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Four Arizona Wildcats football game times released
The Pac-12 is slowly releasing its 2014 football schedule, and four of the University of Arizona's game times are now known.
The team's season-opener at home against UNLV will be played on Fri., Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. The game will be aired on ESPN.
Arizona's second game, on the road at UTSA, will be on Thurs., Sept. 4 at 5:00 p.m. and broadcast on FOX Sports 1.
The Wildcats' Oct. 2 contest at Oregon will kick off at 7:30 p.m. and be broadcast on ESPN.
And perhaps most notably, the Wildcats will host Arizona State in the annual Territorial Cup on Fri., Nov. 28 at 1:30 p.m., with the game airing on FOX.
The rest of Arizona's schedule will be released throughout the season.
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- Glenn Parker, Pac-12 Networks football analystGlenn talks about the upcoming Pac-12 spring football games and shares his thought on the NFL draft.
- Rich Rodriguez, Head Coach UA FootballWhat is Coach Rodriguez doing to get his team ready for the upcoming football season?
- Doug Haller- ASU beat writer for azcentral sportsDoug Haller previews the college basketball national championship game.


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Federal Unions: Dynamos or Dinosaurs?
Thursday - 6/3/2010, 4:00am EDT
Outside of the U.S. Postal Service most federal workers don't belong to unions, even though most rank-and-file feds are represented by unions. And enjoy benefits won by unions both on Capitol Hill and within individual agencies.
Some union members vocally resent the fact that their dues (which by private sector union standards are very, very low) pay for lobbying and legal efforts that also help "free riders." In fact 2009 was one of the best, maybe the best, year on Capitol Hill that federal workers and retirees have ever (or will ever) have thanks mostly to organized feds and retirees.
On the other hand...
Many non-members either don't believe in unions, don't see the need (since they can't bargain over wages or call strikes) for unions, or don't want representation that in their view has become more partisan in recent years. With a definite tilt to Democratic candidates. As one long-time fed put it, "the union that wants me to join is acting like it's still the 1930s...they act like we are battling the old coal or railroad companies."
A retired federal labor-management expert said "it's like the 'which came first the chicken or the egg?' question. Are Republicans anti-worker, anti-fed and anti-union and, if so, did the unions make them that way? Write about that when you figure that one out!"
Appearing on our "Your Turn with Mike Causey" radio show yesterday, NTEU President Colleen Kelley said the union "supports politicians who support federal workers" and that party affiliation doesn't matter and isn't considered. The show, which includes a how-Congress-really-works session with long-time NARFE legislative director Judy Park, is archived so you can listen anytime by clicking here.
Earlier we touched on the to-join-or-not-to-join question and got some interesting comments from readers. Such as:
- "Mike, if you use any of my comments, please sign it 'Anonymous.' I don't need any problems with our agency's union management or members.
"I'm not a union member and haven't been since representation was approved and then recertified in very close votes at our agency. The primary reason is my objection to supporting the union's political activities which I disagree with at least 90% of the time. In addition, the union has no bargaining authority over compensation related issues at our agency which reduces the potential benefit to our employees.
"On a positive note, I have seen some work life and benefit issues where they have probably been a factor in pushing our management to do more. Bottom line is I don't see where the gains have exceeded the cost had I been a dues paying member. Factor in the political activism and it was a 'no brainer' for me." Anonymous
- "Since I am not, never have been or ever will be a Democrat, I would never join this arm of the Democratic Party. The unions do not represent workers, they raise money for Democratic Congressman they have bought already or plan to buy in the future." Frank In Austin
- "Like many movements, organized labor may feel like it can justify itself by pointing backwards and saying 'look what we've done for you.' However, we live in a what have you done for me lately world...which isn't all bad, as it forces us to produce in the here and now. I believe in organized labor and I'm a member of NTEU. But, in my mind, NTEU is always required to operate and be effective in the present." Pat
- "I'm a member of AFGE (although work says I'm not eligible to be a member and transferred me to NSPS).
"I think that the few members are supporting the masses who refuse to join unless they have a work issue that requires the union's help to resolve. When we few retire and no one is left to fund the union I don't know what workers are going to do when they need help.
"Workers need unions to protect them from bad bosses. Over the years I have seen a number of anti-union workers, and a few bosses, who have turned to the union for support. After years of bad-mouthing the union they found that when they needed help from an incompetent or vicious boss, only the union was willing and able to help them.
"I am curious what the current self-interested group of workers will do when the union folds because of lack of support." Alice
- "It doesn't matter that unions have to represent you whether or not you are a member; unions need funds in order to operate. I was always a union member when I was eligible to be a union member. When I was promoted to management, I began paying dues to NARFE. Someone has to look out for my interests.
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Pipeline that spilled 105,000 gallons of oil in California was only one in county without 'auto shut-off'
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Tesla now has pop-up stores folded inside containers, will tour US and Europe
Innovation even when it comes to stores.
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This young California mule deer is too sweet.
