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Intel HD Graphics Indescrepancies 32-64 bit O/S
Heres my quandry, i have a Toshiba R700 laptop running an Intel based cpu and chipset
specifically its a QM57 chipset running a first gen core i5 560M CPU and Intel HD Graphics
the problem i have is since swapping out to an SSD and 64 bit windows install my WEI scores for graphics have dropped? the only difference i can see in the two installs is that the 64 bit system uses obviously the 64 bit version of the graphics driver according to dxdiag. the driver version is identical
Aero goes from 4.3 down to 4.2
3D goes from 5.3 right down to 4.9
my results for CPU also increase under 64 bit
it goes from 6.6 upto 6.9
so my question is, does the 64 bit architechture give more to CPU, and by thereby 'unleashing' the full capabilities of the CPU is it affecting the graphics resources to the worse?
any input, explanation much appreciated. there are no issues with this at all, laptop still runs fine, i'm just interested is all!!
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|13 Dec 2011
Windows 7 x64
cpu increase is to be expected because of the increased bit width. I can't think of any reason for the graphics to decrease like that though. The only thing that really comes to mind right now is that windows loads a hell of a lot more into memory for 64 than it does for 32. It's possible you are just running up against a memory barrier of some sort.
...thinking it out that's the only explanation I can come up with.
Fortunately the change isn't drastic I doubt it'll even be noticeable in use.
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|14 Dec 2011
i doubt i've hit a memory barrier @ 8Gb??
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|14 Dec 2011
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
Second WEI is a comparison of your equipment to a data base of hardware and a number assigned. May just be that the data set for 64bit is higher than 32 and since your hardware is the same, the bsolute number may be slightly reduced.
If you are concerned I wold download a benchmark utility to run and compare.
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|14 Dec 2011
i realise the WEI is a bit of a gimmick, but its showing a difference, thats what i was interested in, not absolute numbers, i couldnt care less if i run a 1.0 or a 7.9, its just the change i wanted to know the reasoning for!
and thanks for that answer, i can see thats probably the reasoning, 64-bit requires more oomph, so its showing my graphics as worse on a comparison to higher specs required for 64-bit. the goalposts have moved so to speak and i'm left standing!lol!
thanks for the input guys! any specific GPU testing benchmarks you recommend, free preferably, i'd like to investigate further but am not so interested as to wanting to pay for the privelage :-)
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|14 Dec 2011
Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
You can go to Passmark.com and download their testing app. It has a 30 day free trial.
I think this is the one I used:
PassMark PerformanceTest - PC benchmark software
Below is a screenshot of the graphics portion results, which I pasted into Excel.
The middle column is an Intel i-5 2500 using integrated Intel HD 2000 graphics on a 64-bit installation.
You can also look at this page at Passmark:
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cheers again, superb advice, i shall have a crack on with that tonight :-)
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HOT activation
Here we will define what a HOT activation is and how it arises from a more general "humanitarian mapping project".
HOT (the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team) will use the concept of an "Activation", occurring at a particular point in time, as a declaration to other aid organisations that we have useful map data or that we are "active" and actively pursuing creation of map data in response to a crisis.
It may also serve as a rallying cry within the OpenStreetMap community, signifying an important crisis which is deserving of the attention of volunteers. The idea of this is to focus attention, recognising that we cannot expect everyone to respond to every disaster or perceived disaster. Many mappers and other types of volunteers may like to wait for an activation signal, so that their efforts are focussed in this way. However HOT may declare an activation in some circumstances despite there being little mapping work for volunteers to work on. e.g. if we already have good coverage of the area.
Previous work on the subject should be reviewed and incorporated into this page.
- 1 Current work
- 2 HOT/OSM Activation Protocol
- 2.1 Activation Respondents
- 2.2 Notification of a crisis/triggers
- 2.3 Humanitarian mapping projects/Preparation
- 2.4 HOT activation
- 2.5 Internal notification to HOT and OSM communities
- 2.6 External notification to partners
- 2.7 Data scramble and situational awareness
- 2.8 Imagery Coordination
- 2.9 Mapping actions
Current work
HOT has formed the Activation working group; the group is tasked with developing and/or proposing procedures, protocols, positions, and/or other recommendations for management of HOT activations.
HOT/OSM Activation Protocol
Activation Respondents
Activations may vary in extent, duration and complexity. Every crisis is particular and needs adaptation from the HOT community. The Activation Respondents are senior members with experience from previous activations or field deployment. They evaluate the Activation requests and the type of coordination necessary. They also define the workflow of this activation. Coordination and negociation for imagery with other partners may also necessitate to name a coordinator to facilitate the functioning of this activation.
Notification of a crisis/triggers
The occurring of a crisis is notified from :
- Media (mainstream & specialized)
- HOT volunteers notifying and contacting via HOT comms channels (mailing list being the main one)
- UN system
- other official channels like GDAC, USGS, [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ NOAA)
- [www.digitalhumanitarians.com Digital Humanitarian Network] activation or request from DHN partners like [http://blog.standbytaskforce.com/ StanBy Task Force & others)
- Refine activation triggers
- Define communication protocols for notification
Humanitarian mapping projects/Preparation
A "humanitarian mapping project" will be initiated in response to a disaster or a humanitarian crisis. This will be followed by the declaration of a HOT activation if appropriate.
OpenStreetMap already has the concept of a "mapping project". In the wider OSM arena these are normally permanent projects which relate to a particular city or place. They are coordinated on a "city" page on the wiki, to be found by navigating down the hierarchy of links from the "List of territory based projects" page. A wiki page offers a flexible space for coordination of mapping communities. Importantly it is also flexible in the extent to which the communities decide that they require coordination. Coordination of mapping projects for disaster response can happen in a similar way, and benefit from similar flexibility. A mapping project exists as a wiki page initiated by anyone in the community who wishes to do so. Usually this would be in response to media coverage, but as a community we should also seek to follow more effective and impartial "early warning" channels.
Start a wiki page
The wiki page can start small, but even at the beginning it should:
- be linked off the relevant country page(s) and city page(s) perhaps with a very prominent orange "breaking news" link
- describe the disaster briefly. This should be a few sentences. Not pasting in lots of news details which are always better found elsewhere. Some links to wikipedia (which is usually pretty good at aggregating news) and other news sources, but again don't go overboard with links
- link to the location!
