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Using our new gravity-defying Nano V2 tube-crawling robotic creatures as our inspiration, starting August 5, 2013 we are kicking off the launch of our Vine and Instagram accounts by hosting a #theycanclimb video contest! Vine is a mobile app that lets users create six-second looped videos, and Instagram is a mobile app that lets users create fifteen-second videos – both of which can easily be shared or embedded on your Twitter or Facebook accounts.
To participate, all you need is a Vine and Twitter account or an Instagram and Facebook account, know what a hashtag is, and include #theycanclimb with your entry. Your goal is to capture something that's inspired by climbing, and incorporate HEXBUGs into the post whenever possible. You can see some of our very own #theycanclimb videos directly on our Instagram and Vine channels.
Every entrant will receive a $5 promo code off their next purchase on www.HEXBUG.com. Limit to one entry per week. To receive your $5 promotional code, simply post your videos to Twitter or Facebook, with the hashtag #theycanclimb, and we will direct message you with the code. We will also be picking a weekly winning #theycanclimb post to feature on our site www.nanov2.com, which we will share on our social media channels. Weekly winners will receive a Nano V2 Black Hole set equivalent to a $50 retail value.
For more information and official rules on the #theycanclimb contest, visit www.nanov2.com/contestrules
1. If you haven't already, download the Vine and/or Instagram apps (available on iPhone, iPad and Android mobile devices) and create an account.
2. Follow us on Vine @HEXBUG and on Instagram @HEXBUGnano
3. Create a video that is inspired by climbing, including HEXBUGs when possible, along with the hashtag #theycanclimb
4. Share your Vine or Instagram videos to Twitter and/or Facebook with the hashtag #theycanclimb to be eligible
That's it! You have from 12:00 A.M. CST on August 5 until 11:59:59 P.M. CST on Sunday, September 29, 2013 to post your entries. This contest is open to anyone living in the 50 US states as well as Canada.


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The Filibuster
So who would win in fight between you two? I'm sure this will be
Karrie S.
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You present an interesting dilemma, Karrie. The twin dynamos behind RSBS don't really consider themselves individuals so much as a team which renders the question moot. Answering a question like this borders on offensive and is anathema to the RSBS concept. However, I'm going to go ahead with it anyway.
See, Jeff's Cardinal Yin and my Tiger Yang form a union of sorts not unlike the union you see between baseball's best batteries. Obviously our respective talents imply that I am the pitcher and Jeff the catcher but that doesn't mean that he just crouches there as I pound it home. We have our disagreements but there's an ebb and flow to writing a blog like this that fighting would disrupt.
Even if we were to accept the premise of this hypothetical fight, what would be the terms and how would it be carried out? Is it a war of words in which the winner's superior intellect would cause the loser to become a dying star eternally folding in on himself? Or is it a physical battle where one person's physical prowess would force the other into submission, crying out for mercy? A fight can mean many things and without knowing the type of fight, how could I answer?
Perhaps you wonder about a fight regarding our respective loyalties, that is to say that you want to know whose team would win in a pitched battle between the two. The answer throughout history has been a draw which once again makes a response complicated at best. If we were to instead base our judgment merely on the ferocity of the partisans of the teams, neither one of us could hope to claim that title as long as the city of Philadelphia and its psychotic fans exist.
I fear, Karrie, that your question goes further than you had intended, into an existential realm where a seemingly simple query divides and multiplies like a zygote on its path to consciousness. That being said, a fight between me and Jeff ends with two big hits: me hitting him and him hitting the floor.
Boom, ship it!
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i watched your guys' youtube video 'Crush" for the first time today. it was great, hilarious. had to share it with me buddy. fit us perfectly
Matt, thanks for the kind words. That gives me (us) encouragement, knowing people like us (baseball dorks) aren't alone. Holla!
I have to think this was a set up, question from Chicago Il… anyway didn't something of a battle occur last year and didn't someone have to wear a cap as punishment which they faked, my memories going…(need more power) but I definitely remember something like that…. but still, I 'm not sure Al could hit Jeff…. Jeff looks like the faster runner
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Here's an existential question for you, A: If Jeff falls in a forest, will anybody see it?
Allen, your smug tone and political leanings typically inhibit the humor circuits of my brain, but this one, sir, was gut-bustingly funny…and believe me, I have a lot of gut to bust.
For the record, Al is full of shizite.
just remember…it wasn't over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.


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Homer Smith, 53, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Washington County criminal court in Barre to five counts of felony possession of child pornography. Smith agreed to a sentence of three to 15 years, all suspended except one year to serve. Smith will also be placed on probation for 15 years.
Judge Thomas Zonay ordered a pre-sentence investigation before the sentence is imposed.
Smith had previously been convicted of vehicular homicide in Kansas in 1993.
According to the affidavit from the Vermont attorney generals office, a detective with the office conducted an investigation into child pornography trafficking in November 2012. The detective investigated the peer-to-peer file sharing network eDonkey.
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From: STATE SUPERINTENDENT
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 5:19 PM
To: 'District Superintendents, ROEs, Directors of Special Education'
Subject: NCLB Update - Guidance on Providing Information to Military Recruiters
The No Child Left Behind Act requires schools to provide information on students to military recruiters. USDE has been working with the Department of Defense to develop joint guidance to schools. Attached are a joint letter from Secretaries Paige and Rumsfeld, the guidance, and model notification.
Generally speaking, Local Education Agencies (LEAs) that are recipients of ESEA funds must provide, upon request, students' name, address, and phone number to military recruiters. Typically, recruiters are asking for information on juniors and seniors.
If the LEA has an effective "directory information" policy under FERPA, and those three items are included in the FERPA "directory information" notification, then the school must provide this information to recruiters - and may do so without doing a specific notice to parents. On the other hand, if the LEA does not have a "directory information" policy and/or does not designate any of those three items as "directory information," then the LEA would have to do a separate, specific notice to parents (presumably of the juniors and seniors) and allow the parents (or students 18 or older) to opt-out.
October 9, 2002
Dear Colleague:
For more than 25 years, the Armed Forces of our Nation have been staffed entirely by volunteers. The All-Volunteer Force has come to represent American resolve to defend freedom and protect liberty around the world. Sustaining that heritage requires the active support of public institutions in presenting military opportunities to our young people for their consideration.
Recognizing the challenges faced by military recruiters, Congress recently passed legislation that requires high schools to provide to military recruiters, upon request, access to secondary school students and directory information on those students. Both the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 reflect these requirements.
In accordance with those Acts, military recruiters are entitled to receive the name, address, and telephone listing of juniors and seniors in high school. As clarified in the enclosure, providing this information is consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which protects the privacy of student education records. Student directory information will be used specifically for armed services recruiting purposes and for informing young people of scholarship opportunities. For some of our students, this may be the best opportunity they have to get a college education.