8 ways to turn a can of tomatoes into supper
From simple to snazzy, all of these recipes start with one of the most basic and cheapest pantry items.
Artists' salvaged tire installations reactivate Barcelona's streets
These simple but intriguing urban art sculptures made out of repurposed tires bring a new sense of place to some of Barcelona's neglected streets.
Transit directions (subway, trains, buses) coming to Apple Maps in iOS 9
It's about time this basic feature came to the default mapping application on Apple devices.
UNplug solar controller aims to help you take your fridge off the grid
Where's the middle ground between having a small solar charger for your gadgets, and having a rooftop solar array capable of powering your entire house? The UNplug might know.
Your 'raw' almonds probably aren't raw
By law, every commercially grown almond sold in the U.S. must be steam-treated or chemically fumigated. Who knew?
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An example of "Lotus effect," a self-cleaning property of certain very water-repellant leaves.
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Colombia considers unleashing caterpillar army to attack cocaine crops
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Portland takes a car lane and makes it a mile-long pop-up park
Decades ago a prescient Portland mayor tore down a freeway to make a riverside park in the heart of Portland. Now transportation wonks are taking a traffic lane to expand that park with a pop-up ped and bike lane.
Texas to Tesla: Get off my lawn...
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Qubole Executive to Speak at StampedeCon in St. Louis
Shrikanth Shankar, Head of Engineering at Qubole, Will Present Techniques to Optimize Hadoop in the Cloud at Big Data Event on July 30th
Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) July 29, 2013
Qubole™, a provider of the next generation Cloud Big Data platform, is proud to announce that its Head of Engineering, Shrikanth Shankar, will speak at StampedeCon in St. Louis, Missouri on July 30th.
Shrikanth's presentation, titled "Cloud-Friendly Hadoop and Hive", will take place on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 1:30 PM. In his presentation, Shrikanth will discuss how to optimize Hadoop and its related frameworks to perform in the Cloud even better than in the datacenters for which they were originally designed for.
Following a successful live chat on Twitter on July 10, hosted by StampedeCon founder Gary Stiehr and featuring Shrikanth Shankar, both are excited for the Big Data event.
"In our second year, StampedeCon has grown faster than we had even hoped. We are looking forward to having Shrikanth and all of our experts here in St. Louis for the conference," said Stiehr.
Shrikanth Shankar is the Head of Engineering at Qubole. Previously, Shrikanth worked at Oracle for over a decade, rising to become Director of Development in the BI team.
Shrikanth was one of the leaders of the Oracle Exalytics effort and helped drive the product from conception to release. Prior to that, Shrikanth was on Oracle's database team in the SQL/DSS group, where he made significant contributions to many different portions of the Oracle stack, ranging from partitioning, SQL optimization, and SQL/parallel execution all the way to indexing and data layers.
About Qubole
Qubole provides a managed Big Data service that makes it simple to prepare, integrate and explore Big Data in the cloud. Founded by the creators of Apache Hive and ex-Facebook's data infrastructure team, Qubole is trusted by the largest brands in social media, online advertising, gaming and other data-intensive companies.
Qubole Data Service (QDS) provides a software-as-a-service solution for Big Data teams. Running on a fast, auto-scaling Hadoop cluster with built-in data connectors and a graphical user-interface for Hive, Pig, Oozie and Sqoop, QDS makes it easy to inspect data, author and execute queries, and convert queries into scheduled jobs.
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Williams articles on F1 Fanatic archive
Testing pace suggests Williams' revival is real 3rd March 2014, 12:30
Williams had a bad year but they've shaken up their technical department, changed engine supplier and hired a Brazilian ex-Ferrari driver. This all sounds very familiar…
Mercedes and Williams "out in front" – Domenicali 2nd March 2014, 20:11
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali names Mercedes and Williams as the two teams who are setting the pace in 2014 so far – but believes his team could be next behind them.
Williams "very happy" despite engine failure
Williams were very pleased with their position at the end of testing despite losing time due to an engine failure on the final day of running in Bahrain.
Smedley rejoins Massa at Williams 25th February 2014, 9:04
Williams have confirmed Felipe Massa's former Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley has joined him at the team – but in a different capacity.
Felipe Nasr joins Williams as test and reserve driver 22nd February 2014, 0:33
GP2 driver Felipe Nasr has been appointed as Williams' test and reserve driver for the forthcoming season and will drive for the team in practice sessions.
Rivals can mimic McLaren suspension – Williams 1st February 2014, 10:00
Other teams can mimic McLaren's novel rear suspension design without making drastic changes to their cars, in the view of Williams chief test and support engineer Rod Nelson.
Massa 'not the only one smiling' at Williams 31st January 2014, 19:07
Felipe Massa says morale is high at Williams following a productive end to the team's first test of the year.
Williams pleased with reliaibility gains
Williams chief test and support engineer Rod Nelson believes the team are starting to get to grips with the reliability challenge presented by the new 2014 cars.
"Definitely a big change" with new cars – Massa 30th January 2014, 19:13
Felipe Massa stressed the differences in driving the new cars after his first day of running for Williams in Spain.
