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BRADENTON -- Jeff Rodgers is offering guided tours of the entire universe, starting right here in Bradenton.
Rodgers is director of the Bishop Planetarium at the South Florida Museum. He unveiled the planetarium's new computer and projection system Tuesday that's light years beyond the one he had been using.
"We have a new projection system that replaced our 7-year-old system that was on its last legs," Rodgers said. "Seven years ago, when we got that system, I said the old one was an Atari and the new one was an X-Box. I have no idea what to compare this one to."
The most basic improvement is that the new system uses two projectors instead of seven.
"You'll get a seamless view of the universe in front of you and, if you turn around, you'll see a seamless view of the universe behind you," he said. "And there's a lot of cool stuff behind you."
The new system is three times brighter and has 10 times more contrast than the old one, Rodgers said. People who saw the planetarium a few weeks ago and visit again now will notice the difference the moment they walk in, he said.
That's just the beginning.
The planetarium computers can take visitors on a virtual voyage literally to the edge of the observable universe. You can go out past the solar system and through the Oort cloud. You can look at recently discovered planets orbiting other stars, travel beyond the Milky Way and turn back and watch as our galaxy becomes a distant dot, then turn around and watch it grow nearer again.
Or you can hover over any of the planets in our solar system, or any of the moons. You can look down on Earth and see actual volcanoes, earthquakes and storms as they're occurring.
The new system cost about $500,000 and it's as good as any computer and projection system in any planetarium in the world, Rodgers said.
"We look at it as investment in the community," he said.
About 75,000 people a year visit the Bishop Planetarium.
Rodgers said he and museum staff kept a close eye on developments in planetarium technology before committing to the new system, to make sure something new on the horizon would not surpass this system.
"We made sure we weren't going to be burned by technology." He said.
The new system allows the planetarium to offer a couple of new shows in addition to its usual interactive presentations.
One, narrated by Tom Hanks, is called "Passport to the Universe." The other, aimed mostly at younger audiences, is an animated show called "Perfect Little Planet" with aliens touring the solar system looking for a perfect vacation spot.
Planetarium presentations are included with admission to the South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., in downtown Bradenton.
The Museum will offer a free open house from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, to give the public the opportunity to see this new system in person.
Marty Clear, features writer/columnist, can be reached at 941-708-7919. Follow twitter.com/martinclear.


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In her of the firm Dolan & Dean Consulting Engineers LLC, testified that additional traffic generated by the proposed development, the levels of service and delay for the River Road, Cecchino Drive and the Madison Avenue intersections will not cause any change in service.
According to Dolan, her study determined that all approaches will operate at "acceptable levels of service or better with the addition of site traffic."
However, local emergency service officials agree that placing a 221 unit residential housing unit, a 70,500 sq. foot supermarket and a 4300 sq. ft. bank where nothing currently exists will not only increase traffic and change the character of that part of town, but increase the need for emergency services to that area of town, as well.
According to Police Chief Frank Papapietro, the northern sector of town where the development is proposed has always been considered the quieter sector, unlike the southern part of town where Shop Rite, the strip malls, and Brookchester and Dorchester put out far more calls for emergency services.
Increased traffic alone means increased calls for service to emergency services. Residents have seen how a car accident involving a pedestrian on River River, such as the , brings out police, ambulance and in many cases, the fire department. Not only can one accident clog River Road, one of the town's main arteries and a familiar cut-through road for cars accessing and exiting Route 4, but it can involve many of the town's emergency resources. It also diverts traffic onto the local roads.
Below is a list of calls for service for the Police Dpt., Fire Dpt. and Ambulance Corp. (year-to-date) to give readers a baseline perspective in considering the potential increase in calls for service should Hekemian be granted the variances he is seeking for the proposed development.
- Police: 5192 calls for service
- Fire: 80 calls for service
- Ambulance: 592 calls for service
During the months that Dolan used for her traffic study, Sept. 2011; and Feb.1 to April 30, 2012 NMPD responded to 40 calls for service at the current Shop Rite location. These calls included ambulance assistance, disputes, hit and run accidents and shoplifiting.
There were 60 reported traffic accidents during the months of Dolan's study, some of which included pedestrians.
An increase in population will generally result in the rise of calls for emergency services. If the proposed 221 unit residential complex is approved, will this result in the need for additional police hires, firefighters and ambulance personnel? And what about the infrastructure of each building? Can they safely operate under the increased demands? And there is also the cost of upgrading and purchasing equipment.
Recently, the mayor and council agreed to the formation of a that have structural concerns and need to be brought into compliance with the codes of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
Also, within the next two years, Company 2 will have to replace their current tower ladder truck that is over 20 years old and is no longer in compliance with federal standards. Firefighters are required to sit seatbelted inside the truck, a feature that extends the length of the truck well past the limits of the firehouse engine room.
The Police Dpt. is also in dire need of space. Currently, police headquarters is not ADA compliant, lacks a juvenile holding area, has no secure court entrance to transport prisoners from holding cell to court, has no private area for domestic crime victims, prisoners have been secured to the lunch room table when there is no more room in the holding cell area, and there are no female facilities -- such as a restroom -- within police headquarters. Female prisoners need to be escorted to use the facilities in the public area of Borough Hall.
Additionally, if the proposed development is approved, an increase in population may translate into the need for the town to incease its headcount of emergency service workers.


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By Keith Gushard
A number of Crawford County residents were among the winners at the 56th annual Keystone International Livestock Exposition held in Harrisburg.
