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Carl Sagan once claimed that the most important lesson we learn from studying the stars is perspective. To address this concept, this activity offers a scale model of the solar system to be evaluated. There are many versions of solar system scale... (View More) models available; this one is unique for its large scale chosen, the quality of the scaled objects, and the supplementary materials and information provided. The model is extended to include interaction and discovery on the part of learners, and suggested extensions. The set of materials includes a book about the solar system, developed from NASA's "From Earth to the Solar System" (FETTSS) imagery, and appropriate for use with the model. (View Less)
This 12-page educational comic book introduces readers to the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission. Using the Japanese anime art style, the comic book explains the satellite technology and the mission goals and applications. Supplemental... (View More) materials to support the story include an overview of the GPM mission, a description of the satellite and its instruments, examples of the data it collects, descriptions of some of the constellation partners, and a glossary of science terms used in the comic. Links are provided to additional related resources, including a template for learners to create their own comic. The Japanese anime/manga style of art was chosen because the GPM mission is a collaboration between NASA and JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. (View Less)
Interested in becoming a citizen scientist? Join Dr. Michelle Thaller as she explains how the general public, using scientific protocols, careful observations and accurate measurements, can help NASA make exciting new discoveries. NASA eClips™ are... (View More) short, relevant educational video segments. These videos inspire and engage students, helping them see real world connections. The Real World series of NASA eClips™ connects classroom mathematics to 21st century careers and innovations and are designed for students to develop an appreciation for mathematics through real-world problem-solving. (View Less)
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Learners create scale models of Earth, the moon, and Mars out of playdough. Based on the size of the models, they must determine the relative distance between them and then display them at that scale. This activity was designed for use in a library... (View More) program. (View Less)
The Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) collects rain, snow and other precipitation data worldwide every three hours. This short (4:17 minute) video introduces learners to the role of GPM and it's partner satellites in gathering precipitation data... (View More) and the role of Goddard's Precipitation Processing System (PPS) in compiling that data into unified global data sets. (View Less)
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This unit consists of five activities, all of which focus on the response of plant life-cycle events to climate change. Students participate in discussions, field observations, data collection and analyses, plant identification, seed dispersal... (View More) comparisons, and graphing and analyses of plant phenology (timing of life-cycle events). Project BudBurst, a citizen science project which studies the impact of climate change on phenology, is integrated into this unit. The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
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This unit consists of four activities. Students begin by examining temperature cycles (current, recent and historical) then add in factors such as carbon dioxide, precipitation and cloud cover to discover regional and global differences in the... (View More) effects of climate change. The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
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This curriculum uses an inquiry-based Earth system science approach, and leverages Project BudBurst, a citizen science phenology project, to engage students in authentic research on plant and ecosystem responses to climate change. Students collect... (View More) local data then analyze that data in the context of NASA regional and global data sets and satellite imagery to understand their data in personal, regional, and global contexts. The curriculum is divided into four units: The Earth as a System; Identifying the key changing conditions of the Earth system; Earth system responses to natural and human induced changes; and Predicting the consequences of changes for human civilization. Each unit consists of several activities with accompanying teacher answer sheets. (View Less)
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In this unit, students investigate temperature cycles, tree rings, CO2 records, and the effects of CO2 on temperature, precipitation and cloud cover to determine the impacts of changing climate on forests. After gathering and analyzing local data,... (View More) students examine regional impacts and differences. The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
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This unit focuses on local plant species; students learn to identify common species and will examine their life cycle characteristics as evidence of climate change. Through the use of the national citizen science project titled Project BudBurst,... (View More) students explore the impacts of climate variation on plant species distribution. The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
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Welcome to Dragon Cave! Dragon Cave is an online adoptables game. Collect eggs, raise them to adulthood, and then breed them to create interesting lineages. New types of dragons are added regularly!
Thunder Dragons are the masters of electricity. Their wings gather energy as they soar through the clouds, and when they clap their wings together they can create devastating arcs of lightning. They can stay airborne nearly indefinitely, landing only to sleep and breed; they catch their prey from the air and take moisture from the clouds. A thunder dragon's roar is considered to be an omen of misfortune.
Dragons are creatures with nearly unlimited life spans. They can survive for long periods of time, and no one has found a dragon that has died of old age. Adolescence is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling's wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. Once they hit adolescence, hatchlings change quickly, maturing to their full forms in only 2 years.
Dragons don't communicate with each other verbally, but they will growl to scare off predators and frighten prey. Young dragons will emit an extremely high-pitched squeal when they are frightened. To communicate, they use telepathy with each other and to speak to other creatures.

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Hello all,
I was looking at some pictures of Lord Pirrie, and one of them was a very clear photo of him two years before his death. He's holding an album, the front cover of which is being opened by him. The description of the picture was that the album was presented to him by the employees of the shipyard. I'm sure this was probably a very special album, and I was wondering if anybody knew if it is still in existence? And if so it's whereabouts?
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Alright, Who Gave Britney Spears Roids?
Here's Britney Spears performing in London last night where on top of a protein-heavy diet so she can continue playing linebacker for the Rams, someone clearly thought it'd be a great idea to combine her retard strength with a steady intake of steroids. Because once you see an entire McDonald's cracked in half for not serving breakfast, you kind of want to see an Arby's go down next. It's a disease.
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Ron Hextall was a damn good goalie as well as a true leader. He would stick up for anybody on the ice. Dan Cloutier wasn't as good but he would do the same.
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The Sens cup run of '07. Man, that was amazing. Of course the Finals against the Ducks was not.


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Intel's 14nm Technology in Detailby Ryan Smith on 8/11/2014 12:45 PM EST
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Gondalf - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkUmmmm sram cells: 0.0588 um2 versus 16nm TSMC 0.07 um2.
The intel process is 16% denser in sram cells vs, TSMC (like said months ago an TSMC exec); the lead on density of logic could be larger thanks to the full 14nm backend.
I think that Intel will not needs of eDram in it's server cpus on 14nm node; we well see for 10nm. Reply
Gondalf - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkHa! the fins are rectangular (finally !!!!) Reply
BugblatterIII - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkI know Moore's Law is about transistor density, not performance. However it's still disappointing that the fastest x86 CPUs currently available are less that twice as fast as my 4.5 year-old i7 920.
Seems the process benefits have mostly gone into power efficiency, which is great for data centres and mobile devices (ok, and possibly the planet) but rather less interesting for a desktop. Reply
abrowne1993 - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkAgreed. I have no reason to upgrade from Sandy Bridge to Broadwell. I guess we'll see if Skylake is worth it, but I doubt it.
