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Thank you, Valentin, and good morning, everyone. I'll start with a review of our end markets, products and geographic regions. After that, I'll provide highlights from our income statement and balance sheet and close with our guidance.
First quarter materials processing sales increased 19% year-over-year to $103.2 million. This market accounted for 84% of total sales during the quarter. The industries we serve within the materials processing end markets include automotive, shipbuilding, electronics, consumer, general manufacturing, aerospace and heavy industry.
Materials processing also includes a broad array of applications including marking and engraving, welding, cutting, drilling, cladding, prototyping, scribing, wafer processing, surface cleaning and hardening. The opportunity for fiber laser adoption is expanding as manufacturers increasingly use our technology in a broader range of industrial materials processing applications.The remaining 16% of sales were from telecom, advanced and medical applications. We see growth opportunities for IPG in these end markets but for (indiscernible) today and going forward we will only break out materials processing in detail since it represents the vast majority of our business. Sales for these other applications were up 48% year-over-year to $20 million. The growth was driven by the sale of multiple high-power, high-brightness lasers for advanced applications to be used in research. Sales of high-power lasers, which account for just (inaudible) of total revenue increased 42% year-over-year to $63 million. (inaudible) in welding applications have been driving much of the growth of our high-power laser sales. The benefits for customers using our lasers for cutting and welding include increased accuracy, speed and quality compared with traditional sources. Read the rest of this transcript for free on seekingalpha.com
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AMSTERDAM, N.Y. -- Nicole Damphier said, "I don't want them to do anything stupid, I don't want them to be fighting and trying to go after other kids."
Paul Damphier, 16, and Jonathan DeJesus, 13, were killed July 9th. Two of their former classmates have been charged with the murders.
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"I want them to stay positive, I want them to think that's not what Paul would want. Let's get through this day," said Damphier's sister, Nicole.
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District schools will offer grief counseling to students throughout the year. The community task force, an organization created shortly after the tragedy, will also remain active. And as member John Sumpter tells us, the start of the school year only means they'll be working harder.
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POLICE could be handed new powers to shut down social media networks, after David Cameron announced the government was looking at a stringent new measures to tackle disorder following the riots in English cities over the past week.
The crackdown was described by legal experts as the most "fundamental shift" in the government's relationship with the internet and by civil liberty groups as "very dangerous"
The Prime Minister said that "everyone watching these horrific actions will be stuck by how they were organised via social media. Free flow of information can be used for good. But it can also be used for ill."
He said that he has asked the police if they need new powers, and that Government is "working with the police, the intelligence services and industry to look at whether it would be right to stop people communicating via these websites and services".
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Virginia Beach has seen a record number of humpback whales this winter. Hop onboard for a cool winter wildlife show: whales lunging, breaching, tail-bobbing and flipper slapping next to your boat.
Humpback whales are true acrobatic animals. Here's a little breaching action: A humpback whale leaps out of the water.
The humpback whale is a baleen whale, with extra long pectoral fins. Here's a close-up of its knobby head.
A humpback whale raises its tail flukes out of the water. The result: a tail-slapping good show.
Thar she blows! This humpback whale is just a few yards from a boat.
Gulp! A warmer-than-usual winter -- plus, more plentiful bait like sandlance -- may explain the larger numbers of humpback whales this year.
The humpback whale has a fluked tail. Check out the wavy trailing edges.
The humpback whales have typically been spotted in pods of 2.
The humpback has 2 nostrils -- blow and dorsal fin -- at the top of its head. They use these to breathe air at the surface of the water. A double stream of spray is the visual result.
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Anyone's baby crawling yet? DD will be 7 month Wedneday, and a baby daycare who is exactly a month older was crawling at 6.5 months and now pulls herself up to stand. I think DD is fine but DH feels like shes behind because of this.
She sits pretty well, but I wont leave here because she'll will topple sometimes. She 'pivots' to get what she wants on teh floor, but not on all 4 yets. How are your babies doing?
I feel like annoying mom now.
Not yet, and quite honestly I am okay with that He is just such a content baby he is fine just sitting for hours if you let him. His favorite thing to do is sit with a big ol pile of toys around him.
He does scootch (we put him on one side of the crib so sleep and he ends up on the other end).
Just hasn't had any interest in crawling yet. I wouldn't worry at all Some skip crawling and go right to walking.
picklesx:He spins himself around on his tummy to get where he wants but has not crawled yet. He has been pushing himself up and getting his belly off of the floor for a while and also has been getting his knees underneath him for a while, but he cant figure out how to do them at the same time. If he brings his knees up, he face plants. If he pushes up, his legs splay out. He can support himself when we prop him up on all fours but once he moves he is back on his tummy. He has also figured out that if he brings his knees up underneath him and twist a little he can reach farther to get what he wants. He wants to move so badly, though, and we can definitely see his frustration!
This exactly
Loghan has been crawling for awhile .. it started with dragging herself across the floor. The dog was her incentive he would move then she would go there too! Now she is pulling herself up on things to stand up... she even got the kitchen chair and stood right up until she realized what she was doing... Ahhh that moment of terror in their eyes .. then mommy swoops in to save the day!! I want her to slow down but I guess it's too late for that now!
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London (CNN) -- Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May has signed an order for British businessman Shrien Dewani's extradition to South Africa, the Home Office said in a statement on Wednesday.