In the open breeding sheep show, Derek Wilson of Titusville had both the champion ram and champion in the Southdown breed while Ron and Barb Yochum of Townville had the reserve champion ram in the Cheviot breed.
In the breeding cattle beef pageant, LPA Gold Rush owned by Janel Rankin of Centerville, was the grand champion bull in the Shorthorn breed.
In the junior breed beef show, Willow owned by Mya Storll of Linesville, was the reserve champion Shorthorn plus heifer.
At the Hereford breeding cattle show, WD 196T Karl 0101 owned by Walker L. Dunn of Cochranton, was the champion senior bull.
In the sheep lead line competition, Rebecca Hyde, 20, of Saegertown, was winner of the senior division while Jade Wilson, 12, of Titusville was second in the intermediate division.
Selection of winners in the lead line competition was based on the clothing ensemble, which must be made from mostly wool; poise and presentation of the contestant; and the appearance and showmanship of the sheep.
Also, one area student was among six youth exhibitors to receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Pennsylvania Livestock Association during opening ceremonies of the Keystone International Livestock Exposition
Cecilyann Klink, a daughter of Richard and Sandra Klink of Hartstown, is freshman at Penn State University and majoring in veterinary and biomedical sciences with the goal of becoming a veterinary pathologist.
Scholarship selection was based on leadership skills, a keen interest in the livestock industry, involvement in the Keystone International Livestock Exposition and support of the Pennsylvania Livestock Association.


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Originally written for radio in 1964, Joe Orton's "The Ruffian on the Stair" proves a somewhat checkered inaugural production for the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood. A brief but action-packed one-act, Orton's compact and black-edged comedy bristles with a more overt street sensibility than Orton's full-length works, which employ petit bourgeois characters of the most venal stripe to skewer notions of middle-class respectability.
Respectability, even as outward show, is in short supply in "Ruffian," which features a petty criminal, a former whore and a mysterious stranger in a volatile, funny and ultimately deadly triangle. Mike (Chris Byrne), a shady sort who hobnobs with his various "clients" in public restrooms, feels an overriding contempt for his prostitute lover Joyce (Angela McCluskey) that is rivaled only by his startling need for her. The mysterious Wilson (Joseph Rye) singles Joyce out as a seemingly random target of a malicious terror campaign. But when Mike invites the young vandal into his home, Wilson's hidden agenda unfolds, to tragic effect.


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Royston Men's section have not run a Vets team for a few years now after a very successful few years in the Vets cup, playing several friendly games throughout the year against local rivals. The summer games used to produce some mixed results, but a great time was had by all, especially in the pub afterwards.
The 'Team of 2008' of which MOST are still playing if not umpiring.
- back row - Ian Harper, Colin Bateman, Peter Belcher, Robert Biddlecombe, Andy Wilson, Clive Biddlecombe, Stephen Gourd
- front row - Tim Yow, Neil Drage, Steve Welding, Nick Broadley, Paul Visagie, Nigel Gadsby
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The Vets in action in a game against Letchworth Vets. Royston dominated the first half but then seemed to go off the boil in the second half, with the score eventually ending up 2 - 2.


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A Blue Bell woman is facing charges including DUI, aggravated assault while DUI, and failure to render aid after allegedly striking pedestrians in the Fort Washington section of Whitemarsh Township in the early-morning hours Saturday, according to Whitemarsh Police.
Heather Dowdy, 36, of Ramsgate Court in Blue Bell, was arrested after authorities located her white 2012 Nissan Altima that allegedly crashed into five men near the 300 block of West Skippack Pike and then fled the scene, according to police.
At 2:04 a.m., five men were standing next to a red Buick on the westbound shoulder of Skippack Pike that was disabled from a previous crash, police said.
A witness said that a white vehicle traveling westbound struck the five pedestrians and continued on Skippack Pike, almost striking another vehicle while fleeing, according to WPD.
Whitemarsh Community Ambulance Association transported four of the pedestrians to Chestnut Hill Hospital for treatment of injuries after the crash; one pedestrian declined treatment, police said.
Whitpain Police located a vehicle matching the Whitemarsh PD's description roughly 1.5 miles away from the crash scene. The vehicle, registered to Dowdy and parked in her driveway, had fresh passenger side damage and minimal snow on it, according to police.
Dowdy was home when police arrived, and they took her into custody at 2:46 a.m. for suspicion of DUI, five counts of aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, eight counts of recklessly endangering another person, failure to stop and render aid and several other charges, according to police.
Bail was set at $10,000 and was posted the following day. A preliminary hearing date is set for Feb. 19 in front of District Justice Deborah Lukens.


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To be honest, I am at a bit of a loss as to the best direction to take with the tailoring.
I'm not a tall guy, nor am I short - I am about 5'8. I'm a 32"-33" waist and really broad in the chest/shoulders. I cannot remember the numbers exactly, but my chest is about 100cm or more. I've tried shirts in size M and they're either too slim, or most of the time, too tight across the back/chest. To the point where I struggle to touch my elbows together if that makes sense. However they fit in the shirt length and sleeves. As I sit down at a desk most of the day, tightness across the body can be uncomfortable so I try to avoid that and end up buying size L shirts. And as we all know, they are too long in both the shirt and the sleeve for me.
Further to this, i'd love to be able to layer as it's plainly obvious how it transforms a fit. And I would say in many ways hides some of the issues. The reality is that I live in a warm climate and it's not always possible. I actually had dinner with my sister who just arrived home from living in London for 4 years and she was saying that she doesn't know how to dress for Australia anymore. She'd become so used to layering and the styling benefits that come from it that she was going to have to get used to simply chucking on a little top and skirt again.


