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Last Summerby Holly Chamberlin
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Holly Chamberlin, bestselling author of The Family Beach House and Summer Friends, weaves a powerful and heartfelt story of the bond between mothers and daughters, and the resilience of true friendship. . .
The town of Yorktide, close to Maine's beautiful beaches and the city of Portland, seems like the perfect place to raise a family. For Jane/i>/i>… See more details below
Holly Chamberlin, bestselling author of The Family Beach House and Summer Friends, weaves a powerful and heartfelt story of the bond between mothers and daughters, and the resilience of true friendship. . .
The town of Yorktide, close to Maine's beautiful beaches and the city of Portland, seems like the perfect place to raise a family. For Jane Patterson, there's another advantage: her best friend, Frannie Giroux, lives next door, and their teenaged daughters, Rosie and Meg, are inseparable. But in the girls' freshman year of high school, everything changes.
Jane always felt lucky that she was able to work from home, to be there to nurture and protect Rosie. But has she been too protective? Rosiequiet, shy, and also very prettyattracts the sneers and slights of a clique of older girls. Over time, the bullying worsens. When Meg betrays their friendship, fearful that she too will be targeted, Rosie suffers an emotional breakdown.
Blaming both Meg and Frannie, Jane tries to help Rosie heal while dealing with her own guilt and anger. In the months that follow, each struggles with the ideas of forgiveness and compassion, of knowing when a friendship has been shattered beyond repairand when hope can be salvaged, one small moment at a time. . .
Praise for the novels of Holly Chamberlin
"Nostalgia over real-life friendships lost and regained pulls readers into the story." –USA Today on Summer Friends
"An honest, forceful novel about love, family, and sacrifice." Booklist on One Week in December
"It does the trick as a beach book and provides a touristy taste of Maine's seasonal attractions." Publishers Weekly on The Family Beach House
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Product Details
- 9780758235084
- Publisher:
- Kensington
- Publication date:
- 06/01/2012
- Pages:
- 336
- Sales rank:
- 723,716
- Product dimensions:
- 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)
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Last Summer
By Holly Chamberlin
Kensington BooksCopyright © 2012 Elise Smith
All right reserved.
Chapter OneFourteen-year-old Rosie Patterson stood at the window in the living room of her family's house on Pond View Road in the town of Yorktide, Maine. She didn't know why the road was called Pond View, as there was no pond anywhere in sight. She guessed there must have been one years and years ago. And maybe a developer had filled it in to build a house or even two houses. It seemed that every year more land that had been beautiful, wild woodland was being bull–dozed or blown apart so that someone "from away" could build a huge house with big white columns out front (like anyone would really think it was historical!), a four–car garage, and an in–ground pool.
The Patterson house had been built sometime in the 1930s. At least, that's what Rosie's dad had told her. It wasn't a tiny house, in fact, it was the second-biggest house on the road, but Mrs. Patterson had decorated it so that it felt cozy and welcoming, even on the coldest day of the year. And in Maine, even pretty far south where the Pattersons lived, close to the New Hampshire border, that could easily mean temperatures below freezing.
On the first floor were the living room and a small den. In the living room there was a big fireplace with a wide stone mantel on which Mrs. Patterson displayed portraits of the family, including those members long gone, and her small but good collection of milk glass. Generally, the living room was reserved for when guests came to visit, not that that was often, especially not now. The den was the room where the Pattersons watched television or read in the evenings, after the dinner dishes were cleaned and homework was finished. It was probably the most snug room in the house with a thick, colorful rug, a bookcase that covered almost an entire wall, and three big armchairs, one really big, another sort of big, and the third, Rosie's, smallish. Just like the chairs for the three bears from the Goldilocks fairy tale, Rosie had noted when she was little. The comparison had often made her smile.
The kitchen, also on the first floor, was Rosie's mother's pride and joy. She loved to cook and had bought the best pots and pans and knives she could afford. Jane Patterson kept the kitchen spotless and the cupboards perfectly organized. Rosie had long ago memorized where every serving fork and can of tomatoes and jar of wild rice belonged. Behind the kitchen and leading out to the small patio and large backyard there was a small screened-in room where the Pat–tersons stored some of the spring gardening tools, as well as shovels and bags of rock salt for winter use. (The snow–blower lived in the toolshed.) On the patio sat a wrought iron table and chair set, Mike Patterson's charcoal–fueled grill, and some of Mrs. Patterson's potted plants. In good weather, the Pattersons often ate dinner on the patio, though so far this summer no one had made the suggestion that they emerge from the security of the kitchen. That wasn't surprising.
A staircase off the living room led to the second floor, on which there were Rosie's bedroom, a bathroom in the hallway, and her parents' bedroom and private bath. Her mother had decorated both bedrooms with good faux-antique furniture and a few small genuine pieces. The chairs were upholstered in a cabbage rose print, and over each bed hung a ruffled canopy in the same print. Rosie had added her own small personal touches to her room, like a framed print of one of her favorite paintings. It was a portrait of the Princesse Albert de Broglie (whoever she was) painted by a French painter named Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. Rosie thought the shimmering blue of the princess's dress was magical. Rosie had no talent for art, she could hardly draw a straight line, but she loved to study the paintings in her mom's art and design books and thought she might be developing what her mom called "a pretty good eye."
The basement of the Patterson home housed Jane Patterson's sewing room and a dressing room for her clients (Rosie's mom had a small tailoring business), Mike Patterson's at–home office where the family's computer was kept, and the washing machine and dryer. The basement was also where the boiler and all those other kinds of frightening "Dad machines" lived. Rosie had little if any idea of how any of them worked or what, exactly, they did, and that was fine by her. She was like her mother in that way. Stuff to do with gas and electricity and plumbing was stuff that men dealt with. Maybe that was a little old-fashioned, but that's the way it was in the Patterson house.
Rosie touched the glass of the living room window with one slender finger, as if that touch would bring her closer to the beautiful June morning just outside. The strengthening sun was drying what remained of the crystal–like dew. Two robins were hopping around on the front lawn, and she could hear the scolding cry of a blue jay somewhere not far off. The crows were silent at the moment and Rosie was glad for that. When she was little, their absurdly loud cawing had terrorized her. She had been convinced the birds were screaming in pain, not just going about the noisy business of being crows. But then, she had been an ultrasensitive child. Her mother often reminded her of that. And the past few months had further proved that her mother's opinion was correct. She was now an ultrasensitive young woman.
Though at this time of the day she couldn't see her reflection in the window in front of her, Rosie imagined that she could. (Imagining came easy to Rosie.) At times she wondered if there was some real connection between how you looked and your personality or character. It was a silly notion, and one that probably only found its truth in plays and novels where the villains were all short, dark, and ugly and the tragic heroines were all tall, pale, and beautiful. But what if it really wasn't a silly notion? In that case, Rosie thought, seeing herself in her mind's eye, her own appearance kind of proved her ultrasensitive personality and, as her mother often said, her "specialness."
First, there was her long, light blond hair that she usually wore in a single braid down her back. When her hair was loose, like when she had dried it after a shower, her father said she looked like Rapunzel. Then there were her big eyes, an unusual vibrant green surrounded by dark lashes. Since she was little, people had been telling her how beautiful she was. It had always made Rosie uncomfortable, strangers coming up to her and her mother on the street and saying things like, "Oh, my God, your daughter could be a model!" Why did people feel the need to comment on other people's appearance? Rosie thought it seemed kind of rude but was too polite to say anything like, "Could you please keep your comments about my body and my face to yourself? It embarrasses me." Plus, her mother had never asked anyone not to talk about her daughter's appearance—in fact, Rosie thought her mom kind of enjoyed hearing those comments—and Rosie wasn't the sort of girl to protest a parent's decisions. She just wasn't.
