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BEIJING (Aug. 15, 2008) – The U.S. Olympic Women's Indoor Volleyball Team, with four players scoring at least 18 points, rallied to defeat host China 23-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 15-11 on the fourth day of pool-play matches of the 2008 Olympic Games at Beijing's Capital Indoor Stadium Friday night.
"We are absolutely thrilled about this win," Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) said. "We came into this game knowing it was going to be tough playing China at its home in the Olympics. All we wanted to do was fight and that is what we did tonight. We continue to fight every set, every game."
The U.S. (3-1), looking to reach the Olympic medal stand for the first time since 1992 (bronze in 1992, silver in 1984), concludes Pool A action on Aug. 17 versus Poland at 12:30 p.m. at the Capital Indoor Stadium.
With the victory, Team USA secured a spot in the quarterfinals on Aug. 19. The Americans are currently in second place in Pool A behind undefeated Cuba. China is in fourth place with a 2-2 record, just behind Japan's 2-1 mark. Poland is 1-3 in the group, while Venezuela is winless in four matches.
"I think before the game, we knew our situation was difficult," U.S. Olympic Indoor Volleyball Coach Lang Ping (Beijing) said. "We set our goal to qualify for the quarterfinals, and with just two just matches left. We have not been playing really good for the last three matches. In a meeting with the players, we told them to make sure every point for our team is very important and don't think about the result. Just trust yourself and play as a team. I need to congratulate my team as the players played very brave and aggressive, especially down 2-1 after three sets."
Tonight's contest was a much-anticipated contest featuring Lang Ping playing against her country in the Olympics in her hometown. Lang Ping, who starred as an outside hitter on China's 1984 Olympic gold-medal team and later went on to coach her country to a silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games, is just the second female to serve as a head volleyball coach during at least two Olympic Games.
"It doesn't matter if we play China, Cuba or Venezuela," Lang Ping said. "Every match is the same. China is only one of the teams that we have to play in the preliminary round. I tried to be very concentrate on the game, not having more emotions involved. I have been coaching with the U.S. team for the last four years, and this is not the first time we have played them. We try to be professional and try to give my team the correct information during the timeouts."
Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) led the Americans with 20 points via 15 kills, three blocks and two aces. She added a team-high 18 digs. Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.) added 14 kills on 26 attacks, four blocks and an ace for 19 points. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) chalked up 11 kills on 15 errorless attacks, four blocks and three aces for 18 points in the victory. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) contributed 14 kills, two blocks and two aces for 18 points.
Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) recorded nine points for the U.S., while Kim Willoughby (Honolulu) rounded out the scoring with three points. Robyn Ah Mow-Santos (Honolulu) charted 22 assists for the match. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) added 15 digs and eight excellent service receptions. Tom provided 11 digs and a team-high 10 excellent service receptions.
Team USA started Ah Mow-Santos at setter, Scott-Arruda and Bown at middle blocker, Tom and Glass at outside hitter and Haneef-Park at opposite. Davis is the designated libero for the U.S. at the Olympic Games. Willoughby started the fourth set in place of Haneef-Park, while subbing into the match in both the third and fifth sets. Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) came off the bench in the first two sets, while Berg was a sub in the first and fourth sets. Ogonna Nnamani (Bloomington, Ill.) came off the bench late in the first set.
The U.S. held a 66-59 advantage over China in kills, while edging out the Olympic hosts 8-6 in aces. Team USA turned in a 29.6 hitting efficiency (kills minus errors divided attacks) while limiting China to a 20.6 efficiency. China produced a slim 14-13 margin in blocks for the match, in addition to a 73-67 dig margin. Both teams committed 24 errors in the match.
Less than seven days ago, Team USA was informed of the tragic death of Todd Bachman, father-in-law of the U.S. Men's Olympic Indoor Volleyball Team and father of Elisabeth "Wiz" Bachman, a 2004 Olympian on the U.S. Women's Olympic Indoor Team that competed in Athens. After hours of learning of the death on Aug. 9, the team won an emotional-filled four set-win over Japan. However, the team suffered a letdown the following match on Aug. 11 against Cuba before bouncing back to defeat Venezuela on Aug. 13.
"Against Cuba, we did have a rough match, both emotionally and physical technique wise. We definitely had a letdown due to all that emotion. It was one of our goals tonight was to come back We have "Wiz" written all over our bodies as an inspiration to us dedicating this to her and for her being strong. It is definitely emotional for all of us. We are pushing strong for her and her family."
Yimei Wang scored a match-high 22 points in leading China, while Ming Xue added 14 points in the loss. Suhong Zhou and Yunwen Ma had matching 10 points.
Despite the loss, China has dominated the series versus the Americans since 1983 with an 82-30 record. However, the Americans have won both meetings in 2008, and both matches have gone the full five sets. The U.S. is 3-6 in the nine meetings – four times in China (tonight, Ningbo 6/26/05, Macau 8/25/06. 8/18/07) – during the current quadrennial with Lang Ping leading Team USA.
Team USA is ranked fourth in the world by the FIVB taking into accounts results of the 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix, 2007 FIVB World Cup, 2007 Continental Championship, 2006 World Championships and 2004 Olympic Games. Meanwhile, China is ranked seventh in the ranking, despite not able to pick up points at the 2007 FIVB World Cup as it could not participate as the 2008 Olympic Games host.
In other matches today, Russia topped Algeria 25-11, 25-19, 25-10, Brazil handled Kazakhstan 25-13, 25-6, 27-25, Poland defeated Venezuela 25-12, 25-12, 25-20, Italy downed Serbia 25-23, 25-20, 25-19 and Cuba swept Japan 25-17, 25-22, 25-22.
Italy and Brazil are undefeated in Pool B and will meet on Aug. 17 to settle group's top seed. Serbia and Russia are tied for third at 2-2 and have qualified for the quarterfinals, but the winner of the head-to-head matchup on Aug. 17 will avoid being the number-four seed and facing Pool A's top seed in the quarterfinals. Kazakhstan and Algeria are both winless in Pool B going into their head-to-head meeting on Aug. 17.
The top four teams in both round-robin preliminary pool advance to the quarterfinals on Aug. 19 with the winner of each pool facing the fourth-place team in the opposite pool. A drawing of lots will determine the opponents for the second- and third-place teams against the opposite pool.
The quarterfinal winners advance to the semifinals on Aug. 21, while the gold and bronze medal matches take place on Aug. 23.
