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Citizens of EEA (including the European Union (EU)) member states and Swiss nationals do not require permission to work, reside, or visit the United Kingdom. If their dependents are non-EEA then there is a requirement to obtain dependent permission before entry.
Citizens of Croatia, and in the future other nationals who join the EU, require permission to work and live in the UK. The process requires an UK sponsor and needs to be acquired prior to travel to the UK.
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Double taxation treaties
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Transfer pricing
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Local data privacy requirements
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Exchange control
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In real environments, it is difficult to acquire clean speech because of the noise and the reverberation in the environments. Microphone array system is the one of the most promising solution which can provide accurate acquisition of speech in noisy environments. Normally, a time delay estimator is required for an adaptive microphone array system. In this paper, an adaptive microphone array system with self-delay estimator is proposed. The generalized sidelobe canceller (GSC) with an adaptive blocking matrix (ABM) is considered as an adaptive array algorithm. By showing that the ABM can estimate the relative time delay between each sensor, the proposed system utilizes the ABM not only for blocking target components in the blocked signal path, but also for estimating the relative time delay. Therefore, the proposed system requires only the GSC structure while maintaining the system performance similar to the conventional system using an additional time delay estimator as a preprocessor. Simulation results show that the performance of the proposed system is identical to the conventional system that uses an additional time delay estimation module.
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In this section the people, personalities and debates on the @fedora-devel mailing list are summarized.
Contributing Writer: Oisin Feeley
Broken Dependency Brouhaha
The deliberate introduction of a broken dependency by Richard W.M. Jones resulted prolonged discussion and two FESCo discussion items tabled for the 2009-05-15 meeting. One of those items was the possible removal of "provenpackager" status from Richard.
Michael Schwendt noticed[1] that an update for libguestfs
[2][3] had been pushed by developer Richard W.M. Jones in the full knowledge that Fedora 10
users would need to import a Fedora 11
package. An anonymous comment on Bodhi
situated the decision to release the update as an example of Richard not respecting the release process. Richard argued[4] that as the libguestfs
package was completely new only those aware of what they were doing would install it (and consequently would be aware that they needed the qemu
from Rawhide
or Fedora 11
A strong reaction against "[c]reating broken deps when you know they won't be corrected[...]" ensued[5] and led[6] to Seth Vidal deciding to question Richard's suitability as a "provenpackager" on the basis that he lacked common sense.
A sidethread on the advantages of introducing dependency-checking was started by drago01. While Josh Boyer agreed[7] that it would be useful he asked for help in solving the difficult problems which he listed.
The 2009-05-15 FESCo meeting resolved[8] that Toshio Kuratomi and Richard W.M. Jones should draft a Packaging Guideline for approval by the Fedora Packaging Committee. The meeting also decided that as Richard's introduction of a broken dependency was made in the absence of a clear prohibition against such actions, and he was clear that it would not recur, then no sanction should be taken. The handling of similar requests in the future were agreed to be best handled on a case-by-case basis.
Richard added[9] that the necessary back-porting of changes to qemu
in Fedora 10
were going to happen. Currently the update has been revoked.
- ↑ https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F10/FEDORA-2009-4696
- ↑ This exciting library's ability to perform modifications within virtual machine images without the need to actually run those images has been covered previously in the FWN virtualization beat
- ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue175#libguestfs_on_non-Fedora_Platforms
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01084.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01094.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01130.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01111.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01320.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01087.html
Verilog Emacs Add-Ons
The prime mover behind the Fedora Electronic Lab Spin, Chitlesh Goorah, asked[1] for feedback on splitting-out "verilog-mode" into a separate package so that upstream changes could be tracked more rapidly. This would also have the benefit of laying the groundwork to support OVM and VMM (see FWN#161[2]).
Jonathan Underwood made[3] some good points concerning the danger of missing out on emacs trunk integration of such packages if they were split out. He suggested instead: "[...] a packaging strategy whereby we don't rip out verilog-mode from the core emacs packages, but we can also have an add-on package which contains the latest and greatest verilog-mode which, if installed, is loaded in preference to the one from the core emacs packages[.]" This seemed to be accepted as a positive direction by Chitlesh and a review of the emacs-verilog-mode
package was started[4] by Jonathan.
Jerry James raised[5] the issue of XEmacs
also having its own version of the package, due to byte-code divergence between Emacs
and XEmacs
, and also some GPLv2 versus GPLv3 compatibility issues.
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01290.html
- ↑ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue161#Electronic_Design_Automation_Content_Without_Tools_.3F
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01303.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01305.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01316.html
Open JDK7 Experimental Package
Lillian Angel asked[1] where the OpenJDK
[2] team should post their unstable java-1.7.0-openjdk
package: 1)to RPMFusion; 2) to a personal FedoraPeople page; 3) to the main Fedora repositories.
Lillian disliked the last option: "I am not keen on getting this package pushed into Fedora since java-1.6.0-openjdk already exists, and jdk7 will not be stable until sometime after Feb 2010[3]."
Following several suggestions it was decided[4] that a personal FedoraPeople repository was the best solution as there would be six or seven packages with no interdependencies.
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01251.html
- ↑ http://openjdk.java.net/
- ↑ http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk7/milestones/
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01264.html
Making Noise About Moksha
When Dimi Paun continued[1] to report problems using PulseAudio (see FWN#[2]) responses suggested[3] that his use of non-Free Flash
or tweaking of GStreamer
settings was responsible. Debugging using gstreamer-properties
to ensure that "pulsesink" or "autoaudiosink" was the default sink was recommended[4].
Lennart Poettering wanted a bug filed instead of posts to @fedora-devel and when Dimi explained that Bugzilla
was too slow and he had already spent a lot of time on the problem Rahul Sundaram suggested[5] using Bugz
Criticism of the display of possibly thousands of "CLOSED" bugs by Bugz
led Tom Callaway to offer[6] the hope that Fedora Community
will allow developers to "[...] show new/open packages only on a per package basis[.]" This occasioned[7] some apparent criticism from Rahul Sundaram of a lack of openness "[...] it is a giant silo [...]" around the development of Fedora Community
[8]. Tom Callaway offered[9] a list of resources to contradict this. When Rahul returned[10] with the criticism that there "[...]is definitely a big lack of communication on this development with the rest of the Fedora community. There was a very brief mail to fedora-announce list but how much input are you getting input from Fedora maintainers whose job this is supposed to make easier?" there was a distinct lack of enthusiasm for more aggressive marketing. Josh Boyer reaffirmed the involvement of several developers with large package lists and expressed[11] a fear that bike-shedding would result from any more exposure. Paul W. Frields pointed[12] to a useful interview[13] with Luke Macken about the Moksha
web-application framework upon which Fedora Community
is being built.
is built on a collection of python-based web-frameworks and uses Orbited
instead of AJAX
to connect rich web applications to servers. Reportedly this is more responsive than AJAX techniques.
