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By Vivek Wallace: Well, ladies and gents, the time has come......Tonight, the fight that has generated so much buzz across airwaves worldwide will finally materialize and play out in a way that only two men can decide. Throughout the week we've had a chance to view many different perspectives on this fight but today, we finally get a shot to see the only one that counts. Contrary to popular belief, both men have the ability to get the job done, but as we all know, in the end, there can only be one. To examine the chances of both men we take a look at keys to victory, four major effects to explore, and of course in the end, an official prediction:
OSCAR DE LA HOYA - (KEYS TO VICTORY): For Oscar De La Hoya, this fight is the proverbial 'loaded deck'. The glove size, the size of the ring, the size comparison between the two central figures; All of that stuff benefits Oscar like it did against Mayweather, but if Oscar doesn't come to perform it could very well yield the same results. For starters, the perennial key to this whole fight for Oscar all lies in the fluency of his jab. Holding a 6 inch reach advantage, the aggressive Pacquaio will need to be close enough to do any real damage. If Oscar can keep the jab pumping and perhaps even use it to set traps like 'Nacho' showed him on 24/7 (jab, jab, uppercut - combination), then this could actually be a very easy fight for Oscar. As the jab goes, so does Oscar. Aside from the jab, Oscar will need to RELAX!!!! It's no secret that nerves get the best of him which is quite funny considering that he's the one who stated on 24/7 that most guys "freeze" under the lights of Vegas and the attention and so forth. Oscar will need to arrive like the veteran he is and execute like that fighter we know he can be. Finally, for Oscar, this fight will be decided partly based on his ability to stay active. Pacquiao is a much busier fighter and we know that Oscar can fatigue a bit down the stretch. He will need to do whatever is necessary to make sure that in the championship rounds (9-12) he's as fresh and as crisp as possible. He was the aggressor in the Mayweather fight and mid-way through, he was actually doing well on the cards. That all changed when his activity rate fell flat. If Oscar can do these things consistently there's no doubt his hand will be raised in the end.
MANNY PACQUIAO - (KEYS TO VICTORY): For Pacquiao, things get a bit more complicated because the deck is stacked against him. The best thing Pacquiao can do - and in the end, perhaps the only one that will work - is to make this a phone booth fight. If Freddie Roach did his job in training camp, he and Manny should know that if he sits at the end of Oscar's jab all night then figuratively it'll be a long night, but literally it could end up a very short one! Pacquiao's best chance is to smother Oscar's punches, staying as close to him as possible, wearing his body down and subsequently landing powershots in the form of uppercuts, hooks and crosses. Pacquiao will need to use extreme caution when closing in and make sure that he doesn't get hit with more than one shot at a time. If he gets hit with a punch, (be it a jab, hook, or whatever), he needs to remove himself from the danger zone immediately. I say that because the one that he sits still for will undoubtedly be followed with a haye-maker from a fighter who feels the urgency of fight fans that now question his entire legacy. Aside from smothering Oscar and being cautious, Pacquiao will need to remember to circle to his left, nullifying Oscar's big weapon - the left hook. Last but not least, Pac-man will need to set the tone early, letting Oscar know that he isn't going to be pushed around by the bigger man, but rather dictate his own pace. If Pacquaio can do these things it could very well offset anything that Oscar could throw at him.
WILL OSCAR 'SHOULDER' THE LOAD?: We've all heard the recent rumors about Oscar's left shoulder/rotator cuff injury. Well, ironically this hadn't been a topic at all until the last few days. Is it legitimate? I believe so....Will it matter if he gets flattened? Probably not....Either way, all eyes will be on him from the beginning to see if he's poppin' it like it's healthy or if he's favoring it like it's not.
END OF THE 'WEAK'?: Oscar's future in the sport depends on this fight and there are many that don't seem to care for it regardless. Will he thrive at the lower weight or will it cause him to look slow and weak, ushering him into an unplanned and somewhat undesired retirement?
MOVING ON UP: After starting his career at 106 lbs, Pacquiao has proven that he could go as far north as 135 lbs. Was that the end of the road as it relates to his northern exposure, or can he handle another 12 pounds on paper, that'll actually result in what's expected to be a bigger gap in the ring? He was 147 lbs on fight night against Diaz, but Oscar will probably enter at around 155 lbs against him. How will he handle it?
A DIFFERENT WORLD: Pacquiao has been on the grand stage many times, but he's never been a part of a spectacle this large. There's 24/7, lots of lights, and lots of camera's, but when the bell ring, will the Filipino continue to bring the action?....For 12 rounds....Even after he taste the first De La Hoya powershot? That guy named 'pressure' is known to burst pipes, but can he stop Manny?
