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The BlackBerry PlayBook's value proposition is compelling. The PlayBook supports up to 1080p video playback, has a 3-megapixel front-facing camera and a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera, both of which can record 1080p video. It has a 1024×600 WSVGA, 7-inch display, uses a dual-core processor, supports high resolution video and audio playback formats, and has a micro-HDMI port for HDMI video output.
In a recent review of the PlayBook with the new OS2 operating system Daniel Badar of Mobile Syrup said "..I still think at $199.99 for a 16GB version, the PlayBook is by far the best deal in the tablet space right now. For $249.99 you can get a 32GB model and for $299.99 a 64GB model, and there is no reason one should spend hundreds of dollars more on an iPad unless the app environment is a dealbreaker."
" ..current iPad is great at home," but is not "purse or jacket-pocket-friendly" like the PlayBook.
Many are passing on Apple tablet over security concerns. The US Air Force Special Operations Command recently put the purchase of several thousand iPads on hold. "We commend the U.S. Air Force for having the foresight to cancel their iPad2 order given the security concerns," said Route1 President Brian Brunetti, adding: "Mobile computing has the upside of reducing costs and increasing worker flexibility, but there are real and material risks if the appropriate diligence is not performed in establishing security protocols first."
And the Air Force is by no means alone. Last July, the German government warned that iPads had "critical weaknesses" that could be used by criminals to gain access to confidential data. And the Russian-language business news site RBC Daily said the Russian government is considering banning iPads over security concerns.
The BlackBerry Playbook and Samsung Galaxy are the only tablets to date to receive FIPS 140-2 certification, meaning they are cleared for use by U.S. government officials.
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At least there won't be a line
Another problem is that these devices that are not Playbooks, will be toast as they will not be upgradable to OS10
Wait for the sale folks, RIM is toast
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM)'s stockpiles of BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablets have swollen by two-thirds in the past year because of slumping sales, raising the chances of the company's third writedown since December.
The value of RIM's in-house supplies grew 18 percent last quarter alone, a faster rate than at any other company in the industry, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. And that doesn't include the BlackBerrys gathering dust at RIM's carriers and retail partners. Apple Inc. (AAPL), meanwhile, saw its inventory decline 11 percent in the period from the previous three months.
RIM faces an exodus of customers switching to Apple's iPhone and devices running Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Android operating system. While the company is preparing to release a new lineup of phones based on the BlackBerry 10 software, the transition makes its current models even less appealing. That means RIM is more likely to record another quarterly expense next month to account for the inventory's declining value, said Neeraj Monga, an analyst at Veritas Investment Research in Toronto.
"Clearly this stuff isn't selling," said Monga, who maintains a buy recommendation on RIM's stock in anticipation of the company being sold. "Despite all the writedowns they're taking on the inventory, these inventory levels are not dropping."
Rebecca Freiburger, a spokeswoman for Waterloo, Ontario- based RIM, declined to comment.
Previous Writedowns
RIM took a $485 million pretax charge to write down the value of its PlayBook inventory in December, after shipping just 150,000 of the tablet computers in the quarter. Then in March, the company recorded a $267 million expense for BlackBerry inventory. RIM said at the time that it would stop giving sales and profit guidance because of "ongoing weakness" in the U.S. * Note: Last Quarter, Apple sold about 90, per minute
RIM's market share is plummeting. The company's piece of the global smartphone industry fell by more than half to 6.4 percent last quarter, according to research firm IDC. Android's share jumped to 59 percent, and Apple's iOS operating system accounted for 23 percent.
That's taking a toll on RIM's sales. Its revenue is projected to drop 26 percent to $3.64 billion this quarter, according to analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Net income is seen declining 72 percent to $197.5 million. RIM is scheduled to report the results on June 28.
RIM has said it aims to save $1 billion in operating costs this fiscal year by cutting its number of manufacturing sites and is "reviewing its organizational efficiency" across the company. That may lead to job cuts of 2,000 to 3,000, assuming the company will try to save 30 percent of that operating cost through labor savings, said Sameet Kanade, an analyst at Northern Securities Inc. in Toronto. That would be in addition to the 2,000 positions eliminated last summer.
RIM may cut additional jobs gradually though layoffs and attrition, according to a person familiar with RIM's plans, who spoke on condition they not be named because the cuts haven't been made public.
More Than $1 Billion
The value of the company's inventory climbed to $1.03 billion last quarter, up from $618 million a year earlier. Back in mid-2008, when the BlackBerry was still a hot seller and RIM's stock traded at an all-time high of $147.55, the figure was less than $500 million.
The inventory tally measures the cost of the phones and tablets stored in RIM warehouses around the world. It doesn't include the additional stock of devices held by retailers and carriers.
"There's their own inventory buildup and then there's the inventory with carriers and retailers," said Kanade, who recommends selling RIM shares. "It's more than likely there will be a writedown."
The stock rose 2.7 percent to $11 on May 25, the most recent day of U.S. trading. U.S. markets were closed for a holiday yesterday. RIM rose 0.4 percent to C$11.39 in Toronto yesterday. The shares have tumbled 75 percent over the past year and are down more than 90 percent from their all-time high.
New Operating System
Other mobile-phone makers that have struggled to compete with Apple and Google aren't increasing inventory at RIM's rate. Nokia Oyj (NOK1V)'s stockpiles rose less than 1 percent in value last quarter.
RIM is counting on the BlackBerry 10 lineup to revive sales. The software will improve the device's Web features and allow for new hardware designs -- both touch-screen models and devices with RIM's trademark keyboards.
The company had originally planned to release the BlackBerry 10 phones in the first quarter of 2012. Then it pushed back the introduction to the "latter part" of the year.
In the meantime, BlackBerry customers may hold off on buying older models in anticipation of the new products -- a phenomenon known as the Osborne Effect. The term stems from early personal-computer maker Osborne Computer, which filed for bankruptcy after a premature product announcement cannibalized sales of its existing lineup.
In Limbo
For now, RIM is stuck in limbo, said Colin Gillis, an analyst at BGC Partners LP in New York. There's no new product to upgrade to -- or even a release date -- and it's difficult to get customers excited about the older phones.
"Until you have a new product, there's nothing to transition to," said Gillis, who advises selling RIM's stock. "It's still very much in the early stages."
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BlackBerry Device Service is the component of BlackBerry Mobile Fusion used to manage BlackBerry PlayBook tablets and future BlackBerry 10 devices. BlackBerry Mobile Fusion is RIMs new unified multi-platform MDM (mobile device management) solution for managing in market BlackBerry OS devices, BlackBerry 10 devices, and iOS and Android devices.
Why should you be excited about the launch of BlackBerry Device Service together with BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0? For those of you new to enterprise mobility, especially when it comes to BlackBerry, weve always had the secret sauce to enable your enterprise mobile applications to seamlessly connect to your backend application server with no need for an enterprise VPN. This secret sauce was our BlackBerry Mobile Data System (MDS), which abstracted away much of the wireless network complexities and provided an end to end, AES secure connection for enterprise application developers.
For those of you that have been long waiting for this feature, look no further as we are bringing this functionality back to BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 and future BlackBerry 10 devices. Just imagine if you were an insurance adjuster in the field and wanted an application:
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to seamlessly upload both vehicles pictures and a brief description to your application server that resides behind your corporate firewall
Together with BlackBerry Device Service and BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, these problems are solved! This is exactly what we have enabled both the corporate customers and enterprise developers to implement.