A test instance of Fedora Community
and AJAX
was reported[14] by Tom Callaway to be up. He emphasized that it was a test instance, currently not to be relied upon at all and a disinclination "[...] to spend time wading through the `OMG THIS IS SLOWER THAN BUGZLILLA!!!1!'" reports.
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01003.html
- ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue174#PulseAudio_Flamewar_Continues
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01005.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01010.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01018.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01021.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01022.html
- ↑ https://fedorahosted.org/fedoracommunity/
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01029.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01030.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01051.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01059.html
- ↑ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Moksha_in_Fedora_11
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01132.html
Be Excellent to Each Other
Regular readers are no doubt aware that flamewars have become more common on @fedora-devel. Project Leader Paul W. Frields posted[1] to the @fedora-advisory-board that the FAB[2] had decided to deal with the "[...] degradation in tone and signal [...]" by appointing moderators.
Mike McGrath worried[3] that this would constitute an extra burden for board members and also objected to any censorship on principal. [User:Mmcloughlin|Mark McLoughlin]] wondered how posters warned privately by moderators that their behavior was problematic could defend themselves. Seth Vidal replied[4] that this was not a court of law and that problems with moderators could be reported to the board. Later posts along these lines drew[5] a response from Luis Villa which argued strongly that over valuing one's own liberty was a problem: "Or to put it another way: The Fedora community exists to work together towards some common goals. Sometimes, in the name of reaching those goals, you have to be polite and adult towards others so that you can work efficiently and constructively with those other people even when you disagree with them, and work with them in the future after you have stopped disagreeing. This use of words like 'freedom' and 'oppression' suggests to me that some people think their highest reason for being here is about them. It's not about you, it's about working together to build something bigger and better than you. And if you can't play nicely with others in the name of those bigger and better things, or don't understand why sometimes you have to play nice in order to get to those bigger and better things, then maybe this isn't the right place for you."
Paul W. Frields reported[6] that a good deal of work led by Kevin Fenzi was going on to moderate the IRC channels. A later post made[7] by Max Spevack referenced IRC bans in the #cobbler channel and suggested that Red Hat employees needed to be tough-minded and hold themselves to higher standards than other contributors.
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2009-May/msg00026.html
- ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Board
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2009-May/msg00031.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2009-May/msg00059.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2009-May/msg00072.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2009-May/msg00043.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2009-May/msg00052.html
Best Way to Store Information Across Desktops
Kushal Das requested[1] tips on making a truly cross-desktop application.
Adam Williamson noticed that many applications were storing information in ~/.config
files and Mathieu Bridon provided[2] the information that this was an XDG
[3] spec from freedesktop.org which resulted in replacing a plethora of .app
directories with only two: .config
to store configuration and .local/share/
to store data.
Jaroslav Řezník pointed[4] to work by the KWallet and gnome-keyring developers to develop[5] a single-sign-on solution on top of a DBUS
-based protocol.
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg00901.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg01009.html
- ↑ http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-0.6.html
- ↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2009-May/msg00966.html
- ↑ https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16581


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Performance 3B FCM316
Music performance requires a significant amount of time spent in regular practice in both solo and group settings. Ensemble work is an important and complementary activity to develop professional performance skill: all students in the performance major will be assigned to Conservatorium ensembles and are required to attend all rehearsals for concert performances. Students are expected to attend masterclasses of visiting artists specific to their field of study (ie classical or contemporary).
The performance major is devoted to assist the student in developing the physical skill and mental acuity necessary for success as a professional musician. In this sixth unit you will prepare and present a recital that emphasises the style and musical expertise you have developed throughout the three years of performance study.
You undertake this study in the specialisation chosen in FCM315 Performance 3A.
Unit name | Performance 3B |
Unit code | FCM316 |
Credit points | 25 |
Faculty/School | Faculty of Arts Tasmanian College of the Arts |
Discipline | Music |
Coordinator | Dr Maria Grenfell (classical), Dr Nick Haywood (contemporary). |
Level | Advanced |
Available as student elective? | No |
Breadth Unit? | No |
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
Hobart | Semester 1 | On-Campus | International | Domestic | |
Hobart | Semester 2 | On-Campus | International | Domestic |
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Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units.
TNE Program units special approval requirements.
Key Dates
Study Period | Start date | Census date | WW date | End date |
Semester 1 | 23/2/2015 | 23/3/2015 | 13/4/2015 | 29/5/2015 |
Semester 2 | 13/7/2015 | 10/8/2015 | 31/8/2015 | 16/10/2015 |
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Unit census dates currently displaying for 2015 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2015 will be available from the 1st October 2015.
Band | CSP Student Contribution | Full Fee Paying (domestic) | Field of Education |
1 | 2015: $1,538.00 | 2015: $4,204.00 | 100101 |
Fees for next year will be published in October. The fees above only apply for the year shown.
Please note: international students should refer to this page to get an indicative course cost.
FCM315 AND either FCP202 or FCP204 or FCP207Teaching
Teaching Pattern | Minimum of 6 hours contact weekly comprising the following activities: 1 hr Individual lesson, 1-2 x 90 minute performance classes or group tutorials, 2-3 hr ensemble activity/rehearsal. |
Assessment | End of semester performance exam, evaluation of work undertaken through the semester: 60%, 50 minutes of music, weekly activities: 40%, assessment of the student's weekly preparation and participation in all unit activities, classes and rehearsal eg. teachers mark, concert/repertoire diary, ensemble activities, excerpts performance et al. |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
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NFL Today Nov 4
NFL Today Nov 4
NFL injury report: Week 9
QB Vinny Testaverde, Carolina Panthers
Status: Questionable
Testaverde missed a third straight practice Friday with a right Achilles' tendon injury. David Carr is likely to start at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers at Tennessee on Sunday. The Panthers are 4-point underdogs.
