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The revelation that two U.S. environmental satellites were hacked in 2007 and 2008 grabbed the attention of commercial satellite communications providers, who have been urging the U.S. military to buy even more civilian bandwidth and use commercial satellites as hosts for military communications payloads. Executives are vying for competitive advantage by touting their security measures, even as they voice quiet frustration over their unsuccessful effort to establish a collaborative cybersecurity center that could have alerted them to threats like those against the Landsat 7 and Terra imaging satellites.
In November, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission revealed in a report to Congress that unknown hackers breached the command links to Landsat 7, an imaging satellite launched in 1999 for the U.S. Geological Survey, and Terra, launched in 2000 to carry a climate change sensor for NASA.
The commission noted that an attacker who accesses a satellite's control system can "damage or destroy the satellite." Independent experts were more specific. Hackers could have turned Terra's thermal detectors toward the sun, burning them out, they said. An intruder who managed to hack into a geosynchronous communications satellite might be able to turn off that satellite's communications to an entire region or order the satellite to fire its thrusters, bumping it out of its internationally assigned orbit.
In the case of Landsat 7 and Terra, the hackers created highly specialized radio frequency signals and transmitted the signals to the spacecraft from the Svalbard ground station in Norway. They did so on four occasions in 2007 and 2008. The commission was most specific about the probing of Terra. On June 20, 2008, hackers "achieved all steps required to command" NASA's Terra, "but did not issue commands," the commission said.
Government and industry officials acknowledge being surprised by the Landsat-Terra revelation, but they point out that newer spacecraft have stronger safeguards, including National Security Agency-approved encryption for their command links. By contrast, the blueprints for Landsat 7 and Terra were finalized years before they were launched. Still, officials said, the incidents illustrate the determination of hackers and the necessity for the industry to be ready for new tactics.
For executives in the communications industry, the incidents were part wake-up call and part confirmation of a risk they knew was there. In 2009, the U.S. National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), a group of executives from across the industry, published a report warning of "unauthorized commanding of or preventing control of routers, switches, servers, databases, or satellite buses." The "NSTAC Report to the President on Commercial Satellite Communications Mission Assurance" warned that satellite networks would require special safety measures to prevent hackers from sending false commands, blocking authorized commands or interfering with data transmission from the spacecraft. It was in the same report that NSTAC recommended establishing a joint coordinating center to "share cyber situational awareness" and "institutionalize the time-sensitive processes and procedures to detect, prevent, mitigate, and respond to cyber incidents of national and international consequence."
Commercial satellite communications companies established a test version of the center in April 2010 as one element of a six-month pilot program aimed at improving all kinds of telecommunications security. For satcom, the industry wanted to assess various methods for "round-the-clock operational collaboration and information sharing" about cyber threats.
Proponents hoped creating the center would inspire the government to join them in a government-industry partnership. After all, the military's use of commercial satellite bandwidth had risen steadily over the decades, giving the Pentagon an obvious stake in the security of the satellites providing those communications. Before the 1991 Persian Gulf War, U.S. military satellites provided 80 percent of the bandwidth. The balance has flipped, with commercial satellites carrying 80 percent of the communications traffic. For forces overseas, the percentage is higher. In 2009, a senior U.S. military officer in Iraq reported that 96 percent of U.S. Central Command's communications requirements were being met by commercial satellites, a figure that industry officials do not doubt.
"There is a real concern about protection of that 96 percent of communications going into and out of theater," said retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. J.J. Shaw, director for North America and global naval programs for Inmarsat Government US, which sells services to the U.S. government.
At first, the odds of government experts joining the center looked promising. In June, the Obama administration published an updated National Space Policy calling for improvements to the "resilience of mission-essential functions" enabled by civilian, commercial, scientific and "national security" satellites, a term referring to military spacecraft and also spy satellites. In November, U.S. government and industry space experts met at the National Defense University to examine the vulnerabilities of those satellites and their ground infrastructures.
"There was a consensus among participants that an attack on space capabilities will almost certainly be preceded by a cyber attack," according to a report drafted by attendees of the conference on Securing Space Assets for Peace and Future Conflict.
The joint coordinating center never got beyond the pilot-program stage, however, for reasons that remain unclear. When asked about the short-lived center, officials at the government agencies whose cooperation would be vital declined to comment. Army Col. Rivers Johnson, spokesman for U.S. Cyber Command; Peter Sauve, director of the Cyber Command's Global Satellite Communications Support Center; and Sam Davis, Cyber Command's commercial operations satellite communications manager for support, declined to discuss the joint coordinating center or any steps the Defense Department was taking to work with commercial satellite firms to improve cybersecurity. They referred questions to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), which said it is working with industry to improve security.
Industry executives declined to speak on the record about the demise of the joint coordinating center, but pointed out privately the many obstacles that government and industry face in trying to jointly address evolving cyber threats. Many of the major commercial satellite communications companies are foreign-owned. Only a few top officials in each company possess clearances to participate in secret government briefings on emerging threats and efforts to shore up vulnerable elements of the communications infrastructure.
One industry official noted that, even if he learned classified information on the latest threats, he would be unable to share that information with key members of his security staff who do not possess similar clearances. Government and industry officials "want to work together and have a lot to offer each other," another industry official said. "But because of various secrecy laws and requirements, we can't. It's a Catch-22."
One thing that is certain is that cyber threats are growing more numerous.
In 2011 alone, IntelsatONE, the terrestrial network that links customers to Intelsat's geosynchronous communications satellites, identified about 300,000 denial-of-service attacks, said Kay Sears, president of Intelsat General Corp.
Individual hackers are not the only ones targeting communications networks. Criminal organizations break into networks seeking economic gain, and nation-states use cyber attacks to challenge U.S. economic and military might. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission noted in its recent report to Congress that "authoritative Chinese military writings advocate attacks on space-to-ground communications links and ground-based satellite control facilities in the event of a conflict."
The Defense Department and commercial providers are responding to efforts by lone hackers, criminal organizations and nation-states to disrupt transmissions of military video, voice and data messages. Specifically, DISA officials are scrutinizing the information security measures being taken by their commercial satellite communications vendors. Corporate security officials are stepping up precautions, paying attention to everything from the guards who patrol their satellite operations centers to the software used to flag unauthorized messages.
Companies also want Pentagon officials to share the latest intelligence on cyber threats, but that is not happening.
"Companies have worried about cybersecurity for a decade," said Patricia Cooper, president of the Washington-based Satellite Industry Association. "The real game-changer is that the military is putting so much traffic over the commercial systems that the military's concern about safety, security and information assurance has become a major concern for the satellite operators as well."
U.S. government agencies face a constant barrage of attacks, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters in London in November, according to a transcript. Heightened concern within the Pentagon has led to efforts to protect not only the communications networks military agencies own or lease, but also the commercial networks they rely on to transmit information around the world, said Shaw of Inmarsat.