- Template:Activation
Early information and assessment
From this beginning we would then aim to develop the wiki page
- identify relevant areas of aerial imagery coverage
- identify areas where mapping contributions can take place
- identify other relevant information (ie. locality names, administrative boundaries, public infrastructures, etc.)
- give clear instructions to new mappers, linking resources where possible to avoid duplication (TODO templates for this)
- give clear instructions to data users, linking resources where possible to avoid duplication (TODO templates for this)
In this way a "humanitarian mapping project" will be initiated and developed by the community, without the need for declarations or "permission" from HOT members or anyone. However when seeking to promote a project to activation status, HOT members should pro-actively ensure that project is clearly set up with the above categories of information, as a precursor to activation.
HOT activation
HOT activation criteria: life, magnitude & severity, hum system actions, partners, local request from OSM on the ground, Local partner on the ground, government
- Board & core hotties discussion as well as discussion on HOT mailing list
- Start identification of HOT coordinators from roster
- Refine the Crisis wikipage
Activation Steps
1. Notification
2. Response qualification is completed
3. The Activation Respondents determine if official activation is appropriate
- Yes, we will Activate - Coordinate and support contributors via the #hot irc, Ensure Wiki Page setup - Set up Tasking Server - Formal request for Imagery - Notify community of the Activation
- No, we won't Activate, however we will forward on your request to the community list (if it didn't come from there)
4. The coordinator assures the communication with the partners, identifies support team members for various specialized tasks (ie. imagery server, Data Imports and Exports, specific tasks required by the humanitarians on the ground, spatial analysis etc), publish updates on the HOT blog and communicate with the HOT contributors throug the HOT discussion list and the #hot irc.
5. Activation is announced through channels
6. Response qualification is re-evaluated to see if it should continue
7. The Core Activation Team determines if the response should continue
8. etc
Please see Humanitarian OSM Team/Working groups/Activation/Template for a more formal discussion of this topic.
Internal notification to HOT and OSM communities
- ad hoc email to hot mailing list + other OSM lists + blog post with coordination channels like IRC
- Continue/Complete identification of HOT coordinators
External notification to partners
External notification to partners about activation including UNOCHA Community of Interest-COI, Crisismappers, etc.
- standard email to HOT partners + link of the activation blog post
- List partners to be notified
Data scramble and situational awareness
This is also at the onset of disaster or immediately prior to it.
HOT is looking at ensuring access to the best imagery and vector resources within the Data Scramble COI & its partners:
- vector through COI & other partners (licensing issues included)
- imagery through COI (Charter, Safer) & partners (Stand Alone) - with Bing, Spot/Atrium,
Charter, Safer, Next View, US State Department
Situational awareness is to make OSM relevant to the response. We look primarily at Areas Of Interest (AOIs) and the nature of the needs (transportation, waterways, buildings, public services such as health services and schools, water points, camps, road blocks, damages, imports, other?)
- Participate in data outreach group communication over emails & skype chats
- Send required bilateral emails (imagery)
- Post/email on OSM data outreach tasks on bilateral and/or hot mailing-list and "data outreach tasks" section of the hot crisis wiki page
- Report on progresses data outreach tasks from COI
- Keep wiki page up-to-date through monitoring of COD/FOD & imagery portals (UN-SPIDER)
- Overall communication around progresses of the OSM project to HIC through COI, and list of partners
- write template emails for imagery, including ODbL requirements
- list resources to monitor (ideally COI and SPIDER Imagery portal)
- write guidance documents (from COI & UN)
Imagery Coordination
We use a lightweight mechanism for coordination imagery requests to the various imagery providers that work with HOT.
Areas of Interest (AOI) are defined by activation coordinators in consultation with humanitarian partners, field teams, and HOT community; and posted as public calls to the Imagery Request Tool at http://hirc.dev.hotosm.org/. This tool is still in development, and on GitHub at https://github.com/candela-it/hirc/
There is additionally a small private email backchannel with imagery providers (HIU, MapBox, and others as they step up to support HOT), HOT partners like American Red Cross, and HOT representatives, who discuss options for fulfilling requests. Discussion with providers before requests are fulfilled need privacy, before they results can be shared publicly
HOT should maintain a consistent liaison for questions on imagery requests.
Once imagery is processed and provided as a Tile Map Service, we create jobs on the HOT tasking manager for OSM volunteers to digitize (http://tasks.hotosm.org/).
Mapping actions
Activating, coordinating and supporting contributors
- from the OSM community
- local volunteers
Through the Crisis wikipage, the HOT list, some communication channels like IRC (OFTC #hot or others).
Tasking Manager jobs setup
TM Jobs can be set for various purposes:
- mapping of specific AOIs
- mapping of larger areas eg to build the road network
It can use:
- classic Bing imagery (pre-crisis)
- specific, OSbL compatible imagery
- crowdsource Image Recognition in order to identify the zones to be mapped within a large AOI
Data import
In crisis zone, these imports can be revised administrative boundaries, localities, major infrastructures, humanitarian data like Health facilities, Education facilities, Water&Sanitation objects...
Data Exports
Both through specific tools like the HOT Exports or pointing out useful OSM data ressources in the Crisis wikipage (and eventually discussing with the people who manage them to refine the dataset):
- Offline data for GPS devices and Smartphones
- GIS Data
- specific humanitarian OSM rendering is under discussion


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Faith in the Last Day and what it contains of rewards and punishments, is one of the pillars of Islam and its great foundations. Allah has placed before the Final Hour certain signs that indicate how close it actually is.
Indeed, our Prophet considered the approaching of the Final Hour as something very great, such that whenever he mentioned it, his cheeks would become red, his voice would rise and his irritation would intensify. He would always speak of it and give reminders concerning it. The Companions would often reflect upon the matter of the Final Hour.
Huthaifah said: "The Prophet (S) came upon us while we were reminding each other. So he said:
'What are you all discussing?'"
We replied: 'We are reminding each other of the Final Hour.'
When the Prophet began to mention it often and the Verses concerning its approach became numerous, the Companions feared that its occurrence would befall them (i.e., in their lifetime).