QB Trent Edwards, Buffalo Bills
Status: Doubtful
Edwards is doubtful for Buffalo's game Sunday against Cincinnati after missing his third straight practice Friday because of a swollen right hand. Edwards would only be used as a backup with J.P. Losman expected to start. The Bills are set as 1-point home underdogs.
QB Steve McNair, Baltimore Ravens
Status: Probable
Since missing two starts and recuperating from back and groin injuries during Baltimore's bye week, McNair is preparing to start Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers for his first action since Oct. 7. The Ravens are 9-point underdogs at Pittsburgh.
LB Karlos Dansby, Arizona Cardinals
Status: Questionable
Dansby, considered the Cardinals' big-play linebacker, took part in limited practice on Thursday and said he might be able to play in another week while recovering from a left knee sprain. The Cardinals are 3 ½-point underdogs Sunday at Tampa Bay.
RBs Rudi Johnson and Kenny Watson, Cincinnati Bengals
Status: Questionable
Johnson missed most of the past four games with a pulled hamstring, but returned to practice this week and reported no problems. Watson returned to practice Thursday after recovering from a concussion. Coach Marvin Lewis won't say which one will start Sunday. The total is set at 43 ½.
DE Jarvis Moss, Denver Broncos
Status: Out
Moss, the 17th overall pick in the 2007 draft, broke his right shin in practice and will have surgery in the next few days. He will be out for three to four months. Denver is a 3-point underdog at Detroit.
WR Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis Colts
Status: Questionable
Colts doctors have told Pro Bowl receiver Marvin Harrison he can play, but coach Tony Dungy said Harrison is expected to be a game-time decision. The Colts are 6-point home underdogs to the Patriots Sunday.
WR Laveranues Coles, New York Jets
Status: Doubtful
Coles was listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against Washington because of a concussion, jeopardizing a streak in which he has started every game since 2001. The Jets are 3 ½-point underdogs.
QB Matt Schaub, Houston Texans
Status: Out
Schaub will not start Sunday's game after suffering a concussion from a helmet-to-helmet hit last week in San Diego. With Schaub out, the Texans will go with Sage Rosenfels against Oakland as 3-point road dogs.
RB Reggie Bush, New Orleans Saints
Status: Probable
Bush returned to practice Wednesday after leaving last Sunday's win over San Francisco with bruised ribs. The Saints host the Jaguars as 3 ½-point favorites.
DE Charles Grant, New Orleans Saints
Status: Questionable
Grant sprained his right ankle Sunday. He returned to the game, but said his ankle swelled up during the flight home that night. Grant has never missed a game and said he expected that trend to continue.
QB Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle Seahawks
Status: Probable
Hasselbeck and the Seahawks said he'll be ready to start after straining his right oblique muscle in a win over St. Louis on Oct. 21. Seattle is listed at +1 ½ at Cleveland.
WR Deion Branch, Seattle Seahawks
Status: Questionable
Branch was supposed to be back by now from a sprained right foot that has caused him to miss the past two games, but coach Mike Holmgren said Branch has a 50 percent chance of playing Sunday.
QB Tarvaris Jackson, Minnesota Vikings
Status: Questionable
Jackson suffered a small break on the index finger of his throwing hand on Oct. 21 at Dallas and didn't play last Sunday. He is in line to return against San Diego after reporting no problems in Wednesday's practice. The Vikings are 7-point home underdogs.
CB Antoine Winfield, Minnesota Vikings
Status: Questionable
Winfield was listed as questionable because of a hamstring injury that first flared up against Philadelphia last week and was tweaked during practice. He did not practice on Thursday or Friday, but coach Brad Childress was holding out hope that he will be in the lineup.
WRs Bobby Wade and Troy Williamson, Minnesota Vikings
Status: Questionable
Wade has a knee injury and Williamson has been out all week following the death of his grandmother.
LB Marcus Washington, Washington Redskins
Status: Questionable
Washington has been limited in practice with a hamstring injury. He missed two games with the injury before playing in last week's loss to New England. However, Washington felt sore following Thursday's practice. The Redskins are favored by 3 ½ points at the Jets.
RB LenDale White, Tennessee Titans
Status: Probable
White sat out practice Friday because of a toe problem, but coach Jeff Fisher said he should be available for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers.
Re: NFL Today Nov 4
Jaguars players Durant, Collier arrested, left off travel squad
November 3, 2007
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -Jaguars rookie linebacker Justin Durant and second-year offensive tackle Richard Collier were arrested in separate incidents early Saturday, and neither made the trip to New Orleans.
Jacksonville police arrested Collier for driving under the influence, and Durant was charged with resisting arrest without violence.
The Jaguars placed Collier on the reserve/suspended list Saturday. The team said Collier and Durant didn't travel for Sunday's game against the Saints.
Tight end Isaac Smolko was activated from the practice squad to replace Collier.
The team declined further comment.
At 4 p.m. Saturday, Collier remained in custody, according to Duval County jail officials. Durant was released earlier in the day on $2,500 bail.
Collier has been inactive every game this season. Durant, a second-round pick from Hampton, played in six games with two starts and has 13 tackles.
The Jaguars have had eight players arrested since January 2006.
Re: NFL Today Nov 4
Sunday's Tip Sheet
**Redskins at Jets**
-Caesars Palace opened Washington as a 3 ½-point road 'chalk' over New York, with the total set at 35 ½. FOX Sports starts coverage of this contest beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET.
-Washington (4-3 straight up, 2-3 against the spread) has alternated SU wins and losses its last six games after getting routed by New England last weekend as a 15 ½-point road underdog, 52-7. The combined 59 points toppled the 46 ½-point closing total, helping the 'over' cash the second week in a row after going 'under' the first five games.
-Quarterback Jason Campbell was 21-of-36 passing for 197 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Running back Clinton Portis had 11 carries for 27 yards, while Santana Moss caught six passes for 41 yards in the setback.
-New York (1-7 SU, 1-6 ATS) is currently mired in a five-game SU and ATS losing skid after falling to Buffalo last weekend as a three-point home 'chalk,' 13-3. The combined 16 points never seriously threatened the 38-point closing total.
-Quarterback Chad Pennington completed 13-of-20 passes for 106 yards, but was replaced by Kellen Clemens who was 5-of-12 passing for 67 yards with a pair of interceptions. Thomas Jones enjoyed a solid effort with 16 carries for 70 yards, while catching five passes for 34 yards.
