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With growth demands to untethered embedded systems, e.g. sensor nodes, in the flexibility, performance, product longevity, areas, and decreasing time-to-market (TTM), programmable logic devices may allow covering lack of suitable processing units. Decrease in the feature transistor sizes allows producing smaller programmable devices and providing more computational power. However, such shrinking of feature sizes introduces higher power lost (static power). Moreover, programmable devices are clocked with higher frequencies due to the performance demands increase that introduces additional power consumption. Therefore, there is a need for techniques that allow for substantial power reduction and being achievable on the higher levels of the designing process. In this paper, we address means of the dynamic power consumption reduction on the system-level. This is envisaged that proposed techniques may allow achieving substantial power consumption savings with negligible hardware overheads while maintaining the energy per operation.
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Jun 2, 2015
Researchers Seek Sneak Peek Into the Future of Forests
NC State scientists are bringing in researchers from around the country to participate in a project to get a glimpse of the future of forests in a warmer world.
Apr 8, 2015
History Event Focuses on Climate Change
Harvard professor Naomi Oreskes, a leading scholar on the history of climate change, is the featured speaker at NC State's History Weekend, which begins on Thursday, April 18, with a showing of the climate-change documentary Disruption.
Nov 24, 2014
Environmental "Tipping Points" Key to Predicting Extinctions
Depending on a population's adaptive strategy, even tiny changes in climate variability can create a "tipping point" that sends the population into extinction.
Aug 28, 2014
Cities as a Glimpse of the Future
How researchers learned that cities may serve as a crystal ball for the impact of climate change on an important insect pest.
Aug 27, 2014
Museum Specimens, Modern Cities Show How an Insect Pest Will Respond to Climate Change
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that century-old museum specimens hold clues to how global climate change will affect a common insect pest that can weaken and kill trees – and the news is not good.
Jul 30, 2014
Urbanization: Good for Pests, Bad for Trees
Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Steve Frank, an assistant professor of entomology at NC State.The post first appeared on Frank's blog, Insect Ecology and Integrated Pest Management. My wife is from a […]
May 8, 2014
Farmers Skeptical About Validity of Climate Change
The recently released National Climate Assessment, reported by a team of 300 experts, including a panel from the National Academy of Sciences, asserts that climate change is already impacting the United States, and that the […]
Feb 6, 2014
NC State Heads Climate Change Hub
The federal government has again selected NC State to take the reins of a collaborative research effort. Find out how the Southeast Regional Climate Hub will help ranchers, farmers and forest landowners cope with increasing risks such as fires, invasive pests, devastating floods and crippling droughts.
Jan 23, 2014
Officials Praise Climate Center at Opening
NC State celebrated the opening of the Southeast Climate Science Center this week at an event drawing an enthusiastic mix of university leaders, federal officials and students.
Sep 10, 2013
Think and Do
How does NC State solve global challenges? By merging bold thought with purposeful action. See how we're building stable food sources, a smarter energy grid and a smoother supply chain.

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In this course, professional photo restorer Janine Smith describes how to use Photoshop to restore, retouch, and enhance old or damaged photos. It covers evaluating scanned images for imperfections, using the Clone Stamp tool and other Photoshop tools, and addressing common problems and their fixes, starting with the basics (fading, spots, and paper texture) and continuing with more complex challenges (rips, adhesive tape, ink marks, mold, and more). Also included are methods for fixing exposure problems and colorcast as well as advanced techniques in photo restoration, such as replacing backgrounds and recreating missing facial features and body parts. The course includes a project that takes an image from damaged start to restored finish.
Sometimes images are different tones in different places. For example, if you look at the face of the man on the far left of this image and compare him to the lady on the far right, you will notice his face is much brighter. Likewise the upper left-hand corner of the room is much brighter than the upper right-hand corner. In this case it was probably caused by uneven lighting, but whatever the reason, you will sometimes want to even an image up, and I am going to show you a quick and easy way to do that. Begin by going to the bottom of your Layers panel selecting the half-black, half- white circle, the Create a new fill or adjustment layer icon, and select Curves.
In this case we are going to lighten one end of the photo, so we are going to take our histogram in this center and drag it up towards the top left-hand corner for an overall lightening of the image. Now we'll go back down to our Curves mask. And black is set to our foreground color, so we are going to use Alt+Backspace or Option+Delete to invert our Curves mask. Now we'll go to our toolbar, select our Brush tool, and we're going to invert our colors down here so the light is the foreground and begin painting in light areas.
Adjust your brush size using your open and close bracket keys. We've got a large area, so we'll make it fairly large. We're going to paint in this darker area-- I am going to make the brush even bigger still--with the light color. Once we have that done--it's just basic. I am not being very, very careful, just to give you an overall idea. Go up to your Gaussian Blur in your Filter > Blur and then Gaussian Blur, and we'll soften that painting we just did.
You can set this pretty high. We want a very good blur. We are not looking for accuracy. We are just looking for blend and hit OK. Then lower your Opacity until your new area matches fairly well with the wider area. Let's hide that layer by clicking the eye icon. We are going to add another new fill or adjustment layer, again Curves, and lighten it. Again, invert your mask. This time your black is your background color, so hit Ctrl+Backspace or Command+Backspace to fill in your Curves mask and invert it.
You can also--I am going to adjust this with my open bracket key-- you can also do just certain areas, instead of doing big areas. If you just have a face you want a little lighter, you notice how light this face is compared to these others, so maybe we just want to lighten their faces up a bit. You have a lot of control over this. Again, this isn't very neat-- just giving you an overall idea.
Go up to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. I am going to bring it down just a little bit. I want it to be a little more precise when it's in a smaller area. Click OK and then lower your opacity, keeping an eye on that light face on the end, just to blend them in a little better. Just keep an eye on your before and after and see if it's too much or not enough, and that looks pretty good. It can probably go down to, let's say about 35, and that looks a little closer.
One more way you can lighten one part of an image is make a new blank layer and make white your foreground color, go to your Gradient tool, and go up here and make sure you have Foreground to Transparent selected, and make a gradient through just part of the image, the dark part, go up here to your Layer Blend modes and find a Blend mode you like, Overlay, Soft Light, whatever you want to try, something you can see through obviously.
Lower your Opacity down to let's say 25%. See, we have just lightened that up, just a little bit so it compares a little better with this other side. Those are just a few ways to lighten parts of an image without lightening or darkening a whole image. If you want to darken a part, you just reverse your colors and you paint or do your gradients in black. When an overall tonal adjustment isn't what your image needs, if it's lighter on one end and darker on the other, sometimes you just need a little spot adjustment to bring it all together.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars lost to the Green Bay Packers 24-15. The Jaguars went into the confines of Lambeau Field and emerged not victorious, but not demoralized either. The game still had its hero and zero. HeroDavon House and Dezmon Moses are the heroes of the game. While the Packers' offense is known for Aaron Rodgers, Jordy Nelson, James Jones, Donald Driver and Greg Jennings; it is House and Moses who are the heroes of the game.House and Moses are members of the Packers' special team. In the second quarter House blocked a Bryan Anger punt. Moses then fell on the ball in the end zone for a score. This was the first blocked punt by the Packers since September 2003. And it was the first blocked punt returned for a touchdown since December 1990.This is how heroes are made.ZeroThere is no getting around it. Blaine Gabbert and his receiving corps are the zeroes of the game. This is the same Gabbert who had career highs in attempts with 49, completions with 27, and yards with 303. Th...
