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Iguazú Falls & the Northeast
Northeast Argentina is defined by water. Muscular rivers roll through flatlands that they flood at will, while fragile wetlands support myriad birdlife, snapping caimans and cuddly capybaras. The peaceful Río Iguazú, meandering through jungle between Brazil and Argentina, dissolves in fury and power in the planet's most awe-inspiring waterfalls.
Salta & The Andean Northwest
Argentina's northwest sits lofty, dry and tough beneath the mighty Andes. Nature works magic here with stone: weird, wonderful, tortured rockscapes are visible throughout. There's a definite Andean feel with traditional handicrafts, llamas, indigenous communities and Inca ruins, and the high, arid puna (Andean highlands) stretching into Chile and Bolivia.
Bariloche & The Lake District
Home to some of the country's most spectacular scenery, the Lake District is one of Argentina's prime tourist destinations. People come to ski, fish, climb, trek and generally bask in the cool, fresh landscapes created by the huge forests and glacier-fed lakes.
The Pampas & The Atlantic Coast
The seemingly endless fertile grasslands that make up the pampas financed Argentina's golden years over a century ago, and the area is still the nation's economic powerhouse, producing most of Argentina's famous beef. These humble pampas are often overlooked by travelers, but there are hidden gems here and there.
Coastal Patagonia
Patagonia's cavorting right whales, penguin colonies and traditional Welsh settlements are all accessed by Argentina's coastal RN3. While this paved road takes in some fascinating maritime history, it also travels long yawning stretches of landscape that blur the horizon like a never-ending blank slate. It's also a favored travel route for oversized trucks on long-haul trips.
Mendoza & the Central Andes
A long, narrow sliver of desert landscape, the Mendoza region is home to two of Argentina's claims to fame – the Andes and wine. The city itself is lively and cosmopolitan and the surrounding area boasts hundreds of wineries offering tours – an educational (and occasionally intoxicating) way to spend an afternoon or a month.
Inland Patagonia
Save for the travel hubs of El Calafate and El Chaltén, RN40 and its offshoots are bit of a backwater. The ultimate road trip, RN40 parallels the backbone of the Andes, where ñandús doodle through sagebrush, trucks kick up whirling dust and gas stations rise on the horizon like oases.
Jujuy & Salta Provinces
Intertwined like yin and yang, Argentina's two northwestern provinces harbor an inspiring wealth of natural beauty and traditional culture. Bounded by Bolivia to the north and Chile to the west, the zone climbs from sweaty cloudforests westward to the puna (Andean highlands) and some of the most majestic peaks of the Andes cordillera.
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
Argentina's second city is bursting with life. Home to not one but seven major universities, Córdoba has a young population that ensures an excellent nightlife and a healthy cultural scene. Córdoba also boasts a fascinating history, owing its architectural and cultural heritage to the Jesuits, who set up shop here when they first arrived in Argentina.
Along the Río Paraná
The mighty Paraná, the continent's second-longest river at 4000km (after the Amazon at 6405km), dominates the geography of Northeast Argentina. The cities along it have their town centers a sensible distance above the shorelines of this flood-prone monster, but have a costanera (riverbank) that's the focus of much social life.
Tierra Del Fuego (Argentina)
The southernmost extreme of the Americas, this windswept archipelago is alluring as it is moody – at turns beautiful, ancient and strange. Travelers who first came for the ends-of-the-earth novelty discover a destination that's far more complex than these bragging rights. Intrigue still remains in a past storied with shipwrecks, native peoples and failed missions.
Atlantic Coast
Argentines can justly claim Latin America's highest peak (Cerro Aconcagua), its widest avenue (Buenos Aires' 9 de Julio) and perhaps its prettiest capital, but its beaches aren't tropical paradises strewn with palm trees. There's no white sand here, the winds can be fierce and the water is cloudy rather than turquoise.

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Canon unveil its new EOS 40D !
At last ! Here it is for you the official news from Canon regarding the EOS 40D ! This morning Canon invited all of us, Pro journalist, to discover the new EOS 40D. So in a nutshell, the 40D is a 10.1Mpix DSLR, support DIGIC III with an ISO up to 3200, LIVE VIEW LCD, sRAW, 9 AF point, 3" LCD, Shooting mode up to 6.5fps (75 pictures in Jpeg), Self Cleaning sensor, Wifi Module. For a total weight of 740g (40g more than a 30D) and a body seize of 145.5x108x73.5mm.
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The TO-92 is a widely used style of semiconductor package mainly used for transistors. The case is often made of epoxy or plastic, and offers compact size at a very low cost.
History and origin[edit]
The JEDEC TO-92 descriptor is derived from the original full name for the package: Transistor Outline Package, Case Style 92.
Construction and orientation[edit]
The case is molded around the transistor elements in two parts; the face is flat, bearing a machine-printed part number. The back is semi-circularly-shaped. A line of moulding flash from the injection-moulding process can be seen around the case.
The leads protrude from the bottom of the case. When looking at the face of the transistor, the leads are commonly configured from left-to-right as the emitter, base, and collector for 2N series (JEDEC) transistors, however, other configurations are possible, such as emitter, collector, and base commonly used for 2S series (Japanese) transistors.
