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• Edoardo Mortara is the winner of the day at the DTM debut in Munich • Italian defeats leader of the standings Bruno Spengler • Pole position for the Audi A4 DTM
Ingolstadt/Munich, July 16, 2011 - Fireworks for Edoardo Mortara: In front of an outstanding crowd the Italian won the "race of marques" at the DTM debut in Munich's Olympic Stadium for Audi. At the thrilling finale for the day's victory he defeated DTM leader of the standings Bruno Spengler.
The first day at the DTM's public show event in Munich's Olympic Stadium was billed as "race of marques". In internal duels on the 1.190-kilometer track the best drivers of the two automobile manufacturers were determined first. An Audi and a Mercedes-Benz first met at the day's finale. And this prestigious duel in the end went to Edoardo Mortara, Audi Sport Team Rosberg and Audi with a lead of 0.366 seconds.
"I'm racing on a track like this for the first time," beamed "Edo" after his victory. "I already felt comfortable between concrete walls in Macau and at the Norisring. And the result today was outstanding for me as well."
As early as at the prologue in the morning the 24-year-old Italian was the front runner in the Audi squad and had done the fastest run with an advantage of 34 thousandths of a second over Mattias Ekström (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline). On the way to the day's finale the DTM rookie defeated Rahel Frey, Mattias Ekström and Mike Rockenfeller. At the first of the two captivating final races of five laps each the Audi driver still had to admit defeat in a photo finish with 0.011 seconds but clearly decided the second round in his favor.
That was a great performance by Edoardo and the Audi squad because both pit stops worked out perfectly too
"That was a great performance by Edoardo (Mortara) and the Audi squad because both pit stops worked out perfectly too," praised Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. "We've seen a really great debut of the DTM in Munich, delivered a fantastic show to the fans and displayed the power of the Audi A4 DTM to the fans. We're already looking forward to tomorrow."
The result on Saturday also determined the grid positions for Sunday. Edoardo Mortara's victory of the day secured the pole position for Audi. Audi's runner-up on Saturday was Mike Rockenfeller, Mattias Ekström took third place. The other drivers who qualified directly for the finale of the top 16 are Oliver Jarvis, Filipe Albuquerque, Martin Tomczyk and Timo Scheider. Rahel Frey in eighth place and Miguel Molina, who retired after having contact with the wall in the prologue, will be fighting for the last remaining grid position in the relegation on Sunday morning starting at 10 a.m. The finale starts at 12:45 a.m. ARD will begin to broadcast live from Munich on "Das Erste" at 2 p.m. (local time).
Selected driver and team quotes
Edoardo Mortara (Playboy Audi A4 DTM), 1st place
"A fantastic day! We were super fast today. Everyone showed a great performance. Even though there are no championship points awarded for this I'm very happy about my first victory in the DTM. But I'm even happier for my guys and the Rosberg team. The finale was great. Bruno (Spengler) was very fast and the gaps were close."
The finale was great, Bruno was very fast and the gaps were close
Mike Rockenfeller (E-POSTBRIEF Audi A4 DTM), 2nd place
"I was in the Audi-internal finale but I'd have liked making it into the finale. However, my goal today was not to damage the car after I've already had my moment with the wall on Friday. The starting base for Sunday is pretty good."
Mattias Ekström (Red Bull Audi A4 DTM), 3rd place
"I had a short day. I drove a race against Timo (Scheider) and one against Edoardo (Mortara). Unfortunately, I made a mistake and got into oversteer once. I had a pit stop that was just medium. After that, it was over for me early."
Oliver Jarvis (Audi Sport performance cars A4 DTM), 4th place
"I had a small problem with the brakes, so I was careful with the concrete walls on both sides. I could have probably been faster. Mike (Rockenfeller) was a bit quicker, it was a fair result."
Filipe Albuquerque (TV Movie Audi A4 DTM), 5th place
"It was frustrating because I made a mistake with the pit limiter at the start and immediately lost one and a half seconds on the first lap, I made up some time but it wasn't enough. In the end we were lacking half a second to Rocky. But tomorrow is a new day."
I had a great battle with Oliver Jarvis; it was probably the closest decision of the day
Martin Tomczyk (Schaeffler Audi A4 DTM), 6th place
"Saturday was short for me. I had a great battle with Oliver Jarvis; it was probably the closest decision of the day. We delivered a great show to the spectators. I'm not disappointed but chilled out in the afternoon watching the final rounds."
Timo Scheider (AUTO TEST Audi A4 DTM), 7th place
"Unfortunately I didn't get to drive much. It was really good fun even though my car wasn't so exciting. It's hard finding an optimal set-up here because you only drive a few laps and it's not easy to find the right temperature window for the tires and the brakes."
Rahel Frey (Glamour Audi A4 DTM), 8th place
"It's a huge spectacle for the crowed. The response is positive. For the drivers it's a big challenge because the track is very narrow and the grip level changes from session to session. The track allows no mistakes. It's already a success getting car across the laps unharmed."
Miguel Molina (Red Bull Audi A4 DTM), 9th place
"A great show event in Munich! The ITR and the manufacturers have done a very good job to make this possible for us. That's nice for the audience! For me, Saturday was not so nice. I made a mistake in the prologue. That meant I was eliminated. Still, I enjoyed the show afterwards and tried to support my team-mates."
I made a mistake in the prologue, that meant I was eliminated
Hans-Jürgen Abt (Teamchef Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline):
"Edoardo (Mortara) drove a superb race. We also helped at the first pit stop. The Abt team had a part in putting him into the right position. He drove sensationally. For the fans it was really thrilling. This race is new in the DTM. In the future we'll do a bit better in positioning ourselves but the direction is right. People are enjoying it. You can tell that. I'm eager to see what'll happen on the day of the finale."
Ernst Moser (Teamchef Audi Sport Team Phoenix):
"Well done to the organizers for a putting on an event that's running smoothly. The spectators are getting to see a great show. We were narrowly beaten with both cars. Martin (Tomczyk) no doubt didn't take a one hundred percent risk in his drive in order to keep his car intact. Rahel (Frey) had a tough rival in Edoardo Mortara. Her lap times were really good; she wasn't the last one but kept a few drivers behind her. Well done to her."
Arno Zensen (Teamchef Audi Sport Team Rosberg):
"It was an emotional roller coaster. The finale was incredible. We knew that Edo (Mortara) is fast. We still tried to slow him down a little this morning so he wouldn't break anything. At the finale he really revved up. A big thank you to the squad - and also to Abt and Phoenix, who participated in the great pit stops."
