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It was the old Johan Santana that we all know, love and wish we could see more of Tuesday night as he pitched his first complete game of the season and kept the Reds off the board.
Not only did he pitch a complete game shut-out, he helped out his own cause by hitting the first home run of his Major League career in the third inning. Santana has been let down by a lack of offense in seven of his starts this year, so tonight he decided to take things into his own hands. The shot that caromed off the right field foul pole was part of a 12-pitch at-bat and was all the Mets needed to win.
For good measure, however, the Mets tacked on two more runs in the sixth inning. Jason Bay drove in two runs after Jose Reyes reached on a bunt single and David Wright was intentionally walked.
In the ninth inning, Santana was still on the mound. After getting the first out, things got a little dicey and it was questionable whether Jerry Manuel was going to let him finish the game.
Scott Rolen had singled and Jay Bruce reached safely at first after Bay dropped a routine fly ball. Manuel made his way out to the mound, but it was a short-lived trip as he promptly turned around and went back into the dugout. Replay showed Santana mouthing the words. "I'm staying in. I'm fine."
After the game, Manuel said as soon as he heard those words, he had no problem keeping Santana in, even though there were runners on first and second with only one out. On top of that, Santana was at 111 pitches on the hottest day of the year and Francisco Rodriguez was warming up in the bullpen.
It turns out Santana only needed two more pitches to put the game in the books. On the first pitch, he got a lineout to first on a great diving catch by Ike Davis. On the second, he induced a ground ball to end the game.
Santana has been excellent in the second halves of seasons, so let's hope this is a glimpse of what is to come and not more of the same ups and downs.
The Mets stay two games behind the Braves who beat the Phillies. The Phils are three games behind the Mets. The Mets lead the Dodgers by a game in the wild card race.
Other news: David Wright was named National League Player of the Month for June.
Carlos Beltran played in his second straight rehab game and went 2-4 with a single, double, a walk and a run.
Oliver Perez pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on two hits and three walks. He struck out seven and reportedly got his velocity up to 92 mph.


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This neat little story about one of our faculty, Cynthia Faux, got me to thinking about how what we learn as veterinarians can pop up to help us out in highly unusual and/or unpredictable ways.
Dr. Faux, who teaches gross anatomy to freshman veterinary students, also holds a PhD in Paleontology from Yale. This story is about some of her paleontology research that was informed by her comparative medical knowledge as a veterinarian, specifically, an explanation of why so many dinosaur fossils are found in a posture with their head thrown back and their cervical spine hyper-extended. You can read the story for more details, which are fascinating, as is the story of Cynthia's career trajectory.
This caused me to think back to the many times, when I was an active basic biomedical scientist in a medical school setting, that my veterinary medical education helped me succeed, both conceptually, and technically. This also highlights one of the things I think veterinary colleges must do a better − recruiting students whose primary motivation is to be a scientist, and whom we have convinced that a comparative veterinary medical education will make them a better scientist, scientists like Cynthia, and Pete Anderson, who I have highlighted previously.
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This is the ladybug time of year.
Many years ago when our kids were much younger we were poking around Lawson Garden, anxious to get out after winter, and we stumbled on masses — as in millions — of ladybugs in the dead grass and leaves at the edge of the small spring behind our yard. Each year since, like clockwork, on any sunny day in March (...boy, have those been in limited supply this year!) they increase their activity and move up out of deeper layers where they wintered over. By mid-April, they have dispersed and we have to wait another year to see them again like this. We never tire of seeing them and so, even though the kids are no longer around, we make a point to look for them.
Here is a small patch discovered over the weekend:
And, closer up:
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"I wrote the obituary for the obituaries editor."
Thus opens "Salt", a wonderful Sherman Alexie short story from his PEN/Faulkner winning collection, War Dances. In the space of 20 impeccably crafted pages, Mr. Alexie deeply examines loss. Not simple loss, but rather layers of loss; I am still pondering how many layers – quite like I am still pondering how many dreams were within dreams were within dreams in the movie Inception.
One of the layers of loss is euthanasia. In one thread of this story, an elderly woman had lost her husband, and then had to "put down" Henry, their cat. She explained that Henry developed "cancer of the blood" grieving for the loss of the master of the house ("They [cats] see a lot of death, they do.").
She goes on to say: "What's that big word for killing cats?"
"Euthanasia." …
"Yes, that's it. … Such a pretty word for such a sad and lonely thing."
In what must have been destined to be my "euthanasia reflection day," earlier this week I not only read this story on my flight over to Seattle, but then had a good discussion of euthanasia with one of our alums in Bellevue, and later met up with a friend who told me that she and her husband recently decided that it was time to have their beloved Max the Poodle euthanized after 15 years of good life, but with many infirmities of late.
All this, I guess, to remind me of the special burden and obligation veterinarians bear when helping ease such a sad and lonely thing.
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Early in the life of this blog I wrote about how my preferred attire was blue jeans. Still is. The other day this subject came up and I observe in that conversation that I can, in fact, clean up when I need to (rest assured, though, I have a very narrow concept of "need to"). Since the subject came up, I thought I'd offer proof:
From left to right that would be Tim Richards (DVM '84; from the Big Island), Terri Impson (also from the Big Island), Waz, yours truly, and Kyle Frandle (a DVM classmate, '80; from Los Gatos CA). We were definitely overdressed for that venue, closing down the place across the street from the Hyatt in Seattle after a gala.
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As I fly past Chicago (it is very clear today) listening to some wonderful Schubert (performed by Michel Dalberto) I am writing to update what I recently told you about the photography of Holly Irish and her Clear Focus On the Human-Animal Bond.
At a reception last week for Holly and her art I met her parents, who had come over from Sequim. I learned from them that when they are out and about with Holly these days they no longer hike, rather they amble or stroll – the photographer's eye needs time. Someday I hope to amble more...but, I digress.
I wanted to point out two recent newsy items that highlight Holly and her work came out in association with this reception, one in the Daily Evergreen and one at WSUNews. The latter includes a broader exploration of different aspects of how the human-animal bond is explored in our college, including a remembering of some of Leo's legacy.
I was reminded yesterday that I had not done a post about music lately. Soooo... here goes.
At the Senior Brunch last May, the day before commencement, in my brief remarks to the graduates I mentioned that I was going to quote from one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Mike Ness, the leader of the punk band Social Distortion. From a senior in the back corner somewhere came a resounding "Whoooo...YEAH!!" (I couldn't identify who it was, but she fessed up at our alumni reception last week in Las Vegas). I was saying something to the students about not passing up opportunity, and this line from the chorus of the song, The Rest of Our Lives from one of his solo albums, Cheating at Solitaire, has always been a favorite of mine for its twist on a well-known schmaltzy phrase − "...we'll spend each day like it's the last day of the rest of our lives."
I think the best term for his solo efforts is country punk, and it ain't your grandpa's pedal steel and country beat; check out Ballad of a Lonely Man or The Devil in Miss Jones. And I think Johnny Cash probably would appreciate Social Distortion's take on Ring of Fire, as would Hank Sr. regarding their cover of his Six More Miles (you gotta love an accordion in a punk band). Considering the place of Hank Sr. and Johnny in the evolution of country music, I think these are appropriately covered by a band better known for this.
For another of my favorite bands of this ilk, read on: More...
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Many generations of WSU DVM graduates will remember PJ from anatomy and his talent with creating exceptional anatomic specimens, many of which were sold to other universities or veterinary practices. Several years ago, PJ began to get requests from individuals to preserve their companion animal when it died. PJ being PJ, he set out to satisfy himself that he could do so with the quality that made him (and WSU) proud. Having satisfied himself he could do so, he subsequently fulfilled these requests from a handful of individuals, preserving for them their recently deceased pets, ranging from an iguana to small dogs.
I never thought much about it since then -- to me it is just another manifestation of the bond between people and animals and I don't judge whether it is a good thing or a bad thing. I was prompted to recall PJ's efforts when we were c,ontacted recently by an independent filmmaker who is doing a full-length documentary called Furever. Although it is mammal-centric, the title is a clever play on "forever", and I'll overlook the detail that iguanas do not have fur (and "Scalever" just doesn't do it).
This filmmaker, Amy Finkel, became interested in the subject when she read a story of a taxidermy shop that had begun to do the same thing PJ was doing, freeze-drying pets so they could stay with their human after their death. More background on Ms. Finkel and her film can be found here and here. The story of her filming and interaction with various faculty and students in our college can be found here.
Those of you who have interacted with PJ know how much he cares about animals and probably wouldn't be surprised that in spite of his sort of crusty ex-Marine demeanor he did not give a second thought to, without judgment, fulfilling the requests he received from those who wanted to honor their human-animal bond in this way.
What do you think?
Although on some days I feel as though I'm running a zoo, this post isn't about metaphorical zoos with legions of cats to herd.
Rather, it is about the real thing.
One of the many fortunate circumstances that go with being dean is that I get to serve with a wonderful group of people on the Board of the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, which by the way has a new logo that I think is very cool...how many images can you conjur up from this graphic?