I guess it's nice that this CPU has lasted so long, but I'd like to see major performance improvements. Reply
whistlerbrk - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkCorrect me if I'm thinking of this incorrectly, but I think what you're observing is a result of software not having fully caught up with multiple cores whereas data center software is able to take advantage of that today. Reply
nathanddrews - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkYeah, I'd say it's a combination of software optimization with the fact that Intel isn't only going for X more performance, but also X fewer watts, so overall better perf/W. I'm sure there are places where Haswell is 2X faster while also using half the power. Reply
TiGr1982 - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkNot exactly.
1) Fastest x86 desktop CPU currently (Core i7-4960X) is around 2.5 times faster than i7-920 (considering both at their stock frequencies) in fully multi-threaded tasks - when all the transistors are at work, since we are talking about transistors here. This happens because of:
a) two extra cores
b) higher frequencies
c) CPU core arch is two-three generations ahead (depending on how you count)
Check the benchmarks yourself (e.g. Cinebench R11.5).
2) New 8-core Haswell-E Extreme, being released very soon, will be at least 3 times faster than the Core i7-920.
But, yes, they cost $1000. That's a lot. Reply
Senti - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkLet's be a bit more fair and compare that $1k i7-4960X to Gulftown CPU and overclock both. I doubt it would be even 1.3x faster than 4 years old CPU in regular applications... Reply
StevoLincolnite - Sunday, August 17, 2014 - linkCompare the i7 4960X against it's true first-generation i7 competitor, the hex-core, Core i7 980X.
Suddenly that 2.5x performance lead vanishes...
I'm still sitting on an "old" Core i7 3930K (Sandy Bridge-E) and really, once overclocked, it's still one of the fastest consumer processors money can buy. Reply
menting - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linki have the same i7-920..but I have to say, keeping all else equal (like power used), the latest x86 CPUs are definitely more than twice as fast as the i7-920. If Intel wants to make a haswell that draws as much power as the i7-920, I'm sure it'll be plenty fast. Reply
TiGr1982 - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkIntel releases Haswell-E soon which is supposed to have 140W TDP, thus roughly matching Core i7-920 in power. But Haswell-E will have far more performance than i7-920 Nehalem. Reply
Senti - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkLet's compare at equal power with Atoms! Would so fair. Reply
shabby - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkTotally agree, almost seems like intel is slacking off because amd isn't giving them much competition. Would love to see another p4>conroe type of performance gain but i doubt we'll see that anytime soon. Reply
TiGr1982 - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkOr even ever in the future... Reply
Number 6 - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkAs chips have gotten faster and as computing power has gotten more mobile the percentage of customers needing still more performance has shrunk and the percentage needing more performance per watt has increased. IMHO, Intel understands and is responding to its customer base quite well. Reply
melgross - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkMobile devices as in the two thirds, or more, of computers sold a year that are notebooks? One would think that they are a much more important market these days than desktops. Intel has to follow the money. Reply
Morawka - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkActually IPC on your 920 is up to 40% slower than these broadwell chips. Sure you got a big 8MB cache and QPI, but your missing out on a lot of perf per watt, instruction sets, and wasted electricity.
I also had my 920 for 4 years, and the performance increase going to a 4770k single threaded was remarkable. Reply
R3dox - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkWell, when you look at benchmarks this may seem to be the case but depending on your usecase, this may not. I also had a 920 in my main pc for 4.5 years but for Battlefield 4 multiplayer, it was not good enough anymore. I first upgraded to a GTX780 but this didn't change all that much in crowded MP games. Upgrading to an 4770 made a hige difference and now I can play at 120 fps even in a crowded server. I don't understand what the bottleneck exactly was, but what a difference! Reply
Frenetic Pony - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkBecause no one cares about the desktop of course. Well no one but enthusiasts : (
Can't blame them for going where the money is I guess. Reply
AnnonymousCoward - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkCompared to the 7 year old original Conroe, today's CPUs are only about 1.7x faster in single thread. Reply
nand - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkmultithreading is just about twice as fast for less power http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/47?vs=1260 Reply
RussianSensation - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkGood comparison but less practical in the real world because i7 920 can be easily overclocked to 4-4.4Ghz. On AT, an enthusiast site, the proper comparison should really be i7 920 @ 4.0-4.2Ghz vs. i7 4790K @ 4.7-4.8Ghz. Obviously the latter would bin but nowhere near by 2x in performance and in games it would be very small. The i7 920 @ 4.2Ghz would use a heck of a lot more power though. I am looking forward to seeing what (A) 5820K OC can do on X99 and (B) how much overclocking headroom Skylake has next year on 14nm as i7 3770K and 4770K were pretty disappointing compared to 2600Ks. Reply
r3loaded - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkAhem: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/47?vs=1260 Reply
IUU - Friday, August 15, 2014 - linkI don't think this is necessarily true.
The core i7 920(I have one too), was a high end processor running at 130W. If you take into account that the only difference with i7 960 was practically the clock speed, then you realize
that the i7 920 was more like a close analogue to 4960x or 4930k than to 4820. The fact that it costs more is only relevant to the market(the fake human rules). Physically, it shows that it's possible to have twice the computing power at about the same space with about the same energy requirements, and this is only that really matters, if you want to be objective.
A 4930k or 4960x(the true high-ends of today, 4770k is high-end for those with short memory) is definitely 2x or maybe more where it matters(loads that can be multithreaded). If you say, that multithreading doesn't offer much benefit, because most programs can't take advantage of more
cores, you are practically right, and yet somewhat wrong. I mean, what is the meaning of threading in a "hello world" program? Many apps today, no matter how complex they might seem, they are "hello programs"; meaning that it would be pointless to be multithreaded even if they could.
My opinion is known.I don't think these chips have no place. We are just in a transitional period.
We still think of computing as office suits, games and media manipulation; these are the glory apps of a time past. Just wait a little and see, speech recognition, image recognition, language comprehension, and then come and tell me multicores are useless. This might not come right away, true, you should keep your money and buy when you have the biggest benefit; but it doesn't mean that progress has stopped for the slightest, market availability has shrinked instead.
Maybe they actually reach a dead end after some years, but they haven't, yet... Reply
nissangtr786 - Saturday, January 17, 2015 - linkhttp://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/47?vs=1260
i7 920 vs i7 4790k. The fact is i7 4790k takes considerably less power consumption to run at 4ghz+ and more then doubles the ingeger performance of an i7 920 and in terms of FPU floating point unit performance is probably 5-10x faster then your i7 920. Reply
name99 - Monday, August 11, 2014 - link"The end result is that while Intel's cost per transistor is not decreasing as quickly as the area per transistor, the cost is still decreasing and significantly so."
The problem is, is Intel saying this as (honest) engineers or as (somewhat less honest) business people? Every IP business has enormous flexibility in how it defines costs and where it places them. nV's complaint reflects the cost it pays, which ultimately reflects some sort of aggregated cost for TSMC over not just per-wafer manufacturing costs, but the costs of R&D, of equipment, of financing, of various salaries, etc etc.
