.Had Caroline been one year older Bebe's World spot in 2008 would have gone to Caroline.
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For example, I have never seen Caroline Zhang perform with this level of confidence and quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A_7_7UTKzk
The elements she achieves well in this LP are "first rate" as Dick Button would say: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2ub6DhMvUs
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Results aside, Bebe is a better skater than Caroline, no doubt, but I'd still prefer to watch Caroline. I like skaters who skate "internally" (Alissa falls in this category for me, too), and I'm not always a fan of skaters who are OTT expressive. Since the start of her career slump Caroline's artistic expression has been dreadful, but some of her performances before that (both competitive and exhibition) were really quite lovely. Even now, she has a natural elegance that makes her more compelling to watch than someone like, say, Rachael Flatt - both are slow and some would say dull, but I'd watch Caroline over Rachael any day, technique issues notwithstanding.
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Back on topic......I think Caroline's career high was qualifying for (and almost medaling in) the GPF a few years back. I love her, and I could be very wrong, but I think her time as a top US lady has come and gone.


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CLINTON - Clinton School District administrators, para-educators and bus drivers will receive raises next school year, the Clinton School Board decided Monday.
During a special board meeting, the board approved a 2.5 percent total package increase for administrators and directors.
Administrator salaries for the 2013-2014 school year will be: student services director, $101,325; curriculum director, $110,385; human resources director, $112,860; elementary school principals, $102,910; middle school principals, $105,685; associate middle school principal, $88,735; high school principal, $122,255; two associate high school principals, $92,125; one associate high school principal, $95,435; and athletic director, $102,580.
Supervisor salaries for the 2013-2014 school year will be: chief financial officer, $95,000; plant services director, $81,905; food service director, $64,715; IT director, $52,255; transportation director, $59,355; associate transportation director, $33,375; chief mechanic, $46,100; and at-risk coordinator, $73,720.
Superintendent Deb Olson will receive a 2.5 percent increase next school year that will bring her salary to $156,129.
Collective bargaining contracts with the Communication Workers of America - para-educators and the Service Employees International Union - bus drivers were approved. Para-educators were granted a 3.2 percent total package increase while bus drivers will receive a 3.2 percent per hour across-the-board salary schedule increase.
The board approved the increases 4-0 with members Jim McGraw, Jack Wenzel and Mercia Wolf absent.


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Heterogeneous Processing: a Strategy for Augmenting Moore's Law
Better application performance: everyone wants it, and in the high-performance computing (HPC) community, we've come to expect it. Maybe we've even gotten a little spoiled. After all, we've enjoyed basically continuous performance improvement for four decades, thanks to Moore's Law.
Now in its 40th year, that principle (which predicts a doubling of transistor density every 18 months) is still going strong. But unfortunately, ever-increasing transistor density no longer delivers comparable improvements in application performance. The reasons for this are well known. Adding transistors also adds wire delays and speed-to-memory issues. More aggressive single-core designs also inevitably lead to greater complexity and heat. Finally, scalar processors themselves have a fundamental limitation: a design based on serial execution, which makes it extremely difficult to extract more instruction-level parallelism (ILP) from application codes.
These issues are no longer the sole concern of a small, high-end user base, if they ever were. It is becoming more apparent that major performance improvements could have a profound effect on virtually every scientific field. The President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, which challenged HPC researchers to achieve a sustained petaflop on real applications by 2010, noted that trans-petaflop systems will be crucial for better weather and climate forecasting, manufacturing, pharmaceutical development and other strategic applications. Industry experts at conferences such as Petaflops II are demanding improvements for a laundry list of applications, including crash testing, advanced aircraft and spacecraft design, economic modeling, and combating pandemics and bio-terrorism.
The HPC community is responding by developing new strategies to augment Moore's Law and exploring innovative HPC architectures that can work around the limitations of conventional systems. These strategies include:
Multicore systems that use two or more cores on a die to continue providing steady performance gains.