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Thailand also has its own Hospital Accreditation (HA) program conducted by the Institute of Hospital Quality Improvement & Accreditation. Bumrungrad was the first hospital in the country to be accredited by this program in 1999 and was re-accredited in triennial reviews in 2002, 2005 and 2008. The Thai accreditation process is demanding: Bumrungrad is one of only 22 private hospitals in Bangkok (out of over 100) to earn it.


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Letters to the editor: Nov. 24, 2009
Here are letters to the editor from Daily News editions of Nov. 24, 2009:
Letter of the Day: Fame game, blame game
Editor, Daily News:
Why is it that the people who know the least about how we live our lives want to tell us the most about how to live it?
They seem to be comprised of three major groups: politicians, news-media anchors and all of the celebrity types, including singers, actors, directors and producers, both from film and television.
It was laughable watching the outrage they exhibited during this past year on the subject of salaries and bonuses on Wall Street, when in fact some of these people were directly responsible for them.
Maybe we should have a cap on their earnings? How about $100,000 per year total, from all sources. This is still well above the national average. We could use the salary surpluses toward the national debt.
To be fair, we really don't know how they live their lives either, but my best guess would be pretty well. Perhaps if they were under this salary cap, some of their outrage would be justifiable. Otherwise, it sounds much like the playground banter of children: "What you say is what you are."
We are not without blame in this scenario. We have been lemmings. They merely provided the cliff.
— George Brondsema
Let's play, coach fairly
Editor, Daily News:
All kinds of sports need coaches. In very many cases the coaches come from the ranks of the parents. Most of these start by helping out and then become head coaches.
For this they are to be commended, but there are pitfalls when the teams include a child of the coach.
Whether fair or not, the immediate perception is one of favoritism. Imagine a head football coach who is coaching his own son and makes him quarterback, or a head basketball coach who moves his daughter up to a varsity position at a young age. As soon as this is done, all the players will talk among themselves and discuss this with their parents.
Sooner or later parents may complain and go to a higher authority. Is the coach guilty of nepotism if he is perceived to have given favored treatment to his son or daughter?
If he has announced ahead of time that he is going to favor his child then there is no question.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had to play wide receiver in high school because the coach's son was the quarterback.
At all times a coach must be perceived as honorable, fair and trustworthy, especially if his motto is do the right thing.
If a coach tells his players to work hard and then places his child in a coveted position on the team it tells the other players they can't trust the coach.
All players deserve competent, fair coaches.
— Curtiss Giller
By any other name
Editor, Daily News:
I like to share my discord with your readers regarding the term whistle-blower which is rampantly used by the news media, television, etc., in reporting an unlawful act which has been made known by civic-minded, law-abiding citizens to the proper authorities.
The perpetual obsession by the aforementioned entities of the use of the term whistle-blower clearly depicts the absence of proper English for one, and other traits which I shall refrain to mention. I find the phrase disparaging, abusive and an insult in nature — it is simply an epithet.
The term is basically synonymous with squealer, stoolie, snitch and rat. Those of you who remember the trial of John Gotti, head of the Gambino crime organization in New York, should recall that Sammy Gravano, one of Gotti's most trusted soldiers, became an informant for the FBI and soon was labeled a rat. Such terminologies are customarily reserved for persons who indulge in criminal activities.
Now, why should decent citizens who exercise their civic duty to inform of wrongdoing and unlawful activities be classified as whistle-blowers? The term is far from being praiseworthy. If anything, it is a deterrent to the devout and decent citizenry to inform on wrongdoers.
And finally, I'd like to supplicate the news media to cease and desist. You will be surprised how intelligent and proper you will feel and sound.
— Evelio A. Rodriguez
The harm they do
Editor, Daily News:
We hear people, mostly the religious right, use the term baby or child when referring to either a fetus or an embryo.
This is deceitful and done mainly to appeal to the least-educated of our citizens.
For the first eight weeks after fertilization, we have an embryo. An embryo is not a fetus and certainly not a baby and the termination (morning after pill?) thereof most certainly is not murder.
At six weeks the human embryo looks more like a tadpole with a pronounced tail. The fetal stage begins at around the 11th week and it is then when the development of body structures are recognizable as human forms; however, a fetus is still not a baby.
The threshold of viability from a legal point of view is that a fetus becomes a baby when it is born and takes its first breath. There are valid ethical arguments for opposing abortion; however, those who choose to refer to abortion to be equivalent to killing a baby are ignorant of science.
Yes, enjoy your chosen religion, but do not allow it to keep you from a proper education and truth and don't impose your religion on others.
What has become most disturbing recently is that anti-abortionists have become violent extremists, engaging in a campaign of intimidation and terror aimed at women seeking abortions and health professionals who work at family-planning clinics.
Their opposition to sex education and the use of contraceptives, which would reduce unwanted pregnancies, is also incomprehensible.
— Ed Weilhoefer
Real classic rock
Editor, Daily News:
The Naples Philharmonic Orchestra exceeded my expectations in its recent presentation of the music of Led Zeppelin.
The orchestra appeared to work well with guest conductor Brent Havens and vocalist Randy Jackson. My husband and I would like to see the Phil offer more symphonic rock programs, especially the music of the Doors, Pink Floyd, the Eagles and the Moody Blues.
— Elizabeth Opalka
Calendar, anyone?
Editor, Daily News:
Being a fairly new member of the Heritage Foundation, a research and educational institute — a think tank — I just received their 2010 calendar.
What a beautiful work of art: the photos that accompany each month of the year! They include, for example, Independence Day fireworks illuminating the Washington Monument and the Capitol building; the Jefferson Memorial, seen across the Tidal Basin; and my favorite, Christmas in Washington, D.C.
Heritage's membership recently passed the half-million mark. With its main office in our nation's capital, one goal is to achieve 1 million members by 2017.
Anyone interested in the mission of the Heritage Foundation and its conservative public policies would do well to contact them at (800) 546-2843.
You might even be able to get one of their magnificent calendars!
— Betty DiAndriole
Dog days
Editor, Daily News:
First, let me offer that I have had a dog in my home since I was about 6 years old. She was a black/white, blunt-nosed bull dog named Missy.
And, my last pal was Kitty, a miniature black female poodle. She died of cancer after 13 years.
So, I feel I can make some comments about the dogs being allowed where humans run amok.
Last Sunday, while we were enjoying the band concert in Cambier Park, I asked my chairmate if she smelled dog poop, and she didn't think so. But, when she moved her chair to allow for some sun, she almost stepped onto a pile. So, then, we both had to relocate.
In all the time since they have allowed dogs to run free — yes, free — some in baby carriages, some with leashes, but mostly uncontrolled, we have never seen anyone pick up the dog poop, even though poop bags are offered at the entrance of the park.
Barking made us choose another place to put our chairs, as well. So, city officials, think this one over — unless we are the sole complainants.
— Don Heflin
Blame the party
Editor, Daily News:
Quit bashing President Barack Obama.
Obama appears many different times daily in the media, and as all of the economic programs he has promoted fail — causing economic disaster for this country — the president is bound to be falsely blamed for these failures, the same as he would have been given credit for any successes, due in large part to his extreme public media exposure.
