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ASUS Eee Box Preview & Intel's Atom Benchmarkedby Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/3/2008 12:00 AM EST
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mauriceh - Monday, September 15, 2008 - linkI am at a ASUS dealer in Canada.
So far all we have had available is the model with XP , 80Gb, 1GB RAM.
DEALER Wholesale on this unit is $349, and there is a kickback of $20 a unit if you buy 100 pieces.
Further ASUS can not tell us of ANY ETA for the Linux model.
It looks VERY much like M$ are throwing some weight against this.
yuhong - Sunday, June 15, 2008 - linkI wonder exactly what was the bottleneck that made Vista feel so slow on this system. Reply
Rza79 - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkIt would have been great if you would have included results without Hyperthreading. Then i can get a better understanding in how the Atom performs in single threaded applications and how efficient Hyperthreading is.
It would be meaningful to include a Via C7 1.6Ghz because then i could know how the Atom performs compared to the C7 (and Nano since Via released comparisons between them). Reply
hermunn - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkI miss having a Linux / FreeBSD computer on my own, and I really want something like the EeeBox. I will use it for text editing (emacs + LaTeX), web and email. My girlfriend hogs my old TiBook, and I would love to restrict the use of Windows as much as possible. My current employer (college) use Office and has supplied me with a Windows XP computer. I do not enjoy it. A Linux computer will allow me to do research (emacs + LaTeX for the win) in a safe environment. It will also be the base configuration for my small (tiny) programming projects.
Why something like an EeeBox? First of all, I want a Linux box that is quiet and cheap, and the EeeBox is more then powerful enough for my needs (LaTeX, web, email, Singular, ..). I will buy an EeeBox if they manage to make the final version quiet, and nothing clearly better is available.
I imagine a small but significant number of geeks who see one and two uses for the EeeBox as a third or fourth computer, and a horde of computer literates who see the EeeBox as a nice first Linux computer. The hardware is designed to be 100% compatible with Linux, and the distribution will be focused on usability. A less steep learning curve than most other ways into the Linux world. Reply
pmonti80 - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkAnand you say that EEE Box can't play better than 720p at 4.5mbps but wich codec where you using?. Core AVC codec is know to be very efficient and it would be interesting to know if buying this codec would be enough to make Atom a CPU to watch HD content. Reply
pmonti80 - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkA benchmark of a 1.6Ghz VIA C7 would be interesting too. Reply
JimmiG - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkI could easily find a third PC useful. I would set it up in the kitchen or living room or another convenient location, with a ~15" LCD and compact mouse and keyboard. It would be used for email, web browsing and maybe music (a simple analog cable to the amplifier aux in would be enough for me). However the next generation EeePC would also fill this function while taking up less space and being portable. Another option is the very stylish, but still somewhat overpriced (for the specs), Mac Mini. I think the Eee Box can be thought of as a cheaper Mini.
With wireless networking, I could make the any one of those little machines access e.g. my mp3 or photo collection from the main rig.
For it to be useful, there are some requirements:
1. Fast boot times - if it takes minutes to boot, I might as well walk to my main PC or borrow my gf's.
2. Near-silent operation. One reason to use such a PC instead of my main rig when just browsing the net etc. would be noise levels. My main PC is not extremely noisy, but it's far from silent. I'd prefer a passively cooled mini-pc with a 16GB or bigger solid state drive, to be able to lazily browse the web in peace and quiet.
3. It needs wireless networking that works out of the box. It needs to be able to detect and use anything I might think of plugging into it, like cameras, mp3 players, input peripherals, printers (also networked) etc. There needs to be support for all the video formats and web functionality, and programs preinstalled for all common tasks.. and so on. It shouldn't feel like I'm using a PC.. It should be like using any other piece of consumer electronics.. turn it on and start using it.
In my experience, MacOS is most likely to accomplish this, followed by Linux, then XP/Vista. XP is pretty "bare bones" when it comes to such functionality, requiring drivers and third party apps to do anything useful.. Vista Basic isn't much better. Linux distros tend to come bundled with pretty much everything you need. But the OS also needs to be "polished" and "work".. Not like the latest version of Ubuntu for example.. Very user friendly and polished.. until it was time to try and get online using my USB wlan dongle...no amount of friendly dialog boxes or big helpfiles would allow me get online... How useful is a computer if you can't even get online? It was the usual Linux routine of reading "howto's" and forums, then entering cryptic commands and editing textfiles, most of the time not understanding a thing of what you're doing. For the hobbyist, that's OK - but on a PC bordering on "consumer electronics", it's not acceptable and it's Linux distro needs to be more polished and refined than that. Reply
Truxy - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkA small office of 25 PCs I consult for has been waiting for something just like this to come along for a while now. There's a room so small that is intermittantly used all day, with 3 full sized PCs that take up too much of the available space and cause way too much heat. We dabbled in using some shuttle PCs but it didn't work out (power supplies were blowing too often).
I'll be ordering two to test drive ASAP and hopefully order more soon after. Reply
ATWindsor - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkI guess this is a pretty stupid question, but how does the monitor-mount work? Does one have to remove sthe existing foot of the monitor? Or can one just attach the computer on the back of a normal monitor?
And to bad its not fanless. Reply
autoboy - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkI'm still waiting on the results for mpeg2 1080i decoding...
The 945 has hardware acceleration for mpeg2 (VLD + iDCT + MC) so it should be more capable as a slim player for people who use mpeg2 more often than h.264. I use an HDHR to record my programs and an R5000 so everything is in mpeg2 720p or 1080i (or 480i SD but we know that works fine. Any chance we can add that to the benchmarks? Reply
Casper42 - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkGigabit Network with 2 USB Ports means you could make a sidecar that holds a small Power supply and 2 Desktop Drives (1TB Each) and plug them in USB.
That gives you a SATA Boot drive and then either 2TB in RAID0/JBOD or 1TB in RAID1
Small enough to not run up your power bill like crazy and yyet still flexible enough to run your OS of choice for the hosting platform and any other little utilities you might want (cough BT Client cough). Reply
erikstarcher - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkLooks like it would make a great car pc. hook up a 7" touchscreen to it for control and you are set. I bet it would do music, video (non hd) and gps without a problem. And it won't kill your battery as fast as some other solutions (like the laptop I am now using). Reply
Yooshaw - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkThis was my first thought - you could really make a killer Carputer with this thing. Reply
strikeback03 - Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - linkI thought that as well, though would almost certainly need a USB audio solution due to lack of other expansion. And the loud fan would be annoying too. I hope some more small devices/components come out for Atom/VIA Nano soon. Reply
MooseMuffin - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkSplashtop is a killer idea. There's been plenty of times where I've hosed my OS in some way, and this provides a way to still go online and google a solution. Reply
LuxZg - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkI agree, and this is one thing that is nice about Eee Box. But since it IS available on other MBOs as well, it's not huge advantage.. Reply
pnyffeler - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkHow does the Atom perform for Remote Desktop and/or any other remote connections, with or without VPN? I just wonder how well this would work for working from home if your company offers such remote options. Reply
Martimus - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkI like seeing that Microsoft isn't allowing Windows XP on machines with larger than 80GB HDs. That should help establish a larger foothold for Linux on these types of computers. Of course when marketshare gets bigger, so will the compatibility which means that an alternative OS might actually be feasible. All this caused by Microsoft's attempt to maximize profits in the short term. Looks more like they are shooting themselves in the foot in the long term. I hope this type of computer really catches on and causes Linux or some other OS to really become mainstream. Reply
Griswold - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkPut a VIA Nano (C8) in that thing and I'm interested. Atom looks like s ure loser (but will be punched through with Intels might) for anything bigger than Intels envisioned MIDs. Reply
eeebox - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkPeople go on about it not being usable as a Media streamer, can't do HD yada yada...but is it powerful enough to be used as a SDTV recorder using a USB DVB-T tuner? I'm not even too fussed about record and play at the same time, simply record. It's been confirmed it can play 4.5Mbps 720p H.264 at 90% and 720p Divx fine so that means it should be able to play SD perfectly fine, so how would it handle the encoding side of it for recording?