Dewani is accused of hiring a crew of hitmen to kill his wife, Anni Dewani, 28, during a taxi ride in Cape Town, South Africa, while the couple was on honeymoon last November.
Dewani now has 14 days to appeal to the High Court in an effort to overturn the decision of the district judge and the Home Secretary, the Home Office said.
The businessman, from Bristol, has said his wife was the victim of a carjacking and denies any involvement in the killing.
Taxi driver Zola Tongo has confessed that he hired two men to kill Anni Dewani in November last year.
In a plea deal with South African authorities, he said he was paid by Shrien Dewani to carry out the hit and to make it look like the two were the victims of a car hijacking as they were driving through a township on the edge of Cape Town.
A court in London ruled last month that Dewani could be extradited to South Africa to face trial. May signed the order on Monday.
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- Janice
- January 06, 2013 - 18:21
Scott, very well said!
- Herb Morrison
- December 28, 2012 - 10:22
Peter, as I stated in an earlier post; Advent is the Christian observance of the birth of the Messiah, in the person of the baby Jesus Christ. The only factors which the Christian observance of Advent and the secular Celebration, which we refer to as Christmas have in common, are the display of good will and the desire for peace on earth. Christians do not have a monopoly on the gift giving, the desire for peace on earth or either the ability or the desire to display good will toward others, during this season of the year or at any other time of the year, for that matter. Sadly, too many Christians, in my opinion, do have a tendency for the self-righteousness evidenced by your ill-advised and Biblically unsubstantiated claim that Christians have a monopoly on the celebration of Christmas. As I stated earlier Advent is the Christian observance Christmas, while incorporating some principles of Advent, Christmas is primarily a secular celebration. Both Christian and non- Christian should be welcome to the observance of Advent. As a professing Christian, I participate in the celebration of Christmas while regarding it as the secular celebration that it is. I have reservations about excesses which are a part of the celebration of Christmas for some living in contemporary society, but I am all for both the spirit of good will and the desire for peace which are common to both the observance of Advent and the celebration of Christmas. On the other hand, Peter, the kind of self-righteous attitude reflected in your claim that Christians have a God-given monopoly on either the desire for peace or the spirit of giving which are common to both the observance of Advent and the secular celebration of Christmas, is something which I, as a Christian can do without.
- December 31, 2012 - 14:46
WOW Herb, you sure read a lot in a small comment. I never said any of those things, the letter above is about why not Merry Christmas. The complaint of many is that people are no longer aloud to say Merry Christmas, and many are no longer aloud to set up Nativity scenes, don't know where you figure I said anything about only Christians being self righteous or anything else including having any kind of monolopy. Everyone I know celebrates it including a friend who is Jewish and one who is Seik, and neither get offended by the term "Merry Christmas". You are an intelligent man Herb so I am shocked at this rant. As you state there in no bibilically claim to Christmas at all, nor is there about advent, these are all man made if you want to be a purest, even the dates we set are incorrect, the first century church never celebrated Jesus Birth, nor even the second century church, and when it started to be celebrated even the Roman Church was against it. I too have reservations on the excesses and do not participate in them in any way. In closing Herb, I never took a selfrightous attitute, all I stated is that it is celebrated in Christianity, nothing more, it's about the birth of Christ, it was started with Christian roots, if others wish to celebrate it I have no problem, you really do read too much in too little, and you "seem" to have no regard for the whole history of Christmas.
- Karen Dawe
- December 28, 2012 - 08:15
I'm a Christian and Anglican....and I'm a Merry Christmas person. (Christ)mas is about the birth of Jesus and if it means the same, then why the change!
- Herb Morrison
- December 21, 2012 - 17:59
Sorry Peter, you are mistaken. Christmas is a secular celebration, which I , as a Christian have no problem celebrating. Any celebration which encourages people to show any semblance of consideration for one another is fine with me. However, as a Christian I observe Advent, the birth of the Messiah, in the person of Jesus Christ. As a Christian, I do not claim, as some Christians do, that I have a monopoly on celebrating during what has become known, in recent times as the Holiday Season. I respect the right of any person to observe the Holiday Season in whichever manner they deem appropriate.
- a business man
- December 22, 2012 - 17:53
well said
- December 22, 2012 - 22:37
Sorry Herb, no matter what or how you celebrate the season, Christmas is a Christian celebration, it is celebrated in churches all over the world, and has been for many centuries as a Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It may fall on the wrong date, I'm sure you are aware of the reason for the date, but it is still a Christian celebration. The rest of the week, ending with New Year, and some celebrating "Old Christmas Day" on January 6th may be secular, but I fail to see how a day that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ as our Saviour could be anything but religious.
- politically incorrect
- December 21, 2012 - 13:45
Why not Merry Christmas? Because not everyone celebrates Christmas. Seems simple enough.
- david
- December 21, 2012 - 14:56
Not everyone wants to "have a nice day", or agrees that "this weather is really something" either.....but idiots like you don't make a federal case out of it. So here you go: Have a completely miserable rest of your life.
- Too Funny
- December 22, 2012 - 16:51
"Have a completely miserable rest of your life." Or more commonly as "have a David life."
- really
- December 21, 2012 - 12:16
"Happy Holidays" is not a replacement for "Merry Christmas". Christmas is not the Holiday season. It is one of several holidays in this period that includes New Years, Boxing day, Hanukkah, etc. If someone says Happy Holidays then they are including all the holidays in this period including Christmas. If you prefer to say Merry Christmas then you are excluding the other holidays which could offend those that do not celebrate Christmas but do celebrate the other holidays.