About 38 percent of Inmarsat's work is performed for a variety of government customers. The desire to enhance security for government customers also improves competitiveness among commercial customers.
"There is certainly no room for complacency when it comes to security," said Martin Lewis, information technology security officer for Inmarsat. "We constantly reassess what's going on in the cyber world and try to implement controls to address the latest threat."
Security is perhaps most critical to Xtar, a Herndon, Va., company that provides services in the X-band, a frequency that the International Telecommunications Union reserves exclusively for government use. If Xtar can't convince government customers to buy its services, it has no commercial customers to fall back on.
"We take security very seriously," said Andrew Ruszkowski, Xtar's vice president for global sales and marketing. "It's our bread and butter."
Heightened security is a priority for DISA, which leases commercial information technology and networking capacity for the military services. For one, DISA officials have been visiting satellite service providers to learn about their security measures firsthand. In October, for example, the agency's then-director Lt. Gen. Carroll Pollett and staff visited Intelsat General in Bethesda, Md., outside Washington, D.C. During a series of meetings and tours, Intelsat General officials briefed the DISA representatives on a wide array of communications services as well as security and information-assurance policies, Sears said.
Those information-assurance policies include steps to avoid collision with space debris or other satellites, identify and mitigate signal interference and the ability to reroute communications in the event of disruptions.
The security thrust began in 2010, when DISA asked companies for extensive information on network security. At the time, DISA was working with the General Services Administration to start the Future Commercial Satellite Communications Services Acquisition (FCSA) initiative, which was meant to create a one-stop shop for military customers seeking satellite services. Through FCSA, DISA negotiates multiyear satellite service contracts with commercial providers and lays out detailed requirements to ensure the networks are reliable, secure and available when needed. Military customers then choose the services they need.
"The FCSA information-assurance requirements are more stringent than those of [the previous contracting vehicle] Defense Satellite Transmission Services-Global by a wide margin," said DISA spokeswoman Tracy Sharpe. "There is a checklist to show how to meet certain information-assurance criteria."
That 40-page checklist covers everything from audit logs and disaster recovery plans to security surrounding ground stations and encryption of command-and-control data, Lewis said.
Satellite communications companies also routinely undertake extensive reviews of their own networks.
"We just did a review of all our information-assurance controls to make sure we are compliant with all [government] mission-assurance requirements and to identify steps we can take to improve," said Jim Chambers, Xtar's vice president of engineering.
Securing communications transmitted to and from the satellite is important, but the overall job of safeguarding networks is far more complex. Multiple paths must be available for the commands and also the customer's data as it courses over the network. Xtar employs National Security Agency-approved encryption for commands transmitted to and from the satellite, and backs those up with redundant encryption capabilities at the primary ground operations center and at additional locations. The company's ground network is designed to reroute data if problems arise, and employees practice using the backup terrestrial network. Xtar also has one telemetry tracking and control facility used primarily for each of the company's two satellites. Those telemetry tracking and control stations have visibility to both satellites, so they can back each other up if necessary, Chambers said.
In recent years, companies have augmented their internal reviews of network-security protocols with external audits, hiring computer security specialists to scour networks in search of vulnerabilities.
"These independent security consultants are the white hat version of the people who are maliciously trying to get into our networks," Lewis said. "So if anybody can give us a true test of the type of threats we face, they can."
Once those reviews uncover potential problems, the companies invest in technology, systems and procedures to enhance cybersecurity.
"Satellite operators have spent considerable time and money to improve the information they collect, exchange with each other, and share with the government," said the Satellite Industry Association's Cooper. "They've invested in databases and analytical tools to assess where spacecraft are, what they see in the space environment, and what kind of interference they experience. Success in on-orbit safety will require a strong relationship with U.S. Strategic Command, which hasn't happened as quickly as some companies would like."
This story appeared in the January-February issue of C4ISR Journal.


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This section refers to dynamic linking of Connector/C++ with the client library, not dynamic linking of the application to Connector/C++.
Precompiled binaries of Connector/C++ use static binding with the client library by default.
An application that uses Connector/C++ can be either statically or dynamically linked to the Connector/C++ libraries. Connector/C++ is usually statically linked to the underlying MySQL client library (or Connector/C). Note that, unless otherwise stated, reference to the MySQL client library is also taken to include Connector/C, which is a separately packaged, standalone version of the MySQL client library. From Connector/C++ 1.1.0 on, it is possible to also dynamically link to the underlying MySQL client library. The ability of Connector/C++ to dynamically link to MySQL client library is not enabled by default. Enabling this feature is done through a compile-time option when compiling the Connector/C++ source code.
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Now, in your application, when creating a connection, Connector/C++ will select and load a client library at runtime. It will choose the client library by searching defined locations and environment variables depending on the host operating system. It is also possible when creating a connection in an application to define an absolute path to the client library to be loaded at runtime. This can be convenient if you have defined a standard location from which you want the client library to be loaded. This is sometimes done to circumvent possible conflicts with other versions of the client library that may be located on the system.


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I hear great things of Lib Tech and want to check out their boards. However I'm pretty inundated with the quiver they have. Many seem to overlap.
I'm looking for the board that will kill it all mountain freestyle. I'd like it to be able to be stable at quick speeds and handle ice/hard packed. Sounds like the Magne traction does this now. In addition, I'd like the board to be able to hand jumps and kickers in the park. Remember I ride more free-ride/all mountain now and learning to do more and more parks.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A pedestrian is injured after being hit while crossing the street in Lexington.
We're told the female UK student was hit at South Limestone Thursday afternoon, around 1 p.m. while she was walking across the street from the nearby Speedway, in an area without a crosswalk.
The woman, who has not been identified, was taken to UK Hospital with potential life-threatening injuries, according to Lexington Police. We're told she's stable in the emergency room right now.
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Pilates: Roll Up
A Pilates exercise which is great for strengthening your abdominals and hip flexors. The full version is said to be more effective than doing 6 simultaneous sit ups. Follow the Pilates roll up and enjoy stronger and more flexible muscles.
Step 1: To prepare
Lie down on your mat with your knees bent, feet hip distance apart and back in neutral.
Now being careful not to let your rib cage pop or shoulders rise, reach your arms over your head.
This is the starting position for the most basic version of the roll up, recommendable to beginners and people who have an over-exaggerated arch in their lower back.
Step 2: The exercise version one
Inhale lengthen the back of your neck and reach your arms towards the ceiling, exhale reach your arms forwards as you flex your upper body off the floor, inhale start to roll back down and exhale to return the arms to the start.
Repeat this 4 times, being aware of keeping your shoulders down throughout and bring your arms down to your sides to finish.
Step 3: The exercise version two
Start by moving your feet a little further away from your body and reaching your arms over your head.
Now inhale lengthen the back of your neck and lift your arms to the ceiling, exhale reach your arms forward and flex your torso off the mat to sitting.
Inhale, and starting from the base of the spine begin to roll back down to the mat, then exhale to lie down completely and return the arms over your head.
