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The Will and Harriet Miller Ecological Park is a beautiful area for the residents of Lebanon to enjoy nature. With forested trails, natural play areas, rain gardens, and areas for wildlife viewing, the park promotes the awareness of Ohio's natural habitats and wildlife. The park also hosts educational programs to get the public involved, with events and classes dedicated to teaching adults and children about being a steward of nature and protecting Ohio's natural resources. Whether you are looking to find some peace in nature or learn something new about the wildlife in your own backyard, stop by Lebanon's Ecological Park.
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it's been close to a hundred years since I posted on this particular blog. But this morning somehow I reblogged a post that was written by someone else. D'oh! Not sure how that happened, Unless of course my fingers got fluffy and I bumped into something not intended.
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Bulls forward Luol Deng didn't have the season he wanted to have.
His individual game suffered after he tore a ligament in his left wrist, and the Bulls' chances of winning an NBA title all but ended when guard Derrick Rose tore the
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''Luol Deng was very underrated last year,'' former Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said this season. ''To not make the All-Defensive team, I thought was absurd.''
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NEW YORK (AP) - Paul Rudd wants to take you bowling - and he's bringing along some of his A-list friends.
The actor is hosting a bowling benefit next month in New York to support Our Time, which helps children who stutter. The event will be held Oct. 22 at Lucky Strike lanes.
The guest list includes Gina Gershon, Mariska Hargitay, Rashida Jones, Julianna Margulies, Jesse L. Martin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Denis O'Hare,Fisher Stevens, Victor Garber, Fisher Stevens, Rosie Perez, Anthony Rapp, Rachel Dratch, Lewis Black, John Oliver, Mo Rocca, Steve Kazee, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Bobby Cannavale.
Rudd was playing a character who stutters in Richard Greenberg's "Three Days of Rain" in 2006 when he learned about Our Time.
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How's your life going ? Fabolous? err stress? take it easy there. Stop, and relax. Talk to Allah.Others, just talk to Your Jesus Christ, Pray to you God and look around.
Wait?.. Besides being an idle single or mother, leks bro isap rokok dulu. *Alert* gurau. While i am writing this, these Chevron's team (90 percent filipino) are trying to wrap up their work. Being positive and resilient, they are indeed working happily with their mind pondering around back home. (kampung-lah). Yet, their 3 shift job has yet meet the expectation. So korang ni Malaysian Hado??.. Asyik nak complaint Taik je. Please just support the system boleh? But pardon me, I was one previously whom indeed part of the "complaint taik"..
So, how about you guys? Korang kerja Mon to Friday? Korang masuk KL jem sampai 2 jam. Chill. You guys working in government jangan nak eksen sangat, with the new KPI implemented by PM kita. The salary you guys earn indeed hard-ship mak-bapak kita-kita yang government. I am not talking of you guys, who are long born anak cronies. So shut up, because i aint complaining of what ever priviliges you earn since child.
OK, lemme talk. We would say that sometimes work are indeed rezeki Allah tapikan, elsewhere it wont come rolling sexily to you. All my life ni, i have always opted for Private sectors. I have sense phase of challenging hours. BUT! i was wrong again. Mungkin lah my Abah has served years in KCT (Klang Container Terminal) and bonus nye 6-7 bulan. They have the "Union", yakni nowadays for MNC companies, i bet we are not protected by them yet. Quepacs ada?.. *tutup mulut saya*..
I indeed regrets of not joining the Public Sectors from the beginning. With all the spoon-fed privileges, who wouldnt want it? But too bad, at age near to 35 next year, i just realize what i have miss. ( oh! i regret many, such as to put away Eizan from my life). Tak apa lagi, Tuhan bagi rezeki in banyak-banyak cara so i just want to say that to younger people, grab the oppurtunies and Tawakal pada Allah Taa'la heheh...
Oh Ye. I really wanted to comment about some media issues. I thought that you people would think (pertimbangkan) the same. Kes Amy Search (woi! aku minat woi!) who cursed his own Dotter. Religiously, He has changed and vision, Alhamdulillah. But when "Pu**mak" yang keluar dari mulut seorang bapa, quite not proper. When Nabila confessed, "Pa do not ruin my life again". I feel you kid!!... nak peluk bapak aku (pasal dia abah yang sungguh bertanggungjawab cuma sometimes cranky).. and i would like to give a hug to Nabila. Please forgive Him.
Dari segi psikologi, you mothers out there. Imagine being a child to a Rock Singer(Diva OK!). Heheh Kan ke confuse sikit tu. Nabila may acted like inappropriately towards the father, but look! who have changed Miss Nina? ( takde masalah ngan paternal pon).. Ada sesetengah manusia, just need some guidance and soft advice. Ada yang ikut advice pon, berlitup sakan dari kecik tapi time nak kahwin terbukak pulak. heheh macam-macam. Hate the act~! not the person... Go slow sista & bro!..
I am no one, but please people stop judging at the surface. Dig out all the chronology that support this act. Tapi kalau yang takde sivik tu, harus la kita condem hehe. Maybe Malaysian should be expossed to Psycology and empathy. Some should just bring this up to society, instead being temperamental in the name of God!..
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A new edition of Erna Paris's book From Tolerance to Tyranny: A Cautionary Tale from Fifteenth-Century Spain will be published in January.
In 1979 and 1980, the government of Canada admitted 50,000 Vietnamese refugees. Ordinary Canadians were invited to participate in the boat people program. My parents and our extended relatives and friends raised enough money to sponsor a family. They were diligent workers: Before long, they were driving a better car than we were.
We did this because we remembered that a meaner Canada had refused entry to a shipload of desperate Jewish refugees from Nazism 40 years before.
That prewar mean-mindedness is back. Canada's refugee determination system needed updating, but the Harper government has gone much too far. It has been accused of breaching international law, breaching the Constitution, and – just as important – breaching the values Canadians have defined themselves by.
Some recent examples: Last month, a 65-year-old Pakistani woman who fled to Canada because she had been accused of adultery and faced death by stoning was deported. She had appealed to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, which advised Ottawa to delay the deportation until it could review her case under the UN Convention Against Torture, which Canada signed in 1985.
According to Amnesty International, our government's patent disregard for international law will weaken its claim to be a global defender of human rights.
In July, Justice Anne MacTavish of the Federal Court ruled that the government's cuts to health care for failed refugee claimants constituted "cruel and unusual treatment." Denying health care puts the lives of vulnerable people at risk in a manner that "outrages our standards of decency" and is unconstitutional, she wrote. Clearly piqued, the Harper government announced this week that it would appeal the judge's decision. It also asked the appeal court to delay enforcement of the order to resume health care until the appeal had been heard. That could be months. Continue reading


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I now grow several Interdivisional Hybrids (Division 8) because these crosses between Easter lilies, oriental and asiatic lilies seem to carry the best of both parents. Orienpets, created by mixing oriental lilies with trumpet and Aurelian lilies, are often suggested for southern gardens. They tolerate our heat, but they still need some protection from the sun.