Intel, in a graph like this, has the flexibility to define basically whatever it likes as "$/transistor". On the one hand, it could be an honest reckoning (basically the TSMC price), but on the other, it could be a bare "cost of materials and processing", omitting everything from capital expenditures to prior R&D. Reply
ZeDestructor - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkIf they're doing an engineer count, they're including fabrication R&D over the lifetime of the fab, raw materials, mask building costs and possibly salaries of the fab. no more, no less. I.e: how much cash does it take us to go from this pile of vector masks to a chip assuming this fab is always at full capacity.
TSMC on the other hand is presumably including a profit margin with their prices, and that may or may not make the difference between profitable or not. Reply
ol1bit - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkMaybe it's my age, but with my first processor being a 6809e TSR80 Color, followed by an Atari with a 6502 I can't help but be fascinated that Intel can build a CPU at 14nm on a massive scale and be better than ever. At 48, I wonder if I will see the last advancement ever in size in my lifetime or if it will continue almost forever. If you haven't seen The_Last_Mimzy, it will make you think about the future. Thanks for the write-up! Reply
mkozakewich - Thursday, August 14, 2014 - linkI honestly think about that scene every time I see new die shots. Reply
bhima - Monday, August 18, 2014 - linkWe will all see the last advancement in size for silicon. But by then, we will be on to more innovative materials and the cycle to shrink and get more per watt will continue ad infinitium. Reply
R3dox - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkWhile I appreciate the technical info, I'm a bit surprised to see this being called exclusively Intel's. Afaik, the main struggle here was ASML's, making the machines used to make the chips. From what I heard, ASML works quite closely (considering the IP they see of all of them) with chipmakers to build these machines for the process they need. Reply
kuroxp - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkDo you work for ASML? :D What about TEL? AMAT? NIKON? any other big names in equipment manufacturing? Not to mention materials - photoresist, gas, chemical, list goes on. Maybe we can have one big party. :) Reply
R3dox - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - linkNo :p. But from what I understood they are marketleader (by a pretty large margin) and specifically working together with intel to get 14nm working as it was quite problematic. Maybe I'm wrong, I'm not in that industry ;). Reply
daScribe - Monday, August 25, 2014 - linkThere are at least 20 different major equipment manufacturers who work hard to meet the specs for the next generation tools as required by Intel. Once they deliver, the battle actually begins to get the design done (things don't just get drawn as is from previous generation with a reduced size), the masks made and the whole process for the silicon to work out. Every single cog in the huge machinery of Intel and its OEMs has to fire just right to make these chips work. I hope you get a sense from this as to how difficult and amazing a feat it is for Intel to produce these chips with high yield. Reply
markbanang - Friday, August 15, 2014 - linkI worked for a company which produced one of the first EUV lithography tools, and worked on the first EUV actinic imaging mask defect inspection tool, and can tell you that there is very close cooperation between semiconductor manufacturers and their machine suppliers.
Although we had to do a lot of original research to overcome the engineering challenges of the brief from Intel/Sematech, only once the machines fulfil the spec and are handed over does the *real* research start. Process window optimisation is the real challenge here. It's one thing to lay down 14nm features, but getting from mask set to processor is an entirely different level level of challenge. Reply
markbanang - Friday, August 15, 2014 - linkI would love to know details of the technology used to produce silicon at the 14nm node.
The wikipedia pages on EUV Lithography and Immersion Lithography suggests that these chips might be being produced using double or triple patterning with 193nm immersion lithography. If that's the case, then it it truly remarkable 193nm light can be used to print features this small, when you would expect this to be way beyond the diffraction limit of such a system. Reply
c plus plus - Saturday, August 16, 2014 - linkgo oh intel! slay all cpu makers except amd cause we need them. but please double single thread performance with broadwell Reply
sandeep patil - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkHi Guys,
Sorry but couldn't figure what's 14 in 14nm technology. Reply


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Donna Karan Deals Color
February 25, 2008,
Donna Karan Home is indulging in color, with rich reds leading the way.
The second, Urban Vine, is featured in a pale aquamarine as the lead item for the companion group.
Both collections have a range of towels, shower curtains and bath accessories to coordinate.
In the cherry statement, the companion beds are Modern Gardens, in neutral with cherry with applied ribbon florals as a comforter set; and City Lights, a solid printed grid design sheet.
The duvet for Wildflower Fields is $159 queen; the four-piece comforter set in City Lights is $359 queen.
Urban Vine has three appliqué and embroidery techniques in organza and ribbon on a cotton duvet with Vintage Brocade, a yarn dyed jacquard; and City Lights, in an aquamarine comforter set completing the trio.
Pure DKNY is an ambitious program integrating color into the formerly white and ivory toned Pure, which was inspired by vintage and casual looks. The new two-part collection offers Pure Comfort, in organic cotton, exclusive of decoration and offered in six colors; and Pure Raffia, a combination of white and ivory with silk ribbon trim, cutouts and embroidery — all hand stitched.
Prices for each grouping are lower than any earlier Pure programs, according to Patsy Pollack, president. Pure Comfort is $279 to $329 for the queen; Pure Raffia is $299.
Two towels are part of the Pure DKNY collection, each of ringspun organic cotton loops and base. One is a mini-pleat with a pucker stitch, the other has a crochet stitch. Both are $29.99.
Fire Flower and Evening Sky are additions to Collection, the top of the Donna Karan Home line. Fire Flower carries out the move to red in the designer's color palette. The crepe duvet is enhanced with matte and shine floral embroidery. Evening Sky is an opulent silk charmeuse in a steel gray ombre with sequins and bugle beads as embellishments.
Essentials has been expanded in color with gold joining the palette in a color block, horizontal stripe duvet in silk taffeta.
New bath items include Urban Brights, a collection of rubber bath accessories and towels in bright colors with contrasting stitched stripes.
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Asus lifts cover off Padfone Infinity: 5-inch 1080p phone docks into 10-inch 1200p tablet
0. phoneArena posted on 25 Feb 2013, 07:03
Asus has been teasing a new generation of its Padfone for MWC, and sure enough it has just become official: the Asus Padfone Infinity…
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1. wendygarett (unregistered)
8.9mm aluminum body? RIP HTC ONE :)
2. wendygarett (unregistered)
Android 4.2, 2400mah + 5000mah battery, etc...
more huge advantage that HTC lack of :p
3. TheCynicalTechie (Posts: 78; Member since: 19 Nov 2012)
It will be so hard choosing between this and the Lenovo Ideaphone K900, one of the slimmest phones ever at 6.9mm with a 2GHz dual core Intel processor, or this beautiful device. Qualcomm vs Intel, Aluminum vs Steel, I can not decide.
10. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
now there's something people dont mention often the K900...beauty and beast of a phone!
and of course Asus always makes products which fill my heart with warmth...
MWC is getting too hot to handle already :)
32. Dr.Phil (Posts: 1642; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
While it is true this phone has some advantages over the HTC One, you forgot to mention that this ASUS Padfone Infinity has only been announced for Europe with no intentions of a US release. So, for those of us here in the states, we would be more inclined to buy the HTC One because of availability and the offering of a subsidized price. However, this is a great device that those may have the money to buy it should consider.
4. abdane (Posts: 494; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
Asus will never be as good as HTC in smartphones !
8. p0rkguy (Posts: 685; Member since: 23 Nov 2010)
Is this based upon their availability of devices in the US?
23. abdane (Posts: 494; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
nope, i live outside of the US, idk the availability in there :P
11. CanYouSeeTheLight (Posts: 1122; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Right, don't forget this will cost A LOT. Also the One is 4mm at its slimmest point, so what is your point?
12. shahulvm (Posts: 124; Member since: 01 Apr 2012)
They led their way to failure... Locked bootloader (S-On), sealed batery, No SD card...and now they added a peculiar camera to it.
I was really surprised 3 yrs back, how this company came from nowhere to the top, and in the next 3 yrs they are finding their in going down...
19. wendygarett (unregistered)
If that so, then why nexus 7 selling like a hotcakes? Lol
31. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Last time I checked, the Nexus 7 wasn't a phone, and HTC doesn't make tablets...
5. shem2409 (Posts: 12; Member since: 16 Feb 2013)
Beautiful device but Asus needs to sort out the distribution process. Padfone 2 has not even made it to some markets yet, so I guess we won't see Padfone 3 in shops before 2014.
6. tusshharish (Posts: 342; Member since: 23 Oct 2012)
this phone gonna kick many a**es
7. omarr (banned) (Posts: 149; Member since: 15 Sep 2012)
It looks like iPhone 4S from the front , sued in 3 , 2 , 1 .........
16. Joshing4fun (Posts: 1237; Member since: 13 Aug 2010)
Agreed. Looks exactly like the iphone from the front. Too bad, too.
9. nikenturd (unregistered)
PRICEY.....WAAAAAY TOO PRICEY for what it is
13. BigBoss10 (Posts: 278; Member since: 31 Aug 2012)
iPadfone :D
14. AamirSIII (banned) (Posts: 187; Member since: 04 Oct 2012)
wtf with 1080p @ 30fps... tech industry now is really hopeless to progress...i mean how more would these companies suck our customer's blood by giving us the same s**t again and again.. if u compare the previous to next gen, the development is like mere 10-20%!
compare any company's new devices and u will see the same thing happening... its just been confirmed that sammy would use Qualcom 600 chip and Non-Super AMOLED screen... WTF to that!
Super AMOLED is the biggest reason i and millions of people dont switch from sammy!
yeah i know there would be many disliking my comment, but its a fact! believe it or not! ALL THESE COMPANIES ARE JUST SUCKING BLOOD OUT OF CUSTOMERS! Marginal rate of technical development is so negligible, i am very disappointed!
17. Joshing4fun (Posts: 1237; Member since: 13 Aug 2010)
Normally I would just thumb you down because of your obnoxious rant but I kind of agree with you. It's the reason I haven't upgraded yet. I'm waiting for the next big thing and I can't find it.
27. preet27in (banned) (Posts: 173; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
my friend u should know that screen of sammy still sucks, its nothing compared to htc. take it colour quality or sunlight legibility, all i can say is that sammy has damn good marketing skills otherwise phones durability and quality sucks. i dont care how many thumbs i get, b it down or up, but its a truth which tastes bitter.quality wise there is no match for HTC. i used to have sammy gs3 and now thanx god i changed it to htc one x.reason??? the software even after updates hangs so much. it was not as smooth as htc. first it was better but slowly it started to show its true colours ie...... started slowing down and hell yeah i sold it. CONCLUSION-- sammy is no where near in the compitition. htc is the best among all.
29. AamirSIII (banned) (Posts: 187; Member since: 04 Oct 2012)
ok, here is answer to ur bull crap....
36. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
What exactly are you answering? He said the displays HTC uses are better than Sammy's S-AMOLED. The Optimus G Pro uses an IPS LCD display, while HTC uses S-LCD typically. The S-LCD2 on the One X is absolutely gorgeous, though I haven't seen the S-LCD3 of the DNA/Butterfly or One, I imagine it would be even better.
30. sergiobr (Posts: 713; Member since: 25 Feb 2013)
WHY people are struggling for a better CAMERA PHONE. No news on the horizon !!!! If you want a BETTER CAMERA PHONE do like me ... I bought a Sony TX66 wich fits on my pocket with 18Mpx and is able to take beauttifull photos ! (or you can buy something near it). No news, they are just SUCKING BLOOD OUT OF CUSTOMERS!
15. shahulvm (Posts: 124; Member since: 01 Apr 2012)
RIP HTC....They led their way to failure... Locked bootloader (S-On), sealed batery, No SD card...and now they added a peculiar camera to it.
I was really surprised 3 yrs back, how this company came from nowhere to the top, and in the next 3 yrs they are finding their in going down...
20. Nikolas.Oliver (banned) (Posts: 1574; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
,oh my day, such a hefty price for that kind of thing, better buy macbook pro
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Buy phone free tablet, and what did you get free from the Mac?
21. preet27in (banned) (Posts: 173; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
HTC STILL THE BEST........... people.... why they comparing this to htc one.?? htc is far more better than any company in phone market yet.asus is not even near to htc. ASUS HAS a long way to go.and that aluminium body aint better than htc. look at the design byurself . htc is way tooo better than asus. hardware of HTC ONE IS THE BEST SO FAR. and again leme remind u ...... its ULTRAPIXEL which takes better shots than any phone yet.CAMERS OF ASUS is not even giving a minor hard time to other companies.HTC ONE STILL THE BEST AMONG ALL. GOOD LUCK, HOWEVER. oh yeah and i forgot to mention..........asus has not even reached many markets and countries yet. a big fail!!!!
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Castlegar Library hosts Idle No More session
About 30 people participated in a Idle No More information session and talking circle at the Castlegar Library on Saturday afternoon.
The event was organized by Shemmaho Goodenough and Jessica McLeod and is part of a national movement that is garnering much interest.
"People learned about some history of the violation of treaty rights and the ongoing struggle treaty people face here in Canada," said Goodenough. "Participants also learned more about Aboriginals' deep and abiding responsibility toward the land."