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Fort Wayne, IN – The Komets collected points in all three games last week to improve to 29-28-3 and 61 points at the 60-game mark of 2012-13. The Komets have earned points in four of their last five games (3-1-1). A dozen games remain on the regular season slate as the tight race for playoff position in the Eastern Conference continues. The top eight teams in the conference will qualify for post-season play. The Komets trail eighth-place Florida (68 points) by seven points and seventh-place South Carolina (69 points) by eight points.
About last week—The Komets started the week with a 5-4 overtime win over Toledo Wednesday night to snap a brief three-game home winless skid. It was the first Komet win in six meetings against the Walleye at Fort Wayne (1-5-0) this year. The Komets end their season series against Toledo with the 11th and final meeting of the year March 17 at Fort Wayne . The Komets improved to 23-4-0 when reaching three goals in a game.
Friday the Komets began a two-game series at South Carolina dropping a 2-1 shootout to earn a point in their first every visit to Charleston , South Carolina . Saturday the Komets turned the tables and earned a 2-1 overtime victory against the Stingrays at North Charleston Arena. Fort Wayne extended its unbeaten (in regulation) streak to three games (2-0-1) with their fourth overtime win out of five this season. The Komets pushed their record to 19-5-2 when scoring the first goal of the game and are now 18-5-3 in one-goal games.
Milestones—Brandon Marino (RW) reached the 20-goal mark for the second consecutive season in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime win over Toledo . Colin Chaulk (C) registered his 1,000th career point (regular season) with an assist on Marino's goal in Wednesday's game. Matt Syroczynski notched his 100th career point (regular season) with an assist Friday at South Carolina while Jamie Milam (D) skated his 400th pro game (regular season). Saturday night at South Carolina Chaulk posted his 499th career assist (regular season) when he dished a helper on the game winning goal in overtime.
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| Annarina chapter 2 . 6/1/2008
Hahaha. Poor Samantha. Yes, I read it, again. What's wrong with me? I actually don't mind Samantha. I mean, she needs to find the love in Twilight, but ah she's fine. I love how she compares Brianne wandering off to Port Angeles. And... well, I love the whole chapter. Even if it is just setting up the story, it's still goodness! (must.. stop.. reading..)
| Blood on a Rose chapter 2 . 5/31/2008
Gah! It ended too soon! Too soon! I really want to get into the...meat of the story. That sounded kind of odd, haha. Anyways, loving it so far, of course. Update soon!
| Masochisim chapter 2 . 5/31/2008
I like Samantha's personality, it's... different than I have ever experienced in my short life. Real vampires, how much better can this story get? Awesome chapter!
| amgglekim chapter 2 . 5/31/2008
Yeah! I liked the chapter, and from what I can see, I don't have that much work ahead of me as your Beta either.
Get me that chapter, and I'll get to work right away.
| dbert chapter 2 . 5/31/2008
great story so far... you've got me interested.
| movieandbookgirl chapter 2 . 5/31/2008
Sounds cool. So these real girls are going to meet the fictional characters. This should be interesting to say the least. Look forward to your next update!
| gone11111 chapter 2 . 5/31/2008
Wow! Very interesting! I can't wait to find out where this story is going.
| Blood on a Rose chapter 1 . 5/31/2008
Argh! I hate you! I was getting so excited too! Post that next chapter NOW! Before I hurt somebody! .
| movieandbookgirl chapter 1 . 5/31/2008
interesting, looking forward to reading more. i hope you update again soon
| amgglekim chapter 1 . 5/30/2008
WOW! I am enthralled, and anxiously awaiting some more!
I can also Beta for you... I'm in school to be a teacher, so its a natural thing!
| Annarina chapter 1 . 5/30/2008
Seriously, woah, what?
That's maybe the most deliciously confusing preface ever. And.. oh my gosh, and. And I can't wait for the next chapter so I know what is happening here! I am so going to kill myself, what a bad idea to read it... I'm hooked, and it's barely even started. I can't even tell you how excited that made me, and... If that's the preface, I'm going to have a heart attack pretty soon. I may have to cancel my alert so that I'm not tempted before I have to stop.
| gone11111 chapter 1 . 5/30/2008
This is pretty interesting! I wonder, though... Whose point of view is this in? Is it in Edward's? Bella's?
Great job!
| Masochisim chapter 1 . 5/30/2008
Wow...the vagueness was amazing. So well written. I would love to beta for you, I have and am betaing for chivalryisn'tdead (Relearning the Breathing Process) but I could handle your's easily too! I have a very good eye for grammar and holes in the story.
| mgouda chapter 1 . 5/30/2008
sounds pretty interesting, keep it up.
| Iris Messenger chapter 1 . 5/30/2008
wow! fantastic idea ... i'd be happy to beta for you. I'm inexperienced in that i've never beta-ed before, but i have a good sense of grammar/spelling/plot and such.
i'm hooked on this btw, i love the vagueness here.


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Attention seeking. They call me attention seeking?! Since when is getting upset about something just attention seeking. I get upset, I start to cry; natural reaction to a stimulus. I start panicking and freaking out and they call me attention seeking. I get accused of manipulating people, of using people to my own advantage. I get accused of pushing everything to get my own way, and then attention seeking when I don't get it. What's the point in going to see the counsellor, if she encourages me to talk about what I feel, yet she says behind my back that I turn up when I please; when I'm attention seeking? What's the point of opening up, talking about things, when each thing I admit I feel leads to just more pain and upset? There's not really much point, is there?
There's only so much a girl can take. It might outwardly seem like I'm attention seeking, but in my mind and heart it's just not about that. It's about me trying to express just how I'm feeling. My writing, it's just a plea for help, an expression of what makes me tick, of what makes me... me. There's not really a hell of a lot that I can do, if I'm not just able to get on with it. No more spilling tears, no more trying to impress. She wants me gone, she wants me to just get out and leave the family, I will. She tells me that I'm never really around as part of the family, that I don't bother helping, or participating, that I never spend time acting like I really am a member of the family, and that I get life really easy, which yes, sure, my life is pretty easy, but that doesn't mean I don't still have my own problems. I might not always spend time with the family, but with the welcome I get, can she really blame me? I tell her that I'm dating someone a bit older than me and she turns it round and acts as if I've been going behind her back and sleeping around and being a little slut.
