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Kim Dotcom accuses Vice President of ordering Megaupload attack to help his friend, former Senator Chris Dodd, who now heads the MPAA.
The story, a result of interviews of Kim Dotcom by TorrentFreak, include Dotcom's claim that White House visitor logs show Hollywood heavyweights attending White House meetings with Biden and Dodd. Included on the visitor list? Mike Ellis, "an extradition expert and former superintendent of the Hong Kong Police," who later met with New Zealand Minister of Justice Simon Power.
While people in Dotcom's position get paranoid and see conspiracies everywhere, Dodd's MPAA includes money spent lobbying VP Biden. A connection runs between Biden through Dodd to Dodd's former laywer Neil MacBride, now state attorney. Plus, history has shown the MPAA regularly provides information to start or support criminal investigations.
Conspiracies everywhere
Reminds me - vividly - of how when wikileaks published their material a private telephone call made by Joe Biden to Visa and Mastercard suddenly strangled the flow of money to that organization.Scary_Devil_Monastery on torrentfreak.com
I expect the Obama/Biden election campaign got contributions from MPAA companies. Shutting down Megaupload was payback.cabalamat on news.ycombinator.com
Empeach Everybody!Will on yahoo.com
The striking thing to me about the MU shutdown was the timing right after the defeat of SOPA. It was like the government wanted to teach "the people" a lesson for getting too uppity.guelo on news.ycombinator.com
Sigh. We definitely have the best politicians money can buy...incongruity on news.ycombinator.com
Desperately reaching
He can deny it because, so far, there is no actual evidence that suggests Mega was a topic of discussion during that meeting.SomeAsian on torrentfreak.com
And??? Just what does he expect to do with such info if it is true?? A VP meeting with a senator... I'm sure that's never happened before...Chris on yahoo.com
Spending money on lobbying essentially means paying a lobbyist to have a meeting with important people. It's not like they're handing over briefcases of money.patdennis on news.ycombinator.com
Black humor
Guess it's time for Kim to meet with an unfortunate accident...Axxo on torrentfreak.com
next headline, "person knowen as dotcom was found floating in the east river tuseday morning..." and in other news.BoomerSooner on yahoo.com
If evidence between Dodd and Biden looks bad for the case, what do you think the odds are that Kim Dotcom gets released on more "improper paperwork" type of excuses to keep the evidence out of the public record?
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Over a year ago ...
I made a serious choice to put certain aspects of my life as a main priority above all others.
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Basically, from almost 2 years ago until a few months ago.
Dedicating an honest commitment of my time, energy, and emotions into building a strong relationship with a woman just was not a high priority of mine. ( I achieved my goals and now
I am able to give a woman the time and love she deserves)
I chose to not date anyone about 9 or 10 months after I became a 24 year old first time father. Not long after my son turned 7 months old Is when I ended up having sole responsibility to give my son not only consistency, security, protection, needs, and wants. Also, that he had every advantage I could possibly provide for him to ensure he able to live the life he deserves.
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I was in Hilliard school for Elementary and moved to Grandview Heights Schools where i graduated from in 2005
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His mother is not in the picture. She decided she was not willing to put much time and energy into him. I have no baby mama drama. She is not in the picture which is my point.
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PRIESTVILLE, Pictou County (TC Media) — Although the outside of the new Northeast Nova Scotia Correctional Facility looks like it's well on its way to completion, the inside has a long way to go.
Construction plans and what to expect were topics of discussion during a public meeting at the New Glasgow library on Thursday evening.
Superintendent Tim Carroll, who is on site weekly, says work is going well, and the entire project is approximately 65 per cent done.
"The drywall is being hung," he says. They're also working on the priming process of painting.
A public meeting was held at the New Glasgow library last night to give residents a general overview of the Department of Justice's role in the project as well as to let them know "what to expect with a correctional facility in their backyard."
They also outlined the timeline and construction plans.
He notes the schedule is dependent on the construction company. They've had minor delays, but are still planning to open for staff by late fall 2014, and be ready for offenders between that time and early December.
Earlier this month, they posted positions for the management team, including deputy superintendents, assistant deputy superintendents and captains.
They've also begun looking for full-time correctional officers.
The remainder will be posted as needed, hopefully wrapping up the process by the end of April.
As well, they're gearing up to close and decommission the facilities in Amherst and Antigonish in the mid to late fall.
The staff that will be moving to the new jail will go through a four- to six-week training period.
The offenders will be transferred out to other facilities in the province while training is taking place in Priestville.
The 200-bed facility will also house three health care units and 17 specialty-handling beds for those at higher risk, with compatibility issues, and conflicts.
"There will be officers working in the living units at all times," he said, adding that they will be the first facility in Nova Scotia with adult direct supervision.
"The aim… is to reduce the number of incidents," he said, referring to aggression between two offenders, and incidents between offenders and staff.
Offender programming is a primary focus, and they're looking at how they can extend into the community.
They've partnered with the Nova Scotia Community College to develop transition programs, but they're not finalized yet.
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23- The KRG is responsible for providing economic development basis through scientific planning in the autonomous region. The distribution of resources by the Federal government will be arranged in a way that the income per capita of the inhabitants of the autonomous region of Kurdistan is more considering its present state of under-development, in order to compensate the effects of under- development resulting from national oppression.
24- Kurdistan and all of Iran's main path to economic development is possible through industrialization of the country through scientific and technological attainments on one hand, and the needs and natural capabilities of the country on the other. Introducing fundmental economic and social changes that are necessary for industrialization should be one of the most fundamental responsibilities of the federal government and the KRG.
25- The KRG must use public economic sector, which is considered as the main segment for development, to establish developed industries in Kurdistan, and also supports local and national industries. Aside from the public sector, the cooperative and private sectors should also participate in the industrialization of the country.
26- All the mineral resources, including waters, forests and pastures of Kurdistan that are considered as public riches, will be nationalized, and the KRG with the cooperation of the federal government will use these resources to the best interests of all the people of Iran.
27- Increasing agricultural production via mechanizing the industry and utilizing scientific methods in agriculture, planning, conducting irrigation programs and the construction of dams comprise major segments of economic policies of the KRG.
28- The KRG should work for the development of domestic trade, and encourage commercial and professional activities in Kurdistan.
29- Raising the standards of living of the people of Kurdistan should be the underlying economic policy of the KRG. The KRG should use all the forces and capabilities at its disposal to provide the Kurdistan inhabitants with a livelihood suitable with the current century.
30- The principle of 40 hours of work a week will be applied everywhere. Workers subjected to hard physical labour must work fewer hours. Minimum wages will be determined taking into account the costs of living, and will increase with the raise in the standards of living. Workers are insured against industrial injuries, sicknesses, disability and old-age. The employment of youngsters below the age of 15 is prohibited. Adequate social and economic conditions should be created to reduce unemployment and eventually to eradicate it.
31- There still exists injustice in agricultural land ownership; therefore, it is necessary to introduce important changes into the existing agricultural ownership to the benefit of toiling villagers who own no land.
32- The KRG must help farmers to attain modern agricultural equipments. Also the KRG must purchase their products at appropriate prices, and grant them long-term loans with low rate of interest. Farmers will gradually be insured first against work symptoms and accidents, and then disability and old-age.
33- The KRG must pay great attention to the issues of education and training, and provides all necessary training, educational and safe recreational facilities for the youth.
34- The KRG should pay special attention to the issue of livestock, and grants the breeders the most favourable grazing conditions, and acquaints them with modern, scientific breeding methods.
35- The protection of the environment, natural resources, lakes, forests, and protection of wild species such as birds and water creatures should be among the major tasks of the KRG; therefore, unregulated and excessive haunting will be prevented. In addition, choosing types and locations of new industries such as building roads and rail roads must take place along with protecting the environment and their compatibility with nature,
36- The KRG must place tourism as its top priority, and protect the historical monuments and relics of the past.
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The PS4 has no youtube app, a minor issue for those who just listen to music or watch the odd funny cat video, but a rather large issue if you use youtube like an on demand TV service ... which i do
Since launch we've had to deal with only being able to watch HTML 5 enabled videos. This in itself is not a bad thing but most uploaders do not activate this feature.. why i have no idea... its annoying
The PS3 youtube app was great, and i found today that its only basically a web browser, leading to this site
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Tomorrow night, I'll be interviewing Peter Hook, the legendary bassist for Joy Division and New Order, live on stage at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. Peter has a fascinating new memoir out titled Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division. As I previously posted, it's a well-written, deeply personal, informative, and quite witty story of four young men in Manchester who played their first gig in 1977 and went on to transform post-punk, dance music, and the aesthetics of alternative culture. The free event is fully-reserved, but I'm delighted that the JCCSF will be streaming it live online beginning at 7pm PST. You can watch it here at the JCCSF Arts & Ideas site.
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The Gunners' 2-1 loss at Middlesbrough ended a poor week for the Londoners, having started it six points clear of main title rivals Manchester United.
"We can't complain, we weren't sharp after four away games," said Wenger.
"I know the gap is only one point now but we would have taken the position we are in at the start of the season."
Wenger's side could lose their top spot next Sunday when the leading four sides play against each other.
Arsenal host Chelsea while Liverpool entertain Man Utd.
A Stewart Downing penalty and Tuncay Sanli strike rendered Tomas Rosicky's injury-time reply redundant as Boro shocked the Gunners at the Riverside on Sunday.
And Wenger conceded: "Boro were clearly sharper than us after a difficult period of games, which seem to have taken their toll.
"We have a few injuries at the moment, but it is easy to blame the players who are not here and I believe in the players who played today.
"This season will be a big, big fight for the title. United have had nine home games and seven away, while we've played eight each so I'm happy we're top of the league."
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate, meanwhile, had no hesitation in labelling the victory Boro's best performance of the season.
"No question," he said. "We played very well here against Birmingham but the quality of Arsenal's team is there for all to see. Hopefully the players can see what they are capable of now.
"It's been quite depressing at times but we've tried to stay positive and one or two are starting to score goals now. But it's one afternoon and we have to be more consistent."
Goalscorer Downing added: "It's a massive win, and even better that it's come against one of the top teams in the league.
"(Arsenal) let you play a lot so we moved the ball quite well. We seem to play well against the top teams. We need to get the consistency in our game and get up that league."
And striker Jeremie Aliadiere said: "I was very motivated and we needed those three points.
"It's a good start, we have picked up a few points in the last few games. We wanted to work really hard and get three points and this builds confidence for the team."
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A Chinese bid to muscle in on one of the world's wildest oil frontiers has set the stage for a potential battle between the West's energy giants and the firms charged with feeding China's ravenous energy appetite.
China National Offshore Oil Corp., which has already bought $13-billion (U.S.) worth of international oil assets this year, has now set its sights on a massive chunk of Nigeria's oil-rich waters.
A document leaked to London's Financial Times illustrates the scale of CNOOC's ambition. China's third-largest energy company has its eye on 23 offshore blocks that could contain as much as six billion barrels, or 17 per cent of Nigeria's reserves.
A CNOOC deal for that vast property could be worth $30-billion, according to the Times, and would stand as China's most significant foreign oil acquisition.
The problem is that 16 of those blocks are currently operated by Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Chevron Corp., and Exxon Mobil Corp. Some are already in development and producing oil. But the leases have become a point of contention with the Nigerian government, which has said they expired last November. Chevron and Exxon won 12-month extensions - meaning their leases are up in a month - while Shell is fighting its lease expiry.
Foreign oil companies have already seen their Nigerian production damaged by a long series of violent militant attacks, and the CNOOC bid has the potential to significantly further disrupt their operations in the country.
"Any attempt by the Nigerian federal government to hand key assets to China would cause further deterioration in relations between the Nigerian government and the international oil companies," Thomas Pearmain, Africa energy analyst with IHS Global Insight, wrote in a research report.
Underlying the Chinese bid is a series of wide-ranging oil reforms being drafted by the Nigerian government, which wants higher royalties and taxes - and the right to impose those terms on decades-old production-sharing contracts.
That proposed new regime would likely hurt Western companies, but Chinese firms "may be able to absorb the less attractive terms due to them being backed by the state, as long as it improves the country's energy security over the long term," Mr. Pearmain wrote.
Nexen Inc., the only major Canadian company with an interest in offshore Nigeria, has a 20-per-cent share in three leases operated by French giant Total SA. A spokesperson for Nexen said the company did not know whether theirs are among the blocks CNOOC is pursuing, and declined comment.
Nigerian officials confirmed Tuesday that they have engaged in talks with several Chinese state firms. But, they said, the foreign-owned blocks were not put up for sale - the Chinese simply wanted them.
"We are not offering leases that are up for renewal in the middle of negotiations to renew. This is not happening," Nigeria's oil minister Odein Ajumogobia told Reuters.
Some analysts and industry executives have, however, speculated that the Chinese bid was a negotiating tactic aimed at prodding Western companies into boosting their own bids - a theory given credence by Tanimu Yakubu, economic adviser to Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua. CNOOC is "really offering multiples of what existing producers are pledging [for licences] ... we love to see this kind of competition," he told the Times.
Yet analysts say an interest in Nigeria also fits with China's strategy in Africa, where it has aggressively pursued crude alongside investments in schools and roads. China has already won a 45-per-cent stake in Nigeria's offshore Akpo field in a $2-billion infrastructure and energy deal, and the country's firms have made deals of the same size or bigger in Sudan and Angola, with smaller ones in Algeria, Libya and Zimbabwe.
Nigerian oil makes sense to China from both a geographic and crude-quality standpoint, said Stephen Jones, a vice-president with international energy consultancy Purvin & Gertz.
"Production out of Nigeria has typically been a higher-quality barrel, and it's certainly a pretty decent location from the standpoint of the Chinese," he said. "It's a little bit closer than having to do deals with Venezuela for worse-quality crude."
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If you're heading off to college with a learning disability, learning to advocate for yourself will help you achieve your goals. Whether you are majoring in a specific course of study or in a general studies program, it is important for your to learn how to advocate for yourself in college or vocational school to ensure that you have the accommodations necessary for you to achieve success in your classes. When you are considering a college, it is wise to learn about their disability policies before you choose to attend there.