The support by our Nation's educational institutions on behalf of the U.S. Armed Forces is critical to the success of the All-Volunteer Force. It can be, and should be, a partnership that benefits everyone. As veterans, and as Cabinet Members serving the President, we can attest to the excellent educational opportunities the military affords, as well as an environment that encourages the development of strong character and leadership skills.
The Department of Education and Department of
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with military recruiters as they carry out their important public
Rod Paige Donald H. Rumsfeld
Secretary of Education Secretary of Defense
October 9, 2002
Guidance on Access to High School Students and
Information on Students by Military Recruiters
Q. What are the recent changes made by Congress concerning military recruitment?
of high school students?
A. Congress has passed two major pieces of legislation that generally require local
educational agencies (LEAs) receiving assistance under the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) 1 to give military recruiters the same
access to secondary school students as they provide to postsecondary institutions
or to prospective employers. LEAs are also generally required to provide
students' names, addresses, and telephone listings to military recruiters, when
Q. Where are these statutory requirements found?
A. These requirements are contained in § 9528 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. § 7908), as
amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. No. 107-110), the
education bill Congress recently passed.
These requirements are also contained in 10 U.S.C. § 503, as amended by § 544
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (P.L. No. 107-
107), the legislation that provides funding for the nation's armed forces in fiscal
year 2002.
Q. What is the effective date for these military recruiter access requirements?
A. While there are differences in the effective date provisions for 10 U.S.C. § 503
and § 9528 of the ESEA, both provisions apply to all LEAs receiving ESEA
funds by not later than July 1, 2002.
Q. What are the requirements of § 9528 of the ESEA?
A. Each LEA that receives funds under the ESEA must comply with a request by a
military recruiter or an institution of higher education for secondary students'
names, addresses, and telephone numbers, unless a parent has "opted out" of
providing such information. (See below for additional information.)
Section 9528 also requires LEAs that receive funds under the ESEA to provide
military recruiters the same access to secondary school students as they generally
provide to postsecondary institutions or prospective employers. For example, if the
school has a policy of allowing postsecondary institutions or prospective employers
to come on school property to provide information to students about educational or
professional opportunities, it must afford the same access to military recruiters.
1 If the LEA receives funds under the ESEA, all the secondary schools in that LEA are subject to the
requirements in these laws.
Q. Under § 9528 of the ESEA, what notification must LEAs provide to parents
before disclosing names, addresses, and telephone numbers of secondary students
to military recruiters and officials of institutions of higher education?
A. Under FERPA, an LEA must provide notice to parents of the types of student
information that it releases publicly. This type of student information, commonly
referred to as "directory information," includes such items as names, addresses,
and telephone numbers and is information generally not considered harmful or an
invasion of privacy if disclosed. The notice must include an explanation of a
parent's right to request that the information not be disclosed without prior
written consent. Additionally, § 9528 requires that parents be notified that the
school routinely discloses names, addresses, and telephone numbers to military
recruiters upon request, subject to a parent's request not to disclose such
information without written consent.
A single notice provided through a mailing, student handbook, or other method that
is reasonably calculated to inform parents of the above information is sufficient to
satisfy the parental notification requirements of both FERPA and § 9528. The
notification must advise the parent of how to opt out of the public, nonconsensual
disclosure of directory information and the method and timeline within which to do so.
Q. If an LEA has not provided notice relating to "directory information," may it
release a student's name, address, and telephone number when requested by a
military recruiter?
A. As noted above, an LEA may provide a single notice regarding both directory
information and information disclosed to military recruiters. If an LEA does not
disclose "directory information" under FERPA, then it must still provide military
recruiters access to secondary students' names, addresses, and telephone listings.
In addition, the LEA must notify parents that they may opt out of this disclosure.
In other words, an LEA that does not disclose "directory information" must
nonetheless provide a notice that it discloses information to military recruiters.
The notice must be reasonably calculated to inform parents.
Q. If a parent opts out of the public, nonconsensual disclosure of directory
information (or any subset of such information), must the three data elements be
released to military recruiters upon their request?
A. If a parent opts out of providing directory information to third parties, the opt-out
relating to name, address, or telephone number applies to requests from military
recruiters as well. For example, if the opt-out states that telephone numbers will
not be disclosed to the public, schools may not disclose telephone numbers to
military recruiters.
Q. If the school does not list one or more of the three data elements (e.g., telephone
number) among its directory information, may it release that information to
military recruiters?
A. If a school does not designate one or more of the three items as "directory
information" under FERPA, it still must provide all three items to military
recruiters upon request. Also, in that case, the school would have to send a
separate notice to parents about the missing "directory information" item(s),
noting an opportunity to opt out of disclosure of the information to military
recruiters. An easier method, of course, would be for the school to designate all
three items – name, address, and telephone listing – as "directory information."
Q. How are the requirements under § 9528 of the ESEA enforced?
A. Schools that do not comply with § 9528 of the ESEA could jeopardize their
receipt of ESEA funds.
Q. How does § 544 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
amend the former requirements under 10 U.S.C. § 503?
A. Section 544 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
revises Title 10, Section 503(c) in several important ways. First, the recruiting
provisions now apply only to LEAs (including private secondary schools) that
receive funds under the ESEA. Second, these provisions now require access by
military recruiters to students, under certain conditions, and to secondary school
students' names, addresses, and telephone listings. Third, as discussed earlier,
they require LEAs to notify parents of their right to opt out of the disclosure of
their children's names, addresses, and telephone numbers and to comply with any
such requests from the parents or the students.
Q. How are these requirements under 10 U.S.C. § 503 enforced?
A. In addition to the potential for loss of funds under ESEA noted above for failure
to comply with § 9528 of the ESEA, an LEA that denies a military recruiter
access to the requested information on students after July 1, 2002, will be subject
to specific interventions under 10 U.S.C. § 503.
In this regard, the law requires that a senior military officer (e.g., Colonel or Navy
Captain) visit the LEA within 120 days. If the access problem is not resolved with the
LEA, the Department of Defense must notify the State Governor within 60 days.
Problems still unresolved after one year are reported to Congress if the Secretary of
Defense determines that the LEA denies recruiting access to at least two of the armed
forces (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, etc.). The expectation is that public officials will
work with the LEA to resolve the problem.
Additionally, the Department of Defense has developed a national high school
data base to document recruiter access. Presently, 95 percent of the nation's
22,000 secondary schools provide a degree of access to military recruiters that is
consistent with current law.
Q. Are private schools subject to the military recruiter requirements?
A. Private secondary schools that receive funds under the ESEA are subject to 10
U.S.C. § 503. However, private schools that maintain a religious objection to
service in the Armed Forces that is verifiable through the corporate or other
organizational documents or materials of that school are not required to comply
with this law.
