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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (SoftSummit 2005) - Oct 10, 2005 - The second annual study on software pricing and licensing trends released today reveals that compliance with software license agreements is a major challenge for enterprises increasingly faced with regulatory pressures in the post Sarbanes-Oxley era. The report, "Key Trends in Software Pricing and Licensing," found that 72% of enterprises manually or do not track license compliance at all and that half of companies today want their licensing automatically enforced.
The study was sponsored by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), Centralized Electronic Licensing User Group (CELUG), and Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN), host and sponsor of the SoftSummit 2005 Conference being held this week in Santa Clara, Calif. The results of the study were officially unveiled during a keynote presentation today at SoftSummit by Macrovision CEO Fred Amoroso.
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- License Compliance Is a Large Problem That Enterprises Want Solved. 72% of enterprises manually track license compliance or don't track it at all. Since manual methods tend to be error-ridden and non-scalable in large enterprises, a large number of enterprises are likely to be out of compliance with their vendors. Enterprises are showing an increasing preference for digital licensing methods. Half of companies today want their licensing automatically enforced, an increase of 6% over last year's data.
- ISVs and enterprises lack alignment on licensing policy satisfaction. Although more than two-thirds of software vendors have changed their pricing and/or licensing policies during the past two years, and 57% say they are satisfied with those policies, only 28% of enterprises say they are satisfied with their vendors' pricing and licensing strategies.
- Software vendors and enterprises continue to move toward subscription-based business models. The number of vendors offering subscription models as their primary pricing method has risen to 40% this year, an increase of 7% over the previous year's survey. By 2007, that number is expected to reach 60%. Similarly, the number of enterprises who prefer to purchase software through subscriptions increased 7% to 43%, showing increased interest from customers.
- Both enterprises and vendors have made a significant move towards concurrent and away from per machine/per server licensing. The preference in enterprises for concurrent licensing has grown by 11% in the last year to 53%, while the preference for traditional per machine/server licensing dropped by 7%. Among ISVs, there was a 16% decrease in the prevalence of the per machine/server model. Metric-based licensing is expected to reach almost 40% among vendors by 2007.
- Processor-based licensing is not taking hold. The multi-core processing debate has been an important issue over the past year. Despite some large vendors' aggressive efforts to license per processor, only 6% of enterprises prefer this kind of licensing.
- Product activation and network licensing are becoming the most prevalent license models. Software vendors continue to move away from older licensing models such as serial numbers, dongle/USB keys and audit and compliance teams. Product activation is clearly becoming the leading method, with 47% using it today and 57% expected use by 2007.
"As the software industry matures and vendors become more customer-centric, we will start to see more diversity in the product assortment and pricing offered," said Fred Amoroso, CEO of Macrovision. "Software vendors are turning to new license models and automated compliance technologies to ensure that enterprise needs are met."
"Many software companies today are in the midst of important changes in their businesses," said Ken Wasch, president of the SIIA. "The data from this study show that although software vendors are moving forward and adapting to new market realities, they need to embrace the new models in order to grow revenues and keep customers happy."
The report is based on a detailed survey conducted in August and September 2005 of approximately 500 software industry executives. The executives were reached via a combination of lists from the SIIA, the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry, CIO Magazine, and other third-party sources.
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text: Indonesian Kopi Luwak: The World's Most Expensive Coffee June 7, 2015 Indonesia is known for some weird things, but drinking defecated coffee beans has got to be near the top. What makes it weirder is that this interesting drink can cost up to $45 a cup! What Is Kopi Luwak?For those that don't know, kopi luwak, or civet coffee, is a special processing method, not a 'type' of coffee. The coffee is produced by civet cats - known to us locally as musang or luwak. They eat the berries of a coffee plant, and what is left undigested and therefore pooped out, are the coffee berry beans, or coffee beans. These poop beans are then collected, cleaned, roasted and prepared to make a uniquely flavoured coffee. fryap.wordpress.com But...Why?This, is a very good question. Where did this all begin? What made someone pick up cat faeces and stick it in a drink? Legend has it that when Indonesia was colonised by the Dutch, who began cash-cropping coffee. The Dutch wouldn't allow their Indonesian workers to take any coffee berries from the plantation. wikis.engrade.com However, the curious farmers wanted to savour this coffee the Dutch were so crazy about and they noticed that the wild civet cats around the farms ate the berries but 'spilled the beans' – so, as not to upset their Dutch bosses, they picked up the poop, processed it and tried it out! I guess they really liked it, because they kept on doing it…So, what's different?There is a lot of controversy over the quality of kopi luwak, but the 'supporters' say that kopi luwak is better because (a) the civet cats pick and choose only the best, ripest berries, meaning the best beans for coffee (b) the digestive process the beans go through in the civet cat's gut changes the nature of the beans, essentially fermenting them and thus making them 'tastier'. Wake up and smell ... the cat poop: npr.org Is It Actually Better?There are so many advocates of kopi luwak, especially for its flavour; many say that it is smoother and less bitter, with a higher citrus acid level that makes it more 'lively'.Interestingly however, there are so many inconsistencies with kopi luwak flavours due to: types of bean eaten, rigorousness of the processing - and even the civet's diet and health come into play! tsminteractive.com Then again, many coffee connoisseurs are rampantly trying to debunk the beliefs around kopi luwak – they say it's too thin with no body and therefore isn't actually a great coffee. They say if we're looking at taste alone, the price isn't justified, people drink it because of the novelty of drinking cat poo."Hm, yes, very pooey, I must say..." :- nytimes.com "Hm, I'm surprisingly not disgusted by this – I want to try some!"The high demand and low supply (due to time-consuming process and low availability of cat poo) has meant that prices are ridiculously high for a 'cup of joe'. Outside of Indonesia, the coffee has been known to sell for $45 a cup! So if you're curious, sure thing, but you're going to have to ball out a little. donnelygroup.ca Now, we know here in Indonesia people claim getting kopi luwak for Rp.25,000 or something. Be warned though that firstly, there are fakes out there; people roasting beans with butter/margarine and other substances to replicate the digestive processes. But worse, due to its high demand, many people are simply capturing the animals, caging them and force feeding hundreds of coffee berries each day. www.npr.org For one, this is incredibly cruel. The civet cat's are meant to eat a ranged diet that includes other berries, pulpy fruits and even insects – not just chowing down a bunch of coffee. What's more, the whole idea that the civet cats choose the best coffee cherries themselves is totally thrown out the window with this. So, if you're feeling adventurous and are after some cat poop coffee, make sure you're paying top dollar and do your best to know it's made from wild civet cats. Other than that – enjoy!Here's one last picture of luwak poop, just to remind you what you're sippin' on:- beanscenemag.com.au


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The Lib Tech TRS HP(?) Unicorn???