- December 21, 2012 - 15:12
TO REALLY, you are wrong on this, Christmas is just that, it's not New Year, Hanukkah or anything else, where ever did you get that? It's a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, nothing more, and that is how it started many centuries ago. All those other days you mention are around that date yes, but Christmas is just that, the day to celebrate the birth of Jesus. All those other days are for other reasons, Hanukkah is a Jewish celebration that happens to be around the same time, Christmas is a Christian celebration.
- Anna
- December 21, 2012 - 12:06
Scott, stuff like this keep the Federal Goverment employees of Human Rights employed, they think up this crap to justify their jobs. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
- Julius
- December 21, 2012 - 12:06
Merry Saturnalia everyone.
- Jay
- December 21, 2012 - 12:05
To Yeah but.....GIVE ME A BREAK!!! This country, and the people in it, are more than willing to give all faiths and cultures the repect they're due. It's people like you, pretending they care, who actually give a totally misleading perception of what's actually happening.The politically correct Facists who want to censor everybody who doesn't share their opinions do far more damage than somebody wishing someone else a simple Merry Christmas. I see lots of people of all faiths and cultures working in hospitals, food outlets, and other places on Christmas. Most of them would be better off without your BS.
- Say
- December 21, 2012 - 12:19
Yes, better for them to choke on your fascist BS.
- yeah but
- December 21, 2012 - 10:31
Did you notice that? You get to enjoy your holiday season while your coworkers of differing faith get to enjoy time off. You seemed to have not noticed that your coworkers do not get to enjoy their holiday season (whenever that may be). Instead, they probably worked their holiday season but get to enjoy time off due to your christmas. And what do you do? Complain that some people do not share your christmas cheer.
- December 21, 2012 - 12:18
All my cooworkers, and all my friends are Christian.
- December 21, 2012 - 10:26
Christmas is all about Jesus Christ birth, nothing else. How it got to go in a few short years about HIS birth to what it is today is beyond all Christianity and Christian belief. If society tried to change a Muslim or a Hindu Religious holiday there would be riots all over the world, so why change this one to a secular holiday. It's a Christian celebration so keep it that way, it's Merry Christmas, not happy holiday. It's called Christmas after the name of Christ, so we should keep Christ in Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone, and remember it's all about Christ first and foremost, everything else is secondary.
- December 21, 2012 - 09:48
Christ is disgusted with Christmas. The spirit of the season has nothing to do with him.Bugged eyed shopper's ready to run you down with the cart. You just got the last parking space in front of a foul looking man giving you the finger.Drunken ppl behind the wheel after the company xmas party. The spirit of the season...be safe for it is not a compassionate,kind,or selfless time....by all accounts Christ was.
- mom
- December 21, 2012 - 09:15
I have to agree with you that we have gone too far with political correctness. Merry Christmas!
- Kathleen
- December 21, 2012 - 09:01
I refuse to say Happy Holidays to anyone, regardless of their religious beliefs. I am Catholic and celebrate Christmas. Merry Christmas to all - like it or lump it.


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Designed with a nod to retro rangefinder-type cameras, the stylish Fujifilm XF1 offers a relatively large-for-a-compact 12MP EXR sensor. It features a mechanically-operated 4x optical zoom lens covering a 25-100mm equivalent range with a bright F1.8 maximum aperture at wide angle. Unlike most cameras in its class, the XF1's manually operated zoom affords a level of precision in framing that powered zoom lenses don't. Full 1080 HD video is included with built-in stereo microphones. The camera's design incorporates plenty of physical controls, and an E-Fn button is provided, shifting each button on the back panel to a user-defined setting. Fujifilm's familiar EXR modes are represented, including a useful Dynamic Range mode that produces 6MP JPEGs.
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" The XF1 is undoubtedly a pretty camera that does a good job of balancing the needs of different potential users - it works well as a stylish point-and-shoot, but is still quick and enjoyable to take control over."
Key Features
- 12MP 2/3"-type CMOS sensor
- 10 frames per second continuous shooting
- 4x F1.8-4.9 optical zoom lens (25-100mm equivalent)
- ISO 100-3200, expandable up to 12,800 at reduced resolution
- 1080 HD video
- 3.0 inch LCD with 460,000 dots
- Built-in ND filter
- Raw and Raw + JPEG shooting
- Pop-up flash
- Electronic level
- SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot
- In-camera Raw conversion
Product Description
|Body type
|Body type
|Max resolution
|4000 x 3000
|Other resolutions
|4000 x 2664, 4000 x 2248, 2992 x 2992, 2816 x 2112, 2816 x 1864, 2816 x 1584, , 2112 x 2112, 2048 x x 1536, 2048 x 1360, 1920 x 1080, 1536 x 1536
|Image ratio w:h
|1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
|Effective pixels
|12 megapixels
|Sensor size
|2/3" (8.8 x 6.6 mm)
|Sensor type
|Auto, 100, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, (4000, 5000, 6400, 12800 with boost)
|White balance presets
|Custom white balance
|Yes (1)
|Image stabilization
|Uncompressed format
|JPEG quality levels
|Fine, Normal
|Optics & Focus
|Focal length (equiv.)