If the face has a part name made up of only one letter and a few numbers, it is usually assumed to be a Japanese part number (with the base on the end rather than in the center). Thus, "C1234" would likely be a 2SC1234 device.
The leads coming out of the case are spaced 0.05" (1.27 mm) apart. It is often convenient to bend them outward to a 0.10" (2.54 mm) spacing to make more room for wiring.[1] Units with their leads pre-bent may be ordered to fit specific board layouts, depending on the application. Otherwise, the leads may be bent manually; however, care must be taken as they can break easily, as with any other device that is manually configured.
The physical dimensions of the TO-92 housing may vary sightly depending of the manufacturer, however, the 1.27mm lead spacing must be respected.
- Transistors of this type can be made very inexpensively and take up very little board space. Most models are readily available in large quantities from wholesale distributors.
- They are easy to find in small electronics stores because of their wide usefulness, making them a popular choice for hobby work and prototyping.
The main disadvantage of this style of case is the lack of heat sinking.
- Transistors and ICs of these types cannot handle as much power as higher-power equivalents, such as the TO-220 and can burn out quickly if they dissipate excessive power.
- There is no standard pinout for the TO-92. The American BJTs use the E-B-C pinout while their Japanese counterparts use the E-C-B pinout and some RF devices use the B-E-C pinout.
Voltage / current[edit]
Although TO-92 devices are mainly used in low-voltage / low-current (<30 V; <1 A) applications, high-voltage (600 Volt Vce) and high-current (5 A Ic) devices are available. Nominal maximum power dissipation is less than one watt (600 mW).
Common transistors that use this case[edit]
- 2N3904, General purpose NPN
- 2N3906, General purpose PNP
- 2N7000, N-Channel FET
- Leads are 1 SOURCE, 2 GATE, 3 DRAIN
- BS170, N-Channel FET, similar to 2N7000
- Leads are 1 DRAIN, 2 GATE, 3 SOURCE
- Leads are 1 EMITTER, 2 BASE, 3 COLLECTOR
- Leads are 1 EMITTER, 2 COLLECTOR, 3 BASE
- Leads are 1 BASE, 2 EMITTER, 3 COLLECTOR
Additional uses of the TO-92 case[edit]
- MK484, AM radio IC
- 78L05, 79L05, 78L12, 79L12 voltage regulators
- TCR1AM, Triac
- DS2501-UNW/DS2502, Add-only memory
- DS18S20, Temperature sensor
- DS18B20, Temperature sensor, digital output (1-Wire)
- LM35, Temperature sensor, analog output (+ 10-mV/°C)
See also[edit]
- Chip carrier Chip packaging and package types list
- ^ Infineon Technologies. "Package Outlines" (PDF). Retrieved 6 February 2015.
External links[edit]
- [1] Essay about TO92 housings (German) by Dipl.-Ing. Bernd Wiebus at German national library server.


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Essays, Second Series, was originally published in 1844, three years after Essays, First Series. The major event in Emerson's life during this period was the death of his son,Waldo, Jr., aged five, who died quite suddenly in 1842 from scarlet fever. The essay "Experience" reflects this tragic event and is thought by many to signal a turning point in Emerson's vision. But the rest of the volume continues the major themes begun earlier.


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Perceived social support, family environment and psychosocial recovery in bone marrow transplant long-term survivors
Molassiotis, A. and Van den Akker, Olga and Boughton, B. J. (1997) Perceived social support, family environment and psychosocial recovery in bone marrow transplant long-term survivors. Social Science & Medicine, 44 (3). pp. 317-325. ISSN 0277-9536
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This report examines perceptions of social support and family dynamics in bone marrow transplant (BMT) long-term survivors, as part of a larger study examining issues of quality of life and psychosocial adjustment in this patient group. Ninety one BMT survivors participated in the study. Their responses were compared with those of a matched control group of 73 patients receiving maintenance chemotherapy (MC). The results indicated that the BMT group received more social support than the MC group. Main sources of support were the patients' immediate family members. No significant differences in the typology and dynamics of family environments were observed between groups. However, the groups were significantly different compared with healthy, non-distressed families in cohesion, control and conflict. It was of importance to note that a considerable number of BMT subjects reported at least one nurse as a person who provides support to them, indicating the potential important role of nurses in the psychosocial adjustment of BMT long-term survivors. Strong family relationships were associated in both the BMT and MC groups with significantly better adjustment with respect to their domestic, extended family or social environment, and psychological distress. Social support and family relationships might be two of the main spheres of life contributing to higher levels of quality of life, and their important role as a stressor-filter is highlighted.
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|Actually the river was not so much the problem as the bridges being out. Schofield was forced to stay at Franklin while the Federal engineers repaired those bridges. As Jackson's Division of Forrest's Corps showed by getting across the river and engaging Wilson's cavalry the Harpeth was fordable. But with all of the Yankee cavalry east of the river, some 5,000 of Thomas Wood's troops positioned near the pike north of Franklin to protect the route of retreat, and Federal artillery in Ft. Granger that could sweep the ground east of the river if any flanking maneuver was tried, Hood, in my opinion, did not think moving around the Federal left en masse was a viable option. In fact, the only reason Hood sent Forrest across the river at all was to exploit any advantages the infantry might gain.