Hi, guys. First real question here. May be unanswerable... but it couldn't hurt to ask. So here's my issue:
I just received a 159cm Lib Tech TRS HP board in the mail. Notice that at 159cm, the TRS Horsepower model, and the non-Horsepower TRS model, look almost identical.
The HP model has a "glittered" top and has "Horsepower" on the board identifier graphic, while the non-HP has a plainer top and has the regular board identifier graphic.
Somehow I ended up with a Lib Tech TRS Unicorn. It has the glittered top of the proper Horsepower model, and the board identifier for the regular model. To be clear, this may seem silly, and I don't care about the look of the graphic... I just need to know which model it actually is because they're two differently constructed boards, at two different price points.
I've contacted Lib, and the reseller, but haven't heard anything back yet. I planned on riding the board this weekend, but now I might have to hold off in case this is getting sent back.
Any help, general info, etc... about this board, or definitively identifying the Horsepower models would be really appreciated.
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Could easily just be a manufacturing error, bro. In which case technically you shoulda paid less! My Eco Genetics says EC2 instead of C2 on it as well. Again, way she goes!
I don't know a ton about board construction and assumed the topsheet is the topsheet is the topsheet (visually identical from board to board within one model). I didn't think they could be missing just one part of the graphic, but I guess maybe so.
The reseller got back to me and wants photos, so we'll see what happens.
Thanks again for the reply.
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I would say what most likely happened is that somehow they accidentally put the regular topsheet lay on a board that was HP construction. Afterall, that little HP logo is the only graphic difference between the two and it's so minor it would be very easy to overlook it. Most of their boards that come in a regular and HP varient have two different topsheets altogether so it's easy to tell the difference.
Watch this to get an idea of how they do it: Mervin Factory 101 - YouTube
I have the 157 HP model, and your description of what yours SHOULD look like is accurate. You can tell the difference between the regular and HP by the sparkle top and more faded finish of the topsheet. Plus the HP flying horse symbol.
I would hold off riding yours until you get a definitive answer.
I absolutely love the new XC2 camber profile over the previous C2 model btw.
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Most of their boards that come in a regular and HP variant have two different graphics... and by different, I mean more difference than just the HP logo, but a different (albeit sometimes similar theme, etc) graphic altogether. Even without the other clues this makes telling the difference a little easier, usually. If OP's board has no HP logo but is as described, it's definitely a HP board - it just has the regular topsheet! If there is a HP logo, then it's still a HP board!
Keep in mind, the topsheet graphic has little to do with what the board is actually made of. If you watch the video I posted you'll see that it's just literally a graphic sheet inlay that gets laid inbetween different layers in the sandwich construction process. Whether the board uses basalt or more traditional methods, doesn't matter - how they get the graphic in there is still the same. In this case the two topsheets for the two boards are basically identical except for the little HP logo on the HP board.
Either way, splendic should post a photo!
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Charles Dickens' classic novella, A Christmas Carol, returns to TV and community theaters all over America each year. Nearly everyone in the Western world has either read the book or watched a dramatic adaptation of this quintessential Christmas tale, in which Dickens distilled the Christmas spirit into an unforgettable narrative that audiences love to hear whenever December rolls around.
It is a parable of redemption wherein the irascible Ebenezer Scrooge is forced to confront his own miserly, selfish lifestyle after an unlikely encounter with the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley.
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"Jacob," he said, imploringly. "Old Jacob Marley, tell me more. Speak comfort to me, Jacob. You were always a good man of business."
"Business!" cried the ghost, wringing its hands again. "Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business: charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were all my business."
Borrowing shamelessly from St. Paul's ninefold "fruit of the Spirit" (Galatians 5:22-23), Dickens distilled the soul of Christmas into his story. We are inclined to forgive him this bit of benign plagiarism because it conveys a kernel of the Good News that is the heart of Christmas.
During the recent presidential campaign we were reintroduced to a 20th century American writer who could be regarded as the anti-Dickens of her generation. Russian-born Ayn Rand, founder of a philosophy known as Objectivism, was a champion of selfishness and greed. She put forth her philosophy in a revealing volume titled The Virtue of Selfishness, where she defined altruism as an "evil force." A self-proclaimed atheist, she once told Mike Wallace that she didn't believe in self-sacrifice for others under any circumstances.
It is more than a tad ironic that the tea party movement, which is supported by many self-professed evangelical Christians, promotes Rand's atheistic philosophy. Their antipathy toward the disabled and unemployed, hostility against immigrants, and general antagonism regarding government assistance of any kind (except for the defense establishment) is in stark contrast to the sentiments expressed by Jacob Marley to his former partner: charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence and the common welfare.
The character of Scrooge exemplifies the legacy of the late Ayn Rand, whose philosophy was personified in Dickens' immortal curmudgeon. Indeed, "Scrooge" has become a proper noun signifying one who is mean and miserly.
Scrooge did, however, change his tune after opening his eyes to a wider perspective that required a hard look at the dark side of his selfish, narcissistic behavior. Only when he saw the fruit of his Rand-like philosophy a grasping, selfish and cruel indifference to the less fortunate in his world did he awaken to the liberating potentiality of the true Christmas spirit, which echoes the ancient words of the Prophet Micah, "to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God."