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Advocate from the Start - Inform Your College about Your Disability During the Registration Process

First, to effectively prove you have a disability, it is important to keep good records from grade school. If you attended a public school, your educational program was provided for by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). You will need copies of documentation from your program to verify that you are eligible for adaptations and accommodations in college.

In college or vocational school, you may qualify for accommodations under Section 504 in programs that are covered by that law. You will need, at minimum, your most recent evaluation report with your diagnosis, Individual Education Program (IEP), or your Section 504 plan. Students with learning disabilities typically have two folders, a regular education folder, and a special education folder. Schools will typically provide one copy of these records upon written request. Ask for copies of materials in both folders. As always, it is best to begin to keep special education records at home during elementary and high school years. A notebook system is easy to maintain.

In your college program , keep records of your program of studies, course completion, and grades. Keep all of your academic records in a three-ring binder. After graduation, use your binder to help you develop a resume.

Advocate with Counseling Professionals - Talk With Your College Guidance Counselor About Your Learning Disability

Early on, tell your adviser about your learning disability. Be prepared to explain how your disability affects your ability to participate in class and what adaptations and accommodations you will need to be successful. Ask your adviser to assist you in choosing appropriate courses and referring you to support services available on campus.

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Public, government-funded institutions such as state and regional colleges and vocational programs must comply with Section 504 and are required to make reasonable modifications and adaptations for students with disabilities that significantly impact their education, learning, or physical ability to participate in programs. Private schools, however, may not be required to make accommodations and adaptations for students with disabilities. To find out if a college or vocational program is required to comply with Section 504, contact an academic adviser or student ombudsman employed by the school. Some private schools will provide accommodations for students with disabilities, even if they are not required to do so. Always ask. However, be sure to avoid these common advocacy mistakes.

Prepare for Advocacy - Make a List of Questions for your Counselor and Professors Concerning Your Disability and the School's Policies and Programs

Prepare a list of questions in advance. Write your adviser's answers to your questions. If your writing is affected by your learning disability, let your adviser know this, and ask if you can record your discussion so you can write down his answers later.

Get and keep a copy of the institution's policies and requirements related to your specific program. Get a copy of the specific course requirements and their descriptions. Keep them in or with your binder or notebook

Make a checklist of the courses you are required to take, in the sequence you are required to take them. As you complete them, date them. Keep your grade reports with your course requirements in your binder. Make time to learn good organizational and planning skills.

Questions to Ask Your Counselor: Know Your School's Programs and Your Rights to Advocate Effectively

What are the institution's policies on accommodating students with disabilities? What are the testing and homework policies? Are you permitted to share notes, have extended time on tests, or flexibility on the amount of homework you must complete?

Where can you get a copy or access the school's policies?

Is there an office on campus that assists students with disabilities?

Is there an academic assistance service where you can get tutoring or other assistance for your disabilities?

Are there specific courses, professors, buildings, or classrooms that are more easily adapted to accommodate your disability?

Is there an organization for students with SLDs or other disabilities?

Where is the campus office that mediates disputes between students and professors or campus programs?

Read up on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

These are important things to do early. Ideally, you should ask these questions before you choose a college. However, if you did not do that, begin now. It will help.

Be Your Own Advocate, But Tap Your Parents' Expertise Too

Learn about your rights as a student with a disability. As an adult, you must learn to be assertive in a positive way to ensure your success in school and in life. Make the extra effort it may take to find out what services and resources are available to you on campus. Along the way, remember that your parents have spent many years as your advocates. Talk with them about their experiences with this, and don't hesitate to ask them questions about your disability, your academic history and needs, and your rights.