Seeing as though it'll cost only a little bit more than an average HDD TV recorder I want to get an eeebox for use as a compact low power HDD SDTV recorder with easily replacable HDD and a web browser (Splashtop ftw) and the VESA mounting to the back of a TV is perfect as I use my TV as a monitor. Reply
LuxZg - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkGood idea about mounting it behind screen as a PVR, but there are two problems. First, Atom CPU is too slow for encoding, as is clearly shown by even slow lame (MP3) encoding. So you have to record in "raw" format, and for that - 80GB disk is too small (in my opinion).
That's why I've told it's no good as media PC :( If you want something "a bit better than PVR", than rather look at devices that are made for it - like Neuros OSD (if it's available "in the shops near you" :) )
One potential workaround is if you do have some kind of server or "always-on" PC. Than you can record to it via network. But kinda kills the purpose of having low power, small device for this "always on" things, if you have to have second device to use as storage :/ Reply
mczak - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkIt's too slow for encoding, but if you're really only interested in DVB-T (or -S, -C for that matter), you don't need any encoding as it's already mpeg-2 (and I've never seen a pvr which would transcode this to something more efficient like h.264, it's just stored as is with zero cpu overhead). Reply
PrinceGaz - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkI've got an AverMedia DVB-T stick and the included software gives a choice of recording in either native format which has negligible CPU overhead compared with simply watching TV with it as it is simply saving the relevant parts of the TS to disk, or transcoding it to MPEG4 AVC but which requires roughly 30% total CPU on my Athlon 64 X2 5000+ equivalent (so that would be too much for a 1.6GHz Atom).
Not that most people would want to use that MP4 transcoding mode anyway as AverMedia have bizarelly decided to impose an unalterable fixed 320x240 resolution at 2Mbps total bitrate on it, so the only advantage is that it roughly halves the filesize for the highest bitrate channels (like BBC1 in the UK) and provides only a slight reduction on many other channels (like ITV4 which is transmitted at only a little over 2Mbps anyway). Going down from between 720x576 (BBC1) or 544x576 (ITV4) to 320x240 is a major sacrifice for what is a relatively small reduction in filesize. I could understand them including an MP4 AVC mode at that resolution and about 500kbps (including audio) to allow lots of recording with minimal disk space usage, or at 640x480 and about 1.2Mbps for near native quality with a very useful filesize reduction, but not their fixed 320x240 at 2Mbps which is utter madness. The Atom CPU would still be incapable of any of those modes of course, and the 640x480 mode would probably push my Athlon 64 X2 near its limit even if the codec they use is multi-threaded, which is the only reason I can see for the MP4 AVC transcoding mode being fixed at 320x240 in their software.
But if that Asus PC was combined with a USB DVB stick, there's no reason at all why it couldn't be used as a very effective HTPC for SDTV recording/time-shifting/viewing. You could store around 100 hours of as broadcast DVB-T programmes on the 160GB HD, which is enough for most people. Reply
eeebox - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkYea was wondering about the encoding side as the Hauppage site has a grid of all their tuners with 1 column saying Hardware encoding? which the WinTV-Nova-T stick (DVB-T) and none of the other USB sticks have, but if it'll just take the MPEG-2 and write it to the HDD then that's fine. Someone over on eeeuser says that stick works fine for watching TV on his eeepc but didn't mention anything about recording.
I'll be getting the stick anyway tomorrow as it's not too expensive and see what it's like on my eee. If the eeebox doesn't like it i'll just use it as a portable TV with my eeepc.
Cheers for the reply. Reply
mczak - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkForgot to mention, in fact it would easily be fast enough for recording even DVB-S2 full hd h.264 streams - just not fast enough to watch them... Reply
planetgenova - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkIt doesn't say how long the clip was for the DivX encoding test, but I'm guessing encoding is painful with this thing. Good quality, SD DivX encoding is a fairly lengthy process even on a high end machine. I would think that encoding a movie or recorded TV show would take an eternity on this thing, especially if you're talking about H.264. Reply
LuxZg - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkAnand, you wrote: "If you do have the funds to spend more, the cheapest consumer Dell PC - the Inspiron 530s will give you more than 2x the performance of the Eee Box but at a 40% higher cost. The Inspiron 530s also can't compete in terms of form factor or power consumption"
But wait a second, Eee Box is 269-299$ depending of configuration. Where do you shop for computers?! I've just specced computer with E2180, 2x 1GB od DDR800, G31 Gigabyte MBO, case, 300W PSU, SATA DVD-RW/RAM drive, 250GB SATA HDD (7200rpm) - and all this costs under 370$ in Croatia, meaning in US it's just the price for which ASUS will be selling Eee Box. And as much as I can see, this is at very least 3x performance, 3x storage, and altogether much more than 3x more usefull than Eee Box since it can run any app at descent speed (including HD video, encoding and rendering) and has a lot of things Eee Box lacks (audio outputs, optical drive, etc).
So just to make sure, I've picked some newegg prices out of the blue:
1GB DDR800 - 23$ (x2)
250 GB SATAII drive - 55$
case + PSU (300w) - 55$ (smaller one with H3.7"xW12.2"xD16.9") or 25$ for midi tower
299$ (274$ for midi tower)
Ok, my setup would be more like 70W idle, and 100W under load, which is 5x more power consumption, but it pays off in effectivness and use. And you can always upgrade if you feel like it, or you have it intended for something else (just add more storage, Blueray, TV tuner etc to make server, PVR, media center or similar). With Eee Box you can't do it :/ So overall, with current price, I'd rather build my own CHEAP CUSTOM PC FOR SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY than buy Eee Box. Though it is small and cute, it's use beyond surfing, mailing, and some stereo-music listening is.. almost zero..
It CAN NOT be used (effectively):
- as media player of any kind (as it lacks everything - power, storage, optical disc, surround outputs; meaning you can't play DVDs, audio CDs, can't stream media cos streaming+decoding would kill CPU, storage is too small for anything but DivX/Xvid, and outputs are severly lacking for anything but stereo sound+monitor)
- as home server (as it lacks storage and expansion options.. and USB disk is not an option for home server like mentioned in comments above, as it's slower, and more costly than plugging few more drives in cheap custom computer as I've described above)
It CAN be used as a PC that you'll use ONLY to access Internet with, and perhaps in stores like feelingshorter said in point 4 because those "store PCs" are better of without optical drive (less chance of people poking them and braking something) and being as small as possible is good as you can hide them in drawer or something. But even for those limited uses, I'd still make it an option only if space/design is important, and if you have space to place/hide a standard smaller PC case or even midi tower, than it's always better to pick the common PC.
This Eee Box should have been cheaper. Much cheaper. And competely fanless. Now than we could be talking about more use out of it. But so far, it's a failure :/ Reply
AssBall - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkSo you build a big, heavy, loud, powerhungry web surfing machine...
Good luck getting Newegg to ship all that for free. Oh, and go ahead and add Windows for 100$. Also add a wireless card, an SD card reader and bluetooth.
Total costs aren't looking so comparable anymore are they? Not to mention The eee works right out of the box and is supported by a single technical line and single warranty. Reply
sprockkets - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkNow I want to see how Via's chip compares.
Gigabyte is planning to release this chip on a mini itx board. The Asus pc would be almost perfect, if it had an optical drive though.
zmower - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkThere's a line in this article that says Atom is inorder processor. Issiah is out of order processor. Enough said? Reply
sprockkets - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkI guess too, that I would use this computer for a 3rd system, where I just needed to use a computer if my others were in use doing cpu intensive stuff.
I have a D20GLY2 for that purpose, except since it has the sis chipset, video support in linux stinks. Having an intel chipset would be great. If it were at the 965/G31 level, it would run compiz great.