Whereas, in reality, he has been powerless without the Democratic Party's congressional support.
Start blaming the Democratic Party, where the true blame falls, and not the president!
2010 is an election year and I earnestly pray nothing physically harmful will happen to Obama; however, for health reasons, if he be required to retire from office prior to the 2010 elections, then those Democrats seeking re-election to Congress would be able to publicly declare that they made bad choices due to Obama's party leadership — in this attempt, giving him all the blame for the country's economic failure, failure that we the public are already assured is going to happen.
Let the blame fall from where the power emanates!
— Jack Flesher
Hospital shield
Editor, Daily News:
I have never been a person to sue anyone, but recently my sisters and I lost our mother.
She was terminally ill, but had been doing well. Over a period of about two weeks, she began feeling very badly. On May 10, Mother's Day, she was admitted to one of our local hospitals.
The treatment in this hospital was very poor: the Patient's Bill of Rights was violated over and over. The care by the hospital was negligent, and different diagnoses by different doctors (provided by the hospital) were given.
When mother passed away on May 16, we still did not know what her real cause of death was.
I contacted the hospital and no real answers were given, except "we are sorry about your mother's treatment."
As you can imagine, I wanted answers. Of course, they did their own internal investigations and apologies were still given and still no answers.
The hospital CEO told me I need to take my problems up with the doctor.
First, the doctors were not the only problem; second, these doctors were provided by the hospital for my mother.
At this point I began getting very agitated and contacted several attorneys. I found out there are statutes in the state of Florida, 768.18 and 768.20, which prevent a hospital from being sued in a case like this because my mother did not have a child under the age of 25 or a living spouse.
It is time to change this law. It is too late for my mother, but not for your loved ones.
This is part of the reason elderly people in Florida are treated so poorly — because these hospitals know that basically they are untouchable.
— Cindy Rapoport
Bonita Springs
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The next generation of NHL stars take to the ice this summer with the National Hockey League Players' Association during the first annual Allstate All-Canadians Mentorship Camp. The invitation-only camp culminates with the Allstate All-Canadians Mentorship Cup, an inter-squad exhibition game coached by NHL players Luke Schenn and Jason Spezza, airing Saturday, Aug. 6 at 2pm et/11am pt on TSN2.
Led by 21-year NHL veteran Gary Roberts, the Allstate All-Canadians Mentorship Camp runs from August 2 to 6 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. The camp partners NHL players with 42 of the best bantam-aged hockey players from across Canada. The up-and-comers will receive first-hand instruction - both on and off the ice - about important foundational topics such as nutrition, strength and fitness, sports psychology, financial responsibility and personal values.
The young hockey stars will get the ultimate experience with former NHL referee and TSN analyst Kerry Fraser refereeing the game while wearing a mic. TSN play-by-play commentator Steve Kouleas and analyst Mike Johnson will call the action from the broadcast booth, while SportsCentre's Katherine Dolan will be on site in Mississauga to file reports.
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Sensual Nature Girl Camille Rowe Lensed By Ellen von Unwerth for Grey Magazine's Winter 2012/13 Issue
Ellen von Unwerth is among our favorite Smart Sensuality photographers at AOC. (See all EVU editorials.) The influential, hard-working — but also very easy to spot — image maker adds some new techniques to her portraits of Camille Rowe for Grey Magazine's fall/winter issue. Lotta Volkova Adam styles the lingerie-rich editorial of Camille's sensual self communing with nature as 'Bucolica'.
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Both are nice...however, Invasion Barbare gets my vote. Quality is impeccable
Invasion Barbare
Thread: Invasion Barbare or 1725?
Invasion Barbare has been compared in numerous threads to 1725. I have been sampling 1725 for the last few days and I find it to be unique enough to own both. In fact, if I had to choose between the two, I think that I would choose 1725 more often than Invasion Barbare. I would like to know which one of these you all prefer and whether or not you own both.
Both are nice...however, Invasion Barbare gets my vote. Quality is impeccable
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Invasion Barbare is imo the better composition with more complexity and top notch ingredients. Though I do think it is way overpriced.
1725 is very good as well and is reminiscent of the above with the violet removed and the notes toned down and refined. If money was no object then I would get Invasion Barbare but if it is then 1725 is a worthy compromise.
I own both and wouldn't be without either. As Jack noted above, Invasion Barbare is better composed perfume.
While it is true, that it is priced much higher, MDCI has now increased the bottle size from 60mL to 75mL but has not increased the price.
Both very very nice and own both but I prefer the former.
Remember that while it is perfectly acceptable to criticize the content of a post - criticizing the poster is not.
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Own both but only recently got the MDCI. At this point I would probably choose the more affable 1725 over Invasion Barbare if push came to shove, maybe that's just due to familiarity. I can appreciate the quality of IB and the fact that it's intentionally a bit drier, the nutmeg (or similar note) pushes it into the realm of some of the 'sterner' fougeres from a couple of decades ago, I think - a bit more macho than 1725's younger, 'emo' nu-fougere vibe.
Dunno - happy to have both. Funnily enough (peculiar, not 'ha ha') I'm wearing Forreau Noir tonight and I reckon if you like either of the above, esp. 1725, it's another one in the same club except any semblance of a classic oakmoss style base has gone and you're left with the lavender and tonka (which is amped up to 11) giving you the top two thirds of a pretty luxurious comfort fougere. Great in the cooler weather
I'm biased. It's my favorite fragrance.
1725 is good but longevity lacks and IB is better compose with the Lavender, violet, grapefruit and it's nice classic Upper ultra luxurious barber shop vibe but not and I mean not worth that kind of cash on either especially IB but that's just my opinion ...I would pay about 80-100 though for either in a FB form....btw my hairstylist gives me this vibe for free everytime I go to the Mens Salon parlor.....
"Thank GOD for the nose, for without it we would not be enjoying these beautiful created Scents" also Remember "Balance is everything and the key to appreciating "
And just to add that if you're shelling out the cash for IB, why not go the extra mile if possible for a small bottle of 1725 which can be had for $100 with a coupon and that way you'll never be left wondering and well, why not add Sartorial for the Trifecta and Forreau Noir for the bonus and then Amouage Reflection for the heck of it.
Own Invasion Barbare, haven't yet felt compelled to get 1725...
I like IB a little more, the reasons are mostly the same as those stated already my many others.
Invasion Barbare is an excellent composition. It's also perfumey, mincing, affected and pompous. I don't like to wear either but I'd rather wear Dior Homme. 1725 is too sweet but I'd be more likely to wear it than IB. Sartorial is good but it also becomes annoying within an hour.
For this kind of stuff I'd rather wear Pour un Homme or Mouchoir de Monsieur.
Pompous is a great descriptor for Invasion Barbare! It's doubly pompous if yours is the version that comes with the bust.
I own IB and recently sampled 1725 to compare the two. IB is much softer and very well blended compared to 1725. I actually felt that 1725 was closer to rive gauche (vintage) which I also own. I did enjoy 1725 but not as much as IB or rive gauche.
I really did try to find something I might enjoy in Sartoriale . . . I fought hard to like something, anything about it . . . it defeated me utterly.