I'm a firm believer that if you're a couch potato and you start to take care of yourself late in life, you can get in shape. But I don't believe that an athlete who was already in decent shape but has simply aged will have the same ability to transform himself this late in life. Oscar has a lot of miles on that 35 year old body. Calzaghe is a year older but we see how fresh he looks after taking a rather scenic route (in comparison) until the twilight of his career. Against Forbes at 150 lbs, I think Oscar looked weakened and although he stayed on his toes for the full 12 rounds, I think it was a bit misleading because he faced a man who isn't known for punching power. Still, Oscar left the ring badly swollen and despite the victory, he was clearly not what we know him to be. Pacquiao, on the other hand, is coming up in weight and although he looked nice at lightweight (135 lbs), this test will be 12 pounds north. When it all boils down, I think you still have to apply that "WARNING" label on Oscar because a flush left hook would seal the deal. Trouble is, Pacquaio keeps the pressure on in a way that Oscar hasn't faced since the second Mosley fight, which puts him in uncharted waters as well. Since my track record for making predictions have been a bit off lately, today I'm gonna apply a new strategy. Being superstitious, I'm sure I'll jinx the process but what the hell! My son - (Vivek II) - happens to be 6-0 in his last few picks. Being that he's only 3 years old, his master formula probably has more to do with which name sounds better than which fighter is actually better, but hey, he's been far more accurate than me lately so I'm gonna give him the honors this time. My official prediction, well....(drumroll) let's just say I'm going with the 'little guy', because I decided to go with my little guy!
Check out Monday's finale' to the Pacquaio/De La Hoya showdown - 'The Aftermath': Where Does Pacquiao and De La Hoya Go Now?
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Just installed custom SSD as second disk in 2010 iMac 27"
So, after much soul-searching I decided to attempt a DIY installation of a Corsair Force 240GB SSD in my brand new 27" i7 iMac. I couldn't quite bring myself to pay extra for Apple's SSD option, a Toshiba drive which is not only considerably slower than the Corsair Force when new, but also suffers from significant performance degradation over time. Given that OS X doesn't support TRIM for the moment, a Sandforce drive like the Corsair Force is a far better option, an opinion shared by Anandtech.
The installation was a success, but I must stress that it's not for the faint of heart! Replacing the built-in Hard Disk would be considerably easier than installing an additional SSD, but if you know what you're doing and want to give it a go, perhaps these tips will help. You should also consult the iFixit teardown of last year's iMac for details of screw locations and instructions for removing the display cables, which must be done with great care.
- As described in this OWC blog post, you will need a left-angled SATA cable (8" is enough) and a SATA Power Y-cable (6" is plenty). You should be able to buy both of these cables on eBay for just a few dollars. (Ignore the molex power cables, you need a power splitter with one male SATA power connector on one end and two female SATA power connectors on the other end.)
- There's no need to improvise any kind of drive cage or attachment mechanism to keep the drive in place. It's such a snug fit that it can't possibly go anywhere.
- You'll inevitably be touching the innards of your iMac at some point, so make sure you ground yourself somehow to avoid the possibility of static discharge killing a sensitive component.
- You can remove the glass panel on the front of the iMac with your fingernails alone. No need for suction cups! This is easiest done while the iMac is standing upright. The glass panel won't fall out because of the way it interlocks with the case at the bottom edge, just ease the top edge forward and then lift it upwards to free it.
- Once the display and HD are out of the way, you'll need to remove eight screws to loosen the motherboard enough to lift it forward and connect the left-angled SATA cable to the spare slot on the back of the motherboard. You'll have to use your head to work out which screws to remove, it's not entirely obvious. There's no need to remove any screws covered with warranty stickers.
- As mentioned, the space for the SSD is very tight. You'll have to slide it into place behind the wires that are there so that it's resting against the very back of the machine, and connect the SATA data and power cables once it's in place.
- When you reconnect the HD, make sure you don't forget about the temperature jumper cable!
- You should invest in some canned air to blow away dust before replacing the glass panel at the end of the installation.
That's it. A bit fiddly but well worthwhile in the end. I haven't had much chance to test the drive yet, but on a default installation of OS X I went to Applications -> Select All -> Open ... and it took ~2 seconds to open everything no exaggeration. It shocked me, and I was expecting it to be fast.
|Aug 9, 2010, 09:04 AM
I hope you don't care about your warranty because you most likely just invalidated it.
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|Aug 9, 2010, 09:08 AM
Thank you very much for the tips, I've been planning to do this when I receive my iMac in a couple of days. Hopefully before the weekend.
Solid tips, all of them! It's almost as I expected from looking at the teardowns, except that I expected to have to fasten the drive somehow.
When you say left angled SATA cable, do you mean a cable like this?
IMO left- or right-angeled cable depends on how you look at them. Anyway, I've bought one of each already but one of them is a bit slimmer (the one pictured above) so if it's that one it's nice.
EDIT: Just want to confirm that the cable in the picture is the correct angle.
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|Aug 9, 2010, 09:09 AM
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|Aug 9, 2010, 09:22 AM
"This warranty does not apply: (a) to consumable parts, such as batteries, unless damage has occurred due to a defect in materials or workmanship; (b) to cosmetic damage, including but not limited to scratches, dents and broken plastic on ports; (c) to damage caused by use with non-Apple products; (d) to damage caused by accident, abuse, misuse, flood, fire, earthquake or other external causes; (e) to damage caused by
operating the product outside the permitted or intended uses described by Apple; (f) to damage caused by service (including upgrades and expansions) performed by anyone who is not a representative of Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider ("AASP"); (g) to a product or part that has been modified to alter functionality or capability without the written permission of Apple; or (h) if any Apple serial number has been removed or defaced.