If she really wants to go there I'll tell her some home truths. I'm not her. I don't spend my school time going out, getting drunk, high, and smoking. I'm not wasting my life and I' not going to end up pregnant at 18, unable to support my family and I refuse to get stuck in this god-forsaken town. I'm not going to just let life slip away. I'm going to enjoy it without messing it up. She reckons I won't be able to cope with university, that she's not going to bother with helping me or anything like that. I wasn't expecting her to, and frankly, with the way she's been acting, I'd rather just walk away and never look back. Yes, I'll probably regret it at some point down the line, but I'm tired of fighting to be a good daughter when she's clearly already decided in her mind that I'm a screw up and a failure and that there's no way she'll find anything I do to be proud of. Even starting a new school newsletter didn't make her proud of me. I'm not bothering anymore. She doesn't care, so neither will I. There's no point in doing family counselling if she doesn't want to actually listen. I listen to what she has to say. I take on board everything she says. I take it all to heart and she just doesn't seem to realise the effect it has on me; how each criticism and complaint make me feel even more crap, nor how each and every time she says something about me, even jokingly, it hurts. It just goes to show how little she knows me really.
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"Indirection" is using something that uses something else, in its broadest sense.
So your example, using a pointer of a value instead of the value, fits this definition at one level. The pointer is the something and the value is the something else.
Typically this is something larger in scope:
Using a web site to graphically display the data generated by an XML based service. Here the web site is the something and hiding behind it is the data which is the something else.
Using an operating system to access the display screen. Here are two layers, at least of indirection. The OS uses the screen driver. One something using a something else. Then the screen driver talks directly to the screen hardware causing it to make tiny dots of light here and there. The driver is the next something using the something else which is the hardware.
It is not uncommon for one API to deal with something on a high level and that API deals with the same thing on a lower level. Again a level of indirection is added on top of the low level API and we call it the new, improved API.
This last example, perhaps, explains the "why" of it all.
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A major event started in Eclipse on December 8 at 10 a.m. - the Mission: James Bond Party. It was in fact a day-long programme for all clients, business partners and friends of Eclipse, who could spend a day playing at Agent 007, with a mission to search all the premises and equipment of Eclipse. A four day programme was prepared for all the foreign guests. They were accommodated at the Corinthia Towers Hotel, the venue for the bombastic final party on 8th December.
At 10.00 a.m. the doors of all premises of the printing house opened, allowing the visitors to follow the printing process and production on all the equipment of Eclipse, and with expert commentary provided by Eclipse staff. The main, biggest and "biggest" news was the brand new four colour screen printing line SVECIA SAMX-4. On most of the equipment viewed, products showing the images of all actors who had ever played the role of Agent 007 were manufactured during the visit, providing the most impressive effect of the guided tour. All these products were immediately available as samples. Apart from the manufacturing part of the printing house, a brief presentation of the history, present operations and future plans of Eclipse was prepared in the administrative premises of the firm. Finally, there was a great banquet, including the unique cocktail favoured by James Bond - Vodka with Martini, "shaken, not stirred".
Great attention and effort was devoted to decorations. The buses carrying the visitors from the hotel were decorated by stickers carrying James Bond graphics, and we were meeting agents on every step in the printing house - billboards, megascreens, flags, stands, floor graphics, signposting, and other products manufactured by Eclipse. Each guest also received a detailed programme of the presentation - as you may well imagine, the document carried an image of James Bond and a secret message of his mission. For a few days , printed decorations and flags in front of the hotel were announcing the place and time of the event. Perhaps the greatest attraction seen by almost all inhabitants of Prague was a large megaboard in a 22 x 14 m format, visible from many places including the hotel windows, placed on the wall of the Congress Centre, and showing an elegant James Bond announcing this unique occasion.
As was mentioned above, at 19.00 in the evening all guests met on the third floor of Corinthia Towers Hotel, to be equipped by black James Bond sunglasses, and welcomed by the usual Martini and Vodka. Shortly after 20.00, all were alarmed by a loud explosion of a bomb, followed by a famous film soundtrack from the latest Bond movie. The second hall opened, were the real party begun. There were luxurious delicatessen, food and drinks, and a rich programme. Bartenders mixed drinks to all requests and tastes, go-go dancers presented dance creations, 2 mimes were acting scenes of two agents, stunt-men played a real film fight, conjurors were picking out cigarette pack from guests's pockets, and a permanent queue formed at the black jack table, where players wanted to try their luck.
The dance group Butterfly appeared twice with their unmatched travesty show, and live music played to dance after midnight. All night, scenes from Bond movies were projected on a giant screen, cigars were smoked, there was wild dancing, the ladies were charming and the gentlemen were courteous - true secret agents. No one was surprised to see a small fireworks, or an explosion of a small grenade, spraying around thousands of confetti. And the real James Bond? This time, he was so secret that no one discovered him, he carried out his assignment excellently and without complications, as is his habit after all.
Finally, we can sum up that more than 300 guests took part in the Operation: James Bond event, and we are getting wide feedback confirming that this was indeed one of the best events of the year. As it seems, there is a tall order for next year. The goal of the mission has been fulfilled: the public learned about the novelties and the more common pieces of equipment used by Eclipse at the moment, the production process of all products was shown in motion. First and foremost, every visitor could see that even a "small" client is IMPORTANT for every Eclipse employee, and that we are always ready to care for all our customers, give them information, and also to have lots of fun with them. :-))
Eclipse has delivered an interesting product in November 2000 - car graphics on 3 buses for a Hungarian customer. As can be seen from the fotographs, the graphics takes up most of the outer surfaces of the vehicle. The most interesting feature is a combintaion of special 3M foils - full white foils were used for all surfaces except the windows, and special window graphics foil was placed on the glass surfaces of the bus.The technical difficulty of the printing consisted mainly in the differences between the surface of these foils, which required a perfect harmonisation of the colours, and very careful preparation of the input data for the Vutek digital printing machine, used to print this job.
Between November 2 and November 14, preciselyat 15.00 every other day we could watch the new, tangerine tasting Absolut Vodka gradually enter the Czech market. At this time, the image of an Absolut Vodka bottle, depicted on a 126 m2 large megascreen installed on the Maxx Planet building, on the Prague Národní trída, was gradually revealed.
Eclipse got a chance to take part in the manufacturing of this unique job, made particularly attractive by the peeling off of the top part of the graphics, showing the zest of the fruit, gradually revealing the hidden motif of the bottle. This lower motif had been printed using Vutek technology on 600 g/m2 PVC fabric. The segments were joined by invisible seams, the canvas fitted with eyelets and pockets for fastening, with the use of a high frequency welding machine.