Many of the signs of the Final Hour have already appeared and much of what the Prophet informed (us) of has manifested itself. Therefore, every passing day increases the believers in their Faith and belief in Prophet Muhammad. This is due to the appearance of signs of his Prophet hood and proofs of his truthfulness, all of which require the Muslims to adhere to this upright religion so that they may be prepared for this event. For verily, the Hour has drawn near and its signs have become apparent. Allah the Exalted said:
"The Hour has drawn near and the moon has been split." (54:1)
One of the wise people once said: "I am amazed at the one who feels grief over the loss of his wealth but yet he does not feel grief over the loss of his life span (which occurs daily)."
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When Muhammad bin Sirin was about to die, he wept. It was said to him: "Why are you weeping?" He replied: "I am weeping due to my lapses in the days that have passed and the small number of deeds that I performed seeking the lofty Paradise."
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Teaching and making history..
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Iowa City, Iowa --- The Nebraska wrestling program will be represented at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London after former Husker and two-time national champion Jordan Burroughs (Sunkist Kids) defeated Andrew Howe (NYAC) in the finals of the 74 kg/163 pounds freestyle final at the Olympic Wrestling Team Trials in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday.
Burroughs, who received an automatic bid to the finals because of his World Championship title in 2011, beat Howe by injury default after Howe was forced to forfeit in the second of a best-of-three match. Burroughs was victorious over the Wisconsin wrestler in the first match, 4-2, 1-2, 1-0. The pair met one time during Burroughs' senior year in 2011, coming away with a 10-7 decision in the finals of the Midlands Championships.
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Former Husker and current Administrative Assistant for the Nebraska program Craig Brester (NWTC) saw his run at an Olympic berth come to an end at the 96 kg/211.5 pounds freestyle bracket. The two-time national runner-up defeated Wynn Michalak (Gator Wrestling Club) in his first match of the tournament, 0-7, 2-1, 4-3, before dropping a pair of duals to Tommy Rowlands (Sunkist Kids) and JD Bergman (NYAC) to end his tournament.
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Set within the prestigious Highlands Reserve Golf & Country Club which is situated on US Highway 27 in a peaceful location set amongst beautiful rolling countryside and an abundance of pine trees and orange groves adding to the natural beauty of the area which is ideally located for easy access to all the major attractions. Walt Disney World is just 10-15 minutes away on Highway 192 and Interstate 4 is only 5 minutes away which will connect you to all that Orlando has to offer as well as the beaches at Tampa and the Gulf Coast. The championship Mike Dasher designed golf course offers you pine tree lined spacious fairways likened to the great Scottish courses. The open course will be both challenging and fun for all levels of golfers. Berry Town Centre is right next door and is within walking distance from the villa, it includes a large Publix supermarket, shops and restaurants (including family favourite Applebee's).
Upon entering you will find yourself in the grand entrance hall. The villa offers 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, comprising of 2 master bedrooms both with American king size beds and full en-suite facilities, (1 of the en-suites has direct access to the outside pool area). Both the masters have 32" flat screen TVs fully fitted. The further bedrooms are both twin rooms serviced by the 3rd bathroom nestled in between; they also have TVs fitted, with the 4th bedroom having a Play Station 2 installed.
The family room is very spacious and comfortable and to make full use of your leisure time there is a 42" fitted flat screen TV with a surround sound DVD system and CD player. The open plan kitchen is fully equipped to make for a relaxed and easy approach to food preparation having all standard utensils/appliances. The dining room has full excess onto the large Lanai allowing easy use of the outside dining area.
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TOM BURCKHARDT Pretty Little Liarsby Corina Larkin
For those readers not spending time around adolescent girls, the show's title, Pretty Little Liars, refers to an insanely popular book and television series about a group of high school girls who lie their way through a murder investigation. There aren't any pictures of attractive teenage girls in Burckhardt's recent paintings, but the works are undoubtedly beautiful and all about deception.
Painting is at heart mendacious. The artist takes ground dirt and oil, and through some enigmatic process, transforms it into a two-dimensional depiction of the real world, an abstract vision or something in between. Burckhardt embraces this conundrum, exploring it from all angles and making it his own.
He starts by toying with the viewer's expectation of what a painting is. These works are not straightforward paintings made of canvas stretched on wooden frames. In fact, they are objects cast from plastic resin. Were it not for the painted "nails" visible along the works' edges, one may not even notice. Turn one over, and its stretcher bars would be revealed as faux bois, painted with just enough verisimilitude to be convincing and just enough attitude to force a second look.
And look twice you will, because Burckhardt's compositions are original and endlessly complex. Disparate elements are carefully pieced together into mind-bending abstractions. Each work investigates the nature of illusion conjured through the medium of paint. Forms are set up to struggle with their own identity. For example, in "Bumfight" (2012) a hard-edged geometric block containing a half circle and a droopy organic form with a slight mass becomes a disjointed face. Of course it is the artist's subtle mastery of oil paint—judiciously applied in wash here, firmly stroked on there, establishing forms with alternately soft and hard edges—that makes these illusions so convincing. When discussing his painting, Burckhardt sometimes refers to "pareidolia," the phenomenon by which a group of distinct forms are transformed by the mind's eye into something else. It's mendacity by any other name—tricking the eye into believing the lie.
Figure and ground are also important tools in this game—Burckhardt constantly manipulates idiosyncratic forms to make the viewer question the nature of the depicted space. In "Jig" (2012) two asymmetrical orange blobs flank a jigsawn rectangle of steely blue. The blue form looks to be in front of the orange shapes, except when it doesn't. In one small corner, a slender vertical swish of white pushes the blue to the background. Everything seems just a bit in flux. Get used to the eye being definitively led to one conclusion before it is swiftly upended at the last moment.
As in earlier work, architectural imagery appears frequently. In "Vintage Synthesizers" (2012), windows, walls and roofs—all drawn from shifting perspectives and morphing into each other—are stacked inside the outline of what may or may not be a giant head. The inky blue lines are drafted with such precise consistency that the image resembles a wood block print. Underneath, a bright yellow wash glows brightly, illuminating the "head-house" from within.
