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Monday July 23rd, 2012 4:42pm
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When you add Colin Briggs to Shamel and Rhamel Bratton, that's 76 points from the 2011 season that Virginia was missing from its offense Saturday in the NCAA Semifinal against Denver. Those three ranked 3-4-5 in scoring for UVa coming into the Final Four, accounting for 24% of the Cavaliers' offense.
This was the only game Briggs has missed this season — coach Dom Starsia said after the game that his junior middie didn't play because of a team violation and does have a chance to play Monday — but the Brattons have pretty publicly missed Virginia's last four games. Before the Penn game April 30, Shamel was dismissed from the team while Rhamel was suspended. (Rhamel hasn't been activated since.)
There's no question Virginia's offense is different without the Brattons. Everyone has been careful to avoid the issue of whether it's better, but the numbers and results certainly say that the Cavaliers are spreading the ball around more, getting more players involved and feeding better off quarterback Steele Stanwick.
Sixty-seven percent of Virginia's goals in this four-game win streak (dating back to the 11-2 Penn win) have been assisted. The rest of the season? Fifty-one percent. That's a pretty huge difference.
In the postgame press conference Saturday, the words "overhauled", "retooled" and "transformed" were all used to describe the Cavs offense in the last four games.
"Their team is so different since the Bratton thing," Denver coach Bill Tierney said. "Stanwick gets more touches now, and when your best player gets more touches, more things happen for your team."
Tierney said his plan going into the weekend was to let Stanwick score, so the junior attackman didn't involve his teammates. When they found out Briggs was out, Tierney felt even better about that strategy.
Stanwick finished with more goals (three) than assists (two) for just the fifth time this season, but eight different Cavs recorded points Saturday, which is actually their lowest total in this win streak (Cornell: eight; Bucknell: nine; and Penn: 10).
Against the Pioneers, attackmen Matt White (1G, 2A) and Mark Cockerton (3, 1), who Starsia said recently asked the coaches if he could do more now that he's healthy, ran midfield, as Nick O'Reilly (1, 1) took the third attack spot alongside Stanwick and Chris Bocklet (3G). White typically ran with John Haldy (1G) and Rob Emery (1, 1), and frequently inverted behind the goal on Saturday.
"One thing that's changed is we're dodging a lot at X, playing a lot of two-man games" Bocklet said about the offensive evolution. "We've had guys stepping up every game and in practice. Everyone's doing a little bit and we're just moving quick and moving off-ball a lot and getting defensemen tired. We're probably a pain to guard because we're constantly setting picks and clicking as a team and playing team ball."
Starsia said Saturday that he's been clear with his players that the ball runs through Stanwick on every possession, and most importantly, "nobody minds."
Heading into the postseason, the Tewaaraton Trophy seemed to be USILA Player and Attackman of the Year Rob Pannell's to lose. Since then, all Stanwick's done is score 20 points in four NCAA Tournament games, and is lined up for a shot at the record of 25 shared by Eamon McEneaney and Tim Goldstein (in three games, it should be noted).
Stanwick has to be the favorite now. And he also has a chance to win a national championship in his hometown.
"His real skill is making the people around him better," Starsia said. "When you have someone like that, a point guard that lifts everyone, if you move smartly you're going to get the ball back in a better spot. He's a rare athlete that impacts all the people around him."


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I can understand them asking because often people just forget or do not even know how to remove it.
Put when they want to play 50 questions, ask if I have any pictures when the picture is right in the ad I start to loose it.
One time I had 3, wood stoves for sale. Customers are always asking me to move stuff or get rid of it.
I got emails asking if I had the manuel for it, could they still gets parts for it. Come on it's a wood stove, open door put wood in.
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Two weeks ago I sold a 2000 Silverado.
I showed pictures and the ad read, it was used for a work truck, there's coffee stains on the carpet and a few parking lot ding, 137,000 miles on it.
Of cource the guy shows up and wants to try and bring the price down because there was a knick in the paint and the milage is now 137,175 not 130,000.
I just walk off and get in my other truck and drive off.
When I get back he's still there trying to hand me the money. I figured he would be there because he had just driven 2 hours to come see it.
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I haven't sold many things on Craigslist, but have had good luck. Last summer I sold one of my road bikes. Guy drove out to my house from the city in a borrowed SUV, so I was pretty-sure the deal was going to go through right there. We discussed price via email before he came. He parked in my driveway, so I had his car, he took the bike for a spin. Came back, handed me cash, I helped him load up, off he went. Had a couple of "I only have $xxx" emails, but nothing horrible.
Just before that I sold some aftermarket car wheels. Had the ad up about an hour, and got a call from a guy with a heavy Spanish accent wanting to know if I'd be able to meet him 1/2 way. I looked and picked a busy gas station in a nice neighborhood. Dude showed up in a newer Chevy panel van with front end damage. I popped the tailgate on my truck, he looked at the wheels, counted out the cash and handed it to me. Then threw in an extra $20 because I met him half way. His story was that he got locked up by the police, and while spending a night in their establishment, his car (a Corolla) was put up on blocks and gutted. So, he needed new wheels "right now" to be able to move his car.
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Like I said ... my wife thinks I'm too harsh, I'm sure she's not alone
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I got scammed recently using eBay, which I've been using since 1998. I've bought and sold hundreds of things and never had a problem.
Well I had just upgraded my iPhone to the new version and posted the old one for sale. That's one of the great things about iPhones...every two years you can sell your old phone for more than you paid for it new.
I always sell US-only, PayPal only. This guy from Moldova is the high bidder. I figured I would go ahead and honor the auction...what did it matter to me if they guy wanted to pay the shipping costs? I calculated it, he paid, I shipped.
Five days later he opens a complaint saying he had not received the phone. Ebay asks me for tracking info. I said I did not have it, that he paid and I shipped. They summarily refunded his money and charged me. Clearly he had received the phone, seen that it was not tracked, and knew that he could get his money back by filing a complaint.
The terms of service had changed somewhere along the way. Used to be that it was buyer beware and eBay did not get involved. I thought their "Buyer Protection Plan" was nothing more than some insurance thing.
So I was out the phone AND the shipping cost. And to add insult to injury, you can't leave negative feedback for a buyer on eBay anymore. WTF??? I looked at his feedback and while it was all positive, after my experience he had done the same thing with like five other people...all of whom left him positive feedback so they could write a comment about his scam tactics.
Live and learn. Read the fine print.
Oh and Craig's List...I have sold a few things there and had a few people try and scam me...offering to write a check to me to cover the item cost and the cost of having someone come pick the item up, if I'll pay the pickup person cash for the pickup fee. YEAH RIGHT :P
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Hair Today
Back from a Liquid Dinner
Last night I had a wonderful time at a sketching session on the Lower East Side organized by my buddy Khary Randolph.