Bottas says new cars are more fun to drive 29th January 2014, 18:54
The new Formula One regulations have produced cars which are more enjoyable to drive, according to Valtteri Bottas.


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FMLY Fest assembles dozens of musicians for DIY weekend
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Hollow Boys embrace the dark on third album
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10 Thousand Sounds 2014: Behind the bands
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Black Market Brass delivers hip-shaking funk rhythms
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For the Love brings hip-hop festivities to Lowertown
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Kitty Cat Klub hosts Tourniquet Noise series
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So you're in your little room, and you're working on something good. But if it's really good, you're gonna need a bigger room. And what phrase says "little room" more literally than "microhouse," a substyle that suggests infinite variety on the head of a pin? Over the past half-decade, the term has become as much a description of what the music isn't--obvious, cheesy, anthemic--as what it is: subtle, slow-building, cocked-eyebrow sly. Thing is, most of the music's heavy hitters want to escape the little room of insider snobbery for the bigger room of pop (or at least semi-popular) appeal--and they want to do it without sacrificing too much of what makes the best of it churn.
Frequently, a goal like this requires the usual kinds of crossover tactics, like remaking well-known material in its own image: Most infamously, Superpitcher mauled Peggy Lee's "Fever" on his seasickeningly uneven Here Comes Love, released earlier this year. But when Cologne's Ada, one of the sharpest DJ/producers in the field, includes a tingling house version of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Maps" on her debut album, it sounds like the most natural thing in the world. That's partly because Ada's surprisingly nuanced singing is one of the album's strongest features--and partly because "Maps" shares the same opalescent production of cuts like the Everything But the Girl cover "Each and Everyone (Blindhouse-Mix)" and "Livedriver" (sweep-and-crack percussion on the former, 3D bells on the latter).
Ellen Allien doesn't sing on her new album, but she doesn't have to. Continuing her winning pattern of alternating an album of originals with a DJ mix, the Berliner's new My Parade works as a goof on her native city's biggest dance-music event--the annual Love Parade, a trance-dominated outdoor DJ festival--and a statement of personal purpose. As Nick Sylvester of Pitchfork points out, 10 of the 13 cuts here are the B-sides of the 12-inches from which they stem. Unlike 2002's great Weiss.Mix, which leaned toward detailed minimalism, My Parade is bigger and bashier; it's no surprise that two of the best cuts are titled "Rave Anthem" and "Cheap Thrills" (by Modeselektor and Apparat, respectively).
If Ada and Allien are committed to making microhouse macro, Spaniard Ricardo Villalobos doesn't have to think about how he got started in his little room. If Thé Au Harem D'Archimède is any indication, he's downsized to a closet. But he finds acres of nuance in his self-imposed confines. Opener "Hireklon" puts the lessons of avant-folk guitar master John Fahey to better use than a police van full of spare-changers-cum-Wire magazine cover subjects, with a Twilight Zone-worthy acoustic line that curlicues on top of itself over a pitter-clapping beat and cozy single bass notes. On "Hello Halo," the clip-clop rhythm rises (just barely) above what appears to be the jibber-jabbering of a dozen contact-miked beetles and occasional drop-ins from some pitch-bended bells. And on "True to Myself," Villalobos even sings--not as prettily as Ada or as officiously as Allien, but in a woozy scat that feels appropriate to his project. He sounds like he's singing to himself, in his little room, wondering not how to get out, but where to stack the laundry.
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Recent Updates
03.16.15 -- Statement from Senator Adam P. Ebbin on the Retirement of Delegate Rob KrupickaMarch 16, 2015Press Release
"I was surprised to learn that Delegate Rob Krupicka has decided not to run for re-election this year. Rob's passion for education and expertise on the benefits of pre-K and high-stakes testing have made a difference, both from his work in the House of Delegates as well as on the State Board of Education. His well-informed, collaborative nature is just what the General Assembly needs more of and will be sorely missed. Rob has been a friend for 20 years, and I understand and admire his dedication to his family."Read more
02.25.15 - In Virginia General Assembly, Many Bills Die By StealthFebruary 25, 2015News Clip
RICHMOND, Va. — There's more than one way to kill legislation in the Virginia General Assembly.
There's the straight-up way: Put it up for a vote and lawmakers must go on record, pro or con.
Then there's the stealthy way: Kill it in a subcommittee without a recorded vote, and it vanishes without a trace.
It's a longstanding practice in Virginia's 400-year-old legislature. But transparency advocates say the public deserves better.Read more
02.18.15 -- Restoration of Voting Rights Ought to be AutomaticFebruary 18, 2015News Clip
Gov. Bob McDonnell expedited the restoration of voting rights of nonviolent felons who have completed their sentences. Gov. Terry McAuliffe has built on the precedent. The state Senate has taken the next step.
The chamber has given first approval to a proposed constitutional amendment to make restoration automatic. Nonviolent felons would not need to apply for it.