The upper motif was printed on the Vutek, on nonpermanent foil consisting of 50 x 150 cm bands. To achieve the effect of a realistic looking tangerine zest, an irregular cutting of the edges of this upper foil was necessary, requiring very precise and careful work - a careless move could easily cut the underlaying canvas.
In September, we printed an interesting job for GREY agency - the Skoda flag chains. Škoda Auto was the final client, the products will be installed at all the Škoda car dealers, who ordered this representative flag decoration. (that means almost all Skoda dealers).
The job consists of two mutations: Skoda Felicia and Skoda Octavia Combi. In both cases, we made two-sided flags on special flag fabric - the so-called two sided canvas. The format of the flag is about 20 x 10 cm. The flags were cut, treated with special varnish, and welded by heat welding to a black string, 12 m long. There are 40 flags on each string. The total number of these chains is 400, which means that we made a total of 16000 flags from each motif.
An AquaSEAL SW- 5000 liquid lamination machine was recently installed in the printing house of Eclipse in Prague. This represents a new extension of possibilities for the finishing department, to carry out final adjustments of large format prints printed by digital and screen printing technology. The machine carries out lamination.in 5 m maximum width and in addition to standard materials used for this purpose, (paper and self-adhesive foil) it can carry out surface finishing work on canvas, banners, megaboards, etc, where this type of surface protection was not so common. Fluid lamination ensures perfect adhesiveness to the surface of the laminated material, and a very thin layer. Both these properties are very important in the case of the most demanding applications, such as car tilts or stickers for cars. Two options are available for the quality of the lamination material used, depending on the protection required and the length of use. For instance, in the case of car tilts with a Vutek print and UV fluid lamination, Eclipse offers a five year guarantee for colour stability and mechanical adhesiveness.
The decorative stickers for shop-windows and restaurants (the so-called window kits) have been printed for the Gamrinus brewery. Each set consists of three parts, which can be freely combined depending on the size of the shop-windows. The job has been made on opaque, self-adhesive PVC, with non-permanent glue that makes removal easier. The printing technology applied was screen printing with special UV inks.
The cutting has been carried out on Zünd plotters, each sheet contains the complete set. The 2000 sets have been manufactured on an all-inclusive basis, from preparing the printing inputs to distribution across the Czech Republic.
The new model of the Zünd L - 2500 carton cutting plotter increased the capacity of cutting, oscillation cutting, bieg cutting, drawing, milling etc. This universal plotter is used for standard graphical production during cutting of foils and milling of boards, for the construction and adjustment of stands, boxes, other carton products, for manufacturing tools for roll cutters, and it is used for cutting lower production lots of stands, displays, boxes and other products.
The cutting area of the machine is 2500 x 1800 mm, the maximum cutting speed of the new model has doubled, and the machine boasts other improvements, resulting in better quality and productivity.
Following the installation of two, five meter wide 5300 machines, the world leader in the manufacturing of large format printing machines, the american Vutek, has installed its third machine for Eclipse. This time, it is a new model 2360. The main parameters - 360 dpi resolution, maximum speed of printing 57 square meters per hour, printing width 200cm, colour durability in exterior 2 years with no special finishing - signal, that Vutek has succeeded in constructing a machine of a new generation, combining the advantages of large format printing machines (printing speed, durability) and large format plotters (resolution, print quality). The machine is manufactured also in a six colour version, model 2360 SC. The first experience with operating the machine appear to confirm these promises, and seem to justify the significant investment (more than 12 mil. Kc). The basic four colours model can be simply upgraded to a six colour model, more heads can be installed on the machine. This upgrade is planned in Eclipse in the future.
Eclipse has signed a contract regarding the delivery of more machines of this kind. The Prague investment will be followed by installations in the Hungarian printing house, and in the new printing house in Poland. The placement of the following machines is yet to be decided . They are designed for some of the markets, where Eclipse presently carries out only sales operations at the moment.
The main event in 1999 was official start of collaboration with Rainbows company. Rainbows company is the Polish largest owner of exclusive advertising constructions, which are located in strictly center of cities'and main roads.
The campaign for Galeria Centrum exposed on biggest construction in Warsaw near Rotunda or grafics settled over ERA GSM salons, are an example of good cooperation between our companies.
The advertising campaign of Eclipse won the prestigious Golden Block prize, awarded annually by the Union of Publishers to the best print advertising in newspapers and magazines. The series of 12 adverts in Strategie magazine won in the category "Image advertising in magazines". The advertising was produced for Eclipse by Young & Rubicam Praha, a successful partner of Eclipse in image creation for the last three years.
Another new, innovative material has been successfully tested for printing on Vutek machines - the carpet. It can be printed on in five metres width for a variety of uses - interior decoration, exhibition sites, promotional events, etc.
Violation of the Code of Advertising
To: RPR (Board of Advertising), Skretova st. 6, Praha 2 (sent by mail)
Copy to: Eclipse printing house, Strategie Magazine
Dear Sirs,
I believe that you have launched an investigation out of your own initiative into the advertising of the Eclipse printing house, published in the 9-th. issue of Strategie magazine on page 5, with greater zeal than in the case of the billboards with the fox. If this is not the case, here is my motion:
In my opinion, the advertising violates the articles of Chapter II, Article 4.4. The advertising obviously promotes the racist view that criminals are coloured, that is, that coloured people are all criminals. It thus bluntly and undoubtedly offends my racial feelings.
Yours sincerely
MUDr. Miroslav Patek
Kurcatovova 323
109 00 Praha 10
Dear Sir,
I consider your allegations to be totally unfounded. Our advertising campaign does not feature criminals, but untrustworthy persons. It is not in the least bit racist. You may have seen our first advert, where a blue-eyed blonde woman appeared. In 12 images, we shall gradually present 12 "professions" considered untrustworthy, but at the same time not breaking the law. I do not know what colour of skin the next persons featured in our adverts will have, and to be honest, I do not care about it. It is not the colour of the skin that is of importance, but the profession, the occupation of the person featured.
If you view a dark watch vendor as an attack on all people with dark colour of skin, I do not understand why you did not view our first advert as an attack against people with pink faces wearing a make-up.
It is your attitude that is racist, not our advertising. If your are not able to view a dark skinned model simply as a human being, but you immediately pigeon-hole him into a certain group, it is discriminatory and offensive. I fully agree with you, that any form of discrimination is shameful. If we carefully selected the people featured in our adverts from white skinned people, it would be a racist attitude. I do not in any way intend to restrict the advertising agency in its selection of models by colour of skin, because it is not important. I thank you for your comments, although I cannot agree with them.
