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BEIJING (Reuters) - Comments by China's two top banking officials playing down the risks of bad debt in the banking system provided the latest upbeat signal from Beijing suggesting seven straight quarters of slowing growth have ended.
Markets will be looking for the remarks, from Central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan and bank regulator Shang Fulin on Sunday on the sidelines of a congress to anoint a new leadership, to be backed up in coming days by solid lending data.
If so, that will close out a series of reports that have raised market expectations the worst is over for the world's second-biggest economy, although analysts say longer term China's new leadership will have to push reforms to ensure the country meets the goal outlined by outgoing President Hu Jintao to double 2010 GDP by 2020.
"Right now, bank profitability is relatively strong and they have conditions to increase provisions for loan losses and write off some bad loans to prevent future risks," Shang, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, told a news conference.
Bank lending data has become China's most closely-watched economic statistic in recent months as investors try to judge the likely pace of new investment projects Beijing is approving to prop-up growth in what is the world's fastest expanding major economy even if it is on course for its slowest year since 1999.
A pick up in growth from China would provide welcome news in the West, where industrialized economies are struggling following the debts built up during the global financial crisis. Japan on Monday said its economy shrank in the third quarter and the euro zone is widely seen as in recession.
The exposure of banks to high risk ventures, particularly in the property sector and outside regular lending channels in off-balance sheet "shadow banking" transactions, have gnawed at investors and worried ratings agencies.
Shadow banking in the United States focused on property has been widely blamed for triggering the global financial crisis.
Zhou, head of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), said he had noticed that China's shadow banking risks had become a topic of discussion, particularly overseas, but played down the risks.
"The nature and scale of our shadow banking system is different from those in the western countries and the problem and scale of our banking system is much smaller than theirs," Zhou said.
A report by Orient Asset Management Corp - one of four firms charged with cleaning up bad debts at China's banks - was cited by official media last week as saying bad debts could triple by the end of this year to 3 percent, but that would still leave them safely below international norms.
While Shang says the banking system does not face a systemic risk of bad debt, in comments on Thursday he identified loans to local government financing vehicles as an area of concern.
"We are tightly controlling new loans and will ensure no new loans to the sector," he said on Thursday.
Local government debt has been a dark cloud hanging over China's public finances since it was revealed that local authorities had racked up 10.7 trillion yuan ($1.7 trillion) of loans by the end of 2010.
The borrowing binge was triggered by the spending demands in Beijing's 4 trillion yuan ($640 billion) stimulus program launched in 2008 at the depths of the global financial crisis.
China is set to publish bank lending data for October in the week ahead, with economists polled by Reuters forecasting net new loans of 600 billion yuan ($96 billion).
Those numbers could provide another piece of evidence to reinforce growing views that China's economy is turning up. The head of the country's powerful planning agency said on Saturday this year's 7.5 percent growth target would be beaten.
Statistics on Saturday showed China's trade surplus ballooned to its biggest in 45 months in October as export growth darted to a five-month high above 11 percent, surpassing expectations.
China's economy remains heavily levered to the external sector. Exports were worth about 31 percent of GDP in 2011, according to World Bank data, while an estimated 200 million Chinese jobs are supported by trade or foreign investment.
Data on Friday meanwhile showed infrastructure investment accelerated and output from factories ran at its fastest in five months.
The uptick in key indicators last month, after signs of a rebound emerged in September data, cemented views of analysts and investors that China's rebound was gathering momentum after a raft of measures by Beijing under its so-called policy fine-tuning.
China cut benchmark interest rates in both June and July, has lowered bank reserve ratios three times since late 2011 and made repeated, large-scale liquidity injections into the financial system. It also said in September it had sped up approval on infrastructure projects worth about $157 billion.
All that has engendered a view that policymakers have done enough to keep the economy ticking along. Investors had been concerned that efforts to cool the economy had been mistimed, unintentionally coinciding with a sharp slowdown in external demand, with recovery in the United States remaining tepid and Europe still unable to escape its sovereign debt crisis.
Zhang Zhiwei, chief China economist at Nomura, predicts China's economic growth will pick up sharply in the fourth quarter to 8.4 percent, which would be the highest in a year, from 7.4 percent in the third quarter.
"The stronger-than-expected export data in October supports our view," Zhang said. "We believe domestic demand is improving and will likely strengthen further over the rest of 2012 as the policy stance is set to remain loose," he wrote in a note to clients after Saturday's trade data.
Consumer price inflation eased to its slowest pace in nearly three years in October, to sit well below the government's official 4 percent target.
Government officials have said repeatedly they intended to use a period of slowing growth in 2012 to adjust economic policy settings, particularly around prices administered by the state, that might otherwise risk fuelling inflation.
Such reforms are regarded as crucial, both by foreign analysts and government think-tanks, if China is to maintain robust growth needed to close a yawning wealth gap and support an urbanization drive core to Beijing's development plans.
Hu's keynote speech at the opening of the congress acknowledged as much. He said China's development should be "much more balanced, coordinated and sustainable".
The party, which has constantly stressed the need for continued one-party rule, has tied its legitimacy to economic growth and lifting hundreds of millions out of poverty.
Hu will hand over his post as party chief to anointed successor Vice President Xi Jinping. The congress ends on Wednesday, after which the party's new Standing Committee, at the apex of power, will be unveiled.
The economic challenges ahead for China's new leaders remain intense, even if the near-term risk of a sharp slowdown and massive job cuts - a so-called hard-landing - has been averted, according to Alistair Chan, an economist at Moody's Analytics.
"Outgoing President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao, and other retiring members of the Politburo can exit knowing their efforts to engineer a soft landing are paying off," Chan said.
"A consensus seems to be emerging within China that the Hu Wen administration missed opportunities for reform and that many problems were kicked down the road," he wrote in a client note.
"Without reform, productivity gains will slow. Growth in the first half of 2013 could rise back into the 8 percent range, but this is unlikely to last. In our view, the days of above 8 percent GDP growth in the Chinese economy are over."
Additional reporting by Koh Gui Qing and Kelvin Soh; Writing by Nick Edwards: Editing by Neil Fullick.


