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Visit the Change.gov website to submit your ideas on healthcare reform as the new Obama-Biden administration prepares for their inauguration on January 20, 2009. Tom Daschle will serve as Secretary of Health & Human Services and is encouraging the nation to share their healthcare experiences and suggestions to improve and reform healthcare in the U.S.
A key feature of the plan is making health insurance coverage possible for all Americans using the existing network of insurers and providers. The plan relies on tax credits for small businesses and eligible individuals to help pay the cost of health insurance premiums. Also, large employers which do not offer health insurance benefits would be required to contribute a percentage of their payroll toward the cost of healthcare for their employees.
Insurance companies would be required to cover pre-existing conditions and the insurance market will be reformed to eliminate anti-competitive practices, including the creation of a National Health Insurance Exchange with a variety of affordable health insurance options. Investments in health information technology [Health IT] will be made to encourage e-prescribing and electronic recordkeeping to reduce the incidence of medical errors and encourage the portability of health information.
The plan would also promote the use of generic drugs through increased substitution rates for higher cost brand names where feasible and prevent lawsuits which delay or block competition from generics. Other areas of focus include required coverage of preventive medicine services such as cancer screenings and increased funding for state and local governments to prepare for bio-terrorism and natural disasters.
Below are links to new ETF Innovators [ETFI] healthcare indexes and ETF ideas which are poised to benefit from the pending healthcare reform:
Global Health IT: A small and mid-cap index of companies which provide e-prescribing and healthcare information systems to reduce medical errors and improve health outcomes through the application of technology, including companies such as Allscripts-Misys (MDRX), Cerner (CERN), and Eclipsys (ECLP).
Global Healthcare Cost Containment: Includes generic drug and product companies such as Teva Pharma (TEVA) and Perrigo (PRGO) as well as pharmacy benefit managers such as MedcoHealth Solutions (MHS) and Express Scripts (ESRX) which share a common theme of promoting the use of generic equivalents to lower healthcare costs.
Preventive Medicine: Vaccine makers such as Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) could benefit from increased government sales of its bio-defense products such as BioThrax while diagnostics and clinical lab services companies such as Genomic Health (GHDX), Sequenom (SQNM), and Genoptix (GXDX) are set to experience increased demand for diagnostic screening tests and lab services to guide treatment for complex diseases such as cancer.
Cosmetic & Reconstructive Medicine [CRM]: The CRM Index includes stem cell and regenerative medicine companies which are poised to benefit from increased spending on scientific research, including companies such as Osiris Therapeutics (OSIR), Cytori Therapeutics (CYTX), RTI Biologics (RTIX), Integra LifeSciences (IART), CryoLife (CRY), StemCells (STEM), Geron (GERN), and Aastrom Biosciences (ASTM).
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Microsoft Entertainment Boss Nancy Tellem: Xbox Augments TV Experience, Nears More Content Deals
She tells a U.K. TV-industry gathering that original content on the Xbox video game console isn't killing off traditional TV, but offers "a much more robust and interactive experience."
CAMBRIDGE, England – Nancy Tellem, the former CBS Entertainment boss who is now Microsoft's president of entertainment and digital media, said here Thursday that Xbox original TV content is an augmentation of traditional TV, not a nail in its coffin.
"We're offering a different TV experience -- a much more robust and interactive experience," she said.
She also told the Royal Television Society convention that she hopes to have more content announcements in the next few weeks based on deals with studios and talents currently being finalized. She declined to provide details.
She later described sports content and live events as a natural fit for the interactivity the Xbox provides.
Tellem also told attendees that online video providers are already offering content when and where consumers want. Now, Xbox is also offering people a choice for how to watch it , whether in immersive, interactive form for those who want to lean in, or like a couch potato for those who want to lean back.
The new Xbox One is set to hit stores in November and will feature items such as heart rate monitors, in addition to the latest gesture- and voice-driven controls.
Tellem highlighted the content ideas her development team of 200 has come up with so far. One is a Halo series that Steven Spielberg is executive producing. "He has always been a huge gamer and loved Halo," so this was something he jumped at, she explained.
In her session, entitled "Xbox One: From Gaming to Content," Tellem said that Microsoft now has more than 76 million connected consoles and expects to get to up to 100 million over the next few years.
When she mentioned the immersiveness and interactivity of Xbox, she was asked if viewers didn't simply want to be couch potatoes when watching programs. "You're the perfect CBS audience," Tellem replied with a smile. "Xbox really addresses the next generation of audiences."
Her boys watch football games while texting friends, using their tablets to pull up their fantasy football lineup, and playing Madden NFL video games at half-way. "This next generation is leaning into the content," she explained. She also shared that "I have a tablet and smartphone next to me while I watch TV."
Tellem said that complex stories and characters can benefit from more interactivity that helps viewers understand a story. She mentioned such shows as Game of Thrones as examples. And "talent is able to tell much more complex stories" on the Xbox, she said.
Asked about advertisers' interest in the Xbox programming, Tellem said they are "incredibly excited," but are still evaluating how to best move to gaming. The benefits are "really interactive ads" that give marketers "an immediate response," she explained.
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President Obama used his weekly Saturday radio address to mark the 131st anniversary of Labor Day. He swore his "highest priority" is to "reverse forces that have conspired — for decades — against American workers." Yakkity-yak.
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KUALA LUMPUR: MCA is expected to call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) soon to review the party's resolution to decline Cabinet appointments.
President Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai expressed hope that more MCA delegates would agree for an EGM to be called so a vote could be taken on the resolution.
"I hope the party's transformation agenda will progress with the EGM, and I am confident the delegates will give a good result to ensure the party moves forward faster," he told reporters yesterday after attending a Chinese New Year celebration that was organised by the Federal Territory MCA and Wangsa Maju MCA division.
In the party's annual general meeting in 2011 and 2012, MCA made a resolution not to accept any government post should it perform badly in the 2013 general election.
The party only won seven parliamentary and 11 state seats in last year's election, compared to 15 parliamentary and 32 state seats it won in 2008.