The U.S. Women qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games by finishing third at the 2007 FIVB World Cup, the first qualifying event for the Olympic Games. Team USA has earned a silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.
For additional information on the U.S. Women's National Team, click here.
The U.S. led 15-12 in the opening set with a 3-0 run via kills from Haneef-Park, Tom and Bown. Haneef-Park extended the advantage to four at 18-14 with a back-row kill following a Chinese service error. Trailing 20-17, China rattled off three straight points to knot the score at 20-all and grabbed a 22-21 advantage. Haneef-Park hammered a kill followed by a Bown block to return the U.S. in front 23-22. However, China scored the final three points of the set for a 25-23 victory.
China rolled out to a 12-7 lead in the second set before the U.S. picked up the momentum with a 6-1 run to tie the score at 13-all. During the spurt, Glass served an ace, Bown put up a block and kills came from Haneef-Park and Tom. Bown scored three straight points with two blocks and a kill to push the Americans back in front 18-16, which it would not reliquinsh. Tom and Haneef-Park provided back-to-back kills at 23-20 en route to the 25-22 victory. Bown scored eight points in he set, including three blocks.
China bolted to a 6-1 lead to start the third set, but the U.S. battled back. Tom scored two aces and two kills in an 8-3 run to tie the score at 9-all. China built a second five-set cushion at 16-11 and extended its lead to seven at 21-14. After gaining a sideout on a Tom kill, Bown scored an ace as part of a 6-0 run that closed the gap to one at 22-21. However, China was able to trade points the rest of the way for a 25-23 victory.
With the score tied at 18-all, the U.S. put together a decisive 4-0 run with the assistance of the Chinese errors. Scott-Arruda started the run with a kill, followed by three consecutive three errors by China for a 22-18 advantage. Tom scored a kill at 24-20, and China once again committed an error to yield Team USA the set at 25-20.
China scored the first point of the fifth set, but could not get on the scoreboard for the next six points. Scott-Arruda knocked down a kill, followed by a Glass ace, Scott-Arruda block, Tom kill and two Chinese errors. China scored consecutive points in to cut the gap to 6-3. However, Scott-Arruda turned in a kill followed by a Tom block. After China tallied consecutive points, Team USA extended its lead to 11-5 with a Bown kill following two host errors. China closed to within three again at 12-9 with three unanswered points, but the U.S. was able to sideout the rest of the match ending with a Glass block.
U.S. Women's Indoor Volleyball Olympic Roster# - Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, Colloege)1 - Ogonna Nnamani (OH, 6-1, Bloomington, Ill., Stanford)2 - Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)3 - Tayyiba Haneef-Park (OPP, 6-7, Laguna Hills, Calif., Long Beach State)4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota)5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)9 - Jennifer Joines (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)10 - Kimberly Glass (OH, 6-2, Lancaster, Pa., Arizona)11 - Robyn Ah Mow-Santos (S, 5-7, Honolulu, Hawaii, Hawaii)12 - Kim Willoughby (OH, 5-10, Napoleonville, La., Hawaii)15 - Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
Head Coach: "Jenny" Lang PingAssistant Coach: Sue WoodstraTherapist/Trainer: Li YongTechnical Consultant: Tom HoganTechnical Coordinator: Diane FrenchTeam Leader: Joan Powell
Women's 2008 Olympic Games Indoor Volleyball Schedule
Pool A:Cuba 4-0USA 3-1China 2-2Japan 2-2Poland 1-3Venezuela 0-4
Pool B:Brazil 4-0Italy 4-0Russia 2-2Serbia 2-2Kazakhstan 0-4Algeria 0-4
Saturday, Aug. 9 - at Beijing Institute of Technology GymnasiumPool B: Italy def. Russia, 25-20, 17-25, 25-16, 25-23Pool B: Serbia def. Kazakhstan, 25-21, 25-17, 23-25, 25-21
Saturday, Aug. 9 - at Capital Indoor StadiumPool B: Brazil def. Algeria, 25-11, 25-11, 25-10Pool A: Cuba def. Poland, 21-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-17Pool A: China def. Venezuela, 25-13, 25-13, 25-18Pool A: USA def. Japan, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 25-21
Monday, Aug. 11 - at Beijing Institute of Technology GymnasiumPool B: Serbia def. Algeria, 25-14, 25-13, 25-13Pool B: Italy def. Kazakhstan, 25-19, 25-15, 25-21
Monday, Aug. 11 - at Capital Indoor StadiumPool A: Cuba def. USA, 25-15, 26-24, 25-17Pool B: Brazil def. Russia, 25-14, 25-14, 25-16Pool A: China def. Poland, 22-25, 25-15, 25-20, 25-22Pool A: Japan def. Venezuela, 25-12, 25-17, 25-12
Wednesday, Aug. 13 - at Beijing Institute of Technology GymnasiumPool B: Italy def. Algeria, 25-7, 25-20, 25-12Pool A: USA def. Venezuela, 25-17, 20-25, 25-14, 25-18
Wednesday, Aug. 13 - at Capital Indoor StadiumPool B: Russia def. Kazakhstan, 25-19, 25-18, 25-11Pool B: Brazil def. Serbia, 25-15, 25-13, 25-23Pool A: Cuba def. China, 18-25, 14-25, 25-23, 32-30, 15-13Pool A: Japan def. Poland 25-21, 25-20, 18-25, 23-25, 15-11
Friday, Aug. 15 - at Beijing Institute of Technology GymnasiumPool B: Russia def. Algeria 25-11, 25-19, 25-10Pool B: Brazil def. Kazakhstan, 25-13, 25-6, 27-25
Friday, Aug. 15 - at Capital Indoor StadiumPool A: Poland def. Venezuela 25-12, 25-12, 25-20Pool B: Italy def. Serbia, 25-23, 25-20, 25-19Pool A: USA def. China, 23-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 15-11Pool A: Cuba def. Japan 25-17, 25-22, 25-22
Sunday, Aug. 17 - at Beijing Institute of Technology GymnasiumPool B: Kazakhstan vs. Algeria, 10 a.m.Pool A: Cuba vs. Venezuela, Noon
Sunday, Aug. 17 - at Capital Indoor StadiumPool A: Poland vs. USA, 12:30 p.m.Pool B: Italy vs. Brazil, 2:30 p.m.Pool A: China vs. Japan, 8 p.m.Pool B: Russia vs. Serbia, 10 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 19 - at Capital Indoor StadiumWomen's quarterfinal 01, 10 a.m.Women's quarterfinal 02, NoonWomen's quarterfinal 03, 8 p.m.Women's quarterfinal 04, 10 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 21 - at Capital Indoor StadiumWomen's semifinal 01, 12:30 p.m.Women's semifinal 02, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 23 - at Capital Indoor StadiumWomen's bronze-medal match, 12:30 p.m.Women's gold-medal match, 8 p.m.Women's Award ceremony, 9:50 p.m.


