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A woman this fine needs to be romanced first
Subject: General Tech | November 27, 2008 - 05:07 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The Tech Report has five different builds, not including the alternate they offer, to get up and running on a new system. There are even a few Core i7 systems like the Crushinator to keep you at the top of your game. At the very end they also offer ideas on cooling, displays and even keyboards and mice. If you don't want to go quite that far, remember that Ryan has recently updated our Hardware Leaderboard, which you can use to help assemble a new Core i7 based system
They always cancel the popular ones
Subject: General Tech | November 27, 2008 - 04:54 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The Q6600 is on it's way out, Intel will be giving it the kiss of death in the first quarter of 2009.
Check out the new guy
Subject: General Tech | November 26, 2008 - 11:38 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
There is a good chance you have never heard of Ace, at least as a company that designs and sells PC mice, as opposed to the hardware store chain. Red & Blackness Mods tried out their MLUC100 Laser 1600DPI gaming mouse which has been at least partially inspired by the Logitech MX Revolution. There are three big differences, the first two are positive and the third isn't so great. Read this quick review to see what they were.
Therapeutic gaming
Subject: General Tech | November 26, 2008 - 05:06 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
If lack of socializing is getting you down, pick up Left 4 Dead, which will have you bonding with 3 other people in a much deeper way than you will on Team Fortress 2. The anti-social loner won't last too long in Valve's new cooperative multiplayer game. Don't worry about not having top of the line hardware either, [H]ard|OCP's testing shows that every new card can support the highest in game options with full anti-aliasing and anisotropic filters at ~40fps at a resolution of 2560x1600. If you are using a lower resolution, even the low end cards should allow you to max out ev
No, no you're not
Subject: General Tech | November 26, 2008 - 04:53 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
There has an new treatment focus at a European addiction clinic for the last little while; video game addiction. Well, apparently 90% of their patients are not addicted in any way, they just don't get out much, according to people who would truly know. Using video games as an outlet probably isn't anything but a criteria that the clinic has selected for, successful treatments were not focused on treating an addiction so much as improving social skills, using a similar treatment to the ones used
Your coffee grinder wants net access
Subject: General Tech | November 25, 2008 - 04:57 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
As you may have heard Ryan talk about his experiments with Powerline ethernet on our Podcast, or maybe you watched him on Leo Laporte's TWIT show, but finally we have a full review posted of his results. Installation is about as easy as plugging in a toaster, though there are some benfits to knowing the electrical wiring of your house. If the nodes are on the same circuit, you can expect 62 Mbps or so, just under 8 MB/s. If you go onto another circuit, you still get connectivity, it is simply
Moving down a step
Subject: General Tech | November 24, 2008 - 04:58 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Intel is starting to produce 34nm MLC NAND storage with the help of Micron, well ahead of schedule. They're so far ahead that it looks like about half of their production will be on the 34nm process by the end of the year. Expect to see higher capacity SSDs arriving thanks to this, as well as increased storage in cameras and MP3 players. More at The Inquirer.
Still time for a few practice feasts before the big day
Subject: General Tech | November 21, 2008 - 10:32 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Buying music online is a great way to experience new bands and to keep up with your favourties, but you must be careful of the presence of DRM. If you want to keep the music forever, you have to be aware of how your license works and if there is a chance that sometime down the line the licensing server might be turned off, taking your license to listen to the music with it. Well, that's not a problem for these fellows in the general forum, there is a way to pick up DRM music cheaply and reliably.&nb
Who doesn't want a musical pebble
Subject: General Tech | November 21, 2008 - 09:45 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Shopping for an MP3 player that isn't an iPod? Then drop by Digital Trends for a look at ten different MP3 players. They range from small and inexpensive to those with features rich enough to beat the iPod. Even the Sony Walkman has gone through enough changes to appear on the list.
LongRun; winding road
Subject: General Tech | November 21, 2008 - 08:27 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The little company that never quite made it, Transmeta, has been acquired and is no more. Starting off with the dream of supplanting
Intel and AMD in the mobile world, they never managed the market domination they hoped for. Along the way they brought several innovations to the mobile world. Most recently it was their LongRun technology, which they started licensing after ceasing the production of processors. You can get a little nostalgic about it over at Slashdot.
Microsoft takes another shot at the gaming mouse
Subject: General Tech | November 20, 2008 - 08:36 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The original SideWinder gaming mouse was not well received, most reviewers couldn't wait to finish their testing and toss the mouse into a corner, never to be seen again. Now there's a Sidewinder X5 which futurelooks was brave enough to pick up. It is very similar in design to the original, with a slightly lower profile and different programmable features. In the end, while certainly better than it's predeccesor, futurelooks felt a mix of the two mice would be a huge step in the right d
It's not just Chrome, it's Chromotion
Subject: General Tech | November 20, 2008 - 04:57 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
There is a new series of graphics cards from Chrome, it's current flagship model being the 530 GT. They bring a list of new features that most would expect as minimum requirements, like PCI Express 2.0, DX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.0. There are some other more interesting innovations, such as AcceleRAM which will use system memory for image data storage as well as multi-GPU support called MultiChrome, which they describe as being capable of doubling graphics performance. Fin
This isn't Rock Band
Subject: General Tech | November 19, 2008 - 07:48 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The only similarity between Left 4 Dead and Rock Band is that it is a lot more fun to play with 3 friends. Ars Technica has spent a lot of time playing and absolutely love it; this is not just another zombie game. From the atmosphere to the inclusion of a rather sadistic 'Director' Left 4 Dead is going to grab your attention and not let go. Each time you play one of the 20 maps, you will find something different, no spawn points are fixed; where you found a pile of ammo in the last game you may just find a big boss zombie.
Subject: General Tech | November 19, 2008 - 06:11 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
SANTA CLARA, CA - NOVEMBER 19, 2008 - In the award-winning videogame Mirror's Edge, DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio, introduces players to a new heroine named Faith. Faith belongs to a network of couriers called 'runners' who use acrobatic moves to transport confidential information across the cityscape of rooftops and aerial skyways to avoid being detected. To deliver this never-before-seen sense of movement and perspective, DICE has turned to NVIDIA PhysX technology to give gamers an eye-popping experience on the PC.
Tesla GPUs Enable Cluster Class Performance On The Desktop at 1/10th The Power
Subject: General Tech | November 18, 2008 - 07:06 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Today's announcement by NVIDIA is creating a new segment of the PC market dubbed the "personal super computer". What actually constitutes a PSC? Why, lots and lots of GPUs of course! NVIDIA hopes to make the PSC a common purchase for high performance computing areas like research and education.
That's a lotta FLOPS
Subject: General Tech | November 18, 2008 - 04:48 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
nVIDIA is trying to bring the supercomputer back to the desktop with their Tesla, a system boasting four Tesla C1060 cards with a quad-core CPU and 16 GB of RAM plus a few 960 graphics cores. All told, including the Tesla C1060 cards the system should push around 900 GFLOPS in the proposed configuration. Starting at around $10,000 you won't see to many of these at LAN parties, but you may spot one at a university lab party. Get all the electrifying details at The I
This new Nehalem kid is awfully popular
Subject: General Tech | November 14, 2008 - 09:50 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
As you might assume, the recent AMD announcements and Intel's Core i7 almost here, the Processor Forum is busy with comparisons between the two new processor lines.
The folks in the Overclocking forum are also excited, it's been a while since the last new overclocking challenge appeared. Any overclocking will require a good heatsink, the topic in the Cas
It sounds like ASUS is up to something
Subject: General Tech | November 14, 2008 - 09:29 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Hardware Canucks got their mitts on an ASUS Xonar Essence STX Engineering Sample, their upcoming audio card release. The list of options will daunt all but the devoted audiophile, ASUS is definitely aiming at the high end of the market with this card. They have yet to put the card through their full battery of tests, so you shall have to content yourself with pictures and feature discriptions for the moment.