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It was a very nice surprise, and it definitely made my week. Thanks to Rick, his wife and his two sons. You're teaching your sons kindness and compassion. I'll pay it forward.-- Linda Cox, JoshuaJeers: To the military's recent cut of active duty members' tuition assistance. The transition from active duty service to civilian life is unlike any other. The pursuit of education during active duty can have a profound impact on this transition. Our active military members deserve better than this appalling sequestration result.-- Jim Wilson, BenbrookJeers: To a boat repair shop at a Fort Worth lake. I have two words to describe them: unethical and incompetent.-- Toy Karasek, Fort WorthCheers: To the unnamed man who returned my mileage check to Community Hospice of Texas. It had been blowing around the parking lot for two days. 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Multicultural Excellence Awards Call For Entries!
Extended entry deadline: August 30, 2013
All companies are welcome to participate!
Winners will be announced at a special ceremony at the ANA's 15th Annual Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Conference held November 3-5 in Los Angeles, CA at the JW Marriott Los Angeles.
For further information, please contact Shannon Scalin at 212.455.8037 or email@example.com
The ANA Multicultural Excellence Awards celebrate the year's best multicultural advertising campaigns. The awards, sponsored by the ANA Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Committee, were created to raise awareness and exposure of the outstanding work being done in the areas of African-American, Asian, Hispanic, and LGBT advertising.
The awards are open to both client-side marketers (ANA members and nonmembers.) Agencies and media companies can submit on behalf of their clients. Winners will be chosen based on the creativity of the campaign and relevancy to the targeted segment. The deadline for submissions is Friday, August 9, 2013.
Winners will be announced at the ANA's 15th Annual Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Conference, which takes place November 3-5 in Los Angeles, CA at the JW Marriott Los Angeles. A portion of the proceeds collected from the awards submission fees will help fund scholarships for high-potential multicultural students who plan to pursue careers in advertising and/or marketing.
Award Categories + Recognition
The 2013 competition will give out nine awards. One grand prize, plus category winners as appropriate, will be awarded for each of the following categories: African-American, Asian, Digital Media, General Market, Hispanic, LGBT, Radio, Print, and Significant Results.
The General Market category is defined as a campaign that features ethnic talent targeting a general market audience. The Digital Media, Radio, and Print categories span all segments and are NOT specific to any one segment.
An optional award category to honor a "Multicultural Campaign with Significant Results" is also offered. This year, all categories will be eligible to be considered for this significant results award. To be considered, you must check-off the appropriate box on the entry form, and include a one-page results summary that states campaign objectives and demonstrates effectiveness. See below for more details. There is no additional charge to compete for this award.
Companies/agencies/media companies are welcome to submit multiple entries within a category or across multiple categories.
Judging Criteria
Entries will be judged on creative excellence and relevancy to the multicultural category for which they are submitted. The ANA reserves the right to withhold an award in any category should entries not meet the criteria. Judges will include members of the ANA Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Committee and a select number of distinguished guests with expertise in multicultural marketing. All decisions are final.
The ANA shall have the right to publicize the submissions and their submitters in connection with the awards program.
Entry Instructions
Both ANA member and nonmember companies, their agencies, or their media companies may enter.
Two (and only two) pieces of creative from the same campaign must be included in the entry to qualify.
- The entry (for those not entering the Digital Media category) may include any combination of creative materials from the following media: TV, radio, magazines, direct mail, print, out-of-home, and digital media advertising. (Example: an entry may consist of two TV commercials, a radio and a direct mail, or a print and digital media.)
- For those entering the Radio or Print categories, the entry must consist of two radio spots or two print ads. A radio spot or print ad entered in this category can also be combined with other media from above and entered in another category.
- For those entering the Digital Media Category, please see "Additional Digital Media Category Specifications" on below for further information.
- A media flowchart must outline the campaign's media elements, indicating specifically where/when the submitted creative ran. Please remove all cost information from the media flowchart. Click here for a flowchart example.
- The creative submitted must have run during the period from June 2012 through June 2013 within the U.S. for a minimum period of two weeks (non-consecutive weeks are acceptable.)
- Translations (if applicable) must be included per the media specifications below.
- Please see "Preparation of Creative" below for restrictions by media.
The submission deadline is Friday, August 9, 2013.
The ANA shall have the right to publicize the submissions and their submitters in connection with the awards program.
An entry fee of $525 per submission is required for each individual campaign entered.
You may pay by credit card or check. Please make sure to include your check number on your entry form in the space provided.
If paying by check, please mail a check made payable to Association of National Advertisers, Inc. with your entry ID # clearly marked on the checkand mail to:
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Please note: once an entry has been submitted and payment processed, no refunds shall be issued.
For your records, ANA's Federal ID# is 13-0453230.
Your entry ID# can be found in the email sent to you on entry submission.
Additional Guidelines for the Digital Marketing & Media Category
(All previous guidelines apply as well as the following.)
For those entering the Digital Media category, the entry may include any combination of creative materials from the following media:
- Online display ads (e.g., banner, big box, button, skyscraper, pop-ups).
- Websites and microsites (must have more than one online element or execution in order to bring the campaign to life).
- Mobile (content developed specifically for handheld devices such as mobile phones and tablets).
- Online video (any video that was shot specifically for online distribution. May include video uploaded to social networking sites by marketers or agencies).
Additional Guidelines for the Multicultural Campaign With Significant Results Category
This year all categories will be eligible to be considered for the Significant Results award. The entries in this category are subject to the same eligibility, deadline, and usage requirement. You cannot submit a campaign for the result category alone.
Additional Submissions/Judging Criteria:
- Check the respective box on the entry form.
- A one-page Results Summary that states the campaign objectives and demonstrates effectiveness is required. It is up to the applicant to determine how "effective results" will be expressed. This must be signed by the applicant, serving as an affidavit of the accuracy of the statement. Please reference your research company/methodology. The Results Summary must be enclosed with the base entry. This information will be reviewed by ANA staff and the judges and will otherwise be kept confidential. Click here for a Significant Results Summary example.
- An effective campaign can be in many forms. Some suggestions are: increased volume/increased share of market within the targeted segment, effectively created/increased awareness within the targeted segment, research showed dramatic changes in attitude toward the brand within the targeted segment, or results beyond the campaign objectives.
There is no additional charge to have your campaign considered for the Significant Results category.
Preparation of Creative
All of the following guidelines must be met for eligibility:
Create a single zip file per entry for uploading. This should include your confirmation email text file, your content in the applicable format specified below, and all support files. Files submitted without confirmation email will not be accepted.
Executions for each awards submission must be digitally submitted together in a single zip file.
- Format: Apple QuickTime
- Codec: ProRes 422, H.264, or uncompressed .mov (WMA files are not accepted.)
- Resolution: 1920 x 1080 or 1280 x 720 for 16:9 format; 1440 x 1080 or 960 x 720 for 4:3 format
- Subtitles: Non-English TV and radio spots must (No Exceptions) include subtitles that appear across the bottom of the screen. Radio spots should also contain a title slide that reads "Radio" and the company's name should be shown on the screen while the audio plays.
- Length: Each execution cannot exceed 90 seconds. If the execution exceeds 90 seconds, it may be disqualified.
