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Tom--I have been trying to contact you re: the class next month.
Just want to iron out some details.
Hope to speak to you early next week...
This is a discussion on EP/PPS/PSD Training in October within the Defensive Carry & Tactical Training forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Commonwealth Criminal Justice Academy, LLC. Executive Protection / Personal Protection Specialist Course Virginia Registration for PPS Prerequisite: Be a minimum of 18 years of age ...
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Executive Protection / Personal Protection Specialist Course
Virginia Registration for PPS
Prerequisite: Be a minimum of 18 years of age and a United States citizen or legal resident alien of the United States.
Course Length: (7) days (84) hours
Class Size: 10-15
Cost: $1,800.00
Date: October 19-25, 2009 starting @ 9am
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Introduction to the Protection Specialist
Organization of a Protective Detail
Command post procedures
Ethics & Professionalism and Contracts
Protocol & dress
Virginia Codes & Regulations
Law (Constitutional, Criminal, Civil).
Advance surveyspreparation and planning
Protective Detail Operations
Briefings detail or principle
Foot Formations & Tactics
Crowd Control
Arrivals & Departures
Motorcade Operations
Surveillance Detection
Defensive Tactics
TEMS Medical Training to include American Red Cross First Aid & CPR
Assessment of Threat and Protectee Vulnerability risk analysis
Bomb Threats and how to respond and sweep for IEDs & WMD
Use of Force
Residential Security
High & Low profile protection
1 & 2 Agent protective details
6 & 8 Agent Protective details
Assault on Principal Drills
5 practical exercises as well as final FTX
This seven day training course is very intensive; it is not just a classroom training course. From the first day you will be challenged with practical training exercises that will progressively build and culminate in Final Training Exercise (FTX). This course is a unique opportunity to experience the intensity of real protective detail operations, to meet industry representatives and to learn basic and advanced techniques in executive protection.
Commonwealth Securitys personal protection specialists training combines real world experience from CCJAs instructor staff coupled with the knowledge and skill from our guest speakers including US Secret Service and US Marshal Service as well as other industry professionals.
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Course Dates: October 27-28, 2009
Course Length: 14 Hours Course Cost: $200 + ammo
Advanced Handgun for the Protection Specialist (09E)
Course Dates: October 29-31, 2009
Course Length: 24 Hours Course Cost: $400 + ammo
Topics Covered: Proper Care and Maintenance, Civil/Criminal Liability, Weapon Retention, Deadly Force, Range Safety, Practical Firearms Handling, Principles of Marksmanship, Decision-Making for the Personal Protection Specialist.
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Tom--I have been trying to contact you re: the class next month.
Just want to iron out some details.
Hope to speak to you early next week...
Still cannot adequately convey the value in taking this training. I suggest anyone interested find a way to come up with the tuition.
Also, it may do those intending to take the class some good to have this bit of preparatory advice: come to the CCJA ready to work. This is no cupcake class (apologies to forum member "Cupcake"...no affront intended), and you WILL be stretched to the limits in the classroom and with outside assignments and especially in the field.
I have never seen the world the same way after taking this class. Developing the combat mindset isn't always a natural process, and this class FORCES the inception of building those skills.
Go for it, and be prepared to push yourself.
Thanks for letting me put my $.02 in, Tom!
A man in the hands of his enemies is flesh, and shudderingly vulnerable. - author unknown


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A proposed circumcision ban on the November ballot in San Francisco is being driven some Nazi-like forces of anti-Semitic supporters
Repeat: That's a circumcision ban for the entire City of San Francisco regardless of religious laws that might mandate otherwise.
The proponents of the law will tell you that such a ban has nothing to do with any anti-Semitic agenda, but is to protect "human rights" and to "protect babies."
While that could potentially be true for some, the campaign literature that goes by the name "Foreskin Man" was not created in Nazi Germany in the 1930's but in San Diego in 2011 and has the "hero" battling evil and circumcision crazed Jews. (San Diego is the home of MGMbill.org)
Again while not all of the laws supporters ascribe to this anti-Semitic agenda, the sad fact is that in 2011 in the United States anyone does.
As Bookworm said in his article, "The circumcision ban on the San Francisco ballot is driven by blatant anti-Semitism," "Go, read the whole thing, and prepare to scrape your jaw from the floor. It's horrifying, nasty, awful, evil stuff. I read a headline today (and can't, for the life of me, figure out where), stating that anti-Semitism is resurgent today in a way not seen since the eve of WWII. This kind of garbage makes that claim — a claim I don't doubt is true — resonate with real force.
My last word on the subject is that, in the 1930s, as now, socialism was politically dominant in the Western cultures that supported anti-Semitism, and Islam was (as has been the case for centuries) politically d0minant in the Middle Eastern cultures supporting anti-Semitism."
Anti-Semitism in the United States (as it is around the world) is alive and sickly well!
(H/T Bookworm Room)
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Reviewing the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series races with a look at 2013, too. Today, it's races 12-13.
Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio – Sunday, Aug. 5 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Scott Dixon saved fuel when he needed, kept the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car out of harm's way and took advantage of every opportunity. And his pit crew performed admirably, too.
All told, it led to Dixon winning the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio for the fourth time in the past six years. His 29th victory tied Rick Mears for 10th all time.
In the series' second consecutive caution-free road race – a feat that had not been accomplished since 1987 (Laguna Seca, won by Bobby Rahal; Miami-Tamiami Park, won by Michael Andretti), pit stops were key.
Dixon, starting fourth, beat race leader and pole sitter Will Power off pit lane on Lap 57 (their second and final service stop) and went on to lead the driver of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car across the start-finish line by 3.4619 seconds.
Power, who picked up three bonus points for winning the pole and leading the most laps, regained the points lead heading into the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma on Aug. 26 as front-runner Ryan Hunter-Reay was running sixth but started to fall through the field midway through the quick race with an engine issue and finished 24th.
Simon Pagenaud, driving the No. 77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports car, posted his fifth top-five finish in his rookie IZOD IndyCar Series season. Sebastien Bourdais was a season-high fourth in the No. 7 TrueCar Dragon Racing car and James Hinchcliffe, who started 15th, came in fifth.
Box score: CLICK HERE
2013 date: Aug. 4
Tickets and info: www.midohio.com
Watch the entire race
GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma – Sunday, Aug. 26 at the Raceway at Sonoma
Ryan Briscoe had finished second, third and fourth at Sonoma in the past four years. Needless to say, he was due to visit Wine Country Winners Circle at the Raceway at Sonoma.
Briscoe, who started next to Team Penske teammate and pole sitter Will Power, held off Power on a pair of late restarts and won the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma by 0.4408 of a second for his first victory since Texas in 2010. He became the seventh different winner in 13 IZOD IndyCar Series races this season.
Briscoe gained the lead on a pit stop sequence on Lap 65 when he hit the blend line ahead of Power, who had pitted a lap earlier but was caught behind traffic during the first full-course caution in more than 2½ races.
Power, who clinched the Mario Andretti Road Course Trophy for the third consecutive year, increased his championship points lead from five to 36 over Ryan Hunter-Reay of Andretti Autosport with two races remaining.
Hunter-Reay was running third behind the Team Penske duo when the No. 28 Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda car was bumped from behind by the No. 98 Barracuda Racing car driven by Alex Tagliani in Turn 7 on Lap 75 and stalled. The turn of events dropped Hunter-Reay to an 18th-place finish.
Dario Franchitti finished third and Rubens Barrichello posted a season-high fourth place after starting 11th. Graham Rahal placed fifth and Helio Castroneves was sixth. Simon Pagenaud clinched the Sunoco Rookie of the Year award with a seventh-place finish.
Box score: CLICK HERE
2013 date: Aug. 25
Tickets and info: www.racesonoma.com
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VADA calls for synthetic testosterone test
Dr. Margaret Goodman and the Voluntary Anti‐Doping Association (VADA) have called for professional sports leagues to immediately adopt the Carbon Isotope Ratio (CIR) test for every screen used in testing for performance‐enhancing drugs. To date, only fighters who participate in VADA's rigorous voluntary program undergo such testing. "The recent positive tests for synthetic, or artificial, testosterone in professional and elite sports demonstrate that it is a problem at the highest levels of sport," said Dr. Goodman, President of VADA. "Clearly, some athletes are choosing to use the substance because they know it is not tested for upfront. It's long past time that the CIR test was used across the board to test for synthetic testosterone."