Although customers have long had the ability to push applications to BlackBerry users with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, this is the first time we are introducing a user self-serve portal to manage all enterprise applications right from BlackBerry App World. With BlackBerry Balance, enterprise applications are installed within a corporate perimeter on the device. For more information on BlackBerry Balance, be sure to read this blog post from the Inside BlackBerry Blog, and check out the BlackBerry Balance website as well.
Together, these features will protect all your resident enterprise application data within the corporate perimeter and at the same time provide a secure AES encrypted pipe to transport your data securely from behind the firewall. This is exactly why I share this excitement with all our enterprise development community today.
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion
Dead in the water...
And that phone that Obama is holding in that pic above.... that isn't a Blackberry.
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The PlayBook stomps on an iPad in terms of both OS and hardware for half the cost.
None of the Android tablets in the same price range even come close to having comparable hardware.
You get a unified inbox, 1080p output over HDMI, the ability to hook up a Bluetooth mouse (useful if you like to use HDMI out and an RDP client to turn it into a real workstation).
You can't do any of that with an iPad (jailbreaking doesn't count, I work in the Enterprise and we are not friendly to rooted devices), some of the Android tablets sure, but that platform has its own problems.
Add Blackberry Bridge, which is absolutely brilliant, and the ability to put it in your jacket pocket, or use it one handed and the arguments against this device all seem so insignificant...
I am a software developer by trade, been writing code for over 15 years. I've never owned a blackberry device before the PlayBook and I've always turned my nose up to BlackBerry devices in the past, but after using the PlayBook for a couple of months (and having used every major mobile and desktop OS out there) I will say that the PlayBook/QNX are now by far my favorite mobile OS.
QNX with its multitasking ability, super slick fast browser and capability to run apps programmed on five different languages (SDK, HTML5, Java, Android and Adobe) makes it a tablet to contend with.
To be fair up until recently the app selection has been fairly weak, but that has improved significantly since the OS2 launch.
You're 2 years behind... Playbook has been on clearance for a while now.
The gestures and task-management introduced in WebOS lives on and thrives in Android ice-cream sandwich, Windows Phone and even coming to Windows 8. That tells you something WebOS has done right.
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are you surprised that he is using a flip-flopping phone?
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At the heart of most operating systems is something called a kernel, which handles the most important tasks, such as assigning processing power and memory space to various applications. Often, when an operating system crashes, it's because the kernel is poorly designed, either because it contains too much unnecessary code or because outside applications have too much access to it.
QNX's operating system doesn't have that problem. At the heart of the software is a microkernal that handles the operating systems core tasks. Compared to most other operating systems, QNX's microkernel is small and very well-shielded from the influence of third-party applications. The small, nimble software is designed primarily to handle multiple processes and, more importantly, to be as stable as possible. Outside RIMs PlayBook, QNXs operating system runs in areas such as medical infrastructure and nuclear power plants, where a software crash would be catastrophic.
The operating system kicks ass, said Roel Vertegaal, a human-computer interaction professor at Queens University.
QNX's operating system for the PlayBook, dubbed Neutrino, also allows the tablet to perform true multitasking, something the iPad still can't quite pull off. Indeed, one of the reasons the PlayBook doesn't have a physical Home button the same way the iPad does is because users don't need to kill one application to start up another one. They can keep everything running at once.
If you want to do more than one thing at once and you want to do it very fast if you want to do work and play together the PlayBook shines better than the iPad, said Mike Abramsky, managing director of software and wireless research at RBC Dominion Securities.
QNX has been working with RIM for quite some time now to enable full multi-process hardware acceleration. QNX Neutrino OS enables deep hardware and software integration, there has been a collaboration between Texas Instruments, QNX and RIM to make this work. QNX has had SMP utilization since 1997, they were enabling dual discreet parts back then. QNX is used to scaling. The ARM Cortex-A9 Dual-core, Quad-core and further processors will enable QNX to deploy their value on the market.
BlackBerry PlayBook _ Made in Taiwan by Quanta
Apple iPad _ Made in China by Foxconn
Gruelling workloads, humiliating punishments and battery-farm living conditions remain routine for workers assembling Apple's iPads and iPhones, according to one of the most detailed reports yet on life inside China's Foxconn factories.
The researchers claim that intimidation, exhaustion and labor rights violations "remain the norm" for the hundreds of thousands of Chinese iPad/iPhone workers, despite Apple redoubling its efforts to improve conditions.
Interviews with 170 workers and supervisors at Foxconn factories in the cities of Shenzhen and Zhengzhou from March to May this year found that punishments remain a key management tool.
In the runup to the release of the new iPad on 16 March this year, monthly overtime work for Apple production-line workers in Longhua was 80 hours a month, it was claimed.
Apple is taking advantage of slave labor to build iPads and iPhones.
There are two complaints people make about Apple. First, they are a strict gatekeeper to their store. They'll reject apps that don't follow their view of how the app should work. You have to do it their way, or go away. Second, the capabilities are somewhat limited.
One enterprise-centric developer talked to me about the inability to reliably push emergency messages out to users on iOS. He said the push environment is completely unreliable, and can't be trusted to an app that needs fast message delivery and confirmation of delivery. This is where BlackBerry shines.
One developer who admitted to pulling the plug on most BlackBerry development 18 months ago said that RIM's QNX-based BlackBerry 10 OS is "an order of magnitude" better than the other platforms on the market.
Why would he say such a thing? It comes down to the open access to the device that RIM provides, and the powerful multi-tasking OS. I was told that Dan Dodge (the man behind QNX) has promised developers they'll have access to every single API that RIM has. No more internal-only APIs. This is a huge change for RIM, and one that developers are ecstatic about.
RIM leads the market in carrier billing relationships. Customers can buy apps and have the payment tacked onto their mobile bill.
Here's a direct quote from Smarter Apps director Paul Dumais. "It's so easy to make money on BlackBerry". When asked to elaborate on this, he came back to carrier billing, and the fact that most BlackBerry users in the developed world have credit cards. They are willing to pay for apps, unlike on Android. And more importantly, there isn't a huge pile of competition in App World. So as long as you put together a good quality app, making money is easy.
RIM recently launched a program where developers can have their apps certified, giving them a "quality certified app" stamp of approval. Certified quality apps are guaranteed, by RIM, to earn the developer at least $10,000 so long as the app sales hit at least $1,000 in the first year.
Ah the old "Even if we only get 1% of the market routine." Blackberry is dead in the water, they squandered their opportiunity years ago and will soon be the next Palm.
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BlackBerry PlayBook 2.1.0 Beta for Developers Launches
There are three major enhancements to the Android Runtime in 2.1.0:
Each Android app will now run in its own window. This greatly improves the user experience and consistency among the other application runtimes.
Access to the Camera hardware is now supported for Android apps, allowing many more application types to work on the BlackBerry® PlayBook tablet.
In-App Payment is now supported through the BlackBerry Payment SDK, so Android applications can include virtual items for sale in their applications.
Full device encryption is now supported, so that the whole device and personal partition can be secure. If you develop an application that deals with sensitive personal information, you may want to include a suggestion to your users that they turn this feature on. Finally, there is a minor update I noticed which developers asked for and will be well received: screenshots are now saved in lossless PNG format. That should help quite a bit when you want to promote your application and add screenshots to the BlackBerry App World storefront.
For those of you wandering around the rest of the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 beta, youll notice a few extra enhancements geared towards end users such as:
Portrait support for Email, Calendar and Contacts
Improved folder support including IMAP folder support
The other 2.1 features will come full steam when the new OS is commercially released. The 2.1 Android SDK will be released in beta coinciding with the OS release, and the 2.1 Native SDK will be posted next week, with an update to the Adobe® AIR® SDK to come shortly after.
