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Gary Andersen publicly pledged his allegiance to Utah State not long ago. Now he's on the verge of becoming Wisconsin's coach.
Wisconsin reportedly will hire Andersen to replace Bret Bielema, who left the Badgers earlier this month to take the Arkansas job.
The news about Andersen broke Tuesday night and neither Utah State nor Wisconsin had anything official to announce about Andersen on Wednesday. The delay is at least in part tied to laws in Wisconsin that require a state job to be posted for at least two weeks before it can be filled. The two-week posting was up at the end of business on Wednesday.
The school was expected to introduce Andersen at a news conference Thursday, but a snowstorm might change those plans.
The 48-year-old Andersen just completed his fourth and best season at Utah State. The 18th-ranked Aggies finished 11-2 with a bowl victory against Toledo and won the Western Athletic Conference.
It's been a remarkable rise for a program that had been near the bottom of major college football for years, and stuck in distant third in its own state behind BYU and Utah. The Aggies won nine games in the previous four seasons before Andersen took over. The last football coach to finish his tenure in Logan, Utah, with a winning record was Phil Krueger who went 21-12 from 1973-75.
Andersen drew interest from California, Colorado and Kentucky last month, but decided to pass on those opportunities and received a contract extension from Utah State.
"The interest I have received is a compliment to the quality young men in this program," Andersen said in the statement released Nov. 30. "I love Cache Valley, this university and these young men, and I am humbled and excited to continue to be the coach here. The leadership of President (Stan) Albrecht and Mr. Barnes, as well as the support from the fans and community, are big reasons why this is the right place for myself and my family at this time."
That was before Wisconsin had an opening. Bielema announced he was leaving on Dec. 4, three days after the Badgers won their third straight Big Ten title and trip to the Rose Bowl.
As late as last week, before Utah State played in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Andersen was saying he was committed to the Aggies.
"I love the kids I get to coach here. ... The kids I have in the program, it just was not time. I look them in the eye and I need to be where I'm at," he told the Idaho Statesman newspaper.
When Wisconsin called, Andersen changed his mind.
It's a tough spot in which many coaches find themselves. It's imperative for recruiting purposes to show unwavering commitment to your current school. But when a coach does jump to another job, he looks like a liar.
"If you can, it's good to not say anything," former Arkansas and Mississippi coach Houston Nutt said. "It's almost now impossible because there's so much information out there."


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Fairfield University alumnus Kevin Lawlor, a senior executive with decades of experience, will return to his alma mater as executive vice president, effective Aug. 1. University President Jeffrey P. von Arx announced the appointment July 23, following a national search to fill the post.
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Ummm, wtf? this isnt Insidious Repression. this is the tab for Ancient Rivaly, from the same album.
too bad, insidious repression is the better song
Dam, this is The Ancient Rivalry. I think I saw this tab on Rivers of Gore Brutal tablature where they have the names wrong for most of the songs off war of Attrition. I hope someone makes a tab for Insidious Repression or Unadulterated Hatred (best 2 songs off the album IMO)


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Rob PetersThe CBD is the heartbeat of every major city and it is no different for Cape Town. The city centre is the pulse of the Mother City, providing the lifeblood of the surrounding areas. It is a melting pot of diversity and culture, a smorgasbord of historical influences and a place like no other on earth. If you really want to get underneath the skin of Cape Town, you need to start in the city.
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Phil Neville has urged his Everton team-mates not to let their FA Cup semi-final heartache destroy the rest of this season - or the beginning of next term.
Toffees captain Neville delivered a defiant rallying cry after Saturday's agonising 2-1 Wembley defeat to Liverpool, which ended the club's hopes of a first trophy for 17 years.
But with a place in Europe still up for grabs in the league competition, Neville said: "We're in seventh position now and the sign of a good team, a great team, is when they bounce back with victories. This is when we need to show our mettle and we're going to do that next week at Old Trafford."
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MacBidouille is the source of an interesting new rumor [translation] that Apple is currently experimenting with new ARM-powered Mac variants that include a Magic trackpad built into the system's keyboard. The company is also reportedly working on a new version of OS X that will be compatible with these ARM machines.
According to MacBidouille's sources, Apple is developing three new machines with this configuration: the aforementioned iMac and Mac mini as well as a 13″ MacBook, presumably a MacBook Air. The iMac and notebook are both said to have "4 or 8″ quad-core arm64 processors, while the Mac mini has only four.
The systems are reportedly far enough into development that they could become public knowledge soon, but Apple is concerned that making the switch from Intel to ARM too early could be disastrous for the entire Mac lineup, and thus has decided to keep things under wraps for now.
Of course, the lineup has survived a similar change once already. In 2005 Apple announced that it would be moving away from its then-current PowerPC architecture in new Macs and switching to Intel x86 chips.
Since the launch of the first-generation iPad, Apple has been designing its own ARM-based processors (the A4-A7 line) for use in iOS devices. Thoughts of switching the Mac to an ARM platform could indicate that the company is finally ready give its other products the same treatment.
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It's a MacBook Air with a touch-screen. All the rumors point to that.
What would this mean for Virtual Machines like Parallels? I wouldn't dare switch to ARM if it meant running Windows and games would totally be destroyed performance-wise. Why bother switching to ARM? Maybe it's just a back-up plan like they had secretly for 6 years while waiting to see if PPC was going to be able to mature enough. Is Intel really that bad?
Well that depends, really. Perhaps Apple's now looking at a new market-base: the people who want OS X on an iPad, or perhaps something like that.
Intel was only bad for PPI (Power per Instruction) against SoCs that are ARM architectures with the difference in this gap being as big as almost 360% between an Intel i3 rated at 18 W and dual-core ARMv7 SoC at 5W, all the while the Intel processor offering much better cache support (L1-L2-L3 layers vs. the L2-level single layer cache in ARM) and buffer latencies one-tenth of its one-tenth of its ARM equivalent. For the low-level programmer who knows how to handle their software, Intel was and still is the superior processor. Furthermore, ARM lacked 64-bit support until ARMv8 though still a crappy processor for large scale systems.