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I think anyone who has ever read any of my articles knows my penchant for low cost gear. I make no bones about the fact that I actually enjoy finding low cost ways to get high quality musical reproduction at home. I also tend to prefer simple solutions, and think too many audiophiles needlessly complicate things way beyond what is necessary. With the growth of computer-based audio, I figured it was time to see what I could do to get into this without breaking the bank or getting too complicated.
How un-audiophile of me…
This all started about a year ago actually, when the company my wife worked for decommissioned several of the IBM notebooks that had been in use by their field technical staff. They made them available to employees for just $50, so we bought one. They were several years old, but the one we got was in good shape, not too outdated, and one model series newer than what I had when I worked there. So, now I had a "music server" in the form of an IBM T42 notebook (Intel Pentium M 1.70 GHz processor). Unfortunately, it only had a 30GB hard drive, 1 GB of RAM, and no operating system, but it was as start.
The first step was loading up an operating system. I thought about variations on Linux, but am fairly ignorant of Linux's operation. I felt that in keeping with my idea of simplicity, loading Windows XP Pro (SP3), which I knew well, and used on all the other computers we have, made sense. I did a manual install, and only loaded things I felt were necessary.
For a hard drive, I had considered an Iomega 1 TB USB drive, as I had purchased one for our desktop computer to use as a backup and photo storage drive. That was only $89, but I had an extra 200 GB drive that wasn't being used and decided to use that instead. It was actually a standalone USB drive we bought as our original photo storage drive, but it failed shortly after we set it up. That turned out to be the USB board in the case, not the drive itself, and removing the drive and installing it in an aftermarket USB case purchased for $20 solved that problem. Formatted for NTFS, I had my external USB drive for my new server!
So far, total expenditure - $70!
However, I then lent the notebook to my son to use until we bought him a new one to take to college. So the project sat on hold for several months.
Once I regained use of the notebook from my son, it was time to start the music server project again. Of course I loaded iTunes. It's free, easy, and I already had a large iTunes library on the notebook I use daily. That library is almost all 320 kbps files from my CD collection, and used to sync my iPod Classic. I decided not to put any compressed files on the new server (at least no lossy compressed files), so configured iTunes on the server to Apple Lossless and started loading my CD collection. I have about 2000 LPs, but only about 600 digital disks. I just started at one end and loaded in alphabetical order, skipping disks that I new I wouldn't be in any hurry to play. After a few weeks, I had about 400 CDs loaded. It was time to try the system out!
Not having an iPhone or iPad, and using an iPod Classic rather than a Touch, meant I didn't have a small device to use as a remote. However, since I always seem to have my personal notebook with me in the house (a six year old Dell E1505) I resolved the need for a remote by loading up the free version of Team Viewer (http://www.teamviewer.com) on both notebooks. TeamViewer gives full control over the remote computer in a window on the host, so I could do whatever I wanted, both with iTunes and any Internet web sites I wanted to use. I am a big fan of Last.FM for streaming background music, even if it is too low resolution for serious listening. TeamViewer made all that very easy.
The only USB DAC I had handy was my trusty old original issue Headroom Total Bithead headphone amp. It is limited to 16/44 playback, and only has a mini headphone jack for analog out. A quick trip to Radio Shack for a mini headphone to RCA cable (about $12) was all that was needed to get things going.
Don't get me wrong here, I love the Total Bithead, and use it probably more that my full audio system with my iPod and a pair of Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 600 ohm headphones. It does a great job driving the headphones, and allows comfortable listening for extended periods. I've also used it extensively connected to my notebook via USB, for both listening to music and while playing DVD movies. But now, hooked up to my regular audio system, though okay, it wasn't really what I hoped for, and certainly not something to replace my Marantz SA8001 SACD player for regular listening. Everything sounded kind of thin, lifeless, lacking energy, and certainly lacking in bass power.
Obviously a new USB DAC needed to be tried.
I did a quick search to find something that had potential of pretty decent sound, while keeping the price low. I decided to base this first choice on other people's opinions, and after talking to a few fellow PFO contributors, decided to ask CEntrance for a DACport LX. The LX is the DAC only version of the DACport that has received great reviews as a USB DAC and headphone amp. By giving up the headphone amp, you save $100 ($299.95 for the DACport LX compared to $399.95 for the DACport. Bundled with their $75 Reserve Series Y Cable, the total price comes out to $349.95. That sounded like a good deal to me, provided everything sounded good, of course.
The CEntrance DACport LX seems to fly in the face of audiophile tradition and expectation. It is not overly large or heavy. It doesn't have a half-inch thick, brushed aluminum faceplate or rare, exotic materials. It doesn't possess any mysterious newfangled take on the world of physics. It doesn't have a power supply big enough to operate industrial power tools. What it does have, based on a couple months of daily listening, is some solid, sound engineering. In other words, this little thing works, and works well.
It certainly makes things easy and uncomplicated. There are no drivers to install or any setup at all. Plug the USB input into an available USB port on your computer, plug the other end into any available line level input on your preamp or integrated amp, and start listening.
A few things do need to be considered, though. For one, it uses a mini-USB plug on the input side, precluding the use of most higher quality USB cables. I used the USB cable that came with it, which at six feet, was long enough to make placement in the system very easy. The cable had what appeared to be a ferrite core or filter at each end. I had no other cables handy that would appear to be any better quality, so swapping out wasn't an option.
Some audiophiles might be concerned with the use of a ¼ inch stereo headphone jack for the output. It certainly precludes easily using your choice of cables. The CEntrance Reserve Series Y Cable bundled with the system for an additional $50, seems very well made, used good quality connectors, and was the only cable I used in the system. I did have a ¼ inch to RCA adapter, but since it had about four inches of really cheap cable between the plugs, it just didn't seem like a good idea. If I can find a better quality adapter at some point, I'll report on using that with more expensive cables between the DACport and preamp.
Rather than view this as a formal review, commenting on specific CDs (or I guess I should say, files) and careful note taking, instead, I just set it up and started using it. Actually, and though it may sound silly to many of you, what I did was make a playlist in iTunes called "Songs Not Yet Played" and dragged everything into it. Most listening sessions consisted of setting iTunes to shuffle, and playing from this playlist. Every hour or so, or at the end of each session, I would delete all the tracks that were played from the list. As of this writing, I have listened to about 1300 tracks through the DACport, none more than once.
To say I was more than a little surprised at the sound quality from this setup would be somewhat of an understatement. Truth be told, I didn't have really high expectations for my initial computer audio system. I had expected it to be merely okay, but not up to par with, or competition for, my Marantz SA8001 player. For those who aren't familiar with this particular Marantz model, it was their second generation SACD outside their Reference line. First they had the SA8250 multi-channel SACD player, which sold for about $1100 and was a Class A rated product in Stereophile. I had one of those, and thought it was quite exceptional. It really sounded quite nice on both SACDs and redbook CDs. However, that model had a history of issues, mostly with failures in reading hybrid SACDs. I replaced it with Marantz's next model, the two-channel SA8001 ($999) that was actually a noticeable improvement in sound quality on both SACD and CD. The SA8001 is one of those products that is just a joy to use, and has provided me with years of musical enjoyment. The SA8001 has now been replaced by the SA8004 (still $999), which I have not heard. Some people have said it betters the SA8001 in some ways and not in others, but obviously I can't say one way or the other until I try one for myself.
In addition to playing from my Songs Not Played Yet playlist, I also queued up several CDs in my Marantz SACD player to directly compare the original disk to the Apple Lossless file on the server. The output levels of the two were very close, and a quick nudge on the volume control of the preamp was all that was necessary to match them closely enough for comparison. I really hadn't expected the results to be so close. Whether playing through the Direct Acoustics Silent Speakers/Adcom GFA535 combination or the Tekton Lore/Antique Sound Labs MG-15DT-S setup, or whether I was using my trusty old PS Audio 4H preamp or the wonderful new Rogue Audio Perseus Magnum preamp, the end result was the same. And that result was that the server files through the CEntrance DACport LX were about 98% the same as through the Marantz. Yes, I know that number is meaningless, but I use it just to get the point across that the similarities in sound between the two playback systems were far greater than any differences I heard.
The biggest differences I could say I reliably heard were with the Marantz being ever so slightly more dynamic in the upper/mid bass, but only on those tracks that were already quite notable in that area, and maybe also being a little more transparent in the uppermost couple of octaves. But even here, the differences were quite small, smaller in fact, than the difference between the Nordost and Radio Shack speaker cables I tried with the Tekton speakers. The differences were far smaller than the difference between the Marantz and the old AMC CD player I used for years before getting my first SA8250. Sometimes holding on to old equipment comes in handy, even if it's just to fire it up for a day to do a quick comparison.
The differences are small enough, that the only times I've used my Marantz for about the last two months have been to listen to SACDs, or for the specific purpose of comparisons for this article. The sound of the Apple Lossless files, and more importantly, the few 24/96 files I now have (especially the early King Crimson releases from DVD-A files) have been thoroughly enjoyable.
I know that audiophiles love making things both complex and expensive. I'm sure some of you reading this will scoff at my lack of a USB to SP/DIF converter, or my using a DAC that runs off the USB power supply, or not having 8 GB of RAM or a solid state hard drive. What can I say, other than to point out again that I am dedicated to getting the best sound possible at the lowest price. I've done the high priced stuff in the past. It's kind like owning a sailboat, otherwise defined as having a bottomless hole in the water that you try to fill with money. Been down that road, too. I don't view this as a competition, and don't really care if someone's more expensive system sounds better than mine. I've heard plenty that do, and plenty that don't. We each take our own path through this hobby.
I'll have more to say about the DACport LX in the next installment of this series, and will compare it to another low priced USB DAC, but so far, I have to say that I am actually quite surprised by how nicely this setup is working.
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November 2010
Power capacitor chips for e-mobility
Space-saving DC link solution
Jointly with Infineon Technologies, EPCOS has developed two new reference designs for inverters in HEVs and EVs. They use space-saving PCC™ solutions from EPCOS as DC link capacitors.