Q. Where can I get more information on the requirements of 10 U.S.C. § 503?
A. The Office of the Secretary of Defense may be contacted for copies of the statute,
or questions relating to it. Please contact the Accession Policy Directorate as
Director, Accession Policy
4000 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-4000
Telephone: (703) 695-5529
Q. Where can I get more information on the requirements of § 9528 of the ESEA?
A. The Family Policy Compliance Office (FPCO) in the Department of Education
administers FERPA as well as § 9528 of the ESEA, as amended by the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001. School officials with questions on this guidance, or
FERPA, may contact the FPCO at firstname.lastname@example.com or write to the FPCO as
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-4605
Telephone: (202) 260-3887
Fax: (202) 260-9001
Model Notice for Directory Information under the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law, requires that [School
District], with certain exceptions, obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of
personally identifiable information from your child's education records. However, [School
District] may disclose appropriately designated "directory information" without written consent,
unless you have advised the District to the contrary in accordance with District procedures. The
primary purpose of directory information is to allow the [School District] to include this type of
information from your child's education records in certain school publications. Examples
§ A playbill, showing your student's role in a drama production;
§ The annual yearbook;
§ Honor roll or other recognition lists;
§ Graduation programs; and
§ Sports activity sheets, such as for wrestling, showing weight and height of team members.
Directory information, which is information that is generally not considered harmful or an
invasion of privacy if released, can also be disclosed to outside organizations without a parent's
prior written consent. Outside organizations include, but are not limited to, companies that
manufacture class rings or publish yearbooks. In addition, two federal laws require local
educational agencies (LEAs) receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (ESEA) to provide military recruiters, upon request, with three directory information
categories – names, addresses and telephone listings – unless parents have advised the LEA that
they do not want their student's information disclosed without their prior written consent. 1
If you do not want [School District] to disclose directory information from your child's
education records without your prior written consent, you must notify the District in writing by
[insert date]. [School District] has designated the following information as directory
information: [Note: an LEA may, but does not have to, include all the information listed
Student's name -Participation in officially
Address recognized activities and sports
Telephone listing -Weight and height of members of
Electronic mail address athletic teams
Photograph -Degrees, honors, and awards
Date and place of birth received
Major field of study -The most recent educational
Dates of attendance agency or institution
Grade level attended
1 These laws are: Section 9528 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7908), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001 (P.L. 107-110), the education bill, and 10 U.S.C. 503, as amended by section 544, the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (P.L. 107-107), the legislation that provides funding for the
Nation's armed forces.
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HBO says that Game Of Thrones has passed The Sopranos as the most watched show in their history
. Which one do you like better?
Never seen GOT and never missed The SopranosReplyCancel
I saw ONE scene from Sopranos, where a guy beat a pregnant woman to death. Nope nope nope.
But I never miss GoT. I'm a nerd, and a history nerd at that, and the basis in the War of the Roses fascinates me. GRR Martin is a masterful world builder. (I do turn away at the violent stuff – I accidentally watched the Red Wedding and let's just say I prefer to "read" violence rather than watch it. My brain can filter it out when I'm reading, but watching, nope.)ReplyCancel
i am always on sofa for got but i was same way for sex in the city tooReplyCancel
I'm lame and I've never seen either.. I want to watch GOT though. I have the books too… Hmm.ReplyCancel
Deadwood! I was so mad when they cancelled that. WTF, HBO? What does a show have to do to stay on? Win 8 Emmy awards and a Golden Globe? Oh, wait….ReplyCancel
Sopranos never did it for me. Just couldn't get interested. Bought my mother every season of it on DVD, though.
I watched half an episode of GoT and a nine-year old walked into the room. EEP! Grabbed the remote and turn it off immediately. But I'm going to start giving Benedryl to the whole lot of them on Friday nights so I can start watching it.ReplyCancel
The online fan community was in its infancy when the Sopranos debuted. And there was no On Demand or NetFlix. You watched it or you watched the replay, that was it. If they're counting post-broadcast new viewers, it's not quite a fair comparison.
Not being snarky, just comparing the circumstances surrounding the popularity of both shows.
Uh GOT of course.ReplyCancel
Seven, I think they said it was too expensive to produce, just like Rome. I loved Deadwood…Swearingen Cocksucker! I've watched GoT and it's good but I gotta go with Sopranos. Being a Bergen County girl, I knew these families and dated their sons. Much more relatable for me.ReplyCancel
@7: That kind of stuff can happen when whores won't get abortions.
Deadwood they say was all about getting to statehood, and there was no more ever planned.
Rome I enjoyed, but they said it was too expensive to keep going. I don't know how GOT is not just as, if not more, expensive.ReplyCancel
I loved Oz.ReplyCancel
Game of Thrones. Books are obviously better, but I think the show is doing a wonderful job of staying true to them. Most of the casting choices are also very well done. Except Ramsay. That character is not supposed to be Remotely appealing.ReplyCancel
Sopranos. Character driven as opposed to special effects driven. GOT is interesting, and it does have some character development, but it's mainly just a very expensive cartoon and not personal the way the Sopranos was. I'm not bummed when a character dies or the season ends.ReplyCancel
Never watched either and I'm pretty sure I never will.ReplyCancel
Never have seen either. But I'll turn to Sapranos first. I loved on the easy coast for several years and got involved with the real deal. (I didn't know it at first, even tho I joked to them that they were like mafia. Der. They would laaaaaaaff..) Anyhooo. I got so curious about that life, I wore myself out on researching, climaxed, and needed a rest when sopranos came along.
I will say that there's a more sophisticated / educated /hottttt guy in a family than I've yet to see portrayed on TV. HOTTER / taller young A.Garcia. (-;
Only watched one scene from the Sopranos, I remember spaghetti and an old man shooting someone then running into a closet I think? Beats me, I was baked out of my mind and all I could think was Pasta!!!!!
GoT is the bombdiggity, but I also miss Carnivale. It sucks they left that one in a total cliffhanger.ReplyCancel
Soprano's…no contest for me.ReplyCancel
Real Sex 27, but seriously, I like GOT, but the Sopranos is better. Except for the last stupid episode. If you haven't seen the Sopranos in a while, watch it again. You're amazed about how well it is written and stands the test of time.
Was there any doubt AJ would be Robert Iler's last role. Between him and the dumbass kid from 2 1/2 men, done.