Yours sincerely
Alena Netusilova
Eclipse a.s.
The campaign of Eclipse is not based on racism
On 16th of March, the Committee for Arbitration of the Board of Advertising (RPR) rejected the complaint of a private party against the advertising campaign of Eclipse, for its alleged racist connotations. The RPR accepted the statement of the sponsor of the campaign and of the author of the campaign, advertising agency Young & Rubicam, which explained the concept of the advertising. The multinational image advertising campaign of Eclipse, presenting the company as stable and reliable, runs in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine and in Russia. A high number of print agents and middlemen operate in these markets, who do not meet their obligations against producers, and therefore are unable to offer quality and reliable service. "The creative department of the agency prepared twelve visual adverts with images, that present untrustworthy people by a certain activity or occupation. The concrete technology and employee of the company is then presented as an alternative and a contrast, that is stable and reliable", stated Y & R (Strategie 12/2000).
Eclipse has participated on the most significant event for advertising branch in the Czech Republic - Reklama 2000 exhibition. Eclipse was presented by a new kind of exposition. Exhibitory area of 140 m2 with a monumental 7,5 m high frame for presentation of cloths, was completed with outdoor part with several kinds of outdoor advertising.
The exhibition stand was one of the view points on the exhibition and scientific press has labeled it as "encyclopedia of large-format outdoor advertising". Eclipse will attend similar exhibitions in other countries, where its commercial activities are pursued, with this exhibition stand.
Eclipse, the leading European printing house opened the eleventh business branch in Middle and Eastern countries of Europe. The new branch has been opened in Poznan. It´s a second branch at the polish market and it refers to a consequence and an extension. The opening of the branch in the city is the first step intra-plan to outstanding repair of activities at this market. The plan includes the instalation of a digital printing machine Vutek in Warsaw and a construction of the third printing house with a complete technological equipment.Sales Director of Poznan branch is Mr. Marek Szymura who has completed the knowledge of polygraphy during the training in Prague. Eclipse Poznan is going to offer all the spectrum his own products, management awaits the interest in smaller and medium series of billboards, citylights, stickers, megaboards, displays and stands.
A significant investments to technological equipment will be done in Eclipse, the biggest large-format printing house in central and eastern Europe. In Prague's screen printing production will be extended with a four-colour automat in format 210 x 160 cm with 800 sheets per hour printing capacity - printing of 100 pcs of citylights means 10 min of operation.
A Hungarian production concern in Edelény will be supplied with the fourth one-colour screen printing automat and with a complete equipment for construction, dieses production and large-format cutting.
At digital printing area the investments to machines from the best world's producer - American company Vutek - will continue. After the two machines Vutek 5300, which were supplied to Prague in 1999, they arranged another agreement about a supply of five machines Vutek 2360 for Prague and Hungarian printing house and also for another three countries, where only commercial branches are so far. So Eclipse will aquire necessary production rear even at other markets.
The last prepared activity of Eclipse is establishing - after Prague and Edelény - the third complete screen printing concern in Warsaw. A project is at preparative phase now and after choosing suppliers of technology and building the construction should start at the second part of this year.
We have produced a large order for printing on car tilts on the Vutek machines. 16 Mercedes and DAF trucks will procure and distribute spare parts for Auto Škoda. Eight various images of spare parts appear on the tilts. The special vinyl used for car tilts is further treated with an upper layer of a two compnent varnish, specially developed for this kind of use. Five years of durability can be guaranteed for car tilts made with this method.
In the Hungarian printing house of Eclipse, in Edelény, the third automatic screen printing line has been introduced to full operations. The planned expansion of capacity will help with the production of billboards and city-lights for the growing Hungarian market, and for other markets where Eclipse supplies its products made in the Hungarian printing house.By the installation of the third screen printing line, the original project of the screen printing house in Edeleny has been completed. The capacity of the production hall, and the preparatory and finishing equipment, can support a flexible installation of a fourth printing line. The decision regarding that line will be made by Eclipse according to future developments, and needs. Further defelopment activities in Eclipse will probably be focusing on the expansion of large format digital printing, not only in Hungary, but also in other countries, where Eclipse has only located sales activities up to the present.
Ing. Petr Tichy has been appointed as the new Director of Manufacturing of the printing house of Eclipse in Prague. He is not a new personality in Eclipse, during his studies he worked on the first pieces of equipment in the company. He returned to the company after a period at the AMOS reprographic studio, where he obtained further experience in the field of pre-press.Mr. Petr Tichy spent more than one year as deputy manufacturing director, thus preparing for the challenging position of manufacturing director. The thorough training was made necessary by the specal printing machines, all unique in the Czech Republic, complex technologies, and a demanding organisational structure of the production process. Such extensive training is common practice in Eclipse for all positions, not only management posts. Petr Tichy is replacing Mr. Vaclav Nosek, former Manufacturing Director, who will continue to focus his efforts on the strategic and leadership role as the Managing Director of the entire Eclipse group of companies.


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Tracking an Urban Plague
By ALIYAH BARUCHIN
Dr. David L. Rosenstreich is director of the division of allergy and immunology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He is a former senior investigator with the Inner City Asthma Study, which identifies factors related to the development of asthma in children.
Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times
Q: Asthma affects 21 million Americans, including nearly 9 million children, almost a tenth of the population. Why is that number so high? Is it increasing?
A: It is definitely increasing, and it's not just in the United States; it's all over the developed world. And nobody knows why. Despite a lot of research and rather alarming numbers, no one really knows for sure what's going on to make people have more asthma and more allergies.
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Q: What is the connection between asthma and allergies?
A: The younger you are when you get asthma, the more likely it is that it has an allergic basis. I would say maybe 80 percent of children with asthma are allergic and have what we would call extrinsic, or allergic, asthma.
There are two parts of asthma. One is the underlying chronic inflammation, like poison ivy inside your bronchial tubes, which comes from breathing in things all the time and may not give you any noticeable symptoms, but it's there all the time. And then, if you're exposed to something else — a cat or cigarette smoke or perfume, or you get a cold, a viral infection — it may actually make things worse and precipitate obvious symptoms.
So there's the underlying inflammation and the acute triggers. Now, in terms of what causes the underlying inflammation, it's usually what people are being exposed to and how much there is. So if you have three cats and you sleep with them, the chances are that's probably the major cause of what's going on.
Q: What role do genes play?
A: Asthma and allergies, like most things in life, are heritable. If you have no allergic parents, then the chance of a child being allergic used to be something around 10 or 15 percent. If you have one parent, it goes to 30 percent. If you have two allergic parents, it goes to 50 percent.