At the Oct 20 EGM last year, delegates rejected a motion to rescind the decision but supported two motions, allowing for the party to accept appointments like Senators or other government positions, as well as appointments at the state level, including state executive councillors.
Liow noted that an upcoming EGM will determine the party's next course of action as it would decide whether MCA can re-enter the Cabinet.
"We need the EGM results to return (to Cabinet) and this is dependent on the delegates, but I am confident that they will make a wise decision for the party's benefit," he added.
Some other MCA leaders, including secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan, had called for an EGM as soon as possible.
Ong said the EGM was crucial to allow the party and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to decide on how the Chinese community could be represented in government, should MCA remain adamant to stick to its decision.
According to the party constitution, an EGM can be called by either the president, or upon receiving support from two-thirds of the central committee members or receiving support from two-thirds of the central delegates.
The earliest it can be held is in seven days after requisition is received by the secretary-general.
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text: Patent ReferencesApparatus and method for measuring the azimuth and elevation of an object Patent #: 5053784 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 815322 filed on 12/27/1991US Classes:342/430, Including plural moving antennas342/424, Tracking interferometer342/442, Having a phase detector342/449Having a moving antennaExaminersPrimary: Blum, Theodore M.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG01S 005/02DescriptionBACKGROUNDThe present invention relates generally to interferometers, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for providing unambiguous angle measurements simultaneously in azimuth and elevation in such interferometers using a minimum number of antenna elements. Prior art in the area of resolving unambiguous angle information in interferometers may be found with reference to the following patents. U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,697,997 and 3,740,002 show simple two antenna (for each axis) interferometers. They are incapable of resolving angle ambiguities when antenna elements are farther apart than 1/2 wavelength of the received signal. This severely limits their angle accuracy since angle accuracy improves with antenna separation. U.S. Pat. No. 4,170,774 uses amplitude to resolve the angular ambiguities associated with a phase interferometer. To obtain good amplitude performance requires high antenna gain and a corresponding reduction in the interferometer's field of view. Also, the antenna elements must be squinted away from each other which reduces the accuracy of the phase interferometer since the antenna elements must operate further off their boresight to cover a given field of view. U.S. Pat. No. 4,540,139 addresses the problem of detecting any polarization with an interferometer using linearly polarized receiving elements. Most current systems that detect signals with various polarizations use circularly polarized antenna elements. This patent uses two antenna elements per baseline and is incapable of resolving angular ambiguities for long antenna element separations. This limits its angular accuracy as noted above for U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,697,997 and 3,740,002. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,638,320 and 4,639,733 are interferometer systems using more than two antenna elements per spatial angle to achieve high angular resolution and resolve angular ambiguities. Wide frequency coverage interferometers require broadband antenna elements whose diameter is determined by the lowest frequency that must be received. The size of the antenna element limits the center to center spacings of the elements to approximately 1/2 a wavelength at the lowest frequency of interest. Thus, at higher frequencies of interest, the interferometer based on two closely spaced antenna elements is ambiguous in angle. The present invention is adapted to resolve these ambiguities. Thus it is an objective of the present invention to provide for apparatus and methods that provides for simultaneous unambiguous angle measurements in azimuth and elevation in an interferometer using a minimum number of antenna elements. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above and other objectives, the present invention provides for a means and method of achieving accurate, unambiguous angle information with a minimum number of antenna elements. The present invention provides for apparatus and methods of resolving the ambiguities inherent in a long baseline phase interferometer without employing multiple antennas to form shorter baselines. The present invention employs roll motion to reorient interferometer baselines; a receiver that measures the phase differences between interferometer antenna elements and measures the frequency of the received signals; and a digital signal processor to determine bearing to a transmitting antenna. Taking interferometer phase data with at least two orientations of the interferometer baselines permits resolution of ambiguities. The present invention uses spatial changes in the antenna element orientation due to rotating (rolling) of the interferometer antenna array (missile) to resolve the angular ambiguities. This allows the use of long antenna baselines thereby achieving high angular accuracy with angle ambiguities resolved using only two antenna elements per spatial angle. This reduces system complexity and reduces the required clear aperture area, factors of great significance on missile systems. The method of resolving the ambiguity involves taking phase data at two or more interferometer baseline orientations and forming a set of simultaneous equations involving the phase ambiguities. These equations assume that the number of ambiguities passed through in going from one baseline orientation to the next has been determined. This is possible measuring the phase difference between antennas at an update rate which is sufficient to limit the changes in phase (resulting from rotation of the antenna array) to less than 180° between updates (typically 150°). In missile systems such as a HARM (High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile) missile system, for example, missile roll reorients the interferometer baselines. The missile's guidance system controls missile roll orientation and uses rate gyros coupled to intergrators to measure the roll angles. For applications without an external source of rotation control and measurement, the interferometer antenna array may be attached to a rotatable shaft driven by a motor controlled by the digital signal processor. An interferometer on the HARM missile system thus may use four antennas, for example, to obtain maximum accuracy angle data unambiguously and simultaneously in both azimuth and elevation. However, three antennas may also be used with some loss in angle accuracy. The baselines using three antennas equally spaced (an equilateral triangle) is about 13 percent shorter than those using four antennas. In comparison to U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,697,997 and 3,740,002, for example, the present invention resolves the angle ambiguities even when long antenna separations are employed, allowing high angular accuracy to be achieved. In comparison to U.S. Pat. No. 4,170,774, for example, the present invention resolves ambiguities on the basis of phase changes induced by rotation of the interferometer array. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The various features and advantages of the present invention may be more readily understood with reference to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate like structural elements, and in which: FIG. 1 shows a guided missile system incorporating an interferometer and associated signal processing in accordance with the principles of the present invention; FIG. 2 shows details of the missile system of FIG. 1; FIG. 3a shows a four antenna interferometer employed in the missile system of FIG. 1 that provides for maximum baseline; FIG. 3b shows how missile roll (or antenna rotation) changes the baseline orientation of the interferometer shown in FIG. 1, and in response to which the present invention is adapted to provide unambiguous angle data; and FIG. 4 shows an alternative three antenna embodiment of an interferometer that may be employed with the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Referring to the drawing figures, FIG. 1 shows a guided missile system 10 incorporating an interferometer 12 and associated signal processing located in a seeker 13 in accordance with the principles of the present invention. The missile system 10 is shown to be illuminated by energy emanating from a target radar 11. The missile system 10 may comprise a four antenna interferometer 12, for example, that may be employed in a HARM missile, for example. The details of the four antenna interferometer 12 are shown in FIG. 3. The missile system 10 also comprises the seeker 13 that is coupled to receive output signals from the four antenna interferometer 12, and a guidance system 14 coupled to receive output signals from the seeker 13 and that is adapted to guide the missile system 10 toward the target radar 11 and control rotational movement of the interferometer 12 as will be described below. The missile system 10 is guided along a direction defined by a unit vector (tx, ty, tz), (tx, ty, tz are commonly referred to as direction cosines), that are generated by the interferometer 12 and a digital signal processor in the seeker 13 using the principles of the present invention, as will be described in more detail below. FIG. 2 shows the details of the missile system 10 of FIG. 1. The seeker 13 comprises a receiver 15 coupled to the output of the interferometer 12, and a digital signal processor 16 coupled to the output of the receiver 15. The digital signal processor 16 is adapted to process output signals ΨA, ΨB from the receiver 15 derived from the phase differences between signals received from the four antenna interferometer 12. For the missile system 10, the digital signal processor 16 receives roll orientation measurements from the guidance system 14. For applications without an external source of rotation control, the digital signal processor 16 may be employed to control inputs to a motor 18 that would control the rotational position of the antenna elements of the interferometer 12. The digital signal processor 16 is adapted to provide the direction cosines (tx, ty, tz) that indicate the direction to the target radar 11 that are employed by the guidance system 14. The guidance system 14 provides output signals that guide the missile system 10. With reference to FIG. 3a, it shows a front surface of the four antenna interferometer 12 employed in the missile system 10 shown in FIG. 1. The interferometer 12 employs the four antennas 21, 22, 23, 24 to obtain angle data having maximum accuracy. This angle data is produced unambiguously and simultaneously in both azimuth and elevation directions using the principles of the present invention. The interferometer 12 provides for maximum baseline, the distance between the respective centers of opposed antenna pairs 21, 23 and 22, 24. FIG. 3b shows how missile roll (or rotation of the interferometer 12) changes the baseline orientation of the antennas 21, 22, 23, 24 and in response to which the present invention is adapted to provide unambiguous angle data. The missile roll (γ) (antenna/interferometer rotation) shown in FIG. 3b causes the four antennas 21, 22, 23, 24 to rotate in angular position with reference to the coordinate system (x, y, z) shown in FIG. 3b (x is normal to the plane of the drawing). The unambiguous computation of direction cosines tx, ty, tz to the target radar 11 achieved by the present invention may illustrated by the following example described with reference to FIGS. 3a and 3b. FIGS. 3a and 3b show the four antenna interferometer 12 at two different orientations, respectively. Orientation 1 (FIG. 3a) is denoted the zero roll position and orientation 2 (FIG. 3b) is denoted as having a roll angle of γ. The positions of the antennas 21, 22, 23, 24 are defined in vector notation as: ##EQU1## where x, y, z are orthonormal vectors. In these equations, A1, A2, A3, and A4 correspond to the antennas 21, 22, 23, 24, respectively. The position of the target radar 11 is defined by the unit vector: T=tx x ty y tz z. The objective of the processing performed in the digital signal processor 16 in accordance with the present invention is to determine the three direction cosines (tx, ty, tz). The phase of the signal received at each antenna 21, 22, 23, 24 (relative to the signal phase at the origin of the coordinate system defined by x, y, z is given by: ##EQU2## where λ is the wavelength of the received signal and i=1, 2, 3, or 4. Consequently, the respective phases before and after antenna rotation is given by: ##EQU3## Angle measurements generated by the receiver 15 (neglecting errors) are given by: ##EQU4## where nA, nB, n'A, n'B are integers defining the phase ambiguity cells into which the respective measurements fall. As can be seen from these equations, the phase ambiguity exists because the separation between the centers of the opposed antennas 22, 23, 24, 25 is greater than (1/2)λ and since spiral antenna elements are typically employed in the interferometer 12 to obtain a large bandwidth. By constraining the rotation angle γ to small values such that ##EQU5## the angle measurements may be modified for the final geometry such that they have the same ambiguity indices as the original measurements: ##EQU6## This constraint on the rotation angle γ may be eliminated by taking additional phase measurements between the initial and final measurements at an update rate that is sufficient to limit the changes in phase resulting from rotation of the antenna array to less than 180° between updates. Each phase measurement may be modified such that it has the same ambiguity indices as the preceding measurement and thus the same ambiguity indices as the initial measurement, nA, nB, in the same manner as described above: ##EQU7## Combining the modified measurements for the final geometry with the angle measurements for the initial geometry, four linear equations in four unknowns are generated. Solving for nA and nB results in: ##STR1## and thus ##STR2## and thus ##EQU8## Since nA and nB are integers, the NINT (nearest integer) function is used above. This suppresses the effect of small phase measurement errors in solving for nA and nB. Consequently, the values for the three direction cosines (tx, ty, tz) are given by: ##EQU9## It may be noted that once the unambiguous bearing to the target radar 11 has been determined, all subsequent angle measurements may be unambiguously decoded without requiring additional rotation of the interferometer antenna array provided the measurement update rate is sufficient to limit changes in phase to less than 180° between updates. FIG. 4 shows an alternative three antenna embodiment of an interferometer 12a that may be employed with the present invention. Three antennas 31, 32, 33 are shown disposed at each apex of an equilateral triangle on the surface of the interferometer 12a. The corresponding ambiguity resolution equations for the three antenna element interferometer 12a of FIG. 4 are as follows: ##EQU10## The present invention is tolerant of phase measurement errors since only integers are acceptable for the ambiguity value. The present invention was tested with a four antenna interferometer behind a radome of a HARM missile system. The radome typically introduces phase errors on the order of 20° to 50°. The present invention was able to consistently resolve the ambiguities even with these phase errors. Thus there has been described a new and improved apparatus and method for providing unambiguous angle measurements simultaneously in azimuth and elevation in such interferometers using a minimum number of antenna elements. It is to be understood that the above-described embodiment is merely illustrative of some of the many specific embodiments which represent applications of the principles of the present invention. Clearly, numerous and other arrangements can be readily devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. |


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- Find out why Mark Wahlberg wants to clock One Direction's Harry Styles! – Huffington Post
- Guess which film was the top release of 2013 in North America? – The Hollywood Reporter
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The guys – Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, and Liam Payne (not pictured) – also shot some scenes on the famed Tower Bridge just before Christmas.
