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Giorgio Armani Fall 2014
Fifty shades of gray? In Giorgio Armani's universe, that's a pathetically paltry number. Over the years, he's used countless grays in countless shows for women and men. Gray is Armani's language. It's the way he communicates his Northern Italian sensibility and the rigor of Milan's industrial work ethic. So it was scarcely a revolution to see gray flannel as the Armani starting point, or that tailoring was his subject for fall—yet it was a surprise to see the laid-back, casually real way it all came across.
Armani is, of course, completely at home cutting a pantsuit—but this time there was nothing glacially "executive" about it. More than anything, the proportions looked right; soft, boyish jackets shrugged over gently pleated trousers, which tapered in slightly to end just above the ankle and worn with the kind of footwear—mid-heeled shoes or flat walking boots—that young women have taken to over the last few months. From there, Armani brought in shades of pale green to alleviate the grays, running military stripes in satin down the outside legs of trousers and adding in a few short skirts and dresses. With the addition of a section of leather jackets (a fringe version; a couple in leopard-printed ponyskin), it all added up to a believably and unforced collection from which a young woman could easily pick and choose a useful wardrobe. The sense of realness was helped by the absence of headgear, and the natural-looking wavy, shoulder-length hair the models all wore. And yet, there is an aspect of the casting of the Armani army that stands in the way of reflecting the multicultural reality of modern street-life in every city of the world.


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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
In Marquez' vivid and riveting tale of love, rejection, revenge, and death, the narrator dredges up the twenty-seven-year old murder of Santiago Nassar by speaking to the man's mother and several others intimate with the story. One morning Nassar wakes up groggy from the wedding festivities held the night before. Like his father Ibrihim, an Arab immigrant, Nassar has a fondness for young virginal girls. A warning note, giving the details of his pe...
Living to Tell the Tale
Nobel author Gabriel Garc�a M�rquez (Colombia, 1927)recreates his life in the mid fifties as he is employed by a newspaper to write reviews and study the works of William Faulkner. He writes about the lives of his parents, the time and place where he was born, the women he loved, and the most significant literary moments of his boyhood. The book is not an insight into the development of the craft of an author but the story of his country and how he lived...
Love in the Time of Cholera
Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fell in love as teenagers, but they were torn apart by her father because Florentino was from a poor family. For two years, they secretly communicated by telegraph while Fermina's father made her travel the countryside. When she comes back to town, however, she suddenly falls out of love with Florentino. She marries a wealthy doctor and they are married for 50 years until his accidental death. Florentino sleeps with ...
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
On the morning of his ninetieth birthday the story's Caribbean-roman protagonist is confident of two things to be accomplished on this auspicious occasion. One, he will pen an article for the weekly column, El Diario de La Paz, (which he has done for the past forty years) and of greater importance, he will bed a virgin. By the time he was fifty, he'd slept with 514 women, most of which expected to be paid. Those that didn't received gratuity as well....
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude is a story about an isolated family, The Buendias, in an imagined viallage,Macondo, somewhere in Latin America, probably Colombia.For One hundred years or more,the village has been alienated without any contact with the outside world, except for gypsies who occasionally visited the place,and bringing with them some glimpses of technology from the outer world.J os� Arcadio Buend�a, is impulsive and inquisitive. He remain...
Shipwrecked Sailor
In 1955, a Colombian naval vessel was on its way back home from the United States when tragedy struck. According to Colombian government reports, the ship was caught in a storm. Eight men were flung off the ship, going overboard into the Caribbean Sea. Just one - Luis Alejandro Velasco - survived. For ten days, he clung to a life raft. Delusional from hunger and a lack of water, he had completely given up hope when he was washed ashore in Colombia. ...

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'No matter how much has been said about Grigorenko, we know very little about him. He hasn't played enough hockey for us to make an accurate evaluation. What's mostly known is how he played last season, including the world juniors. Maybe he didn't feel challenged. Maybe he wasn't healthy. Maybe he's a teenager who acts like one.'
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By Aaron Lommers Herald Writer
SHORELINE — Don't be deceived by Everett's 10-10 regular-season record.
The Seagulls girls basketball team played much of its first 20 games without being at full strength. Tuesday night, however, Everett showed a glimpse of what it can be with all its players, defeating Shorewood 55-46 in a 3A Girls District 1 Tournament opener.
Guard Sidney Rielly scored 15 of her game-high 26 points in the second half to help lead the Seagulls, who advance to play Stanwood on at 8 p.m. on Friday in a winner-to-state semifinal. Shorewood meanwhile will play host Meadowdale at 7 p.m. on Friday in a loser-out game.
Everett coach John Low described Sidney Reilly as "kind of the cog that makes us go," and that was evident in the third quarter when she scored 10 points to help the Seagulls close the period on a 10-3 run and turn a tie score into a seven-point advantage.
"I think other people like Kiki (Harper) and Darian (Rielly, Sidney's sister) scoring points allows me more open opportunities to drive and shoot," Rielly said. "Feeding off my team's energy really got me going."
It wasn't just Sidney Rielly's effort that helped deliver the win, Low added. The Seagulls used basic basketball fundamentals.
"Rebounding (was the difference), I thought that we did a good job of limiting their second-chance, easy baskets," Low said.
The Seagulls out-rebounded the Thunderbirds 40-27. Everett post Rosie Sittauer grabbed 17 of those 40 rebounds.
Everett's defensive intensity stepped up in the second half as well. The Thunderbirds scored just 19 points after the break and Shorewood guard Masha Shtikel, who scored 34 points the last time the two teams played, was held to eight points in the second half and 17 for the game.