So unless the OP got written permission or is an AASP I'd say his warranty is gone.
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|Aug 9, 2010, 09:32 AM
|Aug 9, 2010, 09:38 AM
|Aug 9, 2010, 09:38 AM
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|Aug 9, 2010, 09:48 AM
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|Aug 9, 2010, 09:55 AM
Shivers....bad idea...just pay for the built in SSD if you want one that bad. Ripping my brand new iMac to shreds so I can put in another hard drive would taint the entire computer for me...
to each his own I suppose...what's the big deal about SSD's anyway? Just take the 1TB drive, back up to a 1TB Time Capsule, and enjoy the machine...
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|Aug 9, 2010, 10:23 AM
|Aug 9, 2010, 10:31 AM
It's too bad you didn't take photos of your installation project.
Maybe as SSD becomes lower in price Apple will have the boxes all pre-fitted for them to make installation/replacement and upgrade less of a headache.
I do agree that for the same price that Apple wants to give you JUST the SSD option on the new iMac you can have it shipped to you with the 1TB drive and simply install a very nice very high performance SSD.
Basically it's a better 'deal' to install yourself if you feel you have the ability to do it.
|Aug 9, 2010, 10:41 AM
|Aug 9, 2010, 10:48 AM
Computers are designed from the ground up to be upgraded. Especially something as simple as internal drives.
The big deal about SSDs is that they have the potential to be A LOT faster than spinning disks, especially at random access. Oftentimes the bottleneck in the speed of your computer is the time its taking your hard disk drive to spool up, get to the data sectors, and transfer the few megabytes of data. SSDs will start transferring data immediately and high quality drives can transfer over 100MBps.
And the SSDs that Apple sell blow. They are low quality and useless but Apple sells that at prices comparable to what you would pay for the highest performance SSDs aftermarket.
|Aug 9, 2010, 11:20 AM
I would also love if the iMac had a 2.5" bay that was easily accessible from the outside, kinda like the PS3 hard drive or at least as the hard drive bay in the original macbook.
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|Aug 9, 2010, 12:00 PM
OP, this is just the kind of story I was hoping to hear from some iMac 27 owners. I have been sitting on the fence about buying an iMac because for the price I want it to last for a long time. It's just so painfully obvious that SSD's are the easiest way to improve performance and get the most out of any high end system like the iMac so it will remain viable for many years to come.
I'd love to hear any more information on how warranty issues have been handled by Apple after user upgrades have been performed. I tend to agree that the warranty should not automatically be null and void just because you open the case.
Also, if I am going to go to the trouble and risk of opening the case up to add or upgrade an SSD drive I'd like to also add an eSata port. Any thoughts on how difficult that would be as a DIY project? I know OWC offers this as a service. I wonder when/if another company will sell the kit you need to make this modification? Ideally, you would want to be able to reverse this mod if warranty enforcement becomes a problem.
|Aug 9, 2010, 01:34 PM
Lol, this is the last place I'd expect to find the Apple moral police.
I mean something i'd find at the apple discussion forums.
I think its good info, and of course ANY upgrade you do wether it voids your warranty your not it still a risk.
Good info though, way better than putting an eSata port on your own. hah.
|Aug 9, 2010, 08:23 PM
First of all thanks for being the first on here to post the mod. OWC says you have to do the following:
"Connect a data cable to the empty SATA port on the back of the logic board (a process requiring the removal of several screws and partial removal of the logic board."
Was that difficult or tricky? Speaking of tricky, which is the most difficult part of the mod?
Would you mind posting a link to where you bought your SATA cable and power supply cable. I want to make sure I don't buy the wrong thing.
|Aug 9, 2010, 09:38 PM
I'm thinking I should call my local AASP and see if they are willing to install an SSD for me should I get an iMac. Hmmm...
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|Aug 10, 2010, 05:40 AM
An SSD is probably the single most important upgrade you can make to a computer. Forget i5 or i7. An SSD will change how you use your computer completely and will probably make you never want to go back to a mechanical drive again.
|Aug 10, 2010, 05:47 AM
Left-angled SATA cable
SATA power Y-cable
Both of these cables were a good 2" longer than they needed to be, so you have some leeway. You wouldn't want them to be much longer, as there's very little space.
|Aug 10, 2010, 06:17 AM
Anyway, I've been looking at the teardown images and so far it looks like it's these screws. Could you confirm if I'm correct or not?
EDIT: I can confirm that the screws illustrated in this pictures are the correct screws to use for loosening your logic board.
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|Aug 10, 2010, 06:40 AM
I keep reading in this thread and others that the Toshiba 256 G SSD is so bad.
But has anyone tested this in the new iMac i7?
The link below does not give such a bad impression about that ssd.
Anyhow my iMac i7 with ssd will arrive some time next week. Than I can compare it (the ssd) with the intel 25 160 G presently in my MBP.