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It was recently announced that Niall's face would be printed on Gar – the tourism currency in his hometown of Mullingar, Ireland.
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Harry Styles sports a casual outfit while heading into Kendall Jenner's hotel at 2:20am on early Sunday morning (December 15) in London, England.
The 19-year-old singer was in the south of France earlier in the evening attending the 2013 NRJ Music Awards in Cannes with his One Direction bandmates Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson.
Harry and Kendall were spotted leaving the same hotel together in New York City last week and it appears their rumored romance is adding more steam!
"hey Ben!" Kendall wrote on her Instagram page on Saturday afternoon along with a photo of herself and the London landmark Big Ben.
Zach Braff & Harry Styles Have 'Romantic Candlelit Dinner'
- Check out BFF's Zach Braff and Harry Styles on their BFF date – Huffington Post
- Nymphomaniac to be split in two parts – The Hollywood Reporter
- Aw! Kevin and Danielle Jonas have their baby shower – Just Jared Jr
- Guess who else is performing at the Grammys Nominations concert – Entertainment Weekly
- Was it love at first sight for Tom Daley? – DListed
- Jessica Hart wants peace – Hollywood Tuna
- Have you seen The Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer? – Towleroad
- Check out B. Smyth's "Twerkoholic" official lyric video below!
Harry Styles & Suki Waterhouse - British Fashion Awards 2013
Harry Styles adds the heartthrob factor to the red carpet at the 2013 British Fashion Awards held at the London Coliseum on Monday evening (December 2) in London, England.
Also in attendance at the event were Suki Waterhouse and fashionista Alexa Chung.
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Make sure to check out the cover of Elle UK featuring Suki and her interview in which she talks about her boyfriend Bradley Cooper.
FYI: Suki is wearing a Burberry dress.
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Harry Styles poses with his pal David Beckham at the premiere of The Class of 92 held at Odeon West End on Sunday night (December 1) in London, England.
The 19-year-old One Direction singer was joined by some of his band mates – Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Liam Payne, who was accompanied by his girlfriend Sophia Smith.
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The documentary details the rise to prominence of six supremely talented young Manchester United footballers. 1D showed up to support producer Ben Winston, who also produced their docu-film This is Us.
The night before, Harry stepped out in a blond wig for a night out with friends at the Groucho Club.
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Harry Styles steps out for a night out with friends at the Groucho Club on Saturday night (November 30) in London, England.
The 19-year-old One Direction singer left for his night out in a blonde wig and exited the club at the end of the evening wearing a giant elephant head. Doesn't seem he did a great job staying incognito though!
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RSA booked TV's Stephen Colbert to give the final speech. This is what happened next
Re: Good for him
I am sure they have much juicier things in his file (esp if he indulged in any "private" Yahoo video chat).
But yes, good on him. Sounds like it was a very funny piece he did.
Tizen devices are HERE.... Hello, Samsung Gear 2 smartwatches
But what will the new Gear ad be?
Surely, the discussion should be less about Tizen vs Android or specs and much, much more about the advertising campaign for Gear 2.
Are we going to see a reprise of Creepy-Gear-Wanker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8nJKWJTsUg#t=0) and Easily-Impressed-Bimbo, not to mention What-A-Loser-He-Has-A-Phone-Man? Will it be set in a nudist colony or a swingers' club, to make it even more awkward? We must know!!
Forget ski-jumping – Russians setting records in Sochi visitor hacking
Re: Advise (sic) for traveling (sic) in the US.
If the "cyber warfare capabilities of China and Russia rival those of the US" as you say, then that implies that one must be even more careful when in the US.
Sony denies Vaio-to-Lenovo rumour
How about this?
"It's hard to see how a alliance would be of any value to Lenovo."
Just off the top of my head how about this suggestion: the ThinkPads are marketed as the pinnacle of business reliability for portable PCs, and the VAIO range marketed towards the fashion/lifestyle end of things. That would be of some value, at least to the marketing bods, cos you got both markets covered.
Disclosure: I've owned both and have been happy with both.
Cryptocurrencies now being pooped out by cartoon cat
Re: I don't get it
"So why make some joke currency that is likely to disappear?"
Probably cos geeks have always liked an inside/practical joke based around techy-type stuff. LOLCODE, the programming language based on lolspeak, is but one pertinent example.
Besides, throw enough (rainbow coloured) poo at the wall and some will stick. Who knows? Maybe Nyancoin will be the one *-coin to rule them all. I doubt it, though...
XBOX ONE and PS4, you'll make us RUN OUT of INTERNET
Re: I wonder if they ever heard the story
Ahhh, but this is the great thing about the doomsday prediction business. Do it often enough, and one day you will be right.
From that day on, you will always be quoted as "the guy/company who/which successfully predicted the {insert crisis-de-jour} 1 month before it happened."