DO NOT INCLUDE BARS, SLATES, or CREDITS. SIZZLE REELS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN THIS CATEGORY.
All ads to be submitted as a high resolution PDF file.
- Minimum size of PDF is 8" x 10".
- Maximum size of PDF file should not exceed 11" x 17".
- PDFs should have a minimum resolution of 266 dpi.
Non-English print and outdoor must contain a separate translation sent with the creative.
Digital Marketing & Media:
- Executions must be submitted in either QuickTime (.mov/.m4v) or Flash/ Shockwave (.swf) formats. Please specify the format used.
- Each execution cannot exceed 90 seconds.
- PDFs of screen captures of each ad must include all banners and buttons.
- PDFs cannot exceed 11" x 17".
How to Submit an Entry
Please complete the following steps:
- Review the Call for Entries guidelines (either online or download the PDF).
- Complete the online entry form.
- Submit your form.
- You will receive a confirmation email with your completed entry information and upload instructions. Save this email as a text file.
- Create a single zip file for uploading. This should include your confirmation email text file, your content (in Quicktime [.mov/.m4v], Shockwave/Flash [.swf], or PDF format), and any support files. Files submitted without confirmation email will not be accepted.
- Go to the ANA File Dropbox in a browser window.
- Fill out the form with the following information:
- Email is your email.
- Subject is MCE-xxx where "xxx" is the three-digit entry ID number provided in your confirmation email. This is extremely important. Without your ID number your entry risks being lost.
- Message is your contact information and the name of the company which you are representing.
- Attach and upload your zip file.


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Posts by Turtle_Fan
238 posts • joined 13 Dec 2010
Cache 'n' carry: What's the best config for your SSD?
Re: The best SSD config is SAS RAID controllers with SSD as cache
Oh learn to read man.
Where did I ever say that a controller failure results in data loss?
And spare the storage101 lecture for those who need it.
Re: The best SSD config is SAS RAID controllers with SSD as cache
I don't know if you're being silly or purposefuly negative for no reason.
Let's see...
RAID: What do you think is the array on the OCZ if not a RAID array of user replace-able flash memory modules?
LSI: What do you think binds everything together and keeps it going? An LSI SAS controller on top of everything.
And if you cared to look at the specs you'd see that there's anything from 15% to 30% overprovision of flash versus the nominal capacity.
So under which scenario is your combo any more resilient than the OCZ? If the controller card goes you're in trouble just as you'd be with OCZ (the data still gets preserved in both cases). If any of the disks packed up then you'd have resilience just as you'd have on the OCZ (well up to a point in both cases).
And btw, I mention OCZ just as an example, I'm sure that there are other suppliers of similar kit.
So, if anything, don't be so hasty with personal attacks :)
Re: The best SSD config is SAS RAID controllers with SSD as cache
Save yourself all this complexity and cost.
A good OCZ Z-Drive v4 is all you need: 2.8 GBps sounds like more than enough even for your needs.
Screw shopping around, assembling, setting up and fine-tuning. Since money is no obstacle for you, slap one of these beauties on and away you go.
Enquiring minds would like to know...
Why is it that in all SSD-related discussions, PCI-E based versions are never mentioned.
From what I could see (and have been using) PCI-E based SSD's tend to have the best performance compared to SATA III (6 Gbps) and due to the slot, they can accommodate sizeable capacities without any space limitations.
And yet, reading the reg you'd think they don't yet exist.
(It's not for lack of demo units, is it?)
Apple CEO Cook: 'Bizarre' shareholder lawsuit a 'silly sideshow'
To me it sounds like Cook wants to continue to manage like Steve Jobs did when he would not entertain any of the investors or allow any questions to be raised and had practically carte-blanche to do as he pleased.
Well, Tim boy, life's a bitch and you ain't getting that leeway.
Is social networking good for anything more than cat pics?
LinkedIn ain't too bad
For starters I receive way less spam from LinkedIn than most other sites.
Secondly I have had some really good job offers and leads. People found me on LinkedIn but didn't contact me via LinkedIn; they used traditional methods. In fact even my current job started life as first contact on LinkedIn.
Furthermore, it surely helps me in my procurement capacity when branching out to new locales and geographies, I have a nice pool of people to solicit help from, for leads and contacts and I likewise help out wherever I can.
If you set up the mailing options properly, then spam is greatly reduced.
Finally, I just ignore recruiters that don't spend the time to contact me properly and treat me as just another entry in their sad mail merge exercise.
Multi-billion Euro broadband fund obliterated by EU budget cut
DCMS Press Release Translated in Proper English
"We were hoping to give you a frank commentary and our views on the matter but then we had phone calls from 2 whips and a couple of No.10 media guys who threatened that unless we fall into line our minister is risking the naughty chair at the next cabinet.
So this is no time to be asking about axed future investment; this is the time to all come together in support of the inspirational leadership of our dear leader who can never set a foot wrong.
We sincerely hope we have not jeopardised our minister's chance for career advancement and wish you annoying journos could see what we see; everything's fine"
Amazon: We have great cash flow - it flows straight out of our hands
Question on this
So if outvoting the owners is not allowed in the UK for whatever reason, how has Murdoch been getting away with it till now? AFAIK the family is minority owner but majority managers.
We may dislike companies individually but the situation at Amazon is more or less consistent with Bezos' way of running the company. He has time and again shunned profits for the sake of expansion. His track record shows that he's usually right.
If anything, I'd characterise events as "same-old same-old" rather than either buying or a selling frenzy.
As for the profit or loss, when we're talking such marginal sums as 39M on 21B of sales, I'd hazard a guess that a lot of this structured and designed in such a way as to avoid having to pay any taxes. The loss figure is uncomfortably close to 0 be taken seriously.
I'm sure more financially gifted individuals than me could dig into their accounts find "royalty payments" or "consultancy fees" or some such gobbledygook that siphons off most of the profit.
Three years since his Sun gobble, what hath Ellison wrought?
I can see scenarios (purely fictional for now, but bear with me) where one would want to go all-in.
It definitely makes sense from a simplicity, standardisation and cost point of view. Which is why, for example, airlines of smaller size tend not to mix Airbus with Boeing craft. Similarly most air forces tend to standardise around a narrow range of platforms and engines.
On the other hand, the only way to avoid having your bank account plundered, or to be hostage to the supplier's whims is to actually be a shareholder of said supplier much in the way automotive Tier 1 suppliers feature most of their clients in their shareholder register.
Come to think of it, I'm surprised this hasn't happened already, actually.
Oracle 'fesses up: Java security flaws more than storm in teacup
"Oracle needs to take a leaf out of Microsoft's book and play nice with researchers."
Yeah right, the only thing Oracle plays nice with, is Ellison's egotism, sociopathy,vindictiveness and bank account.
Boeing 787 fleet grounded indefinitely as investigators stumped
Airbus side-sticks
You're both wrong I'm afraid.
The pilot can very well see the deflections and movements of the side-stick on one of the panels (the F/CTL page of the EFIS see also: http://a340gc.iradis.org/gallery/fctl_large.gif )
And don't forget that the pilots have a priority button and can wrest control from their opposite number at any time they wish.