From them I have learned to appreciate the critical place of zoos as oases in urban environments where people can have some of the wonder of rounding a bend in the path and sighting a rarely seen animal, or hearing -- off in the distance -- a sound that begs for further exploration. Aside from the "cool" factor of seeing animals from other continents that marked my experience with zoos as a kid, I never really considered how critical zoos are for connecting people with animals and their conservation as we increasingly urbanize our populations around the world.
I am fortunate to have spent the bulk of my life in rural or near-rural settings with easy access to vast expanses of undeveloped, or at least under-developed, lands...to nature, as it were. Thus, rounding the bend to espy a bear or moose or elk or deer or coyote or fox, or whatever, has been a rather routine experience for me. Similarly, being in a place where the quiet stands out for being so silent, only to be broken now and again with cries of birds, insects, or other animals is not uncommon for me. But now with my experience on the board, when I am wandering the grounds of the zoo I am struck about how essential that place must be for the many who aren't able to experience the world in the way I am when I am out fishing...or just out.
I am prompted to say these things by this essay from the NY Times, which appeared over the weekend. Those who run the real zoos have made huge strides in how animal behavior and welfare are enhanced by modern exhibits, husbandry, and veterinary care. Even so, there are those who question whether zoos should exist at all. However, as I experience the zoo with newfound appreciation, and when I consider arguments such as those advanced by this essay, I cannot imagine a world where these magnificent artifices did not exist to connect urban and suburban dwellers to animals and their conservation.
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From time to time I have commented on the artistic creativity that abounds among the people of our college, and this post returns to that theme. As before, though, even though the theme is the same, the content is very different.
Holly Irish is a 4th year vet student from Sequim. She is the latest to have her work exhibited in the Animal Health Library series as part of our Art in the Library. Here is an example if this collection, in which Holly explores the human-animal bond through stills.
I really like her blending of color and black and white to draw out the connections between people and animals. When I look at her photographs it is very easy for me to feel the many different depictions she draws from her subjects' bond and fascination with animals.
Many more of these photographs can be seen, of course, in the library if you live here or get the chance to visit Pullman in the next few months. Until then, you can see a few more here, where you can also learn more about Holly.
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The view from my "office" two weeks ago (Naples, FL):
The view from my office a week ago:
After all that snow, most of which has already gone, it now seems like Winter is on its way out on the Palouse. I'm ready for Spring.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo softball team (18-31, 3-16 SSC) pounded-out six extra-base hits, including three home runs, as they upended Sunshine State Conference opponent Eckerd College (11-39, 3-16 SSC), Friday afternoon from the Turley Athletic Complex on the campus of Eckerd College.
A three-run first inning, coupled with a four-run final frame, guided the Lions to their third SSC victory of the season. In addition, Lions' starting pitcher Megan Still collected a career-high 10 strikeouts.
"We came out and hit the ball hard tonight," said Head Coach John Conway. "We pitched well and did all the little things right."
Five Lions posted multiple-hit games as the group totaled 15 for the game. Freshman Angela Kafalas led the charge with three hits, including a double. Rachelle Gremo, Diane Gonzalez, and Brittany Yates delivered home runs, while Gremo led the team with four RBI and Yates scored a team-best three runs.
The Lions jumped all over the Tritons in the first inning as Gremo connected on a three-run home run to give the visiting Lions a 3-0 lead. Shortly after, Torrie Weindorf connected on an RBI triple in the in the fourth inning to plate Kafalas, giving the Lions a 4-0 lead.
After Yates blasted her 35th career home run in the fourth inning, a solo shot, Kafalas poked an RBI double through the gap in left center to increase the advantage to 6-0.
The Lions capped-off the victory with a four-run fourth inning. Emily Holman and Gremo compiled back-to-back RBI singles, and Dianne Gonzalez slugged a two-run home run over the left field to put the exclamation point on the inning.
Still (8-18) was remarkable in the circle, scattering three hits across seven innings while striking out 10 batters. She struck out two batters in an inning on four occurrences.
The 10 runs are the most the Lions have scored since a 13-5 defeat of Kentucky State on February 25.
The Lions will close-out the SSC series with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 21. First pitch for the is scheduled for 1 p.m. from the Turley Athletic Complex in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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NVIDIA to License Kepler and Future GPU IP to 3rd Partiesby Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/18/2013 9:16 PM EST
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jjj - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkFrom a Reuters article "Nvidia is also open to licensing its soon-to-launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) modem technology, Huang said."
"When that happens, NVIDIA (and AMD, and others) believe that opportunities for continued growth will appear in new markets (e.g. TVs, wearables, other connected compute devices)."
Those devices are not that different though from mobile SoCs. A huge market for them -that they could just serve with their own silicon no need to license- should be autonomous and semi-autonomous robots, cars included. Reply
Spirall - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkWould AMD be able to license CUDA? Reply
Ryan Smith - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkUltimately it's up to NVIDIA whether they want to license any given technology to any given business. However what NVIDIA has told us is that they're looking to do whatever makes financial sense for the company. So if CUDA made sense - in other words, if there was enough money on the table - then that certainly is a possibility. Reply
Spirall - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkThanks! GCN have good compute power (as you shown here at AT), together with openCL 1.2 driver this flexibility would be an advantage. Same can be said about NIVDIA launching an openCL 1.2 driver (as many have asked for). Reply
MadAd - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkI guess thats the same answer for PhysX on AMD? (without hurdles) Reply
wumpus - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkI can't begin to imagine how many things AMD can't do because of lack of money. CUDA and PhysX seem to be way at the bottom (and I certainly prefer CUDA to OpenCL).
It looks more like Intel, Qualcom, and Apple would be likely to cough up enough to have a shot at some nifty things. Reply
Wreckage - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkAMD should license Kepler. Reply
JDG1980 - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkKepler isn't any better than Southern Islands, neither in terms of absolute performance nor in performance per watt. Tesla (GK110) is, but licensing that isn't on the table.
Sea Islands (HD 7790) is more efficient than nVidia's current offerings. Reply
Wreckage - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkGK110 is Kepler. AMD should just abandon the crap they have now. Reply
extide - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkYou need to take a shower, I can smell the stink of fanboyism from here. Reply
testbug00 - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkGK110 is 550mm^2.
Tahiti is 365mm^2.
WHEN WE LOOK AT COMPUTE (which is why GK110 is so much larger than GK104 fyi) AMD slaughters in perf/size.
GK110 only advantage is power, and even than it is not that much better (GK104 is however). Reply
Yorgos - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkFor what reason?
OpenCL is fame and acceptance is rising and many products are becoming available on OpenCL. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkWell, I'd imagine licensing Kepler from nVidia might be cheaper since I imagine nVidia would welcome the opportunity to eliminate some GPU tech competition and price it for AMD so they'd love to get out of the GPU market. Meanwhile, AMD wouldn't have to spend time designing, testing, worrying about the tech coming back defective or just plain bad.
All they'd have to do is integrate it into their chips and move on. They wouldn't have to do the design work or a lot of the more expensive parts of design. It seems like it could wind up a lot cheaper, depending on how cooperative nVidia was in the whole thing.
AMD's done a lot of things lately to save a buck. This one seems like a potentially great way to save some money, too. And AMD's all about saving money as of late.
Still, I doubt they'll do it, if only because being wholly dependent on nVidia for GPU tech advances would be a whole lot of crow to eat all at once. Reply
testbug00 - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkWho are they going to license to?
Intel: Nope, just dumped the last person they were licensing GPU from.
Apple: No way, Apple is moving closer and closer to fully in house design on their SoC
Samsung: Nope, Samsung has their own graphics core and nothing to gain licensing from Nvidia
Qualcomm: Nope, they make their own GPU cores which are currently faster than Nvidia's.
The issue is who can they license to :/
I wish Nvidia luck. Reply
1008anan - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linktestbug00, the ideal arrangement might be Apple licencing Nvidia.
Nvidia is probably better than what Apple can develop in house. And Apple does not cannibalize any of Nvidia's SoC business.
Here is a very interesting question. Might QCOM consider licensing out future generations of Adreno? Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkThey are at the top right now, so they wouldn't. Reply
daku123 - Friday, June 21, 2013 - linkSamsung has its own graphics core? Really? Reply
richworks - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkSamsung doesn't develop their own graphics core.. They licence ARM's Mali and ImgTech's PVR Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkSamsung doesn't have its own graphics core. They use either ARM's or Imagination's core.
They could also license to Huawei, Mediatek, Freescale, Applied Micro, TI, Marvell and other companies like that. Reply
ltcommanderdata - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkWhat about driver support since that's a very important part of GPU performance beyond just architecture? Does nVidia plan to keep their drivers entirely proprietary to ensure a competitive advantage, provide reference drivers to licensees, or perhaps even go so far as to fully support third-party Keplar products if they are a direct implementation with no architectural changes? Reply
chizow - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkWow a bit of a shocker but once again Jensen Huang shows he's a great forward thinking mind. I don't know if they have to make this move now, but it's clearly a pre-emptive gambit to break into the SoC and HPC/compute markets from all angles. Reply
wumpus - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkHe didn't put a price tag on anything, nor did he mention any buyers. If you don't have buyers, you aren't selling, no matter how much you claim to be.