-The Redskins toppled the Jets during the last encounter back in 2003 as a three-point home favorite, 16-13. The combined 29 points went 'under' the 40-point closing total.
-Washington running back Clinton Portis (hand) and running back Rock Cartwright (quad) are 'probable' versus the Jets, while defensive back Fred Smoot (hamstring), tight end Todd Yoder (ankle), center Mike Pucillo (back) and offensive tackle Stephon Heyer (hamstring) are 'questionable.'
-New York is expected to start quarterback Kellen Clemens in this contest, while wide receiver Laveranues Coles is 'questionable' due to a concussion.
**Packers at Chiefs**
-Caesars Palace lists Kansas City as a 2 ½-point home favorite over Green Bay, with the total set at 37 ½. FOX Sports will provide coverage of this game starting at 1:00 p.m. ET.
-Green Bay (6-1 SU, 5-1 ATS) takes the field for the first time since topping Denver in overtime on Monday Night Football as a three-point road underdog, 19-13. The combined 32 points failed to eclipse the 43 ½-point closing total, helping the 'under' cash the second game in a row.
-Veteran signal caller Brett Favre was 21-of-27 passing for 331 yards with two touchdowns, throwing the game winner on the first play of overtime. Running back Ryan Grant ran 22 times for 104 yards in the triumph, while wideout Greg Jennings caught six passes for 141 yards with a score.
-Kansas City (4-3 SU, 4-2 ATS) has won back-to-back games SU and ATS after holding off Oakland two weeks ago as a 2 ½-point road favorite, 12-10. The combined 22 points never seriously threatened the 37 ½-point closing total, helping the 'under' improve to 5-2. The Chiefs are coming off their bye week for this contest.
-Quarterback Damon Huard completed 16-of-31 passes for 177 yards with an interception, while Larry Johnson paced the ground game with 24 carries for 112 yards and a score.
-The Packers beat the Chiefs in overtime during the last encounter back in 2003 as a 2 ½-point home favorite, 40-34. The combined 74 points soared 'over' the 47-point closing total.
-Green Bay free safety Nick Collins (knee), defensive tackle Ryan Pickett (knee), offensive guard Junius Coston (ankle), defensive tackle Johnny Jolly (undisclosed), wide receiver Koren Robinson (knee), fullback Korey Hall (neck) and center Scott Wells (pneumonia) are 'questionable' versus the Chiefs, while tight end Bubba Franks (knee) is 'out.'
-Kansas City wide receiver Eddie Kennison (hamstring) is 'probable' against the Packers, while offensive tackle Kyle Turley (ankle) and linebacker Keyaron Fox (hamstring) are 'questionable.'
**Seahawks at Browns**
-Caesars Palace installed Cleveland as a one-point home 'chalk' over Seattle, with the total set at 46 ½. FOX Sports will start its coverage of this contest beginning at 4:05 p.m. ET.
-Seattle (4-3 SU, 3-3 ATS) cruised past St. Louis two weeks ago as an 8 ½-point home favorite, 33-6, while the combined 39 points slithered 'under' the 39 ½-point closing total. The 'under' is 5-2 for the Seahawks this season. Seattle enters this contest coming off its bye week.
-Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck completed 18-of-35 passes for 195 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, while running back Shaun Alexander ran 19 times for 47 yards. Bobby Engram caught six passes for 73 yards, and Will Heller had three receptions for 18 yards with a pair of scores.
-Cleveland (4-3 SU, 5-2 ATS) has recorded consecutive SU and ATS victories after beating St. Louis last weekend as a three-point road 'chalk,' 27-20. The combined 47 points slithered 'over' the 46 ½-point closing total, helping the 'over' improve to 6-0-1.
-Quarterback Derek Anderson was 18-of-25 passing for 248 yards with three touchdowns, while Jamal Lewis had 17 carries for 61 yards. Wideout Braylon Edwards enjoyed a monster game with eight receptions for 117 yards with two scores.
-The Seahawks throttled the Browns during the last meeting back in 2003 as a 6 ½-point home favorite, 34-7. The combined 41 points slithered 'under' the 41 ½-point closing total.
-Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (oblique), wide receiver Deion Branch (foot) and wide receiver D.J. Hackett (ankle) are 'probable' versus the Browns, while offensive tackle Walter Jones (shoulder) and defensive tackle Rocky Bernard (groin) are 'questionable.' Tight end Marcus Pollard is expected to miss this game due to a knee injury.
-Cleveland running back Jamal Lewis (foot) is 'probable' against the Seahawks, while fullback Lawrence Vickers (concussion), linebacker D'Qwell Jackson (ankle), defensive end Orpheus Roye (knee) and linebacker Kris Griffin (Achilles) are 'questionable.'
**Texans at Raiders**
-Caesars Palace opened Oakland as a three-point home favorite over Houston, with the total listed at 41 ½. CBS Sports will begin coverage of this matchup at 4:15 p.m. ET.
-Houston (3-5 SU and ATS) has dropped three games in a row SU and five consecutive outings ATS after falling to San Diego last weekend as a 9 ½-point road underdog, 35-10. The combined 45 points landed directly on the closing total.
-Sage Rosenfels stepped in for the injured Matt Schaub and completed 17-of-27 passes for 176 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. The Texans were never in the contest after entering halftime on the short end of a 35-3 score.
-Oakland (2-5 SU, 3-4 ATS) is currently mired in a three-game SU losing streak after Sunday's setback to Tennessee as a seven-point road underdog, 13-9. The combined 22 points never seriously threatened the 39 ½-point closing total, enabling the 'under' to cash the third game in a row.
-Signal caller Dante Culpepper completed 15-of-32 passes for 167 yards with an interception, while Justin Fargas had 12 carries for 61 yards in the setback.
-The Texans are 2-0 SU and ATS the previous two encounters with the Raiders after prevailing last year as a three-point road underdog, 23-14. The combined 37 points eclipsed the 35 1/2-point closing total, helping the 'over' improve to 2-0 between these teams.
-Houston quarterback Matt Schaub (concussion) is 'doubtful' for this contest, so Sage Rosenfels is expected to start. Wide receiver Andre Johnson (knee) and tight end Owen Daniels (ankle) are 'probable' against the Raiders, while center Mike Flanagan (concussion), running back Ahman Green (knee), running back Adimchinobe Echemandu (hamstring) and offensive guard Kasey Studdard (groin) are 'questionable.'
