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I dont't know if it is that im still in love with my first iPad and its Retina display, but can't find it any flaws <3, except still not jailbroken. I do the same hand thing you described in the article XD, sometimes.
Just for the info, jump between 1:00 and 1:16 for the exact comparison.
New iPad vs iPad 2: Speaker volume test
One of the things I most eagerly wanted in the new iPad was a better speaker. I didn't expect it, mind, you, but when some early reviewers mentioned the new iPad had the loudest speaker they've ever heard on a tablet, my ears perked up and I became very excited. That's simply because Apple thus far hasn't been willing or able to put a decent speaker into any of their mobile devices. For the company that revolutionized music with the iPod and iTunes, that's mind boggling. Yet year after year I have a hard time hearing my games and movies out of the tiny, tinny iPad speaker, and find myself cupping the speaker with my hand and craning my ear down just to make out the dialog. Sure, I could put on headphones or use a Jawbone JAMBOX -- which admittedly the iPad handles really well -- but that should be an option, not a requirement.
Back to the new iPad. After hearing that the speaker may, mercifully, be louder, I tried listening to some music and playing some videos and... I couldn't tell the difference. Both the new iPad and the iPad 2 sounded about the same to me. I turned off volume control and pushed the levels to the maximum on both and repeated the test. Still no difference.
My next step was to download an app to measure what, if any differences there might be. While not as scientific as a proper, soundproofed lab full of carefully calibrated equipment, it was enough for our real-world tests. The app I chose was Decibels [free - Download now]. I then placed my iPhone, armed with the Decibels app, a finger's width away from each iPad's speaker, and played a video.
The Decibels read out never reach 90. (Based on the car I was watching in the video, my inner geek really wants to say it never hit 88!).
To be absolutely sure, I asked Rene to repeat the same tests on his new iPad and iPad 2, and he recorded the exact same results. (So even if the app wasn't scientifically accurate, it still showed the same result for both.)
All this means that, in the end, the speaker for the new iPad isn't any louder than the speaker for the iPad 2, and to my ear there's not much, if any, difference to the sound it produces.
Given the love the camera and screen got this time, I'm now once again hoping the speaker gets it next.
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New iPad vs iPad 2: Speaker volume test
I dont't know if it is that im still in love with my first iPad and its Retina display, but can't find it any flaws <3, except still not jailbroken. I do the same hand thing you described in the article XD, sometimes.
I dunno about the 4, but I noticed a considerable jump in volume from my 3GS to 4S. The speaker is actually a little tinnier than the 3GS, but in this case volume is a bigger deal than quality. I had trouble hearing the ringer with the 3GS when it was in my pocket in noisy environments.
I use and recommend LouderLogic for iPhone 4; it does a good job of overriding the iPhone 4's volume cap and processing the sound to boot. There's an iPad version too. The company is cool in that its history is that of a normally high-end audio firm for studio pros and musicians that was cool enough to deign to put its resources toward better sound for iOS devices. Until LouderLogic I was dismayed at the volume difference between my old iPod Classic 5th gen. and the iPhone 4 (and latest generation iPod Touch for that matter).
That lead picture, when viewed differently, makes it look like you've got a distance shot of a levitating iPhone 4/4S. Tripped me out this morning when I saw it half asleep.
I can't really tell any difference between the two. Still as some have said its good enough.
Was kinda funny that the Db level reached 88 while listening to back to the future music tho!!
Loving my New IPad but I definitely appreciated the speaker design of the Original iPad which projects the sound straight out from the side edge of the device. The iPad 2 and New iPad speakers seem to be at the same volume but they are angled downward and project sound away from the user. The Retina Display is so good though that I am willing to overlook the speaker volume which is adequate for most use cases - for watching feature films or playing 3D games you would probably want to have headphones or speakers attached anyway.
Really good point about the speaker position. It was defiantly a look vs experience call on apples part.
I agree, why can't apple have a forward facing speaker? I think it's a major design flaw. I mean how are you supposed to watch and listen at the same time. I have to cup the speaker all the time. I would have thought that Apple would listen to customers and make a change. Let alone by now, I think it should have 2 speakers instead of one.
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The photographs of family times past may sit in their box, but they lack narrative and context which we are unable to provide since we was either too young to remember the occasion, or simply not there.
It is a parent's obligation to capture for safe-keeping the memories which we make with our children each and every day as they grow and learn. Our legacy for them.