"The number one thing on our board was defense," Low said. "Defense wins this game. I thought defensively we did a good job of contesting some of their other players, but just really always trying to keep a body on Masha and not let her get free open looks to get going."
The Thunderbirds, who were at or near the top of the Wesco 3A South standings all season now find themselves in a position where they must win to keep their season alive.
"We put ourselves in a position now where if we don't bring the intensity we go home," Shorewood coach Nina Lowe said. "You have to think about the bad taste in our mouths right now and go back and not want to feel that feeling again."
While the Seagulls got down to basics to get the victory, it was those basic things that failed the Thunderbirds.
"Second-chance shots, points, hustle plays; (the Seagulls) wanted the ball more than we did," Lowe said. "And it was glaringly apparent that they were getting second-, third- and fourth-chance shots, and they were the ones crashing the boards. They were the ones getting easy looks. You play defense and you keep playing defense and you have a letdown like that and it's deflating, and it's difficult to keep coming back from that time and time again."
Aaron Lommers covers prep sports for The Herald. Follow him on twitter @aaronlommers and contact him at email@example.com.
At Shorewood H.S.
Everett — Kiki Harper 12, Sydney Taggart 2, Darian Rielly 6, Sidney Rielly 26, Rosie Sittauer 4, Amber Hagar 0, Katy Hedington 5. Shorewood — Masha Shtikel 17, Lauren Thompson 3, Kayla Bradley 3, Gabby Hager 0, Salyna McDonald 5, Lily Gustafson 8, Abby Gustafson 0, Angel Tulee 4, Kassie Rasmussen 6. 3-point goals — S. Rielly 1, Shtikel 1, Thompson 1, Bradley 1. Records — Everett 11-10, Shorewood 14-7.


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could be a dead drive or just an invalid partitioning scheme...try this for starters, maybe it'll square you away:
GParted -- Live CD/USB/PXE/HD
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Hello everyone,
I am trying to dual boot Windows 7 64 bit with BT4 R1. When I run install.sh, I get to the "Prepare partitions" window, and it is completely blank. Nothing is there at all. I opened up a terminal and ran fdisk -l, but that returned absolutely nothing too.
Would anyone happen to know why my hard drive is not being recognized at all? Here is my hard drive:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Thanks a ton in advance for your help!
could be a dead drive or just an invalid partitioning scheme...try this for starters, maybe it'll square you away:
GParted -- Live CD/USB/PXE/HD
good luck with that...
I tried the BT4 R1 CD in my laptop, and I was able to see the partitions there and I could have installed it if I wanted to, but I want it on my desktop, which is where I'm having this problem. Do you have any other suggestions? Could it have something to do with where the jumper is on my hard drive, or maybe a BIOS setting? Thanks!
Try (re)moving jumpers and or changing the bios settings and let us know.
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...also possible that fdisk wasn't looking at the proper device? long shot here, since you have a functional OS already, but try determining where your hard drive is enumerated and call it specifically with fdisk (# fdisk /dev/sda or what-not). Perhaps you could then create a linux partition out of your unpartitioned space so that BT installer will see it... I don't think this will solve your problem, as the BT installer didn't see ANYTHING... but it's a shot.
also, does the HD appear when you try other live CDs? Ubuntu, SuSE, even the GParted disc I mentioned above... what do they show (if anything)? Perhaps you could use one of them to partition the space so that BT will see it?
I'm actually just shooting in the dark here. I think archangel has the rub of it, to be honest. something's squirrely.
good luck with that.
Since it's SATA maybe BT doesn't recognize it (missing drivers for the sata controller or something).
Have you tried putting the disk in Legacy/IDE mode in the BIOS?
WARNING: Doing so will most likely screw up you Windows install, or atleast not boot it while in this mode.
"The difference between RAID1 and RAID0 is that the zero stands for how many files you're gonna have after a harddisk failure."
I have a similar installation problem in which it hangs at the partitioning part. Tried switching from AHCI to IDE and started the installation again, but the same problem still occurs, so I'm a little stumped too.
I am using a SATA hard drive, and I noticed I don't have any jumpers. Then I checked my BIOS settings, and it was on IDE. I changed it to AHCI and made sure Windows still worked with that, and it did. Then I booted up my Backtrack 4 R1 live CD and still NO hard drives were found. I ran the install script a couple of times and it crashed after maybe the 4th time. Here is the error message I got:
This happened twice. I think I am going to get the latest Ubuntu like someone mentioned and see if it will see my hard drive while I still try some other things to get this to work. I may install Ubuntu too just to see if maybe Backtrack will pick up that partition because it already has Linux on it, just like someone else already mentioned tooCode:We're sorry; the installer crashed. Please file a new bug report at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+filebug (do not attach your details to any existing bug) and a developer will attend to the problem as soon as possible. To help the developers understand what went wrong, include the following detail in your bug report, and attach the files /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/zoommap.py", line 196, in timeout self.blink() File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/zoommap.py", line 391, in blink cr = self.window.cairo_create() Error: NULL pointer
If anyone else has any other suggestions, I would be really thankful, and thanks to everyone who has already written back!
Hey everyone,
I know it has been a while, but I thought I should let you all know what I did to get around this problem. After a lot of searching on the internet, I believe that the drivers for my hard drive weren't there.
My solution:
I installed Backtrack4 R1 on a virtual machine using VirtualBox. Then after installing the VirtualBox tools, everything worked well! Everything works perfectly and I am happy =)
If any of you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I would love to help!
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Thanks for responding and letting others know.