Curb Your Enthusiasm is hilarious.ReplyCancel
Sopranos without question. All those scenes with Tony and Carm going at each other…Jesus. Goose bump city.ReplyCancel
Game of Thrones. Sopranos was great TV but Jersey working class culture drives me batty. I want to pass a New Jersey (and New York and Massachusetts) state law saying that the F word can only be used a a verb describing the act of sex. It's not an adverb, it's not a noun, it's not an adjective. So stop fricking saying fricking before every fricking word every fricking time you fricking open your fricking mouth. Jersey culture.ReplyCancel
@lazyday, HBO thinks the f-bomb must be dropped in every sentence for maximum impact. As someone who very rarely swears, I was startled by how the characters would just randomly drop the f-bomb and whenever they got into an argument, F THIS, F THAT, F YOU MOTHERF'ER, I DON'T WANT F'ING GRILLED CHEESE!ReplyCancel
Fucking right it is!! @Low Key. 😀ReplyCancel
This. @KnoReplyCancel
Thrones. No contest.ReplyCancel
GoT hands down.ReplyCancel
Sopranos didn't make their bones on violence and murder then pull back on it, like GOT did with sex and nudity. F U Khaleesi.ReplyCancel
The Sopranos because of the chemistry between James Gandolfini and Edie Falco. Game of Thrones for the fantastic storytelling that defies predictability. And True Blood for the sexy time.ReplyCancel
Seven – Deadwood was awesome. It was cancelled because Milch and HBO wanted to move on to another series that Milch and HBO thought would be huge- John from Cincinnati- remember it?? Didn't think so- it was cancelled the day after its first season ended. Huge fuckup by Milch and HBO. Milch hasn't had a decent show since he let Deadwood die.ReplyCancel
John from Cincinnati was terrible.
I've read all the GOT books and am obsessed with the show – love the costume direction. The show leaves out a lot that the book covers so it loses points with me there.
These are two totally different genres and both equally amazing shows. The Sopranos had a lot of crazy shit go down and even though Tony did some fucked up shit you still loved him. I wouldn't say one is better than the other, to be honest.
And I still love Six Feet Under. I think I've watched that show from start to finish about four times now.ReplyCancel
@texas rose, you're right, I've never heard of John from Cincinnati! Smooth move there, ex-laxer, Deadwood is #8 on the "cancelled too soon" list. Grr, and the "brilliant" 2.5 Manboys is still on the air. :/
@teresa crane, loved Six Feet Under, too! The absolute best series finale ever.ReplyCancel
Definitely "The Sopranos". It was consistently good (except for the very last episode, which I felt was a copout) and the acting was great all across the board. I agree that GOT has too many storylines, and is so obviously trying to stretch them out as long as possible in hopes that GRRM will get off of his lazy, self-promoting ass and finish writing the last couple books. It's compromising the quality of the series.
I was wrong about, "The Walking Dead". Once I got through the two Governor episodes, it got better. Great cliffhanger!ReplyCancel
I am watching season 2 of the Sopranos right now. I have not watched GOT to compare, but there will never be anyone else quite like Tony Soprano. You want to hate him, but there is something so compelling about his character. Great show….and I am sorry I didn't get to watch it sooner.ReplyCancel
Deadwood, Rome and Carnivale were victims of bad management in place at HBO at the time. They also passed up Mad Men.
I believe the head of HBO at the time beat up his girlfriend in a parking lot.
He now runs the Starz network, and the Starz series only last 1 or 2 seasons max.ReplyCancel
Is Rome worth watching? I saw the first episode and had a hard time getting into it.ReplyCancel
Rome is worth watching. I think it lasted a couple of seasons which is fine. Most of these good series should really only be on two or three years- they usually jump the shark but producers make so much money they just can't help themselves.ReplyCancel
@Alabama: Then why did Ralphie kill her. I could have sworn it was because he knocked her up.
And really, stripper who fucks wise guys for gifts and money is different than being a whore? How?ReplyCancel
He was also in Stargate Atlantis, LowKey. I'd say that he was really good in it except that he wasn't – really wooden. But he was the right look for the role, for sure – a bit primal and dangerous. Maybe he took some acting classes to land GoT (not watched it) 😉ReplyCancel
Deadwood was great – I did sort of think it ended at a good time in the story though.
Fun fact – originally they used swear words that were contemporary for the era, but it wound up sounding so silly that they switched to words used today that have the same 'impact' intended.
All the old star words they tried using were blasphemous in nature – so instead of f-this and c-that, they tried damn-this and Jesus-that. Apparently it just looked absurd on camera, so they changed it!ReplyCancel
heartwarming James Gandolfini blindReplyCancel


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I miss Felton. He is what we need next to Stat and Melo. I respect billups. would love to Keep him here just has a team mentor (but thats not gonna happen).
If Felton becomes a bench player his value will go down, he wont command the money CP3 or DWill does. and he would be perfect here. Plays defense very fast and toughness. I see him wanting to come back. Donnie and MDA didnt want him to leave. It would be a great reunion.
Does anyone know how would we get him back. May we resign Billups for cheap and trade him to Denver. No one wants to pay Billups $14 million. I'm not convinced Chauncey wants to stay neither. Felton would complete our core.
Felton is that guy that will play the pg at an all-star reserve level. The money saved with Felton can go to some bigs that we also need.
Felton is great, but I'd rather keep Billups for a good price for the next 2-3 years than take back Felton. Especially if he is unhappy with a bench role we can't play him behind Billups even as a 6th man.
I think a Billups/TD guard combo for 10-12 million (for both) is a great assett. One solid, veteran leader, who can hit clutch shots and run an offense calmly in crunch time. Plus one high energy, good defense combo guard who can play behind or alongside Billiups.
I don't know why a lot of people have turned on Chauncey already, for the first week of the trade everyone was head over heels in love with him and now due to possible cap ramifications and the fact he had an injury followed by a couple of mediocre games suddenly everyone wants him gone.
It's kind of normal in this forum for people to pee their pants after a couple of bad turnouts but really if you want to see Billups gone for any other reason than removing his salary then you must have something wrong with you!
Yeah I'd enjoy Felton's services (no homo) again as much as the next Knick fan.. But I'm not so sure he would want to come back after we traded him. He felt he had a home here and took it really hard when we sent him off to Denver before his first full season here after helping us turn our franchise around with Amare.
I think Billups will get it together eventually he's been too good over his career to keep playing like this. Tonight I saw some positive signs his shots were falling early.
As a back-up I'd like someone like Jason Williams and Beno Udrih. A point guard who keeps a great tempo, makes simple and savvy plays passing and scoring wise.
I'd love Felton back, but I don't see it happening. Who knows though.
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Keep Chauncey, draft Jimmer, trade them both and some other scrubs to NO for Chris Paul.
We get our young Top 3 PG and they get an expiring contract and some young bodies.
I knew it wouldn't be long until Ray got antsy about his role on Denver. He's worrying about his minutes & stats going down because he won't be getting a big contract when it comes time to negotiate another one. I thought he was happy he was on the better team after the Melo deal according to him but he clearly isn't too happy about his role.
@Blumatic, have you ever heard of pride or even honor? Ray did a lot of dirty job for us, he gave this team his heart and he never gave any excuse if the team lost, so if I was him I would never sign again with the Knicks, even if I miss him and was very upset seeing him ivolved in the trade of getting that lazy ass with its mustache, ugly wife and reality show .
RF: What you say wheelchair man? You want me back? If ya'll wanted me so much ya'll wouldnt have gotten rid of me.
DW: But we had to get Melo.
RF: Now you have him, kiss my ass
DW: We didnt want to trade you? Denver wanted you or no deal. We were forced to take Billups.