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by Frank J. Buchman
Parsons, Kansas —
"The show must go on."
That was K-State Rodeo Team Coach Doug Muller Thursday morning as snow and blizzard conditions closed roads throughout the Midwest.
But, even though that true cowboy philosophy was the intent to follow, it was much more complicated.
"Contacts had to made with universities in the Central Plains Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association to determine whether it was logistically and feasibly possible for the 57th annual K-State Rodeo to go forward as long planned at Manhattan," Muller admitted.
"There were more than 500 advance entries from Kansas and Oklahoma, and it was essential to get in touch with every team, before we could actually decide to go ahead," Muller added.
"When we finally made our decision, many of the roads had been cleared off, so most teams would be able to compete. Of course, we went with the majority who wanted to come, but there were about 40 entries that were forced to cancel. We agreed congenially to pay their penalties for missing the rodeo, in order that we could have it, instead of rescheduling," Muller clarified.
"All in all, the rodeo at Weber Arena turned out to be very successful," said Beth McQuade, advisor of the K-State Rodeo Club, organizers of the collegiate rodeo.
"We had great crowds at every performance. The Saturday night attendance was outstanding as were all of the cowboys and cowgirls, and the livestock," McQuade added.
However, as easy as that might sound, there's much more to it. "It took a lot of hard work and cooperation from all of the K-State Rodeo Club members. I really appreciate how everybody pitched in to make the show go on despite the snow making it difficult to get rigs parked and horses into Weber Arena for the performances," Adam Pack, K-State Rodeo Club president credited.
"Because, there was so much snow on campus, we did allow the timed event contestants to come inside to warm their horses up during the rodeo intermission," Pack related.
When the final bull had bucked, and scores were tabulated, both top team honors went to Kansas colleges. Fort Scott Community College won the men's division, and Pratt Community College was first in the women's category.
All-around cowboy honors went to Jacob Watson from Panhandle State University, and all-around cowgirl was Renee Hays of Southeastern Oklahoma State.
With a dozen contestants representing the K-State Rodeo Team, Muller said, "Cally Thomas, a senior in animal science, split second in the barrel racing with Latisha Simon from Pratt."
A highlight of Saturday's performance, according to McQuade, was coronation of Miss Rodeo K-State Lindy Singular from Linn by 2012 Miss Rodeo K-State Abbey Pomeroy. Cassie Sims was runner-up for the title, and Joanna Wright was named Miss Congeniality.
Other results, as announced by McQuade:
Bareback Riding: First, Blaine Kaufman, Fort Scott; Second, Yance Day, Southwestern Oklahoma; Third, Ryan Rickman, Fort Scott.
Calf Roping: First, Dillon Holder, Southeastern Oklahoma; Second, Wyatt Branden, Western Oklahoma; Third split, Brodie Poppino, Southwestern Oklahoma, and Jeremy Kempker, Northeastern Oklahoma.
Breakaway Roping: First, Jacey Moreland, Northeastern Oklahoma; Second split, Renee Hays, Southeastern Oklahoma, and Victoria Meyer, Northeastern Oklahoma .
Saddle Bronc Riding: First, Cody Hamm, Fort Scott; Second, Jake Watson, Panhandle State; Third, Caleb Nichols, Panhandle State.
Steer Wrestling: First, Stephen Culling, Western Oklahoma; Second, Ryan Domer, Northwestern Oklahoma; Third, Goober Snider, Dodge City.
Goat Tying: First, Cheyenne Budvarson, Western Oklahoma; Second, Brittany Mumbrue, Fort Scott; Third, Cati Stanko, Southwestern Oklahoma.
Team Roping: First, Travis Cowan and Brice Buzzard, both Northwestern Oklahoma; Second, Trenton Turner, Garden City, and Owen Dineen, Colby; Third, Troy Chasteen and Jack Laughlin, both Northeastern Oklahoma.
Barrel Racing: First, Tanya Steinhoff, Pratt; Second split, Cally Thomas, K-State, and Latisha Simon, Pratt.
Bull Riding: First, Jeff Bertus, Panhandle State; Second, Jeremy Barnhill, Southwestern Oklahoma; Third, Zane Cook, Connors State. £


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After a plane crash, 13-year-old Brian spends 54 days in the Canadian wilderness, surviving with only the aid of a hatchet.
After a plane crash, 13-year-old Brian spends 54 days in the Canadian wilderness, surviving with only the aid of a hatchet.
Georgina persuades her younger brother to help her in an elaborate scheme to get money by stealing a dog and then claiming the reward that the owners are bound to offer.
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.
Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life, which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. Catherine has to ask herself: What is normal, anyway?
Mibs Beaumont is turning 13, and discovers her "savvy"--a magical power unique to each member of her family--just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.
When their beloved Aunt Grace dies, Dan and Amy - along with other Cahill descendants - are faced with an unusual choice: inherit one million dollars or participate in a perilous treasure hunt.
An alley cat named Aldwyn passes himself off as a magical animal companion to a young wizard in training. Next thing they know, they are trying to save the kingdom!
Milo is a bored, bored young man who can't see the point to anything. He's knocked out of his glum humdrum by the sudden appearance of a tollbooth in his bedroom. What ensues is a journey of mythic proportions, during which Milo encounters countless odd characters who are anything but dull.