A landscape sensibility also pervades many of the paintings in horizontal format. In "Mt Minukku" (2012), a grid of yellow and blue stripes in the foreground suggests an urban settlement of some sort, and the large mountain-like form dominating the composition enforces the impression of landscape. Confident strokes of cerulean blue give the definite impression of sky, but then again, this is only a superficial organization. Within the rubric are half-oval forms that suggest tombstones or doors, lines that either flatten the space or serve as a hilltop, as well as jagged rectangles that could either be shadows or architectural forms.
As indicated by the show title's reference to contemporary culture, Burckhardt takes an eclectic, witty approach to a serious subject. He raises fundamental questions about the nature of painting without taking himself or the painting too seriously. He makes skilled use of every trick in the painter's bag—brush technique, compositional balance, unusual and specific color mixing—to manipulate form and space. The result is a group of imaginative, unconstrained abstractions offering the viewer both endless enjoyment and confoundment. Oscar Wilde once said, "Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art." The artist would undoubtedly agree.
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Jem Cohens Museum Hours
JUL-AUG 2013 | Film
The title of Jem Cohens evocative new film Museum Hours is multivalent, referring both to the practical hours of the museums operationthat specified duration when privately held important works are made accessible to the publicand to a qualitative conception of time.
What, Exactly, Would Lynne Tillman Do?by Brian Gresko
MAY 2014 | Books
Lynne Tillmans new book What Would Lynne Tillman Do? takes its title from a promotional campaign run by Dear Dave, a magazine of photography and writing put out by New York City's School of Visual Arts, which ran a print ad and then glued posters around downtown bearing only those five words.
THE SKEWED WORLD OF THE BOOK: JOSH WEIL with Matt Bellby Matt Bell
JUL-AUG 2014 | Books
Josh Weil is the author of the novel The Great Glass Sea and the novella collection The New Valley (Grove Atlantic, 2009). A New York Times Editors' Choice, The New Valley won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from The American Academy of Arts and Letters, the New Writers Award from the Great Lakes Colleges Association, and a 5 Under 35 Award from the National Book Foundation.
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? Thoughts about the Donelle Woolford Debateby Coco Fusco
MAY 2014 | Art
The recent decision by the Black artists group Yams Collective to withdraw from the Whitney Biennial in protest of the show's inclusion of Joe Scanlan's alter ego Donelle Woolford has forced a long-standing private conversation among artists of color into public view.


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On January 1, 2015, the New Jersey judiciary will expand its Complex Business Litigation Program statewide. The program has been operating in Bergen and Essex counties since 1996. It is designed to handle complex commercial and construction cases with $200,000 or more in damages. New Jersey will join 27 other states with some form of… Continue Reading
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I, along with my colleagues Rachel Lilienthal Stark and Henry E. Van Blunk, have authored a client alert regarding important changes to the law governing limited liabilities formed in New Jersey. While the law was actually passed in September of 2012, it did not affect existing limited liability companies until March 1, 2014. The law, known as the New Jersey Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, or "RULLCA", makes significant changes to many of the legal principles underlying the organization and operation of limited liability companies. Because RULLCA introduces several new "default" rules that will apply in the absence of a contrary provision in the operating agreement, your company's governing documents should be carefully reviewed to determine the necessity or appropriateness of any amendments.
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With the assistance of my fellow Stark & Stark Shareholders Daniel J. Sheridan and Henry E. Van Blunk, I have co-authored an important client alert about a law deadline that could impact all limited liability companies in the state of New Jersey. The article discusses the New Jersey Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (RULLCA), which significantly changes many of the legal principles underlying the organization, governance and operation of limited liability companies. While, until now, existing LLC's were not impacted by this new law, the grace period expires on March 1, 2014 and the new act will apply to all existing New Jersey limited liability companies.
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Building Owner Not Liable for Worker's Death from Water ContaminationPosted in Business & Corporate, Real Estate
A building owner recently prevailed in a wrongful death and survivorship action involving Legionnaires' disease caused by contamination in an office building's water supply system. On May 28, 2013, the Appellate Division upheld the trial court's ruling granting the owner summary judgment in Anthony Vellucci, Etc. vs. Allstate Insurance Company, Et Al., App. Div. Docket # A-2905-10. It is an important decision for property owners, managers, employers, brokers, and others in New Jersey because it involved deadly contamination and shows that you can avoid liability by taking appropriate measures.
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In an opinion issued May 10, 2013, Petersburg Regency, L.L.C. v. Selective Way Insurance Company, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court held that if the parties agreed to arbitrate their dispute, but did not clearly identify the parameters of the arbitration, they would be bound by the provisions of the New Jersey Arbitration Act. The facts are quite complex. In September 2004, Petersburg Regency, L.L.C. ("Regency") filed a complaint against Selective Way Insurance Company ("Selective Way") for claims arising out of a hurricane which damaged a hotel owned by Regency in Petersburg, Virginia.