Perhaps what I like about it, is that it is a small out of the way computer, good for basic tasks, for most people who need little, and would not suffer from say, the problem when one half of those computer/monitor combo went out, both are rendered useless. Reply
Kishkumen - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkLooks like it should be able to handle standard mpeg-2 based 1080i HDTV. I'll probably get one or two to use as MythTV frontends. Reply
Visual - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - linkplease re-check the pricing table that you published...
you make it clear in the text after the table that the windows model should cost $299, not $269 as the table says now. Reply
feelingshorter - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - link1. My parents own a small business. Due to theft, they need a working computer that i can hook up a camera up to that can capture video or images every x number of seconds. Second, they play music at their small business, so i can put MP3s on the machine (no need for high quality sound as it's just classical music). A draw back is that you need a monitor but I have a 19 inch LCD that I can pass along once i upgrade to a 24inch. Also the computer can then be locked in a "web browsing mode" or "media center mode" to allow for people to select the music and surf the web with. At the end of the day, it can be brought to the back of the business and hooked up to the camera system for surveillance (independent systems can cost a lot too but are less versatile than a PC).
(At their small business, they are currently using a 5 disc CD changer, which doesn't give enough variety in music, with customers complaining about hearing the same thing over and over. Also, if you continue to play the CDs over and over again, it will overheat! Silver pressed CDs are supposed to be quite reliable but if your playing it for hours at a time, it WILL start to shudder.)
2. At less than 20watts, it will work perfectly as a machine that can be left on 24/7 (or can that not be assumed?). Anyone remember how hot some of AMD's cpu are, 2200+? A desktop that uses less power than the monitor your hooking it up to? I'll buy one just to save money on air conditioning. If not that, it will serve as a good computer in a pool room in your house. Just for our friends to surf the web while you play pool and have a beer. None of my friends really play games. We waste time on youtube and watching comedy, which this PC is powerful enough to do.
All that being said, at $270, which is really cheap already for a PC, some of us would probably rather put that money into a powerful gaming pc ($1300). Having a PC like that, in the pool room in your house for when you have guests over, is worth buying just for the small form factor and low watt usage.
3. You can also hook up a USB hard drive to it, connect the PC to a network and now you have NAS storage for all the PCs in your house.
4. This one is more for businesses. Schools and test taking centers, tutoring centers, and large corporations with stores that uses windows xp as their checkout will love this. I remember when i used to work at Hollister, their seemingly generic and custom touch screen computers they use to check customers out is actually running windows XP beneath it (you would only know if it crashed, which i saw it do and reboot) with custom software. I don't remember the cost per computer but it was ridiculously expensive for what you get (well, the store costs 11 million to open so i guess business can afford it) . This Eee PC will do the job just fine for less watts and $.
I'm also sure there are other uses but its 2 AM. Reply
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A former Nike missile base in the hills of Chatsworth has become an unsanctioned playground for hikers, taggers and vandals, raising safety concerns among neighbors and triggering a Los Angeles Police Department internal investigation.
The former U.S. Army LA-88 Nike Missile Base on Oat Mountain is surrounded by a barbed-wire fence, but the gates have been found unlocked or broken into after an onsite manager left the property nearly five years ago.
Its underground bunkers, burned-out structures and rusty construction equipment now seem reminiscent of a post-apocalyptic movie set.
"Everybody knows that place is a lawless area," said rancher Wayne Fishback, a neighbor who has raised concerns about site security. "That's why there's so much vandalism and random people there throughout the day and night. It's really troubling for us who own property nearby."
The 5-acre site's main official use now is LAPD Bomb Squad and SWAT team training.
But the department has launched an internal investigation after a box containing roughly 400 sniper bullets was found in an unlocked cargo container at the site.
Fishback found the Federal Premium .308 rifle ammunition in December, entering the site after he saw the gates open and hikers wandering around. He tried to turn the bullets over to LAPD, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and even the Los Angeles County Fire Department, but Fishback said no one wanted to take them.
"First of all, live ammo hanging out around anywhere is never a good idea," said Charles Lee, a Port Hueneme resident who owns 50 acres near the site. "Then there are all these open bunkers and holes in the ground that's just a lawsuit waiting to happen."
LAPD Deputy Chief Michael Downing of the Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau said the department's policy is not to store weapons or ammunition at the site, only targets and other nonlethal equipment used for training scenarios.
But Downing added that since learning of Fishback's discovery from the Los Angeles Daily News, the department launched an internal investigation Jan. 24. He confirmed the bullets are LAPD property and is seeking the individuals who breached LAPD policy.
LAPD officials chose the old missile site because they believe the area is optimal for training due to its terrain and distance from residential neighborhoods. Its secluded location is some 3,000 feet above the San Fernando Valley floor.
"It's safe and away from everything with natural banks that capture our rounds," Downing said. "We've never had a problem there."
Base dates to 1956
The ruins of the Nike missile base sit among rolling green hills of the 2,326-acre Michael D. Antonovich Regional Park maintained by the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority.
It originally opened in 1956 as one of 16 missile sites throughout Southern California known collectively as the "Ring of Steel." The missile base was the first in Los Angeles to house a Nike Hercules, a missile equipped with a nuclear warhead, according to the Nike Historical Society. The surface-to-air missile was designed to shoot down enemy bombers during the height of the Cold War.
For 18 years, the local base was bustling with more than 100 military personnel whose motto was: "If It Flies, It Dies."
Then during a period of government budget cuts, and after the Nike Hercules was included in a U.S.-Soviet Union arms-reduction treaty, nearly all Nike sites in the country were shut down by 1974.
The site was then acquired by the city of Los Angeles and leased to the California Conservation Corps until 1990 in exchange for maintenance of the property.
The corps ceased its operations in 1990 due to lack of funding and the property was abandoned because of earthquake and fire damage.
In 1999, the City Council voted to transfer the missile site property from the city Department of General Services to LAPD for Bomb Squad and SWAT training, Downing said.
General Services continues to have jurisdiction over the property while LAPD has "responsibility and control" of the missile site, according to city documents.
Los Angeles County and the MRCA share the road that leads to the former missile base, but authority spokeswoman Dash Stolarz said MRCA has nothing to do with the actual maintenance or security of the missile site-turned SWAT facility.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said that while deputies do occasional patrols in the area, the department is also not responsible for the site.
Because the site is essentially a city island at the top of Oat Mountain, LAPD officers don't regularly patrol it and rely on the fences, padlocks and no-trespassing signs to keep people out.
"This site is not an area intended for the public, whether it be hikers or sightseeing adventurers," Downing said.
Rob Hiller, a former Ventura County sheriff's deputy, was the live-in property manager from 1990 until 2008, when the Sesnon Fire destroyed the six-room military quarters where he was living.
Now Hiller shares the concerns of property owners and said in an email to Fishback that "there will be a incident up there where the unchecked vandals or gang bangers will kill someone or a fire will get started there by a transient" without the right supervision on site.
"For 18 years I stopped stupid things from happening," Hiller said.
Periodic patrols
Fishback believes marking it as a SWAT training site could help deter trespassers, but Downing said "we don't advertise it because we want to dissuade people from going up there." He added that there are other areas in the Angeles Forest LAPD uses for target practice that are also unmarked.
Still, the twisted fence doesn't hide the bullet-sprayed vehicles, scorched buses, dark stairwells and decaying buildings that tempt the curious to explore.
Between Christmas Day and Dec. 30, Fishback, a Simi Valley resident who owns 350 acres near the site, was able to easily walk onto the site four times - and he wasn't the only one wandering the grounds.
"The kids who were out here were fully prepared with their flashlights so they knew this was up here," Fishback said of the young group he encountered.
Then on Dec. 31, two people were arrested on suspicion of attempted grand theft, according to the LAPD.
The 24-year-old man and 48-year-old woman allegedly picked the lock on the gate, drove a Jeep down to the site and attempted to wench scrap metal from a bunker, said LAPD Capt. Kris E. Pitcher of the Devonshire Community Police Station.
The incident prompted several squad cars to rush to the site and a LAPD helicopter to circle the grounds. When officers arrived, they not only met the couple, but a group of hikers who just happened to come upon the site, Pitcher said.