As with any OS update, use this beta period to test your apps now, so that they will be in full working order when the official release comes out.
Other features include portrait support for email, contacts, and calendar, proper IMAP folder support, full device encryption, improved HTML5 support, and better screenshots. RIM says that that there may be other 2.1 features that will arrive on the commercial release.
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Pete Graham, Director, Mobility, Financial Applications SAP was on hand to demo their preview app using HTML5 for the BlackBerry PlayBook. In the video, Pete not only explains how well HMTL5 works on the PlayBook but also how easy it is to then port that same app using HTML5 to various other BlackBerry smartphones due to the compatibility across the board.
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Today we are reviewing the Prima crystal case (part #PC-IPHLUC). This crystal case has locking clasps around all sides so it's one of those cases you won't be complaining about flying open while you are using it. Once it closes, it's closed. All the access holes are in the right spot and beveled out for a smooth edge.
So who the heck is Prima? From their site: "Prima Cases represent the latest in advance case and design technology from The Colemax Group. As part of The Colemax Group, Prima Cases utilizes the expertise of over 25 years of carrying case manufacturing experience that Colemax has been providing to major corporations and OEM's throughout the world. Remember the original Palm III Case??? ..that was a Colemax Creation. Palm V and Palm VII also Colemax. How about all the cases carried by CBS SPORTS field teams and executives? Yes Colemax too! Rugged Cases for HP and Dell Programs you guessed it!"
My only issue with clear cases is that they press against the phone making an odd outline in some places. Short of that, I have no room for complaint.
The Prima Crystal Lucite case is sturdy and stays together without issue unlike some of its competitors in the same price range. If you are the type that likes a clear case, this one is definitely a great value at the $15 price point complete very strong locking sides that will not pop open on you. The top is mindful of the prox sensors and again beveled to allow a smooth and refined edge. If you are looking for a clear case you might just want to check out Prima's Crystal case with its low price point and excellent protection.


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1. Install the Launcher program
First of, you need to install the Launcher add on in the program menu.
2. Create a launch script
Press CTRL + ALT + F1 and login to the terminal. Create a launch script for the Firefox as follows:
mkdir scripts
cd scripts
sudo nano firefox.sh
Write the following code into the firefox.sh:
fluxbox &
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Save (CTRL + O) and exit nano (CTRL + X)
Change file read/write settings by typing the following:
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3. Download and install the Firefox
Type the following in the terminal:
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4. Change the default font size to make it more suitable for the 10 foot interface
Type the following in the terminal:
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5. Remove the unnecessary error message
There will be an unnecessary error message when you will launch the Firefox. To remove this type the following in the terminal:
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The modify the following lines:
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session.screen0.toolbar.autoHide: true
6. Add the Firefox launcher in to the programs
Reboot the system to enter back to the XBMC by typing:
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Go to Program – Launcher – Add new launcher and select the firefox.sh script.
I would suggest to add the launcher to your favorites so it is easier to find it later.
Congratulations! You have now successfully installed the Firefox browser.
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the instructions by dhoni2011 worked great, and i'm a linux noob
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step 3 - the following line has one small edit (note the --no-install)
sudo apt-get -–no-install-recommends install firefox flashplugin-nonfree
step 5 - i struggled to find the ~/.fluxbox/init file. somehow found it eventually but initially couldn't find it. some linux person be able to add idiot proof steps
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Would be great if it worked.
Cant find ~/.fluxbox/ini
Also I have no xorg.conf file
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i also am running xbmc live dharma- ubuntu 10.4 and i do not have a xorg.conf
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I will second thomasjay's post. Has anyone figured out how to set a "launched" program to full screen? Maybe it is just a matter of finding out the DPI of our TV or monitor and setting the xorg to match the DPI. I have mine set the recommended 150 x 150, but it sure looks as though it is much bigger than that as it takes up over half the screen. I have a 52" TV and my resolution is set to 1920x1080. Any help would be great. Getting ready to watch some ESPN3 and football. Thanks
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The Supreme Court's decision in "Town of Greece v. Galloway" allows government entities to continue beginning their proceedings with sectarian prayer. As a person of faith, I am troubled in spirit by this ruling not only because it violates our pluralist values, but also because it cheapens prayer.
St. Thomas Aquinas defined prayer as raising one's heart and mind to God. There are many ways of doing this. One common misperception is that the only meaning of prayer is asking God to give us things. The issue of what prayer is and can be comes up with my students when we discuss, for example, George Herbert's "Church Monuments" or Jorie Graham's "Prayer." One traditional form of prayer is indeed intercessory, in which one might ask God for an end to famine, ongoing conversion of life, or peace in the Middle East. At its most fundamental, this form of prayer leads me to recognize my utter contingency and opens me to the promptings of divine influence—for often the good that I ask for is the good that I need to do. However, some forms of intercessory prayer can leave the impression that the divine must have a poor memory, or might need prompting to perform some good that he otherwise would not think to do. I've even heard of some who, based on the idea that God wants them to have whatever goods they desire, will go to a dealership to lay hands on the car of their choosing—which is bad theology, poor taste, and rude public behavior. Nevertheless, intercessory prayer at its best arises from a deep intuition that it is good to be mindful of each other, as well as ourselves, in our creaturely neediness.
But there are also other kinds of prayer, such as thanksgiving and praise. Thomas Merton spoke of prayer as what happens when one quiets down. This is prayer of silent contemplation. As St. Augustine said in the Confessions, our hearts are restless until they rest in God. But then there are also perfectly legitimate noisy ways to pray, from speaking in tongues to high church liturgy, from chanting mantras to reciting sacred texts. These various forms of prayer, from the meditatively silent to the boisterously loud, are far cries from the few devotional words that precede a government gathering. Even when those prayers are done well, as sometimes they are, there often remains something perfunctory and banal about, like little advertisements for God before the real business begins.
I have no objection to prayer in public spaces per se. If my home Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon, wanted to rent out the Moda Center, where the Trail Blazers play, so that the pope could come say Mass, it would surely be a grand occasion, though I imagine Pope Francis might suggest better ways of spending the money, such as on ministry to our homeless population.
Implicit in the values of our pluralist world are values important to my own religious tradition, which is Catholicism; one such value is the integrity of each person's conscience and journey through the world. Even if the church has too often honored these values more in word than in deed, the values remain, as the Documents of Vatican II testify. The village we live in is global and plural, and whatever redemption we experience must be in dialogue with the many languages of value and belief encountered there, not in a cultural dispensation of an idealized past. This is one of the recurring themes of David Tracy, one of the profoundest theologians of the last few decades. I believe that my own prayer life must occur in the midst of pluralist dialogue as well. Muttering a few devotional words before a public gathering hardly matters except that, if it alienates atheists, agnostics, or believers in underrepresented faiths, it may well do harm.


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hi im running back track 5r3 32bit gnome on virtual box it all runs but when i click on install back track it goes to step 7 then when on bout 32percent it comes up with this error....
errno5 input output error
this is oftern due to a faulty cd/dvd disk or drive, or a faulty hard disk. it may help to clean cd/dvd, to burn the cd/dvd at a lower speedm to clean the cd.dvd drive lens, to check weather the hard disk is old and in need of replacement, or to move the system to cooler place....
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I can't comment on the makers but - it does occur to me that you should consider a barrel length limit. You don't mention size of yours but IMO 4" in OWB is about max. I can carry my M28-2 OWB OK even tho the rig is for a 3".
