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Federal agents searched Solyndra's Fremont headquarters Thursday, just days after the high-profile solar manufacturer filed for bankruptcy protection and a week before its top executives are expected to testify before Congress.
The surprise raid is believed to be related to Solyndra's controversial $535 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy and comes amid heightened scrutiny from Washington lawmakers who want to know how a company that was once President Barack Obama's poster child for clean technology imploded so quickly.
At least 30 FBI agents and investigators from the Energy Department's Office of Inspector General descended on Solyndra's campus starting at 7 a.m., staying throughout most of the day.
"We are executing search warrants on Solyndra regarding a joint Department of Energy Office of Inspector General and FBI investigation," said FBI spokeswoman Julianne Sohn, who declined to elaborate. The search warrant is under seal, so it remains unclear exactly what investigators are looking for.
Leaders in Congress on both sides of the aisle are eager to learn what happened at Solyndra, and Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have scheduled a Sept. 14 hearing on Solyndra's DOE loan guarantee.
The Office of Inspector General is the investigative arm of the Energy Department and regularly audits and inspects department programs, with a mission of identifying cost savings, operational efficiencies and "returning hard dollars to the department." It also delves into any suspicion of fraud.
Solyndra, which manufactured tubular-shaped solar panels for commercial rooftops, stunned the cleantech community when it abruptly announced last week that fierce competition from China had forced it to suspend operations and immediately lay off 1,100 employees.
But the Energy Department, which agreed to restructure Solyndra's debt in January, was presumably aware the company was dealing with a cash flow crisis. The department confirmed Thursday that it had "observer status" on Solyndra's board of directors starting in February and participated in board meetings and conference calls.
Also Thursday, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles, sent his colleagues on the committee a sharply worded letter urging them to invite Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison to testify.
"Less than two months ago, Mr. Harrison met with us and other committee members to assure us that Solyndra was in a strong financial position and in no danger of failing. ... These assurances appear to contrast starkly with his company's decision to file for bankruptcy last week," Waxman wrote.
In a July 13 letter to the Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations obtained by this newspaper, Harrison wrote that he wanted to "ensure" that the subcommittee had "the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding Solyndra." Harrison then wrote: "Solyndra's revenues grew from $6 million in 2008 to $100 million in 2009 to $140 million in 2010. For 2011, revenues are projected to nearly double again."
Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., said in a joint statement Thursday that the latest development reinforces their long-held concerns about the Solyndra loan guarantee.
"The FBI raid further underscores that Solyndra was a bad bet from the beginning and put taxpayers at unnecessary risk," they said. "We hope to hear directly from Solyndra's executives next week -- the same executives who visited Capitol Hill as part of a PR campaign in July and misrepresented the company's financial situation."
The FBI's involvement in the raid indicates that a criminal investigation could be under way.
Joseph Russoniello, a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California, said investigators could be responding to a whistle-blower or seeking additional documents that shed light on why the company went bankrupt.
"They're probably looking for emails and internal communication within the company, like information about sales," Russoniello said.
Solyndra spokesman Dave Miller said the company was fully cooperating with federal officials.
One former employee, Mohammed Walahi, who began working as a process technician for Solyndra in 2005, showed up at the company Thursday morning to file a workers' compensation claim for a repetitive stress injury and was surprised to see FBI agents instead of security guards. Solyndra's employees were laid off with no severance pay and an immediate end to health benefits, and Walahi, 41, has a wife and two young children to support.
He lashed out at his former employer, saying Solyndra manufactured solar panels that often contained imperfections that had to be thrown away.
"At least $100,000 a day was thrown away," Walahi said. "If they are wasting $100,000 a day, how much is that a month or a year? Of course that's going to lead to bankruptcy."
Solyndra has become a political black eye for the Obama administration, in part because the president visited the company in May 2010 to talk about the promise of green jobs.
Critics have said the federal support for Solyndra may have been politically motivated. The George Kaiser Family Foundation, a charitable organization based in Tulsa, Okla., holds about 35.7 percent of Solyndra, according to a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. George Kaiser raised money for Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and was a frequent visitor to the White House.
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I got myself some new switches (1000mbps)... it improved the playing of the DVD's a lot (no stuttering at all).
Now I fixed the noise when playing a 1080P movie (MKV) and it seems to work with MEnconder (Audio: DTS/Undermined), TsMuxer (Audio: DTS/Undermined) and Tsmuxer.
But I won't get any subtitles on those streams, so I've tried the following streams:
The one with the external subtitles option (first in Transcode folder) ---> stuttering and no subtitles
Avisynth/Mencoder [External Subtitles] ---> The data is corrupted
Avisynth/FFmpeg [External Subtitles] ---> The data type is not supported
Mencoder [Audio: DTS/Undermined] Sub: Embedded: Dutch ---> Heavy Stuttering but showing subtitle
Mencoder (Audio DTS/Undermined) Sub: Subrip Undermined ---> Heavy Stuttering but showing external subtitle
The subtitles are added through the PS3 media server correctly on a DVD
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OAKLAND -- Stephen Curry wished he could have another chance at the final possession that failed, but the last-second turnover wasn't Warriors coach Mark Jackson's main concern.
Jackson pinned the Warriors' 89-84 loss to New York on Sunday squarely on a second-quarter defensive lapse when his team surrendered 34 points, including a 15-0 Knicks run headed into halftime.
"We don't look at what cost us the game offensively," Jackson said. "You're going to make or miss shots. What cost us the game was giving them 34 points in the second quarter. That's not our brand of defense."
With the short-handed Warriors defense suffering a letdown and the offense struggling to a 35.4 percent shooting percentage, Golden State fell yet again at home to an Eastern Conference team struggling to make the playoffs.
Curry scored 22 of his 32 points in the second half in trying to lead the comeback. But with the ball in his hands and the Warriors trailing by three points with five seconds left, he thought twice about shooting while heavily defended by New York's Raymond Felton and saw his pass to Draymond Green stolen.
"If I could do it over, I'd probably just find a way to shoot it regardless," said Curry, who also missed a last-minute 3-point attempt with a chance to tie.
J.R. Smith led New York with 21 points, and Carmelo Anthony came through with big points late in the game to finish with 19 in helping the Knicks in their fight for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Klay Thompson had 15 points and nine rebounds while struggling in going 3 for 11 from 3-point range. He did connect from long range to close the deficit to 85-84 with 1:03 left, but the Warriors were unable to score in the final minute.