Sony patents LASER-FIRING Wi-Fi SMARTWIG with sideburn buttons
Sony have to think more laterally (or at least further down)
Every day we hear that Apple is not innovating enough. This patent proves that Sony is not either. On the surface, they seem to have a very groundbreaking product, but I say they have not thought laterally enough.
Thus, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you (drumroll please):
The Sony Xperia eMerkin (4G edition)!
Sony says: "the user can control the presentation slides simply by natural behavior like touching side burns".
What rubbish! That would just look stupid. My Xperia eMerkin's controls would merely require you to activate the interface 'down there' with a subtle caress or firm jab, whatever takes your fancy.
[Note 1: The manufacturer is not liable for legal issues that arise from publicly interacting with the Xperia eMerkin due to specific laws in your jurisdiction].
Sony says: "signals would come from actuators or the vibration motors used in mobile phones placed close to the skin".
Again, I think the Xperia eMerkin has it all over the so-called 'Smart Wig'. The positioning of the eMerkin makes it ideal for haptic feedback to the user.
Sony says: "additionally, the wearable computing device may comprise a laser pointer that is arranged in or on the wig".
And once more, the Xperia eMerkin takes the 'Smart Wig' concept and amps it up 11 notches. Imagine your next PowerPoint presentation, enlivened with a laser pointer that is guided by the expert thrusts of your hips. And imagine the surprise on your lover's face as they unzip your pantaloons and find that perhaps, yes, the sun really does shine out of your nether regions.
[Note 2: The manufacturer is not liable for blindness caused to either the user of their intimate partner(s)...oh who are we kidding, eMerkin owners would be highly unlikely to have intimate partner(s)! But legal asked us to put this in anyways].
You see Sony, this is what happens when you think outside the box.
New wonder slab slurps Wi-Fi, converts it into juice for gadgets, boast boffins
Is the definition of "metamaterial" a bit wonky?
The article defined a "metamaterial" as "an artificially assembled material not found in nature and built for specific purpose".
Is this precise enough to be correct? I mean, simple nylon is artificially assembled (via a chemical reaction), is a material not found in nature (is a "synthetic" fibre) and is built for a specific purpose (if not stockings, then as a strong tensile bearing material). By the El Reg definition, nylon would be a metamaterial. The same could be said for kevlar or carbon fibre. I am sure the metamaterial boffins would like to think they are working on is a bit more "special" than just plain old nylon.
I suppose my question (out of ignorance) is when does a material stop being a simple synthetic material and start becoming a super-sexy thing worthy of the designation "metamaterial"?
You like iPads, you like things called 'Air'. You will LOVE this puppy
Nah, not just Asians. I know one (very Anglo) Apple fan who insists on using his iPad to take pictures rather than his iPhone. I pointed out that not only did this look silly, but that the camera on the iPhone would yield better pictures. He tried to argue that the cameras were exactly the same, and I could not be bothered to direct him to the tech specs.
I think it has something to do with the bigger screen. People equate the immediate viewing experience of "iPad photo is bigger on that big screen, thus is better" (actual megapixels and f-stop ratings be damned).
Man who pulled gun during chess game surrenders to robot cop
I blame his guest
He should have known that this is what happens when you bring a knight to a gun fight.
Tea, Earl Grey, hot! NASA blows $125k on Star Trek 3D FOOD PRINTER
"You can't call Cat highly evolved..."
I accept your criticism, but will respond by retrospectively correcting my original statement. I meant to say "highly evolved dress sense". There, happy?
BTW, I forgot to add the link:
You got the wrong model!
You gotta get the food printer with different flavours in different cartridges! The 4 flavours in the same cargridge is for noobs.
Anyway, your analogy is apt. The flavour and micronutrients cartridges are also more than likely cost a lot more than even current injet cartridges. And as we all know, the ink contained wihin those have been calculated to cost more than gold (by weight).
I thus had to laugh at the linked orginal proposal. Under the section marked 'POTENTIAL NON-NASA COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS' (their shouting, not mine), they state "implementing technologies such as 3D printing, this may avoid food shortage, inflation, starvation, famine and even food wars". I think that is a slightly long bow to draw. I can't image this costing less than currently produced food.
I would make some sort of smart-ass comment, but all I can think of is a highly evolved, bipedal cat standing in front of this machine saying "Fish...fish...fish...fish...fish..."
AT&T drops Facebook phone to 99 cents
Before any says "Still $0.99 too much"
It occurs to me that some may jump to the conclusion that $0.99 is still $0.99 cents too much for a Facebook phone.
But is is probably $173.18 too much, on average.
Cos according to Syncapse's wild-stab-in-the-dark, I mean reasoned and entirely precise estimate, the average Facebook is worth $174.17 to Facebook as of April 2013 (http://www.syncapse.com/value-of-a-facebook-fan-2013/#.UYx630pFNlI).
A highly improbable $173 rebate would sure shift some units!
Movie review: Star Trek Into Darkness
Re: Pegged out...
"The whole concept of a 25th century Scottish accent is weird anyway."
Scots seem to keep their accents no matter where in the world they settle, and how long they have been there, It seems to be a very 'sticky' accent. Thus, I would not be surprised in the 25th century there is 'standard Earth accent' and ' Scottish accent' as the only 2 variations left!
@ Brewster
"And thus begins the age old battle between fans of ST:TMP and fans of the Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. But I give notice that both sides will unite against anybody who suggest Star Trek VI or any of the TNG spin-offs are any good."
Actually, I will be the exception that proves the rule in to your comment.
I will come down on the side of ST2:TWoK as far, far superior to ST:TMP. I watched it (again) recently, and special effects aside, it stands up well over time.
I will then further add that I will not then suggest that the TNG was that bad, either the last few TV series or select movies. I will nominate First Contact as by far the best of the TNG movies and indeed one of the best of the Star Trek movies of any series.
US Air Force beats off competition in NSA hacking fight
"Forget volleyball, there are systems to crack"
I assume volleyball is a reference to the documentary "Top Gun" (1986), featuring a young Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer before he got fat.