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7 Tips to Better Networking
Dump the negative attitude, be friendly, and you might be surprised at what comes back to you.
By Sandy Jones-Kaminski, Author of
I'm at a Networking Event--Now What???
Heading into spring, it seems as if there is a networking event every night of the week. And once we reach the fourth quarter of the year, things really kick into gear with all the holiday events and social engagements that show up on our calendars. To get you ready for all the opportunities to connect that are headed your way, here are seven of my favorite networking tips:
1. Don't take networking too seriously.
It can and should be fun. Connect with the intention of helping others rather than simply expecting to find the elusive perfect
or new client. Relax, take the pressure off yourself and focus on what you can bring to the party or offer in the form of contacts, knowledge or resources.
2. Improve your outlook, and your fortunes will change.
If you have a negative outlook on networking, you're probably sabotaging your chances at connecting with the right people. Put all the negative or disappointing encounters behind you and focus on what's possible. As Vince Lombardi said, "It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get back up."
3. Take a proactive approach.
Get off the couch or out from behind your screen and get out there. Remember, "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity," as Roman philosopher Seneca put it. You eventually have to meet people to know if you'll really connect with them, and the more people you meet, the more likely you are to find the "right" people for you. (It's almost like dating, isn't it?)
4. Keep the alcohol consumption to a minimum if you're at an event where it's being served.
Being relaxed is good, but having your buzz on, and then acting inappropriately, is not a good way to be memorable. Need I say more?
5. Be the person to include others in the conversation when they join the circle.
What a great way to create a good impression and set an example for others. As Dale Carnegie said, "You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you."
6. Be polite and considerate.
Good manners never go out of style. Leave your ego in the restroom after you've checked your appearance (make sure there are no traces of your lunch in your teeth), and leave the office politics at the office. A networking event is a time to be noncompetitive and social in a professional yet friendly way.
7. Be sincere and open, and follow through on the commitments you make.
Authenticity leaves a lasting impression. Even if you don't find a way to assist one another immediately, you never know when someone might remember you and introduce you to a key contact down the road. And if you promise to make an introduction or e-mail a link to a relevant resource, be sure to follow up after the event. Followup is a key factor in making a good impression and creating lasting relationships that lead to new opportunities.
Follow these tips to increase your effectiveness at connecting with others. Then enjoy the upcoming season.
About the Author
Sandy Jones-Kaminski is the author of
"I'm at a Networking Event--Now What???"
which was ranked #1 on the 2010 Inc.com Holiday Gift Guide Wish List and has been a VP of Networking for a major national professional development association. Since 1998, she's been a executive in the human capital resources and services industry and currently shares her hard-earned insights on effective networking and personal branding via webinars, panels, keynotes, one-on-one consulting, her blog and workshops. Sandy has written numerous articles for WomenEntrepreneur and The Salary Reporter on
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OpenCL 1.0: The Road to Pervasive GPU Computingby Derek Wilson on 12/31/2008 6:40 PM EST
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v12v12 - Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - linkTesting123, ignore plz Reply
corporategoon - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - linkDid this article go through an editor? Reply
chizow - Friday, January 02, 2009 - linkKind of surprising you didn't directly address this given the amount of FUD being thrown around with regards to PhysX, particularly from AMD and its supporters. You indirectly answered what I had already suspected however, that given Nvidia has stated they plan CUDA to be fully portable to both OpenCL and DX11 there should also be no portability issues for AMD and Brook+:
AMD could make an investment in the CUDA for C language and create either their own compiler (nothing is stopping them). But then you still have the same problem of interoperability as if NVIDIA implemented Brook+. If NVIDIA or AMD want to make their solution work with the other guy, they would need to write a wrapper to translate CAL to PTX or PTX to CAL.
I'm guessing the unfinished thought from the first sentence should read something like "or write a CUDA to Brook+ wrapper" as thats essentially what the last part suggests. Since both vendors will write wrappers for their code to OpenCL, perhaps this wrapper could pull double duty, although it would double the amount of transcoding needed. Less than efficient for sure, but certainly better than a complete impasse due to incompatibility.
ltcommanderdata - Friday, January 02, 2009 - linkAre you suggesting that hardware PhysX acceleration will come to AMD GPUs as soon as nVidia and AMD enable hardware OpenCL support? Because I don't think it's that simple.
nVidia seems to have rebranded the meaning of CUDA. Maybe it's all just marketing speak, but CUDA before seemed to mean using nVidia GPUs for GPGPUs operation in general. But now since OpenCL, CUDA seems to more specifically related to the GPGPU interface to nVidia GPUs with languages being separate on top, namely OpenCL, DX11 and C for CUDA. If PhysX is written in C for CUDA, which it no doubt is seeing there wasn't anything else available up to now, then adding support for the OpenCL language in the CUDA interface layer won't help get PhysX supported on AMD GPUs. PhysX will still be written in nVidia's proprietary language which AMD GPUs can't understand. To support AMD GPUs, either nVidia will have to rewrite PhysX from C for CUDA to OpenCL, which would be awfully generous of them or AMD will have to make a C for CUDA to CAL translator and hope PhysX doesn't have any nVidia hardware specific optimizations, which it no doubt has, to mess things up. Reply
apanloco - Friday, January 02, 2009 - link
Anyone knows if multiple applications can take advantage of OpenCL at the same time? I think OpenGL is exclusive to one application, but if OpenCL is used by regular applications this could be a problem? Reply
yyrkoon - Thursday, January 01, 2009 - link"With R580 AMD (then ATI) actually published part of their ISA and called the initiative CTM (for Close to Metal). Before we had a beta version of CUDA, we had folding@home GPU accelerated on R520 and R580"
I also read an interview through gamedev.net where ATI was emulating Direct 3D 10 calls in hardware on one of their x1900xtx's ( Direct 3D 9 hardware )long before I heard about folding@home on the GPU. I remember being so impressed with the technology, that I could not wait until Vista + Directx 10 titles became available. Too bad that there are so few ( if any ) titles that currently take advantage of this technology in the ways I had hoped. Hopefully that will change soon. Reply
ltcommanderdata - Thursday, January 01, 2009 - linkhttp://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/38764/140/">http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/38764/140/
It's interesting that you mentioned that AMD and nVidia look to be continuing to push their proprietary GPGPU solutions, but AMD has actually made statements they are abandoning their proprietary CTM GPGPU implementation and are moving fully to OpenCL. Admittedly, its probably just a realization that CTM isn't taking off as fast as CUDA and it's in their best interest to push OpenCL. In comparison, nVidia will continue to develop their own CUDA implementation alongside OpenCL.
I wonder if you can get a statement from nVidia whether they will move PhysX to OpenCL? Right now I believe PhysX is written in C for CUDA and of course requires nVidia GPUs for hardware acceleration. If they moved to OpenCL, then AMD GPUs would support it as well. Although perhaps nVidia prefers to keep PhysX to themselves as a product differentiator.
It'd also be interesting if you could ask AMD whether older GPUs like the X1600, X1800, and X1900 will be supported in OpenCL? You already pointed out in your article that the RV530, R520, and R580 had GPGPU folding@home clients so they are certainly capable of GPGPU operation. It'd probably be in ATI's own interest to have as large an OpenCL base as possible and ATI's original FireStream dedicated GPGPU card was R580 based as well. Apple could probably help them as well seeing the number of X1600 and X1900 used in various iMac, MacBook Pro, and Mac Pro generations that could use support for OpenCL in Snow Leopard.
And I agree with melgross that it's strange Apple got no mention in the article seeing that they pretty much developed OpenCL, then submitted it to Khronos, and was no doubt a major driving force behind the quick ratification in order to get it ready for Snow Leopard. And I believe Apple's Aaftab Munshi was the chair of the OpenCL working group. Reply
danger22 - Thursday, January 01, 2009 - linki am looking forward to the day when I can run my finite element simulations on my GPU. come on Ansys its time for a GPGPU Multiphysics! Reply
Amiga500 - Thursday, January 01, 2009 - linkSame boat, same boat... with both CFD and FEA.
Have you heard of FEAST-GPU (from Dortmund university)?
Its a GPU accelerated FE package - unfortunately it isn't out in the public domain yet.
Anyhow - from my own digging, I'm not sure if the CPU is a major bottleneck for FE simulations - a lot of what I see tends to point towards the hard-drive and I/O performance. Reply
Sheep100 - Sunday, January 04, 2009 - linkIf you provide enough RAM to the analysis you definitely end up CPU limited for single core runs. We have 24 - 32 GB per node for Abaqus and Nastran analyses. The nodes get RAM - bandwidth limited when stepping up the number of cores used or the number of concurrent runs on a node. We are looking forward to the core i7/Nehalem Xeon systems coming soon that will provide a big improvement here. (These codes run slower on Opteron cores.)
GPGPU versions of Abaqus, Nastran & Ansys would be very interesting given the large memory bandwidth available on the high end cards. I suspect that re-writing & validating the various solver algorithms to target OpenCL would be a long process. I'm also unsure how possible it is to get data parallelism out of them since the scaling rate of Abaqus, for example, on multi-core systems, even with good bandwidth, is not anywhere near linear. Although this might just highlight the deficiency of the current method of extracting parallelism. Reply
melgross - Thursday, January 01, 2009 - linkIt's interesting that while ATI and Nvidia are heavily mentioned with their rapidly depreciating standards, Apple, which after all, developed OpenCL isn't mentioned even once, though it will also likely be the first to implement OpenCL in 10.6 later this year, possibly by March. Even their Logo isn't shown. Very strange! Reply
Wwhat - Monday, January 05, 2009 - linkBy march they might (should) not be the first but graphicscard makers should have updated their drivers to support it already, after all they were well aware of OpenCL long before and already announced they would support it, and nvidia said that porting to it would be easy, plus both ATI and nvidia have no problem at all releasing unstable software/drivers, none at all, as we all experienced.
Oh and nvidia had an OpenGL3 driver out in like 2 days after final specs and ATI a in a few weeks, so that makes you think they can put some steam behind their efforts if they want to.
dvinnen - Thursday, January 01, 2009 - linkThe logo picture was taken from their site Reply
rdbrown - Friday, January 02, 2009 - linkOn the the Khronos website right above the "Logos" Apple is the one who initially proposed the working group, Apple is also mentioned in the list of companies. They must not of posted Apple's logo knowing that everyone who knows anything about Open CL knows that it is Apple's technology, Heck Apple even owns the trademark rights. Reply
melgross - Thursday, January 01, 2009 - linkAt least they should have been mentioned in the article. Reply
yyrkoon - Thursday, January 01, 2009 - linkAnd to say what ? That Apple feeling left out in the cold has made efforts to take the next obvious step and standardize GPU processing( very late in the game )? That is, assuming what you're saying is true.
Gee, how very innovative of them. Reply
hakime - Saturday, January 03, 2009 - linkShut up you are trolling!! You don't know what you are talking about, period.
The fact that there is not reference of Apple in the article is a serious drawback. Apple invented and designed Open CL as mush as SGI invented and designed Open GL, ignoring it is simply wrong. Credit to who is deserved for, and Apple deserved the credit for inventing Open CL, you have to admit it either you like Apple or not.
Apple has taken the industry of HPC upside down with Open CL, for the first time there is one single state of the art API and environment for high performance, multi-core and GPU programing, which is also OS and hardware independent. Open CL goes well beyond Direct X, as the latter is not only limited to what you can do for GPGPU, but also it is only designed for GPU (Microsoft is very late in the world of GPGPU, Apple has been targeting the GPU for high performance processing for a while now with Core Image and Core Video).
Open CL offers an unique interface for both CPU and GPU, which in other words means that it brings together different technologies like Open MP or CUDA, this is unique in the industry, Apple deserves the credit for having created this single interface.
Open CL is designed to target a large set of devices like CPU, GPU, Cell chips, DSPs, Direct X can't do that. Open CL targets small factor devices like the iPhone, Direct X does not and can not.
Not only the author of the article fails to recognize this unique aspect of Open CL, but he also fails to comment on the effort made by Apple in creating Open CL. Again you like Apple or not, that does not matter, give the credit to who it is deserved for and get the facts right.
Please correct the article and make it more interesting on what Open CL is really for, not the general bla, bla which is written.
ltcommanderdata - Thursday, January 01, 2009 - linkWhich part isn't true? That Apple developed OpenCL and then submitted to Khronos? Since even Khronos admits that is true.
"Apple has proposed the Open Computing Language (OpenCL) specification to enable any application to tap into the vast gigaflops of GPU and CPU resources through an approachable C-based language."
Apple's Aaftab Munshi was also the chairman of the OpenCL working group.
And how is OpenCL late in the game? I'm pretty sure that DirectX 11 is the only standardized GPGPU implementation across multiple vendors, but it's still in beta. In comparison OpenCL has been ratified, in record time compared to OpenGL 3.0, probably due to Apple's pressure to get it ready for Snow Leopard. And nVidia has already released OpenCL drivers for Windows and Linux.
yyrkoon - Thursday, January 01, 2009 - linkOh, and sorry, my original point was something like this. While the true innovative companies are squabbling about whose product is superior, Apple sneaks up behind them, and claims to have invented the internet. In other words, whether Apple participated or not, an open standard would have been made. Reply
melgross - Friday, January 02, 2009 - linkYou're not very knowledgeable. You ARE very anti-Apple apparently.
And why do gamers have to be the most beneficial parties? What's so great about gaming? Besides, OpenCL will benefit them, as well as parties that won't be benefitted by DirectX. Is that a bad thing? To you, it seems to be.
If MS had developed this, you would be jumping up and down, and claiming that it was the next step beyond the now old DirectX methodology, and far more useful.
Like it or not, this IS a major innovation, otherwise, so many companies of note wouldn't be signing on so quickly.
Whether Windows users benefit from this, or are left out of it is up to MS, who seems only interested in destroying standards that don't result in MS's increasing dominance. Too bad for them! That doesn't work too well anymore.
You know nothing about innovation at all. That's sad. Just go on being blinded by your prejudices, we all see it for what it is. Reply
yyrkoon - Saturday, January 03, 2009 - linkApparently I *am* more knowledgeable than some here. How you can twist the context of comments to your misguided reasoning ( that I favor Microsoft ) is beyond me. Do I prefer Windows to OSX ? Yes. Why? Because maybe Microsoft is not perfect, but at least they do not force unwanted hardware on me to use their software.
Windows is the only real gaming OS. Period. And I suppose my comment about Cross platform applications, and other good strong possible uses in a *NIX environment fell on deaf ears too( uses for OpenCL ).
There is nothing wrong with OSX, it is after all based on BSD. However I will not over pay for hardware *just* to use it either. There are too many free operating systems that are just as good. If I need Windows application compatibility, I will just run Windows. Apple offers me *nothing* I have to have.
Now, who here is truly blind ?
melgross - Saturday, January 03, 2009 - linkYou just want to think you are.
You have gaming on the brain. I guess you must BE a gamer as that's all they think about anyway. Reply
Penti - Saturday, January 03, 2009 - linkReally who cares about the gaming? This isn't a physics framework or engine.
It can be used in games, but this isn't really about a discussion on Apple gaming. That's not really why it can "speak" to each other.
Apple got a lot of professional applications that today uses the open standard OpenGL like photo editing, video editing, VFX and others (scientific apps etc) on their platform, for not only graphics but for gpgpu, from not only them selfs but from vendors such as Adobe and Avid. Most of the apps also use OpenGL for acceleration in Windows too. Besides that, OpenCL will be available for handheld devices such as mobile phones. Even though Microsoft does software for phones you won't see DX11 or GPGPU there. Not that I'm an Apple fanboy, but I can see why Apple builds on what's already around and extends OpenGL and free standards. They can't rely on close standards, most of their apps (other vendors for OS X) are to some degree cross platform as they should be. CUDA is already available on the Mac too. But you can't expect them to run DX. This isn't about Apple as an OEM either. It's about software (Microsoft does hardware too). It's engineered to fit a wider picture and a wider array of devices including Windows, there isn't anything bad about that. There isn't anything bad about getting consumer and professional apps a boost in using GPGPU. It's certainly what some ISVs want. Theres more then gaming in the world. Microsoft are free to do whatever and nobody has said that they aren't best on games, but people are also free to criticizes and complain about Microsoft, just as they are about Apple and there certainly is a lot to be criticizing both about. Apple for certain can't just be catering to it selfs, not when they and their software vendors want something else. Microsoft essentially can. As most are already deeply invested in Microsoft tech and soft. That doesn't mean Windows users can't benefit from the Apple developed OpenCL. Their certainly is Windows only apps that will use it. Even non OpenGL ones. It's not only a cross platform library. Reply
Atechie - Friday, January 02, 2009 - linkDrop the Apple-preaching, it's uninteresting as Apple is neither HPC nor the mainstay platform for CUDA/Brook+/OpenCL.
.oO(I swear, Apple-jocks are like religious zealots, they can stop pushing their religion down everbody elses throat...interested or not.) Reply
melgross - Saturday, January 03, 2009 - linkYeah, just like people like you who do the opposite?
Why mention the company who did all the work, as long as it's Apple? Right? That' makes people fanboys if we think a proper mention should be made? Reply
Shadowself - Friday, January 02, 2009 - linkSo anyone says anything positive about Apple and immediately that equates to being an Apple zealot? It appears more likely that your personal bias is showing.
It is absolutely true that Apple's Mac has NEVER been a gamer's platform -- and it probably never will be. Additionally, Apple has never fully supported (or even properly supported, IMHO) any development other than their core groups (K-12, Undergraduate to some extent, graphics and motion picture artist communities, and publishing). Thus Apple supports low to mid range graphics card and very high end 3D cards -- but absolutely nothing for the moderate to high end gamer.
However, Apple did do the vast majority of OpenCL before submitting it to become an open standard. Apple wants to expand its role in the graphics and motion picture communities. The only way to do this was to do something like OpenCL. Additionally, Apple knew that a completely closed set of APIs was not going to gain any traction. Thus they submitted it as an open standard and gave up control of it.
Not mentioning that Apple did the majority of OpenCL is wrong. For anyone to claim Apple did this altruistically is wrong. To bash Apple for coming up with something that has become a cross platform standard that can utilize both AMD and nVidia cards as well as a host of other hardware is wrong. Reply
yyrkoon - Thursday, January 01, 2009 - linkI never said it wasn't true. Let us just say that I am less than inspired to even bother looking. OpenGL is very low on my personal list of priorities, and I could care less what Apple does( unless perhaps if someday they compete head to head with Microsoft ).
Still, no matter how much I like or dislike OpenCL, chances are pretty good that on Windows platforms, it is going to be rendered( pun? ) moot. Maybe it will make the next greatest XGL even more powerful, so all those people who like to play with their application windows in linux can spend all day every day bragging/ making youtube videos about how their desktop UI can do *this*, and *that* while remaining even less productive than before ; )
Yes, the above is sarcasm to some extent, but it also true to an extent as well. OpenCL will help those who prefer and alternative to Windows do similar things without having to own Windows. Scientists who want to use GPGPU(s) to crunch some serious numbers, etc. What it will not do however is make the majority of gamers out there happy. *Unless* the majority of game developers start using OpenGL/CL on the Windows platform( Which is very unlikely ). Certain cross platform applications however could benefit, sure. Reply
Penti - Friday, January 02, 2009 - linkSo OpenCL and OpenGL is bad because it's cross platform and open standard? If you look at who's involved you see companies like ARM and embedded computing companies, they can't really use anything like DX11. This isn't just for games but GPGPU in general.
It's not like there isn't apps using OpenGL on Windows either. But it's rather about a broader spectrum then owning or not owning Windows. It's for a wider category of devices then DX11 is. You won't have DX11 cellphones. But you will have OpenCL on the next gen Sony and Nintendo consoles, handhelds, settopboxes etc. In HPC too, there will be libraries/frameworks to help you out.
Of course theres professional apps such as Photo-editing, video-editing and encoding, VFX, CAD / GIS, math and other engineering software that could benefit widely from Open CL. And a lot of them are cross-platform. Or at least would need the OpenCL on for example the Mac. Where they might have many customers. Reply
kevinkreiser - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - linka while back i published a paper that involved performing an iterative deconvolution on the GPU. the point of the paper was that we could do it in real-time and use it on videos with arbitrary spatially varying blur kernels.
anyway the largest overhead was copying the render target (single iteration of the algorithm) to initialize the next iteration. if dx11 and opencl allow the gpu and cpu to work with the same memory, without the need to copy between the two, this will speed up gpgpu apps tremendously. Reply
has407 - Monday, January 12, 2009 - linkOpenCL itself is neutral; it provides both explicit copy and map functions, in both synchronous and asynchronous forms. Obviously what works best will depend on platform capabilities and run-time intelligence (e.g., copy/map optimizations based on platform capabilities and program behavior).
However, that still doesn't necessarily allow for a large mapped/shared memory between the CPU and CPU. That and its efficacy is going to be implementation dependent and OpenCL has simply defined a model that should be portable and useful, even if suboptimal on a given implementation--but if you know enough about the implementation, gives you sufficient optimization choices.
That requires some constraints on the memory model, in particular the consistency/correctness of various memory regions with respect to computational elements at different points and times, and especially with respect to mapped memory (NB: sec 22.214.171.124 of the spec). Reply
DerekWilson - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - linkthat is not possible -- when using the CPU to process data you need to copy it off the GPU ... when using the GPU to do processing, you need to copy data onto the GPU.
What you don't need to do is to worry about copying data from an OpenGL buffer that resides on the GPU to another buffer in order to work on it with OpenCL.
In DX11, you can share buffers between the Pixel Shader and the Compute Shader. Both of these are processed on the graphics card. You can do graphics work and general purpose compute work on the same data ... this is useful for effects physics, visualization of calculations, or complex shaders that might not be possible in the constraints of HLSL.
With OpenGL + OpenCL, you can do the same thing -- share data between graphics buffers and OpenCL buffers. But these buffers reside on the GPU.
In both DX11 and OpenCL, data must be moved off the GPU to process it with the CPU.
If OpenGL and OpenCL did not have binary level buffer compatibility, worst case we would need to copy OpenGL buffers off the GPU, convert them, copy them into OpenCL buffers in the correct format, and then re-upload the data to the GPU. Alternately, we could modify the buffer on the GPU, but that would still require processing power and incur a performance penalty.
Jaybus - Friday, January 02, 2009 - linkI think kevinkreiser was advocating a shared memory architecture, where CPU and GPU could access the same physical RAM, so that there would be no need to copy buffers. However, I disagree with such an approach, because that is only eliminating the buffer copy overhead by forcing the use of a global mutex or some other method of shared memory arbitration. The bottleneck would then become memory contention, offsetting any performance gained by eliminating the copy. Reply
Loki726 - Friday, January 02, 2009 - linkPCIe latency is incredibly large compared to memory copy latency. For example, a synchronous copy of a single byte from CPU memory to GPU memory on an 8800GT using CUDA takes around 100k cpu cycles to complete, where non-cached CPU memory copies of the same size are in the order of 100-1000s of cycles. PCIe transfers only become fast when copying large chunks of data.
You are right that a shared memory architecture would require synchronization via some mechanism (mutex or other), but this would still be much faster than a DMA copy over PCIe for small data sizes if it was implemented correctly. There is no reason it should be any slower than sharing data between two threads in an SMP.
I think the reason why no one builds systems like this is because low latency access to a shared DRAM would require complex protocols between the GPU and CPU memory controllers to ensure memory consistency and coherence, and no one builds CPUs and GPUs that closely integrated. Reply
DerekWilson - Saturday, January 03, 2009 - linkSome people built / build systems like this -- they are called game consoles ;-) Reply
Loki726 - Saturday, January 03, 2009 - linkGood point Derek. The Xbox 360 supports tightly integrated CPU-GPU communication:
"The bus design and the CPU L2 provide added support that allows the GPU to read directly from the CPU L2 cache."[1]
[1] Andrews, J. and Baker, N. 2006. Xbox 360 System Architecture. IEEE Micro 26, 2 (Mar. 2006), 25-37
Wwhat - Monday, January 05, 2009 - linkWhatever happened to the hypertransport bus on motherboards and making graphics card for it? That would nicely cover both issues, plus since intel also is going in that direction they might agree with AMD at some far point in the future on a universal direct CPU transport bus connector.
Or perhaps the graphicscard makers should consider making a universal socket on their graphicscards that connects to the motherboard to a dedicated connector designed for DMA between a shared memory space with the CPU, a cache designed for shared GPU/CPU use, the advantage would be that people would yet again be forced to buy a new motherboard, and chipset, and that will keep the money rolling in ;]
Personally I think they should sit down in some room alone with themselves and think a bit until they realise having everybody doing their own propriety interfaces and systems is NOT a nice and positive and helpful and even economical way to go about thing and that making a plan then talking in a group with the 'opposition' and then tweaking it before releasing isn't such a bad idea and might actually lead to MORE profit and innovation.
Loki726 - Monday, January 05, 2009 - linkThe interface you are thinking of is called HTX and there are some specialized products that use it. Hypertransport may be an open spec, but the memory transfer and coherence protocols used by AMD are not open. So it is not possible for a third party vendor to sit down and implement an HTX card that could work cooperatively with an AMD processor without negotiating a license from AMD. Intel's equivalent Quickpath is similar, but not even an open spec. PCIe is not an open spec either, but is controlled by a consortium that offers third parties pretty much equal opportunities to obtain a license.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm not sure if dramatically reduced CPU/GPU memory copy latency would be useful for graphics applications. Games seem to scale just fine with the PCIe. Obviously there will be specific cases where it will be useful, but in general, the industry hasn't had a problem getting huge speedups over CPUs without it.