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Hi everyone,
I'm very new to Wordpress and need some help. I am currently running a Conference website through Wordpress.org on my own domain through godaddy. Since this is an annual conference--- right now, last year's conference is listed on it. Before I edit the website for this year's conference, I want to archive everything that's on the website right now to a live link, just so that myself and future people can reference it.
What is the best way to go about this?
Do I have to export the current website files to the FTP folder or is there a better way to archive?
Not entirely sure what you are asking here. It sounds like you want to archive a copy, have it available for reference live and then re-use the same website but replace the content with the new version.
If you have a little bit of cash you can make your life very easy by purchasing this plugin: Backup Buddy. You can press a button or two and have an archive you can move and install anywhere. It is extremely useful and has saved me tons of time moving, migrating, restoring Wordpress websites.
In your case I would probably do something like install the 2011 (old conference) on a subdomain or a subfolder and move the entire website there. Using backup buddy it will change all the URLs during migration and you'll have a complete copy in that subfolder that will work just like the original. Be sure to create a new database for it and then you can go back to your original and edit it to the new version knowing the subfolder is completely separate.
You do need to be sure that you log on to the correct version when changing so I would make sure your passwords are very different to avoid confusion.
There are other ways to create a backup and re-link all your content, but for simplicity and time I've found nothing that beats the speed or ease of the plugin (and no I'm not affiliated with them in any way).
My initial assumption was that the current conference would sit on the home page and that the old conferences would move to another page. I like the way some web conference sites have their upcoming event on the home page, and have conferences for previous years on subdomains like 2011.mysite.com, 2010.mysite.com etc. Not sure how you'd do that with WP, though—apart from doing it manually, of course. (Manually, you could set up the subdomain, copy and paste the page's source code, etc. ... Though image, CSS links etc. would have to be updated, so a bit of a pain.
Perhaps there's a way to set up WP so that the current event features as the home page (a separate post) and older events (separate posts) have links from the home page. I'm not familiar enough with WP to know.


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I am not asking if it's advisable. I only want to know how realistic such an endeavor would be.
If you knew about setting up sites, themes, plugins, analytics, adwords, integrating with social media, etc. But knew very little html/css, php, mysql, javascript, or flash. Could you still run a small business?
Let's further suppose you had access to programmer's for the times you needed them so you could sub-contract.
Could such a business be feasible?
I cannot see a smidgen of demand for any of that. That is all stuff anybody can easily do themselves.
What that business would essentially be is nothing more than a sales outfit that hustles business and then subs out all the actual work. Yes, something like that could be feasible. People are doing it now. So it is feasible.
I don't think it is honest to refer to yourself as a Wordpress pro.
In some cases there is a need for that type of minimal work. Typically though some type of customization is always involved.
I suppose but at that point you become a project manager and take on all the risk.
When it is all said and done if you are a good sales person this could be a viable business model. If you're not a very good sales person than you don't really seem to have very much to offer as a business. Not to mention there is a lot of competition out there for the Wordpress stuff. You don't seem to offer very much value even in comparison to a designer who might dabble in some programming. Then again I don't use Wordpress so I could be wrong. However, I'm pretty aware that Wordpress market is saturated with underlings working for pennies.
There are quite a few people who do this. For those clients which have no interest in maintaining their own wordpress site and such. It is possible but finding the clients will be hard because this type of job is quite easy to do so you are competing with lots of others.
I think you would benefit greatly by at least learning HTML and CSS to a good level so you can take a theme and customise it for clients.
yeah any one can be a Pro on wordpress but my personal experience is that a Blogger or WP user must have some knowledge about HTML or php other wise he need to depends on other programmer for every changes r implementation.
Well, you could use that knowledge about " setting up sites, themes, plugins, analytics, adwords, integrating with social media, etc." but i think you can't call yourself a Wordpress pro with such knowledge because as you had mentioned, you still need help from other programmers. So, at least learn more about html/css.
I think success depends more on being popular than programming skills so you could run a successful setup service if you know how to build your brand and target the right audience.
The marketing side of things like guest posting on popular blogs could be very effective.
I know people that do this. They usually work with a theme like Genesis that is highly customizable. It is helpful if it is a side service for someone that has another skill like SEO or Copywriting. The quality of the work is generally low, and not something I would advise. It is more viable for very low budget work.


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RICHMOND, VA — The previously announced acquisition of the Performance Food Group Co. by investment affiliates The Blackstone Group and Wellspring Capital Management has been completed. Through the $1.4 billion transaction, Performance Food Group is merging with specialty foodservice distributor Vistar Corp., controlled by Blackstone and Wellspring affiliates.
The newly combined company, known as Performance Food Group, is expected to have revenues approaching $10 billion and will employ more than 10,000 people. Under the terms of the agreement, PFG shareholders will receive $34.50 in cash for each outstanding share of PFG common stock held as of May 23, 2008. Performance Food Group's common stock was delisted and ceased trading on the Nasdaq.
Vistar Plans Ohio, N.C.
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CENTENNIAL, CO — Vistar is putting the finishing touches on plans for its summer open houses in North Carolina and Ohio, where the distributor will showcase the latest in OCS, vending and foodservice products and equipment and reward operators with valuable show specials.
Vistar of Greensboro's trade show will take place Wednesday, August 6, at the M.C. Benton Jr. Convention Center in Winston-Salem, NC. An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, August 5, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Marriott at 425 North Cherry St. in the same city.
The product and equipment show runs Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. It will give operators the opportunity to review industry innovations with manufacturer and broker representatives in a relaxed atmosphere.