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Fairfield residents have less than three weeks to take advantage of Solarize Fairfield, a program that offers homeowners the opportunity to purchase or lease a solar energy system at a reduced cost.
Fairfield is one of four towns -- the others are Westport, Durham, and Portland -- chosen to participate in the pilot program Solarize Connecticut, which kicked off in town in late August. The program is based on similar successful ventures that were carried out Oregon and Massachusetts.
"The hope is to make solar more affordable for residents," Bob Wall, director of marketing and research for Connecticut's Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA), said.
"We hope to bring Fairfield to the front end of the clean energy revolution."
Deadline to Sign up for Solarize Fairfield is Friday, Dec. 14
Residents who would like to participate in the program must sign up by Dec. 14 to qualify for the reduced rates and incentives. The more participants, the more the rates are reduced. Currently, enough Fairfielders have signed up to qualify for Tier 3 savings, meaning homeowners who invest in the solar photovoltaic (PV) panel system save 25 percent more than those who install a system outside the program.
According to Wall, there are 19 families have signed up since the program began. "It's really taken off," Wall said.
Just ask Fairfield resident Larry Kaley, a former RTM member and chairman of the Clean Energy Task Force, who worked to bring Solarize Connecticut to Fairfield. Solar panels were installed on the roof of his home earlier this month.
"There are no catches to the program, and everyone saves a lot of money and helps the environment," he explained.
Leasing vs. Purchasing a Solar PV System
After a free site consultation, a homeowner has to decide whether they would like to purchase or lease a solar PV system. According to the Solarize Fairfield website, the average system of solar panels costs $25,600, but the net cost is reduced to approximately $10,375 after residents receive a federal tax credit (estimated at $4,445) and a portion of a solar grant ($10,780), from the state. Those who purchase a system will see about $77,000 in electricity bill savings over 20 years.
"You'll get payback for your initial investment within four to seven years," according to Wall. "It's a solid investment."
Residents who choose to lease a system pay no money down and about $53 for the lease payment. Lessees will save approximately $43,000 over 20 years.
According to Wall, a residential solar panel system is warrantied to last more than 20 years.
Paperwork and Installation
After the homeowner chooses whether to buy or lease a system, employees of Astrum Solar, the Maryland-based contractor selected by members of Fairfield's Clean Energy Task Force to conduct the program, do the rest.
The terms and rates for purchasing solar power and a panel system are pre-negotiated, according to Michelle Waldgeir, vice president of marketing for Astrum Solar.
"You don't have to do all the research and legwork," she said.
The process takes about three months from beginning to end, Waldgeir said. After a resident signs up to participate in Solarize Fairfield, he or she is responsible for signing the paperwork that will allow Astrum Solar to apply for the state's solar grant, for building permits, and to connect the system to the home's existing utilities.
Once the paperwork is done, the solar panels are installed onto the dwelling's roof, which takes about two days, Waldgeir said. The installation is followed a week later by an inspection, and then the meter is installed and switched on.
"The meter is the magic," Waldgeir explained. "It's the key to the system, and to saving money on bills."
'It Really Does Work'
Waldgeir added that an advantage to investing in solar power through Solarize Fairfield is working with a company that has been properly vetted.
"There's accountability. We're confident that our customers will get accountability all the time -- which is not something that always happens in a new industry," Waldgeir said.
While residential solar systems are part of a relatively new industry, Waldgeir noted that thousands of homeowners in states like Massachusetts and New Jersey have embraced the trend.
"It really does work, and it's a really good thing," she said. "If you don't know much about solar, now is the time to look into it. It's a lot more affordable to do it now."
To learn more about Solarize Fairfield and to sign up for the program, visit the Solarize Fairfield website. You can also learn more about local cost savings and solar energy by visiting Astrum Solar's Fairfield web page.

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I use suse 11.4, what now days means a kind of Kubuntu :)
openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64)
Linux 18.104.22.168-0.7-desktop x86_64
KDE: 4.6.5 (4.6.5) "release 7"
Compiz 9.5
cairo-dock 2.3.0-3.pm.8.1
laptop purcheased in Germany.
options snd-hda-intel model=medion
- targa-8ch-dig works also, but I find the sound quality too aggressive. I am a classic music professional :).
- in my config panel "center" means the woofer, to get a good sound I keep "Front" on 85% and the rest on 100%. Alternatively, I connect a passive usb woofer to increase a bit the bass.
- I need also a headphone function, so I use an additional usb sound card, Aureon 5.1, connected to a wireless headphone. In addition I configured some player, ex. SMPlayer, for that external card. I am content with a such solution.
- However under Windows the sound quality depends from the preinstalled SRS. It results impossible to get a better configuration as the default one and such a sound quality is acceptable just to play games, what I don't do.


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A Salem man was among the six North Shore residents who were indicted Tuesday by a Suffolk County grand jury for their role in allegedly bribing witnesses to throw a criminal trial.
William Penta, along with five others, will now face varying charges in Suffolk Superior Court of witness corruption, perjury, persuading another person to commit perjury, obstruction of justice and conspiracy in order to obtain the acquittal of two defendants at a criminal trial for insurance fraud this past March.
The Attorney General's office sought out those charges after each individual testified during the trial, contradicting their earlier statements to investigators and their own guilty pleas.
"We allege that these defendants were involved in a scheme involving bribery and perjury that undermined the criminal justice system," Attorney General Martha Coakley said. "It is vital that witnesses testify truthfully under oath to maintain the integrity of the judicial process."
The following individuals were indicted on the charges listed below:
William Penta, 49, of Salem:
- Charged with perjury, obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
David Forlizzi, 52, of Peabody:
- Charged with corruption of a witness, subornation of perjury, obstruction of justice, conspiracy and habitual offender.