In nearly all sports today, the CIR test is only used when testers suspect from other indicators a presence of synthetic testosterone. As a result, athletes and trainers who understand the limitations of this testing can "microdose" with synthetic testosterone in order to avoid triggering a CIR test, which can determine whether testosterone is produced naturally or artificially.


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Haruhi Suzumiya to be Drink Package
5, 19. 2010
Sweet-sour taste reminds the image of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Beverage maker Pokka Corporation and Kadokawa Group Publishing work together to sell a drink with a package which a popular anime character Haruhi Suzumiya is designed. Kadokawa Group's online shopping website for anime products, Chara-Ani, started to accept an order on May 10 2010.
This drink is produced to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kadokawa's animation magazine, Monthly Newtype. Pokka and Kadokawa are going to sell 30 cans of lemon juice with a telephone card, all of which Haruhi Suzumiya is printed. Only 5000 sets are to go on sale in July 7, with a price of 5800 yen.
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Appetizers include deep-fried alligator bites served with creole aioli and buffalo sauce ($9.95) and Usinger's lollipop corn brats dipped in corn-bread batter and served with Guinness mustard and raspberry-balsamic ketchup ($7.95). Patrons can wash bites down with pours from the many craft beers, including drafts from local establishments such as Lakefront Brewery, New Glarus Brewing Company, and Sprecher Brewing Company.
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NVIDIA VR Headset Patent Found
Subject: Graphics Cards, Mobile | June 6, 2015 - 04:05 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: VR, nvidia, gameworks vr
So I'm not quite sure what this hypothetical patent device is. According to its application, it is a head-mounted display that contains six cameras (??) and two displays, one for each eye. The usage of these cameras is not define but two will point forward, two will point down, and the last two will point left and right. The only clue that we have is in the second patent application photo, where unlabeled hands are gesturing in front of a node labeled "input cameras".
Image Credit: Declassified
The block diagram declares that the VR headset will have its own CPU, memory, network adapter, and "parallel processing subsystem" (GPU). VRFocus believes that this will be based on the Tegra X1, and that it was supposed to be revealed three months ago at GDC 2015. In its place, NVIDIA announced the Titan X at the Unreal Engine 4 keynote, hosted by Epic Games. GameWorks VR was also announced with the GeForce GTX 980 Ti launch, which was mostly described as a way to reduce rendering cost by dropping resolution in areas that will be warped into a lower final, displayed resolution anyway.
Image Credit: Declassified
VRFocus suggests that the reveal could happen at E3 this year. The problem with that theory is that NVIDIA has neither a keynote at E3 this year nor even a place at someone else's keynote as far as we know, just a booth and meeting rooms. Of course, they could still announce it through other channels, but that seems less likely. Maybe they will avoid the E3 hype and announce it later (unless something changes behind the scenes of course)?
AMD Carrizo SKUs and Dual Graphics Options Announced
Subject: Graphics Cards, Processors, Mobile | June 4, 2015 - 04:58 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: amd, carrizo
My discussion of the Carrizo architecture went up a couple of days ago. The post did not include specific SKUs because we did not have those at the time. Now we do, and there will be products: one A8-branded, one A10-branded, and one FX-branded.
All three will be quad-core parts that can range between 12W and 35W designs, although the A8 processor does not have a 35W mode listed in the AMD Dual Graphics table. The FX-8800P is an APU that has all eight GPU cores while the A-series APUs have six. The A10-8700P and the A8-8600P are separated by a couple hundred megahertz base and boost CPU clocks, and 80 MHz GPU clock.
Also, we have been given a table of AMD Radeon R5 and R7 M-series GPUs that can be paired with Carrizo in an AMD Dual Graphics setup. These GPUs are the R7 M365, R7 M360, R7 M350, R7 M340, R5 M335, and R5 M330. They cannot be paired with every Carrizo APU, and some pairings only work in certain power envelopes. Thankfully, this table should only be relevant to OEMs, because end-users are receiving pre-configured systems.
Pricing and availability will depend on OEMs, of course.
Computex 2015: MSI Announces Notebooks with Quad-Core Broadwell CPUs
Subject: Mobile | June 2, 2015 - 09:00 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: notebook, msi, Intel Core i7, gaming notebook, computex 2015, computex, Broadwell
MSI has unveiled a refreshed notebook lineup featuring the new quad-core Intel Broadwell mobile processors.
Broadwell launched as a dual-core only option, which resulted in some high-performance notebooks opting to stay with Haswell CPUs. With the introduction of quad-core versions of the new Broadwell chips for mobile, MSI has jumped on the bandwagon to offer a few different options. Of the 20 new notebooks offered by MSI, 18 of them are powered by Intel Core i7 chips.
Intel's 5th Generation Core i7 processor powers 18 MSI laptop models, including the GT80 Titan SLI, GT72 Dominator, GS70 Stealth, GS60 Ghost, GE72 Apache, GE62 Apache, GP72 Leopard, GP62 Leopard, and the newly announced PX60 Prestige. Available immediately, all gaming notebook models come with an array of superior technologies, including Killer DoubleShot Pro for lag-less gaming, SteelSeries Gaming Keyboard for exceptional customization and feel, and more.
The flagship GT80 Titan SLI has these impressive specs, including an Intel Core i7-5950HQ processor:
GT80 Titan SLI
- Screen: 18.4" 1920x1080 WideView Non-Reflection
- CPU: Intel Core i7-5950HQ, 2.9 - 3.7 GHz
- Chipset: HM87
- Graphics: Dual GTX 980M SLI, 8GB GDDR5 VRAM each
- Memory: 24GB (8GB x3) DDR3L 1600MHz (4 SoDIMM slots, max 32GB)
- Storage: 256GB Super RAID (128GB M.2 SATA x2, RAID 0) + 1TB 7200 RPM HDD
- Optical: BD Burner
- LAN: Killer Gaming Network
- Wireless: Killer N1525 Combo (2x2 ac), BT 4.1
- Card Reader: SDXC
- Video Output: HDMI 1.4, mDP v1.2 x2
The GT80 Titan SLI gaming notebook
1920x1080 with this model seems low, especially considering the obscene amount of VRAM (8GB per card on a laptop? Really?). Still, this notebook has excellent external monitor support with dual mini-DisplayPort outputs, though HDMI is limited to version 1.4.
MSI has also introduced a refreshed GT72 Dominator with NVIDIA G-Sync (covered here), and this new version also features USB 3.1. And for the more business-minded there is the premium PX60 Prestige, now refreshed with Broadwell Core i7 as well.
These refreshed notebook models will be "available immediately" from MSI's retail partners.
Computex 2015: MSI GT72 Gaming Notebook with G-SYNC and Eye Tracking
Subject: Mobile | June 2, 2015 - 09:00 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: Tobii Technology, msi, GTX 980M, gt72, gaming notebook, g-sync, eye-tracking, computex 2015, computex
MSI has announced a new version of the GT72 gaming notebook featuring NVIDIA G-SYNC technology.
Like the current GT72 Dominator Pro G, this features NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M graphics, though this announced version has 8GB of GDDR5 (vs. the previous 4GB) powering its 17.3" display. The G-SYNC implementation with this notebook will allow for variable refresh between 30 - 75 Hz, and as the existing G72 is a 1920x1080 notebook also featuring a GTX 980M it might seem unnecessary to implement G-SYNC, though this would ensure a smoother experience with the newest games at very high detail settings.
Based on the current GT72 Dominator Pro G we can also expect an Intel Broadwell Core i7 mobile processor (the i7-5700HQ in the current model), and these notebooks support up to 32GB of DDR3L 1600MHz memory, as well as up to 4 M.2 SSDs in RAID 0.
MSI is also announcing development, in partnership with eye-tracking company Tobii Technology, of a "fully integrated eye-tracking notebook" for gamers, and MSI will have prototype notebooks at Computex to demonstrate the technology.
We'll post additional details when available. Right now full specs, as well as pricing and availability, have not been revealed.