Section 1 of Article II in the Virginia Constitution describes qualifications of voters. The amendment adds the italicized language to the text:Read more
TEN BILLS FROM SENATOR EBBIN PASS VIRGINIA SENATEFebruary 12, 2015Press Release
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February 12th, 2015
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RICHMOND – After the General Assembly's halfway point, Senator Adam P. Ebbin (D-Alexandria) passed ten bills through the Virginia Senate that await consideration by the House of Delegates.Read more
02.11.15 -- Sexual Assault Bill Sponsored by Favola, Ebbin Passes SenateFebruary 11, 2015News Clip
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- All sessions are one hour long
- All sessions will be held on the Sylvania Campus, TCB Building, Room 312 except for the Online Session on April 22nd
2015 Health Informatics Information Sessions:
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The Health Informatics program is a limited entry program, which accepts 15 students every fall. Some of the required courses for the health informatics program are only offered online via PCC's Desire2Learn Course Management System. Students are expected to be comfortable and confident in navigating an online classroom format. This requires more reading on the part of students, as well as comfort with computer technology.
Students can complete this degree as a part-time or full-time student. However, they must commit to taking some required courses in certain terms in order to stay in the program.
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Students must complete WR 121, CIS 120, CIS 121, and MP 111 with grades of C or better and meet the MTH 65 competency by either completing MTH 65 or higher with a grade of C or better or by passing the MTH 65 competency exam, by the end of the spring term in the year they wish to start the AAS degree in Health Informatics.
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Light weight, compact monopod: is Manfrotto MM394 390 the best choice?
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Light weight, compact monopod: is Manfrotto MM394 390 the best choice?
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Before someone says "there is no best", please let me explain: I am looking for a monopod with the following properties:
- light weight: around 500g, the less the better
- load: 2-3 kg
- height: around 150cm
- folded length: around 50cm, the less the better
After some searching, the best candidate I could find is Manfrotto MM394 390:
height: 152,5 cm, folded length: 48 cm, max. load: 4,5 kg, weight: 330g.
If you happen to own this one, can you please briefly share your experience?
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German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaueble met with parliamentary leaders of the country's main political parties on Monday to discuss a fast-track bill that would enable billion of euros of aid to debt—stricken Greece.
All of the parliamentary parties were "essentially ready to help financially endangered Greece," Schaueble said following the meeting.
Mr. Schauble said that a bill could now be prepared within the next week. It would clear the way for some 8.4 billion euros (11.2 billion dollars) in financial aid through a state bank.
Greece must first however agree upon a further series of budget cuts with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is currently consulting with the government in Athens.
An EU bail—out for Greece hinges on German approval, which would contribute the largest single amount of the 45—billion—euro facility from eurozone members and the IMF that Greece requested last week.
Such a loan, however, is highly unpopular amongst the German public.
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In Thanjavur, erratic power supply aggravates water supply crisis
Farmers of Thanjavur district alleged malpractices in the co-operative elections being held in Thanjavur district and appealed to the district administration to ensure a free and fair poll. They demanded supply of three-phase power continuously for agricultural pumpsets and in villages so that drinking water could be pumped into overhead tanks.
Highlighting these two issues, they wore black badges and attended the monthly q day meeting at the collectorate. They contested the statement of Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) that three-phase supply was being given for three hours during the day and for three hours at night in the district.
They said this statement made at the agriculture grievances day meeting is contrary to truth and three-phase supply was not given even for two hours a day. However, Tangedco engineers admitted that there may be shortfall in three-phase supply whenever there was problem in wind energy generation.
K. Baskaran, Collector, who presided over the meeting, said that samba crop was raised on 1,02,939 hectares of land and thaladi on 19,003 hectares of land this year in Thanjavur district. Harvest had been completed. Average yield was 4,511 kg a hectare. During this summer season, paddy had been cultivated on 4,834 hectares of land.
It had been planned to build 5,000 farm ponds in the district out of which, beneficiaries had been selected for 4,998 farm ponds.
It had been planned to conduct Uzhavar Vizhas in 759 revenue villages. So far, these had been held in 223 villages. Black gram seeds were now distributed for cultivation. There was a stock of 160 tonnes of ADT 5 and ADT 3 black gram seeds in agriculture extension centres.
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|Dec 25, 2012, 05:56 PM
11" Macbook Air VS iPad
I was wondering whether you could help me with some little advice. I've got about 850 pounds to spend, which is basically the price of the 11" Macbook Air. I'm basically wondering whether I should go for it or whether I should buy myself an iPad and spend the rest of the money on something else.
Here is some background. I'm a student. I already have a 2010 21.5" iMac which I love (I also have an iPhone). While it's rather mobile, I found it quite difficult taking it with me on my breaks. I would much prefer also having something much smaller that can keep me company while I'm away. I will be mostly using it to browse on the internet and do other standard multimedia tasks, but I would probably also use it more occassianaly use it for typing (such is student life).