Repeat this 4 times, keeping your shoulders down and neck in line with the back. To finish, relax your arms by your sides.
Step 4: The exercise version three
This is the complete and most challenging version of the roll up. So to begin, stretch your legs out. Have your feet hip distance apart and flexed back and reach your arms over your head.
Inhale, lift your arms to the ceiling, exhale reach your arms forwards and flex your entire torso off the mat to curve over your legs.
Repeat this 4 times concentrating of keeping your abdominals firm throughout, heels anchored to the floor and shoulders down.
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Scientist Richard Dawkins faced a "tsunami of hate" with a controversial post on Twitter again, a year after he claimed that the world's Muslims had won fewer Nobel Prizes than Trinity College Cambridge.
The best-selling author came under fire on the social networking site by describing some rapes as "worse" than others.
Professor Dawkins demonstrated his point that while one type of offending was worse than another, it didn't mean he condoned either.
He initially said: "X is bad. Y is worse. If you think that's an endorsement of X, go away and don't come back until you've learned how to think logically."
But he was condemned by Twitter users when he substituted the unknowns for rape and paedophilia.
He wrote: "Date rape is bad. Stranger rape at knifepoint is worse. If you think anybody who said that would thereby be endorsing date rape, go away and learn how to think."
And he added: "Mild pedophilia (sic) is bad. Violent pedophilia is worse. If you think that's an endorsement of mild pedophilia, go away and learn how to think."
Dawkins later retweeted messages of support from his near-one million followers.
But others criticised The God Delusion author for appearing to demonstrate insensitivity to rape victims.
One wrote: "What the hell is mild rape?!?! Ugh just...stop. Rape is rape. One is not 'worse' than the other."
Another wrote: "You are a monumental idiot sometimes. Stick to science."
Another user added: "Now tell that to either victim or family."
Dawkins then composed a blog post in which he described the episode.
He wrote: "I was only talking logic, with no desire to make light of the seriousness of any kind of rape or any kind of pedophilia.
"And the hypothetical comparisons that illustrated my logical point could, in all cases, be reversed without in any way changing the validity of the logic."
Last year Dawkins sparked a backlash on Twitter when he said the world's Muslims had won fewer Nobel Prizes than Trinity College Cambridge.
As reported in the News, the prominent atheist questioned what Muslims had achieved since the Dark Ages.
He tweeted: " Where would we be without alchemy? Dark Age achievements undoubted. But since then?"


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Secret Dino Club, Lauren Rossi CD release, the Late Shift,
No Tag Backs, Carry the Tradition
Saratoga Springs band Secret Secret Dino Club (usually written
as simply Dino Club) identify themselves as a hip-hop/indie-rock
band, but from the sound of their latest batch of tunes (you
can hear them on MySpace) theyve fully embraced the punk-rock
lineage of their label, SoCals Drive-Thru Records. And thats
a good thing: They pack enough hooks into the barely-two-minute
grooves of Albany Punk and Hood Life to fuel an entire
career. The band will play a homecoming show for the Albany
punks this evening, with help from Lauren Rossi, the Late
Shift, No Tag Backs, and Carry the Tradition. (Jan. 6,
7 PM, $10, 17 New Scotland Ave., Albany, 432-6572)
Society, the Mommyheads
Helsinki, Friday
Geffen Records signed a lot of bands in the mid-1990slike
a whole lota great many of which were never heard
from again, if even in the first place. Kenny Siegal and Brian
Geltner started their band life as Hunk, but had already seen
their one Geffen album bunted by the label by the time they
changed their moniker to Johnny Society. Since, their four
albums of melodic pop-rock have drawn the attention of critics
and fans all over the country. The Mommyheads, led by singer-songwriter
Adam Elk, had a tougher road: They were signed to Geffen after
four well-received independent releases, only to see their
major-label debut go straight to the cut-out bin. Reformed
after a 10-year break, the band today sound as harmonious
as ever. (Jan. 7, 9 PM, $10, 405 Columbia St., Hudson,
Lights, Friday
The crowd will have been pretty well softened-up by a monster
lineup when Canadian post-hardcore heroes Silverstein take
the stage tomorrow night. The crowd will have been pummeled
by Texas-based Christian ambient hardcore enthusiasts A
Bullet for Pretty Boy, Georgia metalcore band the Chariot,
notorious post-hardcore thumpers Pierce the Veil (from California),
and Troy (Ohio) metalcore stompers Miss May I. Fear not: Weve
been assured that the headliners are still a refreshing punch
in the face. Their major-label debut EP Transitions
has succeeded, according to one critic, in reassuring fans
that Silverstein [are] still Silverstein, and screaming
will remain an integral part of their sound. (Jan. 7,
6:45 PM, $17, 1208 Route 146, Clifton Park, 371-0012)
Lena, Friday
Beaucoup Blue dont technically fit into the up-and-coming
new artist category, but theyll take it. The Philadelphia-based
father-son duo of David and Adrian Mowry have been playing
soul-infused acoustic blues since the younger was old enough
to hold a guitar and sing a high harmony, but its a handful
of recent recordings that have moved the veterans in front
of an ever wider audience. The Mowrys are no strangers to
the Caffe Lena stage, in part because director Sarah Craig
swears by their ability to get an audience lost in reverie
with arrestingly soulful blues-based music. (Jan. 7, 8
PM, $17, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, 583-0022)
Burrito, Saturday
The powers that be have nothing on Patti Rothbergneither
the postponement of a November date nor the closing of a venue
(au revoir, Judges Inn) could stop her from bringing her
city-girl alt-folk to the Capital Region this week. A true
survivor of the New York scene, Rothberg is best known for
her 1995 album Between the 1 and the 9, which took
her from playing on subway platforms to touring the world
with the Wallflowers and the Black Crowes. Her newest release
is Overnite Sensation, which reunites Rothberg with
producer Dave Greenberg for a set thats equal parts melodic
pop and dark rock & rolljust like old times. (Jan.
8, 9 PM, call for price, 443 5th Ave., Troy, 237-1177)
may never get top Google ranking (thanks a lot,
Cigar Aficionado), but theyre No. 1 in
our postpunk hearts: Albanys own Aficionado
headline a show tomorrow (Friday) at Putnam Den,
along with Tiger Flowers, Whiskey and
the Devil, Captain of Compliments,
and Decades (8 PM, $7, 584-8066). . . .
The Frank Vignola Trio kick off the 2011
Eighth Step at Proctors concert series on Friday;
Vignola is joined by guitarist Vinny Raniolo and
bassist Gary Mazzaroppi (7 PM, $24, 434-1703).
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Driver charged with DUII after hitting TriMet bus, police say
PORTLAND, Ore. – The driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a TriMet bus Wednesday night was arrested for DUII.
Police said 23-year-old Torgan James Wilkinson T-boned the bus at about 8:30 p.m. at N.W. 9th and N.W. Everett. The bus was southbound on 9th when it was hit by the truck, which was heading east on Everett.