Until Curry hit a wide-open 3-pointer from the corner to tie the score at 81 with 2:42 left, the Warriors had spent the second half playing from behind thanks to a disastrous second quarter.
New York stunned the Oracle Arena crowd, scoring the final 15 points of the quarter to take a 56-44 lead into halftime. The Knicks scored 34 points in the quarter, and even though New York managed only 33 for the rest of the game, the Warriors lost.
"That's what happens when you put yourself in that position to have to make plays down the stretch," Jackson said. "This game should have been won early by the way we started to set the tone. We gave them life."
The Warriors scored only 12 points in the second to match their lowest-scoring quarter of the season after having led by as many as 12 points in the first quarter.
The Warriors had crushed the Knicks by 23 points last month at Madison Square Garden, but this Warriors team was without their starting frontcourt of Andrew Bogut and David Lee.
Bogut missed the game with a pelvic/groin contusion that is expected to keep him sidelined for at least two more games, according to Jackson. An MRI exam revealed no structural damage, with Jackson saying that Bogut's day-to-day status was "great news."
Lee missed a second straight game because of a strained right hamstring, taking the Warriors' top two rebounders out of their lineup.
Jermaine O'Neal started in Bogut's place and had eight points and 12 rebounds, but the Warriors gave up 34 New York points in the paint. Injuries forced Green into playing center for long stretches and guarding the likes of Anthony and Amare Stoudemire, who added 15 points.
"It's tough," Green said. "Andrew is a great piece of what we do. It's going to be tough, but we've had times this year where we got it done, and we can get it done."
For more on the Warriors, see the Inside the Warriors blog at ibabuzz.com/warriors. Follow Diamond Leung on Twitter at twitter.com/diamond83.
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Let's be honest
Who thought that Newcastle performance was a good one?
I certainly don't. I thought it was absolutely awful and pretty typical of the performances we've had so far this season. Ok I cant complain about the results, well actually I can. We should have 3 points from Saturday. Credit to Newcastle they dug in but we should have taken all three leaving Newcastle feeling robbed.
They completely dominated the game for the first 35-40 minutes and gave us nothing. They made us look very poor. The sending off changed things and gave us the opportunity to steal the game and we didn't take it.
I'm extremely disappointed about what I saw. Moses was awful and had the ball control of Dirk Kuyt. Henderson was anonymous. Cissokho was sloppy in possession. There was no movement from the midfield. We were far too narrow and offered no width at all. There was no out ball from the back.
All in it was typical of the performances we have had this season and we will be lucky to get 10th if we carry on. The results will dry up unless the performances pick up. That is guaranteed. We are very easy to play against. Press high and hard and we will just sit there. The lack of width and movement in the middle gives us no out ball and we cant hold possession. That means we cant pressurise the opposition and force them back at all. Believe me the results will not continue without a big change in the quality of our football.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Oct 21, 2013 21:37 Flag
I'd agree with almost all of that except the last paragraph. For me we looked off the pace, lacking in focus, and just a step behind. There was just no spark, invention or energy to our play. It could be argued that this was due to players being away, but that was the case with many around the league, but we saw energy from other teams. Besides, that might be a fair excuse for players who traveled to South America, or Africa like Moses, but harder to apply to those who stayed in Europe, and especially the English lads who only went down to the capital.
But I'd not say it was a typical performance. For me while I've been disappointed when we've shrunk away in the second half of games, for the most part I think we've shown much higher levels of performance, energy and creativity in most games this season so far. Which is why i'd not get overly concerned over this result (and performance) Yes a bad day at the office, but to expect perfection throughout the season is asking too much. But how we react when things don't go to plan, that is what imo will define our season.
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hi Dsteer. We've seen this in every game and I find it a real worry. Moses has no excuses he wasn't away. Agreed there was no energy at all. Very flat. My biggest problem is that we are very easy to play against and we play in a way that typifies a team near relegation. Sit back and let them come on and not enough quality to dominate the game outright. That will mean that we will lose more games soon and it may start a worrying trend.
I saw a snippet of the Villa vs Tottenham game on Sunday. The difference in quality from both sides was staggering. Both Villa and Tottenham showed ability to keep the ball at times and push forward pressing the opposition back. We just sit there and wave our arms about when there's a bad pass forward, it's miss controlled or actually there's no one available. I saw that too, more than once as well.
This will not bode well going forward mark my words. The slope may more slippery with the risk of losing Suarez at Christmas etc. I am honestly worried and appalled by what I'm seeing.


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CORRECTED: This article has been corrected to read that the panhandling ordinance has not yet gone into effect.
Tuesday the Commission passed a new ordinance banning people from aggressive begging downtown. If passed at the next Commission meeting, the ordinance will go into effect.
It's been talked about for some time.
"I for one am for the rights of all people, but a person does not have the right to interrupt my dinner, my stroll with my family, and aggressively solicit money, which is exactly what they are doing," says commissioner Andy Cheek.
Under this new ordinance, it would be a criminal offense to panhandle in an aggressive or intimidating way.
Those who do will get a warning at first, then they'll be fined, and then violators could face jail time.
"To put them off the streets is not going to solve the problem because when you take one off the street, another one will come," says commissioner Calvin Holland.
Commissioners went back and forth debating whether the law violated free speech and, if passed, whether it needed to be extended to include areas beyond downtown.
"My point is that I don't know if we need to make it downtown or West Augusta or South Augusta, we need to make it all of Augusta-Richmond County," says commissioner Don Grantham.
The ordinance was extended to include the Armstrong Galleria.
Marion Williams was the only commissioner who voted no to the proposal...and he says there may be some major repercussions if it goes into effect.
"I think incarceration or fining is going to cause additional problems. If a man ain't got no money, you are going to keep him in jail much longer. The sheriff is going to complain about overcrowding, then we got to build another jail, then we got to feed them, you can can't just put them on the floor, it's a snowball effect," says commissioner Marion Williams.
Several commissioners say they want to eventually amend the ordinance to ban panhandling in all of Augusta.
The ordinance will be read again at the next Commission meeting. If it passes the second vote, it will go into effect immediately.
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After a drive from Denver, several hours of work, packing an overnight bag and grabbing a beer with my cohorts at Dos Locos, I'd finally reached the trailhead for my destination, a friend's off-grid cabin up nestled in ye ol' mining hills. It's the equivalent of a hut trip, but with a more exclusive and homey feel.