3" is perhaps the best length. If you are out to 6" then concealment would be way more difficult - if tho just general carry when hiking that wouldn't matter of course - maybe that is your plan.
I cannot quote an example but I seem to recall in SportsmanGuide not so long ago - some rigs that could suit for revo - just forget details. Might be worth some checking on the web perhaps.


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Ok, I am looking at buying a wrx/sti. Most likely 04-06. My question really is about the performance differences. I have done some preliminary research but would like some feedback from owners. So with that said here it goes. I have a muscle car with plenty of torque and power and I am mechanically inclined but new to the import market. I want a car with power and handling hence suby and there rep. Obviously I know that it will be easier to find a wrx with less abuse than an sti, but I am willing to do the leg work if need be. Here are a list of questions that I have.
1. As far as wrx's are concerned which is the better motor? 2.0L or the 2.5 06' and up? is one more easily upgradeable or reliable?
2. I want to be able to drift. Is this attainable at a stock level in either the wrx or sti at a stock level? I doubted that the wrx is but I thought the sti should be able to. Or how much work is needed for a wrx to attain this.
3. Any years that have upgraded engine/trans mounts that can better handle launches/mods?
4. Any years have stronger trans?
5. I assume the sti can break all four loose from a dead stance but can the wrx stock? (I heard the 2.5L can?) or how much work to attain this in a wrx? (I heard about 275whp)?
6. And lastly I might be answering my own question but for the price difference is it worth things that would be very expensive if able to be done at all to a wrx (i.e. adjustable diff, intercooler spray, upgraded engine, 6 MT).
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Sauerland Event has announced that IBF light heavyweight mandatory contender Karo Murat will challenge IBF champion Bernard Hopkins on July 13 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. "Golden Boy Promotions, the promoter of IBF champion Bernard Hopkins, proposed this date at an early stage and we have accepted," said Chris Meyer, Managing Director of Sauerland Event. "Karo has waited a long wait for this opportunity. We're sure that he'll do everything to take away Hopkins' championship belt!"
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Up For Sale is an Excellent Condition PRE-LOCK S&W Model 625-5 "Classic" in .45 Colt with Five-inch Full Lug Barrel. One of only 1,500 manufactured in 1991, it has the Standard-Width Chromed Hammer and Trigger, w/Firing Pin on the Hammer where God, D.B. an' Horace all meant for it to be...the gun "Times" and "Locks Up" well, has S&W-marked Rubber Hogue Grips...Red Ramp Front Sight and Plain Blade Rear Sight, gun is ALSO Factory D&T'ed for a Scope Base...Sorry, NO Box or Papers...
The Stainless Steel Finish is generally Excellent, with just a coupla' SMALL scratches/dings present...Biggest "Minuses" are that a Previous Owner mounted a Scope on the gun and "Marked Up" the Topstrap a lil' bit, and that some "Over-Enthusiastic" Cleaning/Polishing has made the Laser Engraving rather FAINT...I've tried to show all these areas in the Pics...
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Thanks for the info.
It's the most easiest thing to do!!! I just did it!
I was at a Glock Sport Shooting Foundation event and a Glock Armorer was there. He volunteered to clean my Glock and replaced the trigger with trigger bar and the recoil rod spring. I watched closely as he detailed stripped my G35 and cleaned every milk and cranny.
I asked him if the G35 trigger w/trigger bar would fit a G23, since I hated the serrated trigger on my compact. He said yes it would fit and gave me a free one.
When I got home, I grabbed my G23 and removed every part of the reciever to replace the stock trigger with a G35 trigger. It feels much better! And putting it back together was a snap!
Observation: Wiggle the slide stop lever first to loosen up the locking block pin and when removing the trigger with trigger bar from the trigger housing, pull it forward and rotate counter clockwise.
Glocks are awesome!
Just for giggles on googles.. found this as well..
Man I love the eeeeeenernet.
Glocks are very easy to DIY gunsmithing. My latest mod was installing the smooth G17 trigger in my G27. Love it, love my Glocks.
I bought the AGI DVD and the excellent manual by the Boatmans. Then I detailed stripped, lubed, and installed the NY1 trigger in my G23. Everything just popped into place. I serve as my own armorer and the Glock is just as easy to maintain and repair as my J-Frames!
I have been detail stripping my Glocks for about 10 years now they are amazingly easy.
The simplicity of them is 1 of the great things about them
Great DVD:
If my fellow Glock owners know of a more definitive DVD, please correct me, check that, educate me.
Yeah, after I took the Glock Armorers course I came home and exploded my Glocks all over my room, just because. I'd had the 21 apart before that one time before, though. Just sort of figured it out.


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Renovating basement, main too full: sub panel plan, OK?
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I'm renovating my basement (improving ~600 sq ft, remaining 600sf is unimproved). Renovated space will be living space: no bedroom, bar, or bathroom (for now). House is in VA
My load plan for the basement includes power for improved and unimproved space
Will a 60A sub-panel suffice for all this?
200A main panel is garage is very full (see photo). Reds/blue are 20 and 15A breakers respectively. Breaker #16 is inoperative. According to a full-house load analysis I did, I have capacity to add additional circuits (if I find the space for breakers). I am pretty sure I can snake within walls some cable from main to basement (around 60 ft). According to what I've read 6/3NM wire OK for up to 55W (and served from 60A breaker in the main panelboard). Should I go ahead and pull something like 4/3 wire just to be safe?
I plan to rearrange the main to free up space for a 60A DP breaker to feed the sub by
a) replacing the GFCI breaker with GFCI receptacles and putting in another tandem breaker in its place (new breakers 1A and 1B),
b) remove circuit 19 (to be run from sub)
c) move load on 17 to 19
d) move load on 15 to 1B
e) remove circuit 14 (to be run from sub)
f) install 60A DP breaker in slots 14-17
When I remove a circuit from main that will be run from the sub panel, can I simply pull them from main box and cap them?
Thanks for any feedback and advice:)
I would go ahead and do as you described.
But, check first to see how many breakers are allowed in the panel. For this we go by counting the breaker handles where two handles tied together count as two. Not breaker units.
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Thanks for the feedback.
I could not find a model number for my Bryant panel box (house originally built 1978). Below is close-up of main panel interior. I am currently using 27 circuits (poles), and all of these are connected to the the neutral bus - doesn't appear to be any doubling up.
My plans would reduce circuit number to 26 (!).
I understand there is concern about number of circuits in the main. Am I subject to failing inspection for basement subpanel installation if I don't reduce the number of circuits in the main? Could I further reduce main load and number of circuits by incorporating more circuits into my basement subpanel? The water heater is in the basement....would it help to increase sub capacity to 100A and move 30A DP circuit for the water heater from main to the basement sub panel? That would further reduce number of circuits in main by two - doesn't seem like a significant improvement!
Your panel looks very similar to my Bryant panel, "Issue A-8,822." I didn't think my panel was that new but my house was extensively renovated in 1979. Mine doesn't have any half breakers though.
I think your plan sounds fine. I would suggest moving the water heater to the basement subpanel and putting in 100A. This would save you the trouble of moving all those other circuits and you could (maybe) use the water heater cable to pull the subpanel cable. Plus the new breaker could then go in that spot.
>"When I remove a circuit from main that will be run from the sub panel, can I simply pull them from main box and cap them?"
Yes, but I think you are required to remove as much of the "dead" wire as possible. But, note that you are not required to move all the basement circuits to the subpanel. You can still feed some or all of them from the main panel. Maybe you wouldn't need 100A in that case. (Of course, run this by your inspector too.)