Now that the PPI argument has been not so valid with Intel's Y-series as the same grade of the Intel processor has lowered its TDP to 11.5 W while the same grade of ARM SoCs is at 5 W.
Then of course there is the issue of licensing with ARM vs. Intel, you can get a company like Foxxcon to implement your own ARMv8 based chips while to do so you need to have Intel open a foundry for you which normally costs around $4-5 billion and requires you to pay the very same price again as Intel goes through a 'tock' phase.
As we all know, Apple is hell-bent on integrating its hardware and software, they will lean for the option that will give them is ability. If this is for real, I believe it is a brazen gamble as it seems more of an attempt to cheaply streamline iOS and OS X into a single OS that works across all Apple devices.
Too much simplification is like an ambitious compression, you might think that you lowered your data-bill but have sacrificed your data and your user experience you highly regard in doing so and it will be pretty much irreversible as you realise that your videos flicker, music wither and pictures look as if someone vomited all over them.
I think it has less to do with Intel and more to do with Apple. As it stands Apple designs their own ARM-based chips for use in iOS. Now, Apple is looking to do the same with OS X. Is Apple incapable of designing it's own Intel-based chip? No. Will Intel let Apple? No. So they are moving to ARM probably due to their ability to make a custom line of chips. They'll also be able to bring the improvements they've made in there iOS chips, like battery savings and bring them to the Mac.
It's not illegal or impossible to develop a x86 processor, and Apple could include in the hardware a a virtualization feature for x86 ISA translation. But, I wouldn't like to see that. I would prefer to see Apple spend the resources on the iWork suite obviating need for MS Office. And, I think that is what they are doing. As far as games, etc. Think of all the iOS developers that will be able to simply port their iOS apps to the ARM based Macs.
Look to see if at WWDC Apple creates more 1 to 1 User Interface translation elements. That is, if screen gestures easily translate for the programmer into trackpad gestures. Allowing the developer to quickly repurpose the User Interface to OS X. If it's a one step proposition, than expect ARM macs.
Intel is the undisputed leader in terms of end user device CPU right now. It would be a shame if Mac abandoned Intel. That said, newer versions of Windows support Atom CPUs, so at least compatibility remains.
I don't see the point. Unless this delivers desktop performance at a tablet price range in a mac mini, i don't see the point in switching to a new processor architecture that is less compatible overall with intel. we would need another rosetta in order to support all current applications, and bootcamp is out of the question unless it's for windows RT, which is not an ideal OS for those who are bootcampping are trying to get.
The article says, "the lineup has survived a similar change once already." It's actually twice. Before the PPC processor, Macs ran on 68000 series CISC processors from Motorola.
I think a hybrid machine would be nice. Give me both kinds of processor and I can do whatever I want.
Yes, that switchover occurred in 1994, with the introduction of the PowerMac 6100 (A machine I still own, by the way …) The PowerPC 601 would run the motorola binaries using an instruction emulator, and the PowerPC was so fast that it ran the binaries at 68040 speed …
"Of course, the lineup has survived a similar change once already."
No, it has survived a similar change TWICE already. 680×0 –> RISC –> Intel
OS X is a radically portable OS. We can easily move to ARM. For portables this may make sense for battery life, for desktops though, not so much. We'll see.
No. Not any time soon. It made sense to move from PPC to Intel because Intel chips were far more powerful and could handle the overhead of running old PPC code on them too in the form of Rosetta.
ARM does NOT have the horsepower to even compete with the slowest Intel CPU in any currently shipping Mac. The only area they're competitive are power consumption because that's their main area of focus due to being a mobile chip. It'll take a good deal more time before ARM can beat Intel in terms of performance:watt at the level the Mac line up is at.
I don't see them ever moving Macs to ARM, I simply see iOS replacing the Mac OS along with the Mac line up. Why move your desktop OS to ARM when you already have a mobile OS running on it that will in time supersede the desktop anyway? It seems silly.
Oh, and don't conflate "testing" with "this is going to happen". Apple test pretty much everything, this is how they know what to eventually go with.
The Corei7 is such an immensely power processor that moving to an Apple Ax processor would be an insane step backward. Plus, Apple would become even more dependent on Samsung to provide processor chips, if this story were true.
So Tim Cook really wants to kill Apple, uh ?
If this rumor was true then it would become a huge mess. Even Apple SoC can't match Intel CPU performance, at all.
And breaking all the OSX compatibility to switch to ARM now would be just plain insane.
ARM is destined for death. Intel is so much more powerful, they already have smartphone chips ready that beat ARM hands down.
The only thing that would make sense is a combination of multicore (say 64 core) chip to run background processes at a very low energy impact and a second 4 core Intel processor to do tasks that actually require processing power.
AMD has announced a new FX line architecture for 2015 to eliminate the shortcomings of the Bulldozer/Piledriver/Steamroller line.
Excavator based APUs arrive later this year with GPGPUs in them that dwarf Intel's capabilties.
GCN 2.0 AMD GPGPUs are coming this Fall with drastic power reductions and a leap in performance. OpenCL 2 compliant and more.
If Apple wants to say goodbye to Intel while being x86 64 bit compliant, 2015 is the year Intel loses out to AMD for Apple boxes.
AMD and it's marriage with ARM 64bit coming this year and 2015 for Opteron and FX/APU lines will be big.
Intel has already delayed its next release CPU/iGPU by 1 year.
Apple isn't dumping x86_64 for ARM based 64 SoC on the Macbook, Mac Mini, iMac or Mac Pro lines. They will wait and see if AMD hits their targets and how Intel responds. They have options.


