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News Clips - July 11, 2008
From July 4 to July 10, Carnegie Mellon Media Relations counted 523 references to the university in worldwide publications. Here is a sample.
Book buzz: Second-quarter report promising for Pausch
USA Today | July 9
Two self-help titles —The Last Lecture and Oprah pick A New Earth — were the top sellers on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list in the year's second quarter. Eckhart Tolle's Earth, which was the No. 1 book on our list for the first quarter, dropped to No. 2 during April through June. Readers embraced the humor and wisdom in
Randy Pausch
's book, based on a lecture by the
Carnegie Mellon
professor, who is battling pancreatic cancer. Also dominating sales over the period: Stephenie Meyer, who had four of the top 20 sellers.
36 hours in Pittsburgh
The New York Times – Travel Section | July 6
The Oakland district teems with intellectual energy from the University of Pittsburgh,
Carnegie Mellon
University and a bunch of museums. Start out at the Nationality Rooms at the Cathedral of Learning (4200 Fifth Avenue; 412-624-6000; www.pitt.edu/~natrooms), a 42-story Gothic-style tower on the Pittsburgh campus with 27 classrooms, each devoted to a different nationality.
The coming of the car-bot
BusinessWeek | July 7
For now, GM can claim bragging rights among automakers for advancing autonomous driving. Last November, a Chevy Tahoe nicknamed "Boss," engineered by a team drawn from GM, Continental Teves, Caterpillar (CAT), and
Carnegie Mellon
University, beat out 85 other teams and entries for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, Urban Challenge.
Education for Leadership
Local graduate receives prestigious Cambridge Scholarship
WJHG-NBC | July 7
2007 Bay High graduate Tony Poor spent his freshman year of college studying computer science at
Carnegie Mellon
University in Pittsburgh. His sophomore year he'll do so with one of the most prestigious scholarships a student can receive, the Cambridge International Fellowship Scholarship.
Local grad drafts winning letter on climate change
Record-Press | July 3
Township native Benjamin Flath, a 2003 graduate of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, recently graduated from
Carnegie Mellon
with his master's degree in civil and environmental engineering. While there, Flath was part of a team that drafted a letter challenging America's leaders to develop a sustainable energy policy, winning first prize in the "Tomorrow's Energy Ambassadors, Managers and Scholars" (TEAMS) competition and getting their views published in USA Today. […] Flath's victory earned Carnegie Mellon a $10,000 check for the school's scholarship fund and a $2,500 grant from Johnson Controls.
Arts and Humanities
The bad news keeps piling up
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | July 6
Homes around the country are sinking in value, stocks are mired in a bear market and escalating food and energy prices are eating into American incomes as wages fail to keep pace and unemployment rises. People are dining out less, giving up entertainment and scaling back summer vacations amid $4-a-gallon gas, higher airline fares and fewer flights. The current situation "is like a thumbscrew" to the average consumer, said
George Loewenstein
, a professor who studies the relationship between economics and psychology at
Carnegie Mellon
University. "It is not at all surprising that people are responding to the squeeze with pain and fear."
Quilter stitches together evocative works
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | July 6
To have the work of renowned quiltmaker Nancy Crow fill the three flawless floors that are the Regina Gouger Miller Gallery on the campus of
Carnegie Mellon
University is a rare treat indeed, but a seemingly odd juxtaposition to say the least. After all, why would one find what many view to be merely handicraft in a place known to display cutting-edge contemporary art?
Information Technology
Training and e-learning
IT Web | July 6
Carnegie Mellon
notes that 25% to 40% of all spending on projects is wasted as a result of rework. Gartner says 50% of projects are rolled back out of production and 40% of problems are found by end-users. Forrester Research states that poorly defined applications contribute to 66% project failure rate.
Bay Area researchers in search of the real $6 million dollar man
San Jose Mercury News | July 6
One was described last month in the journal Nature by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh and
Carnegie Mellon
University. After two monkeys had tiny sensors implanted in their brains, the researchers said, the animals could control a robotic arm with their thoughts to feed themselves marshmallows and chunks of fruit.
Regional Impact
Here's why you shouldn't start a tech company in Silicon Valley
SiloBreaker | July 10
Going a step further, I think some cities like the ones I mentioned already – given how inexpensive they are – are really viable epicenters for technology companies. I'm not sure if it makes sense to move to Austin or Pittsburgh to start a company, but if you graduate from UT or
Carnegie Mellon
, it certainly makes sense to stay. Pittsburgh in particular has been working very hard to try to keep their engineering talent and foster a high-tech scene, offering lots of tax and other incentives to get people to stay. Rodrigo of Sonya Labs talks a little about the dynamics of Pittsburgh trying to become a startup hub, and the opening of Alpha Lab should help there.
Creative projects push technological envelope as part of city's 250th anniversary
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | July 9
"Pittsburgh is one of the best places in the world for behavioral sculpture because of the confluence of arts schools," says
Ian Ingram
, BigBots curator and a senior research associate and artist-in-residence at
Carnegie Mellon
University. "There aren't that many robotic artists in the world." […] Robot 250 came out of Carnegie Mellon and its Community Robotics Education and Technology Empowerment (CREATE) Laboratory, which is a hub for both robotics research and arts in the city. The goal of this yearlong initiative was to encourage robot design and building at a grassroots community level, says Robot 250 project director
Dennis Bateman
. "It seemed like a natural fit with Carnegie Mellon's history and Pittsburgh's history in robotic research."
Creative invasion of BigBots will tweak art, tech concepts
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | July 6
When planners of a citywide exhibition of large, robotic art that starts this week asked Ian Ingram to submit a piece, he had one goal in mind… His contribution to Robot 250, an event starting Friday with the public debut of Ingram's and 10 other so-called "BigBots," is a giant foam hand in black and gold, one finger raised, with the lettering: "You're #1."… If it stretches the definition of robot -- or art, for that matter -- that's the whole idea, said
Illah Nourbakhsh
. A professor at the
Carnegie Mellon
University Robotics Institute, Nourbakhsh is the motivating force behind the effort to highlight Pittsburgh's connection to robotics during the city's 250th birthday celebration.