Given that you are referencing primary sources, it pays to be accurate. Maverick flew F-14's for the Navy, not US Air Force. Indeed, the TOPGUN Academy (actual name) is run by the US Navy. The US Navy was said to have been integral in influencing the production of the recruitment video...I mean documentary.
So I can only assume the Air Force won cos their guys weren't playing volleyball, unlike their Navy counterparts.
Japanese boffins READ YOUR DREAMS with MRI
Re: Beats me how anyone can sleep in one of those things.
Not only noisy, but cramped and claustrophobia inducing. Couple this with the multiple, tentacle type leads placed all over one's cranium for an EEG, and this adds adds up to an unpleasant night's rest.
Perhaps people dreamed of being "in a train tunnel being attacked by an octopus" 60% of the time. Thus, by describing this dream, the researchers were right 60% of the time (as per the quoted research)!
Facebook replaces non-Facebook mail addresses on Timeline
Re: @ Calling all lawyers
"I imagine it's covered in the Ts and Cs"
Just because it is covered in the T&Cs does not mean that it is enforceable. The terms and conditions must be reasonable, or else they are invalid. For example, there is a clause buried in the T&C's that by signing up you are giving up your first born child and also your liver for a live liver transplant, this would be ruled as invalid due to being unreasonable or unfair. Should someone feel strongly enough about this issue, they could have it tested in court, even if it was in the T&Cs.
Sadly, in order to point out such a clause is unfair/unreasonable, you would need to call a lawyer, thereby enriching not just your lawyer, but the defending company's lawyer as well. Oh well, such is life.
US military gives NASA two better-than-Hubble telescopes
Those were my exact first reactions on reading the article!
You took the thoughts right out of my head...how did you get past my tinfoil hat?
Eight... HD camera smartphones
Gordon 10 is totally correct. You do not need iTunes (thank god) to transfer video or jpgs off an iPhone. However, Fuzz is correct in highlighting iTunes on Windows as a crappy piece of bloatware. That is why I always transfer photos off an iPhone on a computer specifically without an iTunes installation.
Apple: 4m iPhone 4S handsets sold, thank you very much
I see what you did there...
But you do realise that the article you link to is about 4 million *Brits*. This article you are commenting on is about 4 million iPhone purchase *worldwide*.
The UK is not the world.
Apple cofounder Steve Jobs is dead at 56
So sad
As an ex-Apple fan (the only product I have now is an iPhone 3GS), I have been viewing their direction with increasing dismay.
However, this news saddens me greatly. Steve Jobs may have been more showman than hardcore technologist. But his legacy in the tech world in general is undeniable. He is one of those rare people with that "X-factor" which is unquantifiable.
RIP. You are gone too soon.
Google+ is an identity service, Schmidt says
Bad for Google, good for the rest of humanity
I agree that having Schmidt spout off his innermost fantasies is bad for the Google brand.
However, I would argue that it serves a useful purpose to have the Schmidt-mind-leaks widely disseminated, for the good of rest of the world that is not Google. It gives us insight into some of the true intentions underlying some of Google's strategies. It also serves to remind us that, though more benign than most other corporations (either inside or outside IT), we cannot assume that everything Google does is entirely benevolent.
Yes, Google's motto is "Don't be evil", but I think that we as the public should be the judge of that, not the Google PR department. My view: let Schmidt speak as often as possible!
NSW buckles: R18+ game rating clear for take-off
Indeed, not before time
At last, some sanity!
However: "it's almost certain that games depicting drug use...would still be refused classification, to keep them in line with how the classification system treats other content such as movies."
Like drug use is never depicted in the movies.
Pakistani IT admin leaks bin Laden raid on Twitter
@ Figgus
Let's think back to 1981. January 20 1981, to be precise.
2 things happened that day: 1) Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president. 2) *Minutes later*, the American Embassy hostages were released by the Iranians. Yet history, and I have no doubt you, would ascribe their successful release to Reagan, and their non-release to that point to the weakness of Carter. This is because they were released *minutes* after Reagan became president.
Yet now, 1 and a half years into his term, you say that Obama had *nothing* to do with this? Note: I am not saying that GWB did not make a contribution, of course he did. But your position that Obama *after all this time as president* had no contribution at all is disingenuous, at best. Remember that as chief executive, Obama could have called off the search for Osama, whether implicitly or explicitly.
I do not think Obama is the Messiah. He has been so far a disappointment. However, I think you need to spin the reality to your own perceptions a bit harder here.
Acronis: We're snatching Symantec market share
OK product, very average support
Agree with most of the posters.
I use Acronis for my personal computers as well as those for my small business. Initial setup (and the occasional tweak when needed) is a bit arcane. And yes, support is minimal. One time I had a fairly terminal issue, and their belated response was install the latest version. It worked, mind you, but the speed and comprehensiveness of response did not inspire confidence.
Have never had to recover yet (touch wood) so cannot vouch for whole of cycle integrity. But in the end, *anything* is better than Norton/Symantec.
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Loved OS X Cheezburger
...made me laugh out loud, it did.
Anyways, my suggestion is OS X Cougar, for those who appreciate a more "mature" operating system?
Ten unlikely iPhone insurance claims
Not sure I would want to use it again
I am glad to hear that you got your phone working again after dropping it in a public toilet.
However, I am not sure that I would want to hold that phone close to my ear/face/mouth ever again!
Air steward resigns via emergency chute
Yes, and...
Yes, and people running with scissors should also be prosecuted.
This flight attendant is is a hero to those in the service industries (and fellow passengers!) who have had to put up with rude and selfish people as part of their daily routine. Give him a medal, I say!
Aussie parties trade blows over fast broadband
About Murdoch...
"Rupert Murdoch for instance - who also controls much of Australian TV"
I am as suspicious of Murdoch's influence as the next person (can't stand his newspapers), but please get your facts straight. There are 5 major free to air television station in Australia, which is the vast majority of the market. Murdoch owns exactly 0% of any of these. There is also Foxtel, the pay TV network, that only a minority of Australian's subscribe to. Even then, he only owns 25% of Foxtel.