She was tall, too, and that was another thing that people often commented on. At her last checkup the doctor had estimated she would grow to be about five feet nine inches, which was a little taller than her mother but not as tall as her father. And she was really slim, which lots of girls at school had told her they envied. But Rosie had no interest in their obsession with thinness. She was thin because she was thin. So was her mother. It was no big deal, no better or worse than having red hair or brown eyes. Sometimes, in fact, Rosie wished she were totally average-looking or maybe even ugly so that people would see only what mattered about her, like the fact that she was smart and tried always to be good and polite and kind.
Rosie's attention was pulled back from the land of imagination and into the moment at hand as one of the neighbors, a nice older woman named Mrs. Riillo, came walking down the narrow sidewalk. Rosie began to raise her hand, intending to wave, but quickly dropped it. She didn't want to call attention to herself, standing alone at the window. Lately, she had begun to feel too much like the heroine of a novel she had read back in eighth grade. She had found the slim volume on a shelf in the den, stuck in between two of her father's fat mystery novels, almost as if it were hiding. In the story, a young woman not much older than Rosie was trapped in her home by her own fears and inhibitions. Her bedroom window provided her some small access to the outside world, while at the same time, with its heavy drapery that she could pull securely shut, the window represented the extreme isolation in which she chose to live.
It was a powerful story with no real ending, happy or otherwise, and it still haunted Rosie. She had chosen to write about it for an extra-credit assignment. Her English teacher had been more than a bit surprised at her choice—most of the other students had chosen to write about action and adventure stories—but she had given Rosie an A. Rosie almost always got As on her tests and assignments.
Mrs. Riillo was gone now, out of Rosie's sight. A neighborhood cat, an enormous shaggy tom named Harvey, was slinking across the front yard, his eyes riveted on the two robins. Rosie shut her eyes and hunched her shoulders as he leapt forward, intent on a kill. When she opened her eyes, slowly and just a bit, she sighed with relief. The birds had flown to safety and the cat was washing his face as if nothing had gone awry. She knew that cats were predators and that Mother Nature was not always pretty. Still, any kind of violence made Rosie feel queasy.
Satisfied that he was clean and presentable once more after his failed attempt at breakfast, the cat trotted off. Rosie sighed and for a moment felt a wave of restlessness overcome her. The day ahead stretched out for what seemed like an impossibly long way, offering far too much time to fill. The last term paper had been submitted and graded, and the last test had been taken and passed. Now what?
The final weeks of ninth grade had been packed with activity, from writing those term papers to cleaning out lockers that had accumulated all sorts of interesting and sometimes slightly yucky tidbits. There had been the homeroom party on the very last day of class, complete with cupcakes and potato chips, and the trip up to Portland a few days before that to visit the museum and have lunch at Flatbread, the awesome organic pizza place with the huge brick oven. Judy Smith, a pretty, smart girl who everyone liked, had had a party in her backyard for most of the other freshman girls and a few of the boys. Mr. Smith had grilled red hot dogs and Mrs. Smith had made killer potato salad and brownies, and though it was still too cold for swimming, a few kids had brought their bathing suits just in case. In the end, Judy's aboveground swimming pool remained empty of all but a bobbing beach ball.
Well, Rosie had imagined all those details about the home–room party and the class trip to Portland and Judy's party, because she hadn't gone to any of them. She could have participated in all three events. But she hadn't.
Here came Trudy Loren, a woman from the next road, walking her yellow Lab. Rosie stepped back a bit from the window, again reluctant to be seen watching the world go by. But Trudy was chatting on her phone, oblivious to the tall, thin girl behind the glass. In a moment, she was gone, heading in the direction of the park.
Rosie stepped forward and once again touched the glass with her finger. If this summer was going to be at all like last summer and the summer before that and even the one before that, she would have a lot of fun to look forward to. Sure, there was some reading to be done for school. Mr. Arcidia–cono, who was going to be their tenth-grade English teacher, had given out a list of novels and nonfiction and instructed everyone to choose two books from each category, read the books through, and write a report on each one. For someone like Rosie who loved to read and write, the assignment would be enjoyable. And she would read way more books than the four suggested by Mr. Arcidiacono, anyway. She had always been a big reader, just like her parents.
But other than the reading assignment, the only responsibility facing Rosie this summer was to enjoy the warm and sunny weather. It had been a particularly long winter; by mid-May temperatures had barely reached fifty degrees. Everyone, even kids, not just grumpy, arthritic adults like their neighbor Mr. Newman, had been complaining about the cold and gray for so long it really had seemed as if this would be the year that spring never came.
Yes, if this summer was going to be like every other summer past, there would be trips to the beach, and lazy afternoons spent lying under the gingko tree in the backyard, daydreaming and planning an exciting, exotic future. There would be the annual trip to Chauncey Creek where they would get lobster rolls, and there would be a blueberry-picking excursion, after which they would make muffins and pancakes and pies with all the berries they had collected. And there would be trips to the green market and long bike rides and movies at the Leavitt Theatre in Ogunquit and . . .
Rosie pressed her lips together tightly and reminded herself that this summer would not be like last summer or like any of the summers before it. This summer would be a summer without Meg Giroux, Rosie's former best friend turned traitor. It was a strong word, "traitor," but Rosie thought it was the right one. Not that she would speak the word aloud, not even to herself, not even to Dr. Lowe, her therapist. Dr. Lowe wasn't supposed to judge her patient, but still, Rosie was afraid to appear vindictive.
Rosie consciously fingered the few thin, lingering scars on her left arm and then pulled the sleeve of her pink cotton shirt down over her hand. At that moment, as if summoned by Rosie's troubled thoughts, Meg, carrying a watering can, came through the front door of her home next door. Rosie quickly backed away from the window and turned toward the sanctuary that was her own home.
Chapter TwoJane rubbed the sponge in widening circles across the counter she had already cleaned that morning. In the past few weeks she had caught herself acting mindlessly, straightening pillows that had already been straightened, adding to the grocery list items she had already bought, even forgetting the day of the week. This was unusual behavior for Jane Ella Patterson. One of the things she prided herself on was her highly developed sense of purpose and organization.
The counter beyond clean, Jane rinsed the sponge and squeezed it until it was close to bone dry. The physical effort caused a dull ache in her right hand. She sighed and flexed her fingers. She wondered if she was developing arthritis. It would seem likely, given all the years of working with her hands. Well, if that was the case there was nothing much she could do about it. Her mother had developed severe arthritis in her fifties. Jane thought it might be an inherited condition.
Jane Patterson was about five feet seven inches on a good day, which was getting harder to find; she often caught herself slumping, and a muscle under her right shoulder seemed to have permanently clenched itself into a throbbing ball. Just after her forty-second birthday last summer, her normally perfect eyesight had begun to fail and she now wore prescription glasses for close work and reading. Wearing glasses didn't bother her; it was the cost of the prescription that was problematic. Both she and her husband were self–employed and that meant outrageous insurance costs. They weren't poor but they weren't rich, either, at least not by local standards. All you had to do was drive through certain parts of York County or the town of Ogunquit and you would find massive mansions overlooking the ocean and estates that went on for miles. But Jane loved her house on Pond View Road and enjoyed making it a home. Some women might balk at the term "homemaker," seeing it as old-fashioned and somehow demeaning. But Jane thought otherwise.