Fred Battista, 50, of Winthrop:
- Charged with corruption of a witness, subornation of perjury, obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
Janet Vaccari, 51, of Peabody:
- Charged with corruption of a witness, perjury, obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
Laura Battista, 63, of Revere:
- Charged with corruption of a witness, perjury, obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
Deana Pistone, age 29, of Wakefield:
- Charged with corruption of a witness and conspiracy.
Investigators said Forlizzi and Fred Battista schemed together to stage three car accidents and scam two separate insurance companies with the willing help of the other four individuals in the case.
Forlizzi and Fred Battista both ran Collision Headquarters, Inc. in Winthrop. Fred Battista is Laura Battista's stepson and Pistone is Vaccari's daughter.
The AG's office said all five were originally indicted by a Suffolk County Grand Jury in 2008, along with Fred Battista, for insurance fraud, larceny, conspiracy and other offenses.
Before being indicted, Vaccari, Pistone and Penta each gave recorded statements to investigators, indicating Forlizzi and Fred Battista had arranged the scam, says the AG's office. Vaccari, Pistone, Penta, and Laura Battista then all pleaded guilty to conspiring with the two men to carry out the fraud. But this past March, while testifying at Forlizzi's and Fred Battista's trial, they all changed their story.
The AG's office said the testimony directly contradicted their recorded statements and their prior guilty pleas. The foursome instead said under oath that Forlizzi and Fred Battista had nothing to do with the fraud and were not even aware of it. The AG's office also said Pistone was nowhere to be found despite extensive search efforts by authorities.
The trial judge at the time let the jury go home and suggested investigators examine whether a fraud had been committed upon the court. The AG's office subsequently conducted an investigation, which led to the recent charges.
Investigators say Forlizzi allegedly paid thousands of dollars to Vaccari leading up to and during the trial and Vaccari then sent that money out-of-state in an effort to keep Pistone hidden and keep her from testifying. Forlizzi and Vaccari allegedly tried to disguise the flow of money so it wouldn't be traced back to Forlizzi.
Authorities said the pair conspired through numerous text messages and phones calls before the trial.
Vaccari, Penta and Laura Battista then lied during their trial testimony, the AG's office says.
All six defendants are due back in Suffolk Superior Court on Nov. 20 for arraignment in the higher court.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Brendan O'Shea, with the assistance of investigators Rose Bagalawis and Christopher Gabriel, and Massachusetts State Police assigned to the AG's office.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs agreed to terms with wide receiver Dwayne Bowe on a five-year contract Monday and effectively kept their other top potential free agent, left tackle Branden Albert, off the market by declaring him a franchise player.
The Chiefs also agreed to contract terms with punter Dustin Colquitt, another potential free agent.
By designating Albert as a franchise player, the Chiefs have offered him a one-year contract worth $9.83 million.
"We felt it was in the best interest of the Kansas City Chiefs to place the tag on Branden," Chiefs general manager John Dorsey said in a statement announcing the move. "We will continue to negotiate with Branden and his agent to reach a deal that is mutually beneficial. We are looking forward to working with Branden in the near future."
Albert said that while his agent and the Chiefs had talked about a long-term contract, they were nowhere close to an agreement.
"I'm happy for Dustin and Bowe and I'm happy for the organization. That's all I've got to say about it. Bowe deserves it. Colquitt deserves it," Albert said. "The organization locked up three players that are going to help them win."
Bowe, who the Chiefs made a franchise player last season after both sides couldn't agree on a long-term contract, has been the Chiefs' leading receiver for the past four seasons following Tony Gonzalez's trade to Atlanta.
The Chiefs did not announce Bowe's contract, but he posted a message on his Facebook and Twitter accounts that read: "On vacation till I got the call that changed my life. I wanna thank the Hunt Family & the Chiefs organization."
Colquitt had one of the best seasons of his NFL career last season, when he was chosen to the AFC's Pro Bowl team. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Colquitt's contract is for five years and $18.75 million, making him the highest-paid punter in the NFL.
The Chiefs did not disclose the terms of Colquitt's contract but did release a statement confirming the agreement.
"John and I knew right away that we'd like to keep Dustin in a Chiefs uniform," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. "He's worked hard at his craft and has become one of the best punters in the NFL. He's got a strong leg and the ability to pin opponents deep in their own territory. We are happy we were able to come to an agreement."
Albert was able to start only one of the last six games of the season because of back spasms. The Chiefs were evidently confident enough in his ability to withstand the punishment of another season.
Retaining Albert for just one year wouldn't seem to preclude the Chiefs from taking a left tackle, either Luke Joeckel of Texas A&M or Eric Fisher of Central Michigan, with the first pick in the draft. Albert said he has had no discussions about the possibility of changing positions with Reid or offensive line coach Andy Heck but indicated the point was moot.
"I'll be playing left tackle," Albert said.


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Xen Virtualization and Linux Clustering, Part 2
Now is a good time to test your PVM configuration to make sure it works correctly on both the master and slaves. Start by setting up the appropriate links on the master to allow the PVM executables to run without specifying their paths:
# ln -s $PVM_ROOT/lib/pvm /usr/bin/pvm # ln -s $PVM_ROOT/lib/aimk /usr/bin/aimk
Next, compile an example PVM program:
# cd $PVM_ROOT/examples # aimk hello hello_other
If they are not booted already, boot each Xen slave using commands similar to the following:
# xm create /etc/xen/debian_slave1.conf # xm create /etc/xen/debian_slave2.conf # xm create /etc/xen/debian_slave3.conf
Once your slaves are booted, start the PVM daemons on the master and slaves by running the command:
# pvm pvm.hosts
This command starts the PVM daemons on all cluster nodes specified in the pvm.hosts file and then leaves you at a PVM console. You can use the conf command to see a list of all hosts that are successfully running a PVM daemon. The quit command exits the PVM console but leaves all of the PVM daemons running, which is what we want. An example of this is shown below:
pvm> conf conf 4 hosts, 1 data format HOST DTID ARCH SPEED DSIG master 40000 LINUX 1000 0x00408841 debian_slave3 c0000 LINUX 1000 0x00408841 debian_slave1 100000 LINUX 1000 0x00408841 debian_slave2 140000 LINUX 1000 0x00408841 pvm>quit
Now that the PVM daemons are running, copy the hello_other executable that we compiled above to the slaves. This same approach also can be used to copy other executables that the slaves will need to execute.