Los Angeles Councilman Mitch Englander, whose district includes Chatsworth, said the recent activity at the Nike site has not reached "a level of concern because these are very isolated incidents."
"I wouldn't say this is any cause of alarm," Englander said. "And now this is way up on LAPD's radar."
To that end, Pitcher said LAPD officers are now periodically patrolling the area, even requesting air patrols to fly by, to ensure no more break-ins occur.
Fishback experienced the heightened security firsthand on Jan. 27 after leaving his ranch. He said he was told to lay on the ground by armed LAPD officers as they inspected his car.
"It's an intriguing site and the officers in that area know that," Pitcher said. "It hasn't received a lot of attention in the last few decades, but that's apparently changing."
Fishback emphasizes that he does not believe it's solely the LAPD's responsibility to make sure that the site is secured. He hopes state, county and city agencies can work together to better monitor the area.
"The whole area has become a patchwork of law enforcement jurisdictions and as such has become a no man's land," Fishback said. "Until one of them or all agencies establishes a real presence out there, the same kind of lawlessness will continue."


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The daughter of a Syrian couple has been nominated for an award for helping those affected by the ongoing civil war.
Hannah Laham, 16, from Worcester Park, who studies at Cheam High School, has been nominated for the John Lewis Young People of the Year awards for London (YOPEY) which recognises young unsung heroes across London and gives them a chance to win £2,000.
Hannah, has been nominated for a number of reasons, including the work her and her family does to donate money and clothes to support charities helping Syria.
Hannah was born in the UK after her parents left Syria about 20 years ago but her family went back regularly to visit relatives - even returning after the civil war started.
Hannah, who works Saturdays at the Al-Zaitoona Arabic School, at Robin Hood Primary School, Kingston, where she was taught her parents' native tongue.
She said: "I am a teaching assistant for the reception class. During the day I file homework in folders and assist the teacher in teaching the children the Arabic language.
"Hundreds of innocent lives are lost every day and I wish that the country could go back to the way it used to be."
At Cheam High, Hannah mentors a 12-year-old pupil who arrived in the UK from Thailand about a year ago.
Head girl Serena Cooke
The head girl of the school, Serena Cooke, from Cheam Village, has also been nominated for the awards for raising thousands of pounds for charity.
She has been writing poetry since she was 10 years old and last year decided to start a creative magazine called The Little Green Journal.
Already this year the school as raised more than £3,500 for charity thanks to Serena's tombolas, raffles, bake sales and non-uniform days.
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A POPULAR club official with had an 'encyclopaedic knowledge' of non-league football has died, aged 72.
Colin Wilson spent 40 years at Clitheroe Football Club, mainly acting as club secretary.
A minute's silence was held at the club's Shawbridge ground ahead of Saturday's match against Ossett Albion.
And such was the level of respect for Mr Wilson throughout football, that representatives from a number of other non-league clubs were also present to pay their respects.
Mr Wilson, a widower and father-of-three, died on Friday after being admitted to hospital on Tuesday with a chest infection.
The retired painter and decorator had stood down from his role as secretary at the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League club in October due to ill health.
Last year Mr Wilson was recognised by the FA who gave him a medal to mark his 40 years in the game.
Clitheroe chairwoman Anne Barker said: "A fam- iliar face around the North West non-league scene, Colin had an encyclopaedic knowledge of the game.
"Colin was enormously proud of the club's successes. He was a tangible link to the club's Lancashire Combination days through the 1970s, through the 80s when Eric Whalley's side carried all before it, through to the FA Vase Final at Wembley in 1996 and ultimately promotion to the First Division in 2004.
"Colin was a self-effacing man with a strong sense of fair play, who simply could not understand the win at all costs mentality.
"He will be missed by all his friends and acquaintances at Shawbridge and the league."


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The best windows for a cat to bird watch are those that come all the way to the floor (such as a patio door) or a window near the back of a couch or chair.
Begin by installing a small trees or shrubs in the ground or in pots. This provides a spot for birds to safely land near the window. Be aware that some male birds might react negatively to seeing their reflection in the window. Some species may even try to attack the reflection during mating season, hurting both the bird and messing up your window. If it becomes an issue, cut out a hawk or owl silhouette from paper and stick it on the window, or check out our tip on avoiding bird collisions.
Birds love bird baths and particularly water sources where the water moves or makes sound. A low tech "dripper" is a water jug with a pin hole in the bottom. The dripping water attracts birds and your cat might enjoy watching the drip as well.
Plant a native plant near your window, such as one that produces berries. To attract hummingbirds, plant flowers with a deep bell shape. Or if that's not feasible, offer a bird feeder with seeds, suet or sugar water depending on the season.
To learn more, read Bird Watching for Cats: An Entertainment Guide for Indoor Felines by George H. and Kit Harrison (Willow Creek Press, 1998).
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text: Alpha_ProgDes 6921 Report post Posted July 23, 2013 So Mike has the thread on Indie Projects and I don't know if any of what I'm saying overlaps with that. If it does, my bad. Inspired by Rottz's thread, I got to thinking what I feel is missing from GDN. To me it kind of feels that we don't promote.... game development. I know that sounds crazy. And a lot of this stuff is a culmination of different phases, steps, and resources. We have the forums, we have the articles. But it feels to me the actual promotion of development is missing. [Warning: Bias] I've said before that I wish people could be rewarded for making games. My articles has several games that a beginner should create. Taking that as a start, it would be nice if every time an user makes one of the games in the list that user would get 100 points, plus a tag that shows the game was made and finished. There is 10 games on my list. So if someone finished all 10 games that user would get 1000 points, plus 500 bonus points, and a tag that said "Certified Game Developer" or [insert better title here]. Also, when users participate in contests, they get points for that as well and a tag showing they fully participated in the contest by submitting a finished game. It would be almost like SO in that if I looked at Servant of the Lord's profile, I would see the following tags: Marketplace Seller, Crossbones+, Pong, Worm, Breakout, Missile Command, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Tetris, Pac Man, Ikari Warriors, Super Mario, Certified Game Developer, and Ninja and Pirates Contest. [/Warning: Bias] I also wonder if anyone would find interest in GDN hosting a webpage (or some other means within the forum software if possible). I say this for HTML5 games. Development in that area is the easiest to see and get feedback on. So you could have a page that was your own personal showcase where you would post up HTML5 games, source code, or the full game executable. I also assume that if GDN provides such a service the user would pay for it monthly or yearly. I completely understand that some of this would take volunteers and an extra staff or two to make any of what I said happen. And I'm sure the staff have other things that take a higher priority. But I believe that having a vibrant community consists of displaying the works of others, even if it's as simple as an official GDN tag saying, "I made this game. I 1337." Thanks for reading. Edit: That's why I shouldn't post late at night. The post and the title didn't quite match up. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Rad Hourani: "It's interesting to see a curvy, beautiful woman in my clothes, which are slick, straight, sharp, and genderless—they require an open mind."
Leather vest, $1,300, leather and silk vest, $1,200, leather and silk pants, $1,100, patent leather boots, $700, all, Rad Hourani, visit radhourani.com. Cotton tank top, Gap, $15. On designer: His own designs.
Frank Tell: "With her bangs, Jessica looks like one of my muses, Penelope Tree. Blonds are cute, but I think brunettes like Jessica are more iconic."
Silk chiffon sleeveless dress with pleated organza skirt, Frank Tell, $1,368, visit gregmillsltd.com. Tights, Wolford, $42. Suede sandals, Gucci, $850. On designer: Shirt, tie, both, Dior Homme. Jeans, Diesel.
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about 1880
Brass, tin, and lac , 40.2 x 30.6 cm
Location: Macknight Room
Accession Number: M11n50
While in Benares (Varanasi) in 1884, Isabella Gardner bought some "muradabad work" (March 5, 1884), probably [this] tray still in the collection.1 Although the combination of lac and metal was not unique to Moradabad (it is also found in Kashmir, for example), the technique was principally employed in the Moradabad region.