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FTTN "viable", says Mike Quigley
blog Those who have been following the National Broadband Network debate this week will recall that the ABC's Technology & Games site has been questioning whether the fibre to the node technology being proposed by the Coalition as an alternative to Labor's fibre to the home-based rollout could actually be deployed in Australia, given claimed fault rates and degradation on Telstra's copper network. Well, he was pretty sparse on the details, but now we have an updated comment from NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley himself noting that such a deployment would indeed be possible in Australia. The Australian Financial Review reports this morning (we recommend you click here for the full article) from an event in Perth:
"Mr Quigley conceded the "fibre to the node" method being championed by Mr Turnbull was a "viable technology" but questioned the ability to achieve major cost savings by scaling back the rollout."
Now, obviously this isn't the silver bullet that justifies the Coalition's approach to this issue; and as we've mentioned many times, Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull continues to decline to answer fundamental questions about the Coalition's rival NBN policy. Personally, I still remain staunchly of the opinion that Labor's FTTH vision is the far better policy for Australia's future telecommunications needs. But Quigley's may inject some rationality into a debate which has at times seemed a little irrational this week. As many cool heads have been saying for some time, a FTTN rollout in Australia is indeed "viable".
And after all, Quigley has many reasons to have detailed knowledge about the potential rollout of fibre to the node technology in Australia, ranging from his current position as the leader of NBN Co, to his previous position at Alcatel-Lucent, which saw the company win a major FTTN contract with Telstra during his tenure (obviously Telstra eventually cancelled the deal as its FTTN plans were put on ice). Back in 2006 I attended a lunch briefing held by consulting firm KPMG in Sydney, where Quigley, at that stage an Alcatel-Lucent executive was seen as advocating a deal between Telstra and the Government which would have seen Telstra upgrade its copper network to FTTN (and Alcatel-Lucent keep its Telstra contract). How things have changed.
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I'd agree that it is viable. But is it the best long term solution for Australia? I'm pretty sure most people that examine this past the casual interest stage would agree that a FTTH policy penetrating as far as possible into Australian households is far more scalable in terms of speed and reliability than a FTTN, no matter how short the cable lengths are.
I think it's funny that the article reckons that Quigley "conceded" that FTTN was viable. I don't think he's ever said that it wasn't, although I may have missed a quote by him. Anyone else know?
FTTN "at this stage what is the point?", says Hubert Cumberdale
Newsflash: dirt roads are viable thoroughfares, suitable for vehicles! :D
Indeed! and Bicycle couriers are also viable!
Why is it so hard for people to understand that different technologies have their bounds of usefulness??
Not to mention that unsealed roads are FAR CHEAPER for the taxpayer than sealed roads. Far, far cheaper on a national basis.
And quicker to make to boot!!
But they require more maintenance. Grading, dust management etc.
Obviously a compromise solution is required. I propose 'Tarmac To The Node', rather than the more expensive 'Tarmac To The Home' solution.
Having grown up in a rural area, I'd say that is an accurate description of the current implementation of the National Road Network.
Rural roads should not be cross-subsidised by urban road users… instead, there should be a transparent budgetary subsidy from the Commonwealth, allowing for maximum road-surfacing competition in areas where that is viable. :D
Absolutely, let's subsidise what private enterprise won't build. We won't get our money back (tax dollars) and we will give companies that have a history of doing poorly with rural communications, but still it's Lib policy so fiscally it must make sense.
I believe the FTTN and FTTP are both Alcatel ISAMs. Quigley just covering his bases in case Labor loses next election, he can sell Malcolm the same ISAM solution by Alcatel.
+1 Haderak.
You demonstrate the folly of FttN in that succinct comment… kudos.
I've said all along FttN is akin to constructing multiple 10 mile (yes mile) highways, with 9 mile of asphalt and the last mile (pun intended) the old used, worn, current dirt.
But even worse, that last mile of inferior, worn and constricting (yes it will slow everything) dirt, is privately owned and the owner will use their minority position to hold the other 9 miles to ransom…
Yes… very smart considering this has all been overcome :/
Whichever it is, that last mile is still crap whenever it rains.
Too many people trying to use it after 5PM too.
Did you also know that carrier pigeon was a very viable form of long distance of communication!
Honestly why did we ever invest in copper/telephoney when we had perfectly working pigeons has been a long standing mystery =P
Is that pigeon-to-the-roof, or pigeon-to-the-local-aviary, though? :D
I don't think this is anything new. I think the question is if there is a long term saving involved or will it just end up costing more to get where we would be if the fibre continued to roll out. Maybe it can cost a little more if the FTTN arrived say 5 years earlier than FTTH would have, but a completed FTTN rollout by 2015-2016. Turnbull won't give a cost, won't answer coverage questions, but will he give a date for rollout completion? I doubt it, it will be just "It will be quicker"
Oh, it's viable alright (Adjective: Viable: Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are). With enough money anyone could do it too.
Unless it's Telstra that actually does it though, it's not practical for anyone else to try it (Adjective: Practical : Concerned with actual use or practice). If the duct rental alone cost $11 Billion dollars, any saving Malcolm thinks he might make from "reusing" the copper system will be totally wiped out by what Telstra would want for the actual "nuts and bolts" of the POTS system.
Every other FttN in the world is being built on top of infrastructure already owned by the very same company that's rolling out the FttN (hence why it's cheaper for them to do than replace the whole system with fibre). For MT's NBN to be practical, it would need to be Telstra doing the roll-out using their own copper, Telstra isn't about to gift it to the Australian people. Telstra wont do this unless they get a good sized slice of the pie, and on similar terms to their original FttN plan (where they controlled the system in the same way they did with the POTS, that's why the original Telstra FttN fell though).
We'd effectively be rolling back the communications landscape back to the John Howard era if it went that way (and we all know how well that worked for consumers and the rest of the industry).