RF: Nah old man. I got my pride, F*** Ya'll.
DW: We wanna pay you. Long Term. $$$$$
RF: Is the # 2 jersey still available?
Of course, you're absolutely right, that's how it works in the NBA, obvioulsy almost every player wants to earn more $$$ for doing his job, but there is also other side of the trade, did Walsh or Dolan ask Raymond did he want to be traded? I just hate the way most of the players gets traded. Dolan traded four young guys just like he sold his old car, he probably didn't care his decision had a lot of influence on their future. If it's about the way deals are made, NBA sucks, in Europe it's impossible to trade a player if he doesn't want it, and therefore Gallo and Moz just couldn't understand how they got traded to Denver.


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News about Toys, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Dec. 5, 2016
High demand for interactive toy Hatchimals is creating product shortages and causing its $59 retail price to triple on resale sites; manufacturer Spin Master says popularity caught them off guard and are not sure they can meet demand in time for holiday gift giving. MORE
Apr. 23, 2016
New York Atty Gen Eric T Schneiderman says some jewelry-making kits from arts-and-crafts brand Cra-Z-Art have as much as 10 times amount of lead allowed by federal child safety limits; calls on retailers selling them to immediately remove them from shelves. MORE
Apr. 17, 2016
Legal battle between Yolanda Signorelli von Braunhut, onetime heir to fortune generated by her husband Harold's iconic Amazing Live Sea Monkeys, and Big Time Toys is threatening legacy of mail-order pets synonymous with golden age of American humbug. MORE
Mar. 26, 2016
Mattel's Thomas the Tank Engine and his locomotive friends generate more than $1 billion in annual retail sales through toy and television franchises; company, seeking to expand in worldwide markets, is introducing 14 new friends for Thomas, with many coming from third-world countries. MORE
Feb. 13, 2016
Ohio Art Company sells its classic toy Etch A Sketch to Spin Master for undisclosed price. MORE
Jan. 21, 2016
NDP Group reports toys linked to movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens generated over $700 million in sales in United States in 2015, making toys No 1 property in industry for year even though they were only on market for four months. MORE
Dec. 28, 2015
Mattel's new Toy Box division exemplifies company's new mandate to fast-track promising, experimental products; unit is debuting interactive talking Hello Barbie doll and virtual reality revamp of old View-Master brand. MORE
Dec. 23, 2015
Research suggests that some gadgets can make parents less likely to engage in meaningful give-and-take with their children. MORE
Dec. 10, 2015
Gadgetwise column suggests new tech toys for children as holiday gifts. MORE
Nov. 21, 2015
Sales of construction toys have risen sharply, with Lego more than doubling profits in last five years; its first-half 2015 profit was $537.5 million, and firm has 65 market share; it has popular spinoffs, competing products and animated films; Mattel's MEGA Brands is biggest competitor. MORE
Nov. 6, 2015
Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY, announces puppet, Super Soaker squirt gun and game Twister will be inducted into its National Toy Hall of Fame. MORE
Oct. 28, 2015
Retailers and manufacturers in $22 billion toy industry are heeding trend toward gender-neutral toys and Halloween costumes; many families are tired of stereotypes for boys' and girls' toys and outfits; androgynous clothing labels and store aisles are becoming more common. MORE
Sep. 20, 2015
Hello Barbie, doll produced by Mattel in collaboration with artificial intelligence specialist ToyTalk, draws on advances in AI, voice recognition and cloud computing in effort to bring longtime dream of talking dolls closer to reality; toy raises questions about impact of such technology on children. MORE
Sep. 18, 2015
Ken Johnson reviews exhibit Swedish Wooden Toys, showcasing over 300 entertaining objects and games, at Bard Graduate Center Gallery. MORE
Sep. 5, 2015
Marketing campaign begins for new toys tied to upcoming Disney movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens. MORE
Aug. 3, 2015
Retailers including Walmart, Sears and Amazon reach settlement with New York Atty Gen Eric T Schneiderman under which they will stop selling realistic-looking toy guns in state; will pay collective civil penalties of more than $300,000 for selling 6,400 such toys from 2012 to 2014. MORE
Jul. 16, 2015
Shoppers flock to F A O Schwarz on Fifth Ave to take pictures and buy souvenirs on iconic toy store's final day of business. MORE
Jul. 11, 2015
McDonald's responds to complaints that its new Happy Meal toys based on animated film Minions make noises that sound like curse words, insisting that sounds are not meant to be profane or offensive. MORE
Jun. 23, 2015
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan writes for majority in patent case about a Spider-Man toy and court rules rules 6-to-3 against toy inventor Stephen Kimble, who reached royalty agreement with Marvel Entertainment due to similar toy produced by company; court agrees to let stand 1964 Supreme Court decision, which says royalty payments past patent's expiration are unlawful. MORE
Jun. 4, 2015
Huggable the teddy bear is a social robot prototype that is being tested at Boston Children's Hospital to see if it has therapeutic value for children who have long hospital stays; device, essentially a high-tech puppet, was developed at MIT's Media Lab. MORE
Jun. 3, 2015
Walt Disney Co introduces new toy line called Playmation that seeks to use wireless technology, motion sensors and wearable technology to encourage more active play by children; observers say line could help strike balance between digital interests of children and parents who would prefer play that forces children to run around. MORE
May. 28, 2015
Millennials lament impending closure of FAO Schwarz, iconic Manhattan toy store that for many was a touchstone of childhood wonder; store has been owned since 2009 by Toys R Us, which has so far not made specific plans for a new location. MORE
Apr. 26, 2015
Robot Factory is first in Tinybop's planned suite of digital apps aimed at children. MORE
Apr. 20, 2015
Walt Disney Company collaborates with Colorado start-up Sphero to create iPhone-controlled Star Wars droid BB-8 toys. MORE
Apr. 10, 2015
Warner Bros unveils gaming and toy line called Lego Dimensions; Lego will sell collectible movie-character mini-figures, which Dimensions players can use in Warner-published video game. MORE
Mar. 29, 2015
Natasha Singer Technophoria column examines new crop of toys from companies like Mattel that will use software and web connections to communicate verbally with children; observes that while technology could help children engage in complex dialogue, it has also raised privacy concerns. MORE
Mar. 13, 2015
LeapFrog, leading maker of educational toys and games, has seen its sales fall more than 40 percent in 2014, hit by increasing competition from less expensive alternatives; parents can buy educational game apps for their smartphones and tablets, instead of spending more money on LeapFrog's specialized system. MORE
Feb. 14, 2015
Toymakers prepare to show their latest offerings at Toy Fair 2015 in New York; most popular toys are those based on blockbuster Hollywood films, and upcoming movies with toy tie-ins include Jurassic World, Cinderella and Avengers: Age of Ultron; industry insiders admit in a season packed with action movies, it can be difficult to make certain new toys stand out. MORE
Feb. 5, 2015
Desktop tchotchkes without any functional use, known as 'executive toys,' are as popular as ever in digital age, despite shrinking personal workspaces and distractions offered by computers. MORE
Feb. 2, 2015