Typical Nvidia PR. Lots of hype, little substance. Reply
testbug00 - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkexactly, as someone else put it (i said this earlier in the comments and forgot to say it was not me who "came up" with this):
Who are they going to license to?
Intel: Nope, just dumped the last person they were licensing GPU from.
Apple: No way, Apple is moving closer and closer to fully in house design on their SoC
Samsung: Nope, Samsung has their own graphics core and nothing to gain licensing from Nvidia
Qualcomm: Nope, they make their own GPU cores which are currently faster than Nvidia's. Reply
chizow - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkYeah...and this is why bad info usually isn't worth repeating until it's properly vetted.
1) Intel - actually already licenses Nvidia graphics IP, but this is the most basic IP which is legacy status from IGP days. Much improved but clearly MUCH room for improvement. Kepler would give Intel integrated graphics instant credibility and massive performance gains. It would also address the APU elephant in the room with AMD if they also licensed CUDA.
2) Apple - uses IT/PowerVR for graphics and custom-ARM CPU for their SoC, they can go custom as much as they like but it's still licensed tech on both fronts, why not Nvidia if they can offer a better solution?
3) Samsung - same deal, but they license GPU tech from both ARM (Mali) and IT/PowerVR. They will once again license GPU tech from somebody, and Nvidia is now an option.
4) Qualcomm - with Adreno (thanks AMD), they are the only one on the list that truly has no reason to license GPU IP from Nvidia. Reply
1008anan - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkIntel has no reason to license Nvidia either.
You are right about Samsung and Apple Reply
chizow - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkWhy not? They already license rudimentary GPU tech from Nvidia to the tune of $250M a year, why not pay more for the best available? Reply
chizow - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkSorry but the absence of a deal does not indicate the absence of interest. If the price was right, there's many who would benefit from the world-class performance and efficiency of Kepler immediately. Samsung, Apple, Intel all come to mind but beyond that, you have other players who have gone away from ASIC design and mfg that might take a shot at licensed architectures for their own custom uses again like IBM, Sony, Motorola (Google).
As for the Nvidia PR hype vs. substance, I'd tend to disagree, they're one of the few companies that consistently creates something out of nothing and actually has product to show for it. Recent examples being CUDA, PhysX, Tesla, Tegra, GRID, Shield. All products/technologies that didn't exist 6-7 years ago, all products that were not originally a part of their core business of building graphics processors. Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkWhy would they announce it without customers? Reply
dealcorn - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - linkI get the part that Nvidia does not want folks to jam on the fact that today's worlds fastest supercomputer uses Xeon Phi. However, Nvidia's release would have read better if they identified any partner that wants to license this technology so they can enter the enter the fray on Nvidia's side.
I am not sure whether channel conflict is the correct term, but customers sometimes get skittish when their vendor wears multiple hats and directly competes with them. Was there any indication of Nvidia's strategy to address this issue? Reply
1008anan - Thursday, June 20, 2013 - linkmy thoughts exactly dealcorn. How will Nvidia alleviate channel competition concerns on the part of potential licensees that are competing with Tegra SoCs? Reply
FearfulSPARTAN - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkThey licensed IP because they had to, other than that the architecture is nothing like nvidias and is not related much at all. Reply
FwFred - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkDon't confuse patent cross licensing with actual IP delivery and integration from one company to another. Reply
yannigr - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkSo, could we see an Intel cpu with Nvidia graphics on it? Reply
wumpus - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkI think Intel has made a long term commitment not to ship any remotely current graphics with any product. Probably some unofficial agreement with FTC/monopoly compliance division. Reply
testbug00 - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkYes, but it would take 1.5-2 years to make it, and if broadwell is already being designed it means that it will not be there. It be a VERY LATE 2015 product at earliest (Unless Intel decided to scrap Broadwell and start over with Kepler/Maxwell in it)
not to mention Kepler is not made for any node besides 28nm :/ Reply
kukreknecmi - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkSo Nvidia sees a financial problem in their future and this is also a big PR move to cover that too (not all about financial). So they want support for their Denver / Echelon software stack, they want extra money, spread Cuda.
Time will tell that how much they are willing to licence their IP's. If they keep tellin "no i wont licence this to you " (etc. Cuda/Physx to AMD), it will be more or less like "Cuda is now opensource" lie / Hype (which it isnt, only at backend).
AMD already using ARM IP's in its products, so Nvidia's IP's will be also interesting. Nvidia's willingness and pricing will tell us how much it will change things. Reply
nunomoreira10 - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkKnowing nvidia, the price will probably be proibitive.
Knowing intel, they would rather keep evolvir their gpus then be dependent on nvidia Reply
chizow - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkIntel is already dependent on Nvidia IP for their GPUs, they pay them $250M annually for the privilege of using stripped down base level GPU IP. From Intel's perspective, why not pay more for the privilege of using a modern, world-class IP like Kepler?
What if Intel raised their licensing amount to $1Bn for Kepler performance today? That would certainly put a damper on AMD's APU plans, as that's really the only area Intel is deficient relative to AMD at the moment. Win-Win for Intel/Nvidia, Intel wins CPU and GPU, Nvidia doubles their revenue overnight, profits/margins would skyrocket as well. Reply
iwod - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkNot Native English, But I was wondering, the article has multiple mentions of "very sensible". To me this implies this has been known (to them) or they would have guessed they are going to doing it. But then they say something about they didn't known this was coming.
Wouldn't "makes sense", "sensible direction", "logical step" be a better word to use? Just Wondering.
Back to Nvidia, Since the market, right now only has three group of players, Apple, Samsung, and Others. With Apple and Samsung taking 95+% of profits and 85%+ of market shares. And there are only 3 GPU IP Vendor, ARM, Nvidia and IMG. ARM GPU is ... Crap. The good thing about Nvidia is its IP can be used across Desktop and Mobile. Which Fits Apple perfectly, but i am not sure if Apple wants to put all its egg in one basket.
Nvidia's Software Defined 4G Modem. I know Samsung, LG, and ST-Ericsson all have their Stack of 4G Modem, but none of them license it out. So as far as i know this is the only 4G Baseband available on the market. ( Correct me if i am wrong ) And Since Qualcomm 4G Baseband pack is the 2nd most expensive component on smartphones, it make sense for Vendor to actually make it them self or even integrated into their own SoC.
Cant wait to see how this will unfold. Reply
vFunct - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkApple is apparently developing their own GPU IP now, through the rampup of their Orlando design center.
They're really pushing for vertical integration in-house - their own CPU core, systems architecture, etc..- no need for Apple to license NVidia IP. Reply
Wolfpup - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkI wonder about that...it makes little sense to me that Apple would make their own GPUs when they can already choose ARM or PowerVR...and now Nvidia. My guess is the engineers they hired are just to deal with integrated existing tech into their chips, not reinvent the wheel.
Who knows though...they did develop their own core. Though there two I wonder if there will be a Swift 2. The only point to Swift (and Krait) seems to be that ARM left a gap between A9 and A15, which they've since filled with A12 anyway. Swift and Krait might fit in that gap (though I suspect they're closer to A9 than A15) but the next logical jump is A15. Reply
iwod - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkApple isn't designing their own GPU, those Design Team are for Optimizing and Tuning the PowerVR arch or what ever GPU IP they decided to use. Design a GPU from Ground up is hard, and it takes lots of time.
The reason why Nvidia fits Apple is just like you mention, vertical integration. Apple could have one GPU tech across Mac and iOS. The cost of writing GPU drivers is increasing and since Apple are developing the drivers themselves it make sense for them to do away with less variation on GPU. Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkWhich probably means Apple is preparing OS XI for ARM. Reply
Bobs_Your_Uncle - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - link"But I was wondering, the article has multiple mentions of "very sensible". To me this implies this has been known (to them) or they would have guessed they are going to doing it. But then they say something about they didn't known this was coming.
Wouldn't "makes sense", "sensible direction", "logical step" be a better word to use? Just Wondering."
Your suggested alternate phrases ("makes sense, sensible direction, logical step") are perfectly fine usages for the application you suggest. I suspect from your question, however, that your understanding of the phrase "very sensible", in this particular usage, may invest or credit the author with either more (insider) knowledge than has been established, or perhaps more foresight/prescience than may be warranted.
You are/it is correct in your use of "very sensible" when a particular decision or course of action is being discussed, & the benefits of that same decision/action could be predicted, or even has been suggested by others in advance of the event. In this use case "very sensible" is a way of saying that, "Given the known variables of a, b, & c, & present market conditions, it is obviously "very sensible" for X to do Y."
As the author has used "very sensible" in this article/post, he is discussing a course of action taken by Nvidia that he (Anand) had no advance knowledge of, nor had he any real cause to suspect that Nvidia was going to embark upon this path. In this use case, that decision/action is being reviewed in retrospect. In this use case, it's the same as saying, "Though I never had reason to consider the prospect of such a thing happening, now that the decision is made & the reasoning h as been scrutinized, it is clearly a "very sensible!"path to follow."