|25–100 mm
|Optical zoom
|Maximum aperture
|Digital zoom
|Manual focus
|Normal focus range
|50 cm (19.69″)
|Macro focus range
|3 cm (1.18″)
|Screen / viewfinder
|Articulated LCD
|Screen size
|Screen dots
|Touch screen
|Screen type
|TFT color LCD monitor
|Live view
|Viewfinder type
|Photography features
|Minimum shutter speed
|30 sec
|Maximum shutter speed
|1/4000 sec
|Aperture priority
|Shutter priority
|Manual exposure mode
|Subject / scene modes
|Built-in flash
|Yes (Pop-up)
|External flash
|Flash modes
|Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Rear-curtain
|Continuous drive
|7.0 fps
|Yes (2 or 10 sec)
|Metering modes
|Exposure compensation
|±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
|AE Bracketing
|(3 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)
|WB Bracketing
|Videography features
|1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
|Storage types
|Storage included
|USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
|Yes (Mini connector)
|Remote control
|Environmentally sealed
|Battery Pack
|Battery description
|Lithium-Ion NP-50 rechargeable battery & charger
|Weight (inc. batteries)
|255 g (0.56 lb / 8.99 oz)
|108 x 62 x 33 mm (4.25 x 2.44 x 1.3″)
|Other features
|Orientation sensor
User Reviews
Great camera
Recently bought it. Excellent quality of pictures, very stylish and small. Exclusively convenient programmable menu system - you may reach all needed functions just in two clicks. New record of Fuji. Perfectionism in all details. They have somebody like Steve Jobs, I think, because their X-100, X-10, X-Pro ans XF are so brilliant, like Apple production.
a stylist camera that everyone is talking it !
i just try out the xf1 for a night shoot. i find out that the nightshoot is very godd and iso control is excellent ! i have more advanced filters to try it as well.
Great first impressions.
I have not tested the x f1 for long but image quality is reasonably well. somewhat like the x10 since the same sensor is used. It is really sleek and has design is classy. In other words, its got the 'brains and brawns'. Problems: F4.9 at longest end.
cool stylish design
i like this camera alot . i like the design n the performance on this xf1 !
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XF1 dust issues?
Is anybody having problems with dust already in/on... or getting in/on their XF1's sensor, lens, etc.? A few buyers at B&H are already complaining about it...
Joe186 wrote: (1) Currently twenty reviews there, of which just two mention dust. (2) The two reviews that mention dust are by the same person (fewer than "a few"). (3) In the later of the two reviews, that person plugs a different camera that it appears he (or she) has not yet purchased, and implies that the other camera has better quality control. Sounds like either a one-off bad unit of the XF1 or a crank with an agenda, or both. Continue Reading
Joe186 wrote: Not yet, in three months of use in some pretty dusty environments on two continents. Continue Reading
Soft highlight + shadow VS DR 200 400?
Has anyone investigated the cameras (X10, X10, XF1, XS1, HSnn) that have a setting for highlight and shadow treatment (soft means more detail) to see how well it works compared to DR 200 + 400? I was just reading the X-M1 review and it seems that soft highlight and shadow settings do not increase ISO, as does the DR setting.
As promised! I have other examples, but of the ones I was looking at tonight, this is my favorite for how it shows the effect on both highlights and shadows. Original photo: highlight and shadow tones at STD. Processed in-camera: highlight and shadow tones both at SOFT. In this case, I much prefer the second image. The clouds show more texture, and the bushes, more foliage. The tree goes from all black (or nearly) to clear definition in the bark! The shadows in the columns and the building likewise seem more natural, or at least pleasing, than in the first shot. This is not always the case; oftentimes, SOFT can produce images that seem to give an unnatural glow, especially to skin tones. As noted, both shots come from the same exposure(s), using in-camera Raw processing. I changed only the highlight & shadow tones: no noise reduction, sharpness, film simulation, etc! So this should provide an accurate demonstration of what's meant by those terms. I read somewhere that all the X ... Continue Reading
My interpretation of "soft" is not "more detail", but "greater dynamic range in the JPG", "more color retained in JPG", or "smoother tone curve," something to that effect. In fact, I tend to use them with DR 200, 400, etc. to obtain a more pleasing JPG. I suppose that can mean more detail, but I think of it as recovering blocked shadows and blown highlights in the resulting JPG. I frequently apply this on the X10, either when there's a backlit or when the contrast is high. I might not be describing the effect correctly, having discovered it on my own, & finding the effect pleasing in certain situations. In all the talk about sizes & DR, I don't recall anyone talking about this (recently). Well, except myself in one thread, but no one seemed to pay attention then. I might be able to provide an example of what I mean later, but I'm at work now, don't know when I'll be able to get my hands on the computer I can use for these things (kids at home all week), & besides, you can test it ... Continue Reading
Was this on the Finepix forum or the Fuji X forum? I searched for posts about this, but only went a few yeas back, and might not have used the correct terms, so I missed yours. The XF1 manual describes the settings (highlight tone and shadow tone) on page 106, but gives no useful information about them. Guess I will have to buy this camera and try it, especially because it comes in red! Continue Reading
Choosing between xf35mm and xf23mm?