Made a few new friends and saw a bunch of old ones. If you're an artist and happen to live in the NY/NJ/CT/PA area, I highly recommend you attend the next NYC Drink & Draw; it's free and best of all it's a good way to network, sketch for fun, have an adult beverage or two in good company or just chill. Or all of the above, which I did. I will be attending the next one so hopefully I'll see you there.
Miss Mary Jane by Paige Pumphrey
I saw my good friend, the super talented Paigey Pumphrey at last night's event, who showed me her newest endeavor, which in turn, I felt compelled to include here for your viewing pleasure:
If you're interested in acquiring one of these limited edition beauties, check out Paigey's blog: "The Art of Paigey" and she'll give you the 411.
33 comments:
- Bobby Chiu said...
right on! Wish I was there. Will you be at the CTN next weekend?
- November 12, 2009 11:19 PM
- Process Junkie said...
No, I'll be with you in spirit. My next convention would probably be sometime in April. There's just too much work to do.
- November 12, 2009 11:54 PM
- Fabian said...
Muy fregonas te quedaron Alberto!! En especial la ultima. Quisiera poder ir un dia a una de esas sesiones, pero estoy muy lejos. Espero el proximo año andar por alla.
Gracias por la recomendacion de Paige Pumphrey, visito su blog ahora.
- November 13, 2009 8:37 AM
- Process Junkie said...
Gracias Fabian por tu visita.
- November 13, 2009 2:07 PM
- Carlos Sanchez said...
great work as usual!!
unfortunatly we dont have anything like that out here in the desert.
love ya style yo!
- November 13, 2009 10:36 PM
- Process Junkie said...
Nice blog, Carlos!
You're no chopped liver, yourself. Thanks for stopping by, you are always welcome here.
- November 13, 2009 10:43 PM
- abhishek singh said...
super sketches and some amazing books up here
WOW!! already tempted
- November 14, 2009 6:13 AM
- Howard Shum said...
Fantastic sketches, Alberto!
- November 14, 2009 7:01 AM
- Process Junkie said...
Thanks for the comments, Abhishek and Howard Hope all is well with you.
- November 14, 2009 6:36 PM
- hirobot said...
The sketches are lovely!
- November 15, 2009 8:19 AM
- Scott Diggs Underwood said...
I love these drawings.
a lot.
- November 15, 2009 1:42 PM
- Yorch Robles UNLTD. said...
Que bien que encontre tu blog amigo, lo seguire visitando y aprendiendo.... saludos!!!
por cierto, que buen arte viejo!!!
- November 15, 2009 4:58 PM
- Process Junkie said...
Yorch Robles, Scott Diggs Underwood, Hirobot: Gracias por sus comentarios, they are appreciated
- November 16, 2009 12:03 AM
- VICTOR ENS said...
This is a Great Blog! Just discovered it recently. Really awesome stuff you've got here!
- November 16, 2009 12:21 PM
- Dave said...
Beautiful sketches!
- November 16, 2009 12:39 PM
- GhettoFab said...
lovely lovely lovely
- November 16, 2009 4:35 PM
- Lady Maly S. said...
These are INCREDIBLE sketches !!!!!!
- November 17, 2009 4:00 AM
- SalBa Combé said...
Increibles Alberto! Tan sexys y espectaculares como siempre. Hay sido un placer pasar por aquí.
- November 17, 2009 7:49 AM
- Process Junkie said...
Lady Maly, SalBa Combé, Dave, GhettoFab & Victor Ens: most kind of you to comment so positively. May god bless you, all with twins.
- November 17, 2009 8:03 PM
- Monkeyfeather said...
The girl with the hair and the guns is AWESOME.
- November 19, 2009 11:33 AM
- Kevin said...
love that first one, the others are great as well but something about the first one just catches my eye!
- November 21, 2009 3:05 AM
- Process Junkie said...
I love the one with the guns. She's special to me because she has square nipples. Thanks for the comments, girls!
- November 21, 2009 3:26 AM
- . said...
beautiful work as usual. you might want to limit the number of posts per page on your blog. It's starting to take a while to load.
- November 22, 2009 11:10 PM
- Dramiro said...
Que tal hermano??? Por motivos hospitalarios, llevo una semana a base de suero intravenoso, te he tenido abandonado pero a partir de ahora estaré más pendiente de ti. Jejejejeje
Los bocetos que subistes como siempre en tu linea ¡¡¡GENIALES!!! Fue una gran sorpresa.
Espero nos veamos más amenudo y recuerda: Para lo que necesites menos sexo y dinero.
- November 23, 2009 8:49 AM
- Process Junkie said...
Ramiro: Ojalá ya te encuentres mejor de salud. Mis plegarias están contigo.
- November 24, 2009 2:42 AM
- STUDIODYNAMO said...
it seems that the DRINK n DRAWs are going strong all over. I'm out in Cali now, trying to keep up with the Hollywood DnD crowd. If I find myself back in NY to stay or for a visit I'm going to make it out to the NYC gathering. I've been hearing a lot about it.
- November 29, 2009 3:17 AM
- andres casciani said...
great great, love the shapes!
- November 29, 2009 7:01 PM
- Process Junkie said...
Dynamo, I hope to see you at one of the D&D events.
Andres Casciani: Gracias por la visita y por el comentario.
- November 30, 2009 4:03 AM
- Paigey Pumphrey said...
Ha! Had no idea you gave me a shout! Thanks Alberto!! ;D
- December 16, 2009 11:00 AM
- Process Junkie said...
My pleasure.
- December 16, 2009 11:14 AM
- Tongue said...
- January 04, 2010 6:25 AM
- CEREAL KILLER said...
Hey Alberto
intentando de tener una linea algo más delicada he intentado hacer el primer dibujo de este post. Claro está que no está ni la mitad de bien que el tuyo. Me pregunto si te importaría que lo subiese a mi blog (pondré logicamente de donde tomé la referencia, no pretendo imitar ni plagiar a nadie).
Ya me cuentas
un abrazo!
- January 25, 2010 3:01 PM
- de Haaff said...
Amazing stuff, you have an enviable line quality.
- January 29, 2010 12:14 AM


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Those kinds of conservation efforts have worked well. But along with no growth in the city, city revenues have dropped, and now, officials are considering raising water rates by 8 percent.
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SAN DIEGO - The 2012-13 San Diego State men's basketball home schedule is sold out. Although there are no season tickets available, there is a chance a limited amount of individual tickets will be made available at later date for those games taking place during winter break.
The Aztecs are tentatively set to play seven home games prior to the start of Mountain West action. Once SDSU steps into league play, it will play eight games inside Viejas Arena against MW competition. The Scarlet and Black's non-conference schedule will be released when it is finalized.
This marks the first time in program history in which the entire season has been sold out. Over the last five seasons, San Diego State's average home attendance has increased. In 2007-08, the Aztecs attracted 6,760 fans before upping their average to 7,023 in 2008-09. The following season, 2009-10, SDSU played before an average crowd of 7,227, which at the time was a school record. During San Diego State's record-setting 2010-11 campaign, the Aztecs shattered the program record when 11,668 fans stepped foot inside Viejas Arena. And then last season, SDSU set the bar even higher when an average of 12,096 came to watch the eventual back-to-back Mountain West regular-season champions.