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4. Bestest Friends – 31st January 2012
5. Teenage Crushes – 7th February 2012
6. First Movie Memories – 14th February 2012
7. The Song You Snogged Your Hand To – 21st February 2012
8. Homage to Grandparents – 28th February 2012
9. Favourite Childhood Books – 6th March 2012
10. Tying the Knot (again) – 13th March 2012
11. 'Blue'. Girl Guides, revisited – 20th March 2012
12. Cuddly Companions of Yesteryear – 27th March 2012
13. A Rope, Some Pals and Jelly on a Plate – 3rd April 2012
14. Pink NHS spectacles, 1975 – 17th April 2012
15. Regrettable hairstyles of the 1980s : The Mullet – 24th April 2012
16. The Lo-Tech Times of Childhood – 1st May 2012
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You can see at Google Trends that [january 1 tcp/ip] was the "hottest" query for December 31 in the US and continues to be very popular today.
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HAMBURG, NY: On Wednesday night the Hilbert women's basketball team hosted Medaille College in the Hafner Gymnasium. Medaille entered the contest with a flawless AMCC record of 12-0. The Mavericks continued to remain perfect in the conference, defeating Hilbert 86-17. The Hawks were led by sophomore guard Mary Zinni (Batavia, NY/ Batavia) who tallied 7 points and freshman guard Dontrell Young (Rochester, NY/Charles Finney) {in photo to the right} pulled down 7 rebounds. The Hawks record drops to 0-18 on the season and 0-13 in the AMCC.
First half action saw the Mavericks set a fast paced tempo, taking a nine point lead just two minutes into the game. The Hawks would cut the lead to six with a three pointer by sophomore guard Amanda Dudek (Tonawanda, NY/ Tonawanda), but Medaille would continue to push the ball up and down the court creating a 27 point lead at the half.
The Mavericks would remain too much for the Hawks to handle as they would score 47 more points in the second half resulting in the 86-17 Medaille victory. Jordan Schrimmel led all scores for Medaille recording 14 points in 27 minutes of action.
The Hawks will play two more conference opponents over the weekend hosting back to back contests against Penn State Altoona as well as Franciscan University. Hilbert will face Penn State Altoona on January 30, at 1 p.m. and Franciscan University on January 31, at 2 p.m.
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School Superintendent William Mathews said in an interview the day after the Feb. 5 event that school officials and the Jones County Sheriff's Department are conducting separate investigations at his request, and everyone with any connection with the incident is being interviewed.
Fortunately, the abandoned student appears to be uninjured.
"I understand the concerns of the parents and I share those concerns. I wish there were more I could do," the superintendent said. "We are trying to find out what happened and make sure it doesn't happen again."
A statement from the Sheriff's Department dated Feb. 7 simply states the fact that a complaint was filed that a child was left alone on a school bus and their investigation determined no criminal intent or reckless conduct was involved.
The statement said mistakes were made but no criminal charges would be filed.
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Gift Pledges
Kent State Stark gratefully accepts pledged gifts. These gifts allow donors to make a pledge commitment and set up a payment schedule that best suits their donor wishes, or coincides with their business cycle.
Scholarship support provides Kent State Stark the unique opportunity to attract and retain the best and brightest students. Through our scholarship funds, we can help address financial barriers that often stand in the way of a student's educational and career goals.
Scholarship support can be made at any level. To benefit deserving students in perpetuity, an endowed scholarship can be established - in honor of a loved one, to recognize a faculty member, or in the name of a business. Alternatively, your gift can be put into an existing scholarship fund, or a new scholarship can be created.
The Office of Advancement at Kent State Stark can help you establish a scholarship and develop award criteria that will meet your philanthropic objectives.
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A cash gift makes an immediate impact on the mission of Kent State Stark and provides a charitable income tax deduction.
Employer Matching Gift Programs
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A gift of appreciated securities, including stocks or bonds, has many potential benefits, including a charitable income tax deduction and the avoidance of capital gains tax. Shares may be given via wire transfer. For gifts of actual stock certificates, contact the Office of Advancement at Kent State Stark for instructions.
Kent State Stark welcomes donations of equipment, supplies and items to enhance our students' learning experience. For more information, contact the Office of Advancement at Kent State Stark.
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One of the many ways you can show support to Kent State Stark is through a provision in your estate plan. Planned gifts, such as a simple bequest or a charitable gift annuity, provide a foundation for our future and can help us plan ahead for the needs of students, faculty, programs and facilities. The easiest way to make an impact beyond your lifetime is to make a bequest in your will or living revocable trust that can be directed to the Stark Campus and are unrestricted, or can be restricted to a particular area or even fund.
For instance, there are a number of existing funds (endowed or spendable) that may be of significance to you. Anyone can donate to specific funds, during and beyond their lifetime.
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TRENTON, N.J. The Food and Drug Administration is stepping up its fight against counterfeit and other potentially harmful medicine sold over the Internet.
The agency is ordering operators of about 4,100 websites to immediately stop selling unapproved medications to U.S. consumers.