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Note: "ANTIPHONA AD INTROITUM" - finally on SUBSTANTIA: the genius German masters of experimental dadaism & de-construction, whose releases are always a thoughtful play with hidden meanings, conceptions & contradictions => the two pieces on this mysterious 10" sound completely different (* a bewildering collage-work / * a meditative bowl-drone recording) but can be regarded as anthiponies that form a single whole => draw your own conclusions; Side A ends in a endless groove, artwork by SEAN HILLEN, lim. 500
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More Info" 'ANTIPHONA AD INTROITUM'! Finally on SUBSTANTIA we can present to you the highly regarded German masters of experimental dadaism & de-construction, whose releases are always a thoughtful play with hidden meanings, conceptions & contradictions: 'Learning to play. Disorder. Destruction of programmed Solutions. Learning to see.'
COLUMN ONE is a long existing collective of multimedia artists hailing from the Berlin-area with frequently changing members; their performance & artworks are as important as the music (see also their impressive website: www.column-one.de). On this mysterious 10" you will disocver two pieces that sound completely different: ANTIPHONA is a bewildering work of musique concrete, changing between very fast moving collages and quieter parts, always surprisingly fractured, using an amazing quantity of different sound-sources of all kinds. The second piece INTROITUM is a meditative overtone bowl-drone recorded at the legendary "Sibirische Zelle" in Berlin with three microphones in three different rooms, resulting in strange sound-effects and audio interactions. Both tracks can be regarded as anthiponies forming a single whole.
For us these are metaphors for the emergence of the "Irrational" and "Sacred" in the daily profane lives, using notions from religious scopes in a new context. Side A ends in an endless groove, the artwork comes from SEAN HILLEN, pressed on bleak vinyl in an edition of 500 copies." [label info]
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Last night, the Columbia City Council approved a zoning request for new student housing, which will be put in on Locust Street between Hitt and Waugh Streets. But the decision has many parents and school board officials from Lee Elementary School expressing their concerns about the future increase in traffic.
"It's disappointing that some of the parking concerns in that area will still exist," said Amy Sarver, PTA President and mother of two Lee School students.
The new housing will not have parking close to the building, and Sarver is worried about residents parking in the school parking lot. Locust Street is a one way road that does not have any current school zone signs. She says she hopes the city will put in school zone signs to slow traffic by Lee Elementary School.


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Durham District Attorney Tracey Cline has renewed her efforts to remove the senior judge, Orlando Hudson, from handling a criminal case in Durham by filing new court documents that repeat previous allegations of possible misconduct by Hudson. Hudson denies any wrongdoing.
Cline wrote in documents filed Friday and Monday that Hudson should be removed from a case that is scheduled for a hearing before him this week. Cline offers some new details that she says support her claims that Hudson is working against her, but they do not deal with the case that is scheduled.
Cline says the state cannot get a fair hearing before Hudson because he is out to get her.
The attack by Cline on Hudson began in late November in other cases and has already been characterized as unprecedented by legal experts. It has prompted inquiries from the state agency that regulates lawyers, and led to discussions in Durham's legal circles of a possible petition to have Cline removed from office. Rules for lawyers prohibit "conduct intended to disrupt a tribunal."
Cline says she is not taking the action lightly but believes she must follow through on what she views as the right thing to do. She has also filed a complaint against Hudson with the state commission that sanctions judges.
Three previous attempts by Cline to remove Hudson from cases were dismissed by a judge or withdrawn by Cline when it became clear that the judge hearing them, Carl Fox of Orange County, was going to rule against her. Fox described Cline's previous arguments as inadequate.
The latest filings involve a case of molestation accusations by a Texas man against his stepfather from 30 years ago when the child was 5 years old and they were in Durham. The stepfather is charged in the alleged act and has requested that Hudson dismiss the case for a range of reasons that include an allegation of "unreasonable and unjustified conduct" by the assistant prosecutor who has handled the case.
A lawyer for the accused man, Kerry Sutton of Durham, said Monday that her client's case has nothing to do with Cline and that Hudson has shown no bias or other reason to be removed from it.
"For her to insert herself into this legal matter is unconscionable," Sutton said. "There is no reason for Ms. Cline to draw (my client) into her personal drama. There's no reason at all for that."
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Cline has previously claimed that Hudson turned on her after he warned her to dismiss a murder case against Derrick Allen of Durham in late 2010. Questions about the work of the state crime lab were a part of Allen's efforts to have his charges dismissed.
Cline wrote in one of two new filings that she had a conversation with Hudson about the case and he questioned why she wouldn't dismiss it. She said she couldn't because of other evidence.
"He continued to say that I should dismiss the case and a lot of eyes were going to be on that case or watching that case," Cline wrote.
Hudson's ruling in the Allen case found misconduct by prosecutors and the State Bureau of Investigation, including several paragraphs dealing with actions by Cline.
Cline wrote she confronted Hudson, who told her, "You should have listened to me."
The two documents Cline recently filed total 30 pages - much smaller than previous filings by her that attacked Hudson.
Cline repeats some errors from previous filings, including stating twice that a News & Observer reporter was held in contempt of court in the Allen case in 1998. The newspaper has previously reported that is false.
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Cline says that her refusal to dismiss the Allen case led Hudson to "misuse his power in retaliation against the District Attorney."
Cline wrote: "Since, I refused to dismiss the Allen case, Judge Hudson has dismissed two murder cases and made findings of fact that are not supported in the facts or evidence and he has made conclusions of law which are inconsistent with the well settled law. It is clear that there is a purposeful plan for Judge Hudson to seek cases and / or issues to make unsupported findings of fact and conclusions of law to find something to support his predisposition to rule against the State."