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text: NRA CEO LaPierre Rallies Conservatives at Massive Gun Rights Convention Print article Send a Tip by Ken Klukowski 1 May 2012 post a comment "Our Founding Fathers enshrined the Second Amendment for one purpose: survival. Survival of each citizen. Survival of a nation." With those words as his theme, the longest-serving head of the National Rifle Association (NRA)--CEO Wayne LaPierre--trumpeted unity for all conservatives going into the 2012 presidential election. The NRA held its 141st Annual Meeting in April in St. Louis. Over 70,000 members of the oldest and largest civil-rights organization in America gathered from across the nation. They heard speeches from presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Perry, as well as other political heavyweights, shopped through over 300,000 square feet of guns and gear, and heard speeches from the officers of the most-feared political juggernaut in America. The reason for the NRA's clout is obvious. Gallup reports that the NRA currently enjoys an impressive 68% favorable rating among the American population, a number most politicians can only dream of retaining over any length of time. For comparison, Gallup currently has President Barack Obama at 47% approval. Founded in 1871, the NRA prides itself on being nonpartisan. Among its four million active members--and 19 million former members who still describe themselves as members, for a total of over 23 million Americans claiming affiliation with the NRA--are millions of Democrats, typically blue-collar union members from key swing states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Missouri. The NRA's resulting ability to swing votes in key states strikes terror in the hearts of political candidates who have seen the NRA lay waste to the presidential ambitions of some anti-gun politicians (see: Gore, Al, and Kerry, John). Some conservatives have at times complained when the storied Second Amendment organization has supported pro-gun Democrats. But LaPierre (who throughout the entire organization simply goes by "Wayne")--who has led the NRA for an unprecedented 21 years--sounded a call for conservative unity around the Constitution on all three legs of the Reagan Coalition: economic conservatives, social conservatives, and national-security conservatives. Wayne began: "All over this nation, people feel it in their hearts--that something has gone terribly wrong in our country. In almost every way you look at it, almost every aspect of American freedom is in some state of decline: Our right to speak. Our right to assemble. Our right to practice our religion. Our right to seek the kind of health care we want for our families." The crowd was energetic and attentive, frequently interrupting his speech with applause. He continued with an emphasis on the size and cost of government, calling for: "The economic freedom to earn and spend and save…to own our own homes…to buy the kind of food we want to feed to our children … to raise and discipline our kids…even the simple right to fly the American flag." LaPierre also pushed back against those who seek to define the NRA as solely gun- oriented, advocating a coalition mindset by saying of these other topics: "Not our issues, some may say. Oh, but they are. Less freedom anywhere threatens all freedoms everywhere--and don't think our guns aren't on their list." In an era when some seek to redefine conservatism as only about fiscal policy, to the exclusion of cultural issues, Wayne emphasized: "It's one thing to undermine free enterprise and the American economy, but it's quite another for the president and his agents to go after our right to responsibly raise our children. Government has no business in that freedom!" He then pivoted to national security, working off of the NRA's longtime focus on military readiness (during World War I the NRA worked directly with the U.S. War Department--the predecessor to the Defense Department--to prepare young men for combat in Europe). Highlighting one of the most recent outrages on this front, LaPierre told the crowd: "President Obama's secretary of defense, Leon Panetta, visited Afghanistan a few weeks ago. Before entering a building to hear the secretary speak, hundreds of Marines--United States Marines--were ordered to leave their rifles outside. I know there are a lot of current and former members of the military watching and listening to this speech. Imagine serving your nation on foreign soil, in harm's way, and being ordered to disarm. 'Leave your gun outside.'" LaPierre then moved to the related issue of the border, taking an uncompromising position on border security: "The collapsed border with Mexico has become a superhighway, not just for hundreds of thousands of violent drug cartel members, but for the untold number of terrorists bent on destroying us." Wayne put all this in the context of the historical purpose and meaning of the right to bear arms: "The Second Amendment has never been more relevant than it is today. When all is said and done, we may have nothing left but our gun rights, but that's the one right that gives us a fighting chance to reclaim freedoms lost and preserve all of our rights, and all of our freedom." Although some try to make such statements controversial, the reality is it perfectly resonates with the Supreme Court's recent declaration of the purpose for the Second Amendment in D.C. v. Heller (2008) and McDonald v. Chicago (2010). Wayne concluded: "We bow our heads at night, pray for our families and keep our firearms close. That is our America. We are the millions of Americans who have found faith in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We are the millions who understand there is no greater freedom than to own a firearm to protect yourself, your family, your community and your nation." Although he's known for stem winder speeches that rally his troops at major political events, this is the broadest I've ever seen Wayne cast his net. It evoked the theme of Benjamin Franklin's famous caution at the outset of the American Revolution that I quote in my book Resurgent: "We must, indeed, all hang together, gentlemen, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." In an age where all sorts of conservatives find a common adversary in President Obama and his far-left allies, Wayne LaPierre's call for joining forces in common cause was a welcome sound. 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Dixons closes to make way for PC World and Currys
Summary: The Dixons website will be cease trading on Tuesday as the company's owner aims to offer a more harmonised service across its retail and online stores with its existing Currys and PC World brands.
The owner of Currys and PC World is terminating Dixons.co.uk as it attempts to harmonise its online presence with its walk-in stores.
Dixons Retail (DSGi) removed Dixons from the high street six years ago in an attempt to take on cheaper online competitors, such as Amazon, and leave the path clear for Currys and PC World.
The website will close on Tuesday but the Dixons brand will continue through the company's travel shop business, often located in airports.
"We don't see a place for Dixons.co.uk where we have our Currys.co.uk and PC World UK," Katie Bickerstaff, chief executive of Dixons UK, told The Times on Monday. "We have done fantastic amounts of work to make sure we have fantastic pricing. I'm confident it's the right thing to do."
Currys and PC World are expected to reduce the cost of in-store products so they are closer to those offered on their own websites.
"In very simplistic terms, we're flicking off a couple of buttons and the teams that are involved in Dixons.co.uk are turning their focus even more to multi-channel" — Mark Webb, Dixons
No redundancies are being made and existing stock that would have been sold through Dixons.co.uk will now be sold through Currys or PC World.
"Currys and PC World sites grew by 48 percent in the last quarter while Dixons.co.uk shrank," Mark Webb, head of media relations for Dixons Retail told ZDNet. "In very simplistic terms, we're flicking off a couple of buttons and the teams that are involved in Dixons.co.uk are turning their focus even more to multi-channel."
Visitors to the Dixons website over the past two weeks have been provided with voucher codes to purchase products on Currys and PC World.
Dixons Retail said in June that it would be axing or consolodating more than 100 of its stores across the Currys and PC World brands as part of its ongoing business transformation.
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Childhood obesity continues to plague our nation, and parents want to know what they can do to feed their children well. Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Ph.D., author of "I'm Like SO Fat! Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices about Eating and Exercise in a Weight-Obsessed World" joins Food Sleuth Radio host Melinda Hemmelgarn to discuss the factors influencing teens' eating habits. Neumark-Sztainer is a dietitian, researcher and professor at the University of Minnesota. Tune in to hear her kind and insightful advice.
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Kirkus Best Books of 2006
Kirkus lists their Top books for 2006 (PDF file).
Making the cut in the "Sci-Fi" category:
- Shadows in the Starlight by Elaine Cunningham
- A Grey Moon Over China by Thomas A. Day
- The Crippled Angel by Sara Douglass
- Eifelheim by Michael Flynn [see SF Signal review]
- Stamping Butterflies by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
- Bridge of Souls by Fiona McIntosh
- The Toyminator by Robert Rankin
- Greywalker by Kat Richardson
- Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder
- In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
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Hotels, gas stations and restaurants would have to notify customers if they place temporary hold charges on their debit cards, under a bill set for review in the Nebraska Legislature.