That's exactly it.
In the name of political expediency, the Coalition are willing to re-establish the Telstra monopoly on communications in Australia, and lock in monopoly profits for decades to come, to the cost of every Australian.
But, hey, it'll look good, won't it, when they "complete the NBN faster", and "boost Telstra shareholder value" at the same time.
Shame about the rest of the country, though…
"But, hey, it'll look good, won't it, when they "complete the NBN faster", and "boost Telstra shareholder value" at the same time."
But that fits in line exactly with Liberal ideology (in other word, it's what the Liberals actually exist for, to promote a better society though "free enterprise"). People look at Liberal and Labor as just being two separate teams doing basically the same thing. They. Are. Not. Their basic motivations are totally different (or at least they were, since both have slide further to the right, Labor has drifted off some of it's core values, hence it's current stand on refugees, but that's a totally different debate).
I don't care too much if the Liberals win the election of not, I just don't want to see them wreck what is actually very good policy for Australians and the Australian Telecommunications industry as a whole.
Tinman = correct.
Rare to find someone here who actually knows what they are talking about ie. isnt a whirlpool.net.au stooge.
"Viable" and "sensible" are different words for a reason…
One of those reasons is that they use different letters… :p
We all (well… mostly) know that this is a matter of semantics. Labor wins next year, nothing changes. Liberals win, FttN appears to be the future.
Could this simply be Mike Quigleys opening stance to keep a job in a Liberal govt world?
Just remember that sensible rarely seems to be a key factor in Liberal policy. Short term gains, to hell with the long term.
"Could this simply be Mike Quigleys opening stance to keep a job in a Liberal govt world?"
Possibly. I guess it depends on where his priorities lie. Does he value a need to leave as good a legacy as possible for Australian telecommunications over deploying the technically better solution that the current plan offers?
Only he would know
I would say that professionally myself, I wouldn't feel comfortable working with a person (i.e. Malcolm Turnbull) that publicly attempted, several times, to call my professional credibility into question simply for their own ends. Whether Quigley chooses to swallow that pill as well is entirely up to him.
Note: Those priority choices mentioned above may not be the only parameters going through his head either, that statement wasn't meant to be all inclusive.
Fair point, but Quigleys been in the business long enough to know that most of the time those sorts of statements arent personal, but political in nature. Comments designed to undermine, and not be personal. If they come out that way, then thats sucky, but he would have gone up against similar comments while at Alcatel.
Besides, I cant see the man being one who would burn a bridge over petty disagreements.
If the Coalition is elected, I'm 99% certain that Mike Quigley would offer to step down within months, and I'm also 99% certain that Malcolm Turnbull would accept his resignation.
There's just too much bad blood between them, and Quigley has no reason to stay on, and many reasons to leave.
Lol, Abbott is in handcuffs like so totally like!!
I'd be interested to see the full original statement from Mike Quigley and not the version chopped up by AFR. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't trust the AFR given their track record on the subject. No wait, no, I don't trust them.
Point is, there's a subtle difference between "viable technology" and "viable for Australia."
True, and there's a much less subtle difference between viable and suitable.
Horse and buggy are still viable, but that doesnt mean they are suitable.
I am sure you could use a 4WD turbo Diesel Toyota Hilux to plow your fields, strangely the smart farmer uses a tractor.
The Hilux is still viable for the task
Agreed Karl…
Also, Renai touched upon the way things have changed with Telstra, AL and Quigley re: FttN.
I know too, a lot of the usual suspect NBN detractors have also said, well if Quigley is so sure of FttP why did he push FttN to Telstra back when.
Seriously… Telstra wanted a partner to roll out FttN (not FTTP) and dangled $'s for FttN (not FTTP), which Quigley (as he had to) wanted to grab for his company. Enter common sense.
If Telstra was going to pay big $'s for FttN, does anyone actually think any potential partner in that sector (Quigley or otherwise) would say, no we can't accept your $b's for FttN, because we recommend FttP?
I'd say they'd be laughing all the way to the bank, knowing they could grab the FttN cash immediately and the subsequent d'oh, we should have done it properly in the first place, FttP later!
Of course FTTN is viable, it's a mature technology that is already being retired by Telco's around the world …. and that's kinda the point really!
FTTN is an obsolete technology and a waste of money, FTTH isnt!
I don't believe anywhere in Nick's article did he say FTTN was NOT viable. Simply that the information provided by the source he was speaking to "put the implementation of FTTN into doubt". He never stated it wasn't viable. Simply that it may very well be ALOT more complex than initially thought.
I feel you're overdoing the "competition" aspect here of Nick's article VS FTTN "viability" or "validity" Renai. Nick was simply giving an insiders view on the complexities an FTTN network may entail. Not saying it couldn't be done.
Surely the question should be asked as to whether it's optimal, not viable.
Steve Jenkin has an article up on Technology Spectator that explains why Malcolm's NBN is a lemon…
Well all you lemonists are unreal. Many of us have a type of FTTN already. All Telstra's RIMS are effectively that solution albeit with older technology that is capacity limited. Higher capacity modern day FTTN units ie as Transact deployed, would certainly do the job for most. However they would have to run adequate fibre to enable its future extension when FTTH is needed.
Do you get 24Mbps on your RIM? No. 2 Reasons:
1- As you say, the ISAMs aren't VDSL capable. but
2- And most importantly, the RIM capacity in backhaul and ports is not high enough. ALL those RIMs would have to be upgraded and many tens of thousands more put in.
And, as you say, if we EVER want to upgrade to FTTH, ALL the fibre running to the RIMs would have to be massively increased.
Or, we could just do it once and do it properly and not have to worry about it for 40 years….
"Many of us have a type of FTTN already."