If I need to move breakers out of a panel to install a breaker for a subpanel I do not move the larger loads to the new panel. IMO they should be left in the panel with the most capacity.
Does your hot buss continue past the breakers?
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If I understand the question, the hot bus does not extend beyond the breakers (see below -ignore spare breakers stacked in the bottom of the box).
In summary, you're saying to stick with original (and easier) plan of a 60A sub.
You understood the question. With the extra knockouts in the cover I thought you still may have had space to add extra circuits.
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Twylah of the Gods – The Hottest New Twitter Add-on
Every now and then, someone tries to talk to me about something that I simply must get for Twitter. I've almost always been severely disappointed. So I was sceptical about Twylah, especially as I didn't quite get what it did.
What Twylah does, speaking crudely, is collate your tweets, take the cool content they refer to, and mush it into one easily-found page of all your interests. It then organises this content along themes and topics, and provides it to your audience as and when they need to see it.
Most of the Twitter tools I've used so far have made managing social media campaigns more difficult or time-consuming. Twylah is different.
First Add-on To Do 'Automatic' Right
When a tool or add-on uses the term 'automatic' in the context of social media, that's a red flag for me. Automation is pretty much the opposite of socialising, and though it can be helpful for certain things on certain platforms, it has to be used very carefully. Twylah avoids this by automating what I see and do, not what my social media audience sees. So, for instance, once I'm signed in it automatically checks my feed for my most popular tweets, automatically updates it with the videos and photos I link to, and automatically sorts them all by popularity and topic.
Built-in Search Engine Optimisation
The extent and existence of Twylah's SEO effects is still up for discussion, but the Twylah pages themselves are definitely visible in search, and this gives some indication that it's not discounted from Google's algorithms.
By automatically curating all the content you've generated, and automatically making it visible to search engines, you've created a suped-up tumblr out of your tweets, which were previously of relatively limited use. This makes Twylah useful to many types of digital agency.
This brings me to my next point…
Tweets Last Longer, Much Longer
With Twitter, your tweets get pushed from people's timelines quickly. If they failed to make an impact, they're gone. Full stop. If, on the other hand, you use Twylah, every time you tweet it will be turned into semi-permanent content that sticks around and is visible for months afterwards. Twylah also features "Power Tweets", which are just as powerful as the name implies. "Power Tweets" enable related tweets to be displayed alongside your tweet when twitter users click the link, meaning that older links can still generate clicks months after they were published.
So How Do I Sign Up?
Signing up is simple. All you need is a Twitter account and an email address. The leg-work is done for you, and all that's left for you to manage is pinning or hiding topics that especially interest you.
If you use Twitter in any way, shape or form, I strongly recommend that you do sign up. Twylah is well worth it.
James Duval writes about social media for Strategy Internet Marketing Bristol, a search and digital marketing agency based in Bristol in the UK.


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The illusion of conscious will
Document Type:Article
Article Type:Theoretical
Topics:Free Will
Keywords:conscious will, confabulation, dual process
Deposited by:Dr Peter Carruthers
Date of Issue:2007
Abstract:Wegner (2002) argues that conscious will is an illusion, citing a wide range of empirical evidence. I shall begin by surveying some of his arguments. Many are unsuccessful. But one an argument from the ubiquity of self-interpretation is more promising. Yet is suffers from an obvious lacuna, offered by so-called 'dual process' theories of reasoning and decision making (Evans and Over, 1996; Stanovich, 1999; Frankish, 2004). I shall argue that this lacuna can be filled by a plausible a priori claim about the causal role of anything deserving to be called 'a will'. The result is that there is no such thing as conscious willing: conscious will is, indeed, an illusion.


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Athletes to offer area kids lock-in activities day
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LAKER LOCK-IN INVITE – Rachelle Donakowski, left, and Nicole Stratelak, both members of Lake Superior State University's volleyball team, get word out about a kids "lock-in" coming up this weekend in LSSU's Norris Center. They joined teammates from the volleyball, cross country, tennis, and track teams in visiting Soo Township school on Nov. 28. The annual event, sponsored by the LSSU Student Athletic Advisory Committee, features Laker athletes offering activities like basketball, obstacle courses, and arts and crafts for first- through eighth-grade kids. Lock-In 2012 runs 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2, with $10 registration per child beginning at 1:45 p.m. in the Student Activity Center. (LSSU Photojournalism Student Malloree McLeod)
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Published December 16th, 2007
By Gavin Johnson WCJB TV20 News
It looks like the scene of a Hollywood movie. Trees up rooted from the ground, a truck flipped over on its side, and ceilings caved in. That's what people living on Northwest 93rd Avenue in Gainesville saw when they walked out of their homes this morning. Alice Austin, says, "We got up looked out and some of the trees had fallen in our yard and barely missed our house."
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It's time for a contest! Our picnic baskets and coolers are back in storage and we're settling in to dinners with the family around the table. With a long season of indoor dining and plenty of holidays ahead, we thought it was the perfect time to think about pretty and festive table settings. What better motivation to sew some beautiful new linens than a contest with great prizes?!
Set a table with your hand-sewn napkins, placemats, coasters, tablecloths, table runners, chair covers, trivets or other linens. (Feel free to mix your handmade items with non-handmade pieces.) The theme can be festive, romantic, casual or formal. It can be for a special occasion or an every-day dinner, but you have to set the table before September 30!
We have a truly fantastic selection of prizes for you to win! Visit our prize post for more details.
First Place:
- $30 Sew,Mama,Sew! Gift Certficate
- One free Craftsy Class (winner's choice!)
- Aurifil Simply Color Thread Collection
- Olfa 45mm Deluxe Ergonomic Rotary Cutter
- and the Olfa 18" x 24" Self-Healing Rotary Mat
- $25 LotsOfButtons.com Gift Certificate
- $50 Name Maker Gift Certificate
- One BackJoy Posture+
Second Prize:
- $20 Sew,Mama,Sew! Gift Certficate
- One free Craftsy Class (winner's choice!)
- OLFA CMP-3, Rotary Circle Cutter
- Aurifil Eat Your Fruits and Veggies Thread Collection
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Third Prize:
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- One free Craftsy Class (winner's choice!)
- Aurifil Over the Rainbow Thread Collection
How to enter:
- Post images of your handmade table setting on Flickr, in our forum, on your own blog, etc.
- Include a description about the handmade items as well as other interesting things that may be on the table. Describe the theme or mood and what inspired you. In other words, tell us the story of your table.
- Come back to this post and submit the URL for your entry in the comments below by September 30.
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These are the coffee themed placemats I made for my coffee-loving son. The center fabric is coffee beans on black and the border fabric is also the backing fabric. What makes them unique is the "Coffee Pot" applique I added to each one (set of 4). This applique is actually a scanned picture of the former "Coffee Pot" Restaurant in Bedford, PA. Built in 1927, the 18-ft. high Coffee Pot was originally a lunch place adjoining a gas station. In 1937 it became a bar, with a hotel built in behind it. Preservationists restored the Coffee Pot in 2004 and it was moved across the street to the Bedford Fairgrounds. I made these as a little reminder of home for my son who now lives in Florida. Here's my link:
I posted my entry on Sept 28th but don't see it in the comments?
Here's the link again:
Here's my tablescape entry. What a fun contest!
Here's the link to my entry: http://thereisbeautyallaround.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/table-linens/. It's just a set of ever-day table linens.