If it is as bad as most people say it is then I will swap it with the intel 25, as soon as the warranty time has expired. (apple care)
At least I don't have to perform the tricky install operation as described above.
|Aug 10, 2010, 06:46 AM
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It's powerful enough, the game could even look better on the Wii U.
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the wii u could barely handle warriors orochi 3 so i doubt it.
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Yes it would run better if a proper port was done that was made to take advantage of wii u hardware
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the wii u could barely handle warriors orochi 3 so i doubt it.
That game was made on older development kits for Wii U, later Nintendo released an updated one that had 20 to 40% higher clocks than previous one. Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper, Darksiders 2 and other launch games used only 2 cores, maybe a third though that was probably barely.
Wii U CPU:
- Tri Core IBM 45nm PowerPC750CL/G3/Power7 Hybrid
- Core 0; 512KB Core 1; 2MB Core 2; 512KB L2 Cache
- Clocked at 1.24Ghz
- 4 stage pipeline/not Xenon-Cell CPU-GPU hybrid
- Produced at IBM advanced CMOS fabrication facility
- Can use eDRAM as cache(!?)
- Dual Core ARM for background OS tasks clocked at 1Ghz with 64KB L1 cache per core
Wii U Memory:
- DDR3 2GB, 1GB for OS, 1GB for Games (12.8/Gbps is speculation)
- eDRAM 32MB+4MB Memory/VRAM/Cache(UNIFIED, 4MB for gamepad)
- Clocked at 550Mhz
- CPU for Cache and GPU for VRAM use eDRAM
- eDRAM acts as unified memory, similar to AMD's hUMA/HSA by function/behaviour(?!)
- Little to no latency between CPU and GPU with eDRAM Cache/Memory/VRAM
Wii U GPU:
- VLIW 5/VLIW4 Radeon HD 5000/6000
- DirectX 11/Open GL 4.3/Open CL 1.2/Shader Model 5.0
- Supports GPGPU compute/offload
- Customized, Using custom Nintendo API codenamed GX2(GX1 Gamecube)
- Clocked at 550Mhz
- Produced at TSMC
- Uses eDRAM as VRAM
- DirectX can only be used by Microsoft thus silicon/hardware/feature is removed replacing with transistors for performance and maintaining full Open GL 4.3/Open CL 1.2/Shader Model 5.0/GPGPU compatibility
Wii U Note;
- Can't use DirectX 11 except Open GL 4.3 that is ahead DX11
- Easier to program, no bottlenecks causing trouble like on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
- more efficient hardware with no bandwidth bottlenecks
- Most early ports and even now use 2 cores and 3rd is barely used #fact
- Wii U CPU has much higher operations per cycle than Xbox 360/PlayStation 3
- It is maybe in fact most efficient performance per watt in the world in terms of 45/40nm chips
- Power7 architecture allows shave off 10% of texture size without loss of quality(special compression)
It is ahead of 7th generation, developers will learn to handle and optimize for Wii U properly. I was digging on the internet for various information's for a month and all you read is what I compiled and gathered. It can handle 1080p because it has 3.5 times more eDRAM than Xbox 360 also has no severe memory/bandwidth bottlenecks that Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 have all over the system with their FSB that is choking. Xbox 360's GDDR3 that has theoretical 22-28Gbps is reduced to 10Gbps thanks to piss poor FSB.
Wii U has same amount of eDRAM as Xbox One, remember that and also Wii U's CPU utilizes Power7 architecture a bit so maybe just maybe Wii U's CPU can use eDRAM as CPU cache as GPU uses it as VRAM so in a way something like AMD's hUMA/HSA is possible on Wii U.
If Grand Theft Auto 5 was on Wii U then you can only expect better visuals/details, less pop ups, higher framerate that would be 60 fps most likely since Wii U is light years ahead of current generation and that is factual and you can be in denial but I did one whole month of dedicated digging on the internet in search of all sort of information's related to Wii U's hardware.
It can run it harder, better, faster, stronger and more sexier than 7th generation consoles by far.
You are not a core gamer if restricted to handhelds/consoles from one company thus limiting amount of games, further by genre's and graphical style of the game.


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Beautiful, treed sites. There are a few 50 amp sites, and a few sites barely suitable for big rigs. Most of the sites are short and not level enough for a motorhome. The campground loop is a dead end and we had to unhook the toad to go back. You'll do well keeping your interaction with "management" to a minimum. We called 3 hrs ahead and were told sites are first come first served. Not true. On arrival we were charged $7 to find a site, but I waited 10 min in the rain while the ranger marked a map with a black pen to show sites that had been reserved that day and told me that these were reserved. That map was the only one in existence and she suggested I take a photo with my cell phone so I would not take a reserved site. I did so, but the sites are poorly marked. BTW, they could not spare a map for me to take. Anyway, that process did not work for me and we opted for Walmart. At the exit, the ranger had to call a supervisor in order to get permission to refund the $7 I had paid to enter. Do not enter the park when it is raining, you have to stand outside, under the dripping roof eave while waiting for the ranger to mark up the map that shows reserved sites. She had no clue as to which sites were pull-throughs and which were long enough in order to take a 38' motorhome.