Wrapping up AMD's Financial Analyst Day
Subject: General Tech | November 14, 2008 - 08:06 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Instead of having to sit through all eight hours of the presentation, AnandTech offers you a short cut into the news that broke from AMD yesterday. There are plenty of pictures to capture the important slides from the conference covering new chips as well as information on their new Foundry Company. Click on over and see what the fuss was about.
AMD Promotes New Products, Strong Execution and Focused Innovation at 2008 Financial Analyst Day
Subject: General Tech | November 13, 2008 - 08:38 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Nov. 13, 2008 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today hosted its 2008 Financial Analyst Day at its headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. Senior executives, including President and Chief Executive Officer Dirk Meyer, reported on the company's progress toward sustainable profitability by sharing information on AMD's product, marketing, manufacturing and operational initiatives.
As a part of today's event, AMD also launched its 45nm
Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors.
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Michael Edward McMahon
Position: QB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 215 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: February 8, 1979 in Wexford, PA
High School: North Allegheny
College: Rutgers (school history) (McMahon college stats)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 5th round (149th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 6 (8785th overall since 1950)
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Three University of Colorado outdoor track performers advanced to later stages here Thursday on the first day of the NCAA Outdoor Track West Preliminaries.
Junior Jake Hurysz and freshman Ben Saarel shined in their 1,500-meter run heats and both advanced to Saturday's quarterfinals.
Hurysz won the third heat in a 3:43.09 time, with Wisconsin's Austin Mudd second in 3:43.66; the four runners behind the Badger junior were separated by just eight one-hundredths of a second.
Hurysz recorded his second fastest time of the spring in the event (he ran a 3:42.53 at the Mt. SAC Relays last month), and his winning margin -- .57 of a second – could be considered a rout compared to the other three heats, which were decided by .10, .05 and .18 seconds, or a third of a second (.33) combined. He was in third after the 300- and 700-meter splits, but caught and passed Mudd by the 1,100-meter mark.
Saarel finished second in the second heat in a 3:42.89 clocking, just five one-hundredths back of Washington's Nick Harris, who posted the fastest time of all 48 competitors Thursday (3:42.84). It was the CU frosh's second fastest 1500 time of his young career (he logged a 3:41.54 in April at the Bryan Clay Invitational), and he led at the 300-, 700- and 1100-meter splits, but Harris, a fellow freshman, was able to edge him at the end.
Saarel's time was the third fastest overall, while Hurysz' was eighth. Both will race in Saturday's quarterfinal, just an hour and a half before they will race in the 5,000-meter semifinal with three other Buffaloes.
The Buffaloes had three participants in the semifinals of the men's 10,000-meter run, the top 12 finishers earning the chance to move on to nationals in two weeks in Eugene. Senior Joe Bosshard ran a strong race and finished sixth in 29:34.49, thus advancing to the finals. Running in just his third 10K after missing the first half of the outdoor season with an injury, Bosshard almost matched his time earlier this month at the Pac-12 Championships (29:26.25) which earned him a third place finish.
Sophomore Pierce Murphy just missed joining Bosshard in Eugene, finishing 13th in 29:42.22, his season best by some 38-plus seconds and six seconds shy of his personal best. But what stung the most was that the 12th and final spot after 6.2 miles of dueling in in the second group behind the two leaders eluded him by less than a second – 92/100ths to be exact. Junior Morgan Pearson rounded out the Buff trio, finishing 34th in a 31:03.99 time. Texas Tech's Kennedy Kithuka won the race in a West Preliminary record time of 29:05.77.
"The guys in the 1,500 ran it very businesslike, got through it comfortably and hopefully they can do the same on Saturday," CU head coach Mark Wetmore said. "We're all very happy and excited for Joe; he had a long line of interruptions and only recently got healthy. He worked hard to get back, and for him to get through into the NCAA's after missing March and April is very rewarding for him and a relief for all us."
"Pierce missed just by one spot, and an aficionado of the sport would look at the people ahead of him and note that it was an extremely loaded field," Wetmore continued. "So there's going to be good things coming from him later."
In the women's 10K semifinal, Abby Levene, who is a graduate student in Environmental Journalism after graduating from Princeton last year, closed out her collegiate 10k career with a 32nd place finish in 35:41.64; Iowa State's Katy Moen pulled away and won in 34:02.98. Levene was hanging around amongst the leaders for the first half of the race until a pack of 13 separated themselves and she eventually fell back.
"For Abby, unfortunately it wasn't a good day for her," Wetmore said. "We just didn't get the recipe right for her." Levene will get another chance, however, as she is entered in Saturday's 5,000.
Senior Liz Tremblay closed out a fine career Thursday in what turned out to be her final collegiate race. She finished 26th in the 800-meter run with a 2:09.58 time; among the lead pack for most of her heat, the eventual top three broke from the group at the final turn. She missed advancing to Friday's quarterfinals by less than a second (.85). Stanford's Amy Weissenbach posted the fastest time out of the six heats at 2:05.87, with Pac-12 schools advancing 10 of the 24 competitors into Friday's race.
"She missed by two spots; at 2:06, it's a tragedy but not as much at 2:09 when it wasn't one of her better races of the year," Wetmore noted. "But she was in it, she gave it her all but just couldn't respond over the last 200."
Sophomore Abrianna Torres was the first Buffalo to compete here, as the long jump was one of the initial events of opening day. Her first two attempts covered 18 feet and a half-inch followed by 18 feet and a quarter-inch; she registered her best effort, a leap of 18 feet and 7 inches, on her third try, her sixth-best jump this spring. However, only the top 16 jumps would qualify for three more tries and the cutoff wound up being 19 feet, 11¾ inches. Oregon's Jenna Prandini won the event with a 21-4¼ jump on her second try; she fouled on her first attempt and then passed the remainder of the day.
The second of the three days of NCAA preliminary action continues Friday, with CU athletes entered in the men's hammer throw (Alex Kizirian); the 110-high and 400 intermediate hurdles (Jaron Thomas); the 200-meter dash (Shaw Gifford); and the men's and women's 3,000-meter steeplechase (Shalaya Kipp, Melanie Nun and Blake Theroux). Kipp was the 2012 NCAA champion in the event.
NCAA West Preliminary Results
(Events featuring Colorado Entries Only)
Women's Long Jump (Top 12 advanced to Quarterfinals In Eugene)—1. Jenna Prandini, Oregon, 21-4¼; 2. Lorraine Ugen, TCU, 20-10¾; 3. Tamara Myers, Arkansas, 20-8½; 12. Jazmin McCoy, Nebraska, 19-11¾. CU Result: 36. Abrianna Torres, 18-7.
Men's 1500-Meter Run (four heats; top five from each plus next four times advanced to Saturday quarterfinals) —1. Nick Harris, Washington, 3:42.84; 2. Lai Lalang, Arizona, 3:42.85; 3. Ben Saarel, CU, 3:42.89; 4. Daniel Winn, Oregon, 3:42.95; 5. John Simons, Minnesota, 3:43.03; 6 (tie). Thomas Joyce, California, and Chad Noelle, Oklahoma State, 3:43.08; 8. Jake Hurysz, CU, 3:43.09; 9. Sam Penzenstadler, Loyola, Ill., 3:42.25; 10. Alex Hatz, Wisconsin, 3:43.36.