The move is part of a weeklong global crackdown by regulatory bodies and law enforcement on websites selling counterfeit, substandard and unapproved medicines, aimed at making the global medicine supply safer.
It also follows the FDAs launch last Friday of a campaign to warn consumers that the vast majority of online pharmacies do not follow laws or pharmacy industry standards and their products could harm or even kill people. The campaign includes a new website, www.fda.gov/BeSafeRx, that explains the risks of fake online pharmacies and how to tell the difference between those websites and legitimate ones.
The FDA has sent warning letters to three companies behind most of the 4,100 websites it identified as illegally selling potentially dangerous, unapproved drugs. Its also seized some illegal medicines, filed civil and criminal charges against companies and individuals, and contacted Internet registrars and service providers, asking them to suspend the 4,100 websites.
This is a first step, said FDA spokeswoman Sarah Clark-Lynn. The door isnt closed on these cases.
According to the FDA one business, called CanadaDrugs.com, operates 3,710 of the targeted websites. Another company, identified in the warning letter as Eyal Bar Oz, runs more than 200 sites. A third company, called Arkadiy Kisin/White Forest Solutions, also operates more than 200 sites.
The warning letters say that the websites have been offering unapproved drugs to U.S. consumers. The letters, sent to the companies between Sept. 18 and 21, order them to reply within 10 business days. None of the companies responded to requests for comment from The Associated Press on Friday. Clark-Lynn said she did not know whether any of the companies had responded to the FDA.
The drugs include various versions of the erectile dysfunction drugs Viagra, Levitra and Cialis, as well as an unapproved contraceptive called Norplant, an unapproved generic version of the influenza treatment Tamiflu, an unapproved antibiotic called Baycip TZ, and a drug for stomach disorders that also increases production of breast milk but is not approved because its been linked to irregular heartbeats, cardiac arrest and sudden death.
The warning letters to the three companies are part of a simultaneous crackdown on online sellers of counterfeit and illegal medical products, involving police and regulators in 100 countries around the world. The fifth annual campaign coordinated by Interpol, the international police agency, is known as the International Internet Week of Action, and also as Operation Pangea V.
Interpol said Thursday that Pangea V resulted in the arrests of about 80 people and the seizure of about 3.7 5 million doses of potentially life-threatening medicines worth $10.5 million. In addition more than 18,000 illegal pharmacy websites were shuttered.
Because these criminals do not respect international borders, the international coordinated law enforcement response represented by Operation Pangea demonstrates that international cooperation is the best way to protect the American public from the risk of unsafe drugs, John Roth, director of the FDAs Office of Criminal Investigation, said in a statement.
Besides national health and law enforcement agencies, participants included the World Customs Organization and the Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies, a year-old nonprofit group that includes Internet domain name registries, registrars, shipping companies, payment processors such as PayPal and American Express, and advertising service providers.
Meanwhile the FDA is warning doctors about the dangers of giving patients unapproved, counterfeit and unsafe drugs. In late September, the agency sent letters to doctors in 33 states, saying it had received information that they had purchased medicines from foreign or unlicensed suppliers that sold illegal prescription medicines. FDA directed them to stop administering drugs obtained from those sources.
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KEUKA PARK, NY – In a crazy game where Hilbert appeared to be in total control, maintaining the lead for 38:26 minutes, the Keuka women's basketball team literally Stormed back to force overtime before they captured a 75-67 non-conference victory over the visitors from Hamburg. On two occasions the game was tied in regulation and only one time, for sixty-five seconds, did Keuka hold a lead. Once the game headed to over time, it wasn't even a contest as Keuka shot 10-10 from the foul line while Hilbert went three for four. Danielle Gravel led five Keuka players who hit for double digits, scoring 20 points (five assists) in 43 minutes. Jessica Jamison earned 17 points and 12 rebounds (four steals) to lead three Hawks (2-3) who hit for ten points or more.
Sarah Lorusso put Hilbert on the board first at 19:47. Her tough defense led to the game's first blocked shot before Keuka's Miriah Mouzon grabbed the deflected ball and created the game's only tie in the first half. The Hawks put together a good twenty minutes of basketball holding a 41-35 half time lead based on their impressive shooting (48.3%) and aggressive rebounding (25-13 advantage). By half time, eight different Hawks were in the score book with Jamison netting 11 and Natalie Whitman pacing behind with 10 points.
Midway through the second period, Lorusso's four points fueled a Hilbert 6-0 run stretching the Hawks lead to 55-46 with 9:33 remaining. But Hilbert went cold from the floor allowing Keuka to inch their way back and eventually to take their first (and only lead) in regulation off a Mouzon lay-up at 2:57. Jamison hit a timely three-point bucket to give the Hawks a two point lead once again. But nerves got the best of both teams as Hilbert went 0-4 in shot attempts and Keuka was 0-2 at the foul line and 1-3 from the paint. Mouzon's offensive rebound put-back with 0:03 seconds sent the game to overtime.