Infineon Technologies has developed two reference designs for IGBT inverters for use in hybrid and fully electric drives in automotive electronics: HybridPACK™1 for mild hybrid drives and HybridPACK™2 for full-electric and full-hybrid drives.
The HybridPACK1 with an output of up to 20 kW is used to support the internal combustion engine. As a rule, a combined starter generator is located between the engine and transmission system and is connected directly to the crankshaft. It supports the internal combustion engine and increases its torque, especially when accelerating. Some concepts enable exclusive use of the electric drive for short distances.
Infineon Technologies offers the HybridPACK2 for high powers, including use for purely electric traction. It has an output of up to 90 kW (Figure 1).
|Figure 1: HybridPACK2 evaluation kit with a PCC
For both concepts, Infineon supplies evaluation kits inclusive of controllers, software and DC link capacitors. They are based on the proven PCC technology. The table below shows the key technical data of the PCCs.
EPCOS has been successfully developing PCC technology for several years, especially for use in hybrid technology or as compact DC link capacitors for frequency converters. A particular advantage of this technology is the compact dimensions of the capacitors. Conventional winding technologies produce regular or flattened round windings. This is not the case for PCCs: they use stacked winding technology. Polygon winding machines create a completely flat, rectangular and creaseless capacitor winding, so that the volume fill factor of the implemented capacitor is nearly 1. Another advantage of this technology is its adaptability: its dimensions can be varied over very broad ranges and thus adapted optimally to the design of the frequency converter. The electrical and mechanical terminals – the busbars – can also be matched ideally to the requirements of the system. This allows PCCs to be mounted directly onto the IGBT modules. On the one hand, this considerably reduces assembly costs and, on the other, no separate boards are required as for other DC link solutions.
Specifically for hybrid drives, EPCOS has also developed a PCC which is arranged in a ring configuration in the bell housing around the starter generator (Figure 3).
|Figure 3: Ring-shaped PCC
The short terminal connections and internal structure of the capacitors produce a very low-inductance design. Depending on the capacitor design, values of only a few nH are attained. This is particularly important with the steep switching edges of converters in order to avoid excess voltages. As a rule, therefore, additional protective circuitry for the IGBT with snubber capacitors can be dispensed with.
The high peak current capability of the capacitors is also important. Especially with start-stop cycles of the kind occurring in urban traffic, peak currents can reach a multiple of the rated current. A DC link capacitor must supply these currents over its entire operating life without sustaining damage. Figure 4 shows a typical driving cycle of 1800 seconds. The mean current critical for the operating life is somewhat above 100 A.
|Figure 4: Load diagram for the DC link
With an expected operating life of 15,000 hours and an upper continuous operating temperature of 110 °C (up to 125 °C for brief periods), PCC technology is especially suited for automotive electronics.
This concept also offers outstanding safety and reliability: the capacitors are self-healing, meaning that breakdowns of the film at overload do not produce short circuits or lead to the destruction of the capacitor. The fact that the capacitors are not filled with flammable or acidic fluids is a crucial factor in the event of accidents.
All these factors make the PCC an advanced and optimal DC link solution for inverters in e-mobility applications as well as for compact frequency converters in industrial electronics.
|Parameter / Type
|Suitable for
|Rated voltage [V DC]
|Capacitance [μF] ±10 %
|Rated energy [Ws]
|Max. continuous current [A]
|Operating temperature [°C]
|-40 to +110
|-40 to +110
|ESR max. [mΩ]
|ESL max. [nH]
|Dimensions [mm]
|140 x 72 x 50
|237 x 72 x 50
|Operating life [h]
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Top 5 Reasons for Businesses to Outsource their IT Support & Services
In the past, it was traditional for businesses to have their own in-house IT department who could handle all the company's IT support needs however today this is no longer the norm. In fact increasing numbers of modern businesses are turning to outsourced third party IT management companies to provide all their essential IT services rather than taking on their own employees to handle this aspect of their business. There are several reasons for this, but one of them is the fact that data is now becoming of ultimate importance to most companies and the amount of technology being used today is ever increasing. So here are the top 5 reasons for businesses to outsource their IT support & services.
Making Savings
One of the keys to success in any business is cutting costs and saving money and one of the best ways to do this is to cut back on the firm's IT department. Skilled employees don't come cheap, and the salary of an IT manager edmonton may be better spent on another area of your company. When companies outsource their IT services they not only cut back on the salaries and benefits of employees but they also have a set budget to spend each month on IT support, without any extra expenses as everything is covered under the third party contract.
Eliminating Recruitment Problems
Recruitment is an expensive and time consuming process. From placing the advert to interviewing the candidates, it is a drain on a business' time and resources. Also, it can be difficult to select the right candidate without having an in depth knowledge of the IT industry which can lead to sub-par staffing. A third party IT company has all the necessary expertise to choose talented and skilled employees without the company having to get involved at all.
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Not only does outsourcing IT services help to save money, it also saves on time and resources of other staff members who may previously have had to get involved with technology related issues. Leaving it all in the capable hands of third party experts allows company resources to be channeled in other, more appropriate and profitably directions.
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It is near impossible to shock me but somewhat POSSIBLE to embarass me.
I make myself laugh. I suspect sometimes that I think I am funnier than other people do. :)
I'd like to write the great American novel but may not be angst ridden enough anymore to do it.
I love people. I will start conversations with anyone, anywhere. I am something of a social animal. Seguing into animals, I like to acknowledge animals when I pass then on the road and say hello. They don't answer
My interests include criminal justice, documentary film making, singer-songwriting, recovery, politics, Basketball, science fiction, spirituality, traveling.
In general, the superficial things don't interest me terribly. I appreciate aesthetics to a degree but the large bulk of my attraction to someone comes with their character and integrity.
I have led a varied and, at times, dramatic life. I keep it low on the dramatic scales these days
I am gainfully employed, fully self-supporting, educated and
Working towards something else
asking hard questions and actually getting them answered
Learning useless statistics about NBA basketball
That I'm really outgoing
Books: Neil Stephenson, Neil Gaiman, Orson Scott Card, Hermann Hesse, Tom Wolfe, M Scott Peck, Wally Lamb, John Irving,
Movies: Apocalypto, Jesus Camp, Clash of the Titans (original) Babel,City of God, No Country for Old Men, Deja Vu, Born into Brothers, Brokedown Palace, Into the wild, 5th Element, hotel Rwanda, Logan's Run, Mad Max, Monster, Neverending Story, Running Man, Scanner Darkly, Traffic, V for Vendetta.
TV Shows: Oz, Deadwood,Sons of Anarchy, Battlestar Galactica (new), Star Trek DS9, True Blood, The Wire, Doctor Who, Primeva, Game of Thrones
Music: Ani Difranco, M. Ward, Rilo Kiley Susan Tedeschi, Neil Young, Jolie Holland, Otis Redding, Paul Curreri, Matisyahu, Keb Mo, Paul Simon, Regina Spektor, Norah Jones, Johnny Lang, Bright Eyes, Dax Riggs, JT and the Clouds, Iron and Wine, Wilco, Buddy Guy, Damien Rice, Djavan, Kimya Dawson, Manu Chao, Moby, Muddy Waters, Steve Earle.
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Interesting.3-Dimensional. Super smart
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You are secure and strong in who you are
You are not easily offended or have terribly delicate sensibilities
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I wrote in a piece I posted on a different website about how Americans have become engulfed in their entertainment. I think with this Age of Technology you see more and more a shift in how people spend their time and spend their day. In a lot of ways it has been extremely beneficial for us as a society. Computers, cell phones, the internet and any mixture of those three phenomenon like Blackberries, text messaging and E-mail has made production a lot less time consuming. With this, people are able to build businesses and even industries around these extremely efficient business machines and methods. From there, you see your upper middle class and above incomes, known as your consuming class, have more money to consume, and have more disposable time to consume. With such a drastic change in the sociological structure of society evolving the way it has, you begin to see a shift in the way consumers use their time and their money.
This brings me to my question. Why do Americans, when given ample time and resources to choose from, insist on flipping the script on everything that used to be considered the "Norm" in entertainment? TV used to be dominated by situational comedies and shows that portrayed fantasy, shows that were based in fiction, shows that were sold on fiction and that adhered to rules not available to the outside, real world. Sports, on the other hand, were supposed to be a glass house depiction of real life. Well, what happened? Reality TV has taken over the country. Look at American Idol, the formerly iconic Survivor, Dancing with the Stars and even real-life fictional crime dramas CSI and Without a Trace. All of these shows are supposed to reflect reality, when they cross over into that fantasy realm, they are immediately discredited and become ridiculous. Shows like Inside Edition, TMZ and E! News has made celebrities actual lives more interesting and compelling than the characters they portray on the screen. The same effect has crossed over into sports. Look at the NFL. What has been the prevailing factor in expanding the NFL's audience into this young era? The answer is fantasy. The most interesting part of actual real competition is fantasy. Take the Madden franchise for example. EA creates the most realistic representation of football you can find around. Hell, EA can use their engines to create projections of how a team's season will play out compared to certain variables. And the craziest part? They're accurate! The players have bought into this too. Players make no secret to the creators of Madden what they have been doing in their off-season in order too secure a higher agility rating in Madden 2009. With all the advances and all the Artificial Intelligence and all the data being plugged into these games, a Madden franchise can actually become a full time job. Some gamers, the elite players, actually use their Madden skills as a job, and make very nice livings.
The same goes with fantasy football. Now come on, has there ever been a more warped measure of football knowledge than success in your Fantasy Football league? Take the 11 all stars you drafted from a 32 team pool into an 8 team league, pay no attention to chemistry, development, coaching or line play, and then hope your players score the most touchdowns or have the most YAC. Nice work Mr. Parcells. Your team, the "Flying Banditos of Buzra", just won its 3rd straight title in the "Forty Year Old Virgin" keeper league your friend the process server started 5 years ago on Yahoo.com. Can I interest you in running the Patriots?
Here's my take. People that have more time, and more access to information, demand more involvement in the things they consume. However, they don't want to actually learn about it. They just want to strip it down to its simplest standards and then enjoy it. Reality TV, Fantasy Football and Madden 2009 are like the 2008 version of Monopoly. Sure, you may think you're a business man when you win it, but when you get out in the real world you best not bank on landing on Chance and having the card read, "Advance to Boardwalk."