Women's 800-Meter Run (six heats; top three from each plus next six times advanced to Friday quarterfinals) —1. Amy Weissenbach, Stanford, 2:05.87; 2. Shea Martinez, BYU, 2:05.98; 3. Laura Roesler, Oregon, 2:06.38; 4. Sonia Gaskin, Kansas State, 2:06.43; 5. Annie Leblanc, Oregon, 2:06.60; 6. Annette Eichenberger, Air Force, 2:06.65; 7. Ashly Wright, UTSA, 2:06.78; 8. Katie Hoaldridge, Texas, 2:06.82; 9. Auzsane Crowe-Carter, UNLV, 2:07.14; 10. Abby Regan, Washington State, 2:07.44. CU Result: 26. Liz Tremblay, 2:09.58.
Men's 10,000-Meter Run (Top 12 advanced to Championship Finals in Eugene)—1. Kennedy Kithuka, Texas Tech 29:05.77; ; 2. Edward Cheserek, Oregon, 29:06.99; 3. Parker Stinson, Oregon, 29:26.87; 4. Jim Rosa, Stanford, 29:33.56; 5. Chris Enriquez, Long Beach State, 29:33.74; 6. Joe Bosshard, CU, 29:34.49; 5. 7. Mohammed Ahmed, Wisconsin, 29:35.29; 8. Trevor Dunbar, Oregon, 29:35.59; 9. Luke Caldwell, New Mexico, 29:35.83; 10. Shadrack Kipchirchir, Oklahoma State, 29:37.79; 11. Adam Bitchell, New Mexico, 29:40.35; 12. Jason Witt, BYU, 29:41.30. CU Finishers: 13. Pierce Murphy, 29:42.22; 34. Morgan Pearson, 31:03.99
Women's 10,000-Meter Run (Top 12 advanced to Championship Finals in Eugene)—1. Katy Moen, Iowa State, 34:02.98; 2. Emma Bates, Boise State, 34:06.99; 3. Elvin Kibet, Arizona, 34:07.85 4. Olivia Mickle, Texas, 34:08.53; 5. Jana Soethout, USF, 34:09.69; 6. Kaitlyn Fisher, Missouri, 34:12.44; 7.Megan Goethals, Washington, 34:17.29; 8. Sheree Shea, Loyola-Marymount, 34:17.53; 9. Kristen Busch, Bradley, 34:18.24; 10. Lindsay Flanagan, Washington, 34:18.25; 11.Kelsey Santisteban, Cal, 34:19.59; 12. Cali Roper, Rice, 34:33.16. CU Finisher: 32. Abby Levene, 35:41.64.


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Rise Of The Nerds! How The Nerd Became The New Action Hero
6. Hipster Hacker 1.0: Hackers (1995)
Precocious teenagers engage in a series of escalating hacks in an effort to clear their friend's name and get him out of jail.
Note: Angelina Jolie rocking a pixie cut does not render Angelina Jolie "nerdy."
7. Hipster Hacker 2.0: Swordfish (2001)
Talented computer hacker gets coerced into bank-robbing ring that is actually a cover-up for an anti-terrorism organization. Halle Berry shows it all. Fellatio is used as a torture mechanism at one point.
TL;DR: It's good to be a nerd. Watch the trailer
8. Dean's Most Wanted List: 21 (2008)
Quarterbacked by a rebellious professor, a group of MIT students take down Vegas via a complex card-counting scheme. "Whitewashing" casting controversy ensues.
9. The Nerd Royalty Biopic: The Social Network (2010)
Nerd laureate Mark Zuckerberg walks over friends, cuts proverbial throats, has trouble talking to girls while building a zillion-dollar social media empire.
Nerd wins. But nerd sucks.
Watch the trailer
10. 2013: The Internship
Goodhearted jocks score Google internship; face persecution at the hands of evil nerds down the hall. Jocks outfox nerds to secure full-time positions.
Nerds lose. Watch the trailer
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Teams With No Penalties In A GameOctober 8th, 2008
In his Inside The Numbers article this week, Rivals.com sports editor Mike Huguenin notes, using data from cfbstats.com, that both Purdue and Fresno State had no penalties in their games last week.
How rarely does that happen? Since the start of the 2004 season spanning 3370 games, they are the 24th and 25th teams to accomplish that feat. Since each game has two chances for a team to finish with no penalties, there have been 6740 chances, meaning that it has happened in only 0.37% (25/6740) of the chances.
As Mike notes in his article, being penalty-free did not help Purdue or Fresno State, they both lost!


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Jan. 6, 2014
NEW ORLEANS - One weekend prior to opening the 2014 season, Tulane's baseball program will host a bevy of alumni activities, including the return of the Alumni Game on Feb. 8 at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
The Green Wave will play two Alumni Games on Feb. 8, pitting some of the program's greatest players against some of the current Tulane players. At 11:30am CT, players who wore the Olive and Blue prior to 1994 will play against one another. Following that game at 2pm CT, the current roster of Green Wave players will play a roster comprised of players that have played for Tulane since 1994.
Fans looking to catch a glimpse of past Green Wave players will have the opportunity to do so, as the games will be open to the public, free of charge.
Alumni games had been a constant prior to Green Wave baseball seasons of years past, but February's will mark the first since the 2007 campaign.
"I'm really excited about the games," said Tulane head baseball coach Rick Jones. "It's something that we have missed for the last few years. I have always looked forward to them. We have a lot of recent alumni who will make the game against our current club very competitive, allowing us to prepare before we open up the season."
The Friday night prior to the alumni games, Tulane baseball will be holding an event for their alumni at Amici Ristorante and Bar (3218 Magazine Street) from 6:30-8:30 pm CT.
In addition to the alumni games, the baseball program and the Tulane athletic department will honor Jones' first squad, as this year will mark the 20th anniversary of the 1994 team.
"When I look back, that was one of the most fun years of my career," stated Jones of his first team as head coach of the Green Wave. "They were eight games under .500 the year before, and we didn't have a huge recruiting class other than Nate Bosio and Jack Cressand, so the 1994 club was basically the same club as the year before with the exception of a few guys who had graduated. We ended up going to the NCAA Tournament. They just bought into everything as a staff. It was just unbelievably fun for us."
"If you look at that group now and see how successful they've become, it's no secret why we had the kind of year we did," added Jones. "We had some really good players, but they were also really good people and citizens."
Desi Vega's Steakhouse (628 St. Charles Ave.) will hold a special gathering for the 1994 squad Saturday evening from 7-9pm CT after the alumni games.
Tulane baseball alumni who are interested in any of the festivities revolving around alumni weekend are encouraged to click here.
At that location, Green Wave baseball alumni are able to RSVP for the events surrounding the weekend.
Interested parties are encouraged to RSVP as soon as possible.
Fans can follow the Tulane baseball program on Twitter (@GreenWaveBSB) or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GreenWaveBaseball.