- Not great for typing but it is possible to use it that way with an external keyboard
- Can be limiting but of course the question is whether I will ever feel it. But it's good to think about the future
- Difficult to print with
+ more mobile than MBA because of a smaller size and weight so I would probably be more willing to take it with me even on day trips to entertain be on a train etc
+ Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems better for watching film etc. when traveling on a plane
+ 1/2 the price
Thank you!
|Dec 25, 2012, 07:21 PM
It's just too hard to take notes or to write papers using an Ipad. There's no real word processor yet available for the Ipad either. I've seen a couple people trying to use Ipads in class for notes and what-have-you but most people are using small laptops of all varieties. I would recommend the 11" Air. I used it for a whole year and it worked very well for everything, except battery life. I just upgraded from a 11" Air for school work to a 13" rMBP. Ipad software isn't quite sophisticated enough yet to cover all the things you will need for school. The Ipad is not more mobile than a 11" Air. I'd say they are roughly equal in this regard.
|Dec 25, 2012, 09:21 PM
I think if you're going to be using it for note-taking or multimedia content creation then the 11" MBA with Mountain Lion OS would provide a better platform. I bought one in November for a trip to Southeast Asia. It essentially became my guidebook and travel agency as I was able to make arrangements online from the comfort of my hotel rooms. I'm not saying you can't do that with an iPad but whenever I had to compose a lengthy email or post-process some images, I knew I had made the right choice in the MBA with its full-sized keyboard.
Also, at my workplace, all managers in IT were issued iPads. Those who often take notes during meetings have also ordered sturdy aluminum covers with a built-in keyboard. That combo essentially mimics a laptop. I think they would've been better off with an 11" MBA as well.
|Dec 26, 2012, 03:37 AM
If you are going to do anything productive with your new device, you are going to need a keyboard.
If you have an ipad, you can get an external keyboard, but by the time you do that:
- you are carrying around two things,
- recharging two things (or buying batteries for your keyboard)
By this time you are carrying the same weight as an MBA.
Go for the 11" MBA.
iPads are fun. MBAs are far more productive.
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|Dec 26, 2012, 06:08 AM
For your uses (browsing and multimedia mostly) i would get the ipad.
You can do light duty typing on it - but for the primary uses you describe it will be way better than an MBA.
You can use it without needing somewhere to sit with it on your lap, you can get integrated 3g on it which is great for mobile maps, and the battery life is at least double what you'll get on the MBA in real life.
Yes, an MBA would be better for "work" type stuff, but from the sounds of your first post, that will be a secondary use for the device.
For everything else while on the move, the iPad is just so much better (and we had both an MBA 11" and iPad in the household for some time). Mostly due to the battery life, instant-on, and ability to use it standing up.
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|Dec 26, 2012, 10:51 AM
As it stands right now I would go with the Air. I'm doing some simple compiling of information using my iPad2 and what takes about 30 minutes has taken about 7-10 on my MBP because switching from one program to another is faster. Not to mention the copy and paste is much better for certain things on the MBP right now. Once MS or another company comes out with a "good" word processor then maybe the iPad, right now Pages doesn't cut it on the iPad nor does the working from one program to another.
I bought the iPad for travel, taking notes while shooting video but I have been regretting the purchase over the 11" MBA after a few weeks using the iPad. For me it just doesn't cut it. The only great thing for my iPad use is sitting down watching YouTube when traveling or having it setup next to my iMac at home to use as my email alert and track things on the net while I work on my iMac.
Everyone is different and I was really hoping the iPad would fill my needs but fell short so far.
Good luck and enjoy either
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|Dec 26, 2012, 12:36 PM
I also have had an ipad since the original came out. I disagree with the implication that it is a novelty and that you can't do "real work" with it.
In fact, one of the driving factors in me upgrading the the MBP and losing the portability of the MBA is because I CAN do so much with the iPad.
I have a Zagg Keyboard for the iPad and I take the combo with me everywhere. I do writing and word processing with Pages, spreadsheets with Numbers and use a ton of other apps. In fact, for a lot of what I do, the dedicated iOS apps are better than using safari on the MBA.
Weather Apps for example. It is much easier to get the information I need from a dedicated iOS weather app than to go digging around a website.
I know everybody has a different workflow, but about 80% of what I need to do can be done on the iPad.
I only bring this up because I see a lot of blanket statements that say the iPad is a toy or a novelty and one can't do real work on it. I just want the OP to hear a different opinion because this "novelty" that I am typing on right now has made me quite a bit of money over the past few years. Particularly using Square to swipe my clients' credit cards. Something I haven't figured out how to do on my MBA yet.
Anyway, my .02 - YMMV
|Dec 26, 2012, 03:06 PM
the ipad is obviously much cheaper, so maybe it depends on how much you want those other things...
how enamoured are you with apps? i have an iphone, but i know from my typical use of it (browsing, emailing, voice memos, garageband) that i wouldnt get all that much from an ipad that i dont already get on my phone. (thats not to say i dont want one!). Of course, once you have it you might think differently. The app ecosystem is pretty much half the reason to get one at all, i think.
in three years time the air will probably still hold half its new value. i doubt the ipad would. And look at iPad 1 now - it wont even take iOS6. I would guess this sort of thing matters to a lot of potential 2nd hand purchasers. Also, with regards to price. As a student you may get 15% off the air + free applecare. No such discount applies to iPads however.