To see a similar occasion when a stick was improperly configured and how a quick witted first officer took over and saved the day. (Google Lufthansa's "Papa-Whiskey" A320-200 incident report)
Re: @Graham Wilson
with all respect to your experience and knowledge, I think you can agree with me in saying that an electronic system can be just as thoroughly tested and just as predictable as a mechanical system provided sufficient testing is done on it.
Fly-by-wire has a multitude of other advantages apart from the main one of economy; both in civvies and military aircraft. For civvies think of Airbus and its application of normal and alternate laws to protect against load factor excesses, stalls and improve low-speed stability. In military versions fly-by-wire means that the Eurofighter can actually fly. Its design is for an inherently unstable craft that only become "fly-able" with the aid of computers which results in a extremely agile dogfighter.
Now, back to electronics, there are very specialised FMEA standards that apply to aviation and especially more os on electronics. Which is why by modern standards the electronics keeping the Airbuses aloft would be considered positively neolithic.
In summary, I don't see electronics as inherently more dangerous than any other newly introduced innovation and they should be treated as such i.e. with respect and healthy suspicion until they are proven by life.
Rare Photo
Link, or it didn't happen
Samsung demands Apple's iOS 6 source code in patent case
Re: And physical buttons
While I appreciate your frustration, which I shared till recently I must inform you that there are gloves out there (both thermal and work) that have a small patch of conducting material on the thumb and index finger ends.
Of course it's a pain and an unnecessary cost but when you next go for a pair of gloves keep it in mind.
Reuters rubbishes report rubbishing cheap iPhone rumor
Re: I can't see it... @Beau
Actually, try familiarising yourself with Merc's product line-up before spewing your bile.
The S series is anything BUT a small saloon nor is it ever intended to be in this market. The S has remained unapologetically big, mostly petrol and somewhat un-green. For its target market; it's way cool! Just ask any ambassador or limo driver.
Bad news: PC slump worse than feared. Good news: It's Friday
Re: death spiral windows down drain
I'm not saying you should, but clearly there are reasons. Ability to migrate across boxes and not being tied to a motherboard can be useful to some folk.
OpenTV slaps Netflix with patent lawsuit
Where is the so called analysis in this article?
I think it's so biased that at best it should have been called opinion as analysis has some undertone of objectivity and lack of bias; whereas this sounds like Netflix's corporate counsel's reposte.
RIM is really in trouble when even Windows Phone 8 looks great
Re: MDM != BES
Well guess what, this is one of the 3 main reasons (IMO) that users ditched BB as soon as they were given half a chance. Users don't care for the granularity you treasure because most likely it will mean that some bored IT busybody will decide to lockdown some obscure feature that users will find (to their surpise and disgust) they need but cannot have.
Bluetooth profiles and services anyone!?
@ "life in the IT management department..."
This is one of the 3 main reasons for BB's demise.
1. Severely underpowered handsets (sucked at multimedia, didn't do Wireless AP tethering till years after the competition, FC's on large heavy webpages due to insufficient memory)
2. Kinda sucky app store were everything is overpriced
3. An IT administrator's wet dream. Unfortunately, IT is (for better or for worse) seen as a necessary evil dealings with which are best minimised. Pity that It is no longer seen as an enabler, value-multiplier, facilitator that can unlock peoples' and enterprises' potential. Let's face it this very fine-tuned tampering with the device (bluetooth blocking, anyone?) just pissed users off and most were only too happy to ditch them.
I, despite being with Android, still yearn for a qwerty handset with the build quality, battery life and holster features of a BB. Alas, I'm in the minority as nearly no qwerty Androids are produced any more. As for the battery life, I begin to suspect that the reason for BB endurance was the (largely) absense of much of anything "smart".
85% of Windows 8 users wield the desktop on day one
If retails is anything to go by, the machines that still sport Win7 sell at a premium to the newer arrivals with Win8.
At least in the States.
Apple brand channels hefty profits to iThing maker Foxconn
Re: Hefty Profits!!!???
I sit corrected.
I actually got the quarterly figure and used it over the three-quarters figures.
So you're right. Ma bad.
Hefty Profits!!!???
In what sector is a margin of 1.3% equal to "hefty profits"?
Those results are pitiful for such a large company. But then again, given the tax planning etc. those profits may or may not be an accurate representation of the reality.
The EMS sector's typical margins are in the low singles (4%-7%) but 1% is woefull.
Hmm, I think I'll order an iPad Mini on Amazon ... Oh no I won't
On the point of cars
I admit it never occurred to me that a soft-top could ever be a selling point given that whoever I spoke to about cabriolets (and there's quite a few here in Switzerland) they all complain about soft tops and their noise at speeds above 100kmh (65mph).
And as for Porsches in general if you exclude the Cayman, I can't say I like the looks of any but that's just individual taste.
Serves Apple right....
Apple shot themselves in the foot with that mini thing.
It's pretty much like the Porsche Boxster. While the performance may be similar to the real thing and most parameters are broadly in line with the 911 the only real reason anyone buys the Boxster is because they cannot afford the 911. Consequently what all Boxsters "scream of" is Couldn't quite afford the real thing and this is what I settled for.
This may work with Porsches but don't think it'll work with the iPad.
Sometimes, backbone and principles are more important and this move will certainly contribute to undermining Apple's image long-term. I mean, Apple managed to get an iPad (any iPad, for that matter) in a comparison with a Fire, something unthinkable with the proper pads (AFAIK Amazon didn't dare go on a side-by-side comparison with either iPad2 or 3; could be wrong though).
Asus gets paid handsomely for swallowing Google's Jellybean
It's not just Android
Jellybean and Google aside, their tablet efforts aren't half-bad and they were actually the only company that had "low-balled" their initial production runs and ended up with shortages instead of unsold stock.
And while their tablet strategy was solid, they came up with what was unanimously deemed as the best ultrabook available. And to re-inforce their point they're pushing the same beautiful form to the desktop replacement, discrete GPU segment (losing the Ultrabook name due to battery life).
Combine it with solid support, frequent updates and a minimally invasive overlay and no wonder they're on to a winner.
Larry 'Shared databases are crap' Ellison reveals shared Oracle database
Re: Poor choice of title
One of the very few times I feel genuinely embarrassed and feel like putting a sock in it.
Despite frequenting this place for years, I must have somehow missed you.
Re: Poor choice of title
Poor choice of grammar and spelling, more like.
Happy birthday, Compact Disc
A monument to FAILURE
I present thee, the CD case.
Textbook example of bad design. Fragile and infuriating to handle.
I can't think of a worse industrial design.
UK electric car funding - another subsidy for the RICH, say MPs
Re: Charging - The ultimate answer
Agree on a uniform battery chemistry, size and container.
Have batteries much like you have propane bottles today. Stop at any gas station, pop out your current battery, put in a freshly charged one, paying just the electricity you purchased.
- RFID keeps track of batteries
- Massive economies of scale
- On-board circuitry can alter the basic output to whatever each car needs
- Should a new chemistry or better performing battery be made available, you can still utilise it by paying an upgrade fee.