Hi guys, I'm having trouble deciding between these 2 lenses and would love to hear what you guys have to say. I own the xf18-55 mm and after taking a look at my most used focal lengths (using Exposureplot), I found that I use both almost equally, with 35mm slightly more. That being said I use the 35mm the most among all focal lengths, although the difference isn't far from the 23mm. I feel that I tend to favor the 35mm more, but I really want the new manual focusing ring that they have on the 23mm (here I assume that it would allow for a faster manual focusing). According to a review i've read, the 35mm also tends to make a louder noise when focusing, also something that I take into consideration. Currently, I couldn't find any reviews on the differences between these two lenses optically, at least both in resolution and color rendition, but I expect one to not be too far from the other. Please advise.
I really don't think you should let the technicalities decide this. Everything I've read and seen of those two says they are fine lenses. What is much more important is how you see your photographs. It is very sensible to look at which focal lengths you actually use, as you have done. But more than that, which focal length(s) have helped you make your favorite pictures? If you select your best pictures (let's say a portfolio of 20-30) what focal lengths did you use there? I'm sure you won't go wrong with either, as long as it suits your way of seeing. HTH, Antony. Continue Reading
I own the 18-55 and if I could have only one of these two primes I would go for the 35mm. The reason is that since it is a longer FL the ability to blur background is significantly enhanced relative to 23mm. Also, the 35mm seems superb for portraits and separating subject from background. So I think the 35mm compliments the 18-55 better. You mentioned that you incline a little more to 35mm vs 23, so there you go. Continue Reading
23mm is more versatile. The 35 has a magic quality though Continue Reading
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The PG Pre-Draft Showcase is designed to give top high school and junior college prospects a final opportunity to perform in front of the scouting community before June's MLB First-Year Player Draft. The showcase is always held on a Monday so as not to interfere with weekend college games, thus providing scouting directors and cross-checkers an event that won't conflict with any others on their schedule.
Highly regarded prospects from nine states and Puerto Rico will be in attendance. But it is the presence of three prospects from Venezuela and five others from Canada that make this year's Pre-Draft Showcase a truly international event.
The two mostly highly ranked draft-eligible prospects in attendance happen to be a couple of left-handed pitchers from the Midwest. Jake Brentz, a left-hander/outfielder from Ballwin, Mo., has signed with Missouri and is ranked the No. 51 overall prospect in the draft; A.J. Puk, a left-hander/first baseman from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has signed with Florida and is ranked No. 71 on PG's draft board. Those rankings project both players to be selected sometime in the first two rounds.
Brentz is ranked the No. 18 national prospect in the high school class of 2013. Puk, who played in the 2012 Perfect Game All-American Classic, is ranked No. 20.
Another 2012 PG All-American who will be on hand is Alabama right-hander Kevin Davis, an Auburn signee from Brewton. Davis is the No. 69-ranked national prospect in the class of 2013 and is projected to go anywhere from rounds 4 through 10 in the draft.
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Tired of OTA's stealing your root access? OTA RootKeeper solves that problem for many Devices
Thursday 26th of January 2012
OTA RootKeeper, released a couple weeks back by supercurio – Project Voodoo, is a nifty little tool that will help you keep root access when downloading OTA updates, which (as of late) have been notorious for taking these privileges away. The app stores a protected copy of "su" for devices that are already rooted. If an OTA happens to break your root after installation, OTA RootBreak can easily restore it for you.The app works with any device using Ext3 or Ext4 filesystems and Google-style incremental update.zip and will not work on devices that rely on KIES, Odin, or older devices using YAFFS filesystems only.Typical systems where its perfectly effective:- Nexus S- Galaxy Nexus- Every Honeycomb tabletTypical system where the protection won't work:- HTC Desire- Samsung Galaxy Spica- Samsung Galaxy S / SIIAdditionaly, OTA RootKeeper allows users to un-root their devices while keeping an "su" backup. This feature has been aimed at Android developers and allows them to test the functionality of their apps with and without root. The developer also st
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Android 4.1 for Sprint Nexus devices rolling out today
Tuesday 11th of September 2012
Though it seemed that Sprint customers were going to see Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for their Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S 4G customers last week, the update is finally being rolled out today via an over the air update.The update brings new and improved features such as easier management of widgets, the ability to send photos with Android Beam, and improved search powered by Google's Knowledge Graph. Voice search is now faster and according to Sprint, feels more natural. The notification system has received a major upgrade, allowing for making calls and viewing the Gmail inbox directly from the notification bar.Sprint makes a point of mentioning improved accessibility features. Gesture Mode, which combines touch and speech, has received improvements that make it much more useful for visually impaired users. Additionally, with Jelly Bean, users are now able to connect Braille input devices using either Bluetooth or USB.Since the update is over-the-air, Samsung Kies is not neccesary for the upgrade. Sprint says the update will download automatically as soon as your device is eligible
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T-Mobile Galaxy S III Now Getting Jelly Bean 4.1.1 Update
Wednesday 14th of November 2012
Yesterday was undeniably a day all for Google, with Android 4.2 finally hitting the world thanks to the Nexus 4 and the Nexus 10 but, with some phones out there, getting Jelly Bean in its 4.1 flavor is only just happening. This time around it's the Galaxy S III on T-Mobile's network that is getting treated to 4.1.1 Jelly Bean. When it comes to the crop of phones that went on sale earlier in the year, the S III is one of the first to get its update to Jelly Bean. While Sprint may have already beaten T-Mobile to the punch it doesn't look like the T-Mobile version was that far behind. After all, it's nice to see a phone on T-Mobile get updated at all, am I right?Apparently the update is ready to go through Kies as well as working its way to users over the air but right now there's little to go by. The update will come with all of the features that we saw being unveiled earlier in the Summer at Google I/O as well as some of Samsung's extras bolted into TouchWiz, such as:Reorganized settings menu2 Home screen modes – a new "easy mode"