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2. Masters Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering with a motor design focus
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2. Experience in software tools like SPEED/Maxwell
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IMPD investigating fatal shooting on northwest side
Metro homicide detectives are looking for the person responsible for shooting two people on the city's near northwest side early Wednesday. One of the victims died at the hospital.
Police were called out to the 1100 block of Congress Avenue just after midnight. Officers at the scene found at least 30 bullet casings outside a home.
One person was shot in the leg and was reported to be in critical condition, another person died at Wishard Hospital from being shot an unknown amount of times in the side.
Anyone with information on this investigation is asked to call IMPD at 262-TIPS (8477).


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Rather than simply repeating John McCain's assertion that he has suspended his campaign, Huffington Post reporter Sam Stein actually did a little work to determine if that is true. His conclusion? "McCain Campaign Still Active Across The Country."
And yet MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell is still saying -- just now -- "John McCain suprised many yesterday by suspending his campaign and announcing that he was returning to Washington." O'Donnell certainly isn't unique -- she's just the person who happened to say it as I was writing this post. The major media, almost across the board, is repeating the McCain line that he has suspended his campaign.
This is really simple: John McCain has not suspended his campaign. His campaign staffers are on television, attacking Barack Obama. His ads are still running. His campaign offices are still buzzing with activity.
He. Has. Not. Suspended. His. Campaign.
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I don't remember if I mentioned my New Year's Resolutions here last here. I made myself the goal of either running for 30 minutes or biking for 45+ minutes each day. When I planned my week every Sunday, I would note when our park days were in biking distance and planned on biking those days and running in the mornings on the other days. I also spent the first 2 or 3 weeks of the year just tracking (but not really limiting) my caloric intake just to get a feel for what I was eating. With some diet and exercise, I was down to my driver's license weight (you all know that's your dream weight and it's 10-15 pounds lighter than you currently are) in March. I plateaued there for a while, but was healthy and still eating enough to nurse 2 kids and do my exercising.
Then I found out I was pregnant. I continued the running/biking routine until I was too tired and depressed to continue that kind of regimen. When I came out of that slump, I tried running one last time and discovered that the relaxen in my body had made it so that it felt like my legs were going to fall off my hips if I continued running. So I stopped. I kept up the biking, though.
And that was a good a thing, come July, when our car broke down and we decided to go carfree. We've been carfree for almost 6 months now! That's kind of mind-blowing to me. But it's also awesome. I still bike, even in my now much heavier condition. We will be getting a cargo bike in early 2013 and see if we can keep this up! I'm glad I was already biking so much so that when we went carfree, I was already in shape (quads of steel!) enough to continue.
I also wanted to do the 100 push up challenge and was working on that in early 2012. I was not progressing as quickly as the program assumes you will be, but I was progressing. I had to repeat many of the weeks, but I was able to do 25 or so and I started out at 10. And just as with the biking and running, pregnancy happened and I lost energy to do anything except play video games.
So in the end, I did not keep my resolution to bike or run every day. But I do think my resolution made it possible to be healthy through this pregnancy and love the earth a little more. So on the whole, it was a win.
I've also been thinking about the things I now do that I used to not, even though they weren't resolutions. It might sound silly, but I'm proud that we are now washing our bedsheets regularly. Sometime in 2012 I started washing our sheets and the kids' sheet every other week. Last Friday was the kids' sheets, this Friday will be ours. I know that sounds like common sense and everyone else probably does theirs weekly, but I'm glad we got on that bandwagon. I'm hoping I can keep that up.
I don't have any goals for 2013 yet because I'm still very pregnant and I'm not sure what life is going to look like in a few months. It's difficult to make achievable goals if you don't even know if making your bed is going to be possible! I don't know what my body is going to feel like after this birth or what carting 3 kids around Berkeley is going to be like.
Depending on when I have this baby and how I feel postpartum, I think I'd like to try to do the Shortest Triathlon Ever in Emeryville this April. I'm assuming it'll be the Saturday the 13th this year; the site isn't updated yet. I didn't start the Couch to 5k program after Isaac until 9 weeks postpartum because I wanted to make sure I was fully healed. If I wait that long to work out again, I'm not going to be able to finish the C25k program before the triathlon. In fact, I'd probably have to have the baby this instant in order to have 6 weeks of babymoon and 8 weeks of training. And sorry, that's not happening right now. Baby is safely inside me and prefers to grow a little more.
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Roma make bid for German defender
Roma have tabled a €7m bid to Eintracht Frankfurt in a bid to sign defender Sebastian Jung, according to Radio Mana Mana Sport.
The 22-year-old was watched by Roma officials during their game against Mainz on Tuesday night.
While there is no news on whether or not the German side have accepted the bid, it is believed that the Giallorossi have offered an initial €2.5m for a loan deal and then will pay €4.7m to purchase him permanently.
Jung is also believed to be very enthusiastic about moving to the Italian capital and would look forward to playing under Zdenek Zeman.
Inter came close to signing the player during the summer but the deal did not go ahead while Hamburg are also interested in signing him.
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Hello, internet! My name's Ashley and this is my Kickstarter for a tablet.
Soooo about me. I'm Ashley. I'm 17. I want a tablet. Ummmmm, I'd really like this Sony 32GB 9.4" Tablet S with a cradle. I'm not really sure why, it's just the one I decided looks cool. I know it's not an iPad but everyone has iPads nowadays and I'm kinda over it to be honest.
So I guess it's got Google Play so I can watch all kinds of apps and stuff, and Music Unlimited will be pretty cool, and it's got old PlayStation games available too like Crash Bandicoot! I can even download classic PlayStation and PSP games and play 'em with a DUALSHOCK3 wireless controller.So send me lots of money and I'll be able to get one! It'll be pretty sweet. Kthanksbyeeeeee!