More indiredctly, he owns a major film studio (20th C Fox in the US), but this is not a TV station. So yes, he would no doubt benefit, but he sure does not "control Australian TV", as you put it.
Ballmer's 'lost generation' note finds resonance
Oh really, Doug?
Let's see. The company I work for employs a few thousand people and has an annual budget in the several hundred million dollars. We are not in an artsy-fartsy industry and I can guarantee that there are no silk screens to be found. Funny how I've just been allowed to get a MacBookPro and an HP WinXP tower (Win 7 not supported here yet!). And my admin assistant has just got a MacBook to complement her ACER Windows box. I would say people here opt for Mac 50% and Win 50%, but the proportion of Macs does seem to be growing steadily over time.
Apple reminds Aussies they can buy iPhone 4s on Friday
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I don't see why you think your post requires downvoting. You put forward a valid point and argument. You are right - rebuying apps is an expensive hassle.
Perhaps the only point of difference I would put is that as an owner of a perfectly serviceable iPhone 3GS, I will not be purchasing an iPhone 4. I will wait until they sort out all the problems before considering whehter I will upgrade to another iOS device.
Apple rumored to put beefy iPad on diet
Since it is the iPad...
Since it is the iPad we are talking about here, shouldn't the names of the various sizes be consistent with the connotations of sanitary products, ie there would be the iPad Slim, iPad Regular and iPad Ultra - for days with extra heavy data flow.
I know...coat.
Steve Ballmer defaces fanboi MacBook
"...the world's largest company..."?
Microsoft is not "the world's largest company", not by a long shot.
From Fortune magazine, as of 2009 the world's biggest companies are...
1. Royal Dutch Shell
2. Exxon Mobil
3. Wal-Mart Stores
5. Chevron
6. Total
7. ConocoPhillips
8. ING Group
9. Sinopec
10. Toyota Motor
Police moot pop-up social network warnings
Overseas only?
"Police chiefs have privately proposed that social networking sites hosted overseas should carry pop-up government health warnings"
So that means that it is only dirty foreigner websites which pose a security risk? Because, I suppose, it could never be conceived a website hosted in England could ever be involved in anything fraudulent or illegal?
China's The9 sued over Warcraft ditching
@ Matt 21 @asdf
asdf: "you are lucky if you don't invest in a company in this market that poisons infants to get ahead."
Matt 21: While this maybe true, I don't think US companies are much better. Coca Cola were ion trouble in Belgium for selling "poisoned" drinks a few years ago.
Very true Matt. Unethical and frankly immoral behaviour is not unique to Chinese companies.
Let's cite the example of Bayer. First, they sold HIV contaminated blood products for haemophiliacs. Then, when they could not sell the HIV laced products in the West, internal memos show that company sold the excess contaminated stock to Asian and Latin American markets as a "new heat treated product" that was free of HIV. (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contaminated_haemophilia_blood_products for a starter article).
And there is Pacific Gas and Electric, the subject of the Erin Brockovich movie, which contaminated a whole town with hexavalent chromium, then lied to them, telling them that chromium is in multivitamins. True, but hexavelent chromium is not the same chromium in pills!
And of course, big tobacco, who have for years retained a retinue to lawyers, doctors, scientists and lobbyists to make huge profits on a product that they knew was harmful.
So in the end, you have to say that some Chinese companies are merely learning from the dubious strategies of some Western companies. Nothing surprising about that. And try to keep the Sinophobia to a minimum.


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Museum of Art organizes exhibitions of textile installations and works on paperA Maine artist examining humanity's foibles, a German printmaker of the early 20th century and a contemporary Dutch textile artist known for her color sense are represented in winter 2013 exhibitions at the Bates College Museum of Art. |
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Sunday Telegram continues glowing reception for 'Starstruck'With a couple of weeks still left for the Museum of Art exhibition "Starstruck," Maine Sunday Telegram art critic Daniel Kany urged readers not to miss it. |
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Bates to challenge the senses with multimedia play exploring alien abductionAn enveloping multimedia stage experience explores the mental state of an alien abductee in the play "1000 Airplanes on the Roof" Oct. 25-27. |
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Science journalist offers astrophotography lecture, wilderness workshopScience journalist Babak Tafreshi leads a wilderness photography workshop and offers a lecture related to the Museum of Art exhibition "Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography". |
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Astronomer, artist to give presentations related to 'Starstruck'Up next in a series of talks connected with the Bates College Museum of Art exhibition "Starstruck" are presentations by an astronomer from Yale and by an artist showing work in the show. |
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Museum of Art offers lectures, star parties and more as 'Starstruck' shines onThe Bates College Museum of Art presents lectures, star-viewing parties and other public programs throughout the autumn in conjunction with the remarkable exhibition "Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography." |
WednesdayAugust 15, 2012 |
Summer Student Research: High Line and high wiresThird in a series, Travis Jones '13 explores architectural spaces in New York City. |
TuesdayJuly 24, 2012 |
Royal Gazette profiles juggler and performer McCoy '03The Royal Gazette of Bermuda explores the world of juggler and comic Brent McCoy '03 by visiting his show at… |
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Good heavens! Museum of Art offers one of the first major exhibitions of astrophotographyThe headlining exhibition at the Museum of Art this summer, "Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography" is among the first major exhibitions examining astrophotography as an art genre. |
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Bates students' art brightens workday for emergency dispatchersThe Lewiston-Auburn 911 Communication Center is a cheerier workplace thanks to two student artists from Bates. |


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January 24, 2007 (KABC) -- Debra Scholl likes to use plastic for online purchases, and when her husband travels for work he also racks up charges.
"We're in different states and we spend a lot of money on our credit card," Scholl said.
So Scholl says she wasn't surprised when the credit card company called to check in.
"They had called us initially to verify, make sure we knew about the past five charges," Scholl said.
But before she verified the charges, she had to verify her identity by answering a series of multiple choice questions.