Your inference of advance knowledge is not necessarily incorrect, but neither can it be assumed. Reply
milli - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - link"there are only 3 GPU IP Vendor, ARM, Nvidia and IMG"
Next to ARM, ImgTech and now nVidia, there's also Vivante & DMP. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkWouldn't it be crazy if AMD decided it was cheaper/the better option to license nVidia GPU tech than continue their own? Heads would explode all over the internet, forums would burn down from all the flames, and chaos would ensue.
I'm curious to see where this goes. I think it's a smart move to do ahead of any major slam from Tegra failures this year and it gives them some cushioning in case the market moves in a direction they don't anticipate.
I'd love to see Intel license and use nVidia cores instead of their own IGP, but it would be years before such a product would come to fruition. I wonder how the driver scenario would wind up with a product like that. Intel has been known to license third party GPU's before. Reply
iwod - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkor may be AMD decide to also license out their GPU IP as well? Using AMD GPU IP could have games easier to port from PS4/XboxOne to your Mobile Phone. Surely this is a much easier sell then Nvidia? Reply
HisDivineOrder - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkAs far as I know, AMD is already halfway there with HSA and offering to bundle their GPU tech with other CPU tech like x86 or ARM in custom configs. Reply
Wolfpup - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkI suppose this is smart? Not sure what the implications are for Tegra and their discrete GPUs...
Also I wonder had they done this earlier, would they have been used in the two next gen consoles? Not sure how much that's worth to AMD though as I assume the deals are pretty good for Sony/Microsoft. Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkNvidia will focus on custom CPU's for Tegra in the future, starting with Denver, just like Apple. Reply
Yorgos - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - link"the way it meant to be played"
sense the irony. Reply
testbug00 - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkThe problem is for a company to integrate the Silicon into their products would take a good 1.5-2 years... probably longer (for Kepler).
It might pay off, but it seems to be a desperation move to me.... We will see :) Reply
testbug00 - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - linkLOL. What are you talking about.
Hahahahaha.... Intel is going out of their way to stop licensing GPU cores (see from old Atom to new Atom). Reply
TheJian - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - link"Had Tegra 4 been out and available, I think it's safe to say that the SoC would likely have been used in at least some previous Tegra 3 design wins."
This has to be one of the most ridiculous statements I've seen you from anand. If S800 was out and available I'm guessing it would be used in some S600 design wins. I can say this every year for EVERY product ever produced. If Intel's broadwell was out now, I'm sure it would be selling in haswell models instead of haswell. Do we see how dumb this is?
"The cynic in all of us can point to NVIDIA's struggles with getting Tegra 4 into devices and out the door as motivation behind wanting to license its GPU IP. "
What struggles? The first device they are selling to is THEMSELVES. And it isn't out yet...LOL.
2 toshibas with T4 (and a 3rd with a T3)
Vizio has a T4 (and T3) coming also that they showed at CES
Also the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity, HP SlateBook x2 both T4, not to mention Mad Catz MOJO (they are SEEKING deal T4 they said).
BungBungame's Kalos tablet uses T4 also
Couple those with Ouya, gamepop, wikipad etc and I think tegra has a pretty good year lined up even before the T4i. Hp, Toshiba and Asus all showing tegra support. Who's left besides Samsung/LG/Apple (who does their own stuff-but now may go NV next year with a T5 or kepler gpu at least? Who knows)? I guess you guys missed computex? All 3 tablets (all but Kalos) with T4 were on display there 3 weeks ago. Is this the AMD love showing again? No mention of a T4 device or did I miss it in your computex coverage? How about their award, top in handhelds (so no Vita or 3DS victories or anyone else...LOL)?:
"NVIDIA today received its fifth consecutive Best Choice Award at Computex, as the SHIELD open-platform gaming device won the top Golden Award in the smart handheld category, as well as a special Media's Choice Award, voted on by editorial staff of local publications."
And the Media Choice award too...LOL But this T4 thing has trouble. You guys were all over Computex and NV doesn't even get a mention...The president of Taiwan handed it to them...LOL. I hope you guys know alexa will be showing you further down this year...How long will you guys keep hiding NV products, hiding any articles about NV making record quarter after quarter, make excuses for lack of FCAT results, and BS the public about AMD cpus (an A8-5600 for all single gpus is good in your 1440p articles?...ROFL)? Does AMD really pay enough to have you have your alexa traffic off by a good 1/2 in the last 9 months? Sheesh. Wasn't shield a centerpiece at Google I/O? :) Just Glass, GS4 and Shield right? Missed that too? I can't believe you guys covered all Intel stuff at computex but not mention any of the 3 tablets from Nvidia on display at computex (but had time to SPOT THE KABINI...LOL). Whatever. More NV hate from Anandtech. Even the GPU's got an award at computex, nothing about that either from anandtech. It's comic you guys have the only 780M laptop with cpu throttling issues so GTX 780m can't shine...LOL.
"Except, either due to our particular MSI GT70 sample being a lemon and having CPU throttling issues (or it may be a design problem that affects all of MSI's current GTX 780M notebooks—we're not entirely sure), the 7970M really isn't that far off the GTX 780M performance."
From the top article at anandtech on the 7970 enduro junk (yeah, enduro runs like junk).
You're the only one with a crappy Lemon laptop running 780m. Exact model kicking some butt. You're the only ones with problems with FCAT, the data is just too large, drivers caused invalid data blah blah blah. Anything to wait until AMD fixes their prototype drivers :) Still no part2 of Ryans FCAT articles etc etc...
T4i announcements can't be far away, and that reaches a whole other market via $100-$400 phones (aimed at $100-200), but until then it is basically modem-less and thus, basically PHONE-LESS. I've said it before and I'll say it again, you can't really announce product launches without knowing exactly HOW MANY can NV allocate to you? I don't suspect anyone will know that until NV sees how well Shield sells in the first month (hence the July ship date for T4 to everyone else which gives them a month of sales to test with). If shield sells 10mil (joke of course) why would I even allocate a single chip to a tablet? I'll sell 10mil shields and tell you tough luck buddy, we make more on shield than a soc until shields are stuck on shelves :) Well DUH...
I'm always confused by ridiculous claims T4 is having trouble selling to devices...LOL. I'm kind of shocked Anand himself is doing this. Seriously? You can't be this dumb or ignorant. If a company like HP etc announced something then shield sold like hotcakes forcing a few million HP pre-orders (insert amount here, whatever) to be delayed for months until shield slowed down, there would be a ton of HP hate, and probably some NV hate. Nobody will risk this hate and SMART business would delay saying a word until allocations are known and product is shipping. You'd have to know this Anand. So why make these comments? Any proof of T4 being turned away by device makers? And I mean literally an OEM saying T4 sucks we're running away and have no plans because it's bad? I don't see any S800 announcements yet either...For the same reasons no doubt (hiding power use surely doesn't help). But do we think S800 isn't selling because of no announcements? No, that's SILLY. If a chip isn't even SHIPPING yet you can't announce squat.
25+ tegra 4 optimized games, with arma and hawken (according to kotaku) being exclusives so far and also Dead Trigger 2 if memory serves. If they are telling the truth it's a pretty good launch for something they dev'd for 10mil...LOL. IF it's a bunch of lies, well it will deservedly bite them in the butt. Anyone want to place a bet as to whether they'll be out of stock in a week or less at $300? The list of features making 3DS and Vita (never mind GDC2013 showing only 2% making a 3DS game and 5% planning vita games vs. 60% for mobile at GDC 2013, 2500 devs don't lie) worthless now is long. Stonking soc, 720p, HD movies out to tv (playing anything android can), 4x or more main memory (vita has 512mb this has 2gb 3DS has less than both), 16GB included (and a slot free), the entire android library of apps/games, TV browsing, pc streaming, GPS (3G vita has this though right?) and on and on...At $350 it was a tougher sell, but at $300 I think they'll be gone in short order. I'm sure Kepler based T5 will be in it next year and a new one every year. I wouldn't stop as long as they made a $1 profit. Proliferate Tegra games, is the name of the game here and sell gpus to stream from. Slowly kill directx making windows pointless with google's android help (if I don't need office or directx games why do I need windows?). HTML5, OpenGL, WebGL, OpenCL etc FTW :) Kill DirectX now thanks.
IP lic note: I wouldn't want to be imagination right now. They're broke already. This will kill them slowly or fast. They're dead. They had to borrow 20mil for a measly mips 100mil purchase. Maybe Apple buys them? Otherwise, welcome to the list of defunct gpu makers. Since both AMD/NV did this to them already in the desktop market years ago, does this mean they killed them twice?...ROFL. Reply
TheJian - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkhttp://www.notebookcheck.net/Toshiba-intros-the-Re...
Two more Tegra devices, one with T4 other with T3. I don't think these are different from the previously mentioned Excite Write/Excite Pro lines with T4. So devices are growing as shown. Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkFor a company that wants CUDA to be as popular as possible (more than OpenCL), and a company that likes to have exclusive games tied to its GPU technology, this strategy makes PERFECT SENSE.