Weightwise, yes its twice the weight of a retina iPad... but its still only just over a kilo. Thats practically nothing.
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|Dec 26, 2012, 12:16 PM
Go iPad
I am in a similar situation and I have had all the devices you are asking about iPhone, iPad, Mac Book Air, and other Mac Books. Personally I think you need all of them! iPhone for really portable communications with friends and social. Then I often use my iPad for writing papers, taking notes, reading books/research papers, surfing the web, and multimedia. I often start my papers on my iPad in Pages then finish up on my Mac Book Pro. Lately I have been using my iPad more and more. The portability of an iPad can't be matched in terms of weight and battery life. So my recommendation would be the iPad with an external keyboard.
|Dec 26, 2012, 11:58 PM
Until you get very very accustomed to keyboarding with the iPad, you will get that kind of work done a lot easier and faster on a MBA. Even after you get used to it, you will probably still get keyboarding tasks done faster and easier on a MBA.
IMO, iPad is excellent for content consumption. It has far superior battery life and easier portability than the MBA. Without the need for typing, it is easy to choose the iPad.
Good luck with your decision!
|Dec 27, 2012, 05:22 AM
I just got my air a few weeks ago. My wife has a 2010 mbp and I have an older hp.
It kind of depends how big the school is that you go to. In lecture halls I had no issues with my 3" think hp but in smaller setting I wouldn't want any of the above.
Personally the air would be my pick. The iPad is nice for around the house browsing etc but for word processing reports, or making power points I much prefer the air. The keyboard is fantastic.
Also to note if you carry any books at all to class you will probably not notice the difference in iPad/ MBA weight. At least I don't.
|Dec 27, 2012, 06:28 AM
It's not an easy decision.
The ipad (or ipad mini) will be better for casual usage like watching videos, reviewing documents and surfing the net because of its form factor. In fact, it can be better for annotating on documents / pdfs via apps like goodreader.
The macbook air will be undeniably better for times when you need to do heavy-duty word processing, but would be more inconvenient to use for everything else. It is also more expensive.
Since you already have an imac at home, I think you might be better served with an ipad (or ipad mini). Just enjoy it, and resign yourself to the fact that you will unlikely do little more than basic word processing on it. Even then, it will likely involve point forms in an app like pages, evernote or notes, then retrieving the sync'ed version on your imac and reformatting it. Don't bother with a bluetooth keyboard either because it will just defeat the portability plus of the ipad.
|Dec 27, 2012, 09:29 AM
I got similar experience as other expressed here, I got my iPad and is working fine ( my wife love it ) but for me changing a word doc or change some numbers on an excel is a nightmare I think is best to have small MBA more productive for works that need keyboard and interaction, ipad for me works OK only with email .
Hope to have some spare money next year and get a MBA for me and leave the iPad at home ( with wife )
So go for the MBA best buy
|Dec 27, 2012, 06:11 PM
It's been a long, long time since I was in school but I think I would find the iPad limiting. I love mine but any significant typing on it is a pain. Fine for the occasional e-mail or posting to forums like this but not great for typing notes or papers.
Since I got my iPad I find I use my MBP less but it's still necessary for a lot of things I do. It's less portable now, left sitting on the desk while I use the iPad around the house. I only undock it when going out of town.
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|Dec 27, 2012, 06:56 PM
Go for the Macbook Air. It has USB and of course can run desktop software like MS Office and even Windows if you needed it. That was one of the reasons why I went for it over the iPad. I played with my dad's iPad and found it limiting. The 11" Air is not that much bigger or heavier than the iPad so that's not an issue.
|Dec 27, 2012, 07:06 PM
I have an iPad3 and MBP and carry them both...eventually I will get an 11.6" MBA when the battery life increases to the current level of my 13" MBP (7+ hrs).
At that point my nVidia Whitebook will get gifted to a family member and the MBP will go to my wife and I'll be carrying the iPad3/MBA combo = win/win for everyone
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|Dec 31, 2012, 12:55 PM
I've had a similar dilemma myself - went with an iPad based on already having a late 09 MB that is still working great for the 'heavy' lifting tasks not accomplished on the iPad. My decision was based on a friend's experience who solely used an iPad for a post-grad program - including 15000 word essays. One word - Goodreader.
He used a combination of Goodreader and Pages for content creation work. I'm going with Goodreader and Polaris Office myself. Having just recently finished a Masters degree before buying the iPad (it was a graduation gift to myself), I got to say -- wish I bought it earlier while in the throws of an intense student phase of my career.
Goodreader for managing documents, reading, highlighting, etc is awesome. It then allows you to summarize all your markups/highlights for ease of essay writing or review prior to a test. Something I used to do via copy/paste into word. Goodreader also will summarize all mark ups/notes that you can then email to yourself for work on a laptop/desk word processor as required.