Vistar of Ohio will hold its annual buying show and golf outing August 7 and 8, Thursday and Friday, at the Ironwood Golf Club in Hinkley, OH. The annual Vistar of Ohio Golf Scramble, limited to the first 100 golfers, will get underway on Thursday with an 8:30 a.m. tee time. It concludes at 3 p.m.
Registration for the trade show is open from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Grand Ballroom; this will be followed by a cocktail reception and customer appreciation dinner, where prizes will be awarded to the winning golfers.
Friday's agenda begins with a complimentary breakfast from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the golf club restaurant. Buying show hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom.
Vistar of Greensboro can be reached at tel. (800) 288- 2460; Vistar of Ohio's phone number is (800) 950-9020.
George Holm, president and chief executive officer of Vistar, will assume the role of chief executive for Performance Food Group. An executive in the foodservice distribution industry for 28 years, Holm held senior leadership roles with Alliant Foodservice Inc., U.S. Foodservice Inc. and Sysco Corp. prior to joining Vistar.
Performance Food Group, headquartered here, is the nation's third largest foodservice distributor. The company markets and distributes more than 68,000 national and private-label food and food-related products to over 41,000 restaurants, hotels, cafeterias, schools, healthcare facilities and other institutions in all 50 states and in 40 countries.
Vistar Corp., based in Centennial, CO, is the only national distributor to the vending, office coffee service, theater and fundraising markets. Its Roma Foodservice division is a leading distributor of Italian foods and products to independent pizzerias. The food distributor serves more than 33,000 customers in 50 states through 36 distribution centers.


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What is Selena Gomez's post-show craving?
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(Yahoo!) - Selena Gomez seems to have it all; She just kicked off her "Stars Dance" world tour and she has her own private jet and some of the most fashionable clothes in the world — but the one thing she really wants is something from the Golden Arches. And yes, we're talking about McDonald's!
After her concert in Winnepeg, B.C., the beautiful brunette posted a photo on Instagram on Monday, of herself in comfy sweats with ice on her knees and a Micky D's drink in her hand, along with the caption, "Now, I hurt. Everywhere."
We have to admit, performing that much sounds absolutely exhausting, so naturally, the oh-so-good greasy fast food could be just the thing to cure her aches and pains.
The "Come and Get It" singer recently opened up to MTV News about her preshow ritual, saying that it includes everything from pickles to fried Cheetos, but now it looks as if we know what her postshow craving is!
Aside from the private jet, at least she's keeping things budget friendly.
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Stork & ex-Korn Member Shane Gibson dead at 35
Stork guitarist and former Korn touring member Shane Gibson has died. Stork said in a statement that the 35-year-old passed away early Tuesday morning in an Alabama hospital as a result of complications from a blood clotting disorder.
Gibson's bandmates said his virtuosity as a guitarist was "matched only by his wit and generosity of spirit," adding that he will be "missed beyond measure."
Gibson formed Stork in 2010, and the metal group released its self-titled debut the following year. They're expected to put out their sophomore effort, Broken Pieces, later this month.
Before Stork, Gibson spent three years as Korn's touring guitarist during Brian "Head" Welch's absence. He also played on frontman Jonathan Davis' 2007 solo album, Alone I Play.
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Playing catch-up
No excuses: I have been incredibly busy and with not a whole lot to say until now.
"Incredibly busy" means getting the Redwood Digital Research machine pointed and driven in the right direction — anyone who needs small business/home office work with FOSS solutions, RDR is for you — and working at the short-staffed newspaper.
"Not a whole lot to say" — a rarity for me, I know — means reading a lot, trying to get the hang of (in no particular order) Python, Gnucash and the intricacies of PHP, as well as coin-flipping between Drupal and Joomla to experiment with on our trusty server, Squidworks.
But when I do get time, like on a quiet Sunday morning when I face the prospect of going to Mirano's school a little later to network a second laser printer — ah, the joys of being the IT Dad — I do get to play catch-up.
A couple of things on the proverbial radar:
SCaLE: The Southern California Linux Expo 8x is in the starting blocks. As the first big Linux expo of the year, SCaLE is a must-go event. Papers are being called for, booths are being signed-up for, arrangements are being made. It's in late February. Be there or be square.
Fedora 12: Fedora 12, code named Constantine, is out. Go and get it. Sooner than you might think, you'll see a review of 12, which I didn't do right away because I wanted to put it through its paces before saying anything about it. In a nutshell, it rocks. And that's a quote.
Linux Dairy Council: OK, so it's has nothing to do with dairy and even the lactose intolerant can participate, but the Linux Dairy Council — a temporary name relating to the industry consortium around which dairy products are promoted — recently got underway, organizationally speaking, to promote the Linux desktop.
Oh, and I also took the time to clean up the buttons below to relate more to what I advocate/use/like/etc. More to follow.
(Fedora ambassador Larry Cafiero runs Redwood Digital Research in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation.)
December 7, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Hey Larry,
Awesome to see the update on SCaLE, you're coming down, right?
Also, I read on Stormy's blog that you're maintaining the GNOME US Event Box, good to know it's in good hands 🙂
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Pentax's new pancake lens falls flatThursday June 07 2012
The new lightweight smc Pentax-DA 40mm f/2.8 XS strives to be a versatile weapon in a photographer's arsenal of lenses. But the dainty lens, weighing only 51 grams and measuring a slim 9mm in thickness, needs a little more beef – at least that's what DxOMark determined after putting the lens' optics through our rigorous tests.
World renowned industrial designer Marc Newson threw his name and his imagination behind one of Pentax's latest lenses. Newson's twist on the exterior of the smc Pentax-DA 40mm f/2.8 XS lens has given it the appearance of a black poker chip.