Excerpted from Last Summer by Holly Chamberlin Copyright © 2012 by Elise Smith. Excerpted by permission of Kensington Books. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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Holly Chamberlin was born and raised in New York City. After earning a Masters degree in English Literature from New York University and working as an editor in the publishing industry for ten years, she moved to Boston, married and became a freelance editor and writer. She and her husband now live in downtown Portland, Maine, in a restored mid-nineteenth century brick townhouse with Betty, the most athletic, beautiful and intelligent cat in the world. Readers can visit her website at: www.hollychamberlin.com.
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Won-Yuan Trading Supported in Korea as Export to China Jumps
South Korea is moving closer to seeking the first direct trading between the won and the yuan following calls within the ruling Saenuri party to respond to the growing use of the Chinese currency.
The government will support the implementation of direct trading if needed as demand for yuan expands in the financial markets and for trade, Vice Finance Minister Choo Kyung Ho said yesterday in Seoul. Saenuri Party leader Hwang Woo Yea requested a proposal for won-yuan trading be reviewed, according to a Feb. 5 statement on the party's website.
"Our party is studying if we need to set up an exchange for trading the yuan given China's increasing weight in terms of trade and transactions," An Chong Bum, a Saenuri Party lawmaker, said in a Feb. 11 interview at his office. "The idea needs discussion with the government."
Singapore, the U.K. and Australia struck deals with China last year for direct trading links with the yuan, which overtook the euro to become the second-most widely used currency in global trade finance. South Korea counts China as its biggest export market and residents' yuan deposits jumped almost 40-fold in 2013 to the equivalent of $6.67 billion. A won-yen market that opened in October 1996 proved short-lived as low trading volumes led to its closure in February 1997.
Shipments to China climbed 8.6 percent in 2013, widening South Korea's trade surplus with Asia's biggest economy by 17 percent to $62.8 billion, according to a Feb. 1 report by the trade ministry. The proportion of overseas sales settled in the Chinese currency was little changed at about 0.4 percent, central bank data show.
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The two countries along with Japan are in talks to sign a free trade agreement. Increased use of regional currencies in Asian trade will help reduce exchange-rate risks, Deputy Finance Minister Eun Sung Soo said in a conference yesterday, adding that Korea, China, and Japan need to step up monetary cooperation.
Rising trade between the won and yuan will help South Korea prepare for financial shocks as developed nations scale back monetary stimulus that has pumped money into emerging markets, Chung Mong Joon, a Saenuri Party lawmaker, said in a Feb. 14 speech at the Seoul office of the party's research wing.
"While some cite low yuan transaction volume in Korea as a reason why direct trading is unnecessary, it's actually the other way round -- volume is low because we don't have a market," he said.
Two calls to the People's Bank of China's press office seeking comments today went unanswered. The Chinese currency strengthened 1.4 percent against its Korean counterpart this year to 175.86 won, after a 1.5 percent advance in 2013, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Global Yuan
The yuan was the second-most widely used currency in global trade finance last year, after the dollar, according to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. The Chinese currency ranked eighth in worldwide payments in December with a 1.12 percent market share, climbing from 12th in October, according to SWIFT.
Establishing a won-yuan market needs a careful approach after the failure the nation experienced with yen trading, Bank of Korea Governor Kim Choong Soo said at a Feb. 13 press briefing after an interest-rate review.
"Facilitating the use of local currencies for bilateral transactions with China needs some institutional changes in China," Kim said.
South Korean exporters settled 84.6 percent of their payments in dollars in the fourth quarter, a central bank statement showed Jan. 24. The euro's share was 6 percent, the yen's 3.7 percent and the won accounted for 2.3 percent.
"Local exporters aren't active in settling payments in yuan as there are few ways to hedge the currency and as liquidity is low, making it hard to manage financial risks," said An Yu Hua, a Seoul-based fellow researcher at Korea Capital Market Institute. "Still, if stabilized, the won-yuan market can benefit companies as it will allow them to cut conversion costs by bypassing the dollar."


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12875 Views 6 Replies Latest reply: Nov 10, 2009 11:38 AM by ivega
QuickDraw Aug 20, 2009 3:53 AM
in response to misterm2009Oh yea, I've been harping about it for quite some time now. Only my problem started with the 3G after upgrading to OS 3.0. I am still having the difficulty off and on. It seemed to curb itself (AGAIN) after I changed the settings of each pop/smtp accounts to "Delete from server" setting to "When removed from inbox". This is on the iPhone in Settings/Mail, Contacts, Calendars/Your email account/Advanced/Delete from server. Believe it or not, even after setting this up like this and manually erasing the emails on the iPhone, deleting the trash...etc..etc., I still have difficulty once in a while. I have found though that when this happens sometimes if, while in the email program on the iPhone at the accounts section (where all of your email accounts would be listed), I hit the refresh button at the bottom left (it looks like an arrow that's been bent around clockwise/pointing clockwise), the already deleted email will finally disappear from not only the email server, but also my iPhone. This doesn't always work however. I hope this helps, as I know from experience how frustrating this bug can be to a person.
Hovscorpion Aug 20, 2009 8:50 AM
in response to misterm2009It has been notified by Apple and will be fixed with the OS 3.1 update
rmlevine Sep 21, 2009 8:26 AM
in response to HovscorpionMy wife has this problem on her iPhone, I don't but I just upgraded both of us to the 3.1 release and it has changed nothing. The problem is still there.
rmlevine Sep 21, 2009 8:28 AM
in response to rmlevineApple could you please respond to this problem. It is causing some of us to go nuts.....
crashbarrier Nov 10, 2009 7:20 AM
in response to rmlevineApple please come up with a fix for this!
I am in the same boat as misterm2009. Since last night I have been unable to delete the emails in one of my iPhone email accounts. They show up as new emails but when I try to delete them, either by 'edit' or going to the message and 'trashcanning' it they go but then just reappear as new messages. During the deletion I might be lucky and delete all 6, now 7, of them but more often than not the screen blanks during the process and returns me to the main iPhone home page. Any emails that looked like they had been deleted just reappear as new emails on the icon at the bottom.
I am running os 3.1 and due to a running issue with my previous 3G iPhone am loathe to update to 3.1.2. It kept crashing during update and then was unable to restore....became a useful paperweight! Apple finally thought the phone had a glitch but could not guarantee it.
I have carried out a phone reset by holding the 2 buttons down, deleted offending email account and re-entering the details and I think the phone was restored at one point today but still they come back!!!!! I have checked and they are not on the server and are not continuously appearing in MS Outlook.
Any ideas all you very knowledgeable, helpful people? Especially Apple support!
ivega Nov 10, 2009 11:38 AM
in response to misterm2009ok this is what you do!! say if you have email coming into your iphone from yahoo for example! go into your settings, then go to your mail, contacts area locate your email your wanting to edit.. then
go to Advance, you should then see mailbox behaviors, click on delete mailbox.. select option trash then trash on the server also!! from here on all your trash will go to trash!! as well as online.. when you go to log in you will see your trash you deleted from your phone will be there too, and wont come back to haunt you again!! hope this helps!!


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A Jackson County man injured in a fatal one-vehicle wreck on Monday remains hospitalized.
John E. Hunsucker, 87, Vallonia, was in stable condition Tuesday at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Sheriff Michael Carothers said.
Hunsucker was transferred to Methodist on Monday from Schneck Medical Center in Seymour for treatment of head injuries, Carothers said.