Specialized processors that deliver enhanced performance in areas where conventional commodity processors fare poorly.
Heterogeneous computing architectures, in which conventional and specialized processors work cooperatively.
Each of these strategies can potentially deliver substantial performance improvements. At Cray, we are exploring all three. But in the long term, we believe heterogeneous computing holds tremendous potential for accelerating applications beyond what one would expect from Moore's Law, while overcoming many of the barriers that can limit conventional architectures. As a participant in the DARPA High Productivity Computing Systems Program, we expect heterogeneous processing to become crucially important over the next several years.
Placing multiple cores on a die is the fastest way to deliver continuous performance gains in line with Moore's Law. A well-known example of a multiple-core processor is the Dual-core AMD Opteron.
Cray and other HPC manufacturers have already embraced this model. Today, Cray is delivering dual-core systems, with expectations to leverage more cores in the future. This strategy offers immediate doubling of computing density, while reducing per-processor power consumption and heat.
For many applications (especially those requiring heavy floating-point operations), multicore processing will provide performance gains for the foreseeable future, and the model will likely serve as the primary vehicle through which Moore's Law is upheld. However, for some applications (notably, those that depend on heavy bit manipulation, sorting and signal processing, such as database searching, audio/video/image processing and encryption/decryption), Moore's Law may not be enough. Major advances in these applications can be realized only with processing speeds orders of magnitude beyond what is available today (or likely to be available anytime soon) through conventional processors. So HPC researchers are exploring alternative models.
In recent years, architectures based on clusters of commodity processors have overtaken high-end, specialized systems in the HPC community, due to their low cost and solid performance for many applications. But, as some users begin to bump up against the inherent limitations of scalar processing, we are beginning to see a reversal in that trend. Examples of this resurgence include:
Vector processors: vector processors increase computational performance by efficiently pipelining identical calculations on large streams of data, eliminating the instruction issue rate limitations of conventional processors.
Multithreaded processors: HPC memory speeds have been increasing at only a fraction of the rate of processor speeds, leading to performance bottlenecks as serial processors wait for memory. Systems incorporating multithreaded processors (such as IBM's Simultaneous Multi-Threading processor and Intel's Hyper-Threading technology) address this issue by modifying the processor architecture to execute multiple threads simultaneously, while sharing memory and bandwidth resources. Cray's multithreaded architecture takes this a step further by allowing dozens of active threads simultaneously, fully utilizing memory bandwidth.
Digital Signal Processors (DSPs): DSPs are optimized for processing a continuous signal, making them extremely useful for audio, video and radar applications. Their low power consumption also makes these processors ideal for use in plasma TVs, cell phones and other embedded devices.
Specialized coprocessors: coprocessors such as the floating-point accelerator developed by Clearspeed Technology and the n-body accelerator GRAPE, use unique array processor architectures to provide a large number of floating-point components (multiply/add units) per chip. They can deliver noticeable improvements on mathematically intense functions, such as multiplying or inverting matrices or solving n-body problems.
Processors such as these can deliver substantially better performance than general-purpose processors on some operations. Vector and multithreaded processors are also latency tolerant and can continue executing instructions even while allowing large numbers of memory references to be underway simultaneously. These enhancements can allow for significant application performance improvement, while reducing inter-cache communication burdens and real estate on the chip required by conventional caching strategies.
However, as specialized processors have traditionally been deployed, they have had serious limitations. First, although they can provide excellent acceleration for some operations, they often run scalar code much more slowly than commodity processors—and most software used in the real world employs at least some scalar code. To address this issue, these processors traditionally have been incorporated into more conventional systems via the PCI bus—essentially as a peripheral. This inadequate communications bandwidth severely limits the acceleration that can be achieved. (Communicating a result back to the conventional system may actually take more time than the calculation itself.) There are also hard economic realities of processor fabrication. Unless the processor has a well-developed market niche that will support commodity production (such as the applicability of DSPs to consumer electronics), few manufacturers are willing to take on the huge costs of bringing new designs to market.