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The Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-3 at the Joe Louis Arena and tied the NHL record with their 20th consecutive home win. The Red Wings now share the record with the 1975-1976 Philadelphia Flyers and the 1929-1930 Boston Bruins. The Red Wings can break the record on Tuesday night when they play against the Dallas Stars.
The Red Wings Johan Franzen broke a 3-3 tie 52 seconds into the third period. The Flyers lost the fifth game in their last six games. Flyers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky did play better but he will need to play much better if the Flyers want to advance when the playoffs start in over a month from now. He has allowed 12 goals in his last three games. He just needs to get his game together and get it together quickly.
The Philadelphia Flyers like they did in Saturday's game against the New York Rangers could not stop the opponents power-play and again it was the difference in the game. Against the Detroit Red Wings the Flyers gave up two power-play goals and it cost them the game like it did the day before against the Rangers. The Red Wings were 2 for 5 on the power-play. Over the last two games the opponents power-play went 5 for 13.
Flyers center Brayden Schenn got his first two goal game of his young career on Sunday night but it was not enough for the Flyers to get the victory. Center Max Talbot gave the Flyers a 3-2 lead in the second period with his 14th goal of the season and his career high in goals. Talbot scored on a pass from Scott Hartnell and gave the Flyers a 3-2 leas with 3 minutes, 41 seconds left in the second period.
The Detroit Red Wings tied the game very quickly on a goal by Henrik Zetterberg, 2 minutes and 2 seconds after the Flyers had taken the lead. With the game tied 1-1 Schenn gave the Flyers a 2-1 lead with 14:38 left in the second period. Three minutes later the Detroit Red Wings tied the game on a Pavel Datsynk goal which was on a power-play as well.
The Philadelphia Flyers played a tough game and had their chances in the game all night long. The Flyers did have a good opening period. Brayden Schenn in the first period tied the game at 1-1 with 3:18 left. The Red Wings had opened up the games scoring by scoring on a power-play when defenseman Niklas Kronwall scored for the Wings.
The Flyers in the last two games played the two top teams in each conference. The Flyers whose penalty killing has been good all season long, saw it leak a bit this past weekend. It definitely was the difference in both of the games. The goaltending is also still the problem as well and if the Flyers want to compete against the best teams in the league they will need to fixed it and will need to fix it quickly. The Flyers play the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center and they will need to get back to winning hockey games.


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When Robinson Cano is going well, he often looks like the best pure hitter in the game. His ability to spray line drives all over the field with ease and with such a pretty swing makes him one of the most enjoyable players to watch. We're no stranger to his hot streaks; coming down the stretch last season, Cano was on another planet – going 27-for-60 (.491) with three homers and 16 RBIs, pushing New York to the playoffs. It appears as if we're seeing one of those impressive stretches right now. In his last 10 games, Cano is hitting a robust .452 with three homers and eight RBIs. Evidence that he's seeing the ball well, he's walked nine times and struck out only three. Cano has raised his average 17 points since June 21 – from .276 to .293. Not to be overlooked, the All-Star second baseman is also on pace for a career high in homers. As of now, he has 19 homers and 51 RBIs through 82 games. His career high is 33, which came in 2012 when he played in 161 games. What's even more impressive is the fact that when Cano is getting his pitch, he's not missing it. Teams are coming into games saying "we can't let Cano beat us." Without any real protection in the lineup, Cano has to be extra selective with the pitches he swings at. Lately when he gets one he's looking for, he's hitting it with authority to all-fields. Playing in his contract year, Cano came into 2013 with high hopes. After being named the World Baseball Classic MVP, many thought he was primed for an MVP-type regular season. As the Yankees struggled mightily in June, Cano's averaged dipped into the .270′s and stayed there as much of the MVP talk subsided. Now, Cano has the chance to carry the "no-name Yankees" into the summer and into an intense pennant race. He has the chance to be the guy, the superstar for once on this team. We already know he's going to get paid a lot of money in the offseason – but if he continues to carry this offense, he could drive his stock through the roof.
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This video editor has plenty of power and few peers.
Adobe's powerful Premiere Pro 2 video-editing program offers several new features, but the best thing about it--and the strongest argument for users to consider upgrading--is that it's easier to use than its predecessor. I tested a beta version of the new program as part of Adobe's new Production Suite.
One example of Premiere Pro 2's easier usability is its new automatically adjusting interface (borrowed from its consumer-oriented video-editing sibling, Premiere Elements 2). The resizing helps you manage all of the app's windows and palettes. Drag a window border or corner to resize it, and all of the other elements within the application will resize proportionately. You can drag windows or palettes into areas of the screen, and they will either dock or size themselves into the available window area.
Another new feature helps you make cuts at the right visual and audible cues when you have video from multiple cameras and want to tie them to a master soundtrack. This multicamera monitor lets you view up to four video tracks in a single window; you click on the panes within the window to make cuts in the sequence. The visual representation works well when you're using multiple cameras to record the same event, or when you're compiling different video sources into one movie.
One tool that most people will use is the new secondary color corrector. First you click on areas of an object with a color picker to create a mask; then you can use hue and saturation controls to change the color of the object. I found that this app works best on objects in a high-contrast setting--for example, a bright purple bucket in a kid's sandbox. Though it didn't work perfectly on all of the objects I tried, it's a very neat tool.
Premiere Pro 2 lets you create a PDF containing your video and a commenting mechanism--so, for example, your client can make notes at specific time codes. You can then re-import just the notes, which will match up to the time code in your original timeline. The application down-samples the video and converts it to either Windows Media or QuickTime format. You can instruct it to enclose the video within the PDF or to upload it to a server and link to it from within the PDF.
Importing HD, Exporting DVDs
Many movies created with Premiere Pro 2 will end up as DVDs, and now you can create basic DVD menus from within the application. The menu-creation mechanism is identical to the one in Premiere Elements 2, except that it has slightly different templates. You can create motion menus and buttons, and you can edit the templates in Photoshop, but your controls are limited. For fancier work, you'll need to use Encore DVD 2 and/or After Effects 7, both of which are part of the Production Studio suite.
Premiere Pro 2's new engine for importing, editing, and exporting high-definition video works better than its predecessor's. High-definition video won't work without an extremely powerful system, and it takes a long time to render, but the app was quite stable when I worked with it.
A new command for sending projects to After Effects saves time because you don't have to render those projects first. Instead, you can put off rendering until you're finished your After Effects work. Of course, that's useful only for projects that you will be adding features to in After Effects. You can edit an audio track in a Premiere Pro file with Audition 2 by right-clicking it and choosing Edit in Audition. If you make any changes, Audition automatically updates the file in Premiere Pro.
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Farmyard animals. Morocco Feb 2006. Starts outside with hens, then through a squeaky door into sheds with a cow, sheep, lambs and chicks. A distant donkey brays. Some background voices of Berber villagers. Sony MD and mic.
An attribute of your body of work is the lack of extraneous sound introduced by the recordist and your obvious patience in capturing accurately the sounds that you intend to convey to the listener.
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I just discovered this wonderful site. I have been clicking the "Random Sample" button for the last few hours. This is the first clip I have commented on. Loved it! Thanks.
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The Personal IS Powerful
by Colin BeavanSep 09, 2009
- No Impact Man says we shouldn't be distracted by attacking each others' methods of confronting climate change—only by uniting behind the same agenda can we hope for change in the very little time we have to effect it.