As someone already mentioned - everyone's work flow is different - I'm still learning a new one with the iPad - but the portability and bridge between actual laptop/desktop and smart phone is perfect for my current needs. If I had bought an MBA I suspect I wouldn't ever touch the MB I already own...
You will love whatever choice you go with - my next laptop is definitely an Air when the MB finally kicks the bucket!
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Indian and Pakistani troops traded mortar and machine gun fire in the Bhimber Gali sector of the Line of Control through Friday in the first major skirmishes since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office last month. New Delhi and Islamabad both blamed each other for initiating the exchanges, which began after an Indian soldier was killed and three injured in an ambush.
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Satish Katyal, producer of the controversial Punjabi movie Kaum De Heere, has said that he suspects political pressure behind the withdrawal of censor certificate of his movie by the censor board.
The movie is reportedly based on the assassination of former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi.
Katyal said, "It is an unethical practice by the censor board. On 29th of May the Censor Board gave us clearance after watching the movie four times. Then on 17th of August officers from Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Ministry of Home Affairs and Censor Board watched the movie and after watching the movie they didn't tell us anything."
He said, "We were all set to release the movie on Friday when at 7 pm on Thursday we were told that they have some objections in the movie," adding, "What I want to ask is that when they watched the movie on 29th May and 17th August there were no objections, what happened during these four days that now they have objections in the movie and they have also withdrawn the censor certificate. Was it some political pressure?"
He also questioned that if the objection is due to political pressure then how can politicians stop the movie without even watching it.
When asked what his next step is going to be, he replied, "We will reapply for censor certificate because censor board has withdrawn the certificate and not banned the movie. If things don't work out then we will approach the court."
Earlier, Katyal had said that his film on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination is based on the life story of Satwant Singh and Beant Singh and does not contain any controversial stuff.


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When he was president, the late Ronald Reagan wanted ketchup elevated to the rank of vegetable, along with peas and carrots, in the school lunch lineup.
Thousands of Memphis City Schools students and staff would be happy if it were merely available.
For a month, there's been little or no ketchup (ditto on the mustard), leaving school diners to grapple with unadorned corn dog nuggets, chicken tenders and burgers.
"I'm a ketchupaholic. I talk to the lunch ladies every day," said White Station junior Toby Meetze. "'Where's the ketchup?' 'No ketchup,' they say."
Calvin Johnson, interim head of food services, says every school has bulk ketchup on hand, but he's shipping out more vats this morning to be on the safe side, hoping to quell unrest by the time the lunch bell rings.
"We make every effort to get schools the items they need," said Johnson, who took over the district's lunch program several weeks ago when Central Nutrition Center director Vista Suarez left the district.
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The school board approved purchase of $77,514 worth of ketchup packets Oct. 18 -- which by student count, was two weeks into the siege.
"There's hot sauce and barbecue sauce and mayonnaise, but no ketchup," said Justin Pearson, the Mitchell High student who last week called the district's attention to the problem of missing textbooks.
"We were eating chicken sandwiches and fries today with no ketchup," he said. "There's no explanation."
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AMD today revealed details of its next-generation Puma platform for notebook PCs. AMD Puma is designed to maximise battery life despite the heavy graphics performance demanded by the Windows Vista OS.
A future Puma platform capability will include support for ATI Hybrid Graphics Technology with ATI PowerXpress, allowing users to switch between an integrated graphics card and a discrete graphics card based on a system's multimedia requirement. AMD will launch this technology toward the end of the year.
The combination of the CPU and graphics processing unit capabilities in the Puma platform is one more step towards achieving Fusion, a platform that merges a CPU and graphics processing unit on a single piece of silicon, Shutter said. The Fusion platform is aimed for release in 2009. The company last year launched the 'Spider' platform, which combines the company's Phenom quad-core process, graphics cards and chipsets in one package.
Laptops based on the Puma platform will be able to handle high-definition HD-DVD and Blu-ray movie playback through its Avivo HD technology, which offloads the processing of high-definition data decoding from the CPU to the graphics processing unit, Shutter said. The low CPU utilisation allows a laptop to perform better.
The CPU has 2MB of on-board cache, an upgrade from earlier Turion Rev G processors, which had 1MB of cache, Shutter said. The system also throttles down bandwidth between cores based on system usage and performance to increase a laptop's battery life.
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Ambient Design launches ArtRage 4.5 with 64-bit support for faster painting, larger canvases, and more complex projects
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) San Francisco, CA -- Ambient Design (www.artrage.com), the award-winning creator of realistic art software for Mac, Windows, iPad and iPhone, announces the launch of ArtRage 4.5, a major upgrade to their popular painting software for Mac and Windows. This update is free for all registered users of ArtRage 4, available for immediate download from the ArtRage Members Area at:
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ArtRage 4.5 features a 64-bit engine for Mac OS X and Windows, which provides speed improvements and enables working on larger canvases and more complex projects. ArtRage 4.5 also includes canvas grid overlays, stylus tilt support for the pencil tool, a new font picker, multi-touch gesture support for Mac OS X, and more (see the list below).