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American coalminer INR is planning to float in Australia with a $1 billion-plus market value at a time when independent local coal producers are being targeted by foreign buyers.
INR plans to pursue an Australian sharemarket listing to increase its access to the booming markets for coal in China, India and other parts of Asia via investment in local projects.
"Our strategy is to grow in Australia," INR chief executive Gary Rogliano told The Australian Financial Review. "If our strategy is here, it makes sense to list here." Scheduled for midyear, the float would fill a void on the Australian Securities Exchange as a result of a spate of takeovers in the mid-cap coal sector.
Only last week, Peabody Energy tabled a hostile $3.3 billion proposal to buy Brisbane-based
Independent players such as
About two-thirds of the product from INR's operations in West Virginia is a hard coking coal used in steel production. The remainder is a thermal coal product used for power generation.
Mr Rogliano acknowledged that local investors would want to gain more insight into INR's existing operations, and is planning a site tour for fund managers. There is little familiarity with Appalachian coal in the local market, particularly because US producers have typically sold their product to steel makers and utilities in that country's large domestic market rather than joining the global seaborne trade of which Australian miners such as
But changing market dynamics – primarily due to a declining US steel industry and China's new status as a net importer of coal – mean that INR exports 90 per cent of its coking coal production and 50 per cent of its thermal coal production, mostly to Europe. "I can sell three times the [coking] coal I can produce with all the calls coming in," Mr Rogliano said.
China's demand for coking coal is so great that INR shipped its first cargo to that country in February despite the 25-day shipping time from the east coast of the US.
The shipping times from the US have led to what was described by another coal company, Peabody, as a $US30-a-tonne advantage for Australian coal.
"China's voracious appetite has scared the European steel mills," Mr Rogliano said.
He noted that customers such as ArcelorMittal – the world's biggest listed steel company – were keen to ensure they retained a steady supply of product now that China was competing to lock up shipments.
The high-volatile hard coking coal sold by INR is selling for about $US180 a tonne on the spot market. In coke ovens, high-volatile coal, which ignites easily, is mixed with the low- and medium-volatile products typical of Australian mines to produce an ideal burn rate.
That price compares with the recent quarterly price of $US200 a tonne for hard coking coal that BHP settled with its hard-coking coal customers and the estimated $US170 a tonne at which Macarthur is believed to be selling its pulverised coal injection (PCI) product. A host of high-cost US mines began selling their product into the global export market at a time of record coal prices two years ago. This gained the US a reputation for being a swing producer because many of those high-cost mines were forced to shut down when the coal price fell as a result of the global financial crisis.
However, Mr Rogliano said INR's mine, which produces about 2.72 million tonnes a year and can be expanded to about 5 million tonnes, was economic even at lower prices.
He said on average, it cost around $US55 a tonne to mine the coal, plus another $US44 a tonne or so in royalties and railway costs. INR plans to use about $US75 million ($81.4 million) of the proceeds of its planned float in Australia (the overall size of which has yet to be determined) to expand its operations in West Virginia.
A pair of private equity groups that have owned INR since its inception three years ago will sell down a majority of their holding as part of the float, but they will maintain exposure to the stock.
Mr Rogliano said INR, advised by Goldman Sachs JBWere, had examined listing in other markets, including New York, Toronto and London.
But it decided on Australia because this would allow it to have a scrip currency to help it buy into local projects and capitalise on the Australian market's hunger for more independent coal offerings.
It expected to be large enough to gain membership in the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index after listing. INR will set up a local headquarters in Brisbane, and Mr Rogliano – an American based in Richmond, Virginia – plans to spend at least half of his time in Australia after the listing. The board will have a majority of local independent directors.
Mr Rogliano said he had already met almost every coal explorer and producer in Australia on nine visits to the country over the past year to gain familiarity with the local market.
His company was most likely to invest in development projects in coal and other steel-making materials like iron ore and manganese.
"We are looking for coking coal, which is harder to find, but we will buy thermal projects as well," he said.
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Well,one day at lunch time I went a eat at a fast food place and went inside to get my meal,turned the car off as always. when I returned I put the key in the ignition and turned the key and got nothing,no click,not anything. All the lights come inside and out, so I thought it was the starter,got a new one and put it on, battery was low so another battery to help start the car,it turned over but would not start, so I asked my friend next door for bust and when he put the cable on the and I tried starting it, it wouldn't say anything at all,I don't understand what could be wrong!!