Computex 2015: ASUS Announces ZenPad 8-inch Tablets
Subject: Mobile | June 1, 2015 - 07:47 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: ZenPad, tablets, moorefield, computex 2015, computex, intel atom, atom x3, asus, ZenPad S
ASUS has announced their ZenPad 8.0 Series of tablets, and these feature some proprietary visual enhancements to give their screens more contrast and vivid color:
- ASUS VisualMaster HDR video technology
- ASUS TruVivid (direct bonded glass)
- Bluelight filter (reduces blue light by 30%)
- ASUS Tru2Life (contrast and sharpness enhancement) technology
- Inteligent contrast (up to 150% wider contrast levels)
The ASUS ZenPad S 8.0
What about specifications? Here's a quick rundown of the tablets, both of which run Android 5.0 Lollipop with the ASUS ZenUI:
ZenPad S 8.0 Z580CA
- Intel Atom 3580 Moorefield
- Quad-core up to 2.3 GHz
- PowerVR G6430 Rogue graphics
- 4GB of RAM
- 16GB, 32GB or 64GB eMMC storage
- 8-inch IPS panel
- 2048x1536 display (4:3)
- 324ppi
- TruVivid technology (direct bonded glass)
- 73.75% screen-to-body ratio
- Dual front speakers
- 5MP front camera, 8MP rear camera
- Micro SDXC (up to 128GB)
- 15.2Wh battery
- 802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth 4.0 LE
- USB Type-C connector
ZenPad 8.0 Z380C series
- Intel Atom X3 (SoFIA) C3200 series
- Quad-core
- Mali 450MP4 GPU
- 8-inch IPS display
- 76.5% screen-to-body ratio
- 1280 x 800
- 16:10 ratio
- 10-finger multi-touch
- 1GB/2GB ram
- 8GB or 16GB eMMC
- 802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth 4.0 LE
- 2MP front camera, 5MP rear camera
- 1 x micro SDXC
- Sensors: G-Sensor, E-compass, GPS, Hall sensor, Light sensor
- 4000 mAh battery (non-removable)
No specifics on pricing or availablitiy just yet.
Computex 2015: New ASUS ROG Notebooks include G-Sync, Thin-and-Light Options
Subject: Mobile | June 1, 2015 - 02:00 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: ROG, gl552, g751, g501, computex 2015, computex, asus
Launching with Computex this week, ASUS has a set of three new ROG (Republic of Gamers) notebooks for potential mobile gamers to take a look at. First up is the G751JT and G751JY machines that feature Intel Core i7 processors (likely Haswell) and GeForce GTX 980M discrete graphics. After the recent announcement of G-Sync for notebooks, it should be no surprise that this updated G751 will feature an impressive 75 Hz 1920x1080 screen that supports variable refresh gaming!
ASUS G751JT/JY Notebook
For those more interested in a thin-and-light gaming machine, ASUS has the ROG G501. This will be available with either 2560x1440 or 3840x2160 resolution displays and will feature Intel Core i7 processors, again without specification on if that is Haswell or Broadwell based. ASUS claims that the G501 "features dual independent fans and copper heat sinks to ensure efficient thermal management for smooth and stable performance even at high loads."
ASUS G501 Notebook
Finally, the ROG GL552 looks to be a more standard gaming rig with a Haswell-based Intel processor, non-descript "discrete graphics" and an "optional" solid state drive. The GL552 will feature an "easy-access design for additional storage and memory upgrades."
ASUS GL552 Notebook
Look for more details on these notebooks and hopefully reviews very soon!
Computex 2015: ASUS Announces the Transformer Book T100HA
Subject: Mobile | June 1, 2015 - 02:00 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: Transformer Book T100HA, quad-core, intel atom, computex 2015, computex, Cherry Trail, asus, 2-in-1
ASUS has announced the newest version of their Transformer Book 2-in-1, and the T100HA features a Intel Atom Cherry Trail X5 series quad-core processor and will run Windows 10 when released later this year.
From ASUS:
"ASUS Transformer Book T100HA is the successor to the best-selling Transformer Book T100TA 2-in-1, and combines the power of a stylish 10.1-inch laptop with the convenience of a super-slim tablet. This new iteration has up to 14 hours of battery life, and has an ultra-thin 8.45mm chassis that weights just 580g. It has a metallic finish and is available in Silk White, Tin Grey, Aqua Blue and Rouge Pink.
The T100HA is powered by a choice of quad-core Intel® Atom™ 'Cherry Trail' X5 series processors, and has 4GB RAM and a USB Type-C port. This device comes pre-installed with Windows 10 and will be available in the third quarter of 2015."
Computex 2015: ASUS Announces the Zenfone Selfie
Subject: Mobile | June 1, 2015 - 02:00 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: Zenbook Selfie, snapdragon 615, computex 2015, computex, asus zenbook
Looking for a way to snap "the best possible selfies quickly and simply"? Then you just might want to check out the new Zenfone Selfie.
Unlike the current Zenfone this new "Selfie" version of the phone features dual 13 MP cameras (front and back) and is powered by a Qualcomm SoC, specifically the Snapdragon 615.
Here are some of the specs for the new Zenfone:
- Dual 13MP pixel master
- 5-prism Largan lens
- Toshiba 1/3.2-inch sensor
- Dual LED real tone flash
- Front camera – F/2.2, 24mm wide angle
- Rear camera – F/2.0, 28mm
- Laser autofocus (rear camera)
- Super HDR, low-light, beautification, selfie panorama, etc… modes
- Qualcolmm Snapdragon 615
- Quad-core ARM Cortex A53 (1.7 GHz) + quad-core A53 (1.0 GHz)
- Adreno 405 GPU
- 4G/LTE up to 150Mbit/s
- 5.5-inch IPS 1080p display
- TruVivid technology (direct bonded glass)
- 403ppi pixel density
- 400 nits brightness
- 3.3mm bezel
- 7 available colors
- Pastel – Pure white, chic pink and aqua blue
- Metallic hairline finish – Osmium black, sheer gold, glacier gray, glamor red
- Android 5.0 with ZenUI & ZenMotion
NVIDIA G-Sync for Notebooks Announced, No Module Required
Subject: Displays, Mobile | May 31, 2015 - 06:00 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: nvidia, notebooks, msi, mobile, gsync, g-sync, asus
If you remember back to January of this year, Allyn and posted an article that confirmed the existence of a mobile variant of G-Sync thanks to a leaked driver and an ASUS G751 notebook. Rumors and speculation floated around the Internet ether for a few days but we eventually got official word from NVIDIA that G-Sync for notebooks was a real thing and that it would launch "soon." Well we have that day here finally with the beginning of Computex.
G-Sync for notebooks has no clever branding, no "G-Sync Mobile" or anything like that, so discussing it will be a bit more difficult since the technologies are different. Going forward NVIDIA claims that any gaming notebook using NVIDIA GeForce GPUs will be a G-Sync notebook and will support all of the goodness that variable refresh rate gaming provides. This is fantastic news as notebook gaming is often at lower frame rates than you would find on a desktop PC because of lower powered hardware yet comparable (1080p, 1440p) resolution displays.
Of course, as we discovered in our first look at G-Sync for notebooks back in January, the much debated G-Sync module is not required and will not be present on notebooks featuring the variable refresh technology. So what gives? We went over some of this before, but it deserves to be detailed again.
NVIDIA uses the diagram above to demonstrate the complication of the previous headaches presented by the monitor and GPU communication path before G-Sync was released. You had three different components: the GPU, the monitor scalar and the monitor panel that all needed to work together if VRR was going to become a high quality addition to the game ecosystem.
NVIDIA's answer was to take over all aspects of the pathway for pixels from the GPU to the eyeball, creating the G-Sync module and helping OEMs to hand pick the best panels that would work with VRR technology. This helped NVIDIA make sure it could do things to improve the user experience such as implementing an algorithmic low-frame-rate, frame-doubling capability to maintain smooth and tear-free gaming at frame rates under the panels physical limitations. It also allows them to tune the G-Sync module to the specific panel to help with ghosting and implemention variable overdrive logic.
All of this is required because of the incredible amount of variability in the monitor and panel markets today.
But with notebooks, NVIDIA argues, there is no variability at all to deal with. The notebook OEM gets to handpick the panel and the GPU directly interfaces with the screen instead of passing through a scalar chip. (Note that some desktop monitors like the ever popular Dell 3007WFP did this as well.) There is no other piece of logic in the way attempting to enforce a fixed refresh rate. Because of that direct connection, the GPU is able to control the data passing between it and the display without any other logic working in the middle. This makes implementing VRR technology much more simple and helps with quality control because NVIDIA can validate the panels with the OEMs.