None of the 14 people on the bus was seriously injured, though one was taken to the hospital and two more had minor injuries.
About 15 gallons of fuel from the two vehicles leaked onto the street.
Jail records show that Wilkinson faces charges of DUII, reckless driving and criminal mischief. All three are class-A misdemeanors.
Editorial note: A previous version of this story stated that Wilkinson was driving a tow truck. That information was inaccurate and we have corrected the story to state that he was driving a pickup truck.


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Things I did today:
– Ate breakfast.
Strawberries, kiwi, turkey sausage
Eggs and oatbran.
– Went to church.
– Went shopping at Old Navy with Nick, then out for Mexican! Since we were originally planning on coming home for lunch, I didn't have my camera – oops! I had a vegetarian sincronizada dish: tortillas filled with spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, a little cheese, and jalapenos. Topped with lettuce, tomato, and guacamole. Yum.
– Had some Fudge Brownie Ben & Jerry's froyo at the mall – again, no pic!
– Came home.
– Started more laundry.
– Cooked a new batch of steel cut oats for this week - I can't wait to try them! It's a new variation for me.
– Prepped for dinner.
– Dusted.
– Cleaned the bathroom.
– Vacuumed the downstairs.
– Played with this one.
– Cooked and ate dinner.
I made this Eating Well Winter Squash Risotto, except I used cremini mushrooms and butternut squash. I also only added about 2 Tbsp of parmesan since that's all I had.
Oh! and I just used quick cooking brown rice – it was the only kind I had, and it still worked out well!
Thank goodness for that Black Box Wine! It gave the risotto such a great flavor.
We had the risotto with some steamed broccoli + garlic.
Things I did NOT do today:
– Uh….blog until now :) I was busy, the weather was beautiful, and I just didn't feel like turning the computer on.
– Run a marathon, a half marathon, or 10 miles for that matter! Make sure to check out all those runners today – congrats to all of you!!!
- Holly, The Healthy Everythingtarian
- Angharad, Eating for England
- Matt, No Meat Athlete
- Megan, Runner's Kitchen
– Bake the cookies I planned on making. Oh well…those will probably happen tomorrow or Tuesday.
I'm worn out and I barely did anything today! Must have been the race + late football watching from last night catching up to me ;)
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you can't be everything anyday. plus it's good to get away from the computer – ESPECIALLY when the weather is great. glad you enjoyed a low key day.
oops -supposed to say "you can't be everything everyday."
That first picture of the breakfast strawberries is beautiful! I also LOVE butternut squash risotto…yummy day!
LOVE that risotto!
That risotto looks soo good.
You cook all your oats in a batch ahead of time? Smart, smart.
I can't wait to start reading about some of these marathoners, although I doubt after all that running they're in the blogging mood
that risotto looks crazy good!
Mmmm butternut squash risotto, looks so good! I have been wanting to try that for awhile now. It sounds like you still got a ton done today….definitely more than me! :)
thanks for the shoutout dear brandi – you are too sweet! the race went well, so thank you, thank you for all your well wishes. they seriously helped get me through!
your day sounds fabulous – sundays are meant to not do it all :)
Oh man! The risotto looks awesome! I need to try that recipe!
that risotto looks awesome! i want to try that!
ditto to all the above comments on the risotto… I have yet to try my hand at that. Do you have any good recipes for someone who is a beginner and wants her first taste of risotto to be spectacular?? Wow, that sounds like a big request…. but if you have anything close, I would sure love to know!
Still thinking the puppy is TOO cute!
I might have to try that risotto tomorrow night! I have my acorn squash that I've wanted to do something with!
butternut squash risotto sound perfect. way delicious :)
I love all the pictures of your food!
BTW, it sounds to me you did plenty today!
Have a great week! :)
As long as you're happy with what you did (and you didn't do nothing to say the least!) you did enough!! ;)
I'll try that butternut squash risotto some time in the future for sure!! It looks delish!!
Have a good start into the new week!! Hugs n.
Risotto looks good.. though some you didn't do. .plenty you DID.unlike me.. gosh.. better get doing!
The risotto looks good! And well, it seems like you had a great day anyway, even if you didn't end up doing some of the planned stuff. :)
Thank you for the shout out! :-) Your risotto looks amazing. I have a big bag of rice asking to be made into that recipe!
You "did" list looks pretty good. Don't worry about the "didn'ts". You enjoyed yourself :-)
That risotto looks amazing girlie!! I love that stuff, yum! Glad you had a great day :)
I went shopping at Old Navy this weekend too. Such good deals!
Sounds like a great day, sometimes the best one are where you throw your plans out the window.


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Saban is something of a Power Ranger in Hollywood (as well as Washington). He recently called on Showtime to drop Oliver Stone's forthcoming (December) America's Secret History because it depicts Adolf Hitler as a fairly normal human being, at least by politician standards.
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Yes and No.
It really depends on your applications.
If you're running in a shared environment where you have multiple web applications running in different applications pools, then theoretically yes.
However, keep in mind on the 32 bit platform a single process can only take advantage of 2 GB of private bytes and 2 GB of virtual bites unless you use the 3GB switch.
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Good Luck.
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Hi Joseph
we are running the application with INPROC mode. so we didnt enable the webgardening (running on only one worker process) due to our code limitation, we can not enable SQL server caching mode. is there any possibility to utilize the 16GB memory.
Server having windows 2003 Ent with 16GB RAM, 3GB enabled
Nov 13, 2008 03:46 PM|JoeStagner|LINK
One of our IIS Gurus asked me to postthe following.
1) IIS6 is NOT PAE aware.
2) The w2k3 x86 system will not manage memory above 4GB physical and thus 12 of the 16GB on the machine will not be used
Mar 03, 2009 03:00 PM|jason1625|LINK
This article indicates that the OS will become unstable if the /3GB switch is used on a 32 bit OS. I have seen it in action. Not pretty....
Mar 04, 2009 07:04 AM|qbernard|LINK
That's for 32bit OS, it is Microsoft recommendation to run x64 bit for OS and 32bit for IIS worker process with a max of 2gb ram allocation. Unless your app is x64bit, there is not reason to go 64bit worker process.


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Burrell aims to continue section dominance
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Members of Burrell's wrestling team might have breathed a sigh of relief after they made it through the Section 3-AA regular-season schedule with their win streak intact.
But the Bucs, unbeaten in 76 consecutive section matches, understand they're not in the clear for another year just yet.
At the Section 3-AA team tournament Wednesday at South Allegheny High School, Burrell (7-4, 4-0) will go for a 10th straight section crown.
The Bucs, first-place finishers in subsection B, are the favorites in the four-team tournament, which begins with semifinal matches at 6 p.m. and continues with the finals at 7:30 p.m. Their path to a championship might involve another run-in with subsection cohort Kittanning (10-3, 3-1), which came close to ending Burrell's string of victories in December.