"I was, I guess, quite surprised," Scholl said.
Surprised because the questions had to do with where she lived in 1989, what kind of car her husband currently drives, and what her mother-in-law's maiden name is. What's going on?
"Businesses are moving away from using Social Security number as an identifier. You prevent identity thieves from using stolen information," Chris Rickborn said.
Rickborn is with Verid, a company that helps some of the nation's biggest financial institutions, along with many retailers, keep away the cons.
"We are typically used at the point where someone's opening an account, transferring money, applying for a loan," Rickborn said.
When the bank or retailer enters your name into Verid's system, up pop the questions. The questions are all derived from public information. It's compiled from a variety of sources like bills, court and municipal records. And with close to nine million cases of identity theft last year, consumer advocate Beth Givens says these extra security measures can be a plus, but she says there is a basic privacy issue here.
"Consumers really don't have control over their personal information," Givens said.
But Rickborn says your personal information is always kept private. The quizzes given by banks and retailers are multiple choice.
"We never disclose the right answers. In other words, even our clients don't get to see. We simply return a pass or a fail," Rickborn said.
Scholl says the stepped up security definitely eased her mind.
"It makes me feel safer in this age where there's so much information out there and you're not sure who's getting it," Scholl said.
Rickborn says that the information is constantly updated, that the questions change and can be asked in any sequence. He says the verification process should only take about a minute and a half.
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So Papa Followill posted this on Facebook and I nearly died because he just confirmed that Comeback Story is dedicated to Grandpa Leon.
First gif : Nathan, Jared and Matthew listen carefully to Fred Armisen's speech. Caleb tries to suppress his laughter by hiding behind his hand and thinks he passes unnoticed.
Second gif : Nathan is still listening, Jared doesn't seem to understand what's going on and so does Matthew. Caleb may look tranquil and serene, but we all know he's just trying his best not to laugh his ass off.
Third gif : Kings of Leon find out they're NOT the winners of the competition. Nathan acts serious and a little pissed, Jared is clearly surprised, Matthew takes it with philosophy as to say "Well, that's okay!" and then there's Caleb, STILL trying his ABSOLUTE BEST not to laugh.


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Grant Partrick is enjoying his life like never before. The former tennis phenom from Gainesville High is finding time to do some of the things that have never had a place in his life. Now, as a freshman on the tennis team at North Georgia College & State University a he's able to do things more like a normal college student - he's active in the school's Campus Outreach Ministry and plans to join a fraternity on campus. Academics are also a priority for the first time in his life. He's got a 3.8 grade point average ...
The East Hall and Gainesville boys basketball teams appear to be ships headed in different directions.
ELLIJAY - It's all shaking out just as anticipated at the Area 7-AAA wrestling duals. The mountain schools are clearly the cream of the crop this season. Gilmer, Pickens, Lumpkin County and West Forsyth all advanced unbeaten to the semifinals of the 7-AAA Duals with wins Friday night at Gilmer High. The top two teams in the two-day area duals advance to the Class AAA state duals next Friday at the Macon Centreplex.
The Flowery Branch High wrestling team has a golden opportunity of making history again. Fresh off the Falcons' first Hall County Duals title last weekend, they have a shot this weekend at the Area 7-AAA Duals to earn the school's first berth in the state duals. The top two finishers at the Area meet advance to face the state's best teams in Class AAA Duals next weekend at the Macon Centerplex.
East Hall High freshman Chaz Cheeks rarely sees the floor this season with the Vikings varsity team, but still has more basketball game experience than many high school players in Hall County.
GAINESVILLE - If the Gainesville High girls basketball team got graded for its performance this week, the Red Elephants certainly earned an "A" after picking up two wins over top 10-ranked Class AAA opponents.
Hall County's wrestling coaches found a problem after last year's Hall County Duals at West Hall High. After some tinkering to the tournament format, they hope that the problem is now just a thing of the past. At the time, it became apparent among the group that a better way could be implemented to crown the individual champions. In the past, coaches simply voted at the end of the meet to determine the best wrestler in each weight class.
Bo Wren was at the right place at the right time this season.
I had a sinking feeling after a phone call Friday morning.
Devin Reed has a mature outlook on his freshman year at Wofford College. This Flowery Branch High graduate and freshman wide receiver for the Terriers football team used his first season as a learning experience to be ready next season to compete at a high level of college football.
Gainesville High senior receiver Gerald Ford was in for the surprise of his life when he met with Red Elephants coach Bruce Miller recently. He wasn't in trouble. In fact, quite the opposite.
North Hall football coach Bob Christmas got the Trojans over the hump this season. The Trojans (13-1) made their first appearance in the Class AAA state semifinals - a welcomed change of pace after the school's first two appearances in the state quarterfinals in 2004 and 2006 yielded less favorable results.
Nick Long always finds a way to rise to the occasion. This North Hall High senior cross country runner can always be counted on to run his best in a pressure situation.
Sara Walcott is a student of running. No, she doesn't train for her favorite sport like it was a class with text books and a calculator.
The first words used by Johnson coach Jeff Steele to describe his team's effort in a difficult second-round playoff loss to Sandy Creek were character and heart.
COLLEGE PARK - North Hall's girls basketball team played with all the heart and effort its coach Kristi House could have hoped for in Monday's second-round playoff game at Woodward Academy.
CLEVELAND - White County just proved it can play with the big boys in Region 7-AAA.
CUMMING - Devan Stringer provided Gainesville just the defensive lift it needed in its season opener against West Forsyth. Leading late in the second quarter Friday night, the Red Elephants' senior linebacker picked off a Hampton McConnell pass in West Forsyth territory.
Dawson County struck big in crucial situations to open the season Friday against East Hall in Gainesville. Leading by a small margin with five minutes left to play, Tigers (1-0, 1-0 Region 7-AAA) quarterback Zack Buchan hit running back Cody Lamar in the open field on a third-and-long at the 30 and ran 70 yards for the score, propelling Dawson County to a 29-27 win.
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