Getting rid of the gang problem
City Messenger | July 9
Alfred Blumstein
, winner of the 2007 Stockholm Prize in Criminology the Nobel Prize of criminologists told the City Messenger the group of juvenile repeat offenders, believed responsible for home invasions and high-speed car chases, presented a "very tough case." ... Prof Blumstein, a founding faculty member of the
Carnegie Mellon
Heinz School of Public Policy, gave a lecture last week to Carnegie Mellon's Adelaide students, which was attended by top police officials including Police Minister Paul Holloway and Deputy Commissioner Gary Burns.
Carnegie Mellon Qatar 2008 business administration graduate launches business
AME Info | July 8
Tabra began Araboh, which is slang for Arabs, in December of 2007 while still in her senior year at
Carnegie Mellon
Qatar. The Web site is being officially launched this week. A top student at Carnegie Mellon Qatar, Tabra worked with communications professor Patrick McGinnis on developing her logo, vision and mission. And she worked with George White, Ph.D., professor of entrepreneurship, on the proper way to go about her venture.


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Sherra Wright, the ex-wife of former NBA star Lorenzen Wright, told police that he left her house with a box of drugs and a some money shortly before he was murdered.
"During the conversation with the unidentified individual, Sherra Wright told Det. Young she heard Lorenzen Wright say he was going to flip something for $110,000," according to an affidavit obtained by The Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Sherra Wright told police that her ex-husband owned a shotgun and a handgun. Her lawyer said that police have not indicated his client was a person of interest in the investigation.
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
Michael Hiestand has covered sports media and marketing for USA TODAY, tackling the sports biz ranging from what's behind mega-events such as the Olympics and Super Bowl to the sometimes-hidden numbers behind the sports world's bottom line.

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McConnell promised Senate will finally vote to open debate on a health care bill.
Meteor Timber's wants to fill 16 acres of wetlands.
City parks and rec. dept. working with volunteers to clear areas.
He told one young girl he was there to tutor her.
Town of Holland residents made their voices heard at a Monday meeting
Even law enforcement officials find it hard to understand the stabbing of a
The state Government Accountability Board will decide a week from today
If your carrying a large amount of drugs in your car.....you may want to pay
Three billboards would be among the casualties of a new TIF
Wisconsin has a little more work to do than many other states in meeting new
Although nothing has been settled in a legal action against La Crosse's new
Was he mentally ill, or putting on an act?
A Wisconsin appeals court says
A homeless guy has been charged in the railroad tie fire from late last week
A shot across the bow perhaps for the other drug houses in La Crosse.
June. Summer. Softball. A couple of cold ones at the
Construction will begin soon to expand more parking opportunities at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. Crews will begin closing off Parking Lot #2 which is located south of the Cancer & Surgery Center beginning June 2nd. Completion of the project is projected to be July 18th.
Plans include raising the parking lot to street level, while adding additional parking spots. This will allow easier access for patients and visitors while enhancing the overall patient experience at the facility.
During this construction period, Mayo Clinic Health System will offer more golf cart services between lots and building entrances to help patients and visitors easy door to door access to any of our buildings. Those cart rides will be made available between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Visitors to the facility should use either Lot #3 or Lot #10 during this construction period. Those lots are located between the Clinic and Jackson Street. Both lots are accessible from both 10th and 11th Streets. Handicap and special needs parking will be in the rows nearest to the Clinic building in Lot #3.
Because of this construction, we ask that you plan an extra 20 to 30 minutes of travel time to your appointment to allow for parking and transport to each building entrance. If visitors need a ride back to their vehicle after their visit, please notify door personal at each entrance and they will assist in any transportation needs.
If you would like to call ahead for your transportation needs, please call 608-498-1247.
The Monroe County Tactical Team was called out late Friday to the report of a man who was drunk and pointing a rifle at Sparta Police. Cops say 33 year old Phillip Smith was told several times by area law enforcement to come out of his house. He then threatened to shoot police and anyone that came near his house. He also said he would kill himself. After several hours, police shot smoke grenade canisters into the house, forcing Smith out. Once outside the home, police shot him with bean bags. Smith faces a bevy of charges when he appears in a courtroom Monday morning.
The state of Wisconsin doesn't have an unlimited amount of money to spend. We see that with the billion dollar hole in the state's transportation budget our lawmakers can't fire...
In August of 1992, Governor Bill Clinton launched his fall campaign for president after the Democratic convention by taking a bus tour through the Midwest with his wife Hillary, and...


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It is no secret. Investors are petrified by negative sentiment and rumors about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Traders and shareholders continue to digest such rumors about Apple and the recent trend has been typical: dump the shares. For example, a fresh piece from the Wall Street Journal about the future of the next iPhone, an iterative iPhone 5 and a version of the same phone for the China market, cost shareholders $10 billion in market cap within an hour, or the size of BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) and AOL, combined. That market cap disappeared as a speculative - and unconfirmed - report was pushed out by a couple of journalists. Such speculation has been trending for several months now, as journalists and analysts fire speculative shots about Apple's supply chain, demand, and future products at investors based on their discussions with vendors and third parties.
Though Apple is fundamentally extremely strong with surveys pointing to high product retention rates among existing users and continued growth in emerging markets, many analysts have now updated their models to reflect not the fundamental value of the company they adored only a few months earlier, but a "new mood" among Apple traders. In other words, what we are witnessing here is true market inefficiency at work - led by market participants. A prominent analyst slashing his price target by 53%, or $480 billion, in several months' time is a clear example of such inefficiency. $480 billion, by the way, is 15% larger than the current Apple market cap and is about the size of Argentina's GDP. To wipe away such a significant amount within a few months' time raises serious questions around the analyst's methodology. Did the fundamentals really change by $480 billion in a few months' time?
While the competitive risks are high and it's true that Apple might need to prove to investors their next product cycle's strength, should we really value the company at a third or even half that of competitor Google (Apple trades at 9.88X TTM and an eye-popping 6.6x P/E if you back out cash; Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) trades at 24.34X TTM and a whopping 20+X market cap ex-cash)?