His wife, Mary Margaret Hunsucker, 94, was pronounced dead at Methodist on Monday afternoon. The cause of death was head injuries from the crash, Carothers said.
Carothers said the cause of the crash, reported just after noon, remains under investigation. The wreck occurred in the 11000 block of U.S. 50 West.
Hunsucker's 2011 Honda sedan drove off U.S. 50 and struck a utility pole before coming to a stop in a ditch, police said.


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- Prunus laurocerasus is a large evergreen shrub or tree that can grow from 10-30 ft. (3-9 m) tall.
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- Leaves are thick, 3-8 in. (7.6-20.3 cm) long, oblong, pointed at the tip, alternate, and are darker green on top and paler green on the underside.
- Flowers
- Flowers are found in clusters of small, cream to white, fragrant, cup-shaped flowers with 5 petals and yellow stamens. The blooming period occurs from April to May.
- Fruit
- Fruits are cherry-like, small purplish black, cone-shaped, clustered fruits.
- Ecological Threat
- Prunus laurocerasus can be found in woodland edges and in forest areas. It is native to southwest Asia and southeast Europe. Seeds are very toxic to humans and may be fatal if eaten.
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Invasive Listing Sources
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2008
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- Reichard, Sarah. 1994. Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced in North America. University of Washington Ph.D. dissertation.
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
|Kingdom: Plantae
|Phylum: Magnoliophyta
|Class: Magnoliopsida
|Subclass: Rosidae
|Order: Rosales
|Family: Rosaceae
|Genus: Prunus
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|Laurocerasus officinalis M. Roem.
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| USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
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|USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.


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Opera at the BBC Proms 2014
Simon Thomas • London • 25 Apr 2014
After the bumper crop of operas at last year's BBC Proms, nine complete works in total, there are just three in the 2014 season. While it was Wagner who hogged the limelight in 2013, it's the 150th anniversary of Richard Strauss's birth that provides the focus this time with performances of Der Rosenkavalier, Elektra and Salome.
Other staged works include American director Peter Sellars's realisation of Bach's St Matthew Passion (being performed alongside the St John's Passion for the first time at the Proms) and a concert version of Cole Porter's classic musical Kiss Me Kate with the John Wilson Orchestra.
For Strauss lovers there's the exciting prospect of Glyndebourne's visit on 22 July with Der Rosenkavalier in the new production by Richard Jones, which opens at the Sussex opera house on 17 May. The enticing casting includes Kate Royal's first Marschallin, Tara Erraught as the title character and Teodora Gheorghiu as Sophie. New Music Director Robin Ticciati conducts the LPO.
Salome on 30 August sees Donald Runnicles return to the festival with the Deustche Oper Berlin, with Nina Stemme in the title role and the other early Strauss shocker, Elektra, sees Semyon Bychkov conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra the following night. Christine Goerke is the vengeful daughter, with Felicity Palmer as Klytaemnestra and John Reuter as Orest. What opera at the Proms lacks in quantity this year is made up for in sheer quality.
There are more ways than ever to listen to this year's programme of concerts, through radio, TV and digital means but there's nothing like experiencing world class music live, so 17 May, when booking opens, is a key date for the diary.
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Great experience. Had a hard time finding the right desk to trade on the voucher. Went to three before someone directed us appropriately. Otherwise the Eye was great fun as was the cruise. A must do for a London visitor
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Took us a little time to locate place to show voucher but once done everything was fine. no line for us on London Eye, were told we could go at any time during the day. Cruise was also fine but had a specific time attachment. Not a problem lots to see at Waterfront. Lunched at a great Japonese restaurant Ozu right there. Highly recommend.
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Course Evaluation
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The primary purpose of this chapter is to examine how classroom assessment might best be accomplished by the communication professor. Classroom assessment can be viewed on three different levels: formal procedures, informal procedures, and classroom research. This chapter gives examples of all three and how they can be used in specific communication classes. A secondary purpose of this chapter is to show the actual need for such procedures. Good classroom assessment should be the base of the assessment pyramid, not merely an afterthought.
It is expected that this chapter will be most useful to graduate students and faculty just beginning their teaching careers.
Much has been written since the early 1980s about assessment. Two major issues have involved how to best accomplish assessment and deciding at what level assessment should occur. With accrediting agencies, state legislatures, and taxpayers all clamoring for accountability and educational costs climbing universities are examining ways to answer these questions. Within 5 years of the publication of A Nation at Risk ( National Commission on Excellence in Education, 1983) there were hundreds of task forces and more than 60 major reform reports issued ( Cross & Angelo, 1989) calling for standardized testing, exit exams, curricular evaluations, and other forms of outcomes assessment procedures (see chap. 1). The problem, as Cross and Angelo ( 1989) stated it is, "none of the people writing reports, making recommendations, passing legislation, and devising new measures of accountability affect directly what students learn in college. The quality of education depends largely on what happens when teachers meet stu-


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Oh hi, little blog :). Even though I have lots of design material I could and should be sharing with you, I'm going to put it on the back burner for just a little longer (I mean, what's another week?) because I feel compelled to write about something that's been on my mind lately.
For those of you who don't know me personally, my husband Trevor and I got married a few weeks ago, in a private wedding ceremony in Charlottesville, VA. I'm going to go all into the elopement and why we did it and all that jazz at another time, but this is a little more specifically about my experience being a bride.
First of all, you should know that I didn't always think that I would want to elope. It was something that I realized a couple of years ago, but before then I imagined I would do a traditional wedding with guests, tons of flowers (give me ALL the flowers), favors, dinner, brunch, bachelorettes and the whole nine yards. I worked in two bridal boutiques in high school and college, so the vision of what I thought I would look like on my wedding day was always pretty clear. I had lots of time to ponder it while watching soon-to-be-married ladies come in and try on dress after dress. I knew that I would one day wear a lace gown with an illusion neckline, long loose curls, and a floor length veil; I'd also OBVIOUSLY be in the best shape of my life.
Being someone who is involved in design, super detail oriented and at times a (tad) particular about aesthetics, it became clear to me at some point that it would be far too easy for me to get off track while planning a traditional wedding. It was really important to me that my wedding day be about the marriage and not about the place settings or the furniture rentals. Not that it's wrong to be excited about those things. It is exciting! I'll be the first one to say that I love a good wedding. But I knew in my heart that at the end of the day, I wanted to focus on one thing and that was marrying Trevor. For these reasons, I really wanted to be as laid back about everything that day as I possibly could. Including my appearance. I bought my dress online, did my hair and makeup in about 15 minutes and shopped for shoes and earrings the day before we left, but ended up wearing Target sandals because they were easier to walk in outside.
When I got dressed that day, I felt beautiful because it was a beautiful day, literally and figuratively. There was nothing extraordinary about what I was wearing or how my hair looked. It was definitely a step up from my usual jeans and t-shirt, but basically, I looked like me. (Read: Not a Pinterest bride.) I wouldn't trade that Trev and I got to go for a hike (in the loosest sense of the word) through the mountains, have a leisurely, late breakfast together while watching HGTV, play several games of Catch Phrase and sit by the fireplace just so that I would have had more time to get ready or go to a salon. It was a decision that I made based off of how I wanted to spend my time that day. And even so, when we were going through our (insanely amazing and ridiculously gorgeous) wedding photos by Anna Reynal, (who I just need to gush about in an entirely seperate post because I just love and treasure her so much ), I couldn't help but overanalyze every hair on my head and flab on my body. Was I a BRIDE even though I hadn't lost 20 pounds the way you are supposed to? Could a BRIDE stand to have her makeup applied [pretty much] the same way she would wear it to work?