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Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff has been cryptic about his trade deadline plans but if he's going to add a player to bolster his roster, he should do it now to get the most out of such an addition.
The Jets are currently living with scoring from only one and a half lines and have a pair of veteran blue-liners -- Ron Hainsey and Mark Stuart -- on the shelf.
Evander Kane has just three points in his last 14 games and the argument can be made he's being wasted. I would suggest it's partly Kane's inconsistent finish, but he could use some help. His linemates -- mostly Olli Jokinen and Antti Miettinen -- just haven't generated enough opportunities.
The trade deadline is April 3 and some teams, most noticably the Pittsburgh Penguins, have begun to add for a playoff run. Comparing the situation of Pens GM Ray Shero with Cheveldayoff's is off base. Winnipeg likely isn't winning the Stanley Cup this year but there's no guarantee that's happening for anyone at any time. A team must get in first and foremost.
There's no magic wand for Cheveldayoff to wave for a fix and he's been clear on his stance of not spending futures to try and get into the post-season.
So maybe help just isn't a possibility under management's long-term gameplan.
"I'm not so worried about third or not. If we get into the playoffs, then we deserve to get in there. Third or sixth or eighth or fifth, it would be a great opportunity for our young players to go to the playoffs," Cheveldayoff told the Free Press last week. "That's obviously what you are trying to do. Now you don't sell the farm to do it but in the same breath you don't sit here and look at the opportunity and say, 'nah, we'll wait until next year.' You take what you can get and you run with it."
Cheveldayoff has a plan and he won't be dissuaded. He also has 10 picks in this summer's draft and if he can move a few of them for a roster player with some term going forward, he can help the present and the future. So there are trades he will make. But there are lots of variables and a rental player doesn't seem to be in the cards for the Jets.
So perhaps it'll be up to the men you already know as your Winnipeg Jets to get this done on their own.
Can they? Maybe. That's what the Jets are right now, one big maybe.
But a win tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes, moves them one step closer to being a yes.
The games are all important now and tonight's against the 'Canes is the most significant to date in the new history of the Jets. The same will likely be said about Thursday's match against the Pittsburgh Penguins and then Saturday's game at home against the 'Canes.
With 15 games remaining on the schedule the Jets have put themselves in position to earn a playoff spot. Now, however, is the moment of real doing, the time for them to affirm their growth. To grab a win and stake their claim as the best of a so-so bunch in the Southeast Division. To push the Hurricanes farther down the pole and put doubt into their playoff hopes.
Winnipeg is on top of the Southeast hill. They need to find a way to stay there and the only path is to push others back down. Winnipeg has yet to show any killer instinct. That needs to change if they're going to reach the playoffs.
Winnipeg has three games remaining with the Hurricanes and four points separating them. Carolina holds three games in hand. The Jets have 36 points to Carolina's 32 and a regulation win for Winnipeg tonight would stretch the lead to six points with 14 games left to go. A loss and it's a two-point gap.
The Jets have been saying they control their own destiny since taking over top spot in the Southeast and they're right.
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was just wondering if possible to move background position with click of a button (toggle). so created example http://jsfiddle.net/VpULJ/2/basically i want on click of the "click" button the content wrapper show up. what i want is to shift the background position right the bottom of the #wrapper div.in next click wrapper gets hidden and then i want to shift the background up where it was (possibly with animate). been trying to figure out for long. anyone pointing to the right direction would be great help.
Hi,The jQuery css() can be used to set /change css properties.Here's an example, moves the background image down and up when click a button.
<style type="text/css"><!--
#dv1 {
background-image: url('image.jpg');
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: center top;
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
$(document).ready(function() {
var ix = 1;
$('#btn').click(function() {
'background-position': '0 '+ (100 * (ix % 2)) +'%'
Thanks. I want to move the <body> background animate down and up with a toggle click happening on a button. rather a slow transition to it's new position that to sudden move.
Kinda confused by what you want, you basically just want the background to animate when the user clicks right? Change your JS code to this:
'background-position-x': '10%',
'background-position-y': '20%'
}, 10000, 'linear');
ah, let me try explaining, a button which toggle the wrapper div - slides down and up. so when wrapper slides down i would like slide down the background image as well and on the next click when wrapper div slide up and get hidden the background image too would slide up to it's initial position.
Oh ok. Something like this? http://jsfiddle.net/VpULJ/5/
I can explain how I did this if this is what you needed.
[EDIT]Replace "toggle" with "slideToggle" for a smoother effect, like this: http://jsfiddle.net/VpULJ/8/
[EDIT...again]And to prevent the background from wrapping try add "no-repeat" to the background css like this: http://jsfiddle.net/VpULJ/9/
Hi,To this page: http://keith-wood.name/backgroundPos.html there is a small jQuery plugin for animate background position. Very easy to use.
This is great. yes, this is what I was looking for. It would be very kind of you, if you can explain the logic to achieve this. Thanks a ton.
[EDIT]not happening on FF12
No problem, this is what's happening:
$('#wrapper').data('dir', 1); //Set the direction to move the background in
$('#wrapper').data('orig_height', $('#wrapper').height()); //Remember the height of this element
Here I'm just storing a variable dir inside the element for easy referencing. You could just the same use a variable like "var dir = 1" if you'd like.1 is an easy number to Toggle, because you can multiply it by -1 to get the opposite.1 * -1 = -1-1 * -1 = 1
The height of the element changes when you slide it up or down, so I'm storing the original height (before it slides) "orig_height" into the elements data "memory", so I can look it up later.
Pretty easy, just using $().data(var) to store variables.
var dir = $('#wrapper').data('dir'); //The direction to push the background
var height = $('#wrapper').data('orig_height');
$('#wrapper').data('dir', (dir*-1)); //"toggle" the direction
All I'm doing here is taking the values we just stored out from the element into local variables "dir" and "height".I toggle "dir" by multiplying it by -1...so it's now the opposite of whatever it just was. Then I store this back into the element for future use.
$('#wrapper').slideToggle('slow', 'linear');
$('body').animate({'background-position-y': (1+dir)*height/2+'px'}, 'slow', 'linear'); //Animate the background
Here I have two animations going at the SAME time at the SAME speed with the SAME easing. In order to make it work, we need to move the backdground down X pixels, where X is the height of the #wrapper.
This part looks confusing:(1+dir)*height/2+'px'
It's just some fancy math tricks. (1+dir) will ALWAYS equal either 0 or 2, depending on if dir is -1 or 1.If height = 100 then this means that(0 or 2) * height = 0 or 200200 is double the height of #wrapper, so we divide it by 2. We add 'px' to the end so the string becomes "100px"
This is awesome. Couldn't have been better explanation than this. Thank a lot. Much appreciated.Currently I m trying to debug why it's not functioning on FF. Probably background-position-y has to dome something.
Oh crap that's right, Firefox (and opera I think) don't support background-position-x/y
$.animate() has a callback function called "step":$.animate({opacity: 1}, step: function(step, fx){...stuff...})
but I don't have any time to work out a solution right now. It can get tricky so maybe someone else can help with that.
Sorry, I haven't updated the thread. I have been able to get it work using step function. will update in the fiddle. Thanks.