Is Apple then currently priced correctly? Depends on how you value the company or what methodology you use to predict the stock's next move. But let's face it. As a market leader, Apple's strategy was never about responding to analysts' and pundits' demands. On the contrary, Apple's strategy has always been about understanding what consumers want and offering revolutionary products that will change the way they live their lives. Whether you're using a discounted cash flow model or the comparables method, the fundamental value that drives a stock in the longer term is the company's product and its proven track record. I will explain why in my view the drivers of Apple's share price are extremely strong and why that should drive the stock to premium levels in the longer term.
Ecosystem: Positive
Whether you're bullish or bearish on Apple, it is hard to deny the company's most effective tool to driving its success: its ecosystem. Apple's carefully crafted ecosystem is probably its most undervalued asset and a new future product will without a doubt be built around the same ecosystem that has made every one of its current products successful. A future Apple might unite with credit card companies to allow us to make payments using an iWatch through the cloud. A future Apple might be a cable company that allows us to watch ESPN through an "a la carte" service without paying for Bravo. An Apple TV might also mean that Apple will truly revolutionize the way we use our televisions versus our current methods. Point to some of the millions of iTV apps and play Angry Birds while Skyping with your girlfriend. Yes the technology is there. So was the MP3 player before the iPod was rolled out. The smartphone also existed before the iPhone revolutionized that market. I owned a tablet long before the iPad was introduced (which is why I doubled down on Apple after negative iPad sentiment during days following the release caused the stock to sell off by 10%).
The bottom line is this: an ecosystem is a very important barrier-to-entry and while competitors are catching up by introducing substitutes to proven (key word is proven) Apple products, Apple is building new products around its ecosystem. This is what many market participants who trade Apple have trouble "valuing," but it is an essential piece.
Emerging Markets: Positive
One of Apple's strengths I am extremely pleased about in terms of Apple's strategy is their ability to successfully globalize. They have effectively used their sought-after brand to introduce leading products in markets around the world. While their sales have grown in every major segment, its most important market at the moment is in China. At 67% Y/Y sales growth, it is by far its strongest growing geographic segment. The prospects for this region are even greater. Here is why. Apple's iPhones, until now, have been available to a select few of China's population of 1.35 billion as 48% of China's income share was held by the highest 20% in 2005. However, within that number, there is inequality in itself as 32% of China's income share was held by the highest 10%. This turns into an extremely fat-tailed income distribution (sorry, image not available). What does this mean? Let's say until now, the more expensive iPhone was only available to 5% of China. That means the market opportunity was constructed around 68 million people. Let's say a less expensive iPhone would be available to an additional 45% of China. That means the new market opportunity will be around an additional 608 million people. Below, I built a very simplistic segment forecast to show just how such an upside could affect EPS.
The chart assumes that Apple will enter a price war with competitors by introducing a less expensive product (price is blend of products) at 78% of original price. This would to a degree be subsidized by a carrier (such as China Mobile) and would create a very affordable item for the segment's population and could potentially create an extra 554% segment upside for Apple or an additional $11.26/share. I would like to caution that this is not a projection, but a way to better view the potential of the China market. This is one of the main reasons I am surprised that any analyst is currently modeling Apple at negative growth and at a discount to comps.
Cash Management: Positive
Should too much cash be treated as a positive or a negative? That of course depends on your market outlook and your opportunity costs. For most passive investors, Apple hoarding 33% of its market cap, or $137+ billion in cash, during such uncertain times should be incredible. For someone like David Einhorn, who has to show investors that he's taking risks during a booming equity market, Apple hoarding its cash is quite terrible. My belief is that since inflation concerns seem to be muted in the near-term and since the market is entering a late investment cycle (investment cycles were covered in my last submission), Apple is right to hold on to its cash until they find more favorable conditions or investments. What about buying back shares? Although I do believe that buying back shares would spur investor confidence, I'd be more in favor of Apple investing its money in its ecosystem, where I see potentially heavy growth.
Margins: Neutral
Yes Apple's operating margins have been compressing, but they've been settling at normal levels, at or way above comps as can be seen here. Notice that Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)'s operating margin was a mere 2% in 4Q12, a difference of 3,378 bp.
Below is a chart of Apple's operating income growth (decline) by region and the corresponding margins. Greater China and Japan have seen outstanding operating income growth on even stronger sales, while margins in lower cost regions and those regions hit by recessions have experienced much margin compression.
While analysts have raised red flags around margins, I don't believe that Apple's declining margins should be of huge concern to investors simply because they still have some of the highest margins in the industry and are trading at a deep discount to industry rivals. At the same time, all new products Apple rolls out should and I believe will take into consideration declining margins and therefore will most likely be much higher margin products.
Apple's revolutionary story, as we know it today, began not at the Mac or the iPod, but at its ecosystem, which is still in its "child" stage. A gifted child I might add. The market opportunity for expanding that ecosystem globally is quite enormous. Because Apple has extremely strong brand recognition, much cash, and loyal consumers, I believe other companies will be willing to "play along" by joining Apple's ecosystem. That will create billions of dollars of cash flows in the longer term. The stock trades at a deep discount to comparables as is evident above. This should, in my opinion, correct in the future. While I would not recommend timing Apple's stock for quick surging bounce (through options, for example) for the near term, I do believe that downside risk is not nearly what it is for companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook. This in my opinion is a longer-term, even greater success story.
Disclosure: I am long AAPL. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
Additional disclosure: This article is intended for informational and educational purposes only and shall not be construed to constitute investment advice. Nothing contained herein shall constitute a solicitation, recommendation, or endorsement to buy or sell any security or private fund.


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News of Cecilia Gimenez's "restoration" of an ecce homo fresco in a Catholic church in Borja, Spain, has been making the media rounds. Ecce homo ("behold the man") is its own genre that depicts Jesus before the crucifixion, often wearing a crown of thorns. As the image below demonstrates, Gimenez took some creative liberties...


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Artists of all ages will fill downtown Pomona's Thomas Plaza with art Nov. 10 at part of the 6th annual Chalk Art Festival.
The event organized by the city's Cultural Arts Commission will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Thomas Plaza, which is on Thomas and West Second Streets.