The answer is yes, but it's really hard to remember this when you're constantly faced with "10 DAY BRIDAL BOOTCAMP" or "HOW TO NOT LOOK FAT IN YOUR WEDDING DRESS" or "5 WAYS TO LOOK YOUR BEST ON YOUR WEDDING DAY." Do grooms have to go to bridal bootcamp?! Why am I the only one that has to stop drinking beer?! It's not that I think it's wrong to want to look beautiful on your wedding day; it's the immense pressure of what that means to so many of us. And how much it takes the focus off of what matters.
So. FUTURE BRIDES OF AMERICA. PAST BRIDES PICKING YOURSELVES APART. Relax. The sad truth is that in 30 years we will all look back at our wedding photos and most likely wonder what the hell we were wearing anyway. The love and joy will be timeless. <3
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"Imagine the original Deus Ex combined with the film Die Hard."
Subject: General Tech | January 20, 2016 - 01:42 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: gaming, Kickstarter, consortium
That is a hell of a tagline which will be hard to live up to as trying to live up to the fond memories of the original Deus Ex while figuring out how to make Die Hard playable is not a trivial task. The original ($2.99 on GoG right now) had mixed reviews, some loving the way you are dumped into an immersive story with no introduction and others frustrated by a lack of tutorial. It was certainly different than your usual game in 2014. The second game in the developers planned trilogy is Consortium: The Tower and seems to be more focused on being a single person stealth/action game than the team based experience of the first but the trailer does seem to have some of the same flavour as the first when it comes to the story and dialogue. You don't often see a player choose to drop his weapons and then attempt to dialogue with the bad guys, except in cut scenes of which there will be none in this game. Check out the trailer, read what the gang at Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN had to say about it and see if you think it is worth tossing in on the Kickstarter campaign.
We could have talked about FarCry Primal but Ubisoft is too busy being themselves by taking down trailers and generally making it hard to have nice things.
"As pitches go, Consortium: The Tower has a bloody good line up its sleeve. Like its predecessor, it's a science fiction game set in a single environment. You can talk, fight or sneak your way past or through encounters, and many events will happen even if you're not there to see or influence them."
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- Wot I Think: Tharsis @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Fallout 4 amazes and annoys @ The Tech Report
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- Humble Firaxis Games Bundle offers $211 worth of games @ HEXUS
- Far Cry Primal Trailer Confirms It's A Far Cry Game @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
Just fondle your mouse to log into Windows?
Subject: General Tech | January 20, 2016 - 12:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: fingerprint, synaptics, ironveil, security
Synaptics, the company most likely responsible for the trackpad on your laptop has released a new product, a 4x10mm fingerprint sensor which goes by the name of IronVeil. The idea behind the product is to incorporate it into peripherals and pair it with Windows Passport to allow you to log in by touching your mouse or keyboard, similar to the current generation of cellphones. Synaptics also suggests it could be used in eSports to ensure that the person behind the mouse is indeed who they claim to be. The Tech Report tried out a Thermaltake Black V2 mouse with the sensor embedded and talk about their experiences with the mouse as well as introduce you to the FIDO Alliance and some of the authentication process which occurs behind the scenes in their recent article.
One cannot help but point out that while passwords can be hashed and salted, the same cannot be said for fingerprints which leads us back to previously mentioned concerns about the security of the online storage databases these prints would be stored in. The eternal battle of convenience versus security rages on.
"Synaptics' IronVeil is a tiny fingerprint sensor module that serves as the foundation for a variety of new authentication techniques for home and business users alike. We've spent a couple weeks with a pre-production IronVeil mouse, and we've explored how it might be used in practice."
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- Hey, Intel and Micron: XPoint is phase-change memory, right? Or is it? Yes. No. Yes @ The Register
- Big reader? Toshiba tweaks endurance, wrings out low-write SSD @ The Register
- Microsoft plans Surface Pro charger recall due to fire risk @ The Inquirer
- Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments in 2016 to fall 2.5% on year @ DigiTimes
- D-Link DIR-890 AC3200 Ultra Triple-Band Wi-Fi Router @ eTeknix
Interested in transparent flexible memory?
Subject: General Tech | January 19, 2016 - 03:44 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: STT-MRAM, pcram, RRAM, memristor
With the rise of new memory technologies such as HBM for volatile memory and new applications for non-volatile memory there has been a lot of research on new types of memory. In the past we have discussed such technologies as Spin Transfer Torque Magnetic (STT-MRAM), Phase Change(PCRAM), Ferroelectric (FeRAM), and Resistive RAM known alternatively as either RRAM or Memristors which are all being developed to push performance past the limits of the current materials used in manufacturing RAM.
These advances are not the only ones being worked on, for instance two groups in Korea are working on using indium zinc oxide (IZO) alongside nanowires and other transparent conducting oxides to create flexible ReRAM devices with 80% transparency. This is perfect for usage in flexible displays and wearable devices which would benefit from being flexible. It could even create the case modders dream, transparent SSDs Read more about their research at Nanotechweb.
"Alternative, non-volatile memory devices are in high demand as miniaturization brings the current state-of-the art silicon-based flash systems to their scaling limit. Now researchers in Korea have used indium zinc oxide (IZO) electrodes to produce non-volatile resistive memory (ReRAM) devices that are also transparent and flexible, offering benefits for applications in displays."
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- AMD accuses Intel of VW-like results fudging @ The Register
- The Best Linux Distros of 2016 @ Linux.com
- Asustek Computer pushing new motherboard series for China @ DigiTimes
- Synology Router RT1900ac High-Speed Wireless Router @ eTeknix
Patriot's Viper V560, a lot of mouse for not much money
Subject: General Tech | January 18, 2016 - 01:35 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: input, patriot, viper v560, gaming mouse
Patriot's Viper V560 is a mere $50 but offers many of the same features as mice half again that price which leaves one wondering how they pulled it off. The mouse has nine buttons, five profiles you can quickly switch between as well as swappable side grips and weights. The Avago 9800 laser sensor can be switched between 800 to 8200 DPI, with four sensitivity presets you can customize. It even has a tiltable wheel for those who are dexterous enough to take advantage of that feature. The software is impressive, Modders Inc liked the way that you could import and export macros via the .mf file format. As far as negatives go, the red, green, blue, purple, and aqua LEDs associated with the various profiles could not be disabled and the mouse did not sit perfectly level on flat surfaces, perhaps in part because of the use of ceramic pads. If those issues do not concern you, head on over for a look at the full review.
"Patriot is a company known for its memory and mobile products, and has just recently started selling peripherals. The V560 is the first-ever mouse released under the Patriot Viper brand, and it continues the trend of excellent design set by its first-ever headset."
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- Tt eSPORTS Theron Plus Smart Gaming Mouse Review @ NikKTech
- Razer Orichi Mobile Bluetooth and Wired Hybrid Gaming Mouse @ eTeknix
- G.SKILL RIPJAWS KM780 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review @ Madshrimps
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Make friends in six languages witih Skype
Subject: General Tech | January 18, 2016 - 12:15 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: slack, skype, transation
Useful real time translation, as opposed to the entertaining kind, has been a challenge for programmers for quite some time now, even professional real time translators working for the news or governments can get tongue tied. That is what makes Microsoft's announcement about Skype translate so impressive, it can now translate Chinese Mandarin, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish on the fly. If you have friends fluent in another language it would be worth testing the translations to see what level of quality they have reached as well as the voice which they hear. The Inquirer also mentions integration with Slack, if you know of any businesses which actually use that IM and voice client.