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LONDON — Pakistani Taliban commanders met Saturday to choose a successor to Hakimullah Mehsud, their leader who was killed Friday in a U.S. drone strike, as mainstream political leaders stepped up their criticism of the United States and vowed to press ahead with peace talks.
Pakistani officials said the Taliban shura, or governing council, had started to gather at a mosque in Miram Shah, the main town in North Waziristan, on Friday night. Early Saturday, the Taliban buried Mehsud, who had a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head, and six others in Danday Darpakhel, the village where they were killed.
Officials said Mehsud's body had been damaged beyond recognition, after several missiles hit the vehicle in which he was traveling as it entered a compound in the village on Friday.
Four candidates are thought to be in the running to replace Mehsud in an opaque process rived with tribal rivalry and personality-driven tensions. The favorite, Pakistani officials and militants said, is Khan Said, a commander who had been a rival to Mehsud and was thought to have the support of powerful factions, including the Haqqani network. Said is commonly known by the nom de guerre Sajna, which means beloved.
Speaking by telephone, a Taliban spokesman, Azam Tariq, said a winner would be decided "within a few days."
Mehsud's death represented another success against the Pakistani Taliban for the CIA, which killed his deputy, Wali ur-Rehman, in May. To the Obama administration, the killing of a high-profile enemy offered a welcome diversion from a growing debate in the United States over civilian casualties from drone strikes.
But in Pakistan, news of the U.S. attack was met with anger, highlighting how, despite their technological prowess and laser-guided precision, drone strikes can have messy aftereffects.
In Miram Shah, defiant tribesmen opened fire with AK-47s and other small arms on American drones hovering overhead. In the port city of Karachi, members of Mehsud's tribe fired into the air in ethnic Pashtun areas.
Senior government ministers and opposition politicians united in condemning the drone strike, which they called an American effort to doom putative peace talks with the Taliban.
"It is the murder of peace in this region," said the interior minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.
The government summoned the U.S. ambassador, Richard G. Olson, and according to Khan, warned him: "Ambassador, take this government seriously. If drone attacks don't cease there will be a standoff."


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Owner Dan Snyder defends Redskins name in emotional plea
Washington owner cites heritage in letter on keeping the nickname that critics say is racist
Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder says respect goes both ways when it comes to the debate over their nickname.
The man who ultimately decides whether the name stays or goes offered his thoughts on the matter in a letter to season-ticket holders, the first time he has addressed at length the change-the-name campaign that has picked up momentum this year.
The letter's tone suggests that no change is being considered.
"I've listened carefully to the commentary and perspectives on all sides, and I respect the feelings of those who are offended by the team name," it states.
"But I hope such individuals also try to respect what the name means, not only for all of us in the extended Washington Redskins family, but among Native Americans, too."
The letter recalls Snyder's experience at his first Redskins game at the age of six, and cites polls and anecdotal evidence indicating support for the name from Native Americans. It said the original Boston Redskins had a Native American coach in the 1930s before they relocated to Washington, even though research shows it is unclear whether William "Lone Star" Dietz was an Indian or whether he stole the identity of a missing man from the Oglala Sioux tribe.
"The name was never a label," Snyder's letter states. "It was, and continues to be, a badge of honour."
Although groups have been calling for a name change for decades, a series of events this year put the Redskins on the defensive like never before.
Snyder has hired Lanny Davis, a former Clinton White House adviser who specialises in managing political crises. The letter shows more sensitivity than the owner's last on-the-record comment, when he told USA Today in May: "We'll never change the name. It's that simple. NEVER - you can use caps."
In recent months, leaders in Washington and some members of Congress have called for a name change, and some media outlets have stopped using the name. It is also the subject of a long-running legal challenge from a group of American Indians seeking to void the team's federal trademark protection.
Indian activist Suzan Shown Harjo, a major figure in the trademark case before the US Patent and Trademark Office, was unimpressed with Snyder's letter. She disputed several points, including the reference to Dietz, whom she said was part of the team's "time-dishonoured history of putting up pseudo-Indians as part of their promotion".
Harjo also rebuffed Snyder's assertion that the team has an obligation to fans to preserve this heritage. "Part of that heritage and tradition is name-calling, belittling and maligning native peoples," Harjo said. "The n-word was traditional and had quite a heritage, too. Happily, not all traditions are carried on forever."
Last week, US President Barack Obama said he would "think about changing" the name if he owned the team.
This week, the NFL said it would meet representatives from the Oneida Indian Nation, which has been airing radio commercials pushing for a change.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL had to "carefully listen" to critics and "make sure we're doing what's right".
Like Harjo, Oneida representative Ray Halbritter differed with the interpretation of the team's history in Snyder's letter. Oneida said the nickname "was deliberately designed to denigrate people of colour".
"Unfortunately, that ploy was successful," he said. "The marketing of this racial slur has had - and continues to have - very serious cultural, political, and public health consequences for my people and Native Americans everywhere. It is clear from Mr Snyder's letter that he does not understand those consequences."
Halbritter invited Snyder to take part in the tribe's upcoming meeting with the NFL.
Washington coach Mike Shanahan said he was glad that Snyder "expressed exactly how he feels from an ownership standpoint".
Goodell said it was ultimately Snyder's call as to whether the name would be changed. For now, it appears he is not budging.
"I respect the opinions of those who disagree. I want them to know that I do hear them, and I will continue to listen and learn," the letter states. "But we cannot ignore our 81-year history, or the strong feelings of most of our fans as well as Native Americans throughout the country. After 81 years, the team name 'Redskins' continues to hold the memories and meaning of where we came from, who we are, and who we want to be in the years to come."
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Publication Acceptance Date: 8/2/2012
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Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Human and animal fat cell formation has been defined, and systems are used for studying fat cell formation. A cell system utilizes progeny cells which come from mature fat, The mature fat cells derived from cattle can become progeny cells with a strong ability to multiply and proliferate. Controlling the proliferation of these cells could antagonize continued fat deposition in cattle.
Technical Abstract: Dynamics of human and animal adipogenesis has been defined, and several cell systems are used for studying the development and biology of adipocytes, including stromal vascular cells and adipocyte related cell lines. A relatively cell system utilizes progeny cells which come from the dedifferentiation of mature adipocytes. In this research, we show that mature adipocytes, derived from Wagyu cattle, dedifferentiate into progeny cells, and that these adipofibroblasts possess strong ability to proliferate.


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Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor (RSSAA) opened its doors with grades 1 through 4 on September 4, 1980 in a small three-room building on Packard Road near historic Cobblestone Farm. Behind the school's opening were decades of work in the community by many people, including Dr. Ernst Katz (Prof. Emeritus of Physics, University of Michigan) and Mrs. Ruth Nilsson, a parent and teacher who was instrumental in founding the school.