The group has a march planned for next Monday (Jan. 28) at 3 p.m. starting at Spirit Square in downtown Castlegar.
Goodenough said the local group stands behind the national movement.
"It's peaceful, non-violent," she said. "We consider ourselves educators. What we had on Saturday was a teach-in. This is what people across Canada are interested in. We actually are quite convinced if people understand the issues they'll pressure their representatives to vote in favour of it. All we're doing is asking for our laws that we have to be upheld. We really feel we have the legal responsibility to stick up for the earth and the environment and that the government is not doing a good job of that."
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Lauren Rich is an online dating veteran (the "newbie" can be found here), having logged many hours winking, messaging, and doing the dreaded "meeting in person." Here, she shares some her most memorable experiences with internet dating and why everyone should be as truthful as possible on their profile.
A little while back I had started chatting with a guy on freebie dating site POF. (Although I have since deleted my profile after repeated garbage dates and messages with the subject "hey sexxxxy.")
I was pretty psyched. Not only had TFA written me a well thought-out, cohesive message, he had a decent profile and well, looked pretty darn good in his pictures (especially the one of him shirtless on a boat). We messaged back and forth for about a week before he asked if he could pick me up that Friday for an ice-skating date. As a former figure skater of 8 years, I'm not gonna lie: I had always, always wanted to go on a romantical ice-skating date, and even though I knew I was breaking not one but two of the cardinal rules in internet dating, I turned a blind eye to my better common sense and (naively stupidly) agreed.
Rule #1: The 1st date is not a 1st date. It's a chance for you to meet the other person and make sure you both live up to each other's expectations. As such, NEVER plan an extensive date when you first meet. Meet for coffee or a drink in a crowded, public place. That way if your Prince Charming is a) a serial killer or b) looks and/or acts like a Troll, you can easily escape.
Rule #2: NEVER agree to let an Internet date pick up you up on "date" #1. Not only is this clearly unsafe (those story lines in Law & Order: SVU don't come from nowhere…) if he's not all you've got him cracked up to be, you're stuck with him. Can't exactly dive out the window. Or could you…drats. Should have thought of that. Always, always, always find your own transportation!
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Those high expectations I had?
Promptly. Destroyed.
He calls to tell me he is downstairs when I first detect his Lon-gisland meets Joisey Shore meets Bronx accent. Now I am all for a man with an accent. A sexy accent. This, however – NOT sexy.
Next is the car. Ok, so I wasn't expecting the Rolls Royce I was picked up in on my SugarDaddie.com date – or was it SeekingArrangement? – aaaah, so hard to keep track! But I certainly wasn't expecting:
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Lydia Dean Pilcher (executive producer) is founder of Cine Mosaic, based in New York City. She is currently producing "Music Is the Weapon," a feature film about Fela Kuti, with director Steve McQueen for Focus Features. She most recently produced "Amelia," the story of Amelia Earhart, directed by Mira Nair, and starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor. Pilcher has enjoyed a prolific collaboration with director Nair, having produced or executive produced her films "The Namesake," "Vanity Fair," "Kama Sutra - A Tale of Love," "The Perez Family," "Mississippi Masala" and HBO Films' "Hysterical Blindness."
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A FATHER and daughter had a lucky escape after a tree and telegraph pole smashed into their vehicle in Poole this morning.
Nick Holmes was driving his daughter Bethany, 15, to the bus stop in Penn Hill around 7.20am when the terrifying incident took place in Branksome Park.
The pair were just seconds out of their drive when Nick, not seeing the fallen silver birch, drove straight into its branches in Western Avenue.
Moments later a telegraph pole hit the Land Rover Defender.
Despite significant damage to the vehicle, including a smashed windscreen and damaged roof, the pair were unhurt, although both shaken.
Nick said: "I drive this route every day. There was a Winnebago parked at the side of the road in Western Avenue, I drove past it and suddenly saw there was a tree hanging off the back of the Winnebago.
"I just didn't see it until that moment. I hit the branches and told my daughter to duck as I didn't want her to get hurt. There was a telegraph pole across the roof, which we hit as well.
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"As I went through the branches it must have pulled the telegraph pole, which hit the roof of the car.
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"Thankfully my daughter wasn't injured but obviously very shaken up by the whole thing. She hasn't gone to school."
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The problem-solving computer Watson has surely proven itself. "Jeopardy!" competition demonstrated that Watson is able to parse natural-language questions and come up with answers that are typically, though not at all times, right. Researchers now hope the problem solving ability of Watson could be turned onto healthcare questions. Watson's diagnostic abilities are still being tested.
Illinois Democratic congressman and iPad owner Jesse Jackson Jr. has turned on the gadget he used to love. Last month, Jackson gushed over how wonderful the iPad will be for the United States education system. Friday, however, Jackson did a 180 and condemned the iPad as a pariah that will "probably be responsible for eliminating thousands of American jobs." Source of article - Jesse Jackson Jr.
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A new research has found that taking low-dose aspirin could reduce risk of cancer. This study has been published in the Lancet. Eight previous studies were reviewed for this study. All told, about 25,500 patients' information was included. This research is incredibly promising. There isn't really yet enough details for doctors to make a decision on aspirin therapy.
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PC World reports that the radiation emitted by Wi-Fi networks is damaging trees. A recent Netherlands study conducted by Wageningen University discovered that Wi-Fi radiation can alter growth patterns and cause bleeding and fissures in growing tree bark. To quote the research, "all deciduous trees in the Western world are affected†by Wi-Fi radiation.
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Thanks to the Internet, the world is getting smaller everyday. People are more connected now than ever, which means there is more competition to stand out than ever. In a CNN article titled Why Just Being Good at Your Job is Not Good Enough, journalist Mark Tutton talks about how getting lost in this ocean of noise can even have a direct impact on your career. With so many people so readily available, proving your relevancy may seem next to hopeless. But it's not.
Right now, at this very second, you have at your fingertips all the tools and resources you need to do anything. Really. We live in an age where you can just wake up one morning and decide to cut an album, make a movie, or publish a book and can unleash your remarkable ideas upon the world in an instant. Gone are the days where you had to maneuver around the various barriers into these industries. Now, you just have to have some motivation and know where to start. You're reading this blog too, so you're already looking in the right places.
Building a successful career begins with knowing your worth. Lulu is centered around the idea that everyone is an expert in something – no matter if you're a model train builder, a prized physicist, a world-class chef, or a dedicated couch potato. Your unique knowledge and experiences are what make you, you, and what better way to share that knowledge and expertise than through a published book?
"Writing a book…instantly establishes your credibility to potential customers and employers" Dan Schwabel, author of Me 2.0, told Tutton. "You can self proclaim you're an expert in your field all day long but the book is…your calling card."