Phone a friend today and see if you can get Skype to throw a syntax error.
"Redmond's also made it possible to integrate Skype and enterprise chat tool Slack, which perhaps means it's added hipster to the dialects with which Skype is comfortable."
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- TSMC expects to launch 5nm node 2 years after 7nm @ DigiTimes
- AMD's Vulkan (Linux) Driver Will Only Work With The AMDGPU Kernel Driver @ Phoronix
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- Malware 'clearly' behind Ukraine power outage, SANS utility expert says @ The Register
- Ubuntu Linux beats IBM and Microsoft Azure to lucrative AT&T contract @ The Inquirer
- 6 of the best battery saving tips for your iPhone 6S @ The Inquirer
- Att: Windows Phone owners: Win 10 Mobile has been spotted and it wants your phone @ The Register
- OVEVO Fantasy Pro Z1 LED Lamp with Bluetooth Speaker Review @ Madshrimps
Intel still manages a profit in a tough year
Subject: General Tech | January 15, 2016 - 12:55 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Intel, earnings
Even with the difficulties the PC market encountered over 2015 Intel still managed to make a good sized profit. Compared to Q4 of 2014 their profits shrank a mere 1% down to $8.76bn, a feat unequalled by other silicon slingers as the entire market shrunk by about 10%. Their data centre group provided the most impressive results, a 5% increase in revenue likely spurred by the growth of hosting providers for the various Clouds which formed or grew over the past year. The Inquirer also points out the release of the sixth generation of the Core family of processors certainly didn't hurt them either.
"INTEL HAS POSTED strong quarterly profits in its fourth quarter earnings, revealing results that were higher than Wall Street was expecting despite a tough year for the PC market."
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- Server retired after 18 years and ten months – beat that, readers! @ The Register
- The Day Netflix Blocked My VPN is the world's new most-hated show @ The Register
- Android Banking Malware SlemBunk Part of Well-Organized Campaign @ Slashdot
Intel expands its grasp into wearables and robots
Subject: General Tech | January 14, 2016 - 01:15 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Intel, drone, wearables, realsense, DOMINATION
Intel is planning on getting inside a wider variety of pants, as well as drones and robots in the very near future, diversifying out of a PC market which has not been growing at an attractive place for over a year. They certainly have the budget to do so as well as several technologies which will give them powerful leverage in those markets. One example that immediately leaps to mind is selling drones with Intel RealSense sensors installed, the extra functionality that would be added to the drone would be impressive. Intel's Curie SoC will be found in eyeglasses and clothing in the not too distant future and they have partnered with robot manufacturers to ensure their chips will compatible with the wide variety of operating systems used in controlling robots. You can glean more about their plans over at The Register.
"The need to control not just the processor itself, but the whole surrounding software and connectivity platform, was very clear in Intel's launches and keynotes a last week's Consumer Electronics Show."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Intel Skylake delays, Win10 and stock glut blamed for Q4 PC sales shrinkage @ The Register
- Nest software bug forces thermostat offline, leaving users in the cold @ The Inquirer
- Microsoft starts offering Windows 10 upgrade pop-ups to SMB customers @ The Inquirer
- Pro-Level Video Editing with LightWorks on Linux @ Linux.com
- Snapper: SUSE's Ultimate Btrfs Snapshot Manager @ Linux.com
- Using Over 3000A to Rapidly Charge an iPhone @ Hack a Day
- 3D Printing Metal from Rust @ Hack a Day
Podcast #382 - News from CES 2016, R9 Nano price cut, 13TB SSD and more
Subject: General Tech | January 14, 2016 - 12:53 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: video, ultrasharp, synology, supermicro, Seagate, r9 nano, podcast, oled, dell, Dark Power Pro, CES 2016, CES, carizzo, be quiet!, amd, 13tb ssd, 10TB
PC Perspective Podcast #382 - 01/14/2016
Join us this week as we wrap up news from CES 2016, discuss the R9 Nano price cut, ponder a 13TB SSD and more!
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Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Insider Build 11099
Subject: General Tech | January 13, 2016 - 08:18 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: microsoft, windows 10
The second Insider release on the "Redstone" branch has been pushed to Fast ring users. Once again, this has basically no release notes because a lot of features are "under the hood." The push with Windows 10 since just before the holidays is to create a sensible structure for various teams to target with their changes. You could imagine how difficult this gets when you're dealing with phones, IoT, tablets and convertibles, HoloLens, and high-performance workstations, across a few different architectures.
Insiders who are interested in UX updates and other features will probably be best to switch to "Slow" for a handful of builds once they find one that's stable for them. I can't really see this being useful for most Insiders, because unlike open-source previews where you can contribute to (or develop software alongside of) the internal tweaks, all you really can do is report when something is broken or acting funny. If that's what you want, then it's great that Microsoft is providing these previews.
Just when I thought I was out you pull me back in again; Goat Simulator Payday tomorrow!
Subject: General Tech | January 13, 2016 - 01:36 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: gaming, goat simulator, payday, kick ass
Coffee Stain Studios is at it again with another update to Goat Simulator, this time themed after the Payday series of games. Four goats, Valentino "The Flamingo" Salami, Dolph "The Dolphin" Spaghetti, Humphrey "The Camel" Ciabatta and Don "The Enforcer" Pastrami will hit the streets and start carjacking, water spitting, collecting masks and just generally wreaking chaos upon an unsuspecting world. The addin will be released tomorrow and if it is like GoatZ it will cost you a couple of bucks for a lot of entertainment. Watch the video below or just head over to the official site for a look at flying cars and the Goat Squad in action.
"Use your goat crew to smash & grab, then blast away all your money at Mahatma Gambling and the Indian casino just like in that Al Cappuccino movie"
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Hands On: XCOM 2's Brutal Difficulty And Superb Tactical Overhaul @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak's First Story Trailer @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Origin Access $4.99/£3.99 PC game subscriptions announced by EA @ HEXUS
- That Dragon, Cancer is a devastating experience @ Polygon
- Far Cry Primal System Requirements Detailed @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Absurdo-Swordfighting Game For Honor Has Solo Play @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
It's fixed now but for a while there your Ring let people into more than just the door
Subject: General Tech | January 13, 2016 - 12:27 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ring, iot, security, gainspan
The Ring WiFi enabled video doorbell, with optional smartlock compatibility to let visitors in remotely, would also share your WiFi password to anyone who knew how to ask. Just use a Torx screwdriver to pop the doorbell off, press the setup button on the back and connect to the Ring and you can get the networks SSID and PSK in plain text. Thankfully Ring has pushed out an update to resolve this issue but it is a perfect demonstration of the abysmal security on IoT devices and the lack of any thought about security implications by users or makers of these new devices. The Register also mentions the Fitbit Aria bathroom scale as being vulnerable in the exact same way as it also uses Gainspan wireless, though at least the scale is inside your house, not accessible to anyone wandering by.