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Featuring our Educational 30 min. version and Study Guide – aimed at grades 5 through 11, Vanishing of the Bees is conducting a school campaign to provide free copies of the documentary to middle and high schools.
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posted at 9:32 am on October 19, 2009 by MadisonConservative
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal drug agents won't pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under new legal guidelines to be issued Monday by the Obama administration.
Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state law.
The guidelines to be issued by the department do, however, make it clear that agents will go after people whose marijuana distribution goes beyond what is permitted under state law or use medical marijuana as a cover for other crimes, the officials said.
Now, I don't see this as necessarily a bad thing. The war on drugs when it comes to marijuana has been, in the opinion of many, a waste of resources for too little effect. Some want the entire operation ended, and others think it should only be focused on so-called "hard" drugs. Leaning more towards the latter, I'd like to give credit to the Justice Department for wasting less taxpayer dollars. However, to do so would be akin to giving credit to Michael Moore for leaving a salt packet uneaten at the table.
This is, after all, the same Justice Department that is busily setting up show trials for splashing water on people's faces, but doesn't dare investigate political corruption within its own ranks, nor even have the guts to close the camp they claim to hate so much. Somehow this pathetic gesture doesn't envelop me in hopeychangey goodness.


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A design connoisseur's smartphone with an exquisite aluminium frame
This Sony HD phone comes beautifully packaged inside an exquisite aluminium frame.
You'll feel like you're there
An HD phone, Xperia™ SP comes with a generous 4.6" screen that's powered by Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2.
Closer to reality
The 4.6" screen of the Xperia SP HD phone is so vivid you feel you're in the middle of it all – no matter what you're viewing. The Reality Display is powered by Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2. That means razor sharp images, vibrant colours and the enhanced contrast you recognize from Sony TVs.
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Open up a world of entertainment with your Xperia™ SP smartphone.
One-touch functions
Use your smartphone to create living room get-togethers. This NFC Android smartphone lets you share photos, films and games on your HDTV with One-touch mirroring. No cords needed, thanks to NFC and screen mirroring.
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Xperia SP lifts craftsmanship to a whole new level. Using co-moulding technology which allowed us to create a unique solid design, this NFC Android phone comes with a seamless look and feel that melts into ones hand. Paired with premium materials, Sony engineering and precision-crafted details, you'll get a smartphone that lets you experience true design innovation.
Makes your personality shine through
The illuminating, colour-changing belt makes your Android smartphone extra personal. It will notify you of everything from incoming calls and text messages to Facebook notifications. And when listening to music, the illumination will pulse to the beat, becoming more intense as you crank up the volume.
Xperia SP comes with several unique design details, such as a transparent antenna.
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Xperia SP comes with several unique design details, such as an aluminium power button.
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Xperia SP's co-moulded frame is just one of this NFC Android smartphone's unique design details.
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Letting design take the lead
The Xperia SP was born out of a simple paper mockup and a strong vision of creating something truly unique. Our designers Jessie Zhao and Toshihide Umedan had a clear idea of crafting a smartphone where the display virtually floats in thin air. To be able to achieve this, we paired their design vision with our 60 years of Sony engineering experience. We created a transparent antenna and a body that was solid while retaining a floating feel. Then we focused on getting the right weight and shape – since balance and proportion is crucial for the overall user experience. Finally we chose the colours black, white and red, which complement the metal structure as well as the quality of each component.
"We started by sharing a paper mockup with the product developers and engineers. Most of them asked us "is this really possible to create?" Luckily, with a shared vision and decades of engineering expertise, we could realise our idea."
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"The metal frame structure was made using a co-molding technology, allowing us to create a unified, solid body."
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Premium design, outside and inside – Sony unified UI
Whether you're on a Sony smartphone or tablet, you'll meet a consistent user interface on your devices and in all your Sony Media apps.
Truly impressive viewing – HD Reality Display
Feel like you're there with the razor sharp and super bright HD screen. An HD phone, Xperia SP brings you one of the highest levels of screen resolution available – 720 progressive scan, for crisp pictures and no jagged edges. Expertise from our BRAVIA® TV engineers goes into our mobile screens, to bring you the same quality you'd expect from a top quality HDTV. The 4.6" HD Reality Display provides razor sharp pictures – and superior brightness. And with the wide colour gamut it gives you the widest colour spectrum, so you can view every detail in vivid colour.
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The 8 megapixel camera is built with the same modules as leading Sony cameras. Exmor RS™ for mobile is an evolution of our Sony image sensor technology, with a next-generation BSI light sensor. By adopting the technology of luminance and colour noise reduction, we've created a HDR camera phone that snaps highly detailed shots with low noise – even in challenging lighting conditions. You're now also able to reproduce objects in more vivid colours and capture night images and faces in stunning clarity.
This Android smartphone offers HDR imaging technology for clear, beautiful pictures - even when backlit.
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Sharing with friends and connecting your world has never been easier. Based on NFC (near field communication), our one-touch functions connect one device to another in a single tap. No wires, cables, or fiddling with settings necessary.
See photos from your phone on your TV. Simply touch your Bluetooth smartphone to the remote from your BRAVIA® TV to activate screen mirroring.
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Whether you take pictures on your Xperia smartphone, tablet or camera, now you can store them in the same place. The Sony Personal Content Station™ is a wireless hub for photos and videos.
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Play the music on your Android smartphone through a wireless speaker or wireless headphones.
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Share photos, music and more between two phones, or between your phone and an NFC-enabled laptop with a single touch onto the other device.
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Want to share your memories on the big screen? Or go from headphones to speakers? "Throw" content from your Bluetooth smartphone to your Wi-Fi-enabled TV through screen mirroring or DLNA, or send your tunes to a speaker via Bluetooth. Using "Throw", a smart application integrated into your Xperia apps, your smartphone finds the best way to wirelessly connect to other devices. With an MHL cable, you can also mirror your phone´s full user interface on your TV and enjoy movies, games and more while charging.