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TiVo obviously believes things have improved since 1992 when Bruce Springsteen sang about 57 Channels (And Nothin' On). The company has announced the TiVo Mega, a digital video recorder (DVR) that packs a whopping 24 TB capacity. This allows the device to store over 26,000 hours of TV, which translates to around three years of non-stop viewing – which would stretch the endurance of the most dedicated TV marathoner.Read More
Boxee's latest set-top box retains its predecessor's internet TV–streaming roots, but adds live TV and DVR capabilities to the mix. In fact, the Boxee TV's primary focus is now live TV and its revamped user interface and simplified remote is designed to appeal to a wider audience than the Linux-based Boxee Box. Although the device is primarily a DVR for recording live TV, it comes without any onboard storage at all. Instead, the Boxee TV uploads recordings to the cloud, making the device "the first ever No Limits DVR."Read More
Satellite television provider DirecTV has released its latest HD DVR, the Genie. The Genie lets you enjoy HD DVR capabilities all over the house with a single box. It also learns what types of television you like and makes recommendations. Read More
It seems that these days one tuner just isn't enough in a DVR. While not as huge as Sony's Type X digital recorder with seven tuners and 1TB of recording space, the Moxi HD DVR has three turners (which is one better than most other PVRs, including the TiVo). This means you can record two shows and watch another, or, be prepared for that very rare night on TV when there are three shows worth recording simultaneously. Hey, you can even play back a fourth show and watch that while all that recording is going on in the background. And there's no monthly or lifetime service fees with Moxi units.Read More
September 3, 2008 Anyone who has ever owned a DVR will attest to the usefulness of the device, so we were interested to see the results of a new survey commissioned by global digital pay-TV technology solutions provider NDS. Though such surveys are often clearly contrived to generate obvious promotional fodder for the benefit of the commissioning company, the responses from the UK, US, Australia and Italy clearly demonstrate that the DVR has moved into the indispensable household technology category for those who have experienced it, and equally, that it improves family harmony. The vast majority of respondents would rather give up their landline phone, dishwasher, radio or MP3 player than their DVR due to how much it has improved their enjoyment of television.Read More
The DMR-BW500i can record up to 72 hours of Full High Definition 1080p recording onto the built in 500GB Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or 6 hours 40 min on a 50GB double layer Blu-ray Disc. In addition to video, it can record 5.1-channel Dolby Digital surround sound broadcasts and Blu-ray movies are played in studio-master quality at a frame rate of 24 frames per second.Read More
August 23, 2007 Digistore Solutions is set to release a new carousel-like optical data storage hub called the Centurion DiskHub. Capable of holding up to 100 disks and including a built in dual layer DVD/CD rewritable drive (DVD-RW) for read/write functionality, the Centurion DiscHub offers a complete backup, archiving, storage and indexing solution.Read More
July 10, 2007 AMD today introduced two new TV Wonder products that could really accelerate the blurring of the digital and analogue worlds – both are thumb-sized devices that plug into your desktop or notebook and offer high-definition television (HDTV) viewing and digital video recording (DVR) capabilities. The rangetopping ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo PCIe is a combo-tuner DVR with ClearQAM tuning, allowing PC users to receive unencrypted digital content available from their local cable television provider, and switch between analog and digital TV to watch and record a digital TV program while simultaneously watching/recording an analog TV channel. Read More
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Cantina 6: PTH Part IV, Dark Surprises
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Marin: There are restrictions, yes. I may have mentioned before that if you stay in another creature's body for much longer than about two hours, you won't be able to return to your original body. You must be careful about cutting it close, too. I did that once, and demorphing was like wading through quicksand.
*She looks down at the creature. After a few seconds it picks itself up, shakes itself off, and then as if with a sudden awareness of the three predators surrounding it, darts off into the forest*
Marin: When you acquire something, it goes into a trance for a few seconds. *She pauses and looks around* I think that's all you need to know. Aidan - you morph first. Heimdall, don't do anything yet. I don't want to have to capture both of you by myself if you decide you want to be weasels.
Aidan: Well, what should I do?
Marin: As Heimdall said, picture the creature in your mind. You need to concentrate on it, to
to change into it.
Aidan: I'm not sure this is necessary. What is the point of becoming a weasel? Aren't there more interesting things we could be doing, or becoming?
Marin: That will come later. You need to understand how this works first. A small mind like this creature's can be more easily controlled.
Aidan: Fine. Give me a moment, then.
*Aidan backs up a little and shuts his eyes. He forms a mental picture of the weasel. Though it took some effort to
to become such a ridiculous creature as a weasel in his newly superior state, he manages to accept the idea. He concentrates on the image of the weasel in his head.
But nothing happens.
He opens his eyes*
Aidan: Marin, I believe you're wrong. I feel nothing. Perhaps if we found a superior creature... *He shrugs. His hand itched. He scratched it*
Marin: Look at your hands, Aidan.
*Aidan looks. His eyes widen. His hands are covered in short brown fur. He jumps backwards, startled*
Marin: Now you've stopped the morph. You have to keep concentrating.
Aidan: *uncomfortably* Fine, fine. *He closes his eyes again. After a moment the fur starts growing again. He could feel his bones beginning to shift around, and he felt queasy. He couldn't turn back now, though, he thought. He kept concentrating on the animal image. He could feel his vital organs rearranging, and his tail shrinking. His knees reverse and he falls forward. He opens as his hands hit the floor and sees that they've become paws. He looked like a strange, twisted combination of gargoyle and weasel.
Then his wings shrank to nothing, his claws turned stubby, and his arms became forelegs. His face elongated and became a snout, and his eyes shifted perspective.
He no longer felt awkward. He still felt superior, but he was a superior weasel. Probably the king of all weasels, in fact. He could smell small woodland creatures lurking about in the grass, and delighted to know they were all his prey.
He drew in his breath. Even though he had always been able to track things with his nose, he had never been prepared for this. All kinds of scents twisted through the air, inviting him to follow them. There was one particular scent...
Intruder! There was an intruder nearby! Another weasel! In
hunting territory! He had to chase it off!
Marin catches his tail as he darted off into the bushes*
Marin: Oh no you don't.
Aidan: <But...but...>
Marin: Get a grip on yourself, Aidan. The weasel's mind is there, and it's a part of yours now. But you
control it. And you
*Aidan wriggles and tries to tuck his head between his legs, as the original weasel had done*
Marin: Aidan, stop it. *She slaps his nose. After a moment or so he calms down* Can I put you down now?
*Aidan is silent for a few moments. He feels embarrased*
Focus, Aidan. Focus. You are superior.
*He manages to calm the weasel part of his mind*
Aidan: <Yes. I'm alright. You can put me down now.>
Marin: Alright. *She puts him down, and he begins to demorph. Marin looks at Heimdall* I think you're wearing a bit much to morph with. *She thinks a moment* Can you dissolve some of your armor like you dissolved Irvines, and perhaps reconstitute it later?
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Volleyball Holds On For 30-23, 30-26, 25-30, 19-30, 15-12 Win Over DePaul
Sept. 10, 2004
Chicago, Ill. - University of Illinois at Chicago Head Volleyball Coach Nancy Mueller knew that her squad could have been down and out after the Flames had surrendered a 2-0 lead to the DePaul Blue Demons and were about to enter game five.
Mueller, however, gathered her troops together during the three minute intermission and the Flames came out rejuvenated, claiming the 30-23, 30-26, 25-30, 19-30, 15-12 victory over DePaul, handing the Blue Demons their first loss of the season, in the opening match of the LaSalle Bank Chicago Challenge, hosted by Loyola, at the Gentile Center on Friday night.
"It was a great match," Mueller said. "We came out hard and ready to play.
"I think we let up and as soon as we let up, they jumped all over us," Mueller continued. "We got refocused in game five and came out, executed and went back to the basics of the game plan.
"They played hard, we played hard, it was a dogfight the whole way."
Sophomore middle hitter Ambria Springer led the attack for the Flames with 19 kills and nine blocks, while teammate Jordan Studzinski chipped in a double-double of 13 kills and 16 digs. UIC outside hitters Katarina Nedeljkovic and Dawn Strahanoski each tallied eight kills in the victory.
"Bria was our go-to tonight," Mueller said. "When she's 1-on-1, most of the time, she's going to be able to kill the ball."
With the victory, UIC improves to 3-4 on the season, while the Blue Demons fall to 4-1 overall.
UIC was solid at the net on Friday as the Flames finished with a season-high 12 blocks, led by Springer's nine.