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In a continuation on my series of posts covering the recent Cairngorm 2.2 release, today I'll give the motivation behind another one of the changes that we made in the MVC micro-architecture for Flex: weak references in the front controller.
In Cairngorm 2.1, the base FrontController class added itself as a listener onto the CairngormEventDispatcher as follows:
CairngormEventDispatcher.getInstance().addEventListener( commandName, executeCommand );
meaning that, when Cairngorm events are dispatched at various places throughout the Flex application, the controller would be notified, and the executeCommand() method called. However, the line of code above added the controller to the CairngormEventDispatcher as a hard reference, meaning that the controller would never be eligible for garbage collection while the CairngormEventDispatcher was still in memory.
Fast forward to the release of Flex 2.0.1 and the addition of Module support to the Flex framework. This feature gives us the ability to load and unload parts of our application, dynamically, at runtime. With Cairngorm 2.1, if someone wanted to create a Cairngorm application as a module, even if that module is unloaded, the controller would never be eligible for garbage collection because the CairngormEventDispatcher (which is a singleton, and therefore global) still has a hard reference onto it.
So, in Cairngorm 2.2, we have made, by default, the addition of the controller to the CairngormEventDispatcher as a weak reference. Holding objects as weak references means that the object will be eligible for garbage collection if the only references to it are weak.
Now, when the FrontController is unloaded, and assuming that all other hard references to it have also been removed, the controller will be eligible for garbage collection, because the CairngormEventDispatcher only has a weak reference onto it.
You can still decided to add the controller as a hard reference to the CairngormEventDispatcher, via a parameter of the addCommand() method of FrontController, but I see little need for that.
There is one final point to add here. The ASDoc for the addCommand() method of FrontController states that the command is added as a weak reference to the controller. That is just plain wrong and I hold my hand up to that – the comments were added in a rush just before I did the final build, instead of when I did the code change. The docs will be fixed in the next release.