Only problem: needs government sanction as otherwise, there is insufficient motive for all suppliers to conform, plus no-one working on next-gen batteries will be too keen on standardising and opening their patents to FRAND licencing. Too precious a competitive advantage.
Google defends drowning Acer's newborn Alibaba Linux mobe
Re: Keep drinking the Kool-Aid
Actually, they're both right.
Alibaba, clearly has nothing to do with Android and only modified their O/S so that it could run some (not all) android apps. There's no issue about copying or otherwise.
Google, is right to use membership of OHA to threaten Acer. If you're a member then don't go about doing incompatible stuff.
Simple solution 1: Go the Amazon way, fork it and build it NOT using an OHA member as your OEM. (Surely there must be others willing to do the job)
Simple solution 2: Go the Samsung way, have Acer build your stuff but make your O/S distant and not overlapping with Android (a-la Bada)
P.S. Morality, ethics and values play no role whatsoever when it comes to commercial decisions whether it's Google, Apple, Microsoft or Mr. Patel's cornershop.
Google whips away card, leaves just clouds in your Wallet
The best payment system I've seen so far
is the one called "CASH" in Switzerland and basically it is using your card's chip, you can load it with a limited amount (max ~200 GBP) from any bank's ATM.
All it takes is to insert the card and the amount is deducted automatically. No PIN's, no authentication steps, nothing. OK, it's not secure as loss of the card = loss of the money but this is why the amount is limited and acceptance is also limited on things like kiosks, transport tickets and vending machines, toll booths and the like.
In my view, that's where the speed of the transaction really matters. For my less frequent transactions, gaining 10 extra seconds is not a concern at all.
Microsoft preparing for diskless Windows 8 PCs
Re: Still haven't separated OS and Data
Yep. There's no limitation to map your profile and all that goes with it (documents etc.) to network location and keep it synced and up to date.
The problem is that this is typically slower, increases network bandwidth and can lead to data loss more easily than taking regular backups of your profile. Which why the IT dept. where you are is playing it safe and not allowing you to map things that way.
The world's first Windows Phone 8 hands on – what's it like?
Well, the first comment still stands. PC and PC-ABS and even glass fibre reinforced plastic can be very hard or scratch-proof or have many other discreet characteristics depending on the application. Hell, there's poly-amid plastics that reside inside IC engines used a timing chain runners withstanding both heat and friction.
This however, does not change the fundamental, plastic is plastic is plastic. Is it better than glass or ceramics? Could well be; depending on the application.
Amazon unveils new hi-def Kindle iPad-killers
If you are going to come in here and slag anything off, have the decency to do it under your handle.
Let's see, you say Jeff thinks that if something can be sold cheaply enough it will find buyers. Well, that makes YOU the outlier for thinking that something won't sell regardless of how low its price is.
I'm not a fan of the fire, never have been but petty people bug me even more.
Pure Stream takes on AirPlay
Call me stingy,old fashioned or whatever, but £250 is approaching Yamaha/Onkyo DSP audio/video boxes.
This looks like a glorified speaker dock with just a sliver of functionality.
How is the £250 ever justified?
Judge: Apple must run ads saying Samsung DIDN'T copy the iPad
Go judge Birss
I wrote something similar in the initial decision article but it's worth repeating.
This guy is a breath of fresh air for what is otherwise a stuffy, bland and forensic legal system. Remember he's the one that dealt with ACS Law and he practically drove them bankrupt with his decisions while setting a healthy precedent.
I just love how he goes beyond just the "letter of the law" to actually speak everyday language and pass judgements much wider than just the legal point in question at the time.
Could we have more of him?
Valve to raise Steam for Ubuntu
@AC "comparing apples and orange boxes"
Saw what you did there, nice one.
UK judge hands Samsung win for being 'not as cool' as iPad
Go judge Birss
While not a fanboi of Apple nor Android, I'm beginning to form an affection for the judge given his past record on the Andrew Crossley scam and now this.
I certainly appreciate his outspoken remarks in his decisions that seem to go well beyond the usual stale, forensic style of most official court decisions.
Vodafone to let you roam in Europe at UK prices
I agree wholeheartedly, however even the rationalisation of call charges only came about when the commission had to ram it down the tel/co's throats.
And AFAIK back when the investigation started, data where much less prevalent than today.
'Unbreakable' Samsung Galaxy Note II to take on iPhone 5
Re: I really, really love the galaxy note
Queue dark cinema scene in climactic suspense, the immortal and unsurpassed Nokia tune on extra loud and....
Ten... dual-band wireless routers
Things must be grim....
When most people need an external AP.
Here is Switzerland, swisscom hands out a very nice Pirelli router that does all of that (simultaneous 5 and 2.4, gigabit, usb/nas, telephony, voip etc.).
It works a treat, the settings can be backed up to the cloud so that they can be auto-restored upon failures. It works 24/7 on heavy torrent usage as well as in-home streaming and 2 IP cameras. No issues.
Only snag: every 2 years it dies completely but thanks to swisscom I'm on my 3rd free one so no worries there.
16GB BlackBerry PlayBook flushed away by RIM
Re: Answers...
Thanks for the answers mate :)
Snag is, even at the rock bottom prices 2 PB's are still more expensive than 1 Flyer and considering I'd want it to play nicely with the rest of the tabs in the family, I think I'll have to miss out on the PB's.
legit questio
I'm looking to pick up one of the last PB's in my local shop's stock and would like to know:
1) Does it do skype video calls?
2) Seeing as it (I think) supports android apps is there any viable vid chat app that works?
Its only usage case is a grandma keeping touch with her grandchild from 3000mi away plus light browsing and picture slideshows.
I also saw HTC's formely extortionate flyer being flogged off on the cheap so I need solid facts prior to shelving the flyer over the PB.
(As an android fan, I find it comforting that last year's bleeding edge stuff is being finally sold at reasonable prices. I mean a 7in single core flyer at the price of my transformer? No way. Hell, most of last year's solid HC tablets are still usable today, if you can find them)
OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 240GB PCI-E SSD
Re: Linux?
It apprears as one logical SAS drive and can be booted and used just like any old spinny drive. I've tested with Ubuntu, Kubuntu and formatted it under ext 2,3 and 4, no issues.
I just get the nagging feeling that maybe Ubuntu is also doing some win-like auto defrag in the background and I don't know how to disable it.
So, no change there then....
So other than price (and even that, marginally so) what is different to the Z-drives of 2010?
Nothing much, unfortunately.
Mary Meeker's top technology trends
Re: A casino, not an investment vehicle
To the AC at the first post:
Don't be skewed. For starters all newly floated stocks are unavailable for shorting for a period of time (a week to 10 days).
Secondly don't begrudge the shorts. They provide liquidity were there is none, call bluffs and prick bubbles early and most importantly a bad short can and WILL ruin you regardless of your size.
Betting/investing on derivatives can be multiples more profitable when things are good but can equally spur turbo-charged losses if you're not careful. Even naked shorting is done on margin and margin calls have been known to put firms out of business.