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This is an overnight stop for us, and it had been raining all day. The park was a mess. Water was ankle deep at the utility pedestal. A 42' rig got stuck in the mud and had to call for a tow from town. We were overcharged using Passport America: promised $16/night, but were charged $21. Pull-through sites were short, requiring unhitching the tow before pulling in. The WiFi was not working. The gravel roads and parking pad are solid gravel, albeit narrow. This is an adequate park when dry, but not for big rigs.
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We are here on a 1000 Trails membership: stay is free to us. Things have not changed since the previous review from June 2009. The campground has wonderful natural assets: cool climate, shade trees, some grass, fire rings and charcoal grilles, level sites and very nice tent camping areas. The parallel parking allows families to occupy facing sites creating a common social courtyard. However this latter asset is a big negative to a solo RVers like us. We were crowded into a small area, with neighbors chairs within 10 feet of our three chairs. A neighbor's truck was within 6-inches of the front of our RV. There was no setting of boundaries between camp-sites or a limit of vehicles and tents that could be deployed. Yesterday the temp hit 89 and at noon our AC quit due to low voltage: 106.7 V. We are connected to a decrepit 30A service, and we ran the generator until 11 PM when the voltage returned to a barely acceptable 110.9V. Overall, the place looks ratty, many leased sites are poorly kept up, most campers do not display their exit dates (difficult to determine where to move after the poor first site) and speeders abound raising dust on the narrow gravel roads. Member's lounge is locked and promised free Wi-Fi does not exist. Tengonet is the pits. This place needs a shaking up. The pool and games field are nice, wonderful ice cream is sold across US 1 at Sunday on the Beach, and there is lots to do and places to eat. It is likely we'll be back.


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today i show you My Chevy Nomad...built from The REVELL Kit
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the BMF Foiling was Horror and looks not so good
56 Chevy Nomad
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Posted 02 September 2007 - 07:22 AM
Great looking Nomad! I really like the Old School look (it's what I grew up with). Like your color choice too. BMF job looks good to me, also. Too many people tend to leave too much excess that makes a chrome strip look fat. Yours is NOT one of them. You've got a great looking car, be proud!
Posted 02 September 2007 - 09:55 AM
You are too modest, Uwe - most of us would be THRILLED with your foiling results!! The finish is lovely. Of special interest is the engine bay - not many modelers can weather an engine to make it look used, yet well-maintained. You certainly pulled that off nicely here!!
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Posted 03 September 2007 - 08:35 AM
Hey brother, like all your builds this is very nice man, color choice is perfect and the engine bay very well detailed............


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Over a month after the resignation of former naval chief DK Joshi, the government has been unable to appoint a new chief due to procedural delays and a lack of any sense of urgency, and with two of the three aspirants for the top job having blots on their career record.
In the meantime, the French naval chief's visit has been cancelled as there is no naval chief to recieve him. Various important meetings too have been put on hold.
Vice chief of naval staff RK Dhowan is the officiating naval chief but he cannot present himself as naval chief in any function or meeting, though he can discharge his duties.
The important Naval Commanders Conference, scheduled for April 12-14, has been deferred by the ministry. This is the forum in which the chief normally examines operational readiness, assesses the progress made in key projects and initiates functional, organisational and administrative steps necessary to enhance the navy's prepardness.
On the government's inability to appoint a chief, former navy chief Admiral (retd) Suresh Mehta said: "Joshi's resignation was an unexpected and an unprecedented situation. And before designating a service chief, the government has do various checks and background verification, which is a time-consuming exercise..."
Three top admirals are in the running for the top job — western naval command chief Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, acting naval chief Vice Admiral Robin Dhowan and eastern naval command chief Vice Admiral Anil Chopra. The election commission has permitted the government to appoint a chief.
Before recommending names to the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by the prime minister, the ministry is awaiting clearances from the IB, CBI and CVC.
But the problem of the government goes beyond that. The senior-most naval commander should get the job according to convention. In this case, Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, who heads the western naval command, is the senior-most. His elevation is being held back because most of the recent naval mishaps took place under his watch.
When the naval chief lost his job because of the accidents, it will seem to be a mockery of the moral values, which the ministry under AK Antony now claims to uphold, if the officer directly responsible for the mishaps is elevated. Also, the Vice Admiral can seek legal redress if he is denied promotion. There were objections to Shekhar Sinha being appointed as commander in chief of the western naval command but the ministry had overruled it.
Dhowan too has negative marks: he has not been the commander in chief of any command.
Defence minister Antony is in Kerala for 10 days for campaigning. Considering all this, it is likely that the navy will remain without a chief till the end of April.


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According to published reports, the Commission has sent Microsoft a note warning the company about potential antitrust concerns that might arise over Microsoft's bundling of Internet Explorer, Internet search and other features.
My colleague Hans Verbeeck created an interesting post about it and shows that he doesn't agree with the EU. He shows in his post how easy it is to make a competitor's search engine the default search engine in IE7.