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Make your life simpler by setting up how your smartphone behaves when it connects to other devices. Open your music player when you connect your headphones, organise your Sony Android SmartWatch, or activate your alarm clock when your phone touches the charging dock. Smart Connect is the software that lets you manage all your smart accessories.
Open Google maps automatically when you get in the car. Set your phone to vibrate mode at the office. Start your favourite playlist when you come home. NFC-enabled SmartTags trigger an action on your phone with a single touch.
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Smartphones use a lot of power, even when you're not actively using them. All those apps that you have on your phone may still be running in the background, draining your battery. Battery STAMINA Mode saves you wasted battery drain. It recognises when you're not using your display and automatically turns off the functions you don't need, while keeping the notifications you want. As soon as you press the power button to wake up your screen, everything is up and running again.
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With Battery STAMINA Mode, Wi-Fi and data traffic are disabled during standby, but you still receive incoming calls, texts, and alarms. And since everyone has different needs, you can easily customise which apps you want to receive push notifications from even in standby mode. Facebook notifications on or off? It's up to you.
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We've matched the latest Sony software with the powerful Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ S4 Pro processor. This dual core processor gives your HD phone top performance and speed without draining your battery – run multiple apps simultaneously, surf the web with no loading time, and stream videos without a break. The Snapdragon™ S4 Pro is asynchronous, which means each core is powered up and down independently. So you get the precise amount of power when you need it, without wasting power when you don't.


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Sophos Detects Spam Diverting E-mail Recipients onto Malware-bearing Websites
Sophos the security company reports that one newly-launched spam outbreak that's circulating online is diverting victimized computers onto malevolent websites.
According to the company, the spam assault hitherto dispatched malicious e-mails to a large number of recipients, with the e-mails apparently, containing an adult movie file embedded in various names.
These e-mails also have varied captions, but they all contain an HTML-based attachment having a female name. For instance, the attached file maybe named "Mona Fletcher returned with new movie (MonaFletcher.html)" or "Juliet Morton represents new movie (JulietNorton.html)."
Essentially the messages are pretty direct too, while being crafted solely towards so enticing unwitting recipients that they proceed to open the attachments. But, then they're only diverted onto a porn site, the security company cautions.
Sophos says that the filename in the attachment has been identified in its labs as Mal/JSRedir-K.
The company therefore reiterated that users must be careful in opening attachments from unsolicited e-mails for they could divert them onto websites serving malware.
Describing the above stated spam assault further, Senior Technology Consultant, Graham Cluley at Sophos stated that in the event of a Web-browser opening a site that was exclusively porn-based, the Web-surfer mightn't know how well to explain it; however, apart from that, there could even be possibilities that his browser would get led onto a malicious site infecting his system with malware. Gmanetwork.com published this dated May 1, 2012.
Worryingly, the above kinds of spam attacks explain as to why there's increased malware online, according to Sophos' security researchers. Serving as a supporting basis to the researchers' analysis, 'Eleven' another security company, in its January-March, 2012 report reveals that e-mail-borne viruses was responsible for 0.8% of the total electronic mails dispatched during March 2012, while in general, e-mail-borne viruses rose 83.7% starting December 2011.
A similar spam campaign that Sophos has identified is one, which too related to porn. In that, scareware e-mails stated that the recipients' PCs were displaying child porn material, and subsequently held them hostage to ransom in exchange for providing a solution, according to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Center during the 3rd-week of April 2012.
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Tallmadge -- Jay Singer, 62, is a music teacher at Dunbar Primary School with a passion for bicycling. He decided to take on the longest bicycle tour of his life this summer and obtain, what he refers to as "the Holy Grail."
After dipping the front wheel of his recumbent in the Atlantic Ocean and the rear wheel in the Pacific, Singer fulfilled his ultimate goal in cycling.
"I wanted to prove my personal competence," Singer said. "Also, the 'TransAm' IS the Holy Grail."
"TransAm" refers to cycling from coast to coast. This particular trek was 3,379 miles.
Singer and his daughter, Molly, a 24-year-old second-year Case Western University medical student, spent 53 days cycling from one coast to the other, averaging 67 miles per day. Singer said he expected the journey to take longer.
The duo began their trek in Anacortes, Wash. They used a combination of Google Maps, Adventure Cycling and Warm Showers, a hospitality exchange for touring cyclists to assist in their journey. Singer said navigating with smart phones made the trip more manageable.
The father-daughter team equipped their bikes with camping supplies such as a tent and small stove, but they tried to stay with Warm Shower hosts or in hotels as much as possible. After riding 75 miles, setting up camp can be an unwanted additional task, Singer said.
Singer said he found meeting the generous Warm Shower hosts enjoyable. The two also received unexpected help along the way from a number of people, even free coffee from a barista.
"I learned to try and be more generous," Singer said when asked what he learned from the trip. "The people we met were amazing. Just because we were cyclist they took us into their home and gave us dinner and a room to sleep in and breakfast for no reason. There was no charge of course. It was just a wonderful act of generosity that I learned from."
Singer experienced a mechanical problem with his bike in Idaho and thought the trip might end. However, a "handy man" fixed the alignment issue in about a half hour. Other than that minor glitch, Singer said the two had very positive experiences.
The two enjoyed Minneapolis's extensive bicycle trails and the beautiful scenery of the Northern Cascades. They rode through the Continental Divide, the Rocky Mountains, Teddy Roosevelt National Forest, and many other picturesque venues.
"A lot of people ask me why we're doing this journey," Molly wrote in a blog entry at the beginning of the tour. "My answer will be different from my Dad's, but it boils down to this 1. I get to spend some good time with my Dad; 2. I like the challenge of carrying myself, self-contained, across the country on my own two legs; 3. You get to see some amazing places and meet all sorts of interesting folks on the road, both things you'd zip by in a car."