I doubt Apple will consider Kepler, but maybe Maxwell. I could definitely see Samsung trying it out, though. They've been pretty confused about what to use in their SoC's lately. Is it Mali? Is it PowerVR? Hell, just go with Qualcomm.
I'm also not sure if Samsung is already their client or not, but Nvidia definitely has a pretty big manufacturer lined up to get it. Maybe it's Huawei or someone like that. Nvidia wouldn't have announced this if they didn't already have customers. Would be pretty embarassing to announced it, and then have no one want it. Reply
PINWIZARD - Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - linkI wouldn't be surprised to see both Samsung and Apple license. Gaming is a very profitable market that both have publicly expressed interest in exploiting. If done right Apple could capitalize on an all purpose console of their own in the next year or two. Nvidia did a very
shrewd maneuver in recognizing the sheer hate, & competitiveness S & A have with each other
by instilling the "what if" factor if one thinks the other might out-maneuver them by licensing. IP? They will have no choice but to license if they want to keep relevant in a very profitable and competitive gaming market that will keep advancing at a pace that Imagination, or any other in-house GPU attempts will not be enough, Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkI'm sure Nvidia will give it to them, as soon as Intel gives them license to build CPU's. Reply


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ORLANDO, Fla. - Orange County deputies say a man barricaded himself in an Orange County home and fired shots from a high-powered crossbow at authorities.
Timothy Kochlany, 40, was barricaded in a house on East Sacramento Court near Orangewood Boulevard, about 3 miles from SeaWorld Orlando, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Officials received a call around 9:30 a.m. about shots being fired. When deputies arrived, Kochlany fired the cross bow through the door of his residence in an attempt to bait deputies. Kochlany hid in the attic and pointed what appeared to be a barrel of a long gun weapon at them.
A deputy fired a single round at Kochlany, striking him in the arm. Kochlany later went outside and began throwing propane tanks on his lawn, according to deputies.
Local 6 news helicopter Sky 6 flew over the home as the man surrendered before noon.
The deputy who fired is a 20 year veteran of the agency and will be assigned to administrative duties for a minimum of one week until the Professional Standards Unit completes their investigation, according to authorities.
Kochlany has been charged with aggravated assault on an officer, assault with a firearm and aggravated battery (domestic).
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dougmc wrote:Another thanks TazI never have understood the advantages and disadvantages of stones versus strops, especially in the range where they overlap. Well explained.
taz575 wrote:Even when the pastes are reasonably priced, I don't feel you would get the precision of the stones. The Rika 5K plays better with a variety of steels (VG-10, AEB-L, M390, R2, Blue, White, Aogami Super, 52100, etc) and leaves a nicer edge than the Green Brick does.
rayong wrote:Had a chance to use it more since I got it. It definitely sharpens up sharper than my tojiro DP. I went back and sharpened the Tojiro using about the same angles, diamond plates, strops being extra careful to do it good and it still can't touch the 19c27 on the goko. Cutting paper the goko passes through smooth and effortlessly, the tojiro dp still feels a little coarse and drags a bit more and catches more often.For comparison I sharpened another knife that I could get sharper than the tojiro and that still couldn't touch the goko.Whatever doubts I had about 19c27 are history. Now thinking whether I should get the 210 damascus gyuto as well, bit redundant given I have a 210 tojiro DP already, but the 210 goko is taller at 46mm vis the tojiro's 44 mm which sounds trivial but the shorter height on the tojiro makes it feel like a long petty rather than a gyuto. I have another 180 santoku that is at 46 mm and that feels just right, so 2mm makes a diff.
brianch wrote:What is the difference between this and the other non hammered version? Same steel? But in the photo the hammered goko seems to be a polished silver finish? Yet in the first post it seems like it has pretty much the same finish as the non hammered Goko Damascus? http://www.chefknivestogo.com/goko.html
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St Mirren ended Celtic's hopes of a domestic treble as they progressed to the Scottish League Cup final with a well-deserved 3-2 win at Hampden on Sunday.
Hearts beat Inverness on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the first semi-final on Saturday.
On-loan Portuguese forward Esmael Goncalves scored just eight minutes into his debut for St Mirren as he stabbed home Conor Newton's cross before Gary Hooper equalised seconds before the break.
Charlie Mulgrew saw his 49th minute penalty saved after Jim Goodwin had handled in the box before conceding one at the other end that Paul McGowan buried to restore St Mirren's lead in the 64th minute.
Former Rangers striker Steven Thompson then smashed a superb volley past stand-in keeper Lukasz Zaluska in the 69th minute.
Mulgrew fired a 20-yard drive beyond Samson with the last kick of the game four minutes into stoppage time but it was the Buddies who were celebrating as they ended a run of eight straight defeats against Celtic and progress to meet Hearts in March's final.
The win finishes Neil Lennon's dream of leading the Hoops to their first clean sweep of trophies in 12 years and completes a hat-trick of Hampden disappointments for the Celtic manager following last season's defeats to Kilmarnock and Hearts in the League Cup final and Scottish Cup semi-final respectively.
Lennon was bitterly disappointed with his side's performance.
"It was soulless. It lacked intensity and it lacked desire," he said.
"It lacked the will to win and all the attributes that this team has shown over the last six to nine months. I don't know where that performance came from."
His St Mirren counterpart was delighted with his first win over Celtic as manager.
"It was very pleasing and a monumental moment for us and a fantastic result," Danny Lennon said.
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Topic: clumsiness + clueslessness= dangerous, but funny moment
Hans and I went to our friends house for coffee and a little chat tonight. It is so dark here now, our friends had candles burning everywhere. I sewed some homemade cat toys for them and got so engrossed with their kitties playing with them, I didnt noticed I had backed into a candle hanging on the wall. My scarf caught fire, as did my hair (but that is ok since I am losing it anyway). Luckily, I wasnt hurt...good thing I was wearing a silk and not polyester scarf! It was very exciting and a little funny. My scarf was a complete loss and I had so sit around without a covering which was a little uncomfortable for me to have people see my head. Overall, it was a funny though because who else would catch themselves on fire getting distracted by kitty cuteness.
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The week began with a weekend of glorious sunshine.
The line on the barograph has barely twitched from a steady line indicating high pressure.
However, the remainder of the week was rather dull, a little chilly and ended with some rather foggy conditions, which chose to remain for most of the day.
For us and many other farmers, the drier ground has enabled field work to continue unabated.
The terragator and tankers returned to finish emptying the slurry store, this time bringing two attachments, the dribble bar and the injector bar.
The dribble bar just sprinkles the slurry onto the surface of the fields, while the injector puts the slurry into the ground. Injecting the slurry is a good way of applying the liquor to grassland.
Ian has been putting the first dressing of nitrogen fertiliser onto our grass, winter barley and winter wheat.
At the same time, Matt has been spreading manure from the heaps in the fields onto the over-wintered stubble, which Ian has recently sprayed with a herbicide, to desiccate all the weeds before ploughing.
The autumn-born calves on Manor Farm have been given their first oral vaccination to protect them against lungworm, prior to their turnout.
Lungworm causes an infection of the bronchial tubes, leading to a cough known as "husk".
The white, threadlike worms grow up to 75mm in length, laying vast numbers of eggs.
The minute larvae produced at hatching are swallowed and pass out onto the pasture in the dung, after which they develop and are then able to infect cattle that ingest them whilst grazing.
Good management is also a great help in controlling lungworm, keeping animals grazing in their first year off pasture that has recently had grazing animals on it.
We also use rotational grazing to prevent an increase in the worm burden.
On Ruth's day off, Ian had a problem in the dairy, housing the plate milk cooler and refrigerated milk tank.
Near the start of milking, the milker always pops into the dairy to make sure all is well and that the milk is going into the tank.
On this occasion, Ian was met by a stream of milk flowing across the floor to the drain.
A section of plastic pipe on the plate cooler had split, so Ian stopped milking to call an engineer to bring and fit a replacement before he could start milking again.
On Stowell Farm nearly half of the pregnant ewes have given birth, with the surprise arrival during the week of quintuplets.
The five lambs could not all stay with their mother, as she would not have enough milk and has only two teats.
Two of her lambs have remained with her, whilst each of the other three have been successfully adopted onto other available ewes.
During the week more ewes with their lambs have been taken out to pasture, with the trailers now taking them to Bowood.
I would just like to remind anyone with a dog to please make sure that it is on a lead when being walked near livestock, especially in the vicinity of ewes and lambs.
On a sunny day early in the week I walked to a part of Manor Farm where someone keeps a number of bee hives.
The bad weather in 2012 had a detrimental effect on some of the colonies but I was pleased to see that the bees were active around the entrances to several of the hives. There are 60,000 bees in a colony at peak, where a single worker produces 1/12 teaspoon of honey in her lifetime,which is about three weeks.
In this time she may visit 2,000 flowers a day. I have also seen a number of bumble bees around the farm and the few sunny days have woken some butterflies.


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ROCKWELL, Texas - The flag pole controversy in Rockwall County may now be laid to rest.