# cd $PVM_ROOT/bin/LINUX # scp hello_other root@debian_slave1:$PVM_ROOT/bin/LINUX/hello_other # scp hello_other root@debian_slave2:$PVM_ROOT/bin/LINUX/hello_other # scp hello_other root@debian_slave3:$PVM_ROOT/bin/LINUX/hello_other
Now run the hello program on the master:
# $PVM_ROOT/bin/LINUX/hello
This should produce output similar to the following:
i'm t40009 from tc0003: hello, world from debian_slave3
Congratulations! You now have a working cluster set up on your computer.
Once you're done running PVM programs, you can stop the PVM daemons on the master and slaves by using the halt command from the PVM console:
# pvm pvmd already running. pvm> halt halt Terminated
Now that you have multiple domains created and configured for use as a cluster, we can install and test a useful PVM program. I chose to test the cluster by using an open-source ray tracer. Ray tracing involves tracing rays into a scene to perform lighting calculations in order to produce realistic computer-generated images. Because rays must be traced for each pixel on the screen, ray tracing can be parallelized naturally by calculating the colors of multiple pixels simultaneously on different members of the cluster, thereby reducing the render time (if we were actually using multiple computers).
In this section, I describe the installation and use of a PVM patch for the POV-Ray ray tracer called PVMPOV. PVMPOV divides the rendering process into one master and many slave tasks, distributing the rendering across multiple systems. The master divides the image into small blocks that are assigned to slaves. The slaves return completed blocks to the master, which the master ultimately combines to generate the final image.
Begin by installing PVMPOV 3.1 on Domain-0. Installation instructions can be found in the PVMPOV HOWTO in Chapter 1, "Setting up PVMPOV". If the first wget command in Section 1.1 gives you trouble, try
wget http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/pvmpov/pvmpov-3.1g2.tgz
instead. Also, in Section 1.4, it should not be necessary to run the command aimk newsvga.
After completing these instructions on the master, create a directory for storing .pov files (POV-Ray input files) as well as the generated images. On my system, I created a folder named /etc/xen/benchmark. The .pov files may need access to other POV-Ray include files, so create a link to the appropriate directory, which is located with the PVMPOV source that you compiled above. As an example, I used the following command on my system:
# ln -s /install/povray/pvmpov3_1g_2/povray31/include # /etc/xen/benchmark/include
Once you have completed the PVMPOV installation on the master, you must copy the required binaries, libraries and other files to the slaves. The following example shows how to do this for debian_slave1 from the Domain-0 console:
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The tech press in the USA typically refers to the driverless car as "the Google driverless car" and talks this up as an opportunity for the search giant to move beyond its current business model. I don't think so.
Here's why this opportunity is messy.
Driverless car projects have been around for 30 years. Anyone following European R&D in this area can easily cast their minds back to the DRIVE project, part of the EU's RACE program in the 1980s. And then the Eureka program's version: "the €800 million EC EUREKA Prometheus Project on autonomous vehicles (1987–1995)."
Chunka Mui has a series running here on Forbes about this disruptive business opportunity. Much as I respect Chunka's leadership in disruptive innovation thinking, the analysis is too US-centric. And the idea of a $2 trillion market in the US is overblown.
There's clearly something in the air around driverless cars. They are scary in prospect, though potentially safer than human driving but it is the business opportunity that is causing a stir. Is it a US opportunity or a Google opportunity?
European car makers began researching driverless cars thirty years ago because the European highways were already showing signs of being overburdened by the volume of traffic.
That's why Volvo was allowed last year to test driverless cars on a European highway at speeds over 50 miles an hour. I wrote about it last May here on Forbes:
Following Google's experiment with an autonomous car on the streets of Las Vegas, Volvo pulled off the more impressive feat of platooning the three cars behind a lorry for 200 kilometres on a busy Spanish motorway.
The Wall St Journal ran the Volvo story in December:
The 85-year-old company believes it can produce an accident free vehicle in just seven years. "Our vision is that no one is killed or injured in a new Volvo by 2020," said Anders Eugensson, Volvo's head of government affairs.
Volvo hopes to launch its first cars in 2014. Nissan believes 2020 is a watershed year. Given that Volvo is owned by a Chinese auto-maker that means China and Japan have solid intentions in the near term. Go here for information about the BMW driverless car and here for the Wikipedia page on autonomous driving.
You might then ask why in the USA is this being left to a search company?
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Yes, those are very valid questions! It will be an interesting game of 3D strategic chess.
Google itself I think is doubtfully sitting on Trillions of dollars here, but Chunka Mui points out that, much like what the PC did to the world years ago, many industries will be impacted in dramatic ways. I can't wait to read your article on what you feel are the disruptions we may see Chunka, and also counter points you may make Haydn. :)
I think another point that is worth mentioning is that while car makers have been researching this technology for decades, Google jumped in and started to make things happen. In fact, this article even states that Volvo got permission to do their platooning test after Google had successfully done their tests – and without ever asking for permission. I think this shows the entrenchment of the thinking in the large car makers and will be the hurdle they have to overcome if they want to be innovative in this market.
Of course, I don't know a whole lot about the car world but I do know that it will be hard to hold back technology that is both life saving and ultra convenient. Liability issues keep getting thrown up but that is a smokescreen. Are we really going to allow people to keep dying in car wrecks while we figure out who we can blame for the greatly reduced number of wrecks under autonomous driving. I doubt it. It will be clear that car companies that use that smokescreen are simply covering their losing position.
As a harried 21st century parent, this technology can't get here fast enough and I think that is overlooked as well.
Another superficial analysis. Thanks Haydn.
haydn, the fact that driverless cars have been touted for decades without appearing should generate some skepticism, but a smarter approach to artificial intelligence, combined with the unrelenting pace of moore's law, is allowing for progress that was never possible before. the computer that was going to beat the best human at chess didn't show up for decades–until it did. the computer that was going to understand language so well that it could beat the best human at jeopardy never materialized–until it did.
i began as a skeptic about the driverless car, and i still think there are lots of hurdles for it to overcome, but chunka has convinced me that the car is a serious possibility.