Just read his post if you want to know more about it. I follow Hans his thinking about it.
The IE team created a feedback site where you can enter the IE7 bugs. The site where you can put the bugs is the Connect site.
You will need a passport account to sign up for the Internet Explorer Feedback program. Once signed up you can start giving your feedback and you will get a searchable public system for submitting and viewing the progress of bugs, leaving comments on bugs, and offering feedback and product suggestions.
Read the complete post on the IE blog
I hear you think how can I win that prize, it's simple i'll explain it.
The first thing is to think about a cool and useful project you could create with Visual Studio Express and/or SQL Server Express.
If your idea/project is chosen then you need to build the project.
Do you think to have the coolest project and want to win 10.00$ then go and subscribe you on this site www.madeinexpresscontest.com.
My colleagues Tom Mertens and David Boschmans made their complete wrap-up about the Dev-IT Pro Days 2006. I took their list of Belgian bloggers , you can find them below, check it out to know what some of the Attendees and Speakers found about the event:
Let start with some of the men behind the Dev - IT Pro Days:
Tom Mertens: Belgian Developer & IT Pro Days 2006: Some FactsDavid Boschmans: Wrapping up: Developer and It-Pro Days 2006
Now go on with some of the speakers and attendees:
Let me know if you saw another blog about Dev & IT Pro days which is not in this list and I will add it onto this list.
I didn't know we hired a reporter Hans Verbeeck (also a MSFTie) for the Dev & IT Pro days, you can find his article on his blog http://blogs.msdn.com/hans_vb/archive/2006/03/09/547272.aspx
Hans your keynote was great and it was a pleasure to help you out.
It was indeed a lot of work but we had fun too.
Thanks Hans
It has been a busy week for our team and we hope you all enjoyed the Dev & IT Pro Days. More then 1200 developers and IT Pro's attended. For those who attended, a big Thank You for being there, for those who didn't make it we hope to see you next year.
For me it was the first time I was behind the scenes of such an event and I must admit I enjoyed it a lot.
Now we are waiting on your feedback to see how we can make it even a better even next year. Any feedback is welcome firstname.lastname@example.com
We are also pleased that we could announce two new IT Pro focused user groups:
Pro-Exchange - Can you guess what will be the focus of this user group?
BEMSSUG – This SQL Server user group will not only have an IT Pro focus but also have a Developer focus.
I will post more on the Dev & IT Pro days later on.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006Learn about the architecture of Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) in detail. We will explore how federated identity and access management are enabled by tracing the flow of claims through the system, via a demonstration of ADFS administration in conjunction with a representative end-to-end line of business application.
Thursday, March 16, 2006Take a tour of new capabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 that facilitate the implementation and management of storage area networks (SANs) and other features that improve the performance and manageability of files that are shared across networks.
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With over 1.200 registrations the Developer & IT Pro Days are now officially sold out... We've exceed our target with 20% and for the first time in Developer & IT Pro Days history we have to close the registration early. See y'all in Ghent...
I just received this link from a colleague of mine just watch the video and turn the sound on. I liked it very much.
The Exchange blog just posted an interview with Terry Myerson , General Manager of Exchange, where he talks about Microsofts decision to build a 64-bit only version. You can find the post here or a direct link to the mp3 & wma.
Txs to Harold Wong
This CTP includes both the full 64-bit version, and the 32-bit version for feature evaluation, training, and demonstrations.
Beta 2 is targeted mid-2006 for Beta 2, and remain on track to finish in the end of 2006 or early 2007.


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Gay Soldiers For First Time Can Wear Uniforms To Pride Parades
The Department of Defense announced the new rule Thursday, just in time for pride events in San Diego.
1. Congratulations To Our Servicemembers.
U.S. Navy personnel march in last year's San Diego gay pride parade.
Navy servicewomen Marissa Gaeta and Citlalic Snell.
In this March 2, 2012 file photo, Sean Sutton, left, greets his boyfriend of 2 years, U.S. Navy sailor Jonathan Jewell, E5, with a kiss after Jewell returned from a seven month deployment
US Marine Brandon Morgan posted this photo of him and his boyfriend to the Gay Marines Facebook Group earlier this year.
In this July 16, 2011 photo, two women, both active duty sailors in the Navy who gave their names as Nikki, left, and Lisa, kiss as they march in the Gay Pride Parade in San Diego.
The civil union ceremony of Air Force Tech. Sgt. Erwynn Umali (right) and Will Behrens on base in New Jersey on Saturday, June 23.
A supporter's sign at a 2010 rally urging the U.S. Senate to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell.


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|0. PaStiX - PaStiX is a high performance parallel solver for very large sparse linear systems based on direct methods. It provides also an adaptive blockwise iLU(k) factorization that can be used as a parallel preconditioner.
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|2. HIPS - HIPS stands for "Hierarchical Iterative Parallel Solver". It is a parallel solver for large sparse linear system.
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|3. MURGE - MURGE is a common interface to several sparse linear solvers. This projet aims at providing a interface that can be use in numerical simulation to call different solvers without rewriting some code.