Individual professional local artists, student artists along with groups of artists and entire families participate in the event that will leave the concrete walkways of the plaza with brightly colored works of art, according to a statement from the city.
The theme for this year's festival is "The Legend of Zorro" and ties in with "Together We Read" community read activities.
Student artists will also have the opportunity to create artistic pieces under the optional theme of "Heroes and Legends," the statement said.
Student artists from across the Pomona Unified School District will participate in the event which is sponsored by the Pomona Cultural Arts Commission in conjunction with the Downtown Pomona Owners Association, the Pomona Unified School District, the Kiwanis Club of Pomona and others.
Members of the public who attend the event will be able to purchase hot dogs and beverages from the Kiwanis Club of Pomona.
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Proposed District Plan Needs Serious Strengthening On Mining
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Proposed District Plan Needs Serious Strengthening On Mining
Coromandel Watchdog is supporting residents to submit to TCDC's Proposed District Plan against the deeply woefully inadequate restrictions on mining.
"Anyone can access, via our website, our guide to submitting as well as use our template submission to tell the council we want a mine-free Coromandel," said Coromandel Watchdog Coordinator Renee Annan. "We are also hosting workshops next week in Whangamata, Tairua and Thames, alongside a Community Forum in Coromandel Town."
"Watchdog would like to see the District Plan reflect the commitment the TCDC has made to ensuring the Coromandel is protected as a highly valuable conservation and heritage area rather than opening it up to mining."
"There are some good policies and objectives in the plan that we encourage people to support but unfortunately they hold little weight while they are contradicted by the facilitative approach taken to mining – especially underground mining. The plan needs serious strengthening."
"Mining is provided for in most zones and across the Outstanding Landscape, Natural Character and Amenity Landscape overlays – which should provide the most protection," said Annan. "Of particular concern is the provisions for Mining Activities in residential, rural, conservation and coastal areas – leaving these areas vulnerable to situations like Waihi is unacceptable and will be challenged in the submission process."
"Writing a submission can seem daunting but people have the opportunity to have a strong voice in decisions affecting the future of this special part of the world – visit watchdog.org.nz and attend one of our workshops, the Coromandel needs you!"
"Watchdog has a regular stall at the Thames market where people can fill in a submission or pick up a guide, so far there has been a great response and people have been very supportive and grateful."
See below for details of workshops.
Workshop Schedule
Date: Saturday February 22nd, 2014
Time: 10.00am-4.00pm
Location: Hauraki House
Hosted by CLAIM and other community groups
Date: Tuesday February 25th, 2014
Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm
Location: Whangamata Baptist Church, 301 Port Road, Whangamata
Hosted by Coromandel Watchdog in conjunction with Earthwatch Whangamata
Date: Wednesday February 26th, 2014
Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm
Location: Public Library, 2 Manaia Road, Tairua
Hosted by Coromandel Watchdog in conjunction with Tairua Environment Society
Date: Thursday February 27th, 2014
Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm
Location: Thames High School Library, Sealey St, Thames
Hosted by Coromandel Watchdog and local planner Graeme Lawrence
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Announcing a new Paranormal Group Blog!
Super excited to announce the launch today of Paranormal Unbound, a new group blog dedicated to exploring the paranormal genre in books and pop culture! I'm proud to be one of nine published authors making up this blog! The others are Amber Belldene, Celia Breslin, Lexi George, Erica Hayes, Suzanne Johnson, Lisa Kessler, AJ Larrieu […]Read More →


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Colombo (AFP) Aug 25, 2013
Sri Lanka's army Sunday denied involvement in an armed robbery at the home of a journalist who has been critical of the government.
But it said two military deserters were among those involved in the crime.
Five men held the editor at knifepoint and searched her Colombo home in a pre-dawn raid Saturday after saying they wanted to steal jewellery and cash, but police burst in and shot dead one of the intruders.
The island's main press freedom organisation, the Free Media Movement, said it suspected the robbery was linked to the work of Sunday Leader associate editor Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema.
However, the army and the police insisted it was an attempted robbery.
"It is deplorable that some parties (are) trying to implicate the army in this criminal act carried out by a gang of robbers among whom two soldiers -- one deserter and another awaiting discharge from service -- were present," the army said in a statement.
It came as the UN human rights chief Navi Pillay began a week-long fact-finding mission to Sri Lanka.
Police have yet to disclose details of those arrested in connection with the incident.
The attack was the latest of several violent incidents involving the staff of the privately-run Sunday Leader.
Abeywickrema has been critical of the government in her political commentary and recently set up a trade union for journalists.
In 2009 the Sunday Leader's editor Lasantha Wickrematunge, a staunch critic of the government, was shot dead near his office just outside the capital.
Six months ago gunmen shot and wounded another of the paper's journalists at his home near Colombo.
The investigative newspaper was considered anti-government until last year, when it was bought by a businessman who is widely seen to favour President Mahinda Rajapakse's administration.
In September the newspaper's new owner dismissed the editor, Frederica Jansz, who said she was fired after resisting demands to water down criticism of the president.
She has since fled to Canada, saying she received death threats.
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Well, I'm not that expert, but I think here is the best place where I can discuss about this.
So, basically to crack a WPA network, you capture the handshake packets in order to obtain the key hash right? After that the only way to retrieve the plain text key is to perform a brute force attack on this hash, wait and pray.
The brute force attack provided by the aircrack suite usually tests 400 - 600 keys per second.
Recently I was looking for hash cracking when I found a technique called Time-Memory Tradeoff. They say its cappable of testing up to 100.000 keys per second (WTF?).
A benchmark is shown in the picture bellow:
This is from the Raibow Crack project, really worth take a look at it... Rainbow Project.
I was wondering if that wouldn't be usefull for also cracking WPA hash.
If I said anything stupid please let me know, I'm just trying to help anyway.


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Healthways Inks Deal with Ornish
Programs developed by Dean Ornish, MD, for coronary artery disease, Type II diabetes, and early-stage prostate cancer are expected to extend Healthways' existing portfolio of well-being improvement programs.
Healthways, the giant wellness program and disease management company, has entered into a partnership with popular author and researcher Dean Ornish, MD, to operate and license his lifestyle management programs.