The simple fact that a vehicle will be able to travel unmanned will result in the first paradigm shift on the roads since the modern car was invented some 130 years ago. This will transform society and completely disrupt many business models (and not just transportation). So simple – yet so transformative – think about it. (my 'Autonomous Vehicles 101′ presentation linked here may help: http://community.ite.org/ITE/Go.aspx?c=BlogViewer&BlogKey=8a553214-8b31-4b42-a43f-24584a3f38c2 )
If you follow the money flow when this happens then you will see that an average person can reduce their transportation costs from around $21/day owning a car to around $8/day using driverless fleets – but that could fall to as low as $2/day when the fleet vehicles are optimized (less safety baggage and electric). I put this money flow logic on my blog here: http://community.ite.org/ITE/Go.aspx?c=BlogViewer&BlogKey=7e8d2a6d-61c6-445e-b1a6-fe42055d2281
Google have categorically said that they will not be making their own cars and this was reported back in April 2012: "Now it seems Google is confident enough in the technology that all they need is a partner with which to begin manufacturing. Detroit News reporter David Shepardson quotes Levandowski:
"All options are open. From giving the technology away to licensing it to working with Tier 1s, Tier 2s, working with the OEMs, building a car with them, everything is open and we're trying to figure out which paths make the most sense," Levandowski said. "We're talking to basically every car company to see what their level of excitement is and how do we work with them."
Because this technology will be able to be retrofitted for only a few thousand dollars, and because anyone should be able to hire out their vehicle in a fleet to make some money, then every single automaker should be thinking very, very seriously about Google's offer. Those automakers that choose to continue with their own research risk losing considerable market share to those that simply license the Google tech and hit the market at the first opportunity. The vast majority of people will buy a product that can make them money – and will lose interest in a product that isn't as safe and costs a significant premium when left idle when parked up (over 90% of the time).


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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. —
As reports circulated about Kentucky being one of the highest states for both adult and childhood obesity, a television station posed a poll question that asked if additional taxes or "luxury" taxes should be imposed on unhealthy or 'junk' foods. The taxpayers, of course, would be the ones paying the extra tax, which in turn is given to low income families receiving food stamps and who have been known to purchase large amounts of junk food each month--basically costing the working people the additional tax plus their regular tax for those who pay no tax for their free food.
But a quick trip through the grocery store will easily answer any questions as to why today's consumers often choose the 'junk' food over 'healthy' foods.
First of all, the junk foods and fast foods are instant.
Families on the run between activities often utilize the fast food restaurants as the evening dinner, soaking up gobs and gobs of unsaturated fats, oils and calories. Most parents in their right minds are not going to insist on children partaking of salads while en route to a destination due to the risk of an unintended vegetable garden on their vehicle's seats and floors.
Secondly, eating healthy is more costly than 'junk' foods. Compare a bag of apples to a bag of potato chips. Even name brand chips are cheaper than a 3-pound bag of apples. Ditto for a head of lettuce, pack of tomatoes, or bag of potatoes.
While the price of soft drinks continues to rise as fast as gas prices, comparing the costs of milk or juice with the quantity of soft drinks still weighs out cost-wise in favor of soft drinks. Ounce per ounce and penny for penny, junk foods win the pricing wars, hands down.
But the rating of Kentuckians as being largely obese (pardon the pun) has had its good points. Due to the massive increase of overweight children, our school systems reinstituted the badly needed P.E. classes and elementary sports programs that give children opportunity to burn up some extra calories. While students across the nation may sit for hours in front of their TVs and computers between school, they are now required to engage in some physical activity during the day.
The obesity problem also brought our own school system to offer a healthier and well-balanced lunch for its students this year. White bread has been replaced with whole wheat bread, low-calorie offerings are now available and more focus is being shifted toward encouraging children to eat a well-balanced meal.
While I applaud this effort locally, I admit being shocked when I learned that middle school students have "pop breaks." I was even more astounded when I learned that nachos and cheese and slushies are sold in the cafeteria during lunch time.
How can children possibly be expected to choose broccoli over nachos? What majority of school age children are going to drink non-fat or skim milk when a sweet colorful drink or sugar- and sodium laden pop lurks just around a cafeteria corner?
Such a policy is detrimental, not only to the healthy food policy, it is also discriminating against those students whose family may be on a stretched budget. Students receiving free or reduced price meals will either be excluded from the sellable treats, will trade their reduced price lunch money for the less than wholesome lunch meal, or will place parents in a financial bind to provide money so they will "fit in" with those who can afford the more appealing offerings.
While selling these extras may help generate badly needed funds for a school club or organization, it defeats the whole purpose of the healthy lunch program and puts a definite whammy on ensuring equal treatment of students.


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ASHTABULA — William E. Coleman, age 57, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, at the Ashtabula County Medical Center.
Born May 6, 1956, in Louisville, Miss., he was the son of the late Marshall Coleman and Edna Henton. He married the love of his life Irene "Rennie" Barnett on June 23, 1979.
William attended the Union Missionary Baptist Church in Ashtabula. William was an avid Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians Fan. He enjoyed barbecuing, watching old Western Movies and listening to Blues Music. A devoted husband, who loved to spend time with his family, he dedicated his life to his wife, his children and his granddaughter. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
William is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Irene "Rennie" Coleman; his sons, William Jr. and Derrick Jermaine Coleman, both of Ashtabula; brothers, Emmitt (Velma) Coleman of Macon, Ga., Joseph (Janis) Coleman and Leo (Annette) Coleman, both of Painesville, and Albert (Tara) Coleman of Ashtabula; sisters, Sarah Stewart of Canton, Ohio, Betty (Bryan) Stewart of Painesville, and Dorothy Coleman of Mississippi; and his cherished granddaughter, Shyanne Nicole Cooper.
William was preceded in death by a daughter, Tyranza Nicole Coleman in infancy; his brothers, Marshall Coleman, Tommy Coleman, Woodrow Coleman, Otis Coleman, and Johnny Coleman; his sisters, Doris Wise and Nancy Brown; and his parents.
Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22nd, at Union Community Church, 10959 Johnnycake Ridge Road, Concord Township, Ohio 44077, with Pastor Roderick A. Coffee I, Senior Pastor, and Sister Betty Stewart of Painesville officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Painesville.
Calling Hours will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 21st, at ZABACK-WIILAIMS-DUCRO FUNERAL HOME, 500 W. Prospect Road, Ashtabula, and on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of Service at the Church.
Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Ashtabula Regional Cancer Center. DUCRO FUNERAL SERVICES AND CREMATORY, 4524 Elm Ave., Ashtabula is handling arrangements.