I've uploaded photos to my flickr photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/photos/17745362@N08/8057767832/
and will have a blog post up on Sunday. My table is set for Canadian Thanksgiving, with a strip-pieced table runner made from French General's Maison de Garance fabrics. I made fabric apples with the fabric as well, and pinned name cards on each one to use as place markers. The napkins are vintage – a wedding gift to my in-laws over 50 years ago.
here's the story of my table: http://www.craftytammie.com/2012/10/lets-talk-dinnertime.html thanks for a fun contest!
Dawn, mine is missing too!
Here's my entry, celebrating fall, apples, and charming old-timey tables!
How awesome these prizes are! I would love to win them, especially they rotary cutter and Matt! I would like to say, I am a new "crafter" and I am having a hard time getting enough supplies on a limited budget. Good Luck to who ever wins it!
I jus want to share my creation, you can found here: http://nuzu-lia.blogspot.com/2012/09/batik-placemat.html
My tablescape can be found here: http://www.marcigirldesigns.com/1/post/2012/10/the-busiest-table-setting-that-you-ever-did-see.html
A simple patchwork tablecloth, handmade napkins, a great handmade centerpiece. What can be better than that?
I posted on September 30th, and I saw it here, but now it is gone. What happened to my post, I wonder…..
Just the spot to rest by the pool. The pomegranates are just about right and the oranges are juice and sweet. Who could refuse or resist this romantic shade?
You can see the project here: http://voitilaportimao.blog.pt/2012/09/30/little-table-cloth/
Hi! I made a CROSS STITCHED TABLE CLOTH WITH NAPKINS – it can be seen here:
Everything is set for a cup of tea in the garden. I brought my cross-stitched table cloth and my matching english china. Autumm is well on it's way!
Here's mine
A modern table runner made with Authentic by Sweetwater, bridging two generations of modern quilters.
I posted about all the table things I just made on my blog. Here it is:
Mine is a tablescape inspired by wine and spirits, with a cork centrepiece, wine cozy, and some home brewed cider:
I did a Halloween table setting because who can resist!! http://wonderfulwhittacres.blogspot.com/2012/09/fantastic-friday.html
I have two grand children and have designed and created a halloween chair backer for them. I used my serger to do a quick box bag and then used grosgrain ribbon to finish the upper edge. It was very easy to serge the ribbon to the bag and then turn it over to make a finished edge. I then made templates out of paper for the wings and face. I used some cutting dies to make the eyes,nose and mouth. The wings extend over the edges of the bag and add a dimensional flavor to my project. I also used a large ric rac for embellishment. I hope you accept into the contest.
Here is my submission:
I made the table runner using reverse appliqué and it makes me smile. Thanks for a great contest, this was a fun one to stage although my crazy boys thought I was nuts and it made them hungry! ha.
I made a Fall Leaf table runner using a Charm Pack. I included a tutorial for the leaf. I used the rest of the Charm Pack to make a couple of table toppers.
I love it when a project already in progress fits into a contest! Here is my entry:
What a fun contest! I just finished up shooting some photos of a Christmas Dessert Buffet. They are at my blog…
Hopefully this isn't a double post — I submitted my link yesterday but I don't see it showing up. Apologies in advance if I do post twice! Here's my entry:
Here's to pretty fall tables!
Can't wait to be inspired by everyone.
My Halloween Tablescape is posted at http://jtwilsonfamily.blogspot.com/2012/09/halloween-traditions.html
Thanks for the great contest! Here's my entry.
I love Janye's table runner posted above. What bright colors! It's going on my "to do" list.
Here is a link to my entry! I seriously don't know if I am posting in the right place…i thought I posted before!
I think this table runner is fantastic! It is a focal point and certainly can be 'dressed up or dressed down'! I have posted pictures on my Flickr site….
What a fun contest! I have made a tea pot cozy to keep my teapot warm. It can be found on my blog:
I recently posted tutorials for my Placed Mats (hand embroidered with a template for the table setting) and Pinstriped Napkins. We love them both and use them daily!
I need a retro black and white tablecloth for my new den/cocktail bar. Do you have any wide width fabric suitable for this?
There's a little table in the children's nursery I work at that is as ugly as can be. For a long time, I have wanted to make something to cover it, but I just never got around to making anything. This contest was just the inspiration I needed! I wanted bright colors, but not something that looked babyish. Add in the fact that we are studying apples right now, and you get what I have been calling the Tiny apple table. Note that we (the children and I) made apples to go with our table, too! Here's the link to the first picture:
There are three pictures, so click on the next photo in mandamouse123's photostream to see the next picture.
This is my Christmas table setting – as we have Christmas in summer the placemats are linen and fresh Christmas prints. I made them from a tutorial I found on a blog. The crackers/bon bons are also handmade (with personalised gifts!) and the table itself is usually in my sewing room!
I was going for a fresh, summery look that was still instantly visible as Christmas.
I've posted a table setting on my blog using one of my summer quilts.
Thanks for the fun challenge.
Sounds like a great giveaway is it open internationally ?
Thanks for the chance at a great giveaway. I have posted the pics in the forum as per directions. I am new to this group so hope I have entered the info on the forum correctly.
What a great giveaway and at the perfect time of year! I love fall!
I hope I can fit it in. I would love to win something this go around.
Thank you for holding these events and giving me a challenge. 😀
What a wonderful idea!
I have a big project coming next month. I will be making 10 table skirts and 200 napkins for a big party.
I have a big project coming next month. I will be making 10 table skirts and 200 napkins for a big party. This book would help a lot!
Oh Wow. This sounds fabulous.
Thanks for the giveaway.
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DUI/DWI Arrest Survival Guide
You are probably asking yourself these questions:
- What do I do now?
- Will I lose my license?
- Will I do jail time?
Here are the first 3 things you should do after being accused of a DUI or DUID.
Follow these steps and you'll be better prepared for your case
1. Write Down Everything
DUI cases are won and lost with their details. So write down everything you remember from your DUI stop, no matter how insignificant. Do it now. Your memory will fade over time, and important details that could help win your case could be lost. Any DUI attorney in Denver Colorado will have the best chance of fighting for your rights when they are provided with the most information possible.
Here are some questions to jog your memory:
- When and where were you stopped?
- What reason did the officer give for your stop?
- Was a breath test administered? If so, what did the device look like?
- What did you tell the officer about what you had to eat or drink?
- What sort of tests did they do? (Eye tracking, walk and turn, one leg stand)
Take some time to write down everything you can remember from the stop. Just don't share it with anyone but your Denver DUI attorney. You'll thank yourself later.
2. Request a DMV Hearing
When you get charged with a DUI you have three choices: to provide blood for a blood test, provide breath for an Intoxilyzer test, or refuse all testing, a Refusal.
If you submit to an Intoxilyzer and your test result is .08 or higher or if you Refuse testing, you get a yellow sheet entitled Express Consent Affidavit. Should you get one of these, you have seven days from the date of your arrest to request a hearing down at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
If you provide blood though there will be no action taken in your case unless and until your blood results are returned with a .08 or higher alcohol blood result. If so, you will then get a letter from the DMV informing you that you can request a hearing.
If your license was not surrendered at the time of the arrest it must be surrendered to DMV to receive a Temporary Driving Permit allowing you to drive until your hearing which should be within 60 days from the date you requested it.
3. Hire the Best Denver DUI Attorney in Denver Colorado
The most important decision you'll make for your DUI case is which DUI attorney in Denver will defend you in court. DUI cases involve a lot of science. In fact, the test reports that are normally the main piece of evidence are supposed to follow specific scientific procedures. Knowing the science behind them better than the scientists and the police and the DA is the only way an attorney can challenge those results. Look at how much training the attorney has in DUI/DUID specific courses. Is the attorney a plea attorney or a trial attorney? Do your research like you would any other important decision in your life.