Although inspired by visually similar bidri ware (produced by inlays of mainly silver on an alloy of zinc and copper), Moradabad work is a different technique. The yellowish surface of the tray is a copper alloy, while the silver or white areas on the front and back are tin.2 The black designs were created by applying a lac coating, now rather fragile and brittle. The Moradabad technique was described by George Birdwood in 1880: "tin is soldered on brass, and incised through the brass in floriated patterns, which sometimes are simply marked . . . by graving out the whole ground between the scrolls, and filling it with a blackened composition of lac."3 George Watt in 1903 states that lac was applied "by a hot bolt, which fuses and distributes the lac over the surface. The excess smeared beyond the design is removed by sand or brick-dust and water, by sand-paper or by means of a file. The surface is next polished, and the pattern appears in colours within the metallic surface."4
Made for the tourist trade, this tray seems to have been bought by Isabella Gardner at a hotel in Varanasi. The building depicted on the tray recalls local monuments. Several buildings in nearby Lucknow also have onion-shaped domes, domed kiosks (chhatris), and arched entrances. The Bara Imambara in Lucknow, a complex of structures built around 1784, with many gateways, courtyards, and monumental facades, may have been the source of the motif.
1 Displayed in the Macknight Room, but it may have been placed in the Dutch Room by Isabella Gardner.
2 The tin layer could have been applied in a hot metal process or as a cold plating process where metal sheets are milled together. The tin layer on the front is very thin, pointing to a hot process.
3 George C. M. Birdwood, The Industrial Arts of India, South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks (London, 1880): vol. 1, p. 156.
4 Sir George Watt, India Art at Delhi, 1903, Being the Official Catalogue of the Dehli Exhibition, 1902-1903 (Calcutta, 1903): 15.
Source: Pedro Moura Carvalho, "Jewelry and Objects from India," in Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia, edited by Alan Chong and Noriko Murai (Boston: ISGM and Gutenberg Periscope, 2009): 461-462.
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Another must-win for Newark, with Stanley in the house again. In fact, I don't believe Stan's ever been in the Rock.
Eighteen years ago tonight, another team up 3-1 in the Stanley Cup finals blew a chance to clinch in Game 5 and had to fly across the continent for Game 6 … and ultimately back to the East coast for Game 7. The difference was that that team blew Game 5 at home. Not mentioning any names.
The Kings, of course, are 10-0 on the road, so that's like being home to them. They haven't lost two games in a series yet, haven't lost two in a row at any point, haven't lost on the road.
I think hockey ends — until after the lockout — tonight.
And of course I love the whole final handshake thing, and the presentation of the Conn Smythe (could a second Connecticut boy and third US-born player win it?) and the Stanley Cup, and the passing it around and just the whole scene. Hope NBC understands how important those moments are.
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Hey sorry for a noob question but i was wondering can instead of having multiple usbs for backtrack, ophcrack , and portable OS s is it possible to them into one big usb.
Ive read about Lilo and grub but ive only understood the partions then i dont know what to do next coould someone explain how i could do this because have like 5 usb sticks must be quite annoying. I would thank you guys if you could explain or post a link for a tutorial.
I'm a compulsive post editor, you might wanna wait until my post has been online for 5-10 mins before quoting it as it will likely change.
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so i just download open it and extract to my usb drive select my ISO and that's it ?
So after being away from this forum for a while i decided i still want to continue this project. I did not explain clearly this time so i guess ill be more clear.
- multiple partions
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From what i have herd there are 2 ways one just involves loading a boot manger (this one is hard)
And second one is turning ur usb stick into a HD and partioning it
http://timlegge.blogspot.com/ <---- Just like Thorn said. I might have to try this out with bt4...
Technically the usb stick is a hard drive.
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I know they're cheap enough anymore, so don't be surprised that anyone doing this their drive suffers an early terminal failure.
A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.
Realistically, would you be writing to it at all (after initial setup of curse)? Because once your OS is installed, you would be reading from it and then writing to whatever storage device you specify, if running persistent changes. This would actually maintain the life of the drive if this was its sole purpose....
"The goal of every man should be to continue living even after he can no longer draw breath."
Besides, you can pick up an 8Gb thumb drive cheaper than a box of floppies.
Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69


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I've been writing lately that we can't be too quick to look for a market top; on the other hand, I've seen reasons to be more cautious. As a result, I'm feeling a little out of step as the market walks back up and continues to act pretty darn well overall. Breadth has been steadily improving and there are still no sign of a rush for the exits. In fact, there is still plenty of chasing taking places in stocks that have posted good numbers. Even Facebook (FB) moved back into the green for a while after a shaky start.
When I feel a bit out of step with the action, I focus more on individual stocks and try to ignore the indices. Typically, action in the indices tends to cause emotional and mental confusion for traders. If you are on the wrong side of the market, the main reason why is because you are fighting the indices and not focused enough on what individual stocks are doing.
I'm going to work my charts and see if I can come up interesting buys into the close. I'm not going to think about the indices too much, but I will watch for another weak finish. It is easy to find things to worry about if you try, but there is still plenty of positive action and it is far more productive to stay focused on that.


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Chris Jericho: 'Without a storyline, wrestling is just two guys in their underwear rolling around half naked.'
Jim Cornette: 'They think they have to make up for it by doing all this devastating stuff, but the stuff isn't devastating if you don't beat people with it. Then you're just going out there exposing the business.'


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The First Missouri State Capitol is one of four state historic sites that put old-time traditions back into the holiday season.
The seat of state government from 1821 to1826, restoration of the row of brick buildings in the 1960s was the catalyst that sparked the creation of the St. Charles historic district.
Today, the district has some 125 one-of-a-kind shops along brick-paved Main Street, offering enough unusual gifts to satisfy everyone on your list.


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South Coast Repertory Opens THE FANTASTICKS, 5/10
South Coast Repertory wraps up its current season with a fresh take on an American classic and a world premiere. The Fantasticks, the longest-running musical of all time, in a new setting by Amanda Dehnert, will be the final production of the season. SCR also will present the world premiere of Beau Willimon's The Parisian Woman as part of the 2013 Pacific Playwrights Festival.
"What a great double-feature to close our season," said SCR Artistic Director Marc Masterson. "Audiences will have the chance to get reacquainted with an American favorite through the imagination of a contemporary playwright and director. Also, in a new work by one of America's hottest young playwrights, we'll explore sex and power in the current political landscape."
The Fantasticks runs May 10-June 9 on the Segerstrom Stage and The Parisian Woman runs April 14-May 5 on the Julianne Argyros Stage.
"I've been impressed with Amanda Dehnert's interest in classic and time-honored works from the musical theatre tradition," said Masterson. "Her re-setting of My Fair Lady, that opens the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2013, is another example of her innovative take on a classic musical."
Dehnert's new version retains all The Fantasticks' original charm, beautiful ballads, like the haunting "Try to Remember") and story of young love. Two fathers scheme and conspire with the mysterious El Gallo to keep their daughter and son apart, but then two young lovers venture into the real world. The Washington Post calls this show, "Fresh and alive again."
"Amanda's production of The Fantasticks plays up the magical quality of the musical-including the magic of love," said Masterston. "She's taken something that we've known, seen and heard for years and polished it in a way that helps us see it with fresh eyes," Masterson said. "In fact, it's fantastic."
This production replaces Dehnert's The Verona Project, which had been in SCR's original season lineup. Verona continues undergoing workshop development.
The Parisian Woman-adapted from an 1885 comedy of manners by Henry François Becque-is set inside the Beltway in Washington, D.C. and is a timely take on politics and sex told through the lens of a woman who's part of a "power couple."
"Beau Willimon's writing is sharp and funny," said Masterson. "He uses a witty 19th-century play as a launching point for examining something that is very contemporary. We're looking forward to presenting the world premiere of The Parisian Woman."