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Biotech Summer Camp for High School Students
|USU Public Relations & Marketing
|Dr. Afifa Sabir
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USU Biotechnology Summer Academy for High School Students Dates Announced
LOGAN, UT – Biotechnology Summer Academy offers an exciting opportunity for high school students (juniors & seniors) to experience cutting-edge laboratory research first-hand at USU's Center for Integrated BioSystems.
The 12th annual Biotechnology Summer Academy is for students interested in biological sciences and engineering. The five-day program is held on the campus of Utah State University in Logan, Utah. An advanced program is available for returning students.
Students are mentored by USU faculty, who work in various disciplines. Faculty and members of their laboratory guide students through the planning and practice of daily research experiments and activities.
Each student is assigned to work with a specific group for the duration of the program. Students gain exposure to different facets of the group's research by being integrated in the daily work of the laboratory.
Biotechnology Summer Academy challenges students to prepare for their future. Students will explore everything from plants, soils, food, nutrition, animal veterinary sciences, to current topics in chemistry, biology, biological engineering, genomics and cloning.
"We want the students to see how research is done in the labs," says Dr. Afifa Sabir, education coordinator /program director for the Center for Integrated BioSystems. "Many of the students we see at the program return to attend USU on scholarship."
The program includes lectures, demonstrations, laboratory training, field trips, mentoring and research. The program dates are July 9 – 13, 2012.
For more information and to apply, visit http://www.biosystems.usu.edu/education .
Questions may be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com (tel: 435-797-3504).
The fee is $200 and includes five-days of room and board.
Deadline for application is June 18, 2012.
Contact: Dr. Afifa Sabir, firstname.lastname@example.com, 435-760-3767
Writer: Jeannine Huenemann, (435) 797-8274, firstname.lastname@example.com