As I mentioned above, going forward, all new notebooks using GTX graphics will be G-Sync notebooks and that should solidify NVIDIA's dominance in the mobile gaming market. NVIDIA will be picking the panels, and tuning the driver for them specifically, to implement anti-ghosting technology (like what exists on the G-Sync module today) and low frame rate doubling. NVIDIA also claims that the world's first 75 Hz notebook panels will ship with GeForce GTX and will be G-Sync enabled this summer - something I am definitely looking forward to trying out myself.
Though it wasn't mentioned, I am hopeful that NVIDIA will continue to allow users the ability to disable V-Sync at frame rates above the maximum refresh of these notebook panels. With most of them limited to 60 Hz (but this applies to 75 Hz as well) the most demanding gamers are going to want that same promise of minimal latency.
At Computex we'll see a handful of models announced with G-Sync up and running. It should be no surprise of course to see the ASUS G751 with the GeForce GTX 980M GPU on this list as it was the model we used in our leaked driver testing back in January. MSI will also launch the GT72 G with a 1080p G-Sync ready display and GTX 980M/970M GPU option. Gigabyte will have a pair of notebooks: the Aorus X7 Pro-SYNC with GTX 970M SLI and a 1080p screen as well as the Aorus X5 with a pair of GTX 965M in SLI and a 3K resolution (2560x1440) screen.
This move is great for gamers and I am eager to see what the resulting experience is for users that pick up these machines. I have long been known as a proponent of variable refresh displays and getting access to that technology on your notebook is a victory for NVIDIA's team.
Google I/O 2015: Android OS M Revealed
Subject: Mobile, Shows and Expos | May 29, 2015 - 03:42 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Android, google, google io, google io 2015
I'll be honest with you: I did not see a whole lot that interested me out of the Google I/O keynote. The company released a developer preview of their upcoming Android OS "M", which refers to the thirteenth alphabetical release (although only eleven were formally lettered because they started with "C"upcake). Version nomenclature aside, this release is supposed to tune the experience. While the platform could benefit from a tune-up, it is also synonymous with not introducing major features.
But some things are being added, including "Google Now on Tap". The idea is that Google will understand what is happening on screen and allow the user to access more information about it. In a demo on Engadget, the user was looking at scores for the Golden State Warriors. She asked "When are they playing next", actually using the pronoun "they", and the phone brought up their next game (it was against the Cavaliers).
Fingerprint reading and Android Pay are also being added to this release.
Other than that, it is mostly performance and usability. One example is "Doze State", which allows the OS to update less frequently when the device is inactive. It is supposed to play nice with alarms and notifications though, which is good. Normally, I would wait to see if it actually works before commenting on it, but this seems like something that would only be a problem if no-one thought of it. Someone clearly did, because they apparently mentioned it at the event.
Android M, whatever it will actually be called, is expected to ship to consumers in the Fall.
Hands-On with the Lenovo Magic View Dual-Screen Smartwatch Concept
Subject: General Tech, Mobile, Shows and Expos | May 28, 2015 - 02:04 AM | Ken Addison
Shortly after the keynote at Lenovo Tech World today,we got hands on with the Dual-Screen Smartwatch concept, the Magic View.
The Magic View is an Android Wear device, which integrates a unique "virtual interactive display" via a small prism on the watch band. Users must bring the device up to their face and look through the prism to see a secondary display for tasks such as video viewing.
Looking inside the Magic View reminded us a lot of Google Glass. As you put your eye up to the prism on the watch band, you could see what looked like a display off in the distance. It was difficult to determine the relative size, but Lenovo claims this display is 20x bigger than the display on the smartwatch itself. Resolution was also undetermined, but it seemed to be low and about on par with the original Google Glass units.
The device itself was a bit warm and the additional display unit added some bulk, but these weren't immediate deal breakers. The design was still ergonomic and seemed like something that you wouldn't have an issue wearing all-day long.
This is definitely an early concept, but the fact that Lenovo are showing off demo units here means that they are serious about the ideas presented in the Magic View. If additional development can solve some of the heat issues, it seems like this would be a feature that doesn't detract from the core use of the device and can provide a potentially value new interaction method.
Lenovo Tech World: Magic View Smartwatch and Smart Cast Smartphone concepts shown
Subject: General Tech, Mobile, Shows and Expos | May 27, 2015 - 10:55 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: wearable, tech world, smartwatch, smartphone, smart cast, magic view, lenovo tech world, Lenovo, concept
Today at the Lenovo Tech World keynote presentation, Lenovo CTO Peter Hortensius took the opportunity to show some of the far reaching concepts for smartphones and smartwatches.
The Magic View smartwatch is a stylish, round smartwatch reminiscent of the Moto 360 that seems from the concept renderings to be based around Android Wear. However, the uniqueness comes from what Lenovo is claiming makes it the only smartwatch with two screens.
Optical reflection is used inside of a portion of the strap in order to project a second "virtual interactive display" more than 20 times larger than the integrated display. This is made possible through Lenovo-designed silicon aimed at miniaturizing the components for this type of projection while maintaining the same performance.
Lenovo claims this secondary screen will be useful for things like maps, as well as photo and video viewing, but it be remains to be seen if users would favor a virtual display like this over simply using their existing smartphone display. Privacy is also a big part of what Lenovo is pitching with the Magic View. Since users must place the lens portion next to their eye, other people in the same area cannot look over their shoulders and view potientially sensitive information.
The Lenovo Smart Cast concept plays on a similar idea as the Magic View. Through the use of a build in laser projector, as well as specialized sensors, Lenovo aims at allowing users to project a large virtual touch screen onto tabletop surfaces.
With the use of infrared sensors, users can touch the surface underneath the projection and interact just as if it were a physical display. Lenovo points towards this being useful for such applications as virtual keyboards in productivity apps, or even for media control of projected movies and light gaming such as Fruit Ninja.
The projected display is also independent of the smartphone display, allowing things such as two separate views for video chatting applications.
It remains to be seen if these concepts will ever actually make it into production devices, and if those devices will ever hit North America, but it's always interesting to see what R&D divisions of large companies like Lenovo are up to.
Lenovo Tech World: Z41/Z51 and ideapad 100 announced
Subject: Mobile, Shows and Expos | May 27, 2015 - 12:27 AM | Ken Addison
Tagged: z51, z41, tech world, r9 m375, r9 m360, Lenovo, ideapad 100, amd
Today at their Tech World event in Beijing, Lenovo is taking the opportunity to announce some new mainstream notebook options.
First off, we have simply the Lenovo Z41 and Z51. The 14-inch Z41 and 15.6-inch Z51 aim to refresh the previous Z40 and Z50 with Broadwell CPUs as well as new AMD discrete GPU options.
Lenovo is using the Broadwell-U class of CPUs here as you would find in ultra books, so don't expect a CPU powerhouse, but for productivity style tasks these machines should hit the sweet spot of Price vs Performance with a starting price of $549 for the base Z51.
Paired with the new AMD R9-M360 (Z41) or M375 (Z51) these notebooks should also be able to play mainstream titles on the integrated 1080p display while coming in just over $800.
The Lenovo Z51 and Z41 are available on Lenovo's site now.
Lenovo also announced a low-cost entry into the ideapad line utilizing Intel's BayTrail-M processors. The ideapad 100 is available in both 14-inch and 15-inch variants and seems to be aimed at the low-cost Chromebook market.
Starting at $249, the ideapad 100 seems like it will be a good option for users looking for a secondary option for basic web browsing and office tasks.
Stay tuned for more from Lenovo's Tech World Event this week!
Checking out the high end model of the Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi
Subject: Mobile | May 25, 2015 - 01:27 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: asus, transformer book, T300 Chi
The ASUS Transformer Book T300 Chi comes in a number of models, with the base mode running just under $700. The Tech Report had a chance to review the higher end model which is more expensive and harder to find. This particular model sports a 2.9GHz Broadwell based Core M 5Y71, 8GB DDR3-1600 and an internal 128GB internal SanDisk iSSD. The 12.5" IPS 2560x1440 screen is common to all models, as is WiFi connectivity and Windows 8.1, 64-bit. The keyboard portion of this Transformer Book is more of a screen stand than a dock as it uses Bluetooth to connect to the tablet as opposed to a physical interface, magnets keep the tablet in place when you are docked. Check out how well it performs in The Tech Report's full review.