FCC Supports an Open Internet
by Megan TadySep 03, 2009
- A victory in the fight to protect public, democratic access to the Internet.
Can Europe Pop the U.S. CEO Pay Bubble?
by Sarah AndersonSep 02, 2009
- While the U.S. executives who caused the economic meltdown benefit from bailout money, Europe is stepping forward to cap CEO bonuses.
Signs of Life :: Legal Settlements Protect Voters
by Susie ShuttsAug 28, 2009
- Organizations in Ohio, Missouri, and elsewhere are correcting problems that prevented thousands of people from voting in recent elections.
Health Care Déjà Vu
by Brooke JarvisAug 28, 2009
- Can health care reform that does not build on the universal right to health care be successful?
Upgrading the Way We Do Politics
by Sandy HeierbacherAug 21, 2009
- Is it really democracy without space for dialogue and deliberation? How to cut through the yelling and get something done.
Five Ways to Reschool on the Interweb
by Melia DickerAug 14, 2009
- Here are five types of online resources to educate you from the comfort of your couch.
Fierce Light :: Film Trailer
by Velcrow RipperAug 14, 2009
- Velcrow Ripper's latest documentary portrays examples of spiritual activism: political actions focusing on compassion and interconnection.
Regenerating Our Learning Commons
Aug 14, 2009
- Shikshantar presents Udaipur, India as a learning city.
We Are All Responsible for Making Health Care a Right
by David ScheinerAug 07, 2009
- Uninvited from a White House forum, President Obama's former doctor says it's time to give single-payer health care a fair hearing.
Registering for Peace
by Tobin JacobrownAug 06, 2009
- To register as a conscientious objector, Toby Jacobrown had to sue the federal government.
People We Love :: Peter Marshall
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- Fighting fire with climate activism.
People Power Pushed the New Deal
by Sarah AndersonJun 05, 2009
- Roosevelt didn't come up with all those progressive programs on his own.
Jump Starting Racial Justice
by Terry KeleherJun 02, 2009
- Two especially promising solutions to racism are public reconciliation processes, like the one made famous in South Africa, and proactive racial impact planning and analysis now being employed widely in the United Kingdom.
Netanyahu at the White House: Not Yet Change We Can Believe In
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- The reality of power–that the U.S. is still the financial, military, diplomatic and political superpower patron on which Israel depends–was not reflected in the press conference that followed the meeting.


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The South Australian Government says the number of international tourists visiting the state's regional areas continues to increase.
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The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy says iron ore projects in the state's north and west will be among the biggest beneficiaries from the scrapping of the mining tax.
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Much of South Australia's north and west region has been classified as having an above average risk of bushfires for the coming fire danger season.
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Local council nominations open today, with a number of mayors in South Australia's north and west saying they will renominate for their positions.
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A former deputy prime minister says some major rail upgrades are needed at Port Augusta to handle projected freight increases.
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The Local Government Association (LGA) of South Australia has welcomed legislation passing the Senate that ensures the extension of the Roads to Recovery program.
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The Local Government Association of South Australia says the state's councils need more secure funding to upgrade roads and maintain infrastructure.
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A concept to build a 1,000-kilometre gas connection from Alice Springs to Moomba in South Australia's top end is nothing but a "pipedream", according to SA energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis.
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A financial support service says people on South Australia's APY Lands are struggling to access their superannuation.
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Regional Development Minister Geoff Brock says he is still considering whether to support an Opposition bill to amend South Australia's marine park laws.
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A South Australian regional council says a recent development court ruling could have implications for other councils.
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Rural and regional councils will this week start to feel the effects of changes to their Federal Assistance Grant calculations.
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The RAA says new point-to-point speed cameras on Port Wakefield Road and the Dukes Highway appear to be deterring drivers from speeding.
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The District Council of Coober Pedy says it appears to have no choice but to widen the town's runway.
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A horticultural project that uses seawater to grow vegetables, Sundrop Farms, is set for expansion with the backing of South Australia's Port Augusta Council.
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The South Australian Opposition says the State Government must do more to include regional communities in its decision making.
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The Conservation Council of South Australia says a bill backing renewable energy developments on SA's pastoral lands will help to diversify regional economies.
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A man has been killed and a woman seriously injured in a crash on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.
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Landcare in South Australia says it is both relieved and concerned about a long-awaited plan about its new direction.
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A bill supporting renewable energy developments on South Australian pastoral lands will go to State Parliament's House of Assembly, after passing the Upper House.
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The body governing outback South Australia has welcomed the possibility of private funding being used to upgrade the Strzelecki Track.
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Horticulture Australia says its $11 million funding of novel fruit fly control is to help solve a major export barrier, which costs $300 million in lost markets.
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The State Guardian for Children and Young People says an increase in emotionally abused children being placed in state care is straining the foster system.
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The South Australian Government has given the Australian Defence Department a lease to expand the Cultana Training Area between Port Augusta and Whyalla.
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A new initiative to encourage country girls to strive for leadership roles by connecting them with female politicians and executives has been launched.
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Grimm S02E14: "Natural Born Wesen"
This week's episode continued Grimm's rollicking post-hiatus pace as Team
Grimm (now including Hank and, reluctantly, Renard) pulled together to cure
Juliette and track down Wesen bank robbers!
We picked up where last week's return episode left off, with our gang in the midst of curing Adalind's spell. As Nick gasped on the floor, the Wesen were able to convince Juliette that his ailment was the result of a chemical imbalance (no magic here!). As per usual, she swallowed the story rather than asking how they knew such a thing, or why people who run a spice and tea shop are suddenly medical experts.
The next day Monroe made a deposit at a bank just as three Wesen burst in to rob the joint, fully visible as Wesen to the humans. We learned from Monroe that Wesen live by a code and that rule numero uno is never reveal themselves to humans. Also, the penalty for breaking it is lethal.
Nick clearly read my review from last week as he decided to keep the Grimm Key on him at all times. He also had a heart-to-heart with Renard that went something like
RENARD: Yeah, so, Adalind's spell, huh? Haha! No hard feelings bro?
NICK: (Stares icy daggers into Renard's skull)
Nick and Hank were called in to investigate the bank robbery and we were treated to a great three-way dynamic between them and Monroe as the Blutbad went "undercover" at a Wesen dive bar. The trio discovered the identities of the robbers and we learned that at least two of them likened themselves to Wesen Harvey Milk, with a mission of coaxing the community out of the Wesen closet. We also discovered that Rosalee's family had ties to the ominous Wesen Council after she made a call to report the code-breakers. After Robbers One and Two murdered Robber Three, Nick and Hank were able to arrest the Wesen criminals—only to see them assassinated by the Council.
Meanwhile, Juliette had an acid trip, and it lasted the entire episode.
There was a lot to love in this episode: sullen, sarcastic Nick! Nick and Monroe as roommates! Nick, Hank, and Monroe acting like a team! A Wesen-of-the-week story that actually tied into the show's greater mythology! Another glimpse into the political workings of the Wesen world!
However, that last item brings up a question I've been pondering for a while now: Why are the Wesen determined to live among humans? They expend so much energy hiding from humans, the consequences are so dire if they're caught, and as we've seen over and over again, so many of them are bad at it. It just doesn't seem worth it.