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Johannesburg - The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) on Thursday called for the suspension of the Free State's health MEC and for a full disclosure of the province's health finances.
"Health MEC Dr Benny Malakoane must be suspended with immediate effect with an independent investigation into his conduct and failure to act (over problems in the health sector)," it said in a statement.
"Free State premier Ace Magashule must with immediate effect... release a frank and detailed assessment of the state of the province's health system and what his plan is to turn it around."
The TAC said it investigated the public health sector in the Free State and found various problems. Some hospitals did not have doctors, water, electricity, or equipment to conduct tests. Other facilities had shortages of drugs, no laundry services, no budgets, no HIV counsellors, and no ambulances, it said.
These concerns stemmed from 2009.
"Essentially the same concerns that exist today were outlined in 2009," it said.
The TAC wanted the national health department to intervene.
"For over a year we have released alerts stating our concern over a slowly collapsing public health system, the evidence of which is borne out of the many stories we receive on a frequent basis from those who are dependent on this crumbling health system," it said.
"The TAC has over time used formal channels to bring our serious concerns to the urgent attention of the national health minister, premier Magashule, and the health MEC Dr Benny Malakoane."
Nothing had happened so far, it said.
Magashule and Malakoane had shown no willingness to address the problems, the organisation said.
"Premier Magashule cannot credibly pretend to have been unaware of the collapse around him. That he has responded by appointing and keeping on an MEC as... unpopular as Benny Malakoane is a serious indictment of his leadership." - Sapa
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AMD lists four new additions to FirePro graphics card range
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New FirePro cards support 4K displays, use Graphics Core Next architecture
AMD has taken to Siggraph 2014 to launch new cards in its FirePro graphics card collection for professional use. A total of four graphics cards have joined the range, going from more basic offerings to high-performance variants, with the FirePro W2100, W4100, W5100, and W7100 all supporting 4K displays, with the group also using AMD's Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture.
The Oland-based Firepro W2100 is the lowest-powered out of the four, with 320 GCN Stream Processors, dual display support, a 64-bit memory bus width, and 2GB of GPU memory, but it makes up for its shortcomings by having a low 26-Watt maximum power usage, reports Anandtech. The Firepro W4100 doubles the number of display outputs and increases power usage to 50 Watts, but is billed as a mid-ranged card with a Cape Verde GPU offering 512 GCN Stream Processors, 2GB of memory, and a 128-bit memory bus width.
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Stepping up to the higher end of the range, the W5100 doubles the GDDR5 GPU memory to 4GB, and thanks to its 768 GCN Stream Processors, is able to perform at 1.4 teraflops at its peak. Boasting up to 96GB/s of memory bandwidth, the Bonaire GPU card offers the same four 4K outputs as the W4100, and is capable of rending up to 2 million triangles via Geometry Boost.
The fastest of the four cards, the Tonga-based FirePro W7100, offers 1792 GCN Stream Processors paired with 8GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit memory bus. While AMD did not elaborate on its compute performance, it is apparently able to process four triangles per clock under Geometry Boost, double that of its predecessor, the W7000.
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Much like the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser's many uses, I've found a number unique uses for Scrub Daddy sponges as well. If you're not already familiar with the Scrub Daddy sponge, it's a popular kitchen scrubber that changes texture in hot water vs cold water. When it's super-cold or perfectly dry, it's a coarse and powerful heavy-duty scrubber. When it's warm or hot, it's a soft and pliable light-duty scrubber. Scrub Daddy adapts/converts to the perfect texture -- either soft (hot) or … [Read more...]
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About to undertake a home improvement project that involves drywall? There are a bunch of different drywall tools to help make your job easier. But if this is your very first DIY project that involves installing or replacing drywall, then your biggest question is probably which of these you should be using: Spackle (seen here, on the left); or Joint compound (seen here, on the right) Generally, the term joint compound is used by those who, for whatever reason, feel … [Read more...]
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The financial crisis triggered a broader and deeper crisis of confidence among business, investors and consumers. Central banks intervened with unprecedented measures to ensure liquidity and prevent systemic collapse. In response to the ensuing global recession, governments intervened in many countries with record stimulus packages to boost demand. Though their intervention proved vital, governments now need to avoid becoming the main cause of the next crisis.
Government debt has reached historical levels for peace time in a number of advanced economies. Though necessary at the time, the costs of their interventions, combined with the long-standing burden of pensions and health spending, have left several major economies in a historically weak fiscal position with mounting debt. Collectively, G20 budget deficits now stand at 7.9% of their combined GDP4.
(4 International Monetary Fund, The State of Public Finances Cross-Country Fiscal Monitor: November 2009).
With a few exceptions, the larger advanced economies have been the most affected by fiscal crises. According to the IMF, by 2014, the average debt-to-GDP ratio of advanced economies that are members of the G20 is expected to climb from the 2007 pre-crisis level of 78% to 118%. In sharp contrast, emerging economies, with smaller governments and lower exposure to the banking crisis, kept their fiscal houses in order. According to the same IMF analysis, between 2007 and 2014 the average debt-to-GDP ratio of emerging countries that are members of the G20 will never exceed 40%. For once, and in contrast to the 1980s and 1990s, emerging economies are not causal to a global fiscal crisis.