Willimon's works have been developed and performed at MCC Theater, Ars Nova, HERE Arts Center and the Battersea Arts Centre in London. He is the recipient of the Lila Acheson Wallace Juilliard Playwriting Fellowship and the Lincoln Center Le Compte du Nuoy Award. Along with George Clooney and Grant Heslov, Willimon adapted his play Farragut North for the film The Ides of March, which starred Clooney. The trio received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film. He's also a co-developer, along with Kevin Spacey and David Fincher, of the new television series "House of Cards."
SCR's Playwrights Circle is generously supporting production of The Parisian Woman as honorary producers.
Tickets for The Parisian Woman range from $20-70. Tickets for The Fantasticks start at $23. Discounts are available for full-time students, patrons 25 years of age and under, fulltime educators, seniors and groups of 10 or more. For complete information, visit: www.scr.org.
Upcoming: The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis (Jan. 6-27); Chinglish by David Henry Hwang (Jan. 25-Feb. 24); Anastasia Krupnik adapted by Meryl Friedman from the book by Lois Lowry (Feb. 8-24); The Whale by Samuel D. Hunter (March 10-31); and Smokefall by Noah Haidle (March 29-April 28). In addition, the Pacific Playwrights Festival marks its 16th season April 26-28.


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We are seeing a lot of growth with our Digital Publishing Suite in education. Its uses are endless, really. Every time I talk to a different school, people are coming up with new ways they want to use DPS, and I find that fascinating. It's a new frontier. The way we thought about the tablet is growing exponentially because people are finding unique ways to create interactive and highly engaging content through DPS.
I wanted to share a little thing I am working on with a few schools. Have you ever thought of just flat out eliminating textbooks?
No, I don't mean not having textbooks at all. I mean trading in the paper and the $100+ cost per copy for a tablet version that could play videos and slideshows, provide quizzes and assessments, link out to external resources, and so much more. The professor could actually build and write his or her OWN textbook for the class. Think about it as a map for the entire course. It would be completely tailored to the professor's type of instruction and provide a much more comprehensive and targeted guide for the student.
A few schools have already started this new interactive learning method, and we expect more and more to join the crowd. So how does this provide benefits?
- It saves students (and schools) money. The costs of textbooks for a college course could be more than $500 per quarter/semester. If schools want to charge students for the textbook, they can through Digital Publishing Suite. Think of all the paper saved from printing costs (i.e. whitepapers, worksheets, course packets) as well.
- Send feedback to the professor. "How was my class today?" "What would help you learn the material easier?" All of this could be sent through a form within the DPS folio and sent anonymously. Think of the interaction!
- Speaking of feedback, you can give quizzes through the app. This would be helpful for professors to make sure their students are actually doing the reading.
- More interactivity – it's all in one place. You can make DPS your repository of articles, journals entries, videos, links, infographics, and photos. Many students learn through visual media, like videos and photos. A professor could create a course pack or a textbook that suits his/her individual class, rather than adjusting to a textbook curriculum. Kids are used to connecting through tablets and phones. Use them to your advantage.
- Distribute to only the students who need it. With DPS, you can have a student sign-in and his/her library will be populated with the classes he/she is enrolled in.
There is obviously some work that needs to be done to build these textbooks, I realize that. However, each university has many students who are model InDesign users, who can help organize, build, package, and design these textbooks for the instructor, all while learning new tools and becoming more comfortable as a designer. It's even something that could be used on that student's resume. Utilize and leverage the enthusiastic students at your school. At the same time, we provide many learning resources through the Adobe Education Exchange and the Adobe Creative Cloud to get you started on a simple design, and then the publishing part is a piece of cake. (I recommend downloading the DPS Tips app by DPS evangelist Bob Bringhurst on the iTunes Store.)
The key here is the interactivity. You don't get that with print. I urge you to try it out. Download the DPS Tips app, download the Adobe Content Viewer, and get started in digital publishing, even just to see how it might work for your class or school. Learning is evolving and tablets are here. Educators need to embrace them as a way to put knowledge in the hands of our future.


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Cytoreductive Surgery in the Management of Ovarian Cancer
Cytoreductive Surgery in the Management of Ovarian Cancer
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The standard management for advanced-stage ovarian cancer was established in the mid-1970s. At a 1974 National Cancer Institute Consensus Conference on Ovarian Cancer, Griffiths presented data supporting the role for aggressive cytoreductive surgery as the first step in the management of this disease, followed by cytotoxic chemotherapy.[1]
In a retrospective review, Griffiths demonstrated that women with advanced-stage disease who had no residual disease at the completion of the initial surgery had a 39-month average survival, whereas those with less than a 5-mm maximum diameter of residual disease had a 29-month average survival. Patients with 6- to 15-mm residual disease had an 18-month mean survival, and those with more than 1.5 cm residual disease had an 11-month mean survival.
Griffiths et al subsequently demonstrated that if one cytoreduced patients with advanced-stage tumors to less than a 1.5-cm maximum diameter of residual disease, those patients had the same survival as patients who at the time of beginning the initial surgery had metastatic implants with less than a 1.5-cm diameter.[2] The 5-year survival for both those cytoreduced to < 1.5 cm and those with only miliary disease < 1.5 cm initially present was approximately 20%. Thus, for at least 80% of the patients, the surgery and chemotherapy proved to be palliative, not curative.
Other Available Data
Numerous institutional series have confirmed that patients with the least residual disease at completion of their initial cytoreductive surgery experienced the longest survivals.[3-8] However, no prospective randomized American trials have been performed to confirm cytoreductive surgery as the most effective initial step in the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer, and few reports have used a definition of no macroscopic residual disease to define optimal surgical cytoreduction.[5,9,10]
In 1992, Hoskins et al attempted to confirm Griffiths' observation that cytoreduction to 1 cm or less residual disease would achieve the same survival results as those accrued to patients who initially had less than 1-cm implants in the upper abdomen.[11] Hoskins et al retrospectively reviewed the results of the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) trial 52, a study confined to optimally cytoreduced stage III ovarian cancers, all of which were treated with postoperative platinum-based chemotherapy. Optimal surgical cytoreduction was defined by the GOG as residual disease ≤ 1 cm in maximum diameter at the completion of the initial surgery.
Figure 1: Survival After Surgical Cytoreduction in Ovarian Cancer, First GOG Trial—(A) Progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with stage III ovarian cancer treated with intravenous cisplatin and paclitaxel. (B) Overall survival (OS) for patients with stage III ovarian cancer treated with intravenous cisplatin and paclitaxel. NP = no progression; P = progression. Reprinted, with permission, from Winter WE 3rd et al.[18] Copyright © 2007 by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. All rights reserved.
The study included patients with stage IIIA (ie, only microscopic disease in the upper abdomen), stage IIIB (disease ≤ 2 cm in the upper abdomen at the beginning of surgery), and stage IIIC (disease that was present in the upper abdomen > 2 cm at the initiation of the surgery). While patients who had stage IIIA or IIIB disease did well following surgery and postoperative chemotherapy, 90% of the optimally surgically cytoreduced patients who had stage IIIC disease—based on gross omental disease > 1 cm and gross disease anywhere else in the abdominal cavity prior to initiating cytoreduction—died within 5 years following the initial diagnosis.
Hoskins et al noted that the patients with the worst survival were those with gross omental disease in addition to visible disease elsewhere in the abdominal cavity and those who had clear cell or mucinous histologic types of cancer. Further, the authors noted that younger women were more likely to have stage IIIA or IIIB disease with histologically lower-grade tumors. Older women tended to have high-grade cancer. The study failed to confirm Griffiths' observation that stage III patients who were optimally surgically cytoreduced achieved the same survival as those who initially had only miliary disease in the upper abdomen at the beginning of their laparotomy.[1]
Role of Disease Biology
An unanswered question in this setting concerns whether the inherent biology of the disease or the surgical skills of the physician are most important in determining the outcome of initial cytoreductive surgery. In an attempt to answer this question, Crawford et al reviewed the Scottish Randomized Trial in Ovarian Cancer (SCOTROC-1) data on 1,011 patients participating in a prospective randomized trial for International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IC–IV patients who were to receive cytotoxic chemotherapy following surgery.[12] All patients were treated with carboplatin and randomized to also receive either paclitaxel or docetaxel (Taxotere). There was no difference in survival for the women receiving paclitaxel or docetaxel. Essentially all patients participating in either of the treatment groups had the same survival outcomes.