"It wakes us up to realize that there are teams out there that are just as talented as us, and we have to show up in every match," Burrell senior 145-pounder Phil Marra said. "I don't want to be the seniors that let the tradition down. I can't let my team fall short of our goals, and our goals are even higher than WPIALs this year."
Burrell will open the tournament with a match against subsection A second-place finisher Avonworth (4-10, 3-1). Kittanning will meet subsection A leader South Allegheny (8-2, 4-0) in the other semifinal.
When Burrell wrestled at Kittanning on Dec. 12, the Bucs won, 35-33, after sophomore 106-pounder Jason Roberts secured a 9-0 victory in the match's final bout. The team competed without three starters, two of whom — senior 182-pounder Dakota DesLauriers and freshman 126-pounder Damon Greenwald — have since recovered from injuries.
Burrell also survived a nail-biter against subsection foe Valley, 36-34, on the road Jan. 16.
Asked about a potential rematch with Kittanning in the finals, Burrell coach Bud Sines said: "It's going to be close. Without even trying to put a jinx or hex on ourselves by predicting, I'll just say it's going to be close."
In the last two seasons, Burrell cruised to championships in the section tournaments. A year ago, the Bucs defeated Valley, 58-9, in the finals. And in 2011, they topped Kittanning, 62-17.
Shady Side Academy gave Burrell a scare in 2010 but still lost, 34-30.
Kittanning's confidence climbed to a new high for the season following a championship-winning performance at the Richland Coaches' Duals on Saturday in Johnstown, where the Wildcats went 5-0.
Before Kittanning can try to dethrone Burrell, it must get by South Allegheny, a task coach Brandon Newill said his wrestlers must take seriously.
"I know in order for us to win we're going to have to wrestle the best match we can, and we're going to have to have guys step up just like they did at Richland," Newill said.
Senior 152-pounder Taylor Jack indicated the Wildcats won't underestimate the Gladiators.
"Everyone just has to look at the first match," Jack said. "Everyone will look and think, 'All right, we have Burrell next.' But you just have to go one at a time."
All four teams in the section tournament advance to the WPIAL round; Wednesday's results influence seeding. Also, Valley (7-6, 2-2), the third-place finisher in subsection B, will travel to Keystone Oaks (2-7, 2-2), subsection A's third-place team, at 7 p.m. Wednesday. That match will determine Section 3-AA's final team-tournament qualifier.
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Under the Civil Aviation Act 2012, any airport deemed to have substantial market power is required to have a licence, with the airport having to comply with the conditions of that licence by law. On 10 January, the CAA announced its final decision that Gatwick and Heathrow have substantial market power and published proposed licences for both airports. Today the CAA has published the final versions of these licences.
The licences confirm the tailored approaches to economic regulation at the two airports, following extensive consultation with stakeholders. At Heathrow, the CAA has decided average charges to airlines should rise by no more than RPI-1.5% per year up until 2019. At Gatwick, the airport has made a number of commitments to its airline customers, with the licence ensuring the CAA can ensure compliance with these commitments – the CAA will monitor the situation so prices are fair and service standards are high.
As proposed in January, the licences include conditions that require the airports to address issues such as cleanliness, queuing times, seating availability and information provision in the passenger interest. In addition, both airports must develop and update robust contingency plans to ensure they are well prepared for potential disruption and can manage it effectively when it does occur.
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I can't believe Roy Halladay isn't a Philliy yet. Phillies could have Halladay for this year and next year in his prime. I do think players are in their prime between 27-33, definitely for pitchers. He doesn't throw in the near a 100 mph, so I do think he can reduplicate his numbers this year for another two years if no serious injury. I wouldn't mine losing J.A. Happ and Phillies best pitcher pospect, you get the arguably best pitcher in baseball right now. You got Cole Hamels, your ace struggling right now. Your the defending world series champions, not to many teams repeat. The Braves are breathing down your neck, and they do have great pitching.
How do the Phillies' organization know that they will be this good in the next two to three years, so these "prospects" will shine, and have a shot at a world series like this year. You don't know that, but if Phillies aquire Roy Halliday, you know your chances increases dramatically, I think almost double. Roy Halladay eats up innings like no other, it will lift a huge amount of pressure off this shakey Phillies bullpen. Thats way more then what you can say about J.A. Happ, which teams are starting to figure this young pitcher out.
Now, if Phillies don't win the World Series this year without Roy Halladay, can you imagine the confidence of this club house. Knowing they had a shot at getting Roy Halladay. Phillies still can get this trade done, but they could have done it last week, and already have a start and time to adjust with team. Now, you have other teams in the mix.


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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) delivered a new global standard yesterday to crack down on tax evasion with more than 40 countries committing to the measures.
OECD chief Angel Gurria called it "a real game-changer" that would boost international co-operation to reel in cheats. "Globalisation of the world's financial system has made it increasingly simple for people to make, hold and manage investments outside their country of residence."
"This new standard on automatic exchange of information will ramp up international tax co-operation, putting governments back on a more even footing as they seek to protect the integrity of their tax systems and fight tax evasion."
Offshore tax evasion is a serious problem globally, with vast sums deposited abroad and sheltered from tax collectors in their home countries.
OECD tax director Pascal Saint-Amans said Group of 20 finance ministers, meeting in Sydney, had been working on standardising the rules governing where profits of multinationals should be taxed.
It comes as concern mounts that companies, particularly those in the digital and internet sectors, are able to reduce tax bills by shifting profits around the world to areas where rates are lowest.
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said accounting for revenues from global digitised businesses was a "big ongoing problem".
"The political message is we are closing down all loopholes," Saint-Amans said. – Sapa-AFP
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Finally finished! My Space Wolf army is now painted. I know, I know, not based - but white bases are fine by me for now.... it's snow
I'm no pro, but hey this is my first painted army (first army is Tau, but I never got far painting them).
Began this army last summer, so it's almost 1 year old. Picked up my first GW item February (Tau codex), so I've picked up the hobby now for about a year and a quarter
If I fielded everything I own (what you see in the pics), it's ~2350-2450 worth. Although the optimum points level for me to field is 1500-1850
1700 Tournament this weekend
In Full Force
Some Wolf Guard
Attack Bikes and Venerable Dreadnought
-> Tau model incorporated
-> The wheels still turn, except the model with the Tau
-> Dreadnought -- Forge World Plasma Cannon
Scouts and Long Fangs
-> The one in the middle is Me!
-> Here's an older picture; http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...r/CIMG0048.jpg
Blue Squad Blood Claws
Red Squad Blood Claws
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-> The axe looking weapon counts as a Thunder Hammer in games (Nobody has had a problem with that; it's in my army list written down, and I paid the points). The Wolf Guard from the other Blood Claw squads have them too, but this one looks the coolest
-> On the same dude is a combi-melta made with part from Canoness inferno pistol
Grey Hunters
-> Where all of my beakies, and most of my Sternguard went
-> Some models I don't use but painted just because I had them
-> Some objective markers to go with the army
-> I got the idea for this one from some necrons I saw; http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...der/11Pink.jpg
The question I am asked most often is how I deal with heavy armour. Go through again and count up the meltas - you'll be surprised. What's more, they are integrated in the army and peppered throughout and so are very hard to get rid of outright. Not to mention, the scouts sneak up from behind with melta bombs. Don't forget my thunder hammers.