The Ornish programs for coronary artery disease, Type II diabetes, and early-stage prostate cancer are expected to complement and extend Healthways' existing portfolio of well-being improvement programs.
"The question we ask ourselves all the time is 'what can we do to help well-being improve?' If we can get that accomplished, there's a lot of economic benefit," said Ben Leedle Jr., Healthways president and CEO. He and Ornish were interviewed by phone. Healthways officials see the Ornish programs as playing a major role in achieving that economic benefit.
Ornish, founder and president of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, CA and a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California in San Francisco, has spent much of the last three decades conducting clinical research that supports how lifestyle changes, including diet, moderate aerobic exercise, stress reduction, and smoking cessation can prevent and even begin to reverse the effects of chronic conditions such as severe coronary heart disease, without drugs or surgery.
As healthcare makes the paradigm shift from volume to value and emphasizes population health, "there's a convergence of opportunities and Healthways understands them," Ornish said. "In this new environment where [providers] are paid a certain amount of money to manage care, interventions like ours are perfectly positioned."


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CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; In Video Films, a More Intimate 'Reality'
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Published: September 30, 1994
Although the experimental film world has produced thousands of quirky personal statements, it is probably safe to say that nothing quite like Obitani Yuri's video movie "The Hair Opera" has been seen before. The one-hour work, which is to have two showings next week as part of the Third New York Video Festival opening today at Lincoln Center, consists of this Japanese artist's filmed correspondence with a fellow artist, Yosufu Kosuzu, who incorporates the pubic hairs of men she has slept with into her work.
So love-smitten that he periodically breaks into soaring operatic arias, Mr. Yuri woos Ms. Kosuzu in a series of ardent 8-millimeter filmed declarations of his passion in which he confesses his obsession with her body hair. He even provides her with her own 8-millimeter camera so she can respond to his messages. After several replies from Ms. Kosuzu, who dismisses him as a pervert, he breaks into her apartment while she is asleep, wakes her up and eventually wins her affection along with permission to shave parts of her body for the camera.
Considering that it is a crude home movie, "The Hair Opera" is a surprisingly rich work. It blends comedy, romance, musical parody, sexual politics and esthetics into an endearing love story, which despite its kinkiness ends up seeming positively wholesome.
How much of "The Hair Opera" is autobiographical and how much is fiction is impossible to gauge. The movie's technological crudeness lends it a cinema verite authenticity that would be missing in a more sophisticated film, so the viewer is tempted to take it as a filmed event of real-life performance art. But what does that mean exactly? Offbeat and Oddball
Errol Morris's "Interrotron Stories," which is to be shown tomorrow and Sunday, raises similar questions. The program consists of three episodes of an "Unsolved Mysteries"-style television series. Made with a device called the interrotron, which allows a subject to look into the camera and into the interviewer's eyes simultaneously, it weaves dramatic re-creations and interviews into a deadpan spoof of reality-based television.
Is the California murder case described in the episode "Parrot May Have the Answer to a Killing" an actual event? Probably not. But the story of a parrot who witnessed a murder and keeps repeating an incriminating protestation by the victim has just enough credibility to make you wonder.
The festival, which continues at the Walter Reade Theater through Oct. 8, includes enough of this sort of oddball work that it qualifies as the avant-garde arm of the New York Film Festival, of which it is a stepchild. Work after work suggests that the video movie, no matter how closely related it may seem to mainstream films, is a much more personal medium that inspires a kind of trust in its content that conventional movies rarely do. Although it's tempting to assert that if movies are dreams, then video is reality, it is never that simple.
Peggy Ahwesh and Margie Strosser's video "Strange Weather," which focuses on the lives of four crack addicts -- three young women and a man -- who share an apartment in Miami, is another entry that has a strong feel of documentary reality. As the characters ramble on about their chemical and sexual adventures, and whine over the phone to their parents for more drug money, the video compiles a devastating picture of young lives adrift that recalls Andy Warhol's "Chelsea Girls." Contributing to the ominous atmosphere are actual television news reports about the approach of Hurricane Andrew.
But although "Strange Weather" looks and feels like a documentary home movie, it is really fiction. It is also the most substantial of three short videos being shown in the program "The Philosophical Toy: Pixelvision Triumphant," which is to be shown on Oct. 6 and 8. All three videos in the program use scenes shot with a plastic video camera for children that has only one-tenth of the number of dots as a regular television. The video's coarse, grainy look and lack of focus add to its aura of realism because everything that is shown looks and sounds unplanned and undoctored. For High-Definition TV
By no means are all of the works being shown as odd as "The Hair Opera," "Interrotron Stories" and "Strange Weather." On the other side of the technological coin, the festival is presenting a program, "Turbo Video: High-Definition Television" (Oct. 7 and 8), featuring four short videos made for high-definition television. The most spectacular is Kit Fitzgerald's "Painted Memories, Spider's Garden," a ravishingly beautiful visual tone poem, with music by Peter Gordon, which explores relationships between painting and nature with a rhapsodic sensuousness.
Also on the "Turbo Video" program: Mark Rappaport, who deconstructed scenes in Rock Hudson movies to uncover their gay subtext in his witty documentary "Rock Hudson's Home Movies," turns his attention to film noir in "Exterior Night," a much more formal investigation of Hollywood film iconography. The work's most technically striking moments are sequences in which contemporary actors shot in color appear to step out of scenes from old black-and-white detective films. By Jean-Luc Godard


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Mountain Gospel Radio has been experiencing exciting times with the success of our recent Homecoming Sharathon and the upgrade of our broadcast software! Spring Sharathon was exciting in more ways than one including celebrating 65 years of ministry in Eastern Kentucky! Around 300 people joined us outside the studio for our Fish Fry with Ed Carpenter and concert with Mark Bishop. Founder and first general manager Dr. Wilfred Fisher was able to join us for this time of celebration. The highlight of the night was crossing the $20,000 mark to meet our record goal! Thank you so much for your participation in our 65th anniversary Homecoming!
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Endeavor Provides Long-Term Reassurance
Healing First. Results that Last.