Singer has been cycling his entire life and has toured many locations, including cycling around all the Great Lakes. However, this is his last lengthy tour. He wanted to note how much he appreciates his wife's support in his journeys over the years.
"Whether I'm a completest, or something else is at work in my subconscious, I feel a great sense of satisfaction and peace while I'm touring," Singer wrote in a blog entry.
Singer said he's satisfied to have ended his touring days by completing the TransAm.
The father-daughter cyclists posted blog entries and photos throughout their trek. For more information and photos, visit www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/pupine.
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Whether you go there for the clubbing or the crystal-clear waters and hidden beaches, Ibiza doesn't have to do much to lure visitors each summer.
The opening of new hotels on the Balearic island is but a mere bonus.
Next in line is the 200-room ME Ibiza, due to launch in June (hot on the heels of a sister property, which is due to open in Mallorca in May) on a bay in Santa Eulalia next to the newly-launched Nikki Beach Ibiza. Pale, minimalist 'White Island' interiors will include bathrooms with spa-like rain showers, private pools for suites, a concierge service and a digital media hub with lower level swimming pool and a rustic Italian restaurant.
Up on the roof there's a second pool with service and Balinese day beds, SkinC spa with 360-degree views and a cocktail bar and restaurant with a DJ and live music.
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Severe Flooding Continues; Rafters Rescued from Swolen Waters
FREDERICK COUNTY, MD - Two boys who went rafting in the swollen waters near Walkersville had to be rescued Tuesday afternoon after rescue crews found them clinging to trees.
A Maryland State Police helicopter and local fire and rescue crews helped pulled them to safety. They were treated for hypothermia.
Meantime, the Monocacy River continued to rise in the Buckeystown area, submerging popular places like Pine Cliff Park.
It may not return to normal until Friday, according to WHAG Meteorologist Bryan Tolle.
The high water closed several roads, including a section of Buckeystown Pike.
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Needless to say, I am consistently inconsistent! Like the tides, my writing ebbs and flows. Right now, I'm at an ebb, but, one day, I'll again be in the flow.
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As Dave and Amy Freeman's three-year, 11,700-mile North American Odyssey enters the home stretch, the Illinois-based outdoor educators have issued themselves a challenge that could amount to the expedition's crux: to visit 50 schools as they sea kayak the Atlantic seaboard from Maine to Key West. Developing environmental awareness in youths is one of the objectives of the Wilderness Classroom, the Freemans' nonprofit that seeks to share outdoor adventure with students through blogs, podcasts, online photos and videos, and in-person presentations to school groups.
Since launching the third year of their North American Odyssey at the west end of Lake Superior, the Freemans have sea kayaked the historic voyageur route along the Canadian shores of lakes Superior and Huron, and then headed inland on the French, Mattawa and Ottawa rivers. Then they traced the St. Lawrence River before completing a 25-mile portage from the St. Lawrence's south shore to the headwaters of the St. John River, which they floated to the Bay of Fundy. It's all part of a pan-continental epic that's seen them sea kayaking the Inside Passage from Seattle to Alaska, hiking across the continental divide and dog-sledding in the Canadian Arctic, and canoeing 2,700 miles across central Canada.
Students have much to learn about the natural and cultural heritage from the Freemans' adventures. On the massive 25-foot tides of the Bay of Fundy, "it felt like we were having lunch on the ocean floor," says Dave. Since hitting tidewater the Freemans have encountered a wide range of marine mammals, including whales, seals and porpoises. Meanwhile, experiencing friendly French Canadian culture in the province of Quebec was also a highlight. "That was really remarkable," says Dave. "We've traveled a lot in Canada but when you go into Quebec it feels like a different country."
The Freemans expect to take the entire fall and winter to reach Key West, where they hope to finish in April. They travel slowly, updating their website three to four times per week with education material that reaches 70,000 elementary- and middle-school students worldwide and stopping in schools for in-person presentations. "Our idea is that you can't necessarily take a plane-load of kids to the Arctic or the Amazon, but you can do it in a virtual setting," Dave says. "They get to follow our trip and help us make decisions along the way. Then we go and meet them in school presentations to form a relationship so they get to know us and can ask us questions. We're hoping to spark their interest and that they'll take the next step and get outside."
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A tribute to Selena among this year's QFest offerings
By Joey Guerra
Published 06:20 p.m., Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Road film "Cloudburst" stars Oscar winners Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker. Scrappy documentaries "Vito" and "Jobriath A.D." explore the legacies of an activist and a rock star (respectively). And cult classics "The Wiz" and "Showgirls" amp up the camp factor.
But one of the festival's most powerful pieces clocks in at under seven minutes and has a distinct Texas connection. "The Moon Song of Assassination" is a "docu-legend" tracing the cultural impact of the death of Tejano singer Selena, who was shot in 1995 by fan club president Yolanda Saldivar.
"The big bang began. Not with a bang and not with a boom. But with the bidi bidi bom bom of Yolanda's gun," says the female narrator.
The piece combines radio and TV reports, performance footage and NASA imagery with crowd chants of "Selena! Selena!" The "bang" referred to is the cavalcade of Latino stars who found success in the wake of Selena's death, including Ricky Martin and Shakira.
"I always think that there would be no Jennifer Lopez today were it not for the tragedy of Selena's death," says filmmaker Dolissa Medina, who hails from Brownsville. Her short screens Sunday at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, as part of QFest.
"It would have been Selena in that role of a Latina media megastar today. She was such a key, if tragic, forerunner who showed the entertainment industry what a huge demographic we were. People en Español came out of that tragedy. I am happy that the legacy of this South Texas girl lives on."
The impact of Selena's music and legacy continues to be felt. Duets project "Enamorada de Ti," released earlier this year, topped Billboard's Latin Albums chart. Her songs continue to be played on Spanish and English-language radio.
Medina, who recently earned her master's degree in fine arts from the University of California, San Diego, listened to "more alternative" music growing up and wasn't familiar with Selena until her death. But the outpouring of love and grief piqued her interest in the singer.