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Manually Update Google Nexus 10 to Official Jelly Bean 4.2.2 JDQ39 OS
Thursday 14th of February 2013
Samsung and Google had just released the official Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean JDQ39 update for the Nexus 10 tablets and as usual the firmware file has also been leaked, meaning that now you can learn how to manually apply the same on your device. Of course, the Jelly Bean 4.2.2 JDQ39 software can be OTA or by using KIES received and installed on your Google Nexus 10, but in case you want to manually flash the update, then use this step by step guide as all the needed info are being explained and detailed here.But why to complete a manual and relatively complex operation when you can anytime get the OTA variant? Well, you see, when an official update is being released it will take some time for the OS to arrive to all the devices from all the markets or regions. So, in our case, not all the Samsung Google Nexus 10 tablets will be able to receive the stock Android 4.2.2 JDQ39 ROM at the same time. This means that you can wait for the OTA version for a couple of days, or even weeks. Therefore, if you are in this situation, the best for you will be to learn how to manually update your Nexus
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Droid Weekly 12/9/12: Jelly Bean, Nexus 4, Sprint, Google Wireless and More
Sunday 09th of December 2012
So we know you're busy all week long, and you can't sit there and read every single topic we report on during the week. So this is your time to catch up on what you may have missed in the past 7 days. It's our way of helping you to get your Droid on!AT&T Giving Jelly Beans to its Samsung Galaxy S3Finally, AT&T Galaxy S3 owners got some official Jelly Bean this week. Although it was not available OTA, you actually had to go and download the update from Kies unfortunately. But at least you got your Touchwiz'ed Jelly Beans. Read More Google's Nexus 4 To Be Available in UK and Germany Come 5PM GMTThis week, not only did Canada get the Nexus 4 on sale again, but so did our European friends in the UK and Germany. Of course they saw the same errors, those in the US saw the week before. Read MoreGoogle I/O 2013 Dates Announced: Mark Your Calendars for May 15-17thOur favorite event leading up to the summer. Google I/O. Dates were announced this week and it'll take place at Moscone West in San Francisco on May 15-17th. So we will most likely see either Android
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Kies for Google nexus?
Saturday 06th of October 2012
Hi I'm new here so sorry if this as been answered. I see Samsung Kies does not work for the nexus. Is there any windows program out that works like iTunes/Kies for the nexus? Thanks. By the way I think the cam is fine on the nexus. took this with my phone today. Bez. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Android Central Forums
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Does anybody knows wich software sync PC win7 with Nexus Google gt19250 ?
Monday 28th of January 2013
i have the nexus gt19250 by google and i canot sync it with my pc ... i am using kies program for samsung !! i called samsung and they told me that google nexus IS NOT WORKING with kies program for samsung cz google never asked for it ... does anyone knows another software for windows7 to sync my phone ??Im connecting the usb and i see the phone in my pc, i can open the files but Kies is not connecting with the phone.
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Nexus Not connecting PC Suit
Thursday 11th of July 2013
When i connecting Pc Suit ( Kies samsung suit ) not connecting.Pl suggest any PC suit for Google nexus S
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bootloader unlock doesn't 'register' in Nexus S
Sunday 18th of August 2013
I've spent lots of time looking through forums trying to answer/solve my issue so I hope it's not something stupid I've missed. Sorry for the trouble if it is though. So, my issue is that I simply cannot unlock the bootloader of my Nexus S (i9020T). The phone's connecting to my computer via Samsung Android ADB Interface as seen under the Device Manager. I see the proper device ID when I type "fastboot devices" into the adb command prompt. Then, when I type "fastboot oem unlock" the phone starts the unlock verification process -- I select yes, the phone restarts, but it goes back to the stuck Google screen. Then, if I pull the battery and go into fastboot mode directly, bootloader's still locked. I've tried this quite a few times and same result -- same result trying to unlock w/ toolkits like WugFresh's NRT. I've also tried to solve it w/ all versions of Odin. None of them detect my phone even after installing Kies w/ drivers. I think I have the required drivers though since I can command the phone fine through adb. And Odin should need bootloader unlocked to wor
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Coming From The Nexus 4
Sunday 06th of April 2014
The S5 will be my first Samsung Galaxy phone. I'm coming from the Nexus 4. I was going to go for the Nexus 5, but I just couldn't get past the bland look of it. I liked the Nexus line for the pure Android experience as well as the quick updates straight from Google. I also liked the way I could get the updates over the air as compared to having to hook up the Samsung device to Kies. On average... how many OS updates will Samsung do for their flagship phones? Will there be only one or two updates as the next versions of Android are released? The pure Android experience was nice, however I see alot of good software in Samsung's devices. Because this will be my first Samsung Galaxy S device, I'm not concerned with the phone having a similar appearance to past Galaxy S devices. I looked at the HTC One M8, but decided to go with Samsung because of the company's business health. I believe there will be more support for Samsung's devices because the computer is doing extremely well. HTC isn't doing very well... hasn't for quite some time. I get the feeling that HTC is putting all their hope
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Philip M. Campbell, 80, Stevens Point, died Monday, April 22, 2013, at Ministry St. Clare's Hospital in Weston.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church. Burial with full military honors was in Guardian Angel Cemetery in Stevens Point.