Rockwall County Commissioner Jerry Wimpee has agreed to pay the full amount ($3,315) to have a new flag pole installed in place of the altered one, make a $2,000 donation to the Wounded Warrior Project and issue a letter of apology to Rockwall County and all veterans, according to David Lobinger.
Lobinger was appointed as a special prosecutor in the case by the 382nd and 439th Judicial District Courts of Rockwall County.
"Shortly after my appointment, I met with Texas Ranger Sgt. Victor Patton and reviewed his extensive investigation and file," Lobinger said in a letter to Judge Jerry Hogan and the Rockwall County Commissioners. "Having served in the United States Army, I appreciated the emotional sensitivity this issue caused your citizens and veterans who call Rockwall County home."
According to Lobinger, Wimpee has also been instructed not to violate the law in any manner in the next two years, or the case will be reopened.
"I take this opportunity to apologize to those county elected officials, military veterans and citizens of Rockwall County who were offended by my actions related to the trimming of one Rockwall County Courthouse flagpole earlier this year," Wimpee's apology letter read. "My intention was to bring the New County Courthouse Flag Display into compliance with the State of Texas Flag Code. I regret that my actions were offensive to some people."
In February, Wimpee had five feet trimmed off of the U.S. flag pole at the courthouse to bring it into accordance with state flag codes. The move reportedly violated Federal flag codes, however, and irritated local veterans. Hundreds of veterans and supporters filled the Rockwall County Courthouse during the Feb. 28 County Commissioners Court meeting.
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Animal Statistics
In an ongoing effort to educate the public about the magnitude of the pet overpopulation problem, we are making available the statistics that show how many animals come into the shelter every month. The data is given for all animals and then is broken down further for dogs and cats since that is what most people are interest in.
The city runs on a fiscal year which runs from July 1 to June 30; therefore, the data is presented for the same time period.


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Cricket Canada is greatly disappointed by the events following the May 12th All Star T20 event from the Roger's Centre with respect to unpaid player salaries and have been working with the promoters to resolve the situation amicably.
We fully understand the frustration felt by the players in question and have reached out to the participating agents to provide copies of their clients' contracts with event promoters Kat Rose Inc, so that we can engage to explore opportunities to assist in the pursuit of unpaid monies to both the participating players and Cricket Canada.
The event itself was a positive statement for the potential of cricket in Canada with an estimated 12,000 enthusiastic cricket fans in attendance to witness an exciting contest that featured many of our Canadian cricket stars. We will continue to seek opportunities to host future high profile events and take the necessary steps to ensure that the interests of all stakeholders are met accordingly.


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"What kinds of pie do you have tonight?" the man sitting by the window asked. He and I were both eating dinner in a café in the outport of Cow Head, N.L.
CORNER BROOK — There are numerous interesting places that professional geologists and amateur rock lovers would love to explore on the island of Newfoundland...
I heard the couple from Alberta grumbling about the Green Garden Trail a minute or two before I saw them.
"This is kind of rough going, isn't it," the man was saying to his significant other.
The woman agreed, but their voices trailed off suddenly as they saw me limping along with both knees heavily wrapped and leaning with determination on two walking poles.
CUPIDS, Newfoundland Labrador – Up on the rooftop garden of the Cupids Legacy Centre, Peter Laracy is delivering some stern advice. About fairies. "If you hear strange music, don't follow it...
If I had a dollar for every time someone asked how I wound up traveling through Central Newfoundland, I'd have a tidy little sum piled up in just a few days.
Moose, mountains and mankind. I recently experienced all that and more as my wife and I explored the wonders of Newfoundland. We began our journey with a six-hour ride on the Marine Atlantic, a modern multi-level people/car ferry. It has bright, modern seating areas, restaurants, and cabins with comfortable small beds and clean, well-equipped bathrooms for overnight travel. We embarked at North Sydney, and arrived at Port aux Basques on Newfoundland's southwest tip.
A team of British and Canadian scientists probing a famous fossil site in Newfoundland and Labrador has discovered traces of some of the earliest animal remains on Earth — a 579-million-year-old nest of petrified "babies" born to a primitive, fern-shaped marine organism known as a rangeomorph and then promptly buried in ash from a primordial volcanic eruption.
ST. JOHN'S—These are heady days in this oft-beleaguered town. The oil industry has brought a boom. There are new condo projects downtown and restaurants serving blistered Naples-style pizzas and Japanese fusion cuisine. New shops on Water St. sell the sort of trendy goods you'd find on Queen West or Ossington.
Tales from the trail27 Jun 2012
Our eldest son was still seven the first time he hiked to The Spout. It was early August and the whales were thick as black flies. The humpbacks were so close to the coast near Bread and Cheese in Bay Bulls, you could smell their breath. Which wasn't too fresh, I may add. A pure caplin diet and no mouthwash does not a pleasant odour make.
Introducing Canyon Adventures22 Jun 2012
On Friday, July 6, 2012 Riverfront Chalets & Rafting Newfoundland will be partnering with Gyula Takacs of Hungaroraft and combining over 40 years of whitewater experience to bring adventure to a whole new extreme in Grand Falls-Windsor!
Viva la Viking Trail13 Jun 2012
Newfoundland and Labrador's Viking Trail celebrates the place where the first Europeans to make landfall in the Western Hemisphere, Leif Erikson and the Vikings, came in contact with North America's native people. Around A.D. 1000, Erikson led an expedition that sailed from a Norse village in Greenland to the coast of Labrador then south to Newfoundland.
Raft in Newfoundland on the Exploits River12 Jun 2012
The Newfoundland and Labrador tourism agency has reloaded the special offers page on its website. Among the offers is a two-night stay for two at the Hillside Bed & Breakfast in Twillingate, a small island in Central Newfoundland on the edge of what is known as Iceberg Alley, for $299. The package, called A Path Through Time, includes accommodations in the three-bedroom, restored 140-year-old home...
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If you're planning to visit us this summer, remember to call now (if you haven't already!) to ensure any car rental, ferry bookings and accommodation. That way, your only responsibility upon arriving will be to have the most relaxing time possible…
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Six weeks after the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster showcased Iceberg Alley off Newfoundland, an early and plentiful show of the glacial sculptures is drawing visitors from around the world.
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What do fish and brewis, cod tongues, toutons, Jiggs' dinner and moose meatballs have in common? They are just a few of the delicious dishes served in Labrador and Newfoundland. My only complaint after spending two weeks driving across Labrador and down the west coast of Newfoundland with my husband, Barrie, is that I put on more pounds than I care to divulge.
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND - You'd think icebergs are a regular occurrence in and around St. John's. But apparently not.
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St. John's, Newfoundland, is another of Titanic's homes. On June 8, 1912, a rescue ship returned to St. John's bearing the last recovered Titanic corpse. For months, deck chairs, pieces of wood paneling, and other relics were reported to have washed up on the Newfoundland coast...
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JUNE 4: Ricky Hatton (R) attacks Kostya Tszyu during the IBF light welterweight title fight at the MEN Arena on June 4, 2005 in Manchester, England. (Photo by John Gichigi/Getty Images)
Ricky Hatton predicts 'exciting' dustup as he headlines Primetime's coverage of Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley British boxing legend Ricky Hatton will be on hand to share his thoughts during Primetime's exclusive coverage of Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley on Saturday June 9th, live on Primetime. Hatton will be joined in the studio alongside the ever entertaining Steve Bunce and fight game expert Ronald McIntosh. All three are sure to provide a unique and in-depth analysis ahead of what is set to be a great night of boxing from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Two-time world champion, Hatton, has been in with the very best and knows better than anyone what Bradley is up against when he takes on Pacquiao having faced, and lost, against the diminutive Filipino himself in 2009. However, the 'Hitman' believes that Bradley has all the tools to make it a tough night for the reigning WBO welterweight world champion and thinks we may be in for something very special when the two g...
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Romo blows save after Giants rally in ninth
CHICAGO -- The Giants' 4-3 loss Friday to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field bore a vastly different meaning to a particular pair of ballplayers.
For Sergio Romo, the end of San Francisco's four-game winning streak -- to which he had contributed substantially -- was something to shrug off, a disappointment that ought to fade quickly. Romo blew his first save opportunity of the season after converting his first six by yielding two ninth-inning runs, the second coming on Starlin Castro's two-out, walk-off double.
For Brandon Belt, this game marked a potential reversal of fortune. San Francisco's starting first baseman was batting an anemic .143 when he stroked a two-run, ninth-inning double that highlighted a three-run rally. Belt's hit set up what would have been the Giants' third come-from-behind victory in four days. Belt and the Giants now can hope that he will progress toward being the hitter that his remarkable spring performance promised.
Indeed, the Giants experienced a mostly positive afternoon overall. Starter Matt Cain rebounded from last Sunday's nine-run nightmare against St. Louis to allow two runs in seven capable innings. This confirmed the notion that Cain's struggles were just an aberration.
And the Giants demonstrated their usual tenacity with their ninth-inning surge that put them ahead 3-2. But that was nullified by the Cubs' response in their half of the inning.
The Cubs pulled even immediately, as Dioner Navarro led off with his first career pinch-hit home run. Romo struck out the next two batters before David DeJesus singled to center field. Angel Pagan couldn't quite reach the ball.