So it's not a complete genetic control, and the genetic control is very complicated. There are genes that control whether you're allergic to certain substances, and there are genes that determine how much of an allergic reaction you make, and there are genes that control how your bronchial tubes react, etc. The more of those genes you inherit, the more likely it is that you'll get asthma, and the more likely it is that it'll be severe and that it'll occur at an earlier age.
Q: Where do you come down on the "hygiene hypothesis," the idea that children raised in homes that are too clean are not exposed to germs that strengthen the immune system, making them less tolerant to the irritants that cause asthma?
A: Well, it's interesting. I used to fall in the you-need-your-house-to-be-spotless camp. And I would even give people recommendations for their infant children: make sure the bedroom is spotless. Recently there's been more and more data showing that exposure to pets in early infancy seems to protect against the development of asthma, so I've been forced to modify my ideas about this.
In terms of people who are allergic and have asthma, beyond the first year of life I usually do recommend that they have an allergen-free bedroom, and that seems to help most people.
I actually don't know what to tell people about newborns. I usually don't tell them, "Go out and buy a dog and a cat," but if they have one, at this point I no longer tell them to get rid of it. There is data about tolerance to animals, that when the animal's taken away — for instance, when children go off to college and leave their pets behind — when they come home at Christmas, they will notice they'll have an asthma attack, whereas the animal never bothered them before.
Q: Does asthma always start in childhood?
A: Most people who have asthma have had it as a child. It's often a little misleading, because often asthma goes away when people enter their teen years and early adulthood, and then it comes back later, and sometimes they don't even connect the two. But the other thing is that we have more and more people who are developing asthma for the first time as adults, and we don't know why that is.
Q: The incidence of asthma is very high among inner-city children, especially among minorities. What did your work with the Inner City Asthma Study show?
A: African-American kids tend to have more asthma, and the asthma tends to be worse in severity. Over all, I think that's true in all inner-city children, but African-Americans in particular. In part, it's because African-Americans tend to have increased allergies compared to the white population, and I think that's even controlling for socioeconomic factors, so that predisposes them to getting worse asthma. In the inner city, they tend to have more allergenic exposures, like mice, rats, cockroaches and auto exhaust and particulate matter. And then there are socioeconomic issues related to quality of care and access to care.
Q: The rate of emergency room visits for minority children with asthma is far higher than the rate for white children. Why?
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Get Out The Way! Nets Towel Boy Almost Gets Run Over During Game [Video]
The Brooklyn Nets towel boy was just trying to do his job.
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The way the kid dove out of the way was like something out of an action movie.
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Choose Your Own Windows 10 Update Cycle Adventure?
Subject: General Tech | October 11, 2014 - 04:11 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: windows 10, windows, update
I cannot help but think of Adobe Creative Cloud when I read Peter Bright report on Windows 10's update schedule. Previously, we would have general security and stability updates for Windows with the occasional Service Pack to roll updates together and sometimes introduce new features. Now, users might be able to choose how quickly to apply these updates, opt-out of everything but security patches, and/or accept experimental features.
I say "might" because this is not technically a Microsoft announcement. Windows 10 has a new user interface, along with a few registry entries, for users to choose update frequency and development branches. The company would not say whether the Windows Insider program would continue after release, but the assumption is that it would be around for enthusiasts and IT testers to prepare for (and influence) upcoming changes. Think of it like an OS equivalent to the prerelease versions of Chrome and Firefox.
The article also suggests that the version number could periodically increase and that this initiative would replace Service Packs.
And this is where it feels a lot like Creative Cloud. Rather than waiting for an 18-month release schedule, Adobe is able to push out features at their leisure. Initially, I expected that this would lead to stagnation, but I do not see many complaints about that. On the other hand, it also pushed Adobe's software into a subscription service, which is something that people have been anticipating (and fearing with some) for quite some time now. Alternatively, it could be setting up Microsoft to subsidize Windows with online services. Either way, it could make it harder for them to justify incrementing the major version number.
Lenovo Introduces New Yoga 3 Pro and ThinkPad Yoga 14 Tablet PCs
Subject: Systems, Mobile | October 9, 2014 - 03:41 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: yoga tablet 2, yoga tablet, Windows 8.1, windows, Thinkpad, lenovo yoga, Lenovo, haswell, Broadwell
At a press event in London (watch the livestream), Lenovo showed off two new convertible PCs – the Yoga 3 Pro and ThinkPad Yoga 14 – aimed at the consumer and business markets respectively that each incorporate evolutionary improvements over their predecessors. The Windows 8.1 PCs will be available at the end of October.
The Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro is the company's new flagship multi-mode system, and features build quality and internal processing power enhancements over the Yoga 2 Pro while being 17% thinner (0.5") and 14% lighter (2.62 lbs). Lenovo attributes the size and weight reductions to its new watchband hinge which is uses 800 pieces of aluminum and steel to achieve a thin yet flexible hinge with six focus points that resembles a metal watchband. Additionally, Lenovo has updated the display to a 13.3" multi-touch panel with (QHD+) 3200x1800 resolution. Other external features include JBL stereo speakers, a 720p webcam, two USB 3.0 ports, one USB 2.0 and DC-input port, one micro HDMI output, and one audio combo jack.
Lenovo's new hand-constructed watchband-style hinge with six focus points.
Internally, Lenovo is using the Intel Core M-70 (Broadwell) processor, up to 8GB of DDR3L memory, and a 256GB SSD. Lenovo claims up to 9 hours of battery life, depending on usage. The PC will be available in Clementine Orange, Platinum Silver, or Champagne Gold.
Lenovo also announced the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14. While it does not have the kinds of form factor and hinge design improvements as the Yoga 3 Pro, it does maintain the useful Lift 'n Lock keyboard and feature welcome internal upgrades. The ThinkPad Yoga 14 measures 13.3" x 9.4" x 0.82" and weighs 4.1 pounds. The magnesium alloy frame holds a 14" 1920x1080 IPS display with 10-point multi-touch, a 720p webcam, dual microphones with noise cancelation, stereo speakers, a backlit Lift 'n Lock keyboard (which, when in tablet mode, raises the frame flush with the keys which lock in place), full keyboard, trackpad, and trackpoint nub.