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PARIS – Japan's foreign minister met his French counterpart in Paris on Sunday, where the two agreed to further cooperate in the international fight against terrorism.
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Japan wants "to advance measures to counter terrorism with France" while Jean-Marc Ayrault, France's top diplomat, stressed the need for enhanced international cooperation, according to Japanese officials.
The two said during the talks that both oppose any unilateral actions to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas, an apparent reference to China's aggressive maritime actions in the disputed waters.
Kishida also told Ayrault Japan would extend relief aid worth around $5 million to help the refugees from Syria fleeing that country's civil war.
Ayrault welcomed the assistance, which will primarily go toward financing medical aid and the removal of land mines. It will be distributed through the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and other international organizations.
Before the meeting, Kishida laid flowers in honor of the victims of last November's Paris terrorist attacks.
The Group of Seven foreign ministers — from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States — will hold talks next month in Hiroshima ahead of the May summit of the countries' leaders in Ise-Shima, Mie Prefecture.
Kishida has said Japan wants to send a strong message calling for a world without nuclear weapons as host of the G-7 gathering and the world's sole victim of atomic bombings.
"It is important to let the world's political leaders … know the reality of atomic bomb victims," Kishida said. Ayrault said France shares Japan's goal of disarmament and nonproliferation, according to the officials.
The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were devastated by U.S. atomic bombings in the closing days of World War II in 1945. Kishida, elected from the city of Hiroshima, will chair the foreign minister's meeting.
The stop in France wrapped up Kishida's European trip that also took him to Italy and the Vatican.


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His speeches are like a session with hypnotist, and his respect for the truth is a very relative thing.
In some ways, The hypnotist hews closer to the American gumshoe tradition.
But, though it seems almost impossible, The hypnotist is far grislier than Dragon.
Phrenologist, hypnotist, conjurer—all these things the great Professor Franklin had called himself.
"It is a thing we have sought to do for years and years," said the hypnotist.
The hypnotist can make his subject blush or turn pale, express in his face fierce anger or appealing love.
When a hypnotist hypnotizes his subject, it is known as hetero-hypnosis.
My father has never completed that sentence; what he mistook for hunger-light was simply the earnest gaze of the hypnotist.
Actually, the hypnotist in this technique is not looking into the eyes of the subject.
He felt like a magician operating the wires for some manikin to dance at the other end or a hypnotist directing a subject.
hypnotism hyp·no·tism (hĭp'nə-tĭz'əm)
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Based on the newest solicits, we know that at least Hazmat, X-23, Darkhawk, and I think Nico are going to make it to issue seven. There is also speculation that Arcade's Murderworld is really just a virtual reality and that everyone is still alive. So, with that information in mind, I figure by the second or third arc the Arena is over. The arc opens with Hazmat, the focal point for the arc, having a nightmare about the events of Murderworld. She wakes up and, through internal monologue, we learn that the "final four" (Hazmat, X-23, Darkhawk, and Nico), managed to escape Arcade's VR Murderworld. 6 months to a year later, and Hazmat, still inspired by Mettle's sacrifice, has become one of the best and most popular of the newest wave of Avengers recruits. However, there is one thing that has been bothering her all this time: if the four of them managed to survive, where were the others? Taking matters into her own hands, Hazmat brings the four survivors together again for the first time since the Arena, and sets out to lead this new squad of "Avengers" in the search for the missing victims of the Arena. Thoughts?