Shuda Funeral Chapel assisted with arrangements. Condolences may be offered online at www.shudafuneral.com.
Mr. Campbell was born July 22, 1932, in New York City, a son of the late Peter Campbell of County Leitrim, Ireland, and the late Catherine (Duffy) Campbell of Blackburn, Scotland. He graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, N.Y., in 1950.
He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War as a communications technician and was honorably discharged in 1955.
He was married to Cecilia McNamara on Sept. 12, 1964, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Scarsdale, N.Y.
They resided most of their married years in Carmel, N.Y., and Danbury Conn.
He received a bachelor's degree from Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., in 1979. He worked for several large corporations in Manhattan, N.Y., before becoming risk manager for Putnam County, New York. He retired in 1998.
He and his wife settled in Stevens Point for their retirement.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Catherine (James) Barrett, Stevens Point; two sons, Philip (Michelle), Panama City, Fla., and Peter (Jacinta), Aberdeen, N.C.; one brother, Joseph (Dona), Fairfield, Conn.; one sister, Marianne (Campbell) Wood, Fort Mill, S.C.; and nine grandchildren.


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Chalon Campus
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Telephone: (310) 954-4000
Directions to the Chalon Campus:
Home to the College's traditional undergraduate program, the Chalon Campus is located in the Santa Monica Mountains with a sweeping view overlooking greater Los Angeles from Downtown to the beach. The campus is in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles near Westwood Village and Santa Monica, about 15 minutes from the coast.
From the 405 Freeway (north or south) -- Exit at Sunset Boulevard, go west for two miles and turn right on Bundy Drive. Travel 1.5 miles to Norman Place and turn right. Turn left at the end of Norman onto Chalon Road. The driveway for the College will be on the right.
When exiting the College, please turn right out of the driveway onto Chalon Road, then south (left) on Bundy. This circular route has been established in agreement with the Brentwood Homeowners Association in order to divide College traffic between the two streets that lead to campus.
There is a $5 parking fee for visitors.
Click for an indexed map of the Chalon campus in PDF format.
Doheny Campus
10 Chester Place
Los Angeles, CA 90007-2598
Telephone: (213) 477-2500
Directions to the Doheny Campus:
Home to the associate of arts programs as well as co-ed weekend college and graduate programs, the Doheny Campus is located near the heart of Los Angeles on the historic and tranquil estate once owned by the Doheny family. This downtown oasis is close to the Museum of Natural History, the California Science Center, and USC. Campus buildings are a collection of Victorian-style residences surrounded by exotic trees and flowers on two gated, private city blocks.
From the 10 Freeway east -- Exit at Hoover, go south for 3/4 mile, turn left on Adams, then left on St. James Place. At the end of the street, turn right. The campus entrance is straight ahead.
From the 10 Freeway west -- Take Exit 13 for Harbor Fwy toward San Pedro/110. Continue with the directions for the 110 Freeway south below.
From the 110 Freeway south -- Take the 10 Freeway East exit from the 110, and immediately veer to the left towards the Adams exit, and then veer to the right to the offramp (note: the Adams exit cannot be accessed directly from the 110 Freeway South, due to construction). At the bottom of the Adams offramp, proceed straight through the stoplight, then turn right on Figueroa at the stop sign. Turn right on Adams and right on St. James Place. At the end of the street, turn right. The campus entrance is straight ahead.
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Monitoring Wordpress (And Other Database-Backed PHP Apps) With Hyperic HQ
Submitted by johnmark (Contact Author) (Forums) on Tue, 2008-01-22 12:35. :: Monitoring | PHP
Monitoring Wordpress (And Other Database-Backed PHP Apps) With Hyperic HQ
This howto is for users and admins of PHP/MySQL web applications who are looking for a way to monitor the data from these applications. This howto is not geared specificially to monitoring the system resource usage of the web server and database, although that is one piece of the puzzle. Instead, the focus of this howto is using Hyperic HQ's SQL Query plugin to monitor the data contained within the backing database, in this case the number of posts, comments and users from a Wordpress blog deployment. Then, we will view this data in the context of system resource usage, to help admins correlate the information from the Wordpress plugin we're about to create with whatever other data they're monitoring from that system.
This howto assumes that you are at least familiar with Hyperic HQ. For more information on how to install the HQ monitoring system, see support.hyperic.com. Also, note that this was created with Hyperic HQ 3.2 Beta 4, but the process is very similar for HQ 3.1.x.
Writing the Wordpress Plugin
Writing the Wordpress plugin is pretty simple - create an XML file that imports the SQL Query plugin to do the hard labor. Since we're using Wordpress as our example, here's the entire XML plugin:
<!-- A plugin extension that monitors posts, comments and users in Wordpress --> - <plugin> - <service name="Wordpress"> - <!-- "sql:" domain required to proxy through sqlquery-plugin --> <filter name="template" value="sql:${query}:${name}"/> <!-- config defined by the sqlquery-plugin --> <config include="sql"/> <!-- use filters for common sql --> <filter name="count" value="SELECT COUNT(*) FROM"/> <metric name="Availability" query="${count} wp_term_taxonomy WHERE 1=1" indicator="true"/> <metric name="Number of Users" query="${count} wp_users" indicator="true"/> <metric name="Number of Posts Including Drafts" query="${count} wp_posts" indicator="true"/> <metric name="Number of Comments" query="${count} wp_comments" indicator="true"/> <metric name="Number of Published Posts" query="${count} wp_posts where post_status = 'publish'" indicator="true"/> </service> </plugin>
And that's it - because the SQL Query plugin is included by default in every HQ deployment, that's all the coding you need to do. The rest of the howto demonstrates how to take this XML file and put it to use.