"That's the best match we've ever blocked. It was huge because we really took them out of their offense," Mueller said. "We served a lot and we took them out of their offense with our aggressive serving. That was very crucial for us as well.
"Our serving and our blocking were extremely important for us tonight."
In game five, DePaul held a 10-8 lead over the Flames. The Flames, however, would not go away quietly as the seven of the next nine points, led by a kill and two block assists from Springer, to claim the victory.
UIC will be back in action on Saturday afternoon, as they will take on the host Ramblers at 2:30 p.m. in the second match of the Chicago Challenge.


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Therapeutic Horse Riding Choices
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Clarice Gualtieri of Chalfont, PA, during a riding lesson at Special Equestrians in Warrington, PA. Leading is volunteer Angela DiPasquale. They are trotting, which stimulates large muscle groups and helps Clarice focus.
On any Saturday afternoon at centers around the Delaware Valley and the nation, children with disabilities are learning to ride a horse. Therapeutic horseback riding is an enjoyable, educational activity that develops skills and builds friendships.
Therapeutic riding programs vary in their programs, riding styles and even the size of their horses. Riders can be found in an indoor ring or out on the trail. Some children take lessons alone, others in pairs or larger groups.
In most area programs, an instructor closely accompanies beginners and at least one volunteer "sidewalker" walks or jogs alongside the horse and supports the rider. More experienced students can trot and canter on their own. Programs also range in price, from free of charge to $50 or more per lesson.
At most riding centers, time in the saddle is just the beginning. Students participate in a variety of equine activities, such as grooming, feeding,attaching the lead rope and walking the horse. In addition to weekly instruction, many stables offer special events, as well as specialty and summer camp programs. Here are examples of the varied horse therapy activities
offered by area riding centers.
A Horse for Every Rider
In addition to therapeutic horseback riding, Special Equestrians in Warrington, PA, offers hippotherapy, a treatment that uses activities on the horse to help children develop functional skills. With sessions led by an occupational or physical therapist, hippotherapy is well-suited for younger riders and children with significant needs. These and other equine activities run throughout the week at this state-of the-art facility.
Among the innovative programs at Special Equestrians is REINS (Riders Excelling In New Skills), "a small, multi-sensory group program for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). The curriculum includes both mounted and unmounted components," says program director Anne Reynolds. Participants ride, but they also practice handwriting and play communication games. Occupational therapists and riding instructors work together with individuals and in group sessions.
At the Kaleidoscope Therapeutic Riding Program in Mount Laurel, NJ, founder Kelly Adams uses kid-friendly activities to help riders explore their potential. Theme days, such as Mardi Gras and Welcome to Spring, come complete with costumes. Horsey games, such as relay races with giant spoons and tic-tac-toe with bean bags, add to the fun.
These themes and activities are the therapy. They create a warm environment and provide a fun, non-competitive way for children to interact with and learn from each other. According to Adams, "In this playful kind of setting, everyone excels." While things can get silly, learning to ride is the goal. Usually, two students, preferably at different levels, take 30-minute lessons together.
Start Small
CHASE (Challenged Horsemen and Small Equines) Center founder Sherry Bohl offers therapeutic riding on miniature horses (34 to 38 inches tall) at DREAM Park, a recreation complex in Logan Township, NJ. "Lower to the ground and not as intimidating, smaller horses are perfect for younger children," says Bohl. CHASE welcomes riders as young as 2 to 3 years of age.
With the smallest students in mind, the CHASE Center sports a tiny saddle and three miniature mounts, Diva, Diamond, and Miss Special. Currently, lessons are offered one day a week.
Teen Scene
Therapeutic horseback riding is not just about the riders. The generosity of volunteers, usually teenagers from the local community, sustains day-to-day operations at many centers. From cleaning stalls to playing with siblings to walking alongside the horse and rider during lessons, volunteers make a crucial difference.
Although it is not for everyone, volunteer work at riding centers can be amazing and transformative. A phone call to your teen's center of choice is enough to start the volunteer process.
Research on Riding
Programs have different ways to collect data on students and closely monitor their progress. One center, Quest Therapeutic Services in West Chester, PA, has a unique equine research project.
Through a grant from Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism advocacy organization, professionals at Quest will launch, run, and evaluate an Equestrian Therapeutic Interactive Vaulting program for children with autism spectrum disorders.
Both an art and a sport, vaulting is the performance of different movements on the back of a horse. The benefits associated with this novel physical and educational experience include increased self-confidence and improved social and motor skills for children.
Sharon A. Hollander, PsyD works with children with autism spectrum disorders at Children's Specialized Hospital in Toms River, NJ.
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Therapeutic Riding Centers
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Southern Delaware T.R.H.R.
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New Jersey
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CHASE: Challenged Horsemen
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Epona Unlimited
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Golden Pony Ranch, Inc.
Heaven's Gate Farm, LLC
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Quest Therapeutic Services, Inc.
Rainbow Ridge Farm
Sebastian Riding Associates
Special Equestrians, Inc.
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All Riders Up, a 501c3 non-profit in Garnet Valley PA is pleased to offer Therapeutic Horseback Riding to area individuals (children and adults) who have special needs. We are a small program located close to home in a residential neighborhood. Our emphasis is on giving each student individualized attention and lesson planning.
We have numerous horses, ponies, and donkeys with whom your child can interact. We are a PATH Intl.(Formerly NARHA)Member Center and our riding instructors are PATH(NARHA) certified. The program founders Art and Marcy Laver are a physician and RN, MSN respectively. Visit our website: www.allridersup.org to learn more.
We believe that some children and adults (particularly those with behavioral, psychological, speech and learning difficulties) appreciate our quiet, laid back, no pressure atmosphere in which they can connect with a horse and have fun. The child's enjoyment of the company of an equine, in an environment of total acceptance and absolute safety is our primary goal. We join with other area centers offering Therapeutic Riding in the hope that you will check it out and see for yourself how many benefits can be derived by being in the company of a horse or pony. Having fun in this way can improve the likelihood of attaining many of life's goals without the stigma of "going to therapy." Siblings are invited to participate at ARU, because they have special needs themselves in maintaining family unity. They are being asked for an extra amount of understanding when their sibling seems to be given special attention and added family time. The more things they can share with their sibling, the better able they are to withstand negative comments from peers and bullying about their family. Having fun together, doing something many of their able-bodied friends haven't learned to do makes the family "special" in a uniquely empowering way.


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Barbee has a track record as an assistant for successful programs like alma mater UMass, where he played and coached under Calipari. He also spent six seasons with the current Kentucky coach at Memphis. Calipari says Barbee is "like a son," and predicts he'll have success at Auburn even if it doesn't happen immediately.
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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn's Tony Barbee inherits a basketball team with the potential for long-term success and the makings for some serious growing pains along the way.
The good news is Tigers' first-year coach has a fancy new arena that he can show off to recruits. But he needs plenty of them.
He has virtually no returning experience on his roster and he lost two likely starters to knee injuries and a couple of key recruits were lost because of academics. The massive challenge was emphasized when the Tigers dropped an exhibition game to Division II Columbus (Ga.) State on Monday night.
On Friday night, the Tigers play their season opener with UNC-Asheville. Auburn hasn't been to the NCAA tournament since 2003 and have only one winning SEC mark in the last decade.
In March, the Tigers made Barbee its first black head coach in basketball or football after he led UTEP to a 26-7 season, Conference USA title and NCAA tournament berth in his fourth year.
He received a six-year, $1.5 million contract that nearly doubled ousted coach Jeff Lebo's $785,000 salary.
Chances are, he'll have to earn every penny this season. That's because he'll be competing against Southeastern Conference powers like Calipari and Kentucky with a roster that matches up poorly with any of them.