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Up to now, the only country in Latin America having nation-wide protection against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation was Ecuador.
Article 4 of the new Mexican Federal Law to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination defines discrimination as "every distinction, exclusion or restriction based on ethnic or national origin, sex, age, disability, social or economic status, health, pregnancy, language, religion, opinion, sexual preferences, civil status or any other, that impedes recognition or enjoyment or fights and real equality in terms of opportunities for people".
Article 9 defines as "discriminatory behavior"--among others--"impeding access to public or private education; prohibiting free choice of employment, restricting access, permanency or promotion in employment; denying or restricting information on reproductive rights; denying medical services; impeding participation in civil, political or any other kind of organisations; impeding the exercise of property rights; offending, ridiculing or promoting violence through messages and images displayed in communications media; impeding access to social security and its benefits; impeding access to any public service or private institution providing services to the public; limiting freedom of movement; exploiting or treating in an abusive or degrading way; restricting participation in sports, recreation or cultural activities; incitement to hatred, violence, rejection, ridicule, defamation, slander, persecution or exclusion; promoting or indulging in physical or psychological abuse based on physical appearance or dress, talk, mannerisms or for openly acknowledging one's sexual preference.
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XENIA — David Deskins will be the new superintendent of the Greene County Career Center. His hire was recently approved by the career center's board of education.
"This is a great hire for the students and staff at the Greene County Career Center," said board President Al Nels. "He brings a unique set of skills that include being a teacher, principal and superintendent in comprehensive school districts plus administrative experience in a career-technical setting. The community will be impressed with his professionalism and commitment to student success."
Deskins comes to Xenia from the Penta Career Center near Toledo where he served as director of human resources for the last two years. Before that Deskins served in various capacities in private, public and technical schools throughout Ohio, as well as positions in the Ohio legal system. He holds a bachelor's degree from Bowling Green State University and a master's with doctorate work from the University of Dayton.
He's no stranger to the Greene County and the surrounding regions too. He's lived and worked in the area before.
"I am very excited by the opportunity to return to southwest Ohio," Deskins said. "My hope is I can bring some innovative ideas and certainly build on the many really positive things that are already going there on in Greene County."
Deskins described himself as very student-oriented in his decision making processes and said he values data in the extreme in his decisions.
He doesn't back down for big projects either. During his time as superintendent in the Archbold school district in northwest Ohio, Deskins said he partnered with two other Ohio public schools and applied for federal stimulus dollars to install the largest wind turbines that are school owned on K-12 campuses in the state. Deskins estimated the net savings to be between $80,000 and $100,000 a year in electricity costs.
"Those were $2.1 million projects each," he said. "We were able to sustain those projects with all grant funding, so there were no costs to the district for the installation."
In his time at Archbold, he was also instrumental in working to start a 1:1 iPad initiative for high school students in the community.
It's that kind of vision that he'll bring back to Greene County. And that vision extends beyond the dollars-and-cents, practical matters that his position will require him to attend to.
"With career technical education the biggest challenge is making sure that we get students in programs that are going to allow them to enter either the workforce or further educational opportunities," he said. "One of the critical pieces for us is making sure that we're exposing the families of Greene County to the types of careers, the types of trades and outcomes that students will be able to achieve by gaining an education at a career center."
Deskins said he believes it is a critical time to listen closely to industry partners in preparing students for future opportunities in the state.
"While many Ohio jobs go unfilled each year, we can no longer focus on college only options for our students, and we must do a better job of preparing our students both in high school and adult educational opportunities with the diversity they will need to be employed, contributing members of our local communities," he said.
Deskins, 50, has been married to his wife Holly for 22 years. His daughters Gabrielle and Olivia attend Bowling Green State University and Archbold High School, respectively.
Deskins will begin duties as superintendent on August 18. He replaces Dan Schroer who resigned to become superintendent for Margaretta Local Schools in Castalia, Ohio.
"I just think it's a really exciting opportunity," Deskins said. "I'm just really very excited for the opportunity to come down and make some nice contributions there for the kids of Greene County."
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If the Reds are to acquire a bat, with the intention of being a starter, shortstop is where they need to look. They stand to gain far more by way of improvement there than anywhere.
If the Reds are to acquire a bat, with the intention of being a starter, shortstop is where they need to look. They stand to gain far more by way of improvement there than anywhere.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
DeJesus has a slash line of .328/.398/.463/.861 with a 134 OPS+ in a much less hitter friendly park than GABP. He wouldn't platoon with anybody, you'd hit him leadoff and play him everyday and be done with it. He's also not a complete butcher in a LF. I have a hard time believing he wouldn't be a huge upgrade from Gomes.
He's a perfect target for the Reds, IMO.
The offense will be fine, but the relief pitching? That's where the main effort should be. We can't afford Haren or Lee anyways.
You go after a SP because trusting 3 rookies and a guy coming back from TJ surgery is a recipe for a 2nd half fade.
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We had this discussion last year when it came to SS, and the SS market. It was pretty lean then, and still is. That is why OCab is here in the first place.