New in ArtRage 4.5: * 64-Bit Support: ArtRage 4.5 now supports 64-bit processors on Windows and OS X, which means you can work on significantly larger file sizes and canvases and at much faster speeds. 32-bit processors are also supported from the same installer.
* Canvas Grid Overlay: highly customizable grid overlays are available on the Canvas and Reference Images to help you map out your paintings and designs in pixels or proportions. Users can choose between a non-interactive guide or have lines Snap To Grid.
* Live Pencil Tilt: the Pencil Tool now supports Tilt input from your stylus to adjust the angle of the pencil when sketching on devices with tilt support, such as the Wacom Cintiq or Intuos Pro.
Other Tweaks and Improvements: * Improved Font Picking.
* OS X multi-touch gestures for MacBook touchpads and tablets with touch support, such as the Wacom Cintiq.
* Faster Undo, Redo, and Transform operations.
* Manual sorting of Toolbox objects and Color Samples.
* Ability to move and duplicate resources between categories.
ArtRage 4.5 System Specifications: * Compatible with 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows Vista, 7, and 8.
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* Interface runs in English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Russian (manual in English).
* Price: $49.90 U.S.
ArtRage 4.5 is Compatible with Industry Standards ArtRage is the easiest way to create works of art that look and feel like their real world counterparts, avoiding the traditional computer generated look with a paint simulation that captures the nuances of real expressive media. Anybody who spent a few hours in Adobe Photoshop or Autodesk Sketchbook should quickly pick up familiar functions in ArtRage like layers, opacity, blend modes, plugins, selections, stencils, rulers, transforms, grid tools and scripting. More important, anybody who has picked up a real paintbrush or pencil will feel at home with the artistic tools provided. Free trial version can be tried out at www.artrage.com.
ArtRage 4.5 Users and Artists Quotes: I can definitely say that Ive felt the benefit of improved speed, and have found the ability to drag items around in the toolbox to reorganize at will very useful. Ive found it particularly handy for tinkering with sets of color samples, when you need to add a new color and want it to fit in, - Nick Harris, Nickillus.com (
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I am absolutely delighted with the improved Font Selection process I am finding the grid really useful as well. As a lover of Art Nouveau style borders, I can see where to work within the grid, then use the symmetry tool to create one in a flash, which I am having such fun doing. Snap to on the grid with Ink Pen Smoothing is also useful to get those sleek controlled sweeps, - Robyn Rinehart,
For me, as a teacher, instructor, the grid is a very powerful resource in many ways. It allows students to have a baseline to establish comparative dimensions I use ArtRage 100% for layers combining with manipulated photos and texts published in ArtRage, - Professor Damasocl.
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Where Lisco/Fidelity is cutting back on unpopular filmholder formats, S&S, Tachihara, Lotus, and AWB are stepping in.
Wisner is making more ULF cameras and is taking orders for a new 4x5" SLR of all things.
Littman, Dean Jones and others are converting old Polaroid 110's to 4x5".
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A video of an unfortunate woman trying to park her car in a Belfast Street received over 3 million hits on Youtube. For 30 minutes the woman made several attempts to reverse her car in a car parking space & her efforts were captured by students who where watching in a house nearby. One of those students, Ciaran Shannon is on the line to Miriam.
In April the Killarney Coroner's court heard six inquests in April, five were returned as suicide. Terrance Casey, is coroner for South & East Kerry & joins Miriam on the line this morning. Also joining Miriam in studio, is mother Geraldine Kennedy, whose only son died from suicide a week after his 30th Birthday.
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Miriam's next guest in studio is a young man, who has a very busy summer ahead of him. 13 year old Gearóid Solan is going to the Royal Ballet Summer School for a week & also to the English National Ballet. Gearóid, described as Meath's Billy Elliot, is in studio with his father Ger. Joining us on the line is Gearoid's teacher, Katherine Lewis.
Gearóid will be dancing in the Civic Theatre in Tallaght with the Irish National Youth Ballet Company this Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Further details www.inybco.com
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6. What should my entry include?
Your email should include a short description (maximum 100 words) of the musician or band, a contact mobile phone number and ONE audio file attachment. The audio filename should contain the band/musician name and composition title. The entry should also include a photo of act of approximately 1Mb.
Only original work will be considered – no covers or samples. Due to a high volume of entries we cannot give individual feedback on music received.
7. Which type audio files should I send?
Audio files must be sent in high-quality audio, preferably stereo and of as high a production standard as possible as this track is what will be played on the John Murray Show on RTE Radio One. MP3 (192kbps or higher) files only will be accepted. No other file types should be entered as they will not be accepted. Tracks should be no longer than 3'30" in duration.
8. Can I enter more than once?
No. One entry is sufficient.
9. Deadline for submission?
Get your music in ASAP. Deadline for submissions is 12 noon, Friday, May 8th.
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