Once the five minute overtime period began, both teams made long walks down the court to line up for foul shots. Whitman gave Hilbert their last one-point lead after she hit both her attempts at 2:37 but after that, the Hawks never stepped to the 15 foot stripe again. They watched Keuka make five consecutive trips hitting all ten attempts which put the game out of reach.
Whitman led the Hawks in scoring with 18 points and two assists. Lorusso chipped in 10 points, four steals and six assists. Mouzon knocked in 16 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and gets credit for being the player to send the game into overtime. Brittany Headley (11) Erica Pandrak (10) and Jessica Bandrowski (10) all assisted offensively for Keuka.
Hilbert returns to action November 28 when they host cross-town rival D'Youville College in both programs first AMCC contest of the season. Game time is 6pm.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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Samsung hikes processor fabrication prices on Apple by 20%
Samsung has reportedly raised the prices they charge for manufacturing chipsets like the iPhone 5's Apple A6 by a whopping 20%. While no reason for the increase was given, Apple's increased demand for processors, as many as 200 million chips this year, up from 130 million last year, could be a factor. Whatever the case may be, Apple seems to have little choice but to agree to the price hike, having no viable alternative suppliers at this point. MarketWatch reports:
According to the report, Apple buys all APs used for production of iPhone and iPad from Samsung Electronics with the volume estimated to be 130 million units last year and more than 200 million units this year.
Samsung Electronics has a long-term contract to supply APs to Apple until 2014, the report added.
There have been rumors that Apple will be switching away from Samsung for future processors. Apple's contract with Samsung may throw some doubt on previous reports that a switch to a new manufacturer would come by the end of next year. However, it is not stated whether or not Samsung's contract is exclusive, and in any case, if Apple were to make a transition to a new chip manufacturer, they would probably still need Samsung to produce their older chips, so it's no surprise that a contract is in place through 2014.
There may be concerns that older chips like the A5 may have some Samsung design elements, and are in some way subject to Samsung's patents. This would make it difficult for Apple to have them made by another supplier without paying Samsung a fee, or else opening themselves up to a lawsuit.
This incident demonstrates why it is necessary for Apple to not only move away from a rival for a part of their most important business, but also why it is important to have more than one supplier of key components.
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Samsung hikes processor fabrication prices on Apple by 20%
At this point, it shouldn't be about "Serves them right", or "What a-holes". These are two very big companies that are moving very recklessly. As consumers, we shouldn't take sides, but just take a step back and watch, because these are all very big events that will lead to something very different if things keep up.
Samsung reportedly denies iPhone and iPad processor price hikeShare
A Samsung official has reportedly denied claims that the company has raised the price it charges Apple for its iPhone and iPad processors by almost 20 percent. Speaking with Korean newspaper The Hankyoreh, the unnamed official added that prices were agreed upon at the beginning of each year and "aren't changed easily."
Monday's report in rival paper Chosun claimed Apple and Samsung have a supply agreement that runs through to 2014, and unless "special cost factors" were involved, unit prices have traditionally stayed level.


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Where: Chicago and possibly an online component
Preeclampsia members have a unique opportunity to participate in art-making workshops. A HELLP Syndrome survivor, Amy Lynn who is also an art therapist, will lead the workshops in Chicago and online. The process and the results will be a healing journey for all; artistic talent NOT required.
The group process would involve getting acclimated with the art materials, talking a bit about our experiences and our connections, then creating a mandala about our feelings and stories. We would do a brief closure activity at the end. This is a one-time art-making opportunity to tell their story and it does not replace the therapy or counseling.
Please email me or leave a message on this forum if interested. Amy will also be at Saving Grace this year.


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- Cello - BJØRG LEWIS
- Double Bass - LEON BOSCH
- Clarinet - RICHARD HOSFORD
- Bassoon - AMY HARMAN
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Did you know that the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) has affirmed Women in Ministry from the very beginning of the Reformation Movement? We stand firmly with the Apostle Paul when he wrote: "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28); and, "For he (Christ) is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us" (Ephesians 2:14).
It is in this spirit that Church of God Ministries, Inc., Christian Women Connection; and the Anderson University School of Theology have encouraged the formation of Qara: Church of God Women in Ministry and Mission. Qara is the Hebrew word meaning "God has called." Our mission is "to affirm God's call on the lives of women to serve in vocational ministry."