"I witnessed the impact of her loss on the streets of the Mission, San Francisco's Latino neighborhood, where I lived at the time. Her music could be heard playing everywhere," Medina says. "That, along with the surprising amount of national media coverage of her murder, really fascinated me as both a journalist and storyteller."
"Moon Song" originated as a poem and is the final part of a Texas trilogy Medina began in 2000 with "Grounds," an homage to her great-grandmother's migration from Mexico to Laredo. The second film, "19: Victoria, Texas" is a memorial to the 19 undocumented immigrants who died in a tractor trailer outside of Houston in 2003.
"I felt as if for the first time, media gatekeepers like the New York Times and People magazinewere seeing the power of our numbers. They had no choice but to pay attention," Medina says. "The fact that this was a news story about art and culture, and not the typical cliché articles about immigration, really resonated with me."
Medina's use of found footage is initially jarring in the context of Tejano music. Reports of Selena's death and scenes of her ride around Reliant Astrodome during 1995's legendary RodeoHouston performance give way to '60s-era space shuttles and mission control. But her blending of seemingly disparate worlds eventually makes sense.
"I used NASA images from this time to invoke a cultural period of aspiration and violence, a trajectory mirrored in Selena's life. And because mythically, Selena was the name for the Greek goddess of the moon, it was easy to weave these narratives together," Medina says. "It was (also) important for me to use audio of the Space Shuttle Challenger countdown to show the momentum of Selena's life and career in those hopeful moments before it was cut short. All that was left was for us to look up at the sky.
"My intention has always been to honor Selena and her story, using the language of mythology. Her fans have already made her into a kind of goddess, so I am following in that tradition."


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A prospective study of non-compliance in contact lens wear
Claydon, Bridget E., Efron, Nathan, & Woods, Craig (1996) A prospective study of non-compliance in contact lens wear. Journal of the British Contact Lens Association, 19(4), pp. 133-140.
Non-compliance in the contact lens field has been widely documented and discussed. The major areas of non-compliance in contact lens wear have been highlighted as the lack of hand and lens-case hygiene, the overwearing of contact lenses, the poor attendance of patients at aftercare appointments and the inadequate use of care and maintenance systems. Education is one of the factors thought to influence compliance. A prospective, randomized, controlled and double-masked study was performed to assess the effect of a 'compliance enhancement strategy' on levels of compliance among contact lens wearers over 12 months. Eighty experienced contact lens patients were allocated randomly to two experimental groups. A standard level of contact lens instruction was applied to the first group and, in addition, extra education was given to patients in the second group. Patients were given free supplies of ReNu Multi-Purpose solution and Medalist 38 soft contact lenses (Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York). Compliance levels were assessed at a 12-month aftercare appointment by demonstration and questionnaire. The results indicate that the additional education had no significant effect on the compliance levels of the patients to whom it was applied. The population of contact lens wearers was generally very compliant and the contact lenses and care regimen were clinically successful. The results for the whole study population were compared with those reported in previous compliance studies. The results were found to be similar in many areas. Practitioners are encouraged to review the compliant behaviour of their contact lens patients at every aftercare appointment and pay particular attention to the areas of frequent non-compliance highlighted.
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Dancing On Ice presenter Phillip Schofield has revealed that he thinks Samia Ghadie's "closeness" with her pro-skating partner Sylvain Longchambon could in fact help her to win the show…
Which is the diametric opposite to what judge Jason Gardiner had to say on the subject last week when he claimed that the rumoured romance could in fact lose the contest for Corrie star Samia.
However, back to what silver fox Phil had to say, and he told TV Biz of Samia and Sylvain's relationship, "If they are close, or very close, or extremely close, then it won't do them any harm at all.
"If she and her partner are getting on, then it does tend to help. Samia could win…
"If you think about it, it's such a contact sport. Week after week they are incredibly close together.
"It is a bit like Strictly as well. There are romances within their crowd, too, as you rely utterly on your pro.
"It is something new for the star, but pros know what they are doing.
"Of course you are going to throw yourself into it and your pro teachers are going to save you and pick you up when you are down."
He added, "It is a hotbed of romance. There is a possibility of a romance between all of them.
"I don't know what it is with ice, sequins and fake tan but they are rampant."
Phillip also spoke out about the whole Pamela Anderson wardrobe malfunction debacle – Pam of course left the contest on the first night – and her claim last week that the wardrobe department may have engineered the now infamous boob slip…
Of that, Phil said, "She stumbled and fell and her t*ts fell out… but they also fell out in rehearsal.
"When they fell out in rehearsal it was much, much worse. They were totally out.
"It did not happen on purpose, because it was a rehearsal. I saw it and it was spectacular."
He added that mentor Christopher Dean knew it was curtains for Pam as soon as she faltered.
He said, "The minute she stumbled, Christopher looked at me and said, 'She's out… she has gone'. It's the way it goes.
"We have had shocks in the past, like John Barrowman. We thought he would do very well too.
"Pamela was not a great skater but a good one. She was willing to learn and was prepared to do it.
"She came on This Morning on Monday and she was gutted and quite quietly furious.
"I think she was shocked. She said the people around her advised her not to take part, but she wanted to learn how to skate."
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Shooter is a 2007 action film, very loosely based on the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter.
Bob Lee Swagger[edit]
- Let's see what lies they're trying to sell us today.
- That's a slow draw you got there. You sure you want to do that?
- Slow is smooth, smooth is fast
- I don't think you understand. These boys killed my dog.
Attorney General Russert[edit]
- It's not the Wild West anymore, you can't just clean up the streets with a gun, even though sometimes, that's exactly what's needed.
- Colonel, your moral compass is so fucked up, I'll be shocked if you manage to find your way back to the parking lot.
- That won't be necessary, Colonel, as I have already received no less than a dozen calls from highly-ranked and powerfully-placed individuals telling me to let you go. But the joy of checks and balances in our government is that I can, and am, indeed, required by law, to tell them to fuck off.