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Adding that additional content will be made available throughout 2016, with the first major update coming in March. Capcom has also assured players that the initial purchase of Street Fighter V is the only one you need to make to ensure you have the latest version of the game, as content including the additional characters and Cinematic Story Expansion (available in June, for those of you who want a more in-depth story based experience) is earnable for free. There will be no Super, Ultra, Hyper or Turbo additions, Street Fighter V is it.
The in-game store will open in March and Capcom has assured that all players who have been earning Fight Money from day one will then be able to cash that in for additional content. If you have completed all the single player content available at launch you will have enough Fight Money to receive the 17th character – Alex, for free.
Right now players are only able to invite one friend to play via the Battle Lounge, a decision that was made so that there is no further strain on the servers. Capcom have said this will be updated in March to allow players to expand their friend list.
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While driving, Trent (Steve Carrell) looks thru the rearview mirror, asking Duncan how he would rate himself on a scale from 1 to 10. Duncan is 14 yrs old, and sitting in the way back of an old station wagon, the kind where the way back seat faces out the back window. Trent pesters Duncan until he replies that he'd rate himself a 6. Trent then says that he would rate Duncan as a 3. Duncan looks around the car. His mom is asleep in the passenger seat. Trent's daughter, Steph is sleeping with ear buds on. No one hears this exchange between Trent and Duncan. Trent continues on that this summer is a big deal. Depending on how this summer goes, this could bring some big changes for them all. They could become a family. Duncan tunes him out by putting his ear buds on.
They pass the Water Wizz Park on the way into the small sea side town decorated for Fourth of July. When they arrive at their beach house, the next door neighbor, Betty comes over to catch Trent up on who else has arrived for the summer. Apparently Trent and the family come back every summer. Betty introduces her daughter Susanna (15) who is the same age and friends with Steph, and her son Pete. She then compliments Duncan's mom, (played by Toni Collette) on her scarf headdress.
After unloading the car, it's apparent that Trent and Duncan's mom want to be alone romantically. Trent tells his daughter to take Duncan along with her to the beach. Steph is rude, telling him to walk behind her, not too close. She continues to show her distain in front of her friends. When he can, Duncan escapes back to the house. He lies on the roof of the car singing aloud to REO Speedwagon's 'I can't stop this feeling anymore', and gets overheard by Susanna. Embarrassed, he slips off the roof and bolts for the house.
That night, another couple, Kip and Joanie, come over for dinner. Trent makes a point to ask Duncan in front of everyone about the dent on his car roof. He was able to pop the dent out, but asked if Duncan was sitting on the car. Duncan's mom chimes in that they did have luggage on the roof. He agrees it could be from the luggage, but his look says he knows it was Duncan. Duncan says nothing. At dinner, the adults get drunk and Kip and Joanie start telling stories about previous summers and passing out on the dunes. Duncan's mom tries to share a similar story, but it falls flat. Duncan gets permission to leave the table, Trent calls him to come back to take his empty plate to the kitchen. 'Everyone works around here.' Duncan escapes to the porch and he sees Suzanne next door. She tries to flirt with him about REO Speedwagon, but he is uncomfortable and instead makes a comment about the hot weather.
Next morning, Duncan finds a note that his mom had a late night. She left him twenty dollars to go and have fun. Duncan goes exploring in the garage and finds an old bicycle of Steph's complete with handle bar streamers and a tiny pink basket in front. He bikes into town with a smile on his face. He goes into a deli and buys a soda. He takes it over to watch a guy who is playing a classic PacMan game. The guy, Owen (Sam Rockwell), is excited as he's on the cherry level. Duncan replies that the cherry level is the first level, that there is a pattern to win each level. The guy says he's not interested in using patterns. He likes to go his own way. He lets Duncan play out the last PacMan and tells him 'no using patterns'.
When Duncan gets home, they're packing the car to go out on Kip's boat. Trent let's Duncan know that he worried his mom. That he needs to leave a note where he's going and what time he'll be back. Trent makes Duncan wear a huge oversized life vest. Duncan knows how to swim but per his mom, gets nervous around water. Duncan complains that no one else has to wear one. Trent says this way they don't have to worry about him and can all enjoy the trip. Duncan sits inside the boat looking miserable. Steph and Susanna are sunbathing on the front deck of the boat. Steph makes a point to have Suzanne look at Duncan and calls him a loser. While on the boat, Joanie asks how Trent and Duncan's mom met. They met when she was catering an event. He pursued her, and finally told her that they were already in this together. That was almost one year ago. Duncan's mom is wearing another scarf headdress. As she and Trent have a romantic kiss, Joanie looks a little jealous at the exchange. Back at the dock, Duncan throws down the life vest and walks off. Trent calls him to come back to carry things to the car.
That evening, Kip and Joanie stay for dinner again. When Duncan comes down, the dinner table is empty and all the adults are drunk running over to the beach via the sand dunes. Trent has a double standard as the table is littered with dirty dishes. The next morning, all four adults are loudly having breakfast, still partying with Bloody Marys. Duncan angrily skips breakfast, gets the bike out of the garage, yanks off the purple streamers and takes off. He rides further out of town to the Water Wizz Park. He gets in for free by accident and slouches at a picnic bench just watching. Owen comes out onto his balcony and notices the kid. He calls out to him and includes him in his witty conversation with another employee. That afternoon, Susanna compliments Duncan on his stylish bike. She's waiting for a call from her dad, and tells Duncan to let her know if he has any other insights about the weather.
Duncan returns to Water Wizz the next day, sitting at the same bench. Owen tells him he'll have to leave as he's having too much fun and it's making other people uncomfortable. Duncan takes him literally and starts to leave. Owen calls him back and tells him there is more to the park that that one bench. Owen gives him a tour of the park, introducing him to Lewis, who runs the rental booth that nobody comes to. He asks Lewis to find a loaner bathing suit for Duncan, then takes him to the top of the Water Wizz slide. On the way up, three young boys are pestering Owen about the rumor that someone passed another person in the slide tunnel. They want to know how that guy did it. Owen confirms that it was he and he cannot share that secret. The secret stays in the tunnel.
At the top of the slide, Owen introduces Duncan to Roddy, who is an expert at having ladies in bikinis 'hold' for a bit of time before they let them go down the slide. This allows the guys to check out the girls while they 'hold'. After the end of the day, Owen offers to give Duncan a ride home. They throw the bike in the back of the convertible and he mentions that this is a pretty far ride from his town. He asks what brought him out there, and Duncan doesn't know how to answer him. He just explains that they are staying at his mom's boyfriend's house. When he's dropped off, Owen mentions they could use a gofer and asks if Duncan would like to work for free at the park. Duncan says yes. As Owen drives away, Duncan's mom wants to know who that was. She is worried that he has a friend that drives and insists that she wants to meet him. Duncan doesn't mention the job or the water park.
Neighbor Betty is having a clambake party. Susanna approaches him at the buffet table saying he should skip the clams as that was her dad's specialty. She asks where he goes on his bike and then says he can have his secret. As they are talking, they see Kip pay a teenager for a baggie of Marijuana. Duncan tells Susanna that his mom doesn't smoke pot. Susanna replies that this is like Spring Break for adults. Duncan sees his mom join Kip and the others to go have a smoke. Duncan angrily throws his whole plate of food in the trash. Susanna asks if he wants to go for a walk. They talk as they walk along the beach. They watch the fireworks and Duncan mentions that his dad is living in San Diego. He has a new girlfriend, she is younger. They are getting their new place set up and then he will go live with his dad.
After the fireworks, Duncan returns to the house. He notices Joanie rubbing up against Trent on the side of the house. Trent is tempted to kiss her, but says that he can't. Joanie replies, 'what, just not this summer?' Duncan flattens himself against the back of the house so that Trent doesn't see him when he returns to the backyard party. Duncan's mom sees Duncan hiding against the wall as Joanie comes back to the join the group. She becomes aware something might be up.
Duncan arrives for work the next day at Water Wizz. He gets a Staff t-shirt to wear. There are some kids doing breakdancing and have drawn a crowd. Owen tells Duncan to break that up by taking away the cardboard. Duncan is unsure, but Owen reminds him that he's wearing a Staff shirt and people will listen to him, he's the law. Duncan goes to break up the group, they first want to see his dance moves. One of the girls has him mimic her moves, and he does a good job. The crowd cheers. The dancers let him take their cardboard and he gets a new nickname: Pop N'Rock.
Next is a montage of Duncan getting more confident and having fun with everyone at Water Wizz. He wears cool shades, has learned Roddy's talent for making ladies 'hold' at the top of the slide, and his confidence spills over to him winking at Steph one morning while he's eating breakfast. He even gets a first paycheck.