Point of interest: as you may have gathered from the pics, I have very specific tastes. Model-wise, I dislike: powerfists, vehicles, terminator armour. I have built my army lists around this, and have still come up with some very competitive tournament lists.
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Just finished playing Vengeance, great mission.
THE DARK MOD was once a total conversion of Doom 3, and is now a STANDALONE GAME with the release of TDM 2.0! A dark and moody stealth game, inspired by the Thief series by Looking Glass Studios.
Sir Taffsalot's 2nd mission "Vengeance for a Thief: Part 1" has been released!
Posted by nbohr1more on Sep 7th, 2012
Sir Taffsalot has released a new mission nearly a year after his first release "Let Sleeping Thieves Lie". The mission is a larger, more ambitious offering which clearly shows that Sir Taffsalot has grown as a mission author. Bikerdude also assisted with this mission (as he has done for many mission authors).
Another night, another fat noble stripped of his wealth.
Or so it seemed. It appeared that destiny had other plans. I had stolen
the Angel's Tear as planned. All that was left to do was get out of
Eskil Vadris' Manor, which seemed easy enough.
But before I could make my way out, an alarm went off
and a group of City Watch guards attacked me. I was taken to the local
City Watch complex and after a bit of a beating I was thrown into a
It is very unlikely for a master thief like me to get caught. Impossible, really. It's almost as if I was set up.
Well, I'm not spending another second in this cell. I'm
no common criminal. I'm a master of the shadows and whoever is
responsible for putting me here should start to fear the dark.
Thank you to my beta-testers: Grayman, Bikerdude, Nbohr1more, Ppoe and Xarg
Special thanks to Bikerdude for help with improving performance and
geneal tidying up in the city area. Plus bug fixing during beta-testing.
Thank you to everyone who has helped me in the TDM Editors Guild. A
special mention to Sotha and Grayman for their quick responses and never
ending patience.
Thank you Dark Mod team for all the hard work you have done and continue to do.
Last but not least thank you to everyone who plays TDM FMs and supports The Dark Mod. Without you all this would be for nothing.
Please stop by the Forums or our new Sub-Reddit to discuss the mission or TDM in general.
The Dark Mod's "Community Beginner Contest" has a winner!
Congratulations SeriousToni!
The missions from this contest are so good that the seriously challenge the notion of "beginner". Great job to all the participants!
Just finished playing Vengeance, great mission.
I have to get to bed, you taffers! Stop tempting me!
Ah, who am I kidding... Downloading now...
really nice.
Any ETA on a possible updated release?
Bikerdude says it's not been adequately beta-tested... and, just scanning through the TDM forum's thread on this FM reveals there are more than a couple of "bugs".
This is not meant as a slam or to be discouraging; only to ask. I've (unofficially of course!) determined that all TDM FMs benefit from the (unofficial of course!) broader beta-testing that goes on as each mission is released to the "public". There are a set of (maybe 20?) players who eat these things up within minutes or hours -- too-quickly afaic, but enough so to find the prominent glitches -- of downloading and these folk are the ones who download these FMs quickest too -- all reporting back within a few days ... this, for me, has become the real beta-test phase... hopefully to be followed by a re-release within a week or so.
Points taken on the "scale" of testing done by mission authors. We definitely need to gather more regulars or encourage FM authors to seek-out beta testers elsewhere (probably the latter) so that missions are seen with lots of different perspectives. To my knowledge, I couldn't name any functional bugs in the mission. One of the beta testers offered a HUGE list of potential changes with would mostly amount to the visuals being more physically accurate from a structural POV. The performance on the city streets is a tad rough on the low-end systems but Biker already looked into that as best as he could. The only possible glitch I can see is the over-active dynamic ambient in one of the city areas. I might fix that myself and offer it as an alternative version if Sir Taffsalot gives me permission. Otherwise, I doubt a revised version will be out in the short term...
Quote:...a HUGE list of potential changes with would mostly amount to the visuals being more physically accurate from a structural POV.
These things do not concern me.
AAMOF, the way every "structural", "'Thief-Universe'-contextual", "in reality", "aesthetically", "feng-*******-shui" things are critiqued -- without fail, by sometwo or more -- kind of irritates me; much as I'm sure they are, if given the right amount of credence, a kind of healthy aspect of the core community... and much as I'm sure that my critiques are an irritant too, to others.
No, I'm not interested in those kind of fixes. To me an FM author is entirely and expressly to be expected to present the "vision" however that FM author wants.
I am just concerned with gameplay-structural problems. Real narrative-breaking glitches. Actual (and squashable) bugs. I thought I'd seen mention of a few of those kinds of things, but I do not read to closely the comments, of course, for fear of spoiliblahblahblah... if there are little to none of those discovered as yet, I shall get this one soon.
And also congrats to Taffsalot.
for a second there I thought you where talking about your FM, well it is nice of you to try to keep FM makers on more important matters than how faithful architecture is to real life of Thief universe. I would say that almost any kind of building is real life inspired or exists in real life, it would have being structurally sound to a civilization at some point in time, its a broad subject thats for sure. I don't see any problem with experts making critiques on the FM buildings... Thief fans complaining about differences might be annoying, but I wasn't aware of much of that happening and if there is some of that, then its easily ignorable.
Haha lol thanks for the promotion xD
Well, I played it and it was "very good" or better in all the right ways.
There were some occasions that I experienced some bugs, but those were "inherent in the system! ;)" rather than mission bugs (AI sitting on air, for example -- glitchy-happenings 1.08 will hopefully lessen if not eliminate).
And, as for the lag, I would expect such with so much AI on patrol. The streets were crawling with Filth! I'm happy to put up with a big of lag (because my setup only gets a little bit laggy under such conditions {I understand it gets worse for some and not at all, possibly, for others})... I'm happy to put up with a bit of lag for the experience of having a lot of liveliness rather than 60FPS in a ghost-town...
A fine mission. Much to do and much to look forward to as well!
Thanks, Taffsalot.


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Coborn's has done an excellent job of merchandising and marketing itself in its marketing territory, which includes Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Iowa. The chain pays very close attention to the details in the store but also a great deal of attention to the communities it serves. That is why Coborn's stood out this year and received this award.
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Chad Magendanz starts role as state representative
January 15, 2013
By Warren Kagarise
NEW — 10 a.m. Jan. 15, 2013
State Rep. Chad Magendanz, a former Issaquah School Board member, took the oath of office Monday to represent Issaquah and the 5th Legislative District in Olympia.
Magendanz, a freshman Republican and 17-year resident in the district, succeeded longtime former state Rep. Glenn Anderson in the House of Representatives seat.