While the first two episodes after Grimm's long break were both enjoyable, the show needs to finally address the nuts and bolts of the world it's presented to us. We need to see what the Wesen get out of living with humans, or explain why living on their own in hidden all-Wesen communities doesn't work. We need to meet more Wesen who don't flaunt the law, and we need to see that humans in Portland break the law, too—otherwise we're dealing with a world where only Wesen are criminals, and if that's the case we're back to the question of why they're even attempting to fit in.
We had a taste of the inner workings of Wesen politics in Season 1, but with Season 2 halfway done it's time for Grimm to give us a Wesen world we can really sink our teeth into.
1. Are Juliette's hallucinations the result of the counter-spell restoring her memory?
2. Why did Hank and Nick get called in to work a bank robbery? Aren't they homicide detectives? Also, doesn't the FBI handle bank robberies?
3. If the Council takes care of Wesen who break Wesen rules, what do the Royals do?
4. Now that we know about he Wesen Code, who else wants to learn more about Wesen history? Raise your hands in the comments!
5. Why do the Wesen want to live among humans?
6. Will Nick get over his problems with the Captain?
7. Is Renard as trustworthy as he's making himself out to be?


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The only reason we're still abusing antibiotics is because they are expensive...
If you have trouble remembering your own name, how are you going to remember that you even work for XYZ corp? and then when you've logged in, what is your job? what are you meant to be doing? and how do you do it? what do you click?
If you can't remember a password, you are very unlikely to be compitent enough to actually need a password for anything.
When chroms came out I switched from firefox to chrome to get the huge speed improvements. I have recently converted back to firefox in order to take advantages of the superior speed and performance of firefox... i kid you not, chrome got to the point where a clean install you'd type "google.com" and press enter and it would freeze, start hammering the hard drive for 5 seconds, then start resolving the domain... yes START resolving the domain, as in the very first thing that it needs to do and the thing it should have started doing before you've even released the enter key.
At university the profile directory is stored on a slow file server... meaning chrome basically doesn't work at all there. It used to when they first installed it, but it has updated itself since then.
They went from being the fastest to being totally unusable. And they didn't add a single useful feature in the process, just fucked around with things for the sake of it.
how is data processing by companies in any way shape or form even slightly related to police persuing an escaped criminal?
why are the authorities going after uber? they aren't actually in those countries violating their taxi laws, their drivers are... if the police order a taxi from uber then arrest the driver for operating an illegal taxi service and national media start reporting that uber drivers are going to goto prison... they don't need to arrest a second driver, because uber won't have any left...
Who seriously uses ISP supplied email? you're stuck with that ISP, if you change you have to re-register accounts all over the place with your new email address. Just use gmail!
Some out of the box thinking here, but they hire incompetent people who are motivated to do a crap job (the longer it takes, the more updates, etc the more they get paid)... you can also get loads of inexperienced people who are motivated to do a good job for free - students!
approach a university, they have software development courses where they make their students create software projects purely for the experience of making it - give them your system requirements and let them set that as an assignment.
the students will have to make a system as part of their course so it's no extra work for them, but at the end of it you get 200 students with 200 versions of the software you require - so then you just have a look at them all, out of 200 attempts you are bound to get at least a few decent examples... offer to buy the system off them for £100,000, loads of money to a fresh graduate, peanuts to the government!
If a business can afford a leased line, perhaps they can spend that money on multiple low grade ADSL/Cable links instead, combined reliability should be better...
"All very true: Netflix and the like provide the majority of eyeball bound traffic in the US. Why shouldn't they pay carriers for the massive amount of traffic that they are dumping on them?"
should my ISP be paying me for the massive amounts of data I request/they dump on me, or would that be silly?
It's worth noting that they expect government customers, and nobody else.
Then they can go after them for money laundering or some other serious criminal charge because they falsified their paperwork... (unless you think visa have no way to know which company asked them to charge the credit card they signed up to the VPN service with?)
From the 'adobe' reference in the article i'd guess about the same time flash became part of HTML5? oh...
I can never understand how these companies end up getting paid. Which civil servant was authorised to pay out $6mil but was able to spend over 100 times the amount? Whose signature is on the payments, and who gave them the authority to make the payments? I'm sure you can tell where i'm going with this if it turns out someone was taking money without authorisation, and if it was actually authorised then that raises even bigger questions...
Except in this case the files directly in the my documents folder are mostly inaccessible and you can only use subdirectories, but companies still want to put their files there...
If you dont want them globally addressable, use local addresses instead. This isn't IPv4 - all v6 devices get dedicated local IP addresses that can't be accessed remotely, as well as the optional globally routable one(s).
What would you rather have, an agent who can read some of the messages and maybe send a summary, possibly a copy of some of the messages? How about a copy of all of the messages, without worrying about your source getting caught and turned/shot?
Lack of standards isn't the reason your ISP doesn't offer that service, it's because you are using an ISP for low bandwidth users. If you select an ISP that caters for heavy users then you'll find most of them offer line bonding options of some kind (some will even bond VDSL lines), of course they also expect you to use the extra bandwidth so it's not going to be as cheap as an ISP offering you a "check your facebooks" connection.
Funny you should mention PPP, as that's the most obvious (although not only) way to do it - PPP has built in support for multiple connections creating a single logical pipe, works with bog standard PPP equipment that is already deployed and doesn't require any new standards or new devices. Used to be quite popular for bonding dialup connections together.
Call it a "stupid tax" and it sounds fine to me. If keeping your servers up is that critical that you'll throw £40,000 for a possible extra week or so (nothing stopping them taking the cash and shutting it off anyway), why don't you have a backup you can switch to?
The reason the government doesn't do what most people would recognise as the obvious cheaper better option is actually quite simple, those options are better for private companies/individuals but the government doesn't operate like a normal company and the usual incentives are reversed.
If a project goes over budget then the project manager can now put down a £200mil project on his CV instead of a £100mil project.
If a departments staff and have a huge backlog of work, they are obviously overloaded and under funded and the department needs a bigger budget for more staff, oh and as the number of people in the team has increased obviously the manager needs a pay rise to reflect the increased responsibility, etc.
That's why government projects manage to blow through huge piles of cash without ever achieving anything, they are rewarded for blowing through cash and punished for achieving anything! That's before you even start on the companies circling the gravy train sucking it dry (with full government support).
google can probably deliver the content for free anyway over peering links to france telecom's upstreams, however they are still paying infrastructure and delivery costs, and delivering locally to france costs requires them to purchase capacity from providers and interconnect locally, they likely have connections to all the local IXs for local traffic delivery.
If they can peer with an ISP 10Gbit ports in a couple of datacentres directly on a major providers core network, they can probably get similar pricing as their IX capacity or peering capacity to their upstreams if it even exists locally, so if it costs around the same but performs better to those users then it makes perfect sense, it makes even more sense when you're talking a few million on budgets of billions...