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The following is an excerpt from our 2013 Annual Report: A Recipe for Success.
The theme of this year's Annual Report is a Recipe for Success. Without question, Gifford had that recipe in 2013! We continued to gain great recognition for what we've done, while taking major strides to position ourselves to do even more in the future.
In 2013, as we awaited permits for the senior retirement community, we undertook important expansions to the Kingwood and Sharon health centers. Ultimately, the senior retirement Act 250 permits and Certificate of Need were granted, making us ready to break ground for the new nursing home in the spring of 2014, with independent and assisted living options to follow. Moving the nursing home will enable us to renovate our inpatient unit, with single-patient rooms that will significantly improve health safety and comfort for patients using that facility.
In addition, we earned designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center. This will enable us to expand our core commitment to primary care, including new initiatives and collaborations to extend dental and mental health services to underserved areas.
As we have pursued these plans for the future, Gifford has continued its commitment to patient care and furthering the health of our communities. We are extremely proud that Dr. Lou DiNicola was given the Physician Award for Community Service by the Vermont Medical Society. We are delighted that Major McLaughlin was named the national Outstanding Senior Volunteer. We are humbled by the continued recognition of the Menig Extended Care Facility.
As we reflect on these accomplishments and look forward with tremendous anticipation to 2014, it is an honor for the Board to serve an organization that continually goes above and beyond. Even as we experience constant change in today's health care environment, we have great confidence that Gifford's ever-evolving recipe will generate success this year and for many more to come.
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In the mythical workshop of Hector Saxe they call this luxury backgammon board simply le bleu. But after owning it for a few months you may want to rechristen it the blues, to honour your defeated opponents who can't help but come back for more.
Who can blame them? Gazing at the super-cool colour scheme is a soothing experience. The scintillating mother of pearl chips have hypnotic qualities, so too the rhythmic bounce of dice across the seamless padded felt.
But like a spider in your own web, don't get caught yourself. That luxurious surface with painted tips is devoid of stitching to give you agile, fast-paced play. So up the tempo when it suits you. Catch your adversary napping and rack up another fine win on your authentic Hector Saxe. They may not like it – but they'll be back.
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Vagueness in the ICH Q2A and Q2B guidelines necessitates effective protocol design and data analysis. For specificity (detection in the presence of interfering substances), the goal is statistical differences with meaningful implications on assay performance. Linearity (results directly proportional to concentration of analyte in the sample) is typically demonstrated via least squares regression. Accuracy (difference between measured and true values) usually is presented as a percent of nominal. Precision analysis is vital because it supports claims of accuracy and linearity. A well-designed experiment and statistically relevant methods will facilitate method validation in accordance with ICH guidelines.
Approaches other than those set forth in this guideline may be applicable and acceptable. It is the responsibility of the applicant to choose the validation procedure and protocol most suitable for their product. However, it is important to remember that the main objective of validating an analytical procedure is to demonstrate that the procedure is suitable for its intended purpose. Due to their complex nature, analytical procedures for biological and biotechnological products in some cases may be approached differently than in this document.3
The ICH guidelines suggest combining individual validation characteristics to minimize total testing. A statistical approach to validation of analytical methods can minimize the amount of testing while meeting the requirements of the guidelines. This assertion is based on the following comment from the ICH Q2B document:
In practice, it is usually possible to design the experimental work such that the appropriate validation characteristics can be considered simultaneously to provide a sound, overall knowledge of the capabilities of the analytical procedure, for instance: specificity, linearity, range, accuracy and precision.3
The elements of the analytical method requiring proof through validation as contained in the ICH Q2A guideline are summarized here in Table 1.4


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The Children Next Door, directed by Doug Block and produced by Lynda A. Hansen, recounts the fear and pain of domestic violence through the eyes of a child. This powerful film takes us on a young Tennessee family's journey to discover the solution to end a reoccurring cycle of violence and the truth that lies beneath. We live in a society where domestic abuse is pervasive. The statistics are staggering, and behind every number is a devastating personal story. A movement is under way across the U.S. to generate awareness about the problem of childhood exposure to domestic violence. This film and this panel are part of that movement. The panel,The Impact of Domestic Violence, will follow the screening of The Children Next Door.
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NORDEN, Calif. — Sugar Bowl Resort will install a new chairlift this summer in an effort to improve access to advanced and expert terrain on the west side of the resort.
The Crow's Peak chairlift, a fixed-grip triple, will provide lift-serviced skiing and riding in the Strawberry Fields area of the mountain, just below the Crow's Nest Peak, according to a resort press release.
"Currently hike-to terrain accessed from the Disney Express Chair, the new Crow's Peak chair will greatly improve fall line skiing, increasing the overall terrain and vertical for skiers to enjoy," officials said.
The $3 million project was approved last week by the U.S. Forest Service; the lift will be ready for the 2013-14 ski season.
Sugar Bowl recently acquired Royal Gorge, North America's largest cross country ski resort. The Crow's Peak lift's bottom terminal will be located just above Royal Gorge's Van Norden Meadow, bringing the two resorts closer together.
At nearly 1,000 vertical feet, the lift will run to the top of Crow's Nest Peak, with the top terminal located just left of the peak. For more information, visit www.sugarbowl.com.


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I've just recently begun to strength train and do cardio at least 3-4 times a week just to stay healthy and fit. Every time I do sit-ups I get a lower back ache. Am I doing something wrong or will the aches go away once I really start building the abdominal muscle?
Also does any one have any other abdominal exercise suggestions other than your typical crunches and sit-ups?
They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
-- Isaiah 40:30-31
Make sure when you perform your situps that you have your abs pulled at 30% out of 100% at all times. If you don't, you aren't supporting your multifidus muscles in your back. Lift your chest towards the ceiling w/o pulling on your neck. Think of elongating your spine.
certified personal trainer
Also, regular situps (you know, the ones where you lock your feet under something while lying on the floor) will hurt your lower back no matter how you do them. You might be better off doing crunches and leg lifts, comnined with some oblique work. Even hanging from a chin up bar doing leg lifts will be better for your back.