Governments, in the US and the United Kingdom in particular, are now faced with a set of tough choices, all with consequences for future global risks. The most pressing is how to time a gradual and credible withdrawal of fiscal stimulus so that the recovery is sustained but not so late that fiscal deficits cause fears of sovereign debt deterioration and a flight to safety that could drain their economies of capital and confidence. Governments need to develop sound exit strategies and communicate them clearly to reassure investors and taxpayers.
The implications for social systems: a new social contract for the 21st century?
The difficulties posed by the combination of weak fiscal positions and long-term pressures from current social spending trajectories are considerable. A generational approach that also accounts for the fiscal burden facing current and future generations (accounting mainly for social security and government-supported healthcare) reveals huge fiscal gaps. According to one estimate5, the United States alone has to reckon with a gap of US$ 66 trillion, a figure more than five times current GDP and almost double the US national wealth. Similar outsized generational debt-to-GDP ratios are obtained for many other advanced economies.
(5 Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Is the US bankrupt? Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, July/August 2006).
Intergenerational accounting makes it clear that a business as usual approach to fiscal policy is unsustainable. Advanced economies in particular must face the difficult task of reforming their social security systems. Many current models for health, pensions, education and unemployment protection were designed to meet the needs of populations in growing economies with comparatively short life expectancies. This has changed dramatically. Today, people live longer, and the share of retired people that will have to be supported by the working population in pay-asyou-go social security schemes keeps increasing, placing huge strains on the costs and efficacy of social systems. Although some systems appear to be more effective, in particular those of Scandinavia, none are designed to meet future needs and the fiscal burden they represent was already becoming untenable before the crisis. The costs of social safety nets will have to be better shared among the population and the expectations of people in terms of health and pensions will have to be realigned. This may require politicians to implement unpopular decisions at a time when voters are suffering from the hardship of high unemployment caused by the global recession.
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Unemployment: the long shadow of the downturnUnemployment has risen dramatically over the past 18 months, across all sectors. Unemployment among OECD member countries alone has increased by 25.5 million since the start of the crisis and some estimates suggest that globally the increase could total over 50 million in 2010. Jobs are not created as quickly as they are lost and any protracted period of high unemployment will have adverse effect on consumption. Moreover, OECD studies show that a 1% increase in unemployment increases public debt by up to 3% of GDP over 10 years.
Though the rise may have been sharper in advanced economies, it should not be forgotten that unemployment is a global problem and that, even before the global recession, unemployment rates in North Africa, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa stood at 10.3%, 9.4% and 7.9% respectively in 2008 according to figures from the International Labour Organization (ILO). Even in India, with a healthy growth rate, the official unemployment rate stood at 7.2% in 2008. Population growth and the economic climate could push the numbers of poor to above the 1.4 billion estimated by the World Bank (World Development Indicators 2009). Poverty is concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, which are regions most prone to the effects of climate change, natural catastrophes and global health issues. This leaves almost one-quarter of the world's population in a highly vulnerable position.
A cyclical response and structural shiftThe sudden rise in jobless figures seen in developed economies in 2009 was in part cyclical, as a response to the decline in demand and these jobs should therefore return, albeit slowly, as demand increases. However, the crisis also hastened structural changes. Certain industries, such as the automobile sector, were already in decline in regions where labour costs made them uncompetitive. In other industries, airlines or pharmaceuticals for example, consolidation and new business models mean an overall decrease in the numbers employed. The question will be how to compensate for these structural changes as growth returns.
Unemployment in the Eurozone is expected to reach 11% in 2010. Some countries, such as Germany, seem to have fared relatively better thus far, through moves to shorten working hours, rather than cutting jobs and to maintain people in employment, if only part-time. Most reports suggest that unemployment will fall faster in the US than in Europe. The difference is attributable to the flexibility in US labour markets but, even with this, the US will be affected by widespread plant closures and continuing bankruptcies among small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). One risk is that this crisis leaves a legacy of underemployment, where people are constrained to accept part-time jobs or jobs that do not require their level of skills. US Department of Labour statistics show that there are 9 million workers in part-time employment who are seeking full-time jobs. Unemployment can become entrenched as workers lose skills or find themselves with the wrong skills to take advantage of new jobs when they arrive.
Widespread job losses have an immediate and direct effect on economies, but also on individuals and societies. One factor, common to both the developed and developing world, is that unemployment has a disproportionately large impact on youth. Young workers under 25 make up the greatest share of the unemployed in many regions and they have been particularly hit by the job losses and poor prospects in advanced economies. Studies suggest that the effects of unemployment or poor job opportunities early on in the working life have consequences for earning power and development over the rest of an individual's career.
As debate about necessary reforms continues in the US and Europe, it should be noted that according to the International Labour Organization (ILO) only 20% of the world has what the ILO terms "adequate" social protection, only 50% of the world has any coverage at all and in developing countries that figure falls to less than 10% of their population. While advanced countries focus on reforming their social security systems, perhaps this is an opportune moment for a global dialogue on how to design health and pension systems that are sustainable and can support growth and development in all parts of the world.