I think a few petitons to officially recognise the work of historic figures have been accepted. Not sure about any that ask the government to do anything more than reply, anyone?
they're too busy calibrating and adjusting their printers to notice this article
that was my first thought, most of the stuff they get will have been seized somewhere else, processed, then spend several days being trasnported before it arrives there, and i bet it won't be put in a faraday cage until it gets there.
posted from my account registered with the email address [email protected], which has received no spam - unlike [email protected] for example which has had 139 spam messages (yes pharmacy ad type spam, not notifications for some account) in the last 30 days, i have several such addresses auto-filtered and know exactly who to blame for the spam, almost all of it is easily identified (can't do much about addresses in whois databases and public websites, then i just use per-site addresses so i can filter it if it gets too spammy)
It is both the best porn you have ever seen, and the most disgusting thing you've ever seen, at the same time.
isn't that like responding to the announcement of the first portable computer by saying these things will never be that portable - if such crazy ideas had merit then why would people have computers the size of entire rooms?
If they have 5 versions of the file stored, and you put in a request for all 5 versions then I would assume that they would have to comply as you are requesting something they hold?
The only circumstance where I would think there might be doubt is if you didn't specifically request all versions in which case I think they would probably just assume you only wanted the latest one. I wonder if there is any obligation for them to request clarification in this case? or if they merely need to use their judgement as to what they think you're asking for (which for 99.9% of requests will probably be the latest versions)
perhaps if they wanted people to be interested in technology it should be more reachable - i recently tried to purchase a load of ICs to play around with and it can be quite a challenge finding things in a big enough form factor that you can actually do something with them without needing robotic arms to mount the components on a PCB...
they never said BT was the cheapest, just that it is cheaper than what they currently have (so it's the second most expensive option)
because if your small business wanted to make the world greated word processor, you're not allowed because microsoft already patented word processing software. or perhaps you want to be able to have your application contain more than will fit on a single screen? but scroll bars have been patented, as have buttons for switching between multiple windows, and any other even slightly obvious method of doing that.
Copyright is "it's illegal to steal my work and claim it as yours", patents are "it's illegal to make a product that competes with mine". Patents should not apply at all to software, we have copyright protection for that!
Technically they are saying that nothing has changed regarding what law enforcement are allowed to listen in on as a result of the architecture change, it makes no comment on how much they were allowed to listen in on before only that it hasn't changed since then.
The call technical info tab will also show if a call is going directly or being relayed through supernodes (needs to be enabled in options, then the option appears on the menu), i'd only be suspicious if all of your calls are being relayed even though you have global reachability (inbound allowed through firewalls/forwarded through 1:n NATs etc).
Theoretically that tab could lie about it and claim a call isn't relayed whilst it is, but so far i've not seen anyone claiming this can happen - and this would require sending a "you are being monitored, lie to the user" signal to the client, whereas forcing all calls to relay can be done by the supernode quite easily without the client being aware of it.
Surely you mean they must have been using <insert readers ISP>? (judging by comments on most ISP related articles it seems most readers seem to chose to give their money to ISPs they think are a load of crap)
except if they did combine all their networks in to 1 network then if you didn't have a signal then the option of using a different network that does have a signal would be gone - along with the incentives to provide better coverage than your current provider to take your custom
I suspect this is because OSX users are used to things not working properly for them due to their choice of operating system. If someone told me that it was normal for things to not work on their chosen OS, I would probably suggest they try a better OS.
Although that is probably countered slightly by the larger than average number of single person households amongst the readership...
If someone agreed to give me that much money even if i didn't end up selling to them, i'd be pretty confident in thinking they were expecting the sale to go through.
A TLD containing content that a 17 year old is using the internet for? Didn't they already create a TLD specifically for porn?
"the tablet votes will be printed out on portable printers and sent in by mail." Please don't comment on articles you haven't read.
If your VPNs are that high latency that you notice a significant delay in doing a DNS lookup then you should probably use a local resolver instead of using a remote resolver on the other side of the VPN?
IPv6 addresses are easier to remember, you only have 1 prefix (rather than getting multiple assignments as you grow) then the rest of the addresses you can number in whatever structured way you want - for example your DNS servers might be PREFIX::53 and PREFIX:1::53 and your web server might be PREFIX::80 etc, rather than your DNS servers being x.x.0.219 and x.x.1.86 because those just happened to be the next addresses available. Although of course you shouldn't need to type addresses except when setting them up, and sensible DNS naming is practically impossible to forget.
I am offended by the fact that you think you can do something offensive then just put "no offence" at the end and think that is OK!
The language doesn't really matter, only what it has access to - anything that can be written in one language can also be written in another language - hell most languages have implementation of interpreters for other languages!
If you read your kindle outside of a clean room then it will gain even more weight from dust landing on it. Actually thinking about it there are quite a lot of things that can make a kindle gain weight - I advise against taking your kindle anywhere that you don't have ready access to heavy lifting equipment just in case it gets too heavy for you to carry yourself.
This would never happen with an iProduct, anyone claiming differently is probably holding it wrong.
Indeed, the "Email" printer compares very nicely at an upfront cost of £0 and 0p/page ongoing cost, no need to ever refill toner, and perfect quality with full colour support it beats everything in this list - not to mention it takes less time for the postman to lose, i mean deliver it :)
yes, listing the names and addresses of constituents is a significant risk factor with identify theft. It's a good job that there isn't some kind of register of all the voters in a constituency with names and addresses on that is required by law to be publicly available isn't it?
Don't be silly, it will never be put to such uses, this is the US government we're talking about they would never do something like widescale illegal intercepting of everyones traffic.
Oh you mean for decrypting hard drives that have been lawfully seized in raids with warrants? yes of course it can do it as fast as you can provide it with data, unfortunately the system as currently implemented will need the data to be fed to it in the form of a file transfer over a network connection that it is monitoring, this was purely down to a poor design decision and was nothing to do with it having a different primary design purpose.
Although one would assume that should the coast guard receive a distress signal with no/an improbable GPS location, they, being fully aware of the activities going on, would be able to call up the RN (who they already cooperate closely with) and ask them to turn off the jamming for a bit so their GPS comes back up. This is assuming that the beacon doesn't also contain a homing signal.
Also I expect that the RN would be monitoring emergency bands in areas they are operating in, and may well already have a rough direction from one or two of the high tech communications rooms onboard the various ships (depending which ones were involved in the exercise) and probably wouldn't even need the coast guard to call them before they respond.
no you can't just use your own modem, for reasons which are pretty obvious if you consider the difference between DSL and Cable, on DSL you are authenticated based on the fact that you are using the phone line that is paying for the service and which modem you use is irrelevant to them, cable you are authenticated based on the modem because your location is unknown to them (you're just "somewhere on that section of broadcast network").
In theory they could authorise a modem you bought yourself, but in practice nowhere sells them because nobody has a legitimate reason to buy one (until they stopped supplying plain modems for free anyway, apparently now fixed with this update), and it just adds extra security risks - for example on cable networks you always connect at the full rate of the shared channel, then your modem downloads a config file that tells it to throttle you to a specific speed, modified modems typically ignore the throttles in the config file.
Not sure they have improved it, I signed on online in december and although they did get my application and called me back to make an appointment, it was an appointment to go in and go through the application with someone in person, who basically just asked all the questions again to "check i had filled it in correctly", before filling in the details on their system for the "real" application.
Somehow I had managed to fill in every detail correctly (imagine that), then whoever "processed my claim" apparently just went through editing random details to be incorrect, that's the only explanation I have for how they managed to get it wrong when the printout of the details that were on their system prior to that showed everything was put on there correctly!


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Two days after he went missing, a passerby on Saturday discovered Danny Sheya after his SUV had gone off an embankment on eastbound Highway 6 and into Clear Creek near Golden.