Strengthening the lower back should help too. So will gentle stretching...an often over looked aspect of fitness. I have totally eliminated pain on one side of my lower back by following a regimen of stretching done over the stability ball each morning. I'm a personal trainer, also, and I work primarily with the 50+ population. We do what is called a 'standing crunch'. It goes like this: bend over slightly at the waist, placing hands firmly on thighs with finger tips just touching the tops of knees. Strongly pull in your abs and while firmly pressing down with your hands on your thighs, come to an upright position. Return to original position, keeping abs pulled in at all times. One more thing...don't forget to breathe! 2 sets of 12 to 15 reps are recommended. This is a safe alternative to the lying sit up or crunch for any age to try.
checkout pavel tsatsoulines power breathing or beyond crunches to learn how to properly contract your abdominal region. You may be using too much of your hip flexors and not enough abs (hint contract your hamstrings and hiss out air as you contract (crunch).
His information is excellent
CSCS, RKC,. MA Exercise Physiology
Sharise, Within the 'fitness' profession, we have known for about 15 years that we should NOT be performing the old, full sit-ups due to low back injury. Also, we realized we were primarily using our hip flexors rather than our abdominal muscle to perform the full sit-up.
During the past 5-8 years we have been obsessed with our abs. We want to see a six pack. Unfortunately, we neglect the rest of the 'core'(the other 28-32 muscle within the core)especially the low back area. You ask the question, "Also, does anyone have any other abdominal exercise suggestions other than your typical crunches......" There are many exercises to recommend. However, some are beginner, intermediate, and advanced. The gentleman who posted the previous message, for instance, recommended techniques developed in the Soviet Union during the 60's, power breathing. This is a VERY advanced method of training, to be utilized by only the most conditioned athlete. Also, this method should never be recommended to anyone who has high blood pressure or any heart conditions. I learned this technique 10 years ago, and as a personal trainer I have never shared it with any of my clients. I use the technique regularly, however, I am conditioned and hold a world record for sit-ups. I would be happy to recommend exercises if you would share with me your age, height, weight. Have you had a check-up, lately? I also strongly suggest you create specific goals and work on those.
Skip Chase, CPT
Guinness World Record Holder
'Most Sit-ups, 24 Hours, Abdominal frame'
110,912-Jan 8th-9th, 2004
World Class Fitness, Inc.
By the way, there is one technique you may begin regardless of your condition. It is simple....basically called the 'drawing in maneuver'. Regardless of what you are doing, you may practice...pull your belly button in, toward your spine. A starting goal may be to hold it in for 30 seconds. You can perform this exercise any time; while standing, walking, driving,watching TV...I am doing now while sitting at the computer. At first, you may have to put one figure on your belly button, to help create the 'neuromuscular connection', to train the central nervous system to activate the TVA, transversus abdominus. If you stand in front of a mirror, sideways, and stand naturally, observe how far forward your 'abs' stick out. Practice the 'drawing in maneuver' as many times as possible for one month. At the end of the month, go back to the mirror. Stand sideways and you will see a marked improvement.
I just started core training Had a L-4 to S-1 failed Fusion done in 2002 have had back and leg pain ever since. Gained over 40 lbs from laying around saying the pain would not let me do anything.Got mad and joined gym with personal trainer. Only been one week and I feel so much better been walking treadmill 6X week can not do any thing that will bend me forward past a certain point. Do not do sit-ups at all and never will puts to much strain on low back even in people with healthy backs.
Anyone been where am at or knows any one that is would love to here from you.
Thanks Bob M
Are you using a mat? If not, that could be the source.
PILATES is absolutely the way to go!! It has made all the difference with my running and swimming...Also I have not had the slightest bit of back pain since I started almost one year ago. Make sure you have a great instructor though. One who is very "militant" about making sure your body mechanics are correct all the time.
Give it a try...
How about going strait to the problem, your low back. Every one would be suprised at how weak thoes muscles are because we have hips that do all the bending and lifting. It is very difficult to isolate these muscles. Solution, check out medxonline.com, for a location/clinic near you or if your in the Denver or CO Springs area americasback.com may be the best bet for your dollar. The Lumbar Extention Machine just maybe the only to take your hips out of the equation and isolate the muscles in the low back.
Try pilates mat work to work the core, it is not hurtful to your back and it is a great workout.
As someone with a weak core - especially lower back and abs, I find the following ab exercises to be best for me: 1) Laying on your back hold a large fitness ball between your feet, arms straight back over your head. Lift your feet and pass the ball to your hands, lower all limbs to the floor, then pass it back to your feet. Repeat. 2) Using dumbells & laying on your back, stretch one leg out. With the opposite arm, do a tricep curl at the same time. 3) Hover! Place toes and forearms on the floor and keep your body flat, butt down.
I've found these help strengthen without hurting my back!
I agree with previous posts: you have to strengthen the core (specifically TVA) and lower back muscles. your "abs" are actually very small muscles in relation to the rest of your core, and shouldn't be isolated with sit-ups. When I was recovering from a bad snowboard accident that messed up my back, a stability ball made all the difference for recovery! example: lower back extensions on the ball (rest your lower stomach on the ball, feet lightly braced against a wall, and raise your body like a reverse crunch.) Also, crunches on the ball are a great way to challenge your core while strengthening your abs; do twisting crunches to use your obliques as well. Check out maximumcore.com for simple ball and core exercises.
Back pain is something many people complain about with traditional ab work, mainly resulting from doing advanced abdominal exercises that focus mainly on the 'outer unit' (your most superficial abdominal muscles like the rectus abdominus, the six pack muscle) before strengthening the 'innner unit' (your core muscles such as the transversus abdominus and internal obliques). Have an experienced, NASM trainer do a biomechanical evaluation or overhead squat test on you, and they will probably find that your pelvis naturally tilts forward just a bit, from tight hip flexors and quads and a weak core and glute muscles. Do you have a desk job? This problem is commonly seen in people that sit for most hours of the day, which chronically tightens certain muscles and causes the imbalances that i mentioned. I would see someone about starting a flexibility program along with a beginning core workout to address the problem instead of working around it. You will be exercising more safely in the long run, and your exercises will be much more effective! Please contact me if you have any more questions, i would be glad to help! N. Mar CPT,CSCS
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Candy and costumes are top of mind this time of year, but Halloween means one more thing: ghost stories. As we ponder what to wear (while snacking on candy corn) we can't help but think of one of our most haunted happenings at Hotel Monteleone. Turn down the lights and read by the glow of your screen – this is the story of Maurice Begere, a child who tragically died in our hotel… and who still haunts it to this day.
The ghost of Maurice appeared to his mother one night years later. He told her, "Mommy, don't cry. I'm fine."