But Pentax's gamble with the XS redesign didn't extend to the optics found inside its new lens. That was our conclusion during our DxOMark testing, where we discovered there was just a marginal improvement in the XS from its eight-year-old predecessor – the smc Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited.
Analysis: smc Pentax-DA 40mm f/2.8 XS lens performance using Pentax K-5
The ultra-compact and circular XS lens, weighing a dainty 51 grams and measuring a slim 9mm in thickness, scored only 12 points in our DxOMark scale (see below for full score results) when tested using the Pentax K-5, a 16.3-megapixel digital SLR.
Despite its weak score, the lens succeeded at:
- Limiting distortion.
- Vignetting – an effect that darkens or reduces saturation at the edges of a photograph – remained low.
The Pentax-DA 40mm f/2.8 XS struggled with:
- Visible chromatic aberration – an unflattering effect that creates blurring and color fringing, especially where dark and bright points meet in a picture.
- Softened sharpness and reduced resolution at the center and corners of images when tested at aperture f/2.8. This defect was mitigated when the aperture was set to f/4 and above – it was here that our scientists observed improved image resolution.
Head-to-Head against the smc Pentax-DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited
The XS lens scored only one-point higher than its predecessor. This is disappointing when you consider Pentax had about eight years to improve the shortcomings of the smc Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited.
When comparing image and optics quality against the Limited, the XS was tested as having slightly better brightness – improving about 0.2 T-stop over its older sibling.
Additional strengths of the XS over the Limited include:
- The f/2.8 XS is a better value, costing about $250.00 (US). This is nearly half the price of its older sibling.
- The XS is more lightweight – weighing just 51-grams, and nearly two times lighter than the Limited.
- Pentax's newest 40mm lens is also more compact: the XS is 9.14mm thick compared to the Limited, which is 15mm.
The one weakness of the XS compared to the Limited is its resolution.
- The Limited has better resolution in the field at aperture f/2.8.
Further readings for the Pentax's new pancake lens falls flat
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
Here is a new series featuring the results of Pentax prime lenses mounted on the compatible camera with the best resolution thus far, the Pentax K5. (But as usual, you can consult DxOMark to see the results for these lenses when mounted on other compatible camera bodies, such as the Pentax K7 or Km.)
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40mm F2.8 XS
I got this lens with my K01 and have been extremely pleased with it. Its allowed my K01 to fit in a coat pocket and with the camera set to AV, F2.8, auto iso 100-6400 it takes excellent pictures for the price. I have a picture of my GTO that i took and printed 13x19 and its just stunning (though after see it in print i did slightly over do the "punchy-ness"
Added by Class A | October 28 , 2012
DxOMark Lens Score is Broken
The original DA 40/2.8 has better resolution and performs much better regarding CA. Yet, the new XS version gets a better DxOMark Score.
Who cares about T-Stops (a 3.1 vs 2.9 difference anyhow) or minute differences in vignetting?
I applaud your sensor testing and white papers, but your lens testing seems broken.
All Pentax lenses seem to be penalised for comparatively low T-Stops but I doubt that with today's high-ISO performances, this aspect of lenses really matters.
Added by HowardAbraham | June 13 , 2012
Passes the Real World test just fine
I received the XS last week and took hundreds of photos with it, both indoors and outdoors this past weekend. I then imported the photos into Lightroom 4, so it's possible that LR4 compensated for any lens irregularities. In any case, I saw some fantastic results in terms of color, clarity, and depth of field. The 40mm focal length was quite liberating. I'm just an enthusiast and not a pro but I love this lens. And it's so tiny there is no reason not to carry it in your bag at all times.
Added by will_db | June 08 , 2012
I am surprised to see such a poor account of this lens, given how well it has done in other reviews, e.g. Photozone.de:
"The Pentax SMC DA 40mm f/2.8 exhibits a quite harmonious optical performance combined with excellent build quality. It is capable to produce impressively sharp images across the frame straight from the max. aperture. Distortions are marginal and CAs are a non-issue. Vignetting is visible at f/2.8 but not a show-stopper. The bokeh (out-of-focus blur) is slightly sub-average and bokeh fringing can be an issue at very large apertures. The lens does also suffer from a focus shift when stopping down - this can have an impact in close focus scenarios".
I wonder if DXO's boffins are really as good at reviewing lenses as *real photographers* who recognise the practical applications of lenses.


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RepairPal has identified the most common problems with the 1999 Volvo C70 based on complaints from actual vehicle owners. We'll tell you what the problem is and what it'll take to fix it.
The convertible top may have problems with the micro-switches and potentiometers that help control the raising and lowering of the top.
The anti-lock brake system (ABS) Control Unit has a high failure rate. When this fault occurs, the ABS light will illuminate and codes may be stored indicating a problem with the ABS Pump Motor, or Wheel Speed Sensors, but the problem is the ABS Control Module.
Other symptoms may include an illuminated Check Engine and transmission shift light. and the speedometer may stop working as well.
Note: The brake system will operate normally however during a panic stop the Anti Lock Brakes will not work and the wheels may lock-up, causing a lack of vehicle control under these situations.
The mass air flow sensor may fail resulting in poor engine performance and illumination of the Check Engine Light.
Several issues occur with the door locks on the Volvo C70 and most are because of the door lock assembly. What happens is that one door will not lock while the other one does. In other cases you will lock the doors and then one of the doors will immediately unlock.
The problem is that the door lock assembly is defective and will need replacement. Replacement of this assembly on the C70 is very difficult and is not recommended by a novice. Getting the door and window aligned properly so that you don't get air or water leaks is very, very difficult.