The school's third year saw a move to a leased building on ten acres in York Township, necessitated by continued growth and the addition of our kindergarten. A new first grade was added each succeeding year, with the 1984-85 school year marking the first time that the Lower School had its full complement of kindergarten through 8th grade classes. Being in Milan was very challenging for the school: most of our students came from Ann Arbor and had to be bussed in. The building itself was not large enough to accommodate our expansion to a full K-8 program, nor did its design really meet our needs. It was extremely fortunate that we were able to purchase our Newport Road campus in 1986.
With our move back to Ann Arbor in 1986, we had room to grow. Steady and rapid growth in enrollment continued to reflect the community's response to the value of our educational program. The growth of the school has been supported by an active parent body that has worked closely with the faculty on tasks such as publicity, fundraising, and recruitment. Such involvement has been essential in helping the school to confront first, the challenges of its infancy, and now the new challenges brought by continued growth.
Our High School opened in fall 1997 in a leased facility, the Genesis Building on Packard Road, completing the vision of the founding teachers and parents to have a full pre-K–12 program. In October 2001, a six-acre property located on Pontiac Trail was purchased to be the permanent home for our growing High School. After extensive renovations to the building and site, the new campus opened for classes in fall 2002.
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Mets Blogger Conference Call With Sandy AldersonDecember 10, 2010
This evening I took part in a Mets blogger conference call with New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson. Watch the video below as I give a high-level recap of the call. During the call Alderson spoke about the coaching … Continue reading
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Billy Beane Is Rooting For The MetsNovember 17, 2010
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Traffic Re-Opens In Hollywood Following Gas Leak
A gas leak causing a traffic nightmare in Hollywood is finally being re-opened.
Parts of State Road A-1-A on Hollywood Beach had to be shut down for about an hour.
City officials say construction crews were working on the road when the line somehow ruptured.
#BREAKING Section of A1A on Hollywood Beach has been temporarily shut down due to a gas leak http://t.co/mLmr4qlS6Z pic.twitter.com/Bw9rD3dvKj
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Be Ready for Vista
Yes, you may feel like you've been bombarded with Windows Vista news this week and well, today is no exception. Now, please don't get mad at us! We're just trying to get you all prepared for what the new operating system will bring. You have to appreciate that, don't you?! Well, either way, today I'm going to tell you some things you can start doing to prepare your computer for Vista.
So, you've probably been in a debate with yourself lately as to whether you're going to upgrade your XP computer to Vista or not. If your decision is swaying toward the "yes" sign, then you'll want to pay attention to these suggestions. If you plan on migrating to Vista, now is the time to get your computer ready. The first thing you should do is clean out your system. Get rid of any programs, files, etc. that you don't use or need anymore. If you have a program on your computer that you haven't used in over a year, remove it! Chances are, you're not going to need it. It's best to get your computer cleaned out and organized before moving up to Vista.
Next, you should do a backup of your computer. This will ensure that you won't lose anything in the transition process. Here's a great tip to follow for doing that. You can also run a defrag on your system, which will help get rid of some unnecessary items. You should do all of these things and anything else you deem necessary to each computer you plan on upgrading. When this is all done, you will be ready for the January 30, 2007 release of Vista. There's nothing like being on the ball!
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I am always happy hearing from you
Before kicking off a design, I like to know who is the user. What is is background and his context? What is his need? Is is kez to identify the real problem to solve and not to fall in love with a solution that does not fit.
Any improvement has dependencies and this needs to be reflected together with the relevant people, that are able to take descisions and that have a profound knowledge on a technical level. Every member of the team should contribute.
If the goal is set, I like to take quick design loops that sharpen the vision of the final product. Parallel user testing helps to see if I am on the right track and with the results I keep iterating until we met the desired goal.
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At what promises to be a turbulent event, they are voting for a new chairman at the heavily-indebted firm.
The two candidates are current chairman Jacques Gounon and former chief executive Jean-Louis Raymond.
Both have different rescue plans. Mr Raymond told the BBC before the meeting that he did not expect to win the vote.
Mr Gounon wants creditors to write off debt without penalising shareholders, while Mr Raymond wants a debt-for-equity swap.
Calais showdown
The firm owes banks a total of £6.4bn ($11.5bn; 9.6bn euros) and the issue for the new chairman will be how best to secure the firm's future.
Mr Raymond, who has proposed a new Anglo-French board, has suggested a debt-for-equity swap, an unusual move in France but one creditors are more likely to be receptive to.
He has the backing of shareholder activist Nicolas Miguet, who was behind last year's replacement of Eurotunnel's board of directors.
Mr Gounon believes the firm's creditors should write off about £4bn-worth of debt without penalising shareholders.
He said Eurotunnel had until October to secure an outline deal, failing which creditors could step in and take control of the business.
Relations between the two candidates have been rocky, with Mr Raymond resigning last week, citing differences with Mr Gounon.
The annual general meeting has begun in Coquelles, near Calais, at 1400 GMT.
Eurotunnel has already received proxy votes on behalf of 40% of investors. But the company has not said which way people have voted.
Hedge funds go in
News that banks have sold a large portion of the Eurotunnel debt to hedge funds could make it more difficult for management to negotiate a deal.
Hedge funds, which typically take large positions in high-risk investments, are likely to adopt a more hard-nosed approach to any negotiations.
The Financial Times reported on Friday that banks had sold a large portion of 9bn euros-worth of Eurotunnel loans to hedge funds and other investors.
John Hatton of credit rating agency Fitch forecast difficult meetings if current chairman Mr Gounon is re-elected.
"It's just not economically real for [Eurotunnel] to suggest that shareholders should remain unscathed while banks or the debt creditors simply write off their debt," he said.
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The email address that the captain submits on the official roster form will be used to send information regarding schedules, rules, policies, and procedures at least 48 hours before the start of the sport season.
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All basketball games are played in the recreation gym on the lower level of the Adam F. Press Fitness Center. League play is organized in accordance with a round robin format with each team scheduled to play in an equal number of competitions. Final season rankings will be determined by 1) winning percentage, 2) head to head play, 3) number of forfeits, and/or 4) a tie-breaker. The top teams in each league will advance to a single elimination tournament to determine league champions. All members of the winning team will receive IM Champion t-shirts.
General organizational rules include the following: The playing field consists of five vs. five. The game consists of two 20-minute halves with a five minute half time. The clock will remain running until the final two minutes of the second half. During these last two minutes, the clock will stop on all dead balls. If there is a tie after the completion of regulation play, a 5 minute overtime will be played. The clock will run the entire time except for stop-time during the last one minute of overtime.
General playing rules include the following: Each team will be allowed 2 time-outs per half. Time outs not used in the first half do not carry over to the second half. An additional time out will be granted to each team for each overtime period played. They will not carry over to subsequent overtimes, however. Each person is allowed 5 fouls before disqualification. Seven team fouls will result in a bonus shooting opportunity for the opposing team; the 10th foul will result in an automatic two shot opportunity (double bonus). The big gym has a three-point line which will be in effect for all games. All Basketball rules may be found in the IM Rules folder.
Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated. The following behaviors will result in a warning and the possibility of a game ejection and subsequent expulsion: cursing at the officials, supervisors, or opposing players; insulting the officials, supervisors, or opposing players. Participating in a fight and/or intentional/flagrant fouls will result in an automatic ejection. Participants ejected from a game are prohibited in playing in their next TWO scheduled games.
FORFEITS: Any team that is assessed a forfeit will be kicked out of the league. A forfeit will be assessed to any team for the following: 1) not showing up for a scheduled game within 10 minutes of the scheduled start time, 2) not having the minimum number of participants required to compete, 3) not calling 24 hours in advance to reschedule a game, 4) playing with an ineligible player or 5) not observing the Co-ed Rule.
2016-17 Champions
Open Champions, Sweet Swishas (members: Connor Rademacher, Jared Ball, Sam Block, Nick Pearson, Luke Cree, Sawyer Finley, Nick Zeushneid)
Co-Ed Champions, Washed Up High School Ballers (members: Nicole Holzman, Louisa Mackenzie, Kai hill, Jules Feeney, Leo Turpan, Hollis Schmidt, Stephanie Kelly, Andrew Meyer, Reed Young, Fiona Cerf, Scott Weinberger, Max Rawson, Nathan Makela, Joel Fisher Katz)
Past Champions
2015-2016: Co-Ed Champions, What's Cooke'n in the Kitchen? (members- Miguel Mendez, Grace Cooke, Trystan Alexander, Christian Kitchen, Daniel Holland, Anna Grigsby, Madi Doerre, Greg Williamson, Max Vivado, Jason Blair, Robbie Gardner, Sam Toulmin, Lauren Crdano, Kai Mesman-Hallman, Matt Edwards, Louisa MacKenzie, Jason Rickel, Ariel Fillion)
2014-2015: Open League Champions, The Perfect Swarm (members- Stuart Beezley, Trevor Houghton, Theo Hooker, Alec Martinez, Kilian Morales-Koskran, Connor Rademacher, Alexander Weber, Andrew Worthington, Max Grossenbaugh)
2014-2015: Co-Ed League Champions, Dat-ass-tastic (members- Jessie Ayers, Cailley Biagini, Mary Bowman, Samantha Curran, Matt Edwards, Louisa MacKenzie, Tyler Green, Andrew Grosenbaugh, Rachel Heron, Hunter Matrinez, Sarah Schweiss, Jordan Savold, Jaclyn Silsby, Jenny Stoot, Kaeli Vandersluis, Margan Wack, Lexi Long, Jordan Keny-Guyer)
2013-2014: Open League Champions, Iblocka Flocka Flame (members - Captain Will Brokaw, Max Grossenbacher, Isaac Salay, Reed Young, Brendan Young, Bartyn Burgdorf, Conner Haney, Whit Walker, Fischer Hazen, Ben Justman, Josh Winkler)
2013-2014: Co-Ed League Champions, December Motombos (members - Captain Drew Zieff, Kirsten Fossom, Grace Gahagan, Kai Thompson, Tyler Green, Nick Nilert, Walker Pollard, Tucker Kelleher-Brozost, Mackenzie Ross, Erica Versalovic, Katelyn Zieff, Natalie Berkman, Lucy Hamamoto)
2012-2013: Open League Champions, Only Juans (members - Captain Matt Fechter, Noah Gallo-Brown, Forest Marowitz, Keith Drury, Hunter Wolfel, Nick Lammers, Brandon Lammare, Matt Freidman, Andrew Worthington, Malcolm Perkins-Smith, Nathan Lee)
2012-2013: Co-ed League Champions, Team Dream Pace (members - Captain Hanna Berglund, Daniel Wright, Sam Brody, Jaclyn Silsby, Lexi Long, Abby Fink, Ben Birtch, Hannah Peterson, Kelly Browne, Brittney Lyman, Harrison Reid, Shaina Riciputi, Cody Kornack, Marika Viragh, Tyler Green)
2011-2012: Open League Champions,Kazam 2: Got Milk? (members: Matthew Valeta, Matthew Vargas, Mike Goforth, Cory Pyke, Ben Taber, Darrel Dooyema, Max Brown, Taylor Priver, Jakob Rosengarten, Dan Castenada, Julian Plaza)
2011-2012: Co-ed League Champions, Mantis Toboggan (members: Aaron Chin, Zoe Santos, Dylan Carpenter, Olivia Hart, Kevin Coleman, Becca Manning, Jenny Wool, Elliot Levitt);
2011-2012: Pre-Holiday Tournament, Co-ed League Champions, Mantis Toboggan Strikes Back (members: Aaron Chin, Zoe Santos, Dylan Carpenter, Olivia Hart, Alex Klein, Katheryn Perry);
2011-2012: Pre-Holiday Tournament, Open League Champions, Straight from the Slums of Iowa (members: Jake Heine, Jeff Smith, Moses Taylor, Cam Hurd, Zander Goepfert, Zach Pierce, Nate Pearson, Alie Ehrensaft, Charles Curtis, Austin Perkins)
2010-2011: League Champions: Old Stags (members; Perry Wright, Naren Clark, Robin Grossman, Mike Podgajny, Nate Brodman, Rick Swan, Andy Partee, Kris Barney, Anthony Weber, Tom Barry, Danny Castaneda) : Co-ed League,Dribbling Seaman (members; Daniel Herz, Henry Sachman, Drew Zieff, Peter Lasky, Katie Harris, Amy Schornack, Meredith Ballard, Colleen Keresey, Devin Wilkinson)
2010-2011: Pre-Holiday Tournament, Co-ed League, We're the Bucksters (members: JP Davis, Alli Stewart, Fred Chen, Emmanuel Chan, Alex Koncak, Jakob Rosengarten, Johnny Reed, Noelani Kawashima, Joe Karwin); Open League, The Goon Squad (members: Noah Gallo-Brown, Forrest Marowitz, Keith Drury, Nick Lammers, Malcom Perkin-Smith, Charles Curtis, Chris Mayo-Smith, Ben Glass)
2009-2010: League Champions: Open League, Doug's New Tattoo; Co-ed League, Old Stags
2009-2010: Pre-Christmas Tournament Champions: Open League, Dunkin' Drunkards; Co-ed League, Lisa Lesley
2008-2009: League Champions: Open League, Dunkin Drunkards; Co-Ed League, White Men Can't Jump
2008-2009: Pre-Christmas Tournament Champions: Open League, Dunkin Drunkards; Co-Ed League, Celestial Starchild
2007-2008: League Champions: Open League, Dunkin Drunkards; Co-Ed League, Conan and the Destroyers
2007-2008: Pre-Christmas Tournament Champions: Open League, Dunkin' Drunkards; Co-ed League, no league
2006-2007: Pre-Christmas Tournament Champions: Open League, When in Rome; Co-ed League, Celestial Starchild
2005-2006: League Champions: Open League, When in Rome; Co-Ed League, Jug Boys
2005-2006: Pre-Christmas Tournament Champions: Open League, Every Rose Has Its Thorn; Co-Ed League,
2004-2005: League Champions: Open League, Dipsolucious; Co-Ed League, Hatch's Heroes
2004-2005: Pre-Christmas Tournament Champions: Open League, Braveheart; Co-Ed League, The Last of the Green Bowl Packers
2003-2004: League Champions: Open League, Spooned with Your Girlfriend; Co-Ed League, Six Foot Somethings
2003-2004: Pre-Christmas Tournament Champions: Open League, The Nooners; Co-Ed League, Bus Drivers
2002-2003: League Champions: Open League, G-Unit; Co-Ed, Fattish Fatlings
2002-2003: Pre-Christmas Tournament Champions: Open League, Meat; Co-Ed League, Basketball Clinic
2001-2002: League Champions: Open League, X-Factor; Co-Ed, Basketball Clinic
2000-2001: Pre-Christmas Tournament Champions: A League, Kay En oh Ecksss; B League, Knights of Slamalot; Co-Ed League, Ghetto Booty
2000-2001: A League, Gamla Fjyter; B League, Cadillac Cruisers; Co-ed League, Ghetto Booty
1999-2000: A League, Next; B League, One Step Ahead of the Monkey; Co-ed League, Ghetto Bootie
1998-1999: A League, I Got U Babe; B League, Buffalo Wings; Co-ed League, No Names
1997-1998: A League, BOHICA; B League, The Nads; Co-ed League, Jule's
1996-1997: A League, BOHICA; Co-ed League, Harumph
1995-1996: A League, BOHICA; B League, Fiji; Co-ed League, Harumph
1994-1995: A League, Lench Mob; B League, STO; Co-ed League, Hammer
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For my Queen of Hearts outfit I needed several metres of fabric, and something with a bit of body and weight to it. Luckily I never throw anything away, and I still have a red curtain that my mother made for my sitting-room a few houses ago. It's very faded on one side, but the other side is fine.