A former John Calipari protege, Barbee said he hasn't been around a team with this little experience nor found a peer who has.
"But it makes it fun. It makes it challenging," Barbee said. "Would I want to take over a team that won 30 games and has the starting five returning and the first four guys off the bench? Absolutely. Any coach would want to walk into that situation."
But if it's not a ready-built situation, he said, coaches would rather walk into a program they can shape on their own.
The only returning starter, guard Frankie Sullivan, had knee surgery in July. The only post player with any experience, Ty Armstrong, followed suit a few weeks later. No returning Tiger averaged even three points or three rebounds last season.
Top signee Luke Cothron and fellow recruit Shawn Kemp Jr. both failed to qualify.
Barbee has managed to stir up some excitement despite the challenges. A capacity crowd of 9,000-plus fans showed up for the grand opening of the $92 million Auburn Arena (tickets were free) even while Tigers fans are swept up in the football team's bid for a national title shot.
The arena is across the street from the aging, multipurpose Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. Students will line up courtside to create a more difficult environment for visiting teams.
Barbee has a track record as an assistant for successful programs like alma mater UMass, where he played and coached under Calipari. He also spent six seasons with the current Kentucky coach at Memphis. Calipari says Barbee is "like a son," and predicts he'll have success at Auburn even if it doesn't happen immediately.
"It's not an easy start. He lost a lot of guys," he said. "It's not going to be easy, but when you look at it, you're going to say, 'This is the guy we want to coach our team and the direction we want it to go. This is what we want.'"
Barbee's biggest inroads have probably come in the community and on campus trying to drum up support for a program that takes a back seat to football. He has mingled with fans outside Jordan-Hare Stadium before football games, has visited fraternities and sororities and hosted a barbecue on campus for students.
"He is everywhere. He has spent a tremendous amount of time interacting with students," said Sherrie Stanyard, who has been with the Auburn Tipoff Club since it was founded 23 years ago. "He's really reached out to the students in a way I've never seen on this campus, ever."
Auburn freshman Tyler Welton, for one, is excited. He grew up following the Kentucky Wildcats in Louisville, and describes himself as "a big basketball guy."
"I'm planning on going to every game I can," Welton said. He went to the arena's grand opening and has heard Barbee talk a couple of times, but has no delusions about where the current focus lies.
"Right now, it's football," Welton said. "But I think it's going to be bigger attendance for the students. It sounds like people are going to be a little more into it this year. Everybody wants to see how the new arena's going to be. they've got it set up for us where we're down on the court, so everybody's excited about that."
Sullivan has been relegated to a spectator/mentor role, though he's still hoping to play this season. He likes what he has seen so far, though.
"He's going to take it to the top, because the practices are so intense," Sullivan said. "They're going so hard every play and every practice, practicing to perfection. When you instill perfection to the younger guys, in a couple of games it's going to be like a cakewalk to them."


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We are the only tour providers that survey the pristine waters inbetween the Scottish mainland and the Inner and Outer Hebrides where the Whales etc have their traditional feeding areas. We don't have a set route and hope for the best, we actively go out searching for Scotlands mega fauna. We are lucky to have a large network of spies(commercial fishermen) out there relaying the positions of Whales etc directly to us.
Orca 1 is the most sucessfull Whale Watching boat in Scotland annually sighting the most Minke Whales which are recorded and submitted to the national cetacean monitoring unit data base for their important research.
The Kerry is our original pioneering Offshore Whale Watching boat from Gairloch and still holds the record for the most Minke Whales sighted in the one year of over 400! She also still holds the record of the most cetacean species sighted on her tours.
It's not just about the Whales either we also specilise in Pelagic birds running specialist Chumming cruises for the enthusiast in the spring and autumn.
Orca 1 also runs tours to the Magnificent Shiant Islands(the Enchanted Isles) which boasts the highest concentration of Atlantic Pufins in the WORLD!!! With every chance of encountering cetaceans en route.
January • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December
Short (1-3 hours) • Half-day (3-6 hours) • Full day (6-9 hours)
Rigid inflatable • Small boat (0-50 passengers)
Times are variable due to demand, but they start at 0900/1000hrs and 3-4 hours after that.
Orca 1 form £12.50-£65
Kerry from £5 - £65
Our guides/skippers are all Wise trained and also trained personally by Nick Davies who is by far the most experienced guide/skipper in the area and is studying still for a Compass Marine Zoology Cert and is a JNCC E.S.A.S. registered Sea Bird Surveyor.
Access to wheelhouse • Deck with 360?vision • Disabled access • Naturalist guide(s) as well as skipper • On board hydrophone • On-site visitor center / museum • Onboard research • Posters / displays / maps • Public participation in research • Reading material available • Restrooms / toilets on board • Scenic backdrop to encounters • Support conservation • Use a code of conduct
Listen to whales and dolphins • See a whale's tail • See leaping dolphins • See leaping whales • Watch whales and dolphins
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Basking Shark, Porbeagle Shark, Blue Shark, Ocean Sunfish, Atlantic Salmon.
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News and Features Related to Melanoma/Skin Cancer
Melanoma Rates May Be Higher for the Rich
March 21, 2011 -- Many lifestyle-related cancers disproportionately affect the poor, but new research finds the opposite to be true for the most lethal form of skin cancer: melanoma. In a California study, non-Hispanic, white teens and young women living in the most affluent neighborhoods were nearlRead Full Article
New Adhesive Tape Test for Melanoma
Feb. 11, 2011 -- An experimental, noninvasive test that relies on a special adhesive tape to collect cells from suspicious skin lesions can accurately identify both early and advanced melanomas, researchers say. The test identified localized and invasive melanomas 100% of the time, with a 12% rate oRead Full Article
Low Vitamin D Levels for Skin Cancer Patients
Oct. 18, 2010 -- Protecting your skin from the sun to help prevent skin cancer may have an unhealthy side effect: vitamin D deficiency. A new study shows vitamin D deficiency is increasingly common among people with a genetic predisposition to sun-related skin cancers known as basal cell nevus syndrRead Full Article
New Drug May Treat Advanced Melanoma
Aug. 25, 2010 -- It's no cure, and it works only for about half of melanoma patients, but a new drug extends progression-free survival in patients dying of advanced melanoma. The vast majority of patients with advanced, metastatic melanoma gain only a few months extra survival from standard treatmenRead Full Article
New Drug Extends Lives of Melanoma Patients
June 7, 2010 (Chicago) -- A new drug that revs up the immune system to attack cancer cells extended the lives of people with advanced melanoma by an average of nearly four months in late-stage testing. That may not sound like much, but given that "average survival [for metastatic melanoma] is six toRead Full Article
Tanning Beds Triple Melanoma Risk
May 27, 2010 -- Regular use of tanning beds triples or even quadruples the risk of developing melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, new research finds. The study is the largest of its kind to examine whether indoor tanning causes skin cancer, and it comes as federal regulators are consideriRead Full Article
Sun Exposure While Driving Linked to Cancer
May 14, 2010 -- The sunlight that comes into the driver's side of cars in the U.S. may contribute to the development of skin cancers on the left side of the face and body, a new study shows. Researchers examined the records of 1,047 patients referred to a skin cancer unit at Saint Louis University SRead Full Article
Epidemic of Skin Cancer in the U.S.?