"It hit my glove," he said. "I just couldn't make the play. It happens."
Up came Castro, who drove a 2-1 pitch off the center-field wall as DeJesus pranced home.
"I was looking for a slider, and he threw a fastball and I hit it hard," Castro said.
Pagan had a close encounter with Castro's hit, too. But the ball caromed off the brick barrier before he could reach it.
"It was very close to the basket [that lines the top of the wall]," Pagan said. "I had to time the basket and the wall. I didn't want to go full speed to the wall because I've hit it before and it hurts. It doesn't move. It doesn't have any padding. I was just trying to get close to the wall and try to make a play, but it didn't happen. I [gave] my effort."
Romo answered each question that the Cubs' comeback raised. He insisted that he had sufficient time to warm up before entering the game. He didn't try to deflect responsibility for Castro's hit.
"No excuses," said Romo, who converted his previous 15 regular-season save opportunities dating back to last August. "I made a good pitch. [Castro] put the ball in play. Things happen when you put the ball in play. I tip my cap to him."
Giants manager Bruce Bochy took Romo's outing in stride.
"He's going to have to deal with an occasional hiccup," Bochy said. "That's the life of a closer."
Romo refused to cite a prevailing factor: The wind. It helped carry Castro's fly ball toward the wall, and it appeared to propel the home runs Cain allowed to DeJesus in the third inning and Castro in the fifth.
"None of the two homers they hit would have been homers anywhere else," said Pagan, who played for the Cubs from 2006-07.
The Giants weren't griping. They were simply stating facts.
"This is Wrigley Field," Bochy said. "We know a lot of times you get a ball in the wind, it just keeps going. That's part of playing in this park."
Failing to capitalize on the jet stream, San Francisco mustered three hits in 7 1/3 innings off Cubs starter Carlos Villanueva, who began his professional career in the Giants organization. Then came the ninth.
Facing Cubs closer Kyuji Fujikawa, Marco Scutaro drilled a one-out double, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Pablo Sandoval's single. After Fujikawa hit Buster Posey in the left tricep with a pitch, Hunter Pence's fielder's choice erased Posey and left runners on the corners.
Belt then connected on a 2-1 delivery, driving it down the right-field line to score pinch-runner Joaquin Arias and Pence.
Belt, who hit .410 during Spring Training but was hampered by a stomach virus as the regular season opened, worked extensively this week with hitting coach Hensley Meulens on correcting his flaws at the plate. One of them was closing his stance a little too much.
"It's kind of an old habit I have to watch," Belt said.
Having struggled with his confidence in the past, Belt remained more positive through his hitting woes this time.
"I can say they weren't wearing on me like they have before," he said. "I realize how long the season is. You know you'll eventually come out of it. I know what kind of hitter I am. I'm confident in that now."
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Pronunciation: pæ-rê-fêr-nay-lyê • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun, mass (no plural)
Meaning: 1. (Law) That property of a woman that does not pass to her husband by marriage, but remains her own. 2. Personal belongings, your things–clothing, jewelry, accessories. 3. Equipment required by a certain profession or activity, such as sound, mountain-climbing, or baseball paraphernalia.
Notes: Although many English-speakers have given up on preserving the second R in this Good Word, we think it deserves further consideration. Those of us who pronounce Rs at the end of syllables should pronounce this one. Pronounce it or not, it must be included in the correct spelling of this word. However, you do not have to worry about related words: this one is an orphan with no adjectives or verbs derived from it.
In Play: The implication of the second and third senses of today's word is that paraphernalia is equipment supporting some activity: "Rhonda Block considered her toy boy just another part of her traveling paraphernalia." More commonly this word is used today to refer to the tools of some activity: "Lacie Shortz considered class, professors, and books the paraphernalia of the education system to be used to enrich sorority life."
Word History: The Latin word paraphernalia, which English simply confiscated on one of its raids of that language, meant "of or related to the parapherna". Parapherna was a Greek word made up of para "beyond" + pherne "dowry" and referred to a bride's property beyond her dowry. The Greek root pher-, as in pherein "to carry", comes from PIE bher-/bhor- "carry, bring" and so fits a word meaning what a woman brings to a marriage. But it also turns up in amphora, from amphi "both sides" + phoreus "bearer", the large oval containers with two handles on either side the Greeks used for transporting goods. PIE bher-/bhor- came through the Germanic languages to English as bear which, with the suffix -ing later developed into bring, the same meaning implicit in parapherna. (Today we thank Kathy Garrett for suggesting a word with such interesting historical paraphernalia as today's Good Word.)


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havy you successfully connected your wireless cart to virtual machine. What does tell, post output here
Code:iwconfig ifconfig lsusb
Hello Everyone.
after couple of days searching the web i gave up finding the answer to my problam alone.
ok so here is the detail:
i got TP link WN821 wireless card, used windows 7 and windows xp with VmWare Workstation 7.0.1 build-227600, and the VMWare verision of back track 4 final.
i did everything just like the tutorials but when i press airmon-ng it doesnt show anything - give me no options, i disabled the windows wireless card and it was only enabled on the VmWare, Vmware says it identify the wirless card and its connected to it but the airmon-ng command doesnt show any options. when i press IWCONFIG i see 2 options lo and eth0 (they both written to have no wireless)
i searched almost everywhere on the web, and i even downloaded the regular verision of back track burned it and started it as live cd but still it wont work.
by the way i saw that the usb wireless card im using is supported so i dont think thats the problam.
Thanks alot for whoever can help me !!!
havy you successfully connected your wireless cart to virtual machine. What does tell, post output here
Code:iwconfig ifconfig lsusb
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:500 (500.0 B) TX bytes:500 (500.0 B)
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0cf3:1002 Atheros Communications, Inc.
thanks for the help
Virtual Machine for some reason dosent work well for 7. I was using Virtual Machine with Alfa and i coudlnt connect and when i finally got my Alfa to connect i started to have the same problem your having. I had a hell of a time to get my Alfa to connect. I had to unplug and replug over and over and reboot..Got old fast. The only thing you can do is to just play around with it. Check your VM network settings. Plug in your card after KDE or do a cache dump. As of now i will never go back to VM
Sony LapTop Windows 7 - Backtrack ISO with Sun VirtualBox - ALFA AWUS036H USB 500MW
There are two versions of this adapater 1 and 2. If you got two like me, I feel for you man. Been searching for days on how to get the prick working.
See how in you iwconfig no wireless adapters are shown, thats because if you got the V2, it actually is not supported. I know.
I eventually did find this: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forum...r-working.html
The funny thing is I used the search engine on this site to search for this very thing and came up zilch, did my own browsing into the depths and found it, says allot about the algorithms they got running. Anyway it's simple to follow all you have to do is compile and then install the driver pack and copy some files in the appropriate dir.
This will help you to get backtrack to recognize your device, the problem is now that I can't turn it on. I have already made a thread in this forum asking someone how to turn it on, but I got a suspicion that it is not going to work because I already tried to turn it on using the appropriate commands but still not working. Gonna have to wait and see.
You might find doing it through VM could cause you some issues and using the live cd wont work if you are installing stuff, so your only option is to install onto a HDD.
I have Windows 7, and use dvd backtrack 4, and virtual machine. I am not sure where exactly I need to download the drivers, and which command I have to run in order that airmon-ng command shows some results.
Thanks in advance...
Hi, I have T-LINK adapter as well WN821, and Windows 7, BACKTRACK on DVD, and Virtual MAchine installed, I use the commnand : airmon-ng in Backtrack, nothing returns.
What exactly I need to download and where to install on my PC?
Thanks in advance...


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'Making' your own people
As the city's oldest public utility, the Hong Kong Gas Company - commonly known as Towngas - provides a comprehensive range of products and services. We currently have more than 2,300 employees in Hong Kong and 120 joint ventures in 20 mainland provinces.
Because Towngas provides a unique offering, especially in the non-generic parts of our business, we have to train or, indeed, "make" our own people to take the company forward.
First and foremost, safety is at the core of everything we do and ingrained across all of our systems and processes. We must also ensure our programmes and strategies align with business objectives and achieve the outcomes expected by our employees, clients and various stakeholders. And to build a workforce that can navigate through the ages, it is crucial to recognise our employees' achievements, nurture respect and integrity, and encourage continuous learning, entrepreneurial spirit and teamwork.
To build a sustainable workforce, one must recruit the right people. We are clear about the type of people we want. Most importantly, they must fit our company culture. For instance, our graduate training programme annually attracts about a thousand applicants, from which we select about five - and it is not always the most academically talented who get selected.
Our seeding system focuses on independently minded individuals who show empathy towards others, often through voluntary work, and an ability to be a team player. When recruiting technicians, we note that many of our employees will visit our clients' homes, so they must be clean-cut and uphold our strict guidelines.
Not simply saying we care but showing we care about our staff is also an integral part of building loyalty. Our aim is to maintain a culture of wen xin - the Chinese concept of taking care or creating a warm family-feeling.