"Security researchers have discovered a glaring security hole that exposes the home network password of users of a Wi-Fi-enabled video doorbell. The issue – now resolved – underlines how default configurations of IoT components can introduce easy to exploit security holes."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Google beefs up VR business in bid to challenge HTC and Oculus @ The Inquirer
- Windows 10 shattered Remote Desktop's security defaults – so get patching @ The Register
- PC market suffers 'biggest decline in history' and Windows 10 is to blame @ The Inquirer
- Microsoft kicks VMware right in its weakest, cloudiest spot @ The Register
- Techgage's Best Of CES 2016 @ Techgage
Zalman enters the mechanical keyboard market, meet their ZM-K700M
Subject: General Tech | January 12, 2016 - 02:00 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ZM-K700M, zalman, mechanical keyboard, input, cherry mx red
For a market that barely existed outside of a few users pining about a certain old IBM keyboard, the range of mechanical keyboards that have appeared over the past couple of years is incredible. Another company recently joined this market, Zalman has released the ZM-K700M LED keyboard, which contains Cherry MX Red switches. If you would like a refresher course on what that actually means, check out Scott's animated guide right here.
Instead of depending on software Zalman has included programming keys on the keyboard to modify lighting effects and macros; they also added a nice feature to the numlock key, press it twice and it launches the calculator app. Check out the full details over at Benchmark Reviews.
"I'm picky, and have been described as a perfectionist too many times to count. So it stands to reason that the keyboard, that peripheral attachment that works like a natural extensions of the body for the eSports gamer, becomes a personal choice for many. Keyboards are used for both everyday workload as well as entertainment, so picking the right one is important."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Logitech G410 Atlas Spectrum Mechanical Keyboard @ Kitguru
- G.SKILL RIPJAWS MX780 RGB Keyboard Review @ NikKTech
- Mad Catz L.Y.N.X. 9 Mobile Hybrid Controller Review @ Madshrimps
Awesome Games Done Quick 2016 Wraps Up
Subject: General Tech | January 12, 2016 - 01:36 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: pc gaming
The end to the 24-hour, week-long speedrun stream occurred on Sunday morning. Donations are still trickling in, but the current total (when this news was published) is $1.213 million USD. This is almost exactly how much Summer Games Done Quick 2015 raised last July, which raised $1.216 million USD for Doctors Without Borders, but a little shy of last AGDQ's $1.576 million USD.
You may now resume your regularly scheduled Netflix and PC Perspective podcasts...
... actually, not quite. Sure, watch our content, but before you watch old Fast & Furious movies (don't judge me) there is a recording that you may want to check out. Very early on Friday the 8th, Graviton did a 100% speedrun of Blast Corps for the AGDQ event. You may have missed it, but this run was also an interview with Martin Wakeley, lead designer of Blast Corps (and Jet Force Gemini). He spent about an hour and three quarters recounting his time at Rare. One interesting story was about a Pacman-style bonus level that had to be modified due to a Namco patent, as Graviton was running it.
If you enjoy listening to developer interviews, this is a good one.
Lithium Ion batteries that won't explode? Sounds like a great idea!
Subject: General Tech | January 12, 2016 - 01:23 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: lithium ion, battery, badaboom
One problem with Lithium Ion batteries is that they have a slight penchant for failing in a spectacular way when charged improperly or if heat builds up past a critical level. Some researchers have come up with a simple idea to prevent this from happening, applying a polyethylene film to one of the electrodes which changes size as the temperature changes, breaking the circuit when a certain temperature is reached which shuts the battery down. Once the temperature falls the circuit reconnects and the battery is usable once again. They do not expect this to impact the normal functionality of the battery, giving an extra level of safety with no performance cost. You can follow the links from Slashdot to see the research paper yourself.
"Scientists have designed a lithium-ion battery that self-regulates according to temperature, to prevent itself from overheating. Reaching extreme temperatures, the battery is able to shut itself down, only restarting once it has cooled. The researchers designed the battery to shut down and restart itself over a repeated heating and cooling cycle, without compromising performance."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Seagate announces 8TB drive aimed at SMB NAS solutions @ The Inquirer
- Trend Micro AV gave any website command-line access to Windows PCs @ The Register
- MoS2 monolayers make GHz transistor @ Nanotechweb
- Cisco forgot its own passwords for seven weeks @ The Register
- CES Trends for 2016 @ Hardware Secrets
- TP-LINK RE580D AC1900 Wi-Fi Range Extender Review @ Madshrimps
Is it better to freeze or give bad results? Skylake and complex math need to learn to get along
Subject: General Tech | January 11, 2016 - 03:00 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Intel, Skylake, bug
You may remember the infamous Pentium FDIV bug, which could cause the wrong decimal results to be given in an answer to complex mathematical calculations which caused much consternation among scientists in the early 90's. Now there is a new bug to remember, found on Skylake processors, which can cause the processor to freeze during complex calculations such as you would do in Prime95 or if you contribute to the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search project. The issue has been replicated on both Windows and Linux systems and on different motherboards, signifying that the issue does indeed come from the CPU. While having a freeze is certainly better than getting an incorrect result, it is still inconvenient and we hope that Intel's BIOS update will arrive soon. You can follow the detection and investigation of the bug and what is being done over at The Register.
"The good news is that the bug's triggered by complex workloads. It was turned up by prime number experts the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS), who use Intel machines to identify and test new large prime numbers."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- New AMDGPU Details & Looking Forward To Major Radeon Linux Improvements In 2016 @ Phoronix
- HTC Vive VR headset will be available to pre-order from 29 February @ The Inquirer
- Linux 4.4 kernel emerges with better support for Intel Skylake and Raspberry Pi @ The Inquirer
- Nvidia GPUs Can Leak Data From Google Chrome's Incognito Mode @ Slashdot
- Flat Camera Uses No Lens @ Hack a Day
- AVM FRITZ!Box 3490 AC1750 Gigabit Modem Router Review @ NikKTech
CES 2016: HP Refreshes Spectre x360 Convertible Tablet Series
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | January 9, 2016 - 11:44 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: CES 2016, hp, spectre x360, convertible tablet, ultrathin
During CES HP announced a refresh of its Spectre x360 series of convertible tablet PCs. The 13" Spectre x360 will shortly be joined by a new 15" version and both notebooks will be powered by Skylake processors.
There are not many details on the Spectre x360 13 available, but HP did reveal a new display option in the form of a 2560 x 1440 OLED panel. Thanks to the OLED not requiring a separate backlight, HP was able to make the notebook slightly thinner and 50 grams lighter than the current 13" Spectre x360. It will also feature Bang & Olufsen audio. This OLED-equipped refresh will be available in spring for an as-yet-unannounced price.
HP was more forthcoming with information on the Spectre x360 15. Featuring the same 360° hinge and general design as its smaller sibling, it weighs just over 4 pounds (1.83kg) and measures 15.9mm (0.63") thick. A silver colored body made of machined aluminum surrounds silver keys (1.5mm key travel) and while there is no number pad, there is a rather wide trackpad sitting below the keyboard. Bang & Olufsen audio, a webcam, USB 3.0, USB-C, Mini DisplayPort, HDMI, audio jack, and SD card round out the I/O options. The display options top out at a resolution of 3840 x 2160 here though this is an LED backlit panel not OLED.
HP is using Intel Core i5 or i7 (depending on configuration) "Skylake" processors with Intel Iris graphics to drive the 4K display. There are no discrete GPU options so gaming at native resolution is out, but the Iris graphics will be plenty for everything else. It can be further configured with up to 16GB of memory and 1TB of solid state storage. A 64.5Wh battery offers up to 9.5 hours of productivity.
We'll have to wait a few months for pricing on the 13" refresh, but the Spectre x360 15 will start at $1,149 in February. It is a bit pricey, but not out of line with the competition. There are even reviews popping up around the Internet if you are interested in this thin-and-light convertible.