-Oakland quarterback Josh McCown (toe) is expected to start, while offensive tackle Cornell Green (knee) is 'probable.' Linebacker Sam Williams (shoulder) and wide receiver Ronald Curry (foot) are 'questionable,' while defensive tackle Gerard Warren (quad) is 'doubtful.'
Re: NFL Today Nov 4
Early Game Tip Sheet
**Bengals at Bills**
Most sportsbooks have listed Cincinnati (2-5 straight up, 3-4 against the spread) as a scant one-point road "chalk" with the total coming in at 43 ½. Bettors can back the Bills to win outright at minus 105 (risk $105 to win $100).
The Bengals will be thinking about last week's 24-13 home defeat as four-point underdogs to Pittsburgh for a while. Down 14-3 in the first half, Cincinnati had a fourth-and-one from the two-yard line with just over two minutes remaining. Instead of going for the touchdown, Marvin Lewis kicked the field goal and put his team in a funk for the rest of the game. Carson Palmer did his best to keep Cincy in it for the most part, completing 23 of 31 passes for 205 yards and a touchdown.
Buffalo (3-4 SU, 5-2 ATS) is coming off of their second of the year against the Jets as a three-point road 'dog, 13-3. What was more impressive is the fact that signal caller J.P. Losman came in to complete three of five passes for 113 yards and the game's lone touchdown.
The odds are pretty good that Losman will be starting this Sunday as Trent Edwards (wrist) hasn't practiced this week and is listed as "day-to-day."
The Bills are 4-7 SU and 6-5 ATS in their last 11 home games where they were single-digit underdogs.
Cincinnati is 0-3 SU and 1-2 ATS away from Paul Brown Stadium this season. The 'over' is 2-1 in that same stretch.
Buffalo has seen the 'under' go 3-1 at home in 2007.
You can watch this game on CBS, starting at 1:00 pm EST.
**Broncos at Lions**
The sportsbooks have installed Detroit (5-2 SU, 4-2-1 ATS) as a three-point home favorite this Sunday with a total of 46. The betting public can back the Broncos on the money line at the standard number of plus 130 (bet $100 to win $130).
The Lions are halfway to bringing Jon Kitna's prophecy into a reality after beating Chicago as six-point road canines, 16-7. Kitna completed 24 of 35 passes for 268 yards. But the real story in the backfield was Kevin Jones. The veteran from Virginia Tech rushed 23 times for 105 yards and the match's only touchdown. It was the first time that Jones has rushed for more than 100 yards in five contests in 2007.
Denver (3-4 SU, 1-6 ATS) will be on short rest this week after dropping its Monday night matchup against the Packers as a three-point home "chalk" in overtime, 19-13. It was the second straight season that the Broncos lost a game at Invesco Field in extra time.
Denver owns the recent series against the Lions, going 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS in the past four regular season meetings.
The Lions are 3-6 SU and ATS when favored at home against an AFC opponent in the regular season in their last nine games.
CBS will be showing this game, starting at 1:00 pm EST.
**Jaguars at Saints**
The sportsbooks have made New Orleans (3-4 SU, 2-5 ATS) a 3 ½-point home favorite with the total staying steady at 40. You can get a little value for your money by taking the Jags to win outright at plus 160 (best $100 to win $160).
The Saints are starting to show a few signs of the team we saw last year that went to the NFC title game by romping over San Francisco as 2 ½-point road favorites, 31-10. Drew Brees was sharp for New Orleans, completing 79 percent (31 of 39) of his passes for 336 yards and four touchdowns. That brings Brees almost even with his 10 interceptions for the year.
Jacksonville (5-2 SU, 4-3 ATS) bounced back nicely on short rest as a four-point road underdog to the Buccaneers, 24-23. Quinn Gray was good in the way that he didn't put his team in a place to lose last Sunday, connecting on seven of 16 passes for 100 yards and a score. It's even more impressive that the Jags were outgained, 385-219.
The Jaguars own the overall record against New Orleans, going 2-1 SU and ATS in three meetings. However, the home team has won each game.
The Saints are 4-6 SU and 3-6-1 ATS when they're favored at home against a team from the AFC since 2001.
Kickoff for this game is at 1:00 pm, with CBS broadcasting the game regionally.
**Cardinals at Buccaneers**
The Bucs was left wondering how they could have lost to the Jacksonville last week as four-point home favorites, 24-23. Tampa Bay (4-4 SU, 4-4 ATS) can look no further than its inability to stop the run, giving up 133 rushing yards. But more importantly, the Jags picked up six first downs on the ground. It was the Buccaneers second loss to an AFC opponent this season.
Arizona (3-4 SU, 5-2 ATS) enjoyed a week off following its loss to the Redskins as an eight-point road pup, 21-19. The Cards probably feel like this is a broken record, but Neil Rackers missed a potential game-winning field goal for the second time in as many seasons, this one from 55 yards out.
Kurt Warner had a good outing for the Cardinals, completing 27 of 41 passes for 282 yards with a pair of touchdowns. Warner now has a 2:1 touchdown to interception ratio for the season, which is a lot better than most would have thought by now.
Tampa Bay is currently listed as a 3 ½-point home "chalk" with the total bouncing between 38 and 29. Bettors can back Arizona on the money line at plus 170 (risk $100 to win $170).
The home team in this series has gone 6-4 SU and 4-6 ATS. The 'under' is 6-4 in the last 10 meetings.
Arizona is 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS when coming off of a bye week in the last five years.
The Bucs are 5-2 SU and ATS in games just before their off week in the past seven years.
FOX is handling the broadcast of this match that begins at 1:00 pm EST.
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Vikings' Antoine Winfield, Bobby Wade and Troy Williamson questionable vs. Chargers
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -As if things haven't been tough enough for the Minnesota Vikings' secondary this season, they may have to play Sunday against San Diego without their best cornerback.
Antoine Winfield was listed as questionable because of a hamstring injury that first flared up against Philadelphia last week and was tweaked during practice this week. Winfield did not practice on Thursday or Friday, but coach Brad Childress was holding out hope that he will be in the lineup against the Chargers.
``I don't put anything by Antoine because he is the same guy that I didn't think was going to play last year and made it to Sunday,'' Childress said. ``But he is questionable.''
Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson was listed as probable after missing last week due to a broken right index finger. He likely will be back in the lineup against the Chargers.