Deploying Your New Plugin
Now that you've created the plugin, how do you use it? Hyperic HQ is an agent based monitoring system, and you must deploy the plugin on both the server and agent side. On the server side, HQ supports hot deployment of plugins if you place them in the directory <path to HQ home>/hq-plugins. However, if you have not already created that directory, creating that directory and placing your new plugin there will require a restart of HQ server.
On the agent side, HQ does not support hot deployment, so deploying a new plugin will require an agent restart. You may place the plugin in either <HQ root directory>/hq-plugins or in <HQ root directory>/<HQ agent dir>/pdk/plugins - which is where all of the plugins are placed by default.
Using the Plugin
Now that you've restarted your agent (necessary) and server (maybe necessary), it's time to check if your new plugin shows up.
To make sure the plugin is deployed, go to the platform name of the machine on which you installed the agent plugin - you can find this by clicking, from the Dashboard, 'Resources' -> 'Browse' and then 'Platforms'. There, you should see the platform on which you deployed your plugin. Click on that platform, which brings you to the default monitoring view of that platform.
In the upper right of the screen, click the "Tools Menu" and select "New Platform Service". On the next screen, add the name of your wordpress instance, whatever descriptive text you feel is necessary, and select "Wordpress" from the "Service Type" drop-down list. If you don't find "Wordpress" in the list of Service Types, then something went wrong with your plugin - check your agent logs.
After clicking 'Ok' you'll come to a screen with the 'General Properties' section open. Scrolling to the bottom of the page, you should see 'Configuration Properties' - click it to open that section. Select the 'Edit' button, and you will see a screen with 4 fields: jdbcDriver, jdbcURL, jdbcUser, and jdbcPassword. jdbcDriver is a drop-down menu of jdbc drivers for supported databases. In my case, I selected 'com.mysql.jdbc.Driver'. The jdbcURL field should be, for a MySQL-based environment, jdbc:mysql://database.host.name/database-name. jdbcUser and jdbcPassword are the user and password needed to view your particular wordpress database.
Getting the Most From the Plugin
Once enabling the plugin, you'll start collecting metrics for users, posts, and comments, which is useful in its own right. However, to really make the most of your plugin, as well as spotlight a bit of what makes HQ so cool, we'll use this plugin as the central piece of a 'wordpress' composite application, that includes MySQL database information, CPU and network metrics, and any other services you may wish to add to form a complete picture.
This is where you can view your Wordpress data in the context of the system resources consumed by your database-backed web apps.
And now you should have an application that includes your Wordpress service and adjunct services you've just added.
The SQL Query style plugins are very easy to implement. The same steps could be taken for most database-backed PHP web applications, including MediaWiki, Gallery, etc.


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The Norse god of mischief is back again, oh yes once again my friends. Loki makes an appearance in the latest Marvel Avengers Alliance Spec Ops 8. What is Loki doing in a Spec Op that has Vision has his main character… beats me, but sure enough he is there and he is an epic encounter.
Before we go any further let me tell you who the character specific deploys are that you will need to complete in order to unlock him.
- Captain Britain
- Psylocke
- Black Knight
Clearly Marvel Avengers Alliance is pandering to its fans across the pond so to speak by having members of Excalibur required for this spec ops. Of course the latest character that Playdom has released, the Black Knight, is needed. Why am I not surprised.
Below you will find the Video of the Epic Boss Encounter with Loki. It is a very short encounter, Loki, as you have all seen before is a very simple boss to best, however if you let the battle drag on you may have some trouble.


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Buy It, Steal It, Skip It: Music Releases for the Week of July 15
The Hold Steady Stay Positive (Vagrant)
Craig Finn and the rest of the Hold Steady may have relocated to Brooklyn from their native Twin Cities, but they still know how to make a great road record. This one takes you for a ride, in the company of pill-addled cutters, uptight Midwestern parents, and other people you'd normally avoid. If you like rock 'n' roll, America, and a good story, you'll like Stay Positive.
Verdict: Buy it
Nas Untitled (Def Jam)
I know, I know—it's not Illmatic. And, honestly, nothing ever will be. Still, this is the best thing Nas has put out since the magnum opus he recorded at age 20. Yes, much has changed in the past 14 years: on "Sly Fox," the Queens native rants about Bill O'Reilly and Fox News, and the last track, "Black President," samples an Obama speech. No, it's not Illmatic, but at least Nas is relevant again.
Verdict: Steal it
O.A.R. All Sides (Atlantic/Everfine)
The latest release from college-rock mainstays O.A.R. may sound good to incoming freshman during this fall's welcome week. But for the rest of us, it will just remind us of the unhappy days when "Crazy Game of Poker" was on repeat at stinky pool halls across the land. If you've never devoted an afternoon to beer-pong strategizing, avoid this one at all costs.
Verdict: Skip it