- In ENDEAVOR III at 5 years, Endeavor DES shows a significant 37% relative risk reduction vs. Cypher DES in MACE (Endeavor DES 14.0% vs. Cypher DES 22.2%, p = 0.0495)10
- Primary endpoint in ENDEAVOR III: In-segment late lumen loss by QCA at 8 months, 0.36 for Endeavor DES vs. 0.13 for Cypher DES (p<0.001)
- In the ZEST study2, at 2 years, Endeavor DES is superior to Taxus DES and non-inferior to Cypher DES in the composite primary endpoint of Death, MI and ischemia-driven TVR (Endeavor 11.3% and Taxus 15.2% p=0.014, Endeavor 11.3% and Cypher 9.9% p=0.43)
- 18% Observed Relative Risk Reduction in TVF at 5 years in ENDEAVOR IV
Durable Efficacy
- Evidence of Late TLR Catch-Up in ENDEAVOR IV with Taxus DES Leads to Similar TLR Rates at 5 Years (Endeavor DES 7.7% vs Taxus DES 8.6%, p=0.70)
- In ENDEAVOR III, 86% increase in TLR with Cypher DES vs. 21% increase with Endeavor DES from years 1–5 drives similar TLR rate at 5 years (Endeavor DES 8.0% vs. Cypher DES 6.5%, p = 0.547)9
- Only 0.3% increase in TLR between years 3 & 5 in ENDEAVOR II3
Reassuring Long-Term Safety
- E-Five Registry4 2-year follow-up in over 2000 real-world patients4, many with complex attributes (11.4% AMI, 30.1% diabetic), showed very low 5.1% TLR and 0.7% ARC Def/Prob. ST to 2 years (0.1% ARC Def./Prob. VLST). These results are consistent with ENDEAVOR Pooled Analysis (Pre-Approval RCT trials)
- Significant Reduction in CD/MI vs. BMS at 5 Years in Pooled Analysis (Endeavor DES 5.7 % vs. BMS 8.4%, p = 0.016)1
- 78% Significant Relative Risk Reduction in Very Late Stent Thrombosis in ENDEAVOR IV at 5 years (Endeavor DES 0.4% vs Taxus DES 1.8%, p=0.012)
- In ENDEAVOR III at 5 years12, Endeavor DES shows 80% relative risk reduction in CD/MI (Endeavor DES 1.3% vs. Cypher DES 6.5%, p = 0.003)9
- Rapid, complete and functional healing.5,6
Excellent Deliverability
- Proven Driver stent platform and low periprocedure/NQWMI7
Consistent Results Across Comprehensive and Robust Clinical Program
- TLR rates and safety outcomes among real-world patients consistent with Endeavor pooled analysis8
- Similar efficacy across multiple randomised clinical trials
- More than 1,000 Endeavor patients in trial program1
- More than 2,000 patients studied to 5 years1
1 ENDEAVOR Pooled 5 year: EI (5 year); EII (5 year); EII CA (4 year); EIII (5 year); EIV (5 year); E pk (5 year)
2 Park S, et al., TCT AP 2010.
3 ENDEAVOR II 5 year Kandzari, PCR 2009
4 E-Five Registry n=2116 prespecified subset, ACC 09
5 100% of Endeavor struts covered by 6 months in OCT. Guagliumi et al., ESC 2008.
6 Haraguchi et al. TCT 2006
7 ENDEAVOR IV 5 year. p-Values for outcome differences are unadjusted for multiple comparisons.
8 Rothman et al. TCT 2008
9 p-Value was calculated by Fisher Exact test.
10 p-Value was calculated by logrank test. p-Values are unadjusted for multiple comparisons.
11 ENDEAVOR IV was not specifically designed or powered to individually compare VLST, CD/MI, or TLR
12 ENDEAVOR III was not specifically designed or powered to individually compare CD/MI, MACE, or TLR.
MACE is composed of Death, MI, Emergent CABG, TLR.
ENDEAVOR Pooled Analysis: E I 5-year, E II 5-year, E II CA 5-year, E III 5-year, E IV 3-year, E pK 3-year.
ARC definite/probable stent thrombosis definition used.
p-Values are unadjusted for multiple comparisons.


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So I stayed up way too late last night because I started The Time Traveler's Wife and I became totally immersed. I read over half of it last night, and was only able to stop because the book is conveniently divided into two parts. Faced with an obvious "Part Two" page divider, I was finally able to tear myself away and trudge off to bed.
Instead of linking to the Amazon record, I'm recommending the Library Thing link at right. There are 38 reviews of this book, the tag cloud, and a "people who have this book also have..." list. I think it says something about Library Thing that I've read AND enjoyed 8 out of the 10 books recommended.
I've noticed that my reading lately has been very much of the binge variety. It's been difficult to only read for an hour or so, especially when I read after my husband has gone to bed. I'm not sure why this is, except that I don't find much time to curl up with a book except after 8pm. It's already late, and I always MEAN to stop by 9:30 or 10 at the latest. Somehow, it doesn't work that way, unless the book in question is deadly boring.
In any case, this is a hearty endorsement of Niffenegger's novel. I haven't finished it yet (and will probably have to cut myself off until the weekend to ensure some sleep this week), but the first half at least has been very enjoyable.


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CBS's 'The Big Bang Theory' inched up to a series high on Thursday night, pushing the network to an easy overall win for the evening, while NBC's new presidential comedy "1600 Penn" got off to a so-so start. Meanwhile, the Critics' Choice Movie Awards posted its strongest showing since 2006, according to preliminary numbers. CBS took first place in the advertiser-friendly 18-49 demographic with a 3.8 rating/10 share and in total viewers with 14.7 million. Much of that can be attributed to "The Big Bang Theory" at 8 p.m., which ticked up 3 percent from last week to hit a series high of 6.3/19 and also hit a series high in total viewers with 19.8 million. #This, after the series hit an all-time high in total viewers last week.#The rest of the network's offerings showed minor declines, after facing repeats last week. "Two and a Half Men" at 8:30 posted a 4.2/12 with 14.3 million total viewers, while "Person of Interest" at 9 took a 3.3/9 with 15.6 million total viewers. "Elementary" the following hour had a 2.4/7 and had 11.3 million total viewers.