During the late 1800s, the wealthy Begere family stayed at the Hotel Monteleone often. Jacques and his wife Josephine loved attending the French Opera House on Bourbon Street, but the lengthy operas were no place for their young son, Maurice.
Entrusted in a nanny's care, Maurice – who was just a toddler at the time – developed a fever one evening while his parents were at the opera. Although he received care, it was not enough. Maurice had a convulsion and died in his room.
The grief his parents felt upon their return is hard to comprehend. Josephine Begere could not bear to leave her son behind. She and Jacques returned to the hotel year in and year out in hopes that the spirit of Maurice might visit them. Eventually, he did.
On the fourteenth floor (which is really the thirteenth floor), Maurice appeared to his mother near the room where he died. In a striped shirt typical for children of that era, Maurice told his mother, "Mommy, don't cry. I'm fine." The encounter left Josephine in tears, overjoyed at having a loving moment with her young, departed son.
One guest encountered Maurice in recent years. "It didn't take me long to realize that I had seen a ghost," she says.
Maurice's parents weren't the only ones who saw the boy. To this day, guests report seeing the ghost of a friendly toddler on the fourteenth floor – the same floor that the International Society for Paranormal Research determined to be a hotbed of paranormal activity.
Phyllis Paulsen, a regular guest at the hotel, provided details of her own encounter with Maurice Begere: "I was just relaxing in bed one morning when I looked up to see a young boy, about three years old, walk by the foot of my bed. My husband had just left for a meeting, so I thought he may not have closed the door all the way. I immediately got up to see if the door was open and to check if a parent many have followed him into the room… It didn't take me long to realize that I had seen a ghost."
Halloween's impending arrival provides the perfect time for guests to enjoy the haunted side of our hotel. Book a room now and let our concierge help you plan a ghost tour of the city, or simply walk along the fourteenth floor in hopes of a paranormal experience.


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PLEASANTON -- With a first Bay Area toll lane proving it can help traffic congestion, freeway managers are planning for another on the same stretch of road from Milpitas to Pleasanton.
The first express lane opened there on southbound Interstate 680 in September 2010. Since then one opened in Santa Clara County, and plans are now underway to add a northbound toll lane along the Milpitas to Pleasanton route.
Don't expect a quick arrival, though, of the new 14-mile-long express lane between Silicon Valley jobs and East Bay suburbs. It could cost roughly between $170 million and $280 million.
It could take until 2018 to build, wire and open the brand new lane, freeway managers said in a meeting Wednesday night in Pleasanton on environmental planning for the project. It would be open to carpools for free and to solo drivers for an electronic toll that varies with congestion.
Caltrans, the Alameda County Transportation Commission and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority are teaming up with the CHP to plan the new lane.
The southbound I-680 toll lane charges tolls between 30 cents and $7.50 per trip.
"The express lanes are an important tool to decrease congestion overall and improve the reliability of travel time for those in lane," said Art Dao, the Alameda County commission's executive director. "We need to squeeze all the efficiency we can get out of our existing freeways because we're not in a position to build new ones in the Bay Area."
Dao said the new I-680 toll lane could be finished perhaps two years or three years earlier than 2018 if Alameda County voters on Nov. 6 pass the Measure B1 sales tax increase, which earmarks $60 million for the project.
That money -- coupled with $20 million already set aside -- would provide a base to seek state, federal and regional funding officials said.
Planners had hoped the southbound express lane would generate surplus income to fund other new lanes, but that hasn't happened so far.
Funding isn't the only project issue to be determined.
Planners are doing studies to determine if the future northbound toll lane should be designed differently than the existing southbound lane to ease commuter complaints about too few entrances and exits.
The southbound toll lane has only three entrances and three separate exits on its entire 14-mile length from Highway 84 in Pleasanton to Highway 237 in Milpitas.
Some commuters grumble that so few is inconvenient.
Planners will consider at least three options for more and different types of lane exits and entrances. But allowing people to zip in and out of the lane too often could increase risks of collisions, said Kanda Raj, the ACTA express lane project manager.
"We want to provide good access to the lanes, but we need to make sure it's safe," he said.
Drivers using the southbound I-680 express reach their destinations an average of three minutes faster than those in the regular lanes, he said.
While three minutes may not sound impressive, the regular lane users sometimes get delayed 30 minutes when stuck in traffic jams that express lane users miss. "The express lanes provide predictable travel times," Raj said.
Toll lane use has increased 25 percent in the last year, up to 2,250 drivers per weekday in September.
Contact Denis Cuff at 925-943-8267. Follow him at Twitter.com/deniscuff
Cities with the most users of the I-680 toll lane (from September 2010 through Feb. 24, 2012)
1) Pleasanton: 17,573
2) San Ramon: 13,590
3) Livermore: 10,736
4) San Jose: 10,334
5) Dublin: 8,829
6) Fremont: 5,501
7) Danville: 4,817
8) Walnut Creek: 4,549
9) Tracy: 4,031
10) Concord: 3,943
11) Oakland: 2,368
12) Castro Valley: 2,256
13) Alamo: 2,023
14) Lafayette: 1,919
To view more information on I-680 toll lanes, visit www.680expresslane.org/
Source: Alameda County Transportation Commission


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Well said, EJ. Unfortunately, hip hop has been misaligned due to mass media, but to appreciate it as an art form is to also appreciate words and flow of words. When you hear a good MC, you can have awesome pictures in your mind from how they enunciate a word and the context they use it in. Metaphors, character, stories, etc... are all part of decent hip hop and the Gorillaz have used awesome lyrical masters like Deltron 3000 and De La Soul as well as other great artists (from a variety of genres) intertwined with Albarn's vision to create new styles and sounds for thirsty ears.
If you thought that Johnny Cash's posthumous career has started to slow, it is time to guess again.The last week has seen the release of another new album - American VI: Ain't No Grave. It debuted at US #3 - the highest of any new album released this week. Richard Kingsmill (Triple J FM): "Do you mind if we throw to a song by your old man?. Duncan Jones (Bowie's Son): "Oh God ... if you have to ... OK ... but have a look at Nick Armstrong and The Thieves"
Also, according to Rick Rubin, it's the last album of the bunch.Still, nice to see the ghost of Johnny Cash haunting the american top ten.
It's worth checking out the new album by the Broken Bells. self titled album.the single is The High RoadTWAT.
I'm glad to see that the legendary Cash is still topping the charts.In a press release, Apple announced that its iTunes Store had topped 10 billion song purchases and downloads.The 10 billionth song was Johnny Cash's "Guess Things Happen That Way,"...