Winfield was bothered late in the year by a quad injury last season, but he played through that pain and is considered one of the toughest players on the team.
Winfield said this is the first time in his career that he has had a hamstring injury and that his status would be a ``gametime decision.''
``It's tough dealing with a hamstring injury,'' Winfield said. ``You never know. I'm just going to try to get treatment and see how it goes.''
The Vikings need all the help they can get in the secondary these days. They are dead last in pass defense and face a Chargers offense that has improved in recent weeks, especially since the addition of receiver Chris Chambers.
If Winfield can't go, rookie Marcus McCauley will be back in the mix after being demoted a week ago.
Receivers Bobby Wade and Troy Williamson are also questionable for the game. Wade has a knee injury and Williamson has been out all week following the death of his grandmother.
Wade has been the slot receiver all season long. If he cannot play, rookie Aundrae Allison could get his first work on offense. Sidney Rice and Robert Ferguson may also rotate through that position.
Right tackle Ryan Cook (shoulder), defensive end Erasmus James (shoulder), safety Dwight Smith (hamstring), defensive end Brian Robison (illness) and special teamer Vinny Ciurciu (ankle) all were listed as probable.
Re: NFL Today Nov 4
Harrison, others might sit
November 3, 2007
Pro Bowl wide receiver Marvin Harrison has been cleared to play Sunday against New England, but the final decision probably will be based on what's best in the long term.
"If it was a playoff game, he'd definitely be playing," Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy said Friday. "We want him to be ready coming down the stretch. If the doctors say we really have a much better chance of him being healthy down the stretch by sitting out, then we'll sit him out."
The status of three other starters, left tackle Tony Ugoh (neck) and linebackers Tyjuan Hagler (neck) and Freddy Keiaho (ear) probably will be game-time decisions, Dungy said. All were limited practice participants Friday.
Aside from the first 10 minutes, practice was closed to media this week, but rookie wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez said he took most of Harrison's reps.
Harrison has missed two of the past three games with what the Colts have described as a bruised left knee. He was held out of practice all week. Dungy said Harrison wants to play but the decision will be based on a consensus of Harrison, team physicians and the coaching staff.
Late Friday afternoon, the Colts issued a statement rebutting an ESPN report that Harrison is suffering knee pain that is likely to persist the remainder of the season and perhaps for the rest of his career.
The Colts' statement said the club has "received no medical opinion that comes close to validating the report."
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Colts-Patriots game fires up oddsmakers' imaginations
November 4, 2007
Regular-season NFL games such as today's matchup between New England and Indianapolis do not come along every year. That's why oddsmakers have put together so many creative proposition bets for the game.
Here are several interesting wagers listed at Bodoglife.com:
What percentage of American households will tune in to watch the Colts-Patriots Game? Over/21.5% or Under/21.5%.
Will the Patriots score on their opening drive? Yes -130; No -110.
Total team points -- Patriots? Over 31.5/ -120; Under 31.5/ -110. Colts? Over 26.5/ -120; Under 26.5/ -110.
Exact margin of victory -- New England by: 1-3 points (7-2 odds), 4-6 (3-1), 7-10 (5-1), 11-13 (7-1), 14-17 (11-1), 18-21 (15-1), 22 or more (9-1). Indianapolis by 1-3 (3-1), 4-6 (4-1), 7-10 (5-1), 11-13 (7-1), 14-17 (12-1), 18-21 (15-1), 22 or more (8-1).
How many yards passing will Peyton Manning have? Over 278.5/ -120; Under278.5/ -110.
How many yards passing will Tom Brady have? Over 280.5/ -120; Under 280.5/ -110.
Who will throw the first touchdown pass? Brady -125; Manning -105.
Who will throw the first interception? Brady -115; Manning -115.
How many yards receiving will Randy Moss have? Over 85.5/ -115; Under 85.5/ -115.
The Patriots, 5 1/2 -point favorites over the Colts, have received 67% of the bets against the spread this week, according to theSpread.com's betting trend.
The most lopsided wagered NFL game of the weekend? Washington, a 3 1/2 -point favorite, at the New York Jets. The Redskins have received 95% of the bets, according to theSpread.com.
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Help! no air coming from master bedroom vent!!!
:( I need your expertise to solve this problem bothering me so much!
My 2 story house is 4 years old and no air coming out from master bedroom vent! It makes my sleep miserable... I tried to check if anything got stuck in the duct but it is hard to see. Is there anything I can try to find out? Thanks for your time. |
Did it use to work and then stop, or has it never worked since you bought it?....Is it the only vent that isn't working? Is there attic access,...If there is access you can crawl up there and see if the ducting is disconnected somewhere.
just to make sure that ZERO air is flowing though (as opposed to very weak flow).
I would say try to get to the duct work (in the attic hopefully). The problem might be very obvious if you can see the duct. It does matter whether there are problems in the rest of the home too. Is there not a HVAC section here? :whistling2: |
when you are in the attic it will be easy to trace the duct from the bedroom back to the main trunk,check to see if a difuser is in the line,there may be a knob or lever of some type that has been turned to reduce the air flow.
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Tenderloin (film)
Tenderloin | |
Film poster
Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
Produced by | Warner Brothers |
Written by | Joseph Jackson Edward T. Lowe Jr. Darryl Zanuck (as Melville Crossman) |
Starring | Dolores Costello Conrad Nagel |
Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
Edited by | Ralph Dawson |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures (as Warner Brothers Production) |
Release dates
Running time
85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Tenderloin (1928) is a part-talkie crime film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Dolores Costello. It had some talking sequences but was some silent with music and effects. It was produced and released by Warner Brothers. Tenderloin is considered a lost film, with no prints currently known to exist.[1][2] [3] [4]
This film was a precursor of things to come at Warner Brothers in the Depression 30s. A crime film filled with lots of scantilly clad beautiful women especially Dolores Costello in an onstage review scene. It was perhaps one of Michael Curtiz's most daring films. The first film shot with the aspect ratio 1.37 : 1.
Rose Shannon, a dancing girl at "Kelly's," in the 'Tenderloin' district of New York City, worships at a distance Chuck White, a younger member of the gang that uses the place as their hangout. Chuck's interest in her is only just as another toy to play with. Rose is unknowingly placed in a position in which she is implicated in a crime which she knows nothing about. The police pick her up, and the gang sends Chuck to take care of her in the event she may know or disclose something that will implicate the gang.