Cline says Hudson was a source for an N&O series, published in September, that highlighted cases in which Cline's conduct was under scrutiny. Hudson and the N&O have said that is not true.
Cline says the series was unfair to her. Her main basis for Hudson's involvement is a cryptic email message that was forwarded to Hudson by a defense lawyer for a prisoner featured in the series and that was also copied to an N&O reporter; it does not appear that Hudson responded to it.
Cline also said Hudson told her that the N&O was preparing articles about her office.
"The only common ground," she wrote, "of these three persons with one issue is the twisting of the truth to publicly discredit me."
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The release of iOS 4.2 in November 2010 brought a number of great new features to iOS devices. From streaming music and video throughout the house with AirPlay to free Find My iPhone services to changes to the interface, iOS 4.2 offers a number of big changes.
1. AirPlay
AirPlay is probably the most-hyped feature of iOS 4.2 - and rightly so. AirPlay lets you stream audio and video from your iTunes library, the Internet, and some App Store apps to your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or home strereo/theater. While not every third-party app that should support it does yet (I'm looking at you, Hulu), it's a pretty cool technology and seems likely to become more widely used.
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Second to the coolness that is AirPlay is its wireless sibling, AirPrint. It does basically what it sounds like: it lets iOS devices print wirelessly over WiFi networks to compatible printers. While the list of compatible printers isn't very long right now, expect it to grow and for printer cables to become a thing of the past.
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This service is terrific for people with lost or stolen iPhones. It uses GPS to determine the location of your phone and shows it to you on a map. Then, you can use its features to find the device (if it's lost) or remotely lock it/delete your data (if it's stolen). Find My iPhone used to be past of Apple's US$99/year MobileMe service -- making it free is a big step (though maybe not the last one Apple should take).
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Another feature that the iPhone and iPod touch had first. Now you can organize your apps and homescreen into a more manageable and good-looking state. Consolidating four pages of apps down to one is pretty satisfying.
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Just like individual ringtones can be assigned to your contacts so you know who's calling without even looking at your iPhone, with iOS 4.2, you can assign SMS tones to your contacts so their text messages play unique sounds. This one only works on the iPhone for obvious reasons.
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Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory is a $3.4 billion investment in programs and services that are critical to closing the gap in Indigenous disadvantage and making communities safer, in areas such as health, education, housing and policing.
Stronger Futures responds directly to what Aboriginal people told the Government was important to them. The Government will work with Aboriginal people in both big and small communities to encourage children to go to school, tackle alcohol abuse, and support more local jobs.
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Developers are in a unique position to educate and to capitalize on cloud opportunities. Unlike learning new programming techniques or Frameworks, cloud learning moves beyond development. There are infrastructure aspects to consider as well as potential organizational process and policy changes. However, developers know the application and cloud administration is a much lower bar, than, for example network administration. If you're looking for a strategy to follow to cloud enlightenment; you're reading the right article.
Give the Cloud a Whirl
When it comes to the cloud, don't wait for the storm to hit you, but rather educate yourself; there is no substitute for experimentation and hands-on experience. Start by separating reality from marketing. Almost every cloud vendor offers a free trial. For example: Microsoft Azure offers a free trial. If you are truly new to cloud development; imagine borrowing a company server for 3 months; only there is no setup time. Just turn in on and away you go.
Given that experimentation time is limited; go for breadth rather than depth. Get a taste of everything. What most developers find is; after some initial orientation and learning the experience becomes what they already know. For example: Azure has an ASP.NET based hosting model called Web Roles. After configuring and learning Web Role instrumentation, the development experience is ASP.NET. Learning Azure Web Roles amounts to learning some new administration and configuration skills; coupled with a handful of new classes. The rest of what you need to know is nothing new if you've done ASP.NET!
Developer must keep their time constrained. Struggling for hours with something new is often not worth the effort. One should question wide adoption of something that will be difficult to work with. Cloud offerings are typically not niche or differentiating skills like, for example, SQL Server tuning.
Whatever cloud option a developer starts with; understand the authentication options. Intranet developers typically take authentication for granted. ASP.NET makes authentication look easy. Consider all the moving parts involved in making authentication automatic and secure. Understanding authentication is especially important if parts of an application will live within the organization's datacenter and within the cloud provider.
Finally, look for the right opportunities to apply these new skills.
Navigating the Fog
Most developers are adept at picking when to jump on new technology and when to pull back. Unlike adopting, for example, a new Web Services approach; adopting a cloud option entails learning a little more administration. The cloud can give a developer total control, but the cost is learning a bit more administration.
Developers may find themselves in new territory here. Typically a "hardware person" selects a machine and a "network person" selects and configures a firewall. Cloud portals make network and server configuration easier, but the portal doesn't eliminate the configuration role. The public cloud handles the hardware; but the developer must choose, for example, how many; CPUs, servers, and load balancers will be needed. This lowers the administration bar, but also might place the burden on the developer.
The cloud will not be the right option for every project. Give the cloud a fair chance. Decision makers may have two reactions to cloud; outright rejection or wild-eyed embrace. Neither reaction is healthy. There is middle-ground. Don't let unrealistic expectations set by marketing brochures guide the first project. A developer's experiences described earlier in the article will be helpful here. Set the bar low. Make the first experience a good experience.