And that worked so well that both the government and the opposition had to step in with, you know, something that will actually work…
Greg, so rather than provision now, for FttP, you believe we should wait until it is actually needed and then build it… so we'll get it years after it's actually needed (if at all)?
Oh Greg… your comment and the absurdity of your RIM statement is so tragic one can only laugh.
Truly my friend you have made my day! If you have ever lived in a whats colorfully called a "RIM-Hell" estate you would know fully well how rubbish your suggestion is.
"viable", haha. This reminds me of "adequate": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdbIwFVIIYk (Peter Ferris on FTTN).
Hang on, why have you quoted a single sentence out of an entire article entitled "NBN chief defends network rollout"? In fact, by doing so, you misrepresent the meat of the article. Maybe you can get away with it since this isn't labelled "news", but instead "blog", but I do think it's a little disingenuous, especially while you champion "rationality of debate".
I'm sure you have some legal limit that you're allowed to quote from someone else's article, but I'm sure you can get around it without directly quoting, allowing you to report other key statements, such as:
> "You'll probably save some money. I can assure you it won't be a quarter of the cost of doing fibre to the prem[ises]" he said.
> "I won't try and guess what it will save in terms of capex other than to say that if we're putting 70 to 80,000 of these cabinets out around the country it won't be cheap," Mr Quigley said.
Rationality, i.e. reason, tells us that going FTTH directly (especially as the roll-out's already approaching full-steam) is an objectively better option than going FTTN first. Yes, FTTN is a "viable" technology (it can be done), it is an "adequate" technology (it's passable); but through logical reasoning, FTTH is clearly the better option: it can ALSO be done, it has cheaper operating and maintenance costs, it is more durable, more stable, it is faster, it has less latency, it does not allow the owner of the last mile to hold it ransom, it is the new standard, and it is a long-term solution. There is no more "debate", there's just a vocal minority holding onto their discredited arguments, and everyone proceeding in circles, repeating and repeating and repeating the same things to discredit these so-often-repeated arguments. The "debate" is over – it is irrational to continue the "debate". What you are actually referring to is not a debate, it's an "argument" – in the school playground sense.
In fact if you quote more there would probably be a quite different tone to the story……lol
"You'll probably save some money. I can assure you it won't be a quarter of the cost of doing fibre to the prem[ises]" he said.
its 'viable' but it won't be able to fulfil the Coalitions promises, IOW.
There is no more "debate", there's just a vocal minority holding onto their discredited arguments, and everyone proceeding in circles, repeating and repeating and repeating the same things to discredit these so-often-repeated arguments. The "debate" is over – it is irrational to continue the "debate". What you are actually referring to is not a debate, it's an "argument" – in the school playground sense.
Well written. And yet — we will keep going in circles, having same "arguments" raised by the usual suspects, having those "arguments" quoted, re-quoted and re-re-re-quoted ad infinitum by our media (newspapers, TV panels, blogs…) As long as there are significant political/commercial/media interests in perpetuating this false and empty "debate", we are going to keep facing the same irrational, already-debunked and contradicted points of view.
FTTN is quite viable. It's also viable to build roads using dirt, houses with clay and straw.
Is each the best solution? Depends. On any number of factors. Which is exactly what Mr Quigley is stating.
It's only cheaper if you scale back the premises count, don't pay Telstra to become retail only (i.e. to sell the networks division outright) and ignore the built in obsolescence that will eventually require a build out of FTTH.
If people think the cost to gain shared access to Telstra ducts and infrastructure was expensive, how much do you think they'll ask for the "going concern" that is the networks division? Is Mr Turnbull going to pay for that.
Is it cheaper? Can it be done faster?
Computer says.. No.
A friend of mine made the point the other day, just as they did with Telstra, if the LNP get into power in 4 years' time they will just sell the NBN off and then do a hyper-inflated share release to get the Australian public to pay a private company to own (and charge them for) infrastructure that used to be a public asset. Unless there ia binding legislation that prohibiys future governments from
A friend of mine made the point the other day, just as they did with Telstra, if the LNP get into power in 4 years' time they will just sell the NBN off and then do a hyper-inflated share release to get the Australian public to pay a private company to own (and charge them for) infrastructure that used to be a public asset. Unless there is binding legislation that prohibits future governments from selling off state assets like this, that does lead one to the conclusion that a Liberal government can never be trusted to return to power at any time in the future…
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As Facebook and Zynga redefine their partnership, will an Instagram of games arise? Facebook / Zynga / Instagram
Zynga and Facebook: Friends, lovers, dating, divorced—it all depends on who you ask.
But one thing seems likely as the two social behemoths struggle to find a new identity after yesterday's news that Zynga had won the right to partner with other companies and Facebook had won the right to build its own games: a child will likely be born from this struggling relationship.
"I don't see games coming out of Facebook, but instead I see an Instagram scenario," said Steve Goldner, senior director of social marketing at Hyper Marketing Inc. "I think that Facebook will identify the gaming house they want to acquire and control them outright."
In an interview earlier this afternoon, Goldner told Upstart Business Journal that if he were a gambling man, he'd bet Facebook comes out the winner in the new arrangement, but reports from around the Internet present varying perspectives.
Reuters took a decidedly optimistic stance, characterizing the new deal as a revamp of the partnership:
Facebook Inc and Zynga Inc revamped terms of a years-old partnership that was widely viewed as giving Zynga preferential treatment on the world's No.1 online social network.
Whereas a source told Bloomberg that the partnership had "seemingly worsened." Bloomberg reported:
Even if Facebook stays out of games development, the new agreement removes the favored status that Zynga long enjoyed as a partner. Other gamemakers could more quickly gain ground via the Facebook platform, under the revised terms.
And Forbes described Zynga as "agonizing" over the deal.
Tried as we might to find an instance of Facebook coming out on the short end of this SEC stick, we just weren't able to find any reputable sources who expressed the opinion. It seems Goldner was right, sentiment is split mostly between both sides win, or Zynga loses.