"Asus' Transformer Book T300 Chi combines Intel's Core M processor with a 12.5" high-PPI display. The tablet half of this detachable 2-in-1 is thinner than the iPad Air, and it's backed by a keyboard dock that attaches with neodymium magnets. Read on to see what the T300 Chi is like as a tablet and notebook."
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Just Delivered: Lenovo Lavie-Z Lightweight Laptop
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | May 22, 2015 - 03:34 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: ultrabook, Lenovo, lavie-z, Intel, i7-5500U, Broadwell
After seeing it at CES this January, one our most anticipated products became the Lenovo Lavie-Z laptop. Born out of a partnership between NEC and Lenovo, the Lavie-Z promises to be the world's lightest laptop.
Our old-school postage scale doesn't have the accuracy to reach the 1.87lb that Lenovo clocks the Lavie-Z in at
Even after using the machine breiefly at CES, it is difficult to put into words what picking up a sub-2lb laptop is really like. Even after using the machine off and on today, it still feels like it's not a real machine. Lenovo and NEC have been able to accomplish this weight shedding through the use of a Lithium-Magnisum composite for the external housing of the machine, which seems durable, yet is incredibly light.
This may be a lightweight machine, but the specifications aren't compromised over other ultrabooks. The Lavie-Z is only listed in one configuration on Lenovo's site currently, but it's a high end one. A Broadwell Intel i7-5500U dual core processor, 8GB of RAM, a 2560x1440 IGZO display, 256GB SATA M.2 Samsung SSD, and Intel 802.11AC wireless make up this machine. At $1500 for this configuration, there doesn't seem to be much of a markup over other i7-equipped ultrabooks.
We'll of course put the Lavie-Z through our normal paces including performance and battery life, and we certainly hope they live up to the striking first impressions of this laptop.
Stay tuned for our full review in the coming weeks!
ASUS Announces the ZenFone 2 Powered by Quad-Core Intel Atom
Subject: Mobile | May 18, 2015 - 02:00 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: ZenFone 2, smartphones, intel atom, atom z3580, asus
ZenFone 2 is the new flagship smartphone from ASUS ZenFone, and features a new design powered by an Intel Atom Z3580 (Moorefield) processor with a massive 4GB of RAM.
The phone has a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS display with 403 PPI for crisp scaling, and the "Ergonomic Arc" design includes a volume-control key on the rear of the phone "within easy reach of the user's index finger", with a curved profile that tapers to a 0.15 inch at the edges.
The camera also features a 13 MP PixelMaster camera with a f/2.0 aperture and claimed "zero shutter-lag". The battery weighs in at 3000mAh and features "BoostMaster" fast-charge technology that sounds similar to Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0 standard.
But one of the most attractive features will be price, as ASUS will be selling these online through their retail channels as affordable unlocked smartphones:
- 2GB / 16GB storage / Atom 3560 - $199
- 4GB / 64GB storage / Atom 3580 / QuickCharger - $299
Here's look at the specifications:
- CPU: Intel Quad-Core 64-bit Atom Z3580 @ 2.3GHz (Min Clock 333MHz, Max Clock 2333MHz)
- GPU: PowerVR Series 6 G6430 with OpenGL 3.0 Support (Min Clock 457MHz, Max Clock 533MHz)
- Display: 5.5in IPS, 1920x1080 resolution (403 PPI), Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with Anti-Fingerprint Coating
- Memory: 4GB 800 MHz LPDDR3
- Storage: 64GB eMMC
- SIM: Support Dual active micro-SIM
- Micro-SD slot: SDXC support up to 128GB
- Modem: Intel XMM7260 LTE-Advanced
- Wireless: WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- Rear Camera: 13MP, aperture f/2.0, sensor size 1/3.2 inch
- Front Camera: 5MP
- Maximum Video Resolution: 1080p/30
- Battery: 3000 mAh Lithium-Polymer (11.4 Wh), Boostmaster Fast-Charging
- Colors: Glacier Gray, Osmium Black, Glamour Red, Sheer Gold
- Dimensions: 152.5 mm x 77.2 mm x 10.9-3.9 mm (6 x 3.04 x 0.43-.15 inches)
- Weight: 170g
PR after the break.
ASUS Announces QHD ZenBook UX305, 4K UX501 Notebook
Subject: Mobile | May 18, 2015 - 02:00 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: zenbook pro, zenbook, UX501, UX305, QHD+, notebooks, ips, asus, 4k, 2560x1440
ASUS has annouced a new QHD+ version of the affordable ZenBook UX305 notebook as well as the new ZenBook Pro UX501.
The ZenBook UX305 was released as a disruptive notebook with specs far above its $699 price tag, and this new version goes far beyond the 1920x1080 screen resolution of the original. This new QHD+ (3200x1800) panel is IPS just like the original, but with this ultra-high resolution it boasts 276 PPI for either incredibly sharp, or incredibly tiny text depending on how well your application scales.
The new ZenBook Pro UX501 takes resolution a step further with a 4K/UHD 3820x2160 IPS panel and a powerful quad-core Intel Core i7-4720HQ processor with 16GB of RAM at its disposal. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M graphics power this 15.6-inch, 282 PPI UHD panel, and naturally 4x PCIe storage is available as well.
More information and specs are available in the full PR for both notebooks after the break.
NVIDIA SHIELD and SHIELD Pro Show up on Amazon
Subject: Mobile | May 16, 2015 - 01:00 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: Tegra X1, tegra, shield pro, shield console, shield, nvidia
UPDATE: Whoops! It appears that Amazon took the listing down... No surprise there. I'm sure we'll be seeing them again VERY SOON. :)
Looks like the release of the new NVIDIA SHIELD console device, first revealed back at GDC in March, is nearly here. A listing for "NVIDIA SHIELD" as well as the new "NVIDIA SHIELD Pro" showed up on Amazon.com today.
Though we don't know what the difference between the SHIELD and SHIELD Pro are officially, according to Amazon at least, the difference appears to be the internal storage. The Pro model will ship with 500GB of internal storage, the non-Pro model will only have 16GB. You'll have to get an SD Card for more storage on the base model if you plan on doing anything other than streaming games through NVIDIA GRID it seems.
No pricing is listed yet and there is no release date on the Amazon pages either, but we have always been told this was to be a May or June on-sale date. Both models of the NVIDIA SHIELD will include an HDMI cable, a micro-USB cable and a SHIELD Controller. If you want the remote or stand, you're going to have to pay out a bit more.
For those of you that missed out on the original SHIELD announcement from March, here is a quick table detailing the specs, as we knew them at that time. NVIDIA's own Tegra X1 SoC featuring 256 Maxwell GPU cores powers this device using the Android TV operating system, promising 4K video playback, the best performing Android gaming experience and NVIDIA GRID streaming games.
|NVIDIA SHIELD Specifications
|NVIDIA® Tegra® X1 processor with 256-core Maxwell™ GPU with 3GB RAM
|Video Features
|4K Ultra-HD Ready with 4K playback and capture up to 60 fps (VP9, H265, H264)
|7.1 and 5.1 surround sound pass through over HDMI
High-resolution audio playback up to 24-bit/192kHz over HDMI and USB
High-resolution audio upsample to 24-bit/192hHz over USB
|802.11ac 2x2 MIMO 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 4.1/BLE
|Gigabit Ethernet
Two USB 3.0 (Type A)
Micro-USB 2.0
MicroSD slot (supports 128GB cards)
IR Receiver (compatible with Logitech Harmony)
|Gaming Features
|NVIDIA GRID™ streaming service
NVIDIA GameStream™
|SW Updates
|SHIELD software upgrades directly from NVIDIA
|40W power adapter
|Weight and Size
|Weight: 23oz / 654g
Height: 5.1in / 130mm
Width: 8.3in / 210mm
Depth: 1.0in / 25mm
|Android TV™, Google Cast™ Ready
|Bundled Apps
|In the box
NVIDIA SHIELD controller
HDMI cable (High Speed), USB cable (Micro-USB to USB)
Power adapter (Includes plugs for North America, Europe, UK)
|TV with HDMI input, Internet access
|SHIELD controller, SHIELD remove, SHIELD stand
What Makes a Mobile GPU Tick? Interview with ARM's Jem Davies
Subject: Mobile | May 15, 2015 - 01:56 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: video, mali, jem davies, interview, arm
Have you ever wondered how a mobile GPU is born? Or how the architecture of a mobile GPU like ARM Mali differs from the technology in your discrete PC graphics card? Perhaps you just want to know if ideas like HBM (high bandwidth memory) are going to find their way into the mobile ecosystem any time soon?