Magendanz is the assistant ranking member on the House Education Committee, and also serves on the House Higher Education and House Technology & Economic Development committees.
"It is an honor to be trusted to represent the people of the 5th Legislative District," Magendanz said in a statement. "Having been involved in education reforms for several years, I am looking forward to continuing the education reform and funding discussion in my exciting new role."
The 105-day legislative session opened Monday, as lawmakers gathered in Olympia to tackle the 2013-15 state budget and a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall.
During the fall campaign between Magendanz and North Bend Democrat David Spring, education emerged as the overarching issue — a theme Magendanz returned to Monday.
"I will remain focused on how we prepare our students for the careers our state's employers have to offer," he said. "I will also be a strong advocate for smaller, leaner government that focuses on the priorities of government, creating less bureaucracy in the lives of private individuals. While working to ensure equal opportunity, we must remain free to choose our own paths, accept our own risks, and benefit from the rewards of our efforts. This is the American dream."
The district's other state representative is North Bend Republican Jay Rodne. Issaquah Democrat Mark Mullet is the district's state senator.
Mullet, a freshman lawmaker, took the oath of office in November to fill the remaining weeks in former state Sen. Cheryl Pflug's term.
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Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II preview: Second encounter
- joonius
> In reply to vatson @ 2011-04-14 00:07 from Hkww - click to readQuite expensive, but this is the cure for people who are sick of slow and frustrating web browsing experience. Mainly Nokia, and in my case WinMo 6.5... =.=
- 2011-04-14 00:10
- qbYL
- vatson
wel i think its just waste of money....will prefer Nokia symbian 3 device, C7 or N8.....its better n value for money.....
- 2011-04-14 00:07
- Hkww
- Anonymous
What about the UI auto rotating problem someone reported in a Russian review?
- 2011-04-13 23:36
- ygq9
- joonius
> In reply to Laurynas @ 2011-04-13 22:34 from 0xM5 - click to read102 person sample doesn't justify your hypothetical statistic of 35% of Super AMOLED has this issue. If the user finds this problem, they are more inclined to visit forums and those don't find a problem won't bother talking about it. There are many factors that affect the poll on that site and many other sites that have similar poll. Over 10 million Galaxy S were sold world wide. 102 is just too small of a sample to say that 35% have the issue.
Also note that 10 million Galaxy S were sold and if this was such a huge problem, there would have been more articles and discussions about this. I'm sure GSM Arena would have had a front page article on it too. I wouldn't worry about it.
- 2011-04-13 23:16
- qbYL
- joonius
I think I just fell in love with TouchWiz 4.0 home screens. Perfect for checking out many information at one glance. It's great how you can fill a whole screen with information.
And finally a real fast, real smooth web browser!!! I'm sold... Now it just needs to be released.
Burn in shouldn't be a problem if you're aware of it and take care for it. Bash all you want, it won't be a big enough hassle to give up on such amazing display.
- 2011-04-13 22:55
- qbYL
- Cricket
Hey Guys,
When this will hit the United States ? and is it coming for AT&T ? Help plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
- 2011-04-13 22:41
- Snake
Best phone to date. I would like to know how it performs after installing many apps and storing data because my galaxy s started to lag after about one month. They should even test multitasking if it lags when opening many apps simultaneously.
- 2011-04-13 22:37
- fn$1
- Laurynas
For example look at this, people has voted!
- 2011-04-13 22:34
- 0xM5
- Anonymous
i dont understand why samsung decided to have the microsd slot under the batt...so dissapointing....where as the first galaxy was hot swappable
- 2011-04-13 22:32
- vahg
- Laurynas
> In reply to Dave @ 2011-04-13 21:48 from myA5 - click to read"There is no problem..."
If there is no problem then why internet is full of people complaining about a AMOLED and Super AMOLED "Burn-In" effect (Samsung Galaxy S and Samsung Wave both) ??? Just GOOGLE!!!
P.S. Sorry for spaming, but I'm just interested, because I like Galaxy S II and "Burn-In" effect may be a real problem. :(
- 2011-04-13 22:21
- 0xM5
- MeXDK
Admittedly I am not a big fan of that Hub thing. The only hub I want is for Twitter/facebook. I prefer to keep my emails and texts apart and ind their own apps. So when I am getting a SGSII that is one of the things I will either not use or eventually remove.
- 2011-04-13 21:58
- mfer
- chocoberry
> In reply to Laurynas @ 2011-04-13 21:24 from 0xM5 - click to readYou said "Super AMOLED" which is [only] used by SGS series and Wave.
Agreed with Dave.
- 2011-04-13 21:50
- EwR5
- Dave
> In reply to Laurynas @ 2011-04-13 21:30 from 0xM5 - click to readYou are spamming stop it. You have posted the screenburn question on like 5 pages. There is no problem so stop spamming the same question.
- 2011-04-13 21:48
- myA5
- Laurynas
> In reply to chocoberry @ 2011-04-13 21:17 from EwR5 - click to readAnd I'm not trolling, I'm just interested in it, thats why I'm talking about that.
- 2011-04-13 21:30
- 0xM5
- rockambole
is SGSII multitouch?
- 2011-04-13 21:26
- Pg8u
- Laurynas
> In reply to chocoberry @ 2011-04-13 21:17 from EwR5 - click to readRemember that not only Samsung Galaxy S has AMOLED screens!
Just Google for "AMOLED Burn-In"...
- 2011-04-13 21:24
- 0xM5
- chocoberry
BTW, the video on page 3 writes "Motorola ATRIX 4G unboxing and user interface," not "Samsung Galaxy S II." Please correct it, lol.
- 2011-04-13 21:20
- EwR5
- chocoberry
> In reply to Laurynas @ 2011-04-13 21:06 from 0xM5 - click to readOver a 10 million SGS was sold, so if 35% of customers have really experienced burn-in, it would have been a large problem. NO, it did not happen. Here's the fact: you have been trolled, or you're trolling.
- 2011-04-13 21:17
- EwR5
- fayez
> In reply to Laurynas @ 2011-04-13 21:06 from 0xM5 - click to readi dont think so.
- 2011-04-13 21:11
- syj6
- Laurynas
I have searched some info about a "Super AMOLED" and its "Burn-In" effect and seams that about 35% of "Super AMOLED" users are telling that their screens are affected by Burn-In effect. And that is pretty sad!
So, it would be useful to know more official news about "Super AMOLED Plus" lifetime and "Burn-In" effect, I think it may be a big disadvantage! :(
- 2011-04-13 21:06
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Public comment is sought on plans to build a roughly 12-mile hiking trail along the Current River in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.
The proposed Current River Trail would be designated for hiking only, with no motorized vehicles allowed.
The section of the park from Current River State Park to the Brushy Creek area now does not have any long distance hiking opportunities. Most of the recreation is limited to activities on the river. This proposal is a cooperative planning activity between Ozark National Scenic Riverways, the Ozark Trail Association, the L-A-D Foundation, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
The goal is to identify a hiking trail route that will meet the following objectives:
Provide a varied and scenic route that highlights the features of the area.