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Road Suggestions near Wollongong AU
I am super stoked! I have found a bike rental on my upcoming vacation and will be riding in Australia!! :D I have found a number of decent looking roads but I only have three days and I don't want to miss any epic roads I may not have noticed. Any road/ride or sightseeing recommendations would be much appreciated! Where is the best ride in the Southern Highlands?!
I am trying to stay within a days ride (500-600miles) of Wollongong and plan on doing one overnight stay for two of the days.
Hey buddy,
A year or so ago, also on a rental I went from Sydney, south through the Royal National Park and along to the great ocean drive. Great scenery and twistys.
I also went North of sydney, all along the northern beaches from manly to Palm beach.
And on the way back went through Bobbin Head, and then cut across to Galston Gorge. Some good hills and hairpins.
If you're willing to go further afield again. Take the old pacific highway north to Gosford then Terrigal or The Entrance.
Hope this give you some ideas!
oh, and dont forget the blue mountains!
Not sure if you have gone allready but if you are in the woolongong area the maquarie pass road is a must. you can no doubt you tube it and there will be bike vidieos for sure. Once your at the top of the pass there aree plenty of nice little backroads both tar and gravel right through out the region. A trip to fitzroy falls if you want something to look at.
have fun.
Day trip?
As mentioned the blue mountains are cool, I deliver fertilizer around Bathurst and if you head towards Oberon there are some magic tar roads. Also you can visit the Mount Panorama Race Track and do a lap as its a scenic road that doubles as a race track, An Aussie must do.
Wollongong to Picton to Penrith Katoomba to Bathurst to Oberon to Goulburn to Moss Vale to Wollongong about 600km.
When do you get here?
Thank you very much for all of the suggestions guys. I had a wonderful ride! Over 1300km! I rode Macquarrie pass no less than than 40 times over the three days I had my rental. Best road ever! It was better than our Tail of the Dragon here in the states by a long shot. I had a wonderful trip and by the time we were getting ready to leave, my wife and I were trying to work out how she could practice Occupational therapy in Australia on a year visa! I love AU and have really missed it since I returned home.
I had a great ride! The BMW 650 I rented was in good shape and luckily had heated grips because it rained for half of my ride. That didn't stop me though. I rode through Katoomba, Janolan Caves, Royal National Park, ate at the Robertson Pie shop, and much more. It was a marvelous adventure! Very little dirt but tons of street riding. I can not wait to return. :clap:D
Thanks again for the suggestions!
Well good to see you enjoyed it mate. Thought you might have more than one run at the pass if you found it. :D
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Tottenham captain Ledley King is around two weeks away from a return to training after undergoing groin surgery in Germany.
The England defender has not played for Tottenham since limping off during his side's 2-1 win at Fulham last October and was sent last week for the operation, which took place on Tuesday morning.
A statement on Spurs' website read: "Our club captain will fly back home later today and is expected to return to training in two weeks."
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Universal Music Group to Sell Parlophone Label Group to Warner Music Group
Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Parlophone Label Group (PLG) to Warner Music Group for £487 million. This sale follows the approval of UMG's acquisition of EMI Recorded Music by the European Commission in September 2012. The closing of the Parlophone transaction is expected to occur later this year, following employee consultations in certain jurisdictions and subject to various regulatory approvals. Additional financial terms were not disclosed.
"Following this transaction, we will continue with our global reinvestment program that is rebuilding EMI and ensuring that the company is able to reach its full potential," stated Lucian Grainge, Chairman & CEO of UMG. "And we're satisfied that our agreement with Warner Music will provide a home for PLG artists."
The Parlophone Label Group is comprised of the Parlophone and Chrysalis labels, as well as EMI recorded music operations in Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia and Sweden. PLG's artists include Air, Coldplay, Daft Punk, Danger Mouse, David Guetta and Iron Maiden, among many others.
Following its successful purchase of the company last year, UMG acquired such iconic EMI labels and domestic operations as Virgin, Capitol, Blue Note, Christian Music Group, Capitol Nashville, Canada, Australia, Italy, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Japan and Latin America and South Africa, among others. Artists include such chart-topping superstars as The Beatles, Katy Perry, Emeli Sande, Robbie Williams, Swedish House Mafia, The Beach Boys, Lady Antebellum, Herbert Gronemeyer, Norah Jones, Tiziano Ferro, Hikaru Utada, Vasco Rossi, Helene Fischer, Smashing Pumpkins, 30 Seconds to Mars, Yumi Matsutoya, Keith Urban, Frank Sinatra, Empire of The Sun and Corinne Bailey Rae, among many others.
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During Monday's Elbert County Board of Education meeting the board decided to move forward with participating in the third and final year of the 21st Century Grant after school program.
This year will be the third and final year that the program will be held at the Elbert County Middle School. Elbert County School Superintendent Rick Higginbotham details what the program covers.
"Eligible students will receive additional services in Math, English and Language Arts, homework support, enrichment, and recreational activities." said Higginbotham. "The primary focus will be math foundational skills as this areas has previous been identified as an academic weakness for students."
The grant has contributed just over one million dollars of federal money to the after school program. The board did not have to use any of its own money to fund the program. The grant can cover up to two hundred students, but normally sees about 125 students utilize the after school program.
In order for the school board to receive the grant funds, they had to approve a motion to implement the third year of the 21st Century Grant Program, which they did with a unanimous vote.


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I want to create two user with only read permission to their home folder. And other new user which can read write and execute the file in above two user folders.
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This is not (easily) possible with linux as some files are written to the home directory (e.g.
You can create a new group and assign this group to the users that only read files. Then give the file permission


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18 Responses to "12 Ways To Optimize A Facebook Game Of Like [A Case Study]"
Awesome Kerri! You and Dorien did a great job planning and implementing this. You too rock!