Col. Isaac Johnson[edit]
- I guess Bob Lee didn't think he was expendable.
- Some people don't know what to do when their belief system collapses. Bob Lee is one of those.
- I don't carry a gun.
- Sometimes to catch a wolf, you need to tie the bait to a tree.
Michael Sandor[edit]
- There is no head to cut off. It's a conglomerate. If one of them betrays the principles of the accrual of money and power, the others betray him. What it is is human weakness. You can't kill that with a gun.
- Once you've been a wolf, it's hard to be staked down like a goat.
- Col. Johnson: You're a hard man to find.
- Bob Lee Swagger: Not hard enough.
- Col. Johnson: You know what that is?
- Bob Lee Swagger: Congressional Medal of Honor. Don't hand those out easy. Yours?
- Col. Johnson: Yeah.
- Col. Johnson: Your longest shots were never confirmed...
- Bob Lee Swagger: That's because long shots generally go places you wouldn't wanna have to go afterwords to have to confirm 'em. Confirmation's a desk pogue's problem. You know what it takes to make a shot at that range? Everything comes into play that far. Humidity elevation, temp, winds, spin-drift. There's a 6-10 second flight time so you have to shoot it where the targets going to be. Even the coriolis effect, the spin of the earth comes into play. The President will be wearing body armor, that means a head shot. You believe there's a shooter involved capable of making this shot?
- Col. Johnson: Yes.
- Bob Lee Swagger: Then you got a real problem. You need to find the shooter.
- Bob Lee Swagger: I'm sorry to bother you, ma'am.
- Sarah Fenn: I know who you are. You're Bob Lee Swagger. Donnie's old partner.
- Bob Lee Swagger: Look, I didn't shoot the President.
- Sarah Fenn: I know.
- Bob Lee Swagger: You do?
- Sarah Fenn: The President's not dead. The Ethiopian Archbishop is.
- Bob Lee Swagger: Why in the hell would somebody want to shoot him? Look, you're a nurse, right?
- Sarah Fenn: No. No, that was Donnie's dream. I couldn't stand the blood. I teach the third grade.
- Bob Lee Swagger: Please.
- Sarah Fenn: Look, you should go.
- Bob Lee Swagger: Please! Please? I didn't do whatever they said I did. I swear. I'm in some bad trouble and I need some help. I wouldn't have come all the way here to lie to you. You still figuring on shooting me? Only that shotgun's a little long to bring up fast. Look, if you're going to do it, just get it over with. I ain't got nowhere else to go.
- Sarah Fenn: Pull the truck in the garage. The neighbors'll be up in a minute. You'd best call me Sarah.
- Bob Lee Swagger: All right.
External links[edit]
- Shooter quotes at the Internet Movie Database


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NFL free agency begins tomorrow, but the biggest story of a player changing teams during the offseason may have happened today. According to FOX Sports' Jay Glazer, the Vikings have agreed to trade top wideout Percy Harvin to the Seahawks. Minnesota will receive undisclosed draft picks in return, and the trade will become final once Harvin passes a physical.
Update: The Vikings will reportedly receive the Seahawks' first-round pick (25th overall) and seventh-round pick this year. They will also get a middle-round pick in 2014. Not bad. Also, multiple reports state that Harvin will sign a long-term contract with Seattle soon, possibly within the next 24 hours.
Fantasy Analysis:
Wow. Vikings general manager Rick Spielman had repeatedly denied reports that the team was looking to trade their best receiver, but this is why a lot of what coaches and GMs say should be taken with a grain of salt.
For Seattle, this is a huge move. That offense is so dynamic now, defenses will be having fits against the Seahawks. You can plan to stop Harvin, but that is going to leave lanes open for Marshawn Lynch . Golden Tate and Sidney Rice are very solid complementary receivers, too. And it's all being run by a dual-threat QB in Russell Wilson .
This deal helps Harvin's fantasy value, because he'll be playing with a more stable quarterback, but he would have been in the top 12 at that position to start next season even if he had remained in Minnesota. Lynch's stock also gets a slight nudge up. Wilson gets the biggest boost. This offense is filled with tremendous options with different strengths. If Wilson can stay healthy, he may be a top-5 fantasy quarterback by the end of next season.
For the Vikings, well, their receiving corps is are awfully weak. Jerome Simpson and Devin Aromashodu are free agents, and no other wide receiver on that roster has more than 25 career receptions. The one intriguing player there is Jarius Wright , who put together some nice games during the second half of last season while Harvin was injured. He is looking like their No. 1 WR right now, which says a lot. It shouldn't stay that way for long; the Vikings need to focus on wide receiver help in the draft and free agency.


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Architecture and Construction, Grade 9 - 12, Applied Welding III Groove Welds and Inspection, 2009
1.) Demonstrate safety procedures used for the SMAW process.
2.) Describe groove welds with and without backing.
3.) Perform tasks needed to prepare carbon steel material for groove welds.
4.) Demonstrate correct techniques for groove welding a butt joint with the backing plate in the 1-G flat position and in the 2-G horizontal position.
5.) Demonstrate correct techniques for groove welding an open root butt joint in the 1-G flat position and in the 2-G horizontal position.
6.) Prepare the weld coupon for performance testing in 1-G and 2-G positions with and without the backing plate.
7.) Interpret applicable codes and standards of welding credential issuing agencies.
Example: American Welding Society (AWS).
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My Mother used to call me her bohemian. I am very much a free spirit. I love to create and I am always trying new ideas. I have found that crochet can be used to create so many different items. I have always been a hat collector which is kind of funny since I live in sunny Florida and we don't wear many winter hats here except for maybe 2 days out of the year when we have what we call a freezing day. You northerners would laugh at what we call cold. As for the scarfs, they come naturally to me. I love the days that I get to buy new yarns and I am always looking for new and unusual colors and textures. I love what I do and that energy is crocheted into every item I make.
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