Migration and unemploymentOne of the less prominent risks on the landscape concerns poor labour and migration policies, and a lack of cooperation at a global level, which meets neither the needs of donor or recipient countries. Though the arrival of immigrants can spark debate in some recipient countries, global migration flows are actually not that large. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates the number of migrants in the world at 193 million, or approximately 3% of the global population. In periods of high employment, migrants are often a welcome source of labour but as unemployment rises, so do pressures on politicians to "protect" jobs. As mentioned in the previous chapter of this report, there is a risk that in response to public and sometimes populist pressures, governments introduce measures to curtail immigration. However, these policies are double-edged. In the short term, they clearly affect migrants and their home economies as remittances fall. There can also be unintended consequences of the policies, resulting in the rise of illegal migration and black and grey market activity. In the longer term, if the measures remain in place they can accentuate problems around skill shortages, which will no doubt re-emerge once jobs return. Migration policies need to be long term and cannot work in isolation. Better dialogue and coordination is needed between recipient and donor countries. Recommendations from the Forum's Global Agenda Council on Economic Growth and Development highlighted the importance of migration and suggested a focus on policies such as encouraging the return of educated diaspora as a tool for development or making the ability of countries to attract immigrants a badge of success.
The twin challenge of global imbalancesSustainable growth in the global economy is inextricably tied to sustainable fiscal balances across the world. Large macroeconomic imbalances count among the contributing causes of the current financial crisis. A number of advanced economies were, as a whole, saving less than they were investing. For example, China's gross savings rate is nearly 60% of national income, an exceptionally high rate, particularly in contrast with the low rate of about 12% recorded in the US. The low national savings rate explains why the US has become dependent on capital inflows, with foreigners financing almost one third of US investments in recent years. These savings gaps, which materialized in current account deficits, were financed to a large extent through capital inflows from emerging economies, predominantly countries in South-East Asia with excess savings. In the long run, macroeconomic imbalances must be reduced. This requires a difficult rebalancing during which emerging economies must boost domestic spending (which will reduce excess savings), while advanced economies in turn should boost savings. At the heart of this rebalancing should be a credible path towards fiscal stability that balances the obligations of current and future generations.


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This is Knigth Ridder circa 1994 when they envisioned "tablet newspaper" and its many other possible uses, and yes..., it's in rectangular shape, much like paintings, theater screens, televisions and computer monitors that come before it. Videos on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBEtPQDQNcI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCeOM0XwXsY Undoubtedly, public apology is the least Apple can do for the waste of time and money it had created for...
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4G LTE version? Hm..., it's gonna be pricey for Apple having to license gazilions of 4G LTE patents of which Apple has none [thankfully they bought Nortel's 4G LTE patent portfolio totalled to just about 152 patents]. Android partnership smells blod with their over 30% patents in 4G LTE technology. Qualcomm is happy as an owner of about 710 4G LTE patents because Apple will be forced to use Qualcomm's 4G LTE chip. So happy will be Nokia who already won patent...
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Hm..., lemme see..., somebody famous for wearing a turtleneck but now living nine-feet-under once quipped that the "death grip" issue hadn't been a design issue but rather Isheeps' fault for not holding the Iphone correctly when making a phone call. I wonder what he would've said for this "InDesign" issue? Perhaps he would've said that this "InDesign" issue was an "out of design" flaw created by an overly "flashy" vendor. Again, Apple is a company without flaws.
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Clearly, you've been living too long in a tundra. Cheap DVD players made in China or elsewhere only cost USD 20, and of course you can figure out how much the "non-original" DVD titles, which include recent flicks [some still being played even in the theater near you], will cost you? Yupe, less than a buck american money for the 480p DVD-5 quality. Not bad, huh..., a movie title's sold for an hour's worth of parking meter money. It's been a while since VCD was the name of...


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Music curation API used by other music services will remain open despite purchase
Spotify is looking to bolster the music curation and discovery functions of its service, by acquiring music intelligence company The Echo Nest, the streaming music service has revealed. The purchase will provide Spotify with deeper access to The Echo Nest's knowledge base and music curation tools, currently used by competitors such as Nokia MixRadio and Rdio for their own music discovery offerings.
As part of the acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, The Echo Nest will continue to operate independently out of its Somerville, Massachusetts headquarters and its San Francisco offices. While it will give Spotify a greater ability to pull data from The Echo Nest than competitors, the company's API will remain free and open for third-party developers and companies to use for their own services.
"We've been fans of The Echo Nest for a really long time and honored to have their talented team join Spotify," said Spotify CEO and Founder Daniel Ek, citing the company's need to get users to listen to new music. By acquiring The Echo Nest, Ek claims Spotify will be building "the best music intelligence platform on the planet."


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A plan to connect the Trans Canada Trail with a new bridge has been approved by the Langley Township council. Construction has begun on the Golden Ears Bridge, which will cross the Fraser River, providing a vital link from Langley to Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.
A photo rendering of the future, completed bridge. Spectacular scenery, non?
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This kind of stuff happens all the time in alleys in San Francisco. Especially Dory Alley.
Hot? really?
they look ******and stoned.
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It was very exciting
Wow, the guy getting blown is really hawt. Is he in porn? I don't ever see regular guys like who look like that at folsom. Someone needs to dominate that guy!
best show of the weekend....I have a pic with the 'blowee' and the blower is an old friend from our hometown...I didnt even know he would be at folsom. STUDS such studs.