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June 23, 2011 | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Location: Ottawa Tavern BITE Room
151 Ottawa Ave. NW (corner of Pearl and Ottawa)
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Cost: Free (cash bar)
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Audience: Alumni, Community
Come join the Wayne Law Alumni Association for a happy hour at Ottawa Tavern in Grand Rapids for some mixing and mingling, networking and reminiscing. Catch up with old classmates and meet some new friends. All alumni and current students are welcome. Members of the Alumni Association's Board of Directors will be there to tell you about upcoming alumni events and to hear your thoughts/ideas for our Alumni Association and Law School.
For more information about this event, please contact Chris Darrow at (248) 244-0115.


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Frank and Wanda stand on the icy Hawaiian beach and watch as the massive waves come thundering in. "Look to the left" she yells at Frank "I see an iceberg!"
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At the end of his show today, Glenn Beck addressed his pending departure as Fox News talk show host. "When I took this job, I didn't take it because it was going to be a career for me," Beck said. "Paul Revere did not get up on the horse and say, 'I'm going to do this for the rest of my life.' He didn't do it. He got off his horse at some point and fought in the revolution, and then he went back to silver-smithing." Beck didn't elaborate much on his future plans beyond saying that "I will continue to tell the story." He also made a plug for Fox News. "Fox is one of the only places you will find truth," he said. "Spread the word. Stick together and together we will do the right thing for our country and for our world." Here's the video:
Glenn Beck Talks About The End Of His Fox News Show
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Glenn, I'd like to let you know that because of you, there are blind, misled, uneducated, brain-washed 25 year old "conservatives" who like to argue politics with me and use your show as support and backing for their arguments.
I have a degree in political science and I have found myself speechless with no response to some of the nonsense points people have made to me, these points coming from your mouth. You have a loyal following of people who only take in information that support their biased, strong-headed opinions.
You are a genius in some strange, twisted way but I can't say the same about your followers. The only thing more annoying than your ideas and theories is you pretending that you actually believe them yourself.
As someone who likes to talk politics and also has a political science degree, I share your pain.
Political science degree = job involving a paper hat.
I completely agree except Glenn is not a genius; he's an opportunist. And a douchebag.
It doesn't take a genius to get idiots to jump off a bridge.
25-year-olds actually watch his show? I thought it was only senior citizens. That makes me sad for the future of this country.
"I have a degree in PoliSci…any more frightening than 'I am from the government and am here to help'"…You under 35 tools are going to now deal with what we more seasoned of life dealt with from 1978-82, thanks to Mr. Obama(Carter) the Elder…Hey-how's that latte coming cause I'm late for my JOB!
Paul Revere went back to silversmithing — Glenn Beck goes back to shilling for Goldline.
The clown is delusional.
just go away, please.
Magister mundi sum! Better hurry Glenn, your Caliphate awaits.
Your lies will set you free,a good meal and a sharp knife . BYE BYE GLEN
you are not the messiah, you are a mess.
you are a legend…in your own mind.
as Howard Stern pointed out, you were a radio dj before this, so why don't you go back to spinning records instead of propaganda for the uneducated right.
Did he really just compare himself to Paul Revere?
Bye Bye Glenn Dreck.
Your paranoia will be missed and your misstatements of facts and harmful distortions will not.
I just hope Beck learns from The X-Files and Lost and is able to wrap up all the conspiracy theories and red herrings in a satisfying conclusion before the season ends.
The mythology has gotten pretty convoluted and lately it's seems even his hardcore viewers have been worried he was treading water while searching for an ending.
Glenn, If I want the truth, I'll take a graduate level course in philosophy. If want laughable, opinionated, dogmatic, divisive commentary disguised as actual news, I'll be sure to tune in to Fox News.
Hey Rico. We're saying the same thing about Obama. Hopefully both he and Lauer will be gone in 2012.
Does Glenn Beck have a college education?
And now Beck compares himself to Paul Revere.
NO! You may not quit!
You shall dance monkey, Dance!
Ya just can't take a man seriously who wears magic underwear.
The difference is Paul Revere didn't weep openly like a bitch on national television.
See ya, Blubber Baby Beck. Maybe you can join Cry Baby Boehner for some weepy beers. Man, the conservatives have some serious estrogen boys on their team.
I can't understand why people are so frightened of words that someone says that they must spew vitriol and hatred in response instead of just changing the channel or not listening. On the other hand, I think I'm glad I don't understand the hate – it seems like a really sad way to live. If I disagree with someone, I simply disagree with them. I don't wish them ill or call them names to make myself feel better. Oh, but I forgot, this is all part of the "civility" and "tolerance" that keeps getting called for.
100% agreement here. Why is it the Left postures as the ones who hate bullying,support tolerance and diversity and yet the minute someone disagrees w/them it's "idiot", "dreck", "a mess", etc. Beck is a great success story – went from a DJ with serious issues to a major commentator on TV and radio with books, stage performances, etc – and (know personally) employs a bunch of people who are very happy to work with him, very well paid, very well educated and it is known in NYC that he has got his hands on the best researchers in the business. You dont have to like him but when you use bad language i dont think less of him – i think you are not smart enough to frame a decent argument.
And isnt coming up from nothing and making a success what the US is supposed to be about – its also the story of a lot of people who built movie studios.
Did you just call Glenn Beck's show a "News" Show? That is both ridiculous and hilarious
Like Newspeak from Orwell's 1984 the opposite of everything Beck says is the truth.
I'm a liberal and don't care if he keeps his show or not. He doesn't threaten me or challenge my beliefs in the least. People who believe him would find someone equally unhinged to believe in his absence. We spend way too much time worried about this guy. He's admitted himself that he's a 'rodeo clown.'
I would wager that most if not all of the previous posts were made by people who have never even watched the Glenn Beck show or even listened to him on the radio. They are lemmings who do little to challenge what they already believe to be the truth, preferring to stick their heads in the sand while typing trite comments.