Reinforce the non-motorized primitive recreational opportunities in this section of the river.
Connect with the trail network of Current River State Park and Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry.
Be designed and designated for foot traffic only.
This proposal will be examining route alternatives north and east of the Current River, starting at the Current River State Park to Round Spring, and then from Round Spring to the Brushy Creek area.
A 30-day public comment period has begun. Public input is being solicited to help define any issues to be addressed in an upcoming Environmental Assessment. Public comments received during this period will be used to develop the Environmental Assessment. When the assessment is completed and released for review, the public will be encouraged to comment.
Public comment will be accepted through August 30, and may be submitted online by selecting Ozark National Scenic Riverways at the NPS Planning, Environment and Public Comment website, http://parkplanning.nps.gov, or sent to:
Superintendent Current River Trail
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways preserves the Current and Jacks Fork rivers and the surrounding natural resources.


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This family-friendly West Yarmouth hotel is located near the airport, within a 10-minute walk of Putter's Paradise Miniature Golf and Wild Animal Lagoon. Cape Cod Inflatable Park and Cape Cod Carousel are also within 2 mi (3 km).
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Rudisha the best performer, men's 5000m the best production? – Melbourne PREVIEW – IAAF World Challenge
Rudisha with his World record clock in Rieti (Victah Sailer) © Copyright
The Melbourne Track Classic on Thursday night (Australian Eastern Daylight Saving time) is also the last big invitation meeting at Melbourne's Olympic Park ahead of the move later this year to a new stadium at nearby Albert Park.
It promises to be a memorable send-off, with not only 2010's male athlete of the year – Rudisha - but also World and Olympic champions Valerie Adams (Shot Put), Dani Samuels (Discus Throw), Bernard Lagat (1500 and 5000m, 2007) and Reese Hoffa (Shot Put, 2007) competing.
At domestic level, there is 2005 World championships 5000m bronze medallist Craig Mottram's first major competition since overcoming career-threatening achilles tendon injuries and World 2009, World indoor 2010 Long Jump bronze medallist Mitchell Watt's return from severe groin injuries and troubled son John Steffensen's return from a three-month suspension to savour.
Spotlight on Rudisha
Rudisha, who broke Wilson Kipketer's previous World record for 800m in Berlin last year then ran faster again in Rieti a week later, deservedly takes top billing.
Rudisha also won the African championships 800m at home in Nairobi last year and, the first but definitely not the last of his achievements for 2010, set an Australian all-comers' record 1:43.15 at the Melbourne meeting.
Having achieved so much, the 22-year-old Kenyan athlete remains focused on the one thing he has yet to do – that is, to win a major global senior title.
At last week's John Landy Lunch, which launched the Melbourne meeting, Rudisha explained what 2011 was about for him.
"I've been running very well," he told the guests, "I've been running fast times. But I don't have a major title, so that is what I'm aiming for.
"Having the World record and not having a major title – that doesn't sound good."
So, Rudisha tops the bill in a city which takes its middle and long-distance running seriously.
Can he run faster than last year's 1:43.15? It is a formidable task, especially as he races first-up this time whereas he had two 400m races as lead-ins last time. His rivals include sub-1:44 men Nick Symmonds (USA) and Abraham Chepkirwok (UGA). As well, Australian champion Lachlan Renshaw will be looking to step up.
Kiprop v Willis in the 1500m
The 1500 brings together Olympic gold and silver medallists Asbel Kiprop (KEN) and Nick Willis (NZL), along with former teenage prodigy and US Mile record holder Alan Webb and last year's winner, Jeff Riseley (AUS). Riseley will be keen to atone for missing the rest of 2010 with a foot injury; Kiprop for the fall which cost him his winning chance last year.
Loaded men's 5000m field
The 5000m stands out as the race of the night. Lagat arrived in Melbourne on Tuesday after winning the US indoor 3000m on the weekend; fellow-Americans Chris Solinsky, Matt Tegenkamp and Tom Nelson and Kenya's Isaac Songok have been here all week. Collis Birmingham, Ben St Lawrence and David McNeill will head the local challenge along with Mottram, who has had a drawn-out and stuttering return from persistent achilles tendon problems.
Luke Kipkosgei's meeting record of 13:11.11 will definitely be under threat.
In the women's 800m, Olympic Park hero Tamsyn Lewis, running her 14th consecutive Melbourne meeting, will take on Jamaica's Kenia Sinclair, while Jemma Simpson (GBR) and Susan Kuijken (NED) add international competition to a strong domestic 1500m field headed by Kaila McKnight.
Big shots in the infield
The strongest individual credentials of any of the night's events are to be found here, with four World and one Olympic gold medals between Valerie Adams (NZL; two world titles, one Olympic), Dani Samuels (AUS; one world title) and Reese Hoffa (USA; one world title).
Adams and Hoffa are in good form, the former throwing an NZ all-comer's record 20.33m on the weekend, Hoffa 21.08m in Hobart, while the time is right for Samuels to move deep into 60-metre territory.
Hoffa could challenge the meeting record 21.27m thrown by Scott Martin in 2008. Closest to him will be Australia's Dale Stevenson who improved to 20.05m in Hobart.
Mitchell Watt has already competed in the sprints on the Australian Athletics Tour, but Melbourne marks his return to the Long Jump pit. He did 8.13m in a low-key competition in Brisbane last week. Something longer than that might be required to win if the mercurial Chris Noffke (8.33m in 2010) has one of his 'good' days.
Pearson and Barber headline the sprints
Sally Pearson has ambitions to break Melinda Gainsford-Taylor's Australian record 11.12 for 100 metres. A world junior bronze medal and an 11.14 in Osaka in 2007 suggest that she has the ability as well.
What has been lacking for the Olympic hurdles silver medallist so far is competition, which could be at hand in the feet of US world championships relay gold medallist Mikele 'Miki' Barber. The pair are down to clash at both 100 and 200 metres and should have things pretty much to themselves.
Pick of the men's sprints is the longest one, with John Steffensen returning from his ban (for comments bringing the sport into disrepute) to meet Commonwealth silver medallist Sean Wroe and national champion Ben Offereins in the 400m.
Len Johnson for the IAAF
- Rudisha with his World record clock in Rieti (Victah Sailer) © Copyright
- Dani Samuels blasts out personal best in Sydney (Getty Images) © Copyright
- Sally Pearson winning the 100m at the 2011 Brisbane meeting (IAAF.org) © Copyright
- Second Eugene Mile victory for Asbel Kiprop (Kirby Lee) © Copyright
- Big win for Valerie Adams in Delhi (Getty Images) © Copyright
- David Rudisha on his way to winning the men's 800m in Split (Getty Images) © Copyright
- Bernard Lagat completes a 3000/5000m double at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup in Split (Getty Images) © Copyright