And with Nitzerr Ebb performing "Murderous" in the backgroung...love it!
vancouverbob, i suspect a lot makes you ashamed to be who you are, mate. why else wouldn't you show your face? liberate yourself! be the role model you want to see...and stop whining!
wow. so much negativity. First, you obviously know nothing about Folsom Street Fair. Second, if you don't like it, don't watch. Go live your life the way you want and quit thinking that every gay man represents all "gays". I can promise you don't represent me.
It makes me ashamed to be gay.
thia is absurd...no respect for those around, like many have said how can u be viewed as valid demographic when you have perverts going around **********basic moral code
Wow that is kinda sad the guy getting sucked is like not into it at all he as pushing the other guy away! its hot but damn
How and where you like to have sex has nothing to do with people accepting your sexuality. The part that makes this bad is that this is considered something to be proud of in gay culture. Keep in mind if this were 2 chubs or older men this probably wouldn't be okay...more USA society and gay culture at work.
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I don't get it, we want to be accepted as " normal" people ( whatever normal is ) and we want to have sex in the streets like dogs ?
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IRL has been that way for a while I know they used to used a Civic Hybrid
First NASCAR banned the Hemi engine,then they let Toyota in,so electric pace cars aren't that odd.Next they'll ban smoking and drinking in the infield and have the drivers turn right.
Hope they don't have extended caution periods. It would be embarrassing if the pace car ran out of juice on the track! Or will they have multiple (electric) pace cars all charged up & ready to go? Don't think it would work at Indy, where the pace car has to maintain speeds around 100 mph. But Ford wouldn't be interested anyway since it doesn't participate in IndyCar racing.
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Arizona State University President Michael Crow encouraged educators to think outside of the lines while discussing his "New American University" model, an approach to institutional success that has taken ASU to the top tier of public metropolitan research universities in America.
Crow credited the school's success to several key factors: "The methodological approach has at all levels been to have a unique vision and a unique identity, to be student-centric in our orientation, to have innovation trump tradition, to change the clock speed of the university, and to focus on and build into the culture continuous innovation."
Crow explained that one of his initial tasks at ASU was working to ensure that the university was no longer seen as a government agency, emphasizing that a bureaucratic mindset is incompatible with academic success. "A new conceptualization has been important for us," he said. Instead, ASU now views itself as "an enterprise of the public trust," a necessary orientation for effective vision-casting.
Asserting that a college or university's location is the single-most important factor in determining its identity, Crow questioned audience members about their institutions' regional roles, using the metaphor of an economic ecosystem.
"Make sure that you're doing research that you're held accountable for to the benefit of the public good. We will be held accountable for the social, economic, cultural and health outcomes for the communities in which we're in," Crow noted, using the current separation between K-12 education and postsecondary education as an example of symbiotic breakdown, leading to detachment and less desirable student outcomes. "You can measure the success of your school by the success of the overall ecosystem. Ask the other players in the ecosystem how you are helping them be successful."
In today's over-saturated market, educational institutions also need to be able to distinguish themselves from their competition. "Every university and college needs to find something within its collective mission that it can become the best at," he stressed. "We need something other than a generic identity."
To move forward, ASU had to defeat the faculty-centric culture that pervades many educational institutions. "In a faculty-centric culture, you negotiate everything rather than dreaming together," Crow explained. He suggested that institutional leaders ask themselves, "What is the focus of the institution? Is it the success of the student or the environment for the faculty?" If it is student success, the institution's creative capacity should be unlimited.
Crow noted that innovation at every level, from hiring and training faculty members to structuring departments and incorporating technology, has also played a key role in ASU's success. "Innovations are infinitely more important than tradition," he explained. "Tradition has gotten us where we are." Institutions often seem to run on their own timetables, frequently taking so long to make decisions that they are often already irrelevant by the time they are implemented. "Speed has become essential. The rate of change outside of the university is so fast that if you don't innovate continuously, you will be destroyed and replaced."
ASU now operates on a "design-build" mode. By expanding on correct decisions instead of adhering to a fixed, rigid structure, educators can avoid getting bogged down by outdated traditions. Once continuous innovation becomes the culture's default response, it helps the institution stay relevant.
Citing Dwight Eisenhower, Crow remarked, "'Planning is everything, and plans are worthless.' Culture trumps strategy every single day of the week. We were able to successfully alter the culture of the university and thus by […] not just accepting the standard-issue culture, we are now able to do things, think about things, and achieve things in ways we were not able to do in the past."


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Shoib malik has proven him a genius after releasing his two successful movies, i would say, to give some strength to Pakistani cinema....
I never expected anything less than a blockbuster from a guru like Shoaib Mansoor, and he lived up to his reputation. It was nice to read an article stating something positive for that part of the world, though writer gave away too many details about the story
It's a commendable effort on Shoaib's part. I'm awaiting for it's release in the United States. At last somebody has the guts to "speak' on film what others are scared to express in letters. Film is a very effective medium to influence and educate the masses through skillful combination of entertainment and moral of the story.
I would like to see this movie. It would be worth flying to India to see it. I am intrigued.
vary nice it's time for pakistani to speak about the in justice thats excist in their country .rather than fighting with all it's neighbor,,
Hope this continues.