So to make the bodice of the gown I cut the pattern pieces out in the curtain fabric and also in calico. I basted the pieces together on the sewing machine, then sewed the front panel to the front side pieces.
I wanted the front panel to be a bit stiffer, so I added a piece of heavy interfacing between the top fabric and the calico. I also added three boning chanels in calico. The only boning I could find at short notice was some flexible plastic boning at Clegs. I put one piece down the centre front and one at either side.
I sewed the centre back panels to the back side panels, and then put a zip in. I almost instantly regretted using such a short zip, as it made it incredibly difficult to get in and out of the bodice. I should have used an open-ended zip. Silly me. I ended up having to rip it out and hand stitch in a longer zip.
Here is the bodice. I'm pretty happy with the fit, it's nice and tight.
From the side. It's a little wrinkled at the waist in the back, but the skirt will be so heavy that it will pull the bodice down and straighten it out.
The skirt is made in six pieces, and takes about 4.5 metres of fabric. I didn't scale up the pattern pieces, instead I worked out the dimensions in inches, and then just measured directly onto the fabric and marked it with tailor's chalk. I also cut out a second lot of skirt pieces for the lining, using a red double-bed sheet I got at the op-shop for $2. After I sewed the two skirts up, I basted the outer skirt and lining together along the top seam.
The front pieces of the skirt are pleated, and the side pieces are gathered. This is a photo before the back piece was gathered into cartridge pleats and hand stitched to that tiny gap at the back. The back piece of the skirt was also stiffened with a piece of wadding 20 inches deep which was sandwiched between the skirt and the lining. It made the cartridge pleats bigger and more squishy.
The original pattern has a kirtle that is worn under the gown, but I just made a separate front panel to go under the gown. It is black velvet (just cheap cotton velveteen like the sleeves) backed with wadding. I bought some cheap gold ribbon at Lincraft and made a lattice over it. My cousin Bella kindly cut out a whole lot of red felt hearts.
Here's an idea of what the gown will look like, on the dummy at my cousin Alice's shop. I'm making a farthingale to go under the skirt, to hold it out, and there will be some trimming and a headdress too. I'm quite pleased at how it's turned out so far.
As you can see in the photo on the dummy, the front of the bodice was buckling a bit around the waist, despite the plastic boning and the interfacing. I had the idea of using a piece of flexible plastic slipped between the lining and the front. I used one of those black plastic art folders, and used the front pattern piece to cut out the shape, then trimmed off the seam allowance. It worked perfectly and it's given the front a nice hard feel that mimics a boned under-bodice. Yay!


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Cadillac Allante Forum Discussion, 93 changeout in Past Cadillac Vehicle Discussion; has anyone changed out the transaxel and engine with one of the newer ones with five speed and regular gas?...
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has anyone changed out the transaxel and engine with one of the newer ones with five speed and regular gas?
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I doubt anyone has attempted this yet. It would require modifying the Allante which is front wheel drive to rear wheel drive since the engine and transmission you mentioned is from the new rear wheel drive Cadillacs.
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Several transplants of Northstar powertrains into earlier models have been reported. All were expensive, time consuming, and not very satisfying. Anything can be done by throwing enough money and effort at it, but the Allante platform is a poor choice for any extensive fabrication exercise.


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GHS, Bradford Softball Advance To Final Four, PK Yonge Falls Short
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GAINESVILLE-Rained out last week, three local softball teams had to wait until Monday night to get their chance to advance to the state Final Four, and two took advantage with wins in their respective regional finals.
In Class 6A, GHS beat Eau Gallie 2-1 and in Class 4A Bradford County beat Astronaut 1-0 as both teams advance to state semifinals on Friday.
Meanwhile, PK Yonge fell short 7-1 against Bishop Snyder for the second straight year in the regional final.
In all, five local teams are still alive in the state championships: Bradford (4A), Suwannee (5A), GHS (6A), Columbia (6A) and Lafayette (1A).
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Weather permitting, I will be live from Nanuet High School covering today's Class A Section 1 softball first round game between No. 10 Hen Hud and No. 7 Nanuet: For a friendly reminder on how to find me: 1. iScore for live play by play 2. Following twitter updates from on… Read More →


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Each week we take a close look at a comic book collectible. That means taking it out of the package. With Guardians of the Galaxy coming to theaters in August, there's already been a large number of merchandise that's been released (and currently waiting to be featured here). This week, we're looking at the LEGO Guardians of the Galaxy--Starblaster Showdown set.
The set contains 196 pieces and retails for $19.99. You can find it in stores or order directly from LEGO.com. You get two vehicles and three figures: Star-Lord, a Nova Officer, and a Sakaaran.
The first vehicle is pretty small and apparently belongs to the Sakaaran.
The two wings on the side can move around. Let's just assume the positions depend on whether it's in flight or attack mode, etc.