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Lee Cusenbary is the General Counsel at Mission Pharmacal Company in San Antonio. He is also the creator of Ethics Follies®, a musical parody that uses comedy to raise ethics issues. The fully-produced Broadway-style musical combines San Antonio's business leaders and professional actors to engage the community. It is featured each year by The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) for their ethics conference which benefits The Community Justice Program. Lee is also a frequent writer and speaker on why "good ethics is good for business," and is a recipient of the San Antonio Business Ethics Award. In 2012, ACC renamed their ethics awards the "Lee Cusenbary Ethical Life Award" in recognition of his commitment to ethics in law and business. Learn more about how you can be part of a more ethical culture at EthicsFollies.com.
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A serious two-vehicle accident that occurred on Friday morning on Rutland Drive left two people with severe injuries, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety.
At 11:39 a.m., Aiken Public Safety responded to a call regarding a traffic collision that occurred on Rutland Drive just east of Northland Boulevard, according to Sgt. Jake Mahoney.
Each vehicle involved had one occupant and both drivers had to be extricated, Mahoney said. Both drivers were transported to Georgia Regents Medical Center.
Mahoney said a 1982 Mercedes two-door sedan was traveling west on Rutland Drive in the outside lane when it was struck by a 2000 Ford SUV. The SUV drifted into the westbound lane and hit the sedan head on, Mahoney said.
Traffic was blocked for about an hour and a half as crews worked to remove the drivers from their vehicles and clear the scene of the accident.
The cause of the collision is still under investigation, Mahoney said, and the Public Safety Accident Reconstruction team will be handling the case.
Aiken Public Safety, Aiken County Sheriff's Office, Aiken County EMS and the Couchton Fire Department all responded to the scene.
The names of victims are being withheld at this time.
Photo by Katie Binion Members of Emergency Medical teams cut off the roof of the vehicle in order to remove the driver.×
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In Apple's eternal cat and mouse game to control what you can and can't run on your iOS device, score another one for the mice.
On Monday a team of hackers that calls themselves the evad3rs released evasi0n, the first jailbreak program that works for the iPhone 5, as well as the iPad 4, the iPad mini, and the most modern version of every other iOS device, and allows users to remove all of Apple's installation restrictions on their phone or tablet in minutes.
In its first six hours online, the crack had already been used at least 800,000 times, according to Jay Freeman, administrator of the Cydia appstore for jailbreakers, and he says that's a conservative estimate–his count was fouled up when the tsunami of traffic knocked his server offline several times over the course of the jailbreak's first day online. By Tuesday his count was up to 1.7 million.
With every new Apple device and every upgrade to its mobile operating system, the maze of anti-hacking measures built into the iPhone and iPad become more tortuous, and the game of defeating them becomes more elaborate. Evasi0n is no exception: According to David Wang, one of the evad3rs' four developers, the program takes advantage of at least five distinct, new bugs in iOS's code. (For reference, that's one more than Stuxnet, the malware built by the NSA to destroy centrifuges in Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities.)
I asked Wang to walk me through how evasi0n works, step by step. Here's what he told me.
- Evasi0n begins by running libimobiledevice, a program that substitutes for iTunes to communicate with iOS devices via the same protocol as Apple's program. Using that tool, Evasi0n exploits a bug in iOS's mobile backup system to gain access to certain settings that it normally shouldn't be able to access, namely a file that indicates the device's time zone.
- The jailbreak program inserts a "symbolic link" in that time zone file, a shortcut from one place in an operating system to another. In this case the link leads to a certain "socket," a restricted communications channel between different programs that Wang describes as a kind of "red telephone to Moscow." Evasi0n alters the socket that allows programs to communicate with a program called Launch Daemon, abbreviated launchd, a master process that loads first whenever an iOS device boots up and can launch applications that require "root" privileges, a step beyond the control of the OS than users are granted by default. That means that whenever an iPhone or iPad's mobile backup runs, it automatically grants all programs access to the time zone file and, thanks to the symbolic link trick, access to launchd.
- iOS has another safeguard that would normally prevent any rogue application from gaining access to launchd: Code-signing. That restriction requires that all code run on a device is approved with an unforgeable signature from Apple. So Evasi0n launches a new app that appears to have no code at all–signed or unsigned. But when a user is prompted and taps the app's icon, it uses a Unix trick called a "shebang" that can summon up code from another, signed application. In this case, it summons up launchd–which it can only access thanks to the socket change it made earlier–and uses it to run a "remount" command that changes the memory settings of the read-only root file system to make it writable.
- Now that the root file system is writable, evasi0n changes a file called launchd.conf that alters the configuration of launchd so that the changes evasi0n makes to it are repeated every time it runs. That's what will make the jailbreak "persistent": The user won't need to re-run the program over a USB cable every time the device boots.