This article can be easily categorized as a 'spoiler' for those who haven't watched the movie yet. The writer simply revealed too many details about the story for an article! She should be ashamed of what she has done!
'Ashamed'? Hahaha, what a crackpot. Great post, can't wait to watch the movie. Shoaib Mansoor is a brilliant director.
This movie is awesome...
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I have been shooting the lens wide-open more and liking it. Its plenty sharp at 2.8 or 3.5.
My copy doesnt auto-focus or change aperature unless with a converter. It reminds me of my early days manually focussing and i am getting used to it again. If i want dof in an instant though...aint happening except with lens change or adding a 1.4x.
I am pretty sure my next body will be fully compatable and even if not, the lens to me is more than a keeper. Thnanks for looking. all are wide open manual except the one tree shots (1.4x) c&c,..brian
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To have an entertaining evening, it is strongly recommended to go to one of the numerous tablaos flamencos of Seville, the stages for flamenco dancing. Some of the best known are Los Gallos, located in the touristic district of Santa Cruz; Patio Sevillano (Sevillian Courtyard), that hosts performances that combine flamenco, classical Spanish dance, Spanish song, and regional dances; and El Arenal, with flamenco performances of great artistic and professional value.
The most important theatre of the city, the Teatro Lope de Vega, stages the performances of the most important theatre companies of the country. The Teatro Imperial includes in its programme works by Spanish playwrights, as well as Spanish song recitals; independent companies perform in the Teatro Municipal Alameda. During the summer, the Festival de Verano (Summer Fest) brings important performers to the Teatro de la Maestranza.
Those who prefer sporting events can head to the Club Pineda de Sevilla, where international equestrian competitions are organised. Horse racing season runs from January to March, although steeplechases, as well as harnessing and taming contests are held all year round.
Holy Week
The celebration of Seville's Semana Santa (Holy Week), declared to be of National Tourist Interest, dates back to the 14th century. It begins on Palm Sunday, ends on Easter Sunday, and in the processions more than 57 brotherhoods participate. The most emblematic images that are carried in the processions are the Jesús del Gran Poder, La Esperanza de Triana, La Macarena and El Cristo del Cachorro.
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I've had the PAL for 12 years but brought a Model 1 last year. Personally feel the PAL is more balanced sounding. The Model 1 seems bass heavy in comparision especially voices sounding unnatural.
CES 2013: Tivoli Audio
In May of last year I reviewed the Tivoli iSongbook portable stereo radio system and liked it quite a bit, though it took some warming up to. Small portable radios are something InnerFidelity should have a focus on, but I admit that it's difficult to know what benchmarks devices like this should achieve to be characterized as excellent in their category. I suspect there's no substitute for significant experience with products in the category...which is why I stop by the Tivoli Audio booth at every CES.
This year, Tivoli is jumping on the wireless bandwagon with numerous models now Bluetooth enabled. While Bluetooth is a complex and rapidly evolving standard and, it seems to me, you never quite know how good the transmitted audio quality will be from one device to the next, it's also a widely adopted standard and likely provides compatibility with the widest range of hand-held devices. To be truthful, I've got a lot more confidence in the sound quality of a cable.
Fortunately, Tivoli seems to understand that quite well and includes "old fashioned" wired inputs on their Bluetooth enabled products. In fact, Tivoli seems to understand the desires of an audiophile quite well and some of their models can be configured with a separate speaker for better stereo separation, and a sub-woofer to fill in the bottom end. I'm gonna get my hands on one of their Bluetooth enable portable PAL speakers sometime soon for review and as a reference for evaluating future Bluetooth speakers (of which there are MANY these days), but I'll also work through the entire line over time as my experience with other Tivoli products is that they do a bang up job in this category.
If you're interested in dipping your InnerFidelity toes into portable radio waters, you can't go wrong by checking out the Sangean ATS-909X. The Sangean firm has been turning out better and better products over the last few years, and now is highly regarded by radio enthusiasts, shortwave radio listeners, etc.
Besides being stylish and well built, the ATS-909X has FM RDS capability, better than average shortwave reception, and smooth, clear sound on AM, FM, and shortwave. I've been very impressed with mine for the money.
The size and style of the ATS-909X lends itself well to both home and portable use.
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If you are a living person you need never second guess or question the worth of your existence. Your worth was "created in God's own image."
If Jesus' preaching of an imminent kingdom sounded too political, it would arouse Roman concern. Jesus probably did not simply predict his death: He provoked it.
With bullet point accuracy, political score cards aim to size a candidate up depending on a specific vote on this or that issue. Their purpose is to help voters sort who are the political sheep and who are the goats. We need a gospel score card.
When I read Cardinal Dolan's budget deficit message, I wept for St. Francis. Cardinal Dolan has domesticated this great Saint, tamed this wild man, reduced him from a radical, destabilizing force of nature into the patron saint of household pets.
It was hard for me to love these characters. More than once, I thought of putting the book down because these characters are so real, so raw, that they become dislikable and at the same time, curiously familiar. They remind me of the neighbors Jesus calls me to love.
There is within this new emergence an affinity for those matters of social and personal justice, compassion, spiritual wholeness and unity within and among all people and faiths. These were the obsessions of Jesus while here on earth.