The set also comes with the orb seen in the trailers. Apparently this is a powerful orb that Ronan is interested in. According to the official synopsis of the movie, Star-Lord discovers how powerful the orb is and the threat it poses to the cosmos. That means he's going to want to try to get it as well.
As you can see, Star-Lord comes with his two blasters, mask, and rocket boots. The mask is removable and he has two different faces, which will be seen below.
Looks like the Sakaaran somehow got the drop on Peter Quill. He's not too happy. The orb is about to be taken and that's not a good thing.
While it looks like the Sakaaran is getting away with the orb, let's not forget that there is another figure and vehicle that comes with this set.
The back part of the ship opens and closes for different modes of flight. There's also a couple missiles on the bottom that just might come in handy here.
The set comes with a "Nova officer." He looks a little similar to the members of the Nova Corps we're familiar with. We've seen from the trailers that this is what their uniforms will look like. He comes with two different faces and a couple pairs of handcuffs.
As the Nova officer takes the Sakaaran away, what happened to the orb?
This is all going according to Star-Lord's plan. The Nova officer is busy and he's able to take the orb to safety.
Looks like the fate of the universe lies in Star-Lord's hands.
For twenty dollars, it's a pretty cool set. The smaller ship isn't too extraordinary but the Nova Corps ship is. Plus getting Star-Lord and the officer is a big reason to pick this up.
This is just one of the Guardians of the Galaxy sets available. There's a good chance you just might see more Guardians-related items coming up. Let us know what you thought about this set and if you plan on buying it. That is, if you haven't picked it up already.


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The iPad problem: where's it going to live?
Posted by George Colony on April 6, 2010
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As an addendum to my thoughts on the iPad...
In my many years as an analyst, I've learned to listen to those faint, intuitive thoughts that pop into my head about new technologies. They may not be rational, and they may not be entirely analytical, but they are often right. You might call it "gut" -- and in my dual jobs of CEO and analyst, it's been quite useful...
Yes, the iPad signals the future of software, but one simple question is nagging at me:
Where's it going to live?
- It can't go in your pocket, although some may try.
- It won't go in your media room at home -- you've already got a big screen in that room.
- It's not going to go on your desktop at work -- you've got a company computer there.
- It's not going to live in your office at home -- that's where your home computer lives.
Will it go in your backpack? I carry my Kindle and my laptop in mine. So will I pull out the Kindle (10 ounces) and replace it with an iPad (24 ounces)? No -- I'm not adding another pound for my aching back to carry around...
Kitchen? Not a place where you'd watch a movie. Bedroom? Yes, you'd read a book there, but you'd rarely check stock quotes or search for coffee shops.
So where will the iPad reside? That question will fundamentally restrict the new Apple device from becoming a runaway hit like the iPod (250 million units sold) and iPhone (35 million). Forrester has forecasted that Apple will sell 3 million iPads this year. My gut agrees with that conservative number.
What do you think? If you've bought an iPad, where are you using it? If you work for a large corporation, do you have a vision for where it could be deployed in your business? Do you think that iPad could become a laptop replacement? I'd love to get your comments...
As a mobile device placed
Comment from null on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 13:47
As a mobile device placed between a smartphone and a laptop, I don't think it has a specified "home". I think it might replace laptops as the larger mobile computing device people carry around in situations where content creation isn't a priority—only media consumption, browsing, email, etc.
The top three most common "homes" would probably be on a coffee table, in a messenger bag, or on a desk.
I agree
Comment from Kalen Smith (not verified) on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 02:22
Nik P I think you hit the nail on the head. It seems that this is already the case. Many people carry their iPhones with them everywhere now and I have noticed a drop in the number of people carrying laptops at Starbucks etc. This might be a coincidence but I doubt it.
Where will an iPad live? Hand to hand, and wherever it was left
Comment from null on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 14:22
I agree with Nik P's comment. An iPad @ home will be passed from hand to hand and left on a table, counter, nightstand or kid's room. It's like asking "Which room should I go to in order to: casually browse the Web, email, Twitter, or [soon] control the video, audio and internet of things @ home?" The answer is: no room: although I can walk to my home office to check a stock price I would rarely do so with a smart phone or iPad in easy reach.
I think Sarah Perez covered it well http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/ipad_the_first_real_family_computer... except for roaming access to Twitter, Facebook and social media - which is the kind of "content creation" that most of folk will handle with the iPad. If you want to write a memo, walk to your home office, but if you want to add a short comment to an item in your corporate E2.0 system use the iPad or whatever falls readily to hand.
Side effect: A lively market for "Where's the iPad?" geomapping and sound & light show displays to find it under the coffee table or kid's bed.
Backpack Dilemma
Comment from null on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 14:46
Dear Mr. Colony:
Thanks for your iPad analysis, and your "gut reaction" follow-up.
While laptop-laden road warriors may balk at adding an iPad (and its extra weight) to their gadget arsenals, it seems to me that for many consumers, the backpack dilemma you describe won't apply.
To a significant extent, iPad adopters will be migrating up from the iPhone and iPod Touch. Instead of choosing whether to slip a 24-ounce iPad or a 10-ounce Kindle alongside their laptops, many will choose the iPad (perhaps supplemented with an external keyboard) in place of both Kindle *and* laptop.
These consumers are comfortable with touch-screen interface, onscreen keyboard, and the App Store model. They use their iPhones and iPods for social networking, texting, email, games and consumption of media such as music and video -- the kind of stuff many other users rely on laptops to get done. (The notion of what Forrester analyst Frank Gillett seems to call The Personal Cloud http://www.forrester.com/rb/Research/personal_cloud/q/id/54839/t/2 is second nature to them; they are used to shifting seamlessly from iPhone/iPad to laptop to desktop for content stored and and shared on Facebook, Hulu, Flickr, YouTube and GoogleDocs.)
The challenge for Apple, and for all the hungry developers out there, is to exploit the larger iPad canvas in a way that enhances those activities in compelling ways (and perhaps enables an activity or two we haven't thought of yet). If they do, and I wouldn't bet against Apple on this one, the iPad will find a niche in many backpacks.
For some, I believe it will mean a lighter load, not a heavier one.
Jim Akin
Single device per room. Really?
Comment from null on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 15:21
I'm really surprised that you are assuming only a single device per room. Everyone I know surfs their laptop while watching TV and checks their mobile device while in front of their desktop computer. Not sure why you think that the iPad needs to bump another device from an existing 'slot'. I don't think anyone assumed they needed a iPod in their pocket until it existed.
The iPad seems like the perfect device for casual content consumption and creation from the couch, the kitchen table or the back porch. I see it creating a new slot in the home or office. Maybe even hanging on the wall like a framed picture where it could be easily taken down for interaction.
Where's the iPad going to live?
Comment from null on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 15:23
I can see the iPad as a "control panel" for digital media at home. Using it - for example - in conjunction with Apple's Airport wireless device and AirTunes, you could control music on your stereo or speakers, and other digital content.