March 16, 2010 -- When people think about skin cancer, often it's melanoma, the deadliest form, that comes to mind. But a new study suggests that nonmelanoma skin cancers, already the most common form of cancer in the United States, appear to be on the rise. From 1992 to 2006, cases of nonmelanoma sRead Full Article
Melanoma Cases on the Rise
March 9, 2010 (Miami Beach, Fla.) -- While some researchers suggest the rising rates of melanoma may simply reflect a change in how doctors diagnose melanoma and the increased availability of skin cancer screenings, a leading dermatologist says the increase is real. The average American's risk of deRead Full Article
Radiation Cuts Odds Melanoma Will Recur
Nov. 3, 2009 (Chicago) -- Radiation treatment cuts the risk that melanoma will come back in people at high risk for recurrence, a new study suggests. Researchers studied more than 200 people with melanoma at high risk of having their cancer return after surgery because the disease had spread to theRead Full Article


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Mark Shuttleworth Announces uTouch Framework
Open source gesture suite lands in Ubuntu 10.10.
Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth today announced the uTouch gesture suite that will make its first appearance in the 10.10.10 build of Ubuntu. The code is published under GPLv3 and LGPLv3.
"There's no reason why anyone else can't ship them as well," Shuttleworth said. "There's nothing in there proprietary to Canonical," he added.
Shuttleworth explained that UTouch goes beyond standard touch frameworks by allowing users to chain a series of gestures into a sophisticated series of commands known as "gesture sentences."
The window manager in Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition will fully support the UTouch framework and thereby gesture sentences.
"Netbooks with multitouch will be able to switch applications, potentially switch tabs within the application you're using or, using gestures," Shuttleworth told Linux Pro.
Combining uTouch with Unity, Ubuntu's retooled desktop environment, optimized for netbooks and tablets is a logical choice, but developers will have to first create applications that take advantage of uTouch. Updating from Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04 to 10.10 will automatically include UTouch and Unity. Shuttleworth said that Canonical will include at least one application that has a rich touch interface.
"We're announcing the pieces now because we think developers will want to get working on their own apps," Shuttleworth said.
Shuttleworth expects preinstalled uTouch-compatible devices to coincide with Ubuntu 10.10. Ubuntu 10.10 won't be available until October.
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HP Enterprise Unveils a Futuristic Computer
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The new Torus distributed storage system is available under an open source license on GitHub
Google Beats Oracle in the Android Lawsuit
Juries decides Google's use of Java APIs Was Fair Use
Linux is the Largest Software Development Project in History
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REL 171 History of Christianity to the Reformation
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"At the 2006 GSCO convention in Tunica I bid on the Fannin sheep hunt donated by Pete & Sharon Jensen of Hunt Yukon. I was unsuccessful in obtaining that donated hunt, so my husband Larry and I visited with Pete & Sharon the next day concerning any remaining openings for 2006. They had one opening for August 10-22, which I booked.
Sharon picked us up in Dawson City where we drove the Dempster Highway to their main camp. We met the other sheep hunters, Brian Hauck (#1181, AB) and Ben Ralston and his son Greg. We all went our separate ways the next morning. Larry and I and my guide Eric Rae, with our pack string of seven horses, put in a 12-hour ride the first day. Over two more days and another five hours on horseback we arrived in the Ogilvie Mt. sheep country Eric was anxious to hunt. Those 27 hours on horseback consisted of traversing bog, muskeg, river crossings and trying to locate lost trails, all in the pouring rain. It rained day and night; it just would not quit. In my 10-day hunt I think we had about four hours of sun.
On the seventh day Eric spotted five rams in a basin, three immature Dall rams, one legal Dall ram and one really nice dusty grey Fannin ram with wide flaring horns. That's all we needed to know because that sounded like what I was looking for! The weather decided to throw everything at us that afternoon as we hiked up the ridges to get within shooting range. We belly crawled up the last part of the ridge where the guys set up scopes and started counting rams: four rams with no Fannin. We could not see one small side of the bowl so we backed off and crawled further up the ridge, peeked over again and the wild gleam in the guys' eyes and the big grins told me the ram was there. He was up and feeding but he was 450 yards away. I got set up for a shot and we waited with the rain stinging our faces and the wind howling. The ram turned and began walking toward us. I kept him in the scope and he stopped broadside at 275 yards and with one shot he fell off the ridge and down a rockslide. After the yelling and congratulations, we hiked over to look at my Fannin ram!
He was really great looking with light grey dusting and black tail. His horns measured 37 x 13 1/2 and we aged him at 9 1/2 years. There was nothing better than coming out of the tent the next morning and seeing those sheep horns - I had my Fannin!"
Stephanie Altimus #1169 (AZ)
Thank you for printing my comments on the Fannin sheep in the "Inbox" of the last GRAND SLAM magazine. I am writing this on my return flight from Whitehorse to Calgary following a most successful Fannin hunt. As I have the Dall and Stone as part of my Grand Slam, I was specifically after a Fannin. I did this hunt with Pete & Sharon Jensen, a longtime outfitter with a solid reputation. The trip was well organized, the horses were great and I had a terrific guide in Greg Paquin.
I have learned that the first day is the best day to take a ram, and this turned out to be a first day ram that stretched into a two-day hunt. Greg and I rode into the area we were to hunt the first morning and started by finding a large group of ewes and lambs. We then climbed to a spotting point and in the end bowl of one of several drainages we could see into we found five rams. This was across a river and on the next mountain range but thanks to Sworovski, we found them. Now it was 3:30 in the afternoon but we made a plan and were off.
The horses got us to the base of the mountain; we then had a long steep climb. We stayed on the top of the ridge reaching the bowl where we could scope the rams, and now the real fun began. In all there were 10 rams spread out in this bowl, with at least two past full curl. This is one of sheep hunting's greatest thrills as we watched them, judged horns, made a plan and unique to this hunt, carefully assessed color.
It was now early evening and the lighting was changing, which helped differentiate Dalls from light Fannins. To get a better position on the group, we dropped into the adjacent draw and went down to just above their level. From here we had an ideal look and I picked my ram. We had enjoyed this for well over an hour before it was time; I waited for the perfect broadside view from 328 yards, and my very trusted 30-378 put a Ballistic Tip right through both shoulders. This is what those afflicted with sheep fever are addicted to, and only we know the feeling. We gave the remaining nine rams 20 minutes to organize themselves and leave. The pictures, caping and deboning I also enjoy as an integral part of the hunt. At 10 p.m. on a perfect Yukon night, with the sun starting to go down and no bugs, we started off the mountain. Once we got to the horses we loaded the packs on them and the four of us walked back to camp arriving at 3 a.m. - thus a two-day hunt. My colleagues don't understand how walking down a mountain with a heavy pack and rifle then walking into the middle of the night can feel so good.
Analyzing the color of these rams was fascinating following the previous discussion of color. There were rams that were clearly Fannins, like mine, those that looked white with black tail tip, some of which likely had some dark hair, and a minority white with a white tail. I believe, as you do, Dennis, that the next generation of sheep hunters will have a much harder time completing the Grand Slam with a true Dall.
Many thanks to Pete & Sharon Jensen and Greg for a great hunt and ram #16 toward my Ovis Super 20. Unfortunately my Pakistan hunt in February coincides with the convention in Tunica and I will miss the tremendous event.