Data were collected prospectively on the surgical findings, and a prognostic score was created based on the following four significant patient characteristics: (1) FIGO stage, (2) preoperative serum CA-125 level, (3) presence or absence of an omental cake, and (4) clear cell histology vs other. (Gross omental disease and histology were also significant in the GOG study.[12]) The patients were then placed into one of four quartiles based on their prognostic score. The survival of patients in each quartile was determined based on whether there was no macroscopic residual disease, ≤ 2 cm residual disease, or > 2 cm residual disease at completion of the initial surgery. Residual disease was confirmed by postoperative, prechemotherapy computed tomography (CT) scans.
Figure 2: Survival After Surgical Cytoreduction in Ovarian Cancer, Second GOG Trial—(A) Progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with stage IV ovarian cancer treated with intravenous cisplatin and paclitaxel. (B) Overall survival (OS) for patients with stage IV ovarian cancer treated with intravenous cisplatin and paclitaxel. Reprinted, with permission, from Winter WE 3rd et al.[19] Copyright © 2008 by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. All rights reserved.
The patients who benefited most from surgical cytoreduction to no residual disease were those in the first two quartiles.[13] The patients in the third or fourth quartile experienced no apparent survival benefit from having no macroscopic residual disease at the end of cytoreductive surgery, as there was no statistical difference in progression-free survival (PFS) for those with no residual disease compared to those with residual disease either less than or greater than 2 cm. These findings supported the view that the inherent biology of the disease is key in determining outcomes.


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DESPITE cold and snowy conditions leading to a lower than expected attendance Wellington CC's AGM for 2013 still took place and made the important decisions that will carry the Club forward into 2013.
Eighteen members were able to make it to the meeting with 19 apologies being recorded for absence.
Club Chairman Duncan Short thanked all who had braved the elements to make it to Wellington Arts Centre and delivered his opening remarks - 2012 had been the most successful season in the club's history with a series of awards being won at both senior and junior levels and this success had been celebrated both internally and externally and the club was now very much on the map.
He was also able to report that sponsorship well into four figures has been secured for 2013 and this early declaration of intent from both existing and new sponsors showed that the Club was one that businesses wished to be involved with at this time - he hoped this would rise further.
Also for 2013 it was reported from the Chair that a new Pavilion facility, improved quality square and outfield and second bespoke sight screen was to be on offer to members whose numbers would increase naturally through the creation of a third Saturday side for the first time ever. The backdrop was good for the year ahead it was reported.
Club Secretary David Derrick reported that 2012 was the best season that the Club had ever had on the field of play as the 1st XI were crowned Somerset League Champions and make their way to the West of England Premier League's Somerset Division for the first time since 2002.
The 2nd XI won the Somerset League's Division Four title and will play at their highest level ever in 2013 and only in the past few weeks the club has completed arrangements for a third senior side to play under it's name for the first time ever; thanks were expressed to all who had enabled this to be the case both internally and externally - this side will play at three venues, namely Wellington School (5 games), Wellington Playing Field (3 games) and Nynehead CC (1 game).
Sunday cricket had remained popular and saw a third place in the top section of the Taunton and District Sunday League achieved and the non league sections of the Club's operation was in good health too it was reported.
It was just the weather that had been the thorn in the side of the Club's playing operation as the 2012 season coincided with the wettest summer for a century.
Junior section success had come in the form of league titles for the Under 11s side and Under 15s side in the Taunton and District Youth League's Western Section at these ages and the Under 13s had finished well too and had enjoyed being top of their section at times.
Off the field the work to make Wellington Playing Field Pavilion into a new and modern facility had started and the formation of a Ladies Committee, a Past Players Association, a Diamond Jubilee 20/20 event with local sports clubs descending on the Club and other events all knitted together to make 2012 a year to remember the Secretary concluded.
WCC is as strong a brand off the field as it is on it.
A four figure profit was reported by Club Treasurer Marc Holloway who confirmed a drop in match receipts and visitors teas due to the poor weather of 2012, but fundraising was increased as was sponsorship and already this had being bettered in 2013 as above.
Cash liquidity was confirmed as being of a healthy level that the Treasurer was content to operate with in the current climate, but he advised that prudence was to be exercised all the same.
The meeting agreed to the Management Committee's proposal that all membership categories related to playing be raised by £5 and this was accepted by the meeting - Wellington CC still has some of the lowest such fees and these new levels still represent excellent value for money.
Match fees will be retained at their 2012 levels.
Honoraria equal to the senior membership fee will be awarded where appropriate to the holders of certain Club posts and there were no nominations for Life Membership.
The current block of Officers were all available for re-election and this was accepted by the meeting with no other nominations coming forward, so for 2013 the Club Officer are: President and Financial Verification Officer - Roy Hutchings; Vice Presidents - Re-elected en bloc: Chairman - Duncan Short; Vice Chairman - Simon Spalding; Secretary - David Derrick; Treasurer - Marc Holloway; Fixture Secretary - Steve Symons; Club Welfare Officer - Ivor Mitchell.


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Rebuilding Lives after the War in Northern Uganda
Action Against Hunger is helping restore stability to the lives of thousands of Ugandans returning to their communities for the first time in decades. After years of providing assistance in camps for people displaced by brutal conflict, our teams are following families back to their homes and helping them get back on their feet.
Northern Uganda has been wracked by nearly 20 years of armed conflict that forced some two million people into squalid camps. Since the fragile peace process began in 2006, many have returned home but are struggling without the resources to rebuild their lives.
"We set up a committee to be in charge of maintaining the [well] so that we wouldn't have to keep calling on outside help." —Odyek Bosco, Akadikum, Uganda
Lack of clean water and sanitation infrastructure are major hurdles for communities trying to start over. Before families were driven from their homes, the village of Omerkol was a thriving community. Now, it's barely scraping by with just 200 people. One reason so few residents have returned is the lack of water, explained Awio Tom Richard, the village head.
"The nearest [well] is about four miles away, which makes construction, farming and the rearing of animals very difficult, not to mention the lack of safe drinking water," he said. "The only time we have water nearby is during the rainy season when we collect it from puddles, but the water is not safe and a lot of people get sick."
Action Against Hunger is bringing clean water to Omerkol and other villages like it across northern Uganda. And, the organization is training community members in good sanitation and hygiene practices to prevent outbreaks of water-related illnesses.
"Before any interventions, we always do a baseline survey," said Ocen Walter, a staff member with Action Against Hunger in the region. If no clean sources of water are found on the surface, a team drills to reach water underground. The demand for these services is enormous, and Action Against Hunger is one of the very few organizations in the region with the necessary technical skills and equipment.
The village of Akadikum benefited from a well drilled by Action Against Hunger last summer. Now most of the people from the village, plus some from a neighboring community, collect their water there for a small monthly fee, which Akadikum's water committee uses to help maintain the source.
Action Against Hunger is committed to community participation, which helps ensure the longevity of the water resources. "We set up a committee to be in charge of maintaining the [well] so that we wouldn't have to keep calling on outside help," said Odyek Bosco, the village head.
During Action Against Hunger's initial surveys, teams also interview residents about their daily habits, including storing their drinking water and cleaning cooking items.
"It's easier to water our animals, to get water for construction, and the water we now drink is safe. Life has really improved a lot." —Gira Walter, Akadikum, Uganda
Then, they spend months training community members how to improve their health and sanitation and provide them with materials to build facilities like latrines, hand-washing stations, and trash pits.
"Before we had a proper latrine, I would have to go into the bush to find a private place, which could be difficult—especially in the rainy season," said Santa Auma, a grandmother who lives in the village of Kidere. "And the same thing with the rubbish; before I would have to carry it all away from the compound to get rid of it. Now things are so much easier for me."