Whether you're going for a job interview, meeting colleagues at a conference, or working on a big partnership, imagine how much more memorable you'd be when everyone else puts their cards on the table and you sit down your book. Or think about the lasting impression you'd leave if you said: "Oh, you can find me in the iBookstore and on Amazon."
"If you look at two resumes and they look the same, but one person wrote a book on the topic you're interviewing for, you're going to show more interest in that person," Schwabel tells Tutton. "Whether it's a blog, an eBook or a published book, you've got to have something now, and a book has the most credibility."
To Schwabel's point, if writing and publishing a book seems overwhelming right now, try starting a blog or anything else that gets your name and your content out there. You're building a brand for yourself though, so remember to treat yourself like a business and be respectful of anyone you're reaching out to. For more help on marketing your work once you've gotten it out there, check out this recent post.


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Mazeppa Bay was named after a ship that ran aground there in 1842.
South Africa's Wild Coast is for those with a love of life, an independent spirit of travel and a yen for surprise.
Start your special Eastern Cape Wild Coast trip just outside East London at a legendary backpacker village called Buccaneers, in Chintsa (also known as Cintsa) West. Have a drink at the lively bar, followed by lunch at the poolside café and discuss your itinerary for the week – independent travellers can take on the Wild Coast in many different ways.
The birders can then hive off to the Buccaneers bird hide while the rest of you ride down the beach on horseback. What makes Buccaneers so beloved within the backpacker fraternity the world over is its laid-back attitude, its many services, and its beautiful setting on 8ha of coastal forest.
The next morning, meet up with a guide, perhaps Velile Ndlumbane from Imonti Tours, and go to a local village to meet the cultural icon of the area, Mama Tofu. Spend an hour in the company of this wise old Xhosa granny and you'll gain an insight into Eastern Cape life and legend that you'll treasure for many years to come.
Using the bustling N2 as your 'spine route' and tapping off it to all the coastal spots, make your way to Morgan Bay and check in at the Morgan Bay Hotel. You're now in 'Morgs', which has been a family holiday destination for as long as anyone can remember.
After a restful night in this little seaside village, meet your guide, grab your daypacks and head off north along the beach for an exhilarating 14km walk to the next overnight stop, Trennerys Hotel at Qolora Mouth.
Some of you will fall in with loveable local rogues at the Anchor Bar in the hotel, while others will play a furious game of snooker. The fishermen will be off in the surf and the active sporty types will be on hired mountain bikes, exploring the area. There is something for everyone at these traditional old Wild Coast hotels.
There's more hiking, fishing and socialising at the next stop, the Mazeppa Bay Hotel. The snooker gang can continue its fierce competitions while others go walking in the Manubi Forest, or over the suspension bridge to the island off Mazeppa Bay beach, or for a longer walk to the unspoilt lagoon and Mile Beach or beyond.
At Dwesa Nature Reserve the next day, the twitchers among you come into their own, with the prospect of sighting more than 290 species of birds.
The next night you're in a backpackers' establishment again, and this time it's the Coffee Shack in Coffee Bay. The couples in the party can have their own rooms while the rest of you bunk down in the dorm.
Do you want to go home and tell everyone you're a surfer now? Well, here in Coffee Bay they'll teach you to surf. The rest of you can take free lessons in something called 'hammock-riding'.
Finally, you chug into Port St Johns, where you meet up with historian-hotelier-photographer John Costello at the Safari Inn, who will reveal the Wild Coast to you like no-one else.
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Buccaneers (Chintsa)
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How to get here
Fly to East London and go north on the N2 from there.
Best time to visit
The Wild Coast is a year-round destination.
Around the area
Visit Qunu, the village where Nelson Mandela grew up, approx. 40km south of Mthatha.
Tours to do
There are many Wild Coast tours available – check the listed websites.
Get around
Hire a car in East London, buy a good map and guidebook, and head into the Wild Coast.
What will it cost
The family hotels and backpacker establishments along the Wild Coast offer very reasonable rates.
Length of stay
Set aside at least seven days and nights for this journey, and add another three for your stay in Port St Johns if you can.
What to pack
Pack informally: beachwear, bar-wear and walk-wear. Kikhois (African cloths that can double as skirts, scarves or towels) and strong hiking boots are recommended.
Where to stay
Besides the places mentioned, the Wild Coast has a wide range of accommodation. Check the listed Wild Coast website for details.
What to eat
Check with the hotels and local fishermen for their catch of the day – there's nothing quite so good.
What's happening
Cultural events and village festivals take place from time to time – check the listed websites for details.
Best buys
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Nikon has issued a call for entries to the 2012-2013 Nikon Photo Contest. Held since 1969, the Nikon Photo Contest (NPC), formally known as the Nikon Photo Contest International (NPCI), was created with the goal of "contributing to the development of photographic culture by providing a venue of communication among photographers from around the world, be they professionals or amateurs." For this year's contest, Nikon is seeking entries in four categories including single photo, composite photo, video and Motion Snapshot. The entry period begins on 1 December 2012 and runs until 28 February 2013. To submit your work, visit the Nikon Photo Contest 2012-2013 website, complete the entry form and submit your work.
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picky eating. Try to offer a wide variety of fun, nutritious choices. Don't
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Don't restrict fat in the diet of children younger than age 2. Most children need whole milk between 1 and 2 years of age. But your doctor may recommend 2% milk if your child is overweight or if there is a family history of obesity, high blood pressure, or heart disease. Over the age of 2, serve fat-free or low-fat milk.
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SOME of Australia's oldest family-owned wine companies will lead their first trade mission to China and Hong Kong next year, promoting their multi-generational ownership and history to a region that venerates family and tradition.
The new chairman of Australia's First Families of Wine, Mitchell Taylor, said he would be dividing his attention between Australia and China during his tenure at the close-knit wine body, as well as fighting proposals from some health officials to impose a volume tax on wine.
The trade mission to China will take AFFW representatives to five cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, meeting with government officials, wine writers and consumers.
''China has long been identified as a market with great potential for Australian wine,'' said Mr Taylor, the third-generation Taylors Wine managing director.
''To have the greatest impact our industry needs to speak with a unified voice in China. I see this as an important objective for Australia's First Families of Wine.''
Formed in 2009, AFFW brought together 12 family-owned wineries to help counter the damage wrought on the industry at the time by the collapse of managed investment schemes.
The families were also keen to lead a public campaign to highlight the quality and diversity of Australian wine against a backdrop of cheap wines flooding local and international markets.
Its members include brands such as Brown Brothers, Henschke, Yalumba, De Bortoli and Tyrrell's, and represent 16 Australian wine growing regions across four states.
Mr Taylor said Australia's ranking as the No.2 imported wine in China made it a key market, and his group's long history of family ownership, with some wineries in the same family for more than 120 years, was a major attribute when talking to local shoppers and government.