One day it's raining, so the park is closed. Stuck in the house, Duncan's mom insists they have a day without Kip and Joanie, and finds the game CandyLand to play as a family. When it's Duncan's turn she suggests that he use the gumdrop short cut. Trent gets out the game rules, and reads them aloud to prove Duncan cannot use the shortcut. Upset that Trent is being so by the book, Duncan's mom wants someone else to do her turn so she can focus on lunch. Again, Trent says per the rule book, she has to do her turn and no one can do it for her. She takes her move and then leaves the room frustrated and crying saying it's only a children's game.
The next day, Susanna follows Duncan on bike to discover he works at Water Wizz. She returns with her beach gear and flirts with him. Owen and Roddy use a PA system to hassle them a bit in good fun. Duncan then gives Susanna a tour of the park using some of Owen's lines from the first day. It makes Susanna laugh. They spend the day together talking and laughing.
When Duncan comes home for dinner, he hears Trent took the car and has been gone all day without leaving a note for his mom. They even eat dinner without him. Early in the morning, Duncan hears Trent and his mom talking downstairs. Trent's excuse is he was on Kip's boat all day and forgot to call. By morning, Duncan's mom seems to have accepted the apology and excuse as she's happy and made breakfast.
That evening there is a BBQ at Kip & Joanie's. Joanie comes out wearing a scarf headdress similar to the style Duncan's mom wore earlier. She insists that Trent get up and dance with her. Meanwhile Kip joins the table and Betty asks Kip to take her out on his boat. Kip mentions he'd like to, but the boats up out of the water. It's been up all week as it's broken. Duncan's mom realizes Trent lied to her about being on Kip's boat yesterday and that he was with Joanie. She gets up from the table stumbles away crying towards the house. Duncan stands up and confronts her, amazed that all she's going to do is run away and cry. He wonders why she doesn't say something to Trent knowing that he slept with Joanie. Trent then comes over and tries to pick a fight with Duncan but Kip holds him back. Duncan then says, fine, you can stay with him. I want to go live with Dad. Trent then shares that Duncan's dad doesn't want him. Duncan asks his mom if this is true, and she just cries.
Duncan runs off to the beach and Susanna comes to sit next to him. She tries to talk to him, and he moves in as if to kiss her, and she backs up saying not like this. Duncan goes back to the house and overhears Trent saying to his mom that he realizes he needs to try to be better.
Feeling he has nowhere to go, Duncan grabs his bike and rides to Water Wizz. Owen is having a bon voyage party for Lewis and says Duncan can stay for a bit. It's a fun party with dancing and a water gun fight. The next morning, Owen tells Duncan that he has to go home now. Duncan says that he never wants to leave the park. That this is the only place that he is happy. He's not wanted by his dad and he can't go back to the house. He then shares that Trent called him a 3 on a scale from one to ten. Owen says that's all about Trent and nothing to do with Duncan. Owen shares that he had a dad just like that. That's why he lives his life without rules or patterns. He does it his own way.
Duncan returns to the house to find Trent packing the car. They are going home. Duncan goes into the house and asks his mom if that is true, that they are leaving with Trent after everything Trent did. His mom say Duncan is too young to understand but that sometimes you get scared and so you do things so that you won't be alone. Despite Duncan saying the can be fine alone without Trent, that they could rent another place here for the summer, his mom insists they are going with Trent. Duncan says goodbye to Susanna. As he turns to go, she turns him around and gives him a kiss, saying that he just surprised her when he tried to kiss her the night before.
They drive thru town and stop at a gas station. It's right next door to the Water Wizz. Duncan debates a few moments and then opens the car door and runs over to the park. His mom follows him as Trent is stuck pumping gas. Duncan finds Owen and tells him that they are going and thanks him for everything. He says there is one thing he wants to do before he goes, and that is to try to pass him in the water slide tunnel.
There is a big PA announcement that Pop N'Rock is going to attempt to pass Owen in the Slide Tunnel. Everyone at the park gathers around the bottom of the pool to see who comes out first. Duncan's mom enters thru the employee entrance and takes everything in. She sees Duncan is the Employee of the Month. He has the biggest smile and under his photo is 'Pop N' Rock'. She follows the crowd the pool.
Duncan successfully passes Owen in the slide tunnel and comes out first into the pool. The crowd is cheering as Owen makes the big congratulatory announcement for Duncan. Trent and Steph have joined up with Duncan's mom and Trent just wants to get back to the car. He tries to reach for Duncan, and Owen steps in between saying you must be the number three guy. Nice to meet you number three. Trent then storms off to the car. Duncan introduces him mom to Owen, his friend who drives. Owen tells her that she has a very special son, very well like and will do great things. She agrees.
Back in the car, on the road, everyone is in their original positions, Duncan is in the way back, Steph is lounging in the back seat, and his mom is in the passenger seat. She looks out the window, thinking, and finally takes action by climbing over the seats to sit in the way back of the car with Duncan, symbolizing that the relationship with Trent is over.
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Let Me In Your Heart To Love You - Poem by Cristina Teodor
Life is an open highway,
And i was walking alone,
In the coldness of the world,
Trying to find my way and be strong.
I found on the way two beautiful brown eyes,
Shinning at me like stars in the darkness,
I am looking to your eyes amazed and charmed,
It's an incredible force connecting my eyes with yours.
Through your eyes i see your soul,
I feel the warmth the goodness you hold,
I see myself in your eyes, i can see the world,
It's like looking into the door of your open heart.
Let me be the sunshine to warm you,
Let me be your rain and catharsis,
Let me be your dream coming true,
Let me in your heart to love you.
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Elsevier's new medical wiki, WiserWiki is now live and "in Beta."
I hadn't realized until now exactly how worried publishers might be about tools like AskDrWiki and Ganfyd. I always thought that AskDrWiki or Ganfyd, if developed and maintained well, might threaten to take business away from UpToDate, DynaMed, MDConsult or other similar products- but it would appear that Elsevier sees them as a bigger threat than I have. Why else start a brand-new medical wiki and seed it with content they own from John Noble's "Textbook of Primary Care Medicine"? In doing this, Elsevier probably hopes to gather the users that would otherwise use Ganfyd or AskDrWiki (or Wikipedia). This way, they can sell advertising and promote their own offerings. Brilliant.
Still, I think it'll bomb. Sure, people will be happy to make use of the free content that Elsevier seeded it with, but I think that Physicians inclined to contribute to a wiki will prefer to contribute to AskDrWiki or Ganfyd.
WiserWiki's Terms and Conditions say:
All content in this Site, including site layout, design, images, programs, text and other information (collectively, the "Content") is the property of Elsevier and its affiliated companies or licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may not copy, display, distribute, modify, publish, reproduce, store, transmit, create derivative works from, or sell or license all or any part of the Content, products or services obtained from this Site in any medium to anyone, except as otherwise expressly permitted under applicable law or as described in these Terms and Conditions or relevant license or subscriber agreement.
Really? Even the stuff that contributors write?
We do not claim ownership of any material that you provide to us (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit on or through this Site, including our blog pages, message boards, chat rooms and forums, for review by the general public or by the members of any public or private community ("Submission") and we are not responsible for its content or accuracy.
Okay, I guess that's good…
…However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting ("Posting") your Submission you grant us, our affiliated companies and sublicensees permission to display, publish and otherwise use your Submission in any format in connection with the operation of our respective businesses (including, without limitation, the Site). No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission. We are under no obligation to display or otherwise use any Submission you may provide, and we may remove any Submission at any time in our sole discretion.
So…Elsevier provides the server and hosting…and physicians write the content…but Elsevier can leverage the content for profit? I think that if a physician is the sort of community-minded sharer who gives her/his time and expertise for free (hint: these are the sorts of physicians who contribute to Wikipedia or medical wikis), he/she will probably prefer to give it to a non-profit than to let Elsevier make money off of it.
And what about this:
Q: Who holds the copyright to the information submitted on this site?
A: Contributors retain the copyright to information they contribute to WiserWiki. Please read our Terms & Conditions.
How do you simultaneously have authors retain copyright…and have documents editable by registered users? Perhaps Elsevier intends for contributors to only submit full, complete articles for consideration of inclusion…but wouldn't that defeat about half the purpose of making the site a wiki instead of a digital book?
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