The battery B+ cable has problems with the terminal end necessitating replacement. Symptoms may include no start, cranks wont start, warning lights coming on and other odd electrical issues. The B+ cable end is located in the engine compartment fuse box near the drivers side shock tower.
Door window regulator failures have been reported. These vehicles have a very complex door window mechanism that can be very difficult to adjust properly after installing a new window regulator. This can lead to air leaks, wind noise, and a door that doesn't open or close properly. This is a good time to find an experienced Volvo mechanic!
Several complaints have been reported regarding Volvo C70 transmission shifting issues. Long shift times between gear shifts, hard shifting, hard downshifting and a loss of transmission operation all together to name a few.
If the issue is minor, a transmission software update may fix this issue so if available, the software should be updated before any repairs are made.
There are several technical service bulletins (TSB's) available from Volvo that address these shifting issues and they should be consulted by the repair shop during the automatic transmission diagnostic process.
Regular servicing of the transmission fluid can help with preventing transmission failure, but not in all cases. Follow the suggested fluid replacement interval recommended by Volvo. You will find this in your owners manual, or find it here: http://bit.ly/Volvo_Owners_Manuals
A refrigerant leak may develop from the AC evaporator causing the AC to blow warm air. Verifying failure of this component is difficult. A good shop will use leak detection dye to verify a failing evaporator.
If the check engine light is on and diagnostic trouble codes point to the air pump system, then the entire system needs to be checked.
There are a few issues that arise from the vacuum lines becoming plugged or disconnected but the most common issue is the air pump itself fails. The reason the air pump often fails is from a defective air pump check valve that allows exhaust gasses to contaminate the pump.Replacement of the air pump and check valve is necessary to address this issue.
One thing to be aware of: If the problem is not addressed eventually these exhaust gasses can contaminate the MAF Sensor and Oxygen Sensors as well, causing the engine to run very poorly and cost much more to fix.
The evaporative emissions system has problems with the purge valve, tank pressure sensor, and the fuel cap. All of these failed components will cause the check engine light to illuminate. To prevent turning on the check engine light accidentally, make sure the fuel cap is installed correctly after re-fueling
Front upper strut mounts may wear prematurely, resulting in loud noise from the front of the vehicle when going over bumps.
The electronic throttle module (ETM) has had a high failure rate, which can cause engine performance issues and check engine light illumination. Volvo has extended the warranty to 10 years/200,000 miles on the ETM.
Knocking noises going over bumps can be caused by worn sway bar end links. These end links have small ball joints that become loose and rattle. Replacement is the only fix.
The sun visor can break at the hinge area, causing the visor to fall down. This break can also cause the interior lights to stay on all the time, draining the battery. Disconnecting the visor will stop the lights from draining the battery, but the visor will need to be replaced to address this problem properly.
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Meal for 1 person
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DAVIE — A six-year-old girl is dead after authorities say she was killed by her father in a murder-suicide.
Davie Police Capt. Dale Engle says the child, her father and a dog appear to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Two schoolchildren discovered the bodies in a van parked outside the Davie home of the girl's mother Thursday morning. They alerted a neighbor who pulled the child out of the vehicle and attempted to resuscitate her but could not.
Investigators believe the child's father, 30-year-old Paul Andrade, parked outside his ex-wife's home and attached a hose from the exhaust pipe to inside the vehicle.
Engle says the man was upset that his wife had recently remarried. He had an overnight visitation with his daughter when the deaths occurred.
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Does anybody know what the connection shows as?
Regular desktop or mobile version like sneaky PDNet?
the iphone 4 comes with teathering built in so this is useless to all iphone 4 users.
the ipads cant teather their data accounts that I know of so they wont be getting it either.
iPods dont have data so they wont get it.
looks like this is only useful to iphone 3G users. A very limited market at a stupidly high price.
If crApple will remove it for teathering then why approve it in the first place? They really are stupid sometimes.
Just picked this up, thanks for the tip!
2 things ... Price should be dropped to less than 5 ... Secondly wish it had support with my iPad 2
My only question, and I hope that somebody with more technical no-how can check this for us, is:
Is there any part of this "system" (iPhone app and both the Windows and Mac clients) that allows this apparently shady company to listen in on your Internet habits? Or worse yet, steal your user names and passwords while you use their tether app?
Many thanks to anyone who can answer this!
Thanks for your input.
I think the most amazing part is that it actually describes itself as a tethering app..and as of now it's still up!
This does not work! I'm on mac with 2011 MBP Lion 10.7.2 with an iPhone 4S... on the phone it says the app licence is expired and I need to register. On mac side it blinks connected for a second then goes on to say that the app is not running on the iPhone. This is a sad and sorry waste of $15 :-(
If they had been slipstreaming trojans into their client, you'd have heard about it long before now. If your AV software does flag it as malicious, I'd be more inclined to believe it was a false positive. After all, they've been wrong before.
If I'm not mistaken, this is from the same developer of Tether for Blackberry when I was on a berry. Quite reliable actually! Worked pretty well. Don't think that this will get pulled anytime as the it doesn't really go against Apple's terms and conditions, just that it contravenes certain network operator's policy on tethering usage which doesn't much concerns Apple. Where I am in Malaysia, tether is absolutely allowed under fair usage and part of the data plan. But anyone tried it over wifi?


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Mark Blaisdell has
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He received an AA degree from GRCC,
BA from the University of Washington,
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Mark is the Lead Economics Instructor
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Mark Blaisdell is a favorite faculty
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According to
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He often goes to the library in the
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Back in 2007 he accompanied IP staff
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Last summer he taught Economics in
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BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) -- Put down the 10-K filings and the stock screeners. It's time to take a break from the traditional methods of generating investment ideas. Instead, let the crowd do it for you.