PC Perspective's CES 2016 coverage is sponsored by Logitech.
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Windows 8 Also Deprecated on January 12th
Subject: General Tech | January 8, 2016 - 10:31 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Windows 8.1, windows 8, microsoft
So I was just browsing ZDNet when I came across a post by Ed Bott. Turns out that Microsoft, on top of deprecating Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10, will also end support for the original Windows 8 on that date. To receive security updates, users will need to install the Windows 8.1 update first. Alternatively, if they have Windows 8 Pro, they can exercise their downgrade rights and install Windows 7 Pro. You can also install Windows 10, but I'm sure Microsoft has told you that ad nauseum.
They reason for this is because Windows 8.1 is considered a service pack. Microsoft allows service packs to be delayed for up to 24 months before they stop developing security updates. Once they upgrade to Windows 8.1, they will remain supported until 2018 with "extended" support until 2023. Windows 7 will continue to be supported until 2020.
The vast majority of our readers probably don't care. One or two might have an old laptop that you've never bothered pushing the service pack on, or they work for an enterprise IT firm that will have an annoying week starting Monday.
Marc Laidlaw, Lead Writer for Half-Life Franchise, Retires
Subject: General Tech | January 8, 2016 - 07:06 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: valve, half life 3
I won't blame them if they hide the silverware, however. I can be trusted with company secrets, but not with spoons. Never with spoons.
Marc Laidlaw is an author of science fiction, who wrote much of the story of Half-Life, its expansions, and Half-Life 2. Valve's flat corporate structure (at least at the time) makes it difficult to find out who did what. All employees are listed alphabetically in the credits. He hasn't been given a lot of public credit since Half-Life 2, though.
Whatever he's been working on, he has since retired from the company after eighteen years. On his way out, he emailed a Reddit user with opinions regarding his departure, because that's a Valve thing to do I guess. Gamasutra confirmed it's true. It's a relatively short, interview format letter. The Reddit user apparently initiated contact and didn't realize Marc had just retired.
He wouldn't go into too many details about why he left the company, except that he's "old" and he wants to start writing his own narratives. He published several novels before being hired at Valve Software, which he apparently shelved after The 37th Mandala at the short story Catamounts in 1996. He wrote a couple of short stories in the last 2000s, right after Half-Life 2: Episode 2 launched. He wishes to go back to doing that again, which should be a nice retirement pass-time.
What this means for future Half-Life titles? Who knows.
He says that everything's in Valve's hands at the moment, but he could very well have wrapped up involvement in a project just before he left. I mean, it's been five or six years since his last publicly credited work. That's plenty of time to finish an unannounced product. Again, who knows?
Razer's sharp new Smartwatches, the Nabu and Nabu Forged Edition
Subject: General Tech | January 8, 2016 - 02:22 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: CES, smartwatch, razer, Nabu, forged edition
Razer announced two new smartwatches which will be on sale towards the end of the month, $150 for the Nabu and $200 for the Forged Edition. Both watches will have the features you should expect, an illuminated backlit display, countdown timer, stopwatch, and automatic time sync via Bluetooth to ensure that you are on time. The secondary screen will display call, text and email notifications once it is paired to your cellphone, as well as app alerts and fitness tracking information such as sleeping patterns and distance travelled.
The Nabu
The watch will also be able to communicate directly with other Razer Nabus which are in range, allowing you to swap Facebook and Twitter info as well as letting you keep up with the latest Gungan politics. You can expect 7 days worth of usage on a single charge and the coin-style battery should be good for 12 months of usage before you need to replace it.
The Nabu Forged Edition
LAS VEGAS (CES 2016) – Razer, a world leader in connected devices and software for gamers, today announced the Razer Nabu Watch. The full-featured digital timepiece includes a Nabu secondary screen that previews notifications streamed from a smartphone, as well as tracks fitness and sleep activity via an in-built accelerometer.
While smartwatches have proliferated the industry in 2015, one of the biggest challenges to the devices have been their battery life and their fundamental lack of capability as a multi-function watch. Razer addresses these issues by focusing first on the digital chronograph as the primary function and the smart features as a secondary addition.
The Razer Nabu Watch includes features expected of top-tier digital watches – an illuminated backlit display, countdown timer, stopwatch, World time clocks and alarms – as well as automatic phone time sync via Bluetooth to ensure the watch is always accurate to the global standard. Most importantly, the Razer Nabu Watch digital chronograph component has a 12- month life on its coin cell replaceable battery.
A secondary screen outfitted in the Razer Nabu Watch delivers all the features of a Nabu wearable, including discreet notifications, fitness tracking and watch-to-watch communication. Paired to a user's smartphone via Bluetooth, calls, texts, emails and app alerts all stream to the secondary screen for ease of viewing. An in-built accelerometer enables comprehensive fitness tracking – steps walked, distance traveled, calories burned and more.
Finally, with its unique watch-to-watch communication capability, two Nabu Watch users can shake hands to exchange Facebook and Twitter info easily. This feature works interchangeably between any Nabu Watch, Nabu and/or Nabu X. The watch's secondary screen has seven days of rechargeable battery life via an included charging cable. "We're bringing together the reliability and incredible functionality of a digital timepiece, with added smart features to empower the tech enthusiasts of today," says Razer CEO and co- founder, Min-Liang Tan.
"We're also just really excited to create a digital watch that we're proud to call our own – a natural intersection between our popular work in apparel and wearables. This was something our fans have asked for, and we're happy to deliver." The Razer Nabu Watch is available in two versions. The standard edition is designed with tough polycarbonate materials and with Razer green highlights. It will be available from late January 2016 and is priced at $149.99. The Razer Nabu Watch Forged Edition has machined stainless steel buttons for added durability and a premium black finish. It is available from January 6th 2016 exclusively at RazerStore retail locations and at RazerStore.com, priced at $199.99.
For more information on the Razer Nabu Watch, please visit www.razerzone.com/watch.
PC Perspective's CES 2016 coverage is sponsored by Logitech.
Follow all of our coverage of the show at http://pcper.com/ces!
If you really don't want to upgrade to Windows 10 ...
Subject: General Tech | January 8, 2016 - 01:21 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: microsoft, windows 10
There are those who are not interested in upgrading to Windows 10 from 7 or 8.x and they offer a variety of reasons as to why they will not. Recently two objections have been resolved, with the newest Media Creation Tool from Microsoft you are now able to do a clean install, using your Win7/8.x key during the installation process. As well Scott has shown how you can force a roll-back if you encounter difficulties after the upgrade.
If you still have no interest in the new OS, then take a gander at these tips from The Register which will disable those annoying popups. By making these changes to the registry you will retain the ability to recieve updates via Microsoft Update, you just will not see the nag screen asking you to upgrade to Win10. They also mention a way to stop the update files from being downloaded. You can also just choose to ignore this until Microsoft's stated deadline of July, at which point the popup should disappear as well.
"If you're using a PC running Windows 7 or 8, you may be getting a little sick of endless popup screens telling you to upgrade to version 10. And you may be worried about inadvertently installing the upgrade as part of a security update."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- 3D Printing Dungeons & Dragons @ Adafruit
- BlackBerry confirms all its 2016 products will run on Android @ The Inquirer
- iPhone 6s/6s Plus-related orders to fall short of expectations by 10-30% in 1Q16, say Taiwan makers @ DigiTimes
- 2015 chip market battered by everything bar earthquakes and nuclear war @ The Register
- Pirates Finding It Harder To Crack New PC Games @ Slashdot
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