Thank you for your compliment! We were so happy to have YOU along for the ride.
Only more good things in store…
I couldn't have summed it up better, Keri 😉
It certainly was a WILD ride and a fun one, too. We planned ahead but also were surprised along the way. I guess my take-aways are similar to yours and I'd like to highlight the 'expect the unexpected' bit.
We did not know ahead of time who would play, how many would play and where they came from.
We ended up with players from all over the world and thus our well prepared posting schedule had to be adjusted to include some of those plays. We also had many more 'emerging' social media players than expected and thus we quickly had to take on a more active role in teaching than originally planned. This was no problem as Keri and I took turn making Screenr video with Twitter Tips, Facebook Tips and other how-to-Tips for those so very new to social media.
This teaching part was fun and had provided each of us with some great material for future projects.
Thanks you Keri, for being a great partner in the Game of Like.
A WILD ride indeed — I can't imagine taking it with anyone but you.
Thank you for adding insight "expect the unexpected." You are right on point. Honestly, I think these surprise turns added to the fun and excitement of the experience.
Icing on the cake to include people worldwide!
Thank you, Dorien, for your collaboration, your enthusiasm, and your excitement to consider future similar projects.
Thanks for a great experience–I loved it!
Glad you enjoyed Game of Like! Enjoyed getting to know you better, and learning more about what you do.
Hope you'll be up for future endeavors…
This was a very well organized event that exceeded expectations. Both hostesses, Dorien and Kiri were fantastic, helpful and provided active ro
le modeking skills
Thank you for your comment here, and for your nice compliments. Means a lot coming from you.
We connected via the game. I so appreciated your interaction within the group, and enjoy seeing your smile each day now.
For our connection, I am thankful!!
Keri and Dorien did a great job of engaging all of us. I learned so much more about social media than I thought when the game started. Best of all,through the Game of Like I connected with a woman in CA who introduced me to a local woman who was a great source of information for my online magazine. I still love to read their posts and curious about what is to come from those two!
Thank you for your kind words.
Always great to hear when people gain new business connections as a result of social media! And also that you felt the game delivered more than you expected. Woohoo!
I enjoy seeing you online each day now, and look forward to what is to come with your business.
Dorien and I will certainly keep you posted…exciting things in the future for sure!
Thanks again for playing,
Wonderful post Keri. I really appreciate you sharing the outline of what you did. Extremely helpful for those people who perhaps may be considering doing something similar.
As far as your question; yes, I agree – engagement over numbers any day. You could have thousands of likers, however if no-one is engaging with you – doesn't that defeat the purpose?
I have seen some business pages that have thousands of likers, all promoting their own wares and talking about themselves. I personally think this is like stepping into a room where everyone is shouting, yet no-one is listening. They're all too busy promoting their stuff and moving onto the next.
Aim for quality content that you know your target market will appreciate and share, and of course come back to again and again, because you've build a solid reputation in your area of speciality and continue to provide that information on your page.
Again, great food for thought Keri!
Wonderful to see your smile!
Thank you for your comment and feedback. Glad we are on the same page. I too have seen those Facebook Pages with tons of fans, but no interaction. I've also seen Pages with completely Twitter fed posts and no one paying attention because no one is there to respond to any conversation.
The key is engagement, just as you've said — Free of constant commercials. From there, a wonderful organic growth occurs.
Excellent advice above from a great friend,
Wow, Keri, what an innovative and fun way to get more Facebook Likes and to engage new readers. I have seen other schemes to increase Facebook Likes, but they weren't as involved and didn't have as innovative of an implementation as yours.
Well done in creating and executing your brilliant idea, as well as sharing it with us!
Thank you for reading and for sharing your thoughts.
Yes, I too have seen other schemes – Very "like-only" oriented. As Dorien and I were both participants of other previous attempts, our thoughts were to provide value. Which is the engagement.
The Like Achievements initially stumped some participants. They were very into the Like. But in the end, we all learned quite a bit from broadening the scope.
Your compliments mean a lot!
Thanks so much for not only sharing your experience, but what you've learned. This is really helpful.
It's so easy to focus on QUANTITY when it comes to Facebook. Most of our clients are caught up in the idea that more "fans" and more leads is better.
Your game is an excellent exercise in improving the QUALITY of community interaction, which will lead to warmer leads and naturally grow more high-quality likes and followers.
I hope to participate next time around!
Thank you for your kind words, and for taking time to share your thoughts!
You've touched on something important: Quality over quantity. I too find that many are focused on *how many* total fans instead of how many are engaged, and the interaction on the page.
The follow-up question: Which is better? 100,000 fans that don't pay attention or talk to you, or 1000 evangelists spreading your message like wildfire?
If you are not already with us, there are now 79 members in a Facebook group talking about ways to improve interaction and gearing up for similar exercises in the future. We'd love to have you there, and I'd invite you with big pleasure!
I'll look to connect with you on other channels to continue exchanging ideas.
Nice meeting you here…
Kudos to you and Dorien for a job well done! The memories, friendship, knowledge and relationships built (personal & professional) are priceless!
Thank you for your nice words!
We certainly had a great time, and I'm so glad you were along for the ride.
I can say too that I found fruitful friendships and now have marvelous memories. Thanks for bringing that out in our dialogue here.
Looking forward to future activities with you…


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This is an email that was sent to me recently, I actually chose to rewrite it a bit...----------
This is a very sad story about a bear.
It begins with this admonition: Everybody should heed the warnings to not feed wildlife, because they become dependent on the humans feeding them. Eventually, they find they cannot forage for themselves anymore because they have forgotten how!
This has become a real tragedy for our country's wildlife! The photo below captures a disturbing trend that is beginning to affect some of the more dependent animals...