Sex toy industry is anticipating big sales with Valentine's Day premiere of Universal Pictures' Fifty Shades of Grey; movie is based on book which spurred sales of sex-themed products; some in adult entertainment industry say sex toys account for $1 billion and $2 billion in sales annually. MORE
Jan. 27, 2015
Mattel chief executive Bryan G Stockton resigns as traditional toy sales, including those of its storied Barbie brand, topple in face of tough competition, including digital products; Christopher A Sinclair is named interim chief executive; firm reports preliminary fourth-quarter profit of $149.9 million, down from $369.2 million in year-ago quarter; revenue fell 7 percent. MORE
Dec. 25, 2014
GoldieBlox, toy company that makes engineering-based sets of blocks for girls, releases animated promotional video online; company hopes video will recapture success of earlier video it released in November and will help build up company from small start-up. MORE
Dec. 21, 2014
Jay Caspian Kang First column submits that legislation aimed at expanding laws mandating bright orange markings on replica guns will do little to prevent incidents like fatal police shooting of Tamir Rice in Cleveland; says children will continue to remove such markings, and suggests that focus on regulation serves to excise deaths of Rice and John Crawford III from the larger conversation on race and policing. MORE
Dec. 19, 2014
Office of New York State Atty Gen Eric T Schneiderman warns major retailers to mind state law banning sale of realistic-looking toy guns unless they have orange stripe on barrel. MORE
Dec. 13, 2014
Lego reissues Research Institute, limited-edition set of women working in a laboratory, after supplies quickly sell out. MORE
Dec. 11, 2014
Gadgetwise column; roundup of noteworthy devices and toys from gadget makers that will keep children entertained and parents happy. MORE
Nov. 27, 2014
Alternative, non-digital toys are in high demand this holiday season as parents attempt to ween their children from excessive time spent in front of screens; trend has given rise to a resurgence of demand for retro toys, as well as those involving building, education and arts and crafts. MORE
Nov. 27, 2014
Farhad Manjoo State of the Art column examines rise of internet-connected toys that threaten to overrun much of the traditional mass-manufactured toy business; observes that companies like Wonder Workshop are developing toys that will acquire new capabilities over time, blend education and recreation, and most importantly reduce the amount of time children spend in front of screens. MORE
Nov. 22, 2014
Nintendo expands its playbook by releasing video game Super Smash Bros and collection of toy figurines that will interact with the game; move reflects company's need for new sales hit and addresses calls for it to move more aggressively into new product areas. MORE
Nov. 11, 2014
McDonald's is recalling Hello Kitty-themed whistle given to children in Happy meals after reports that two children coughed out pieces of the toy that they had sucked into their mouths. MORE
Aug. 22, 2014
Lego's new Research Institute toy set, which portrays three female scientists in their respective labs, sells out in under a month, testifying to demand for toys featuring women in a professional setting; company produced set following viral popularity of a letter from a little girl begging company to produce more realistic options for girls. MORE
Aug. 14, 2014
Ceramics artists James Klein and David Reid of KleinReid have created solid brass tops, inspired by Eameses' collection of the toys, selling for $138 each; tops can also be used as paperweights or ring stands. MORE
Aug. 11, 2014
Test batch of small stuffed toys called Tsum Tsum, already a hit in Japan, has sold out in some Disney Stores in the United States, and the company wonders if it has found the next Beanie Baby; Disney is rushing to restock and expand line to all of its stores. MORE
Jul. 27, 2014
Blockbuster success of merchandise based on Doc McStuffins cartoon seems to be setting a record as best-selling toy line based on African-American character; $500 million in sales in 2013 reflects in part nation's changing consumer demographics, with more children from minority backgrounds providing expanding, less segregated marketplace but also shows crossover appeal, as demographic for toy line is the broadest possible. MORE
Jul. 21, 2014
Hasbro plans to announce partnership with 3-D printing company Shapeways to sell fan art inspired by My Little Pony toy line; many other companies and large retailers are exploring ways they can use 3-D printing and printers to attract consumers. MORE
Jul. 19, 2014
Mattel is creating direct-to-consumer program to sell premium Wooden Railway line of Thomas products through catalogs and website; toy company hopes program will tap into passion that children and parents have for brand's characters and story. MORE
Jul. 18, 2014
Consumer Product Safety Commission issues formal child-safety recall for Buckyballs, powerfully magnetic stacking balls, following two-year battle; consumers will have a six-month window to apply for refunds; Craig Zucker, former head of manufacturer Maxfield & Oberton Holdings, will be personally liable for an estimated $57 million in recall costs. MORE
Jun. 29, 2014
Slip 'N Slide was invented by boat-seating upholsterer Robert D Carrier in summer of 1960 after he came home to find his 10-year-old-son and his friend sliding down wet concrete driveway. MORE
Jun. 2, 2014
Amazon and Mattel are teaming up to sell merchandise for cartoon Fireman Sam, potentially controversial experiment that, if successful, could create new model for marrying television shows with related merchandise. MORE
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The Hunt for Hatchimals, the Elusive Toy of the Holiday Season
The interactive hatching toys are virtually sold out, and the maker promises more stock — in January.
December 5, 2016, Monday
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Nintendo's New Console May Feed Your Nostalgia, if You Can Get One
The NES Classic Edition, a smaller version of a 30-year-old game system, is one of the year's hottest gifts. But the trip down memory lane isn't without headaches.
November 27, 2016, Sunday
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From Toys to Art Treasures: 'The Teddy Bear Project'
At the New Museum, children can learn about collecting, decorate bears and pose with them, creating photos like those in the exhibition "The Keeper."
September 2, 2016, Friday
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The Gas Goes Out and the Train Goes in
A promotions director shepherds a full-size replica of Thomas the Tank Engine into a hotel showroom.
August 20, 2016, Saturday
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Jenny Slate on the Great Pleasure of Tiny Animals
The comedian and actress (and voice in the upcoming animated film "The Secret Life of Pets") discusses a diminutive wooden rabbit she holds dear.
June 29, 2016, Wednesday
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Disney Princesses Do Change Girls — and Boys, Too
A study found that for both boys and girls, higher princess involvement (through toys, products and media consumption) was associated with higher levels of stereotypically female behavior.
June 27, 2016, Monday
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Cra-Z-Art Toy Jewelry Kits Are Found to Have High Lead Levels
New York State's attorney general is urging a nationwide recall, and the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission has begun an inquiry.
April 23, 2016, Saturday
MORE ON TOYS AND: Toys , Kmart Corp , LaRose Industries LLC , Consumer Product Safety Commission , Schneiderman, Eric T , Cra-Z-Art , Lead , New York State , Recalls and Bans of Products , Hazardous and Toxic Substances , Consumer Protection , Toys 'R' Us Inc , Walmart Stores Inc , Target Corporation
The Battle Over the Sea-Monkey Fortune
A former 1960s bondage-film actress is waging legal combat with a toy company for ownership of her husband's mail-order aquatic-pet empire.