text: A good road ride is hinged to the comfort derived from the perfect fit and feel of a quality cockpit. That's why we design road bike handlebars and stems around the highest quality alloy and carbon. And from traditional bends to aerobars, we've made selecting your cockpit components as easy as can be.


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Haslem breaks Heat rebound record
Published: Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 23, 2012 at 1:21 a.m.
MIAMI — Udonis Haslem is now the leading rebounder in Miami Heat history.
The former Gator set the record on his second rebound Wednesday during the Heat's 113-106 overtime win over Milwaukee. It was his 4,808th of his career, one more than Alonzo Mourning.
Haslem has spent all 10 of his pro seasons in Miami, and is the first undrafted player to lead an NBA franchise in total rebounds. Among undrafted players in NBA history, only Moses Malone, Ben Wallace and Brad Miller have more rebounds than Haslem, a native of Miami.
The Heat prepared an in-game video to commemorate Haslem's record. He reached the mark in his 606th career game, which is also a franchise record, one ahead of Heat co-captain Dwyane Wade.
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If only iOS had a decent browser
Why do you all hate safari for iOS? (I know it's not the best on comps). It is easy to use and does its job. What can't you do with it? You can easily search go to previous/next page there's an easy URL you can go to bookmarks history add little links in your homescreen. What's wrong with it? You want faster speeds then get on faster wifi or a better server
in all honesty I really like safari... its one of the fastest for the iphone and the most stable, so i cant really complain
i had no problems using safari on the iphone, but chrome is far superior on the mac. that's why i'm trying chrome on my iphone now. i can't really tell the difference.
I mean, iOS is already 65%, so that leaves 35%.
Now the share of non-iOS and non-Andriod platforms cannot be inaccurate, right?
So what is left is Andriod+Other, which is 20%+1% = 21%.
Case closed.
You've just been lawyered.
The guys suggesting these numbers are wrong really need to learn about how the data is collected before making up conspiracy theories. As for the comment about chrome bring just a theme for safari: hopefully the poster is joking and is not seriously so willfully ignorant.
I guess, people have to turn on their browser for the most part while Android users live with just the apps? Besides, most android users browse the net in Desktop mode. This modifies the "name" of the browser into PC instead of android phone so that they can view the whole PC experience. There is very little credibility to "browser" usage and it's effect in Market share. Still, way to go iOS! Woot!