Action Against Hunger returns to a community after the program is completed to follow its progress.
Gira Walter, an Akadikum resident, testified to the changes that have taken place. "People no longer have to walk far or be dependent on bicycles to carry the water, making it easy for them to bathe and wash their clothes. It's easier to water our animals, to get water for construction, and the water we now drink is safe. Life has really improved a lot."
These water, sanitation, and hygiene programs in northern Uganda are funded by the European Commission (ECHO).


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Make-A-Wish® Charity Golf Event
Golf Scramble to benefit Make-A-Wish
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Make-A-Wish® grants wishes to children battling life threatening medical conditions. All proceeds from the event will go directly to granting wishes to children in our community. The average cost of a wish is $8000 and we anticipate granting 50 wishes this year. Make-A-Wish® has a critical need for funding and resources to make these wishes a reality. We cannot continue our mission without the generosity of people in our community. The event is open to the public. You do not have to be a member of ECC to participate in the event. It's a beautiful venue, great food, good friends and a little friendly competition.


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Thanks to everyone who came out! You all made it such a fun night! I still have to find out the total amount raised but it was a great turnout and A LOT of shoes were sold! Good news for those of you who don't live here, you can get them online, HERE.
Here's a whole slew of photos – big thanks to Jolin Ras and Cory Gibbons for the pics! Oh and thanks to Donna for the sharpie!


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As a natural evolution of phishing—the method of tricking consumers into giving up their personal financial information using fake emails and web sites that look exactly like they are from real companies—Internet scammers are now switching to voice phishing or "vishing."
Vishing combines the use of phones with clever social engineering to gain access to a victim's personal and financial details.
With increased user education about Internet scams, people are more aware of the fact that an email containing a URL could be malicious in nature. So instead of stealing user information by using a misdirected web link to a phony banking site, fraudsters now are luring victims to something more credible, such as a toll-free phone number where an automated recording asks for account information.
Potential victims get the usual convincing email phish that looks like a genuine alert. But instead of being directed to a web site to resolve the pending issue, they are given a phone number to call. Those who call the "customer service" number are greeted with a pirated recording of an automated voice system, ostensibly for the financial institution, and are requested to enter their card number to authenticate themselves.
They are then led through a series of voice-prompted menus that ask for their PIN code, card expiration date, date of birth, and other critical information. Once the victim enters these details, the visher has enough information to commit identity theft or to make fraudulent use of the information.
McAfee® Labs has observed a surge in IRS refund phishing attempts. In addition to the usual email phish, we also observed IRS vishing campaigns targeting VISA or MasterCard debit cardholders:
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Here's another example of a vishing campaign that impersonates a well-known bank:
Franklin Bank
Other variants of vishing use CallerID to spoof an incoming call so it appears to be a 1-800 number or an SMS message from a reputable bank. A text or pre-recorded voice message is then played out, persuading victims into believing that their accounts have been frozen due to suspicious activity. As the incoming call displays a 1-800 number from a recognized institution, it creates a false sense of security about the authenticity of the message.
Vishing is all set to flourish with advancements in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology that enables cheap and anonymous Internet calling. Given the ease with which CallerID boxes can be tricked into displaying erroneous information, it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish vishing attempts from genuine attempts to contact customers.
If you encounter a vishing attempt and have a question concerning your account or card, please contact the financial institution using only a telephone number obtained from your account statement, a telephone book, or other verifiable, genuine correspondence.


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Hotel Bachmair Weissach, Rottach-Egern
- Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
Main amenities
- 146 smoke-free guestrooms
- 3 restaurants
- Full-service spa
- Indoor pool
- Fitness center
- Conference center
- Airport drop-off service
- Childcare
- Terrace
- 24-hour front desk
- Garden
- Front desk safe
- Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
For families
- Babysitting or childcare
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Private bathroom
- Garden
- Terrace
What's around
- Naturkaeserei TegernseerLand e.G. (0.9 mi / 1.4 km)
- Rottach-Egern Tegernsee Ferry Station (0.9 mi / 1.5 km)
- Wallberg Cable Car (1.4 mi / 2.2 km)
- Kutschenmuseum (1.5 mi / 2.4 km)
- Museum Tegernseer Tal (1.7 mi / 2.8 km)
Hotel Bachmair Weissach, Rottach-Egernfrom NZ$429
- Junior Suite (55 sqm)
- Economy Double Room, 1 Queen Bed (20-25 sqm)
- Classic Suite (60 sqm)
- Premium Double Room (30 sqm)
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 146 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is 11:30 AM
- Express check-in/out
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Children (3 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Pets allowed *
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport drop off (available on request) *
- Free valet parking
Other information
- Smoke-free property
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In the hotel
- Free buffet breakfast daily
- 3 restaurants
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Room service
- Indoor pool
- Fitness facilities
- Tennis on site
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 12
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms 17
- Conference center
- 24-hour front desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of buildings/towers - 5
- Year Built 1863
- Elevator/lift
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- Terrace
In the room
- Minibar
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Designer toiletries
- Satellite TV channels
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Bachmair Weissach SPA has massage/treatment rooms. Services include hot stone massages, massages, facials, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including hydrotherapy and reflexology. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and a steam room.
The spa is open daily.
DiningGasthof zur Weissach - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Open daily.
Kreuther Fondue Stube - This restaurant serves dinner only. Open select days.
MIZU Sushi Bar - This sushi bar specializes in Japanese cuisine and serves dinner only. Open select days.
Tagesbar - This buffet restaurant serves light fare only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
MIZU Bar - This piano bar serves light fare only. Open daily.
On Site
- Fitness facilities
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Tennis on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
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- Bachmair Hotel
- Weissach Hotel
- Parkresidenz Am Tegernsee Rottach Egern
- Bachmair Hotel Weissach
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- Bachmair Weissach Hotel
- Bachmair Weissach Rottach-Egern
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- Hotel Weissach
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Rates for children younger than 11 years of age include only breakfast and not half board. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2 per person, per night for adults; EUR 1 per night for guests aged 6-11 years old. This tax does not apply to children under 5 years of age.
Optional extras
Cribs/Infant beds are available for EUR 25.00 per stay
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 15 per pet, per day
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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A raft of up-and-coming young tennis players have been highlighted as some of the brightest talents in the country after they were included on the Lawn Tennis Association's (LTA) Aegon FutureStars programme.
The emerging young stars have earned their place on the programme following a successful year on court and will now receive added support from the LTA.
The players included on the Aegon FutureStars programme are:
From Wandsworth: Tom Colautti, 17; Iman Garshong, 13; Freya Hampson-Evans, 10; and Nicholas Nugent, 15.
From Sutton: Dalanda Bah, 10; Kristina Georgieva, 12; and Emile Hudd 12.
From Epsom: Max Basing, 10; Lawrence Perrin, 14; and George Shields, eight.
From Morden: Gemma Heath, 11; Jodie Annie Lawrence-Taylor, 12; Vraj Patel, 10.
From Wimbledon: Arthur Fery, 10; Lana Rush, 15; and Lucy Webber, nine.
From Mitcham: Gemma Southwick, 12.
The Aegon FutureStars programme recognises and supports some of the best juniors in the country based on the individual player's talent ID assessment for players aged 13 and under, and rankings for all other age groups.
The talented youngster has been included as part of the 2013 intake of players and will be part of a group of 486 top juniors from around the country who all receive varying levels of funding and support from the LTA.
Leon Smith, LTA head of men's and women's tennis, said: "We are committed to identifying and supporting our most talented players, and the Aegon FutureStars programme is central to this process for young players who are starting out in the game.
"It's a long journey for any player hoping to make an impact on the game but we hope that with the right support, these players are given the best possible chance of reaching their full potential."
British number two Heather Watson said: "It's great that these players have been chosen to join the squad.
"I hope they use this support to help them achieve their dream of playing at the highest level."