April 17, 2016, Sunday
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Cartoon Network's Powerpuff Girls Fight Evil on TV and Beyond
Eleven years after their television series ended, Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup are returning to Cartoon Network on multiple digital platforms.
April 4, 2016, Monday
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Thomas the Tank Engine's Expanding World
With an eye toward global audiences, and after some criticism about lack of diversity, new characters are being added to "Thomas & Friends."
March 26, 2016, Saturday
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Despite the fact that gas prices are at record levels in many parts of the country, the sales of electric vehicles are still falling. Many consumers are staying away from electric vehicles due to the relatively high cost of entry and range anxiety (in the case of the Nissan Leaf).
Two of the most popular electric vehicles in the country are the
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While sales of the Volt were up, the Nissan Leaf saw sales fall 35% with only 370 units sold. Nissan hopes to sell 20,000 Leaf EVs this year, and will have to sell over 2200 monthly to meet that goal.
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The addition of a third shift to the engine building plant will add 250 jobs. However, most of those positions will be filled by employees that are transferring from a different Cleveland engine plant that will be placed on idle later this week.
The 2013 Ford Fusion will offer two EcoBoost four-cylinder engine options.
"Our engine plant in Cleveland is the first and only facility in North America to produce EcoBoost engines, and we are tripling production capacity to meet customers' growing needs for fuel-efficient engines," said Ford Americas President Mark Fields during a celebration with employees at the plant Tuesday. "EcoBoost engines are a key part of our plan to give customers the power of choice — from EcoBoost-powered vehicles and hybrids, to plug-in hybrids and full electrics."
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Wisconsin authorities are looking into the death of a suburban Milwaukee police officer who was killed on duty.
Wauwatosa Lt. Gerald Witkowski said dispatchers unsuccessfully tried to reach 30-year-old Jennifer Lynn Sebena for a call about 3 a.m. Monday. He said officers started looking for her and found her dead with several gunshot wounds about 5 a.m. He didn't know if she was found inside or outside of her car.
Witkowski said the case is considered a homicide. Officers have no suspects.
Witkowski said Sebena enrolled in the police academy in January 2011 and began working solo in July. He said she was married and described her as a great person and officer.
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For any type of car 10 million is a big number to produce, but when it comes to luxury sedans that number is absolutely huge. Audi has a right to celebrate as it's now produced 10 million A4/80 models.
Audi first produced the A4's predecessor, the Audi 80, back in 1972 and the model line has stayed popular ever since. The 80 went through four-generations until it was replaced by the A4 in 1994. The A4 is now in it's fourth generation and has seen over 5 million units produced.
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- A decision support tool (STORMKIT) for stormwater system analysis and design
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- Imteaz, M. A.; Rauf, M. A.
- Abstract
- An interactive, user-friendly decision support tool was developed, which will provide realistic results for stormwater system analysis & design with minimum data and without the need for specialist knowledge. This tool will overcome the use of either solving rigorous complex equations by tedious trial & error attempts or complex computer models for stormwater practitioners. Use of manual trial & error method is time consuming. On the other hand available computer models are expensive and require huge data. The developed tool is able to produce design rainfall for any specific return period and any time duration. Then it calculates time of concentration (using kinematic wave method) and runoff for a certain catchment. Different types of stormwater pit inlet capacities can be analysed through another window. Next window will analyse different types of pipe flow capacities. Eventually, channel flows and velocities can be analysed for nine different types of regular and irregular shaped channels.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences
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- Proceedings of the 32nd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium (H2009), Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 30 November - 03 December 2009, pp. 126-134
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What would you do with 48 processor cores? This is the question one would have to answer in order to obtain four twelve-core AMD Opteron "Magny-Cours" microprocessors along with supporting hardware and software for free.
"We are seeking your best essays, videos, or blog posts documenting how you might use 48 cores," said John Fruehe is the director of product marketing for server/workstation products at AMD
One winner will be selected and awarded with:
Approximate retail value of all prizes is $8189. The exact details of the contest are available at AMD's web-site.
"We're planning to introduce these processors this quarter and we want to make sure that you get your opportunity to showcase how great your ideas are. Tell us what you can do with 48 cores to make the world a better, more interesting place, delivering the top performance or optimizing power. Of course creativity will be awarded, so don't be afraid to show the fun side of servers," Mr. Fruehe said.
According to preliminary information from unofficial sources, the mainstream line of twelve-core AMD Opteron 6000-series processors will consist of three chips operating at 1.90GHz, 2.10GHz and 2.20GHz. Besides, AMD will also release highly efficient (HE) and special edition (SE) AMD Opteron 6000 microprocessors with twelve processing engines functioning at 1.70GHz and 2.30GHz, respectively. In addition, AMD plans to launch three standard-voltage eight-core chips at 2.0GHz, 2.30GHz and 2.40GHz frequencies along with two HE eight-core processors at 1.80GHz and 2.0GHz clock-speeds. In order to ensure maximum stability, all AMD's twelve-core processors will come with reduced clock-speed of integrated memory controller and L3 cache (1.80GHz) compared to six-core and quad-core products.
Even though clock-speeds of AMD Opteron 6000-series processors are not high, AMD will still increase thermal design power of Maranello server platform. Based on preliminary information, AMD G34 (1944-pin) CPUs will have 85W, 115W or 140W TDP, which is somewhat higher compared to TDPs supported by existing multi-processor platforms.
The company hopes that its next-generation servers will still offer great performance-per-watt despite of higher power consumption of twelve-core and eight-core chips thanks to increased amount of cores and other innovations of the next-gen platforms. In particular, the new processors will have HyperTransport bus speed increased to 6.4GT/s, which will increase performance scalability, as well as Cool Speed and C1E technologies to reduce power consumption. In addition, it can be expected that Globalfoundries 45nm silicon-on-insulator process technology will improve a bit by the end of Q1 2010.
AMD Opteron "Magny-Cours" processor will be the first chip for the AMD G34 "Maranello" platform designed for Opteron processors 6000-series with up to 16 cores, quad-channel memory interface, 2 or 4 sockets, up to 12 memory modules per socket and some server and enterprise-specific functionality. Magny-Cours microprocessors feature two six-core or quad-core dies on one piece of substrate.