Steve Jobs was top of the flops, says Apple's Tim Cook
Re: There is no such thing as a "Foxconn rebranding company"
Well, Foxconn themselves claim it ( see http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/23/foxconn_international_phone_division/ ).
Whether it's a tasty meme or not is a matter of preference, but in any case don't take it too personally.
Why Zuck will go soft for Facebook Phone - and rebrand Android
Re: Hmmm
Hey Harmony, as I've come to appreciate your comments over time, allow me a small correction.
What your buddy said/wrote correct and not indicative of any issue either. Newly listed stock get around a week's worth of immunity from shorts, ie no shorting for the first week or thereabouts (depending on the platform). Shorting has been allowed on FB at least since the weekend.
Which is why further drops are coming now that naked shorts are coming into play and many 400lb hedge fund gorillas have a bone to pick with FB.
Finally, I'd be very sceptical about most of the selling coming from FB-ers. Employees are typically given a moratorium of minimum 6 months that they need to keep the stock before dumping it.
Re: Hmmm - Not quite
I may have no FB stock but have been shorting it like mad last week. So you CAN make money out of FB stock.
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From: Rod-Lists ------------------------------------------------------ Video at link WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama asked the Federal Communications Commissionon Monday to set the 'strongest possible rules' to protect net neutrality as agency writes new Internet traffic regulations. Obama urged the FCC to prohibit so-called paid prioritization, deals in which content providers would pay Internet companies to ensure smooth delivery of traffic. He said the FCC should reclassify consumer broadband service to be regulated more like a public utility. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/10/obama-net-neutrality
From: Nate Hill ------------------------------------------------------ Lookit! http://chattlibrary.org/jobs/library-assistant-2-part-time-0 The Chattanooga Public Library is looking for special people with that rare combination of superb customer service skills and electronic wizardry to help us transform the library. As one of our "Smart People," you will be an expert who troubleshoots gadgets and answers questions to help our customers make full use of our resources. Your problem-solving and people skills will ensure swift resolution to technical problems. You also educate team members about products, while independently keeping your own technical know-how up to date. You will begin your work on the Library's 4th Floor, our public makerspace, civic laboratory, and GigLab, but your services may be needed in other library departments as well. While your primary responsibility will be providing excellent customer service to 4th Floor visitors, you are also expected to engage, contribute, and participate in the development of new ideas and new services. You will assist the public with tools you may not be familiar with yet, including but not limited to 3D printers, vinyl cutters, and more, so curiosity and an interest in experimentation is essential. You will provide insightful advice and friendly, hands-on support to our customers in need. Difficult situations are no problem, as you explain situations with patience and empathy. You offer solutions quickly to help our customers use their devices and our resources. Juggling customer needs, you keep aware of their time demands as well as your own. You fulfill our service commitment with speed, skill and grace. Qualifications: - Strong people skills, with a knack for problem-solving - Ability to maintain composure and customer focus while troubleshooting and solving technical issues - Ability to juggle appointments for assistance with unceasing demands for your time - Both an eagerness and an aptitude for acquiring skills in technical areas - Ability to make decisions quickly - Ability to work a flexible schedule - work hours will be based on library needs This is a part-time position, twenty (20) hours per week (including weekend hours) and is based at the downtown library. Be advised, however, that you may be scheduled to work at any library location. The pay is $15.00 per hour, with no benefits. All library employees must be Tennessee residents. For further information, contact Jim Cooper at cooper
From: Phil Shapiro ------------------------------------------------------ Hi Chugaluggers, Here are two short proposals I submitted to the Knight Foundation's library newchallenge -- which seeks to fund initiatives that get more community members involved in civic participation via library initiatives. https://www.newschallenge.org/profiles/605988335 If either (or both) of these initiatives resonate with you, kindly leave a comment with your thoughts underneath the proposal(s). As you might expect, both of my proposals have a strong open source component. The Knight Foundation will be choosing several proposals from the 680 that were submitted. $2.5 million of grant money will be applied to the selected proposals. The Knight Foundation is hoping to identify those ideas that can bring the greatest value to communities. Many of the other submitted proposals were equally intriguing to my eyes. I love how the whole process is out in the open -- as it should be. Some astute high school English teacher could potentially assign his or her students to search for three proposals that resonate with the student -- and then write an essay describing the upside and downsides of those proposals. That would be a real world writing assignment that would bring benefit to students and communities alike. phil -- -- Phil Shapiro, firstname.lastname@example.com http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html "Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates "Learning happens thru gentleness."
From: David White ------------------------------------------------------ I'm still waiting for my new iPad... Surely one of these times, someone on Chugalug will get hired for a job I pass on to them, right? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chris Dececco Date: Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 3:10 PM Subject: Great UNIX Admin/Architect Opportunity in Atlanta, GA To: DavidWhite Hi David! I am a recruiter here at CyberCoders who specializes in placing UNIX Admin/Architect candidates as well as similar positions in Atlanta, GA and other locations nationwide. I am emailing you in case you think you would be a great fit for the position listed below. Please check out the link and apply if you are interested in hearing more about the job. :) Also - If you refer a friend I end up placing at any of my open jobs, I will give you an iPad for the referral! This position is for a UNIX Admin/Architect in Atlanta, GA. *For more details on this job or to apply simply visit CyberCoders:* *http://www.CyberCoders.com/qc.aspx?posId=CD-unixarch&ad=CSNPCBChris.DeCecco * *Not a fit for this job? Search all of our open jobs:* *http://www.CyberCoders.com/qa.aspx?ad=CSNPCBChris.DeCecco&sterm= * You can use the link below at any time if you would like us to hold off on emails to you about new opportunities. Thank you, Chris Chris Dececco | Lead Recruiter | CyberCoders 949.783.3626 | Follow Us: | View My Bio and Open Jobs
From: Matt Keys ------------------------------------------------------ I apologize for the lack of contact info but this is all I have. I'm sure y= ou can find him on LinkedIn also : Adam Offner
From: Matt Keys ------------------------------------------------------