These issues are leading Cray and others to explore an alternative model.
Linux has become a key foundation for supporting today's rapidly growing IT environments. Linux is being used to deploy business applications and databases, trading on its reputation as a low-cost operating environment. For many IT organizations, Linux is a mainstay for deploying Web servers and has evolved from handling basic file, print, and utility workloads to running mission-critical applications and databases, physically, virtually, and in the cloud. As Linux grows in importance in terms of value to the business, managing Linux environments to high standards of service quality — availability, security, and performance — becomes an essential requirement for business success.
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Iguassu & Beyond (SAIB)
For the nature lover who also wants to explore the nightlife of the urban jungle and have plenty of time on the beach, this 9-day adventure offers the perfect combination of natural beauty and cosmopolitan culture. Travel from the tango palaces of Buenos Aires to the samba pulse of Rio de Janeiro and discover spectacular wilderness in between. Encounter thundering Iguassu Falls with views from both Argentina and Brazil. Then continue to the coast and soak in the sun on Ilha Grande's beaches and colonial culture in Paraty. Go beyond a vacation—and step into adventure!
Highlights: Experience the sophistication of Buenos Aires, stand in awe of Iguassu Falls, sip a caipirinha in Rio, explore the cobblestoned streets of colonial Paraty
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Ecuador Quest (SEEQ)
Strange how a country that's literally at the centre of the Earth can be overlooked, isn't it? Stranger still considering how amazing Ecuador is. This 8-day trip shows off its best, rolling natural wonders (the Amazon!), stunning landscapes (the Ecuadorian highlands!), rich culture (Quito!) and active pursuits like hiking, horseback riding and mountain-biking everywhere you look. Good on its own, this trip also makes an ideal add-on to any Galápagos trip. (Trust us. It's worth the time.)
Highlights: Feel like a local at an Amazon homestay, witness Andean scenery, soak in the hot springs of Baños, shop the Otavalo Market
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The Inca Journey (SPIJ)
This tour will introduce you to the best of Peru, from ruins high in the Andes to wildlife deep in the Amazon. Embrace cultures past and present in Cusco before travelling by rail to Machu Picchu. With years of experience, we directly employ the finest guides so that you'll see the best of the region. And, with no hiking, you'll have lots of time to explore ruins, museums and markets. Following your visit to the Andes, travel deep into the Amazon to explore the jungle.
Highlights: Explore the Sacred Valley ruins and bargain in local markets, enjoy the view from the train to Machu Picchu, track wildlife at our exclusive G Lodge Amazon, learn traditional weaving at the Planeterra-sponsored Women's Weaving Co-op
Machu Picchu Adventure (SPMP)
Get acquainted with the wonders of the Incas in this exhilarating introduction to Peru. Embrace cultures past and present in the hills surrounding Cusco and delight in the amazing views of the Sacred Valley as you travel by rail to Machu Picchu. Taking the train will allow you lots of time to explore ruins, museums and markets. With years of experience, we employ the best local guides so that you're free to enjoy the beauty of the region.
Highlights: Explore ruins and bargain at local markets in the Sacred Valley, take in the views from the train to Machu Picchu, learn about the history of the Incas
Galápagos Isabela Island Package (TSEGLN)
See a different side of the Galápagos from your base on the archipelago's two largest islands, Isabela and Santa Cruz. Travel by air, road and speedboat to Isabela Island. Hike around Sierra Negra Volcano's massive crater, visit a tortoise breeding centre and shark resting grounds. Witness flamingos in the wild, visit the world-renowned Charles Darwin Research Centre and enjoy plenty of opportunities to snorkel along the way.
Highlights: Hike up Sierra Negra Volcano – the second largest volcanic crater in the world – and walk on the lava fields, observe flamingos at an isolated lagoon, be amazed at the unique wildlife of the Galápagos
Rio de Janeiro Carnival Experience (TSZRCN)
Experience Rio's biggest party! Dance the night away and see the sights and sounds of this truly epic annual event. From the street parties to the immense Sambadrome parade, this is something not to be missed.