Josh and I sat down (virtually) with ARM's VP of Technology and Fellow, Jem Davies, to answer these questions and quite a bit more. The resulting interview will shed light on the design process of a mobile GPU, how you get the most out of an SoC that measures power by the milliwatt, what the world of mobile benchmarking needs to do to clean up its act and quite a bit more.
You'd be hard pressed to find a better way to spend the next hour of your day as you will without a doubt walk away more informed about the world of smartphones, tablets and GPUs.
The Core M powered Dell Venue 11 Pro 7140 Convertible
Subject: Mobile | May 1, 2015 - 02:26 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: dell, Venue 11 Pro 7140, convertible tablet, Windows 8.1
The new Dell Venue 11 Pro is a tablet with a 10.8" touchscreen with 10 point capacitive touch displaying at a 1080p resolution powered by the Intel HD5300 present on the CoreM 5Y71 processor. That processor has a base frequency of 1.2GHz and a much more impressive maximum boost of 2.9GHz, offering both power savings and powerful performance depending on the needs of the application you are using. 8GB of DDR3-1600MHz will help you use many applications and the 256GB SSD is a nice touch for those who prefer to have most of their software and data stored locally.
Check out the camera, ports and other specifics in Mad Shrimps review, they didn't review the dock/keyboard but there are two models available; the less expensive Slim model and the Mobile version.
"If you are looking for a professional looking convertible with the latest available low power consumption Intel Core M processor which is paired with 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD and comes with a fully-fledged Windows 8.1 Pro operating system, then look no further, your answer is here!"
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Cambridge, MA – Former U.S. Ambassador to France Felix G. Rohatyn will deliver a public address April 21 at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. "Freedom, Fairness and American Capitalism" will begin at 6 p.m. in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge.
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So many strands/strains of the old country and other people's cultural traditions inform the arts of the Americas, even if we do not readily acknowledge them. Klezmer, Blue-grass, Deep soul, southern Gospel, the Blues: these musical styles embed in me, and I'd be so lucky to exact poems that are their equivalents in spirit and expression.
I am often asked after a poetry reading, maybe too frequently, by some earnest undergraduate, if I listen to music while composing a poem, because, well, my poems sound so rhythmic, "even on the page," a dubious observation, at best, in my opinion. It's like saying water is liquid. Probably the query of music listening is 2nd only to "creative process." (Then, third would be: "What hip-hop artists are you listening to these days." I wonder if my buddy Billy Collins is posed that question.)
I normally offer up a polite, "Depends on the poem," which is actually quite true, because none of this is formulaic, for I slowly build to some pitched space before writing; music is only one source to tap my way into a zone, and mostly, it's '60s jazz or baroque classical musical or late '90s minimalist New Music. Or if I desire a grimier, punk-like anger, I'll listen to some old-school Suicide Tendencies or Diamanda Galas. Last year, Ahmad Jamal's composition "Yellow Fever" must have inspired ten or more poems.
But, I have a myriad of methods of developing some emotional/intellectual space by which to leap into a poem:
Major's Top 10 Suggested Pre-writing Activities
1. Read other authors' work with pencil and notebook nearby.
2. Sketch a drawing on a large sketchpad.
3. Free associate (or doodle) a memory.
4. Lip-sync a favorite tune: "Give me a kiss to build a dream on and my imagination . . ."
5. Meditate in the center of your living room/office.
6. Dance around in your kitchen, after sniffing your spice rack.
7. Play yourself a game of chess.
8. Call one of your parents and attempt to engage them in an argument.
9. Call one of your grandparents (or a beloved relative) and tell them you love them, then lean back and bask in their affection.
10. Go for a jog in your neighborhood.
Lately, I've desired to capture the spirit of elegance and resistance of a Peruvian folk song: Toro Mata. It is one of Peru's most widely known songs sung and influenced in the musical style called landó, which was brought from Angola to Brazil and developed by black slaves in certain provinces in Peru. The chief instrument of landó is the cajon, a box-like drum that West Africans created when they had to give up their native drums. Toro Mata is Spanish for "The Bull Kills." Much like capoiera, the dance performed to Toro Mata is subversive in that it mocks and parodies the waltzes slaves observed while serving their masters dressed in colonial ruffles.
All through graduate school in Oregon, I listened daily to this album The Soul of Black Peru put out by David Byrne's label Luaka Bop and thought of all the migrant workers working the northwest from Mexico, South America, and beyond.
So moving, so much soul and history and resistance in the voices on this album. The video below features one of Peru's reigning divas Eva Ayllon (also on the album) singing Toro Mata and Perú Negrito, a stunning group of young Peruvian dancers. It captures the spirit of what I felt inside while listening to the whole album, living in Oregon, and writing. I wanted then and still today, the poetic equivalent of that album. Again, I'd be so lucky to write poems with such vibrancy and soulfulness.
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In addition to music, I think of fiber arts, about which I've been educated by Jacquelyn Pope, and also Cheryl Floyd-Miller (who blogs about both arts very well).
Great post. Something finding its way into my writing is Filipino cooking, thinking on processes and ingredients that are "native," and "indigenous," what is Chinese, what has been added and amended by the Spanish, Western/American military and popular cultures, what is "everyday," and what is celebratory, ritual.
I realize, of course, this food and ethnicity thing is not without its own set of cliché and trope.
Good post. Will send my students to it this week — especially the dancing in your kitchen.
I'm b-boying again. Yup, 38, going on 39. I was trying things seriously with my body before I was trying them with language, before I even gave a shat about a book. The dancing, it's renewing my relationship to poems in the air.
Furthermore: Susana Baca's version of "Panalivio" — also Peruvian, also slave tradition. You know this? I love it.
Thank you, brother. Be well.
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In this article, Michele Sliger discusses one of the more common "ScrumBut" practices that, while allowing teams to say "We suck less," isn't really in keeping with intended Scrum practices. This ScrumBut practice is the persistent failure of the team to complete the agreed-upon features in the iteration or sprint.
I'm frequently disturbed by the ease with which ScrumBut teams allow unfinished features to slide from one sprint into the next, creating a pattern of failure in meeting their sprint commitments—a pattern that the team considers acceptable. In these environments, it is normal to overhear quotes such as "Don't worry about it. We'll just finish it up in the next sprint," and "It's no big deal. We always have two or three stories that we don't finish." As Temple Grandin would say, "Bad is the new normal."
The failure to meet commitments should not be considered acceptable. If your Scrum team is doing this, please reconsider.
When I teach Scrum, I tell the new teams two things:
- It is OK not to meet your sprint commitment.
- It is NOT OK not to meet your sprint commitment.
They are both true statements. The following F. Scott Fitzgerald quote explains the importance of the dichotomy: "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise."
It is OK to fail to meet your commitment when the team is new, or if unforeseen problems prevent getting to done, or if external issues like layoffs or natural disasters cause a slowdown. Every team—even a seasoned one—will miss meeting its sprint commitment on occasion.
But if the team has been working together for a while and knows how much it can complete on average in a sprint, then it is NOT OK to establish a pattern of not keeping your promise. A commitment is a promise. In Scrum, committing to a sprint is a promise to do the best you can to deliver what the team collectively said it would deliver in that sprint. If the Scrum team takes a lackadaisical attitude toward its sprint commitment, it means either that team members don't understand the meaning of the commitment or that the meaning has been altered to mean something else entirely. If it means something else, the team has moved away from the Scrum framework and values and into ScrumBut territory.
This ScrumBut practice is often indicative of the corporate culture. For some organizations, letting things slide and not keeping promises is simply in keeping with company values. Does that make the slippage OK? Absolutely not. It does speak to an organizational issue that should be addressed, which is one of the things that Scrum does so well: It makes problems highly visible very quickly, so that they can be resolved. If the corporate culture is accepting of this lackadaisical "We suck less" paradigm that tends to breed ScrumBut teams, then its leadership and vision should be questioned.