Supplementing with the Cloud
One potential approach is to supplement with the cloud. Let the cloud handle some part of the application. For example: requirements may dictate a web page to handle user registration. Registrations often have deadlines and, given human nature, people often procrastinate. Registration traffic is likely to spike the week or a few days before the deadline. Rather than purchasing servers to accommodate the spike; leaving usage idle for most of the year, do registration in the cloud. Dial up more servers the week before registrations are due and dial the server could back down the week after registrations are due.
Aside from technical change; cloud adoption may require organizational change.
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I would bet good money that most developers reading this article have no idea which ports in their organization are closed to incoming TCP/IP connections. However knowing who to ask is far more important than what is known. In some sense every organization is its own private cloud. Networking professionals have been connecting things together longer than developers. Internet performance is considerably different than Intranet performance. Cultivate relationships with whoever operates your Firewall.
Passing through a Firewall is overhead. Your organization's infrastructure may not be cloud ready. Though if your network people banter about DMZs; chances are your organization's infrastructure is probably cloud ready. As stated earlier authentication is important to cover; forcing users to authenticate multiple times within an application is intolerable to most users.
Budgeting for servers may be different than budgeting for compute cycles. There may be concern over whether compute cycles will amount to more than purchasing a server or two. There is no shortcut here. Just like any other budgeting a developer must do the math. Again, this may be new territory for developers. Typically developers aren't asked how much storage an application requires. Typically the storage cost is spread throughout the projects an organization conducts. Budgeting difficulties may be a good reason not to do a project. The upside is; after doing the math a developer will likely find that costs are far below buying the hardware.
The cloud gives a developer control over all components from administration to assemblies. Added control comes with a price. A developer must venture into some new territory. This article provided a path to follow.
What is your opinion on cloud opportunities? Is it worth to give a trial? What is your personal experience in adopting a cloud option? Maybe you have some thoughts to share!
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It seems most companies understand opportunities that cloud computing solutions and services open up for them, especially for SMBs. So now the question sounds like: how to choose a good provider and the right one for your company and to what extend cloud computing services should be used. The complexities are numerous – issues such as security management, attack response and recovery, system availability and performance, the vendor's financial stability and its ability to comply with the law, all need to be considered. There may be a number of advice and tips formulated with this regards (some are taken from CIO article):
1) Choose trusted providers. Today it exists a number of cloud tech companies to choose from and new ones go live each month. Despite this for cloud services it's better to stick with trusted and solid companies. To name a few: Microsoft, Google, Intuit, Dropbox, Apple, Amazon, Salesforce. These are companies with deep pockets and dealing with security, and your data is an important part of their business.
2) Distribute between free and paid accounts. For storing financial or alike information paid accounts are preferable. For less critical data and applications free accounts of big trusted cloud service providers may work well. For instance, Google can afford to offer decent free accounts because their business is well-established and their free services just act as bait aimed at attracting new users and then gently pushing them towards paid services and premium accounts.
3) Select the right apps and data for the public cloud. Some businesses, mainly start-up companies, begin using the public cloud for all applications, including mission-critical apps and their data. However, public clouds are neither for every organization nor for every application: what can be subject to the default security provided by most cloud service providers are websites, application development, testing, online product catalogs and product documentation.
4) Evaluate and add security if it makes sense. CSPs can provide significantly different levels of public cloud security. The ISO/IEC 27000 series of standards provides guidelines for evaluating this. If necessary security measures that are used in an organization's internal private cloud may need to be extended to their public cloud instances, and some cloud products like CloudSpan allow doing this.
5) Get use of the third-party auditing services. When comes to security compliance, organizations need not simply take the CSP's word for it. Third-party auditing services can be used to audit and then compare to the promised ones.
6) Add authentication layers. Most CSPs provide good authentication services for public cloud instances. Some products like Halo NetSec can help add an additional layer of authentication. Before doing this you need to weigh the benefits of better public cloud security against the costs of increased network latency, possible performance degradation and additional points of failure.
7) Weigh additional security effect on integration. Adding on top of default security by CSP may affect overall application performance and identity and access management. It's especially important to consider if you work with mission-critical application that need to integrate with other business applications.
8) Make security guarantees from SLA clear for yourself. Public cloud security guarantees with CSPs should be clearly stipulated as service level agreements in the contract, so make sure that transparent monitoring and reporting functions are available to you as a customer as well as security processes, procedures and practices are transparent and verifiable so that you may rely on this information.
9) Streamline logging and monitoring. Comparing one CSP's logging and monitoring practices with another before you sign a SLA may reveal subtle differences in the security that's provided so it's another key to ensuring public cloud security.
10) Add encryption. You may want to employ your own encryption instead of or in addition to the ones provided by the CSP. A number of installable products or SaaS vendors can do this type of encryption on the fly. (VPN-enabled cloud instances fall under this category of augmented public cloud security.) When this happens, only the customer and the third party know the key; the CSP does not.
11) Spread outages risk with multiple even redundant CSPs. Despite cloud provisioning tools these days come already integrated with leading CSPs, it's possible to spin up additional instances of servers with multiple CSPs automatically on demand: they are turned on if average CPU utilization reaches a certain threshold and turned off once utilization drops. Also when spinning up additional instances, it may make sense to use different CSPs in a round-robin fashion.
Thus, as you may see, experience of using cloud services may be adjusted and improved through following some advice. What's crucial is finding a balance between cloud security and performance. Naturally there's always a tradeoff when adding layers of security may be at the expense of application running slower and potentially adding points of failure. Figuring out the right balance between security and performance, though being difficult, is a must-have to run a strong business today.