Take your time to and meet with a few lawyers before you make your decision. Make sure to ask them about their credentials in forensic science before making a final choice. Most reputable attorneys will provide a no cost initial consultation to evaluate your situation. Not every DUI and DUID case is the same, make sure your honest and truthful with your attorney. Most of make sure you are comfortable with your attorney and feel they will make recommendation based on your best interest.
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CHARIKAR (PAN): The Salang highway, which connects northern provinces with the capital Kabul, reopened for traffic after a day-long blockade by heavy snowfall on both sides of the busy pass, officials said on Saturday.
A snowstorm that started on Friday night caused avalanches, which covered a large portion of the road, stranding hundreds of vehicles. But the route was reopened as a result of efforts by highway workers.
The Salang commander, Gen. Rajab Ali, told Pajhwok Afghan News workers cleared around 22 avalanches on both sides of the 2,676-metre-long tunnel. Rajab asked all drivers to respect traffic rules and use tyre chains and heating systems.
Jabalus Saraj district traffic officer, Naeemullah, said they had allowed passenger vehicles to ply to their destinations. More than a hundred trucks, still stranded in the district, would be permitted to move once the tunnel was completely cleared, he added.
In winters, heavy snowfalls on the Salang pass lead to the death of many people every year. On Feb. 8, 2010 170 people died and 125 were injured as a result of heavy snowstorms and avalanches that hit the Russian-built tunnel.
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Don't Dig Your Car Out of the Snow! Work from Home!
Large parts of the US are being paralyzed by this year's first blizzard "Hercules" - Happy New Year! With temperatures far too cold to get out of your house and thousands of cars being buried beneath masses of snow, having to go to work can be terribly annoying. You might even end up digging out your car from the snow, only to realize that it was your neighbor's. In order to prevent this from happening, you have three options:
1. Call in sick.
2. Take vacation and try to catch a plane to a warmer place. Maybe somewhere like Iceland or just any other place on earth.
3. Work from home, if you are lucky enough to work for a company that allows you to access your workplace from home.
Although options 1 and 2 seem tempting, this blog article wants to concentrate on option number three. Working from home offers a lot of benefits to employees. You can more flexibly arrange your work-life-balance, save on time commuting to and from work and avoid distractions at your workplace (also, you don't have to deal with blizzards on your way to work). For companies, home offices help save energy costs, offer their employees more flexible working hours and can secure business continuity.
Home offices seem great, but we have bad news for you. According to a study from 2012, the chances that you are able to work from home are rather low . The study found that, even though more and more companies are claiming to offer possibilities to work from home, the proportion of employees that actually work from home remained essentially flat between the mid-90s and mid-2000s. The authors found that in 2004 only seventeen percent of the working population worked for an average of six hours a week from home. Another statistic reports that in 2011 forty-five percent of the US workforce held a job that was compatible with at least part-time telework .
The good news is that the technology to enable employees to work from home is already there and ready to be implemented. At HOB, we offer various software products that can help you set up home offices. With HOB RD VPN, for example, employees are able to connect from any computer with an internet connection to company servers or their desktop computer in the office. The access doesn't require any admin rights or installation on the client side, which makes it perfectly easy for anyone to connect with their workplace. Thanks to Wake-on-LAN, you can remotely turn on and off your workplace computer and save energy. Remote connections over HOB RD VPN are SSL encrypted, so you don't need to worry about security issues. Since HOB products are only software, they can be easily integrated into any existing IT infrastructure.
As one can see, there really is no point in trying to fight Hercules. Instead, companies and employees should start implementing and using remote access technology to enable home offices.
Finally, please let us know how you and your work life have been affected by Hercules and what experiences you made with home offices. We are looking forward to reading your comments!
M. C. Noonan & J. L. Glass (2012): "The hard truth about telecommuting." In Monthly Labor Review
K. Lister & T. Harnish (2011): "The State of Telework in the US." http://www.workshifting.com/downloads/downloads/Telework-Trends-US.pdf
The Government vs. Remote Access
The adoption rate of cloud computing and remote access solutions has been exponential in recent years, as many different industries have fully migrated to cloud solutions.
However, one industry has yet to fully adopt the cloud—the government. According to cloud computing expert, David Linthicum, the government has been resistant to full migration to cloud computing and remote access due to complexities of federal business processes.
Despite the complicated nature of security regulations, government research organization, IDC Government Insights, released a study that took a detailed look at the government's 2014 IT plans. According to the report, the U.S. government experts to spend $118.3 million on public cloud solutions. This new budget is an increase of 32.8%. The implications of this budget proves that in the next year, the government will be more focused on developing an IT strategy that will allow the adoption of cloud computing.
We, here at HOB, hope to see an increase of the government's use of cloud computing and remote access solutions as our products are designed especially to meet the growing security and compliance requirements. For example, our flagship product, HOB RD VPN, has extensive security perfect for critical government data.
HOB RD VPN supports government agencies in successfully integrating secure remote access solutions into their existing IT infrastructures – for 24/7 secure remote access to data and applications, at any time, from anywhere around the world and with any device. This software solution also enables encrypted data communication using SSL and supports various state-of-the art authentication mechanisms like Kerberos Single Sign-On. Additionally, HOB RD VPN allows government agencies to implement client-side SSL-certificates, e.g., on Smartcards, and supports the usage of one-time-password solutions within their compliance strategy.
Do you think the government's adoption of cloud computing and remote access solutions will be successful? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.
Cloud Don'ts: How to Achieve Success When Adopting the Cloud
The cloud has granted many enterprises with endless benefits including streamlined business processes and improved flexibility. However, as the cloud becomes a necessity, a number of enterprises are realizing that cloud migration requires more effort than they had assumed.
The most common mistake that enterprises make when adopting the cloud is lack of research. We want to make cloud migration easy on the enterprise. Here are a few Cloud Don'ts to make sure you stay on Cloud 9:
Don't Always Choose What Is New
When selecting a cloud service provider, many assume that the latest cloud software is the best option for their enterprise. In reality, all clouds are not created equal. It is important to be aware of the differences between basic data storage providers and the wide range of IT networking infrastructure with on-demand access to servers, applications and software.
Don't Forget to Plan
When adopting your new cloud computing solution, don't forget to plan for security, governance and compliance. Failure to plan results in a system that will not provide proper services to enterprise employees and will not a pass audit. Furthermore, failure to abide by security policies and regulatory requirements will result in large fines and legal issues.
Don't Assume You're Immune
The cloud is a certainly an efficient method to store data, but do not assume that cloud service providers are immune to security breaches, hacks or website crashes. Ensure that a third party also consistently backs up enterprise critical data.
The cloud is a remarkable invention, but it is important to recognize the nuances so that we can properly handle cloud migration for our enterprises! Please share additional cloud don'ts in the comments below.
HOB RD VPN Again a Finalist at Golden Bridge Awards 2013
For three years in succession, HOB RD VPN has been a finalist at the Golden Bridge Awards. The top-class jury has nominated HOB RD VPN in five categories as a potential winner ("Access - Innovations", "Cloud Security - Innovations", "Network Security Solution – Innovations", Remote Access Solution – Innovations" und "VPN/IPSec/SSL - Innovations").
The final winners will be announced on September 30th, 2013 in San Francisco. Till then we keep our fingers crossed!
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5 Industries That Should Adopt Cloud Computing and Remote Access Solutions
Over the past few decades, many industries have attempted to adopt various technologies for business development, but very few have managed to become successful. However, now that cloud computing and remote access has proved to be a norm rather than a trend, these technologies may reap benefits in industries beyond the IT sector.