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Dan Armstrong brings ten years of professional television broadcasting experience to the Mackinac Center. Prior to joining the MCPP video team in June, Dan anchored and reported for an NBC news station covering the Great Lakes Bay region. He also anchored and reported at an NBC station in the Upper Peninsula.
Dan is a Michigan native and spent his entire life in the Great Lakes State. At an early age, he developed an entrepreneurial and free-market spirit by charging his siblings to play his video game system. In college, he made extra money by selling root beer floats out of his dorm room. He has owned and sold a landscaping company and real estate.
Volunteering at the Student Statesmanship Institute in Lansing gives Dan the opportunity to share his knowledge of media to high school students interested in the industry.
The majority of Dan's TV news interns have accepted positions in the broadcast market. He also has served as a panelist for several candidate forums including congressional and representative seats.
He earned a bachelor's degree in Radio and Television Broadcasting from Bob Jones University, and a master's degree in Journalism from Regent University.
Dan has served as a board member of the Pregnancy Resource Center of Lapeer and currently announces the Lapeer Days Parade and Lapeer Symphony Orchestra's Christmas Concert.
He plans to expand the Mackinac Center's reach by developing informative, entertaining, and compelling videos.
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Valpo's Inside Play Keys Win Over Southern Utah
Saturday, February 15, 2003Cedar City, Utah � Raitis Grafs scored 19 points, Stalin Ortiz added 18 and Kikas Gomes grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds as first-place Valpo (15-8, 9-1 Mid-Con) defeated Southern Utah 69-61. The Crusaders, winners of four straight and 10 of the last 11, dominated the boards, outrebounding the Thunderbirds 52-29. The victory was Valpo�s first in the last four games played at Southern Utah.
Valpo�s defense was a major factor, limiting Southern Utah to 36 percent shooting overall. Antti Nikkila, who grabbed eight rebounds, had four of the Crusaders� eight blocked shots. Ali Berdiel topped Valpo with eight assists.
Grafs scored seven points in the last 4:22 to help expand a narrow Valpo lead. The Crusaders led 56-55 when Grafs made a layup, was fouled and converted the free throw to increase the lead to 59-55 with 4:22 left. Southern Utah cut its deficit to one point again (60-59) with 3:25 remaining when the 6�11� Grafs made a short jumper and two free throws to extend the lead to 64-59 at the 2:17 mark. The Thunderbirds pulled within three (64-61), but Greg Tonagel made five of six free throws in the final 44 seconds to seal the win.
After trailing 33-30 at halftime, Valpo began the second half with a 7-0 run to take a 37-33 lead with16:27 remaining. Grafs made a basket and two free throws, Gomes drained a short jumper and Berdiel converted a free throw during the stretch.
Two layups each by Nikkila and Ortiz helped Valpo increase its advantage to 47-39 with 10:31 left. Valpo still held an eight-point lead (50-42) at the 9:30 mark on Roberto Nieves� 3-point basket before the Thunderbirds went on a 10-2 run to tie the game at 52-52 with 6:60 left. David Palmer, who led Southern Utah (9-14, 4-7 Mid-Con) with 11 points, made two treys and two free throws during the rally.
In the first half, Valpo led by as many as nine points before Southern Utah outscored the Crusaders 23-11 to close out the first 20 minutes. Ortiz led all scorers in the first half with 12 points.
Valpo finished shooting 40 percent (23-57) overall and made 19 of 28 free throws (68 percent). Grafs, who grabbed nine rebounds, drained all seven of his charity tosses. Gomes and Grafs each had two blocked shots. The Thunderbirds made seven-of-20 3-point attempts to Valpo�s four-of-19.
Valpo begins its final homestand of the season Thursday against Oakland at 7:05 p.m.
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