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SAS partnership enables UK banking group to develop SAS® Grid Analytics Centre of Excellence and provide a platform for the bank's analytics capability
A UK banking group worked in partnership with SAS® Premium Support to build a first-class support operation for its transition to a SAS® Enterprise Grid environment
A leading UK banking organisation offers personal banking, mortgages, insurance and a range of other consumer services to several million customers. The bank uses a range of SAS® products including: SAS® Banking Analytics Architecture comprising SAS® Data Integration Server and SAS® Enterprise Business Intelligence Server, with hundreds of SAS users spread across the Marketing, Finance, Fraud, Insurance and Operations departments.
The bank made a strategic decision to migrate to a SAS grid architecture using SAS® Grid Manager to enhance the performance, scalability and reliability of its analytics capability. Consequently, the decision was made to centralise the way the bank supports the use of SAS throughout the group by moving support responsibility from disparate departments, each with SAS users and expertise, to Group IT.
SAS® Premium Support was selected to assist the in-house team make the transition a success, due to its deep knowledge and understanding of not only the SAS products but also the practicalities involved in managing these solutions within large enterprise environments, with additional services provided by SAS® Education and SAS Consulting teams. The bank's team leader describes the impact of working with SAS® Professional Services: "Working with SAS Professional Services and using SAS Premium Support enabled us to move faster and more effectively to achieve the transition to our new environment than would have been possible using internal resource alone. It really gave us that 'capability advantage'."
Building, leading and training a centralised SAS support team
The in-house IT function needed to recruit and develop SAS administrators to work in the team, so one of the first tasks for the SAS Technical Account Manager was to work with the bank to identify the job functions needed, create job descriptions and to advise on the selection process for the new hires. The SAS Technical Account Manager worked in close partnership with the newly appointed in-house Analytics Centre of Excellence Manager to set and devise a support strategy and vision for the new SAS Enterprise platform.
As Chris Rigden, SAS Technical Account Manager, explains: "We worked hand in hand with the bank's IT team, from planning and strategy right through to recruiting and training a highly effective SAS support team, which now benefits from defined and embedded processes. Our consultants have been on the ground throughout the transition, offering practical help, guidance and support. When it was time to present our plans and progress back to the business, we were side by side with the bank."
The bank's team leader describes the impact of the deep SAS knowledge brought by the team: "I'm from an IT and service transition background, while our SAS Technical Account Manager brought knowledge of SAS and how it's best used. We worked as a partnership to deliver what was needed. SAS Professional Services brought a strong capability advantage that we wouldn't have possessed otherwise, with SAS Premium Support providing constant and consistent support that enabled us to build a strong capability internally. Without that, we would not have achieved our objectives in the same way."
Building high levels of SAS knowledge amongst the existing and newly recruited team was an essential requirement for delivering on the new enterprise grid architecture. For the bank's team leader, helping to develop skills within the team was a real 'value-add': "Working with Premium Support really helped us with recruitment. SAS provided a bespoke programme that was very specific to our environment and our platform, including on-site support, weekly seminars, workshops, shadowing and documentation, which meant we could hire more junior people who showed real aptitude, drive and enthusiasm – perhaps with more of a business background – and then train them in SAS, bringing them on within the team. That was a real 'value-add' and something SAS provided above and beyond the contractual arrangements. As a result, we're now self-sufficient."
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There was a range of support functions which needed to be fulfilled both during and post-migration to the enterprise grid. SAS consultants worked extensively on the Business Intelligence migration to the grid by interviewing stakeholders and examining how reporting was executed in the legacy environment to ensure the new model would reflect the needs of BI consumers within the business itself.
The bank's team leader describes the dual challenge of implementing change whilst 'keeping the lights on': "SAS expertise was there for us all the time, which was so important as we were running a live production environment: we had to make sure it was up and available while implementing business processes as they were developed." He continued: "We could have attempted to do all this ourselves in-house, but we would have lacked the 'capability advantage' that SAS brought. It would have taken longer, been more difficult, and wouldn't have been as successful. SAS support, with its knowledge of systems and applications, was there throughout the year, meaning there was no need to keep going back and forth with questions or issues, which would normally be the case with a vendor. The constant and consistent support from SAS meant we could be more efficient and more streamlined."
The 12-month strategy of using SAS specialists to build the bank's self-sufficiency has come to fruition, with the support team now having high levels of SAS knowledge in place and a mature set of support processes. The relationship with SAS Premium Support has now moved from one of technical guidance to longer term strategic support.
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Our 7th grade students had the privilege of helping distribute Thanksgiving dinner St. Ann's this morning. When the students arrived, they were shocked to see a line of people halfway around the block, waiting for the distribution to begin. Staff at the soup kitchen had never seen the line that long. They were grateful for our student's help! The number of people in need from all walks of life, really impacted our student's hearts. The students bagged the groceries, bagged the turkeys, folded boxes, and helped carry the groceries to individual's cars. St. Ann's distributed the groceries for approximately 1,800 Thanksgiving meals.The groceries donated from many organizations and individuals total in value to $25,000. Abney said "I loved being able to help this morning. I was so surprised how many people were there needing food. It was sad, but I was glad we were able to be there to help out."
Mrs. Sieplinga writes: "I just wanted to share an exciting little tidbit from my classroom. I posted on my blog about a book we had read in class called The Pout-Pout Fish, and the author of the book actually found the post and commented on it! The kids were so excited when I shared the author's message with them, and they all wanted to write back to her - so we did. It was neat to see!"
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There is much to like in a speed graphic. It is a fairly rugged camera and thus if you purchase it at a low price, it is not a camera that you need to worry about damaging. The ability to use barrel lenses depends on the focal plane shutter. If that doesn't work right, then it is not such an attractive package.
They came with a rangefinder and if that works correctly with a lens that is on the camera, it is a plus. Some are for sale without a lens or without the original lens. This is less attractive. If you will put your own barrel lens on the camera, then you will need to verify that the groundglass is present and correctly installed (generally requires a test print of two to be sure that this works).
The drawback that you will note soon, if what you want is movements, is that they are very limited on a graflex.
Another point to note is whether it is a graphic or a graflex (entirely different type of back) and if it is a graphic whether it has spring back or a graphloc back (more versatile, especially if you will use a roll film back).


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Letter: Preserve death penalty for the monsters
Bryan Simmons
Your Aug. 18 Viewpoint article "Death penalty: Is end in sight?" suggests that "the death penalty is becoming increasingly marginalized." Indeed it should be reserved only for the most horrific crimes (such as the recent Boston bombings), proven by only the most convincing evidence. In fact, DNA science should be used to support the death penalty, not abolish it. Threat of seeking the death penalty has caused many to plea-bargain for a lesser punishment, with benefits to society.
Canada has eliminated the death penalty but had to endure the shame of Clifford Olson, "Canada's National Monster" (Vancouver Sun, Oct. 3, 2011). Olson murdered at least 11 children and admitted to molesting many more. He bargained with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to provide them with the location of his victims' bodies in exchange for $100,000 to his wife. He then went on to mail letters frequently from jail to his victims' families describing in detail how he murdered their children.
Such monsters deserve the death penalty. Their victims must feel there is some justice. The penalty must fit the crime. The death penalty must be an option and we should not lose sight of this need.
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