From: Sparky ------------------------------------------------------ Apple has some config tools available. Maybe it has some kind of remote config options for profiles or something? http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/business/ On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 8:19 AM, Ed King wrote: > Thanks, thats a good summary article. I forwarded it to McTightwad but he > is still asking me to find a way to remotely configure iphone email. We > installed an in-house iredmail server last week. Our old hosted email was > POP now we have IMAP. *Before* we made the switchover, we posted > instructions [with screenshots] on how to reconfigure iphones for the new > system, but the boss says we are asking too much from our field workers and > that we should remotely configure their iphones for them. > > Excerpt from field worker job description: > > "Moderate to excellent computer ability." > "Proven proficiency of modern equipment including cell phones, fax > machines, scanners, computers, palm or other hand held devices, GPS, and > printers." > > So are we expecting too much? The documentation is clear and concise. I > had one field worker (a new guy) say it was the most helpful documentation > he's ever read and offered to buy my lunch when he's in town. Its the > upper level folks who are having trouble following the directions. Go > figure. > > oh, sorry, am I being negative? Ok, I'll go home and stick my tongue > to the Mac Plus flyback and get some positive electrons in me. > > > -------------------------------------------- > On Thu, 8/14/14, William Roush wrote: > > Subject: Re: [Chugalug] ios remote support was Re: lunch downtown today? > To: "Chattanooga Unix Gnu Android Linux Users Group" email@example.com> > Date: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 3:35 PM > > ScreenConnect wrote a > nice page about it: > > http://www.screenconnect.com/Mobile-Device-Remote-Support > > TL;DR: Apple is mean > > William Roush > email@example.com > 423-463-0592 > > http://www.roushtech.net/blog/ > > > On 8/14/2014 > 1:54 PM, Ed King wrote: > > Walked down to > Doctor Bldg. Sorry you didn't get to see > me! > > > > > > So... whats the > "best" remote support solution for iphone? (eg: to > tap INTO the iphone) > > > > I can't find one that offers full > remote control w/o jailbreaking, so whats the next best > thing? Looked at Logmein, Teamviewer, Bomgar so > far > > > > as this is for > Mr McTightwad, I'm looking for the most expensive > product available > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > On Thu, 8/14/14, Ed King > wrote: > > > > Subject: Re: [Chugalug] lunch > downtown today? > > To: > "Chattanooga Unix Gnu Android Linux Users Group" > > > Date: Thursday, August 14, > 2014, 11:30 AM > > > > maybe. depends > on > > where and when > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > On Thu, 8/14/14, Rod-Lists > > > wrote: > > > > > Subject: [Chugalug] > > lunch > downtown today? > > To: > "Chattanooga > > Unix Gnu > Android Linux Users Group" > > Date: Thursday, August 14, 2014, > 10:01 AM > > > > > Whole office is on the > > road. > > > Anyone up for lunch downtown? > > > > > > > Rod > > > >
From: ASG ------------------------------------------------------ I know some of you folks are into old electronics so I thought I=92d = pass this along here. My brother-in-law is selling an old radio that = uses vacuum tubes. You can see some pictures here. The radio still = works. = https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwnn8pJfRueQRHgyblhKTkpZX1U/edit?usp=3Dsh= aring = https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwnn8pJfRueQY0RFX0NKUjV4bEU/edit?usp=3Dsh= aring = https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwnn8pJfRueQYkdHNVN1MDh3Rnc/edit?usp=3Dsh= aring If any of you are interested in it please let me know off list and I = will put you in touch with my brother-in-law. Thanks, -- Stephen Haywood Owner ASG Consulting 423.305.3700 asgconsulting.co
From: Rod-Lists ------------------------------------------------------ or maybe comtronix and serial mice? Why the Security of USB Is Fundamentally Broken http://www.wired.com/2014/07/usb-security/ Ed, you and I could be rich! ;)
From: Bret McHone ------------------------------------------------------ Our new position is finally posted so if anyone is interested the East TN Children's Hospital has an opening for a Systems Administrator. Apply at our site: www.etch.com. It's day shift and the individual will working alongside me. I believe the pay will be comparable to experience/skill set though I'm not privy to that info. Below are the "details" which are loosely defined. Feel free to pass the info along to anyone interested and if you have questions feel free to contact me off-list. *Basic Purpose of the Job:* Designs, implements, maintains and administers day-to-day operations of a large scale server infrastructure comprised of both physical and virtual servers. This will include building servers from customer/vendor provided specifications. Works with a team to deploy, monitor and maintain servers and applications. Implement, configure and support the VMware suite of applications. *Minimum Education Requirements: *Bachelor=E2=80=99s degree in Computer Sci= ence or related field required *OR* Associates Degree and equivalent work experience. *Required Licenses/Certifications: *Certification in the VMware product suite is highly desired. *Minimum Work Experience:* 2+ years of IT work experience required. Experience in a hospital IT environment strongly preferred. Experience with the VMware product suite preferred. *Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities*: Expertise in administration of the following: Windows Server, Active Directory, MS Exchange, WSUS, VMware vSphere, VMware Horizon View required. Ability to work effectively in a team environment. Ability to communicate with others effectively no matter their computer skill level. Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot complex server issues. Ability to self-motivate and self-learn. *Physical Requirements:* Heavy lifting, pushing and pulling is required up to 50 lbs occasionally, 20-30 lbs frequently and 10 lbs constantly to move objects of up to 150 lbs. Sudden emergency situations have the potential for exposure to lifting or moving of up to 150 lbs. Frequent bending, walking, sitting, squatting, reaching and standing are required. Keyboard/computer use and/or repetitive motions may be required. *Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.*
From: Phil Shapiro ------------------------------------------------------ There may well be a role for Chugalug members to play in supporting the Chatt library in this upcoming event: Outside the Lines is a week-long celebration demonstrating the creativity and innovation happening in libraries. Sept. 14-20, 2014. Follow at @ GetOTL (via @ ilovemyanythink ) I'm in favor of lazy action, because laziness is what makes communities strong. If enough of us can be lazy together, we can change the world. phil -- -- Phil Shapiro, firstname.lastname@example.com http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html "Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates "Learning happens thru gentleness."
From: Rod ------------------------------------------------------ Includes a good explanation what 'color' means in terms of quarks. "Physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider have spotted a long sought-after exotic particle that's the strongest evidence yet for a new form of matter called a tetraquark. Here's what the discovery could mean to astrophysics." http://io9.com/scientists-detect-a-particle-that-could-be-a-new-form-o-1562312703 -- The unregulated free market is like Yog-Sothoth, a mythical being whose followers make bloody sacrifice to hasten its arrival to this world. Using Opera's mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
From: Rod ------------------------------------------------------ Until I can fab that circuit board and make my USB linux driven SDR, I'll need an inexpensive 10m rig. Unfortunately the same Software Define Radio revolution has killed off the the single band HF and 6m rigs in the Ham market. If you want 10 meters, or 6M with AM and SSB, you need to by an expensive multi band HF rig. While I am interested in the rest of HF, I don't see the need to buy a radio with capabilities I can't use at the moment. That has led me to the murky world of import CB's. While it is definitely illegal to use these as CB's in the US, it is legal to use them on 10 and 12 meters if you have privileges to do so. I had been looking at the Anytone Apollo 1, sold in this country as the Stryker SR 89MC, for $150. https://www.bellscb.com/products/tenmeter/Stryker/Stryker
From: John Aldrich ------------------------------------------------------ Quoting David White : > Anyone have 4 RAID (RE) drives preferably new? Need em for a client's > failed RAID array. > > Call me, 423-693-4234. Shields and Best Buy dont have em (I physically > checked) so if you know where I can buy em today that would be good too. > Office Depot??? Stateline Electronics???
From: Dee Holtsclaw ------------------------------------------------------ One of my coworkers said yesterday that all of the recent candidates for senior-level contracting positions were, shall we say, extremely disappointing. There are still 3 or 4 contractor slots unfilled so if anyone is interested in spending a year or two in NYC ... These departments need strong C++ skills and familiarity with AIX, Slowaris and/or Linux (most of the code runs on the first 2). It's upgrading and maintaining transactional applications -- stuff like making stock trades, analyzing advertisements, IOIs and stuff like that.