Groove Armada's new album Black Light features an excellent cameo from Bryan Ferry, doing his usual Bryan Ferry thing. The rest of the album I can take or leave (it'll get a few more spins before I know for sure), but this song... man.Watch HERE.
Pavement have a best of coming out this week. Called "Quarantine the Past". Despite not having any new material on it, I still predict it will be the most adventurous, original and refreshing guitar-orientated alternative record of the year.I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now, what I'm with isn't it, and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me.
The new Beck album "Oar" is pretty weird stuff. It's a cover of an old album by a dead man, this is what pitchfork.com said about it a while ago:"Beck got together with Wilco in L.A. to record their version of the 1969 cult fave Oar by onetime Moby Grape/Jefferson Airplane member turned acid casualty Skip Spence. Beck's long been a public admirer of Spence; he covered Oar's "Halo of Gold" on the 1999 tribute album More Oar. We are good and excited to hear what happens when Beck and Jeff Tweedy, the owners of two of rock's most evocatively weary voices, sing on the same track."I haven't been able yet to decide wether I like the album or not, but in any case it is definitely worth checking out. The original is unknown to me but the Beck /Wilco (and Feist) collaboration is certainly interesting stuff. It has some weird tunes and noises on it, which make it as far from the mainstream as I am just able to cope with - and then again it has some very cool drum loops and vocals which are not far from radio friendly pop. This is not a comfortable listening experience, but an interesting one nevertheless. Probably even more so for those who have ever heard the original by Skip Spence.Tracklist:01 - Little Hands (Skips Spence cover feat. Feist, Wilco and Jamie Lidell)02 - Cripple Creek (Skip Spence Cover feat. Wilco, Feist, Jamie Liddel)03 - Diana (Skip Spence Cover feat. Wilco, Feist & Jamie Lidell)04 - Margaret-Tiger Rug (Skip Spence feat. Wilco, Jamie Lidell, and Feist)05 - Weighted Down (Skip Spence Cover feat. Wilco, Feist and Jamie Lidell)06 - War in Peace (Skip Spence cover feat. Feist, Wilco and Jamie Lidell)07 - Broken Heart (Skip Spence Cover feat. Wilco, Feist and Jamie Lidell)08 - All Come To Meet Her (Skip Spence Cover feat. Wilco & Jamie Lidell)09 - Books of Moses (Skip Spence Cover feat. Wilco, Jamie Lidell and Feist)10 - Dixie Peach Promenade (Skip Spence Cover feat. Wilco, Jamie Lidell, and Feist)11 - Lawrence of Euphoria (Skip Spence Cover feat. Wilco, Jamie Lidell, and Feist)12 - GreyAfro (featuring Wilco, Jamie Lidell & Feist)TW GOD OF FOOTBALL
Here's one band with teh retro new sound..The Phenomenal Handclap Band with their song BabyTWAT.
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Well MGMT have an album coming soon.
They've released a track, and a second one's been leaked: http://www.nnm.cl/2010/03/09/nnm-premiere-nuevo-single-de-mgmt/"Perhaps if I dressed like a bat none of this would have happened"


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I've been talking about them, complaining about what you CAN'T do, about the troubles with 3D cards... Personally I'm getting a bit lost with all this. So, I've decided to compile all the information I could find out about those pesky 3D desktops.
Comments required.
_The matrix in this article has been superceded by the one in _this article.
A "what is" guide to 3D desktops
Essentially developed by Novell for SuSE and the first "elegant" 3D desktop, it came out with Compiz, a window manager that can replace Gnome's (and now KDE's and others) window manager. Allowing desktop rotations, window transparencies and deformations, it is nice-looking, fluid and can run on hardware more than five years old.
In short, if your existing X configuration supports somewhat advanced 3D acceleration and DRI, you can run XGL: it will start your normal X, ask it to draw a single, full-screen OpenGL window in which a simple new X server runs...
The advantage:
It will run (fast) on almost any 4 year-old video hardware, provided it has accelerated 3D (free or otherwise).
The problems:
Cards that can't handle outputting video to a texture will have to use software rendering—it's slower than video output to a VGA framebuffer, and any form of 3D acceleration in applications has gone bye-bye.
Championed by Red Hat and NVIDIA (amongst others) this method intends to add 3D acceleration to composite (ie. which can declare any element rendered separately and asks the hardware to assemble it all on screen) X—and this was accepted by the Xorg and freedesktop projects, so version 7.1 of Xorg has seen a nice AIGLX extension added. This solves the two main problems XGL encountered: 3D acceleration is still made available to applications, and video output can still make use of existing X extentions like xv.
However, AIGLX requires full compliance with the X ABI version 1.0, the support of GL_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, and DRI support—things that most proprietary drivers don't support as of yet, not even NVIDIA's—proponent of the project.
Meaning that right now, only owners of Intel, some Sis and older ATI hardware (pre-X1xxx) can make use of AIGLX.
The Support
|Xorg 7
|i810 to i965
|2D, Full 3D
|...is free
|Yes, good video
|2D only
|2D/3D, closed
|Yes, slow video
|2D only
|2D/3D, closed
|Yes, fast video
|9500 to X1850
|2D, partial 3D, closed
|Yes, fast video
|7500 to 9200
|2D, Full 3D
|Yes, slow video
(*)Card models from 9500 to X600 use the R3xx chip family. 3D support is being implemented, and some may thus be able to use AIGLX—some users report having run AIGLX on a 9600 (R350) under Ubuntu. R4xx is under heavy development. If the free driver supports 3D, then AIGLX support is practically guaranteed.
Help wanted—I've personally tested a GeForce 4200, a GeForce 5200 and a GeForce 6600. I need some input from Intel/Sis/ATI owners to make this article as complete as possible.
Thank you!
That was really some informative blog, mitch. Honestly, I was once ignorant about these 3D desktops. Now that you have filled my mind with information. I can say that blogs do make sense!
Small test, results for Radeon 9500
Having run a minimal install of Mandriva cooker on my brother's PC equipped with a Radeon 9500, I can say that:
- using latest fglrx driver, XGL works more or less - but it still crashes and can bring the kernel down with it.
- using Mesa, drm and dri, AIGLX works not too badly: 3D acceleration works very nicely on most windows, and video acceleration still works (however, overlays don't 'twist' with the windows). 3D support however is still incomplete (can't run glxgears!) and several 'hangs' happen (no crashes,but suddenly windows won't move for a little while).