From hedge funds to individual investors, scores of market participants are turning to social media to figure out which stocks are worth watching. It's a concept that's known as "crowdsourcing," and it uses the masses to identify emerging trends in the market.
>>4 Reasons to Buy Stocks in 2013
Crowdsourcing has long been a popular tool for the advertising industry, but it also makes a lot of sense as an investment tool. After all, the market is completely driven by the supply and demand, so it can be valuable to see what names are trending among the crowd.
While some fund managers are already trying to leverage social media resources like Twitter to find algorithmic trading opportunities, for most investors, crowdsourcing works best as a starting point for investors who want a starting point in their analysis. Today, we'll leverage the power of the crowd to take a look at some of the most active stocks on the market today.
>>5 Huge Stocks to Trade for Gains in March
These "most active" names are the most heavily-traded names on the market -- and often, uber-active names have some sort of a technical or fundamental catalyst driving investors' attention on shares. That's especially true now that earnings season is officially underway. And when there's a big catalyst, there's often a trading opportunity.
Without further ado, here's a look at today's stocks.
>>5 Hated Earnings Stocks Poised to Pop
Nearest Resistance: $18
Nearest Support: $16.50
Catalyst: Surprise Profit
A surprise first-quarter profit is spiking shares of communications stock Ciena (CIEN) today, with shares up 16% as I write this afternoon. Analysts had expected a net loss for the quarter, but the firm actually earned 12 cents per share. Ciena has already seen three times its normal daily volume halfway though Thursday's market session.
Shares of Ciena had been consolidating sideways for the last quarter and change, but today's massive gap up changes that. The move also puts $18 resistance within reach this month as the broad market pushes through to new highs. While risk is outsized right now in CIEN with shares so close to resistance, that tradeoff flips once resistance gets taken out. I'd recommend being a buyer on a move through $18.
Hertz Global Holdings
Nearest Resistance: N/A
Nearest Support: $20
Catalyst: New Highs
Rental car firm Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) is another name that's seeing extra trading activity today because of the new highs being hit in shares. The stock is up just 2% today, but the move is putting HTZ within grabbing distance of the all-time highs Hertz put in back in 2007.
How Hertz has been making those highs is important too. The stock has been trading in a tight range since November, bouncing within an uptrending channel. That channel gives us a high-probability range for HTZ's price action. I'd recommend waiting for shares to bounce off of trend line support before trying to jump into this stock.
MGIC Investment
Nearest Resistance: $6
Nearest Support: $3.25
Catalyst: Share Offering
Shares of mortgage insurer MGIC Investment (MTG) are down 10% this afternoon following a well-timed $1.1 billion stock and bond issuance this week. Despite today's decline, shares of MTG are still up more than 82% in the last month off the heels of a better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings call. While the offering pulled the rug out from under the rally in shares, investors are still hanging onto the vast majority of their gains.
If they want to keep those gains, they'd be well-advised to sell now. MTG had a volatile rally into this month, and a decline could be just as swift. Today's inability to even touch yesterday's price action is telling that buyers have lost their control of shares. Now looks like a good time to be a seller.
Navistar International
Nearest Resistance: $35
Nearest Support: $27
Catalyst: Earnings Surprise
Navistar International (NAV) surprised investors after the close yesterday with a less-worse loss than expected. The news is sending shares of the truck maker up more than 25% as I write today. While analysts expected a loss of $1.76 per share, the firm only lost $1.42. That may sound like cold comfort, but in fact the loss is a huge improvement from the same quarter a year ago -- and investors are showing their appreciation with their dollars.
NAV is still well below its nearest significant resistance level at $35, a good thing for late-to-the-game buyers. If you're looking for a chance to get into this stock, I'd just recommend giving it a chance to establish near-term support before jumping in.
To see these stocks in action, check out the at Most-Active Stocks portfolio on Stockpickr.
-- Written by Jonas Elmerraji in Baltimore.
At the time of publication, author had no positions in stocks mentioned.
Jonas Elmerraji, CMT, is a senior market analyst at Agora Financial in Baltimore and a contributor to TheStreet. Before that, he managed a portfolio of stocks for an investment advisory returned 15% in 2008. He has been featured in Forbes , Investor's Business Daily, and on CNBC.com. Jonas holds a degree in financial economics from UMBC and the Chartered Market Technician designation.
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Unlike the netbook craze that stormed the PC market a few years ago (and
just as quickly fizzled out
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In this piece, I'll take a look at some of the factors that make the Ultrabook platform attractive for business users that need a powerful machine that is also portable enough to tote along to meetings without significantly weighing you down.
As previously mentioned, today's crop of Ultrabook computers pack the latest generation Core i5/Core i7 processors and at least 4GB of RAM to conquer your most demanding business apps. No longer do business users have to resort to heavy, desktop-replacement notebooks to get serious work done.
And we can't forget the importance of the SSD. Once relegated to high-end notebooks a few years ago (a 64GB SSD added $1,000 to the price of the first generation MacBook Air just four years ago), SSDs have brought incredible I/O performance to notebooks while keeping device form-factors slim and battery drain to a minimum. And with
prices of SSDs falling well below the $1/GB mark
, we'll continue to see explosive growth for SSDs in all segments of the notebook market.
Excellent Battery Life
One of the added benefits of moving to low-voltage third-generation Core i5 processors and SSD is long battery life. Most Ultrabooks today have battery life ranging in the 5- to 7-hour range which should be plenty for a business professional to get enough work done on-the-go before scrambling to an empty power outlet on the floor in airport terminal or in the hotel room after a day of meetings.