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Sen. John Harms of Scottsbluff will present the bill Monday to the Legislature's Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee. Harms says the bill is designed to help low-income people who don't realize their money could be held.
Nebraska business groups say they agree that the holds could create problems, but they question whether the bill will address the issue.
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CHICAGO North American railroads say they are seeing the benefits of increased shipments of motor vehicles and auto parts and are preparing to service new factories in Mexico as they look to take advantage of the automotive sectors growth.
"The growth rate of the automotive industry continued to outpace that of the overall economy during the first quarter," Eric L. Butler, executive vice president of marketing and sales for Union Pacific Railroad Co., said during the companys recent first-quarter earnings call.
According to Butler, the companys automotive volume grew 2 percent in the quarter, which combined with an 11-percent increase in average revenue per car drove a 13-percent rise in the railways total revenue. The steady pace of total auto sales in the first quarter "is expected to continue throughout the year, which combined with declining dealer inventories, should be good news for our automotive business," Butler added.
Kansas City Southerns Mexican subsidiary is also seeing the benefits of automotive exposure, as the company has been shipping Asian vehicles landing at Mexicos Port of Lázaro Cardeñas, executive vice president of sales and marketing Patrick J. Ottensmeyer said on the companys own first-quarter call.
"We think were going to get growth in parts, in steel," he said. "Were already seeing it (with) steel plants that are being built in Mexico to serve the new auto plants."
KCS expects to see "unprecedented" growth as automakers Honda Motor Co. Ltd., Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and Mazda Motor Corp. open new plants in Mexico, followed by Audi AG and more in 2015, company president and chief executive officer David L. Starling said. "No railroad has ever before experienced the opening of multiple new plants over a five-year period, to say nothing of the expansion of the existing ones."
"A large number of Tier I and Tier II suppliers are going in to support these plants," Ottensmeyer added. On a recent tour near the Honda and Mazda factories, he said he saw "eight or nine buildings going up simultaneously. So the ripple effect is pretty big."
Finished vehicle output at the new Mexican assembly operations will represent a 35-percent increase in Mexicos auto production, Ottensmeyer noted. Eighty percent of those vehicles will be exported, mostly to the United States and Canada.
"Laredo (Texas, where KCS has a terminal) is the best gateway to move these vehicles to where they ultimately want to go," he added. KCS will also ship parts to those factories from the Great Lakes region and from Asia, he said.
Norfolk Southern Corp. will also look to capitalize on new vehicle capacity being built in North America. "We also expect to benefit from new production that is moving from Japan and from Europe to the U.S., where the U.S. is being used as a manufacturing platform for both the domestic U.S. market, as well as the export market abroad," chief marketing officer and executive vice president Donald W. Seale said during a recent earnings call.
"Toyota (Motor Corp.) just announced theyre moving the ES300 Lexus production from Japan to Georgetown, Ky. We serve Toyota at Georgetown, so that will be a source of growth ahead," Seale said. "We continue to have dialogue with other manufacturers with respect to potential new auto plant locations."
"Weve got some major expansions with our current automotive production base and more is coming from abroad," Seale added, citing expansion plans for BMW AG in Greenville, S.C.; Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. in Vance, Ala.; and Honda in Lincoln, Ala.
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If You're Going To Do Something, Do it Right…Samsung continues to be a dominating force in the LED Smart TV market by integrating new hardware with trend-setting designs. The Samsung's flagship, F8000 is no exception to the rule, it offers more vibrant and richer colors, higher contrasts and a brighter picture quality than before. This Smart 3D LED TV is the first of its kind with a quad-core processor, giving you blazing speeds when multitasking and switching between apps and broadcasts on your 46". With Samsung's 2013 8000 series of Smart LEDs you'll also see the return of a new and improved Smart Hub and Smart Interaction, higher CMR ratings for motion-clarity, and more. This Samsung LED also has a handful of new features like S-Recommendation that allows you to ask the TV for content recommendations while watching programs and SmartView, all of this and more is loaded in a new stunning and sleek ultra slim design that's available in a 46-, 55- , 60-, 65-, and 75-inch screen size.
Smart TV 2.0Samsung Smart LEDs help you discover more of the TV you love. The TV finds the movies and shows you like – and more. Simply speak into the microphone on the Smart Touch Remote to instantly get content recommendations with S-Recommendation. Use gestures to swipe and navigate within the Smart Hub content panels. Easily discover social posts, shows, and movies with less searching and more watching.
Smart HubSamsung's Smart Hub underwent a major overhaul and now includes 5 convenient panels. The new Smart Hub organizes your entertainment options across these panels on your TV: On TV, Movies and TV Shows, Social, Apps, and a panel for your Photos, Videos, and Music.
S-RecommendationDiscover what you want to watch and new content without the channel surfing, but by asking your TV. Your Smart TV will respond to your voice and find customized selections of content for you to watch based on your preferences. Simply ask your TV for recommendations while you're watching a program, for instance "what basketball games are on?" or visit the S-Recommendation hub for new things to watch.
Full Web BrowserYou can browse the web right from your 46" LED TV. Now you can discover even more content and information possibilities from your Smart TV. Every website will render beautifully on your Smart TV from social sites like Facebook and Twitter to news, weather and more.
Quad-Core ProcessorThe Samsung UN46F8000 features a unique and one of a kind quad-core processor, 4 processors in one. Samsung is the first manufacturer to incorporate a quad-core processor into a Smart TV. Now you can explore and multitask faster and with more power. The additional power gives you faster web browsing, smoother interaction and allows you to switch between content faster than before.
Smart Interaction 2.0Samsung's Smart Interaction is back and better than ever thanks to the quad-core processor, new voice and gesture commands, a built-in pop-up camera, and S-Recommendation. Simply speak into the built-in microphone on the Smart Touch Remote Control along with hand gestures to control your TV in new and unexpected ways. Samsung Smart TVs with Smart interaction offers new and easy ways to interact with your Smart TV and discover new content. Use everyday language and casual gestures to find content or command and control the TV.