Animals that were formerly self-sufficient are now showing symptoms of what some doctors are calling Lazius Democraticus, due to the fact they have apparently learned to just sit on their ass and wait for someone to step in and provide for their care and sustenance.
This photo is of a "Democrat" black bear in Montana the locals have nicknamed Bearack Obearma.


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ut2003 ready?
I got my geforce4 Ti 4200 configured and have to use "NvAGP" "2" as an option in order to startx. My glxgears says it is running at about 165 fps. Is this too slow to play ut2003? If so i am very sad. Also does anyone know how to install the demo? I downloaded the client version and it ends with sh.bin I dont know nuthin "bout that at all. i am sorry im stupid. You would think that i would know more about this stuff considering i started with redhat 6.1 and now am using 8.0. thanks for any info.
You need to rename the BIN file. As they named it that way so that it will download properly.
cp ut2003demo-lnx-xxxx.sh.bin ut2003demo-lnx-xxxx.sh
Once you have done that, use the chmod command as follows:-
chmod 755 ut2003demo-lnx-xxxx.sh (Make it executable)
then run it from a terminal window:-
sh ut2003demo-lnx-xxxx.sh or ./ut2003demo-lnx-xxxx.sh
(xxxx is the version number on the website)
then it should install. Leave the directories at their defaults.
You SHOULD see an icon for it when finished. RH8.0 you should find it in the 'EXTRA's' directory somewhere (Not on a Linux box at the moment). Click on that and it should run ok.
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Here is the latest addition to the Poetry section. Starting here I'm going to try something new where I'm going to try to design the poem more....I kind of did it once before, here is an example, and I kind of already do it with the way I structure my stanzas(if you can call them that, hehe), font sizes, and colors, etc...
I don't know...we'll see....
All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of superintending providence in our favor. To that kind providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance? I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth-that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the Ground without his Notice, is it probable that an Empire can rise without his Aid?"
-Benjamin Franklin at the Constitutional Convention
Oh of course not!
He favors equally
The philosophy
Of the political party
That "progressive"ly moves
Away from His light
And derides His way
As "not necessarily" right
So how dare the
Right write
The story that
God only blesses those
Who bother to give Him glory?
What a cynic I am!
God doesn't care
If taxpayer fare
Goes to Tom Dick and Harry
Who CHOOSE to gay marry
At some abortion clinic?
If only we teach these values
to our kids
I'm the Democratic Party
and I approve this message
America's problems aren't political
It is literally
Biblically becoming
To Morality
It's time for believers
To take the Stand
And not be afraid
To bring up the One who made
us, and
God provides a footstool
To give us that lift
As we pull
Up and out
Of the darkness mess
brought on by those who
shut off The Light
and then crown themselves
But beware of asserting
A certain
moral authoriity that
will use Him
As a marketing tool
Least of all Him
who can tell the difference
Yes He can
My friends
In the end
God may indeed
not be Republican
But it is a fact
He's definitely no Democrat


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WEDNESDAY, October 5, 2005
WILMINGTON - At a news conference in Wilmington, N. C., on Wednesday, October 5, 2005, Federal, State, and Local law enforcement authorities announced the results of "Operation Maple Leaf," an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation involving drug and firearm trafficking in the Pender, Duplin, Onslow, and New Hanover County areas of North Carolina. An OCDETF investigation is a federal investigation that utilizes a team approach among federal, state, and local law enforcement to target and dismantle the most significant violent criminal groups and drug trafficking organizations.
The Investigation "Operation Maple Leaf," which began in March, 2003, was a cooperative effort to investigate and convict individuals federally who had been a continuing problem for the law enforcement agencies of Duplin, Pender, Onslow, and New Hanover County. The investigation identified a violent group of individuals in Maple Hill, N. C. area who were trafficking in firearms and distributing large quantities of powder cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana. These drug and gun traffickers had avoided arrest and prosecution for a number of years by operating in a secluded area, by dealing with a select clientele with whom they had established trust for a number of years, and having familiarity with investigative techniques used by law enforcement agencies. By utilizing federal laws and investigative techniques, working in partnership with the agencies represented in this OCDETF investigation, investigators have been able to elicit cooperation from the individuals involved, leading to further indictments and arrests. These individuals comprised a tightly-knit organization, and were intimately familiar with each other's activities and reputations as narcotics and guns traffickers. A number of these individuals had violent criminal histories, making them career offenders, resulting in longer sentences. By utilizing federal firearms laws, some of these individuals were brought into federal court under the Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative.
The information obtained from the Maple Hill organization led investigators to a drug network in the Duplin County areas of Magnolia and Rose Hill that was supplying the narcotics to the Maple Hill area. The drug suppliers, who were of Honduran and Mexican descent, were dealing in firearms and trafficking narcotics from the southern border of the United States to the Eastern District of North Carolina.
To date, more than 50 defendants have been prosecuted in Federal and State cases as a result of "Operation Maple Leaf." Those cases are detailed on the attached list. The investigation has led to the seizure of multiple kilograms of crack and powder cocaine, 70 Firearms, two machine guns and approximately 2000 rounds of ammunition. In addition to the arrest and prosecution of these individuals, their assets have been forfeited to the Federal Government and shared among the participating State and Local law enforcement agencies. Assets seized in this investigation include currency, vehicles, and real property valued at approximately $300,000.00.
The "Operation Maple Leaf" investigation was conducted by the Wilmington Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) with the assistance of the Pender County Sheriff's Office, the Duplin County Sheriff's Office, the Onslow County Sheriff's Office, the N. C. State Bureau of Investigation, the Wilmington and Raleigh offices of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Wilmington and Houston, Texas offices of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Wilmington Office of the United States Marshals and the Pender County District Attorney's Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ethan A. Ontjes prosecuted the cases for the federal government.
News releases are available on the U.S. Attorney's web page at www.usdoj.gov/usao/nce within 48 hours of release.