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A SEDGLEY teenager has been named runner up in St John Ambulance's Regional Cadet of the Year competition, at a prestigious event attended by HRH The Princess Royal.
Jenny Littler, aged 16, met HRH, who is Commandant-in-Chief (Youth) for St John Ambulance at the Regional Cadet of the Year and Youth Award Ceremony in Birmingham.
Jenny, who is also District Cadet of the Year for the Central District, covering Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley and Birmingham, said: "It was a fantastic experience and something we will never forget.
"I feel very proud to have been able to meet The Princess Royal and to have the opportunity to take part in this prestigious competition. I've learned so much since joining St John Ambulance ten years ago and I'd recommend it to anyone. First aid really can be the difference between a life lost and a life saved".
There are 26,000 cadets in the country, with 2,548 in the West Midlands.
Aged from 10 to 17 cadets learn vital first aid as well as a wide range of skills as they work towards the Grand Prior award – which is the highest award a Cadet can achieve.
For more information about St John Ambulance call 0121 236 6660 or visit sja.org.uk/youth


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Diane von Furstenberg Fall 2012
Diane von Furstenberg is a designer who reaches places many others can only fantasize about being able to touch. As a businesswoman, she utterly escapes the image of a cold, strung-out numbers person. As a leader of American fashion at the CFDA, she rocks. She's personal and funny. This counts. Far from the USA, people know who she is and what her clothes might do for them, i.e., make them hot, like her. And as a spreader of generosity, she's willing to share the limelight of her show with her creative director, Yvan Mispelaere.
So, okay, what did she—and he—do for fall? Sexy, shapely color; a topical smattering of surrealist torn fabric and handprints, clearly inspired by the oeuvre of Elsa Schiaparelli, who is the co-subject of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's upcoming summer exhibition, which compares her work with that of Miuccia Prada's. Amongst the shapes: neat, clinging dresses, holding the body super-secure to a point below the knee, and draped all-in-ones, easy over the shoulder, and roomier in the leg. Still, this wasn't an intellectual dissertation in any sense. Before she took her extended lap of honor with Mispelaere at her side, she confided backstage that the theme they'd come up with—the idea of a Rendez-vous boiled down to an image of "a girl who has a beautiful, beautiful dress, with a big coat on top. She goes to meet someone, and she pulls off the coat."
Need one say more?
For more information and a full profile on Diane von Furstenberg, go to Voguepedia.com.


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Topic: Novalis Tx Technology at UCLA
Had anyone heard of this Novalis Tx technology at UCLA.
It appears that this new radiation system is able to shoot multiple beams of radiation that are more accurate and more powerful than ever before that they are actually treating metastatic cancer that they were not able to treat with radiation before. Because it is more accurate, they are able to do a lot less damage to healthy cells.
Here is the video. I talked with the Chief Therapist in the Radiation Oncology Department at UCLA and he was saying that they have used this machine for bile duct cancer before.
I think they have this machine in Scottsdale AZ too and possibly elsewhere.
Anyone know anything about this? Here is a link to the video.


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Welcome back to Mets Chat Room.
Things certainly are looking up for the boys these days. Pedro is back. … Delgado is hitting. … They aren't scheduled to play any games in Philly.
Dare I say it? They can win their fifth straight tonight. Talk with you during the game.


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The Edward Jones Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Drury University recently hosted the 2011 Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium. This was a great chance for women to learn about different aspects of entrepreneurship from other women and to network with other women in business.
Dr. Regina Waters of Drury University promoted public libraries as a rich source of information in a session on guerrilla marketing. She specifically highlighted the BusinessDecision* database available at the Library. This database allows users to create detailed demographic reports based on geographic location.
Dr. Waters also recommended a few books to help women entrepreneurs. The She Spot gives insight to the female consumer, and The Yahoo! Style Guide is a great source for web design.
Other books for women entrepreneurs and marketing to women available at the Library include:
Learn more about the BusinessDecision database and other resources for small business owners by visiting the Funding and Business Information Center at The Library Center or by contacting business librarian Kelly Miller at 417-616-0540.
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The internet is a huge source of information and entertainment - but you need to be able to read it.
If you're blind or partially sighted, it's still possible to read websites, whether you're using a computer, a laptop, a tablet or a smartphone.
You might need to get some access technology, like a screen reader or a magnifier, to help you use a computer or a laptop to access the Internet. You can choose to go with paid for accessibility software or there are many types of free accessibility software. Or many smartphones (such as iPhones) and computers come with access technology built in and ready to use. There's no extra cost for this.
You can also change your browser and computer settings so that font sizes and colours suit you better. The BBC's My Web My Way explains how to change settings to suit your level of sight.
Our technology section has some very useful information that should help you with computers, phones, websites and more.
Our Technology Support Squad is a team of hundreds of RNIB volunteers throughout the UK ready to help you set up and use your technology, over the phone or with a home visit. Call our Helpline 0303 123 9999 or email email@example.com.
UCanDoIT is a charity teaching blind, deaf and disabled people a range of computer skills including email, the Internet and basic word processing in their own homes.
AbilityNet helps disabled adults and children use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology.
We make it possible for you to get access to books, newspapers and magazines in the format you prefer, whether that's braille, audio, large print or digital. You can borrow from our library service – the largest of its kind in the UK – or buy from our online shop.RNIB reading choices


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HOUSTON - A high school teacher accused of trying to have a sexual relationship with a student went before a judge Tuesday.
Jeffrey Guzman, 32, has been charged with two counts of improper relationship with a student.
According to the Alief Independent School District, Guzman taught economics at Elsik High School for nine years.
Court documents said Guzman, who is married with two young children, sent explicit text messages, including photos, to a 17-year-old senior student in March.
Guzman later went to the student's home, where he picked her up and the two kissed in his car, investigators said. According to court documents, Guzman also sexually touched the girl and she got him to stop after telling him that she was on her menstrual cycle.
Guzman did not speak to reporters after the hearing. The judge did give him a rule to follow.
"The only restriction that (the judge) gave him was no contact, which is one that I put on my client to begin with," attorney James Fallon said. "It's a common-sense restriction, so that's what we'll be operating under. We will certainly have no contact with people making allegations of this nature."
Detectives said they spoke to two former students, who both told them that they had sex with Guzman when they were 18 years old.
Alief ISD officials said Guzman has been placed on administrative leave and his termination is pending.
Guzman was released from jail after posting $30,000 bond.
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The American Elementary School with English as a Language of Instruction is placed in Mały Kack - a district of Gdynia - and was created in 1992. The existence and development of this kind of school is driven by the need for such a school for years to come.
The students who graduated from our school come from Canada, Belarus, Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Korea, Russia, the USA and many more countries around the world, although still the biggest group of our community are Polish students.
Our team of teachers has been carefully selected and is indispensable in the professional implementation of our unique school curriculum. The number of students corresponds with the number of teachers as 5 to 1. The school has been given all the necessary certificates as well as the acceptance of the Polish Ministry of Education.


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NEWARK, Ohio (AP) -- Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) is highlighting a new tax structure for financial institutions that means the vast majority of Ohio banks pay less in taxes.
Kasich planned a ceremonial bill-signing Wednesday at a bank in Newark with key state lawmakers and members of his Cabinet.
By removing some tax loopholes for larger institutions, proponents said the law makes it easier for them to file taxes and provides more money for loans.
Some Democrats called it an unnecessary tax cut for banks.
The law is projected to decrease tax liability for most banks as the tax base is expanded, though an unknown number could see a tax increase.
The bill cleared the Legislature and got Kasich's official signature last month. It goes into effect March 27.