''There is a lot of respect from the Chinese for family values and tradition, it is extremely important when you are in China, and we see these events as not only a positive for the 12 members of AFFW but also very positive for the image of Australian wine.''
Previously, AFFW has led trade missions to England, Canada and Ireland and has held a number of local tastings that showcase the wines owned by family members.
Mr Taylor said he was concerned about a recent proposal by the Australian National Preventive Health Agency to tax alcohol by volume, a move which would particularly punish Australian producers, which are already heavily taxed.
''The wine industry is very different to other alcohol beverage industries, we have long time cycles, we are a rural business and we are a manufacturing business that has very long time leads with the amount of working capital we invest.''
Vineyards top of Treasury's list
TREASURY WINE ESTATES is on the acquisition trail for luxury vineyards to fill its stable of premium wines, as it chases better investment returns.
As part of an analyst conference yesterday, Treasury mapped out its objectives, which will see the former wine arm of Foster's focus on luxury wines and other wines priced at the upper end of the market, which it calls ''masstige''.
This will include buying vineyards if they become available.
The plans form part of an strategy called ''project uplift'' and covers the company's portfolio of brands as well as supply arrangements and sourcing.
Analysts were also told that the fundamentals of the wine category remained strong with global supply heading towards balance. This year's Australian vintage was favourably influenced by the weather, driving strong uplift in luxury and masstige wine volumes from 2014.


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Some thoughts about the first series to end:
1) The NHL does a few things better than the other big-league sports, and one of them is the post-series handshake, one of the coolest things in sports, still. That's why it bothers me when a Scott Stevens — when he was a younger player — skipped a handshake at the end of a series with the Rangers and why it still bothers me that Sid Crosby didn't shake hands with the Red Wings, especially captain Nik Lidstrom, after winning the Cup last season. I give Brodeur the benefit of the doubt with Avery two years ago, because I can only imagine what Avery was saying to him, not to mention the stick-waving. But if you have any sense of history, any sense of what's right, you shake hands at the end of the series. Win or lose. You just suck it up and do it.
2) There's no way Kovalchuk goes back to New Jersey. I think he will get crazy money, and if I'm the NYR — whether Glen Sather or somebody else is calling the shots — I ignore him and any other big-ticket guys this summer. But I would be interested in a Paul Martin.
3) Ian Laperriere. I loved the guy when he was a rookie with the Blues, I loved the trade the Rangers made to get him in 1995 — for a downward-trending Stephane Matteau. And then the Rangers turned around and threw him into that one-sided trade that just keeps on getting worse: Ray Ferraro, Mattias Norstrom, Nathan LaFayette, Laperriere and a pick for Jari Kurri, Marty McSorley and Shane Churla. My God. I hope the guy's OK.
4) Whenever the Penguins season ends, the best part for me will be the wrecking ball aimed at that crappy Igloo.
5) Do you think the Devils wish Olli Jokinen had done something better than that 5-hole try in that Game 82 shootout?
6) I agreed with Doc Emrick, and loved that he said it, when coincidental minors were called for a little shoving and facewashing: That no penalty would have been called on such a play in the playoffs 10 years ago. So true. So sad.
7) With the Devils out, so are my chances of going 8 for 8 in "The inaugural Olli Jokinen Five-Hole/Beat the Blogfather Challenge and Picnic." But I'm guessing a lot of youse are 0-1 with me.
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A ship was sailing dangerously close to rocks in the water. To save their ship, they threw out the anchor, but since it was not tied down, it sank to the bottom. In one last desperate attempt to save the ship, they threw over a 500lb steel ball. Much to everyone's amazement, the ball floated, then the ship crashed. How is it possible that the ball floated?
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A MAN police wanted to speak to about a series of domestic-related crimes in Worcester this week has been arrested.
A property in Leckhampton Close had its windows broken on three consecutive days (April 8-10) and its residents have received malicious communications, including threats.
Also, two properties in Brickfields Road and Southfield Street had their windows smashed.
Officers were trying to trace Hubert 'Hubey' Locke, aged 35, of Wych Road, Droitwich, who they believe may be linked to the incidents.
Locke was arrested overnight by Gwent Police on suspicion of criminal damage offences that had occurred in its area. Once he is dealt with, he will be passed into the custody of West Mercia Police to be questioned about the offences in Worcester.


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Quote:ok its good to understand this. in the universe there are all sorts of energies we cant feel and see that are in other dimensions, as you see we need to be able to "reach" those higher dimensions and the only way we can do that is to meditate deeply into our bodies and hopefully we trigger an energy machnesium by a single thought and making that thought wave an energy by breathing and out and releasing all that energy and giving off more and more power and strength and remember with inner strength there is more power in punches and throws its not about punching a peice of wood and breaking it using lots and lots of phisical momentum , it comes from inside of you and only within you, in where in will work appropriatly.
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This week the Talk early, talk often series continues on the SAAM Blog with a guest post from author Holly Kearl.
When I visited a high school class near my home in Virginia to lead a discussion about sexual harassment, I was upset that girl after girl had a story to share: sexual remarks shouted at them from cars; men following them home; the man who made "humping" motions against a girl on a public bus; the "creepy men" following them in stores; the men masturbating in front of them at public swimming pools; the man who told a girl on her bike to "get in the car."
When people hear about sexual harassment, they tend to think it's a problem that only happens to adults, or perhaps college-age students. Sadly, it starts at a much younger age.
As part of my research for a 2010 book on gender-based street harassment (sexual harassment in public spaces), I surveyed more than 800 women. Nearly one in four recalled being harassed in places before they were 12 years old and nearly 90% said it had happened to them by age 19.
When the American Association of University Women conducted a national survey about sexual harassment in schools, 35% of students reported they had experienced sexual harassment by 6th grade and more than 80% had by 12th grade. (Hill and Kearl, 2011) Very few students ever reported the incidents.
In American society, sexual harassment is often normalized. It's seen as a joke or "no big deal." In a study of 81 prime-time TV episodes, 84% contained at least one incident of sexual harassment, with an average of 3.4 incidents per program. Incidents were often accompanied by a laugh track. (American Psychological Association,Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls 2010) In some cartoons, characters sexually harass each other. Politicians, sports figures, and celebrities who are revealed to be sexual harassers rarely face penalties and may even see their popularity increase.
Children internalize these messages. When they are harassed by each other or by adults, even if they are upset about it, they may not think they can do anything. And some kids see the behavior and model it, not understanding that it is wrong.
I don't think parents, family members, educators, and other concerned adults can start talking to kids about these issues too soon. It's important for kids to know what they can do about it and also to know what it is so that they don't accidentally engage in it while mimicking cartoon characters or older siblings' or friends' behavior.