- Even after all those contortions, a device isn't jailbroken until its restrictions are removed at the "kernel" layer–the deepest part of the operating system that performs the code-signing checks to prevent running unapproved apps using a process called the Apple Mobile File Integrity Daemon. (AMFID) So evasi0n uses launchd to load a library of functions into AMFID every time a program launches that somehow swaps out the function that checks for a code signature for one that always returns an "approved" answer. Wang won't say exactly how that AMFID-defeating part of the jailbreak works. "Apple can figure that one out for themselves," he says.
- iOS has yet another safeguard to prevent hackers from altering memory in the operating system kernel: Address Space Layout Randomization, or ASLR. That defensive trick moves the location of device's code in its flash memory a certain, random distance every time it boots up to stymie anyone who would write over a particular part of the code. But evasi0n uses a memory allocation trick to locate one spot in memory that's harder to hide in ARM-chip-based devices, known as the ARM exception vector. That part of the kernel handles application crashes, reporting on where in memory they happened. So evasi0n simulates a crash and checks the ARM exception vector to see where the crash occurred, providing just enough information to map out the rest of the kernel in the device's memory.
- Once it's beaten ASLR, the jailbreak uses one final bug in iOS's USB interface that passes an address in the kernel's memory to a program and "naively expects the user to pass it back unmolested," according to Wang. That allows evasi0n to write to any part of the kernel it wants. The first place it writes is to the part of the kernel that restricts changes to its code–the hacker equivalent of wishing for more wishes. "Once you get into the kernel, no security matters any more," says Wang. "Then we win."
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HE has championed the cause of West Cumbria's health service for 10 years, comforted the bereaved after the shootings tragedy and fought on Whitehaven's front line on a whole host of community issues.
Now, after 12 years as a church and community leader, the Rev John Bannister, Rector of the Whitehaven Parish, is to retire.
He will officially step down on March 31 but a farewell service for him is set to take place on Saturday, March 9 at 3pm in St James' Church when John hopes to share the occasion with his parishioners and members of the local community.
He and his wife Anne plan to move to a village near Milnthorpe. They had lived at Ulverston before arriving in West Cumbria and John's grandfather, the late James Bannister, was from Millom.
The father-of-two says it has been "an enormous privilege'' to serve the community of Whitehaven, "such a unique and special place". He has also expressed his sincere gratitude for the support he has received during his ministry in Whitehaven.
"It has been a unique experience – there are few places in the country now where the church is integrated into the community in the way it is here in Whitehaven,'' he said this week.
John, 58, came to Whitehaven in November 2000, to be curate and hospital chaplain to assist the then team rector the Rev Jim Baker, replacing the Rev David Tembey. John, had previously served at Flimby and Netherton. He took over as Rector of the Parish of Whitehaven in 2004.
John was formerly a community psychiatric nurse, managing services for the elderly for Cumbria County Council's social services department. He began his training for the ministry in 1994. Anne too worked for social services in the field of child care, and is now an Ofsted inspector. For her, travelling around Cumbria and part of Lancashire for her job, the move to a location with quick links to the M6 will be welcomed.
John's background in health and his role as hospital chaplain, informed his concerns about West Cumberland Hospital's future and it was his fears about reductions in services with a shift towards Carlisle that prompted him to become involved. He felt he needed to do everything he could and speak out on behalf of the local community under its Save Our Services campaign.
Christine Wharrier, ex hospital union rep, said John would be greatly missed "as a campaigner for health services in Cumbria. Staff will feel they have lost a good friend.
"I wish to thank him for everything and wish him good luck and happiness for the future.''
John says his interest in the health service will not wane and he will be watching closely as the latest hospital plans unfold.
First published at 10:52, Thursday, 14 February 2013
Published by http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk
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A true gent in all ways imaginable and im sure he will be missed by most of the towns folk. The Rev has served us well and even though i dont go to church on a regular basis its great that he still remembers our names from when we got married and had our children christened by him too. all the best rev.. and enjoy your retirement you will be missed. x
Hallelujah!And here I was thinking this week's paper was going to be full of bad news.Enjoy your retirement John, while the rest of us enjoy some peace and quiet, without having to have your views imposed upon us. I'm sure there will be lots of people you've helped, and they will be grateful, but to me you have always been an unelected, self appointed community leader who has been rather fond of hearing your own voice.I do wish you well however.
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I watched a documentary a couple nights ago, released in 2013 titled "GMO OMG." A bit late on my part I admit in catching this flick and even having studied nutrition in a master's program, my knowledge about GMOs (genetically modified organisms) is by no means complete. The topic is quite controversial, but I can say that I gained some insight from the documentary and the investigating I conducted afterwards, so I wanted to share.