Our process of making decisions that involve our faith and our civic life is flawed almost beyond repair, and our focus on what we consider Christian issues instead of on doing politics in a Christian fashion has brought us to this point of division.
Although the Coptic text may be too dated to reflect Jesus' marital status, it is a reminder of his unusual ability to shape cultural conversation -- not least of all where women are concerned. Perhaps the world is still waiting to catch up to this man.
Jesus' resurrection must not be limited to the Christian narrative of death, burial, resurrection, ascension and promised return. Jesus is resurrected every time someone like Tupac can see a reason for his pain and persecution and decide to persevere. Tupac literally saw himself as Jesus.
On this 11th anniversary of 9/11, it's a good day for us to look back and assess the damage. As a Christian, I've certainly seen it and felt it in the Christian community.
When I come to work in the overburdened criminal courtrooms of Cook County, Ill., I can spot them immediately among the people lining the hard wood benches. Their faces are taut with worry. Their clothes are modest, their shoes a little worn. They are the mothers.
Let's examine the following propositions: I love Jesus. Jesus is a man. I am a man who loves a man named Jesus. How could homophobia not affect that most intimate relationship between my Savior and me?
We must have a great spiritual awakening. There is no substitute for what God can do. Men and women filled with all the right desires and goals cannot accomplish the necessary and significant transformation without wisdom that comes from above.
A chronological New Testament is different from and yet the same as the New Testament familiar to Christians. It contains the same 27 documents, but sequences them in the chronological order in which they were written.
The astonishing (and scary) aspect of religion turned into legal or ritual or cultural (patriotic) observance is that Jesus, as marginalized one, as crucified one outside the city walls, is once again left out of the picture! God is abandoned. There is only lip service.
The disciples were astonished by this teaching. "But Lord," said Thomas. "The crowd will go hungry." Jesus was amazed at his hard-headedness. "That's not my problem, Thomas. Better that their stomachs are empty than they become overly dependent on someone in authority."
It took years to appreciate the enormity of God's acceptance and compassion for me. I am a Christian because I know a very different God than who the gay community has often been shown.
Rather than talk about the freedom to eat chicken sandwiches or of my own personal salvation, I want to tell you about a few gay friends of mine. They seem to get this whole values thing.
We think we really can win this precarious game of one-upmanship against our enemies. At what point do the violent acts done in the name of "civilization" cause us to ask whether a civilization whose existence demands such bloodshed is worth protecting?
We continue to defend the absurdity of assault rifles and thousands of bullets on hand because we've given up a sense of faith. It's become a sort of idolatry of power.
Often times, I do not know what my future holds, but I have to trust the instructor (God) and know that He will not lead me down a path that I cannot handle.
It seems to me to be a case of delicious irony. The Olympic Committee was not happy to see the principles taught by Jesus implemented in their games.
When I read the lectionary passage from the Gospel of John for this week, I scratched my head. This week's text is the third of the "bread passages" in our lectionary cycle. There is a lot of bread this summer. And it's about now that many preachers and congregants start asking, "Bread, again?"
Jesus calls us to have empathy, compassion and an open heart for all human beings. Not just people who follow Him. Not just Christians. Not just believers. Not just straight people. Everyone.
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A second burglary occurred at the Philadelphia World Church, 115 Arnold St. in Monroe on June 24. Johnson said the suspects damaged several external air units at this location and removed copper parts. These units were also damaged beyond repair, though they were valued at several thousand dollars.
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those jobs are not saved yet. gm is on precarious footing and will ultimately need another bailout. maybe the carryover sick days can be used to created a bailout fund.
I'd love to invest in GM but they've got to deal with their reputation of being behind the times and building crappy cars. It took years, arrogant years, to build their reputation and it's going to take years to turn their image around. You listen'n GM? Cut the marketing crap and just build quality stuff that sells itself.
The dems rejected money from corporations but are sucking at the union teet to finance the party in Charlotte. This is perfectly in tune with all the speeches at the dem convention. Most did not even mention the private sector and those that did complained that companies are the root of all evil, a la Elizabeth Warren. It seems the dems and NObama really believe that it is the government that creates wealth and prosperity, not the private sector. Right in line with the ad from the former government of South Carolina who claimed "the government is the only thing we all belong to." Clint Eastwood may have rambled, but he had it right when he said "we own this country, not the government." The government doesn't own me...yet, but NObama and the dems are doing their damndest to take over everything. Let's hope people wake up and vote for Romney/Ryan.
The article reports that: "I've never seen a party be this outspoken at a convention against workers and working families," James Hoffa, president of the Teamsters, said of the GOP.
This line of rhetoric is so tired and so are unions. They've outlived their usefulness. An attack on unions and their corrupt practices is NOT an attack "workers and working families." It's pathetic that union leaders try to make unions synonymous with "working families." Typical lib/union propaganda.
Cant wait for these guys or their future generations to be jobless in coming years. They did it to themselves. They do not want to build better cars that people can buy but want to get paid more.
So shortsighted and do not understand in global world - you either adapt or perish. Survival of fittest theory will make them extinct.
Attack on unions is an attack on unemployment. They are the ones making us un-competitive and causing businesses to go bankrupt
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