I can see the iPad as my leisure companion at night, on weekends, on vacation when lugging my small laptop still has far less appeal. The iPad would provide stellar content consumption services for books, mags, newspapers and keep me connected to social platforms, email, blogging and light computing needs with a capabilities bar that's much higher than a smartphone.
So, I think it sits in my den, in my backback, on my patio...for a start.
Comment from null on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 15:47
One important part of this equation might be in which role one currently find oneself. As a web developer, I can scarcely see an iPad becoming my workhorse, even if it might be my target. On the other hand as I roam through the day away from work, and not currently being a smart-phone owner, I can see it becoming an email companion and map-getter.
As a developer with a such a need in hand, I can see this going to the Little League park to take the place of paper score sheets and team rosters. Your starting second baseman has the mumps? No problem, just touch second base on the screen and a list of possible replacements comes up. Touch a name and the roster is updated and sent to the opponents. So many parents demand equal playing time, so what better way to guarantee it than to touch a kid's name to indicate they are in (or out) the game and letting the computer (where ever it may be) figure out how to balance the playing times.
How about iPad-enabled bowling alleys that not only display the score as the game progresses, but instantly updates league standings and orders trophies (without misspelling your name)? For that matter, perhaps the alley can have your rental shoes and favorite ball ready and waiting for you, with an advertisement from vendors of those products. And the snack bar can get those greasy nachos and fresh beers ready just in time for the seventh frame...
On the coffee table
Comment from null on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 17:39
The iPad is a sit back device, having more in common with a magazine than a PC. And as such will be consumed in a comfy chair, probably whilst sipping a cognac and wearing a smoking jacket.
It is just the beginning ...
Comment from null on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 04:55
George, the current first version of the iPad is a new device and solution - in terms of software and management - concept. That's where the impact is. I do not think it is relevant where it will be used physically and if it will replace some other product right now. We do not know the future, because it will depend on how other devices/concepts are influenced by the iPad. There is certainly a huge opportunity for such a device with people who are neither PC nor PDA literate today. I see it as a huge opportunity in developing countries, as strange as that may sound when most see it as a device for geeks. In combination with Wikipedia (which is only scoffed at by the Universities as it competes as source of knowledge) the iPad (or it's clones) could transform a developing country's schooling system if each teacher would get one.
The power will go up, the price will come down, the weight might too, the back might become a solar panel, the next version will most probably have a video camera. So the most important point is what the iPhone/iPad/AppStore started and not what it is. Steve Ballmer laughed about the iPhone not having a keyboard ... I am sure he is no longer laughing at the iPad!
I am convinced in terms of the business impact for mobile knowledge workers. ECM, CRM and BPM will be driven forward into more interactive, adaptive models. Therefore, we do already have a couple of iPads for our development and we will show our ISIS Papyrus Platform user interface running on this device at our OpenHouse events in Europe and the US in May. http://www.isis-papyrus.com/e10/pages/events2010/2/OHUS2010.html
Whatever one can find to say about it - IT REMAINS A FANTASTIC DEVICE. Thanks, Steve (Jobs)! And thank you George for discussing it again.
iPad on the ktichen table to replace newspapers
Comment from null on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 13:40
In my house, the iPad would live on the kitchen table, across which is usually scattered today's newspaper. Unread sections of the Sunday newspaper are there, too, though some have migrated to a chair. After a few days, they'll find their way to the recycling bin, where I'll helplessly try to retrieve some prematurely discarded section. I would use the iPad to eliminate this mess.
In fact, I could imagine that The Boston Globe, NY Times and other newspapers will subsidize my purchase of an iPad in exchange for a commitment to a 2-year subscription, the same way the mobile phone carriers do. Not only would I have more space on my kitchen table, but I could read whichever paper I wanted to over breakfast, stop calling in "vacation stops & starts" and requests to replace wet newspapers, and forgo the trek to the end of my driveway to pull the The Globe out of a snowbank.
On the Starbucks' Coffee Table
Comment from Kunihiko Okazaki on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 03:41
This is a real story. Once upon a time, an elderly woman got tired of being a house-wife 24 hours a day, and decided to use her -not so ample assets- on stock trading. She bought a SONY desktop and started to venture on this new business. She found it a good method of avoiding growing old, being always connected with the real world, and started to study in earnest, Now and then, she learnt to reap profits from her activities. On such occasions she would pay a few percent of her earnings by having a cup of coffee at Starbucks and peek into her iPhone. But old age crept in, and she found iPhone's pinch-to-zoom display an inadequate way of viewing the charts at the coffee shop. Then iPad appeared. Though she found it a bit heavy, she realized it was one of the lightest personal computer she could carry in her handbag. She also found the economic news were updated real time with iPad in bright readable characters. For her, iPad was good for her eyes and rendered her a vivid satisfaction of the transaction she made today. In the handbag as a mobile computer, and on the coffee table as a reconfirmation of her successful transaction, and as a welcome reading companion for her cup of Starbucks coffee and occasional usage of YouTube, iPad is the source of her youthfulness and vitality.
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Mucus often elicits strong revulsion, but to MIT biological engineer Katharina Ribbeck, it is a fascinating material.
"Without it, we wouldn't be able to smell, we wouldn't be able to reproduce, and we would all be the victims of pathogens," says Ribbeck, who studies the antiviral properties of mucins, the main component of mucus.
Mucus, which coats wet surfaces in the bodies of all animals, is the body's first line of defense. It allows nutrients, other vital molecules and sperm to enter, but keeps out pathogens such as certain dangerous viruses and bacteria. Ribbeck, the Eugene Bell Career Development Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering, is trying to figure out how mucus achieves this selectivity. Of particular interest is the role of mucins, the major building blocks of mucus.
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Can Nokia's latest affordable touchscreen handset match the success of the 5800 XpressMusic?
The less glamorously named 'Nokia 5230' (if the Finns' phone names can ever be described as glamorous?) is set this challenge, but it is one it may just reach. Basic functionality, practicality and affordability are the orders of the day along with a nice touch of style.
Looking rather like an N97 with the keyboard cut off (no bad thing), the 5230 sports a 3.2in resistive touchscreen display with tasty 640 x 360 pixel native resolution, 3.6Mbit HSDPA, GPS and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and EDR (but no WiFi). There's a 2MP digital camera with VGA 30fps video recording, an accelerometer, 16GB compatible microSD slot (just 70MB onboard) and 3.5mm headphone jack.
Oozing typical Nokia practicality is excellent battery life which offers up to 33 hours of music playback, seven hours of talk time and 19 days on standby. Ovi store functionality is also built in and at just 111 x 52 x 16mm and 113g it shows how light the N97 could've been (as, in fact, I predicted). Given all this, perhaps is particularly impressive at a mere149 euros (£130) sim free, while a 259 euro (£225) version is available with Comes With Music.
The 5230 launches in Q4 and after going hand in hand with Nokia's impressive Booklet 3G debut netbook entry this week, you have to wonder if the company will have anything exciting left for next week's Nokia World conference?! Probably the N900 in an official capacity...