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There are certain things that one doesn't experience in day to day working life, unless one works in the downtown area of a mid- to large-sized city. After working in such an area for more than a year, I've noticed a number of things I hadn't ever seen or experienced while growing up and working in Princeton.
Even a mid-sized city like Peoria has a certain glamour and appeal for a small town girl like me. Cities bring back images I guess I must have seen in movies of career women working in business jobs in the city. There's something very attractive about it – very professional and classy. It inspires me to do my best in what I'm doing – to work hard, give it my all, and to take pride in that.
But first, there's the commute each morning. Ah, rush hour traffic. Every town and city has its own little rush hour or certain time when the traffic is almost guaranteed to be awful. Even certain routes and streets have time periods when the congestion will be better or worse. But a commute plus summer construction always creates bad results – and unfortunately, often seems to bring out the worst driving in people.
The solution? Commute at strange hours, like 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. That gets to be a bit more tricky if you have a 9 to 5 job or anything close to standard working hours. Actually, commuting during the real rush hour might not be so bad – especially if you've figured out a secret route that's not too far out of the way but is far less traveled. Other things that can help are books on tape and good radio station presets.
Another thing about working in a downtown city area that still strikes me as intriguing is that you can walk to quite a few different choices for lunch. After sitting in air conditioning or heat all day, the outdoor weather is welcomed, even if it's blistering hot or bone-cold chilly.
Speaking of downtown restaurants, I find it funny when fast food franchises are located in the bottom floor of multi-story office buildings. For example, there's a Jimmy John's restaurant located in the bottom floor of an office building in downtown Peoria. It always seems to be busy at lunchtime, so they must be on to something. It's clear that people who sit in temperature-controlled buildings all day enjoy getting outside at noon, even if it's just to walk down the street to a restaurant.
Another thing about working in a downtown area is that you become a little desensitized to tourist attractions and local landmarks if they happen to be on your commute. I certainly enjoy visiting downtown Peoria attractions, but I work in a building that's in the riverfront area. I like the setting, but I guess I sometimes forget – especially when people from out of town drive down that street at about 15 mph, staring at everything around them – that not everyone gets to see what I see every day as part of my typical commute.
I know I'm pretty fortunate to have so many interesting places and things to do so close to my workplace. I appreciate the fact that there's a gym within a three-minute drive. There are countless unique restaurants. There are museums. There's even a steamboat. All of these things are great and are very fun to visit. But at the end of the day, I still look forward to heading out to my country home on the opposite side of the river.
When it's time to end the workday, the city looks a little tired, or maybe that's just me. The green grass and lush trees in wide open spaces beckon. I answer the call, retracing my commute, and find myself back where I started – in the country. It's still home to me.
Former Princeton resident Heather (Holland) Lauf resides in Metamora. She can be reached at email@example.com.


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Complete Women's Soccer Release in pdf format
Photos courtesy of Brown and Dartmouth Athletics Communications and Princeton Athletic Communications
PRINCETON, N.J. -- The race to the Ivy League
women's soccer title comes down to the final week of the
regular season. With one conference contest remaining on the
schedule, Princeton is the only team that controls its own
The Tigers (12-3-1. 6-0-0 Ivy) need a win over Penn on Saturday to clinch their first title and NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008, their first outright championship since 2004 and become the first team to go undefeated in Ivy play since that same 2004 squad. But victories by the Quakers (9-5-1, 5-1-0 Ivy) and Dartmouth (12-4-0, 5-1-0), which faces Cornell on Saturday, would force a three-way tie for the League title.
Should that occur, Dartmouth, Penn and Princeton would all be Ivy champions and the League office would conduct a drawing to determine which team will represent the Ivy League in the NCAA Tournament.
All three teams did what they needed to do last week to remain in the hunt. Princeton defeated Cornell, 5-1, behind two goals and one assist from sophomore Lauren Lazo. Penn held off a pesky Brown squad (7-8-0, 1-5-0 Ivy) to win in overtime, 1-0, on a goal in the 95th minute by sophomore Megan York. Dartmouth defeated last year's League champion Harvard (8-5-3, 2-3-1 Ivy), 2-0. Sophomore Tasha Wilkins scored both goals for the Big Green. In the fourth Ivy game last week, Columbia (6-8-1, 2-3-1 Ivy) and Yale (7-7-1, 1-4-1 Ivy) battled to a 1-1 draw.
In non-conference action, Princeton senior Jen Hoy scored in overtime to give the Tigers a 2-1 win over La Salle. For Hoy, it was her 17th goal of the season, which leads the League. Yale needed a little more time than that to defeat Fairfield, as senior Anne Song scored in the 104th minute to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 victory. Brown and Harvard squared off in a non-conference contest, with the Crimson coming out ahead in overtime, 1-0.
The action this week will determine who will advance to the NCAA Tournament. Yale and Brown will play on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.; that game will be broadcast on the Fox Soccer Channel. On Saturday, Columbia hosts Harvard at noon, Dartmouth faces Cornell at 3:00 p.m. and Princeton takes on Penn at 4:00 p.m. Sunday features the final game of the Ivy League regular season, a non-conference matchup between Brown and Yale at 2:00 p.m.
A pair of sophomores made sure that their respective teams did not suffer a setback last week, as Dartmouth's Tasha Wilkins (Portland, Ore.) and Princeton's Lauren Lazo (Scottsdale, Ariz.) each tallied multi-goal games to lead their squads to victory.
Needing a win over the defending League champion to remain in the playoff picture, Dartmouth got two goals from Wilkins in a 2-0 victory over Harvard. It was Wilkins' first multi-goal game of her career and both scores came within a 10-minutes of each other late in the second half. Her first tally in the 76th minute came off an assist from Emma Brush and proved to be the gamewinner, but she made sure to ice the contest with another score in the 86th minute.
Wilkins takes home her first career Ivy League weekly award and is the third Big Green to earn Player of the Week honors this season, joining Brush (Sept. 10) and Aurelia Solomon (Oct. 15).
Wilkins' Weekly Stats
1 GP, 2G, 4 Pts., 2 Shots, 2 SOG, 1 GW
Lazo continued her breakout season, finishing with seven points on three goals and one assist in a pair of victories for the Tigers. Lazo scored the equalizer in the 75th minute of Princeton's eventual 2-1 overtime win over La Salle and then recorded her second multi-goal game of the season in the Tigers' 5-1 win over Cornell while also tallying an assist.
Lazo has set career-highs in goals (seven), assists (five) and points (19) this season. All seven goals have come in the last seven games for Princeton, all wins. She earns her third career Ivy League weekly award after being named Rookie of the Week twice last season. She is the third Tiger to earn Player of the Week in 2012, joining Jen Hoy (Sept. 3, Sept. 24, Oct. 15) and Rachel Sheehy (Oct. 22). Princeton has received Player of the Week honors for three-straight weeks.
Lazo's Weekly Stats
2 GP, 3G, 1A, 7 Pts., 3 Shots, 2 SOG
Brown dropped both of its games last week, but it was not for lack of trying. The Bears suffered a pair of 1-0 overtime losses last week, first to Harvard and then to Penn. Brown freshman Sarah Moody (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) was a key figure on the Bears defense that held strong against the defending League champion Crimson and the Quakers, who are currently tied for second-place.
Moody is the first Brown player to earn an Ivy League weekly award this season, and the first Bear to take home Rookie of the Week since Chloe Cross on Sept. 19, 2011.
Moody's Weekly Stats
Honor Roll
Amber Bledsoe, Brown (Jr., GK – Cincinnati)
2 GP-2 GS, 185:51 Mins., 2 GA, 0.97 GAA, 7 Svs., .778 Sv. %, 0-2-0
Beverly Leon, Columbia (Jr., M – Wrentham, Mass.)
1 GP, 1G, 2 Pts., 3 Shots, 2 SOG
Anne Song, Yale (Sr., F – Hudson, Ohio)
2 GP, 1G, 1A, 3 Pts., 2 Shots, 1 SOG, 1 GW
Elizabeth Weisman, Harvard (Jr., F – Atherton, Calif.)
2 GP, 1G, 2 Pts., 2 Shots, 1 SOG, 1 GW
Megan York, Penn (So., F – Chicago)
1 GP, 1G, 2 Pts., 5 Shots, 1 SOG, 1 GW
Thursday, November 1
*Yale at Brown^, 7 pm
Saturday, November 3
*Columbia at Harvard, 12 pm
*Dartmouth at Cornell, 3 pm
*Penn at Princeton, 4 pm
Sunday, November 4
Brown at Yale, 2 pm
*-Ivy League Contest
^-Fox Sports Channel


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