Obituary at www.ducro.com and starbeacon.com.


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If Friday night's game was the season turning point Pitt coach Paul Chryst talked about heading into the trip to Syracuse, the Panthers aren't headed in the right direction.
The Panthers (2-3) had a modest two-game win streak snapped as they were unable to squeeze out a victory over the Orange (2-3) at the Carrier Dome. The loss dropped Pitt's record in Big East games to 0-2.
Chryst talked about the tough loss on Monday in addition to the margin between winning and losing. He said the Panthers must find ways to win close games, starting this week as Pitt hosts No. 18 Louisville (5-0) Saturday at 11 a.m..
"To win games, you have to do certain things or you can't do certain things," he said. "We just have to find a way to get over the hump."
In the final five minutes against Syracuse, it looked like Pitt might get over the hump. Quarterback Tino Sunseri directed a late-game drive, and a 24-yard pass to Mike Shanahan gave the Panthers a first down at the Syracuse 17-yard line.
Pitt's chances were dashed on the next play when Sunseri was pressured by the Syracuse defense and was penalized for intentional grounding, pushing the Panthers back 15 yards.
Chryst said this was one of a few poorly executed offensive plays, placing part of the blame for it on himself.
"Certainly, we're in good field position and then enough things happen that now, instead of being on the 17, we're on the 32," he said. "With that being said, that was first down. We still had two more downs."
Those next downs did not help the Panthers cause.
On second and 25, Syracuse blitzed and reached Sunseri for a sack. And on third down, Drew Carswell dropped a short pass, forcing the Panthers to punt.
Though Pitt's offense struggled finishing drives, the defense had the right idea for most of the game.
Syracuse picked up points early, scoring a touchdown within the first five minutes of the game.
After that, Chryst said his coaches made the appropriate adjustments, and so did his players. The Pitt defense did not give up another touchdown the rest of the game.
"I thought defensively we did some great things," Chryst said. "I loved the way they played."
Chryst said the Orange's defense also deserved a nod. They forced a fumble by Pitt's Drew Carswell, which was picked up by Syracuse's Dyshawn Davis and returned 52 yards for their second touchdown.
Syracuse also did not have any trouble stopping Pitt running back Ray Graham, holding him to only 57 yards on 24 attempts. This was a new development for the Orange, who had difficulty stopping the run in their previous four games.
Chryst said that several factors could have been responsible for the hiccup in the run game.
"It depends on what is happening around you," Chryst said. "How many possessions are you up or down? What are the problems? Why is the running game not hitting – is it schematically, is it numbers, is it a guy missing his block? I think there are a lot of things that go into it, mostly though the point in the game and the score probably as much as anything."
Another factor was limited carries for freshman Rushel Shell, who played sparingly because of back issues.
"No one person is responsible for the loss or no one unit is responsible for the loss," Chryst said. "That's the great thing about playing on a team. We've got to grow, and we've got to eliminate some of the mistakes. We care about this and when you care and something happens, you want to learn from it, you want to take away from it."


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Saturday, April 01, 2006Michael Arensdorff (Park View, Iowa/North Scott H.S.) singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to help Valparaiso snap its nine-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over Illinois Tech on a cool, crisp Saturday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field.
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A woman who might have taken Katie Holmes' place as Tom Cruise's third wife in 2004 has an Orange County background.
Nazanin Boniadi, an Iranian-born actress, graduated from UC Irvine with a bachelor's degree in science in 2003.
She was a Scientologist at that time and served as official spokeswoman for Amnesty International USA when she wasn't winning awards for cancer and heart transplant research.
Boniadi planned to become a doctor after graduating, but according to Vanity Fair journalist Maureen Orth, she instead was screened to become the next Mrs. Tom Cruise.
Scientology officials deny this, calling the allegations "hogwash."
Orth said most of her sources were on the record, and some are high-level members of Scientology who still believe in the religion but question those now in authority.
Boniadi was applying to medical school in 2004, Orth said, but that year Scientologists contacted her and said she was being screened for a movie. They asked several personal questions including "What do you think of Tom Cruise," Orth said.
"She had to write a 20-page, single-spaced paper about her hopes, dreams, aspirations. All of her sex life was asked about," Orth said. "She was getting audited for hours every day because she was being told that she was going to meet world leaders and there was a very special mission for the church."
She allegedly dated Cruise, but things did not work out, and she was heartbroken and later punished for divulging her story.
"She was forbidden to ever mention this happened with Tom Cruise," Orth said. "But she did and, as a result, she had to get down on her hands and knees and scrub toilets with a toothbrush."
Boniadi graduated with honors from UCI's School of Biological Sciences after winning the competitive Chang Pin-Chun undergraduate research award. She has been a recurring guest on How I Met Your Mother, among other acting roles.
Editor's Note: An earlier headline on this story incorrectly said Boniadi could have been Tom Cruise's second wife. He had already been married twice before marrying Katie Holmes.


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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The state Assembly has approved a bill that would fund a program to promote Wisconsin-based manufacturers.
The bipartisan bill would require the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to devote $250,000 into an account devoted to the program on Jan. 1, 2014. WEDC would be allowed to cancel the program any time after its first annual review.
The Assembly passed the measure 90-8 on Thursday, sending the bill on to the state Senate.
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A few months ago Apple CEO, Tim Cook, introduced the public to the iPad 3. However, Apple refrained from adding the numeral to the device's name, instead dubbing it the "New iPad." A photo has emerged showing packaging for the much anticipated iPhone 5 which suggests that the company will again drop the numeral from the phone's title.
Published by iPhone Nieuws – an iPhone-centric news blog from the Netherlands – the photo (larger version here) shows rolls of packaging displaying the words "the New iPhone." If this picture is for real and the new device will not carry the number 5, it would keep in line with Apple's naming strategy this year, considering the iPad release. But perhaps it's an indication that the company intends to reinvent the phone to live up to its generation-numbering reset. Or, as one commenter to this post has asserted, the photo is a fake.
So what can we expect from the new device, widely believed to emerge in two days time (September 12)? Some rumors we'd assembled prior suggest that the latest generation of the device could have evolved in the following ways:
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The integration of touch sensors into the screen – as opposed to having a separate touch layer – will make the screen thinner and make the picture more vivid. Apple's former CEO, the late Steve Jobs, had an affinity for making products thinner.