Here is the potential list of FA SSs after this season....
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Alex Gonzalez TOR
Christian Guzman WAS
J.J. Hardy MIN
Omar Infante ATL *
Cesar Izturis BAL
Derek Jeter NYY
Julio Lugo STL
Jhonny Peralta CLE *
Edgar Renteria SF *
Jose Reyes NYM *
Jimmy Rollins PHI *
Ramon Vazquez PIT
LF is not, IMO, some immediate, pressing need. That doesn't mean I think this team needs to sign Gomes to some long-term contract, or that he is the solution; but it really irks me that the anti-Gomes on here either cling to "he's a terrible defender", or they have to "cherry pick" his offensive numbers or single out one month. The season is 6 months long and 162 games.
Can actually hit in LF?
Jonny's current numbers - .280 BA .331 OB% .476 SLG% .808 OPS - other then a much better B/A, is pretty much in-line with his career numbers ..... .247 .330 .471 .802
And among NL LFers he's either in the top 5 or top 10 is almost every major offensive category.
He's 6th in the NL with 60 RBIs.
And in the #5 slot he has been producing this year.... .308 BA .361 OB% .462 SLG% .823 OPS
Runners On.... .321 .358 .580 .938
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"panic" only comes from having real expectations
The top-of-the-league offense is the one that has Rolen in it. When he's not in it, it looks like the offense that struggled early. If you can line up three all-stars in a row, then guys like Gomes and a rested Cabrera can do damage from being overlooked by a stressed-out pitcher. When Rolen's not in the lineup, there are too many safe spots for the pitcher.
The recency of an exciting start or two from a young pitcher hasn't changed the needs of the team. They still need a SP and RP.
I say, if they could acquire a SP, RP and someone like David DeJesus and give Janish more than a monthly start, the Reds would be Kool and the Gang.
Right now, I'm a worried they're could end up a bit "Mandril."
"Bring on Rod Stupid!"
Other than making history Friday night, the Reds have lost three one run, extra-inning games. They are not getting blown out on these mild losing streaks. They win Friday, they're up 4 games and no one is sweating even losing 3 of 4.
It is ludicrous to say the offense has been a fluke. The offense has been good, the starting pitching has been passable, and the only reason we do not have a 6-8 game lead is the bullpen. Hopefully the second half sees all other things equal and the bullpen arms like Cordero and Massett get it in gear in the second half and become shutdown again.
Can't win with 'em
Can't win without 'em
Overlooking the GABP factor here IMO. An offense at GABP that isn't in the top 4 in the NL would be below average talentwise IMO.
Conversely, a Pitching staff that can be in the middle of the pack at GABP is probably pretty good.
I think the Reds issue is that though they have depth of major league quality pitchers, they don't really have the talent for the top of the rotation or the back of the pen to hang with other play-off caliber teams. Having 6 or 7 guys who are just dandy in the 3-5 spots of the rotation is a nice thing to have, but if you start your play-off series 0-2 because your outclassed in the top spots, you aren't going to win.
The pen is toast and I don't see much hope there. Burton can probably help the middle and one of the displaced starters or maybe Chapman might provide enough to get Rhodes some rest and catch his second wind but we're stuck with Coco. Nobody is going to take his deal at this point and with the bucks owed to him, he won't be pushed aside. The only hope is that he comes off the break rested and comes back pitching well. I think the middle of the pen will be fine on its own, but the team may need to acquire a guy anyway who is a set-up guy with some closing experience just to get Dusty to go easier on Coco and see if he gets more effective with less usage. As an old fat guy myself, I usually don't go where I'm about to go, but a diet might help as well.
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Tata Steel is in talks with international investors to raise at least Rs 5,000 crore through equity and an equivalent amount through debt, said sources familiar with the development.
The money raised will be used to lower the steel giant's mountainous $12.8 billion (Rs 59,584 crore) debt.
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Shares of Tata Steel closed marginally down at Rs 545.60, on the BSE on Friday.


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The misguided notion of a post-racial America
For instance, journalist Gwen Ifill coined the term "missing white woman syndrome" to describe the disproportionate media attention bestowed upon missing white women and girls, to the exclusion of missing women and children of color. It is a poignant and disheartening reflection of the way in which the lives of some are deemed less significant than those of others.
Some might argue that these cases of racial prioritizing are concentrated in the older generations, while the Millenial generation is the epitome of post-racialism. How then do we explain the recent string of tweets from angered Hunger Games fans – a book whose fan base consists primarily of teens and teens – who discovered that one popular young character, Rue, is played by a 12-year-old black girl in the movie? One tweet read "call me racist but when I found out Rue was black, her death wasn't as sad."
Instead of focusing on Trayvon's hoodie, we should be questioning the larger racial stereotypes that cause us to be indifferent to these deaths, a sentiment that stems from a discounted value placed on their lives. Appalling comments such as these do not feel like a post-racial world, but more like the segregated beaches at Lake Michigan in 1919.
Lupo is an associate professor of political science at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. She is the author of "Flak-Catchers: One Hundred Years of Riot Commission Politics in America."