From: Adam Jimerson ------------------------------------------------------ This was passed on to me, and I figured that I would pass it on to someone more suited: 02/17/2014 > If you are a current Pyramid employee, or are working at a Pyramid client > site, please ignore this message. > Greetings Benjamen, > My name is Amreesh Verma and I'm a Client Delivery Manager at Pyramid > Consulting, Inc. Our records show that you are an experienced professional > with experience relevant to one of my current contract openings. > My Client is looking for a "Desktop Support" for a 6 - 12 Months+ Contract > based at Chattanooga, TN ( Zip Code - 37404 ) > > If you are interested then please send me your updated resume along with > the hourly rates you are looking for this position. > > 2 Positions > Interview/ Feedbacks ASAP. > > Job Description:- > Candidate should possess the ability to troubleshoot and repair computer > systems and computer peripherals. > Position will require the candidate at times to document, maintain, > upgrade or replace hardware and software systems, which include the setup > of workstations and the installation and configuration of software and > hardware. > Strong knowledge on TCP/IP, Hardware, Operating System, DNS, DHCP , > Windows Administration, Active Directory, SCCM etc. > Note: - Client is eagerly interested to close this position ASAP. > > > Thanks & Regards > > Amreesh Verma > (Client Delivery Manager) > Pyramid Consulting, Inc. > email@example.com > Office: 770-255-7574Call: 770-255-7574 / fax: 678-935-1353Call: > 678-935-1353 > 11100 Atlantis Place, Alpharetta, GA 30022 > http://www.pyramidci.com > > DISCLAIMER > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally > privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this e-mail > by anyone else is unauthorized. If you have received this communication in > error, please notify the sender and delete the e-mail and destroy any > copies of it. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, > copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in > reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any opinions or advice > contained in this e-mail are subject to the terms and conditions expressed > in the governing PYRAMID client eng > > Thanks again. > If you are interested in this position, please click here
From: Matt Keys ------------------------------------------------------ The details are below. Regards, Matt ----- From: Kathy Dean Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 1:51 PM To: Matt Keys Subject: Unix / Linux Administrator - On Call - No Travel Atlanta Growth! Hi Matt, I have a client that would like to interview you for a role that they = need filled. Great benefits and growth opportunity! They are seeking = people who want to grow into management. They are also looking for a = culture fit - very team oriented. This is the detailed Job description. = Preference is someone with exp. with Nagios. This firm is building a SOX = IT Hub for themselves in Atlanta and the opportunity for growth is = tremendous. Qualifications: =95 Previous experience as Linux/Unix administrator preferr= ed =95 Experience supporting IMAP/POP/SMTP email a must =95 Must be able to compile/install/configure server software (apache, = openldap, php, etc) =95 Strong knowledge in setup and deployment of database =95 Experience in managing large database sizes a plus (MySQL, PostgreSQL, = Oracle) =95 Strong knowledge in optimization and interrogation of databases =95 Experience in data integration and database design =95 Experience with monitoring logs to identify problems =95 Deeply familiar with networking including installation/configuration = of routers, switches, firewalls, desktops =95 Powerful Linux Shell Skills (use grep, sed, awk, find, etc) =95 Skilled with scripting languages such as PHP, Ruby, Python =95 Comfort with HTTP service architecture, optimization a big plus =95 Server scripting tools including perl/bash/sh/tcsh/csh or some = combination required =95 Knowledge of DNS, preferably BIND =95 Experience with Phone Systems such as Asterisk and Hylafax Servers = preferred Thanks, Kathy firstname.lastname@example.com 303-443-6520
From: Mike Harrison ------------------------------------------------------ http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/whos-writing-linux http://www.linuxfoundation.org/publications/linux-foundation/who-writes-linux-2013 (Registration "Required" to download a 12 page PDF) The PDF is full of interesting stats and insight into the state of Linux. "Contributions from the mobile and embedded industries continue to increase. Linaro, Samsung, and TI, for example, together contributed 4.4% of the changes in the previous version of this paper; for the period up to 3.10, they contributed almost 11% of all changes." "Al Viro 4,124 1.2% Alan Cox 1,962 0.6% David S. Miller 3,690 1.0% Adrian Bunk 1,919 0.5% Takashi Iwai 3,387 1.0% Christoph Hellwig 1,877 0.5% Mark Brown 3,199 0.9% Ralf Baechle 1,840 0.5% Tejun Heo 2,888 0.8% Joe Perches 1,839 0.5% Johannes Berg 2,841 0.8% Eric Dumazet 1,771 0.5% Mauro Carvalho Chehab 2,718 0.8% Axel Lin 1,731 0.5% Russell King 2,526 0.7% Andrew Morton 1,669 0.5% Greg Kroah-Hartman 2,502 0.7% Trond Myklebust 1,665 0.5% ......" Worth a read. Still soaking it up. The good news: Linux is well supported by many people and corporate interests. ====================================================================================== Mike Harrison http://www.geeklabs.com/mike.harrison.public.key.txt
From: Mike Harrison Looks like this might be worth the road trip to Atlanta. http://greatwideopen.org/ is a large Open Source/Open Tech/Open Web conference we're hosting in downtown Atlanta, GA on April 2 & 3. It will feature some of the best and most well know technologists in the world as well as the largest companies. Expected 750-1000+ attendees.


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Thankz for visiting my site, it's for all May, Misty & Dawn fans. I made this site so I can meet other PokeGirl fans. This is not just a PokeGirl fan site i am also an Advanceshipper, Orangeshipper and a Penguinshipper, which means I support the couple Ash & May, Misty & Tracey and Dawn & Kenny, soif your a pokeshipper or any other shipper sorry, but if your a PokeGirls fan come on down.
What You Will Find Here?
On this site you will find May, Misty, Dawn Pictures, some of my video's because I have my own youtube account and much more! My favorite one of those three is May. My second is Dawn. Misty is my third favorite PokeGirl Charecter.
If you are not a May, Misty or Dawn Fan or the couples i support fan then do not flame me in the guest book I will delete your entry! Okay, I'm not bashing all contestshippers and pokeshippers but if you have something rude to say about May, Misty or Dawn such as, " May is stupid! Misty is better!!" or " May doesn't deserve Ash! Ash belongs with Misty!" and "I hate Dawn! She's a wanna be May!"
I don't want to hear it! But on the other hand, if you are a PokeGirl Fan & you would like to comment on my site or tell me about something about May, Misty or Dawn you are welcome to do so.
Also, do NOT I repeat do NOT sign in as a guestbook to rant on about how much you despise the PokeGirls.You are wasting your time because I will only delete your posts.
May is my favorite character for many reasons. She is pretty, talented & tough. I think she is the best coordinator ever! Me and her are a lot alike, we both love cute pokemon, contest, battle noodles & she all my favorite pokemon. Blaziken, Eevee, Bulbasour & more. My Favorite Pokemon Movie was "Pokemon Ranger and The Temple Of The Sea". Manaphy is my favorite Pokemon. I like Dawn because shes fasionable and a pretty good coordinator. I also love her piplup. I like Misty because she's tough and I love her Togepi. I hate that she just loves water Pokemon though, thats why she's my third favorite.