Being both jewish and gay I should be a rabid liberal. I don't usually find myself surrounded by people who agree with me politically. However, when I ask my liberal friends to articulate specifically where Fox News has deliberately lied or what specifically makes Rush Limbaugh a homophobe or racist they just say "they just do" or "he just is." You just gotta laugh.
The truth is, the far left and progressive movement is fast becoming a real threat to free speech and liberty in this country. Their primary goal appears to be silencing the opposition rather than debating the issues in an open forum. They increasingly rely on character assassination or vulgarity rather than putting forth a solid defense of their point-of-view. You see it on college campuses, in the press, on broadcast networks and in the entertainment industry.
One of the most entertaining exercises for me is asking my friends to name a conservative who regularly appears on any of the "mainstream media" broadcasting outlets. Lets see, we have ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, PBS, NPR, CNN and HLN. I can usually come up with a couple before they do. Why is there no opposing point-of-view allowed? Even conservative hosts like Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity open their shows to liberal voices. Regular contributors on Fox include Juan Williams, Mara Liasson, Geraldo Rivera, Susan Estrich, Alan Colmes, Bob Beckel, Kirsten Powers, Greta Van Susteren and Dr. Marc Lamont Hill. And both Juan Williams and Mara Liasson were pressured heavily by the left because of their associations with Fox News. It's obvious that they fear legitimizing the network among more liberally minded people. What do they fear? Don't they feel people are intelligent enough to draw their own conclusions? Don't they want people to challenge the conservative rhetoric?
Personally, I want to see more conservative voices on the other news outlets. I don't want liberals silenced. I want them to keep talking and educating Americans about what they really represent. Then the people can make a fair decision of which direction they prefer for their country.
Fox News' ratings are usually twice as large as all the other cable news outlets combined. The viewers obviously don't feel the same about the quality and veracity of Fox News reporting as some on the far left. If your only refuge, like Bill Maher, is to say that the American people are just plain stupid, then the same would hold true for the election of Barack Obama—wouldn't it? You can't have it both ways. The majority is either conservative and stupid or liberal and stupid. I'll let you decide.
I am a avid reader and news junkie and it is not difficult to find erroneous reporting or examples of deception at all the major television and cable networks. It's the nature of the beast and the pursuit of viewers. None of them are angels.
Glenn Beck, idiot leader of a legion of fools, may he fade away with all possible haste.


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BenQ W500 Home Theater Projector Review
Home Theater Projector Reviews: BenQ W500 DLP Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons
I really did like the W500 overall, but debated whether it should earn our Hot Product Award. Ultimately, the BenQ's problems, which may, in part, be specific to this particular projector, in terms of limited shadow detail, a shift toward red in the dark areas, and unevenness of color across the screen, were the deciding factors, even though the W500 had a number of strengths. I have shipped back the W500 to BenQ, but have asked for a 2nd projector to check out. If the 2nd one is much better in the three above mentioned areas, I'll write off the first unit as defective, and most likely will upgrade the W500's status with our Hot Product Award. Only time will tell.
Menus were very good, the remote is excellent, and skin tones were very impressive after our minor gray scale adjustments. Except in dark scenes/dark faces, where skin tones were too red. The BenQ W500 looks great on bright scenes!
The shadow detail handling is definitely dissapointing, as this BenQ projector has a lot going for it, especially, a bright picture in Cinema mode, lens shift, which only the slightly more expensive Epson Home Cinema 400 and Sony VPL-AW15 have, and lots of good control of the image quality. It may be, that I am underselling the BenQ, as I spent the bulk of my time viewing it on my Firehawk high contrast gray screen, but did like it better on the white Carada screen in my testing room. Ultimately, though, is much brighter when you need maximum lumens, and still pretty bright in one of its best modes, though not as bright as the BenQ in Cinema mode. While the BenQ likely has the advantage in terms of black levels, the Epson definitely reveals more shadow detail.
Update 10/5/07: The 2nd W500 is still crushing the blacks (dark shadow detail), but, with the red problem now gone in this unit, my opinion of the W500 has improved. What the BenQ loses in technical performance in terms of shadow detail, it seems to make up for with an especially punchy image. If you are not really into the details of performance, let's just say that the overall picture will wow you (relative to price, etc.), even if another less "exciting" looking projector is better technically in this area. I also got to look at it, side by side, with the Acer PH530. To give you an idea of what I mean, the BenQ was definitely a bit brighter, and more dynamic looking. The Acer had the advantage in both black levels (no surprise it's a DLP), and definitely in shadow detail. But no matter, most looking at both would find the BenQ image a bit more appealing. Lastly, the BenQ produces a very sharp image, significantly sharper than the Acer. So, in this case, for example, despite the BenQ's issues, most will prefer it, as it has the stuff going for it, that appeals to the typical consumer, but not the enthusiast on a quest for perfection. -art
The Sony, on the other hand, does superior black levels, compared to the W500, but is far, far dimmer overall.
Placement is a key strength of the W500, thanks to lens shift, and its price parity with the two best selling DLP projectors, the HC1500 by Mitsubishi, and the Optoma HD70. Of these three projectors, all have limited zooms, but the BenQ, with lens shift, is far more likely to be used on a shelf, if your screen size, is the proper match for your room depth. It also lacks the limitation of the two DLP projectors in that they must both be mounted about 1.5 feet above the top of your screen surface. That distance, for a 100″ screen, and therefore even more for larger screens. That large offset means both the Mitsubishi and Optoma will typically not work well in a room with less than 8 foot high ceilings. (Example, if you have a 110″ diagonal screen, the screen height is about 54 inches. With an 7 foot ceiling (basement theater), and the projector (hanging down about 1 foot from the ceiling (allowing for the mount, and minimal clearance), the bottom of the screen is about 18 inches from the floor, lower than almost anyone will consider acceptable.
I digress, back to the W500. The shadow detail notwithstanding, I was able to thoroughly enjoy watching many movies, including House of the Flying Daggers, Casino Royale, and Aeon Flux.
Colors were richly saturated, and flesh tones very good. It really is a pleasant projector to watch, easy to setup and use, and feels well built. The average consumer, should thoroughly enjoy the viewing experience, but those who are picky about this and that, will most likely be happier with one of the other home theater projectors.
Time to summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the BenQ W500
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