This PC is noticeably bulkier and heavier than the Yoga 3 Pro, but it trades bulk for processing power, storage, and external I/O. Externally, the PC has one full HDMI video out (which is preferable to having to remember a micro HDMI adapter on the road or to meetings), two USB 3.0 ports, one combo USB 2.0/DC power/OneLink docking connector, one SD card slot, and one audio combo jack. The ThinkPad Yoga 14 is powered by an Intel Core i5 (Haswell) processor, NVIDIA GeForce 840M GPU, either 4GB or 8GB of DDR3L memory, and 1TB hard drive paired with 16GB flash for caching purposes. It comes with Windows 8.1 and "all day" battery life of up to eight hours.
In all, it has some useful updates over last year's model which we reviewed here.
Pricing and Availability:
The Yoga 3 Pro and ThinkPad Yoga 14 will be available at the end of October from Lenovo.com or Best Buy. The Yoga 3 Pro has an MSRP of $1,349 while the ThinkPad Yoga 14 starts at $1,149.
Both systems continue the Yoga family forward, and I'm looking forward to seeing how the Broadwell-powered Yoga 3 Pro performs in particular. I do wish the Lift 'n Lock keyboard technology had trickled down to the consumer models even understanding it would add additional weight and thickness. Obviously, Lenovo felt the tradeoff was not worth it though.
Mozilla Approves Plans for 64-Bit Firefox on Windows
Subject: General Tech | October 6, 2014 - 03:45 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: windows, mozilla, firefox, 64-bit
If you had a reason, Mozilla has been compiling Firefox Nightly as a 64-bit application for Windows over the last several months. It is not a build that is designed for the general public; in fact, I believe it is basically only available to make sure that they did not horribly break anything during some arbitrary commit. That might change relatively soon, though.
According to Mozilla's "internal", albeit completely public wiki, the non-profit organization is currently planning to release an official, 64-bit version of Firefox 37. Of course, all targets in Firefox are flexible and, ultimately, it is only done when it is done. If everything goes to schedule, that should be March 31st.
The main advantage is for high-performance applications (although there are some arguments for security, too). One example is if you open numerous tabs, to get Firefox's memory usage up, then attempt to load a Web applications like BananaBread. Last I tried, it will simply not load (unless you clean up memory usage somehow, like restarting the browser). It will run out of memory and just give up. You can see how this would be difficult for higher-end games, video editing utilities, and so forth. This will not be the case when 64-bit comes around.
If you are looking to develop a web app, be sure to check out the 64-bit Firefox Nightly builds. Unless plans change, it looks like you will have even more customers soon. This is unless, of course, you are targeting Mac OSX and Linux, which already have 64-bit binaries available. Also, why are you targeting specific operating systems with a website?
DirectX 12 Shipping with Windows 10
Subject: Graphics Cards | October 3, 2014 - 03:18 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: microsoft, DirectX, DirectX 12, windows 10, threshold, windows
A Microsoft blog posting confirms: "The final version of Windows 10 will ship with DirectX 12". To me, this seems like a fairly obvious statement. The loose dates provided for both the OS and the availability of retail games suggest that the two would be launching at roughly the same time. The article also claims that DirectX 12 "Early Access" members will be able to develop with the Windows 10 Technical Preview. Apart from Unreal Engine 4 (for Epic Games subscribers), Intel will also provide source access to their Asteroids demo, shown at Siggraph 2014, to all accepted early access developers.
Our readers might find this information slightly disappointing as it could be interpreted that DirectX 12 would not be coming to Windows 7 (or even 8.x). While it does not look as hopeful as before, they never, at any point, explicitly say that it will not come to older operating systems. It still might.
Microsoft Introduces Windows 10 to the Enterprise
Subject: General Tech | September 30, 2014 - 11:46 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: windows 9, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, windows 10, windows, threshold, microsoft
The Windows event for the enterprise, which took place today in San Francisco, revealed the name of the upcoming OS. It is not Windows 9, or One Windows, or just Windows. It will be Windows 10. Other than the name, there is not really any new information from a feature or announcement standpoint (except the Command Prompt refresh that I actually will give a brief mention later). My interest comes from their mindset with this new OS -- what they are changing and what they seem to be sticking with.
If you would like Microsoft's commentary before reading mine, the keynote is embed above.
Okay, so one thing that was shown is "Continuum". If you have not seen its prototype at the end of the above video, it is currently a small notification that appears when a keyboard and mouse is attached (or detached). If a user accepts, this will flip the user interface between tablet and desktop experiences. Joe Belfiore was clear that the video clip was not yet in code, but represents their vision. In practice, it will have options for whether to ask the user or to automatically do some chosen behavior.
In a way, you could argue that it was necessary to go through Windows 8.x to get to this point. From the demonstrations, the interface looks sensible and a landing point for users on both Windows 7 and Windows 8 paths. That said, I was fine with the original Windows 8 interface, barring a few glitches, like disappearing icons and snapping sidebars on PCs with multiple monitors. I always considered the "modern" Windows interface to be... acceptable.
It was the Windows Store certification that kept me from upgrading, and Microsoft's current stance is confusing at the very least. Today's announcement included the quote, "Organizations will also be able to create a customized store, curating store experiences that can include their choice of Store apps alongside company-owned apps into a separate employee store experience." Similar discussion was brought up and immediately glossed over during the keynote.
Who does that even apply to? Would a hobbyist developer be able to set up a repository for friends and family? Or is this relegated to businesses, leaving consumers to accept nothing more than what Microsoft allows? The concern is that I do not want Microsoft (or anyone) telling me what I can and cannot create and install on my devices. Once you build censorship, the crazies will come. They usually do.
But onto more important things: Command Prompt had a major UX overhaul. Joe Belfiore admitted that it was mostly because most important changes were already leaked and reported on, and they wanted to surprise us with something. They sure did. You can now use typical keyboard shortcuts, shift to select, ctrl+c and ctrl+v to copy/paste, and so forth. The even allow a transparency option, which is common in other OSes to make its presence less jarring. Rather than covering over what you're doing, it makes it feel more like it overlays on top of it, especially for quick commands. At least, that is my opinion.
Tomorrow, October 1st, Microsoft will launch their "Windows Inside Program". This will give a very early glimpse at the OS for "most enthusiastic Windows fans" who are "comfortable running pre-release software that will be of variable quality". They "plan to share all the features (they) are experimenting with". They seem to actually want user feedback, a sharp contrast from their Windows 8 technical preview. My eye will on relaxing certification requirements, obviously.