- Dolores Costello - Rose Shannon
- Conrad Nagel - Chuck White
- Mitchell Lewis - The Professor
- Dan Wolheim - 'Lefty'
- John Miljan - Bank Teller
- George E. Stone - Sparrow (as Georgie Stone)
- Pat Hartigan - 'The Mug'
- Fred Kelsey - Detective Simpson
- G. Raymond Nye - Cowles
- Evelyn Pierce - Bobbie
- Dorothy Vernon - Aunt Molly
See also[edit]
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ Tenderloin at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Warner Brothers Pictures - 1928
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Tenderloin
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Tenderloin
External links[edit]
- Tenderloin at the Internet Movie Database
- Tenderloin at AllMovie
- Tenderloin at the TCM Movie Database
- Tenderloin at silentera.com
- Tenderloin lobby art poster
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Petrov, Mihail
System Components and Design for OFDM-Based Broadcasting Receivers.
TU Darmstadt
[Ph.D. Thesis], (2008)
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Title: | System Components and Design for OFDM-Based Broadcasting Receivers | ||||
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Abstract: | Approaching the channel capacity limit has been the main goal of communication engineers since the pioneering work of Claude Shannon. This capacity depends primarily on the chosen schemes for channel coding and modulation, which need to be tailored to the specifics of the propagation environment. From an engineering perspective, it is important not only to maximize the channel capacity, but also to achieve this with the least complexity. In addition to noise, a major impairment in terrestrial transmissions is the multipath nature of the channel, which affects the receiver performance dramatically. Over the past decade, orthogonalfrequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) has emerged as the modulation of choice for such environments because of its inherent resilience to multipath effects and relative simplicity of the channel equalization, which allows for low-cost receivers. Nowadays, OFDM is a mature technology, being employed by various standards for both wireless networking and digital broadcasting. The present doctoral thesis deals specifically with baseband receiver architectures for OFDM digital broadcasting, focusing on digital OFDM demodulation and to a lesser extent on forward error correction. The research scope includes the architectural exploration and optimization of several blocks at algorithmic and structural level: channel equalizer, QAM demapper, and Viterbi decoder. Because of their critical role, the channel equalizer and the Viterbi decoder are each treated in a dedicated chapter. The proposed architectures are optimized for area and take advantage of the new features found in modern FPGA's, such as embedded memories, multipliers, and shift registers. Another important contribution of this thesis is the development of an efficient simulator for multipath channels with Doppler fading. Using an accurate channel simulator is essential for comparing simulation results between different teams. Especially critical is the modeling of the fading taps, since the fading process is much slower than the sampling rate. The proposed architecture is extremely scalable and suitable for both hardware and software implementation, the fading taps being generated by filtering white Gaussian noise. In this context, especially innovative are the solutions proposed for Gaussian noise generation and single-stage polyphase interpolation. A final chapter of the thesis is dedicated to the functional modeling of OFDM receivers in SystemC and to the hardware design optimized for FPGA. The FFT block, which is the core of an OFDM demodulator, has been selected as a case study. |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | OFDM, digital receivers, broadcast channel simulator | ||||
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Classification DDC: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 620 Ingenieurwissenschaften | ||||
Divisions: | Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik | ||||
Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2008 09:23 | ||||
Last Modified: | 09 Dec 2012 08:08 | ||||
URN: | urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-10505 | ||||
Referees: | Glesner, Prof. Dr. Manfred and Gershmann, Prof. Dr. Alex | ||||
Refereed: | 10 April 2008 | ||||
URI: | http://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/1050 | ||||
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BBC Story: An official review of the BBC's online services will be conducted by former Trinity Mirror chief executive Philip Graf…The review will weigh up whether the BBC has stuck to its original plans–approved by the government in 1998–and what impact it has had on the commercial sector. In essence, here's the argument: "The BBC's online content is free to users, which, commercial rivals argue, means that no other operator can charge for similar services. "
— Impact of BBC on Other Online Media Efforts: Emily Bell, editor-in-chief of the Guardian's website, Guardian Unlimited: What worries her is the sheer scale and resources of the BBC's operation, which she says threatens to smother rivals.
— Ashley Highfield, director of new media and technology at the BBC told The Independent: [N]ews was a "commodity" on the web, where it was traditionally free. He said those organisations seeking to charge for news should "give up and move on". He said only niche content, such as specialist research, could work under a paymodel, and the BBC did not operate in these areas
— Inquirer UK: According to the BBC, its web of two million pages gets to nearly 50% of the UK population every month, and only cost [UK citizens] £72 million last year. So it's about US$1 a head a year for BBC Online Services, including babies and very old people who don't need to pay a licence fee.
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text: I don't know if Stone Brewing will bring their gargoyle with them on June 20 for a gala Belgian-style beer dinner at the Cathedral Hill Hotel in San Francisco. But there will be an amazing amalgation of American Belgian-style beer from Stone, Russian River, Allagash and New Belgium. For info., see the entry below or check out www.beer-chef.com.


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I am afraid you misunderstood my previous reply : sorry if I have been unclear.
I just wanted to say that relying on *poorly-written* third-party applications in a workflow was to be avoided.
Of course, there are millions of excellent third-party Mac OS X applications available that can be used safely ! I know that Apple does its absolute best to help developers and am always glad to see new applications coming to the Mac.


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Why add nutrients to food all the time? Why not add them to the soil itself asks Esin Mete.
As global leaders come together to discuss a new set of development goals to replace the Millennium Development Goals, that expire in 2015, the role of food security and nutrition is key in underpinning the development agenda's future success.
It has been well documented that growth in the agricultural sector can have dramatic impacts in reducing poverty – in fact, at least twice the potential (see p. 6) of growth from any other sector on average, according to the World Bank.
Continue reading Fortifying fertilizers can fortify food
What will next generation livestock farms look like? Mick Watson examines scenarios and what we should do to get there.
Farmer Jane opened the gate and walked along the track that meandered along the side of her cattle barn. Chuckling to herself, she was old enough to remember how disease surveillance used to be done. It was so much easier now. Inside the barn, she approached the first of the ten cattle that had been randomly isolated, reached into her bag and took out the first of her SeqPensTM. Removing the protective lid, she briefly pressed the steel nib to the neck of the first animal then stood back to wait for the lights to change.
Continue reading Food, fantasies and the future
In a special photo-travelogue, Geoff Tansey explores China's problems and solutions as a powerhouse of agricultural production.