Below are a few industries that could reach a wider range of customers and capabilities if remote access and cloud computing were utilized.
1. Entertainment
Imagine going to a friend's house and having access to your DVD and gaming collection with just a click of a few buttons. The entertainment industry could yield great success if their customers could remotely access their favorite movies and video games.
2. Educational Institutions
Schools of all sorts are increasingly providing computers to their students and faculty. However, if students and faculty could access their school files from home via secure remote access, homework and grading could be much easier. In addition, use of the cloud will slash hardware costs which will allow more budgets for educational programs.
3. Retail
Similar to educational institutions, implementing the cloud can significantly reduce hardware costs. If cash registers and inventory systems kept information in the cloud, companies could reduce the risk of losing data and better manage money and product inventory.
4. Hotels and Restaurants
The internet has yielded great success for the hospitality industry as it allows online reservations and cuts hardware costs. However, hotels and restaurants can additionally benefit from cloud computing as it helps information transfer seamlessly, strengthens security and shortens the guest information deployment process.
5. Security Companies
By security companies, we do not mean IT security! In this case, security officers could benefit from both remote access and cloud computing by being able to access surveillance systems from locations outside the facility which allows them to monitor properties and review previously recorded footage.
What additional industries do you think could benefit from cloud computing and secure remote access? Please share in the comments below.


text: So the numbers are finally in guys. I took my 386 mile trip from NY to Cleveland ohio this past weekend and here are the results. On my trip to Cleveland Ohio I used no Acetone in the tank and my trip was clocked at 386 miles with 35 miles left in my gas tank. According to the figures i should be able to do 421 miles on one full tank with no acetone divide that figure by a 14.5 gallon tank (which is all i could fill it up to) and you get 29.03 MPG, which is not bad at all considering what a beast our cars are stock ;-). Finally I drove back adding a little over 1/3 cups of acetone to my gas tank. The result was 386 miles driven and 50 miles left in the tank. According to this I should have been able to drive 436 miles which is only 15 miles more then without acetone, and my MPG were 30.07. I tried to control the conditions of the test as much as possible as in putting the car in cruise control at 73MPH (got a ticket last month for driving 85 MPH on the highway, damn you NY police!!), the weather conditions were the same as well, but beyond that I really couldn't do much more to keep my conditions the same( im not god so i can't control the wind patterns :-) ). Looks like my experiment shows that acetone doesn't increase MPG in a 2006 MKV GTI drastically, this doesn't mean that every 2006 MKV GTI will get the same results as mine since every car is a little different. I have heard that acetone will help keep your engine clean, like the octane booster stuff that you can buy at autozone, but I don't know if that's true that's a whole other experiment (which someone should do). I must say with or without acetone I'm a happy camper getting 29-30 MPG highway and around 24-25 city, especially now with gas prices being INSANE. I would like to know your opinion on this. What do you think I could have done differently during this experiment or what do you think of the figures.


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It did not, in the end, take very much to outfox Ed Miliband. You wonder what he had been expecting the Prime Minister to say about a referendum on withdrawing, or otherwise, from the EU. As it was, Ed floundered, and felt obliged to say that Labour would not be promising a referendum – that will lose him even more votes to UKIP. Later ex shadow cabinet and existing shadow cabinet members had to defend this position, which they did by stating that this was Labour's intention 'at the moment'. Great.
There's increasing evidence that UKIP is taking more and more votes from the Labour Party, whereas once they thrived on disgruntled ex Tory votes. This is particularly the case in the north of England, where it is less opposition to the EU than opposition to immigration which drives Labour voters – especially older labour voters – over to UKIP. Nigel Farage, of course, would say that these two oppositions are one and the same, of course, and he would have part of a point.
Meanwhile, the latest opinion poll suggests that people would vote to stay IN the EU. This is one of the reasons I'm not keen on referenda; the public mood is perpetually shifting, always volatile, dependent upon vagaries and caprice. Also, it means people like Sarah get to have a say in what the country should do, regardless of whether she's taken her Xanax or not.
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/// Exclusive: Yahoo Finally Set to Strike Alibaba Share Deal — Half Now, Then Half of What's Left After Eventual IPO
Yahoo is in the final stages of selling a large chunk of its stake in the Alibaba Group back to the company — in a complex deal that is set to include a multi-billion-dollar share buyback to investors of the Silicon Valley Internet giant and an eventual IPO of the Chinese company — according to multiple sources close to the situation. The deal has yet to be officially approved by the boards of both companies, but sources said it is likely to be and could be announced as early as Monday. This all could change, of course, since negotiations between Alibaba and Yahoo have taken place in a variety of ways in recent years without success and with much acrimony. Talks over a tax-free deal — also involving Yahoo's Japanese partner, SoftBank — collapsed in February, for example. But the 324th time is apparently a charm — so here are the details of what looks to be a nearly complete agreement that I have ferreted out thus far from lots of relieved sources familiar with the situation: Yahoo will sell half of its roughly 40 percent stake in Alibaba in a taxable deal. The transaction is likely to value that portion of Yahoo's holdings at about $7 billion — or 20 percent of Alibaba's $35 billion enterprise valuation
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President Jacob Zuma's home town of Nkandla is being given a facelift. A shopping complex is under construction, while a mall is also on the cards.
The Department of Higher Education has also injected millions of rand into a college under construction.
Nkandla mayor Thamsanqa Ntuli says the area is starting to attract businesses.
"The reason for this kind of development you see in town, the shops and the complex is about to be completed ... which has opened jobs for the local community. The community will also benefit since they will no longer travel long distance when doing shopping, because they will now get all their shopping needs in the shopping complex. [We hope to] attract investors to come to Nkandla and ourselves as the municipality we are [working] very hard to ensure [that] we attract more [investors]," explains Ntuli.


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Is the "failure to respond to throttle input while making a left turn" problem fixed now?
Actually this is the one that always shows up. Sunday we have a ritual of going to a certain star bucks that has an uphill right turn to get to. That is where it always staggers and jerks---everytime since I bought it.
It is possible the current EGS and DME hardware doesn't have enough memory. One of the things I noted on the 128i/135i technical overview was a line about increased fault memory.
BMW could instrument your car the way they do with the engineering cars. I've seen spy photos of BMWs full of lap top computers.
We can hope they've already done that with another X3 and don't need yours. It is also likely the software team working on this isn't even in the US.
I wont guess about the memory capacity, but with todays memory being so cheap that shouldn't be an issue. And if they had been fully testing it as they should the last release wouldn't have toasted a customers DME as posted on another thread, right?
A few spy photos:
Computer clearly visible in this one:
You could be right. BMW has a huge amount of new car development underway.
X1, e90 facelift, new X3, new Z4, f01 7series, V7/X7 and the Mini SUV are confirmed.
X4, V5, Z9, and Isetta II are rumored.
A new "green" car to be marketed under a new brand name is also rumored.
One unannounced car is going into production at South Carolina.
Lastly if they are so focused on new development that they forget about current customers that is one of the major marketing mistakes. Forget about you core clients. They are your biggest supporters and most vocal when you don't keep your promises.
By not admitting their is a problem and working with customers openly they are losing a level of trust that will be hard to regain.
As it stand now I am just exploring options til I can get rid of my X3. It's nice to have a vehicle I can put my family in..the 528 is doing nicely and since the 335 doesnt have the crap (and that is the nicest words I can come up with) tranny it might be an nice alternative.
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