Brian Hauck #1181 (AB)


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Endeavour was launched on an assembly mission to the to the International Space Station (ISS). The main mission was to install a 72 m x 11.4 m, 65 kW double-wing solar panel on the Unity module of the ISS. The external tank and the Orbiter entered a 74 x 325 km orbit at 0314 GMT. Endeavour's OMS burn raised its perigee to 205 km at around 0347 GMT; the ET re-entered over the Pacific. Endeavour docked with the Station's PMA-3 docking port at 1959 GMT on December 2. Astronauts then installed the P6 solar panel truss to the station during a series of spacewalks. The P6 was made up of the LS (Long Spacer), PV-1 IEA (Integrated Equipment Assembly) and the PVAA (Photovoltaic Array). The LS carried two Thermal Control Systems with radiators to eject waste heat from the Station; these radiators were to be moved to truss segments S4 and S6 later in assembly. The PVAA had solar array wings SAW-2B and SAW-4B, which deployed to a span of 73 meters. Only after completion of three station assembly space walks on December 3, 5, and 7 did the Endeavour crew enter the station (at 1436 GMT on December 8), delivering supplies to Alpha's Expedition One crew. Hatches were closed again at 1551 GMT December 9, and Endeavour undocked at 1913 GMT the same day. After one flyaround of the station, Endeavour fired its engines to depart the vicinity at 2017 GMT December 9. The deorbit burn was at 2158 GMT on December 11, changing the orbit from 351 x 365 km to 27 x 365 km, with landing at Runway 15 of Kennedy Space Center at 2303 GMT.
The payload bay of Endeavour for STS-97 contained a total cargo of 18740 kg:
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As winter storm Pax slammed the south and northeast Thursday and into Friday impacting more than 100 million Americans, UFO reports in these U.S. regions slowed down as people stayed indoors or lost electricity, according to February 14, 2014, data from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The MUFON Web-based reporting center received eight UFO reports Thursday, February 13, seven from southern coastal or western states unaffected by the storm, and just one report from South Carolina - which turned out to be a recalled event from 1992.
On St. Valentine's Day while the storm moved further northeast and the country began digging out, MUFON received only six reports by 2 p.m. ET, with only two of those reports from the affected regions - Indiana and West Virginia - and both of those reports were events that occurred in the 1990s.
Pennsylvania MUFON State Director John Ventre, in one of the states hit hard by the storm with blizzard conditions across the state and a 100-car pile-up along the turnpike just north of Philadelphia today, said the drop in reports is natural during major storms.
"People are definitely hearing the storm warnings, staying off the roads and remaining indoors," Ventre said Friday. "Our UFO reports do typically drop off during major storms, although once the area rebounds in a few days you may see case reports coming in late."
But Ventre said the opposite is true in good weather when everyone is outside.
"We tend to get a huge number of reports on and around the Fourth of July," Ventre said. "There's a high number of people going outside and looking to the sky for fireworks - and what follows is a tremendous number of UFO reports."
Pennsylvania is typically a high reporting UFO state The state is currently in a UFO Alert Rating of 4 with a higher than average number of recent reports. Pennsylvania was the 9th highest reporting state with 20 cases in January 2014 - while California had 102 reports - the highest reporting state in the nation.


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This is a true story. The book is a diary of a woman's journey with ulterior motives. There are many life stories, patterns-of-being, thoughts, images and metaphors intertwined into a web of hundreds of silk threads held together by sensitivity. Somewhere in the middle of all of this, behind a hospital door, is a woman dressed in black.
It's a story about pain and morphine, it's a story about a woman who lived too long.
Louise Punt-Fouche was born in South Africa on September 4, 1958. She has two children. She became an artist, a yoga teacher and a psychologist. "I live in a small village, on the periphery of life with a wonderful husband, two extraordinary children and two beautiful dogs. I live in a space where light is the most central feature. I have the priviledge in my work as a psychologist, to share many interior spaces with others. I love drawing faces as maps of experience; patterns as the settings of archetypal existence; words in images; mandalas as blueprints of infinity; conceptual art (installations) as a reflective tool of situated consciousness and poetry to explore Understanding without fear." "Since I can remember, I have been creating through drawing, painting and writing. Although life has been puzzling most of the time, moments of creating in which time stood still existed throughout my life. It was in these moments that I glimpsed beauty."
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Culture, not security, slowing move to cloud, says Pitney Bowes' Whetstone
Data security concerns are often cited as the biggest obstacles to cloud migration, but among many organizations and law firms, it is simply resistance to change slowing the move. "I think it's more about culture, a sense of control, a sense of 'our way is better,'" says Stephen Whetstone, Vice President of Pitney Bowes Legal Solutions, in Boston. Often, Whetstone says, the decision makers within a business may have the most to lose from outsourcing to the cloud tasks that are done at greater costs and less efficiently in-house. "It may be in their self interest to continue to do the work, but they also may recognize that shifting their job externally may put their position at risk," he explains. He adds, "Job preservation can be a legitimate obstacle to moving to the cloud." Of course, costs — or cost uncertainty — can be a major deterrent, too. Companies that have invested heavily in existing infrastructures may be reticent of "reinventing the wheel." Still, "there's been a huge migration toward the cloud," Whetstone says. "To the extent that there's a perception that law firms [and other organizations] are reticent to use cloud-based solutions, I think that that's no longer true." In this ACEDS podcast, Whetstone, who will speak at the 3rd Annual ACEDS Conference & Exhibition, tells how to maneuver resistance to the cloud and take advantage of the savings it promises.


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Bluewater Harbour Motel Room Bowen Disability Equipped Room
Bluewater Harbour Motel Garden room is available in a Queen and Single configeration.This room was buit to Australian Standards for Handicapped people.
At the Bluewater Harbour Motel we take pride in what we do and this shows in the lush green corridoor that surrounds our Disabled Room.
Sit out on therear deck and watch the birds in the trees whilst enjoying the beautiful North Queensland sunshine.
If you are traveling to Bowen make sure that staying at the Bluewater Harbour motel is on your list.
The tranquil area at the rear of the room allows for the perfect night sleep
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- Coded Swipe Key System for greater security during your stay
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Ken Patera squash match (1989)
October 16-1989. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Ken Patera destroys a helpless jobber by the name of Randy Rudd. From the independent West Four Wrestling Alliance (WFWA) promotion based in Winnipeg
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Earth Justice and the Kansas Sierra Club sent a letter to Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Rod Bremby demanding that the public have a chance to weigh in on plans by Sunflower Electric Power Corp. to build a plant near Holcomb.
In April, Gov. Mark Parkinson and Sunflower officials reached a settlement over plans to build a new plant, reducing the company's request from two plants to one 895 megawatt plant. The settlement also contains other renewable energy provisions.
Bremby denied Sunflower's initial application for two plants in 2007 over concerns about carbon emissions.
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White-Truffle Weekend at Topping Rose House; Q&A With Alice Waters
Plus: Citymeals' happy hour, and more, in today's Leftovers.
The PTA of PS 107 in Park Slope is hosting a Q&A; with Alice Waters alongside author Michael Moss. It will focus on topics such as starting a garden and getting children to eat healthily. The event, which will take place on November 21, begins at 5:15 p.m. with a reception and tasting, followed by the talk. Tickets are $65 per person and can be purchased online. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to PS 107. [Grub Street]
Citymeals' Young Professional Committee is hosting its next happy hour on Thursday, November 14, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Hilo in MePa. Tickets to the event are $30 online and $40 at the door; each ticket includes beer, wine, and snacks. [Grub Street]
Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton is hosting a full-on Truffle Weekend from November 16 to 17, where Tom Colicchio and Hearth's Marco Canora and Paul Grieco will prepare a six-course meal in honor of truffle season. Each guest will also get to indulge in a truffle Sunday brunch, as well as have the opportunity to preorder a limited number of whole white truffles. Rooms start at $525 a night, and the dinner, which is only available to hotel guests, costs an additional $395 per person. Reservations can be made by e-mailing Eliza at email@example.com. [Grub Street]
If an entire weekend of truffle eating is not your cup of tea, Lincoln Ristorante is offering a five-course menu of Piedmontese specialties, topped with white-truffle shavings. Reservations can be made by calling 212-359-6500. [Grub Street]