Microsoft's Universal Mobile Keyboard Is Coming Soon
Subject: General Tech, Cases and Cooling | September 17, 2014 - 06:57 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: windows, mobile, microsoft, keyboard, ios, Android
Let me share a story. There was a time, around the first Surface launch, that I worked in an electronics retail store (and the several years prior -- but I digress). At around that time, Microsoft was airing ads with people dancing around, clicking keyboards to the Surface tablet with its magnetic click or snap. One day, a customer came in looking for the keyboard from the TV spots for their iPad. I thought about it for a few seconds and realized how terrible Microsoft's branding actually was.
Without already knowing the existence of their Windows 8 and RT tablets, which the ads were supposed to convey, it really did look like an accessory for an iPad.
Doing Microsoft's job for them, I explained the Surface Pro and Surface RT tablets along with its keyboard-cover accessories. Eventually, I told them that it was a Microsoft product for their own tablet brand and would not see an iPad release. The company felt threatened by these mobile, touch devices and was directly competing with them.
So Microsoft is announcing a keyboard for Windows, Android, and iOS. Sure, it is very different from the Type and Touch Covers; for instance, it does not attach to these devices magnetically. Microsoft has also been known to develop hardware, software, and services for competing platforms. While it is not unsurprising that Microsoft keyboards would work on competing devices, it does feel weird for their keyboard to have features that are specialized for these competing platforms.
There are three things interesting about this keyboard: it has a built-in stand, it has special keys for Android and iOS that are not present in Windows, and it has a built-in rechargeable battery that lasts up to 6 months. The peripheral pairs wirelessly with all of these devices through Bluetooth.
The Microsoft Universal Mobile Keyboard is coming soon for $79.95 (MSRP).
Event on September 30th "For Windows and the Enterprise"
Subject: General Tech | September 16, 2014 - 11:01 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: microsoft, windows, windows 9, threshold
In two weeks, Microsoft will be holding an event to communicate where Windows is going. It is expected that a public technical preview will launch either at the show, or immediately thereafter. The invitation reads, "Join us to hear about what's next for Windows and the enterprise." This seems to mean that the next version of their desktop OS, probably called Windows 9, will have a strong focus on enterprise features. Contrast this with Windows 8, which I feel comfortable saying wanted to win consumers away from iOS and Android tablets.
Image Credit: The Verge
Virtual desktops and the Start Menu's return were strong signs, too.
Pretty much the only announcement that they could make to get me excited would be sideloading for all versions (which would also remove developer certificate requirements for those apps). I know that it is seductive from a "gatekeeper against malware" point of view, but it decimates the whole reason for having a computer. The Windows Store requirements are just too terrible. No third-party browser engines? C'mon. Microsoft has expressed their continued support of these regulations at Build, but I can hope for a surprise. Seriously Microsoft, give users the option to install what they want, regardless of the API used.
Two weeks until we know. We might even have access by then.
Alleged Windows 9 Screenshots Leaked
Subject: General Tech | September 11, 2014 - 10:38 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: windows 9, windows, threshold, microsoft, leaked build, leak
Update: September 12th @ 12:08pm EDT
A short video has just leaked online. The screenshots cover more, but obviously as still images. It's a good idea to check out both.
Computerbase.de (linked above in "yes") claims to have access to Windows 9 Technical Preview Build 9834. This should be close to the pre-release that is rumored to be public later this month (again, if rumors are accurate). It seems to be focused on desktop usage, as rumored, but still is uncomfortably close to Windows Store and its certification requirements.
Image Credit: Computerbase.de
There are some significant changes over previous versions, from virtual desktops to a nearly borderless window look and feel, seemingly be default (saving probably about 8-10 pixels per window in width and just as much eyesore). This makes me wonder how true borderless apps (RDIO, GitHub for Windows, and Blizzard's Battle.net Launcher are examples) will play with these new styles. One of the main glitches that I have with Windows 7 is when something kicks me out of Aero and most of the non-standard styled windows freak out in one way or another (Trillian and Firefox being the most obvious offenders).
Maybe, just maybe, we will be able to get our hands on it later this month or early next month.
MINIX Neo Z64 Is x86-64 and $129
Subject: General Tech, Systems | September 3, 2014 - 07:23 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: fanless, htpc, windows, Android
Because fanless and cheap PCs are awesome, MINIX is launching the Neo Z64. Priced at $129 USD, it will contain an Intel Atom Z3635F SoC with 2GB of DDR3L and 32GB of eMMC internal storage. The device will ship loaded with Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) but is compatible with Windows 8.1, if you have a license for it.
Externally, the device features a microSD card slot (maximum size not specified), one 10/100Mbps Ethernet port, two USB 2.0 ports, an IR receiver (with remote), and HDMI 1.4. Note that HDMI is the only audio outputs on this device, which could be tricky if you want to run it as something other than a home theater PC (if you do not have a USB sound card that is compatible with your chosen OS). Lastly, it also has 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.0 wireless support.
This is still a significant price premium over some other devices, like a Roku, but could be useful for some. The lack of any SteamOS mention is a bit disconcerting, given that the free OS could be applied to turn the device into an In-Home Streaming target (or host of simple, Linux-compatible games, like Super Meat Boy). Hopefully, future products will consider Valve's home theater platform.
The MINIX Neo Z64 will be available in October for $129.
The mysterious September Windows release
Subject: General Tech | August 26, 2014 - 02:10 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: windows, microsoft, threshold, win9
Something new will be announced by Microsoft in September but no one seems to know exactly what Threshold is. It could be a work in progress version of Windows 9: The Button's Return, but then again it could be something completely different. The rumours and speculation are rampant, as the current 982X build carries the name "Windows Technical Preview", similar to what Win8 was labelled before release but not specific enough to discourage enthusiasts from theorizing that it could be something else. Also adding to the fuel is a new feature in Windows Update which will allow in place upgrades of your build of Windows, perhaps similar to the Windows Vista to 7 upgrade which caused much confusion. You can follow the links from Slashdot to get your fill of the current guesses or wait until September 30th when Microsoft finally spills the beans.
"Nobody seems to know for sure whether 'Threshold' and 'Windows 9' will be one and the same or separate operating systems, reports Woody Leonhard in his roundup of insights on Microsoft's forthcoming OS plans, expected September 30. 'Many people think the terms are synonymous, but longtime Chinese leaker Faikee continues to maintain that they are two separate products, possibly headed in different directions.
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- LinuxCon and CloudOpen 2014 Keynote Videos Available @ Linux.com
- EMC to toss Avamar and other code into its VMware's EVO boxen @ The Register
- Apple will replace crapple iPhone 5 batteries @ The Inquirer
- Hardware Asylum Podcast - Wireless Headphones and High End Motorcycles
- The TR Podcast 160: Synchronicity
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