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Potential for Proarrhythmic Effects
DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT, POSSIBLY LIFE-THREATENING, PROARRHYTHMIC EFFECTS WITH MELLARIL® (THIORIDAZINE HCl) TREATMENT, MELLARIL (thioridazine hcl) SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS WHO FAIL TO SHOW AN ACCEPTABLE RESPONSE TO ADEQUATE COURSES OF TREATMENT WITH OTHER ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS, EITHER BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT EFFECTIVENESS OR THE INABILITY TO ACHIEVE AN EFFECTIVE DOSE DUE TO INTOLERABLE ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM THOSE DRUGS. CONSEQUENTLY, BEFORE INITIATING TREATMENT WITH MELLARIL (thioridazine hcl) , IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT A PATIENT BE GIVEN AT LEAST TWO TRIALS, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUG PRODUCT, AT AN ADEQUATE DOSE, AND FOR AN ADEQUATE DURATION. MELLARIL (thioridazine hcl) HAS NOT BEEN SYSTEMATICALLY EVALUATED IN CONTROLLED TRIALS IN THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS AND ITS EFFICACY IN SUCH PATIENTS IS UNKNOWN.
A crossover study in nine healthy males comparing single doses of thioridazine 10 mg and 50 mg with placebo demonstrated a dose-related prolongation of the QTc interval. The mean maximum increase in QTc interval following the 50 mg dose was about 23 msec; greater prolongation may be observed in the clinical treatment of unscreened patients.
Prolongation of the QTc interval has been associated with the ability to cause torsade de pointes-type arrhythmias, a potentially fatal polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, and sudden death. There are several published case reports of torsade de pointes and sudden death associated with thioridazine treatment. A causal relationship between these events and Mellaril (thioridazine hcl) therapy has not been established but, given the ability of Mellaril (thioridazine hcl) to prolong the QTc interval, such a relationship is possible.
Certain circumstances may increase the risk of torsade de pointes and/or sudden death in association with the use of drugs that prolong the QTc interval, including 1) bradycardia, 2) hypokalemia, 3) concomitant use of other drugs that prolong the QTc interval, 4) presence of congenital prolongation of the QT interval, and 5) for thioridazine in particular, its use in patients with reduced activity of P450 2D6 or its co-administration with drugs that may inhibit P450 2D6 or by some other mechanism interfere with the clearance of thioridazine (see CONTRAINDICATIONS and PRECAUTIONS).
It is recommended that patients being considered for Mellaril (thioridazine hcl) treatment have a baseline ECG performed and serum potassium levels measured. Serum potassium should be normalized before initiating treatment and patients with a QTc interval greater than 450 msec should not receive Mellaril (thioridazine hcl) treatment. It may also be useful to periodically monitor ECG's and serum potassium during Mellaril (thioridazine hcl) treatment, especially during a period of dose adjustment. Mellaril (thioridazine hcl) should be discontinued in patients who are found to have a QTc interval over 500 msec.
Patients taking Mellaril (thioridazine hcl) who experience symptoms that may be associated with the occurrence of torsade de pointes (e.g., dizziness, palpitations, or syncope) may warrant further cardiac evaluation; in particular, Holter monitoring should be considered.
Tardive Dyskinesia
Tardive dyskinesia, a syndrome consisting of potentially irreversible, involuntary, dyskinetic movements may develop in patients treated with neuroleptic (antipsychotic) drugs. Although the prevalence of the syndrome appears to be highest among the elderly, especially elderly women, it is impossible to rely upon prevalence estimates to predict, at the inception of neuroleptic treatment, which patients are likely to develop the syndrome. Whether neuroleptic drug products differ in their potential to cause tardive dyskinesia is unknown.
Both the risk of developing the syndrome and the likelihood that it will become irreversible are believed to increase as the duration of treatment and the total cumulative dose of neuroleptic drugs administered to the patient increase. However, the syndrome can develop, although much less commonly, after relatively brief treatment periods at low doses.
There is no known treatment for established cases of tardive dyskinesia, although the syndrome may remit, partially or completely, if neuroleptic treatment is withdrawn. Neuroleptic treatment itself, however, may suppress (or partially suppress) the signs and symptoms of the syndrome and thereby may possibly mask the underlying disease process. The effect that symptomatic suppression has upon the long-term course of the syndrome is unknown.
Given these considerations, neuroleptics should be prescribed in a manner that is most likely to minimize the occurrence of tardive dyskinesia. Chronic neuroleptic treatment should generally be reserved for patients who suffer from a chronic illness that, 1) is known to respond to neuroleptic drugs, and, 2) for whom alternative, equally effective, but potentially less harmful treatments are not available or appropriate. In patients who do require chronic treatment, the smallest dose and the shortest duration of treatment producing a satisfactory clinical response should be sought. The need for continued treatment should be reassessed periodically.
If signs and symptoms of tardive dyskinesia appear in a patient on neuroleptics, drug discontinuation should be considered. However, some patients may require treatment despite the presence of the syndrome.
(For further information about the description of tardive dyskinesia and its clinical detection, please refer to the sections on Information for Patients and ADVERSE REACTIONS.)
It has been suggested in regard to phenothiazines in general, that people who have demonstrated a hypersensitivity reaction (e.g., blood dyscrasias, jaundice) to one may be more prone to demonstrate a reaction to others. Attention should be paid to the fact that phenothiazines are capable of potentiating central nervous system depressants (e.g., anesthetics, opiates, alcohol, etc.) as well as atropine and phosphorus insecticides. Physicians should carefully consider benefit versus risk when treating less severe disorders.
Reproductive studies in animals and clinical experience to date have failed to show a teratogenic effect with Mellaril (thioridazine hcl) . However, in view of the desirability of keeping the administration of all drugs to a minimum during pregnancy, Mellaril (thioridazine hcl) should be given only when the benefits derived from treatment exceed the possible risks to mother and fetus.
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
A potentially fatal symptom complex sometimes referred to as Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) has been reported in association with antipsychotic drugs. Clinical manifestations of NMS are hyperpyrexia, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, and evidence of autonomic instability (irregular pulse or blood pressure, tachycardia, diaphoresis, and cardiac dysrhythmias).
The diagnostic evaluation of patients with this syndrome is complicated. In arriving at a diagnosis, it is important to identify cases where the clinical presentation includes both serious medical illness (e.g., pneumonia, systemic infection, etc.) and untreated or inadequately treated extrapyramidal signs and symptoms (EPS). Other important considerations in the differential diagnosis include central anticholinergic toxicity, heat stroke, drug fever, and primary central nervous system (CNS) pathology.
The management of NMS should include, 1) immediate discontinuation of antipsychotic drugs and other drugs not essential to concurrent therapy, 2) intensive symptomatic treatment and medical monitoring, and 3) treatment of any concomitant serious medical problems for which specific treatments are available. There is no general agreement about specific pharmacological treatment regimens for uncomplicated NMS.
If a patient requires antipsychotic drug treatment after recovery from NMS, the potential reintroduction of drug therapy should be carefully considered. The patient should be carefully monitored, since recurrences of NMS have been reported.
Central Nervous System Depressants
As in the case of other phenothiazines, Mellaril (thioridazine hcl) is capable of potentiating central nervous system depressants (e.g., alcohol, anesthetics, barbiturates, narcotics, opiates, other psychoactive drugs, etc.) as well as atropine and phosphorus insecticides. Severe respiratory depression and respiratory arrest have been reported when a patient was given a phenothiazine and a concomitant high dose of a barbiturate.
Leukopenia and/or agranulocytosis and convulsive seizures have been reported but are infrequent. Mellaril® (thioridazine HCl) has been shown to be helpful in the treatment of behavioral disorders in epileptic patients, but anticonvulsant medication should also be maintained. Pigmentary retinopathy, which has been observed primarily in patients taking larger than recommended doses, is characterized by diminution of visual acuity, brownish coloring of vision, and impairment of night vision; examination of the fundus discloses deposits of pigment. The possibility of this complication may be reduced by remaining within the recommended limits of dosage.
Where patients are participating in activities requiring complete mental alertness (e.g., driving) it is advisable to administer the phenothiazines cautiously and to increase the dosage gradually. Female patients appear to have a greater tendency to orthostatic hypotension than male patients. The administration of epinephrine should be avoided in the treatment of drug-induced hypotension in view of the fact that phenothiazines may induce a reversed epinephrine effect on occasion. Should a vasoconstrictor be required, the most suitable are levarterenol and phenylephrine.