Nothing a few months of work won't solve.
On the Nvidia side, the nouveau project is on a good roll: a working drm module has been done, and xv and xaa support added to the nv driver. Memory space initialization is on its way, but 3D wise, nothing works - they urgently need as much data about Nvidia hardware as they can get. http://nouveau.freedesktop.org
nvidia 4200ti
I put XGL/Compiz on an old computer with this card and I must say it runs flawless. I haven't tested it with Gentoo yet, but it was working great with Ubuntu Dapper.
Good luck everyone :)
I have one of those too; it is flawless for basic desktop support, however video is choppy, and acceleration of full-screen apps isn't optimal.
A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows.
Have tested XGL on an ATI X700 Pro flawlessly
Tested using the oh-so-great Gentoo-based Kororaa Xgl Live CD 0.1 which can be found at the following address. Was a lot easier than ruining my perfectly good configuration plus I could test out multiple computers within an hour, usually without any extraneous configuration.
Could you please specify if you're using proprietary or free drivers, and give me results of a test with the free driver with AIGLX? Thanks!
A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows.
DRI don't exist for those, so AIGLX don't work.
Only 300 series from SIS has DRI support, but I didn't tested it. Althought it is open source driver, so should work with AIGLX.
references and sources can be useful...
source: http://www.winischhofer.net/sisdri.shtml (Sis driver maintainer's page: Thomas Winischhofer).
The SiS 300 series (300, 540, 630, 730) has accelerated 3D support - and probably AIGLX, too. SiS 315/550/650/651/740/661/741/760/330 hve no DRI - meaning no 3D support. At all.
A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows.
Windows port
I may sound ingorant but I really wonder if there is anything similar to XGL/AXGL for Windows.
3D desktop on Windows...
...is called Aero Glass, will be included with 'heavy' versions of Vista, and will cost (as upgrade for the Premium version) at least 150 EUR. It will moreover REQUIRE Nvidia GeforeceFX, Ati Radeon 9500 and Intel 975G level hardware to... start. Add to this 2 Gb of RAM and a 2GHz CPU to run without looking like a slideshow (personal test on beta 2). If someone can report what's up with the RC1, I don't want to waste a DVD and 20 Gb of HD space to test it.
AIGLX/XGL run very well on machines 4 times less powerful: I know for a fact that XGL runs frighteningly fast on a 1.6 GHz Sempron with 512 Mb of RAM and a GeforceFX 5200 off a liveCD. When AIGLX runs, it performs even better than XGL.
A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows.
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AIGLX and Nvidia
Your wrote RedHat and Nvidia championed AIGLX but your list states that Nvidia cards do not support AIGLX. Why is that?
About Nvidia and AIGLX...
Nice question, and the answer is easy. Nvidia didn't like Xgl for good reasons: simply put, it's not very elegant and although it can be used in an incredibly large array of applications, its design leads to compromised speed and prevents 3D rendering over a network connection. AIGLX being integrated with the server (the part of X that draws the images following the client's input: client being an application here), it is (hopefully) able to do 3D rendering even on a distant computer (equipped with a 3D card).
Nvidia declared itself in favour of such an extention, which was essentially developed by the Fedora project and adopted by Xorg. However, several technical snags appeared:
- Geforce4 and lower, while still supported, require a different driver development than FX and up do: those older cards providing only fixed shader functions, tricks have to be used to support them. This led to the creation of 2 different drivers at Nvidia's, the latter 7x for Geforce4 and lower, and 8x for FX and higher (having tried the 8x with a GF4, I'm not sure it was sensible, but still...) mainly due to the following point:
- The Xorg ABI has changed with version 7.1, requiring some extensive driver review, so Nvidia developers had their plates full.
- completely unused until now and of little value because of that, the GL_EXT_texture_from_pixmap function is absent from their driver. The function's name seems to describe that a card supporting this extention may be able to grab a construct out of its frame buffer and directly exploit it as a texture. Stability- and security-wise it would be tricky to implement, and since Nvidia doesn't provide beta version of their Linux drivers...
The reason why most free 3D drivers already support this extention is because MesaGL already had it included; since Mesa use 3D acceleration when it can and falls back to software rendering when it can't, developers already had a reference rendering that they just needed to accelerate for their own card. Nvidia either use a too old version of Mesa, or just hadn't considered this extention (it's not part of core OpenGL 1.5 functions) until now.
A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows.
very good
i don't know abt computers..
i don't know abt computers.. I'm asking very stupid question..
i hav 32Mb onboard graphicss/AMD 64 3000+ .. bt no AGP..
so xgl Live will not work then??
if you're not using a GNU/Linux system...
...then this article is irrelevant: Windows can't run XGL or AIGLX, plain and simple.
Learn what is a Linux-based system first.
After that, if you're using onboard graphics, knowing the amount of memory helps none: you need to know the graphics chip's brand and model. If it's Intel, you win; if it's Sis, you have little chance; if it's Ati or Nvidia (which I doubt considering the amount of RAM), then it's possible; check the updated article's chart.
A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows.
I never really understood
I never really understood these things till now. Although I admit, I know not a lot, but this enlightened me a little bit more than I have. All I know is that the newer the card, the better. I always use ATI Radeon though. What is the best to use anyway? Overall performance?
In my limited experimenting, I've found GL to be limited to one concurent client. This basically means that if you're using XGL on the desktop, you will not be able to use hardware accelerated GL for applications (like games). XGL (beryl, compiz) must be turned off and the xserver restarted before any 3D games will be playable. Unfortunately, XGL on/off setting affects all users, so there will be no creating desktop profiles.
I was very impressed with XGL and the beryl manager. However, sine I like my games too, this is a non-start for me.


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PHOENIX -- There would be no greater cry of joy from the collective consciousness of A's fans come opening day than to see Addison Russell's name on the roster.
The shortstop is the club's top prospect, is widely regarded by scouts as one of the best dozen potential breakthrough players in the game and could be the foundation for the club's infield for a half decade once he arrives.
Fans have been drooling for a chance to see him in an Oakland uniform since he was drafted two years ago in the first round.
There is next to no chance Russell, 20, will in fact be on the A's roster. He has played only three games above Single-A and needs professional game experience before getting thrown into the maelstrom of Major League Baseball. He will, though, be on display the next few weeks in the A's lineup with Cactus League play starting Wednesday.