In recognition of implementing family-friendly employment policies and core values, Towngas was the only public utility to be given a Distinguished Family-Friendly Employer Award by the Family Council.
Career development
As part of our planning ahead, we have implemented a number of practical programmes to provide a ready source of expertise. In addition to technical training, apprentice technicians learn from experienced professionals. In a similar way, graduate management trainees are mentored by senior management staff members.
But simply introducing programmes without clear objectives does not work. For instance, to evaluate the need and suitability of our leadership strategies, our managers have taken part in leadership assessment.
Recently, Towngas received a BEST award from the American Society for Training and Development, the world's largest association dedicated to workplace learning and professional development. We were recognised for our enterprise-wide successes from our employee learning and development programmes in our China operations. We believe the award reaffirms that our corporate culture and efforts to ensure the excellence of our human resources practices are on the right path.
Based on feedback from focus groups, external parties, key clients and government, we have established our "Towngas Leadership Competency Plus" model, designed to help our managers to thrive and survive in the industry. Participants attend leadership forums and workshops covering management, political acumen, and positive-influencing execution skills. Over the years, our activities have expanded from gas supply to water enterprises, midstream and upstream gas business, and new energy. Hence, developing and maintaining a sustainable workforce is an integrated process that covers many areas, including accountability, creativity, leadership and open communication.
Our "Key Management Focus", for example, is designed to drive new projects across functions and regions. We have also had notable success and positive feedback from our "Superior Quality Service" programme, a bottom-up process improvement tool initiated by non-management staff. Launched in 2008, our "Talent Acceleration Programme" is another vehicle we use to expose our next generation of managers to a broad scope of learning experiences.
The future
The learning and knowledge sharing plays a strategic role in our current and long-term aim of maintaining a sustainable workforce. As our mainland business continues to grow, cross-border knowledge sharing and exchange programmes are extremely useful to meet the increasing complexities of our business.
A good example is our "Seeing is Believing" programme, which involves Towngas employees, through example, instilling the basic concepts of safety to new mainland employees and customers. We also provided cross-border experience through our "Executive Development Programme 2009", developed in conjunction with and held at Tsinghua University, with senior executives from Hong Kong and the mainland.
The success of talent and skills development programmes can be measured in many different ways. We believe our relatively low employee turnover rate is a positive indicator that staff see a bright future with us. The fact that our staff recommend family and friends as possible Towngas employees is another indication we offer attractive long-term career opportunities.
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It's about time. That's what many within the industry think of the Australian Radio Network's decision to put Sami Lukis and Yumi Stynes together in the hosting spot to become Sydney's first all-female commercial breakfast show next year.
The duo will replace Tim Rosso – who will move to the drive shift (and take on his former partner Merrick Watts who does the same shift at Triple M) – and Claire Hooper, who had advised she would not be renewing her contract at the end 2012.
The inspired decision has been welcomed by many. Women in radio – particularly in the high traffic ratings hotspot seat at breakfast – are few and far between.
"The decision was to make sure Mix 106.5 becomes a more competitive station and a more successful station and we thought having a point of difference at breakfast with two women on the air means we can offer something different to Kyle and Jackie O on 2DayFM who dominate ratings," ARN's national content director Duncan Campbell told Fairfax Media.
"It is something we have trialled and pioneered in Melbourne with Chrissie Swan and Jane Hall – their last survey was up to 5.7 – and it has gone remarkably well and been hugely successful. This will give Mix a real chance to ensure there is a unique point of difference at breakfast."
Campbell says they trialled a number of high profile women together but settled on Lukis and Stynes who fit the station's 25-44 year old female demographic. Lukis, who is on holidays, has been co-hosting the Ant & Sami Lukis show on MixFM in the drive time slot, as well as conducting personal tours for women to New York. Stynes has most recently been in the headlines when her mid-morning chat show The Circle was dumped. She also had a national radio program, the 3pm Pick Up on Mix FM.
"The key to these two is that they are very different and it was quite a process to bring these two together and we have taken the time to do that," Campbell said.
"They are two very different girls and two very different perspectives and through the trials we've done it will be a fun show which is hugely relatable and to some degree a lot of intrigue with there differences of opinion.
"Yumi is married with two kids and Sami is single and dating. Yumi is down to earth with an edge which makes her interesting and Sam is more aspirational, more the girl about town if you like. We did look at a few combinations but the thing about breakfast radio is it is five days a week and three hours a day so that eliminated a lot of people."
Of the move Sami and Yumi said: "We're really excited to be joining Mix 106.5 for breakfast in 2013. The two of us are especially proud that we'll be Sydney's only all-female breakfast team. We're going to bring a fresh perspective to the kinds of things that we ourselves – and our audience – go through every day."
The move has been welcomed by others in the industry with Prue MacSween, a long time media commentator who has had her own show on 2UE, telling Fairfax Media she was thrilled with the news, even though her plans to co-host a breakfast show on 2UE with Tracey Spicer stumbled at the negotiation stage.
"The fact that mix has had this brainwave is inspired – these two women will do extremely well – half of the audience, or more than half in most cases, are women – why can't they provide relevant radio to women? I don't get it. Good on Mix, I'm jealous as hell. I wish I'd been given the gig and good luck to them," she said.
Of her own doomed attempt at taking on Ray Hadley, MacSween was candid: "They offered us poop! So it didn't happen. I couldn't live on it so we had to say no which was very disappointing.
"There's this ridiculous view held by virtually [all] male programmers – apart from the insightful few – who believe people don't like listening to women on radio and that is so far from the truth.
"If you have something interesting and entertaining to say people will listen to you. In this day and age that women are under-represented on radio is dinosaur thinking."


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Social and Digital Marketing Conference: #SMWF N. America, May 28th - 29th 2014, 82Mercer, New York
#SMWF N. America the social & digital marketing conference will be returning to New York to deliver top-level strategic advice and insight for anyone for whom social is either already, or needs to be, high on the business agenda for 2014.
As ever #SMWF will be the must-attend event of 2014 for Heads of Social Media & Digital Marketing, CMOs, VPs of Marketing, Brand Managers, SME Marketeers and Social Media Strategists to name as well as traditional marketing heads who will also learn much about the ever evolving market from the show.
The very essence of social media means that it is something that everyone within a business can be involved in to spread the message of the company. The job of communicating a company message is no longer simply restricted to the marketing or PR department when it comes to social media. But that in itself can produce its own challenges.
And that means more people than ever need to know the latest thinking and trends in these communications channels given their importance not just to the corporate user but as a customer communication channel.
What they've had to say…
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''I thought the quality of attendees was very good, and the sessions were great. The venue was fantastic – infact just the whole organisation by #SMWF.''
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Roundup: Bulldogs shut out Gators
Published: Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 7:28 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 7:28 p.m.
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Senior Kendall Graveman hurled a five-hit shutout as No. 17 Mississippi State secured its weekend series with a 2-0 win over Florida in front of a season-high 8,564 fans on Saturday.
Graveman (4-2) surrendered five singles in going the distance for his second consecutive start and the Bulldogs (26-8, 5-6 SEC) made two first-inning runs stand up thanks to turning three double plays against the Gators (14-18, 4-7).
The teams wrap up the series at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
UF freshman shortstop Richie Martin, who returned to the lineup Friday after suffering a broken finger March 3, saw his 11-game hitting streak come to an end with a 0-for-2 performance.
Lacrosse: Senior attackers Ashley Bruns and Kitty Cullen led No. 3 Florida with five goals apiece in the Gators' 19-9 win over Johns Hopkins at Dizney Stadium.
Bruns and Cullen tied season-highs with six and seven points, respectively, while sophomore midfielder Shannon Gilroy chipped in two goals helping Florida (14-1 overall, 2-1 in American Lacrosse Conference) rebound off a loss last week to Penn State.
"You're always worried how a team is going to respond after a loss and I thought they responded really well today," UF coach Amanda O'Leary said. "We started off fast out of the locker room, which is exactly what we needed them to do."
Four Gators scored multiple goals for the largest margin of victory over the Blue Jays (7-5, 1-2 ALC) in their five-game series history. Florida improved to 4-1 all-time over Hopkins, winning the last four meetings.
The Gators are back in action Saturday when they travel to Vanderbilt for their final regular-season road trip. Opening draw is set for 2 p.m.
Softball: Jessica Damico hit a grand slam home run in the sixth inning Saturday to lift No. 3 Florida to a 4-2 SEC softball win over Mississippi State at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
A resilient Gator (38-3, 12-2 SEC) squad battled for its 14th come-from-behind win of the season using Damico's grand slam – Florida's 10th of the season — to top Mississippi State (23-14, 2-9).
Sophomore Lauren Haeger earned the win in the circle to improve to 10-1. After tossing a no-hitter in Friday's series-opener, junior Hannah Rogers came on for her third save with an inning of scoreless relief in the seventh, fanning two of the four batters she faced to close things out for the Gators.
Bailey Castro started the fateful sixth by getting hit by a pitch, then was followed by walks to Taylor Schwarz and Kelsey Horton to set up Damico's blast.
Florida will go for its third SEC series sweep of the season starting at noon Sunday.
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