Built-in Pop-Up CameraWhen not being used to make motion gestures to control your TV or make calls with Skype™, the camera is completely hidden in the bezel of the 46". When you're ready to use the camera, it will pop out by applying slight pressure, essentially push-to-release.
Motion ControlUse hand motions to control your Samsung TV and browse the Smart Hub, play games, and more. The hand motions and gestures have been improved with Smart Interaction 2.0; it now includes more casual gestures and smooth interaction thanks to assistance from the quad-core processor.
Voice ControlWith Smart Interaction 2.0 voice control received an update as well. Voice control takes place at the remote control without the need to mute your TV, turn it down, or yell all the way across the room because the program you're watching is too loud to pick up your voice. The library of commands for voice control uses everyday language to speak naturally into the Smart Touchpad Remote control and get instantaneous results.
Samsung Full HD Active 3DSamsung 3D TVs feature Full 1080p HD 3D; the included 3D glasses never filter any lines on the TV which allow a crisp, clear picture, with minimal blurring and obscuring of the picture.
2D to 3D ConversionDon't have any 3D Blu-rays or have a limited amount of 3D content at your disposal, no worries; your LED TV will convert any 2D image to a 3D image. With Samsung 2D to 3D conversion your 3D library is endless.
Full HD 1080pSamsung TVs make no compromises for picture quality. You'll experience amazing attention to detail, regardless of the content or format, with Full HD 1080p resolution.
Clear Motion Rate (CMR) 1200Clear Motion Rate is Samsung's answer to an industry littered with inflated performance numbers. The current industry standard for panel refresh rates doesn't take how well an LED can handle fast motion. CMR calculates 3 factors: panel refresh rate, image processor speed, and backlight technology. CMR is a scale based on their lowest CMR rating of 60; this 46" has a Clear Motion Rate of 1200, meaning this Samsung LED TV handles motion 20 times better than a TV with a CMR of 60. The higher the Clear Motion Rate, the better performance the TV will give you when watching fast action sports, movies, or video games.
Micro-Dimming UltimateMicro-Dimming Ultimate gives the UN46F8000 the best picture quality attainable. Micro-Dimming Ultimate is Samsung's hardware and software based dimming technology that breaks the display into dimmable "zones" and uses a special algorithm and scanning technology to deliver sharper images and greater contrast. By maximizing the contrast between light and dark areas on-screen Samsung's Micro-Dimming technology displays an image that is as true-to-life as possible. The technology scans zones across the image and adjusts brightness to deliver deeper dark tones, brighter whites, and eliminate the halo effect and image distortion. Micro-Dimming Ultimate scans two times the number of zones than their lower versions.
Precision Black Local DimmingSamsung Precision Black Local Dimming gives your LED TV greater contrast and black levels by dimming the LEDs behind darks areas of the picture making blacks darker without affecting brighter elements of the picture.
Ultra Clear PanelThe Ultra Clear Panel naturally enhances the televisions picture quality; colors are more vibrant with deeper darks and excellent shadow detail. The panel absorbs most ambient light and virtually eliminates reflections, allowing you to have an amazing picture in any lighting conditions.
Wide Color Enhancer PlusWide Color Enhancer Plus ensures that you are seeing the most natural colors on screen. Every color in the RGB spectrum is bold and vibrant, yet natural looking on your TV.
Samsung Smart ViewOne of the new features for Samsung Smart TVs is Smart View. Smart View allows you to wirelessly move your content seamlessly between devices in real-time. You can start watching a movie on your TV and finish watching it as you walk out the door to check on your BBQ in the backyard so you never miss a second of action. Smart View streams content over your existing Wi-Fi network.
Built-In WifiWirelessly join your home network with ease. All you need is an existing home network and you're ready to go.
AllShareWirelessly access and share all of your media from your PC or Smart phone with your Smart TV. AllShare also utilizes Cloud storage; you can upload your favorite media to a central web storage account and access it at anytime, anywhere.
ConnectShare™ MovieConnectShare™ Movie lets you play all types of media files directly from a USB drive or device connected to your television. Home movie viewing has never been easier.
MHL AdapterMHL is a mobile audio/video interface standard for connecting and charging portable electronic devices on your Samsung HDTV.
Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC)Control all of your Samsung HDMI connected components conveniently with one remote.
Smart EvolutionSamsung's innovative way for you to enjoy future upgrades without having to purchase a new TV. The Smart Evolution port allows you to update your Smart TV in the future. The Smart Evolution kit plugs into the back of your TV and updates it with the new software and technology that will improve your TVs performance – faster speed, more content, and more features. The current 2013 Evolution Kit is available for 2012 ES series TVs with a Smart Evolution port. Evolution kits for 2013 model Samsung TVs will be available in 2014.
3D Sound3D sound allows you to experience immersive 3D audio. Samsung 3D TVs create a three dimensional space to include sound behind, above, or below the listener when watching 3D content.
Dolby® Digital Plus / PulseThere are times when watching content streamed from different sources yields different audio quality over your HDTV's speakers. Dolby® Digital Plus / Pulse optimizes the audio when viewing and listening to internet movies and music, and other content played back from wireless or wired mobile phones, tablet devices, and PCs.
DNSe+The UN46F8000 has a sleek, thin frame and is aesthetically pleasing; all of this at the cost of sound quality. Digital Natural Sound Engine (DNSe) enhances the sound of the system by combining different equalizer settings and signal processing to create audio presets to suit the most common listening scenarios. DNSe+ optimizes the sound of compact Ultra Slim flat panel TVs.
DTS 2.0 + Digital OutDTS 2.0 is an advanced audio processing codec that decodes DTS multi-channel audio and then mixes the signal down and outputs 2-channel audio, played via stereo speakers. The digital out allows the device to output the DTS stream via HDMI or S/PDIF to a receiver for further decoding.
DTS Premium Sound™ 5.1Experience a remarkably immersive surround experience from your TV's speakers with DTS Premium Sound™ 5.1. DTS Premium Sound™ 5.1 also enables seamless delivery of content across the Internet to web connected devices.
Arc StandThe Samsung UN46F8000 features an innovative arc design; a work of art that will prove to be an eye catching complement to your Smart TV.