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Hmmm… if the photo is real, I wonder if the lady standing in the photo still have a job after this?
it's a fake…on another version you can see the screen on the phone & there's a youtube icon (not in iOS6) and no passbook icon lol, besides, the leaked images are NOT the real iphone
think about the iphone 4 leaked prototype, how apple went up against gizmodo for the reveal…all of the leaks that have taken place telling us everything but nothing…motherboard, but no processor, screen, but no powerup, (all the vids of powerups are fake too, done in after effects), no camera pics, reveals of the new software/hardware, hell for all we know its that goophone thingy splashed all over the place. For this to be a project Steve Jobs worked on til he died, you think his last work would be a streched mismatched panel clone of the 4/4s?? HIS LAST WORK A REDUX? hardly.
i personally don't think any of the mockups will match it. to lengthen the iphone without changing the width would make it unbalanced. anyone who owns an iphone knows one of its best features (many don't consider it a feature but i do) is it's usability; the way it feels in your hand, the balance & function come together to improve the user experience…making it slightly larger in both directions would work without stressing developers, and the way Apple RUSHED to get that Authentech deal done?? wouldnt be surprised to see the fingerprint scanner, because passbook, even without NFC (maybe) shows a direction of involving the device in commerce, which they would have to beef up security, afterall, plane tix, gift cards and the such are currency too…also interesting to note, Authentech sells PORTABLE fingerprint solutions RIGHT NOW that stick into your laptop's usb port for fingerprint access SMALLER than the iphone home button! plus all the leaks would be some form of industrial espionage, NO FUTURE PRODUCT has EVER been "leaked' in the amount this has
Steve Jobs' last observation and approval of actual designers' work is allegedly stretched over a number of iPhone and iPad models, not just the next iPhone release. Nevertheless, Apple has proven it's boat has as many leaks as a record company's upcoming albums. I'd think you would see by now this unearned belief that Apple has achieved some sort of secrecy supremacy compared to other companies is complete bullsh*t. While I do love the company's products, the undeserved activism is causing many more objective people like myself to look at the smartphone in a more objective way, seemingly like how BlackBerry was marginalized even though RIM technically still made quality products. What happened? New platforms came along and eventually wiped out a company that got caught tastin' itself too much. Apple hasn't improved the user interface in almost six years! After seeing the improvements in Windows Phone, STOCK Android ICS/JB, and the now podunk webOS, it is insulting that Apple has made most of its money the past two years on rehashed design and gimmicky software that does little to actually improve the user experience. I bought an iPhone 4S at full retail just to test out Siri. I could not have been more disappointed with the pedestrian improvement in the overall product. I wouldn't have recommended the 4S on contract let alone at full retail. Apple truly cannot come in here on September 12th with only NFC and LTE to brag about. They need to hit a home run with whatever untold improvements there are to be discovered in iOS 6. From what I've read of the betas, there aren't any worth buying a new iOS device for, and that's coming from someone still using a iPhone 4. Hopefully, someone within Apple's now company-wide distortion field understands that hardware design is no longer enough. They sure do make pretty devices, but, in the same way I felt I about the MacBook Pro I tried for the full 45-day return period, Apple's approach with iOS just isn't enough anymore. They need to think and DELIVER beyond what anyone is even imagining. As hypocritical as I am about to sound, I REALLY miss webOS. It is still the crème de la crème of the mobile user experience. As different as Windows Phone is, it is still quite counterintuitive in too many ways to be used over a two-year contract period. If Sprint didn't suck as bad as it did, I'd still be using my Palm Pre.
Apple is a phenomenal company with amazing innovation and appetite to create sleek devices. But sometimes i wonder how things would be if steve was still arrive. Could New Ipad have been release considering there was very little change in terms of design. We all know strive was fascinated by killer and unique designs. I f you can have a look at all Imac designs, there was always significate design change from one model to another. What is your take…
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Thursday, May 11, 2006Freshman Ashley Wolter (Denver, Iowa/Denver) grabbed a spot on the All-Conference First Team while teammates Taylor Callahan (Pendergrass, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian), Shannon Robinson (Toronto, Ontario/John Redmond), Ann Sievert (Davenport, Iowa/Assumption) and Andrea Zappia (Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central) landed on the Second Team when the Mid-Con announced their year-end honors Thursday night.
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In order to increase PAHO's country presence in the Eastern Caribbean, the Office of Eastern Caribbean Countries (OECC) was established in September 2006. Its responsibility is to deliver PAHO/WHO's technical cooperation (TC) in the Eastern Caribbean Countries and Territories, which are:
In addition to a cadre of staff based at the Country Office in Barbados, seven Country Program Officers (CPOs) are strategically placed in the following countries to assist in the delivery of TC in the Eastern Caribbean.
The Office of Caribbean Program Coordination (OCPC) and OECC share common premises in Barbados, kindly provided by the Government of Barbados. These two offices are entities with different responsibilities and management structures. Dr. Ernest Pate is currently acting as the PAHO/WHO Representative in the Office of Eastern Caribbean Coordination (ECC) and is the Caribbean Program Coordinator (CPC) for the OCPC, which covers sub-regional technical cooperation. Both Offices are supported by a common administrative team.
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There is a long history of PAHO involvement in the Caribbean, since Zone Offices were created in 1951 before any of the territories had gained their independence. The Zone I office in Caracas, Venezuela, had the responsibility for technical cooperation with the Caribbean Territories.
As the role of the Zone Offices changed Country Offices were created, each headed by a Representative of the Director. In 1975 the Zone Offices were designated Area Offices but Caracas still retained responsibility for much of the technical cooperation in the English-speaking Caribbean sub-region.
In 1978 the Office of Caribbean Program Coordination was established in Barbados in recognition of the commonality of health problems in the sub-region. This similarity of health systems originated in the common historical development and the long standing tradition of collaboration in health among these countries. Many of the resources were transferred from Caracas.
At this time, in addition to the Office of Caribbean Program Coordination, the English-speaking Caribbean is served by Country Offices headed by PAHO/WHO Representatives (PWRs) in the:
The Dutch Islands are served through the Office in Venezuela and other non English-speaking Caribbean countries are served through Offices in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
All countries have access to all PAHO resources located at the Regional level, in other Country Offices and in other PAHO Centers through their designated PAHO/WHO Representative. The PAHO Centers are:
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