The documentary takes the perspective of a concerned father trying to understand the farming practices and course of events that have led to such a large percentage of our food supply being grown from GM seeds. Genetically modified means just that – DNA modification using genetic engineering techniques. In most cases the intention is to introduce a new trait to the plant which does not occur naturally – for example, making the crop resistant to pesticides or chemical treatments such as herbicides. Whether or not this poses a risk to human health and the environment is debated, with research defending both sides. But an important note is that GMOs are banned or heavily restricted in over 60 countries, but are allowed (and not labeled) in the U.S. The fear is that with the predominance of GM seeds for one, they will pose a health risk, but also that we will see more resistance to antibiotics, food intolerances, superweeds requiring heavier use of pesticides – or perhaps this is already occurring. While the documentary was largely one sided and by no means a say all, end all to the GMO debate, I was impacted by the moral and spiritual dilemma the filmmaker presented.
He highlights a situation that occurred in Haiti. After a devastating earthquake that shook the country, Monsanto, a dominant (emphasize dominant) agricultural biotechnology corporation in the U.S., donated treated hybrid corn and vegetable seeds to the country. The seeds are patented (read owned) by the company and with their use often require particular fertilizers, synthetic pesticides and herbicides that are produced by the same company selling the seeds, potentially tying the farmer to big business. The Haitian farmers denied this offer and protested by burning the seeds. For the farmers, the seeds represented a threat to the diversity and health of the land.
"They were fighting for something that we had lost without even knowing that we were giving it up. They believe that the seeds of life are the common inheritance of all humanity, as numerous and diverse as the stars above, owned by none and shared by all."
It is the omnivore's dilemma. We gain much from science, but where do we draw the line when we begin to own nature? After watching the documentary, I did more reading up on the Non GMO Project. And until GMOs are labeled, I think it is best to be informed, so that you as the consumer can determine your personal stance on the matter.
The Non GMO Project is a nonprofit organization aimed at informing consumers of non-GMO products. The Non GMO seal guarantees products have gone through a rigorous verification process, participating in ongoing testing and undergoing annual audits to ensure products are GMO free, as best can be determined. Efforts are made to protect the purity of the seeds and avoid cross contamination from GM seeds. The seal cannot 100 percent guarantee the product is free of GM seeds, as mere gusts of wind can transport GMO seeds to non-GMO crops. But the seal represents the best label we currently have to inform. Check out www.nongmoproject.org for more information on the project.
Organic, as defined, is also free of GMOs. Organic farmers must prove they are not using GM seeds; the feed for livestock is GMO free and measures are taken to preserve the integrity of the seeds, such as altering planting times to not coincide with conventional farms so that cross-pollination is avoided as much as possible. Know that "100 percent organic" is just that; while "organic" is 95 percent organic. Organics also undergo residue testing to certify the methods in place are in fact resulting in produce/products free of antibiotics and certain pesticides. Even here there are loopholes, but that is another debate entirely. But a recent study funded by the European Framework Programme 6 that examined over 300 peer-reviewed publications, found that organic farming resulted in a greater concentration of antioxidants, polyphenols and phenols from the crops (all good things in terms of health) compared to the yield from conventional farming. Antioxidants were found to be 18-69 percent higher in organically grown fruit, vegetables and cereal grains. Pesticide residue was found to be significantly higher in produce conventionally grown.
High-risk crops grown from GM seeds include alfalfa, canola (approx. 90 percent ), corn (approx. 88 percent), cotton (approx. 90 percent), soy (approx. 94 percent) and beets ( approx. 95 percent).
Common ingredients derived from GMO risk crops are amino acids, aspartame, ascorbic acid, Sodium Ascorbate, Vitamin C, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Ethanol, Flavorings ("natural" and "artificial"), High-Fructose Corn Syrup, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Lactic Acid, Maltodextrins, Molasses, Monosodium Glutamate, Sucrose, Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP), Xanthan Gum, Vitamins and Yeast Products.
Best ways to avoid GMOs as much as possible? Purchase organic, shop the local farmers markets, purchase from farmers practicing sustainable agriculture and participate in community-supported agriculture. More reason to support our local farmers!
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Earl Blumenauer, a U.S. House Representative of Oregon, recently retracted a proposal to take $30 million from the Savannah River Site's MOX project and redirect that money to a different national program.
The amendment could have potentially been part of the FY 2014 Water and Appropriations Bill, which was passed by the House last week.
According to Blumenauer's office, the proposed transaction would have taken that money and used it for programs that seek to secure vulnerable weapons of mass destruction materials all over the world.
More specifically, the funds would have been redirected to two other national programs: the Global Threat Reduction Initiative and Nonproliferation and International Security, both of which are currently managed by the National Nuclear Security Administration.