Neuroleptic drugs elevate prolactin levels; the elevation persists during chronic administration. Tissue culture experiments indicate that approximately one-third of human breast cancers are prolactin dependent in vitro, a factor of potential importance if the prescription of these drugs is contemplated in a patient with a previously detected breast cancer. Although disturbances such as galactorrhea, amenorrhea, gynecomastia, and impotence have been reported, the clinical significance of elevated serum prolactin levels is unknown for most patients. An increase in mammary neoplasms has been found in rodents after chronic administration of neuroleptic drugs. Neither clinical studies nor epidemiologic studies conducted to date, however, have shown an association between chronic administration of these drugs and mammary tumorigenesis; the available evidence is considered too limited to be conclusive at this time.
Pediatric Use
See DOSAGE section Pediatric Patients.This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
Last reviewed on RxList: 3/31/2009
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Most German houses don't have closets. They have to buy Schränken – wardrobes. Some are simple cabinets with a shelf and rod to hang clothes. Others are monstrous wall units with drawers, shelves, cabinets, and a place to hang clothes.
We are allotted seven wardrobes from FMO (Furniture Management Office) during our stay here in Germany. We are more than lucky that our master bedroom has this huge walk-in closet. But I am allotted seven, so you know I found use for every single one of them. Two in the girls' room, one in Alex's room, one in Liz's room, one in the hallway for coats, one in the laundry area for towels and whatnot, and one in the schoolroom to cram everything I can out of sight and out of reach of grubby little hands.
I had to come all the way to Germany for the awesome washer and dryer of my dreams.
These lovely brand-spanking-new laundry units are mine on loan from FMO (Furniture Management Office) for three years.
They sing to me when they've completed a cycle. They're sweet like that. All the settings are in German, so I just play with it until it feels right since I don't have a decent translator without Internet or a mobile phone. I do know the difference between wool and cotton. I seldom wear wool (Wolle), so that's easy.
The washer has to drain water into a sink since there's no connection for a drain hose.
The dryer is a condenser which means that it collects all the water from the wet clothes and has to be emptied after each load. There is no big metal vent that connects to the wall like with American dryers.
These units are just plug and go. It seems simpler and efficient.
This is a Flügeltrockner. It means "winged dryer." It folds up flat for storage. It has two "wings" that unfold to hang clothes to dry. All utilities are more expensive here, so if we don't have to use the dryer, the better. I basically just use it for underwear and towels.
And, just so you know, that's my band name. Flügeltrockner.
My bathroom is like a greenhouse. I can't wait to stock it full of orchids and plants.
It's huge and has a toilet, two pedestal sinks, a shower, a jetted tub, urinal, and bidet. No storage! No cabinets. No shelves. I use a tiny little counter and a plastic drawer unit right now.


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VideoHive Over The Limit 2947660
After Effects Project \ Titles \ Sky Clouds
After Effects Project - Over The Limit 2947660 by yeremia @ VideoHive
After Effects Project \ Titles \ Sky Clouds
After Effects Version: CS4, CS5, CS5.5, CS6; File Size: 140mb; Requires Plugins: No; Resolution: 1920x1080.
Hello Everyone.
I introduce you to my new After Effects CS4 project. This project very useful to promote your Movie Events or any kind of your presentation with particle effect and clouds style, you can use this project for any kind of your video production. No third-party plugins needed, however I've included 2 projects, original with Optical Flares, second with pre-rendered OF plugins.
Note : The CYCORE FX icluded in After Effects must be installed!
I give you bonus file Pre-rendered Particles Effects and Clouds Effects with QUICK TIME Format, so you can use this for your video production
Description of the project .
- CS4 ,CS5,CS5.5,CS6 Compatible
- 2 Project include (Original Version and Pre-rendered Version)
- Include 2 Final Renders, FULL HD 1920×1080 29 fps and HD 1280×720 29 fps
- Duration 54 second
- 7 Textholders
- 3 Placeholders (Image or Video)
- PDF help file showing you how to edit text and placeholders include with the screenshot
- The great music used in this project from ZtarrZound can be purchased separately HERE
- Videos used in the preview are not included, for preview purpose only. They provide from great movie Sintel
- Links to download usage fonts are available on help file
- Easy to edit
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Cats Lose to Bees in Walk-Off Fashion, 7-6
By Sacramento River Cats | June 8, 2014 7:14 PM ET
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Daric Barton finished 4-for-5 and Nate Freiman hit a three-run home run, but the River Cats ultimately fell to the Salt Lake Bees by a score of 7-6 on Sunday afternoon at Smith's Ballpark.
After Andy Parrino and Daric Barton singled in the top of the first inning, Freiman put the River Cats ahead 3-0 with left field on a 3-2 pitch. The lead didn't last long, however, as the Bees plated one in the first and two in the second, tying the game at three after two innings. Neither team scored again until the fifth, when Barton put the River Cats ahead 5-3 with a two-run homer to right field.
The Bees returned the favor, however, scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth, highlighted by a run-scoring double by Zach Borenstein, putting the Bees back on top 6-5. The River Cats then tied the score at six when Barton singled-home Tyler Ladendorf in the top of the seventh. The game remain tied until the bottom of the ninth when Brennan Boesch sent Bees fans home happy with a walk-off single, giving the River Cats a 7-6 loss.
Barton went 4-for-5 with two runs, three RBI, a double, and a home run, while Freiman finished 2-for-4 with a run, three RBI, and his ninth home run of the season. River Cats infielder Jake Elmore went 2-for-2 in a return to his MLB rehab assignment. Sacramento starter Marcus Walden took a no-decision, giving up 10 hits and six runs-five earned-with one walk and two strikeouts in 4.2 innings. Jeremy McBryde suffered the loss, giving up one earned run in one inning of relief.
The win was awarded to reliever Dane De La Rosa, who recorded one out. Bees starter Jarrett Grube took a no-decision, giving up eight hits and five earned runs with three strikeouts. Efren Navarro went 2-for-4 with two RBI, while Shawn O'Malley finished 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and a triple.
Sacramento returns to Raley Field on Monday, June 9, to start an eight-game homestand that begins with a four-game set against the Omaha Storm Chasers, followed by four contests versus Manny Ramirez and the Iowa Cubs. River Cats starter Dan Straily (3-0, 4.40 ERA) will take on Storm Chasers lefty Ryan Verdugo (2-1, 5.11 ERA) at 7:05 p.m. on Monday night at Raley Field.
River Cats Season Tickets, Mini-Plans, and Flex Plans can be purchased for the 2014 season by calling the River Cats Ticket Hotline at (916) 371-HITS (4487). Single-game tickets can now be purchased at Raley Field's Round Table Pizza Ticket Office or online at rivercats.com or ticketmaster.com. For more information about the River Cats, visit www.rivercats.com. For information on other events at Raley Field, visit www.raleyfield.com.
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Welcome to the online store of Constance Stotzer | Original Paintings + Prints + Paper Goods
Welcome to the online store of Constance Stotzer | Original Paintings + Prints + Paper Goods
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This is a very beautifully painted ACEO, and the extra thick card really adds to the overall quality.
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I love, love, LOVE this! Thanks so much!
Celebrating the Eccentric and Eclectic!
Through my art, I explore the tensions between children's conceptualizations of the world and those same concepts when held by adults. My work reflects lifelong struggles such as developing a sense of home, finding a place to belong, and the role of fate and agency in our individual development. I utilize a variety of techniques and mediums, including acrylic paints on wood, colored pencil drawings, and ceramics, to reveal the enduring child hidden within each of us.
I currently reside in Las Vegas, NV with my two cats Pepper and Boo.
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I hope you'll join in in this journey to far off lands where raindrops are lemon drops and gumdrops.
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My kids attend a charter Waldorf in Orangevale and we have TONS of out of district kids. Feel free to message me if you have specific questions.
My DD is 4 years old and attends a Waldorf preschool at the moment, but next year we are either sending her to Sac Waldorf or the Golden Valley Charter in Orangevale. I am so excited for her--they both look like great schools! Sac Waldorf, of course, costs quite a bit more (the Charter is basically free), but their Kindergarten looks amazing. So secluded, it is really a special environment for young children. You have to see it yourself, and they do give tours. If you call the school they can give you dates for the open houses. In fact, this weekend Sac Waldorf is having a Harvest Festival on Saturday the 22nd (from 10am to 4pm?)
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