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2011 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML350 4MATIC Review
Safe, comfortable and decent fuel economy. Particularly like the mBrace in car safety and convenience telematics - vehicle and travel information, mechanical or roadside assistance, emergency notification of airbag deployment.
Limited cargo space - had to supplement with cargo box on roof rails for longer trips. Infotainment system is dated compared to current offerings for navigation, audio and Internet apps.
Excellent Safe, Family Transportation. Quality Feel And Ride. — Likes: the quality feel of ride and handling. Feels like your in a luxury, mid sized tank. Very safe family transportation. Quality materials used throughout interior. Attention to detail inside and out. Amazing safety features. Dislikes: Limited cargo space for long trips and full compliment of luggage. 20" wheels and low profile tires don't provide the most cushioned ride, and softer rubber compound doesn't provide high mileage before needing replacement. Dated telematics and infotainment.
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Safe, comfortable, more reliable than expected.
High step in height, no 3rd row seating. Antiquated NAV system and not cutting edge audio system. No Internet access for Apps including Pandora.
Nice, Comfortable, Safe Luxury, 5-passenger Suv. — Safe, comfortable and luxurious. Average fuel economy even with 3.5l 6-cyl. Sport package and wheels are sharp (20") but take away rom ride comfort. Low sidewalls contribute to harsher ride. Not worth it. Would rather have the ride comfort. Look for one with the lighting package and leather interior. Ventilated seats would be cool too (pun intended). Can't beat MB for quality construction, engineering and MANY safety features. Can't think of a safer SUV for the family. Last year of this body style, but way more reliable than the new style introduced in 2012.
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Excellent Condition/ Low Mileage — This car is in excellent condition with low mileage. It has great safety features and safety reviews. It rides well and has super power when needed. A trailer coupling is in place, which we never used. The pull screen in the cargo area adds extra security and it can also be removed when tall items need to be transported.
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Gov. Pat McCrory has succeeded in achieving one of his campaign goals with the passage of Senate Bill 14 by the N.C. House of Representatives Wednesday.
The bill, "Increase Access to Career/Technical Ed," establishes high school curriculum tracks for career- and college-ready graduates. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, high school graduates will receive diplomas designating that they are "career ready," "college ready" or both, according to the bill.
Critics, including commenters on WataugaDemocrat.com, say the purpose of public education is to prepare students for participation in civic society -- not solely to land a job -- and that a career track could limit students' opportunities.
The proposal didn't encounter many opponents in the General Assembly, however, as it passed the N.C. Senate unanimously Feb. 7 and received 110-1 approval by the House.
State Sen. Dan Soucek of Boone was a primary sponsor of the bill in the Senate.
The bill reforms licensing requirements, allowing specialized individuals to instruct students in the classroom regarding job-specific skills needed for future careers. The bill directs the State Board of Education and State Board of Community Colleges to develop strategies to prepare students for high-demand careers. High schools and community colleges will share resources such as instructors, facilities and equipment to help meet this objective.


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By Jessica Bagley
The Tonawanda News
Tonawanda News — BUFFALO — The Clean Air Coalition, two local elected officials and a handful of other progressive groups continued their campaign for fair state elections Thursday morning at a press conference outside of the Board of Elections office in downtown Buffalo.
The coalition announced their support for the fair elections bill at a demonstration at the beginning of the month in front the of Huntley power plant, just down the road from Tonawanda Coke — the plant that has recently been found guilty of violating two federal environmental laws.
"We've seen how big money can take over the political system, and we want to join Gov. Andrew Cuomo in support of this bill," the director of the coalition, Erin Heaney, said Thursday. "The voices of corporations are too strong ... Tonawanda Coke has given $50,000 to politicians in recent years, and they are not the only ones."
Democratic State Assemblyman Sean Ryan, whose district covers portions of Buffalo and the south towns, agreed with Heaney and encouraged the legislature in Albany to approve the fair elections proposal.
"Things can get sticky when you are arguing with someone, and then they offer to give you money," Ryan said.
Ryan also pointed to specific issues with the state's current elections.
"U.S. senators represent 19 million people, and I represent 133,000. But under the current rules, you can give me more money than a U.S. senator," he said. "This is just one measure that should help with this problem, and I will continue pushing to have it move forward in the upcoming legislative session."
The current state bill would institute limitations on contributions, implement stronger controls for those that skirt the system and set real-time disclosure of campaign-related activity. It is based off New York City's model, in which the city instituted matching public funding for small donor contributions.
State Assemblyman Robin Schimminger, D-Kenmore, has also publicly supported the bill and said he will vote for it again when it comes before him.
But despite the bill's benefits, the measure would transfer some election costs to taxpayers. Officials said Thursday that those costs would be minimal, likely less than a cup of coffee, but representatives from Republican politicians' offices said they are against instituting taxpayer-funded elections.
Republican state Sen. Mark Grisanti, who represents Tonawanda in the recent redistricting decision, is in support of further campaign finance reform law, his Chief of Staff Doug Curella said.
"I believe that we must review the maximum amount an individual, business or political action committee can donate," his website states. "I also believe that we need stronger and more robust disclosure of campaign contributions that includes rigorous enforcement of the law."
But Grisanti is against an increase in taxes that would likely occur if the bill was passed. Curella also pointed out the option within the bill to opt-out of the publicly funded elections and continue business as usual.
But Ryan said said Thursday that every campaign reform law across the United States includes such an option due to constitutional rights.
State Sen. Tim Kennedy, who was also on hand Thursday, agreed, and accused Republicans of skewing statistics to advance their own interests.