Ultra Slim LED with Clean Back DesignSamsung Smart TVs represent the intersection of striking originality and simplistic design. When the fury of technology and design come together in harmony you get an ultra-slim LED with a new Clean Back design. The clean back design adds to the sophisticated look of your Smart LED TV.
Ultra Slim BezelSamsung's ultra-slim, aesthetically pleasing bezel maximizes viewing area of the screen. The picture is virtually edgeless allowing viewers to be immersed into the picture.
HDMIWith multiple HDMI inputs you'll be able to connect all of your home theater components for high-quality digital audio and video through a single cable.
Smart Touch RemoteSamsung includes a Smart Touch Remote control to help you navigate your 46" LED TV seamlessly. The Smart Touch Remote has a built-in microphone to accept commands for voice control and touch pad that works like the touch pad on a laptop or mobile PC. Your Smart Touch Remote can be used to control multiple devices connected to your Smart TV, including your set-top box, Blu-ray Player, and Home Theater System.
4 Pairs of 3D GlassesSamsung also includes 4 pairs of active shutter 3D glasses. That's enough to get 4 people in your home started watching 3D content right out of the box.
Eco SensorThis LED also has a built-in light sensor that measures the lighting in the room and adjusts the brightness of the picture; lighter or darker depending on environment.
Energy Star 6.0Samsung TVs not only meet Energy Star requirements, they exceed them. This means lower utility bills, more energy savings, and a smaller carbon footprint on the environment. You save money and it's good for the environment!
Although it's Highly Price series's But The Suburb picture quality Makes Up For It . so it might appeal to Hi-Teck Picture Quality buyers.
The F8000 series is the best TV out there, four core processors, four HDMI, several Apps what more do you need or want? This Tv is on my wish list and I love it!!!
Top of the line Samsung , one of the best Tvs in the Market. at an unbelivable price
This is a high end LED, anyone looking for the brightest image and wants superior picture quality with sleek design, advanced smart TV, semi future proofing and really loves watching TV, this is a TV to look at!
If you are looking for the best of the best, look no further. The 8000 series is what you want. The only thing you may be in search of is a little more power from the sound
A fantastic looking television with the smartest features to boot. This is a television that sets the standard for other manufacturers.
Smart TV is and has always been Samsung's game to win. It's new platform with high processing power makes other smart TV's look stupid. Smart TV is no longer a gimmick, but a very useful technology for making show recommendations, streaming, and browsing the internet. That being said they should have included a wireless keyboard in a flagship model, which other manufactures have done at lower price points. Using screen mirror to wirelessly stream content from your device to the television will be very popular as most consumers are more adept with their other devices.
The movement of the actual processor chips and hdmi boards has increased the width of the television, but has affected the picture in a very positive way. Screen uniformity, a big issue with LED televisions, seems to improve dramatically over last year's models. The all steal encasing of the television gives you a feeling of you truly got what you paid for. Cosmetically, it is a piece of art which Samsung has always been great with. If you can afford the best, this is the best.
Overall Samsung makes a great product and the Samsung brand names sells itself, the 2013 models still have an awesome picture and they have made some great improvements in the Smart TV aspect of the television
This TV is the best available picture in the 46" range. It's wealth of features, picture quality, and product design leave our customers wanting for nothing
Beautiful straight on picture with the most innovated features smart tvs have to offer but you will pay for every last one of them.
Overall the F8000 did not let me down on the expectation of what Samsung considers their best model
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ALİ m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of ALI (1)
ANAR m Azerbaijani
Means "will understand" in Azerbaijani.
AYGUL f Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Azerbaijani and Uyghur form of AYGÜL
AYGÜN f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkic elements ay "moon" gün "sun".
AYLİN f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "moon halo" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.
AYNUR f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Means "moon light" in Turkish, Azerbaijani and Uyghur.
AYSEL f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "moon stream" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.
ELCHIN m Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of ELÇIN
ELÇIN m Azerbaijani
Possibly means "ambassador" in Azerbaijani.
ELDAR m Azerbaijani
From Turkic el "country, society" and Persian در (dar) "possessor".
ELNUR m Azerbaijani
Derived from Azerbaijani el "people, nation" and nur "light".
FARID m Arabic, Azerbaijani
Means "unique, precious", derived from Arabic فرد (farada) "to be unique"... [more]
FATMA f Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Contracted form of FATIMAH
FIDAN f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of FİDAN
FIRUZA f Azerbaijani, Tajik, Uzbek
Azerbaijani, Tajik and Uzbek form of FIRUZEH
GULNAR f Kazakh, Azerbaijani
Kazakh and Azerbaijani form of GOLNAR
GULNARA f Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz
Kazakh, Azerbaijani and Kyrgyz form of GOLNAR
GÜNAY f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "sun moon" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.
GÜNEL f Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkic elements gün "sun" and el "people, nation".
HÜSEYN m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of HUSAYN
İLKİN m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "first" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.
KONUL f Azerbaijani
Means "heart" in Azerbaijani.
LEYLA f Arabic, Iranian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, English (Modern)
Variant of LEILA
MAHAMMAD m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of MUHAMMAD
MURAD m Arabic, Pakistani, Azerbaijani
Means "wish, desire" in Arabic. This name was borne by several Ottoman sultans.
PARVANA f Azerbaijani, Iranian
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PARVIN f Iranian, Azerbaijani
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RASHAD m Arabic, Azerbaijani
Means "good sense, good guidance" in Arabic.
RUSLAN m Russian, Tatar, Bashkir, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Chechen, Ingush
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SAMİR m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of SAMIR (1)
SEVDA f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "love" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.
SEVİNC f Azerbaijani
Means "joy" in Azerbaijani.
SEVİNJ f Azerbaijani
Variant of SEVİNC
TARANA m Azerbaijani
Means "music" in Persian.
TURAL m Azerbaijani
Means "to be alive" in Azerbaijani.
VUGAR m Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of VÜQAR
VÜQAR m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of WAQAR
VÜSAL m Azerbaijani
Means "meeting, joining" in Azerbaijani.
VÜSALA f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of VÜSAL
YUSİF m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Yosef (see JOSEPH).
ZEMFIRA f Tatar, Bashkir, Azerbaijani, Literature
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ZEYNAB f Azerbaijani, Iranian
Azerbaijani form of ZAYNAB, as well as a variant transcription of Persian ZEINAB.