"The Congressman wanted to offer the amendment to make sure Congress wasn't shortchanging nonproliferation efforts," said spokesperson Patrick Malone. "With all the uncertainty in the Middle East, this would be the worst time to do so."
The amendment, along with several others, would have been considered in last week's House hearings.
However, Blumenauer has stated that the amendment was not filed due to time constraints.
"He was unable to remain on the floor due to the length of the amendment process," Malone said. "We'll be looking at another appropriate legislative vehicle to right-size the nuclear arsenal in the future."
Blumenauer's retraction followed the denial of another amendment to take money from the MOX project.
The House denied an amendment proposed by California Congressman John Garmendi to take $1 million from MOX and redirect the money to the National Nuclear Security Administration for various uses.
"While there are considerable and valid concerns about the project's management and cost growth, the United States must fulfill its end of the plutonium disposition agreement," said New Jersey Congressman Rodney Frelinghuymen, a ranking member of the House.
"More delays will only raise costs," he said.
MOX is a primary component in the United States' program to dispose of surplus weapon-grade plutonium and serves as part of the nation's disposal agreement with Russia. Opponents to the project have surfaced since its beginning, with a major complaint being cost overruns.
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In order to begin, just press the "ON" button and then turn the large red dial to the mode of play you want. The further right you go on the dial, the more difficult the games and activities are. For instance, the very first option is for singing the alphabet song only while the letters light up in time with the tune. The next two modes deal with letter recognition, the two modes after that deal with letter sounds and then finally, the last two modes are the Word Explorer game.In the Word Explorer game, early learners can make their own three-letter words. Phonics Firefly's word bank speaks nearly every common three-letter word (over 500) in the English language! Convenient features include built-in speaker with volume control and automatic shut-off so as to conserve battery power. If you are looking for the perfect toy to help your youngster become more alpha-savvy, then I highly recommend the Phonics Firefly from Educational Insights. This fun and portable educational tool will keep your child engaged and entertained whether at home or on the go!
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ARACOMA — The Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Program will take place on Monday, January 21, 2013, 6 p.m. at the Cole Street Missionary Baptist Church of Aracoma.
For more than 20 years, the well-attended event has been sponsored by the Guyan Valley Missionary Baptist Association (GVMBA), which is comprised of 11 churches in Logan and Boone Counties.
Pollard is the Moderator of the GVMBA and has worked with organizing this event every year. He and Cora Lee Hairston have been invited to speak at area schools during Black History Month, sharing and celebrating stories of and achievements by African Americans in U.S. history.
Over the years, programs at the annual event have included films about the Civil Rights Movement, music and guest speakers from both inside and outside of the association. Every year, efforts are made to include as many local people as possible in the program.
"The program is not to praise the man, but to give him his due and thank God for sending him," said Rev. Mike Pollard, "He was a Godsend. It took a long time to have this day set aside to honor him, and we are going to celebrate it."
This year's program includes music by the Guyan Valley Men's Chorus and Cora Lee Hairston will perform her "Rosa Parks Portrayal." The guest speaker will be Pastor Shaun Woods of the Maranatha Missionary Baptist Church of Madison.
"This event is for everyone and not just our church family," said Rev. Pollard, "The public is invited and encouraged to attend. It will be a good program and there will be good fellowship."
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Borrowers have become more satisfied with their mortgage lenders compared to last year, according to a survey by J.D. Power.
On a 1,000-point scale, overall customer satisfaction with loan originators improved to 771 this year from 761 last year. The survey is based on responses from more than 3,250 customers who got a new mortgage, or refinanced in the past 12 months.
Communicating better
"Two areas that improved the most were the application approval process and the closing process," says Craig Martin, director of the financial services practice at J.D. Power.
Lenders seem to be doing a better job of communicating with customers, Martin says. And the trend is expected to continue as lenders try to differentiate their services to compete for business from homebuyers, now that the demand for loans from refinancers is shrinking.
"There has been a renewed focus on the customer experience in the mortgage industry over the past few years," he adds. "Now, there's going to be a hypercompetition for a much reduced population of customers, so I think their experience will continue to improve. It's a good time to be a borrower."
Bummer over fee surprises
But there's still plenty of room for improvements, he says. That's especially true for homebuyers. About 17 percent of first-time homebuyers in the survey report they incurred additional fees at closing, compared to 8 percent of repeat buyers and 7 percent of refinancing customers.
The loan originators that ranked highest for customer satisfaction in the survey are:
- Quicken Loans
- U.S. Bank
- PNC Mortgage
- Chase
The loan originators that ranked the lowest for customer satisfaction the J.D. Power survey are:
- Fifth Third Mortgage
- Provident Funding Associates
- Bank of America
- Flagstar Bank
- PHH Mortgage
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