Many people have differing ideas of what "lightweight" means in a portable computer. For some people, lugging around something that weighs 4 pounds isn't a problem. However, to me, the sweet spot is in the 3-pound and below range.
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While most netbooks used cheap plastic to reach sub 3-pound weight levels, many Ultrabooks take advantage of all-metal chassis construction that provides a much more durable and solid basis to work from while still meeting those weight targets. Some, like Lenovo, go for a more exotic route by using carbon fiber.
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manages to weigh in at an even 3 pounds despite its 14" form-factor.
Wireless Connectivity and Ports Selection
Most Ultrabooks these days do away with ports and features that many business users grew accustomed to over the years. Two of those are internal optical drives and GbE ports. Most of us rarely use optical discs anymore, as we've become a "digital download" society. And materials that were once distributed using CDs at trade shows are now placed onto thumb drives. For those that still need to an optical drive for occasional use, there's always an external USB solution waiting to greet you.
As for GbE, the prevalence of Wi-Fi hotspots means that wired Ethernet is becoming less of "need" for business users. As with optical drives, there are always USB-Ethernet solutions (something that ASUS includes in the box with the Zenbook Prime UX31A) if you happen to be in some backwoods location that hasn't moved into the 21st century.
But beyond those two items, you'll find numerous connectivity choices in Ultrabooks including Bluetooth 4.0 and optional 3G/4G broadband when it comes to wireless solutions. When it comes to physical ports, USB 3.0 is commonplace now alongside USB 2.0, and Thunderbolt is an up-and-comer for high-speed peripherals. HDMI, DisplayPort, and in some cases – mini VGA – are there to handle your external graphics needs.
Multiple form-factors/screen resolutions to suit each user
11-inches, 13-inches, 14-inches, 15-inches… pick your poison. Although I don't think that many business users will enjoy typing on an 11" Ultrabook's keyboard for too long, having a powerful notebook option in that form-factor is a plus for those that don't mind have a slightly cramped typing area.
Zenbook Prime UX31A
But that's the beauty of Ultrabooks; there are enough form-factors in that Ultrabook space that it should be easy to find the perfect solution that fits your needs. For example, ASUS offers up its Zenbook Prime UX31A that manages to cram a 1920x1080 IPS screen into a 13" notebook. For those that prefer a larger screen (but don't mind a tradeoff in screen density), there's the 15" Samsung Series 9 with a 1600x900 display. It's a bit heavier than my tastes at 3.51 pounds, but reaching that weight is a remarkable feat for a 15" notebook.
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College officials said LBCC must cut an additional $5 million from its $150 million general fund to balance the budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. The college will have to slash its budget by a total of $9.8 million if voters fail to pass a November tax initiative designed to help fund education.
"Long Beach City College is facing devastating budget cuts that have been imposed on all of California's community colleges by the state," LBCC President Eloy Ortiz Oakley said in a statement.
"Unfortunately, the news going forward is worse, with millions more being cut, increased student demand, and no new revenues or support projected for several years."
Oakley said LBCC will have to make difficult budget decisions in coming months. More announcements on specific cuts will be coming over the next several weeks.
So far, the college has frozen several open positions, including the dean of career education and workforce development and two contract faculty positions.
However, LBCC is still planning to hire new faculty in the English, speech, math and culinary arts departments. Oakley said these hires are essential for supporting student success and enrollment targets.
Oakley said students likely won't see any fee hikes or major reductions in courses, but the college is considering layoffs and cuts to programs and student services. Among the possibilities, the college is considering cutbacks in library and administrative office hours, reductions in programs including athletic programs, and the consolidation of certain services between its two campuses.
Lynn Shaw, president of the Long Beach City College Community College Association, the college's faculty union, said the group will contest any plans to lay off faculty and cut courses. The college has long been top-heavy with administrators, while at the same cutting courses and student services, she said, adding that the union is working on its own budget proposal to submit to the college.
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Cal State Long Beach is also looking at significant changes this year. The 23-campus Cal State University System was hit with one of the harshest cuts last year with a loss of $750 million in state funding.
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SystemError: installArchives() failed
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Try download the correct driver from homepage: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...eon_linux.aspx (this is the 64-bit version). Please read the X.org version it supports..I belive BT5 comes with latest version (7.6), to check that just type:
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It's a first – Californian ska-punks Reel Big Fish are set to play the Rose Theatre in what could become a regular feature.
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Reel Big Fish hit the big time in the mid-to-late 90s with major hits and a gold-certified album.
Banquet owner Jon Tolley said: "They played a brilliant show for us a couple of years back and it goes without saying that with over two decades of experience behind them, this band knows how to show us a good time.
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"The Rose is an amazing venue in the heart of Kingston which, up until now, hasn't been used for any kind of music that we're interested in.
"This is the first of a few shows we have planned there. With a capacity of 900, this is the premium venue in the area to put big name bands in. As a three-tiered theatre, the viewing areas are perfect."
Theatre chief executive Robert O'Dowd is fully behind the idea of rock at the Rose – calling the auditorium "a ready-made moshpit".
The headliners will be supported ably by electronic ska-hip hop-indie rockers The Magnus Puto, who hail from Bristol, and ska-punk four-piece The Jellycats, who have previously played support for the likes of Blink 182 and Bad Manners.
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Reel Big Fish; Rose Theatre, High Street, Kingston; July 29, times TBC; £14.50 standing, £17.50 seated; visit banquetrecords.com.


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