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The Apple iPhone 4S is a significant upgrade over its predecessor, and boasts numerous improvements, but what does it offer for photographers? Nigel Atherton examines the camera and photographic features of the iPhone 4S
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Watch our video review of the iPhone 4S, filmed and edited entirely using an iPhone 4S
The original iPhone was ground-breaking but its lacklustre 2MP camera was probably its weakest feature. The iPhone 4's camera was upgraded to 5MP, not great but enough to make it the most popular camera on Flickr. Now, finally, Apple has given the camera part of its phone the attention it deserves. The camera in the new 4s is now 8MP, but as we know, its not just about the megapixels. In this case the sensor is a high spec backside-illuminated CMOS type, as used in the best compact cameras. Making sense of the sensor's data is Apple's latest A5 dual-core processor which, Apple claims, is as fast as anything you'll find in a DSLR, with double the processing power and seven times faster graphics performance of its predecessor. In front of all this is what Apple reckons is the most sophisticated lens of any camera phone, with five elements (the most on any phone) and a fast f/2.4 maximum aperture.
The camera can now be accessed instantly from standby by double pressing the home button, as well as the conventional route of prodding the on-screen camera icon and you can now also use a physical button (the + volume button) to press the shutter as an alternative to the virtual one on the screen. The 3.5inch touch screen Retina display is bigger and sharper than anything you'll find on a camera and in addition to the continuous AF and Face Detection focus modes you can also tap the screen to set the exposure, and lock focus on any area of the scene.
The basic Camera app offers few options other than flash on/off/auto, grid display and an HDR mode, and you can zoom digitally using the pinch-to-zoom gesture now familiar to smart phone users. Download the superior Camera+ app for 69p though and you'll get extra features such as image stabilisation, self timer, burst mode, scene modes, and special effects filters, plus a post-capture lightbox and additional editing and sharing options. The HD movie mode has been upgraded too, and is now full 1080p at 30fps, with video image stabilisation, stereo audio and H.264 compression. Once you've taken your pictures you can crop and enhance them and organise them into albums before sharing them. You can even trim your video clips within the viewer. Of course all this is just what's built-in, and you can enhance the functionality significantly by downloading some of the camera, editing, video editing and special effects apps on the App store, of which there are thousands.
Apple's photographic enhancements on the 4S go beyond the phone itself. A new feature included with iOS5, the operating system that the iPhone 4S runs on, is iCloud, which remotely stores all your content and pushes it to all your other devices so they stay synchronised with each other. iCloud has been described as a hard drive in the sky. You get 5GB of storage for free and can expand that at additional cost if required. A key part of iCloud is Photo Stream. This automatically sends every photo you take on the iPhone to iCloud and then automatically downloads them into iPhoto or Aperture on your Mac (or a folder of your choice on a PC). Photo Stream also stores your last 1000 photos in the cloud for 30 days so they can be viewed on your phones, iPads and other devices from anywhere. If you connect an Apple TV (around £100) to your telly, Airplay Mirroring lets you wirelessly stream all the photos and videos on your 4S (as well as games, music and other content) to your TV, instantly, while you control things from your armchair – a new, high-tech way to torture your family and friends! The good news is for owners of 3GS and 4 owners is that you can get these iOS 5 features on your exisiting phone simply by upgrading to the new software.
Performance, Image Quality and Verdict
Apple iPhone 4S camera – Performance
The camera on the iPhone 4S performs exceptionally well. It takes a couple of seconds to boot up but once up and running its significantly faster to use than not only previous iPhones but also many compact cameras as well. The screen on the 4s is the same as the 4, which is magnificent. All screens can be hard to see in bright sun but the Retina display is better than many in this regard. Focusing is quick and accurate, and the focus point is indicated by a square on the screen. If you don't agree with where the camera has chosen to focus you can tap on something else in the frame and it will lock onto that instead – even following it if it moves around.
Taking a picture, either using the real or touch screen button, happens without any discernable shutter lag and processing time is almost instant – its possible to achieve two frames per second just by pressing the button. As with previous iPhones the placement of the lens in the top corner may take some getting used to if you're not used to it, and you may need to hold the phone differently to the way you would a compact camera to avoid blocking the lens with your finger.
Also although it's great to have the option of a physical shutter release button, the volume control is not the ideal choice, being a little small and wedged between other buttons. A larger, dedicated one would be nice to see on the iPhone 5, when it comes.
Apple iPhone 4S camera – Image Quality
Functionality is important, but it's the final image quality that matters most and here the iPhone 4S comfortably exceeded our expectations. In good light pictures are crisp and detailed, even when viewed at 100%, with pleasingly punchy but not over-saturated colours. The lens is sharp and relatively free of distortion, while exposure and white balance generally perform flawlessly. Occasionally, with high contrast scenes beyond the dynamic range of the sensor, highlight detail can end up being sacrificed but it's worth pointing out that, although there is no manual exposure control as such, you can effectively control the exposure by your choice of what part of the scene you tap on the screen. Tapping light areas will give you a darker result than tapping darker ones.
In lower light at the higher ISOs (the 4S seems to peak at ISO 800) noise creeps in but the film grain-like structure is relatively easy on the eye, compared with some cameras. The processor clearly does a great job of interpreting the scenes presented to it and turning out pleasing images even in tricky situations.
Above: You can affect exposure by tapping the image in the appropriate place. In this example the two shots are what resulted from tapping the areas within the red squares.
Apple iPhone 4S camera – Verdict
Apple reckons the iPhone 4S has the best camera ever produced for a mobile phone, and we reckon they might be right. It redefines what photographers can reasonably expect to get from a camera phone. The speed of use and quality of the results exceeds not only any other phone we've tried but also many cameras too. Based upon this test, compact manufacturers should start panicking now.
Video review of the Apple iPhone 4S
Compared with….
We compared the images from the Apple iPhone 4S with images from two previous generation iPhones, plus a Nokia N8 (which was the winner of our last camera phone group test, and regarded up to now as the best camera on a phone) and a Canon Powershot S95 compact camera. The results were interesting and surprising, with the iPhone 4S the clear and unanimous winner in a blind test with the WDC staff. See for yourself in this example…
These images were taken from the roof of the What Digital Camera offices, looking out over the London skyline. The images were taken in good light but each phone/camera was supported on a monopod for stability, to rule out camera shake.
The Canon S95 was used in jpeg mode. Admittedly, better performance could be
achieved from it by shooting raw, albeit with some extra processing
work, and the Canon may well triumph in lower light. We'll be conducting a full, in depth comparision test shortly and will post our findings.
Image Samples from the iPhone 4S
Above: Images are sharp and detailed, with natural colours.
Above: Exposures are generally accurate
Even strong backlighting didn't phase the 4S in this example
Above: Punchy, saturated colours
Above: A low light church interior at ISO 800 shows noise but it isn't excessive.
Above: Barrel distortion on the iPhone 4S is minimal – better than some compacts.


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I've always had the impression that he is a former disgruntled employee/insider. But I could be very wrong.
CM clearly has an awful lot more knowledge and experience in this aspect of the game than I do. I want him to know that I believe what he says. What I don't understand is why he gives the impression of revelling in the game's discomfort - rather than passing on all of his hard-won knowledge and wisdom to the game's authorities so that together (CM, you and everybody else) we can enjoy a vibrant sport with a burgeoning sponsorship/media profile?