A year ago, Russell was also in camp, but he kept mostly to himself and played relatively little.
What a difference a year has made. After hitting seven homers in rookie ball, he opened up with 17 last season at high Single-A Stockton.
"Twelve months ago I was a little different player," he said. "I wasn't as relaxed, I was new (to spring training). I'm more patient."
And he's clearly more mature. It's not just the matter of physical maturity in that he's stronger, although the home run spike suggests that. It's mental maturity in that he's seemingly the one guy who's not obsessed whether or not he makes the opening day roster.
His focus is on other things.
"My mindset is different," he said. "As a player, I'm going out there now to hit what a pitcher throws. I'm still aggressive at the plate and on the field. I'm trying to figure out what kind of player I am and what kind of player I will be."
And what kind of player will he be? Manager Bob Melvin said the clues are there now, and the suggestion is strong that he'll be a keeper.
"He's stronger and more mature than a year ago," the manager said. "From what I'm hearing from our development people, he's got skills in every facet. Maybe he strikes out a little too much, but he's also a guy who's going to hit some home runs.
"So the last thing you want to do is to say, 'You've got to cut those strikeouts down in big league camp.' We just want him to be comfortable."
If so, they are succeeding, because Russell repeatedly talks about how much more comfortable he's feeling in this camp.
"I'm not thinking at all about (making) the roster," he said. "For now, I'm just looking forward to playing some games and letting my talent show and see what happens. They will decide what they decide.
"But for now I'm able to pick some brains here, get some insight into what I have to do to become a big leaguer."
The A's aren't going to load up Russell with critiques and endless coaching as they might do with another young player. They believe in his abilities, on defense, on the bases, on offense, and they just want him to expand his feel for the game.
"I tell him don't worry about it, just play your game." Melvin said. "You don't want to over-instruct a young player like this. You want to let him do his thing and let his talent level take over."
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I had my treatment yesterday and i did not go as well as i had hoped and i had a few blips on the way, but B"H im on the mend. I had another allergic reaction to the medication, and here is my theory why ( mind you i have no medical backing). The first time i had this medication i had a horrible reaction, i never had another reaction since so they started weaning me off the premeds. I was down to a bit of steroids and some over the counter allergy pills to help prevent an reaction, and that had been working great up till yesterday. Now here is my theory, i have been working really hard to detox my body from all this garbage and drinking a ton of green smoothies and in general sticking with only clean eating. I think my body was pretty "clean" and freaked to have this poison put back in. I spent my day with a heart rate way to high and some breathing issues, and was on oxygen it was very embarrassing. I know i should not get embarrassed over these things but that is my issue and im aloud to have it. I get embarrassed for people to see me sick. Ok i said it now lets move on. Today im feeling better and thank Gd i do bounce back well from these little set backs. I'm a bit tired and a lot achey but it will pass.
Even though im not feeling my best i didn't want today to pass without a blog post because it is "World Down syndrome Day" 3-21 get it like Trisomy 21. Through my aches and pains today i wanted to thank Hashem for picking our family to receive the best gift. My special little wild one and her extra chromosome. We love you Roze Bud! Happy Day!


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In the 1960s, the truck was finally crowned transportation king. This was due in no small part to its flexibility and the fact that a national and international road infrastructure was in place that enabled fast, safe and efficient truck transportation.
The 1960s was, in other words, a good decade for drivers. In Sweden, certified safety cabs were launched on the market.


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Hampton Inn Manhattan features an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. Business-related amenities consist of a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Event facilities measure 646 square feet (58 square meters). This Manhattan hotel also offers coffee/tea in a common area, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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I tried your sample on two Panasonic TV and wasn't able to reproduce your problem. FF/RW worked flawlessly.
It seems something weird on your side (configuration, pantv firmware,...)
I tried PMS v1.71 and also v1.72 with same results: it works.
Try to backup your pms.conf and your ps3 media server folder. Clean everything and install v1.71 from scratch. Then replace Panasonic.conf file with modified one from this forum.
It should work.....one question, how big transcode buffer are you using?


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While NVIDIA still holds a tenuous grip on the highest
end offerings, with its GeForce GTX 280 GPU, this might soon slip,
depending on the performance of AMD's dual processor 4870 X2 (R700) card,
likely coming in Q3 2008. Meanwhile, NVIDIA faces challenges
from Intel in its low-end and laptop graphics offerings, and from AMD's
PUMA chipset/graphics package in the laptop market.
The economic repercussions
of NVIDIA's slippage are already visible. NVIDIA announced yesterday
that it was going to turn in revenue of $875 million to $950 million for Q2
2008, which ends July 27. This is significantly
lower than the current analyst expectations of $1.1 billion.
That was not the end of the bad news from NVIDIA either. It announced
that it was facing a massive recall, due to overheating GPUs in notebook
computers. NVIDIA reported higher than average failures in both the
laptop GPUs and in laptop chipsets.
NVIDIA said that the chips and their packaging were made with materials that
proved to be too "weak". NVIDIA passes the blame to notebook
manufacturers, which it says contributes to the problem. Typically
notebooks have poorer ventilation and components concentrated in a smaller
space than desktop computers.
The result of the recalls is that NVIDIA will be taking a onetime charge of
$150M USD to $200M USD to cover the damages. It plans to use the money to
repair or replace defective parts. It also hopes to collect part of the
money from insurers it uses. However, it has acknowledged its problems
and switched the materials it uses.
The news has resulted in NVIDIA taking a beating on the stock market, sliding over
25 percent.
quote: NVIDIA passes the blame to notebook manufacturers, which it says contributes to the problem.
quote: Regarding the notebook field failures, NVIDIA president and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang stated:-"Although the failure appears related to the combination of the interaction between the chip material set and system design, we have a responsibility to our customers and will take our part in resolving this problem. The GPU has become an increasingly important part of the computing experience and we are seeing more interest by PC OEMs to adopt GPUs in more platforms. Recognizing that the GPU is one of the most complex processors in the system, it is critical that we now work more closely with notebook system designers and our chip foundries to ensure that the GPU and the system are designed collaboratively for the best performance and robustness "
quote: This has been a challenging experience for us. However, the lessons we've learned will help us build far more robust products in the future, and become a more valuable system design partner to our customers. As for the present, we have switched production to a more robust die/package material set and are working proactively with our OEM partners to develop system management software that will provide better thermal management to the GPU