Start by talking to kids about what they know, what they've seen, and what they've experienced. Make sure they know they're not alone or in trouble and that you can help. Teach them assertive ways to respond to harassers and how to report them. Teach them about consent and appropriate joking. If they have a smart phone, they can download the free "Not Your Baby" app which generates suggestions for how to deal with harassment based on the location and the harassers. Also, find out what your school is doing about sexual harassment: do they have a policy? Do they follow the guidelines of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972?
Everyone deserves safe schools and safe streets, let's help make that possible.
Holly Kearl is founder of Stop Street Harassment and an author of a book on the topic. April 7-13, she is organizing Meet Us on the Street: International Anti-Street Harassment Week(find out how to participate). She also works at the American Association of University Women where she co-authored the national study Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School. Follow her on Twitter, @hkearl.


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February 14, 2013
We'll be running a #PythonGiveaway on our Twitter feed on 15th February 2013! If you haven't already seen A Liar's Autobiography in cinemas, make sure to look out for our tweet at 10am. We'll tell you how you can be in with the chance of winning a copy of the book that the film was based on, as well as a customised A Liar's Autobiography tote bag.
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If you've been wondering what former VMware CEO Paul Maritz has been doing for the last eight months or so, last week the proverbial cat was let out of the bag. Maritz has been acting as chief executive of a new entity called Pivotal, a San Francisco-based cloud services company being spun off from a combined collection of EMC and VMware technologies and developers.
After being replaced by Pat Gelsinger as CEO of EMC-owned VMware last July, Maritz was given the title "chief strategist" at EMC, a role many believed to be a temporary placeholder on his way to becoming heir apparent at EMC, if and when Joe Tucci steps down as CEO. When Gelsinger took over the reins at VMware, Tucci explained it was time to move on to the next phase of cloud computing and solving the problems of the post-PC era where there was a tremendous opportunity around data and new products.
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Maritz said that moving on from VMware would give him the freedom to think about some of these new application-oriented opportunities and address two of those very big opportunities: cloud infrastructure and what you can do on top of that cloud infrastructure.
Evidently, eight months was just the right amount of time needed for Maritz to get things kicked off. Last week, ahead of the formal announcement planned for April 29, the two companies unveiled their new Pivotal spinoff as a well-financed and technology-rich competitor to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and other cloud service providers such as Rackspace, GoGrid, Microsoft, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM.
Pivotal believes there is a significant opportunity to provide thought and technology leadership, not only at the infrastructure level, but also across the rapidly growing and fast-moving application development and big data markets. To answer that challenge, it has united strategic technologies, people, and programs from EMC and VMware.
The new company will provide an enterprise-class cloud computing platform and infrastructure that combines technology from Greenplum, EMC's big data analytics and data warehouse division; Pivotal Labs, EMC's application development environment which provides SQL queries on top of Hadoop data handling; analytics startup Cetas, which provides fast analysis of Hadoop data; VMware's vFabric middleware suite and tools such as GemFire and Spring, used for building and running data-intensive Java applications; and VMware's Cloud Foundry cloud computing platform.
Pivotal said its customers and partners are looking for solutions that enable a new generation of increasingly mobile and data-centric applications that can exploit the data center of the future. Pivotal aims to accelerate existing efforts in this area to create a unified and focused endeavor around a common mission, road map, and strategy.
Maritz described that mission in a letter to employees, saying the goal is "to enable customers to build a new class of applications, leveraging big and fast data, and do all of this with the power of cloud-independence."
Naturally, the idea is for customers to run those applications on privately operated clouds rich in EMC and VMware products. But Pivotal plans to package its software, so it can be used with other clouds as well, including Amazon EC2. Pivotal data management will be made available for use in a variety of other cloud settings, and according to the company, it will not be dependent on a proprietary VMware system.
To maintain its industry-neutral approach, Pivotal will become its own independent company, with its own board of directors, management team, and employees. As an independent company, Pivotal will not be confined to an EMC- or VMware-centric focus, which should give the newly formed company the room it needs to grow and compete in a highly disruptive market.
As a leader who has done it before, Paul Maritz is clearly the right person to lead this company into such an ambitious undertaking.
This article, "Former VMware CEO Maritz to lead new EMC and VMware spinoff," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Follow the latest developments in virtualization and cloud computing at InfoWorld.com.


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David E. Rumelhart has made many contributions to the formal analysis of human cognition, working primarily within the frameworks of mathematical psychology, symbolic artificial intelligence, and parallel distributed processing. He also admired formal linguistic approaches to cognition and explored the possibility of formulating a formal grammar to capture the structure of stories.
In 1986, he published Parallel distributed processing: Explorations in the microstructure of cognition with James McClelland, which some still regard as a bible for cognitive scientists.
He obtained his undergraduate education at the University of South Dakota, receiving a B.A. in psychology and mathematics in 1963. He studied mathematical psychology at Stanford University, receiving his Ph. D. in 1967. From 1967 to 1987 he served on the faculty of the Department of Psychology at the University of California, San Diego. In 1987 he moved to Stanford University, serving as Professor there until 1998. He has become disabled by Pick's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, and now lives with his brother in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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- Rumelhart, D.E. (1980) Schemata: the building blocks of cognition. In: R.J. Spiro etal. (eds) Theoretical Issues in Reading Comprehension, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
- Rumelhart, D.E. and Norman, D.A. (1982) Simulating a skilled typist: a study of skilled cognitive-motor performance, Cognitive Science 6: 1-36.
- Rumelhart, D.E- and Norman, D.A. (1983) Representation in Memory, Center for Human Information Processing Technical Report no. 116, La Jolla, Calif.: University of California.
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- David E. Rumelhart Prize
- Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind
- The PDP-Group
- The PDP++ Software Home Page
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Columbia University Information Technology (CUIT), the Office of the Registrar, and Facilities Management have collaborated to construct a number of electronic classrooms. These classrooms may be reserved as the regular class meeting place or for individual class sessions by contacting the Office of the Registrar.
The classrooms are designed to accommodate a variety of technological needs. The equipment in the classrooms usually includes computer and projection systems, DVD/CD players, VCRs, and audio systems. The installed computers are either Mac or PC systems capable of running Mac OS X or Windows, respectively. All computers are capable of running X-Windows to connect to the CUNIX systems. The software found on the computers includes a standard set of applications and Internet software. Instructors may arrange for installation of additional, properly licensed software on classroom computers.
All electronic classrooms have connections to the high-speed campus ethernet network. The connection allows fast access to data on the campus network and the Internet. For example, instructors may access information on a Columbia University web server, a computer in their office, or from a computer at another university or research center. Instructors may also transfer and execute their own files or programs across the network.
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