Astounding 1600-year-old rice terraces, rapidly expanding cities, surprising labour shortages, huge organic vegetable production, small village plots, and much recent research science on soils, water and roots: my two trips to China had some of what I expected and much more that I didn't.
In this video blog post, Evan Fraser sets out his solutions to global food problems.
Thanks to 2012's terrible drought, food prices have shot up again across the globe. This was the third time in five years that bad weather (amongst other factors) has upended commodity markets, and thrust tens of millions into poverty.
While food prices today remain just below the critical threshold that many think will trigger riots, it will only take a small uptick in prices – say a continuation of the US drought into this year's growing season – for things to become very dire indeed.
Continue reading Want to feed nine billion?
The SEAT project is aiming for major gains in fish and shellfish farming, says Dave Little.
Feeding people requires a lot of energy. Production, distribution and consumption of food accounts for 20-25% of the energy consumption in developed countries. The largest energy investments are made in the production of protein-rich produce, such as meat and fish. In beef production (PDF), for example, energy used (per kilo of whole animal produced) ranges from 38-48 MJ/kg-1 compared to meat derived from pigs at 16-18MJ/kg-1.
Continue reading Aquaculture, protein production and efficiency
A natural virus could control devastating pest outbreaks and improve food security for thousands of farmers. In a special video diary, Ken Wilson reports on a long weekend in Zambia.
"We have arranged for you to meet the Vice President at 10am on Sunday. Is this OK?". That was it, my trip to Zambia was definitely on and I had just a few hours to prepare for my field visit and meet one of the country's top politicians who was leading their efforts to manage a food security crisis.
But as you can see in the video below (which you can also watch on YouTube, or in a shorter 03:50 video feature), this visit turned out to be rather different from the rest.
Continue reading Video blog: The hunt for African armyworm
We need to stop pests eating our food. Richard Pywell and Ben Woodcock argue that supporting native wildlife on farms is part of the answer.
Farmers have always been in a running battle with pests. We estimate using Defra statistics that in 2010, UK crops worth £715M were lost to insect pests. Chemical pesticides are crucial to controlling them, but the development of pest resistance, and key products being withdrawn amid fears about human and environmental health mean that alternative methods are increasingly important.
One solution is to promote native biodiversity that will kill pests within crops. Many native species have the potential to increase crop yields, so supporting biodiversity on farmland has more to offer than simply beautifying the countryside. For example, bees pollinate crops and predatory beetles eat pest aphids. In any case, the UK has signed the Convention on Biological Diversity, which requires that "by 2020 areas under agriculture, aquaculture and forestry are managed sustainably, ensuring conservation of biodiversity".
Continue reading Protecting nature's harvest
Agroforestry can lead to the sustainable intensification of tropical agriculture. Roger Leakey reports.
Numerous international reports (PDF) have concluded that 'business as usual is not an option for agriculture', but there seems to be no clear path forwards. Indeed there is a highly polarized debate in which biotechnology (GM) and organic agriculture are the two opposing candidates for most people's affections and attention.
Continue reading Three steps to bridging the yield gap
A new programme could mitigate climate change and adapt food production for the future. Tracy Gerstle reports.
Climate change is at the top of the United Nations agenda from 26 Nov to 7 Dec in negotiations at the Eighteenth Conference of the Parties (COP18) in Doha, Qatar. Since 1995, the annual climate talks of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have served as an important platform to focus global attention on identifying and starting to address the causes and impacts of climate change.
Continue reading Putting agriculture on the map at COP18
Utilising satellites as insurance loss adjusters could help to some of the poorest farmers in Africa. Michael Baron is watching.
Things happen, and sometimes bad things happen, like my house catching fire.
About 4000 years ago, people invented the concept of insurance, to share risks so no one lost everything when a bad thing happened. But my house catching fire is preventable – the things that are most important to insure against are the unpreventable bad things, such as extreme weather.
Continue reading From insecurity to food security


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A 51-year-old Lawrence woman led police on a vehicle chase twice in two days.
After calling off chases Friday and Saturday, Lawrence police arrested the woman Sunday at her home.
Lawrence Police Sgt. Kirk Fultz said the woman was wanted on a battery charge, which led to the police pursuits. The chase on Saturday occurred around 4 p.m. near the area of Iowa and 31st streets, Fultz said.
The woman was booked into Douglas County Jail on charges of fleeing/attempting to elude police, reckless driving, and driving while suspended. No bond has been set.


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Skunk Automatic is a is a feminized strain, which will only produce plants that flower as females..
Skunk Automatic can be grown outside in a normal warm summer.
Skunk Automatic will have relatively small height gain during the flowering phase.
Skunk Automatic will have a comparatively short flowering time.
Skunk Automatic will produce a decent amount of bud
The Skunk Automatic is a Sativa / Indica Hybrid.
Getting the best results from the ever-reliable Skunk family is now easier than ever with White Label's feminized Skunk Automatic strain - an auto-flowering hybrid bred from one of the world's favorite marijuana varieties.
Breeders regard the original Skunk #1 as the benchmark of fast, uniform, high-yielding performance and her rock-solid genetic makeup has influenced hundreds of modern hybrids. The potency of this branch of the cannabis family tree is so notorious that 'skunk' is often used as a general term for all types of powerful ganja. Creating an auto-flowering seed version of this classic strain was an obvious choice!
Skunk #1's reliable, consistent, powerful genome has been cross-bred with a carefully selected auto-flowering Cannabis ruderalis cultivar to create Skunk Automatic - a robust, pleasingly productive strain that's very easy to grow.
Flowering begins automatically, as early as the sixth week of vegetative growth, around the time the plants produce their fifth to seventh set of true leaves. Skunk Automatic seeds germinated in the spring and planted outdoors can be ready for harvest as early as August, even in cooler climates. Indoors, a generous crop of dense, crystal-coated buds can be fully mature a mere seven weeks after the first signs of flowering appear.
Skunk Automatic seeds produce compact cannabis plants which gain somewhat less height in flowering than the original Skunk #1. These auto-flowering ladies still follow the powerful Skunk growth pattern of short internodal gaps between strong branches laden with thick, succulent colas.
Skunk Automatic's potent effect displays her Sativa heritage, combining a clear cerebral high with a powerfully relaxing stone. Her scent is unmistakably Skunky - sweet, pungent and mouth-watering!