"They want to maintain the status quo," he said.Contact reporter Jessica Bagley at 693-1000, ext. 4150


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Nike has yanked an ad featuring Olympic runner and murder suspect Oscar Pistorius, with the ad's copy reading, "I am the bullet in the chamber," reports Advertising Age.
The ad was pulled from Pistorius' website Thursday, the piece notes. The ad has become part of a debate over how the advertising industry should use violent terms and images, the story notes.
Pistorius, a double amputee who earned the nickname "Blade Runner" because of his carbon-fiber blades, was charged with the Valentine's Day shooting death of his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, as previously reported.
"Nike extends its deepest sympathy and condolences to all families concerned following this tragic incident," the company said in a statement. "As it is a police matter, Nike will not comment further at this time."


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Three councillors are facing a standards probe for allegedly disclosing confidential information about a planned pay rise.
Proposals to increase the salaries of managers at Cambridgeshire County Council were detailed in a private report to the authority's appointments and remuneration committee, which was leaked to and discussed with the media.
The pay rise of less than 1 per cent was later approved, as the News reported.
Now Cllr Steve Count, the council's cabinet member for resources, has lodged a standards complaint against three opposition members over the disclosure, including Liberal Democrat leader Cllr Maurice Leeke and UKIP chief Cllr Peter Reeve.
A council spokesman said: "We can confirm a complaint has been made by Cllr Steve Count against Cllr Maurice Leeke, Cllr Ian Manning and Cllr Peter Reeve in relation to papers for the appointments and remuneration committee.
"The allegation is that they disclosed confidential information and have brought their office or the authority into disrepute.
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The two remaining candidates for the District 4 seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will square off in a debate and forum forum tonight at the Fair Oaks Community Center in Redwood City.
Warren Slocum, a Redwood City resident, is a retired San Mateo County Clerk and the former Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder for San Mateo County.
Shelly Masur, also of Redwood City, is a trustee on the Redwood City School District board and the immediate past president of the San Mateo County School Boards Association, among many other positions. In a recent Q&A with Patch, Masur said the two issues she feels are of a top priority in the County, and that she would largely focus on, are healthcare reform and realignment.
The two candidates came out on top in the June primary, out of eight who applied. Slocum was the top vote-getter with roughly 40 percent of the votes in his favor. Masur garnered roughly 21 percent.
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The UAE's not happy
The nation has expressed 'reservation' on the choice of Riyadh for the location of the GCC's central bank.
May 6, 2009 11:22 by Parinaaz Navdar
Members of the GCC have chosen Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the location of the soon-to-be-established Gulf Central Bank on Tuesday. Leaders from GCC countries met in Riyadh to decide on a location for the regional central bank.
The UAE, however, "expresses its reservation" on the decision. Nasser Saidi, the chief economist at the Dubai International Financial Centre, suggested that the ego-led political debate on the location of the central bank could be solved by spreading the monetary council's departments across different states.
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman agreed in 2001 to form a EU-style monetary union by 2010 to boost regional trade. Council members, however, disagreed on the location of the central bank, leading to possible delays in the creation of a single currency.
In March 2009, the council met to decide on a location for the bank, but failed to agree, forcing member states announce they will work on a revised timetable to issue the new unified currency, the first official admission that the Gulf will fail to meet its 2010 deadline.
If the council had faltered on a decision at the meeting in Riyadh, the credibility of the project could have suffered a serious hit. The council has already faced significant hurdles in its plan to form the union: Oman's controversial decision to opt out of the union in 2006, and Kuwait's move to depeg its currency from the US Dollar in 2007, have caused delays in the introduction of a monetary union.
Saudi Arabia's political clout in the region made it seem like the clear winner. It is the world's largest oil producer and the region's biggest and richest economy. More importantly, the Kingdom already hosts the GCC Secretariat.
However, the country has strict travel restrictions on foreigners, which may prohibit some industry experts from doing business with the monetary union.
Making a decision on the location is a significant step forward for the union. This means that a monetary council, the predecessor for the central bank, can begin operating this year.
The next task for the council is deciding on a name for the currency, which could become another political issue with each member state hoping to keep the name of its currency.
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This year's Geoffrey Roberts Award,
the £3,000 international travel bursary, has been won by a 31 year-old
Georgian who wishes to visit good quality wine producers in France and
Italy during the 2004 vintage with a view to learning more about modern
viticultural and oenological techniques. He will apply what he has
learnt to his family wine farm in Imereti, Georgia and promises also to
spread the word throughout Georgia, 'the cradle of viticulture' ,which
has some truly magnificent indigenous grape varieties, admirable
traditions and suitable natural resources but is at the moment a bit
short of modern expertise. He also travels frequently to Moscow, is
well plugged into the burgeoning wine scene there, and further promises
to share what he learns with any Russian who is interested.
all this sounds a good idea, I have to confess to a major stumbling
block: language. Our young Georgian has very basic English and
practically no French or Italian. Do you by any chance know of any
superior wine producers in France or Italy who speak Russian or who
have access to a local Russian interpreter? Or indeed in any other
countries within reach of this travel budget? If so, could you kindly reply here with full contact details and I will make the relevant connections.
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thanks in advance. Georgia has such great raw materials, it seems a
worthy cause to try to optimise them. He could of course travel with
his own interpreter but it will slice what he is able to accomplish in
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Unmarried mothers often wrestle with whether they should offer visitation rights to the father. In most circumstances, visitation is positive for the children and the parents. However, there are some circumstances where an unmarried mother should refrain from offering visitation rights. Learn what to do in your specific situation.
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